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| 1 |     AN ACT to revise the law by combining multiple enactments  | ||||||
| 2 | and making technical corrections.
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| 3 |     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,  | ||||||
| 4 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 5 |     Section 1. Nature of this Act.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) This Act may be cited as the First 2025 General  | ||||||
| 7 | Revisory Act. | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) This Act is not intended to make any substantive  | ||||||
| 9 | change in the law. It reconciles conflicts that have arisen  | ||||||
| 10 | from multiple amendments and enactments and makes technical  | ||||||
| 11 | corrections and revisions in the law. | ||||||
| 12 |     This Act revises and, where appropriate, renumbers certain  | ||||||
| 13 | Sections that have been added or amended by more than one  | ||||||
| 14 | Public Act. In certain cases in which a repealed Act or Section  | ||||||
| 15 | has been replaced with a successor law, this Act may  | ||||||
| 16 | incorporate amendments to the repealed Act or Section into the  | ||||||
| 17 | successor law. This Act also corrects errors, revises  | ||||||
| 18 | cross-references, and deletes obsolete text. | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) In this Act, the reference at the end of each amended  | ||||||
| 20 | Section indicates the sources in the Session Laws of Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 | that were used in the preparation of the text of that Section.  | ||||||
| 22 | The text of the Section included in this Act is intended to  | ||||||
| 23 | include the different versions of the Section found in the  | ||||||
| 24 | Public Acts included in the list of sources, but may not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | include other versions of the Section to be found in Public  | ||||||
| 2 | Acts not included in the list of sources. The list of sources  | ||||||
| 3 | is not a part of the text of the Section. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) Public Acts 103-584 through 103-1059 were considered  | ||||||
| 5 | in the preparation of the combining revisories included in  | ||||||
| 6 | this Act. Many of those combining revisories contain no  | ||||||
| 7 | striking or underscoring because no additional changes are  | ||||||
| 8 | being made in the material that is being combined.
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| 9 |     Section 5. The Statute on Statutes is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 10 | Section 1.33 as follows:
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| 11 |     (5 ILCS 70/1.33)    (from Ch. 1, par. 1034) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 1.33. Whenever there is a reference in any Act to the  | ||||||
| 13 | School Construction Bond Act, or the Illinois Coal and Energy  | ||||||
| 14 | Development Bond Act, such reference shall be interpreted to  | ||||||
| 15 | include the General Obligation Bond Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 17 |     Section 10. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 18 | changing Sections 4.39 and 4.40 as follows:
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| 19 |     (5 ILCS 80/4.39) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 4.39. Acts and Section repealed on January 1, 2029  | ||||||
| 21 | and December 31, 2029.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) The following Acts and Section are repealed on January  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 1, 2029:  | ||||||
| 2 |         The Electrologist Licensing Act.  | ||||||
| 3 |         The Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 4 |         The Illinois Occupational Occupation Therapy Practice  | ||||||
| 5 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 6 |         The Crematory Regulation Act.  | ||||||
| 7 |         The Illinois Public Accounting Act.  | ||||||
| 8 |         The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private  | ||||||
| 9 |  Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.  | ||||||
| 10 |         Section 2.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law.  | ||||||
| 11 |         The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of  | ||||||
| 12 |  2004.  | ||||||
| 13 |         The Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered  | ||||||
| 14 |  Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) The following Act is repealed on December 31, 2029: | ||||||
| 16 |         The Structural Pest Control Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 103-251, eff. 6-30-23; 103-253, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 18 | 103-309, eff. 7-28-23; 103-387, eff. 7-28-23; 103-505, eff.  | ||||||
| 19 | 8-4-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 20 |     (5 ILCS 80/4.40) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 4.40. Acts repealed on January 1, 2030. The following  | ||||||
| 22 | Acts are repealed on January 1, 2030: | ||||||
| 23 |     The Auction License Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |     The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.  | ||||||
| 2 |     The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. | ||||||
| 3 |     The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act. | ||||||
| 4 |     The Perfusionist Practice Act. | ||||||
| 5 |     The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. | ||||||
| 6 |     The Real Estate License Act of 2000. | ||||||
| 7 |     The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-763, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 9 | 103-816, eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 10 |     (5 ILCS 80/4.35 rep.) | ||||||
| 11 |     Section 12. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 12 | repealing Section 4.35.
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| 13 |     Section 15. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is  | ||||||
| 14 | amended by changing Section 5-45.52 and by setting forth,  | ||||||
| 15 | renumbering, and changing multiple versions of Section 5-45.55  | ||||||
| 16 | as follows:
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| 17 |     (5 ILCS 100/5-45.52) | ||||||
| 18 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 4, 2025) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 5-45.52. Emergency rulemaking; Public Act 103-568. To  | ||||||
| 20 | provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of  | ||||||
| 21 | Public Act 103-568, emergency rules implementing Public Act  | ||||||
| 22 | 103-568 may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and  | ||||||
| 2 | this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public  | ||||||
| 3 | interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
| 4 |     This Section is repealed on August 4, 2025 on December 8,  | ||||||
| 5 | 2024 (Public Act 103-568). | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 103-568, eff. 12-8-23; 103-601, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 7 | 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 8 |     (5 ILCS 100/5-45.55) | ||||||
| 9 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; the Department of  | ||||||
| 11 | Natural Resources. To provide for the expeditious and timely  | ||||||
| 12 | implementation of Section 13 of the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams  | ||||||
| 13 | Act, emergency rules implementing Section 13 of the Rivers,  | ||||||
| 14 | Lakes, and Streams Act may be adopted in accordance with  | ||||||
| 15 | Section 5-45 by the Department of Natural Resources. The  | ||||||
| 16 | adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and  | ||||||
| 17 | this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public  | ||||||
| 18 | interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
| 19 |     This Section is repealed January 1, 2026 (one year after  | ||||||
| 20 | the effective date of Public Act 103-905) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 21 | of the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-905, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 23 |     (5 ILCS 100/5-45.58) | ||||||
| 24 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 5, 2025) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5-45.58 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; Substance Use  | ||||||
| 2 | Disorder Act. To provide for the expeditious and timely  | ||||||
| 3 | implementation of the changes made to Section 55-30 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Substance Use Disorder Act by Public Act 103-588 this  | ||||||
| 5 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, emergency rules  | ||||||
| 6 | implementing the changes made to that Section by Public Act  | ||||||
| 7 | 103-588 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly may  | ||||||
| 8 | be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department  | ||||||
| 9 | of Human Services or other department essential to the  | ||||||
| 10 | implementation of the changes. The adoption of emergency rules  | ||||||
| 11 | authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be  | ||||||
| 12 | necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
| 13 |     This Section is repealed June 5, 2025 (one year after the  | ||||||
| 14 | effective date of this Section).  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; revised 10-3-24.)
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| 16 |     (5 ILCS 100/5-45.59) | ||||||
| 17 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 7, 2025) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 5-45.59 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; Medicaid  | ||||||
| 19 | hospital rate updates. To provide for the expeditious and  | ||||||
| 20 | timely implementation of the changes made to Section 14-12.5  | ||||||
| 21 | of the Illinois Public Aid Code by Public Act 103-593 this  | ||||||
| 22 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, emergency rules  | ||||||
| 23 | implementing the changes made by Public Act 103-593 this  | ||||||
| 24 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly to Section  | ||||||
| 25 | 14-12.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code may be adopted in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 2 | and Family Services. The adoption of emergency rules  | ||||||
| 3 | authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be  | ||||||
| 4 | necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
| 5 |     This Section is repealed June 7, 2025 (one year after the  | ||||||
| 6 | effective date of Public Act 103-593) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 7 | the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-593, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-7-24.)
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| 9 |     (5 ILCS 100/5-45.60) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 5-45.60 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; Network  | ||||||
| 11 | Adequacy and Transparency Act. To provide for the expeditious  | ||||||
| 12 | and timely implementation of the Network Adequacy and  | ||||||
| 13 | Transparency Act, emergency rules implementing federal  | ||||||
| 14 | standards for provider ratios, travel time and distance, and  | ||||||
| 15 | appointment wait times if such standards apply to health  | ||||||
| 16 | insurance coverage regulated by the Department of Insurance  | ||||||
| 17 | and are more stringent than the State standards extant at the  | ||||||
| 18 | time the final federal standards are published may be adopted  | ||||||
| 19 | in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of  | ||||||
| 20 | Insurance. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the  | ||||||
| 22 | public interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-650, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 20. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | changing Section 7.5 as follows:
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| 2 |     (5 ILCS 140/7.5) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for  | ||||||
| 4 | by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | exempt from inspection and copying: | ||||||
| 6 |         (a) All information determined to be confidential  | ||||||
| 7 |  under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and  | ||||||
| 8 |  Development Act. | ||||||
| 9 |         (b) Library circulation and order records identifying  | ||||||
| 10 |  library users with specific materials under the Library  | ||||||
| 11 |  Records Confidentiality Act. | ||||||
| 12 |         (c) Applications, related documents, and medical  | ||||||
| 13 |  records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation  | ||||||
| 14 |  Procedures Board and any and all documents or other  | ||||||
| 15 |  records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation  | ||||||
| 16 |  Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it  | ||||||
| 17 |  has received. | ||||||
| 18 |         (d) Information and records held by the Department of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Public Health and its authorized representatives relating  | ||||||
| 20 |  to known or suspected cases of sexually transmitted  | ||||||
| 21 |  infection or any information the disclosure of which is  | ||||||
| 22 |  restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmitted  | ||||||
| 23 |  Infection Control Act. | ||||||
| 24 |         (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted  | ||||||
| 25 |  under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying  | ||||||
| 3 |  Qualifications Based Selection Act. | ||||||
| 4 |         (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted  | ||||||
| 5 |  and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid  | ||||||
| 6 |  Tuition Act. | ||||||
| 7 |         (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted  | ||||||
| 8 |  under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and  | ||||||
| 9 |  records of any lawfully created State or local inspector  | ||||||
| 10 |  general's office that would be exempt if created or  | ||||||
| 11 |  obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under  | ||||||
| 12 |  that Act. | ||||||
| 13 |         (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy  | ||||||
| 14 |  plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a  | ||||||
| 15 |  local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted  | ||||||
| 16 |  under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 17 |         (j) Information and data concerning the distribution  | ||||||
| 18 |  of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers  | ||||||
| 19 |  under the Emergency Telephone System Act. | ||||||
| 20 |         (k) Law enforcement officer identification information  | ||||||
| 21 |  or driver identification information compiled by a law  | ||||||
| 22 |  enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation  | ||||||
| 23 |  under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 24 |         (l) Records and information provided to a residential  | ||||||
| 25 |  health care facility resident sexual assault and death  | ||||||
| 26 |  review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Prevention Review Team Act. | ||||||
| 2 |         (m) Information provided to the predatory lending  | ||||||
| 3 |  database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential  | ||||||
| 4 |  Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent  | ||||||
| 5 |  authorized under that Article. | ||||||
| 6 |         (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of  | ||||||
| 7 |  compensation and expenses for court appointed trial  | ||||||
| 8 |  counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection  | ||||||
| 10 |  (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the  | ||||||
| 12 |  death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. | ||||||
| 13 |         (o) Information that is prohibited from being  | ||||||
| 14 |  disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and  | ||||||
| 15 |  Hazardous Substances Registry Act. | ||||||
| 16 |         (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,  | ||||||
| 17 |  investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and  | ||||||
| 20 |  2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional  | ||||||
| 22 |  Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair  | ||||||
| 24 |  County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act (repealed).  | ||||||
| 26 |         (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Personnel Record Review Act.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Illinois School Student Records Act.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted  | ||||||
| 5 |  under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (t) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 7 |         (u) Records and information provided to an independent  | ||||||
| 8 |  team of experts under the Developmental Disability and  | ||||||
| 9 |  Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).  | ||||||
| 10 |         (v) Names and information of people who have applied  | ||||||
| 11 |  for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for  | ||||||
| 13 |  or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm  | ||||||
| 14 |  Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed  | ||||||
| 17 |  Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed  | ||||||
| 18 |  Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Firearm Concealed Carry Act.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification  | ||||||
| 21 |  Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         (w) Personally identifiable information which is  | ||||||
| 24 |  exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section  | ||||||
| 25 |  19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. | ||||||
| 26 |         (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (y) Confidential information under the Adult  | ||||||
| 4 |  Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling  | ||||||
| 5 |  statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including  | ||||||
| 6 |  information about the identity and administrative finding  | ||||||
| 7 |  against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated  | ||||||
| 8 |  decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of  | ||||||
| 9 |  an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established  | ||||||
| 10 |  under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (z) Records and information provided to a fatality  | ||||||
| 12 |  review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory  | ||||||
| 13 |  Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services  | ||||||
| 14 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure  | ||||||
| 16 |  under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from  | ||||||
| 18 |  disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement  | ||||||
| 20 |  Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent  | ||||||
| 21 |  authorized under that Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         (dd) Information that is prohibited from being  | ||||||
| 23 |  disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common  | ||||||
| 24 |  Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure  | ||||||
| 26 |  under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure  | ||||||
| 2 |  under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (gg) Information that is prohibited from being  | ||||||
| 4 |  disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 5 |  Code.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure  | ||||||
| 9 |  under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (jj) Information and reports that are required to be  | ||||||
| 12 |  submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day  | ||||||
| 13 |  and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from  | ||||||
| 14 |  disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day  | ||||||
| 15 |  and Temporary Labor Services Act.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted  | ||||||
| 19 |  and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public  | ||||||
| 20 |  Aid Code.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 24 |  Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports  | ||||||
| 26 |  arising out of a peer support counseling session  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders  | ||||||
| 2 |  Suicide Prevention Act.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to  | ||||||
| 4 |  an employee of an emergency services provider or law  | ||||||
| 5 |  enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide  | ||||||
| 6 |  Prevention Act.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (qq) Information and records held by the Department of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Public Health and its authorized representatives collected  | ||||||
| 9 |  under the Reproductive Health Act.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 |  Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 15 |         (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy  | ||||||
| 16 |  Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that  | ||||||
| 17 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 21 |  subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 |  Public Aid Code.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 24 |  Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or  | ||||||
| 26 |  information that shall not be made public under the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Illinois Insurance Code.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 4 |         (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed  | ||||||
| 7 |  under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure  | ||||||
| 9 |  by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 10 |  Police Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 13 |  Administrative Code of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed  | ||||||
| 15 |  under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for  | ||||||
| 16 |  Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human  | ||||||
| 17 |  Trafficking, or Stalking Act.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed  | ||||||
| 19 |  under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic  | ||||||
| 20 |  Violence Fatality Review Act.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera  | ||||||
| 22 |  Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after  | ||||||
| 23 |  July 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 25 |  paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse  | ||||||
| 26 |  Agency Licensing Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 2 |  Police in an affidavit or application for an assault  | ||||||
| 3 |  weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,  | ||||||
| 4 |  .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge  | ||||||
| 5 |  endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card  | ||||||
| 6 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the School Safety Drill Act.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (jjj) Information exempt from disclosure under Section  | ||||||
| 10 |  30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (kkk) Confidential business information prohibited  | ||||||
| 12 |  from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint Stewardship  | ||||||
| 13 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (lll) Data exempt from disclosure under Section  | ||||||
| 15 |  2-3.196 of the School Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (mmm) Information prohibited from being disclosed  | ||||||
| 17 |  under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 |  Power Agency Act.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (nnn) Materials received by the Department of Commerce  | ||||||
| 20 |  and Economic Opportunity that are confidential under the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (ooo) (nnn) Data or information provided pursuant to  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section 20 of the Statewide Recycling Needs and Assessment  | ||||||
| 24 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (ppp) (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure  | ||||||
| 26 |  under Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (qqq) (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure  | ||||||
| 3 |  under Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (rrr) (mmm) Information prohibited from being  | ||||||
| 5 |  disclosed under Section 4-2 of the Uniform Money  | ||||||
| 6 |  Transmission Modernization Act.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (sss) (nnn) Information exempt from disclosure under  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 40 of the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 10 | 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.  | ||||||
| 11 | 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;  | ||||||
| 12 | 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.  | ||||||
| 13 | 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,  | ||||||
| 14 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;  | ||||||
| 15 | 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff.  | ||||||
| 16 | 7-1-24; 103-636, eff. 7-1-24; 103-724, eff. 1-1-25; 103-786,  | ||||||
| 17 | eff. 8-7-24; 103-859, eff. 8-9-24; 103-991, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
| 18 | 103-1049, eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 19 |     Section 25. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is  | ||||||
| 20 | amended by changing Sections 5 and 15 as follows:
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| 21 |     (5 ILCS 315/5)    (from Ch. 48, par. 1605) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 5. Illinois Labor Relations Board; State Panel; Local  | ||||||
| 23 | Panel.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (a) There is created the Illinois Labor Relations Board.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | The Board shall be comprised of 2 panels, to be known as the  | ||||||
| 2 | State Panel and the Local Panel. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a-5) The State Panel shall have jurisdiction over  | ||||||
| 4 | collective bargaining matters between employee organizations  | ||||||
| 5 | and the State of Illinois, excluding the General Assembly of  | ||||||
| 6 | the State of Illinois, between employee organizations and  | ||||||
| 7 | units of local government and school districts with a  | ||||||
| 8 | population not in excess of 2 million persons, and between  | ||||||
| 9 | employee organizations and the Regional Transportation  | ||||||
| 10 | Authority. | ||||||
| 11 |     The State Panel shall consist of 5 members appointed by  | ||||||
| 12 | the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The  | ||||||
| 13 | Governor shall appoint to the State Panel only persons who  | ||||||
| 14 | have had a minimum of 5 years of experience directly related to  | ||||||
| 15 | labor and employment relations in representing public  | ||||||
| 16 | employers, private employers, or labor organizations; or  | ||||||
| 17 | teaching labor or employment relations; or administering  | ||||||
| 18 | executive orders or regulations applicable to labor or  | ||||||
| 19 | employment relations. At the time of his or her appointment,  | ||||||
| 20 | each member of the State Panel shall be an Illinois resident.  | ||||||
| 21 | The Governor shall designate one member to serve as the  | ||||||
| 22 | Chairman of the State Panel and the Board. | ||||||
| 23 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the  | ||||||
| 24 | term of each member of the State Panel who was appointed by the  | ||||||
| 25 | Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  | ||||||
| 26 | the close of business on that date or when all of the successor  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | members to be appointed pursuant to Public Act 93-509 this  | ||||||
| 2 | amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been  | ||||||
| 3 | appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs later. As soon as  | ||||||
| 4 | possible, the Governor shall appoint persons to fill the  | ||||||
| 5 | vacancies created by this amendatory Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     The initial appointments under Public Act 93-509 this  | ||||||
| 7 | amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be for terms  | ||||||
| 8 | as follows: The Chairman shall initially be appointed for a  | ||||||
| 9 | term ending on the 4th Monday in January, 2007; 2 members shall  | ||||||
| 10 | be initially appointed for terms ending on the 4th Monday in  | ||||||
| 11 | January, 2006; one member shall be initially appointed for a  | ||||||
| 12 | term ending on the 4th Monday in January, 2005; and one member  | ||||||
| 13 | shall be initially appointed for a term ending on the 4th  | ||||||
| 14 | Monday in January, 2004. Each subsequent member shall be  | ||||||
| 15 | appointed for a term of 4 years, commencing on the 4th Monday  | ||||||
| 16 | in January. Upon expiration of the term of office of any  | ||||||
| 17 | appointive member, that member shall continue to serve until a  | ||||||
| 18 | successor shall be appointed and qualified. In case of a  | ||||||
| 19 | vacancy, a successor shall be appointed to serve for the  | ||||||
| 20 | unexpired portion of the term. If the Senate is not in session  | ||||||
| 21 | at the time the initial appointments are made, the Governor  | ||||||
| 22 | shall make temporary appointments in the same manner  | ||||||
| 23 | successors are appointed to fill vacancies. A temporary  | ||||||
| 24 | appointment shall remain in effect no longer than 20 calendar  | ||||||
| 25 | days after the commencement of the next Senate session. | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) The Local Panel shall have jurisdiction over  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | collective bargaining agreement matters between employee  | ||||||
| 2 | organizations and units of local government with a population  | ||||||
| 3 | in excess of 2 million persons, but excluding the Regional  | ||||||
| 4 | Transportation Authority. | ||||||
| 5 |     The Local Panel shall consist of one person appointed by  | ||||||
| 6 | the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate (or, if  | ||||||
| 7 | no such person is appointed, the Chairman of the State Panel)  | ||||||
| 8 | and two additional members, one appointed by the Mayor of the  | ||||||
| 9 | City of Chicago and one appointed by the President of the Cook  | ||||||
| 10 | County Board of Commissioners. Appointees to the Local Panel  | ||||||
| 11 | must have had a minimum of 5 years of experience directly  | ||||||
| 12 | related to labor and employment relations in representing  | ||||||
| 13 | public employers, private employers, or labor organizations;  | ||||||
| 14 | or teaching labor or employment relations; or administering  | ||||||
| 15 | executive orders or regulations applicable to labor or  | ||||||
| 16 | employment relations. Each member of the Local Panel shall be  | ||||||
| 17 | an Illinois resident at the time of his or her appointment. The  | ||||||
| 18 | member appointed by the Governor (or, if no such person is  | ||||||
| 19 | appointed, the Chairman of the State Panel) shall serve as the  | ||||||
| 20 | Chairman of the Local Panel. | ||||||
| 21 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the  | ||||||
| 22 | term of the member of the Local Panel who was appointed by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  | ||||||
| 24 | the close of business on that date or when his or her successor  | ||||||
| 25 | has been appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs later. As  | ||||||
| 26 | soon as possible, the Governor shall appoint a person to fill  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the vacancy created by this amendatory Act. The initial  | ||||||
| 2 | appointment under Public Act 93-509 this amendatory Act of the  | ||||||
| 3 | 93rd General Assembly shall be for a term ending on the 4th  | ||||||
| 4 | Monday in January, 2007. | ||||||
| 5 |     The initial appointments under Public Act 91-798 this  | ||||||
| 6 | amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall be for terms  | ||||||
| 7 | as follows: The member appointed by the Governor shall  | ||||||
| 8 | initially be appointed for a term ending on the 4th Monday in  | ||||||
| 9 | January, 2001; the member appointed by the President of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Cook County Board shall be initially appointed for a term  | ||||||
| 11 | ending on the 4th Monday in January, 2003; and the member  | ||||||
| 12 | appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | initially appointed for a term ending on the 4th Monday in  | ||||||
| 14 | January, 2004. Each subsequent member shall be appointed for a  | ||||||
| 15 | term of 4 years, commencing on the 4th Monday in January. Upon  | ||||||
| 16 | expiration of the term of office of any appointive member, the  | ||||||
| 17 | member shall continue to serve until a successor shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | appointed and qualified. In the case of a vacancy, a successor  | ||||||
| 19 | shall be appointed by the applicable appointive authority to  | ||||||
| 20 | serve for the unexpired portion of the term. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) Three members of the State Panel shall at all times  | ||||||
| 22 | constitute a quorum. Two members of the Local Panel shall at  | ||||||
| 23 | all times constitute a quorum. A vacancy on a panel does not  | ||||||
| 24 | impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of  | ||||||
| 25 | the powers of that panel. Each panel shall adopt an official  | ||||||
| 26 | seal which shall be judicially noticed. The salary of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Chairman of the State Panel shall be $82,429 per year, or as  | ||||||
| 2 | set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater,  | ||||||
| 3 | and that of the other members of the State and Local Panels  | ||||||
| 4 | shall be $74,188 per year, or as set by the Compensation Review  | ||||||
| 5 | Board, whichever is greater. | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) Each member shall devote his or her entire time to the  | ||||||
| 7 | duties of the office, and shall hold no other office or  | ||||||
| 8 | position of profit, nor engage in any other business,  | ||||||
| 9 | employment, or vocation. No member shall hold any other public  | ||||||
| 10 | office or be employed as a labor or management representative  | ||||||
| 11 | by the State or any political subdivision of the State or of  | ||||||
| 12 | any department or agency thereof, or actively represent or act  | ||||||
| 13 | on behalf of an employer or an employee organization or an  | ||||||
| 14 | employer in labor relations matters. Any member of the State  | ||||||
| 15 | Panel may be removed from office by the Governor for  | ||||||
| 16 | inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance in  | ||||||
| 17 | office, and for no other cause, and only upon notice and  | ||||||
| 18 | hearing. Any member of the Local Panel may be removed from  | ||||||
| 19 | office by the applicable appointive authority for  | ||||||
| 20 | inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance in  | ||||||
| 21 | office, and for no other cause, and only upon notice and  | ||||||
| 22 | hearing. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) Each panel at the end of every State fiscal year shall  | ||||||
| 24 | make a report in writing to the Governor and the General  | ||||||
| 25 | Assembly, stating in detail the work it has done to carry out  | ||||||
| 26 | the policy of the Act in hearing and deciding cases and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | otherwise. Each panel's report shall include: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) the number of unfair labor practice charges filed  | ||||||
| 3 |  during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) the number of unfair labor practice charges  | ||||||
| 5 |  resolved during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) the total number of unfair labor charges pending  | ||||||
| 7 |  before the Board at the end of the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) the number of unfair labor charge cases at the end  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the fiscal year that have been pending before the Board  | ||||||
| 10 |  between 1 and 100 days, 101 and 150 days, 151 and 200 days,  | ||||||
| 11 |  201 and 250 days, 251 and 300 days, 301 and 350 days, 351  | ||||||
| 12 |  and 400 days, 401 and 450 days, 451 and 500 days, 501 and  | ||||||
| 13 |  550 days, 551 and 600 days, 601 and 650 days, 651 and 700  | ||||||
| 14 |  days, and over 701 days; | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) the number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
| 16 |  clarification cases filed during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 17 |         (6) the number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
| 18 |  clarification cases resolved during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 19 |         (7) the total number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
| 20 |  clarification cases pending before the Board at the end of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) the number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
| 23 |  clarification cases at the end of the fiscal year that  | ||||||
| 24 |  have been pending before the Board between 1 and 120 days,  | ||||||
| 25 |  121 and 180 days, and over 180 days; and  | ||||||
| 26 |         (9) the Board's progress in meeting the timeliness  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  goals established pursuant to the criteria in subsection  | ||||||
| 2 |  (j) of Section 11 of this Act; the report shall include,  | ||||||
| 3 |  but is not limited to:  | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) the average number of days taken to complete  | ||||||
| 5 |  investigations and issue complaints, dismissals, or  | ||||||
| 6 |  deferrals; | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) the average number of days taken for the Board  | ||||||
| 8 |  to issue decisions on appeals of dismissals or  | ||||||
| 9 |  deferrals; | ||||||
| 10 |             (C) the average number of days taken to schedule a  | ||||||
| 11 |  hearing on complaints once issued; | ||||||
| 12 |             (D) the average number of days taken to issue a  | ||||||
| 13 |  recommended decision and order once the record is  | ||||||
| 14 |  closed; | ||||||
| 15 |             (E) the average number of days taken for the Board  | ||||||
| 16 |  to issue final decisions on recommended decisions when     | ||||||
| 17 |  where exceptions have been filed; | ||||||
| 18 |             (F) the average number of days taken for the Board  | ||||||
| 19 |  to issue final decisions decision on recommended  | ||||||
| 20 |  decisions when no exceptions have been filed; and | ||||||
| 21 |             (G) in cases where the Board was unable to meet the  | ||||||
| 22 |  timeliness goals established in subsection (j) of  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section 11, an explanation as to why the goal was not  | ||||||
| 24 |  met.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (f) In order to accomplish the objectives and carry out  | ||||||
| 26 | the duties prescribed by this Act, a panel or its authorized  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | designees may hold elections to determine whether a labor  | ||||||
| 2 | organization has majority status; investigate and attempt to  | ||||||
| 3 | resolve or settle charges of unfair labor practices; hold  | ||||||
| 4 | hearings in order to carry out its functions; develop and  | ||||||
| 5 | effectuate appropriate impasse resolution procedures for  | ||||||
| 6 | purposes of resolving labor disputes; require the appearance  | ||||||
| 7 | of witnesses and the production of evidence on any matter  | ||||||
| 8 | under inquiry; and administer oaths and affirmations. The  | ||||||
| 9 | panels shall sign and report in full an opinion in every case  | ||||||
| 10 | which they decide. | ||||||
| 11 |     (g) Each panel may appoint or employ an executive  | ||||||
| 12 | director, attorneys, hearing officers, mediators,  | ||||||
| 13 | fact-finders, arbitrators, and such other employees as it may  | ||||||
| 14 | deem necessary to perform its functions. The governing boards  | ||||||
| 15 | shall prescribe the duties and qualifications of such persons  | ||||||
| 16 | appointed and, subject to the annual appropriation, fix their  | ||||||
| 17 | compensation and provide for reimbursement of actual and  | ||||||
| 18 | necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their  | ||||||
| 19 | duties. The Board shall employ a minimum of 16 attorneys and 6  | ||||||
| 20 | investigators.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (h) Each panel shall exercise general supervision over all  | ||||||
| 22 | attorneys which it employs and over the other persons employed  | ||||||
| 23 | to provide necessary support services for such attorneys. The  | ||||||
| 24 | panels shall have final authority in respect to complaints  | ||||||
| 25 | brought pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
| 26 |     (i) The following rules and regulations shall be adopted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | by the panels meeting in joint session: (1) procedural rules  | ||||||
| 2 | and regulations which shall govern all Board proceedings; (2)  | ||||||
| 3 | procedures for election of exclusive bargaining  | ||||||
| 4 | representatives pursuant to Section 9, except for the  | ||||||
| 5 | determination of appropriate bargaining units; and (3)  | ||||||
| 6 | appointment of counsel pursuant to subsection (k) of this  | ||||||
| 7 | Section. | ||||||
| 8 |     (j) Rules and regulations may be adopted, amended or  | ||||||
| 9 | rescinded only upon a vote of 5 of the members of the State and  | ||||||
| 10 | Local Panels meeting in joint session. The adoption,  | ||||||
| 11 | amendment, or rescission of rules and regulations shall be in  | ||||||
| 12 | conformity with the requirements of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | Administrative Procedure Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     (k) The panels in joint session shall promulgate rules and  | ||||||
| 15 | regulations providing for the appointment of attorneys or  | ||||||
| 16 | other Board representatives to represent persons in unfair  | ||||||
| 17 | labor practice proceedings before a panel. The regulations  | ||||||
| 18 | governing appointment shall require the applicant to  | ||||||
| 19 | demonstrate an inability to pay for or inability to otherwise  | ||||||
| 20 | provide for adequate representation before a panel. Such rules  | ||||||
| 21 | must also provide: (1) that an attorney may not be appointed in  | ||||||
| 22 | cases which, in the opinion of a panel, are clearly without  | ||||||
| 23 | merit; (2) the stage of the unfair labor proceeding at which  | ||||||
| 24 | counsel will be appointed; and (3) the circumstances under  | ||||||
| 25 | which a client will be allowed to select counsel. | ||||||
| 26 |     (1) The panels in joint session may promulgate rules and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | regulations which allow parties in proceedings before a panel  | ||||||
| 2 | to be represented by counsel or any other representative of  | ||||||
| 3 | the party's choice. | ||||||
| 4 |     (m) The Chairman of the State Panel shall serve as  | ||||||
| 5 | Chairman of a joint session of the panels. Attendance of at  | ||||||
| 6 | least 2 members of the State Panel and at least one member of  | ||||||
| 7 | the Local Panel, in addition to the Chairman, shall constitute  | ||||||
| 8 | a quorum at a joint session. The panels shall meet in joint  | ||||||
| 9 | session at least annually. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-856, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (5 ILCS 315/15)    (from Ch. 48, par. 1615) | ||||||
| 12 |     (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599,  | ||||||
| 13 | which has been held unconstitutional) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 15. Act takes precedence Takes Precedence.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) In case of any conflict between the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 16 | Act and any other law (other than Section 5 of the State  | ||||||
| 17 | Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 and other than the  | ||||||
| 18 | changes made to the Illinois Pension Code by Public Act 96-889     | ||||||
| 19 | this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly), executive  | ||||||
| 20 | order or administrative regulation relating to wages, hours  | ||||||
| 21 | and conditions of employment and employment relations, the  | ||||||
| 22 | provisions of this Act or any collective bargaining agreement  | ||||||
| 23 | negotiated thereunder shall prevail and control. Nothing in  | ||||||
| 24 | this Act shall be construed to replace or diminish the rights  | ||||||
| 25 | of employees established by Sections 28 and 28a of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, Sections 2.15 through 2.19  | ||||||
| 2 | of the Regional Transportation Authority Act. The provisions  | ||||||
| 3 | of this Act are subject to Section 5 of the State Employees  | ||||||
| 4 | Group Insurance Act of 1971. Nothing in this Act shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | construed to replace the necessity of complaints against a  | ||||||
| 6 | sworn peace officer, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Uniform  | ||||||
| 7 | Peace Officers' Officer Disciplinary Act, from having a  | ||||||
| 8 | complaint supported by a sworn affidavit.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) above, any  | ||||||
| 10 | collective bargaining contract between a public employer and a  | ||||||
| 11 | labor organization executed pursuant to this Act shall  | ||||||
| 12 | supersede any contrary statutes, charters, ordinances, rules  | ||||||
| 13 | or regulations relating to wages, hours and conditions of  | ||||||
| 14 | employment and employment relations adopted by the public  | ||||||
| 15 | employer or its agents. Any collective bargaining agreement  | ||||||
| 16 | entered into prior to the effective date of this Act shall  | ||||||
| 17 | remain in full force during its duration. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) It is the public policy of this State, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 19 | paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois Constitution, that the provisions of this Act are the  | ||||||
| 21 | exclusive exercise by the State of powers and functions which  | ||||||
| 22 | might otherwise be exercised by home rule units. Such powers  | ||||||
| 23 | and functions may not be exercised concurrently, either  | ||||||
| 24 | directly or indirectly, by any unit of local government,  | ||||||
| 25 | including any home rule unit, except as otherwise authorized  | ||||||
| 26 | by this Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-889, eff. 1-1-11;  | ||||||
| 2 | revised 7-23-24.)
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| 3 |     Section 30. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of  | ||||||
| 4 | 1971 is amended by changing Sections 3, 6.11, and 10 and by  | ||||||
| 5 | setting forth and renumbering multiple versions of Section  | ||||||
| 6 | 6.11D as follows:
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (5 ILCS 375/3)    (from Ch. 127, par. 523) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 3. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise  | ||||||
| 9 | requires, the following words and phrases as used in this Act  | ||||||
| 10 | shall have the following meanings. The Department may define  | ||||||
| 11 | these and other words and phrases separately for the purpose  | ||||||
| 12 | of implementing specific programs providing benefits under  | ||||||
| 13 | this Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) "Administrative service organization" means any  | ||||||
| 15 | person, firm, or corporation experienced in the handling of  | ||||||
| 16 | claims which is fully qualified, financially sound, and  | ||||||
| 17 | capable of meeting the service requirements of a contract of  | ||||||
| 18 | administration executed with the Department. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) "Annuitant" means (1) an employee who retires, or has  | ||||||
| 20 | retired, on or after January 1, 1966 on an immediate annuity  | ||||||
| 21 | under the provisions of Articles 2, 14 (including an employee  | ||||||
| 22 | who has elected to receive an alternative retirement  | ||||||
| 23 | cancellation payment under Section 14-108.5 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 | Pension Code in lieu of an annuity or who meets the criteria  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for retirement, but in lieu of receiving an annuity under that  | ||||||
| 2 | Article has elected to receive an accelerated pension benefit  | ||||||
| 3 | payment under Section 14-147.5 of that Article), 15 (including  | ||||||
| 4 | an employee who has retired under the optional retirement  | ||||||
| 5 | program established under Section 15-158.2 or who meets the  | ||||||
| 6 | criteria for retirement but in lieu of receiving an annuity  | ||||||
| 7 | under that Article has elected to receive an accelerated  | ||||||
| 8 | pension benefit payment under Section 15-185.5 of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Article), paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106  | ||||||
| 10 | (including an employee who meets the criteria for retirement,  | ||||||
| 11 | but in lieu of receiving an annuity under that Article has  | ||||||
| 12 | elected to receive an accelerated pension benefit payment  | ||||||
| 13 | under Section 16-190.5 of the Illinois Pension Code), or  | ||||||
| 14 | Article 18 of the Illinois Pension Code; (2) any person who was  | ||||||
| 15 | receiving group insurance coverage under this Act as of March  | ||||||
| 16 | 31, 1978 by reason of his status as an annuitant, even though  | ||||||
| 17 | the annuity in relation to which such coverage was provided is  | ||||||
| 18 | a proportional annuity based on less than the minimum period  | ||||||
| 19 | of service required for a retirement annuity in the system  | ||||||
| 20 | involved; (3) any person not otherwise covered by this Act who  | ||||||
| 21 | has retired as a participating member under Article 2 of the  | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois Pension Code but is ineligible for the retirement  | ||||||
| 23 | annuity under Section 2-119 of the Illinois Pension Code; (4)  | ||||||
| 24 | the spouse of any person who is receiving a retirement annuity  | ||||||
| 25 | under Article 18 of the Illinois Pension Code and who is  | ||||||
| 26 | covered under a group health insurance program sponsored by a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | governmental employer other than the State of Illinois and who  | ||||||
| 2 | has irrevocably elected to waive his or her coverage under  | ||||||
| 3 | this Act and to have his or her spouse considered as the  | ||||||
| 4 | "annuitant" under this Act and not as a "dependent"; or (5) an  | ||||||
| 5 | employee who retires, or has retired, from a qualified  | ||||||
| 6 | position, as determined according to rules promulgated by the  | ||||||
| 7 | Director, under a qualified local government, a qualified  | ||||||
| 8 | rehabilitation facility, a qualified domestic violence shelter  | ||||||
| 9 | or service, or a qualified child advocacy center. (For  | ||||||
| 10 | definition of "retired employee", see subsection (p) post). | ||||||
| 11 |     (b-5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 12 |     (b-6) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |     (b-7) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) "Carrier" means (1) an insurance company, a  | ||||||
| 15 | corporation organized under the Limited Health Service  | ||||||
| 16 | Organization Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, a  | ||||||
| 17 | partnership, or other nongovernmental organization, which is  | ||||||
| 18 | authorized to do group life or group health insurance business  | ||||||
| 19 | in Illinois, or (2) the State of Illinois as a self-insurer. | ||||||
| 20 |     (d) "Compensation" means salary or wages payable on a  | ||||||
| 21 | regular payroll by the State Treasurer on a warrant of the  | ||||||
| 22 | State Comptroller out of any State, trust or federal fund, or  | ||||||
| 23 | by the Governor of the State through a disbursing officer of  | ||||||
| 24 | the State out of a trust or out of federal funds, or by any  | ||||||
| 25 | Department out of State, trust, federal, or other funds held  | ||||||
| 26 | by the State Treasurer or the Department, to any person for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | personal services currently performed, and ordinary or  | ||||||
| 2 | accidental disability benefits under Articles 2, 14, 15  | ||||||
| 3 | (including ordinary or accidental disability benefits under  | ||||||
| 4 | the optional retirement program established under Section  | ||||||
| 5 | 15-158.2), paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106, or  | ||||||
| 6 | Article 18 of the Illinois Pension Code, for disability  | ||||||
| 7 | incurred after January 1, 1966, or benefits payable under the  | ||||||
| 8 | Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational  | ||||||
| 9 | Diseases Act or benefits payable under a sick pay plan  | ||||||
| 10 | established in accordance with Section 36 of the State Finance  | ||||||
| 11 | Act. "Compensation" also means salary or wages paid to an  | ||||||
| 12 | employee of any qualified local government, qualified  | ||||||
| 13 | rehabilitation facility, qualified domestic violence shelter  | ||||||
| 14 | or service, or qualified child advocacy center. | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) "Commission" means the State Employees Group Insurance  | ||||||
| 16 | Advisory Commission authorized by this Act. Commencing July 1,  | ||||||
| 17 | 1984, "Commission" as used in this Act means the Commission on  | ||||||
| 18 | Government Forecasting and Accountability as established by  | ||||||
| 19 | the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. | ||||||
| 20 |     (f) "Contributory", when referred to as contributory  | ||||||
| 21 | coverage, shall mean optional coverages or benefits elected by  | ||||||
| 22 | the member toward the cost of which such member makes  | ||||||
| 23 | contribution, or which are funded in whole or in part through  | ||||||
| 24 | the acceptance of a reduction in earnings or the foregoing of  | ||||||
| 25 | an increase in earnings by an employee, as distinguished from  | ||||||
| 26 | noncontributory coverage or benefits which are paid entirely  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | by the State of Illinois without reduction of the member's  | ||||||
| 2 | salary. | ||||||
| 3 |     (g) "Department" means any department, institution, board,  | ||||||
| 4 | commission, officer, court, or any agency of the State  | ||||||
| 5 | government receiving appropriations and having power to  | ||||||
| 6 | certify payrolls to the Comptroller authorizing payments of  | ||||||
| 7 | salary and wages against such appropriations as are made by  | ||||||
| 8 | the General Assembly from any State fund, or against trust  | ||||||
| 9 | funds held by the State Treasurer and includes boards of  | ||||||
| 10 | trustees of the retirement systems created by Articles 2, 14,  | ||||||
| 11 | 15, 16, and 18 of the Illinois Pension Code. "Department" also  | ||||||
| 12 | includes the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board,  | ||||||
| 13 | the Board of Examiners established under the Illinois Public  | ||||||
| 14 | Accounting Act, and the Illinois Finance Authority. | ||||||
| 15 |     (h) "Dependent", when the term is used in the context of  | ||||||
| 16 | the health and life plan, means a member's spouse and any child  | ||||||
| 17 | (1) from birth to age 26, including an adopted child, a child  | ||||||
| 18 | who lives with the member from the time of the placement for  | ||||||
| 19 | adoption until entry of an order of adoption, a stepchild or  | ||||||
| 20 | adjudicated child, or a child who lives with the member if such  | ||||||
| 21 | member is a court appointed guardian of the child or (2) age 19  | ||||||
| 22 | or over who has a mental or physical disability from a cause  | ||||||
| 23 | originating prior to the age of 19 (age 26 if enrolled as an  | ||||||
| 24 | adult child dependent). For the health plan only, the term  | ||||||
| 25 | "dependent" also includes (1) any person enrolled prior to the  | ||||||
| 26 | effective date of this Section who is dependent upon the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | member to the extent that the member may claim such person as a  | ||||||
| 2 | dependent for income tax deduction purposes and (2) any person  | ||||||
| 3 | who has received after June 30, 2000 an organ transplant and  | ||||||
| 4 | who is financially dependent upon the member and eligible to  | ||||||
| 5 | be claimed as a dependent for income tax purposes. A member  | ||||||
| 6 | requesting to cover any dependent must provide documentation  | ||||||
| 7 | as requested by the Department of Central Management Services  | ||||||
| 8 | and file with the Department any and all forms required by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (i) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Central Management Services. | ||||||
| 12 |     (j) "Eligibility period" means the period of time a member  | ||||||
| 13 | has to elect enrollment in programs or to select benefits  | ||||||
| 14 | without regard to age, sex, or health. | ||||||
| 15 |     (k) "Employee" means and includes each officer or employee  | ||||||
| 16 | in the service of a department who (1) receives his  | ||||||
| 17 | compensation for service rendered to the department on a  | ||||||
| 18 | warrant issued pursuant to a payroll certified by a department  | ||||||
| 19 | or on a warrant or check issued and drawn by a department upon  | ||||||
| 20 | a trust, federal or other fund or on a warrant issued pursuant  | ||||||
| 21 | to a payroll certified by an elected or duly appointed officer  | ||||||
| 22 | of the State or who receives payment of the performance of  | ||||||
| 23 | personal services on a warrant issued pursuant to a payroll  | ||||||
| 24 | certified by a Department and drawn by the Comptroller upon  | ||||||
| 25 | the State Treasurer against appropriations made by the General  | ||||||
| 26 | Assembly from any fund or against trust funds held by the State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Treasurer, and (2) is employed full-time or part-time in a  | ||||||
| 2 | position normally requiring actual performance of duty during  | ||||||
| 3 | not less than 1/2 of a normal work period, as established by  | ||||||
| 4 | the Director in cooperation with each department, except that  | ||||||
| 5 | persons elected by popular vote will be considered employees  | ||||||
| 6 | during the entire term for which they are elected regardless  | ||||||
| 7 | of hours devoted to the service of the State, and (3) except  | ||||||
| 8 | that "employee" does not include any person who is not  | ||||||
| 9 | eligible by reason of such person's employment to participate  | ||||||
| 10 | in one of the State retirement systems under Articles 2, 14, 15  | ||||||
| 11 | (either the regular Article 15 system or the optional  | ||||||
| 12 | retirement program established under Section 15-158.2), or 18,  | ||||||
| 13 | or under paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106, of the  | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Pension Code, but such term does include persons who  | ||||||
| 15 | are employed during the 6-month qualifying period under  | ||||||
| 16 | Article 14 of the Illinois Pension Code. Such term also  | ||||||
| 17 | includes any person who (1) after January 1, 1966, is  | ||||||
| 18 | receiving ordinary or accidental disability benefits under  | ||||||
| 19 | Articles 2, 14, 15 (including ordinary or accidental  | ||||||
| 20 | disability benefits under the optional retirement program  | ||||||
| 21 | established under Section 15-158.2), paragraph (2), (3), or  | ||||||
| 22 | (5) of Section 16-106, or Article 18 of the Illinois Pension  | ||||||
| 23 | Code, for disability incurred after January 1, 1966, (2)  | ||||||
| 24 | receives total permanent or total temporary disability under  | ||||||
| 25 | the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational  | ||||||
| 26 | Diseases Disease Act as a result of injuries sustained or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | illness contracted in the course of employment with the State  | ||||||
| 2 | of Illinois, or (3) is not otherwise covered under this Act and  | ||||||
| 3 | has retired as a participating member under Article 2 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois Pension Code but is ineligible for the retirement  | ||||||
| 5 | annuity under Section 2-119 of the Illinois Pension Code.  | ||||||
| 6 | However, a person who satisfies the criteria of the foregoing  | ||||||
| 7 | definition of "employee" except that such person is made  | ||||||
| 8 | ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement  | ||||||
| 9 | System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Pension Code is also an "employee" for the purposes  | ||||||
| 11 | of this Act. "Employee" also includes any person receiving or  | ||||||
| 12 | eligible for benefits under a sick pay plan established in  | ||||||
| 13 | accordance with Section 36 of the State Finance Act.  | ||||||
| 14 | "Employee" also includes (i) each officer or employee in the  | ||||||
| 15 | service of a qualified local government, including persons  | ||||||
| 16 | appointed as trustees of sanitary districts regardless of  | ||||||
| 17 | hours devoted to the service of the sanitary district, (ii)  | ||||||
| 18 | each employee in the service of a qualified rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 19 | facility, (iii) each full-time employee in the service of a  | ||||||
| 20 | qualified domestic violence shelter or service, and (iv) each  | ||||||
| 21 | full-time employee in the service of a qualified child  | ||||||
| 22 | advocacy center, as determined according to rules promulgated  | ||||||
| 23 | by the Director. | ||||||
| 24 |     (l) "Member" means an employee, annuitant, retired  | ||||||
| 25 | employee, or survivor. In the case of an annuitant or retired  | ||||||
| 26 | employee who first becomes an annuitant or retired employee on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or after January 13, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 2 | 97-668), the individual must meet the minimum vesting  | ||||||
| 3 | requirements of the applicable retirement system in order to  | ||||||
| 4 | be eligible for group insurance benefits under that system. In  | ||||||
| 5 | the case of a survivor who is not entitled to occupational  | ||||||
| 6 | death benefits pursuant to an applicable retirement system or  | ||||||
| 7 | death benefits pursuant to the Illinois Workers' Compensation  | ||||||
| 8 | Act, and who first becomes a survivor on or after January 13,  | ||||||
| 9 | 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-668), the deceased  | ||||||
| 10 | employee, annuitant, or retired employee upon whom the annuity  | ||||||
| 11 | is based must have been eligible to participate in the group  | ||||||
| 12 | insurance system under the applicable retirement system in  | ||||||
| 13 | order for the survivor to be eligible for group insurance  | ||||||
| 14 | benefits under that system.  | ||||||
| 15 |     In the case of a survivor who is entitled to occupational  | ||||||
| 16 | death benefits pursuant to the deceased employee's applicable  | ||||||
| 17 | retirement system or death benefits pursuant to the Illinois     | ||||||
| 18 | Workers' Compensation Act, and first becomes a survivor on or  | ||||||
| 19 | after January 1, 2022, the survivor is eligible for group  | ||||||
| 20 | health insurance benefits regardless of the deceased  | ||||||
| 21 | employee's minimum vesting requirements under the applicable  | ||||||
| 22 | retirement system, with a State contribution rate of 100%,  | ||||||
| 23 | until an unmarried child dependent reaches the age of 18, or  | ||||||
| 24 | the age of 22 if the dependent child is a full-time student, or  | ||||||
| 25 | until the adult survivor becomes eligible for benefits under  | ||||||
| 26 | the federal Medicare health insurance program (Title XVIII of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Social Security Act, as added by Public Law 89-97). In the  | ||||||
| 2 | case of a survivor currently receiving occupational death  | ||||||
| 3 | benefits pursuant to the deceased employee's applicable  | ||||||
| 4 | retirement system or has received death benefits pursuant to  | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, who first became a  | ||||||
| 6 | survivor prior to January 1, 2022, the survivor is eligible  | ||||||
| 7 | for group health insurance benefits regardless of the deceased  | ||||||
| 8 | employee's minimum vesting requirements under the applicable  | ||||||
| 9 | retirement system, with a State contribution rate of 100%,  | ||||||
| 10 | until an unmarried child dependent reaches the age of 18, or  | ||||||
| 11 | the age of 22 if the dependent child is a full-time student, or  | ||||||
| 12 | until the adult survivor becomes eligible for benefits under  | ||||||
| 13 | the federal Medicare health insurance program (Title XVIII of  | ||||||
| 14 | the Social Security Act, as added by Public Law 89-97). The  | ||||||
| 15 | changes made by Public Act 102-714 this amendatory Act of the  | ||||||
| 16 | 102nd General Assembly with respect to survivors who first  | ||||||
| 17 | became survivors prior to January 1, 2022 shall apply upon  | ||||||
| 18 | request of the survivor on or after April 29, 2022 (the  | ||||||
| 19 | effective date of Public Act 102-714) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 20 | the 102nd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (m) "Optional coverages or benefits" means those coverages  | ||||||
| 22 | or benefits available to the member on his or her voluntary  | ||||||
| 23 | election, and at his or her own expense. | ||||||
| 24 |     (n) "Program" means the group life insurance, health  | ||||||
| 25 | benefits, and other employee benefits designed and contracted  | ||||||
| 26 | for by the Director under this Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (o) "Health plan" means a health benefits program offered  | ||||||
| 2 | by the State of Illinois for persons eligible for the plan. | ||||||
| 3 |     (p) "Retired employee" means any person who would be an  | ||||||
| 4 | annuitant as that term is defined herein but for the fact that  | ||||||
| 5 | such person retired prior to January 1, 1966. Such term also  | ||||||
| 6 | includes any person formerly employed by the University of  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois in the Cooperative Extension Service who would be an  | ||||||
| 8 | annuitant but for the fact that such person was made  | ||||||
| 9 | ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement  | ||||||
| 10 | System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Pension Code. | ||||||
| 12 |     (q) "Survivor" means a person receiving an annuity as a  | ||||||
| 13 | survivor of an employee or of an annuitant. "Survivor" also  | ||||||
| 14 | includes: (1) the surviving dependent of a person who  | ||||||
| 15 | satisfies the definition of "employee" except that such person  | ||||||
| 16 | is made ineligible to participate in the State Universities  | ||||||
| 17 | Retirement System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 15-107 of the Illinois Pension Code; (2) the surviving  | ||||||
| 19 | dependent of any person formerly employed by the University of  | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois in the Cooperative Extension Service who would be an  | ||||||
| 21 | annuitant except for the fact that such person was made  | ||||||
| 22 | ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement  | ||||||
| 23 | System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois Pension Code; (3) the surviving dependent of a person  | ||||||
| 25 | who was an annuitant under this Act by virtue of receiving an  | ||||||
| 26 | alternative retirement cancellation payment under Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 14-108.5 of the Illinois Pension Code; and (4) a person who  | ||||||
| 2 | would be receiving an annuity as a survivor of an annuitant  | ||||||
| 3 | except that the annuitant elected on or after June 4, 2018 to  | ||||||
| 4 | receive an accelerated pension benefit payment under Section  | ||||||
| 5 | 14-147.5, 15-185.5, or 16-190.5 of the Illinois Pension Code  | ||||||
| 6 | in lieu of receiving an annuity. | ||||||
| 7 |     (q-2) "SERS" means the State Employees' Retirement System  | ||||||
| 8 | of Illinois, created under Article 14 of the Illinois Pension  | ||||||
| 9 | Code.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (q-3) "SURS" means the State Universities Retirement  | ||||||
| 11 | System, created under Article 15 of the Illinois Pension Code.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (q-4) "TRS" means the Teachers' Retirement System of the  | ||||||
| 13 | State of Illinois, created under Article 16 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | Pension Code.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (q-5) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 16 |     (q-6) (Blank). | ||||||
| 17 |     (q-7) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |     (r) "Medical services" means the services provided within  | ||||||
| 19 | the scope of their licenses by practitioners in all categories  | ||||||
| 20 | licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 21 |     (s) "Unit of local government" means any county,  | ||||||
| 22 | municipality, township, school district (including a  | ||||||
| 23 | combination of school districts under the Intergovernmental  | ||||||
| 24 | Cooperation Act), special district or other unit, designated  | ||||||
| 25 | as a unit of local government by law, which exercises limited  | ||||||
| 26 | governmental powers or powers in respect to limited  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | governmental subjects, any not-for-profit association with a  | ||||||
| 2 | membership that primarily includes townships and township  | ||||||
| 3 | officials, that has duties that include provision of research  | ||||||
| 4 | service, dissemination of information, and other acts for the  | ||||||
| 5 | purpose of improving township government, and that is funded  | ||||||
| 6 | wholly or partly in accordance with Section 85-15 of the  | ||||||
| 7 | Township Code; any not-for-profit corporation or association,  | ||||||
| 8 | with a membership consisting primarily of municipalities, that  | ||||||
| 9 | operates its own utility system, and provides research,  | ||||||
| 10 | training, dissemination of information, or other acts to  | ||||||
| 11 | promote cooperation between and among municipalities that  | ||||||
| 12 | provide utility services and for the advancement of the goals  | ||||||
| 13 | and purposes of its membership; the Southern Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | Collegiate Common Market, which is a consortium of higher  | ||||||
| 15 | education institutions in Southern Illinois; the Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 | Association of Park Districts; and any hospital provider that  | ||||||
| 17 | is owned by a county that has 100 or fewer hospital beds and  | ||||||
| 18 | has not already joined the program. "Qualified local  | ||||||
| 19 | government" means a unit of local government approved by the  | ||||||
| 20 | Director and participating in a program created under  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (i) of Section 10 of this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     (t) "Qualified rehabilitation facility" means any  | ||||||
| 23 | not-for-profit organization that is accredited by the  | ||||||
| 24 | Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities or  | ||||||
| 25 | certified by the Department of Human Services (as successor to  | ||||||
| 26 | the Department of Mental Health and Developmental  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Disabilities) to provide services to persons with disabilities  | ||||||
| 2 | and which receives funds from the State of Illinois for  | ||||||
| 3 | providing those services, approved by the Director and  | ||||||
| 4 | participating in a program created under subsection (j) of  | ||||||
| 5 | Section 10 of this Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     (u) "Qualified domestic violence shelter or service" means  | ||||||
| 7 | any Illinois domestic violence shelter or service and its  | ||||||
| 8 | administrative offices funded by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 9 | Services (as successor to the Illinois Department of Public  | ||||||
| 10 | Aid), approved by the Director and participating in a program  | ||||||
| 11 | created under subsection (k) of Section 10. | ||||||
| 12 |     (v) "TRS benefit recipient" means a person who: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) is not a "member" as defined in this Section; and | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) is receiving a monthly benefit or retirement  | ||||||
| 15 |  annuity under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code or  | ||||||
| 16 |  would be receiving such monthly benefit or retirement  | ||||||
| 17 |  annuity except that the benefit recipient elected on or  | ||||||
| 18 |  after June 4, 2018 to receive an accelerated pension  | ||||||
| 19 |  benefit payment under Section 16-190.5 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 |  Pension Code in lieu of receiving an annuity; and | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) either (i) has at least 8 years of creditable  | ||||||
| 22 |  service under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  (ii) was enrolled in the health insurance program offered  | ||||||
| 24 |  under that Article on January 1, 1996, or (iii) is the  | ||||||
| 25 |  survivor of a benefit recipient who had at least 8 years of  | ||||||
| 26 |  creditable service under Article 16 of the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Pension Code or was enrolled in the health insurance  | ||||||
| 2 |  program offered under that Article on June 21, 1995 (the  | ||||||
| 3 |  effective date of Public Act 89-25), or (iv) is a  | ||||||
| 4 |  recipient or survivor of a recipient of a disability  | ||||||
| 5 |  benefit under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code. | ||||||
| 6 |     (w) "TRS dependent beneficiary" means a person who: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) is not a "member" or "dependent" as defined in  | ||||||
| 8 |  this Section; and | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) is a TRS benefit recipient's: (A) spouse, (B)  | ||||||
| 10 |  dependent parent who is receiving at least half of his or  | ||||||
| 11 |  her support from the TRS benefit recipient, or (C)  | ||||||
| 12 |  natural, step, adjudicated, or adopted child who is (i)  | ||||||
| 13 |  under age 26, (ii) was, on January 1, 1996, participating  | ||||||
| 14 |  as a dependent beneficiary in the health insurance program  | ||||||
| 15 |  offered under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  (iii) age 19 or over who has a mental or physical  | ||||||
| 17 |  disability from a cause originating prior to the age of 19  | ||||||
| 18 |  (age 26 if enrolled as an adult child). | ||||||
| 19 |     "TRS dependent beneficiary" does not include, as indicated  | ||||||
| 20 | under paragraph (2) of this subsection (w), a dependent of the  | ||||||
| 21 | survivor of a TRS benefit recipient who first becomes a  | ||||||
| 22 | dependent of a survivor of a TRS benefit recipient on or after  | ||||||
| 23 | January 13, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-668)  | ||||||
| 24 | unless that dependent would have been eligible for coverage as  | ||||||
| 25 | a dependent of the deceased TRS benefit recipient upon whom  | ||||||
| 26 | the survivor benefit is based.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (x) "Military leave" refers to individuals in basic  | ||||||
| 2 | training for reserves, special/advanced training, annual  | ||||||
| 3 | training, emergency call up, activation by the President of  | ||||||
| 4 | the United States, or any other training or duty in service to  | ||||||
| 5 | the United States Armed Forces. | ||||||
| 6 |     (y) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 |     (z) "Community college benefit recipient" means a person  | ||||||
| 8 | who: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) is not a "member" as defined in this Section; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) is receiving a monthly survivor's annuity or  | ||||||
| 11 |  retirement annuity under Article 15 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 |  Pension Code or would be receiving such monthly survivor's  | ||||||
| 13 |  annuity or retirement annuity except that the benefit  | ||||||
| 14 |  recipient elected on or after June 4, 2018 to receive an  | ||||||
| 15 |  accelerated pension benefit payment under Section 15-185.5  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the Illinois Pension Code in lieu of receiving an  | ||||||
| 17 |  annuity; and | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) either (i) was a full-time employee of a community  | ||||||
| 19 |  college district or an association of community college  | ||||||
| 20 |  boards created under the Public Community College Act  | ||||||
| 21 |  (other than an employee whose last employer under Article  | ||||||
| 22 |  15 of the Illinois Pension Code was a community college  | ||||||
| 23 |  district subject to Article VII of the Public Community  | ||||||
| 24 |  College Act) and was eligible to participate in a group  | ||||||
| 25 |  health benefit plan as an employee during the time of  | ||||||
| 26 |  employment with a community college district (other than a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  community college district subject to Article VII of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Public Community College Act) or an association of  | ||||||
| 3 |  community college boards, or (ii) is the survivor of a  | ||||||
| 4 |  person described in item (i). | ||||||
| 5 |     (aa) "Community college dependent beneficiary" means a  | ||||||
| 6 | person who: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) is not a "member" or "dependent" as defined in  | ||||||
| 8 |  this Section; and | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) is a community college benefit recipient's: (A)  | ||||||
| 10 |  spouse, (B) dependent parent who is receiving at least  | ||||||
| 11 |  half of his or her support from the community college  | ||||||
| 12 |  benefit recipient, or (C) natural, step, adjudicated, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  adopted child who is (i) under age 26, or (ii) age 19 or  | ||||||
| 14 |  over and has a mental or physical disability from a cause  | ||||||
| 15 |  originating prior to the age of 19 (age 26 if enrolled as  | ||||||
| 16 |  an adult child). | ||||||
| 17 |     "Community college dependent beneficiary" does not  | ||||||
| 18 | include, as indicated under paragraph (2) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 19 | (aa), a dependent of the survivor of a community college  | ||||||
| 20 | benefit recipient who first becomes a dependent of a survivor  | ||||||
| 21 | of a community college benefit recipient on or after January  | ||||||
| 22 | 13, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-668) unless that  | ||||||
| 23 | dependent would have been eligible for coverage as a dependent  | ||||||
| 24 | of the deceased community college benefit recipient upon whom  | ||||||
| 25 | the survivor annuity is based.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (bb) "Qualified child advocacy center" means any Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | child advocacy center and its administrative offices funded by  | ||||||
| 2 | the Department of Children and Family Services, as defined by  | ||||||
| 3 | the Children's Advocacy Center Act (55 ILCS 80/), approved by  | ||||||
| 4 | the Director and participating in a program created under  | ||||||
| 5 | subsection (n) of Section 10.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (cc) "Placement for adoption" means the assumption and  | ||||||
| 7 | retention by a member of a legal obligation for total or  | ||||||
| 8 | partial support of a child in anticipation of adoption of the  | ||||||
| 9 | child. The child's placement with the member terminates upon  | ||||||
| 10 | the termination of such legal obligation.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 101-242, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 12 | 102-714, eff. 4-29-22; 102-813, eff 5-13-22; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 13 |     (5 ILCS 375/6.11) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance  | ||||||
| 15 | Code requirements. The program of health benefits shall  | ||||||
| 16 | provide the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be  | ||||||
| 17 | covered by a policy of accident and health insurance under  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 356t of the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of  | ||||||
| 19 | health benefits shall provide the coverage required under  | ||||||
| 20 | Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356u, 356u.10,  | ||||||
| 21 | 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8,  | ||||||
| 22 | 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15,  | ||||||
| 23 | 356z.17, 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.32,  | ||||||
| 24 | 356z.33, 356z.36, 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47,  | ||||||
| 25 | 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.55, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 356z.60, 356z.61, 356z.62, 356z.64, 356z.67, 356z.68, and     | ||||||
| 2 | 356z.70, and 356z.71, 356z.74, 356z.76, and 356z.77 of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits must  | ||||||
| 4 | comply with Sections 155.22a, 155.37, 355b, 356z.19, 370c, and  | ||||||
| 5 | 370c.1 and Article XXXIIB of the Illinois Insurance Code. The  | ||||||
| 6 | program of health benefits shall provide the coverage required  | ||||||
| 7 | under Section 356m of the Illinois Insurance Code and, for the  | ||||||
| 8 | employees of the State Employee Group Insurance Program only,  | ||||||
| 9 | the coverage as also provided in Section 6.11B of this Act. The  | ||||||
| 10 | Department of Insurance shall enforce the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section with respect to Sections 370c and 370c.1 of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Insurance Code; all other requirements of this  | ||||||
| 13 | Section shall be enforced by the Department of Central  | ||||||
| 14 | Management Services. | ||||||
| 15 |     Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if  | ||||||
| 16 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance  | ||||||
| 17 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 18 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 19 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for  | ||||||
| 20 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 22 | 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff.  | ||||||
| 23 | 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-768,  | ||||||
| 24 | eff. 1-1-24; 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 25 | 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff.  | ||||||
| 26 | 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-8, eff. 1-1-24; 103-84,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-91, eff. 1-1-24; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 2 | 103-445, eff. 1-1-24; 103-535, eff. 8-11-23; 103-551, eff.  | ||||||
| 3 | 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-718, eff. 7-19-24; 103-751,  | ||||||
| 4 | eff. 8-2-24; 103-870, eff. 1-1-25; 103-914, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 5 | 103-918, eff. 1-1-25; 103-951, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff.  | ||||||
| 6 | 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 7 |     (5 ILCS 375/6.11D) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 6.11D. Joint mental health therapy services. | ||||||
| 9 |     (a) The State Employees Group Insurance Program shall  | ||||||
| 10 | provide coverage for joint mental health therapy services for  | ||||||
| 11 | any Illinois State Police officer or police officer of an  | ||||||
| 12 | institution of higher education and any spouse or partner of  | ||||||
| 13 | the officer who resides with the officer. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) The joint mental health therapy services provided  | ||||||
| 15 | under subsection (a) shall be performed by a physician  | ||||||
| 16 | licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, a  | ||||||
| 17 | licensed clinical psychologist, a licensed clinical social  | ||||||
| 18 | worker, a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed  | ||||||
| 19 | marriage and family therapist, a licensed social worker, or a  | ||||||
| 20 | licensed professional counselor.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-818, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 22 |     (5 ILCS 375/6.11E) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 6.11E 6.11D. Coverage for treatments to slow the  | ||||||
| 24 | progression of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Beginning on July 1, 2025, the State Employees Group Insurance  | ||||||
| 2 | Program shall provide coverage for all medically necessary  | ||||||
| 3 | FDA-approved treatments or medications prescribed to slow the  | ||||||
| 4 | progression of Alzheimer's disease or another related  | ||||||
| 5 | dementia, as determined by a physician licensed to practice  | ||||||
| 6 | medicine in all its branches. Coverage for all FDA-approved  | ||||||
| 7 | treatments or medications prescribed to slow the progression  | ||||||
| 8 | of Alzheimer's disease or another related dementia shall not  | ||||||
| 9 | be subject to step therapy. Any diagnostic testing necessary  | ||||||
| 10 | for a physician to determine appropriate use of these  | ||||||
| 11 | treatments or medications shall be covered by the State  | ||||||
| 12 | Employees Group Insurance Program. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-975, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (5 ILCS 375/10)    (from Ch. 127, par. 530) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 10. Contributions by the State and members.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) The State shall pay the cost of basic non-contributory  | ||||||
| 17 | group life insurance and, subject to member paid contributions  | ||||||
| 18 | set by the Department or required by this Section and except as  | ||||||
| 19 | provided in this Section, the basic program of group health  | ||||||
| 20 | benefits on each eligible member, except a member, not  | ||||||
| 21 | otherwise covered by this Act, who has retired as a  | ||||||
| 22 | participating member under Article 2 of the Illinois Pension  | ||||||
| 23 | Code but is ineligible for the retirement annuity under  | ||||||
| 24 | Section 2-119 of the Illinois Pension Code, and part of each  | ||||||
| 25 | eligible member's and retired member's premiums for health  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | insurance coverage for enrolled dependents as provided by  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 9. The State shall pay the cost of the basic program of  | ||||||
| 3 | group health benefits only after benefits are reduced by the  | ||||||
| 4 | amount of benefits covered by Medicare for all members and  | ||||||
| 5 | dependents who are eligible for benefits under Social Security  | ||||||
| 6 | or the Railroad Retirement system or who had sufficient  | ||||||
| 7 | Medicare-covered government employment, except that such  | ||||||
| 8 | reduction in benefits shall apply only to those members and  | ||||||
| 9 | dependents who (1) first become eligible for such Medicare  | ||||||
| 10 | coverage on or after July 1, 1992; or (2) are  | ||||||
| 11 | Medicare-eligible members or dependents of a local government  | ||||||
| 12 | unit which began participation in the program on or after July  | ||||||
| 13 | 1, 1992; or (3) remain eligible for, but no longer receive  | ||||||
| 14 | Medicare coverage which they had been receiving on or after  | ||||||
| 15 | July 1, 1992. The Department may determine the aggregate level  | ||||||
| 16 | of the State's contribution on the basis of actual cost of  | ||||||
| 17 | medical services adjusted for age, sex or geographic or other  | ||||||
| 18 | demographic characteristics which affect the costs of such  | ||||||
| 19 | programs. | ||||||
| 20 |     The cost of participation in the basic program of group  | ||||||
| 21 | health benefits for the dependent or survivor of a living or  | ||||||
| 22 | deceased retired employee who was formerly employed by the  | ||||||
| 23 | University of Illinois in the Cooperative Extension Service  | ||||||
| 24 | and would be an annuitant but for the fact that he or she was  | ||||||
| 25 | made ineligible to participate in the State Universities  | ||||||
| 26 | Retirement System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 15-107 of the Illinois Pension Code shall not be greater than  | ||||||
| 2 | the cost of participation that would otherwise apply to that  | ||||||
| 3 | dependent or survivor if he or she were the dependent or  | ||||||
| 4 | survivor of an annuitant under the State Universities  | ||||||
| 5 | Retirement System. | ||||||
| 6 |     (a-1) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 7 |     (a-2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 8 |     (a-3) (Blank). | ||||||
| 9 |     (a-4) (Blank). | ||||||
| 10 |     (a-5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 11 |     (a-6) (Blank). | ||||||
| 12 |     (a-7) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |     (a-8) Any annuitant, survivor, or retired employee may  | ||||||
| 14 | waive or terminate coverage in the program of group health  | ||||||
| 15 | benefits. Any such annuitant, survivor, or retired employee  | ||||||
| 16 | who has waived or terminated coverage may enroll or re-enroll  | ||||||
| 17 | in the program of group health benefits only during the annual  | ||||||
| 18 | benefit choice period, as determined by the Director; except  | ||||||
| 19 | that in the event of termination of coverage due to nonpayment  | ||||||
| 20 | of premiums, the annuitant, survivor, or retired employee may  | ||||||
| 21 | not re-enroll in the program. | ||||||
| 22 |     (a-8.5) Beginning on July 1, 2012 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 23 | Public Act 97-695) this amendatory Act of the 97th General  | ||||||
| 24 | Assembly, the Director of Central Management Services shall,  | ||||||
| 25 | on an annual basis, determine the amount that the State shall  | ||||||
| 26 | contribute toward the basic program of group health benefits  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | on behalf of annuitants (including individuals who (i)  | ||||||
| 2 | participated in the General Assembly Retirement System, the  | ||||||
| 3 | State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois, the State  | ||||||
| 4 | Universities Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement  | ||||||
| 5 | System of the State of Illinois, or the Judges Retirement  | ||||||
| 6 | System of Illinois and (ii) qualify as annuitants under  | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (b) of Section 3 of this Act), survivors (including  | ||||||
| 8 | individuals who (i) receive an annuity as a survivor of an  | ||||||
| 9 | individual who participated in the General Assembly Retirement  | ||||||
| 10 | System, the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois,  | ||||||
| 11 | the State Universities Retirement System, the Teachers'  | ||||||
| 12 | Retirement System of the State of Illinois, or the Judges  | ||||||
| 13 | Retirement System of Illinois and (ii) qualify as survivors  | ||||||
| 14 | under subsection (q) of Section 3 of this Act), and retired  | ||||||
| 15 | employees (as defined in subsection (p) of Section 3 of this  | ||||||
| 16 | Act). The remainder of the cost of coverage for each  | ||||||
| 17 | annuitant, survivor, or retired employee, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 18 | Director of Central Management Services, shall be the  | ||||||
| 19 | responsibility of that annuitant, survivor, or retired  | ||||||
| 20 | employee. | ||||||
| 21 |     Contributions required of annuitants, survivors, and  | ||||||
| 22 | retired employees shall be the same for all retirement systems  | ||||||
| 23 | and shall also be based on whether an individual has made an  | ||||||
| 24 | election under Section 15-135.1 of the Illinois Pension Code.  | ||||||
| 25 | Contributions may be based on annuitants', survivors', or  | ||||||
| 26 | retired employees' Medicare eligibility, but may not be based  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | on Social Security eligibility. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a-9) No later than May 1 of each calendar year, the  | ||||||
| 3 | Director of Central Management Services shall certify in  | ||||||
| 4 | writing to the Executive Secretary of the State Employees'  | ||||||
| 5 | Retirement System of Illinois the amounts of the Medicare  | ||||||
| 6 | supplement health care premiums and the amounts of the health  | ||||||
| 7 | care premiums for all other retirees who are not Medicare  | ||||||
| 8 | eligible. | ||||||
| 9 |     A separate calculation of the premiums based upon the  | ||||||
| 10 | actual cost of each health care plan shall be so certified. | ||||||
| 11 |     The Director of Central Management Services shall provide  | ||||||
| 12 | to the Executive Secretary of the State Employees' Retirement  | ||||||
| 13 | System of Illinois such information, statistics, and other  | ||||||
| 14 | data as he or she may require to review the premium amounts  | ||||||
| 15 | certified by the Director of Central Management Services. | ||||||
| 16 |     The Department of Central Management Services, or any  | ||||||
| 17 | successor agency designated to procure health care healthcare     | ||||||
| 18 | contracts pursuant to this Act, is authorized to establish  | ||||||
| 19 | funds, separate accounts provided by any bank or banks as  | ||||||
| 20 | defined by the Illinois Banking Act, or separate accounts  | ||||||
| 21 | provided by any savings and loan association or associations  | ||||||
| 22 | as defined by the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 to be  | ||||||
| 23 | held by the Director, outside the State treasury, for the  | ||||||
| 24 | purpose of receiving the transfer of moneys from the Local  | ||||||
| 25 | Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund. The Department may  | ||||||
| 26 | promulgate rules further defining the methodology for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | transfers. Any interest earned by moneys in the funds or  | ||||||
| 2 | accounts shall inure to the Local Government Health Insurance  | ||||||
| 3 | Reserve Fund. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued  | ||||||
| 4 | thereon, shall be used exclusively for transfers to  | ||||||
| 5 | administrative service organizations or their financial  | ||||||
| 6 | institutions for payments of claims to claimants and providers  | ||||||
| 7 | under the self-insurance health plan. The transferred moneys,  | ||||||
| 8 | and interest accrued thereon, shall not be used for any other  | ||||||
| 9 | purpose including, but not limited to, reimbursement of  | ||||||
| 10 | administration fees due the administrative service  | ||||||
| 11 | organization pursuant to its contract or contracts with the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (a-10) To the extent that participation, benefits, or  | ||||||
| 14 | premiums under this Act are based on a person's service credit  | ||||||
| 15 | under an Article of the Illinois Pension Code, service credit  | ||||||
| 16 | terminated in exchange for an accelerated pension benefit  | ||||||
| 17 | payment under Section 14-147.5, 15-185.5, or 16-190.5 of that  | ||||||
| 18 | Code shall be included in determining a person's service  | ||||||
| 19 | credit for the purposes of this Act.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) State employees who become eligible for this program  | ||||||
| 21 | on or after January 1, 1980 in positions normally requiring  | ||||||
| 22 | actual performance of duty not less than 1/2 of a normal work  | ||||||
| 23 | period but not equal to that of a normal work period, shall be  | ||||||
| 24 | given the option of participating in the available program. If  | ||||||
| 25 | the employee elects coverage, the State shall contribute on  | ||||||
| 26 | behalf of such employee to the cost of the employee's benefit  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and any applicable dependent supplement, that sum which bears  | ||||||
| 2 | the same percentage as that percentage of time the employee  | ||||||
| 3 | regularly works when compared to normal work period. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) The basic non-contributory coverage from the basic  | ||||||
| 5 | program of group health benefits shall be continued for each  | ||||||
| 6 | employee not in pay status or on active service by reason of  | ||||||
| 7 | (1) leave of absence due to illness or injury, (2) authorized  | ||||||
| 8 | educational leave of absence or sabbatical leave, or (3)  | ||||||
| 9 | military leave. This coverage shall continue until expiration  | ||||||
| 10 | of authorized leave and return to active service, but not to  | ||||||
| 11 | exceed 24 months for leaves under item (1) or (2). This  | ||||||
| 12 | 24-month limitation and the requirement of returning to active  | ||||||
| 13 | service shall not apply to persons receiving ordinary or  | ||||||
| 14 | accidental disability benefits or retirement benefits through  | ||||||
| 15 | the appropriate State retirement system or benefits under the  | ||||||
| 16 | Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational  | ||||||
| 17 | Diseases Occupational Disease Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     (d) The basic group life insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 19 | continue, with full State contribution, where such person is  | ||||||
| 20 | (1) absent from active service by reason of disability arising  | ||||||
| 21 | from any cause other than self-inflicted, (2) on authorized  | ||||||
| 22 | educational leave of absence or sabbatical leave, or (3) on  | ||||||
| 23 | military leave. | ||||||
| 24 |     (e) Where the person is in non-pay status for a period in  | ||||||
| 25 | excess of 30 days or on leave of absence, other than by reason  | ||||||
| 26 | of disability, educational or sabbatical leave, or military  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | leave, such person may continue coverage only by making  | ||||||
| 2 | personal payment equal to the amount normally contributed by  | ||||||
| 3 | the State on such person's behalf. Such payments and coverage  | ||||||
| 4 | may be continued: (1) until such time as the person returns to  | ||||||
| 5 | a status eligible for coverage at State expense, but not to  | ||||||
| 6 | exceed 24 months or (2) until such person's employment or  | ||||||
| 7 | annuitant status with the State is terminated (exclusive of  | ||||||
| 8 | any additional service imposed pursuant to law). | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) The Department shall establish by rule the extent to  | ||||||
| 10 | which other employee benefits will continue for persons in  | ||||||
| 11 | non-pay status or who are not in active service. | ||||||
| 12 |     (g) The State shall not pay the cost of the basic  | ||||||
| 13 | non-contributory group life insurance, program of health  | ||||||
| 14 | benefits and other employee benefits for members who are  | ||||||
| 15 | survivors as defined by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection  | ||||||
| 16 | (q) of Section 3 of this Act. The costs of benefits for these  | ||||||
| 17 | survivors shall be paid by the survivors or by the University  | ||||||
| 18 | of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, or any combination  | ||||||
| 19 | thereof. However, the State shall pay the amount of the  | ||||||
| 20 | reduction in the cost of participation, if any, resulting from  | ||||||
| 21 | the amendment to subsection (a) made by Public Act 91-617 this  | ||||||
| 22 | amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. | ||||||
| 23 |     (h) Those persons occupying positions with any department  | ||||||
| 24 | as a result of emergency appointments pursuant to Section 8b.8  | ||||||
| 25 | of the Personnel Code who are not considered employees under  | ||||||
| 26 | this Act shall be given the option of participating in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | programs of group life insurance, health benefits and other  | ||||||
| 2 | employee benefits. Such persons electing coverage may  | ||||||
| 3 | participate only by making payment equal to the amount  | ||||||
| 4 | normally contributed by the State for similarly situated  | ||||||
| 5 | employees. Such amounts shall be determined by the Director.  | ||||||
| 6 | Such payments and coverage may be continued until such time as  | ||||||
| 7 | the person becomes an employee pursuant to this Act or such  | ||||||
| 8 | person's appointment is terminated. | ||||||
| 9 |     (i) Any unit of local government within the State of  | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois may apply to the Director to have its employees,  | ||||||
| 11 | annuitants, and their dependents provided group health  | ||||||
| 12 | coverage under this Act on a non-insured basis. To  | ||||||
| 13 | participate, a unit of local government must agree to enroll  | ||||||
| 14 | all of its employees, who may select coverage under any group  | ||||||
| 15 | health benefits plan made available by the Department under  | ||||||
| 16 | the health benefits program established under this Section or  | ||||||
| 17 | a health maintenance organization that has contracted with the  | ||||||
| 18 | State to be available as a health care provider for employees  | ||||||
| 19 | as defined in this Act. A unit of local government must remit  | ||||||
| 20 | the entire cost of providing coverage under the health  | ||||||
| 21 | benefits program established under this Section or, for  | ||||||
| 22 | coverage under a health maintenance organization, an amount  | ||||||
| 23 | determined by the Director based on an analysis of the sex,  | ||||||
| 24 | age, geographic location, or other relevant demographic  | ||||||
| 25 | variables for its employees, except that the unit of local  | ||||||
| 26 | government shall not be required to enroll those of its  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | employees who are covered spouses or dependents under the  | ||||||
| 2 | State group health benefits plan or another group policy or  | ||||||
| 3 | plan providing health benefits as long as (1) an appropriate  | ||||||
| 4 | official from the unit of local government attests that each  | ||||||
| 5 | employee not enrolled is a covered spouse or dependent under  | ||||||
| 6 | this plan or another group policy or plan, and (2) at least 50%  | ||||||
| 7 | of the employees are enrolled and the unit of local government  | ||||||
| 8 | remits the entire cost of providing coverage to those  | ||||||
| 9 | employees, except that a participating school district must  | ||||||
| 10 | have enrolled at least 50% of its full-time employees who have  | ||||||
| 11 | not waived coverage under the district's group health plan by  | ||||||
| 12 | participating in a component of the district's cafeteria plan.  | ||||||
| 13 | A participating school district is not required to enroll a  | ||||||
| 14 | full-time employee who has waived coverage under the  | ||||||
| 15 | district's health plan, provided that an appropriate official  | ||||||
| 16 | from the participating school district attests that the  | ||||||
| 17 | full-time employee has waived coverage by participating in a  | ||||||
| 18 | component of the district's cafeteria plan. For the purposes  | ||||||
| 19 | of this subsection, "participating school district" includes a  | ||||||
| 20 | unit of local government whose primary purpose is education as  | ||||||
| 21 | defined by the Department's rules. | ||||||
| 22 |     Employees of a participating unit of local government who  | ||||||
| 23 | are not enrolled due to coverage under another group health  | ||||||
| 24 | policy or plan may enroll in the event of a qualifying change  | ||||||
| 25 | in status, special enrollment, special circumstance as defined  | ||||||
| 26 | by the Director, or during the annual benefit choice period     | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Benefit Choice Period. A participating unit of local  | ||||||
| 2 | government may also elect to cover its annuitants. Dependent  | ||||||
| 3 | coverage shall be offered on an optional basis, with the costs  | ||||||
| 4 | paid by the unit of local government, its employees, or some  | ||||||
| 5 | combination of the two as determined by the unit of local  | ||||||
| 6 | government. The unit of local government shall be responsible  | ||||||
| 7 | for timely collection and transmission of dependent premiums. | ||||||
| 8 |     The Director shall annually determine monthly rates of  | ||||||
| 9 | payment, subject to the following constraints: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be  | ||||||
| 11 |  equal to the amount normally charged to State employees  | ||||||
| 12 |  for elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents  | ||||||
| 13 |  coverages or other contributory coverages, or contributed  | ||||||
| 14 |  by the State for basic insurance coverages on behalf of  | ||||||
| 15 |  its employees, adjusted for differences between State  | ||||||
| 16 |  employees and employees of the local government in age,  | ||||||
| 17 |  sex, geographic location or other relevant demographic  | ||||||
| 18 |  variables, plus an amount sufficient to pay for the  | ||||||
| 19 |  additional administrative costs of providing coverage to  | ||||||
| 20 |  employees of the unit of local government and their  | ||||||
| 21 |  dependents. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be  | ||||||
| 23 |  made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the employees of the unit of local government. | ||||||
| 25 |     In the case of coverage of local government employees  | ||||||
| 26 | under a health maintenance organization, the Director shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | annually determine for each participating unit of local  | ||||||
| 2 | government the maximum monthly amount the unit may contribute  | ||||||
| 3 | toward that coverage, based on an analysis of (i) the age, sex,  | ||||||
| 4 | geographic location, and other relevant demographic variables  | ||||||
| 5 | of the unit's employees and (ii) the cost to cover those  | ||||||
| 6 | employees under the State group health benefits plan. The  | ||||||
| 7 | Director may similarly determine the maximum monthly amount  | ||||||
| 8 | each unit of local government may contribute toward coverage  | ||||||
| 9 | of its employees' dependents under a health maintenance  | ||||||
| 10 | organization. | ||||||
| 11 |     Monthly payments by the unit of local government or its  | ||||||
| 12 | employees for group health benefits plan or health maintenance  | ||||||
| 13 | organization coverage shall be deposited into in the Local  | ||||||
| 14 | Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund. | ||||||
| 15 |     The Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund is  | ||||||
| 16 | hereby created as a nonappropriated trust fund to be held  | ||||||
| 17 | outside the State treasury Treasury, with the State Treasurer  | ||||||
| 18 | as custodian. The Local Government Health Insurance Reserve  | ||||||
| 19 | Fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year  | ||||||
| 20 | limitations. The Local Government Health Insurance Reserve  | ||||||
| 21 | Fund is not subject to administrative charges or charge-backs,  | ||||||
| 22 | including, but not limited to, those authorized under Section  | ||||||
| 23 | 8h of the State Finance Act. All revenues arising from the  | ||||||
| 24 | administration of the health benefits program established  | ||||||
| 25 | under this Section shall be deposited into the Local  | ||||||
| 26 | Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund. Any interest earned  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | on moneys in the Local Government Health Insurance Reserve  | ||||||
| 2 | Fund shall be deposited into the Fund. All expenditures from  | ||||||
| 3 | this Fund shall be used for payments for health care benefits  | ||||||
| 4 | for local government and rehabilitation facility employees,  | ||||||
| 5 | annuitants, and dependents, and to reimburse the Department or  | ||||||
| 6 | its administrative service organization for all expenses  | ||||||
| 7 | incurred in the administration of benefits. No other State  | ||||||
| 8 | funds may be used for these purposes. | ||||||
| 9 |     A local government employer's participation or desire to  | ||||||
| 10 | participate in a program created under this subsection shall  | ||||||
| 11 | not limit that employer's duty to bargain with the  | ||||||
| 12 | representative of any collective bargaining unit of its  | ||||||
| 13 | employees. | ||||||
| 14 |     (j) Any rehabilitation facility within the State of  | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois may apply to the Director to have its employees,  | ||||||
| 16 | annuitants, and their eligible dependents provided group  | ||||||
| 17 | health coverage under this Act on a non-insured basis. To  | ||||||
| 18 | participate, a rehabilitation facility must agree to enroll  | ||||||
| 19 | all of its employees and remit the entire cost of providing  | ||||||
| 20 | such coverage for its employees, except that the  | ||||||
| 21 | rehabilitation facility shall not be required to enroll those  | ||||||
| 22 | of its employees who are covered spouses or dependents under  | ||||||
| 23 | this plan or another group policy or plan providing health  | ||||||
| 24 | benefits as long as (1) an appropriate official from the  | ||||||
| 25 | rehabilitation facility attests that each employee not  | ||||||
| 26 | enrolled is a covered spouse or dependent under this plan or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | another group policy or plan, and (2) at least 50% of the  | ||||||
| 2 | employees are enrolled and the rehabilitation facility remits  | ||||||
| 3 | the entire cost of providing coverage to those employees.  | ||||||
| 4 | Employees of a participating rehabilitation facility who are  | ||||||
| 5 | not enrolled due to coverage under another group health policy  | ||||||
| 6 | or plan may enroll in the event of a qualifying change in  | ||||||
| 7 | status, special enrollment, special circumstance as defined by  | ||||||
| 8 | the Director, or during the annual benefit choice period     | ||||||
| 9 | Benefit Choice Period. A participating rehabilitation facility  | ||||||
| 10 | may also elect to cover its annuitants. Dependent coverage  | ||||||
| 11 | shall be offered on an optional basis, with the costs paid by  | ||||||
| 12 | the rehabilitation facility, its employees, or some  | ||||||
| 13 | combination of the 2 as determined by the rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 14 | facility. The rehabilitation facility shall be responsible for  | ||||||
| 15 | timely collection and transmission of dependent premiums. | ||||||
| 16 |     The Director shall annually determine quarterly rates of  | ||||||
| 17 | payment, subject to the following constraints: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be  | ||||||
| 19 |  equal to the amount normally charged to State employees  | ||||||
| 20 |  for elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents  | ||||||
| 21 |  coverages or other contributory coverages on behalf of its  | ||||||
| 22 |  employees, adjusted for differences between State  | ||||||
| 23 |  employees and employees of the rehabilitation facility in  | ||||||
| 24 |  age, sex, geographic location or other relevant  | ||||||
| 25 |  demographic variables, plus an amount sufficient to pay  | ||||||
| 26 |  for the additional administrative costs of providing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  coverage to employees of the rehabilitation facility and  | ||||||
| 2 |  their dependents. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be  | ||||||
| 4 |  made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the employees of the rehabilitation facility. | ||||||
| 6 |     Monthly payments by the rehabilitation facility or its  | ||||||
| 7 | employees for group health benefits shall be deposited into in     | ||||||
| 8 | the Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund. | ||||||
| 9 |     (k) Any domestic violence shelter or service within the  | ||||||
| 10 | State of Illinois may apply to the Director to have its  | ||||||
| 11 | employees, annuitants, and their dependents provided group  | ||||||
| 12 | health coverage under this Act on a non-insured basis. To  | ||||||
| 13 | participate, a domestic violence shelter or service must agree  | ||||||
| 14 | to enroll all of its employees and pay the entire cost of  | ||||||
| 15 | providing such coverage for its employees. The domestic  | ||||||
| 16 | violence shelter shall not be required to enroll those of its  | ||||||
| 17 | employees who are covered spouses or dependents under this  | ||||||
| 18 | plan or another group policy or plan providing health benefits  | ||||||
| 19 | as long as (1) an appropriate official from the domestic  | ||||||
| 20 | violence shelter attests that each employee not enrolled is a  | ||||||
| 21 | covered spouse or dependent under this plan or another group  | ||||||
| 22 | policy or plan and (2) at least 50% of the employees are  | ||||||
| 23 | enrolled and the domestic violence shelter remits the entire  | ||||||
| 24 | cost of providing coverage to those employees. Employees of a  | ||||||
| 25 | participating domestic violence shelter who are not enrolled  | ||||||
| 26 | due to coverage under another group health policy or plan may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | enroll in the event of a qualifying change in status, special  | ||||||
| 2 | enrollment, or special circumstance as defined by the Director  | ||||||
| 3 | or during the annual benefit choice period Benefit Choice  | ||||||
| 4 | Period. A participating domestic violence shelter may also  | ||||||
| 5 | elect to cover its annuitants. Dependent coverage shall be  | ||||||
| 6 | offered on an optional basis, with employees, or some  | ||||||
| 7 | combination of the 2 as determined by the domestic violence  | ||||||
| 8 | shelter or service. The domestic violence shelter or service  | ||||||
| 9 | shall be responsible for timely collection and transmission of  | ||||||
| 10 | dependent premiums. | ||||||
| 11 |     The Director shall annually determine rates of payment,  | ||||||
| 12 | subject to the following constraints: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be  | ||||||
| 14 |  equal to the amount normally charged to State employees  | ||||||
| 15 |  for elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents  | ||||||
| 16 |  coverages or other contributory coverages on behalf of its  | ||||||
| 17 |  employees, adjusted for differences between State  | ||||||
| 18 |  employees and employees of the domestic violence shelter  | ||||||
| 19 |  or service in age, sex, geographic location or other  | ||||||
| 20 |  relevant demographic variables, plus an amount sufficient  | ||||||
| 21 |  to pay for the additional administrative costs of  | ||||||
| 22 |  providing coverage to employees of the domestic violence  | ||||||
| 23 |  shelter or service and their dependents. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be  | ||||||
| 25 |  made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the employees of the domestic violence shelter or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  service. | ||||||
| 2 |     Monthly payments by the domestic violence shelter or  | ||||||
| 3 | service or its employees for group health insurance shall be  | ||||||
| 4 | deposited into in the Local Government Health Insurance  | ||||||
| 5 | Reserve Fund. | ||||||
| 6 |     (l) A public community college or entity organized  | ||||||
| 7 | pursuant to the Public Community College Act may apply to the  | ||||||
| 8 | Director initially to have only annuitants not covered prior  | ||||||
| 9 | to July 1, 1992 by the district's health plan provided health  | ||||||
| 10 | coverage under this Act on a non-insured basis. The community  | ||||||
| 11 | college must execute a 2-year contract to participate in the  | ||||||
| 12 | Local Government Health Plan. Any annuitant may enroll in the  | ||||||
| 13 | event of a qualifying change in status, special enrollment,  | ||||||
| 14 | special circumstance as defined by the Director, or during the  | ||||||
| 15 | annual benefit choice period Benefit Choice Period. | ||||||
| 16 |     The Director shall annually determine monthly rates of  | ||||||
| 17 | payment subject to the following constraints: for those  | ||||||
| 18 | community colleges with annuitants only enrolled, first year  | ||||||
| 19 | rates shall be equal to the average cost to cover claims for a  | ||||||
| 20 | State member adjusted for demographics, Medicare  | ||||||
| 21 | participation, and other factors; and in the second year, a  | ||||||
| 22 | further adjustment of rates shall be made to reflect the  | ||||||
| 23 | actual first year's claims experience of the covered  | ||||||
| 24 | annuitants. | ||||||
| 25 |     (l-5) The provisions of subsection (l) become inoperative  | ||||||
| 26 | on July 1, 1999. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (m) The Director shall adopt any rules deemed necessary  | ||||||
| 2 | for implementation of this amendatory Act of 1989 (Public Act  | ||||||
| 3 | 86-978). | ||||||
| 4 |     (n) Any child advocacy center within the State of Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 | may apply to the Director to have its employees, annuitants,  | ||||||
| 6 | and their dependents provided group health coverage under this  | ||||||
| 7 | Act on a non-insured basis. To participate, a child advocacy  | ||||||
| 8 | center must agree to enroll all of its employees and pay the  | ||||||
| 9 | entire cost of providing coverage for its employees. The child  | ||||||
| 10 | advocacy center shall not be required to enroll those of its  | ||||||
| 11 | employees who are covered spouses or dependents under this  | ||||||
| 12 | plan or another group policy or plan providing health benefits  | ||||||
| 13 | as long as (1) an appropriate official from the child advocacy  | ||||||
| 14 | center attests that each employee not enrolled is a covered  | ||||||
| 15 | spouse or dependent under this plan or another group policy or  | ||||||
| 16 | plan and (2) at least 50% of the employees are enrolled and the  | ||||||
| 17 | child advocacy center remits the entire cost of providing  | ||||||
| 18 | coverage to those employees. Employees of a participating  | ||||||
| 19 | child advocacy center who are not enrolled due to coverage  | ||||||
| 20 | under another group health policy or plan may enroll in the  | ||||||
| 21 | event of a qualifying change in status, special enrollment, or  | ||||||
| 22 | special circumstance as defined by the Director or during the  | ||||||
| 23 | annual benefit choice period Benefit Choice Period. A  | ||||||
| 24 | participating child advocacy center may also elect to cover  | ||||||
| 25 | its annuitants. Dependent coverage shall be offered on an  | ||||||
| 26 | optional basis, with the costs paid by the child advocacy  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | center, its employees, or some combination of the 2 as  | ||||||
| 2 | determined by the child advocacy center. The child advocacy  | ||||||
| 3 | center shall be responsible for timely collection and  | ||||||
| 4 | transmission of dependent premiums. | ||||||
| 5 |     The Director shall annually determine rates of payment,  | ||||||
| 6 | subject to the following constraints: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be  | ||||||
| 8 |  equal to the amount normally charged to State employees  | ||||||
| 9 |  for elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents  | ||||||
| 10 |  coverages or other contributory coverages on behalf of its  | ||||||
| 11 |  employees, adjusted for differences between State  | ||||||
| 12 |  employees and employees of the child advocacy center in  | ||||||
| 13 |  age, sex, geographic location, or other relevant  | ||||||
| 14 |  demographic variables, plus an amount sufficient to pay  | ||||||
| 15 |  for the additional administrative costs of providing  | ||||||
| 16 |  coverage to employees of the child advocacy center and  | ||||||
| 17 |  their dependents. | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be  | ||||||
| 19 |  made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the employees of the child advocacy center. | ||||||
| 21 |     Monthly payments by the child advocacy center or its  | ||||||
| 22 | employees for group health insurance shall be deposited into  | ||||||
| 23 | the Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-19, eff. 7-1-21; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 35. The State Employee Health Savings Account Law  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | is amended by changing Section 10-10 as follows:
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| 2 |     (5 ILCS 377/10-10) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 10-10. Application; authorized contributions.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) Beginning in calendar year 2012, each employer shall  | ||||||
| 5 | make available to each eligible individual a health savings  | ||||||
| 6 | account program, if that individual chooses to enroll in the  | ||||||
| 7 | program except that, for an employer who provides coverage  | ||||||
| 8 | pursuant to any one or more of subsections (i) through (n) of  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 10 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971     | ||||||
| 10 | State Employee Group Insurance Act, that employer may make  | ||||||
| 11 | available a health savings account program. An employer who  | ||||||
| 12 | makes a health savings account program available shall  | ||||||
| 13 | annually deposit an amount equal to one-third of the annual  | ||||||
| 14 | deductible into an eligible individual's health savings  | ||||||
| 15 | account. Unused funds in a health savings account shall become  | ||||||
| 16 | the property of the account holder at the end of a taxable  | ||||||
| 17 | year. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) Beginning in calendar year 2012, an eligible  | ||||||
| 19 | individual may deposit contributions into a health savings  | ||||||
| 20 | account in accordance with the restrictions set forth in  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (e) of Section 10-5. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 97-142, eff. 7-14-11; 97-644, eff. 12-30-11;  | ||||||
| 23 | revised 7-23-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 40. The First Responders Suicide Prevention Act is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
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| 2 |     (5 ILCS 840/40) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 40. Task Force recommendations. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) Task Force members shall recommend that agencies and  | ||||||
| 5 | organizations guarantee access to mental health and wellness  | ||||||
| 6 | services, including, but not limited to, peer support programs  | ||||||
| 7 | and providing ongoing education related to the ever-evolving  | ||||||
| 8 | concept of mental health wellness. These recommendations could  | ||||||
| 9 | be accomplished by: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Revising agencies' and organizations' employee  | ||||||
| 11 |  assistance programs (EAPs). | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Urging health care providers to replace outdated  | ||||||
| 13 |  healthcare plans and include more progressive options  | ||||||
| 14 |  catering to the needs and disproportionate risks  | ||||||
| 15 |  shouldered by our first responders. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) Allocating funding or resources for public service  | ||||||
| 17 |  announcements (PSA) and messaging campaigns aimed at  | ||||||
| 18 |  raising awareness of available assistance options. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) Encouraging agencies and organizations to attach  | ||||||
| 20 |  lists of all available resources to training manuals and  | ||||||
| 21 |  continuing education requirements.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) Task Force members shall recommend agencies and  | ||||||
| 23 | organizations sponsor or facilitate first responders with  | ||||||
| 24 | specialized training in the areas of psychological fitness,  | ||||||
| 25 | depressive disorders, early detection, and mitigation best  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | practices. Such trainings could be accomplished by: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) Assigning, appointing, or designating one member  | ||||||
| 3 |  of an agency or organization to attend specialized  | ||||||
| 4 |  training(s) sponsored by an accredited agency,  | ||||||
| 5 |  association, or organization recognized in their fields of  | ||||||
| 6 |  study. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) Seeking sponsorships or conducting fund-raisers,  | ||||||
| 8 |  to host annual or semiannual on-site visits from qualified  | ||||||
| 9 |  clinicians or physicians to provide early detection  | ||||||
| 10 |  training techniques, or to provide regular access to  | ||||||
| 11 |  mental health professionals. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) Requiring a minimum number of hours of disorders  | ||||||
| 13 |  and wellness training be incorporated into reoccurring,  | ||||||
| 14 |  annual or biannual training standards, examinations, and  | ||||||
| 15 |  curriculums, taking into close consideration respective  | ||||||
| 16 |  agency or organization size, frequency, and number of all  | ||||||
| 17 |  current federal and state mandatory examinations and  | ||||||
| 18 |  trainings expected respectively. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) Not underestimating the crucial importance of a  | ||||||
| 20 |  balanced diet, sleep, mindfulness-based stress reduction  | ||||||
| 21 |  techniques, moderate and vigorous intensity activities,  | ||||||
| 22 |  and recreational hobbies, which have been scientifically  | ||||||
| 23 |  proven to play a major role in brain health and mental  | ||||||
| 24 |  wellness.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (c) Task Force members shall recommend that administrators  | ||||||
| 26 | and leadership personnel solicit training services from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | evidence-based, data driven organizations. Organizations with  | ||||||
| 2 | personnel trained on the analytical review and interpretation  | ||||||
| 3 | of specific fields related to the nature of first responders'  | ||||||
| 4 | exploits, such as PTSD, substance abuse, and chronic state of  | ||||||
| 5 | duress. Task Force members shall further recommend funding for  | ||||||
| 6 | expansion and messaging campaigns of preliminary  | ||||||
| 7 | self-diagnosing technologies like the one described above.  | ||||||
| 8 | These objectives could be met by: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) Contacting an accredited agency, association, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  organization recognized in the field or fields of specific  | ||||||
| 11 |  study. Unbeknownst to the majority, many of the agencies  | ||||||
| 12 |  and organizations listed above receive grants and  | ||||||
| 13 |  allocations to assist communities with the very issues  | ||||||
| 14 |  being discussed in this Section. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) Normalizing help-seeking behaviors for both first  | ||||||
| 16 |  responders and their families through regular messaging  | ||||||
| 17 |  and peer support outreach, beginning with academy  | ||||||
| 18 |  curricula and continuing education throughout individuals'  | ||||||
| 19 |  careers. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) Funding and implementing PSA campaigns that  | ||||||
| 21 |  provide clear and concise calls to action about mental  | ||||||
| 22 |  health and wellness, resiliency, help-seeking, treatment,  | ||||||
| 23 |  and recovery. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) Promoting and raising awareness of not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 25 |  organizations currently available to assist individuals in  | ||||||
| 26 |  search of care and treatment. Organizations have intuitive  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  user-friendly sites, most of which have mobile  | ||||||
| 2 |  applications, so first responders can access at a moment's  | ||||||
| 3 |  notice. However, because of limited funds, these  | ||||||
| 4 |  organizations have a challenging time of getting the word  | ||||||
| 5 |  out there about their existence. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Expanding Family and Medical Leave Act protections  | ||||||
| 7 |  for individuals voluntarily seeking preventative  | ||||||
| 8 |  treatment. | ||||||
| 9 |         (6) Promoting and ensuring complete patient  | ||||||
| 10 |  confidentiality protections.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (d) Task Force members shall recommend that agencies and  | ||||||
| 12 | organizations incorporate the following training components  | ||||||
| 13 | into already existing modules and educational curriculums.  | ||||||
| 14 | Doing so could be done by: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) Bolstering academy and school curricula by  | ||||||
| 16 |  requiring depressive disorder training catered to PTSD,  | ||||||
| 17 |  substance abuse, and early detection techniques training,  | ||||||
| 18 |  taking into close consideration respective agency or  | ||||||
| 19 |  organization size, and the frequency and number of all  | ||||||
| 20 |  current federal and state mandatory examinations and  | ||||||
| 21 |  trainings expected respectively. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) Continuing to allocate or match federal and state  | ||||||
| 23 |  funds to maintain Mobile Training Units (MTUs).  | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) Incorporating a state certificate for peer support  | ||||||
| 25 |  training into already existing statewide curriculums and  | ||||||
| 26 |  mandatory examinations, annual State Fire Marshal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  examinations, and physical fitness examinations. The  | ||||||
| 2 |  subject matter of the certificate should have an emphasis  | ||||||
| 3 |  on mental health and wellness, as well as familiarization  | ||||||
| 4 |  with topics ranging from clinical social work, clinical  | ||||||
| 5 |  psychology, clinical behaviorist, and clinical psychiatry. | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) Incorporating and performing statewide mental  | ||||||
| 7 |  health check-ins during the same times as already mandated  | ||||||
| 8 |  trainings. These checks are not to be compared or used as  | ||||||
| 9 |  measures of fitness for duty evaluations or structured  | ||||||
| 10 |  psychological examinations. | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) Recommending comprehensive and evidence-based  | ||||||
| 12 |  training on the importance of preventative measures on the  | ||||||
| 13 |  topics of sleep, nutrition, mindfulness, and physical  | ||||||
| 14 |  movement. | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) Law enforcement agencies should provide training  | ||||||
| 16 |  on the Firearm Owners Owner's Identification Card Act,  | ||||||
| 17 |  including seeking relief from the Illinois State Police  | ||||||
| 18 |  under Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card  | ||||||
| 19 |  Act and a FOID card being a continued condition of  | ||||||
| 20 |  employment under Section 7.2 of the Uniform Peace  | ||||||
| 21 |  Officers' Disciplinary Act.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-352, eff. 6-1-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 23 | 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 45. The Election Code is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 25 | Sections 16-3, 17-5, 17-12, and 28-3 and the heading of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Article 29 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (10 ILCS 5/16-3)    (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for  | ||||||
| 4 | in each election district or precinct shall be printed on one  | ||||||
| 5 | ballot, except as is provided in Sections 16-6, 16-6.1, and  | ||||||
| 6 | 21-1.01 of this Code and except as otherwise provided in this  | ||||||
| 7 | Code with respect to the odd year regular elections and the  | ||||||
| 8 | emergency referenda. The lettering of candidate names on a  | ||||||
| 9 | ballot shall be in both capital and lowercase letters in  | ||||||
| 10 | conformance with standard English language guidelines, unless  | ||||||
| 11 | compliance is not feasible due to the election system utilized  | ||||||
| 12 | by the election authority. All nominations of any political  | ||||||
| 13 | party shall be placed under the party appellation or title of  | ||||||
| 14 | such party as designated in the certificates of nomination or  | ||||||
| 15 | petitions. The names of all independent candidates shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | printed upon the ballot in a column or columns under the  | ||||||
| 17 | heading "independent" arranged under the names or titles of  | ||||||
| 18 | the respective offices for which such independent candidates  | ||||||
| 19 | shall have been nominated and so far as practicable, the name  | ||||||
| 20 | or names of any independent candidate or candidates for any  | ||||||
| 21 | office shall be printed upon the ballot opposite the name or  | ||||||
| 22 | names of any candidate or candidates for the same office  | ||||||
| 23 | contained in any party column or columns upon said ballot. The  | ||||||
| 24 | ballot shall contain no other names, except that in cases of  | ||||||
| 25 | electors for President and Vice-President of the United  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | States, the names of the candidates for President and  | ||||||
| 2 | Vice-President may be added to the party designation and words  | ||||||
| 3 | calculated to aid the voter in his choice of candidates may be  | ||||||
| 4 | added, such as "Vote for one," or "Vote for not more than  | ||||||
| 5 | three"." If no candidate or candidates file for an office and  | ||||||
| 6 | if no person or persons file a declaration as a write-in  | ||||||
| 7 | candidate for that office, then below the title of that office  | ||||||
| 8 | the election authority instead shall print "No Candidate".  | ||||||
| 9 | When an electronic voting system is used which utilizes a  | ||||||
| 10 | ballot label booklet, the candidates and questions shall  | ||||||
| 11 | appear on the pages of such booklet in the order provided by  | ||||||
| 12 | this Code; and, in any case where candidates for an office  | ||||||
| 13 | appear on a page which does not contain the name of any  | ||||||
| 14 | candidate for another office, and where less than 50% of the  | ||||||
| 15 | page is utilized, the name of no candidate shall be printed on  | ||||||
| 16 | the lowest 25% of such page. On the back or outside of the  | ||||||
| 17 | ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words  | ||||||
| 18 | "Official Ballot", followed by the designation of the polling  | ||||||
| 19 | place for which the ballot is prepared, the date of the  | ||||||
| 20 | election and a facsimile of the signature of the election  | ||||||
| 21 | authority who has caused the ballots to be printed. The  | ||||||
| 22 | ballots shall be of plain white paper, through which the  | ||||||
| 23 | printing or writing cannot be read. However, ballots for use  | ||||||
| 24 | at the nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be printed  | ||||||
| 25 | on different color paper, except blue paper, whenever  | ||||||
| 26 | necessary or desirable to facilitate distinguishing between  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | ballots for different political subdivisions. In the case of  | ||||||
| 2 | nonpartisan elections for officers of a political subdivision,  | ||||||
| 3 | unless the statute or an ordinance adopted pursuant to Article  | ||||||
| 4 | VII of the Constitution providing the form of government  | ||||||
| 5 | therefor requires otherwise, the column listing such  | ||||||
| 6 | nonpartisan candidates shall be printed with no appellation or  | ||||||
| 7 | circle at its head. The party appellation or title, or the word  | ||||||
| 8 | "independent" at the head of any column provided for  | ||||||
| 9 | independent candidates, shall be printed in letters not less  | ||||||
| 10 | than one-fourth of an inch in height and a circle one-half inch  | ||||||
| 11 | in diameter shall be printed at the beginning of the line in  | ||||||
| 12 | which such appellation or title is printed, provided, however,  | ||||||
| 13 | that no such circle shall be printed at the head of any column  | ||||||
| 14 | or columns provided for such independent candidates. The names  | ||||||
| 15 | of candidates shall be printed in letters not less than  | ||||||
| 16 | one-eighth nor more than one-fourth of an inch in height, and  | ||||||
| 17 | at the beginning of each line in which a name of a candidate is  | ||||||
| 18 | printed a square shall be printed, the sides of which shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | not less than one-fourth of an inch in length. However, the  | ||||||
| 20 | names of the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor  | ||||||
| 21 | on the same ticket shall be printed within a bracket and a  | ||||||
| 22 | single square shall be printed in front of the bracket. The  | ||||||
| 23 | list of candidates of the several parties and any such list of  | ||||||
| 24 | independent candidates shall be placed in separate columns on  | ||||||
| 25 | the ballot in such order as the election authorities charged  | ||||||
| 26 | with the printing of the ballots shall decide; provided, that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the names of the candidates of the several political parties,  | ||||||
| 2 | certified by the State Board of Elections to the several  | ||||||
| 3 | county clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the  | ||||||
| 4 | proper county on the official ballot in the order certified by  | ||||||
| 5 | the State Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing,  | ||||||
| 6 | neglecting or failing to print on the official ballot the  | ||||||
| 7 | names of candidates of the several political parties in the  | ||||||
| 8 | order certified by the State Board of Elections, and any  | ||||||
| 9 | county clerk who prints or causes to be printed upon the  | ||||||
| 10 | official ballot the name of a candidate, for an office to be  | ||||||
| 11 | filled by the Electors of the entire State, whose name has not  | ||||||
| 12 | been duly certified to him upon a certificate signed by the  | ||||||
| 13 | State Board of Elections shall be guilty of a Class C  | ||||||
| 14 | misdemeanor. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) When an electronic voting system is used which  | ||||||
| 16 | utilizes a ballot card, on the inside flap of each ballot card  | ||||||
| 17 | envelope there shall be printed a form for write-in voting  | ||||||
| 18 | which shall be substantially as follows: | ||||||
| 19 | WRITE-IN VOTES | ||||||
| 20 |     (See card of instructions for specific information.  | ||||||
| 21 | Duplicate form below by hand for additional write-in votes.)     | ||||||
| 22 |                     .............................
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| 23 |                     Title of Office
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| 24 | ( ) .............................
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| 25 |                     Name of Candidate | ||||||
| 26 |     Write-in lines equal to the number of candidates for which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a voter may vote shall be printed for an office only if one or  | ||||||
| 2 | more persons filed declarations of intent to be write-in  | ||||||
| 3 | candidates or qualify to file declarations to be write-in  | ||||||
| 4 | candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the  | ||||||
| 5 | certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION  | ||||||
| 6 | PENDING".  | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) When an electronic voting system is used which uses a  | ||||||
| 8 | ballot sheet, the instructions to voters on the ballot sheet  | ||||||
| 9 | shall refer the voter to the card of instructions for specific  | ||||||
| 10 | information on write-in voting. Below each office appearing on  | ||||||
| 11 | such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for the casting of  | ||||||
| 12 | a write-in vote. Write-in lines equal to the number of  | ||||||
| 13 | candidates for which a voter may vote shall be printed for an  | ||||||
| 14 | office only if one or more persons filed declarations of  | ||||||
| 15 | intent to be write-in candidates or qualify to file  | ||||||
| 16 | declarations to be write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1  | ||||||
| 17 | and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains the words  | ||||||
| 18 | "OBJECTION PENDING".  | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) When such electronic system is used, there shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | printed on the back of each ballot card, each ballot card  | ||||||
| 21 | envelope, and the first page of the ballot label when a ballot  | ||||||
| 22 | label is used, the words "Official Ballot," followed by the  | ||||||
| 23 | number of the precinct or other precinct identification, which  | ||||||
| 24 | may be stamped, in lieu thereof and, as applicable, the number  | ||||||
| 25 | and name of the township, ward or other election district for  | ||||||
| 26 | which the ballot card, ballot card envelope, and ballot label  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | are prepared, the date of the election and a facsimile of the  | ||||||
| 2 | signature of the election authority who has caused the ballots  | ||||||
| 3 | to be printed. The back of the ballot card shall also include a  | ||||||
| 4 | method of identifying the ballot configuration such as a  | ||||||
| 5 | listing of the political subdivisions and districts for which  | ||||||
| 6 | votes may be cast on that ballot, or a number code identifying  | ||||||
| 7 | the ballot configuration or color coded ballots, except that  | ||||||
| 8 | where there is only one ballot configuration in a precinct,  | ||||||
| 9 | the precinct identification, and any applicable ward  | ||||||
| 10 | identification, shall be sufficient. Ballot card envelopes  | ||||||
| 11 | used in punch card systems shall be of paper through which no  | ||||||
| 12 | writing or punches may be discerned and shall be of sufficient  | ||||||
| 13 | length to enclose all voting positions. However, the election  | ||||||
| 14 | authority may provide ballot card envelopes on which no  | ||||||
| 15 | precinct number or township, ward or other election district  | ||||||
| 16 | designation, or election date are preprinted, if space and a  | ||||||
| 17 | preprinted form are provided below the space provided for the  | ||||||
| 18 | names of write-in candidates where such information may be  | ||||||
| 19 | entered by the judges of election. Whenever an election  | ||||||
| 20 | authority utilizes ballot card envelopes on which the election  | ||||||
| 21 | date and precinct is not preprinted, a judge of election shall  | ||||||
| 22 | mark such information for the particular precinct and election  | ||||||
| 23 | on the envelope in ink before tallying and counting any  | ||||||
| 24 | write-in vote written thereon. If some method of insuring  | ||||||
| 25 | ballot secrecy other than an envelope is used, such  | ||||||
| 26 | information must be provided on the ballot itself. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the  | ||||||
| 2 | ballot, the candidate's given name or names, initial or  | ||||||
| 3 | initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known,  | ||||||
| 4 | or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to the  | ||||||
| 5 | candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her  | ||||||
| 6 | name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the  | ||||||
| 8 | last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination  | ||||||
| 9 | papers, or certificate of nomination for that office,  | ||||||
| 10 | whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the  | ||||||
| 11 | ballot must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior  | ||||||
| 12 | names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list  | ||||||
| 13 | date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers,  | ||||||
| 14 | or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's  | ||||||
| 15 | affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the  | ||||||
| 16 | period specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those  | ||||||
| 17 | names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for  | ||||||
| 19 | the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot,  | ||||||
| 20 | as appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name  | ||||||
| 21 | changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's  | ||||||
| 22 | or parents' surname, marriage or civil union to assume a  | ||||||
| 23 | spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil union or  | ||||||
| 24 | declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume  | ||||||
| 25 | a former surname or a name change that conforms the  | ||||||
| 26 | candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | designation such as a political slogan, title, or degree or  | ||||||
| 2 | nickname suggesting or implying possession of a title, degree  | ||||||
| 3 | or professional status, or similar information may be used in  | ||||||
| 4 | connection with the candidate's surname. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 5 | Section, a "political slogan" is defined as any word or words  | ||||||
| 6 | expressing or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that  | ||||||
| 7 | the candidate may espouse, including, but not limited to, any  | ||||||
| 8 | word or words conveying any meaning other than that of the  | ||||||
| 9 | personal identity of the candidate. A candidate may not use a  | ||||||
| 10 | political slogan as part of his or her name on the ballot,  | ||||||
| 11 | notwithstanding that the political slogan may be part of the  | ||||||
| 12 | candidate's name. | ||||||
| 13 |     (f) The State Board of Elections, a local election  | ||||||
| 14 | official, or an election authority shall remove any  | ||||||
| 15 | candidate's name designation from a ballot that is  | ||||||
| 16 | inconsistent with subsection (e) of this Section. In addition,  | ||||||
| 17 | the State Board of Elections, a local election official, or an  | ||||||
| 18 | election authority shall not certify to any election authority  | ||||||
| 19 | any candidate name designation that is inconsistent with  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (e) of this Section. | ||||||
| 21 |     (g) If the State Board of Elections, a local election  | ||||||
| 22 | official, or an election authority removes a candidate's name  | ||||||
| 23 | designation from a ballot under subsection (f) of this  | ||||||
| 24 | Section, then the aggrieved candidate may seek appropriate  | ||||||
| 25 | relief in circuit court. | ||||||
| 26 |     Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as  | ||||||
| 2 | required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever  | ||||||
| 3 | is applicable. | ||||||
| 4 |     Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election  | ||||||
| 5 | authorities from using or reusing ballot card envelopes which  | ||||||
| 6 | were printed before January 1, 1986 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 7 | Public Act 84-820). | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 9 | 103-467, eff. 8-4-23; revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (10 ILCS 5/17-5)    (from Ch. 46, par. 17-5) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 17-5. The manner of voting shall be by ballot. The  | ||||||
| 12 | ballot shall be printed or written, or partly printed and  | ||||||
| 13 | partly written, and shall be, except as otherwise provided in  | ||||||
| 14 | Article 8A, in the form as prescribed in Article 16 of this  | ||||||
| 15 | Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: Laws 1964, 1st S.S., p. 711; revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (10 ILCS 5/17-12)    (from Ch. 46, par. 17-12) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 17-12. The ballot shall be folded by the voter and  | ||||||
| 19 | delivered to one of the judges of election; and if the judge is     | ||||||
| 20 | be satisfied, that the person offering the vote is a legal  | ||||||
| 21 | voter, the judges of election shall enter the name of the  | ||||||
| 22 | voter, and his number, under the proper heading in the poll  | ||||||
| 23 | books, (except as otherwise provided in Article Articles 4, 5,     | ||||||
| 24 | or 6) and shall immediately put the ballot into the ballot box. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The voter shall in like manner fold and deliver the  | ||||||
| 2 | separate blue ballot or ballots pertaining to a proposal or  | ||||||
| 3 | proposals for constitutional amendments or the calling of a  | ||||||
| 4 | constitutional convention, if such proposal or proposals have  | ||||||
| 5 | been submitted to a vote of the people at such election and  | ||||||
| 6 | shall also in like manner fold and deliver the separate  | ||||||
| 7 | representative ballot provided for in Article 8A in cases  | ||||||
| 8 | where that Article is applicable. The judge of election to  | ||||||
| 9 | whom the voter delivers his ballots shall not accept the same  | ||||||
| 10 | unless all of the ballots given to the voter are returned by  | ||||||
| 11 | him. If a voter delivers less than all of the ballots given to  | ||||||
| 12 | him, the judge to whom the same are offered shall advise him in  | ||||||
| 13 | a voice clearly audible to the other judges of election that  | ||||||
| 14 | the voter must return the remainder of the ballots. The  | ||||||
| 15 | statement of the judge to the voter shall clearly express the  | ||||||
| 16 | fact that the voter is not required to vote such remaining  | ||||||
| 17 | ballots but that whether or not he votes them he must fold and  | ||||||
| 18 | deliver them to the judge. In making such statement, the judge  | ||||||
| 19 | of election shall not indicate by word, gesture, or intonation  | ||||||
| 20 | of voice that the unreturned ballots shall be voted in any  | ||||||
| 21 | particular manner. No new voter shall be permitted to enter  | ||||||
| 22 | the voting booth of a voter who has failed to deliver the total  | ||||||
| 23 | number of ballots received by him until such voter has  | ||||||
| 24 | returned to the voting booth pursuant to the judge's request  | ||||||
| 25 | and again quit the booth with all of the ballots required to be  | ||||||
| 26 | returned by him. Upon receipt of all such ballots, the judges  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of election shall enter the name of the voter, and his number,  | ||||||
| 2 | as above provided in this Section section, and the judge to  | ||||||
| 3 | whom the ballots are delivered shall immediately put the  | ||||||
| 4 | ballots into the ballot box but, in the case of an election for  | ||||||
| 5 | Representatives in the General Assembly pursuant to Article  | ||||||
| 6 | 8A, the official representative ballot shall be placed in the  | ||||||
| 7 | separate ballot box provided for such purpose. If any voter  | ||||||
| 8 | who has failed to deliver all the ballots received by him  | ||||||
| 9 | refuses to return to the voting booth after being advised by  | ||||||
| 10 | the judge of election as herein provided, the judge shall  | ||||||
| 11 | inform the other judges of such refusal, and thereupon the  | ||||||
| 12 | ballot or ballots returned to the judge shall be deposited  | ||||||
| 13 | into in the ballot box, the voter shall be permitted to depart  | ||||||
| 14 | from the polling place, and a new voter shall be permitted to  | ||||||
| 15 | enter the voting booth. | ||||||
| 16 |     No judge of election shall accept from any voter less than  | ||||||
| 17 | the full number of ballots received by such voter without  | ||||||
| 18 | first advising the voter in the manner above provided of the  | ||||||
| 19 | necessity of returning all of the ballots, nor shall any judge  | ||||||
| 20 | advise such voter in a manner contrary to that which is herein  | ||||||
| 21 | permitted, or in any other manner violate the provisions of  | ||||||
| 22 | this Section section; provided that the acceptance by a judge  | ||||||
| 23 | of election of less than the full number of ballots delivered  | ||||||
| 24 | to a voter who refuses to return to the voting booth after  | ||||||
| 25 | being properly advised by the judge shall not be a violation of  | ||||||
| 26 | this Section section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: Laws 1964, 1st S.S., p. 711; revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (10 ILCS 5/28-3)    (from Ch. 46, par. 28-3) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 28-3. Form of petition for public question. Petitions  | ||||||
| 4 | for the submission of public questions shall consist of sheets  | ||||||
| 5 | of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above the space  | ||||||
| 6 | for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the information  | ||||||
| 7 | as to the question of public policy to be submitted, and  | ||||||
| 8 | specifying the state at large or the political subdivision or  | ||||||
| 9 | district or precinct or combination of precincts or other  | ||||||
| 10 | territory in which it is to be submitted and, where by law the  | ||||||
| 11 | public question must be submitted at a particular election,  | ||||||
| 12 | the election at which it is to be submitted. In the case of a  | ||||||
| 13 | petition for the submission of a public question described in  | ||||||
| 14 | subsection (b) of Section 28-6, the heading shall also specify  | ||||||
| 15 | the regular election at which the question is to be submitted  | ||||||
| 16 | and include the precincts included in the territory concerning  | ||||||
| 17 | which the public question is to be submitted, as well as a  | ||||||
| 18 | common description of such territory in plain and nonlegal  | ||||||
| 19 | language, such description to describe the territory by  | ||||||
| 20 | reference to streets, natural or artificial landmarks,  | ||||||
| 21 | addresses or any other method which would enable a voter  | ||||||
| 22 | signing the petition to be informed of the territory  | ||||||
| 23 | concerning which the question is to be submitted. The heading  | ||||||
| 24 | of each sheet shall be the same. Such petition shall be signed  | ||||||
| 25 | by the registered voters of the political subdivision or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | district or precinct or combination of precincts in which the  | ||||||
| 2 | question of public policy is to be submitted in their own  | ||||||
| 3 | proper persons only, and opposite the signature of each signer  | ||||||
| 4 | his residence address shall be written or printed, which  | ||||||
| 5 | residence address shall include the street address or rural  | ||||||
| 6 | route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the  | ||||||
| 7 | signer's county, and city, village or town, and state;  | ||||||
| 8 | provided that the county or city, village or town, and state of  | ||||||
| 9 | residence of such electors may be printed on the petition  | ||||||
| 10 | forms where all of the electors signing the petition reside in  | ||||||
| 11 | the same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard  | ||||||
| 12 | abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address,  | ||||||
| 13 | including street number, if any. No signature shall be valid  | ||||||
| 14 | or be counted in considering the validity or sufficiency of  | ||||||
| 15 | such petition unless the requirements of this Section are  | ||||||
| 16 | complied with. | ||||||
| 17 |     At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added  | ||||||
| 18 | a circulator's statement, signed by a person 18 years of age or  | ||||||
| 19 | older who is a citizen of the United States, stating the street  | ||||||
| 20 | address or rural route number, as the case may be, as well as  | ||||||
| 21 | the county, city, village or town, and state; certifying that  | ||||||
| 22 | the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed in his  | ||||||
| 23 | or her presence and are genuine, and that to the best of his or  | ||||||
| 24 | her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the  | ||||||
| 25 | time of signing the petition registered voters of the  | ||||||
| 26 | political subdivision or district or precinct or combination  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of precincts in which the question of public policy is to be  | ||||||
| 2 | submitted and that their respective residences are correctly  | ||||||
| 3 | stated therein. Such statement shall be sworn to before some  | ||||||
| 4 | officer authorized to administer oaths in this State. | ||||||
| 5 |     Such sheets, before being filed with the proper officer or  | ||||||
| 6 | board, shall be bound securely and numbered consecutively. The  | ||||||
| 7 | sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end to  | ||||||
| 8 | end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition  | ||||||
| 9 | sheets which are filed with the proper local election  | ||||||
| 10 | officials, election authorities or the State Board of  | ||||||
| 11 | Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed  | ||||||
| 12 | by the voters and by the circulator, and not photocopies or  | ||||||
| 13 | duplicates of such sheets. A petition, when presented or  | ||||||
| 14 | filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added to, and no  | ||||||
| 15 | signature shall be revoked except by revocation in writing  | ||||||
| 16 | presented or filed with the board or officer with whom the  | ||||||
| 17 | petition is required to be presented or filed, and before the  | ||||||
| 18 | presentment or filing of such petition, except as may  | ||||||
| 19 | otherwise be provided in another statute which authorize the  | ||||||
| 20 | public question. Whoever forges any name of a signer upon any  | ||||||
| 21 | petition shall be deemed guilty of a forgery, and on  | ||||||
| 22 | conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly. | ||||||
| 23 |     In addition to the foregoing requirements, a petition  | ||||||
| 24 | proposing an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution  | ||||||
| 25 | pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution or a  | ||||||
| 26 | petition proposing a question of public policy to be submitted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the voters of the entire State shall be in conformity with  | ||||||
| 2 | the requirements of Section 28-9 of this Article. | ||||||
| 3 |     If multiple sets of petitions for submission of the same  | ||||||
| 4 | public questions are filed, the State Board of Elections,  | ||||||
| 5 | appropriate election authority or local election official  | ||||||
| 6 | where the petitions are filed shall within 2 business days  | ||||||
| 7 | notify the proponent of his or her multiple petition filings  | ||||||
| 8 | and that proponent has 3 business days after receipt of the  | ||||||
| 9 | notice to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate  | ||||||
| 10 | election authority or local election official that he or she  | ||||||
| 11 | may cancel prior sets of petitions. If the proponent notifies  | ||||||
| 12 | the State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority  | ||||||
| 13 | or local election official, the last set of petitions filed  | ||||||
| 14 | shall be the only petitions to be considered valid by the State  | ||||||
| 15 | Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local  | ||||||
| 16 | election official. If the proponent fails to notify the State  | ||||||
| 17 | Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local  | ||||||
| 18 | election official then only the first set of petitions filed  | ||||||
| 19 | shall be valid and all subsequent petitions shall be void. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (10 ILCS 5/Art. 29 heading) | ||||||
| 22 | ARTICLE 29.  PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES . | ||||||
| 23 |     Section 50. The Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act  | ||||||
| 24 | is amended by changing Section 5-1 as follows:
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| 1 |     (10 ILCS 22/5-1) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as the  | ||||||
| 3 | Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act. As used in this  | ||||||
| 4 | Article, "this Act" refers to this Article. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     Section 55. The Language Equity and Access Act is amended  | ||||||
| 7 | by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (15 ILCS 56/10) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
| 10 |     "Interpretation" means listening to a communication in one  | ||||||
| 11 | language and orally converting it to another language in a  | ||||||
| 12 | manner that preserves the intent and meaning of the original  | ||||||
| 13 | message. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Language assistance services" means oral and written  | ||||||
| 15 | language services needed to assist LEP persons individuals to  | ||||||
| 16 | communicate effectively with staff, and to provide LEP persons     | ||||||
| 17 | individuals with meaningful access to, and equal opportunity  | ||||||
| 18 | to participate fully in, the services, activities, or other  | ||||||
| 19 | programs administered by the State. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Limited English proficient (LEP) person" means an  | ||||||
| 21 | individual who does not speak English as his or her primary  | ||||||
| 22 | language and who has a limited ability to read, speak, write,  | ||||||
| 23 | or understand English.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Meaningful access" means language assistance that results  | ||||||
| 2 | in accurate, timely, and effective communication at no cost to  | ||||||
| 3 | limited English proficient persons. For LEP persons,  | ||||||
| 4 | meaningful access denotes access that is not unreasonably  | ||||||
| 5 | restricted, delayed, or inferior as compared to access to  | ||||||
| 6 | programs or activities provided to English proficient persons     | ||||||
| 7 | individuals.  | ||||||
| 8 |     "State agency" means an executive agency, department,  | ||||||
| 9 | board, commission, or authority directly responsible to the  | ||||||
| 10 | Governor. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Translation" means the conversion of text from one  | ||||||
| 12 | language to another in a written form to convey the intent and  | ||||||
| 13 | essential meaning of the original text. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Vital documents" means paper or electronic written  | ||||||
| 15 | material that contains information that affects a person's  | ||||||
| 16 | access to, retention of, termination of, or exclusion from  | ||||||
| 17 | program services or benefits or is required by law. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-723, eff. 8-2-24; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 19 |     Section 60. The Illinois Identification Card Act is  | ||||||
| 20 | amended by changing Sections 4, 5, and 12 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (15 ILCS 335/4) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 4. Identification card.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (a) In accordance with the requirements of this Section,  | ||||||
| 24 | the Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Identification Card, as well as a mobile Illinois  | ||||||
| 2 | Identification Card, to any natural person who is a resident  | ||||||
| 3 | of the State of Illinois who applies for such a card, or  | ||||||
| 4 | renewal thereof. No identification card shall be issued to any  | ||||||
| 5 | person who holds a valid foreign state identification card,  | ||||||
| 6 | license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to the  | ||||||
| 7 | Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification  | ||||||
| 8 | card, license, or permit. The card shall be prepared and  | ||||||
| 9 | supplied by the Secretary of State and shall include a  | ||||||
| 10 | photograph and signature or mark of the applicant. However,  | ||||||
| 11 | the Secretary of State may provide by rule for the issuance of  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Identification Cards without photographs if the  | ||||||
| 13 | applicant has a bona fide religious objection to being  | ||||||
| 14 | photographed or to the display of his or her photograph. The  | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Identification Card may be used for identification  | ||||||
| 16 | purposes in any lawful situation only by the person to whom it  | ||||||
| 17 | was issued. As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color  | ||||||
| 18 | photograph or digitally produced and captured image of an  | ||||||
| 19 | applicant for an identification card. As used in this Act,  | ||||||
| 20 | "signature" means the name of a person as written by that  | ||||||
| 21 | person and captured in a manner acceptable to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 22 | State. | ||||||
| 23 |     (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a  | ||||||
| 24 | current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the  | ||||||
| 25 | Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to  | ||||||
| 26 | utilize the same residence address and name on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit  | ||||||
| 2 | records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may  | ||||||
| 3 | promulgate rules to implement this provision.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined  | ||||||
| 5 | in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer,  | ||||||
| 6 | the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work  | ||||||
| 7 | address listed on the card instead of the applicant's  | ||||||
| 8 | residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate  | ||||||
| 9 | rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by  | ||||||
| 11 | virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by  | ||||||
| 12 | law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for  | ||||||
| 13 | a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that  | ||||||
| 14 | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific  | ||||||
| 15 | violations.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited  | ||||||
| 17 | process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card.  | ||||||
| 18 | The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited  | ||||||
| 19 | issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by  | ||||||
| 20 | rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary  | ||||||
| 21 | for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund.  | ||||||
| 23 | The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility,  | ||||||
| 24 | process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification  | ||||||
| 25 | Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of  | ||||||
| 26 | expedited identification card requests received on a given day  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests  | ||||||
| 2 | in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide  | ||||||
| 3 | expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited  | ||||||
| 4 | service shall be refunded to the applicant.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the  | ||||||
| 7 | Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice,  | ||||||
| 8 | a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in Illinois, or a  | ||||||
| 9 | county jail or county department of corrections as follows: if  | ||||||
| 10 | the person has a social security number, | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) A committed person who has previously held an  | ||||||
| 12 |  Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois driver's  | ||||||
| 13 |  license shall submit an Identification Card verification  | ||||||
| 14 |  form to the Secretary of State, including a photograph  | ||||||
| 15 |  taken by the correctional facility, proof of residency  | ||||||
| 16 |  upon discharge, and a social security number, if the  | ||||||
| 17 |  committed person has a social security number. If the  | ||||||
| 18 |  committed person does not have a social security number  | ||||||
| 19 |  and is eligible for a social security number, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 |  Identification Card until the committed person obtains a  | ||||||
| 22 |  social security number. If the committed person's  | ||||||
| 23 |  photograph and demographic information matches an existing  | ||||||
| 24 |  Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license  | ||||||
| 25 |  and the Secretary of State verifies the applicant's social  | ||||||
| 26 |  security number with the Social Security Administration,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Secretary of State shall issue the committed person a  | ||||||
| 2 |  standard Illinois Identification Card. If the photograph  | ||||||
| 3 |  or demographic information matches an existing Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 |  Identification Card or Illinois driver's license in  | ||||||
| 5 |  another person's name or identity, a standard Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 |  Identification Card shall not be issued until the  | ||||||
| 7 |  committed person submits a certified birth certificate and  | ||||||
| 8 |  social security card to the Secretary of State and the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Secretary of State verifies the identity of the committed  | ||||||
| 10 |  person. If the Secretary of State cannot find a match to an  | ||||||
| 11 |  existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's  | ||||||
| 12 |  license, the committed person may apply for a standard  | ||||||
| 13 |  Illinois Identification card as described in paragraph  | ||||||
| 14 |  (2). | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) A committed person who has not previously held an  | ||||||
| 16 |  Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license  | ||||||
| 17 |  or for whom a match cannot be found as described in  | ||||||
| 18 |  paragraph (1) shall submit an Illinois Identification Card  | ||||||
| 19 |  verification form, including a photograph taken by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  correctional facility, a certified birth certificate,  | ||||||
| 21 |  proof of residency upon discharge, and a social security  | ||||||
| 22 |  number, if the committed has a social security number. If  | ||||||
| 23 |  the committed person does not have a social security  | ||||||
| 24 |  number and is eligible for a social security number, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois  | ||||||
| 26 |  Identification Card until the committed person obtains a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  social security number. If the Secretary of State verifies  | ||||||
| 2 |  the applicant's social security number with the Social  | ||||||
| 3 |  Security Administration, the Secretary of State shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  issue the committed person a standard Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 |  Identification Card. | ||||||
| 6 |     The Illinois Identification Card verification form  | ||||||
| 7 | described in this subsection shall be prescribed by the  | ||||||
| 8 | Secretary of State. The Secretary of State and correctional  | ||||||
| 9 | facilities in this State shall establish a secure method to  | ||||||
| 10 | transfer the form. | ||||||
| 11 |     (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed  | ||||||
| 13 | person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release,  | ||||||
| 14 | aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the  | ||||||
| 15 | Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice,  | ||||||
| 16 | a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in Illinois, or a  | ||||||
| 17 | county jail or county department of corrections, if the  | ||||||
| 18 | released person does not obtain a standard Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 | Identification Card as described in subsection (a-20) prior to  | ||||||
| 20 | release but does present a Secretary of State prescribed  | ||||||
| 21 | Identification Card verification form completed by the  | ||||||
| 22 | correctional facility, verifying the released person's date of  | ||||||
| 23 | birth, social security number, if the person has a social  | ||||||
| 24 | security number, and his or her Illinois residence address.  | ||||||
| 25 | The verification form must have been completed no more than 30  | ||||||
| 26 | days prior to the date of application for the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Identification Card. | ||||||
| 2 |     Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the  | ||||||
| 3 | limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released  | ||||||
| 4 | person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of  | ||||||
| 5 | his or her birth certificate and his or her social security  | ||||||
| 6 | card, if the person has a social security number, or other  | ||||||
| 7 | documents authorized by the Secretary, a standard Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | Identification Card shall be issued. A limited-term Illinois  | ||||||
| 9 | Identification Card may not be renewed.  | ||||||
| 10 |     This subsection shall not apply to a released person who  | ||||||
| 11 | was unable to obtain a standard Illinois Identification Card  | ||||||
| 12 | because his or her photograph or demographic information  | ||||||
| 13 | matched an existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | driver's license in another person's name or identity or to a  | ||||||
| 15 | released person who does not have a social security number and  | ||||||
| 16 | is eligible for a social security number. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard  | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional  | ||||||
| 19 | release or absolute discharge from the custody of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Human Services, if the person presents a  | ||||||
| 21 | certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social  | ||||||
| 22 | security card, if the person has a social security number, or  | ||||||
| 23 | other documents authorized by the Secretary, and a document  | ||||||
| 24 | proving his or her Illinois residence address. The Secretary  | ||||||
| 25 | of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card  | ||||||
| 26 | to a person prior to his or her conditional release or absolute  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | discharge if personnel from the Department of Human Services  | ||||||
| 2 | bring the person to a Secretary of State location with the  | ||||||
| 3 | required documents. Documents proving residence address may  | ||||||
| 4 | include any official document of the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 5 | Services showing the person's address after release and a  | ||||||
| 6 | Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which may be  | ||||||
| 7 | executed by personnel of the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 8 |     (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person  | ||||||
| 10 | upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the  | ||||||
| 11 | custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is  | ||||||
| 12 | unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth  | ||||||
| 13 | certificate and social security card, if the person has a  | ||||||
| 14 | social security number, or other documents authorized by the  | ||||||
| 15 | Secretary, but does present a Secretary of State prescribed  | ||||||
| 16 | verification form completed by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 17 | Services, verifying the person's date of birth and social  | ||||||
| 18 | security number, if the person has a social security number,  | ||||||
| 19 | and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address.  | ||||||
| 20 | The verification form must have been completed no more than 30  | ||||||
| 21 | days prior to the date of application for the Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 | Identification Card. The Secretary of State shall issue a  | ||||||
| 23 | limited-term Illinois Identification Card to a person no  | ||||||
| 24 | sooner than 14 days prior to his or her conditional release or  | ||||||
| 25 | absolute discharge if personnel from the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 26 | Services bring the person to a Secretary of State location  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | with the required documents. Documents proving residence  | ||||||
| 2 | address shall include any official document of the Department  | ||||||
| 3 | of Human Services showing the person's address after release  | ||||||
| 4 | and a Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which  | ||||||
| 5 | may be executed by personnel of the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 6 | Services.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois  | ||||||
| 9 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural  | ||||||
| 10 | person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a  | ||||||
| 11 | person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act,  | ||||||
| 12 | who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | Person with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued  | ||||||
| 14 | to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification  | ||||||
| 15 | card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to  | ||||||
| 16 | the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification  | ||||||
| 17 | card, license, or permit. The Secretary of State shall charge  | ||||||
| 18 | no fee to issue such card. The card shall be prepared and  | ||||||
| 19 | supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall include a  | ||||||
| 20 | photograph and signature or mark of the applicant, a  | ||||||
| 21 | designation indicating that the card is an Illinois Person  | ||||||
| 22 | with a Disability Identification Card, and shall include a  | ||||||
| 23 | comprehensible designation of the type and classification of  | ||||||
| 24 | the applicant's disability as set out in Section 4A of this  | ||||||
| 25 | Act. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for  | ||||||
| 26 | the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has  | ||||||
| 2 | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to  | ||||||
| 3 | the display of his or her photograph. If the applicant so  | ||||||
| 4 | requests, the card shall include a description of the  | ||||||
| 5 | applicant's disability and any information about the  | ||||||
| 6 | applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary  | ||||||
| 7 | determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing  | ||||||
| 8 | emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a  | ||||||
| 9 | signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the  | ||||||
| 10 | presence of 2 two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of  | ||||||
| 11 | the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification  | ||||||
| 12 | Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful  | ||||||
| 13 | situation by the person to whom it was issued. | ||||||
| 14 |     The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card  | ||||||
| 15 | may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of  | ||||||
| 16 | a physician's determination of disability, a determination of  | ||||||
| 17 | disability from a physician assistant, a determination of  | ||||||
| 18 | disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any  | ||||||
| 19 | other documentation of disability whenever any State law  | ||||||
| 20 | requires that a person with a disability provide such  | ||||||
| 21 | documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a  | ||||||
| 22 | Disability Identification Card shall not qualify the  | ||||||
| 23 | cardholder to participate in any program or to receive any  | ||||||
| 24 | benefit which is not available to all persons with like  | ||||||
| 25 | disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an  | ||||||
| 26 | Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois  | ||||||
| 2 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, shall not be  | ||||||
| 3 | used by any person other than the person named on such card to  | ||||||
| 4 | prove that the person named on such card is a person with a  | ||||||
| 5 | disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for  | ||||||
| 6 | the benefit of the person named on such card, and the person  | ||||||
| 7 | named on such card consents to such use at the time the card is  | ||||||
| 8 | so used. | ||||||
| 9 |     An optometrist's determination of a visual disability  | ||||||
| 10 | under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation  | ||||||
| 11 | for the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a  | ||||||
| 12 | Disability Identification Card.  | ||||||
| 13 |     When medical information is contained on an Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of  | ||||||
| 15 | the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions  | ||||||
| 16 | taken based upon that medical information. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each  | ||||||
| 18 | original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 | Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a  | ||||||
| 20 | person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from  | ||||||
| 21 | those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a  | ||||||
| 22 | Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years  | ||||||
| 23 | of age or older. The color designated for Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 | Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability  | ||||||
| 25 | Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be  | ||||||
| 26 | at the discretion of the Secretary of State. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification  | ||||||
| 2 | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card  | ||||||
| 3 | issued to a person under the age of 21 shall display the date  | ||||||
| 4 | upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date upon  | ||||||
| 5 | which the person becomes 21 years of age. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify  | ||||||
| 7 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 8 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to  | ||||||
| 9 | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare,  | ||||||
| 10 | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State  | ||||||
| 11 | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital  | ||||||
| 12 | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to  | ||||||
| 13 | issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a  | ||||||
| 14 | Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran"  | ||||||
| 15 | appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is  | ||||||
| 16 | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may  | ||||||
| 17 | not issue any other identification card which identifies an  | ||||||
| 18 | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique  | ||||||
| 19 | characteristics of the identification card holder which is  | ||||||
| 20 | unrelated to the purpose of the identification card. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary  | ||||||
| 22 | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal  | ||||||
| 23 | identification card where, at the request of the applicant,  | ||||||
| 24 | the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation  | ||||||
| 25 | shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | separated under honorable conditions.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen  | ||||||
| 3 | discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the  | ||||||
| 4 | State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who  | ||||||
| 5 | applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of  | ||||||
| 6 | State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be  | ||||||
| 7 | issued in every county and applications shall be made  | ||||||
| 8 | available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior  | ||||||
| 9 | citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant,  | ||||||
| 10 | upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any purpose,  | ||||||
| 11 | shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his  | ||||||
| 12 | signature or mark. | ||||||
| 13 |     (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may  | ||||||
| 14 | designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the  | ||||||
| 16 | card holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may  | ||||||
| 18 | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the  | ||||||
| 19 | card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification  | ||||||
| 20 | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card. | ||||||
| 21 |     (f)(1) The Secretary of State may issue a mobile  | ||||||
| 22 | identification card to an individual who is otherwise eligible  | ||||||
| 23 | to hold a physical credential in addition to, and not instead  | ||||||
| 24 | of, an identification card if the Secretary of State has  | ||||||
| 25 | issued an identification card to the person. The data elements  | ||||||
| 26 | that are used to build an electronic credential must match the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | individual's current Department record. | ||||||
| 2 |     (2) The Secretary may enter into agreements or contract  | ||||||
| 3 | with an agency of the State, another state, the United States,  | ||||||
| 4 | or a third party to facilitate the issuance, use, and  | ||||||
| 5 | verification of a mobile identification card issued by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Secretary or another state. | ||||||
| 7 |     (3) Any mobile identification card issued by the Secretary  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be in accordance with the most recent AAMVA standards. | ||||||
| 9 |     (4) The Secretary shall design the mobile identification  | ||||||
| 10 | card in a manner that allows the credential holder to maintain  | ||||||
| 11 | physical possession of the device on which the mobile  | ||||||
| 12 | identification card is accessed during verification. | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) The verification process shall be implemented to  | ||||||
| 14 | require: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) the relying parties to authenticate electronic  | ||||||
| 16 |  credentials in accordance with applicable AAMVA standards  | ||||||
| 17 |  prior to acceptance of the electronic credential; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) the Secretary to ensure that electronic credential  | ||||||
| 19 |  data is subject to all jurisdictional data security and  | ||||||
| 20 |  privacy protection laws and regulations; and | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) the relying parties to request only electronic  | ||||||
| 22 |  credential data elements that are necessary to complete  | ||||||
| 23 |  the transaction for which data is being requested. | ||||||
| 24 |     (h) Privacy and tracking of data shall be restricted by  | ||||||
| 25 | implementing the following requirements: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) the relying parties shall retain only electronic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  credential data elements for which the relying party  | ||||||
| 2 |  explicitly obtained consent from the electronic credential  | ||||||
| 3 |  holder and shall inform the electronic credential holder  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the use and retention period of the electronic data  | ||||||
| 5 |  elements; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) the Secretary shall use an electronic credential  | ||||||
| 7 |  system that is designed to maximize the privacy of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  credential holder in accordance with State and federal law  | ||||||
| 9 |  and shall not track or compile information without the  | ||||||
| 10 |  credential holder's consent; and | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) the Department shall only compile and disclose  | ||||||
| 12 |  information regarding the use of the credential as  | ||||||
| 13 |  required by State or federal law. | ||||||
| 14 |     (i)(1) The electronic credential holder shall be required  | ||||||
| 15 | to have the holder's their physical credential on the holder's     | ||||||
| 16 | their person for all purposes for which an identification card  | ||||||
| 17 | is required. No person, public entity, private entity, or  | ||||||
| 18 | agency shall establish a policy that requires an electronic  | ||||||
| 19 | credential instead of a physical credential. | ||||||
| 20 |     (2) Electronic credential systems shall be designed so  | ||||||
| 21 | that there is no requirement for the electronic credential  | ||||||
| 22 | holder to display or relinquish possession of the credential  | ||||||
| 23 | holder's mobile device to relying parties for the acceptance  | ||||||
| 24 | of an electronic credential. | ||||||
| 25 |     (3) When required by law and upon request by law  | ||||||
| 26 | enforcement, a credential holder must provide the credential  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | holder's physical credential. | ||||||
| 2 |     (4) Any law or regulation that requires an individual to  | ||||||
| 3 | surrender the individual's their physical credential to law  | ||||||
| 4 | enforcement does not apply to the device on which an  | ||||||
| 5 | electronic credential has been provisioned. | ||||||
| 6 |     (j) A person may be required to produce when so requested a  | ||||||
| 7 | physical identification card to a law enforcement officer, a  | ||||||
| 8 | representative of a State or federal department or agency, or  | ||||||
| 9 | a private entity and is subject to all applicable laws and  | ||||||
| 10 | consequences for failure to produce such an identification  | ||||||
| 11 | card. | ||||||
| 12 |     (k) The Secretary of State shall adopt such rules as are  | ||||||
| 13 | necessary to implement a mobile identification card. | ||||||
| 14 |     (l) The display of a mobile identification card shall not  | ||||||
| 15 | serve as consent or authorization for a law enforcement  | ||||||
| 16 | officer, or any other person, to search, view, or access any  | ||||||
| 17 | other data or application on the mobile device. If a person  | ||||||
| 18 | presents the person's mobile device to a law enforcement  | ||||||
| 19 | officer for purposes of displaying a mobile identification  | ||||||
| 20 | card, the law enforcement officer shall promptly return the  | ||||||
| 21 | mobile device to the person once the officer has had an  | ||||||
| 22 | opportunity to verify the identity of the person. Except for  | ||||||
| 23 | willful and wanton misconduct, any law enforcement officer,  | ||||||
| 24 | court, or officer of the court presented with the device shall  | ||||||
| 25 | be immune from any liability resulting from damage to the  | ||||||
| 26 | mobile device. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (m) The fee to install the application to display a mobile  | ||||||
| 2 | identification card as defined in this subsection shall not  | ||||||
| 3 | exceed $6. | ||||||
| 4 |     (n) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 5 |     "AAMVA" means the American Association of Motor Vehicle  | ||||||
| 6 | Administrators. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Credential" means a driver's license, learner's permit,  | ||||||
| 8 | or identification card. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Credential holder" means the individual to whom a mobile  | ||||||
| 10 | driver's license or a mobile identification card is issued. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Data element" means a distinct component of a customer's  | ||||||
| 12 | information that is found on the Department's customer record. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Department" means the Secretary of State Department of  | ||||||
| 14 | Driver Services. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Electronic credential" means an electronic extension of  | ||||||
| 16 | the departmental issued physical credential that conveys  | ||||||
| 17 | identity and complies with AAMVA's mobile driver license  | ||||||
| 18 | Implementation guidelines and the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Electronic credential system" means a digital process  | ||||||
| 20 | that includes a method for provisioning electronic  | ||||||
| 21 | credentials, requesting and transmitting electronic credential  | ||||||
| 22 | data elements, and performing tasks to maintain the system. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Full profile" means all the information provided on an  | ||||||
| 24 | identification card. | ||||||
| 25 |     "ISO" means the International Organization for  | ||||||
| 26 | Standardization, which creates uniform processes and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | procedures.  | ||||||
| 2 |     "Limited profile" means a portion of the information  | ||||||
| 3 | provided on an Identification Card. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Mobile identification card" means a data file that is  | ||||||
| 5 | available on any mobile device that has connectivity to the  | ||||||
| 6 | Internet through an application that allows the mobile device  | ||||||
| 7 | to download the data file from the Secretary of State, that  | ||||||
| 8 | contains all the data elements visible on the face and back of  | ||||||
| 9 | an identification card, and that displays the current status  | ||||||
| 10 | of the identification card. "Mobile identification card" does  | ||||||
| 11 | not include a copy, photograph, or image of an Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 | Identification Card that is not downloaded through the  | ||||||
| 13 | application on a mobile device. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Physical credential" means a Department-issued Department  | ||||||
| 15 | issued document that conveys identity in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Identification Card Act. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Provision" means the initial loading of an electronic  | ||||||
| 18 | credential onto a device. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Relying party" means the entity to which the credential  | ||||||
| 20 | holder presents the electronic credential. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Verification process" means a method of authenticating  | ||||||
| 22 | the electronic credential through the use of secured  | ||||||
| 23 | encryption communication.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (o) (f) Upon providing the required documentation, at the  | ||||||
| 25 | request of the applicant, the identification card may reflect  | ||||||
| 26 | Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | space on each original or renewal of an identification card  | ||||||
| 2 | for such designation. This designation shall be available to a  | ||||||
| 3 | person eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection  | ||||||
| 4 | (f) of Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.  | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 6 | 103-345, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-782, eff.  | ||||||
| 7 | 8-6-24; 103-824, eff. 1-1-25; 103-933, eff. 1-1-25; revised  | ||||||
| 8 | 11-26-24.)
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| 9 |     (15 ILCS 335/5) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 5. Applications.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois may file an application for an identification card,  | ||||||
| 13 | or for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the  | ||||||
| 15 | applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name,  | ||||||
| 16 | residence address and zip code, social security number, if the  | ||||||
| 17 | person has a social security number, birth date, sex and a  | ||||||
| 18 | brief description of the applicant. The applicant shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | photographed, unless the Secretary of State has provided by  | ||||||
| 20 | rule for the issuance of identification cards without  | ||||||
| 21 | photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for an  | ||||||
| 22 | identification card without a photograph under the terms and  | ||||||
| 23 | conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she  | ||||||
| 24 | shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may  | ||||||
| 25 | deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | require to determine the identity of the applicant. In  | ||||||
| 2 | addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the  | ||||||
| 3 | applicant to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is an  | ||||||
| 4 | employee of the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 5 | with a job title of "Child Protection Specialist Trainee",  | ||||||
| 6 | "Child Protection Specialist", "Child Protection Advanced  | ||||||
| 7 | Specialist", "Child Welfare Specialist Trainee", "Child  | ||||||
| 8 | Welfare Specialist", or "Child Welfare Advanced Specialist" or  | ||||||
| 9 | a judicial officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial  | ||||||
| 10 | Privacy Act or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have  | ||||||
| 11 | his or her office or work address in lieu of the applicant's  | ||||||
| 12 | residence or mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | Person with a Disability Identification Card must also submit  | ||||||
| 14 | with each original or renewal application, on forms prescribed  | ||||||
| 15 | by the Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may  | ||||||
| 16 | require, establishing that the applicant is a "person with a  | ||||||
| 17 | disability" as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting  | ||||||
| 18 | forth the applicant's type and class of disability as set  | ||||||
| 19 | forth in Section 4A of this Act. For the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (a), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue  | ||||||
| 21 | of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with  | ||||||
| 22 | a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a  | ||||||
| 23 | violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that  | ||||||
| 24 | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific  | ||||||
| 25 | violations.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (a-5) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for a digital driver's license and identification card  | ||||||
| 2 | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1,  | ||||||
| 3 | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon  | ||||||
| 4 | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to  | ||||||
| 5 | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit  | ||||||
| 6 | applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary"  | ||||||
| 7 | when designating the applicant's sex on the identification  | ||||||
| 8 | card application form. The sex designated by the applicant  | ||||||
| 9 | shall be displayed on the identification card issued to the  | ||||||
| 10 | applicant.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original  | ||||||
| 12 | or renewal identification card application under this Act, the  | ||||||
| 13 | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a  | ||||||
| 14 | veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a  | ||||||
| 15 | veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of  | ||||||
| 16 | this Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are  | ||||||
| 17 | not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, Department  | ||||||
| 18 | of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not receive a  | ||||||
| 19 | form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic training,  | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an identification  | ||||||
| 21 | card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act  | ||||||
| 22 | of 2015, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs  | ||||||
| 23 | summary of benefits letter. If the document cannot be stamped,  | ||||||
| 24 | the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide a  | ||||||
| 25 | certificate to the veteran to provide to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 26 | State. The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | advise the Secretary as to what other forms of proof of a  | ||||||
| 2 | person's status as a veteran are acceptable. | ||||||
| 3 |     For each applicant who is issued an identification card  | ||||||
| 4 | with a veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name,  | ||||||
| 6 | address, date of birth, gender, and such other demographic  | ||||||
| 7 | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department.  | ||||||
| 8 | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the  | ||||||
| 9 | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including  | ||||||
| 10 | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the  | ||||||
| 11 | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's  | ||||||
| 12 | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who  | ||||||
| 13 | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status  | ||||||
| 14 | as a veteran, or the identification card will be canceled     | ||||||
| 15 | cancelled.  | ||||||
| 16 |     For purposes of this subsection (b): | ||||||
| 17 |     "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United  | ||||||
| 18 | States, including a member of any reserve component or  | ||||||
| 19 | National Guard unit.  | ||||||
| 20 |     "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed  | ||||||
| 21 | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable  | ||||||
| 22 | conditions.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (b-1) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license  | ||||||
| 24 | plates under Section 3-664 of the Illinois Vehicle Code may  | ||||||
| 25 | apply for an identification card with space for a designation  | ||||||
| 26 | as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any fee for this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | application. If the Secretary does not waive the fee, any fee  | ||||||
| 2 | charged to the applicant must be deposited into the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 | Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is authorized to issue  | ||||||
| 4 | rules to implement this subsection.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) All applicants for REAL ID compliant standard Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability  | ||||||
| 7 | Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful status in  | ||||||
| 8 | the United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended.  | ||||||
| 9 | Applicants who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof  | ||||||
| 10 | of lawful status are ineligible for REAL ID compliant  | ||||||
| 11 | identification cards under this Act. | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) The Secretary of State may accept, as proof of date of  | ||||||
| 13 | birth and written signature for any applicant for a standard  | ||||||
| 14 | identification card who does not have a social security number  | ||||||
| 15 | or documentation issued by the United States Department of  | ||||||
| 16 | Homeland Security authorizing the applicant's presence in this  | ||||||
| 17 | country, any passport validly issued to the applicant from the  | ||||||
| 18 | applicant's country of citizenship or a consular  | ||||||
| 19 | identification document validly issued to the applicant by a  | ||||||
| 20 | consulate of that country as defined in Section 5 of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Consular Identification Document Act. Any such documents must  | ||||||
| 22 | be either unexpired or presented by an applicant within 2  | ||||||
| 23 | years of its expiration date.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-888, eff. 8-9-24; 103-933, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 8 |     All fees collected under this Act shall be paid into the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Road Fund of the State treasury, except that the following  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | amounts shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund: (i) 80% of  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | the fee for an original, renewal, or duplicate Illinois  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Identification Card issued on or after January 1, 2005; and  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (ii) 80% of the fee for a corrected Illinois Identification  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Card issued on or after January 1, 2005.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |     An individual, who resides in a veterans home or veterans  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | hospital operated by the State or federal government, who  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | makes an application for an Illinois Identification Card to be  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | issued at no fee, must submit, along with the application, an  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | affirmation by the applicant on a form provided by the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Secretary of State, that such person resides in a veterans  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | home or veterans hospital operated by the State or federal  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | government. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 |     The application of a homeless individual for an Illinois  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Identification Card to be issued at no fee must be accompanied  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | by an affirmation by a qualified person, as defined in Section  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 4C of this Act, on a form provided by the Secretary of State,  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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| 1 | that the applicant is currently homeless as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 2 | 1A of this Act.  | ||||||
| 3 |     For the application for the first Illinois Identification  | ||||||
| 4 | Card of a youth for whom the Department of Children and Family  | ||||||
| 5 | Services is legally responsible or a foster child to be issued  | ||||||
| 6 | at no fee, the youth must submit, along with the application,  | ||||||
| 7 | an affirmation by his or her court appointed attorney or an  | ||||||
| 8 | employee of the Department of Children and Family Services on  | ||||||
| 9 | a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the person is a  | ||||||
| 10 | youth for whom the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 11 | is legally responsible or a foster child. | ||||||
| 12 |     The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's  | ||||||
| 14 | Office with a police report showing that his or her  | ||||||
| 15 | identification card was stolen.  | ||||||
| 16 |     The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be  | ||||||
| 17 | waived for any person age 60 or older whose identification  | ||||||
| 18 | card has been lost or stolen.  | ||||||
| 19 |     As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the United  | ||||||
| 20 | States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed Services or  | ||||||
| 21 | Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 | National Guard who is called to active duty pursuant to an  | ||||||
| 23 | executive order of the President of the United States, an act  | ||||||
| 24 | of the Congress of the United States, or an order of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Governor.  | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 103-782, eff. 8-6-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 65. The State Treasurer Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 16.8 as follows:
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| 3 |     (15 ILCS 505/16.8) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 16.8. Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 6 |     "Beneficiary" means an eligible child named as a recipient  | ||||||
| 7 | of seed funds. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Eligible child" means a child born or adopted after  | ||||||
| 9 | December 31, 2022, to a parent who is a resident of Illinois at  | ||||||
| 10 | the time of the birth or adoption, as evidenced by  | ||||||
| 11 | documentation received by the State Treasurer from the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department of Revenue, the Department of Public Health,  | ||||||
| 13 | another State or local government agency, or a parent or legal  | ||||||
| 14 | guardian of the child. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Eligible educational institution" means institutions that  | ||||||
| 16 | are described in Section 1001 of the federal Higher Education  | ||||||
| 17 | Act of 1965 that are eligible to participate in Department of  | ||||||
| 18 | Education student aid programs. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Fund" means the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program  | ||||||
| 20 | Fund. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Omnibus account" means the pooled collection of seed  | ||||||
| 22 | funds owned and managed by the State Treasurer in the College  | ||||||
| 23 | Savings Pool under this Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Program" means the Illinois Higher Education Savings  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Program. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Qualified higher education expense" means the following:  | ||||||
| 3 | (i) tuition, fees, and the costs of books, supplies, and  | ||||||
| 4 | equipment required for enrollment or attendance at an eligible  | ||||||
| 5 | educational institution; (ii) expenses for special needs  | ||||||
| 6 | services, in the case of a special needs beneficiary, which  | ||||||
| 7 | are incurred in connection with such enrollment or attendance;  | ||||||
| 8 | (iii) certain expenses for the purchase of computer or  | ||||||
| 9 | peripheral equipment, computer software, or Internet access  | ||||||
| 10 | and related services as defined under Section 529 of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Internal Revenue Code; (iv) room and board expenses incurred  | ||||||
| 12 | while attending an eligible educational institution at least  | ||||||
| 13 | half-time; (v) expenses for fees, books, supplies, and  | ||||||
| 14 | equipment required for the participation of a designated  | ||||||
| 15 | beneficiary in an apprenticeship program registered and  | ||||||
| 16 | certified with the Secretary of Labor under the National  | ||||||
| 17 | Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50); and (vi) amounts paid as  | ||||||
| 18 | principal or interest on any qualified education loan of the  | ||||||
| 19 | designated beneficiary or a sibling of the designated  | ||||||
| 20 | beneficiary, as allowed under Section 529 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 21 | Revenue Code. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Seed funds" means the deposit made by the State Treasurer  | ||||||
| 23 | into the Omnibus Accounts for Program beneficiaries. | ||||||
| 24 |     (b) Program established. The State Treasurer shall  | ||||||
| 25 | establish the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program as a  | ||||||
| 26 | part of the College Savings Pool under Section 16.5 of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. The  | ||||||
| 2 | State Treasurer shall administer the Program for the purposes  | ||||||
| 3 | of expanding access to higher education through savings. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) Program enrollment. The State Treasurer shall enroll  | ||||||
| 5 | all eligible children in the Program beginning in 2023, after  | ||||||
| 6 | receiving records of recent births, adoptions, or dependents  | ||||||
| 7 | from the Department of Revenue, the Department of Public  | ||||||
| 8 | Health, another State or local government agency designated by  | ||||||
| 9 | the State Treasurer, or documentation as may be required by  | ||||||
| 10 | the State Treasurer from a parent or legal guardian of the  | ||||||
| 11 | eligible child. Notwithstanding any court order which would  | ||||||
| 12 | otherwise prevent the release of information, the Department  | ||||||
| 13 | of Public Health is authorized to release the information  | ||||||
| 14 | specified under this subsection (c) to the State Treasurer for  | ||||||
| 15 | the purposes of the Program established under this Section. | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) Beginning in 2021, the Department of Public Health  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall provide the State Treasurer with information on  | ||||||
| 18 |  recent Illinois births and adoptions including, but not  | ||||||
| 19 |  limited to: the full name, residential address, birth  | ||||||
| 20 |  date, and birth record number of the child and the full  | ||||||
| 21 |  name and residential address of the child's parent or  | ||||||
| 22 |  legal guardian for the purpose of enrolling eligible  | ||||||
| 23 |  children in the Program. This data shall be provided to  | ||||||
| 24 |  the State Treasurer by the Department of Public Health on  | ||||||
| 25 |  a quarterly basis, no later than 30 days after the end of  | ||||||
| 26 |  each quarter, or some other date and frequency as mutually  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  agreed to by the State Treasurer and the Department of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Public Health. | ||||||
| 3 |         (1.5) Beginning in 2021, the Department of Revenue  | ||||||
| 4 |  shall provide the State Treasurer with information on tax  | ||||||
| 5 |  filers claiming dependents or the adoption tax credit,     | ||||||
| 6 |  including, but not limited to: the full name, residential  | ||||||
| 7 |  address, email address, phone number, birth date, and  | ||||||
| 8 |  social security number or taxpayer identification number  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the dependent child and of the child's parent or legal  | ||||||
| 10 |  guardian for the purpose of enrolling eligible children in  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Program. Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Revenue shall provide the State Treasurer with the  | ||||||
| 13 |  adjusted gross income of tax filers claiming dependents or  | ||||||
| 14 |  the adoption tax credit. This data shall be provided to  | ||||||
| 15 |  the State Treasurer by the Department of Revenue on at  | ||||||
| 16 |  least an annual basis, by July 1 of each year or another  | ||||||
| 17 |  date jointly determined by the State Treasurer and the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Department of Revenue. Notwithstanding anything to the  | ||||||
| 19 |  contrary contained within this paragraph (2), the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Department of Revenue shall not be required to share any  | ||||||
| 21 |  information that would be contrary to federal law,  | ||||||
| 22 |  regulation, or Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) The State Treasurer shall ensure the security and  | ||||||
| 24 |  confidentiality of the information provided by the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Department of Revenue, the Department of Public Health, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  another State or local government agency, and it shall not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  be subject to release under the Freedom of Information  | ||||||
| 2 |  Act. | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) Information provided under this Section shall only  | ||||||
| 4 |  be used by the State Treasurer for the Program and shall  | ||||||
| 5 |  not be used for any other purpose. | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) The State Treasurer and any vendors working on the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Program shall maintain strict confidentiality of any  | ||||||
| 8 |  information provided under this Section, and shall  | ||||||
| 9 |  promptly provide written or electronic notice to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  providing agency of any security breach. The providing  | ||||||
| 11 |  State or local government agency shall remain the sole and  | ||||||
| 12 |  exclusive owner of information provided under this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) Seed funds. After receiving information on recent  | ||||||
| 15 | births, adoptions, or dependents from the Department of  | ||||||
| 16 | Revenue, the Department of Public Health, another State or  | ||||||
| 17 | local government agency, or documentation as may be required  | ||||||
| 18 | by the State Treasurer from a parent or legal guardian of the  | ||||||
| 19 | eligible child, the State Treasurer shall make deposits into  | ||||||
| 20 | an omnibus account on behalf of eligible children. The State  | ||||||
| 21 | Treasurer shall be the owner of the omnibus accounts. | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) Deposit amount. The seed fund deposit for each  | ||||||
| 23 |  eligible child shall be in the amount of $50. This amount  | ||||||
| 24 |  may be increased by the State Treasurer by rule. The State  | ||||||
| 25 |  Treasurer may use or deposit funds appropriated by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  General Assembly together with moneys received as gifts,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  grants, or contributions into the Fund. If insufficient  | ||||||
| 2 |  funds are available in the Fund, the State Treasurer may  | ||||||
| 3 |  reduce the deposit amount or forgo forego deposits. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) Use of seed funds. Seed funds, including any  | ||||||
| 5 |  interest, dividends, and other earnings accrued, will be  | ||||||
| 6 |  eligible for use by a beneficiary for qualified higher  | ||||||
| 7 |  education expenses if: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) the parent or guardian of the eligible child  | ||||||
| 9 |  claimed the seed funds for the beneficiary by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  beneficiary's 10th birthday; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) the beneficiary has completed secondary  | ||||||
| 12 |  education or has reached the age of 18; and | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) the beneficiary is currently a resident of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  State of Illinois. Non-residents are not eligible to  | ||||||
| 15 |  claim or use seed funds. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) Notice of seed fund availability. The State  | ||||||
| 17 |  Treasurer shall make a good faith effort to notify  | ||||||
| 18 |  beneficiaries and their parents or legal guardians of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  seed funds' availability and the deadline to claim such  | ||||||
| 20 |  funds. | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) Unclaimed seed funds. Seed funds and any interest  | ||||||
| 22 |  earnings that are unclaimed by the beneficiary's 10th  | ||||||
| 23 |  birthday or unused by the beneficiary's 26th birthday will  | ||||||
| 24 |  be considered forfeited. Unclaimed and unused seed funds  | ||||||
| 25 |  and any interest earnings will remain in the omnibus  | ||||||
| 26 |  account for future beneficiaries. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) Financial education. The State Treasurer may develop  | ||||||
| 2 | educational materials that support the financial literacy of  | ||||||
| 3 | beneficiaries and their legal guardians, and may do so in  | ||||||
| 4 | collaboration with State and federal agencies, including, but  | ||||||
| 5 | not limited to, the Illinois State Board of Education and  | ||||||
| 6 | existing nonprofit agencies with expertise in financial  | ||||||
| 7 | literacy and education. | ||||||
| 8 |     (f) Supplementary deposits and partnerships. The State  | ||||||
| 9 | Treasurer may make supplementary deposits if sufficient funds  | ||||||
| 10 | are available and if funds are deposited into the omnibus  | ||||||
| 11 | accounts as described in subsection (d). Subject to  | ||||||
| 12 | appropriation, the State Treasurer may make supplementary  | ||||||
| 13 | deposits of $50, or greater if designated by the State  | ||||||
| 14 | Treasurer by rule, into the account of each beneficiary whose  | ||||||
| 15 | parent or legal guardian has an adjusted gross income below  | ||||||
| 16 | the Illinois median household income as determined by the most  | ||||||
| 17 | recent U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year  | ||||||
| 18 | Data for the previous calendar year. The supplementary  | ||||||
| 19 | deposits shall be limited to one deposit per beneficiary.  | ||||||
| 20 | Furthermore, the State Treasurer may develop partnerships with  | ||||||
| 21 | private, nonprofit, or governmental organizations to provide  | ||||||
| 22 | additional savings incentives, including conditional cash  | ||||||
| 23 | transfers or matching contributions that provide a savings  | ||||||
| 24 | incentive based on specific actions taken or other criteria. | ||||||
| 25 |     (g) Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund. The  | ||||||
| 26 | Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund is hereby  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | established as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund  | ||||||
| 2 | shall be the official repository of all contributions,  | ||||||
| 3 | appropriated funds, interest, and dividend payments, gifts, or  | ||||||
| 4 | other financial assets received by the State Treasurer in  | ||||||
| 5 | connection with the operation of the Program or related  | ||||||
| 6 | partnerships. All such moneys shall be deposited into the Fund  | ||||||
| 7 | and held by the State Treasurer as custodian thereof. The  | ||||||
| 8 | State Treasurer may accept gifts, grants, awards, matching  | ||||||
| 9 | contributions, interest income, and appropriated funds from  | ||||||
| 10 | individuals, businesses, governments, and other third-party  | ||||||
| 11 | sources to implement the Program on terms that the State     | ||||||
| 12 | Treasurer deems advisable. All interest or other earnings  | ||||||
| 13 | accruing or received on amounts in the Illinois Higher  | ||||||
| 14 | Education Savings Program Fund shall be credited to and  | ||||||
| 15 | retained by the Fund and used for the benefit of the Program.  | ||||||
| 16 | Assets of the Fund must at all times be preserved, invested,  | ||||||
| 17 | and expended only for the purposes of the Program and must be  | ||||||
| 18 | held for the benefit of the beneficiaries. Assets may not be  | ||||||
| 19 | transferred or used by the State or the State Treasurer for any  | ||||||
| 20 | purposes other than the purposes of the Program. In addition,  | ||||||
| 21 | no moneys, interest, or other earnings paid into the Fund  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be used, temporarily or otherwise, for inter-fund  | ||||||
| 23 | borrowing or be otherwise used or appropriated except as  | ||||||
| 24 | expressly authorized by this Act. Notwithstanding the  | ||||||
| 25 | requirements of this subsection (g), amounts in the Fund may  | ||||||
| 26 | be used by the State Treasurer to pay the administrative costs  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the Program. | ||||||
| 2 |     (g-5) Fund deposits and payments. On July 15 of each year,  | ||||||
| 3 | beginning July 15, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practical,  | ||||||
| 4 | the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer  | ||||||
| 5 | shall transfer the sum of $2,500,000, or the amount that is  | ||||||
| 6 | appropriated annually by the General Assembly, whichever is  | ||||||
| 7 | greater, from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Higher  | ||||||
| 8 | Education Savings Program Fund to be used for the  | ||||||
| 9 | administration and operation of the Program.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (h) Audits and reports. The State Treasurer shall include  | ||||||
| 11 | the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program as part of the  | ||||||
| 12 | audit of the College Savings Pool described in Section 16.5.  | ||||||
| 13 | The State Treasurer shall annually prepare a report that  | ||||||
| 14 | includes a summary of the Program operations for the preceding  | ||||||
| 15 | fiscal year, including the number of children enrolled in the  | ||||||
| 16 | Program, the total amount of seed fund deposits, the rate of  | ||||||
| 17 | seed deposits claimed, and, to the extent data is reported and  | ||||||
| 18 | available, the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic  | ||||||
| 19 | data of beneficiaries and of children who may receive  | ||||||
| 20 | automatic bonus deposits. Such other information that is  | ||||||
| 21 | relevant to make a full disclosure of the operations of the  | ||||||
| 22 | Program and Fund may also be reported. The report shall be made  | ||||||
| 23 | available on the State Treasurer's website by January 31 each  | ||||||
| 24 | year, starting in January of 2024. The State Treasurer may  | ||||||
| 25 | include the Program in other reports as warranted. | ||||||
| 26 |     (i) Rules. The State Treasurer may adopt rules necessary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to implement this Section. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-129, eff. 7-23-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 3 | 102-1047, eff. 1-1-23; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-604, eff.  | ||||||
| 4 | 7-1-24; 103-778, eff. 8-2-24; revised 10-7-24.)
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| 5 |     Section 70. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is  | ||||||
| 6 | amended by changing Sections 5-10 and 5-717 as follows:
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| 7 |     (20 ILCS 5/5-10) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 5-10. "Director". As used in the Civil Administrative  | ||||||
| 9 | Code of Illinois, unless the context clearly indicates  | ||||||
| 10 | otherwise, the word "director" means the directors of the  | ||||||
| 11 | departments of State government as designated in Section 5-20  | ||||||
| 12 | of this Law and includes the Secretary of Early Childhood, the  | ||||||
| 13 | Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, the  | ||||||
| 14 | Secretary of Innovation and Technology, the Secretary of Human  | ||||||
| 15 | Services, and the Secretary of Transportation. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 103-708, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 17 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 18 |     (20 ILCS 5/5-717) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 5-717. Military portability licensure for service  | ||||||
| 20 | members and service members' spouses.     | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) In this Section: | ||||||
| 22 |     "Division" means the Division of Professional Regulation  | ||||||
| 23 | of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Division of Real Estate of the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 2 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Service member" means any person who, at the time of  | ||||||
| 4 | application under this Section, is an active duty member of  | ||||||
| 5 | the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the  | ||||||
| 6 | United States Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, or the National  | ||||||
| 7 | Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United  | ||||||
| 8 | States or the District of Columbia. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Spouse" means a party to a marriage, civil union, or  | ||||||
| 10 | registered domestic partnership. | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) The Department of Financial and Professional  | ||||||
| 12 | Regulation is authorized to issue a professional portability  | ||||||
| 13 | license to (1) a service member who is an out-of-state  | ||||||
| 14 | licensee and is under official United States military orders  | ||||||
| 15 | to relocate to the State of Illinois or (2) an out-of-state  | ||||||
| 16 | licensee whose spouse is a service member under official  | ||||||
| 17 | United States military orders to relocate to the State of  | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois. The service member or the service member's spouse  | ||||||
| 19 | need not reside in this State at the time of application.  | ||||||
| 20 | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the portability  | ||||||
| 21 | license shall be issued by the Division only if the applicant  | ||||||
| 22 | fulfills all the requirements of this Section and Section  | ||||||
| 23 | 2105-135 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of  | ||||||
| 24 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 25 |     (c) The portability license shall be issued after a  | ||||||
| 26 | complete application is submitted to the Division that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | includes proof of the following: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) The applicant is a service member or the spouse of  | ||||||
| 3 |  a service member. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) The applicant or applicant's spouse is assigned to  | ||||||
| 5 |  a duty station in this State, has established legal  | ||||||
| 6 |  residence or will reside in this State pursuant to  | ||||||
| 7 |  military relocation orders after the date of application,  | ||||||
| 8 |  and can provide an official copy of those orders. | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) The applicant's license is in good standing and is  | ||||||
| 10 |  not subject to a disciplinary order encumbering the  | ||||||
| 11 |  license in any other state, commonwealth, district, or  | ||||||
| 12 |  territory of the United States or any foreign jurisdiction  | ||||||
| 13 |  where the applicant holds a license and practices in the  | ||||||
| 14 |  same profession with the same or similar scope of practice  | ||||||
| 15 |  for which the applicant is applying, and the applicant can  | ||||||
| 16 |  submit official verification of good standing and  | ||||||
| 17 |  disciplinary history from each of those licensing  | ||||||
| 18 |  authorities. For health care professional applicants, the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Division's review of good standing is governed by this  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection, subsection (h), and all other applicable State  | ||||||
| 21 |  laws and rules. | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) The applicant was actively licensed in the same  | ||||||
| 23 |  profession with the same or similar scope of practice for  | ||||||
| 24 |  which the applicant is applying for at least 2 years  | ||||||
| 25 |  immediately preceding the relocation. | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) A complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide  | ||||||
| 2 |  and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  requirements of the professional regulatory Act. The  | ||||||
| 4 |  applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police  | ||||||
| 5 |  or to the vendor for electronic fingerprint processing. No  | ||||||
| 6 |  license shall be issued to an applicant if any review of  | ||||||
| 7 |  criminal history or disclosure would cause the denial of  | ||||||
| 8 |  an application for licensure under the applicable  | ||||||
| 9 |  licensing Act. | ||||||
| 10 |         (6) The applicant has submitted the application for  | ||||||
| 11 |  portability licensure and paid the required, nonrefundable  | ||||||
| 12 |  initial application fee for that profession under its  | ||||||
| 13 |  respective Act and rules. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) Service members or the spouses of service members  | ||||||
| 15 | granted portability licenses under this Section shall submit  | ||||||
| 16 | to the jurisdiction of the Division for purposes of the laws  | ||||||
| 17 | and rules administered, related standards of practice, and  | ||||||
| 18 | disciplinary authority. A license granted under this Section  | ||||||
| 19 | is subject to all statutes, rules, and regulations governing  | ||||||
| 20 | the license. This includes compliance with renewal and  | ||||||
| 21 | continuing education requirements of the licensing act and  | ||||||
| 22 | rules adopted during the period of licensure. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) Notwithstanding any other law, if the Division finds  | ||||||
| 24 | that the applicant failed to meet the requirements of  | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (c) or provided inaccurate or misleading  | ||||||
| 26 | information on the application, the Division may suspend the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | license pending further investigation or notice to discipline  | ||||||
| 2 | the portability license. | ||||||
| 3 |     (f)(1) The duration of the portability license is from  | ||||||
| 4 | issuance through the next renewal period for that regulated  | ||||||
| 5 | profession. At the time of the license's renewal, the service  | ||||||
| 6 | member or the service member's spouse may apply for another  | ||||||
| 7 | portability license if the military orders continue or are  | ||||||
| 8 | extended past the renewal date or if new orders are given for  | ||||||
| 9 | duty in this State. While the portability license is held, the  | ||||||
| 10 | service member or the service member's spouse may apply for  | ||||||
| 11 | full licensure by examination, endorsement, or reciprocity  | ||||||
| 12 | pursuant to the service member's or the service member's  | ||||||
| 13 | spouse's respective professional licensing Act or rules. | ||||||
| 14 |     (2) Once a portability license has expired or is not  | ||||||
| 15 | renewed, the service member or the service member's spouse  | ||||||
| 16 | cannot continue practicing in this State until the service  | ||||||
| 17 | member or the service member's spouse obtains licensure by  | ||||||
| 18 | examination, endorsement, or reciprocity, which includes  | ||||||
| 19 | completion and passage of all pre-license education and  | ||||||
| 20 | examination requirements under the applicable professional  | ||||||
| 21 | licensing Act and rules. | ||||||
| 22 |     (g) An individual is ineligible to apply under this  | ||||||
| 23 | Section if: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) the individual is disqualified under Section  | ||||||
| 25 |  2105-165; | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) the license the individual is seeking is subject  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to an interstate compact; or | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) the individual seeks a real estate appraiser  | ||||||
| 3 |  license. | ||||||
| 4 |     (h) All service members and the spouses of service members  | ||||||
| 5 | who apply under this Section and Section 5-715 who are  | ||||||
| 6 | licensed in another jurisdiction as health care professionals,  | ||||||
| 7 | and who are seeking a health care professional license  | ||||||
| 8 | regulated by the Division and subject to the applicable  | ||||||
| 9 | licensing Acts shall not be denied an initial or renewal  | ||||||
| 10 | license: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) if the applicant has a prior, current, or pending  | ||||||
| 12 |  disciplinary action in another jurisdiction solely based  | ||||||
| 13 |  on providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding,  | ||||||
| 14 |  assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in  | ||||||
| 15 |  health care services that are not unlawful in this State  | ||||||
| 16 |  and consistent with the standards of conduct in Illinois; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) if the applicant has a prior, current, or pending  | ||||||
| 18 |  disciplinary action in another jurisdiction solely based  | ||||||
| 19 |  on violating another jurisdiction or state's laws  | ||||||
| 20 |  prohibiting the provision of, authorization of,  | ||||||
| 21 |  recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for,  | ||||||
| 22 |  or participation in any health care service if that  | ||||||
| 23 |  service as provided is not unlawful under the laws of this  | ||||||
| 24 |  State and is consistent with the standards of conduct in  | ||||||
| 25 |  Illinois; or | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) based solely upon the applicant providing,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring  | ||||||
| 2 |  for, or otherwise participating in health care services  | ||||||
| 3 |  that are not unlawful in this State and consistent with  | ||||||
| 4 |  the standards of conduct in Illinois. | ||||||
| 5 |     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as  | ||||||
| 6 | prohibiting the Division from evaluating the applicant's  | ||||||
| 7 | conduct and disciplinary history and making a determination  | ||||||
| 8 | regarding the licensure or authorization to practice. | ||||||
| 9 |     (i) The Department of Financial and Professional  | ||||||
| 10 | Regulation may adopt rules necessary for the implementation  | ||||||
| 11 | and administration of this Section. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-708, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 75. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by  | ||||||
| 14 | changing Sections 4.01, 4.02, and 4.04 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (20 ILCS 105/4.01) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 4.01. Additional powers and duties of the Department.  | ||||||
| 17 | In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law,  | ||||||
| 18 | the Department shall have the following powers and duties: | ||||||
| 19 |     (1) To evaluate all programs, services, and facilities for  | ||||||
| 20 | the aged and for minority senior citizens within the State and  | ||||||
| 21 | determine the extent to which present public or private  | ||||||
| 22 | programs, services, and facilities meet the needs of the aged. | ||||||
| 23 |     (2) To coordinate and evaluate all programs, services, and  | ||||||
| 24 | facilities for the aging Aging and for minority senior  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | citizens presently furnished by State agencies and make  | ||||||
| 2 | appropriate recommendations regarding such services, programs,     | ||||||
| 3 | and facilities to the Governor and/or the General Assembly. | ||||||
| 4 |     (2-a) To request, receive, and share information  | ||||||
| 5 | electronically through the use of data-sharing agreements for  | ||||||
| 6 | the purpose of (i) establishing and verifying the initial and  | ||||||
| 7 | continuing eligibility of older adults to participate in  | ||||||
| 8 | programs administered by the Department; (ii) maximizing  | ||||||
| 9 | federal financial participation in State assistance  | ||||||
| 10 | expenditures; and (iii) investigating allegations of fraud or  | ||||||
| 11 | other abuse of publicly funded benefits. Notwithstanding any  | ||||||
| 12 | other law to the contrary, but only for the limited purposes  | ||||||
| 13 | identified in the preceding sentence, this paragraph (2-a)  | ||||||
| 14 | expressly authorizes the exchanges of income, identification,  | ||||||
| 15 | and other pertinent eligibility information by and among the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department and the Social Security Administration, the  | ||||||
| 17 | Department of Employment Security, the Department of  | ||||||
| 18 | Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 19 | Services, the Department of Revenue, the Secretary of State,  | ||||||
| 20 | the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and any other  | ||||||
| 21 | governmental entity. The confidentiality of information  | ||||||
| 22 | otherwise shall be maintained as required by law. In addition,  | ||||||
| 23 | the Department on Aging shall verify employment information at  | ||||||
| 24 | the request of a community care provider for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 25 | ensuring program integrity under the Community Care Program.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (3) To function as the sole State agency to develop a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | comprehensive plan to meet the needs of the State's senior  | ||||||
| 2 | citizens and the State's minority senior citizens. | ||||||
| 3 |     (4) To receive and disburse State and federal funds made  | ||||||
| 4 | available directly to the Department including those funds  | ||||||
| 5 | made available under the Older Americans Act and the Senior  | ||||||
| 6 | Community Service Employment Program for providing services  | ||||||
| 7 | for senior citizens and minority senior citizens or for  | ||||||
| 8 | purposes related thereto, and shall develop and administer any  | ||||||
| 9 | State Plan for the Aging required by federal law. | ||||||
| 10 |     (5) To solicit, accept, hold, and administer in behalf of  | ||||||
| 11 | the State any grants or legacies of money, securities, or  | ||||||
| 12 | property to the State of Illinois for services to senior  | ||||||
| 13 | citizens and minority senior citizens or purposes related  | ||||||
| 14 | thereto. | ||||||
| 15 |     (6) To provide consultation and assistance to communities,  | ||||||
| 16 | area agencies on aging, and groups developing local services  | ||||||
| 17 | for senior citizens and minority senior citizens. | ||||||
| 18 |     (7) To promote community education regarding the problems  | ||||||
| 19 | of senior citizens and minority senior citizens through  | ||||||
| 20 | institutes, publications, radio, television, and the local  | ||||||
| 21 | press. | ||||||
| 22 |     (8) To cooperate with agencies of the federal government  | ||||||
| 23 | in studies and conferences designed to examine the needs of  | ||||||
| 24 | senior citizens and minority senior citizens and to prepare  | ||||||
| 25 | programs and facilities to meet those needs. | ||||||
| 26 |     (9) To establish and maintain information and referral  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | sources throughout the State when not provided by other  | ||||||
| 2 | agencies. | ||||||
| 3 |     (10) To provide the staff support that may reasonably be  | ||||||
| 4 | required by the Council. | ||||||
| 5 |     (11) To make and enforce rules and regulations necessary  | ||||||
| 6 | and proper to the performance of its duties. | ||||||
| 7 |     (12) To establish and fund programs or projects or  | ||||||
| 8 | experimental facilities that are specially designed as  | ||||||
| 9 | alternatives to institutional care. | ||||||
| 10 |     (13) To develop a training program to train the counselors  | ||||||
| 11 | presently employed by the Department's aging network to  | ||||||
| 12 | provide Medicare beneficiaries with counseling and advocacy in  | ||||||
| 13 | Medicare, private health insurance, and related health care  | ||||||
| 14 | coverage plans. | ||||||
| 15 |     (14) To make a grant to an institution of higher learning  | ||||||
| 16 | to study the feasibility of establishing and implementing an  | ||||||
| 17 | affirmative action employment plan for the recruitment,  | ||||||
| 18 | hiring, training and retraining of persons 60 or more years  | ||||||
| 19 | old for jobs for which their employment would not be precluded  | ||||||
| 20 | by law. | ||||||
| 21 |     (15) To present one award annually in each of the  | ||||||
| 22 | categories of community service, education, the performance  | ||||||
| 23 | and graphic arts, and the labor force to outstanding Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 | senior citizens and minority senior citizens in recognition of  | ||||||
| 25 | their individual contributions to either community service,  | ||||||
| 26 | education, the performance and graphic arts, or the labor  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | force. Nominations shall be solicited from senior citizens'  | ||||||
| 2 | service providers, area agencies on aging, senior citizens'  | ||||||
| 3 | centers, and senior citizens' organizations. If there are no  | ||||||
| 4 | nominations in a category, the Department may award a second  | ||||||
| 5 | person in one of the remaining categories. The Department  | ||||||
| 6 | shall establish a central location within the State to be  | ||||||
| 7 | designated as the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame for the  | ||||||
| 8 | public display of all the annual awards, or replicas thereof. | ||||||
| 9 |     (16) To establish multipurpose senior centers through area  | ||||||
| 10 | agencies on aging and to fund those new and existing  | ||||||
| 11 | multipurpose senior centers through area agencies on aging,  | ||||||
| 12 | the establishment and funding to begin in such areas of the  | ||||||
| 13 | State as the Department shall designate by rule and as  | ||||||
| 14 | specifically appropriated funds become available. | ||||||
| 15 |     (17) (Blank). | ||||||
| 16 |     (18) To develop a pamphlet in English and Spanish which  | ||||||
| 17 | may be used by physicians licensed to practice medicine in all  | ||||||
| 18 | of its branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987,  | ||||||
| 19 | pharmacists licensed pursuant to the Pharmacy Practice Act,  | ||||||
| 20 | and Illinois residents 65 years of age or older for the purpose  | ||||||
| 21 | of assisting physicians, pharmacists, and patients in  | ||||||
| 22 | monitoring prescriptions provided by various physicians and to  | ||||||
| 23 | aid persons 65 years of age or older in complying with  | ||||||
| 24 | directions for proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. The  | ||||||
| 25 | pamphlet may provide space for recording information,     | ||||||
| 26 | including, but not limited to, the following: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (a) name and telephone number of the patient; | ||||||
| 2 |         (b) name and telephone number of the prescribing  | ||||||
| 3 |  physician; | ||||||
| 4 |         (c) date of prescription; | ||||||
| 5 |         (d) name of drug prescribed; | ||||||
| 6 |         (e) directions for patient compliance; and | ||||||
| 7 |         (f) name and telephone number of dispensing pharmacy. | ||||||
| 8 |     In developing the pamphlet, the Department shall consult  | ||||||
| 9 | with the Illinois State Medical Society, the Center for  | ||||||
| 10 | Minority Health Services, the Illinois Pharmacists  | ||||||
| 11 | Association, and senior citizens organizations. The Department  | ||||||
| 12 | shall distribute the pamphlets to physicians, pharmacists and  | ||||||
| 13 | persons 65 years of age or older or various senior citizen  | ||||||
| 14 | organizations throughout the State. | ||||||
| 15 |     (19) To conduct a study of the feasibility of implementing  | ||||||
| 16 | the Senior Companion Program throughout the State. | ||||||
| 17 |     (20) The reimbursement rates paid through the community  | ||||||
| 18 | care program for chore housekeeping services and home care  | ||||||
| 19 | aides shall be the same. | ||||||
| 20 |     (21) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 |     (22) To distribute, through its area agencies on aging,  | ||||||
| 22 | information alerting seniors on safety issues regarding  | ||||||
| 23 | emergency weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold,  | ||||||
| 24 | flooding, tornadoes, electrical storms, and other severe storm  | ||||||
| 25 | weather. The information shall include all necessary  | ||||||
| 26 | instructions for safety and all emergency telephone numbers of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | organizations that will provide additional information and  | ||||||
| 2 | assistance. | ||||||
| 3 |     (23) To develop guidelines for the organization and  | ||||||
| 4 | implementation of Volunteer Services Credit Programs to be  | ||||||
| 5 | administered by Area Agencies on Aging or community-based     | ||||||
| 6 | community based senior service organizations. The Department  | ||||||
| 7 | shall hold public hearings on the proposed guidelines for  | ||||||
| 8 | public comment, suggestion, and determination of public  | ||||||
| 9 | interest. The guidelines shall be based on the findings of  | ||||||
| 10 | other states and of community organizations in Illinois that  | ||||||
| 11 | are currently operating volunteer services credit programs or  | ||||||
| 12 | demonstration volunteer services credit programs. The  | ||||||
| 13 | Department shall offer guidelines for all aspects of the  | ||||||
| 14 | programs, including, but not limited to, the following: | ||||||
| 15 |         (a) types of services to be offered by volunteers; | ||||||
| 16 |         (b) types of services to be received upon the  | ||||||
| 17 |  redemption of service credits; | ||||||
| 18 |         (c) issues of liability for the volunteers and the  | ||||||
| 19 |  administering organizations; | ||||||
| 20 |         (d) methods of tracking service credits earned and  | ||||||
| 21 |  service credits redeemed; | ||||||
| 22 |         (e) issues of time limits for redemption of service  | ||||||
| 23 |  credits; | ||||||
| 24 |         (f) methods of recruitment of volunteers; | ||||||
| 25 |         (g) utilization of community volunteers, community  | ||||||
| 26 |  service groups, and other resources for delivering  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  services to be received by service credit program clients; | ||||||
| 2 |         (h) accountability and assurance that services will be  | ||||||
| 3 |  available to individuals who have earned service credits;  | ||||||
| 4 |  and | ||||||
| 5 |         (i) volunteer screening and qualifications. | ||||||
| 6 |     (24) To function as the sole State agency to receive and  | ||||||
| 7 | disburse State and federal funds for providing adult  | ||||||
| 8 | protective services in a domestic living situation in  | ||||||
| 9 | accordance with the Adult Protective Services Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (25) To hold conferences, trainings, and other programs  | ||||||
| 11 | for which the Department shall determine by rule a reasonable  | ||||||
| 12 | fee to cover related administrative costs. Rules to implement  | ||||||
| 13 | the fee authority granted by this paragraph (25) must be  | ||||||
| 14 | adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of  | ||||||
| 16 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported  | ||||||
| 17 | rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; 103-670, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 19 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 20 |     (20 ILCS 105/4.02) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 4.02. Community Care Program. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 22 | establish a program of services to prevent unnecessary  | ||||||
| 23 | institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of  | ||||||
| 24 | long term care or who are established as persons who suffer  | ||||||
| 25 | from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder under the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act, thereby enabling them to  | ||||||
| 2 | remain in their own homes or in other living arrangements.  | ||||||
| 3 | Such preventive services, which may be coordinated with other  | ||||||
| 4 | programs for the aged, may include, but are not limited to, any  | ||||||
| 5 | or all of the following: | ||||||
| 6 |         (a) (blank); | ||||||
| 7 |         (b) (blank); | ||||||
| 8 |         (c) home care aide services; | ||||||
| 9 |         (d) personal assistant services; | ||||||
| 10 |         (e) adult day services; | ||||||
| 11 |         (f) home-delivered meals; | ||||||
| 12 |         (g) education in self-care; | ||||||
| 13 |         (h) personal care services; | ||||||
| 14 |         (i) adult day health services; | ||||||
| 15 |         (j) habilitation services; | ||||||
| 16 |         (k) respite care; | ||||||
| 17 |         (k-5) community reintegration services;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (k-6) flexible senior services; | ||||||
| 19 |         (k-7) medication management; | ||||||
| 20 |         (k-8) emergency home response;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (l) other nonmedical social services that may enable  | ||||||
| 22 |  the person to become self-supporting; or | ||||||
| 23 |         (m) (blank). | ||||||
| 24 |     The Department shall establish eligibility standards for  | ||||||
| 25 | such services. In determining the amount and nature of  | ||||||
| 26 | services for which a person may qualify, consideration shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | not be given to the value of cash, property, or other assets  | ||||||
| 2 | held in the name of the person's spouse pursuant to a written  | ||||||
| 3 | agreement dividing marital property into equal but separate  | ||||||
| 4 | shares or pursuant to a transfer of the person's interest in a  | ||||||
| 5 | home to his spouse, provided that the spouse's share of the  | ||||||
| 6 | marital property is not made available to the person seeking  | ||||||
| 7 | such services. | ||||||
| 8 |     The Department shall require as a condition of eligibility  | ||||||
| 9 | that all new financially eligible applicants apply for and  | ||||||
| 10 | enroll in medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 | Public Aid Code in accordance with rules promulgated by the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department.  | ||||||
| 13 |     The Department shall, in conjunction with the Department  | ||||||
| 14 | of Public Aid (now Department of Healthcare and Family  | ||||||
| 15 | Services), seek appropriate amendments under Sections 1915 and  | ||||||
| 16 | 1924 of the Social Security Act. The purpose of the amendments  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be to extend eligibility for home and community based  | ||||||
| 18 | services under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social Security  | ||||||
| 19 | Act to persons who transfer to or for the benefit of a spouse  | ||||||
| 20 | those amounts of income and resources allowed under Section  | ||||||
| 21 | 1924 of the Social Security Act. Subject to the approval of  | ||||||
| 22 | such amendments, the Department shall extend the provisions of  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid Code to persons who, but  | ||||||
| 24 | for the provision of home or community-based services, would  | ||||||
| 25 | require the level of care provided in an institution, as is  | ||||||
| 26 | provided for in federal law. Those persons no longer found to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be eligible for receiving noninstitutional services due to  | ||||||
| 2 | changes in the eligibility criteria shall be given 45 days  | ||||||
| 3 | notice prior to actual termination. Those persons receiving  | ||||||
| 4 | notice of termination may contact the Department and request  | ||||||
| 5 | the determination be appealed at any time during the 45 day  | ||||||
| 6 | notice period. The target population identified for the  | ||||||
| 7 | purposes of this Section are persons age 60 and older with an  | ||||||
| 8 | identified service need. Priority shall be given to those who  | ||||||
| 9 | are at imminent risk of institutionalization. The services  | ||||||
| 10 | shall be provided to eligible persons age 60 and older to the  | ||||||
| 11 | extent that the cost of the services together with the other  | ||||||
| 12 | personal maintenance expenses of the persons are reasonably  | ||||||
| 13 | related to the standards established for care in a group  | ||||||
| 14 | facility appropriate to the person's condition. These  | ||||||
| 15 | noninstitutional non-institutional services, pilot projects,  | ||||||
| 16 | or experimental facilities may be provided as part of or in  | ||||||
| 17 | addition to those authorized by federal law or those funded  | ||||||
| 18 | and administered by the Department of Human Services. The  | ||||||
| 19 | Departments of Human Services, Healthcare and Family Services,  | ||||||
| 20 | Public Health, Veterans' Affairs, and Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 21 | Opportunity and other appropriate agencies of State, federal,  | ||||||
| 22 | and local governments shall cooperate with the Department on  | ||||||
| 23 | Aging in the establishment and development of the  | ||||||
| 24 | noninstitutional non-institutional services. The Department  | ||||||
| 25 | shall require an annual audit from all personal assistant and  | ||||||
| 26 | home care aide vendors contracting with the Department under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Section. The annual audit shall assure that each audited  | ||||||
| 2 | vendor's procedures are in compliance with Department's  | ||||||
| 3 | financial reporting guidelines requiring an administrative and  | ||||||
| 4 | employee wage and benefits cost split as defined in  | ||||||
| 5 | administrative rules. The audit is a public record under the  | ||||||
| 6 | Freedom of Information Act. The Department shall execute,  | ||||||
| 7 | relative to the nursing home prescreening project, written  | ||||||
| 8 | inter-agency agreements with the Department of Human Services  | ||||||
| 9 | and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to  | ||||||
| 10 | effect the following: (1) intake procedures and common  | ||||||
| 11 | eligibility criteria for those persons who are receiving  | ||||||
| 12 | noninstitutional non-institutional services; and (2) the  | ||||||
| 13 | establishment and development of noninstitutional     | ||||||
| 14 | non-institutional services in areas of the State where they  | ||||||
| 15 | are not currently available or are undeveloped. On and after  | ||||||
| 16 | July 1, 1996, all nursing home prescreenings for individuals  | ||||||
| 17 | 60 years of age or older shall be conducted by the Department. | ||||||
| 18 |     As part of the Department on Aging's routine training of  | ||||||
| 19 | case managers and case manager supervisors, the Department may  | ||||||
| 20 | include information on family futures planning for persons who  | ||||||
| 21 | are age 60 or older and who are caregivers of their adult  | ||||||
| 22 | children with developmental disabilities. The content of the  | ||||||
| 23 | training shall be at the Department's discretion. | ||||||
| 24 |     The Department is authorized to establish a system of  | ||||||
| 25 | recipient copayment for services provided under this Section,  | ||||||
| 26 | such copayment to be based upon the recipient's ability to pay  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | but in no case to exceed the actual cost of the services  | ||||||
| 2 | provided. Additionally, any portion of a person's income which  | ||||||
| 3 | is equal to or less than the federal poverty standard shall not  | ||||||
| 4 | be considered by the Department in determining the copayment.  | ||||||
| 5 | The level of such copayment shall be adjusted whenever  | ||||||
| 6 | necessary to reflect any change in the officially designated  | ||||||
| 7 | federal poverty standard. | ||||||
| 8 |     The Department, or the Department's authorized  | ||||||
| 9 | representative, may recover the amount of moneys expended for  | ||||||
| 10 | services provided to or in behalf of a person under this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section by a claim against the person's estate or against the  | ||||||
| 12 | estate of the person's surviving spouse, but no recovery may  | ||||||
| 13 | be had until after the death of the surviving spouse, if any,  | ||||||
| 14 | and then only at such time when there is no surviving child who  | ||||||
| 15 | is under age 21 or blind or who has a permanent and total  | ||||||
| 16 | disability. This paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery,  | ||||||
| 17 | at the death of the person, of moneys for services provided to  | ||||||
| 18 | the person or in behalf of the person under this Section to  | ||||||
| 19 | which the person was not entitled; provided that such recovery  | ||||||
| 20 | shall not be enforced against any real estate while it is  | ||||||
| 21 | occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or other  | ||||||
| 22 | dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been filed  | ||||||
| 23 | against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, they  | ||||||
| 24 | remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of the  | ||||||
| 25 | claimant to compel administration of the estate for the  | ||||||
| 26 | purpose of payment. This paragraph shall not bar recovery from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid  | ||||||
| 3 | Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section in death. All moneys for services paid to or in behalf  | ||||||
| 5 | of the person under this Section shall be claimed for recovery  | ||||||
| 6 | from the deceased spouse's estate. "Homestead", as used in  | ||||||
| 7 | this paragraph, means the dwelling house and contiguous real  | ||||||
| 8 | estate occupied by a surviving spouse or relative, as defined  | ||||||
| 9 | by the rules and regulations of the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 10 | and Family Services, regardless of the value of the property. | ||||||
| 11 |     The Department shall increase the effectiveness of the  | ||||||
| 12 | existing Community Care Program by: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) ensuring that in-home services included in the  | ||||||
| 14 |  care plan are available on evenings and weekends; | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) ensuring that care plans contain the services that  | ||||||
| 16 |  eligible participants need based on the number of days in  | ||||||
| 17 |  a month, not limited to specific blocks of time, as  | ||||||
| 18 |  identified by the comprehensive assessment tool selected  | ||||||
| 19 |  by the Department for use statewide, not to exceed the  | ||||||
| 20 |  total monthly service cost maximum allowed for each  | ||||||
| 21 |  service; the Department shall develop administrative rules  | ||||||
| 22 |  to implement this item (2); | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) ensuring that the participants have the right to  | ||||||
| 24 |  choose the services contained in their care plan and to  | ||||||
| 25 |  direct how those services are provided, based on  | ||||||
| 26 |  administrative rules established by the Department; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4)(blank); | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) ensuring that homemakers can provide personal care  | ||||||
| 3 |  services that may or may not involve contact with clients,  | ||||||
| 4 |  including, but not limited to: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) bathing; | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) grooming; | ||||||
| 7 |             (C) toileting; | ||||||
| 8 |             (D) nail care; | ||||||
| 9 |             (E) transferring; | ||||||
| 10 |             (F) respiratory services; | ||||||
| 11 |             (G) exercise; or | ||||||
| 12 |             (H) positioning; | ||||||
| 13 |         (6) ensuring that homemaker program vendors are not  | ||||||
| 14 |  restricted from hiring homemakers who are family members  | ||||||
| 15 |  of clients or recommended by clients; the Department may  | ||||||
| 16 |  not, by rule or policy, require homemakers who are family  | ||||||
| 17 |  members of clients or recommended by clients to accept  | ||||||
| 18 |  assignments in homes other than the client; | ||||||
| 19 |         (7) ensuring that the State may access maximum federal  | ||||||
| 20 |  matching funds by seeking approval for the Centers for  | ||||||
| 21 |  Medicare and Medicaid Services for modifications to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  State's home and community based services waiver and  | ||||||
| 23 |  additional waiver opportunities, including applying for  | ||||||
| 24 |  enrollment in the Balance Incentive Payment Program by May  | ||||||
| 25 |  1, 2013, in order to maximize federal matching funds; this  | ||||||
| 26 |  shall include, but not be limited to, modification that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reflects all changes in the Community Care Program  | ||||||
| 2 |  services and all increases in the services cost maximum; | ||||||
| 3 |         (8) ensuring that the determination of need tool  | ||||||
| 4 |  accurately reflects the service needs of individuals with  | ||||||
| 5 |  Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (9) ensuring that services are authorized accurately  | ||||||
| 7 |  and consistently for the Community Care Program (CCP); the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Department shall implement a Service Authorization policy  | ||||||
| 9 |  directive; the purpose shall be to ensure that eligibility  | ||||||
| 10 |  and services are authorized accurately and consistently in  | ||||||
| 11 |  the CCP program; the policy directive shall clarify  | ||||||
| 12 |  service authorization guidelines to Care Coordination  | ||||||
| 13 |  Units and Community Care Program providers no later than  | ||||||
| 14 |  May 1, 2013; | ||||||
| 15 |         (10) working in conjunction with Care Coordination  | ||||||
| 16 |  Units, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Department of Human Services, Community Care Program  | ||||||
| 18 |  providers, and other stakeholders to make improvements to  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Medicaid claiming processes and the Medicaid  | ||||||
| 20 |  enrollment procedures or requirements as needed,  | ||||||
| 21 |  including, but not limited to, specific policy changes or  | ||||||
| 22 |  rules to improve the up-front enrollment of participants  | ||||||
| 23 |  in the Medicaid program and specific policy changes or  | ||||||
| 24 |  rules to insure more prompt submission of bills to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  federal government to secure maximum federal matching  | ||||||
| 26 |  dollars as promptly as possible; the Department on Aging  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall have at least 3 meetings with stakeholders by  | ||||||
| 2 |  January 1, 2014 in order to address these improvements; | ||||||
| 3 |         (11) requiring home care service providers to comply  | ||||||
| 4 |  with the rounding of hours worked provisions under the  | ||||||
| 5 |  federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and as set forth  | ||||||
| 6 |  in 29 CFR 785.48(b) by May 1, 2013; | ||||||
| 7 |         (12) implementing any necessary policy changes or  | ||||||
| 8 |  promulgating any rules, no later than January 1, 2014, to  | ||||||
| 9 |  assist the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in  | ||||||
| 10 |  moving as many participants as possible, consistent with  | ||||||
| 11 |  federal regulations, into coordinated care plans if a care  | ||||||
| 12 |  coordination plan that covers long term care is available  | ||||||
| 13 |  in the recipient's area; and  | ||||||
| 14 |         (13) (blank). | ||||||
| 15 |     By January 1, 2009 or as soon after the end of the Cash and  | ||||||
| 16 | Counseling Demonstration Project as is practicable, the  | ||||||
| 17 | Department may, based on its evaluation of the demonstration  | ||||||
| 18 | project, promulgate rules concerning personal assistant  | ||||||
| 19 | services, to include, but need not be limited to,  | ||||||
| 20 | qualifications, employment screening, rights under fair labor  | ||||||
| 21 | standards, training, fiduciary agent, and supervision  | ||||||
| 22 | requirements. All applicants shall be subject to the  | ||||||
| 23 | provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.  | ||||||
| 24 |     The Department shall develop procedures to enhance  | ||||||
| 25 | availability of services on evenings, weekends, and on an  | ||||||
| 26 | emergency basis to meet the respite needs of caregivers.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Procedures shall be developed to permit the utilization of  | ||||||
| 2 | services in successive blocks of 24 hours up to the monthly  | ||||||
| 3 | maximum established by the Department. Workers providing these  | ||||||
| 4 | services shall be appropriately trained. | ||||||
| 5 |     No September 23, 1991 (Public Act 87-729) person may  | ||||||
| 6 | perform chore/housekeeping and home care aide services under a  | ||||||
| 7 | program authorized by this Section unless that person has been  | ||||||
| 8 | issued a certificate of pre-service to do so by his or her  | ||||||
| 9 | employing agency. Information gathered to effect such  | ||||||
| 10 | certification shall include (i) the person's name, (ii) the  | ||||||
| 11 | date the person was hired by his or her current employer, and  | ||||||
| 12 | (iii) the training, including dates and levels. Persons  | ||||||
| 13 | engaged in the program authorized by this Section before the  | ||||||
| 14 | effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991 shall be issued a  | ||||||
| 15 | certificate of all pre-service and in-service training from  | ||||||
| 16 | his or her employer upon submitting the necessary information.  | ||||||
| 17 | The employing agency shall be required to retain records of  | ||||||
| 18 | all staff pre-service and in-service training, and shall  | ||||||
| 19 | provide such records to the Department upon request and upon  | ||||||
| 20 | termination of the employer's contract with the Department. In  | ||||||
| 21 | addition, the employing agency is responsible for the issuance  | ||||||
| 22 | of certifications of in-service training completed to their  | ||||||
| 23 | employees. | ||||||
| 24 |     The Department is required to develop a system to ensure  | ||||||
| 25 | that persons working as home care aides and personal  | ||||||
| 26 | assistants receive increases in their wages when the federal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | minimum wage is increased by requiring vendors to certify that  | ||||||
| 2 | they are meeting the federal minimum wage statute for home  | ||||||
| 3 | care aides and personal assistants. An employer that cannot  | ||||||
| 4 | ensure that the minimum wage increase is being given to home  | ||||||
| 5 | care aides and personal assistants shall be denied any  | ||||||
| 6 | increase in reimbursement costs. | ||||||
| 7 |     The Community Care Program Advisory Committee is created  | ||||||
| 8 | in the Department on Aging. The Director shall appoint  | ||||||
| 9 | individuals to serve in the Committee, who shall serve at  | ||||||
| 10 | their own expense. Members of the Committee must abide by all  | ||||||
| 11 | applicable ethics laws. The Committee shall advise the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department on issues related to the Department's program of  | ||||||
| 13 | services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization. The  | ||||||
| 14 | Committee shall meet on a bi-monthly basis and shall serve to  | ||||||
| 15 | identify and advise the Department on present and potential  | ||||||
| 16 | issues affecting the service delivery network, the program's  | ||||||
| 17 | clients, and the Department and to recommend solution  | ||||||
| 18 | strategies. Persons appointed to the Committee shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | appointed on, but not limited to, their own and their agency's  | ||||||
| 20 | experience with the program, geographic representation, and  | ||||||
| 21 | willingness to serve. The Director shall appoint members to  | ||||||
| 22 | the Committee to represent provider, advocacy, policy  | ||||||
| 23 | research, and other constituencies committed to the delivery  | ||||||
| 24 | of high quality home and community-based services to older  | ||||||
| 25 | adults. Representatives shall be appointed to ensure  | ||||||
| 26 | representation from community care providers, including, but  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | not limited to, adult day service providers, homemaker  | ||||||
| 2 | providers, case coordination and case management units,  | ||||||
| 3 | emergency home response providers, statewide trade or labor  | ||||||
| 4 | unions that represent home care aides and direct care staff,  | ||||||
| 5 | area agencies on aging, adults over age 60, membership  | ||||||
| 6 | organizations representing older adults, and other  | ||||||
| 7 | organizational entities, providers of care, or individuals  | ||||||
| 8 | with demonstrated interest and expertise in the field of home  | ||||||
| 9 | and community care as determined by the Director. | ||||||
| 10 |     Nominations may be presented from any agency or State  | ||||||
| 11 | association with interest in the program. The Director, or his  | ||||||
| 12 | or her designee, shall serve as the permanent co-chair of the  | ||||||
| 13 | advisory committee. One other co-chair shall be nominated and  | ||||||
| 14 | approved by the members of the committee on an annual basis.  | ||||||
| 15 | Committee members' terms of appointment shall be for 4 years  | ||||||
| 16 | with one-quarter of the appointees' terms expiring each year.  | ||||||
| 17 | A member shall continue to serve until his or her replacement  | ||||||
| 18 | is named. The Department shall fill vacancies that have a  | ||||||
| 19 | remaining term of over one year, and this replacement shall  | ||||||
| 20 | occur through the annual replacement of expiring terms. The  | ||||||
| 21 | Director shall designate Department staff to provide technical  | ||||||
| 22 | assistance and staff support to the committee. Department  | ||||||
| 23 | representation shall not constitute membership of the  | ||||||
| 24 | committee. All Committee papers, issues, recommendations,  | ||||||
| 25 | reports, and meeting memoranda are advisory only. The  | ||||||
| 26 | Director, or his or her designee, shall make a written report,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | as requested by the Committee, regarding issues before the  | ||||||
| 2 | Committee.  | ||||||
| 3 |     The Department on Aging and the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 4 | Services shall cooperate in the development and submission of  | ||||||
| 5 | an annual report on programs and services provided under this  | ||||||
| 6 | Section. Such joint report shall be filed with the Governor  | ||||||
| 7 | and the General Assembly on or before March 31 of the following  | ||||||
| 8 | fiscal year. | ||||||
| 9 |     The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 10 | shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required  | ||||||
| 11 | by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and  | ||||||
| 12 | filing such additional copies with the State Government Report  | ||||||
| 13 | Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required  | ||||||
| 14 | under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act. | ||||||
| 15 |     Those persons previously found eligible for receiving  | ||||||
| 16 | noninstitutional non-institutional services whose services  | ||||||
| 17 | were discontinued under the Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal  | ||||||
| 18 | Year 1992, and who do not meet the eligibility standards in  | ||||||
| 19 | effect on or after July 1, 1992, shall remain ineligible on and  | ||||||
| 20 | after July 1, 1992. Those persons previously not required to  | ||||||
| 21 | cost-share and who were required to cost-share effective March  | ||||||
| 22 | 1, 1992, shall continue to meet cost-share requirements on and  | ||||||
| 23 | after July 1, 1992. Beginning July 1, 1992, all clients will be  | ||||||
| 24 | required to meet eligibility, cost-share, and other  | ||||||
| 25 | requirements and will have services discontinued or altered  | ||||||
| 26 | when they fail to meet these requirements. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     For the purposes of this Section, "flexible senior  | ||||||
| 2 | services" refers to services that require one-time or periodic  | ||||||
| 3 | expenditures, including, but not limited to, respite care,  | ||||||
| 4 | home modification, assistive technology, housing assistance,  | ||||||
| 5 | and transportation.  | ||||||
| 6 |     The Department shall implement an electronic service  | ||||||
| 7 | verification based on global positioning systems or other  | ||||||
| 8 | cost-effective technology for the Community Care Program no  | ||||||
| 9 | later than January 1, 2014.  | ||||||
| 10 |     The Department shall require, as a condition of  | ||||||
| 11 | eligibility, application for the medical assistance program  | ||||||
| 12 | under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.  | ||||||
| 13 |     The Department may authorize Community Care Program  | ||||||
| 14 | services until an applicant is determined eligible for medical  | ||||||
| 15 | assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |     The Department shall continue to provide Community Care  | ||||||
| 17 | Program reports as required by statute, which shall include an  | ||||||
| 18 | annual report on Care Coordination Unit performance and  | ||||||
| 19 | adherence to service guidelines and a 6-month supplemental  | ||||||
| 20 | report.  | ||||||
| 21 |     In regard to community care providers, failure to comply  | ||||||
| 22 | with Department on Aging policies shall be cause for  | ||||||
| 23 | disciplinary action, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 24 | disqualification from serving Community Care Program clients.  | ||||||
| 25 | Each provider, upon submission of any bill or invoice to the  | ||||||
| 26 | Department for payment for services rendered, shall include a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | notarized statement, under penalty of perjury pursuant to  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the  | ||||||
| 3 | provider has complied with all Department policies.  | ||||||
| 4 |     The Director of the Department on Aging shall make  | ||||||
| 5 | information available to the State Board of Elections as may  | ||||||
| 6 | be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has  | ||||||
| 7 | entered into with a multi-state voter registration list  | ||||||
| 8 | maintenance system.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The Department shall pay an enhanced rate of at least  | ||||||
| 10 | $1.77 per unit under the Community Care Program to those  | ||||||
| 11 | in-home service provider agencies that offer health insurance  | ||||||
| 12 | coverage as a benefit to their direct service worker employees  | ||||||
| 13 | pursuant to rules adopted by the Department. The Department  | ||||||
| 14 | shall review the enhanced rate as part of its process to rebase  | ||||||
| 15 | in-home service provider reimbursement rates pursuant to  | ||||||
| 16 | federal waiver requirements. Subject to federal approval,  | ||||||
| 17 | beginning on January 1, 2024, rates for adult day services  | ||||||
| 18 | shall be increased to $16.84 per hour and rates for each way  | ||||||
| 19 | transportation services for adult day services shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | increased to $12.44 per unit transportation.  | ||||||
| 21 |     Subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2024,  | ||||||
| 22 | rates for homemaker services shall be increased to $28.07 to  | ||||||
| 23 | sustain a minimum wage of $17 per hour for direct service  | ||||||
| 24 | workers. Rates in subsequent State fiscal years shall be no  | ||||||
| 25 | lower than the rates put into effect upon federal approval.  | ||||||
| 26 | Providers of in-home services shall be required to certify to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Department that they remain in compliance with the  | ||||||
| 2 | mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Fringe  | ||||||
| 3 | benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and  | ||||||
| 4 | payment for training, health insurance, travel, or  | ||||||
| 5 | transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate  | ||||||
| 6 | increases described in this paragraph.  | ||||||
| 7 |     Subject to and upon federal approval, on and after January  | ||||||
| 8 | 1, 2025, rates for homemaker services shall be increased to  | ||||||
| 9 | $29.63 to sustain a minimum wage of $18 per hour for direct  | ||||||
| 10 | service workers. Rates in subsequent State fiscal years shall  | ||||||
| 11 | be no lower than the rates put into effect upon federal  | ||||||
| 12 | approval. Providers of in-home services shall be required to  | ||||||
| 13 | certify to the Department that they remain in compliance with  | ||||||
| 14 | the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Fringe  | ||||||
| 15 | benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and  | ||||||
| 16 | payment for training, health insurance, travel, or  | ||||||
| 17 | transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate  | ||||||
| 18 | increases described in this paragraph.  | ||||||
| 19 |     The General Assembly finds it necessary to authorize an  | ||||||
| 20 | aggressive Medicaid enrollment initiative designed to maximize  | ||||||
| 21 | federal Medicaid funding for the Community Care Program which  | ||||||
| 22 | produces significant savings for the State of Illinois. The  | ||||||
| 23 | Department on Aging shall establish and implement a Community  | ||||||
| 24 | Care Program Medicaid Initiative. Under the Initiative, the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department on Aging shall, at a minimum: (i) provide an  | ||||||
| 26 | enhanced rate to adequately compensate care coordination units  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to enroll eligible Community Care Program clients into  | ||||||
| 2 | Medicaid; (ii) use recommendations from a stakeholder  | ||||||
| 3 | committee on how best to implement the Initiative; and (iii)  | ||||||
| 4 | establish requirements for State agencies to make enrollment  | ||||||
| 5 | in the State's Medical Assistance program easier for seniors.  | ||||||
| 6 |     The Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight  | ||||||
| 7 | Subcommittee is created as a subcommittee of the Older Adult  | ||||||
| 8 | Services Advisory Committee established in Section 35 of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Older Adult Services Act to make recommendations on how best  | ||||||
| 10 | to increase the number of medical assistance recipients who  | ||||||
| 11 | are enrolled in the Community Care Program. The Subcommittee  | ||||||
| 12 | shall consist of all of the following persons who must be  | ||||||
| 13 | appointed within 30 days after June 4, 2018 (the effective  | ||||||
| 14 | date of Public Act 100-587):  | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) The Director of Aging, or his or her designee, who  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall serve as the chairperson of the Subcommittee.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) One representative of the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 18 |  and Family Services, appointed by the Director of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Healthcare and Family Services.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) One representative of the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 21 |  Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) One individual representing a care coordination  | ||||||
| 23 |  unit, appointed by the Director of Aging.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) One individual from a non-governmental statewide  | ||||||
| 25 |  organization that advocates for seniors, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Director of Aging.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (6) One individual representing Area Agencies on  | ||||||
| 2 |  Aging, appointed by the Director of Aging.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) One individual from a statewide association  | ||||||
| 4 |  dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support, and research,  | ||||||
| 5 |  appointed by the Director of Aging.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (8) One individual from an organization that employs  | ||||||
| 7 |  persons who provide services under the Community Care  | ||||||
| 8 |  Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (9) One member of a trade or labor union representing  | ||||||
| 10 |  persons who provide services under the Community Care  | ||||||
| 11 |  Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (10) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as  | ||||||
| 13 |  co-chairperson, appointed by the President of the Senate.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (11) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as  | ||||||
| 15 |  co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority Leader of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Senate.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (12) One member of the House of Representatives, who  | ||||||
| 18 |  shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Speaker of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the House of Representatives.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (13) One member of the House of Representatives, who  | ||||||
| 21 |  shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority  | ||||||
| 22 |  Leader of the House of Representatives.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (14) One individual appointed by a labor organization  | ||||||
| 24 |  representing frontline employees at the Department of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Human Services.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The Subcommittee shall provide oversight to the Community  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Care Program Medicaid Initiative and shall meet quarterly. At  | ||||||
| 2 | each Subcommittee meeting the Department on Aging shall  | ||||||
| 3 | provide the following data sets to the Subcommittee: (A) the  | ||||||
| 4 | number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and  | ||||||
| 5 | service area, who are receiving services under the Community  | ||||||
| 6 | Care Program and are enrolled in the State's Medical  | ||||||
| 7 | Assistance Program; (B) the number of Illinois residents,  | ||||||
| 8 | categorized by planning and service area, who are receiving  | ||||||
| 9 | services under the Community Care Program, but are not  | ||||||
| 10 | enrolled in the State's Medical Assistance Program; and (C)  | ||||||
| 11 | the number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and  | ||||||
| 12 | service area, who are receiving services under the Community  | ||||||
| 13 | Care Program and are eligible for benefits under the State's  | ||||||
| 14 | Medical Assistance Program, but are not enrolled in the  | ||||||
| 15 | State's Medical Assistance Program. In addition to this data,  | ||||||
| 16 | the Department on Aging shall provide the Subcommittee with  | ||||||
| 17 | plans on how the Department on Aging will reduce the number of  | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois residents who are not enrolled in the State's Medical  | ||||||
| 19 | Assistance Program but who are eligible for medical assistance  | ||||||
| 20 | benefits. The Department on Aging shall enroll in the State's  | ||||||
| 21 | Medical Assistance Program those Illinois residents who  | ||||||
| 22 | receive services under the Community Care Program and are  | ||||||
| 23 | eligible for medical assistance benefits but are not enrolled  | ||||||
| 24 | in the State's Medicaid Assistance Program. The data provided  | ||||||
| 25 | to the Subcommittee shall be made available to the public via  | ||||||
| 26 | the Department on Aging's website.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The Department on Aging, with the involvement of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Subcommittee, shall collaborate with the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 3 | Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services  | ||||||
| 4 | on how best to achieve the responsibilities of the Community  | ||||||
| 5 | Care Program Medicaid Initiative.  | ||||||
| 6 |     The Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services,  | ||||||
| 7 | and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall  | ||||||
| 8 | coordinate and implement a streamlined process for seniors to  | ||||||
| 9 | access benefits under the State's Medical Assistance Program.  | ||||||
| 10 |     The Subcommittee shall collaborate with the Department of  | ||||||
| 11 | Human Services on the adoption of a uniform application  | ||||||
| 12 | submission process. The Department of Human Services and any  | ||||||
| 13 | other State agency involved with processing the medical  | ||||||
| 14 | assistance application of any person enrolled in the Community  | ||||||
| 15 | Care Program shall include the appropriate care coordination  | ||||||
| 16 | unit in all communications related to the determination or  | ||||||
| 17 | status of the application.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall  | ||||||
| 19 | provide targeted funding to care coordination units to help  | ||||||
| 20 | seniors complete their applications for medical assistance  | ||||||
| 21 | benefits. On and after July 1, 2019, care coordination units  | ||||||
| 22 | shall receive no less than $200 per completed application,  | ||||||
| 23 | which rate may be included in a bundled rate for initial intake  | ||||||
| 24 | services when Medicaid application assistance is provided in  | ||||||
| 25 | conjunction with the initial intake process for new program  | ||||||
| 26 | participants. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall cease  | ||||||
| 2 | operation 5 years after June 4, 2018 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 3 | Public Act 100-587), after which the Subcommittee shall  | ||||||
| 4 | dissolve.  | ||||||
| 5 |     Effective July 1, 2023, subject to federal approval, the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department on Aging shall reimburse Care Coordination Units at  | ||||||
| 7 | the following rates for case management services: $252.40 for  | ||||||
| 8 | each initial assessment; $366.40 for each initial assessment  | ||||||
| 9 | with translation; $229.68 for each redetermination assessment;  | ||||||
| 10 | $313.68 for each redetermination assessment with translation;  | ||||||
| 11 | $200.00 for each completed application for medical assistance  | ||||||
| 12 | benefits; $132.26 for each face-to-face, choices-for-care  | ||||||
| 13 | screening; $168.26 for each face-to-face, choices-for-care  | ||||||
| 14 | screening with translation; $124.56 for each 6-month,  | ||||||
| 15 | face-to-face visit; $132.00 for each MCO participant  | ||||||
| 16 | eligibility determination; and $157.00 for each MCO  | ||||||
| 17 | participant eligibility determination with translation.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23;  | ||||||
| 19 | 103-102, Article 45, Section 45-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102,  | ||||||
| 20 | Article 85, Section 85-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102, Article 90,  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 90-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 103-605, eff.  | ||||||
| 22 | 7-1-24; 103-670, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 23 |     (20 ILCS 105/4.04)    (from Ch. 23, par. 6104.04) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 4.04. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The purpose  | ||||||
| 25 | of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is to ensure that older  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | persons and persons with disabilities receive quality  | ||||||
| 2 | services. This is accomplished by providing advocacy services  | ||||||
| 3 | for residents of long term care facilities and participants  | ||||||
| 4 | receiving home care and community-based care. Managed care is  | ||||||
| 5 | increasingly becoming the vehicle for delivering health and  | ||||||
| 6 | long-term services and supports to seniors and persons with  | ||||||
| 7 | disabilities, including dual eligible participants. The  | ||||||
| 8 | additional ombudsman authority will allow advocacy services to  | ||||||
| 9 | be provided to Illinois participants for the first time and  | ||||||
| 10 | will produce a cost savings for the State of Illinois by  | ||||||
| 11 | supporting the rebalancing efforts of the Patient Protection  | ||||||
| 12 | and Affordable Care Act.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 14 | establish a Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, through the  | ||||||
| 15 | Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman ("the Office"), in  | ||||||
| 16 | accordance with the provisions of the Older Americans Act of  | ||||||
| 17 | 1965, as now or hereafter amended. The Long Term Care  | ||||||
| 18 | Ombudsman Program is authorized, subject to sufficient  | ||||||
| 19 | appropriations, to advocate on behalf of older persons and  | ||||||
| 20 | persons with disabilities residing in their own homes or  | ||||||
| 21 | community-based settings, relating to matters which may  | ||||||
| 22 | adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights of  | ||||||
| 23 | such individuals.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (b) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the  | ||||||
| 25 | context requires otherwise: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) "Access" means the right to: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (i) Enter any long term care facility or assisted  | ||||||
| 2 |  living or shared housing establishment or supportive  | ||||||
| 3 |  living facility; | ||||||
| 4 |             (ii) Communicate privately and without restriction  | ||||||
| 5 |  with any resident, regardless of age, who consents to  | ||||||
| 6 |  the communication; | ||||||
| 7 |             (iii) Seek consent to communicate privately and  | ||||||
| 8 |  without restriction with any participant or resident,  | ||||||
| 9 |  regardless of age; | ||||||
| 10 |             (iv) Inspect and copy the clinical and other  | ||||||
| 11 |  records of a participant or resident, regardless of  | ||||||
| 12 |  age, with the express written consent of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  participant or resident, or if consent is given  | ||||||
| 14 |  orally, visually, or through the use of auxiliary aids  | ||||||
| 15 |  and services, such consent is documented  | ||||||
| 16 |  contemporaneously by a representative of the Office in  | ||||||
| 17 |  accordance with such procedures; | ||||||
| 18 |             (v) Observe all areas of the long term care  | ||||||
| 19 |  facility or supportive living facilities, assisted  | ||||||
| 20 |  living or shared housing establishment except the  | ||||||
| 21 |  living area of any resident who protests the  | ||||||
| 22 |  observation; and | ||||||
| 23 |             (vi) Subject to permission of the participant or  | ||||||
| 24 |  resident requesting services or his or her  | ||||||
| 25 |  representative, enter a home or community-based  | ||||||
| 26 |  setting.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) "Long Term Care Facility" means (i) any facility  | ||||||
| 2 |  as defined by Section 1-113 of the Nursing Home Care Act,  | ||||||
| 3 |  as now or hereafter amended; (ii) any skilled nursing  | ||||||
| 4 |  facility or a nursing facility which meets the  | ||||||
| 5 |  requirements of Section 1819(a), (b), (c), and (d) or  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 1919(a), (b), (c), and (d) of the Social Security  | ||||||
| 7 |  Act, as now or hereafter amended (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(a),  | ||||||
| 8 |  (b), (c), and (d) and 42 U.S.C. 1396r(a), (b), (c), and  | ||||||
| 9 |  (d)); (iii) any facility as defined by Section 1-113 of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the ID/DD Community Care Act, as now or hereafter amended;  | ||||||
| 11 |  (iv) any facility as defined by Section 1-113 of MC/DD  | ||||||
| 12 |  Act, as now or hereafter amended; and (v) any facility  | ||||||
| 13 |  licensed under Section 4-105 or 4-201 of the Specialized  | ||||||
| 14 |  Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, as now or  | ||||||
| 15 |  hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 16 |         (2.5) "Assisted living establishment" and "shared  | ||||||
| 17 |  housing establishment" have the meanings given those terms  | ||||||
| 18 |  in Section 10 of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing  | ||||||
| 19 |  Act. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2.7) "Supportive living facility" means a facility  | ||||||
| 21 |  established under Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public  | ||||||
| 22 |  Aid Code. | ||||||
| 23 |         (2.8) "Community-based setting" means any place of  | ||||||
| 24 |  abode other than an individual's private home.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) "State Long Term Care Ombudsman" means any person  | ||||||
| 26 |  employed by the Department to fulfill the requirements of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman as required  | ||||||
| 2 |  under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 3 |  amended, and Departmental policy. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3.1) "Ombudsman" means any designated representative  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program; provided  | ||||||
| 6 |  that the representative, whether he is paid for or  | ||||||
| 7 |  volunteers his ombudsman services, shall be qualified and  | ||||||
| 8 |  designated by the Office to perform the duties of an  | ||||||
| 9 |  ombudsman as specified by the Department in rules and in  | ||||||
| 10 |  accordance with the provisions of the Older Americans Act  | ||||||
| 11 |  of 1965, as now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) "Participant" means an older person aged 60 or  | ||||||
| 13 |  over or an adult with a disability aged 18 through 59 who  | ||||||
| 14 |  is eligible for services under any of the following:  | ||||||
| 15 |             (i) A medical assistance waiver administered by  | ||||||
| 16 |  the State.  | ||||||
| 17 |             (ii) A managed care organization providing care  | ||||||
| 18 |  coordination and other services to seniors and persons  | ||||||
| 19 |  with disabilities.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) "Resident" means an older person aged 60 or over  | ||||||
| 21 |  or an adult with a disability aged 18 through 59 who  | ||||||
| 22 |  resides in a long-term care facility.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) Ombudsman; rules. The Office of State Long Term Care  | ||||||
| 24 | Ombudsman shall be composed of at least one full-time  | ||||||
| 25 | ombudsman and shall include a system of designated regional  | ||||||
| 26 | long term care ombudsman programs. Each regional program shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be designated by the State Long Term Care Ombudsman as a  | ||||||
| 2 | subdivision of the Office and any representative of a regional  | ||||||
| 3 | program shall be treated as a representative of the Office. | ||||||
| 4 |     The Department, in consultation with the Office, shall  | ||||||
| 5 | promulgate administrative rules in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or  | ||||||
| 7 | hereafter amended, to establish the responsibilities of the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department and the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman  | ||||||
| 9 | and the designated regional Ombudsman programs. The  | ||||||
| 10 | administrative rules shall include the responsibility of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Office and designated regional programs to investigate and  | ||||||
| 12 | resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of long  | ||||||
| 13 | term care facilities, supportive living facilities, and  | ||||||
| 14 | assisted living and shared housing establishments, and  | ||||||
| 15 | participants residing in their own homes or community-based  | ||||||
| 16 | settings, including the option to serve residents and  | ||||||
| 17 | participants under the age of 60, relating to actions,  | ||||||
| 18 | inaction, or decisions of providers, or their representatives,  | ||||||
| 19 | of such facilities and establishments, of public agencies, or  | ||||||
| 20 | of social services agencies, which may adversely affect the  | ||||||
| 21 | health, safety, welfare, or rights of such residents and  | ||||||
| 22 | participants. The Office and designated regional programs may  | ||||||
| 23 | represent all residents and participants, but are not required  | ||||||
| 24 | by this Act to represent persons under 60 years of age, except  | ||||||
| 25 | to the extent required by federal law. When necessary and  | ||||||
| 26 | appropriate, representatives of the Office shall refer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | complaints to the appropriate regulatory State agency. The  | ||||||
| 2 | Department, in consultation with the Office, shall cooperate  | ||||||
| 3 | with the Department of Human Services and other State agencies  | ||||||
| 4 | in providing information and training to designated regional  | ||||||
| 5 | long term care ombudsman programs about the appropriate  | ||||||
| 6 | assessment and treatment (including information about  | ||||||
| 7 | appropriate supportive services, treatment options, and  | ||||||
| 8 | assessment of rehabilitation potential) of the participants  | ||||||
| 9 | they serve. | ||||||
| 10 |     The State Long Term Care Ombudsman and all other  | ||||||
| 11 | ombudsmen, as defined in paragraph (3.1) of subsection (b)  | ||||||
| 12 | must submit to background checks under the Health Care Worker  | ||||||
| 13 | Background Check Act and receive training, as prescribed by  | ||||||
| 14 | the Illinois Department on Aging, before visiting facilities,  | ||||||
| 15 | private homes, or community-based settings. The training must  | ||||||
| 16 | include information specific to assisted living  | ||||||
| 17 | establishments, supportive living facilities, shared housing  | ||||||
| 18 | establishments, private homes, and community-based settings  | ||||||
| 19 | and to the rights of residents and participants guaranteed  | ||||||
| 20 | under the corresponding Acts and administrative rules.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (c-5) Consumer Choice Information Reports. The Office  | ||||||
| 22 | shall: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) In collaboration with the Attorney General, create  | ||||||
| 24 |  a Consumer Choice Information Report form to be completed  | ||||||
| 25 |  by all licensed long term care facilities to aid  | ||||||
| 26 |  Illinoisans and their families in making informed choices  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  about long term care. The Office shall create a Consumer  | ||||||
| 2 |  Choice Information Report for each type of licensed long  | ||||||
| 3 |  term care facility. The Office shall collaborate with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Attorney General and the Department of Human Services to  | ||||||
| 5 |  create a Consumer Choice Information Report form for  | ||||||
| 6 |  facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act or  | ||||||
| 7 |  the MC/DD Act.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) Develop a database of Consumer Choice Information  | ||||||
| 9 |  Reports completed by licensed long term care facilities  | ||||||
| 10 |  that includes information in the following consumer  | ||||||
| 11 |  categories: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) Medical Care, Services, and Treatment. | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) Special Services and Amenities. | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) Staffing. | ||||||
| 15 |             (D) Facility Statistics and Resident Demographics. | ||||||
| 16 |             (E) Ownership and Administration. | ||||||
| 17 |             (F) Safety and Security. | ||||||
| 18 |             (G) Meals and Nutrition. | ||||||
| 19 |             (H) Rooms, Furnishings, and Equipment. | ||||||
| 20 |             (I) Family, Volunteer, and Visitation Provisions. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) Make this information accessible to the public,  | ||||||
| 22 |  including on the Internet by means of a hyperlink on the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Office's World Wide Web home page. Information about  | ||||||
| 24 |  facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act or  | ||||||
| 25 |  the MC/DD Act shall be made accessible to the public by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Department of Human Services, including on the Internet by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  means of a hyperlink on the Department of Human Services'  | ||||||
| 2 |  "For Customers" website.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) Have the authority, with the Attorney General, to  | ||||||
| 4 |  verify that information provided by a facility is  | ||||||
| 5 |  accurate. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Request a new report from any licensed facility  | ||||||
| 7 |  whenever it deems necessary.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) Include in the Office's Consumer Choice  | ||||||
| 9 |  Information Report for each type of licensed long term  | ||||||
| 10 |  care facility additional information on each licensed long  | ||||||
| 11 |  term care facility in the State of Illinois, including  | ||||||
| 12 |  information regarding each facility's compliance with the  | ||||||
| 13 |  relevant State and federal statutes, rules, and standards;  | ||||||
| 14 |  customer satisfaction surveys; and information generated  | ||||||
| 15 |  from quality measures developed by the Centers for  | ||||||
| 16 |  Medicare and Medicaid Services. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) Access and visitation rights. | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) In accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (E) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 1819 and  | ||||||
| 20 |  subparagraphs (A) and (E) of paragraph (3) of subsection  | ||||||
| 21 |  (c) of Section 1919 of the Social Security Act, as now or  | ||||||
| 22 |  hereafter amended (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3 (c)(3)(A) and (E) and  | ||||||
| 23 |  42 U.S.C. 1396r (c)(3)(A) and (E)), and Section 712 of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Older Americans Act of 1965, as now or hereafter amended  | ||||||
| 25 |  (42 U.S.C. 3058f), a long term care facility, supportive  | ||||||
| 26 |  living facility, assisted living establishment, and shared  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  housing establishment must: | ||||||
| 2 |             (i) permit immediate access to any resident,  | ||||||
| 3 |  regardless of age, by a designated ombudsman; | ||||||
| 4 |             (ii) permit representatives of the Office, with  | ||||||
| 5 |  the permission of the resident, the resident's legal  | ||||||
| 6 |  representative, or the resident's legal guardian, to  | ||||||
| 7 |  examine and copy a resident's clinical and other  | ||||||
| 8 |  records, including facility reports of incidents or  | ||||||
| 9 |  occurrences made to State agencies, regardless of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  age of the resident, and if a resident is unable to  | ||||||
| 11 |  consent to such review, and has no legal guardian,  | ||||||
| 12 |  permit representatives of the Office appropriate  | ||||||
| 13 |  access, as defined by the Department, in consultation  | ||||||
| 14 |  with the Office, in administrative rules, to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  resident's records; and | ||||||
| 16 |             (iii) permit a representative of the Program to  | ||||||
| 17 |  communicate privately and without restriction with any  | ||||||
| 18 |  participant who consents to the communication  | ||||||
| 19 |  regardless of the consent of, or withholding of  | ||||||
| 20 |  consent by, a legal guardian or an agent named in a  | ||||||
| 21 |  power of attorney executed by the participant. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) Each long term care facility, supportive living  | ||||||
| 23 |  facility, assisted living establishment, and shared  | ||||||
| 24 |  housing establishment shall display, in multiple,  | ||||||
| 25 |  conspicuous public places within the facility accessible  | ||||||
| 26 |  to both visitors and residents and in an easily readable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  format, the address and phone number of the Office of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Long Term Care Ombudsman, in a manner prescribed by the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Office. | ||||||
| 4 |     (e) Immunity. An ombudsman or any representative of the  | ||||||
| 5 | Office participating in the good faith performance of his or  | ||||||
| 6 | her official duties shall have immunity from any liability  | ||||||
| 7 | (civil, criminal or otherwise) in any proceedings (civil,  | ||||||
| 8 | criminal or otherwise) brought as a consequence of the  | ||||||
| 9 | performance of his official duties. | ||||||
| 10 |     (f) Business offenses. | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) No person shall: | ||||||
| 12 |             (i) Intentionally prevent, interfere with, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  attempt to impede in any way any representative of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Office in the performance of his official duties under  | ||||||
| 15 |  this Act and the Older Americans Act of 1965; or | ||||||
| 16 |             (ii) Intentionally retaliate, discriminate  | ||||||
| 17 |  against, or effect reprisals against any long term  | ||||||
| 18 |  care facility resident or employee for contacting or  | ||||||
| 19 |  providing information to any representative of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Office. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) A violation of this Section is a business offense,  | ||||||
| 22 |  punishable by a fine not to exceed $501. | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) The State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall notify  | ||||||
| 24 |  the State's Attorney of the county in which the long term  | ||||||
| 25 |  care facility, supportive living facility, or assisted  | ||||||
| 26 |  living or shared housing establishment is located, or the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Attorney General, of any violations of this Section. | ||||||
| 2 |     (g) Confidentiality of records and identities. All records  | ||||||
| 3 | containing resident, participant, and complainant information  | ||||||
| 4 | collected by the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program are  | ||||||
| 5 | confidential and shall not be disclosed outside of the program  | ||||||
| 6 | without a lawful subpoena or the permission of the State  | ||||||
| 7 | Ombudsman. The State Ombudsman, at his or her discretion, may  | ||||||
| 8 | disclose resident or participant information if it is in the  | ||||||
| 9 | best interest of the resident or participant. The Department  | ||||||
| 10 | shall establish procedures for the disclosure of program  | ||||||
| 11 | records by the State Ombudsman. The procedures shall prohibit  | ||||||
| 12 | the disclosure of the identity of any complainant, resident,  | ||||||
| 13 | participant, witness, or employee of a long term care provider  | ||||||
| 14 | in case records unless: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) the complainant, resident, participant, witness,  | ||||||
| 16 |  or employee of a long term care provider or his or her  | ||||||
| 17 |  legal representative consents to the disclosure and the  | ||||||
| 18 |  consent is in writing; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) the complainant, resident, participant, witness,  | ||||||
| 20 |  or employee of a long term care provider or the resident or  | ||||||
| 21 |  participant's legal representative gives consent orally;  | ||||||
| 22 |  and the consent is documented contemporaneously in writing  | ||||||
| 23 |  in accordance with such requirements as the Department  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall establish; or | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) the disclosure is required by court order. | ||||||
| 26 |     (h) Legal representation. The Attorney General shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provide legal representation to any representative of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Office against whom suit or other legal action is brought in  | ||||||
| 3 | connection with the performance of the representative's  | ||||||
| 4 | official duties, in accordance with the State Employee  | ||||||
| 5 | Indemnification Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     (i) Treatment by prayer and spiritual means. Nothing in  | ||||||
| 7 | this Act shall be construed to authorize or require the  | ||||||
| 8 | medical supervision, regulation or control of remedial care or  | ||||||
| 9 | treatment of any resident in a long term care facility  | ||||||
| 10 | operated exclusively by and for members or adherents of any  | ||||||
| 11 | church or religious denomination the tenets and practices of  | ||||||
| 12 | which include reliance solely upon spiritual means through  | ||||||
| 13 | prayer for healing. | ||||||
| 14 |     (j) The Long Term Care Ombudsman Fund is created as a  | ||||||
| 15 | special fund in the State treasury to receive moneys for the  | ||||||
| 16 | express purposes of this Section. All interest earned on  | ||||||
| 17 | moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys  | ||||||
| 18 | contained in the fund shall be used to support the purposes of  | ||||||
| 19 | this Section.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (k) Each Regional Ombudsman may, in accordance with rules  | ||||||
| 21 | promulgated by the Office, establish a multi-disciplinary team  | ||||||
| 22 | to act in an advisory role for the purpose of providing  | ||||||
| 23 | professional knowledge and expertise in handling complex  | ||||||
| 24 | abuse, neglect, and advocacy issues involving participants.  | ||||||
| 25 | Each multi-disciplinary team may consist of one or more  | ||||||
| 26 | volunteer representatives from any combination of at least 7  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | members from the following professions: banking or finance;  | ||||||
| 2 | disability care; health care; pharmacology; law; law  | ||||||
| 3 | enforcement; emergency responder; mental health care; clergy;  | ||||||
| 4 | coroner or medical examiner; substance abuse; domestic  | ||||||
| 5 | violence; sexual assault; or other related fields. To support  | ||||||
| 6 | multi-disciplinary teams in this role, law enforcement  | ||||||
| 7 | agencies and coroners or medical examiners shall supply  | ||||||
| 8 | records as may be requested in particular cases. The Regional  | ||||||
| 9 | Ombudsman, or his or her designee, of the area in which the  | ||||||
| 10 | multi-disciplinary team is created shall be the facilitator of  | ||||||
| 11 | the multi-disciplinary team.  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 102-1033, eff. 1-1-23; 103-329, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 13 | 103-762, eff. 1-1-25; 103-767, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 14 |     Section 80. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 15 | changing Section 5-23 as follows:
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| 16 |     (20 ILCS 301/5-23) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 5-23. Drug Overdose Prevention Program. | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) Reports. | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) The Department may publish annually a report on  | ||||||
| 20 |  drug overdose trends statewide that reviews State death  | ||||||
| 21 |  rates from available data to ascertain changes in the  | ||||||
| 22 |  causes or rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose. The  | ||||||
| 23 |  report shall also provide information on interventions  | ||||||
| 24 |  that would be effective in reducing the rate of fatal or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  nonfatal drug overdose and on the current substance use  | ||||||
| 2 |  disorder treatment capacity within the State. The report  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall include an analysis of drug overdose information  | ||||||
| 4 |  reported to the Department of Public Health pursuant to  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (e) of Section 3-3013 of the Counties Code,  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 6.14g of the Hospital Licensing Act, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  subsection (j) of Section 22-30 of the School Code. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) The report may include: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) Trends in drug overdose death rates. | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) Trends in emergency room utilization related  | ||||||
| 11 |  to drug overdose and the cost impact of emergency room  | ||||||
| 12 |  utilization. | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) Trends in utilization of pre-hospital and  | ||||||
| 14 |  emergency services and the cost impact of emergency  | ||||||
| 15 |  services utilization. | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) Suggested improvements in data collection. | ||||||
| 17 |             (E) A description of other interventions effective  | ||||||
| 18 |  in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug  | ||||||
| 19 |  overdose. | ||||||
| 20 |             (F) A description of efforts undertaken to educate  | ||||||
| 21 |  the public about unused medication and about how to  | ||||||
| 22 |  properly dispose of unused medication, including the  | ||||||
| 23 |  number of registered collection receptacles in this  | ||||||
| 24 |  State, mail-back programs, and drug take-back events.  | ||||||
| 25 |             (G) An inventory of the State's substance use  | ||||||
| 26 |  disorder treatment capacity, including, but not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  limited to: | ||||||
| 2 |                 (i) The number and type of licensed treatment  | ||||||
| 3 |  programs in each geographic area of the State. | ||||||
| 4 |                 (ii) The availability of medication-assisted  | ||||||
| 5 |  treatment at each licensed program and which types  | ||||||
| 6 |  of medication-assisted treatment are available. | ||||||
| 7 |                 (iii) The number of recovery homes that accept  | ||||||
| 8 |  individuals using medication-assisted treatment in  | ||||||
| 9 |  their recovery. | ||||||
| 10 |                 (iv) The number of medical professionals  | ||||||
| 11 |  currently authorized to prescribe buprenorphine  | ||||||
| 12 |  and the number of individuals who fill  | ||||||
| 13 |  prescriptions for that medication at retail  | ||||||
| 14 |  pharmacies as prescribed. | ||||||
| 15 |                 (v) Any partnerships between programs licensed  | ||||||
| 16 |  by the Department and other providers of  | ||||||
| 17 |  medication-assisted treatment. | ||||||
| 18 |                 (vi) Any challenges in providing  | ||||||
| 19 |  medication-assisted treatment reported by programs  | ||||||
| 20 |  licensed by the Department and any potential  | ||||||
| 21 |  solutions.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) Programs; drug overdose prevention. | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) The Department may establish a program to provide  | ||||||
| 24 |  for the production and publication, in electronic and  | ||||||
| 25 |  other formats, of drug overdose prevention, recognition,  | ||||||
| 26 |  and response literature. The Department may develop and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  disseminate curricula for use by professionals,  | ||||||
| 2 |  organizations, individuals, or committees interested in  | ||||||
| 3 |  the prevention of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose,  | ||||||
| 4 |  including, but not limited to, drug users, jail and prison  | ||||||
| 5 |  personnel, jail and prison inmates, drug treatment  | ||||||
| 6 |  professionals, emergency medical personnel, hospital  | ||||||
| 7 |  staff, families and associates of drug users, peace  | ||||||
| 8 |  officers, firefighters, public safety officers, needle  | ||||||
| 9 |  exchange program staff, and other persons. In addition to  | ||||||
| 10 |  information regarding drug overdose prevention,  | ||||||
| 11 |  recognition, and response, literature produced by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department shall stress that drug use remains illegal and  | ||||||
| 13 |  highly dangerous and that complete abstinence from illegal  | ||||||
| 14 |  drug use is the healthiest choice. The literature shall  | ||||||
| 15 |  provide information and resources for substance use  | ||||||
| 16 |  disorder treatment. | ||||||
| 17 |         The Department may establish or authorize programs for  | ||||||
| 18 |  prescribing, dispensing, or distributing opioid  | ||||||
| 19 |  antagonists for the treatment of drug overdose and for  | ||||||
| 20 |  dispensing and distributing fentanyl test strips to  | ||||||
| 21 |  further promote harm reduction efforts and prevent an  | ||||||
| 22 |  overdose. Such programs may include the prescribing of  | ||||||
| 23 |  opioid antagonists for the treatment of drug overdose to a  | ||||||
| 24 |  person who is not at risk of opioid overdose but who, in  | ||||||
| 25 |  the judgment of the health care professional, may be in a  | ||||||
| 26 |  position to assist another individual during an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  opioid-related drug overdose and who has received basic  | ||||||
| 2 |  instruction on how to administer an opioid antagonist. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) The Department may provide advice to State and  | ||||||
| 4 |  local officials on the growing drug overdose crisis,  | ||||||
| 5 |  including the prevalence of drug overdose incidents,  | ||||||
| 6 |  programs promoting the disposal of unused prescription  | ||||||
| 7 |  drugs, trends in drug overdose incidents, and solutions to  | ||||||
| 8 |  the drug overdose crisis. | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) The Department may support drug overdose  | ||||||
| 10 |  prevention, recognition, and response projects by  | ||||||
| 11 |  facilitating the acquisition of opioid antagonist  | ||||||
| 12 |  medication approved for opioid overdose reversal,  | ||||||
| 13 |  facilitating the acquisition of opioid antagonist  | ||||||
| 14 |  medication approved for opioid overdose reversal,  | ||||||
| 15 |  providing trainings in overdose prevention best practices,  | ||||||
| 16 |  facilitating the acquisition of fentanyl test strips to  | ||||||
| 17 |  test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, or a  | ||||||
| 18 |  drug adulterant within a controlled substance, connecting  | ||||||
| 19 |  programs to medical resources, establishing a statewide  | ||||||
| 20 |  standing order for the acquisition of needed medication,  | ||||||
| 21 |  establishing learning collaboratives between localities  | ||||||
| 22 |  and programs, and assisting programs in navigating any  | ||||||
| 23 |  regulatory requirements for establishing or expanding such  | ||||||
| 24 |  programs.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) In supporting best practices in drug overdose  | ||||||
| 26 |  prevention programming, the Department may promote the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  following programmatic elements: | ||||||
| 2 |             (A) Training individuals who currently use drugs  | ||||||
| 3 |  in the administration of opioid antagonists approved  | ||||||
| 4 |  for the reversal of an opioid overdose and in the use  | ||||||
| 5 |  of fentanyl test strips to test for the presence of  | ||||||
| 6 |  fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, or a drug adulterant  | ||||||
| 7 |  within a controlled substance. | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) Directly distributing opioid antagonists  | ||||||
| 9 |  approved for the reversal of an opioid overdose rather  | ||||||
| 10 |  than providing prescriptions to be filled at a  | ||||||
| 11 |  pharmacy. | ||||||
| 12 |             (B-1) Directly distributing fentanyl test strips  | ||||||
| 13 |  to test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl  | ||||||
| 14 |  analog, or a drug adulterant within a controlled  | ||||||
| 15 |  substance.  | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) Conducting street and community outreach to  | ||||||
| 17 |  work directly with individuals who are using drugs. | ||||||
| 18 |             (D) Employing community health workers or peer  | ||||||
| 19 |  recovery specialists who are familiar with the  | ||||||
| 20 |  communities served and can provide culturally  | ||||||
| 21 |  competent services. | ||||||
| 22 |             (E) Collaborating with other community-based  | ||||||
| 23 |  organizations, substance use disorder treatment  | ||||||
| 24 |  centers, or other health care providers engaged in  | ||||||
| 25 |  treating individuals who are using drugs. | ||||||
| 26 |             (F) Providing linkages for individuals to obtain  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  evidence-based substance use disorder treatment. | ||||||
| 2 |             (G) Engaging individuals exiting jails or prisons  | ||||||
| 3 |  who are at a high risk of overdose. | ||||||
| 4 |             (H) Providing education and training to  | ||||||
| 5 |  community-based organizations who work directly with  | ||||||
| 6 |  individuals who are using drugs and those individuals'  | ||||||
| 7 |  families and communities. | ||||||
| 8 |             (I) Providing education and training on drug  | ||||||
| 9 |  overdose prevention and response to emergency  | ||||||
| 10 |  personnel and law enforcement. | ||||||
| 11 |             (J) Informing communities of the important role  | ||||||
| 12 |  emergency personnel play in responding to accidental  | ||||||
| 13 |  overdose. | ||||||
| 14 |             (K) Producing and distributing targeted mass media  | ||||||
| 15 |  materials on drug overdose prevention and response,  | ||||||
| 16 |  the potential dangers of leaving unused prescription  | ||||||
| 17 |  drugs in the home, and the proper methods for  | ||||||
| 18 |  disposing of unused prescription drugs.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) Grants. | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) The Department may award grants, in accordance  | ||||||
| 21 |  with this subsection, to create or support local drug  | ||||||
| 22 |  overdose prevention, recognition, and response projects.  | ||||||
| 23 |  Local health departments, correctional institutions,  | ||||||
| 24 |  hospitals, universities, community-based organizations,  | ||||||
| 25 |  and faith-based organizations may apply to the Department  | ||||||
| 26 |  for a grant under this subsection at the time and in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  manner the Department prescribes. Eligible grant  | ||||||
| 2 |  activities include, but are not limited to, purchasing and  | ||||||
| 3 |  distributing opioid antagonists and fentanyl test strips,  | ||||||
| 4 |  hiring peer recovery specialists or other community  | ||||||
| 5 |  members to conduct community outreach, and hosting public  | ||||||
| 6 |  health fairs or events to distribute opioid antagonists  | ||||||
| 7 |  and fentanyl test strips, promote harm reduction  | ||||||
| 8 |  activities, and provide linkages to community partners. | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) In awarding grants, the Department shall consider  | ||||||
| 10 |  the overall rate of opioid overdose, the rate of increase  | ||||||
| 11 |  in opioid overdose, and racial disparities in opioid  | ||||||
| 12 |  overdose experienced by the communities to be served by  | ||||||
| 13 |  grantees. The Department shall encourage all grant  | ||||||
| 14 |  applicants to develop interventions that will be effective  | ||||||
| 15 |  and viable in their local areas. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) (Blank). | ||||||
| 17 |         (3.5) Any hospital licensed under the Hospital  | ||||||
| 18 |  Licensing Act or organized under the University of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Illinois Hospital Act shall be deemed to have met the  | ||||||
| 20 |  standards and requirements set forth in this Section to  | ||||||
| 21 |  enroll in the drug overdose prevention program upon  | ||||||
| 22 |  completion of the enrollment process except that proof of  | ||||||
| 23 |  a standing order and attestation of programmatic  | ||||||
| 24 |  requirements shall be waived for enrollment purposes.  | ||||||
| 25 |  Reporting mandated by enrollment shall be necessary to  | ||||||
| 26 |  carry out or attain eligibility for associated resources  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under this Section for drug overdose prevention projects  | ||||||
| 2 |  operated on the licensed premises of the hospital and  | ||||||
| 3 |  operated by the hospital or its designated agent. The  | ||||||
| 4 |  Department shall streamline hospital enrollment for drug  | ||||||
| 5 |  overdose prevention programs by accepting such deemed  | ||||||
| 6 |  status under this Section in order to reduce barriers to  | ||||||
| 7 |  hospital participation in drug overdose prevention,  | ||||||
| 8 |  recognition, or response projects. Subject to  | ||||||
| 9 |  appropriation, any hospital under this paragraph and any  | ||||||
| 10 |  other organization deemed eligible by the Department shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  be enrolled to receive fentanyl test strips from the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department and distribute fentanyl test strips upon  | ||||||
| 13 |  enrollment in the Drug Overdose Prevention Program.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) In addition to moneys appropriated by the General  | ||||||
| 15 |  Assembly, the Department may seek grants from private  | ||||||
| 16 |  foundations, the federal government, and other sources to  | ||||||
| 17 |  fund the grants under this Section and to fund an  | ||||||
| 18 |  evaluation of the programs supported by the grants. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) Health care professional prescription of opioid  | ||||||
| 20 | antagonists.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) A health care professional who, acting in good  | ||||||
| 22 |  faith, directly or by standing order, prescribes or  | ||||||
| 23 |  dispenses an opioid antagonist to: (a) a patient who, in  | ||||||
| 24 |  the judgment of the health care professional, is capable  | ||||||
| 25 |  of administering the drug in an emergency, or (b) a person  | ||||||
| 26 |  who is not at risk of opioid overdose but who, in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  judgment of the health care professional, may be in a  | ||||||
| 2 |  position to assist another individual during an  | ||||||
| 3 |  opioid-related drug overdose and who has received basic  | ||||||
| 4 |  instruction on how to administer an opioid antagonist  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, be  | ||||||
| 6 |  subject to: (i) any disciplinary or other adverse action  | ||||||
| 7 |  under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Physician  | ||||||
| 8 |  Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act,  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Pharmacy Practice Act, or any other professional  | ||||||
| 10 |  licensing statute or (ii) any criminal liability, except  | ||||||
| 11 |  for willful and wanton misconduct. | ||||||
| 12 |         (1.5) Notwithstanding any provision of or requirement  | ||||||
| 13 |  otherwise imposed by the Pharmacy Practice Act, the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Medical Practice Act of 1987, or any other law or rule,  | ||||||
| 15 |  including, but not limited to, any requirement related to  | ||||||
| 16 |  labeling, storage, or recordkeeping, a health care  | ||||||
| 17 |  professional or other person acting under the direction of  | ||||||
| 18 |  a health care professional may, directly or by standing  | ||||||
| 19 |  order, obtain, store, and dispense an opioid antagonist to  | ||||||
| 20 |  a patient in a facility that includes, but is not limited  | ||||||
| 21 |  to, a hospital, a hospital affiliate, or a federally  | ||||||
| 22 |  qualified health center if the patient information  | ||||||
| 23 |  specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection is provided  | ||||||
| 24 |  to the patient. A person acting in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 25 |  paragraph shall not, as a result of his or her acts or  | ||||||
| 26 |  omissions, be subject to: (i) any disciplinary or other  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  adverse action under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse  | ||||||
| 3 |  Practice Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act, or any other  | ||||||
| 4 |  professional licensing statute; or (ii) any criminal  | ||||||
| 5 |  liability, except for willful and wanton misconduct.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) A person who is not otherwise licensed to  | ||||||
| 7 |  administer an opioid antagonist may in an emergency  | ||||||
| 8 |  administer without fee an opioid antagonist if the person  | ||||||
| 9 |  has received the patient information specified in  | ||||||
| 10 |  paragraph (4) of this subsection and believes in good  | ||||||
| 11 |  faith that another person is experiencing a drug overdose.  | ||||||
| 12 |  The person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or  | ||||||
| 13 |  omissions, be (i) liable for any violation of the Medical  | ||||||
| 14 |  Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act  | ||||||
| 15 |  of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Pharmacy Practice  | ||||||
| 16 |  Act, or any other professional licensing statute, or (ii)  | ||||||
| 17 |  subject to any criminal prosecution or civil liability,  | ||||||
| 18 |  except for willful and wanton misconduct. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) A health care professional prescribing an opioid  | ||||||
| 20 |  antagonist to a patient shall ensure that the patient  | ||||||
| 21 |  receives the patient information specified in paragraph  | ||||||
| 22 |  (4) of this subsection. Patient information may be  | ||||||
| 23 |  provided by the health care professional or a  | ||||||
| 24 |  community-based organization, substance use disorder  | ||||||
| 25 |  program, or other organization with which the health care  | ||||||
| 26 |  professional establishes a written agreement that includes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  a description of how the organization will provide patient  | ||||||
| 2 |  information, how employees or volunteers providing  | ||||||
| 3 |  information will be trained, and standards for documenting  | ||||||
| 4 |  the provision of patient information to patients.  | ||||||
| 5 |  Provision of patient information shall be documented in  | ||||||
| 6 |  the patient's medical record or through similar means as  | ||||||
| 7 |  determined by agreement between the health care  | ||||||
| 8 |  professional and the organization. The Department, in  | ||||||
| 9 |  consultation with statewide organizations representing  | ||||||
| 10 |  physicians, pharmacists, advanced practice registered  | ||||||
| 11 |  nurses, physician assistants, substance use disorder  | ||||||
| 12 |  programs, and other interested groups, shall develop and  | ||||||
| 13 |  disseminate to health care professionals, community-based  | ||||||
| 14 |  organizations, substance use disorder programs, and other  | ||||||
| 15 |  organizations training materials in video, electronic, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  other formats to facilitate the provision of such patient  | ||||||
| 17 |  information.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) For the purposes of this subsection: | ||||||
| 19 |         "Opioid antagonist" means a drug that binds to opioid  | ||||||
| 20 |  receptors and blocks or inhibits the effect of opioids  | ||||||
| 21 |  acting on those receptors, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 22 |  naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting drug  | ||||||
| 23 |  approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. | ||||||
| 24 |         "Health care professional" means a physician licensed  | ||||||
| 25 |  to practice medicine in all its branches, a licensed  | ||||||
| 26 |  physician assistant with prescriptive authority, a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  licensed advanced practice registered nurse with  | ||||||
| 2 |  prescriptive authority, an advanced practice registered  | ||||||
| 3 |  nurse or physician assistant who practices in a hospital,  | ||||||
| 4 |  hospital affiliate, or ambulatory surgical treatment  | ||||||
| 5 |  center and possesses appropriate clinical privileges in  | ||||||
| 6 |  accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, or a pharmacist  | ||||||
| 7 |  licensed to practice pharmacy under the Pharmacy Practice  | ||||||
| 8 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 9 |         "Patient" includes a person who is not at risk of  | ||||||
| 10 |  opioid overdose but who, in the judgment of the physician,  | ||||||
| 11 |  advanced practice registered nurse, or physician  | ||||||
| 12 |  assistant, may be in a position to assist another  | ||||||
| 13 |  individual during an overdose and who has received patient  | ||||||
| 14 |  information as required in paragraph (2) of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection on the indications for and administration of an  | ||||||
| 16 |  opioid antagonist. | ||||||
| 17 |         "Patient information" includes information provided to  | ||||||
| 18 |  the patient on drug overdose prevention and recognition;  | ||||||
| 19 |  how to perform rescue breathing and resuscitation; opioid  | ||||||
| 20 |  antagonist dosage and administration; the importance of  | ||||||
| 21 |  calling 911; care for the overdose victim after  | ||||||
| 22 |  administration of the overdose antagonist; and other  | ||||||
| 23 |  issues as necessary.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (e) Drug overdose response policy.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) Every State and local government agency that  | ||||||
| 26 |  employs a law enforcement officer or fireman as those  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  terms are defined in the Line of Duty Compensation Act  | ||||||
| 2 |  must possess opioid antagonists and must establish a  | ||||||
| 3 |  policy to control the acquisition, storage,  | ||||||
| 4 |  transportation, and administration of such opioid  | ||||||
| 5 |  antagonists and to provide training in the administration  | ||||||
| 6 |  of opioid antagonists. A State or local government agency  | ||||||
| 7 |  that employs a probation officer, as defined in Section 9b  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the Probation and Probation Officers Act, or a fireman  | ||||||
| 9 |  as defined in the Line of Duty Compensation Act but does  | ||||||
| 10 |  not respond to emergency medical calls or provide medical  | ||||||
| 11 |  services shall be exempt from this subsection. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Every publicly or privately owned ambulance,  | ||||||
| 13 |  special emergency medical services vehicle, non-transport  | ||||||
| 14 |  vehicle, or ambulance assist vehicle, as described in the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, that  | ||||||
| 16 |  responds to requests for emergency services or transports  | ||||||
| 17 |  patients between hospitals in emergency situations must  | ||||||
| 18 |  possess opioid antagonists.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Entities that are required under paragraphs (1)  | ||||||
| 20 |  and (2) to possess opioid antagonists may also apply to  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Department for a grant to fund the acquisition of  | ||||||
| 22 |  opioid antagonists and training programs on the  | ||||||
| 23 |  administration of opioid antagonists.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-598, eff. 1-1-22; 103-602, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-980, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 85. The Department of Central Management Services  | ||||||
| 2 | Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by  | ||||||
| 3 | changing Section 405-545 as follows:
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| 4 |     (20 ILCS 405/405-545) | ||||||
| 5 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 6 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 405-545. Opioid antagonists. | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) As used in this Section, "opioid antagonist" has the  | ||||||
| 9 | meaning given to that term in Section 5-23 of the Substance Use  | ||||||
| 10 | Disorder Act  | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) A State agency may make opioid antagonists available  | ||||||
| 12 | at a location where its employees work if the State agency  | ||||||
| 13 | trains employees in the use and administration of the opioid  | ||||||
| 14 | antagonists. | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) An employee of a State agency that uses and  | ||||||
| 16 | administers administrates opioid antagonists as described in  | ||||||
| 17 | this Section is exempt from civil liability under Section 69  | ||||||
| 18 | of the Good Samaritan Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-845, eff. 7-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 90. The Children and Family Services Act is  | ||||||
| 21 | amended by changing Sections 5.15, 5.46, and 7.3b as follows:
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| 22 |     (20 ILCS 505/5.15) | ||||||
| 23 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5.15. Day care; Department of Human Services.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) For the purpose of ensuring effective statewide  | ||||||
| 3 | planning, development, and utilization of resources for the  | ||||||
| 4 | day care of children, operated under various auspices, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Human Services, or any State agency that assumes  | ||||||
| 6 | these responsibilities, is designated to coordinate all day  | ||||||
| 7 | care activities for children of the State and shall develop or  | ||||||
| 8 | continue, and shall update every year, a State comprehensive  | ||||||
| 9 | day-care plan for submission to the Governor that identifies  | ||||||
| 10 | high-priority areas and groups, relating them to available  | ||||||
| 11 | resources and identifying the most effective approaches to the  | ||||||
| 12 | use of existing day care services. The State comprehensive  | ||||||
| 13 | day-care plan shall be made available to the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 14 | following the Governor's approval of the plan. | ||||||
| 15 |     The plan shall include methods and procedures for the  | ||||||
| 16 | development of additional day care resources for children to  | ||||||
| 17 | meet the goal of reducing short-run and long-run dependency  | ||||||
| 18 | and to provide necessary enrichment and stimulation to the  | ||||||
| 19 | education of young children. Recommendations shall be made for  | ||||||
| 20 | State policy on optimum use of private and public, local,  | ||||||
| 21 | State and federal resources, including an estimate of the  | ||||||
| 22 | resources needed for the licensing and regulation of day care  | ||||||
| 23 | facilities. | ||||||
| 24 |     A written report shall be submitted to the Governor and  | ||||||
| 25 | the General Assembly annually on April 15. The report shall  | ||||||
| 26 | include an evaluation of developments over the preceding  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | fiscal year, including cost-benefit analyses of various  | ||||||
| 2 | arrangements. Beginning with the report in 1990 submitted by  | ||||||
| 3 | the Department's predecessor agency and every 2 years  | ||||||
| 4 | thereafter, the report shall also include the following: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) An assessment of the child care services, needs  | ||||||
| 6 |  and available resources throughout the State and an  | ||||||
| 7 |  assessment of the adequacy of existing child care  | ||||||
| 8 |  services, including, but not limited to, services assisted  | ||||||
| 9 |  under this Act and under any other program administered by  | ||||||
| 10 |  other State agencies. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) A survey of day care facilities to determine the  | ||||||
| 12 |  number of qualified caregivers, as defined by rule,  | ||||||
| 13 |  attracted to vacant positions, or retained at the current  | ||||||
| 14 |  positions, and any problems encountered by facilities in  | ||||||
| 15 |  attracting and retaining capable caregivers. The report  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall include an assessment, based on the survey, of  | ||||||
| 17 |  improvements in employee benefits that may attract capable  | ||||||
| 18 |  caregivers. The survey process shall incorporate feedback  | ||||||
| 19 |  from groups and individuals with relevant expertise or  | ||||||
| 20 |  lived experience, including, but not limited to, educators  | ||||||
| 21 |  and child care providers, regarding the collection of data  | ||||||
| 22 |  in order to inform strategies and costs related to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Child Care Development Fund and the General Revenue Fund,  | ||||||
| 24 |  for the purpose of promoting workforce recruitment and  | ||||||
| 25 |  retention. The survey shall, at a minimum, be updated  | ||||||
| 26 |  every 4 years based on feedback received. Initial survey  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  updates shall be made prior to the 2025 survey data  | ||||||
| 2 |  collection.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) The average wages and salaries and fringe benefit  | ||||||
| 4 |  packages paid to caregivers throughout the State, computed  | ||||||
| 5 |  on a regional basis, compared to similarly qualified  | ||||||
| 6 |  employees in other but related fields. | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) The qualifications of new caregivers hired at  | ||||||
| 8 |  licensed day care facilities during the previous 2-year  | ||||||
| 9 |  period. | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) Recommendations for increasing caregiver wages and  | ||||||
| 11 |  salaries to ensure quality care for children. | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) Evaluation of the fee structure and income  | ||||||
| 13 |  eligibility for child care subsidized by the State. | ||||||
| 14 |     The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required  | ||||||
| 16 | by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and  | ||||||
| 17 | filing such additional copies with the State Government Report  | ||||||
| 18 | Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required  | ||||||
| 19 | under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) The Department of Human Services shall establish  | ||||||
| 21 | policies and procedures for developing and implementing  | ||||||
| 22 | interagency agreements with other agencies of the State  | ||||||
| 23 | providing child care services or reimbursement for such  | ||||||
| 24 | services. The plans shall be annually reviewed and modified  | ||||||
| 25 | for the purpose of addressing issues of applicability and  | ||||||
| 26 | service system barriers. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) In cooperation with other State agencies, the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department of Human Services shall develop and implement, or  | ||||||
| 3 | shall continue, a resource and referral system for the State  | ||||||
| 4 | of Illinois either within the Department or by contract with  | ||||||
| 5 | local or regional agencies. Funding for implementation of this  | ||||||
| 6 | system may be provided through Department appropriations or  | ||||||
| 7 | other inter-agency funding arrangements. The resource and  | ||||||
| 8 | referral system shall provide at least the following services: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) Assembling and maintaining a data base on the  | ||||||
| 10 |  supply of child care services. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) Providing information and referrals for parents. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) Coordinating the development of new child care  | ||||||
| 13 |  resources. | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) Providing technical assistance and training to  | ||||||
| 15 |  child care service providers. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) Recording and analyzing the demand for child care  | ||||||
| 17 |  services. | ||||||
| 18 |     (d) The Department of Human Services shall conduct day  | ||||||
| 19 | care planning activities with the following priorities: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) Development of voluntary day care resources  | ||||||
| 21 |  wherever possible, with the provision for grants-in-aid  | ||||||
| 22 |  only where demonstrated to be useful and necessary as  | ||||||
| 23 |  incentives or supports. By January 1, 2002, the Department  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall design a plan to create more child care slots as well  | ||||||
| 25 |  as goals and timetables to improve quality and  | ||||||
| 26 |  accessibility of child care. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) Emphasis on service to children of recipients of  | ||||||
| 2 |  public assistance when such service will allow training or  | ||||||
| 3 |  employment of the parent toward achieving the goal of  | ||||||
| 4 |  independence. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) Care of children from families in stress and  | ||||||
| 7 |  crises whose members potentially may become, or are in  | ||||||
| 8 |  danger of becoming, non-productive and dependent. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) Expansion of family day care facilities wherever  | ||||||
| 10 |  possible. | ||||||
| 11 |         (6) Location of centers in economically depressed  | ||||||
| 12 |  neighborhoods, preferably in multi-service centers with  | ||||||
| 13 |  cooperation of other agencies. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  coordinate the provision of grants, but only to the extent  | ||||||
| 15 |  funds are specifically appropriated for this purpose, to  | ||||||
| 16 |  encourage the creation and expansion of child care centers  | ||||||
| 17 |  in high need communities to be issued by the State,  | ||||||
| 18 |  business, and local governments. | ||||||
| 19 |         (7) Use of existing facilities free of charge or for  | ||||||
| 20 |  reasonable rental whenever possible in lieu of  | ||||||
| 21 |  construction. | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) Development of strategies for assuring a more  | ||||||
| 23 |  complete range of day care options, including provision of  | ||||||
| 24 |  day care services in homes, in schools, or in centers,  | ||||||
| 25 |  which will enable a parent or parents to complete a course  | ||||||
| 26 |  of education or obtain or maintain employment and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  creation of more child care options for swing shift,  | ||||||
| 2 |  evening, and weekend workers and for working women with  | ||||||
| 3 |  sick children. The Department shall encourage companies to  | ||||||
| 4 |  provide child care in their own offices or in the building  | ||||||
| 5 |  in which the corporation is located so that employees of  | ||||||
| 6 |  all the building's tenants can benefit from the facility. | ||||||
| 7 |         (9) Development of strategies for subsidizing students  | ||||||
| 8 |  pursuing degrees in the child care field. | ||||||
| 9 |         (10) Continuation and expansion of service programs  | ||||||
| 10 |  that assist teen parents to continue and complete their  | ||||||
| 11 |  education. | ||||||
| 12 |     Emphasis shall be given to support services that will help  | ||||||
| 13 | to ensure such parents' graduation from high school and to  | ||||||
| 14 | services for participants in any programs of job training  | ||||||
| 15 | conducted by the Department. | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) The Department of Human Services shall actively  | ||||||
| 17 | stimulate the development of public and private resources at  | ||||||
| 18 | the local level. It shall also seek the fullest utilization of  | ||||||
| 19 | federal funds directly or indirectly available to the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department. | ||||||
| 21 |     Where appropriate, existing non-governmental agencies or  | ||||||
| 22 | associations shall be involved in planning by the Department. | ||||||
| 23 |     (f) To better accommodate the child care needs of low  | ||||||
| 24 | income working families, especially those who receive  | ||||||
| 25 | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or who are  | ||||||
| 26 | transitioning from TANF to work, or who are at risk of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | depending on TANF in the absence of child care, the Department  | ||||||
| 2 | shall complete a study using outcome-based assessment  | ||||||
| 3 | measurements to analyze the various types of child care needs,  | ||||||
| 4 | including but not limited to: child care homes; child care  | ||||||
| 5 | facilities; before and after school care; and evening and  | ||||||
| 6 | weekend care. Based upon the findings of the study, the  | ||||||
| 7 | Department shall develop a plan by April 15, 1998, that  | ||||||
| 8 | identifies the various types of child care needs within  | ||||||
| 9 | various geographic locations. The plan shall include, but not  | ||||||
| 10 | be limited to, the special needs of parents and guardians in  | ||||||
| 11 | need of non-traditional child care services such as early  | ||||||
| 12 | mornings, evenings, and weekends; the needs of very low income  | ||||||
| 13 | families and children and how they might be better served; and  | ||||||
| 14 | strategies to assist child care providers to meet the needs  | ||||||
| 15 | and schedules of low income families. | ||||||
| 16 |     (g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2026.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 103-1054, eff. 12-20-24;  | ||||||
| 18 | revised 1-13-25.)
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| 19 |     (20 ILCS 505/5.46) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 5.46. Application for Social Security benefits,  | ||||||
| 21 | Supplemental Security Income, Veterans benefits, and Railroad  | ||||||
| 22 | Retirement benefits.     | ||||||
| 23 |     (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 24 |     "Achieving a Better Life Experience Account" or "ABLE  | ||||||
| 25 | account" means an account established for the purpose of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | financing certain qualified expenses of eligible individuals  | ||||||
| 2 | as specifically provided for in Section 529A of the Internal  | ||||||
| 3 | Revenue Code and Section 16.6 of the State Treasurer Act.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Benefits" means Social Security benefits, Supplemental  | ||||||
| 5 | Security Income, Veterans benefits, and Railroad Retirement  | ||||||
| 6 | benefits. | ||||||
| 7 |     "DCFS Guardianship Administrator" means a Department  | ||||||
| 8 | representative appointed as guardian of the person or legal  | ||||||
| 9 | custodian of the minor youth in care.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Youth's attorney and guardian ad litem" means the person  | ||||||
| 11 | appointed as the youth's attorney or guardian ad litem in  | ||||||
| 12 | accordance with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 in the  | ||||||
| 13 | proceeding in which the Department is appointed as the youth's  | ||||||
| 14 | guardian or custodian. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) Application for benefits. | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) Upon receiving temporary custody or guardianship  | ||||||
| 17 |  of a youth in care, the Department shall assess the youth  | ||||||
| 18 |  to determine whether the youth may be eligible for  | ||||||
| 19 |  benefits. If, after the assessment, the Department  | ||||||
| 20 |  determines that the youth may be eligible for benefits,  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Department shall ensure that an application is filed  | ||||||
| 22 |  on behalf of the youth. The Department shall prescribe by  | ||||||
| 23 |  rule how it will review cases of youth in care at regular  | ||||||
| 24 |  intervals to determine whether the youth may have become  | ||||||
| 25 |  eligible for benefits after the initial assessment. The  | ||||||
| 26 |  Department shall make reasonable efforts to encourage  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  youth in care over the age of 18 who are likely eligible  | ||||||
| 2 |  for benefits to cooperate with the application process and  | ||||||
| 3 |  to assist youth with the application process. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) When applying for benefits under this Section for  | ||||||
| 5 |  a youth in care the Department shall identify a  | ||||||
| 6 |  representative payee in accordance with the requirements  | ||||||
| 7 |  of 20 CFR 404.2021 and 416.621. If the Department is  | ||||||
| 8 |  seeking to be appointed as the youth's representative  | ||||||
| 9 |  payee, the Department must consider input, if provided,  | ||||||
| 10 |  from the youth's attorney and guardian ad litem regarding  | ||||||
| 11 |  whether another representative payee, consistent with the  | ||||||
| 12 |  requirements of 20 CFR 404.2021 and 416.621, is available.  | ||||||
| 13 |  If the Department serves as the representative payee for a  | ||||||
| 14 |  youth over the age of 18, the Department shall request a  | ||||||
| 15 |  court order, as described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 16 |  (1) of subsection (d) and in subparagraph (C) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 17 |  (2) of subsection (d). | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) Notifications. The Department shall immediately notify  | ||||||
| 19 | a youth over the age of 16, the youth's attorney and guardian  | ||||||
| 20 | ad litem, and the youth's parent or legal guardian or another  | ||||||
| 21 | responsible adult of: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) any application for or any application to become  | ||||||
| 23 |  representative payee for benefits on behalf of a youth in  | ||||||
| 24 |  care; | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) beginning January 1, 2025, any communications from  | ||||||
| 26 |  the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Veterans Affairs, or the Railroad Retirement Board  | ||||||
| 2 |  pertaining to the acceptance or denial of benefits or the  | ||||||
| 3 |  selection of a representative payee; and | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) beginning January 1, 2025, any appeal or other  | ||||||
| 5 |  action requested by the Department regarding an  | ||||||
| 6 |  application for benefits. | ||||||
| 7 |     (d) Use of benefits. Consistent with federal law, when the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department serves as the representative payee for a youth  | ||||||
| 9 | receiving benefits and receives benefits on the youth's  | ||||||
| 10 | behalf, the Department shall: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) Beginning January 1, 2024, ensure that when the  | ||||||
| 12 |  youth attains the age of 14 years and until the Department  | ||||||
| 13 |  no longer serves as the representative payee, a minimum  | ||||||
| 14 |  percentage of the youth's Supplemental Security Income  | ||||||
| 15 |  benefits are conserved in accordance with paragraph (4) as  | ||||||
| 16 |  follows: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) From the age of 14 through age 15, at least  | ||||||
| 18 |  40%. | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) From the age of 16 through age 17, at least  | ||||||
| 20 |  80%. | ||||||
| 21 |             (C) From the age of 18 and older, 100%, when a  | ||||||
| 22 |  court order has been entered expressly authorizing the  | ||||||
| 23 |  DCFS Guardianship Administrator to serve as the  | ||||||
| 24 |  designated representative to establish an ABLE account  | ||||||
| 25 |  on behalf of a youth in accordance with paragraph (4). | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) Beginning January 1, 2024, ensure that when the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  youth attains the age of 14 years and until the Department  | ||||||
| 2 |  no longer serves as the representative payee a minimum  | ||||||
| 3 |  percentage of the youth's Social Security benefits,  | ||||||
| 4 |  Veterans benefits, or Railroad Retirement benefits are  | ||||||
| 5 |  conserved in accordance with paragraph (3) or (4), as  | ||||||
| 6 |  applicable, as follows: | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) From the age of 14 through age 15, at least  | ||||||
| 8 |  40%. | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) From the age of 16 through age 17, at least  | ||||||
| 10 |  80%. | ||||||
| 11 |             (C) From the age of 18, 100%. If establishment of  | ||||||
| 12 |  an ABLE account is necessary to conserve benefits for  | ||||||
| 13 |  youth age 18 and older, then benefits shall be  | ||||||
| 14 |  conserved in accordance with paragraph (4) when a  | ||||||
| 15 |  court order has been entered expressly authorizing the  | ||||||
| 16 |  DCFS Guardianship Administrator to serve as the  | ||||||
| 17 |  designated representative to establish an ABLE account  | ||||||
| 18 |  on behalf of a youth. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Exercise discretion in accordance with federal law  | ||||||
| 20 |  and in the best interests of the youth when making  | ||||||
| 21 |  decisions to use or conserve the youth's benefits that are  | ||||||
| 22 |  less than or not subject to asset or resource limits under  | ||||||
| 23 |  federal law, including using the benefits to address the  | ||||||
| 24 |  youth's special needs and conserving the benefits for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  youth's reasonably foreseeable future needs. | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) Appropriately monitor any federal asset or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  resource limits for the Supplemental Security Income  | ||||||
| 2 |  benefits and ensure that the youth's best interest is  | ||||||
| 3 |  served by using or conserving the benefits in a way that  | ||||||
| 4 |  avoids violating any federal asset or resource limits that  | ||||||
| 5 |  would affect the youth's eligibility to receive the  | ||||||
| 6 |  benefits, including, but not limited to: ; | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) establishing an ABLE account authorized by  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for  | ||||||
| 9 |  the youth and conserving the youth's benefits in that  | ||||||
| 10 |  account in a manner that appropriately avoids any  | ||||||
| 11 |  federal asset or resource limits; | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) if the Department determines that using the  | ||||||
| 13 |  benefits for services for current special needs not  | ||||||
| 14 |  already provided by the Department is in the best  | ||||||
| 15 |  interest of the youth, using the benefits for those  | ||||||
| 16 |  services; | ||||||
| 17 |             (C) if federal law requires certain back payments  | ||||||
| 18 |  of benefits to be placed in a dedicated account,  | ||||||
| 19 |  complying with the requirements for dedicated accounts  | ||||||
| 20 |  under 20 CFR 416.640(e); and | ||||||
| 21 |             (D) applying any other exclusions from federal  | ||||||
| 22 |  asset or resource limits available under federal law  | ||||||
| 23 |  and using or conserving the youth's benefits in a  | ||||||
| 24 |  manner that appropriately avoids any federal asset or  | ||||||
| 25 |  resource limits. | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) By July 1, 2024, the Department shall provide a report  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the General Assembly regarding youth in care who receive  | ||||||
| 2 | benefits who are not subject to this Act. The report shall  | ||||||
| 3 | discuss a goal of expanding conservation of children's  | ||||||
| 4 | benefits to all benefits of all children of any age for whom  | ||||||
| 5 | the Department serves as representative payee. The report  | ||||||
| 6 | shall include a description of any identified obstacles, steps  | ||||||
| 7 | to be taken to address the obstacles, and a description of any  | ||||||
| 8 | need for statutory, rule, or procedural changes.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) (1) Accounting.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (A) Beginning on November 17, 2023 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 11 |  of Public Act 103-564) this amendatory Act of the 103rd  | ||||||
| 12 |  General Assembly through December 31, 2024, upon request  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the youth's attorney or guardian ad litem, the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Department shall provide an annual accounting to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  youth's attorney and guardian ad litem of how the youth's  | ||||||
| 16 |  benefits have been used and conserved.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (B) Beginning January 1, 2025 and every year  | ||||||
| 18 |  thereafter, an annual accounting of how the youth's  | ||||||
| 19 |  benefits have been used and conserved shall be provided  | ||||||
| 20 |  automatically to the youth's attorney and guardian ad  | ||||||
| 21 |  litem.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (C) In addition, within 10 business days of a request  | ||||||
| 23 |  from a youth or the youth's attorney and guardian ad  | ||||||
| 24 |  litem, the Department shall provide an accounting to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  youth of how the youth's benefits have been used and  | ||||||
| 26 |  conserved.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (2) The accounting shall include: | ||||||
| 2 |             (A) The amount of benefits received on the youth's  | ||||||
| 3 |  behalf since the most recent accounting and the date  | ||||||
| 4 |  the benefits were received. | ||||||
| 5 |             (B) Information regarding the youth's benefits and  | ||||||
| 6 |  resources, including the youth's benefits, insurance,  | ||||||
| 7 |  cash assets, trust accounts, earnings, and other  | ||||||
| 8 |  resources. | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) An accounting of the disbursement of benefit  | ||||||
| 10 |  funds, including the date, amount, identification of  | ||||||
| 11 |  payee, and purpose. | ||||||
| 12 |             (D) Information regarding each request by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  youth, the youth's attorney and guardian ad litem, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  the youth's caregiver for disbursement of funds and a  | ||||||
| 15 |  statement regarding the reason for not granting the  | ||||||
| 16 |  request if the request was denied. | ||||||
| 17 |     When the Department's guardianship of the youth is being  | ||||||
| 18 | terminated, prior to or upon the termination of guardianship,  | ||||||
| 19 | the Department shall provide (i) a final accounting to the  | ||||||
| 20 | youth's attorney and guardian ad litem, and to either the  | ||||||
| 21 | person or persons who will assume guardianship of the youth or  | ||||||
| 22 | who is in the process of adopting the youth, if the youth is  | ||||||
| 23 | under 18, or to the youth, if the youth is over 18 and (ii)  | ||||||
| 24 | information to the parent, guardian, or youth regarding how to  | ||||||
| 25 | apply to become the designated representative for the youth's  | ||||||
| 26 | ABLE account. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (g) Education. The Department shall provide the youth who  | ||||||
| 2 | have funds conserved under paragraphs (1) and (2) of  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (d) with education and support, including specific  | ||||||
| 4 | information regarding the existence, availability, and use of  | ||||||
| 5 | funds conserved for the youth in accordance with paragraphs  | ||||||
| 6 | (1) and (2) of subsection (d), beginning by age 14 in a  | ||||||
| 7 | developmentally appropriate manner. The education and support  | ||||||
| 8 | services shall be developed in consultation with input from  | ||||||
| 9 | the Department's Statewide Youth Advisory Board. Education and  | ||||||
| 10 | informational materials related to ABLE accounts shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | developed in consultation with and approved by the State  | ||||||
| 12 | Treasurer.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (h) Adoption of rules. The Department shall adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 14 | implement the provisions of this Section by January 1, 2024. | ||||||
| 15 |     (i) Reporting. No later than February 28, 2023, the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department shall file a report with the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 17 | providing the following information for State Fiscal Years  | ||||||
| 18 | 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 and annually beginning February 28,  | ||||||
| 19 | 2023, for the preceding fiscal year: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) The number of youth entering care. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) The number of youth entering care receiving each  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the following types of benefits: Social Security  | ||||||
| 23 |  benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans benefits,  | ||||||
| 24 |  Railroad Retirement benefits. | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) The number of youth entering care for whom the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Department filed an application for each of the following  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  types of benefits: Social Security benefits, Supplemental  | ||||||
| 2 |  Security Income, Veterans benefits, Railroad Retirement  | ||||||
| 3 |  benefits. | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) The number of youth entering care who were awarded  | ||||||
| 5 |  each of the following types of benefits based on an  | ||||||
| 6 |  application filed by the Department: Social Security  | ||||||
| 7 |  benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans benefits,  | ||||||
| 8 |  Railroad Retirement benefits. | ||||||
| 9 |     (j) Annually beginning December 31, 2023, the Department  | ||||||
| 10 | shall file a report with the General Assembly with the  | ||||||
| 11 | following information regarding the preceding fiscal year: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) the number of conserved accounts established and  | ||||||
| 13 |  maintained for youth in care; | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) the average amount conserved by age group; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) the total amount conserved by age group. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-1014, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 17 | 103-564, eff. 11-17-23; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 18 |     (20 ILCS 505/7.3b) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 7.3b. Case plan requirements for hair-related needs  | ||||||
| 20 | of youth in care. | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) Purposes. Hair plays an important role in fostering  | ||||||
| 22 | youths' connection to their race, culture, and identity. Hair  | ||||||
| 23 | care Haircare promotes positive messages of self-worth,  | ||||||
| 24 | comfort, and affection. Because these messages typically are  | ||||||
| 25 | developed through interactions with family and community  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | members, it is necessary to establish a framework to ensure  | ||||||
| 2 | that youth in care are not deprived of these messages and that  | ||||||
| 3 | caregivers and appropriate child care facility staff are  | ||||||
| 4 | adequately prepared to provide culturally competent hair care     | ||||||
| 5 | haircare for youth. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) Definitions. As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) "Hair care" "Haircare" means all care related to  | ||||||
| 8 |  the maintenance of hair, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 9 |  the daily maintenance routine, cutting, styling, or dying  | ||||||
| 10 |  of hair. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) "Culture" means the norms, traditions, and  | ||||||
| 12 |  experiences of a person's community that inform that  | ||||||
| 13 |  person's daily life and long-term goals. | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) "Identity" means the memories, experiences,  | ||||||
| 15 |  relationships, and values that create one's sense of self.  | ||||||
| 16 |  This amalgamation creates a steady sense of who one is  | ||||||
| 17 |  over time, even as new facets are developed and  | ||||||
| 18 |  incorporated into one's identity. | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) Hair care Haircare plan. Every case plan shall include  | ||||||
| 20 | a hair care plan Haircare Plan for each youth in care that is  | ||||||
| 21 | developed in consultation with the youth based upon the  | ||||||
| 22 | youth's developmental abilities, as well as with the youth's  | ||||||
| 23 | parents or caregivers or appropriate child care facility staff  | ||||||
| 24 | if not contrary to the youth's wishes, and that outlines any  | ||||||
| 25 | training or resources required by the caregiver or appropriate  | ||||||
| 26 | child care facility staff to meet the hair care haircare needs  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the youth. At a minimum, the hair care plan Haircare Plan     | ||||||
| 2 | must address: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) necessary hair care haircare steps to be taken to  | ||||||
| 4 |  preserve the youth's desired connection to the youth's  | ||||||
| 5 |  race, culture, gender, religion, and identity; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) necessary steps to be taken specific to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  youth's hair care haircare needs during emergency and  | ||||||
| 8 |  health situations; and | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) the desires of the youth as they pertain to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  youth's hair care haircare.  | ||||||
| 11 |     A youth's hair care plan Haircare Plan must be reviewed at  | ||||||
| 12 | the same time as the case plan review required under Section 6a  | ||||||
| 13 | as well as during monthly visits to ensure compliance with the  | ||||||
| 14 | hair care plan Haircare Plan and identify any needed changes. | ||||||
| 15 |     (d) By June 1, 2025, the Department shall develop training  | ||||||
| 16 | and resources to make available for caregivers and appropriate  | ||||||
| 17 | child care facility staff to provide culturally competent hair  | ||||||
| 18 | care haircare to youth in care. | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) By June 1, 2025, the Department must adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 20 | facilitate the implementation of this Section. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-850, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     Section 95. The Foster Parent Law is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 23 | Sections 1-15 and 1-20 as follows:
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| 24 |     (20 ILCS 520/1-15) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 1-15. Foster parent rights. A foster parent's rights  | ||||||
| 2 | include, but are not limited to, the following: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) The right to be treated with dignity, respect, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  consideration as a professional member of the child  | ||||||
| 5 |  welfare team. | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) The right to be given standardized pre-service  | ||||||
| 7 |  training and appropriate ongoing training to meet mutually  | ||||||
| 8 |  assessed needs and improve the foster parent's skills. | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) The right to be informed as to how to contact the  | ||||||
| 10 |  appropriate child placement agency in order to receive  | ||||||
| 11 |  information and assistance to access supportive services  | ||||||
| 12 |  for children in the foster parent's care. | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) The right to receive timely financial  | ||||||
| 14 |  reimbursement commensurate with the care needs of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  child as specified in the service plan. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) The right to be provided a clear, written  | ||||||
| 17 |  understanding of a placement agency's plan concerning the  | ||||||
| 18 |  placement of a child in the foster parent's home. Inherent  | ||||||
| 19 |  in this right is the foster parent's responsibility to  | ||||||
| 20 |  support activities that will promote the child's right to  | ||||||
| 21 |  relationships with the child's own family and cultural  | ||||||
| 22 |  heritage. | ||||||
| 23 |         (6) The right to be provided a fair, timely, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  impartial investigation of complaints concerning the  | ||||||
| 25 |  foster parent's licensure, to be provided the opportunity  | ||||||
| 26 |  to have a person of the foster parent's choosing present  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  during the investigation, and to be provided due process  | ||||||
| 2 |  during the investigation; the right to be provided the  | ||||||
| 3 |  opportunity to request and receive mediation or an  | ||||||
| 4 |  administrative review of decisions that affect licensing  | ||||||
| 5 |  parameters, or both mediation and an administrative  | ||||||
| 6 |  review; and the right to have decisions concerning a  | ||||||
| 7 |  licensing corrective action plan specifically explained  | ||||||
| 8 |  and tied to the licensing standards violated. | ||||||
| 9 |         (7) The right, at any time during which a child is  | ||||||
| 10 |  placed with the foster parent, to receive additional or  | ||||||
| 11 |  necessary information that is relevant to the care of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  child. | ||||||
| 13 |         (7.5) The right to be given information concerning a  | ||||||
| 14 |  child (i) from the Department as required under subsection  | ||||||
| 15 |  (u) of Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act  | ||||||
| 16 |  and (ii) from a child welfare agency as required under  | ||||||
| 17 |  subsection (c-5) of Section 7.4 of the Child Care Act of  | ||||||
| 18 |  1969.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (8) The right to be notified of scheduled meetings and  | ||||||
| 20 |  staffings concerning the foster child in order to actively  | ||||||
| 21 |  participate in the case planning and decision-making  | ||||||
| 22 |  process regarding the child, including individual service  | ||||||
| 23 |  planning meetings, administrative case reviews,  | ||||||
| 24 |  interdisciplinary staffings, and individual educational  | ||||||
| 25 |  planning meetings; the right to be informed of decisions  | ||||||
| 26 |  made by the courts or the child welfare agency concerning  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the child; the right to provide input concerning the plan  | ||||||
| 2 |  of services for the child and to have that input given full  | ||||||
| 3 |  consideration in the same manner as information presented  | ||||||
| 4 |  by any other professional on the team; and the right to  | ||||||
| 5 |  communicate with other professionals who work with the  | ||||||
| 6 |  foster child within the context of the team, including  | ||||||
| 7 |  therapists, physicians, attending health care  | ||||||
| 8 |  professionals, and teachers. | ||||||
| 9 |         (9) The right to be given, in a timely and consistent  | ||||||
| 10 |  manner, any information a caseworker has regarding the  | ||||||
| 11 |  child and the child's family which is pertinent to the  | ||||||
| 12 |  care and needs of the child and to the making of a  | ||||||
| 13 |  permanency plan for the child. Disclosure of information  | ||||||
| 14 |  concerning the child's family shall be limited to that  | ||||||
| 15 |  information that is essential for understanding the needs  | ||||||
| 16 |  of and providing care to the child in order to protect the  | ||||||
| 17 |  rights of the child's family. When a positive relationship  | ||||||
| 18 |  exists between the foster parent and the child's family,  | ||||||
| 19 |  the child's family may consent to disclosure of additional  | ||||||
| 20 |  information. | ||||||
| 21 |         (10) The right to be given reasonable written notice  | ||||||
| 22 |  of (i) any change in a child's case plan, (ii) plans to  | ||||||
| 23 |  terminate the placement of the child with the foster  | ||||||
| 24 |  parent, and (iii) the reasons for the change or  | ||||||
| 25 |  termination in placement. The notice shall be waived only  | ||||||
| 26 |  in cases of a court order or when the child is determined  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to be at imminent risk of harm. | ||||||
| 2 |         (11) The right to be notified in a timely and complete  | ||||||
| 3 |  manner of all court hearings, including notice of the date  | ||||||
| 4 |  and time of the court hearing, the name of the judge or  | ||||||
| 5 |  hearing officer hearing the case, the location of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  hearing, and the court docket number of the case; and the  | ||||||
| 7 |  right to intervene in court proceedings or to seek  | ||||||
| 8 |  mandamus under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 9 |         (12) The right to be considered as a placement option  | ||||||
| 10 |  when a foster child who was formerly placed with the  | ||||||
| 11 |  foster parent is to be re-entered into foster care, if  | ||||||
| 12 |  that placement is consistent with the best interest of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  child and other children in the foster parent's home. | ||||||
| 14 |         (13) The right to have timely access to the child  | ||||||
| 15 |  placement agency's existing appeals process and the right  | ||||||
| 16 |  to be free from acts of harassment and retaliation by any  | ||||||
| 17 |  other party when exercising the right to appeal. | ||||||
| 18 |         (14) The right to be informed of the Foster Parent  | ||||||
| 19 |  Hotline established under Section 35.6 of the Children and  | ||||||
| 20 |  Family Services Act and all of the rights accorded to  | ||||||
| 21 |  foster parents concerning reports of misconduct by  | ||||||
| 22 |  Department employees, service providers, or contractors,  | ||||||
| 23 |  confidential handling of those reports, and investigation  | ||||||
| 24 |  by the Inspector General appointed under Section 35.5 of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Children and Family Services Act. | ||||||
| 26 |         (15) The right to timely training necessary to meet  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the hair care haircare needs of the children placed in the  | ||||||
| 2 |  foster parent's care.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-850, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 4 | revised 11-21-24.)
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| 5 |     (20 ILCS 520/1-20) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 1-20. Foster parent responsibilities. A foster  | ||||||
| 7 | parent's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the  | ||||||
| 8 | following: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) The responsibility to openly communicate and share  | ||||||
| 10 |  information about the child with other members of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  child welfare team. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) The responsibility to respect the confidentiality  | ||||||
| 13 |  of information concerning foster children and their  | ||||||
| 14 |  families and act appropriately within applicable  | ||||||
| 15 |  confidentiality laws and regulations. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) The responsibility to advocate for children in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  foster parent's care. | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) The responsibility to treat children in the foster  | ||||||
| 19 |  parent's care and the children's families with dignity,  | ||||||
| 20 |  respect, and consideration. | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) The responsibility to recognize the foster  | ||||||
| 22 |  parent's own individual and familial strengths and  | ||||||
| 23 |  limitations when deciding whether to accept a child into  | ||||||
| 24 |  care; and the responsibility to recognize the foster  | ||||||
| 25 |  parent's own support needs and utilize appropriate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  supports in providing care for foster children. | ||||||
| 2 |         (6) The responsibility to be aware of the benefits of  | ||||||
| 3 |  relying on and affiliating with other foster parents and  | ||||||
| 4 |  foster parent associations in improving the quality of  | ||||||
| 5 |  care and service to children and families. | ||||||
| 6 |         (7) The responsibility to assess the foster parent's  | ||||||
| 7 |  ongoing individual training needs and take action to meet  | ||||||
| 8 |  those needs. | ||||||
| 9 |         (8) The responsibility to develop and assist in  | ||||||
| 10 |  implementing strategies to prevent placement disruptions,  | ||||||
| 11 |  recognizing the traumatic impact of placement disruptions  | ||||||
| 12 |  on a foster child and all members of the foster family; and  | ||||||
| 13 |  the responsibility to provide emotional support for the  | ||||||
| 14 |  foster children and members of the foster family if  | ||||||
| 15 |  preventive strategies fail and placement disruptions  | ||||||
| 16 |  occur. | ||||||
| 17 |         (9) The responsibility to know the impact foster  | ||||||
| 18 |  parenting has on individuals and family relationships; and  | ||||||
| 19 |  the responsibility to endeavor to minimize, as much as  | ||||||
| 20 |  possible, any stress that results from foster parenting. | ||||||
| 21 |         (10) The responsibility to know the rewards and  | ||||||
| 22 |  benefits to children, parents, families, and society that  | ||||||
| 23 |  come from foster parenting and to promote the foster  | ||||||
| 24 |  parenting experience in a positive way. | ||||||
| 25 |         (11) The responsibility to know the roles, rights, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  responsibilities of foster parents, other professionals in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the child welfare system, the foster child, and the foster  | ||||||
| 2 |  child's own family. | ||||||
| 3 |         (12) The responsibility to know and, as necessary,  | ||||||
| 4 |  fulfill the foster parent's responsibility to serve as a  | ||||||
| 5 |  mandated reporter of suspected child abuse or neglect  | ||||||
| 6 |  under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act; and  | ||||||
| 7 |  the responsibility to know the child welfare agency's  | ||||||
| 8 |  policy regarding allegations that foster parents have  | ||||||
| 9 |  committed child abuse or neglect and applicable  | ||||||
| 10 |  administrative rules and procedures governing  | ||||||
| 11 |  investigations of those allegations. | ||||||
| 12 |         (13) The responsibility to know and receive training  | ||||||
| 13 |  regarding the purpose of administrative case reviews,  | ||||||
| 14 |  client service plans, and court processes, as well as any  | ||||||
| 15 |  filing or time requirements associated with those  | ||||||
| 16 |  proceedings; and the responsibility to actively  | ||||||
| 17 |  participate in the foster parent's designated role in  | ||||||
| 18 |  these proceedings. | ||||||
| 19 |         (14) The responsibility to know the child welfare  | ||||||
| 20 |  agency's appeal procedure for foster parents and the  | ||||||
| 21 |  rights of foster parents under the procedure. | ||||||
| 22 |         (15) The responsibility to know and understand the  | ||||||
| 23 |  importance of maintaining accurate and relevant records  | ||||||
| 24 |  regarding the child's history and progress; and the  | ||||||
| 25 |  responsibility to be aware of and follow the procedures  | ||||||
| 26 |  and regulations of the child welfare agency with which the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  foster parent is licensed or affiliated. | ||||||
| 2 |         (16) The responsibility to share information, through  | ||||||
| 3 |  the child welfare team, with the subsequent caregiver  | ||||||
| 4 |  (whether the child's parent or another substitute  | ||||||
| 5 |  caregiver) regarding the child's adjustment in the foster  | ||||||
| 6 |  parent's home. | ||||||
| 7 |         (17) The responsibility to provide care and services  | ||||||
| 8 |  that are respectful of and responsive to the child's  | ||||||
| 9 |  cultural needs and are supportive of the relationship  | ||||||
| 10 |  between the child and the child's own family; the  | ||||||
| 11 |  responsibility to recognize the increased importance of  | ||||||
| 12 |  maintaining a child's cultural identity when the race or  | ||||||
| 13 |  culture of the foster family differs from that of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  foster child; the responsibility to provide hair care     | ||||||
| 15 |  haircare that preserves the child's desired connection to  | ||||||
| 16 |  the child's race, culture, gender, religion, and identity;  | ||||||
| 17 |  and the responsibility to take action to address these  | ||||||
| 18 |  issues. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-850, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 20 | revised 11-21-24.)
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| 21 |     Section 100. The Foster Children's Bill of Rights Act is  | ||||||
| 22 | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 23 |     (20 ILCS 521/5) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 5. Foster Children's Bill of Rights. It is the policy  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of this State that every child and adult in the care of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department of Children and Family Services who is placed in  | ||||||
| 3 | foster care shall have the following rights: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) To live in a safe, healthy, and comfortable home  | ||||||
| 5 |  where they are treated with respect. | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) To be free from physical, sexual, emotional, or  | ||||||
| 7 |  other abuse, or corporal punishment. | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) To receive adequate and healthy food, adequate  | ||||||
| 9 |  clothing, and, for youth in group homes, residential  | ||||||
| 10 |  treatment facilities, and foster homes, an allowance. | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) To receive medical, dental, vision, and mental  | ||||||
| 12 |  health services. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) To be free of the administration of medication or  | ||||||
| 14 |  chemical substances, unless authorized by a physician. | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) To contact family members, unless prohibited by  | ||||||
| 16 |  court order, and social workers, attorneys, foster youth  | ||||||
| 17 |  advocates and supporters, Court Appointed Special  | ||||||
| 18 |  Advocates (CASAs), and probation officers. | ||||||
| 19 |         (7) To visit and contact siblings, unless prohibited  | ||||||
| 20 |  by court order. | ||||||
| 21 |         (8) To contact the Advocacy Office for Children and  | ||||||
| 22 |  Families established under the Children and Family  | ||||||
| 23 |  Services Act or the Department of Children and Family  | ||||||
| 24 |  Services' Office of the Inspector General regarding  | ||||||
| 25 |  violations of rights, to speak to representatives of these  | ||||||
| 26 |  offices confidentially, and to be free from threats or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  punishment for making complaints. | ||||||
| 2 |         (9) To make and receive confidential telephone calls  | ||||||
| 3 |  and send and receive unopened mail, unless prohibited by  | ||||||
| 4 |  court order.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (10) To attend religious services and activities of  | ||||||
| 6 |  their choice.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (11) To maintain an emancipation bank account and  | ||||||
| 8 |  manage personal income, consistent with the child's age  | ||||||
| 9 |  and developmental level, unless prohibited by the case  | ||||||
| 10 |  plan. | ||||||
| 11 |         (12) To not be locked in a room, building, or facility  | ||||||
| 12 |  premises, unless placed in a secure child care facility  | ||||||
| 13 |  licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 14 |  under the Child Care Act of 1969 and placed pursuant to  | ||||||
| 15 |  Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 16 |         (13) To attend school and participate in  | ||||||
| 17 |  extracurricular, cultural, and personal enrichment  | ||||||
| 18 |  activities, consistent with the child's age and  | ||||||
| 19 |  developmental level, with minimal disruptions to school  | ||||||
| 20 |  attendance and educational stability. | ||||||
| 21 |         (14) To work and develop job skills at an  | ||||||
| 22 |  age-appropriate level, consistent with State law. | ||||||
| 23 |         (15) To have social contacts with people outside of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the foster care system, including teachers, church  | ||||||
| 25 |  members, mentors, and friends. | ||||||
| 26 |         (16) If they meet age requirements, to attend services  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and programs operated by the Department of Children and  | ||||||
| 2 |  Family Services or any other appropriate State agency that  | ||||||
| 3 |  aim to help current and former foster youth achieve  | ||||||
| 4 |  self-sufficiency prior to and after leaving foster care. | ||||||
| 5 |         (17) To attend court hearings and speak to the judge. | ||||||
| 6 |         (18) To have storage space for private use. | ||||||
| 7 |         (19) To be involved in the development of their own  | ||||||
| 8 |  case plan and plan for permanent placement. | ||||||
| 9 |         (20) To review their own case plan and plan for  | ||||||
| 10 |  permanent placement, if they are 12 years of age or older  | ||||||
| 11 |  and in a permanent placement, and to receive information  | ||||||
| 12 |  about their out-of-home placement and case plan, including  | ||||||
| 13 |  being told of changes to the case plan. | ||||||
| 14 |         (21) To be free from unreasonable searches of personal  | ||||||
| 15 |  belongings. | ||||||
| 16 |         (22) To the confidentiality of all juvenile court  | ||||||
| 17 |  records consistent with existing law. | ||||||
| 18 |         (23) To have fair and equal access to all available  | ||||||
| 19 |  services, placement, care, treatment, and benefits, and to  | ||||||
| 20 |  not be subjected to discrimination or harassment on the  | ||||||
| 21 |  basis of actual or perceived race, ethnic group  | ||||||
| 22 |  identification, ancestry, national origin, color,  | ||||||
| 23 |  religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental  | ||||||
| 24 |  or physical disability, or HIV status. | ||||||
| 25 |         (24) To have caregivers and child welfare personnel  | ||||||
| 26 |  who have received sensitivity training and instruction on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  matters concerning race, ethnicity, national origin,  | ||||||
| 2 |  color, ancestry, religion, mental and physical disability,  | ||||||
| 3 |  and HIV status. | ||||||
| 4 |         (25) To have caregivers and child welfare personnel  | ||||||
| 5 |  who have received instruction on cultural competency and  | ||||||
| 6 |  sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing  | ||||||
| 7 |  adequate care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender  | ||||||
| 8 |  youth in out-of-home care. | ||||||
| 9 |         (26) At 16 years of age or older, to have access to  | ||||||
| 10 |  existing information regarding the educational options  | ||||||
| 11 |  available, including, but not limited to, the coursework  | ||||||
| 12 |  necessary for vocational and postsecondary educational  | ||||||
| 13 |  programs, and information regarding financial aid for  | ||||||
| 14 |  postsecondary education. | ||||||
| 15 |         (27) To have access to age-appropriate, medically  | ||||||
| 16 |  accurate information about reproductive health care, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  prevention of unplanned pregnancy, and the prevention and  | ||||||
| 18 |  treatment of sexually transmitted infections at 12 years  | ||||||
| 19 |  of age or older.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (28) To receive a copy of this Act from and have it  | ||||||
| 21 |  fully explained by the Department of Children and Family  | ||||||
| 22 |  Services when the child or adult is placed in the care of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Department of Children and Family Services. | ||||||
| 24 |         (29) To be placed in the least restrictive and most  | ||||||
| 25 |  family-like setting available and in close proximity to  | ||||||
| 26 |  their parent's home consistent with their health, safety,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  best interests, and special needs.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (30) To participate in an age and developmentally  | ||||||
| 3 |  appropriate intake process immediately after placement in  | ||||||
| 4 |  the custody or guardianship of the Department. During the  | ||||||
| 5 |  intake process, the Department shall provide the youth  | ||||||
| 6 |  with a document describing inappropriate acts of  | ||||||
| 7 |  affection, discipline, and punishment by guardians, foster  | ||||||
| 8 |  parents, foster siblings, or any other adult responsible  | ||||||
| 9 |  for the youth's welfare. The Department shall review and  | ||||||
| 10 |  discuss the document with the child. The Department must  | ||||||
| 11 |  document completion of the intake process in the child's  | ||||||
| 12 |  records as well as giving a copy of the document to the  | ||||||
| 13 |  child.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (31) To participate in appropriate intervention and  | ||||||
| 15 |  counseling services after removal from the home of origin  | ||||||
| 16 |  in order to assess whether the youth is exhibiting signs  | ||||||
| 17 |  of traumatic stress, special needs, or mental illness.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (32) To receive a home visit by an assigned child  | ||||||
| 19 |  welfare specialist, per existing Department policies and  | ||||||
| 20 |  procedures, on a monthly basis or more frequently as  | ||||||
| 21 |  needed. In addition to what existing policies and  | ||||||
| 22 |  procedures outline, home visits shall be used to assess  | ||||||
| 23 |  the youth's well-being and emotional health following  | ||||||
| 24 |  placement, to determine the youth's relationship with the  | ||||||
| 25 |  youth's guardian or foster parent or with any other adult  | ||||||
| 26 |  responsible for the youth's welfare or living in or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  frequenting the home environment, and to determine what  | ||||||
| 2 |  forms of discipline, if any, the youth's guardian or  | ||||||
| 3 |  foster parent or any other person in the home environment  | ||||||
| 4 |  uses to correct the youth.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (33) To be enrolled in an independent living services  | ||||||
| 6 |  program prior to transitioning out of foster care where  | ||||||
| 7 |  the youth will receive classes and instruction,  | ||||||
| 8 |  appropriate to the youth's age and developmental capacity,  | ||||||
| 9 |  on independent living and self-sufficiency in the areas of  | ||||||
| 10 |  employment, finances, meals, and housing as well as help  | ||||||
| 11 |  in developing life skills and long-term goals.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (34) To be assessed by a third-party entity or agency  | ||||||
| 13 |  prior to enrollment in any independent living services  | ||||||
| 14 |  program in order to determine the youth's readiness for a  | ||||||
| 15 |  transition out of foster care based on the youth's  | ||||||
| 16 |  individual needs, emotional development, and ability,  | ||||||
| 17 |  regardless of age, to make a successful transition to  | ||||||
| 18 |  adulthood.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (35) To hair care haircare that preserves the child's  | ||||||
| 20 |  desired connection to the child's race, culture, gender,  | ||||||
| 21 |  religion, and identity and to have a corresponding hair  | ||||||
| 22 |  care haircare plan established in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  7.3b of the Children and Family Services Act. The  | ||||||
| 24 |  Department must provide, in a timely and consistent  | ||||||
| 25 |  manner, training for all caregivers and child welfare  | ||||||
| 26 |  personnel on how to meet the hair care haircare needs of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  children.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-810, eff. 1-1-23; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;  | ||||||
| 3 | 103-850, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-21-24.)
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| 4 |     Section 105. The Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 5 | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | is amended by setting forth, renumbering, and changing  | ||||||
| 7 | multiple versions of Section 605-1115 as follows:
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| 8 |     (20 ILCS 605/605-1115) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 605-1115. Quantum computing campuses. | ||||||
| 10 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 11 |     "Data center" means a facility: (1) whose primary services  | ||||||
| 12 | are the storage, management, and processing of digital data;  | ||||||
| 13 | and (2) that is used to house (A) computer and network systems,  | ||||||
| 14 | including associated components such as servers, network  | ||||||
| 15 | equipment and appliances, telecommunications, and data storage  | ||||||
| 16 | systems, (B) systems for monitoring and managing  | ||||||
| 17 | infrastructure performance, (C) Internet-related equipment and  | ||||||
| 18 | services, (D) data communications connections, (E)  | ||||||
| 19 | environmental controls, (F) fire protection systems, and (G)  | ||||||
| 20 | security systems and services. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Full-time equivalent job" means a job in which an  | ||||||
| 22 | employee works for a tenant of the quantum campus at a rate of  | ||||||
| 23 | at least 35 hours per week. Vacations, paid holidays, and sick  | ||||||
| 24 | time are included in this computation. Overtime is not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | considered a part of regular hours. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Quantum computing campus" or "campus" is a contiguous  | ||||||
| 3 | area located in the State of Illinois that is designated by the  | ||||||
| 4 | Department as a quantum computing campus in order to support  | ||||||
| 5 | the demand for quantum computing research, development, and  | ||||||
| 6 | implementation for practical use. A quantum computing campus  | ||||||
| 7 | may include educational institutions intuitions, nonprofit  | ||||||
| 8 | research and development organizations, and for-profit  | ||||||
| 9 | organizations serving as anchor tenants and joining tenants  | ||||||
| 10 | that, with approval from the Department, may change. Tenants  | ||||||
| 11 | located at the campus shall have direct and supporting roles  | ||||||
| 12 | in quantum computing activities. Eligible tenants include  | ||||||
| 13 | quantum computer operators and research facilities, data  | ||||||
| 14 | centers, manufacturers and assemblers of quantum computers and  | ||||||
| 15 | component parts, cryogenic or refrigeration facilities, and  | ||||||
| 16 | other facilities determined, by industry and academic leaders,  | ||||||
| 17 | to be fundamental to the research and development of quantum  | ||||||
| 18 | computing for practical solutions. Quantum computing shall  | ||||||
| 19 | include the research, development, and use of computing  | ||||||
| 20 | methods that generate and manipulate quantum bits in a  | ||||||
| 21 | controlled quantum state. This includes the use of photons,  | ||||||
| 22 | semiconductors, superconductors, trapped ions, and other  | ||||||
| 23 | industry and academically regarded methods for simulating  | ||||||
| 24 | quantum bits. Additionally, a quantum campus shall meet the  | ||||||
| 25 | following criteria: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) the campus must comprise a minimum of one-half  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  square mile and not more than 4 square miles; | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) the campus must contain tenants that demonstrate a  | ||||||
| 3 |  substantial plan for using the designation to encourage  | ||||||
| 4 |  participation by organizations owned by minorities, women,  | ||||||
| 5 |  and persons with disabilities, as those terms are defined  | ||||||
| 6 |  in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  Persons with Disabilities Act, and the hiring of  | ||||||
| 8 |  minorities, women, and persons with disabilities; | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) upon being placed in service, within 60 months  | ||||||
| 10 |  after designation or incorporation into a campus, the  | ||||||
| 11 |  owners of property located in a campus shall certify to  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Department that the property is carbon neutral or has  | ||||||
| 13 |  attained certification under one or more of the following  | ||||||
| 14 |  green building standards: | ||||||
| 15 |             (A) BREEAM for New Construction or BREEAM, In-Use; | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) ENERGY STAR; | ||||||
| 17 |             (C) Envision; | ||||||
| 18 |             (D) ISO 50001-energy management; | ||||||
| 19 |             (E) LEED for Building Design and Construction, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  LEED for Operations and Maintenance; | ||||||
| 21 |             (F) Green Globes for New Construction, or Green  | ||||||
| 22 |  Globes for Existing Buildings; | ||||||
| 23 |             (G) UL 3223; or | ||||||
| 24 |             (H) an equivalent program approved by the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Department. | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) Tenants located in a designated quantum computing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | campus shall qualify for the following exemptions and credits: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) the Department may certify a taxpayer for an  | ||||||
| 3 |  exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers'  | ||||||
| 4 |  occupation tax on building materials that will be  | ||||||
| 5 |  incorporated into real estate at a quantum computing  | ||||||
| 6 |  campus; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) an exemption from the charges imposed under  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act, Section 5-10 of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Gas Use Tax Law, Section 2-4 of the Electricity Excise  | ||||||
| 10 |  Tax Law, Section 2 of the Telecommunications Excise Tax  | ||||||
| 11 |  Act, Section 10 of the Telecommunications Infrastructure  | ||||||
| 12 |  Maintenance Fee Act, and Section 5-7 of the Simplified  | ||||||
| 13 |  Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act; and  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) a credit against the taxes imposed under  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 |  Income Tax Act as provided in Section 241 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  Income Tax Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) Certificates of exemption and credit certificates  | ||||||
| 19 | under this Section shall be issued by the Department. Upon  | ||||||
| 20 | certification by the Department under this Section, the  | ||||||
| 21 | Department shall notify the Department of Revenue of the  | ||||||
| 22 | certification. The exemption status shall take effect within 3  | ||||||
| 23 | months after certification of the taxpayer and notice to the  | ||||||
| 24 | Department of Revenue by the Department. | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) Entities seeking to form a quantum computing campus  | ||||||
| 26 | must apply to the Department in the manner specified by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Department. Entities seeking to join an established campus  | ||||||
| 2 | must apply for an amendment to the existing campus. This  | ||||||
| 3 | application for amendment must be submitted to the Department  | ||||||
| 4 | with support from other campus members. | ||||||
| 5 |     The Department shall determine the duration of  | ||||||
| 6 | certificates of exemption awarded under this Act. The duration  | ||||||
| 7 | of the certificates of exemption may not exceed 20 calendar  | ||||||
| 8 | years and one renewal for an additional 20 years. | ||||||
| 9 |     The Department and any tenant located in a quantum  | ||||||
| 10 | computing campus seeking the benefits under this Section must  | ||||||
| 11 | enter into a memorandum of understanding that, at a minimum,  | ||||||
| 12 | provides: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) the details for determining the amount of capital  | ||||||
| 14 |  investment to be made; | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) the number of new jobs created; | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) the timeline for achieving the capital investment  | ||||||
| 17 |  and new job goals; | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) the repayment obligation should those goals not be  | ||||||
| 19 |  achieved and any conditions under which repayment by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  tenant or tenants claiming the exemption shall be  | ||||||
| 21 |  required; | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) the duration of the exemptions; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (6) other provisions as deemed necessary by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Department. | ||||||
| 25 |     The Department shall, within 10 days after the  | ||||||
| 26 | designation, send a letter of notification to each member of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the General Assembly whose legislative district or  | ||||||
| 2 | representative district contains all or part of the designated  | ||||||
| 3 | area. | ||||||
| 4 |     (e) Beginning on July 1, 2025, and each year thereafter,  | ||||||
| 5 | the Department shall annually report to the Governor and the  | ||||||
| 6 | General Assembly on the outcomes and effectiveness of Public  | ||||||
| 7 | Act 103-595 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 8 | The report shall include the following: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) the names of each tenant located within the  | ||||||
| 10 |  quantum computing campus; | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) the location of each quantum computing campus; | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) the estimated value of the credits to be issued to  | ||||||
| 13 |  quantum computing campus tenants; | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) the number of new jobs and, if applicable,  | ||||||
| 15 |  retained jobs pledged at each quantum computing campus;  | ||||||
| 16 |  and | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) whether or not the quantum computing campus is  | ||||||
| 18 |  located in an underserved area, an energy transition zone,  | ||||||
| 19 |  or an opportunity zone. | ||||||
| 20 |     (f) Tenants at the quantum computing campus seeking a  | ||||||
| 21 | certificate of exemption related to the construction of  | ||||||
| 22 | required facilities shall require the contractor and all  | ||||||
| 23 | subcontractors to: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) comply with the requirements of Section 30-22 of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Illinois Procurement Code as those requirements apply  | ||||||
| 26 |  to responsible bidders and to present satisfactory  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  evidence of that compliance to the Department; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) enter into a project labor agreement submitted to  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Department. | ||||||
| 4 |     (g) The Department shall not issue any new certificates of  | ||||||
| 5 | exemption under the provisions of this Section after July 1,  | ||||||
| 6 | 2030. This sunset shall not affect any existing certificates  | ||||||
| 7 | of exemption in effect on July 1, 2030. | ||||||
| 8 |     (h) The Department shall adopt rules to implement and  | ||||||
| 9 | administer this Section.  | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-595, eff. 6-26-24; revised 9-27-24.)
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| 11 |     (20 ILCS 605/605-1116) | ||||||
| 12 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 605-1116 605-1115. Creative Economy Task Force. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Creative Economy Task  | ||||||
| 15 | Force is created within the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 16 | Economic Opportunity to create a strategic plan to develop the  | ||||||
| 17 | creative economy in this State. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity  | ||||||
| 20 |  or the Director's designee, who shall serve as chair of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Task Force; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) the Executive Director of the Illinois Arts  | ||||||
| 23 |  Council or the Executive Director's designee, who shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  serve as the vice-chair of the Task Force; | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of Representatives; | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  House of Representatives; | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) one member appointed by the President of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Senate; | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Senate; | ||||||
| 8 |         (7) one member from the banking industry with  | ||||||
| 9 |  experience in matters involving the federal Small Business  | ||||||
| 10 |  Administration, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 11 |         (8) one member from a certified public accounting firm  | ||||||
| 12 |  or other company with experience in financial modeling and  | ||||||
| 13 |  the creative arts, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 14 |         (9) one member recommended by a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 15 |  representing counties, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 16 |         (10) one member from an Illinois public institution of  | ||||||
| 17 |  higher education or nonprofit research institution with  | ||||||
| 18 |  experience in matters involving cultural arts, appointed  | ||||||
| 19 |  by the Governor; | ||||||
| 20 |         (11) the Director of Labor or the Director's designee;  | ||||||
| 21 |  and  | ||||||
| 22 |         (12) five members from this State's arts community,  | ||||||
| 23 |  appointed by the Governor, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 24 |  the following sectors: | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) film, television, and video production; | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) recorded audio and music production; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (C) animation production; | ||||||
| 2 |             (D) video game development; | ||||||
| 3 |             (E) live theater, orchestra, ballet, and opera; | ||||||
| 4 |             (F) live music performance; | ||||||
| 5 |             (G) visual arts, including sculpture, painting,  | ||||||
| 6 |  graphic design, and photography; | ||||||
| 7 |             (H) production facilities, such as film and  | ||||||
| 8 |  television studios; | ||||||
| 9 |             (I) live music or performing arts venues; and | ||||||
| 10 |             (J) arts service organizations. | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) No later than July 1, 2026, the Task Force shall  | ||||||
| 12 | collect and analyze data on the current state of the creative  | ||||||
| 13 | economy in this State and develop a strategic plan to improve  | ||||||
| 14 | this State's creative economy that can be rolled out in  | ||||||
| 15 | incremental phases to reach identified economic, social  | ||||||
| 16 | justice, and business development goals. The goal of the  | ||||||
| 17 | strategic plan shall be to ensure that this State is  | ||||||
| 18 | competitive with respect to attracting creative economy  | ||||||
| 19 | business, retaining talent within this State, and developing  | ||||||
| 20 | marketable content that can be exported for national and  | ||||||
| 21 | international consumption and monetization. The strategic plan  | ||||||
| 22 | shall address support for the creative community within  | ||||||
| 23 | historically marginalized communities, as well as the creative  | ||||||
| 24 | economy at large, and take into account the diverse interests,  | ||||||
| 25 | strengths, and needs of the people of this State. In  | ||||||
| 26 | developing the strategic plan for the creative economy in this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | State, the Task Force shall: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) identify existing studies of aspects affecting the  | ||||||
| 3 |  creative economy, including studies relating to tax  | ||||||
| 4 |  issues, legislation, finance, population and demographics,  | ||||||
| 5 |  and employment; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) conduct a comparative analysis with other  | ||||||
| 7 |  jurisdictions that have successfully developed creative  | ||||||
| 8 |  economy plans and programs; | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) conduct in-depth interviews to identify best  | ||||||
| 10 |  practices for structuring a strategic plan for this State; | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) evaluate existing banking models for financing  | ||||||
| 12 |  creative economy projects in the private sector and  | ||||||
| 13 |  develop a financial model to promote investment in this  | ||||||
| 14 |  State's creative economy; | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) evaluate existing federal, State, and local tax  | ||||||
| 16 |  incentives and make recommendations for improvements to  | ||||||
| 17 |  support the creative economy; | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) identify the role that counties and cities play  | ||||||
| 19 |  with respect to the strategic plan and the specific  | ||||||
| 20 |  counties and cities that may need or want a stronger  | ||||||
| 21 |  creative economy; | ||||||
| 22 |         (7) identify opportunities for aligning with new  | ||||||
| 23 |  business models and the integration of new technologies; | ||||||
| 24 |         (8) identify the role that State education programs in  | ||||||
| 25 |  the creative arts play in the creative economy and with  | ||||||
| 26 |  respect to advancing the strategic plan; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (9) identify geographic areas with the least amount of  | ||||||
| 2 |  access or opportunity for a creative economy; | ||||||
| 3 |         (10) identify opportunities for earn-and-learn job  | ||||||
| 4 |  training employment for students who have enrolled or  | ||||||
| 5 |  completed a program in the arts, low-income or unemployed  | ||||||
| 6 |  creative workers, and others with demonstrated interest in  | ||||||
| 7 |  creative work in their communities; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (11) identify existing initiatives and projects that  | ||||||
| 9 |  can be used as models for earn-and-learn opportunities or  | ||||||
| 10 |  as examples of best practices for earn-and-learn  | ||||||
| 11 |  opportunities that can be replicated Statewide or in  | ||||||
| 12 |  different regions. | ||||||
| 13 |     (d) The Task Force shall submit its findings and  | ||||||
| 14 | recommendations to the General Assembly no later than July 1,  | ||||||
| 15 | 2026. | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without  | ||||||
| 17 | compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses  | ||||||
| 18 | incurred in the performance of their duties. The Department of  | ||||||
| 19 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative  | ||||||
| 20 | support to the Task Force. | ||||||
| 21 |     (f) Appropriations for the Task Force may be used to  | ||||||
| 22 | support operational expenses of the Department, including  | ||||||
| 23 | entering into a contract with a third-party provider for  | ||||||
| 24 | administrative support. | ||||||
| 25 |     (g) The Director or the Director's designee may, after  | ||||||
| 26 | issuing a request for proposals, designate a third-party  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provider to help facilitate Task Force meetings, compile  | ||||||
| 2 | information, and prepare the strategic plan described in  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (c). A third-party provider contracted by the  | ||||||
| 4 | Director shall have experience conducting business in  | ||||||
| 5 | professional arts or experience in business development and  | ||||||
| 6 | drafting business plans and multidisciplinary planning  | ||||||
| 7 | documents.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (h) This Section is repealed January 1, 2027. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-811, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (20 ILCS 605/605-1117) | ||||||
| 11 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2026) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 605-1117 605-1115. Task Force on Interjurisdictional  | ||||||
| 13 | Industrial Zoning Impacts. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) The General Assembly finds that industrial  | ||||||
| 15 | developments typically have regional impacts, both positive  | ||||||
| 16 | and negative. Those impacts extend beyond the zoning authority  | ||||||
| 17 | of the unit of local government where the development is  | ||||||
| 18 | located. Units of local government may experience impacts on  | ||||||
| 19 | public health, public safety, the environment, traffic,  | ||||||
| 20 | property values, population, and other considerations as a  | ||||||
| 21 | result of industrial development occurring outside of the     | ||||||
| 22 | their zoning jurisdiction, including areas adjacent to their  | ||||||
| 23 | borders.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (b) The Task Force on Interjurisdictional Industrial  | ||||||
| 25 | Zoning Impacts is created within the Department of Commerce  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and Economic Opportunity. The Task Force shall examine the  | ||||||
| 2 | following:  | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) current State and local zoning laws and policies  | ||||||
| 4 |  related to large industrial developments;  | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) current State and local laws and policies related  | ||||||
| 6 |  to annexation;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) State and local zoning and annexation laws and  | ||||||
| 8 |  policies outside of Illinois;  | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) the potential impacts of large industrial  | ||||||
| 10 |  developments on neighboring units of local government,  | ||||||
| 11 |  including how those developments may affect residential  | ||||||
| 12 |  communities;  | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) trends in industrial zoning across urban,  | ||||||
| 14 |  suburban, and rural regions of Illinois;  | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) available methodologies to determine the impact of  | ||||||
| 16 |  large industrial developments; and  | ||||||
| 17 |         (7) outcomes in recent zoning proceedings for large  | ||||||
| 18 |  industrial developments or attempts to develop properties  | ||||||
| 19 |  for large industrial purposes, including the recent  | ||||||
| 20 |  attempt to convert a 101 acre campus in Lake County near  | ||||||
| 21 |  Deerfield.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) The Task Force on Interjurisdictional Industrial  | ||||||
| 23 | Zoning Impacts shall consist of the following members:  | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity  | ||||||
| 25 |  or his or her designee;  | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) one member, appointed by the President of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Senate, representing a statewide organization of  | ||||||
| 2 |  municipalities described in Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  Municipal Code;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) one member, appointed by the President of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Senate, representing a regional association of  | ||||||
| 6 |  municipalities and mayors;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) one member, appointed by the President of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Senate, representing a regional association that  | ||||||
| 9 |  represents the commercial real estate industry;  | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) one member, appointed by the Speaker of the House  | ||||||
| 11 |  of Representatives, representing a statewide association  | ||||||
| 12 |  representing counties;  | ||||||
| 13 |         (6) one member, appointed by the Speaker of the House  | ||||||
| 14 |  of Representatives, representing a regional association of  | ||||||
| 15 |  municipalities and mayors;  | ||||||
| 16 |         (7) one member, appointed by the Minority Leader of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Senate, representing a statewide professional economic  | ||||||
| 18 |  development association;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (8) one member, appointed by the Minority Leader of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the House of Representatives, representing a statewide  | ||||||
| 21 |  association of park districts;  | ||||||
| 22 |         (9) one member representing a statewide labor  | ||||||
| 23 |  organization, appointed by the Governor;  | ||||||
| 24 |         (10) one member representing the Office of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Governor, appointed by the Governor;  | ||||||
| 26 |         (11) one member of the Senate, appointed by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  President of the Senate;  | ||||||
| 2 |         (12) one member of the Senate, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Minority Leader of the Senate;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (13) one member of the House of Representatives,  | ||||||
| 5 |  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (14) one member of the House of Representatives,  | ||||||
| 7 |  appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Representatives; and  | ||||||
| 9 |         (15) one member representing a statewide manufacturing  | ||||||
| 10 |  association, appointed by the Governor.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without  | ||||||
| 12 | compensation. The Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 13 | Opportunity shall provide administrative support to the Task  | ||||||
| 14 | Force.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) The Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months.  | ||||||
| 16 | Upon the first meeting of the Task Force, the members of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Task Force shall elect a chairperson of the Task Force.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) The Task Force shall prepare a report on its findings  | ||||||
| 19 | concerning zoning for large industrial development and  | ||||||
| 20 | associated interjurisdictional impacts, including any  | ||||||
| 21 | recommendations. The report shall be submitted to the Governor  | ||||||
| 22 | and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2025.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (g) This Section is repealed June 1, 2026.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-882, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-23-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 110. The Economic Development Area Tax Increment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Allocation Act is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (20 ILCS 620/8)    (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1008) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 8. Issuance of obligations for economic development  | ||||||
| 4 | project costs. Obligations secured by the special tax  | ||||||
| 5 | allocation fund provided for in Section 7 of this Act for an  | ||||||
| 6 | economic development project area may be issued to provide for  | ||||||
| 7 | economic development project costs. Those obligations, when so  | ||||||
| 8 | issued, shall be retired in the manner provided in the  | ||||||
| 9 | ordinance authorizing the issuance of the obligations by the  | ||||||
| 10 | receipts of taxes levied as specified in Section 6 of this Act  | ||||||
| 11 | against the taxable property included in the economic  | ||||||
| 12 | development project area and by other revenue designated or  | ||||||
| 13 | pledged by the municipality. A municipality may in the  | ||||||
| 14 | ordinance pledge all or any part of the funds in and to be  | ||||||
| 15 | deposited in the special tax allocation fund created pursuant  | ||||||
| 16 | to Section 7 of this Act to the payment of the economic  | ||||||
| 17 | development project costs and obligations. Whenever a  | ||||||
| 18 | municipality pledges all of the funds to the credit of a  | ||||||
| 19 | special tax allocation fund to secure obligations issued or to  | ||||||
| 20 | be issued to pay economic development project costs, the  | ||||||
| 21 | municipality may specifically provide that funds remaining to  | ||||||
| 22 | the credit of such special tax allocation fund after the  | ||||||
| 23 | payment of such obligations shall be accounted for annually  | ||||||
| 24 | and shall be deemed to be "surplus" funds, and such "surplus"  | ||||||
| 25 | funds shall be distributed as hereinafter provided. Whenever a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | municipality pledges less than all of the monies to the credit  | ||||||
| 2 | of a special tax allocation fund to secure obligations issued  | ||||||
| 3 | or to be issued to pay economic development project costs, the  | ||||||
| 4 | municipality shall provide that monies to the credit of the  | ||||||
| 5 | special tax allocation fund and not subject to such pledge or  | ||||||
| 6 | otherwise encumbered or required for payment of contractual  | ||||||
| 7 | obligations for specific economic development project costs  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be calculated annually and shall be deemed to be  | ||||||
| 9 | "surplus" funds, and such "surplus" funds shall be distributed  | ||||||
| 10 | as hereinafter provided. All funds to the credit of a special  | ||||||
| 11 | tax allocation fund which are deemed to be "surplus" funds  | ||||||
| 12 | shall be distributed annually within 180 days of the close of  | ||||||
| 13 | the municipality's fiscal year by being paid by the municipal  | ||||||
| 14 | treasurer to the county collector. The county collector shall  | ||||||
| 15 | thereafter make distribution to the respective taxing  | ||||||
| 16 | districts in the same manner and proportion as the most recent  | ||||||
| 17 | distribution by the county collector to those taxing districts  | ||||||
| 18 | of real property taxes from real property in the economic  | ||||||
| 19 | development project area. | ||||||
| 20 |     Without limiting the foregoing in this Section, the  | ||||||
| 21 | municipality may, in addition to obligations secured by the  | ||||||
| 22 | special tax allocation fund, pledge for a period not greater  | ||||||
| 23 | than the term of the obligations towards payment of those  | ||||||
| 24 | obligations any part or any combination of the following: (i)  | ||||||
| 25 | net revenues of all or part of any economic development  | ||||||
| 26 | project; (ii) taxes levied and collected on any or all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | property in the municipality, including, specifically, taxes  | ||||||
| 2 | levied or imposed by the municipality in a special service  | ||||||
| 3 | area pursuant to "An Act to provide the manner of levying or  | ||||||
| 4 | imposing taxes for the provision of special services to areas  | ||||||
| 5 | within the boundaries of home rule units and non-home rule  | ||||||
| 6 | municipalities and counties", approved September 21, 1973, as  | ||||||
| 7 | now or hereafter amended; (iii) the full faith and credit of  | ||||||
| 8 | the municipality; (iv) a mortgage on part or all of the  | ||||||
| 9 | economic development project; or (v) any other taxes or  | ||||||
| 10 | anticipated receipts that the municipality may lawfully  | ||||||
| 11 | pledge. | ||||||
| 12 |     Such obligations may be issued in one or more series  | ||||||
| 13 | bearing interest at such rate or rates as the corporate  | ||||||
| 14 | authorities of the municipality shall determine by ordinance,  | ||||||
| 15 | which rate or rates may be variable or fixed, without regard to  | ||||||
| 16 | any limitations contained in any law now in effect or  | ||||||
| 17 | hereafter adopted. Such obligations shall bear such date or  | ||||||
| 18 | dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding 38 years from  | ||||||
| 19 | their respective dates, but in no event exceeding 38 years  | ||||||
| 20 | from the date of establishment of the economic development  | ||||||
| 21 | project area, be in such denomination, be in such form,  | ||||||
| 22 | whether coupon, registered, or book-entry, carry such  | ||||||
| 23 | registration, conversion, and exchange privileges, be executed  | ||||||
| 24 | in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment at such  | ||||||
| 25 | place or places within or without the State of Illinois,  | ||||||
| 26 | contain such covenants, terms, and conditions, be subject to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | redemption with or without premium, be subject to defeasance  | ||||||
| 2 | upon such terms, and have such rank or priority, as such  | ||||||
| 3 | ordinance shall provide. Obligations issued pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 4 | Act may be sold at public or private sale at such price as  | ||||||
| 5 | shall be determined by the corporate authorities of the  | ||||||
| 6 | municipalities. Such obligations may, but need not, be issued  | ||||||
| 7 | utilizing the provisions of any one or more of the omnibus bond  | ||||||
| 8 | Acts specified in Section 1.33 of the Statute on Statutes "An  | ||||||
| 9 | Act to revise the law in relation to the construction of the  | ||||||
| 10 | statutes", approved March 5, 1874, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 11 | amended. No referendum approval of the electors shall be  | ||||||
| 12 | required as a condition to the issuance of obligations  | ||||||
| 13 | pursuant to this Act except as provided in this Section. | ||||||
| 14 |     Whenever a municipality issues bonds for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 15 | financing economic development project costs, the municipality  | ||||||
| 16 | may provide by ordinance for the appointment of a trustee,  | ||||||
| 17 | which may be any trust company within the State, and for the  | ||||||
| 18 | establishment of the funds or accounts to be maintained by  | ||||||
| 19 | such trustee as the municipality shall deem necessary to  | ||||||
| 20 | provide for the security and payment of the bonds. If the  | ||||||
| 21 | municipality provides for the appointment of a trustee, the  | ||||||
| 22 | trustee shall be considered the assignee of any payments  | ||||||
| 23 | assigned by the municipality pursuant to the ordinance and  | ||||||
| 24 | this Section. Any amounts paid to the trustee as assignee  | ||||||
| 25 | shall be deposited in the funds or accounts established  | ||||||
| 26 | pursuant to the trust agreement, and shall be held by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | trustee in trust for the benefit of the holders of the bonds,  | ||||||
| 2 | and the holders shall have a lien on and a security interest in  | ||||||
| 3 | those bonds or accounts so long as the bonds remain  | ||||||
| 4 | outstanding and unpaid. Upon retirement of the bonds, the  | ||||||
| 5 | trustee shall pay over any excess amounts held to the  | ||||||
| 6 | municipality for deposit in the special tax allocation fund. | ||||||
| 7 |     In the event the municipality authorizes the issuance of  | ||||||
| 8 | obligations pursuant to the authority of this Act secured by  | ||||||
| 9 | the full faith and credit of the municipality, or pledges ad  | ||||||
| 10 | valorem taxes pursuant to clause (ii) of the second paragraph  | ||||||
| 11 | of this Section, which obligations are other than obligations  | ||||||
| 12 | which may be issued under home rule powers provided by Article  | ||||||
| 13 | VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution or which ad  | ||||||
| 14 | valorem taxes are other than ad valorem taxes which may be  | ||||||
| 15 | pledged under home rule powers provided by Article VII,  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution or which are levied in a  | ||||||
| 17 | special service area pursuant to "An Act to provide the manner  | ||||||
| 18 | of levying or imposing taxes for the provision of special  | ||||||
| 19 | services to areas within the boundaries of home rule units and  | ||||||
| 20 | non-home rule municipalities and counties", approved September  | ||||||
| 21 | 21, 1973, as now or hereafter amended, the ordinance  | ||||||
| 22 | authorizing the issuance of those obligations or pledging  | ||||||
| 23 | those taxes shall be published within 10 days after the  | ||||||
| 24 | ordinance has been adopted, in one or more newspapers having a  | ||||||
| 25 | general circulation within the municipality. The publication  | ||||||
| 26 | of the ordinance shall be accompanied by a notice of: (1) the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | specific number of voters required to sign a petition  | ||||||
| 2 | requesting the question of the issuance of the obligations or  | ||||||
| 3 | pledging such ad valorem taxes to be submitted to the  | ||||||
| 4 | electors; (2) the time within which the petition must be  | ||||||
| 5 | filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum. The  | ||||||
| 6 | municipal clerk shall provide a petition form to any  | ||||||
| 7 | individual requesting one. | ||||||
| 8 |     If no petition is filed with the municipal clerk, as  | ||||||
| 9 | hereinafter provided in this Section, within 21 days after the  | ||||||
| 10 | publication of the ordinance, the ordinance shall be in  | ||||||
| 11 | effect. However, if, within that 21-day 21 day period, a  | ||||||
| 12 | petition is filed with the municipal clerk, signed by electors  | ||||||
| 13 | numbering not less than 15% of the number of electors voting  | ||||||
| 14 | for the mayor or president at the last general municipal  | ||||||
| 15 | election, asking that the question of issuing obligations  | ||||||
| 16 | using full faith and credit of the municipality as security  | ||||||
| 17 | for the cost of paying for economic development project costs,  | ||||||
| 18 | or of pledging such ad valorem taxes for the payment of those  | ||||||
| 19 | obligations, or both, be submitted to the electors of the  | ||||||
| 20 | municipality, the municipality shall not be authorized to  | ||||||
| 21 | issue obligations of the municipality using the full faith and  | ||||||
| 22 | credit of the municipality as security or pledging such ad  | ||||||
| 23 | valorem taxes for the payment of those obligations, or both,  | ||||||
| 24 | until the proposition has been submitted to and approved by a  | ||||||
| 25 | majority of the voters voting on the proposition at a  | ||||||
| 26 | regularly scheduled election. The municipality shall certify  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the proposition to the proper election authorities for  | ||||||
| 2 | submission in accordance with the general election law. | ||||||
| 3 |     The ordinance authorizing the obligations may provide that  | ||||||
| 4 | the obligations shall contain a recital that they are issued  | ||||||
| 5 | pursuant to this Act, which recital shall be conclusive  | ||||||
| 6 | evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their  | ||||||
| 7 | issuance. | ||||||
| 8 |     In the event the municipality authorizes issuance of  | ||||||
| 9 | obligations pursuant to this Act secured by the full faith and  | ||||||
| 10 | credit of the municipality, the ordinance authorizing the  | ||||||
| 11 | obligations may provide for the levy and collection of a  | ||||||
| 12 | direct annual tax upon all taxable property within the  | ||||||
| 13 | municipality sufficient to pay the principal thereof and  | ||||||
| 14 | interest thereon as it matures, which levy may be in addition  | ||||||
| 15 | to and exclusive of the maximum of all other taxes authorized  | ||||||
| 16 | to be levied by the municipality, which levy, however, shall  | ||||||
| 17 | be abated to the extent that monies from other sources are  | ||||||
| 18 | available for payment of the obligations and the municipality  | ||||||
| 19 | certifies the amount of those monies available to the county  | ||||||
| 20 | clerk. | ||||||
| 21 |     A certified copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the  | ||||||
| 22 | county clerk of each county in which any portion of the  | ||||||
| 23 | municipality is situated, and shall constitute the authority  | ||||||
| 24 | for the extension and collection of the taxes to be deposited  | ||||||
| 25 | in the special tax allocation fund. | ||||||
| 26 |     A municipality may also issue its obligations to refund,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in whole or in part, obligations theretofore issued by the  | ||||||
| 2 | municipality under the authority of this Act, whether at or  | ||||||
| 3 | prior to maturity. However, the last maturity of the refunding  | ||||||
| 4 | obligations shall not be expressed to mature later than 38  | ||||||
| 5 | years from the date of the ordinance establishing the economic  | ||||||
| 6 | development project area. | ||||||
| 7 |     In the event a municipality issues obligations under home  | ||||||
| 8 | rule powers or other legislative authority, the proceeds of  | ||||||
| 9 | which are pledged to pay for economic development project  | ||||||
| 10 | costs, the municipality may, if it has followed the procedures  | ||||||
| 11 | in conformance with this Act, retire those obligations from  | ||||||
| 12 | funds in the special tax allocation fund in amounts and in such  | ||||||
| 13 | manner as if those obligations had been issued pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 14 | provisions of this Act. | ||||||
| 15 |     No obligations issued pursuant to this Act shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | regarded as indebtedness of the municipality issuing those  | ||||||
| 17 | obligations or any other taxing district for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 18 | any limitation imposed by law. | ||||||
| 19 |     Obligations issued pursuant to this Act shall not be  | ||||||
| 20 | subject to the provisions of the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 21 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 22 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 23 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 24 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 97-636, eff. 6-1-12; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 115. The Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in  | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 20, 65, and 95  | ||||||
| 3 | as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (20 ILCS 686/10) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
| 6 |     "Advanced battery" means a battery that consists of a  | ||||||
| 7 | battery cell that can be integrated into a module, pack, or  | ||||||
| 8 | system to be used in energy storage applications, including a  | ||||||
| 9 | battery used in an electric vehicle or the electric grid.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Advanced battery component" means a component of an  | ||||||
| 11 | advanced battery, including materials, enhancements,  | ||||||
| 12 | enclosures, anodes, cathodes, electrolytes, cells, and other  | ||||||
| 13 | associated technologies that comprise an advanced battery.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Agreement" means the agreement between a taxpayer and the  | ||||||
| 15 | Department under the provisions of Section 45 of this Act. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Applicant" means a taxpayer that (i) operates a business  | ||||||
| 17 | in Illinois or is planning to locate a business within the  | ||||||
| 18 | State of Illinois and (ii) is engaged in interstate or  | ||||||
| 19 | intrastate commerce as an electric vehicle manufacturer, an  | ||||||
| 20 | electric vehicle component parts manufacturer, or an electric  | ||||||
| 21 | vehicle power supply equipment manufacturer. For applications  | ||||||
| 22 | for credits under this Act that are submitted on or after  | ||||||
| 23 | February 3, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1125)     | ||||||
| 24 | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, "applicant"  | ||||||
| 25 | also includes a taxpayer that (i) operates a business in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Illinois or is planning to locate a business within the State  | ||||||
| 2 | of Illinois and (ii) is engaged in interstate or intrastate  | ||||||
| 3 | commerce as a renewable energy manufacturer. "Applicant" does  | ||||||
| 4 | not include a taxpayer who closes or substantially reduces by  | ||||||
| 5 | more than 50% operations at one location in the State and  | ||||||
| 6 | relocates substantially the same operation to another location  | ||||||
| 7 | in the State. This does not prohibit a Taxpayer from expanding  | ||||||
| 8 | its operations at another location in the State. This also  | ||||||
| 9 | does not prohibit a Taxpayer from moving its operations from  | ||||||
| 10 | one location in the State to another location in the State for  | ||||||
| 11 | the purpose of expanding the operation, provided that the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department determines that expansion cannot reasonably be  | ||||||
| 13 | accommodated within the municipality or county in which the  | ||||||
| 14 | business is located, or, in the case of a business located in  | ||||||
| 15 | an incorporated area of the county, within the county in which  | ||||||
| 16 | the business is located, after conferring with the chief  | ||||||
| 17 | elected official of the municipality or county and taking into  | ||||||
| 18 | consideration any evidence offered by the municipality or  | ||||||
| 19 | county regarding the ability to accommodate expansion within  | ||||||
| 20 | the municipality or county. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Battery raw materials" means the raw and processed form  | ||||||
| 22 | of a mineral, metal, chemical, or other material used in an  | ||||||
| 23 | advanced battery component.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Battery raw materials refining service provider" means a  | ||||||
| 25 | business that operates a facility that filters, sifts, and  | ||||||
| 26 | treats battery raw materials for use in an advanced battery.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Battery recycling and reuse manufacturer" means a  | ||||||
| 2 | manufacturer that is primarily engaged in the recovery,  | ||||||
| 3 | retrieval, processing, recycling, or recirculating of battery  | ||||||
| 4 | raw materials for new use in electric vehicle batteries.  | ||||||
| 5 |     "Capital improvements" means the purchase, renovation,  | ||||||
| 6 | rehabilitation, or construction of permanent tangible land,  | ||||||
| 7 | buildings, structures, equipment, and furnishings in an  | ||||||
| 8 | approved project sited in Illinois and expenditures for goods  | ||||||
| 9 | or services that are normally capitalized, including  | ||||||
| 10 | organizational costs and research and development costs  | ||||||
| 11 | incurred in Illinois. For land, buildings, structures, and  | ||||||
| 12 | equipment that are leased, the lease must equal or exceed the  | ||||||
| 13 | term of the agreement, and the cost of the property shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | determined from the present value, using the corporate  | ||||||
| 15 | interest rate prevailing at the time of the application, of  | ||||||
| 16 | the lease payments. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Credit" means either a "REV Illinois Credit" or a "REV  | ||||||
| 18 | Construction Jobs Credit" agreed to between the Department and  | ||||||
| 19 | applicant under this Act.  | ||||||
| 20 |     "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 21 | Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 23 | Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively  | ||||||
| 25 | powered by and refueled by electricity, including electricity  | ||||||
| 26 | generated through hydrogen fuel cells or solar technology.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | "Electric vehicle", except when referencing aircraft with  | ||||||
| 2 | hybrid electric propulsion systems, does not include  | ||||||
| 3 | hybrid-electric hybrid electric vehicles, electric bicycles,  | ||||||
| 4 | or extended-range electric vehicles that are also equipped  | ||||||
| 5 | with conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary engines. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Electric vehicle manufacturer" means a new or existing  | ||||||
| 7 | manufacturer that is primarily focused on reequipping,  | ||||||
| 8 | expanding, or establishing a manufacturing facility in  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois that produces electric vehicles as defined in this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Electric vehicle component parts manufacturer" means a  | ||||||
| 12 | new or existing manufacturer that is focused on reequipping,  | ||||||
| 13 | expanding, or establishing a manufacturing facility in  | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois that produces parts or accessories used in electric  | ||||||
| 15 | vehicles, as defined by this Section, including advanced  | ||||||
| 16 | battery component parts. The changes to this definition of  | ||||||
| 17 | "electric vehicle component parts manufacturer" apply to  | ||||||
| 18 | agreements under this Act that are entered into on or after  | ||||||
| 19 | December 21, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1112)     | ||||||
| 20 | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Electric vehicle power supply equipment" means the  | ||||||
| 22 | equipment used specifically for the purpose of delivering  | ||||||
| 23 | electricity to an electric vehicle, including hydrogen fuel  | ||||||
| 24 | cells or solar refueling infrastructure. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Electric vehicle power supply manufacturer" means a new  | ||||||
| 26 | or existing manufacturer that is focused on reequipping,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | expanding, or establishing a manufacturing facility in  | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois that produces electric vehicle power supply equipment  | ||||||
| 3 | used for the purpose of delivering electricity to an electric  | ||||||
| 4 | vehicle, including hydrogen fuel cell or solar refueling  | ||||||
| 5 | infrastructure. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Electric vehicle powertrain technology" means equipment  | ||||||
| 7 | used to convert electricity for use in aerospace propulsion. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Electric vehicle powertrain technology manufacturer"  | ||||||
| 9 | means a new or existing manufacturer that is focused on  | ||||||
| 10 | reequipping, expanding, or establishing a manufacturing  | ||||||
| 11 | facility in Illinois that develops and validates electric  | ||||||
| 12 | vehicle powertrain technology for use in aerospace propulsion.  | ||||||
| 13 |     "Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft" or "eVTOL  | ||||||
| 14 | aircraft" means a fully electric aircraft that lands and takes  | ||||||
| 15 | off vertically. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Energy Transition Area" means a county with less than  | ||||||
| 17 | 100,000 people or a municipality that contains one or more of  | ||||||
| 18 | the following: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) a fossil fuel plant that was retired from service  | ||||||
| 20 |  or has significant reduced service within 6 years before  | ||||||
| 21 |  the time of the application or will be retired or have  | ||||||
| 22 |  service significantly reduced within 6 years following the  | ||||||
| 23 |  time of the application; or | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) a coal mine that was closed or had operations  | ||||||
| 25 |  significantly reduced within 6 years before the time of  | ||||||
| 26 |  the application or is anticipated to be closed or have  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  operations significantly reduced within 6 years following  | ||||||
| 2 |  the time of the application. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed  | ||||||
| 4 | for consideration for at least 35 hours each week or who  | ||||||
| 5 | renders any other standard of service generally accepted by  | ||||||
| 6 | industry custom or practice as full-time employment. An  | ||||||
| 7 | individual for whom a W-2 is issued by a Professional Employer  | ||||||
| 8 | Organization (PEO) is a full-time employee if employed in the  | ||||||
| 9 | service of the applicant for consideration for at least 35  | ||||||
| 10 | hours each week.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Green steel manufacturer" means an entity that  | ||||||
| 12 | manufactures steel without the use of fossil fuels and with  | ||||||
| 13 | zero net carbon emissions.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld  | ||||||
| 15 | during the taxable year from the compensation of new employees  | ||||||
| 16 | and, if applicable, retained employees under Article 7 of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Income Tax Act arising from employment at a project  | ||||||
| 18 | that is the subject of an agreement. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means  | ||||||
| 20 | any accredited public or private university, college,  | ||||||
| 21 | community college, business, technical, or vocational school,  | ||||||
| 22 | or other accredited educational institution offering degrees  | ||||||
| 23 | and instruction beyond the secondary school level. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Minority person" means a minority person as defined in  | ||||||
| 25 | the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons  | ||||||
| 26 | with Disabilities Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "New employee" means a newly-hired, full-time employee  | ||||||
| 2 | employed to work at the project site and whose work is directly  | ||||||
| 3 | related to the project. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Noncompliance date" means, in the case of a taxpayer that  | ||||||
| 5 | is not complying with the requirements of the agreement or the  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions of this Act, the day following the last date upon  | ||||||
| 7 | which the taxpayer was in compliance with the requirements of  | ||||||
| 8 | the agreement and the provisions of this Act, as determined by  | ||||||
| 9 | the Director, pursuant to Section 70. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Pass-through entity" means an entity that is exempt from  | ||||||
| 11 | the tax under subsection (b) or (c) of Section 205 of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Income Tax Act. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Placed in service" means the state or condition of  | ||||||
| 14 | readiness, availability for a specifically assigned function,  | ||||||
| 15 | and the facility is constructed and ready to conduct its  | ||||||
| 16 | facility operations to manufacture goods. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Professional employer organization" (PEO) means an  | ||||||
| 18 | employee leasing company, as defined in Section 206.1 of the  | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Program" means the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in  | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Program (the REV Illinois Program) established in  | ||||||
| 22 | this Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Project" or "REV Illinois Project" means a for-profit  | ||||||
| 24 | economic development activity for the manufacture of electric  | ||||||
| 25 | vehicles, electric vehicle component parts, electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 26 | power supply equipment, or renewable energy products, which is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | designated by the Department as a REV Illinois Project and is  | ||||||
| 2 | the subject of an agreement.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Recycling facility" means a location at which the  | ||||||
| 4 | taxpayer disposes of batteries and other component parts in  | ||||||
| 5 | manufacturing of electric vehicles, electric vehicle component  | ||||||
| 6 | parts, or electric vehicle power supply equipment.  | ||||||
| 7 |     "Related member" means a person that, with respect to the  | ||||||
| 8 | taxpayer during any portion of the taxable year, is any one of  | ||||||
| 9 | the following:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) An individual stockholder, if the stockholder and  | ||||||
| 11 |  the members of the stockholder's family (as defined in  | ||||||
| 12 |  Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code) own directly,  | ||||||
| 13 |  indirectly, beneficially, or constructively, in the  | ||||||
| 14 |  aggregate, at least 50% of the value of the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 15 |  outstanding stock. | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) A partnership, estate, trust and any partner or  | ||||||
| 17 |  beneficiary, if the partnership, estate, or trust, and its  | ||||||
| 18 |  partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly,  | ||||||
| 19 |  beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at  | ||||||
| 20 |  least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or value of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  taxpayer. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) A corporation, and any party related to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  corporation in a manner that would require an attribution  | ||||||
| 24 |  of stock from the corporation under the attribution rules  | ||||||
| 25 |  of Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Taxpayer owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  constructively at least 50% of the value of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  corporation's outstanding stock. | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) A corporation and any party related to that  | ||||||
| 4 |  corporation in a manner that would require an attribution  | ||||||
| 5 |  of stock from the corporation to the party or from the  | ||||||
| 6 |  party to the corporation under the attribution rules of  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the  | ||||||
| 8 |  corporation and all such related parties own in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  aggregate at least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  value of the taxpayer.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) A person to or from whom there is an attribution of  | ||||||
| 12 |  stock ownership in accordance with Section 1563(e) of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Internal Revenue Code, except, for purposes of determining  | ||||||
| 14 |  whether a person is a related member under this paragraph,  | ||||||
| 15 |  20% shall be substituted for 5% wherever 5% appears in  | ||||||
| 16 |  Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Renewable energy" means energy produced using the  | ||||||
| 18 | materials and sources of energy through which renewable energy  | ||||||
| 19 | resources are generated.  | ||||||
| 20 |     "Renewable energy manufacturer" means a manufacturer whose  | ||||||
| 21 | primary function is to manufacture or assemble: (i) equipment,  | ||||||
| 22 | systems, or products used to produce renewable or nuclear  | ||||||
| 23 | energy; (ii) products used for energy storage, or grid  | ||||||
| 24 | efficiency purposes; or (iii) component parts for that  | ||||||
| 25 | equipment or those systems or products.  | ||||||
| 26 |     "Renewable energy resources" has the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that term in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.  | ||||||
| 2 |     "Research and development" means work directed toward the  | ||||||
| 3 | innovation, introduction, and improvement of products and  | ||||||
| 4 | processes. "Research and development" includes all levels of  | ||||||
| 5 | research and development that directly result in the potential  | ||||||
| 6 | manufacturing and marketability of renewable energy, electric  | ||||||
| 7 | vehicles, electric vehicle component parts, and electric or  | ||||||
| 8 | hybrid aircraft.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Retained employee" means a full-time employee employed by  | ||||||
| 10 | the taxpayer prior to the term of the Agreement who continues  | ||||||
| 11 | to be employed during the term of the agreement whose job  | ||||||
| 12 | duties are directly related to the project. The term "retained  | ||||||
| 13 | employee" does not include any individual who has a direct or  | ||||||
| 14 | an indirect ownership interest of at least 5% in the profits,  | ||||||
| 15 | equity, capital, or value of the taxpayer or a child,  | ||||||
| 16 | grandchild, parent, or spouse, other than a spouse who is  | ||||||
| 17 | legally separated from the individual, of any individual who  | ||||||
| 18 | has a direct or indirect ownership of at least 5% in the  | ||||||
| 19 | profits, equity, capital, or value of the taxpayer. The  | ||||||
| 20 | changes to this definition of "retained employee" apply to  | ||||||
| 21 | agreements for credits under this Act that are entered into on  | ||||||
| 22 | or after December 21, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 23 | 102-1112) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "REV Illinois credit" means a credit agreed to between the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department and the applicant under this Act that is based on  | ||||||
| 26 | the incremental income tax attributable to new employees and,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | if applicable, retained employees, and on training costs for  | ||||||
| 2 | such employees at the applicant's project. | ||||||
| 3 |     "REV construction jobs credit" means a credit agreed to  | ||||||
| 4 | between the Department and the applicant under this Act that  | ||||||
| 5 | is based on the incremental income tax attributable to  | ||||||
| 6 | construction wages paid in connection with construction of the  | ||||||
| 7 | project facilities. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Statewide baseline" means the total number of full-time  | ||||||
| 9 | employees of the applicant and any related member employed by  | ||||||
| 10 | such entities at the time of application for incentives under  | ||||||
| 11 | this Act.  | ||||||
| 12 |     "Taxpayer" means an individual, corporation, partnership,  | ||||||
| 13 | or other entity that has a legal obligation to pay Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | income taxes and file an Illinois income tax return.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Training costs" means costs incurred to upgrade the  | ||||||
| 16 | technological skills of full-time employees in Illinois and  | ||||||
| 17 | includes: curriculum development; training materials  | ||||||
| 18 | (including scrap product costs); trainee domestic travel  | ||||||
| 19 | expenses; instructor costs (including wages, fringe benefits,  | ||||||
| 20 | tuition, and domestic travel expenses); rent, purchase, or  | ||||||
| 21 | lease of training equipment; and other usual and customary  | ||||||
| 22 | training costs. "Training costs" do not include costs  | ||||||
| 23 | associated with travel outside the United States (unless the  | ||||||
| 24 | Taxpayer receives prior written approval for the travel by the  | ||||||
| 25 | Director based on a showing of substantial need or other proof  | ||||||
| 26 | the training is not reasonably available within the United  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | States), wages and fringe benefits of employees during periods  | ||||||
| 2 | of training, or administrative cost related to full-time  | ||||||
| 3 | employees of the taxpayer. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Underserved area" means any geographic area as defined in  | ||||||
| 5 | Section 5-5 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy  | ||||||
| 6 | Tax Credit Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22;  | ||||||
| 8 | 102-1112, eff. 12-21-22; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; 103-595, eff.  | ||||||
| 9 | 6-26-24; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 10 |     (20 ILCS 686/20) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 20. REV Illinois Program; project applications.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) The Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV  | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois) Program is hereby established and shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | administered by the Department. The Program will provide  | ||||||
| 15 | financial incentives to any one or more of the following: (1)  | ||||||
| 16 | eligible manufacturers of electric vehicles, electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 17 | component parts, and electric vehicle power supply equipment;  | ||||||
| 18 | (2) battery recycling and reuse manufacturers; (3) battery raw  | ||||||
| 19 | materials refining service providers; or (4) renewable energy  | ||||||
| 20 | manufacturers. | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) Any taxpayer planning a project to be located in  | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois may request consideration for designation of its  | ||||||
| 23 | project as a REV Illinois Project, by formal written letter of  | ||||||
| 24 | request or by formal application to the Department, in which  | ||||||
| 25 | the applicant states its intent to make at least a specified  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | level of investment and intends to hire a specified number of  | ||||||
| 2 | full-time employees at a designated location in Illinois. As  | ||||||
| 3 | circumstances require, the Department shall require a formal  | ||||||
| 4 | application from an applicant and a formal letter of request  | ||||||
| 5 | for assistance. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) In order to qualify for credits under the REV Illinois  | ||||||
| 7 | Program, an applicant must: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) if the applicant is an electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 9 |  manufacturer: | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) make an investment of at least $1,500,000,000  | ||||||
| 11 |  in capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 13 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  application; and | ||||||
| 15 |             (C) create at least 500 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 16 |  jobs; or | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) if the applicant is an electric vehicle component  | ||||||
| 18 |  parts manufacturer, a renewable energy manufacturer, a  | ||||||
| 19 |  green steel manufacturer, or an entity engaged in  | ||||||
| 20 |  research, development, or manufacturing of eVTOL aircraft  | ||||||
| 21 |  or hybrid-electric or fully electric propulsion systems  | ||||||
| 22 |  for airliners: | ||||||
| 23 |             (A) make an investment of at least $300,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 24 |  capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) manufacture one or more parts that are  | ||||||
| 26 |  primarily used for electric vehicle, renewable energy,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or green steel manufacturing; | ||||||
| 2 |             (C) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 3 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  application; and  | ||||||
| 5 |             (D) create at least 150 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 6 |  jobs; or | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) if the agreement is entered into before February  | ||||||
| 8 |  3, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1125) this  | ||||||
| 9 |  amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and the  | ||||||
| 10 |  applicant is an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric  | ||||||
| 11 |  vehicle power supply equipment manufacturer, an electric  | ||||||
| 12 |  vehicle component part manufacturer, renewable energy  | ||||||
| 13 |  manufacturer, or green steel manufacturer that does not  | ||||||
| 14 |  qualify under paragraph (2) above, a battery recycling and  | ||||||
| 15 |  reuse manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining  | ||||||
| 16 |  service provider: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) make an investment of at least $20,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 18 |  capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) for electric vehicle component part  | ||||||
| 20 |  manufacturers, manufacture one or more parts that are  | ||||||
| 21 |  primarily used for electric vehicle manufacturing;  | ||||||
| 22 |             (C) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 23 |  within a 48-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  application; and  | ||||||
| 25 |             (D) create at least 50 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 26 |  jobs; or | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3.1) if the agreement is entered into on or after  | ||||||
| 2 |  February 3, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 3 |  102-1125) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General  | ||||||
| 4 |  Assembly and the applicant is an electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 5 |  manufacturer, an electric vehicle power supply equipment  | ||||||
| 6 |  manufacturer, an electric vehicle component part  | ||||||
| 7 |  manufacturer, a renewable energy manufacturer, a green  | ||||||
| 8 |  steel manufacturer, or an entity engaged in research,  | ||||||
| 9 |  development, or manufacturing of eVTOL aircraft or  | ||||||
| 10 |  hybrid-electric or fully electric propulsion systems for  | ||||||
| 11 |  airliners that does not qualify under paragraph (2) above,     | ||||||
| 12 |  a battery recycling and reuse manufacturer, or a battery  | ||||||
| 13 |  raw materials refining service provider:  | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) make an investment of at least $2,500,000 in  | ||||||
| 15 |  capital improvements at the project site;  | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) in the case of electric vehicle component part  | ||||||
| 17 |  manufacturers, manufacture one or more parts that are  | ||||||
| 18 |  used for electric vehicle manufacturing;  | ||||||
| 19 |             (C) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 20 |  within a 48-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  application; and  | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) create the lesser of 50 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 23 |  jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10%  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 25 |  and any related member at the time of application; or  | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) if the agreement is entered into before February  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  3, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1125) this  | ||||||
| 2 |  amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and the  | ||||||
| 3 |  applicant is an electric vehicle manufacturer or electric  | ||||||
| 4 |  vehicle component parts manufacturer with existing  | ||||||
| 5 |  operations within Illinois that intends to convert or  | ||||||
| 6 |  expand, in whole or in part, the existing facility from  | ||||||
| 7 |  traditional manufacturing to primarily electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 8 |  manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts  | ||||||
| 9 |  manufacturing, an electric vehicle power supply equipment  | ||||||
| 10 |  manufacturing, or a green steel manufacturer: | ||||||
| 11 |             (A) make an investment of at least $100,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 12 |  capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 14 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  application; and | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) create the lesser of 75 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 17 |  jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10%  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 19 |  and any related member at the time of application; | ||||||
| 20 |         (4.1) if the agreement is entered into on or after  | ||||||
| 21 |  February 3, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 22 |  102-1125) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General  | ||||||
| 23 |  Assembly and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 24 |  manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts  | ||||||
| 25 |  manufacturer, a renewable energy manufacturer, a green  | ||||||
| 26 |  steel manufacturer, or an entity engaged in research,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  development, or manufacturing of eVTOL aircraft or hybrid  | ||||||
| 2 |  electric or fully electric propulsion systems for  | ||||||
| 3 |  airliners and (ii) has existing operations within Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 |  that the applicant intends to convert or expand, in whole  | ||||||
| 5 |  or in part, from traditional manufacturing to electric  | ||||||
| 6 |  vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts  | ||||||
| 7 |  manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric  | ||||||
| 8 |  vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing:  | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) make an investment of at least $100,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 10 |  capital improvements at the project site;  | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 12 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  application; and  | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) create the lesser of 50 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 15 |  jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10%  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 17 |  and any related member at the time of application; or  | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) if the agreement is entered into on or after June  | ||||||
| 19 |  7, 2023 (the effective date of the changes made to this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section by Public Act 103-9) this amendatory Act of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  103rd General Assembly and before June 1, 2024 and the  | ||||||
| 22 |  applicant (i) is an electric vehicle manufacturer, an  | ||||||
| 23 |  electric vehicle component parts manufacturer, or a  | ||||||
| 24 |  renewable energy manufacturer or (ii) has existing  | ||||||
| 25 |  operations within Illinois that the applicant intends to  | ||||||
| 26 |  convert or expand, in whole or in part, from traditional  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  manufacturing to electric vehicle manufacturing, electric  | ||||||
| 2 |  vehicle component parts manufacturing, renewable energy  | ||||||
| 3 |  manufacturing, or electric vehicle power supply equipment  | ||||||
| 4 |  manufacturing:  | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 6 |  capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 8 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  application; and  | ||||||
| 10 |             (C) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs at  | ||||||
| 11 |  the project.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) For agreements entered into prior to April 19, 2022  | ||||||
| 13 | (the effective date of Public Act 102-700), for any applicant  | ||||||
| 14 | creating the full-time employee jobs noted in subsection (c),  | ||||||
| 15 | those jobs must have a total compensation equal to or greater  | ||||||
| 16 | than 120% of the average wage paid to full-time employees in  | ||||||
| 17 | the county where the project is located, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 18 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For agreements entered into  | ||||||
| 19 | on or after April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 20 | 102-700), for any applicant creating the full-time employee  | ||||||
| 21 | jobs noted in subsection (c), those jobs must have a  | ||||||
| 22 | compensation equal to or greater than 120% of the average wage  | ||||||
| 23 | paid to full-time employees in a similar position within an  | ||||||
| 24 | occupational group in the county where the project is located,  | ||||||
| 25 | as determined by the Department.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) For any applicant, within 24 months after being placed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in service, it must certify to the Department that it is carbon  | ||||||
| 2 | neutral or has attained certification under one of more of the  | ||||||
| 3 | following green building standards: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) BREEAM for New Construction or BREEAM In-Use;  | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) ENERGY STAR;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) Envision;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) ISO 50001 - energy management;  | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) LEED for Building Design and Construction or LEED  | ||||||
| 9 |  for Building Operations and Maintenance;  | ||||||
| 10 |         (6) Green Globes for New Construction or Green Globes  | ||||||
| 11 |  for Existing Buildings; or | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) UL 3223. | ||||||
| 13 |     (f) Each applicant must outline its hiring plan and  | ||||||
| 14 | commitment to recruit and hire full-time employee positions at  | ||||||
| 15 | the project site. The hiring plan may include a partnership  | ||||||
| 16 | with an institution of higher education to provide  | ||||||
| 17 | internships, including, but not limited to, internships  | ||||||
| 18 | supported by the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, or  | ||||||
| 19 | full-time permanent employment for students at the project  | ||||||
| 20 | site. Additionally, the applicant may create or utilize  | ||||||
| 21 | participants from apprenticeship programs that are approved by  | ||||||
| 22 | and registered with the United States Department of Labor's  | ||||||
| 23 | Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The applicant may apply  | ||||||
| 24 | for apprenticeship education expense credits in accordance  | ||||||
| 25 | with the provisions set forth in 14 Ill. Adm. Code 522. Each  | ||||||
| 26 | applicant is required to report annually, on or before April  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 15, on the diversity of its workforce in accordance with  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 50 of this Act. For existing facilities of applicants  | ||||||
| 3 | under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) above, if the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 4 | expects a reduction in force due to its transition to  | ||||||
| 5 | manufacturing electric vehicle, electric vehicle component  | ||||||
| 6 | parts, or electric vehicle power supply equipment, the plan  | ||||||
| 7 | submitted under this Section must outline the taxpayer's plan  | ||||||
| 8 | to assist with retraining its workforce aligned with the  | ||||||
| 9 | taxpayer's adoption of new technologies and anticipated  | ||||||
| 10 | efforts to retrain employees through employment opportunities  | ||||||
| 11 | within the taxpayer's workforce.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (g) Each applicant must demonstrate a contractual or other  | ||||||
| 13 | relationship with a recycling facility, or demonstrate its own  | ||||||
| 14 | recycling capabilities, at the time of application and report  | ||||||
| 15 | annually a continuing contractual or other relationship with a  | ||||||
| 16 | recycling facility and the percentage of batteries used in  | ||||||
| 17 | electric vehicles recycled throughout the term of the  | ||||||
| 18 | agreement. | ||||||
| 19 |     (h) A taxpayer may not enter into more than one agreement  | ||||||
| 20 | under this Act with respect to a single address or location for  | ||||||
| 21 | the same period of time. Also, a taxpayer may not enter into an  | ||||||
| 22 | agreement under this Act with respect to a single address or  | ||||||
| 23 | location for the same period of time for which the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 24 | currently holds an active agreement under the Economic  | ||||||
| 25 | Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. This  | ||||||
| 26 | provision does not preclude the applicant from entering into  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | an additional agreement after the expiration or voluntary  | ||||||
| 2 | termination of an earlier agreement under this Act or under  | ||||||
| 3 | the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act  | ||||||
| 4 | to the extent that the taxpayer's application otherwise  | ||||||
| 5 | satisfies the terms and conditions of this Act and is approved  | ||||||
| 6 | by the Department. An applicant with an existing agreement  | ||||||
| 7 | under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax  | ||||||
| 8 | Credit Act may submit an application for an agreement under  | ||||||
| 9 | this Act after it terminates any existing agreement under the  | ||||||
| 10 | Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act with  | ||||||
| 11 | respect to the same address or location. If a project that is  | ||||||
| 12 | subject to an existing agreement under the Economic  | ||||||
| 13 | Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act meets the  | ||||||
| 14 | requirements to be designated as a REV Illinois project under  | ||||||
| 15 | this Act, including for actions undertaken prior to the  | ||||||
| 16 | effective date of this Act, the taxpayer that is subject to  | ||||||
| 17 | that existing agreement under the Economic Development for a  | ||||||
| 18 | Growing Economy Tax Credit Act may apply to the Department to  | ||||||
| 19 | amend the agreement to allow the project to become a  | ||||||
| 20 | designated REV Illinois project. Following the amendment, time  | ||||||
| 21 | accrued during which the project was eligible for credits  | ||||||
| 22 | under the existing agreement under the Economic Development  | ||||||
| 23 | for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act shall count toward the  | ||||||
| 24 | duration of the credit subject to limitations described in  | ||||||
| 25 | Section 40 of this Act. | ||||||
| 26 |     (i) If, at any time following the designation of a project  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | as a REV Illinois Project by the Department and prior to the  | ||||||
| 2 | termination or expiration of an agreement under this Act, the  | ||||||
| 3 | project ceases to qualify as a REV Illinois project because  | ||||||
| 4 | the taxpayer is no longer an electric vehicle manufacturer, an  | ||||||
| 5 | electric vehicle component manufacturer, an electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 6 | power supply equipment manufacturer, a battery recycling and  | ||||||
| 7 | reuse manufacturer, a battery raw materials refining service  | ||||||
| 8 | provider, or an entity engaged in eVTOL or hybrid electric or  | ||||||
| 9 | fully electric propulsion systems for airliners research,  | ||||||
| 10 | development, or manufacturing, that project may receive tax  | ||||||
| 11 | credit awards as described in Section 5-15 and Section 5-51 of  | ||||||
| 12 | the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act,  | ||||||
| 13 | as long as the project continues to meet requirements to  | ||||||
| 14 | obtain those credits as described in the Economic Development  | ||||||
| 15 | for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act and remains compliant  | ||||||
| 16 | with terms contained in the Agreement under this Act not  | ||||||
| 17 | related to their status as an electric vehicle manufacturer,  | ||||||
| 18 | an electric vehicle component manufacturer, an electric  | ||||||
| 19 | vehicle power supply equipment manufacturer, a battery  | ||||||
| 20 | recycling and reuse manufacturer, a battery raw materials  | ||||||
| 21 | refining service provider, or an entity engaged in eVTOL or  | ||||||
| 22 | hybrid-electric or fully electric propulsion systems for  | ||||||
| 23 | airliners research, development, or manufacturing. Time  | ||||||
| 24 | accrued during which the project was eligible for credits  | ||||||
| 25 | under an agreement under this Act shall count toward the  | ||||||
| 26 | duration of the credit subject to limitations described in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section 5-45 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy  | ||||||
| 2 | Tax Credit Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22;  | ||||||
| 4 | 102-1112, eff. 12-21-22; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; 103-9, eff.  | ||||||
| 5 | 6-7-23; 103-595, eff. 6-26-24; revised 10-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (20 ILCS 686/65) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 65. REV Construction Jobs Credits.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) Each REV program participant that is engaged in  | ||||||
| 9 | construction work who seeks to apply for a REV Construction  | ||||||
| 10 | Jobs credit shall annually, until construction is completed,  | ||||||
| 11 | submit a report that, at a minimum, describes the projected  | ||||||
| 12 | project scope, timeline, and anticipated budget. Once the  | ||||||
| 13 | project has commenced, the annual report shall include actual  | ||||||
| 14 | data for the prior year as well as projections for each  | ||||||
| 15 | additional year through completion of the project. The  | ||||||
| 16 | Department shall issue detailed reporting guidelines  | ||||||
| 17 | prescribing the requirements of construction-related     | ||||||
| 18 | construction related reports. | ||||||
| 19 |     In order to receive credit for construction expenses, the  | ||||||
| 20 | company must provide the Department with evidence that a  | ||||||
| 21 | certified third-party executed an Agreed-Upon Procedure (AUP)  | ||||||
| 22 | verifying the construction expenses or accept the standard  | ||||||
| 23 | construction wage expense estimated by the Department.  | ||||||
| 24 |     Upon review of the final project scope, timeline, budget,  | ||||||
| 25 | and AUP, the Department shall issue a tax credit certificate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | reflecting a percentage of the total construction job wages  | ||||||
| 2 | paid throughout the completion of the project.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) (Blank). | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) (Blank). | ||||||
| 5 |     (d) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) Upon 7 business days' notice, the taxpayer shall make  | ||||||
| 7 | available to any State agency and to federal, State, or local  | ||||||
| 8 | law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for inspection and  | ||||||
| 9 | copying at a location within this State during reasonable  | ||||||
| 10 | hours, the report described in subsection (a). | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 103-595, eff. 6-26-24;  | ||||||
| 12 | revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (20 ILCS 686/95) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 95. Utility tax exemptions for REV Illinois Project  | ||||||
| 15 | sites. The Department may certify a taxpayer with a REV  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois credit for a Project that meets the qualifications  | ||||||
| 17 | under paragraph Section paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (4.1), or  | ||||||
| 18 | (5) of subsection (c) of Section 20, subject to an agreement  | ||||||
| 19 | under this Act for an exemption from the tax imposed at the  | ||||||
| 20 | project site by Section 2-4 of the Electricity Excise Tax Law.  | ||||||
| 21 | To receive such certification, the taxpayer must be registered  | ||||||
| 22 | to self-assess that tax. The taxpayer is also exempt from any  | ||||||
| 23 | additional charges added to the taxpayer's utility bills at  | ||||||
| 24 | the project site as a pass-on of State utility taxes under  | ||||||
| 25 | Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act. The taxpayer must  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | meet any other criteria for certification set by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department. | ||||||
| 3 |     The Department shall determine the period during which the  | ||||||
| 4 | exemption from the Electricity Excise Tax Law and the charges  | ||||||
| 5 | imposed under Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act are in  | ||||||
| 6 | effect, which shall not exceed 30 years from the date of the  | ||||||
| 7 | taxpayer's initial receipt of certification from the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department under this Section. | ||||||
| 9 |     The Department is authorized to adopt rules to carry out  | ||||||
| 10 | the provisions of this Section, including procedures to apply  | ||||||
| 11 | for the exemptions; to define the amounts and types of  | ||||||
| 12 | eligible investments that an applicant must make in order to  | ||||||
| 13 | receive electricity excise tax exemptions or exemptions from  | ||||||
| 14 | the additional charges imposed under Section 9-222 and the  | ||||||
| 15 | Public Utilities Act; to approve such electricity excise tax  | ||||||
| 16 | exemptions for applicants whose investments are not yet placed  | ||||||
| 17 | in service; and to require that an applicant granted an  | ||||||
| 18 | electricity excise tax exemption or an exemption from  | ||||||
| 19 | additional charges under Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities  | ||||||
| 20 | Act repay the exempted amount if the applicant Applicant fails  | ||||||
| 21 | to comply with the terms and conditions of the agreement. | ||||||
| 22 |     Upon certification by the Department under this Section,  | ||||||
| 23 | the Department shall notify the Department of Revenue of the  | ||||||
| 24 | certification. The Department of Revenue shall notify the  | ||||||
| 25 | public utilities of the exempt status of any taxpayer  | ||||||
| 26 | certified for exemption under this Act from the electricity  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | excise tax or pass-on charges. The exemption status shall take  | ||||||
| 2 | effect within 3 months after certification of the taxpayer and  | ||||||
| 3 | notice to the Department of Revenue by the Department. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 103-595, eff. 6-26-24;  | ||||||
| 5 | revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     Section 120. The Department of Human Services Act is  | ||||||
| 7 | amended by changing Section 1-75 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (20 ILCS 1305/1-75) | ||||||
| 9 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 1-75. Off-Hours Child Care Program.     | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that:  | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) Finding child care can be a challenge for  | ||||||
| 13 |  firefighters, paramedics, police officers, nurses, and  | ||||||
| 14 |  other third shift workers across the State who often work  | ||||||
| 15 |  non-typical work hours. This can impact home life, school,  | ||||||
| 16 |  bedtime routines, job safety, and the mental health of  | ||||||
| 17 |  some of our most critical frontline front line workers and  | ||||||
| 18 |  their families. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) There is a need for increased options for  | ||||||
| 20 |  off-hours child care in the State. A majority of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  State's child care facilities do not provide care outside  | ||||||
| 22 |  of normal work hours, with just 3,251 day care homes and  | ||||||
| 23 |  435 group day care homes that provide night care. | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) Illinois has a vested interest in ensuring that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  our first responders and working families can provide  | ||||||
| 2 |  their children with appropriate care during off hours to  | ||||||
| 3 |  improve the morale of existing first responders and to  | ||||||
| 4 |  improve recruitment into the future. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) As used in this Section, "first responders" means  | ||||||
| 6 | emergency medical services personnel as defined in the  | ||||||
| 7 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, firefighters,  | ||||||
| 8 | law enforcement officers, and, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department, any other workers who, on account of their work  | ||||||
| 10 | schedule, need child care outside of the hours when licensed  | ||||||
| 11 | child care facilities typically operate.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 13 | Services shall establish and administer an Off-Hours Child  | ||||||
| 14 | Care Program to help first responders and other workers  | ||||||
| 15 | identify and access off-hours, night, or sleep time child  | ||||||
| 16 | care. Services funded under the program must address the child  | ||||||
| 17 | care needs of first responders. Funding provided under the  | ||||||
| 18 | program may also be used to cover any capital and operating  | ||||||
| 19 | expenses related to the provision of off-hours, night, or  | ||||||
| 20 | sleep time child care for first responders. Funding awarded  | ||||||
| 21 | under this Section shall be funded through appropriations from  | ||||||
| 22 | the Off-Hours Child Care Program Fund created under subsection  | ||||||
| 23 | (d). The Department shall implement the program by July 1,  | ||||||
| 24 | 2023. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to  | ||||||
| 25 | implement the program.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) The Off-Hours Child Care Program Fund is created as a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of  | ||||||
| 2 | any moneys appropriated to the Department of Human Services  | ||||||
| 3 | for the Off-Hours Child Care Program. Moneys in the Fund shall  | ||||||
| 4 | be expended for the Off-Hours Child Care Program and for no  | ||||||
| 5 | other purpose. All interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be deposited into the Fund.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (e) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2026.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-912, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 9 | 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; revised 10-16-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     Section 125. The Department of Insurance Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 11 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section  | ||||||
| 12 | 1405-40 as follows:
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| 13 |     (20 ILCS 1405/1405-40) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 1405-40. Transfer of functions. | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) On July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 16 | 102-37), all powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of  | ||||||
| 17 | the Insurance Compliance Division within the Illinois Workers'  | ||||||
| 18 | Compensation Commission are transferred to the Department of  | ||||||
| 19 | Insurance. The personnel of the Insurance Compliance Division  | ||||||
| 20 | are transferred to the Department of Insurance. The status and  | ||||||
| 21 | rights of such personnel under the Personnel Code are not  | ||||||
| 22 | affected by the transfer. The rights of the employees and the  | ||||||
| 23 | State of Illinois and its agencies under the Personnel Code  | ||||||
| 24 | and applicable collective bargaining agreements or under any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pension, retirement, or annuity plan are not affected by  | ||||||
| 2 | Public Act 102-37. All books, records, papers, documents,  | ||||||
| 3 | property (real and personal), contracts, causes of action, and  | ||||||
| 4 | pending business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and  | ||||||
| 5 | responsibilities transferred by Public Act 102-37 from the  | ||||||
| 6 | Insurance Compliance Division to the Department of Insurance,  | ||||||
| 7 | including, but not limited to, material in electronic or  | ||||||
| 8 | magnetic format and necessary computer hardware and software,  | ||||||
| 9 | are transferred to the Department of Insurance. The powers,  | ||||||
| 10 | duties, rights, and responsibilities relating to the Insurance  | ||||||
| 11 | Compliance Division transferred by Public Act 102-37 are  | ||||||
| 12 | vested in the Department of Insurance. | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) Whenever reports or notices are required to be made or  | ||||||
| 14 | given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person  | ||||||
| 15 | to or upon the Insurance Compliance Division in connection  | ||||||
| 16 | with any of the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities  | ||||||
| 17 | transferred by Public Act 102-37, the Department of Insurance  | ||||||
| 18 | shall make, give, furnish, or serve them. | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) Public Act 102-37 does not affect any act done,  | ||||||
| 20 | ratified, or canceled, any right occurring or established, or  | ||||||
| 21 | any action or proceeding had or commenced in an  | ||||||
| 22 | administrative, civil, or criminal cause by the Insurance  | ||||||
| 23 | Compliance Division before July 1, 2021 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 24 | Public Act 102-37). Such actions or proceedings may be  | ||||||
| 25 | prosecuted and continued by the Department of Insurance. | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) Any rules that relate to its powers, duties, rights,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and responsibilities of the Insurance Compliance Division and  | ||||||
| 2 | are in force on July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 3 | 102-37) become the rules of the Department of Insurance.  | ||||||
| 4 | Public Act 102-37 does not affect the legality of any such  | ||||||
| 5 | rules. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 7 | by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission that are  | ||||||
| 8 | pending in the rulemaking process on July 1, 2021 (the  | ||||||
| 9 | effective date of Public Act 102-37) and pertain to the  | ||||||
| 10 | transferred powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities are  | ||||||
| 11 | deemed to have been filed by the Department of Insurance. As  | ||||||
| 12 | soon as practicable, the Department of Insurance shall revise  | ||||||
| 13 | and clarify the rules transferred to it under Public Act  | ||||||
| 14 | 102-37 t to reflect the reorganization of powers, duties,  | ||||||
| 15 | rights, and responsibilities affected by Public Act 102-37,  | ||||||
| 16 | using the procedures for recodification of rules available  | ||||||
| 17 | under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that  | ||||||
| 18 | existing title, part, and section numbering for the affected  | ||||||
| 19 | rules may be retained. The Department of Insurance may propose  | ||||||
| 20 | and adopt under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act  | ||||||
| 21 | other rules of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission  | ||||||
| 22 | pertaining to Public Act 102-37 that are administered by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department of Insurance. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-37, eff. 7-1-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 7-29-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 130. The Department of Professional Regulation Law  | ||||||
| 2 | of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by  | ||||||
| 3 | changing Sections 2105-370 and 2105-375 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (20 ILCS 2105/2105-370) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 2105-370. Continuing education; cultural competency. | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 7 |     "Cultural competency" means a set of integrated attitudes,  | ||||||
| 8 | knowledge, and skills that enables a health care professional  | ||||||
| 9 | or organization to care effectively for patients from diverse  | ||||||
| 10 | cultures, groups, and communities. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Health care professional" means a person licensed or  | ||||||
| 12 | registered by the Department under the following Acts: the  | ||||||
| 13 | Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the  | ||||||
| 14 | Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Illinois Optometric  | ||||||
| 15 | Practice Act of 1987, the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, the  | ||||||
| 16 | Pharmacy Practice Act, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of  | ||||||
| 17 | 1987, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act,  | ||||||
| 18 | the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary  | ||||||
| 19 | Act, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, the  | ||||||
| 20 | Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Respiratory Care  | ||||||
| 21 | Practice Act, the Professional Counselor and Clinical  | ||||||
| 22 | Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, the  | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act,  | ||||||
| 24 | the Illinois Dental Practice Act, the Illinois Dental Practice  | ||||||
| 25 | Act, or the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) For health care professional license or registration  | ||||||
| 2 | renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2025, a health care  | ||||||
| 3 | professional who has continuing education requirements must  | ||||||
| 4 | complete at least a one-hour course in training on cultural  | ||||||
| 5 | competency. A health care professional may count this one hour  | ||||||
| 6 | for completion of this course toward meeting the minimum  | ||||||
| 7 | credit hours required for continuing education. | ||||||
| 8 |     (c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation  | ||||||
| 9 | of this Section.  | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-531, eff. 1-1-25; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 11 | revised 12-1-24.)
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| 12 |     (20 ILCS 2105/2105-375) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 2105-375. Limitation on specific statutorily mandated  | ||||||
| 14 | training requirements. | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 16 |     "Health care professional" means a person licensed or  | ||||||
| 17 | registered by the Department under the following Acts: the  | ||||||
| 18 | Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the  | ||||||
| 19 | Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Illinois Optometric  | ||||||
| 20 | Practice Act of 1987, the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, the  | ||||||
| 21 | Pharmacy Practice Act, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of  | ||||||
| 22 | 1987, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act,  | ||||||
| 23 | the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary  | ||||||
| 24 | Act, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, the  | ||||||
| 25 | Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Respiratory Care  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Practice Act, the Professional Counselor and Clinical  | ||||||
| 2 | Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, the  | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act,  | ||||||
| 4 | the Illinois Dental Practice Act, the Illinois Dental Practice  | ||||||
| 5 | Act, or the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Statutorily mandated topics" means continuing education  | ||||||
| 7 | training as specified by statute, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 8 | to, training required under Sections 2105-365 and 2105-370.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for health  | ||||||
| 10 | care professional license or registration renewals occurring  | ||||||
| 11 | on or after January 1, 2025, a health care professional whose  | ||||||
| 12 | license or registration renewal occurs every 2 years must  | ||||||
| 13 | complete all statutorily mandated topics within 3 renewal  | ||||||
| 14 | periods. If any additional statutorily mandated topics are  | ||||||
| 15 | added by law after January 1, 2025 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 16 | Public Act 103-531) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 17 | Assembly, then a health care professional whose license or  | ||||||
| 18 | registration renewal occurs every 2 years must complete all  | ||||||
| 19 | statutorily mandated topics within 4 renewal periods. | ||||||
| 20 |     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for health  | ||||||
| 21 | care professional license or registration renewals occurring  | ||||||
| 22 | on or after January 1, 2025, a health care professional whose  | ||||||
| 23 | license or registration renewal occurs every 3 years must  | ||||||
| 24 | complete all statutorily mandated topics within 2 renewal  | ||||||
| 25 | periods. If any additional statutorily mandated topics are  | ||||||
| 26 | added by law after January 1, 2025 (the effective date of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Public Act 103-531) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 2 | Assembly, then a health care professional whose license or  | ||||||
| 3 | registration renewal occurs every 3 years must complete all  | ||||||
| 4 | statutorily mandated topics within 3 renewal periods. | ||||||
| 5 |     (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to  | ||||||
| 6 | the contrary, the implicit bias awareness training required  | ||||||
| 7 | under Section 2105-15.7 and the sexual harassment prevention  | ||||||
| 8 | training required under Section 2105-15.5 must be completed as  | ||||||
| 9 | provided by law. | ||||||
| 10 |     (d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section  | ||||||
| 11 | to the contrary, the Alzheimer's disease and other dementias  | ||||||
| 12 | training required under Section 2105-365 must be completed  | ||||||
| 13 | prior to the end of the health care professional's first  | ||||||
| 14 | license renewal period, and thereafter in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 15 | Section.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) The Department shall maintain on its website  | ||||||
| 17 | information regarding the current requirements for the  | ||||||
| 18 | specific statutorily mandated topics. | ||||||
| 19 |     (f) Each license or permit application or renewal form the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department provides to a health care professional must include  | ||||||
| 21 | a notification regarding the current specific statutorily  | ||||||
| 22 | mandated topics. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-531, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 135. The Department of Public Health Powers and  | ||||||
| 25 | Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amended by changing Section 2310-347 and by setting forth,  | ||||||
| 2 | renumbering, and changing multiple versions of Section  | ||||||
| 3 | 2310-730 as follows:
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| 4 |     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-347) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 2310-347. The Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure  | ||||||
| 6 | Board. | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) The Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Board is created  | ||||||
| 8 | as an advisory board within the Department. Until 30 days  | ||||||
| 9 | after July 11, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 97-92)     | ||||||
| 10 | this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Board  | ||||||
| 11 | may consist of 10 members as follows: 2 members appointed by  | ||||||
| 12 | the President of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the  | ||||||
| 13 | Minority Leader of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members appointed  | ||||||
| 15 | by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and 2  | ||||||
| 16 | members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent  | ||||||
| 17 | of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated as chair of the  | ||||||
| 18 | Board at the time of appointment. | ||||||
| 19 |     (a-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the  | ||||||
| 20 | contrary, the term of office of each current Board member ends  | ||||||
| 21 | 30 days after July 11, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 22 | 97-92) this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or  | ||||||
| 23 | when his or her successor is appointed and qualified,  | ||||||
| 24 | whichever occurs sooner. No later than 30 days after July 11,  | ||||||
| 25 | 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 97-92) this amendatory  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 10  | ||||||
| 2 | newly appointed members. Four of the Board members shall be  | ||||||
| 3 | members of the General Assembly and appointed as follows: one  | ||||||
| 4 | member appointed by the President of the Senate; one member  | ||||||
| 5 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member  | ||||||
| 6 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and  | ||||||
| 7 | one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of  | ||||||
| 8 | Representatives. | ||||||
| 9 |     Six of the Board members shall be appointed by the  | ||||||
| 10 | Director of the Department of Public Health, who shall  | ||||||
| 11 | designate one of these appointed members as chair of the Board  | ||||||
| 12 | at the time of his or her appointment. These 6 members  | ||||||
| 13 | appointed by the Director shall reflect the population with  | ||||||
| 14 | regard to ethnic, racial, and geographical composition and  | ||||||
| 15 | shall include the following individuals: one breast cancer  | ||||||
| 16 | survivor; one physician specializing in breast cancer or  | ||||||
| 17 | related medical issues; one breast cancer researcher; one  | ||||||
| 18 | representative from a breast cancer organization; one  | ||||||
| 19 | individual who operates a patient navigation program at a  | ||||||
| 20 | major hospital or health system; and one breast cancer  | ||||||
| 21 | professional that may include, but not be limited to, a  | ||||||
| 22 | genetics counselor, a social worker, a dietitian detain, an  | ||||||
| 23 | occupational therapist, or a nurse. | ||||||
| 24 |     A Board member whose term has expired may continue to  | ||||||
| 25 | serve until a successor is appointed.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) Board members shall serve without compensation but may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses incurred in  | ||||||
| 2 | performing their duties from funds available for that purpose.  | ||||||
| 3 | The Department shall provide staff and administrative support  | ||||||
| 4 | services to the Board. | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) The Board may advise: | ||||||
| 6 |         (i) the Department of Revenue in designing and  | ||||||
| 7 |  promoting the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure special  | ||||||
| 8 |  instant scratch-off lottery game; | ||||||
| 9 |         (ii) the Department in reviewing grant applications;  | ||||||
| 10 |  and | ||||||
| 11 |         (iii) the Director on the final award of grants from  | ||||||
| 12 |  amounts appropriated from the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The  | ||||||
| 13 |  Cure Grant Fund, to public or private entities in Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 |  that reflect the population with regard to ethnic, racial,  | ||||||
| 15 |  and geographic composition for the purpose of funding  | ||||||
| 16 |  breast cancer research and supportive services for breast  | ||||||
| 17 |  cancer survivors and those impacted by breast cancer and  | ||||||
| 18 |  breast cancer education. In awarding grants, the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Department shall consider criteria that includes, but is  | ||||||
| 20 |  not limited to, projects and initiatives that address  | ||||||
| 21 |  disparities in incidence and mortality rates of breast  | ||||||
| 22 |  cancer, based on data from the Illinois Cancer Registry,  | ||||||
| 23 |  and populations facing barriers to care in accordance with  | ||||||
| 24 |  Section 21.5 of the Illinois Lottery Law. | ||||||
| 25 |     (c-5) The Department shall submit a report to the Governor  | ||||||
| 26 | and the General Assembly by December 31 of each year. The  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | report shall provide a summary of the Carolyn Adams Ticket for  | ||||||
| 2 | the Cure lottery ticket sales, grants awarded, and the  | ||||||
| 3 | accomplishments of the grantees.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) The Board is discontinued on June 30, 2027. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 6 |     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-730) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 2310-730. Health care telementoring. | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 9 | designate one or more health care telementoring entities based  | ||||||
| 10 | on an application to be developed by the Department.  | ||||||
| 11 | Applicants shall demonstrate a record of expertise and  | ||||||
| 12 | demonstrated success in providing health care telementoring  | ||||||
| 13 | services. The Department may adopt rules necessary for the  | ||||||
| 14 | implementation of this Section. Funding may be provided based  | ||||||
| 15 | on the number of health care providers or professionals who  | ||||||
| 16 | are assisted by each approved health care telementoring entity  | ||||||
| 17 | and the hours of assistance provided to each health care  | ||||||
| 18 | provider or professional in addition to other factors as  | ||||||
| 19 | determined by the Director. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) In this Section: | ||||||
| 21 |     "Health care providers or professionals" means individuals  | ||||||
| 22 | trained to provide health care or related services. "Health  | ||||||
| 23 | care providers or professionals" includes, but is not limited  | ||||||
| 24 | to, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, speech language  | ||||||
| 25 | pathologists, social workers, and school personnel involved in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | screening for targeted conditions and providing support to  | ||||||
| 2 | students impacted by those conditions. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Health care telementoring" means a program: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) that is based on interactive video or phone  | ||||||
| 5 |  technology that connects groups of local health care  | ||||||
| 6 |  providers or professionals in urban and rural underserved  | ||||||
| 7 |  areas with specialists in regular real-time collaborative  | ||||||
| 8 |  sessions; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) that is designed around case-based learning and  | ||||||
| 10 |  mentorship; and | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) that helps local health care providers or  | ||||||
| 12 |  professionals gain the expertise required to more  | ||||||
| 13 |  effectively provide needed services. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Health care telementoring" includes, but is not limited  | ||||||
| 15 | to, a program provided to improve services in one or more of a  | ||||||
| 16 | variety of areas, including, but not limited to, chronic  | ||||||
| 17 | disease, communicable disease, atypical vision or hearing,  | ||||||
| 18 | adolescent health, Hepatitis C, complex diabetes, geriatrics,  | ||||||
| 19 | mental illness, opioid use disorders, substance use disorders,  | ||||||
| 20 | maternity care, childhood adversity and trauma, pediatric  | ||||||
| 21 | ADHD, congregate settings, including justice-involved justice  | ||||||
| 22 | involved systems, and other priorities identified by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; revised 9-27-24.)
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| 25 |     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-731) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 2310-731 2310-730. Diversity in clinical trials. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) As used in this Section, "underrepresented community"  | ||||||
| 3 | or "underrepresented demographic group" means a community or  | ||||||
| 4 | demographic group that is more likely to be historically  | ||||||
| 5 | marginalized and less likely to be included in research and  | ||||||
| 6 | clinical trials represented by race, ethnicity, sex, sexual  | ||||||
| 7 | orientation, socioeconomic status, age, and geographic  | ||||||
| 8 | location. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) Any State entity or hospital that receives funding  | ||||||
| 10 | from the National Institutes of Health for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 11 | conducting clinical trials of drugs or medical devices is  | ||||||
| 12 | required to: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) adopt a policy that will result in the  | ||||||
| 14 |  identification and recruitment of persons who are members  | ||||||
| 15 |  of underrepresented demographic groups to participate in  | ||||||
| 16 |  the clinical trials and that: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) includes specific strategies for trial  | ||||||
| 18 |  enrollment and retention of diverse participants,  | ||||||
| 19 |  including, but not limited to, site location and  | ||||||
| 20 |  access, sustained community engagement, and reducing  | ||||||
| 21 |  burdens due to trial design or conduct, as  | ||||||
| 22 |  appropriate; and | ||||||
| 23 |             (B) uses strategies recommended by the United  | ||||||
| 24 |  States Food and Drug Administration to identify and  | ||||||
| 25 |  recruit those persons to participate in the clinical  | ||||||
| 26 |  trials; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) provide information to trial participants in  | ||||||
| 2 |  languages other than English in accordance with current  | ||||||
| 3 |  federal requirements; | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) provide translation services or bilingual staff  | ||||||
| 5 |  for trial recruitment and consent processes; | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) provide culturally specific recruitment materials  | ||||||
| 7 |  alongside general enrollment materials; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) provide remote consent options when not prohibited  | ||||||
| 9 |  by the granting entity or federal regulations. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) The Department, through voluntary reporting from  | ||||||
| 11 | research institutions and in consultation with community-based  | ||||||
| 12 | organizations and other stakeholders as appropriate and  | ||||||
| 13 | available, shall analyze and provide recommendations on the  | ||||||
| 14 | following: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) the demographic groups and populations that are  | ||||||
| 16 |  currently represented and underrepresented in clinical  | ||||||
| 17 |  trials in Illinois, including representation of groups  | ||||||
| 18 |  based on their geographic location; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) the barriers that prevent persons who are members  | ||||||
| 20 |  of underrepresented demographic groups from participating  | ||||||
| 21 |  in clinical trials in Illinois, including barriers related  | ||||||
| 22 |  to transportation; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) approaches for how clinical trials can  | ||||||
| 24 |  successfully partner with community-based organizations  | ||||||
| 25 |  and others to provide outreach to underrepresented  | ||||||
| 26 |  communities. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     By July 1, 2026, the Department shall issue a report and  | ||||||
| 2 | post on its website the results of the analysis required under  | ||||||
| 3 | this subsection and any recommendations to increase diversity  | ||||||
| 4 | and reduce barriers for participants in clinical trials. | ||||||
| 5 |     (d) The Department shall review the most recent guidance  | ||||||
| 6 | on race and ethnicity data collection in clinical trials  | ||||||
| 7 | published by the United States Food and Drug Administration  | ||||||
| 8 | and establish, using existing infrastructure and tools an  | ||||||
| 9 | Internet website that: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) provides information concerning methods recognized  | ||||||
| 11 |  by the United States Food and Drug Administration for  | ||||||
| 12 |  identifying and recruiting persons who are members of  | ||||||
| 13 |  underrepresented demographic groups to participate in  | ||||||
| 14 |  clinical trials; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) contains links to Internet websites maintained by  | ||||||
| 16 |  medical facilities, health authorities and other local  | ||||||
| 17 |  governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and  | ||||||
| 18 |  scientific investigators and institutions that are  | ||||||
| 19 |  performing research relating to drugs or medical devices  | ||||||
| 20 |  in this State. | ||||||
| 21 |     The Department may apply for grants from any source,  | ||||||
| 22 | including, without limitation, the Federal Government, to fund  | ||||||
| 23 | the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-860, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 25 |     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-732) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 2310-732 2310-730. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy  | ||||||
| 2 | Awareness Program. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Public  | ||||||
| 4 | Health, in conjunction with experts in the field of Duchenne  | ||||||
| 5 | muscular dystrophy, shall develop mandatory protocols and best  | ||||||
| 6 | practices for providing the necessary medical guidance for  | ||||||
| 7 | Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Illinois.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) To raise awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy,  | ||||||
| 9 | the protocols and best practices developed by the Department  | ||||||
| 10 | under subsection (a):  | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) shall be published on a designated and publicly  | ||||||
| 12 |  accessible webpage;  | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) shall include up-to-date information about  | ||||||
| 14 |  Duchenne muscular dystrophy;  | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) shall reference peer-reviewed scientific research  | ||||||
| 16 |  articles;  | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) shall incorporate guidance and recommendations  | ||||||
| 18 |  from the National Institutes of Health, and any other  | ||||||
| 19 |  persons or entities determined by the Department to have  | ||||||
| 20 |  particular expertise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and  | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) shall be distributed to physicians, other health  | ||||||
| 22 |  care professionals and providers, and persons subject to  | ||||||
| 23 |  Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) The Department shall prepare a report of all efforts  | ||||||
| 25 | undertaken by the Department under this Section. The report  | ||||||
| 26 | shall be posted on the Department's website and distributed to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | local health departments and to any other facilities as  | ||||||
| 2 | determined by the Department.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-964, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 4 |     Section 140. The Bureau for the Blind Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 7 as follows:
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| 6 |     (20 ILCS 2410/7)    (from Ch. 23, par. 3417) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 7. Council. There shall be created within the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department a Blind Services Planning Council which shall  | ||||||
| 9 | review the actions of the Bureau for the Blind and provide  | ||||||
| 10 | advice and consultation to the Secretary on services to blind  | ||||||
| 11 | people. The Council shall be composed of 11 members appointed  | ||||||
| 12 | by the Governor. All members shall be selected because of  | ||||||
| 13 | their ability to provide worthwhile consultation or services  | ||||||
| 14 | to the blind. No fewer than 6 members shall be blind. A  | ||||||
| 15 | relative balance between the number of males and females shall  | ||||||
| 16 | be maintained. Broad representation shall be sought by  | ||||||
| 17 | appointment, with 2 members from each of the major statewide  | ||||||
| 18 | consumer organizations of the blind and one member from a  | ||||||
| 19 | specific service area including, but not limited to, the  | ||||||
| 20 | Hadley School for the Blind, Chicago Lighthouse,  | ||||||
| 21 | Department-approved Low Vision Aids Aides Clinics, Vending  | ||||||
| 22 | Facilities Operators, the Association for the Education and  | ||||||
| 23 | Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER), blind  | ||||||
| 24 | homemakers, outstanding competitive employers of blind people,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | providers and recipients of income maintenance programs,  | ||||||
| 2 | in-home care programs, subsidized housing, nursing homes, and  | ||||||
| 3 | homes for the blind. | ||||||
| 4 |     Initially, 4 members shall be appointed for terms of one  | ||||||
| 5 | year, 4 for terms of 2 years, and 3 for terms of 3 years with a  | ||||||
| 6 | partial term of 18 months or more counting as a full term.  | ||||||
| 7 | Subsequent terms shall be 3 years each. No member shall serve  | ||||||
| 8 | more than 2 terms. No Department employee shall be a member of  | ||||||
| 9 | the Council. | ||||||
| 10 |     Members shall be removed for cause, including, but not  | ||||||
| 11 | limited to, demonstrated incompetence, unethical behavior, and  | ||||||
| 12 | unwillingness or inability to serve. | ||||||
| 13 |     Members shall serve without pay but shall be reimbursed  | ||||||
| 14 | for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their  | ||||||
| 15 | duties. | ||||||
| 16 |     Members shall be governed by appropriate and applicable  | ||||||
| 17 | State and federal statutes and regulations on matters such as  | ||||||
| 18 | ethics, confidentiality, freedom of information, travel, and  | ||||||
| 19 | civil rights. | ||||||
| 20 |     Department staff may attend meetings but shall not be a  | ||||||
| 21 | voting member of the Council. The Council shall elect a  | ||||||
| 22 | chairperson and a recording secretary from among its number.  | ||||||
| 23 | Sub-committees and ad hoc committees may be created to  | ||||||
| 24 | concentrate on specific program components or initiative  | ||||||
| 25 | areas. | ||||||
| 26 |     The Council shall perform the following functions: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (a) Facilitate facilitate communication and  | ||||||
| 2 |  cooperative efforts between the Department and all  | ||||||
| 3 |  agencies which have any responsibility to deliver services  | ||||||
| 4 |  to blind and visually impaired persons. | ||||||
| 5 |         (b) Identify identify needs and problems related to  | ||||||
| 6 |  blind and visually impaired persons, including children,  | ||||||
| 7 |  adults, and seniors, and make recommendations to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Secretary, Bureau Director, and Governor. | ||||||
| 9 |         (c) Recommend recommend programmatic and fiscal  | ||||||
| 10 |  priorities governing the provision of services and  | ||||||
| 11 |  awarding of grants or contracts by the Department to any  | ||||||
| 12 |  person or agency, public or private. | ||||||
| 13 |         (d) Conduct conduct, encourage, and advise independent  | ||||||
| 14 |  research by qualified evaluators to improve services to  | ||||||
| 15 |  blind and visually impaired persons, including those with  | ||||||
| 16 |  multiple disabilities. | ||||||
| 17 |         (e) Participate participate in the development and  | ||||||
| 18 |  review of proposed and amended rules and regulations of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Department relating to services for the blind and  | ||||||
| 20 |  visually impaired. | ||||||
| 21 |         (f) Review review and comment on all budgets (drafted  | ||||||
| 22 |  and submitted) relating to services for blind and visually  | ||||||
| 23 |  impaired persons. | ||||||
| 24 |         (g) Promote promote policies and programs to educate  | ||||||
| 25 |  the public and elicit public support for services to blind  | ||||||
| 26 |  and visually impaired persons. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (h) Encourage encourage creative and innovative  | ||||||
| 2 |  programs to strengthen, expand, and improve services for  | ||||||
| 3 |  blind and visually impaired persons, including outreach  | ||||||
| 4 |  services. | ||||||
| 5 |         (i) Perform perform such other duties as may be  | ||||||
| 6 |  required by the Governor, Secretary, and Bureau Director. | ||||||
| 7 |     The Council shall supersede and replace all advisory  | ||||||
| 8 | committees now functioning within the Bureau of Rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 9 | Services for the Blind, with the exception of federally  | ||||||
| 10 | mandated advisory groups. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; revised 7-18-24.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     Section 145. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 13 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by setting forth  | ||||||
| 14 | and renumbering multiple versions of Section 2505-815 as  | ||||||
| 15 | follows:
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| 16 |     (20 ILCS 2505/2505-815) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 2505-815. County Official Compensation Task Force. | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) The County Official Compensation Task Force is created  | ||||||
| 19 | to review the compensation of county-level officials as  | ||||||
| 20 | provided for in various State statutes and to make  | ||||||
| 21 | recommendations to the General Assembly on any appropriate  | ||||||
| 22 | changes to those statutes, including implementation dates. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) The members of the Task Force shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) the Director of Revenue or the Director's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  designee, who shall serve as the chair of the Task Force; | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) two representatives from a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 3 |  that represents chief county assessment officers, with one  | ||||||
| 4 |  representative from a county with a 2020 population of  | ||||||
| 5 |  fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a  | ||||||
| 6 |  county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be  | ||||||
| 7 |  appointed by the Director of Revenue; | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) two representatives from a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 9 |  that represents county auditors, with one representative  | ||||||
| 10 |  from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000  | ||||||
| 11 |  persons and one representative from a county with a 2020  | ||||||
| 12 |  population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Director of Revenue; | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) two representatives from a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 15 |  that represents county clerks and recorders, with one  | ||||||
| 16 |  representative from a county with a 2020 population of  | ||||||
| 17 |  fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a  | ||||||
| 18 |  county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be  | ||||||
| 19 |  appointed by the Director of Revenue; | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) two representatives from a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 21 |  that represents circuit clerks, with one representative  | ||||||
| 22 |  from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000  | ||||||
| 23 |  persons and one representative from a county with a 2020  | ||||||
| 24 |  population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Chief  | ||||||
| 25 |  Justice of the Supreme Court; | ||||||
| 26 |         (6) two representatives from a statewide organization  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that represents county treasurers, with one representative  | ||||||
| 2 |  from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000  | ||||||
| 3 |  persons and one representative from a county with a 2020  | ||||||
| 4 |  population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Director of Revenue; | ||||||
| 6 |         (7) four representatives from a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 7 |  that represents county board members, with 2  | ||||||
| 8 |  representatives from counties with a 2020 population of  | ||||||
| 9 |  fewer than 25,000 persons and 2 representatives from  | ||||||
| 10 |  counties with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be  | ||||||
| 11 |  appointed by the Governor; and | ||||||
| 12 |         (8) four members from the General Assembly, with one  | ||||||
| 13 |  member appointed by the President of the Senate, one  | ||||||
| 14 |  member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, one member  | ||||||
| 15 |  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,  | ||||||
| 16 |  and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) The Department of Revenue shall provide administrative  | ||||||
| 18 | and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) The Task Force's review shall include, but is not  | ||||||
| 20 | limited to, the following subjects: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) a review and comparison of current statutory  | ||||||
| 22 |  provisions and requirements for compensation of  | ||||||
| 23 |  county-level officials; | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) the proportion of salary and related costs borne  | ||||||
| 25 |  by State government compared to local government; | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) job duties, education requirements, and other  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  requirements of those serving as county-level officials;  | ||||||
| 2 |  and | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) current compensation levels for county-level  | ||||||
| 4 |  officials as compared to comparable positions in  | ||||||
| 5 |  non-governmental positions and comparable positions in  | ||||||
| 6 |  other levels of government. | ||||||
| 7 |     (e) On or before September 1, 2024, the Task Force members  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be appointed. On or before February 1, 2025, the Task  | ||||||
| 9 | Force shall prepare a status report that summarizes its work.  | ||||||
| 10 | The Task Force shall also prepare a comprehensive report  | ||||||
| 11 | either (i) on or before May 1, 2025 or (ii) on or before  | ||||||
| 12 | December 31, 2025, if all appointments to the Task Force are  | ||||||
| 13 | not made by September 1, 2024. The comprehensive report shall  | ||||||
| 14 | summarize the Task Force's findings and make recommendations  | ||||||
| 15 | on the implementation of changes to the compensation of chief  | ||||||
| 16 | county assessment officers, county auditors, county clerks and  | ||||||
| 17 | recorders, county coroners, county treasurers, and circuit  | ||||||
| 18 | clerks that will ensure compensation is competitive for  | ||||||
| 19 | recruitment and retention and will ensure parity exists among  | ||||||
| 20 | compensation levels within each profession, each county, and  | ||||||
| 21 | across the State. | ||||||
| 22 |     (f) The Task Force is dissolved on January 1, 2026. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24.)
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| 24 |     (20 ILCS 2505/2505-816) | ||||||
| 25 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 2505-816 2505-815. Property tax system study. The  | ||||||
| 2 | Department, in consultation with the Department of Commerce  | ||||||
| 3 | and Economic Opportunity, shall conduct a study to evaluate  | ||||||
| 4 | the property tax system in the State and shall analyze any  | ||||||
| 5 | information collected in connection with that study. The  | ||||||
| 6 | Department may also examine whether the existing property tax  | ||||||
| 7 | levy, assessment, appeal, and collection process is reasonable  | ||||||
| 8 | and fair and may issue recommendations to improve that  | ||||||
| 9 | process. For purposes of conducting the study and analyzing  | ||||||
| 10 | the data required under this Section, the Department may  | ||||||
| 11 | determine the scope of the historical data necessary to  | ||||||
| 12 | complete the study, but in no event shall the scope or time  | ||||||
| 13 | period be less than the 10 most recent tax years for which the  | ||||||
| 14 | Department has complete data. The study shall include, but  | ||||||
| 15 | need not be limited to, the following: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) a comprehensive review of the classification  | ||||||
| 17 |  system used by Cook County in assessing real property in  | ||||||
| 18 |  Cook County compared with the rest of the State,  | ||||||
| 19 |  including, but not limited to, a projection of the impact,  | ||||||
| 20 |  if any, that the assessment of real property in Cook  | ||||||
| 21 |  County would exhibit if the classification system were to  | ||||||
| 22 |  be phased-out and transitioned to a uniform level of  | ||||||
| 23 |  assessment, and the impact, if any, that the Cook County  | ||||||
| 24 |  classification system has or has had on economic  | ||||||
| 25 |  development or job creation in the county; | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) a comprehensive review of State laws concerning  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the appeal of assessments at the local and State level and  | ||||||
| 2 |  State laws concerning the collection of property taxes,  | ||||||
| 3 |  including any issues that have resulted in delays in  | ||||||
| 4 |  issuing property tax bills; | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) a comprehensive review of statewide assessment  | ||||||
| 6 |  processes, including a comparison of assessment process in  | ||||||
| 7 |  Cook County and other counties and practices in other  | ||||||
| 8 |  states that allow for standardized assessment processes; | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) a comprehensive review of current property tax  | ||||||
| 10 |  homestead exemptions, the impact of those exemptions, and  | ||||||
| 11 |  the administration or application of those exemptions; | ||||||
| 12 |         (5) an analysis of preferential assessments or  | ||||||
| 13 |  incentives, including, but not limited to, the resultant  | ||||||
| 14 |  economic impact from preferential assessments; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) a review of the State's reliance on property taxes  | ||||||
| 16 |  and the historical growth in property tax levies. | ||||||
| 17 |     The Department may consult with Illinois institutions of  | ||||||
| 18 | higher education in conducting the study required under this  | ||||||
| 19 | Section. The Department may also consult with units of local  | ||||||
| 20 | government. To the extent practicable and where applicable,  | ||||||
| 21 | the Department may request relevant, publicly available  | ||||||
| 22 | property tax information from units of local government,  | ||||||
| 23 | including counties and municipalities, that is deemed  | ||||||
| 24 | necessary to complete the study required pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 25 | Section. Units of local government that are required to submit  | ||||||
| 26 | property tax information to the Department must do so in a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | reasonably expedient manner, to the extent possible, but in no  | ||||||
| 2 | event later than 60 days after the date upon which the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department requests that relevant information. | ||||||
| 4 |     The Department may complete a preliminary report that may  | ||||||
| 5 | be made available for public inspection via electronic means  | ||||||
| 6 | prior to the publication of the final report under this  | ||||||
| 7 | Section. The Department shall complete and submit the final  | ||||||
| 8 | report under this Section to the Governor and the General  | ||||||
| 9 | Assembly by July 1, 2026. A copy of both the preliminary  | ||||||
| 10 | report, if made available by the Department, and the final  | ||||||
| 11 | report shall be made available to the public via electronic  | ||||||
| 12 | means. The Department may allow for the submission of public  | ||||||
| 13 | comments from individuals, organizations, or associations  | ||||||
| 14 | representing residential property owners, commercial property  | ||||||
| 15 | owners, units of local government, or labor unions in Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 | prior to finalizing the final report under this Section and  | ||||||
| 17 | after publication of the final report under this Section. If  | ||||||
| 18 | the Department allows for the submission of public comments,  | ||||||
| 19 | the Department shall publish via electronic means any and all  | ||||||
| 20 | materials submitted to the Department. | ||||||
| 21 |     This Section is repealed on December 31, 2026. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-1002, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 150. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 24 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section  | ||||||
| 25 | 2605-51 as follows:
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| 1 |     (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall  | ||||||
| 4 | exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police  | ||||||
| 6 |  Training Academy. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law  | ||||||
| 8 |  enforcement, with innovative, quality training and  | ||||||
| 9 |  educational practices. | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs  | ||||||
| 11 |  for Illinois State Police employees. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment  | ||||||
| 13 |  initiatives. | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's  | ||||||
| 15 |  quartermaster. | ||||||
| 16 |         (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in  | ||||||
| 17 |  Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code  | ||||||
| 18 |  concerning testing and training officers on the detection  | ||||||
| 19 |  of impaired driving. | ||||||
| 20 |         (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in  | ||||||
| 21 |  Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police  | ||||||
| 23 | Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to  | ||||||
| 24 | subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 25 | Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State  | ||||||
| 2 | Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination.  | ||||||
| 3 | Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or  | ||||||
| 4 | certificate issued to the officer.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall  | ||||||
| 6 | exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former  | ||||||
| 7 | Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 8 | Police Act. | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) Specialized training. | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing  | ||||||
| 12 |  education to State police officers concerning cultural  | ||||||
| 13 |  diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic  | ||||||
| 14 |  differences. This training and continuing education shall  | ||||||
| 15 |  include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact  | ||||||
| 16 |  that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement  | ||||||
| 18 |  under the law. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The  | ||||||
| 20 |  Division of the Academy and Training shall provide  | ||||||
| 21 |  training in death and homicide investigation for State  | ||||||
| 22 |  police officers. Only State police officers who  | ||||||
| 23 |  successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead  | ||||||
| 24 |  investigators in death and homicide investigations.  | ||||||
| 25 |  Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced  | ||||||
| 26 |  by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a  | ||||||
| 2 |  process for waiver applications for officers whose prior  | ||||||
| 3 |  training and experience as homicide investigators may  | ||||||
| 4 |  qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a  | ||||||
| 5 |  waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the  | ||||||
| 6 |  prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide  | ||||||
| 7 |  investigator. | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) The Division shall require all homicide  | ||||||
| 9 |  investigator training to include instruction on  | ||||||
| 10 |  victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This  | ||||||
| 11 |  training must be implemented by July 1, 2023. | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division  | ||||||
| 13 |  of Criminal Investigation to develop a model  | ||||||
| 14 |  curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed  | ||||||
| 15 |  investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by  | ||||||
| 16 |  July 1, 2023.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) Training; police dog training standards. All  | ||||||
| 18 |  police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug  | ||||||
| 19 |  enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  be trained by programs that meet the certification  | ||||||
| 23 |  requirements set by the Director or the Director's  | ||||||
| 24 |  designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be  | ||||||
| 25 |  evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Academy and Training. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The  | ||||||
| 2 |  Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or  | ||||||
| 3 |  approve a training program in post-traumatic stress  | ||||||
| 4 |  disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that  | ||||||
| 5 |  training shall be to equip State police officers to  | ||||||
| 6 |  identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder  | ||||||
| 7 |  and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting  | ||||||
| 8 |  those symptoms. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training  | ||||||
| 11 |  program for State police officers in the administration of  | ||||||
| 12 |  opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use  | ||||||
| 14 |  Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As  | ||||||
| 15 |  used in this Section, "State police officers" includes  | ||||||
| 16 |  full-time or part-time State police officers,  | ||||||
| 17 |  investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 |  State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer. | ||||||
| 19 |         (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse. | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and  | ||||||
| 21 |  Training shall present in-service training on sexual  | ||||||
| 22 |  assault and sexual abuse response and report writing  | ||||||
| 23 |  training requirements, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 24 |  the following: | ||||||
| 25 |                 (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma; | ||||||
| 26 |                 (ii) understanding the role trauma has played  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in a victim's life; | ||||||
| 2 |                 (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of  | ||||||
| 3 |  a victim; | ||||||
| 4 |                 (iv) delivering services in a compassionate,  | ||||||
| 5 |  sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner; | ||||||
| 6 |                 (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with  | ||||||
| 7 |  the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6); | ||||||
| 8 |                 (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and  | ||||||
| 9 |  common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;  | ||||||
| 10 |  and | ||||||
| 11 |                 (vii) report writing techniques in accordance  | ||||||
| 12 |  with the curriculum standards in this paragraph  | ||||||
| 13 |  (6). | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) This training must also be presented in all  | ||||||
| 15 |  full and part-time basic law enforcement academies. | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) Instructors providing this training shall have  | ||||||
| 17 |  successfully completed training on evidence-based,  | ||||||
| 18 |  trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of  | ||||||
| 19 |  sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience  | ||||||
| 20 |  responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases. | ||||||
| 21 |             (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,  | ||||||
| 22 |  in consultation with the Office of the Attorney  | ||||||
| 23 |  General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training  | ||||||
| 24 |  Standards Board, to determine the specific training  | ||||||
| 25 |  requirements for these courses, including, but not  | ||||||
| 26 |  limited to, the following: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for  | ||||||
| 2 |  report writing and immediate response to sexual  | ||||||
| 3 |  assault and sexual abuse, including  | ||||||
| 4 |  trauma-informed, victim-centered interview  | ||||||
| 5 |  techniques, which have been demonstrated to  | ||||||
| 6 |  minimize retraumatization, for all State police  | ||||||
| 7 |  officers; and | ||||||
| 8 |                 (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for  | ||||||
| 9 |  trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation  | ||||||
| 10 |  and interviewing techniques, which have been  | ||||||
| 11 |  demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for  | ||||||
| 12 |  cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all  | ||||||
| 13 |  State police officers who conduct sexual assault  | ||||||
| 14 |  and sexual abuse investigations. | ||||||
| 15 |         (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training  | ||||||
| 17 |  program in the detection and investigation of all forms of  | ||||||
| 18 |  human trafficking, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 19 |  involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude  | ||||||
| 21 |  of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under  | ||||||
| 23 |  subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 24 |  2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets  | ||||||
| 25 |  and State police officers. | ||||||
| 26 |         (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and Training shall provide training for State police  | ||||||
| 2 |  officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all  | ||||||
| 3 |  hate crimes. | ||||||
| 4 |         (9) Training; cell phone medical information. The  | ||||||
| 5 |  Division of the Academy and Training shall develop and  | ||||||
| 6 |  require each State police officer to complete training on  | ||||||
| 7 |  accessing and utilizing medical information stored in cell  | ||||||
| 8 |  phones. The Division may use the program approved under  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section 2310-711 of the Department of Public Health Powers  | ||||||
| 10 |  and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois to develop the Division's program.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (10) (9) Training; autism spectrum disorders. The  | ||||||
| 13 |  Division of the Academy and Training shall provide  | ||||||
| 14 |  training for State police officers on the nature of autism  | ||||||
| 15 |  spectrum disorders and in identifying and appropriately  | ||||||
| 16 |  responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders.  | ||||||
| 17 |  The Illinois State Police shall review the training  | ||||||
| 18 |  curriculum and may consult with the Department of Public  | ||||||
| 19 |  Health or the Department of Human Services to update the  | ||||||
| 20 |  training curriculum as needed. This training shall be made  | ||||||
| 21 |  available to all cadets and State police officers. | ||||||
| 22 |     (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall  | ||||||
| 23 | administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 24 | 926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State  | ||||||
| 25 | Police officers.  | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; 103-939, eff.  | ||||||
| 2 | 1-1-25; 103-949, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 3 |     Section 155. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 4 | changing Section 5.2 as follows:
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| 5 |     (20 ILCS 2630/5.2) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing. | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) General Provisions. | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have  | ||||||
| 9 |  the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a  | ||||||
| 10 |  particular context clearly requires a different meaning. | ||||||
| 11 |             (A) The following terms shall have the meanings  | ||||||
| 12 |  ascribed to them in the following Sections of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Unified Code of Corrections: | ||||||
| 14 |                 Business Offense, Section 5-1-2. | ||||||
| 15 |                 Charge, Section 5-1-3. | ||||||
| 16 |                 Court, Section 5-1-6. | ||||||
| 17 |                 Defendant, Section 5-1-7. | ||||||
| 18 |                 Felony, Section 5-1-9. | ||||||
| 19 |                 Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10. | ||||||
| 20 |                 Judgment, Section 5-1-12. | ||||||
| 21 |                 Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-14. | ||||||
| 22 |                 Offense, Section 5-1-15. | ||||||
| 23 |                 Parole, Section 5-1-16. | ||||||
| 24 |                 Petty Offense, Section 5-1-17. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 Probation, Section 5-1-18. | ||||||
| 2 |                 Sentence, Section 5-1-19. | ||||||
| 3 |                 Supervision, Section 5-1-21. | ||||||
| 4 |                 Victim, Section 5-1-22. | ||||||
| 5 |             (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated  | ||||||
| 6 |  by arrest" means a charge (as defined by Section 5-1-3  | ||||||
| 7 |  of the Unified Code of Corrections) brought against a  | ||||||
| 8 |  defendant where the defendant is not arrested prior to  | ||||||
| 9 |  or as a direct result of the charge. | ||||||
| 10 |             (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or  | ||||||
| 11 |  sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a  | ||||||
| 12 |  verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered  | ||||||
| 13 |  by a legally constituted jury or by a court of  | ||||||
| 14 |  competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case  | ||||||
| 15 |  without a jury. An order of supervision successfully  | ||||||
| 16 |  completed by the petitioner is not a conviction. An  | ||||||
| 17 |  order of qualified probation (as defined in subsection  | ||||||
| 18 |  (a)(1)(J)) successfully completed by the petitioner is  | ||||||
| 19 |  not a conviction. An order of supervision or an order  | ||||||
| 20 |  of qualified probation that is terminated  | ||||||
| 21 |  unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the  | ||||||
| 22 |  unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is  | ||||||
| 24 |  reversed or vacated. | ||||||
| 25 |             (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,  | ||||||
| 26 |  business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  ordinance violation (as defined in subsection  | ||||||
| 2 |  (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic  | ||||||
| 3 |  offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not  | ||||||
| 4 |  be considered a criminal offense. | ||||||
| 5 |             (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the  | ||||||
| 6 |  records or return them to the petitioner and to  | ||||||
| 7 |  obliterate the petitioner's name from any official  | ||||||
| 8 |  index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall require the physical destruction of the circuit  | ||||||
| 10 |  court file, but such records relating to arrests or  | ||||||
| 11 |  charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded  | ||||||
| 12 |  as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and  | ||||||
| 13 |  (d)(9)(B)(ii). | ||||||
| 14 |             (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means  | ||||||
| 15 |  the sentence, order of supervision, or order of  | ||||||
| 16 |  qualified probation (as defined by subsection  | ||||||
| 17 |  (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in  | ||||||
| 19 |  any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner  | ||||||
| 20 |  has included the criminal offense for which the  | ||||||
| 21 |  sentence or order of supervision or qualified  | ||||||
| 22 |  probation was imposed in his or her petition. If  | ||||||
| 23 |  multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders  | ||||||
| 24 |  of qualified probation terminate on the same day and  | ||||||
| 25 |  are last in time, they shall be collectively  | ||||||
| 26 |  considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  they were ordered to run concurrently. | ||||||
| 2 |             (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,  | ||||||
| 3 |  business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a  | ||||||
| 5 |  municipal or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 6 |             (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation  | ||||||
| 7 |  of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act  | ||||||
| 8 |  concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance  | ||||||
| 9 |  containing cannabis, provided the violation did not  | ||||||
| 10 |  include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an  | ||||||
| 12 |  arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent  | ||||||
| 13 |  crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.  | ||||||
| 15 |             (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an  | ||||||
| 16 |  offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that  | ||||||
| 17 |  is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner  | ||||||
| 18 |  was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested  | ||||||
| 19 |  and released without charging. | ||||||
| 20 |             (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor  | ||||||
| 21 |  prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief  | ||||||
| 22 |  under this Section. | ||||||
| 23 |             (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of  | ||||||
| 24 |  probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances  | ||||||
| 26 |  Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4  | ||||||
| 2 |  of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section  | ||||||
| 3 |  12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as  | ||||||
| 4 |  those provisions existed before their deletion by  | ||||||
| 5 |  Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 |  Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section  | ||||||
| 7 |  40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section, "successful completion" of an order of  | ||||||
| 10 |  qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and  | ||||||
| 12 |  Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means  | ||||||
| 13 |  that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and  | ||||||
| 14 |  the judgment of conviction was vacated. | ||||||
| 15 |             (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically  | ||||||
| 16 |  maintain the records, unless the records would  | ||||||
| 17 |  otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the  | ||||||
| 18 |  records unavailable without a court order, subject to  | ||||||
| 19 |  the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The  | ||||||
| 20 |  petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the  | ||||||
| 21 |  official index required to be kept by the circuit  | ||||||
| 22 |  court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts  | ||||||
| 23 |  Act, but any index issued by the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 24 |  before the entry of the order to seal shall not be  | ||||||
| 25 |  affected. | ||||||
| 26 |             (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of  | ||||||
| 2 |  indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual  | ||||||
| 3 |  abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years  | ||||||
| 4 |  of age. | ||||||
| 5 |             (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or  | ||||||
| 6 |  order of supervision or qualified probation includes  | ||||||
| 7 |  either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any  | ||||||
| 10 |  outstanding financial legal obligation.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or  | ||||||
| 12 |  convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a  | ||||||
| 13 |  petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records  | ||||||
| 14 |  pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the  | ||||||
| 16 |  effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement  | ||||||
| 17 |  agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,  | ||||||
| 18 |  on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law  | ||||||
| 19 |  enforcement records of a person found to have committed a  | ||||||
| 20 |  civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement  | ||||||
| 23 |  agency's possession or control and which contains the  | ||||||
| 24 |  final satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person  | ||||||
| 25 |  issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement  | ||||||
| 26 |  agency shall provide by rule the process for access,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  law enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing  | ||||||
| 3 |  180 days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 4 |  Act 99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,  | ||||||
| 5 |  upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order  | ||||||
| 6 |  on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court  | ||||||
| 7 |  records of a person found in the circuit court to have  | ||||||
| 8 |  committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 10 |  Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  clerk's possession or control and which contains the final  | ||||||
| 12 |  satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person  | ||||||
| 13 |  issued a citation for any of those offenses.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)  | ||||||
| 16 |  of this Section, the court shall not order: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of  | ||||||
| 18 |  arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result  | ||||||
| 19 |  in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)  | ||||||
| 20 |  any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a  | ||||||
| 22 |  similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a  | ||||||
| 24 |  similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the  | ||||||
| 25 |  arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of  | ||||||
| 26 |  subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to  | ||||||
| 2 |  the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the  | ||||||
| 3 |  offender has no other conviction for violating Section  | ||||||
| 4 |  11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a  | ||||||
| 5 |  similar provision of a local ordinance. | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor  | ||||||
| 7 |  traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),  | ||||||
| 8 |  unless the petitioner was arrested and released  | ||||||
| 9 |  without charging. | ||||||
| 10 |             (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or  | ||||||
| 11 |  charges not initiated by arrest which result in an  | ||||||
| 12 |  order of supervision or a conviction for the following  | ||||||
| 13 |  offenses: | ||||||
| 14 |                 (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012  | ||||||
| 16 |  or a similar provision of a local ordinance,  | ||||||
| 17 |  except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation  | ||||||
| 18 |  of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision  | ||||||
| 20 |  of a local ordinance; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,  | ||||||
| 22 |  26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a  | ||||||
| 24 |  local ordinance; | ||||||
| 25 |                 (iii) Section 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the Criminal  | ||||||
| 26 |  Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order Act,  | ||||||
| 2 |  or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order Act,  | ||||||
| 3 |  or a similar provision of a local ordinance; | ||||||
| 4 |                 (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses  | ||||||
| 5 |  under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or | ||||||
| 6 |                 (v) any offense or attempted offense that  | ||||||
| 7 |  would subject a person to registration under the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Sex Offender Registration Act. | ||||||
| 9 |             (D) (blank). | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) Expungement. | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to  | ||||||
| 12 |  expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not  | ||||||
| 13 |  initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not  | ||||||
| 14 |  initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)  | ||||||
| 15 |  acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without  | ||||||
| 16 |  charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a  | ||||||
| 17 |  conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded  | ||||||
| 18 |  by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and  | ||||||
| 19 |  such supervision was successfully completed by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or  | ||||||
| 21 |  (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as  | ||||||
| 22 |  defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was  | ||||||
| 23 |  successfully completed by the petitioner. | ||||||
| 24 |         (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of  | ||||||
| 25 |  arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has  | ||||||
| 26 |  been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  may object to the expungement on the grounds that the  | ||||||
| 2 |  records contain specific relevant information aside from  | ||||||
| 3 |  the mere fact of the arrest.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge. | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by  | ||||||
| 6 |  arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,  | ||||||
| 7 |  dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,  | ||||||
| 8 |  or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is  | ||||||
| 9 |  no waiting period to petition for the expungement of  | ||||||
| 10 |  such records. | ||||||
| 11 |             (A-5) In anticipation of the successful completion  | ||||||
| 12 |  of a problem-solving court, pre-plea diversion, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  post-plea diversion program, a petition for  | ||||||
| 14 |  expungement may be filed 61 days before the  | ||||||
| 15 |  anticipated dismissal of the case or any time  | ||||||
| 16 |  thereafter. Upon successful completion of the program  | ||||||
| 17 |  and dismissal of the case, the court shall review the  | ||||||
| 18 |  petition of the person graduating from the program and  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall grant expungement if the petitioner meets all  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirements as specified in any applicable statute.  | ||||||
| 21 |             (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by  | ||||||
| 22 |  arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of  | ||||||
| 23 |  supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,  | ||||||
| 24 |  the following time frames will apply: | ||||||
| 25 |                 (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in  | ||||||
| 26 |  orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or  | ||||||
| 2 |  a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under  | ||||||
| 3 |  Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal  | ||||||
| 4 |  Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a  | ||||||
| 5 |  similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not  | ||||||
| 6 |  be eligible for expungement until 5 years have  | ||||||
| 7 |  passed following the satisfactory termination of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the supervision. | ||||||
| 9 |                 (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted  | ||||||
| 10 |  in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor  | ||||||
| 11 |  violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision  | ||||||
| 13 |  of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  offender reaching the age of 25 years and the  | ||||||
| 15 |  offender has no other conviction for violating  | ||||||
| 16 |  Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 17 |  Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance  | ||||||
| 18 |  shall not be eligible for expungement until the  | ||||||
| 19 |  petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.  | ||||||
| 20 |                 (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in  | ||||||
| 21 |  orders of supervision for any other offenses shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have  | ||||||
| 23 |  passed following the satisfactory termination of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the supervision. | ||||||
| 25 |             (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by  | ||||||
| 26 |  arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  qualified probation, successfully completed by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for  | ||||||
| 3 |  expungement until 5 years have passed following the  | ||||||
| 4 |  satisfactory termination of the probation. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 6 |  Police for persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or  | ||||||
| 10 |  convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose  | ||||||
| 11 |  identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into  | ||||||
| 12 |  possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity  | ||||||
| 13 |  was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,  | ||||||
| 14 |  upon learning of the person having been arrested using his  | ||||||
| 15 |  or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief  | ||||||
| 16 |  judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a  | ||||||
| 17 |  court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to  | ||||||
| 18 |  correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and  | ||||||
| 19 |  all official records of the arresting authority, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,  | ||||||
| 21 |  the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such  | ||||||
| 22 |  arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such  | ||||||
| 23 |  records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if  | ||||||
| 24 |  any, and by inserting in the records the name of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good  | ||||||
| 2 |  cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person  | ||||||
| 3 |  obliterated on the official index required to be kept by  | ||||||
| 4 |  the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of  | ||||||
| 5 |  Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index  | ||||||
| 6 |  issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 |  State Police or other criminal justice agencies or  | ||||||
| 9 |  prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the  | ||||||
| 10 |  false names he or she has used. | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal  | ||||||
| 12 |  sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,  | ||||||
| 13 |  predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal  | ||||||
| 14 |  sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the  | ||||||
| 15 |  victim of that offense may request that the State's  | ||||||
| 16 |  Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred  | ||||||
| 17 |  file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at  | ||||||
| 18 |  the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to  | ||||||
| 19 |  seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection  | ||||||
| 20 |  with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that  | ||||||
| 21 |  offense. However, the records of the arresting authority  | ||||||
| 22 |  and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection  | ||||||
| 25 |  with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the  | ||||||
| 26 |  offense available for public inspection. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct  | ||||||
| 2 |  review or on collateral attack and the court determines by  | ||||||
| 3 |  clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was  | ||||||
| 4 |  factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the  | ||||||
| 5 |  petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an  | ||||||
| 6 |  expungement order for the conviction for which the  | ||||||
| 7 |  petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided  | ||||||
| 8 |  in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Corrections. | ||||||
| 10 |         (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  State Police from maintaining all records of any person  | ||||||
| 12 |  who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and  | ||||||
| 13 |  who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
| 18 |  Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 |  Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Steroid Control Act. | ||||||
| 24 |         (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate  | ||||||
| 25 |  of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil  | ||||||
| 26 |  Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  innocence shall also enter an order expunging the  | ||||||
| 2 |  conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to  | ||||||
| 3 |  be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) Sealing. | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision  | ||||||
| 7 |  of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any  | ||||||
| 8 |  rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection  | ||||||
| 9 |  authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and  | ||||||
| 10 |  of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be  | ||||||
| 13 |  sealed: | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) All arrests resulting in release without  | ||||||
| 15 |  charging; | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest  | ||||||
| 17 |  resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when  | ||||||
| 18 |  the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as  | ||||||
| 19 |  excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); | ||||||
| 20 |             (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest  | ||||||
| 21 |  resulting in orders of supervision, including orders  | ||||||
| 22 |  of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,  | ||||||
| 23 |  successfully completed by the petitioner, unless  | ||||||
| 24 |  excluded by subsection (a)(3); | ||||||
| 25 |             (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest  | ||||||
| 26 |  resulting in convictions, including convictions on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by  | ||||||
| 2 |  subsection (a)(3); | ||||||
| 3 |             (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest  | ||||||
| 4 |  resulting in orders of first offender probation under  | ||||||
| 5 |  Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection  | ||||||
| 8 |  Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Corrections; and | ||||||
| 10 |             (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest  | ||||||
| 11 |  resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise  | ||||||
| 12 |  excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section. | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records  | ||||||
| 15 |  identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be  | ||||||
| 16 |  sealed as follows: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) Records identified as eligible under  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsections (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at  | ||||||
| 19 |  any time. | ||||||
| 20 |             (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph  | ||||||
| 21 |  (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as  | ||||||
| 22 |  eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2  | ||||||
| 23 |  years after the termination of petitioner's last  | ||||||
| 24 |  sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)). | ||||||
| 25 |             (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph  | ||||||
| 26 |  (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and  | ||||||
| 2 |  (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination  | ||||||
| 3 |  of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public  | ||||||
| 5 |  registration under the Arsonist Registry Act, the Sex  | ||||||
| 6 |  Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and Violent  | ||||||
| 7 |  Offender Against Youth Registration Act may not be  | ||||||
| 8 |  sealed until the petitioner is no longer required to  | ||||||
| 9 |  register under that relevant Act. | ||||||
| 10 |             (D) Records identified in subsection  | ||||||
| 11 |  (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has  | ||||||
| 12 |  reached the age of 25 years.  | ||||||
| 13 |             (E) Records identified as eligible under  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or  | ||||||
| 15 |  (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a  | ||||||
| 17 |  high school diploma, associate's degree, career  | ||||||
| 18 |  certificate, vocational technical certification, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level  | ||||||
| 20 |  Test of General Educational Development, during the  | ||||||
| 21 |  period of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised  | ||||||
| 22 |  release. This subparagraph shall apply only to a  | ||||||
| 23 |  petitioner who has not completed the same educational  | ||||||
| 24 |  goal prior to the period of his or her sentence or  | ||||||
| 25 |  mandatory supervised release. If a petition for  | ||||||
| 26 |  sealing eligible records filed under this subparagraph  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is denied by the court, the time periods under  | ||||||
| 2 |  subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any subsequent  | ||||||
| 3 |  petition for sealing filed by the petitioner. | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not  | ||||||
| 5 |  have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as  | ||||||
| 6 |  provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted  | ||||||
| 7 |  of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of  | ||||||
| 8 |  prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection  | ||||||
| 9 |  (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent  | ||||||
| 10 |  felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony  | ||||||
| 11 |  conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court. | ||||||
| 12 |         (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a  | ||||||
| 13 |  disposition for an eligible record under this subsection  | ||||||
| 14 |  (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  right to have the records sealed and the procedures for  | ||||||
| 16 |  the sealing of the records. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to  | ||||||
| 18 | expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing  | ||||||
| 19 | under subsections (c) and (e-5): | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to  | ||||||
| 21 |  petition for the expungement or sealing of records under  | ||||||
| 22 |  this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition  | ||||||
| 23 |  requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the  | ||||||
| 24 |  clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the  | ||||||
| 25 |  charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or  | ||||||
| 26 |  charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be  | ||||||
| 3 |  required if the petitioner has obtained a court order  | ||||||
| 4 |  waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is  | ||||||
| 5 |  otherwise waived. | ||||||
| 6 |         (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,  | ||||||
| 7 |  2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through  | ||||||
| 8 |  December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more  | ||||||
| 9 |  inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a  | ||||||
| 10 |  petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed  | ||||||
| 11 |  were arrests resulting in release without charging or  | ||||||
| 12 |  arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in  | ||||||
| 13 |  acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction  | ||||||
| 14 |  was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection  | ||||||
| 15 |  (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other  | ||||||
| 16 |  than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January  | ||||||
| 17 |  1, 2022.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be  | ||||||
| 19 |  verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of  | ||||||
| 20 |  birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not  | ||||||
| 21 |  initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the  | ||||||
| 22 |  case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the arresting authority, and such other information as the  | ||||||
| 24 |  court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,  | ||||||
| 25 |  the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court  | ||||||
| 26 |  clerk of any change of his or her address. If the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for  | ||||||
| 2 |  sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph  | ||||||
| 3 |  (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified  | ||||||
| 4 |  Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to  | ||||||
| 5 |  the petition. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  petition proof that the petitioner has taken within 30  | ||||||
| 8 |  days before the filing of the petition a test showing the  | ||||||
| 9 |  absence within his or her body of all illegal substances  | ||||||
| 10 |  as defined by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act  | ||||||
| 12 |  if he or she is petitioning to: | ||||||
| 13 |             (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E); | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) seal felony records for a violation of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,  | ||||||
| 17 |  or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F); | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or  | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) expunge felony records of a qualified  | ||||||
| 20 |  probation under clause (b)(1)(iv). | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to  | ||||||
| 23 |  support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on  | ||||||
| 24 |  the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty  | ||||||
| 25 |  of prosecuting the offense, the Illinois State Police, the  | ||||||
| 26 |  arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the unit  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of local government effecting the arrest. | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) Objections. | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition  | ||||||
| 4 |  may file an objection to the petition. All objections  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit  | ||||||
| 6 |  court clerk, and shall state with specificity the  | ||||||
| 7 |  basis of the objection. Whenever a person who has been  | ||||||
| 8 |  convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an  | ||||||
| 10 |  objection to the petition may not be filed. | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal  | ||||||
| 12 |  must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the petition. | ||||||
| 14 |         (6) Entry of order. | ||||||
| 15 |             (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the  | ||||||
| 16 |  charge was brought, any judge of that circuit  | ||||||
| 17 |  designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less  | ||||||
| 18 |  than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge  | ||||||
| 19 |  at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the  | ||||||
| 20 |  petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this  | ||||||
| 21 |  subsection (d)(6). | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Illinois State Police, the arresting agency, or the  | ||||||
| 24 |  chief legal officer files an objection to the petition  | ||||||
| 25 |  to expunge or seal within 60 days from the date of  | ||||||
| 26 |  service of the petition, the court shall enter an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  order granting or denying the petition. | ||||||
| 2 |             (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  | ||||||
| 3 |  the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under  | ||||||
| 4 |  this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied  | ||||||
| 5 |  an outstanding legal financial obligation established,  | ||||||
| 6 |  imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement  | ||||||
| 7 |  agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit  | ||||||
| 8 |  of local government, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 9 |  any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding  | ||||||
| 10 |  legal financial obligation does not include any court  | ||||||
| 11 |  ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the  | ||||||
| 13 |  restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.  | ||||||
| 14 |  Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise  | ||||||
| 16 |  eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any  | ||||||
| 17 |  financial obligation to pursue collection under  | ||||||
| 18 |  applicable federal, State, or local law.  | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  | ||||||
| 20 |  the court shall not deny a petition to expunge or seal  | ||||||
| 21 |  under this Section because the petitioner has  | ||||||
| 22 |  submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before the  | ||||||
| 23 |  filing of the petition to expunge or seal that  | ||||||
| 24 |  indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis  | ||||||
| 25 |  within the petitioner's body. In this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 26 |  (D), "cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner  | ||||||
| 4 |  and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  hearing date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior  | ||||||
| 6 |  to the hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Illinois State Police as to the appropriateness of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  relief sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the  | ||||||
| 9 |  hearing, the court shall hear evidence on whether the  | ||||||
| 10 |  petition should or should not be granted, and shall grant  | ||||||
| 11 |  or deny the petition to expunge or seal the records based  | ||||||
| 12 |  on the evidence presented at the hearing. The court may  | ||||||
| 13 |  consider the following: | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the  | ||||||
| 15 |  defendant's conviction;  | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction  | ||||||
| 17 |  records by the State;  | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,  | ||||||
| 19 |  and employment history;  | ||||||
| 20 |             (D) the period of time between the petitioner's  | ||||||
| 21 |  arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and  | ||||||
| 22 |  the filing of the petition under this Section; and  | ||||||
| 23 |             (E) the specific adverse consequences the  | ||||||
| 24 |  petitioner may be subject to if the petition is  | ||||||
| 25 |  denied.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (8) Service of order. After entering an order to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and  | ||||||
| 3 |  manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged  | ||||||
| 5 |  with the duty of prosecuting the offense, to the arresting  | ||||||
| 6 |  agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local  | ||||||
| 7 |  government effecting the arrest, and to such other  | ||||||
| 8 |  criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court. | ||||||
| 9 |         (9) Implementation of order. | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records  | ||||||
| 11 |  pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or  | ||||||
| 12 |  both: | ||||||
| 13 |                 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined  | ||||||
| 14 |  in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,  | ||||||
| 15 |  the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as  | ||||||
| 16 |  ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of  | ||||||
| 17 |  service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,  | ||||||
| 18 |  modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant  | ||||||
| 19 |  to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall be impounded until further order of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  court upon good cause shown and the name of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  petitioner obliterated on the official index  | ||||||
| 25 |  required to be kept by the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 26 |  under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the order shall not affect any index issued by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;  | ||||||
| 3 |  and | ||||||
| 4 |                 (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged  | ||||||
| 5 |  records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or  | ||||||
| 6 |  the agency receiving such inquiry, shall reply as  | ||||||
| 7 |  it does in response to inquiries when no records  | ||||||
| 8 |  ever existed. | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records  | ||||||
| 10 |  pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or  | ||||||
| 11 |  both: | ||||||
| 12 |                 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined  | ||||||
| 13 |  in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency  | ||||||
| 14 |  and any other agency as ordered by the court,  | ||||||
| 15 |  within 60 days of the date of service of the order,  | ||||||
| 16 |  unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider  | ||||||
| 17 |  the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsection (d) of this Section; | ||||||
| 19 |                 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 20 |  shall be impounded until further order of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  court upon good cause shown and the name of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  petitioner obliterated on the official index  | ||||||
| 23 |  required to be kept by the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 24 |  under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but  | ||||||
| 25 |  the order shall not affect any index issued by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  circuit court clerk before the entry of the order; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date  | ||||||
| 3 |  of service of the order as ordered by the court,  | ||||||
| 4 |  unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider  | ||||||
| 5 |  the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of  | ||||||
| 6 |  subsection (d) of this Section; | ||||||
| 7 |                 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 8 |  Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 9 |  Police only as required by law or to the arresting  | ||||||
| 10 |  authority, the State's Attorney, and the court  | ||||||
| 11 |  upon a later arrest for the same or a similar  | ||||||
| 12 |  offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsequent felony, and to the Department of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and | ||||||
| 15 |                 (v) in response to an inquiry for such records  | ||||||
| 16 |  from anyone not authorized by law to access such  | ||||||
| 17 |  records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as  | ||||||
| 19 |  it does in response to inquiries when no records  | ||||||
| 20 |  ever existed. | ||||||
| 21 |             (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records  | ||||||
| 22 |  under subsection (e-6): | ||||||
| 23 |                 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined  | ||||||
| 24 |  in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency  | ||||||
| 25 |  and any other agency as ordered by the court,  | ||||||
| 26 |  within 60 days of the date of service of the order,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider  | ||||||
| 2 |  the order is filed under paragraph (12) of  | ||||||
| 3 |  subsection (d) of this Section; | ||||||
| 4 |                 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall be impounded until further order of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  court upon good cause shown and the name of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  petitioner obliterated on the official index  | ||||||
| 8 |  required to be kept by the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 9 |  under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but  | ||||||
| 10 |  the order shall not affect any index issued by the  | ||||||
| 11 |  circuit court clerk before the entry of the order; | ||||||
| 12 |                 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date  | ||||||
| 14 |  of service of the order as ordered by the court,  | ||||||
| 15 |  unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider  | ||||||
| 16 |  the order is filed under paragraph (12) of  | ||||||
| 17 |  subsection (d) of this Section; | ||||||
| 18 |                 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 19 |  Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 20 |  Police only as required by law or to the arresting  | ||||||
| 21 |  authority, the State's Attorney, and the court  | ||||||
| 22 |  upon a later arrest for the same or a similar  | ||||||
| 23 |  offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsequent felony, and to the Department of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and | ||||||
| 26 |                 (v) in response to an inquiry for these  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  records from anyone not authorized by law to  | ||||||
| 2 |  access the records, the court, the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 3 |  Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  reply as it does in response to inquiries when no  | ||||||
| 5 |  records ever existed.  | ||||||
| 6 |             (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under  | ||||||
| 7 |  subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency  | ||||||
| 8 |  as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,  | ||||||
| 9 |  and the court shall seal the records (as defined in  | ||||||
| 10 |  subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for  | ||||||
| 11 |  such records, from anyone not authorized by law to  | ||||||
| 12 |  access such records, the court, the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 13 |  Police, or the agency receiving such inquiry shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  reply as it does in response to inquiries when no  | ||||||
| 15 |  records ever existed. | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written  | ||||||
| 17 |  notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each  | ||||||
| 18 |  order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  date of service of that order or, if a motion to  | ||||||
| 20 |  vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days  | ||||||
| 21 |  of service of the order resolving the motion, if that  | ||||||
| 22 |  order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or  | ||||||
| 23 |  seal records. In the event of an appeal from the  | ||||||
| 24 |  circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  send written notice to the petitioner of its  | ||||||
| 26 |  compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not  | ||||||
| 3 |  required while any motion to vacate, modify, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  reconsider, or any appeal or petition for  | ||||||
| 5 |  discretionary appellate review, is pending.  | ||||||
| 6 |             (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed  | ||||||
| 7 |  judgment or other court record necessary to  | ||||||
| 8 |  demonstrate the amount of any legal financial  | ||||||
| 9 |  obligation due and owing be made available for the  | ||||||
| 10 |  limited purpose of collecting any legal financial  | ||||||
| 11 |  obligations owed by the petitioner that were  | ||||||
| 12 |  established, imposed, or originated in the criminal  | ||||||
| 13 |  proceeding for which those records have been sealed.  | ||||||
| 14 |  The records made available under this subparagraph (E)  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall not be entered into the official index required  | ||||||
| 16 |  to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16  | ||||||
| 17 |  of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately  | ||||||
| 18 |  re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding  | ||||||
| 19 |  financial obligations.  | ||||||
| 20 |             (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed  | ||||||
| 22 |  record for the limited purpose of collecting payment  | ||||||
| 23 |  for any legal financial obligations that were  | ||||||
| 24 |  established, imposed, or originated in the criminal  | ||||||
| 25 |  proceedings for which those records have been sealed.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any  | ||||||
| 2 |  order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any  | ||||||
| 3 |  provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the  | ||||||
| 4 |  circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records  | ||||||
| 6 |  by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee  | ||||||
| 7 |  collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit  | ||||||
| 8 |  court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk  | ||||||
| 9 |  Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset  | ||||||
| 10 |  the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in  | ||||||
| 11 |  performing the additional duties required to serve the  | ||||||
| 12 |  petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit  | ||||||
| 13 |  court clerk shall collect and remit the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 14 |  Police portion of the fee to the State Treasurer and it  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If  | ||||||
| 16 |  the record brought under an expungement petition was  | ||||||
| 17 |  previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the  | ||||||
| 18 |  expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the  | ||||||
| 20 |  expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after  | ||||||
| 22 |  service of the order on the petitioner and all parties  | ||||||
| 23 |  entitled to notice of the petition. | ||||||
| 24 |         (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the  | ||||||
| 26 |  petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting  | ||||||
| 2 |  or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days  | ||||||
| 3 |  of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after  | ||||||
| 4 |  service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a  | ||||||
| 7 |  motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties  | ||||||
| 9 |  entitled to notice of the petition.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition  | ||||||
| 11 |  under the expungement or sealing provisions of this  | ||||||
| 12 |  Section shall not be considered void because it fails to  | ||||||
| 13 |  comply with the provisions of this Section or because of  | ||||||
| 14 |  any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to  | ||||||
| 16 |  determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,  | ||||||
| 17 |  modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed  | ||||||
| 18 |  under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d). | ||||||
| 19 |         (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal  | ||||||
| 20 |  Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order  | ||||||
| 21 |  granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to  | ||||||
| 22 |  notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a  | ||||||
| 24 |  party is seeking relief from the order through a motion  | ||||||
| 25 |  filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is  | ||||||
| 26 |  appealing the order. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to  | ||||||
| 2 |  Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the  | ||||||
| 3 |  order granting the petition to expunge through a motion  | ||||||
| 4 |  filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is  | ||||||
| 5 |  appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay  | ||||||
| 6 |  of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records  | ||||||
| 8 |  until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,  | ||||||
| 9 |  in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's  | ||||||
| 10 |  mandate. | ||||||
| 11 |         (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public  | ||||||
| 12 |  Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,  | ||||||
| 13 |  2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all  | ||||||
| 14 |  orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after  | ||||||
| 15 |  August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).  | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense  | ||||||
| 17 | is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically  | ||||||
| 18 | authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition  | ||||||
| 19 | to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been  | ||||||
| 20 | convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief  | ||||||
| 21 | Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the  | ||||||
| 22 | presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court  | ||||||
| 23 | order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official  | ||||||
| 24 | records of the arresting authority and order that the records  | ||||||
| 25 | of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be  | ||||||
| 26 | sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant  | ||||||
| 2 | obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by  | ||||||
| 3 | the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of  | ||||||
| 4 | Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for  | ||||||
| 5 | the offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order  | ||||||
| 6 | shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 7 | before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 9 | State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's  | ||||||
| 10 | Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or  | ||||||
| 11 | similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any  | ||||||
| 12 | subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,  | ||||||
| 13 | the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed  | ||||||
| 14 | records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to that  | ||||||
| 15 | individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the  | ||||||
| 16 | circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to  | ||||||
| 17 | the person who was pardoned. | ||||||
| 18 |     (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an  | ||||||
| 19 | offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by  | ||||||
| 20 | the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes  | ||||||
| 21 | sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief  | ||||||
| 22 | Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any  | ||||||
| 23 | judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in  | ||||||
| 24 | counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding  | ||||||
| 25 | trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order  | ||||||
| 26 | entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the arresting authority and order that the records of the  | ||||||
| 2 | circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed  | ||||||
| 3 | until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as  | ||||||
| 4 | otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner  | ||||||
| 5 | obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by  | ||||||
| 6 | the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of  | ||||||
| 7 | Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for  | ||||||
| 8 | the offense for which he or she had been granted the  | ||||||
| 9 | certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by  | ||||||
| 10 | the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All  | ||||||
| 11 | records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be  | ||||||
| 12 | disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by  | ||||||
| 13 | this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement  | ||||||
| 14 | agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later  | ||||||
| 15 | arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 16 | sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any  | ||||||
| 17 | subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have  | ||||||
| 18 | access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police  | ||||||
| 19 | pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of  | ||||||
| 20 | sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of  | ||||||
| 21 | the order to the person who was granted the certificate of  | ||||||
| 22 | eligibility for sealing.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an  | ||||||
| 24 | offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for  | ||||||
| 25 | expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically  | ||||||
| 26 | authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been  | ||||||
| 2 | convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief  | ||||||
| 3 | Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the  | ||||||
| 4 | presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court  | ||||||
| 5 | order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official  | ||||||
| 6 | records of the arresting authority and order that the records  | ||||||
| 7 | of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be  | ||||||
| 8 | sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown  | ||||||
| 9 | or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the  | ||||||
| 10 | petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be  | ||||||
| 11 | kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks  | ||||||
| 12 | of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for  | ||||||
| 13 | the offense for which he or she had been granted the  | ||||||
| 14 | certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by  | ||||||
| 15 | the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All  | ||||||
| 16 | records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be  | ||||||
| 17 | disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by  | ||||||
| 18 | this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement  | ||||||
| 19 | agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later  | ||||||
| 20 | arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 21 | sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any  | ||||||
| 22 | subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have  | ||||||
| 23 | access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police  | ||||||
| 24 | pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of  | ||||||
| 25 | expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a  | ||||||
| 26 | copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of eligibility for expungement.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department  | ||||||
| 3 | of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,  | ||||||
| 4 | especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a  | ||||||
| 5 | random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their  | ||||||
| 6 | criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of  | ||||||
| 7 | the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized  | ||||||
| 9 | as appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not  | ||||||
| 10 | disclose any data in a manner that would allow the  | ||||||
| 11 | identification of any particular individual or employing unit.  | ||||||
| 12 | The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no  | ||||||
| 13 | later than September 1, 2010. | ||||||
| 14 |     (g) Immediate Sealing. | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision  | ||||||
| 16 |  of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any  | ||||||
| 17 |  rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal  | ||||||
| 19 |  records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated  | ||||||
| 21 |  by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with  | ||||||
| 22 |  prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),  | ||||||
| 23 |  that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 24 |  of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the  | ||||||
| 25 |  petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same  | ||||||
| 26 |  day and during the same hearing in which the case is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  disposed. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately  | ||||||
| 3 |  Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the  | ||||||
| 6 |  disposition of other charges in the same case. | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon  | ||||||
| 8 |  entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  court of his or her right to have eligible records  | ||||||
| 11 |  immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate  | ||||||
| 12 |  sealing of these records. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to  | ||||||
| 14 |  immediate sealing under this subsection (g). | ||||||
| 15 |             (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final  | ||||||
| 16 |  disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may  | ||||||
| 17 |  immediately petition the court, on behalf of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records  | ||||||
| 19 |  under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are  | ||||||
| 20 |  entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective  | ||||||
| 21 |  date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing  | ||||||
| 22 |  petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 23 |  during the hearing in which the final disposition of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does  | ||||||
| 25 |  not file the petition for immediate sealing during the  | ||||||
| 26 |  hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  at any time as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A). | ||||||
| 2 |             (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing  | ||||||
| 3 |  petition shall be verified and shall contain the  | ||||||
| 4 |  petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and  | ||||||
| 5 |  for each eligible record, the case number, the date of  | ||||||
| 6 |  arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting  | ||||||
| 7 |  authority if applicable, and other information as the  | ||||||
| 8 |  court may require. | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be  | ||||||
| 10 |  required to attach proof that he or she has passed a  | ||||||
| 11 |  drug test. | ||||||
| 12 |             (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition  | ||||||
| 13 |  shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.  | ||||||
| 14 |  The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of  | ||||||
| 15 |  the petition on any other agency. | ||||||
| 16 |             (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall enter an order granting or denying the petition  | ||||||
| 18 |  for immediate sealing during the hearing in which it  | ||||||
| 19 |  is filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be  | ||||||
| 20 |  ruled on in the same hearing in which the final  | ||||||
| 21 |  disposition of the case is entered. | ||||||
| 22 |             (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition  | ||||||
| 23 |  for immediate sealing on the same day and during the  | ||||||
| 24 |  same hearing in which the disposition is rendered. | ||||||
| 25 |             (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal  | ||||||
| 26 |  eligible records shall be served in conformance with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsection (d)(8). | ||||||
| 2 |             (H) Implementation of Order. An order to  | ||||||
| 3 |  immediately seal records shall be implemented in  | ||||||
| 4 |  conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D). | ||||||
| 5 |             (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court  | ||||||
| 6 |  clerk and the Illinois State Police shall comply with  | ||||||
| 7 |  paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section. | ||||||
| 8 |             (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of  | ||||||
| 10 |  appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the  | ||||||
| 11 |  petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  order in conformance with subsection (d)(8). | ||||||
| 13 |             (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the  | ||||||
| 15 |  petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 16 |  Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  reconsider the order denying the petition to  | ||||||
| 18 |  immediately seal within 60 days of service of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider  | ||||||
| 21 |  shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
| 23 |             (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an  | ||||||
| 24 |  immediate sealing petition shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 25 |  void because it fails to comply with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 26 |  this Section or because of an error asserted in a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit  | ||||||
| 2 |  court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the  | ||||||
| 3 |  order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under  | ||||||
| 5 |  subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g). | ||||||
| 6 |             (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to  | ||||||
| 7 |  Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an  | ||||||
| 8 |  order granting a petition to immediately seal, all  | ||||||
| 9 |  parties entitled to service of the order must fully  | ||||||
| 10 |  comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of  | ||||||
| 11 |  service of the order.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (h) Sealing or vacation and expungement of trafficking  | ||||||
| 13 | victims' crimes. | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) A trafficking victim, as defined by paragraph (10)  | ||||||
| 15 |  of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 16 |  2012, may petition for vacation and expungement or  | ||||||
| 17 |  immediate sealing of his or her criminal record upon the  | ||||||
| 18 |  completion of his or her last sentence if his or her  | ||||||
| 19 |  participation in the underlying offense was a result of  | ||||||
| 20 |  human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 21 |  of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal  | ||||||
| 22 |  Trafficking Victims Protection Act.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (1.5) A petition under paragraph (1) shall be  | ||||||
| 24 |  prepared, signed, and filed in accordance with Supreme  | ||||||
| 25 |  Court Rule 9. The court may allow the petitioner to attend  | ||||||
| 26 |  any required hearing remotely in accordance with local  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  rules. The court may allow a petition to be filed under  | ||||||
| 2 |  seal if the public filing of the petition would constitute  | ||||||
| 3 |  a risk of harm to the petitioner. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in  | ||||||
| 5 |  addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)  | ||||||
| 6 |  of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or  | ||||||
| 7 |  her petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or  | ||||||
| 8 |  she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  offense was a result of human trafficking under Section  | ||||||
| 11 |  10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of  | ||||||
| 12 |  trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims  | ||||||
| 13 |  Protection Act.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the  | ||||||
| 15 |  petitioner is not entitled to vacation and expungement or  | ||||||
| 16 |  immediate sealing under this subsection (h), the court  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall conduct a hearing under paragraph (7) of subsection  | ||||||
| 18 |  (d) of this Section and the court shall determine whether  | ||||||
| 19 |  the petitioner is entitled to vacation and expungement or  | ||||||
| 20 |  immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner  | ||||||
| 21 |  is eligible for vacation and expungement or immediate  | ||||||
| 22 |  relief under this subsection (h) if he or she shows, by a  | ||||||
| 23 |  preponderance of the evidence, that: (A) he or she was a  | ||||||
| 24 |  victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense;  | ||||||
| 25 |  and (B) that his or her participation in the offense was a  | ||||||
| 26 |  result of human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking  | ||||||
| 2 |  under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. | ||||||
| 3 |     (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control  | ||||||
| 4 | Act. | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis  | ||||||
| 6 |  Offenses. | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) The Illinois State Police and all law  | ||||||
| 8 |  enforcement agencies within the State shall  | ||||||
| 9 |  automatically expunge all criminal history records of  | ||||||
| 10 |  an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of  | ||||||
| 11 |  supervision, or order of qualified probation for a  | ||||||
| 12 |  Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,  | ||||||
| 13 |  2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if: | ||||||
| 14 |                 (i) One year or more has elapsed since the  | ||||||
| 15 |  date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction  | ||||||
| 16 |  documented in the records; and | ||||||
| 17 |                 (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating  | ||||||
| 18 |  to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or  | ||||||
| 19 |  criminal charges were filed and subsequently  | ||||||
| 20 |  dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was  | ||||||
| 21 |  acquitted. | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to  | ||||||
| 23 |  verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph  | ||||||
| 24 |  (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph  | ||||||
| 25 |  (A) shall be automatically expunged. | ||||||
| 26 |             (C) Records shall be expunged by the law  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  enforcement agency under the following timelines: | ||||||
| 2 |                 (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019  | ||||||
| 3 |  (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on  | ||||||
| 4 |  or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically  | ||||||
| 5 |  expunged prior to January 1, 2021; | ||||||
| 6 |                 (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,  | ||||||
| 7 |  but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be  | ||||||
| 8 |  automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023; | ||||||
| 9 |                 (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall be automatically expunged prior to January  | ||||||
| 11 |  1, 2025. | ||||||
| 12 |             In response to an inquiry for expunged records,  | ||||||
| 13 |  the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall reply as it does in response to inquiries when no  | ||||||
| 15 |  records ever existed; however, it shall provide a  | ||||||
| 16 |  certificate of disposition or confirmation that the  | ||||||
| 17 |  record was expunged to the individual whose record was  | ||||||
| 18 |  expunged if such a record exists.  | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 20 |  restrict or modify an individual's right to have that  | ||||||
| 21 |  individual's records expunged except as otherwise may  | ||||||
| 22 |  be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any  | ||||||
| 23 |  rights or remedies otherwise available to the  | ||||||
| 24 |  individual. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis  | ||||||
| 26 |  Offenses. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall review all criminal history record information  | ||||||
| 4 |  and identify all records that meet all of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  following criteria: | ||||||
| 6 |                 (i) one or more convictions for a Minor  | ||||||
| 7 |  Cannabis Offense; | ||||||
| 8 |                 (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph  | ||||||
| 9 |  (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement  | ||||||
| 10 |  under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and | ||||||
| 11 |                 (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph  | ||||||
| 12 |  (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for  | ||||||
| 13 |  a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and  | ||||||
| 15 |  Witnesses Act. | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the  | ||||||
| 17 |  effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department  | ||||||
| 18 |  of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board  | ||||||
| 19 |  of all such records that meet the criteria established  | ||||||
| 20 |  in paragraph (2)(A). | ||||||
| 21 |                 (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the  | ||||||
| 22 |  State's Attorney of the county of conviction of  | ||||||
| 23 |  each record identified by State Police in  | ||||||
| 24 |  paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4  | ||||||
| 25 |  felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written  | ||||||
| 26 |  objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  basis that the record identified does not meet the  | ||||||
| 2 |  criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an  | ||||||
| 3 |  objection must be filed within 60 days or by such  | ||||||
| 4 |  later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the  | ||||||
| 5 |  notice after the State's Attorney received notice  | ||||||
| 6 |  from the Prisoner Review Board. | ||||||
| 7 |                 (ii) In response to a written objection from a  | ||||||
| 8 |  State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is  | ||||||
| 9 |  authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to  | ||||||
| 10 |  evaluate the information provided in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  objection. | ||||||
| 12 |                 (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a  | ||||||
| 13 |  confidential and privileged recommendation to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Governor as to whether to grant a pardon  | ||||||
| 15 |  authorizing expungement for each of the records  | ||||||
| 16 |  identified by the Department of State Police as  | ||||||
| 17 |  described in paragraph (2)(A). | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon  | ||||||
| 19 |  authorizing expungement as described in this Section,  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney  | ||||||
| 21 |  General, shall file a petition for expungement with  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  circuit designated by the Chief Judge where the  | ||||||
| 24 |  individual had been convicted. Such petition may  | ||||||
| 25 |  include more than one individual. Whenever an  | ||||||
| 26 |  individual who has been convicted of an offense is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically  | ||||||
| 2 |  authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition  | ||||||
| 3 |  may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (i) may include more than one individual.  | ||||||
| 5 |  Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the  | ||||||
| 6 |  court shall enter an order expunging the records of  | ||||||
| 7 |  arrest from the official records of the arresting  | ||||||
| 8 |  authority and order that the records of the circuit  | ||||||
| 9 |  court clerk and the Illinois State Police be expunged  | ||||||
| 10 |  and the name of the defendant obliterated from the  | ||||||
| 11 |  official index requested to be kept by the circuit  | ||||||
| 12 |  court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts  | ||||||
| 13 |  Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for  | ||||||
| 14 |  the offense for which the individual had received a  | ||||||
| 15 |  pardon but the order shall not affect any index issued  | ||||||
| 16 |  by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  order. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the  | ||||||
| 18 |  circuit court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the order and a certificate of disposition to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  individual who was pardoned to the individual's last  | ||||||
| 21 |  known address or by electronic means (if available) or  | ||||||
| 22 |  otherwise make it available to the individual upon  | ||||||
| 23 |  request. | ||||||
| 24 |             (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to  | ||||||
| 25 |  diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise  | ||||||
| 26 |  available to the individual. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and  | ||||||
| 2 |  expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony  | ||||||
| 3 |  violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis  | ||||||
| 4 |  Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief  | ||||||
| 6 |  Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit  | ||||||
| 7 |  designated by the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk  | ||||||
| 8 |  shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and  | ||||||
| 9 |  expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's  | ||||||
| 10 |  Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of  | ||||||
| 11 |  prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to  | ||||||
| 12 |  vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:  | ||||||
| 13 |  the reasons to retain the records provided by law  | ||||||
| 14 |  enforcement, the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at  | ||||||
| 15 |  the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual  | ||||||
| 17 |  may file such a petition after the completion of any  | ||||||
| 18 |  non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed  | ||||||
| 19 |  by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such  | ||||||
| 20 |  motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a  | ||||||
| 21 |  petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to  | ||||||
| 22 |  vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be  | ||||||
| 23 |  expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and  | ||||||
| 24 |  (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal  | ||||||
| 25 |  aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest  | ||||||
| 26 |  Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection  | ||||||
| 2 |  may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief  | ||||||
| 3 |  Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit  | ||||||
| 4 |  designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include  | ||||||
| 5 |  more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency  | ||||||
| 6 |  providing civil legal aid concerning more than one  | ||||||
| 7 |  individual may be prepared, presented, and signed  | ||||||
| 8 |  electronically. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate  | ||||||
| 10 |  and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4  | ||||||
| 11 |  felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis  | ||||||
| 12 |  Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief  | ||||||
| 14 |  Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit  | ||||||
| 15 |  designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than  | ||||||
| 16 |  one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney  | ||||||
| 17 |  concerning more than one individual may be prepared,  | ||||||
| 18 |  presented, and signed electronically. When considering  | ||||||
| 19 |  such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  consider the following: the reasons to retain the records  | ||||||
| 21 |  provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the  | ||||||
| 22 |  individual's age at the time of offense, the time since  | ||||||
| 23 |  the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if  | ||||||
| 24 |  denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate  | ||||||
| 25 |  and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's  | ||||||
| 26 |  Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit  | ||||||
| 2 |  court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and  | ||||||
| 3 |  a certificate of disposition to the individual whose  | ||||||
| 4 |  records will be expunged to the individual's last known  | ||||||
| 5 |  address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise  | ||||||
| 6 |  make available to the individual upon request. If a motion  | ||||||
| 7 |  to vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be  | ||||||
| 8 |  expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and  | ||||||
| 9 |  (d)(9)(A) of this Section. | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a  | ||||||
| 11 |  county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge  | ||||||
| 12 |  pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with  | ||||||
| 13 |  jurisdiction over the underlying conviction. | ||||||
| 14 |         (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis  | ||||||
| 15 |  Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019  | ||||||
| 16 |  (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's  | ||||||
| 17 |  case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,  | ||||||
| 18 |  the person may petition the court in which the charges are  | ||||||
| 19 |  pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges  | ||||||
| 20 |  against him or her, and expunge all official records of  | ||||||
| 21 |  his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,  | ||||||
| 22 |  supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon  | ||||||
| 23 |  review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,  | ||||||
| 24 |  2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an  | ||||||
| 25 |  offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)  | ||||||
| 26 |  the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible  | ||||||
| 2 |  for expungement under this subsection, the court shall  | ||||||
| 3 |  consider the following: the reasons to retain the records  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since  | ||||||
| 6 |  the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if  | ||||||
| 7 |  denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the  | ||||||
| 8 |  records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph  | ||||||
| 9 |  (d)(9)(A) of this Section. | ||||||
| 10 |         (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or  | ||||||
| 11 |  more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon  | ||||||
| 13 |  the issuance of an order under this subsection. | ||||||
| 14 |         (8) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to  | ||||||
| 15 |  use the access and review process, established in the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her  | ||||||
| 17 |  records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been  | ||||||
| 19 |  expunged. | ||||||
| 20 |         (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly  | ||||||
| 22 |  served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to  | ||||||
| 24 |  expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under  | ||||||
| 25 |  this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  before the arrest, charge, or conviction. | ||||||
| 2 |         (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post  | ||||||
| 3 |  general information on its website about the expungement  | ||||||
| 4 |  process described in this subsection (i).  | ||||||
| 5 |     (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions. | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and  | ||||||
| 7 |  expunge a conviction for a prior Class 4 felony violation  | ||||||
| 8 |  of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief  | ||||||
| 10 |  Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit  | ||||||
| 11 |  designated by the Chief Judge. When considering the motion  | ||||||
| 12 |  to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the  | ||||||
| 13 |  following: | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by  | ||||||
| 15 |  law enforcement; | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) the petitioner's age; | ||||||
| 17 |             (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;  | ||||||
| 18 |  and | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) the time since the conviction, and the  | ||||||
| 20 |  specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual  | ||||||
| 21 |  may file the petition after the completion of any  | ||||||
| 22 |  sentence or condition imposed by the conviction.  | ||||||
| 23 |  Within 60 days of the filing of the motion, a State's  | ||||||
| 24 |  Attorney may file an objection to the petition along  | ||||||
| 25 |  with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and  | ||||||
| 26 |  expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as  | ||||||
| 3 |  defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney  | ||||||
| 4 |  Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file  | ||||||
| 5 |  a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection  | ||||||
| 6 |  may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief  | ||||||
| 7 |  Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit  | ||||||
| 8 |  designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may  | ||||||
| 9 |  include more than one individual. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate  | ||||||
| 11 |  and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of  | ||||||
| 12 |  prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief  | ||||||
| 14 |  Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit  | ||||||
| 15 |  court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more  | ||||||
| 16 |  than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate  | ||||||
| 17 |  and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons: | ||||||
| 18 |             (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by  | ||||||
| 19 |  law enforcement; | ||||||
| 20 |             (B) the petitioner's age; | ||||||
| 21 |             (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense; | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) the time since the conviction; and | ||||||
| 23 |             (E) the specific adverse consequences if denied. | ||||||
| 24 |         If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and  | ||||||
| 25 |  expunge records for felony prostitution convictions  | ||||||
| 26 |  pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph  | ||||||
| 4 |  (d)(9)(A) of this Section. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a  | ||||||
| 6 |  county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge  | ||||||
| 7 |  pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with  | ||||||
| 8 |  jurisdiction over the underlying conviction. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to  | ||||||
| 10 |  a use the access and review process, established in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her  | ||||||
| 12 |  records relating to felony prostitution eligible under  | ||||||
| 13 |  this Section have been expunged. | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly  | ||||||
| 16 |  served as provided in the Court of Claims Act. | ||||||
| 17 |         (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge  | ||||||
| 18 |  an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to  | ||||||
| 20 |  restore the person to the status he or she occupied before  | ||||||
| 21 |  the arrest, charge, or conviction. | ||||||
| 22 |         (7) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post  | ||||||
| 23 |  general information on its website about the expungement  | ||||||
| 24 |  process described in this subsection (j). | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 102-145, eff. 7-23-21; 102-558, 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 26 | 102-639, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-933, eff.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 1-1-23; 103-35, eff. 1-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-609,  | ||||||
| 2 | eff. 7-1-24; 103-755, eff. 8-2-24; revised 8-9-24.)
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| 3 |     Section 160. The Department of Transportation Law of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 5 | Section 2705-440 as follows:
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| 6 |     (20 ILCS 2705/2705-440)    (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25h) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 2705-440. Intercity Rail Service.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) For the purposes of providing intercity railroad  | ||||||
| 9 | passenger service within this State and throughout the United  | ||||||
| 10 | States, the Department is authorized to enter into agreements  | ||||||
| 11 | with any state, state agency, unit units of local government  | ||||||
| 12 | or political subdivision subdivisions, the Commuter Rail  | ||||||
| 13 | Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (or a public  | ||||||
| 14 | corporation on behalf of that Division), architecture or  | ||||||
| 15 | engineering firm firms, the National Railroad Passenger  | ||||||
| 16 | Corporation, any carrier, or any individual, corporation,  | ||||||
| 17 | partnership, or public or private entity. The cost related to  | ||||||
| 18 | such services shall be borne in such proportion as, by  | ||||||
| 19 | agreement or contract the parties may desire. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) In providing any intercity railroad passenger service  | ||||||
| 21 | as provided in this Section, the Department shall have the  | ||||||
| 22 | following additional powers: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) to enter into trackage use agreements with rail  | ||||||
| 24 |  carriers; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1.5) to freely lease or otherwise contract for any  | ||||||
| 2 |  purpose any of the locomotives, passenger railcars, and  | ||||||
| 3 |  other rolling stock equipment or accessions to any state  | ||||||
| 4 |  or state agency, public or private entity, or quasi-public  | ||||||
| 5 |  entities;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) to enter into haulage agreements with rail  | ||||||
| 7 |  carriers; | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) to lease or otherwise contract for use,  | ||||||
| 9 |  maintenance, servicing, and repair of any needed  | ||||||
| 10 |  locomotives, rolling stock, stations, or other facilities,  | ||||||
| 11 |  the lease or contract having a term not to exceed 50 years  | ||||||
| 12 |  (but any multi-year contract shall recite that the  | ||||||
| 13 |  contract is subject to termination and cancellation,  | ||||||
| 14 |  without any penalty, acceleration payment, or other  | ||||||
| 15 |  recoupment mechanism, in any fiscal year for which the  | ||||||
| 16 |  General Assembly fails to make an adequate appropriation  | ||||||
| 17 |  to cover the contract obligation); | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) to enter into management agreements; | ||||||
| 19 |         (5) to include in any contract indemnification of  | ||||||
| 20 |  carriers or other parties for any liability with regard to  | ||||||
| 21 |  intercity railroad passenger service; | ||||||
| 22 |         (6) to obtain insurance for any losses or claims with  | ||||||
| 23 |  respect to the service; | ||||||
| 24 |         (7) to promote the use of the service; | ||||||
| 25 |         (8) to make grants to any body politic and corporate,  | ||||||
| 26 |  any unit of local government, or the Commuter Rail  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Division of the Regional Transportation Authority to cover  | ||||||
| 2 |  all or any part of any capital or operating costs of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  service and to enter into agreements with respect to those  | ||||||
| 4 |  grants; | ||||||
| 5 |         (9) to set any fares or make other regulations with  | ||||||
| 6 |  respect to the service, consistent with any contracts for  | ||||||
| 7 |  the service; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (10) to otherwise enter into any contracts necessary  | ||||||
| 9 |  or convenient to provide rail services, operate or  | ||||||
| 10 |  maintain locomotives, passenger railcars, and other  | ||||||
| 11 |  rolling stock equipment or accessions, including the lease  | ||||||
| 12 |  or use of such locomotives, railcars, equipment, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  accessions. | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) All service provided under this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 15 | exempt from all regulations by the Illinois Commerce  | ||||||
| 16 | Commission (other than for safety matters). To the extent the  | ||||||
| 17 | service is provided by the Commuter Rail Division of the  | ||||||
| 18 | Regional Transportation Authority (or a public corporation on  | ||||||
| 19 | behalf of that Division), it shall be exempt from safety  | ||||||
| 20 | regulations of the Illinois Commerce Commission to the extent  | ||||||
| 21 | the Commuter Rail Division adopts its own safety regulations. | ||||||
| 22 |     (d) In connection with any powers exercised under this  | ||||||
| 23 | Section, the Department | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) shall not have the power of eminent domain; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) shall not directly operate any railroad service  | ||||||
| 26 |  with its own employees. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) Any contract with the Commuter Rail Division of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Regional Transportation Authority (or a public corporation on  | ||||||
| 3 | behalf of the Division) under this Section shall provide that  | ||||||
| 4 | all costs in excess of revenue received by the Division  | ||||||
| 5 | generated from intercity rail service provided by the Division  | ||||||
| 6 | shall be fully borne by the Department, and no funds for  | ||||||
| 7 | operation of commuter rail service shall be used, directly or  | ||||||
| 8 | indirectly, or for any period of time, to subsidize the  | ||||||
| 9 | intercity rail operation. If at any time the Division does not  | ||||||
| 10 | have sufficient funds available to satisfy the requirements of  | ||||||
| 11 | this Section, the Division shall forthwith terminate the  | ||||||
| 12 | operation of intercity rail service. The payments made by the  | ||||||
| 13 | Department to the Division for the intercity rail passenger  | ||||||
| 14 | service shall not be made in excess of those costs or as a  | ||||||
| 15 | subsidy for costs of commuter rail operations. This shall not  | ||||||
| 16 | prevent the contract from providing for efficient coordination  | ||||||
| 17 | of service and facilities to promote cost effective operations  | ||||||
| 18 | of both intercity rail passenger service and commuter rail  | ||||||
| 19 | services with cost allocations as provided in this paragraph. | ||||||
| 20 |     (f) Whenever the Department enters into an agreement with  | ||||||
| 21 | any carrier for the Department's payment of such railroad  | ||||||
| 22 | required maintenance expenses necessary for intercity  | ||||||
| 23 | passenger service, the Department may deposit such required  | ||||||
| 24 | maintenance funds into an escrow account. Whenever the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department enters into an agreement with any State or State  | ||||||
| 26 | agency, any public or private entity or quasi-public entity  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for the lease, rental or use of locomotives, passenger  | ||||||
| 2 | railcars, and other rolling stock equipment or accessions, the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department may deposit such receipts into a separate escrow  | ||||||
| 4 | account. For purposes of this subsection, "escrow account" an  | ||||||
| 5 | escrow account means any fiduciary account established with  | ||||||
| 6 | (i) any banking corporation which is both organized under the  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois Banking Act and authorized to accept and administer  | ||||||
| 8 | trusts in this State, or (ii) any national banking association  | ||||||
| 9 | which has its principal place of business in this State and  | ||||||
| 10 | which also is authorized to accept and administer trusts in  | ||||||
| 11 | this State. The funds in any required maintenance escrow  | ||||||
| 12 | account may be withdrawn by the carrier or entity in control of  | ||||||
| 13 | the railroad being maintained, only with the consent of the  | ||||||
| 14 | Department, pursuant to a written maintenance agreement and  | ||||||
| 15 | pursuant to a maintenance plan that shall be updated each  | ||||||
| 16 | year. The funds in an escrow account holding lease payments,  | ||||||
| 17 | use fees, or rental payments may be withdrawn by the  | ||||||
| 18 | Department, only with the consent of the Midwest Fleet Pool  | ||||||
| 19 | Board and deposited into the High-Speed Rail Rolling Stock  | ||||||
| 20 | Fund. The moneys deposited in the escrow accounts shall be  | ||||||
| 21 | invested and reinvested, pursuant to the direction of the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department, in bonds and other interest bearing obligations of  | ||||||
| 23 | this State, or in such accounts, certificates, bills,  | ||||||
| 24 | obligations, shares, pools, or other securities as are  | ||||||
| 25 | authorized for the investment of public funds under the Public  | ||||||
| 26 | Funds Investment Act. Escrow accounts created under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | subsection shall not have terms that exceed 20 years. At the  | ||||||
| 2 | end of the term of an escrow account holding lease payments,  | ||||||
| 3 | use fees, or rental payments, the remaining balance shall be  | ||||||
| 4 | deposited in the High-Speed Rail Rolling Stock Fund, a special  | ||||||
| 5 | fund that is created in the State treasury Treasury. Moneys in  | ||||||
| 6 | the High-Speed Rail Rolling Stock Fund may be used for any  | ||||||
| 7 | purpose related to locomotives, passenger railcars, and other  | ||||||
| 8 | rolling stock equipment. The Department shall prepare a report  | ||||||
| 9 | for presentation to the Comptroller and the Treasurer each  | ||||||
| 10 | year that shows the amounts deposited and withdrawn, the  | ||||||
| 11 | purposes for withdrawal, the balance, and the amounts derived  | ||||||
| 12 | from investment.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) Whenever the Department enters into an agreement with  | ||||||
| 14 | any carrier, State or State agency, any public or private  | ||||||
| 15 | entity, or quasi-public entity for costs related to  | ||||||
| 16 | procurement and maintenance of locomotives, passenger  | ||||||
| 17 | railcars, and other rolling stock equipment or accessions, the  | ||||||
| 18 | Department shall deposit such receipts into the High-Speed  | ||||||
| 19 | Rail Rolling Stock Fund. Additionally, the Department may make  | ||||||
| 20 | payments into the High-Speed Rail Rolling Stock Fund for the  | ||||||
| 21 | State's share of the costs related to locomotives, passenger  | ||||||
| 22 | railcars, and other rolling stock equipment.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-707, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 165. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is  | ||||||
| 25 | amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
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| 1 |     (20 ILCS 2805/40) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 40. Notice of veterans and service members' benefits,  | ||||||
| 3 | services, and protections. The Department shall create, and  | ||||||
| 4 | the Department of Labor shall make available, at no cost, a  | ||||||
| 5 | veterans and service members' benefits, services, and  | ||||||
| 6 | protections poster. Such a poster shall include, but not be  | ||||||
| 7 | limited to, information regarding the following: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) Free veterans' benefits and services provided by  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Illinois Department of Veterans' Veterans Affairs and  | ||||||
| 10 |  other veterans service organizations; | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) Tax benefits; | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) Illinois veteran driver's license and non-driver  | ||||||
| 13 |  veteran identification card; | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) Illinois protections for survivors of sexual  | ||||||
| 15 |  violence in the military; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) Contact information for the following: | ||||||
| 17 |             (i) The United States Department of Veterans  | ||||||
| 18 |  Affairs; | ||||||
| 19 |             (ii) The Illinois Department of Veterans' Veterans     | ||||||
| 20 |  Affairs; and | ||||||
| 21 |             (iii) The Veterans Crisis Line. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-828, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 170. The Governor's Office of Management and  | ||||||
| 24 | Budget Act is amended by changing Section 2.14 as follows:
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| 1 |     (20 ILCS 3005/2.14) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 2.14. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Internal  | ||||||
| 3 | Control Unit. As used in this Section, : "ACFR" means the State  | ||||||
| 4 | Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. | ||||||
| 5 |     There is created within the Governor's Office of  | ||||||
| 6 | Management and Budget an ACFR Internal Control Unit, which  | ||||||
| 7 | shall advise and assist the Director in coordinating the audit  | ||||||
| 8 | of the State Annual Comprehensive Financial Report on behalf  | ||||||
| 9 | of the Governor. The ACFR Internal Control Unit may develop  | ||||||
| 10 | policies, plans, and programs to be used by the Office for the  | ||||||
| 11 | coordination of the financial audit and may advise and assist  | ||||||
| 12 | State agencies, as defined in the Illinois State Auditing Act  | ||||||
| 13 | and under the jurisdiction of the Governor, in improving  | ||||||
| 14 | internal controls related to the State's financial statements  | ||||||
| 15 | and reporting. The ACFR Internal Control Unit is authorized to  | ||||||
| 16 | direct State agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor  | ||||||
| 17 | in the adoption of internal control procedures and  | ||||||
| 18 | documentation necessary to address internal control  | ||||||
| 19 | deficiencies or resolve ACFR audit findings, and to direct  | ||||||
| 20 | implementation of such corrective actions. Each State agency  | ||||||
| 21 | under the jurisdiction of the Governor shall furnish to the  | ||||||
| 22 | Office such information as the Office may from time to time  | ||||||
| 23 | require, and the Director or any duly authorized employee of  | ||||||
| 24 | the Office shall for the purpose of securing such information,  | ||||||
| 25 | have access to, and the right to examine and receive a copy of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | all documents, papers, reports, or records of any State agency  | ||||||
| 2 | under the jurisdiction of the Governor to assist in carrying  | ||||||
| 3 | out the Office's responsibilities under this Section.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-866, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     Section 175. The Capital Development Board Act is amended  | ||||||
| 6 | by changing Section 10.09-1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (20 ILCS 3105/10.09-1) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 10.09-1. Certification of inspection. | ||||||
| 9 |     (a) No person may occupy a newly constructed commercial  | ||||||
| 10 | building or a substantially improved commercial building in a  | ||||||
| 11 | non-building code jurisdiction until: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) The property owner or property owner's agent has  | ||||||
| 13 |  first contracted for the inspection of the building by an  | ||||||
| 14 |  inspector who meets the qualifications established by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Board; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) The qualified inspector files a certification of  | ||||||
| 17 |  inspection with the municipality or county having such  | ||||||
| 18 |  jurisdiction over the property indicating that the  | ||||||
| 19 |  building complies with all of the following: | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) to the extent they do not conflict with the  | ||||||
| 21 |  codes and rules listed in subparagraphs (C) through  | ||||||
| 22 |  (F), the current edition or most recent preceding  | ||||||
| 23 |  edition of the following codes published by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  International Code Council: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (i) the International Building Code, including  | ||||||
| 2 |  Appendix G and excluding Chapters 11, 13, and 29; | ||||||
| 3 |                 (ii) the International Existing Building Code; | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) to the extent it does not conflict with the  | ||||||
| 5 |  codes and rules listed in subparagraphs (C) through  | ||||||
| 6 |  (F), the current edition or most recent preceding  | ||||||
| 7 |  edition of the National Electrical Code published by  | ||||||
| 8 |  the National Fire Protection Association; | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) either: | ||||||
| 10 |                 (i) The Energy Efficient Building Code adopted  | ||||||
| 11 |  under Section 15 of the Energy Efficient Building  | ||||||
| 12 |  Act; or | ||||||
| 13 |                 (ii) The Illinois Stretch Energy Code adopted  | ||||||
| 14 |  under Section 55 of the Energy Efficient Building  | ||||||
| 15 |  Act; | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) the Illinois Accessibility Code adopted under  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 4 of the Environmental Barriers Act; | ||||||
| 18 |             (E) the Illinois Plumbing Code adopted under  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 35 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law; and | ||||||
| 20 |             (F) the rules adopted in accordance with Section 9  | ||||||
| 21 |  of the Fire Investigation Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     (3) Once a building permit is issued, the applicable  | ||||||
| 23 | requirements that are in effect on January 1 of the calendar  | ||||||
| 24 | year when the building permit was applied for, or, where a  | ||||||
| 25 | building permit is not required, on January 1 of the calendar  | ||||||
| 26 | year when construction begins, shall be the only requirements  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that apply for the duration of the building permit or  | ||||||
| 2 | construction.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) (Blank). | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) The qualification requirements of this Section do not  | ||||||
| 5 | apply to building enforcement personnel employed by a  | ||||||
| 6 | municipality or county who are acting in their official  | ||||||
| 7 | capacity. | ||||||
| 8 |     (d) For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 9 |     "Commercial building" means any building other than: (i) a  | ||||||
| 10 | single-family home or a dwelling containing 2 or fewer  | ||||||
| 11 | apartments, condominiums, or townhouses; or (ii) a farm  | ||||||
| 12 | building as exempted from Section 3 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | Architecture Practice Act of 1989. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Newly constructed commercial building" means any  | ||||||
| 15 | commercial building for which original construction has  | ||||||
| 16 | commenced on or after July 1, 2011. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Non-building code jurisdiction" means any area of the  | ||||||
| 18 | State in a municipality or county having jurisdiction that:  | ||||||
| 19 | (i) has not adopted a building code; or (ii) is required to but  | ||||||
| 20 | has not identified its adopted building code to the Board  | ||||||
| 21 | under Section 10.18 of the Capital Development Board Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Qualified inspector" means an individual certified as a  | ||||||
| 23 | commercial building inspector by the International Code  | ||||||
| 24 | Council or an equivalent nationally recognized building  | ||||||
| 25 | inspector certification organization, qualified as a  | ||||||
| 26 | construction and building inspector by successful completion  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of an apprentice program certified by the United States  | ||||||
| 2 | Department of Labor, or who has filed verification of  | ||||||
| 3 | inspection experience according to rules adopted by the Board  | ||||||
| 4 | for the purposes of conducting inspections in non-building  | ||||||
| 5 | code jurisdictions. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Substantial damage" means damage of any origin sustained  | ||||||
| 7 | by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to  | ||||||
| 8 | its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50% of the  | ||||||
| 9 | market value of the structure before damage occurred.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Substantially improved commercial building" means, for  | ||||||
| 11 | work commenced on or after January 1, 2025, any commercial  | ||||||
| 12 | building that has undergone any repair, reconstruction,  | ||||||
| 13 | rehabilitation, alteration, addition, or other improvement,  | ||||||
| 14 | the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of  | ||||||
| 15 | the structure before the improvement or repair is started. If  | ||||||
| 16 | a commercial building has sustained substantial damage, any  | ||||||
| 17 | repairs are considered substantial improvement regardless of  | ||||||
| 18 | the actual repair work performed. "Substantially improved  | ||||||
| 19 | commercial building" does not include: (i) any project for  | ||||||
| 20 | improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of  | ||||||
| 21 | State or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications  | ||||||
| 22 | which have been identified by the local code enforcement  | ||||||
| 23 | official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe  | ||||||
| 24 | living conditions or (ii) any alteration of a historic  | ||||||
| 25 | structure, provided that the alteration will not preclude the  | ||||||
| 26 | structure's continued designation as a historic structure.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) Except as provided in Section 15 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 2 | Residential Building Code Act, new residential construction is  | ||||||
| 3 | exempt from this Section and is defined as any original  | ||||||
| 4 | construction of a single-family home or a dwelling containing  | ||||||
| 5 | 2 or fewer apartments, condominiums, or townhouses. | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) Local governments may establish agreements with other  | ||||||
| 7 | governmental entities within the State to issue permits and  | ||||||
| 8 | enforce building codes and may hire third-party providers that  | ||||||
| 9 | are qualified in accordance with this Section to provide  | ||||||
| 10 | inspection services. | ||||||
| 11 |     (g) This Section does not limit the applicability of any  | ||||||
| 12 | other statutorily authorized code or regulation administered  | ||||||
| 13 | by State agencies. These include, without limitation, the  | ||||||
| 14 | codes and regulations listed in subparagraphs (C) through (F)  | ||||||
| 15 | of paragraph (2) of subsection (a). | ||||||
| 16 |     (h) The changes to this Section made by Public Act 103-510     | ||||||
| 17 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall apply  | ||||||
| 18 | beginning on January 1, 2025. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-510, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 20 | revised 7-24-24.)
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| 21 |     Section 180. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act  | ||||||
| 22 | is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (20 ILCS 3305/5)    (from Ch. 127, par. 1055) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 5. Illinois Emergency Management Agency.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) There is created within the executive branch of the  | ||||||
| 2 | State Government an Illinois Emergency Management Agency and a  | ||||||
| 3 | Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, herein  | ||||||
| 4 | called the "Director" who shall be the head thereof. The  | ||||||
| 5 | Director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice  | ||||||
| 6 | and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term of 2  | ||||||
| 7 | years beginning on the third Monday in January of the  | ||||||
| 8 | odd-numbered year, and until a successor is appointed and has  | ||||||
| 9 | qualified; except that the term of the first Director  | ||||||
| 10 | appointed under this Act shall expire on the third Monday in  | ||||||
| 11 | January, 1989. The Director shall not hold any other  | ||||||
| 12 | remunerative public office. For terms beginning after January  | ||||||
| 13 | 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1179) and  | ||||||
| 14 | before January 16, 2023, the annual salary of the Director  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be as provided in Section 5-300 of the Civil  | ||||||
| 16 | Administrative Code of Illinois. Notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 17 | provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16,  | ||||||
| 18 | 2023, the Director shall receive an annual salary of $180,000  | ||||||
| 19 | or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1,  | ||||||
| 20 | 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall  | ||||||
| 21 | receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living  | ||||||
| 22 | adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the  | ||||||
| 23 | 86th General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 24 |     For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the  | ||||||
| 25 | Assistant Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency  | ||||||
| 26 | shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each  | ||||||
| 2 | July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an  | ||||||
| 3 | increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as  | ||||||
| 4 | authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General  | ||||||
| 5 | Assembly.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall obtain,  | ||||||
| 7 | under the provisions of the Personnel Code, technical,  | ||||||
| 8 | clerical, stenographic and other administrative personnel, and  | ||||||
| 9 | may make expenditures within the appropriation therefor as may  | ||||||
| 10 | be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. The agency  | ||||||
| 11 | created by this Act is intended to be a successor to the agency  | ||||||
| 12 | created under the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster  | ||||||
| 13 | Agency Act of 1975 and the personnel, equipment, records, and  | ||||||
| 14 | appropriations of that agency are transferred to the successor  | ||||||
| 15 | agency as of June 30, 1988 (the effective date of this Act). | ||||||
| 16 |     (c) The Director, subject to the direction and control of  | ||||||
| 17 | the Governor, shall be the executive head of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 | Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Response  | ||||||
| 19 | Commission and shall be responsible under the direction of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Governor, for carrying out the program for emergency  | ||||||
| 21 | management of this State. The Director shall also maintain  | ||||||
| 22 | liaison and cooperate with the emergency management  | ||||||
| 23 | organizations of this State and other states and of the  | ||||||
| 24 | federal government. | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall take an  | ||||||
| 26 | integral part in the development and revision of political  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | subdivision emergency operations plans prepared under  | ||||||
| 2 | paragraph (f) of Section 10. To this end it shall employ or  | ||||||
| 3 | otherwise secure the services of professional and technical  | ||||||
| 4 | personnel capable of providing expert assistance to the  | ||||||
| 5 | emergency services and disaster agencies. These personnel  | ||||||
| 6 | shall consult with emergency services and disaster agencies on  | ||||||
| 7 | a regular basis and shall make field examinations of the  | ||||||
| 8 | areas, circumstances, and conditions that particular political  | ||||||
| 9 | subdivision emergency operations plans are intended to apply. | ||||||
| 10 |     (e) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and political  | ||||||
| 11 | subdivisions shall be encouraged to form an emergency  | ||||||
| 12 | management advisory committee composed of private and public  | ||||||
| 13 | personnel representing the emergency management phases of  | ||||||
| 14 | mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The Local  | ||||||
| 15 | Emergency Planning Committee, as created under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 | Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, shall  | ||||||
| 17 | serve as an advisory committee to the emergency services and  | ||||||
| 18 | disaster agency or agencies serving within the boundaries of  | ||||||
| 19 | that Local Emergency Planning Committee planning district for: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) the development of emergency operations plan  | ||||||
| 21 |  provisions for hazardous chemical emergencies; and | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) the assessment of emergency response capabilities  | ||||||
| 23 |  related to hazardous chemical emergencies. | ||||||
| 24 |     (f) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) Coordinate the overall emergency management  | ||||||
| 26 |  program of the State. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) Cooperate with local governments, the federal  | ||||||
| 2 |  government, and any public or private agency or entity in  | ||||||
| 3 |  achieving any purpose of this Act and in implementing  | ||||||
| 4 |  emergency management programs for mitigation,  | ||||||
| 5 |  preparedness, response, and recovery. | ||||||
| 6 |         (2.5) Develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness  | ||||||
| 7 |  and response plan for any nuclear accident in accordance  | ||||||
| 8 |  with Section 65 of the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 and in  | ||||||
| 9 |  development of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness  | ||||||
| 10 |  program in accordance with Section 8 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2.6) Coordinate with the Department of Public Health  | ||||||
| 13 |  with respect to planning for and responding to public  | ||||||
| 14 |  health emergencies. | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) Prepare, for issuance by the Governor, executive  | ||||||
| 16 |  orders, proclamations, and regulations as necessary or  | ||||||
| 17 |  appropriate in coping with disasters. | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) Promulgate rules and requirements for political  | ||||||
| 19 |  subdivision emergency operations plans that are not  | ||||||
| 20 |  inconsistent with and are at least as stringent as  | ||||||
| 21 |  applicable federal laws and regulations. | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) Review and approve, in accordance with Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 |  Emergency Management Agency rules, emergency operations  | ||||||
| 24 |  plans for those political subdivisions required to have an  | ||||||
| 25 |  emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 26 |  Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5.5) Promulgate rules and requirements for the  | ||||||
| 2 |  political subdivision emergency management exercises,  | ||||||
| 3 |  including, but not limited to, exercises of the emergency  | ||||||
| 4 |  operations plans. | ||||||
| 5 |         (5.10) Review, evaluate, and approve, in accordance  | ||||||
| 6 |  with Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, political  | ||||||
| 7 |  subdivision emergency management exercises for those  | ||||||
| 8 |  political subdivisions required to have an emergency  | ||||||
| 9 |  services and disaster agency pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
| 10 |         (6) Determine requirements of the State and its  | ||||||
| 11 |  political subdivisions for food, clothing, and other  | ||||||
| 12 |  necessities in event of a disaster. | ||||||
| 13 |         (7) Establish a register of persons with types of  | ||||||
| 14 |  emergency management training and skills in mitigation,  | ||||||
| 15 |  preparedness, response, and recovery.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) Establish a register of government and private  | ||||||
| 17 |  response resources available for use in a disaster. | ||||||
| 18 |         (9) Expand the Earthquake Awareness Program and its  | ||||||
| 19 |  efforts to distribute earthquake preparedness materials to  | ||||||
| 20 |  schools, political subdivisions, community groups, civic  | ||||||
| 21 |  organizations, and the media. Emphasis will be placed on  | ||||||
| 22 |  those areas of the State most at risk from an earthquake.  | ||||||
| 23 |  Maintain the list of all school districts, hospitals,  | ||||||
| 24 |  airports, power plants, including nuclear power plants,  | ||||||
| 25 |  lakes, dams, emergency response facilities of all types,  | ||||||
| 26 |  and all other major public or private structures which are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  at the greatest risk of damage from earthquakes under  | ||||||
| 2 |  circumstances where the damage would cause subsequent harm  | ||||||
| 3 |  to the surrounding communities and residents. | ||||||
| 4 |         (10) Disseminate all information, completely and  | ||||||
| 5 |  without delay, on water levels for rivers and streams and  | ||||||
| 6 |  any other data pertaining to potential flooding supplied  | ||||||
| 7 |  by the Division of Water Resources within the Department  | ||||||
| 8 |  of Natural Resources to all political subdivisions to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  maximum extent possible. | ||||||
| 10 |         (11) Develop agreements, if feasible, with medical  | ||||||
| 11 |  supply and equipment firms to supply resources as are  | ||||||
| 12 |  necessary to respond to an earthquake or any other  | ||||||
| 13 |  disaster as defined in this Act. These resources will be  | ||||||
| 14 |  made available upon notifying the vendor of the disaster.  | ||||||
| 15 |  Payment for the resources will be in accordance with  | ||||||
| 16 |  Section 7 of this Act. The Illinois Department of Public  | ||||||
| 17 |  Health shall determine which resources will be required  | ||||||
| 18 |  and requested. | ||||||
| 19 |         (11.5) In coordination with the Illinois State Police,  | ||||||
| 20 |  develop and implement a community outreach program to  | ||||||
| 21 |  promote awareness among the State's parents and children  | ||||||
| 22 |  of child abduction prevention and response. | ||||||
| 23 |         (12) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes,  | ||||||
| 24 |  award capital and non-capital grants to Illinois hospitals  | ||||||
| 25 |  or health care facilities located outside of a city with a  | ||||||
| 26 |  population in excess of 1,000,000 to be used for purposes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that include, but are not limited to, preparing to respond  | ||||||
| 2 |  to mass casualties and disasters, maintaining and  | ||||||
| 3 |  improving patient safety and quality of care, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  protecting the confidentiality of patient information. No  | ||||||
| 5 |  single grant for a capital expenditure shall exceed  | ||||||
| 6 |  $300,000. No single grant for a non-capital expenditure  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall exceed $100,000. In awarding such grants, preference  | ||||||
| 8 |  shall be given to hospitals that serve a significant  | ||||||
| 9 |  number of Medicaid recipients, but do not qualify for  | ||||||
| 10 |  disproportionate share hospital adjustment payments under  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Illinois Public Aid Code. To receive such a grant, a  | ||||||
| 12 |  hospital or health care facility must provide funding of  | ||||||
| 13 |  at least 50% of the cost of the project for which the grant  | ||||||
| 14 |  is being requested. In awarding such grants the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 |  Emergency Management Agency shall consider the  | ||||||
| 16 |  recommendations of the Illinois Hospital Association. | ||||||
| 17 |         (13) Do all other things necessary, incidental or  | ||||||
| 18 |  appropriate for the implementation of this Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     (g) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized  | ||||||
| 20 | to make grants to various higher education institutions,  | ||||||
| 21 | public K-12 school districts, area vocational centers as  | ||||||
| 22 | designated by the State Board of Education, inter-district  | ||||||
| 23 | special education cooperatives, regional safe schools, and  | ||||||
| 24 | nonpublic K-12 schools for safety and security improvements.  | ||||||
| 25 | For the purpose of this subsection (g), "higher education  | ||||||
| 26 | institution" means a public university, a public community  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | college, or an independent, not-for-profit or for-profit  | ||||||
| 2 | higher education institution located in this State. Grants  | ||||||
| 3 | made under this subsection (g) shall be paid out of moneys  | ||||||
| 4 | appropriated for that purpose from the Build Illinois Bond  | ||||||
| 5 | Fund. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall adopt  | ||||||
| 6 | rules to implement this subsection (g). These rules may  | ||||||
| 7 | specify: (i) the manner of applying for grants; (ii) project  | ||||||
| 8 | eligibility requirements; (iii) restrictions on the use of  | ||||||
| 9 | grant moneys; (iv) the manner in which the various higher  | ||||||
| 10 | education institutions must account for the use of grant  | ||||||
| 11 | moneys; and (v) any other provision that the Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 | Emergency Management Agency determines to be necessary or  | ||||||
| 13 | useful for the administration of this subsection (g). | ||||||
| 14 |     (g-5) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is  | ||||||
| 15 | authorized to make grants to not-for-profit organizations  | ||||||
| 16 | which are exempt from federal income taxation under section  | ||||||
| 17 | 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code for eligible  | ||||||
| 18 | security improvements that assist the organization in  | ||||||
| 19 | preventing, preparing for, or responding to threats, attacks,  | ||||||
| 20 | or acts of terrorism. To be eligible for a grant under the  | ||||||
| 21 | program, the Agency must determine that the organization is at  | ||||||
| 22 | a high risk of being subject to threats, attacks, or acts of  | ||||||
| 23 | terrorism based on the organization's profile, ideology,  | ||||||
| 24 | mission, or beliefs. Eligible security improvements shall  | ||||||
| 25 | include all eligible preparedness activities under the federal  | ||||||
| 26 | Nonprofit Security Grant Program, including, but not limited  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to, physical security upgrades, security training exercises,  | ||||||
| 2 | preparedness training exercises, contracting with security  | ||||||
| 3 | personnel, and any other security upgrades deemed eligible by  | ||||||
| 4 | the Director. Eligible security improvements shall not  | ||||||
| 5 | duplicate, in part or in whole, a project included under any  | ||||||
| 6 | awarded federal grant or in a pending federal application. The  | ||||||
| 7 | Director shall establish procedures and forms by which  | ||||||
| 8 | applicants may apply for a grant and procedures for  | ||||||
| 9 | distributing grants to recipients. Any security improvements  | ||||||
| 10 | awarded shall remain at the physical property listed in the  | ||||||
| 11 | grant application, unless authorized by Agency rule or  | ||||||
| 12 | approved by the Agency in writing. The procedures shall  | ||||||
| 13 | require each applicant to do the following: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) identify and substantiate prior or current  | ||||||
| 15 |  threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism against the  | ||||||
| 16 |  not-for-profit organization; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) indicate the symbolic or strategic value of one or  | ||||||
| 18 |  more sites that renders the site a possible target of a  | ||||||
| 19 |  threat, attack, or act of terrorism; | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) discuss potential consequences to the organization  | ||||||
| 21 |  if the site is damaged, destroyed, or disrupted by a  | ||||||
| 22 |  threat, attack, or act of terrorism; | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) describe how the grant will be used to integrate  | ||||||
| 24 |  organizational preparedness with broader State and local  | ||||||
| 25 |  preparedness efforts, as described by the Agency in each  | ||||||
| 26 |  Notice of Opportunity for Funding; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) submit (i) a vulnerability assessment conducted by  | ||||||
| 2 |  experienced security, law enforcement, or military  | ||||||
| 3 |  personnel, or conducted using an Agency-approved or  | ||||||
| 4 |  federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program self-assessment  | ||||||
| 5 |  tool, and (ii) a description of how the grant award will be  | ||||||
| 6 |  used to address the vulnerabilities identified in the  | ||||||
| 7 |  assessment; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) submit any other relevant information as may be  | ||||||
| 9 |  required by the Director. | ||||||
| 10 |     The Agency is authorized to use funds appropriated for the  | ||||||
| 11 | grant program described in this subsection (g-5) to administer  | ||||||
| 12 | the program. Any Agency Notice of Opportunity for Funding,  | ||||||
| 13 | proposed or final rulemaking, guidance, training opportunity,  | ||||||
| 14 | or other resource related to the grant program must be  | ||||||
| 15 | published on the Agency's publicly available website, and any  | ||||||
| 16 | announcements related to funding shall be shared with all  | ||||||
| 17 | State legislative offices, the Governor's office, emergency  | ||||||
| 18 | services and disaster agencies mandated or required pursuant  | ||||||
| 19 | to subsections (b) through (d) of Section 10, and any other  | ||||||
| 20 | State agencies as determined by the Agency. Subject to  | ||||||
| 21 | appropriation, the grant application period shall be open for  | ||||||
| 22 | no less than 45 calendar days during the first application  | ||||||
| 23 | cycle each fiscal year, unless the Agency determines that a  | ||||||
| 24 | shorter period is necessary to avoid conflicts with the annual  | ||||||
| 25 | federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding cycle.  | ||||||
| 26 | Additional application cycles may be conducted during the same  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | fiscal year, subject to availability of funds. Upon request,  | ||||||
| 2 | Agency staff shall provide reasonable assistance to any  | ||||||
| 3 | applicant in completing a grant application or meeting a  | ||||||
| 4 | post-award requirement.  | ||||||
| 5 |     In addition to any advance payment rules or procedures  | ||||||
| 6 | adopted by the Agency, the Agency shall adopt rules or  | ||||||
| 7 | procedures by which grantees under this subsection (g-5) may  | ||||||
| 8 | receive a working capital advance of initial start-up costs  | ||||||
| 9 | and up to 2 months of program expenses, not to exceed 25% of  | ||||||
| 10 | the total award amount, if, during the application process,  | ||||||
| 11 | the grantee demonstrates a need for funds to commence a  | ||||||
| 12 | project. The remaining funds must be paid through  | ||||||
| 13 | reimbursement after the grantee presents sufficient supporting  | ||||||
| 14 | documentation of expenditures for eligible activities.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (h) Except as provided in Section 17.5 of this Act, any  | ||||||
| 16 | moneys received by the Agency from donations or sponsorships  | ||||||
| 17 | unrelated to a disaster shall be deposited in the Emergency  | ||||||
| 18 | Planning and Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to  | ||||||
| 19 | appropriation, to effectuate planning and training activities.  | ||||||
| 20 | Any moneys received by the Agency from donations during a  | ||||||
| 21 | disaster and intended for disaster response or recovery shall  | ||||||
| 22 | be deposited into the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund and  | ||||||
| 23 | used for disaster response and recovery pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 24 | Disaster Relief Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (i) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency may by rule  | ||||||
| 26 | assess and collect reasonable fees for attendance at  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Agency-sponsored conferences to enable the Agency to carry out  | ||||||
| 2 | the requirements of this Act. Any moneys received under this  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and  | ||||||
| 4 | Training Fund and used by the Agency, subject to  | ||||||
| 5 | appropriation, for planning and training activities. | ||||||
| 6 |     (j) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is authorized  | ||||||
| 7 | to make grants to other State agencies, public universities,  | ||||||
| 8 | units of local government, and statewide mutual aid  | ||||||
| 9 | organizations to enhance statewide emergency preparedness and  | ||||||
| 10 | response.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (k) Subject to appropriation from the Emergency Planning  | ||||||
| 12 | and Training Fund, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency  | ||||||
| 13 | and Office of Homeland Security shall obtain training services  | ||||||
| 14 | and support for local emergency services and support for local  | ||||||
| 15 | emergency services and disaster agencies for training,  | ||||||
| 16 | exercises, and equipment related to carbon dioxide pipelines  | ||||||
| 17 | and sequestration, and, subject to the availability of  | ||||||
| 18 | funding, shall provide $5,000 per year to the Illinois Fire  | ||||||
| 19 | Service Institute for first responder training required under  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 4-615 of the Public Utilities Act. Amounts in the  | ||||||
| 21 | Emergency Planning and Training Fund will be used by the  | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland  | ||||||
| 23 | Security for administrative costs incurred in carrying out the  | ||||||
| 24 | requirements of this subsection. To carry out the purposes of  | ||||||
| 25 | this subsection, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and  | ||||||
| 26 | Office of Homeland Security may accept moneys from all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | authorized sources into the Emergency Planning and Training  | ||||||
| 2 | Fund, including, but not limited to, transfers from the Carbon  | ||||||
| 3 | Dioxide Sequestration Administrative Fund and the Public  | ||||||
| 4 | Utility Fund.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (l) (k) The Agency shall do all other things necessary,  | ||||||
| 6 | incidental, or appropriate for the implementation of this Act,  | ||||||
| 7 | including the adoption of rules in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.  | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 10 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-418, eff.  | ||||||
| 11 | 1-1-24; 103-588, eff. 1-1-25; 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; 103-999,  | ||||||
| 12 | eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 185. The Historic Preservation Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 14 | changing Sections 4.7, 16, and 21 as follows:
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| 15 |     (20 ILCS 3405/4.7) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 4.7. State Historic Preservation Board. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) The State Historic Preservation Board is hereby  | ||||||
| 18 | created within the Department. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) The Board shall consist of 9 voting members appointed  | ||||||
| 20 | by the Governor and the Director of the Department, or the  | ||||||
| 21 | Director's designee, who shall serve as an ex officio     | ||||||
| 22 | ex-officio nonvoting member of the Board. Of the members  | ||||||
| 23 | appointed by the Governor: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) 2 members shall have a relevant background in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  public history or a background in teaching or researching  | ||||||
| 2 |  either the history of Illinois or the history of  | ||||||
| 3 |  historically marginalized communities; | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) one member shall have experience in library  | ||||||
| 5 |  studies or archival work in Illinois; | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) 3 members shall be representatives of a  | ||||||
| 7 |  community-based organization working on historic  | ||||||
| 8 |  preservation in Illinois; | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) one member shall have experience with the federal  | ||||||
| 10 |  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) one member shall have experience working on  | ||||||
| 12 |  federal historic designations; and | ||||||
| 13 |         (6) one member shall be a museum professional.  | ||||||
| 14 |     The chairperson of the Board shall be named by the  | ||||||
| 15 | Governor from among the voting members of the Board. Each  | ||||||
| 16 | member of the Board shall serve a 3-year term and until a  | ||||||
| 17 | successor is appointed by the Governor. The Governor may  | ||||||
| 18 | remove a Board member for incompetence, dereliction of duty,  | ||||||
| 19 | or malfeasance. Of those members appointed by the Governor, at  | ||||||
| 20 | least 5 of the members shall represent historically excluded  | ||||||
| 21 | and marginalized people. The Governor's Office, with the  | ||||||
| 22 | assistance of the Department, shall be responsible for  | ||||||
| 23 | ensuring that 5 of the appointed members of the Board consist  | ||||||
| 24 | of people who represent historically excluded and marginalized  | ||||||
| 25 | people. Knowledge in the following areas shall be prioritized  | ||||||
| 26 | in making appointments to the Board: the culture, traditions,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and history of American Indians and Native Americans, Black  | ||||||
| 2 | Americans, Latinos, Latinas, and Hispanic Americans, Asian  | ||||||
| 3 | Americans and Pacific Islanders, the LGBTQIA+ community,  | ||||||
| 4 | immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, and  | ||||||
| 5 | veterans' organizations; women's history; the history of  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois' agriculture, architecture, armed forces, arts,  | ||||||
| 7 | civics, cultural geography, ecology, education, faith-based  | ||||||
| 8 | communities, folklore, government, industry, labor, law,  | ||||||
| 9 | medicine, and transportation; anthropology; archaeology;  | ||||||
| 10 | cultural exhibits and museums; heritage tourism; historic  | ||||||
| 11 | preservation; and social justice. | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) Board meetings shall be called at regular intervals  | ||||||
| 13 | set by the Board, on the request of the Department, or upon  | ||||||
| 14 | written notice signed by at least 5 members of the Board, but  | ||||||
| 15 | in no event less than once quarterly. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a  | ||||||
| 17 | quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the  | ||||||
| 18 | Board. If a quorum is met, a majority of the members present  | ||||||
| 19 | and serving is required for official action of the Board. | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) All business that the Board is authorized to perform  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be conducted at a public meeting of the Board, held in  | ||||||
| 22 | compliance with the Open Meetings Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     (f) Public records of the Board are subject to disclosure  | ||||||
| 24 | under the Freedom of Information Act. | ||||||
| 25 |     (g) The members of the Board shall serve without  | ||||||
| 26 | compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their  | ||||||
| 2 | official duties as members of the Board from funds  | ||||||
| 3 | appropriated for that purpose. Reimbursement for travel,  | ||||||
| 4 | meals, and lodging shall be in accordance with the rules of the  | ||||||
| 5 | Governor's Travel Control Board. | ||||||
| 6 |     (h) The Board has the following powers and duties: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) The Board shall adopt rules in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, for the  | ||||||
| 9 |  administration and execution of the powers granted under  | ||||||
| 10 |  this Act. All rules that are authorized to be adopted  | ||||||
| 11 |  under this Act shall be adopted after consultation with  | ||||||
| 12 |  and written approval by the Department. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) The Board shall list, delist, create specific list  | ||||||
| 14 |  designations, create designation definitions, create  | ||||||
| 15 |  property assessment criteria, or change the listing  | ||||||
| 16 |  designation of State Historic Sites. Such actions shall be  | ||||||
| 17 |  undertaken by administrative rule. The listing, delisting,  | ||||||
| 18 |  creation of specific list designations or designation  | ||||||
| 19 |  definitions, or change of listing designation by the Board  | ||||||
| 20 |  shall only be done with the written approval of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Director of Natural Resources. When listing, delisting, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  making a change of listing designation, the Board shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  consider, but is not limited to, the following: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) the budgetary impact on the full historic  | ||||||
| 25 |  sites portfolio when taking such action; | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) if the action includes the stories of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  historically excluded and marginalized people; | ||||||
| 2 |             (C) the geographic balance of the portfolio; | ||||||
| 3 |             (D) disability access; | ||||||
| 4 |             (E) opportunities to coordinate with federal  | ||||||
| 5 |  historic designations or federal funding  | ||||||
| 6 |  opportunities; and | ||||||
| 7 |             (F) any other criteria that have been set out in  | ||||||
| 8 |  administrative rule. | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) The Board shall advise the Department on methods  | ||||||
| 10 |  of assistance, protection, conservation, and management of  | ||||||
| 11 |  State Historic Sites, which are all subject to Department  | ||||||
| 12 |  approval and available appropriations to implement those  | ||||||
| 13 |  recommendations. | ||||||
| 14 |     (i) The Department shall provide administrative support to  | ||||||
| 15 | the Board.  | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-768, eff. 8-2-24; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 17 |     (20 ILCS 3405/16)    (from Ch. 127, par. 2716) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 16. The Department shall have the following  | ||||||
| 19 | additional powers: | ||||||
| 20 |         (a) To hire agents and employees necessary to carry  | ||||||
| 21 |  out the duties and purposes of this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         (b) To take all measures necessary to erect, maintain,  | ||||||
| 23 |  preserve, restore, and conserve all State Historic Sites,  | ||||||
| 24 |  except when supervision and maintenance is otherwise  | ||||||
| 25 |  provided by law. This authorization includes the power to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  enter into contracts, acquire and dispose of real and  | ||||||
| 2 |  personal property, and enter into leases of real and  | ||||||
| 3 |  personal property. The Department has the power to  | ||||||
| 4 |  acquire, for purposes authorized by law, any real property  | ||||||
| 5 |  in fee simple subject to a life estate in the seller in not  | ||||||
| 6 |  more than 3 acres of the real property acquired, subject  | ||||||
| 7 |  to the restrictions that the life estate shall be used for  | ||||||
| 8 |  residential purposes only and that it shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  non-transferable.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (c) To provide recreational facilities, including  | ||||||
| 11 |  campsites, lodges and cabins, trails, picnic areas, and  | ||||||
| 12 |  related recreational facilities, at all sites under the  | ||||||
| 13 |  jurisdiction of the Department. | ||||||
| 14 |         (d) To lay out, construct, and maintain all needful  | ||||||
| 15 |  roads, parking areas, paths or trails, bridges, camp or  | ||||||
| 16 |  lodge sites, picnic areas, lodges and cabins, and any  | ||||||
| 17 |  other structures and improvements necessary and  | ||||||
| 18 |  appropriate in any State historic site or easement  | ||||||
| 19 |  thereto; and to provide water supplies, heat and light,  | ||||||
| 20 |  and sanitary facilities for the public and living quarters  | ||||||
| 21 |  for the custodians and keepers of State historic sites. | ||||||
| 22 |         (e) To grant licenses and rights-of-way within the  | ||||||
| 23 |  areas controlled by the Department for the construction,  | ||||||
| 24 |  operation, and maintenance upon, under or across the  | ||||||
| 25 |  property, of facilities for water, sewage, telephone,  | ||||||
| 26 |  telegraph, electric, gas, or other public service, subject  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to the terms and conditions as may be determined by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Department. | ||||||
| 3 |         (f) To authorize the officers, employees, and agents  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the Department, for the purposes of investigation and  | ||||||
| 5 |  to exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested and that  | ||||||
| 6 |  may be vested in it, to enter and cross all lands and  | ||||||
| 7 |  waters in this State, doing no damage to private property. | ||||||
| 8 |         (g) To transfer jurisdiction of or exchange any realty  | ||||||
| 9 |  under the control of the Department to any other  | ||||||
| 10 |  Department of the State Government, or to any agency of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Federal Government, or to acquire or accept Federal  | ||||||
| 12 |  lands, when any transfer, exchange, acquisition, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  acceptance is advantageous to the State and is approved in  | ||||||
| 14 |  writing by the Governor. | ||||||
| 15 |         (h) To erect, supervise, and maintain all public  | ||||||
| 16 |  monuments and memorials erected by the State, except when  | ||||||
| 17 |  the supervision and maintenance of public monuments and  | ||||||
| 18 |  memorials is otherwise provided by law. | ||||||
| 19 |         (i) To accept, hold, maintain, and administer, as  | ||||||
| 20 |  trustee, property given in trust for educational or  | ||||||
| 21 |  historic purposes for the benefit of the People of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  State of Illinois and to dispose of any property under the  | ||||||
| 23 |  terms of the instrument creating the trust. | ||||||
| 24 |         (j) To lease concessions on any property under the  | ||||||
| 25 |  jurisdiction of the Department for a period not exceeding  | ||||||
| 26 |  25 years and to lease a concession complex at Lincoln's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  New Salem State Historic Site for which a cash incentive  | ||||||
| 2 |  has been authorized under Section 5.1 of this Act for a  | ||||||
| 3 |  period not to exceed 40 years. All leases, for whatever  | ||||||
| 4 |  period, shall be made subject to the written approval of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Governor. All concession leases extending for a period  | ||||||
| 6 |  in excess of 10 years, will contain provisions for the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Department to participate, on a percentage basis, in the  | ||||||
| 8 |  revenues generated by any concession operation. | ||||||
| 9 |         The Department is authorized to allow for provisions  | ||||||
| 10 |  for a reserve account and a leasehold account within  | ||||||
| 11 |  Department concession lease agreements for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 12 |  setting aside revenues for the maintenance,  | ||||||
| 13 |  rehabilitation, repair, improvement, and replacement of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the concession facility, structure, and equipment of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Department that are part of the leased premises. | ||||||
| 16 |         The lessee shall be required to pay into the reserve  | ||||||
| 17 |  account a percentage of gross receipts, as set forth in  | ||||||
| 18 |  the lease, to be set aside and expended in a manner  | ||||||
| 19 |  acceptable to the Department by the concession lessee for  | ||||||
| 20 |  the purpose of ensuring that an appropriate amount of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  lessee's moneys are provided by the lessee to satisfy the  | ||||||
| 22 |  lessee's incurred responsibilities for the operation of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the concession facility under the terms and conditions of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the concession lease. | ||||||
| 25 |         The lessee account shall allow for the amortization of  | ||||||
| 26 |  certain authorized expenses that are incurred by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  concession lessee but that are not an obligation of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  lessee under the terms and conditions of the lease  | ||||||
| 3 |  agreement. The Department may allow a reduction of up to  | ||||||
| 4 |  50% of the monthly rent due for the purpose of enabling the  | ||||||
| 5 |  recoupment of the lessee's authorized expenditures during  | ||||||
| 6 |  the term of the lease.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (k) To sell surplus agricultural products grown on  | ||||||
| 8 |  land owned by or under the jurisdiction of the Department,  | ||||||
| 9 |  when the products cannot be used by the Department. | ||||||
| 10 |         (l) To enforce the laws of the State and the rules and  | ||||||
| 11 |  regulations of the Department in or on any lands owned,  | ||||||
| 12 |  leased, or managed by the Department. | ||||||
| 13 |         (m) To cooperate with private organizations and  | ||||||
| 14 |  agencies of the State of Illinois by providing areas and  | ||||||
| 15 |  the use of staff personnel where feasible for the sale of  | ||||||
| 16 |  publications on the historic and cultural heritage of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  State and craft items made by Illinois craftsmen. These  | ||||||
| 18 |  sales shall not conflict with existing concession  | ||||||
| 19 |  agreements. The Department is authorized to negotiate with  | ||||||
| 20 |  the organizations and agencies for a portion of the monies  | ||||||
| 21 |  received from sales to be returned to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 |  Historic Sites Fund for the furtherance of interpretive  | ||||||
| 23 |  and restoration programs. | ||||||
| 24 |         (n) To establish local bank or savings and loan  | ||||||
| 25 |  association accounts, upon the written authorization of  | ||||||
| 26 |  the Director, to temporarily hold income received at any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of its properties. The local accounts established under  | ||||||
| 2 |  this Section shall be in the name of the Department and  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall be subject to regular audits. The balance in a local  | ||||||
| 4 |  bank or savings and loan association account shall be  | ||||||
| 5 |  forwarded to the Department for deposit with the State  | ||||||
| 6 |  Treasurer on Monday of each week if the amount to be  | ||||||
| 7 |  deposited in a fund exceeds $500. | ||||||
| 8 |         No bank or savings and loan association shall receive  | ||||||
| 9 |  public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has  | ||||||
| 10 |  complied with the requirements established under Section 6  | ||||||
| 11 |  of the Public Funds Investment Act. | ||||||
| 12 |         (o) To accept offers of gifts, gratuities, or grants  | ||||||
| 13 |  from the federal government, its agencies, or offices, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  from any person, firm, or corporation. | ||||||
| 15 |         (p) To make reasonable rules and regulations as may be  | ||||||
| 16 |  necessary to discharge the duties of the Department. | ||||||
| 17 |         (q) With appropriate cultural organizations, to  | ||||||
| 18 |  further and advance the goals of the Department. | ||||||
| 19 |         (r) To make grants for the purposes of planning,  | ||||||
| 20 |  survey, rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction,  | ||||||
| 21 |  landscaping, and acquisition of Illinois properties (i)  | ||||||
| 22 |  designated individually in the National Register of  | ||||||
| 23 |  Historic Places, (ii) designated as a landmark under a  | ||||||
| 24 |  county or municipal landmark ordinance, or (iii) located  | ||||||
| 25 |  within a National Register of Historic Places historic  | ||||||
| 26 |  district or a locally designated historic district when  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Director determines that the property is of historic  | ||||||
| 2 |  significance whenever an appropriation is made therefor by  | ||||||
| 3 |  the General Assembly or whenever gifts or grants are  | ||||||
| 4 |  received for that purpose and to promulgate regulations as  | ||||||
| 5 |  may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the grants. | ||||||
| 7 |         Grantees may, as prescribed by rule, be required to  | ||||||
| 8 |  provide matching funds for each grant. Grants made under  | ||||||
| 9 |  this subsection shall be known as Illinois Heritage  | ||||||
| 10 |  Grants. | ||||||
| 11 |         Every owner of a historic property, or the owner's  | ||||||
| 12 |  agent, is eligible to apply for a grant under this  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection. | ||||||
| 14 |         (s) To establish and implement a pilot program for  | ||||||
| 15 |  charging admission to State historic sites. Fees may be  | ||||||
| 16 |  charged for special events, admissions, and parking or any  | ||||||
| 17 |  combination; fees may be charged at all sites or selected  | ||||||
| 18 |  sites. All fees shall be deposited into the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 |  Historic Sites Fund. The Department shall have the  | ||||||
| 20 |  discretion to set and adjust reasonable fees at the  | ||||||
| 21 |  various sites, taking into consideration various factors,  | ||||||
| 22 |  including, but not limited to: cost of services furnished  | ||||||
| 23 |  to each visitor, impact of fees on attendance and tourism,  | ||||||
| 24 |  and the costs expended collecting the fees. The Department  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall keep careful records of the income and expenses  | ||||||
| 26 |  resulting from the imposition of fees, shall keep records  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  as to the attendance at each historic site, and shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  report to the Governor and General Assembly by January 31  | ||||||
| 3 |  after the close of each year. The report shall include  | ||||||
| 4 |  information on costs, expenses, attendance, comments by  | ||||||
| 5 |  visitors, and any other information the Department may  | ||||||
| 6 |  believe pertinent, including: | ||||||
| 7 |             (1) Recommendations as to whether fees should be  | ||||||
| 8 |  continued at each State historic site. | ||||||
| 9 |             (2) How the fees should be structured and imposed. | ||||||
| 10 |             (3) Estimates of revenues and expenses associated  | ||||||
| 11 |  with each site. | ||||||
| 12 |         (t) To provide for overnight tent and trailer  | ||||||
| 13 |  campsites and to provide suitable housing facilities for  | ||||||
| 14 |  student and juvenile overnight camping groups. The  | ||||||
| 15 |  Department shall charge rates similar to those charged by  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Department for the same or similar facilities and  | ||||||
| 17 |  services. | ||||||
| 18 |         (u) To engage in marketing activities designed to  | ||||||
| 19 |  promote the sites and programs administered by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Department. In undertaking these activities, the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department may take all necessary steps with respect to  | ||||||
| 22 |  products and services, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 23 |  retail sales, wholesale sales, direct marketing, mail  | ||||||
| 24 |  order sales, telephone sales, advertising and promotion,  | ||||||
| 25 |  purchase of product and materials inventory, design,  | ||||||
| 26 |  printing and manufacturing of new products, reproductions,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and adaptations, copyright and trademark licensing and  | ||||||
| 2 |  royalty agreements, and payment of applicable taxes. In  | ||||||
| 3 |  addition, the Department shall have the authority to sell  | ||||||
| 4 |  advertising in its publications and printed materials. All  | ||||||
| 5 |  income from marketing activities shall be deposited into  | ||||||
| 6 |  the Illinois Historic Sites Fund. | ||||||
| 7 |         (v) To review and approve in writing rules adopted by  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Board.  | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 102-1005, eff. 5-27-22; 103-616, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 10 | 103-768, eff. 8-2-24; revised 10-7-24.)
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| 11 |     (20 ILCS 3405/21) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 21. Annual report. Beginning in 2025, the Department  | ||||||
| 13 | shall submit an annual report, on or before June 30, to the  | ||||||
| 14 | General Assembly containing a full list of the State Historic  | ||||||
| 15 | Sites and the sites' sites designations, as recommended by the  | ||||||
| 16 | Board and approved by the Department. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 103-768, eff. 8-2-24; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 190. The Illinois Housing Development Act is  | ||||||
| 19 | amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (20 ILCS 3805/16)    (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 316) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 16. The notes and bonds issued under this Act shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | authorized by resolution of the members of the Authority,  | ||||||
| 23 | shall bear such date or dates, and shall mature at such time or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | times, in the case of any note, or any renewal thereof, not  | ||||||
| 2 | exceeding 15 years (or such longer time not exceeding 25 years  | ||||||
| 3 | if the Authority shall determine, with respect to notes issued  | ||||||
| 4 | in anticipation of bonds, that a longer maturity date is  | ||||||
| 5 | required in order to assure the ability to issue the bonds),  | ||||||
| 6 | from the date of issue of such original note, and in the case  | ||||||
| 7 | of any bond not exceeding 50 years from the date of issue, as  | ||||||
| 8 | the resolution may provide. The bonds may be issued as serial  | ||||||
| 9 | bonds or as term bonds or as a combination thereof. The notes  | ||||||
| 10 | and bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates as shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | determined by the members of the Authority by the resolution  | ||||||
| 12 | authorizing issuance of the bonds and notes provided, however,  | ||||||
| 13 | that notes and bonds issued after July 1, 1983, shall bear  | ||||||
| 14 | interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the greater of (i)  | ||||||
| 15 | the maximum rate established in the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 16 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 17 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 18 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 19 | approved May 26, 1970, as from time to time in effect; (ii) 11%  | ||||||
| 20 | per annum; or (iii) 70% of the prime commercial rate in effect  | ||||||
| 21 | at the time the contract is made. In the event the Authority  | ||||||
| 22 | issues notes or bonds not exempt from income taxation under  | ||||||
| 23 | the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, such notes or  | ||||||
| 24 | bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates as shall be  | ||||||
| 25 | determined by the members of the Authority by the resolution  | ||||||
| 26 | authorizing issuance of the bonds and notes. Prime commercial  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | rate means such prime rate as from time to time is publicly  | ||||||
| 2 | announced by the largest commercial banking institution  | ||||||
| 3 | located in this State, measured in terms of total assets. A  | ||||||
| 4 | contract is made with respect to notes or bonds when the  | ||||||
| 5 | Authority is contractually obligated to issue and sell such  | ||||||
| 6 | notes or bonds to a purchaser who is contractually obligated  | ||||||
| 7 | to purchase them. The notes and bonds shall be in such  | ||||||
| 8 | denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered,  | ||||||
| 9 | carry such registration privileges, be executed in such  | ||||||
| 10 | manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or  | ||||||
| 11 | places and be subject to such terms of redemption as such  | ||||||
| 12 | resolution or resolutions may provide. The notes and bonds of  | ||||||
| 13 | the Authority may be sold by the Authority, at public or  | ||||||
| 14 | private sale, at such price or prices as the Authority shall  | ||||||
| 15 | determine. | ||||||
| 16 |     In lieu of establishing the rate at which notes or bonds of  | ||||||
| 17 | the Authority shall bear interest and the price at which the  | ||||||
| 18 | notes or bonds shall be sold, the resolution authorizing their  | ||||||
| 19 | issuance may set maximum and minimum prices, interest rates,     | ||||||
| 20 | and annual interest cost to the Authority for that issue of  | ||||||
| 21 | notes or bonds (computed as the resolution shall provide),  | ||||||
| 22 | such that the difference between the maximum and minimum  | ||||||
| 23 | annual interest cost shall not exceed 1% of the principal  | ||||||
| 24 | amount of the notes or bonds. Such a resolution shall  | ||||||
| 25 | authorize any 2 two of the Chairman, Treasurer, or Director  | ||||||
| 26 | (or in the Director's absence, the Deputy Director) to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | establish the actual price and interest rate within the range  | ||||||
| 2 | established by the resolution. In lieu of establishing the  | ||||||
| 3 | dates, maturities, or other terms of the notes or bonds, the  | ||||||
| 4 | resolution authorizing their issuance may authorize any 2 two     | ||||||
| 5 | of the Chairman, Treasurer, or Director (or in the Director's  | ||||||
| 6 | absence, the Deputy Director) to establish such dates,  | ||||||
| 7 | maturities, and other terms within ranges or criteria  | ||||||
| 8 | established by the resolution. | ||||||
| 9 |     In connection with the issuance of its notes and bonds,  | ||||||
| 10 | the Authority may enter into arrangements to provide  | ||||||
| 11 | additional security and liquidity for the notes and bonds.  | ||||||
| 12 | These may include, without limitation, letters of credit,  | ||||||
| 13 | lines of credit by which the Authority may borrow funds to pay  | ||||||
| 14 | or redeem its notes or bonds, and purchase or remarketing  | ||||||
| 15 | arrangements for assuring the ability of owners of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Authority's notes and bonds to sell or to have redeemed their  | ||||||
| 17 | notes and bonds. The Authority may enter into contracts and  | ||||||
| 18 | may agree to pay fees to persons providing such arrangements,  | ||||||
| 19 | but only under circumstances in which the total interest paid  | ||||||
| 20 | or to be paid on the notes or bonds, together with the fees for  | ||||||
| 21 | the arrangements (being treated as if interest), would not,  | ||||||
| 22 | taken together, cause the notes or bonds to bear interest,  | ||||||
| 23 | calculated to their absolute maturity, at a rate in excess of  | ||||||
| 24 | the maximum rate allowed by this Act. | ||||||
| 25 |     The resolution of the Authority authorizing the issuance  | ||||||
| 26 | of its notes or bonds may provide that interest rates may vary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | from time to time depending upon criteria established by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Authority, which may include, without limitation, a variation  | ||||||
| 3 | in interest rates as may be necessary to cause notes or bonds  | ||||||
| 4 | to be remarketable from time to time at a price equal to their  | ||||||
| 5 | principal amount (or compound accredited value in case of  | ||||||
| 6 | original issue discount bonds), and may provide for  | ||||||
| 7 | appointment of a national banking association, bank, trust  | ||||||
| 8 | company, investment bank, or other financial institution to  | ||||||
| 9 | serve as a remarketing agent in that connection. The  | ||||||
| 10 | resolution of the Authority authorizing the issuance of its  | ||||||
| 11 | notes or bonds may provide that alternative interest rates or  | ||||||
| 12 | provisions will apply during such times as the notes or bonds  | ||||||
| 13 | are held by a person providing a letter of credit or other  | ||||||
| 14 | credit enhancement arrangement for those notes or bonds.  | ||||||
| 15 | Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, there shall be no  | ||||||
| 16 | statutory limitation on the interest rates which such variable  | ||||||
| 17 | rate notes and bonds may bear from time to time. | ||||||
| 18 |     In addition to the other authorizations contained in this  | ||||||
| 19 | Section, the Authority may adopt a resolution or resolutions  | ||||||
| 20 | granting to any 2 two of the Chairman, Treasurer, or Director  | ||||||
| 21 | (or in the Director's absence, the Deputy Director) the power  | ||||||
| 22 | to authorize issuance of notes or bonds, or both, on behalf of  | ||||||
| 23 | the Authority from time to time without further resolution of  | ||||||
| 24 | the Authority. Any such resolution shall contain a statement  | ||||||
| 25 | of the maximum aggregate amount of notes or bonds that may be  | ||||||
| 26 | outstanding at any one time pursuant to the authorization  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | granted in such resolution. Such resolution shall also contain  | ||||||
| 2 | a statement of the period of time during which such notes or  | ||||||
| 3 | bonds of the Authority may be so issued. Such resolution shall  | ||||||
| 4 | also delegate specifically or generally to the persons  | ||||||
| 5 | empowered to authorize issuance of the notes or bonds the  | ||||||
| 6 | authority to establish or approve any or all matters relating  | ||||||
| 7 | to the issuance and sale of the notes or bonds, which may  | ||||||
| 8 | include the interest rates, if any, which the notes or bonds  | ||||||
| 9 | shall bear and the prices (including premiums or discounts, if  | ||||||
| 10 | any) at which they shall be issued and sold, or the criteria  | ||||||
| 11 | upon which such interest rates and prices may vary, the  | ||||||
| 12 | appointment of remarketing agents, the approval of alternative  | ||||||
| 13 | interest rates, whether there shall be any statutory or other  | ||||||
| 14 | limitation on the interest rates which such notes or bonds may  | ||||||
| 15 | bear (treating as if interest the fees for any arrangements to  | ||||||
| 16 | provide additional security and liquidity for the notes and  | ||||||
| 17 | bonds), and the dates, maturities, and other terms and  | ||||||
| 18 | conditions on which the notes or bonds shall be issued and  | ||||||
| 19 | sold. Any or all of such matters may vary from issue to issue  | ||||||
| 20 | and within an issue. Any such resolution may set forth the  | ||||||
| 21 | criteria by which any or all of the matters entrusted to the  | ||||||
| 22 | persons designated in such resolution are to be established or  | ||||||
| 23 | approved, and may grant the power to authorize issuance of  | ||||||
| 24 | notes or bonds which are exempt from income taxation under the  | ||||||
| 25 | Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or which are not  | ||||||
| 26 | exempt. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in  | ||||||
| 2 | addition to any other authority provided by law, with respect  | ||||||
| 3 | to mortgage or other loans made by it, the Authority may  | ||||||
| 4 | require payments of principal, make interest charges, and  | ||||||
| 5 | impose prepayment premiums or penalties (in addition to any  | ||||||
| 6 | fees or charges made by the Authority) so that such principal,  | ||||||
| 7 | interest and premiums or penalties are sufficient to enable  | ||||||
| 8 | the Authority to pay when due all principal, interest, and  | ||||||
| 9 | redemption premiums or penalties on any notes or bonds issued  | ||||||
| 10 | by the Authority to finance or continue the financing of such  | ||||||
| 11 | loans (including a proportionate share of such bonds or notes  | ||||||
| 12 | issued to fund reserves or to cover any discount) and to make  | ||||||
| 13 | any required deposits in any reserve funds; and any contract  | ||||||
| 14 | relating to any mortgage or other loan made by the Authority  | ||||||
| 15 | may provide for changes during its term in the rate at which  | ||||||
| 16 | interest shall be paid, to the extent the changes are provided  | ||||||
| 17 | for in order to enable the Authority to make payments with  | ||||||
| 18 | respect to bonds or notes as provided in this Section. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 85-1450; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 195. The Increasing Representation of Women in  | ||||||
| 21 | Technology Task Force Act is amended by changing Section 5 as  | ||||||
| 22 | follows:
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| 23 |     (20 ILCS 4131/5) | ||||||
| 24 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5. Increasing Representation of Women in Technology  | ||||||
| 2 | Task Force; membership.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) The Increasing Representation of Women in Technology  | ||||||
| 4 | Task Force is hereby established within the Illinois Workforce  | ||||||
| 5 | Innovation Board. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  President of the Senate; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) one member of the House of Representatives,  | ||||||
| 12 |  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) one member of the House of Representatives,  | ||||||
| 14 |  appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Representatives; | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) the Director of the Governor's Office of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Management and Budget, or the Director's designee; | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) one member representing a statewide labor  | ||||||
| 19 |  organization, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 20 |         (7) one member representing a national laboratory that  | ||||||
| 21 |  is a multi-disciplinary science and engineering research  | ||||||
| 22 |  center, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 23 |         (8) the Chief Equity Officer of the State of Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  Office of Equity or the Chief Equity Officer's designee; | ||||||
| 25 |         (9) one member representing local or State economic  | ||||||
| 26 |  development interests, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (10) one member representing women in technology,  | ||||||
| 2 |  appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 3 |         (11) one member representing a technology  | ||||||
| 4 |  manufacturing corporation, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 5 |         (12) 4 members representing companies that have been  | ||||||
| 6 |  recognized for the recruitment, advancement, and retention  | ||||||
| 7 |  of women in technology positions and the corresponding  | ||||||
| 8 |  management chain in the last 3 years, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Governor; | ||||||
| 10 |         (13) one member from a community-based organization  | ||||||
| 11 |  that supports women in technology, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Governor; | ||||||
| 13 |         (14) the Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity &  | ||||||
| 14 |  Inclusion of the University of Illinois Office of the Vice  | ||||||
| 15 |  Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, or the Vice  | ||||||
| 16 |  Chancellor's designee; | ||||||
| 17 |         (15) the Executive Director of the Illinois Community  | ||||||
| 18 |  College Board, or the Executive Director's designee; | ||||||
| 19 |         (16) one member with knowledge of diversity, equity,  | ||||||
| 20 |  and inclusion best practices from an advocacy group  | ||||||
| 21 |  representing women in technology, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Governor; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (17) a chairperson of the Illinois Workforce  | ||||||
| 24 |  Innovation Board, appointed by the Illinois Workforce  | ||||||
| 25 |  Innovation Board, or that chairperson's designee. | ||||||
| 26 |     (c) The members of the Task Force shall serve without  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | compensation. | ||||||
| 2 |     (d) The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly to  | ||||||
| 3 | fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Task Force, the Task Force shall elect 2 co-chairs cochairs;  | ||||||
| 5 | one chair shall be a standing member of the Illinois Workforce  | ||||||
| 6 | Innovation Board, and one chair shall be selected from among  | ||||||
| 7 | members of the Task Force. | ||||||
| 8 |     (e) The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board shall, in  | ||||||
| 9 | consultation with an Illinois public college or university,  | ||||||
| 10 | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-912, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 12 |     Section 200. The Water Plan Task Force Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 13 | changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 14 |     (20 ILCS 4132/10) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 10. State Water Plan Task Force. | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) There shall be established within State government and  | ||||||
| 17 | universities an interagency task force which shall be known as  | ||||||
| 18 | the State Water Plan Task Force. The Task Force shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | chaired by the Director of the Office of Water Resources of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Natural Resources and composed of the directors,  | ||||||
| 21 | or their designee, from the following State entities: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) The Office of Resource Conservation of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Department of Natural Resources. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) The Department of Public Health. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) The Environmental Protection Agency. | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) The Department of Transportation. | ||||||
| 3 |         (5) The Department of Agriculture. | ||||||
| 4 |         (6) The Department of Transportation. | ||||||
| 5 |         (7) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and  | ||||||
| 6 |  Office of Homeland Security. | ||||||
| 7 |         (8) The Pollution Control Board | ||||||
| 8 |         (9) The Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 9 |  Opportunity. | ||||||
| 10 |         (10) The State Water Survey of the University of  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois. | ||||||
| 12 |         (11) The Water Resource Center of the University of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Illinois. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) The Task Force shall coordinate with State agencies  | ||||||
| 15 | and universities to develop a concise plan for addressing  | ||||||
| 16 | water issues facing the State. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) The Task Force shall: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) identify critical water issues; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) develop recommendations to address critical water  | ||||||
| 20 |  topic issues; | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) implement recommendations; and | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) reevaluate critical water issues and needs. | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) The Task Force shall publish a State Water Plan not  | ||||||
| 24 | less than every 10 years. The Plan shall include: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) Identification of critical water topics needing  | ||||||
| 26 |  specific attention in this State based on stakeholder  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  input sought and provided during the plan development. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) A Topic Lead as an individual from the Task Force  | ||||||
| 3 |  membership responsible for ensuring the development of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Topic Lead's assigned critical topic section of the Plan. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) (Blank). Plan development shall include public  | ||||||
| 6 |  outreach phases to obtain feedback on the most critical  | ||||||
| 7 |  water issues faced by the State and how to address those  | ||||||
| 8 |  issues. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) Recommendations related to the identified issues  | ||||||
| 10 |  for each critical topic, including, but not limited to: | ||||||
| 11 |             (A) New State programs or modification to existing  | ||||||
| 12 |  programs. | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) New or modified existing policy within a  | ||||||
| 14 |  program or agency. | ||||||
| 15 |             (C) New or modified legislation. | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) Requests for a study or research to be  | ||||||
| 17 |  completed. | ||||||
| 18 |             (E) Proposals or designs of a construction  | ||||||
| 19 |  project. | ||||||
| 20 |             (F) Funding requests for the above listed  | ||||||
| 21 |  recommendations. | ||||||
| 22 |     Plan development shall include public outreach phases to  | ||||||
| 23 | obtain feedback on the most critical water issues faced by the  | ||||||
| 24 | State and how to address those issues.     | ||||||
| 25 |     (5) No more than 2 years shall be used to develop a new  | ||||||
| 26 | Plan. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (6) The Task Force shall develop and maintain a publicly  | ||||||
| 2 | available website or portal that summarizes projects of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Task Force. | ||||||
| 4 |     (e) The Task Force shall be responsible for developing  | ||||||
| 5 | membership voting and operational rules. | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) The Task Force shall meet not less than once per  | ||||||
| 7 | quarter each calendar year to: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) Update the status of the Plan recommendations by  | ||||||
| 9 |  providing an a implementation summary that will be  | ||||||
| 10 |  published to the official Task Force website or portal. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) Review, evaluate, and publish an annual report  | ||||||
| 12 |  showing the implementation status for each of the Plan's  | ||||||
| 13 |  recommendations. | ||||||
| 14 |     (g) The Task Force shall have the authority to: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) Create and use subtask forces or committees to  | ||||||
| 16 |  identify identifying critical issues and implement     | ||||||
| 17 |  implementing recommendations related to the Plan. | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) Publish special reports specific to critical  | ||||||
| 19 |  topics to add clarification and provide additional details  | ||||||
| 20 |  of action needed. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) Review and evaluate State laws, rules,  | ||||||
| 22 |  regulations, and procedures that relate to water needs in  | ||||||
| 23 |  the state. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) Recommend procedures for better coordination among  | ||||||
| 25 |  State water-related programs, with local programs and  | ||||||
| 26 |  stakeholder groups. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) Recommend and prioritize the State's water-related     | ||||||
| 2 |  water related research needs. | ||||||
| 3 |         (6) Review, coordinate, and evaluate water data  | ||||||
| 4 |  collection, analysis, and public sharing. | ||||||
| 5 |         (7) Allow member entities to request annual  | ||||||
| 6 |  appropriations to resource necessary staff participation  | ||||||
| 7 |  on the Task Force and resource Plan development. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-917, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 9 |     Section 205. The Family Recovery Plans Implementation Task  | ||||||
| 10 | Force Act is amended by changing Sections 15 and 35 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (20 ILCS 4133/15) | ||||||
| 12 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 15. Composition. The Family Recovery Plan  | ||||||
| 14 | Implementation Task Force is created within the Department of  | ||||||
| 15 | Human Services and shall consist of members appointed as  | ||||||
| 16 | follows: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) The President of the Senate, or his or her  | ||||||
| 18 |  designee, shall appoint: one member of the Senate; one  | ||||||
| 19 |  member representing a statewide organization that  | ||||||
| 20 |  advocates on behalf of community-based services for  | ||||||
| 21 |  children and families; and one member from a statewide  | ||||||
| 22 |  organization representing a majority of hospitals.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) The Senate Minority Leader, or his or her  | ||||||
| 24 |  designee, shall appoint: one member of the Senate; one  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  member from an organization conducting quality improvement  | ||||||
| 2 |  initiatives to improve perinatal health; and one member  | ||||||
| 3 |  with relevant lived experience, as recommended by a  | ||||||
| 4 |  reproductive justice advocacy organization with expertise  | ||||||
| 5 |  in perinatal and infant health and birth equity.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, or  | ||||||
| 7 |  his or her designee, shall appoint: one member of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  House of Representatives; one member who is a licensed  | ||||||
| 9 |  obstetrician-gynecologist, as recommended by a statewide  | ||||||
| 10 |  organization representing obstetricians and  | ||||||
| 11 |  gynecologists; and one member with relevant lived  | ||||||
| 12 |  experience, as recommended by a reproductive justice  | ||||||
| 13 |  advocacy organization with expertise in perinatal and  | ||||||
| 14 |  infant health and birth equity.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The House Minority Leader, or his or her designee,  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall appoint: one member of the House of Representatives;  | ||||||
| 17 |  one member who is a licensed physician specializing in  | ||||||
| 18 |  child abuse and neglect, as recommended by a statewide  | ||||||
| 19 |  organization representing pediatricians; and one member  | ||||||
| 20 |  who is a licensed physician specializing in perinatal  | ||||||
| 21 |  substance use disorder treatment, as recommended by a  | ||||||
| 22 |  statewide organization representing physicians. | ||||||
| 23 |         (5) The Director of Children and Family Services, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  the Director's designee.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (6) The exclusive collective bargaining representative  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the majority of front-line employees at the Department  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of Children and Family Services, or the representative's  | ||||||
| 2 |  designee. | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) The Secretary of Human Services, or the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Secretary's designee. | ||||||
| 5 |         (8) The Director of Public Health, or the Director's  | ||||||
| 6 |  designee. | ||||||
| 7 |         (9) The Cook County Public Guardian, or the Cook  | ||||||
| 8 |  County Public Guardian's designee. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-941, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 10 |     (20 ILCS 4133/35) | ||||||
| 11 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 35. Repeal. The Task Force is dissolved, and this Act  | ||||||
| 13 | is repealed, on, January 1, 2027. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 103-941, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 210. The Opportunities for At-Risk Women Act is  | ||||||
| 16 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (20 ILCS 5075/10) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 10. Duties of the Task Force.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) The Task Force shall strategize and design a plan for  | ||||||
| 20 | the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to partner  | ||||||
| 21 | and outsource with State and local governmental agencies,  | ||||||
| 22 | companies, and organizations that aid in helping at-risk women  | ||||||
| 23 | and their families become successful productive citizens. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) This partnership will include material distribution of  | ||||||
| 2 | available resources offered in their communities as well as  | ||||||
| 3 | referrals to organizations and companies that provide  | ||||||
| 4 | necessary services to aid aide in their success. The following  | ||||||
| 5 | are targeted areas of assistance and outsourcing: housing  | ||||||
| 6 | assistance; educational information on enhancement and  | ||||||
| 7 | advancement; parenting and family bonding classes; financial  | ||||||
| 8 | education and literacy, including budgeting; quality  | ||||||
| 9 | afterschool programming, including tutoring; self-esteem and  | ||||||
| 10 | empowerment classes; healthy relationships classes for the  | ||||||
| 11 | entire family, including warning signs and appropriate  | ||||||
| 12 | handling of bullying; integrity classes; social etiquette  | ||||||
| 13 | classes; job preparedness workshops; temperament behavior  | ||||||
| 14 | classes, including anger management; addiction and recovery  | ||||||
| 15 | clinics, including referrals; health education classes; job  | ||||||
| 16 | training opportunities; and the expansion of Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 | into Cook County. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) For the purposes of this Act, "at-risk women" means  | ||||||
| 19 | women who are at increased risk of incarceration because of  | ||||||
| 20 | poverty, abuse, addiction, financial challenges, illiteracy,  | ||||||
| 21 | or other causes. The term "at-risk women" may include, but  | ||||||
| 22 | shall not be limited to, women who have previously been  | ||||||
| 23 | incarcerated. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 99-416, eff. 1-1-16; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 215. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of 1984 is amended by changing Section 4-2.1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (25 ILCS 130/4-2.1) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 4-2.1. Federal program functions. The Commission on  | ||||||
| 4 | Government Forecasting and Accountability is established as  | ||||||
| 5 | the information center for the General Assembly in the field  | ||||||
| 6 | of federal-state relations and as State Central Information  | ||||||
| 7 | Reception Agency for the purpose of receiving information from  | ||||||
| 8 | federal agencies under the United States Office of Management  | ||||||
| 9 | and Budget circular A-98 and the United States Department of  | ||||||
| 10 | the Treasury Circular TC-1082 or any successor circulars  | ||||||
| 11 | promulgated under authority of the United States  | ||||||
| 12 | Intergovernmental Inter-governmental Cooperation Act of 1968.  | ||||||
| 13 | Its powers and duties in this capacity include, but are not  | ||||||
| 14 | limited to:  | ||||||
| 15 |         (a) Compiling and maintaining current information on  | ||||||
| 16 |  available and pending federal aid programs for the use of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the General Assembly and legislative agencies;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (b) Analyzing the relationship of federal aid programs  | ||||||
| 19 |  with state and locally financed programs, and assessing  | ||||||
| 20 |  the impact of federal aid programs on the State generally;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (c) Reporting annually to the General Assembly on the  | ||||||
| 22 |  adequacy of programs financed by federal aid in the State,  | ||||||
| 23 |  the types and nature of federal aid programs in which  | ||||||
| 24 |  State agencies or local governments did not participate,  | ||||||
| 25 |  and to make recommendations on such matters;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (d) Cooperating with the Governor's Office of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Management and Budget and with any State of Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  offices located in Washington, D.C., in obtaining  | ||||||
| 4 |  information concerning federal grant-in-aid legislation  | ||||||
| 5 |  and proposals having an impact on the State of Illinois;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (e) (Blank);  | ||||||
| 7 |         (f) Receiving from every State agency, other than  | ||||||
| 8 |  State colleges and universities, agencies of legislative  | ||||||
| 9 |  and judicial branches of State government, and elected  | ||||||
| 10 |  State executive officers not including the Governor, all  | ||||||
| 11 |  applications for federal grants, contracts and agreements  | ||||||
| 12 |  and notification of any awards of federal funds and any  | ||||||
| 13 |  and all changes in the programs, in awards, in program  | ||||||
| 14 |  duration, in schedule of fund receipts, and in estimated  | ||||||
| 15 |  costs to the State of maintaining the program if and when  | ||||||
| 16 |  federal assistance is terminated, or in direct and  | ||||||
| 17 |  indirect costs, of any grant under which they are or  | ||||||
| 18 |  expect to be receiving federal funds;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (g) (Blank); and  | ||||||
| 20 |         (h) Reporting such information as is received under  | ||||||
| 21 |  subparagraph (f) to the President and Minority Leader of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  House of Representatives and their respective  | ||||||
| 24 |  appropriation staffs and to any member of the General  | ||||||
| 25 |  Assembly on a monthly basis at the request of the member.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The State colleges and universities, the agencies of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | legislative and judicial branches of State government, and the  | ||||||
| 2 | elected State executive officers, not including the Governor,  | ||||||
| 3 | shall submit to the Commission on Government Forecasting and  | ||||||
| 4 | Accountability, in a manner prescribed by the Commission on  | ||||||
| 5 | Government Forecasting and Accountability, summaries of  | ||||||
| 6 | applications for federal funds filed and grants of federal  | ||||||
| 7 | funds awarded.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     Section 220. The Legislative Reference Bureau Act is  | ||||||
| 10 | amended by changing Section 5.04 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (25 ILCS 135/5.04)    (from Ch. 63, par. 29.4) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 5.04. Codification and revision of statutes.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) As soon as possible after the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 14 | amendatory Act of 1992, the Legislative Reference Bureau shall  | ||||||
| 15 | file with the Index Division of the Office of the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 16 | State, the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Supreme  | ||||||
| 17 | Court a compilation of the general Acts of Illinois. At that  | ||||||
| 18 | time and at any other time the Legislative Reference Bureau  | ||||||
| 19 | may file with the Index Division of the Office of the Secretary  | ||||||
| 20 | of State cross-reference tables comparing the compilation and  | ||||||
| 21 | the Illinois Revised Statutes. The Legislative Reference  | ||||||
| 22 | Bureau shall provide copies of the documents that are filed to  | ||||||
| 23 | each individual or entity that delivers a written request for  | ||||||
| 24 | copies to the Legislative Reference Bureau; the Legislative  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Reference Bureau, by resolution, may establish and charge a  | ||||||
| 2 | reasonable fee for providing copies. The compilation shall  | ||||||
| 3 | take effect on January 1, 1993. The compilation shall be cited  | ||||||
| 4 | as the "Illinois Compiled Statutes" or as "ILCS". The Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 | Compiled Statutes, including the statutes themselves and the  | ||||||
| 6 | organizational and numbering scheme, shall be an official  | ||||||
| 7 | compilation of the general Acts of Illinois and shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | entirely in the public domain for purposes of federal  | ||||||
| 9 | copyright law. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) The compilation document that is filed under  | ||||||
| 11 | subsection (a) shall divide the general Acts into major topic  | ||||||
| 12 | areas and into chapters within those areas; the document shall  | ||||||
| 13 | list the general Acts by title or short title, but need not  | ||||||
| 14 | contain the text of the statutes or specify individual  | ||||||
| 15 | Sections of Acts. Chapters shall be numbered. Each Act shall  | ||||||
| 16 | be assigned to a chapter and shall be ordered within that  | ||||||
| 17 | chapter. An Act prefix number shall be designated for each Act  | ||||||
| 18 | within each chapter. Chapters may be divided into subheadings.  | ||||||
| 19 | Citation to a section of ILCS shall be in the form "X ILCS  | ||||||
| 20 | Y/Z(A)", where X is the chapter number, Y is the Act prefix  | ||||||
| 21 | number, Z is the Section number of the Act, Y/Z is the section  | ||||||
| 22 | number in the chapter of ILCS, and A is the year of  | ||||||
| 23 | publication, if applicable. | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) The Legislative Reference Bureau shall make additions,  | ||||||
| 25 | deletions, and changes to the organizational or numbering  | ||||||
| 26 | scheme of the Illinois Compiled Statutes by filing appropriate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | documents with the Index Department Division of the Office of  | ||||||
| 2 | the Secretary of State. The Legislative Reference Bureau shall  | ||||||
| 3 | also provide copies of the documents that are filed to each  | ||||||
| 4 | individual or entity that delivers a written request for  | ||||||
| 5 | copies to the Legislative Reference Bureau; the Legislative  | ||||||
| 6 | Reference Bureau, by resolution, may establish and charge a  | ||||||
| 7 | reasonable fee for providing copies. The additions, deletions,  | ||||||
| 8 | and changes to the organizational or numbering scheme of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Compiled Statutes shall take effect 30 days after  | ||||||
| 10 | filing with the Index Department Division. | ||||||
| 11 |     (d) Omission of an effective Act or Section of an Act from  | ||||||
| 12 | ILCS does not alter the effectiveness of that Act or Section.  | ||||||
| 13 | Inclusion of a repealed Act or Section of an Act in ILCS does  | ||||||
| 14 | not affect the repeal of that Act or Section. | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) In order to allow for an efficient transition to the  | ||||||
| 16 | organizational and numbering scheme of the Illinois Compiled  | ||||||
| 17 | Statutes, the State, units of local government, school  | ||||||
| 18 | districts, and other governmental entities may, for a  | ||||||
| 19 | reasonable period of time, continue to use forms, computer  | ||||||
| 20 | software, systems, and data, published rules, and any other  | ||||||
| 21 | electronically stored information and printed documents that  | ||||||
| 22 | contain references to the Illinois Revised Statutes. However,  | ||||||
| 23 | reports of criminal, traffic, and other offenses and  | ||||||
| 24 | violations that are part of a state-wide reporting system  | ||||||
| 25 | shall continue to be made by reference to the Illinois Revised  | ||||||
| 26 | Statutes until July 1, 1994, and on and after that date shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be made by reference to the Illinois Compiled Statutes, except  | ||||||
| 2 | that an earlier conversion date may be established by  | ||||||
| 3 | agreement among all of the following: the Supreme Court, the  | ||||||
| 4 | Secretary of State, the Director of State Police, the Circuit  | ||||||
| 5 | Clerk of Cook County, and the Circuit Clerk of DuPage County,  | ||||||
| 6 | or the designee of each. References to the Illinois Revised  | ||||||
| 7 | Statutes are deemed to be references to the corresponding  | ||||||
| 8 | provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) The Legislative Reference Bureau, with the assistance  | ||||||
| 10 | of the Legislative Information System, shall make its  | ||||||
| 11 | electronically stored database of the statutes and the  | ||||||
| 12 | compilation available in an electronically stored medium to  | ||||||
| 13 | those who request it; the Legislative Reference Bureau, by  | ||||||
| 14 | resolution, shall establish and charge a reasonable fee for  | ||||||
| 15 | providing the information. | ||||||
| 16 |     (g) Amounts received under this Section shall be deposited  | ||||||
| 17 | into the General Assembly Computer Equipment Revolving Fund. | ||||||
| 18 |     (h) The Legislative Reference Bureau shall select subjects  | ||||||
| 19 | and chapters of the statutory law that it considers most in  | ||||||
| 20 | need of a revision and present to the next regular session of  | ||||||
| 21 | the General Assembly bills covering those revisions. In  | ||||||
| 22 | connection with those revisions, the Legislative Reference  | ||||||
| 23 | Bureau has full authority and responsibility to recommend the  | ||||||
| 24 | revision, simplification, and rearrangement of existing  | ||||||
| 25 | statutory law and the elimination from that law of obsolete,  | ||||||
| 26 | superseded, duplicated, and unconstitutional statutes or parts  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of statutes, but shall make no other changes in the substance  | ||||||
| 2 | of existing statutes, except to the extent those changes in  | ||||||
| 3 | substance are necessary for coherent revision, simplification,  | ||||||
| 4 | rearrangement, or elimination. Revisions reported to the  | ||||||
| 5 | General Assembly may be accompanied by explanatory statements  | ||||||
| 6 | of changes in existing statutes or parts of statutes that  | ||||||
| 7 | those revisions, if enacted, would effect. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 86-523; 87-1005; revised 7-18-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     Section 225. The State Finance Act is amended by setting  | ||||||
| 10 | forth and renumbering multiple versions of Sections 5.1015,  | ||||||
| 11 | 5.1016, 5.1017, and 6z-140 and by changing Sections 6z-82,  | ||||||
| 12 | 8.3, and 8g-1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1015) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 5.1015. The Professions Licensure Fund. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1016) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 5.1016. The Restore Fund.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1017) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 5.1017. The Health Equity and Access Fund. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
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| 1 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1018) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5.1018 5.1015. The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program  | ||||||
| 3 | Fund. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-647, eff. 7-1-24; revised 9-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1019) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 5.1019 5.1015. The Carbon Dioxide Sequestration  | ||||||
| 7 | Administrative Fund. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; revised 9-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1020) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 5.1020 5.1015. The International Brotherhood of  | ||||||
| 11 | Electrical Workers Fund. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-665, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 13 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1021) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 5.1021 5.1015. The Local Food Infrastructure Grant  | ||||||
| 15 | Fund. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24; revised 9-23-24.)
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| 17 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1022) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 5.1022 5.1015. The Illinois USTA/Midwest Youth Tennis  | ||||||
| 19 | Foundation Fund.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 103-911, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 21 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1023) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5.1023 5.1015. The Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and  | ||||||
| 2 | Prairies Grant Fund. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-923, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 4 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1024) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 5.1024 5.1015. The Sons of the American Legion Fund. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 103-933, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 7 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1025) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 5.1025 5.1015. The Real Estate Recovery Fund. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-1039, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-23-24.)
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| 10 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1026) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 5.1026 5.1016. The Environmental Justice Grant Fund.  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; revised 9-23-24.)
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| 13 |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1027) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 5.1027 5.1017. The Water Resources Fund.  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; revised 9-23-24.)
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| 16 |     (30 ILCS 105/6z-82) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 6z-82. State Police Operations Assistance Fund. | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund  | ||||||
| 19 | known as the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Fund  | ||||||
| 20 | shall receive revenue under the Criminal and Traffic  | ||||||
| 21 | Assessment Act. The Fund may also receive revenue from grants,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | donations, appropriations, and any other legal source. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a-5) This Fund may charge, collect, and receive fees or  | ||||||
| 3 | moneys as described in Section 15-312 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 4 | Code and receive all fees received by the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 5 | Police under that Section. The moneys shall be used by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois State Police for its expenses in providing police  | ||||||
| 7 | escorts and commercial vehicle enforcement activities.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) The Illinois State Police may use moneys in the Fund to  | ||||||
| 9 | finance any of its lawful purposes or functions. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) Expenditures may be made from the Fund only as  | ||||||
| 11 | appropriated by the General Assembly by law. | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) Investment income that is attributable to the  | ||||||
| 13 | investment of moneys in the Fund shall be retained in the Fund  | ||||||
| 14 | for the uses specified in this Section.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) The State Police Operations Assistance Fund shall not  | ||||||
| 16 | be subject to administrative chargebacks.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (f) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |     (g) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 19 |     (h) (Blank). June 9, 2023 (Public Act 103-34) | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-505, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 21 | 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff.  | ||||||
| 22 | 6-9-23; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-616,  | ||||||
| 23 | eff. 7-1-24; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 24 |     (30 ILCS 105/6z-140) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 6z-140. Professions Licensure Fund. The Professions  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Licensure Fund is created as a special fund in the State  | ||||||
| 2 | treasury. The Fund may receive revenue from any authorized  | ||||||
| 3 | source, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, awards,  | ||||||
| 4 | transfers, and appropriations. Subject to appropriation, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may use  | ||||||
| 6 | moneys in the Fund for costs directly associated with the  | ||||||
| 7 | procurement of electronic data processing software, licenses,  | ||||||
| 8 | or any other information technology system products and for  | ||||||
| 9 | the ongoing costs of electronic data processing software,  | ||||||
| 10 | licenses, or other information technology system products  | ||||||
| 11 | related to the granting, renewal, or administration of all  | ||||||
| 12 | licenses under the Department's jurisdiction.  | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
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| 14 |     (30 ILCS 105/6z-143) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 6z-143 6z-140. Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program  | ||||||
| 16 | Fund. The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program Fund is created as  | ||||||
| 17 | a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Fund  | ||||||
| 18 | shall be appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and  | ||||||
| 19 | Family Services and expended exclusively for the Medical Debt  | ||||||
| 20 | Relief Pilot Program to provide grant funding to a nonprofit  | ||||||
| 21 | medical debt relief coordinator to be used to discharge the  | ||||||
| 22 | medical debt of eligible residents as defined in the Medical  | ||||||
| 23 | Debt Relief Act. Based on a budget approved by the Department,  | ||||||
| 24 | the grant funding may also be used for any administrative  | ||||||
| 25 | services provided by the nonprofit medical debt relief  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | coordinator to discharge the medical debt of eligible  | ||||||
| 2 | residents. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-647, eff. 7-1-24; revised 9-24-24.)
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| 4 |     (30 ILCS 105/8.3) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 8.3. Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the  | ||||||
| 6 | State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the  | ||||||
| 7 | construction of permanent highways, be set aside and used for  | ||||||
| 8 | the purpose of paying and discharging annually the principal  | ||||||
| 9 | and interest on that bonded indebtedness then due and payable,  | ||||||
| 10 | and for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund  | ||||||
| 11 | after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded  | ||||||
| 12 | indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows: | ||||||
| 13 |         first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters  | ||||||
| 14 |  2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, except the cost  | ||||||
| 15 |  of administration of Articles I and II of Chapter 3 of that  | ||||||
| 16 |  Code, and to pay the costs of the Executive Ethics  | ||||||
| 17 |  Commission for oversight and administration of the Chief  | ||||||
| 18 |  Procurement Officer appointed under paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 |  Procurement Code for transportation; and | ||||||
| 21 |         secondly -- for expenses of the Department of  | ||||||
| 22 |  Transportation for construction, reconstruction,  | ||||||
| 23 |  improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  administration of highways in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 25 |  provisions of laws relating thereto, or for any purpose  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  related or incident to and connected therewith, including  | ||||||
| 2 |  the separation of grades of those highways with railroads  | ||||||
| 3 |  and with highways and including the payment of awards made  | ||||||
| 4 |  by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the  | ||||||
| 5 |  terms of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers'  | ||||||
| 6 |  Occupational Diseases Act for injury or death of an  | ||||||
| 7 |  employee of the Division of Highways in the Department of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Transportation; or for the acquisition of land and the  | ||||||
| 9 |  erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the  | ||||||
| 10 |  acquisition of highway right-of-way or for investigations  | ||||||
| 11 |  to determine the reasonably anticipated future highway  | ||||||
| 12 |  needs; or for making of surveys, plans, specifications and  | ||||||
| 13 |  estimates for and in the construction and maintenance of  | ||||||
| 14 |  flight strips and of highways necessary to provide access  | ||||||
| 15 |  to military and naval reservations, to defense industries  | ||||||
| 16 |  and defense-industry sites, and to the sources of raw  | ||||||
| 17 |  materials and for replacing existing highways and highway  | ||||||
| 18 |  connections shut off from general public use at military  | ||||||
| 19 |  and naval reservations and defense-industry sites, or for  | ||||||
| 20 |  the purchase of right-of-way, except that the State shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  be reimbursed in full for any expense incurred in building  | ||||||
| 22 |  the flight strips; or for the operating and maintaining of  | ||||||
| 23 |  highway garages; or for patrolling and policing the public  | ||||||
| 24 |  highways and conserving the peace; or for the operating  | ||||||
| 25 |  expenses of the Department relating to the administration  | ||||||
| 26 |  of public transportation programs; or, during fiscal year  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  2024, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $9,108,400  | ||||||
| 2 |  to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE  | ||||||
| 3 |  for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or, during  | ||||||
| 4 |  fiscal year 2025, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed  | ||||||
| 5 |  $10,020,000 to the Regional Transportation Authority on  | ||||||
| 6 |  behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit  | ||||||
| 7 |  expenses; or for any of those purposes or any other  | ||||||
| 8 |  purpose that may be provided by law. | ||||||
| 9 |     Appropriations for any of those purposes are payable from  | ||||||
| 10 | the Road Fund. Appropriations may also be made from the Road  | ||||||
| 11 | Fund for the administrative expenses of any State agency that  | ||||||
| 12 | are related to motor vehicles or arise from the use of motor  | ||||||
| 13 | vehicles. | ||||||
| 14 |     Beginning with fiscal year 1980 and thereafter, no Road  | ||||||
| 15 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments  | ||||||
| 16 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or  | ||||||
| 17 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon  | ||||||
| 18 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are  | ||||||
| 19 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
| 20 |         1. Department of Public Health; | ||||||
| 21 |         2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to  | ||||||
| 22 |  subsidies for one-half fare Student Transportation and  | ||||||
| 23 |  Reduced Fare for Elderly, except fiscal year 2024 when no  | ||||||
| 24 |  more than $19,063,500 may be expended and except fiscal  | ||||||
| 25 |  year 2025 when no more than $20,969,900 may be expended; | ||||||
| 26 |         3. Department of Central Management Services, except  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for expenditures incurred for group insurance premiums of  | ||||||
| 2 |  appropriate personnel; | ||||||
| 3 |         4. Judicial Systems and Agencies. | ||||||
| 4 |     Beginning with fiscal year 1981 and thereafter, no Road  | ||||||
| 5 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments  | ||||||
| 6 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or  | ||||||
| 7 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon  | ||||||
| 8 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are  | ||||||
| 9 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
| 10 |         1. Illinois State Police, except for expenditures with  | ||||||
| 11 |  respect to the Division of Patrol and Division of Criminal  | ||||||
| 12 |  Investigation; | ||||||
| 13 |         2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to  | ||||||
| 14 |  Intercity Rail Subsidies, except fiscal year 2024 when no  | ||||||
| 15 |  more than $60,000,000 may be expended and except fiscal  | ||||||
| 16 |  year 2025 when no more than $67,000,000 may be expended,  | ||||||
| 17 |  and Rail Freight Services. | ||||||
| 18 |     Beginning with fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, no Road  | ||||||
| 19 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments  | ||||||
| 20 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or  | ||||||
| 21 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon  | ||||||
| 22 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are  | ||||||
| 23 | eligible for federal reimbursement: Department of Central  | ||||||
| 24 | Management Services, except for awards made by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 25 | Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the  | ||||||
| 26 | Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act for injury or death of an employee of the Division of  | ||||||
| 2 | Highways in the Department of Transportation. | ||||||
| 3 |     Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road  | ||||||
| 4 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments  | ||||||
| 5 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or  | ||||||
| 6 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon  | ||||||
| 7 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are  | ||||||
| 8 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
| 9 |         1. Illinois State Police, except not more than 40% of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the funds appropriated for the Division of Patrol and  | ||||||
| 11 |  Division of Criminal Investigation; | ||||||
| 12 |         2. State Officers. | ||||||
| 13 |     Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road  | ||||||
| 14 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to any Department or agency  | ||||||
| 15 | of State government for administration, grants, or operations  | ||||||
| 16 | except as provided hereafter; but this limitation is not a  | ||||||
| 17 | restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road  | ||||||
| 18 | Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement. It  | ||||||
| 19 | shall not be lawful to circumvent the above appropriation  | ||||||
| 20 | limitations by governmental reorganization or other methods.  | ||||||
| 21 | Appropriations shall be made from the Road Fund only in  | ||||||
| 22 | accordance with the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
| 23 |     Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction  | ||||||
| 25 | of permanent highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 26 | paying and discharging during each fiscal year the principal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and interest on that bonded indebtedness as it becomes due and  | ||||||
| 2 | payable as provided in the General Obligation Bond Act, and  | ||||||
| 3 | for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund  | ||||||
| 4 | after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded  | ||||||
| 5 | indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows: | ||||||
| 6 |         first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters  | ||||||
| 7 |  2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and | ||||||
| 8 |         secondly -- no Road Fund monies derived from fees,  | ||||||
| 9 |  excises, or license taxes relating to registration,  | ||||||
| 10 |  operation and use of vehicles on public highways or to  | ||||||
| 11 |  fuels used for the propulsion of those vehicles, shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  appropriated or expended other than for costs of  | ||||||
| 13 |  administering the laws imposing those fees, excises, and  | ||||||
| 14 |  license taxes, statutory refunds and adjustments allowed  | ||||||
| 15 |  thereunder, administrative costs of the Department of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Transportation, including, but not limited to, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  operating expenses of the Department relating to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  administration of public transportation programs, payment  | ||||||
| 19 |  of debts and liabilities incurred in construction and  | ||||||
| 20 |  reconstruction of public highways and bridges, acquisition  | ||||||
| 21 |  of rights-of-way for and the cost of construction,  | ||||||
| 22 |  reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and operation of  | ||||||
| 23 |  public highways and bridges under the direction and  | ||||||
| 24 |  supervision of the State, political subdivision, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  municipality collecting those monies, or during fiscal  | ||||||
| 26 |  year 2024 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  $9,108,400 to the Regional Transportation Authority on  | ||||||
| 2 |  behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit  | ||||||
| 3 |  expenses, or during fiscal year 2025 for the purposes of a  | ||||||
| 4 |  grant not to exceed $10,020,000 to the Regional  | ||||||
| 5 |  Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose  | ||||||
| 6 |  of ADA/Para-transit expenses, and the costs for patrolling  | ||||||
| 7 |  and policing the public highways (by the State, political  | ||||||
| 8 |  subdivision, or municipality collecting that money) for  | ||||||
| 9 |  enforcement of traffic laws. The separation of grades of  | ||||||
| 10 |  such highways with railroads and costs associated with  | ||||||
| 11 |  protection of at-grade highway and railroad crossing shall  | ||||||
| 12 |  also be permissible. | ||||||
| 13 |     Appropriations for any of such purposes are payable from  | ||||||
| 14 | the Road Fund or the Grade Crossing Protection Fund as  | ||||||
| 15 | provided in Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. | ||||||
| 16 |     Except as provided in this paragraph, beginning with  | ||||||
| 17 | fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | appropriated to the Illinois State Police for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 19 | this Section in excess of its total fiscal year 1990 Road Fund  | ||||||
| 20 | appropriations for those purposes unless otherwise provided in  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 5g of this Act. For fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005,  | ||||||
| 22 | 2006, and 2007 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated  | ||||||
| 23 | to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 24 | Section in excess of $97,310,000. For fiscal year 2008 only,  | ||||||
| 25 | no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Department of  | ||||||
| 26 | State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | $106,100,000. For fiscal year 2009 only, no Road Fund monies  | ||||||
| 2 | shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for  | ||||||
| 3 | the purposes of this Section in excess of $114,700,000.  | ||||||
| 4 | Beginning in fiscal year 2010, no Road Fund moneys shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | appropriated to the Illinois State Police. It shall not be  | ||||||
| 6 | lawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations by  | ||||||
| 7 | governmental reorganization or other methods unless otherwise  | ||||||
| 8 | provided in Section 5g of this Act. | ||||||
| 9 |     In fiscal year 1994, no Road Fund monies shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | appropriated to the Secretary of State for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 11 | this Section in excess of the total fiscal year 1991 Road Fund  | ||||||
| 12 | appropriations to the Secretary of State for those purposes,  | ||||||
| 13 | plus $9,800,000. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this  | ||||||
| 14 | limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or  | ||||||
| 15 | other method. | ||||||
| 16 |     Beginning with fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, no Road  | ||||||
| 17 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 18 | for the purposes of this Section in excess of the total fiscal  | ||||||
| 19 | year 1994 Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 20 | for those purposes. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this  | ||||||
| 21 | limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or  | ||||||
| 22 | other methods. | ||||||
| 23 |     Beginning with fiscal year 2000, total Road Fund  | ||||||
| 24 | appropriations to the Secretary of State for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 25 | this Section shall not exceed the amounts specified for the  | ||||||
| 26 | following fiscal years: | ||||||
 
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| 11 |     For fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | appropriated to the Secretary of State.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |     Beginning in fiscal year 2011, moneys in the Road Fund  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | exclusive purpose of paying refunds due to overpayment of fees  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | related to Chapter 3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code unless  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | otherwise provided for by law.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 |     Beginning in fiscal year 2025, moneys in the Road Fund may  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | be appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency for the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | exclusive purpose of making deposits into the Electric Vehicle  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Rebate Fund, subject to appropriation, to be used for purposes  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | consistent with Section 11 of Article IX of the Illinois  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Constitution.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 |     It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | appropriations by governmental reorganization or other  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | methods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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| 1 |     No new program may be initiated in fiscal year 1991 and  | ||||||
| 2 | thereafter that is not consistent with the limitations imposed  | ||||||
| 3 | by this Section for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, insofar  | ||||||
| 4 | as appropriation of Road Fund monies is concerned. | ||||||
| 5 |     Nothing in this Section prohibits transfers from the Road  | ||||||
| 6 | Fund to the State Construction Account Fund under Section 5e  | ||||||
| 7 | of this Act; nor to the General Revenue Fund, as authorized by  | ||||||
| 8 | Public Act 93-25. | ||||||
| 9 |     The additional amounts authorized for expenditure in this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section by Public Acts 92-0600, 93-0025, 93-0839, and 94-91  | ||||||
| 11 | shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund  | ||||||
| 12 | in the next succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue  | ||||||
| 13 | Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by  | ||||||
| 14 | generally accepted accounting principles applicable to  | ||||||
| 15 | government. | ||||||
| 16 |     The additional amounts authorized for expenditure by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Secretary of State and the Department of State Police in this  | ||||||
| 18 | Section by Public Act 94-91 shall be repaid to the Road Fund  | ||||||
| 19 | from the General Revenue Fund in the next succeeding fiscal  | ||||||
| 20 | year that the General Revenue Fund has a positive budgetary  | ||||||
| 21 | balance, as determined by generally accepted accounting  | ||||||
| 22 | principles applicable to government. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 24 | 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff.  | ||||||
| 25 | 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 103-605,  | ||||||
| 26 | eff. 7-1-24; 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; revised 8-5-24.)
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| 1 |     (30 ILCS 105/8g-1) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 8g-1. Fund transfers.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) (Blank). | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) (Blank). | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 |     (e) (Blank). | ||||||
| 8 |     (f) (Blank). | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) (Blank). | ||||||
| 10 |     (h) (Blank). | ||||||
| 11 |     (i) (Blank). | ||||||
| 12 |     (j) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |     (k) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 |     (l) (Blank). | ||||||
| 15 |     (m) (Blank). | ||||||
| 16 |     (n) (Blank). | ||||||
| 17 |     (o) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |     (p) (Blank). | ||||||
| 19 |     (q) (Blank). | ||||||
| 20 |     (r) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 |     (s) (Blank). | ||||||
| 22 |     (t) (Blank). | ||||||
| 23 |     (u) (Blank). | ||||||
| 24 |     (v) (Blank). | ||||||
| 25 |     (w) (Blank). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (x) (Blank). | ||||||
| 2 |     (y) (Blank). | ||||||
| 3 |     (z) (Blank). | ||||||
| 4 |     (aa) (Blank). | ||||||
| 5 |     (bb) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 |     (cc) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 |     (dd) (Blank). | ||||||
| 8 |     (ee) (Blank). | ||||||
| 9 |     (ff) (Blank). | ||||||
| 10 |     (gg) (Blank). | ||||||
| 11 |     (hh) (Blank). | ||||||
| 12 |     (ii) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |     (jj) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 |     (kk) (Blank). | ||||||
| 15 |     (ll) (Blank). | ||||||
| 16 |     (mm) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
| 17 | provided for by law, beginning on June 7, 2023 (the effective  | ||||||
| 18 | date of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 103-8)     | ||||||
| 19 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and until  | ||||||
| 20 | June 30, 2024, as directed by the Governor, the State  | ||||||
| 21 | Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall  | ||||||
| 22 | transfer up to a total of $1,500,000,000 from the General  | ||||||
| 23 | Revenue Fund to the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation  | ||||||
| 24 | Emergency Fund.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (nn) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
| 26 | provided for by law, beginning on June 7, 2023 (the effective  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | date of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 103-8)     | ||||||
| 2 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and until  | ||||||
| 3 | June 30, 2024, as directed by the Governor, the State  | ||||||
| 4 | Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall  | ||||||
| 5 | transfer up to a total of $424,000,000 from the General  | ||||||
| 6 | Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois Bond Fund.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (oo) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
| 8 | provided for by law, on July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as  | ||||||
| 9 | practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State  | ||||||
| 10 | Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General  | ||||||
| 11 | Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund. | ||||||
| 12 |     (pp) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
| 13 | provided for by law, on July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as  | ||||||
| 14 | practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State  | ||||||
| 15 | Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General  | ||||||
| 16 | Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency  | ||||||
| 17 | Fund.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (qq) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
| 19 | provided for by law, beginning on July 1, 2024 (the effective  | ||||||
| 20 | date of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 103-588)     | ||||||
| 21 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and until  | ||||||
| 22 | June 30, 2024, as directed by the Governor, the State  | ||||||
| 23 | Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall  | ||||||
| 24 | transfer up to a total of $350,000,000 from the General  | ||||||
| 25 | Revenue Fund to the Fund for Illinois' Future. | ||||||
| 26 |     (rr) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provided for by law, on July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as  | ||||||
| 2 | practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State  | ||||||
| 3 | Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General  | ||||||
| 4 | Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund. | ||||||
| 5 |     (ss) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
| 6 | provided for by law, on July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as  | ||||||
| 7 | practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State  | ||||||
| 8 | Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General  | ||||||
| 9 | Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency  | ||||||
| 10 | Fund.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (tt) In addition to any other transfers that may be  | ||||||
| 12 | provided for by law, on July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as  | ||||||
| 13 | practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State  | ||||||
| 14 | Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $25,000,000 from the  | ||||||
| 15 | Violent Crime Witness Protection Program Fund to the General  | ||||||
| 16 | Revenue Fund.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22;  | ||||||
| 18 | 102-700, Article 40, Section 40-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,  | ||||||
| 19 | Article 80, Section 80-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23;  | ||||||
| 20 | 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 21 |     Section 230. The Local Government Debt Reform Act is  | ||||||
| 22 | amended by changing Section 17 as follows:
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| 23 |     (30 ILCS 350/17)    (from Ch. 17, par. 6917) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 17. Leases and installment contracts.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) Interest not debt; debt on leases and installment  | ||||||
| 2 | contracts. Interest on bonds shall not be included in any  | ||||||
| 3 | computation of indebtedness of a governmental unit for the  | ||||||
| 4 | purpose of any statutory provision or limitation. For bonds  | ||||||
| 5 | consisting of leases and installment or financing contracts: ,     | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) that portion of payments made by a governmental  | ||||||
| 7 |  unit under the terms of a bond designated as interest in  | ||||||
| 8 |  the bond or the ordinance authorizing such bond shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  treated as interest for purposes of this Section;     | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) where portions of payments due under the terms of  | ||||||
| 11 |  a bond have not been designated as interest in the bond or  | ||||||
| 12 |  the ordinance authorizing such bond, and all or a portion  | ||||||
| 13 |  of such payments is to be used for the payment of principal  | ||||||
| 14 |  of and interest on other bonds of the governmental unit or  | ||||||
| 15 |  bonds issued by another unit of local government, such as  | ||||||
| 16 |  a public building commission, the payments equal to  | ||||||
| 17 |  interest due on such corresponding bonds shall be treated  | ||||||
| 18 |  as interest for purposes of this Section; and  | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) where portions of payments due under the terms of  | ||||||
| 20 |  a bond have not been designated as interest in the bond or  | ||||||
| 21 |  ordinance authorizing such bond and no portion of any such  | ||||||
| 22 |  payment is to be used for the payment of principal of and  | ||||||
| 23 |  interest on other bonds of the governmental unit or  | ||||||
| 24 |  another unit of local government, a portion of each  | ||||||
| 25 |  payment due under the terms of such bond shall be treated  | ||||||
| 26 |  as interest for purposes of this Section; such portion  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall be equal in amount to the interest that would have  | ||||||
| 2 |  been paid on a notional obligation of the governmental  | ||||||
| 3 |  unit (bearing interest at the highest rate permitted by  | ||||||
| 4 |  law for bonds of the governmental unit at the time the bond  | ||||||
| 5 |  was issued or, if no such limit existed, 12%) on which the  | ||||||
| 6 |  payments of principal and interest were due at the same  | ||||||
| 7 |  times and in the same amounts as payments are due under the  | ||||||
| 8 |  terms of the bonds.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The rule set forth in this Section shall be applicable to  | ||||||
| 10 | all interest no matter when earned or accrued or at what  | ||||||
| 11 | interval paid, and whether or not a bond bears interest which  | ||||||
| 12 | compounds at certain intervals. For purposes of bonds sold at  | ||||||
| 13 | amounts less than 95% of their stated value at maturity,  | ||||||
| 14 | interest for purposes of this Section includes the difference  | ||||||
| 15 | between the amount set forth on the face of the bond as the  | ||||||
| 16 | original principal amount and the bond's stated value at  | ||||||
| 17 | maturity. | ||||||
| 18 |     This subsection may be made applicable to bonds issued  | ||||||
| 19 | prior to the effective date of this Act by passage of an  | ||||||
| 20 | ordinance to such effect by the governing body of a  | ||||||
| 21 | governmental unit. | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) Purchase or lease of property. The governing body of  | ||||||
| 23 | each governmental unit may purchase or lease either real or  | ||||||
| 24 | personal property, including investments, investment  | ||||||
| 25 | agreements, or investment services, through agreements that  | ||||||
| 26 | provide that the consideration for the purchase or lease may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be paid through installments made at stated intervals for a  | ||||||
| 2 | period of no more than 20 years or another period of time  | ||||||
| 3 | authorized by law, whichever is greater; provided, however,  | ||||||
| 4 | that investments, investment agreements, or investment  | ||||||
| 5 | services purchased in connection with a bond issue may be paid  | ||||||
| 6 | through installments made at stated intervals for a period of  | ||||||
| 7 | time not in excess of the maximum term of such bond issue. Each  | ||||||
| 8 | governmental unit may issue certificates evidencing the  | ||||||
| 9 | indebtedness incurred under the lease or agreement. The  | ||||||
| 10 | governing body may provide for the treasurer, comptroller,  | ||||||
| 11 | finance officer, or other officer of the governing body  | ||||||
| 12 | charged with financial administration to act as counter-party  | ||||||
| 13 | to any such lease or agreement, as nominee lessor or seller.  | ||||||
| 14 | When the lease or agreement is executed by the officer of the  | ||||||
| 15 | governmental unit authorized by the governing body to bind the  | ||||||
| 16 | governmental unit thereon by the execution thereof and is  | ||||||
| 17 | filed with and executed by the nominee lessor or seller, the  | ||||||
| 18 | lease or agreement shall be sufficiently executed so as to  | ||||||
| 19 | permit the governmental unit to issue certificates evidencing  | ||||||
| 20 | the indebtedness incurred under the lease or agreement. The  | ||||||
| 21 | certificates shall be valid whether or not an appropriation  | ||||||
| 22 | with respect thereto is included in any annual or supplemental  | ||||||
| 23 | budget adopted by the governmental unit. From time to time, as  | ||||||
| 24 | the governing body executes contracts for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 25 | acquiring and constructing the services or real or personal  | ||||||
| 26 | property that is a part of the subject of the lease or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | agreement, including financial, legal, architectural, and  | ||||||
| 2 | engineering services related to the lease or agreement, the  | ||||||
| 3 | contracts shall be filed with the nominee officer, and that  | ||||||
| 4 | officer shall identify the contracts to the lease or  | ||||||
| 5 | agreement; that identification shall permit the payment of the  | ||||||
| 6 | contract from the proceeds of the certificates; and the  | ||||||
| 7 | nominee officer shall duly apply or cause to be applied  | ||||||
| 8 | proceeds of the certificates to the payment of the contracts.  | ||||||
| 9 | The governing body of each governmental unit may sell, lease,  | ||||||
| 10 | convey, and reacquire either real or personal property, or any  | ||||||
| 11 | interest in real or personal property, upon any terms and  | ||||||
| 12 | conditions and in any manner, as the governing body shall  | ||||||
| 13 | determine, if the governmental unit will lease, acquire by  | ||||||
| 14 | purchase agreement, or otherwise reacquire the property, as  | ||||||
| 15 | authorized by this subsection or any other applicable law. | ||||||
| 16 |     All indebtedness incurred under this subsection, when  | ||||||
| 17 | aggregated with the existing indebtedness of the governmental  | ||||||
| 18 | unit, may not exceed the debt limits provided by applicable  | ||||||
| 19 | law. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 103-591, eff. 7-1-24; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 21 |     Section 235. The Build Illinois Bond Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 22 | changing Section 6 as follows:
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| 23 |     (30 ILCS 425/6)    (from Ch. 127, par. 2806) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 6. Conditions for issuance and sale of Bonds;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | requirements Bonds - requirements for Bonds; master Bonds -  | ||||||
| 2 | master and supplemental indentures; credit indentures - credit     | ||||||
| 3 | and liquidity enhancement.     | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) Bonds shall be issued and sold from time to time, in  | ||||||
| 5 | one or more series, in such amounts and at such prices as  | ||||||
| 6 | directed by the Governor, upon recommendation by the Director  | ||||||
| 7 | of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Bonds shall  | ||||||
| 8 | be payable only from the specific sources and secured in the  | ||||||
| 9 | manner provided in this Act. Bonds shall be in such form, in  | ||||||
| 10 | such denominations, mature on such dates within 25 years from  | ||||||
| 11 | their date of issuance, be subject to optional or mandatory  | ||||||
| 12 | redemption, bear interest payable at such times and at such  | ||||||
| 13 | rate or rates, fixed or variable, and be dated as shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | fixed and determined by the Director of the Governor's Office  | ||||||
| 15 | of Management and Budget in an order authorizing the issuance  | ||||||
| 16 | and sale of any series of Bonds, which order shall be approved  | ||||||
| 17 | by the Governor and is herein called a "Bond Sale Order";  | ||||||
| 18 | provided, however, that interest payable at fixed rates shall  | ||||||
| 19 | not exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 20 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 21 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 22 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 23 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, and  | ||||||
| 24 | interest payable at variable rates shall not exceed the  | ||||||
| 25 | maximum rate permitted in the Bond Sale Order. Said Bonds  | ||||||
| 26 | shall be payable at such place or places, within or without the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | State of Illinois, and may be made registrable as to either  | ||||||
| 2 | principal only or as to both principal and interest, as shall  | ||||||
| 3 | be specified in the Bond Sale Order. Bonds may be callable or  | ||||||
| 4 | subject to purchase and retirement or remarketing as fixed and  | ||||||
| 5 | determined in the Bond Sale Order. Bonds (i) except for  | ||||||
| 6 | refunding Bonds satisfying the requirements of Section 15 of  | ||||||
| 7 | this Act must be issued with principal or mandatory redemption  | ||||||
| 8 | amounts in equal amounts, with the first maturity issued  | ||||||
| 9 | occurring within the fiscal year in which the Bonds are issued  | ||||||
| 10 | or within the next succeeding fiscal year, except that Bonds  | ||||||
| 11 | issued during fiscal year 2025 may be issued with principal or  | ||||||
| 12 | mandatory redemption amounts in unequal amounts, and (ii) must  | ||||||
| 13 | mature or be subject to mandatory redemption each fiscal year  | ||||||
| 14 | thereafter up to 25 years, except for refunding Bonds  | ||||||
| 15 | satisfying the requirements of Section 15 of this Act and sold  | ||||||
| 16 | during fiscal year 2009, 2010, or 2011 which must mature or be  | ||||||
| 17 | subject to mandatory redemption each fiscal year thereafter up  | ||||||
| 18 | to 16 years. | ||||||
| 19 |     All Bonds authorized under this Act shall be issued  | ||||||
| 20 | pursuant to a master trust indenture ("Master Indenture")  | ||||||
| 21 | executed and delivered on behalf of the State by the Director  | ||||||
| 22 | of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, such Master  | ||||||
| 23 | Indenture to be in substantially the form approved in the Bond  | ||||||
| 24 | Sale Order authorizing the issuance and sale of the initial  | ||||||
| 25 | series of Bonds issued under this Act. Such initial series of  | ||||||
| 26 | Bonds may, and each subsequent series of Bonds shall, also be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issued pursuant to a supplemental trust indenture  | ||||||
| 2 | ("Supplemental Indenture") executed and delivered on behalf of  | ||||||
| 3 | the State by the Director of the Governor's Office of  | ||||||
| 4 | Management and Budget, each such Supplemental Indenture to be  | ||||||
| 5 | in substantially the form approved in the Bond Sale Order  | ||||||
| 6 | relating to such series. The Master Indenture and any  | ||||||
| 7 | Supplemental Indenture shall be entered into with a bank or  | ||||||
| 8 | trust company in the State of Illinois having trust powers and  | ||||||
| 9 | possessing capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000.  | ||||||
| 10 | Such indentures shall set forth the terms and conditions of  | ||||||
| 11 | the Bonds and provide for payment of and security for the  | ||||||
| 12 | Bonds, including the establishment and maintenance of debt  | ||||||
| 13 | service and reserve funds, and for other protections for  | ||||||
| 14 | holders of the Bonds. The term "reserve funds" as used in this  | ||||||
| 15 | Act shall include funds and accounts established under  | ||||||
| 16 | indentures to provide for the payment of principal of and  | ||||||
| 17 | premium and interest on Bonds, to provide for the purchase,  | ||||||
| 18 | retirement, or defeasance of Bonds, to provide for fees of  | ||||||
| 19 | trustees, registrars, paying agents, and other fiduciaries and  | ||||||
| 20 | to provide for payment of costs of and debt service payable in  | ||||||
| 21 | respect of credit or liquidity enhancement arrangements,  | ||||||
| 22 | interest rate swaps or guarantees, or financial futures  | ||||||
| 23 | contracts and indexing and remarketing agents' services. | ||||||
| 24 |     In the case of any series of Bonds bearing interest at a  | ||||||
| 25 | variable interest rate ("Variable Rate Bonds"), in lieu of  | ||||||
| 26 | determining the rate or rates at which such series of Variable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Rate Bonds shall bear interest and the price or prices at which  | ||||||
| 2 | such Variable Rate Bonds shall be initially sold or remarketed  | ||||||
| 3 | (in the event of purchase and subsequent resale), the Bond  | ||||||
| 4 | Sale Order may provide that such interest rates and prices may  | ||||||
| 5 | vary from time to time depending on criteria established in  | ||||||
| 6 | such Bond Sale Order, which criteria may include, without  | ||||||
| 7 | limitation, references to indices or variations in interest  | ||||||
| 8 | rates as may, in the judgment of a remarketing agent, be  | ||||||
| 9 | necessary to cause Bonds of such series to be remarketable  | ||||||
| 10 | from time to time at a price equal to their principal amount  | ||||||
| 11 | (or compound accreted value in the case of original issue  | ||||||
| 12 | discount Bonds), and may provide for appointment of indexing  | ||||||
| 13 | agents and a bank, trust company, investment bank, or other  | ||||||
| 14 | financial institution to serve as remarketing agent in that  | ||||||
| 15 | connection. The Bond Sale Order may provide that alternative  | ||||||
| 16 | interest rates or provisions for establishing alternative  | ||||||
| 17 | interest rates, different security or claim priorities, or  | ||||||
| 18 | different call or amortization provisions will apply during  | ||||||
| 19 | such times as Bonds of any series are held by a person  | ||||||
| 20 | providing credit or liquidity enhancement arrangements for  | ||||||
| 21 | such Bonds as authorized in subsection (b) of Section 6 of this  | ||||||
| 22 | Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) In connection with the issuance of any series of  | ||||||
| 24 | Bonds, the State may enter into arrangements to provide  | ||||||
| 25 | additional security and liquidity for such Bonds, including,  | ||||||
| 26 | without limitation, bond or interest rate insurance or letters  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of credit, lines of credit, bond purchase contracts, or other  | ||||||
| 2 | arrangements whereby funds are made available to retire or  | ||||||
| 3 | purchase Bonds, thereby assuring the ability of owners of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Bonds to sell or redeem their Bonds. The State may enter into  | ||||||
| 5 | contracts and may agree to pay fees to persons providing such  | ||||||
| 6 | arrangements, but only under circumstances where the Director  | ||||||
| 7 | of the Bureau of the Budget (now Governor's Office of  | ||||||
| 8 | Management and Budget) certifies that he reasonably expects  | ||||||
| 9 | the total interest paid or to be paid on the Bonds, together  | ||||||
| 10 | with the fees for the arrangements (being treated as if  | ||||||
| 11 | interest), would not, taken together, cause the Bonds to bear  | ||||||
| 12 | interest, calculated to their stated maturity, at a rate in  | ||||||
| 13 | excess of the rate which the Bonds would bear in the absence of  | ||||||
| 14 | such arrangements. Any bonds, notes, or other evidences of  | ||||||
| 15 | indebtedness issued pursuant to any such arrangements for the  | ||||||
| 16 | purpose of retiring and discharging outstanding Bonds shall  | ||||||
| 17 | constitute refunding Bonds under Section 15 of this Act. The  | ||||||
| 18 | State may participate in and enter into arrangements with  | ||||||
| 19 | respect to interest rate swaps or guarantees or financial  | ||||||
| 20 | futures contracts for the purpose of limiting or restricting  | ||||||
| 21 | interest rate risk; provided that such arrangements shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | made with or executed through banks having capital and surplus  | ||||||
| 23 | of not less than $100,000,000 or insurance companies holding  | ||||||
| 24 | the highest policyholder rating accorded insurers by A.M. Best & | ||||||
| 25 |  Co. or any comparable rating service or government bond  | ||||||
| 26 | dealers reporting to, trading with, and recognized as primary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | dealers by a Federal Reserve Bank and having capital and  | ||||||
| 2 | surplus of not less than $100,000,000, or other persons whose  | ||||||
| 3 | debt securities are rated in the highest long-term categories  | ||||||
| 4 | by both Moody's Investors' Services, Inc. and Standard &  | ||||||
| 5 | Poor's Corporation. Agreements incorporating any of the  | ||||||
| 6 | foregoing arrangements may be executed and delivered by the  | ||||||
| 7 | Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget on  | ||||||
| 8 | behalf of the State in substantially the form approved in the  | ||||||
| 9 | Bond Sale Order relating to such Bonds. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) "Build America Bonds" in this Section means Bonds  | ||||||
| 11 | authorized by Section 54AA of the Internal Revenue Code of  | ||||||
| 12 | 1986, as amended ("Internal Revenue Code"), and bonds issued  | ||||||
| 13 | from time to time to refund or continue to refund "Build  | ||||||
| 14 | America Bonds".  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-591, eff. 7-1-24; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 16 |     Section 240. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 17 | changing Sections 1-10, 20-60, 45-57, and 45-105 as follows:
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| 18 |     (30 ILCS 500/1-10) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 1-10. Application.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which  | ||||||
| 21 | bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were  | ||||||
| 22 | first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not  | ||||||
| 23 | be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any  | ||||||
| 24 | provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in  | ||||||
| 2 | Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant  | ||||||
| 3 | entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar  | ||||||
| 4 | instruments. All procurements for which contracts are  | ||||||
| 5 | solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and  | ||||||
| 6 | July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 7 | Code and its intent. | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the  | ||||||
| 9 | funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal  | ||||||
| 10 | assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) Contracts between the State and its political  | ||||||
| 12 |  subdivisions or other governments, or between State  | ||||||
| 13 |  governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in  | ||||||
| 14 |  this Code. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Section 20-80. | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section  | ||||||
| 18 |  5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) Hiring of an individual as an employee and not as  | ||||||
| 20 |  an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an  | ||||||
| 21 |  employment code or policy or by contract directly with  | ||||||
| 22 |  that individual. | ||||||
| 23 |         (5) Collective bargaining contracts. | ||||||
| 24 |         (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of  | ||||||
| 25 |  this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000  | ||||||
| 26 |  must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of  | ||||||
| 2 |  jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate  | ||||||
| 3 |  purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the  | ||||||
| 4 |  value of the contract, and the effective date of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  contract. | ||||||
| 6 |         (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated  | ||||||
| 7 |  litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,  | ||||||
| 8 |  provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring  | ||||||
| 10 |  agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor,  | ||||||
| 11 |  and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other  | ||||||
| 12 |  procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or  | ||||||
| 13 |  her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one  | ||||||
| 14 |  subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
| 15 |         (8) (Blank). | ||||||
| 16 |         (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used. | ||||||
| 18 |         (10) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 19 |         (11) Public-private agreements entered into according  | ||||||
| 20 |  to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and  | ||||||
| 22 |  design-build agreements entered into according to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  procurement requirements of Section 25 of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. | ||||||
| 25 |         (12) (A) Contracts for legal, financial, and other  | ||||||
| 26 |  professional and artistic services entered into by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Illinois Finance Authority in which the State of Illinois  | ||||||
| 2 |  is not obligated. Such contracts shall be awarded through  | ||||||
| 3 |  a competitive process authorized by the members of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Illinois Finance Authority and are subject to Sections  | ||||||
| 5 |  5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, and 50-37 of this Code,  | ||||||
| 6 |  as well as the final approval by the members of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Illinois Finance Authority of the terms of the contract. | ||||||
| 8 |         (B) Contracts for legal and financial services entered  | ||||||
| 9 |  into by the Illinois Housing Development Authority in  | ||||||
| 10 |  connection with the issuance of bonds in which the State  | ||||||
| 11 |  of Illinois is not obligated. Such contracts shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  awarded through a competitive process authorized by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and  | ||||||
| 14 |  are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35,  | ||||||
| 15 |  and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final approval by  | ||||||
| 16 |  the members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority  | ||||||
| 17 |  of the terms of the contract.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (13) Contracts for services, commodities, and  | ||||||
| 19 |  equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic  | ||||||
| 20 |  science services in consultation with and subject to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in  | ||||||
| 22 |  subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
| 23 |  Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections  | ||||||
| 24 |  20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this  | ||||||
| 25 |  Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in  | ||||||
| 26 |  writing with justification, waive any certification  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts  | ||||||
| 2 |  for services which are currently provided by members of a  | ||||||
| 3 |  collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the collective bargaining agreement concerning  | ||||||
| 5 |  subcontracting shall be followed. | ||||||
| 6 |         On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),  | ||||||
| 7 |  except for this sentence, is inoperative.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (14) Contracts for participation expenditures required  | ||||||
| 9 |  by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of  | ||||||
| 10 |  an exhibitor, member, or sponsor. | ||||||
| 11 |         (15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that  | ||||||
| 12 |  requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities  | ||||||
| 13 |  for the relocation of utilities for construction or other  | ||||||
| 14 |  public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph  | ||||||
| 15 |  (15) shall include, but not be limited to, those  | ||||||
| 16 |  associated with: relocations, crossings, installations,  | ||||||
| 17 |  and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),  | ||||||
| 18 |  "railroad" means any form of non-highway ground  | ||||||
| 19 |  transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic  | ||||||
| 20 |  guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as  | ||||||
| 21 |  defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)  | ||||||
| 22 |  telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202  | ||||||
| 23 |  of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as  | ||||||
| 24 |  defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)  | ||||||
| 25 |  telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  water or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or  | ||||||
| 2 |  less, (6) a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or  | ||||||
| 4 |  operating utility systems consisting of public utilities  | ||||||
| 5 |  as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Illinois Municipal Code.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of  | ||||||
| 9 |  timely newborn screening services in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 13 |  Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,  | ||||||
| 14 |  and the Department of Public Health to implement the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid  | ||||||
| 16 |  Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access  | ||||||
| 17 |  to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical  | ||||||
| 18 |  conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Medical Cannabis Program Act. | ||||||
| 20 |         (18) This Code does not apply to any procurements  | ||||||
| 21 |  necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce  | ||||||
| 24 |  and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public  | ||||||
| 25 |  Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if  | ||||||
| 26 |  the applicable agency has made a good faith determination  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure  | ||||||
| 2 |  to fall within this exemption and if the process is  | ||||||
| 3 |  conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5,  | ||||||
| 5 |  50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35,  | ||||||
| 6 |  50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or  | ||||||
| 8 |  subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract  | ||||||
| 9 |  entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to  | ||||||
| 10 |  the procurement of goods and services identified in  | ||||||
| 11 |  paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar  | ||||||
| 13 |  days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement  | ||||||
| 14 |  Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement  | ||||||
| 16 |  Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content  | ||||||
| 17 |  prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of  | ||||||
| 18 |  contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and  | ||||||
| 19 |  services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this  | ||||||
| 20 |  report shall include the name of the contractor, a  | ||||||
| 21 |  description of the supply or service provided, the total  | ||||||
| 22 |  amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the  | ||||||
| 23 |  exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of  | ||||||
| 24 |  these contracts shall be made available to the Chief  | ||||||
| 25 |  Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief  | ||||||
| 26 |  Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year  | ||||||
| 2 |  that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement  | ||||||
| 4 |  Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after  | ||||||
| 5 |  June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27). | ||||||
| 6 |         (19) Acquisition of modifications or adjustments,  | ||||||
| 7 |  limited to assistive technology devices and assistive  | ||||||
| 8 |  technology services, adaptive equipment, repairs, and  | ||||||
| 9 |  replacement parts to provide reasonable accommodations (i)  | ||||||
| 10 |  that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to  | ||||||
| 11 |  complete the job application process and be considered for  | ||||||
| 12 |  the position such qualified applicant desires, (ii) that  | ||||||
| 13 |  modify or adjust the work environment to enable a  | ||||||
| 14 |  qualified current employee with a disability to perform  | ||||||
| 15 |  the essential functions of the position held by that  | ||||||
| 16 |  employee, (iii) to enable a qualified current employee  | ||||||
| 17 |  with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges  | ||||||
| 18 |  of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated  | ||||||
| 19 |  employees without disabilities, and (iv) that allow a  | ||||||
| 20 |  customer, client, claimant, or member of the public  | ||||||
| 21 |  seeking State services full use and enjoyment of and  | ||||||
| 22 |  access to its programs, services, or benefits.  | ||||||
| 23 |         For purposes of this paragraph (19): | ||||||
| 24 |         "Assistive technology devices" means any item, piece  | ||||||
| 25 |  of equipment, or product system, whether acquired  | ||||||
| 26 |  commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional  | ||||||
| 2 |  capabilities of individuals with disabilities. | ||||||
| 3 |         "Assistive technology services" means any service that  | ||||||
| 4 |  directly assists an individual with a disability in  | ||||||
| 5 |  selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology  | ||||||
| 6 |  device. | ||||||
| 7 |         "Qualified" has the same meaning and use as provided  | ||||||
| 8 |  under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when  | ||||||
| 9 |  describing an individual with a disability.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (20) Procurement expenditures necessary for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party  | ||||||
| 12 |  facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and 16-108.18  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman pursuant to  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act, a  | ||||||
| 15 |  facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public  | ||||||
| 16 |  Utilities Act, or a grid auditor pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (21) Procurement expenditures for the purchase,  | ||||||
| 19 |  renewal, and expansion of software, software licenses, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  software maintenance agreements that support the efforts  | ||||||
| 21 |  of the Illinois State Police to enforce, regulate, and  | ||||||
| 22 |  administer the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the Firearms Restraining  | ||||||
| 24 |  Order Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act,  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Uniform Crime Reporting Act, the Criminal Identification  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Act, the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  the Gun Trafficking Information Act, or establish or  | ||||||
| 3 |  maintain record management systems necessary to conduct  | ||||||
| 4 |  human trafficking investigations or gun trafficking or  | ||||||
| 5 |  other stolen firearm investigations. This paragraph (21)  | ||||||
| 6 |  applies to contracts entered into on or after January 10,  | ||||||
| 7 |  2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) and the  | ||||||
| 8 |  renewal of contracts that are in effect on January 10,  | ||||||
| 9 |  2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116).  | ||||||
| 10 |         (22) Contracts for project management services and  | ||||||
| 11 |  system integration services required for the completion of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the State's enterprise resource planning project. This  | ||||||
| 13 |  exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after June 7, 2023  | ||||||
| 14 |  (the effective date of the changes made to this Section by  | ||||||
| 15 |  Public Act 103-8). This paragraph (22) applies to  | ||||||
| 16 |  contracts entered into on or after June 7, 2023 (the  | ||||||
| 17 |  effective date of the changes made to this Section by  | ||||||
| 18 |  Public Act 103-8) and the renewal of contracts that are in  | ||||||
| 19 |  effect on June 7, 2023 (the effective date of the changes  | ||||||
| 20 |  made to this Section by Public Act 103-8).  | ||||||
| 21 |         (23) Procurements necessary for the Department of  | ||||||
| 22 |  Insurance to implement the Illinois Health Benefits  | ||||||
| 23 |  Exchange Law if the Department of Insurance has made a  | ||||||
| 24 |  good faith determination that it is necessary and  | ||||||
| 25 |  appropriate for the expenditure to fall within this  | ||||||
| 26 |  exemption. The procurement process shall be conducted in a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  manner substantially in accordance with the requirements  | ||||||
| 2 |  of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A  | ||||||
| 3 |  copy of these contracts shall be made available to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. This  | ||||||
| 5 |  paragraph is inoperative 5 years after June 27, 2023 (the  | ||||||
| 6 |  effective date of Public Act 103-103).  | ||||||
| 7 |         (24) Contracts for public education programming,  | ||||||
| 8 |  noncommercial sustaining announcements, public service  | ||||||
| 9 |  announcements, and public awareness and education  | ||||||
| 10 |  messaging with the nonprofit trade associations of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  providers of those services that inform the public on  | ||||||
| 12 |  immediate and ongoing health and safety risks and hazards.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (25) Procurements necessary for the Department of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Early Childhood to implement the Department of Early  | ||||||
| 15 |  Childhood Act if the Department has made a good faith  | ||||||
| 16 |  determination that it is necessary and appropriate for the  | ||||||
| 17 |  expenditure to fall within this exemption. This exemption  | ||||||
| 18 |  shall only be used for products and services procured  | ||||||
| 19 |  solely for use by the Department of Early Childhood. The  | ||||||
| 20 |  procurements may include those necessary to design and  | ||||||
| 21 |  build integrated, operational systems of programs and  | ||||||
| 22 |  services. The procurements may include, but are not  | ||||||
| 23 |  limited to, those necessary to align and update program  | ||||||
| 24 |  standards, integrate funding systems, design and establish  | ||||||
| 25 |  data and reporting systems, align and update models for  | ||||||
| 26 |  technical assistance and professional development, design  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  systems to manage grants and ensure compliance, design and  | ||||||
| 2 |  implement management and operational structures, and  | ||||||
| 3 |  establish new means of engaging with families, educators,  | ||||||
| 4 |  providers, and stakeholders. The procurement processes  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall be conducted in a manner substantially in accordance  | ||||||
| 6 |  with the requirements of Article 50 (ethics) and Sections  | ||||||
| 7 |  5-5 (Procurement Policy Board), 5-7 (Commission on Equity  | ||||||
| 8 |  and Inclusion), 20-80 (contract files), 20-120  | ||||||
| 9 |  (subcontractors), 20-155 (paperwork), 20-160  | ||||||
| 10 |  (ethics/campaign contribution prohibitions), 25-60  | ||||||
| 11 |  (prevailing wage), and 25-90 (prohibited and authorized  | ||||||
| 12 |  cybersecurity) of this Code. Beginning January 1, 2025,  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Department of Early Childhood shall provide a  | ||||||
| 14 |  quarterly report to the General Assembly detailing a list  | ||||||
| 15 |  of expenditures and contracts for which the Department  | ||||||
| 16 |  uses this exemption. This paragraph is inoperative on and  | ||||||
| 17 |  after July 1, 2027.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (26) (25) Procurements that are necessary for  | ||||||
| 19 |  increasing the recruitment and retention of State  | ||||||
| 20 |  employees, particularly minority candidates for  | ||||||
| 21 |  employment, including:  | ||||||
| 22 |             (A) procurements related to registration fees for  | ||||||
| 23 |  job fairs and other outreach and recruitment events; | ||||||
| 24 |             (B) production of recruitment materials; and | ||||||
| 25 |             (C) other services related to recruitment and  | ||||||
| 26 |  retention of State employees. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         The exemption under this paragraph (26) (25) applies  | ||||||
| 2 |  only if the State agency has made a good faith  | ||||||
| 3 |  determination that it is necessary and appropriate for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  expenditure to fall within this paragraph (26) (25). The  | ||||||
| 5 |  procurement process under this paragraph (26) (25) shall  | ||||||
| 6 |  be conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with  | ||||||
| 7 |  the requirements of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article  | ||||||
| 8 |  50 of this Code. A copy of these contracts shall be made  | ||||||
| 9 |  available to the Chief Procurement Officer immediately  | ||||||
| 10 |  upon request. Nothing in this paragraph (26) (25)     | ||||||
| 11 |  authorizes the replacement or diminishment of State  | ||||||
| 12 |  responsibilities in hiring or the positions that  | ||||||
| 13 |  effectuate that hiring. This paragraph (26) (25) is  | ||||||
| 14 |  inoperative on and after June 30, 2029.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts  | ||||||
| 16 | with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or  | ||||||
| 17 | after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any  | ||||||
| 18 | paragraph of this subsection (b), except paragraph (1), (2),  | ||||||
| 19 | or (5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate  | ||||||
| 20 | procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description  | ||||||
| 21 | of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the  | ||||||
| 22 | contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the  | ||||||
| 23 | Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a  | ||||||
| 24 | report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than  | ||||||
| 25 | November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an  | ||||||
| 26 | annual summary of the monthly information reported to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | chief procurement officer.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power  | ||||||
| 3 | procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public  | ||||||
| 5 | Utilities Act. This Code does not apply to the procurement of  | ||||||
| 6 | technical and policy experts pursuant to Section 1-129 of the  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois Power Agency Act.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,  | ||||||
| 9 | and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 10 | Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the  | ||||||
| 11 | procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Lottery Law.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to  | ||||||
| 15 | assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related  | ||||||
| 16 | to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield  | ||||||
| 17 | facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power  | ||||||
| 18 | Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220  | ||||||
| 19 | of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range  | ||||||
| 20 | of capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance  | ||||||
| 21 | costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the  | ||||||
| 22 | construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the  | ||||||
| 23 | full duration of construction. | ||||||
| 24 |     (f) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 25 |     (g) (Blank). | ||||||
| 26 |     (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and  | ||||||
| 2 | 11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records  | ||||||
| 4 | necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other  | ||||||
| 5 | expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 6 | Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client  | ||||||
| 7 | privilege.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works  | ||||||
| 10 | of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development  | ||||||
| 11 | Board Act.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure  | ||||||
| 13 | contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 14 | Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers  | ||||||
| 15 | appointed pursuant to the Election Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and  | ||||||
| 18 | services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 | Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private  | ||||||
| 20 | funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the  | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (m) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of  | ||||||
| 23 | funds with which contracts are paid, including federal  | ||||||
| 24 | assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this  | ||||||
| 25 | Code, this Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures  | ||||||
| 26 | necessary for the Department of Public Health to conduct the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Healthy Illinois Survey in accordance with Section 2310-431 of  | ||||||
| 2 | the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 102-175, eff. 7-29-21; 102-483, eff 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 5 | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-600, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662, eff.  | ||||||
| 6 | 9-15-21; 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 7 | 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-103, eff.  | ||||||
| 8 | 6-27-23; 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-594,  | ||||||
| 9 | eff. 6-25-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-865, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 10 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 11 |     (30 ILCS 500/20-60) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 20-60. Duration of contracts.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) Maximum duration. A contract may be entered into for  | ||||||
| 14 | any period of time deemed to be in the best interests of the  | ||||||
| 15 | State but not exceeding 10 years inclusive, beginning January  | ||||||
| 16 | 1, 2010, of proposed contract renewals; provided, however, in  | ||||||
| 17 | connection with the issuance of certificates of participation  | ||||||
| 18 | or bonds, the governing board of a public institution of  | ||||||
| 19 | higher education may enter into contracts in excess of 10  | ||||||
| 20 | years but not to exceed 30 years for the purpose of financing  | ||||||
| 21 | or refinancing real or personal property. Third parties may  | ||||||
| 22 | lease State-owned communications infrastructure, including  | ||||||
| 23 | dark fiber networks, conduit, and excess communication tower  | ||||||
| 24 | capacity, for any period of time deemed to be in the best  | ||||||
| 25 | interest of the State, but not exceeding 20 years. The length  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of a lease for real property or capital improvements shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | in accordance with the provisions of Section 40-25. The length  | ||||||
| 3 | of energy conservation program contracts or energy savings  | ||||||
| 4 | contracts or leases shall be in accordance with the provisions  | ||||||
| 5 | of Section 25-45. A contract for bond or mortgage insurance  | ||||||
| 6 | awarded by the Illinois Housing Development Authority,  | ||||||
| 7 | however, may be entered into for any period of time less than  | ||||||
| 8 | or equal to the maximum period of time that the subject bond or  | ||||||
| 9 | mortgage may remain outstanding. Contracts may be entered into  | ||||||
| 10 | that extend beyond the active term of the award, so long as the  | ||||||
| 11 | contract was entered into prior to the award expiration date  | ||||||
| 12 | and does not exceed 10 years.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) Subject to appropriation. All contracts made or  | ||||||
| 14 | entered into shall recite that they are subject to termination  | ||||||
| 15 | and cancellation in any year for which the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 16 | fails to make an appropriation to make payments under the  | ||||||
| 17 | terms of the contract. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) The chief procurement officer shall file a proposed  | ||||||
| 19 | extension or renewal of a contract with the Procurement Policy  | ||||||
| 20 | Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to  | ||||||
| 21 | entering into any extension or renewal if the cost associated  | ||||||
| 22 | with the extension or renewal exceeds $249,999. The  | ||||||
| 23 | Procurement Policy Board or the Commission on Equity and  | ||||||
| 24 | Inclusion may object to the proposed extension or renewal  | ||||||
| 25 | within 14 calendar days and require a hearing before the Board  | ||||||
| 26 | or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to entering  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | into the extension or renewal. If the Procurement Policy Board  | ||||||
| 2 | or the Commission on Equity and Inclusion does not object  | ||||||
| 3 | within 14 calendar days or takes affirmative action to  | ||||||
| 4 | recommend the extension or renewal, the chief procurement  | ||||||
| 5 | officer may enter into the extension or renewal of a contract.  | ||||||
| 6 | This subsection does not apply to any emergency procurement,  | ||||||
| 7 | any procurement under Article 40, or any procurement exempted  | ||||||
| 8 | by Section 1-10(b) of this Code. If any State agency contract  | ||||||
| 9 | is paid for in whole or in part with federal-aid funds, grants,  | ||||||
| 10 | or loans and the provisions of this subsection would result in  | ||||||
| 11 | the loss of those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans, then  | ||||||
| 12 | the contract is exempt from the provisions of this subsection  | ||||||
| 13 | in order to remain eligible for those federal-aid funds,  | ||||||
| 14 | grants, or loans, and the State agency shall file notice of  | ||||||
| 15 | this exemption with the Procurement Policy Board or the  | ||||||
| 16 | Commission on Equity and Inclusion prior to entering into the  | ||||||
| 17 | proposed extension or renewal. Nothing in this subsection  | ||||||
| 18 | permits a chief procurement officer to enter into an extension  | ||||||
| 19 | or renewal in violation of subsection (a). By August 1 each  | ||||||
| 20 | year, the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on  | ||||||
| 21 | Equity and Inclusion shall each file a report with the General  | ||||||
| 22 | Assembly identifying for the previous fiscal year (i) the  | ||||||
| 23 | proposed extensions or renewals that were filed and whether  | ||||||
| 24 | such extensions and renewals were objected to and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 25 | contracts exempt from this subsection.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Section, the Department of Innovation and Technology may  | ||||||
| 2 | enter into leases for dark fiber networks for any period of  | ||||||
| 3 | time deemed to be in the best interests of the State but not  | ||||||
| 4 | exceeding 20 years inclusive. The Department of Innovation and  | ||||||
| 5 | Technology may lease dark fiber networks from third parties  | ||||||
| 6 | only for the primary purpose of providing services (i) to the  | ||||||
| 7 | offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,  | ||||||
| 8 | Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer and State  | ||||||
| 9 | agencies, as defined under Section 5-15 of the Civil  | ||||||
| 10 | Administrative Code of Illinois or (ii) for anchor  | ||||||
| 11 | institutions, as defined in Section 7 of the Illinois Century  | ||||||
| 12 | Network Act. Dark fiber network lease contracts shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | subject to all other provisions of this Code and any  | ||||||
| 14 | applicable rules or requirements, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 15 | to, publication of lease solicitations, use of standard State  | ||||||
| 16 | contracting terms and conditions, and approval of vendor  | ||||||
| 17 | certifications and financial disclosures. | ||||||
| 18 |     (e) As used in this Section, "dark fiber network" means a  | ||||||
| 19 | network of fiber optic cables laid but currently unused by a  | ||||||
| 20 | third party that the third party is leasing for use as network  | ||||||
| 21 | infrastructure.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (f) No vendor shall be eligible for renewal of a contract  | ||||||
| 23 | when that vendor has failed to meet the goals agreed to in the  | ||||||
| 24 | vendor's utilization plan, as defined in Section 2 of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with  | ||||||
| 26 | Disabilities Act, unless the State agency or public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | institution of higher education has determined that the vendor  | ||||||
| 2 | made good faith efforts toward meeting the contract goals. If  | ||||||
| 3 | the State agency or public institution of higher education  | ||||||
| 4 | determines that the vendor made good faith efforts, the agency  | ||||||
| 5 | or public institution of higher education may issue a waiver  | ||||||
| 6 | after concurrence by the chief procurement officer, which  | ||||||
| 7 | shall not be unreasonably withheld or impair a State agency  | ||||||
| 8 | determination to execute the renewal. The form and content of  | ||||||
| 9 | the waiver shall be prescribed by each chief procurement  | ||||||
| 10 | officer, but shall not impair a State agency or public  | ||||||
| 11 | institution of higher education determination to execute the  | ||||||
| 12 | renewal. The chief procurement officer shall post the  | ||||||
| 13 | completed form on his or her official website within 5  | ||||||
| 14 | business days after receipt from the State agency or public  | ||||||
| 15 | institution of higher education. The chief procurement officer  | ||||||
| 16 | shall maintain on his or her official website a database of  | ||||||
| 17 | waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts  | ||||||
| 18 | under his or her jurisdiction. The database shall be updated  | ||||||
| 19 | periodically and shall be searchable by contractor name and by  | ||||||
| 20 | contracting State agency or public institution of higher  | ||||||
| 21 | education.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-721, eff. 1-1-23;  | ||||||
| 23 | 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-865, Article 2, Section 2-5, eff.  | ||||||
| 24 | 1-1-25; 103-865, Article 5, Section 5-5, eff. 1-1-25; revised  | ||||||
| 25 | 11-26-24.)
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| 1 |     (30 ILCS 500/45-57) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 45-57. Veterans. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Set-aside goal. It is the goal of the State to promote  | ||||||
| 4 | and encourage the continued economic development of small  | ||||||
| 5 | businesses owned and controlled by qualified veterans and that  | ||||||
| 6 | qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses  | ||||||
| 7 | (referred to as SDVOSB) and veteran-owned small businesses  | ||||||
| 8 | (referred to as VOSB) participate in the State's procurement  | ||||||
| 9 | process as both prime contractors and subcontractors. Not less  | ||||||
| 10 | than 3% of the total dollar amount of State contracts, as  | ||||||
| 11 | defined by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion, shall be  | ||||||
| 12 | established as a goal to be awarded to SDVOSB and VOSB. That  | ||||||
| 13 | portion of a contract under which the contractor subcontracts  | ||||||
| 14 | with a SDVOSB or VOSB may be counted toward the goal of this  | ||||||
| 15 | subsection. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall adopt  | ||||||
| 16 | rules to implement compliance with this subsection by all  | ||||||
| 17 | State agencies. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) Fiscal year reports. By each November 1, each chief  | ||||||
| 19 | procurement officer shall report to the Commission on Equity  | ||||||
| 20 | and Inclusion on all of the following for the immediately  | ||||||
| 21 | preceding fiscal year, and by each March 1 the Commission on  | ||||||
| 22 | Equity and Inclusion shall compile and report that information  | ||||||
| 23 | to the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) The total number of VOSB, and the number of  | ||||||
| 25 |  SDVOSB, who submitted bids for contracts under this Code. | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) The total number of VOSB, and the number of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  SDVOSB, who entered into contracts with the State under  | ||||||
| 2 |  this Code and the total value of those contracts. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b-5) The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall submit  | ||||||
| 4 | an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly that  | ||||||
| 5 | shall include the following: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) a year-by-year comparison of the number of  | ||||||
| 7 |  certifications the State has issued to veteran-owned small  | ||||||
| 8 |  businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small  | ||||||
| 9 |  businesses; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) the obstacles, if any, the Commission on Equity  | ||||||
| 11 |  and Inclusion faces when certifying veteran-owned  | ||||||
| 12 |  businesses and possible rules or changes to rules to  | ||||||
| 13 |  address those issues; | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) a year-by-year comparison of awarded contracts to  | ||||||
| 15 |  certified veteran-owned small businesses and  | ||||||
| 16 |  service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) any other information that the Commission on  | ||||||
| 18 |  Equity and Inclusion deems necessary to assist  | ||||||
| 19 |  veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled  | ||||||
| 20 |  veteran-owned small businesses to become certified with  | ||||||
| 21 |  the State. | ||||||
| 22 |     The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall conduct a  | ||||||
| 23 | minimum of 2 outreach events per year to ensure that  | ||||||
| 24 | veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled  | ||||||
| 25 | veteran-owned small businesses know about the procurement  | ||||||
| 26 | opportunities and certification requirements with the State.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | The Commission on Equity and Inclusion may receive  | ||||||
| 2 | appropriations for outreach.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (c) Yearly review and recommendations. Each year, each  | ||||||
| 4 | chief procurement officer shall review the progress of all  | ||||||
| 5 | State agencies under its jurisdiction in meeting the goal  | ||||||
| 6 | described in subsection (a), with input from statewide  | ||||||
| 7 | veterans' service organizations and from the business  | ||||||
| 8 | community, including businesses owned by qualified veterans,  | ||||||
| 9 | and shall make recommendations to be included in the  | ||||||
| 10 | Commission on Equity and Inclusion's report to the General  | ||||||
| 11 | Assembly regarding continuation, increases, or decreases of  | ||||||
| 12 | the percentage goal. The recommendations shall be based upon  | ||||||
| 13 | the number of businesses that are owned by qualified veterans  | ||||||
| 14 | and on the continued need to encourage and promote businesses  | ||||||
| 15 | owned by qualified veterans. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) Governor's recommendations. To assist the State in  | ||||||
| 17 | reaching the goal described in subsection (a), the Governor  | ||||||
| 18 | shall recommend to the General Assembly changes in programs to  | ||||||
| 19 | assist businesses owned by qualified veterans. | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) Definitions. As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 21 |     "Armed forces of the United States" means the United  | ||||||
| 22 | States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Coast  | ||||||
| 23 | Guard, or service in active duty as defined under 38 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 24 | Section 101. Service in the Merchant Marine that constitutes  | ||||||
| 25 | active duty under Section 401 of federal Public Law Act 95-202  | ||||||
| 26 | shall also be considered service in the armed forces for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purposes of this Section.  | ||||||
| 2 |     "Certification" means a determination made by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 | Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Commission on Equity  | ||||||
| 4 | and Inclusion that a business entity is a qualified  | ||||||
| 5 | service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a qualified  | ||||||
| 6 | veteran-owned small business for whatever purpose. A SDVOSB or  | ||||||
| 7 | VOSB owned and controlled by women, minorities, or persons  | ||||||
| 8 | with disabilities, as those terms are defined in Section 2 of  | ||||||
| 9 | the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons  | ||||||
| 10 | with Disabilities Act, may also select and designate whether  | ||||||
| 11 | that business is to be certified as a "women-owned business",  | ||||||
| 12 | "minority-owned business", or "business owned by a person with  | ||||||
| 13 | a disability", as defined in Section 2 of the Business  | ||||||
| 14 | Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with  | ||||||
| 15 | Disabilities Act.  | ||||||
| 16 |     "Control" means the exclusive, ultimate, majority, or sole  | ||||||
| 17 | control of the business, including but not limited to capital  | ||||||
| 18 | investment and all other financial matters, property,  | ||||||
| 19 | acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal matters,  | ||||||
| 20 | officer-director-employee selection and comprehensive hiring,  | ||||||
| 21 | operation responsibilities, cost-control matters, income and  | ||||||
| 22 | dividend matters, financial transactions, and rights of other  | ||||||
| 23 | shareholders or joint partners. Control shall be real,  | ||||||
| 24 | substantial, and continuing, not pro forma. Control shall  | ||||||
| 25 | include the power to direct or cause the direction of the  | ||||||
| 26 | management and policies of the business and to make the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | day-to-day as well as major decisions in matters of policy,  | ||||||
| 2 | management, and operations. Control shall be exemplified by  | ||||||
| 3 | possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise to run the  | ||||||
| 4 | particular business, and control shall not include simple  | ||||||
| 5 | majority or absentee ownership. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Qualified service-disabled veteran" means a veteran who  | ||||||
| 7 | has been found to have 10% or more service-connected  | ||||||
| 8 | disability by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs  | ||||||
| 9 | or the United States Department of Defense. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small business"  | ||||||
| 11 | or "SDVOSB" means a small business (i) that is at least 51%  | ||||||
| 12 | owned by one or more qualified service-disabled veterans  | ||||||
| 13 | living in Illinois or, in the case of a corporation, at least  | ||||||
| 14 | 51% of the stock of which is owned by one or more qualified  | ||||||
| 15 | service-disabled veterans living in Illinois; (ii) that has  | ||||||
| 16 | its home office in Illinois; and (iii) for which items (i) and  | ||||||
| 17 | (ii) are factually verified annually by the Commission on  | ||||||
| 18 | Equity and Inclusion. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Qualified veteran-owned small business" or "VOSB" means a  | ||||||
| 20 | small business (i) that is at least 51% owned by one or more  | ||||||
| 21 | qualified veterans living in Illinois or, in the case of a  | ||||||
| 22 | corporation, at least 51% of the stock of which is owned by one  | ||||||
| 23 | or more qualified veterans living in Illinois; (ii) that has  | ||||||
| 24 | its home office in Illinois; and (iii) for which items (i) and  | ||||||
| 25 | (ii) are factually verified annually by the Commission on  | ||||||
| 26 | Equity and Inclusion.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Service-connected disability" means a disability incurred  | ||||||
| 2 | in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air  | ||||||
| 3 | service as described in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). | ||||||
| 4 |     "Small business" means a business that has annual gross  | ||||||
| 5 | sales of less than $150,000,000 as evidenced by the federal  | ||||||
| 6 | income tax return of the business. A firm with gross sales in  | ||||||
| 7 | excess of this cap may apply to the Commission on Equity and  | ||||||
| 8 | Inclusion for certification for a particular contract if the  | ||||||
| 9 | firm can demonstrate that the contract would have significant  | ||||||
| 10 | impact on SDVOSB or VOSB as suppliers or subcontractors or in  | ||||||
| 11 | employment of veterans or service-disabled veterans. | ||||||
| 12 |     "State agency" has the meaning provided in Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 1-15.100 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any  | ||||||
| 15 | period of time in the past, present, or future during which a  | ||||||
| 16 | declaration of war by the United States Congress has been or is  | ||||||
| 17 | in effect or during which an emergency condition has been or is  | ||||||
| 18 | in effect that is recognized by the issuance of a Presidential  | ||||||
| 19 | proclamation or a Presidential executive order and in which  | ||||||
| 20 | the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service  | ||||||
| 21 | medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Veteran" means a person who (i) has been a member of the  | ||||||
| 23 | armed forces of the United States or, while a citizen of the  | ||||||
| 24 | United States, was a member of the armed forces of allies of  | ||||||
| 25 | the United States in time of hostilities with a foreign  | ||||||
| 26 | country and (ii) has served under one or more of the following  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | conditions: (a) the veteran served a total of at least 6  | ||||||
| 2 | months; (b) the veteran served for the duration of hostilities  | ||||||
| 3 | regardless of the length of the engagement; (c) the veteran  | ||||||
| 4 | was discharged on the basis of hardship; or (d) the veteran was  | ||||||
| 5 | released from active duty because of a service connected  | ||||||
| 6 | disability and was discharged under honorable conditions. | ||||||
| 7 |     (f) Certification program. The Illinois Department of  | ||||||
| 8 | Veterans' Affairs and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion  | ||||||
| 9 | shall work together to devise a certification procedure to  | ||||||
| 10 | assure that businesses taking advantage of this Section are  | ||||||
| 11 | legitimately classified as qualified service-disabled  | ||||||
| 12 | veteran-owned small businesses or qualified veteran-owned  | ||||||
| 13 | small businesses.  | ||||||
| 14 |     The Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) compile and maintain a comprehensive list of  | ||||||
| 16 |  certified veteran-owned small businesses and  | ||||||
| 17 |  service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) assist veteran-owned small businesses and  | ||||||
| 19 |  service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in  | ||||||
| 20 |  complying with the procedures for bidding on State  | ||||||
| 21 |  contracts; | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) provide training for State agencies regarding the  | ||||||
| 23 |  goal setting process and compliance with veteran-owned  | ||||||
| 24 |  small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small  | ||||||
| 25 |  business goals; and | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) implement and maintain an electronic portal on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Commission on Equity and Inclusion's website for the  | ||||||
| 2 |  purpose of completing and submitting veteran-owned small  | ||||||
| 3 |  business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business  | ||||||
| 4 |  certificates. | ||||||
| 5 |     The Commission on Equity and Inclusion, in consultation  | ||||||
| 6 | with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, may develop programs  | ||||||
| 7 | and agreements to encourage cities, counties, towns,  | ||||||
| 8 | townships, and other certifying entities to adopt uniform  | ||||||
| 9 | certification procedures and certification recognition  | ||||||
| 10 | programs.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (f-5) A business shall be certified by the Commission on  | ||||||
| 12 | Equity and Inclusion as a service-disabled veteran-owned small  | ||||||
| 13 | business or a veteran-owned small business for purposes of  | ||||||
| 14 | this Section if the Commission on Equity and Inclusion  | ||||||
| 15 | determines that the business has been certified as a  | ||||||
| 16 | service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a  | ||||||
| 17 | veteran-owned small business by the Vets First Verification  | ||||||
| 18 | Program of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs,  | ||||||
| 19 | and the business has provided to the Commission on Equity and  | ||||||
| 20 | Inclusion the following: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) documentation showing certification as a  | ||||||
| 22 |  service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a  | ||||||
| 23 |  veteran-owned small business by the Vets First  | ||||||
| 24 |  Verification Program of the United States Department of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Veterans Affairs; | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) proof that the business has its home office in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Illinois; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) proof that the qualified veterans or qualified  | ||||||
| 3 |  service-disabled veterans live in the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 4 |     The policies of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion  | ||||||
| 5 | regarding recognition of the Vets First Verification Program  | ||||||
| 6 | of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be  | ||||||
| 7 | reviewed annually by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion,  | ||||||
| 8 | and recognition of service-disabled veteran-owned small  | ||||||
| 9 | businesses and veteran-owned small businesses certified by the  | ||||||
| 10 | Vets First Verification Program of the United States  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Veterans Affairs may be discontinued by the  | ||||||
| 12 | Commission on Equity and Inclusion by rule upon a finding that  | ||||||
| 13 | the certification standards of the Vets First Verification  | ||||||
| 14 | Program of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs do  | ||||||
| 15 | not meet the certification requirements established by the  | ||||||
| 16 | Commission on Equity and Inclusion.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (g) Penalties. | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) Administrative penalties. The chief procurement  | ||||||
| 19 |  officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20 shall suspend  | ||||||
| 20 |  any person who commits a violation of Section 17-10.3 or  | ||||||
| 21 |  subsection (d) of Section 33E-6 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 22 |  2012 relating to this Section from bidding on, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  participating as a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier  | ||||||
| 24 |  in, any State contract or project for a period of not less  | ||||||
| 25 |  than 3 years, and, if the person is certified as a  | ||||||
| 26 |  service-disabled veteran-owned small business or a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  veteran-owned small business, then the Commission on  | ||||||
| 2 |  Equity and Inclusion shall revoke the business's  | ||||||
| 3 |  certification for a period of not less than 3 years. An  | ||||||
| 4 |  additional or subsequent violation shall extend the  | ||||||
| 5 |  periods of suspension and revocation for a period of not  | ||||||
| 6 |  less than 5 years. The suspension and revocation shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  apply to the principals of the business and any subsequent  | ||||||
| 8 |  business formed or financed by, or affiliated with, those  | ||||||
| 9 |  principals. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) Reports of violations. Each State agency shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  report any alleged violation of Section 17-10.3 or  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (d) of Section 33E-6 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 13 |  2012 relating to this Section to the chief procurement  | ||||||
| 14 |  officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20. The chief  | ||||||
| 15 |  procurement officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall subsequently report all such alleged violations to  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Attorney General, who shall determine whether to bring  | ||||||
| 18 |  a civil action against any person for the violation. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) List of suspended persons. The chief procurement  | ||||||
| 20 |  officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20 shall monitor  | ||||||
| 21 |  the status of all reported violations of Section 17-10.3  | ||||||
| 22 |  or subsection (d) of Section 33E-6 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 23 |  1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to this Section  | ||||||
| 24 |  and shall maintain and make available to all State  | ||||||
| 25 |  agencies a central listing of all persons that committed  | ||||||
| 26 |  violations resulting in suspension. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) Use of suspended persons. During the period of a  | ||||||
| 2 |  person's suspension under paragraph (1) of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  subsection, a State agency shall not enter into any  | ||||||
| 4 |  contract with that person or with any contractor using the  | ||||||
| 5 |  services of that person as a subcontractor. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Duty to check list. Each State agency shall check  | ||||||
| 7 |  the central listing provided by the chief procurement  | ||||||
| 8 |  officers appointed pursuant to Section 10-20 under  | ||||||
| 9 |  paragraph (3) of this subsection to verify that a person  | ||||||
| 10 |  being awarded a contract by that State agency, or to be  | ||||||
| 11 |  used as a subcontractor or supplier on a contract being  | ||||||
| 12 |  awarded by that State agency, is not under suspension  | ||||||
| 13 |  pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (h) On and after November 30, 2021 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 15 | Public Act 102-671) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General  | ||||||
| 16 | Assembly, all powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of  | ||||||
| 17 | the Department of Central Management Services with respect to  | ||||||
| 18 | the requirements of this Section are transferred to the  | ||||||
| 19 | Commission on Equity and Inclusion. | ||||||
| 20 |     All books, records, papers, documents, property (real and  | ||||||
| 21 | personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending business  | ||||||
| 22 | pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities  | ||||||
| 23 | transferred by Public Act 102-671 this amendatory Act from the  | ||||||
| 24 | Department of Central Management Services to the Commission on  | ||||||
| 25 | Equity and Inclusion, including, but not limited to, material  | ||||||
| 26 | in electronic or magnetic format and necessary computer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | hardware and software, shall be transferred to the Commission  | ||||||
| 2 | on Equity and Inclusion. | ||||||
| 3 |     The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities  | ||||||
| 4 | transferred from the Department of Central Management Services  | ||||||
| 5 | by this amendatory Act shall be vested in and shall be  | ||||||
| 6 | exercised by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion. | ||||||
| 7 |     Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made or  | ||||||
| 8 | given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person  | ||||||
| 9 | to or upon the Department of Central Management Services in  | ||||||
| 10 | connection with any of the powers, duties, rights, and  | ||||||
| 11 | responsibilities transferred by Public Act 102-671 this  | ||||||
| 12 | amendatory Act, the same shall be made, given, furnished, or  | ||||||
| 13 | served in the same manner to or upon the Commission on Equity  | ||||||
| 14 | and Inclusion. | ||||||
| 15 |     Public Act 102-671 This amendatory Act of the 102nd  | ||||||
| 16 | General Assembly does not affect any act done, ratified, or  | ||||||
| 17 | canceled or any right occurring or established or any action  | ||||||
| 18 | or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil, or  | ||||||
| 19 | criminal cause by the Department of Central Management  | ||||||
| 20 | Services before this amendatory Act takes effect; such actions  | ||||||
| 21 | or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued by the  | ||||||
| 22 | Commission on Equity and Inclusion. | ||||||
| 23 |     Any rules of the Department of Central Management Services  | ||||||
| 24 | that relate to its powers, duties, rights, and  | ||||||
| 25 | responsibilities under this Section and are in full force on  | ||||||
| 26 | the effective date of Public Act 102-671 this amendatory Act  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the 102nd General Assembly shall become the rules of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Commission on Equity and Inclusion. Public Act 102-671 This  | ||||||
| 3 | amendatory Act does not affect the legality of any such rules  | ||||||
| 4 | in the Illinois Administrative Code. Any proposed rules filed  | ||||||
| 5 | with the Secretary of State by the Department of Central  | ||||||
| 6 | Management Services that are pending in the rulemaking process  | ||||||
| 7 | on November 30, 2021 the effective date of this amendatory Act     | ||||||
| 8 | and pertain to the powers, duties, rights, and  | ||||||
| 9 | responsibilities transferred, shall be deemed to have been  | ||||||
| 10 | filed by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion. As soon as  | ||||||
| 11 | practicable hereafter, the Commission on Equity and Inclusion  | ||||||
| 12 | shall revise and clarify the rules transferred to it under  | ||||||
| 13 | Public Act 102-671 this amendatory Act to reflect the  | ||||||
| 14 | reorganization of powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities  | ||||||
| 15 | affected by Public Act 102-671 this amendatory Act, using the  | ||||||
| 16 | procedures for recodification of rules available under the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that existing  | ||||||
| 18 | title, part, and section numbering for the affected rules may  | ||||||
| 19 | be retained. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion may  | ||||||
| 20 | propose and adopt under the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 21 | Act such other rules of the Department of Central Management  | ||||||
| 22 | Services that will now be administered by the Commission on  | ||||||
| 23 | Equity and Inclusion.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-166, eff. 7-26-21; 102-671, eff. 11-30-21;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-746, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
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| 1 |     (30 ILCS 500/45-105) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 45-105. Bid preference for Illinois businesses. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) (Blank). | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the  | ||||||
| 5 | State of Illinois to promote the economy of Illinois through  | ||||||
| 6 | the use of Illinois businesses for all State construction  | ||||||
| 7 | contracts. | ||||||
| 8 |     (c) A construction agency, as defined in Section 1-15.25,  | ||||||
| 9 | procuring construction services shall make reasonable efforts  | ||||||
| 10 | to contract with Illinois businesses. | ||||||
| 11 |     (d) Each construction agency shall submit a report to the  | ||||||
| 12 | Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year  | ||||||
| 13 | that identifies the Illinois businesses procured by the  | ||||||
| 14 | construction agency, the primary location of the construction  | ||||||
| 15 | project, the percentage of the construction agency's  | ||||||
| 16 | utilization of Illinois businesses on the project as a whole,  | ||||||
| 17 | and the actions that the construction agency has undertaken to  | ||||||
| 18 | increase the use of Illinois businesses. | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) In procuring construction services for projects with a  | ||||||
| 20 | total value that exceeds the small purchase maximum  | ||||||
| 21 | established by Section 20-20 of this Code, construction  | ||||||
| 22 | agencies shall provide a bid preference to a responsive and  | ||||||
| 23 | responsible bidder that is an Illinois business as defined in  | ||||||
| 24 | this Section. The construction agency shall allocate to the  | ||||||
| 25 | lowest bid by an Illinois business that is responsible and  | ||||||
| 26 | responsive a bid preference of 4% of the contract base bid.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | This subsection applies only to projects where a business that  | ||||||
| 2 | is not an Illinois business submits a bid.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (e-5) The chief procurement officer shall require at the  | ||||||
| 4 | time of submission of a bid, and may require at the chief  | ||||||
| 5 | procurement officer's option at any time during the term of  | ||||||
| 6 | the contract, that the bidder or contractor submit an  | ||||||
| 7 | affidavit and other supporting documents demonstrating that  | ||||||
| 8 | the bidder or contractor is an Illinois business and, if  | ||||||
| 9 | applicable, submit an affidavit and other supporting documents  | ||||||
| 10 | demonstrating that the bidder or contractor is eligible for a  | ||||||
| 11 | 4% bid preference under this Section.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (e-10) If a contractor who is awarded a contract through  | ||||||
| 13 | the use of a preference for Illinois businesses provided false  | ||||||
| 14 | information in order to obtain that preference, then the  | ||||||
| 15 | contractor is subject to disciplinary procedures as identified  | ||||||
| 16 | in Section 50-65 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (f) This Section does not apply to any contract for any  | ||||||
| 18 | project for which federal funds are available for expenditure  | ||||||
| 19 | when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or  | ||||||
| 20 | federal regulation.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (g) As used in this Section, "Illinois business" means a  | ||||||
| 22 | contractor that is, for at least one year prior, operating and  | ||||||
| 23 | headquartered in Illinois, subject to applicable State taxes,  | ||||||
| 24 | and providing, at the time that an invitation for a bid or  | ||||||
| 25 | notice of contract opportunity is first advertised,  | ||||||
| 26 | construction services. "Illinois business" includes a foreign  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | corporation duly authorized to transact business in this State  | ||||||
| 2 | that has a bona fide establishment for transacting business  | ||||||
| 3 | within this State where it is operating, headquartered, and  | ||||||
| 4 | performing construction or construction-related professional  | ||||||
| 5 | services at least one year before an invitation for a bid or  | ||||||
| 6 | notice of contract opportunity is first advertised. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Illinois business" does not include any subcontractors or  | ||||||
| 8 | businesses headquartered outside of the State that have an  | ||||||
| 9 | affiliated entity operating in the State. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 103-570, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 11 | 103-865, Article 35, Section 35-5, eff. 1-1-25; 103-865,  | ||||||
| 12 | Article 65, Section 65-5, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 245. The Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act is  | ||||||
| 14 | amended by changing Section 40-10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (30 ILCS 574/40-10) | ||||||
| 16 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-961) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 40-10. Powers and duties. In addition to the other  | ||||||
| 18 | powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or  | ||||||
| 19 | elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and  | ||||||
| 20 | duties:  | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) The Commission shall have a role in all State and  | ||||||
| 22 |  university procurement by facilitating and streamlining  | ||||||
| 23 |  communications between the Business Enterprise Council for  | ||||||
| 24 |  Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  others.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation for  | ||||||
| 4 |  State agency directors, public university presidents and  | ||||||
| 5 |  chancellors, and public community college presidents. The  | ||||||
| 6 |  scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i)  | ||||||
| 7 |  increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii)  | ||||||
| 8 |  enhancing credentials. These principles should be the  | ||||||
| 9 |  foundation of the agency compliance plan required under  | ||||||
| 10 |  Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,  | ||||||
| 11 |  Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) The Commission shall exercise the authority and  | ||||||
| 13 |  duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 |  Procurement Code.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The Commission, working with State agencies, shall  | ||||||
| 16 |  provide support for diversity in State hiring.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) The Commission shall supervise the implementation  | ||||||
| 18 |  and effectiveness of supplier diversity training of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  State procurement workforce.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (6) Each January, and as otherwise frequently as may  | ||||||
| 21 |  be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and  | ||||||
| 23 |  the General Assembly legislative changes to increase  | ||||||
| 24 |  inclusion and diversity in State government.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (7) The Commission shall have oversight over the  | ||||||
| 26 |  following entities:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) the Illinois African-American Family  | ||||||
| 2 |  Commission;  | ||||||
| 3 |             (B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission;  | ||||||
| 4 |             (C) the Asian American Family Commission;  | ||||||
| 5 |             (D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council;  | ||||||
| 6 |             (E) the Illinois African-American Fair Contracting  | ||||||
| 7 |  Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and  | ||||||
| 8 |             (F) the Business Enterprise Council for  | ||||||
| 9 |  Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (8) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary for  | ||||||
| 11 |  the implementation and administration of the requirements  | ||||||
| 12 |  of this Act.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (9) The Commission shall exercise the authority and  | ||||||
| 14 |  duties provided to it under Section 45-57 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 |  Procurement Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (10) The Commission is responsible for completing  | ||||||
| 17 |  studies as required by Section 35-15 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 |  Community Reinvestment Act.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-671, eff. 11-30-21;  | ||||||
| 20 | 103-865, eff. 1-1-25; 103-959, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-961) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 40-10. Powers and duties. In addition to the other  | ||||||
| 23 | powers and duties which may be prescribed in this Act or  | ||||||
| 24 | elsewhere, the Commission shall have the following powers and  | ||||||
| 25 | duties:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) The Commission shall have a role in all State and  | ||||||
| 2 |  university procurement by facilitating and streamlining  | ||||||
| 3 |  communications between the Business Enterprise Council for  | ||||||
| 4 |  Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  purchasing entities, the Chief Procurement Officers, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  others.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) The Commission may create a scoring evaluation for  | ||||||
| 8 |  State agency directors, public university presidents and  | ||||||
| 9 |  chancellors, and public community college presidents. The  | ||||||
| 10 |  scoring shall be based on the following 3 principles: (i)  | ||||||
| 11 |  increasing capacity; (ii) growing revenue; and (iii)  | ||||||
| 12 |  enhancing credentials. These principles should be the  | ||||||
| 13 |  foundation of the agency compliance plan required under  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 6 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,  | ||||||
| 15 |  Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) The Commission shall exercise the authority and  | ||||||
| 17 |  duties provided to it under Section 5-7 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 |  Procurement Code.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) The Commission, working with State agencies, shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  provide support for diversity in State hiring.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) The Commission shall supervise the implementation  | ||||||
| 22 |  and effectiveness of supplier diversity training of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  State procurement workforce.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (6) Each January, and as otherwise frequently as may  | ||||||
| 25 |  be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Commission shall propose and submit to the Governor and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the General Assembly legislative changes to increase  | ||||||
| 2 |  inclusion and diversity in State government.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) The Commission shall have oversight over the  | ||||||
| 4 |  following entities:  | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) the Illinois African-American Family  | ||||||
| 6 |  Commission;  | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) the Illinois Latino Family Commission;  | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) the Asian American Family Commission;  | ||||||
| 9 |             (D) the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council;  | ||||||
| 10 |             (E) the Illinois African-American Fair Contracting  | ||||||
| 11 |  Commission created under Executive Order 2018-07; and  | ||||||
| 12 |             (F) the Business Enterprise Council for  | ||||||
| 13 |  Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (7.5) The Commission shall have oversight over the  | ||||||
| 15 |  collection of supplier diversity reports by State agencies  | ||||||
| 16 |  to the extent that those agencies are required to collect  | ||||||
| 17 |  supplier diversity reports. This oversight shall include  | ||||||
| 18 |  publishing, on the Commission's website, a copy of each  | ||||||
| 19 |  such supplier diversity report submitted to a State agency  | ||||||
| 20 |  and may include conducting an annual hearing with each  | ||||||
| 21 |  State agency to discuss ongoing compliance with supplier  | ||||||
| 22 |  diversity reporting requirements. The Commission is not  | ||||||
| 23 |  responsible for ensuring compliance by the filers of  | ||||||
| 24 |  supplier diversity reports to their respective agencies.  | ||||||
| 25 |  The agencies subject to oversight by the Commission and  | ||||||
| 26 |  the relevant voluntary supplier diversity reports include  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the following: | ||||||
| 2 |             (A) the Health Facilities and Services Review  | ||||||
| 3 |  Board for hospitals;  | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 5 |  Opportunity for tax credit recipients under the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit  | ||||||
| 7 |  Act;  | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) the Illinois Commerce Commission for utilities  | ||||||
| 9 |  and railroads;  | ||||||
| 10 |             (D) the Illinois Gaming Board for casinos; and  | ||||||
| 11 |             (E) the Illinois Racing Board for race tracks.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (7.6) The Commission may hold public workshops focused  | ||||||
| 13 |  on specific industries and reports to collaboratively  | ||||||
| 14 |  connect diverse enterprises with entities that manage  | ||||||
| 15 |  supplier diversity programs. These workshops may be  | ||||||
| 16 |  modeled after Illinois Commerce Commission hearings for  | ||||||
| 17 |  utilities and railroads that include a collaborative  | ||||||
| 18 |  discussion of filed supplier diversity reports.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (8) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary for  | ||||||
| 20 |  the implementation and administration of the requirements  | ||||||
| 21 |  of this Act.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (9) The Commission shall exercise the authority and  | ||||||
| 23 |  duties provided to it under Section 45-57 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  Procurement Code.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (10) The Commission is responsible for completing  | ||||||
| 26 |  studies as required by Section 35-15 of the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Community Reinvestment Act.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-671, eff. 11-30-21;  | ||||||
| 3 | 103-865, eff. 1-1-25; 103-959, eff. 1-1-25; 103-961, eff.  | ||||||
| 4 | 7-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     Section 250. The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act  | ||||||
| 6 | is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (30 ILCS 708/15) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Allowable cost" means a cost allowable to a project if:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) the costs are reasonable and necessary for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  performance of the award;  | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) the costs are allocable to the specific project;  | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) the costs are treated consistently in like  | ||||||
| 14 |  circumstances to both federally-financed and other  | ||||||
| 15 |  activities of the non-federal entity; | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) the costs conform to any limitations of the cost  | ||||||
| 17 |  principles or the sponsored agreement; | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) the costs are accorded consistent treatment; a  | ||||||
| 19 |  cost may not be assigned to a State or federal award as a  | ||||||
| 20 |  direct cost if any other cost incurred for the same  | ||||||
| 21 |  purpose in like circumstances has been allocated to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  award as an indirect cost;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (6) the costs are determined to be in accordance with  | ||||||
| 24 |  generally accepted accounting principles;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (7) the costs are not included as a cost or used to  | ||||||
| 2 |  meet federal cost-sharing or matching requirements of any  | ||||||
| 3 |  other program in either the current or prior period; | ||||||
| 4 |         (8) the costs of one State or federal grant are not  | ||||||
| 5 |  used to meet the match requirements of another State or  | ||||||
| 6 |  federal grant; and | ||||||
| 7 |         (9) the costs are adequately documented. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Auditee" means any non-federal entity that expends State  | ||||||
| 9 | or federal awards that must be audited.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Auditor" means an auditor who is a public accountant or a  | ||||||
| 11 | federal, State, or local government audit organization that  | ||||||
| 12 | meets the general standards specified in generally-accepted  | ||||||
| 13 | government auditing standards. "Auditor" does not include  | ||||||
| 14 | internal auditors of nonprofit organizations.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Auditor General" means the Auditor General of the State  | ||||||
| 16 | of Illinois. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Award" means financial assistance that provides support  | ||||||
| 18 | or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose. "Awards"  | ||||||
| 19 | include grants and other agreements in the form of money, or  | ||||||
| 20 | property in lieu of money, by the State or federal government  | ||||||
| 21 | to an eligible recipient. "Award" does not include: technical  | ||||||
| 22 | assistance that provides services instead of money; other  | ||||||
| 23 | assistance in the form of loans, loan guarantees, interest  | ||||||
| 24 | subsidies, or insurance; direct payments of any kind to  | ||||||
| 25 | individuals; or contracts that must be entered into and  | ||||||
| 26 | administered under State or federal procurement laws and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | regulations. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Budget" means the financial plan for the project or  | ||||||
| 3 | program that the awarding agency or pass-through entity  | ||||||
| 4 | approves during the award process or in subsequent amendments  | ||||||
| 5 | to the award. It may include the State or federal and  | ||||||
| 6 | non-federal share or only the State or federal share, as  | ||||||
| 7 | determined by the awarding agency or pass-through entity. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance" or "CFDA" means a  | ||||||
| 9 | database that helps the federal government track all programs  | ||||||
| 10 | it has domestically funded. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number" or "CFDA  | ||||||
| 12 | number" means the number assigned to a federal program in the  | ||||||
| 13 | CFDA.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Catalog of State Financial Assistance" means the single,  | ||||||
| 15 | authoritative, statewide, comprehensive source document of  | ||||||
| 16 | State financial assistance program information maintained by  | ||||||
| 17 | the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.  | ||||||
| 18 |     "Catalog of State Financial Assistance Number" means the  | ||||||
| 19 | number assigned to a State program in the Catalog of State  | ||||||
| 20 | Financial Assistance. The first 3 digits represent the State  | ||||||
| 21 | agency number and the last 4 digits represent the program.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Cluster of programs" means a grouping of closely related  | ||||||
| 23 | programs that share common compliance requirements. The types  | ||||||
| 24 | of clusters of programs are research and development, student  | ||||||
| 25 | financial aid, and other clusters. A "cluster of programs"  | ||||||
| 26 | shall be considered as one program for determining major  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | programs and, with the exception of research and development,  | ||||||
| 2 | whether a program-specific audit may be elected. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Cognizant agency for audit" means the federal agency  | ||||||
| 4 | designated to carry out the responsibilities described in 2  | ||||||
| 5 | CFR 200.513(a). | ||||||
| 6 |     "Contract" means a legal instrument by which a non-federal  | ||||||
| 7 | entity purchases property or services needed to carry out the  | ||||||
| 8 | project or program under an award. "Contract" does not include  | ||||||
| 9 | a legal instrument, even if the non-federal entity considers  | ||||||
| 10 | it a contract, when the substance of the transaction meets the  | ||||||
| 11 | definition of an award or subaward.  | ||||||
| 12 |     "Contractor" means an entity that receives a contract.  | ||||||
| 13 |     "Cooperative agreement" means a legal instrument of  | ||||||
| 14 | financial assistance between an awarding agency or  | ||||||
| 15 | pass-through entity and a non-federal entity that: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) is used to enter into a relationship with the  | ||||||
| 17 |  principal purpose of transferring anything of value from  | ||||||
| 18 |  the awarding agency or pass-through entity to the  | ||||||
| 19 |  non-federal entity to carry out a public purpose  | ||||||
| 20 |  authorized by law, but is not used to acquire property or  | ||||||
| 21 |  services for the awarding agency's or pass-through  | ||||||
| 22 |  entity's direct benefit or use; and  | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) is distinguished from a grant in that it provides  | ||||||
| 24 |  for substantial involvement between the awarding agency or  | ||||||
| 25 |  pass-through entity and the non-federal entity in carrying  | ||||||
| 26 |  out the activity contemplated by the award. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Cooperative agreement" does not include a cooperative  | ||||||
| 2 | research and development agreement, nor an agreement that  | ||||||
| 3 | provides only direct cash assistance to an individual, a  | ||||||
| 4 | subsidy, a loan, a loan guarantee, or insurance. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Corrective action" means action taken by the auditee that  | ||||||
| 6 | (i) corrects identified deficiencies, (ii) produces  | ||||||
| 7 | recommended improvements, or (iii) demonstrates that audit  | ||||||
| 8 | findings are either invalid or do not warrant auditee action. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Cost objective" means a program, function, activity,  | ||||||
| 10 | award, organizational subdivision, contract, or work unit for  | ||||||
| 11 | which cost data is desired and for which provision is made to  | ||||||
| 12 | accumulate and measure the cost of processes, products, jobs,  | ||||||
| 13 | and capital projects. A "cost objective" may be a major  | ||||||
| 14 | function of the non-federal entity, a particular service or  | ||||||
| 15 | project, an award, or an indirect cost activity. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Cost sharing" means the portion of project costs not paid  | ||||||
| 17 | by State or federal funds, unless otherwise authorized by  | ||||||
| 18 | statute.  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Development" is the systematic use of knowledge and  | ||||||
| 20 | understanding gained from research directed toward the  | ||||||
| 21 | production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods,  | ||||||
| 22 | including design and development of prototypes and processes. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Data Universal Numbering System number" means the 9-digit  | ||||||
| 24 | number established and assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. to  | ||||||
| 25 | uniquely identify entities and, under federal law, is required  | ||||||
| 26 | for non-federal entities to apply for, receive, and report on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a federal award. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Direct costs" means costs that can be identified  | ||||||
| 3 | specifically with a particular final cost objective, such as a  | ||||||
| 4 | State or federal or federal pass-through award or a particular  | ||||||
| 5 | sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other  | ||||||
| 6 | institutional activity, or that can be directly assigned to  | ||||||
| 7 | such activities relatively easily with a high degree of  | ||||||
| 8 | accuracy.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Equipment" means tangible personal property (including  | ||||||
| 10 | information technology systems) having a useful life of more  | ||||||
| 11 | than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost that equals or  | ||||||
| 12 | exceeds the lesser of the capitalization level established by  | ||||||
| 13 | the non-federal entity for financial statement purposes, or  | ||||||
| 14 | $5,000. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Executive branch" means that branch of State government  | ||||||
| 16 | that is under the jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Federal agency" has the meaning provided for "agency"  | ||||||
| 18 | under 5 U.S.C. 551(1) together with the meaning provided for  | ||||||
| 19 | "agency" by 5 U.S.C. 552(f). | ||||||
| 20 |     "Federal award" means: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) the federal financial assistance that a  | ||||||
| 22 |  non-federal entity receives directly from a federal  | ||||||
| 23 |  awarding agency or indirectly from a pass-through entity;  | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) the cost-reimbursement contract under the Federal  | ||||||
| 25 |  Acquisition Regulations that a non-federal entity receives  | ||||||
| 26 |  directly from a federal awarding agency or indirectly from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  a pass-through entity; or | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) the instrument setting forth the terms and  | ||||||
| 3 |  conditions when the instrument is the grant agreement,  | ||||||
| 4 |  cooperative agreement, other agreement for assistance  | ||||||
| 5 |  covered in 2 CFR 200, Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions,  | ||||||
| 6 |  or the cost-reimbursement contract awarded under the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Federal Acquisition Regulations.  | ||||||
| 8 |     "Federal award" does not include other contracts that a  | ||||||
| 9 | federal agency uses to buy goods or services from a contractor  | ||||||
| 10 | or a contract to operate federal government owned,  | ||||||
| 11 | contractor-operated facilities.  | ||||||
| 12 |     "Federal awarding agency" means the federal agency that  | ||||||
| 13 | provides a federal award directly to a non-federal entity.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Federal interest" means, for purposes of 2 CFR 200,  | ||||||
| 15 | Subpart D, Post Federal Award Requirements (Performance and  | ||||||
| 16 | Financial Monitoring and Reporting) or when used in connection  | ||||||
| 17 | with the acquisition or improvement of real property,  | ||||||
| 18 | equipment, or supplies under a federal award, the dollar  | ||||||
| 19 | amount that is the product of the federal share of total  | ||||||
| 20 | project costs and current fair market value of the property,  | ||||||
| 21 | improvements, or both, to the extent the costs of acquiring or  | ||||||
| 22 | improving the property were included as project costs. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Federal program" means any of the following:  | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) All federal awards which are assigned a single  | ||||||
| 25 |  number in the CFDA.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) When no CFDA number is assigned, all federal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  awards to non-federal entities from the same agency made  | ||||||
| 2 |  for the same purpose should be combined and considered one  | ||||||
| 3 |  program. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this  | ||||||
| 5 |  definition, a cluster of programs. The types of clusters  | ||||||
| 6 |  of programs are: | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) research and development; | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) student financial aid; and | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) "other clusters", as described in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  definition of "cluster of programs". | ||||||
| 11 |     "Federal share" means the portion of the total project  | ||||||
| 12 | costs that are paid by federal funds. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Final cost objective" means a cost objective which has  | ||||||
| 14 | allocated to it both direct and indirect costs and, in the  | ||||||
| 15 | non-federal entity's accumulation system, is one of the final  | ||||||
| 16 | accumulation points, such as a particular award, internal  | ||||||
| 17 | project, or other direct activity of a non-federal entity. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Financial assistance" means the following: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) For grants and cooperative agreements, "financial  | ||||||
| 20 |  assistance" means assistance that non-federal entities  | ||||||
| 21 |  receive or administer in the form of: | ||||||
| 22 |             (A) grants;  | ||||||
| 23 |             (B) cooperative agreements;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (C) non-cash contributions or donations of  | ||||||
| 25 |  property, including donated surplus property;  | ||||||
| 26 |             (D) direct appropriations;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (E) food commodities; and  | ||||||
| 2 |             (F) other financial assistance, except assistance  | ||||||
| 3 |  listed in paragraph (2) of this definition.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) "Financial assistance" includes assistance that  | ||||||
| 5 |  non-federal entities receive or administer in the form of  | ||||||
| 6 |  loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies, and insurance.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) "Financial assistance" does not include amounts  | ||||||
| 8 |  received as reimbursement for services rendered to  | ||||||
| 9 |  individuals.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Fixed amount awards" means a type of grant agreement  | ||||||
| 11 | under which the awarding agency or pass-through entity  | ||||||
| 12 | provides a specific level of support without regard to actual  | ||||||
| 13 | costs incurred under the award. "Fixed amount awards" reduce  | ||||||
| 14 | some of the administrative burden and record-keeping  | ||||||
| 15 | requirements for both the non-federal entity and awarding  | ||||||
| 16 | agency or pass-through entity. Accountability is based  | ||||||
| 17 | primarily on performance and results.  | ||||||
| 18 |     "Foreign public entity" means:  | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) a foreign government or foreign governmental  | ||||||
| 20 |  entity; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) a public international organization that is  | ||||||
| 22 |  entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities  | ||||||
| 23 |  as an international organization under the International  | ||||||
| 24 |  Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288-288f);  | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) an entity owned, in whole or in part, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  controlled by a foreign government; or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) any other entity consisting wholly or partially of  | ||||||
| 2 |  one or more foreign governments or foreign governmental  | ||||||
| 3 |  entities. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Foreign organization" means an entity that is:  | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) a public or private organization located in a  | ||||||
| 6 |  country other than the United States and its territories  | ||||||
| 7 |  that are subject to the laws of the country in which it is  | ||||||
| 8 |  located, irrespective of the citizenship of project staff  | ||||||
| 9 |  or place of performance;  | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) a private nongovernmental organization located in  | ||||||
| 11 |  a country other than the United States that solicits and  | ||||||
| 12 |  receives cash contributions from the general public;  | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) a charitable organization located in a country  | ||||||
| 14 |  other than the United States that is nonprofit and tax  | ||||||
| 15 |  exempt under the laws of its country of domicile and  | ||||||
| 16 |  operation, but is not a university, college, accredited  | ||||||
| 17 |  degree-granting institution of education, private  | ||||||
| 18 |  foundation, hospital, organization engaged exclusively in  | ||||||
| 19 |  research or scientific activities, church, synagogue,  | ||||||
| 20 |  mosque, or other similar entity organized primarily for  | ||||||
| 21 |  religious purposes; or  | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) an organization located in a country other than  | ||||||
| 23 |  the United States not recognized as a Foreign Public  | ||||||
| 24 |  Entity.  | ||||||
| 25 |     "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 26 | provided in accounting standards issued by the Government  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting  | ||||||
| 2 | Standards Board.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards" means  | ||||||
| 4 | generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the  | ||||||
| 5 | Comptroller General of the United States that are applicable  | ||||||
| 6 | to financial audits.  | ||||||
| 7 |     "Grant agreement" means a legal instrument of financial  | ||||||
| 8 | assistance between an awarding agency or pass-through entity  | ||||||
| 9 | and a non-federal entity that: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) is used to enter into a relationship, the  | ||||||
| 11 |  principal purpose of which is to transfer anything of  | ||||||
| 12 |  value from the awarding agency or pass-through entity to  | ||||||
| 13 |  the non-federal entity to carry out a public purpose  | ||||||
| 14 |  authorized by law and not to acquire property or services  | ||||||
| 15 |  for the awarding agency or pass-through entity's direct  | ||||||
| 16 |  benefit or use; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) is distinguished from a cooperative agreement in  | ||||||
| 18 |  that it does not provide for substantial involvement  | ||||||
| 19 |  between the awarding agency or pass-through entity and the  | ||||||
| 20 |  non-federal entity in carrying out the activity  | ||||||
| 21 |  contemplated by the award. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Grant agreement" does not include an agreement that  | ||||||
| 23 | provides only direct cash assistance to an individual, a  | ||||||
| 24 | subsidy, a loan, a loan guarantee, or insurance. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Grant application" means a specified form that is  | ||||||
| 26 | completed by a non-federal entity in connection with a request  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for a specific funding opportunity or a request for financial  | ||||||
| 2 | support of a project or activity.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Hospital" means a facility licensed as a hospital under  | ||||||
| 4 | the law of any state or a facility operated as a hospital by  | ||||||
| 5 | the United States, a state, or a subdivision of a state.  | ||||||
| 6 |     "Illinois Debarred and Suspended List" means the list  | ||||||
| 7 | maintained by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget  | ||||||
| 8 | that contains the names of those individuals and entities that  | ||||||
| 9 | are ineligible, either temporarily or permanently, from  | ||||||
| 10 | receiving an award of grant funds from the State.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Indirect cost" means those costs incurred for a common or  | ||||||
| 12 | joint purpose benefiting benefitting more than one cost  | ||||||
| 13 | objective and not readily assignable to the cost objectives  | ||||||
| 14 | specifically benefited benefitted without effort  | ||||||
| 15 | disproportionate to the results achieved. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Inspector General" means the Office of the Executive  | ||||||
| 17 | Inspector General for Executive branch agencies. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Loan" means a State or federal loan or loan guarantee  | ||||||
| 19 | received or administered by a non-federal entity. "Loan" does  | ||||||
| 20 | not include a "program income" as defined in 2 CFR 200, Subpart  | ||||||
| 21 | A, Acronyms and Definitions.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Loan guarantee" means any State or federal government  | ||||||
| 23 | guarantee, insurance, or other pledge with respect to the  | ||||||
| 24 | payment of all or a part of the principal or interest on any  | ||||||
| 25 | debt obligation of a non-federal borrower to a non-federal  | ||||||
| 26 | lender, but does not include the insurance of deposits,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shares, or other withdrawable accounts in financial  | ||||||
| 2 | institutions. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Local government" has the meaning provided for the term  | ||||||
| 4 | "units of local government" under Section 1 of Article VII of  | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Constitution and includes school districts. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Major program" means a federal program determined by the  | ||||||
| 7 | auditor to be a major program in accordance with 2 CFR 200.518  | ||||||
| 8 | or a program identified as a major program by a federal  | ||||||
| 9 | awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with 2  | ||||||
| 10 | CFR 200.503(e).  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Non-federal entity" means a state, local government,  | ||||||
| 12 | Indian tribe, institution of higher education, or  | ||||||
| 13 | organization, whether nonprofit or for-profit, that carries  | ||||||
| 14 | out a State or federal award as a recipient or subrecipient. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Nonprofit organization" means any corporation, trust,  | ||||||
| 16 | association, cooperative, or other organization, not including  | ||||||
| 17 | institutions of higher education, that:  | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) is operated primarily for scientific, educational,  | ||||||
| 19 |  service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public  | ||||||
| 20 |  interest;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and  | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand  | ||||||
| 23 |  the operations of the organization.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Obligations", when used in connection with a non-federal  | ||||||
| 25 | entity's utilization of funds under an award, means orders  | ||||||
| 26 | placed for property and services, contracts and subawards  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | made, and similar transactions during a given period that  | ||||||
| 2 | require payment by the non-federal entity during the same or a  | ||||||
| 3 | future period.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Office of Management and Budget" means the Office of  | ||||||
| 5 | Management and Budget of the Executive Office of the  | ||||||
| 6 | President. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Other clusters" has the meaning provided by the federal  | ||||||
| 8 | Office of Management and Budget in the compliance supplement  | ||||||
| 9 | or has the meaning as it is designated by a state for federal  | ||||||
| 10 | awards the state provides to its subrecipients that meet the  | ||||||
| 11 | definition of a cluster of programs. When designating an  | ||||||
| 12 | "other cluster", a state must identify the federal awards  | ||||||
| 13 | included in the cluster and advise the subrecipients of  | ||||||
| 14 | compliance requirements applicable to the cluster. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Oversight agency for audit" means the federal awarding  | ||||||
| 16 | agency that provides the predominant amount of funding  | ||||||
| 17 | directly to a non-federal entity not assigned a cognizant  | ||||||
| 18 | agency for audit. When there is no direct funding, the  | ||||||
| 19 | awarding agency that is the predominant source of pass-through  | ||||||
| 20 | funding must assume the oversight responsibilities. The duties  | ||||||
| 21 | of the oversight agency for audit and the process for any  | ||||||
| 22 | reassignments are described in 2 CFR 200.513(b). | ||||||
| 23 |     "Pass-through entity" means a non-federal entity that  | ||||||
| 24 | provides a subaward to a subrecipient to carry out part of a  | ||||||
| 25 | program.  | ||||||
| 26 |     "Private award" means an award from a person or entity  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | other than a State or federal entity. Private awards are not  | ||||||
| 2 | subject to the provisions of this Act.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Property" means real property or personal property.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Project cost" means total allowable costs incurred under  | ||||||
| 5 | an award and all required cost sharing and voluntary committed  | ||||||
| 6 | cost sharing, including third-party contributions.  | ||||||
| 7 |     "Public institutions of higher education" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 8 | provided in Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Recipient" means a non-federal entity that receives an  | ||||||
| 10 | award directly from an awarding agency to carry out an  | ||||||
| 11 | activity under a program. "Recipient" does not include  | ||||||
| 12 | subrecipients. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Research and Development" means all research activities,  | ||||||
| 14 | both basic and applied, and all development activities that  | ||||||
| 15 | are performed by non-federal entities.  | ||||||
| 16 |     "Single Audit Act" means the federal Single Audit Act  | ||||||
| 17 | Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). | ||||||
| 18 |     "State agency" means an Executive branch agency. For  | ||||||
| 19 | purposes of this Act, "State agency" does not include public  | ||||||
| 20 | institutions of higher education. | ||||||
| 21 |     "State award" means the financial assistance that a  | ||||||
| 22 | non-federal entity receives from the State and that is funded  | ||||||
| 23 | with either State funds or federal funds; in the latter case,  | ||||||
| 24 | the State is acting as a pass-through entity. | ||||||
| 25 |     "State awarding agency" means a State agency that provides  | ||||||
| 26 | an award to a non-federal entity. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "State grant-making agency" has the same meaning as "State  | ||||||
| 2 | awarding agency". | ||||||
| 3 |     "State interest" means the acquisition or improvement of  | ||||||
| 4 | real property, equipment, or supplies under a State award, the  | ||||||
| 5 | dollar amount that is the product of the State share of the  | ||||||
| 6 | total project costs and current fair market value of the  | ||||||
| 7 | property, improvements, or both, to the extent the costs of  | ||||||
| 8 | acquiring or improving the property were included as project  | ||||||
| 9 | costs. | ||||||
| 10 |     "State program" means any of the following: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) All State awards which are assigned a single  | ||||||
| 12 |  number in the Catalog of State Financial Assistance. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) When no Catalog of State Financial Assistance  | ||||||
| 14 |  number is assigned, all State awards to non-federal  | ||||||
| 15 |  entities from the same agency made for the same purpose  | ||||||
| 16 |  are considered one program. | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) A cluster of programs as defined in this Section. | ||||||
| 18 |     "State share" means the portion of the total project costs  | ||||||
| 19 | that are paid by State funds. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Stop payment order" means a communication from a State  | ||||||
| 21 | grant-making agency to the Office of the Comptroller,  | ||||||
| 22 | following procedures set out by the Office of the Comptroller,  | ||||||
| 23 | causing the cessation of payments to a recipient or  | ||||||
| 24 | subrecipient as a result of the recipient's or subrecipient's  | ||||||
| 25 | failure to comply with one or more terms of the grant or  | ||||||
| 26 | subaward.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Stop payment procedure" means the procedure created by  | ||||||
| 2 | the Office of the Comptroller which effects a stop payment  | ||||||
| 3 | order and the lifting of a stop payment order upon the request  | ||||||
| 4 | of the State grant-making agency.  | ||||||
| 5 |     "Student Financial Aid" means federal awards under those  | ||||||
| 6 | programs of general student assistance, such as those  | ||||||
| 7 | authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as  | ||||||
| 8 | amended (20 U.S.C. 1070-1099d), that are administered by the  | ||||||
| 9 | United States Department of Education and similar programs  | ||||||
| 10 | provided by other federal agencies. "Student Financial Aid"  | ||||||
| 11 | does not include federal awards under programs that provide  | ||||||
| 12 | fellowships or similar federal awards to students on a  | ||||||
| 13 | competitive basis or for specified studies or research. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Subaward" means a State or federal award provided by a  | ||||||
| 15 | pass-through entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to  | ||||||
| 16 | carry out part of a federal award received by the pass-through  | ||||||
| 17 | entity. "Subaward" does not include payments to a contractor  | ||||||
| 18 | or payments to an individual that is a beneficiary of a federal  | ||||||
| 19 | program. A "subaward" may be provided through any form of  | ||||||
| 20 | legal agreement, including an agreement that the pass-through  | ||||||
| 21 | entity considers a contract.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Subrecipient" means a non-federal entity that receives a  | ||||||
| 23 | State or federal subaward from a pass-through entity to carry  | ||||||
| 24 | out part of a federal program. "Subrecipient" does not include  | ||||||
| 25 | an individual that is a beneficiary of such program. A  | ||||||
| 26 | "subrecipient" may also be a recipient of other State or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | federal awards directly from a State or federal awarding  | ||||||
| 2 | agency.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Suspension" means a post-award action by the State or  | ||||||
| 4 | federal agency or pass-through entity that temporarily  | ||||||
| 5 | withdraws the State or federal agency's or pass-through  | ||||||
| 6 | entity's financial assistance sponsorship under an award,  | ||||||
| 7 | pending corrective action by the recipient or subrecipient or  | ||||||
| 8 | pending a decision to terminate the award.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Costs Principles,  | ||||||
| 10 | and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards" means those rules  | ||||||
| 11 | applicable to grants contained in 2 CFR 200. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Voluntary committed cost sharing" means cost sharing  | ||||||
| 13 | specifically pledged on a voluntary basis in the proposal's  | ||||||
| 14 | budget or the award on the part of the non-federal entity and  | ||||||
| 15 | that becomes a binding requirement of the award. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     Section 255. The State Mandates Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 8.33 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (30 ILCS 805/8.33) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate.      | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) (Blank). Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6  | ||||||
| 22 | and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required  | ||||||
| 23 | for the implementation of Section 5-42 of the Olympic Games  | ||||||
| 24 | and Paralympic Games (2016) Law. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no  | ||||||
| 2 | reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation  | ||||||
| 3 | of any mandate created by Public Act 96-139, 96-251, 96-260,  | ||||||
| 4 | 96-285, 96-297, 96-299, 96-343, 96-357, 96-410, 96-429,  | ||||||
| 5 | 96-494, 96-505, 96-621, 96-650, 96-727, 96-745, 96-749,  | ||||||
| 6 | 96-775, 96-841, or 96-843. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no  | ||||||
| 8 | reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation  | ||||||
| 9 | of any mandate created by the Identity Protection Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09; 96-139, eff. 1-1-10; 96-251,  | ||||||
| 11 | eff. 8-11-09; 96-260, eff. 8-11-09; 96-285, eff. 8-11-09;  | ||||||
| 12 | 96-297, eff. 8-11-09; 96-299, eff. 8-11-09; 96-343, eff.  | ||||||
| 13 | 8-11-09; 96-357, eff. 8-13-09; 96-410, eff. 7-1-10; 96-429,  | ||||||
| 14 | eff. 8-13-09; 96-494, eff. 8-14-09; 96-505, eff. 8-14-09;  | ||||||
| 15 | 96-621, eff. 1-1-10; 96-650, eff. 1-1-10; 96-727, eff.  | ||||||
| 16 | 8-25-09; 96-745, eff. 8-25-09; 96-749, eff. 1-1-10; 96-775,  | ||||||
| 17 | eff. 8-28-09; 96-841, eff. 12-23-09; 96-843, eff. 6-1-10;  | ||||||
| 18 | 96-874, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-333, eff.  | ||||||
| 19 | 8-12-11; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     Section 260. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 21 | changing Sections 203, 244, 304, and 704A and by setting  | ||||||
| 22 | forth, renumbering, and changing multiple versions of Section  | ||||||
| 23 | 241 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 24 |     (35 ILCS 5/203)    (from Ch. 120, par. 2-203) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 203. Base income defined.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) Individuals. | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) In general. In the case of an individual, base  | ||||||
| 4 |  income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's adjusted  | ||||||
| 5 |  gross income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph  | ||||||
| 6 |  (2). | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) Modifications. The adjusted gross income referred  | ||||||
| 8 |  to in paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto  | ||||||
| 9 |  the sum of the following amounts: | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued  | ||||||
| 11 |  to the taxpayer as interest or dividends during the  | ||||||
| 12 |  taxable year to the extent excluded from gross income  | ||||||
| 13 |  in the computation of adjusted gross income, except  | ||||||
| 14 |  stock dividends of qualified public utilities  | ||||||
| 15 |  described in Section 305(e) of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 16 |  Code; | ||||||
| 17 |             (B) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 18 |  this Act to the extent deducted from gross income in  | ||||||
| 19 |  the computation of adjusted gross income for the  | ||||||
| 20 |  taxable year; | ||||||
| 21 |             (C) An amount equal to the amount received during  | ||||||
| 22 |  the taxable year as a recovery or refund of real  | ||||||
| 23 |  property taxes paid with respect to the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 24 |  principal residence under the Revenue Act of 1939 and  | ||||||
| 25 |  for which a deduction was previously taken under  | ||||||
| 26 |  subparagraph (L) of this paragraph (2) prior to July  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  1, 1991, the retrospective application date of Article  | ||||||
| 2 |  4 of Public Act 87-17. In the case of multi-unit or  | ||||||
| 3 |  multi-use structures and farm dwellings, the taxes on  | ||||||
| 4 |  the taxpayer's principal residence shall be that  | ||||||
| 5 |  portion of the total taxes for the entire property  | ||||||
| 6 |  which is attributable to such principal residence; | ||||||
| 7 |             (D) An amount equal to the amount of the capital  | ||||||
| 8 |  gain deduction allowable under the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 9 |  Code, to the extent deducted from gross income in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  computation of adjusted gross income; | ||||||
| 11 |             (D-5) An amount, to the extent not included in  | ||||||
| 12 |  adjusted gross income, equal to the amount of money  | ||||||
| 13 |  withdrawn by the taxpayer in the taxable year from a  | ||||||
| 14 |  medical care savings account and the interest earned  | ||||||
| 15 |  on the account in the taxable year of a withdrawal  | ||||||
| 16 |  pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 20 of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Medical Care Savings Account Act or subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section 20 of the Medical Care Savings Account Act of  | ||||||
| 19 |  2000; | ||||||
| 20 |             (D-10) For taxable years ending after December 31,  | ||||||
| 21 |  1997, an amount equal to any eligible remediation  | ||||||
| 22 |  costs that the individual deducted in computing  | ||||||
| 23 |  adjusted gross income and for which the individual  | ||||||
| 24 |  claims a credit under subsection (l) of Section 201; | ||||||
| 25 |             (D-15) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an  | ||||||
| 26 |  amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 4 |             (D-16) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,  | ||||||
| 5 |  or otherwise disposes of property for which the  | ||||||
| 6 |  taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an  | ||||||
| 7 |  addition modification under subparagraph (D-15), then  | ||||||
| 8 |  an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  deductions taken in all taxable years under  | ||||||
| 10 |  subparagraph (Z) with respect to that property. | ||||||
| 11 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 12 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 13 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 14 |  under subparagraph (Z) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 15 |  allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction  | ||||||
| 16 |  modification under subparagraph (Z), then an amount  | ||||||
| 17 |  equal to that subtraction modification.  | ||||||
| 18 |             The taxpayer is required to make the addition  | ||||||
| 19 |  modification under this subparagraph only once with  | ||||||
| 20 |  respect to any one piece of property; | ||||||
| 21 |             (D-17) An amount equal to the amount otherwise  | ||||||
| 22 |  allowed as a deduction in computing base income for  | ||||||
| 23 |  interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 24 |  indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 25 |  December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 26 |  member of the same unitary business group but for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  fact that foreign person's business activity outside  | ||||||
| 2 |  the United States is 80% or more of the foreign  | ||||||
| 3 |  person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable  | ||||||
| 4 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person  | ||||||
| 5 |  who would be a member of the same unitary business  | ||||||
| 6 |  group but for the fact that the person is prohibited  | ||||||
| 7 |  under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the  | ||||||
| 8 |  unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily  | ||||||
| 9 |  required to apportion business income under different  | ||||||
| 10 |  subsections of Section 304. The addition modification  | ||||||
| 11 |  required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the  | ||||||
| 12 |  extent that dividends were included in base income of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the unitary group for the same taxable year and  | ||||||
| 14 |  received by the taxpayer or by a member of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts  | ||||||
| 16 |  included in gross income under Sections 951 through  | ||||||
| 17 |  964 of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts included  | ||||||
| 18 |  in gross income under Section 78 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 19 |  Revenue Code) with respect to the stock of the same  | ||||||
| 20 |  person to whom the interest was paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  incurred. | ||||||
| 22 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following:  | ||||||
| 23 |                 (i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who  | ||||||
| 25 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 26 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
| 2 |  with respect to such interest; or | ||||||
| 3 |                 (ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
| 5 |  the taxpayer can establish, based on a  | ||||||
| 6 |  preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  following: | ||||||
| 8 |                     (a) the person, during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 9 |  year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest  | ||||||
| 10 |  to a person that is not a related member, and | ||||||
| 11 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 12 |  interest expense between the taxpayer and the  | ||||||
| 13 |  person did not have as a principal purpose the  | ||||||
| 14 |  avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid  | ||||||
| 15 |  pursuant to a contract or agreement that  | ||||||
| 16 |  reflects an arm's-length interest rate and  | ||||||
| 17 |  terms; or  | ||||||
| 18 |                 (iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on  | ||||||
| 19 |  clear and convincing evidence, that the interest  | ||||||
| 20 |  paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract  | ||||||
| 21 |  or agreement entered into at arm's-length rates  | ||||||
| 22 |  and terms and the principal purpose for the  | ||||||
| 23 |  payment is not federal or Illinois tax avoidance;  | ||||||
| 24 |  or  | ||||||
| 25 |                 (iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 2 |  evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or  | ||||||
| 3 |  if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing  | ||||||
| 4 |  to the application or use of an alternative method  | ||||||
| 5 |  of apportionment under Section 304(f).  | ||||||
| 6 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 8 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 9 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
| 10 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 11 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 13 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 14 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 15 |             (D-18) An amount equal to the amount of intangible  | ||||||
| 16 |  expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in  | ||||||
| 17 |  computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable  | ||||||
| 19 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a  | ||||||
| 20 |  foreign person who would be a member of the same  | ||||||
| 21 |  unitary business group but for the fact that the  | ||||||
| 22 |  foreign person's business activity outside the United  | ||||||
| 23 |  States is 80% or more of that person's total business  | ||||||
| 24 |  activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 25 |  December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of  | ||||||
| 26 |  the same unitary business group but for the fact that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)  | ||||||
| 2 |  from being included in the unitary business group  | ||||||
| 3 |  because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion  | ||||||
| 4 |  business income under different subsections of Section  | ||||||
| 5 |  304. The addition modification required by this  | ||||||
| 6 |  subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that  | ||||||
| 7 |  dividends were included in base income of the unitary  | ||||||
| 8 |  group for the same taxable year and received by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary  | ||||||
| 10 |  business group (including amounts included in gross  | ||||||
| 11 |  income under Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 12 |  Revenue Code and amounts included in gross income  | ||||||
| 13 |  under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code) with  | ||||||
| 14 |  respect to the stock of the same person to whom the  | ||||||
| 15 |  intangible expenses and costs were directly or  | ||||||
| 16 |  indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The preceding  | ||||||
| 17 |  sentence does not apply to the extent that the same  | ||||||
| 18 |  dividends caused a reduction to the addition  | ||||||
| 19 |  modification required under Section 203(a)(2)(D-17) of  | ||||||
| 20 |  this Act. As used in this subparagraph, the term  | ||||||
| 21 |  "intangible expenses and costs" includes (1) expenses,  | ||||||
| 22 |  losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or  | ||||||
| 23 |  indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or management,  | ||||||
| 24 |  ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of  | ||||||
| 25 |  intangible property; (2) losses incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 26 |  indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  transactions; (3) royalty, patent, technical, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  copyright fees; (4) licensing fees; and (5) other  | ||||||
| 3 |  similar expenses and costs. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 4 |  subparagraph, "intangible property" includes patents,  | ||||||
| 5 |  patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service  | ||||||
| 6 |  marks, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  similar types of intangible assets. | ||||||
| 8 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following: | ||||||
| 9 |                 (i) any item of intangible expenses or costs  | ||||||
| 10 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 11 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person who  | ||||||
| 12 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 13 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
| 14 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
| 15 |  with respect to such item; or | ||||||
| 16 |                 (ii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 17 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 18 |  indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based  | ||||||
| 19 |  on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  following: | ||||||
| 21 |                     (a) the person during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 22 |  year paid, accrued, or incurred, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  intangible expense or cost to a person that is  | ||||||
| 24 |  not a related member, and | ||||||
| 25 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  intangible expense or cost between the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  taxpayer and the person did not have as a  | ||||||
| 2 |  principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract  | ||||||
| 4 |  or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;  | ||||||
| 5 |  or | ||||||
| 6 |                 (iii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 7 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 8 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person if  | ||||||
| 9 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 10 |  evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;  | ||||||
| 11 |  or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in  | ||||||
| 12 |  writing to the application or use of an  | ||||||
| 13 |  alternative method of apportionment under Section  | ||||||
| 14 |  304(f);  | ||||||
| 15 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 17 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 18 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
| 19 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 20 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 22 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 23 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (D-19) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 25 |  December 31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of  | ||||||
| 26 |  insurance premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  as a deduction in computing base income, and that were  | ||||||
| 2 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to  | ||||||
| 3 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 4 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 5 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 6 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 7 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 8 |  income under different subsections of Section 304. The  | ||||||
| 9 |  addition modification required by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were  | ||||||
| 11 |  included in base income of the unitary group for the  | ||||||
| 12 |  same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a  | ||||||
| 13 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group  | ||||||
| 14 |  (including amounts included in gross income under  | ||||||
| 15 |  Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 16 |  and amounts included in gross income under Section 78  | ||||||
| 17 |  of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  stock of the same person to whom the premiums and costs  | ||||||
| 19 |  were directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  accrued. The preceding sentence does not apply to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  extent that the same dividends caused a reduction to  | ||||||
| 22 |  the addition modification required under Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  203(a)(2)(D-17) or Section 203(a)(2)(D-18) of this  | ||||||
| 24 |  Act;  | ||||||
| 25 |             (D-20) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 26 |  January 1, 2002 and ending on or before December 31,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  2006, in the case of a distribution from a qualified  | ||||||
| 2 |  tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 3 |  Revenue Code, other than (i) a distribution from a  | ||||||
| 4 |  College Savings Pool created under Section 16.5 of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  State Treasurer Act or (ii) a distribution from the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund, an amount equal  | ||||||
| 7 |  to the amount excluded from gross income under Section  | ||||||
| 8 |  529(c)(3)(B). For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 9 |  January 1, 2007, in the case of a distribution from a  | ||||||
| 10 |  qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Internal Revenue Code, other than (i) a distribution  | ||||||
| 12 |  from a College Savings Pool created under Section 16.5  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the State Treasurer Act, (ii) a distribution from  | ||||||
| 14 |  the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund, or (iii) a  | ||||||
| 15 |  distribution from a qualified tuition program under  | ||||||
| 16 |  Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code that (I)  | ||||||
| 17 |  adopts and determines that its offering materials  | ||||||
| 18 |  comply with the College Savings Plans Network's  | ||||||
| 19 |  disclosure principles and (II) has made reasonable  | ||||||
| 20 |  efforts to inform in-state residents of the existence  | ||||||
| 21 |  of in-state qualified tuition programs by informing  | ||||||
| 22 |  Illinois residents directly and, where applicable, to  | ||||||
| 23 |  inform financial intermediaries distributing the  | ||||||
| 24 |  program to inform in-state residents of the existence  | ||||||
| 25 |  of in-state qualified tuition programs at least  | ||||||
| 26 |  annually, an amount equal to the amount excluded from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  gross income under Section 529(c)(3)(B). | ||||||
| 2 |             For the purposes of this subparagraph (D-20), a  | ||||||
| 3 |  qualified tuition program has made reasonable efforts  | ||||||
| 4 |  if it makes disclosures (which may use the term  | ||||||
| 5 |  "in-state program" or "in-state plan" and need not  | ||||||
| 6 |  specifically refer to Illinois or its qualified  | ||||||
| 7 |  programs by name) (i) directly to prospective  | ||||||
| 8 |  participants in its offering materials or makes a  | ||||||
| 9 |  public disclosure, such as a website posting; and (ii)  | ||||||
| 10 |  where applicable, to intermediaries selling the  | ||||||
| 11 |  out-of-state program in the same manner that the  | ||||||
| 12 |  out-of-state program distributes its offering  | ||||||
| 13 |  materials; | ||||||
| 14 |             (D-20.5) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 15 |  January 1, 2018, in the case of a distribution from a  | ||||||
| 16 |  qualified ABLE program under Section 529A of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Internal Revenue Code, other than a distribution from  | ||||||
| 18 |  a qualified ABLE program created under Section 16.6 of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the State Treasurer Act, an amount equal to the amount  | ||||||
| 20 |  excluded from gross income under Section 529A(c)(1)(B)  | ||||||
| 21 |  of the Internal Revenue Code;  | ||||||
| 22 |             (D-21) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 23 |  January 1, 2007, in the case of transfer of moneys from  | ||||||
| 24 |  a qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Internal Revenue Code that is administered by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  State to an out-of-state program, an amount equal to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the amount of moneys previously deducted from base  | ||||||
| 2 |  income under subsection (a)(2)(Y) of this Section; | ||||||
| 3 |             (D-21.5) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 4 |  January 1, 2018, in the case of the transfer of moneys  | ||||||
| 5 |  from a qualified tuition program under Section 529 or  | ||||||
| 6 |  a qualified ABLE program under Section 529A of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Internal Revenue Code that is administered by this  | ||||||
| 8 |  State to an ABLE account established under an  | ||||||
| 9 |  out-of-state ABLE account program, an amount equal to  | ||||||
| 10 |  the contribution component of the transferred amount  | ||||||
| 11 |  that was previously deducted from base income under  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (a)(2)(Y) or subsection (a)(2)(HH) of this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section;  | ||||||
| 14 |             (D-22) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 15 |  January 1, 2009, and prior to January 1, 2018, in the  | ||||||
| 16 |  case of a nonqualified withdrawal or refund of moneys  | ||||||
| 17 |  from a qualified tuition program under Section 529 of  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Internal Revenue Code administered by the State  | ||||||
| 19 |  that is not used for qualified expenses at an eligible  | ||||||
| 20 |  education institution, an amount equal to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  contribution component of the nonqualified withdrawal  | ||||||
| 22 |  or refund that was previously deducted from base  | ||||||
| 23 |  income under subsection (a)(2)(y) of this Section,  | ||||||
| 24 |  provided that the withdrawal or refund did not result  | ||||||
| 25 |  from the beneficiary's death or disability. For  | ||||||
| 26 |  taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (1) in the case of a nonqualified withdrawal or  | ||||||
| 2 |  refund, as defined under Section 16.5 of the State  | ||||||
| 3 |  Treasurer Act, of moneys from a qualified tuition  | ||||||
| 4 |  program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 5 |  administered by the State, an amount equal to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  contribution component of the nonqualified withdrawal  | ||||||
| 7 |  or refund that was previously deducted from base  | ||||||
| 8 |  income under subsection (a)(2)(Y) of this Section, and  | ||||||
| 9 |  (2) in the case of a nonqualified withdrawal or refund  | ||||||
| 10 |  from a qualified ABLE program under Section 529A of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Internal Revenue Code administered by the State  | ||||||
| 12 |  that is not used for qualified disability expenses, an  | ||||||
| 13 |  amount equal to the contribution component of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  nonqualified withdrawal or refund that was previously  | ||||||
| 15 |  deducted from base income under subsection (a)(2)(HH)  | ||||||
| 16 |  of this Section; | ||||||
| 17 |             (D-23) An amount equal to the credit allowable to  | ||||||
| 18 |  the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,  | ||||||
| 19 |  determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Act; | ||||||
| 21 |             (D-24) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 22 |  December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction  | ||||||
| 23 |  allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 24 |  for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 25 |             (D-25) In the case of a resident, an amount equal  | ||||||
| 26 |  to the amount of tax for which a credit is allowed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  pursuant to Section 201(p)(7) of this Act;  | ||||||
| 2 |     and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  following amounts: | ||||||
| 4 |             (E) For taxable years ending before December 31,  | ||||||
| 5 |  2001, any amount included in such total in respect of  | ||||||
| 6 |  any compensation (including but not limited to any  | ||||||
| 7 |  compensation paid or accrued to a serviceman while a  | ||||||
| 8 |  prisoner of war or missing in action) paid to a  | ||||||
| 9 |  resident by reason of being on active duty in the Armed  | ||||||
| 10 |  Forces of the United States and in respect of any  | ||||||
| 11 |  compensation paid or accrued to a resident who as a  | ||||||
| 12 |  governmental employee was a prisoner of war or missing  | ||||||
| 13 |  in action, and in respect of any compensation paid to a  | ||||||
| 14 |  resident in 1971 or thereafter for annual training  | ||||||
| 15 |  performed pursuant to Sections 502 and 503, Title 32,  | ||||||
| 16 |  United States Code as a member of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  National Guard or, beginning with taxable years ending  | ||||||
| 18 |  on or after December 31, 2007, the National Guard of  | ||||||
| 19 |  any other state. For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 20 |  December 31, 2001, any amount included in such total  | ||||||
| 21 |  in respect of any compensation (including but not  | ||||||
| 22 |  limited to any compensation paid or accrued to a  | ||||||
| 23 |  serviceman while a prisoner of war or missing in  | ||||||
| 24 |  action) paid to a resident by reason of being a member  | ||||||
| 25 |  of any component of the Armed Forces of the United  | ||||||
| 26 |  States and in respect of any compensation paid or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  accrued to a resident who as a governmental employee  | ||||||
| 2 |  was a prisoner of war or missing in action, and in  | ||||||
| 3 |  respect of any compensation paid to a resident in 2001  | ||||||
| 4 |  or thereafter by reason of being a member of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Illinois National Guard or, beginning with taxable  | ||||||
| 6 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2007, the  | ||||||
| 7 |  National Guard of any other state. The provisions of  | ||||||
| 8 |  this subparagraph (E) are exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 9 |  of Section 250; | ||||||
| 10 |             (F) An amount equal to all amounts included in  | ||||||
| 11 |  such total pursuant to the provisions of Sections  | ||||||
| 12 |  402(a), 402(c), 403(a), 403(b), 406(a), 407(a), and  | ||||||
| 13 |  408 of the Internal Revenue Code, or included in such  | ||||||
| 14 |  total as distributions under the provisions of any  | ||||||
| 15 |  retirement or disability plan for employees of any  | ||||||
| 16 |  governmental agency or unit, or retirement payments to  | ||||||
| 17 |  retired partners, which payments are excluded in  | ||||||
| 18 |  computing net earnings from self employment by Section  | ||||||
| 19 |  1402 of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations  | ||||||
| 20 |  adopted pursuant thereto; | ||||||
| 21 |             (G) The valuation limitation amount; | ||||||
| 22 |             (H) An amount equal to the amount of any tax  | ||||||
| 23 |  imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 24 |  and included in such total for the taxable year; | ||||||
| 25 |             (I) An amount equal to all amounts included in  | ||||||
| 26 |  such total pursuant to the provisions of Section 111  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of the Internal Revenue Code as a recovery of items  | ||||||
| 2 |  previously deducted from adjusted gross income in the  | ||||||
| 3 |  computation of taxable income; | ||||||
| 4 |             (J) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 5 |  such total which were paid by a corporation which  | ||||||
| 6 |  conducts business operations in a River Edge  | ||||||
| 7 |  Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River  | ||||||
| 8 |  Edge Redevelopment Zone Act, and conducts  | ||||||
| 9 |  substantially all of its operations in a River Edge  | ||||||
| 10 |  Redevelopment Zone or zones. This subparagraph (J) is  | ||||||
| 11 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 12 |             (K) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 13 |  such total that were paid by a corporation that  | ||||||
| 14 |  conducts business operations in a federally designated  | ||||||
| 15 |  Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated  | ||||||
| 16 |  a High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided  | ||||||
| 17 |  that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in  | ||||||
| 18 |  subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under  | ||||||
| 20 |  this subparagraph (K); | ||||||
| 21 |             (L) For taxable years ending after December 31,  | ||||||
| 22 |  1983, an amount equal to all social security benefits  | ||||||
| 23 |  and railroad retirement benefits included in such  | ||||||
| 24 |  total pursuant to Sections 72(r) and 86 of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 26 |             (M) With the exception of any amounts subtracted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under subparagraph (N), an amount equal to the sum of  | ||||||
| 2 |  all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections  | ||||||
| 3 |  171(a)(2) and 265(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code,  | ||||||
| 4 |  and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest and  | ||||||
| 5 |  disallowed as deductions by Section 265(a)(1) of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for taxable years  | ||||||
| 7 |  ending on or after August 13, 1999, Sections  | ||||||
| 8 |  171(a)(2), 265, 280C, and 832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Internal Revenue Code, plus, for taxable years ending  | ||||||
| 10 |  on or after December 31, 2011, Section 45G(e)(3) of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Internal Revenue Code and, for taxable years  | ||||||
| 12 |  ending on or after December 31, 2008, any amount  | ||||||
| 13 |  included in gross income under Section 87 of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Internal Revenue Code; the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subparagraph are exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 16 |  250; | ||||||
| 17 |             (N) An amount equal to all amounts included in  | ||||||
| 18 |  such total which are exempt from taxation by this  | ||||||
| 19 |  State either by reason of its statutes or Constitution  | ||||||
| 20 |  or by reason of the Constitution, treaties or statutes  | ||||||
| 21 |  of the United States; provided that, in the case of any  | ||||||
| 22 |  statute of this State that exempts income derived from  | ||||||
| 23 |  bonds or other obligations from the tax imposed under  | ||||||
| 24 |  this Act, the amount exempted shall be the interest  | ||||||
| 25 |  net of bond premium amortization; | ||||||
| 26 |             (O) An amount equal to any contribution made to a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  job training project established pursuant to the Tax  | ||||||
| 2 |  Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act; | ||||||
| 3 |             (P) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction  | ||||||
| 4 |  used to compute the federal income tax credit for  | ||||||
| 5 |  restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of  | ||||||
| 6 |  right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Internal Revenue Code or of any itemized deduction  | ||||||
| 8 |  taken from adjusted gross income in the computation of  | ||||||
| 9 |  taxable income for restoration of substantial amounts  | ||||||
| 10 |  held under claim of right for the taxable year; | ||||||
| 11 |             (Q) An amount equal to any amounts included in  | ||||||
| 12 |  such total, received by the taxpayer as an  | ||||||
| 13 |  acceleration in the payment of life, endowment or  | ||||||
| 14 |  annuity benefits in advance of the time they would  | ||||||
| 15 |  otherwise be payable as an indemnity for a terminal  | ||||||
| 16 |  illness; | ||||||
| 17 |             (R) An amount equal to the amount of any federal or  | ||||||
| 18 |  State bonus paid to veterans of the Persian Gulf War; | ||||||
| 19 |             (S) An amount, to the extent included in adjusted  | ||||||
| 20 |  gross income, equal to the amount of a contribution  | ||||||
| 21 |  made in the taxable year on behalf of the taxpayer to a  | ||||||
| 22 |  medical care savings account established under the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Medical Care Savings Account Act or the Medical Care  | ||||||
| 24 |  Savings Account Act of 2000 to the extent the  | ||||||
| 25 |  contribution is accepted by the account administrator  | ||||||
| 26 |  as provided in that Act; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (T) An amount, to the extent included in adjusted  | ||||||
| 2 |  gross income, equal to the amount of interest earned  | ||||||
| 3 |  in the taxable year on a medical care savings account  | ||||||
| 4 |  established under the Medical Care Savings Account Act  | ||||||
| 5 |  or the Medical Care Savings Account Act of 2000 on  | ||||||
| 6 |  behalf of the taxpayer, other than interest added  | ||||||
| 7 |  pursuant to item (D-5) of this paragraph (2); | ||||||
| 8 |             (U) For one taxable year beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 9 |  January 1, 1994, an amount equal to the total amount of  | ||||||
| 10 |  tax imposed and paid under subsections (a) and (b) of  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 201 of this Act on grant amounts received by  | ||||||
| 12 |  the taxpayer under the Nursing Home Grant Assistance  | ||||||
| 13 |  Act during the taxpayer's taxable years 1992 and 1993; | ||||||
| 14 |             (V) Beginning with tax years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 15 |  December 31, 1995 and ending with tax years ending on  | ||||||
| 16 |  or before December 31, 2004, an amount equal to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  amount paid by a taxpayer who is a self-employed  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxpayer, a partner of a partnership, or a shareholder  | ||||||
| 19 |  in a Subchapter S corporation for health insurance or  | ||||||
| 20 |  long-term care insurance for that taxpayer or that  | ||||||
| 21 |  taxpayer's spouse or dependents, to the extent that  | ||||||
| 22 |  the amount paid for that health insurance or long-term  | ||||||
| 23 |  care insurance may be deducted under Section 213 of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the Internal Revenue Code, has not been deducted on  | ||||||
| 25 |  the federal income tax return of the taxpayer, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  does not exceed the taxable income attributable to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that taxpayer's income, self-employment income, or  | ||||||
| 2 |  Subchapter S corporation income; except that no  | ||||||
| 3 |  deduction shall be allowed under this item (V) if the  | ||||||
| 4 |  taxpayer is eligible to participate in any health  | ||||||
| 5 |  insurance or long-term care insurance plan of an  | ||||||
| 6 |  employer of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse. The  | ||||||
| 7 |  amount of the health insurance and long-term care  | ||||||
| 8 |  insurance subtracted under this item (V) shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  determined by multiplying total health insurance and  | ||||||
| 10 |  long-term care insurance premiums paid by the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 11 |  times a number that represents the fractional  | ||||||
| 12 |  percentage of eligible medical expenses under Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 not actually  | ||||||
| 14 |  deducted on the taxpayer's federal income tax return; | ||||||
| 15 |             (W) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 16 |  January 1, 1998, all amounts included in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  taxpayer's federal gross income in the taxable year  | ||||||
| 18 |  from amounts converted from a regular IRA to a Roth  | ||||||
| 19 |  IRA. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 21 |             (X) For taxable year 1999 and thereafter, an  | ||||||
| 22 |  amount equal to the amount of any (i) distributions,  | ||||||
| 23 |  to the extent includible in gross income for federal  | ||||||
| 24 |  income tax purposes, made to the taxpayer because of  | ||||||
| 25 |  his or her status as a victim of persecution for racial  | ||||||
| 26 |  or religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  regime or as an heir of the victim and (ii) items of  | ||||||
| 2 |  income, to the extent includible in gross income for  | ||||||
| 3 |  federal income tax purposes, attributable to, derived  | ||||||
| 4 |  from or in any way related to assets stolen from,  | ||||||
| 5 |  hidden from, or otherwise lost to a victim of  | ||||||
| 6 |  persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi  | ||||||
| 7 |  Germany or any other Axis regime immediately prior to,  | ||||||
| 8 |  during, and immediately after World War II, including,  | ||||||
| 9 |  but not limited to, interest on the proceeds  | ||||||
| 10 |  receivable as insurance under policies issued to a  | ||||||
| 11 |  victim of persecution for racial or religious reasons  | ||||||
| 12 |  by Nazi Germany or any other Axis regime by European  | ||||||
| 13 |  insurance companies immediately prior to and during  | ||||||
| 14 |  World War II; provided, however, this subtraction from  | ||||||
| 15 |  federal adjusted gross income does not apply to assets  | ||||||
| 16 |  acquired with such assets or with the proceeds from  | ||||||
| 17 |  the sale of such assets; provided, further, this  | ||||||
| 18 |  paragraph shall only apply to a taxpayer who was the  | ||||||
| 19 |  first recipient of such assets after their recovery  | ||||||
| 20 |  and who is a victim of persecution for racial or  | ||||||
| 21 |  religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis  | ||||||
| 22 |  regime or as an heir of the victim. The amount of and  | ||||||
| 23 |  the eligibility for any public assistance, benefit, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  similar entitlement is not affected by the inclusion  | ||||||
| 25 |  of items (i) and (ii) of this paragraph in gross income  | ||||||
| 26 |  for federal income tax purposes. This paragraph is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 2 |             (Y) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 3 |  January 1, 2002 and ending on or before December 31,  | ||||||
| 4 |  2004, moneys contributed in the taxable year to a  | ||||||
| 5 |  College Savings Pool account under Section 16.5 of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  State Treasurer Act, except that amounts excluded from  | ||||||
| 7 |  gross income under Section 529(c)(3)(C)(i) of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Internal Revenue Code shall not be considered moneys  | ||||||
| 9 |  contributed under this subparagraph (Y). For taxable  | ||||||
| 10 |  years beginning on or after January 1, 2005, a maximum  | ||||||
| 11 |  of $10,000 contributed in the taxable year to (i) a  | ||||||
| 12 |  College Savings Pool account under Section 16.5 of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  State Treasurer Act or (ii) the Illinois Prepaid  | ||||||
| 14 |  Tuition Trust Fund, except that amounts excluded from  | ||||||
| 15 |  gross income under Section 529(c)(3)(C)(i) of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Internal Revenue Code shall not be considered moneys  | ||||||
| 17 |  contributed under this subparagraph (Y). For purposes  | ||||||
| 18 |  of this subparagraph, contributions made by an  | ||||||
| 19 |  employer on behalf of an employee, or matching  | ||||||
| 20 |  contributions made by an employee, shall be treated as  | ||||||
| 21 |  made by the employee. This subparagraph (Y) is exempt  | ||||||
| 22 |  from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 23 |             (Z) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the  | ||||||
| 24 |  taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction  | ||||||
| 25 |  is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return  | ||||||
| 26 |  under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year  | ||||||
| 2 |  thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where: | ||||||
| 3 |                 (1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation  | ||||||
| 4 |  deduction taken for the taxable year on the  | ||||||
| 5 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return on property  | ||||||
| 6 |  for which the bonus depreciation deduction was  | ||||||
| 7 |  taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section  | ||||||
| 8 |  168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not  | ||||||
| 9 |  including the bonus depreciation deduction; | ||||||
| 10 |                 (2) for taxable years ending on or before  | ||||||
| 11 |  December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30  | ||||||
| 12 |  and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 13 |  0.429); and | ||||||
| 14 |                 (3) for taxable years ending after December  | ||||||
| 15 |  31, 2005: | ||||||
| 16 |                     (i) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 17 |  depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 18 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 19 |  30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 20 |  by 0.429); | ||||||
| 21 |                     (ii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 22 |  depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 23 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 24 |  1.0; | ||||||
| 25 |                     (iii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 26 |  depreciation deduction of 100% of the adjusted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  basis was taken in a taxable year ending on or  | ||||||
| 2 |  after December 31, 2021, "x" equals the  | ||||||
| 3 |  depreciation deduction that would be allowed  | ||||||
| 4 |  on that property if the taxpayer had made the  | ||||||
| 5 |  election under Section 168(k)(7) of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Internal Revenue Code to not claim bonus  | ||||||
| 7 |  depreciation on that property; and | ||||||
| 8 |                     (iv) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 9 |  depreciation deduction of a percentage other  | ||||||
| 10 |  than 30%, 50% or 100% of the adjusted basis  | ||||||
| 11 |  was taken in a taxable year ending on or after  | ||||||
| 12 |  December 31, 2021, "x" equals "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 13 |  by 100 times the percentage bonus depreciation  | ||||||
| 14 |  on the property (that is, 100(bonus%)) and  | ||||||
| 15 |  then divided by 100 times 1 minus the  | ||||||
| 16 |  percentage bonus depreciation on the property  | ||||||
| 17 |  (that is, 100(1-bonus%)).  | ||||||
| 18 |             The aggregate amount deducted under this  | ||||||
| 19 |  subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of  | ||||||
| 20 |  property may not exceed the amount of the bonus  | ||||||
| 21 |  depreciation deduction taken on that property on the  | ||||||
| 22 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection  | ||||||
| 23 |  (k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This  | ||||||
| 24 |  subparagraph (Z) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 26 |             (AA) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or otherwise disposes of property for which the  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an  | ||||||
| 3 |  addition modification under subparagraph (D-15), then  | ||||||
| 4 |  an amount equal to that addition modification.  | ||||||
| 5 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 6 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 7 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 8 |  under subparagraph (Z) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 9 |  required in any taxable year to make an addition  | ||||||
| 10 |  modification under subparagraph (D-15), then an amount  | ||||||
| 11 |  equal to that addition modification.  | ||||||
| 12 |             The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction  | ||||||
| 13 |  under this subparagraph only once with respect to any  | ||||||
| 14 |  one piece of property. | ||||||
| 15 |             This subparagraph (AA) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 16 |  provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 17 |             (BB) Any amount included in adjusted gross income,  | ||||||
| 18 |  other than salary, received by a driver in a  | ||||||
| 19 |  ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle; | ||||||
| 20 |             (CC) The amount of (i) any interest income (net of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account  | ||||||
| 22 |  for the taxable year with respect to a transaction  | ||||||
| 23 |  with a taxpayer that is required to make an addition  | ||||||
| 24 |  modification with respect to such transaction under  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),  | ||||||
| 26 |  203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the amount of that addition modification, and (ii) any  | ||||||
| 2 |  income from intangible property (net of the deductions  | ||||||
| 3 |  allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable  | ||||||
| 4 |  year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 5 |  that is required to make an addition modification with  | ||||||
| 6 |  respect to such transaction under Section  | ||||||
| 7 |  203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or  | ||||||
| 8 |  203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of that  | ||||||
| 9 |  addition modification. This subparagraph (CC) is  | ||||||
| 10 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 11 |             (DD) An amount equal to the interest income taken  | ||||||
| 12 |  into account for the taxable year (net of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 14 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 15 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 16 |  for the fact that the foreign person's business  | ||||||
| 17 |  activity outside the United States is 80% or more of  | ||||||
| 18 |  that person's total business activity and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 19 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to  | ||||||
| 20 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 21 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 22 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 23 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 24 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 25 |  income under different subsections of Section 304, but  | ||||||
| 26 |  not to exceed the addition modification required to be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  made for the same taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  203(a)(2)(D-17) for interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to the same person.  | ||||||
| 4 |  This subparagraph (DD) is exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 5 |  of Section 250;  | ||||||
| 6 |             (EE) An amount equal to the income from intangible  | ||||||
| 7 |  property taken into account for the taxable year (net  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 9 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 10 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 11 |  for the fact that the foreign person's business  | ||||||
| 12 |  activity outside the United States is 80% or more of  | ||||||
| 13 |  that person's total business activity and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 14 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to  | ||||||
| 15 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 16 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 17 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 18 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 19 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 20 |  income under different subsections of Section 304, but  | ||||||
| 21 |  not to exceed the addition modification required to be  | ||||||
| 22 |  made for the same taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  203(a)(2)(D-18) for intangible expenses and costs  | ||||||
| 24 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to  | ||||||
| 25 |  the same foreign person. This subparagraph (EE) is  | ||||||
| 26 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (FF) An amount equal to any amount awarded to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxpayer during the taxable year by the Court of  | ||||||
| 3 |  Claims under subsection (c) of Section 8 of the Court  | ||||||
| 4 |  of Claims Act for time unjustly served in a State  | ||||||
| 5 |  prison. This subparagraph (FF) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 6 |  provisions of Section 250;  | ||||||
| 7 |             (GG) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 8 |  31, 2011, in the case of a taxpayer who was required to  | ||||||
| 9 |  add back any insurance premiums under Section  | ||||||
| 10 |  203(a)(2)(D-19), such taxpayer may elect to subtract  | ||||||
| 11 |  that part of a reimbursement received from the  | ||||||
| 12 |  insurance company equal to the amount of the expense  | ||||||
| 13 |  or loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance  | ||||||
| 14 |  company) that would have been taken into account as a  | ||||||
| 15 |  deduction for federal income tax purposes if the  | ||||||
| 16 |  expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 17 |  makes the election provided for by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 18 |  (GG), the insurer to which the premiums were paid must  | ||||||
| 19 |  add back to income the amount subtracted by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  taxpayer pursuant to this subparagraph (GG). This  | ||||||
| 21 |  subparagraph (GG) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 250;  | ||||||
| 23 |             (HH) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 24 |  January 1, 2018 and prior to January 1, 2028, a maximum  | ||||||
| 25 |  of $10,000 contributed in the taxable year to a  | ||||||
| 26 |  qualified ABLE account under Section 16.6 of the State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Treasurer Act, except that amounts excluded from gross  | ||||||
| 2 |  income under Section 529(c)(3)(C)(i) or Section  | ||||||
| 3 |  529A(c)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not  | ||||||
| 4 |  be considered moneys contributed under this  | ||||||
| 5 |  subparagraph (HH). For purposes of this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 6 |  (HH), contributions made by an employer on behalf of  | ||||||
| 7 |  an employee, or matching contributions made by an  | ||||||
| 8 |  employee, shall be treated as made by the employee;  | ||||||
| 9 |             (II) For taxable years that begin on or after  | ||||||
| 10 |  January 1, 2021 and begin before January 1, 2026, the  | ||||||
| 11 |  amount that is included in the taxpayer's federal  | ||||||
| 12 |  adjusted gross income pursuant to Section 61 of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Internal Revenue Code as discharge of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 14 |  attributable to student loan forgiveness and that is  | ||||||
| 15 |  not excluded from the taxpayer's federal adjusted  | ||||||
| 16 |  gross income pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection  | ||||||
| 17 |  (f) of Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code;  | ||||||
| 18 |             (JJ) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 19 |  January 1, 2023, for any cannabis establishment  | ||||||
| 20 |  operating in this State and licensed under the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any cannabis  | ||||||
| 22 |  cultivation center or medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 23 |  organization operating in this State and licensed  | ||||||
| 24 |  under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis  | ||||||
| 25 |  Program Act, an amount equal to the deductions that  | ||||||
| 26 |  were disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  Revenue Code for the taxable year and that would not be  | ||||||
| 2 |  added back under this subsection. The provisions of  | ||||||
| 3 |  this subparagraph (JJ) are exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 4 |  of Section 250; and     | ||||||
| 5 |             (KK) To the extent includible in gross income for  | ||||||
| 6 |  federal income tax purposes, any amount awarded or  | ||||||
| 7 |  paid to the taxpayer as a result of a judgment or  | ||||||
| 8 |  settlement for fertility fraud as provided in Section  | ||||||
| 9 |  15 of the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act, donor  | ||||||
| 10 |  fertility fraud as provided in Section 20 of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois Fertility Fraud Act, or similar action in  | ||||||
| 12 |  another state; and     | ||||||
| 13 |             (LL) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 14 |  January 1, 2026, if the taxpayer is a qualified  | ||||||
| 15 |  worker, as defined in the Workforce Development  | ||||||
| 16 |  through Charitable Loan Repayment Act, an amount equal  | ||||||
| 17 |  to the amount included in the taxpayer's federal  | ||||||
| 18 |  adjusted gross income that is attributable to student  | ||||||
| 19 |  loan repayment assistance received by the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 20 |  during the taxable year from a qualified community  | ||||||
| 21 |  foundation under the provisions of the Workforce  | ||||||
| 22 |  Development through Through Charitable Loan Repayment  | ||||||
| 23 |  Act.  | ||||||
| 24 |             This subparagraph (LL) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 25 |  provisions of Section 250; and .     | ||||||
| 26 |             (MM) (LL) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  January 1, 2025, if the taxpayer is an eligible  | ||||||
| 2 |  resident as defined in the Medical Debt Relief Act, an  | ||||||
| 3 |  amount equal to the amount included in the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 4 |  federal adjusted gross income that is attributable to  | ||||||
| 5 |  medical debt relief received by the taxpayer during  | ||||||
| 6 |  the taxable year from a nonprofit medical debt relief  | ||||||
| 7 |  coordinator under the provisions of the Medical Debt  | ||||||
| 8 |  Relief Act. This subparagraph (MM) (LL) is exempt from  | ||||||
| 9 |  the provisions of Section 250. 
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| 10 |     (b) Corporations. | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) In general. In the case of a corporation, base  | ||||||
| 12 |  income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable  | ||||||
| 13 |  income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2). | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) Modifications. The taxable income referred to in  | ||||||
| 15 |  paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the sum  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the following amounts: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued  | ||||||
| 18 |  to the taxpayer as interest and all distributions  | ||||||
| 19 |  received from regulated investment companies during  | ||||||
| 20 |  the taxable year to the extent excluded from gross  | ||||||
| 21 |  income in the computation of taxable income; | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 23 |  this Act to the extent deducted from gross income in  | ||||||
| 24 |  the computation of taxable income for the taxable  | ||||||
| 25 |  year; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (C) In the case of a regulated investment company,  | ||||||
| 2 |  an amount equal to the excess of (i) the net long-term  | ||||||
| 3 |  capital gain for the taxable year, over (ii) the  | ||||||
| 4 |  amount of the capital gain dividends designated as  | ||||||
| 5 |  such in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Internal Revenue Code and any amount designated under  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section 852(b)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code,  | ||||||
| 8 |  attributable to the taxable year (this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 9 |  of 1995 (Public Act 89-89) is declarative of existing  | ||||||
| 10 |  law and is not a new enactment); | ||||||
| 11 |             (D) The amount of any net operating loss deduction  | ||||||
| 12 |  taken in arriving at taxable income, other than a net  | ||||||
| 13 |  operating loss carried forward from a taxable year  | ||||||
| 14 |  ending prior to December 31, 1986; | ||||||
| 15 |             (E) For taxable years in which a net operating  | ||||||
| 16 |  loss carryback or carryforward from a taxable year  | ||||||
| 17 |  ending prior to December 31, 1986 is an element of  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxable income under paragraph (1) of subsection (e)  | ||||||
| 19 |  or subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection  | ||||||
| 20 |  (e), the amount by which addition modifications other  | ||||||
| 21 |  than those provided by this subparagraph (E) exceeded  | ||||||
| 22 |  subtraction modifications in such earlier taxable  | ||||||
| 23 |  year, with the following limitations applied in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  order that they are listed: | ||||||
| 25 |                 (i) the addition modification relating to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  net operating loss carried back or forward to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to  | ||||||
| 2 |  December 31, 1986 shall be reduced by the amount  | ||||||
| 3 |  of addition modification under this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 4 |  (E) which related to that net operating loss and  | ||||||
| 5 |  which was taken into account in calculating the  | ||||||
| 6 |  base income of an earlier taxable year, and | ||||||
| 7 |                 (ii) the addition modification relating to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  net operating loss carried back or forward to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to  | ||||||
| 10 |  December 31, 1986 shall not exceed the amount of  | ||||||
| 11 |  such carryback or carryforward; | ||||||
| 12 |             For taxable years in which there is a net  | ||||||
| 13 |  operating loss carryback or carryforward from more  | ||||||
| 14 |  than one other taxable year ending prior to December  | ||||||
| 15 |  31, 1986, the addition modification provided in this  | ||||||
| 16 |  subparagraph (E) shall be the sum of the amounts  | ||||||
| 17 |  computed independently under the preceding provisions  | ||||||
| 18 |  of this subparagraph (E) for each such taxable year; | ||||||
| 19 |             (E-5) For taxable years ending after December 31,  | ||||||
| 20 |  1997, an amount equal to any eligible remediation  | ||||||
| 21 |  costs that the corporation deducted in computing  | ||||||
| 22 |  adjusted gross income and for which the corporation  | ||||||
| 23 |  claims a credit under subsection (l) of Section 201; | ||||||
| 24 |             (E-10) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an  | ||||||
| 25 |  amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken  | ||||||
| 26 |  on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 3 |             (E-11) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,  | ||||||
| 4 |  or otherwise disposes of property for which the  | ||||||
| 5 |  taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an  | ||||||
| 6 |  addition modification under subparagraph (E-10), then  | ||||||
| 7 |  an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  deductions taken in all taxable years under  | ||||||
| 9 |  subparagraph (T) with respect to that property. | ||||||
| 10 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 11 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 12 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 13 |  under subparagraph (T) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 14 |  allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction  | ||||||
| 15 |  modification under subparagraph (T), then an amount  | ||||||
| 16 |  equal to that subtraction modification.  | ||||||
| 17 |             The taxpayer is required to make the addition  | ||||||
| 18 |  modification under this subparagraph only once with  | ||||||
| 19 |  respect to any one piece of property; | ||||||
| 20 |             (E-12) An amount equal to the amount otherwise  | ||||||
| 21 |  allowed as a deduction in computing base income for  | ||||||
| 22 |  interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 23 |  indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 24 |  December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 25 |  member of the same unitary business group but for the  | ||||||
| 26 |  fact the foreign person's business activity outside  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  the United States is 80% or more of the foreign  | ||||||
| 2 |  person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable  | ||||||
| 3 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person  | ||||||
| 4 |  who would be a member of the same unitary business  | ||||||
| 5 |  group but for the fact that the person is prohibited  | ||||||
| 6 |  under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the  | ||||||
| 7 |  unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily  | ||||||
| 8 |  required to apportion business income under different  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsections of Section 304. The addition modification  | ||||||
| 10 |  required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the  | ||||||
| 11 |  extent that dividends were included in base income of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the unitary group for the same taxable year and  | ||||||
| 13 |  received by the taxpayer or by a member of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts  | ||||||
| 15 |  included in gross income pursuant to Sections 951  | ||||||
| 16 |  through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts  | ||||||
| 17 |  included in gross income under Section 78 of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the same person to whom the interest was paid,  | ||||||
| 20 |  accrued, or incurred.  | ||||||
| 21 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following:  | ||||||
| 22 |                 (i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who  | ||||||
| 24 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 25 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
| 26 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  with respect to such interest; or | ||||||
| 2 |                 (ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
| 4 |  the taxpayer can establish, based on a  | ||||||
| 5 |  preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  following: | ||||||
| 7 |                     (a) the person, during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 8 |  year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest  | ||||||
| 9 |  to a person that is not a related member, and | ||||||
| 10 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 11 |  interest expense between the taxpayer and the  | ||||||
| 12 |  person did not have as a principal purpose the  | ||||||
| 13 |  avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid  | ||||||
| 14 |  pursuant to a contract or agreement that  | ||||||
| 15 |  reflects an arm's-length interest rate and  | ||||||
| 16 |  terms; or  | ||||||
| 17 |                 (iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on  | ||||||
| 18 |  clear and convincing evidence, that the interest  | ||||||
| 19 |  paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract  | ||||||
| 20 |  or agreement entered into at arm's-length rates  | ||||||
| 21 |  and terms and the principal purpose for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  payment is not federal or Illinois tax avoidance;  | ||||||
| 23 |  or  | ||||||
| 24 |                 (iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
| 26 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or  | ||||||
| 2 |  if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing  | ||||||
| 3 |  to the application or use of an alternative method  | ||||||
| 4 |  of apportionment under Section 304(f).  | ||||||
| 5 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 7 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 8 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
| 9 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 10 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 12 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 13 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 14 |             (E-13) An amount equal to the amount of intangible  | ||||||
| 15 |  expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in  | ||||||
| 16 |  computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable  | ||||||
| 18 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a  | ||||||
| 19 |  foreign person who would be a member of the same  | ||||||
| 20 |  unitary business group but for the fact that the  | ||||||
| 21 |  foreign person's business activity outside the United  | ||||||
| 22 |  States is 80% or more of that person's total business  | ||||||
| 23 |  activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 24 |  December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the same unitary business group but for the fact that  | ||||||
| 26 |  the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  from being included in the unitary business group  | ||||||
| 2 |  because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion  | ||||||
| 3 |  business income under different subsections of Section  | ||||||
| 4 |  304. The addition modification required by this  | ||||||
| 5 |  subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that  | ||||||
| 6 |  dividends were included in base income of the unitary  | ||||||
| 7 |  group for the same taxable year and received by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary  | ||||||
| 9 |  business group (including amounts included in gross  | ||||||
| 10 |  income pursuant to Sections 951 through 964 of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Internal Revenue Code and amounts included in gross  | ||||||
| 12 |  income under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code)  | ||||||
| 13 |  with respect to the stock of the same person to whom  | ||||||
| 14 |  the intangible expenses and costs were directly or  | ||||||
| 15 |  indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The preceding  | ||||||
| 16 |  sentence shall not apply to the extent that the same  | ||||||
| 17 |  dividends caused a reduction to the addition  | ||||||
| 18 |  modification required under Section 203(b)(2)(E-12) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  this Act. As used in this subparagraph, the term  | ||||||
| 20 |  "intangible expenses and costs" includes (1) expenses,  | ||||||
| 21 |  losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or  | ||||||
| 22 |  indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or management,  | ||||||
| 23 |  ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of  | ||||||
| 24 |  intangible property; (2) losses incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 25 |  indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting  | ||||||
| 26 |  transactions; (3) royalty, patent, technical, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  copyright fees; (4) licensing fees; and (5) other  | ||||||
| 2 |  similar expenses and costs. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  subparagraph, "intangible property" includes patents,  | ||||||
| 4 |  patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service  | ||||||
| 5 |  marks, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  similar types of intangible assets. | ||||||
| 7 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following: | ||||||
| 8 |                 (i) any item of intangible expenses or costs  | ||||||
| 9 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 10 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person who  | ||||||
| 11 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 12 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
| 13 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
| 14 |  with respect to such item; or | ||||||
| 15 |                 (ii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 16 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 17 |  indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based  | ||||||
| 18 |  on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  following: | ||||||
| 20 |                     (a) the person during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 21 |  year paid, accrued, or incurred, the  | ||||||
| 22 |  intangible expense or cost to a person that is  | ||||||
| 23 |  not a related member, and | ||||||
| 24 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  intangible expense or cost between the  | ||||||
| 26 |  taxpayer and the person did not have as a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois  | ||||||
| 2 |  income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract  | ||||||
| 3 |  or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;  | ||||||
| 4 |  or | ||||||
| 5 |                 (iii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 6 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 7 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person if  | ||||||
| 8 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 9 |  evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;  | ||||||
| 10 |  or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in  | ||||||
| 11 |  writing to the application or use of an  | ||||||
| 12 |  alternative method of apportionment under Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  304(f);  | ||||||
| 14 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 16 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 17 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
| 18 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 19 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 21 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 22 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 23 |             (E-14) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 24 |  December 31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of  | ||||||
| 25 |  insurance premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed  | ||||||
| 26 |  as a deduction in computing base income, and that were  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to  | ||||||
| 2 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 3 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 4 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 5 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 6 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 7 |  income under different subsections of Section 304. The  | ||||||
| 8 |  addition modification required by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were  | ||||||
| 10 |  included in base income of the unitary group for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a  | ||||||
| 12 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group  | ||||||
| 13 |  (including amounts included in gross income under  | ||||||
| 14 |  Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 15 |  and amounts included in gross income under Section 78  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  stock of the same person to whom the premiums and costs  | ||||||
| 18 |  were directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  accrued. The preceding sentence does not apply to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  extent that the same dividends caused a reduction to  | ||||||
| 21 |  the addition modification required under Section  | ||||||
| 22 |  203(b)(2)(E-12) or Section 203(b)(2)(E-13) of this  | ||||||
| 23 |  Act;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (E-15) For taxable years beginning after December  | ||||||
| 25 |  31, 2008, any deduction for dividends paid by a  | ||||||
| 26 |  captive real estate investment trust that is allowed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to a real estate investment trust under Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  857(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code for  | ||||||
| 3 |  dividends paid; | ||||||
| 4 |             (E-16) An amount equal to the credit allowable to  | ||||||
| 5 |  the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,  | ||||||
| 6 |  determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Act; | ||||||
| 8 |             (E-17) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 9 |  December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction  | ||||||
| 10 |  allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 11 |  for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 12 |             (E-18) for taxable years beginning after December  | ||||||
| 13 |  31, 2018, an amount equal to the deduction allowed  | ||||||
| 14 |  under Section 250(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 15 |  Code for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 16 |             (E-19) for taxable years ending on or after June  | ||||||
| 17 |  30, 2021, an amount equal to the deduction allowed  | ||||||
| 18 |  under Section 250(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 19 |  Code for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 20 |             (E-20) for taxable years ending on or after June  | ||||||
| 21 |  30, 2021, an amount equal to the deduction allowed  | ||||||
| 22 |  under Sections 243(e) and 245A(a) of the Internal  | ||||||
| 23 |  Revenue Code for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (E-21) the amount that is claimed as a federal  | ||||||
| 25 |  deduction when computing the taxpayer's federal  | ||||||
| 26 |  taxable income for the taxable year and that is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  attributable to an endowment gift for which the  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxpayer receives a credit under the Illinois Gives  | ||||||
| 3 |  Tax Credit Act;  | ||||||
| 4 |     and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  following amounts: | ||||||
| 6 |             (F) An amount equal to the amount of any tax  | ||||||
| 7 |  imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 8 |  and included in such total for the taxable year; | ||||||
| 9 |             (G) An amount equal to any amount included in such  | ||||||
| 10 |  total under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 11 |             (H) In the case of a regulated investment company,  | ||||||
| 12 |  an amount equal to the amount of exempt interest  | ||||||
| 13 |  dividends as defined in subsection (b)(5) of Section  | ||||||
| 14 |  852 of the Internal Revenue Code, paid to shareholders  | ||||||
| 15 |  for the taxable year; | ||||||
| 16 |             (I) With the exception of any amounts subtracted  | ||||||
| 17 |  under subparagraph (J), an amount equal to the sum of  | ||||||
| 18 |  all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections  | ||||||
| 19 |  171(a)(2) and 265(a)(2) and amounts disallowed as  | ||||||
| 20 |  interest expense by Section 291(a)(3) of the Internal  | ||||||
| 21 |  Revenue Code, and all amounts of expenses allocable to  | ||||||
| 22 |  interest and disallowed as deductions by Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  265(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 24 |  taxable years ending on or after August 13, 1999,  | ||||||
| 25 |  Sections 171(a)(2), 265, 280C, 291(a)(3), and  | ||||||
| 26 |  832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, plus,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2011,  | ||||||
| 2 |  amounts disallowed as deductions by Section 45G(e)(3)  | ||||||
| 3 |  of the Internal Revenue Code and, for taxable years  | ||||||
| 4 |  ending on or after December 31, 2008, any amount  | ||||||
| 5 |  included in gross income under Section 87 of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Internal Revenue Code and the policyholders' share of  | ||||||
| 7 |  tax-exempt interest of a life insurance company under  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 807(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code (in  | ||||||
| 9 |  the case of a life insurance company with gross income  | ||||||
| 10 |  from a decrease in reserves for the tax year) or  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 807(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code (in  | ||||||
| 12 |  the case of a life insurance company allowed a  | ||||||
| 13 |  deduction for an increase in reserves for the tax  | ||||||
| 14 |  year); the provisions of this subparagraph are exempt  | ||||||
| 15 |  from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 16 |             (J) An amount equal to all amounts included in  | ||||||
| 17 |  such total which are exempt from taxation by this  | ||||||
| 18 |  State either by reason of its statutes or Constitution  | ||||||
| 19 |  or by reason of the Constitution, treaties or statutes  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the United States; provided that, in the case of any  | ||||||
| 21 |  statute of this State that exempts income derived from  | ||||||
| 22 |  bonds or other obligations from the tax imposed under  | ||||||
| 23 |  this Act, the amount exempted shall be the interest  | ||||||
| 24 |  net of bond premium amortization; | ||||||
| 25 |             (K) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 26 |  such total which were paid by a corporation which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  conducts business operations in a River Edge  | ||||||
| 2 |  Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River  | ||||||
| 3 |  Edge Redevelopment Zone Act and conducts substantially  | ||||||
| 4 |  all of its operations in a River Edge Redevelopment  | ||||||
| 5 |  Zone or zones. This subparagraph (K) is exempt from  | ||||||
| 6 |  the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 7 |             (L) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 8 |  such total that were paid by a corporation that  | ||||||
| 9 |  conducts business operations in a federally designated  | ||||||
| 10 |  Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated  | ||||||
| 11 |  a High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided  | ||||||
| 12 |  that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in  | ||||||
| 13 |  subparagraph (K) of paragraph 2 of this subsection  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under  | ||||||
| 15 |  this subparagraph (L); | ||||||
| 16 |             (M) For any taxpayer that is a financial  | ||||||
| 17 |  organization within the meaning of Section 304(c) of  | ||||||
| 18 |  this Act, an amount included in such total as interest  | ||||||
| 19 |  income from a loan or loans made by such taxpayer to a  | ||||||
| 20 |  borrower, to the extent that such a loan is secured by  | ||||||
| 21 |  property which is eligible for the River Edge  | ||||||
| 22 |  Redevelopment Zone Investment Credit. To determine the  | ||||||
| 23 |  portion of a loan or loans that is secured by property  | ||||||
| 24 |  eligible for a Section 201(f) investment credit to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  borrower, the entire principal amount of the loan or  | ||||||
| 26 |  loans between the taxpayer and the borrower should be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  divided into the basis of the Section 201(f)  | ||||||
| 2 |  investment credit property which secures the loan or  | ||||||
| 3 |  loans, using for this purpose the original basis of  | ||||||
| 4 |  such property on the date that it was placed in service  | ||||||
| 5 |  in the River Edge Redevelopment Zone. The subtraction  | ||||||
| 6 |  modification available to the taxpayer in any year  | ||||||
| 7 |  under this subsection shall be that portion of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  total interest paid by the borrower with respect to  | ||||||
| 9 |  such loan attributable to the eligible property as  | ||||||
| 10 |  calculated under the previous sentence. This  | ||||||
| 11 |  subparagraph (M) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 13 |             (M-1) For any taxpayer that is a financial  | ||||||
| 14 |  organization within the meaning of Section 304(c) of  | ||||||
| 15 |  this Act, an amount included in such total as interest  | ||||||
| 16 |  income from a loan or loans made by such taxpayer to a  | ||||||
| 17 |  borrower, to the extent that such a loan is secured by  | ||||||
| 18 |  property which is eligible for the High Impact  | ||||||
| 19 |  Business Investment Credit. To determine the portion  | ||||||
| 20 |  of a loan or loans that is secured by property eligible  | ||||||
| 21 |  for a Section 201(h) investment credit to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  borrower, the entire principal amount of the loan or  | ||||||
| 23 |  loans between the taxpayer and the borrower should be  | ||||||
| 24 |  divided into the basis of the Section 201(h)  | ||||||
| 25 |  investment credit property which secures the loan or  | ||||||
| 26 |  loans, using for this purpose the original basis of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  such property on the date that it was placed in service  | ||||||
| 2 |  in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or  | ||||||
| 3 |  Sub-Zone located in Illinois. No taxpayer that is  | ||||||
| 4 |  eligible for the deduction provided in subparagraph  | ||||||
| 5 |  (M) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be  | ||||||
| 6 |  eligible for the deduction provided under this  | ||||||
| 7 |  subparagraph (M-1). The subtraction modification  | ||||||
| 8 |  available to taxpayers in any year under this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection shall be that portion of the total interest  | ||||||
| 10 |  paid by the borrower with respect to such loan  | ||||||
| 11 |  attributable to the eligible property as calculated  | ||||||
| 12 |  under the previous sentence; | ||||||
| 13 |             (N) Two times any contribution made during the  | ||||||
| 14 |  taxable year to a designated zone organization to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  extent that the contribution (i) qualifies as a  | ||||||
| 16 |  charitable contribution under subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code and (ii)  | ||||||
| 18 |  must, by its terms, be used for a project approved by  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity  | ||||||
| 20 |  under Section 11 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act  | ||||||
| 21 |  or under Section 10-10 of the River Edge Redevelopment  | ||||||
| 22 |  Zone Act. This subparagraph (N) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 23 |  provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 24 |             (O) An amount equal to: (i) 85% for taxable years  | ||||||
| 25 |  ending on or before December 31, 1992, or, a  | ||||||
| 26 |  percentage equal to the percentage allowable under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section 243(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986  | ||||||
| 2 |  for taxable years ending after December 31, 1992, of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the amount by which dividends included in taxable  | ||||||
| 4 |  income and received from a corporation that is not  | ||||||
| 5 |  created or organized under the laws of the United  | ||||||
| 6 |  States or any state or political subdivision thereof,  | ||||||
| 7 |  including, for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 8 |  December 31, 1988, dividends received or deemed  | ||||||
| 9 |  received or paid or deemed paid under Sections 951  | ||||||
| 10 |  through 965 of the Internal Revenue Code, exceed the  | ||||||
| 11 |  amount of the modification provided under subparagraph  | ||||||
| 12 |  (G) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (b) which is  | ||||||
| 13 |  related to such dividends, and including, for taxable  | ||||||
| 14 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2008, dividends  | ||||||
| 15 |  received from a captive real estate investment trust;  | ||||||
| 16 |  plus (ii) 100% of the amount by which dividends,  | ||||||
| 17 |  included in taxable income and received, including,  | ||||||
| 18 |  for taxable years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 19 |  1988, dividends received or deemed received or paid or  | ||||||
| 20 |  deemed paid under Sections 951 through 964 of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Internal Revenue Code and including, for taxable years  | ||||||
| 22 |  ending on or after December 31, 2008, dividends  | ||||||
| 23 |  received from a captive real estate investment trust,  | ||||||
| 24 |  from any such corporation specified in clause (i) that  | ||||||
| 25 |  would but for the provisions of Section 1504(b)(3) of  | ||||||
| 26 |  the Internal Revenue Code be treated as a member of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  affiliated group which includes the dividend  | ||||||
| 2 |  recipient, exceed the amount of the modification  | ||||||
| 3 |  provided under subparagraph (G) of paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 4 |  this subsection (b) which is related to such  | ||||||
| 5 |  dividends. For taxable years ending on or after June  | ||||||
| 6 |  30, 2021, (i) for purposes of this subparagraph, the  | ||||||
| 7 |  term "dividend" does not include any amount treated as  | ||||||
| 8 |  a dividend under Section 1248 of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 9 |  Code, and (ii) this subparagraph shall not apply to  | ||||||
| 10 |  dividends for which a deduction is allowed under  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 245(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. This  | ||||||
| 12 |  subparagraph (O) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 250 of this Act; | ||||||
| 14 |             (P) An amount equal to any contribution made to a  | ||||||
| 15 |  job training project established pursuant to the Tax  | ||||||
| 16 |  Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act; | ||||||
| 17 |             (Q) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction  | ||||||
| 18 |  used to compute the federal income tax credit for  | ||||||
| 19 |  restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of  | ||||||
| 20 |  right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 22 |             (R) On and after July 20, 1999, in the case of an  | ||||||
| 23 |  attorney-in-fact with respect to whom an interinsurer  | ||||||
| 24 |  or a reciprocal insurer has made the election under  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section 835 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 26 |  835, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  amounts paid or incurred by that interinsurer or  | ||||||
| 2 |  reciprocal insurer in the taxable year to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  attorney-in-fact over the deduction allowed to that  | ||||||
| 4 |  interinsurer or reciprocal insurer with respect to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  attorney-in-fact under Section 835(b) of the Internal  | ||||||
| 6 |  Revenue Code for the taxable year; the provisions of  | ||||||
| 7 |  this subparagraph are exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 9 |             (S) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 10 |  31, 1997, in the case of a Subchapter S corporation, an  | ||||||
| 11 |  amount equal to all amounts of income allocable to a  | ||||||
| 12 |  shareholder subject to the Personal Property Tax  | ||||||
| 13 |  Replacement Income Tax imposed by subsections (c) and  | ||||||
| 14 |  (d) of Section 201 of this Act, including amounts  | ||||||
| 15 |  allocable to organizations exempt from federal income  | ||||||
| 16 |  tax by reason of Section 501(a) of the Internal  | ||||||
| 17 |  Revenue Code. This subparagraph (S) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 18 |  provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 19 |             (T) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the  | ||||||
| 20 |  taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction  | ||||||
| 21 |  is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return  | ||||||
| 22 |  under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 23 |  Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year  | ||||||
| 24 |  thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where: | ||||||
| 25 |                 (1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation  | ||||||
| 26 |  deduction taken for the taxable year on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return on property  | ||||||
| 2 |  for which the bonus depreciation deduction was  | ||||||
| 3 |  taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section  | ||||||
| 4 |  168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not  | ||||||
| 5 |  including the bonus depreciation deduction; | ||||||
| 6 |                 (2) for taxable years ending on or before  | ||||||
| 7 |  December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30  | ||||||
| 8 |  and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 9 |  0.429); and | ||||||
| 10 |                 (3) for taxable years ending after December  | ||||||
| 11 |  31, 2005: | ||||||
| 12 |                     (i) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 13 |  depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 14 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 15 |  30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 16 |  by 0.429); | ||||||
| 17 |                     (ii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 18 |  depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 19 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 20 |  1.0; | ||||||
| 21 |                     (iii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 22 |  depreciation deduction of 100% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 23 |  basis was taken in a taxable year ending on or  | ||||||
| 24 |  after December 31, 2021, "x" equals the  | ||||||
| 25 |  depreciation deduction that would be allowed  | ||||||
| 26 |  on that property if the taxpayer had made the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  election under Section 168(k)(7) of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Internal Revenue Code to not claim bonus  | ||||||
| 3 |  depreciation on that property; and | ||||||
| 4 |                     (iv) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 5 |  depreciation deduction of a percentage other  | ||||||
| 6 |  than 30%, 50% or 100% of the adjusted basis  | ||||||
| 7 |  was taken in a taxable year ending on or after  | ||||||
| 8 |  December 31, 2021, "x" equals "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 9 |  by 100 times the percentage bonus depreciation  | ||||||
| 10 |  on the property (that is, 100(bonus%)) and  | ||||||
| 11 |  then divided by 100 times 1 minus the  | ||||||
| 12 |  percentage bonus depreciation on the property  | ||||||
| 13 |  (that is, 100(1-bonus%)).  | ||||||
| 14 |             The aggregate amount deducted under this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of  | ||||||
| 16 |  property may not exceed the amount of the bonus  | ||||||
| 17 |  depreciation deduction taken on that property on the  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection  | ||||||
| 19 |  (k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This  | ||||||
| 20 |  subparagraph (T) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 22 |             (U) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  otherwise disposes of property for which the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 24 |  was required in any taxable year to make an addition  | ||||||
| 25 |  modification under subparagraph (E-10), then an amount  | ||||||
| 26 |  equal to that addition modification. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 2 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 3 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 4 |  under subparagraph (T) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 5 |  required in any taxable year to make an addition  | ||||||
| 6 |  modification under subparagraph (E-10), then an amount  | ||||||
| 7 |  equal to that addition modification.  | ||||||
| 8 |             The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction  | ||||||
| 9 |  under this subparagraph only once with respect to any  | ||||||
| 10 |  one piece of property. | ||||||
| 11 |             This subparagraph (U) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 12 |  provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 13 |             (V) The amount of: (i) any interest income (net of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account  | ||||||
| 15 |  for the taxable year with respect to a transaction  | ||||||
| 16 |  with a taxpayer that is required to make an addition  | ||||||
| 17 |  modification with respect to such transaction under  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),  | ||||||
| 19 |  203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed  | ||||||
| 20 |  the amount of such addition modification, (ii) any  | ||||||
| 21 |  income from intangible property (net of the deductions  | ||||||
| 22 |  allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable  | ||||||
| 23 |  year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 24 |  that is required to make an addition modification with  | ||||||
| 25 |  respect to such transaction under Section  | ||||||
| 26 |  203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of such  | ||||||
| 2 |  addition modification, and (iii) any insurance premium  | ||||||
| 3 |  income (net of deductions allocable thereto) taken  | ||||||
| 4 |  into account for the taxable year with respect to a  | ||||||
| 5 |  transaction with a taxpayer that is required to make  | ||||||
| 6 |  an addition modification with respect to such  | ||||||
| 7 |  transaction under Section 203(a)(2)(D-19), Section  | ||||||
| 8 |  203(b)(2)(E-14), Section 203(c)(2)(G-14), or Section  | ||||||
| 9 |  203(d)(2)(D-9), but not to exceed the amount of that  | ||||||
| 10 |  addition modification. This subparagraph (V) is exempt  | ||||||
| 11 |  from the provisions of Section 250;  | ||||||
| 12 |             (W) An amount equal to the interest income taken  | ||||||
| 13 |  into account for the taxable year (net of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 15 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 16 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 17 |  for the fact that the foreign person's business  | ||||||
| 18 |  activity outside the United States is 80% or more of  | ||||||
| 19 |  that person's total business activity and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 20 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to  | ||||||
| 21 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 22 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 23 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 24 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 25 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 26 |  income under different subsections of Section 304, but  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  not to exceed the addition modification required to be  | ||||||
| 2 |  made for the same taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 3 |  203(b)(2)(E-12) for interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to the same person.  | ||||||
| 5 |  This subparagraph (W) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 250;  | ||||||
| 7 |             (X) An amount equal to the income from intangible  | ||||||
| 8 |  property taken into account for the taxable year (net  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 10 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 11 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 12 |  for the fact that the foreign person's business  | ||||||
| 13 |  activity outside the United States is 80% or more of  | ||||||
| 14 |  that person's total business activity and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 15 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to  | ||||||
| 16 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 17 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 18 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 19 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 20 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 21 |  income under different subsections of Section 304, but  | ||||||
| 22 |  not to exceed the addition modification required to be  | ||||||
| 23 |  made for the same taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 24 |  203(b)(2)(E-13) for intangible expenses and costs  | ||||||
| 25 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to  | ||||||
| 26 |  the same foreign person. This subparagraph (X) is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250;  | ||||||
| 2 |             (Y) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 3 |  31, 2011, in the case of a taxpayer who was required to  | ||||||
| 4 |  add back any insurance premiums under Section  | ||||||
| 5 |  203(b)(2)(E-14), such taxpayer may elect to subtract  | ||||||
| 6 |  that part of a reimbursement received from the  | ||||||
| 7 |  insurance company equal to the amount of the expense  | ||||||
| 8 |  or loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance  | ||||||
| 9 |  company) that would have been taken into account as a  | ||||||
| 10 |  deduction for federal income tax purposes if the  | ||||||
| 11 |  expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 12 |  makes the election provided for by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 13 |  (Y), the insurer to which the premiums were paid must  | ||||||
| 14 |  add back to income the amount subtracted by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  taxpayer pursuant to this subparagraph (Y). This  | ||||||
| 16 |  subparagraph (Y) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 250;  | ||||||
| 18 |             (Z) The difference between the nondeductible  | ||||||
| 19 |  controlled foreign corporation dividends under Section  | ||||||
| 20 |  965(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code over the  | ||||||
| 21 |  taxable income of the taxpayer, computed without  | ||||||
| 22 |  regard to Section 965(e)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 23 |  Code, and without regard to any net operating loss  | ||||||
| 24 |  deduction. This subparagraph (Z) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 25 |  provisions of Section 250; and  | ||||||
| 26 |             (AA) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  January 1, 2023, for any cannabis establishment  | ||||||
| 2 |  operating in this State and licensed under the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any cannabis  | ||||||
| 4 |  cultivation center or medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 5 |  organization operating in this State and licensed  | ||||||
| 6 |  under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis  | ||||||
| 7 |  Program Act, an amount equal to the deductions that  | ||||||
| 8 |  were disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal  | ||||||
| 9 |  Revenue Code for the taxable year and that would not be  | ||||||
| 10 |  added back under this subsection. The provisions of  | ||||||
| 11 |  this subparagraph (AA) are exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 12 |  of Section 250.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) Special rule. For purposes of paragraph (2)(A),  | ||||||
| 14 |  "gross income" in the case of a life insurance company,  | ||||||
| 15 |  for tax years ending on and after December 31, 1994, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  prior to December 31, 2011, shall mean the gross  | ||||||
| 17 |  investment income for the taxable year and, for tax years  | ||||||
| 18 |  ending on or after December 31, 2011, shall mean all  | ||||||
| 19 |  amounts included in life insurance gross income under  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 803(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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| 21 |     (c) Trusts and estates. | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) In general. In the case of a trust or estate, base  | ||||||
| 23 |  income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable  | ||||||
| 24 |  income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2). | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) Modifications. Subject to the provisions of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  paragraph (3), the taxable income referred to in paragraph  | ||||||
| 2 |  (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the sum of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  following amounts: | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued  | ||||||
| 5 |  to the taxpayer as interest or dividends during the  | ||||||
| 6 |  taxable year to the extent excluded from gross income  | ||||||
| 7 |  in the computation of taxable income; | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) In the case of (i) an estate, $600; (ii) a  | ||||||
| 9 |  trust which, under its governing instrument, is  | ||||||
| 10 |  required to distribute all of its income currently,  | ||||||
| 11 |  $300; and (iii) any other trust, $100, but in each such  | ||||||
| 12 |  case, only to the extent such amount was deducted in  | ||||||
| 13 |  the computation of taxable income; | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 15 |  this Act to the extent deducted from gross income in  | ||||||
| 16 |  the computation of taxable income for the taxable  | ||||||
| 17 |  year; | ||||||
| 18 |             (D) The amount of any net operating loss deduction  | ||||||
| 19 |  taken in arriving at taxable income, other than a net  | ||||||
| 20 |  operating loss carried forward from a taxable year  | ||||||
| 21 |  ending prior to December 31, 1986; | ||||||
| 22 |             (E) For taxable years in which a net operating  | ||||||
| 23 |  loss carryback or carryforward from a taxable year  | ||||||
| 24 |  ending prior to December 31, 1986 is an element of  | ||||||
| 25 |  taxable income under paragraph (1) of subsection (e)  | ||||||
| 26 |  or subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (e), the amount by which addition modifications other  | ||||||
| 2 |  than those provided by this subparagraph (E) exceeded  | ||||||
| 3 |  subtraction modifications in such taxable year, with  | ||||||
| 4 |  the following limitations applied in the order that  | ||||||
| 5 |  they are listed: | ||||||
| 6 |                 (i) the addition modification relating to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  net operating loss carried back or forward to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to  | ||||||
| 9 |  December 31, 1986 shall be reduced by the amount  | ||||||
| 10 |  of addition modification under this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 11 |  (E) which related to that net operating loss and  | ||||||
| 12 |  which was taken into account in calculating the  | ||||||
| 13 |  base income of an earlier taxable year, and | ||||||
| 14 |                 (ii) the addition modification relating to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  net operating loss carried back or forward to the  | ||||||
| 16 |  taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to  | ||||||
| 17 |  December 31, 1986 shall not exceed the amount of  | ||||||
| 18 |  such carryback or carryforward; | ||||||
| 19 |             For taxable years in which there is a net  | ||||||
| 20 |  operating loss carryback or carryforward from more  | ||||||
| 21 |  than one other taxable year ending prior to December  | ||||||
| 22 |  31, 1986, the addition modification provided in this  | ||||||
| 23 |  subparagraph (E) shall be the sum of the amounts  | ||||||
| 24 |  computed independently under the preceding provisions  | ||||||
| 25 |  of this subparagraph (E) for each such taxable year; | ||||||
| 26 |             (F) For taxable years ending on or after January  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  1, 1989, an amount equal to the tax deducted pursuant  | ||||||
| 2 |  to Section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code if the  | ||||||
| 3 |  trust or estate is claiming the same tax for purposes  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the Illinois foreign tax credit under Section 601  | ||||||
| 5 |  of this Act; | ||||||
| 6 |             (G) An amount equal to the amount of the capital  | ||||||
| 7 |  gain deduction allowable under the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 8 |  Code, to the extent deducted from gross income in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  computation of taxable income; | ||||||
| 10 |             (G-5) For taxable years ending after December 31,  | ||||||
| 11 |  1997, an amount equal to any eligible remediation  | ||||||
| 12 |  costs that the trust or estate deducted in computing  | ||||||
| 13 |  adjusted gross income and for which the trust or  | ||||||
| 14 |  estate claims a credit under subsection (l) of Section  | ||||||
| 15 |  201; | ||||||
| 16 |             (G-10) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an  | ||||||
| 17 |  amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken  | ||||||
| 18 |  on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the  | ||||||
| 19 |  taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Internal Revenue Code; and | ||||||
| 21 |             (G-11) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,  | ||||||
| 22 |  or otherwise disposes of property for which the  | ||||||
| 23 |  taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an  | ||||||
| 24 |  addition modification under subparagraph (G-10), then  | ||||||
| 25 |  an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  deductions taken in all taxable years under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subparagraph (R) with respect to that property. | ||||||
| 2 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 3 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 4 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 5 |  under subparagraph (R) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 6 |  allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction  | ||||||
| 7 |  modification under subparagraph (R), then an amount  | ||||||
| 8 |  equal to that subtraction modification.  | ||||||
| 9 |             The taxpayer is required to make the addition  | ||||||
| 10 |  modification under this subparagraph only once with  | ||||||
| 11 |  respect to any one piece of property; | ||||||
| 12 |             (G-12) An amount equal to the amount otherwise  | ||||||
| 13 |  allowed as a deduction in computing base income for  | ||||||
| 14 |  interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 15 |  indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 16 |  December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 17 |  member of the same unitary business group but for the  | ||||||
| 18 |  fact that the foreign person's business activity  | ||||||
| 19 |  outside the United States is 80% or more of the foreign  | ||||||
| 20 |  person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable  | ||||||
| 21 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person  | ||||||
| 22 |  who would be a member of the same unitary business  | ||||||
| 23 |  group but for the fact that the person is prohibited  | ||||||
| 24 |  under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the  | ||||||
| 25 |  unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily  | ||||||
| 26 |  required to apportion business income under different  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsections of Section 304. The addition modification  | ||||||
| 2 |  required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  extent that dividends were included in base income of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the unitary group for the same taxable year and  | ||||||
| 5 |  received by the taxpayer or by a member of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts  | ||||||
| 7 |  included in gross income pursuant to Sections 951  | ||||||
| 8 |  through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts  | ||||||
| 9 |  included in gross income under Section 78 of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the same person to whom the interest was paid,  | ||||||
| 12 |  accrued, or incurred.  | ||||||
| 13 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following:  | ||||||
| 14 |                 (i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who  | ||||||
| 16 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 17 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
| 18 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
| 19 |  with respect to such interest; or | ||||||
| 20 |                 (ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
| 22 |  the taxpayer can establish, based on a  | ||||||
| 23 |  preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  following: | ||||||
| 25 |                     (a) the person, during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 26 |  year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to a person that is not a related member, and | ||||||
| 2 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  interest expense between the taxpayer and the  | ||||||
| 4 |  person did not have as a principal purpose the  | ||||||
| 5 |  avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid  | ||||||
| 6 |  pursuant to a contract or agreement that  | ||||||
| 7 |  reflects an arm's-length interest rate and  | ||||||
| 8 |  terms; or  | ||||||
| 9 |                 (iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on  | ||||||
| 10 |  clear and convincing evidence, that the interest  | ||||||
| 11 |  paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract  | ||||||
| 12 |  or agreement entered into at arm's-length rates  | ||||||
| 13 |  and terms and the principal purpose for the  | ||||||
| 14 |  payment is not federal or Illinois tax avoidance;  | ||||||
| 15 |  or  | ||||||
| 16 |                 (iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
| 18 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 19 |  evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or  | ||||||
| 20 |  if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing  | ||||||
| 21 |  to the application or use of an alternative method  | ||||||
| 22 |  of apportionment under Section 304(f).  | ||||||
| 23 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 25 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 26 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 2 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 4 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 5 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 6 |             (G-13) An amount equal to the amount of intangible  | ||||||
| 7 |  expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in  | ||||||
| 8 |  computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 9 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable  | ||||||
| 10 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a  | ||||||
| 11 |  foreign person who would be a member of the same  | ||||||
| 12 |  unitary business group but for the fact that the  | ||||||
| 13 |  foreign person's business activity outside the United  | ||||||
| 14 |  States is 80% or more of that person's total business  | ||||||
| 15 |  activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 16 |  December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the same unitary business group but for the fact that  | ||||||
| 18 |  the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)  | ||||||
| 19 |  from being included in the unitary business group  | ||||||
| 20 |  because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion  | ||||||
| 21 |  business income under different subsections of Section  | ||||||
| 22 |  304. The addition modification required by this  | ||||||
| 23 |  subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that  | ||||||
| 24 |  dividends were included in base income of the unitary  | ||||||
| 25 |  group for the same taxable year and received by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  business group (including amounts included in gross  | ||||||
| 2 |  income pursuant to Sections 951 through 964 of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Internal Revenue Code and amounts included in gross  | ||||||
| 4 |  income under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code)  | ||||||
| 5 |  with respect to the stock of the same person to whom  | ||||||
| 6 |  the intangible expenses and costs were directly or  | ||||||
| 7 |  indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The preceding  | ||||||
| 8 |  sentence shall not apply to the extent that the same  | ||||||
| 9 |  dividends caused a reduction to the addition  | ||||||
| 10 |  modification required under Section 203(c)(2)(G-12) of  | ||||||
| 11 |  this Act. As used in this subparagraph, the term  | ||||||
| 12 |  "intangible expenses and costs" includes: (1)  | ||||||
| 13 |  expenses, losses, and costs for or related to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  direct or indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or  | ||||||
| 15 |  management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other  | ||||||
| 16 |  disposition of intangible property; (2) losses  | ||||||
| 17 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, from factoring  | ||||||
| 18 |  transactions or discounting transactions; (3) royalty,  | ||||||
| 19 |  patent, technical, and copyright fees; (4) licensing  | ||||||
| 20 |  fees; and (5) other similar expenses and costs. For  | ||||||
| 21 |  purposes of this subparagraph, "intangible property"  | ||||||
| 22 |  includes patents, patent applications, trade names,  | ||||||
| 23 |  trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works,  | ||||||
| 24 |  trade secrets, and similar types of intangible assets. | ||||||
| 25 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following: | ||||||
| 26 |                 (i) any item of intangible expenses or costs  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 2 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person who  | ||||||
| 3 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 4 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
| 5 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
| 6 |  with respect to such item; or | ||||||
| 7 |                 (ii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 8 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 9 |  indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based  | ||||||
| 10 |  on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  following: | ||||||
| 12 |                     (a) the person during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 13 |  year paid, accrued, or incurred, the  | ||||||
| 14 |  intangible expense or cost to a person that is  | ||||||
| 15 |  not a related member, and | ||||||
| 16 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  intangible expense or cost between the  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxpayer and the person did not have as a  | ||||||
| 19 |  principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 |  income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract  | ||||||
| 21 |  or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;  | ||||||
| 22 |  or | ||||||
| 23 |                 (iii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 24 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 25 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person if  | ||||||
| 26 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;  | ||||||
| 2 |  or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in  | ||||||
| 3 |  writing to the application or use of an  | ||||||
| 4 |  alternative method of apportionment under Section  | ||||||
| 5 |  304(f);  | ||||||
| 6 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 8 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 9 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
| 10 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 11 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 13 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 14 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 15 |             (G-14) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 16 |  December 31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of  | ||||||
| 17 |  insurance premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed  | ||||||
| 18 |  as a deduction in computing base income, and that were  | ||||||
| 19 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to  | ||||||
| 20 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 21 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 22 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 23 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 24 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 25 |  income under different subsections of Section 304. The  | ||||||
| 26 |  addition modification required by this subparagraph  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were  | ||||||
| 2 |  included in base income of the unitary group for the  | ||||||
| 3 |  same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a  | ||||||
| 4 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group  | ||||||
| 5 |  (including amounts included in gross income under  | ||||||
| 6 |  Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 7 |  and amounts included in gross income under Section 78  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  stock of the same person to whom the premiums and costs  | ||||||
| 10 |  were directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  accrued. The preceding sentence does not apply to the  | ||||||
| 12 |  extent that the same dividends caused a reduction to  | ||||||
| 13 |  the addition modification required under Section  | ||||||
| 14 |  203(c)(2)(G-12) or Section 203(c)(2)(G-13) of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  Act; | ||||||
| 16 |             (G-15) An amount equal to the credit allowable to  | ||||||
| 17 |  the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,  | ||||||
| 18 |  determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  Act; | ||||||
| 20 |             (G-16) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 21 |  December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction  | ||||||
| 22 |  allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 23 |  for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (G-17) the amount that is claimed as a federal  | ||||||
| 25 |  deduction when computing the taxpayer's federal  | ||||||
| 26 |  taxable income for the taxable year and that is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  attributable to an endowment gift for which the  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxpayer receives a credit under the Illinois Gives  | ||||||
| 3 |  Tax Credit Act;  | ||||||
| 4 |     and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  following amounts: | ||||||
| 6 |             (H) An amount equal to all amounts included in  | ||||||
| 7 |  such total pursuant to the provisions of Sections  | ||||||
| 8 |  402(a), 402(c), 403(a), 403(b), 406(a), 407(a) and 408  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the Internal Revenue Code or included in such total  | ||||||
| 10 |  as distributions under the provisions of any  | ||||||
| 11 |  retirement or disability plan for employees of any  | ||||||
| 12 |  governmental agency or unit, or retirement payments to  | ||||||
| 13 |  retired partners, which payments are excluded in  | ||||||
| 14 |  computing net earnings from self employment by Section  | ||||||
| 15 |  1402 of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations  | ||||||
| 16 |  adopted pursuant thereto; | ||||||
| 17 |             (I) The valuation limitation amount; | ||||||
| 18 |             (J) An amount equal to the amount of any tax  | ||||||
| 19 |  imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 20 |  and included in such total for the taxable year; | ||||||
| 21 |             (K) An amount equal to all amounts included in  | ||||||
| 22 |  taxable income as modified by subparagraphs (A), (B),  | ||||||
| 23 |  (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) which are exempt from  | ||||||
| 24 |  taxation by this State either by reason of its  | ||||||
| 25 |  statutes or Constitution or by reason of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Constitution, treaties or statutes of the United  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  States; provided that, in the case of any statute of  | ||||||
| 2 |  this State that exempts income derived from bonds or  | ||||||
| 3 |  other obligations from the tax imposed under this Act,  | ||||||
| 4 |  the amount exempted shall be the interest net of bond  | ||||||
| 5 |  premium amortization; | ||||||
| 6 |             (L) With the exception of any amounts subtracted  | ||||||
| 7 |  under subparagraph (K), an amount equal to the sum of  | ||||||
| 8 |  all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections  | ||||||
| 9 |  171(a)(2) and 265(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code,  | ||||||
| 10 |  and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest and  | ||||||
| 11 |  disallowed as deductions by Section 265(a)(1) of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for taxable years  | ||||||
| 13 |  ending on or after August 13, 1999, Sections  | ||||||
| 14 |  171(a)(2), 265, 280C, and 832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Internal Revenue Code, plus, (iii) for taxable years  | ||||||
| 16 |  ending on or after December 31, 2011, Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  45G(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and, for  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008,  | ||||||
| 19 |  any amount included in gross income under Section 87  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the Internal Revenue Code; the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  subparagraph are exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 22 |  250; | ||||||
| 23 |             (M) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 24 |  such total which were paid by a corporation which  | ||||||
| 25 |  conducts business operations in a River Edge  | ||||||
| 26 |  Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Edge Redevelopment Zone Act and conducts substantially  | ||||||
| 2 |  all of its operations in a River Edge Redevelopment  | ||||||
| 3 |  Zone or zones. This subparagraph (M) is exempt from  | ||||||
| 4 |  the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 5 |             (N) An amount equal to any contribution made to a  | ||||||
| 6 |  job training project established pursuant to the Tax  | ||||||
| 7 |  Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act; | ||||||
| 8 |             (O) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 9 |  such total that were paid by a corporation that  | ||||||
| 10 |  conducts business operations in a federally designated  | ||||||
| 11 |  Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated  | ||||||
| 12 |  a High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided  | ||||||
| 13 |  that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in  | ||||||
| 14 |  subparagraph (M) of paragraph (2) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under  | ||||||
| 16 |  this subparagraph (O); | ||||||
| 17 |             (P) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction  | ||||||
| 18 |  used to compute the federal income tax credit for  | ||||||
| 19 |  restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of  | ||||||
| 20 |  right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 22 |             (Q) For taxable year 1999 and thereafter, an  | ||||||
| 23 |  amount equal to the amount of any (i) distributions,  | ||||||
| 24 |  to the extent includible in gross income for federal  | ||||||
| 25 |  income tax purposes, made to the taxpayer because of  | ||||||
| 26 |  his or her status as a victim of persecution for racial  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis  | ||||||
| 2 |  regime or as an heir of the victim and (ii) items of  | ||||||
| 3 |  income, to the extent includible in gross income for  | ||||||
| 4 |  federal income tax purposes, attributable to, derived  | ||||||
| 5 |  from or in any way related to assets stolen from,  | ||||||
| 6 |  hidden from, or otherwise lost to a victim of  | ||||||
| 7 |  persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi  | ||||||
| 8 |  Germany or any other Axis regime immediately prior to,  | ||||||
| 9 |  during, and immediately after World War II, including,  | ||||||
| 10 |  but not limited to, interest on the proceeds  | ||||||
| 11 |  receivable as insurance under policies issued to a  | ||||||
| 12 |  victim of persecution for racial or religious reasons  | ||||||
| 13 |  by Nazi Germany or any other Axis regime by European  | ||||||
| 14 |  insurance companies immediately prior to and during  | ||||||
| 15 |  World War II; provided, however, this subtraction from  | ||||||
| 16 |  federal adjusted gross income does not apply to assets  | ||||||
| 17 |  acquired with such assets or with the proceeds from  | ||||||
| 18 |  the sale of such assets; provided, further, this  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph shall only apply to a taxpayer who was the  | ||||||
| 20 |  first recipient of such assets after their recovery  | ||||||
| 21 |  and who is a victim of persecution for racial or  | ||||||
| 22 |  religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis  | ||||||
| 23 |  regime or as an heir of the victim. The amount of and  | ||||||
| 24 |  the eligibility for any public assistance, benefit, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  similar entitlement is not affected by the inclusion  | ||||||
| 26 |  of items (i) and (ii) of this paragraph in gross income  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for federal income tax purposes. This paragraph is  | ||||||
| 2 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 3 |             (R) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction  | ||||||
| 5 |  is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return  | ||||||
| 6 |  under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 7 |  Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year  | ||||||
| 8 |  thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where: | ||||||
| 9 |                 (1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation  | ||||||
| 10 |  deduction taken for the taxable year on the  | ||||||
| 11 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return on property  | ||||||
| 12 |  for which the bonus depreciation deduction was  | ||||||
| 13 |  taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section  | ||||||
| 14 |  168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not  | ||||||
| 15 |  including the bonus depreciation deduction; | ||||||
| 16 |                 (2) for taxable years ending on or before  | ||||||
| 17 |  December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30  | ||||||
| 18 |  and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 19 |  0.429); and | ||||||
| 20 |                 (3) for taxable years ending after December  | ||||||
| 21 |  31, 2005: | ||||||
| 22 |                     (i) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 23 |  depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 24 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 25 |  30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 26 |  by 0.429); | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                     (ii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 2 |  depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 3 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 4 |  1.0; | ||||||
| 5 |                     (iii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 6 |  depreciation deduction of 100% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 7 |  basis was taken in a taxable year ending on or  | ||||||
| 8 |  after December 31, 2021, "x" equals the  | ||||||
| 9 |  depreciation deduction that would be allowed  | ||||||
| 10 |  on that property if the taxpayer had made the  | ||||||
| 11 |  election under Section 168(k)(7) of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Internal Revenue Code to not claim bonus  | ||||||
| 13 |  depreciation on that property; and | ||||||
| 14 |                     (iv) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 15 |  depreciation deduction of a percentage other  | ||||||
| 16 |  than 30%, 50% or 100% of the adjusted basis  | ||||||
| 17 |  was taken in a taxable year ending on or after  | ||||||
| 18 |  December 31, 2021, "x" equals "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 19 |  by 100 times the percentage bonus depreciation  | ||||||
| 20 |  on the property (that is, 100(bonus%)) and  | ||||||
| 21 |  then divided by 100 times 1 minus the  | ||||||
| 22 |  percentage bonus depreciation on the property  | ||||||
| 23 |  (that is, 100(1-bonus%)).  | ||||||
| 24 |             The aggregate amount deducted under this  | ||||||
| 25 |  subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of  | ||||||
| 26 |  property may not exceed the amount of the bonus  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  depreciation deduction taken on that property on the  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection  | ||||||
| 3 |  (k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This  | ||||||
| 4 |  subparagraph (R) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 5 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 6 |             (S) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons, or  | ||||||
| 7 |  otherwise disposes of property for which the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 8 |  was required in any taxable year to make an addition  | ||||||
| 9 |  modification under subparagraph (G-10), then an amount  | ||||||
| 10 |  equal to that addition modification. | ||||||
| 11 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 12 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 13 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 14 |  under subparagraph (R) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 15 |  required in any taxable year to make an addition  | ||||||
| 16 |  modification under subparagraph (G-10), then an amount  | ||||||
| 17 |  equal to that addition modification.  | ||||||
| 18 |             The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction  | ||||||
| 19 |  under this subparagraph only once with respect to any  | ||||||
| 20 |  one piece of property. | ||||||
| 21 |             This subparagraph (S) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 22 |  provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 23 |             (T) The amount of (i) any interest income (net of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account  | ||||||
| 25 |  for the taxable year with respect to a transaction  | ||||||
| 26 |  with a taxpayer that is required to make an addition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  modification with respect to such transaction under  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),  | ||||||
| 3 |  203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed  | ||||||
| 4 |  the amount of such addition modification and (ii) any  | ||||||
| 5 |  income from intangible property (net of the deductions  | ||||||
| 6 |  allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable  | ||||||
| 7 |  year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 8 |  that is required to make an addition modification with  | ||||||
| 9 |  respect to such transaction under Section  | ||||||
| 10 |  203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or  | ||||||
| 11 |  203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of such  | ||||||
| 12 |  addition modification. This subparagraph (T) is exempt  | ||||||
| 13 |  from the provisions of Section 250;  | ||||||
| 14 |             (U) An amount equal to the interest income taken  | ||||||
| 15 |  into account for the taxable year (net of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 17 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 18 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 19 |  for the fact the foreign person's business activity  | ||||||
| 20 |  outside the United States is 80% or more of that  | ||||||
| 21 |  person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable  | ||||||
| 22 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person  | ||||||
| 23 |  who would be a member of the same unitary business  | ||||||
| 24 |  group but for the fact that the person is prohibited  | ||||||
| 25 |  under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the  | ||||||
| 26 |  unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  required to apportion business income under different  | ||||||
| 2 |  subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the  | ||||||
| 3 |  addition modification required to be made for the same  | ||||||
| 4 |  taxable year under Section 203(c)(2)(G-12) for  | ||||||
| 5 |  interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 6 |  indirectly, to the same person. This subparagraph (U)  | ||||||
| 7 |  is exempt from the provisions of Section 250;  | ||||||
| 8 |             (V) An amount equal to the income from intangible  | ||||||
| 9 |  property taken into account for the taxable year (net  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 11 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 12 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 13 |  for the fact that the foreign person's business  | ||||||
| 14 |  activity outside the United States is 80% or more of  | ||||||
| 15 |  that person's total business activity and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 16 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to  | ||||||
| 17 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 18 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 19 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 20 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 21 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 22 |  income under different subsections of Section 304, but  | ||||||
| 23 |  not to exceed the addition modification required to be  | ||||||
| 24 |  made for the same taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 25 |  203(c)(2)(G-13) for intangible expenses and costs  | ||||||
| 26 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the same foreign person. This subparagraph (V) is  | ||||||
| 2 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250;  | ||||||
| 3 |             (W) in the case of an estate, an amount equal to  | ||||||
| 4 |  all amounts included in such total pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  provisions of Section 111 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 6 |  as a recovery of items previously deducted by the  | ||||||
| 7 |  decedent from adjusted gross income in the computation  | ||||||
| 8 |  of taxable income. This subparagraph (W) is exempt  | ||||||
| 9 |  from Section 250;  | ||||||
| 10 |             (X) an amount equal to the refund included in such  | ||||||
| 11 |  total of any tax deducted for federal income tax  | ||||||
| 12 |  purposes, to the extent that deduction was added back  | ||||||
| 13 |  under subparagraph (F). This subparagraph (X) is  | ||||||
| 14 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 15 |             (Y) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 16 |  31, 2011, in the case of a taxpayer who was required to  | ||||||
| 17 |  add back any insurance premiums under Section  | ||||||
| 18 |  203(c)(2)(G-14), such taxpayer may elect to subtract  | ||||||
| 19 |  that part of a reimbursement received from the  | ||||||
| 20 |  insurance company equal to the amount of the expense  | ||||||
| 21 |  or loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance  | ||||||
| 22 |  company) that would have been taken into account as a  | ||||||
| 23 |  deduction for federal income tax purposes if the  | ||||||
| 24 |  expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 25 |  makes the election provided for by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 26 |  (Y), the insurer to which the premiums were paid must  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  add back to income the amount subtracted by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxpayer pursuant to this subparagraph (Y). This  | ||||||
| 3 |  subparagraph (Y) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 5 |             (Z) For taxable years beginning after December 31,  | ||||||
| 6 |  2018 and before January 1, 2026, the amount of excess  | ||||||
| 7 |  business loss of the taxpayer disallowed as a  | ||||||
| 8 |  deduction by Section 461(l)(1)(B) of the Internal  | ||||||
| 9 |  Revenue Code; and  | ||||||
| 10 |             (AA) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 11 |  January 1, 2023, for any cannabis establishment  | ||||||
| 12 |  operating in this State and licensed under the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any cannabis  | ||||||
| 14 |  cultivation center or medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 15 |  organization operating in this State and licensed  | ||||||
| 16 |  under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis  | ||||||
| 17 |  Program Act, an amount equal to the deductions that  | ||||||
| 18 |  were disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal  | ||||||
| 19 |  Revenue Code for the taxable year and that would not be  | ||||||
| 20 |  added back under this subsection. The provisions of  | ||||||
| 21 |  this subparagraph (AA) are exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 22 |  of Section 250.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) Limitation. The amount of any modification  | ||||||
| 24 |  otherwise required under this subsection shall, under  | ||||||
| 25 |  regulations prescribed by the Department, be adjusted by  | ||||||
| 26 |  any amounts included therein which were properly paid,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  credited, or required to be distributed, or permanently  | ||||||
| 2 |  set aside for charitable purposes pursuant to Internal  | ||||||
| 3 |  Revenue Code Section 642(c) during the taxable year.
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| 4 |     (d) Partnerships. | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) In general. In the case of a partnership, base  | ||||||
| 6 |  income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable  | ||||||
| 7 |  income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2). | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) Modifications. The taxable income referred to in  | ||||||
| 9 |  paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the sum  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the following amounts: | ||||||
| 11 |             (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued  | ||||||
| 12 |  to the taxpayer as interest or dividends during the  | ||||||
| 13 |  taxable year to the extent excluded from gross income  | ||||||
| 14 |  in the computation of taxable income; | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 16 |  this Act to the extent deducted from gross income for  | ||||||
| 17 |  the taxable year; | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) The amount of deductions allowed to the  | ||||||
| 19 |  partnership pursuant to Section 707 (c) of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Internal Revenue Code in calculating its taxable  | ||||||
| 21 |  income; | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) An amount equal to the amount of the capital  | ||||||
| 23 |  gain deduction allowable under the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 24 |  Code, to the extent deducted from gross income in the  | ||||||
| 25 |  computation of taxable income; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (D-5) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an  | ||||||
| 2 |  amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken  | ||||||
| 3 |  on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 6 |             (D-6) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,  | ||||||
| 7 |  or otherwise disposes of property for which the  | ||||||
| 8 |  taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an  | ||||||
| 9 |  addition modification under subparagraph (D-5), then  | ||||||
| 10 |  an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  deductions taken in all taxable years under  | ||||||
| 12 |  subparagraph (O) with respect to that property. | ||||||
| 13 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 14 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 15 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 16 |  under subparagraph (O) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 17 |  allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction  | ||||||
| 18 |  modification under subparagraph (O), then an amount  | ||||||
| 19 |  equal to that subtraction modification.  | ||||||
| 20 |             The taxpayer is required to make the addition  | ||||||
| 21 |  modification under this subparagraph only once with  | ||||||
| 22 |  respect to any one piece of property; | ||||||
| 23 |             (D-7) An amount equal to the amount otherwise  | ||||||
| 24 |  allowed as a deduction in computing base income for  | ||||||
| 25 |  interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 26 |  indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 2 |  member of the same unitary business group but for the  | ||||||
| 3 |  fact the foreign person's business activity outside  | ||||||
| 4 |  the United States is 80% or more of the foreign  | ||||||
| 5 |  person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable  | ||||||
| 6 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person  | ||||||
| 7 |  who would be a member of the same unitary business  | ||||||
| 8 |  group but for the fact that the person is prohibited  | ||||||
| 9 |  under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily  | ||||||
| 11 |  required to apportion business income under different  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsections of Section 304. The addition modification  | ||||||
| 13 |  required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  extent that dividends were included in base income of  | ||||||
| 15 |  the unitary group for the same taxable year and  | ||||||
| 16 |  received by the taxpayer or by a member of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts  | ||||||
| 18 |  included in gross income pursuant to Sections 951  | ||||||
| 19 |  through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts  | ||||||
| 20 |  included in gross income under Section 78 of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the same person to whom the interest was paid,  | ||||||
| 23 |  accrued, or incurred.  | ||||||
| 24 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following:  | ||||||
| 25 |                 (i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 2 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
| 3 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
| 4 |  with respect to such interest; or | ||||||
| 5 |                 (ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 6 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
| 7 |  the taxpayer can establish, based on a  | ||||||
| 8 |  preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  following: | ||||||
| 10 |                     (a) the person, during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 11 |  year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest  | ||||||
| 12 |  to a person that is not a related member, and | ||||||
| 13 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  interest expense between the taxpayer and the  | ||||||
| 15 |  person did not have as a principal purpose the  | ||||||
| 16 |  avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid  | ||||||
| 17 |  pursuant to a contract or agreement that  | ||||||
| 18 |  reflects an arm's-length interest rate and  | ||||||
| 19 |  terms; or  | ||||||
| 20 |                 (iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on  | ||||||
| 21 |  clear and convincing evidence, that the interest  | ||||||
| 22 |  paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract  | ||||||
| 23 |  or agreement entered into at arm's-length rates  | ||||||
| 24 |  and terms and the principal purpose for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  payment is not federal or Illinois tax avoidance;  | ||||||
| 26 |  or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 2 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if  | ||||||
| 3 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 4 |  evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or  | ||||||
| 5 |  if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing  | ||||||
| 6 |  to the application or use of an alternative method  | ||||||
| 7 |  of apportionment under Section 304(f).  | ||||||
| 8 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 10 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 11 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
| 12 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 13 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 15 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 16 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act; and  | ||||||
| 17 |             (D-8) An amount equal to the amount of intangible  | ||||||
| 18 |  expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in  | ||||||
| 19 |  computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable  | ||||||
| 21 |  years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a  | ||||||
| 22 |  foreign person who would be a member of the same  | ||||||
| 23 |  unitary business group but for the fact that the  | ||||||
| 24 |  foreign person's business activity outside the United  | ||||||
| 25 |  States is 80% or more of that person's total business  | ||||||
| 26 |  activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the same unitary business group but for the fact that  | ||||||
| 3 |  the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)  | ||||||
| 4 |  from being included in the unitary business group  | ||||||
| 5 |  because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion  | ||||||
| 6 |  business income under different subsections of Section  | ||||||
| 7 |  304. The addition modification required by this  | ||||||
| 8 |  subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that  | ||||||
| 9 |  dividends were included in base income of the unitary  | ||||||
| 10 |  group for the same taxable year and received by the  | ||||||
| 11 |  taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary  | ||||||
| 12 |  business group (including amounts included in gross  | ||||||
| 13 |  income pursuant to Sections 951 through 964 of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Internal Revenue Code and amounts included in gross  | ||||||
| 15 |  income under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code)  | ||||||
| 16 |  with respect to the stock of the same person to whom  | ||||||
| 17 |  the intangible expenses and costs were directly or  | ||||||
| 18 |  indirectly paid, incurred or accrued. The preceding  | ||||||
| 19 |  sentence shall not apply to the extent that the same  | ||||||
| 20 |  dividends caused a reduction to the addition  | ||||||
| 21 |  modification required under Section 203(d)(2)(D-7) of  | ||||||
| 22 |  this Act. As used in this subparagraph, the term  | ||||||
| 23 |  "intangible expenses and costs" includes (1) expenses,  | ||||||
| 24 |  losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or  | ||||||
| 25 |  indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or management,  | ||||||
| 26 |  ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  intangible property; (2) losses incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 2 |  indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting  | ||||||
| 3 |  transactions; (3) royalty, patent, technical, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  copyright fees; (4) licensing fees; and (5) other  | ||||||
| 5 |  similar expenses and costs. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 6 |  subparagraph, "intangible property" includes patents,  | ||||||
| 7 |  patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service  | ||||||
| 8 |  marks, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets, and  | ||||||
| 9 |  similar types of intangible assets; | ||||||
| 10 |             This paragraph shall not apply to the following: | ||||||
| 11 |                 (i) any item of intangible expenses or costs  | ||||||
| 12 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 13 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person who  | ||||||
| 14 |  is subject in a foreign country or state, other  | ||||||
| 15 |  than a state which requires mandatory unitary  | ||||||
| 16 |  reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income  | ||||||
| 17 |  with respect to such item; or | ||||||
| 18 |                 (ii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 19 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 20 |  indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based  | ||||||
| 21 |  on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  following: | ||||||
| 23 |                     (a) the person during the same taxable  | ||||||
| 24 |  year paid, accrued, or incurred, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  intangible expense or cost to a person that is  | ||||||
| 26 |  not a related member, and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                     (b) the transaction giving rise to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  intangible expense or cost between the  | ||||||
| 3 |  taxpayer and the person did not have as a  | ||||||
| 4 |  principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 |  income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract  | ||||||
| 6 |  or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;  | ||||||
| 7 |  or | ||||||
| 8 |                 (iii) any item of intangible expense or cost  | ||||||
| 9 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or  | ||||||
| 10 |  indirectly, from a transaction with a person if  | ||||||
| 11 |  the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 12 |  evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;  | ||||||
| 13 |  or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in  | ||||||
| 14 |  writing to the application or use of an  | ||||||
| 15 |  alternative method of apportionment under Section  | ||||||
| 16 |  304(f);  | ||||||
| 17 |                 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Director from making any other adjustment  | ||||||
| 19 |  otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act  | ||||||
| 20 |  for any tax year beginning after the effective  | ||||||
| 21 |  date of this amendment provided such adjustment is  | ||||||
| 22 |  made pursuant to regulation adopted by the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Department and such regulations provide methods  | ||||||
| 24 |  and standards by which the Department will utilize  | ||||||
| 25 |  its authority under Section 404 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 26 |             (D-9) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  December 31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of  | ||||||
| 2 |  insurance premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed  | ||||||
| 3 |  as a deduction in computing base income, and that were  | ||||||
| 4 |  paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to  | ||||||
| 5 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 6 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 7 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 8 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 9 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 10 |  income under different subsections of Section 304. The  | ||||||
| 11 |  addition modification required by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 12 |  shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were  | ||||||
| 13 |  included in base income of the unitary group for the  | ||||||
| 14 |  same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a  | ||||||
| 15 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group  | ||||||
| 16 |  (including amounts included in gross income under  | ||||||
| 17 |  Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 18 |  and amounts included in gross income under Section 78  | ||||||
| 19 |  of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  stock of the same person to whom the premiums and costs  | ||||||
| 21 |  were directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  accrued. The preceding sentence does not apply to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  extent that the same dividends caused a reduction to  | ||||||
| 24 |  the addition modification required under Section  | ||||||
| 25 |  203(d)(2)(D-7) or Section 203(d)(2)(D-8) of this Act; | ||||||
| 26 |             (D-10) An amount equal to the credit allowable to  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,  | ||||||
| 2 |  determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Act; | ||||||
| 4 |             (D-11) For taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 5 |  December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction  | ||||||
| 6 |  allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code  | ||||||
| 7 |  for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 8 |             (D-12) the amount that is claimed as a federal  | ||||||
| 9 |  deduction when computing the taxpayer's federal  | ||||||
| 10 |  taxable income for the taxable year and that is  | ||||||
| 11 |  attributable to an endowment gift for which the  | ||||||
| 12 |  taxpayer receives a credit under the Illinois Gives  | ||||||
| 13 |  Tax Credit Act;  | ||||||
| 14 |     and by deducting from the total so obtained the following  | ||||||
| 15 |  amounts: | ||||||
| 16 |             (E) The valuation limitation amount; | ||||||
| 17 |             (F) An amount equal to the amount of any tax  | ||||||
| 18 |  imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 19 |  and included in such total for the taxable year; | ||||||
| 20 |             (G) An amount equal to all amounts included in  | ||||||
| 21 |  taxable income as modified by subparagraphs (A), (B),  | ||||||
| 22 |  (C) and (D) which are exempt from taxation by this  | ||||||
| 23 |  State either by reason of its statutes or Constitution  | ||||||
| 24 |  or by reason of the Constitution, treaties or statutes  | ||||||
| 25 |  of the United States; provided that, in the case of any  | ||||||
| 26 |  statute of this State that exempts income derived from  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  bonds or other obligations from the tax imposed under  | ||||||
| 2 |  this Act, the amount exempted shall be the interest  | ||||||
| 3 |  net of bond premium amortization; | ||||||
| 4 |             (H) Any income of the partnership which  | ||||||
| 5 |  constitutes personal service income as defined in  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 1348(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (as in  | ||||||
| 7 |  effect December 31, 1981) or a reasonable allowance  | ||||||
| 8 |  for compensation paid or accrued for services rendered  | ||||||
| 9 |  by partners to the partnership, whichever is greater;  | ||||||
| 10 |  this subparagraph (H) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 12 |             (I) An amount equal to all amounts of income  | ||||||
| 13 |  distributable to an entity subject to the Personal  | ||||||
| 14 |  Property Tax Replacement Income Tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act  | ||||||
| 16 |  including amounts distributable to organizations  | ||||||
| 17 |  exempt from federal income tax by reason of Section  | ||||||
| 18 |  501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 19 |  (I) is exempt from the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 20 |             (J) With the exception of any amounts subtracted  | ||||||
| 21 |  under subparagraph (G), an amount equal to the sum of  | ||||||
| 22 |  all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections  | ||||||
| 23 |  171(a)(2) and 265(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code,  | ||||||
| 24 |  and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest and  | ||||||
| 25 |  disallowed as deductions by Section 265(a)(1) of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for taxable years  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  ending on or after August 13, 1999, Sections  | ||||||
| 2 |  171(a)(2), 265, 280C, and 832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Internal Revenue Code, plus, (iii) for taxable years  | ||||||
| 4 |  ending on or after December 31, 2011, Section  | ||||||
| 5 |  45G(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and, for  | ||||||
| 6 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008,  | ||||||
| 7 |  any amount included in gross income under Section 87  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the Internal Revenue Code; the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subparagraph are exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 10 |  250; | ||||||
| 11 |             (K) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 12 |  such total which were paid by a corporation which  | ||||||
| 13 |  conducts business operations in a River Edge  | ||||||
| 14 |  Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River  | ||||||
| 15 |  Edge Redevelopment Zone Act and conducts substantially  | ||||||
| 16 |  all of its operations from a River Edge Redevelopment  | ||||||
| 17 |  Zone or zones. This subparagraph (K) is exempt from  | ||||||
| 18 |  the provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 19 |             (L) An amount equal to any contribution made to a  | ||||||
| 20 |  job training project established pursuant to the Real  | ||||||
| 21 |  Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act; | ||||||
| 22 |             (M) An amount equal to those dividends included in  | ||||||
| 23 |  such total that were paid by a corporation that  | ||||||
| 24 |  conducts business operations in a federally designated  | ||||||
| 25 |  Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated  | ||||||
| 26 |  a High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in  | ||||||
| 2 |  subparagraph (K) of paragraph (2) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under  | ||||||
| 4 |  this subparagraph (M); | ||||||
| 5 |             (N) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction  | ||||||
| 6 |  used to compute the federal income tax credit for  | ||||||
| 7 |  restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of  | ||||||
| 8 |  right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 10 |             (O) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction  | ||||||
| 12 |  is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return  | ||||||
| 13 |  under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 14 |  Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year  | ||||||
| 15 |  thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where: | ||||||
| 16 |                 (1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation  | ||||||
| 17 |  deduction taken for the taxable year on the  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return on property  | ||||||
| 19 |  for which the bonus depreciation deduction was  | ||||||
| 20 |  taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not  | ||||||
| 22 |  including the bonus depreciation deduction; | ||||||
| 23 |                 (2) for taxable years ending on or before  | ||||||
| 24 |  December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30  | ||||||
| 25 |  and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 26 |  0.429); and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (3) for taxable years ending after December  | ||||||
| 2 |  31, 2005: | ||||||
| 3 |                     (i) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 4 |  depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 5 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 6 |  30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 7 |  by 0.429); | ||||||
| 8 |                     (ii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 9 |  depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 10 |  basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by  | ||||||
| 11 |  1.0; | ||||||
| 12 |                     (iii) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 13 |  depreciation deduction of 100% of the adjusted  | ||||||
| 14 |  basis was taken in a taxable year ending on or  | ||||||
| 15 |  after December 31, 2021, "x" equals the  | ||||||
| 16 |  depreciation deduction that would be allowed  | ||||||
| 17 |  on that property if the taxpayer had made the  | ||||||
| 18 |  election under Section 168(k)(7) of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Internal Revenue Code to not claim bonus  | ||||||
| 20 |  depreciation on that property; and | ||||||
| 21 |                     (iv) for property on which a bonus  | ||||||
| 22 |  depreciation deduction of a percentage other  | ||||||
| 23 |  than 30%, 50% or 100% of the adjusted basis  | ||||||
| 24 |  was taken in a taxable year ending on or after  | ||||||
| 25 |  December 31, 2021, "x" equals "y" multiplied  | ||||||
| 26 |  by 100 times the percentage bonus depreciation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  on the property (that is, 100(bonus%)) and  | ||||||
| 2 |  then divided by 100 times 1 minus the  | ||||||
| 3 |  percentage bonus depreciation on the property  | ||||||
| 4 |  (that is, 100(1-bonus%)).  | ||||||
| 5 |             The aggregate amount deducted under this  | ||||||
| 6 |  subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of  | ||||||
| 7 |  property may not exceed the amount of the bonus  | ||||||
| 8 |  depreciation deduction taken on that property on the  | ||||||
| 9 |  taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection  | ||||||
| 10 |  (k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This  | ||||||
| 11 |  subparagraph (O) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Section 250; | ||||||
| 13 |             (P) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  otherwise disposes of property for which the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 15 |  was required in any taxable year to make an addition  | ||||||
| 16 |  modification under subparagraph (D-5), then an amount  | ||||||
| 17 |  equal to that addition modification. | ||||||
| 18 |             If the taxpayer continues to own property through  | ||||||
| 19 |  the last day of the last tax year for which a  | ||||||
| 20 |  subtraction is allowed with respect to that property  | ||||||
| 21 |  under subparagraph (O) and for which the taxpayer was  | ||||||
| 22 |  required in any taxable year to make an addition  | ||||||
| 23 |  modification under subparagraph (D-5), then an amount  | ||||||
| 24 |  equal to that addition modification.  | ||||||
| 25 |             The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction  | ||||||
| 26 |  under this subparagraph only once with respect to any  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  one piece of property. | ||||||
| 2 |             This subparagraph (P) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 3 |  provisions of Section 250; | ||||||
| 4 |             (Q) The amount of (i) any interest income (net of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account  | ||||||
| 6 |  for the taxable year with respect to a transaction  | ||||||
| 7 |  with a taxpayer that is required to make an addition  | ||||||
| 8 |  modification with respect to such transaction under  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),  | ||||||
| 10 |  203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed  | ||||||
| 11 |  the amount of such addition modification and (ii) any  | ||||||
| 12 |  income from intangible property (net of the deductions  | ||||||
| 13 |  allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable  | ||||||
| 14 |  year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 15 |  that is required to make an addition modification with  | ||||||
| 16 |  respect to such transaction under Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or  | ||||||
| 18 |  203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of such  | ||||||
| 19 |  addition modification. This subparagraph (Q) is exempt  | ||||||
| 20 |  from Section 250;  | ||||||
| 21 |             (R) An amount equal to the interest income taken  | ||||||
| 22 |  into account for the taxable year (net of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 24 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 25 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 26 |  for the fact that the foreign person's business  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  activity outside the United States is 80% or more of  | ||||||
| 2 |  that person's total business activity and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 3 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to  | ||||||
| 4 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 5 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 6 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
| 7 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 8 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 9 |  income under different subsections of Section 304, but  | ||||||
| 10 |  not to exceed the addition modification required to be  | ||||||
| 11 |  made for the same taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  203(d)(2)(D-7) for interest paid, accrued, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  incurred, directly or indirectly, to the same person.  | ||||||
| 14 |  This subparagraph (R) is exempt from Section 250;  | ||||||
| 15 |             (S) An amount equal to the income from intangible  | ||||||
| 16 |  property taken into account for the taxable year (net  | ||||||
| 17 |  of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to  | ||||||
| 18 |  transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a  | ||||||
| 19 |  member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but  | ||||||
| 20 |  for the fact that the foreign person's business  | ||||||
| 21 |  activity outside the United States is 80% or more of  | ||||||
| 22 |  that person's total business activity and (ii) for  | ||||||
| 23 |  taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to  | ||||||
| 24 |  a person who would be a member of the same unitary  | ||||||
| 25 |  business group but for the fact that the person is  | ||||||
| 26 |  prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  included in the unitary business group because he or  | ||||||
| 2 |  she is ordinarily required to apportion business  | ||||||
| 3 |  income under different subsections of Section 304, but  | ||||||
| 4 |  not to exceed the addition modification required to be  | ||||||
| 5 |  made for the same taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  203(d)(2)(D-8) for intangible expenses and costs paid,  | ||||||
| 7 |  accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  same person. This subparagraph (S) is exempt from  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section 250;  | ||||||
| 10 |             (T) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 11 |  31, 2011, in the case of a taxpayer who was required to  | ||||||
| 12 |  add back any insurance premiums under Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  203(d)(2)(D-9), such taxpayer may elect to subtract  | ||||||
| 14 |  that part of a reimbursement received from the  | ||||||
| 15 |  insurance company equal to the amount of the expense  | ||||||
| 16 |  or loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance  | ||||||
| 17 |  company) that would have been taken into account as a  | ||||||
| 18 |  deduction for federal income tax purposes if the  | ||||||
| 19 |  expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer  | ||||||
| 20 |  makes the election provided for by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 21 |  (T), the insurer to which the premiums were paid must  | ||||||
| 22 |  add back to income the amount subtracted by the  | ||||||
| 23 |  taxpayer pursuant to this subparagraph (T). This  | ||||||
| 24 |  subparagraph (T) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section 250; and  | ||||||
| 26 |             (U) For taxable years beginning on or after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  January 1, 2023, for any cannabis establishment  | ||||||
| 2 |  operating in this State and licensed under the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any cannabis  | ||||||
| 4 |  cultivation center or medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 5 |  organization operating in this State and licensed  | ||||||
| 6 |  under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis  | ||||||
| 7 |  Program Act, an amount equal to the deductions that  | ||||||
| 8 |  were disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal  | ||||||
| 9 |  Revenue Code for the taxable year and that would not be  | ||||||
| 10 |  added back under this subsection. The provisions of  | ||||||
| 11 |  this subparagraph (U) are exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 12 |  of Section 250. 
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| 13 |     (e) Gross income; adjusted gross income; taxable income. | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) In general. Subject to the provisions of paragraph  | ||||||
| 15 |  (2) and subsection (b)(3), for purposes of this Section  | ||||||
| 16 |  and Section 803(e), a taxpayer's gross income, adjusted  | ||||||
| 17 |  gross income, or taxable income for the taxable year shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  mean the amount of gross income, adjusted gross income or  | ||||||
| 19 |  taxable income properly reportable for federal income tax  | ||||||
| 20 |  purposes for the taxable year under the provisions of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Internal Revenue Code. Taxable income may be less than  | ||||||
| 22 |  zero. However, for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 23 |  December 31, 1986, net operating loss carryforwards from  | ||||||
| 24 |  taxable years ending prior to December 31, 1986, may not  | ||||||
| 25 |  exceed the sum of federal taxable income for the taxable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  year before net operating loss deduction, plus the excess  | ||||||
| 2 |  of addition modifications over subtraction modifications  | ||||||
| 3 |  for the taxable year. For taxable years ending prior to  | ||||||
| 4 |  December 31, 1986, taxable income may never be an amount  | ||||||
| 5 |  in excess of the net operating loss for the taxable year as  | ||||||
| 6 |  defined in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 172 of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Internal Revenue Code, provided that when taxable income  | ||||||
| 8 |  of a corporation (other than a Subchapter S corporation),  | ||||||
| 9 |  trust, or estate is less than zero and addition  | ||||||
| 10 |  modifications, other than those provided by subparagraph  | ||||||
| 11 |  (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) for corporations or  | ||||||
| 12 |  subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) for  | ||||||
| 13 |  trusts and estates, exceed subtraction modifications, an  | ||||||
| 14 |  addition modification must be made under those  | ||||||
| 15 |  subparagraphs for any other taxable year to which the  | ||||||
| 16 |  taxable income less than zero (net operating loss) is  | ||||||
| 17 |  applied under Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code or  | ||||||
| 18 |  under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 19 |  (e) applied in conjunction with Section 172 of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Internal Revenue Code. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) Special rule. For purposes of paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 22 |  this subsection, the taxable income properly reportable  | ||||||
| 23 |  for federal income tax purposes shall mean: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) Certain life insurance companies. In the case  | ||||||
| 25 |  of a life insurance company subject to the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 26 |  by Section 801 of the Internal Revenue Code, life  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  insurance company taxable income, plus the amount of  | ||||||
| 2 |  distribution from pre-1984 policyholder surplus  | ||||||
| 3 |  accounts as calculated under Section 815a of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 5 |             (B) Certain other insurance companies. In the case  | ||||||
| 6 |  of mutual insurance companies subject to the tax  | ||||||
| 7 |  imposed by Section 831 of the Internal Revenue Code,  | ||||||
| 8 |  insurance company taxable income; | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) Regulated investment companies. In the case of  | ||||||
| 10 |  a regulated investment company subject to the tax  | ||||||
| 11 |  imposed by Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code,  | ||||||
| 12 |  investment company taxable income; | ||||||
| 13 |             (D) Real estate investment trusts. In the case of  | ||||||
| 14 |  a real estate investment trust subject to the tax  | ||||||
| 15 |  imposed by Section 857 of the Internal Revenue Code,  | ||||||
| 16 |  real estate investment trust taxable income; | ||||||
| 17 |             (E) Consolidated corporations. In the case of a  | ||||||
| 18 |  corporation which is a member of an affiliated group  | ||||||
| 19 |  of corporations filing a consolidated income tax  | ||||||
| 20 |  return for the taxable year for federal income tax  | ||||||
| 21 |  purposes, taxable income determined as if such  | ||||||
| 22 |  corporation had filed a separate return for federal  | ||||||
| 23 |  income tax purposes for the taxable year and each  | ||||||
| 24 |  preceding taxable year for which it was a member of an  | ||||||
| 25 |  affiliated group. For purposes of this subparagraph,  | ||||||
| 26 |  the taxpayer's separate taxable income shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  determined as if the election provided by Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  243(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code had been in  | ||||||
| 3 |  effect for all such years; | ||||||
| 4 |             (F) Cooperatives. In the case of a cooperative  | ||||||
| 5 |  corporation or association, the taxable income of such  | ||||||
| 6 |  organization determined in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 7 |  provisions of Section 1381 through 1388 of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Internal Revenue Code, but without regard to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  prohibition against offsetting losses from patronage  | ||||||
| 10 |  activities against income from nonpatronage  | ||||||
| 11 |  activities; except that a cooperative corporation or  | ||||||
| 12 |  association may make an election to follow its federal  | ||||||
| 13 |  income tax treatment of patronage losses and  | ||||||
| 14 |  nonpatronage losses. In the event such election is  | ||||||
| 15 |  made, such losses shall be computed and carried over  | ||||||
| 16 |  in a manner consistent with subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  207 of this Act and apportioned by the apportionment  | ||||||
| 18 |  factor reported by the cooperative on its Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 |  income tax return filed for the taxable year in which  | ||||||
| 20 |  the losses are incurred. The election shall be  | ||||||
| 21 |  effective for all taxable years with original returns  | ||||||
| 22 |  due on or after the date of the election. In addition,  | ||||||
| 23 |  the cooperative may file an amended return or returns,  | ||||||
| 24 |  as allowed under this Act, to provide that the  | ||||||
| 25 |  election shall be effective for losses incurred or  | ||||||
| 26 |  carried forward for taxable years occurring prior to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the date of the election. Once made, the election may  | ||||||
| 2 |  only be revoked upon approval of the Director. The  | ||||||
| 3 |  Department shall adopt rules setting forth  | ||||||
| 4 |  requirements for documenting the elections and any  | ||||||
| 5 |  resulting Illinois net loss and the standards to be  | ||||||
| 6 |  used by the Director in evaluating requests to revoke  | ||||||
| 7 |  elections. Public Act 96-932 is declaratory of  | ||||||
| 8 |  existing law;  | ||||||
| 9 |             (G) Subchapter S corporations. In the case of: (i)  | ||||||
| 10 |  a Subchapter S corporation for which there is in  | ||||||
| 11 |  effect an election for the taxable year under Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  1362 of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxable income  | ||||||
| 13 |  of such corporation determined in accordance with  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 1363(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, except  | ||||||
| 15 |  that taxable income shall take into account those  | ||||||
| 16 |  items which are required by Section 1363(b)(1) of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Internal Revenue Code to be separately stated; and  | ||||||
| 18 |  (ii) a Subchapter S corporation for which there is in  | ||||||
| 19 |  effect a federal election to opt out of the provisions  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982 and have  | ||||||
| 21 |  applied instead the prior federal Subchapter S rules  | ||||||
| 22 |  as in effect on July 1, 1982, the taxable income of  | ||||||
| 23 |  such corporation determined in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 24 |  federal Subchapter S rules as in effect on July 1,  | ||||||
| 25 |  1982; and | ||||||
| 26 |             (H) Partnerships. In the case of a partnership,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  taxable income determined in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  703 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that taxable  | ||||||
| 3 |  income shall take into account those items which are  | ||||||
| 4 |  required by Section 703(a)(1) to be separately stated  | ||||||
| 5 |  but which would be taken into account by an individual  | ||||||
| 6 |  in calculating his taxable income. | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) Recapture of business expenses on disposition of  | ||||||
| 8 |  asset or business. Notwithstanding any other law to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  contrary, if in prior years income from an asset or  | ||||||
| 10 |  business has been classified as business income and in a  | ||||||
| 11 |  later year is demonstrated to be non-business income, then  | ||||||
| 12 |  all expenses, without limitation, deducted in such later  | ||||||
| 13 |  year and in the 2 immediately preceding taxable years  | ||||||
| 14 |  related to that asset or business that generated the  | ||||||
| 15 |  non-business income shall be added back and recaptured as  | ||||||
| 16 |  business income in the year of the disposition of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  asset or business. Such amount shall be apportioned to  | ||||||
| 18 |  Illinois using the greater of the apportionment fraction  | ||||||
| 19 |  computed for the business under Section 304 of this Act  | ||||||
| 20 |  for the taxable year or the average of the apportionment  | ||||||
| 21 |  fractions computed for the business under Section 304 of  | ||||||
| 22 |  this Act for the taxable year and for the 2 immediately  | ||||||
| 23 |  preceding taxable years. 
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| 24 |     (f) Valuation limitation amount. | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) In general. The valuation limitation amount  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  referred to in subsections (a)(2)(G), (c)(2)(I) and  | ||||||
| 2 |  (d)(2)(E) is an amount equal to: | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) The sum of the pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation  | ||||||
| 4 |  amounts (to the extent consisting of gain reportable  | ||||||
| 5 |  under the provisions of Section 1245 or 1250 of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Internal Revenue Code) for all property in respect of  | ||||||
| 7 |  which such gain was reported for the taxable year;  | ||||||
| 8 |  plus | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) The lesser of (i) the sum of the pre-August 1,  | ||||||
| 10 |  1969 appreciation amounts (to the extent consisting of  | ||||||
| 11 |  capital gain) for all property in respect of which  | ||||||
| 12 |  such gain was reported for federal income tax purposes  | ||||||
| 13 |  for the taxable year, or (ii) the net capital gain for  | ||||||
| 14 |  the taxable year, reduced in either case by any amount  | ||||||
| 15 |  of such gain included in the amount determined under  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection (a)(2)(F) or (c)(2)(H). | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) Pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation amount. | ||||||
| 18 |             (A) If the fair market value of property referred  | ||||||
| 19 |  to in paragraph (1) was readily ascertainable on  | ||||||
| 20 |  August 1, 1969, the pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation  | ||||||
| 21 |  amount for such property is the lesser of (i) the  | ||||||
| 22 |  excess of such fair market value over the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 23 |  basis (for determining gain) for such property on that  | ||||||
| 24 |  date (determined under the Internal Revenue Code as in  | ||||||
| 25 |  effect on that date), or (ii) the total gain realized  | ||||||
| 26 |  and reportable for federal income tax purposes in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  respect of the sale, exchange or other disposition of  | ||||||
| 2 |  such property. | ||||||
| 3 |             (B) If the fair market value of property referred  | ||||||
| 4 |  to in paragraph (1) was not readily ascertainable on  | ||||||
| 5 |  August 1, 1969, the pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation  | ||||||
| 6 |  amount for such property is that amount which bears  | ||||||
| 7 |  the same ratio to the total gain reported in respect of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the property for federal income tax purposes for the  | ||||||
| 9 |  taxable year, as the number of full calendar months in  | ||||||
| 10 |  that part of the taxpayer's holding period for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  property ending July 31, 1969 bears to the number of  | ||||||
| 12 |  full calendar months in the taxpayer's entire holding  | ||||||
| 13 |  period for the property. | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) The Department shall prescribe such  | ||||||
| 15 |  regulations as may be necessary to carry out the  | ||||||
| 16 |  purposes of this paragraph.
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (g) Double deductions. Unless specifically provided  | ||||||
| 18 | otherwise, nothing in this Section shall permit the same item  | ||||||
| 19 | to be deducted more than once.
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (h) Legislative intention. Except as expressly provided by  | ||||||
| 21 | this Section there shall be no modifications or limitations on  | ||||||
| 22 | the amounts of income, gain, loss or deduction taken into  | ||||||
| 23 | account in determining gross income, adjusted gross income or  | ||||||
| 24 | taxable income for federal income tax purposes for the taxable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | year, or in the amount of such items entering into the  | ||||||
| 2 | computation of base income and net income under this Act for  | ||||||
| 3 | such taxable year, whether in respect of property values as of  | ||||||
| 4 | August 1, 1969 or otherwise. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 6 | 102-658, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1112, eff.  | ||||||
| 7 | 12-21-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-478, eff. 1-1-24; 103-592,  | ||||||
| 8 | Article 10, Section 10-900, eff. 6-7-24; 103-592, Article 170,  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 170-90, eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-647,  | ||||||
| 10 | eff. 7-1-24; revised 8-20-24.)
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| 11 |     (35 ILCS 5/241) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 241. Credit for quantum computing campuses.     | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) A taxpayer who has been awarded a credit by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under Section  | ||||||
| 15 | 605-1115 605-115 of the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 16 | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 | is entitled to a credit against the taxes imposed under  | ||||||
| 18 | subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act. The amount  | ||||||
| 19 | of the credit shall be 20% of the wages paid by the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 20 | during the taxable year to a full-time or part-time employee  | ||||||
| 21 | of a construction contractor employed in the construction of  | ||||||
| 22 | an eligible facility located on a quantum computing campus  | ||||||
| 23 | designated under Section 605-1115 605-115 of the Department of  | ||||||
| 24 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 25 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce  | ||||||
| 2 | the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of  | ||||||
| 3 | the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess  | ||||||
| 4 | may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the  | ||||||
| 5 | 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax  | ||||||
| 6 | credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is  | ||||||
| 7 | a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year  | ||||||
| 8 | that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit  | ||||||
| 9 | shall be applied first.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) A person claiming the credit allowed under this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section shall attach to its Illinois income tax return for the  | ||||||
| 12 | taxable year for which the credit is allowed a copy of the tax  | ||||||
| 13 | credit certificate issued by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 14 | Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (d) Partners and shareholders of Subchapter S corporations  | ||||||
| 16 | are entitled to a credit under this Section as provided in  | ||||||
| 17 | Section 251.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (e) As used in this Section, "eligible facility" means a  | ||||||
| 19 | building used primarily to house one or more of the following:  | ||||||
| 20 | a quantum computer operator; a research facility; a data  | ||||||
| 21 | center; a manufacturer and assembler of quantum computers and  | ||||||
| 22 | component parts; a cryogenic or refrigeration facility; or any  | ||||||
| 23 | other facility determined, by industry and academic leaders,  | ||||||
| 24 | to be fundamental to the research and development of quantum  | ||||||
| 25 | computing for practical solutions.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (f) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 250.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-595, eff. 6-26-24; revised 9-25-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (35 ILCS 5/242) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 242 241. Music and Musicians Tax Credits and Jobs  | ||||||
| 5 | Act. Taxpayers who have been awarded a credit under the Music  | ||||||
| 6 | and Musicians Tax Credits and Jobs Act are entitled to a credit  | ||||||
| 7 | against the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 201 of this Act in an amount determined by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under that  | ||||||
| 10 | Act. The credit shall be claimed in the taxable year in which  | ||||||
| 11 | the tax credit award certificate is issued, and the  | ||||||
| 12 | certificate shall be attached to the return. If the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 13 | is a partnership or Subchapter S corporation, the credit shall  | ||||||
| 14 | be allowed to the partners or shareholders in accordance with  | ||||||
| 15 | the provisions of Section 251. | ||||||
| 16 |     The credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less  | ||||||
| 17 | than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the tax  | ||||||
| 18 | liability for the year, the excess may be carried forward and  | ||||||
| 19 | applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following  | ||||||
| 20 | the excess credit year. The credit shall be applied to the  | ||||||
| 21 | earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are  | ||||||
| 22 | credits from more than one tax year that are available to  | ||||||
| 23 | offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, Article 52, Section 52-5, eff. 6-7-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 9-25-24.)
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| 1 |     (35 ILCS 5/243) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 243 241. The Illinois Gives tax credit. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2025  | ||||||
| 4 | and ending before January 1, 2030, each taxpayer for whom a tax  | ||||||
| 5 | credit has been authorized by the Department of Revenue under  | ||||||
| 6 | the Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act is entitled to a credit  | ||||||
| 7 | against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 201 in an amount equal to the amount authorized under  | ||||||
| 9 | that Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) For partners of partnerships and shareholders of  | ||||||
| 11 | Subchapter S corporations, there is allowed a credit under  | ||||||
| 12 | this Section to be determined in accordance with Section 251  | ||||||
| 13 | of this Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) The credit may not be carried back and may not reduce  | ||||||
| 15 | the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of  | ||||||
| 16 | the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess  | ||||||
| 17 | may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the  | ||||||
| 18 | 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax  | ||||||
| 19 | credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is  | ||||||
| 20 | a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year  | ||||||
| 21 | that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be applied first. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, Article 170, Section 170-90, eff.  | ||||||
| 24 | 6-7-24; revised 9-25-24.)
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| 1 |     (35 ILCS 5/244) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 244. Child tax credit. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) For the taxable years beginning on or after January 1,  | ||||||
| 4 | 2024, each individual taxpayer who has at least one qualifying  | ||||||
| 5 | child who is younger than 12 years of age as of the last day of  | ||||||
| 6 | the taxable year is entitled to a credit against the tax  | ||||||
| 7 | imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201. For tax  | ||||||
| 8 | years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and before January  | ||||||
| 9 | 1, 2025, the credit shall be equal to 20% of the credit allowed  | ||||||
| 10 | to the taxpayer under Section 212 of this Act for that taxable  | ||||||
| 11 | year. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the  | ||||||
| 12 | amount of the credit shall be equal to 40% of the credit  | ||||||
| 13 | allowed to the taxpayer under Section 212 of this Act for that  | ||||||
| 14 | taxable year.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) If the amount of the credit exceeds the income tax  | ||||||
| 16 | liability for the applicable tax year, then the excess credit  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be refunded to the taxpayer. The amount of the refund  | ||||||
| 18 | under this Section shall not be included in the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 19 | income or resources for the purposes of determining  | ||||||
| 20 | eligibility or benefit level in any means-tested benefit  | ||||||
| 21 | program administered by a governmental entity unless required  | ||||||
| 22 | by federal law.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) The Department may adopt rules to carry out the  | ||||||
| 24 | provisions of this Section.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) As used in this Section, "qualifying child" has the  | ||||||
| 26 | meaning given to that term in Section 152 of the Internal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Revenue Code.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (e) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 3 | 250.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (35 ILCS 5/304)    (from Ch. 120, par. 3-304) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 304. Business income of persons other than residents.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) In general. The business income of a person other than  | ||||||
| 8 | a resident shall be allocated to this State if such person's  | ||||||
| 9 | business income is derived solely from this State. If a person  | ||||||
| 10 | other than a resident derives business income from this State  | ||||||
| 11 | and one or more other states, then, for tax years ending on or  | ||||||
| 12 | before December 30, 1998, and except as otherwise provided by  | ||||||
| 13 | this Section, such person's business income shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | apportioned to this State by multiplying the income by a  | ||||||
| 15 | fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the property  | ||||||
| 16 | factor (if any), the payroll factor (if any) and 200% of the  | ||||||
| 17 | sales factor (if any), and the denominator of which is 4  | ||||||
| 18 | reduced by the number of factors other than the sales factor  | ||||||
| 19 | which have a denominator of zero and by an additional 2 if the  | ||||||
| 20 | sales factor has a denominator of zero. For tax years ending on  | ||||||
| 21 | or after December 31, 1998, and except as otherwise provided  | ||||||
| 22 | by this Section, persons other than residents who derive  | ||||||
| 23 | business income from this State and one or more other states  | ||||||
| 24 | shall compute their apportionment factor by weighting their  | ||||||
| 25 | property, payroll, and sales factors as provided in subsection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (h) of this Section. | ||||||
| 2 |     (1) Property factor. | ||||||
| 3 |         (A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator  | ||||||
| 4 |  of which is the average value of the person's real and  | ||||||
| 5 |  tangible personal property owned or rented and used in the  | ||||||
| 6 |  trade or business in this State during the taxable year  | ||||||
| 7 |  and the denominator of which is the average value of all  | ||||||
| 8 |  the person's real and tangible personal property owned or  | ||||||
| 9 |  rented and used in the trade or business during the  | ||||||
| 10 |  taxable year. | ||||||
| 11 |         (B) Property owned by the person is valued at its  | ||||||
| 12 |  original cost. Property rented by the person is valued at  | ||||||
| 13 |  8 times the net annual rental rate. Net annual rental rate  | ||||||
| 14 |  is the annual rental rate paid by the person less any  | ||||||
| 15 |  annual rental rate received by the person from  | ||||||
| 16 |  sub-rentals. | ||||||
| 17 |         (C) The average value of property shall be determined  | ||||||
| 18 |  by averaging the values at the beginning and ending of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  taxable year, but the Director may require the averaging  | ||||||
| 20 |  of monthly values during the taxable year if reasonably  | ||||||
| 21 |  required to reflect properly the average value of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  person's property. | ||||||
| 23 |     (2) Payroll factor. | ||||||
| 24 |         (A) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 25 |  which is the total amount paid in this State during the  | ||||||
| 26 |  taxable year by the person for compensation, and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  denominator of which is the total compensation paid  | ||||||
| 2 |  everywhere during the taxable year. | ||||||
| 3 |         (B) Compensation is paid in this State if: | ||||||
| 4 |             (i) The individual's service is performed entirely  | ||||||
| 5 |  within this State; | ||||||
| 6 |             (ii) The individual's service is performed both  | ||||||
| 7 |  within and without this State, but the service  | ||||||
| 8 |  performed without this State is incidental to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  individual's service performed within this State; or | ||||||
| 10 |             (iii) For tax years ending prior to December 31,  | ||||||
| 11 |  2020, some of the service is performed within this  | ||||||
| 12 |  State and either the base of operations, or if there is  | ||||||
| 13 |  no base of operations, the place from which the  | ||||||
| 14 |  service is directed or controlled is within this  | ||||||
| 15 |  State, or the base of operations or the place from  | ||||||
| 16 |  which the service is directed or controlled is not in  | ||||||
| 17 |  any state in which some part of the service is  | ||||||
| 18 |  performed, but the individual's residence is in this  | ||||||
| 19 |  State. For tax years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 20 |  2020, compensation is paid in this State if some of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  individual's service is performed within this State,  | ||||||
| 22 |  the individual's service performed within this State  | ||||||
| 23 |  is nonincidental to the individual's service performed  | ||||||
| 24 |  without this State, and the individual's service is  | ||||||
| 25 |  performed within this State for more than 30 working  | ||||||
| 26 |  days during the tax year. The amount of compensation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  paid in this State shall include the portion of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  individual's total compensation for services performed  | ||||||
| 3 |  on behalf of his or her employer during the tax year  | ||||||
| 4 |  which the number of working days spent within this  | ||||||
| 5 |  State during the tax year bears to the total number of  | ||||||
| 6 |  working days spent both within and without this State  | ||||||
| 7 |  during the tax year. For purposes of this paragraph:  | ||||||
| 8 |                 (a) The term "working day" means all days  | ||||||
| 9 |  during the tax year in which the individual  | ||||||
| 10 |  performs duties on behalf of his or her employer.  | ||||||
| 11 |  All days in which the individual performs no  | ||||||
| 12 |  duties on behalf of his or her employer (e.g.,  | ||||||
| 13 |  weekends, vacation days, sick days, and holidays)  | ||||||
| 14 |  are not working days. | ||||||
| 15 |                 (b) A working day is spent within this State  | ||||||
| 16 |  if:  | ||||||
| 17 |                     (1) the individual performs service on  | ||||||
| 18 |  behalf of the employer and a greater amount of  | ||||||
| 19 |  time on that day is spent by the individual  | ||||||
| 20 |  performing duties on behalf of the employer  | ||||||
| 21 |  within this State, without regard to time  | ||||||
| 22 |  spent traveling, than is spent performing  | ||||||
| 23 |  duties on behalf of the employer without this  | ||||||
| 24 |  State; or | ||||||
| 25 |                     (2) the only service the individual  | ||||||
| 26 |  performs on behalf of the employer on that day  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is traveling to a destination within this  | ||||||
| 2 |  State, and the individual arrives on that day.  | ||||||
| 3 |                 (c) Working days spent within this State do  | ||||||
| 4 |  not include any day in which the employee is  | ||||||
| 5 |  performing services in this State during a  | ||||||
| 6 |  disaster period solely in response to a request  | ||||||
| 7 |  made to his or her employer by the government of  | ||||||
| 8 |  this State, by any political subdivision of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  State, or by a person conducting business in this  | ||||||
| 10 |  State to perform disaster or emergency-related  | ||||||
| 11 |  services in this State. For purposes of this item  | ||||||
| 12 |  (c):  | ||||||
| 13 |                     "Declared State disaster or emergency"  | ||||||
| 14 |  means a disaster or emergency event (i) for  | ||||||
| 15 |  which a Governor's proclamation of a state of  | ||||||
| 16 |  emergency has been issued or (ii) for which a  | ||||||
| 17 |  Presidential declaration of a federal major  | ||||||
| 18 |  disaster or emergency has been issued.  | ||||||
| 19 |                     "Disaster period" means a period that  | ||||||
| 20 |  begins 10 days prior to the date of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Governor's proclamation or the President's  | ||||||
| 22 |  declaration (whichever is earlier) and extends  | ||||||
| 23 |  for a period of 60 calendar days after the end  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the declared disaster or emergency period.  | ||||||
| 25 |                     "Disaster or emergency-related services"  | ||||||
| 26 |  means repairing, renovating, installing,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  building, or rendering services or conducting  | ||||||
| 2 |  other business activities that relate to  | ||||||
| 3 |  infrastructure that has been damaged,  | ||||||
| 4 |  impaired, or destroyed by the declared State  | ||||||
| 5 |  disaster or emergency.  | ||||||
| 6 |                     "Infrastructure" means property and  | ||||||
| 7 |  equipment owned or used by a public utility,  | ||||||
| 8 |  communications network, broadband and Internet     | ||||||
| 9 |  internet service provider, cable and video  | ||||||
| 10 |  service provider, electric or gas distribution  | ||||||
| 11 |  system, or water pipeline that provides  | ||||||
| 12 |  service to more than one customer or person,  | ||||||
| 13 |  including related support facilities.  | ||||||
| 14 |  "Infrastructure" includes, but is not limited  | ||||||
| 15 |  to, real and personal property such as  | ||||||
| 16 |  buildings, offices, power lines, cable lines,  | ||||||
| 17 |  poles, communications lines, pipes,  | ||||||
| 18 |  structures, and equipment.  | ||||||
| 19 |             (iv) Compensation paid to nonresident professional  | ||||||
| 20 |  athletes. | ||||||
| 21 |             (a) General. The Illinois source income of a  | ||||||
| 22 |  nonresident individual who is a member of a  | ||||||
| 23 |  professional athletic team includes the portion of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  individual's total compensation for services performed  | ||||||
| 25 |  as a member of a professional athletic team during the  | ||||||
| 26 |  taxable year which the number of duty days spent  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  within this State performing services for the team in  | ||||||
| 2 |  any manner during the taxable year bears to the total  | ||||||
| 3 |  number of duty days spent both within and without this  | ||||||
| 4 |  State during the taxable year. | ||||||
| 5 |             (b) Travel days. Travel days that do not involve  | ||||||
| 6 |  either a game, practice, team meeting, or other  | ||||||
| 7 |  similar team event are not considered duty days spent  | ||||||
| 8 |  in this State. However, such travel days are  | ||||||
| 9 |  considered in the total duty days spent both within  | ||||||
| 10 |  and without this State. | ||||||
| 11 |             (c) Definitions. For purposes of this subpart  | ||||||
| 12 |  (iv): | ||||||
| 13 |                 (1) The term "professional athletic team"  | ||||||
| 14 |  includes, but is not limited to, any professional  | ||||||
| 15 |  baseball, basketball, football, soccer, or hockey  | ||||||
| 16 |  team. | ||||||
| 17 |                 (2) The term "member of a professional  | ||||||
| 18 |  athletic team" includes those employees who are  | ||||||
| 19 |  active players, players on the disabled list, and  | ||||||
| 20 |  any other persons required to travel and who  | ||||||
| 21 |  travel with and perform services on behalf of a  | ||||||
| 22 |  professional athletic team on a regular basis.  | ||||||
| 23 |  This includes, but is not limited to, coaches,  | ||||||
| 24 |  managers, and trainers. | ||||||
| 25 |                 (3) Except as provided in items (C) and (D) of  | ||||||
| 26 |  this subpart (3), the term "duty days" means all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  days during the taxable year from the beginning of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the professional athletic team's official  | ||||||
| 3 |  pre-season training period through the last game  | ||||||
| 4 |  in which the team competes or is scheduled to  | ||||||
| 5 |  compete. Duty days shall be counted for the year  | ||||||
| 6 |  in which they occur, including where a team's  | ||||||
| 7 |  official pre-season training period through the  | ||||||
| 8 |  last game in which the team competes or is  | ||||||
| 9 |  scheduled to compete, occurs during more than one  | ||||||
| 10 |  tax year. | ||||||
| 11 |                     (A) Duty days shall also include days on  | ||||||
| 12 |  which a member of a professional athletic team  | ||||||
| 13 |  performs service for a team on a date that  | ||||||
| 14 |  does not fall within the foregoing period  | ||||||
| 15 |  (e.g., participation in instructional leagues,  | ||||||
| 16 |  the "All Star Game", or promotional  | ||||||
| 17 |  "caravans"). Performing a service for a  | ||||||
| 18 |  professional athletic team includes conducting  | ||||||
| 19 |  training and rehabilitation activities, when  | ||||||
| 20 |  such activities are conducted at team  | ||||||
| 21 |  facilities. | ||||||
| 22 |                     (B) Also included in duty days are game  | ||||||
| 23 |  days, practice days, days spent at team  | ||||||
| 24 |  meetings, promotional caravans, preseason  | ||||||
| 25 |  training camps, and days served with the team  | ||||||
| 26 |  through all post-season games in which the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  team competes or is scheduled to compete. | ||||||
| 2 |                     (C) Duty days for any person who joins a  | ||||||
| 3 |  team during the period from the beginning of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the professional athletic team's official  | ||||||
| 5 |  pre-season training period through the last  | ||||||
| 6 |  game in which the team competes, or is  | ||||||
| 7 |  scheduled to compete, shall begin on the day  | ||||||
| 8 |  that person joins the team. Conversely, duty  | ||||||
| 9 |  days for any person who leaves a team during  | ||||||
| 10 |  this period shall end on the day that person  | ||||||
| 11 |  leaves the team. Where a person switches teams  | ||||||
| 12 |  during a taxable year, a separate duty-day  | ||||||
| 13 |  calculation shall be made for the period the  | ||||||
| 14 |  person was with each team. | ||||||
| 15 |                     (D) Days for which a member of a  | ||||||
| 16 |  professional athletic team is not compensated  | ||||||
| 17 |  and is not performing services for the team in  | ||||||
| 18 |  any manner, including days when such member of  | ||||||
| 19 |  a professional athletic team has been  | ||||||
| 20 |  suspended without pay and prohibited from  | ||||||
| 21 |  performing any services for the team, shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  not be treated as duty days. | ||||||
| 23 |                     (E) Days for which a member of a  | ||||||
| 24 |  professional athletic team is on the disabled  | ||||||
| 25 |  list and does not conduct rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 26 |  activities at facilities of the team, and is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  not otherwise performing services for the team  | ||||||
| 2 |  in Illinois, shall not be considered duty days  | ||||||
| 3 |  spent in this State. All days on the disabled  | ||||||
| 4 |  list, however, are considered to be included  | ||||||
| 5 |  in total duty days spent both within and  | ||||||
| 6 |  without this State. | ||||||
| 7 |                 (4) The term "total compensation for services  | ||||||
| 8 |  performed as a member of a professional athletic  | ||||||
| 9 |  team" means the total compensation received during  | ||||||
| 10 |  the taxable year for services performed: | ||||||
| 11 |                     (A) from the beginning of the official  | ||||||
| 12 |  pre-season training period through the last  | ||||||
| 13 |  game in which the team competes or is  | ||||||
| 14 |  scheduled to compete during that taxable year;  | ||||||
| 15 |  and | ||||||
| 16 |                     (B) during the taxable year on a date  | ||||||
| 17 |  which does not fall within the foregoing  | ||||||
| 18 |  period (e.g., participation in instructional  | ||||||
| 19 |  leagues, the "All Star Game", or promotional  | ||||||
| 20 |  caravans). | ||||||
| 21 |                 This compensation shall include, but is not  | ||||||
| 22 |  limited to, salaries, wages, bonuses as described  | ||||||
| 23 |  in this subpart, and any other type of  | ||||||
| 24 |  compensation paid during the taxable year to a  | ||||||
| 25 |  member of a professional athletic team for  | ||||||
| 26 |  services performed in that year. This compensation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  does not include strike benefits, severance pay,  | ||||||
| 2 |  termination pay, contract or option year buy-out  | ||||||
| 3 |  payments, expansion or relocation payments, or any  | ||||||
| 4 |  other payments not related to services performed  | ||||||
| 5 |  for the team. | ||||||
| 6 |                 For purposes of this subparagraph, "bonuses"  | ||||||
| 7 |  included in "total compensation for services  | ||||||
| 8 |  performed as a member of a professional athletic  | ||||||
| 9 |  team" subject to the allocation described in  | ||||||
| 10 |  Section 302(c)(1) are: bonuses earned as a result  | ||||||
| 11 |  of play (i.e., performance bonuses) during the  | ||||||
| 12 |  season, including bonuses paid for championship,  | ||||||
| 13 |  playoff or "bowl" games played by a team, or for  | ||||||
| 14 |  selection to all-star league or other honorary  | ||||||
| 15 |  positions; and bonuses paid for signing a  | ||||||
| 16 |  contract, unless the payment of the signing bonus  | ||||||
| 17 |  is not conditional upon the signee playing any  | ||||||
| 18 |  games for the team or performing any subsequent  | ||||||
| 19 |  services for the team or even making the team, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  signing bonus is payable separately from the  | ||||||
| 21 |  salary and any other compensation, and the signing  | ||||||
| 22 |  bonus is nonrefundable.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (3) Sales factor. | ||||||
| 24 |         (A) The sales factor is a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 25 |  which is the total sales of the person in this State during  | ||||||
| 26 |  the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  total sales of the person everywhere during the taxable  | ||||||
| 2 |  year. | ||||||
| 3 |         (B) Sales of tangible personal property are in this  | ||||||
| 4 |  State if: | ||||||
| 5 |             (i) The property is delivered or shipped to a  | ||||||
| 6 |  purchaser, other than the United States government,  | ||||||
| 7 |  within this State regardless of the f. o. b. point or  | ||||||
| 8 |  other conditions of the sale; or | ||||||
| 9 |             (ii) The property is shipped from an office,  | ||||||
| 10 |  store, warehouse, factory or other place of storage in  | ||||||
| 11 |  this State and either the purchaser is the United  | ||||||
| 12 |  States government or the person is not taxable in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  state of the purchaser; provided, however, that  | ||||||
| 14 |  premises owned or leased by a person who has  | ||||||
| 15 |  independently contracted with the seller for the  | ||||||
| 16 |  printing of newspapers, periodicals or books shall not  | ||||||
| 17 |  be deemed to be an office, store, warehouse, factory  | ||||||
| 18 |  or other place of storage for purposes of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section. Sales of tangible personal property are not  | ||||||
| 20 |  in this State if the seller and purchaser would be  | ||||||
| 21 |  members of the same unitary business group but for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  fact that either the seller or purchaser is a person  | ||||||
| 23 |  with 80% or more of total business activity outside of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the United States and the property is purchased for  | ||||||
| 25 |  resale. | ||||||
| 26 |         (B-1) Patents, copyrights, trademarks, and similar  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  items of intangible personal property. | ||||||
| 2 |             (i) Gross receipts from the licensing, sale, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  other disposition of a patent, copyright, trademark,  | ||||||
| 4 |  or similar item of intangible personal property, other  | ||||||
| 5 |  than gross receipts governed by paragraph (B-7) of  | ||||||
| 6 |  this item (3), are in this State to the extent the item  | ||||||
| 7 |  is utilized in this State during the year the gross  | ||||||
| 8 |  receipts are included in gross income. | ||||||
| 9 |             (ii) Place of utilization. | ||||||
| 10 |                 (I) A patent is utilized in a state to the  | ||||||
| 11 |  extent that it is employed in production,  | ||||||
| 12 |  fabrication, manufacturing, or other processing in  | ||||||
| 13 |  the state or to the extent that a patented product  | ||||||
| 14 |  is produced in the state. If a patent is utilized  | ||||||
| 15 |  in more than one state, the extent to which it is  | ||||||
| 16 |  utilized in any one state shall be a fraction  | ||||||
| 17 |  equal to the gross receipts of the licensee or  | ||||||
| 18 |  purchaser from sales or leases of items produced,  | ||||||
| 19 |  fabricated, manufactured, or processed within that  | ||||||
| 20 |  state using the patent and of patented items  | ||||||
| 21 |  produced within that state, divided by the total  | ||||||
| 22 |  of such gross receipts for all states in which the  | ||||||
| 23 |  patent is utilized. | ||||||
| 24 |                 (II) A copyright is utilized in a state to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  extent that printing or other publication  | ||||||
| 26 |  originates in the state. If a copyright is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  utilized in more than one state, the extent to  | ||||||
| 2 |  which it is utilized in any one state shall be a  | ||||||
| 3 |  fraction equal to the gross receipts from sales or  | ||||||
| 4 |  licenses of materials printed or published in that  | ||||||
| 5 |  state divided by the total of such gross receipts  | ||||||
| 6 |  for all states in which the copyright is utilized. | ||||||
| 7 |                 (III) Trademarks and other items of intangible  | ||||||
| 8 |  personal property governed by this paragraph (B-1)  | ||||||
| 9 |  are utilized in the state in which the commercial  | ||||||
| 10 |  domicile of the licensee or purchaser is located. | ||||||
| 11 |             (iii) If the state of utilization of an item of  | ||||||
| 12 |  property governed by this paragraph (B-1) cannot be  | ||||||
| 13 |  determined from the taxpayer's books and records or  | ||||||
| 14 |  from the books and records of any person related to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  taxpayer within the meaning of Section 267(b) of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 267, the gross  | ||||||
| 17 |  receipts attributable to that item shall be excluded  | ||||||
| 18 |  from both the numerator and the denominator of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  sales factor. | ||||||
| 20 |         (B-2) Gross receipts from the license, sale, or other  | ||||||
| 21 |  disposition of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and  | ||||||
| 22 |  similar items of intangible personal property, other than  | ||||||
| 23 |  gross receipts governed by paragraph (B-7) of this item  | ||||||
| 24 |  (3), may be included in the numerator or denominator of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the sales factor only if gross receipts from licenses,  | ||||||
| 26 |  sales, or other disposition of such items comprise more  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  than 50% of the taxpayer's total gross receipts included  | ||||||
| 2 |  in gross income during the tax year and during each of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  2 immediately preceding tax years; provided that, when a  | ||||||
| 4 |  taxpayer is a member of a unitary business group, such  | ||||||
| 5 |  determination shall be made on the basis of the gross  | ||||||
| 6 |  receipts of the entire unitary business group. | ||||||
| 7 |         (B-5) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 8 |  31, 2008, except as provided in subsections (ii) through  | ||||||
| 9 |  (vii), receipts from the sale of telecommunications  | ||||||
| 10 |  service or mobile telecommunications service are in this  | ||||||
| 11 |  State if the customer's service address is in this State. | ||||||
| 12 |             (i) For purposes of this subparagraph (B-5), the  | ||||||
| 13 |  following terms have the following meanings: | ||||||
| 14 |             "Ancillary services" means services that are  | ||||||
| 15 |  associated with or incidental to the provision of  | ||||||
| 16 |  "telecommunications services", including, but not  | ||||||
| 17 |  limited to, "detailed telecommunications billing",  | ||||||
| 18 |  "directory assistance", "vertical service", and "voice  | ||||||
| 19 |  mail services". | ||||||
| 20 |             "Air-to-Ground Radiotelephone service" means a  | ||||||
| 21 |  radio service, as that term is defined in 47 CFR 22.99,  | ||||||
| 22 |  in which common carriers are authorized to offer and  | ||||||
| 23 |  provide radio telecommunications service for hire to  | ||||||
| 24 |  subscribers in aircraft. | ||||||
| 25 |             "Call-by-call Basis" means any method of charging  | ||||||
| 26 |  for telecommunications services where the price is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  measured by individual calls. | ||||||
| 2 |             "Communications Channel" means a physical or  | ||||||
| 3 |  virtual path of communications over which signals are  | ||||||
| 4 |  transmitted between or among customer channel  | ||||||
| 5 |  termination points. | ||||||
| 6 |             "Conference bridging service" means an "ancillary  | ||||||
| 7 |  service" that links two or more participants of an  | ||||||
| 8 |  audio or video conference call and may include the  | ||||||
| 9 |  provision of a telephone number. "Conference bridging  | ||||||
| 10 |  service" does not include the "telecommunications  | ||||||
| 11 |  services" used to reach the conference bridge. | ||||||
| 12 |             "Customer Channel Termination Point" means the  | ||||||
| 13 |  location where the customer either inputs or receives  | ||||||
| 14 |  the communications. | ||||||
| 15 |             "Detailed telecommunications billing service"  | ||||||
| 16 |  means an "ancillary service" of separately stating  | ||||||
| 17 |  information pertaining to individual calls on a  | ||||||
| 18 |  customer's billing statement. | ||||||
| 19 |             "Directory assistance" means an "ancillary  | ||||||
| 20 |  service" of providing telephone number information,  | ||||||
| 21 |  and/or address information. | ||||||
| 22 |             "Home service provider" means the facilities based  | ||||||
| 23 |  carrier or reseller with which the customer contracts  | ||||||
| 24 |  for the provision of mobile telecommunications  | ||||||
| 25 |  services. | ||||||
| 26 |             "Mobile telecommunications service" means  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  commercial mobile radio service, as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  20.3 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations as  | ||||||
| 3 |  in effect on June 1, 1999. | ||||||
| 4 |             "Place of primary use" means the street address  | ||||||
| 5 |  representative of where the customer's use of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  telecommunications service primarily occurs, which  | ||||||
| 7 |  must be the residential street address or the primary  | ||||||
| 8 |  business street address of the customer. In the case  | ||||||
| 9 |  of mobile telecommunications services, "place of  | ||||||
| 10 |  primary use" must be within the licensed service area  | ||||||
| 11 |  of the home service provider. | ||||||
| 12 |             "Post-paid telecommunication service" means the  | ||||||
| 13 |  telecommunications service obtained by making a  | ||||||
| 14 |  payment on a call-by-call basis either through the use  | ||||||
| 15 |  of a credit card or payment mechanism such as a bank  | ||||||
| 16 |  card, travel card, credit card, or debit card, or by  | ||||||
| 17 |  charge made to a telephone number which is not  | ||||||
| 18 |  associated with the origination or termination of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  telecommunications service. A post-paid calling  | ||||||
| 20 |  service includes telecommunications service, except a  | ||||||
| 21 |  prepaid wireless calling service, that would be a  | ||||||
| 22 |  prepaid calling service except it is not exclusively a  | ||||||
| 23 |  telecommunication service. | ||||||
| 24 |             "Prepaid telecommunication service" means the  | ||||||
| 25 |  right to access exclusively telecommunications  | ||||||
| 26 |  services, which must be paid for in advance and which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  enables the origination of calls using an access  | ||||||
| 2 |  number or authorization code, whether manually or  | ||||||
| 3 |  electronically dialed, and that is sold in  | ||||||
| 4 |  predetermined units or dollars of which the number  | ||||||
| 5 |  declines with use in a known amount. | ||||||
| 6 |             "Prepaid Mobile telecommunication service" means a  | ||||||
| 7 |  telecommunications service that provides the right to  | ||||||
| 8 |  utilize mobile wireless service as well as other  | ||||||
| 9 |  non-telecommunication services, including, but not  | ||||||
| 10 |  limited to, ancillary services, which must be paid for  | ||||||
| 11 |  in advance that is sold in predetermined units or  | ||||||
| 12 |  dollars of which the number declines with use in a  | ||||||
| 13 |  known amount. | ||||||
| 14 |             "Private communication service" means a  | ||||||
| 15 |  telecommunication service that entitles the customer  | ||||||
| 16 |  to exclusive or priority use of a communications  | ||||||
| 17 |  channel or group of channels between or among  | ||||||
| 18 |  termination points, regardless of the manner in which  | ||||||
| 19 |  such channel or channels are connected, and includes  | ||||||
| 20 |  switching capacity, extension lines, stations, and any  | ||||||
| 21 |  other associated services that are provided in  | ||||||
| 22 |  connection with the use of such channel or channels. | ||||||
| 23 |             "Service address" means: | ||||||
| 24 |                 (a) The location of the telecommunications  | ||||||
| 25 |  equipment to which a customer's call is charged  | ||||||
| 26 |  and from which the call originates or terminates,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  regardless of where the call is billed or paid; | ||||||
| 2 |                 (b) If the location in line (a) is not known,  | ||||||
| 3 |  service address means the origination point of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  signal of the telecommunications services first  | ||||||
| 5 |  identified by either the seller's  | ||||||
| 6 |  telecommunications system or in information  | ||||||
| 7 |  received by the seller from its service provider  | ||||||
| 8 |  where the system used to transport such signals is  | ||||||
| 9 |  not that of the seller; and | ||||||
| 10 |                 (c) If the locations in line (a) and line (b)  | ||||||
| 11 |  are not known, the service address means the  | ||||||
| 12 |  location of the customer's place of primary use. | ||||||
| 13 |             "Telecommunications service" means the electronic  | ||||||
| 14 |  transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data,  | ||||||
| 15 |  audio, video, or any other information or signals to a  | ||||||
| 16 |  point, or between or among points. The term  | ||||||
| 17 |  "telecommunications service" includes such  | ||||||
| 18 |  transmission, conveyance, or routing in which computer  | ||||||
| 19 |  processing applications are used to act on the form,  | ||||||
| 20 |  code or protocol of the content for purposes of  | ||||||
| 21 |  transmission, conveyance or routing without regard to  | ||||||
| 22 |  whether such service is referred to as voice over  | ||||||
| 23 |  Internet protocol services or is classified by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Federal Communications Commission as enhanced or value  | ||||||
| 25 |  added. "Telecommunications service" does not include: | ||||||
| 26 |                 (a) Data processing and information services  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that allow data to be generated, acquired, stored,  | ||||||
| 2 |  processed, or retrieved and delivered by an  | ||||||
| 3 |  electronic transmission to a purchaser when such  | ||||||
| 4 |  purchaser's primary purpose for the underlying  | ||||||
| 5 |  transaction is the processed data or information; | ||||||
| 6 |                 (b) Installation or maintenance of wiring or  | ||||||
| 7 |  equipment on a customer's premises; | ||||||
| 8 |                 (c) Tangible personal property; | ||||||
| 9 |                 (d) Advertising, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 10 |  to, directory advertising; | ||||||
| 11 |                 (e) Billing and collection services provided  | ||||||
| 12 |  to third parties; | ||||||
| 13 |                 (f) Internet access service; | ||||||
| 14 |                 (g) Radio and television audio and video  | ||||||
| 15 |  programming services, regardless of the medium,  | ||||||
| 16 |  including the furnishing of transmission,  | ||||||
| 17 |  conveyance and routing of such services by the  | ||||||
| 18 |  programming service provider. Radio and television  | ||||||
| 19 |  audio and video programming services shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  include, but not be limited to, cable service as  | ||||||
| 21 |  defined in 47 USC 522(6) and audio and video  | ||||||
| 22 |  programming services delivered by commercial  | ||||||
| 23 |  mobile radio service providers, as defined in 47  | ||||||
| 24 |  CFR 20.3; | ||||||
| 25 |                 (h) "Ancillary services"; or | ||||||
| 26 |                 (i) Digital products "delivered  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  electronically", including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 2 |  software, music, video, reading materials or  | ||||||
| 3 |  ringtones ring tones. | ||||||
| 4 |             "Vertical service" means an "ancillary service"  | ||||||
| 5 |  that is offered in connection with one or more  | ||||||
| 6 |  "telecommunications services", which offers advanced  | ||||||
| 7 |  calling features that allow customers to identify  | ||||||
| 8 |  callers and to manage multiple calls and call  | ||||||
| 9 |  connections, including "conference bridging services". | ||||||
| 10 |             "Voice mail service" means an "ancillary service"  | ||||||
| 11 |  that enables the customer to store, send or receive  | ||||||
| 12 |  recorded messages. "Voice mail service" does not  | ||||||
| 13 |  include any "vertical services" that the customer may  | ||||||
| 14 |  be required to have in order to utilize the "voice mail  | ||||||
| 15 |  service". | ||||||
| 16 |             (ii) Receipts from the sale of telecommunications  | ||||||
| 17 |  service sold on an individual call-by-call basis are  | ||||||
| 18 |  in this State if either of the following applies: | ||||||
| 19 |                 (a) The call both originates and terminates in  | ||||||
| 20 |  this State. | ||||||
| 21 |                 (b) The call either originates or terminates  | ||||||
| 22 |  in this State and the service address is located  | ||||||
| 23 |  in this State. | ||||||
| 24 |             (iii) Receipts from the sale of postpaid  | ||||||
| 25 |  telecommunications service at retail are in this State  | ||||||
| 26 |  if the origination point of the telecommunication  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  signal, as first identified by the service provider's  | ||||||
| 2 |  telecommunication system or as identified by  | ||||||
| 3 |  information received by the seller from its service  | ||||||
| 4 |  provider if the system used to transport  | ||||||
| 5 |  telecommunication signals is not the seller's, is  | ||||||
| 6 |  located in this State. | ||||||
| 7 |             (iv) Receipts from the sale of prepaid  | ||||||
| 8 |  telecommunications service or prepaid mobile  | ||||||
| 9 |  telecommunications service at retail are in this State  | ||||||
| 10 |  if the purchaser obtains the prepaid card or similar  | ||||||
| 11 |  means of conveyance at a location in this State.  | ||||||
| 12 |  Receipts from recharging a prepaid telecommunications  | ||||||
| 13 |  service or mobile telecommunications service is in  | ||||||
| 14 |  this State if the purchaser's billing information  | ||||||
| 15 |  indicates a location in this State. | ||||||
| 16 |             (v) Receipts from the sale of private  | ||||||
| 17 |  communication services are in this State as follows: | ||||||
| 18 |                 (a) 100% of receipts from charges imposed at  | ||||||
| 19 |  each channel termination point in this State. | ||||||
| 20 |                 (b) 100% of receipts from charges for the  | ||||||
| 21 |  total channel mileage between each channel  | ||||||
| 22 |  termination point in this State. | ||||||
| 23 |                 (c) 50% of the total receipts from charges for  | ||||||
| 24 |  service segments when those segments are between 2  | ||||||
| 25 |  customer channel termination points, 1 of which is  | ||||||
| 26 |  located in this State and the other is located  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  outside of this State, which segments are  | ||||||
| 2 |  separately charged. | ||||||
| 3 |                 (d) The receipts from charges for service  | ||||||
| 4 |  segments with a channel termination point located  | ||||||
| 5 |  in this State and in two or more other states, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  which segments are not separately billed, are in  | ||||||
| 7 |  this State based on a percentage determined by  | ||||||
| 8 |  dividing the number of customer channel  | ||||||
| 9 |  termination points in this State by the total  | ||||||
| 10 |  number of customer channel termination points. | ||||||
| 11 |             (vi) Receipts from charges for ancillary services  | ||||||
| 12 |  for telecommunications service sold to customers at  | ||||||
| 13 |  retail are in this State if the customer's primary  | ||||||
| 14 |  place of use of telecommunications services associated  | ||||||
| 15 |  with those ancillary services is in this State. If the  | ||||||
| 16 |  seller of those ancillary services cannot determine  | ||||||
| 17 |  where the associated telecommunications are located,  | ||||||
| 18 |  then the ancillary services shall be based on the  | ||||||
| 19 |  location of the purchaser.  | ||||||
| 20 |             (vii) Receipts to access a carrier's network or  | ||||||
| 21 |  from the sale of telecommunication services or  | ||||||
| 22 |  ancillary services for resale are in this State as  | ||||||
| 23 |  follows: | ||||||
| 24 |                 (a) 100% of the receipts from access fees  | ||||||
| 25 |  attributable to intrastate telecommunications  | ||||||
| 26 |  service that both originates and terminates in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this State. | ||||||
| 2 |                 (b) 50% of the receipts from access fees  | ||||||
| 3 |  attributable to interstate telecommunications  | ||||||
| 4 |  service if the interstate call either originates  | ||||||
| 5 |  or terminates in this State. | ||||||
| 6 |                 (c) 100% of the receipts from interstate end  | ||||||
| 7 |  user access line charges, if the customer's  | ||||||
| 8 |  service address is in this State. As used in this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subdivision, "interstate end user access line  | ||||||
| 10 |  charges" includes, but is not limited to, the  | ||||||
| 11 |  surcharge approved by the federal communications  | ||||||
| 12 |  commission and levied pursuant to 47 CFR 69. | ||||||
| 13 |                 (d) Gross receipts from sales of  | ||||||
| 14 |  telecommunication services or from ancillary  | ||||||
| 15 |  services for telecommunications services sold to  | ||||||
| 16 |  other telecommunication service providers for  | ||||||
| 17 |  resale shall be sourced to this State using the  | ||||||
| 18 |  apportionment concepts used for non-resale  | ||||||
| 19 |  receipts of telecommunications services if the  | ||||||
| 20 |  information is readily available to make that  | ||||||
| 21 |  determination. If the information is not readily  | ||||||
| 22 |  available, then the taxpayer may use any other  | ||||||
| 23 |  reasonable and consistent method.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (B-7) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 25 |  31, 2008, receipts from the sale of broadcasting services  | ||||||
| 26 |  are in this State if the broadcasting services are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  received in this State. For purposes of this paragraph  | ||||||
| 2 |  (B-7), the following terms have the following meanings: | ||||||
| 3 |             "Advertising revenue" means consideration received  | ||||||
| 4 |  by the taxpayer in exchange for broadcasting services  | ||||||
| 5 |  or allowing the broadcasting of commercials or  | ||||||
| 6 |  announcements in connection with the broadcasting of  | ||||||
| 7 |  film or radio programming, from sponsorships of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  programming, or from product placements in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  programming. | ||||||
| 10 |             "Audience factor" means the ratio that the  | ||||||
| 11 |  audience or subscribers located in this State of a  | ||||||
| 12 |  station, a network, or a cable system bears to the  | ||||||
| 13 |  total audience or total subscribers for that station,  | ||||||
| 14 |  network, or cable system. The audience factor for film  | ||||||
| 15 |  or radio programming shall be determined by reference  | ||||||
| 16 |  to the books and records of the taxpayer or by  | ||||||
| 17 |  reference to published rating statistics provided the  | ||||||
| 18 |  method used by the taxpayer is consistently used from  | ||||||
| 19 |  year to year for this purpose and fairly represents  | ||||||
| 20 |  the taxpayer's activity in this State. | ||||||
| 21 |             "Broadcast" or "broadcasting" or "broadcasting  | ||||||
| 22 |  services" means the transmission or provision of film  | ||||||
| 23 |  or radio programming, whether through the public  | ||||||
| 24 |  airwaves, by cable, by direct or indirect satellite  | ||||||
| 25 |  transmission, or by any other means of communication,  | ||||||
| 26 |  either through a station, a network, or a cable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  system. | ||||||
| 2 |             "Film" or "film programming" means the broadcast  | ||||||
| 3 |  on television of any and all performances, events, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  productions, including, but not limited to, news,  | ||||||
| 5 |  sporting events, plays, stories, or other literary,  | ||||||
| 6 |  commercial, educational, or artistic works, either  | ||||||
| 7 |  live or through the use of video tape, disc, or any  | ||||||
| 8 |  other type of format or medium. Each episode of a  | ||||||
| 9 |  series of films produced for television shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  constitute a separate "film" notwithstanding that the  | ||||||
| 11 |  series relates to the same principal subject and is  | ||||||
| 12 |  produced during one or more tax periods. | ||||||
| 13 |             "Radio" or "radio programming" means the broadcast  | ||||||
| 14 |  on radio of any and all performances, events, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  productions, including, but not limited to, news,  | ||||||
| 16 |  sporting events, plays, stories, or other literary,  | ||||||
| 17 |  commercial, educational, or artistic works, either  | ||||||
| 18 |  live or through the use of an audio tape, disc, or any  | ||||||
| 19 |  other format or medium. Each episode in a series of  | ||||||
| 20 |  radio programming produced for radio broadcast shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  constitute a separate "radio programming"  | ||||||
| 22 |  notwithstanding that the series relates to the same  | ||||||
| 23 |  principal subject and is produced during one or more  | ||||||
| 24 |  tax periods. | ||||||
| 25 |                 (i) In the case of advertising revenue from  | ||||||
| 26 |  broadcasting, the customer is the advertiser and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the service is received in this State if the  | ||||||
| 2 |  commercial domicile of the advertiser is in this  | ||||||
| 3 |  State. | ||||||
| 4 |                 (ii) In the case where film or radio  | ||||||
| 5 |  programming is broadcast by a station, a network,  | ||||||
| 6 |  or a cable system for a fee or other remuneration  | ||||||
| 7 |  received from the recipient of the broadcast, the  | ||||||
| 8 |  portion of the service that is received in this  | ||||||
| 9 |  State is measured by the portion of the recipients  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the broadcast located in this State.  | ||||||
| 11 |  Accordingly, the fee or other remuneration for  | ||||||
| 12 |  such service that is included in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 |  numerator of the sales factor is the total of  | ||||||
| 14 |  those fees or other remuneration received from  | ||||||
| 15 |  recipients in Illinois. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 16 |  paragraph, a taxpayer may determine the location  | ||||||
| 17 |  of the recipients of its broadcast using the  | ||||||
| 18 |  address of the recipient shown in its contracts  | ||||||
| 19 |  with the recipient or using the billing address of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the recipient in the taxpayer's records. | ||||||
| 21 |                 (iii) In the case where film or radio  | ||||||
| 22 |  programming is broadcast by a station, a network,  | ||||||
| 23 |  or a cable system for a fee or other remuneration  | ||||||
| 24 |  from the person providing the programming, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  portion of the broadcast service that is received  | ||||||
| 26 |  by such station, network, or cable system in this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  State is measured by the portion of recipients of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the broadcast located in this State. Accordingly,  | ||||||
| 3 |  the amount of revenue related to such an  | ||||||
| 4 |  arrangement that is included in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 |  numerator of the sales factor is the total fee or  | ||||||
| 6 |  other total remuneration from the person providing  | ||||||
| 7 |  the programming related to that broadcast  | ||||||
| 8 |  multiplied by the Illinois audience factor for  | ||||||
| 9 |  that broadcast. | ||||||
| 10 |                 (iv) In the case where film or radio  | ||||||
| 11 |  programming is provided by a taxpayer that is a  | ||||||
| 12 |  network or station to a customer for broadcast in  | ||||||
| 13 |  exchange for a fee or other remuneration from that  | ||||||
| 14 |  customer the broadcasting service is received at  | ||||||
| 15 |  the location of the office of the customer from  | ||||||
| 16 |  which the services were ordered in the regular  | ||||||
| 17 |  course of the customer's trade or business.  | ||||||
| 18 |  Accordingly, in such a case the revenue derived by  | ||||||
| 19 |  the taxpayer that is included in the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 20 |  Illinois numerator of the sales factor is the  | ||||||
| 21 |  revenue from such customers who receive the  | ||||||
| 22 |  broadcasting service in Illinois. | ||||||
| 23 |                 (v) In the case where film or radio  | ||||||
| 24 |  programming is provided by a taxpayer that is not  | ||||||
| 25 |  a network or station to another person for  | ||||||
| 26 |  broadcasting in exchange for a fee or other  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  remuneration from that person, the broadcasting  | ||||||
| 2 |  service is received at the location of the office  | ||||||
| 3 |  of the customer from which the services were  | ||||||
| 4 |  ordered in the regular course of the customer's  | ||||||
| 5 |  trade or business. Accordingly, in such a case the  | ||||||
| 6 |  revenue derived by the taxpayer that is included  | ||||||
| 7 |  in the taxpayer's Illinois numerator of the sales  | ||||||
| 8 |  factor is the revenue from such customers who  | ||||||
| 9 |  receive the broadcasting service in Illinois. | ||||||
| 10 |         (B-8) Gross receipts from winnings under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  Lottery Law from the assignment of a prize under Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  13.1 of the Illinois Lottery Law are received in this  | ||||||
| 13 |  State. This paragraph (B-8) applies only to taxable years  | ||||||
| 14 |  ending on or after December 31, 2013.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (B-9) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 16 |  31, 2019, gross receipts from winnings from pari-mutuel  | ||||||
| 17 |  wagering conducted at a wagering facility licensed under  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or from winnings  | ||||||
| 19 |  from gambling games conducted on a riverboat or in a  | ||||||
| 20 |  casino or organization gaming facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Illinois Gambling Act are in this State. | ||||||
| 22 |         (B-10) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 23 |  31, 2021, gross receipts from winnings from sports  | ||||||
| 24 |  wagering conducted in accordance with the Sports Wagering  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act are in this State.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (C) For taxable years ending before December 31, 2008,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  sales, other than sales governed by paragraphs (B), (B-1),  | ||||||
| 2 |  (B-2), and (B-8) are in this State if: | ||||||
| 3 |             (i) The income-producing activity is performed in  | ||||||
| 4 |  this State; or | ||||||
| 5 |             (ii) The income-producing activity is performed  | ||||||
| 6 |  both within and without this State and a greater  | ||||||
| 7 |  proportion of the income-producing activity is  | ||||||
| 8 |  performed within this State than without this State,  | ||||||
| 9 |  based on performance costs. | ||||||
| 10 |         (C-5) For taxable years ending on or after December  | ||||||
| 11 |  31, 2008, sales, other than sales governed by paragraphs  | ||||||
| 12 |  (B), (B-1), (B-2), (B-5), and (B-7), are in this State if  | ||||||
| 13 |  any of the following criteria are met: | ||||||
| 14 |             (i) Sales from the sale or lease of real property  | ||||||
| 15 |  are in this State if the property is located in this  | ||||||
| 16 |  State. | ||||||
| 17 |             (ii) Sales from the lease or rental of tangible  | ||||||
| 18 |  personal property are in this State if the property is  | ||||||
| 19 |  located in this State during the rental period. Sales  | ||||||
| 20 |  from the lease or rental of tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 21 |  that is characteristically moving property, including,  | ||||||
| 22 |  but not limited to, motor vehicles, rolling stock,  | ||||||
| 23 |  aircraft, vessels, or mobile equipment are in this  | ||||||
| 24 |  State to the extent that the property is used in this  | ||||||
| 25 |  State. | ||||||
| 26 |             (iii) In the case of interest, net gains (but not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  less than zero) and other items of income from  | ||||||
| 2 |  intangible personal property, the sale is in this  | ||||||
| 3 |  State if: | ||||||
| 4 |                 (a) in the case of a taxpayer who is a dealer  | ||||||
| 5 |  in the item of intangible personal property within  | ||||||
| 6 |  the meaning of Section 475 of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 7 |  Code, the income or gain is received from a  | ||||||
| 8 |  customer in this State. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subparagraph, a customer is in this State if the  | ||||||
| 10 |  customer is an individual, trust or estate who is  | ||||||
| 11 |  a resident of this State and, for all other  | ||||||
| 12 |  customers, if the customer's commercial domicile  | ||||||
| 13 |  is in this State. Unless the dealer has actual  | ||||||
| 14 |  knowledge of the residence or commercial domicile  | ||||||
| 15 |  of a customer during a taxable year, the customer  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall be deemed to be a customer in this State if  | ||||||
| 17 |  the billing address of the customer, as shown in  | ||||||
| 18 |  the records of the dealer, is in this State; or | ||||||
| 19 |                 (b) in all other cases, if the  | ||||||
| 20 |  income-producing activity of the taxpayer is  | ||||||
| 21 |  performed in this State or, if the  | ||||||
| 22 |  income-producing activity of the taxpayer is  | ||||||
| 23 |  performed both within and without this State, if a  | ||||||
| 24 |  greater proportion of the income-producing  | ||||||
| 25 |  activity of the taxpayer is performed within this  | ||||||
| 26 |  State than in any other state, based on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  performance costs. | ||||||
| 2 |             (iv) Sales of services are in this State if the  | ||||||
| 3 |  services are received in this State. For the purposes  | ||||||
| 4 |  of this section, gross receipts from the performance  | ||||||
| 5 |  of services provided to a corporation, partnership, or  | ||||||
| 6 |  trust may only be attributed to a state where that  | ||||||
| 7 |  corporation, partnership, or trust has a fixed place  | ||||||
| 8 |  of business. If the state where the services are  | ||||||
| 9 |  received is not readily determinable or is a state  | ||||||
| 10 |  where the corporation, partnership, or trust receiving  | ||||||
| 11 |  the service does not have a fixed place of business,  | ||||||
| 12 |  the services shall be deemed to be received at the  | ||||||
| 13 |  location of the office of the customer from which the  | ||||||
| 14 |  services were ordered in the regular course of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  customer's trade or business. If the ordering office  | ||||||
| 16 |  cannot be determined, the services shall be deemed to  | ||||||
| 17 |  be received at the office of the customer to which the  | ||||||
| 18 |  services are billed. If the taxpayer is not taxable in  | ||||||
| 19 |  the state in which the services are received, the sale  | ||||||
| 20 |  must be excluded from both the numerator and the  | ||||||
| 21 |  denominator of the sales factor. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  adopt rules prescribing where specific types of  | ||||||
| 23 |  service are received, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 24 |  publishing, and utility service.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (D) For taxable years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 26 |  1995, the following items of income shall not be included  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in the numerator or denominator of the sales factor:  | ||||||
| 2 |  dividends; amounts included under Section 78 of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Internal Revenue Code; and Subpart F income as defined in  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 952 of the Internal Revenue Code. No inference  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall be drawn from the enactment of this paragraph (D) in  | ||||||
| 6 |  construing this Section for taxable years ending before  | ||||||
| 7 |  December 31, 1995. | ||||||
| 8 |         (E) Paragraphs (B-1) and (B-2) shall apply to tax  | ||||||
| 9 |  years ending on or after December 31, 1999, provided that  | ||||||
| 10 |  a taxpayer may elect to apply the provisions of these  | ||||||
| 11 |  paragraphs to prior tax years. Such election shall be made  | ||||||
| 12 |  in the form and manner prescribed by the Department, shall  | ||||||
| 13 |  be irrevocable, and shall apply to all tax years; provided  | ||||||
| 14 |  that, if a taxpayer's Illinois income tax liability for  | ||||||
| 15 |  any tax year, as assessed under Section 903 prior to  | ||||||
| 16 |  January 1, 1999, was computed in a manner contrary to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  provisions of paragraphs (B-1) or (B-2), no refund shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  be payable to the taxpayer for that tax year to the extent  | ||||||
| 19 |  such refund is the result of applying the provisions of  | ||||||
| 20 |  paragraph (B-1) or (B-2) retroactively. In the case of a  | ||||||
| 21 |  unitary business group, such election shall apply to all  | ||||||
| 22 |  members of such group for every tax year such group is in  | ||||||
| 23 |  existence, but shall not apply to any taxpayer for any  | ||||||
| 24 |  period during which that taxpayer is not a member of such  | ||||||
| 25 |  group. | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) Insurance companies. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) In general. Except as otherwise provided by  | ||||||
| 2 |  paragraph (2), business income of an insurance company for  | ||||||
| 3 |  a taxable year shall be apportioned to this State by  | ||||||
| 4 |  multiplying such income by a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 5 |  which is the direct premiums written for insurance upon  | ||||||
| 6 |  property or risk in this State, and the denominator of  | ||||||
| 7 |  which is the direct premiums written for insurance upon  | ||||||
| 8 |  property or risk everywhere. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection, the term "direct premiums written" means the  | ||||||
| 10 |  total amount of direct premiums written, assessments and  | ||||||
| 11 |  annuity considerations as reported for the taxable year on  | ||||||
| 12 |  the annual statement filed by the company with the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Illinois Director of Insurance in the form approved by the  | ||||||
| 14 |  National Convention of Insurance Commissioners or such  | ||||||
| 15 |  other form as may be prescribed in lieu thereof. | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) Reinsurance. If the principal source of premiums  | ||||||
| 17 |  written by an insurance company consists of premiums for  | ||||||
| 18 |  reinsurance accepted by it, the business income of such  | ||||||
| 19 |  company shall be apportioned to this State by multiplying  | ||||||
| 20 |  such income by a fraction, the numerator of which is the  | ||||||
| 21 |  sum of (i) direct premiums written for insurance upon  | ||||||
| 22 |  property or risk in this State, plus (ii) premiums written  | ||||||
| 23 |  for reinsurance accepted in respect of property or risk in  | ||||||
| 24 |  this State, and the denominator of which is the sum of  | ||||||
| 25 |  (iii) direct premiums written for insurance upon property  | ||||||
| 26 |  or risk everywhere, plus (iv) premiums written for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reinsurance accepted in respect of property or risk  | ||||||
| 2 |  everywhere. For purposes of this paragraph, premiums  | ||||||
| 3 |  written for reinsurance accepted in respect of property or  | ||||||
| 4 |  risk in this State, whether or not otherwise determinable,  | ||||||
| 5 |  may, at the election of the company, be determined on the  | ||||||
| 6 |  basis of the proportion which premiums written for  | ||||||
| 7 |  reinsurance accepted from companies commercially domiciled  | ||||||
| 8 |  in Illinois bears to premiums written for reinsurance  | ||||||
| 9 |  accepted from all sources, or, alternatively, in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  proportion which the sum of the direct premiums written  | ||||||
| 11 |  for insurance upon property or risk in this State by each  | ||||||
| 12 |  ceding company from which reinsurance is accepted bears to  | ||||||
| 13 |  the sum of the total direct premiums written by each such  | ||||||
| 14 |  ceding company for the taxable year. The election made by  | ||||||
| 15 |  a company under this paragraph for its first taxable year  | ||||||
| 16 |  ending on or after December 31, 2011, shall be binding for  | ||||||
| 17 |  that company for that taxable year and for all subsequent  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxable years, and may be altered only with the written  | ||||||
| 19 |  permission of the Department, which shall not be  | ||||||
| 20 |  unreasonably withheld. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) Financial organizations. | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) In general. For taxable years ending before  | ||||||
| 23 |  December 31, 2008, business income of a financial  | ||||||
| 24 |  organization shall be apportioned to this State by  | ||||||
| 25 |  multiplying such income by a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 26 |  which is its business income from sources within this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  State, and the denominator of which is its business income  | ||||||
| 2 |  from all sources. For the purposes of this subsection, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  business income of a financial organization from sources  | ||||||
| 4 |  within this State is the sum of the amounts referred to in  | ||||||
| 5 |  subparagraphs (A) through (E) following, but excluding the  | ||||||
| 6 |  adjusted income of an international banking facility as  | ||||||
| 7 |  determined in paragraph (2): | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) Fees, commissions or other compensation for  | ||||||
| 9 |  financial services rendered within this State; | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) Gross profits from trading in stocks, bonds or  | ||||||
| 11 |  other securities managed within this State; | ||||||
| 12 |             (C) Dividends, and interest from Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 |  customers, which are received within this State; | ||||||
| 14 |             (D) Interest charged to customers at places of  | ||||||
| 15 |  business maintained within this State for carrying  | ||||||
| 16 |  debit balances of margin accounts, without deduction  | ||||||
| 17 |  of any costs incurred in carrying such accounts; and | ||||||
| 18 |             (E) Any other gross income resulting from the  | ||||||
| 19 |  operation as a financial organization within this  | ||||||
| 20 |  State.  | ||||||
| 21 |         In computing the amounts referred to in paragraphs (A)  | ||||||
| 22 |  through (E) of this subsection, any amount received by a  | ||||||
| 23 |  member of an affiliated group (determined under Section  | ||||||
| 24 |  1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code but without reference  | ||||||
| 25 |  to whether any such corporation is an "includible  | ||||||
| 26 |  corporation" under Section 1504(b) of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Code) from another member of such group shall be included  | ||||||
| 2 |  only to the extent such amount exceeds expenses of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  recipient directly related thereto. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) International Banking Facility. For taxable years  | ||||||
| 5 |  ending before December 31, 2008: | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) Adjusted Income. The adjusted income of an  | ||||||
| 7 |  international banking facility is its income reduced  | ||||||
| 8 |  by the amount of the floor amount. | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) Floor Amount. The floor amount shall be the  | ||||||
| 10 |  amount, if any, determined by multiplying the income  | ||||||
| 11 |  of the international banking facility by a fraction,  | ||||||
| 12 |  not greater than one, which is determined as follows: | ||||||
| 13 |                 (i) The numerator shall be: | ||||||
| 14 |                 The average aggregate, determined on a  | ||||||
| 15 |  quarterly basis, of the financial organization's  | ||||||
| 16 |  loans to banks in foreign countries, to foreign  | ||||||
| 17 |  domiciled borrowers (except where secured  | ||||||
| 18 |  primarily by real estate) and to foreign  | ||||||
| 19 |  governments and other foreign official  | ||||||
| 20 |  institutions, as reported for its branches,  | ||||||
| 21 |  agencies and offices within the state on its  | ||||||
| 22 |  "Consolidated Report of Condition", Schedule A,  | ||||||
| 23 |  Lines 2.c., 5.b., and 7.a., which was filed with  | ||||||
| 24 |  the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and  | ||||||
| 25 |  other regulatory authorities, for the year 1980,  | ||||||
| 26 |  minus | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 The average aggregate, determined on a  | ||||||
| 2 |  quarterly basis, of such loans (other than loans  | ||||||
| 3 |  of an international banking facility), as reported  | ||||||
| 4 |  by the financial institution for its branches,  | ||||||
| 5 |  agencies and offices within the state, on the  | ||||||
| 6 |  corresponding Schedule and lines of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Consolidated Report of Condition for the current  | ||||||
| 8 |  taxable year, provided, however, that in no case  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall the amount determined in this clause (the  | ||||||
| 10 |  subtrahend) exceed the amount determined in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  preceding clause (the minuend); and | ||||||
| 12 |                 (ii) the denominator shall be the average  | ||||||
| 13 |  aggregate, determined on a quarterly basis, of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  international banking facility's loans to banks in  | ||||||
| 15 |  foreign countries, to foreign domiciled borrowers  | ||||||
| 16 |  (except where secured primarily by real estate)  | ||||||
| 17 |  and to foreign governments and other foreign  | ||||||
| 18 |  official institutions, which were recorded in its  | ||||||
| 19 |  financial accounts for the current taxable year. | ||||||
| 20 |             (C) Change to Consolidated Report of Condition and  | ||||||
| 21 |  in Qualification. In the event the Consolidated Report  | ||||||
| 22 |  of Condition which is filed with the Federal Deposit  | ||||||
| 23 |  Insurance Corporation and other regulatory authorities  | ||||||
| 24 |  is altered so that the information required for  | ||||||
| 25 |  determining the floor amount is not found on Schedule  | ||||||
| 26 |  A, lines 2.c., 5.b. and 7.a., the financial  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  institution shall notify the Department and the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Department may, by regulations or otherwise, prescribe  | ||||||
| 3 |  or authorize the use of an alternative source for such  | ||||||
| 4 |  information. The financial institution shall also  | ||||||
| 5 |  notify the Department should its international banking  | ||||||
| 6 |  facility fail to qualify as such, in whole or in part,  | ||||||
| 7 |  or should there be any amendment or change to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Consolidated Report of Condition, as originally filed,  | ||||||
| 9 |  to the extent such amendment or change alters the  | ||||||
| 10 |  information used in determining the floor amount. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) For taxable years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 12 |  2008, the business income of a financial organization  | ||||||
| 13 |  shall be apportioned to this State by multiplying such  | ||||||
| 14 |  income by a fraction, the numerator of which is its gross  | ||||||
| 15 |  receipts from sources in this State or otherwise  | ||||||
| 16 |  attributable to this State's marketplace and the  | ||||||
| 17 |  denominator of which is its gross receipts everywhere  | ||||||
| 18 |  during the taxable year. "Gross receipts" for purposes of  | ||||||
| 19 |  this subparagraph (3) means gross income, including net  | ||||||
| 20 |  taxable gain on disposition of assets, including  | ||||||
| 21 |  securities and money market instruments, when derived from  | ||||||
| 22 |  transactions and activities in the regular course of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  financial organization's trade or business. The following  | ||||||
| 24 |  examples are illustrative:  | ||||||
| 25 |             (i) Receipts from the lease or rental of real or  | ||||||
| 26 |  tangible personal property are in this State if the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  property is located in this State during the rental  | ||||||
| 2 |  period. Receipts from the lease or rental of tangible  | ||||||
| 3 |  personal property that is characteristically moving  | ||||||
| 4 |  property, including, but not limited to, motor  | ||||||
| 5 |  vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, vessels, or mobile  | ||||||
| 6 |  equipment are from sources in this State to the extent  | ||||||
| 7 |  that the property is used in this State. | ||||||
| 8 |             (ii) Interest income, commissions, fees, gains on  | ||||||
| 9 |  disposition, and other receipts from assets in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  nature of loans that are secured primarily by real  | ||||||
| 11 |  estate or tangible personal property are from sources  | ||||||
| 12 |  in this State if the security is located in this State. | ||||||
| 13 |             (iii) Interest income, commissions, fees, gains on  | ||||||
| 14 |  disposition, and other receipts from consumer loans  | ||||||
| 15 |  that are not secured by real or tangible personal  | ||||||
| 16 |  property are from sources in this State if the debtor  | ||||||
| 17 |  is a resident of this State. | ||||||
| 18 |             (iv) Interest income, commissions, fees, gains on  | ||||||
| 19 |  disposition, and other receipts from commercial loans  | ||||||
| 20 |  and installment obligations that are not secured by  | ||||||
| 21 |  real or tangible personal property are from sources in  | ||||||
| 22 |  this State if the proceeds of the loan are to be  | ||||||
| 23 |  applied in this State. If it cannot be determined  | ||||||
| 24 |  where the funds are to be applied, the income and  | ||||||
| 25 |  receipts are from sources in this State if the office  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the borrower from which the loan was negotiated in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the regular course of business is located in this  | ||||||
| 2 |  State. If the location of this office cannot be  | ||||||
| 3 |  determined, the income and receipts shall be excluded  | ||||||
| 4 |  from the numerator and denominator of the sales  | ||||||
| 5 |  factor.  | ||||||
| 6 |             (v) Interest income, fees, gains on disposition,  | ||||||
| 7 |  service charges, merchant discount income, and other  | ||||||
| 8 |  receipts from credit card receivables are from sources  | ||||||
| 9 |  in this State if the card charges are regularly billed  | ||||||
| 10 |  to a customer in this State. | ||||||
| 11 |             (vi) Receipts from the performance of services,  | ||||||
| 12 |  including, but not limited to, fiduciary, advisory,  | ||||||
| 13 |  and brokerage services, are in this State if the  | ||||||
| 14 |  services are received in this State within the meaning  | ||||||
| 15 |  of subparagraph (a)(3)(C-5)(iv) of this Section. | ||||||
| 16 |             (vii) Receipts from the issuance of travelers  | ||||||
| 17 |  checks and money orders are from sources in this State  | ||||||
| 18 |  if the checks and money orders are issued from a  | ||||||
| 19 |  location within this State. | ||||||
| 20 |             (viii) For tax years ending before December 31,  | ||||||
| 21 |  2024, receipts from investment assets and activities  | ||||||
| 22 |  and trading assets and activities are included in the  | ||||||
| 23 |  receipts factor as follows: | ||||||
| 24 |                 (1) Interest, dividends, net gains (but not  | ||||||
| 25 |  less than zero) and other income from investment  | ||||||
| 26 |  assets and activities from trading assets and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  activities shall be included in the receipts  | ||||||
| 2 |  factor. Investment assets and activities and  | ||||||
| 3 |  trading assets and activities include, but are not  | ||||||
| 4 |  limited to: investment securities; trading account  | ||||||
| 5 |  assets; federal funds; securities purchased and  | ||||||
| 6 |  sold under agreements to resell or repurchase;  | ||||||
| 7 |  options; futures contracts; forward contracts;  | ||||||
| 8 |  notional principal contracts such as swaps;  | ||||||
| 9 |  equities; and foreign currency transactions. With  | ||||||
| 10 |  respect to the investment and trading assets and  | ||||||
| 11 |  activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)  | ||||||
| 12 |  of this paragraph, the receipts factor shall  | ||||||
| 13 |  include the amounts described in such  | ||||||
| 14 |  subparagraphs. | ||||||
| 15 |                     (A) The receipts factor shall include the  | ||||||
| 16 |  amount by which interest from federal funds  | ||||||
| 17 |  sold and securities purchased under resale  | ||||||
| 18 |  agreements exceeds interest expense on federal  | ||||||
| 19 |  funds purchased and securities sold under  | ||||||
| 20 |  repurchase agreements. | ||||||
| 21 |                     (B) The receipts factor shall include the  | ||||||
| 22 |  amount by which interest, dividends, gains and  | ||||||
| 23 |  other income from trading assets and  | ||||||
| 24 |  activities, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 25 |  assets and activities in the matched book, in  | ||||||
| 26 |  the arbitrage book, and foreign currency  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  transactions, exceed amounts paid in lieu of  | ||||||
| 2 |  interest, amounts paid in lieu of dividends,  | ||||||
| 3 |  and losses from such assets and activities. | ||||||
| 4 |                 (2) The numerator of the receipts factor  | ||||||
| 5 |  includes interest, dividends, net gains (but not  | ||||||
| 6 |  less than zero), and other income from investment  | ||||||
| 7 |  assets and activities and from trading assets and  | ||||||
| 8 |  activities described in paragraph (1) of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection that are attributable to this State. | ||||||
| 10 |                     (A) The amount of interest, dividends, net  | ||||||
| 11 |  gains (but not less than zero), and other  | ||||||
| 12 |  income from investment assets and activities  | ||||||
| 13 |  in the investment account to be attributed to  | ||||||
| 14 |  this State and included in the numerator is  | ||||||
| 15 |  determined by multiplying all such income from  | ||||||
| 16 |  such assets and activities by a fraction, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  numerator of which is the gross income from  | ||||||
| 18 |  such assets and activities which are properly  | ||||||
| 19 |  assigned to a fixed place of business of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  taxpayer within this State and the denominator  | ||||||
| 21 |  of which is the gross income from all such  | ||||||
| 22 |  assets and activities. | ||||||
| 23 |                     (B) The amount of interest from federal  | ||||||
| 24 |  funds sold and purchased and from securities  | ||||||
| 25 |  purchased under resale agreements and  | ||||||
| 26 |  securities sold under repurchase agreements  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  attributable to this State and included in the  | ||||||
| 2 |  numerator is determined by multiplying the  | ||||||
| 3 |  amount described in subparagraph (A) of  | ||||||
| 4 |  paragraph (1) of this subsection from such  | ||||||
| 5 |  funds and such securities by a fraction, the  | ||||||
| 6 |  numerator of which is the gross income from  | ||||||
| 7 |  such funds and such securities which are  | ||||||
| 8 |  properly assigned to a fixed place of business  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the taxpayer within this State and the  | ||||||
| 10 |  denominator of which is the gross income from  | ||||||
| 11 |  all such funds and such securities. | ||||||
| 12 |                     (C) The amount of interest, dividends,  | ||||||
| 13 |  gains, and other income from trading assets  | ||||||
| 14 |  and activities, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 15 |  assets and activities in the matched book, in  | ||||||
| 16 |  the arbitrage book and foreign currency  | ||||||
| 17 |  transactions (but excluding amounts described  | ||||||
| 18 |  in subparagraphs (A) or (B) of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph), attributable to this State and  | ||||||
| 20 |  included in the numerator is determined by  | ||||||
| 21 |  multiplying the amount described in  | ||||||
| 22 |  subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this  | ||||||
| 23 |  subsection by a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 24 |  which is the gross income from such trading  | ||||||
| 25 |  assets and activities which are properly  | ||||||
| 26 |  assigned to a fixed place of business of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  taxpayer within this State and the denominator  | ||||||
| 2 |  of which is the gross income from all such  | ||||||
| 3 |  assets and activities. | ||||||
| 4 |                     (D) Properly assigned, for purposes of  | ||||||
| 5 |  this paragraph (2) of this subsection, means  | ||||||
| 6 |  the investment or trading asset or activity is  | ||||||
| 7 |  assigned to the fixed place of business with  | ||||||
| 8 |  which it has a preponderance of substantive  | ||||||
| 9 |  contacts. An investment or trading asset or  | ||||||
| 10 |  activity assigned by the taxpayer to a fixed  | ||||||
| 11 |  place of business without the State shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  presumed to have been properly assigned if: | ||||||
| 13 |                         (i) the taxpayer has assigned, in the  | ||||||
| 14 |  regular course of its business, such asset  | ||||||
| 15 |  or activity on its records to a fixed  | ||||||
| 16 |  place of business consistent with federal  | ||||||
| 17 |  or state regulatory requirements; | ||||||
| 18 |                         (ii) such assignment on its records is  | ||||||
| 19 |  based upon substantive contacts of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  asset or activity to such fixed place of  | ||||||
| 21 |  business; and | ||||||
| 22 |                         (iii) the taxpayer uses such records  | ||||||
| 23 |  reflecting assignment of such assets or  | ||||||
| 24 |  activities for the filing of all state and  | ||||||
| 25 |  local tax returns for which an assignment  | ||||||
| 26 |  of such assets or activities to a fixed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  place of business is required. | ||||||
| 2 |                     (E) The presumption of proper assignment  | ||||||
| 3 |  of an investment or trading asset or activity  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2)  | ||||||
| 5 |  of this subsection may be rebutted upon a  | ||||||
| 6 |  showing by the Department, supported by a  | ||||||
| 7 |  preponderance of the evidence, that the  | ||||||
| 8 |  preponderance of substantive contacts  | ||||||
| 9 |  regarding such asset or activity did not occur  | ||||||
| 10 |  at the fixed place of business to which it was  | ||||||
| 11 |  assigned on the taxpayer's records. If the  | ||||||
| 12 |  fixed place of business that has a  | ||||||
| 13 |  preponderance of substantive contacts cannot  | ||||||
| 14 |  be determined for an investment or trading  | ||||||
| 15 |  asset or activity to which the presumption in  | ||||||
| 16 |  subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of this  | ||||||
| 17 |  subsection does not apply or with respect to  | ||||||
| 18 |  which that presumption has been rebutted, that  | ||||||
| 19 |  asset or activity is properly assigned to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  state in which the taxpayer's commercial  | ||||||
| 21 |  domicile is located. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 22 |  subparagraph (E), it shall be presumed,  | ||||||
| 23 |  subject to rebuttal, that taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 24 |  commercial domicile is in the state of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  United States or the District of Columbia to  | ||||||
| 26 |  which the greatest number of employees are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  regularly connected with the management of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  investment or trading income or out of which  | ||||||
| 3 |  they are working, irrespective of where the  | ||||||
| 4 |  services of such employees are performed, as  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the last day of the taxable year.  | ||||||
| 6 |             (ix) For tax years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 7 |  2024, receipts from investment assets and activities  | ||||||
| 8 |  and trading assets and activities are included in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  receipts factor as follows:  | ||||||
| 10 |                 (1) Interest, dividends, net gains (but not  | ||||||
| 11 |  less than zero), and other income from investment  | ||||||
| 12 |  assets and activities from trading assets and  | ||||||
| 13 |  activities shall be included in the receipts  | ||||||
| 14 |  factor. Investment assets and activities and  | ||||||
| 15 |  trading assets and activities include, but are not  | ||||||
| 16 |  limited to the following: investment securities;  | ||||||
| 17 |  trading account assets; federal funds; securities  | ||||||
| 18 |  purchased and sold under agreements to resell or  | ||||||
| 19 |  repurchase; options; futures contracts; forward  | ||||||
| 20 |  contracts; notional principal contracts, such as  | ||||||
| 21 |  swaps; equities; and foreign currency  | ||||||
| 22 |  transactions. With respect to the investment and  | ||||||
| 23 |  trading assets and activities described in  | ||||||
| 24 |  subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  receipts factor shall include the amounts  | ||||||
| 26 |  described in those subparagraphs.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                     (A) The receipts factor shall include the  | ||||||
| 2 |  amount by which interest from federal funds  | ||||||
| 3 |  sold and securities purchased under resale  | ||||||
| 4 |  agreements exceeds interest expense on federal  | ||||||
| 5 |  funds purchased and securities sold under  | ||||||
| 6 |  repurchase agreements.  | ||||||
| 7 |                     (B) The receipts factor shall include the  | ||||||
| 8 |  amount by which interest, dividends, gains and  | ||||||
| 9 |  other income from trading assets and  | ||||||
| 10 |  activities, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 11 |  assets and activities in the matched book, in  | ||||||
| 12 |  the arbitrage book, and foreign currency  | ||||||
| 13 |  transactions, exceed amounts paid in lieu of  | ||||||
| 14 |  interest, amounts paid in lieu of dividends,  | ||||||
| 15 |  and losses from such assets and activities.  | ||||||
| 16 |                 (2) The numerator of the receipts factor  | ||||||
| 17 |  includes interest, dividends, net gains (but not  | ||||||
| 18 |  less than zero), and other income from investment  | ||||||
| 19 |  assets and activities and from trading assets and  | ||||||
| 20 |  activities described in paragraph (1) of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  subsection that are attributable to this State.  | ||||||
| 22 |                     (A) The amount of interest, dividends, net  | ||||||
| 23 |  gains (but not less than zero), and other  | ||||||
| 24 |  income from investment assets and activities  | ||||||
| 25 |  in the investment account to be attributed to  | ||||||
| 26 |  this State and included in the numerator is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  determined by multiplying all of the income  | ||||||
| 2 |  from those assets and activities by a  | ||||||
| 3 |  fraction, the numerator of which is the total  | ||||||
| 4 |  receipts included in the numerator pursuant to  | ||||||
| 5 |  items (i) through (vii) of this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 6 |  (3) and the denominator of which is all total  | ||||||
| 7 |  receipts included in the denominator, other  | ||||||
| 8 |  than interest, dividends, net gains (but not  | ||||||
| 9 |  less than zero), and other income from  | ||||||
| 10 |  investment assets and activities and trading  | ||||||
| 11 |  assets and activities.  | ||||||
| 12 |                     (B) The amount of interest from federal  | ||||||
| 13 |  funds sold and purchased and from securities  | ||||||
| 14 |  purchased under resale agreements and  | ||||||
| 15 |  securities sold under repurchase agreements  | ||||||
| 16 |  attributable to this State and included in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  numerator is determined by multiplying the  | ||||||
| 18 |  amount described in subparagraph (A) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph (1) of this subsection from such  | ||||||
| 20 |  funds and such securities by a fraction, the  | ||||||
| 21 |  numerator of which is the total receipts  | ||||||
| 22 |  included in the numerator pursuant to items  | ||||||
| 23 |  (i) through (vii) of this subparagraph (3) and  | ||||||
| 24 |  the denominator of which is all total receipts  | ||||||
| 25 |  included in the denominator, other than  | ||||||
| 26 |  interest, dividends, net gains (but not less  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  than zero), and other income from investment  | ||||||
| 2 |  assets and activities and trading assets and  | ||||||
| 3 |  activities.  | ||||||
| 4 |                     (C) The amount of interest, dividends,  | ||||||
| 5 |  gains, and other income from trading assets  | ||||||
| 6 |  and activities, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 7 |  assets and activities in the matched book, in  | ||||||
| 8 |  the arbitrage book and foreign currency  | ||||||
| 9 |  transactions (but excluding amounts described  | ||||||
| 10 |  in subparagraphs (A) or (B) of this  | ||||||
| 11 |  paragraph), attributable to this State and  | ||||||
| 12 |  included in the numerator is determined by  | ||||||
| 13 |  multiplying the amount described in  | ||||||
| 14 |  subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection by a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 16 |  which is the total receipts included in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  numerator pursuant to items (i) through (vii)  | ||||||
| 18 |  of this subparagraph (3) and the denominator  | ||||||
| 19 |  of which is all total receipts included in the  | ||||||
| 20 |  denominator, other than interest, dividends,  | ||||||
| 21 |  net gains (but not less than zero), and other  | ||||||
| 22 |  income from investment assets and activities  | ||||||
| 23 |  and trading assets and activities.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) (Blank). | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 26 |     (c-1) Federally regulated exchanges. For taxable years  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | ending on or after December 31, 2012, business income of a  | ||||||
| 2 | federally regulated exchange shall, at the option of the  | ||||||
| 3 | federally regulated exchange, be apportioned to this State by  | ||||||
| 4 | multiplying such income by a fraction, the numerator of which  | ||||||
| 5 | is its business income from sources within this State, and the  | ||||||
| 6 | denominator of which is its business income from all sources.  | ||||||
| 7 | For purposes of this subsection, the business income within  | ||||||
| 8 | this State of a federally regulated exchange is the sum of the  | ||||||
| 9 | following:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Receipts attributable to transactions executed on  | ||||||
| 11 |  a physical trading floor if that physical trading floor is  | ||||||
| 12 |  located in this State.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) Receipts attributable to all other matching,  | ||||||
| 14 |  execution, or clearing transactions, including without  | ||||||
| 15 |  limitation receipts from the provision of matching,  | ||||||
| 16 |  execution, or clearing services to another entity,  | ||||||
| 17 |  multiplied by (i) for taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 18 |  December 31, 2012 but before December 31, 2013, 63.77%;  | ||||||
| 19 |  and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 20 |  2013, 27.54%.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) All other receipts not governed by subparagraphs  | ||||||
| 22 |  (1) or (2) of this subsection (c-1), to the extent the  | ||||||
| 23 |  receipts would be characterized as "sales in this State"  | ||||||
| 24 |  under item (3) of subsection (a) of this Section.  | ||||||
| 25 |     "Federally regulated exchange" means (i) a "registered  | ||||||
| 26 | entity" within the meaning of 7 U.S.C. Section 1a(40)(A), (B),  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or (C), (ii) an "exchange" or "clearing agency" within the  | ||||||
| 2 | meaning of 15 U.S.C. Section 78c (a)(1) or (23), (iii) any such  | ||||||
| 3 | entities regulated under any successor regulatory structure to  | ||||||
| 4 | the foregoing, and (iv) all taxpayers who are members of the  | ||||||
| 5 | same unitary business group as a federally regulated exchange,  | ||||||
| 6 | determined without regard to the prohibition in Section  | ||||||
| 7 | 1501(a)(27) of this Act against including in a unitary  | ||||||
| 8 | business group taxpayers who are ordinarily required to  | ||||||
| 9 | apportion business income under different subsections of this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section; provided that this subparagraph (iv) shall apply only  | ||||||
| 11 | if 50% or more of the business receipts of the unitary business  | ||||||
| 12 | group determined by application of this subparagraph (iv) for  | ||||||
| 13 | the taxable year are attributable to the matching, execution,  | ||||||
| 14 | or clearing of transactions conducted by an entity described  | ||||||
| 15 | in subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph.  | ||||||
| 16 |     In no event shall the Illinois apportionment percentage  | ||||||
| 17 | computed in accordance with this subsection (c-1) for any  | ||||||
| 18 | taxpayer for any tax year be less than the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 | apportionment percentage computed under this subsection (c-1)  | ||||||
| 20 | for that taxpayer for the first full tax year ending on or  | ||||||
| 21 | after December 31, 2013 for which this subsection (c-1)  | ||||||
| 22 | applied to the taxpayer.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) Transportation services. For taxable years ending  | ||||||
| 24 | before December 31, 2008, business income derived from  | ||||||
| 25 | furnishing transportation services shall be apportioned to  | ||||||
| 26 | this State in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2): | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) Such business income (other than that derived from  | ||||||
| 2 |  transportation by pipeline) shall be apportioned to this  | ||||||
| 3 |  State by multiplying such income by a fraction, the  | ||||||
| 4 |  numerator of which is the revenue miles of the person in  | ||||||
| 5 |  this State, and the denominator of which is the revenue  | ||||||
| 6 |  miles of the person everywhere. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 7 |  paragraph, a revenue mile is the transportation of 1  | ||||||
| 8 |  passenger or 1 net ton of freight the distance of 1 mile  | ||||||
| 9 |  for a consideration. Where a person is engaged in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  transportation of both passengers and freight, the  | ||||||
| 11 |  fraction above referred to shall be determined by means of  | ||||||
| 12 |  an average of the passenger revenue mile fraction and the  | ||||||
| 13 |  freight revenue mile fraction, weighted to reflect the  | ||||||
| 14 |  person's | ||||||
| 15 |             (A) relative railway operating income from total  | ||||||
| 16 |  passenger and total freight service, as reported to  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Interstate Commerce Commission, in the case of  | ||||||
| 18 |  transportation by railroad, and | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) relative gross receipts from passenger and  | ||||||
| 20 |  freight transportation, in case of transportation  | ||||||
| 21 |  other than by railroad. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) Such business income derived from transportation  | ||||||
| 23 |  by pipeline shall be apportioned to this State by  | ||||||
| 24 |  multiplying such income by a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 25 |  which is the revenue miles of the person in this State, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  the denominator of which is the revenue miles of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  person everywhere. For the purposes of this paragraph, a  | ||||||
| 2 |  revenue mile is the transportation by pipeline of 1 barrel  | ||||||
| 3 |  of oil, 1,000 cubic feet of gas, or of any specified  | ||||||
| 4 |  quantity of any other substance, the distance of 1 mile  | ||||||
| 5 |  for a consideration. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) For taxable years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 7 |  2008, business income derived from providing  | ||||||
| 8 |  transportation services other than airline services shall  | ||||||
| 9 |  be apportioned to this State by using a fraction, (a) the  | ||||||
| 10 |  numerator of which shall be (i) all receipts from any  | ||||||
| 11 |  movement or shipment of people, goods, mail, oil, gas, or  | ||||||
| 12 |  any other substance (other than by airline) that both  | ||||||
| 13 |  originates and terminates in this State, plus (ii) that  | ||||||
| 14 |  portion of the person's gross receipts from movements or  | ||||||
| 15 |  shipments of people, goods, mail, oil, gas, or any other  | ||||||
| 16 |  substance (other than by airline) that originates in one  | ||||||
| 17 |  state or jurisdiction and terminates in another state or  | ||||||
| 18 |  jurisdiction, that is determined by the ratio that the  | ||||||
| 19 |  miles traveled in this State bears to total miles  | ||||||
| 20 |  everywhere and (b) the denominator of which shall be all  | ||||||
| 21 |  revenue derived from the movement or shipment of people,  | ||||||
| 22 |  goods, mail, oil, gas, or any other substance (other than  | ||||||
| 23 |  by airline). Where a taxpayer is engaged in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  transportation of both passengers and freight, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  fraction above referred to shall first be determined  | ||||||
| 26 |  separately for passenger miles and freight miles. Then an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  average of the passenger miles fraction and the freight  | ||||||
| 2 |  miles fraction shall be weighted to reflect the  | ||||||
| 3 |  taxpayer's: | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) relative railway operating income from total  | ||||||
| 5 |  passenger and total freight service, as reported to  | ||||||
| 6 |  the Surface Transportation Board, in the case of  | ||||||
| 7 |  transportation by railroad; and | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) relative gross receipts from passenger and  | ||||||
| 9 |  freight transportation, in case of transportation  | ||||||
| 10 |  other than by railroad.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) For taxable years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 12 |  2008, business income derived from furnishing airline  | ||||||
| 13 |  transportation services shall be apportioned to this State  | ||||||
| 14 |  by multiplying such income by a fraction, the numerator of  | ||||||
| 15 |  which is the revenue miles of the person in this State, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  the denominator of which is the revenue miles of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  person everywhere. For purposes of this paragraph, a  | ||||||
| 18 |  revenue mile is the transportation of one passenger or one  | ||||||
| 19 |  net ton of freight the distance of one mile for a  | ||||||
| 20 |  consideration. If a person is engaged in the  | ||||||
| 21 |  transportation of both passengers and freight, the  | ||||||
| 22 |  fraction above referred to shall be determined by means of  | ||||||
| 23 |  an average of the passenger revenue mile fraction and the  | ||||||
| 24 |  freight revenue mile fraction, weighted to reflect the  | ||||||
| 25 |  person's relative gross receipts from passenger and  | ||||||
| 26 |  freight airline transportation.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) Combined apportionment. Where 2 or more persons are  | ||||||
| 2 | engaged in a unitary business as described in subsection  | ||||||
| 3 | (a)(27) of Section 1501, a part of which is conducted in this  | ||||||
| 4 | State by one or more members of the group, the business income  | ||||||
| 5 | attributable to this State by any such member or members shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be apportioned by means of the combined apportionment method. | ||||||
| 7 |     (f) Alternative allocation. If the allocation and  | ||||||
| 8 | apportionment provisions of subsections (a) through (e) and of  | ||||||
| 9 | subsection (h) do not, for taxable years ending before  | ||||||
| 10 | December 31, 2008, fairly represent the extent of a person's  | ||||||
| 11 | business activity in this State, or, for taxable years ending  | ||||||
| 12 | on or after December 31, 2008, fairly represent the market for  | ||||||
| 13 | the person's goods, services, or other sources of business  | ||||||
| 14 | income, the person may petition for, or the Director may,  | ||||||
| 15 | without a petition, permit or require, in respect of all or any  | ||||||
| 16 | part of the person's business activity, if reasonable: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Separate accounting; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) The exclusion of any one or more factors; | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) The inclusion of one or more additional factors  | ||||||
| 20 |  which will fairly represent the person's business  | ||||||
| 21 |  activities or market in this State; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) The employment of any other method to effectuate  | ||||||
| 23 |  an equitable allocation and apportionment of the person's  | ||||||
| 24 |  business income. | ||||||
| 25 |     (g) Cross-reference Cross reference. For allocation of  | ||||||
| 26 | business income by residents, see Section 301(a). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (h) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1998, the  | ||||||
| 2 | apportionment factor of persons who apportion their business  | ||||||
| 3 | income to this State under subsection (a) shall be equal to: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) for tax years ending on or after December 31, 1998  | ||||||
| 5 |  and before December 31, 1999, 16 2/3% of the property  | ||||||
| 6 |  factor plus 16 2/3% of the payroll factor plus 66 2/3% of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the sales factor; | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) for tax years ending on or after December 31, 1999  | ||||||
| 9 |  and before December 31, 2000, 8 1/3% of the property  | ||||||
| 10 |  factor plus 8 1/3% of the payroll factor plus 83 1/3% of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the sales factor; | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) for tax years ending on or after December 31,  | ||||||
| 13 |  2000, the sales factor. | ||||||
| 14 | If, in any tax year ending on or after December 31, 1998 and  | ||||||
| 15 | before December 31, 2000, the denominator of the payroll,  | ||||||
| 16 | property, or sales factor is zero, the apportionment factor  | ||||||
| 17 | computed in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection for that  | ||||||
| 18 | year shall be divided by an amount equal to 100% minus the  | ||||||
| 19 | percentage weight given to each factor whose denominator is  | ||||||
| 20 | equal to zero. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-40, eff. 6-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 22 | 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-16-24.)
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| 23 |     (35 ILCS 5/704A) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 704A. Employer's return and payment of tax withheld. | ||||||
| 25 |     (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act on or  | ||||||
| 2 | after January 1, 2008 shall make those payments and returns as  | ||||||
| 3 | provided in this Section. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) Returns. Every employer shall, in the form and manner  | ||||||
| 5 | required by the Department, make returns with respect to taxes  | ||||||
| 6 | withheld or required to be withheld under this Article 7 for  | ||||||
| 7 | each quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2008, on or  | ||||||
| 8 | before the last day of the first month following the close of  | ||||||
| 9 | that quarter. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) Payments. With respect to amounts withheld or required  | ||||||
| 11 | to be withheld on or after January 1, 2008: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) Semi-weekly payments. For each calendar year, each  | ||||||
| 13 |  employer who withheld or was required to withhold more  | ||||||
| 14 |  than $12,000 during the one-year period ending on June 30  | ||||||
| 15 |  of the immediately preceding calendar year, payment must  | ||||||
| 16 |  be made: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) on or before each Friday of the calendar year,  | ||||||
| 18 |  for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the  | ||||||
| 19 |  immediately preceding Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  Tuesday; | ||||||
| 21 |             (B) on or before each Wednesday of the calendar  | ||||||
| 22 |  year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on  | ||||||
| 23 |  the immediately preceding Wednesday, Thursday, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  Friday. | ||||||
| 25 |         Beginning with calendar year 2011, payments made under  | ||||||
| 26 |  this paragraph (1) of subsection (c) must be made by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  electronic funds transfer.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) Semi-weekly payments. Any employer who withholds  | ||||||
| 3 |  or is required to withhold more than $12,000 in any  | ||||||
| 4 |  quarter of a calendar year is required to make payments on  | ||||||
| 5 |  the dates set forth under item (1) of this subsection (c)  | ||||||
| 6 |  for each remaining quarter of that calendar year and for  | ||||||
| 7 |  the subsequent calendar year.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) Monthly payments. Each employer, other than an  | ||||||
| 9 |  employer described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection,  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall pay to the Department, on or before the 15th day of  | ||||||
| 11 |  each month the taxes withheld or required to be withheld  | ||||||
| 12 |  during the immediately preceding month. | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) Payments with returns. Each employer shall pay to  | ||||||
| 14 |  the Department, on or before the due date for each return  | ||||||
| 15 |  required to be filed under this Section, any tax withheld  | ||||||
| 16 |  or required to be withheld during the period for which the  | ||||||
| 17 |  return is due and not previously paid to the Department. | ||||||
| 18 |     (d) Regulatory authority. The Department may, by rule: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) Permit employers, in lieu of the requirements of  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsections (b) and (c), to file annual returns due on or  | ||||||
| 21 |  before January 31 of the year for taxes withheld or  | ||||||
| 22 |  required to be withheld during the previous calendar year  | ||||||
| 23 |  and, if the aggregate amounts required to be withheld by  | ||||||
| 24 |  the employer under this Article 7 (other than amounts  | ||||||
| 25 |  required to be withheld under Section 709.5) do not exceed  | ||||||
| 26 |  $1,000 for the previous calendar year, to pay the taxes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  required to be shown on each such return no later than the  | ||||||
| 2 |  due date for such return. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) Provide that any payment required to be made under  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is deemed to be timely to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  extent paid by electronic funds transfer on or before the  | ||||||
| 6 |  due date for deposit of federal income taxes withheld  | ||||||
| 7 |  from, or federal employment taxes due with respect to, the  | ||||||
| 8 |  wages from which the Illinois taxes were withheld. | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) Designate one or more depositories to which  | ||||||
| 10 |  payment of taxes required to be withheld under this  | ||||||
| 11 |  Article 7 must be paid by some or all employers. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) Increase the threshold dollar amounts at which  | ||||||
| 13 |  employers are required to make semi-weekly payments under  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2). | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) Annual return and payment. Every employer who deducts  | ||||||
| 16 | and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a  | ||||||
| 17 | person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is  | ||||||
| 18 | defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may  | ||||||
| 19 | comply with the requirements of this Section with respect to  | ||||||
| 20 | such employees by filing an annual return and paying the taxes  | ||||||
| 21 | required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day  | ||||||
| 22 | of the fourth month following the close of the employer's  | ||||||
| 23 | taxable year. The Department may allow the employer's return  | ||||||
| 24 | to be submitted with the employer's individual income tax  | ||||||
| 25 | return or to be submitted with a return due from the employer  | ||||||
| 26 | under Section 1400.2 of the Unemployment Insurance Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (f) Magnetic media and electronic filing. With respect to  | ||||||
| 2 | taxes withheld in calendar years prior to 2017, any W-2 Form  | ||||||
| 3 | that, under the Internal Revenue Code and regulations  | ||||||
| 4 | promulgated thereunder, is required to be submitted to the  | ||||||
| 5 | Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media or electronically  | ||||||
| 6 | must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media or  | ||||||
| 7 | electronically for Illinois purposes, if required by the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department. | ||||||
| 9 |     With respect to taxes withheld in 2017 and subsequent  | ||||||
| 10 | calendar years, the Department may, by rule, require that any  | ||||||
| 11 | return (including any amended return) under this Section and  | ||||||
| 12 | any W-2 Form that is required to be submitted to the Department  | ||||||
| 13 | must be submitted on magnetic media or electronically.  | ||||||
| 14 |     The due date for submitting W-2 Forms shall be as  | ||||||
| 15 | prescribed by the Department by rule.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (g) For amounts deducted or withheld after December 31,  | ||||||
| 17 | 2009, a taxpayer who makes an election under subsection (f) of  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 5-15 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy  | ||||||
| 19 | Tax Credit Act for a taxable year shall be allowed a credit  | ||||||
| 20 | against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld  | ||||||
| 21 | during the first calendar year beginning after the end of that  | ||||||
| 22 | taxable year equal to the amount of the credit for the  | ||||||
| 23 | incremental income tax attributable to full-time employees of  | ||||||
| 24 | the taxpayer awarded to the taxpayer by the Department of  | ||||||
| 25 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity under the Economic  | ||||||
| 26 | Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | taxable year and credits not previously claimed and allowed to  | ||||||
| 2 | be carried forward under Section 211(4) of this Act as  | ||||||
| 3 | provided in subsection (f) of Section 5-15 of the Economic  | ||||||
| 4 | Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. The credit  | ||||||
| 5 | or credits may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any  | ||||||
| 6 | payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount  | ||||||
| 7 | of the credit or credits exceeds the total payments due under  | ||||||
| 8 | this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the  | ||||||
| 9 | calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied  | ||||||
| 10 | against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the  | ||||||
| 11 | succeeding calendar years as allowed to be carried forward  | ||||||
| 12 | under paragraph (4) of Section 211 of this Act. The credit or  | ||||||
| 13 | credits shall be applied to the earliest year for which there  | ||||||
| 14 | is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one  | ||||||
| 15 | taxable year that are available to offset a liability, the  | ||||||
| 16 | earlier credit shall be applied first. Each employer who  | ||||||
| 17 | deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold  | ||||||
| 18 | tax under this Act and who retains income tax withholdings  | ||||||
| 19 | under subsection (f) of Section 5-15 of the Economic  | ||||||
| 20 | Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act must make a  | ||||||
| 21 | return with respect to such taxes and retained amounts in the  | ||||||
| 22 | form and manner that the Department, by rule, requires and pay  | ||||||
| 23 | to the Department or to a depositary designated by the  | ||||||
| 24 | Department those withheld taxes not retained by the taxpayer.  | ||||||
| 25 | For purposes of this subsection (g), the term taxpayer shall  | ||||||
| 26 | include taxpayer and members of the taxpayer's unitary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | business group as defined under paragraph (27) of subsection  | ||||||
| 2 | (a) of Section 1501 of this Act. This Section is exempt from  | ||||||
| 3 | the provisions of Section 250 of this Act. No credit awarded  | ||||||
| 4 | under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax  | ||||||
| 5 | Credit Act for agreements entered into on or after January 1,  | ||||||
| 6 | 2015 may be credited against payments due under this Section. | ||||||
| 7 |     (g-1) For amounts deducted or withheld after December 31,  | ||||||
| 8 | 2024, a taxpayer who makes an election under the Reimagining  | ||||||
| 9 | Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act shall be allowed a credit  | ||||||
| 10 | against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld  | ||||||
| 11 | during the first quarterly reporting period beginning after  | ||||||
| 12 | the certificate is issued equal to the portion of the REV  | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois Credit attributable to the incremental income tax  | ||||||
| 14 | attributable to new employees and retained employees as  | ||||||
| 15 | certified by the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 16 | Opportunity pursuant to an agreement with the taxpayer under  | ||||||
| 17 | the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act for the  | ||||||
| 18 | taxable year. The credit or credits may not reduce the  | ||||||
| 19 | taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section  | ||||||
| 20 | to less than zero. If the amount of the credit or credits  | ||||||
| 21 | exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect  | ||||||
| 22 | to amounts withheld during the quarterly reporting period, the  | ||||||
| 23 | excess may be carried forward and applied against the  | ||||||
| 24 | taxpayer's liability under this Section in the succeeding  | ||||||
| 25 | quarterly reporting period as allowed to be carried forward  | ||||||
| 26 | under paragraph (4) of Section 211 of this Act. The credit or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | credits shall be applied to the earliest quarterly reporting  | ||||||
| 2 | period for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits  | ||||||
| 3 | from more than one quarterly reporting period that are  | ||||||
| 4 | available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | applied first. Each employer who deducts and withholds or is  | ||||||
| 6 | required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act and who  | ||||||
| 7 | retains income tax withholdings this subsection must make a  | ||||||
| 8 | return with respect to such taxes and retained amounts in the  | ||||||
| 9 | form and manner that the Department, by rule, requires and pay  | ||||||
| 10 | to the Department or to a depositary designated by the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department those withheld taxes not retained by the taxpayer.  | ||||||
| 12 | For purposes of this subsection (g-1), the term taxpayer shall  | ||||||
| 13 | include taxpayer and members of the taxpayer's unitary  | ||||||
| 14 | business group as defined under paragraph (27) of subsection  | ||||||
| 15 | (a) of Section 1501 of this Act. This Section is exempt from  | ||||||
| 16 | the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (g-2) For amounts deducted or withheld after December 31,  | ||||||
| 18 | 2024, a taxpayer who makes an election under the Manufacturing  | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | allowed a credit against payments due under this Section for  | ||||||
| 21 | amounts withheld during the first quarterly reporting period  | ||||||
| 22 | beginning after the certificate is issued equal to the portion  | ||||||
| 23 | of the MICRO Illinois Credit attributable to the incremental  | ||||||
| 24 | income tax attributable to new employees and retained  | ||||||
| 25 | employees as certified by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 26 | Economic Opportunity pursuant to an agreement with the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | taxpayer under the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real  | ||||||
| 2 | Opportunity (MICRO) Act for the taxable year. The credit or  | ||||||
| 3 | credits may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any  | ||||||
| 4 | payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount  | ||||||
| 5 | of the credit or credits exceeds the total payments due under  | ||||||
| 6 | this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the  | ||||||
| 7 | quarterly reporting period, the excess may be carried forward  | ||||||
| 8 | and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this  | ||||||
| 9 | Section in the succeeding quarterly reporting period as  | ||||||
| 10 | allowed to be carried forward under paragraph (4) of Section  | ||||||
| 11 | 211 of this Act. The credit or credits shall be applied to the  | ||||||
| 12 | earliest quarterly reporting period for which there is a tax  | ||||||
| 13 | liability. If there are credits from more than one quarterly  | ||||||
| 14 | reporting period that are available to offset a liability, the  | ||||||
| 15 | earlier credit shall be applied first. Each employer who  | ||||||
| 16 | deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold  | ||||||
| 17 | tax under this Act and who retains income tax withholdings  | ||||||
| 18 | this subsection must make a return with respect to such taxes  | ||||||
| 19 | and retained amounts in the form and manner that the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department, by rule, requires and pay to the Department or to a  | ||||||
| 21 | depositary designated by the Department those withheld taxes  | ||||||
| 22 | not retained by the taxpayer. For purposes of this subsection,  | ||||||
| 23 | the term taxpayer shall include taxpayer and members of the  | ||||||
| 24 | taxpayer's unitary business group as defined under paragraph  | ||||||
| 25 | (27) of subsection (a) of Section 1501 of this Act. This  | ||||||
| 26 | Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act. | ||||||
| 2 |     (h) An employer may claim a credit against payments due  | ||||||
| 3 | under this Section for amounts withheld during the first  | ||||||
| 4 | calendar year ending after the date on which a tax credit  | ||||||
| 5 | certificate was issued under Section 35 of the Small Business  | ||||||
| 6 | Job Creation Tax Credit Act. The credit shall be equal to the  | ||||||
| 7 | amount shown on the certificate, but may not reduce the  | ||||||
| 8 | taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section  | ||||||
| 9 | to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the  | ||||||
| 10 | total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts  | ||||||
| 11 | withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried  | ||||||
| 12 | forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under  | ||||||
| 13 | this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit  | ||||||
| 14 | shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax  | ||||||
| 15 | liability. If there are credits from more than one calendar  | ||||||
| 16 | year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier  | ||||||
| 17 | credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 18 | provisions of Section 250 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (i) Each employer with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent  | ||||||
| 20 | employees during the reporting period may claim a credit  | ||||||
| 21 | against the payments due under this Section for each qualified  | ||||||
| 22 | employee in an amount equal to the maximum credit allowable.  | ||||||
| 23 | The credit may be taken against payments due for reporting  | ||||||
| 24 | periods that begin on or after January 1, 2020, and end on or  | ||||||
| 25 | before December 31, 2027. An employer may not claim a credit  | ||||||
| 26 | for an employee who has worked fewer than 90 consecutive days  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | immediately preceding the reporting period; however, such  | ||||||
| 2 | credits may accrue during that 90-day period and be claimed  | ||||||
| 3 | against payments under this Section for future reporting  | ||||||
| 4 | periods after the employee has worked for the employer at  | ||||||
| 5 | least 90 consecutive days. In no event may the credit exceed  | ||||||
| 6 | the employer's liability for the reporting period. Each  | ||||||
| 7 | employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct  | ||||||
| 8 | and withhold tax under this Act and who retains income tax  | ||||||
| 9 | withholdings under this subsection must make a return with  | ||||||
| 10 | respect to such taxes and retained amounts in the form and  | ||||||
| 11 | manner that the Department, by rule, requires and pay to the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department or to a depositary designated by the Department  | ||||||
| 13 | those withheld taxes not retained by the employer.  | ||||||
| 14 |     For each reporting period, the employer may not claim a  | ||||||
| 15 | credit or credits for more employees than the number of  | ||||||
| 16 | employees making less than the minimum or reduced wage for the  | ||||||
| 17 | current calendar year during the last reporting period of the  | ||||||
| 18 | preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding any other provision  | ||||||
| 19 | of this subsection, an employer shall not be eligible for  | ||||||
| 20 | credits for a reporting period unless the average wage paid by  | ||||||
| 21 | the employer per employee for all employees making less than  | ||||||
| 22 | $55,000 during the reporting period is greater than the  | ||||||
| 23 | average wage paid by the employer per employee for all  | ||||||
| 24 | employees making less than $55,000 during the same reporting  | ||||||
| 25 | period of the prior calendar year.  | ||||||
| 26 |     For purposes of this subsection (i):  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Compensation paid in Illinois" has the meaning ascribed  | ||||||
| 2 | to that term under Section 304(a)(2)(B) of this Act. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Employer" and "employee" have the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 4 | those terms in the Minimum Wage Law, except that "employee"  | ||||||
| 5 | also includes employees who work for an employer with fewer  | ||||||
| 6 | than 4 employees. Employers that operate more than one  | ||||||
| 7 | establishment pursuant to a franchise agreement or that  | ||||||
| 8 | constitute members of a unitary business group shall aggregate  | ||||||
| 9 | their employees for purposes of determining eligibility for  | ||||||
| 10 | the credit. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Full-time equivalent employees" means the ratio of the  | ||||||
| 12 | number of paid hours during the reporting period and the  | ||||||
| 13 | number of working hours in that period. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Maximum credit" means the percentage listed below of the  | ||||||
| 15 | difference between the amount of compensation paid in Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 | to employees who are paid not more than the required minimum  | ||||||
| 17 | wage reduced by the amount of compensation paid in Illinois to  | ||||||
| 18 | employees who were paid less than the current required minimum  | ||||||
| 19 | wage during the reporting period prior to each increase in the  | ||||||
| 20 | required minimum wage on January 1. If an employer pays an  | ||||||
| 21 | employee more than the required minimum wage and that employee  | ||||||
| 22 | previously earned less than the required minimum wage, the  | ||||||
| 23 | employer may include the portion that does not exceed the  | ||||||
| 24 | required minimum wage as compensation paid in Illinois to  | ||||||
| 25 | employees who are paid not more than the required minimum  | ||||||
| 26 | wage.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) 25% for reporting periods beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 2 |  January 1, 2020 and ending on or before December 31, 2020; | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) 21% for reporting periods beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 4 |  January 1, 2021 and ending on or before December 31, 2021; | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) 17% for reporting periods beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 6 |  January 1, 2022 and ending on or before December 31, 2022; | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) 13% for reporting periods beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 8 |  January 1, 2023 and ending on or before December 31, 2023; | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) 9% for reporting periods beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 10 |  January 1, 2024 and ending on or before December 31, 2024; | ||||||
| 11 |         (6) 5% for reporting periods beginning on or after  | ||||||
| 12 |  January 1, 2025 and ending on or before December 31, 2025. | ||||||
| 13 |     The amount computed under this subsection may continue to  | ||||||
| 14 | be claimed for reporting periods beginning on or after January  | ||||||
| 15 | 1, 2026 and:  | ||||||
| 16 |         (A) ending on or before December 31, 2026 for  | ||||||
| 17 |  employers with more than 5 employees; or | ||||||
| 18 |         (B) ending on or before December 31, 2027 for  | ||||||
| 19 |  employers with no more than 5 employees.  | ||||||
| 20 |     "Qualified employee" means an employee who is paid not  | ||||||
| 21 | more than the required minimum wage and has an average wage  | ||||||
| 22 | paid per hour by the employer during the reporting period  | ||||||
| 23 | equal to or greater than his or her average wage paid per hour  | ||||||
| 24 | by the employer during each reporting period for the  | ||||||
| 25 | immediately preceding 12 months. A new qualified employee is  | ||||||
| 26 | deemed to have earned the required minimum wage in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | preceding reporting period. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Reporting period" means the quarter for which a return is  | ||||||
| 3 | required to be filed under subsection (b) of this Section.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (j) For reporting periods beginning on or after January 1,  | ||||||
| 5 | 2023, if a private employer grants all of its employees the  | ||||||
| 6 | option of taking a paid leave of absence of at least 30 days  | ||||||
| 7 | for the purpose of serving as an organ donor or bone marrow  | ||||||
| 8 | donor, then the private employer may take a credit against the  | ||||||
| 9 | payments due under this Section in an amount equal to the  | ||||||
| 10 | amount withheld under this Section with respect to wages paid  | ||||||
| 11 | while the employee is on organ donation leave, not to exceed  | ||||||
| 12 | $1,000 in withholdings for each employee who takes organ  | ||||||
| 13 | donation leave. To be eligible for the credit, such a leave of  | ||||||
| 14 | absence must be taken without loss of pay, vacation time,  | ||||||
| 15 | compensatory time, personal days, or sick time for at least  | ||||||
| 16 | the first 30 days of the leave of absence. The private employer  | ||||||
| 17 | shall adopt rules governing organ donation leave, including  | ||||||
| 18 | rules that (i) establish conditions and procedures for  | ||||||
| 19 | requesting and approving leave and (ii) require medical  | ||||||
| 20 | documentation of the proposed organ or bone marrow donation  | ||||||
| 21 | before leave is approved by the private employer. A private  | ||||||
| 22 | employer must provide, in the manner required by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department, documentation from the employee's medical  | ||||||
| 24 | provider, which the private employer receives from the  | ||||||
| 25 | employee, that verifies the employee's organ donation. The  | ||||||
| 26 | private employer must also provide, in the manner required by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Department, documentation that shows that a qualifying  | ||||||
| 2 | organ donor leave policy was in place and offered to all  | ||||||
| 3 | qualifying employees at the time the leave was taken. For the  | ||||||
| 4 | private employer to receive the tax credit, the employee  | ||||||
| 5 | taking organ donor leave must allow for the applicable medical  | ||||||
| 6 | records to be disclosed to the Department. If the private  | ||||||
| 7 | employer cannot provide the required documentation to the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department, then the private employer is ineligible for the  | ||||||
| 9 | credit under this Section. A private employer must also  | ||||||
| 10 | provide, in the form required by the Department, any  | ||||||
| 11 | additional documentation or information required by the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department to administer the credit under this Section. The  | ||||||
| 13 | credit under this subsection (j) shall be taken within one  | ||||||
| 14 | year after the date upon which the organ donation leave  | ||||||
| 15 | begins. If the leave taken spans into a second tax year, the  | ||||||
| 16 | employer qualifies for the allowable credit in the later of  | ||||||
| 17 | the 2 years. If the amount of credit exceeds the tax liability  | ||||||
| 18 | for the year, the excess may be carried and applied to the tax  | ||||||
| 19 | liability for the 3 taxable years following the excess credit  | ||||||
| 20 | year. The tax credit shall be applied to the earliest year for  | ||||||
| 21 | which there is a tax liability. If there are credits for more  | ||||||
| 22 | than one year that are available to offset liability, the  | ||||||
| 23 | earlier credit shall be applied first.  | ||||||
| 24 |     Nothing in this subsection (j) prohibits a private  | ||||||
| 25 | employer from providing an unpaid leave of absence to its  | ||||||
| 26 | employees for the purpose of serving as an organ donor or bone  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | marrow donor; however, if the employer's policy provides for  | ||||||
| 2 | fewer than 30 days of paid leave for organ or bone marrow  | ||||||
| 3 | donation, then the employer shall not be eligible for the  | ||||||
| 4 | credit under this Section.  | ||||||
| 5 |     As used in this subsection (j): | ||||||
| 6 |     "Organ" means any biological tissue of the human body that  | ||||||
| 7 | may be donated by a living donor, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 8 | to, the kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine, bone, skin,  | ||||||
| 9 | or any subpart of those organs.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Organ donor" means a person from whose body an organ is  | ||||||
| 11 | taken to be transferred to the body of another person.  | ||||||
| 12 |     "Private employer" means a sole proprietorship,  | ||||||
| 13 | corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other  | ||||||
| 14 | entity with one or more employees. "Private employer" does not  | ||||||
| 15 | include a municipality, county, State agency, or other public  | ||||||
| 16 | employer.  | ||||||
| 17 |     This subsection (j) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 250 of this Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     (k) For reporting periods beginning on or after January 1,  | ||||||
| 20 | 2025 and before January 1, 2027, an employer may claim a credit  | ||||||
| 21 | against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld  | ||||||
| 22 | during the first reporting period to occur after the date on  | ||||||
| 23 | which a tax credit certificate is issued for a non-profit  | ||||||
| 24 | theater production under Section 10 of the Live Theater  | ||||||
| 25 | Production Tax Credit Act. The credit shall be equal to the  | ||||||
| 26 | amount shown on the certificate, but may not reduce the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Article  | ||||||
| 2 | to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the  | ||||||
| 3 | total amount due under this Article with respect to amounts  | ||||||
| 4 | withheld during the first reporting period to occur after the  | ||||||
| 5 | date on which a tax credit certificate is issued, the excess  | ||||||
| 6 | may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 7 | liability under this Section for reporting periods that occur  | ||||||
| 8 | in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The excess credit shall be  | ||||||
| 9 | applied to the earliest reporting period for which there is a  | ||||||
| 10 | payment due under this Article. If there are credits from more  | ||||||
| 11 | than one reporting period that are available to offset a  | ||||||
| 12 | liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. The  | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Revenue, in cooperation with the Department of  | ||||||
| 14 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 15 | enforce and administer the provisions of this subsection.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (l) (k) A taxpayer who is issued a certificate under the  | ||||||
| 17 | Local Journalism Sustainability Act for a taxable year shall  | ||||||
| 18 | be allowed a credit against payments due under this Section as  | ||||||
| 19 | provided in that Act.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-700, Article 30,  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 30-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 110, Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 110-905, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; 103-592, Article  | ||||||
| 23 | 40, Section 40-900, eff. 6-7-24; 103-592, Article 45, Section  | ||||||
| 24 | 45-10, eff. 6-7-24; revised 7-9-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 265. The Economic Development for a Growing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Economy Tax Credit Act is amended by changing Section 5-56 as  | ||||||
| 2 | follows:
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| 3 |     (35 ILCS 10/5-56) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 5-56. Annual report. Annually, until construction is  | ||||||
| 5 | completed, a company seeking New Construction EDGE Credits  | ||||||
| 6 | shall submit a report that, at a minimum, describes the  | ||||||
| 7 | projected project scope, timeline, and anticipated budget.  | ||||||
| 8 | Once the project has commenced, the annual report shall  | ||||||
| 9 | include actual data for the prior year as well as projections  | ||||||
| 10 | for each additional year through completion of the project.  | ||||||
| 11 | The Department shall issue detailed reporting guidelines  | ||||||
| 12 | prescribing the requirements of construction-related     | ||||||
| 13 | construction related reports. In order to receive credit for  | ||||||
| 14 | construction expenses, the company must provide the Department  | ||||||
| 15 | with evidence that a certified third-party executed an  | ||||||
| 16 | Agreed-Upon Procedure (AUP) verifying the construction  | ||||||
| 17 | expenses or accept the standard construction wage expense  | ||||||
| 18 | estimated by the Department.  | ||||||
| 19 |     Upon review of the final project scope, timeline, budget,  | ||||||
| 20 | and AUP, the Department shall issue a tax credit certificate  | ||||||
| 21 | reflecting a percentage of the total construction job wages  | ||||||
| 22 | paid throughout the completion of the project.  | ||||||
| 23 |     Upon 7 business days' notice, the taxpayer shall make  | ||||||
| 24 | available for inspection and copying at a location within this  | ||||||
| 25 | State during reasonable hours, the records identified in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | paragraph (1) of this Section to the taxpayer in charge of the  | ||||||
| 2 | project, its officers and agents, and to federal, State, or  | ||||||
| 3 | local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-595, eff. 6-26-24;  | ||||||
| 5 | revised 10-23-24.)
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| 6 |     Section 270. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act is  | ||||||
| 7 | amended by changing Sections 40-1 and 40-5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (35 ILCS 18/40-1) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 40-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as  | ||||||
| 10 | the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. References in this  | ||||||
| 11 | Article to "this Act" mean this Article. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (35 ILCS 18/40-5) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 40-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 15 |     "Award cycle" means the 4 reporting periods for which the  | ||||||
| 16 | employer is awarded a credit under Section 40-10. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Comparable rate" has the meaning given to that term by  | ||||||
| 18 | the Federal Communications Commission in its campaign  | ||||||
| 19 | advertising rate rules. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 21 | Opportunity. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Independently owned" means, as applied to a local news  | ||||||
| 23 | organization, that: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) the local news organization is not a publicly  | ||||||
| 2 |  traded entity and no more than 5% of the beneficial  | ||||||
| 3 |  ownership of the local news organization is owned,  | ||||||
| 4 |  directly or indirectly, by a publicly traded entity; and | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) the local news organization is not a subsidiary. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Local news organization" means an entity that: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) engages professionals to create, edit, produce,  | ||||||
| 8 |  and distribute original content concerning matters of  | ||||||
| 9 |  public interest through reporting activities, including  | ||||||
| 10 |  conducting interviews, observing current events, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  analyzing documents or other information; | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) has at least one employee who meets all of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  following criteria: | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) the employee is employed by the entity on a  | ||||||
| 15 |  full-time basis for at least 30 hours a week; | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) the employee's job duties for the entity  | ||||||
| 17 |  consist primarily of providing coverage of Illinois or  | ||||||
| 18 |  local Illinois community news as described in  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph (C); | ||||||
| 20 |             (C) the employee gathers, prepares, collects,  | ||||||
| 21 |  photographs, writes, edits, reports, or publishes  | ||||||
| 22 |  original local or State community news for  | ||||||
| 23 |  dissemination to the local or State community; and | ||||||
| 24 |             (D) the employee lives within 50 miles of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  coverage area; | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) in the case of a print publication, has published  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  at least one print publication per month over the previous  | ||||||
| 2 |  12 months and either (i) holds a valid United States  | ||||||
| 3 |  Postal Service periodical permit or (ii) has at least 25%  | ||||||
| 4 |  of its content dedicated to local news; | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) in the case of a digital-only entity, has  | ||||||
| 6 |  published one piece about the community per week over the  | ||||||
| 7 |  previous 12 months and has at least 33% of its digital  | ||||||
| 8 |  audience in Illinois, averaged over a 12-month period; | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) in the case of a hybrid entity that has both print  | ||||||
| 10 |  and digital outlets, meets the requirements in either  | ||||||
| 11 |  paragraph (3) or (4) of this definition; | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) has disclosed in its print publication or on its  | ||||||
| 13 |  website its beneficial ownership or, in the case of a  | ||||||
| 14 |  not-for-profit entity, its board of directors; | ||||||
| 15 |         (7) in the case of an entity that maintains tax status  | ||||||
| 16 |  under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 17 |  Code, has declared the coverage of local or State news as  | ||||||
| 18 |  the stated mission in its filings with the Internal  | ||||||
| 19 |  Revenue Service; | ||||||
| 20 |         (8) has not received any payments of more than 50% of  | ||||||
| 21 |  its gross receipts for the previous year from political  | ||||||
| 22 |  action committees or other entities described in Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  527 of the federal Internal Revenue Code or from an  | ||||||
| 24 |  organization that maintains Section 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(6)  | ||||||
| 25 |  status under the federal Internal Revenue Code, unless  | ||||||
| 26 |  those payments are for political advertising during the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  lowest unit windows and using comparable rates; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (9) has not received more than 30% of its revenue from  | ||||||
| 3 |  the previous taxable year from political advertisements  | ||||||
| 4 |  during lowest unit windows. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Local news organization" does not include an organization  | ||||||
| 6 | that received more than $100,000 from organizations described  | ||||||
| 7 | in paragraph (8) during the taxable year or any preceding  | ||||||
| 8 | taxable year. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Lowest unit window" has the meaning given to that term by  | ||||||
| 10 | the Federal Communications Commission in its campaign  | ||||||
| 11 | advertising rate rules. | ||||||
| 12 |     "New journalism position" means an employment position  | ||||||
| 13 | that results in a net increase in qualified journalists  | ||||||
| 14 | employed by the local news organization from January 1 of the  | ||||||
| 15 | preceding calendar year compared to January 1 of the calendar  | ||||||
| 16 | year in which a credit under this Act is sought. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Private fund" means a corporation that: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) would be considered an investment company under  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 20 |  80a-3, but for the application of paragraph (1) or (7) of  | ||||||
| 21 |  subsection (c) of that Section; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) is not a venture capital fund, as defined in  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section 275.203(l)-1 of Title 17 of the Code of Federal  | ||||||
| 24 |  Regulations, as in effect on the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act; and | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) is not an institution selected under Section 107  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of the federal Community Development Banking and Financial  | ||||||
| 2 |  Institutions Act of 1994. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Qualified journalist" means a person who: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) is employed for an average of at least 30 hours per  | ||||||
| 5 |  week; and  | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) is responsible for gathering, developing,  | ||||||
| 7 |  preparing, directing the recording of, producing,  | ||||||
| 8 |  collecting, photographing, recording, writing, editing,  | ||||||
| 9 |  reporting, designing, presenting, distributing, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  publishing original news or information that concerns  | ||||||
| 11 |  local matters of public interest. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Reporting period" means the quarter for which a return is  | ||||||
| 13 | required to be filed under Article 7 of the Illinois Income Tax  | ||||||
| 14 | Act. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 16 |     Section 275. The Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs  | ||||||
| 17 | Act is amended by changing Section 50-1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 18 |     (35 ILCS 19/50-1) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 50-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as  | ||||||
| 20 | the Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. References in  | ||||||
| 21 | this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     Section 280. The Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Opportunity (MICRO) Act is amended by changing Section 110-20  | ||||||
| 2 | as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (35 ILCS 45/110-20) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 110-20. Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real  | ||||||
| 5 | Opportunity (MICRO) Program; project applications.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) The Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity  | ||||||
| 7 | (MICRO) Program is hereby established and shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | administered by the Department. The Program will provide  | ||||||
| 9 | financial incentives to eligible semiconductor manufacturers,  | ||||||
| 10 | microchip manufacturers, quantum computer manufacturers, and  | ||||||
| 11 | companies that primarily engage in research and development in  | ||||||
| 12 | the manufacturing of quantum computers, semiconductors, or  | ||||||
| 13 | microchips. For the purposes of this Section, a company is  | ||||||
| 14 | primarily engaged in research and development in the  | ||||||
| 15 | manufacturing of quantum computers, semiconductors, or  | ||||||
| 16 | microchips if at least 50% of its business activities involve  | ||||||
| 17 | research and development in the manufacturing of quantum  | ||||||
| 18 | computers, semiconductors, or microchips.. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) Any taxpayer planning a project to be located in  | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois may request consideration for designation of its  | ||||||
| 21 | project as a MICRO project, by formal written letter of  | ||||||
| 22 | request or by formal application to the Department, in which  | ||||||
| 23 | the applicant states its intent to make at least a specified  | ||||||
| 24 | level of investment and intends to hire a specified number of  | ||||||
| 25 | full-time employees at a designated location in Illinois. As  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | circumstances require, the Department shall require a formal  | ||||||
| 2 | application from an applicant and a formal letter of request  | ||||||
| 3 | for assistance. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) In order to qualify for credits under the Program     | ||||||
| 5 | program, an applicant must: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) for a semiconductor manufacturer, a microchip  | ||||||
| 7 |  manufacturer, a quantum computer manufacturer, or a  | ||||||
| 8 |  company focusing on research and development in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  manufacturing of quantum computers, semiconductors, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  microchips: | ||||||
| 11 |             (A) make an investment of at least $1,500,000,000  | ||||||
| 12 |  in capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 14 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  application; and | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) create at least 500 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 17 |  jobs; or | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) for a semiconductor component parts manufacturer,  | ||||||
| 19 |  a microchip component parts manufacturer, a quantum  | ||||||
| 20 |  computer component parts manufacturer, or a company  | ||||||
| 21 |  focusing on research and development in the manufacture of  | ||||||
| 22 |  component parts for quantum computers, semiconductors, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  microchips: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) make an investment of at least $300,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 25 |  capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) manufacture one or more parts that are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  primarily used for the manufacture of semiconductors  | ||||||
| 2 |  or microchips; | ||||||
| 3 |             (C) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 4 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  application; and  | ||||||
| 6 |             (D) create at least 150 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 7 |  jobs; or | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) for a semiconductor manufacturer, a microchip  | ||||||
| 9 |  manufacturer, a quantum computer manufacturer, a company  | ||||||
| 10 |  focusing on research and development in the manufacturing  | ||||||
| 11 |  of quantum computers, semiconductors, or microchips, or a  | ||||||
| 12 |  semiconductor or microchip component parts manufacturer  | ||||||
| 13 |  that does not qualify quality under paragraph (2) above: | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) make an investment of at least $2,500,000 in  | ||||||
| 15 |  capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 17 |  within a 48-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  application; and  | ||||||
| 19 |             (C) create at least 50 new full-time employee jobs  | ||||||
| 20 |  or new full-time employees equivalent to 10% of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  number of full-time employees employed by the  | ||||||
| 22 |  applicant world-wide on the date the application is  | ||||||
| 23 |  filed with the Department; or | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) for a semiconductor manufacturer, quantum computer  | ||||||
| 25 |  manufacturer, microchip manufacturer, or semiconductor or  | ||||||
| 26 |  microchip component parts manufacturer with existing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  operations in Illinois that intends to convert or expand,  | ||||||
| 2 |  in whole or in part, the existing facility from  | ||||||
| 3 |  traditional manufacturing to semiconductor manufacturing,  | ||||||
| 4 |  quantum computer manufacturing, or microchip manufacturing  | ||||||
| 5 |  or semiconductor, quantum computer, or microchip component  | ||||||
| 6 |  parts manufacturing, or a company focusing on research and  | ||||||
| 7 |  development in the manufacturing of quantum computers,  | ||||||
| 8 |  semiconductors, or microchips: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) make an investment of at least $100,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 10 |  capital improvements at the project site; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) to be placed in service within the State  | ||||||
| 12 |  within a 60-month period after approval of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  application; and | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) create the lesser of 75 new full-time employee  | ||||||
| 15 |  jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10%  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer  | ||||||
| 17 |  and any related member at the time of application. | ||||||
| 18 |     (d) For any applicant creating the full-time employee jobs  | ||||||
| 19 | noted in subsection (c), those jobs must have a total  | ||||||
| 20 | compensation equal to or greater than 120% of the average wage  | ||||||
| 21 | paid to full-time employees in the county where the project is  | ||||||
| 22 | located, as determined by the Department.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) Each applicant must outline its hiring plan and  | ||||||
| 24 | commitment to recruit and hire full-time employee positions at  | ||||||
| 25 | the project site. The hiring plan may include a partnership  | ||||||
| 26 | with an institution of higher education to provide  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | internships, including, but not limited to, internships  | ||||||
| 2 | supported by the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, or  | ||||||
| 3 | full-time permanent employment for students at the project  | ||||||
| 4 | site. Additionally, the applicant may create or utilize  | ||||||
| 5 | participants from apprenticeship programs that are approved by  | ||||||
| 6 | and registered with the United States Department of Labor's  | ||||||
| 7 | Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The applicant Applicant     | ||||||
| 8 | may apply for apprenticeship education expense credits in  | ||||||
| 9 | accordance with the provisions set forth in 14 Ill. Adm.     | ||||||
| 10 | Admin. Code 522. Each applicant is required to report  | ||||||
| 11 | annually, on or before April 15, on the diversity of its  | ||||||
| 12 | workforce in accordance with Section 110-50 of this Act. For  | ||||||
| 13 | existing facilities of applicants under paragraph (3) of  | ||||||
| 14 | subsection (b) above, if the taxpayer expects a reduction in  | ||||||
| 15 | force due to its transition to manufacturing semiconductors,  | ||||||
| 16 | microchips, or semiconductor or microchip component parts, the  | ||||||
| 17 | plan submitted under this Section must outline the taxpayer's  | ||||||
| 18 | plan to assist with retraining its workforce aligned with the  | ||||||
| 19 | taxpayer's adoption of new technologies and anticipated  | ||||||
| 20 | efforts to retrain employees through employment opportunities  | ||||||
| 21 | within the taxpayer's workforce.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (f) A taxpayer may not enter into more than one agreement  | ||||||
| 23 | under this Act with respect to a single address or location for  | ||||||
| 24 | the same period of time. Also, a taxpayer may not enter into an  | ||||||
| 25 | agreement under this Act with respect to a single address or  | ||||||
| 26 | location for the same period of time for which the taxpayer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | currently holds an active agreement under the Economic  | ||||||
| 2 | Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. This  | ||||||
| 3 | provision does not preclude the applicant from entering into  | ||||||
| 4 | an additional agreement after the expiration or voluntary  | ||||||
| 5 | termination of an earlier agreement under this Act or under  | ||||||
| 6 | the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act  | ||||||
| 7 | to the extent that the taxpayer's application otherwise  | ||||||
| 8 | satisfies the terms and conditions of this Act and is approved  | ||||||
| 9 | by the Department. An applicant with an existing agreement  | ||||||
| 10 | under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax  | ||||||
| 11 | Credit Act may submit an application for an agreement under  | ||||||
| 12 | this Act after it terminates any existing agreement under the  | ||||||
| 13 | Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act with  | ||||||
| 14 | respect to the same address or location. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23;  | ||||||
| 16 | 103-595, eff. 6-26-24; revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     Section 285. The Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act is amended  | ||||||
| 18 | by changing Section 170-1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (35 ILCS 60/170-1) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 170-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as  | ||||||
| 21 | the Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act. References in this Article  | ||||||
| 22 | to "this Act" mean this Article. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 290. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 2 | Sections 2, 3-5, and 3-10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (35 ILCS 105/2)    (from Ch. 120, par. 439.2) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 5 |     "Use" means the exercise by any person of any right or  | ||||||
| 6 | power over tangible personal property incident to the  | ||||||
| 7 | ownership of that property, or, on and after January 1, 2025,  | ||||||
| 8 | incident to the possession or control of, the right to possess  | ||||||
| 9 | or control, or a license to use that property through a lease,  | ||||||
| 10 | except that it does not include the sale of such property in  | ||||||
| 11 | any form as tangible personal property in the regular course  | ||||||
| 12 | of business to the extent that such property is not first  | ||||||
| 13 | subjected to a use for which it was purchased, and does not  | ||||||
| 14 | include the use of such property by its owner for  | ||||||
| 15 | demonstration purposes: Provided that the property purchased  | ||||||
| 16 | is deemed to be purchased for the purpose of resale, despite  | ||||||
| 17 | first being used, to the extent to which it is resold as an  | ||||||
| 18 | ingredient of an intentionally produced product or by-product  | ||||||
| 19 | of manufacturing. "Use" does not mean the demonstration use or  | ||||||
| 20 | interim use of tangible personal property by a retailer before  | ||||||
| 21 | he sells that tangible personal property. On and after January  | ||||||
| 22 | 1, 2025, the lease of tangible personal property to a lessee by  | ||||||
| 23 | a retailer who is subject to tax on lease receipts under Public  | ||||||
| 24 | Act 103-592 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly     | ||||||
| 25 | does not qualify as demonstration use or interim use of that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | property. For watercraft or aircraft, if the period of  | ||||||
| 2 | demonstration use or interim use by the retailer exceeds 18  | ||||||
| 3 | months, the retailer shall pay on the retailers' original cost  | ||||||
| 4 | price the tax imposed by this Act, and no credit for that tax  | ||||||
| 5 | is permitted if the watercraft or aircraft is subsequently  | ||||||
| 6 | sold by the retailer. "Use" does not mean the physical  | ||||||
| 7 | incorporation of tangible personal property, to the extent not  | ||||||
| 8 | first subjected to a use for which it was purchased, as an  | ||||||
| 9 | ingredient or constituent, into other tangible personal  | ||||||
| 10 | property (a) which is sold in the regular course of business or  | ||||||
| 11 | (b) which the person incorporating such ingredient or  | ||||||
| 12 | constituent therein has undertaken at the time of such  | ||||||
| 13 | purchase to cause to be transported in interstate commerce to  | ||||||
| 14 | destinations outside the State of Illinois: Provided that the  | ||||||
| 15 | property purchased is deemed to be purchased for the purpose  | ||||||
| 16 | of resale, despite first being used, to the extent to which it  | ||||||
| 17 | is resold as an ingredient of an intentionally produced  | ||||||
| 18 | product or by-product of manufacturing. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Lease" means a transfer of the possession or control of,  | ||||||
| 20 | the right to possess or control, or a license to use, but not  | ||||||
| 21 | title to, tangible personal property for a fixed or  | ||||||
| 22 | indeterminate term for consideration, regardless of the name  | ||||||
| 23 | by which the transaction is called. "Lease" does not include a  | ||||||
| 24 | lease entered into merely as a security agreement that does  | ||||||
| 25 | not involve a transfer of possession or control from the  | ||||||
| 26 | lessor to the lessee.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     On and after January 1, 2025, the term "sale", when used in  | ||||||
| 2 | this Act, includes a lease.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Watercraft" means a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4  | ||||||
| 4 | watercraft as defined in Section 3-2 of the Boat Registration  | ||||||
| 5 | and Safety Act, a personal watercraft, or any boat equipped  | ||||||
| 6 | with an inboard motor. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Purchase at retail" means the acquisition of the  | ||||||
| 8 | ownership of, the title to, the possession or control of, the  | ||||||
| 9 | right to possess or control, or a license to use, tangible  | ||||||
| 10 | personal property through a sale at retail. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Purchaser" means anyone who, through a sale at retail,  | ||||||
| 12 | acquires the ownership of, the title to, the possession or  | ||||||
| 13 | control of, the right to possess or control, or a license to  | ||||||
| 14 | use, tangible personal property for a valuable consideration. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Sale at retail" means any transfer of the ownership of or  | ||||||
| 16 | title to tangible personal property to a purchaser, for the  | ||||||
| 17 | purpose of use, and not for the purpose of resale in any form  | ||||||
| 18 | as tangible personal property to the extent not first  | ||||||
| 19 | subjected to a use for which it was purchased, for a valuable  | ||||||
| 20 | consideration: Provided that the property purchased is deemed  | ||||||
| 21 | to be purchased for the purpose of resale, despite first being  | ||||||
| 22 | used, to the extent to which it is resold as an ingredient of  | ||||||
| 23 | an intentionally produced product or by-product of  | ||||||
| 24 | manufacturing. For this purpose, slag produced as an incident  | ||||||
| 25 | to manufacturing pig iron or steel and sold is considered to be  | ||||||
| 26 | an intentionally produced by-product of manufacturing. "Sale  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | at retail" includes any such transfer made for resale unless  | ||||||
| 2 | made in compliance with Section 2c of the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 3 | Occupation Tax Act, as incorporated by reference into Section  | ||||||
| 4 | 12 of this Act. Transactions whereby the possession of the  | ||||||
| 5 | property is transferred but the seller retains the title as  | ||||||
| 6 | security for payment of the selling price are sales. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Sale at retail" shall also be construed to include any  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois florist's sales transaction in which the purchase  | ||||||
| 9 | order is received in Illinois by a florist and the sale is for  | ||||||
| 10 | use or consumption, but the Illinois florist has a florist in  | ||||||
| 11 | another state deliver the property to the purchaser or the  | ||||||
| 12 | purchaser's donee in such other state. | ||||||
| 13 |     Nonreusable tangible personal property that is used by  | ||||||
| 14 | persons engaged in the business of operating a restaurant,  | ||||||
| 15 | cafeteria, or drive-in is a sale for resale when it is  | ||||||
| 16 | transferred to customers in the ordinary course of business as  | ||||||
| 17 | part of the sale of food or beverages and is used to deliver,  | ||||||
| 18 | package, or consume food or beverages, regardless of where  | ||||||
| 19 | consumption of the food or beverages occurs. Examples of those  | ||||||
| 20 | items include, but are not limited to nonreusable, paper and  | ||||||
| 21 | plastic cups, plates, baskets, boxes, sleeves, buckets or  | ||||||
| 22 | other containers, utensils, straws, placemats, napkins, doggie  | ||||||
| 23 | bags, and wrapping or packaging materials that are transferred  | ||||||
| 24 | to customers as part of the sale of food or beverages in the  | ||||||
| 25 | ordinary course of business. | ||||||
| 26 |     The purchase, employment, and transfer of such tangible  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | personal property as newsprint and ink for the primary purpose  | ||||||
| 2 | of conveying news (with or without other information) is not a  | ||||||
| 3 | purchase, use, or sale of tangible personal property. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Selling price" means the consideration for a sale valued  | ||||||
| 5 | in money whether received in money or otherwise, including  | ||||||
| 6 | cash, credits, property other than as hereinafter provided,  | ||||||
| 7 | and services, but, prior to January 1, 2020 and beginning  | ||||||
| 8 | again on January 1, 2022, not including the value of or credit  | ||||||
| 9 | given for traded-in tangible personal property where the item  | ||||||
| 10 | that is traded-in is of like kind and character as that which  | ||||||
| 11 | is being sold; beginning January 1, 2020 and until January 1,  | ||||||
| 12 | 2022, "selling price" includes the portion of the value of or  | ||||||
| 13 | credit given for traded-in motor vehicles of the First  | ||||||
| 14 | Division as defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 15 | Code of like kind and character as that which is being sold  | ||||||
| 16 | that exceeds $10,000. "Selling price" shall be determined  | ||||||
| 17 | without any deduction on account of the cost of the property  | ||||||
| 18 | sold, the cost of materials used, labor or service cost, or any  | ||||||
| 19 | other expense whatsoever, but does not include interest or  | ||||||
| 20 | finance charges which appear as separate items on the bill of  | ||||||
| 21 | sale or sales contract nor charges that are added to prices by  | ||||||
| 22 | sellers on account of the seller's tax liability under the  | ||||||
| 23 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, or on account of the seller's  | ||||||
| 24 | duty to collect, from the purchaser, the tax that is imposed by  | ||||||
| 25 | this Act, or, except as otherwise provided with respect to any  | ||||||
| 26 | cigarette tax imposed by a home rule unit, on account of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | seller's tax liability under any local occupation tax  | ||||||
| 2 | administered by the Department, or, except as otherwise  | ||||||
| 3 | provided with respect to any cigarette tax imposed by a home  | ||||||
| 4 | rule unit on account of the seller's duty to collect, from the  | ||||||
| 5 | purchasers, the tax that is imposed under any local use tax  | ||||||
| 6 | administered by the Department. Effective December 1, 1985,  | ||||||
| 7 | "selling price" shall include charges that are added to prices  | ||||||
| 8 | by sellers on account of the seller's tax liability under the  | ||||||
| 9 | Cigarette Tax Act, on account of the seller's duty to collect,  | ||||||
| 10 | from the purchaser, the tax imposed under the Cigarette Use  | ||||||
| 11 | Tax Act, and on account of the seller's duty to collect, from  | ||||||
| 12 | the purchaser, any cigarette tax imposed by a home rule unit. | ||||||
| 13 |     The provisions of this paragraph, which provides only for  | ||||||
| 14 | an alternative meaning of "selling price" with respect to the  | ||||||
| 15 | sale of certain motor vehicles incident to the contemporaneous  | ||||||
| 16 | lease of those motor vehicles, continue in effect and are not  | ||||||
| 17 | changed by the tax on leases implemented by Public Act 103-592     | ||||||
| 18 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 19 | Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for any motor  | ||||||
| 20 | vehicle, as defined in Section 1-146 of the Vehicle Code, that  | ||||||
| 21 | is sold on or after January 1, 2015 for the purpose of leasing  | ||||||
| 22 | the vehicle for a defined period that is longer than one year  | ||||||
| 23 | and (1) is a motor vehicle of the second division that: (A) is  | ||||||
| 24 | a self-contained motor vehicle designed or permanently  | ||||||
| 25 | converted to provide living quarters for recreational,  | ||||||
| 26 | camping, or travel use, with direct walk through access to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | living quarters from the driver's seat; (B) is of the van  | ||||||
| 2 | configuration designed for the transportation of not less than  | ||||||
| 3 | 7 nor more than 16 passengers; or (C) has a gross vehicle  | ||||||
| 4 | weight rating of 8,000 pounds or less or (2) is a motor vehicle  | ||||||
| 5 | of the first division, "selling price" or "amount of sale"  | ||||||
| 6 | means the consideration received by the lessor pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 7 | lease contract, including amounts due at lease signing and all  | ||||||
| 8 | monthly or other regular payments charged over the term of the  | ||||||
| 9 | lease. Also included in the selling price is any amount  | ||||||
| 10 | received by the lessor from the lessee for the leased vehicle  | ||||||
| 11 | that is not calculated at the time the lease is executed,  | ||||||
| 12 | including, but not limited to, excess mileage charges and  | ||||||
| 13 | charges for excess wear and tear. For sales that occur in  | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois, with respect to any amount received by the lessor  | ||||||
| 15 | from the lessee for the leased vehicle that is not calculated  | ||||||
| 16 | at the time the lease is executed, the lessor who purchased the  | ||||||
| 17 | motor vehicle does not incur the tax imposed by the Use Tax Act  | ||||||
| 18 | on those amounts, and the retailer who makes the retail sale of  | ||||||
| 19 | the motor vehicle to the lessor is not required to collect the  | ||||||
| 20 | tax imposed by this Act or to pay the tax imposed by the  | ||||||
| 21 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act on those amounts. However, the  | ||||||
| 22 | lessor who purchased the motor vehicle assumes the liability  | ||||||
| 23 | for reporting and paying the tax on those amounts directly to  | ||||||
| 24 | the Department in the same form (Illinois Retailers'  | ||||||
| 25 | Occupation Tax, and local retailers' occupation taxes, if  | ||||||
| 26 | applicable) in which the retailer would have reported and paid  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such tax if the retailer had accounted for the tax to the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department. For amounts received by the lessor from the lessee  | ||||||
| 3 | that are not calculated at the time the lease is executed, the  | ||||||
| 4 | lessor must file the return and pay the tax to the Department  | ||||||
| 5 | by the due date otherwise required by this Act for returns  | ||||||
| 6 | other than transaction returns. If the retailer is entitled  | ||||||
| 7 | under this Act to a discount for collecting and remitting the  | ||||||
| 8 | tax imposed under this Act to the Department with respect to  | ||||||
| 9 | the sale of the motor vehicle to the lessor, then the right to  | ||||||
| 10 | the discount provided in this Act shall be transferred to the  | ||||||
| 11 | lessor with respect to the tax paid by the lessor for any  | ||||||
| 12 | amount received by the lessor from the lessee for the leased  | ||||||
| 13 | vehicle that is not calculated at the time the lease is  | ||||||
| 14 | executed; provided that the discount is only allowed if the  | ||||||
| 15 | return is timely filed and for amounts timely paid. The  | ||||||
| 16 | "selling price" of a motor vehicle that is sold on or after  | ||||||
| 17 | January 1, 2015 for the purpose of leasing for a defined period  | ||||||
| 18 | of longer than one year shall not be reduced by the value of or  | ||||||
| 19 | credit given for traded-in tangible personal property owned by  | ||||||
| 20 | the lessor, nor shall it be reduced by the value of or credit  | ||||||
| 21 | given for traded-in tangible personal property owned by the  | ||||||
| 22 | lessee, regardless of whether the trade-in value thereof is  | ||||||
| 23 | assigned by the lessee to the lessor. In the case of a motor  | ||||||
| 24 | vehicle that is sold for the purpose of leasing for a defined  | ||||||
| 25 | period of longer than one year, the sale occurs at the time of  | ||||||
| 26 | the delivery of the vehicle, regardless of the due date of any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | lease payments. A lessor who incurs a Retailers' Occupation  | ||||||
| 2 | Tax liability on the sale of a motor vehicle coming off lease  | ||||||
| 3 | may not take a credit against that liability for the Use Tax  | ||||||
| 4 | the lessor paid upon the purchase of the motor vehicle (or for  | ||||||
| 5 | any tax the lessor paid with respect to any amount received by  | ||||||
| 6 | the lessor from the lessee for the leased vehicle that was not  | ||||||
| 7 | calculated at the time the lease was executed) if the selling  | ||||||
| 8 | price of the motor vehicle at the time of purchase was  | ||||||
| 9 | calculated using the definition of "selling price" as defined  | ||||||
| 10 | in this paragraph. Notwithstanding any other provision of this  | ||||||
| 11 | Act to the contrary, lessors shall file all returns and make  | ||||||
| 12 | all payments required under this paragraph to the Department  | ||||||
| 13 | by electronic means in the manner and form as required by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Department. This paragraph does not apply to leases of motor  | ||||||
| 15 | vehicles for which, at the time the lease is entered into, the  | ||||||
| 16 | term of the lease is not a defined period, including leases  | ||||||
| 17 | with a defined initial period with the option to continue the  | ||||||
| 18 | lease on a month-to-month or other basis beyond the initial  | ||||||
| 19 | defined period.  | ||||||
| 20 |     The phrase "like kind and character" shall be liberally  | ||||||
| 21 | construed (including, but not limited to, any form of motor  | ||||||
| 22 | vehicle for any form of motor vehicle, or any kind of farm or  | ||||||
| 23 | agricultural implement for any other kind of farm or  | ||||||
| 24 | agricultural implement), while not including a kind of item  | ||||||
| 25 | which, if sold at retail by that retailer, would be exempt from  | ||||||
| 26 | retailers' occupation tax and use tax as an isolated or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | occasional sale. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Department" means the Department of Revenue. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership,  | ||||||
| 4 | association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or  | ||||||
| 5 | private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,  | ||||||
| 6 | executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed  | ||||||
| 7 | by order of any court. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Retailer" means and includes every person engaged in the  | ||||||
| 9 | business of making sales, including, on and after January 1,  | ||||||
| 10 | 2025, leases, at retail as defined in this Section. With  | ||||||
| 11 | respect to leases, a "retailer" also means a "lessor", except  | ||||||
| 12 | as otherwise provided in this Act.  | ||||||
| 13 |     A person who holds himself or herself out as being engaged  | ||||||
| 14 | (or who habitually engages) in selling tangible personal  | ||||||
| 15 | property at retail is a retailer hereunder with respect to  | ||||||
| 16 | such sales (and not primarily in a service occupation)  | ||||||
| 17 | notwithstanding the fact that such person designs and produces  | ||||||
| 18 | such tangible personal property on special order for the  | ||||||
| 19 | purchaser and in such a way as to render the property of value  | ||||||
| 20 | only to such purchaser, if such tangible personal property so  | ||||||
| 21 | produced on special order serves substantially the same  | ||||||
| 22 | function as stock or standard items of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 23 | property that are sold at retail. | ||||||
| 24 |     A person whose activities are organized and conducted  | ||||||
| 25 | primarily as a not-for-profit service enterprise, and who  | ||||||
| 26 | engages in selling tangible personal property at retail  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (whether to the public or merely to members and their guests)  | ||||||
| 2 | is a retailer with respect to such transactions, excepting  | ||||||
| 3 | only a person organized and operated exclusively for  | ||||||
| 4 | charitable, religious or educational purposes either (1), to  | ||||||
| 5 | the extent of sales by such person to its members, students,  | ||||||
| 6 | patients, or inmates of tangible personal property to be used  | ||||||
| 7 | primarily for the purposes of such person, or (2), to the  | ||||||
| 8 | extent of sales by such person of tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 9 | which is not sold or offered for sale by persons organized for  | ||||||
| 10 | profit. The selling of school books and school supplies by  | ||||||
| 11 | schools at retail to students is not "primarily for the  | ||||||
| 12 | purposes of" the school which does such selling. This  | ||||||
| 13 | paragraph does not apply to nor subject to taxation occasional  | ||||||
| 14 | dinners, social, or similar activities of a person organized  | ||||||
| 15 | and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or  | ||||||
| 16 | educational purposes, whether or not such activities are open  | ||||||
| 17 | to the public. | ||||||
| 18 |     A person who is the recipient of a grant or contract under  | ||||||
| 19 | Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (P.L. 92-258) and  | ||||||
| 20 | serves meals to participants in the federal Nutrition Program  | ||||||
| 21 | for the Elderly in return for contributions established in  | ||||||
| 22 | amount by the individual participant pursuant to a schedule of  | ||||||
| 23 | suggested fees as provided for in the federal Act is not a  | ||||||
| 24 | retailer under this Act with respect to such transactions. | ||||||
| 25 |     Persons who engage in the business of transferring  | ||||||
| 26 | tangible personal property upon the redemption of trading  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | stamps are retailers hereunder when engaged in such business. | ||||||
| 2 |     The isolated or occasional sale of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 3 | property at retail by a person who does not hold himself out as  | ||||||
| 4 | being engaged (or who does not habitually engage) in selling  | ||||||
| 5 | such tangible personal property at retail or a sale through a  | ||||||
| 6 | bulk vending machine does not make such person a retailer  | ||||||
| 7 | hereunder. However, any person who is engaged in a business  | ||||||
| 8 | which is not subject to the tax imposed by the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 9 | Occupation Tax Act because of involving the sale of or a  | ||||||
| 10 | contract to sell real estate or a construction contract to  | ||||||
| 11 | improve real estate, but who, in the course of conducting such  | ||||||
| 12 | business, transfers tangible personal property to users or  | ||||||
| 13 | consumers in the finished form in which it was purchased, and  | ||||||
| 14 | which does not become real estate, under any provision of a  | ||||||
| 15 | construction contract or real estate sale or real estate sales  | ||||||
| 16 | agreement entered into with some other person arising out of  | ||||||
| 17 | or because of such nontaxable business, is a retailer to the  | ||||||
| 18 | extent of the value of the tangible personal property so  | ||||||
| 19 | transferred. If, in such transaction, a separate charge is  | ||||||
| 20 | made for the tangible personal property so transferred, the  | ||||||
| 21 | value of such property, for the purposes of this Act, is the  | ||||||
| 22 | amount so separately charged, but not less than the cost of  | ||||||
| 23 | such property to the transferor; if no separate charge is  | ||||||
| 24 | made, the value of such property, for the purposes of this Act,  | ||||||
| 25 | is the cost to the transferor of such tangible personal  | ||||||
| 26 | property. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Retailer maintaining a place of business in this State",  | ||||||
| 2 | or any like term, means and includes any of the following  | ||||||
| 3 | retailers: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) A retailer having or maintaining within this  | ||||||
| 5 |  State, directly or by a subsidiary, an office,  | ||||||
| 6 |  distribution house, sales house, warehouse, or other place  | ||||||
| 7 |  of business, or any agent or other representative  | ||||||
| 8 |  operating within this State under the authority of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  retailer or its subsidiary, irrespective of whether such  | ||||||
| 10 |  place of business or agent or other representative is  | ||||||
| 11 |  located here permanently or temporarily, or whether such  | ||||||
| 12 |  retailer or subsidiary is licensed to do business in this  | ||||||
| 13 |  State. However, the ownership of property that is located  | ||||||
| 14 |  at the premises of a printer with which the retailer has  | ||||||
| 15 |  contracted for printing and that consists of the final  | ||||||
| 16 |  printed product, property that becomes a part of the final  | ||||||
| 17 |  printed product, or copy from which the printed product is  | ||||||
| 18 |  produced shall not result in the retailer being deemed to  | ||||||
| 19 |  have or maintain an office, distribution house, sales  | ||||||
| 20 |  house, warehouse, or other place of business within this  | ||||||
| 21 |  State. | ||||||
| 22 |         (1.1) A retailer having a contract with a person  | ||||||
| 23 |  located in this State under which the person, for a  | ||||||
| 24 |  commission or other consideration based upon the sale of  | ||||||
| 25 |  tangible personal property by the retailer, directly or  | ||||||
| 26 |  indirectly refers potential customers to the retailer by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  providing to the potential customers a promotional code or  | ||||||
| 2 |  other mechanism that allows the retailer to track  | ||||||
| 3 |  purchases referred by such persons. Examples of mechanisms  | ||||||
| 4 |  that allow the retailer to track purchases referred by  | ||||||
| 5 |  such persons include, but are not limited to, the use of a  | ||||||
| 6 |  link on the person's Internet website, promotional codes  | ||||||
| 7 |  distributed through the person's hand-delivered or mailed  | ||||||
| 8 |  material, and promotional codes distributed by the person  | ||||||
| 9 |  through radio or other broadcast media. The provisions of  | ||||||
| 10 |  this paragraph (1.1) shall apply only if the cumulative  | ||||||
| 11 |  gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property by  | ||||||
| 12 |  the retailer to customers who are referred to the retailer  | ||||||
| 13 |  by all persons in this State under such contracts exceed  | ||||||
| 14 |  $10,000 during the preceding 4 quarterly periods ending on  | ||||||
| 15 |  the last day of March, June, September, and December. A  | ||||||
| 16 |  retailer meeting the requirements of this paragraph (1.1)  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall be presumed to be maintaining a place of business in  | ||||||
| 18 |  this State but may rebut this presumption by submitting  | ||||||
| 19 |  proof that the referrals or other activities pursued  | ||||||
| 20 |  within this State by such persons were not sufficient to  | ||||||
| 21 |  meet the nexus standards of the United States Constitution  | ||||||
| 22 |  during the preceding 4 quarterly periods. | ||||||
| 23 |         (1.2) Beginning July 1, 2011, a retailer having a  | ||||||
| 24 |  contract with a person located in this State under which: | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) the retailer sells the same or substantially  | ||||||
| 26 |  similar line of products as the person located in this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  State and does so using an identical or substantially  | ||||||
| 2 |  similar name, trade name, or trademark as the person  | ||||||
| 3 |  located in this State; and | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) the retailer provides a commission or other  | ||||||
| 5 |  consideration to the person located in this State  | ||||||
| 6 |  based upon the sale of tangible personal property by  | ||||||
| 7 |  the retailer. | ||||||
| 8 |         The provisions of this paragraph (1.2) shall apply  | ||||||
| 9 |  only if the cumulative gross receipts from sales of  | ||||||
| 10 |  tangible personal property by the retailer to customers in  | ||||||
| 11 |  this State under all such contracts exceed $10,000 during  | ||||||
| 12 |  the preceding 4 quarterly periods ending on the last day  | ||||||
| 13 |  of March, June, September, and December. | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) (Blank). | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) (Blank). | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) (Blank). | ||||||
| 19 |         (7) (Blank). | ||||||
| 20 |         (8) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 |         (9) Beginning October 1, 2018, a retailer making sales  | ||||||
| 22 |  of tangible personal property to purchasers in Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 |  from outside of Illinois if:  | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) the cumulative gross receipts from sales of  | ||||||
| 25 |  tangible personal property to purchasers in Illinois  | ||||||
| 26 |  are $100,000 or more; or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (B) the retailer enters into 200 or more separate  | ||||||
| 2 |  transactions for the sale of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 3 |  property to purchasers in Illinois.  | ||||||
| 4 |         The retailer shall determine on a quarterly basis,  | ||||||
| 5 |  ending on the last day of March, June, September, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  December, whether he or she meets the criteria of either  | ||||||
| 7 |  subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph (9) for the  | ||||||
| 8 |  preceding 12-month period. If the retailer meets the  | ||||||
| 9 |  threshold of either subparagraph (A) or (B) for a 12-month  | ||||||
| 10 |  period, he or she is considered a retailer maintaining a  | ||||||
| 11 |  place of business in this State and is required to collect  | ||||||
| 12 |  and remit the tax imposed under this Act and file returns  | ||||||
| 13 |  for one year. At the end of that one-year period, the  | ||||||
| 14 |  retailer shall determine whether he or she met the  | ||||||
| 15 |  threshold of either subparagraph (A) or (B) during the  | ||||||
| 16 |  preceding 12-month period. If the retailer met the  | ||||||
| 17 |  criteria in either subparagraph (A) or (B) for the  | ||||||
| 18 |  preceding 12-month period, he or she is considered a  | ||||||
| 19 |  retailer maintaining a place of business in this State and  | ||||||
| 20 |  is required to collect and remit the tax imposed under  | ||||||
| 21 |  this Act and file returns for the subsequent year. If at  | ||||||
| 22 |  the end of a one-year period a retailer that was required  | ||||||
| 23 |  to collect and remit the tax imposed under this Act  | ||||||
| 24 |  determines that he or she did not meet the threshold in  | ||||||
| 25 |  either subparagraph (A) or (B) during the preceding  | ||||||
| 26 |  12-month period, the retailer shall subsequently determine  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  on a quarterly basis, ending on the last day of March,  | ||||||
| 2 |  June, September, and December, whether he or she meets the  | ||||||
| 3 |  threshold of either subparagraph (A) or (B) for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  preceding 12-month period.  | ||||||
| 5 |         Beginning January 1, 2020, neither the gross receipts  | ||||||
| 6 |  from nor the number of separate transactions for sales of  | ||||||
| 7 |  tangible personal property to purchasers in Illinois that  | ||||||
| 8 |  a retailer makes through a marketplace facilitator and for  | ||||||
| 9 |  which the retailer has received a certification from the  | ||||||
| 10 |  marketplace facilitator pursuant to Section 2d of this Act  | ||||||
| 11 |  shall be included for purposes of determining whether he  | ||||||
| 12 |  or she has met the thresholds of this paragraph (9). | ||||||
| 13 |         (10) Beginning January 1, 2020, a marketplace  | ||||||
| 14 |  facilitator that meets a threshold set forth in subsection  | ||||||
| 15 |  (b) of Section 2d of this Act. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Bulk vending machine" means a vending machine, containing  | ||||||
| 17 | unsorted confections, nuts, toys, or other items designed  | ||||||
| 18 | primarily to be used or played with by children which, when a  | ||||||
| 19 | coin or coins of a denomination not larger than $0.50 are  | ||||||
| 20 | inserted, are dispensed in equal portions, at random and  | ||||||
| 21 | without selection by the customer. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-353, eff. 1-1-22; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 23 | revised 11-22-24.)
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| 24 |     (35 ILCS 105/3-5) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use, which, on and after January 1,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 2025, includes use by a lessee, of the following tangible  | ||||||
| 2 | personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act: | ||||||
| 3 |     (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,  | ||||||
| 4 | society, association, foundation, institution, or  | ||||||
| 5 | organization, other than a limited liability company, that is  | ||||||
| 6 | organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise  | ||||||
| 7 | for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the  | ||||||
| 8 | personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the  | ||||||
| 9 | purpose of resale by the enterprise. | ||||||
| 10 |     (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,  | ||||||
| 12 | operating, or promoting the county fair. | ||||||
| 13 |     (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts  | ||||||
| 14 | or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required  | ||||||
| 15 | by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption  | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that  | ||||||
| 17 | is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or  | ||||||
| 18 | support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or  | ||||||
| 19 | services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,  | ||||||
| 20 | music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony  | ||||||
| 21 | orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service  | ||||||
| 22 | organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,  | ||||||
| 23 | and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the  | ||||||
| 24 | effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity  | ||||||
| 25 | otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free  | ||||||
| 26 | purchases unless it has an active identification number issued  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | by the Department. | ||||||
| 2 |     (4) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, personal  | ||||||
| 3 | property purchased by a governmental body, by a corporation,  | ||||||
| 4 | society, association, foundation, or institution organized and  | ||||||
| 5 | operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational  | ||||||
| 6 | purposes, or by a not-for-profit corporation, society,  | ||||||
| 7 | association, foundation, institution, or organization that has  | ||||||
| 8 | no compensated officers or employees and that is organized and  | ||||||
| 9 | operated primarily for the recreation of persons 55 years of  | ||||||
| 10 | age or older. A limited liability company may qualify for the  | ||||||
| 11 | exemption under this paragraph only if the limited liability  | ||||||
| 12 | company is organized and operated exclusively for educational  | ||||||
| 13 | purposes. On and after July 1, 1987, however, no entity  | ||||||
| 14 | otherwise eligible for this exemption shall make tax-free  | ||||||
| 15 | purchases unless it has an active exemption identification  | ||||||
| 16 | number issued by the Department. | ||||||
| 17 |     (5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a  | ||||||
| 18 | replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of  | ||||||
| 19 | the car is subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax. | ||||||
| 20 |     (6) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,  | ||||||
| 21 | 2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and  | ||||||
| 22 | equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new  | ||||||
| 23 | and used, and including that manufactured on special order,  | ||||||
| 24 | certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic  | ||||||
| 25 | arts production, and including machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 26 | purchased for lease. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals  | ||||||
| 2 | acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change upon  | ||||||
| 3 | a graphic arts product. Beginning on July 1, 2017, graphic  | ||||||
| 4 | arts machinery and equipment is included in the manufacturing  | ||||||
| 5 | and assembling machinery and equipment exemption under  | ||||||
| 6 | paragraph (18).  | ||||||
| 7 |     (7) Farm chemicals. | ||||||
| 8 |     (8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver  | ||||||
| 9 | coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the  | ||||||
| 10 | United States of America, or the government of any foreign  | ||||||
| 11 | country, and bullion. | ||||||
| 12 |     (9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored  | ||||||
| 13 | student organization affiliated with an elementary or  | ||||||
| 14 | secondary school located in Illinois. | ||||||
| 15 |     (10) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting,  | ||||||
| 16 | as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax  | ||||||
| 17 | Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     (11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,  | ||||||
| 19 | including that manufactured on special order, certified by the  | ||||||
| 20 | purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or  | ||||||
| 21 | State or federal agricultural programs, including individual  | ||||||
| 22 | replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including  | ||||||
| 23 | machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including  | ||||||
| 24 | implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural  | ||||||
| 26 | chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 2 | Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be  | ||||||
| 3 | registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural  | ||||||
| 4 | polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or  | ||||||
| 5 | overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and  | ||||||
| 6 | equipment under this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender  | ||||||
| 7 | tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a  | ||||||
| 8 | motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted  | ||||||
| 9 | on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price  | ||||||
| 10 | of the tender is separately stated. | ||||||
| 11 |     Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision  | ||||||
| 12 | farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be  | ||||||
| 13 | installed on farm machinery and equipment, including, but not  | ||||||
| 14 | limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,  | ||||||
| 15 | or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not  | ||||||
| 16 | limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,  | ||||||
| 17 | software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other  | ||||||
| 18 | such equipment. | ||||||
| 19 |     Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,  | ||||||
| 20 | sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the  | ||||||
| 21 | computer-assisted operation of production agriculture  | ||||||
| 22 | facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited  | ||||||
| 23 | to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and  | ||||||
| 24 | crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and  | ||||||
| 25 | agricultural chemicals.  | ||||||
| 26 |     Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and equipment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | also includes electrical power generation equipment used  | ||||||
| 2 | primarily for production agriculture.  | ||||||
| 3 |     This item (11) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 4 | 3-90. | ||||||
| 5 |     (12) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold  | ||||||
| 6 | to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier  | ||||||
| 7 | to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the  | ||||||
| 8 | conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight  | ||||||
| 9 | destined for or returning from a location or locations outside  | ||||||
| 10 | the United States without regard to previous or subsequent  | ||||||
| 11 | domestic stopovers. | ||||||
| 12 |     Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold  | ||||||
| 13 | to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be  | ||||||
| 14 | used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of  | ||||||
| 15 | its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is  | ||||||
| 16 | engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the  | ||||||
| 17 | United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports  | ||||||
| 18 | at least one individual or package for hire from the city of  | ||||||
| 19 | origination to the city of final destination on the same  | ||||||
| 20 | aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of  | ||||||
| 21 | that aircraft.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately  | ||||||
| 23 | stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of  | ||||||
| 24 | food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the  | ||||||
| 25 | extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact  | ||||||
| 26 | turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,  | ||||||
| 2 | hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with  | ||||||
| 3 | respect to which the service charge is imposed. | ||||||
| 4 |     (14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,  | ||||||
| 5 | and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of  | ||||||
| 6 | rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)  | ||||||
| 7 | pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,  | ||||||
| 8 | (iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow  | ||||||
| 9 | lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field  | ||||||
| 10 | exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)  | ||||||
| 11 | machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding  | ||||||
| 12 | motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 14 |     (15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including  | ||||||
| 15 | repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including  | ||||||
| 16 | that manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser  | ||||||
| 17 | to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and including  | ||||||
| 18 | photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease. | ||||||
| 19 |     (16) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,  | ||||||
| 20 | mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and  | ||||||
| 21 | reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and  | ||||||
| 22 | equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but  | ||||||
| 23 | excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by  | ||||||
| 25 | Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim  | ||||||
| 26 | for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid  | ||||||
| 2 | during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August  | ||||||
| 3 | 16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).  | ||||||
| 4 |     (17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and  | ||||||
| 5 | equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the  | ||||||
| 6 | retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the  | ||||||
| 7 | production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption  | ||||||
| 8 | as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal  | ||||||
| 9 | use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale. | ||||||
| 10 |     (18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 11 | used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling  | ||||||
| 12 | tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or  | ||||||
| 13 | lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the  | ||||||
| 14 | manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials  | ||||||
| 15 | used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other  | ||||||
| 16 | person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as  | ||||||
| 17 | an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation  | ||||||
| 18 | of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or  | ||||||
| 19 | other similar items of no commercial value on special order  | ||||||
| 20 | for a particular purchaser. The exemption provided by this  | ||||||
| 21 | paragraph (18) includes production related tangible personal  | ||||||
| 22 | property, as defined in Section 3-50, purchased on or after  | ||||||
| 23 | July 1, 2019. The exemption provided by this paragraph (18)  | ||||||
| 24 | does not include machinery and equipment used in (i) the  | ||||||
| 25 | generation of electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii)  | ||||||
| 26 | the generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers  | ||||||
| 2 | through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of  | ||||||
| 3 | water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to  | ||||||
| 4 | customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions  | ||||||
| 5 | of Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of existing law as to the  | ||||||
| 6 | meaning and scope of this exemption. Beginning on July 1,  | ||||||
| 7 | 2017, the exemption provided by this paragraph (18) includes,  | ||||||
| 8 | but is not limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment,  | ||||||
| 9 | as defined in paragraph (6) of this Section.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or  | ||||||
| 11 | purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for  | ||||||
| 12 | that personal property was received by a florist located  | ||||||
| 13 | outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | deliver the personal property. | ||||||
| 15 |     (20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock  | ||||||
| 16 | for direct agricultural production. | ||||||
| 17 |     (21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and  | ||||||
| 18 | meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club  | ||||||
| 19 | Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter  | ||||||
| 20 | Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or  | ||||||
| 21 | Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or  | ||||||
| 22 | racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 23 | provisions of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for  | ||||||
| 24 | under this item (21) applies for all periods beginning May 30,  | ||||||
| 25 | 1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after  | ||||||
| 26 | January 1, 2008 for such taxes paid during the period  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on January 1, 2008.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for  | ||||||
| 3 | any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 4 | analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a  | ||||||
| 5 | lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or  | ||||||
| 6 | longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would  | ||||||
| 7 | otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a  | ||||||
| 8 | hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 9 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 10 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased  | ||||||
| 11 | in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used  | ||||||
| 12 | in any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for  | ||||||
| 13 | the tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as  | ||||||
| 14 | the case may be, based on the fair market value of the property  | ||||||
| 15 | at the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall  | ||||||
| 16 | collect or attempt to collect an amount (however designated)  | ||||||
| 17 | that purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 18 | this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the  | ||||||
| 19 | tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly  | ||||||
| 20 | collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall  | ||||||
| 21 | have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the  | ||||||
| 22 | lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee  | ||||||
| 23 | for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the  | ||||||
| 24 | Department. | ||||||
| 25 |     (23) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases  | ||||||
| 26 | the property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to  | ||||||
| 2 | the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has  | ||||||
| 3 | been issued an active sales tax exemption identification  | ||||||
| 4 | number by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 5 | Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that  | ||||||
| 6 | does not qualify for this exemption or used in any other  | ||||||
| 7 | non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax  | ||||||
| 8 | imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case  | ||||||
| 9 | may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the  | ||||||
| 10 | time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or  | ||||||
| 11 | attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that  | ||||||
| 12 | purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this  | ||||||
| 13 | Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax  | ||||||
| 14 | has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly  | ||||||
| 15 | collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall  | ||||||
| 16 | have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the  | ||||||
| 17 | lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee  | ||||||
| 18 | for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department. | ||||||
| 20 |     (24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 21 | December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or  | ||||||
| 22 | before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated  | ||||||
| 23 | for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared  | ||||||
| 24 | disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a  | ||||||
| 25 | manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a  | ||||||
| 26 | corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification  | ||||||
| 2 | number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster  | ||||||
| 3 | who reside within the declared disaster area. | ||||||
| 4 |     (25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 5 | December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or  | ||||||
| 6 | before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in  | ||||||
| 7 | the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,  | ||||||
| 8 | including, but not limited to, municipal roads and streets,  | ||||||
| 9 | access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,  | ||||||
| 10 | water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and  | ||||||
| 11 | purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention  | ||||||
| 12 | facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a  | ||||||
| 13 | State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering  | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located  | ||||||
| 15 | in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the  | ||||||
| 16 | disaster. | ||||||
| 17 |     (26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased  | ||||||
| 18 | at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is  | ||||||
| 19 | used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 20 | provisions of Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 21 |     (27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a  | ||||||
| 23 | corporation, limited liability company, society, association,  | ||||||
| 24 | foundation, or institution that is determined by the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department to be organized and operated exclusively for  | ||||||
| 26 | educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | corporation, limited liability company, society, association,  | ||||||
| 2 | foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively  | ||||||
| 3 | for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public  | ||||||
| 4 | schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in  | ||||||
| 5 | useful branches of learning by methods common to public  | ||||||
| 6 | schools and that compare favorably in their scope and  | ||||||
| 7 | intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported  | ||||||
| 8 | schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes  | ||||||
| 9 | organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of  | ||||||
| 10 | study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare  | ||||||
| 11 | individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,  | ||||||
| 12 | technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial  | ||||||
| 13 | occupation. | ||||||
| 14 |     (28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,  | ||||||
| 15 | including food, purchased through fundraising events for the  | ||||||
| 16 | benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,  | ||||||
| 17 | a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if  | ||||||
| 18 | the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school  | ||||||
| 19 | district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes  | ||||||
| 20 | parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph  | ||||||
| 21 | does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of  | ||||||
| 22 | private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising  | ||||||
| 23 | entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from  | ||||||
| 24 | another individual or entity that sold the property for the  | ||||||
| 25 | purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits  | ||||||
| 26 | from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 2 |     (29) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,  | ||||||
| 3 | 2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and  | ||||||
| 4 | serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and  | ||||||
| 5 | other items, and replacement parts for these machines.  | ||||||
| 6 | Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines  | ||||||
| 7 | and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated  | ||||||
| 8 | amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is  | ||||||
| 9 | paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the  | ||||||
| 10 | commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This  | ||||||
| 11 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 12 |     (30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,  | ||||||
| 13 | food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the  | ||||||
| 14 | premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,  | ||||||
| 15 | soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 16 | consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,  | ||||||
| 17 | drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing  | ||||||
| 18 | materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human  | ||||||
| 19 | use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical  | ||||||
| 20 | assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who  | ||||||
| 21 | resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in  | ||||||
| 22 | the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined  | ||||||
| 23 | in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the  | ||||||
| 24 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. | ||||||
| 25 |     (31) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 26 | Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the  | ||||||
| 2 | diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients  | ||||||
| 3 | purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease  | ||||||
| 4 | of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the  | ||||||
| 5 | lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this  | ||||||
| 6 | Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 7 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 8 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased  | ||||||
| 9 | in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used  | ||||||
| 10 | in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for  | ||||||
| 11 | the tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as  | ||||||
| 12 | the case may be, based on the fair market value of the property  | ||||||
| 13 | at the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall  | ||||||
| 14 | collect or attempt to collect an amount (however designated)  | ||||||
| 15 | that purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 16 | this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the  | ||||||
| 17 | tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly  | ||||||
| 18 | collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall  | ||||||
| 19 | have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the  | ||||||
| 20 | lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee  | ||||||
| 21 | for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 24 |     (32) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 25 | Public Act 92-227), personal property purchased by a lessor  | ||||||
| 26 | who leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | executed or in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be  | ||||||
| 2 | subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body  | ||||||
| 3 | that has been issued an active sales tax exemption  | ||||||
| 4 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 5 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased  | ||||||
| 6 | in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or used in  | ||||||
| 7 | any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the  | ||||||
| 8 | tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the  | ||||||
| 9 | case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at  | ||||||
| 10 | the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect  | ||||||
| 11 | or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that  | ||||||
| 12 | purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this  | ||||||
| 13 | Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax  | ||||||
| 14 | has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly  | ||||||
| 15 | collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall  | ||||||
| 16 | have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the  | ||||||
| 17 | lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee  | ||||||
| 18 | for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 21 |     (33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,  | ||||||
| 22 | the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division  | ||||||
| 23 | with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that  | ||||||
| 24 | are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under  | ||||||
| 25 | Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on  | ||||||
| 26 | July 1, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross  | ||||||
| 2 | vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are  | ||||||
| 3 | subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under  | ||||||
| 4 | Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that  | ||||||
| 5 | are primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30,  | ||||||
| 6 | 2005, this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts  | ||||||
| 7 | added after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if  | ||||||
| 8 | that motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for  | ||||||
| 9 | the rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this  | ||||||
| 10 | Act. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for  | ||||||
| 11 | commercial purposes" means the transportation of persons or  | ||||||
| 12 | property in furtherance of any commercial or industrial  | ||||||
| 13 | enterprise, whether for-hire or not.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 15 | used in the construction or maintenance of a community water  | ||||||
| 16 | supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental  | ||||||
| 17 | Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 18 | corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued  | ||||||
| 19 | under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This  | ||||||
| 20 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 21 |     (35) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through  | ||||||
| 22 | December 31, 2029, materials, parts, equipment, components,  | ||||||
| 23 | and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft as part  | ||||||
| 24 | of the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,  | ||||||
| 25 | repair, or maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption  | ||||||
| 26 | includes consumable supplies used in the modification,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and  | ||||||
| 2 | maintenance of aircraft. However, until January 1, 2024, this  | ||||||
| 3 | exemption excludes any materials, parts, equipment,  | ||||||
| 4 | components, and consumable supplies used in the modification,  | ||||||
| 5 | replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft engines or  | ||||||
| 6 | power plants, whether such engines or power plants are  | ||||||
| 7 | installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft. "Consumable  | ||||||
| 8 | supplies" include, but are not limited to, adhesive, tape,  | ||||||
| 9 | sandpaper, general purpose lubricants, cleaning solution,  | ||||||
| 10 | latex gloves, and protective films.  | ||||||
| 11 |     Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through December  | ||||||
| 12 | 31, 2023, this exemption applies only to the use of qualifying  | ||||||
| 13 | tangible personal property by persons who modify, refurbish,  | ||||||
| 14 | complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)  | ||||||
| 15 | hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an  | ||||||
| 16 | approved repair station by the Federal Aviation  | ||||||
| 17 | Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct  | ||||||
| 18 | operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation  | ||||||
| 19 | Regulations. From January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2029,  | ||||||
| 20 | this exemption applies only to the use of qualifying tangible  | ||||||
| 21 | personal property by: (A) persons who modify, refurbish,  | ||||||
| 22 | complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)  | ||||||
| 23 | hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an  | ||||||
| 24 | approved repair station by the Federal Aviation  | ||||||
| 25 | Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct  | ||||||
| 26 | operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Regulations; and (B) persons who engage in the modification,  | ||||||
| 2 | replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft engines or  | ||||||
| 3 | power plants without regard to whether or not those persons  | ||||||
| 4 | meet the qualifications of item (A).  | ||||||
| 5 |     The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a  | ||||||
| 6 | commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air  | ||||||
| 7 | service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part  | ||||||
| 8 | 129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to  | ||||||
| 9 | this paragraph (35) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of  | ||||||
| 10 | existing law. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the  | ||||||
| 11 | exemption under this paragraph (35) applies continuously from  | ||||||
| 12 | January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024; however, no claim  | ||||||
| 13 | for credit or refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of  | ||||||
| 14 | the disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015  | ||||||
| 15 | and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 16 | 101-629). | ||||||
| 17 |     (36) Tangible personal property purchased by a  | ||||||
| 18 | public-facilities corporation, as described in Section  | ||||||
| 19 | 11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of  | ||||||
| 20 | constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but  | ||||||
| 21 | only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is  | ||||||
| 22 | transferred to the municipality without any further  | ||||||
| 23 | consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time  | ||||||
| 24 | of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the  | ||||||
| 25 | retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt  | ||||||
| 26 | instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | connection with the development of the municipal convention  | ||||||
| 2 | hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities  | ||||||
| 3 | corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 | Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 5 | of Section 3-90.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (37) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,  | ||||||
| 7 | 2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (38) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental Purchase  | ||||||
| 9 | Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser must certify  | ||||||
| 10 | that the item is purchased to be rented subject to a  | ||||||
| 11 | rental-purchase agreement, as defined in the Rental-Purchase  | ||||||
| 12 | Agreement Act, and provide proof of registration under the  | ||||||
| 13 | Rental Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax Act. This  | ||||||
| 14 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 15 |     (39) Tangible personal property purchased by a purchaser  | ||||||
| 16 | who is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act by operation of  | ||||||
| 17 | federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 3-90. | ||||||
| 19 |     (40) Qualified tangible personal property used in the  | ||||||
| 20 | construction or operation of a data center that has been  | ||||||
| 21 | granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of  | ||||||
| 22 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible  | ||||||
| 23 | personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or  | ||||||
| 24 | tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor  | ||||||
| 25 | of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would  | ||||||
| 26 | have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 been in effect may apply for and  | ||||||
| 2 | obtain an exemption for subsequent purchases of computer  | ||||||
| 3 | equipment or enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade,  | ||||||
| 4 | supplement, or replace computer equipment or enabling software  | ||||||
| 5 | purchased or leased in the original investment that would have  | ||||||
| 6 | qualified.  | ||||||
| 7 |     The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall  | ||||||
| 8 | grant a certificate of exemption under this item (40) to  | ||||||
| 9 | qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 12 |     For the purposes of this item (40):  | ||||||
| 13 |         "Data center" means a building or a series of  | ||||||
| 14 |  buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working  | ||||||
| 15 |  servers in one physical location or multiple sites within  | ||||||
| 16 |  the State of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 17 |         "Qualified tangible personal property" means:  | ||||||
| 18 |  electrical systems and equipment; climate control and  | ||||||
| 19 |  chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and  | ||||||
| 20 |  equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency  | ||||||
| 21 |  generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage  | ||||||
| 22 |  devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;  | ||||||
| 23 |  telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor  | ||||||
| 24 |  systems; peripheral components or systems; software;  | ||||||
| 25 |  mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery  | ||||||
| 26 |  systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  systems; other cabling; and other data center  | ||||||
| 2 |  infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate  | ||||||
| 3 |  qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;  | ||||||
| 4 |  and component parts of any of the foregoing, including  | ||||||
| 5 |  installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  replacement of qualified tangible personal property to  | ||||||
| 7 |  generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage  | ||||||
| 8 |  electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible  | ||||||
| 9 |  personal property; and all other tangible personal  | ||||||
| 10 |  property that is essential to the operations of a computer  | ||||||
| 11 |  data center. The term "qualified tangible personal  | ||||||
| 12 |  property" also includes building materials physically  | ||||||
| 13 |  incorporated into the qualifying data center. To document  | ||||||
| 14 |  the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer  | ||||||
| 15 |  must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate  | ||||||
| 16 |  of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 17 |  Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 18 |     This item (40) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 19 | 3-90.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (41) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump  | ||||||
| 21 | collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This  | ||||||
| 22 | item (41) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90. As  | ||||||
| 23 | used in this item (41):  | ||||||
| 24 |         "Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or  | ||||||
| 25 |  manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be  | ||||||
| 26 |  used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or  | ||||||
| 2 |  other power supply unit that is used to power the pump  | ||||||
| 3 |  device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the  | ||||||
| 4 |  time of sale.  | ||||||
| 5 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means  | ||||||
| 6 |  items of tangible personal property designed or marketed  | ||||||
| 7 |  to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect  | ||||||
| 8 |  milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected  | ||||||
| 9 |  milk until it is ready for consumption.  | ||||||
| 10 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies"  | ||||||
| 11 |  includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast  | ||||||
| 12 |  shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;  | ||||||
| 13 |  breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and  | ||||||
| 14 |  backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps  | ||||||
| 15 |  specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast  | ||||||
| 16 |  milk storage bags.  | ||||||
| 17 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not  | ||||||
| 18 |  include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the  | ||||||
| 19 |  operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags  | ||||||
| 20 |  and other similar carrying accessories, including ice  | ||||||
| 21 |  packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump  | ||||||
| 22 |  cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast  | ||||||
| 23 |  shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,  | ||||||
| 24 |  ointments, and other similar products that relieve  | ||||||
| 25 |  breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer  | ||||||
| 2 |  or distributor.  | ||||||
| 3 |         "Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no  | ||||||
| 4 |  more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and  | ||||||
| 5 |  storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the  | ||||||
| 6 |  breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice  | ||||||
| 7 |  packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is  | ||||||
| 8 |  pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump  | ||||||
| 9 |  manufacturer or distributor.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (42) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf of  | ||||||
| 11 | the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed  | ||||||
| 12 | Property Act. This item (42) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 13 | Section 3-90.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (43) Beginning on January 1, 2024, tangible personal  | ||||||
| 15 | property purchased by an active duty member of the armed  | ||||||
| 16 | forces of the United States who presents valid military  | ||||||
| 17 | identification and purchases the property using a form of  | ||||||
| 18 | payment where the federal government is the payor. The member  | ||||||
| 19 | of the armed forces must complete, at the point of sale, a form  | ||||||
| 20 | prescribed by the Department of Revenue documenting that the  | ||||||
| 21 | transaction is eligible for the exemption under this  | ||||||
| 22 | paragraph. Retailers must keep the form as documentation of  | ||||||
| 23 | the exemption in their records for a period of not less than 6  | ||||||
| 24 | years. "Armed forces of the United States" means the United  | ||||||
| 25 | States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, or  | ||||||
| 26 | Coast Guard. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section 3-90.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (44) Beginning July 1, 2024, home-delivered meals provided  | ||||||
| 3 | to Medicare or Medicaid recipients when payment is made by an  | ||||||
| 4 | intermediary, such as a Medicare Administrative Contractor, a  | ||||||
| 5 | Managed Care Organization, or a Medicare Advantage  | ||||||
| 6 | Organization, pursuant to a government contract. This item  | ||||||
| 7 | (44) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (45) (44) Beginning on January 1, 2026, as further defined  | ||||||
| 9 | in Section 3-10, food for human consumption that is to be  | ||||||
| 10 | consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 11 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 12 | use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 13 | prepared for immediate consumption). This item (45) (44) is  | ||||||
| 14 | exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (46) (44) Use by the lessee of the following leased  | ||||||
| 16 | tangible personal property: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) software transferred subject to a license that  | ||||||
| 18 |  meets the following requirements: | ||||||
| 19 |             (A) it is evidenced by a written agreement signed  | ||||||
| 20 |  by the licensor and the customer; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (i) an electronic agreement in which the  | ||||||
| 22 |  customer accepts the license by means of an  | ||||||
| 23 |  electronic signature that is verifiable and can be  | ||||||
| 24 |  authenticated and is attached to or made part of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the license will comply with this requirement; | ||||||
| 26 |                 (ii) a license agreement in which the customer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  electronically accepts the terms by clicking "I  | ||||||
| 2 |  agree" does not comply with this requirement; | ||||||
| 3 |             (B) it restricts the customer's duplication and  | ||||||
| 4 |  use of the software; | ||||||
| 5 |             (C) it prohibits the customer from licensing,  | ||||||
| 6 |  sublicensing, or transferring the software to a third  | ||||||
| 7 |  party (except to a related party) without the  | ||||||
| 8 |  permission and continued control of the licensor; | ||||||
| 9 |             (D) the licensor has a policy of providing another  | ||||||
| 10 |  copy at minimal or no charge if the customer loses or  | ||||||
| 11 |  damages the software, or of permitting the licensee to  | ||||||
| 12 |  make and keep an archival copy, and such policy is  | ||||||
| 13 |  either stated in the license agreement, supported by  | ||||||
| 14 |  the licensor's books and records, or supported by a  | ||||||
| 15 |  notarized statement made under penalties of perjury by  | ||||||
| 16 |  the licensor; and | ||||||
| 17 |             (E) the customer must destroy or return all copies  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the software to the licensor at the end of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  license period; this provision is deemed to be met, in  | ||||||
| 20 |  the case of a perpetual license, without being set  | ||||||
| 21 |  forth in the license agreement; and | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) property that is subject to a tax on lease  | ||||||
| 23 |  receipts imposed by a home rule unit of local government  | ||||||
| 24 |  if the ordinance imposing that tax was adopted prior to  | ||||||
| 25 |  January 1, 2023.  | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article 70,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section 70-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 75, Section 75-5,  | ||||||
| 2 | eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; 103-9, Article 5,  | ||||||
| 3 | Section 5-5, eff. 6-7-23; 103-9, Article 15, Section 15-5,  | ||||||
| 4 | eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-384, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 5 | 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-643, eff.  | ||||||
| 6 | 7-1-24; 103-746, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; revised  | ||||||
| 7 | 11-26-24.)
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| 8 |     (35 ILCS 105/3-10)    from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of  | ||||||
| 11 | either the selling price or the fair market value, if any, of  | ||||||
| 12 | the tangible personal property, which, on and after January 1,  | ||||||
| 13 | 2025, includes leases of tangible personal property. In all  | ||||||
| 14 | cases where property functionally used or consumed is the same  | ||||||
| 15 | as the property that was purchased at retail, then the tax is  | ||||||
| 16 | imposed on the selling price of the property. In all cases  | ||||||
| 17 | where property functionally used or consumed is a by-product  | ||||||
| 18 | or waste product that has been refined, manufactured, or  | ||||||
| 19 | produced from property purchased at retail, then the tax is  | ||||||
| 20 | imposed on the lower of the fair market value, if any, of the  | ||||||
| 21 | specific property so used in this State or on the selling price  | ||||||
| 22 | of the property purchased at retail. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 23 | Section "fair market value" means the price at which property  | ||||||
| 24 | would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing  | ||||||
| 25 | seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts. The  | ||||||
| 2 | fair market value shall be established by Illinois sales by  | ||||||
| 3 | the taxpayer of the same property as that functionally used or  | ||||||
| 4 | consumed, or if there are no such sales by the taxpayer, then  | ||||||
| 5 | comparable sales or purchases of property of like kind and  | ||||||
| 6 | character in Illinois. | ||||||
| 7 |     Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,  | ||||||
| 8 | with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of  | ||||||
| 10 | the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. | ||||||
| 11 |     Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and  | ||||||
| 12 | beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022,  | ||||||
| 13 | with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 14 | 3-6 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.  | ||||||
| 15 |     With respect to gasohol, the tax imposed by this Act  | ||||||
| 16 | applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of sales made on or after  | ||||||
| 17 | January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80% of the  | ||||||
| 18 | proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or  | ||||||
| 19 | before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made  | ||||||
| 20 | after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of  | ||||||
| 21 | the proceeds of sales made on or after January 1, 2024 and on  | ||||||
| 22 | or before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the proceeds of  | ||||||
| 23 | sales made after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however,  | ||||||
| 24 | the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol is imposed at the  | ||||||
| 25 | rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100%  | ||||||
| 26 | of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 2 | by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on  | ||||||
| 3 | or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and  | ||||||
| 4 | (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter. If, at any  | ||||||
| 5 | time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range  | ||||||
| 6 | ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax  | ||||||
| 7 | imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of  | ||||||
| 8 | mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.  | ||||||
| 9 |     With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, the tax  | ||||||
| 10 | imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales  | ||||||
| 11 | made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,  | ||||||
| 12 | 2028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales made  | ||||||
| 13 | thereafter. | ||||||
| 14 |     With respect to biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and  | ||||||
| 15 | no more than 10% biodiesel, the tax imposed by this Act applies  | ||||||
| 16 | to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1,  | ||||||
| 17 | 2003 and on or before December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the  | ||||||
| 18 | proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2018 and before  | ||||||
| 19 | January 1, 2024. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or before  | ||||||
| 20 | December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable  | ||||||
| 21 | diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 3-5.1. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on  | ||||||
| 23 | sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than  | ||||||
| 24 | 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax  | ||||||
| 25 | imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of  | ||||||
| 26 | biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than 10%  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | biodiesel made during that time. | ||||||
| 2 |     With respect to biodiesel and biodiesel blends with more  | ||||||
| 3 | than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 4 | this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or  | ||||||
| 5 | after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and  | ||||||
| 6 | after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the  | ||||||
| 7 | taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1. | ||||||
| 9 |     Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December  | ||||||
| 10 | 31, 2025, with respect to food for human consumption that is to  | ||||||
| 11 | be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 12 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 13 | use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for  | ||||||
| 14 | immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.  | ||||||
| 15 | Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect  | ||||||
| 16 | to food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the  | ||||||
| 17 | premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,  | ||||||
| 18 | food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft  | ||||||
| 19 | drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 20 | consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%. On and  | ||||||
| 21 | after January 1, 2026, food for human consumption that is to be  | ||||||
| 22 | consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 23 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 24 | use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 25 | prepared for immediate consumption) is exempt from the tax  | ||||||
| 26 | imposed by this Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     With respect to prescription and nonprescription  | ||||||
| 2 | medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as  | ||||||
| 3 | Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug  | ||||||
| 4 | Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to  | ||||||
| 5 | a prescription, as well as any accessories and components  | ||||||
| 6 | related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for  | ||||||
| 7 | the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a  | ||||||
| 8 | disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,  | ||||||
| 9 | syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is  | ||||||
| 10 | imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 11 | until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any  | ||||||
| 12 | complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether  | ||||||
| 13 | carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,  | ||||||
| 14 | cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all  | ||||||
| 15 | other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever  | ||||||
| 16 | kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed  | ||||||
| 17 | bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but  | ||||||
| 18 | "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated  | ||||||
| 19 | water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the  | ||||||
| 20 | Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks  | ||||||
| 21 | containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice. | ||||||
| 22 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 23 | beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic  | ||||||
| 24 | beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft  | ||||||
| 25 | drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk  | ||||||
| 26 | products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. | ||||||
| 2 |     Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 3 | provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to  | ||||||
| 4 | be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all  | ||||||
| 5 | food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and  | ||||||
| 6 | food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 7 | regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning  | ||||||
| 8 | August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of  | ||||||
| 9 | this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed  | ||||||
| 10 | off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold  | ||||||
| 11 | through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food  | ||||||
| 12 | products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 13 | regardless of the location of the vending machine.  | ||||||
| 14 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 15 | beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that  | ||||||
| 16 | is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not  | ||||||
| 17 | include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a  | ||||||
| 18 | preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial  | ||||||
| 19 | sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or  | ||||||
| 20 | other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or  | ||||||
| 21 | pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains  | ||||||
| 22 | flour or requires refrigeration.  | ||||||
| 23 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 24 | beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 25 | drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For  | ||||||
| 26 | purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,  | ||||||
| 2 | shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan  | ||||||
| 3 | lotions and screens, unless those products are available by  | ||||||
| 4 | prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the  | ||||||
| 5 | definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 6 | this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human  | ||||||
| 7 | use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug  | ||||||
| 8 | as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"  | ||||||
| 9 | label includes:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or | ||||||
| 11 |         (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a  | ||||||
| 12 |  list of those ingredients contained in the compound,  | ||||||
| 13 |  substance or preparation. | ||||||
| 14 |     Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 15 | Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 16 | drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered  | ||||||
| 17 | dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical  | ||||||
| 18 | Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 19 |     As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means  | ||||||
| 20 | cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation  | ||||||
| 21 | Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law  | ||||||
| 22 | and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the  | ||||||
| 23 | Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 24 |     If the property that is purchased at retail from a  | ||||||
| 25 | retailer is acquired outside Illinois and used outside  | ||||||
| 26 | Illinois before being brought to Illinois for use here and is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | taxable under this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is  | ||||||
| 2 | computed shall be reduced by an amount that represents a  | ||||||
| 3 | reasonable allowance for depreciation for the period of prior  | ||||||
| 4 | out-of-state use. No depreciation is allowed in cases where  | ||||||
| 5 | the tax under this Act is imposed on lease receipts. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20,  | ||||||
| 7 | Section 20-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section  | ||||||
| 8 | 60-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section 65-5, eff.  | ||||||
| 9 | 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-592,  | ||||||
| 10 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 11 |     Section 295. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 12 | changing Sections 3-5, 3-10, and 9 as follows:
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| 13 |     (35 ILCS 110/3-5) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible  | ||||||
| 15 | personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act: | ||||||
| 16 |     (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,  | ||||||
| 17 | society, association, foundation, institution, or  | ||||||
| 18 | organization, other than a limited liability company, that is  | ||||||
| 19 | organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise  | ||||||
| 20 | for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the  | ||||||
| 21 | personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the  | ||||||
| 22 | purpose of resale by the enterprise. | ||||||
| 23 |     (2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 | county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | promoting the county fair. | ||||||
| 2 |     (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts  | ||||||
| 3 | or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required  | ||||||
| 4 | by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption  | ||||||
| 5 | under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that  | ||||||
| 6 | is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or  | ||||||
| 7 | support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or  | ||||||
| 8 | services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,  | ||||||
| 9 | music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony  | ||||||
| 10 | orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service  | ||||||
| 11 | organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,  | ||||||
| 12 | and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the  | ||||||
| 13 | effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity  | ||||||
| 14 | otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free  | ||||||
| 15 | purchases unless it has an active identification number issued  | ||||||
| 16 | by the Department. | ||||||
| 17 |     (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver  | ||||||
| 18 | coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the  | ||||||
| 19 | United States of America, or the government of any foreign  | ||||||
| 20 | country, and bullion. | ||||||
| 21 |     (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,  | ||||||
| 22 | 2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and  | ||||||
| 23 | equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new  | ||||||
| 24 | and used, and including that manufactured on special order or  | ||||||
| 25 | purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used  | ||||||
| 26 | primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the  | ||||||
| 2 | chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and  | ||||||
| 3 | immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on  | ||||||
| 4 | July 1, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included  | ||||||
| 5 | in the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 6 | exemption under Section 2 of this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     (6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored  | ||||||
| 8 | student organization affiliated with an elementary or  | ||||||
| 9 | secondary school located in Illinois. | ||||||
| 10 |     (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,  | ||||||
| 11 | including that manufactured on special order, certified by the  | ||||||
| 12 | purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or  | ||||||
| 13 | State or federal agricultural programs, including individual  | ||||||
| 14 | replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including  | ||||||
| 15 | machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including  | ||||||
| 16 | implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural  | ||||||
| 18 | chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required  | ||||||
| 19 | to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 20 | Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be  | ||||||
| 21 | registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural  | ||||||
| 22 | polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or  | ||||||
| 23 | overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and  | ||||||
| 24 | equipment under this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender  | ||||||
| 25 | tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a  | ||||||
| 26 | motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price  | ||||||
| 2 | of the tender is separately stated. | ||||||
| 3 |     Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision  | ||||||
| 4 | farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be  | ||||||
| 5 | installed on farm machinery and equipment, including, but not  | ||||||
| 6 | limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,  | ||||||
| 7 | or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not  | ||||||
| 8 | limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,  | ||||||
| 9 | software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other  | ||||||
| 10 | such equipment. | ||||||
| 11 |     Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,  | ||||||
| 12 | sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the  | ||||||
| 13 | computer-assisted operation of production agriculture  | ||||||
| 14 | facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited  | ||||||
| 15 | to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and  | ||||||
| 16 | crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and  | ||||||
| 17 | agricultural chemicals.  | ||||||
| 18 |     Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 19 | also includes electrical power generation equipment used  | ||||||
| 20 | primarily for production agriculture.  | ||||||
| 21 |     This item (7) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 3-75. | ||||||
| 23 |     (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold  | ||||||
| 24 | to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier  | ||||||
| 25 | to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the  | ||||||
| 26 | conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | destined for or returning from a location or locations outside  | ||||||
| 2 | the United States without regard to previous or subsequent  | ||||||
| 3 | domestic stopovers. | ||||||
| 4 |     Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold  | ||||||
| 5 | to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be  | ||||||
| 6 | used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of  | ||||||
| 7 | its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is  | ||||||
| 8 | engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the  | ||||||
| 9 | United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports  | ||||||
| 10 | at least one individual or package for hire from the city of  | ||||||
| 11 | origination to the city of final destination on the same  | ||||||
| 12 | aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of  | ||||||
| 13 | that aircraft.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately  | ||||||
| 15 | stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of  | ||||||
| 16 | food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a  | ||||||
| 17 | service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of  | ||||||
| 18 | the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a  | ||||||
| 19 | substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly  | ||||||
| 20 | in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or  | ||||||
| 21 | beverage function with respect to which the service charge is  | ||||||
| 22 | imposed. | ||||||
| 23 |     (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,  | ||||||
| 24 | and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of  | ||||||
| 25 | rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)  | ||||||
| 26 | pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow  | ||||||
| 2 | lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field  | ||||||
| 3 | exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)  | ||||||
| 4 | machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding  | ||||||
| 5 | motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 7 |     (11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery  | ||||||
| 8 | and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both  | ||||||
| 9 | new and used, including that manufactured on special order,  | ||||||
| 10 | certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for  | ||||||
| 11 | photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and  | ||||||
| 12 | equipment purchased for lease. | ||||||
| 13 |     (12) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,  | ||||||
| 14 | mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and  | ||||||
| 15 | reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and  | ||||||
| 16 | equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but  | ||||||
| 17 | excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the  | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by  | ||||||
| 19 | Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim  | ||||||
| 20 | for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013  | ||||||
| 21 | (the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid  | ||||||
| 22 | during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August  | ||||||
| 23 | 16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456). | ||||||
| 24 |     (13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock  | ||||||
| 25 | for direct agricultural production. | ||||||
| 26 |     (14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club  | ||||||
| 2 | Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter  | ||||||
| 3 | Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or  | ||||||
| 4 | Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or  | ||||||
| 5 | racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for  | ||||||
| 7 | under this item (14) applies for all periods beginning May 30,  | ||||||
| 8 | 1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after  | ||||||
| 9 | January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for  | ||||||
| 10 | such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and  | ||||||
| 11 | ending on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 12 | 95-88). | ||||||
| 13 |     (15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for  | ||||||
| 14 | any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 15 | analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a  | ||||||
| 16 | lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or  | ||||||
| 17 | longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would  | ||||||
| 18 | otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a  | ||||||
| 19 | hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 20 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 21 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased  | ||||||
| 22 | in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used  | ||||||
| 23 | in any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for  | ||||||
| 24 | the tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case  | ||||||
| 25 | may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the  | ||||||
| 26 | time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that  | ||||||
| 2 | purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this  | ||||||
| 3 | Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not  | ||||||
| 4 | been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any  | ||||||
| 5 | such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal  | ||||||
| 6 | right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If,  | ||||||
| 7 | however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any  | ||||||
| 8 | reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department. | ||||||
| 10 |     (16) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases  | ||||||
| 11 | the property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or  | ||||||
| 12 | in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to  | ||||||
| 13 | the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has  | ||||||
| 14 | been issued an active tax exemption identification number by  | ||||||
| 15 | the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation  | ||||||
| 16 | Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not  | ||||||
| 17 | qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt  | ||||||
| 18 | manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the  | ||||||
| 20 | fair market value of the property at the time the  | ||||||
| 21 | non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt  | ||||||
| 22 | to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to  | ||||||
| 23 | reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the  | ||||||
| 24 | Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid  | ||||||
| 25 | by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount  | ||||||
| 26 | from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that  | ||||||
| 2 | amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor  | ||||||
| 3 | is liable to pay that amount to the Department. | ||||||
| 4 |     (17) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 5 | December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or  | ||||||
| 6 | before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated  | ||||||
| 7 | for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared  | ||||||
| 8 | disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a  | ||||||
| 9 | manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a  | ||||||
| 10 | corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution  | ||||||
| 11 | that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification  | ||||||
| 12 | number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster  | ||||||
| 13 | who reside within the declared disaster area. | ||||||
| 14 |     (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 15 | December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or  | ||||||
| 16 | before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in  | ||||||
| 17 | the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,  | ||||||
| 18 | including, but not limited to, municipal roads and streets,  | ||||||
| 19 | access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,  | ||||||
| 20 | water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and  | ||||||
| 21 | purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention  | ||||||
| 22 | facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a  | ||||||
| 23 | State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located  | ||||||
| 25 | in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the  | ||||||
| 26 | disaster. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased  | ||||||
| 2 | at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is  | ||||||
| 3 | used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 4 | provisions of Section 3-75. | ||||||
| 5 |     (20) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section  | ||||||
| 6 | 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a  | ||||||
| 7 | corporation, limited liability company, society, association,  | ||||||
| 8 | foundation, or institution that is determined by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department to be organized and operated exclusively for  | ||||||
| 10 | educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a  | ||||||
| 11 | corporation, limited liability company, society, association,  | ||||||
| 12 | foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively  | ||||||
| 13 | for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public  | ||||||
| 14 | schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in  | ||||||
| 15 | useful branches of learning by methods common to public  | ||||||
| 16 | schools and that compare favorably in their scope and  | ||||||
| 17 | intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported  | ||||||
| 18 | schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes  | ||||||
| 19 | organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of  | ||||||
| 20 | study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare  | ||||||
| 21 | individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,  | ||||||
| 22 | technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial  | ||||||
| 23 | occupation. | ||||||
| 24 |     (21) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,  | ||||||
| 25 | including food, purchased through fundraising events for the  | ||||||
| 26 | benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if  | ||||||
| 2 | the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school  | ||||||
| 3 | district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes  | ||||||
| 4 | parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph  | ||||||
| 5 | does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of  | ||||||
| 6 | private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising  | ||||||
| 7 | entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from  | ||||||
| 8 | another individual or entity that sold the property for the  | ||||||
| 9 | purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits  | ||||||
| 10 | from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is  | ||||||
| 11 | exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75. | ||||||
| 12 |     (22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,  | ||||||
| 13 | 2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and  | ||||||
| 14 | serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and  | ||||||
| 15 | other items, and replacement parts for these machines.  | ||||||
| 16 | Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines  | ||||||
| 17 | and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated  | ||||||
| 18 | amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is  | ||||||
| 19 | paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the  | ||||||
| 20 | commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This  | ||||||
| 21 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75. | ||||||
| 22 |     (23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,  | ||||||
| 23 | food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the  | ||||||
| 24 | premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,  | ||||||
| 25 | soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 26 | consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing  | ||||||
| 2 | materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human  | ||||||
| 3 | use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical  | ||||||
| 4 | assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who  | ||||||
| 5 | resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in  | ||||||
| 6 | the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined  | ||||||
| 7 | in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the  | ||||||
| 8 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. | ||||||
| 9 |     (24) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 10 | Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment  | ||||||
| 11 | utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the  | ||||||
| 12 | diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients  | ||||||
| 13 | purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease  | ||||||
| 14 | of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the  | ||||||
| 15 | lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this  | ||||||
| 16 | Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 17 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased  | ||||||
| 19 | in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used  | ||||||
| 20 | in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for  | ||||||
| 21 | the tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case  | ||||||
| 22 | may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the  | ||||||
| 23 | time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or  | ||||||
| 24 | attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that  | ||||||
| 25 | purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this  | ||||||
| 26 | Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any  | ||||||
| 2 | such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal  | ||||||
| 3 | right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If,  | ||||||
| 4 | however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any  | ||||||
| 5 | reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 7 | Section 3-75. | ||||||
| 8 |     (25) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 9 | Public Act 92-227), personal property purchased by a lessor  | ||||||
| 10 | who leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer  | ||||||
| 11 | executed or in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be  | ||||||
| 12 | subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body  | ||||||
| 13 | that has been issued an active tax exemption identification  | ||||||
| 14 | number by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 15 | Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that  | ||||||
| 16 | does not qualify for this exemption or is used in any other  | ||||||
| 17 | nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax  | ||||||
| 18 | imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be,  | ||||||
| 19 | based on the fair market value of the property at the time the  | ||||||
| 20 | nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt  | ||||||
| 21 | to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to  | ||||||
| 22 | reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the  | ||||||
| 23 | Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid  | ||||||
| 24 | by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount  | ||||||
| 25 | from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a  | ||||||
| 26 | refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor  | ||||||
| 2 | is liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph  | ||||||
| 3 | is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75. | ||||||
| 4 |     (26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 5 | used in the construction or maintenance of a community water  | ||||||
| 6 | supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental  | ||||||
| 7 | Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 8 | corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued  | ||||||
| 9 | under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This  | ||||||
| 10 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (27) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through  | ||||||
| 12 | December 31, 2029, materials, parts, equipment, components,  | ||||||
| 13 | and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft as part  | ||||||
| 14 | of the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,  | ||||||
| 15 | repair, or maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption  | ||||||
| 16 | includes consumable supplies used in the modification,  | ||||||
| 17 | refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and  | ||||||
| 18 | maintenance of aircraft. However, until January 1, 2024, this  | ||||||
| 19 | exemption excludes any materials, parts, equipment,  | ||||||
| 20 | components, and consumable supplies used in the modification,  | ||||||
| 21 | replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft engines or  | ||||||
| 22 | power plants, whether such engines or power plants are  | ||||||
| 23 | installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft. "Consumable  | ||||||
| 24 | supplies" include, but are not limited to, adhesive, tape,  | ||||||
| 25 | sandpaper, general purpose lubricants, cleaning solution,  | ||||||
| 26 | latex gloves, and protective films.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through December  | ||||||
| 2 | 31, 2023, this exemption applies only to the use of qualifying  | ||||||
| 3 | tangible personal property transferred incident to the  | ||||||
| 4 | modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,  | ||||||
| 5 | or maintenance of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air  | ||||||
| 6 | Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved  | ||||||
| 7 | repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)  | ||||||
| 8 | have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in  | ||||||
| 9 | accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.  | ||||||
| 10 | From January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2029, this exemption  | ||||||
| 11 | applies only to the use of qualifying tangible personal  | ||||||
| 12 | property transferred incident to: (A) the modification,  | ||||||
| 13 | refurbishment, completion, repair, replacement, or maintenance  | ||||||
| 14 | of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air Agency  | ||||||
| 15 | Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved repair  | ||||||
| 16 | station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii) have a  | ||||||
| 17 | Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in accordance  | ||||||
| 18 | with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations; and (B) the  | ||||||
| 19 | modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft  | ||||||
| 20 | engines or power plants without regard to whether or not those  | ||||||
| 21 | persons meet the qualifications of item (A). | ||||||
| 22 |     The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a  | ||||||
| 23 | commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air  | ||||||
| 24 | service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part  | ||||||
| 25 | 129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to  | ||||||
| 26 | this paragraph (27) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | existing law. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the  | ||||||
| 2 | exemption under this paragraph (27) applies continuously from  | ||||||
| 3 | January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024; however, no claim  | ||||||
| 4 | for credit or refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of  | ||||||
| 5 | the disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015  | ||||||
| 6 | and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 7 | 101-629). | ||||||
| 8 |     (28) Tangible personal property purchased by a  | ||||||
| 9 | public-facilities corporation, as described in Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of  | ||||||
| 11 | constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but  | ||||||
| 12 | only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is  | ||||||
| 13 | transferred to the municipality without any further  | ||||||
| 14 | consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time  | ||||||
| 15 | of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the  | ||||||
| 16 | retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt  | ||||||
| 17 | instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in  | ||||||
| 18 | connection with the development of the municipal convention  | ||||||
| 19 | hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities  | ||||||
| 20 | corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 | Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 22 | of Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (29) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,  | ||||||
| 24 | 2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (30) Tangible personal property transferred to a purchaser  | ||||||
| 26 | who is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act by operation of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (31) Qualified tangible personal property used in the  | ||||||
| 4 | construction or operation of a data center that has been  | ||||||
| 5 | granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of  | ||||||
| 6 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible  | ||||||
| 7 | personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or  | ||||||
| 8 | tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor  | ||||||
| 9 | of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would  | ||||||
| 10 | have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January  | ||||||
| 11 | 1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 been in effect, may apply for and  | ||||||
| 12 | obtain an exemption for subsequent purchases of computer  | ||||||
| 13 | equipment or enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade,  | ||||||
| 14 | supplement, or replace computer equipment or enabling software  | ||||||
| 15 | purchased or leased in the original investment that would have  | ||||||
| 16 | qualified.  | ||||||
| 17 |     The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall  | ||||||
| 18 | grant a certificate of exemption under this item (31) to  | ||||||
| 19 | qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 22 |     For the purposes of this item (31):  | ||||||
| 23 |         "Data center" means a building or a series of  | ||||||
| 24 |  buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working  | ||||||
| 25 |  servers in one physical location or multiple sites within  | ||||||
| 26 |  the State of Illinois.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         "Qualified tangible personal property" means:  | ||||||
| 2 |  electrical systems and equipment; climate control and  | ||||||
| 3 |  chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and  | ||||||
| 4 |  equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency  | ||||||
| 5 |  generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage  | ||||||
| 6 |  devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;  | ||||||
| 7 |  telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor  | ||||||
| 8 |  systems; peripheral components or systems; software;  | ||||||
| 9 |  mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery  | ||||||
| 10 |  systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control  | ||||||
| 11 |  systems; other cabling; and other data center  | ||||||
| 12 |  infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate  | ||||||
| 13 |  qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;  | ||||||
| 14 |  and component parts of any of the foregoing, including  | ||||||
| 15 |  installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  replacement of qualified tangible personal property to  | ||||||
| 17 |  generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage  | ||||||
| 18 |  electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible  | ||||||
| 19 |  personal property; and all other tangible personal  | ||||||
| 20 |  property that is essential to the operations of a computer  | ||||||
| 21 |  data center. The term "qualified tangible personal  | ||||||
| 22 |  property" also includes building materials physically  | ||||||
| 23 |  incorporated into the qualifying data center. To document  | ||||||
| 24 |  the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer  | ||||||
| 25 |  must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate  | ||||||
| 26 |  of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 2 |     This item (31) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 3 | 3-75.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (32) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump  | ||||||
| 5 | collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This  | ||||||
| 6 | item (32) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75. As  | ||||||
| 7 | used in this item (32):  | ||||||
| 8 |         "Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or  | ||||||
| 9 |  manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be  | ||||||
| 10 |  used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,  | ||||||
| 11 |  including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or  | ||||||
| 12 |  other power supply unit that is used to power the pump  | ||||||
| 13 |  device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the  | ||||||
| 14 |  time of sale.  | ||||||
| 15 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means  | ||||||
| 16 |  items of tangible personal property designed or marketed  | ||||||
| 17 |  to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect  | ||||||
| 18 |  milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected  | ||||||
| 19 |  milk until it is ready for consumption.  | ||||||
| 20 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies"  | ||||||
| 21 |  includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast  | ||||||
| 22 |  shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;  | ||||||
| 23 |  breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and  | ||||||
| 24 |  backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps  | ||||||
| 25 |  specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast  | ||||||
| 26 |  milk storage bags.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not  | ||||||
| 2 |  include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags  | ||||||
| 4 |  and other similar carrying accessories, including ice  | ||||||
| 5 |  packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump  | ||||||
| 6 |  cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast  | ||||||
| 7 |  shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,  | ||||||
| 8 |  ointments, and other similar products that relieve  | ||||||
| 9 |  breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump  | ||||||
| 11 |  kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer  | ||||||
| 12 |  or distributor.  | ||||||
| 13 |         "Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no  | ||||||
| 14 |  more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and  | ||||||
| 15 |  storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the  | ||||||
| 16 |  breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice  | ||||||
| 17 |  packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is  | ||||||
| 18 |  pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump  | ||||||
| 19 |  manufacturer or distributor.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (33) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf of  | ||||||
| 21 | the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed  | ||||||
| 22 | Property Act. This item (33) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (34) Beginning on January 1, 2024, tangible personal  | ||||||
| 25 | property purchased by an active duty member of the armed  | ||||||
| 26 | forces of the United States who presents valid military  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | identification and purchases the property using a form of  | ||||||
| 2 | payment where the federal government is the payor. The member  | ||||||
| 3 | of the armed forces must complete, at the point of sale, a form  | ||||||
| 4 | prescribed by the Department of Revenue documenting that the  | ||||||
| 5 | transaction is eligible for the exemption under this  | ||||||
| 6 | paragraph. Retailers must keep the form as documentation of  | ||||||
| 7 | the exemption in their records for a period of not less than 6  | ||||||
| 8 | years. "Armed forces of the United States" means the United  | ||||||
| 9 | States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, or  | ||||||
| 10 | Coast Guard. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 11 | Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (35) Beginning July 1, 2024, home-delivered meals provided  | ||||||
| 13 | to Medicare or Medicaid recipients when payment is made by an  | ||||||
| 14 | intermediary, such as a Medicare Administrative Contractor, a  | ||||||
| 15 | Managed Care Organization, or a Medicare Advantage  | ||||||
| 16 | Organization, pursuant to a government contract. This  | ||||||
| 17 | paragraph (35) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (36) (35) Beginning on January 1, 2026, as further defined  | ||||||
| 19 | in Section 3-10, food prepared for immediate consumption and  | ||||||
| 20 | transferred incident to a sale of service subject to this Act  | ||||||
| 21 | or the Service Occupation Tax Act by an entity licensed under  | ||||||
| 22 | the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the  | ||||||
| 23 | Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the ID/DD Community  | ||||||
| 24 | Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized Mental Health  | ||||||
| 25 | Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care Act of 1969, or  | ||||||
| 26 | by an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant to the Life  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Care Facilities Act. This item (36) (35) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 2 | provisions of Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (37) (36) Beginning on January 1, 2026, as further defined  | ||||||
| 4 | in Section 3-10, food for human consumption that is to be  | ||||||
| 5 | consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 6 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 7 | use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 8 | prepared for immediate consumption). This item (37) (36) is  | ||||||
| 9 | exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (38) (35) Use by a lessee of the following leased tangible  | ||||||
| 11 | personal property: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) software transferred subject to a license that  | ||||||
| 13 |  meets the following requirements: | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) it is evidenced by a written agreement signed  | ||||||
| 15 |  by the licensor and the customer; | ||||||
| 16 |                 (i) an electronic agreement in which the  | ||||||
| 17 |  customer accepts the license by means of an  | ||||||
| 18 |  electronic signature that is verifiable and can be  | ||||||
| 19 |  authenticated and is attached to or made part of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the license will comply with this requirement; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (ii) a license agreement in which the customer  | ||||||
| 22 |  electronically accepts the terms by clicking "I  | ||||||
| 23 |  agree" does not comply with this requirement; | ||||||
| 24 |             (B) it restricts the customer's duplication and  | ||||||
| 25 |  use of the software; | ||||||
| 26 |             (C) it prohibits the customer from licensing,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  sublicensing, or transferring the software to a third  | ||||||
| 2 |  party (except to a related party) without the  | ||||||
| 3 |  permission and continued control of the licensor; | ||||||
| 4 |             (D) the licensor has a policy of providing another  | ||||||
| 5 |  copy at minimal or no charge if the customer loses or  | ||||||
| 6 |  damages the software, or of permitting the licensee to  | ||||||
| 7 |  make and keep an archival copy, and such policy is  | ||||||
| 8 |  either stated in the license agreement, supported by  | ||||||
| 9 |  the licensor's books and records, or supported by a  | ||||||
| 10 |  notarized statement made under penalties of perjury by  | ||||||
| 11 |  the licensor; and | ||||||
| 12 |             (E) the customer must destroy or return all copies  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the software to the licensor at the end of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  license period; this provision is deemed to be met, in  | ||||||
| 15 |  the case of a perpetual license, without being set  | ||||||
| 16 |  forth in the license agreement; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) property that is subject to a tax on lease  | ||||||
| 18 |  receipts imposed by a home rule unit of local government  | ||||||
| 19 |  if the ordinance imposing that tax was adopted prior to  | ||||||
| 20 |  January 1, 2023.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article 70,  | ||||||
| 22 | Section 70-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 75, Section  | ||||||
| 23 | 75-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; 103-9, Article 5,  | ||||||
| 24 | Section 5-10, eff. 6-7-23; 103-9, Article 15, Section 15-10,  | ||||||
| 25 | eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-384, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 26 | 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-643, eff.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 7-1-24; 103-746, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; 103-995,  | ||||||
| 2 | eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 3 |     (35 ILCS 110/3-10)    (from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this  | ||||||
| 5 | Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of  | ||||||
| 6 | the selling price of tangible personal property transferred,  | ||||||
| 7 | including, on and after January 1, 2025, transferred by lease,  | ||||||
| 8 | as an incident to the sale of service, but, for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 9 | computing this tax, in no event shall the selling price be less  | ||||||
| 10 | than the cost price of the property to the serviceman. | ||||||
| 11 |     Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,  | ||||||
| 12 | with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the  | ||||||
| 13 | Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of  | ||||||
| 14 | the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. | ||||||
| 15 |     With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the  | ||||||
| 16 | tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the selling price  | ||||||
| 17 | of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service  | ||||||
| 18 | on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80%  | ||||||
| 19 | of the selling price of property transferred as an incident to  | ||||||
| 20 | the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before  | ||||||
| 21 | July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of property  | ||||||
| 22 | transferred as an incident to the sale of service after July 1,  | ||||||
| 23 | 2017 and before January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the selling price  | ||||||
| 24 | of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service  | ||||||
| 25 | on or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and (v) 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an  | ||||||
| 2 | incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at  | ||||||
| 3 | any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol,  | ||||||
| 4 | as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%,  | ||||||
| 5 | then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the  | ||||||
| 6 | proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time. | ||||||
| 7 |     With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act  | ||||||
| 9 | applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property  | ||||||
| 10 | transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after  | ||||||
| 11 | January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)  | ||||||
| 12 | 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an  | ||||||
| 13 | incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at  | ||||||
| 14 | any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range  | ||||||
| 15 | ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax  | ||||||
| 16 | imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of  | ||||||
| 17 | mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the  | ||||||
| 18 | sale of service during that time. | ||||||
| 19 |     With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined  | ||||||
| 20 | in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply  | ||||||
| 21 | to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to  | ||||||
| 22 | the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before  | ||||||
| 23 | December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price  | ||||||
| 24 | thereafter. | ||||||
| 25 |     With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use  | ||||||
| 26 | Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling  | ||||||
| 2 | price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of  | ||||||
| 3 | service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,  | ||||||
| 4 | 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after  | ||||||
| 5 | December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after  | ||||||
| 6 | January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the  | ||||||
| 7 | taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,  | ||||||
| 9 | at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of  | ||||||
| 10 | biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less  | ||||||
| 11 | than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate  | ||||||
| 12 | of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of  | ||||||
| 13 | the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%  | ||||||
| 14 | and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time. | ||||||
| 15 |     With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,  | ||||||
| 16 | and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more  | ||||||
| 17 | than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 18 | this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the selling price of  | ||||||
| 19 | property transferred as an incident to the sale of service on  | ||||||
| 20 | or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On  | ||||||
| 21 | and after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030,  | ||||||
| 22 | the taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel  | ||||||
| 23 | blends shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax  | ||||||
| 24 | Act. | ||||||
| 25 |     At the election of any registered serviceman made for each  | ||||||
| 26 | fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an  | ||||||
| 2 | incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in  | ||||||
| 3 | the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or  | ||||||
| 4 | servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the  | ||||||
| 5 | aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of  | ||||||
| 6 | service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the  | ||||||
| 7 | serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 8 | transferred as an incident to the sale of those services. | ||||||
| 9 |     Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December  | ||||||
| 10 | 31, 2025, the tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food  | ||||||
| 11 | prepared for immediate consumption and transferred incident to  | ||||||
| 12 | a sale of service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation  | ||||||
| 13 | Tax Act by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing  | ||||||
| 14 | Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared  | ||||||
| 15 | Housing Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the  | ||||||
| 16 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the  | ||||||
| 17 | Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued  | ||||||
| 18 | pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022  | ||||||
| 19 | and from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, the tax shall  | ||||||
| 20 | also be imposed at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption  | ||||||
| 21 | that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other  | ||||||
| 22 | than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with  | ||||||
| 23 | adult use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 24 | prepared for immediate consumption and is not otherwise  | ||||||
| 25 | included in this paragraph).  | ||||||
| 26 |     Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for  | ||||||
| 2 | immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of  | ||||||
| 3 | service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act  | ||||||
| 4 | by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing  | ||||||
| 6 | Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the  | ||||||
| 7 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the  | ||||||
| 8 | Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued  | ||||||
| 9 | pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning on July 1,  | ||||||
| 10 | 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at  | ||||||
| 11 | the rate of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be  | ||||||
| 12 | consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 13 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 14 | use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for  | ||||||
| 15 | immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this  | ||||||
| 16 | paragraph).  | ||||||
| 17 |     On and an after January 1, 2026, food prepared for  | ||||||
| 18 | immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of  | ||||||
| 19 | service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act  | ||||||
| 20 | by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the  | ||||||
| 21 | Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing  | ||||||
| 22 | Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the  | ||||||
| 23 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the  | ||||||
| 24 | Child Care Act of 1969, or by an entity that holds a permit  | ||||||
| 25 | issued pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act is exempt from  | ||||||
| 26 | the tax under this Act. On and after January 1, 2026, food for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises  | ||||||
| 2 | where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food  | ||||||
| 3 | consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks,  | ||||||
| 4 | candy, and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 5 | consumption and is not otherwise included in this paragraph)  | ||||||
| 6 | is exempt from the tax under this Act.  | ||||||
| 7 |     The tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on prescription  | ||||||
| 8 | and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances,  | ||||||
| 9 | products classified as Class III medical devices by the United  | ||||||
| 10 | States Food and Drug Administration that are used for cancer  | ||||||
| 11 | treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well as any  | ||||||
| 12 | accessories and components related to those devices,  | ||||||
| 13 | modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering  | ||||||
| 14 | it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood  | ||||||
| 15 | sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human  | ||||||
| 16 | diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September  | ||||||
| 17 | 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,  | ||||||
| 18 | ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,  | ||||||
| 19 | including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,  | ||||||
| 20 | vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations  | ||||||
| 21 | commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description  | ||||||
| 22 | that are contained in any closed or sealed bottle, can,  | ||||||
| 23 | carton, or container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks"  | ||||||
| 24 | does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant  | ||||||
| 25 | formula, milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A  | ||||||
| 26 | Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice. | ||||||
| 2 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 3 | beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic  | ||||||
| 4 | beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft  | ||||||
| 5 | drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk  | ||||||
| 6 | products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater  | ||||||
| 7 | than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. | ||||||
| 8 |     Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 9 | provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to  | ||||||
| 10 | be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all  | ||||||
| 11 | food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and  | ||||||
| 12 | food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 13 | regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning  | ||||||
| 14 | August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of  | ||||||
| 15 | this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed  | ||||||
| 16 | off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold  | ||||||
| 17 | through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food  | ||||||
| 18 | products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 19 | regardless of the location of the vending machine.  | ||||||
| 20 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 21 | beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that  | ||||||
| 22 | is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not  | ||||||
| 23 | include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a  | ||||||
| 24 | preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial  | ||||||
| 25 | sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or  | ||||||
| 26 | other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains  | ||||||
| 2 | flour or requires refrigeration.  | ||||||
| 3 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 4 | beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 5 | drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For  | ||||||
| 6 | purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"  | ||||||
| 7 | includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,  | ||||||
| 8 | shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan  | ||||||
| 9 | lotions and screens, unless those products are available by  | ||||||
| 10 | prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the  | ||||||
| 11 | definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 12 | this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human  | ||||||
| 13 | use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug  | ||||||
| 14 | as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"  | ||||||
| 15 | label includes:  | ||||||
| 16 |         (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or | ||||||
| 17 |         (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a  | ||||||
| 18 |  list of those ingredients contained in the compound,  | ||||||
| 19 |  substance or preparation. | ||||||
| 20 |     Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 21 | Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 22 | drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered  | ||||||
| 23 | dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical  | ||||||
| 24 | Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |     As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means  | ||||||
| 26 | cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law  | ||||||
| 2 | and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the  | ||||||
| 3 | Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 4 |     If the property that is acquired from a serviceman is  | ||||||
| 5 | acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before  | ||||||
| 6 | being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under  | ||||||
| 7 | this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable  | ||||||
| 9 | allowance for depreciation for the period of prior  | ||||||
| 10 | out-of-state use. No depreciation is allowed in cases where  | ||||||
| 11 | the tax under this Act is imposed on lease receipts. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;  | ||||||
| 13 | 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,  | ||||||
| 14 | Article 60, Section 60-20, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;  | ||||||
| 15 | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff.  | ||||||
| 16 | 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 17 |     (35 ILCS 110/9) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 9. Each serviceman required or authorized to collect  | ||||||
| 19 | the tax herein imposed shall pay to the Department the amount  | ||||||
| 20 | of such tax (except as otherwise provided) at the time when he  | ||||||
| 21 | is required to file his return for the period during which such  | ||||||
| 22 | tax was collected, less a discount of 2.1% prior to January 1,  | ||||||
| 23 | 1990 and 1.75% on and after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar  | ||||||
| 24 | year, whichever is greater, which is allowed to reimburse the  | ||||||
| 25 | serviceman for expenses incurred in collecting the tax,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | keeping records, preparing and filing returns, remitting the  | ||||||
| 2 | tax, and supplying data to the Department on request.  | ||||||
| 3 | Beginning with returns due on or after January 1, 2025, the  | ||||||
| 4 | vendor's discount allowed in this Section, the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 5 | Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the  | ||||||
| 6 | Use Tax Act, including any local tax administered by the  | ||||||
| 7 | Department and reported on the same return, shall not exceed  | ||||||
| 8 | $1,000 per month in the aggregate. When determining the  | ||||||
| 9 | discount allowed under this Section, servicemen shall include  | ||||||
| 10 | the amount of tax that would have been due at the 1% rate but  | ||||||
| 11 | for the 0% rate imposed under Public Act 102-700 this  | ||||||
| 12 | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The discount  | ||||||
| 13 | under this Section is not allowed for the 1.25% portion of  | ||||||
| 14 | taxes paid on aviation fuel that is subject to the revenue use  | ||||||
| 15 | requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133. The  | ||||||
| 16 | discount allowed under this Section is allowed only for  | ||||||
| 17 | returns that are filed in the manner required by this Act. The  | ||||||
| 18 | Department may disallow the discount for servicemen whose  | ||||||
| 19 | certificate of registration is revoked at the time the return  | ||||||
| 20 | is filed, but only if the Department's decision to revoke the  | ||||||
| 21 | certificate of registration has become final. A serviceman  | ||||||
| 22 | need not remit that part of any tax collected by him to the  | ||||||
| 23 | extent that he is required to pay and does pay the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 24 | by the Service Occupation Tax Act with respect to his sale of  | ||||||
| 25 | service involving the incidental transfer by him of the same  | ||||||
| 26 | property. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Except as provided hereinafter in this Section, on or  | ||||||
| 2 | before the twentieth day of each calendar month, such  | ||||||
| 3 | serviceman shall file a return for the preceding calendar  | ||||||
| 4 | month in accordance with reasonable Rules and Regulations to  | ||||||
| 5 | be promulgated by the Department. Such return shall be filed  | ||||||
| 6 | on a form prescribed by the Department and shall contain such  | ||||||
| 7 | information as the Department may reasonably require. The  | ||||||
| 8 | return shall include the gross receipts which were received  | ||||||
| 9 | during the preceding calendar month or quarter on the  | ||||||
| 10 | following items upon which tax would have been due but for the  | ||||||
| 11 | 0% rate imposed under Public Act 102-700 this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 12 | of the 102nd General Assembly: (i) food for human consumption  | ||||||
| 13 | that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other  | ||||||
| 14 | than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with  | ||||||
| 15 | adult use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 16 | prepared for immediate consumption); and (ii) food prepared  | ||||||
| 17 | for immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale  | ||||||
| 18 | of service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax  | ||||||
| 19 | Act by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act,  | ||||||
| 20 | the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared  | ||||||
| 21 | Housing Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the  | ||||||
| 22 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the  | ||||||
| 23 | Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued  | ||||||
| 24 | pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. The return shall  | ||||||
| 25 | also include the amount of tax that would have been due on the  | ||||||
| 26 | items listed in the previous sentence but for the 0% rate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | imposed under Public Act 102-700 this amendatory Act of the  | ||||||
| 2 | 102nd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 3 |     In the case of leases, except as otherwise provided in  | ||||||
| 4 | this Act, the lessor, in collecting the tax, may collect for  | ||||||
| 5 | each tax return period, only the tax applicable to that part of  | ||||||
| 6 | the selling price actually received during such tax return  | ||||||
| 7 | period.  | ||||||
| 8 |     On and after January 1, 2018, with respect to servicemen  | ||||||
| 9 | whose annual gross receipts average $20,000 or more, all  | ||||||
| 10 | returns required to be filed pursuant to this Act shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | filed electronically. Servicemen who demonstrate that they do  | ||||||
| 12 | not have access to the Internet or demonstrate hardship in  | ||||||
| 13 | filing electronically may petition the Department to waive the  | ||||||
| 14 | electronic filing requirement.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The Department may require returns to be filed on a  | ||||||
| 16 | quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar  | ||||||
| 17 | quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the  | ||||||
| 18 | calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. The  | ||||||
| 19 | taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for each  | ||||||
| 20 | of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or before  | ||||||
| 21 | the twentieth day of the following calendar month, stating: | ||||||
| 22 |         1. The name of the seller; | ||||||
| 23 |         2. The address of the principal place of business from  | ||||||
| 24 |  which he engages in business as a serviceman in this  | ||||||
| 25 |  State; | ||||||
| 26 |         3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  him during the preceding calendar month, including  | ||||||
| 2 |  receipts from charge and time sales, but less all  | ||||||
| 3 |  deductions allowed by law; | ||||||
| 4 |         4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of this  | ||||||
| 5 |  Act; | ||||||
| 6 |         5. The amount of tax due; | ||||||
| 7 |         5-5. The signature of the taxpayer; and | ||||||
| 8 |         6. Such other reasonable information as the Department  | ||||||
| 9 |  may require. | ||||||
| 10 |     Each serviceman required or authorized to collect the tax  | ||||||
| 11 | imposed by this Act on aviation fuel transferred as an  | ||||||
| 12 | incident of a sale of service in this State during the  | ||||||
| 13 | preceding calendar month shall, instead of reporting and  | ||||||
| 14 | paying tax on aviation fuel as otherwise required by this  | ||||||
| 15 | Section, report and pay such tax on a separate aviation fuel  | ||||||
| 16 | tax return. The requirements related to the return shall be as  | ||||||
| 17 | otherwise provided in this Section. Notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 18 | provisions of this Act to the contrary, servicemen collecting  | ||||||
| 19 | tax on aviation fuel shall file all aviation fuel tax returns  | ||||||
| 20 | and shall make all aviation fuel tax payments by electronic  | ||||||
| 21 | means in the manner and form required by the Department. For  | ||||||
| 22 | purposes of this Section, "aviation fuel" means jet fuel and  | ||||||
| 23 | aviation gasoline.  | ||||||
| 24 |     If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after  | ||||||
| 25 | the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,  | ||||||
| 26 | the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | due on the return shall be deemed assessed. | ||||||
| 2 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the  | ||||||
| 3 | contrary, servicemen subject to tax on cannabis shall file all  | ||||||
| 4 | cannabis tax returns and shall make all cannabis tax payments  | ||||||
| 5 | by electronic means in the manner and form required by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department. | ||||||
| 7 |     Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average  | ||||||
| 8 | monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all  | ||||||
| 9 | payments required by rules of the Department by electronic  | ||||||
| 10 | funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who has  | ||||||
| 11 | an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more shall  | ||||||
| 12 | make all payments required by rules of the Department by  | ||||||
| 13 | electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a  | ||||||
| 14 | taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000  | ||||||
| 15 | or more shall make all payments required by rules of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1,  | ||||||
| 17 | 2000, a taxpayer who has an annual tax liability of $200,000 or  | ||||||
| 18 | more shall make all payments required by rules of the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "annual tax  | ||||||
| 20 | liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's liabilities  | ||||||
| 21 | under this Act, and under all other State and local occupation  | ||||||
| 22 | and use tax laws administered by the Department, for the  | ||||||
| 23 | immediately preceding calendar year. The term "average monthly  | ||||||
| 24 | tax liability" means the sum of the taxpayer's liabilities  | ||||||
| 25 | under this Act, and under all other State and local occupation  | ||||||
| 26 | and use tax laws administered by the Department, for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | immediately preceding calendar year divided by 12. Beginning  | ||||||
| 2 | on October 1, 2002, a taxpayer who has a tax liability in the  | ||||||
| 3 | amount set forth in subsection (b) of Section 2505-210 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Department of Revenue Law shall make all payments required by  | ||||||
| 5 | rules of the Department by electronic funds transfer. | ||||||
| 6 |     Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the  | ||||||
| 7 | Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make  | ||||||
| 8 | payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers required  | ||||||
| 9 | to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those  | ||||||
| 10 | payments for a minimum of one year beginning on October 1. | ||||||
| 11 |     Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic  | ||||||
| 12 | funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer  | ||||||
| 13 | with the permission of the Department. | ||||||
| 14 |     All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic funds  | ||||||
| 15 | transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily make  | ||||||
| 16 | payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those  | ||||||
| 17 | payments in the manner authorized by the Department. | ||||||
| 18 |     The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to  | ||||||
| 19 | effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the  | ||||||
| 20 | requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 21 |     If the serviceman is otherwise required to file a monthly  | ||||||
| 22 | return and if the serviceman's average monthly tax liability  | ||||||
| 23 | to the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may  | ||||||
| 24 | authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis,  | ||||||
| 25 | with the return for January, February, and March of a given  | ||||||
| 26 | year being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | April, May, and June of a given year being due by July 20 of  | ||||||
| 2 | such year; with the return for July, August, and September of a  | ||||||
| 3 | given year being due by October 20 of such year, and with the  | ||||||
| 4 | return for October, November, and December of a given year  | ||||||
| 5 | being due by January 20 of the following year. | ||||||
| 6 |     If the serviceman is otherwise required to file a monthly  | ||||||
| 7 | or quarterly return and if the serviceman's average monthly  | ||||||
| 8 | tax liability to the Department does not exceed $50, the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual  | ||||||
| 10 | basis, with the return for a given year being due by January 20  | ||||||
| 11 | of the following year. | ||||||
| 12 |     Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and  | ||||||
| 13 | substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as  | ||||||
| 14 | monthly returns. | ||||||
| 15 |     Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act concerning  | ||||||
| 16 | the time within which a serviceman may file his return, in the  | ||||||
| 17 | case of any serviceman who ceases to engage in a kind of  | ||||||
| 18 | business which makes him responsible for filing returns under  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act, such serviceman shall file a final return under this  | ||||||
| 20 | Act with the Department not more than one 1 month after  | ||||||
| 21 | discontinuing such business. | ||||||
| 22 |     Where a serviceman collects the tax with respect to the  | ||||||
| 23 | selling price of property which he sells and the purchaser  | ||||||
| 24 | thereafter returns such property and the serviceman refunds  | ||||||
| 25 | the selling price thereof to the purchaser, such serviceman  | ||||||
| 26 | shall also refund, to the purchaser, the tax so collected from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the purchaser. When filing his return for the period in which  | ||||||
| 2 | he refunds such tax to the purchaser, the serviceman may  | ||||||
| 3 | deduct the amount of the tax so refunded by him to the  | ||||||
| 4 | purchaser from any other Service Use Tax, Service Occupation  | ||||||
| 5 | Tax, retailers' occupation tax, or use tax which such  | ||||||
| 6 | serviceman may be required to pay or remit to the Department,  | ||||||
| 7 | as shown by such return, provided that the amount of the tax to  | ||||||
| 8 | be deducted shall previously have been remitted to the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department by such serviceman. If the serviceman shall not  | ||||||
| 10 | previously have remitted the amount of such tax to the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department, he shall be entitled to no deduction hereunder  | ||||||
| 12 | upon refunding such tax to the purchaser. | ||||||
| 13 |     Any serviceman filing a return hereunder shall also  | ||||||
| 14 | include the total tax upon the selling price of tangible  | ||||||
| 15 | personal property purchased for use by him as an incident to a  | ||||||
| 16 | sale of service, and such serviceman shall remit the amount of  | ||||||
| 17 | such tax to the Department when filing such return. | ||||||
| 18 |     If experience indicates such action to be practicable, the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department may prescribe and furnish a combination or joint  | ||||||
| 20 | return which will enable servicemen, who are required to file  | ||||||
| 21 | returns hereunder and also under the Service Occupation Tax  | ||||||
| 22 | Act, to furnish all the return information required by both  | ||||||
| 23 | Acts on the one form. | ||||||
| 24 |     Where the serviceman has more than one business registered  | ||||||
| 25 | with the Department under separate registration hereunder,  | ||||||
| 26 | such serviceman shall not file each return that is due as a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | single return covering all such registered businesses, but  | ||||||
| 2 | shall file separate returns for each such registered business. | ||||||
| 3 |     Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall  | ||||||
| 4 | pay into the State and Local Tax Reform Fund, a special fund in  | ||||||
| 5 | the State treasury Treasury, the net revenue realized for the  | ||||||
| 6 | preceding month from the 1% tax imposed under this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall  | ||||||
| 8 | pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund 20% of the  | ||||||
| 9 | net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%  | ||||||
| 10 | general rate on transfers of tangible personal property, other  | ||||||
| 11 | than (i) tangible personal property which is purchased outside  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois at retail from a retailer and which is titled or  | ||||||
| 13 | registered by an agency of this State's government and (ii)  | ||||||
| 14 | aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019. This  | ||||||
| 15 | exception for aviation fuel only applies for so long as the  | ||||||
| 16 | revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 17 | 47133 are binding on the State. | ||||||
| 18 |     For aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019, each  | ||||||
| 19 | month the Department shall pay into the State Aviation Program  | ||||||
| 20 | Fund 20% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month  | ||||||
| 21 | from the 6.25% general rate on the selling price of aviation  | ||||||
| 22 | fuel, less an amount estimated by the Department to be  | ||||||
| 23 | required for refunds of the 20% portion of the tax on aviation  | ||||||
| 24 | fuel under this Act, which amount shall be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 25 | Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund. The Department shall only  | ||||||
| 26 | pay moneys into the State Aviation Program Fund and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund under this Act for so long  | ||||||
| 2 | as the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49  | ||||||
| 3 | U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the State.  | ||||||
| 4 |     Beginning August 1, 2000, each month the Department shall  | ||||||
| 5 | pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund 100% of the  | ||||||
| 6 | net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1.25%  | ||||||
| 7 | rate on the selling price of motor fuel and gasohol. | ||||||
| 8 |     Beginning October 1, 2009, each month the Department shall  | ||||||
| 9 | pay into the Capital Projects Fund an amount that is equal to  | ||||||
| 10 | an amount estimated by the Department to represent 80% of the  | ||||||
| 11 | net revenue realized for the preceding month from the sale of  | ||||||
| 12 | candy, grooming and hygiene products, and soft drinks that had  | ||||||
| 13 | been taxed at a rate of 1% prior to September 1, 2009 but that  | ||||||
| 14 | are now taxed at 6.25%.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Beginning July 1, 2013, each month the Department shall  | ||||||
| 16 | pay into the Underground Storage Tank Fund from the proceeds  | ||||||
| 17 | collected under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service  | ||||||
| 18 | Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act an  | ||||||
| 19 | amount equal to the average monthly deficit in the Underground  | ||||||
| 20 | Storage Tank Fund during the prior year, as certified annually  | ||||||
| 21 | by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, but the total  | ||||||
| 22 | payment into the Underground Storage Tank Fund under this Act,  | ||||||
| 23 | the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the  | ||||||
| 24 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act shall not exceed $18,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 25 | any State fiscal year. As used in this paragraph, the "average  | ||||||
| 26 | monthly deficit" shall be equal to the difference between the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | average monthly claims for payment by the fund and the average  | ||||||
| 2 | monthly revenues deposited into the fund, excluding payments  | ||||||
| 3 | made pursuant to this paragraph.  | ||||||
| 4 |     Beginning July 1, 2015, of the remainder of the moneys  | ||||||
| 5 | received by the Department under the Use Tax Act, this Act, the  | ||||||
| 6 | Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax  | ||||||
| 7 | Act, each month the Department shall deposit $500,000 into the  | ||||||
| 8 | State Crime Laboratory Fund.  | ||||||
| 9 |     Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department  | ||||||
| 10 | pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into the  | ||||||
| 11 | Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% and on  | ||||||
| 12 | and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid into the  | ||||||
| 13 | Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in any fiscal  | ||||||
| 14 | year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case  | ||||||
| 15 | may be, of the moneys received by the Department and required  | ||||||
| 16 | to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to Section 3  | ||||||
| 17 | of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9 of the Use Tax  | ||||||
| 18 | Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, and Section 9 of the  | ||||||
| 19 | Service Occupation Tax Act, such Acts being hereinafter called  | ||||||
| 20 | the "Tax Acts" and such aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case  | ||||||
| 21 | may be, of moneys being hereinafter called the "Tax Act  | ||||||
| 22 | Amount", and (2) the amount transferred to the Build Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall be  | ||||||
| 24 | less than the Annual Specified Amount (as defined in Section 3  | ||||||
| 25 | of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act), an amount equal to the  | ||||||
| 26 | difference shall be immediately paid into the Build Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Fund from other moneys received by the Department pursuant to  | ||||||
| 2 | the Tax Acts; and further provided, that if on the last  | ||||||
| 3 | business day of any month the sum of (1) the Tax Act Amount  | ||||||
| 4 | required to be deposited into the Build Illinois Bond Account  | ||||||
| 5 | in the Build Illinois Fund during such month and (2) the amount  | ||||||
| 6 | transferred during such month to the Build Illinois Fund from  | ||||||
| 7 | the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall have been less  | ||||||
| 8 | than 1/12 of the Annual Specified Amount, an amount equal to  | ||||||
| 9 | the difference shall be immediately paid into the Build  | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the Department  | ||||||
| 11 | pursuant to the Tax Acts; and, further provided, that in no  | ||||||
| 12 | event shall the payments required under the preceding proviso  | ||||||
| 13 | result in aggregate payments into the Build Illinois Fund  | ||||||
| 14 | pursuant to this clause (b) for any fiscal year in excess of  | ||||||
| 15 | the greater of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) the Annual  | ||||||
| 16 | Specified Amount for such fiscal year; and, further provided,  | ||||||
| 17 | that the amounts payable into the Build Illinois Fund under  | ||||||
| 18 | this clause (b) shall be payable only until such time as the  | ||||||
| 19 | aggregate amount on deposit under each trust indenture  | ||||||
| 20 | securing Bonds issued and outstanding pursuant to the Build  | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Bond Act is sufficient, taking into account any  | ||||||
| 22 | future investment income, to fully provide, in accordance with  | ||||||
| 23 | such indenture, for the defeasance of or the payment of the  | ||||||
| 24 | principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds  | ||||||
| 25 | secured by such indenture and on any Bonds expected to be  | ||||||
| 26 | issued thereafter and all fees and costs payable with respect  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | thereto, all as certified by the Director of the Bureau of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Budget (now Governor's Office of Management and Budget). If on  | ||||||
| 3 | the last business day of any month in which Bonds are  | ||||||
| 4 | outstanding pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the  | ||||||
| 5 | aggregate of the moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond  | ||||||
| 6 | Account in the Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less  | ||||||
| 7 | than the amount required to be transferred in such month from  | ||||||
| 8 | the Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond  | ||||||
| 9 | Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency  | ||||||
| 11 | shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build  | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b)  | ||||||
| 16 | of the preceding sentence and shall reduce the amount  | ||||||
| 17 | otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to clause (b)  | ||||||
| 18 | of the preceding sentence. The moneys received by the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited  | ||||||
| 20 | into the Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim  | ||||||
| 21 | and charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond  | ||||||
| 22 | Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund  | ||||||
| 24 | as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any amendment  | ||||||
| 25 | thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified monthly  | ||||||
| 26 | installment of the amount requested in the certificate of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | provided under Section 8.25f of the State Finance Act, but not  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | in excess of the sums designated as "Total Deposit", shall be  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | deposited in the aggregate from collections under Section 9 of  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act into the McCormick Place  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Expansion Project Fund in the specified fiscal years.
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| 11 |     Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | required under this Section for previous months and years,  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, but  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Deposit", has been deposited. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 |     Subject to payment of amounts into the Capital Projects  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Fund, the Clean Air Act Permit Fund, the Build Illinois Fund,  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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| 1 | preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter  | ||||||
| 2 | enacted, for aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019,  | ||||||
| 3 | the Department shall each month deposit into the Aviation Fuel  | ||||||
| 4 | Sales Tax Refund Fund an amount estimated by the Department to  | ||||||
| 5 | be required for refunds of the 80% portion of the tax on  | ||||||
| 6 | aviation fuel under this Act. The Department shall only  | ||||||
| 7 | deposit moneys into the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund  | ||||||
| 8 | under this paragraph for so long as the revenue use  | ||||||
| 9 | requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are  | ||||||
| 10 | binding on the State.  | ||||||
| 11 |     Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund  | ||||||
| 12 | and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 13 | preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter  | ||||||
| 14 | enacted, beginning July 1, 1993 and ending on September 30,  | ||||||
| 15 | 2013, the Department shall each month pay into the Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 | Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net revenue realized for  | ||||||
| 17 | the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate on the selling  | ||||||
| 18 | price of tangible personal property. | ||||||
| 19 |     Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 | Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 | Tax Increment Fund, pursuant to the preceding paragraphs or in  | ||||||
| 22 | any amendments to this Section hereafter enacted, beginning on  | ||||||
| 23 | the first day of the first calendar month to occur on or after  | ||||||
| 24 | August 26, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-1098),  | ||||||
| 25 | each month, from the collections made under Section 9 of the  | ||||||
| 26 | Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Department shall pay into  | ||||||
| 3 | the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund, to be used,  | ||||||
| 4 | subject to appropriation, to fund additional auditors and  | ||||||
| 5 | compliance personnel at the Department of Revenue, an amount  | ||||||
| 6 | equal to 1/12 of 5% of 80% of the cash receipts collected  | ||||||
| 7 | during the preceding fiscal year by the Audit Bureau of the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the  | ||||||
| 9 | Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,  | ||||||
| 10 | and associated local occupation and use taxes administered by  | ||||||
| 11 | the Department.  | ||||||
| 12 |     Subject to payments of amounts into the Build Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | Tax Increment Fund, and the Tax Compliance and Administration  | ||||||
| 15 | Fund as provided in this Section, beginning on July 1, 2018 the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department shall pay each month into the Downstate Public  | ||||||
| 17 | Transportation Fund the moneys required to be so paid under  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 2-3 of the Downstate Public Transportation Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     Subject to successful execution and delivery of a  | ||||||
| 20 | public-private agreement between the public agency and private  | ||||||
| 21 | entity and completion of the civic build, beginning on July 1,  | ||||||
| 22 | 2023, of the remainder of the moneys received by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the  | ||||||
| 24 | Service Occupation Tax Act, and this Act, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 25 | deposit the following specified deposits in the aggregate from  | ||||||
| 26 | collections under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax  | ||||||
| 2 | Act, as required under Section 8.25g of the State Finance Act  | ||||||
| 3 | for distribution consistent with the Public-Private  | ||||||
| 4 | Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.  | ||||||
| 5 | The moneys received by the Department pursuant to this Act and  | ||||||
| 6 | required to be deposited into the Civic and Transit  | ||||||
| 7 | Infrastructure Fund are subject to the pledge, claim, and  | ||||||
| 8 | charge set forth in Section 25-55 of the Public-Private  | ||||||
| 9 | Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.  | ||||||
| 10 | As used in this paragraph, "civic build", "private entity",  | ||||||
| 11 | "public-private agreement", and "public agency" have the  | ||||||
| 12 | meanings provided in Section 25-10 of the Public-Private  | ||||||
| 13 | Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.  | ||||||
| 14 |         Fiscal Year............................Total Deposit  | ||||||
| 15 |         2024....................................$200,000,000  | ||||||
| 16 |         2025....................................$206,000,000  | ||||||
| 17 |         2026....................................$212,200,000  | ||||||
| 18 |         2027....................................$218,500,000  | ||||||
| 19 |         2028....................................$225,100,000  | ||||||
| 20 |         2029....................................$288,700,000  | ||||||
| 21 |         2030....................................$298,900,000  | ||||||
| 22 |         2031....................................$309,300,000  | ||||||
| 23 |         2032....................................$320,100,000  | ||||||
| 24 |         2033....................................$331,200,000  | ||||||
| 25 |         2034....................................$341,200,000  | ||||||
| 26 |         2035....................................$351,400,000  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         2036....................................$361,900,000  | ||||||
| 2 |         2037....................................$372,800,000  | ||||||
| 3 |         2038....................................$384,000,000  | ||||||
| 4 |         2039....................................$395,500,000  | ||||||
| 5 |         2040....................................$407,400,000  | ||||||
| 6 |         2041....................................$419,600,000  | ||||||
| 7 |         2042....................................$432,200,000  | ||||||
| 8 |         2043....................................$445,100,000  | ||||||
| 9 |     Beginning July 1, 2021 and until July 1, 2022, subject to  | ||||||
| 10 | the payment of amounts into the State and Local Sales Tax  | ||||||
| 11 | Reform Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place  | ||||||
| 12 | Expansion Project Fund, the Energy Infrastructure Fund, and  | ||||||
| 13 | the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in this  | ||||||
| 14 | Section, the Department shall pay each month into the Road  | ||||||
| 15 | Fund the amount estimated to represent 16% of the net revenue  | ||||||
| 16 | realized from the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol.  | ||||||
| 17 | Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, subject to the  | ||||||
| 18 | payment of amounts into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform  | ||||||
| 19 | Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion  | ||||||
| 20 | Project Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, and the Tax  | ||||||
| 21 | Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in this  | ||||||
| 22 | Section, the Department shall pay each month into the Road  | ||||||
| 23 | Fund the amount estimated to represent 32% of the net revenue  | ||||||
| 24 | realized from the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol.  | ||||||
| 25 | Beginning July 1, 2023 and until July 1, 2024, subject to the  | ||||||
| 26 | payment of amounts into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion  | ||||||
| 2 | Project Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, and the Tax  | ||||||
| 3 | Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section, the Department shall pay each month into the Road  | ||||||
| 5 | Fund the amount estimated to represent 48% of the net revenue  | ||||||
| 6 | realized from the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol.  | ||||||
| 7 | Beginning July 1, 2024 and until July 1, 2025, subject to the  | ||||||
| 8 | payment of amounts into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform  | ||||||
| 9 | Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion  | ||||||
| 10 | Project Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, and the Tax  | ||||||
| 11 | Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in this  | ||||||
| 12 | Section, the Department shall pay each month into the Road  | ||||||
| 13 | Fund the amount estimated to represent 64% of the net revenue  | ||||||
| 14 | realized from the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol.  | ||||||
| 15 | Beginning on July 1, 2025, subject to the payment of amounts  | ||||||
| 16 | into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, the Build  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the  | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Tax Increment Fund, and the Tax Compliance and  | ||||||
| 19 | Administration Fund as provided in this Section, the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department shall pay each month into the Road Fund the amount  | ||||||
| 21 | estimated to represent 80% of the net revenue realized from  | ||||||
| 22 | the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. As used in this  | ||||||
| 23 | paragraph "motor fuel" has the meaning given to that term in  | ||||||
| 24 | Section 1.1 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and "gasohol" has the  | ||||||
| 25 | meaning given to that term in Section 3-40 of the Use Tax Act.  | ||||||
| 26 |     Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the  | ||||||
| 2 | General Revenue Fund of the State treasury Treasury and 25%  | ||||||
| 3 | shall be reserved in a special account and used only for the  | ||||||
| 4 | transfer to the Common School Fund as part of the monthly  | ||||||
| 5 | transfer from the General Revenue Fund in accordance with  | ||||||
| 6 | Section 8a of the State Finance Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     As soon as possible after the first day of each month, upon  | ||||||
| 8 | certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller  | ||||||
| 9 | shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from  | ||||||
| 10 | the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund an amount  | ||||||
| 11 | equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue realized under this Act  | ||||||
| 12 | for the second preceding month. Beginning April 1, 2000, this  | ||||||
| 13 | transfer is no longer required and shall not be made. | ||||||
| 14 |     Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue  | ||||||
| 15 | collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount  | ||||||
| 16 | paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for  | ||||||
| 17 | overpayment of liability. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23;  | ||||||
| 19 | 103-592, Article 75, Section 75-10, eff. 1-1-25; 103-592,  | ||||||
| 20 | Article 110, Section 110-10, eff. 6-7-24; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 21 |     Section 300. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 22 | changing Sections 3-5 and 3-10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (35 ILCS 115/3-5) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act: | ||||||
| 2 |     (1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,  | ||||||
| 3 | association, foundation, institution, or organization, other  | ||||||
| 4 | than a limited liability company, that is organized and  | ||||||
| 5 | operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the  | ||||||
| 6 | benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal  | ||||||
| 7 | property was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose  | ||||||
| 8 | of resale by the enterprise. | ||||||
| 9 |     (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,  | ||||||
| 11 | operating, or promoting the county fair. | ||||||
| 12 |     (3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts  | ||||||
| 13 | or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required  | ||||||
| 14 | by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption  | ||||||
| 15 | under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that  | ||||||
| 16 | is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or  | ||||||
| 17 | support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or  | ||||||
| 18 | services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,  | ||||||
| 19 | music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony  | ||||||
| 20 | orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service  | ||||||
| 21 | organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,  | ||||||
| 22 | and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the  | ||||||
| 23 | effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity  | ||||||
| 24 | otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free  | ||||||
| 25 | purchases unless it has an active identification number issued  | ||||||
| 26 | by the Department. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver  | ||||||
| 2 | coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the  | ||||||
| 3 | United States of America, or the government of any foreign  | ||||||
| 4 | country, and bullion. | ||||||
| 5 |     (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,  | ||||||
| 6 | 2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and  | ||||||
| 7 | equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new  | ||||||
| 8 | and used, and including that manufactured on special order or  | ||||||
| 9 | purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used  | ||||||
| 10 | primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes  | ||||||
| 11 | chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the  | ||||||
| 12 | chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and  | ||||||
| 13 | immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on  | ||||||
| 14 | July 1, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included  | ||||||
| 15 | in the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 16 | exemption under Section 2 of this Act. | ||||||
| 17 |     (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student  | ||||||
| 18 | organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school  | ||||||
| 19 | located in Illinois. | ||||||
| 20 |     (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,  | ||||||
| 21 | including that manufactured on special order, certified by the  | ||||||
| 22 | purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or  | ||||||
| 23 | State or federal agricultural programs, including individual  | ||||||
| 24 | replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including  | ||||||
| 25 | machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including  | ||||||
| 26 | implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural  | ||||||
| 2 | chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required  | ||||||
| 3 | to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 4 | Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be  | ||||||
| 5 | registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural  | ||||||
| 6 | polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or  | ||||||
| 7 | overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and  | ||||||
| 8 | equipment under this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender  | ||||||
| 9 | tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a  | ||||||
| 10 | motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted  | ||||||
| 11 | on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price  | ||||||
| 12 | of the tender is separately stated. | ||||||
| 13 |     Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision  | ||||||
| 14 | farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be  | ||||||
| 15 | installed on farm machinery and equipment, including, but not  | ||||||
| 16 | limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,  | ||||||
| 17 | or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not  | ||||||
| 18 | limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,  | ||||||
| 19 | software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other  | ||||||
| 20 | such equipment. | ||||||
| 21 |     Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,  | ||||||
| 22 | sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the  | ||||||
| 23 | computer-assisted operation of production agriculture  | ||||||
| 24 | facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited  | ||||||
| 25 | to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and  | ||||||
| 26 | crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | agricultural chemicals.  | ||||||
| 2 |     Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 3 | also includes electrical power generation equipment used  | ||||||
| 4 | primarily for production agriculture.  | ||||||
| 5 |     This item (7) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 6 | 3-55. | ||||||
| 7 |     (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold  | ||||||
| 8 | to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier  | ||||||
| 9 | to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the  | ||||||
| 10 | conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight  | ||||||
| 11 | destined for or returning from a location or locations outside  | ||||||
| 12 | the United States without regard to previous or subsequent  | ||||||
| 13 | domestic stopovers. | ||||||
| 14 |     Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold  | ||||||
| 15 | to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be  | ||||||
| 16 | used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of  | ||||||
| 17 | its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is  | ||||||
| 18 | engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the  | ||||||
| 19 | United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports  | ||||||
| 20 | at least one individual or package for hire from the city of  | ||||||
| 21 | origination to the city of final destination on the same  | ||||||
| 22 | aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of  | ||||||
| 23 | that aircraft.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately  | ||||||
| 25 | stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of  | ||||||
| 26 | food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a  | ||||||
| 2 | substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly  | ||||||
| 3 | in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or  | ||||||
| 4 | beverage function with respect to which the service charge is  | ||||||
| 5 | imposed. | ||||||
| 6 |     (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,  | ||||||
| 7 | and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of  | ||||||
| 8 | rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)  | ||||||
| 9 | pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,  | ||||||
| 10 | (iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow  | ||||||
| 11 | lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field  | ||||||
| 12 | exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)  | ||||||
| 13 | machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding  | ||||||
| 14 | motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 16 |     (11) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including  | ||||||
| 17 | repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including  | ||||||
| 18 | that manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser  | ||||||
| 19 | to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and including  | ||||||
| 20 | photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease. | ||||||
| 21 |     (12) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,  | ||||||
| 22 | mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and  | ||||||
| 23 | reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and  | ||||||
| 24 | equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but  | ||||||
| 25 | excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the  | ||||||
| 26 | Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim  | ||||||
| 2 | for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013  | ||||||
| 3 | (the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid  | ||||||
| 4 | during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August  | ||||||
| 5 | 16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456). | ||||||
| 6 |     (13) Beginning January 1, 1992 and through June 30, 2016,  | ||||||
| 7 | food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the  | ||||||
| 8 | premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,  | ||||||
| 9 | soft drinks and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 10 | consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,  | ||||||
| 11 | drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing  | ||||||
| 12 | materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human  | ||||||
| 13 | use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical  | ||||||
| 14 | assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who  | ||||||
| 15 | resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in  | ||||||
| 16 | the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined  | ||||||
| 17 | in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the  | ||||||
| 18 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. | ||||||
| 19 |     (14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock  | ||||||
| 20 | for direct agricultural production. | ||||||
| 21 |     (15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and  | ||||||
| 22 | meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club  | ||||||
| 23 | Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter  | ||||||
| 24 | Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or  | ||||||
| 25 | Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or  | ||||||
| 26 | racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provisions of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for  | ||||||
| 2 | under this item (15) applies for all periods beginning May 30,  | ||||||
| 3 | 1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after  | ||||||
| 4 | January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for  | ||||||
| 5 | such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and  | ||||||
| 6 | ending on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 7 | 95-88). | ||||||
| 8 |     (16) Computers and communications equipment utilized for  | ||||||
| 9 | any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 10 | analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor  | ||||||
| 11 | who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer  | ||||||
| 12 | executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a  | ||||||
| 13 | hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 14 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 15 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. | ||||||
| 16 |     (17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the  | ||||||
| 17 | property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in  | ||||||
| 18 | effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that  | ||||||
| 19 | has been issued an active tax exemption identification number  | ||||||
| 20 | by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 21 | Occupation Tax Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 23 | December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or  | ||||||
| 24 | before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated  | ||||||
| 25 | for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared  | ||||||
| 26 | disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a  | ||||||
| 2 | corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution  | ||||||
| 3 | that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification  | ||||||
| 4 | number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster  | ||||||
| 5 | who reside within the declared disaster area. | ||||||
| 6 |     (19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 7 | December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or  | ||||||
| 8 | before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in  | ||||||
| 9 | the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,  | ||||||
| 10 | including, but not limited to, municipal roads and streets,  | ||||||
| 11 | access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,  | ||||||
| 12 | water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and  | ||||||
| 13 | purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention  | ||||||
| 14 | facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a  | ||||||
| 15 | State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located  | ||||||
| 17 | in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the  | ||||||
| 18 | disaster. | ||||||
| 19 |     (20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a  | ||||||
| 20 | "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used  | ||||||
| 21 | in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 22 | provisions of Section 3-55. | ||||||
| 23 |     (21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section  | ||||||
| 24 | 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a  | ||||||
| 25 | corporation, limited liability company, society, association,  | ||||||
| 26 | foundation, or institution that is determined by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Department to be organized and operated exclusively for  | ||||||
| 2 | educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a  | ||||||
| 3 | corporation, limited liability company, society, association,  | ||||||
| 4 | foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively  | ||||||
| 5 | for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public  | ||||||
| 6 | schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in  | ||||||
| 7 | useful branches of learning by methods common to public  | ||||||
| 8 | schools and that compare favorably in their scope and  | ||||||
| 9 | intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported  | ||||||
| 10 | schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes  | ||||||
| 11 | organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of  | ||||||
| 12 | study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare  | ||||||
| 13 | individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,  | ||||||
| 14 | technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial  | ||||||
| 15 | occupation. | ||||||
| 16 |     (22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,  | ||||||
| 17 | including food, purchased through fundraising events for the  | ||||||
| 18 | benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,  | ||||||
| 19 | a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if  | ||||||
| 20 | the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school  | ||||||
| 21 | district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes  | ||||||
| 22 | parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph  | ||||||
| 23 | does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of  | ||||||
| 24 | private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising  | ||||||
| 25 | entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from  | ||||||
| 26 | another individual or entity that sold the property for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits  | ||||||
| 2 | from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is  | ||||||
| 3 | exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55. | ||||||
| 4 |     (23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,  | ||||||
| 5 | 2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and  | ||||||
| 6 | serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and  | ||||||
| 7 | other items, and replacement parts for these machines.  | ||||||
| 8 | Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines  | ||||||
| 9 | and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated  | ||||||
| 10 | amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is  | ||||||
| 11 | paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the  | ||||||
| 12 | commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This  | ||||||
| 13 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55. | ||||||
| 14 |     (24) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 15 | Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment  | ||||||
| 16 | utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the  | ||||||
| 17 | diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to  | ||||||
| 18 | a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or  | ||||||
| 19 | longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a  | ||||||
| 20 | hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 21 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 22 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt  | ||||||
| 23 | from the provisions of Section 3-55. | ||||||
| 24 |     (25) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 25 | Public Act 92-227), personal property sold to a lessor who  | ||||||
| 26 | leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a  | ||||||
| 2 | governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 3 | identification number by the Department under Section 1g of  | ||||||
| 4 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt  | ||||||
| 5 | from the provisions of Section 3-55. | ||||||
| 6 |     (26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,  | ||||||
| 7 | 2016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing  | ||||||
| 9 | activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property  | ||||||
| 10 | in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i)  | ||||||
| 11 | for the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this  | ||||||
| 12 | State for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this  | ||||||
| 13 | State or (ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated,  | ||||||
| 14 | or manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other  | ||||||
| 15 | tangible personal property to be transported outside this  | ||||||
| 16 | State and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this  | ||||||
| 17 | State. The Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules  | ||||||
| 18 | adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 19 | Procedure Act, issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing  | ||||||
| 20 | with the Department who is eligible for the exemption under  | ||||||
| 21 | this paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph  | ||||||
| 22 | (26) shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the  | ||||||
| 23 | manner specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to  | ||||||
| 24 | purchase tangible personal property from a retailer exempt  | ||||||
| 25 | from the taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain  | ||||||
| 26 | all necessary books and records to substantiate the use and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of  | ||||||
| 2 | the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 3 |     (27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 4 | used in the construction or maintenance of a community water  | ||||||
| 5 | supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental  | ||||||
| 6 | Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 7 | corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued  | ||||||
| 8 | under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This  | ||||||
| 9 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (28) Tangible personal property sold to a  | ||||||
| 11 | public-facilities corporation, as described in Section  | ||||||
| 12 | 11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of  | ||||||
| 13 | constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but  | ||||||
| 14 | only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is  | ||||||
| 15 | transferred to the municipality without any further  | ||||||
| 16 | consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time  | ||||||
| 17 | of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the  | ||||||
| 18 | retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt  | ||||||
| 19 | instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in  | ||||||
| 20 | connection with the development of the municipal convention  | ||||||
| 21 | hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities  | ||||||
| 22 | corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 24 | of Section 3-55.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (29) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through  | ||||||
| 26 | December 31, 2029, materials, parts, equipment, components,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft as part  | ||||||
| 2 | of the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,  | ||||||
| 3 | repair, or maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption  | ||||||
| 4 | includes consumable supplies used in the modification,  | ||||||
| 5 | refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and  | ||||||
| 6 | maintenance of aircraft. However, until January 1, 2024, this  | ||||||
| 7 | exemption excludes any materials, parts, equipment,  | ||||||
| 8 | components, and consumable supplies used in the modification,  | ||||||
| 9 | replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft engines or  | ||||||
| 10 | power plants, whether such engines or power plants are  | ||||||
| 11 | installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft. "Consumable  | ||||||
| 12 | supplies" include, but are not limited to, adhesive, tape,  | ||||||
| 13 | sandpaper, general purpose lubricants, cleaning solution,  | ||||||
| 14 | latex gloves, and protective films.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through December  | ||||||
| 16 | 31, 2023, this exemption applies only to the transfer of  | ||||||
| 17 | qualifying tangible personal property incident to the  | ||||||
| 18 | modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,  | ||||||
| 19 | or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air  | ||||||
| 20 | Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved  | ||||||
| 21 | repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)  | ||||||
| 22 | have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in  | ||||||
| 23 | accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.  | ||||||
| 24 | The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a  | ||||||
| 25 | commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air  | ||||||
| 26 | service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. From January 1, 2024  | ||||||
| 2 | through December 31, 2029, this exemption applies only to the  | ||||||
| 3 | transfer of qualifying tangible personal property incident to:  | ||||||
| 4 | (A) the modification, refurbishment, completion, repair,  | ||||||
| 5 | replacement, or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i)  | ||||||
| 6 | hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an  | ||||||
| 7 | approved repair station by the Federal Aviation  | ||||||
| 8 | Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct  | ||||||
| 9 | operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation  | ||||||
| 10 | Regulations; and (B) the modification, replacement, repair,  | ||||||
| 11 | and maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants without  | ||||||
| 12 | regard to whether or not those persons meet the qualifications  | ||||||
| 13 | of item (A). | ||||||
| 14 |     The changes made to this paragraph (29) by Public Act  | ||||||
| 15 | 98-534 are declarative of existing law. It is the intent of the  | ||||||
| 16 | General Assembly that the exemption under this paragraph (29)  | ||||||
| 17 | applies continuously from January 1, 2010 through December 31,  | ||||||
| 18 | 2024; however, no claim for credit or refund is allowed for  | ||||||
| 19 | taxes paid as a result of the disallowance of this exemption on  | ||||||
| 20 | or after January 1, 2015 and prior to February 5, 2020 (the  | ||||||
| 21 | effective date of Public Act 101-629). | ||||||
| 22 |     (30) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,  | ||||||
| 23 | 2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (31) Tangible personal property transferred to a purchaser  | ||||||
| 25 | who is exempt from tax by operation of federal law. This  | ||||||
| 26 | paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (32) Qualified tangible personal property used in the  | ||||||
| 2 | construction or operation of a data center that has been  | ||||||
| 3 | granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of  | ||||||
| 4 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible  | ||||||
| 5 | personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or  | ||||||
| 6 | tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor  | ||||||
| 7 | of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would  | ||||||
| 8 | have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January  | ||||||
| 9 | 1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 been in effect, may apply for and  | ||||||
| 10 | obtain an exemption for subsequent purchases of computer  | ||||||
| 11 | equipment or enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade,  | ||||||
| 12 | supplement, or replace computer equipment or enabling software  | ||||||
| 13 | purchased or leased in the original investment that would have  | ||||||
| 14 | qualified.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall  | ||||||
| 16 | grant a certificate of exemption under this item (32) to  | ||||||
| 17 | qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the  | ||||||
| 18 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the  | ||||||
| 19 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 20 |     For the purposes of this item (32):  | ||||||
| 21 |         "Data center" means a building or a series of  | ||||||
| 22 |  buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working  | ||||||
| 23 |  servers in one physical location or multiple sites within  | ||||||
| 24 |  the State of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 25 |         "Qualified tangible personal property" means:  | ||||||
| 26 |  electrical systems and equipment; climate control and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and  | ||||||
| 2 |  equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency  | ||||||
| 3 |  generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage  | ||||||
| 4 |  devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;  | ||||||
| 5 |  telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor  | ||||||
| 6 |  systems; peripheral components or systems; software;  | ||||||
| 7 |  mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery  | ||||||
| 8 |  systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control  | ||||||
| 9 |  systems; other cabling; and other data center  | ||||||
| 10 |  infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate  | ||||||
| 11 |  qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;  | ||||||
| 12 |  and component parts of any of the foregoing, including  | ||||||
| 13 |  installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and  | ||||||
| 14 |  replacement of qualified tangible personal property to  | ||||||
| 15 |  generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage  | ||||||
| 16 |  electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible  | ||||||
| 17 |  personal property; and all other tangible personal  | ||||||
| 18 |  property that is essential to the operations of a computer  | ||||||
| 19 |  data center. The term "qualified tangible personal  | ||||||
| 20 |  property" also includes building materials physically  | ||||||
| 21 |  incorporated into the qualifying data center. To document  | ||||||
| 22 |  the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer  | ||||||
| 23 |  must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate  | ||||||
| 24 |  of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 25 |  Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 26 |     This item (32) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 3-55.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (33) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump  | ||||||
| 3 | collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This  | ||||||
| 4 | item (33) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55. As  | ||||||
| 5 | used in this item (33):  | ||||||
| 6 |         "Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or  | ||||||
| 7 |  manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be  | ||||||
| 8 |  used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,  | ||||||
| 9 |  including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  other power supply unit that is used to power the pump  | ||||||
| 11 |  device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the  | ||||||
| 12 |  time of sale.  | ||||||
| 13 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means  | ||||||
| 14 |  items of tangible personal property designed or marketed  | ||||||
| 15 |  to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect  | ||||||
| 16 |  milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected  | ||||||
| 17 |  milk until it is ready for consumption.  | ||||||
| 18 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies"  | ||||||
| 19 |  includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast  | ||||||
| 20 |  shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;  | ||||||
| 21 |  breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and  | ||||||
| 22 |  backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps  | ||||||
| 23 |  specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast  | ||||||
| 24 |  milk storage bags.  | ||||||
| 25 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not  | ||||||
| 26 |  include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags  | ||||||
| 2 |  and other similar carrying accessories, including ice  | ||||||
| 3 |  packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump  | ||||||
| 4 |  cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast  | ||||||
| 5 |  shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,  | ||||||
| 6 |  ointments, and other similar products that relieve  | ||||||
| 7 |  breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump  | ||||||
| 9 |  kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer  | ||||||
| 10 |  or distributor.  | ||||||
| 11 |         "Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no  | ||||||
| 12 |  more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and  | ||||||
| 13 |  storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the  | ||||||
| 14 |  breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice  | ||||||
| 15 |  packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is  | ||||||
| 16 |  pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump  | ||||||
| 17 |  manufacturer or distributor.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (34) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf of  | ||||||
| 19 | the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed  | ||||||
| 20 | Property Act. This item (34) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 3-55. | ||||||
| 22 |     (35) Beginning on January 1, 2024, tangible personal  | ||||||
| 23 | property purchased by an active duty member of the armed  | ||||||
| 24 | forces of the United States who presents valid military  | ||||||
| 25 | identification and purchases the property using a form of  | ||||||
| 26 | payment where the federal government is the payor. The member  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | of the armed forces must complete, at the point of sale, a form  | ||||||
| 2 | prescribed by the Department of Revenue documenting that the  | ||||||
| 3 | transaction is eligible for the exemption under this  | ||||||
| 4 | paragraph. Retailers must keep the form as documentation of  | ||||||
| 5 | the exemption in their records for a period of not less than 6  | ||||||
| 6 | years. "Armed forces of the United States" means the United  | ||||||
| 7 | States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, or  | ||||||
| 8 | Coast Guard. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 3-55.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (36) Beginning July 1, 2024, home-delivered meals provided  | ||||||
| 11 | to Medicare or Medicaid recipients when payment is made by an  | ||||||
| 12 | intermediary, such as a Medicare Administrative Contractor, a  | ||||||
| 13 | Managed Care Organization, or a Medicare Advantage  | ||||||
| 14 | Organization, pursuant to a government contract. This  | ||||||
| 15 | paragraph (36) (35) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 16 | 3-55.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (37) (36) Beginning on January 1, 2026, as further defined  | ||||||
| 18 | in Section 3-10, food prepared for immediate consumption and  | ||||||
| 19 | transferred incident to a sale of service subject to this Act  | ||||||
| 20 | or the Service Use Tax Act by an entity licensed under the  | ||||||
| 21 | Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the  | ||||||
| 22 | Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the ID/DD Community  | ||||||
| 23 | Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized Mental Health  | ||||||
| 24 | Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care Act of 1969 or by  | ||||||
| 25 | an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant to the Life Care  | ||||||
| 26 | Facilities Act. This item (37) (36) is exempt from the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provisions of Section 3-55.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (38) (37) Beginning on January 1, 2026, as further defined  | ||||||
| 3 | in Section 3-10, food for human consumption that is to be  | ||||||
| 4 | consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 5 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 6 | use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 7 | prepared for immediate consumption). This item (38) (37) is  | ||||||
| 8 | exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (39) (36) The lease of the following tangible personal  | ||||||
| 10 | property: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) computer software transferred subject to a license  | ||||||
| 12 |  that meets the following requirements: | ||||||
| 13 |             (A) it is evidenced by a written agreement signed  | ||||||
| 14 |  by the licensor and the customer; | ||||||
| 15 |                 (i) an electronic agreement in which the  | ||||||
| 16 |  customer accepts the license by means of an  | ||||||
| 17 |  electronic signature that is verifiable and can be  | ||||||
| 18 |  authenticated and is attached to or made part of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the license will comply with this requirement; | ||||||
| 20 |                 (ii) a license agreement in which the customer  | ||||||
| 21 |  electronically accepts the terms by clicking "I  | ||||||
| 22 |  agree" does not comply with this requirement; | ||||||
| 23 |             (B) it restricts the customer's duplication and  | ||||||
| 24 |  use of the software; | ||||||
| 25 |             (C) it prohibits the customer from licensing,  | ||||||
| 26 |  sublicensing, or transferring the software to a third  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  party (except to a related party) without the  | ||||||
| 2 |  permission and continued control of the licensor; | ||||||
| 3 |             (D) the licensor has a policy of providing another  | ||||||
| 4 |  copy at minimal or no charge if the customer loses or  | ||||||
| 5 |  damages the software, or of permitting the licensee to  | ||||||
| 6 |  make and keep an archival copy, and such policy is  | ||||||
| 7 |  either stated in the license agreement, supported by  | ||||||
| 8 |  the licensor's books and records, or supported by a  | ||||||
| 9 |  notarized statement made under penalties of perjury by  | ||||||
| 10 |  the licensor; and | ||||||
| 11 |             (E) the customer must destroy or return all copies  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the software to the licensor at the end of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  license period; this provision is deemed to be met, in  | ||||||
| 14 |  the case of a perpetual license, without being set  | ||||||
| 15 |  forth in the license agreement; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) property that is subject to a tax on lease  | ||||||
| 17 |  receipts imposed by a home rule unit of local government  | ||||||
| 18 |  if the ordinance imposing that tax was adopted prior to  | ||||||
| 19 |  January 1, 2023.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article 70,  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 70-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 75, Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 75-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; 103-9, Article 5,  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 5-15, eff. 6-7-23; 103-9, Article 15, Section 15-15,  | ||||||
| 24 | eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-384, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-643, eff.  | ||||||
| 26 | 7-1-24; 103-746, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; 103-995,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 2 |     (35 ILCS 115/3-10)    (from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of  | ||||||
| 5 | the "selling price", as defined in Section 2 of the Service Use  | ||||||
| 6 | Tax Act, of the tangible personal property, including, on and  | ||||||
| 7 | after January 1, 2025, tangible personal property transferred  | ||||||
| 8 | by lease. For the purpose of computing this tax, in no event  | ||||||
| 9 | shall the "selling price" be less than the cost price to the  | ||||||
| 10 | serviceman of the tangible personal property transferred. The  | ||||||
| 11 | selling price of each item of tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 12 | transferred as an incident of a sale of service may be shown as  | ||||||
| 13 | a distinct and separate item on the serviceman's billing to  | ||||||
| 14 | the service customer. If the selling price is not so shown, the  | ||||||
| 15 | selling price of the tangible personal property is deemed to  | ||||||
| 16 | be 50% of the serviceman's entire billing to the service  | ||||||
| 17 | customer. When, however, a serviceman contracts to design,  | ||||||
| 18 | develop, and produce special order machinery or equipment, the  | ||||||
| 19 | tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost  | ||||||
| 20 | price of the tangible personal property transferred incident  | ||||||
| 21 | to the completion of the contract. | ||||||
| 22 |     Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,  | ||||||
| 23 | with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the  | ||||||
| 24 | Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of  | ||||||
| 25 | the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the  | ||||||
| 2 | tax imposed by this Act shall apply to (i) 70% of the cost  | ||||||
| 3 | price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of  | ||||||
| 4 | service on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003,  | ||||||
| 5 | (ii) 80% of the selling price of property transferred as an  | ||||||
| 6 | incident to the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on  | ||||||
| 7 | or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of  | ||||||
| 8 | property transferred as an incident to the sale of service  | ||||||
| 9 | after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of  | ||||||
| 10 | the selling price of property transferred as an incident to  | ||||||
| 11 | the sale of service on or after January 1, 2024 and on or  | ||||||
| 12 | before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the selling price of  | ||||||
| 13 | property transferred as an incident to the sale of service  | ||||||
| 14 | after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however, the tax  | ||||||
| 15 | under this Act on sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax  | ||||||
| 16 | Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 17 | this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol  | ||||||
| 18 | made during that time. | ||||||
| 19 |     With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act  | ||||||
| 21 | applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property  | ||||||
| 22 | transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after  | ||||||
| 23 | January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)  | ||||||
| 24 | 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an  | ||||||
| 25 | incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at  | ||||||
| 26 | any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax  | ||||||
| 2 | imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of  | ||||||
| 3 | mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the  | ||||||
| 4 | sale of service during that time.  | ||||||
| 5 |     With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined  | ||||||
| 6 | in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply  | ||||||
| 7 | to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to  | ||||||
| 8 | the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before  | ||||||
| 9 | December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price  | ||||||
| 10 | thereafter. | ||||||
| 11 |     With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use  | ||||||
| 12 | Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,  | ||||||
| 13 | the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling  | ||||||
| 14 | price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of  | ||||||
| 15 | service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,  | ||||||
| 16 | 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after  | ||||||
| 17 | December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after  | ||||||
| 18 | January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the  | ||||||
| 19 | taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends  | ||||||
| 20 | shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,  | ||||||
| 21 | at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of  | ||||||
| 22 | biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less  | ||||||
| 23 | than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate  | ||||||
| 24 | of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of  | ||||||
| 25 | the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%  | ||||||
| 26 | and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,  | ||||||
| 2 | and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more  | ||||||
| 3 | than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel material, the tax  | ||||||
| 4 | imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the  | ||||||
| 5 | selling price of property transferred as an incident to the  | ||||||
| 6 | sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before  | ||||||
| 7 | December 31, 2023. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or  | ||||||
| 8 | before December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable  | ||||||
| 9 | diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     At the election of any registered serviceman made for each  | ||||||
| 12 | fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual  | ||||||
| 13 | cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an  | ||||||
| 14 | incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in  | ||||||
| 15 | the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or  | ||||||
| 16 | servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the  | ||||||
| 17 | aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of  | ||||||
| 18 | service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the  | ||||||
| 19 | serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 20 | transferred incident to the sale of those services. | ||||||
| 21 |     Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December  | ||||||
| 22 | 31, 2025, the tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food  | ||||||
| 23 | prepared for immediate consumption and transferred incident to  | ||||||
| 24 | a sale of service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax  | ||||||
| 25 | Act by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act,  | ||||||
| 26 | the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Housing Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the  | ||||||
| 2 | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the  | ||||||
| 3 | Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued  | ||||||
| 4 | pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022  | ||||||
| 5 | and from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, the tax shall  | ||||||
| 6 | also be imposed at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption  | ||||||
| 7 | that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other  | ||||||
| 8 | than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with  | ||||||
| 9 | adult use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 10 | prepared for immediate consumption and is not otherwise  | ||||||
| 11 | included in this paragraph). | ||||||
| 12 |     Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax  | ||||||
| 13 | shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for  | ||||||
| 14 | immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of  | ||||||
| 15 | service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an  | ||||||
| 16 | entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing  | ||||||
| 17 | Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the  | ||||||
| 18 | ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized  | ||||||
| 19 | Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care  | ||||||
| 20 | Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant  | ||||||
| 21 | to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning July 1, 2022 and  | ||||||
| 22 | until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at the rate  | ||||||
| 23 | of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed off  | ||||||
| 24 | the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,  | ||||||
| 25 | food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft  | ||||||
| 26 | drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | consumption and is not otherwise included in this paragraph).  | ||||||
| 2 |     On and after January 1, 2026, food prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 3 | consumption and transferred incident to a sale of service  | ||||||
| 4 | subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an entity  | ||||||
| 5 | licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home  | ||||||
| 6 | Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the  | ||||||
| 7 | ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized  | ||||||
| 8 | Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care  | ||||||
| 9 | Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant  | ||||||
| 10 | to the Life Care Facilities Act is exempt from the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 11 | by this Act. On and after January 1, 2026, food for human  | ||||||
| 12 | consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is  | ||||||
| 13 | sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or  | ||||||
| 14 | infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food  | ||||||
| 15 | that has been prepared for immediate consumption and is not  | ||||||
| 16 | otherwise included in this paragraph) is exempt from the tax  | ||||||
| 17 | imposed by this Act.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on prescription  | ||||||
| 19 | and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances,  | ||||||
| 20 | products classified as Class III medical devices by the United  | ||||||
| 21 | States Food and Drug Administration that are used for cancer  | ||||||
| 22 | treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well as any  | ||||||
| 23 | accessories and components related to those devices,  | ||||||
| 24 | modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering  | ||||||
| 25 | it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood  | ||||||
| 26 | sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September  | ||||||
| 2 | 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,  | ||||||
| 3 | ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,  | ||||||
| 4 | including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,  | ||||||
| 5 | vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations  | ||||||
| 6 | commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description  | ||||||
| 7 | that are contained in any closed or sealed can, carton, or  | ||||||
| 8 | container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks" does not  | ||||||
| 9 | include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant formula,  | ||||||
| 10 | milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A Pasteurized  | ||||||
| 11 | Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing 50% or more  | ||||||
| 12 | natural fruit or vegetable juice. | ||||||
| 13 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 14 | beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic  | ||||||
| 15 | beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft  | ||||||
| 16 | drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk  | ||||||
| 17 | products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater  | ||||||
| 18 | than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. | ||||||
| 19 |     Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 20 | provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to  | ||||||
| 21 | be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all  | ||||||
| 22 | food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and  | ||||||
| 23 | food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 24 | regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning  | ||||||
| 25 | August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of  | ||||||
| 26 | this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold  | ||||||
| 2 | through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food  | ||||||
| 3 | products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 4 | regardless of the location of the vending machine.  | ||||||
| 5 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 6 | beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that  | ||||||
| 7 | is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not  | ||||||
| 8 | include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a  | ||||||
| 9 | preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial  | ||||||
| 10 | sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or  | ||||||
| 11 | other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or  | ||||||
| 12 | pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains  | ||||||
| 13 | flour or requires refrigeration.  | ||||||
| 14 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 15 | beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 16 | drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For  | ||||||
| 17 | purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"  | ||||||
| 18 | includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,  | ||||||
| 19 | shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan  | ||||||
| 20 | lotions and screens, unless those products are available by  | ||||||
| 21 | prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the  | ||||||
| 22 | definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 23 | this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human  | ||||||
| 24 | use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug  | ||||||
| 25 | as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"  | ||||||
| 26 | label includes:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or | ||||||
| 2 |         (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a  | ||||||
| 3 |  list of those ingredients contained in the compound,  | ||||||
| 4 |  substance or preparation. | ||||||
| 5 |     Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 6 | Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 7 | drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered  | ||||||
| 8 | dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical  | ||||||
| 9 | Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 10 |     As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means  | ||||||
| 11 | cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation  | ||||||
| 12 | Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law  | ||||||
| 13 | and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the  | ||||||
| 14 | Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;  | ||||||
| 16 | 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,  | ||||||
| 17 | Article 60, Section 60-25, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;  | ||||||
| 18 | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff.  | ||||||
| 19 | 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 305. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended  | ||||||
| 21 | by changing Sections 1, 2, 2-5, 2-10, and 2-12 as follows:
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| 22 |     (35 ILCS 120/1) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 24 |     "Sale at retail" means any transfer of the ownership of,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the title to, the possession or control of, the right to  | ||||||
| 2 | possess or control, or a license to use tangible personal  | ||||||
| 3 | property to a purchaser, for the purpose of use or  | ||||||
| 4 | consumption, and not for the purpose of resale in any form as  | ||||||
| 5 | tangible personal property to the extent not first subjected  | ||||||
| 6 | to a use for which it was purchased, for a valuable  | ||||||
| 7 | consideration: Provided that the property purchased is deemed  | ||||||
| 8 | to be purchased for the purpose of resale, despite first being  | ||||||
| 9 | used, to the extent to which it is resold as an ingredient of  | ||||||
| 10 | an intentionally produced product or byproduct of  | ||||||
| 11 | manufacturing. For this purpose, slag produced as an incident  | ||||||
| 12 | to manufacturing pig iron or steel and sold is considered to be  | ||||||
| 13 | an intentionally produced byproduct of manufacturing.  | ||||||
| 14 | Transactions whereby the possession of the property is  | ||||||
| 15 | transferred but the seller retains the title as security for  | ||||||
| 16 | payment of the selling price shall be deemed to be sales. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Sale at retail" shall be construed to include any  | ||||||
| 18 | transfer of the ownership of, the title to, the possession or  | ||||||
| 19 | control of, the right to possess or control, or a license to  | ||||||
| 20 | use tangible personal property to a purchaser, for use or  | ||||||
| 21 | consumption by any other person to whom such purchaser may  | ||||||
| 22 | transfer the tangible personal property without a valuable  | ||||||
| 23 | consideration, and to include any transfer, whether made for  | ||||||
| 24 | or without a valuable consideration, for resale in any form as  | ||||||
| 25 | tangible personal property unless made in compliance with  | ||||||
| 26 | Section 2c of this Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sales of tangible personal property, which property, to  | ||||||
| 2 | the extent not first subjected to a use for which it was  | ||||||
| 3 | purchased, as an ingredient or constituent, goes into and  | ||||||
| 4 | forms a part of tangible personal property subsequently the  | ||||||
| 5 | subject of a "Sale at retail", are not sales at retail as  | ||||||
| 6 | defined in this Act: Provided that the property purchased is  | ||||||
| 7 | deemed to be purchased for the purpose of resale, despite  | ||||||
| 8 | first being used, to the extent to which it is resold as an  | ||||||
| 9 | ingredient of an intentionally produced product or byproduct  | ||||||
| 10 | of manufacturing. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Sale at retail" shall be construed to include any  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois florist's sales transaction in which the purchase  | ||||||
| 13 | order is received in Illinois by a florist and the sale is for  | ||||||
| 14 | use or consumption, but the Illinois florist has a florist in  | ||||||
| 15 | another state deliver the property to the purchaser or the  | ||||||
| 16 | purchaser's donee in such other state. | ||||||
| 17 |     Nonreusable tangible personal property that is used by  | ||||||
| 18 | persons engaged in the business of operating a restaurant,  | ||||||
| 19 | cafeteria, or drive-in is a sale for resale when it is  | ||||||
| 20 | transferred to customers in the ordinary course of business as  | ||||||
| 21 | part of the sale of food or beverages and is used to deliver,  | ||||||
| 22 | package, or consume food or beverages, regardless of where  | ||||||
| 23 | consumption of the food or beverages occurs. Examples of those  | ||||||
| 24 | items include, but are not limited to nonreusable, paper and  | ||||||
| 25 | plastic cups, plates, baskets, boxes, sleeves, buckets or  | ||||||
| 26 | other containers, utensils, straws, placemats, napkins, doggie  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | bags, and wrapping or packaging materials that are transferred  | ||||||
| 2 | to customers as part of the sale of food or beverages in the  | ||||||
| 3 | ordinary course of business. | ||||||
| 4 |     The purchase, employment and transfer of such tangible  | ||||||
| 5 | personal property as newsprint and ink for the primary purpose  | ||||||
| 6 | of conveying news (with or without other information) is not a  | ||||||
| 7 | purchase, use or sale of tangible personal property. | ||||||
| 8 |     A person whose activities are organized and conducted  | ||||||
| 9 | primarily as a not-for-profit service enterprise, and who  | ||||||
| 10 | engages in selling tangible personal property at retail  | ||||||
| 11 | (whether to the public or merely to members and their guests)  | ||||||
| 12 | is engaged in the business of selling tangible personal  | ||||||
| 13 | property at retail with respect to such transactions,  | ||||||
| 14 | excepting only a person organized and operated exclusively for  | ||||||
| 15 | charitable, religious or educational purposes either (1), to  | ||||||
| 16 | the extent of sales by such person to its members, students,  | ||||||
| 17 | patients or inmates of tangible personal property to be used  | ||||||
| 18 | primarily for the purposes of such person, or (2), to the  | ||||||
| 19 | extent of sales by such person of tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 20 | which is not sold or offered for sale by persons organized for  | ||||||
| 21 | profit. The selling of school books and school supplies by  | ||||||
| 22 | schools at retail to students is not "primarily for the  | ||||||
| 23 | purposes of" the school which does such selling. The  | ||||||
| 24 | provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to nor subject to  | ||||||
| 25 | taxation occasional dinners, socials or similar activities of  | ||||||
| 26 | a person organized and operated exclusively for charitable,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | religious or educational purposes, whether or not such  | ||||||
| 2 | activities are open to the public. | ||||||
| 3 |     A person who is the recipient of a grant or contract under  | ||||||
| 4 | Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (P.L. 92-258) and  | ||||||
| 5 | serves meals to participants in the federal Nutrition Program  | ||||||
| 6 | for the Elderly in return for contributions established in  | ||||||
| 7 | amount by the individual participant pursuant to a schedule of  | ||||||
| 8 | suggested fees as provided for in the federal Act is not  | ||||||
| 9 | engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 10 | at retail with respect to such transactions. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Lease" means a transfer of the possession or control of,  | ||||||
| 12 | the right to possess or control, or a license to use, but not  | ||||||
| 13 | title to, tangible personal property for a fixed or  | ||||||
| 14 | indeterminate term for consideration, regardless of the name  | ||||||
| 15 | by which the transaction is called. "Lease" does not include a  | ||||||
| 16 | lease entered into merely as a security agreement that does  | ||||||
| 17 | not involve a transfer of possession or control from the  | ||||||
| 18 | lessor to the lessee.  | ||||||
| 19 |     On and after January 1, 2025, the term "sale", when used in  | ||||||
| 20 | this Act, includes a lease.  | ||||||
| 21 |     "Purchaser" means anyone who, through a sale at retail,  | ||||||
| 22 | acquires the ownership of, the title to, the possession or  | ||||||
| 23 | control of, the right to possess or control, or a license to  | ||||||
| 24 | use tangible personal property for a valuable consideration. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Reseller of motor fuel" means any person engaged in the  | ||||||
| 26 | business of selling or delivering or transferring title of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | motor fuel to another person other than for use or  | ||||||
| 2 | consumption. No person shall act as a reseller of motor fuel  | ||||||
| 3 | within this State without first being registered as a reseller  | ||||||
| 4 | pursuant to Section 2c or a retailer pursuant to Section 2a. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Selling price" or the "amount of sale" means the  | ||||||
| 6 | consideration for a sale valued in money whether received in  | ||||||
| 7 | money or otherwise, including cash, credits, property, other  | ||||||
| 8 | than as hereinafter provided, and services, but, prior to  | ||||||
| 9 | January 1, 2020 and beginning again on January 1, 2022, not  | ||||||
| 10 | including the value of or credit given for traded-in tangible  | ||||||
| 11 | personal property where the item that is traded-in is of like  | ||||||
| 12 | kind and character as that which is being sold; beginning  | ||||||
| 13 | January 1, 2020 and until January 1, 2022, "selling price"  | ||||||
| 14 | includes the portion of the value of or credit given for  | ||||||
| 15 | traded-in motor vehicles of the First Division as defined in  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code of like kind and  | ||||||
| 17 | character as that which is being sold that exceeds $10,000.  | ||||||
| 18 | "Selling price" shall be determined without any deduction on  | ||||||
| 19 | account of the cost of the property sold, the cost of materials  | ||||||
| 20 | used, labor or service cost or any other expense whatsoever,  | ||||||
| 21 | but does not include charges that are added to prices by  | ||||||
| 22 | sellers on account of the seller's tax liability under this  | ||||||
| 23 | Act, or on account of the seller's duty to collect, from the  | ||||||
| 24 | purchaser, the tax that is imposed by the Use Tax Act, or,  | ||||||
| 25 | except as otherwise provided with respect to any cigarette tax  | ||||||
| 26 | imposed by a home rule unit, on account of the seller's tax  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | liability under any local occupation tax administered by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department, or, except as otherwise provided with respect to  | ||||||
| 3 | any cigarette tax imposed by a home rule unit on account of the  | ||||||
| 4 | seller's duty to collect, from the purchasers, the tax that is  | ||||||
| 5 | imposed under any local use tax administered by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department. Effective December 1, 1985, "selling price" shall  | ||||||
| 7 | include charges that are added to prices by sellers on account  | ||||||
| 8 | of the seller's tax liability under the Cigarette Tax Act, on  | ||||||
| 9 | account of the sellers' duty to collect, from the purchaser,  | ||||||
| 10 | the tax imposed under the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and on account  | ||||||
| 11 | of the seller's duty to collect, from the purchaser, any  | ||||||
| 12 | cigarette tax imposed by a home rule unit. | ||||||
| 13 |     The provisions of this paragraph, which provides only for  | ||||||
| 14 | an alternative meaning of "selling price" with respect to the  | ||||||
| 15 | sale of certain motor vehicles incident to the contemporaneous  | ||||||
| 16 | lease of those motor vehicles, continue in effect and are not  | ||||||
| 17 | changed by the tax on leases implemented by Public Act 103-592     | ||||||
| 18 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 19 | Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for any motor  | ||||||
| 20 | vehicle, as defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 21 | Code, that is sold on or after January 1, 2015 for the purpose  | ||||||
| 22 | of leasing the vehicle for a defined period that is longer than  | ||||||
| 23 | one year and (1) is a motor vehicle of the second division  | ||||||
| 24 | that: (A) is a self-contained motor vehicle designed or  | ||||||
| 25 | permanently converted to provide living quarters for  | ||||||
| 26 | recreational, camping, or travel use, with direct walk through  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | access to the living quarters from the driver's seat; (B) is of  | ||||||
| 2 | the van configuration designed for the transportation of not  | ||||||
| 3 | less than 7 nor more than 16 passengers; or (C) has a gross  | ||||||
| 4 | vehicle weight rating of 8,000 pounds or less or (2) is a motor  | ||||||
| 5 | vehicle of the first division, "selling price" or "amount of  | ||||||
| 6 | sale" means the consideration received by the lessor pursuant  | ||||||
| 7 | to the lease contract, including amounts due at lease signing  | ||||||
| 8 | and all monthly or other regular payments charged over the  | ||||||
| 9 | term of the lease. Also included in the selling price is any  | ||||||
| 10 | amount received by the lessor from the lessee for the leased  | ||||||
| 11 | vehicle that is not calculated at the time the lease is  | ||||||
| 12 | executed, including, but not limited to, excess mileage  | ||||||
| 13 | charges and charges for excess wear and tear. For sales that  | ||||||
| 14 | occur in Illinois, with respect to any amount received by the  | ||||||
| 15 | lessor from the lessee for the leased vehicle that is not  | ||||||
| 16 | calculated at the time the lease is executed, the lessor who  | ||||||
| 17 | purchased the motor vehicle does not incur the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 18 | the Use Tax Act on those amounts, and the retailer who makes  | ||||||
| 19 | the retail sale of the motor vehicle to the lessor is not  | ||||||
| 20 | required to collect the tax imposed by the Use Tax Act or to  | ||||||
| 21 | pay the tax imposed by this Act on those amounts. However, the  | ||||||
| 22 | lessor who purchased the motor vehicle assumes the liability  | ||||||
| 23 | for reporting and paying the tax on those amounts directly to  | ||||||
| 24 | the Department in the same form (Illinois Retailers'  | ||||||
| 25 | Occupation Tax, and local retailers' occupation taxes, if  | ||||||
| 26 | applicable) in which the retailer would have reported and paid  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such tax if the retailer had accounted for the tax to the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department. For amounts received by the lessor from the lessee  | ||||||
| 3 | that are not calculated at the time the lease is executed, the  | ||||||
| 4 | lessor must file the return and pay the tax to the Department  | ||||||
| 5 | by the due date otherwise required by this Act for returns  | ||||||
| 6 | other than transaction returns. If the retailer is entitled  | ||||||
| 7 | under this Act to a discount for collecting and remitting the  | ||||||
| 8 | tax imposed under this Act to the Department with respect to  | ||||||
| 9 | the sale of the motor vehicle to the lessor, then the right to  | ||||||
| 10 | the discount provided in this Act shall be transferred to the  | ||||||
| 11 | lessor with respect to the tax paid by the lessor for any  | ||||||
| 12 | amount received by the lessor from the lessee for the leased  | ||||||
| 13 | vehicle that is not calculated at the time the lease is  | ||||||
| 14 | executed; provided that the discount is only allowed if the  | ||||||
| 15 | return is timely filed and for amounts timely paid. The  | ||||||
| 16 | "selling price" of a motor vehicle that is sold on or after  | ||||||
| 17 | January 1, 2015 for the purpose of leasing for a defined period  | ||||||
| 18 | of longer than one year shall not be reduced by the value of or  | ||||||
| 19 | credit given for traded-in tangible personal property owned by  | ||||||
| 20 | the lessor, nor shall it be reduced by the value of or credit  | ||||||
| 21 | given for traded-in tangible personal property owned by the  | ||||||
| 22 | lessee, regardless of whether the trade-in value thereof is  | ||||||
| 23 | assigned by the lessee to the lessor. In the case of a motor  | ||||||
| 24 | vehicle that is sold for the purpose of leasing for a defined  | ||||||
| 25 | period of longer than one year, the sale occurs at the time of  | ||||||
| 26 | the delivery of the vehicle, regardless of the due date of any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | lease payments. A lessor who incurs a Retailers' Occupation  | ||||||
| 2 | Tax liability on the sale of a motor vehicle coming off lease  | ||||||
| 3 | may not take a credit against that liability for the Use Tax  | ||||||
| 4 | the lessor paid upon the purchase of the motor vehicle (or for  | ||||||
| 5 | any tax the lessor paid with respect to any amount received by  | ||||||
| 6 | the lessor from the lessee for the leased vehicle that was not  | ||||||
| 7 | calculated at the time the lease was executed) if the selling  | ||||||
| 8 | price of the motor vehicle at the time of purchase was  | ||||||
| 9 | calculated using the definition of "selling price" as defined  | ||||||
| 10 | in this paragraph. Notwithstanding any other provision of this  | ||||||
| 11 | Act to the contrary, lessors shall file all returns and make  | ||||||
| 12 | all payments required under this paragraph to the Department  | ||||||
| 13 | by electronic means in the manner and form as required by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Department. This paragraph does not apply to leases of motor  | ||||||
| 15 | vehicles for which, at the time the lease is entered into, the  | ||||||
| 16 | term of the lease is not a defined period, including leases  | ||||||
| 17 | with a defined initial period with the option to continue the  | ||||||
| 18 | lease on a month-to-month or other basis beyond the initial  | ||||||
| 19 | defined period.  | ||||||
| 20 |     The phrase "like kind and character" shall be liberally  | ||||||
| 21 | construed (including but not limited to any form of motor  | ||||||
| 22 | vehicle for any form of motor vehicle, or any kind of farm or  | ||||||
| 23 | agricultural implement for any other kind of farm or  | ||||||
| 24 | agricultural implement), while not including a kind of item  | ||||||
| 25 | which, if sold at retail by that retailer, would be exempt from  | ||||||
| 26 | retailers' occupation tax and use tax as an isolated or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | occasional sale. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Gross receipts" from the sales of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 3 | property at retail means the total selling price or the amount  | ||||||
| 4 | of such sales, as hereinbefore defined. In the case of charge  | ||||||
| 5 | and time sales, the amount thereof shall be included only as  | ||||||
| 6 | and when payments are received by the seller. In the case of  | ||||||
| 7 | leases, except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amount  | ||||||
| 8 | thereof shall be included only as and when gross receipts are  | ||||||
| 9 | received by the lessor. Receipts or other consideration  | ||||||
| 10 | derived by a seller from the sale, transfer or assignment of  | ||||||
| 11 | accounts receivable to a wholly owned subsidiary will not be  | ||||||
| 12 | deemed payments prior to the time the purchaser makes payment  | ||||||
| 13 | on such accounts. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Department" means the Department of Revenue. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership,  | ||||||
| 16 | association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or  | ||||||
| 17 | private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,  | ||||||
| 18 | executor, trustee, guardian or other representative appointed  | ||||||
| 19 | by order of any court. | ||||||
| 20 |     The isolated or occasional sale of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 21 | property at retail by a person who does not hold himself out as  | ||||||
| 22 | being engaged (or who does not habitually engage) in selling  | ||||||
| 23 | such tangible personal property at retail, or a sale through a  | ||||||
| 24 | bulk vending machine, does not constitute engaging in a  | ||||||
| 25 | business of selling such tangible personal property at retail  | ||||||
| 26 | within the meaning of this Act; provided that any person who is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | engaged in a business which is not subject to the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 2 | by this Act because of involving the sale of or a contract to  | ||||||
| 3 | sell real estate or a construction contract to improve real  | ||||||
| 4 | estate or a construction contract to engineer, install, and  | ||||||
| 5 | maintain an integrated system of products, but who, in the  | ||||||
| 6 | course of conducting such business, transfers tangible  | ||||||
| 7 | personal property to users or consumers in the finished form  | ||||||
| 8 | in which it was purchased, and which does not become real  | ||||||
| 9 | estate or was not engineered and installed, under any  | ||||||
| 10 | provision of a construction contract or real estate sale or  | ||||||
| 11 | real estate sales agreement entered into with some other  | ||||||
| 12 | person arising out of or because of such nontaxable business,  | ||||||
| 13 | is engaged in the business of selling tangible personal  | ||||||
| 14 | property at retail to the extent of the value of the tangible  | ||||||
| 15 | personal property so transferred. If, in such a transaction, a  | ||||||
| 16 | separate charge is made for the tangible personal property so  | ||||||
| 17 | transferred, the value of such property, for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 18 | this Act, shall be the amount so separately charged, but not  | ||||||
| 19 | less than the cost of such property to the transferor; if no  | ||||||
| 20 | separate charge is made, the value of such property, for the  | ||||||
| 21 | purposes of this Act, is the cost to the transferor of such  | ||||||
| 22 | tangible personal property. Construction contracts for the  | ||||||
| 23 | improvement of real estate consisting of engineering,  | ||||||
| 24 | installation, and maintenance of voice, data, video, security,  | ||||||
| 25 | and all telecommunication systems do not constitute engaging  | ||||||
| 26 | in a business of selling tangible personal property at retail  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | within the meaning of this Act if they are sold at one  | ||||||
| 2 | specified contract price. | ||||||
| 3 |     A person who holds himself or herself out as being engaged  | ||||||
| 4 | (or who habitually engages) in selling tangible personal  | ||||||
| 5 | property at retail is a person engaged in the business of  | ||||||
| 6 | selling tangible personal property at retail hereunder with  | ||||||
| 7 | respect to such sales (and not primarily in a service  | ||||||
| 8 | occupation) notwithstanding the fact that such person designs  | ||||||
| 9 | and produces such tangible personal property on special order  | ||||||
| 10 | for the purchaser and in such a way as to render the property  | ||||||
| 11 | of value only to such purchaser, if such tangible personal  | ||||||
| 12 | property so produced on special order serves substantially the  | ||||||
| 13 | same function as stock or standard items of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 14 | property that are sold at retail. | ||||||
| 15 |     Persons who engage in the business of transferring  | ||||||
| 16 | tangible personal property upon the redemption of trading  | ||||||
| 17 | stamps are engaged in the business of selling such property at  | ||||||
| 18 | retail and shall be liable for and shall pay the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act on the basis of the retail value of the property  | ||||||
| 20 | transferred upon redemption of such stamps. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Bulk vending machine" means a vending machine, containing  | ||||||
| 22 | unsorted confections, nuts, toys, or other items designed  | ||||||
| 23 | primarily to be used or played with by children which, when a  | ||||||
| 24 | coin or coins of a denomination not larger than $0.50 are  | ||||||
| 25 | inserted, are dispensed in equal portions, at random and  | ||||||
| 26 | without selection by the customer. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Remote retailer" means a retailer that does not maintain  | ||||||
| 2 | within this State, directly or by a subsidiary, an office,  | ||||||
| 3 | distribution house, sales house, warehouse or other place of  | ||||||
| 4 | business, or any agent or other representative operating  | ||||||
| 5 | within this State under the authority of the retailer or its  | ||||||
| 6 | subsidiary, irrespective of whether such place of business or  | ||||||
| 7 | agent is located here permanently or temporarily or whether  | ||||||
| 8 | such retailer or subsidiary is licensed to do business in this  | ||||||
| 9 | State.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Retailer maintaining a place of business in this State"  | ||||||
| 11 | has the meaning given to that term in Section 2 of the Use Tax  | ||||||
| 12 | Act.  | ||||||
| 13 |     "Marketplace" means a physical or electronic place, forum,  | ||||||
| 14 | platform, application, or other method by which a marketplace  | ||||||
| 15 | seller sells or offers to sell items.  | ||||||
| 16 |     "Marketplace facilitator" means a person who, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 17 | an agreement with an unrelated third-party marketplace seller,  | ||||||
| 18 | directly or indirectly through one or more affiliates  | ||||||
| 19 | facilitates a retail sale by an unrelated third-party third  | ||||||
| 20 | party marketplace seller by:  | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) listing or advertising for sale by the marketplace  | ||||||
| 22 |  seller in a marketplace, tangible personal property that  | ||||||
| 23 |  is subject to tax under this Act; and  | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) either directly or indirectly, through agreements  | ||||||
| 25 |  or arrangements with third parties, collecting payment  | ||||||
| 26 |  from the customer and transmitting that payment to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  marketplace seller regardless of whether the marketplace  | ||||||
| 2 |  facilitator receives compensation or other consideration  | ||||||
| 3 |  in exchange for its services.  | ||||||
| 4 |     A person who provides advertising services, including  | ||||||
| 5 | listing products for sale, is not considered a marketplace  | ||||||
| 6 | facilitator, so long as the advertising service platform or  | ||||||
| 7 | forum does not engage, directly or indirectly through one or  | ||||||
| 8 | more affiliated persons, in the activities described in  | ||||||
| 9 | paragraph (2) of this definition of "marketplace facilitator".  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Marketplace facilitator" does not include any person  | ||||||
| 11 | licensed under the Auction License Act. This exemption does  | ||||||
| 12 | not apply to any person who is an Internet auction listing  | ||||||
| 13 | service, as defined by the Auction License Act.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Marketplace seller" means a person who that makes sales  | ||||||
| 15 | through a marketplace operated by an unrelated third-party     | ||||||
| 16 | third party marketplace facilitator.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-353, eff. 1-1-22; 102-634, eff. 8-27-21;  | ||||||
| 18 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-983, eff.  | ||||||
| 19 | 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 20 |     (35 ILCS 120/2) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 2. Tax imposed.      | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) A tax is imposed upon persons engaged in the business  | ||||||
| 23 | of selling at retail, which, on and after January 1, 2025,  | ||||||
| 24 | includes leasing, tangible personal property, including  | ||||||
| 25 | computer software, and including photographs, negatives, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | positives that are the product of photoprocessing, but not  | ||||||
| 2 | including products of photoprocessing produced for use in  | ||||||
| 3 | motion pictures for public commercial exhibition. Beginning  | ||||||
| 4 | January 1, 2001, prepaid telephone calling arrangements shall  | ||||||
| 5 | be considered tangible personal property subject to the tax  | ||||||
| 6 | imposed under this Act regardless of the form in which those  | ||||||
| 7 | arrangements may be embodied, transmitted, or fixed by any  | ||||||
| 8 | method now known or hereafter developed.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The imposition of the tax under this Act on persons  | ||||||
| 10 | engaged in the business of leasing tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 11 | applies to leases in effect, entered into, or renewed on or  | ||||||
| 12 | after January 1, 2025. In the case of leases, except as  | ||||||
| 13 | otherwise provided in this Act, the lessor must remit, for  | ||||||
| 14 | each tax return period, only the tax applicable to that part of  | ||||||
| 15 | the selling price actually received during such tax return  | ||||||
| 16 | period.  | ||||||
| 17 |     The inclusion of leases in the tax imposed under this Act  | ||||||
| 18 | by Public Act 103-592 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 19 | Assembly does not, however, extend to motor vehicles,  | ||||||
| 20 | watercraft, aircraft, and semitrailers, as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 21 | 1-187 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that are required to be  | ||||||
| 22 | registered with an agency of this State. The taxation of these  | ||||||
| 23 | items shall continue in effect as prior to the effective date  | ||||||
| 24 | of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 103-592 this  | ||||||
| 25 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly (i.e., dealers  | ||||||
| 26 | owe retailers' occupation tax, lessors owe use tax, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | lessees are not subject to retailers' occupation or use tax).  | ||||||
| 2 |     Sales of (1) electricity delivered to customers by wire;  | ||||||
| 3 | (2) natural or artificial gas that is delivered to customers  | ||||||
| 4 | through pipes, pipelines, or mains; and (3) water that is  | ||||||
| 5 | delivered to customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains are  | ||||||
| 6 | not subject to tax under this Act. The provisions of Public Act  | ||||||
| 7 | 98-583 this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are  | ||||||
| 8 | declaratory of existing law as to the meaning and scope of this  | ||||||
| 9 | Act.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) Beginning on January 1, 2021, a remote retailer is  | ||||||
| 11 | engaged in the occupation of selling at retail in Illinois for  | ||||||
| 12 | purposes of this Act, if:  | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) the cumulative gross receipts from sales of  | ||||||
| 14 |  tangible personal property to purchasers in Illinois are  | ||||||
| 15 |  $100,000 or more; or  | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) the retailer enters into 200 or more separate  | ||||||
| 17 |  transactions for the sale of tangible personal property to  | ||||||
| 18 |  purchasers in Illinois.  | ||||||
| 19 |     Remote retailers that meet or exceed the threshold in  | ||||||
| 20 | either paragraph (1) or (2) above shall be liable for all  | ||||||
| 21 | applicable State retailers' and locally imposed retailers'  | ||||||
| 22 | occupation taxes administered by the Department on all retail  | ||||||
| 23 | sales to Illinois purchasers.  | ||||||
| 24 |     The remote retailer shall determine on a quarterly basis,  | ||||||
| 25 | ending on the last day of March, June, September, and  | ||||||
| 26 | December, whether he or she meets the criteria of either  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection for the preceding  | ||||||
| 2 | 12-month period. If the retailer meets the criteria of either  | ||||||
| 3 | paragraph (1) or (2) for a 12-month period, he or she is  | ||||||
| 4 | considered a retailer maintaining a place of business in this  | ||||||
| 5 | State and is required to collect and remit the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 6 | under this Act and all retailers' occupation tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 7 | local taxing jurisdictions in Illinois, provided such local  | ||||||
| 8 | taxes are administered by the Department, and to file all  | ||||||
| 9 | applicable returns for one year. At the end of that one-year  | ||||||
| 10 | period, the retailer shall determine whether the retailer met  | ||||||
| 11 | the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) for the preceding  | ||||||
| 12 | 12-month period. If the retailer met the criteria in either  | ||||||
| 13 | paragraph (1) or (2) for the preceding 12-month period, he or  | ||||||
| 14 | she is considered a retailer maintaining a place of business  | ||||||
| 15 | in this State and is required to collect and remit all  | ||||||
| 16 | applicable State and local retailers' occupation taxes and  | ||||||
| 17 | file returns for the subsequent year. If, at the end of a  | ||||||
| 18 | one-year period, a retailer that was required to collect and  | ||||||
| 19 | remit the tax imposed under this Act determines that he or she  | ||||||
| 20 | did not meet the criteria in either paragraph (1) or (2) during  | ||||||
| 21 | the preceding 12-month period, then the retailer shall  | ||||||
| 22 | subsequently determine on a quarterly basis, ending on the  | ||||||
| 23 | last day of March, June, September, and December, whether he  | ||||||
| 24 | or she meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) for  | ||||||
| 25 | the preceding 12-month period.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (b-2) Beginning on January 1, 2025, a retailer maintaining  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a place of business in this State that makes retail sales of  | ||||||
| 2 | tangible personal property to Illinois customers from a  | ||||||
| 3 | location or locations outside of Illinois is engaged in the  | ||||||
| 4 | occupation of selling at retail in Illinois for the purposes  | ||||||
| 5 | of this Act. Those retailers are liable for all applicable  | ||||||
| 6 | State and locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes  | ||||||
| 7 | administered by the Department on retail sales made by those  | ||||||
| 8 | retailers to Illinois customers from locations outside of  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (b-5) For the purposes of this Section, neither the gross  | ||||||
| 11 | receipts from nor the number of separate transactions for  | ||||||
| 12 | sales of tangible personal property to purchasers in Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | that a remote retailer makes through a marketplace facilitator  | ||||||
| 14 | shall be included for the purposes of determining whether he  | ||||||
| 15 | or she has met the thresholds of subsection (b) of this Section  | ||||||
| 16 | so long as the remote retailer has received certification from  | ||||||
| 17 | the marketplace facilitator that the marketplace facilitator  | ||||||
| 18 | is legally responsible for payment of tax on such sales.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (b-10) A remote retailer that is required to collect taxes  | ||||||
| 20 | imposed under the Use Tax Act on retail sales made to Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 | purchasers or a retailer maintaining a place of business in  | ||||||
| 22 | this State that is required to collect taxes imposed under the  | ||||||
| 23 | Use Tax Act on retail sales made to Illinois purchasers shall  | ||||||
| 24 | be liable to the Department for such taxes, except when the  | ||||||
| 25 | remote retailer or retailer maintaining a place of business in  | ||||||
| 26 | this State is relieved of the duty to remit such taxes by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | virtue of having paid to the Department taxes imposed by this  | ||||||
| 2 | Act in accordance with this Section upon his or her gross  | ||||||
| 3 | receipts from such sales.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) Marketplace facilitators engaged in the business of  | ||||||
| 5 | selling at retail tangible personal property in Illinois.  | ||||||
| 6 | Beginning January 1, 2021, a marketplace facilitator is  | ||||||
| 7 | engaged in the occupation of selling at retail tangible  | ||||||
| 8 | personal property in Illinois for purposes of this Act if,  | ||||||
| 9 | during the previous 12-month period:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) the cumulative gross receipts from sales of  | ||||||
| 11 |  tangible personal property on its own behalf or on behalf  | ||||||
| 12 |  of marketplace sellers to purchasers in Illinois equals  | ||||||
| 13 |  $100,000 or more; or  | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) the marketplace facilitator enters into 200 or  | ||||||
| 15 |  more separate transactions on its own behalf or on behalf  | ||||||
| 16 |  of marketplace sellers for the sale of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 17 |  property to purchasers in Illinois, regardless of whether  | ||||||
| 18 |  the marketplace facilitator or marketplace sellers for  | ||||||
| 19 |  whom such sales are facilitated are registered as  | ||||||
| 20 |  retailers in this State.  | ||||||
| 21 |     A marketplace facilitator who meets either paragraph (1)  | ||||||
| 22 | or (2) of this subsection is required to remit the applicable  | ||||||
| 23 | State retailers' occupation taxes under this Act and local  | ||||||
| 24 | retailers' occupation taxes administered by the Department on  | ||||||
| 25 | all taxable sales of tangible personal property made by the  | ||||||
| 26 | marketplace facilitator or facilitated for marketplace sellers  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to customers in this State. A marketplace facilitator selling  | ||||||
| 2 | or facilitating the sale of tangible personal property to  | ||||||
| 3 | customers in this State is subject to all applicable  | ||||||
| 4 | procedures and requirements of this Act.  | ||||||
| 5 |     The marketplace facilitator shall determine on a quarterly  | ||||||
| 6 | basis, ending on the last day of March, June, September, and  | ||||||
| 7 | December, whether he or she meets the criteria of either  | ||||||
| 8 | paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection for the preceding  | ||||||
| 9 | 12-month period. If the marketplace facilitator meets the  | ||||||
| 10 | criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) for a 12-month period,  | ||||||
| 11 | he or she is considered a retailer maintaining a place of  | ||||||
| 12 | business in this State and is required to remit the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 13 | under this Act and all retailers' occupation tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 14 | local taxing jurisdictions in Illinois, provided such local  | ||||||
| 15 | taxes are administered by the Department, and to file all  | ||||||
| 16 | applicable returns for one year. At the end of that one-year  | ||||||
| 17 | period, the marketplace facilitator shall determine whether it  | ||||||
| 18 | met the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) for the  | ||||||
| 19 | preceding 12-month period. If the marketplace facilitator met  | ||||||
| 20 | the criteria in either paragraph (1) or (2) for the preceding  | ||||||
| 21 | 12-month period, it is considered a retailer maintaining a  | ||||||
| 22 | place of business in this State and is required to collect and  | ||||||
| 23 | remit all applicable State and local retailers' occupation  | ||||||
| 24 | taxes and file returns for the subsequent year. If at the end  | ||||||
| 25 | of a one-year period a marketplace facilitator that was  | ||||||
| 26 | required to collect and remit the tax imposed under this Act  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | determines that he or she did not meet the criteria in either  | ||||||
| 2 | paragraph (1) or (2) during the preceding 12-month period, the  | ||||||
| 3 | marketplace facilitator shall subsequently determine on a  | ||||||
| 4 | quarterly basis, ending on the last day of March, June,  | ||||||
| 5 | September, and December, whether he or she meets the criteria  | ||||||
| 6 | of either paragraph (1) or (2) for the preceding 12-month  | ||||||
| 7 | period.  | ||||||
| 8 |     A marketplace facilitator shall be entitled to any  | ||||||
| 9 | credits, deductions, or adjustments to the sales price  | ||||||
| 10 | otherwise provided to the marketplace seller, in addition to  | ||||||
| 11 | any such adjustments provided directly to the marketplace  | ||||||
| 12 | facilitator. This Section pertains to, but is not limited to,  | ||||||
| 13 | adjustments such as discounts, coupons, and rebates. In  | ||||||
| 14 | addition, a marketplace facilitator shall be entitled to the  | ||||||
| 15 | retailers' discount provided in Section 3 of the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 16 | Occupation Tax Act on all marketplace sales, and the  | ||||||
| 17 | marketplace seller shall not include sales made through a  | ||||||
| 18 | marketplace facilitator when computing any retailers' discount  | ||||||
| 19 | on remaining sales. Marketplace facilitators shall report and  | ||||||
| 20 | remit the applicable State and local retailers' occupation  | ||||||
| 21 | taxes on sales facilitated for marketplace sellers separately  | ||||||
| 22 | from any sales or use tax collected on taxable retail sales  | ||||||
| 23 | made directly by the marketplace facilitator or its  | ||||||
| 24 | affiliates.  | ||||||
| 25 |     The marketplace facilitator is liable for the remittance  | ||||||
| 26 | of all applicable State retailers' occupation taxes under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act and local retailers' occupation taxes administered by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department on sales through the marketplace and is subject to  | ||||||
| 3 | audit on all such sales. The Department shall not audit  | ||||||
| 4 | marketplace sellers for their marketplace sales where a  | ||||||
| 5 | marketplace facilitator remitted the applicable State and  | ||||||
| 6 | local retailers' occupation taxes unless the marketplace  | ||||||
| 7 | facilitator seeks relief as a result of incorrect information  | ||||||
| 8 | provided to the marketplace facilitator by a marketplace  | ||||||
| 9 | seller as set forth in this Section. The marketplace  | ||||||
| 10 | facilitator shall not be held liable for tax on any sales made  | ||||||
| 11 | by a marketplace seller that take place outside of the  | ||||||
| 12 | marketplace and which are not a part of any agreement between a  | ||||||
| 13 | marketplace facilitator and a marketplace seller. In addition,  | ||||||
| 14 | marketplace facilitators shall not be held liable to State and  | ||||||
| 15 | local governments of Illinois for having charged and remitted  | ||||||
| 16 | an incorrect amount of State and local retailers' occupation  | ||||||
| 17 | tax if, at the time of the sale, the tax is computed based on  | ||||||
| 18 | erroneous data provided by the State in database files on tax  | ||||||
| 19 | rates, boundaries, or taxing jurisdictions or incorrect  | ||||||
| 20 | information provided to the marketplace facilitator by the  | ||||||
| 21 | marketplace seller.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (d) A marketplace facilitator shall:  | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) certify to each marketplace seller that the  | ||||||
| 24 |  marketplace facilitator assumes the rights and duties of a  | ||||||
| 25 |  retailer under this Act with respect to sales made by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  marketplace seller through the marketplace; and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) remit taxes imposed by this Act as required by  | ||||||
| 2 |  this Act for sales made through the marketplace.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (e) A marketplace seller shall retain books and records  | ||||||
| 4 | for all sales made through a marketplace in accordance with  | ||||||
| 5 | the requirements of this Act.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) A marketplace facilitator is subject to audit on all  | ||||||
| 7 | marketplace sales for which it is considered to be the  | ||||||
| 8 | retailer, but shall not be liable for tax or subject to audit  | ||||||
| 9 | on sales made by marketplace sellers outside of the  | ||||||
| 10 | marketplace.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (g) A marketplace facilitator required to collect taxes  | ||||||
| 12 | imposed under the Use Tax Act on marketplace sales made to  | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois purchasers shall be liable to the Department for such  | ||||||
| 14 | taxes, except when the marketplace facilitator is relieved of  | ||||||
| 15 | the duty to remit such taxes by virtue of having paid to the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department taxes imposed by this Act in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 17 | Section upon his or her gross receipts from such sales.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (h) Nothing in this Section shall allow the Department to  | ||||||
| 19 | collect retailers' occupation taxes from both the marketplace  | ||||||
| 20 | facilitator and marketplace seller on the same transaction.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (i) If, for any reason, the Department is prohibited from  | ||||||
| 22 | enforcing the marketplace facilitator's duty under this Act to  | ||||||
| 23 | remit taxes pursuant to this Section, the duty to remit such  | ||||||
| 24 | taxes remains with the marketplace seller.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (j) Nothing in this Section affects the obligation of any  | ||||||
| 26 | consumer to remit use tax for any taxable transaction for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | which a certified service provider acting on behalf of a  | ||||||
| 2 | remote retailer or a marketplace facilitator does not collect  | ||||||
| 3 | and remit the appropriate tax.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (k) Nothing in this Section shall allow the Department to  | ||||||
| 5 | collect the retailers' occupation tax from both the  | ||||||
| 6 | marketplace facilitator and the marketplace seller.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-983, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 8 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 9 |     (35 ILCS 120/2-5) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from  | ||||||
| 11 | the sale, which, on and after January 1, 2025, includes the  | ||||||
| 12 | lease, of the following tangible personal property are exempt  | ||||||
| 13 | from the tax imposed by this Act: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) Farm chemicals. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,  | ||||||
| 16 |  including that manufactured on special order, certified by  | ||||||
| 17 |  the purchaser to be used primarily for production  | ||||||
| 18 |  agriculture or State or federal agricultural programs,  | ||||||
| 19 |  including individual replacement parts for the machinery  | ||||||
| 20 |  and equipment, including machinery and equipment purchased  | ||||||
| 21 |  for lease, and including implements of husbandry defined  | ||||||
| 22 |  in Section 1-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, farm  | ||||||
| 23 |  machinery and agricultural chemical and fertilizer  | ||||||
| 24 |  spreaders, and nurse wagons required to be registered  | ||||||
| 25 |  under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, but  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered  | ||||||
| 2 |  under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses  | ||||||
| 3 |  or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery  | ||||||
| 5 |  and equipment under this item (2). Agricultural chemical  | ||||||
| 6 |  tender tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold  | ||||||
| 7 |  separately from a motor vehicle required to be licensed  | ||||||
| 8 |  and units sold mounted on a motor vehicle required to be  | ||||||
| 9 |  licensed, if the selling price of the tender is separately  | ||||||
| 10 |  stated. | ||||||
| 11 |         Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision  | ||||||
| 12 |  farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be  | ||||||
| 13 |  installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but  | ||||||
| 14 |  not limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters,  | ||||||
| 15 |  seeders, or spreaders. Precision farming equipment  | ||||||
| 16 |  includes, but is not limited to, soil testing sensors,  | ||||||
| 17 |  computers, monitors, software, global positioning and  | ||||||
| 18 |  mapping systems, and other such equipment. | ||||||
| 19 |         Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,  | ||||||
| 20 |  sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in  | ||||||
| 21 |  the computer-assisted operation of production agriculture  | ||||||
| 22 |  facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not  | ||||||
| 23 |  limited to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of  | ||||||
| 24 |  animal and crop data for the purpose of formulating animal  | ||||||
| 25 |  diets and agricultural chemicals.  | ||||||
| 26 |         Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  equipment also includes electrical power generation  | ||||||
| 2 |  equipment used primarily for production agriculture.  | ||||||
| 3 |         This item (2) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 4 |  2-70. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and  | ||||||
| 6 |  equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed  | ||||||
| 7 |  by the retailer, certified by the user to be used only for  | ||||||
| 8 |  the production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for  | ||||||
| 9 |  consumption as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel  | ||||||
| 10 |  for the personal use of the user, and not subject to sale  | ||||||
| 11 |  or resale. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again September  | ||||||
| 13 |  1, 2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery  | ||||||
| 14 |  and equipment, including repair and replacement parts,  | ||||||
| 15 |  both new and used, and including that manufactured on  | ||||||
| 16 |  special order or purchased for lease, certified by the  | ||||||
| 17 |  purchaser to be used primarily for graphic arts  | ||||||
| 18 |  production. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals  | ||||||
| 19 |  acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals  | ||||||
| 20 |  acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change  | ||||||
| 21 |  upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on July 1, 2017,  | ||||||
| 22 |  graphic arts machinery and equipment is included in the  | ||||||
| 23 |  manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 24 |  exemption under paragraph (14). | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile  | ||||||
| 26 |  renting, as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and Use Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 2 |  provisions of Section 2-70. | ||||||
| 3 |         (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored  | ||||||
| 4 |  student organization affiliated with an elementary or  | ||||||
| 5 |  secondary school located in Illinois. | ||||||
| 6 |         (7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is  | ||||||
| 8 |  subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax. | ||||||
| 9 |         (8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair  | ||||||
| 10 |  association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting  | ||||||
| 11 |  the county fair. | ||||||
| 12 |         (9) Personal property sold to a not-for-profit arts or  | ||||||
| 13 |  cultural organization that establishes, by proof required  | ||||||
| 14 |  by the Department by rule, that it has received an  | ||||||
| 15 |  exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue  | ||||||
| 16 |  Code and that is organized and operated primarily for the  | ||||||
| 17 |  presentation or support of arts or cultural programming,  | ||||||
| 18 |  activities, or services. These organizations include, but  | ||||||
| 19 |  are not limited to, music and dramatic arts organizations  | ||||||
| 20 |  such as symphony orchestras and theatrical groups, arts  | ||||||
| 21 |  and cultural service organizations, local arts councils,  | ||||||
| 22 |  visual arts organizations, and media arts organizations.  | ||||||
| 23 |  On and after July 1, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 24 |  92-35), however, an entity otherwise eligible for this  | ||||||
| 25 |  exemption shall not make tax-free purchases unless it has  | ||||||
| 26 |  an active identification number issued by the Department. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,  | ||||||
| 2 |  association, foundation, institution, or organization,  | ||||||
| 3 |  other than a limited liability company, that is organized  | ||||||
| 4 |  and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for  | ||||||
| 5 |  the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the  | ||||||
| 6 |  personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for  | ||||||
| 7 |  the purpose of resale by the enterprise. | ||||||
| 8 |         (11) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,  | ||||||
| 9 |  personal property sold to a governmental body, to a  | ||||||
| 10 |  corporation, society, association, foundation, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  institution organized and operated exclusively for  | ||||||
| 12 |  charitable, religious, or educational purposes, or to a  | ||||||
| 13 |  not-for-profit corporation, society, association,  | ||||||
| 14 |  foundation, institution, or organization that has no  | ||||||
| 15 |  compensated officers or employees and that is organized  | ||||||
| 16 |  and operated primarily for the recreation of persons 55  | ||||||
| 17 |  years of age or older. A limited liability company may  | ||||||
| 18 |  qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the  | ||||||
| 19 |  limited liability company is organized and operated  | ||||||
| 20 |  exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,  | ||||||
| 21 |  1987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this  | ||||||
| 22 |  exemption shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an  | ||||||
| 23 |  active identification number issued by the Department. | ||||||
| 24 |         (12) (Blank). | ||||||
| 25 |         (12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30,  | ||||||
| 26 |  2004, motor vehicles of the second division with a gross  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject  | ||||||
| 2 |  to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section  | ||||||
| 3 |  3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1,  | ||||||
| 4 |  2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of  | ||||||
| 5 |  motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross  | ||||||
| 6 |  vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that  | ||||||
| 7 |  are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed  | ||||||
| 8 |  under Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and  | ||||||
| 9 |  (iii) that are primarily used for commercial purposes.  | ||||||
| 10 |  Through June 30, 2005, this exemption applies to repair  | ||||||
| 11 |  and replacement parts added after the initial purchase of  | ||||||
| 12 |  such a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is used in a  | ||||||
| 13 |  manner that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption  | ||||||
| 14 |  otherwise provided for in this Act. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  paragraph, "used for commercial purposes" means the  | ||||||
| 16 |  transportation of persons or property in furtherance of  | ||||||
| 17 |  any commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire  | ||||||
| 18 |  or not.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (13) Proceeds from sales to owners or lessors,  | ||||||
| 20 |  lessees, or shippers of tangible personal property that is  | ||||||
| 21 |  utilized by interstate carriers for hire for use as  | ||||||
| 22 |  rolling stock moving in interstate commerce and equipment  | ||||||
| 23 |  operated by a telecommunications provider, licensed as a  | ||||||
| 24 |  common carrier by the Federal Communications Commission,  | ||||||
| 25 |  which is permanently installed in or affixed to aircraft  | ||||||
| 26 |  moving in interstate commerce. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the  | ||||||
| 3 |  process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal  | ||||||
| 4 |  property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether  | ||||||
| 5 |  the sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or  | ||||||
| 6 |  by some other person, whether the materials used in the  | ||||||
| 7 |  process are owned by the manufacturer or some other  | ||||||
| 8 |  person, or whether the sale or lease is made apart from or  | ||||||
| 9 |  as an incident to the seller's engaging in the service  | ||||||
| 10 |  occupation of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs,  | ||||||
| 11 |  patterns, gauges, or other similar items of no commercial  | ||||||
| 12 |  value on special order for a particular purchaser. The  | ||||||
| 13 |  exemption provided by this paragraph (14) does not include  | ||||||
| 14 |  machinery and equipment used in (i) the generation of  | ||||||
| 15 |  electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii) the  | ||||||
| 16 |  generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for  | ||||||
| 17 |  wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers  | ||||||
| 18 |  through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment  | ||||||
| 19 |  of water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to  | ||||||
| 20 |  customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The  | ||||||
| 21 |  provisions of Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of  | ||||||
| 22 |  existing law as to the meaning and scope of this  | ||||||
| 23 |  exemption. Beginning on July 1, 2017, the exemption  | ||||||
| 24 |  provided by this paragraph (14) includes, but is not  | ||||||
| 25 |  limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment, as  | ||||||
| 26 |  defined in paragraph (4) of this Section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately  | ||||||
| 2 |  stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of  | ||||||
| 3 |  food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a  | ||||||
| 5 |  substitute for tips to the employees who participate  | ||||||
| 6 |  directly in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the  | ||||||
| 7 |  food or beverage function with respect to which the  | ||||||
| 8 |  service charge is imposed.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (16) Tangible personal property sold to a purchaser if  | ||||||
| 10 |  the purchaser is exempt from use tax by operation of  | ||||||
| 11 |  federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
| 12 |  of Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (17) Tangible personal property sold to a common  | ||||||
| 14 |  carrier by rail or motor that receives the physical  | ||||||
| 15 |  possession of the property in Illinois and that transports  | ||||||
| 16 |  the property, or shares with another common carrier in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  transportation of the property, out of Illinois on a  | ||||||
| 18 |  standard uniform bill of lading showing the seller of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  property as the shipper or consignor of the property to a  | ||||||
| 20 |  destination outside Illinois, for use outside Illinois. | ||||||
| 21 |         (18) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or  | ||||||
| 22 |  silver coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  government of the United States of America, or the  | ||||||
| 24 |  government of any foreign country, and bullion. | ||||||
| 25 |         (19) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration,  | ||||||
| 26 |  drilling, and production equipment, including (i) rigs and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  parts of rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover  | ||||||
| 2 |  rigs, (ii) pipe and tubular goods, including casing and  | ||||||
| 3 |  drill strings, (iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv)  | ||||||
| 4 |  storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any individual  | ||||||
| 5 |  replacement part for oil field exploration, drilling, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  production equipment, and (vi) machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 7 |  purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles required  | ||||||
| 8 |  to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 9 |         (20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment,  | ||||||
| 10 |  including repair and replacement parts, both new and used,  | ||||||
| 11 |  including that manufactured on special order, certified by  | ||||||
| 12 |  the purchaser to be used primarily for photoprocessing,  | ||||||
| 13 |  and including photoprocessing machinery and equipment  | ||||||
| 14 |  purchased for lease. | ||||||
| 15 |         (21) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate  | ||||||
| 16 |  exploration, mining, off-highway hauling, processing,  | ||||||
| 17 |  maintenance, and reclamation equipment, including  | ||||||
| 18 |  replacement parts and equipment, and including equipment  | ||||||
| 19 |  purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles required  | ||||||
| 20 |  to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The  | ||||||
| 21 |  changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on  | ||||||
| 22 |  and after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund  | ||||||
| 23 |  is allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 24 |  of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the  | ||||||
| 25 |  period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16,  | ||||||
| 26 |  2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (22) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products  | ||||||
| 2 |  sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier  | ||||||
| 3 |  to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the  | ||||||
| 4 |  conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a  | ||||||
| 5 |  flight destined for or returning from a location or  | ||||||
| 6 |  locations outside the United States without regard to  | ||||||
| 7 |  previous or subsequent domestic stopovers. | ||||||
| 8 |         Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products  | ||||||
| 9 |  sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier  | ||||||
| 10 |  to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a  | ||||||
| 12 |  flight that (i) is engaged in foreign trade or is engaged  | ||||||
| 13 |  in trade between the United States and any of its  | ||||||
| 14 |  possessions and (ii) transports at least one individual or  | ||||||
| 15 |  package for hire from the city of origination to the city  | ||||||
| 16 |  of final destination on the same aircraft, without regard  | ||||||
| 17 |  to a change in the flight number of that aircraft.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (23) A transaction in which the purchase order is  | ||||||
| 19 |  received by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but  | ||||||
| 20 |  who has a florist located in Illinois deliver the property  | ||||||
| 21 |  to the purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois. | ||||||
| 22 |         (24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,  | ||||||
| 23 |  barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the  | ||||||
| 24 |  transportation of property or the conveyance of persons  | ||||||
| 25 |  for hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is  | ||||||
| 26 |  delivered by the seller to the purchaser's barge, ship, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  vessel while it is afloat upon that bordering river. | ||||||
| 2 |         (25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Section, a motor vehicle sold in this State to a  | ||||||
| 4 |  nonresident even though the motor vehicle is delivered to  | ||||||
| 5 |  the nonresident in this State, if the motor vehicle is not  | ||||||
| 6 |  to be titled in this State, and if a drive-away permit is  | ||||||
| 7 |  issued to the motor vehicle as provided in Section 3-603  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the Illinois Vehicle Code or if the nonresident  | ||||||
| 9 |  purchaser has vehicle registration plates to transfer to  | ||||||
| 10 |  the motor vehicle upon returning to his or her home state.  | ||||||
| 11 |  The issuance of the drive-away permit or having the  | ||||||
| 12 |  out-of-state registration plates to be transferred is  | ||||||
| 13 |  prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle will not be  | ||||||
| 14 |  titled in this State. | ||||||
| 15 |         (25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if  | ||||||
| 16 |  the state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does  | ||||||
| 17 |  not allow a reciprocal exemption for a motor vehicle sold  | ||||||
| 18 |  and delivered in that state to an Illinois resident but  | ||||||
| 19 |  titled in Illinois. The tax collected under this Act on  | ||||||
| 20 |  the sale of a motor vehicle in this State to a resident of  | ||||||
| 21 |  another state that does not allow a reciprocal exemption  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall be imposed at a rate equal to the state's rate of tax  | ||||||
| 23 |  on taxable property in the state in which the purchaser is  | ||||||
| 24 |  a resident, except that the tax shall not exceed the tax  | ||||||
| 25 |  that would otherwise be imposed under this Act. At the  | ||||||
| 26 |  time of the sale, the purchaser shall execute a statement,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her intent to  | ||||||
| 2 |  title the vehicle in the state in which the purchaser is a  | ||||||
| 3 |  resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount  | ||||||
| 5 |  equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property  | ||||||
| 6 |  in his or her state of residence and shall submit the  | ||||||
| 7 |  statement to the appropriate tax collection agency in his  | ||||||
| 8 |  or her state of residence. In addition, the retailer must  | ||||||
| 9 |  retain a signed copy of the statement in his or her  | ||||||
| 10 |  records. Nothing in this item shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 11 |  require the removal of the vehicle from this state  | ||||||
| 12 |  following the filing of an intent to title the vehicle in  | ||||||
| 13 |  the purchaser's state of residence if the purchaser titles  | ||||||
| 14 |  the vehicle in his or her state of residence within 30 days  | ||||||
| 15 |  after the date of sale. The tax collected under this Act in  | ||||||
| 16 |  accordance with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately  | ||||||
| 17 |  distributed as if the tax were collected at the 6.25%  | ||||||
| 18 |  general rate imposed under this Act.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (25-7) Beginning on July 1, 2007, no tax is imposed  | ||||||
| 20 |  under this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section 3 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 23 |             (1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days  | ||||||
| 24 |  after the later of either the issuance of the final  | ||||||
| 25 |  billing for the sale of the aircraft, or the  | ||||||
| 26 |  authorized approval for return to service, completion  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of the maintenance record entry, and completion of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  test flight and ground test for inspection, as  | ||||||
| 3 |  required by 14 CFR 91.407; | ||||||
| 4 |             (2) the aircraft is not based or registered in  | ||||||
| 5 |  this State after the sale of the aircraft; and | ||||||
| 6 |             (3) the seller retains in his or her books and  | ||||||
| 7 |  records and provides to the Department a signed and  | ||||||
| 8 |  dated certification from the purchaser, on a form  | ||||||
| 9 |  prescribed by the Department, certifying that the  | ||||||
| 10 |  requirements of this item (25-7) are met. The  | ||||||
| 11 |  certificate must also include the name and address of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the purchaser, the address of the location where the  | ||||||
| 13 |  aircraft is to be titled or registered, the address of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the primary physical location of the aircraft, and  | ||||||
| 15 |  other information that the Department may reasonably  | ||||||
| 16 |  require. | ||||||
| 17 |         For purposes of this item (25-7): | ||||||
| 18 |         "Based in this State" means hangared, stored, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  otherwise used, excluding post-sale customizations as  | ||||||
| 20 |  defined in this Section, for 10 or more days in each  | ||||||
| 21 |  12-month period immediately following the date of the sale  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the aircraft. | ||||||
| 23 |         "Registered in this State" means an aircraft  | ||||||
| 24 |  registered with the Department of Transportation,  | ||||||
| 25 |  Aeronautics Division, or titled or registered with the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Federal Aviation Administration to an address located in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this State. | ||||||
| 2 |         This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 3 |  Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (26) Semen used for artificial insemination of  | ||||||
| 5 |  livestock for direct agricultural production. | ||||||
| 6 |         (27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with  | ||||||
| 7 |  and meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse  | ||||||
| 8 |  Club Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American  | ||||||
| 9 |  Quarter Horse Association, United States Trotting  | ||||||
| 10 |  Association, or Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for  | ||||||
| 11 |  purposes of breeding or racing for prizes. This item (27)  | ||||||
| 12 |  is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70, and the  | ||||||
| 13 |  exemption provided for under this item (27) applies for  | ||||||
| 14 |  all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no claim for  | ||||||
| 15 |  credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1, 2008  | ||||||
| 16 |  (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes  | ||||||
| 17 |  paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending  | ||||||
| 18 |  on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 19 |  95-88). | ||||||
| 20 |         (28) Computers and communications equipment utilized  | ||||||
| 21 |  for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the  | ||||||
| 22 |  diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients  | ||||||
| 23 |  sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of  | ||||||
| 24 |  one year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax  | ||||||
| 26 |  exemption identification number by the Department under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section 1g of this Act. | ||||||
| 2 |         (29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the  | ||||||
| 3 |  property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or  | ||||||
| 4 |  in effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental  | ||||||
| 5 |  body that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 6 |  identification number by the Department under Section 1g  | ||||||
| 7 |  of this Act. | ||||||
| 8 |         (30) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 9 |  December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on  | ||||||
| 10 |  or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is  | ||||||
| 11 |  donated for disaster relief to be used in a State or  | ||||||
| 12 |  federally declared disaster area in Illinois or bordering  | ||||||
| 13 |  Illinois by a manufacturer or retailer that is registered  | ||||||
| 14 |  in this State to a corporation, society, association,  | ||||||
| 15 |  foundation, or institution that has been issued a sales  | ||||||
| 16 |  tax exemption identification number by the Department that  | ||||||
| 17 |  assists victims of the disaster who reside within the  | ||||||
| 18 |  declared disaster area. | ||||||
| 19 |         (31) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after  | ||||||
| 20 |  December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on  | ||||||
| 21 |  or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is  | ||||||
| 22 |  used in the performance of infrastructure repairs in this  | ||||||
| 23 |  State, including, but not limited to, municipal roads and  | ||||||
| 24 |  streets, access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal  | ||||||
| 25 |  systems, water and sewer line extensions, water  | ||||||
| 26 |  distribution and purification facilities, storm water  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  drainage and retention facilities, and sewage treatment  | ||||||
| 2 |  facilities, resulting from a State or federally declared  | ||||||
| 3 |  disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois when such  | ||||||
| 4 |  repairs are initiated on facilities located in the  | ||||||
| 5 |  declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster. | ||||||
| 6 |         (32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold  | ||||||
| 7 |  at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that  | ||||||
| 8 |  term is used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is  | ||||||
| 9 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70. | ||||||
| 10 |         (33) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is  | ||||||
| 12 |  donated to a corporation, limited liability company,  | ||||||
| 13 |  society, association, foundation, or institution that is  | ||||||
| 14 |  determined by the Department to be organized and operated  | ||||||
| 15 |  exclusively for educational purposes. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 16 |  exemption, "a corporation, limited liability company,  | ||||||
| 17 |  society, association, foundation, or institution organized  | ||||||
| 18 |  and operated exclusively for educational purposes" means  | ||||||
| 19 |  all tax-supported public schools, private schools that  | ||||||
| 20 |  offer systematic instruction in useful branches of  | ||||||
| 21 |  learning by methods common to public schools and that  | ||||||
| 22 |  compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the  | ||||||
| 23 |  course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  vocational or technical schools or institutes organized  | ||||||
| 25 |  and operated exclusively to provide a course of study of  | ||||||
| 26 |  not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,  | ||||||
| 2 |  technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial  | ||||||
| 3 |  occupation. | ||||||
| 4 |         (34) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,  | ||||||
| 5 |  including food, purchased through fundraising events for  | ||||||
| 6 |  the benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary  | ||||||
| 7 |  school, a group of those schools, or one or more school  | ||||||
| 8 |  districts if the events are sponsored by an entity  | ||||||
| 9 |  recognized by the school district that consists primarily  | ||||||
| 10 |  of volunteers and includes parents and teachers of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  school children. This paragraph does not apply to  | ||||||
| 12 |  fundraising events (i) for the benefit of private home  | ||||||
| 13 |  instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising entity  | ||||||
| 14 |  purchases the personal property sold at the events from  | ||||||
| 15 |  another individual or entity that sold the property for  | ||||||
| 16 |  the purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that  | ||||||
| 17 |  profits from the sale to the fundraising entity. This  | ||||||
| 18 |  paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70. | ||||||
| 19 |         (35) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December  | ||||||
| 20 |  31, 2001, new or used automatic vending machines that  | ||||||
| 21 |  prepare and serve hot food and beverages, including  | ||||||
| 22 |  coffee, soup, and other items, and replacement parts for  | ||||||
| 23 |  these machines. Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June  | ||||||
| 24 |  30, 2003, machines and parts for machines used in  | ||||||
| 25 |  commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending business  | ||||||
| 26 |  if a use or occupation tax is paid on the gross receipts  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  derived from the use of the commercial, coin-operated  | ||||||
| 2 |  amusement and vending machines. This paragraph is exempt  | ||||||
| 3 |  from the provisions of Section 2-70. | ||||||
| 4 |         (35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30,  | ||||||
| 5 |  2016, food for human consumption that is to be consumed  | ||||||
| 6 |  off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic  | ||||||
| 7 |  beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared  | ||||||
| 8 |  for immediate consumption) and prescription and  | ||||||
| 9 |  nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances, and  | ||||||
| 10 |  insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles  | ||||||
| 11 |  used by diabetics, for human use, when purchased for use  | ||||||
| 12 |  by a person receiving medical assistance under Article V  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the Illinois Public Aid Code who resides in a licensed  | ||||||
| 14 |  long-term care facility, as defined in the Nursing Home  | ||||||
| 15 |  Care Act, or a licensed facility as defined in the ID/DD  | ||||||
| 16 |  Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the Specialized  | ||||||
| 17 |  Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. | ||||||
| 18 |         (36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and  | ||||||
| 19 |  communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose  | ||||||
| 20 |  and equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor who leases  | ||||||
| 22 |  the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer  | ||||||
| 23 |  executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a  | ||||||
| 24 |  hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption  | ||||||
| 25 |  identification number by the Department under Section 1g  | ||||||
| 26 |  of this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of Section 2-70. | ||||||
| 2 |         (37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold  | ||||||
| 3 |  to a lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one  | ||||||
| 4 |  year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  purchase, to a governmental body that has been issued an  | ||||||
| 6 |  active tax exemption identification number by the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Department under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is  | ||||||
| 8 |  exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70. | ||||||
| 9 |         (38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,  | ||||||
| 10 |  2016, tangible personal property purchased from an  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized  | ||||||
| 12 |  purchasing activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the property in Illinois, temporarily store the  | ||||||
| 14 |  property in Illinois (i) for the purpose of subsequently  | ||||||
| 15 |  transporting it outside this State for use or consumption  | ||||||
| 16 |  thereafter solely outside this State or (ii) for the  | ||||||
| 17 |  purpose of being processed, fabricated, or manufactured  | ||||||
| 18 |  into, attached to, or incorporated into other tangible  | ||||||
| 19 |  personal property to be transported outside this State and  | ||||||
| 20 |  thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The  | ||||||
| 21 |  Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in  | ||||||
| 22 |  accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,  | ||||||
| 23 |  issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Department who is eligible for the exemption under this  | ||||||
| 25 |  paragraph (38). The permit issued under this paragraph  | ||||||
| 26 |  (38) shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  manner specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to  | ||||||
| 2 |  purchase tangible personal property from a retailer exempt  | ||||||
| 3 |  from the taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  maintain all necessary books and records to substantiate  | ||||||
| 5 |  the use and consumption of all such tangible personal  | ||||||
| 6 |  property outside of the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 7 |         (39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal  | ||||||
| 8 |  property used in the construction or maintenance of a  | ||||||
| 9 |  community water supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Environmental Protection Act, that is operated by a  | ||||||
| 11 |  not-for-profit corporation that holds a valid water supply  | ||||||
| 12 |  permit issued under Title IV of the Environmental  | ||||||
| 13 |  Protection Act. This paragraph is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 14 |  provisions of Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (40) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through  | ||||||
| 16 |  December 31, 2029, materials, parts, equipment,  | ||||||
| 17 |  components, and furnishings incorporated into or upon an  | ||||||
| 18 |  aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,  | ||||||
| 19 |  completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used  | ||||||
| 21 |  in the modification, refurbishment, completion,  | ||||||
| 22 |  replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft. However,  | ||||||
| 23 |  until January 1, 2024, this exemption excludes any  | ||||||
| 24 |  materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable  | ||||||
| 25 |  supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair,  | ||||||
| 26 |  and maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  whether such engines or power plants are installed or  | ||||||
| 2 |  uninstalled upon any such aircraft. "Consumable supplies"  | ||||||
| 3 |  include, but are not limited to, adhesive, tape,  | ||||||
| 4 |  sandpaper, general purpose lubricants, cleaning solution,  | ||||||
| 5 |  latex gloves, and protective films.  | ||||||
| 6 |         Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through  | ||||||
| 7 |  December 31, 2023, this exemption applies only to the sale  | ||||||
| 8 |  of qualifying tangible personal property to persons who  | ||||||
| 9 |  modify, refurbish, complete, replace, or maintain an  | ||||||
| 10 |  aircraft and who (i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and  | ||||||
| 11 |  are empowered to operate an approved repair station by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Federal Aviation Administration, (ii) have a Class IV  | ||||||
| 13 |  Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in accordance with  | ||||||
| 14 |  Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The  | ||||||
| 15 |  exemption does not include aircraft operated by a  | ||||||
| 16 |  commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air  | ||||||
| 17 |  service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or  | ||||||
| 18 |  Part 129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. From January  | ||||||
| 19 |  1, 2024 through December 31, 2029, this exemption applies  | ||||||
| 20 |  only to the sale of qualifying tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 21 |  to: (A) persons who modify, refurbish, complete, repair,  | ||||||
| 22 |  replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i) hold an Air  | ||||||
| 23 |  Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an  | ||||||
| 24 |  approved repair station by the Federal Aviation  | ||||||
| 25 |  Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii)  | ||||||
| 26 |  conduct operations in accordance with Part 145 of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Federal Aviation Regulations; and (B) persons who engage  | ||||||
| 2 |  in the modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance  | ||||||
| 3 |  of aircraft engines or power plants without regard to  | ||||||
| 4 |  whether or not those persons meet the qualifications of  | ||||||
| 5 |  item (A). | ||||||
| 6 |         The changes made to this paragraph (40) by Public Act  | ||||||
| 7 |  98-534 are declarative of existing law. It is the intent  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the General Assembly that the exemption under this  | ||||||
| 9 |  paragraph (40) applies continuously from January 1, 2010  | ||||||
| 10 |  through December 31, 2024; however, no claim for credit or  | ||||||
| 11 |  refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015  | ||||||
| 13 |  and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Public Act 101-629). | ||||||
| 15 |         (41) Tangible personal property sold to a  | ||||||
| 16 |  public-facilities corporation, as described in Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of  | ||||||
| 18 |  constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall,  | ||||||
| 19 |  but only if the legal title to the municipal convention  | ||||||
| 20 |  hall is transferred to the municipality without any  | ||||||
| 21 |  further consideration by or on behalf of the municipality  | ||||||
| 22 |  at the time of the completion of the municipal convention  | ||||||
| 23 |  hall or upon the retirement or redemption of any bonds or  | ||||||
| 24 |  other debt instruments issued by the public-facilities  | ||||||
| 25 |  corporation in connection with the development of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  municipal convention hall. This exemption includes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  existing public-facilities corporations as provided in  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code. This  | ||||||
| 3 |  paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (42) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December  | ||||||
| 5 |  31, 2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (43) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental  | ||||||
| 7 |  Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser  | ||||||
| 8 |  must certify that the item is purchased to be rented  | ||||||
| 9 |  subject to a rental-purchase agreement, as defined in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Rental-Purchase Agreement Act, and provide proof of  | ||||||
| 11 |  registration under the Rental Purchase Agreement  | ||||||
| 12 |  Occupation and Use Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from  | ||||||
| 13 |  the provisions of Section 2-70. | ||||||
| 14 |         (44) Qualified tangible personal property used in the  | ||||||
| 15 |  construction or operation of a data center that has been  | ||||||
| 16 |  granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible  | ||||||
| 18 |  personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  tenant of the data center or by a contractor or  | ||||||
| 20 |  subcontractor of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data  | ||||||
| 21 |  centers that would have qualified for a certificate of  | ||||||
| 22 |  exemption prior to January 1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31  | ||||||
| 23 |  been in effect, may apply for and obtain an exemption for  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsequent purchases of computer equipment or enabling  | ||||||
| 25 |  software purchased or leased to upgrade, supplement, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  replace computer equipment or enabling software purchased  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or leased in the original investment that would have  | ||||||
| 2 |  qualified.  | ||||||
| 3 |         The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity  | ||||||
| 4 |  shall grant a certificate of exemption under this item  | ||||||
| 5 |  (44) to qualified data centers as defined by Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  605-1025 of the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 7 |  Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Illinois.  | ||||||
| 9 |         For the purposes of this item (44):  | ||||||
| 10 |             "Data center" means a building or a series of  | ||||||
| 11 |  buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house  | ||||||
| 12 |  working servers in one physical location or multiple  | ||||||
| 13 |  sites within the State of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 14 |             "Qualified tangible personal property" means:  | ||||||
| 15 |  electrical systems and equipment; climate control and  | ||||||
| 16 |  chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and  | ||||||
| 17 |  equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency  | ||||||
| 18 |  generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage  | ||||||
| 19 |  devices; network connectivity equipment; racks;  | ||||||
| 20 |  cabinets; telecommunications cabling infrastructure;  | ||||||
| 21 |  raised floor systems; peripheral components or  | ||||||
| 22 |  systems; software; mechanical, electrical, or plumbing  | ||||||
| 23 |  systems; battery systems; cooling systems and towers;  | ||||||
| 24 |  temperature control systems; other cabling; and other  | ||||||
| 25 |  data center infrastructure equipment and systems  | ||||||
| 26 |  necessary to operate qualified tangible personal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  property, including fixtures; and component parts of  | ||||||
| 2 |  any of the foregoing, including installation,  | ||||||
| 3 |  maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and replacement of  | ||||||
| 4 |  qualified tangible personal property to generate,  | ||||||
| 5 |  transform, transmit, distribute, or manage electricity  | ||||||
| 6 |  necessary to operate qualified tangible personal  | ||||||
| 7 |  property; and all other tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 8 |  that is essential to the operations of a computer data  | ||||||
| 9 |  center. The term "qualified tangible personal  | ||||||
| 10 |  property" also includes building materials physically  | ||||||
| 11 |  incorporated into the qualifying data center. To  | ||||||
| 12 |  document the exemption allowed under this Section, the  | ||||||
| 13 |  retailer must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Commerce and Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 16 |         This item (44) is exempt from the provisions of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (45) Beginning January 1, 2020 and through December  | ||||||
| 19 |  31, 2020, sales of tangible personal property made by a  | ||||||
| 20 |  marketplace seller over a marketplace for which tax is due  | ||||||
| 21 |  under this Act but for which use tax has been collected and  | ||||||
| 22 |  remitted to the Department by a marketplace facilitator  | ||||||
| 23 |  under Section 2d of the Use Tax Act are exempt from tax  | ||||||
| 24 |  under this Act. A marketplace seller claiming this  | ||||||
| 25 |  exemption shall maintain books and records demonstrating  | ||||||
| 26 |  that the use tax on such sales has been collected and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  remitted by a marketplace facilitator. Marketplace sellers  | ||||||
| 2 |  that have properly remitted tax under this Act on such  | ||||||
| 3 |  sales may file a claim for credit as provided in Section 6  | ||||||
| 4 |  of this Act. No claim is allowed, however, for such taxes  | ||||||
| 5 |  for which a credit or refund has been issued to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  marketplace facilitator under the Use Tax Act, or for  | ||||||
| 7 |  which the marketplace facilitator has filed a claim for  | ||||||
| 8 |  credit or refund under the Use Tax Act.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (46) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump  | ||||||
| 10 |  collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits.  | ||||||
| 11 |  This item (46) is exempt from the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  2-70. As used in this item (46):  | ||||||
| 13 |         "Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or  | ||||||
| 14 |  manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be  | ||||||
| 15 |  used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,  | ||||||
| 16 |  including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  other power supply unit that is used to power the pump  | ||||||
| 18 |  device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the  | ||||||
| 19 |  time of sale.  | ||||||
| 20 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means  | ||||||
| 21 |  items of tangible personal property designed or marketed  | ||||||
| 22 |  to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect  | ||||||
| 23 |  milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected  | ||||||
| 24 |  milk until it is ready for consumption.  | ||||||
| 25 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies"  | ||||||
| 26 |  includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;  | ||||||
| 2 |  breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and  | ||||||
| 3 |  backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps  | ||||||
| 4 |  specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast  | ||||||
| 5 |  milk storage bags.  | ||||||
| 6 |         "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not  | ||||||
| 7 |  include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags  | ||||||
| 9 |  and other similar carrying accessories, including ice  | ||||||
| 10 |  packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump  | ||||||
| 11 |  cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast  | ||||||
| 12 |  shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,  | ||||||
| 13 |  ointments, and other similar products that relieve  | ||||||
| 14 |  breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump  | ||||||
| 16 |  kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer  | ||||||
| 17 |  or distributor.  | ||||||
| 18 |         "Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no  | ||||||
| 19 |  more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and  | ||||||
| 20 |  storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the  | ||||||
| 21 |  breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice  | ||||||
| 22 |  packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is  | ||||||
| 23 |  pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump  | ||||||
| 24 |  manufacturer or distributor.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (47) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Unclaimed Property Act. This item (47) is exempt from the  | ||||||
| 2 |  provisions of Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (48) Beginning on January 1, 2024, tangible personal  | ||||||
| 4 |  property purchased by an active duty member of the armed  | ||||||
| 5 |  forces of the United States who presents valid military  | ||||||
| 6 |  identification and purchases the property using a form of  | ||||||
| 7 |  payment where the federal government is the payor. The  | ||||||
| 8 |  member of the armed forces must complete, at the point of  | ||||||
| 9 |  sale, a form prescribed by the Department of Revenue  | ||||||
| 10 |  documenting that the transaction is eligible for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  exemption under this paragraph. Retailers must keep the  | ||||||
| 12 |  form as documentation of the exemption in their records  | ||||||
| 13 |  for a period of not less than 6 years. "Armed forces of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  United States" means the United States Army, Navy, Air  | ||||||
| 15 |  Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. This  | ||||||
| 16 |  paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (49) Beginning July 1, 2024, home-delivered meals  | ||||||
| 18 |  provided to Medicare or Medicaid recipients when payment  | ||||||
| 19 |  is made by an intermediary, such as a Medicare  | ||||||
| 20 |  Administrative Contractor, a Managed Care Organization, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  a Medicare Advantage Organization, pursuant to a  | ||||||
| 22 |  government contract. This paragraph (49) is exempt from  | ||||||
| 23 |  the provisions of Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (50) (49) Beginning on January 1, 2026, as further  | ||||||
| 25 |  defined in Section 2-10, food for human consumption that  | ||||||
| 26 |  is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused  | ||||||
| 2 |  with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that  | ||||||
| 3 |  has been prepared for immediate consumption). This item  | ||||||
| 4 |  (50) (49) is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (51) (49) Gross receipts from the lease of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  following tangible personal property: | ||||||
| 7 |             (1) computer software transferred subject to a  | ||||||
| 8 |  license that meets the following requirements: | ||||||
| 9 |                 (A) it is evidenced by a written agreement  | ||||||
| 10 |  signed by the licensor and the customer; | ||||||
| 11 |                     (i) an electronic agreement in which the  | ||||||
| 12 |  customer accepts the license by means of an  | ||||||
| 13 |  electronic signature that is verifiable and  | ||||||
| 14 |  can be authenticated and is attached to or  | ||||||
| 15 |  made part of the license will comply with this  | ||||||
| 16 |  requirement; | ||||||
| 17 |                     (ii) a license agreement in which the  | ||||||
| 18 |  customer electronically accepts the terms by  | ||||||
| 19 |  clicking "I agree" does not comply with this  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirement; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (B) it restricts the customer's duplication  | ||||||
| 22 |  and use of the software; | ||||||
| 23 |                 (C) it prohibits the customer from licensing,  | ||||||
| 24 |  sublicensing, or transferring the software to a  | ||||||
| 25 |  third party (except to a related party) without  | ||||||
| 26 |  the permission and continued control of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  licensor; | ||||||
| 2 |                 (D) the licensor has a policy of providing  | ||||||
| 3 |  another copy at minimal or no charge if the  | ||||||
| 4 |  customer loses or damages the software, or of  | ||||||
| 5 |  permitting the licensee to make and keep an  | ||||||
| 6 |  archival copy, and such policy is either stated in  | ||||||
| 7 |  the license agreement, supported by the licensor's  | ||||||
| 8 |  books and records, or supported by a notarized  | ||||||
| 9 |  statement made under penalties of perjury by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  licensor; and | ||||||
| 11 |                 (E) the customer must destroy or return all  | ||||||
| 12 |  copies of the software to the licensor at the end  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the license period; this provision is deemed to  | ||||||
| 14 |  be met, in the case of a perpetual license,  | ||||||
| 15 |  without being set forth in the license agreement;  | ||||||
| 16 |  and | ||||||
| 17 |             (2) property that is subject to a tax on lease  | ||||||
| 18 |  receipts imposed by a home rule unit of local  | ||||||
| 19 |  government if the ordinance imposing that tax was  | ||||||
| 20 |  adopted prior to January 1, 2023.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-634, eff. 8-27-21;  | ||||||
| 22 | 102-700, Article 70, Section 70-20, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,  | ||||||
| 23 | Article 75, Section 75-20, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff.  | ||||||
| 24 | 5-13-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; 103-9, Article 5, Section  | ||||||
| 25 | 5-20, eff. 6-7-23; 103-9, Article 15, Section 15-20, eff.  | ||||||
| 26 | 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-384, eff. 1-1-24; 103-592,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-643, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 2 | 103-746, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; 103-995, eff.  | ||||||
| 3 | 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 4 |     (35 ILCS 120/2-10)    from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 2-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this  | ||||||
| 6 | Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of  | ||||||
| 7 | gross receipts from sales, which, on and after January 1,  | ||||||
| 8 | 2025, includes leases, of tangible personal property made in  | ||||||
| 9 | the course of business. | ||||||
| 10 |     Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,  | ||||||
| 11 | with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of  | ||||||
| 13 | the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. | ||||||
| 14 |     Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and  | ||||||
| 15 | beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022,  | ||||||
| 16 | with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 2-8 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.  | ||||||
| 18 |     Within 14 days after July 1, 2000 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 19 | Public Act 91-872), each retailer of motor fuel and gasohol  | ||||||
| 20 | shall cause the following notice to be posted in a prominently  | ||||||
| 21 | visible place on each retail dispensing device that is used to  | ||||||
| 22 | dispense motor fuel or gasohol in the State of Illinois: "As of  | ||||||
| 23 | July 1, 2000, the State of Illinois has eliminated the State's  | ||||||
| 24 | share of sales tax on motor fuel and gasohol through December  | ||||||
| 25 | 31, 2000. The price on this pump should reflect the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | elimination of the tax." The notice shall be printed in bold  | ||||||
| 2 | print on a sign that is no smaller than 4 inches by 8 inches.  | ||||||
| 3 | The sign shall be clearly visible to customers. Any retailer  | ||||||
| 4 | who fails to post or maintain a required sign through December  | ||||||
| 5 | 31, 2000 is guilty of a petty offense for which the fine shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be $500 per day per each retail premises where a violation  | ||||||
| 7 | occurs. | ||||||
| 8 |     With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the  | ||||||
| 9 | tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of  | ||||||
| 10 | sales made on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1,  | ||||||
| 11 | 2003, (ii) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July  | ||||||
| 12 | 1, 2003 and on or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the  | ||||||
| 13 | proceeds of sales made after July 1, 2017 and prior to January  | ||||||
| 14 | 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the proceeds of sales made on or after  | ||||||
| 15 | January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028, and (v)  | ||||||
| 16 | 100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If,  | ||||||
| 17 | at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of  | ||||||
| 18 | gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate  | ||||||
| 19 | of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of  | ||||||
| 20 | the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time. | ||||||
| 21 |     With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in  | ||||||
| 22 | Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act  | ||||||
| 23 | applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after  | ||||||
| 24 | January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)  | ||||||
| 25 | 100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If,  | ||||||
| 26 | at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | mid-range ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then  | ||||||
| 2 | the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of  | ||||||
| 3 | sales of mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.  | ||||||
| 4 |     With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined  | ||||||
| 5 | in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply  | ||||||
| 6 | to the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on  | ||||||
| 7 | or before December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds  | ||||||
| 8 | of sales made thereafter. | ||||||
| 9 |     With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use  | ||||||
| 10 | Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,  | ||||||
| 11 | the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds  | ||||||
| 12 | of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before  | ||||||
| 13 | December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made  | ||||||
| 14 | after December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and  | ||||||
| 15 | after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the  | ||||||
| 16 | taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,  | ||||||
| 18 | at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of  | ||||||
| 19 | biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less  | ||||||
| 20 | than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate  | ||||||
| 21 | of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of  | ||||||
| 22 | the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%  | ||||||
| 23 | and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time. | ||||||
| 24 |     With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,  | ||||||
| 25 | and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more  | ||||||
| 26 | than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or  | ||||||
| 2 | after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and  | ||||||
| 3 | after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the  | ||||||
| 4 | taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends  | ||||||
| 5 | shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act.  | ||||||
| 6 |     Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December  | ||||||
| 7 | 31, 2025, with respect to food for human consumption that is to  | ||||||
| 8 | be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 9 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 10 | use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for  | ||||||
| 11 | immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.  | ||||||
| 12 | Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect to  | ||||||
| 13 | food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the  | ||||||
| 14 | premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,  | ||||||
| 15 | food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft  | ||||||
| 16 | drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 17 | consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%. On and  | ||||||
| 18 | after January 1, 2026, food for human consumption that is to be  | ||||||
| 19 | consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than  | ||||||
| 20 | alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult  | ||||||
| 21 | use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been  | ||||||
| 22 | prepared for immediate consumption) is exempt from the tax  | ||||||
| 23 | imposed by this Act.  | ||||||
| 24 |     With respect to prescription and nonprescription  | ||||||
| 25 | medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as  | ||||||
| 26 | Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to  | ||||||
| 2 | a prescription, as well as any accessories and components  | ||||||
| 3 | related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for  | ||||||
| 4 | the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a  | ||||||
| 5 | disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,  | ||||||
| 6 | syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is  | ||||||
| 7 | imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 8 | until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any  | ||||||
| 9 | complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether  | ||||||
| 10 | carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,  | ||||||
| 11 | cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all  | ||||||
| 12 | other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever  | ||||||
| 13 | kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed  | ||||||
| 14 | bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but  | ||||||
| 15 | "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated  | ||||||
| 16 | water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the  | ||||||
| 17 | Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks  | ||||||
| 18 | containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice. | ||||||
| 19 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 20 | beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic  | ||||||
| 21 | beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft  | ||||||
| 22 | drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk  | ||||||
| 23 | products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater  | ||||||
| 24 | than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. | ||||||
| 25 |     Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 26 | provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all  | ||||||
| 2 | food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and  | ||||||
| 3 | food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 4 | regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning  | ||||||
| 5 | August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of  | ||||||
| 6 | this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed  | ||||||
| 7 | off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold  | ||||||
| 8 | through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food  | ||||||
| 9 | products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,  | ||||||
| 10 | regardless of the location of the vending machine.  | ||||||
| 11 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 12 | beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that  | ||||||
| 13 | is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not  | ||||||
| 14 | include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a  | ||||||
| 15 | preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial  | ||||||
| 16 | sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or  | ||||||
| 17 | other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or  | ||||||
| 18 | pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains  | ||||||
| 19 | flour or requires refrigeration.  | ||||||
| 20 |     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,  | ||||||
| 21 | beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 22 | drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For  | ||||||
| 23 | purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"  | ||||||
| 24 | includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,  | ||||||
| 25 | shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan  | ||||||
| 26 | lotions and screens, unless those products are available by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the  | ||||||
| 2 | definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 3 | this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human  | ||||||
| 4 | use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug  | ||||||
| 5 | as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"  | ||||||
| 6 | label includes:  | ||||||
| 7 |         (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or | ||||||
| 8 |         (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a  | ||||||
| 9 |  list of those ingredients contained in the compound,  | ||||||
| 10 |  substance or preparation. | ||||||
| 11 |     Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 12 | Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and  | ||||||
| 13 | drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered  | ||||||
| 14 | dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical  | ||||||
| 15 | Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 16 |     As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means  | ||||||
| 17 | cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation  | ||||||
| 18 | Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law  | ||||||
| 19 | and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the  | ||||||
| 20 | Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20,  | ||||||
| 22 | Section 20-20, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section  | ||||||
| 23 | 60-30, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section 65-10, eff.  | ||||||
| 24 | 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-592,  | ||||||
| 25 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 1 |     (35 ILCS 120/2-12) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 2-12. Location where retailer is deemed to be engaged  | ||||||
| 3 | in the business of selling. The purpose of this Section is to  | ||||||
| 4 | specify where a retailer is deemed to be engaged in the  | ||||||
| 5 | business of selling tangible personal property for the  | ||||||
| 6 | purposes of this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act,  | ||||||
| 7 | and the Service Occupation Tax Act, and for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 8 | collecting any other local retailers' occupation tax  | ||||||
| 9 | administered by the Department. This Section applies only with  | ||||||
| 10 | respect to the particular selling activities described in the  | ||||||
| 11 | following paragraphs. The provisions of this Section are not  | ||||||
| 12 | intended to, and shall not be interpreted to, affect where a  | ||||||
| 13 | retailer is deemed to be engaged in the business of selling  | ||||||
| 14 | with respect to any activity that is not specifically  | ||||||
| 15 | described in the following paragraphs. | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) If a purchaser who is present at the retailer's  | ||||||
| 17 |  place of business, having no prior commitment to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  retailer, agrees to purchase and makes payment for  | ||||||
| 19 |  tangible personal property at the retailer's place of  | ||||||
| 20 |  business, then the transaction shall be deemed an  | ||||||
| 21 |  over-the-counter sale occurring at the retailer's same  | ||||||
| 22 |  place of business where the purchaser was present and made  | ||||||
| 23 |  payment for that tangible personal property if the  | ||||||
| 24 |  retailer regularly stocks the purchased tangible personal  | ||||||
| 25 |  property or similar tangible personal property in the  | ||||||
| 26 |  quantity, or similar quantity, for sale at the retailer's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  same place of business and then either (i) the purchaser  | ||||||
| 2 |  takes possession of the tangible personal property at the  | ||||||
| 3 |  same place of business or (ii) the retailer delivers or  | ||||||
| 4 |  arranges for the tangible personal property to be  | ||||||
| 5 |  delivered to the purchaser.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) If a purchaser, having no prior commitment to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  retailer, agrees to purchase tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 8 |  and makes payment over the phone, in writing, or via the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Internet and takes possession of the tangible personal  | ||||||
| 10 |  property at the retailer's place of business, then the  | ||||||
| 11 |  sale shall be deemed to have occurred at the retailer's  | ||||||
| 12 |  place of business where the purchaser takes possession of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the property if the retailer regularly stocks the item or  | ||||||
| 14 |  similar items in the quantity, or similar quantities,  | ||||||
| 15 |  purchased by the purchaser.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) A retailer is deemed to be engaged in the business  | ||||||
| 17 |  of selling food, beverages, or other tangible personal  | ||||||
| 18 |  property through a vending machine at the location where  | ||||||
| 19 |  the vending machine is located at the time the sale is made  | ||||||
| 20 |  if (i) the vending machine is a device operated by coin,  | ||||||
| 21 |  currency, credit card, token, coupon or similar device;  | ||||||
| 22 |  (2) the food, beverage or other tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 23 |  is contained within the vending machine and dispensed from  | ||||||
| 24 |  the vending machine; and (3) the purchaser takes  | ||||||
| 25 |  possession of the purchased food, beverage or other  | ||||||
| 26 |  tangible personal property immediately.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) Minerals. A producer of coal or other mineral  | ||||||
| 2 |  mined in Illinois is deemed to be engaged in the business  | ||||||
| 3 |  of selling at the place where the coal or other mineral  | ||||||
| 4 |  mined in Illinois is extracted from the earth. With  | ||||||
| 5 |  respect to minerals (i) the term "extracted from the  | ||||||
| 6 |  earth" means the location at which the coal or other  | ||||||
| 7 |  mineral is extracted from the mouth of the mine, and (ii) a  | ||||||
| 8 |  "mineral" includes not only coal, but also oil, sand,  | ||||||
| 9 |  stone taken from a quarry, gravel and any other thing  | ||||||
| 10 |  commonly regarded as a mineral and extracted from the  | ||||||
| 11 |  earth. This paragraph does not apply to coal or another  | ||||||
| 12 |  mineral when it is delivered or shipped by the seller to  | ||||||
| 13 |  the purchaser at a point outside Illinois so that the sale  | ||||||
| 14 |  is exempt under the United States Constitution as a sale  | ||||||
| 15 |  in interstate or foreign commerce.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) A retailer selling tangible personal property to a  | ||||||
| 17 |  nominal lessee or bailee pursuant to a lease with a dollar  | ||||||
| 18 |  or other nominal option to purchase is engaged in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  business of selling at the location where the property is  | ||||||
| 20 |  first delivered to the lessee or bailee for its intended  | ||||||
| 21 |  use.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (5.5) Lease transactions. The lease of tangible  | ||||||
| 23 |  personal property that is subject to the tax on leases  | ||||||
| 24 |  under Public Act 103-592 this amendatory Act of the 103rd  | ||||||
| 25 |  General Assembly is sourced as follows: | ||||||
| 26 |             (i) For a lease that requires recurring periodic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  payments and for which the property is delivered to  | ||||||
| 2 |  the lessee by the lessor, each periodic payment is  | ||||||
| 3 |  sourced to the primary property location for each  | ||||||
| 4 |  period covered by the payment. The primary property  | ||||||
| 5 |  location shall be as indicated by an address for the  | ||||||
| 6 |  property provided by the lessee that is available to  | ||||||
| 7 |  the lessor from its records maintained in the ordinary  | ||||||
| 8 |  course of business, when use of this address does not  | ||||||
| 9 |  constitute bad faith. The property location is not  | ||||||
| 10 |  altered by intermittent use at different locations,  | ||||||
| 11 |  such as use of business property that accompanies  | ||||||
| 12 |  employees on business trips and service calls. | ||||||
| 13 |             (ii) For all other leases, including a lease that  | ||||||
| 14 |  does not require recurring periodic payments and any  | ||||||
| 15 |  lease for which the lessee takes possession of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  property at the lessor's place of business, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  payment is sourced as otherwise provided under this  | ||||||
| 18 |  Act for sales at retail other than leases.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (6) Beginning on January 1, 2021, a remote retailer  | ||||||
| 20 |  making retail sales of tangible personal property that  | ||||||
| 21 |  meet or exceed the thresholds established in paragraph (1)  | ||||||
| 22 |  or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 2 of this Act is  | ||||||
| 23 |  engaged in the business of selling at the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  location to which the tangible personal property is  | ||||||
| 25 |  shipped or delivered or at which possession is taken by  | ||||||
| 26 |  the purchaser.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (7) Beginning January 1, 2021, a marketplace  | ||||||
| 2 |  facilitator facilitating sales of tangible personal  | ||||||
| 3 |  property that meet or exceed one of the thresholds  | ||||||
| 4 |  established in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 5 |  Section 2 of this Act is deemed to be engaged in the  | ||||||
| 6 |  business of selling at the Illinois location to which the  | ||||||
| 7 |  tangible personal property is shipped or delivered or at  | ||||||
| 8 |  which possession is taken by the purchaser when the sale  | ||||||
| 9 |  is made by a marketplace seller on the marketplace  | ||||||
| 10 |  facilitator's marketplace.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (8) Beginning on January 1, 2025, for sales that would  | ||||||
| 12 |  otherwise be sourced outside of this State, a retailer  | ||||||
| 13 |  maintaining a place of business in this State that makes  | ||||||
| 14 |  retail sales of tangible personal property to Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 |  customers from a location or locations outside of Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 |  is engaged in the business of selling at the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  location to which the tangible personal property is  | ||||||
| 18 |  shipped or delivered or at which possession is taken by  | ||||||
| 19 |  the purchaser.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-983, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 21 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 310. The Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act is  | ||||||
| 23 | amended by changing Sections 2 and 6 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 24 |     (35 ILCS 145/2)    (from Ch. 120, par. 481b.32) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the  | ||||||
| 2 | context otherwise requires:  | ||||||
| 3 |     (1) "Hotel" means any building or buildings in which the  | ||||||
| 4 | public may, for a consideration, obtain living quarters,  | ||||||
| 5 | sleeping or housekeeping accommodations. The term includes,  | ||||||
| 6 | but is not limited to, inns, motels, tourist homes or courts,  | ||||||
| 7 | lodging houses, rooming houses and apartment houses, retreat  | ||||||
| 8 | centers, conference centers, and hunting lodges. For the  | ||||||
| 9 | purposes of re-renters of hotel rooms only, "hotel" does not  | ||||||
| 10 | include a short-term rental.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (2) "Operator" means any person engaged in the business of  | ||||||
| 12 | renting, leasing, or letting rooms in a hotel.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (3) "Occupancy" means the use or possession, or the right  | ||||||
| 14 | to the use or possession, of any room or rooms in a hotel for  | ||||||
| 15 | any purpose, or the right to the use or possession of the  | ||||||
| 16 | furnishings or to the services and accommodations accompanying  | ||||||
| 17 | the use and possession of the room or rooms. | ||||||
| 18 |     (4) "Room" or "rooms" means any living quarters, sleeping  | ||||||
| 19 | or housekeeping accommodations. | ||||||
| 20 |     (5) "Permanent resident" means any person who occupied or  | ||||||
| 21 | has the right to occupy any room or rooms, regardless of  | ||||||
| 22 | whether or not it is the same room or rooms, in a hotel for at  | ||||||
| 23 | least 30 consecutive days. | ||||||
| 24 |     (6) "Rent" or "rental" means the consideration received  | ||||||
| 25 | for occupancy, valued in money, whether received in money or  | ||||||
| 26 | otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits, and property  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or services of any kind or nature. "Rent" or "rental" includes  | ||||||
| 2 | any fee, charge, or commission received from a guest by a  | ||||||
| 3 | re-renter of hotel rooms specifically in connection with the  | ||||||
| 4 | re-rental of hotel rooms, but does not include any fee,  | ||||||
| 5 | charge, or commission received from a short-term rental by a  | ||||||
| 6 | hosting platform.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (7) "Department" means the Department of Revenue. | ||||||
| 8 |     (8) "Person" means any natural individual, firm,  | ||||||
| 9 | partnership, association, joint stock company, joint  | ||||||
| 10 | adventure, public or private corporation, limited liability  | ||||||
| 11 | company, or a receiver, executor, trustee, guardian, or other  | ||||||
| 12 | representative appointed by order of any court. | ||||||
| 13 |     (9) "Re-renter of hotel rooms" means a person who is not  | ||||||
| 14 | employed by the hotel operator but who, either directly or  | ||||||
| 15 | indirectly, through agreements or arrangements with third  | ||||||
| 16 | parties, collects or processes the payment of rent for a hotel  | ||||||
| 17 | room located in this State and (i) obtains the right or  | ||||||
| 18 | authority to grant control of, access to, or occupancy of a  | ||||||
| 19 | hotel room in this State to a guest of the hotel or (ii)  | ||||||
| 20 | facilitates the booking of a hotel room located in this State.  | ||||||
| 21 | A person who obtains those rights or authorities is not  | ||||||
| 22 | considered a re-renter of a hotel room if the person operates  | ||||||
| 23 | under a shared hotel brand with the operator.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (10) "Hosting platform" or "platform" means a person who  | ||||||
| 25 | provides an online application, software, website, or system  | ||||||
| 26 | through which a short-term rental located in this State is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | advertised or held out to the public as available to rent for  | ||||||
| 2 | occupancy. For purposes of this definition, "short-term  | ||||||
| 3 | rental" means an owner-occupied, tenant-occupied, or  | ||||||
| 4 | non-owner-occupied dwelling, including, but not limited to, an  | ||||||
| 5 | apartment, house, cottage, or condominium, located in this  | ||||||
| 6 | State, where: (i) at least one room in the dwelling is rented  | ||||||
| 7 | to an occupant for a period of less than 30 consecutive days;  | ||||||
| 8 | and (ii) all accommodations are reserved in advance; provided,  | ||||||
| 9 | however, that a dwelling shall be considered a single room if  | ||||||
| 10 | rented as such.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (11) "Shared hotel brand" means an identifying trademark  | ||||||
| 12 | that a hotel operator is expressly licensed to operate under  | ||||||
| 13 | in accordance with the terms of a hotel franchise or  | ||||||
| 14 | management agreement.     | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 16 |     (35 ILCS 145/6)    (from Ch. 120, par. 481b.36) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 6. Returns; allocation of proceeds.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) Except as provided hereinafter in this Section, on or  | ||||||
| 19 | before the last day of each calendar month, every person  | ||||||
| 20 | engaged as a hotel operator in this State during the preceding  | ||||||
| 21 | calendar month shall file a return with the Department,  | ||||||
| 22 | stating: | ||||||
| 23 |         1. the name of the operator; | ||||||
| 24 |         2. his residence address and the address of his  | ||||||
| 25 |  principal place of business and the address of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  principal place of business (if that is a different  | ||||||
| 2 |  address) from which he engages in business as a hotel  | ||||||
| 3 |  operator in this State (including, if required by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Department, the address of each hotel from which rental  | ||||||
| 5 |  receipts were received); | ||||||
| 6 |         3. total amount of rental receipts received by him  | ||||||
| 7 |  during the preceding calendar month from engaging in  | ||||||
| 8 |  business as a hotel operator during such preceding  | ||||||
| 9 |  calendar month; | ||||||
| 10 |         4. total amount of rental receipts received by him  | ||||||
| 11 |  during the preceding calendar month from renting, leasing  | ||||||
| 12 |  or letting rooms to permanent residents during such  | ||||||
| 13 |  preceding calendar month; | ||||||
| 14 |         5. total amount of other exclusions from gross rental  | ||||||
| 15 |  receipts allowed by this Act; | ||||||
| 16 |         6. gross rental receipts which were received by him  | ||||||
| 17 |  during the preceding calendar month and upon the basis of  | ||||||
| 18 |  which the tax is imposed; | ||||||
| 19 |         7. the amount of tax due; | ||||||
| 20 |         8. credit for any reimbursement of tax paid by a  | ||||||
| 21 |  re-renter of hotel rooms to hotel operators for rentals  | ||||||
| 22 |  purchased for re-rental, as provided in Section 3-3 of  | ||||||
| 23 |  this Act;  | ||||||
| 24 |         9. such other reasonable information as the Department  | ||||||
| 25 |  may require. | ||||||
| 26 |     If the operator's average monthly tax liability to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Department does not exceed $200, the Department may authorize  | ||||||
| 2 | his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis, with the  | ||||||
| 3 | return for January, February and March of a given year being  | ||||||
| 4 | due by April 30 of such year; with the return for April, May  | ||||||
| 5 | and June of a given year being due by July 31 of such year;  | ||||||
| 6 | with the return for July, August and September of a given year  | ||||||
| 7 | being due by October 31 of such year, and with the return for  | ||||||
| 8 | October, November and December of a given year being due by  | ||||||
| 9 | January 31 of the following year. | ||||||
| 10 |     If the operator's average monthly tax liability to the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department does not exceed $50, the Department may authorize  | ||||||
| 12 | his returns to be filed on an annual basis, with the return for  | ||||||
| 13 | a given year being due by January 31 of the following year. | ||||||
| 14 |     Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and  | ||||||
| 15 | substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as  | ||||||
| 16 | monthly returns. | ||||||
| 17 |     Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act concerning  | ||||||
| 18 | the time within which an operator may file his return, in the  | ||||||
| 19 | case of any operator who ceases to engage in a kind of business  | ||||||
| 20 | which makes him responsible for filing returns under this Act,  | ||||||
| 21 | such operator shall file a final return under this Act with the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department not more than one 1 month after discontinuing such  | ||||||
| 23 | business. | ||||||
| 24 |     Where the same person has more than one 1 business  | ||||||
| 25 | registered with the Department under separate registrations  | ||||||
| 26 | under this Act, such person shall not file each return that is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | due as a single return covering all such registered  | ||||||
| 2 | businesses, but shall file separate returns for each such  | ||||||
| 3 | registered business. | ||||||
| 4 |     In his return, the operator shall determine the value of  | ||||||
| 5 | any consideration other than money received by him in  | ||||||
| 6 | connection with engaging in business as a hotel operator and  | ||||||
| 7 | he shall include such value in his return. Such determination  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be subject to review and revision by the Department in  | ||||||
| 9 | the manner hereinafter provided for the correction of returns. | ||||||
| 10 |     Where the operator is a corporation, the return filed on  | ||||||
| 11 | behalf of such corporation shall be signed by the president,  | ||||||
| 12 | vice-president, secretary or treasurer or by the properly  | ||||||
| 13 | accredited agent of such corporation. | ||||||
| 14 |     The person filing the return herein provided for shall, at  | ||||||
| 15 | the time of filing such return, pay to the Department the  | ||||||
| 16 | amount of tax herein imposed. The operator filing the return  | ||||||
| 17 | under this Section shall, at the time of filing such return,  | ||||||
| 18 | pay to the Department the amount of tax imposed by this Act  | ||||||
| 19 | less a discount of 2.1% or $25 per calendar year, whichever is  | ||||||
| 20 | greater, which is allowed to reimburse the operator for the  | ||||||
| 21 | expenses incurred in keeping records, preparing and filing  | ||||||
| 22 | returns, remitting the tax and supplying data to the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department on request. | ||||||
| 24 |     If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the  | ||||||
| 25 | operator's liabilities under this Act, as shown on an original  | ||||||
| 26 | return, the Department may authorize the operator to credit  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such excess payment against liability subsequently to be  | ||||||
| 2 | remitted to the Department under this Act, in accordance with  | ||||||
| 3 | reasonable rules adopted by the Department. If the Department  | ||||||
| 4 | subsequently determines that all or any part of the credit  | ||||||
| 5 | taken was not actually due to the operator, the operator's  | ||||||
| 6 | discount shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference  | ||||||
| 7 | between the discount as applied to the credit taken and that  | ||||||
| 8 | actually due, and that operator shall be liable for penalties  | ||||||
| 9 | and interest on such difference.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) Until July 1, 2024, the Department shall deposit the  | ||||||
| 11 | total net revenue realized from the tax imposed under this Act  | ||||||
| 12 | as provided in this subsection (b). Beginning on July 1, 2024,  | ||||||
| 13 | the Department shall deposit the total net revenue realized  | ||||||
| 14 | from the tax imposed under this Act as provided in subsection  | ||||||
| 15 | (c).  | ||||||
| 16 |     There shall be deposited into the Build Illinois Fund in  | ||||||
| 17 | the State treasury Treasury for each State fiscal year 40% of  | ||||||
| 18 | the amount of total net revenue from the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (a) of Section 3. Of the remaining 60%: (i)  | ||||||
| 20 | $5,000,000 shall be deposited into the Illinois Sports  | ||||||
| 21 | Facilities Fund and credited to the Subsidy Account each  | ||||||
| 22 | fiscal year by making monthly deposits in the amount of 1/8 of  | ||||||
| 23 | $5,000,000 plus cumulative deficiencies in such deposits for  | ||||||
| 24 | prior months, and (ii) an amount equal to the then applicable  | ||||||
| 25 | Advance Amount, as defined in subsection (d), shall be  | ||||||
| 26 | deposited into the Illinois Sports Facilities Fund and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | credited to the Advance Account each fiscal year by making  | ||||||
| 2 | monthly deposits in the amount of 1/8 of the then applicable  | ||||||
| 3 | Advance Amount plus any cumulative deficiencies in such  | ||||||
| 4 | deposits for prior months. (The deposits of the then  | ||||||
| 5 | applicable Advance Amount during each fiscal year shall be  | ||||||
| 6 | treated as advances of funds to the Illinois Sports Facilities  | ||||||
| 7 | Authority for its corporate purposes to the extent paid to the  | ||||||
| 8 | Authority or its trustee and shall be repaid into the General  | ||||||
| 9 | Revenue Fund in the State treasury Treasury by the State  | ||||||
| 10 | Treasurer on behalf of the Authority pursuant to Section 19 of  | ||||||
| 11 | the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act, as amended. If  | ||||||
| 12 | in any fiscal year the full amount of the then applicable  | ||||||
| 13 | Advance Amount is not repaid into the General Revenue Fund,  | ||||||
| 14 | then the deficiency shall be paid from the amount in the Local  | ||||||
| 15 | Government Distributive Fund that would otherwise be allocated  | ||||||
| 16 | to the City of Chicago under the State Revenue Sharing Act.) | ||||||
| 17 |     Of the remaining 60% of the amount of total net revenue  | ||||||
| 18 | beginning on August 1, 2011 through June 30, 2023, from the tax  | ||||||
| 19 | imposed by subsection (a) of Section 3 after all required  | ||||||
| 20 | deposits into the Illinois Sports Facilities Fund, an amount  | ||||||
| 21 | equal to 8% of the net revenue realized from this Act during  | ||||||
| 22 | the preceding month shall be deposited as follows: 18% of such  | ||||||
| 23 | amount shall be deposited into the Chicago Travel Industry  | ||||||
| 24 | Promotion Fund for the purposes described in subsection (n) of  | ||||||
| 25 | Section 5 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority  | ||||||
| 26 | Act and the remaining 82% of such amount shall be deposited  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | into the Local Tourism Fund each month for purposes authorized  | ||||||
| 2 | by Section 605-705 of the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 3 | Opportunity Law. Beginning on August 1, 2011 and through June  | ||||||
| 4 | 30, 2023, an amount equal to 4.5% of the net revenue realized  | ||||||
| 5 | from this Act during the preceding month shall be deposited as  | ||||||
| 6 | follows: 55% of such amount shall be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 7 | Chicago Travel Industry Promotion Fund for the purposes  | ||||||
| 8 | described in subsection (n) of Section 5 of the Metropolitan  | ||||||
| 9 | Pier and Exposition Authority Act and the remaining 45% of  | ||||||
| 10 | such amount deposited into the International Tourism Fund for  | ||||||
| 11 | the purposes authorized in Section 605-707 of the Department  | ||||||
| 12 | of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law.  | ||||||
| 13 |     Beginning on July 1, 2023 and until July 1, 2024, of the  | ||||||
| 14 | remaining 60% of the amount of total net revenue realized from  | ||||||
| 15 | the tax imposed under subsection (a) of Section 3, after all  | ||||||
| 16 | required deposits into the Illinois Sports Facilities Fund:  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) an amount equal to 8% of the net revenue realized  | ||||||
| 18 |  under this Act for the preceding month shall be deposited  | ||||||
| 19 |  as follows: 82% to the Local Tourism Fund and 18% to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Chicago Travel Industry Promotion Fund; and | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) an amount equal to 4.5% of the net revenue  | ||||||
| 22 |  realized under this Act for the preceding month shall be  | ||||||
| 23 |  deposited as follows: 55% to the Chicago Travel Industry  | ||||||
| 24 |  Promotion Fund and 45% to the International Tourism Fund.  | ||||||
| 25 |     After making all these deposits, any remaining net revenue  | ||||||
| 26 | realized from the tax imposed under subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 3 shall be deposited into the Tourism Promotion Fund in the  | ||||||
| 2 | State treasury Treasury. All moneys received by the Department  | ||||||
| 3 | from the additional tax imposed under subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 4 | Section 3 shall be deposited into the Build Illinois Fund in  | ||||||
| 5 | the State treasury Treasury. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the total net revenue  | ||||||
| 7 | realized from the tax imposed under this Act for the preceding  | ||||||
| 8 | month shall be deposited each month as follows:  | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) 50% shall be deposited into the Build Illinois  | ||||||
| 10 |  Fund; and  | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) the remaining 50% shall be deposited in the  | ||||||
| 12 |  following order of priority:  | ||||||
| 13 |             (A) First:  | ||||||
| 14 |                 (i) $5,000,000 shall be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Illinois Sports Facilities Fund and credited to  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Subsidy Account each fiscal year by making  | ||||||
| 17 |  monthly deposits in the amount of one-eighth of  | ||||||
| 18 |  $5,000,000 plus cumulative deficiencies in those  | ||||||
| 19 |  deposits for prior months; and  | ||||||
| 20 |                 (ii) an amount equal to the then applicable  | ||||||
| 21 |  Advance Amount, as defined in subsection (d),  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall be deposited into the Illinois Sports  | ||||||
| 23 |  Facilities Fund and credited to the Advance  | ||||||
| 24 |  Account each fiscal year by making monthly  | ||||||
| 25 |  deposits in the amount of one-eighth of the then  | ||||||
| 26 |  applicable Advance Amount plus any cumulative  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  deficiencies in such deposits for prior months;  | ||||||
| 2 |  the deposits of the then applicable Advance Amount  | ||||||
| 3 |  during each fiscal year shall be treated as  | ||||||
| 4 |  advances of funds to the Illinois Sports  | ||||||
| 5 |  Facilities Authority for its corporate purposes to  | ||||||
| 6 |  the extent paid to the Illinois Sports Facilities  | ||||||
| 7 |  Authority or its trustee and shall be repaid into  | ||||||
| 8 |  the General Revenue Fund in the State treasury     | ||||||
| 9 |  Treasury by the State Treasurer on behalf of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Authority pursuant to Section 19 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  Sports Facilities Authority Act; if, in any fiscal  | ||||||
| 12 |  year, the full amount of the Advance Amount is not  | ||||||
| 13 |  repaid into the General Revenue Fund, then the  | ||||||
| 14 |  deficiency shall be paid from the amount in the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Local Government Distributive Fund that would  | ||||||
| 16 |  otherwise be allocated to the City of Chicago  | ||||||
| 17 |  under the State Revenue Sharing Act; and  | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) after all required deposits into the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 |  Sports Facilities Fund under paragraph (A) have been  | ||||||
| 20 |  made each month, the remainder shall be deposited as  | ||||||
| 21 |  follows:  | ||||||
| 22 |                 (i) 56% into the Tourism Promotion Fund;  | ||||||
| 23 |                 (ii) 23% into the Local Tourism Fund;  | ||||||
| 24 |                 (iii) 14% into the Chicago Travel Industry  | ||||||
| 25 |  Promotion Fund; and  | ||||||
| 26 |                 (iv) 7% into the International Tourism Fund.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d) As used in subsections (b) and (c):  | ||||||
| 2 |     "Advance Amount" means, for fiscal year 2002, $22,179,000,  | ||||||
| 3 | and for subsequent fiscal years through fiscal year 2033,  | ||||||
| 4 | 105.615% of the Advance Amount for the immediately preceding  | ||||||
| 5 | fiscal year, rounded up to the nearest $1,000.  | ||||||
| 6 |     "Net revenue realized" means the revenue collected by the  | ||||||
| 7 | State under this Act less the amount paid out as refunds to  | ||||||
| 8 | taxpayers for overpayment of liability under this Act.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (e) The Department may, upon separate written notice to a  | ||||||
| 10 | taxpayer, require the taxpayer to prepare and file with the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department on a form prescribed by the Department within not  | ||||||
| 12 | less than 60 days after receipt of the notice an annual  | ||||||
| 13 | information return for the tax year specified in the notice.  | ||||||
| 14 | Such annual return to the Department shall include a statement  | ||||||
| 15 | of gross receipts as shown by the operator's last State income  | ||||||
| 16 | tax return. If the total receipts of the business as reported  | ||||||
| 17 | in the State income tax return do not agree with the gross  | ||||||
| 18 | receipts reported to the Department for the same period, the  | ||||||
| 19 | operator shall attach to his annual information return a  | ||||||
| 20 | schedule showing a reconciliation of the 2 amounts and the  | ||||||
| 21 | reasons for the difference. The operator's annual information  | ||||||
| 22 | return to the Department shall also disclose payroll  | ||||||
| 23 | information of the operator's business during the year covered  | ||||||
| 24 | by such return and any additional reasonable information which  | ||||||
| 25 | the Department deems would be helpful in determining the  | ||||||
| 26 | accuracy of the monthly, quarterly or annual tax returns by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such operator as hereinbefore provided for in this Section. | ||||||
| 2 |     If the annual information return required by this Section  | ||||||
| 3 | is not filed when and as required the taxpayer shall be liable  | ||||||
| 4 | for a penalty in an amount determined in accordance with  | ||||||
| 5 | Section 3-4 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act until such  | ||||||
| 6 | return is filed as required, the penalty to be assessed and  | ||||||
| 7 | collected in the same manner as any other penalty provided for  | ||||||
| 8 | in this Act. | ||||||
| 9 |     The chief executive officer, proprietor, owner or highest  | ||||||
| 10 | ranking manager shall sign the annual return to certify the  | ||||||
| 11 | accuracy of the information contained therein. Any person who  | ||||||
| 12 | willfully signs the annual return containing false or  | ||||||
| 13 | inaccurate information shall be guilty of perjury and punished  | ||||||
| 14 | accordingly. The annual return form prescribed by the  | ||||||
| 15 | Department shall include a warning that the person signing the  | ||||||
| 16 | return may be liable for perjury. | ||||||
| 17 |     The foregoing portion of this Section concerning the  | ||||||
| 18 | filing of an annual information return shall not apply to an  | ||||||
| 19 | operator who is not required to file an income tax return with  | ||||||
| 20 | the United States Government. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23;  | ||||||
| 22 | 103-592, eff. 7-1-24; 103-642, eff. 7-1-24; revised 8-12-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     Section 315. The Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax  | ||||||
| 24 | Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 6 as follows:
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| 1 |     (35 ILCS 155/2)    (from Ch. 120, par. 1702) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 3 |     "Renting" means any transfer of the possession or right to  | ||||||
| 4 | possession of an automobile to a user for a valuable  | ||||||
| 5 | consideration for a period of one year or less. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Renting" does not include making a charge for the use of  | ||||||
| 7 | an automobile where the rentor, either himself or through an  | ||||||
| 8 | agent, furnishes a service of operating an automobile so that  | ||||||
| 9 | the rentor remains in possession of the automobile, because  | ||||||
| 10 | this does not constitute a transfer of possession or right to  | ||||||
| 11 | possession of the automobile. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Renting" does not include the making of a charge by an  | ||||||
| 13 | automobile dealer for the use of an automobile as a  | ||||||
| 14 | demonstrator in connection with the dealer's business of  | ||||||
| 15 | selling, where the charge is merely made to recover the costs  | ||||||
| 16 | of operating the automobile as a demonstrator and is not  | ||||||
| 17 | intended as a rental or leasing charge in the ordinary sense. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Renting" does not include peer-to-peer car sharing, as  | ||||||
| 19 | defined in Section 5 of the Car-Sharing Program Act, if tax due  | ||||||
| 20 | on the automobile under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or  | ||||||
| 21 | Use Tax Act was paid upon the purchase of the automobile or  | ||||||
| 22 | when the automobile was brought into Illinois. The car-sharing  | ||||||
| 23 | program shall ask a shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner if the  | ||||||
| 24 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner paid applicable taxes at  | ||||||
| 25 | the time of purchase. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  | ||||||
| 26 | the car-sharing program shall have the right to rely on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner's response and to be held  | ||||||
| 2 | legally harmless for such reliance.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Automobile" means (1) any motor vehicle of the first  | ||||||
| 4 | division, or (2) a motor vehicle of the second division which:  | ||||||
| 5 | (A) is a self-contained motor vehicle designed or permanently  | ||||||
| 6 | converted to provide living quarters for recreational, camping  | ||||||
| 7 | or travel use, with direct walk through access to the living  | ||||||
| 8 | quarters from the driver's seat; (B) is of the van  | ||||||
| 9 | configuration designed for the transportation of not less than  | ||||||
| 10 | 7 nor more than 16 passengers, as defined in Section 1-146 of  | ||||||
| 11 | the Illinois Vehicle Code; or (C) has a Gross Vehicle Weight  | ||||||
| 12 | Rating, as defined in Section 1-124.5 of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 13 | Code, of 8,000 pounds or less. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Department" means the Department of Revenue. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership,  | ||||||
| 16 | association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or  | ||||||
| 17 | private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,  | ||||||
| 18 | executor, trustee, conservator, or other representative  | ||||||
| 19 | appointed by order of any court. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Rentor" means any person, firm, corporation, or  | ||||||
| 21 | association engaged in the business of renting or leasing  | ||||||
| 22 | automobiles to users. For this purpose, the objective of  | ||||||
| 23 | making a profit is not necessary to make the renting activity a  | ||||||
| 24 | business. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Rentor" does not include a car-sharing program or a  | ||||||
| 26 | shared-vehicle owner, as defined in Section 5 of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Car-Sharing Program Act, if tax due on the automobile under  | ||||||
| 2 | the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Use Tax Act was paid upon  | ||||||
| 3 | the purchase of the automobile or when the automobile was  | ||||||
| 4 | brought into Illinois. The car-sharing program shall ask a  | ||||||
| 5 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner if the shared-vehicle     | ||||||
| 6 | shared vehicle owner paid applicable taxes at the time of  | ||||||
| 7 | purchase. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the  | ||||||
| 8 | car-sharing program shall have the right to rely on the  | ||||||
| 9 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner's response and to be held  | ||||||
| 10 | legally harmless for such reliance.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Rentee" means any user to whom the possession, or the  | ||||||
| 12 | right to possession, of an automobile is transferred for a  | ||||||
| 13 | valuable consideration for a period of one year or less,  | ||||||
| 14 | whether paid for by the "rentee" or by someone else. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Rentee" does not include a shared-vehicle driver, as  | ||||||
| 16 | defined in Section 5 of the Car-Sharing Program Act, if tax due  | ||||||
| 17 | on the automobile under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or  | ||||||
| 18 | Use Tax Act was paid upon the purchase of the automobile or  | ||||||
| 19 | when the automobile was brought into Illinois. The car-sharing  | ||||||
| 20 | program shall ask a shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner if the  | ||||||
| 21 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner paid applicable taxes at  | ||||||
| 22 | the time of purchase. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  | ||||||
| 23 | the car-sharing program shall have the right to rely on the  | ||||||
| 24 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner's response and to be held  | ||||||
| 25 | legally harmless for such reliance.  | ||||||
| 26 |     "Gross receipts" from the renting of tangible personal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | property or "rent" means the total rental price or leasing  | ||||||
| 2 | price. In the case of rental transactions in which the  | ||||||
| 3 | consideration is paid to the rentor on an installment basis,  | ||||||
| 4 | the amounts of such payments shall be included by the rentor in  | ||||||
| 5 | gross receipts or rent only as and when payments are received  | ||||||
| 6 | by the rentor. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Gross receipts" does not include receipts received by an  | ||||||
| 8 | automobile dealer from a manufacturer or service contract  | ||||||
| 9 | provider for the use of an automobile by a person while that  | ||||||
| 10 | person's automobile is being repaired by that automobile  | ||||||
| 11 | dealer and the repair is made pursuant to a manufacturer's  | ||||||
| 12 | warranty or a service contract where a manufacturer or service  | ||||||
| 13 | contract provider reimburses that automobile dealer pursuant  | ||||||
| 14 | to a manufacturer's warranty or a service contract and the  | ||||||
| 15 | reimbursement is merely made to recover the costs of operating  | ||||||
| 16 | the automobile as a loaner vehicle. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Rental price" means the consideration for renting or  | ||||||
| 18 | leasing an automobile valued in money, whether received in  | ||||||
| 19 | money or otherwise, including cash credits, property and  | ||||||
| 20 | services, and shall be determined without any deduction on  | ||||||
| 21 | account of the cost of the property rented, the cost of  | ||||||
| 22 | materials used, labor or service cost, or any other expense  | ||||||
| 23 | whatsoever, but does not include charges that are added by a  | ||||||
| 24 | rentor on account of the rentor's tax liability under this Act  | ||||||
| 25 | or on account of the rentor's duty to collect, from the rentee,  | ||||||
| 26 | the tax that is imposed by Section 4 of this Act. The phrase  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | "rental price" does not include compensation paid to a rentor  | ||||||
| 2 | by a rentee in consideration of the waiver by the rentor of any  | ||||||
| 3 | right of action or claim against the rentee for loss or damage  | ||||||
| 4 | to the automobile rented and also does not include a  | ||||||
| 5 | separately stated charge for insurance or recovery of  | ||||||
| 6 | refueling costs or other separately stated charges that are  | ||||||
| 7 | not for the use of tangible personal property. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Rental price" does not include consideration paid for  | ||||||
| 9 | peer-to-peer car sharing to a shared-vehicle owner or a  | ||||||
| 10 | car-sharing program, as those terms are defined in Section 5  | ||||||
| 11 | of the Car-Sharing Program Act, if tax due on the automobile  | ||||||
| 12 | under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Use Tax Act was paid  | ||||||
| 13 | upon the purchase of the automobile or when the automobile was  | ||||||
| 14 | brought into Illinois. The car-sharing program shall ask a  | ||||||
| 15 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner if the shared-vehicle     | ||||||
| 16 | shared vehicle owner paid applicable taxes at the time of  | ||||||
| 17 | purchase. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the  | ||||||
| 18 | car-sharing program shall have the right to rely on the  | ||||||
| 19 | shared-vehicle shared vehicle owner's response and to be held  | ||||||
| 20 | legally harmless for such reliance.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-520, eff. 8-11-23; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (35 ILCS 155/6) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 6. Applicability. The taxes imposed by Sections 3 and  | ||||||
| 24 | 4 of this Act do not apply to any amounts paid or received for  | ||||||
| 25 | peer-to-peer car sharing, as defined in Section 5 of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Car-Sharing Program Act, or the privilege of sharing a shared  | ||||||
| 2 | vehicle through a car-sharing program, as defined in Section 5  | ||||||
| 3 | of the Car-Sharing Program Act, if the shared-vehicle shared  | ||||||
| 4 | vehicle owner paid applicable taxes upon the purchase of the  | ||||||
| 5 | automobile. | ||||||
| 6 |     As used in this Section, "applicable taxes" means, with  | ||||||
| 7 | respect to vehicles purchased in Illinois, the retailers'  | ||||||
| 8 | occupation tax levied under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act  | ||||||
| 9 | or the use tax levied under the Use Tax Act. "Applicable  | ||||||
| 10 | taxes", with respect to vehicles not purchased in Illinois,  | ||||||
| 11 | refers to the sales, use, excise, or other generally  | ||||||
| 12 | applicable tax that is due upon the purchase of a vehicle in  | ||||||
| 13 | the jurisdiction in which the vehicle was purchased.  | ||||||
| 14 |     Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the car-sharing  | ||||||
| 15 | program shall have the right to rely on the shared-vehicle     | ||||||
| 16 | shared vehicle owner's response and to be held legally  | ||||||
| 17 | harmless for such reliance.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-520, eff. 8-11-23; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     Section 320. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 20 | Sections 18-185, 18-250, 22-15, and 22-40 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (35 ILCS 200/18-185) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions.  This Division 5  | ||||||
| 23 | may be cited as the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. As  | ||||||
| 24 | used in this Division 5:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for  | ||||||
| 2 | All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United  | ||||||
| 3 | States Department of Labor.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Extension limitation" means (a) the lesser of 5% or the  | ||||||
| 5 | percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the  | ||||||
| 6 | 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the rate  | ||||||
| 7 | of increase approved by voters under Section 18-205.  | ||||||
| 8 |     "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more  | ||||||
| 9 | inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 10 | more inhabitants.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section  | ||||||
| 12 | 1-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section. For the  | ||||||
| 13 | 1991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district" includes  | ||||||
| 14 | only each non-home rule taxing district having the majority of  | ||||||
| 15 | its 1990 equalized assessed value within any county or  | ||||||
| 16 | counties contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or more  | ||||||
| 17 | inhabitants. Beginning with the 1995 levy year, "taxing  | ||||||
| 18 | district" includes only each non-home rule taxing district  | ||||||
| 19 | subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year and each non-home  | ||||||
| 20 | rule taxing district not subject to this Law before the 1995  | ||||||
| 21 | levy year having the majority of its 1994 equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 22 | value in an affected county or counties. Beginning with the  | ||||||
| 23 | levy year in which this Law becomes applicable to a taxing  | ||||||
| 24 | district as provided in Section 18-213, "taxing district" also  | ||||||
| 25 | includes those taxing districts made subject to this Law as  | ||||||
| 26 | provided in Section 18-213.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this  | ||||||
| 2 | Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual  | ||||||
| 3 | corporate extension for the taxing district and those special  | ||||||
| 4 | purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing  | ||||||
| 5 | district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for  | ||||||
| 6 | the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general  | ||||||
| 7 | obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made  | ||||||
| 8 | for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on  | ||||||
| 9 | general obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c)  | ||||||
| 10 | made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on  | ||||||
| 11 | bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | issued before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing  | ||||||
| 13 | district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to  | ||||||
| 14 | refund or continue to refund bonds issued after October 1,  | ||||||
| 15 | 1991 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing  | ||||||
| 16 | district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued  | ||||||
| 17 | before October 1, 1991 for payment of which a property tax levy  | ||||||
| 18 | or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is  | ||||||
| 19 | pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or  | ||||||
| 20 | principal on those bonds shall be made only after the  | ||||||
| 21 | governing body of the unit of local government finds that all  | ||||||
| 22 | other sources for payment are insufficient to make those  | ||||||
| 23 | payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission  | ||||||
| 24 | lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds  | ||||||
| 25 | issued by the commission before October 1, 1991, to pay for the  | ||||||
| 26 | building project; (g) made for payments due under installment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | contracts entered into before October 1, 1991; (h) made for  | ||||||
| 2 | payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the  | ||||||
| 3 | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance  | ||||||
| 4 | construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (i)  | ||||||
| 5 | made for payments of principal and interest on limited bonds,  | ||||||
| 6 | as defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform  | ||||||
| 7 | Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base  | ||||||
| 8 | less the amount in items (b), (c), (e), and (h) of this  | ||||||
| 9 | definition for non-referendum obligations, except obligations  | ||||||
| 10 | initially issued pursuant to referendum; (j) made for payments  | ||||||
| 11 | of principal and interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of  | ||||||
| 12 | the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made by a school  | ||||||
| 13 | district that participates in the Special Education District  | ||||||
| 14 | of Lake County, created by special education joint agreement  | ||||||
| 15 | under Section 10-22.31 of the School Code, for payment of the  | ||||||
| 16 | school district's share of the amounts required to be  | ||||||
| 17 | contributed by the Special Education District of Lake County  | ||||||
| 18 | to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of  | ||||||
| 19 | the Illinois Pension Code; the amount of any extension under  | ||||||
| 20 | this item (k) shall be certified by the school district to the  | ||||||
| 21 | county clerk; (l) made to fund expenses of providing joint  | ||||||
| 22 | recreational programs for persons with disabilities under  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of  | ||||||
| 24 | the Illinois Municipal Code; (m) made for temporary relocation  | ||||||
| 25 | loan repayment purposes pursuant to Sections 2-3.77 and  | ||||||
| 26 | 17-2.2d of the School Code; (n) made for payment of principal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 17-2.2d of the School Code; (o) made for contributions  | ||||||
| 3 | to a firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified  | ||||||
| 5 | under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;  | ||||||
| 6 | (p) made for road purposes in the first year after a township  | ||||||
| 7 | assumes the rights, powers, duties, assets, property,  | ||||||
| 8 | liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of a road  | ||||||
| 9 | district abolished under the provisions of Section 6-133 of  | ||||||
| 10 | the Illinois Highway Code; and (q) made under Section 4 of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Community Mental Health Act to provide the necessary funds or  | ||||||
| 12 | to supplement existing funds for community mental health  | ||||||
| 13 | facilities and services, including facilities and services for  | ||||||
| 14 | the person with a developmental disability or a substance use  | ||||||
| 15 | disorder; and (r) (q) made for the payment of principal and  | ||||||
| 16 | interest on any bonds issued under the authority of Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 17-2.11 of the School Code or to refund or continue to refund  | ||||||
| 18 | those bonds.  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which  | ||||||
| 20 | this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except taxing  | ||||||
| 21 | districts subject to this Law in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 18-213) means the annual corporate extension for the taxing  | ||||||
| 23 | district and those special purpose extensions that are made  | ||||||
| 24 | annually for the taxing district, excluding special purpose  | ||||||
| 25 | extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay interest  | ||||||
| 26 | or principal on general obligation bonds that were approved by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest  | ||||||
| 2 | or principal on general obligation bonds issued before March  | ||||||
| 3 | 1, 1995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or  | ||||||
| 4 | principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund  | ||||||
| 5 | those bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made for any  | ||||||
| 6 | taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued  | ||||||
| 7 | to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 1,  | ||||||
| 8 | 1995 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing  | ||||||
| 9 | district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued  | ||||||
| 10 | before March 1, 1995 for payment of which a property tax levy  | ||||||
| 11 | or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is  | ||||||
| 12 | pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or  | ||||||
| 13 | principal on those bonds shall be made only after the  | ||||||
| 14 | governing body of the unit of local government finds that all  | ||||||
| 15 | other sources for payment are insufficient to make those  | ||||||
| 16 | payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission  | ||||||
| 17 | lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds  | ||||||
| 18 | issued by the commission before March 1, 1995 to pay for the  | ||||||
| 19 | building project; (g) made for payments due under installment  | ||||||
| 20 | contracts entered into before March 1, 1995; (h) made for  | ||||||
| 21 | payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the  | ||||||
| 22 | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance  | ||||||
| 23 | construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (h-4)  | ||||||
| 24 | made for stormwater management purposes by the Metropolitan  | ||||||
| 25 | Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago under Section 12  | ||||||
| 26 | of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act; (h-8) made  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 9.6a of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District  | ||||||
| 3 | Act to make contributions to the pension fund established  | ||||||
| 4 | under Article 13 of the Illinois Pension Code; (i) made for  | ||||||
| 5 | payments of principal and interest on limited bonds, as  | ||||||
| 6 | defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act,  | ||||||
| 7 | in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base less  | ||||||
| 8 | the amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of this definition for  | ||||||
| 9 | non-referendum obligations, except obligations initially  | ||||||
| 10 | issued pursuant to referendum and bonds described in  | ||||||
| 11 | subsections (h) and (h-8) of this definition; (j) made for  | ||||||
| 12 | payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 13 | Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made  | ||||||
| 14 | for payments of principal and interest on bonds authorized by  | ||||||
| 15 | Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago  | ||||||
| 16 | Park District Act for aquarium or museum projects and bonds  | ||||||
| 17 | issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for  | ||||||
| 18 | the purpose of making contributions to the pension fund  | ||||||
| 19 | established under Article 12 of the Illinois Pension Code; (l)  | ||||||
| 20 | made for payments of principal and interest on bonds  | ||||||
| 21 | authorized by Public Act 87-1191 or 93-601 and (i) issued  | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to Section 21.2 of the Cook County Forest Preserve  | ||||||
| 23 | District Act, (ii) issued under Section 42 of the Cook County  | ||||||
| 24 | Forest Preserve District Act for zoological park projects, or  | ||||||
| 25 | (iii) issued under Section 44.1 of the Cook County Forest  | ||||||
| 26 | Preserve District Act for botanical gardens projects; (m) made  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pursuant to Section 34-53.5 of the School Code, whether levied  | ||||||
| 2 | annually or not; (n) made to fund expenses of providing joint  | ||||||
| 3 | recreational programs for persons with disabilities under  | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of  | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Municipal Code; (o) made by the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 6 | District for recreational programs for persons with  | ||||||
| 7 | disabilities under subsection (c) of Section 7.06 of the  | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago Park District Act; (p) made for contributions to a  | ||||||
| 9 | firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified  | ||||||
| 11 | under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;  | ||||||
| 12 | (q) made by Ford Heights School District 169 under Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 17-9.02 of the School Code; (r) made for the purpose of making  | ||||||
| 14 | employer contributions to the Public School Teachers' Pension  | ||||||
| 15 | and Retirement Fund of Chicago under Section 34-53 of the  | ||||||
| 16 | School Code; and (s) made under Section 4 of the Community  | ||||||
| 17 | Mental Health Act to provide the necessary funds or to  | ||||||
| 18 | supplement existing funds for community mental health  | ||||||
| 19 | facilities and services, including facilities and services for  | ||||||
| 20 | the person with a developmental disability or a substance use  | ||||||
| 21 | disorder; and (t) (s) made for the payment of principal and  | ||||||
| 22 | interest on any bonds issued under the authority of Section  | ||||||
| 23 | 17-2.11 of the School Code or to refund or continue to refund  | ||||||
| 24 | those bonds.  | ||||||
| 25 |     "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which  | ||||||
| 26 | this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of subsection  | ||||||
| 2 | (e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate extension  | ||||||
| 3 | for the taxing district and those special purpose extensions  | ||||||
| 4 | that are made annually for the taxing district, excluding  | ||||||
| 5 | special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district  | ||||||
| 6 | to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds that  | ||||||
| 7 | were approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district  | ||||||
| 8 | to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds  | ||||||
| 9 | issued before the date on which the referendum making this Law  | ||||||
| 10 | applicable to the taxing district is held; (c) made for any  | ||||||
| 11 | taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued  | ||||||
| 12 | to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued before the  | ||||||
| 13 | date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the  | ||||||
| 14 | taxing district is held; (d) made for any taxing district to  | ||||||
| 15 | pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 16 | continue to refund bonds issued after the date on which the  | ||||||
| 17 | referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district  | ||||||
| 18 | is held if the bonds were approved by referendum after the date  | ||||||
| 19 | on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the  | ||||||
| 20 | taxing district is held; (e) made for any taxing district to  | ||||||
| 21 | pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the  | ||||||
| 22 | date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the  | ||||||
| 23 | taxing district is held for payment of which a property tax  | ||||||
| 24 | levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local  | ||||||
| 25 | government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of  | ||||||
| 26 | interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the governing body of the unit of local government finds that  | ||||||
| 2 | all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those  | ||||||
| 3 | payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission  | ||||||
| 4 | lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds  | ||||||
| 5 | issued by the commission before the date on which the  | ||||||
| 6 | referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district  | ||||||
| 7 | is held to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments  | ||||||
| 8 | due under installment contracts entered into before the date  | ||||||
| 9 | on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the  | ||||||
| 10 | taxing district is held; (h) made for payments of principal  | ||||||
| 11 | and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 13 | the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),  | ||||||
| 14 | (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum  | ||||||
| 15 | obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 16 | referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on  | ||||||
| 17 | bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt  | ||||||
| 18 | Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay  | ||||||
| 19 | interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for  | ||||||
| 20 | the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing  | ||||||
| 21 | airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,  | ||||||
| 22 | installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 23 | before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such  | ||||||
| 24 | a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to  | ||||||
| 25 | fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for  | ||||||
| 26 | persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal  | ||||||
| 2 | Code; (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's pension  | ||||||
| 3 | fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to  | ||||||
| 4 | the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of Section  | ||||||
| 5 | 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; (m) made for the taxing  | ||||||
| 6 | district to pay interest or principal on general obligation  | ||||||
| 7 | bonds issued pursuant to Section 19-3.10 of the School Code;  | ||||||
| 8 | and (n) made under Section 4 of the Community Mental Health Act  | ||||||
| 9 | to provide the necessary funds or to supplement existing funds  | ||||||
| 10 | for community mental health facilities and services, including  | ||||||
| 11 | facilities and services for the person with a developmental  | ||||||
| 12 | disability or a substance use disorder; and (o) (n) made for  | ||||||
| 13 | the payment of principal and interest on any bonds issued  | ||||||
| 14 | under the authority of Section 17-2.11 of the School Code or to  | ||||||
| 15 | refund or continue to refund those bonds.  | ||||||
| 16 |     "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which  | ||||||
| 17 | this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 18 | subsection (e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate  | ||||||
| 19 | extension for the taxing district and those special purpose  | ||||||
| 20 | extensions that are made annually for the taxing district,  | ||||||
| 21 | excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing  | ||||||
| 22 | district to pay interest or principal on general obligation  | ||||||
| 23 | bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any  | ||||||
| 24 | taxing district to pay interest or principal on general  | ||||||
| 25 | obligation bonds issued before March 7, 1997 (the effective  | ||||||
| 26 | date of Public Act 89-718); (c) made for any taxing district to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 2 | continue to refund those bonds issued before March 7, 1997  | ||||||
| 3 | (the effective date of Public Act 89-718); (d) made for any  | ||||||
| 4 | taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued  | ||||||
| 5 | to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 7,  | ||||||
| 6 | 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) if the bonds  | ||||||
| 7 | were approved by referendum after March 7, 1997 (the effective  | ||||||
| 8 | date of Public Act 89-718); (e) made for any taxing district to  | ||||||
| 9 | pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before March  | ||||||
| 10 | 7, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) for payment  | ||||||
| 11 | of which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of  | ||||||
| 12 | the unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the  | ||||||
| 13 | payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made  | ||||||
| 14 | only after the governing body of the unit of local government  | ||||||
| 15 | finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to  | ||||||
| 16 | make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building  | ||||||
| 17 | commission lease when the lease payments are for the  | ||||||
| 18 | retirement of bonds issued by the commission before March 7,  | ||||||
| 19 | 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) to pay for the  | ||||||
| 20 | building project; (g) made for payments due under installment  | ||||||
| 21 | contracts entered into before March 7, 1997 (the effective  | ||||||
| 22 | date of Public Act 89-718); (h) made for payments of principal  | ||||||
| 23 | and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the  | ||||||
| 24 | Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 25 | the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),  | ||||||
| 26 | (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 2 | referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on  | ||||||
| 3 | bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt  | ||||||
| 4 | Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay  | ||||||
| 5 | interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for  | ||||||
| 6 | the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing  | ||||||
| 7 | airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,  | ||||||
| 8 | installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 9 | before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such  | ||||||
| 10 | a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to  | ||||||
| 11 | fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for  | ||||||
| 12 | persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park  | ||||||
| 13 | District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal  | ||||||
| 14 | Code; (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's pension  | ||||||
| 15 | fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to  | ||||||
| 16 | the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; and (m) made under Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 4 of the Community Mental Health Act to provide the necessary  | ||||||
| 19 | funds or to supplement existing funds for community mental  | ||||||
| 20 | health facilities and services, including facilities and  | ||||||
| 21 | services for the person with a developmental disability or a  | ||||||
| 22 | substance use disorder; and (n) (m) made for the payment of  | ||||||
| 23 | principal and interest on any bonds issued under the authority  | ||||||
| 24 | of Section 17-2.11 of the School Code or to refund or continue  | ||||||
| 25 | to refund those bonds.  | ||||||
| 26 |     "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that portion of the extension for a taxing district for the  | ||||||
| 2 | 1994 levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this  | ||||||
| 3 | Law in accordance with Section 18-213, except for those  | ||||||
| 4 | subject to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213,  | ||||||
| 5 | for the levy year in which the referendum making this Law  | ||||||
| 6 | applicable to the taxing district is held, or for those taxing  | ||||||
| 7 | districts subject to this Law in accordance with paragraph (2)  | ||||||
| 8 | of subsection (e) of Section 18-213 for the 1996 levy year,  | ||||||
| 9 | constituting an extension for payment of principal and  | ||||||
| 10 | interest on bonds issued by the taxing district without  | ||||||
| 11 | referendum, but not including excluded non-referendum bonds.  | ||||||
| 12 | For park districts (i) that were first subject to this Law in  | ||||||
| 13 | 1991 or 1995 and (ii) whose extension for the 1994 levy year  | ||||||
| 14 | for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by  | ||||||
| 15 | the park district without referendum (but not including  | ||||||
| 16 | excluded non-referendum bonds) was less than 51% of the amount  | ||||||
| 17 | for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for payment  | ||||||
| 18 | of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district  | ||||||
| 19 | without referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum  | ||||||
| 20 | bonds), "debt service extension base" means an amount equal to  | ||||||
| 21 | that portion of the extension for the 1991 levy year  | ||||||
| 22 | constituting an extension for payment of principal and  | ||||||
| 23 | interest on bonds issued by the park district without  | ||||||
| 24 | referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds).  | ||||||
| 25 | A debt service extension base established or increased at any  | ||||||
| 26 | time pursuant to any provision of this Law, except Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 18-212, shall be increased each year commencing with the later  | ||||||
| 2 | of (i) the 2009 levy year or (ii) the first levy year in which  | ||||||
| 3 | this Law becomes applicable to the taxing district, by the  | ||||||
| 4 | lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price  | ||||||
| 5 | Index during the 12-month calendar year preceding the levy  | ||||||
| 6 | year. The debt service extension base may be established or  | ||||||
| 7 | increased as provided under Section 18-212. "Excluded  | ||||||
| 8 | non-referendum bonds" means (i) bonds authorized by Public Act  | ||||||
| 9 | 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 10 | District Act for aquarium and museum projects; (ii) bonds  | ||||||
| 11 | issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform  | ||||||
| 12 | Act; or (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund or to  | ||||||
| 13 | continue to refund obligations initially issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 14 | referendum.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited  | ||||||
| 16 | to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for  | ||||||
| 17 | unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,  | ||||||
| 18 | contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant  | ||||||
| 19 | to Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road  | ||||||
| 20 | district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or not.  | ||||||
| 21 | The extension for a special service area is not included in the  | ||||||
| 22 | aggregate extension.  | ||||||
| 23 |     "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's  | ||||||
| 24 | last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections  | ||||||
| 25 | 18-135, 18-215, 18-230, 18-206, and 18-233. Beginning with  | ||||||
| 26 | levy year 2022, for taxing districts that are specified in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section 18-190.7, the taxing district's aggregate extension  | ||||||
| 2 | base shall be calculated as provided in Section 18-190.7. An  | ||||||
| 3 | adjustment under Section 18-135 shall be made for the 2007  | ||||||
| 4 | levy year and all subsequent levy years whenever one or more  | ||||||
| 5 | counties within which a taxing district is located (i) used  | ||||||
| 6 | estimated valuations or rates when extending taxes in the  | ||||||
| 7 | taxing district for the last preceding levy year that resulted  | ||||||
| 8 | in the over or under extension of taxes, or (ii) increased or  | ||||||
| 9 | decreased the tax extension for the last preceding levy year  | ||||||
| 10 | as required by Section 18-135(c). Whenever an adjustment is  | ||||||
| 11 | required under Section 18-135, the aggregate extension base of  | ||||||
| 12 | the taxing district shall be equal to the amount that the  | ||||||
| 13 | aggregate extension of the taxing district would have been for  | ||||||
| 14 | the last preceding levy year if either or both (i) actual,  | ||||||
| 15 | rather than estimated, valuations or rates had been used to  | ||||||
| 16 | calculate the extension of taxes for the last levy year, or  | ||||||
| 17 | (ii) the tax extension for the last preceding levy year had not  | ||||||
| 18 | been adjusted as required by subsection (c) of Section 18-135. | ||||||
| 19 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year  | ||||||
| 20 | 2012, the aggregate extension base for West Northfield School  | ||||||
| 21 | District No. 31 in Cook County shall be $12,654,592.  | ||||||
| 22 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the  | ||||||
| 23 | purpose of calculating the limiting rate for levy year 2023,  | ||||||
| 24 | the last preceding aggregate extension base for Homewood  | ||||||
| 25 | School District No. 153 in Cook County shall be $19,535,377.  | ||||||
| 26 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 2022, the aggregate extension base of a home equity assurance  | ||||||
| 2 | program that levied at least $1,000,000 in property taxes in  | ||||||
| 3 | levy year 2019 or 2020 under the Home Equity Assurance Act  | ||||||
| 4 | shall be the amount that the program's aggregate extension  | ||||||
| 5 | base for levy year 2021 would have been if the program had  | ||||||
| 6 | levied a property tax for levy year 2021.  | ||||||
| 7 |     "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section  | ||||||
| 8 | 1-155.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final  | ||||||
| 10 | board of review or board of appeals action, of new  | ||||||
| 11 | improvements or additions to existing improvements on any  | ||||||
| 12 | parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of  | ||||||
| 13 | that real property during the levy year multiplied by the  | ||||||
| 14 | equalization factor issued by the Department under Section  | ||||||
| 15 | 17-30, (ii) the assessed value, after final board of review or  | ||||||
| 16 | board of appeals action, of real property not exempt from real  | ||||||
| 17 | estate taxation, which real property was exempt from real  | ||||||
| 18 | estate taxation for any portion of the immediately preceding  | ||||||
| 19 | levy year, multiplied by the equalization factor issued by the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department under Section 17-30, including the assessed value,  | ||||||
| 21 | upon final stabilization of occupancy after new construction  | ||||||
| 22 | is complete, of any real property located within the  | ||||||
| 23 | boundaries of an otherwise or previously exempt military  | ||||||
| 24 | reservation that is intended for residential use and owned by  | ||||||
| 25 | or leased to a private corporation or other entity, (iii) in  | ||||||
| 26 | counties that classify in accordance with Section 4 of Article  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | IX of the Illinois Constitution, an incentive property's  | ||||||
| 2 | additional assessed value resulting from a scheduled increase  | ||||||
| 3 | in the level of assessment as applied to the first year final  | ||||||
| 4 | board of review market value, and (iv) any increase in  | ||||||
| 5 | assessed value due to oil or gas production from an oil or gas  | ||||||
| 6 | well required to be permitted under the Hydraulic Fracturing  | ||||||
| 7 | Regulatory Act that was not produced in or accounted for  | ||||||
| 8 | during the previous levy year. In addition, the county clerk  | ||||||
| 9 | in a county containing a population of 3,000,000 or more shall  | ||||||
| 10 | include in the 1997 recovered tax increment value for any  | ||||||
| 11 | school district, any recovered tax increment value that was  | ||||||
| 12 | applicable to the 1995 tax year calculations.  | ||||||
| 13 |     "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority  | ||||||
| 14 | organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a  | ||||||
| 15 | county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a  | ||||||
| 16 | population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.  | ||||||
| 17 |     "Recovered tax increment value" means, except as otherwise  | ||||||
| 18 | provided in this paragraph, the amount of the current year's  | ||||||
| 19 | equalized assessed value, in the first year after a  | ||||||
| 20 | municipality terminates the designation of an area as a  | ||||||
| 21 | redevelopment project area previously established under the  | ||||||
| 22 | Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial  | ||||||
| 24 | Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously  | ||||||
| 25 | established under the Economic Development Project Area Tax  | ||||||
| 26 | Increment Act of 1995, or previously established under the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, of  | ||||||
| 2 | each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in  | ||||||
| 3 | the redevelopment project area over and above the initial  | ||||||
| 4 | equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopment  | ||||||
| 5 | project area. For the taxes which are extended for the 1997  | ||||||
| 6 | levy year, the recovered tax increment value for a non-home  | ||||||
| 7 | rule taxing district that first became subject to this Law for  | ||||||
| 8 | the 1995 levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized  | ||||||
| 9 | assessed value was in an affected county or counties shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | increased if a municipality terminated the designation of an  | ||||||
| 11 | area in 1993 as a redevelopment project area previously  | ||||||
| 12 | established under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment  | ||||||
| 13 | Act in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously established  | ||||||
| 14 | under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | Municipal Code, or previously established under the Economic  | ||||||
| 16 | Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, by an amount  | ||||||
| 17 | equal to the 1994 equalized assessed value of each taxable  | ||||||
| 18 | lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the  | ||||||
| 19 | redevelopment project area over and above the initial  | ||||||
| 20 | equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopment  | ||||||
| 21 | project area. In the first year after a municipality removes a  | ||||||
| 22 | taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property from a  | ||||||
| 23 | redevelopment project area established under the Tax Increment  | ||||||
| 24 | Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code,  | ||||||
| 25 | the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal  | ||||||
| 26 | Code, or the Economic Development Area Tax Increment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Allocation Act, "recovered tax increment value" means the  | ||||||
| 2 | amount of the current year's equalized assessed value of each  | ||||||
| 3 | taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property removed  | ||||||
| 4 | from the redevelopment project area over and above the initial  | ||||||
| 5 | equalized assessed value of that real property before removal  | ||||||
| 6 | from the redevelopment project area.  | ||||||
| 7 |     Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting  | ||||||
| 8 | rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last  | ||||||
| 9 | preceding aggregate extension base times an amount equal to  | ||||||
| 10 | one plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and  | ||||||
| 11 | the denominator of which is the current year's equalized  | ||||||
| 12 | assessed value of all real property in the territory under the  | ||||||
| 13 | jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy  | ||||||
| 14 | year. For those taxing districts that reduced their aggregate  | ||||||
| 15 | extension for the last preceding levy year, except for school  | ||||||
| 16 | districts that reduced their extension for educational  | ||||||
| 17 | purposes pursuant to Section 18-206, the highest aggregate  | ||||||
| 18 | extension in any of the last 3 preceding levy years shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | used for the purpose of computing the limiting rate. The  | ||||||
| 20 | denominator shall not include new property or the recovered  | ||||||
| 21 | tax increment value. If a new rate, a rate decrease, or a  | ||||||
| 22 | limiting rate increase has been approved at an election held  | ||||||
| 23 | after March 21, 2006, then (i) the otherwise applicable  | ||||||
| 24 | limiting rate shall be increased by the amount of the new rate  | ||||||
| 25 | or shall be reduced by the amount of the rate decrease, as the  | ||||||
| 26 | case may be, or (ii) in the case of a limiting rate increase,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the limiting rate shall be equal to the rate set forth in the  | ||||||
| 2 | proposition approved by the voters for each of the years  | ||||||
| 3 | specified in the proposition, after which the limiting rate of  | ||||||
| 4 | the taxing district shall be calculated as otherwise provided.  | ||||||
| 5 | In the case of a taxing district that obtained referendum  | ||||||
| 6 | approval for an increased limiting rate on March 20, 2012, the  | ||||||
| 7 | limiting rate for tax year 2012 shall be the rate that  | ||||||
| 8 | generates the approximate total amount of taxes extendable for  | ||||||
| 9 | that tax year, as set forth in the proposition approved by the  | ||||||
| 10 | voters; this rate shall be the final rate applied by the county  | ||||||
| 11 | clerk for the aggregate of all capped funds of the district for  | ||||||
| 12 | tax year 2012. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 102-263, eff. 8-6-21; 102-311, eff. 8-6-21;  | ||||||
| 14 | 102-519, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-707, eff.  | ||||||
| 15 | 4-22-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-895, eff. 5-23-22;  | ||||||
| 16 | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-587, eff. 5-28-24; 103-591, eff.  | ||||||
| 17 | 7-1-24; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 7-9-24.)
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| 18 |     (35 ILCS 200/18-250) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 18-250. Additions to forfeited taxes and unpaid  | ||||||
| 20 | special assessments; fee for estimate.     | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) When any property has been forfeited for taxes or  | ||||||
| 22 | special assessments, the clerk shall compute the amount of  | ||||||
| 23 | back taxes and special assessments, interest, statutory costs,  | ||||||
| 24 | and printer's fees remaining due, with one year's interest on  | ||||||
| 25 | all taxes forfeited, and enter them upon the collector's books  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | as separate items. Except as otherwise provided in Section  | ||||||
| 2 | 21-375, the aggregate so computed shall be collected in the  | ||||||
| 3 | same manner as the taxes on other property for that year. The  | ||||||
| 4 | county clerk shall examine the forfeitures, and strike all  | ||||||
| 5 | errors and make corrections as necessary. For counties with  | ||||||
| 6 | fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, interest added to  | ||||||
| 7 | forfeitures under this Section shall be at the rate of 12% per  | ||||||
| 8 | year. For counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants,  | ||||||
| 9 | interest added to forfeitures under this Section shall accrue  | ||||||
| 10 | at the rate of (i) 12% per year if the forfeiture is for a tax  | ||||||
| 11 | year before tax year 2023 or (ii) 0.75% per month, or portion  | ||||||
| 12 | thereof, if the forfeiture is for tax year 2023 or any tax year  | ||||||
| 13 | thereafter.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxes  | ||||||
| 15 | first extended for prior years, or previously extended for  | ||||||
| 16 | prior years for which application for judgment and order of  | ||||||
| 17 | sale is not already pending, shall be added to the tax of the  | ||||||
| 18 | current year, with interest and costs as provided by law.  | ||||||
| 19 | Forfeitures shall not be so added, but they shall remain a lien  | ||||||
| 20 | on the property upon which they were charged until paid or sold  | ||||||
| 21 | as provided by law. There shall be added to such forfeitures  | ||||||
| 22 | annually the same interest as would be added if forfeited  | ||||||
| 23 | annually, until paid or sold, and the addition of each year's  | ||||||
| 24 | interest shall be considered a separate forfeiture.  | ||||||
| 25 | Forfeitures may be redeemed in the manner provided in Section  | ||||||
| 26 | 21-370 or 21-375. Taxes and special assessments for which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | application for judgment and order of sale is pending, or  | ||||||
| 2 | entered but not enforced for any reason, shall not be added to  | ||||||
| 3 | the tax for the current year. However, if the taxes and special  | ||||||
| 4 | assessments remain unpaid, the property, shall be advertised  | ||||||
| 5 | and sold under judgments and orders of sale to be entered in  | ||||||
| 6 | pending applications, or already entered in prior  | ||||||
| 7 | applications, including judgments and orders of sale under  | ||||||
| 8 | which the purchaser fails to complete his or her purchase. | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, on or  | ||||||
| 10 | before January 1, 2001 and during each year thereafter, the  | ||||||
| 11 | county clerk shall compute the amount of taxes on each  | ||||||
| 12 | property that remain due or forfeited for any year prior to the  | ||||||
| 13 | current year and have not become subject to Sections 20-180  | ||||||
| 14 | through 20-190, and the clerk shall enter the same upon the  | ||||||
| 15 | collector's warrant books of the current and all following  | ||||||
| 16 | years as separate items in a suitable column. The county clerk  | ||||||
| 17 | shall examine the collector's warrant books and the Tax  | ||||||
| 18 | Judgment, Sale, Redemption and Forfeiture records for the  | ||||||
| 19 | appropriate years and may take any other actions as the clerk  | ||||||
| 20 | finds to be necessary or convenient in order to comply with  | ||||||
| 21 | this subsection. On and after January 1, 2001, any taxes for  | ||||||
| 22 | any year remaining due or forfeited against real property in  | ||||||
| 23 | such county not entered on the current collector's warrant  | ||||||
| 24 | books shall be deemed uncollectible and void, but shall not be  | ||||||
| 25 | subject to the posting or other requirements of Sections  | ||||||
| 26 | 20-180 through 20-190. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d) In counties with 100,000 or more inhabitants, the  | ||||||
| 2 | county clerk shall, when making the annual collector's books,  | ||||||
| 3 | in a suitable column, insert and designate previous  | ||||||
| 4 | forfeitures of general taxes by the word "forfeiture", to be  | ||||||
| 5 | stamped opposite each property forfeited at the last previous  | ||||||
| 6 | tax sale for general taxes and not redeemed or purchased  | ||||||
| 7 | previous to the completion of the collector's books. The  | ||||||
| 8 | collectors of general taxes shall stamp upon all bills  | ||||||
| 9 | rendered and receipts given the information on the collector's  | ||||||
| 10 | books regarding forfeiture of general taxes, and the stamped  | ||||||
| 11 | notation shall also refer the recipient to the county clerk  | ||||||
| 12 | for full information. The county clerk shall be allowed to  | ||||||
| 13 | collect from the person requesting an estimate of costs of  | ||||||
| 14 | redemption of a forfeited property, the fee provided by law. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-555, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 16 |     (35 ILCS 200/22-15) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 22-15. Service of notice. The purchaser or his or her  | ||||||
| 18 | assignee shall give the notice required by Section 22-10 by  | ||||||
| 19 | causing it to be published in a newspaper as set forth in  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 22-20. In addition, the notice shall be served upon  | ||||||
| 21 | owners who reside on any part of the subject property by  | ||||||
| 22 | leaving a copy of the notice with those owners personally. The  | ||||||
| 23 | notice must be served by a sheriff (or if he or she is  | ||||||
| 24 | disqualified, by a coroner) of the county in which the  | ||||||
| 25 | property, or any part thereof, is located or, by a person who  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | is licensed or registered as a private detective under the  | ||||||
| 2 | Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,  | ||||||
| 3 | Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. | ||||||
| 4 |     In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, if the  | ||||||
| 5 | notice required by Section 22-10 is to be served by the  | ||||||
| 6 | sheriff, no sale in error may be declared pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 7 | 22-50 or subparagraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 21-310  | ||||||
| 8 | based upon the sheriff's failure to serve the notice in  | ||||||
| 9 | accordance with this Section unless the notice and service  | ||||||
| 10 | list for the first service attempt is delivered by the  | ||||||
| 11 | purchaser or assignee to the sheriff at least 5 months prior to  | ||||||
| 12 | the expiration of the period of redemption. Purchasers or  | ||||||
| 13 | assignees may request that the sheriff make additional service  | ||||||
| 14 | attempts to the same entities and locations, and the sheriff  | ||||||
| 15 | may make those additional attempts within the noticing period  | ||||||
| 16 | established in Section 22-10, but the sheriff's failure to  | ||||||
| 17 | make such additional service attempts is not grounds for a  | ||||||
| 18 | sale in error under Section 22-50 or subparagraph (5) of  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (a) of Section 21-310.  | ||||||
| 20 |     In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, if the  | ||||||
| 21 | purchaser or assignee requests that the sheriff make an  | ||||||
| 22 | additional service attempt upon an entity or to a location  | ||||||
| 23 | that was not included on the service list for the first  | ||||||
| 24 | attempt, then the purchaser or assignee must deliver the  | ||||||
| 25 | notice and service list for the additional service attempt to  | ||||||
| 26 | the sheriff at least 4 months before the expiration of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | period of redemption. If the purchaser or assignee delivers  | ||||||
| 2 | the notice and service list for an additional service attempt  | ||||||
| 3 | upon an entity or to a location that was not included on the  | ||||||
| 4 | service list for the first attempt to the sheriff at least 4  | ||||||
| 5 | months before the expiration of the period of redemption, then  | ||||||
| 6 | the sheriff's failure to serve the notice in accordance with  | ||||||
| 7 | this Section may be grounds for a sale in error under Section  | ||||||
| 8 | 22-50 but not under subparagraph (5) of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 21-310. If the purchaser or assignee fails to deliver  | ||||||
| 10 | the notice and service list for an additional service attempt  | ||||||
| 11 | upon an entity or to a location that was not included on the  | ||||||
| 12 | first service list to the sheriff at least 4 months prior to  | ||||||
| 13 | the expiration of the period of redemption, then the sheriff's  | ||||||
| 14 | failure to serve that additional notice in accordance with  | ||||||
| 15 | this Section is not grounds for a sale in error under either  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 22-50 or subparagraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 21-310.  | ||||||
| 18 |     In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants where a  | ||||||
| 19 | taxing district is a petitioner for tax deed pursuant to  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 21-90, in lieu of service by the sheriff or coroner the  | ||||||
| 21 | notice may be served by a special process server appointed by  | ||||||
| 22 | the circuit court as provided in this Section. The taxing  | ||||||
| 23 | district may move prior to filing one or more petitions for tax  | ||||||
| 24 | deed for appointment of such a special process server. The  | ||||||
| 25 | court, upon being satisfied that the person named in the  | ||||||
| 26 | motion is at least 18 years of age and is capable of serving  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | notice as required under this Code, shall enter an order  | ||||||
| 2 | appointing such person as a special process server for a  | ||||||
| 3 | period of one year. The appointment may be renewed for  | ||||||
| 4 | successive periods of one year each by motion and order, and a  | ||||||
| 5 | copy of the original and any subsequent order shall be filed in  | ||||||
| 6 | each tax deed case in which a notice is served by the appointed  | ||||||
| 7 | person. Delivery of the notice to and service of the notice by  | ||||||
| 8 | the special process server shall have the same force and  | ||||||
| 9 | effect as its delivery to and service by the sheriff or  | ||||||
| 10 | coroner. | ||||||
| 11 |     The same form of notice shall also be served, in the manner  | ||||||
| 12 | set forth under Sections 2-203, 2-204, 2-205, 2-205.1, and  | ||||||
| 13 | 2-211 of the Code of Civil Procedure, upon all other owners and  | ||||||
| 14 | parties interested in the property, if upon diligent inquiry  | ||||||
| 15 | they can be found in the county, and upon the occupants of the  | ||||||
| 16 | property. | ||||||
| 17 |     If the property sold has more than 4 dwellings or other  | ||||||
| 18 | rental units, and has a managing agent or party who collects  | ||||||
| 19 | rents, that person shall be deemed the occupant and shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | served with notice instead of the occupants of the individual  | ||||||
| 21 | units. If the property has no dwellings or rental units, but  | ||||||
| 22 | economic or recreational activities are carried on therein,  | ||||||
| 23 | the person directing such activities shall be deemed the  | ||||||
| 24 | occupant. Holders of rights of entry and possibilities of  | ||||||
| 25 | reverter shall not be deemed parties interested in the  | ||||||
| 26 | property. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     When a party interested in the property is a trustee,  | ||||||
| 2 | notice served upon the trustee shall be deemed to have been  | ||||||
| 3 | served upon any beneficiary or note holder thereunder unless  | ||||||
| 4 | the holder of the note is disclosed of record. | ||||||
| 5 |     When a judgment is a lien upon the property sold, the  | ||||||
| 6 | holder of the lien shall be served with notice if the name of  | ||||||
| 7 | the judgment debtor as shown in the transcript, certified copy  | ||||||
| 8 | or memorandum of judgment filed of record is identical, as to  | ||||||
| 9 | given name and surname, with the name of the party interested  | ||||||
| 10 | as it appears of record. | ||||||
| 11 |     If any owner or party interested, upon diligent inquiry  | ||||||
| 12 | and effort, cannot be found or served with notice in the county  | ||||||
| 13 | as provided in this Section, and the person in actual  | ||||||
| 14 | occupancy and possession is tenant to, or in possession under  | ||||||
| 15 | the owners or the parties interested in the property, then  | ||||||
| 16 | service of notice upon the tenant, occupant or person in  | ||||||
| 17 | possession shall be deemed service upon the owners or parties  | ||||||
| 18 | interested. | ||||||
| 19 |     If any owner or party interested, upon diligent inquiry  | ||||||
| 20 | and effort, cannot be found or served with notice in the  | ||||||
| 21 | county, then the person making the service shall cause a copy  | ||||||
| 22 | of the notice to be sent by registered or certified mail,  | ||||||
| 23 | return receipt requested, to that party at his or her  | ||||||
| 24 | residence, if ascertainable. | ||||||
| 25 |     The changes to this Section made by Public Act 95-477  | ||||||
| 26 | apply only to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 2 | 95-477).  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-555, eff. 1-1-24; revised 8-6-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (35 ILCS 200/22-40) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 22-40. Issuance of deed; possession.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) To obtain an order for issuance of tax deed, the  | ||||||
| 7 | petitioner must provide sufficient evidence that: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) the redemption period has expired and the property  | ||||||
| 9 |  has not been redeemed;  | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) all taxes and special assessments which became due  | ||||||
| 11 |  and payable subsequent to the sale have been paid, unless  | ||||||
| 12 |  the county or its agent, as trustee pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  21-90, is the petitioner;  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) all forfeitures and sales which occur subsequent  | ||||||
| 15 |  to the sale are paid or redeemed, unless the county or its  | ||||||
| 16 |  agent, as trustee pursuant to Section 21-90, is the  | ||||||
| 17 |  petitioner;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) the notices required by law have been given, and  | ||||||
| 19 |  all advancements of public funds under the police power  | ||||||
| 20 |  made by a county, city, village, or town under Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  22-35 have been paid; and  | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) the petitioner has complied with all the  | ||||||
| 23 |  provisions of law entitling him or her to a deed.  | ||||||
| 24 |     Upon receipt of sufficient evidence of the requirements  | ||||||
| 25 | under this subsection (a), the court shall find that the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | petitioner complied with those requirements and shall enter an  | ||||||
| 2 | order directing the county clerk, on the production of the tax  | ||||||
| 3 | certificate and a certified copy of the order, to issue to the  | ||||||
| 4 | purchaser or its assignee a tax deed. The court shall insist on  | ||||||
| 5 | strict compliance with Section 22-10 through 22-25. Prior to  | ||||||
| 6 | the entry of an order directing the issuance of a tax deed, the  | ||||||
| 7 | petitioner shall furnish the court with a report of  | ||||||
| 8 | proceedings of the evidence received on the application for  | ||||||
| 9 | tax deed and the report of proceedings shall be filed and made  | ||||||
| 10 | a part of the court record. | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) Except as provided in subsection (e), if taxes for  | ||||||
| 12 | years prior to the year or years sold are or become delinquent  | ||||||
| 13 | subsequent to the date of sale, the court shall find that the  | ||||||
| 14 | lien of those delinquent taxes has been or will be merged into  | ||||||
| 15 | the tax deed grantee's title if the court determines that the  | ||||||
| 16 | tax deed grantee or any prior holder of the certificate of  | ||||||
| 17 | purchase, or any person or entity under common ownership or  | ||||||
| 18 | control with any such grantee or prior holder of the  | ||||||
| 19 | certificate of purchase, was at no time the holder of any  | ||||||
| 20 | certificate of purchase for the years sought to be merged. If  | ||||||
| 21 | delinquent taxes are merged into the tax deed pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 22 | subsection, the court shall enter an order declaring which  | ||||||
| 23 | specific taxes have been or will be merged into the tax deed  | ||||||
| 24 | title and directing the county treasurer and county clerk to  | ||||||
| 25 | reflect that declaration in the warrant and judgment records;  | ||||||
| 26 | provided, that no such order shall be effective until a tax  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | deed has been issued and timely recorded. Nothing contained in  | ||||||
| 2 | this Section shall relieve any owner liable for delinquent  | ||||||
| 3 | property taxes under this Code from the payment of the taxes  | ||||||
| 4 | that have been merged into the title upon issuance of the tax  | ||||||
| 5 | deed. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) The county clerk is entitled to a fee of $10 in  | ||||||
| 7 | counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5 in counties  | ||||||
| 8 | with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants for the issuance of the  | ||||||
| 9 | tax deed, with the exception of deeds issued to the county  | ||||||
| 10 | pursuant to its authority under Section 21-90. The clerk may  | ||||||
| 11 | not include in a tax deed more than one property as listed,  | ||||||
| 12 | assessed and sold in one description, except in cases where  | ||||||
| 13 | several properties are owned by one person. | ||||||
| 14 |     Upon application, the court shall, enter an order to place  | ||||||
| 15 | the tax deed grantee or the grantee's successor in interest in  | ||||||
| 16 | possession of the property and may enter orders and grant  | ||||||
| 17 | relief as may be necessary or desirable to maintain the  | ||||||
| 18 | grantee or the grantee's successor in interest in possession. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) The court shall retain jurisdiction to enter orders  | ||||||
| 20 | pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section. Public  | ||||||
| 21 | Act 92-223 This amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly     | ||||||
| 22 | and Public Act 95-477 this amendatory Act of the 95th General  | ||||||
| 23 | Assembly shall be construed as being declarative of existing  | ||||||
| 24 | law and not as a new enactment. | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) Prior to the issuance of any tax deed under this  | ||||||
| 26 | Section, the petitioner must redeem all taxes and special  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | assessments on the property that are subject to a pending tax  | ||||||
| 2 | petition filed by a county or its assignee pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 3 | 21-90. | ||||||
| 4 |     (f) If, for any reason, a purchaser fails to obtain an  | ||||||
| 5 | order for tax deed within the required time period and no sale  | ||||||
| 6 | in error was granted or redemption paid, then the certificate  | ||||||
| 7 | shall be forfeited to the county, as trustee, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 21-90.  | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-555, eff. 1-1-24; revised 8-5-24.)
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| 10 |     Section 325. The Telecommunications Excise Tax Act is  | ||||||
| 11 | amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (35 ILCS 630/2)    (from Ch. 120, par. 2002) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 2. As used in this Article, unless the context  | ||||||
| 14 | clearly requires otherwise: | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) "Gross charge" means the amount paid for the act or  | ||||||
| 16 | privilege of originating or receiving telecommunications in  | ||||||
| 17 | this State and for all services and equipment provided in  | ||||||
| 18 | connection therewith by a retailer, valued in money whether  | ||||||
| 19 | paid in money or otherwise, including cash, credits, services,     | ||||||
| 20 | and property of every kind or nature, and shall be determined  | ||||||
| 21 | without any deduction on account of the cost of such  | ||||||
| 22 | telecommunications, the cost of materials used, labor or  | ||||||
| 23 | service costs, or any other expense whatsoever. In case credit  | ||||||
| 24 | is extended, the amount thereof shall be included only as and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | when paid. "Gross charges" for private line service shall  | ||||||
| 2 | include charges imposed at each channel termination point  | ||||||
| 3 | within this State, charges for the channel mileage between  | ||||||
| 4 | each channel termination point within this State, and charges  | ||||||
| 5 | for that portion of the interstate inter-office channel  | ||||||
| 6 | provided within Illinois. Charges for that portion of the  | ||||||
| 7 | interstate inter-office channel provided in Illinois shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | determined by the retailer as follows: (i) for interstate  | ||||||
| 9 | inter-office channels having 2 channel termination points,  | ||||||
| 10 | only one of which is in Illinois, 50% of the total charge  | ||||||
| 11 | imposed; or (ii) for interstate inter-office channels having  | ||||||
| 12 | more than 2 channel termination points, one or more of which  | ||||||
| 13 | are in Illinois, an amount equal to the total charge  | ||||||
| 14 | multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number  | ||||||
| 15 | of channel termination points within Illinois and the  | ||||||
| 16 | denominator of which is the total number of channel  | ||||||
| 17 | termination points. Prior to January 1, 2004, any method  | ||||||
| 18 | consistent with this paragraph or other method that reasonably  | ||||||
| 19 | apportions the total charges for interstate inter-office  | ||||||
| 20 | channels among the states in which channel terminations points  | ||||||
| 21 | are located shall be accepted as a reasonable method to  | ||||||
| 22 | determine the charges for that portion of the interstate  | ||||||
| 23 | inter-office channel provided within Illinois for that period.  | ||||||
| 24 | However, "gross charges" shall not include any of the  | ||||||
| 25 | following: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) Any amounts added to a purchaser's bill because of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  a charge made pursuant to (i) the tax imposed by this  | ||||||
| 2 |  Article; (ii) charges added to customers' bills pursuant  | ||||||
| 3 |  to the provisions of Section Sections 9-221 or 9-222 of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Public Utilities Act, as amended, or any similar  | ||||||
| 5 |  charges added to customers' bills by retailers who are not  | ||||||
| 6 |  subject to rate regulation by the Illinois Commerce  | ||||||
| 7 |  Commission for the purpose of recovering any of the tax  | ||||||
| 8 |  liabilities or other amounts specified in such provisions  | ||||||
| 9 |  of such Act; (iii) the tax imposed by Section 4251 of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Internal Revenue Code; (iv) 911 surcharges; or (v) the tax  | ||||||
| 11 |  imposed by the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax  | ||||||
| 12 |  Act. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) Charges for a sent collect telecommunication  | ||||||
| 14 |  received outside of the State. | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) Charges for leased time on equipment or charges  | ||||||
| 16 |  for the storage of data or information for subsequent  | ||||||
| 17 |  retrieval or the processing of data or information  | ||||||
| 18 |  intended to change its form or content. Such equipment  | ||||||
| 19 |  includes, but is not limited to, the use of calculators,  | ||||||
| 20 |  computers, data processing equipment, tabulating  | ||||||
| 21 |  equipment, or accounting equipment and also includes the  | ||||||
| 22 |  usage of computers under a time-sharing agreement. | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) Charges for customer equipment, including such  | ||||||
| 24 |  equipment that is leased or rented by the customer from  | ||||||
| 25 |  any source, wherein such charges are disaggregated and  | ||||||
| 26 |  separately identified from other charges. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) Charges to business enterprises certified under  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section 9-222.1 of the Public Utilities Act, as amended,  | ||||||
| 3 |  or under Section 95 of the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles  | ||||||
| 4 |  in Illinois Act, to the extent of such exemption and  | ||||||
| 5 |  during the period of time specified by the Department of  | ||||||
| 6 |  Commerce and Economic Opportunity. | ||||||
| 7 |         (5.1) Charges to business enterprises certified under  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity  | ||||||
| 9 |  (MICRO) Act, to the extent of the exemption and during the  | ||||||
| 10 |  period of time specified by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 11 |  Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (5.2) Charges to entities certified under Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  605-1115 of the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 14 |  Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Illinois to the extent of the exemption and during the  | ||||||
| 16 |  period of time specified by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 17 |  Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) Charges for telecommunications and all services  | ||||||
| 19 |  and equipment provided in connection therewith between a  | ||||||
| 20 |  parent corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries or  | ||||||
| 21 |  between wholly owned subsidiaries when the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 22 |  under this Article has already been paid to a retailer and  | ||||||
| 23 |  only to the extent that the charges between the parent  | ||||||
| 24 |  corporation and wholly owned subsidiaries or between  | ||||||
| 25 |  wholly owned subsidiaries represent expense allocation  | ||||||
| 26 |  between the corporations and not the generation of profit  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for the corporation rendering such service. | ||||||
| 2 |         (7) Bad debts. Bad debt means any portion of a debt  | ||||||
| 3 |  that is related to a sale at retail for which gross charges  | ||||||
| 4 |  are not otherwise deductible or excludable that has become  | ||||||
| 5 |  worthless or uncollectable, as determined under applicable  | ||||||
| 6 |  federal income tax standards. If the portion of the debt  | ||||||
| 7 |  deemed to be bad is subsequently paid, the retailer shall  | ||||||
| 8 |  report and pay the tax on that portion during the  | ||||||
| 9 |  reporting period in which the payment is made. | ||||||
| 10 |         (8) Charges paid by inserting coins in coin-operated  | ||||||
| 11 |  telecommunication devices. | ||||||
| 12 |         (9) Amounts paid by telecommunications retailers under  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Telecommunications Municipal Infrastructure  | ||||||
| 14 |  Maintenance Fee Act. | ||||||
| 15 |         (10) Charges for nontaxable services or  | ||||||
| 16 |  telecommunications if (i) those charges are aggregated  | ||||||
| 17 |  with other charges for telecommunications that are  | ||||||
| 18 |  taxable, (ii) those charges are not separately stated on  | ||||||
| 19 |  the customer bill or invoice, and (iii) the retailer can  | ||||||
| 20 |  reasonably identify the nontaxable charges on the  | ||||||
| 21 |  retailer's books and records kept in the regular course of  | ||||||
| 22 |  business. If the nontaxable charges cannot reasonably be  | ||||||
| 23 |  identified, the gross charge from the sale of both taxable  | ||||||
| 24 |  and nontaxable services or telecommunications billed on a  | ||||||
| 25 |  combined basis shall be attributed to the taxable services  | ||||||
| 26 |  or telecommunications. The burden of proving nontaxable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  charges shall be on the retailer of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  telecommunications. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) "Amount paid" means the amount charged to the  | ||||||
| 4 | taxpayer's service address in this State regardless of where  | ||||||
| 5 | such amount is billed or paid. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) "Telecommunications", in addition to the meaning  | ||||||
| 7 | ordinarily and popularly ascribed to it, includes, without  | ||||||
| 8 | limitation, messages or information transmitted through use of  | ||||||
| 9 | local, toll, and wide area telephone service; private line  | ||||||
| 10 | services; channel services; telegraph services;  | ||||||
| 11 | teletypewriter; computer exchange services; cellular mobile  | ||||||
| 12 | telecommunications service; specialized mobile radio;  | ||||||
| 13 | stationary 2-way two way radio; paging service; or any other  | ||||||
| 14 | form of mobile and portable one-way or 2-way two-way     | ||||||
| 15 | communications; or any other transmission of messages or  | ||||||
| 16 | information by electronic or similar means, between or among  | ||||||
| 17 | points by wire, cable, fiber optics fiber-optics, laser,  | ||||||
| 18 | microwave, radio, satellite, or similar facilities. As used in  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act, "private line" means a dedicated non-traffic  | ||||||
| 20 | sensitive service for a single customer, that entitles the  | ||||||
| 21 | customer to exclusive or priority use of a communications  | ||||||
| 22 | channel or group of channels, from one or more specified  | ||||||
| 23 | locations to one or more other specified locations. The  | ||||||
| 24 | definition of "telecommunications" shall not include value  | ||||||
| 25 | added services in which computer processing applications are  | ||||||
| 26 | used to act on the form, content, code, and protocol of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | information for purposes other than transmission.  | ||||||
| 2 | "Telecommunications" shall not include purchases of  | ||||||
| 3 | telecommunications by a telecommunications service provider  | ||||||
| 4 | for use as a component part of the service provided by him to  | ||||||
| 5 | the ultimate retail consumer who originates or terminates the  | ||||||
| 6 | taxable end-to-end communications. Carrier access charges,  | ||||||
| 7 | right of access charges, charges for use of inter-company  | ||||||
| 8 | facilities, and all telecommunications resold in the  | ||||||
| 9 | subsequent provision of, used as a component of, or integrated  | ||||||
| 10 | into end-to-end telecommunications service shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | non-taxable as sales for resale. | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) "Interstate telecommunications" means all  | ||||||
| 13 | telecommunications that either originate or terminate outside  | ||||||
| 14 | this State. | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) "Intrastate telecommunications" means all  | ||||||
| 16 | telecommunications that originate and terminate within this  | ||||||
| 17 | State. | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) "Department" means the Department of Revenue of the  | ||||||
| 19 | State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 20 |     (g) "Director" means the Director of Revenue for the  | ||||||
| 21 | Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 22 |     (h) "Taxpayer" means a person who individually or through  | ||||||
| 23 | his agents, employees, or permittees engages in the act or  | ||||||
| 24 | privilege of originating or receiving telecommunications in  | ||||||
| 25 | this State and who incurs a tax liability under this Article. | ||||||
| 26 |     (i) "Person" means any natural individual, firm, trust,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | estate, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint  | ||||||
| 2 | venture, corporation, limited liability company, or a  | ||||||
| 3 | receiver, trustee, guardian or other representative appointed  | ||||||
| 4 | by order of any court, the federal Federal and State  | ||||||
| 5 | governments, including State universities created by statute  | ||||||
| 6 | or any city, town, county, or other political subdivision of  | ||||||
| 7 | this State. | ||||||
| 8 |     (j) "Purchase at retail" means the acquisition,  | ||||||
| 9 | consumption, or use of telecommunication through a sale at  | ||||||
| 10 | retail. | ||||||
| 11 |     (k) "Sale at retail" means the transmitting, supplying, or  | ||||||
| 12 | furnishing of telecommunications and all services and  | ||||||
| 13 | equipment provided in connection therewith for a consideration  | ||||||
| 14 | to persons other than the federal Federal and State  | ||||||
| 15 | governments, and State universities created by statute and  | ||||||
| 16 | other than between a parent corporation and its wholly owned  | ||||||
| 17 | subsidiaries or between wholly owned subsidiaries for their  | ||||||
| 18 | use or consumption and not for resale. | ||||||
| 19 |     (l) "Retailer" means and includes every person engaged in  | ||||||
| 20 | the business of making sales at retail as defined in this  | ||||||
| 21 | Article. The Department may, in its discretion, upon  | ||||||
| 22 | application, authorize the collection of the tax hereby  | ||||||
| 23 | imposed by any retailer not maintaining a place of business  | ||||||
| 24 | within this State, who, to the satisfaction of the Department,  | ||||||
| 25 | furnishes adequate security to insure collection and payment  | ||||||
| 26 | of the tax. Such retailer shall be issued, without charge, a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | permit to collect such tax. When so authorized, it shall be the  | ||||||
| 2 | duty of such retailer to collect the tax upon all of the gross  | ||||||
| 3 | charges for telecommunications in this State in the same  | ||||||
| 4 | manner and subject to the same requirements as a retailer  | ||||||
| 5 | maintaining a place of business within this State. The permit  | ||||||
| 6 | may be revoked by the Department at its discretion. | ||||||
| 7 |     (m) "Retailer maintaining a place of business in this  | ||||||
| 8 | State", or any like term, means and includes any retailer  | ||||||
| 9 | having or maintaining within this State, directly or by a  | ||||||
| 10 | subsidiary, an office, distribution facilities, transmission  | ||||||
| 11 | facilities, sales office, warehouse or other place of  | ||||||
| 12 | business, or any agent or other representative operating  | ||||||
| 13 | within this State under the authority of the retailer or its  | ||||||
| 14 | subsidiary, irrespective of whether such place of business or  | ||||||
| 15 | agent or other representative is located here permanently or  | ||||||
| 16 | temporarily, or whether such retailer or subsidiary is  | ||||||
| 17 | licensed to do business in this State. | ||||||
| 18 |     (n) "Service address" means the location of  | ||||||
| 19 | telecommunications equipment from which the telecommunications  | ||||||
| 20 | services are originated or at which telecommunications  | ||||||
| 21 | services are received by a taxpayer. In the event this may not  | ||||||
| 22 | be a defined location, as in the case of mobile phones, paging  | ||||||
| 23 | systems, maritime systems, "service address" means the  | ||||||
| 24 | customer's place of primary use as defined in the Mobile  | ||||||
| 25 | Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity Act. For air-to-ground  | ||||||
| 26 | systems and the like, "service address" shall mean the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | location of a taxpayer's primary use of the telecommunications  | ||||||
| 2 | equipment as defined by telephone number, authorization code,  | ||||||
| 3 | or location in Illinois where bills are sent. | ||||||
| 4 |     (o) "Prepaid telephone calling arrangements" mean the  | ||||||
| 5 | right to exclusively purchase telephone or telecommunications  | ||||||
| 6 | services that must be paid for in advance and enable the  | ||||||
| 7 | origination of one or more intrastate, interstate, or  | ||||||
| 8 | international telephone calls or other telecommunications  | ||||||
| 9 | using an access number, an authorization code, or both,  | ||||||
| 10 | whether manually or electronically dialed, for which payment  | ||||||
| 11 | to a retailer must be made in advance, provided that, unless  | ||||||
| 12 | recharged, no further service is provided once that prepaid  | ||||||
| 13 | amount of service has been consumed. Prepaid telephone calling  | ||||||
| 14 | arrangements include the recharge of a prepaid calling  | ||||||
| 15 | arrangement. For purposes of this subsection, "recharge" means  | ||||||
| 16 | the purchase of additional prepaid telephone or  | ||||||
| 17 | telecommunications services whether or not the purchaser  | ||||||
| 18 | acquires a different access number or authorization code.  | ||||||
| 19 | "Prepaid telephone calling arrangement" does not include an  | ||||||
| 20 | arrangement whereby a customer purchases a payment card and  | ||||||
| 21 | pursuant to which the service provider reflects the amount of  | ||||||
| 22 | such purchase as a credit on an invoice issued to that customer  | ||||||
| 23 | under an existing subscription plan. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22;  | ||||||
| 25 | 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; 103-595, eff. 6-26-24; revised  | ||||||
| 26 | 10-21-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 330. The Telecommunications Infrastructure  | ||||||
| 2 | Maintenance Fee Act is amended by changing Section 10 as  | ||||||
| 3 | follows:
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| 4 |     (35 ILCS 635/10) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:     | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) "Gross charges" means the amount paid to a  | ||||||
| 7 | telecommunications retailer for the act or privilege of  | ||||||
| 8 | originating or receiving telecommunications in this State and  | ||||||
| 9 | for all services rendered in connection therewith, valued in  | ||||||
| 10 | money whether paid in money or otherwise, including cash,  | ||||||
| 11 | credits, services, and property of every kind or nature, and  | ||||||
| 12 | shall be determined without any deduction on account of the  | ||||||
| 13 | cost of such telecommunications, the cost of the materials  | ||||||
| 14 | used, labor or service costs, or any other expense whatsoever.  | ||||||
| 15 | In case credit is extended, the amount thereof shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | included only as and when paid. "Gross charges" for private  | ||||||
| 17 | line service shall include charges imposed at each channel  | ||||||
| 18 | termination point within this State, charges for the channel  | ||||||
| 19 | mileage between each channel termination point within this  | ||||||
| 20 | State, and charges for that portion of the interstate  | ||||||
| 21 | inter-office channel provided within Illinois. Charges for  | ||||||
| 22 | that portion of the interstate inter-office channel provided  | ||||||
| 23 | in Illinois shall be determined by the retailer as follows:  | ||||||
| 24 | (i) for interstate inter-office channels having 2 channel  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | termination points, only one of which is in Illinois, 50% of  | ||||||
| 2 | the total charge imposed; or (ii) for interstate inter-office  | ||||||
| 3 | channels having more than 2 channel termination points, one or  | ||||||
| 4 | more of which are in Illinois, an amount equal to the total  | ||||||
| 5 | charge multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the  | ||||||
| 6 | number of channel termination points within Illinois and the  | ||||||
| 7 | denominator of which is the total number of channel  | ||||||
| 8 | termination points. Prior to January 1, 2004, any method  | ||||||
| 9 | consistent with this paragraph or other method that reasonably  | ||||||
| 10 | apportions the total charges for interstate inter-office  | ||||||
| 11 | channels among the states in which channel terminations points  | ||||||
| 12 | are located shall be accepted as a reasonable method to  | ||||||
| 13 | determine the charges for that portion of the interstate  | ||||||
| 14 | inter-office channel provided within Illinois for that period.  | ||||||
| 15 | However, "gross charges" shall not include any of the  | ||||||
| 16 | following: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Any amounts added to a purchaser's bill because of  | ||||||
| 18 |  a charge made under: (i) the fee imposed by this Section,  | ||||||
| 19 |  (ii) additional charges added to a purchaser's bill under  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 9-221 or 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act, (iii)  | ||||||
| 21 |  the tax imposed by the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act,  | ||||||
| 22 |  (iv) 911 surcharges, (v) the tax imposed by Section 4251  | ||||||
| 23 |  of the Internal Revenue Code, or (vi) the tax imposed by  | ||||||
| 24 |  the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) Charges for a sent collect telecommunication  | ||||||
| 26 |  received outside of this State. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) Charges for leased time on equipment or charges  | ||||||
| 2 |  for the storage of data or information or subsequent  | ||||||
| 3 |  retrieval or the processing of data or information  | ||||||
| 4 |  intended to change its form or content. Such equipment  | ||||||
| 5 |  includes, but is not limited to, the use of calculators,  | ||||||
| 6 |  computers, data processing equipment, tabulating  | ||||||
| 7 |  equipment, or accounting equipment and also includes the  | ||||||
| 8 |  usage of computers under a time-sharing agreement. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) Charges for customer equipment, including such  | ||||||
| 10 |  equipment that is leased or rented by the customer from  | ||||||
| 11 |  any source, wherein such charges are disaggregated and  | ||||||
| 12 |  separately identified from other charges. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) Charges to business enterprises certified under  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 9-222.1 of the Public Utilities Act to the extent  | ||||||
| 15 |  of such exemption and during the period of time specified  | ||||||
| 16 |  by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. | ||||||
| 17 |         (5.1) Charges to business enterprises certified under  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section 95 of the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in  | ||||||
| 19 |  Illinois Act, to the extent of the exemption and during  | ||||||
| 20 |  the period of time specified by the Department of Commerce  | ||||||
| 21 |  and Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (5.2) Charges to business enterprises certified under  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section 110-95 of the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for  | ||||||
| 24 |  Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act, to the extent of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  exemption and during the period of time specified by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5.3) Charges to entities certified under Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  605-1115 of the Department of Commerce and Economic  | ||||||
| 3 |  Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of  | ||||||
| 4 |  Illinois to the extent of the exemption and during the  | ||||||
| 5 |  period of time specified by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 6 |  Economic Opportunity.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) Charges for telecommunications and all services  | ||||||
| 8 |  and equipment provided in connection therewith between a  | ||||||
| 9 |  parent corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries or  | ||||||
| 10 |  between wholly owned subsidiaries, and only to the extent  | ||||||
| 11 |  that the charges between the parent corporation and wholly  | ||||||
| 12 |  owned subsidiaries or between wholly owned subsidiaries  | ||||||
| 13 |  represent expense allocation between the corporations and  | ||||||
| 14 |  not the generation of profit other than a regulatory  | ||||||
| 15 |  required profit for the corporation rendering such  | ||||||
| 16 |  services. | ||||||
| 17 |         (7) Bad debts ("bad debt" means any portion of a debt  | ||||||
| 18 |  that is related to a sale at retail for which gross charges  | ||||||
| 19 |  are not otherwise deductible or excludable that has become  | ||||||
| 20 |  worthless or uncollectible, as determined under applicable  | ||||||
| 21 |  federal income tax standards; if the portion of the debt  | ||||||
| 22 |  deemed to be bad is subsequently paid, the retailer shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  report and pay the tax on that portion during the  | ||||||
| 24 |  reporting period in which the payment is made). | ||||||
| 25 |         (8) Charges paid by inserting coins in coin-operated  | ||||||
| 26 |  telecommunication devices. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (9) Charges for nontaxable services or  | ||||||
| 2 |  telecommunications if (i) those charges are aggregated  | ||||||
| 3 |  with other charges for telecommunications that are  | ||||||
| 4 |  taxable, (ii) those charges are not separately stated on  | ||||||
| 5 |  the customer bill or invoice, and (iii) the retailer can  | ||||||
| 6 |  reasonably identify the nontaxable charges on the  | ||||||
| 7 |  retailer's books and records kept in the regular course of  | ||||||
| 8 |  business. If the nontaxable charges cannot reasonably be  | ||||||
| 9 |  identified, the gross charge from the sale of both taxable  | ||||||
| 10 |  and nontaxable services or telecommunications billed on a  | ||||||
| 11 |  combined basis shall be attributed to the taxable services  | ||||||
| 12 |  or telecommunications. The burden of proving nontaxable  | ||||||
| 13 |  charges shall be on the retailer of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  telecommunications. | ||||||
| 15 |     (a-5) "Department" means the Illinois Department of  | ||||||
| 16 | Revenue. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) "Telecommunications" includes, but is not limited to,  | ||||||
| 18 | messages or information transmitted through use of local,  | ||||||
| 19 | toll, and wide area telephone service, channel services,  | ||||||
| 20 | telegraph services, teletypewriter service, computer exchange  | ||||||
| 21 | services, private line services, specialized mobile radio  | ||||||
| 22 | services, or any other transmission of messages or information  | ||||||
| 23 | by electronic or similar means, between or among points by  | ||||||
| 24 | wire, cable, fiber optics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite,  | ||||||
| 25 | or similar facilities. Unless the context clearly requires  | ||||||
| 26 | otherwise, "telecommunications" shall also include wireless  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | telecommunications as hereinafter defined.  | ||||||
| 2 | "Telecommunications" shall not include value added services in  | ||||||
| 3 | which computer processing applications are used to act on the  | ||||||
| 4 | form, content, code, and protocol of the information for  | ||||||
| 5 | purposes other than transmission. "Telecommunications" shall  | ||||||
| 6 | not include purchase of telecommunications by a  | ||||||
| 7 | telecommunications service provider for use as a component  | ||||||
| 8 | part of the service provided by him or her to the ultimate  | ||||||
| 9 | retail consumer who originates or terminates the end-to-end  | ||||||
| 10 | communications. Retailer access charges, right of access  | ||||||
| 11 | charges, charges for use of intercompany facilities, and all  | ||||||
| 12 | telecommunications resold in the subsequent provision and used  | ||||||
| 13 | as a component of, or integrated into, end-to-end  | ||||||
| 14 | telecommunications service shall not be included in gross  | ||||||
| 15 | charges as sales for resale. "Telecommunications" shall not  | ||||||
| 16 | include the provision of cable services through a cable system  | ||||||
| 17 | as defined in the Cable Communications Act of 1984 (47 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 18 | Sections 521 and following) as now or hereafter amended or  | ||||||
| 19 | through an open video system as defined in the Rules of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Federal Communications Commission (47 C.D.F. 76.1550 and  | ||||||
| 21 | following) as now or hereafter amended. Beginning January 1,  | ||||||
| 22 | 2001, prepaid telephone calling arrangements shall not be  | ||||||
| 23 | considered "telecommunications" subject to the tax imposed  | ||||||
| 24 | under this Act. For purposes of this Section, "prepaid  | ||||||
| 25 | telephone calling arrangements" means that term as defined in  | ||||||
| 26 | Section 2-27 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) "Wireless telecommunications" includes cellular mobile  | ||||||
| 2 | telephone services, personal wireless services as defined in  | ||||||
| 3 | Section 704(C) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public  | ||||||
| 4 | Law No. 104-104) as now or hereafter amended, including all  | ||||||
| 5 | commercial mobile radio services, and paging services. | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) "Telecommunications retailer" or "retailer" or  | ||||||
| 7 | "carrier" means and includes every person engaged in the  | ||||||
| 8 | business of making sales of telecommunications at retail as  | ||||||
| 9 | defined in this Section. The Department may, in its  | ||||||
| 10 | discretion, upon applications, authorize the collection of the  | ||||||
| 11 | fee hereby imposed by any retailer not maintaining a place of  | ||||||
| 12 | business within this State, who, to the satisfaction of the  | ||||||
| 13 | Department, furnishes adequate security to insure collection  | ||||||
| 14 | and payment of the fee. When so authorized, it shall be the  | ||||||
| 15 | duty of such retailer to pay the fee upon all of the gross  | ||||||
| 16 | charges for telecommunications in the same manner and subject  | ||||||
| 17 | to the same requirements as a retailer maintaining a place of  | ||||||
| 18 | business within this State. | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) "Retailer maintaining a place of business in this  | ||||||
| 20 | State", or any like term, means and includes any retailer  | ||||||
| 21 | having or maintaining within this State, directly or by a  | ||||||
| 22 | subsidiary, an office, distribution facilities, transmission  | ||||||
| 23 | facilities, sales office, warehouse, or other place of  | ||||||
| 24 | business, or any agent or other representative operating  | ||||||
| 25 | within this State under the authority of the retailer or its  | ||||||
| 26 | subsidiary, irrespective of whether such place of business or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | agent or other representative is located here permanently or  | ||||||
| 2 | temporarily, or whether such retailer or subsidiary is  | ||||||
| 3 | licensed to do business in this State. | ||||||
| 4 |     (f) "Sale of telecommunications at retail" means the  | ||||||
| 5 | transmitting, supplying, or furnishing of telecommunications  | ||||||
| 6 | and all services rendered in connection therewith for a  | ||||||
| 7 | consideration, other than between a parent corporation and its  | ||||||
| 8 | wholly owned subsidiaries or between wholly owned  | ||||||
| 9 | subsidiaries, when the gross charge made by one such  | ||||||
| 10 | corporation to another such corporation is not greater than  | ||||||
| 11 | the gross charge paid to the retailer for their use or  | ||||||
| 12 | consumption and not for sale. | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) "Service address" means the location of  | ||||||
| 14 | telecommunications equipment from which telecommunications  | ||||||
| 15 | services are originated or at which telecommunications  | ||||||
| 16 | services are received. If this is not a defined location, as in  | ||||||
| 17 | the case of wireless telecommunications, paging systems,  | ||||||
| 18 | maritime systems, "service address" means the customer's place  | ||||||
| 19 | of primary use as defined in the Mobile Telecommunications  | ||||||
| 20 | Sourcing Conformity Act. For air-to-ground systems, and the  | ||||||
| 21 | like, "service address" shall mean the location of the  | ||||||
| 22 | customer's primary use of the telecommunications equipment as  | ||||||
| 23 | defined by the location in Illinois where bills are sent. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; 103-595, eff. 6-26-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 10-21-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 335. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 2 | changing Sections 9-169.2, 13-309, 13-310, and 15-112 as  | ||||||
| 3 | follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (40 ILCS 5/9-169.2) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 9-169.2. Minimum required employer contribution. The  | ||||||
| 6 | minimum required employer contribution for a specified year,  | ||||||
| 7 | as set forth in the annual actuarial report required under  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 9-169.1, shall be the amount determined by the Fund's  | ||||||
| 9 | actuary to be equal to the sum of: (i) the projected normal  | ||||||
| 10 | cost for pensions for that fiscal year based on the entry age  | ||||||
| 11 | actuarial cost method, plus (ii) a projected unfunded  | ||||||
| 12 | actuarial accrued liability amortization payment for pensions  | ||||||
| 13 | for the fiscal year, plus (iii) projected expenses for that  | ||||||
| 14 | fiscal year, plus (iv) interest to adjust for payment pattern  | ||||||
| 15 | during the fiscal year, less (v) projected employee  | ||||||
| 16 | contributions for that fiscal year. | ||||||
| 17 |     The minimum required employer contribution for the next  | ||||||
| 18 | year shall be submitted annually by the county on or before  | ||||||
| 19 | June 14 of each year unless another time frame is agreed upon  | ||||||
| 20 | by the county and the Fund.  | ||||||
| 21 |     For the purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 22 |     "5-Year smoothed actuarial value of assets" means the  | ||||||
| 23 | value of assets as determined by a method that spreads the  | ||||||
| 24 | effect of each year's investment return in excess of or below  | ||||||
| 25 | the expected return. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Entry age actuarial cost method" means a method of  | ||||||
| 2 | determining the normal cost and is determined as a level  | ||||||
| 3 | percentage of pay that, if paid from entry age to the assumed  | ||||||
| 4 | retirement age, assuming all the actuarial assumptions are  | ||||||
| 5 | exactly met by experience and no changes in assumptions or  | ||||||
| 6 | benefit provisions, would accumulate to a fund sufficient to  | ||||||
| 7 | pay all benefits provided by the Fund. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Layered amortization" means a technique that separately  | ||||||
| 9 | layers the different components of the unfunded actuarial  | ||||||
| 10 | accrued liabilities to be amortized over a fixed period not to  | ||||||
| 11 | exceed 30 years. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Projected expenses" means the projected administrative  | ||||||
| 13 | expenses for the cost of administering administrating the  | ||||||
| 14 | Fund. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Projected normal costs for pensions" means the cost of  | ||||||
| 16 | the benefits that accrue during the year for active members  | ||||||
| 17 | under the entry age actuarial cost method. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Unfunded actuarial accrued liability amortization  | ||||||
| 19 | payment" means the annual contribution equal to the difference  | ||||||
| 20 | between the values of assets and the accrued liabilities of  | ||||||
| 21 | the plan, calculated by an actuary, needed to amortize the  | ||||||
| 22 | Fund's liabilities over a period of 30 years starting in 2017,  | ||||||
| 23 | with layered amortization of the Fund's unexpected unfunded  | ||||||
| 24 | actuarial accrued liability amortization payment following  | ||||||
| 25 | 2017 in periods of 30 years, with amortization payments  | ||||||
| 26 | increasing 2% per year, and reflecting a discount rate for all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | liabilities consistent with the assumed investment rate of  | ||||||
| 2 | return on fund assets and a 5-year smoothed actuarial value of  | ||||||
| 3 | assets. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-529, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-17-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (40 ILCS 5/13-309)    (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-309) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 13-309. Duty disability benefit.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) Any employee who becomes disabled, which disability is  | ||||||
| 8 | the result of an injury or illness compensable under the  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Workers' Compensation Act or the Illinois Workers'  | ||||||
| 10 | Occupational Diseases Act, is entitled to a duty disability  | ||||||
| 11 | benefit during the period of disability for which the employee  | ||||||
| 12 | does not receive any part of salary, or any part of a  | ||||||
| 13 | retirement annuity under this Article; except that in the case  | ||||||
| 14 | of an employee who first enters service on or after June 13,  | ||||||
| 15 | 1997 and becomes disabled before August 18, 2005 (the  | ||||||
| 16 | effective date of Public Act 94-621), a duty disability  | ||||||
| 17 | benefit is not payable for the first 3 days of disability that  | ||||||
| 18 | would otherwise be payable under this Section if the  | ||||||
| 19 | disability does not continue for at least 11 additional days.  | ||||||
| 20 | The changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-621 are  | ||||||
| 21 | prospective only and do not entitle an employee to a duty  | ||||||
| 22 | disability benefit for the first 3 days of any disability that  | ||||||
| 23 | occurred before that effective date and did not continue for  | ||||||
| 24 | at least 11 additional days. This benefit shall be 75% of  | ||||||
| 25 | salary at the date disability begins. However, if the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | disability in any measure resulted from any physical defect or  | ||||||
| 2 | disease which existed at the time such injury was sustained or  | ||||||
| 3 | such illness commenced, the duty disability benefit shall be  | ||||||
| 4 | 50% of salary. | ||||||
| 5 |     Unless the employer acknowledges that the disability is a  | ||||||
| 6 | result of injury or illness compensable under the Workers'  | ||||||
| 7 | Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act,  | ||||||
| 8 | the duty disability benefit shall not be payable until the  | ||||||
| 9 | issue of compensability under those Acts is finally  | ||||||
| 10 | adjudicated. The period of disability shall be as determined  | ||||||
| 11 | by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or  | ||||||
| 12 | acknowledged by the employer. | ||||||
| 13 |     An employee in service before June 13, 1997 shall also  | ||||||
| 14 | receive a child's disability benefit during the period of  | ||||||
| 15 | disability of $10 per month for each unmarried natural or  | ||||||
| 16 | adopted child of the employee under 18 years of age.  | ||||||
| 17 |     The first payment shall be made not later than one month  | ||||||
| 18 | after the benefit is granted, and subsequent payments shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | made at least monthly. The Board shall by rule prescribe for  | ||||||
| 20 | the payment of such benefits on the basis of the amount of  | ||||||
| 21 | salary lost during the period of disability. | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) The benefit shall be allowed only if all of the  | ||||||
| 23 | following requirements are met by the employee: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) Application is made to the Board. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) A medical report is submitted by at least one  | ||||||
| 26 |  licensed health care professional as part of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  employee's application. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) The employee is examined by at least one licensed  | ||||||
| 3 |  health care professional appointed by the Board and found  | ||||||
| 4 |  to be in a disabled physical condition and shall be  | ||||||
| 5 |  re-examined at least annually thereafter during the  | ||||||
| 6 |  continuance of disability. The employee need not be  | ||||||
| 7 |  examined by a licensed health care professional appointed  | ||||||
| 8 |  by the Board if the attorney for the district certifies in  | ||||||
| 9 |  writing that the employee is entitled to receive  | ||||||
| 10 |  compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act or the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. The Board may require  | ||||||
| 12 |  other evidence of disability.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (c) The benefit shall terminate when: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) The employee returns to work or receives a  | ||||||
| 15 |  retirement annuity paid wholly or in part under this  | ||||||
| 16 |  Article; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) The disability ceases; | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) The employee attains age 65, but if the employee  | ||||||
| 19 |  becomes disabled at age 60 or later, benefits may be  | ||||||
| 20 |  extended for a period of no more than 5 years after  | ||||||
| 21 |  disablement; | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) The employee (i) refuses to submit to reasonable  | ||||||
| 23 |  examinations by licensed health care professionals  | ||||||
| 24 |  appointed by the Board, (ii) fails or refuses to consent  | ||||||
| 25 |  to and sign an authorization allowing the Board to receive  | ||||||
| 26 |  copies of or to examine the employee's medical and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  hospital records, or (iii) fails or refuses to provide  | ||||||
| 2 |  complete information regarding any other employment for  | ||||||
| 3 |  compensation he or she has received since becoming  | ||||||
| 4 |  disabled; or | ||||||
| 5 |         (5) The employee willfully and continuously refuses to  | ||||||
| 6 |  follow medical advice and treatment to enable the employee  | ||||||
| 7 |  to return to work. However, this provision does not apply  | ||||||
| 8 |  to an employee who relies in good faith on treatment by  | ||||||
| 9 |  prayer through spiritual means alone in accordance with  | ||||||
| 10 |  the tenets and practice of a recognized church or  | ||||||
| 11 |  religious denomination, by a duly accredited practitioner  | ||||||
| 12 |  thereof. | ||||||
| 13 |     In the case of a duty disability recipient who returns to  | ||||||
| 14 | work, the employee must make application to the Retirement  | ||||||
| 15 | Board within 2 years from the date the employee last received  | ||||||
| 16 | duty disability benefits in order to become again entitled to  | ||||||
| 17 | duty disability benefits based on the injury for which a duty  | ||||||
| 18 | disability benefit was theretofore paid. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-523, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-17-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (40 ILCS 5/13-310)    (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-310) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 13-310. Ordinary disability benefit.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) Any employee who becomes disabled as the result of any  | ||||||
| 23 | cause other than injury or illness incurred in the performance  | ||||||
| 24 | of duty for the employer or any other employer, or while  | ||||||
| 25 | engaged in self-employment activities, shall be entitled to an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | ordinary disability benefit. The eligible period for this  | ||||||
| 2 | benefit shall be 25% of the employee's total actual service  | ||||||
| 3 | prior to the date of disability with a cumulative maximum  | ||||||
| 4 | period of 5 years. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) The benefit shall be allowed only if the employee  | ||||||
| 6 | files an application in writing with the Board, and a medical  | ||||||
| 7 | report is submitted by at least one licensed health care  | ||||||
| 8 | professional as part of the employee's application. | ||||||
| 9 |     The benefit is not payable for any disability which begins  | ||||||
| 10 | during any period of unpaid leave of absence. No benefit shall  | ||||||
| 11 | be allowed for any period of disability prior to 30 days before  | ||||||
| 12 | application is made, unless the Board finds good cause for the  | ||||||
| 13 | delay in filing the application. The benefit shall not be paid  | ||||||
| 14 | during any period for which the employee receives or is  | ||||||
| 15 | entitled to receive any part of salary. | ||||||
| 16 |     The benefit is not payable for any disability which begins  | ||||||
| 17 | during any period of absence from duty other than allowable  | ||||||
| 18 | vacation time in any calendar year. An employee whose  | ||||||
| 19 | disability begins during any such ineligible period of absence  | ||||||
| 20 | from service may not receive benefits until the employee  | ||||||
| 21 | recovers from the disability and is in service for at least 15  | ||||||
| 22 | consecutive working days after such recovery. | ||||||
| 23 |     In the case of an employee who first enters service on or  | ||||||
| 24 | after June 13, 1997, an ordinary disability benefit is not  | ||||||
| 25 | payable for the first 3 days of disability that would  | ||||||
| 26 | otherwise be payable under this Section if the disability does  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | not continue for at least 11 additional days. | ||||||
| 2 |     Beginning on August 18, 2005 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 3 | Act 94-621) this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly,  | ||||||
| 4 | an employee who first entered service on or after June 13, 1997  | ||||||
| 5 | is also eligible for ordinary disability benefits on the 31st  | ||||||
| 6 | day after the last day worked, provided all sick leave is  | ||||||
| 7 | exhausted.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (c) The benefit shall be 50% of the employee's salary at  | ||||||
| 9 | the date of disability, and shall terminate when the earliest  | ||||||
| 10 | of the following occurs: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) The employee returns to work or receives a  | ||||||
| 12 |  retirement annuity paid wholly or in part under this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Article; | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) The disability ceases; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) The employee willfully and continuously refuses to  | ||||||
| 16 |  follow medical advice and treatment to enable the employee  | ||||||
| 17 |  to return to work. However, this provision does not apply  | ||||||
| 18 |  to an employee who relies in good faith on treatment by  | ||||||
| 19 |  prayer through spiritual means alone in accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 |  the tenets and practice of a recognized church or  | ||||||
| 21 |  religious denomination, by a duly accredited practitioner  | ||||||
| 22 |  thereof; | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) The employee (i) refuses to submit to a reasonable  | ||||||
| 24 |  physical examination within 30 days of application by a  | ||||||
| 25 |  licensed health care professional appointed by the Board,  | ||||||
| 26 |  (ii) in the case of chronic alcoholism, the employee  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  refuses to join a rehabilitation program licensed by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Department of Public Health of the State of Illinois and  | ||||||
| 3 |  certified by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of  | ||||||
| 4 |  Hospitals, (iii) fails or refuses to consent to and sign  | ||||||
| 5 |  an authorization allowing the Board to receive copies of  | ||||||
| 6 |  or to examine the employee's medical and hospital records,  | ||||||
| 7 |  or (iv) fails or refuses to provide complete information  | ||||||
| 8 |  regarding any other employment for compensation he or she  | ||||||
| 9 |  has received since becoming disabled; or | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) The eligibility eligible period for this benefit  | ||||||
| 11 |  has been exhausted. | ||||||
| 12 |     The first payment of the benefit shall be made not later  | ||||||
| 13 | than one month after the same has been granted, and subsequent  | ||||||
| 14 | payments shall be made at least monthly. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 102-210, eff. 7-30-21; 103-523, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 16 | revised 7-17-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (40 ILCS 5/15-112)    (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-112) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 15-112. Final rate of earnings. "Final rate of  | ||||||
| 19 | earnings": | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) This subsection (a) applies only to a Tier 1 member.  | ||||||
| 21 |     For an employee who is paid on an hourly basis or who  | ||||||
| 22 | receives an annual salary in installments during 12 months of  | ||||||
| 23 | each academic year, the average annual earnings during the 48  | ||||||
| 24 | consecutive calendar month period ending with the last day of  | ||||||
| 25 | final termination of employment or the 4 consecutive academic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | years of service in which the employee's earnings were the  | ||||||
| 2 | highest, whichever is greater. For any other employee, the  | ||||||
| 3 | average annual earnings during the 4 consecutive academic  | ||||||
| 4 | years of service in which his or her earnings were the highest.  | ||||||
| 5 | For an employee with less than 48 months or 4 consecutive  | ||||||
| 6 | academic years of service, the average earnings during his or  | ||||||
| 7 | her entire period of service. The earnings of an employee with  | ||||||
| 8 | more than 36 months of service under item (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 9 | 15-113.1 prior to the date of becoming a participant are, for  | ||||||
| 10 | such period, considered equal to the average earnings during  | ||||||
| 11 | the last 36 months of such service. | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) This subsection (b) applies to a Tier 2 member. | ||||||
| 13 |     For an employee who is paid on an hourly basis or who  | ||||||
| 14 | receives an annual salary in installments during 12 months of  | ||||||
| 15 | each academic year, the average annual earnings obtained by  | ||||||
| 16 | dividing by 8 the total earnings of the employee during the 96  | ||||||
| 17 | consecutive months in which the total earnings were the  | ||||||
| 18 | highest within the last 120 months prior to termination. | ||||||
| 19 |     For any other employee, the average annual earnings during  | ||||||
| 20 | the 8 consecutive academic years within the 10 years prior to  | ||||||
| 21 | termination in which the employee's earnings were the highest.  | ||||||
| 22 | For an employee with less than 96 consecutive months or 8  | ||||||
| 23 | consecutive academic years of service, whichever is necessary,  | ||||||
| 24 | the average earnings during his or her entire period of  | ||||||
| 25 | service.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (c) For an employee on leave of absence with pay, or on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | leave of absence without pay who makes contributions during  | ||||||
| 2 | such leave, earnings are assumed to be equal to the basic  | ||||||
| 3 | compensation on the date the leave began. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) For an employee on disability leave, earnings are  | ||||||
| 5 | assumed to be equal to the basic compensation on the date  | ||||||
| 6 | disability occurs or the average earnings during the 24 months  | ||||||
| 7 | immediately preceding the month in which disability occurs,  | ||||||
| 8 | whichever is greater. | ||||||
| 9 |     (e) For a Tier 1 member who retires on or after August 22,  | ||||||
| 10 | 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 90-511) this amendatory  | ||||||
| 11 | Act of 1997 with at least 20 years of service as a firefighter  | ||||||
| 12 | or police officer under this Article, the final rate of  | ||||||
| 13 | earnings shall be the annual rate of earnings received by the  | ||||||
| 14 | participant on his or her last day as a firefighter or police  | ||||||
| 15 | officer under this Article, if that is greater than the final  | ||||||
| 16 | rate of earnings as calculated under the other provisions of  | ||||||
| 17 | this Section. | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) If a Tier 1 member is an employee for at least 6 months  | ||||||
| 19 | during the academic year in which his or her employment is  | ||||||
| 20 | terminated, the annual final rate of earnings shall be 25% of  | ||||||
| 21 | the sum of (1) the annual basic compensation for that year, and  | ||||||
| 22 | (2) the amount earned during the 36 months immediately  | ||||||
| 23 | preceding that year, if this is greater than the final rate of  | ||||||
| 24 | earnings as calculated under the other provisions of this  | ||||||
| 25 | Section. | ||||||
| 26 |     (g) In the determination of the final rate of earnings for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | an employee, that part of an employee's earnings for any  | ||||||
| 2 | academic year beginning after June 30, 1997, which exceeds the  | ||||||
| 3 | employee's earnings with that employer for the preceding year  | ||||||
| 4 | by more than 20% 20 percent shall be excluded; in the event  | ||||||
| 5 | that an employee has more than one employer this limitation  | ||||||
| 6 | shall be calculated separately for the earnings with each  | ||||||
| 7 | employer. In making such calculation, only the basic  | ||||||
| 8 | compensation of employees shall be considered, without regard  | ||||||
| 9 | to vacation or overtime or to contracts for summer employment.  | ||||||
| 10 | Beginning September 1, 2024, this subsection (g) also applies  | ||||||
| 11 | to an employee who has been employed at 1/2 time or less for 3  | ||||||
| 12 | or more years.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (h) The following are not considered as earnings in  | ||||||
| 14 | determining the final rate of earnings: (1) severance or  | ||||||
| 15 | separation pay, (2) retirement pay, (3) payment for unused  | ||||||
| 16 | sick leave, and (4) payments from an employer for the period  | ||||||
| 17 | used in determining the final rate of earnings for any purpose  | ||||||
| 18 | other than (i) services rendered, (ii) leave of absence or  | ||||||
| 19 | vacation granted during that period, and (iii) vacation of up  | ||||||
| 20 | to 56 work days allowed upon termination of employment; except  | ||||||
| 21 | that, if the benefit has been collectively bargained between  | ||||||
| 22 | the employer and the recognized collective bargaining agent  | ||||||
| 23 | pursuant to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,  | ||||||
| 24 | payment received during a period of up to 2 academic years for  | ||||||
| 25 | unused sick leave may be considered as earnings in accordance  | ||||||
| 26 | with the applicable collective bargaining agreement, subject  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the 20% increase limitation of this Section. Any unused  | ||||||
| 2 | sick leave considered as earnings under this Section shall not  | ||||||
| 3 | be taken into account in calculating service credit under  | ||||||
| 4 | Section 15-113.4. | ||||||
| 5 |     (i) Intermittent periods of service shall be considered as  | ||||||
| 6 | consecutive in determining the final rate of earnings. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-548, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-18-24.)
 | ||||||
| 8 |     Section 340. The Revenue Anticipation Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 9 | changing Section 3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (50 ILCS 425/3)    (from Ch. 85, par. 831-3) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 3. Notes issued under this Act shall be due not more  | ||||||
| 12 | than 12 months from the date of issue and shall be payable in  | ||||||
| 13 | accordance with the resolution adopted by the governing body  | ||||||
| 14 | providing for the issuance of the notes or warrants. Notes  | ||||||
| 15 | issued under this Act shall bear interest at not more than the  | ||||||
| 16 | maximum interest rate allowed by the Bond Authorization Act     | ||||||
| 17 | "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 18 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 19 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 20 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended, payable annually or  | ||||||
| 21 | semi-annually or at the time of payment of principal. The  | ||||||
| 22 | interest to the due date of the note may be represented by  | ||||||
| 23 | appropriate coupons and be executed by the facsimile signature  | ||||||
| 24 | of the appropriate treasurer. No notes shall be issued under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Act after the revenue to be anticipated is delinquent. No  | ||||||
| 2 | notes shall be issued or sold, unless such issuance and sale is  | ||||||
| 3 | authorized by a vote of at least two-thirds 2/3 of the members  | ||||||
| 4 | elected to the governing body. The notes shall be sold to the  | ||||||
| 5 | highest responsible bidder after due advertisement and public  | ||||||
| 6 | opening of bids. The governing body may authorize notes to be  | ||||||
| 7 | issued and sold from time to time and in such amounts as the  | ||||||
| 8 | appropriate treasurer deems necessary to provide funds to pay  | ||||||
| 9 | obligations due or to accrue within the then fiscal year. | ||||||
| 10 |     Notes issued under this Act shall be received by any  | ||||||
| 11 | collector of revenues against which they are issued at par  | ||||||
| 12 | plus accrued interest, and, when so received, shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | cancelled with the same effect as though paid pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 14 | Act. | ||||||
| 15 |     Such notes shall be signed by the presiding officer of the  | ||||||
| 16 | governing body and countersigned by the treasurer. Such notes  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be payable to bearer provided that the notes may be  | ||||||
| 18 | registered as to principal in the name of the holder on the  | ||||||
| 19 | books of the treasurer and evidence of such registration shall  | ||||||
| 20 | be endorsed upon the back of notes so registered. After such  | ||||||
| 21 | registration, no transfer shall be made except upon such books  | ||||||
| 22 | and similarly noted on the note unless the last registration  | ||||||
| 23 | was to bearer. Such notes may be re-registered from time to  | ||||||
| 24 | time in the name of the designated holder but such  | ||||||
| 25 | registration shall not affect the negotiability of the coupons  | ||||||
| 26 | attached. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 83-1521; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     Section 345. The Warrants and Jurors Certificates Act is  | ||||||
| 3 | amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (50 ILCS 430/3)    (from Ch. 146 1/2, par. 3) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 3. Each warrant issued under this Act may be made  | ||||||
| 6 | payable at the time fixed in the warrant and shall bear  | ||||||
| 7 | interest, payable only out of the taxes against which it is  | ||||||
| 8 | drawn, at a rate of interest specified in the warrant but not  | ||||||
| 9 | exceeding 7% if issued prior to January 1, 1972, and at the  | ||||||
| 10 | rate of not more than 8% if issued after January 1, 1972 and  | ||||||
| 11 | before November 12, 1981, and at a rate not to exceed the rate  | ||||||
| 12 | permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 13 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 14 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 15 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 16 | now or hereafter amended if issued on or after November 12,  | ||||||
| 17 | 1981, annually from the date of issuance until paid, or until  | ||||||
| 18 | notice is given by publication in a newspaper or otherwise,  | ||||||
| 19 | that the money for its payment is available, and that it will  | ||||||
| 20 | be paid on presentation. All jurors' certificates shall be  | ||||||
| 21 | issued in conformity with this Act. This Act does not apply to  | ||||||
| 22 | school districts, cities, villages, or incorporated towns. For  | ||||||
| 23 | the purposes of this Section, "prime commercial rate" means  | ||||||
| 24 | such prime rate as from time to time is publicly announced by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the largest commercial banking institution located in this  | ||||||
| 2 | State, as measured by total assets. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 4 |     Section 350. The Medical Service Facility Act is amended  | ||||||
| 5 | by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 |     (50 ILCS 450/5)    (from Ch. 85, par. 925) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 5. The resolution authorizing the issuance of such  | ||||||
| 8 | bonds shall specify the total amount of bonds to be issued, the  | ||||||
| 9 | form and denomination of the bonds, the date they are to bear,  | ||||||
| 10 | the place where they are payable, the date or dates of  | ||||||
| 11 | maturity, which shall not be more than 20 years after the date  | ||||||
| 12 | the bonds bear, the rate of interest, which shall not exceed  | ||||||
| 13 | the rate permitted in the Bond Authorization Act, "An Act to  | ||||||
| 14 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 15 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 16 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 17 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended and the dates on which  | ||||||
| 18 | interest is payable. | ||||||
| 19 |     The tax authorized to be levied and collected under this  | ||||||
| 20 | Act shall be extended annually against all the taxable  | ||||||
| 21 | property within the county or municipality, as the case may  | ||||||
| 22 | be, at such a rate that the proceeds of the tax, when combined  | ||||||
| 23 | with the rental income derived from the medical service  | ||||||
| 24 | facility, will be sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | at maturity and to pay the interest thereon as it falls due. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-29-24.)
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| 3 |     Section 355. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended  | ||||||
| 4 | by changing Section 8.2 and by setting forth, renumbering, and  | ||||||
| 5 | changing multiple versions of Section 10.25 as follows:
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| 6 |     (50 ILCS 705/8.2) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 8.2. Part-time law enforcement officers.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) A person hired to serve as a part-time law enforcement  | ||||||
| 9 | officer must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting  | ||||||
| 10 | to the officer's successful completion of the part-time police  | ||||||
| 11 | training course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory  | ||||||
| 12 | completion of a training program of similar content and number  | ||||||
| 13 | of hours that has been found acceptable by the Board under the  | ||||||
| 14 | provisions of this Act; or (iii) a training waiver attesting  | ||||||
| 15 | to the Board's determination that the part-time police  | ||||||
| 16 | training course is unnecessary because of the person's prior  | ||||||
| 17 | law enforcement experience obtained in Illinois, in any other  | ||||||
| 18 | state, or with an agency of the federal government. A person  | ||||||
| 19 | hired on or after March 14, 2002 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 20 | Act 92-533) this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly     | ||||||
| 21 | must obtain this certificate within 18 months after the  | ||||||
| 22 | initial date of hire as a probationary part-time law  | ||||||
| 23 | enforcement officer in the State of Illinois. The probationary  | ||||||
| 24 | part-time law enforcement officer must be enrolled and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | accepted into a Board-approved course within 6 months after  | ||||||
| 2 | active employment by any department in the State. A person  | ||||||
| 3 | hired on or after January 1, 1996 and before March 14, 2002  | ||||||
| 4 | (the effective date of Public Act 92-533) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 5 | of the 92nd General Assembly must obtain this certificate  | ||||||
| 6 | within 18 months after the date of hire. A person hired before  | ||||||
| 7 | January 1, 1996 must obtain this certificate within 24 months  | ||||||
| 8 | after January 1, 1996 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 9 | 89-170) this amendatory Act of 1995. Agencies seeking a  | ||||||
| 10 | reciprocity waiver for training completed outside of Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 | must conduct a thorough background check and provide  | ||||||
| 12 | verification of the officer's prior training. After review and  | ||||||
| 13 | satisfaction of all requested conditions, the officer shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | awarded an equivalency certificate satisfying the requirements  | ||||||
| 15 | of this Section. Within 60 days after January 1, 2024 (the  | ||||||
| 16 | effective date of Public Act 103-389) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 17 | the 103rd General Assembly, the Board shall adopt uniform  | ||||||
| 18 | rules providing for a waiver process for a person previously  | ||||||
| 19 | employed and qualified as a law enforcement or county  | ||||||
| 20 | corrections officer under federal law or the laws of any other  | ||||||
| 21 | state, or who has completed a basic law enforcement officer or  | ||||||
| 22 | correctional officer academy who would be qualified to be  | ||||||
| 23 | employed as a law enforcement officer or correctional officer  | ||||||
| 24 | by the federal government or any other state. These rules  | ||||||
| 25 | shall address the process for evaluating prior training  | ||||||
| 26 | credit, a description and list of the courses typically  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | required for reciprocity candidates to complete prior to  | ||||||
| 2 | taking the exam, and a procedure for employers seeking a  | ||||||
| 3 | pre-activation determination for a reciprocity training  | ||||||
| 4 | waiver. The rules shall provide that any eligible person  | ||||||
| 5 | previously trained as a law enforcement or county corrections  | ||||||
| 6 | officer under federal law or the laws of any other state shall  | ||||||
| 7 | successfully complete the following prior to the approval of a  | ||||||
| 8 | waiver: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) a training program or set of coursework approved  | ||||||
| 10 |  by the Board on the laws of this State relevant to the  | ||||||
| 11 |  duties and training requirements of law enforcement and  | ||||||
| 12 |  county correctional officers; | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) firearms training; and | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) successful passage of the equivalency  | ||||||
| 15 |  certification examination.  | ||||||
| 16 |     The employing agency may seek an extension waiver from the  | ||||||
| 17 | Board extending the period for compliance. An extension waiver  | ||||||
| 18 | shall be issued only for good and justifiable reasons, and the  | ||||||
| 19 | probationary part-time law enforcement officer may not  | ||||||
| 20 | practice as a part-time law enforcement officer during the  | ||||||
| 21 | extension waiver period. If training is required and not  | ||||||
| 22 | completed within the applicable time period, as extended by  | ||||||
| 23 | any waiver that may be granted, then the officer must forfeit  | ||||||
| 24 | the officer's position. | ||||||
| 25 |     An individual who is not certified by the Board or whose  | ||||||
| 26 | certified status is inactive shall not function as a law  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | enforcement officer, be assigned the duties of a law  | ||||||
| 2 | enforcement officer by an agency, or be authorized to carry  | ||||||
| 3 | firearms under the authority of the employer, except that  | ||||||
| 4 | sheriffs who are elected are exempt from the requirement of  | ||||||
| 5 | certified status. Failure to be in accordance with this Act  | ||||||
| 6 | shall cause the officer to forfeit the officer's position. | ||||||
| 7 |     (a-5) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be allowed to complete 6 six months of a part-time police  | ||||||
| 9 | training course and function as a law enforcement officer as  | ||||||
| 10 | permitted by this subsection with a waiver from the Board,  | ||||||
| 11 | provided the part-time law enforcement officer is still  | ||||||
| 12 | enrolled in the training course. If the part-time probationary  | ||||||
| 13 | law enforcement officer withdraws from the course for any  | ||||||
| 14 | reason or does not complete the course within the applicable  | ||||||
| 15 | time period, as extended by any waiver that may be granted,  | ||||||
| 16 | then the officer must forfeit the officer's position. A  | ||||||
| 17 | probationary law enforcement officer must function under the  | ||||||
| 18 | following rules:  | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) A law enforcement agency may not grant a person  | ||||||
| 20 |  status as a law enforcement officer unless the person has  | ||||||
| 21 |  been granted an active law enforcement officer  | ||||||
| 22 |  certification by the Board.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall not be used as a permanent replacement for a  | ||||||
| 25 |  full-time law enforcement officer. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall be directly supervised at all times by a  | ||||||
| 2 |  Board-certified Board certified law enforcement officer.  | ||||||
| 3 |  Direct supervision requires oversight and control with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  supervisor having final decision-making authority as to  | ||||||
| 5 |  the actions of the recruit during duty hours.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) Inactive status. A person who has an inactive law  | ||||||
| 7 | enforcement officer certification has no law enforcement  | ||||||
| 8 | authority. | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) A law enforcement officer's certification becomes  | ||||||
| 10 |  inactive upon termination, resignation, retirement, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  separation from the employing agency for any reason. The  | ||||||
| 12 |  Board shall reactivate re-activate a certification upon  | ||||||
| 13 |  written application from the law enforcement officer's  | ||||||
| 14 |  employing agency that shows the law enforcement officer:  | ||||||
| 15 |  (i) has accepted a part-time law enforcement position with  | ||||||
| 16 |  that a law enforcement agency, (ii) is not the subject of a  | ||||||
| 17 |  decertification proceeding, and (iii) meets all other  | ||||||
| 18 |  criteria for reactivation re-activation required by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Board. | ||||||
| 20 |         The Board may refuse to reactivate re-activate the  | ||||||
| 21 |  certification of a law enforcement officer who was  | ||||||
| 22 |  involuntarily terminated for good cause by the officer's  | ||||||
| 23 |  employing agency for conduct subject to decertification  | ||||||
| 24 |  under this Act or resigned or retired after receiving  | ||||||
| 25 |  notice of a law enforcement agency's investigation. | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) A law enforcement agency may place an officer who  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is currently certified on inactive status by sending a  | ||||||
| 2 |  written request to the Board. A law enforcement officer  | ||||||
| 3 |  whose certificate has been placed on inactive status shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  not function as a law enforcement officer until the  | ||||||
| 5 |  officer has completed any requirements for reactivating  | ||||||
| 6 |  the certificate as required by the Board. A request for  | ||||||
| 7 |  inactive status in this subsection shall be in writing,  | ||||||
| 8 |  accompanied by verifying documentation, and shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  submitted to the Board by the law enforcement officer's  | ||||||
| 10 |  employing agency. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) Certification that has become inactive under  | ||||||
| 12 |  paragraph (2) of this subsection (b), shall be reactivated  | ||||||
| 13 |  by written notice from the law enforcement officer's law  | ||||||
| 14 |  enforcement agency upon a showing that the law enforcement  | ||||||
| 15 |  officer is: (i) employed in a part-time law enforcement  | ||||||
| 16 |  position with the same law enforcement agency, (ii) not  | ||||||
| 17 |  the subject of a decertification proceeding, and (iii)  | ||||||
| 18 |  meets all other criteria for reactivation re-activation     | ||||||
| 19 |  required by the Board. The Board may also establish  | ||||||
| 20 |  special training requirements to be completed as a  | ||||||
| 21 |  condition for reactivation re-activation.  | ||||||
| 22 |         The Board shall review a notice for reactivation from  | ||||||
| 23 |  a law enforcement agency and provide a response within 30  | ||||||
| 24 |  days. The Board may extend this review. A law enforcement  | ||||||
| 25 |  officer shall be allowed to be employed as a part-time law  | ||||||
| 26 |  enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reactivation waiver is under review.  | ||||||
| 2 |         A law enforcement officer who is refused reactivation  | ||||||
| 3 |  or an employing agency of a law enforcement officer who is  | ||||||
| 4 |  refused reactivation under this Section may request a  | ||||||
| 5 |  hearing in accordance with the hearing procedures as  | ||||||
| 6 |  outlined in subsection (h) of Section 6.3 of this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this Section, a  | ||||||
| 8 |  law enforcement officer whose certification has become  | ||||||
| 9 |  inactive under paragraph (2) may have the officer's  | ||||||
| 10 |  employing agency submit a request for a waiver of training  | ||||||
| 11 |  requirements to the Board in writing and accompanied by  | ||||||
| 12 |  any verifying documentation. A grant of a waiver is within  | ||||||
| 13 |  the discretion of the Board. Within 7 days of receiving a  | ||||||
| 14 |  request for a waiver under this section, the Board shall  | ||||||
| 15 |  notify the law enforcement officer and the chief  | ||||||
| 16 |  administrator of the law enforcement officer's employing  | ||||||
| 17 |  agency, whether the request has been granted, denied, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  if the Board will take additional time for information. A  | ||||||
| 19 |  law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer, whose  | ||||||
| 20 |  request for a waiver under this subsection is denied, is  | ||||||
| 21 |  entitled to request a review of the denial by the Board.  | ||||||
| 22 |  The law enforcement agency must request a review within 20  | ||||||
| 23 |  days after the waiver being denied. The burden of proof  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall be on the law enforcement agency to show why the law  | ||||||
| 25 |  enforcement officer is entitled to a waiver of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  legislatively required training and eligibility  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  requirements.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) The part-time police training course referred to in  | ||||||
| 3 | this Section shall be of similar content and the same number of  | ||||||
| 4 | hours as the courses for full-time officers and shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | provided by Mobile Team In-Service Training Units under the  | ||||||
| 6 | Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's In-Service  | ||||||
| 7 | Training Act or by another approved program or facility in a  | ||||||
| 8 | manner prescribed by the Board. | ||||||
| 9 |     (d) Within 14 days, a law enforcement officer shall report  | ||||||
| 10 | to the Board: (1) any name change; (2) any change in  | ||||||
| 11 | employment; or (3) the filing of any criminal indictment or  | ||||||
| 12 | charges against the officer alleging that the officer  | ||||||
| 13 | committed any offense as enumerated in Section 6.1 of this  | ||||||
| 14 | Act. | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) All law enforcement officers must report the  | ||||||
| 16 | completion of the training requirements required in this Act  | ||||||
| 17 | in compliance with Section 8.4 of this Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     (e-1) Each employing agency shall allow and provide an  | ||||||
| 19 | opportunity for a law enforcement officer to complete the  | ||||||
| 20 | requirements in this Act. All mandated training shall be  | ||||||
| 21 | provided for at no cost to the employees. Employees shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | paid for all time spent attending mandated training.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (e-2) Each agency, academy, or training provider shall  | ||||||
| 24 | maintain proof of a law enforcement officer's completion of  | ||||||
| 25 | legislatively required training in a format designated by the  | ||||||
| 26 | Board. The report of training shall be submitted to the Board  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | within 30 days following completion of the training. A copy of  | ||||||
| 2 | the report shall be submitted to the law enforcement officer.  | ||||||
| 3 | Upon receipt of a properly completed report of training, the  | ||||||
| 4 | Board will make the appropriate entry into the training  | ||||||
| 5 | records of the law enforcement officer.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) For the purposes of this Section, the Board shall  | ||||||
| 7 | adopt rules defining what constitutes employment on a  | ||||||
| 8 | part-time basis. | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  | ||||||
| 10 | the changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-694 this  | ||||||
| 11 | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and Public Act  | ||||||
| 12 | 101-652 take effect July 1, 2022.  | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 103-389, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 14 | revised 7-29-24.)
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| 15 |     (50 ILCS 705/10.25) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 10.25. Training; cell phone medical information. The  | ||||||
| 17 | Board shall develop and require each law enforcement officer  | ||||||
| 18 | to participate in training on accessing and utilizing medical  | ||||||
| 19 | information stored in cell phones. The Board may use the  | ||||||
| 20 | program approved under Section 2310-711 of the Department of  | ||||||
| 21 | Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 22 | Administrative Code of Illinois to develop the Board's  | ||||||
| 23 | program. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-939, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 1 |     (50 ILCS 705/10.26) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 10.26 10.25. Training; autism-informed response  | ||||||
| 3 | training course. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) The Board shall develop or approve a course to assist  | ||||||
| 5 | law enforcement officers in identifying and appropriately  | ||||||
| 6 | responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) The Board shall conduct or approve the autism-informed  | ||||||
| 8 | response training course no later than January 1, 2027 (2  | ||||||
| 9 | years after the effective date of Public Act 103-949) this  | ||||||
| 10 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. The Board may  | ||||||
| 11 | consult with the Department of Public Health or Department of  | ||||||
| 12 | Human Services to develop and update the curriculum as needed.  | ||||||
| 13 | The course must include instruction in autism-informed  | ||||||
| 14 | responses, procedures, and techniques, which may include, but  | ||||||
| 15 | are not limited to:  | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an autism  | ||||||
| 17 |  spectrum disorder; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) responding to the needs of a victim with an autism  | ||||||
| 19 |  spectrum disorder; | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) interview and interrogation techniques for an  | ||||||
| 21 |  individual with an autism spectrum disorder; and | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) techniques for differentiating an individual with  | ||||||
| 23 |  an autism spectrum disorder from a person who is being  | ||||||
| 24 |  belligerent and uncooperative. | ||||||
| 25 |     The Board must, within a reasonable amount of time, update  | ||||||
| 26 | this course, from time to time, to conform with national  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | trends and best practices. | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) The Board is encouraged to adopt model policies to  | ||||||
| 3 | assist law enforcement agencies in appropriately responding to  | ||||||
| 4 | individuals with autism spectrum disorders. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 103-949, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 6 |     Section 360. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended  | ||||||
| 7 | by changing Section 7.1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (50 ILCS 750/7.1) | ||||||
| 9 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 7.1. Training. | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) Each 9-1-1 Authority, as well as its answering points,  | ||||||
| 12 | shall ensure its public safety telecommunicators and public  | ||||||
| 13 | safety telecommunicator Supervisors comply with the training,  | ||||||
| 14 | testing, and certification requirements established pursuant  | ||||||
| 15 | to Section 2605-53 of the Illinois Department of State Police  | ||||||
| 16 | Law. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) Each 9-1-1 Authority, as well as its answering points,  | ||||||
| 18 | shall maintain a record regarding its public safety  | ||||||
| 19 | telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator  | ||||||
| 20 | Supervisors compliance with this Section for at least 7 years  | ||||||
| 21 | and shall make the training records available for inspection  | ||||||
| 22 | by the Administrator upon request. | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) Costs incurred for the development of standards,  | ||||||
| 24 | training, testing, and certification shall be expenses paid by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Department from the funds available to the Administrator  | ||||||
| 2 | and the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board under Section 30 of  | ||||||
| 3 | this Act. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of  | ||||||
| 4 | grants or other nonsurcharge funding sources available for  | ||||||
| 5 | this purpose.  | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; revised 10-16-24.)
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| 7 |     Section 365. The Community Emergency Services and Support  | ||||||
| 8 | Act is amended by changing Section 55 as follows:
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| 9 |     (50 ILCS 754/55) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 55. Immunity. The exemptions from civil liability in  | ||||||
| 11 | Section 15.1 of the Emergency Telephone System Systems Act  | ||||||
| 12 | apply to any act or omission in the development, design,  | ||||||
| 13 | installation, operation, maintenance, performance, or  | ||||||
| 14 | provision of service directed by this Act.  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; revised 7-29-24.)
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| 16 |     Section 370. The Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act  | ||||||
| 17 | is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 18 |     (50 ILCS 840/15)    (was 50 ILCS 835/15) | ||||||
| 19 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 15. Regulation of small wireless facilities.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) This Section applies to activities of a wireless  | ||||||
| 22 | provider within or outside rights-of-way. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) Except as provided in this Section, an authority may  | ||||||
| 2 | not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of small  | ||||||
| 3 | wireless facilities. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) Small wireless facilities shall be classified as  | ||||||
| 5 | permitted uses and subject to administrative review in  | ||||||
| 6 | conformance with this Act, except as provided in paragraph (5)  | ||||||
| 7 | of subsection (d) of this Section regarding height exceptions  | ||||||
| 8 | or variances, but not subject to zoning review or approval if  | ||||||
| 9 | they are collocated (i) in rights-of-way in any zone, or (ii)  | ||||||
| 10 | outside rights-of-way in property zoned exclusively for  | ||||||
| 11 | commercial or industrial use. | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) An authority may require an applicant to obtain one or  | ||||||
| 13 | more permits to collocate a small wireless facility. An  | ||||||
| 14 | authority shall receive applications for, process, and issue  | ||||||
| 15 | permits subject to the following requirements: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) An authority may not directly or indirectly  | ||||||
| 17 |  require an applicant to perform services unrelated to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  collocation for which approval is sought, such as in-kind  | ||||||
| 19 |  contributions to the authority, including reserving fiber,  | ||||||
| 20 |  conduit, or utility pole space for the authority on the  | ||||||
| 21 |  wireless provider's utility pole. An authority may reserve  | ||||||
| 22 |  space on authority utility poles for future public safety  | ||||||
| 23 |  uses or for the authority's electric utility uses, but a  | ||||||
| 24 |  reservation of space may not preclude the collocation of a  | ||||||
| 25 |  small wireless facility unless the authority reasonably  | ||||||
| 26 |  determines that the authority utility pole cannot  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  accommodate both uses. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) An applicant shall not be required to provide more  | ||||||
| 3 |  information to obtain a permit than the authority requires  | ||||||
| 4 |  of a communications service provider that is not a  | ||||||
| 5 |  wireless provider that requests to attach facilities to a  | ||||||
| 6 |  structure; however, a wireless provider may be required to  | ||||||
| 7 |  provide the following information when seeking a permit to  | ||||||
| 8 |  collocate small wireless facilities on a utility pole or  | ||||||
| 9 |  wireless support structure: | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) site specific structural integrity and, for an  | ||||||
| 11 |  authority utility pole, make-ready analysis prepared  | ||||||
| 12 |  by a structural engineer, as that term is defined in  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 4 of the Structural Engineering Practice Act  | ||||||
| 14 |  of 1989; | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) the location where each proposed small  | ||||||
| 16 |  wireless facility or utility pole would be installed  | ||||||
| 17 |  and photographs of the location and its immediate  | ||||||
| 18 |  surroundings depicting the utility poles or structures  | ||||||
| 19 |  on which each proposed small wireless facility would  | ||||||
| 20 |  be mounted or location where utility poles or  | ||||||
| 21 |  structures would be installed;  | ||||||
| 22 |             (C) specifications and drawings prepared by a  | ||||||
| 23 |  structural engineer, as that term is defined in  | ||||||
| 24 |  Section 4 of the Structural Engineering Practice Act  | ||||||
| 25 |  of 1989, for each proposed small wireless facility  | ||||||
| 26 |  covered by the application as it is proposed to be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  installed; | ||||||
| 2 |             (D) the equipment type and model numbers for the  | ||||||
| 3 |  antennas and all other wireless equipment associated  | ||||||
| 4 |  with the small wireless facility; | ||||||
| 5 |             (E) a proposed schedule for the installation and  | ||||||
| 6 |  completion of each small wireless facility covered by  | ||||||
| 7 |  the application, if approved; | ||||||
| 8 |             (F) certification that the collocation complies  | ||||||
| 9 |  with paragraph (6) to the best of the applicant's  | ||||||
| 10 |  knowledge; and | ||||||
| 11 |             (G) the wireless provider's certification from a  | ||||||
| 12 |  radio engineer that it operates the small wireless  | ||||||
| 13 |  facility within all applicable FCC standards.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) Subject to paragraph (6), an authority may not  | ||||||
| 15 |  require the placement of small wireless facilities on any  | ||||||
| 16 |  specific utility pole, or category of utility poles, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  require multiple antenna systems on a single utility pole;  | ||||||
| 18 |  however, with respect to an application for the  | ||||||
| 19 |  collocation of a small wireless facility associated with a  | ||||||
| 20 |  new utility pole, an authority may propose that the small  | ||||||
| 21 |  wireless facility be collocated on an existing utility  | ||||||
| 22 |  pole or existing wireless support structure within 200  | ||||||
| 23 |  feet of the proposed collocation, which the applicant  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall accept if it has the right to use the alternate  | ||||||
| 25 |  structure on reasonable terms and conditions and the  | ||||||
| 26 |  alternate location and structure does not impose technical  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  limits or additional material costs as determined by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  applicant. The authority may require the applicant to  | ||||||
| 3 |  provide a written certification describing the property  | ||||||
| 4 |  rights, technical limits, or material cost reasons the  | ||||||
| 5 |  alternate location does not satisfy the criteria in this  | ||||||
| 6 |  paragraph (3). | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) Subject to paragraph (6), an authority may not  | ||||||
| 8 |  limit the placement of small wireless facilities mounted  | ||||||
| 9 |  on a utility pole or a wireless support structure by  | ||||||
| 10 |  minimum horizontal separation distances. | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) An authority may limit the maximum height of a  | ||||||
| 12 |  small wireless facility to 10 feet above the utility pole  | ||||||
| 13 |  or wireless support structure on which the small wireless  | ||||||
| 14 |  facility is collocated. Subject to any applicable waiver,  | ||||||
| 15 |  zoning, or other process that addresses wireless provider  | ||||||
| 16 |  requests for an exception or variance and does not  | ||||||
| 17 |  prohibit granting of such exceptions or variances, the  | ||||||
| 18 |  authority may limit the height of new or replacement  | ||||||
| 19 |  utility poles or wireless support structures on which  | ||||||
| 20 |  small wireless facilities are collocated to the higher of:  | ||||||
| 21 |  (i) 10 feet in height above the tallest existing utility  | ||||||
| 22 |  pole, other than a utility pole supporting only wireless  | ||||||
| 23 |  facilities, that is in place on the date the application  | ||||||
| 24 |  is submitted to the authority, that is located within 300  | ||||||
| 25 |  feet of the new or replacement utility pole or wireless  | ||||||
| 26 |  support structure and that is in the same right-of-way  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  within the jurisdictional boundary of the authority,  | ||||||
| 2 |  provided the authority may designate which intersecting  | ||||||
| 3 |  right-of-way within 300 feet of the proposed utility pole  | ||||||
| 4 |  or wireless support structures shall control the height  | ||||||
| 5 |  limitation for such facility; or (ii) 45 feet above ground  | ||||||
| 6 |  level. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) An authority may require that: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) the wireless provider's operation of the small  | ||||||
| 9 |  wireless facilities does not interfere with the  | ||||||
| 10 |  frequencies used by a public safety agency for public  | ||||||
| 11 |  safety communications; a wireless provider shall  | ||||||
| 12 |  install small wireless facilities of the type and  | ||||||
| 13 |  frequency that will not cause unacceptable  | ||||||
| 14 |  interference with a public safety agency's  | ||||||
| 15 |  communications equipment; unacceptable interference  | ||||||
| 16 |  will be determined by and measured in accordance with  | ||||||
| 17 |  industry standards and the FCC's regulations  | ||||||
| 18 |  addressing unacceptable interference to public safety  | ||||||
| 19 |  spectrum or any other spectrum licensed by a public  | ||||||
| 20 |  safety agency; if a small wireless facility causes  | ||||||
| 21 |  such interference, and the wireless provider has been  | ||||||
| 22 |  given written notice of the interference by the public  | ||||||
| 23 |  safety agency, the wireless provider, at its own  | ||||||
| 24 |  expense, shall take all reasonable steps necessary to  | ||||||
| 25 |  correct and eliminate the interference, including, but  | ||||||
| 26 |  not limited to, powering down the small wireless  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  facility and later powering up the small wireless  | ||||||
| 2 |  facility for intermittent testing, if necessary; the  | ||||||
| 3 |  authority may terminate a permit for a small wireless  | ||||||
| 4 |  facility based on such interference if the wireless  | ||||||
| 5 |  provider is not making a good faith effort to remedy  | ||||||
| 6 |  the problem in a manner consistent with the abatement  | ||||||
| 7 |  and resolution procedures for interference with public  | ||||||
| 8 |  safety spectrum established by the FCC including 47  | ||||||
| 9 |  CFR 22.970 through 47 CFR 22.973 and 47 CFR 90.672  | ||||||
| 10 |  through 47 CFR 90.675; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) the wireless provider comply with requirements  | ||||||
| 12 |  that are imposed by a contract between an authority  | ||||||
| 13 |  and a private property owner that concern design or  | ||||||
| 14 |  construction standards applicable to utility poles and  | ||||||
| 15 |  ground-mounted equipment located in the right-of-way; | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) the wireless provider comply with applicable  | ||||||
| 17 |  spacing requirements in applicable codes and  | ||||||
| 18 |  ordinances concerning the location of ground-mounted  | ||||||
| 19 |  equipment located in the right-of-way if the  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirements include a waiver, zoning, or other  | ||||||
| 21 |  process that addresses wireless provider requests for  | ||||||
| 22 |  exception or variance and do not prohibit granting of  | ||||||
| 23 |  such exceptions or variances; | ||||||
| 24 |             (D) the wireless provider comply with local code  | ||||||
| 25 |  provisions or regulations concerning undergrounding  | ||||||
| 26 |  requirements that prohibit the installation of new or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the modification of existing utility poles in a  | ||||||
| 2 |  right-of-way without prior approval if the  | ||||||
| 3 |  requirements include a waiver, zoning, or other  | ||||||
| 4 |  process that addresses requests to install such new  | ||||||
| 5 |  utility poles or modify such existing utility poles  | ||||||
| 6 |  and do not prohibit the replacement of utility poles; | ||||||
| 7 |             (E) the wireless provider comply with generally  | ||||||
| 8 |  applicable standards that are consistent with this Act  | ||||||
| 9 |  and adopted by an authority for construction and  | ||||||
| 10 |  public safety in the rights-of-way, including, but not  | ||||||
| 11 |  limited to, reasonable and nondiscriminatory wiring  | ||||||
| 12 |  and cabling requirements, grounding requirements,  | ||||||
| 13 |  utility pole extension requirements, acoustic  | ||||||
| 14 |  regulations, and signage limitations; and shall comply  | ||||||
| 15 |  with reasonable and nondiscriminatory requirements  | ||||||
| 16 |  that are consistent with this Act and adopted by an  | ||||||
| 17 |  authority regulating the location, size, surface area  | ||||||
| 18 |  and height of small wireless facilities, or the  | ||||||
| 19 |  abandonment and removal of small wireless facilities; | ||||||
| 20 |             (F) the wireless provider not collocate small  | ||||||
| 21 |  wireless facilities on authority utility poles that  | ||||||
| 22 |  are part of an electric distribution or transmission  | ||||||
| 23 |  system within the communication worker safety zone of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the pole or the electric supply zone of the pole;  | ||||||
| 25 |  however, the antenna and support equipment of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  small wireless facility may be located in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  communications space on the authority utility pole and  | ||||||
| 2 |  on the top of the pole, if not otherwise unavailable,  | ||||||
| 3 |  if the wireless provider complies with applicable  | ||||||
| 4 |  codes for work involving the top of the pole; for  | ||||||
| 5 |  purposes of this subparagraph (F), the terms  | ||||||
| 6 |  "communications space", "communication worker safety  | ||||||
| 7 |  zone", and "electric supply zone" have the meanings  | ||||||
| 8 |  given to those terms in the National Electric Safety  | ||||||
| 9 |  Code as published by the Institute of Electrical and  | ||||||
| 10 |  Electronics Engineers; | ||||||
| 11 |             (G) the wireless provider comply with the  | ||||||
| 12 |  applicable codes and local code provisions or  | ||||||
| 13 |  regulations that concern public safety;  | ||||||
| 14 |             (H) the wireless provider comply with written  | ||||||
| 15 |  design standards that are generally applicable for  | ||||||
| 16 |  decorative utility poles, or reasonable stealth,  | ||||||
| 17 |  concealment, and aesthetic requirements that are  | ||||||
| 18 |  identified by the authority in an ordinance, written  | ||||||
| 19 |  policy adopted by the governing board of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  authority, a comprehensive plan, or other written  | ||||||
| 21 |  design plan that applies to other occupiers of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  rights-of-way, including on a historic landmark or in  | ||||||
| 23 |  a historic district;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (I) subject to subsection (c) of this Section, and  | ||||||
| 25 |  except for facilities excluded from evaluation for  | ||||||
| 26 |  effects on historic properties under 47 CFR  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  1.1307(a)(4), reasonable, technically feasible, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  non-discriminatory design or concealment measures in a  | ||||||
| 3 |  historic district or historic landmark; any such  | ||||||
| 4 |  design or concealment measures, including restrictions  | ||||||
| 5 |  on a specific category of poles, may not have the  | ||||||
| 6 |  effect of prohibiting any provider's technology; such  | ||||||
| 7 |  design and concealment measures shall not be  | ||||||
| 8 |  considered a part of the small wireless facility for  | ||||||
| 9 |  purposes of the size restrictions of a small wireless  | ||||||
| 10 |  facility; this paragraph may not be construed to limit  | ||||||
| 11 |  an authority's enforcement of historic preservation in  | ||||||
| 12 |  conformance with the requirements adopted pursuant to  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources  | ||||||
| 14 |  Preservation Act or the National Historic Preservation  | ||||||
| 15 |  Act of 1966, 54 U.S.C. Section 300101 et seq., and the  | ||||||
| 16 |  regulations adopted to implement those laws; and  | ||||||
| 17 |             (J) When a wireless provider replaces or adds a  | ||||||
| 18 |  new radio transceiver or antennas to an existing small  | ||||||
| 19 |  wireless facility, certification by the wireless  | ||||||
| 20 |  provider from a radio engineer that the continuing  | ||||||
| 21 |  operation of the small wireless facility complies with  | ||||||
| 22 |  all applicable FCC standards.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (7) Within 30 days after receiving an application, an  | ||||||
| 24 |  authority must determine whether the application is  | ||||||
| 25 |  complete and notify the applicant. If an application is  | ||||||
| 26 |  incomplete, an authority must specifically identify the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  missing information. An application shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 2 |  complete if the authority fails to provide notification to  | ||||||
| 3 |  the applicant within 30 days after when all documents,  | ||||||
| 4 |  information, and fees specifically enumerated in the  | ||||||
| 5 |  authority's permit application form are submitted by the  | ||||||
| 6 |  applicant to the authority. Processing deadlines are  | ||||||
| 7 |  tolled from the time the authority sends the notice of  | ||||||
| 8 |  incompleteness to the time the applicant provides the  | ||||||
| 9 |  missing information. | ||||||
| 10 |         (8) An authority shall process applications as  | ||||||
| 11 |  follows: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) an application to collocate a small wireless  | ||||||
| 13 |  facility on an existing utility pole or wireless  | ||||||
| 14 |  support structure shall be processed on a  | ||||||
| 15 |  nondiscriminatory basis and deemed approved if the  | ||||||
| 16 |  authority fails to approve or deny the application  | ||||||
| 17 |  within 90 days; however, if an applicant intends to  | ||||||
| 18 |  proceed with the permitted activity on a deemed  | ||||||
| 19 |  approved basis, the applicant must notify the  | ||||||
| 20 |  authority in writing of its intention to invoke the  | ||||||
| 21 |  deemed approved remedy no sooner than 75 days after  | ||||||
| 22 |  the submission of a completed application; the permit  | ||||||
| 23 |  shall be deemed approved on the latter of the 90th day  | ||||||
| 24 |  after submission of the complete application or the  | ||||||
| 25 |  10th day after the receipt of the deemed approved  | ||||||
| 26 |  notice by the authority; the receipt of the deemed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  approved notice shall not preclude the authority's  | ||||||
| 2 |  denial of the permit request within the time limits as  | ||||||
| 3 |  provided under this Act; and | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) an application to collocate a small wireless  | ||||||
| 5 |  facility that includes the installation of a new  | ||||||
| 6 |  utility pole shall be processed on a nondiscriminatory  | ||||||
| 7 |  basis and deemed approved if the authority fails to  | ||||||
| 8 |  approve or deny the application within 120 days;  | ||||||
| 9 |  however, if an applicant intends to proceed with the  | ||||||
| 10 |  permitted activity on a deemed approved basis, the  | ||||||
| 11 |  applicant must notify the authority in writing of its  | ||||||
| 12 |  intention to invoke the deemed approved remedy no  | ||||||
| 13 |  sooner than 105 days after the submission of a  | ||||||
| 14 |  completed application; the permit shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 15 |  approved on the latter of the 120th day after  | ||||||
| 16 |  submission of the complete application or the 10th day  | ||||||
| 17 |  after the receipt of the deemed approved notice by the  | ||||||
| 18 |  authority; the receipt of the deemed approved notice  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall not preclude the authority's denial of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  permit request within the time limits as provided  | ||||||
| 21 |  under this Act.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (9) An authority shall approve an application unless  | ||||||
| 23 |  the application does not meet the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 24 |  Act. If an authority determines that applicable codes,  | ||||||
| 25 |  local code provisions or regulations that concern public  | ||||||
| 26 |  safety, or the requirements of paragraph (6) require that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the utility pole or wireless support structure be replaced  | ||||||
| 2 |  before the requested collocation, approval may be  | ||||||
| 3 |  conditioned on the replacement of the utility pole or  | ||||||
| 4 |  wireless support structure at the cost of the provider.  | ||||||
| 5 |  The authority must document the basis for a denial,  | ||||||
| 6 |  including the specific code provisions or application  | ||||||
| 7 |  conditions on which the denial was based, and send the  | ||||||
| 8 |  documentation to the applicant on or before the day the  | ||||||
| 9 |  authority denies an application. The applicant may cure  | ||||||
| 10 |  the deficiencies identified by the authority and resubmit  | ||||||
| 11 |  the revised application once within 30 days after notice  | ||||||
| 12 |  of denial is sent to the applicant without paying an  | ||||||
| 13 |  additional application fee. The authority shall approve or  | ||||||
| 14 |  deny the revised application within 30 days after the  | ||||||
| 15 |  applicant resubmits the application or it is deemed  | ||||||
| 16 |  approved; however, the applicant must notify the authority  | ||||||
| 17 |  in writing of its intention to proceed with the permitted  | ||||||
| 18 |  activity on a deemed approved basis, which may be  | ||||||
| 19 |  submitted with the resubmitted application. Any subsequent  | ||||||
| 20 |  review shall be limited to the deficiencies cited in the  | ||||||
| 21 |  denial. However, this revised application cure does not  | ||||||
| 22 |  apply if the cure requires the review of a new location,  | ||||||
| 23 |  new or different structure to be collocated upon, new  | ||||||
| 24 |  antennas, or other wireless equipment associated with the  | ||||||
| 25 |  small wireless facility.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (10) The time period for applications may be further  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  tolled by: | ||||||
| 2 |             (A) the express agreement in writing by both the  | ||||||
| 3 |  applicant and the authority; or  | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) a local, State, or federal disaster  | ||||||
| 5 |  declaration or similar emergency that causes the  | ||||||
| 6 |  delay. | ||||||
| 7 |         (11) An applicant seeking to collocate small wireless  | ||||||
| 8 |  facilities within the jurisdiction of a single authority  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall be allowed, at the applicant's discretion, to file a  | ||||||
| 10 |  consolidated application and receive a single permit for  | ||||||
| 11 |  the collocation of up to 25 small wireless facilities if  | ||||||
| 12 |  the collocations each involve substantially the same type  | ||||||
| 13 |  of small wireless facility and substantially the same type  | ||||||
| 14 |  of structure. If an application includes multiple small  | ||||||
| 15 |  wireless facilities, the authority may remove small  | ||||||
| 16 |  wireless facility collocations from the application and  | ||||||
| 17 |  treat separately small wireless facility collocations for  | ||||||
| 18 |  which incomplete information has been provided or that do  | ||||||
| 19 |  not qualify for consolidated treatment or that are denied.  | ||||||
| 20 |  The authority may issue separate permits for each  | ||||||
| 21 |  collocation that is approved in a consolidated  | ||||||
| 22 |  application. | ||||||
| 23 |         (12) Collocation for which a permit is granted shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  be completed within 180 days after issuance of the permit,  | ||||||
| 25 |  unless the authority and the wireless provider agree to  | ||||||
| 26 |  extend this period or a delay is caused by make-ready work  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for an authority utility pole or by the lack of commercial  | ||||||
| 2 |  power or backhaul availability at the site, provided the  | ||||||
| 3 |  wireless provider has made a timely request within 60 days  | ||||||
| 4 |  after the issuance of the permit for commercial power or  | ||||||
| 5 |  backhaul services, and the additional time to complete  | ||||||
| 6 |  installation does not exceed 360 days after issuance of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the permit. Otherwise, the permit shall be void unless the  | ||||||
| 8 |  authority grants an extension in writing to the applicant.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (13) The duration of a permit shall be for a period of  | ||||||
| 10 |  not less than 5 years, and the permit shall be renewed for  | ||||||
| 11 |  equivalent durations unless the authority makes a finding  | ||||||
| 12 |  that the small wireless facilities or the new or modified  | ||||||
| 13 |  utility pole do not comply with the applicable codes or  | ||||||
| 14 |  local code provisions or regulations in paragraphs (6) and  | ||||||
| 15 |  (9). If this Act is repealed as provided in Section 90,  | ||||||
| 16 |  renewals of permits shall be subject to the applicable  | ||||||
| 17 |  authority code provisions or regulations in effect at the  | ||||||
| 18 |  time of renewal. | ||||||
| 19 |         (14) An authority may not prohibit, either expressly  | ||||||
| 20 |  or de facto, the (i) filing, receiving, or processing  | ||||||
| 21 |  applications, or (ii) issuing of permits or other  | ||||||
| 22 |  approvals, if any, for the collocation of small wireless  | ||||||
| 23 |  facilities unless there has been a local, State, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  federal disaster declaration or similar emergency that  | ||||||
| 25 |  causes the delay. | ||||||
| 26 |         (15) Applicants shall submit applications, supporting  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  information, and notices by personal delivery or as  | ||||||
| 2 |  otherwise required by the authority. An authority may  | ||||||
| 3 |  require that permits, supporting information, and notices  | ||||||
| 4 |  be submitted by personal delivery at the authority's  | ||||||
| 5 |  designated place of business, by regular mail postmarked  | ||||||
| 6 |  on the date due, or by any other commonly used means,  | ||||||
| 7 |  including electronic mail, as required by the authority. | ||||||
| 8 |     (e) Application fees are subject to the following  | ||||||
| 9 | requirements: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) An authority may charge an application fee of up  | ||||||
| 11 |  to $650 for an application to collocate a single small  | ||||||
| 12 |  wireless facility on an existing utility pole or wireless  | ||||||
| 13 |  support structure and up to $350 for each small wireless  | ||||||
| 14 |  facility addressed in an application to collocate more  | ||||||
| 15 |  than one small wireless facility on existing utility poles  | ||||||
| 16 |  or wireless support structures. | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) An authority may charge an application fee of  | ||||||
| 18 |  $1,000 for each small wireless facility addressed in an  | ||||||
| 19 |  application that includes the installation of a new  | ||||||
| 20 |  utility pole for such collocation. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of State  | ||||||
| 22 |  law or local ordinance, applications pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section must be accompanied by the required application  | ||||||
| 24 |  fee.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) Within 2 months after the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 26 |  Act, an authority shall make available application fees  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  consistent with this subsection, through ordinance, or in  | ||||||
| 2 |  a written schedule of permit fees adopted by the  | ||||||
| 3 |  authority. | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  contrary, an authority may charge recurring rates and  | ||||||
| 6 |  application fees up to the amount permitted by the Federal  | ||||||
| 7 |  Communications Communication Commission in its Declaratory  | ||||||
| 8 |  Ruling and Third Report and Order adopted on September 26,  | ||||||
| 9 |  2018 in WT Docket Nos. 17-70, 17-84 and cited as 33 FCC Rcd  | ||||||
| 10 |  9088, 9129, or any subsequent ruling, order, or guidance  | ||||||
| 11 |  issued by the Federal Communication Commission regarding  | ||||||
| 12 |  fees and recurring rates.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (f) An authority shall not require an application,  | ||||||
| 14 | approval, or permit, or require any fees or other charges,  | ||||||
| 15 | from a communications service provider authorized to occupy  | ||||||
| 16 | the rights-of-way, for: (i) routine maintenance; (ii) the  | ||||||
| 17 | replacement of wireless facilities with wireless facilities  | ||||||
| 18 | that are substantially similar, the same size, or smaller if  | ||||||
| 19 | the wireless provider notifies the authority at least 10 days  | ||||||
| 20 | prior to the planned replacement and includes equipment  | ||||||
| 21 | specifications for the replacement of equipment consistent  | ||||||
| 22 | with the requirements of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (d) of this Section; or (iii) the installation,  | ||||||
| 24 | placement, maintenance, operation, or replacement of micro  | ||||||
| 25 | wireless facilities that are suspended on cables that are  | ||||||
| 26 | strung between existing utility poles in compliance with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | applicable safety codes. However, an authority may require a  | ||||||
| 2 | permit to work within rights-of-way for activities that affect  | ||||||
| 3 | traffic patterns or require lane closures. | ||||||
| 4 |     (g) Nothing in this Act authorizes a person to collocate  | ||||||
| 5 | small wireless facilities on: (1) property owned by a private  | ||||||
| 6 | party or property owned or controlled by a unit of local  | ||||||
| 7 | government that is not located within rights-of-way, subject  | ||||||
| 8 | to subsection (j) of this Section, or a privately owned  | ||||||
| 9 | utility pole or wireless support structure without the consent  | ||||||
| 10 | of the property owner; (2) property owned, leased, or  | ||||||
| 11 | controlled by a park district, forest preserve district, or  | ||||||
| 12 | conservation district for public park, recreation, or  | ||||||
| 13 | conservation purposes without the consent of the affected  | ||||||
| 14 | district, excluding the placement of facilities on  | ||||||
| 15 | rights-of-way located in an affected district that are under  | ||||||
| 16 | the jurisdiction and control of a different unit of local  | ||||||
| 17 | government as provided by the Illinois Highway Code; or (3)  | ||||||
| 18 | property owned by a rail carrier registered under Section  | ||||||
| 19 | 18c-7201 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Metra Commuter Rail or  | ||||||
| 20 | any other public commuter rail service, or an electric utility  | ||||||
| 21 | as defined in Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act,  | ||||||
| 22 | without the consent of the rail carrier, public commuter rail  | ||||||
| 23 | service, or electric utility. The provisions of this Act do  | ||||||
| 24 | not apply to an electric or gas public utility or such  | ||||||
| 25 | utility's wireless facilities if the facilities are being  | ||||||
| 26 | used, developed, and maintained consistent with the provisions  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of subsection (i) of Section 16-108.5 of the Public Utilities  | ||||||
| 2 | Act.  | ||||||
| 3 |     For the purposes of this subsection, "public utility" has  | ||||||
| 4 | the meaning given to that term in Section 3-105 of the Public  | ||||||
| 5 | Utilities Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 6 | relieve any person from any requirement (1) to obtain a  | ||||||
| 7 | franchise or a State-issued authorization to offer cable  | ||||||
| 8 | service or video service or (2) to obtain any required  | ||||||
| 9 | permission to install, place, maintain, or operate  | ||||||
| 10 | communications facilities, other than small wireless  | ||||||
| 11 | facilities subject to this Act. | ||||||
| 12 |     (h) Agreements between authorities and wireless providers  | ||||||
| 13 | that relate to the collocation of small wireless facilities in  | ||||||
| 14 | the right-of-way, including the collocation of small wireless  | ||||||
| 15 | facilities on authority utility poles, that are in effect on  | ||||||
| 16 | the effective date of this Act remain in effect for all small  | ||||||
| 17 | wireless facilities collocated on the authority's utility  | ||||||
| 18 | poles pursuant to applications submitted to the authority  | ||||||
| 19 | before the effective date of this Act, subject to applicable  | ||||||
| 20 | termination provisions. Such agreements entered into after the  | ||||||
| 21 | effective date of the Act shall comply with the Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     (i) An authority shall allow the collocation of small  | ||||||
| 23 | wireless facilities on authority utility poles subject to the  | ||||||
| 24 | following: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) An authority may not enter into an exclusive  | ||||||
| 26 |  arrangement with any person for the right to attach small  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  wireless facilities to authority utility poles. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) The rates and fees for collocations on authority  | ||||||
| 3 |  utility poles shall be nondiscriminatory regardless of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  services provided by the collocating person. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) An authority may charge an annual recurring rate  | ||||||
| 6 |  to collocate a small wireless facility on an authority  | ||||||
| 7 |  utility pole located in a right-of-way that equals (i)  | ||||||
| 8 |  $270 per year or (ii) the actual, direct, and reasonable  | ||||||
| 9 |  costs related to the wireless provider's use of space on  | ||||||
| 10 |  the authority utility pole. Rates for collocation on  | ||||||
| 11 |  authority utility poles located outside of a right-of-way  | ||||||
| 12 |  are not subject to these limitations. In any controversy  | ||||||
| 13 |  concerning the appropriateness of a cost-based rate for an  | ||||||
| 14 |  authority utility pole located within a right-of-way, the  | ||||||
| 15 |  authority shall have the burden of proving that the rate  | ||||||
| 16 |  does not exceed the actual, direct, and reasonable costs  | ||||||
| 17 |  for the applicant's proposed use of the authority utility  | ||||||
| 18 |  pole. Nothing in this paragraph (3) prohibits a wireless  | ||||||
| 19 |  provider and an authority from mutually agreeing to an  | ||||||
| 20 |  annual recurring rate of less than $270 to collocate a  | ||||||
| 21 |  small wireless facility on an authority utility pole. | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) Authorities or other persons owning or controlling  | ||||||
| 23 |  authority utility poles within the right-of-way shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  offer rates, fees, and other terms that comply with  | ||||||
| 25 |  subparagraphs (A) through (E) of this paragraph (4).  | ||||||
| 26 |  Within 2 months after the effective date of this Act, an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  authority or a person owning or controlling authority  | ||||||
| 2 |  utility poles shall make available, through ordinance or  | ||||||
| 3 |  an authority utility pole attachment agreement, license or  | ||||||
| 4 |  other agreement that makes available to wireless  | ||||||
| 5 |  providers, the rates, fees, and terms for the collocation  | ||||||
| 6 |  of small wireless facilities on authority utility poles  | ||||||
| 7 |  that comply with this Act and with subparagraphs (A)  | ||||||
| 8 |  through (E) of this paragraph (4). In the absence of such  | ||||||
| 9 |  an ordinance or agreement that complies with this Act, and  | ||||||
| 10 |  until such a compliant ordinance or agreement is adopted,  | ||||||
| 11 |  wireless providers may collocate small wireless facilities  | ||||||
| 12 |  and install utility poles under the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Act. | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) The rates, fees, and terms must be  | ||||||
| 15 |  nondiscriminatory, competitively neutral, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  commercially reasonable, and may address, among other  | ||||||
| 17 |  requirements, the requirements in subparagraphs (A)  | ||||||
| 18 |  through (I) of paragraph (6) of subsection (d) of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section; subsections (e), (i), and (k) of this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section; Section 30; and Section 35, and must comply  | ||||||
| 21 |  with this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) For authority utility poles that support  | ||||||
| 23 |  aerial facilities used to provide communications  | ||||||
| 24 |  services or electric service, wireless providers shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  comply with the process for make-ready work under 47  | ||||||
| 26 |  U.S.C. 224 and its implementing regulations, and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  authority shall follow a substantially similar process  | ||||||
| 2 |  for make-ready work except to the extent that the  | ||||||
| 3 |  timing requirements are otherwise addressed in this  | ||||||
| 4 |  Act. The good-faith estimate of the person owning or  | ||||||
| 5 |  controlling the authority utility pole for any  | ||||||
| 6 |  make-ready work necessary to enable the pole to  | ||||||
| 7 |  support the requested collocation shall include  | ||||||
| 8 |  authority utility pole replacement, if necessary. | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) For authority utility poles that do not  | ||||||
| 10 |  support aerial facilities used to provide  | ||||||
| 11 |  communications services or electric service, the  | ||||||
| 12 |  authority shall provide a good-faith estimate for any  | ||||||
| 13 |  make-ready work necessary to enable the authority  | ||||||
| 14 |  utility pole to support the requested collocation,  | ||||||
| 15 |  including pole replacement, if necessary, within 90  | ||||||
| 16 |  days after receipt of a complete application.  | ||||||
| 17 |  Make-ready work, including any authority utility pole  | ||||||
| 18 |  replacement, shall be completed within 60 days of  | ||||||
| 19 |  written acceptance of the good-faith estimate by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  applicant at the wireless provider's sole cost and  | ||||||
| 21 |  expense. Alternatively, if the authority determines  | ||||||
| 22 |  that applicable codes or public safety regulations  | ||||||
| 23 |  require the authority utility pole to be replaced to  | ||||||
| 24 |  support the requested collocation, the authority may  | ||||||
| 25 |  require the wireless provider to replace the authority  | ||||||
| 26 |  utility pole at the wireless provider's sole cost and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  expense. | ||||||
| 2 |             (D) The authority shall not require more  | ||||||
| 3 |  make-ready work than required to meet applicable codes  | ||||||
| 4 |  or industry standards. Make-ready work may include  | ||||||
| 5 |  work needed to accommodate additional public safety  | ||||||
| 6 |  communications needs that are identified in a  | ||||||
| 7 |  documented and approved plan for the deployment of  | ||||||
| 8 |  public safety equipment as specified in paragraph (1)  | ||||||
| 9 |  of subsection (d) of this Section and included in an  | ||||||
| 10 |  existing or preliminary authority or public service  | ||||||
| 11 |  agency budget for attachment within one year of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  application. Fees for make-ready work, including any  | ||||||
| 13 |  authority utility pole replacement, shall not exceed  | ||||||
| 14 |  actual costs or the amount charged to communications  | ||||||
| 15 |  service providers for similar work and shall not  | ||||||
| 16 |  include any consultants' fees or expenses for  | ||||||
| 17 |  authority utility poles that do not support aerial  | ||||||
| 18 |  facilities used to provide communications services or  | ||||||
| 19 |  electric service. Make-ready work, including any pole  | ||||||
| 20 |  replacement, shall be completed within 60 days of  | ||||||
| 21 |  written acceptance of the good-faith estimate by the  | ||||||
| 22 |  wireless provider, at its sole cost and expense. | ||||||
| 23 |             (E) A wireless provider that has an existing  | ||||||
| 24 |  agreement with the authority on the effective date of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Act may accept the rates, fees, and terms that an  | ||||||
| 26 |  authority makes available under this Act for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  collocation of small wireless facilities or the  | ||||||
| 2 |  installation of new utility poles for the collocation  | ||||||
| 3 |  of small wireless facilities that are the subject of  | ||||||
| 4 |  an application submitted 2 or more years after the  | ||||||
| 5 |  effective date of the Act as provided in this  | ||||||
| 6 |  paragraph (4) by notifying the authority that it opts  | ||||||
| 7 |  to accept such rates, fees, and terms. The existing  | ||||||
| 8 |  agreement remains in effect, subject to applicable  | ||||||
| 9 |  termination provisions, for the small wireless  | ||||||
| 10 |  facilities the wireless provider has collocated on the  | ||||||
| 11 |  authority's utility poles pursuant to applications  | ||||||
| 12 |  submitted to the authority before the wireless  | ||||||
| 13 |  provider provides such notice and exercises its option  | ||||||
| 14 |  under this subparagraph. | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the  | ||||||
| 16 |  contrary, an authority may charge recurring rates and  | ||||||
| 17 |  application fees up to the amount permitted by the Federal  | ||||||
| 18 |  Communications Communication Commission in its Declaratory  | ||||||
| 19 |  Ruling and Third Report and Order adopted on September 26,  | ||||||
| 20 |  2018 in WT Docket Nos. 17-70, 17-84 and cited as 33 FCC Rcd  | ||||||
| 21 |  9088, 9129, or any subsequent ruling, order, or guidance  | ||||||
| 22 |  issued by the Federal Communication Commission regarding  | ||||||
| 23 |  fees and recurring rates.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (j) An authority shall authorize the collocation of small  | ||||||
| 25 | wireless facilities on utility poles owned or controlled by  | ||||||
| 26 | the authority that are not located within rights-of-way to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | same extent the authority currently permits access to utility  | ||||||
| 2 | poles for other commercial projects or uses. The collocations  | ||||||
| 3 | shall be subject to reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates,  | ||||||
| 4 | fees, and terms as provided in an agreement between the  | ||||||
| 5 | authority and the wireless provider. | ||||||
| 6 |     (k) Nothing in this Section precludes an authority from  | ||||||
| 7 | adopting reasonable rules with respect to the removal of  | ||||||
| 8 | abandoned small wireless facilities. A small wireless facility  | ||||||
| 9 | that is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months shall  | ||||||
| 10 | be considered abandoned and the owner of the facility must  | ||||||
| 11 | remove the small wireless facility within 90 days after  | ||||||
| 12 | receipt of written notice from the authority notifying the  | ||||||
| 13 | owner of the abandonment. The notice shall be sent by  | ||||||
| 14 | certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by the  | ||||||
| 15 | authority to the owner at the last known address of the owner.  | ||||||
| 16 | If the small wireless facility is not removed within 90 days of  | ||||||
| 17 | such notice, the authority may remove or cause the removal of  | ||||||
| 18 | the facility pursuant to the terms of its pole attachment  | ||||||
| 19 | agreement for authority utility poles or through whatever  | ||||||
| 20 | actions are provided for abatement of nuisances or by other  | ||||||
| 21 | law for removal and cost recovery. An authority may require a  | ||||||
| 22 | wireless provider to provide written notice to the authority  | ||||||
| 23 | if it sells or transfers small wireless facilities subject to  | ||||||
| 24 | this Act within the jurisdictional boundary of the authority.  | ||||||
| 25 | Such notice shall include the name and contact information of  | ||||||
| 26 | the new wireless provider. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (l) Nothing in this Section requires an authority to  | ||||||
| 2 | install or maintain any specific utility pole or to continue  | ||||||
| 3 | to install or maintain utility poles in any location if the  | ||||||
| 4 | authority makes a non-discriminatory decision to eliminate  | ||||||
| 5 | above-ground utility poles of a particular type generally,  | ||||||
| 6 | such as electric utility poles, in all or a significant  | ||||||
| 7 | portion of its geographic jurisdiction. For authority utility  | ||||||
| 8 | poles with collocated small wireless facilities in place when  | ||||||
| 9 | an authority makes a decision to eliminate above-ground  | ||||||
| 10 | utility poles of a particular type generally, the authority  | ||||||
| 11 | shall either (i) continue to maintain the authority utility  | ||||||
| 12 | pole or install and maintain a reasonable alternative utility  | ||||||
| 13 | pole or wireless support structure for the collocation of the  | ||||||
| 14 | small wireless facility, or (ii) offer to sell the utility  | ||||||
| 15 | pole to the wireless provider at a reasonable cost or allow the  | ||||||
| 16 | wireless provider to install its own utility pole so it can  | ||||||
| 17 | maintain service from that location. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-21, eff. 6-25-21;  | ||||||
| 19 | 103-601, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 375. The Counties Code is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 21 | Sections 3-15003.6, 4-11001.5, 5-1009, 5-1069, 5-1069.3,  | ||||||
| 22 | 5-12020, 5-15017, 5-31012, 5-31016, 6-4002, and 6-27004 and by  | ||||||
| 23 | setting forth, renumbering, and changing multiple versions of  | ||||||
| 24 | Sections 5-1189 and 5-12022 as follows:
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| 1 |     (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.6) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 3-15003.6. Pregnant committed persons.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section and the  | ||||||
| 4 | Sections preceding Section 3-15004: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) "Restraints" means any physical restraint or  | ||||||
| 6 |  mechanical device used to control the movement of a body  | ||||||
| 7 |  or limbs, or both, including, but not limited to, flex  | ||||||
| 8 |  cuffs, soft restraints, hard metal handcuffs, a black box,  | ||||||
| 9 |  Chubb cuffs, leg irons, belly chains, a security (tether)  | ||||||
| 10 |  chain, or a convex shield, or shackles of any kind. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) "Labor" means the period of time before a birth  | ||||||
| 12 |  and shall include any medical condition in which an  | ||||||
| 13 |  individual is sent or brought to the hospital for the  | ||||||
| 14 |  purpose of delivering a baby. These situations include:  | ||||||
| 15 |  induction of labor, prodromal labor, pre-term labor,  | ||||||
| 16 |  prelabor rupture of membranes, the 3 stages of active  | ||||||
| 17 |  labor, uterine hemorrhage during the third trimester of  | ||||||
| 18 |  pregnancy, and caesarian delivery including pre-operative  | ||||||
| 19 |  preparation. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) "Postpartum" means the 6-week period following  | ||||||
| 21 |  birth unless determined to be a longer period by a  | ||||||
| 22 |  physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician  | ||||||
| 23 |  assistant, or other qualified medical professional. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) "Correctional institution" means any entity under  | ||||||
| 25 |  the authority of a county law enforcement division that  | ||||||
| 26 |  has the power to detain or restrain, or both, a person  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under the laws of the State. | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) "Corrections official" means the official that is  | ||||||
| 3 |  responsible for oversight of a correctional institution,  | ||||||
| 4 |  or his or her designee. | ||||||
| 5 |         (6) "Committed person" means any person incarcerated  | ||||||
| 6 |  or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted  | ||||||
| 7 |  of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for,  | ||||||
| 8 |  violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of  | ||||||
| 9 |  parole, probation, pretrial release, or diversionary  | ||||||
| 10 |  program, and any person detained under the immigration  | ||||||
| 11 |  laws of the United States at any correctional facility. | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) "Extraordinary circumstance" means an  | ||||||
| 13 |  extraordinary medical or security circumstance, including  | ||||||
| 14 |  a substantial flight risk, that dictates restraints be  | ||||||
| 15 |  used to ensure the safety and security of the committed  | ||||||
| 16 |  person, the staff of the correctional institution or  | ||||||
| 17 |  medical facility, other committed persons, or the public. | ||||||
| 18 |         (8) "Participant" ' means an individual placed into an  | ||||||
| 19 |  electronic monitoring program, as defined by Section  | ||||||
| 20 |  5-8A-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) A county department of corrections shall not apply  | ||||||
| 22 | security restraints to a committed person that has been  | ||||||
| 23 | determined by a qualified medical professional to be pregnant  | ||||||
| 24 | or otherwise is known by the county department of corrections  | ||||||
| 25 | to be pregnant or in postpartum recovery unless the  | ||||||
| 26 | corrections official makes an individualized determination  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that the committed person presents a substantial flight risk  | ||||||
| 2 | or some other extraordinary circumstance that dictates  | ||||||
| 3 | security restraints be used to ensure the safety and security  | ||||||
| 4 | of the committed person, committed person's child or unborn  | ||||||
| 5 | child, the staff of the county department of corrections or  | ||||||
| 6 | medical facility, other committed persons, or the public. The  | ||||||
| 7 | protections set out in clauses (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this  | ||||||
| 8 | Section shall apply to security restraints used pursuant to  | ||||||
| 9 | this subsection. The corrections official shall immediately  | ||||||
| 10 | remove all restraints upon the written or oral request of  | ||||||
| 11 | medical personnel. The corrections official shall immediately  | ||||||
| 12 | remove all approved electronic monitoring devices, as that  | ||||||
| 13 | term is defined in Section 5-8A-2 of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
| 14 | Corrections, of a pregnant participant during labor and  | ||||||
| 15 | delivery or earlier upon the written or oral request of  | ||||||
| 16 | medical personnel. Oral requests made by medical personnel  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be verified in writing as promptly as reasonably  | ||||||
| 18 | possible. | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) Qualified authorized health staff shall have the  | ||||||
| 20 |  authority to order therapeutic restraints for a pregnant  | ||||||
| 21 |  or postpartum committed person who is a danger to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  committed person, the committed person's child, unborn  | ||||||
| 23 |  child, or other persons due to a psychiatric or medical  | ||||||
| 24 |  disorder. Therapeutic restraints may only be initiated,  | ||||||
| 25 |  monitored, and discontinued by qualified and authorized  | ||||||
| 26 |  health staff and used to safely limit a committed person's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  mobility for psychiatric or medical reasons. No order for  | ||||||
| 2 |  therapeutic restraints shall be written unless medical or  | ||||||
| 3 |  mental health personnel, after personally observing and  | ||||||
| 4 |  examining the committed person, are clinically satisfied  | ||||||
| 5 |  that the use of therapeutic restraints is justified and  | ||||||
| 6 |  permitted in accordance with hospital policies and  | ||||||
| 7 |  applicable State law. Metal handcuffs or shackles are not  | ||||||
| 8 |  considered therapeutic restraints. | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) Whenever therapeutic restraints are used by  | ||||||
| 10 |  medical personnel, Section 2-108 of the Mental Health and  | ||||||
| 11 |  Developmental Disabilities Code shall apply. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) Leg irons, shackles, or waist shackles shall not  | ||||||
| 13 |  be used on any pregnant or postpartum committed person  | ||||||
| 14 |  regardless of security classification. Except for  | ||||||
| 15 |  therapeutic restraints under clause (b)(2), no restraints  | ||||||
| 16 |  of any kind may be applied to committed persons during  | ||||||
| 17 |  labor. | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) When a pregnant or postpartum committed person  | ||||||
| 19 |  must be restrained, restraints used shall be the least  | ||||||
| 20 |  restrictive restraints possible to ensure the safety and  | ||||||
| 21 |  security of the committed person, the committed person's  | ||||||
| 22 |  child, unborn child, the staff of the county department of  | ||||||
| 23 |  corrections or medical facility, other committed persons,  | ||||||
| 24 |  or the public, and in no case shall include leg irons,  | ||||||
| 25 |  shackles, or waist shackles. | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) Upon the pregnant committed person's entry into a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  hospital room, and completion of initial room inspection,  | ||||||
| 2 |  a corrections official shall be posted immediately outside  | ||||||
| 3 |  the hospital room, unless requested to be in the room by  | ||||||
| 4 |  medical personnel attending to the committed person's  | ||||||
| 5 |  medical needs. | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) The county department of corrections shall provide  | ||||||
| 7 |  adequate corrections personnel to monitor the pregnant  | ||||||
| 8 |  committed person during the committed person's transport  | ||||||
| 9 |  to and from the hospital and during the committed person's  | ||||||
| 10 |  stay at the hospital. | ||||||
| 11 |         (7) Where the county department of corrections  | ||||||
| 12 |  requires committed person safety assessments, a  | ||||||
| 13 |  corrections official may enter the hospital room to  | ||||||
| 14 |  conduct periodic committed person safety assessments,  | ||||||
| 15 |  except during a medical examination or the delivery  | ||||||
| 16 |  process. | ||||||
| 17 |         (8) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) Enforcement. No later than 30 days before the end of  | ||||||
| 19 | each fiscal year, the county sheriff or corrections official  | ||||||
| 20 | of the correctional institution where a pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 21 | committed person has been restrained pursuant to this Section  | ||||||
| 22 | during that previous fiscal year, shall submit a written  | ||||||
| 23 | report to the Jail and Detention Standards Unit of the  | ||||||
| 24 | Department of Corrections, in a form and manner prescribed by  | ||||||
| 25 | the Department, that includes an account of every instance of  | ||||||
| 26 | restraint pursuant to this Section. The written report shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | state the date, time, location, and rationale for each  | ||||||
| 2 | instance in which restraints are used. The written report  | ||||||
| 3 | shall not contain any individually identifying information of  | ||||||
| 4 | any committed person. Such reports shall be made available for  | ||||||
| 5 | public inspection. | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) Data reporting. No later than 30 days before the end of  | ||||||
| 7 | each fiscal year, each county sheriff shall submit a written  | ||||||
| 8 | report to the Jail and Detention Standards Unit of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Corrections, in a form and manner prescribed by  | ||||||
| 10 | the Department, that includes the number of pregnant committed  | ||||||
| 11 | persons in custody each year and the number of people who  | ||||||
| 12 | deliver or miscarry while in custody. The written reports  | ||||||
| 13 | shall not contain any individually identifying information of  | ||||||
| 14 | a committed person. The written reports shall be made  | ||||||
| 15 | available for public inspection.  | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-745, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (55 ILCS 5/4-11001.5) | ||||||
| 18 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 4-11001.5. Lake County Children's Advocacy Center  | ||||||
| 20 | Pilot Program. | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) The Lake County Children's Advocacy Center Pilot  | ||||||
| 22 | Program is established. Under the Pilot Program, any grand  | ||||||
| 23 | juror or petit juror in Lake County may elect to have his or  | ||||||
| 24 | her juror fees earned under Section 4-11001 of this Code to be  | ||||||
| 25 | donated to the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center, a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | division of the Lake County State's Attorney's office. | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) On or before January 1, 2017, the Lake County board  | ||||||
| 3 | shall adopt, by ordinance or resolution, rules and policies  | ||||||
| 4 | governing and effectuating the ability of jurors to donate  | ||||||
| 5 | their juror fees to the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center  | ||||||
| 6 | beginning January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018. At a  | ||||||
| 7 | minimum, the rules and policies must provide: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) for a form that a juror may fill out to elect to  | ||||||
| 9 |  donate his or her juror fees. The form must contain a  | ||||||
| 10 |  statement, in at least 14-point bold type, that donation  | ||||||
| 11 |  of juror fees is optional; | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) that all monies donated by jurors shall be  | ||||||
| 13 |  transferred by the county to the Lake County Children's  | ||||||
| 14 |  Advocacy Center at the same time a juror is paid under  | ||||||
| 15 |  Section 4-11001 of this Code who did not elect to donate  | ||||||
| 16 |  his or her juror fees; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) that all juror fees donated under this Section  | ||||||
| 18 |  shall be used exclusively for the operation of Lake County  | ||||||
| 19 |  Children's Advocacy Center. | ||||||
| 20 |     The Lake County board shall adopt an ordinance or  | ||||||
| 21 | resolution reestablishing the rules and policies previously  | ||||||
| 22 | adopted under this subsection allowing a juror to donate his  | ||||||
| 23 | or her juror fees to the Lake County Children's Advocacy  | ||||||
| 24 | Center through December 31, 2021. | ||||||
| 25 |     (c) The following information shall be reported to the  | ||||||
| 26 | General Assembly and the Governor by the Lake County board  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | after each calendar year of the Pilot Program on or before  | ||||||
| 2 | March 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) the number of grand and petit jurors who earned  | ||||||
| 4 |  fees under Section 4-11001 of this Code during the  | ||||||
| 5 |  previous calendar year; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) the number of grand and petit jurors who donated  | ||||||
| 7 |  fees under this Section during the previous calendar year; | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) the amount of donated fees under this Section  | ||||||
| 9 |  during the previous calendar year; | ||||||
| 10 |         (4) how the monies donated in the previous calendar  | ||||||
| 11 |  year were used by the Lake County Children's Advocacy  | ||||||
| 12 |  Center; and | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) how much cost there was incurred by Lake County  | ||||||
| 14 |  and the Lake County State's Attorney's office in the  | ||||||
| 15 |  previous calendar year in implementing the Pilot Program. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-671, eff. 11-30-21; 103-563, eff. 11-17-23;  | ||||||
| 18 | revised 7-29-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-1009)    (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1009) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 5-1009. Limitation on home rule powers. Except as  | ||||||
| 21 | provided in Sections 5-1006, 5-1006.5, 5-1006.8, 5-1006.9,     | ||||||
| 22 | 5-1007, and 5-1008, on and after September 1, 1990, no home  | ||||||
| 23 | rule county has the authority to impose, pursuant to its home  | ||||||
| 24 | rule authority, a retailers' occupation tax, service  | ||||||
| 25 | occupation tax, use tax, sales tax, or other tax on the use,  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | sale, or purchase of tangible personal property based on the  | ||||||
| 2 | gross receipts from such sales or the selling or purchase  | ||||||
| 3 | price of said tangible personal property. Notwithstanding the  | ||||||
| 4 | foregoing, this Section does not preempt any home rule imposed  | ||||||
| 5 | tax such as the following: (1) a tax on alcoholic beverages,  | ||||||
| 6 | whether based on gross receipts, volume sold, or any other  | ||||||
| 7 | measurement; (2) a tax based on the number of units of  | ||||||
| 8 | cigarettes or tobacco products; (3) a tax, however measured,  | ||||||
| 9 | based on the use of a hotel or motel room or similar facility;  | ||||||
| 10 | (4) a tax, however measured, on the sale or transfer of real  | ||||||
| 11 | property; (5) a tax, however measured, on lease receipts; (6)  | ||||||
| 12 | a tax on food prepared for immediate consumption and on  | ||||||
| 13 | alcoholic beverages sold by a business which provides for on  | ||||||
| 14 | premise consumption of said food or alcoholic beverages; or  | ||||||
| 15 | (7) other taxes not based on the selling or purchase price or  | ||||||
| 16 | gross receipts from the use, sale, or purchase of tangible  | ||||||
| 17 | personal property. This Section does not preempt a home rule  | ||||||
| 18 | county from imposing a tax, however measured, on the use, for  | ||||||
| 19 | consideration, of a parking lot, garage, or other parking  | ||||||
| 20 | facility.  | ||||||
| 21 |     On and after December 1, 2019, no home rule county has the  | ||||||
| 22 | authority to impose, pursuant to its home rule authority, a  | ||||||
| 23 | tax, however measured, on sales of aviation fuel, as defined  | ||||||
| 24 | in Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, unless the  | ||||||
| 25 | tax revenue is expended for airport-related purposes. For  | ||||||
| 26 | purposes of this Section, "airport-related purposes" has the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | meaning ascribed in Section 6z-20.2 of the State Finance Act.  | ||||||
| 2 | Aviation fuel shall be excluded from tax only for so long as  | ||||||
| 3 | the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47017(b) and 49  | ||||||
| 4 | U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the county.  | ||||||
| 5 |     This Section is a limitation, pursuant to subsection (g)  | ||||||
| 6 | of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, on  | ||||||
| 7 | the power of home rule units to tax. The changes made to this  | ||||||
| 8 | Section by Public Act 101-10 are a denial and limitation of  | ||||||
| 9 | home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24;  | ||||||
| 12 | revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-1069) | ||||||
| 14 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 5-1069. Group life, health, accident, hospital, and  | ||||||
| 16 | medical insurance. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) The county board of any county may arrange to provide,  | ||||||
| 18 | for the benefit of employees of the county, group life,  | ||||||
| 19 | health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance, or any one  | ||||||
| 20 | or any combination of those types of insurance, or the county  | ||||||
| 21 | board may self-insure, for the benefit of its employees, all  | ||||||
| 22 | or a portion of the employees' group life, health, accident,  | ||||||
| 23 | hospital, and medical insurance, or any one or any combination  | ||||||
| 24 | of those types of insurance, including a combination of  | ||||||
| 25 | self-insurance and other types of insurance authorized by this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section, provided that the county board complies with all  | ||||||
| 2 | other requirements of this Section. The insurance may include  | ||||||
| 3 | provision for employees who rely on treatment by prayer or  | ||||||
| 4 | spiritual means alone for healing in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 5 | tenets and practice of a well recognized religious  | ||||||
| 6 | denomination. The county board may provide for payment by the  | ||||||
| 7 | county of a portion or all of the premium or charge for the  | ||||||
| 8 | insurance with the employee paying the balance of the premium  | ||||||
| 9 | or charge, if any. If the county board undertakes a plan under  | ||||||
| 10 | which the county pays only a portion of the premium or charge,  | ||||||
| 11 | the county board shall provide for withholding and deducting  | ||||||
| 12 | from the compensation of those employees who consent to join  | ||||||
| 13 | the plan the balance of the premium or charge for the  | ||||||
| 14 | insurance. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) If the county board does not provide for  | ||||||
| 16 | self-insurance or for a plan under which the county pays a  | ||||||
| 17 | portion or all of the premium or charge for a group insurance  | ||||||
| 18 | plan, the county board may provide for withholding and  | ||||||
| 19 | deducting from the compensation of those employees who consent  | ||||||
| 20 | thereto the total premium or charge for any group life,  | ||||||
| 21 | health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance. | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) The county board may exercise the powers granted in  | ||||||
| 23 | this Section only if it provides for self-insurance or, where  | ||||||
| 24 | it makes arrangements to provide group insurance through an  | ||||||
| 25 | insurance carrier, if the kinds of group insurance are  | ||||||
| 26 | obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in the State of Illinois. The county board may enact an  | ||||||
| 2 | ordinance prescribing the method of operation of the insurance  | ||||||
| 3 | program. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 5 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 6 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 7 | include screening by low-dose mammography for all women 35  | ||||||
| 8 | years of age or older for the presence of occult breast cancer  | ||||||
| 9 | unless the county elects to provide mammograms itself under  | ||||||
| 10 | Section 5-1069.1. The coverage shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) A baseline mammogram for women 35 to 39 years of  | ||||||
| 12 |  age. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) An annual mammogram for women 40 years of age or  | ||||||
| 14 |  older. | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) A mammogram at the age and intervals considered  | ||||||
| 16 |  medically necessary by the woman's health care provider  | ||||||
| 17 |  for women under 40 years of age and having a family history  | ||||||
| 18 |  of breast cancer, prior personal history of breast cancer,  | ||||||
| 19 |  positive genetic testing, or other risk factors. | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 21 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 22 |  on or after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 23 |  Act 101-580) this amendatory Act of the 101st General  | ||||||
| 24 |  Assembly, a comprehensive ultrasound screening of an  | ||||||
| 25 |  entire breast or breasts if a mammogram demonstrates  | ||||||
| 26 |  heterogeneous or dense breast tissue or when medically  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  necessary as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 2 |  practice medicine in all of its branches, advanced  | ||||||
| 3 |  practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 5 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 6 |  on or after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 7 |  Act 101-580) this amendatory Act of the 101st General  | ||||||
| 8 |  Assembly, a diagnostic mammogram when medically necessary,  | ||||||
| 9 |  as determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine  | ||||||
| 10 |  in all its branches, advanced practice registered nurse,  | ||||||
| 11 |  or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 12 |     A policy subject to this subsection shall not impose a  | ||||||
| 13 | deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing  | ||||||
| 14 | requirement on the coverage provided; except that this  | ||||||
| 15 | sentence does not apply to coverage of diagnostic mammograms  | ||||||
| 16 | to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible  | ||||||
| 17 | health plan from eligibility for a health savings account  | ||||||
| 18 | pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (26  | ||||||
| 19 | U.S.C. 223).  | ||||||
| 20 |     For purposes of this subsection: | ||||||
| 21 |     "Diagnostic mammogram" means a mammogram obtained using  | ||||||
| 22 | diagnostic mammography. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Diagnostic mammography" means a method of screening that  | ||||||
| 24 | is designed to evaluate an abnormality in a breast, including  | ||||||
| 25 | an abnormality seen or suspected on a screening mammogram or a  | ||||||
| 26 | subjective or objective abnormality otherwise detected in the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | breast. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Low-dose mammography" means the x-ray examination of the  | ||||||
| 3 | breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography,  | ||||||
| 4 | including the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and  | ||||||
| 5 | image receptor, with an average radiation exposure delivery of  | ||||||
| 6 | less than one rad per breast for 2 views of an average size  | ||||||
| 7 | breast. The term also includes digital mammography. | ||||||
| 8 |     (d-5) Coverage as described by subsection (d) shall be  | ||||||
| 9 | provided at no cost to the insured and shall not be applied to  | ||||||
| 10 | an annual or lifetime maximum benefit. | ||||||
| 11 |     (d-10) When health care services are available through  | ||||||
| 12 | contracted providers and a person does not comply with plan  | ||||||
| 13 | provisions specific to the use of contracted providers, the  | ||||||
| 14 | requirements of subsection (d-5) are not applicable. When a  | ||||||
| 15 | person does not comply with plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 16 | use of contracted providers, plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 17 | use of non-contracted providers must be applied without  | ||||||
| 18 | distinction for coverage required by this Section and shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | at least as favorable as for other radiological examinations  | ||||||
| 20 | covered by the policy or contract. | ||||||
| 21 |     (d-15) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 22 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 23 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 24 | include mastectomy coverage, which includes coverage for  | ||||||
| 25 | prosthetic devices or reconstructive surgery incident to the  | ||||||
| 26 | mastectomy. Coverage for breast reconstruction in connection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | with a mastectomy shall include: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) reconstruction of the breast upon which the  | ||||||
| 3 |  mastectomy has been performed; | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to  | ||||||
| 5 |  produce a symmetrical appearance; and | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) prostheses and treatment for physical  | ||||||
| 7 |  complications at all stages of mastectomy, including  | ||||||
| 8 |  lymphedemas. | ||||||
| 9 | Care shall be determined in consultation with the attending  | ||||||
| 10 | physician and the patient. The offered coverage for prosthetic  | ||||||
| 11 | devices and reconstructive surgery shall be subject to the  | ||||||
| 12 | deductible and coinsurance conditions applied to the  | ||||||
| 13 | mastectomy, and all other terms and conditions applicable to  | ||||||
| 14 | other benefits. When a mastectomy is performed and there is no  | ||||||
| 15 | evidence of malignancy then the offered coverage may be  | ||||||
| 16 | limited to the provision of prosthetic devices and  | ||||||
| 17 | reconstructive surgery to within 2 years after the date of the  | ||||||
| 18 | mastectomy. As used in this Section, "mastectomy" means the  | ||||||
| 19 | removal of all or part of the breast for medically necessary  | ||||||
| 20 | reasons, as determined by a licensed physician. | ||||||
| 21 |     A county, including a home rule county, that is a  | ||||||
| 22 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 23 | coverage for its employees, may not penalize or reduce or  | ||||||
| 24 | limit the reimbursement of an attending provider or provide  | ||||||
| 25 | incentives (monetary or otherwise) to an attending provider to  | ||||||
| 26 | induce the provider to provide care to an insured in a manner  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | inconsistent with this Section.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (d-20) The requirement that mammograms be included in  | ||||||
| 3 | health insurance coverage as provided in subsections (d)  | ||||||
| 4 | through (d-15) is an exclusive power and function of the State  | ||||||
| 5 | and is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,  | ||||||
| 6 | subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution of home rule  | ||||||
| 7 | county powers. A home rule county to which subsections (d)  | ||||||
| 8 | through (d-15) apply must comply with every provision of those  | ||||||
| 9 | subsections. | ||||||
| 10 |     (d-25) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 11 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 12 | coverage, the insurance coverage shall include joint mental  | ||||||
| 13 | health therapy services for any member of the sheriff's  | ||||||
| 14 | office, including the sheriff, and any spouse or partner of  | ||||||
| 15 | the member who resides with the member.  | ||||||
| 16 |     The joint mental health therapy services provided under  | ||||||
| 17 | this subsection shall be performed by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 18 | practice medicine in all of its branches, a licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 19 | psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed  | ||||||
| 20 | clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and  | ||||||
| 21 | family therapist, a licensed social worker, or a licensed  | ||||||
| 22 | professional counselor.  | ||||||
| 23 |     This subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of  | ||||||
| 24 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the  | ||||||
| 25 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions  | ||||||
| 26 | exercised by the State.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) The term "employees" as used in this Section includes  | ||||||
| 2 | elected or appointed officials but does not include temporary  | ||||||
| 3 | employees. | ||||||
| 4 |     (f) The county board may, by ordinance, arrange to provide  | ||||||
| 5 | group life, health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance,  | ||||||
| 6 | or any one or a combination of those types of insurance, under  | ||||||
| 7 | this Section to retired former employees and retired former  | ||||||
| 8 | elected or appointed officials of the county. | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 10 | of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the  | ||||||
| 11 | rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and  | ||||||
| 13 | procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any  | ||||||
| 14 | purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is  | ||||||
| 15 | unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (h) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 17 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 18 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 19 | include, on and after June 1, 2025, mental health counseling  | ||||||
| 20 | for any county employee who is a first responder without  | ||||||
| 21 | imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other  | ||||||
| 22 | cost-sharing requirement on the coverage provided, except that  | ||||||
| 23 | this subsection does not apply to the extent such coverage  | ||||||
| 24 | would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from  | ||||||
| 25 | eligibility for a health savings account pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 26 | 223 of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The requirement that mental health counseling be included  | ||||||
| 2 | in health insurance coverage as provided in this subsection is  | ||||||
| 3 | an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial  | ||||||
| 4 | and limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of  | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Constitution of home rule county powers.  | ||||||
| 6 |     As used in this subsection:  | ||||||
| 7 |     "First responders" means police and corrections officers,  | ||||||
| 8 | deputy sheriffs, firefighters, emergency medical services  | ||||||
| 9 | personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, dispatched  | ||||||
| 11 | pursuant to a 9-1-1 call, emergency medical dispatchers, as  | ||||||
| 12 | that term is defined in Section 3.70 of the Emergency Medical  | ||||||
| 13 | Services (EMS) Systems Act, public safety telecommunicators,  | ||||||
| 14 | as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Emergency Telephone  | ||||||
| 15 | System Act, and mental health professionals employed and  | ||||||
| 16 | dispatched by any unit of local government in response to  | ||||||
| 17 | emergency crisis calls received on public emergency service  | ||||||
| 18 | lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement.  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Mental health counseling" means counseling therapy  | ||||||
| 20 | sessions provided by a clinical social worker, professional  | ||||||
| 21 | counselor, or licensed psychologist.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-818, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1011, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 23 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 24 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 5-1069. Group life, health, accident, hospital, and  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | medical insurance. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) The county board of any county may arrange to provide,  | ||||||
| 3 | for the benefit of employees of the county, group life,  | ||||||
| 4 | health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance, or any one  | ||||||
| 5 | or any combination of those types of insurance, or the county  | ||||||
| 6 | board may self-insure, for the benefit of its employees, all  | ||||||
| 7 | or a portion of the employees' group life, health, accident,  | ||||||
| 8 | hospital, and medical insurance, or any one or any combination  | ||||||
| 9 | of those types of insurance, including a combination of  | ||||||
| 10 | self-insurance and other types of insurance authorized by this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section, provided that the county board complies with all  | ||||||
| 12 | other requirements of this Section. The insurance may include  | ||||||
| 13 | provision for employees who rely on treatment by prayer or  | ||||||
| 14 | spiritual means alone for healing in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 15 | tenets and practice of a well recognized religious  | ||||||
| 16 | denomination. The county board may provide for payment by the  | ||||||
| 17 | county of a portion or all of the premium or charge for the  | ||||||
| 18 | insurance with the employee paying the balance of the premium  | ||||||
| 19 | or charge, if any. If the county board undertakes a plan under  | ||||||
| 20 | which the county pays only a portion of the premium or charge,  | ||||||
| 21 | the county board shall provide for withholding and deducting  | ||||||
| 22 | from the compensation of those employees who consent to join  | ||||||
| 23 | the plan the balance of the premium or charge for the  | ||||||
| 24 | insurance. | ||||||
| 25 |     (b) If the county board does not provide for  | ||||||
| 26 | self-insurance or for a plan under which the county pays a  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | portion or all of the premium or charge for a group insurance  | ||||||
| 2 | plan, the county board may provide for withholding and  | ||||||
| 3 | deducting from the compensation of those employees who consent  | ||||||
| 4 | thereto the total premium or charge for any group life,  | ||||||
| 5 | health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) The county board may exercise the powers granted in  | ||||||
| 7 | this Section only if it provides for self-insurance or, where  | ||||||
| 8 | it makes arrangements to provide group insurance through an  | ||||||
| 9 | insurance carrier, if the kinds of group insurance are  | ||||||
| 10 | obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business  | ||||||
| 11 | in the State of Illinois. The county board may enact an  | ||||||
| 12 | ordinance prescribing the method of operation of the insurance  | ||||||
| 13 | program. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 15 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 16 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 17 | include screening by low-dose mammography for all patients 35  | ||||||
| 18 | years of age or older for the presence of occult breast cancer  | ||||||
| 19 | unless the county elects to provide mammograms itself under  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 5-1069.1. The coverage shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) A baseline mammogram for patients 35 to 39 years  | ||||||
| 22 |  of age. | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) An annual mammogram for patients 40 years of age  | ||||||
| 24 |  or older. | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) A mammogram at the age and intervals considered  | ||||||
| 26 |  medically necessary by the patient's health care provider  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for patients under 40 years of age and having a family  | ||||||
| 2 |  history of breast cancer, prior personal history of breast  | ||||||
| 3 |  cancer, positive genetic testing, or other risk factors. | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 5 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 6 |  on or after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 7 |  Act 101-580), a comprehensive ultrasound screening of an  | ||||||
| 8 |  entire breast or breasts if a mammogram demonstrates  | ||||||
| 9 |  heterogeneous or dense breast tissue or when medically  | ||||||
| 10 |  necessary as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 11 |  practice medicine in all of its branches, advanced  | ||||||
| 12 |  practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (4.5) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 14 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 15 |  on or after January 1, 2026 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 16 |  Act 103-808) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 17 |  Assembly, molecular breast imaging (MBI) and magnetic  | ||||||
| 18 |  resonance imaging of an entire breast or breasts if a  | ||||||
| 19 |  mammogram demonstrates heterogeneous or dense breast  | ||||||
| 20 |  tissue or when medically necessary as determined by a  | ||||||
| 21 |  physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 22 |  branches, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician  | ||||||
| 23 |  assistant.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 25 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 26 |  on or after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Act 101-580), a diagnostic mammogram when medically  | ||||||
| 2 |  necessary, as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 3 |  practice medicine in all its branches, advanced practice  | ||||||
| 4 |  registered nurse, or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 5 |     A policy subject to this subsection shall not impose a  | ||||||
| 6 | deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing  | ||||||
| 7 | requirement on the coverage provided; except that this  | ||||||
| 8 | sentence does not apply to coverage of diagnostic mammograms  | ||||||
| 9 | to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible  | ||||||
| 10 | health plan from eligibility for a health savings account  | ||||||
| 11 | pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (26  | ||||||
| 12 | U.S.C. 223).  | ||||||
| 13 |     For purposes of this subsection: | ||||||
| 14 |     "Diagnostic mammogram" means a mammogram obtained using  | ||||||
| 15 | diagnostic mammography. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Diagnostic mammography" means a method of screening that  | ||||||
| 17 | is designed to evaluate an abnormality in a breast, including  | ||||||
| 18 | an abnormality seen or suspected on a screening mammogram or a  | ||||||
| 19 | subjective or objective abnormality otherwise detected in the  | ||||||
| 20 | breast. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Low-dose mammography" means the x-ray examination of the  | ||||||
| 22 | breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography,  | ||||||
| 23 | including the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and  | ||||||
| 24 | image receptor, with an average radiation exposure delivery of  | ||||||
| 25 | less than one rad per breast for 2 views of an average size  | ||||||
| 26 | breast. The term also includes digital mammography. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d-5) Coverage as described by subsection (d) shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | provided at no cost to the insured and shall not be applied to  | ||||||
| 3 | an annual or lifetime maximum benefit. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d-10) When health care services are available through  | ||||||
| 5 | contracted providers and a person does not comply with plan  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions specific to the use of contracted providers, the  | ||||||
| 7 | requirements of subsection (d-5) are not applicable. When a  | ||||||
| 8 | person does not comply with plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 9 | use of contracted providers, plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 10 | use of non-contracted providers must be applied without  | ||||||
| 11 | distinction for coverage required by this Section and shall be  | ||||||
| 12 | at least as favorable as for other radiological examinations  | ||||||
| 13 | covered by the policy or contract. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d-15) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 15 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 16 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 17 | include mastectomy coverage, which includes coverage for  | ||||||
| 18 | prosthetic devices or reconstructive surgery incident to the  | ||||||
| 19 | mastectomy. Coverage for breast reconstruction in connection  | ||||||
| 20 | with a mastectomy shall include: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) reconstruction of the breast upon which the  | ||||||
| 22 |  mastectomy has been performed; | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to  | ||||||
| 24 |  produce a symmetrical appearance; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) prostheses and treatment for physical  | ||||||
| 26 |  complications at all stages of mastectomy, including  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  lymphedemas. | ||||||
| 2 | Care shall be determined in consultation with the attending  | ||||||
| 3 | physician and the patient. The offered coverage for prosthetic  | ||||||
| 4 | devices and reconstructive surgery shall be subject to the  | ||||||
| 5 | deductible and coinsurance conditions applied to the  | ||||||
| 6 | mastectomy, and all other terms and conditions applicable to  | ||||||
| 7 | other benefits. When a mastectomy is performed and there is no  | ||||||
| 8 | evidence of malignancy then the offered coverage may be  | ||||||
| 9 | limited to the provision of prosthetic devices and  | ||||||
| 10 | reconstructive surgery to within 2 years after the date of the  | ||||||
| 11 | mastectomy. As used in this Section, "mastectomy" means the  | ||||||
| 12 | removal of all or part of the breast for medically necessary  | ||||||
| 13 | reasons, as determined by a licensed physician. | ||||||
| 14 |     A county, including a home rule county, that is a  | ||||||
| 15 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 16 | coverage for its employees, may not penalize or reduce or  | ||||||
| 17 | limit the reimbursement of an attending provider or provide  | ||||||
| 18 | incentives (monetary or otherwise) to an attending provider to  | ||||||
| 19 | induce the provider to provide care to an insured in a manner  | ||||||
| 20 | inconsistent with this Section.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (d-20) The requirement that mammograms be included in  | ||||||
| 22 | health insurance coverage as provided in subsections (d)  | ||||||
| 23 | through (d-15) is an exclusive power and function of the State  | ||||||
| 24 | and is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,  | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution of home rule  | ||||||
| 26 | county powers. A home rule county to which subsections (d)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | through (d-15) apply must comply with every provision of those  | ||||||
| 2 | subsections. | ||||||
| 3 |     (d-25) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 4 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 5 | coverage, the insurance coverage shall include joint mental  | ||||||
| 6 | health therapy services for any member of the sheriff's  | ||||||
| 7 | office, including the sheriff, and any spouse or partner of  | ||||||
| 8 | the member who resides with the member.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The joint mental health therapy services provided under  | ||||||
| 10 | this subsection shall be performed by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 11 | practice medicine in all of its branches, a licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 12 | psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed  | ||||||
| 13 | clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and  | ||||||
| 14 | family therapist, a licensed social worker, or a licensed  | ||||||
| 15 | professional counselor.  | ||||||
| 16 |     This subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of  | ||||||
| 17 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the  | ||||||
| 18 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions  | ||||||
| 19 | exercised by the State.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) The term "employees" as used in this Section includes  | ||||||
| 21 | elected or appointed officials but does not include temporary  | ||||||
| 22 | employees. | ||||||
| 23 |     (f) The county board may, by ordinance, arrange to provide  | ||||||
| 24 | group life, health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance,  | ||||||
| 25 | or any one or a combination of those types of insurance, under  | ||||||
| 26 | this Section to retired former employees and retired former  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | elected or appointed officials of the county. | ||||||
| 2 |     (g) Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 3 | of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the  | ||||||
| 4 | rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the  | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and  | ||||||
| 6 | procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any  | ||||||
| 7 | purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is  | ||||||
| 8 | unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (h) If a county, including a home rule county, is a  | ||||||
| 10 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 11 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 12 | include, on and after June 1, 2025, mental health counseling  | ||||||
| 13 | for any county employee who is a first responder without  | ||||||
| 14 | imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other  | ||||||
| 15 | cost-sharing requirement on the coverage provided, except that  | ||||||
| 16 | this subsection does not apply to the extent such coverage  | ||||||
| 17 | would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from  | ||||||
| 18 | eligibility for a health savings account pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 19 | 223 of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||||||
| 20 |     The requirement that mental health counseling be included  | ||||||
| 21 | in health insurance coverage as provided in this subsection is  | ||||||
| 22 | an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial  | ||||||
| 23 | and limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of  | ||||||
| 24 | the Illinois Constitution of home rule county powers.  | ||||||
| 25 |     As used in this subsection:  | ||||||
| 26 |     "First responders" means police and corrections officers,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | deputy sheriffs, firefighters, emergency medical services  | ||||||
| 2 | personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, dispatched  | ||||||
| 4 | pursuant to a 9-1-1 call, emergency medical dispatchers, as  | ||||||
| 5 | that term is defined in Section 3.70 of the Emergency Medical  | ||||||
| 6 | Services (EMS) Systems Act, public safety telecommunicators,  | ||||||
| 7 | as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Emergency Telephone  | ||||||
| 8 | System Act, and mental health professionals employed and  | ||||||
| 9 | dispatched by any unit of local government in response to  | ||||||
| 10 | emergency crisis calls received on public emergency service  | ||||||
| 11 | lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement.  | ||||||
| 12 |     "Mental health counseling" means counseling therapy  | ||||||
| 13 | sessions provided by a clinical social worker, professional  | ||||||
| 14 | counselor, or licensed psychologist.  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-808, eff. 1-1-26; 103-818, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 16 | 103-1011, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 17 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county,  | ||||||
| 19 | including a home rule county, is a self-insurer for purposes  | ||||||
| 20 | of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the  | ||||||
| 21 | coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care  | ||||||
| 22 | benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and  | ||||||
| 23 | health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required  | ||||||
| 24 | under Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356u,  | ||||||
| 25 | 356u.10, 356w, 356x, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.22,  | ||||||
| 2 | 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.36,  | ||||||
| 3 | 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.48, 356z.51,  | ||||||
| 4 | 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, 356z.60, 356z.61,  | ||||||
| 5 | 356z.62, 356z.64, 356z.67, 356z.68, and 356z.70, and 356z.71,  | ||||||
| 6 | 356z.74, and 356z.77 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The  | ||||||
| 7 | coverage shall comply with Sections 155.22a, 355b, 356z.19,  | ||||||
| 8 | and 370c of the Illinois Insurance Code. The Department of  | ||||||
| 9 | Insurance shall enforce the requirements of this Section. The  | ||||||
| 10 | requirement that health benefits be covered as provided in  | ||||||
| 11 | this Section is an exclusive power and function of the State  | ||||||
| 12 | and is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,  | ||||||
| 13 | subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution. A home rule  | ||||||
| 14 | county to which this Section applies must comply with every  | ||||||
| 15 | provision of this Section.  | ||||||
| 16 |     Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if  | ||||||
| 17 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance  | ||||||
| 18 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 19 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 20 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for  | ||||||
| 21 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 23 | 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-443, eff.  | ||||||
| 24 | 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-731,  | ||||||
| 25 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 26 | 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24; 103-91,  | ||||||
| 2 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24; 103-445, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 3 | 103-535, eff. 8-11-23; 103-551, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff.  | ||||||
| 4 | 7-1-24; 103-718, eff. 7-19-24; 103-751, eff. 8-2-24; 103-914,  | ||||||
| 5 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-918, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 6 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 7 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-1189) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 5-1189. Shelby County rescue squad. The Shelby County  | ||||||
| 9 | Board may form, manage, fund, and operate a volunteer rescue  | ||||||
| 10 | squad to provide assistance within Shelby County to any public  | ||||||
| 11 | entity providing law enforcement, firefighting, emergency  | ||||||
| 12 | disaster response, or first responder services. The volunteer  | ||||||
| 13 | rescue squad may (i) locate missing persons, including  | ||||||
| 14 | drowning victims, (ii) perform a supporting, and not direct,  | ||||||
| 15 | role in fighting fires, and (iii) extricate persons from  | ||||||
| 16 | unsafe conditions. The Shelby County Board may provide  | ||||||
| 17 | benefits for rescue squad volunteers who suffer disease,  | ||||||
| 18 | injury, or death in the line of duty. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-895, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 20 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-1190) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 5-1190 5-1189. Access to and use of county  | ||||||
| 22 | infrastructure for broadband. A county may lease, license, or  | ||||||
| 23 | otherwise grant access to and use of infrastructure, including  | ||||||
| 24 | fiber optic cables, that the county owns or controls to public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or private entities to facilitate the delivery of broadband  | ||||||
| 2 | services on the condition that the lease, license, access, or  | ||||||
| 3 | use: (1) be granted on a nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive, and  | ||||||
| 4 | competitively neutral basis; and (2) comply with all other  | ||||||
| 5 | State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but  | ||||||
| 6 | not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements.  | ||||||
| 7 | However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 8 | authorize a county to lease, license, or otherwise grant  | ||||||
| 9 | access to or use of infrastructure that the county does not own  | ||||||
| 10 | or control to public or private entities to facilitate the  | ||||||
| 11 | delivery of broadband services. This Section applies to  | ||||||
| 12 | leases, licenses, or other agreements entered into, amended,  | ||||||
| 13 | or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 14 | Public Act 103-947) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 15 | Assembly. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-947, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 17 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-1191) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 5-1191 5-1189. Transportation to problem-solving  | ||||||
| 19 | courts. | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) As used in this Section, "problem-solving court" means  | ||||||
| 21 | a court program regulated under the Drug Court Treatment Act,  | ||||||
| 22 | the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act, the Mental Health Court  | ||||||
| 23 | Treatment Act, or the Veterans and Servicemembers Court  | ||||||
| 24 | Treatment Act. | ||||||
| 25 |     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | may use funds designated by law or ordinance for  | ||||||
| 2 | transportation purposes to fund rides for persons to attend  | ||||||
| 3 | problem-solving courts. The county may enter into an  | ||||||
| 4 | intergovernmental agreement with another unit of local  | ||||||
| 5 | government for the purposes of this Section.  | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 103-988, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 7 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-12020) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 5-12020. Commercial wind energy facilities and  | ||||||
| 9 | commercial solar energy facilities.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 11 |     "Commercial solar energy facility" means a "commercial  | ||||||
| 12 | solar energy system" as defined in Section 10-720 of the  | ||||||
| 13 | Property Tax Code. "Commercial solar energy facility" does not  | ||||||
| 14 | mean a utility-scale solar energy facility being constructed  | ||||||
| 15 | at a site that was eligible to participate in a procurement  | ||||||
| 16 | event conducted by the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency  | ||||||
| 18 | Act.  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Commercial wind energy facility" means a wind energy  | ||||||
| 20 | conversion facility of equal or greater than 500 kilowatts in  | ||||||
| 21 | total nameplate generating capacity. "Commercial wind energy  | ||||||
| 22 | facility" includes a wind energy conversion facility seeking  | ||||||
| 23 | an extension of a permit to construct granted by a county or  | ||||||
| 24 | municipality before January 27, 2023 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 25 | Public Act 102-1123). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Facility owner" means (i) a person with a direct  | ||||||
| 2 | ownership interest in a commercial wind energy facility or a  | ||||||
| 3 | commercial solar energy facility, or both, regardless of  | ||||||
| 4 | whether the person is involved in acquiring the necessary  | ||||||
| 5 | rights, permits, and approvals or otherwise planning for the  | ||||||
| 6 | construction and operation of the facility, and (ii) at the  | ||||||
| 7 | time the facility is being developed, a person who is acting as  | ||||||
| 8 | a developer of the facility by acquiring the necessary rights,  | ||||||
| 9 | permits, and approvals or by planning for the construction and  | ||||||
| 10 | operation of the facility, regardless of whether the person  | ||||||
| 11 | will own or operate the facility. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Nonparticipating property" means real property that is  | ||||||
| 13 | not a participating property. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Nonparticipating residence" means a residence that is  | ||||||
| 15 | located on nonparticipating property and that is existing and  | ||||||
| 16 | occupied on the date that an application for a permit to  | ||||||
| 17 | develop the commercial wind energy facility or the commercial  | ||||||
| 18 | solar energy facility is filed with the county. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Occupied community building" means any one or more of the  | ||||||
| 20 | following buildings that is existing and occupied on the date  | ||||||
| 21 | that the application for a permit to develop the commercial  | ||||||
| 22 | wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy facility  | ||||||
| 23 | is filed with the county: a school, place of worship, day care  | ||||||
| 24 | facility, public library, or community center. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Participating property" means real property that is the  | ||||||
| 26 | subject of a written agreement between a facility owner and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the owner of the real property that provides the facility  | ||||||
| 2 | owner an easement, option, lease, or license to use the real  | ||||||
| 3 | property for the purpose of constructing a commercial wind  | ||||||
| 4 | energy facility, a commercial solar energy facility, or  | ||||||
| 5 | supporting facilities. "Participating property" also includes  | ||||||
| 6 | real property that is owned by a facility owner for the purpose  | ||||||
| 7 | of constructing a commercial wind energy facility, a  | ||||||
| 8 | commercial solar energy facility, or supporting facilities. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Participating residence" means a residence that is  | ||||||
| 10 | located on participating property and that is existing and  | ||||||
| 11 | occupied on the date that an application for a permit to  | ||||||
| 12 | develop the commercial wind energy facility or the commercial  | ||||||
| 13 | solar energy facility is filed with the county. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Protected lands" means real property that is:  | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) subject to a permanent conservation right  | ||||||
| 16 |  consistent with the Real Property Conservation Rights Act;  | ||||||
| 17 |  or  | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) registered or designated as a nature preserve,  | ||||||
| 19 |  buffer, or land and water reserve under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 |  Natural Areas Preservation Act.  | ||||||
| 21 |     "Supporting facilities" means the transmission lines,  | ||||||
| 22 | substations, access roads, meteorological towers, storage  | ||||||
| 23 | containers, and equipment associated with the generation and  | ||||||
| 24 | storage of electricity by the commercial wind energy facility  | ||||||
| 25 | or commercial solar energy facility. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Wind tower" includes the wind turbine tower, nacelle, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | blades.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or whether  | ||||||
| 3 | the county has formed a zoning commission and adopted formal  | ||||||
| 4 | zoning under Section 5-12007, a county may establish standards  | ||||||
| 5 | for commercial wind energy facilities, commercial solar energy  | ||||||
| 6 | facilities, or both. The standards may include all of the  | ||||||
| 7 | requirements specified in this Section but may not include  | ||||||
| 8 | requirements for commercial wind energy facilities or  | ||||||
| 9 | commercial solar energy facilities that are more restrictive  | ||||||
| 10 | than specified in this Section. A county may also regulate the  | ||||||
| 11 | siting of commercial wind energy facilities with standards  | ||||||
| 12 | that are not more restrictive than the requirements specified  | ||||||
| 13 | in this Section in unincorporated areas of the county that are  | ||||||
| 14 | outside the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality and that are  | ||||||
| 15 | outside the 1.5-mile radius surrounding the zoning  | ||||||
| 16 | jurisdiction of a municipality.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) If a county has elected to establish standards under  | ||||||
| 18 | subsection (b), before the county grants siting approval or a  | ||||||
| 19 | special use permit for a commercial wind energy facility or a  | ||||||
| 20 | commercial solar energy facility, or modification of an  | ||||||
| 21 | approved siting or special use permit, the county board of the  | ||||||
| 22 | county in which the facility is to be sited or the zoning board  | ||||||
| 23 | of appeals for the county shall hold at least one public  | ||||||
| 24 | hearing. The public hearing shall be conducted in accordance  | ||||||
| 25 | with the Open Meetings Act and shall be held not more than 60  | ||||||
| 26 | days after the filing of the application for the facility. The  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | county shall allow interested parties to a special use permit  | ||||||
| 2 | an opportunity to present evidence and to cross-examine  | ||||||
| 3 | witnesses at the hearing, but the county may impose reasonable  | ||||||
| 4 | restrictions on the public hearing, including reasonable time  | ||||||
| 5 | limitations on the presentation of evidence and the  | ||||||
| 6 | cross-examination of witnesses. The county shall also allow  | ||||||
| 7 | public comment at the public hearing in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 8 | Open Meetings Act. The county shall make its siting and  | ||||||
| 9 | permitting decisions not more than 30 days after the  | ||||||
| 10 | conclusion of the public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall  | ||||||
| 11 | be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the  | ||||||
| 12 | county. A facility owner must enter into an agricultural  | ||||||
| 13 | impact mitigation agreement with the Department of Agriculture  | ||||||
| 14 | prior to the date of the required public hearing. A commercial  | ||||||
| 15 | wind energy facility owner seeking an extension of a permit  | ||||||
| 16 | granted by a county prior to July 24, 2015 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 17 | of Public Act 99-132) must enter into an agricultural impact  | ||||||
| 18 | mitigation agreement with the Department of Agriculture prior  | ||||||
| 19 | to a decision by the county to grant the permit extension.  | ||||||
| 20 | Counties may allow test wind towers or test solar energy  | ||||||
| 21 | systems to be sited without formal approval by the county  | ||||||
| 22 | board. | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) A county with an existing zoning ordinance in conflict  | ||||||
| 24 | with this Section shall amend that zoning ordinance to be in  | ||||||
| 25 | compliance with this Section within 120 days after January 27,  | ||||||
| 26 | 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1123). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) A county may require:  | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) a wind tower of a commercial wind energy facility  | ||||||
| 3 |  to be sited as follows, with setback distances measured  | ||||||
| 4 |  from the center of the base of the wind tower: 
 | ||||||
| 5 | Setback Description Setback Distance
 | ||||||
| 6 | Occupied Community 2.1 times the maximum blade tip | ||||||
| 7 | Buildings height of the wind tower to the | ||||||
| 8 |  nearest point on the outside | ||||||
| 9 |  wall of the structure
 | ||||||
| 10 | Participating Residences 1.1 times the maximum blade tip | ||||||
| 11 |  height of the wind tower to the | ||||||
| 12 |  nearest point on the outside | ||||||
| 13 |  wall of the structure
 | ||||||
| 14 | Nonparticipating Residences 2.1 times the maximum blade tip | ||||||
| 15 |  height of the wind tower to the | ||||||
| 16 |  nearest point on the outside | ||||||
| 17 |  wall of the structure
 | ||||||
| 18 | Boundary Lines of None | ||||||
| 19 | Participating Property 
 | ||||||
| 20 | Boundary Lines of 1.1 times the maximum blade tip | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Nonparticipating Property height of the wind tower to the | ||||||
| 2 |  nearest point on the property | ||||||
| 3 |  line of the nonparticipating | ||||||
| 4 |  property
 | ||||||
| 5 | Public Road Rights-of-Way 1.1 times the maximum blade tip | ||||||
| 6 |  height of the wind tower | ||||||
| 7 |  to the center point of the | ||||||
| 8 |  public road right-of-way
 | ||||||
| 9 | Overhead Communication and 1.1 times the maximum blade tip | ||||||
| 10 | Electric Transmission height of the wind tower to the | ||||||
| 11 | and Distribution Facilities nearest edge of the property | ||||||
| 12 | (Not Including Overhead line, easement, or  | ||||||
| 13 | Utility Service Lines to right-of-way  | ||||||
| 14 | Individual Houses or containing the overhead line | ||||||
| 15 | Outbuildings)
 | ||||||
| 16 | Overhead Utility Service None | ||||||
| 17 | Lines to Individual | ||||||
| 18 | Houses or Outbuildings
 | ||||||
| 19 | Fish and Wildlife Areas 2.1 times the maximum blade | ||||||
| 20 | and Illinois Nature tip height of the wind tower | ||||||
| 21 | Preserve Commission to the nearest point on the | ||||||
| 22 | Protected Lands property line of the fish and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  wildlife area or protected | ||||||
| 2 |  land | ||||||
| 3 |     This Section does not exempt or excuse compliance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  electric facility clearances approved or required by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  National Electrical Code, the The National Electrical  | ||||||
| 6 |  Safety Code, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and the     | ||||||
| 7 |  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and their designees  | ||||||
| 8 |  or successors; .     | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) a wind tower of a commercial wind energy facility  | ||||||
| 10 |  to be sited so that industry standard computer modeling  | ||||||
| 11 |  indicates that any occupied community building or  | ||||||
| 12 |  nonparticipating residence will not experience more than  | ||||||
| 13 |  30 hours per year of shadow flicker under planned  | ||||||
| 14 |  operating conditions; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) a commercial solar energy facility to be sited as  | ||||||
| 16 |  follows, with setback distances measured from the nearest  | ||||||
| 17 |  edge of any component of the facility: 
 | ||||||
| 18 | Setback Description Setback Distance
 | ||||||
| 19 | Occupied Community 150 feet from the nearest | ||||||
| 20 | Buildings and Dwellings on point on the outside wall  | ||||||
| 21 | Nonparticipating Properties of the structure
 | ||||||
| 22 | Boundary Lines of None | ||||||
| 23 | Participating Property 
 | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Public Road Rights-of-Way 50 feet from the nearest | ||||||
| 2 |  edge
 | ||||||
| 3 | Boundary Lines of 50 feet to the nearest | ||||||
| 4 | Nonparticipating Property point on the property | ||||||
| 5 |  line of the nonparticipating | ||||||
| 6 |  property
 | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) a commercial solar energy facility to be sited so  | ||||||
| 8 |  that the facility's perimeter is enclosed by fencing  | ||||||
| 9 |  having a height of at least 6 feet and no more than 25  | ||||||
| 10 |  feet; and  | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) a commercial solar energy facility to be sited so  | ||||||
| 12 |  that no component of a solar panel has a height of more  | ||||||
| 13 |  than 20 feet above ground when the solar energy facility's  | ||||||
| 14 |  arrays are at full tilt.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The requirements set forth in this subsection (e) may be  | ||||||
| 16 | waived subject to the written consent of the owner of each  | ||||||
| 17 | affected nonparticipating property. | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) A county may not set a sound limitation for wind towers  | ||||||
| 19 | in commercial wind energy facilities or any components in  | ||||||
| 20 | commercial solar energy facilities that is more restrictive  | ||||||
| 21 | than the sound limitations established by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 | Pollution Control Board under 35 Ill. Adm. Code Parts 900,  | ||||||
| 23 | 901, and 910. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (g) A county may not place any restriction on the  | ||||||
| 2 | installation or use of a commercial wind energy facility or a  | ||||||
| 3 | commercial solar energy facility unless it adopts an ordinance  | ||||||
| 4 | that complies with this Section. A county may not establish  | ||||||
| 5 | siting standards for supporting facilities that preclude  | ||||||
| 6 | development of commercial wind energy facilities or commercial  | ||||||
| 7 | solar energy facilities.  | ||||||
| 8 |     A request for siting approval or a special use permit for a  | ||||||
| 9 | commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy  | ||||||
| 10 | facility, or modification of an approved siting or special use  | ||||||
| 11 | permit, shall be approved if the request is in compliance with  | ||||||
| 12 | the standards and conditions imposed in this Act, the zoning  | ||||||
| 13 | ordinance adopted consistent with this Code, and the  | ||||||
| 14 | conditions imposed under State and federal statutes and  | ||||||
| 15 | regulations.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (h) A county may not adopt zoning regulations that  | ||||||
| 17 | disallow, permanently or temporarily, commercial wind energy  | ||||||
| 18 | facilities or commercial solar energy facilities from being  | ||||||
| 19 | developed or operated in any district zoned to allow  | ||||||
| 20 | agricultural or industrial uses.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (i) A county may not require permit application fees for a  | ||||||
| 22 | commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy  | ||||||
| 23 | facility that are unreasonable. All application fees imposed  | ||||||
| 24 | by the county shall be consistent with fees for projects in the  | ||||||
| 25 | county with similar capital value and cost.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (j) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a county  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall not require standards for construction, decommissioning,  | ||||||
| 2 | or deconstruction of a commercial wind energy facility or  | ||||||
| 3 | commercial solar energy facility or related financial  | ||||||
| 4 | assurances that are more restrictive than those included in  | ||||||
| 5 | the Department of Agriculture's standard wind farm  | ||||||
| 6 | agricultural impact mitigation agreement, template 81818, or  | ||||||
| 7 | standard solar agricultural impact mitigation agreement,  | ||||||
| 8 | version 8.19.19, as applicable and in effect on December 31,  | ||||||
| 9 | 2022. The amount of any decommissioning payment shall be in  | ||||||
| 10 | accordance with the financial assurance required by those  | ||||||
| 11 | agricultural impact mitigation agreements.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (j-5) A commercial wind energy facility or a commercial  | ||||||
| 13 | solar energy facility shall file a farmland drainage plan with  | ||||||
| 14 | the county and impacted drainage districts outlining how  | ||||||
| 15 | surface and subsurface drainage of farmland will be restored  | ||||||
| 16 | during and following construction or deconstruction of the  | ||||||
| 17 | facility. The plan is to be created independently by the  | ||||||
| 18 | facility developer and shall include the location of any  | ||||||
| 19 | potentially impacted drainage district facilities to the  | ||||||
| 20 | extent this information is publicly available from the county  | ||||||
| 21 | or the drainage district, plans to repair any subsurface  | ||||||
| 22 | drainage affected during construction or deconstruction using  | ||||||
| 23 | procedures outlined in the agricultural impact mitigation  | ||||||
| 24 | agreement entered into by the commercial wind energy facility  | ||||||
| 25 | owner or commercial solar energy facility owner, and  | ||||||
| 26 | procedures for the repair and restoration of surface drainage  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | affected during construction or deconstruction. All surface  | ||||||
| 2 | and subsurface damage shall be repaired as soon as reasonably  | ||||||
| 3 | practicable.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (k) A county may not condition approval of a commercial  | ||||||
| 5 | wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility on a  | ||||||
| 6 | property value guarantee and may not require a facility owner  | ||||||
| 7 | to pay into a neighboring property devaluation escrow account.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (l) A county may require certain vegetative screening  | ||||||
| 9 | surrounding a commercial wind energy facility or commercial  | ||||||
| 10 | solar energy facility but may not require earthen berms or  | ||||||
| 11 | similar structures.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (m) A county may set blade tip height limitations for wind  | ||||||
| 13 | towers in commercial wind energy facilities but may not set a  | ||||||
| 14 | blade tip height limitation that is more restrictive than the  | ||||||
| 15 | height allowed under a Determination of No Hazard to Air  | ||||||
| 16 | Navigation by the Federal Aviation Administration under 14 CFR  | ||||||
| 17 | Part 77. | ||||||
| 18 |     (n) A county may require that a commercial wind energy  | ||||||
| 19 | facility owner or commercial solar energy facility owner  | ||||||
| 20 | provide: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) the results and recommendations from consultation  | ||||||
| 22 |  with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources that are  | ||||||
| 23 |  obtained through the Ecological Compliance Assessment Tool  | ||||||
| 24 |  (EcoCAT) or a comparable successor tool; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) the results of the United States Fish and Wildlife  | ||||||
| 26 |  Service's Information for Planning and Consulting  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  environmental review or a comparable successor tool that  | ||||||
| 2 |  is consistent with (i) the "U.S. Fish and Wildlife  | ||||||
| 3 |  Service's Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines" and (ii) any  | ||||||
| 4 |  applicable United States Fish and Wildlife Service solar  | ||||||
| 5 |  wildlife guidelines that have been subject to public  | ||||||
| 6 |  review.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (o) A county may require a commercial wind energy facility  | ||||||
| 8 | or commercial solar energy facility to adhere to the  | ||||||
| 9 | recommendations provided by the Illinois Department of Natural  | ||||||
| 10 | Resources in an EcoCAT natural resource review report under 17  | ||||||
| 11 | Ill. Adm. Code Part 1075.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (p) A county may require a facility owner to: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) demonstrate avoidance of protected lands as  | ||||||
| 14 |  identified by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources  | ||||||
| 15 |  and the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission; or | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) consider the recommendations of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  Department of Natural Resources for setbacks from  | ||||||
| 18 |  protected lands, including areas identified by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Illinois Nature Preserve Commission. | ||||||
| 20 |     (q) A county may require that a facility owner provide  | ||||||
| 21 | evidence of consultation with the Illinois State Historic  | ||||||
| 22 | Preservation Office to assess potential impacts on  | ||||||
| 23 | State-registered historic sites under the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 24 | Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (r) To maximize community benefits, including, but not  | ||||||
| 26 | limited to, reduced stormwater runoff, flooding, and erosion  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | at the ground mounted solar energy system, improved soil  | ||||||
| 2 | health, and increased foraging habitat for game birds,  | ||||||
| 3 | songbirds, and pollinators, a county may (1) require a  | ||||||
| 4 | commercial solar energy facility owner to plant, establish,  | ||||||
| 5 | and maintain for the life of the facility vegetative ground  | ||||||
| 6 | cover, consistent with the goals of the Pollinator-Friendly  | ||||||
| 7 | Solar Site Act and (2) require the submittal of a vegetation  | ||||||
| 8 | management plan that is in compliance with the agricultural  | ||||||
| 9 | impact mitigation agreement in the application to construct  | ||||||
| 10 | and operate a commercial solar energy facility in the county  | ||||||
| 11 | if the vegetative ground cover and vegetation management plan  | ||||||
| 12 | comply with the requirements of the underlying agreement with  | ||||||
| 13 | the landowner or landowners where the facility will be  | ||||||
| 14 | constructed.  | ||||||
| 15 |     No later than 90 days after January 27, 2023 (the  | ||||||
| 16 | effective date of Public Act 102-1123), the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 | Department of Natural Resources shall develop guidelines for  | ||||||
| 18 | vegetation management plans that may be required under this  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection for commercial solar energy facilities. The  | ||||||
| 20 | guidelines must include guidance for short-term and long-term  | ||||||
| 21 | property management practices that provide and maintain native  | ||||||
| 22 | and non-invasive naturalized perennial vegetation to protect  | ||||||
| 23 | the health and well-being of pollinators.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (s) If a facility owner enters into a road use agreement  | ||||||
| 25 | with the Illinois Department of Transportation, a road  | ||||||
| 26 | district, or other unit of local government relating to a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy  | ||||||
| 2 | facility, the road use agreement shall require the facility  | ||||||
| 3 | owner to be responsible for (i) the reasonable cost of  | ||||||
| 4 | improving roads used by the facility owner to construct the  | ||||||
| 5 | commercial wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy  | ||||||
| 6 | facility and (ii) the reasonable cost of repairing roads used  | ||||||
| 7 | by the facility owner during construction of the commercial  | ||||||
| 8 | wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy facility  | ||||||
| 9 | so that those roads are in a condition that is safe for the  | ||||||
| 10 | driving public after the completion of the facility's  | ||||||
| 11 | construction. Roadways improved in preparation for and during  | ||||||
| 12 | the construction of the commercial wind energy facility or  | ||||||
| 13 | commercial solar energy facility shall be repaired and  | ||||||
| 14 | restored to the improved condition at the reasonable cost of  | ||||||
| 15 | the developer if the roadways have degraded or were damaged as  | ||||||
| 16 | a result of construction-related activities. | ||||||
| 17 |     The road use agreement shall not require the facility  | ||||||
| 18 | owner to pay costs, fees, or charges for road work that is not  | ||||||
| 19 | specifically and uniquely attributable to the construction of  | ||||||
| 20 | the commercial wind energy facility or the commercial solar  | ||||||
| 21 | energy facility. Road-related fees, permit fees, or other  | ||||||
| 22 | charges imposed by the Illinois Department of Transportation,  | ||||||
| 23 | a road district, or other unit of local government under a road  | ||||||
| 24 | use agreement with the facility owner shall be reasonably  | ||||||
| 25 | related to the cost of administration of the road use  | ||||||
| 26 | agreement.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (s-5) The facility owner shall also compensate landowners  | ||||||
| 2 | for crop losses or other agricultural damages resulting from  | ||||||
| 3 | damage to the drainage system caused by the construction of  | ||||||
| 4 | the commercial wind energy facility or the commercial solar  | ||||||
| 5 | energy facility. The commercial wind energy facility owner or  | ||||||
| 6 | commercial solar energy facility owner shall repair or pay for  | ||||||
| 7 | the repair of all damage to the subsurface drainage system  | ||||||
| 8 | caused by the construction of the commercial wind energy  | ||||||
| 9 | facility or the commercial solar energy facility in accordance  | ||||||
| 10 | with the agriculture impact mitigation agreement requirements  | ||||||
| 11 | for repair of drainage. The commercial wind energy facility  | ||||||
| 12 | owner or commercial solar energy facility owner shall repair  | ||||||
| 13 | or pay for the repair and restoration of surface drainage  | ||||||
| 14 | caused by the construction or deconstruction of the commercial  | ||||||
| 15 | wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy facility  | ||||||
| 16 | as soon as reasonably practicable.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (t) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a facility  | ||||||
| 18 | owner with siting approval from a county to construct a  | ||||||
| 19 | commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy  | ||||||
| 20 | facility is authorized to cross or impact a drainage system,  | ||||||
| 21 | including, but not limited to, drainage tiles, open drainage  | ||||||
| 22 | ditches, culverts, and water gathering vaults, owned or under  | ||||||
| 23 | the control of a drainage district under the Illinois Drainage  | ||||||
| 24 | Code without obtaining prior agreement or approval from the  | ||||||
| 25 | drainage district in accordance with the farmland drainage  | ||||||
| 26 | plan required by subsection (j-5).  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (u) The amendments to this Section adopted in Public Act  | ||||||
| 2 | 102-1123 do not apply to: (1) an application for siting  | ||||||
| 3 | approval or for a special use permit for a commercial wind  | ||||||
| 4 | energy facility or commercial solar energy facility if the  | ||||||
| 5 | application was submitted to a unit of local government before  | ||||||
| 6 | January 27, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1123);  | ||||||
| 7 | (2) a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar  | ||||||
| 8 | energy facility if the facility owner has submitted an  | ||||||
| 9 | agricultural impact mitigation agreement to the Department of  | ||||||
| 10 | Agriculture before January 27, 2023 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 11 | Public Act 102-1123); or (3) a commercial wind energy or  | ||||||
| 12 | commercial solar energy development on property that is  | ||||||
| 13 | located within an enterprise zone certified under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | Enterprise Zone Act, that was classified as industrial by the  | ||||||
| 15 | appropriate zoning authority on or before January 27, 2023,  | ||||||
| 16 | and that is located within 4 miles of the intersection of  | ||||||
| 17 | Interstate 88 and Interstate 39.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 102-1123, eff. 1-27-23; 103-81, eff. 6-9-23;  | ||||||
| 19 | 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 7-29-24.)
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| 20 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-12022) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 5-12022. Building permit fee for veterans with a  | ||||||
| 22 | disability. | ||||||
| 23 |     (a) A veteran with a disability or the veteran's caregiver  | ||||||
| 24 | shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements  | ||||||
| 25 | to the residence of the veteran with a disability if the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | improvements are required to accommodate a disability of the  | ||||||
| 2 | veteran. Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of  | ||||||
| 3 | any person to submit to the county applications, forms, or  | ||||||
| 4 | other paperwork to obtain a building permit. A veteran or  | ||||||
| 5 | caregiver must provide proof of veteran status and attest to  | ||||||
| 6 | the fact that the improvements to the residence are required  | ||||||
| 7 | to accommodate the veteran's disability. Proof of veteran  | ||||||
| 8 | status is to be construed liberally, and veteran status shall  | ||||||
| 9 | include service in the Armed Forces of the United States,  | ||||||
| 10 | National Guard, or the reserves of the Armed Forces of the  | ||||||
| 11 | United States. | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) What constitutes proof of veteran status shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | determined by the county. The Illinois Department of Veterans'  | ||||||
| 14 | Affairs may not adjudicate any dispute arising under  | ||||||
| 15 | subsection paragraph (a). | ||||||
| 16 |     (c) A home rule county may not regulate building permit  | ||||||
| 17 | fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section  | ||||||
| 18 | is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article  | ||||||
| 19 | VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by  | ||||||
| 20 | home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the  | ||||||
| 21 | State.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-621, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 23 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-12023) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 5-12023 5-12022. Battery-charged fences. | ||||||
| 25 |     (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts  | ||||||
| 2 | of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a  | ||||||
| 3 | manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm  | ||||||
| 4 | system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement  | ||||||
| 5 | of a potential intrusion. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a county may not  | ||||||
| 7 | require a permit or other approval for the installation,  | ||||||
| 8 | maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a  | ||||||
| 9 | battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is  | ||||||
| 10 | located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a  | ||||||
| 11 | nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5  | ||||||
| 12 | feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet  | ||||||
| 13 | higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever  | ||||||
| 14 | is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact  | ||||||
| 15 | does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric  | ||||||
| 16 | fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section  | ||||||
| 18 | must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not  | ||||||
| 19 | less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE". | ||||||
| 20 |     (d) A home rule county may not regulate battery-charged  | ||||||
| 21 | fencing in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This  | ||||||
| 22 | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of  | ||||||
| 23 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent  | ||||||
| 24 | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised  | ||||||
| 25 | by the State. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 103-796, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 1 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-15017)    (from Ch. 34, par. 5-15017) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5-15017. Revenue bonds. In order to pay the cost of  | ||||||
| 3 | the construction, acquisition by condemnation, purchase, or  | ||||||
| 4 | otherwise of any waterworks properties, or sewage facilities,  | ||||||
| 5 | or a combination thereof, or waste management facilities, as  | ||||||
| 6 | the case may be, and the improvement or extension from time to  | ||||||
| 7 | time thereof, including engineering, inspection, legal and  | ||||||
| 8 | financial fees and costs, working capital, interest on such  | ||||||
| 9 | bonds during construction and for a reasonable period  | ||||||
| 10 | thereafter, establishment of reserves to secure such bonds and  | ||||||
| 11 | all other expenditures of such county incidental and necessary  | ||||||
| 12 | or convenient thereto, the county board may issue and sell  | ||||||
| 13 | revenue bonds payable solely from the income and revenue  | ||||||
| 14 | derived from the operation of the waterworks properties, or  | ||||||
| 15 | sewage facilities, or a combination thereof, or waste  | ||||||
| 16 | management facilities, as the case may be, and may also from  | ||||||
| 17 | time to time issue revenue bonds for the purpose of paying,  | ||||||
| 18 | refunding, or redeeming revenue bonds before, after, or at  | ||||||
| 19 | their maturity, including paying redemption premiums or  | ||||||
| 20 | interest accruing or to accrue on the bonds being paid or  | ||||||
| 21 | redeemed or for paying any other costs in connection with any  | ||||||
| 22 | such payment or redemption. All such bonds shall be authorized  | ||||||
| 23 | by ordinance to be adopted by the board, which shall be  | ||||||
| 24 | separate and distinct as applies to waterworks properties and  | ||||||
| 25 | as applied to sewage facilities except where the system is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | combined. Such bonds shall bear such date or dates, mature at  | ||||||
| 2 | such time or serially at such times not exceeding 40 years from  | ||||||
| 3 | their respective dates, may bear interest at such rate or  | ||||||
| 4 | rates not exceeding the maximum rate established in the Bond  | ||||||
| 5 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 6 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 7 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 8 | forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as from time to time in  | ||||||
| 9 | effect, may be in such form, may carry such registration  | ||||||
| 10 | privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be payable at  | ||||||
| 11 | such place or places, may be subject to redemption in such  | ||||||
| 12 | manner, and upon such terms with or without premium as is  | ||||||
| 13 | stated on the face thereof, and may be executed in such manner  | ||||||
| 14 | by such officers, and may contain such terms and covenants,  | ||||||
| 15 | all as provided by the ordinance authorizing the issue. | ||||||
| 16 |     Such bonds shall be sold in such manner as the board shall  | ||||||
| 17 | determine, and if issued to bear interest at the maximum rate  | ||||||
| 18 | specified in this Section shall be sold for not less than par  | ||||||
| 19 | and accrued interest; however, the selling price of any bonds  | ||||||
| 20 | bearing less than such maximum rate, shall be such that the  | ||||||
| 21 | interest cost of the money received from the sale of the bonds  | ||||||
| 22 | shall not exceed such maximum rate, computed to absolute  | ||||||
| 23 | maturity, according to standard tables of bond values. | ||||||
| 24 |     Notwithstanding the form or tenor thereof, and in the  | ||||||
| 25 | absence of expressed recitals on the face thereof that the  | ||||||
| 26 | bonds are non-negotiable, all such bonds shall be negotiable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | instruments. | ||||||
| 2 |     To secure payment of any and all such bonds such ordinance  | ||||||
| 3 | shall set forth the covenants and undertakings of the county  | ||||||
| 4 | in connection with the issuance thereof, and the issuance of  | ||||||
| 5 | additional bonds payable from the revenues or income to be  | ||||||
| 6 | derived from the operation of the waterworks properties or  | ||||||
| 7 | sewage facilities, or waste management facilities, as the case  | ||||||
| 8 | may be, as well as the use and operation thereof, and for the  | ||||||
| 9 | use and disposition for waterworks, and sewerage, and waste  | ||||||
| 10 | management purposes of investment earnings on funds and  | ||||||
| 11 | accounts created with respect to the revenue bonds. | ||||||
| 12 |     In case any officer whose signature appears on the bond or  | ||||||
| 13 | coupons attached thereto shall cease to be such officer before  | ||||||
| 14 | the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, such signature  | ||||||
| 15 | shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes to  | ||||||
| 16 | the same effect as if he had remained in office until the  | ||||||
| 17 | delivery of the bonds. | ||||||
| 18 |     Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued or any other  | ||||||
| 19 | obligation, except as set forth in Section 5-15003, incurred  | ||||||
| 20 | pursuant to the provisions of this Division be or become an  | ||||||
| 21 | indebtedness or an obligation of the county payable from taxes  | ||||||
| 22 | and shall not in any event constitute an indebtedness of such  | ||||||
| 23 | county within the meaning of the constitutional provisions or  | ||||||
| 24 | limitations, and such fact shall be plainly stated on the face  | ||||||
| 25 | of each bond. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 86-962; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 1 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-31012)    (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31012) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5-31012. Powers of district. To the extent necessary  | ||||||
| 3 | to carry out the purpose of this Division and in addition to  | ||||||
| 4 | any other powers, duties, and functions vested in museum  | ||||||
| 5 | districts by law, but subject to limitations and restrictions  | ||||||
| 6 | imposed elsewhere by this Division or other law, a museum  | ||||||
| 7 | district is authorized and empowered: | ||||||
| 8 |         (a) To adopt bylaws, adopt and use a common seal,  | ||||||
| 9 |  enter into contracts, acquire and hold real and personal  | ||||||
| 10 |  property, and take such other actions as may be necessary  | ||||||
| 11 |  for the proper conduct of its affairs. | ||||||
| 12 |         (b) To make and publish all ordinances, rules, and  | ||||||
| 13 |  regulations necessary for the management and protection of  | ||||||
| 14 |  its property and the conduct of its affairs. | ||||||
| 15 |         (c) To study and ascertain the museum district  | ||||||
| 16 |  artifacts and other materials, the need for preserving  | ||||||
| 17 |  such resources and providing such facilities and the  | ||||||
| 18 |  extent to which such needs are currently being met, and to  | ||||||
| 19 |  prepare and adopt coordinated plans to meet such needs. | ||||||
| 20 |         (d) To acquire by gift, devise, purchase, lease,  | ||||||
| 21 |  agreement, or otherwise the fee or any lessor right or  | ||||||
| 22 |  interest in real and personal property, and to hold the  | ||||||
| 23 |  same with public access for those who wish to examine or  | ||||||
| 24 |  study it. The museum district may accept the transfer of  | ||||||
| 25 |  any real or personal property owned or controlled by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  State of Illinois, the county board, or the governing body  | ||||||
| 2 |  of any municipality, district, or public corporation and  | ||||||
| 3 |  not devoted or dedicated to any other inconsistent public  | ||||||
| 4 |  use. In acquiring or accepting land or rights thereto, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  museum district shall give due consideration to its  | ||||||
| 6 |  historical value or county significance, and no real  | ||||||
| 7 |  property shall be acquired or accepted which in the  | ||||||
| 8 |  opinion of the museum district and the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 9 |  Museum is of low value as to its proposed use. | ||||||
| 10 |         (e) To acquire any or all interest in real or personal  | ||||||
| 11 |  property by a contract for purchase providing for payment  | ||||||
| 12 |  in installments over a period not to exceed 10 years with  | ||||||
| 13 |  interest on the unpaid balance owing not to exceed an  | ||||||
| 14 |  amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of the Bond  | ||||||
| 15 |  Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations  | ||||||
| 16 |  to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 17 |  anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations  | ||||||
| 18 |  set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as amended. The  | ||||||
| 19 |  indebtedness incurred under this subsection when  | ||||||
| 20 |  aggregated with existing indebtedness may not exceed the  | ||||||
| 21 |  debt limits provided in Section 5-31016. | ||||||
| 22 |         (f) To classify, designate, plan, develop, preserve,  | ||||||
| 23 |  administer, and maintain all areas and facilities in which  | ||||||
| 24 |  it has an interest and to construct, reconstruct, alter,  | ||||||
| 25 |  renew, equip, and maintain buildings and other structures.  | ||||||
| 26 |  Any work performed on any building, appurtenance,  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  structure, or area listed on the National Register of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Historic Places or deemed eligible for such listing shall  | ||||||
| 3 |  be performed within such guidelines as are established by  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Department of Natural Resources. | ||||||
| 5 |         (g) To accept gifts, grants, bequests, contributions,     | ||||||
| 6 |  and appropriations of money and personal property for  | ||||||
| 7 |  museum district purposes. | ||||||
| 8 |         (h) To employ and fix the compensation of an executive  | ||||||
| 9 |  officer who shall be responsible to the board for the  | ||||||
| 10 |  implementation of its policies. The executive officer  | ||||||
| 11 |  shall have the power, subject to the approval of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  board, to employ and fix the compensation of such  | ||||||
| 13 |  assistants and employees as the board may consider  | ||||||
| 14 |  necessary for the implementation of this Division. | ||||||
| 15 |         (i) To charge and collect reasonable fees for the use  | ||||||
| 16 |  of such facilities, privileges, and conveniences as may be  | ||||||
| 17 |  provided. | ||||||
| 18 |         (j) To police its property and to exercise police  | ||||||
| 19 |  powers in respect thereto or in respect to the enforcement  | ||||||
| 20 |  of any rule or regulation provided by its ordinances. | ||||||
| 21 |         (k) To lease land for a period not longer than 50 years  | ||||||
| 22 |  to a responsible person, firm, or corporation for  | ||||||
| 23 |  construction, reconstruction, alteration, development,  | ||||||
| 24 |  operation, and maintenance of buildings, roads, and  | ||||||
| 25 |  parking areas. Any work performed on any leased building,  | ||||||
| 26 |  structure, appurtenances, or area which is listed on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  National Register of Historic Places or deemed eligible  | ||||||
| 2 |  for such listing shall be performed within such guidelines  | ||||||
| 3 |  as are established by the Department of Natural Resources.  | ||||||
| 4 |  Upon expiration of any lease of land under this  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection, title to all structures on the leased land  | ||||||
| 6 |  shall be vested in the museum district. | ||||||
| 7 |         (l) To lease any building or facility constructed,  | ||||||
| 8 |  reconstructed, altered, renewed, equipped, furnished,  | ||||||
| 9 |  extended, developed, and maintained by the museum district  | ||||||
| 10 |  to a responsible person, firm, or corporation for  | ||||||
| 11 |  operation or development or both, and maintenance for a  | ||||||
| 12 |  period not longer than 20 years. Development, maintenance,     | ||||||
| 13 |  or both of any building, structures, appurtenances, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  area which is listed on the National Register of Historic  | ||||||
| 15 |  Places or deemed eligible for such listing shall be  | ||||||
| 16 |  performed within such guidelines as are established by the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Department of Natural Resources. | ||||||
| 18 |         (m) To make grants to not-for-profit historical clubs,  | ||||||
| 19 |  organizations, or groups within the county. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 100-695, eff. 8-3-18; revised 7-30-24.)
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (55 ILCS 5/5-31016)    (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31016) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 5-31016. Indebtedness. Whenever a museum district  | ||||||
| 23 | does not have sufficient money in its treasury to meet all  | ||||||
| 24 | necessary expenses and liabilities, it may issue tax  | ||||||
| 25 | anticipation warrants. Such issue of tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2 of the Warrants  | ||||||
| 2 | and Jurors Certificates Act "An Act to provide for the manner  | ||||||
| 3 | of issuing warrants upon any county, township, or other  | ||||||
| 4 | municipal corporation or quasi municipal corporation, or of  | ||||||
| 5 | any farm drainage district, river district, drainage and levee  | ||||||
| 6 | district, fire protection district and jurors' certificates",  | ||||||
| 7 | approved June 27, 1913, as now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 8 |     No museum district shall become indebted in any manner or  | ||||||
| 9 | for any purpose in an amount, including existing indebtedness,  | ||||||
| 10 | in the aggregate exceeding .25% of the value, as equalized or  | ||||||
| 11 | assessed by the Department of Revenue, of the taxable property  | ||||||
| 12 | within the museum district. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 86-962; revised 7-30-24.)
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (55 ILCS 5/6-4002)    (from Ch. 34, par. 6-4002) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 6-4002. Resolution. The resolution of the county  | ||||||
| 16 | board authorizing the issuance of the general obligation bonds  | ||||||
| 17 | shall prescribe all the details of the bonds and specify the  | ||||||
| 18 | total amount of the bonds to be issued, the form and  | ||||||
| 19 | denomination of the bonds, the date they are to bear, the place  | ||||||
| 20 | they are payable, the date or dates of maturity, which shall  | ||||||
| 21 | not be more than 30 years after the date of the bonds, the rate  | ||||||
| 22 | of interest, which shall not exceed that authorized by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 24 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 25 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 2 | amended, and the dates on which the interest is payable. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 86-962; revised 7-30-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (55 ILCS 5/6-27004)    (from Ch. 34, par. 6-27004) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 6-27004. Purposes for which fund may be used;  | ||||||
| 6 | reimbursement. All moneys received from the issuance of bonds  | ||||||
| 7 | as herein authorized, or from any tax levied pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 8 | authority granted by this Division, shall be set apart in said  | ||||||
| 9 | working cash fund by the county treasurer and shall be used  | ||||||
| 10 | only for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter provided.  | ||||||
| 11 | Such fund, and the moneys therein, shall not be regarded as  | ||||||
| 12 | current assets available for appropriation and shall not be  | ||||||
| 13 | appropriated by the county board in the resolution termed the  | ||||||
| 14 | annual appropriations bill. The county board may appropriate  | ||||||
| 15 | moneys to the working cash fund up to the maximum amount  | ||||||
| 16 | allowable in the fund, and the working cash fund may receive  | ||||||
| 17 | such appropriations and any other contributions. In order to  | ||||||
| 18 | provide moneys with which to meet ordinary and necessary  | ||||||
| 19 | disbursements for salaries and other corporate purposes, such  | ||||||
| 20 | fund and the moneys therein may be transferred, in whole or in  | ||||||
| 21 | part, to the general corporate fund of the county and so  | ||||||
| 22 | disbursed therefrom (a) in anticipation of the collection of  | ||||||
| 23 | any taxes lawfully levied for general corporate purposes, (b)  | ||||||
| 24 | in anticipation of the receipt of moneys to be derived from  | ||||||
| 25 | fees and commissions to be earned by the county clerk and the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | county collector for extending and collecting taxes levied, or  | ||||||
| 2 | (c) in the anticipation of such taxes, as by law now or  | ||||||
| 3 | hereafter enacted or amended, imposed by the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 4 | of the State of Illinois to replace revenue lost by units of  | ||||||
| 5 | local government and school districts as a result of the  | ||||||
| 6 | abolition of ad valorem personal property taxes, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 7 | Article IX, Section 5(c) of the Constitution of the State of  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois. Moneys transferred to the general corporate fund in  | ||||||
| 9 | anticipation of the collection of taxes shall be deemed to  | ||||||
| 10 | have been transferred in anticipation of the collection of  | ||||||
| 11 | that part of the taxes so levied which is in excess of the  | ||||||
| 12 | amount or amounts thereof required to pay (a) any tax  | ||||||
| 13 | anticipation warrants and the interest thereon, theretofore or  | ||||||
| 14 | thereafter issued under the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of  | ||||||
| 15 | the Warrants and Jurors Certificates Act Section two (2) and  | ||||||
| 16 | three (3) of "An Act to provide for the manner of issuing  | ||||||
| 17 | warrants upon the treasurer of the State or of any county,  | ||||||
| 18 | township, city, village or other municipal corporation and  | ||||||
| 19 | jurors' certificates", approved June 27, 1913, as amended, (b)  | ||||||
| 20 | the aggregate amount of receipts from taxes imposed to replace  | ||||||
| 21 | revenue lost by units of local government and school districts  | ||||||
| 22 | as a result of the abolition of ad valorem personal property  | ||||||
| 23 | taxes, pursuant to Article IX, Section 5(c) of the  | ||||||
| 24 | Constitution of the State of Illinois, which the corporate  | ||||||
| 25 | authorities estimate will be set aside for the payment of the  | ||||||
| 26 | proportionate amount of debt service and pension or retirement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | obligations, as required by Section 12 of the State Revenue  | ||||||
| 2 | Sharing Act "An Act in relation to State Revenue Sharing with  | ||||||
| 3 | local government entities", approved July 31, 1969, as  | ||||||
| 4 | amended, and (c) any notes and the interest thereon,  | ||||||
| 5 | theretofore or thereafter issued under the provisions of  | ||||||
| 6 | Division 6-2, and such taxes levied for general corporate  | ||||||
| 7 | purposes when collected shall be applied, first, to the  | ||||||
| 8 | payment of any such warrant and the interest thereon, the  | ||||||
| 9 | amount estimated to be required to satisfy debt service and  | ||||||
| 10 | pension or retirement obligations as set forth in Section 12  | ||||||
| 11 | of the State Revenue Sharing Act "An Act in relation to State  | ||||||
| 12 | revenue sharing with local government entities", approved July  | ||||||
| 13 | 31, 1969, as amended, and to the payment of any such notes and  | ||||||
| 14 | the interest thereon, and then to the reimbursement of said  | ||||||
| 15 | working cash fund as hereinafter provided. Upon the receipt by  | ||||||
| 16 | said county treasurer of any taxes, or other moneys, in  | ||||||
| 17 | anticipation of the collection or receipt whereof moneys of  | ||||||
| 18 | such working cash fund have been so transferred for  | ||||||
| 19 | disbursement, such fund shall immediately be reimbursed  | ||||||
| 20 | therefrom until the full amount so transferred has been  | ||||||
| 21 | re-transferred to such fund. Unless the taxes and other moneys  | ||||||
| 22 | so received and applied to the reimbursement of the working  | ||||||
| 23 | cash fund, prior to the close of the fiscal year following the  | ||||||
| 24 | fiscal year in which the last tax penalty date fall due shall  | ||||||
| 25 | be sufficient to effect a complete reimbursement of such fund  | ||||||
| 26 | for any moneys transferred therefrom in anticipation of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | collection or receipt of such taxes, or other moneys, such  | ||||||
| 2 | working cash fund shall be reimbursed for the amount of the  | ||||||
| 3 | deficiency therein from any other revenues accruing to said  | ||||||
| 4 | general corporate fund, and it shall be the duty of the county  | ||||||
| 5 | board to make provision for the immediate reimbursement of the  | ||||||
| 6 | amount of any such deficiency in its next resolution termed  | ||||||
| 7 | the annual appropriations bill. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 86-962; revised 7-30-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     Section 380. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 10 | changing Sections 8-4.1-8, 10-4-2, 10-4-2.3, 11-19-1,  | ||||||
| 11 | 11-48.3-11, 11-61-3, 11-135-1, and 11-135-4 and by setting  | ||||||
| 12 | forth, renumbering, and changing multiple versions of Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 11-13-28 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (65 ILCS 5/8-4.1-8)    (from Ch. 24, par. 8-4.1-8) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 8-4.1-8. Bonds authorized by Applicable Law may be  | ||||||
| 16 | issued in one or more series, bear such date or dates, become  | ||||||
| 17 | due at such time or times within the period of years provided  | ||||||
| 18 | by Applicable Law, bear interest payable at such intervals and  | ||||||
| 19 | at such rate or rates as authorized under Section 2 of the Bond  | ||||||
| 20 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 21 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 22 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 23 | forth therein," approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 24 | amended, which rates may be fixed or variable, be in such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered or  | ||||||
| 2 | book-entry, carry such conversion, registration, and exchange  | ||||||
| 3 | privileges, be subject to defeasance upon such terms, have  | ||||||
| 4 | such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable  | ||||||
| 5 | in such medium of payment at such place or places within or  | ||||||
| 6 | without the State of Illinois, be subject to such terms of  | ||||||
| 7 | redemption with or without premium, and be sold in such manner  | ||||||
| 8 | at private or public sale and at such price as the corporate  | ||||||
| 9 | authorities shall determine. Whenever such bonds are sold at a  | ||||||
| 10 | price less than par, they shall be sold at such price and bear  | ||||||
| 11 | interest at such rate or rates such that the net interest rate  | ||||||
| 12 | received upon the sale of such Bonds does not exceed the  | ||||||
| 13 | maximum rate determined under Section 2 of the Bond  | ||||||
| 14 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 15 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 16 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 17 | forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 18 | amended. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 85-158; revised 7-30-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2) | ||||||
| 21 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 10-4-2. Group insurance.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (a) The corporate authorities of any municipality may  | ||||||
| 24 | arrange to provide, for the benefit of employees of the  | ||||||
| 25 | municipality, group life, health, accident, hospital, and  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | medical insurance, or any one or any combination of those  | ||||||
| 2 | types of insurance, and may arrange to provide that insurance  | ||||||
| 3 | for the benefit of the spouses or dependents of those  | ||||||
| 4 | employees. The insurance may include provision for employees  | ||||||
| 5 | or other insured persons who rely on treatment by prayer or  | ||||||
| 6 | spiritual means alone for healing in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 7 | tenets and practice of a well recognized religious  | ||||||
| 8 | denomination. The corporate authorities may provide for  | ||||||
| 9 | payment by the municipality of a portion of the premium or  | ||||||
| 10 | charge for the insurance with the employee paying the balance  | ||||||
| 11 | of the premium or charge. If the corporate authorities  | ||||||
| 12 | undertake a plan under which the municipality pays a portion  | ||||||
| 13 | of the premium or charge, the corporate authorities shall  | ||||||
| 14 | provide for withholding and deducting from the compensation of  | ||||||
| 15 | those municipal employees who consent to join the plan the  | ||||||
| 16 | balance of the premium or charge for the insurance. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) If the corporate authorities do not provide for a plan  | ||||||
| 18 | under which the municipality pays a portion of the premium or  | ||||||
| 19 | charge for a group insurance plan, the corporate authorities  | ||||||
| 20 | may provide for withholding and deducting from the  | ||||||
| 21 | compensation of those employees who consent thereto the  | ||||||
| 22 | premium or charge for any group life, health, accident,  | ||||||
| 23 | hospital, and medical insurance. | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) The corporate authorities may exercise the powers  | ||||||
| 25 | granted in this Section only if the kinds of group insurance  | ||||||
| 26 | are obtained from an insurance company authorized to do  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | business in the State of Illinois, or are obtained through an  | ||||||
| 2 | intergovernmental joint self-insurance pool as authorized  | ||||||
| 3 | under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. The corporate  | ||||||
| 4 | authorities may enact an ordinance prescribing the method of  | ||||||
| 5 | operation of the insurance program. | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) If a municipality, including a home rule municipality,  | ||||||
| 7 | is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 8 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 9 | include screening by low-dose mammography for all women 35  | ||||||
| 10 | years of age or older for the presence of occult breast cancer  | ||||||
| 11 | unless the municipality elects to provide mammograms itself  | ||||||
| 12 | under Section 10-4-2.1. The coverage shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) A baseline mammogram for women 35 to 39 years of  | ||||||
| 14 |  age. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) An annual mammogram for women 40 years of age or  | ||||||
| 16 |  older. | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) A mammogram at the age and intervals considered  | ||||||
| 18 |  medically necessary by the woman's health care provider  | ||||||
| 19 |  for women under 40 years of age and having a family history  | ||||||
| 20 |  of breast cancer, prior personal history of breast cancer,  | ||||||
| 21 |  positive genetic testing, or other risk factors. | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 23 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 24 |  on or after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act 101-580) this amendatory Act of the 101st General  | ||||||
| 26 |  Assembly, a comprehensive ultrasound screening of an  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  entire breast or breasts if a mammogram demonstrates  | ||||||
| 2 |  heterogeneous or dense breast tissue or when medically  | ||||||
| 3 |  necessary as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 4 |  practice medicine in all of its branches.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (5) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 6 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 7 |  on or after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 8 |  Act 101-580) this amendatory Act of the 101st General  | ||||||
| 9 |  Assembly, a diagnostic mammogram when medically necessary,  | ||||||
| 10 |  as determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine  | ||||||
| 11 |  in all its branches, advanced practice registered nurse,  | ||||||
| 12 |  or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 13 |     A policy subject to this subsection shall not impose a  | ||||||
| 14 | deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing  | ||||||
| 15 | requirement on the coverage provided; except that this  | ||||||
| 16 | sentence does not apply to coverage of diagnostic mammograms  | ||||||
| 17 | to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible  | ||||||
| 18 | health plan from eligibility for a health savings account  | ||||||
| 19 | pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (26  | ||||||
| 20 | U.S.C. 223).  | ||||||
| 21 |     For purposes of this subsection: | ||||||
| 22 |     "Diagnostic mammogram" means a mammogram obtained using  | ||||||
| 23 | diagnostic mammography. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Diagnostic mammography" means a method of screening that  | ||||||
| 25 | is designed to evaluate an abnormality in a breast, including  | ||||||
| 26 | an abnormality seen or suspected on a screening mammogram or a  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | subjective or objective abnormality otherwise detected in the  | ||||||
| 2 | breast. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Low-dose mammography" means the x-ray examination of the  | ||||||
| 4 | breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography,  | ||||||
| 5 | including the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and  | ||||||
| 6 | image receptor, with an average radiation exposure delivery of  | ||||||
| 7 | less than one rad per breast for 2 views of an average size  | ||||||
| 8 | breast. The term also includes digital mammography. | ||||||
| 9 |     (d-5) Coverage as described by subsection (d) shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | provided at no cost to the insured and shall not be applied to  | ||||||
| 11 | an annual or lifetime maximum benefit. | ||||||
| 12 |     (d-10) When health care services are available through  | ||||||
| 13 | contracted providers and a person does not comply with plan  | ||||||
| 14 | provisions specific to the use of contracted providers, the  | ||||||
| 15 | requirements of subsection (d-5) are not applicable. When a  | ||||||
| 16 | person does not comply with plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 17 | use of contracted providers, plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 18 | use of non-contracted providers must be applied without  | ||||||
| 19 | distinction for coverage required by this Section and shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | at least as favorable as for other radiological examinations  | ||||||
| 21 | covered by the policy or contract. | ||||||
| 22 |     (d-15) If a municipality, including a home rule  | ||||||
| 23 | municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing  | ||||||
| 24 | health insurance coverage for its employees, the insurance  | ||||||
| 25 | coverage shall include mastectomy coverage, which includes  | ||||||
| 26 | coverage for prosthetic devices or reconstructive surgery  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | incident to the mastectomy. Coverage for breast reconstruction  | ||||||
| 2 | in connection with a mastectomy shall include: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) reconstruction of the breast upon which the  | ||||||
| 4 |  mastectomy has been performed; | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to  | ||||||
| 6 |  produce a symmetrical appearance; and | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) prostheses and treatment for physical  | ||||||
| 8 |  complications at all stages of mastectomy, including  | ||||||
| 9 |  lymphedemas. | ||||||
| 10 | Care shall be determined in consultation with the attending  | ||||||
| 11 | physician and the patient. The offered coverage for prosthetic  | ||||||
| 12 | devices and reconstructive surgery shall be subject to the  | ||||||
| 13 | deductible and coinsurance conditions applied to the  | ||||||
| 14 | mastectomy, and all other terms and conditions applicable to  | ||||||
| 15 | other benefits. When a mastectomy is performed and there is no  | ||||||
| 16 | evidence of malignancy then the offered coverage may be  | ||||||
| 17 | limited to the provision of prosthetic devices and  | ||||||
| 18 | reconstructive surgery to within 2 years after the date of the  | ||||||
| 19 | mastectomy. As used in this Section, "mastectomy" means the  | ||||||
| 20 | removal of all or part of the breast for medically necessary  | ||||||
| 21 | reasons, as determined by a licensed physician. | ||||||
| 22 |     A municipality, including a home rule municipality, that  | ||||||
| 23 | is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 24 | coverage for its employees, may not penalize or reduce or  | ||||||
| 25 | limit the reimbursement of an attending provider or provide  | ||||||
| 26 | incentives (monetary or otherwise) to an attending provider to  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | induce the provider to provide care to an insured in a manner  | ||||||
| 2 | inconsistent with this Section.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (d-20) The requirement that mammograms be included in  | ||||||
| 4 | health insurance coverage as provided in subsections (d)  | ||||||
| 5 | through (d-15) is an exclusive power and function of the State  | ||||||
| 6 | and is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,  | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution of home rule  | ||||||
| 8 | municipality powers. A home rule municipality to which  | ||||||
| 9 | subsections (d) through (d-15) apply must comply with every  | ||||||
| 10 | provision of those subsections. | ||||||
| 11 |     (d-25) If a municipality, including a home rule  | ||||||
| 12 | municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing  | ||||||
| 13 | health insurance coverage for its employees, the insurance  | ||||||
| 14 | coverage shall include joint mental health therapy services  | ||||||
| 15 | for any member of the municipality's police department or fire  | ||||||
| 16 | department and any spouse or partner of the member who resides  | ||||||
| 17 | with the member. | ||||||
| 18 |     The joint mental health therapy services provided under  | ||||||
| 19 | this subsection shall be performed by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 20 | practice medicine in all of its branches, a licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 21 | psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed  | ||||||
| 22 | clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and  | ||||||
| 23 | family therapist, a licensed social worker, or a licensed  | ||||||
| 24 | professional counselor. | ||||||
| 25 |     This subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of  | ||||||
| 26 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions  | ||||||
| 2 | exercised by the State.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (e) Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045,  | ||||||
| 4 | if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in  | ||||||
| 5 | accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 6 | Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint  | ||||||
| 7 | Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so  | ||||||
| 8 | adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-818, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 10-4-2. Group insurance.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) The corporate authorities of any municipality may  | ||||||
| 13 | arrange to provide, for the benefit of employees of the  | ||||||
| 14 | municipality, group life, health, accident, hospital, and  | ||||||
| 15 | medical insurance, or any one or any combination of those  | ||||||
| 16 | types of insurance, and may arrange to provide that insurance  | ||||||
| 17 | for the benefit of the spouses or dependents of those  | ||||||
| 18 | employees. The insurance may include provision for employees  | ||||||
| 19 | or other insured persons who rely on treatment by prayer or  | ||||||
| 20 | spiritual means alone for healing in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 21 | tenets and practice of a well recognized religious  | ||||||
| 22 | denomination. The corporate authorities may provide for  | ||||||
| 23 | payment by the municipality of a portion of the premium or  | ||||||
| 24 | charge for the insurance with the employee paying the balance  | ||||||
| 25 | of the premium or charge. If the corporate authorities  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | undertake a plan under which the municipality pays a portion  | ||||||
| 2 | of the premium or charge, the corporate authorities shall  | ||||||
| 3 | provide for withholding and deducting from the compensation of  | ||||||
| 4 | those municipal employees who consent to join the plan the  | ||||||
| 5 | balance of the premium or charge for the insurance. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) If the corporate authorities do not provide for a plan  | ||||||
| 7 | under which the municipality pays a portion of the premium or  | ||||||
| 8 | charge for a group insurance plan, the corporate authorities  | ||||||
| 9 | may provide for withholding and deducting from the  | ||||||
| 10 | compensation of those employees who consent thereto the  | ||||||
| 11 | premium or charge for any group life, health, accident,  | ||||||
| 12 | hospital, and medical insurance. | ||||||
| 13 |     (c) The corporate authorities may exercise the powers  | ||||||
| 14 | granted in this Section only if the kinds of group insurance  | ||||||
| 15 | are obtained from an insurance company authorized to do  | ||||||
| 16 | business in the State of Illinois, or are obtained through an  | ||||||
| 17 | intergovernmental joint self-insurance pool as authorized  | ||||||
| 18 | under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. The corporate  | ||||||
| 19 | authorities may enact an ordinance prescribing the method of  | ||||||
| 20 | operation of the insurance program. | ||||||
| 21 |     (d) If a municipality, including a home rule municipality,  | ||||||
| 22 | is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 23 | coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage shall  | ||||||
| 24 | include screening by low-dose mammography for all patients 35  | ||||||
| 25 | years of age or older for the presence of occult breast cancer  | ||||||
| 26 | unless the municipality elects to provide mammograms itself  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | under Section 10-4-2.1. The coverage shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) A baseline mammogram for patients 35 to 39 years  | ||||||
| 3 |  of age. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) An annual mammogram for patients 40 years of age  | ||||||
| 5 |  or older. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) A mammogram at the age and intervals considered  | ||||||
| 7 |  medically necessary by the patient's health care provider  | ||||||
| 8 |  for patients under 40 years of age and having a family  | ||||||
| 9 |  history of breast cancer, prior personal history of breast  | ||||||
| 10 |  cancer, positive genetic testing, or other risk factors. | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 12 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 13 |  on or after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 14 |  Act 101-580), a comprehensive ultrasound screening of an  | ||||||
| 15 |  entire breast or breasts if a mammogram demonstrates  | ||||||
| 16 |  heterogeneous or dense breast tissue or when medically  | ||||||
| 17 |  necessary as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 18 |  practice medicine in all of its branches.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (4.5) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 20 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 21 |  on or after January 1, 2026 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 22 |  Act 103-808) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 23 |  Assembly, molecular breast imaging (MBI) and magnetic  | ||||||
| 24 |  resonance imaging of an entire breast or breasts if a  | ||||||
| 25 |  mammogram demonstrates heterogeneous or dense breast  | ||||||
| 26 |  tissue or when medically necessary as determined by a  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 2 |  branches, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician  | ||||||
| 3 |  assistant.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) For a group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 5 |  insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed  | ||||||
| 6 |  on or after January 1, 2020, (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 7 |  Act 101-580), a diagnostic mammogram when medically  | ||||||
| 8 |  necessary, as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 9 |  practice medicine in all its branches, advanced practice  | ||||||
| 10 |  registered nurse, or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 11 |     A policy subject to this subsection shall not impose a  | ||||||
| 12 | deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing  | ||||||
| 13 | requirement on the coverage provided; except that this  | ||||||
| 14 | sentence does not apply to coverage of diagnostic mammograms  | ||||||
| 15 | to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible  | ||||||
| 16 | health plan from eligibility for a health savings account  | ||||||
| 17 | pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (26  | ||||||
| 18 | U.S.C. 223).  | ||||||
| 19 |     For purposes of this subsection: | ||||||
| 20 |     "Diagnostic mammogram" means a mammogram obtained using  | ||||||
| 21 | diagnostic mammography. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Diagnostic mammography" means a method of screening that  | ||||||
| 23 | is designed to evaluate an abnormality in a breast, including  | ||||||
| 24 | an abnormality seen or suspected on a screening mammogram or a  | ||||||
| 25 | subjective or objective abnormality otherwise detected in the  | ||||||
| 26 | breast. | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     "Low-dose mammography" means the x-ray examination of the  | ||||||
| 2 | breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography,  | ||||||
| 3 | including the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and  | ||||||
| 4 | image receptor, with an average radiation exposure delivery of  | ||||||
| 5 | less than one rad per breast for 2 views of an average size  | ||||||
| 6 | breast. The term also includes digital mammography. | ||||||
| 7 |     (d-5) Coverage as described by subsection (d) shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | provided at no cost to the insured and shall not be applied to  | ||||||
| 9 | an annual or lifetime maximum benefit. | ||||||
| 10 |     (d-10) When health care services are available through  | ||||||
| 11 | contracted providers and a person does not comply with plan  | ||||||
| 12 | provisions specific to the use of contracted providers, the  | ||||||
| 13 | requirements of subsection (d-5) are not applicable. When a  | ||||||
| 14 | person does not comply with plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 15 | use of contracted providers, plan provisions specific to the  | ||||||
| 16 | use of non-contracted providers must be applied without  | ||||||
| 17 | distinction for coverage required by this Section and shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | at least as favorable as for other radiological examinations  | ||||||
| 19 | covered by the policy or contract. | ||||||
| 20 |     (d-15) If a municipality, including a home rule  | ||||||
| 21 | municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing  | ||||||
| 22 | health insurance coverage for its employees, the insurance  | ||||||
| 23 | coverage shall include mastectomy coverage, which includes  | ||||||
| 24 | coverage for prosthetic devices or reconstructive surgery  | ||||||
| 25 | incident to the mastectomy. Coverage for breast reconstruction  | ||||||
| 26 | in connection with a mastectomy shall include: | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |         (1) reconstruction of the breast upon which the  | ||||||
| 2 |  mastectomy has been performed; | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to  | ||||||
| 4 |  produce a symmetrical appearance; and | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) prostheses and treatment for physical  | ||||||
| 6 |  complications at all stages of mastectomy, including  | ||||||
| 7 |  lymphedemas. | ||||||
| 8 | Care shall be determined in consultation with the attending  | ||||||
| 9 | physician and the patient. The offered coverage for prosthetic  | ||||||
| 10 | devices and reconstructive surgery shall be subject to the  | ||||||
| 11 | deductible and coinsurance conditions applied to the  | ||||||
| 12 | mastectomy, and all other terms and conditions applicable to  | ||||||
| 13 | other benefits. When a mastectomy is performed and there is no  | ||||||
| 14 | evidence of malignancy then the offered coverage may be  | ||||||
| 15 | limited to the provision of prosthetic devices and  | ||||||
| 16 | reconstructive surgery to within 2 years after the date of the  | ||||||
| 17 | mastectomy. As used in this Section, "mastectomy" means the  | ||||||
| 18 | removal of all or part of the breast for medically necessary  | ||||||
| 19 | reasons, as determined by a licensed physician. | ||||||
| 20 |     A municipality, including a home rule municipality, that  | ||||||
| 21 | is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 22 | coverage for its employees, may not penalize or reduce or  | ||||||
| 23 | limit the reimbursement of an attending provider or provide  | ||||||
| 24 | incentives (monetary or otherwise) to an attending provider to  | ||||||
| 25 | induce the provider to provide care to an insured in a manner  | ||||||
| 26 | inconsistent with this Section.  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     (d-20) The requirement that mammograms be included in  | ||||||
| 2 | health insurance coverage as provided in subsections (d)  | ||||||
| 3 | through (d-15) is an exclusive power and function of the State  | ||||||
| 4 | and is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,  | ||||||
| 5 | subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution of home rule  | ||||||
| 6 | municipality powers. A home rule municipality to which  | ||||||
| 7 | subsections (d) through (d-15) apply must comply with every  | ||||||
| 8 | provision of those subsections. | ||||||
| 9 |     (d-25) If a municipality, including a home rule  | ||||||
| 10 | municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing  | ||||||
| 11 | health insurance coverage for its employees, the insurance  | ||||||
| 12 | coverage shall include joint mental health therapy services  | ||||||
| 13 | for any member of the municipality's police department or fire  | ||||||
| 14 | department and any spouse or partner of the member who resides  | ||||||
| 15 | with the member. | ||||||
| 16 |     The joint mental health therapy services provided under  | ||||||
| 17 | this subsection shall be performed by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 18 | practice medicine in all of its branches, a licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 19 | psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed  | ||||||
| 20 | clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and  | ||||||
| 21 | family therapist, a licensed social worker, or a licensed  | ||||||
| 22 | professional counselor. | ||||||
| 23 |     This subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of  | ||||||
| 24 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the  | ||||||
| 25 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions  | ||||||
| 26 | exercised by the State.  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     (e) Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045,  | ||||||
| 2 | if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in  | ||||||
| 3 | accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 4 | Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint  | ||||||
| 5 | Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so  | ||||||
| 6 | adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-808, eff. 1-1-26; 103-818, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 8 | revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a  | ||||||
| 11 | municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a  | ||||||
| 12 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance  | ||||||
| 13 | coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include  | ||||||
| 14 | coverage for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be  | ||||||
| 15 | covered by a policy of accident and health insurance under  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 356t and the coverage required under Sections 356g,  | ||||||
| 17 | 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356u, 356u.10, 356w, 356x,  | ||||||
| 18 | 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11,  | ||||||
| 19 | 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26,  | ||||||
| 20 | 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.36, 356z.40, 356z.41,  | ||||||
| 21 | 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.48, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54,  | ||||||
| 22 | 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, 356z.60, 356z.61, 356z.62, 356z.64,  | ||||||
| 23 | 356z.67, 356z.68, and 356z.70, and 356z.71, 356z.74, and  | ||||||
| 24 | 356z.77 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The coverage shall  | ||||||
| 25 | comply with Sections 155.22a, 355b, 356z.19, and 370c of the  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | Illinois Insurance Code. The Department of Insurance shall  | ||||||
| 2 | enforce the requirements of this Section. The requirement that  | ||||||
| 3 | health benefits be covered as provided in this is an exclusive  | ||||||
| 4 | power and function of the State and is a denial and limitation  | ||||||
| 5 | under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | Constitution. A home rule municipality to which this Section  | ||||||
| 7 | applies must comply with every provision of this Section.  | ||||||
| 8 |     Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if  | ||||||
| 9 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance  | ||||||
| 10 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 11 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 12 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for  | ||||||
| 13 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 15 | 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-443, eff.  | ||||||
| 16 | 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-731,  | ||||||
| 17 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 18 | 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff.  | ||||||
| 19 | 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24; 103-91,  | ||||||
| 20 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24; 103-445, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 21 | 103-535, eff. 8-11-23; 103-551, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff.  | ||||||
| 22 | 7-1-24; 103-718, eff. 7-19-24; 103-751, eff. 8-2-24; 103-914,  | ||||||
| 23 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-918, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 24 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 25 |     (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 11-13-28. Building permit fee for veterans with a  | ||||||
| 2 | disability. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) A veteran with a disability or the veteran's caregiver  | ||||||
| 4 | shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements  | ||||||
| 5 | to the residence of the veteran with a disability if the  | ||||||
| 6 | improvements are required to accommodate a disability of the  | ||||||
| 7 | veteran. Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of  | ||||||
| 8 | any person to submit to the municipality applications, forms,  | ||||||
| 9 | or other paperwork to obtain a building permit. A veteran or  | ||||||
| 10 | caregiver must provide proof of veteran status and attest to  | ||||||
| 11 | the fact that the improvements to the residence are required  | ||||||
| 12 | to accommodate the veteran's disability. Proof of veteran  | ||||||
| 13 | status is to be construed liberally, and veteran status shall  | ||||||
| 14 | include service in the Armed Forces of the United States,  | ||||||
| 15 | National Guard, or the reserves of the Armed Forces of the  | ||||||
| 16 | United States. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) What constitutes proof of veteran status shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | determined by the municipality. The Illinois Department of  | ||||||
| 19 | Veterans' Affairs may not adjudicate any dispute arising under  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection paragraph (a). | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate building  | ||||||
| 22 | permit fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This  | ||||||
| 23 | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of  | ||||||
| 24 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent  | ||||||
| 25 | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised  | ||||||
| 26 | by the State. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-621, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 2 |     (65 ILCS 5/11-13-29) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 11-13-29 11-13-28. Battery-charged fences. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means  | ||||||
| 5 | a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts  | ||||||
| 6 | of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a  | ||||||
| 7 | manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm  | ||||||
| 8 | system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement  | ||||||
| 9 | of a potential intrusion. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not  | ||||||
| 11 | require a permit or other approval for the installation,  | ||||||
| 12 | maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a  | ||||||
| 13 | battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is  | ||||||
| 14 | located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a  | ||||||
| 15 | nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5  | ||||||
| 16 | feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet  | ||||||
| 17 | higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever  | ||||||
| 18 | is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact  | ||||||
| 19 | does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric  | ||||||
| 20 | fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section  | ||||||
| 22 | must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not  | ||||||
| 23 | less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE". | ||||||
| 24 |     (d) A home rule municipality may not regulate  | ||||||
| 25 | battery-charged fencing in a manner inconsistent with this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the  | ||||||
| 3 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions  | ||||||
| 4 | exercised by the State. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 103-796, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (65 ILCS 5/11-19-1)    (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-1) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 11-19-1. Contracts.      | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) Any city, village, or incorporated town may make  | ||||||
| 9 | contracts with any other city, village, or incorporated town  | ||||||
| 10 | or with any person, corporation, or county, or any agency  | ||||||
| 11 | created by intergovernmental agreement, for more than one year  | ||||||
| 12 | and not exceeding 30 years relating to the collection and  | ||||||
| 13 | final disposition, or relating solely to either the collection  | ||||||
| 14 | or final disposition of garbage, refuse and ashes. A  | ||||||
| 15 | municipality may contract with private industry to operate a  | ||||||
| 16 | designated facility for the disposal, treatment, or recycling  | ||||||
| 17 | of solid waste, and may enter into contracts with private  | ||||||
| 18 | firms or local governments for the delivery of waste to such  | ||||||
| 19 | facility. In regard to a contract involving a garbage, refuse,  | ||||||
| 20 | or garbage and refuse incineration facility, the 30-year 30  | ||||||
| 21 | year contract limitation imposed by this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | computed so that the 30 years shall not begin to run until the  | ||||||
| 23 | date on which the facility actually begins accepting garbage  | ||||||
| 24 | or refuse. The payments required in regard to any contract  | ||||||
| 25 | entered into under this Division 19 shall not be regarded as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | indebtedness of the city, village, or incorporated town, as  | ||||||
| 2 | the case may be, for the purpose of any debt limitation imposed  | ||||||
| 3 | by any law. On and after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 4 | Public Act 100-316) this amendatory Act of the 100th General  | ||||||
| 5 | Assembly, a municipality with a population of less than  | ||||||
| 6 | 1,000,000 shall not enter into any new contracts with any  | ||||||
| 7 | other unit of local government, by intergovernmental agreement  | ||||||
| 8 | or otherwise, or with any corporation or person relating to  | ||||||
| 9 | the collecting and final disposition of general construction  | ||||||
| 10 | or demolition debris; except that this sentence does not apply  | ||||||
| 11 | to a municipality with a population of less than 1,000,000  | ||||||
| 12 | that is a party to: (1) a contract relating to the collecting  | ||||||
| 13 | and final disposition of general construction or demolition  | ||||||
| 14 | debris on January 1, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 15 | 100-316) this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly; or  | ||||||
| 16 | (2) the renewal or extension of a contract relating to the  | ||||||
| 17 | collecting and final disposition of general construction or  | ||||||
| 18 | demolition debris irrespective of whether the contract  | ||||||
| 19 | automatically renews, is amended, or is subject to a new  | ||||||
| 20 | request for proposal after January 1, 2018 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 21 | of Public Act 100-316) this amendatory Act of the 100th  | ||||||
| 22 | General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (a-5) If a municipality with a population of less than  | ||||||
| 24 | 1,000,000 located in a county as defined in the Solid Waste and  | ||||||
| 25 | Recycling Program Act has never awarded a franchise to a  | ||||||
| 26 | private entity for the collection of waste from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | non-residential locations, then the municipality may not award  | ||||||
| 2 | a franchise unless: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) the municipality provides prior written notice to  | ||||||
| 4 |  all haulers licensed to provide waste hauling service in  | ||||||
| 5 |  that municipality of the municipality's intent to issue a  | ||||||
| 6 |  request for proposal under this Section; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) the municipality adopts an ordinance requiring  | ||||||
| 8 |  each licensed hauler, for a period of no less than 36  | ||||||
| 9 |  continuous months commencing on the first day of the month  | ||||||
| 10 |  following the effective date of such ordinance, to report  | ||||||
| 11 |  every 6 months to the municipality the number of  | ||||||
| 12 |  non-residential locations served by the hauler in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  municipality and the number of non-residential locations  | ||||||
| 14 |  contracting with the hauler for the recyclable materials  | ||||||
| 15 |  collection service pursuant to Section 10 of the Solid  | ||||||
| 16 |  Waste Hauling and Recycling Program Act; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) the report to the municipality required under  | ||||||
| 18 |  paragraph (2) of this subsection (a-5) for the final 6  | ||||||
| 19 |  months of that 36-month period establishes that less than  | ||||||
| 20 |  50% of the non-residential locations in the municipality  | ||||||
| 21 |  contract for recyclable material collection services  | ||||||
| 22 |  pursuant to Section 10 of the Solid Waste Hauling and  | ||||||
| 23 |  Recycling Program Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     All such reports shall be filed with the municipality by  | ||||||
| 25 | the hauler on or before the last day of the month following the  | ||||||
| 26 | end of the 6-month reporting period. Within 15 days after the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | last day for licensed haulers to file such reports, the  | ||||||
| 2 | municipality shall post on its website: (i) the information  | ||||||
| 3 | provided by each hauler pursuant to paragraph (2) of this  | ||||||
| 4 | subsection (a-5), without identifying the hauler; and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 5 | aggregate number of non-residential locations served by all  | ||||||
| 6 | licensed haulers in the municipality and the aggregate number  | ||||||
| 7 | of non-residential locations contracting with all licensed  | ||||||
| 8 | haulers in the municipality for the recyclable materials  | ||||||
| 9 | collection service under Section 10 of the Solid Waste Hauling  | ||||||
| 10 | and Recycling Program Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     (a-10) Beginning at the conclusion of the 36-month  | ||||||
| 12 | reporting period and thereafter, and upon written request of  | ||||||
| 13 | the municipality, each licensed hauler shall, for every  | ||||||
| 14 | 6-month period, report to the municipality (i) the number of  | ||||||
| 15 | non-residential locations served by the hauler in the  | ||||||
| 16 | municipality and the number of non-residential locations  | ||||||
| 17 | contracting with the hauler for the recyclable materials  | ||||||
| 18 | collection service pursuant to Section 10 of the Solid Waste  | ||||||
| 19 | Hauling and Recycling Program Act, (ii) an estimate of the  | ||||||
| 20 | quantity of recyclable materials, in tons, collected by the  | ||||||
| 21 | hauler in the municipality from non-residential locations  | ||||||
| 22 | contracting with the hauler for recyclable materials  | ||||||
| 23 | collection service pursuant to Section 10 of the Solid Waste  | ||||||
| 24 | Hauling and Recycling Program Act, and (iii) an estimate of  | ||||||
| 25 | the quantity of municipal waste, in tons, collected by the  | ||||||
| 26 | hauler in the municipality from those non-residential  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | locations. All reports for that 6-month period shall be filed  | ||||||
| 2 | with the municipality by the hauler on or before the last day  | ||||||
| 3 | of the month following the end of the 6-month reporting  | ||||||
| 4 | period. Within 15 days after the last day for licensed haulers  | ||||||
| 5 | to file such reports, the municipality shall post on its  | ||||||
| 6 | website: (i) the information provided by each hauler pursuant  | ||||||
| 7 | to this subsection (a-10), without identifying the hauler; and  | ||||||
| 8 | (ii) the aggregate number of non-residential locations served  | ||||||
| 9 | by all licensed haulers in the municipality and the aggregate  | ||||||
| 10 | number of non-residential locations contracting with all  | ||||||
| 11 | licensed haulers in the municipality for the recyclable  | ||||||
| 12 | materials collection service under Section 10 of the Solid  | ||||||
| 13 | Waste Hauling and Recycling Program Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     A municipality subject to subsection (a-5) of this Section  | ||||||
| 15 | may not award a franchise unless 2 consecutive 6-month reports  | ||||||
| 16 | determine that less than 50% of the non-residential locations  | ||||||
| 17 | within the municipality contract for recyclable material  | ||||||
| 18 | collection service pursuant to Section 10 of the Solid Waste  | ||||||
| 19 | Hauling and Recycling Program Act.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) If a municipality with a population of less than  | ||||||
| 21 | 1,000,000 has never awarded a franchise to a private entity  | ||||||
| 22 | for the collection of waste from non-residential locations,  | ||||||
| 23 | then that municipality may not award such a franchise without  | ||||||
| 24 | issuing a request for proposal. The municipality may not issue  | ||||||
| 25 | a request for proposal without first: (i) holding at least one  | ||||||
| 26 | public hearing seeking comment on the advisability of issuing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a request for proposal and awarding a franchise; (ii)  | ||||||
| 2 | providing at least 30 days' written notice of the hearing,  | ||||||
| 3 | delivered by first class mail to all private entities that  | ||||||
| 4 | provide non-residential waste collection services within the  | ||||||
| 5 | municipality that the municipality is able to identify through  | ||||||
| 6 | its records; and (iii) providing at least 30 days' public  | ||||||
| 7 | notice of the hearing.  | ||||||
| 8 |     After issuing a request for proposal, the municipality may  | ||||||
| 9 | not award a franchise without first: (i) allowing at least 30  | ||||||
| 10 | days for proposals to be submitted to the municipality; (ii)  | ||||||
| 11 | holding at least one public hearing after the receipt of  | ||||||
| 12 | proposals on whether to award a franchise to a proposed  | ||||||
| 13 | franchisee; and (iii) providing at least 30 days' public  | ||||||
| 14 | notice of the hearing. At the public hearing, the municipality  | ||||||
| 15 | must disclose and discuss the proposed franchise fee or  | ||||||
| 16 | calculation formula of such franchise fee that it will receive  | ||||||
| 17 | under the proposed franchise. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b-5) If no request for proposal is issued within 120 days  | ||||||
| 19 | after the initial public hearing required in subsection (b),  | ||||||
| 20 | then the municipality must hold another hearing as outlined in  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (b).  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b-10) If a municipality has not awarded a franchise  | ||||||
| 23 | within 210 days after the date that a request for proposal is  | ||||||
| 24 | issued pursuant to subsection (b), then the municipality must  | ||||||
| 25 | adhere to all of the requirements set forth in subsections (b)  | ||||||
| 26 | and (b-5).  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b-15) The franchise fee and any other fees, taxes, or  | ||||||
| 2 | charges imposed by the municipality in connection with a  | ||||||
| 3 | franchise for the collection of waste from non-residential  | ||||||
| 4 | locations must be used exclusively for costs associated with  | ||||||
| 5 | administering the franchise program. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) If a municipality with a population of less than  | ||||||
| 7 | 1,000,000 has never awarded a franchise to a private entity  | ||||||
| 8 | for the collection of waste from non-residential locations,  | ||||||
| 9 | then a private entity may not begin providing waste collection  | ||||||
| 10 | services to non-residential locations under a franchise  | ||||||
| 11 | agreement with that municipality at any time before the date  | ||||||
| 12 | that is 15 months after the date the ordinance or resolution  | ||||||
| 13 | approving the award of the franchise is adopted. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) For purposes of this Section, "waste" means garbage,  | ||||||
| 15 | refuse, or ashes as defined in Section 11-19-2. | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) A home rule unit may not award a franchise to a private  | ||||||
| 17 | entity for the collection of waste in a manner contrary to the  | ||||||
| 18 | provisions of this Section. This Section is a limitation under  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 | Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of  | ||||||
| 21 | powers and functions exercised by the State.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (f) A municipality with a population of less than  | ||||||
| 23 | 1,000,000 shall not award a franchise or contract to any  | ||||||
| 24 | private entity for the collection of general construction or  | ||||||
| 25 | demolition debris from residential or non-residential  | ||||||
| 26 | locations. This subsection does not apply to a municipality  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | with a population of less than 1,000,000 that is a party to:  | ||||||
| 2 | (1) a franchise or contract with a private entity for the  | ||||||
| 3 | collection of general construction or demolition debris from  | ||||||
| 4 | residential or non-residential locations on January 1, 2018  | ||||||
| 5 | (the effective date of Public Act 100-316) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 6 | of the 100th General Assembly; or (2) the renewal or extension  | ||||||
| 7 | of a franchise or contract with a private entity for the  | ||||||
| 8 | collection of general construction or demolition debris from  | ||||||
| 9 | residential or non-residential locations irrespective of  | ||||||
| 10 | whether the franchise or contract automatically renews, is  | ||||||
| 11 | amended, or is subject to a new request for proposal after  | ||||||
| 12 | January 1, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act 100-316)     | ||||||
| 13 | this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 100-316, eff. 1-1-18; revised 10-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (65 ILCS 5/11-48.3-11)    (from Ch. 24, par. 11-48.3-11) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 11-48.3-11. The Authority shall have continuing power  | ||||||
| 17 | to borrow money for the purpose of carrying out and performing  | ||||||
| 18 | its duties and exercising its powers under this Division. | ||||||
| 19 |     For the purpose of evidencing the obligation of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Authority to repay any money borrowed as aforesaid, the  | ||||||
| 21 | Authority may, pursuant to ordinance adopted by the Board,  | ||||||
| 22 | from time to time issue and dispose of its interest bearing  | ||||||
| 23 | revenue bonds, and may also from time to time issue and dispose  | ||||||
| 24 | of its interest bearing revenue bonds to refund any bonds at  | ||||||
| 25 | maturity or pursuant to redemption provisions or at any time  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | before maturity with the consent of the holders thereof. All  | ||||||
| 2 | such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues or income  | ||||||
| 3 | to be derived from the exhibitions, rentals, and leases and  | ||||||
| 4 | other authorized activities operated by it, and from funds, if  | ||||||
| 5 | any, received and to be received by the Authority from any  | ||||||
| 6 | other source. Such bonds may bear such date or dates, may  | ||||||
| 7 | mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their  | ||||||
| 8 | respective dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates, not  | ||||||
| 9 | exceeding the maximum rate permitted by the Bond Authorization  | ||||||
| 10 | Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 11 | other evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 12 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 13 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, may be in  | ||||||
| 14 | such form, may carry such registration privileges, may be  | ||||||
| 15 | executed in such manner, may be payable at such place or  | ||||||
| 16 | places, may be made subject to redemption in such manner and  | ||||||
| 17 | upon such terms, with or without premium as is stated on the  | ||||||
| 18 | face thereof, may be executed in such manner and may contain  | ||||||
| 19 | such terms and covenants, all as may be provided in the  | ||||||
| 20 | ordinance. In case any officer whose signature appears on any  | ||||||
| 21 | bond ceases (after attaching his or her signature) to hold  | ||||||
| 22 | office, his or her signature shall nevertheless be valid and  | ||||||
| 23 | effective for all purposes. The holder or holders of any bonds  | ||||||
| 24 | or interest coupons appertaining thereto issued by the  | ||||||
| 25 | Authority may bring mandamus, injunction, civil actions, and  | ||||||
| 26 | proceedings to compel the performance and observance by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Authority or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any  | ||||||
| 2 | contract or covenant made by the Authority with the holders of  | ||||||
| 3 | such bonds or interest coupons and to compel the Authority and  | ||||||
| 4 | any of its officers, agents, or employees to perform any  | ||||||
| 5 | duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders  | ||||||
| 6 | of any such bonds or interest coupons by the provisions of the  | ||||||
| 7 | ordinance authorizing their issuance, or to enjoin the  | ||||||
| 8 | Authority and any of its officers, agents, or employees from  | ||||||
| 9 | taking any action in conflict with any such contract or  | ||||||
| 10 | covenant. | ||||||
| 11 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any such bonds and  | ||||||
| 12 | in the absence of any express recital on the face thereof that  | ||||||
| 13 | it is non-negotiable, all such bonds shall be negotiable  | ||||||
| 14 | instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code. | ||||||
| 15 |     From and after the issuance of any bonds as herein  | ||||||
| 16 | provided, it shall be the duty of the corporate authorities of  | ||||||
| 17 | the Authority to fix and establish rates, charges, rents, and  | ||||||
| 18 | fees for the use of facilities acquired, constructed,  | ||||||
| 19 | reconstructed, extended, or improved with the proceeds of the  | ||||||
| 20 | sale of said bonds sufficient at all times, with other  | ||||||
| 21 | revenues of the Authority, to pay: | ||||||
| 22 |         (a) The cost of maintaining, repairing, regulating,     | ||||||
| 23 |  and operating the said facilities; and | ||||||
| 24 |         (b) The bonds and interest thereon as they shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  become due, and all sinking fund requirements and other  | ||||||
| 26 |  requirements provided by the ordinance authorizing the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  issuance of the bonds or as provided by any trust  | ||||||
| 2 |  agreement executed to secure payment thereof. | ||||||
| 3 |     To secure the payment of any or all of such bonds and for  | ||||||
| 4 | the purpose of setting forth the covenants and undertakings of  | ||||||
| 5 | the Authority in connection with the issuance thereof and the  | ||||||
| 6 | issuance of any additional bonds payable from such revenue  | ||||||
| 7 | income to be derived from the exhibitions, office rentals, air  | ||||||
| 8 | space leases and rentals, and other revenue, if any, the  | ||||||
| 9 | Authority may execute and deliver a trust agreement or  | ||||||
| 10 | agreements; provided that no lien upon any physical property  | ||||||
| 11 | of the Authority shall be created thereby. | ||||||
| 12 |     A remedy for any breach or default of the terms of any such  | ||||||
| 13 | trust agreement by the Authority may be by mandamus,  | ||||||
| 14 | injunction, civil action, and proceedings in any court of  | ||||||
| 15 | competent jurisdiction to compel performance and compliance  | ||||||
| 16 | therewith, but the trust agreement may prescribe by whom or on  | ||||||
| 17 | whose behalf such action may be instituted. | ||||||
| 18 |     Before any such bonds (excepting refunding bonds) are  | ||||||
| 19 | sold, the entire authorized issue, or any part thereof, shall  | ||||||
| 20 | be offered for sale as a unit after advertising for bids at  | ||||||
| 21 | least 3 times in a daily newspaper of general circulation  | ||||||
| 22 | published in the metropolitan area, the last publication to be  | ||||||
| 23 | at least 10 days before bids are required to be filed. Copies  | ||||||
| 24 | of such advertisement may be published in any newspaper or  | ||||||
| 25 | financial publication in the United States. All bids shall be  | ||||||
| 26 | sealed, filed, and opened as provided by ordinance and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | bonds shall be awarded to the highest and best bidder or  | ||||||
| 2 | bidders therefor. The Authority shall have the right to reject  | ||||||
| 3 | all bids and readvertise for bids in the manner provided for in  | ||||||
| 4 | the initial advertisement. If no bids are received, however,  | ||||||
| 5 | such bonds may be sold at not less than par value, without  | ||||||
| 6 | further advertising, within 60 days after the bids are  | ||||||
| 7 | required to be filed pursuant to any advertisement. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 86-279; revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     (65 ILCS 5/11-61-3)    (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-3) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 11-61-3. The corporate authorities of each  | ||||||
| 11 | municipality having a population of less than 1,000,000  | ||||||
| 12 | inhabitants shall have the express power to purchase or lease  | ||||||
| 13 | either real estate or personal property for public purposes  | ||||||
| 14 | through contracts which provide for the consideration for such  | ||||||
| 15 | purchase or lease to be paid through installments to be made at  | ||||||
| 16 | stated intervals during a certain period of time, but, in no  | ||||||
| 17 | case, shall such contracts provide for the consideration to be  | ||||||
| 18 | paid during a period of time in excess of 20 years nor shall  | ||||||
| 19 | such contracts provide for the payment of interest at a rate of  | ||||||
| 20 | more than that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act  | ||||||
| 21 | to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 22 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 23 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 24 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended. The indebtedness incurred  | ||||||
| 25 | under this Section when aggregated with existing indebtedness  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | may not exceed the debt limits provided in Division 5 of  | ||||||
| 2 | Article 8 of this Code. | ||||||
| 3 |     The amendatory Acts of 1972 and 1973 are not a limit upon  | ||||||
| 4 | any municipality which is a home rule unit. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 91-493, eff. 8-13-99; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 6 |     (65 ILCS 5/11-135-1)    (from Ch. 24, par. 11-135-1) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 11-135-1. Any 2 or more municipalities, except cities  | ||||||
| 8 | of 500,000 or more inhabitants, may acquire either by purchase  | ||||||
| 9 | or construction a waterworks system or a common source of  | ||||||
| 10 | supply of water, or both, and may operate jointly a waterworks  | ||||||
| 11 | system or a common source of supply of water, or both, and  | ||||||
| 12 | improve and extend the same, as provided in this Division 135.  | ||||||
| 13 | The corporate authorities of the specified municipalities  | ||||||
| 14 | desiring to avail themselves of the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 15 | Division 135 shall adopt a resolution or ordinance determining  | ||||||
| 16 | and electing to acquire and operate jointly a waterworks  | ||||||
| 17 | system or a common source of supply of water, or both, as the  | ||||||
| 18 | case may be. Such resolution or ordinance may be rescinded at  | ||||||
| 19 | any time prior to the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and  | ||||||
| 20 | after the rescinding municipality has no outstanding  | ||||||
| 21 | obligation to pay a proportionate share of the costs of  | ||||||
| 22 | development, construction, or operation. | ||||||
| 23 |     Any municipality adopting a resolution or ordinance to  | ||||||
| 24 | acquire and operate jointly a waterworks system or a common  | ||||||
| 25 | source of supply of water, or both, as the case may be, under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the provisions of this Division 135, is authorized from time  | ||||||
| 2 | to time to pay, to advance, or to obligate itself to the  | ||||||
| 3 | Commission, to bear a proportionate share of the development  | ||||||
| 4 | costs of any project proposed by the Commission, including  | ||||||
| 5 | plans, feasibility reports, and engineering, even though the  | ||||||
| 6 | project is never constructed or water is never supplied by the  | ||||||
| 7 | Commission to such municipality. | ||||||
| 8 |     Whenever any municipality determines to pay, to advance,     | ||||||
| 9 | or to obligate itself for its proportionate share of  | ||||||
| 10 | development costs as above provided, it shall adopt an  | ||||||
| 11 | ordinance declaring its intention to do so, fix the maximum  | ||||||
| 12 | amount of its share of the cost it proposes to pay, to advance,     | ||||||
| 13 | or to obligate itself for, and the period over which it  | ||||||
| 14 | proposes to pay its obligation (not exceeding 5 years) and the  | ||||||
| 15 | maximum amount to be paid annually, if such obligation is to be  | ||||||
| 16 | paid in installments. The time of payment of any such  | ||||||
| 17 | installment obligation may be extended for a period of not  | ||||||
| 18 | exceeding five years from the final maturity date of the  | ||||||
| 19 | original obligation. | ||||||
| 20 |     From and after such ordinance becomes effective, it shall  | ||||||
| 21 | be the duty of the municipality to include an amount  | ||||||
| 22 | sufficient to pay the annual installments of its obligation  | ||||||
| 23 | each year in the next succeeding appropriation ordinances. No  | ||||||
| 24 | prior appropriation shall be required for a municipality to  | ||||||
| 25 | authorize the payments, advances, or obligations herein  | ||||||
| 26 | provided for. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Whenever any municipality has obligated itself for  | ||||||
| 2 | development costs as herein provided and after the effective  | ||||||
| 3 | date of the ordinance under which it obligated itself for a  | ||||||
| 4 | specific amount for development costs of a project and after  | ||||||
| 5 | approval of such obligation by the Commission, the Commission  | ||||||
| 6 | is authorized to borrow funds temporarily for payment of such  | ||||||
| 7 | development costs in advance of permanent financing. The  | ||||||
| 8 | Commission may from time to time and pursuant to an  | ||||||
| 9 | appropriate resolution borrow money and issue its interim  | ||||||
| 10 | notes to evidence borrowings for such purpose, including all  | ||||||
| 11 | necessary and incidental expenses in connection therewith. | ||||||
| 12 |     Any resolution authorizing the issuance of such notes  | ||||||
| 13 | shall describe the project and the development costs to be  | ||||||
| 14 | undertaken, specify the principal amount, rate of interest as  | ||||||
| 15 | authorized under Section 2 of the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 16 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 17 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 18 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 19 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, and the  | ||||||
| 20 | maturity date which shall coincide with the due date of the  | ||||||
| 21 | obligations or the installments thereof incurred by the  | ||||||
| 22 | respective municipalities pursuant to this Section not,  | ||||||
| 23 | however, to exceed 5 years from date. | ||||||
| 24 |     Contemporaneously with the issuance as provided by this  | ||||||
| 25 | Division of revenue bonds, all outstanding interim notes  | ||||||
| 26 | issued for development costs of a project though they have not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | then matured shall be paid, both principal and interest to  | ||||||
| 2 | date of payment, from funds derived from the sale of revenue  | ||||||
| 3 | bonds for the permanent financing of any such project for  | ||||||
| 4 | which interim notes may have been issued and such interim  | ||||||
| 5 | notes shall be surrendered and cancelled. | ||||||
| 6 |     Any municipality adopting a resolution or ordinance to  | ||||||
| 7 | acquire and operate jointly a waterworks system or a common  | ||||||
| 8 | source of supply of water, or both, as the case may be, under  | ||||||
| 9 | the provisions of this Division 135 is further authorized from  | ||||||
| 10 | time to time, to pay, to advance, or to obligate itself to the  | ||||||
| 11 | Commission to bear, a proportionate share of the construction  | ||||||
| 12 | and operating costs of any project proposed by the Commission. | ||||||
| 13 |     Whenever a municipality determines to pay, to advance, or  | ||||||
| 14 | to obligate itself for its proportionate share of construction  | ||||||
| 15 | or operating costs as above provided, it shall adopt an  | ||||||
| 16 | ordinance declaring its intention to do so, fix the maximum  | ||||||
| 17 | amount of its share of the cost it proposes to pay, to advance,     | ||||||
| 18 | or to obligate itself for, and the period over which it  | ||||||
| 19 | proposes to pay its obligation and the maximum amount to be  | ||||||
| 20 | paid annually, if such obligation is to be paid in  | ||||||
| 21 | installments. From and after such ordinance becomes effective,  | ||||||
| 22 | it shall be the duty of the municipality to include an amount  | ||||||
| 23 | sufficient to pay the annual installments of its obligation  | ||||||
| 24 | each year in the next succeeding appropriation ordinances. No  | ||||||
| 25 | prior appropriation shall be required for a municipality to  | ||||||
| 26 | authorize the payments, advances, or obligations herein  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provided for. | ||||||
| 2 |     Whenever any municipality has paid, advanced, or obligated  | ||||||
| 3 | itself for development, construction, or operating costs as  | ||||||
| 4 | herein provided, the Commission is authorized to contract with  | ||||||
| 5 | such municipality, on such terms as may be agreed, for the  | ||||||
| 6 | repayment to such municipality by the Commission of any  | ||||||
| 7 | payment or advance made by such municipality to the Commission  | ||||||
| 8 | to charge, in addition to all other charges and rates  | ||||||
| 9 | authorized under the provisions of this Division, such rates  | ||||||
| 10 | and charges for water sold by the Commission as shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | necessary to provide for such repayment. In addition, any  | ||||||
| 12 | payment or advance of such costs made by a municipality  | ||||||
| 13 | pursuant to this Section may be repaid by the Commission to the  | ||||||
| 14 | municipality from the proceeds of revenue bonds authorized to  | ||||||
| 15 | be issued by the Commission pursuant to this Division 135. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 82-783; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 17 |     (65 ILCS 5/11-135-4)    (from Ch. 24, par. 11-135-4) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 11-135-4. A commission may from time to time issue  | ||||||
| 19 | its revenue bonds in such principal amounts as the commission  | ||||||
| 20 | shall deem necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out  | ||||||
| 21 | any of its corporate purposes and powers, including, without  | ||||||
| 22 | limitation, developing, acquiring, constructing, extending, or  | ||||||
| 23 | improving a waterworks system or common source of supply of  | ||||||
| 24 | water, or any combination thereof, the funding or refunding of  | ||||||
| 25 | the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | any bonds issued by it whether or not such bonds or interest to  | ||||||
| 2 | be funded or refunded have or have not become due, the payment  | ||||||
| 3 | of engineering, legal, and other expenses, together with  | ||||||
| 4 | interest to a date one year subsequent to the estimated date of  | ||||||
| 5 | completion of the project, the establishment or increase of  | ||||||
| 6 | reserves to secure or to pay such bonds and interest thereon,  | ||||||
| 7 | the providing of working capital, and the payment of all other  | ||||||
| 8 | costs or expenses of the commission incident to and necessary  | ||||||
| 9 | or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers.  | ||||||
| 10 | These bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable  | ||||||
| 11 | instruments under the laws of this State and shall not  | ||||||
| 12 | constitute indebtedness of any of the municipalities  | ||||||
| 13 | constituting the commission. | ||||||
| 14 |     Every issue of bonds of such commission shall be payable  | ||||||
| 15 | out of the revenues to be derived pursuant to contracts with  | ||||||
| 16 | the specified municipalities and participating water  | ||||||
| 17 | commissions or by virtue of the operation of any properties  | ||||||
| 18 | acquired or to be acquired or constructed. A commission may  | ||||||
| 19 | issue such types of bonds as it may determine, including bonds  | ||||||
| 20 | as to which the principal and interest are payable exclusively  | ||||||
| 21 | from the revenues from one or more projects, or from an  | ||||||
| 22 | interest therein or a right to the products and services  | ||||||
| 23 | thereof, or from one or more revenue producing contracts made  | ||||||
| 24 | by the commission, or its revenues generally. Any such bonds  | ||||||
| 25 | may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant, subsidy,  | ||||||
| 26 | or contribution from the United States, the State of Illinois,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or any unit of local government, or any combination thereof. | ||||||
| 2 |     Before the treasurer of the commission is entitled to  | ||||||
| 3 | receive the proceeds of the sale of such a bond issue, he shall  | ||||||
| 4 | supply a corporate surety bond in an amount equivalent to the  | ||||||
| 5 | amount of funds to be derived from the sale of the bonds, and,  | ||||||
| 6 | in addition thereto, he shall supply a separate corporate  | ||||||
| 7 | surety bond for the faithful accounting of any funds that may  | ||||||
| 8 | come into his possession in an amount equal to the amount of  | ||||||
| 9 | funds likely to come into his hands in any one year from the  | ||||||
| 10 | revenue to be derived from the operation of any of the  | ||||||
| 11 | properties of the commission. The cost of these surety bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | shall be paid by the commission. | ||||||
| 13 |     The revenue bonds shall be issued pursuant to an ordinance  | ||||||
| 14 | or resolution, and may be issued in one or more series, and  | ||||||
| 15 | shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times  | ||||||
| 16 | within the estimated period of usefulness of the project  | ||||||
| 17 | involved and in any event not more than 50 years from the date  | ||||||
| 18 | thereof, bear interest at such rate or rates as authorized  | ||||||
| 19 | under Section 2 of the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 20 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 21 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 22 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 23 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended, which rates may be fixed or  | ||||||
| 24 | variable, be in such denominations, be in such form, either  | ||||||
| 25 | coupon or registered, carry such conversion, registration, and  | ||||||
| 26 | exchange privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment at such  | ||||||
| 2 | place or places within or without the State of Illinois, be  | ||||||
| 3 | subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium,  | ||||||
| 4 | and contain or be subject to such other terms as the ordinance  | ||||||
| 5 | or resolution may provide, and shall not be restricted by the  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions of any other law limiting the amounts, maturities,  | ||||||
| 7 | interest rates, or other terms of obligations of public  | ||||||
| 8 | agencies or private persons. The bonds shall be sold in such  | ||||||
| 9 | manner as the commission shall determine, at private or public  | ||||||
| 10 | sale. It shall not be necessary that the ordinance or  | ||||||
| 11 | resolution refer to plans and specifications nor that there be  | ||||||
| 12 | on file for public inspection prior to the adoption of such  | ||||||
| 13 | ordinance detailed plans and specifications of the project.  | ||||||
| 14 | This ordinance or resolution may contain such covenants and  | ||||||
| 15 | restrictions in relation to the operation of the properties  | ||||||
| 16 | under the control of the commission and the issuance of  | ||||||
| 17 | additional revenue bonds thereafter as may be deemed necessary  | ||||||
| 18 | or advisable for the assurance of payment of the bonds thereby  | ||||||
| 19 | authorized and as may be thereafter issued. It shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | plainly stated on the face of each bond that it does not  | ||||||
| 21 | constitute an indebtedness of any municipality represented by  | ||||||
| 22 | the commission within the meaning of any statutory or  | ||||||
| 23 | constitutional limitation. Upon the issuance of revenue bonds,  | ||||||
| 24 | the revenue of the commission derived pursuant to contracts  | ||||||
| 25 | entered into for the sale of water to the specified  | ||||||
| 26 | municipalities and from the operation of its properties, shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be accounted for as provided in the ordinance or resolution  | ||||||
| 2 | authorizing the issuance of the bonds. Any commission created  | ||||||
| 3 | under the provisions of this Division 135 may also issue new  | ||||||
| 4 | bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of  | ||||||
| 5 | unpaid bonds in accordance with the procedure prescribed by  | ||||||
| 6 | this Division 135. | ||||||
| 7 |     The amendatory Acts of 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1981 are  | ||||||
| 8 | not a limit upon any municipality which is a home rule unit. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 91-659, eff. 12-22-99; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 10 |     Section 385. The Economic Development Project Area Tax  | ||||||
| 11 | Increment Allocation Act of 1995 is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 12 | Section 10 as follows:
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| 13 |     (65 ILCS 110/10) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act, words or terms have the  | ||||||
| 15 | following meanings: | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) "Closed military installation" means a former base,  | ||||||
| 17 | camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any  | ||||||
| 18 | ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the United  | ||||||
| 19 | States Department of the Defense which is not less in the  | ||||||
| 20 | aggregate than 500 acres and which is closed or in the process  | ||||||
| 21 | of being closed by the Secretary of Defense under and pursuant  | ||||||
| 22 | to Title II of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act  | ||||||
| 23 | (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), The Defense Base  | ||||||
| 24 | Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), Section 2687 of  | ||||||
| 2 | Title 10 of the United States Code (10 U.S.C. 2687), or an  | ||||||
| 3 | installation, described in subsection (b) of Section 15 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act, that has been  | ||||||
| 5 | transferred or is in the process of being transferred by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Secretary of the Army pursuant to the Illinois Land  | ||||||
| 7 | Conservation Act (Title XXIX of Public Law 104-106; 16 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 8 | 1609), as each may be further supplemented or amended. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) "Economic development plan" means the written plan of  | ||||||
| 10 | a municipality that sets forth an economic development program  | ||||||
| 11 | for an economic development project area. Each economic  | ||||||
| 12 | development plan shall include, but not be limited to, (i)  | ||||||
| 13 | estimated economic development project costs, (ii) the sources  | ||||||
| 14 | of funds to pay those costs, (iii) the nature and term of any  | ||||||
| 15 | obligations to be issued by the municipality to pay those  | ||||||
| 16 | costs, (iv) the most recent equalized assessed valuation of  | ||||||
| 17 | the economic development project area, (v) an estimate of the  | ||||||
| 18 | equalized assessed valuation of the economic development  | ||||||
| 19 | project area after completion of an economic development  | ||||||
| 20 | project, (vi) the estimated date of completion of any economic  | ||||||
| 21 | development project proposed to be undertaken, (vii) a general  | ||||||
| 22 | description of the types of any proposed developers, users, or  | ||||||
| 23 | tenants of any property to be located or improved within the  | ||||||
| 24 | economic development project area, (viii) a description of the  | ||||||
| 25 | type, structure, and general character of the facilities to be  | ||||||
| 26 | developed or improved, (ix) a description of the general land  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | uses to apply in the economic development project area, (x) a  | ||||||
| 2 | general description or an estimate of the type, class, and  | ||||||
| 3 | number of employees to be employed in the operation of the  | ||||||
| 4 | facilities to be developed or improved, and (xi) a commitment  | ||||||
| 5 | by the municipality to fair employment practices and an  | ||||||
| 6 | affirmative action plan regarding any economic development  | ||||||
| 7 | program to be undertaken by the municipality. | ||||||
| 8 |     (c) "Economic development project" means any development  | ||||||
| 9 | project furthering the objectives of this Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (d) "Economic development project area" means any improved  | ||||||
| 11 | or vacant area that (i) is within or partially within and  | ||||||
| 12 | contiguous to the boundaries of a closed military installation  | ||||||
| 13 | as defined in subsection (a) of this Section (except the  | ||||||
| 14 | installation described in Section 15 of the Joliet Arsenal  | ||||||
| 15 | Development Authority Act) or, only in the case of the  | ||||||
| 16 | installation described in Section 15 of the Joliet Arsenal  | ||||||
| 17 | Development Authority Act, is within or contiguous to the  | ||||||
| 18 | closed military installation, (ii) is located entirely within  | ||||||
| 19 | the territorial limits of a municipality, (iii) is contiguous,  | ||||||
| 20 | (iv) is not less in the aggregate than 1 1/2 acres, (v) is  | ||||||
| 21 | suitable for siting by a commercial, manufacturing,  | ||||||
| 22 | industrial, research, transportation, or residential housing  | ||||||
| 23 | enterprise or facilities to include, but not be limited to,     | ||||||
| 24 | commercial businesses, offices, factories, mills, processing  | ||||||
| 25 | plants, industrial or commercial distribution centers,  | ||||||
| 26 | warehouses, repair overhaul or service facilities, freight  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | terminals, research facilities, test facilities,  | ||||||
| 2 | transportation facilities, or single-family single or  | ||||||
| 3 | multi-family residential housing units, regardless of whether  | ||||||
| 4 | the area has been used at any time for those facilities and  | ||||||
| 5 | regardless of whether the area has been used or is suitable for  | ||||||
| 6 | other uses and (vi) has been approved and certified by the  | ||||||
| 7 | corporate authorities of the municipality pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 8 | Act. | ||||||
| 9 |     (e) "Economic development project costs" means and  | ||||||
| 10 | includes the total of all reasonable or necessary costs  | ||||||
| 11 | incurred or to be incurred under an economic development  | ||||||
| 12 | project, including, without limitation, the following:     | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) Costs of studies, surveys, development of plans  | ||||||
| 14 |  and specifications, and implementation and administration  | ||||||
| 15 |  of an economic development plan and personnel and  | ||||||
| 16 |  professional service costs for architectural, engineering,  | ||||||
| 17 |  legal, marketing, financial planning, police, fire, public  | ||||||
| 18 |  works, public utility, or other services. No charges for  | ||||||
| 19 |  professional services, however, may be based on a  | ||||||
| 20 |  percentage of incremental tax revenues.     | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) Property assembly costs within an economic  | ||||||
| 22 |  development project area, including, but not limited to,     | ||||||
| 23 |  acquisition of land and other real or personal property or  | ||||||
| 24 |  rights or interests in property.     | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) Site preparation costs, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 26 |  to, clearance of any area within an economic development  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  project area by demolition or removal of any existing  | ||||||
| 2 |  buildings, structures, fixtures, utilities, and  | ||||||
| 3 |  improvements and clearing and grading; and including  | ||||||
| 4 |  installation, repair, construction, reconstruction,  | ||||||
| 5 |  extension, or relocation of public streets, public  | ||||||
| 6 |  utilities, and other public site improvements located  | ||||||
| 7 |  outside the boundaries of an economic development project  | ||||||
| 8 |  area that are essential to the preparation of the economic  | ||||||
| 9 |  development project area for use with an economic  | ||||||
| 10 |  development plan.     | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) Costs of renovation, rehabilitation,  | ||||||
| 12 |  reconstruction, relocation, repair, or remodeling of any  | ||||||
| 13 |  existing buildings, improvements, equipment, and fixtures  | ||||||
| 14 |  within an economic development project area.     | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) Costs of installation or construction within an  | ||||||
| 16 |  economic development project area of any buildings,  | ||||||
| 17 |  structures, works, streets, improvements, equipment,  | ||||||
| 18 |  utilities, or fixtures, whether publicly or privately  | ||||||
| 19 |  owned or operated.     | ||||||
| 20 |         (6) Financing costs, including, but not limited to,     | ||||||
| 21 |  all necessary and incidental expenses related to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  issuance of obligations, payment of any interest on any  | ||||||
| 23 |  obligations issued under this Act that accrues during the  | ||||||
| 24 |  estimated period of construction of any economic  | ||||||
| 25 |  development project for which the obligations are issued  | ||||||
| 26 |  and for not more than 36 months after that period, and any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reasonable reserves related to the issuance of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  obligations.     | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) All or a portion of a taxing district's capital or  | ||||||
| 4 |  operating costs resulting from an economic development  | ||||||
| 5 |  project necessarily incurred or estimated to be incurred  | ||||||
| 6 |  by a taxing district in the furtherance of the objectives  | ||||||
| 7 |  of an economic development project, to the extent that the  | ||||||
| 8 |  municipality, by written agreement, accepts and approves  | ||||||
| 9 |  those costs.     | ||||||
| 10 |         (8) Relocation costs to the extent that a municipality  | ||||||
| 11 |  determines that relocation costs shall be paid or is  | ||||||
| 12 |  required to pay relocation costs by federal or State law.     | ||||||
| 13 |         (9) The estimated tax revenues from real property in  | ||||||
| 14 |  an economic development project area acquired by a  | ||||||
| 15 |  municipality in furtherance of an economic development  | ||||||
| 16 |  project under this Act that, according to the economic  | ||||||
| 17 |  development plan, is to be used for a private use (i) that  | ||||||
| 18 |  any taxing district would have received had the  | ||||||
| 19 |  municipality not adopted tax increment allocation  | ||||||
| 20 |  financing for an economic development project area and  | ||||||
| 21 |  (ii) that would result from the taxing district's levies  | ||||||
| 22 |  made after the time of the adoption by the municipality of  | ||||||
| 23 |  tax increment allocation financing to the time the current  | ||||||
| 24 |  equalized assessed value of real property in the economic  | ||||||
| 25 |  development project area exceeds the total initial  | ||||||
| 26 |  equalized value of real property.     | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (10) Costs of rebating ad valorem taxes paid by any  | ||||||
| 2 |  developer or other nongovernmental person in whose name  | ||||||
| 3 |  the general taxes were paid for the last preceding year on  | ||||||
| 4 |  any lot, block, tract, or parcel of land in the economic  | ||||||
| 5 |  development project area, provided that:     | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) the economic development project area is  | ||||||
| 7 |  located in an enterprise zone created under the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Illinois Enterprise Zone Act;     | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) the ad valorem taxes shall be rebated only in  | ||||||
| 10 |  amounts and for a tax year or years as the municipality  | ||||||
| 11 |  and any one or more affected taxing districts have  | ||||||
| 12 |  agreed by prior written agreement;     | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) any amount of rebate of taxes shall not exceed  | ||||||
| 14 |  the portion, if any, of taxes levied by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  municipality or taxing district or districts that is  | ||||||
| 16 |  attributable to the increase in the current equalized  | ||||||
| 17 |  assessed valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract,  | ||||||
| 18 |  or parcel of real property in the economic development  | ||||||
| 19 |  project area over and above the initial equalized  | ||||||
| 20 |  assessed value of each property existing at the time  | ||||||
| 21 |  property tax allocation financing was adopted for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  economic development project area; and     | ||||||
| 23 |             (D) costs of rebating ad valorem taxes shall be  | ||||||
| 24 |  paid by a municipality solely from the special tax  | ||||||
| 25 |  allocation fund established under this Act and shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  not be paid from the proceeds of any obligations  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  issued by a municipality.     | ||||||
| 2 |         (11) Costs of job training or advanced vocational or  | ||||||
| 3 |  career education, including, but not limited to, courses  | ||||||
| 4 |  in occupational, semi-technical, or technical fields  | ||||||
| 5 |  leading directly to employment, incurred by one or more  | ||||||
| 6 |  taxing districts, but only if the costs are related to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  establishment and maintenance of additional job training,  | ||||||
| 8 |  advanced vocational education, or career education  | ||||||
| 9 |  programs for persons employed or to be employed by  | ||||||
| 10 |  employers located in the economic development project area  | ||||||
| 11 |  and only if, when the costs are incurred by a taxing  | ||||||
| 12 |  district or taxing districts other than the municipality,  | ||||||
| 13 |  they shall be set forth in a written agreement by or among  | ||||||
| 14 |  the municipality and the taxing district or taxing  | ||||||
| 15 |  districts that describes the program to be undertaken,  | ||||||
| 16 |  including, without limitation, the number of employees to  | ||||||
| 17 |  be trained, a description of the training and services to  | ||||||
| 18 |  be provided, the number and type of positions available or  | ||||||
| 19 |  to be available, itemized costs of the program and sources  | ||||||
| 20 |  of funds to pay the costs, and the term of the agreement.  | ||||||
| 21 |  These costs include, specifically, the payment by  | ||||||
| 22 |  community college districts of costs pursuant to Sections  | ||||||
| 23 |  3-37, 3-38, 3-40 and 3-40.1 of the Public Community  | ||||||
| 24 |  College Act and by school districts of costs pursuant to  | ||||||
| 25 |  Sections 10-22.20 and 10-23.3a of the School Code.     | ||||||
| 26 |         (12) Private financing costs incurred by a developer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or other nongovernmental person in connection with an  | ||||||
| 2 |  economic development project, provided that:     | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) private financing costs shall be paid or  | ||||||
| 4 |  reimbursed by a municipality only pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  prior official action of the municipality evidencing  | ||||||
| 6 |  an intent to pay or reimburse such private financing  | ||||||
| 7 |  costs;     | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) except as provided in subparagraph (D), the  | ||||||
| 9 |  aggregate amount of the costs paid or reimbursed by a  | ||||||
| 10 |  municipality in any one year shall not exceed 30% of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the costs paid or incurred by the developer or other  | ||||||
| 12 |  nongovernmental person in that year;     | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) private financing costs shall be paid or  | ||||||
| 14 |  reimbursed by a municipality solely from the special  | ||||||
| 15 |  tax allocation fund established under this Act and  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall not be paid from the proceeds of any obligations  | ||||||
| 17 |  issued by a municipality; and     | ||||||
| 18 |             (D) if there are not sufficient funds available in  | ||||||
| 19 |  the special tax allocation fund in any year to make the  | ||||||
| 20 |  payment or reimbursement in full, any amount of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  interest costs remaining to be paid or reimbursed by a  | ||||||
| 22 |  municipality shall accrue and be payable when funds  | ||||||
| 23 |  are available in the special tax allocation fund to  | ||||||
| 24 |  make the payment. | ||||||
| 25 |     If a special service area has been established under the  | ||||||
| 26 | Special Service Area Tax Act, then any tax increment revenues  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | derived from the tax imposed pursuant to the Special Service  | ||||||
| 2 | Area Tax Act may be used within the economic development  | ||||||
| 3 | project area for the purposes permitted by that Act as well as  | ||||||
| 4 | the purposes permitted by this Act. | ||||||
| 5 |     (f) "Municipality" means a city, village, or incorporated  | ||||||
| 6 | town. | ||||||
| 7 |     (g) "Obligations" means any instrument evidencing the  | ||||||
| 8 | obligation of a municipality to pay money, including, without  | ||||||
| 9 | limitation, bonds, notes, installment or financing contracts,  | ||||||
| 10 | certificates, tax anticipation warrants or notes, vouchers,  | ||||||
| 11 | and any other evidences of indebtedness. | ||||||
| 12 |     (h) "Taxing districts" means counties, townships, and  | ||||||
| 13 | school, road, park, sanitary, mosquito abatement, forest  | ||||||
| 14 | preserve, public health, fire protection, river conservancy,  | ||||||
| 15 | tuberculosis sanitarium, and any other districts or other  | ||||||
| 16 | municipal corporations with the power to levy taxes. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 91-642, eff. 8-20-99; revised 10-16-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 390. The Airport Authorities Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 19 | changing Section 15.2 as follows:
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| 20 |     (70 ILCS 5/15.2)    (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.15b) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 15.2. An Airport Authority may construct office,  | ||||||
| 22 | aircraft hangar and service buildings and appurtenant  | ||||||
| 23 | facilities upon a public airport owned and operated by the  | ||||||
| 24 | authority for the use and occupancy of the State Department of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Transportation under a lease to the State of Illinois for such  | ||||||
| 2 | purpose. The rents and charges payable thereunder shall be not  | ||||||
| 3 | greater than the total costs to the authority of constructing  | ||||||
| 4 | and maintaining said airport improvements and of funding such  | ||||||
| 5 | costs under the provisions of Sections 8.03, 8.04, 8.08, 15,     | ||||||
| 6 | and 15.1, as amended, of this Act as hereinafter provided. The  | ||||||
| 7 | rentals payable to the authority under such lease, together  | ||||||
| 8 | with such non-tax revenues as are available to the authority,  | ||||||
| 9 | shall also be adequate in amount for the authority to  | ||||||
| 10 | establish and maintain a bond reserve account. Such lease  | ||||||
| 11 | shall not be effective for a longer term than is reasonably  | ||||||
| 12 | required to enable such funding to occur, and in no event shall  | ||||||
| 13 | the term thereof exceed 30 thirty years. Such airport  | ||||||
| 14 | improvements shall be constructed upon plans and  | ||||||
| 15 | specifications approved by the Department of Transportation.  | ||||||
| 16 | The lease of said improvements and the site thereof to the  | ||||||
| 17 | State of Illinois shall be executed by the Department of  | ||||||
| 18 | Central Management Services for the use of the Department of  | ||||||
| 19 | Transportation. In the event the General Assembly does not  | ||||||
| 20 | appropriate the necessary funds for paying the rentals on the  | ||||||
| 21 | lease entered into by the authority under this Section, the  | ||||||
| 22 | authority may lease such facilities to another lessee. | ||||||
| 23 |     The authority may secure the funds required for the  | ||||||
| 24 | construction of said improvements through the issuance and  | ||||||
| 25 | sale of revenue bonds as authorized by and subject to the  | ||||||
| 26 | conditions stated in said Sections 15 and 15.1 of this Act,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | which bonds shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed that  | ||||||
| 2 | permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 3 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 4 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 5 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 6 | now or hereafter amended. Such revenue bonds shall be  | ||||||
| 7 | primarily secured by the income receivable by the authority  | ||||||
| 8 | under said lease. Other available and unpledged airport  | ||||||
| 9 | operating income may be pledged by the authority to meet any  | ||||||
| 10 | deficiency in the income from the lease in meeting the  | ||||||
| 11 | principal and interest maturities of said revenue bonds and  | ||||||
| 12 | the maintenance and depreciation requirements of said Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 15.1. The principal amount of such revenue bonds shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | based upon the actual total costs of said improvements,     | ||||||
| 15 | including costs of engineering and architects services, the  | ||||||
| 16 | costs incidental to the issuance of the bonds, including legal  | ||||||
| 17 | costs, the costs of selling and printing the bonds, and the  | ||||||
| 18 | interest on the bonds during the time of construction.  | ||||||
| 19 | Construction contracts for said improvements shall be awarded  | ||||||
| 20 | upon competitive bids and such bids and the making of awards  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be subject to approval by the Authority and the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department of Transportation. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 82-1057; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 395. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition  | ||||||
| 25 | Authority Act is amended by changing Section 23.1 as follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 210/23.1)    (from Ch. 85, par. 1243.1) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 23.1. Affirmative action.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) The Authority shall, within 90 days after the  | ||||||
| 4 | effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984, establish and  | ||||||
| 5 | maintain an affirmative action program designed to promote  | ||||||
| 6 | equal employment opportunity and eliminate the effects of past  | ||||||
| 7 | discrimination. Such program shall include a plan, including  | ||||||
| 8 | timetables where appropriate, which shall specify goals and  | ||||||
| 9 | methods for increasing participation by women and minorities  | ||||||
| 10 | in employment, including employment related to the planning,  | ||||||
| 11 | organization, and staging of the games, by the Authority and  | ||||||
| 12 | by parties which contract with the Authority. The Authority  | ||||||
| 13 | shall submit a detailed plan with the General Assembly prior  | ||||||
| 14 | to September 1 of each year. Such program shall also establish  | ||||||
| 15 | procedures and sanctions, which the Authority shall enforce to  | ||||||
| 16 | ensure compliance with the plan established pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 17 | Section and with State and federal laws and regulations  | ||||||
| 18 | relating to the employment of women and minorities. A  | ||||||
| 19 | determination by the Authority as to whether a party to a  | ||||||
| 20 | contract with the Authority has achieved the goals or employed  | ||||||
| 21 | the methods for increasing participation by women and  | ||||||
| 22 | minorities shall be determined in accordance with the terms of  | ||||||
| 23 | such contracts or the applicable provisions of rules and  | ||||||
| 24 | regulations of the Authority existing at the time such  | ||||||
| 25 | contract was executed, including any provisions for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | consideration of good faith efforts at compliance which the  | ||||||
| 2 | Authority may reasonably adopt. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) The Authority shall adopt and maintain minority-owned  | ||||||
| 4 | and women-owned business enterprise procurement programs under  | ||||||
| 5 | the affirmative action program described in subsection (a) for  | ||||||
| 6 | any and all work, including all contracting related to the  | ||||||
| 7 | planning, organization, and staging of the games, undertaken  | ||||||
| 8 | by the Authority. That work shall include, but is not limited  | ||||||
| 9 | to, the purchase of professional services, construction  | ||||||
| 10 | services, supplies, materials, and equipment. The programs  | ||||||
| 11 | shall establish goals of awarding not less than 25% of the  | ||||||
| 12 | annual dollar value of all contracts, purchase orders, or  | ||||||
| 13 | other agreements (collectively referred to as "contracts") to  | ||||||
| 14 | minority-owned businesses and 5% of the annual dollar value of  | ||||||
| 15 | all contracts to women-owned businesses. Without limiting the  | ||||||
| 16 | generality of the foregoing, the programs shall require in  | ||||||
| 17 | connection with the prequalification or consideration of  | ||||||
| 18 | vendors for professional service contracts, construction  | ||||||
| 19 | contracts, and contracts for supplies, materials, equipment,  | ||||||
| 20 | and services that each proposer or bidder submit as part of his  | ||||||
| 21 | or her proposal or bid a commitment detailing how he or she  | ||||||
| 22 | will expend 25% or more of the dollar value of his or her  | ||||||
| 23 | contracts with one or more minority-owned businesses and 5% or  | ||||||
| 24 | more of the dollar value with one or more women-owned  | ||||||
| 25 | businesses. Bids or proposals that do not include such  | ||||||
| 26 | detailed commitments are not responsive and shall be rejected  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | unless the Authority deems it appropriate to grant a waiver of  | ||||||
| 2 | these requirements. In addition the Authority may, in  | ||||||
| 3 | connection with the selection of providers of professional  | ||||||
| 4 | services, reserve the right to select a minority-owned or  | ||||||
| 5 | women-owned business or businesses to fulfill the commitment  | ||||||
| 6 | to minority and woman business participation. The commitment  | ||||||
| 7 | to minority and woman business participation may be met by the  | ||||||
| 8 | contractor or professional service provider's status as a  | ||||||
| 9 | minority-owned or women-owned business, by joint venture or by  | ||||||
| 10 | subcontracting a portion of the work with or purchasing  | ||||||
| 11 | materials for the work from one or more such businesses, or by  | ||||||
| 12 | any combination thereof. Each contract shall require the  | ||||||
| 13 | contractor or provider to submit a certified monthly report  | ||||||
| 14 | detailing the status of that contractor or provider's  | ||||||
| 15 | compliance with the Authority's minority-owned and women-owned  | ||||||
| 16 | business enterprise procurement program. The Authority, after  | ||||||
| 17 | reviewing the monthly reports of the contractors and  | ||||||
| 18 | providers, shall compile a comprehensive report regarding  | ||||||
| 19 | compliance with this procurement program and file it quarterly  | ||||||
| 20 | with the General Assembly. If, in connection with a particular  | ||||||
| 21 | contract, the Authority determines that it is impracticable or  | ||||||
| 22 | excessively costly to obtain minority-owned or women-owned  | ||||||
| 23 | businesses to perform sufficient work to fulfill the  | ||||||
| 24 | commitment required by this subsection, the Authority shall  | ||||||
| 25 | reduce or waive the commitment in the contract, as may be  | ||||||
| 26 | appropriate. The Authority shall establish rules and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | regulations setting forth the standards to be used in  | ||||||
| 2 | determining whether or not a reduction or waiver is  | ||||||
| 3 | appropriate. The terms "minority-owned business" and  | ||||||
| 4 | "women-owned business" have the meanings given to those terms  | ||||||
| 5 | in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons  | ||||||
| 6 | with Disabilities Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) The Authority shall adopt and maintain an affirmative  | ||||||
| 8 | action program in connection with the hiring of minorities and  | ||||||
| 9 | women on the Expansion Project and on any and all construction  | ||||||
| 10 | projects, including all contracting related to the planning,  | ||||||
| 11 | organization, and staging of the games, undertaken by the  | ||||||
| 12 | Authority. The program shall be designed to promote equal  | ||||||
| 13 | employment opportunity and shall specify the goals and methods  | ||||||
| 14 | for increasing the participation of minorities and women in a  | ||||||
| 15 | representative mix of job classifications required to perform  | ||||||
| 16 | the respective contracts awarded by the Authority. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) In connection with the Expansion Project, the  | ||||||
| 18 | Authority shall incorporate the following elements into its  | ||||||
| 19 | minority-owned and women-owned business procurement programs  | ||||||
| 20 | to the extent feasible: (1) a major contractors program that  | ||||||
| 21 | permits minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses  | ||||||
| 22 | to bear significant responsibility and risk for a portion of  | ||||||
| 23 | the project; (2) a mentor/protege program that provides  | ||||||
| 24 | financial, technical, managerial, equipment, and personnel  | ||||||
| 25 | support to minority-owned businesses and women-owned  | ||||||
| 26 | businesses; (3) an emerging firms program that includes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses that  | ||||||
| 2 | would not otherwise qualify for the project due to  | ||||||
| 3 | inexperience or limited resources; (4) a small projects  | ||||||
| 4 | program that includes participation by smaller minority-owned  | ||||||
| 5 | businesses and women-owned businesses on jobs where the total  | ||||||
| 6 | dollar value is $5,000,000 or less; and (5) a set-aside  | ||||||
| 7 | program that will identify contracts requiring the expenditure  | ||||||
| 8 | of funds less than $50,000 for bids to be submitted solely by  | ||||||
| 9 | minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses. | ||||||
| 10 |     (e) The Authority is authorized to enter into agreements  | ||||||
| 11 | with contractors' associations, labor unions, and the  | ||||||
| 12 | contractors working on the Expansion Project to establish an  | ||||||
| 13 | Apprenticeship Preparedness Training Program to provide for an  | ||||||
| 14 | increase in the number of minority and women journeymen and  | ||||||
| 15 | apprentices in the building trades and to enter into  | ||||||
| 16 | agreements with Community College District 508 to provide  | ||||||
| 17 | readiness training. The Authority is further authorized to  | ||||||
| 18 | enter into contracts with public and private educational  | ||||||
| 19 | institutions and persons in the hospitality industry to  | ||||||
| 20 | provide training for employment in the hospitality industry. | ||||||
| 21 |     (f) McCormick Place Advisory Board. There is created a  | ||||||
| 22 | McCormick Place Advisory Board composed as follows: 2 members  | ||||||
| 23 | shall be appointed by the Mayor of Chicago; 2 members shall be  | ||||||
| 24 | appointed by the Governor; 2 members shall be State Senators  | ||||||
| 25 | appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 members shall be  | ||||||
| 26 | State Senators appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 2 members shall be State Representatives appointed by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 2 members shall  | ||||||
| 3 | be State Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of  | ||||||
| 4 | the House of Representatives. The terms of all previously  | ||||||
| 5 | appointed members of the Advisory Board expire on the  | ||||||
| 6 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General  | ||||||
| 7 | Assembly. A State Senator or State Representative member may  | ||||||
| 8 | appoint a designee to serve on the McCormick Place Advisory  | ||||||
| 9 | Board in his or her absence. | ||||||
| 10 |     A "member of a minority group" shall mean a person who is a  | ||||||
| 11 | citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and  | ||||||
| 12 | who is any of the following:  | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having  | ||||||
| 14 |  origins in any of the original peoples of North and South  | ||||||
| 15 |  America, including Central America, and who maintains  | ||||||
| 16 |  tribal affiliation or community attachment). | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 20 |  Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam). | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) Black or African American (a person having origins  | ||||||
| 23 |  in any of the black racial groups of Africa). | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,  | ||||||
| 25 |  Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish  | ||||||
| 26 |  culture or origin, regardless of race). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a  | ||||||
| 2 |  person having origins in any of the original peoples of  | ||||||
| 3 |  Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands). | ||||||
| 4 |     Members of the McCormick Place Advisory Board shall serve  | ||||||
| 5 | 2-year terms and until their successors are appointed, except  | ||||||
| 6 | members who serve as a result of their elected position whose  | ||||||
| 7 | terms shall continue as long as they hold their designated  | ||||||
| 8 | elected positions. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment  | ||||||
| 9 | for the unexpired term in the same manner as original  | ||||||
| 10 | appointments are made. The McCormick Place Advisory Board  | ||||||
| 11 | shall elect its own chairperson. | ||||||
| 12 |     Members of the McCormick Place Advisory Board shall serve  | ||||||
| 13 | without compensation but, at the Authority's discretion, shall  | ||||||
| 14 | be reimbursed for necessary expenses in connection with the  | ||||||
| 15 | performance of their duties. | ||||||
| 16 |     The McCormick Place Advisory Board shall meet quarterly,  | ||||||
| 17 | or as needed, shall produce any reports it deems necessary,  | ||||||
| 18 | and shall: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) Work with the Authority on ways to improve the  | ||||||
| 20 |  area physically and economically; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) Work with the Authority regarding potential means  | ||||||
| 22 |  for providing increased economic opportunities to  | ||||||
| 23 |  minorities and women produced indirectly or directly from  | ||||||
| 24 |  the construction and operation of the Expansion Project; | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) Work with the Authority to minimize any potential  | ||||||
| 26 |  impact on the area surrounding the McCormick Place  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Expansion Project, including any impact on minority-owned  | ||||||
| 2 |  or women-owned businesses, resulting from the construction  | ||||||
| 3 |  and operation of the Expansion Project; | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) Work with the Authority to find candidates for  | ||||||
| 5 |  building trades apprenticeships, for employment in the  | ||||||
| 6 |  hospitality industry, and to identify job training  | ||||||
| 7 |  programs; | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) Work with the Authority to implement the  | ||||||
| 9 |  provisions of subsections (a) through (e) of this Section  | ||||||
| 10 |  in the construction of the Expansion Project, including  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Authority's goal of awarding not less than 25% and 5%  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the annual dollar value of contracts to minority-owned  | ||||||
| 13 |  and women-owned businesses, the outreach program for  | ||||||
| 14 |  minorities and women, and the mentor/protege program for  | ||||||
| 15 |  providing assistance to minority-owned and women-owned  | ||||||
| 16 |  businesses. | ||||||
| 17 |     (g) (Blank). The Authority shall comply with subsection  | ||||||
| 18 | (e) of Section 5-42 of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games  | ||||||
| 19 | (2016) Law. For purposes of this Section, the term "games" has  | ||||||
| 20 | the meaning set forth in the Olympic Games and Paralympic  | ||||||
| 21 | Games (2016) Law.     | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 400. The Conservation District Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 24 | changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 410/15)    (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7116) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 15. (a) Whenever a district does not have sufficient  | ||||||
| 3 | money in its treasury to meet all necessary expenses and  | ||||||
| 4 | liabilities thereof, it may issue tax anticipation warrants.  | ||||||
| 5 | Such issue of tax anticipation warrants shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 6 | the provisions of Section 2 of the Warrants and Jurors  | ||||||
| 7 | Certificates Act "An Act to provide for the manner of issuing  | ||||||
| 8 | warrants upon the treasurer of the State or of any county,  | ||||||
| 9 | township, or other municipal corporation or quasi municipal  | ||||||
| 10 | corporation, or of any farm drainage district, river district,  | ||||||
| 11 | drainage and levee district, fire protection district and  | ||||||
| 12 | jurors' certificates", approved June 27, 1913, as now and  | ||||||
| 13 | hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) For the purpose of acquisition of real property, or  | ||||||
| 15 | rights thereto, a district may incur indebtedness and, as  | ||||||
| 16 | evidence of the indebtedness thus created, may issue and sell  | ||||||
| 17 | bonds without first obtaining the consent of the legal voters  | ||||||
| 18 | of the district.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (b-5) For the purpose of development of real property, all  | ||||||
| 20 | or a portion of which has been acquired with  | ||||||
| 21 | referendum-approved bonds, a district located entirely within  | ||||||
| 22 | McHenry County may incur indebtedness and, as evidence of the  | ||||||
| 23 | indebtedness thus created, may issue and sell bonds without  | ||||||
| 24 | first obtaining the consent of the legal voters of the  | ||||||
| 25 | district. Development, for the purposes of this subsection  | ||||||
| 26 | (b-5), shall mean the improvement or maintenance of existing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | trails, parking lots, bridges, roads, picnic shelters, and  | ||||||
| 2 | other improvements, adding or improving access to conservation  | ||||||
| 3 | areas or district facilities to comply with the Americans with  | ||||||
| 4 | Disabilities Act, demolition of unnecessary or unsafe  | ||||||
| 5 | structures, and the stabilization, revitalization, or  | ||||||
| 6 | rehabilitation of historic structures.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) For the purpose of development of real property, a  | ||||||
| 8 | district may incur indebtedness and, as evidence of the  | ||||||
| 9 | indebtedness thus created, may issue and sell bonds only after  | ||||||
| 10 | the proposition to issue bonds has been submitted to the legal  | ||||||
| 11 | voters of the district at an election and has been approved by  | ||||||
| 12 | a majority of those voting on the proposition. Such election  | ||||||
| 13 | is subject to Section 15.1 of this Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) No district shall become indebted in any manner or for  | ||||||
| 15 | any purpose, to any amount including existing indebtedness in  | ||||||
| 16 | the aggregate exceeding 0.575% of the value, as equalized or  | ||||||
| 17 | assessed by the Department of Revenue, of the taxable property  | ||||||
| 18 | therein; except that a district entirely within a county of  | ||||||
| 19 | under 750,000 inhabitants and contiguous to a county of more  | ||||||
| 20 | than 2,000,000 inhabitants may incur indebtedness, including  | ||||||
| 21 | existing indebtedness, in the aggregate not exceeding 1.725%  | ||||||
| 22 | of that value if the aggregate indebtedness over 0.575% is  | ||||||
| 23 | submitted to the legal voters of the district at an election  | ||||||
| 24 | and is approved by a majority of those voting on the  | ||||||
| 25 | proposition as provided in Section 15.1. | ||||||
| 26 |     The following do not in any way limit the right of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | district to issue non-referendum bonds under this Section:  | ||||||
| 2 | bonds heretofore or hereafter issued and outstanding that are  | ||||||
| 3 | approved by referendum, as described in this subsection (d);  | ||||||
| 4 | refunding bonds issued to refund or continue to refund bonds  | ||||||
| 5 | approved by referendum; and bonds issued under this Section  | ||||||
| 6 | that have been paid in full or for which provisions for payment  | ||||||
| 7 | have been made by an irrevocable deposit of funds in an amount  | ||||||
| 8 | sufficient to pay the principal and interest on those bonds to  | ||||||
| 9 | their respective maturity date.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (e) Before or at the time of issuing bonds as described in  | ||||||
| 11 | this Section, the district shall provide by ordinance for the  | ||||||
| 12 | collection of an annual tax, in addition to all other taxes  | ||||||
| 13 | authorized by this Act act, sufficient to pay such bonds and  | ||||||
| 14 | the interest thereon as the same respectively become due. Such  | ||||||
| 15 | bonds shall be divided into series, the first of which shall  | ||||||
| 16 | mature not later than 5 years after the date of issue and the  | ||||||
| 17 | last of which shall mature not later than 25 years after the  | ||||||
| 18 | date of issue; shall bear interest at a rate or rates not  | ||||||
| 19 | exceeding the maximum rate permitted in the Bond Authorization  | ||||||
| 20 | Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 21 | other evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 22 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 23 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended; shall be in  | ||||||
| 24 | such form as the district shall by resolution provide; and  | ||||||
| 25 | shall be payable as to both principal and interest from the  | ||||||
| 26 | proceeds of the annual levy of taxes authorized to be levied by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Section, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to pay  | ||||||
| 2 | the principal thereof and the interest thereon. Prior to the  | ||||||
| 3 | authorization and issuance of such bonds the district may,  | ||||||
| 4 | with or without notice, negotiate and enter into an agreement  | ||||||
| 5 | or agreements with any bank, investment banker, trust company,     | ||||||
| 6 | or insurance company, or group thereof, whereunder the  | ||||||
| 7 | marketing of such bonds may be assured and consummated. The  | ||||||
| 8 | proceeds of such bonds shall be deposited in a special fund, to  | ||||||
| 9 | be kept separate and apart from all other funds of the  | ||||||
| 10 | conservation district. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 98-1168, eff. 6-1-15; revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     Section 405. The Central Illinois Economic Development  | ||||||
| 13 | Authority Act is amended by changing Section 21 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (70 ILCS 504/21) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 21. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 16 | interests. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 18 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 19 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 20 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 21 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 22 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 24 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 2 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 3 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 4 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 5 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 6 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 8 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 9 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 10 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 11 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 12 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 13 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 14 |     (g) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 15 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 16 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 17 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 18 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 19 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 20 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 21 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 22 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 23 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 25 |     Section 410. The Eastern Illinois Economic Development  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | Authority Act is amended by changing Section 21 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (70 ILCS 506/21) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 21. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 4 | interests. | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 6 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 7 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 8 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 9 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 10 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 12 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 13 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 14 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 15 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 16 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 17 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 18 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 20 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 21 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 22 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 23 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 24 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 25 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 2 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 3 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 4 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 5 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 6 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 7 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 8 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 9 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 10 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     Section 415. The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act  | ||||||
| 13 | is amended by changing Section 21 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (70 ILCS 508/21) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 21. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 16 | interests. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 18 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 19 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 20 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 21 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 22 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 24 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 2 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 3 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 4 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 5 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 6 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 8 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 9 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 10 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 11 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 12 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 13 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 15 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 16 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 17 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 18 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 19 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 20 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 21 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 22 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 23 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-29-24.)
 | ||||||
| 25 |     Section 420. The Quad Cities Regional Economic Development  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Authority Act, approved September 22, 1987 is amended by  | ||||||
| 2 | changing Section 5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (70 ILCS 510/5)    (from Ch. 85, par. 6205) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 5. Conflicts of interest; requests for assistance;  | ||||||
| 5 | disclosure of economic interests.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) No member of the Authority or officer, agent, or  | ||||||
| 7 | employee thereof other than the representatives of a  | ||||||
| 8 | professional sports team shall, in his or her own name or in  | ||||||
| 9 | the name of a nominee, be an officer, director, or hold an  | ||||||
| 10 | ownership interest of more than 7-1/2% in any person,  | ||||||
| 11 | association, trust, corporation, partnership, or other entity  | ||||||
| 12 | which is, in its own name or in the name of a nominee, a party  | ||||||
| 13 | to a contract or agreement upon which the member or officer,  | ||||||
| 14 | agent, or employee may be called upon to act or vote. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) With respect to any direct or any indirect interest,  | ||||||
| 16 | other than an interest prohibited in subsection (a), in a  | ||||||
| 17 | contract or agreement upon which the member or officer, agent,     | ||||||
| 18 | or employee may be called upon to act or vote, a member of the  | ||||||
| 19 | Authority or officer, agent, or employee thereof shall  | ||||||
| 20 | disclose the same to the secretary of the Authority prior to  | ||||||
| 21 | the taking of final action by the Authority concerning such  | ||||||
| 22 | contract or agreement and shall so disclose the nature and  | ||||||
| 23 | extent of such interest and his or her acquisition thereof,  | ||||||
| 24 | which disclosures shall be publicly acknowledged by the  | ||||||
| 25 | Authority and entered upon the minutes of the Authority. If a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | member of the Authority or officer, agent, or employee thereof  | ||||||
| 2 | holds such an interest, then he or she shall refrain from any  | ||||||
| 3 | further official involvement in regard to such contract or  | ||||||
| 4 | agreement, from voting on any matter pertaining to such  | ||||||
| 5 | contract or agreement, and from communicating with other  | ||||||
| 6 | members of the Authority or its officers, agents, and  | ||||||
| 7 | employees concerning said contract or agreement.  | ||||||
| 8 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contract or  | ||||||
| 9 | agreement entered into in conformity with this subsection (b)  | ||||||
| 10 | shall not be void or invalid by reason of the interest  | ||||||
| 11 | described in this subsection, nor shall any person so  | ||||||
| 12 | disclosing the interest and refraining from further official  | ||||||
| 13 | involvement as provided in this subsection be guilty of an  | ||||||
| 14 | offense, be removed from office, or be subject to any other  | ||||||
| 15 | penalty on account of such interest. | ||||||
| 16 |     (c) Any contract or agreement made in violation of  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be null and void  | ||||||
| 18 | and give rise to no action against the Authority. No real  | ||||||
| 19 | estate to which a member or employee of the Authority holds  | ||||||
| 20 | legal title or in which such person has any beneficial  | ||||||
| 21 | interest, including any interest in a land trust, shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | purchased by the Authority or by a nonprofit corporation or  | ||||||
| 23 | limited-profit entity for a development to be financed under  | ||||||
| 24 | this Act. All members and employees of the Authority shall  | ||||||
| 25 | file annually with the Authority a record of all real estate in  | ||||||
| 26 | this State of which such person holds legal title or in which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such person has any beneficial interest, including any  | ||||||
| 2 | interest in a land trust. In the event it is later disclosed  | ||||||
| 3 | that the Authority has purchased real estate in which a member  | ||||||
| 4 | or employee had an interest, such purchase shall be voidable  | ||||||
| 5 | by the Authority and the member or employee involved shall be  | ||||||
| 6 | disqualified from membership in or employment by the  | ||||||
| 7 | Authority. | ||||||
| 8 |     (d) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 9 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 10 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 11 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 12 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 13 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 14 |     (e) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 15 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 16 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 17 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 18 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 19 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 20 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 21 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 22 |     (f) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 23 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 24 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 25 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 26 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 2 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 3 |     (g) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 4 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 6 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 7 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 8 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 9 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 10 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 11 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 12 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-29-24.)
 | ||||||
| 14 |     Section 425. The Riverdale Development Authority Act is  | ||||||
| 15 | amended by changing Section 21 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (70 ILCS 516/21) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 21. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 18 | interests. | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 20 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 21 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 22 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 23 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 24 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 2 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 3 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 4 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 5 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 6 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 7 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 8 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 10 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 11 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 12 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 13 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 14 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 15 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 17 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 19 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 20 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 21 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 22 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 23 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 24 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 25 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-29-24.)
 | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |     Section 430. The Southeastern Illinois Economic  | ||||||
| 2 | Development Authority Act is amended by changing Section 26 as  | ||||||
| 3 | follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (70 ILCS 518/26) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 26. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 6 | interests. | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 8 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 9 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 10 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 11 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 12 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 14 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 15 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 16 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 17 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 18 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 19 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 20 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 22 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 23 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 24 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 2 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 3 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 5 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 6 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 7 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 8 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 9 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 10 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 11 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 12 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 13 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-29-24.)
 | ||||||
| 15 |     Section 435. The Southern Illinois Economic Development  | ||||||
| 16 | Authority Act is amended by changing Section 5-26 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (70 ILCS 519/5-26) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 5-26. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 19 | interests. | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 21 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 22 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 23 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 24 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 3 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 4 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 5 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 6 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 7 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 8 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 9 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 11 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 12 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 13 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 14 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 15 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 16 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 18 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 19 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 20 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 21 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 22 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 23 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 24 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 25 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 26 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 2 |     Section 440. The Southwestern Illinois Development  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority Act is amended by changing Section 11.1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (70 ILCS 520/11.1)    (from Ch. 85, par. 6161.1) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 11.1. (a) No member of the Authority or officer,  | ||||||
| 6 | agent, or employee of the Authority shall, in his or her own  | ||||||
| 7 | name or in the name of a nominee, be an officer or director of  | ||||||
| 8 | or hold an ownership of more than 7.5% in any person,  | ||||||
| 9 | association, trust, corporation, partnership, or other entity  | ||||||
| 10 | that is, in its own name or in the name of a nominee, a party  | ||||||
| 11 | to a contract or agreement upon which the member, officer,  | ||||||
| 12 | agent, or employee may be called upon to act or vote. | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) With respect to any direct or any indirect interest,  | ||||||
| 14 | other than an interest prohibited in subsection (a), in a  | ||||||
| 15 | contract or agreement upon which the member, officer, agent,  | ||||||
| 16 | or employee may be called upon to act or vote, the member,  | ||||||
| 17 | officer, agent, or employee shall disclose that interest to  | ||||||
| 18 | the secretary of the Authority before the taking of final  | ||||||
| 19 | action by the Authority concerning that contract or agreement  | ||||||
| 20 | and shall also disclose the nature and extent of that interest  | ||||||
| 21 | and his or her acquisition of that interest, which disclosures  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be publicly acknowledged by the Authority and entered  | ||||||
| 23 | upon the minutes of the Authority. If a member of the Authority  | ||||||
| 24 | or an officer, agent, or employee of the Authority holds such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | an interest, then he or she shall refrain from any further  | ||||||
| 2 | official involvement in regard to the contract or agreement,  | ||||||
| 3 | from voting on any matter pertaining to the contract or  | ||||||
| 4 | agreement, and from communicating with other members of the  | ||||||
| 5 | Authority or its officers, agents, and employees concerning  | ||||||
| 6 | the contract or agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision  | ||||||
| 7 | of law, any contract or agreement entered into in conformity  | ||||||
| 8 | with this subsection (b) shall not be void or invalid by reason  | ||||||
| 9 | of an interest described in this subsection, nor shall any  | ||||||
| 10 | person so disclosing the interest and refraining from further  | ||||||
| 11 | official involvement as provided in this subsection be guilty  | ||||||
| 12 | of an offense, be removed from office, or be subject to any  | ||||||
| 13 | other penalty on account of that interest. | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) Any contract or agreement made in violation of  | ||||||
| 15 | subsection (a) or (b) is void and gives rise to no action  | ||||||
| 16 | against the Authority. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 18 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 19 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 20 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 21 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 22 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 24 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 25 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 26 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 2 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 3 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 4 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 5 |     (f) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 6 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 7 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 8 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 9 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 10 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 11 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 12 |     (g) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 13 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 14 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 15 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 16 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 17 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 18 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 19 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 20 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 21 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 445. The Tri-County River Valley Development  | ||||||
| 24 | Authority Law is amended by changing Section 2005.1 as  | ||||||
| 25 | follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 525/2005.1) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 2005.1. Requests for assistance; disclosure of  | ||||||
| 3 | economic interests. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 5 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 6 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 7 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 8 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 9 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 11 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 12 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 13 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 14 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 15 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 16 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 17 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 19 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 20 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 21 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 22 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 23 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 24 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 2 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 4 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 5 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 6 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 7 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 8 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 9 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 11 |     Section 450. The Upper Illinois River Valley Development  | ||||||
| 12 | Authority Act is amended by changing Sections 5.1 and 7 as  | ||||||
| 13 | follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (70 ILCS 530/5.1) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 5.1. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 16 | interests. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 18 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 19 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 20 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 21 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 22 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 24 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 2 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 3 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 4 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 5 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 6 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 8 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 9 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 10 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 11 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 12 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 13 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 15 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 16 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 17 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 18 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 19 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 20 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 21 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 22 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 23 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 25 |     (70 ILCS 530/7)    (from Ch. 85, par. 7157) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 7. Bonds.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) The Authority, with the written approval of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Governor, shall have the continuing power to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 4 | notes, or other evidences of indebtedness in an aggregate  | ||||||
| 5 | amount outstanding not to exceed $500,000,000 for the purpose  | ||||||
| 6 | of developing, constructing, acquiring, or improving projects,  | ||||||
| 7 | including those established by business entities locating or  | ||||||
| 8 | expanding property within the territorial jurisdiction of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Authority, for entering into venture capital agreements with  | ||||||
| 10 | businesses locating or expanding within the territorial  | ||||||
| 11 | jurisdiction of the Authority, for acquiring and improving any  | ||||||
| 12 | property necessary and useful in connection therewith and for  | ||||||
| 13 | the purposes of the Employee Ownership Assistance Act. For the  | ||||||
| 14 | purpose of evidencing the obligations of the Authority to  | ||||||
| 15 | repay any money borrowed, the Authority may, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 16 | resolution, from time to time issue and dispose of its  | ||||||
| 17 | interest bearing revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of  | ||||||
| 18 | indebtedness and may also from time to time issue and dispose  | ||||||
| 19 | of such bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness to  | ||||||
| 20 | refund, at maturity, at a redemption date or in advance of  | ||||||
| 21 | either, any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to redemption provisions or at any time before  | ||||||
| 23 | maturity. All such bonds, notes, or other evidences of  | ||||||
| 24 | indebtedness shall be payable solely and only from the  | ||||||
| 25 | revenues or income to be derived from loans made with respect  | ||||||
| 26 | to projects, from the leasing or sale of the projects or from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | any other funds available to the Authority for such purposes.  | ||||||
| 2 | The bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness may bear  | ||||||
| 3 | such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not  | ||||||
| 4 | exceeding 40 years from their respective dates, may bear  | ||||||
| 5 | interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the maximum rate  | ||||||
| 6 | permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 7 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 8 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 9 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 10 | amended, may be in such form, may carry such registration  | ||||||
| 11 | privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be payable at  | ||||||
| 12 | such place or places, may be made subject to redemption in such  | ||||||
| 13 | manner and upon such terms, with or without premium as is  | ||||||
| 14 | stated on the face thereof, may be authenticated in such  | ||||||
| 15 | manner, and may contain such terms and covenants as may be  | ||||||
| 16 | provided by an applicable resolution. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b-1) The holder or holders of any bonds, notes, or other  | ||||||
| 18 | evidences of indebtedness issued by the Authority may bring  | ||||||
| 19 | suits at law or proceedings in equity to compel the  | ||||||
| 20 | performance and observance by any corporation or person or by  | ||||||
| 21 | the Authority or any of its agents or employees of any contract  | ||||||
| 22 | or covenant made with the holders of such bonds, notes, or  | ||||||
| 23 | other evidences of indebtedness, to compel such corporation,  | ||||||
| 24 | person, the Authority and any of its agents or employees to  | ||||||
| 25 | perform any duties required to be performed for the benefit of  | ||||||
| 26 | the holders of any such bonds, notes, or other evidences of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | indebtedness by the provision of the resolution authorizing  | ||||||
| 2 | their issuance and to enjoin such corporation, person, the  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority and any of its agents or employees from taking any  | ||||||
| 4 | action in conflict with any such contract or covenant. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b-2) If the Authority fails to pay the principal of or  | ||||||
| 6 | interest on any of the bonds or premium, if any, as the same  | ||||||
| 7 | become due, a civil action to compel payment may be instituted  | ||||||
| 8 | in the appropriate circuit court by the holder or holders of  | ||||||
| 9 | the bonds on which such default of payment exists or by an  | ||||||
| 10 | indenture trustee acting on behalf of such holders. Delivery  | ||||||
| 11 | of a summons and a copy of the complaint to the Chairman of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Board shall constitute sufficient service to give the circuit  | ||||||
| 13 | court jurisdiction of the subject matter of such a suit and  | ||||||
| 14 | jurisdiction over the Authority and its officers named as  | ||||||
| 15 | defendants for the purpose of compelling such payment. Any  | ||||||
| 16 | case, controversy, or cause of action concerning the validity  | ||||||
| 17 | of this Act relates to the revenue of the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any such bonds,  | ||||||
| 19 | notes, or other evidences of indebtedness and in the absence  | ||||||
| 20 | of any express recital on the face thereof that it is  | ||||||
| 21 | non-negotiable, all such bonds, notes, and other evidences of  | ||||||
| 22 | indebtedness shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 23 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, notes, or other  | ||||||
| 24 | evidences of indebtedness, temporary bonds, notes, or  | ||||||
| 25 | evidences of indebtedness may be issued as provided by  | ||||||
| 26 | ordinance. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d) To secure the payment of any or all of such bonds,  | ||||||
| 2 | notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, the revenues to be  | ||||||
| 3 | received by the Authority from a lease agreement or loan  | ||||||
| 4 | agreement shall be pledged, and, for the purpose of setting  | ||||||
| 5 | forth the covenants and undertakings of the Authority in  | ||||||
| 6 | connection with the issuance thereof and the issuance of any  | ||||||
| 7 | additional bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 8 | payable from such revenues, income, or other funds to be  | ||||||
| 9 | derived from projects, the Authority may execute and deliver a  | ||||||
| 10 | mortgage or trust agreement. A remedy for any breach or  | ||||||
| 11 | default of the terms of any such mortgage or trust agreement by  | ||||||
| 12 | the Authority may be by mandamus proceedings in the  | ||||||
| 13 | appropriate circuit court to compel the performance and  | ||||||
| 14 | compliance therewith, but the trust agreement may prescribe by  | ||||||
| 15 | whom or on whose behalf such action may be instituted. | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) Such bonds or notes shall be secured as provided in the  | ||||||
| 17 | authorizing ordinance which may, notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 18 | provision of this Act, include in addition to any other  | ||||||
| 19 | security a specific pledge or assignment of and lien on or  | ||||||
| 20 | security interest in any or all revenues or money of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Authority from whatever source which may by law be used for  | ||||||
| 22 | debt service purposes and a specific pledge or assignment of  | ||||||
| 23 | and lien on or security interest in any funds or accounts  | ||||||
| 24 | established or provided for by ordinance of the Authority  | ||||||
| 25 | authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes. | ||||||
| 26 |     (f) (Blank). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (g) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the  | ||||||
| 2 | holders of the bonds and notes of the Authority issued  | ||||||
| 3 | pursuant to this Section that the State will not limit or alter  | ||||||
| 4 | the rights and powers vested in the Authority by this Act so as  | ||||||
| 5 | to impair the terms of any contract made by the Authority with  | ||||||
| 6 | such holders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of  | ||||||
| 7 | such holders until such bonds and notes, together with  | ||||||
| 8 | interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of  | ||||||
| 9 | interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any  | ||||||
| 10 | action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are  | ||||||
| 11 | fully met and discharged. In addition, the State pledges to  | ||||||
| 12 | and agrees with the holders of the bonds and notes of the  | ||||||
| 13 | Authority issued pursuant to this Section that the State will  | ||||||
| 14 | not limit or alter the basis on which State funds are to be  | ||||||
| 15 | paid to the Authority as provided in this Act, or the use of  | ||||||
| 16 | such funds, so as to impair the terms of any such contract. The  | ||||||
| 17 | Authority is authorized to include these pledges and  | ||||||
| 18 | agreements of the State in any contract with the holders of  | ||||||
| 19 | bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
| 20 |     (h) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 98-750, eff. 1-1-15; 99-499, eff. 1-29-16;  | ||||||
| 22 | revised 7-30-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 455. The Illinois Urban Development Authority Act  | ||||||
| 24 | is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 531/5) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5. Conflicts of interest; requests for assistance;  | ||||||
| 3 | disclosure of economic interests.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) No member of the Authority or officer, agent, or  | ||||||
| 5 | employee thereof shall, in the member's own name or in the name  | ||||||
| 6 | of a nominee, be an officer, director, or hold an ownership  | ||||||
| 7 | interest in any person, association, trust, corporation,  | ||||||
| 8 | partnership, or other entity which is, in its own name or in  | ||||||
| 9 | the name of a nominee, a party to a contract or agreement upon  | ||||||
| 10 | which the member or officer, agent, or employee may be called  | ||||||
| 11 | upon to act or vote.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) With respect to any direct or any indirect interest,  | ||||||
| 13 | other than an interest prohibited in subsection (a), in a  | ||||||
| 14 | contract or agreement upon which the member or officer, agent,     | ||||||
| 15 | or employee may be called upon to act or vote, a member of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Authority or officer, agent, or employee thereof must disclose  | ||||||
| 17 | the interest to the secretary of the Authority prior to the  | ||||||
| 18 | taking of final action by the Authority concerning the  | ||||||
| 19 | contract or agreement and shall disclose the nature and extent  | ||||||
| 20 | of the interest and his or her acquisition thereof, which  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be publicly acknowledged by the Authority and entered  | ||||||
| 22 | upon the minutes of the Authority. If a member of the Authority  | ||||||
| 23 | or officer, agent, or employee thereof holds such an interest  | ||||||
| 24 | then the member shall refrain from any further official  | ||||||
| 25 | involvement in regard to the contract or agreement, from  | ||||||
| 26 | voting on any matter pertaining to the contract or agreement,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and from communicating with other members of the Authority or  | ||||||
| 2 | its officers, agents, and employees concerning the contract or  | ||||||
| 3 | agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any  | ||||||
| 4 | contract or agreement entered into in conformity with this  | ||||||
| 5 | subsection shall not be void or invalid by reason of the  | ||||||
| 6 | interest described in this subsection, nor shall any person  | ||||||
| 7 | disclosing an interest and refraining from further official  | ||||||
| 8 | involvement as provided in this subsection be guilty of an  | ||||||
| 9 | offense, be removed from office, or be subject to any other  | ||||||
| 10 | penalty on account of the interest.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) Any contract or agreement made in violation of  | ||||||
| 12 | subsection subsections (a) or (b) shall be null and void,  | ||||||
| 13 | whether or not the contract performance has been authorized,  | ||||||
| 14 | and shall give rise to no action against the Authority. No real  | ||||||
| 15 | estate to which a member or employee of the Authority holds  | ||||||
| 16 | legal title or in which a member or employee of the Authority  | ||||||
| 17 | has any beneficial interest, including any interest in a land  | ||||||
| 18 | trust, shall be purchased by the Authority or by a nonprofit  | ||||||
| 19 | corporation or limited-profit entity for a development to be  | ||||||
| 20 | financed under this Act.  | ||||||
| 21 |     All members and employees of the Authority shall file  | ||||||
| 22 | annually with the Authority a record of all real estate in this  | ||||||
| 23 | State to which the member or employee holds legal title or in  | ||||||
| 24 | which the member or employee has any beneficial interest,  | ||||||
| 25 | including any interest in a land trust. In the event it is  | ||||||
| 26 | later disclosed that the Authority has purchased real estate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in which a member or employee had an interest, that purchase  | ||||||
| 2 | shall be voidable by the Authority and the member or employee  | ||||||
| 3 | involved shall be disqualified from membership in or  | ||||||
| 4 | employment by the Authority.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (d) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 6 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 7 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 8 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 9 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 10 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 11 |     (e) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 12 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 13 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 14 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 15 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 16 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 17 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 18 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 19 |     (f) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 20 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 21 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 22 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 23 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 24 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 25 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 26 |     (g) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 2 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 4 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 5 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 6 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 7 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 8 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 9 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 11 |     Section 460. The Western Illinois Economic Development  | ||||||
| 12 | Authority Act is amended by changing Section 26 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (70 ILCS 532/26) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 26. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 15 | interests. | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 17 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 18 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 19 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 20 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 21 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 23 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 24 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 2 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 3 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 4 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 5 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 7 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 8 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 9 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 10 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 11 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 12 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 13 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
| 14 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 15 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 16 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 17 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 18 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 19 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 20 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 21 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 22 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 465. The Will-Kankakee Regional Development  | ||||||
| 25 | Authority Law is amended by changing Section 5.1 as follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 535/5.1) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5.1. Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic  | ||||||
| 3 | interests. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance  | ||||||
| 5 | from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business  | ||||||
| 6 | relationships between a person who is an Authority leader  | ||||||
| 7 | within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any  | ||||||
| 8 | entity in which a restricted person holds or, within the past 2  | ||||||
| 9 | years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself  | ||||||
| 11 | or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance  | ||||||
| 12 | from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from  | ||||||
| 13 | another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract  | ||||||
| 14 | with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or,  | ||||||
| 15 | within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business  | ||||||
| 16 | relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2  | ||||||
| 17 | Authorities. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the  | ||||||
| 19 | appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority  | ||||||
| 20 | leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on  | ||||||
| 21 | an annual basis and use a public process to solicit  | ||||||
| 22 | applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time  | ||||||
| 23 | employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by  | ||||||
| 24 | applicable State law or local ordinance. | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | economic interests interest in accordance with Article 4A of  | ||||||
| 2 | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority leader shall disclose to the Board outside sources  | ||||||
| 4 | of income and any business relationships in economic  | ||||||
| 5 | development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include  | ||||||
| 6 | the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when  | ||||||
| 7 | services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or  | ||||||
| 8 | organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all  | ||||||
| 9 | of the entities for which the individual provided services. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 11 |     Section 470. The Illinois Drainage Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 12 | changing Section 6-12 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (70 ILCS 605/6-12)    (from Ch. 42, par. 6-12) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 6-12. Extending payment of assessments; hearing;  | ||||||
| 15 | order assessments - Hearing - Order. The court shall hear such  | ||||||
| 16 | petition and make such order as it deems proper. The court may  | ||||||
| 17 | order the time of payment of any such assessments or one or  | ||||||
| 18 | more installments of assessments, or any part or parts  | ||||||
| 19 | thereof, extended, may change the number of installments into  | ||||||
| 20 | which such assessments are divided, may fix the rate of  | ||||||
| 21 | interest which said extended assessments shall bear, which  | ||||||
| 22 | shall not exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act     | ||||||
| 23 | "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 24 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 2 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended, and shall give the owners an  | ||||||
| 3 | opportunity to pay the assessments or installments proposed to  | ||||||
| 4 | be refunded in cash within a reasonable time to be fixed by the  | ||||||
| 5 | court without further notice, and after the expiration of the  | ||||||
| 6 | time fixed and the commissioners have reported such cash  | ||||||
| 7 | payments to the court, the court shall also fix the amount of  | ||||||
| 8 | the refunding bonds and authorize their issuance by the  | ||||||
| 9 | commissioners at a rate of interest not to exceed the rate of  | ||||||
| 10 | interest on the extended assessments, and such refunding notes  | ||||||
| 11 | or bonds shall be a lien upon such extended assessments or  | ||||||
| 12 | installments. Extended assessments or installments shall  | ||||||
| 13 | continue to be a lien upon the lands assessed until paid. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 84-886; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 475. The Fire Protection District Act is amended  | ||||||
| 16 | by setting forth and renumbering multiple versions of Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 6.3 as follows:
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| 18 |     (70 ILCS 705/6.3) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 6.3. Health insurance; joint mental health therapy  | ||||||
| 20 | services. If a fire protection district is a self-insurer for  | ||||||
| 21 | purposes of providing health insurance coverage for officers  | ||||||
| 22 | and members of the fire department, the insurance coverage  | ||||||
| 23 | shall include joint mental health therapy services for any  | ||||||
| 24 | officer or member of the fire department and any spouse or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | partner of the officer or member who resides with the officer  | ||||||
| 2 | or member. The joint mental health therapy services provided  | ||||||
| 3 | under this Section shall be performed by a physician licensed  | ||||||
| 4 | to practice medicine in all of its branches, a licensed  | ||||||
| 5 | clinical psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, a  | ||||||
| 6 | licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage  | ||||||
| 7 | and family therapist, a licensed social worker, or a licensed  | ||||||
| 8 | professional counselor. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-818, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (70 ILCS 705/6.4) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 6.4 6.3. Mental health counseling. | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) As used in this Section:  | ||||||
| 13 |     "First responders" means firefighters, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 14 | services personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of  | ||||||
| 15 | the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, dispatched  | ||||||
| 16 | pursuant to a 9-1-1 call, emergency medical dispatchers, as  | ||||||
| 17 | that term is defined in Section 3.70 of the Emergency Medical  | ||||||
| 18 | Services (EMS) Systems Act, and public safety  | ||||||
| 19 | telecommunicators, as that term is defined in Section 2 of the  | ||||||
| 20 | Emergency Telephone System Act.  | ||||||
| 21 |     "Mental health counseling" means counseling therapy  | ||||||
| 22 | sessions provided by a clinical social worker, professional  | ||||||
| 23 | counselor, or licensed psychologist.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (b) If a fire protection district is a self-insurer for  | ||||||
| 25 | purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | employees, the insurance coverage shall include, on and after  | ||||||
| 2 | June 1, 2025, mental health counseling for any employee who is  | ||||||
| 3 | a first responder without imposing a deductible, coinsurance,  | ||||||
| 4 | copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the  | ||||||
| 5 | coverage provided, except that this Section does not apply to  | ||||||
| 6 | the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible  | ||||||
| 7 | health plan from eligibility for a health savings account  | ||||||
| 8 | pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-1011, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 10 |     Section 480. The Museum District Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 11 | changing Section 17 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (70 ILCS 1105/17)    (from Ch. 85, par. 6817) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 17. Debt and bonds. The board of a museum district  | ||||||
| 14 | may, for any of its authorized purposes, borrow money upon the  | ||||||
| 15 | faith and credit of the district and may issue bonds. A  | ||||||
| 16 | district may not, however, become indebted in any manner or  | ||||||
| 17 | for any purpose to an amount including existing indebtedness  | ||||||
| 18 | in the aggregate exceeding 1.5% of the assessed value, as  | ||||||
| 19 | equalized by the Department of Revenue, of the taxable  | ||||||
| 20 | property in the district. A district may not incur (i)  | ||||||
| 21 | indebtedness in excess of .3% of the assessed value, as  | ||||||
| 22 | equalized by the Department of Revenue, of taxable property in  | ||||||
| 23 | the district for the development of historical sites, together  | ||||||
| 24 | with related lands and facilities, held by the district or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (ii) indebtedness for any other purpose except the acquisition  | ||||||
| 2 | of historical sites, together with related lands and  | ||||||
| 3 | facilities, unless the proposition to issue bonds or otherwise  | ||||||
| 4 | incur indebtedness is certified by the board to the proper  | ||||||
| 5 | election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an  | ||||||
| 6 | election in accordance with the general election law, and the  | ||||||
| 7 | proposition is approved by a majority of those voting upon the  | ||||||
| 8 | proposition. Before or at the time of issuing bonds, the board  | ||||||
| 9 | shall provide by ordinance for the collection of an annual tax  | ||||||
| 10 | sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds as it falls due and  | ||||||
| 11 | to pay the principal of the bonds as they mature. The bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | shall mature not later than 20 years after the date thereof.  | ||||||
| 13 | Such bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates as do not  | ||||||
| 14 | exceed those set forth in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 15 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 16 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 17 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 18 | 1970, as amended from time to time, and shall be issuable upon  | ||||||
| 19 | any terms and may have provisions as make use of any authority  | ||||||
| 20 | as may be provided in the Local Government Debt Reform Act, as  | ||||||
| 21 | amended from time to time. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 86-477; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 485. The Chicago Park District Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 24 | changing Sections 20 and 20a as follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 1505/20)    (from Ch. 105, par. 333.20) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 20. The Chicago Park District is authorized to issue  | ||||||
| 3 | the bonds of such district for the payment of land condemned or  | ||||||
| 4 | purchased for park or boulevards, for the building,  | ||||||
| 5 | maintaining, improving, and protecting of such for the purpose  | ||||||
| 6 | of establishing, acquiring, completing, enlarging,  | ||||||
| 7 | ornamenting, building, rebuilding, and improving public parks,  | ||||||
| 8 | boulevards, bridges, subways, viaducts, and approaches  | ||||||
| 9 | thereto, wharfs, piers, jetties, air landing fields and  | ||||||
| 10 | basins, shore protection works, pleasure grounds and ways,  | ||||||
| 11 | walks, pathways, driveways, roadways, highways, and all public  | ||||||
| 12 | works, grounds, or improvements under the control of and  | ||||||
| 13 | within the jurisdiction of such park commissioners and  | ||||||
| 14 | including the filling in of submerged lands for park purposes  | ||||||
| 15 | and constructing all buildings, field houses, stadiums,  | ||||||
| 16 | shelters, conservatories, museums, service shops, power  | ||||||
| 17 | plants, structures, playground devices, boulevard and building  | ||||||
| 18 | lighting systems and building all other types of permanent  | ||||||
| 19 | improvement and construction necessary to render the property  | ||||||
| 20 | under the control of such park commissioners usable for the  | ||||||
| 21 | enjoyment thereof as public parks, parkways, boulevards, and  | ||||||
| 22 | pleasure ways and for the payment of the expenses incident  | ||||||
| 23 | thereto, and may pledge its property and credit therefor. | ||||||
| 24 |     Such district shall not incur any bonded indebtedness,  | ||||||
| 25 | exclusive of outstanding indebtedness to an amount in the  | ||||||
| 26 | aggregate exceeding 2.3% of the assessed valuation of all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | taxable property therein as last equalized and determined for  | ||||||
| 2 | state and local taxes preceding the incurring of such  | ||||||
| 3 | indebtedness. Bonds may be issued from time to time to an  | ||||||
| 4 | amount which together with the outstanding bonded indebtedness  | ||||||
| 5 | of such district, exclusive of bonds issued to create a  | ||||||
| 6 | working cash fund, will not exceed 1% of the assessed  | ||||||
| 7 | valuation of all taxable property therein as last equalized  | ||||||
| 8 | and determined for state and local taxes preceding the  | ||||||
| 9 | issuance of such bonds without submitting the question to the  | ||||||
| 10 | legal voters for approval. | ||||||
| 11 |     Except as otherwise provided in this Section and except  | ||||||
| 12 | for working cash fund bonds issued and to be issued under  | ||||||
| 13 | Section 2 of the Chicago Park District Working Cash Fund Act     | ||||||
| 14 | "An Act authorizing the Chicago Park District to provide for  | ||||||
| 15 | the creation, maintenance and administration of a working cash  | ||||||
| 16 | fund", approved July 11, 1935, as amended, bonds shall not be  | ||||||
| 17 | issued until the proposition to issue such has been submitted  | ||||||
| 18 | to and approved by a majority of the legal voters of such park  | ||||||
| 19 | district voting upon the proposition, at an election, after  | ||||||
| 20 | notice of such submission has been given in the manner  | ||||||
| 21 | provided by the general election law. | ||||||
| 22 |     Submission of any proposition of issuing bonds shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | authorized by resolution to be adopted by the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 24 | District commissioners, which shall designate the election at  | ||||||
| 25 | which the question is to be submitted the amount of bonds and  | ||||||
| 26 | purpose for which such bonds are to be issued. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Any proposition to issue bonds shall be certified by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Chicago Park District commissioners to the proper election  | ||||||
| 3 | officials, who shall submit that proposition in accordance  | ||||||
| 4 | with the general election law. The proposition shall be in  | ||||||
| 5 | substantially the following form: | ||||||
| 6 | ----------------------------
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| 7 |     Shall bonds of the Chicago
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| 8 | Park District to the amount of YES
 | ||||||
| 9 | ........ Dollars ($........) be -------------------------
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| 10 | issued for the purpose of...... NO
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| 11 | ...............................?
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| 12 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
| 13 |     Bonds shall be issued in the name of the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 14 | District in such form and denomination and shall be payable at  | ||||||
| 15 | such place and time, not exceeding 20 years from date thereof  | ||||||
| 16 | or, for bonds issued after July 24, 2003 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 17 | Public Act 93-338) this amendatory Act of the 93rd General  | ||||||
| 18 | Assembly, not exceeding 30 years from the date thereof, and  | ||||||
| 19 | may be redeemable prior to maturity with or without premium at  | ||||||
| 20 | the option of the commissioners, as such commissioners may  | ||||||
| 21 | determine by ordinance duly adopted and the bonds shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | signed by the president and attested by the secretary under  | ||||||
| 23 | the corporate seal. After such advertising as the  | ||||||
| 24 | commissioners shall deem necessary, the bonds shall be sold at  | ||||||
| 25 | such price and upon such terms as determined by the  | ||||||
| 26 | commissioners and which will not cause the net effective  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | interest rate to be paid by the Chicago Park District to exceed  | ||||||
| 2 | that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 3 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 4 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 5 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 6 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended. The validity of any bond so  | ||||||
| 7 | executed shall remain unimpaired, although one or more of the  | ||||||
| 8 | officers executing such shall have ceased to be such officer  | ||||||
| 9 | or officers before delivery thereof to the purchaser. | ||||||
| 10 |     For the purpose of paying the principal of and interest  | ||||||
| 11 | upon such bonds, the Chicago Park District is authorized to  | ||||||
| 12 | levy and have collected a direct annual tax upon all taxable  | ||||||
| 13 | property within its jurisdiction, in addition to all other  | ||||||
| 14 | taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected for park  | ||||||
| 15 | purposes, sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds as it  | ||||||
| 16 | falls due and to pay the principal thereof as it matures, and  | ||||||
| 17 | the county clerk of the county in which such park district is  | ||||||
| 18 | located upon receiving a certificate from the commissioners  | ||||||
| 19 | that the amount set out in such certificate is necessary to pay  | ||||||
| 20 | the interest on and principal of such bonds, shall assess and  | ||||||
| 21 | extend such amount upon the taxable property embraced in such  | ||||||
| 22 | park district, the same as other park taxes are by law assessed  | ||||||
| 23 | and extended, and such taxes shall be collected and paid over  | ||||||
| 24 | in like manner as other park taxes are required by law to be  | ||||||
| 25 | collected and paid. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 93-338, eff. 7-24-03; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 1505/20a)    (from Ch. 105, par. 333.20a) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 20a. Bonds; issuance; interest. Notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 3 | anything to the contrary in Section 20 of this Act, the Chicago  | ||||||
| 4 | Park District is authorized to issue from time to time bonds of  | ||||||
| 5 | such district in the principal amount of $84,000,000 for the  | ||||||
| 6 | purpose of paying the cost of erecting, enlarging,  | ||||||
| 7 | ornamenting, building, rebuilding, rehabilitating, and  | ||||||
| 8 | improving any aquarium or any museum or museums of art,  | ||||||
| 9 | industry, science, or natural or other history located within  | ||||||
| 10 | any public park or parks under the control of the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 11 | District, without submitting the question of issuing such  | ||||||
| 12 | bonds to the voters of the District. | ||||||
| 13 |     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 20 of  | ||||||
| 14 | this Act, and in addition to any other amount of bonds  | ||||||
| 15 | authorized to be issued under this Act, the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 16 | District is authorized to issue from time to time, before  | ||||||
| 17 | January 1, 2004, bonds of the district in the principal amount  | ||||||
| 18 | of $128,000,000 for the purpose of paying the cost of  | ||||||
| 19 | erecting, enlarging, ornamenting, building, rebuilding,  | ||||||
| 20 | rehabilitating, and improving any aquarium or any museum or  | ||||||
| 21 | museums of art, industry, science, or natural or other history  | ||||||
| 22 | located within any public park or parks under the control of  | ||||||
| 23 | the Chicago Park District, without submitting the question of  | ||||||
| 24 | issuing the bonds to the voters of the District. | ||||||
| 25 |     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 20 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Act, and in addition to any other amount of bonds  | ||||||
| 2 | authorized to be issued under this Act, the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 3 | District is authorized to issue from time to time bonds of the  | ||||||
| 4 | district in the principal amount of $250,000,000 for the  | ||||||
| 5 | purpose of making contributions to the pension fund  | ||||||
| 6 | established under Article 12 of the Illinois Pension Code  | ||||||
| 7 | without submitting the question of issuing the bonds to the  | ||||||
| 8 | voters of the District; except that in any one year, the  | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago Park District may not issue bonds in excess of  | ||||||
| 10 | $75,000,000. Any bond issuances under this subsection are  | ||||||
| 11 | intended to decrease the unfunded liability of the pension  | ||||||
| 12 | fund and shall not decrease the amount of the employer  | ||||||
| 13 | contributions required in any given year under Section 12-149  | ||||||
| 14 | of the Illinois Pension Code.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The bonds authorized under this Section shall be of such  | ||||||
| 16 | denomination or denominations, may be registerable as to  | ||||||
| 17 | principal only, and shall mature serially within a period of  | ||||||
| 18 | not to exceed 20 years or, for bonds issued after July 24, 2003  | ||||||
| 19 | (the effective date of Public Act 93-338) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 20 | of the 93rd General Assembly, within a period of not to exceed  | ||||||
| 21 | 30 years, may be redeemable prior to maturity with or without  | ||||||
| 22 | premium at the option of the commissioners on such terms and  | ||||||
| 23 | conditions as the commissioners of the Chicago Park District  | ||||||
| 24 | shall fix by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such  | ||||||
| 25 | bonds. The bonds shall bear interest at the rate of not to  | ||||||
| 26 | exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 2 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 3 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 4 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 5 |     Such bonds shall be executed for and on behalf of the Park  | ||||||
| 6 | District by such officers as shall be specified in the bond  | ||||||
| 7 | ordinance, and one of such officers may be authorized to  | ||||||
| 8 | execute the bonds by his facsimile signature, which officer  | ||||||
| 9 | shall adopt as and for his official manual signature the  | ||||||
| 10 | facsimile signature as it appears upon the bonds. | ||||||
| 11 |     The ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall  | ||||||
| 12 | provide for the levy and collection, in each of the years any  | ||||||
| 13 | of such bonds shall be outstanding, a tax without limitation  | ||||||
| 14 | as to rate or amount and in addition to all other taxes upon  | ||||||
| 15 | all the taxable property within the corporate boundaries of  | ||||||
| 16 | the Chicago Park District, sufficient to pay the principal of  | ||||||
| 17 | and the interest upon such bonds as the same matures and  | ||||||
| 18 | becomes due. | ||||||
| 19 |     A certified copy of the ordinance providing for the  | ||||||
| 20 | issuance of the bonds and the levying and collecting of the tax  | ||||||
| 21 | to pay the same shall be filed with the County Clerk of the  | ||||||
| 22 | county in which the Chicago Park District is located or with  | ||||||
| 23 | the respective County Clerks of each county in which the  | ||||||
| 24 | Chicago Park District is located. Such ordinance shall be  | ||||||
| 25 | irrevocable and upon receipt of the certified copy thereof the  | ||||||
| 26 | County Clerk or County Clerks, as the case may be, shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provide for, assess and extend the tax as therein provided  | ||||||
| 2 | upon all the taxable property located within the corporate  | ||||||
| 3 | boundaries of the Chicago Park District, in the same manner as  | ||||||
| 4 | other park taxes by law shall be provided for, assessed and  | ||||||
| 5 | extended, and such taxes shall be collected and paid out in the  | ||||||
| 6 | same manner as other park taxes by law shall be collected and  | ||||||
| 7 | paid. | ||||||
| 8 |     The interest on any unexpended proceeds of bonds issued  | ||||||
| 9 | under this Section shall be credited to the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 10 | District and shall be paid into the District's general  | ||||||
| 11 | corporate fund. The Chicago Park District may transfer such  | ||||||
| 12 | amount of interest from the general corporate fund to the  | ||||||
| 13 | aquarium and museum bond fund. | ||||||
| 14 |     The amount of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the  | ||||||
| 15 | Chicago Park District issued under this Section shall not be  | ||||||
| 16 | included in the bonded indebtedness of the District in  | ||||||
| 17 | determining whether or not the District has exceeded its  | ||||||
| 18 | limitation of 1/2 of 1% of the assessed valuation of all  | ||||||
| 19 | taxable property in the District as last equalized and  | ||||||
| 20 | determined by the Department of Revenue for the issuance of  | ||||||
| 21 | any bonds authorized under the provisions of Section 20 of  | ||||||
| 22 | this Act without submitting the question to the legal voters  | ||||||
| 23 | for approval. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-263, eff. 8-6-21; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 490. The Chicago Park District Working Cash Fund  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (70 ILCS 1510/2)    (from Ch. 105, par. 333.25) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 2. For the purpose of creating such working cash fund  | ||||||
| 4 | the commissioners of the Chicago Park District, without the  | ||||||
| 5 | submission thereof to the voters for approval, may incur an  | ||||||
| 6 | indebtedness and issue bonds therefor in an amount not to  | ||||||
| 7 | exceed $40,000,000 in addition to bonds in the amount of  | ||||||
| 8 | $25,000,000 heretofore authorized, and in addition to bonds in  | ||||||
| 9 | the amounts of $5,000,000 and $7,000,000 heretofore  | ||||||
| 10 | authorized, and issued for that purpose. Bonds in the amount  | ||||||
| 11 | of not to exceed $40,000,000 may be sold in any one year and if  | ||||||
| 12 | such maximum amount shall not be so sold in the first year the  | ||||||
| 13 | balance thereof may be sold in any year thereafter at the  | ||||||
| 14 | discretion of the commissioners. | ||||||
| 15 |     Such bonds shall be authorized by ordinance and shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | of the form and denomination, payable at the place and bear  | ||||||
| 17 | such date as may be determined by the commissioners and shall  | ||||||
| 18 | mature within not to exceed 20 years from their date or, for  | ||||||
| 19 | bonds issued after July 24, 2003 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 20 | Act 93-338) this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly,  | ||||||
| 21 | within not to exceed 30 years from their date, but may be made  | ||||||
| 22 | callable on any interest payment date at the price of par and  | ||||||
| 23 | accrued interest after notice shall be given by publication or  | ||||||
| 24 | otherwise and at the time or times and in the manner as may be  | ||||||
| 25 | provided in the bond ordinance. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Such bonds may be registered as to principal and shall  | ||||||
| 2 | bear interest at the rate of not more than that permitted in  | ||||||
| 3 | the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 4 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 5 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 6 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now  | ||||||
| 7 | or hereafter amended, such interest to be payable at such time  | ||||||
| 8 | and place and in such manner as may be provided in the bond  | ||||||
| 9 | ordinance. | ||||||
| 10 |     The bonds may be signed by the facsimile signature of the  | ||||||
| 11 | President with like effect as if signed with his genuine  | ||||||
| 12 | signature and shall be signed by such other officers of the  | ||||||
| 13 | Chicago Park District as may be designated in the bond  | ||||||
| 14 | ordinance. | ||||||
| 15 |     The validity of any bond shall remain unimpaired although  | ||||||
| 16 | one or more of the officers executing same shall have ceased to  | ||||||
| 17 | be such officer or officers before delivery thereof. | ||||||
| 18 |     Such bonds may be sold for such price and after such  | ||||||
| 19 | advertising as shall be approved and directed by the  | ||||||
| 20 | commissioners. | ||||||
| 21 |     Money received from the proceeds of taxes levied for  | ||||||
| 22 | payment of principal of and interest upon such bonds shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | deposited in a special fund of such municipality and  | ||||||
| 24 | designated as "Bond and Interest Sinking Fund Account of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Chicago Park District." Said fund shall be faithfully applied  | ||||||
| 26 | to the payment of the bonds and interest thereon for which such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | taxes were levied. | ||||||
| 2 |     If such money is not immediately necessary for the payment  | ||||||
| 3 | of said bonds or if the bonds cannot be purchased before  | ||||||
| 4 | maturity then said money may be invested under the direction  | ||||||
| 5 | of the commissioners in bonds or other interest bearing  | ||||||
| 6 | obligations of the United States or bonds of the State of  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois. | ||||||
| 8 |     The maturity date of the invested securities shall be  | ||||||
| 9 | prior to the due date of the bonds for the payment of which  | ||||||
| 10 | said money was collected. Such securities may be sold when  | ||||||
| 11 | ordered by the commissioners if necessary to obtain money to  | ||||||
| 12 | meet bond and interest payments. | ||||||
| 13 |     Prior to the maturity of the bonds, after setting aside a  | ||||||
| 14 | sum of money equal to the amount of interest that will accrue  | ||||||
| 15 | thereon within the next 6 months period from the time it is  | ||||||
| 16 | proposed to purchase and/or redeem any such bonds, or the  | ||||||
| 17 | commissioners may require that said sum of money be equal to  | ||||||
| 18 | the amount of interest that will so accrue within the next 12  | ||||||
| 19 | months period, the treasurer of the park district shall use  | ||||||
| 20 | the money available from the proceeds of taxes levied for the  | ||||||
| 21 | payment of the bonds first, in the purchase of such bonds at  | ||||||
| 22 | the lowest price obtainable, but not to exceed their par value  | ||||||
| 23 | and accrued interest, after sealed tenders for such purchase  | ||||||
| 24 | shall have been advertised for as may be directed by the  | ||||||
| 25 | commissioners and thereafter such money shall be used by said  | ||||||
| 26 | official in calling said bonds for payment according to their  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | terms of redemption. | ||||||
| 2 |     Bonds called for payment and paid or purchased shall be  | ||||||
| 3 | marked paid and cancelled. | ||||||
| 4 |     Whenever any bonds are so purchased and/or redeemed and  | ||||||
| 5 | cancelled, the taxes thereafter to be extended for payment of  | ||||||
| 6 | interest shall be reduced in the amount of interest that would  | ||||||
| 7 | have thereafter accrued upon such bonds so cancelled, and a  | ||||||
| 8 | resolution shall be adopted by the commissioners finding such  | ||||||
| 9 | facts and a certified copy thereof shall be filed in the office  | ||||||
| 10 | of the county clerk whereupon it shall be the duty of such  | ||||||
| 11 | official to reduce and extend such taxes in accordance  | ||||||
| 12 | therewith. | ||||||
| 13 |     The ordinance authorizing said bonds shall prescribe all  | ||||||
| 14 | details thereof and shall provide for the levy and collection  | ||||||
| 15 | of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property within  | ||||||
| 16 | said Chicago Park District sufficient to pay the interest upon  | ||||||
| 17 | and the principal of said bonds as the same become due, which  | ||||||
| 18 | tax shall be in addition to and exclusive of the maximum of all  | ||||||
| 19 | other taxes authorized to be levied by said park district. | ||||||
| 20 |     A copy of the bond ordinance duly certified shall be filed  | ||||||
| 21 | in the office of the County Clerk of Cook County and shall  | ||||||
| 22 | constitute authority for the extension and collection of such  | ||||||
| 23 | bond and interest taxes as required by the constitution. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 93-338, eff. 7-24-03; revised 7-25-24.)
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| 25 |     (70 ILCS 1510/4)    (from Ch. 105, par. 333.27) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 4. Money shall be transferred from said working cash  | ||||||
| 2 | fund to the general corporate fund only upon the authority of  | ||||||
| 3 | the commissioners who shall from time to time by separate  | ||||||
| 4 | resolution direct the treasurer to make transfers of such sums  | ||||||
| 5 | as may be required for the purposes herein authorized. Every  | ||||||
| 6 | resolution shall set forth: | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) The taxes in anticipation of the collection of which  | ||||||
| 8 | such transfer is to be made and from which such working cash  | ||||||
| 9 | fund is to be reimbursed; | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) The entire amount of taxes extended or which such  | ||||||
| 11 | commissioners estimate will be extended or received for any  | ||||||
| 12 | year, in anticipation of the collection of all or part of  | ||||||
| 13 | which, such transfer is to be made; | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) The aggregate amount of warrants theretofore issued in  | ||||||
| 15 | anticipation of the collection of such taxes under the  | ||||||
| 16 | provisions of the Warrants and Jurors Certificates Act "An Act  | ||||||
| 17 | to provide for the manner of issuing warrants upon the  | ||||||
| 18 | treasurer of the state or of any county, township, city,  | ||||||
| 19 | village or other municipal corporation and jurors'  | ||||||
| 20 | certificates," approved June 27, 1913, as amended, together  | ||||||
| 21 | with the amount of interest accrued and/or which such  | ||||||
| 22 | commissioners estimate will accrue thereon. | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) The aggregate amount of moneys theretofore transferred  | ||||||
| 24 | from the working cash fund to the general corporate fund in  | ||||||
| 25 | anticipation of the collection of such taxes. | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) The aggregate amount of receipts from taxes imposed to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | replace revenue lost by units of local government and school  | ||||||
| 2 | districts as a result of the abolition of ad valorem personal  | ||||||
| 3 | property taxes, pursuant to Article IX, Section 5(c) of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Constitution of the State of Illinois, which the corporate  | ||||||
| 5 | authorities estimate will be set aside for the payment of the  | ||||||
| 6 | proportionate amount of debt service and pension or retirement  | ||||||
| 7 | obligations, as required by Section 12 of the State Revenue  | ||||||
| 8 | Sharing Act "An Act in relation to State Revenue Sharing with  | ||||||
| 9 | local government entities", approved July 31, 1969, as  | ||||||
| 10 | amended. | ||||||
| 11 |     The amount which any such resolution shall direct the  | ||||||
| 12 | treasurer so to transfer, in anticipation of the collection of  | ||||||
| 13 | taxes levied or to be received for any year, together with the  | ||||||
| 14 | aggregate amount of such tax anticipation warrants theretofore  | ||||||
| 15 | issued against such taxes and the amount of the interest  | ||||||
| 16 | accrued and/or estimated to accrue on such warrants, the  | ||||||
| 17 | amount estimated to be required to satisfy debt service and  | ||||||
| 18 | pension or retirement obligations, as set forth in Section 12  | ||||||
| 19 | of the State Revenue Sharing Act "An Act in relation to State  | ||||||
| 20 | revenue sharing with local government entities", approved July  | ||||||
| 21 | 31, 1969, as amended, and the aggregate amount of such  | ||||||
| 22 | transfers theretofore made in anticipation of the collection  | ||||||
| 23 | of such taxes, shall not exceed ninety per cent of the actual  | ||||||
| 24 | estimated amount of said taxes extended and to be extended or  | ||||||
| 25 | to be received as set forth in said resolution. | ||||||
| 26 |     To the extent that at any time moneys are available in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | working cash fund they shall be transferred to the general  | ||||||
| 2 | corporate fund and disbursed for the payment of salaries and  | ||||||
| 3 | other corporate expenses so as to avoid whenever possible, the  | ||||||
| 4 | issuance of tax anticipation warrants. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 81-1506; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 6 |     Section 495. The Havana Regional Port District Act is  | ||||||
| 7 | amended by changing Section 17 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (70 ILCS 1805/17)    (from Ch. 19, par. 617) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 17. The bonds or certificates shall be sold by the  | ||||||
| 10 | corporate authorities of the Port District in such manner as  | ||||||
| 11 | the Board determines, except that if issued to bear interest  | ||||||
| 12 | at the maximum rate permitted in the Bond Authorization Act     | ||||||
| 13 | "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 14 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 15 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 16 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, the bonds  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, and  | ||||||
| 18 | except that the selling price of bonds bearing interest at a  | ||||||
| 19 | rate less than the maximum rate permitted in that Act shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | such that the interest cost to the district of the money  | ||||||
| 21 | received from the bond sale shall not exceed such maximum rate  | ||||||
| 22 | annually computed to absolute maturity of such bonds or  | ||||||
| 23 | certificates according to standard tables of bond values.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 500. The Illinois Valley Regional Port District  | ||||||
| 2 | Act is amended by changing Section 23 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (70 ILCS 1815/23)    (from Ch. 19, par. 823) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 23. The bonds or certificates shall be sold by the  | ||||||
| 5 | corporate authorities of the Port District in such manner as  | ||||||
| 6 | the Board determines except that if issued to bear interest at  | ||||||
| 7 | the maximum rate permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 8 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 9 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 10 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 11 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, the bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, and  | ||||||
| 13 | except that the selling price of bonds bearing interest at a  | ||||||
| 14 | rate less than the maximum rate permitted in that Act shall be  | ||||||
| 15 | such that the interest cost to the District of the money  | ||||||
| 16 | received from the bond sale shall not exceed such maximum rate  | ||||||
| 17 | annually computed to absolute maturity of such bonds or  | ||||||
| 18 | certificates according to standard tables of bond values.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 505. The Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port  | ||||||
| 21 | District Act is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (70 ILCS 1820/9)    (from Ch. 19, par. 859) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 9. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the  | ||||||
| 2 | revenues or income to be derived from the terminals, terminal  | ||||||
| 3 | facilities, airfields, airports, or port facilities or any  | ||||||
| 4 | part thereof. The bonds may bear such date or dates and may  | ||||||
| 5 | mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their  | ||||||
| 6 | respective dates, all as may be provided in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 7 | authorizing their issuance. All bonds, whether revenue or  | ||||||
| 8 | general obligation, may bear interest at such rate or rates  | ||||||
| 9 | not to exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 10 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 11 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 12 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 13 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended. Such  | ||||||
| 14 | interest may be paid semiannually. All such bonds may be in  | ||||||
| 15 | such form, may carry such registration privileges, may be  | ||||||
| 16 | executed in such manner, may be payable at such place or  | ||||||
| 17 | places, may be made subject to redemption in such manner and  | ||||||
| 18 | upon such terms, with or without premium as is stated on the  | ||||||
| 19 | face thereof, may be authenticated in such manner and may  | ||||||
| 20 | contain such terms and covenants, all as may be provided in the  | ||||||
| 21 | ordinance authorizing issuance. | ||||||
| 22 |     The holder or holders of any bonds or interest coupons  | ||||||
| 23 | appertaining thereto issued by the District may bring civil  | ||||||
| 24 | actions to compel the performance and observance by the  | ||||||
| 25 | District or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any  | ||||||
| 26 | contract or covenant made by the District with the holders of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such bonds or interest coupons and to compel the District and  | ||||||
| 2 | any of its officers, agents, or employees to perform any  | ||||||
| 3 | duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders  | ||||||
| 4 | of any such bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the  | ||||||
| 5 | ordinance authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the  | ||||||
| 6 | District and any of its officers, agents, or employees from  | ||||||
| 7 | taking any action in conflict with any such contract or  | ||||||
| 8 | covenant, including the establishment of charges, fees, and  | ||||||
| 9 | rates for the use of facilities as hereinafter provided. | ||||||
| 10 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether  | ||||||
| 11 | revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any  | ||||||
| 12 | express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,  | ||||||
| 13 | all such bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 14 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds  | ||||||
| 15 | may be issued with or without interest coupons as may be  | ||||||
| 16 | provided by ordinance. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 510. The Joliet Regional Port District Act is  | ||||||
| 19 | amended by changing Sections 9 and 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (70 ILCS 1825/9)    (from Ch. 19, par. 259) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 9. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the  | ||||||
| 22 | revenues or income to be derived from the terminals, terminal  | ||||||
| 23 | facilities, airfields, airports, or port facilities or any  | ||||||
| 24 | part thereof. The bonds may bear such date or dates and may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their  | ||||||
| 2 | respective dates, all as may be provided in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 3 | authorizing their issuance. All bonds, whether revenue or  | ||||||
| 4 | general obligation, may bear interest at such rate or rates as  | ||||||
| 5 | permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 6 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 7 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 8 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 9 | now or hereafter amended. Such interest may be paid  | ||||||
| 10 | semiannually. All such bonds may be in such form, may carry  | ||||||
| 11 | such registration privileges, may be executed in such manner,  | ||||||
| 12 | may be payable at such place or places, may be made subject to  | ||||||
| 13 | redemption in such manner and upon such terms, with or without  | ||||||
| 14 | premium as is stated on the face thereof, may be authenticated  | ||||||
| 15 | in such manner and may contain such terms and covenants, all as  | ||||||
| 16 | may be provided in the ordinance authorizing issuance. | ||||||
| 17 |     The holder or holders of any bonds or interest coupons  | ||||||
| 18 | appertaining thereto issued by the District may bring civil  | ||||||
| 19 | actions to compel the performance and observance by the  | ||||||
| 20 | District or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any  | ||||||
| 21 | contract or covenant made by the District with the holders of  | ||||||
| 22 | such bonds or interest coupons and to compel the District and  | ||||||
| 23 | any of its officers, agents, or employees to perform any  | ||||||
| 24 | duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders  | ||||||
| 25 | of any such bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the  | ||||||
| 26 | ordinance authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | District and any of its officers, agents, or employees from  | ||||||
| 2 | taking any action in conflict with any such contract or  | ||||||
| 3 | covenant including the establishment of charges, fees, and  | ||||||
| 4 | rates for the use of facilities as hereinafter provided. | ||||||
| 5 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether  | ||||||
| 6 | revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any  | ||||||
| 7 | express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,  | ||||||
| 8 | all such bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 9 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds  | ||||||
| 10 | may be issued with or without interest coupons as may be  | ||||||
| 11 | provided by ordinance. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-18-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (70 ILCS 1825/10)    (from Ch. 19, par. 260) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 10. All bonds, whether general obligation or revenue,  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be sold by the Board in such manner as the Board shall  | ||||||
| 16 | determine, except that if issued to bear interest at the  | ||||||
| 17 | maximum rate permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act  | ||||||
| 18 | to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 19 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 20 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 21 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, the bonds  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest and  | ||||||
| 23 | except that the selling price of bonds bearing interest at a  | ||||||
| 24 | rate less than the maximum rate permitted in that Act shall be  | ||||||
| 25 | such that the interest cost to the District of the money  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | received from the bond sale shall not exceed such maximum rate  | ||||||
| 2 | annually computed to absolute maturity of the bonds according  | ||||||
| 3 | to standard tables of bond values.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 5 |     Section 515. The Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act is  | ||||||
| 6 | amended by changing Sections 22.1 and 23.1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (70 ILCS 1830/22.1)    (from Ch. 19, par. 522.1) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 22.1. If the Board desires to issue general  | ||||||
| 9 | obligation bonds it shall adopt an ordinance specifying the  | ||||||
| 10 | amount of bonds to be issued, the purpose for which they will  | ||||||
| 11 | be issued, the maximum rate of interest they will bear which  | ||||||
| 12 | shall not be more than that permitted in the Bond  | ||||||
| 13 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 14 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 15 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 16 | forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 17 | amended. Such interest may be paid semiannually. The ordinance  | ||||||
| 18 | shall also specify the date of maturity which shall not be more  | ||||||
| 19 | than 20 years after the date of issuance. This ordinance shall  | ||||||
| 20 | not be effective until it has been submitted to referendum of,  | ||||||
| 21 | and approved by, a majority of the legal voters of the  | ||||||
| 22 | District. The Board shall certify its ordinance and the  | ||||||
| 23 | proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit  | ||||||
| 24 | the proposition to the voters at an election in accordance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | with the general election law. If a majority of the votes cast  | ||||||
| 2 | upon the proposition is in favor of the issuance of such  | ||||||
| 3 | general obligation bonds the District is thereafter authorized  | ||||||
| 4 | to issue and, in accordance with the provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 5 | 25.1 of this Act, to sell the bonds specified in such ordinance  | ||||||
| 6 | and to adopt an ordinance levying an annual tax against all of  | ||||||
| 7 | the taxable property within the District sufficient to pay the  | ||||||
| 8 | maturing principal and interest of such bonds and to file a  | ||||||
| 9 | certified copy of both such ordinances in the office of the  | ||||||
| 10 | county clerks of St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph Counties.  | ||||||
| 11 | Thereafter such county clerks shall annually extend taxes  | ||||||
| 12 | against all the taxable property within the District at the  | ||||||
| 13 | rate specified in such ordinance levying such taxes. The  | ||||||
| 14 | aggregate amount of principal of general obligation bonds  | ||||||
| 15 | issued under the provisions of this Section shall not exceed  | ||||||
| 16 | 2.5% of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the  | ||||||
| 17 | District. | ||||||
| 18 |     The proposition shall be in substantially the following  | ||||||
| 19 | form: | ||||||
| 20 | --------------------------------------------------------
 | ||||||
| 21 |     Shall general obligation
 | ||||||
| 22 |  bonds in the amount of $....
 | ||||||
| 23 |  be issued by the Kaskaskia YES
 | ||||||
| 24 |  Regional Port District for
 | ||||||
| 25 |  the purpose of ...., maturing
 | ||||||
| 26 |  in not more than .... years, --------------------------
 | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  bearing not more than ....%
 | ||||||
| 2 |  interest, and a tax levied NO
 | ||||||
| 3 |  to pay the principal and
 | ||||||
| 4 |  interest thereof?
 | ||||||
| 5 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-18-24.)
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (70 ILCS 1830/23.1)    (from Ch. 19, par. 523.1) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 23.1. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from  | ||||||
| 9 | the revenues or income to be derived from the terminals,  | ||||||
| 10 | terminal facilities, port facilities, aquariums, museums,  | ||||||
| 11 | planetariums, climatrons, and any other building or facility  | ||||||
| 12 | which the District has the power to acquire, construct,  | ||||||
| 13 | reconstruct, extend, or improve, or any part thereof, may bear  | ||||||
| 14 | such date or dates and may mature at such time or times not  | ||||||
| 15 | exceeding 40 years from their respective dates, all as may be  | ||||||
| 16 | provided in the ordinance authorizing their issuance. All  | ||||||
| 17 | general obligation bonds and revenue bonds may bear interest  | ||||||
| 18 | at such rate or rates not to exceed that permitted in the Bond  | ||||||
| 19 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 20 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 21 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 22 | forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 23 | amended. Such interest may be paid semiannually. All bonds,  | ||||||
| 24 | whether revenue or general obligations, may be in such form,  | ||||||
| 25 | may carry such registration privileges, may be executed in  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | such manner, may be payable at such place or places, may be  | ||||||
| 2 | made subject to redemption in such manner and upon such terms,  | ||||||
| 3 | with or without premium as is stated on the face thereof, may  | ||||||
| 4 | be authenticated in such manner and may contain such terms and  | ||||||
| 5 | covenants, all as may be provided in the ordinance authorizing  | ||||||
| 6 | issuance. | ||||||
| 7 |     The holder or holders of any bonds or interest coupons  | ||||||
| 8 | appertaining thereto issued by the District may bring a civil  | ||||||
| 9 | suit to compel the performance and observance by the District  | ||||||
| 10 | or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any contract or  | ||||||
| 11 | covenant made by the District with the holders of such bonds or  | ||||||
| 12 | interest coupons and to compel the District and any of its  | ||||||
| 13 | officers, agents, or employees to perform any duties required  | ||||||
| 14 | to be performed for the benefit of the holders of any such  | ||||||
| 15 | bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 16 | authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the District and any  | ||||||
| 17 | of its officers, agents, or employees from taking any action  | ||||||
| 18 | in conflict with any such contract or covenant, including the  | ||||||
| 19 | establishment of charges, fees, and rates for the use of  | ||||||
| 20 | facilities as provided in this Act. | ||||||
| 21 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether  | ||||||
| 22 | revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any  | ||||||
| 23 | express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,  | ||||||
| 24 | all such bonds are negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 25 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds  | ||||||
| 26 | may be issued with or without interest coupons as may be  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | provided by ordinance.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     Section 520. The Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act is  | ||||||
| 4 | amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (70 ILCS 1835/12)    (from Ch. 19, par. 712) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 12. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from  | ||||||
| 7 | the revenues or income to be derived from the terminals,  | ||||||
| 8 | terminal facilities, airfields, airports, port facilities,  | ||||||
| 9 | aquariums, museums, planetariums, climatrons, and any other  | ||||||
| 10 | building or facilities which the District has the power to  | ||||||
| 11 | acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, or improve, or any  | ||||||
| 12 | part thereof. The revenue bonds may bear such date or dates and  | ||||||
| 13 | may mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from  | ||||||
| 14 | their respective dates, as may be provided in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 15 | authorizing their issuance. Both revenue and general  | ||||||
| 16 | obligation bonds may bear interest at such rate or rates as  | ||||||
| 17 | permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 18 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 19 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 20 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 21 | now or hereafter amended, payable semi-annually, as provided  | ||||||
| 22 | in the ordinance authorizing issuance. All bonds, whether  | ||||||
| 23 | revenue or general obligations, may be in such form, may carry  | ||||||
| 24 | such registration privileges, may be executed in such manner,  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | may be payable at such place or places, may be made subject to  | ||||||
| 2 | redemption in such manner and upon such terms, with or without  | ||||||
| 3 | premium as is stated on the face thereof, may be authenticated  | ||||||
| 4 | in such manner and may contain such terms and covenants as  | ||||||
| 5 | provided in the ordinance authorizing issuance. | ||||||
| 6 |     The holder or holders of any bonds or interest coupons  | ||||||
| 7 | attached thereto issued by the District may bring suit to  | ||||||
| 8 | compel the performance and observance by the District or any  | ||||||
| 9 | of its officers, agents, or employees of any contract or  | ||||||
| 10 | covenant made by the District with the holders of such bonds or  | ||||||
| 11 | interest coupons and to compel the District and any of its  | ||||||
| 12 | officers, agents, or employees to perform any duties required  | ||||||
| 13 | to be performed for the benefit of the holders of any such  | ||||||
| 14 | bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 15 | authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the District and any  | ||||||
| 16 | of its officers, agents, or employees from taking any action  | ||||||
| 17 | in conflict with any such contract or covenant, including the  | ||||||
| 18 | establishment of charges, fees, and rates for the use of  | ||||||
| 19 | facilities. | ||||||
| 20 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether  | ||||||
| 21 | revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any  | ||||||
| 22 | express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,  | ||||||
| 23 | all such bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 24 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds  | ||||||
| 25 | may be issued with or without interest coupons as provided by  | ||||||
| 26 | ordinance. | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     Section 525. The Shawneetown Regional Port District Act is  | ||||||
| 3 | amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (70 ILCS 1850/9)    (from Ch. 19, par. 409) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 9. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the  | ||||||
| 6 | revenues or income to be derived from the terminals, terminal  | ||||||
| 7 | facilities, airfields, airports, or port facilities or any  | ||||||
| 8 | part thereof. The bonds may bear such date or dates and may  | ||||||
| 9 | mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their  | ||||||
| 10 | respective dates, all as may be provided in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 11 | authorizing their issuance. All bonds, whether revenue or  | ||||||
| 12 | general obligation, may bear interest at such rate or rates as  | ||||||
| 13 | permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 14 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 15 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 16 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 17 | now or hereafter amended. Such interest may be paid  | ||||||
| 18 | semiannually. All such bonds may be in such form, may carry  | ||||||
| 19 | such registration privileges, may be executed in such manner,  | ||||||
| 20 | may be payable at such place or places, may be made subject to  | ||||||
| 21 | redemption in such manner and upon such terms, with or without  | ||||||
| 22 | premium as is stated on the face thereof, may be authenticated  | ||||||
| 23 | in such manner and may contain such terms and covenants, all as  | ||||||
| 24 | may be provided in the ordinance authorizing issuance. | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     The holder or holders of any bonds or interest coupons  | ||||||
| 2 | appertaining thereto issued by the District may bring civil  | ||||||
| 3 | actions to compel the performance and observance by the  | ||||||
| 4 | District or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any  | ||||||
| 5 | contract or covenant made by the District with the holders of  | ||||||
| 6 | such bonds or interest coupons and to compel the District and  | ||||||
| 7 | any of its officers, agents, or employees to perform any  | ||||||
| 8 | duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders  | ||||||
| 9 | of any such bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the  | ||||||
| 10 | ordinance authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the  | ||||||
| 11 | District and any of its officers, agents, or employees from  | ||||||
| 12 | taking any action in conflict with any such contract or  | ||||||
| 13 | covenant, including the establishment of charges, fees, and  | ||||||
| 14 | rates for the use of facilities as hereinafter provided. | ||||||
| 15 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether  | ||||||
| 16 | revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any  | ||||||
| 17 | express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,  | ||||||
| 18 | all such bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 19 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds  | ||||||
| 20 | may be issued with or without interest coupons as may be  | ||||||
| 21 | provided by ordinance. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     Section 530. The Southwest Regional Port District Act is  | ||||||
| 24 | amended by changing Sections 10 and 11 as follows:
 | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     (70 ILCS 1855/10)    (from Ch. 19, par. 460) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 10. If the Board desires to issue general obligation  | ||||||
| 3 | bonds it shall adopt an ordinance specifying the amount of  | ||||||
| 4 | bonds to be issued, the purpose for which they will be issued,  | ||||||
| 5 | the maximum rate of interest they will bear which shall not be  | ||||||
| 6 | more than that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act  | ||||||
| 7 | to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 8 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 9 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 10 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended. Such  | ||||||
| 11 | interest may be paid semiannually. The ordinance shall also  | ||||||
| 12 | specify the date of maturity which shall not be more than 20  | ||||||
| 13 | years after the date of issuance. This ordinance shall not be  | ||||||
| 14 | effective until it has been submitted to referendum of, and  | ||||||
| 15 | approved by, a majority of the legal voters of the District.  | ||||||
| 16 | The Board shall certify its ordinance and the proposition to  | ||||||
| 17 | the proper election officials, who shall submit the  | ||||||
| 18 | proposition to the voters at an election in accordance with  | ||||||
| 19 | the general election law. If a majority of the votes cast upon  | ||||||
| 20 | the proposition is in favor of the issuance of such general  | ||||||
| 21 | obligation bonds the District shall thereafter be authorized  | ||||||
| 22 | to issue and, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13  | ||||||
| 23 | of this Act, to sell the bonds specified in such ordinance and  | ||||||
| 24 | to adopt an ordinance levying an annual tax against all of the  | ||||||
| 25 | taxable property within the District sufficient to pay the  | ||||||
| 26 | maturing principal and interest of such bonds and to file a  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | certified copy of both such ordinances in the office of the  | ||||||
| 2 | county clerk of St. Clair County. Thereafter, the county clerk  | ||||||
| 3 | shall annually extend taxes against all the taxable property  | ||||||
| 4 | within the District at the rate specified in such ordinance  | ||||||
| 5 | levying such taxes. The aggregate amount of principal of  | ||||||
| 6 | general obligation bonds issued under the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 7 | Section section of this Act shall not exceed 2.5% of the  | ||||||
| 8 | assessed valuation of all taxable property in the District. | ||||||
| 9 |     The proposition shall be in substantially the following  | ||||||
| 10 | form: | ||||||
| 11 | --------------------------------------------------------
 | ||||||
| 12 |     Shall general obligation bonds
 | ||||||
| 13 |  in the amount of $.... be issued YES
 | ||||||
| 14 |  by the Southwest Regional Port
 | ||||||
| 15 |  District for the purpose of ....,
 | ||||||
| 16 |  maturing in not more than .... years, -------------------
 | ||||||
| 17 |  bearing not more than ....% interest,
 | ||||||
| 18 |  and a tax levied to pay the principal NO
 | ||||||
| 19 |  and interest thereof?
 | ||||||
| 20 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (70 ILCS 1855/11)    (from Ch. 19, par. 461) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 11. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from  | ||||||
| 24 | the revenues or income to be derived from the terminals,  | ||||||
| 25 | terminal facilities, airfields, airports, port facilities,  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | aquariums, museums, planetariums, climatrons, and any other  | ||||||
| 2 | building or facility which the District has the power to  | ||||||
| 3 | acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, or improve, or any  | ||||||
| 4 | part thereof. The bonds may bear such date or dates and may  | ||||||
| 5 | mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their  | ||||||
| 6 | respective dates, all as may be provided in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 7 | authorizing their issuance. All general obligation bonds and  | ||||||
| 8 | revenue bonds may bear interest at such rate or rates as  | ||||||
| 9 | permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 10 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 11 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 12 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 13 | now or hereafter amended. Such interest may be paid  | ||||||
| 14 | semiannually. All bonds, whether revenue or general  | ||||||
| 15 | obligations, may be in such form, may carry such registration  | ||||||
| 16 | privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be payable at  | ||||||
| 17 | such place or places, may be made subject to redemption in such  | ||||||
| 18 | manner and upon such terms, with or without premium as is  | ||||||
| 19 | stated on the face thereof, may be authenticated in such  | ||||||
| 20 | manner, and may contain such terms and covenants, all as may be  | ||||||
| 21 | provided in the ordinance authorizing issuance. | ||||||
| 22 |     The holder or holders of any bonds or interest coupons  | ||||||
| 23 | appertaining thereto issued by the District may bring civil  | ||||||
| 24 | actions to compel the performance and observance by the  | ||||||
| 25 | District or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any  | ||||||
| 26 | contract or covenant made by the District with the holders of  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | such bonds or interest coupons and to compel the District and  | ||||||
| 2 | any of its officers, agents, or employees to perform any  | ||||||
| 3 | duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders  | ||||||
| 4 | of any such bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the  | ||||||
| 5 | ordinance authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the  | ||||||
| 6 | District and any of its officers, agents, or employees from  | ||||||
| 7 | taking any action in conflict with any such contract or  | ||||||
| 8 | covenant, including the establishment of charges, fees, and  | ||||||
| 9 | rates for the use of facilities as hereinafter provided. | ||||||
| 10 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether  | ||||||
| 11 | revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any  | ||||||
| 12 | express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,  | ||||||
| 13 | all such bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 14 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds  | ||||||
| 15 | may be issued with or without interest coupons as may be  | ||||||
| 16 | provided by ordinance. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 18 |     Section 535. The America's Central Port District Act is  | ||||||
| 19 | amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (70 ILCS 1860/8)    (from Ch. 19, par. 291) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 8. The District has the continuing power to borrow  | ||||||
| 22 | money and issue either general obligation bonds, after  | ||||||
| 23 | approval by referendum as hereinafter provided, or revenue  | ||||||
| 24 | bonds without referendum approval for the purpose of  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, extending, or  | ||||||
| 2 | improving terminals, terminal facilities, airfields, airports,     | ||||||
| 3 | and port facilities, and for acquiring any property and  | ||||||
| 4 | equipment useful for the construction, reconstruction,  | ||||||
| 5 | extension, improvement, or operation of its terminals,  | ||||||
| 6 | terminal facilities, airfields, airports, and port facilities,  | ||||||
| 7 | and for acquiring necessary working cash funds. | ||||||
| 8 |     The District may, pursuant to ordinance adopted by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Board and without submitting the question to referendum, from  | ||||||
| 10 | time to time issue and dispose of its interest bearing revenue  | ||||||
| 11 | bonds and may also in the same manner from time to time issue  | ||||||
| 12 | and dispose of its interest bearing revenue bonds to refund  | ||||||
| 13 | any revenue bonds at maturity or pursuant to redemption  | ||||||
| 14 | provisions or at any time before maturity with the consent of  | ||||||
| 15 | the holders thereof. | ||||||
| 16 |     If the Board desires to issue general obligation bonds it  | ||||||
| 17 | shall adopt an ordinance specifying the amount of bonds to be  | ||||||
| 18 | issued, the purpose for which they will be issued, the maximum  | ||||||
| 19 | rate of interest they will bear which shall not be greater than  | ||||||
| 20 | that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 21 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 22 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 23 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 24 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended. Such interest may be paid  | ||||||
| 25 | semiannually. The ordinance shall also specify the date of  | ||||||
| 26 | maturity which shall not be more than 20 years after the date  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | of issuance, and levying a tax that will be required to  | ||||||
| 2 | amortize such bonds. This ordinance is not effective until it  | ||||||
| 3 | has been submitted to referendum of, and approved by, the  | ||||||
| 4 | legal voters of the District. The Board shall certify the  | ||||||
| 5 | ordinance and the question to the proper election officials,  | ||||||
| 6 | who shall submit the question to the voters at an election in  | ||||||
| 7 | accordance with the general election law. If a majority of the  | ||||||
| 8 | vote is in favor of the issuance of the general obligation  | ||||||
| 9 | bonds the county clerk shall annually extend taxes against all  | ||||||
| 10 | taxable property within the District at a rate sufficient to  | ||||||
| 11 | pay the maturing principal and interest of these bonds. | ||||||
| 12 |     The question shall be in substantially the following form: | ||||||
| 13 | -
 | ||||||
| 14 |     Shall general obligation bonds
 | ||||||
| 15 |     in the amount of $.... be issued YES
 | ||||||
| 16 |     by America's Central Port
 | ||||||
| 17 |     District for the purpose of .... -------------
 | ||||||
| 18 |     maturing in not more than .....
 | ||||||
| 19 |     years, bearing not more than ....% NO
 | ||||||
| 20 |     interest, and a tax levied to pay
 | ||||||
| 21 |     the principal and interest thereof?
 | ||||||
| 22 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 24 |     Section 540. The Waukegan Port District Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 25 | changing Section 9 as follows:
 | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     (70 ILCS 1865/9)    (from Ch. 19, par. 187) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 9. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the  | ||||||
| 3 | revenues or income to be derived from the terminals, terminal  | ||||||
| 4 | facilities, airfields, airports, or port facilities or any  | ||||||
| 5 | part thereof. The Bonds may bear such date or dates and may  | ||||||
| 6 | mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their  | ||||||
| 7 | respective dates, all as may be provided in the ordinance  | ||||||
| 8 | authorizing their issuance. All bonds, whether revenue or  | ||||||
| 9 | general obligation, may bear interest at such rate or rates  | ||||||
| 10 | not to exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 11 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 12 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 13 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 14 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended. Such  | ||||||
| 15 | interest may be paid semiannually. All such bonds may be in  | ||||||
| 16 | such form, may carry such registration privileges, may be  | ||||||
| 17 | executed in such manner, may be payable at such place or  | ||||||
| 18 | places, may be made subject to redemption in such manner and  | ||||||
| 19 | upon such terms, with or without premium as is stated on the  | ||||||
| 20 | face thereof, may be authenticated in such manner, and may  | ||||||
| 21 | contain such terms and covenants, all as may be provided in the  | ||||||
| 22 | ordinance authorizing issuance. | ||||||
| 23 |     The holder or holders of any bonds or interest coupons  | ||||||
| 24 | appertaining thereto issued by the District may bring civil  | ||||||
| 25 | actions to compel the performance and observance by the  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | District or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any  | ||||||
| 2 | contract or covenant made by the District with the holders of  | ||||||
| 3 | such bonds or interest coupons and to compel the District and  | ||||||
| 4 | any of its officers, agents, or employees to perform any  | ||||||
| 5 | duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders  | ||||||
| 6 | of any such bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the  | ||||||
| 7 | ordinance authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the  | ||||||
| 8 | District and any of its officers, agents, or employees from  | ||||||
| 9 | taking any action in conflict with any such contract or  | ||||||
| 10 | covenant, including the establishment of charges, fees, and  | ||||||
| 11 | rates for the use of facilities as hereinafter provided. | ||||||
| 12 |     Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether  | ||||||
| 13 | revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any  | ||||||
| 14 | express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,  | ||||||
| 15 | all such bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the  | ||||||
| 16 | preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds  | ||||||
| 17 | may be issued with or without interest coupons as may be  | ||||||
| 18 | provided by ordinance. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     Section 545. The White County Port District Act is amended  | ||||||
| 21 | by changing Section 17 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (70 ILCS 1870/17)    (from Ch. 19, par. 767) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 17. The bonds or certificates shall be sold by the  | ||||||
| 24 | corporate authorities of the Port District in such manner as  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
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| 1 | the Board determines, except that if issued to bear interest  | ||||||
| 2 | at the maximum rate permitted in the Bond Authorization Act     | ||||||
| 3 | "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 4 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 5 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 6 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, the bonds  | ||||||
| 7 | shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, and  | ||||||
| 8 | except that the selling price of the bonds bearing interest at  | ||||||
| 9 | a rate less than the maximum rate permitted in that Act shall  | ||||||
| 10 | be such that the interest cost to the district of the money  | ||||||
| 11 | received from the bond sale shall not exceed such maximum rate  | ||||||
| 12 | annually computed to absolute maturity of such bonds or  | ||||||
| 13 | certificates according to standard tables of bond values. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 7-26-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 550. The River Conservancy Districts Act is  | ||||||
| 16 | amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (70 ILCS 2105/11)    (from Ch. 42, par. 394) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 11. (1) The board of trustees of a conservancy  | ||||||
| 19 | district incorporated under this Act may acquire, by gift,  | ||||||
| 20 | purchase, or lease, land or any of the facilities enumerated  | ||||||
| 21 | below, and may construct, develop, operate, extend, and  | ||||||
| 22 | improve such facilities: | ||||||
| 23 |         (a) Dams and reservoirs for water storage, water  | ||||||
| 24 |  wells, water purification works, pumping stations,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  conduits, pipe lines, regulating works, and all  | ||||||
| 2 |  appurtenances required for the production and delivery of  | ||||||
| 3 |  adequate and pure water to incorporated cities and  | ||||||
| 4 |  villages, corporations, and persons in unincorporated  | ||||||
| 5 |  areas within or without the borders of the conservancy  | ||||||
| 6 |  district. The board is empowered and legally obligated to  | ||||||
| 7 |  build, operate, and maintain such water facilities, to  | ||||||
| 8 |  adopt and enforce ordinances for the protection of water  | ||||||
| 9 |  sources, and to sell water to the incorporated cities and  | ||||||
| 10 |  villages and the corporations and persons in  | ||||||
| 11 |  unincorporated areas by meter measurements and at rates  | ||||||
| 12 |  that will at least defray all fixed, maintenance and  | ||||||
| 13 |  operating expenses. | ||||||
| 14 |         (b) Sewage treatment plants, collector, interceptor,  | ||||||
| 15 |  and outlet sewers, force mains, conduits, lateral sewers,     | ||||||
| 16 |  and extensions, pumping stations, ejector stations, and  | ||||||
| 17 |  all other appurtenances, extensions, or improvements  | ||||||
| 18 |  necessary or useful and convenient for the sanitary  | ||||||
| 19 |  collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and  | ||||||
| 20 |  industrial wastes. The board may prohibit and disconnect  | ||||||
| 21 |  storm water drains and outlets where necessary to relieve  | ||||||
| 22 |  existing sanitary sewers of storm water loads in order to  | ||||||
| 23 |  assure the efficient and sanitary collection, treatment,  | ||||||
| 24 |  and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes. The board is  | ||||||
| 25 |  empowered and legally obligated to establish rates and  | ||||||
| 26 |  charges for the services of any such sewerage facilities  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that at least defray all fixed, maintenance, and operating  | ||||||
| 2 |  expenses. | ||||||
| 3 |         (c) Lodges, cottages, trailer courts, and camping  | ||||||
| 4 |  grounds, marinas and related facilities for the  | ||||||
| 5 |  accommodation and servicing of boats, tennis courts,  | ||||||
| 6 |  swimming pools, golf courses, skating rinks, skeet ranges,  | ||||||
| 7 |  playgrounds, stables, bridle paths, and athletic fields,  | ||||||
| 8 |  picnic grounds and parking areas, convention and  | ||||||
| 9 |  entertainment centers, and other related buildings and  | ||||||
| 10 |  facilities for the accommodation and recreation of persons  | ||||||
| 11 |  visiting the reservoirs owned by the district or from  | ||||||
| 12 |  which it is drawing a supply of water. Any such  | ||||||
| 13 |  facilities, when acquired, may be leased by the board to a  | ||||||
| 14 |  responsible person, firm, or corporation for operation  | ||||||
| 15 |  over a period not longer than 20 years from the date of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  lease, or the board may lease, for a period not longer than  | ||||||
| 17 |  50 years from the date of the lease, land to a responsible  | ||||||
| 18 |  person, firm, or corporation for development for any of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the foregoing recreational purposes and may grant to such  | ||||||
| 20 |  person, firm, or corporation the right, at the option of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the person, firm, or corporation, to extend the lease for  | ||||||
| 22 |  a period not longer than 50 years from the expiration of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the original lease. If the board determines to operate any  | ||||||
| 24 |  such recreational facilities, it shall establish for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  revenue-producing facilities rates and charges which at  | ||||||
| 26 |  least defray all fixed, maintenance, and operating  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  expenses. | ||||||
| 2 |     (2) The board of trustees of the Rend Lake Conservancy  | ||||||
| 3 | District may acquire, by gift, purchase, or lease, land or  | ||||||
| 4 | facilities specified below, and may construct, develop,  | ||||||
| 5 | operate, extend, and improve such facilities: | ||||||
| 6 |     Industrial projects consisting of one or more buildings  | ||||||
| 7 | and other structures, improvements, machinery, and equipment  | ||||||
| 8 | suitable for use by any manufacturing, industrial, research,     | ||||||
| 9 | or commercial enterprise and any other improvements necessary  | ||||||
| 10 | or convenient thereto. Any such facilities, when acquired, may  | ||||||
| 11 | be leased for operation for a period not longer than 20 years  | ||||||
| 12 | after the date of the commencement of the lease, or the board  | ||||||
| 13 | may lease, for a period not longer than 50 years after the date  | ||||||
| 14 | of the commencement of the lease, land to a responsible  | ||||||
| 15 | person, firm, or corporation for development of any of the  | ||||||
| 16 | foregoing industrial projects and may grant to such person,  | ||||||
| 17 | firm or corporation the right, at the option of the person,  | ||||||
| 18 | firm or corporation, to extend the lease for a period not  | ||||||
| 19 | longer than 50 years from the date of expiration of the  | ||||||
| 20 | original lease. If the board decides to operate any such  | ||||||
| 21 | industrial projects, it shall establish for the revenue  | ||||||
| 22 | producing facilities rates and charges which will at least  | ||||||
| 23 | defray all fixed, maintenance, and operating expenses.  | ||||||
| 24 | However, nothing in Public Act 83-785 this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 25 | 1983 shall permit the Rend Lake Conservancy District to  | ||||||
| 26 | acquire, purchase, lease, construct, develop, operate, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | extend a facility for the purpose of mining coal. | ||||||
| 2 |     (3) For the purpose of developing, operating, or financing  | ||||||
| 3 | the cost of any such facilities under subsection (1) or (2),  | ||||||
| 4 | the authorized board may combine into one system any 2 or more  | ||||||
| 5 | such facilities and may use or pledge the revenues derived  | ||||||
| 6 | from one to pay for the other. | ||||||
| 7 |     Further, for such purposes, the authorized board shall  | ||||||
| 8 | have the express power to execute a note or notes and to  | ||||||
| 9 | execute a mortgage or trust deed to secure the payment of such  | ||||||
| 10 | notes; such trust deed or mortgage shall cover real estate, or  | ||||||
| 11 | some part thereof, or personal property owned by the District  | ||||||
| 12 | and the lien of the mortgage shall apply to the real estate or  | ||||||
| 13 | personal property so mortgaged by the District, and the  | ||||||
| 14 | proceeds of the note or notes may be used for the purposes set  | ||||||
| 15 | forth in this Section. | ||||||
| 16 |     For purposes of this Section, the authorized board shall  | ||||||
| 17 | not execute notes bearing a rate of interest that exceeds the  | ||||||
| 18 | rate permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 19 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 20 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 21 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 22 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 83-785; revised 7-29-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 555. The Sanitary District Act of 1907 is amended  | ||||||
| 25 | by changing Section 16.2 as follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 2205/16.2)    (from Ch. 42, par. 262.2) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 16.2. All bonds issued pursuant to this Act shall  | ||||||
| 3 | bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding that permitted  | ||||||
| 4 | by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 5 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 6 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 7 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 8 | amended. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     Section 560. The North Shore Water Reclamation District  | ||||||
| 11 | Act is amended by changing Sections 9.1 and 22 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (70 ILCS 2305/9.1)    (from Ch. 42, par. 285.1) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 9.1. All bonds issued pursuant to this Act shall bear  | ||||||
| 14 | interest at a rate or rates not exceeding that permitted by the  | ||||||
| 15 | Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 16 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 17 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 18 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 19 | amended. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (70 ILCS 2305/22)    (from Ch. 42, par. 296.2) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 22. When any special assessment is made under this  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | Act, the ordinance authorizing such assessment may provide  | ||||||
| 2 | that the entire assessment and each individual assessment be  | ||||||
| 3 | divided into annual installments, not more than 20 twenty in  | ||||||
| 4 | number. In all cases such division shall be made so that all  | ||||||
| 5 | installments shall be equal in amount, except that all  | ||||||
| 6 | fractional amounts shall be added to the first installment so  | ||||||
| 7 | as to leave the remaining installments of the aggregate equal  | ||||||
| 8 | in amount and each a multiple of $100. The said several  | ||||||
| 9 | installments shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed that  | ||||||
| 10 | permitted for public corporation bonds under the Bond  | ||||||
| 11 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 12 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 13 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 14 | forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 15 | amended, except that for the purposes of this Section, "the  | ||||||
| 16 | time the contract is made" shall mean the date of adoption of  | ||||||
| 17 | the original ordinance authorizing the assessment; both  | ||||||
| 18 | principal and interest shall be payable, collected, and  | ||||||
| 19 | enforced as they shall become due in the manner provided for  | ||||||
| 20 | the levy, payment, collection, and enforcement of such  | ||||||
| 21 | assessments and interest, as provided in Divisions 1 and 2 of  | ||||||
| 22 | Article 9 and Division 87 of Article 11 of the "Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Municipal Code", approved May 29, 1961, as heretofore or  | ||||||
| 24 | hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 83-1525; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 565. The Sanitary District Act of 1917 is amended  | ||||||
| 2 | by changing Sections 3, 8.2, 16.3, and 20 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (70 ILCS 2405/3)    (from Ch. 42, par. 301) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 3. Board of trustees; creation; term. A board of  | ||||||
| 5 | trustees shall be created, consisting of 5 members in any  | ||||||
| 6 | sanitary district which includes one or more municipalities  | ||||||
| 7 | with a population of over 90,000 but less than 500,000  | ||||||
| 8 | according to the most recent Federal census, and consisting of  | ||||||
| 9 | 3 members in any other district. However, the board of  | ||||||
| 10 | trustees for the Fox River Water Reclamation District, the  | ||||||
| 11 | Sanitary District of Decatur, and the Northern Moraine  | ||||||
| 12 | Wastewater Reclamation District shall each consist of 5  | ||||||
| 13 | members. Each board of trustees shall be created for the  | ||||||
| 14 | government, control, and management of the affairs and  | ||||||
| 15 | business of each sanitary district organized under this Act  | ||||||
| 16 | and shall be created in the following manner: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) If the district's corporate boundaries are located  | ||||||
| 18 |  wholly within a single county, the presiding officer of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the county board, with the advice and consent of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  county board, shall appoint the trustees for the district; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) If the district's corporate boundaries are located  | ||||||
| 22 |  in more than one county, the members of the General  | ||||||
| 23 |  Assembly whose legislative districts encompass any portion  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the district shall appoint the trustees for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  district. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     In any sanitary district which shall have a 3-member 3  | ||||||
| 2 | member board of trustees, within 60 days after the adoption of  | ||||||
| 3 | such act, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint  | ||||||
| 4 | three trustees not more than 2 of whom shall be from one  | ||||||
| 5 | incorporated city, town, or village in districts in which are  | ||||||
| 6 | included 2 or more incorporated cities, towns, or villages, or  | ||||||
| 7 | parts of 2 or more incorporated cities, towns, or villages,  | ||||||
| 8 | who shall hold their office respectively for one 1, 2, and 3  | ||||||
| 9 | years, from the first Monday of May next after their  | ||||||
| 10 | appointment and until their successors are appointed and have  | ||||||
| 11 | qualified, and thereafter on or before the second Monday in  | ||||||
| 12 | April of each year the appropriate appointing authority shall  | ||||||
| 13 | appoint one trustee whose term shall be for 3 years commencing  | ||||||
| 14 | the first Monday in May of the year in which he is appointed.  | ||||||
| 15 | The length of the term of the first trustees shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | determined by lot at their first meeting.  | ||||||
| 17 |     In the case of any sanitary district created after January  | ||||||
| 18 | 1, 1978 in which a 5-member 5 member board of trustees is  | ||||||
| 19 | required, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint 5  | ||||||
| 20 | trustees, one of whom shall hold office for one year, two of  | ||||||
| 21 | whom shall hold office for 2 years, and 2 of whom shall hold  | ||||||
| 22 | office for 3 years from the first Monday of May next after  | ||||||
| 23 | their respective appointments and until their successors are  | ||||||
| 24 | appointed and have qualified. Thereafter, on or before the  | ||||||
| 25 | second Monday in April of each year the appropriate appointing  | ||||||
| 26 | authority shall appoint one trustee or 2 trustees, as shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | necessary to maintain a 5-member 5 member board of trustees,  | ||||||
| 2 | whose terms shall be for 3 years commencing the first Monday in  | ||||||
| 3 | May of the year in which they are respectively appointed. The  | ||||||
| 4 | length of the terms of the first trustees shall be determined  | ||||||
| 5 | by lot at their first meeting. | ||||||
| 6 |     In any sanitary district created prior to January 1, 1978  | ||||||
| 7 | in which a 5-member 5 member board of trustees is required as  | ||||||
| 8 | of January 1, 1978, the two trustees already serving terms  | ||||||
| 9 | which do not expire on May 1, 1978 shall continue to hold  | ||||||
| 10 | office for the remainders of their respective terms, and 3  | ||||||
| 11 | trustees shall be appointed by the appropriate appointing  | ||||||
| 12 | authority by April 10, 1978 and shall hold office for terms  | ||||||
| 13 | beginning May 1, 1978. Of the three new trustees, one shall  | ||||||
| 14 | hold office for 2 years and 2 shall hold office for 3 years  | ||||||
| 15 | from May 1, 1978 and until their successors are appointed and  | ||||||
| 16 | have qualified. Thereafter, on or before the second Monday in  | ||||||
| 17 | April of each year the appropriate appointing authority shall  | ||||||
| 18 | appoint one trustee or 2 trustees, as shall be necessary to  | ||||||
| 19 | maintain a 5-member 5 member board of trustees, whose terms  | ||||||
| 20 | shall be for 3 years commencing the first Monday in May of the  | ||||||
| 21 | year in which they are respectively appointed. The lengths of  | ||||||
| 22 | the terms of the trustees who are to hold office beginning May  | ||||||
| 23 | 1, 1978 shall be determined by lot at their first meeting after  | ||||||
| 24 | May 1, 1978. | ||||||
| 25 |     No more than 3 members of a 5-member 5 member board of  | ||||||
| 26 | trustees may be of the same political party; except that in any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | sanitary district which otherwise meets the requirements of  | ||||||
| 2 | this Section and which lies within 4 counties of the State of  | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois or, prior to April 30, 2008, in the Fox River Water  | ||||||
| 4 | Reclamation District; the appointments of the 5 members of the  | ||||||
| 5 | board of trustees shall be made without regard to political  | ||||||
| 6 | party. Beginning with the appointments made on April 30, 2008,  | ||||||
| 7 | all appointments to the board of trustees of the Fox River  | ||||||
| 8 | Water Reclamation District shall be made so that no more than 3  | ||||||
| 9 | of the 5 members are from the same political party. | ||||||
| 10 |     Beginning with the 2021 municipal election, the board of  | ||||||
| 11 | trustees of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District shall be  | ||||||
| 12 | elected as provided in this paragraph. The election of  | ||||||
| 13 | trustees shall be in accordance with Section 2A-1.1 of the  | ||||||
| 14 | Election Code. Any board member serving on August 23, 2019  | ||||||
| 15 | (the effective date of Public Act 101-523) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 16 | of the 101st General Assembly whose term does not expire in  | ||||||
| 17 | 2021 shall serve until his or her successor is elected and  | ||||||
| 18 | qualified. The board of trustees of the Fox Metro Water  | ||||||
| 19 | Reclamation District shall: on or before January 1, 2020,  | ||||||
| 20 | divide the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District into 5 trustee  | ||||||
| 21 | districts and assign the trustee districts to reflect the  | ||||||
| 22 | results of the most recent federal decennial census; and  | ||||||
| 23 | thereafter, in the year following each decennial census,  | ||||||
| 24 | redistrict the trustee districts to reflect the results of the  | ||||||
| 25 | most recent census. The board of trustees shall consist of 1  | ||||||
| 26 | elected trustee in each trustee district. A petition for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | nomination for election of a trustee of the Fox Metro Water  | ||||||
| 2 | Reclamation District shall contain at least 100 signatures of  | ||||||
| 3 | registered voters residing within the Fox Metro Water  | ||||||
| 4 | Reclamation District. The trustees shall be elected for  | ||||||
| 5 | staggered terms at the election as provided by the Election  | ||||||
| 6 | Code. Two trustees shall be elected at the 2021 election, and 3  | ||||||
| 7 | trustees shall be elected at the following consolidated  | ||||||
| 8 | election. Elected trustees shall take office on the first  | ||||||
| 9 | Tuesday after the first Monday in the month following the  | ||||||
| 10 | month of their election and shall hold their offices for 4  | ||||||
| 11 | years and until their successors are elected and qualified. If  | ||||||
| 12 | a vacancy occurs before the 2021 election on the board of  | ||||||
| 13 | trustees of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District: (i) the  | ||||||
| 14 | District Manager shall, no later than 7 days from the date of  | ||||||
| 15 | the vacancy, notify the State legislators representing any  | ||||||
| 16 | portion of the District, publish notification of the vacancy  | ||||||
| 17 | on the District's website, and send notification of the  | ||||||
| 18 | vacancy to local newspapers, radio stations, and television  | ||||||
| 19 | stations; (ii) each notification published or sent shall  | ||||||
| 20 | contain instructions on how to apply to the District Manager  | ||||||
| 21 | for the vacant trustee position; (iii) applications for the  | ||||||
| 22 | vacancy shall be accepted for at least 30 days after the date  | ||||||
| 23 | the notification of the vacancy was published and sent; (iv)  | ||||||
| 24 | applications for the vacancy shall include a letter of  | ||||||
| 25 | interest and resume; (v) once the application period has  | ||||||
| 26 | closed, the District Manager shall forward all applications  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | received to the State legislators notified of the vacancy in  | ||||||
| 2 | item (i); (vi) the President of the board of trustees and the  | ||||||
| 3 | District Manager shall hold a public meeting with the State  | ||||||
| 4 | legislators notified of the vacancy to review all applications  | ||||||
| 5 | and, by unanimous vote of all State legislators representing  | ||||||
| 6 | any portion of the District, select a candidate to fill the  | ||||||
| 7 | trustee vacancy; and (vii) the board of trustees shall appoint  | ||||||
| 8 | the selected candidate at the next board of trustees meeting.  | ||||||
| 9 | If a vacancy exists after the 2021 election on the board of  | ||||||
| 10 | trustees of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District, the  | ||||||
| 11 | vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the president of the  | ||||||
| 12 | board of trustees, with the advice and consent of the members  | ||||||
| 13 | of the board of trustees, until the next regular election at  | ||||||
| 14 | which trustees of the district are elected, and shall be made a  | ||||||
| 15 | matter of record in the office of the county clerk in the  | ||||||
| 16 | county where the district is located; for a vacancy filled by  | ||||||
| 17 | appointment, the portion of the unexpired term remaining after  | ||||||
| 18 | the next regular election at which trustees of the district  | ||||||
| 19 | are elected shall be filled by election, as provided for in  | ||||||
| 20 | this paragraph. | ||||||
| 21 |     Within 60 days after the release of Federal census  | ||||||
| 22 | statistics showing that a sanitary district having a 3-member     | ||||||
| 23 | 3 member board of trustees contains one or more municipalities  | ||||||
| 24 | with a population over 90,000 but less than 500,000, or, for  | ||||||
| 25 | the Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District, within  | ||||||
| 26 | 60 days after September 11, 2007 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act 95-608) this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly,  | ||||||
| 2 | the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint 2  | ||||||
| 3 | additional trustees to the board of trustees, one to hold  | ||||||
| 4 | office for 2 years and one to hold office for 3 years from the  | ||||||
| 5 | first Monday of May next after their appointment and until  | ||||||
| 6 | their successors are appointed and have qualified. The lengths  | ||||||
| 7 | of the terms of these two additional members shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | determined by lot at the first meeting of the board of trustees  | ||||||
| 9 | held after the additional members take office. The three  | ||||||
| 10 | trustees already holding office in the sanitary district shall  | ||||||
| 11 | continue to hold office for the remainders of their respective  | ||||||
| 12 | terms. Thereafter, on or before the second Monday in April of  | ||||||
| 13 | each year the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint  | ||||||
| 14 | one trustee or 2 trustees, as shall be necessary to maintain a  | ||||||
| 15 | 5-member 5 member board of trustees, whose terms shall be for 3  | ||||||
| 16 | years commencing the first Monday in May of the year in which  | ||||||
| 17 | they are respectively appointed. | ||||||
| 18 |     If any sanitary district having a 5-member 5 member board  | ||||||
| 19 | of trustees shall cease to contain one or more municipalities  | ||||||
| 20 | with a population over 90,000 but less than 500,000 according  | ||||||
| 21 | to the most recent Federal census, then, for so long as that  | ||||||
| 22 | sanitary district does not contain one or more such  | ||||||
| 23 | municipalities, on or before the second Monday in April of  | ||||||
| 24 | each year the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint  | ||||||
| 25 | one trustee whose term shall be for 3 years commencing the  | ||||||
| 26 | first Monday in May of the year in which he is appointed. In  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | districts which include 2 or more incorporated cities, towns,  | ||||||
| 2 | or villages, or parts of 2 or more incorporated cities, towns,  | ||||||
| 3 | or villages, all of the trustees shall not be from one  | ||||||
| 4 | incorporated city, town or village. | ||||||
| 5 |     If a vacancy occurs on any board of trustees, the  | ||||||
| 6 | appropriate appointing authority shall within 60 days appoint  | ||||||
| 7 | a trustee who shall hold office for the remainder of the  | ||||||
| 8 | vacated term. | ||||||
| 9 |     The appointing authority shall require each of the  | ||||||
| 10 | trustees to enter into bond, with security to be approved by  | ||||||
| 11 | the appointing authority, in such sum as the appointing  | ||||||
| 12 | authority may determine. | ||||||
| 13 |     A majority of the board of trustees shall constitute a  | ||||||
| 14 | quorum but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. No  | ||||||
| 15 | trustee or employee of such district shall be directly or  | ||||||
| 16 | indirectly interested in any contract, work or business of the  | ||||||
| 17 | district, or the sale of any article, the expense, price, or  | ||||||
| 18 | consideration of which is paid by such district; nor in the  | ||||||
| 19 | purchase of any real estate or property belonging to the  | ||||||
| 20 | district, or which shall be sold for taxes or assessments, or  | ||||||
| 21 | by virtue of legal process at the suit of the district.  | ||||||
| 22 | Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as  | ||||||
| 23 | prohibiting the appointment or selection of any person as  | ||||||
| 24 | trustee or employee whose only interest in the district is as  | ||||||
| 25 | owner of real estate in the district or of contributing to the  | ||||||
| 26 | payment of taxes levied by the district. The trustees shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | have the power to provide and adopt a corporate seal for the  | ||||||
| 2 | district. | ||||||
| 3 |     Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section, in  | ||||||
| 4 | any sanitary district created prior to November 22, 1985 (the  | ||||||
| 5 | effective date of Public Act 84-1033) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 6 | 1985, in which a 5-member five member board of trustees has  | ||||||
| 7 | been appointed and which currently includes one or more  | ||||||
| 8 | municipalities with a population of over 90,000 but less than  | ||||||
| 9 | 500,000, the board of trustees shall consist of five members. | ||||||
| 10 |     Except as otherwise provided for vacancies, in the event  | ||||||
| 11 | that the appropriate appointing authority fails to appoint a  | ||||||
| 12 | trustee under this Section, the appropriate appointing  | ||||||
| 13 | authority shall reconvene and appoint a successor on or before  | ||||||
| 14 | July 1 of that year. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 101-523, eff. 8-23-19; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 16 |     (70 ILCS 2405/8.2)    (from Ch. 42, par. 307.2) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 8.2. All bonds issued pursuant to this Act shall bear  | ||||||
| 18 | interest at a rate or rates not exceeding that permitted by the  | ||||||
| 19 | Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 20 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 21 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 22 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 23 | amended. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 2405/16.3)    (from Ch. 42, par. 315.3) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 16.3. The trustees of any district, having been  | ||||||
| 3 | authorized by an election held pursuant to the preceding  | ||||||
| 4 | Section, being desirous of exercising such authority, shall  | ||||||
| 5 | have an estimate made of the cost of the acquisition of the  | ||||||
| 6 | contemplated waterworks, and by ordinance shall provide for  | ||||||
| 7 | the issuance of revenue bonds. The ordinance shall set forth a  | ||||||
| 8 | brief description of the contemplated waterworks, the  | ||||||
| 9 | estimated cost of acquisition or construction thereof, the  | ||||||
| 10 | amount, rate of interest, time and place of payment, and other  | ||||||
| 11 | details in connection with the issuance of the bonds. The  | ||||||
| 12 | bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding that  | ||||||
| 13 | permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 14 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 15 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 16 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 17 | amended, payable semi-annually, and shall be payable at such  | ||||||
| 18 | times and places not exceeding 20 years from their date as  | ||||||
| 19 | shall be prescribed in the ordinance providing for their  | ||||||
| 20 | issuance. | ||||||
| 21 |     This ordinance may contain such covenants and restrictions  | ||||||
| 22 | upon the issuance of additional revenue bonds thereafter as  | ||||||
| 23 | may be deemed necessary or advisable for the assurance of  | ||||||
| 24 | payment of the bonds thereby authorized and as may be  | ||||||
| 25 | thereafter issued, and shall pledge the revenues derived from  | ||||||
| 26 | the operation of the waterworks for the purpose of paying all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | maintenance and operation costs, principal, and interest on  | ||||||
| 2 | all bonds issued under the provisions of this Act, and for  | ||||||
| 3 | providing an adequate depreciation fund, which depreciation  | ||||||
| 4 | fund is hereby defined for the purposes of this Act to be for  | ||||||
| 5 | such replacements as may be necessary from time to time for the  | ||||||
| 6 | continued effective and efficient operation of the waterworks  | ||||||
| 7 | properties of such district, and such fund shall not be  | ||||||
| 8 | allowed to accumulate beyond a reasonable amount necessary for  | ||||||
| 9 | that purpose, the terms and provisions of which shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | incorporated in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the  | ||||||
| 11 | bonds. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 13 |     (70 ILCS 2405/20)    (from Ch. 42, par. 317b) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 20. When any special assessment is made under this  | ||||||
| 15 | Act, the ordinance authorizing such assessment may provide  | ||||||
| 16 | that the entire assessment and each individual assessment be  | ||||||
| 17 | divided into annual installments, not more than 20 twenty in  | ||||||
| 18 | number. In all cases such division shall be made so that all  | ||||||
| 19 | installments shall be equal in amount, except that all  | ||||||
| 20 | fractional amounts shall be added to the first installment so  | ||||||
| 21 | as to leave the remaining installments of the aggregate equal  | ||||||
| 22 | in amount and each a multiple of $100 one hundred dollars. The  | ||||||
| 23 | said several installments shall bear interest at a rate not to  | ||||||
| 24 | exceed that permitted for public corporation bonds under the  | ||||||
| 25 | Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 2 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 3 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now  | ||||||
| 4 | or hereafter amended, except that for the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 5 | Section, "the time the contract is made" shall mean the date of  | ||||||
| 6 | adoption of the original ordinance authorizing the assessment;  | ||||||
| 7 | both principal and interest shall be payable, collected, and  | ||||||
| 8 | enforced as they shall become due in the manner provided for  | ||||||
| 9 | the levy, payment, collection, and enforcement of such  | ||||||
| 10 | assessments and interest, as provided in Article 9 and  | ||||||
| 11 | Division 87 of Article 11 of the "Illinois Municipal Code," as  | ||||||
| 12 | heretofore and hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 83-1525; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 14 |     Section 570. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District  | ||||||
| 15 | Act is amended by changing Sections 9b, 9d, 9.6, and 10.1 as  | ||||||
| 16 | follows:
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| 17 |     (70 ILCS 2605/9b)    (from Ch. 42, par. 328b) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 9b. From and after April 1, 1958, the corporate  | ||||||
| 19 | authorities of any such sanitary district may by ordinance,  | ||||||
| 20 | establish a fund to be known as a "corporate working cash fund"  | ||||||
| 21 | which shall be maintained and administered in the manner  | ||||||
| 22 | provided by this Act for the purpose of enabling said  | ||||||
| 23 | corporate authorities to have in the treasury at all times  | ||||||
| 24 | sufficient money to meet demands thereon for ordinary and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | necessary expenditures for corporate purposes. | ||||||
| 2 |     The corporate authorities may incur an indebtedness and  | ||||||
| 3 | issue bonds therefor in an amount, when added to (a) proceeds  | ||||||
| 4 | from the sale of bonds previously issued to create or increase  | ||||||
| 5 | the working cash fund (b) any amounts collected from the  | ||||||
| 6 | corporate working cash levy and (c) amounts transferred from  | ||||||
| 7 | the construction working cash fund, will not exceed 90% of the  | ||||||
| 8 | amount produced by multiplying the maximum corporate tax rate  | ||||||
| 9 | permitted under this Act by the last known equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 10 | valuation of all property within the territorial boundaries of  | ||||||
| 11 | the sanitary district at the time any bonds are issued plus 90%  | ||||||
| 12 | of the last known entitlement of such district to such taxes as  | ||||||
| 13 | by law now or hereafter enacted or amended, imposed by the  | ||||||
| 14 | General Assembly of the State of Illinois to replace revenue  | ||||||
| 15 | lost by units of local government and school districts as a  | ||||||
| 16 | result of the abolition of ad valorem personal property taxes,  | ||||||
| 17 | pursuant to Article IX, Section 5(c) of the Constitution of  | ||||||
| 18 | the State of Illinois. The bonds shall mature within 20 years  | ||||||
| 19 | from the date of issuance and shall bear interest at a rate or  | ||||||
| 20 | rates not exceeding that permitted by the Bond Authorization  | ||||||
| 21 | Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 22 | other evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 23 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 24 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended. | ||||||
| 25 |     In order to authorize and issue such bonds, the corporate  | ||||||
| 26 | authorities shall adopt an ordinance designating the purpose  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and fixing the date and the amount of the bonds proposed to be  | ||||||
| 2 | issued, the maturity thereof, the rate of interest thereon,  | ||||||
| 3 | place of payment and denomination, and provide for the levy  | ||||||
| 4 | and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable  | ||||||
| 5 | property of the sanitary district sufficient to pay and  | ||||||
| 6 | discharge the principal thereof at maturity, and to pay the  | ||||||
| 7 | interest thereon as it falls due. Upon the filing in the office  | ||||||
| 8 | of the county clerk of the county where the sanitary district  | ||||||
| 9 | is located of a certified copy of any such ordinance, the  | ||||||
| 10 | county clerk shall extend the tax therein provided for. | ||||||
| 11 |     Said bonds may be issued by the corporate authorities  | ||||||
| 12 | without submitting the question of issuance to the legal  | ||||||
| 13 | voters of such sanitary district for approval. | ||||||
| 14 |     Before or at the time of issuing said corporate working  | ||||||
| 15 | cash fund bonds the corporate authorities shall, by ordinance  | ||||||
| 16 | provide for the collection of a direct annual tax upon all the  | ||||||
| 17 | taxable property of the sanitary district sufficient to pay  | ||||||
| 18 | and discharge the principal thereof at maturity, and to pay  | ||||||
| 19 | the interest thereon as it falls due. Upon the filing in the  | ||||||
| 20 | office of the county clerk of the county where the sanitary  | ||||||
| 21 | district is located of a certified copy of any such ordinance,  | ||||||
| 22 | the county clerk shall extend the tax therein provided for. | ||||||
| 23 |     All moneys derived from the issuance of said corporate  | ||||||
| 24 | working cash fund bonds pursuant to this Amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 25 | 1957, when received by the treasurer of the district, shall be  | ||||||
| 26 | set apart in the corporate working cash fund. The moneys in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such fund shall not be regarded as current assets available  | ||||||
| 2 | for appropriation and shall not be appropriated by the  | ||||||
| 3 | corporate authorities in the annual sanitary district budget,  | ||||||
| 4 | but in order to provide moneys with which to meet ordinary and  | ||||||
| 5 | necessary disbursements for salaries and other corporate  | ||||||
| 6 | purposes may be transferred, in whole or in part, to the  | ||||||
| 7 | corporate fund of the sanitary district and so disbursed  | ||||||
| 8 | therefrom in anticipation of the collection of any taxes  | ||||||
| 9 | lawfully levied for corporate purposes or in the anticipation  | ||||||
| 10 | of the receipt of such taxes, as by law now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 11 | enacted or amended, imposed by the General Assembly of the  | ||||||
| 12 | State of Illinois to replace revenue lost by units of local  | ||||||
| 13 | government and school districts as a result of the abolition  | ||||||
| 14 | of ad valorem personal property taxes, pursuant to Article IX,  | ||||||
| 15 | Section 5(c) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 16 | Moneys transferred to the corporate fund in anticipation of  | ||||||
| 17 | the collection of taxes shall be deemed to have been  | ||||||
| 18 | transferred in anticipation of the collection of that part of  | ||||||
| 19 | the taxes so levied which is in excess of the amount or amounts  | ||||||
| 20 | thereof required to pay any warrants or notes, and the  | ||||||
| 21 | interest thereon theretofore or thereafter issued, and such  | ||||||
| 22 | taxes levied for corporate purposes when collected shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | applied first to the payment of any such warrants or notes and  | ||||||
| 24 | the interest thereon and then to the reimbursement of the  | ||||||
| 25 | corporate working cash fund as hereinafter provided. Upon the  | ||||||
| 26 | receipt by the treasurer of the sanitary district of any taxes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in anticipation of the collection or receipt whereof moneys of  | ||||||
| 2 | the corporate working cash fund have been so transferred for  | ||||||
| 3 | disbursement, such fund shall immediately be reimbursed  | ||||||
| 4 | therefrom until the full amount so transferred has been  | ||||||
| 5 | retransferred to said fund. If the taxes in anticipation of  | ||||||
| 6 | the collection of which such transfers are made are not  | ||||||
| 7 | collected in sufficient amounts to effect a complete  | ||||||
| 8 | reimbursement of the working cash fund within the second  | ||||||
| 9 | budget year following the year in which said transfer was  | ||||||
| 10 | made, of the amounts transferred from the corporate working  | ||||||
| 11 | cash fund to the corporate fund, the deficiencies between the  | ||||||
| 12 | amounts thus transferred and the amounts repaid from  | ||||||
| 13 | collection shall be general obligations of the corporate fund  | ||||||
| 14 | until repaid either from taxes in anticipation of which  | ||||||
| 15 | transfers were made or from appropriations which may be made  | ||||||
| 16 | in the annual sanitary district budgets of sums of money to  | ||||||
| 17 | apply on such general obligations or until repaid from both  | ||||||
| 18 | the taxes in anticipation of which such transfers were made  | ||||||
| 19 | and from appropriations which may be made in the annual  | ||||||
| 20 | sanitary district budgets of sums of money to apply on such  | ||||||
| 21 | general obligations. | ||||||
| 22 |     Moneys shall be transferred from the corporate working  | ||||||
| 23 | cash fund to the corporate fund only upon the authority of the  | ||||||
| 24 | corporate authorities, which shall by resolution direct the  | ||||||
| 25 | treasurer of the sanitary district to make such transfers. The  | ||||||
| 26 | resolution shall set forth (a) the taxes or funds in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | anticipation of the collection or receipt of which the  | ||||||
| 2 | corporate working cash fund is to be reimbursed, (b) for a  | ||||||
| 3 | transfer in anticipation of the extension of real estate  | ||||||
| 4 | taxes, the entire amount of taxes extended, or which the board  | ||||||
| 5 | shall estimate will be extended, for any year by the county  | ||||||
| 6 | clerk upon the books of the collectors of State state and  | ||||||
| 7 | county taxes within the sanitary district in anticipation of  | ||||||
| 8 | all or part of which such transfer is to be made, (c) for a  | ||||||
| 9 | transfer in anticipation of such taxes, hereinabove referred  | ||||||
| 10 | to, to replace revenue lost by units of local government and  | ||||||
| 11 | school districts as a result of the abolition of ad valorem  | ||||||
| 12 | personal property taxes, the amount of such taxes which the  | ||||||
| 13 | board shall estimate will be received, (d) the aggregate  | ||||||
| 14 | amount of warrants or notes theretofore issued in anticipation  | ||||||
| 15 | of the collection of such taxes, (e) the aggregate amount of  | ||||||
| 16 | receipts from taxes imposed to replace revenue lost by units  | ||||||
| 17 | of local government and school districts as a result of the  | ||||||
| 18 | abolition of ad valorem personal property taxes, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 19 | Article IX, Section 5(c) of the Constitution of the State of  | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois, which the corporate authorities estimate will be set  | ||||||
| 21 | aside for the payment of the proportionate amount of debt  | ||||||
| 22 | service and pension or retirement obligations, as required by  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 12 of the State Revenue Sharing Act "An Act in relation  | ||||||
| 24 | to State Revenue Sharing with local government entities",  | ||||||
| 25 | approved July 31, 1969, as amended, and (f) the aggregate  | ||||||
| 26 | amount of moneys theretofore transferred from the corporate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | working cash fund to the corporate fund in anticipation of the  | ||||||
| 2 | collection of such taxes. The amount which the resolution  | ||||||
| 3 | shall direct the treasurer of the sanitary district so to  | ||||||
| 4 | transfer in anticipation of the collection of taxes levied or  | ||||||
| 5 | to be received for any year, together with the aggregate  | ||||||
| 6 | amount of such anticipation tax warrants or notes theretofore  | ||||||
| 7 | drawn against such taxes, the amount estimated to be required  | ||||||
| 8 | to satisfy debt service and pension or retirement obligations,  | ||||||
| 9 | as set forth in Section 12 of the State Revenue Sharing Act "An  | ||||||
| 10 | Act in relation to State revenue sharing with local government  | ||||||
| 11 | entities", approved July 31, 1969, as amended, and the  | ||||||
| 12 | aggregate amount of such transfers theretofore made in  | ||||||
| 13 | anticipation of the collection of such taxes shall not exceed  | ||||||
| 14 | 100% of the actual or estimated amount of such taxes extended  | ||||||
| 15 | or to be extended or to be received as set forth in the  | ||||||
| 16 | resolution. When moneys are available in the corporate working  | ||||||
| 17 | cash fund they shall be transferred to the corporate fund and  | ||||||
| 18 | disbursed for the payment of salaries and other corporate  | ||||||
| 19 | expenses so as to avoid, or reduce in amount, whenever  | ||||||
| 20 | possible, the issuance of tax anticipation warrants or notes. | ||||||
| 21 |     Any member of the board of commissioners of said sanitary  | ||||||
| 22 | district or any officer thereof or any other person holding  | ||||||
| 23 | any other position of trust or employment under the said  | ||||||
| 24 | board, who is guilty of the wilful violation of any of the  | ||||||
| 25 | provisions of this Amendatory Act of 1957, shall be guilty of a  | ||||||
| 26 | business offense and shall be fined not exceeding $10,000 and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall forfeit his right to his office, trust, or employment  | ||||||
| 2 | and shall be removed therefrom. Any such member, officer, or  | ||||||
| 3 | person shall be liable for any sum that may be unlawfully  | ||||||
| 4 | diverted from the corporate working cash fund or otherwise  | ||||||
| 5 | used, to be recovered by the corporate authorities of said  | ||||||
| 6 | sanitary district or by any taxpayer in the name and for the  | ||||||
| 7 | benefit of said board of commissioners in an appropriate civil  | ||||||
| 8 | action. A taxpayer so suing shall file a bond for and shall be  | ||||||
| 9 | liable for, all costs, taxed against the board of  | ||||||
| 10 | commissioners in such a suit. Nothing herein shall bar any  | ||||||
| 11 | other remedies. | ||||||
| 12 |     The authority granted by this Amendatory Act of 1957 shall  | ||||||
| 13 | be cumulative authority for the issuance of bonds and shall  | ||||||
| 14 | not be held to repeal any laws with respect thereto. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 89-574, eff. 1-1-97; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 16 |     (70 ILCS 2605/9d)    (from Ch. 42, par. 328d) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 9d. All bonds, notes, or other evidences of  | ||||||
| 18 | indebtedness issued pursuant to this Act shall be sold at such  | ||||||
| 19 | price and upon such terms as determined by the Board of  | ||||||
| 20 | Commissioners and which will not cause the net effective  | ||||||
| 21 | interest rate to be paid by the sanitary district to exceed  | ||||||
| 22 | that permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 23 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 24 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 25 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 84-208; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 3 |     (70 ILCS 2605/9.6)    (from Ch. 42, par. 328.6) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 9.6. Without submitting the issuance thereof to the  | ||||||
| 5 | legal voters of the Sanitary District for approval the  | ||||||
| 6 | corporate authorities thereof by ordinance may authorize bonds  | ||||||
| 7 | for the purpose of refunding the principal of its bonds  | ||||||
| 8 | whenever proceeds of taxes levied therefor shall not have been  | ||||||
| 9 | received in time to pay such principal at its maturity. | ||||||
| 10 |     The refunding bonds may be exchanged par for par for such  | ||||||
| 11 | bonds or refunding bonds may be sold at not less than their par  | ||||||
| 12 | value and the proceeds received shall be used to pay such bonds  | ||||||
| 13 | and in any event the bonds refunded shall be cancelled upon the  | ||||||
| 14 | delivery of the refunding bonds. The refunding bonds shall  | ||||||
| 15 | mature 10 years from their date and may bear interest at a rate  | ||||||
| 16 | not exceeding that permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 17 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 18 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 19 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 20 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended. After the cancellation of  | ||||||
| 21 | the bonds refunded the money thereafter received from the  | ||||||
| 22 | proceeds of the delinquent taxes, the non-collection of which  | ||||||
| 23 | made necessary such refunding, shall be paid into a special  | ||||||
| 24 | sinking fund for the payment of the refunding bonds and may be  | ||||||
| 25 | used by the treasurer of such sanitary district in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purchase of such refunding bonds at not to exceed their par  | ||||||
| 2 | value and accrued interest and any refunding bonds so  | ||||||
| 3 | purchased shall be cancelled and the tax next to be extended  | ||||||
| 4 | for payment of the refunding bonds shall be reduced in the  | ||||||
| 5 | amount of the refunding bonds so cancelled. If any such money  | ||||||
| 6 | shall not have been used in the purchase of refunding bonds,  | ||||||
| 7 | such money shall be set aside in a fund to be used for payment  | ||||||
| 8 | of the interest and principal of such refunding bonds as the  | ||||||
| 9 | same shall mature and the tax or taxes next to be extended for  | ||||||
| 10 | such payment shall be reduced by the amount so set aside. An  | ||||||
| 11 | ordinance shall be adopted annually during the term of the  | ||||||
| 12 | refunding bonds, finding the amount of refunding bonds so  | ||||||
| 13 | purchased from the proceeds of such delinquent taxes, and the  | ||||||
| 14 | amount of money on hand received from the collection of such  | ||||||
| 15 | delinquent taxes not used in purchasing refunding bonds, and  | ||||||
| 16 | directing the reduction in that amount of the tax next to be  | ||||||
| 17 | extended for payment of the refunding bonds and a certified  | ||||||
| 18 | copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the county clerk,  | ||||||
| 19 | whereupon it shall be the duty of such official to reduce and  | ||||||
| 20 | extend such tax levy in accordance therewith. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 22 |     (70 ILCS 2605/10.1)    (from Ch. 42, par. 329a) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 10.1. Every sanitary district shall also have the  | ||||||
| 24 | power to construct a sewerage system or drainage system to  | ||||||
| 25 | serve a particular locality within its corporate limits or to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | extend or improve an existing sewerage system or drainage  | ||||||
| 2 | system, for the purpose of serving a particular locality  | ||||||
| 3 | within the sanitary district not theretofore served by its  | ||||||
| 4 | existing sewerage system or drainage system, and to pay the  | ||||||
| 5 | cost thereof by the issuance and sale of revenue bonds of the  | ||||||
| 6 | sanitary district, payable solely from the revenue derived  | ||||||
| 7 | from the operation of the sewerage system or drainage system,  | ||||||
| 8 | constructed or acquired for that particular locality, or from  | ||||||
| 9 | the revenue to be derived from the operation of the  | ||||||
| 10 | improvements and extensions of an existing system. | ||||||
| 11 |     These bonds may be issued for maturities not exceeding 40  | ||||||
| 12 | years from the date of the bonds and in such amounts as may be  | ||||||
| 13 | necessary to provide sufficient funds to pay all the costs of  | ||||||
| 14 | the improvement, or extension, or construction, or acquisition  | ||||||
| 15 | for improvement and extension of the sewerage system or  | ||||||
| 16 | drainage system, including engineering, legal, and other  | ||||||
| 17 | expenses, together with interest, to a date 6 months  | ||||||
| 18 | subsequent to the estimated date of completion. These bonds  | ||||||
| 19 | shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding that permitted by  | ||||||
| 20 | the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 21 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 22 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 23 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 24 | amended, payable semi-annually. Bonds issued under this Act  | ||||||
| 25 | are negotiable instruments. They shall be executed by the  | ||||||
| 26 | presiding officer and clerk of the sanitary district, or such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | other officer or officers as the trustees may, by resolution,  | ||||||
| 2 | designate, and shall be sealed with the sanitary district  | ||||||
| 3 | corporate seal. In case any officer whose signature appears on  | ||||||
| 4 | the bonds or coupons ceases to hold that office before the  | ||||||
| 5 | bonds are delivered, his signature nevertheless, shall be  | ||||||
| 6 | valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as though he  | ||||||
| 7 | had remained in office until the bonds were delivered. The  | ||||||
| 8 | bonds shall be sold in such manner and upon such terms as the  | ||||||
| 9 | board of trustees shall determine. | ||||||
| 10 |     Bonds issued under this Section section are payable from  | ||||||
| 11 | revenue derived from the operation of that sewerage system or  | ||||||
| 12 | drainage system or improvement or extension. These bonds shall  | ||||||
| 13 | not, in any event, constitute an indebtedness of the sanitary  | ||||||
| 14 | district, within the meaning of any constitutional or  | ||||||
| 15 | statutory limitation, and it shall be so stated on the face of  | ||||||
| 16 | each bond. The face of each bond shall also contain a  | ||||||
| 17 | description of the locality for which that system or  | ||||||
| 18 | improvement or extension is constructed and acquired. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 575. The Sanitary District Act of 1936 is amended  | ||||||
| 21 | by changing Sections 11.1, 26c, 29, 32b.1, and 32e as follows:
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (70 ILCS 2805/11.1)    (from Ch. 42, par. 422.1) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 11.1. All bonds issued pursuant to this Act shall  | ||||||
| 24 | bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding that permitted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 2 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 3 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 4 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 5 | amended. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (70 ILCS 2805/26c)    (from Ch. 42, par. 437c) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 26c. The trustees of any district, having been  | ||||||
| 9 | authorized by an election held pursuant to the preceding  | ||||||
| 10 | section, being desirous of exercising such authority, shall  | ||||||
| 11 | have an estimate made of the cost of the acquisition of the  | ||||||
| 12 | contemplated drainage system, and by ordinance shall provide  | ||||||
| 13 | for the issuance of revenue bonds. The ordinance shall set  | ||||||
| 14 | forth a brief description of the contemplated drainage system,  | ||||||
| 15 | the estimated cost of acquisition or construction thereof, the  | ||||||
| 16 | amount, rate of interest, time and place of payment, and other  | ||||||
| 17 | details in connection with the issuance of the bonds. The  | ||||||
| 18 | bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding that  | ||||||
| 19 | permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 20 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 21 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 22 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 23 | amended, payable semiannually, and shall be payable at such  | ||||||
| 24 | times and places not exceeding 20 years from their date as  | ||||||
| 25 | shall be prescribed in the ordinance providing for their  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issuance. | ||||||
| 2 |     This ordinance may contain such covenants and restrictions  | ||||||
| 3 | upon the issuance of additional revenue bonds thereafter as  | ||||||
| 4 | may be deemed necessary or advisable for the assurance of  | ||||||
| 5 | payment of the bonds thereby authorized and as may be  | ||||||
| 6 | thereafter issued, and shall pledge the revenues derived from  | ||||||
| 7 | the operation of the drainage system for the purpose of paying  | ||||||
| 8 | all maintenance and operation costs, principal, and interest  | ||||||
| 9 | on all bonds issued under the provisions of this Act, and for  | ||||||
| 10 | providing an adequate depreciation fund, which depreciation  | ||||||
| 11 | fund is hereby defined for the purposes of this Act to be for  | ||||||
| 12 | such replacements as may be necessary from time to time for the  | ||||||
| 13 | continued effective and efficient operation of the drainage  | ||||||
| 14 | system properties of such district, and such fund shall not be  | ||||||
| 15 | allowed to accumulate beyond a reasonable amount necessary for  | ||||||
| 16 | that purpose, the terms and provisions of which shall be  | ||||||
| 17 | incorporated in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the  | ||||||
| 18 | bonds. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 20 |     (70 ILCS 2805/29)    (from Ch. 42, par. 440) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 29. When any special assessment is made under this  | ||||||
| 22 | Act, the ordinance authorizing such assessment may provide  | ||||||
| 23 | that the entire assessment and each individual assessment be  | ||||||
| 24 | divided into annual installments, not more than 20 twenty in  | ||||||
| 25 | number. In all cases such division shall be made so that all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | installments shall be equal in amount, except that all  | ||||||
| 2 | fractional amounts shall be added to the first installment so  | ||||||
| 3 | as to leave the remaining installments of the aggregate equal  | ||||||
| 4 | in amount and each a multiple of $100 one hundred dollars. The  | ||||||
| 5 | said several installments shall bear interest at a rate not to  | ||||||
| 6 | exceed that permitted for public corporation bonds under the  | ||||||
| 7 | Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 8 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 9 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 10 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now  | ||||||
| 11 | or hereafter amended, except that for the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 12 | Section, "the time the contract is made" shall mean the date of  | ||||||
| 13 | adoption of the original ordinance authorizing the assessment;  | ||||||
| 14 | both principal and interest shall be payable, collected and  | ||||||
| 15 | enforced as they shall become due in the manner provided for  | ||||||
| 16 | the levy, payment, collection and enforcement of such  | ||||||
| 17 | assessments and interest, as provided in Division 2 of Article  | ||||||
| 18 | 9 of the "Illinois Municipal Code", approved May 29, 1961, as  | ||||||
| 19 | heretofore and hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 83-1525; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 21 |     (70 ILCS 2805/32b.1)    (from Ch. 42, par. 443b.1) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 32b.1. The board of trustees of any sanitary district  | ||||||
| 23 | created hereunder, after receiving a petition in writing,  | ||||||
| 24 | signed by not less than 50% of the legal voters and not less  | ||||||
| 25 | than 50% of the record owners of land in any contiguous  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | territory situated within such sanitary district, shall have  | ||||||
| 2 | the power, by the issuance of revenue bonds, or by special  | ||||||
| 3 | assessment, as determined by ordinance of the board of  | ||||||
| 4 | trustees, to purchase or construct waterworks within such  | ||||||
| 5 | contiguous territory and thereafter operate, maintain,  | ||||||
| 6 | improve, and extend such waterworks as defined in this Act.  | ||||||
| 7 | Such petition, when submitted to the board of trustees, shall  | ||||||
| 8 | contain an estimate of the cost of the purchase or  | ||||||
| 9 | construction of such waterworks. The ordinance to provide for  | ||||||
| 10 | the purchase or construction of such waterworks shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | adopted only by a vote of a majority of the members of the  | ||||||
| 12 | board of trustees. Such ordinance shall contain an accurate  | ||||||
| 13 | description of the territory which will be affected by the  | ||||||
| 14 | purchase or construction of the waterworks, and the costs of  | ||||||
| 15 | such purchase, construction, improvement, or extension shall  | ||||||
| 16 | be paid solely by the issuance and sale of revenue bonds of the  | ||||||
| 17 | district secured by and payable solely from the revenue to be  | ||||||
| 18 | derived from the operation of such waterworks, or by special  | ||||||
| 19 | assessment, as the case may be. | ||||||
| 20 |     Revenue bonds provided for in this Section may be issued  | ||||||
| 21 | in such amounts as may be necessary to provide sufficient  | ||||||
| 22 | funds to pay all costs of purchasing or constructing such  | ||||||
| 23 | waterworks, including engineering, legal, and other expenses.  | ||||||
| 24 | Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the rate  | ||||||
| 25 | permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 26 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 2 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 3 | amended, payable semi-annually, and shall be payable at such  | ||||||
| 4 | times and places not exceeding 30 years from their date as  | ||||||
| 5 | shall be prescribed in the ordinance providing for their  | ||||||
| 6 | issuance. However, if the board of trustees determines by  | ||||||
| 7 | ordinance that the purchase and construction of such  | ||||||
| 8 | waterworks is to be secured and paid by special assessment,  | ||||||
| 9 | then the proceedings for making, levying, collecting, and  | ||||||
| 10 | enforcing any special assessment levied hereunder, the letting  | ||||||
| 11 | of contracts, the issuance of special assessment bonds, the  | ||||||
| 12 | performance of the work, and all other matters required or  | ||||||
| 13 | pertaining to the purchase or construction and making of the  | ||||||
| 14 | improvements or extensions shall be as provided in Division 2  | ||||||
| 15 | of Article 9 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as heretofore and  | ||||||
| 16 | hereafter amended. Whenever in said Division 2 the words "city  | ||||||
| 17 | council" or the words "board of local improvements" are used,  | ||||||
| 18 | the same shall apply to the board of trustees constituted by  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act, and the word "mayor" or "president of the board of  | ||||||
| 20 | local improvement" shall apply to the president of the board  | ||||||
| 21 | of trustees constituted by this Act, and the words applying to  | ||||||
| 22 | the city or its officers in that Article shall be held to apply  | ||||||
| 23 | to the sanitary district created under this Act and its  | ||||||
| 24 | officers. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 83-673; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 2805/32e)    (from Ch. 42, par. 443e) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 32e. The trustees of any district, having been  | ||||||
| 3 | authorized by an election held pursuant to Section 32d, and  | ||||||
| 4 | being desirous of exercising such authority, shall have an  | ||||||
| 5 | estimate made of the cost of the acquisition or construction  | ||||||
| 6 | of the contemplated waterworks, and by ordinance shall provide  | ||||||
| 7 | for the method of financing such acquisition or construction.  | ||||||
| 8 | The ordinance shall set forth a brief description of the  | ||||||
| 9 | contemplated waterworks, the estimated cost of acquisition or  | ||||||
| 10 | construction thereof, the method of financing such acquisition  | ||||||
| 11 | or construction, the amount, rate of interest, time and place  | ||||||
| 12 | of payment, and other details in connection with the issuance  | ||||||
| 13 | of any bonds necessary therefor. If all or part of such  | ||||||
| 14 | financing is to be by issuance of revenue bonds, such bonds  | ||||||
| 15 | shall bear interest at not exceeding the rate permitted by the  | ||||||
| 16 | Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 17 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 18 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 19 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 20 | amended, payable semi-annually, and shall be payable at such  | ||||||
| 21 | times and places not exceeding 30 years from their date as  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be prescribed in the ordinance providing for their  | ||||||
| 23 | issuance. | ||||||
| 24 |     This ordinance may contain such covenants and restrictions  | ||||||
| 25 | upon the issuance of additional revenue bonds thereafter as  | ||||||
| 26 | may be deemed necessary or advisable for the assurance of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | payment of the bonds thereby authorized and as may be  | ||||||
| 2 | thereafter issued, and shall pledge the revenues derived from  | ||||||
| 3 | the operation of the waterworks for the purpose of paying all  | ||||||
| 4 | maintenance and operation costs, principal and interest on all  | ||||||
| 5 | bonds issued under the provisions of this Act, and for  | ||||||
| 6 | providing an adequate depreciation fund, which depreciation  | ||||||
| 7 | fund is hereby defined for the purposes of this Act to be for  | ||||||
| 8 | such replacements as may be necessary from time to time for the  | ||||||
| 9 | continued effective and efficient operation of the waterworks  | ||||||
| 10 | properties of such district, and such fund shall not be  | ||||||
| 11 | allowed to accumulate beyond a reasonable amount necessary for  | ||||||
| 12 | that purpose, the terms and provisions of which shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | incorporated in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the  | ||||||
| 14 | revenue bonds. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 16 |     Section 580. The Sanitary District Refunding Bond Act is  | ||||||
| 17 | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 18 |     (70 ILCS 3005/1)    (from Ch. 42, par. 298.1) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 1. The corporate authorities of any sanitary  | ||||||
| 20 | district, without submitting the question to the electors  | ||||||
| 21 | thereof for approval, may authorize by ordinance the issuance  | ||||||
| 22 | of refunding bonds (1) to refund its bonds prior to their  | ||||||
| 23 | maturity; (2) to refund its unpaid matured bonds; (3) to  | ||||||
| 24 | refund matured coupons evidencing interest upon its unpaid  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | bonds; (4) to refund interest at the coupon rate upon its  | ||||||
| 2 | unpaid matured bonds that has accrued since the maturity of  | ||||||
| 3 | those bonds; and (5) to refund its bonds which by their terms  | ||||||
| 4 | are subject to redemption before maturity. | ||||||
| 5 |     The refunding bonds may be made registerable as to  | ||||||
| 6 | principal and may bear interest at a rate of not to exceed that  | ||||||
| 7 | permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 8 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 9 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 10 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 11 | amended, payable at such time and place as may be provided in  | ||||||
| 12 | the bond ordinance. The refunding bonds shall remain valid  | ||||||
| 13 | even though one or more of the officers executing the bonds  | ||||||
| 14 | ceases to hold his or their offices before the bonds are  | ||||||
| 15 | delivered. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 17 |     Section 585. The Sanitary District Revenue Bond Act is  | ||||||
| 18 | amended by changing Section 2a as follows:
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (70 ILCS 3010/2a)    (from Ch. 42, par. 319.2a) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 2a. Every sanitary district has the power to  | ||||||
| 21 | construct or acquire, and to improve, extend, and operate a  | ||||||
| 22 | sewerage system. Any sanitary district that owns and operates  | ||||||
| 23 | or that may hereafter own and operate a sewerage system also  | ||||||
| 24 | has the power, when determined by its board of trustees to be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in the public interest and necessary for the protection of the  | ||||||
| 2 | public health, to enter into and perform contracts, whether  | ||||||
| 3 | long-term or short-term, with any industrial establishment for  | ||||||
| 4 | the provision and operation by the sanitary district of  | ||||||
| 5 | sewerage facilities to abate or reduce the pollution of water  | ||||||
| 6 | caused by discharges of industrial wastes by the industrial  | ||||||
| 7 | establishment and the payment periodically by the industrial  | ||||||
| 8 | establishment to the sanitary district of amounts at least  | ||||||
| 9 | sufficient, in the determination of such board of trustees, to  | ||||||
| 10 | compensate the sanitary district for the cost of providing  | ||||||
| 11 | (including payment of principal and interest charges, if any),  | ||||||
| 12 | and of operating and maintaining the sewerage facilities  | ||||||
| 13 | serving such industrial establishment. | ||||||
| 14 |     Every sanitary district has the power to borrow money from  | ||||||
| 15 | the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the Public Works  | ||||||
| 16 | Administration, or from any other source, for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 17 | improving or extending or for the purpose of constructing or  | ||||||
| 18 | acquiring and improving and extending a sewerage system and as  | ||||||
| 19 | evidence thereof, to issue its revenue bonds, payable solely  | ||||||
| 20 | from the revenue derived from the operation of the sewerage  | ||||||
| 21 | system by that sanitary district. These bonds may be issued  | ||||||
| 22 | for maturities not exceeding forty years from the date of the  | ||||||
| 23 | bonds, and in such amounts as may be necessary to provide  | ||||||
| 24 | sufficient funds to pay all the costs of the improvement or  | ||||||
| 25 | extension or construction or acquisition and improvement and  | ||||||
| 26 | extension of the sewerage system, including engineering, legal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and other expenses, together with interest, to a date six  | ||||||
| 2 | months subsequent to the estimated date of completion. These  | ||||||
| 3 | bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding that  | ||||||
| 4 | permitted by the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 5 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 6 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 7 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 8 | amended, payable semiannually. Bonds issued under this Act are  | ||||||
| 9 | negotiable instruments. They shall be executed by the  | ||||||
| 10 | presiding officer and clerk of the sanitary district and shall  | ||||||
| 11 | be sealed with the sanitary district's corporate seal. In case  | ||||||
| 12 | any officer whose signature appears on the bonds or coupons  | ||||||
| 13 | ceases to hold that office before the bonds are delivered, his  | ||||||
| 14 | signature, nevertheless, shall be valid and sufficient for all  | ||||||
| 15 | purposes, the same as though he had remained in office until  | ||||||
| 16 | the bonds were delivered. The bonds shall be sold in such  | ||||||
| 17 | manner and upon such terms as the board of trustees shall  | ||||||
| 18 | determine. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 83-591; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 590. The Sanitary Districts Corporate Notes Act is  | ||||||
| 21 | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (70 ILCS 3015/1)    (from Ch. 42, par. 319.31) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 1. Any sanitary district, including the district  | ||||||
| 24 | organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act "An Act to create sanitary districts and to remove  | ||||||
| 2 | obstructions in Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers", approved May  | ||||||
| 3 | 29, 1889, as amended, is authorized to issue from time to time  | ||||||
| 4 | general obligation corporate notes in an amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 5 | 85% of the corporate taxes levied for the year during which  | ||||||
| 6 | said notes are issued, provided no such notes shall be issued  | ||||||
| 7 | at any time there are tax anticipation warrants outstanding  | ||||||
| 8 | against the corporate tax levied for the year during which  | ||||||
| 9 | such notes are issued. Such notes shall mature within two  | ||||||
| 10 | years from date and shall bear interest at a rate per annum not  | ||||||
| 11 | exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the Bond  | ||||||
| 12 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 13 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
| 14 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 15 | forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 16 | amended. | ||||||
| 17 |     In order to authorize and issue such notes, the corporate  | ||||||
| 18 | authorities shall adopt an ordinance fixing the amount of  | ||||||
| 19 | notes, the date thereof, the form thereof, the maturity  | ||||||
| 20 | thereof, terms of redemption prior to maturity, rate of  | ||||||
| 21 | interest thereon, place of payment and denomination, which  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be in multiples of $1,000, and provide for the levy and  | ||||||
| 23 | collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable  | ||||||
| 24 | property in the sanitary district sufficient to pay the  | ||||||
| 25 | principal of and interest on such notes to maturity. Upon the  | ||||||
| 26 | filing in the office of the county clerk County Clerk of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | county in which the sanitary district is located of a  | ||||||
| 2 | certified copy of such ordinance, it shall be the duty of the  | ||||||
| 3 | county clerk County Clerk to extend the tax therefor in  | ||||||
| 4 | addition to and in excess of all other taxes heretofore or  | ||||||
| 5 | hereafter authorized to be levied by such sanitary district. | ||||||
| 6 |     The corporate authorities may sell such notes at private  | ||||||
| 7 | or public sale and enter into any contract or agreement  | ||||||
| 8 | necessary, appropriate, or incidental to the exercise of the  | ||||||
| 9 | powers granted by this Act, including, without limitation,  | ||||||
| 10 | contracts or agreements for the sale and purchase of such  | ||||||
| 11 | notes and the payment of costs and expenses incident thereto.  | ||||||
| 12 | The corporate authorities may pay such costs and expenses, in  | ||||||
| 13 | whole or in part, from the corporate fund. | ||||||
| 14 |     From and after such notes have been issued as provided for  | ||||||
| 15 | by this Act, while such notes are outstanding, it shall be the  | ||||||
| 16 | duty of the county clerk County Clerk in computing the tax rate  | ||||||
| 17 | for corporate purposes of any such district to reduce the rate  | ||||||
| 18 | for corporate purposes by the amount levied to pay the  | ||||||
| 19 | principal of and interest on the notes authorized by this Act;  | ||||||
| 20 | provided the tax rate shall not be reduced beyond the amount  | ||||||
| 21 | necessary to reimburse any money borrowed from the working  | ||||||
| 22 | cash fund, and it shall be the duty of the clerk Clerk of the  | ||||||
| 23 | sanitary district annually, not less than thirty days prior to  | ||||||
| 24 | the tax extension date, to certify to the county clerk County  | ||||||
| 25 | Clerk the amount of money borrowed from the working cash fund  | ||||||
| 26 | to be reimbursed from the corporate tax levy. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     No reimbursement shall be made to the working cash fund  | ||||||
| 2 | until there has been accumulated from the tax levy provided  | ||||||
| 3 | for the notes, an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and  | ||||||
| 4 | interest on such notes to maturity. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 82-976; revised 7-18-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     Section 595. The Solid Waste Disposal District Act is  | ||||||
| 7 | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (70 ILCS 3105/20)    (from Ch. 85, par. 1670) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 20. Whenever a district does not have sufficient  | ||||||
| 10 | money in its treasury to meet all necessary expenses and  | ||||||
| 11 | liabilities thereof, it may issue tax anticipation warrants.  | ||||||
| 12 | Such issue of tax anticipation warrants shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 13 | the provisions of Section 2 of the Warrants and Jurors  | ||||||
| 14 | Certificates Act "An Act to provide for the manner of issuing  | ||||||
| 15 | warrants upon the treasurer of the State or of any county,  | ||||||
| 16 | township, or other municipal corporation or quasi municipal  | ||||||
| 17 | corporation, or of any farm drainage district, river district,  | ||||||
| 18 | drainage and levee district, fire protection district and  | ||||||
| 19 | jurors' certificates", approved June 27, 1913, as now and  | ||||||
| 20 | hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 76-1204; revised 7-17-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 600. The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act  | ||||||
| 23 | is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
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| 1 |     (70 ILCS 3205/13)    (from Ch. 85, par. 6013) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 13. Bonds and notes.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (A) (1) The Authority may at any time and from time to time  | ||||||
| 4 | issue bonds and notes for any corporate purpose, including the  | ||||||
| 5 | establishment of reserves and the payment of interest and  | ||||||
| 6 | costs of issuance. In this Act, the term "bonds" includes  | ||||||
| 7 | notes of any kind, interim certificates, refunding bonds, or  | ||||||
| 8 | any other evidence of obligation for borrowed money issued  | ||||||
| 9 | under this Section 13. Bonds may be issued in one or more  | ||||||
| 10 | series and may be payable and secured either on a parity with  | ||||||
| 11 | or separately from other bonds. | ||||||
| 12 |     (2) The bonds of any issue shall be payable solely from all  | ||||||
| 13 | or any part of the property or revenues of the Authority,  | ||||||
| 14 | including, without limitation:     | ||||||
| 15 |         (i) Rents, rates, fees, charges, or other revenues  | ||||||
| 16 |  payable to or any receipts of the Authority, including  | ||||||
| 17 |  amounts which are deposited pursuant to the Act with a  | ||||||
| 18 |  trustee for bondholders;     | ||||||
| 19 |         (ii) Payments by financial institutions, insurance  | ||||||
| 20 |  companies, or others pursuant to letters or lines of  | ||||||
| 21 |  credit, policies of insurance, or purchase agreements;     | ||||||
| 22 |         (iii) Investment earnings from funds or accounts  | ||||||
| 23 |  maintained pursuant to a bond resolution or trust  | ||||||
| 24 |  agreement; and     | ||||||
| 25 |         (iv) Proceeds of refunding bonds. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (3) Bonds may be authorized by a resolution of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Authority and may be secured by a trust agreement by and  | ||||||
| 3 | between the Authority and a corporate trustee or trustees,  | ||||||
| 4 | which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a  | ||||||
| 5 | trust company within or without the State. Bonds may:     | ||||||
| 6 |         (i) Mature at a time or times, whether as serial bonds  | ||||||
| 7 |  or as term bonds or both, not exceeding 40 years from their  | ||||||
| 8 |  respective dates of issue;     | ||||||
| 9 |         (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions provision of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 11 |  corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 12 |  indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 13 |  interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May  | ||||||
| 14 |  26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, or any other  | ||||||
| 15 |  provision of law, bear interest at any fixed or variable  | ||||||
| 16 |  rate or rates determined by the method provided in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  resolution or trust agreement;     | ||||||
| 18 |         (iii) Be payable at a time or times, in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  denominations and form, either coupon or registered or  | ||||||
| 20 |  both, and carry the registration and privileges as to  | ||||||
| 21 |  exchange, transfer, or conversion and for the replacement  | ||||||
| 22 |  of mutilated, lost, or destroyed bonds as the resolution  | ||||||
| 23 |  or trust agreement may provide;     | ||||||
| 24 |         (iv) Be payable in lawful money of the United States  | ||||||
| 25 |  at a designated place;     | ||||||
| 26 |         (v) Be subject to the terms of purchase, payment,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  redemption, refunding, or refinancing that the resolution  | ||||||
| 2 |  or trust agreement provides;     | ||||||
| 3 |         (vi) Be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the officers of the Authority designated by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Authority which signatures shall be valid at delivery even  | ||||||
| 6 |  for one who has ceased to hold office; and     | ||||||
| 7 |         (vii) Be sold in the manner and upon the terms  | ||||||
| 8 |  determined by the Authority. | ||||||
| 9 |     (B) Any resolution or trust agreement may contain  | ||||||
| 10 | provisions which shall be a part of the contract with the  | ||||||
| 11 | holders of the bonds as to:     | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) Pledging, assigning, or directing the use,  | ||||||
| 13 |  investment, or disposition of all or any part of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  revenues of the Authority or proceeds or benefits of any  | ||||||
| 15 |  contract, including, without limit, any management  | ||||||
| 16 |  agreement or assistance agreement and conveying or  | ||||||
| 17 |  otherwise securing any property or property rights;     | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) The setting aside of loan funding deposits, debt  | ||||||
| 19 |  service reserves, capitalized interest accounts,  | ||||||
| 20 |  replacement or operating reserves, cost of issuance  | ||||||
| 21 |  accounts and sinking funds, and the regulation,  | ||||||
| 22 |  investment, and disposition thereof;     | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) Limitations on the purposes to which or the  | ||||||
| 24 |  investments in which the proceeds of sale of any issue of  | ||||||
| 25 |  bonds or the Authority's revenues and receipts may be  | ||||||
| 26 |  applied or made;     | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) Limitations on the issue of additional bonds, the  | ||||||
| 2 |  terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and  | ||||||
| 3 |  secured, the terms upon which additional bonds may rank on  | ||||||
| 4 |  a parity with, or be subordinate or superior to, other  | ||||||
| 5 |  bonds;     | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) The refunding, advance refunding, or refinancing  | ||||||
| 7 |  of outstanding bonds;     | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any  | ||||||
| 9 |  contract with bondholders may be altered or amended and  | ||||||
| 10 |  the amount of bonds and holders of which must consent  | ||||||
| 11 |  thereto, and the manner in which consent shall be given;     | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) Defining the acts or omissions which shall  | ||||||
| 13 |  constitute a default in the duties of the Authority to  | ||||||
| 14 |  holders of bonds and providing the rights or remedies of  | ||||||
| 15 |  such holders in the event of a default which may include  | ||||||
| 16 |  provisions restricting individual right of action by  | ||||||
| 17 |  bondholders;     | ||||||
| 18 |         (8) Providing for guarantees, pledges of property,  | ||||||
| 19 |  letters of credit, or other security, or insurance for the  | ||||||
| 20 |  benefit of bondholders; and     | ||||||
| 21 |         (9) Any other matter relating to the bonds which the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Authority determines appropriate. | ||||||
| 23 |     (C) No member of the Authority nor any person executing  | ||||||
| 24 | the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds or subject to  | ||||||
| 25 | any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds. | ||||||
| 26 |     (D) The Authority may enter into agreements with agents,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | banks, insurers, or others for the purpose of enhancing the  | ||||||
| 2 | marketability of or security for its bonds. | ||||||
| 3 |     (E)(1) A pledge by the Authority of revenues and receipts  | ||||||
| 4 | as security for an issue of bonds or for the performance of its  | ||||||
| 5 | obligations under any management agreement or assistance  | ||||||
| 6 | agreement shall be valid and binding from the time when the  | ||||||
| 7 | pledge is made. | ||||||
| 8 |     (2) The revenues and receipts pledged shall immediately be  | ||||||
| 9 | subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical  | ||||||
| 10 | delivery or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | valid and binding against any person having any claim of any  | ||||||
| 12 | kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the Authority,  | ||||||
| 13 | irrespective of whether the person has notice. | ||||||
| 14 |     (3) No resolution, trust agreement, management agreement,     | ||||||
| 15 | or assistance agreement or any financing statement,  | ||||||
| 16 | continuation statement, or other instrument adopted or entered  | ||||||
| 17 | into by the Authority need be filed or recorded in any public  | ||||||
| 18 | record other than the records of the Authority in order to  | ||||||
| 19 | perfect the lien against third persons, regardless of any  | ||||||
| 20 | contrary provision of law. | ||||||
| 21 |     (F) The Authority may issue bonds to refund, advance  | ||||||
| 22 | refund, or refinance any of its bonds then outstanding,  | ||||||
| 23 | including the payment of any redemption premium and any  | ||||||
| 24 | interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or any  | ||||||
| 25 | subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the  | ||||||
| 26 | bonds. Refunding or advance refunding bonds may be issued for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the public purposes of realizing savings in the effective  | ||||||
| 2 | costs of debt service, directly or through a debt  | ||||||
| 3 | restructuring, for alleviating impending or actual default, or  | ||||||
| 4 | for paying principal of, redemption premium, if any, and  | ||||||
| 5 | interest on bonds as they mature or are subject to redemption,  | ||||||
| 6 | and may be issued in one or more series in an amount in excess  | ||||||
| 7 | of that of the bonds to be refunded. | ||||||
| 8 |     (G) At no time shall the total outstanding bonds and notes  | ||||||
| 9 | of the Authority issued under this Section 13 exceed (i)  | ||||||
| 10 | $150,000,000 in connection with facilities owned by the  | ||||||
| 11 | Authority or in connection with other authorized corporate  | ||||||
| 12 | purposes of the Authority and (ii) $399,000,000 in connection  | ||||||
| 13 | with facilities owned by a governmental owner other than the  | ||||||
| 14 | Authority; however, the limit on the total outstanding bond  | ||||||
| 15 | and notes set forth in this sentence shall not apply to any  | ||||||
| 16 | refunding or restructuring bonds issued by the Authority on  | ||||||
| 17 | and after June 17, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 18 | 102-16) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly but  | ||||||
| 19 | prior to December 31, 2024. Bonds which are being paid or  | ||||||
| 20 | retired by issuance, sale, or delivery of bonds or notes, and  | ||||||
| 21 | bonds or notes for which sufficient funds have been deposited  | ||||||
| 22 | with the paying agent or trustee to provide for payment of  | ||||||
| 23 | principal and interest thereon, and any redemption premium, as  | ||||||
| 24 | provided in the authorizing resolution, shall not be  | ||||||
| 25 | considered outstanding for the purposes of this paragraph. | ||||||
| 26 |     (H) The bonds and notes of the Authority shall not be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | indebtedness of the City of Chicago, of the State, or of any  | ||||||
| 2 | political subdivision of the State other than the Authority.  | ||||||
| 3 | The bonds and notes of the Authority are not general  | ||||||
| 4 | obligations of the State of Illinois or the City of Chicago, or  | ||||||
| 5 | of any other political subdivision of the State other than the  | ||||||
| 6 | Authority, and are not secured by a pledge of the full faith  | ||||||
| 7 | and credit of the State of Illinois or the City of Chicago, or  | ||||||
| 8 | of any other political subdivision of the State other than the  | ||||||
| 9 | Authority, and the holders of bonds and notes of the Authority  | ||||||
| 10 | may not require the levy or imposition by the State or the City  | ||||||
| 11 | of Chicago, or any other political subdivision of the State  | ||||||
| 12 | other than the Authority, of any taxes or, except as provided  | ||||||
| 13 | in this Act, the application of revenues or funds of the State  | ||||||
| 14 | of Illinois or the City of Chicago or any other political  | ||||||
| 15 | subdivision of the State other than the Authority to the  | ||||||
| 16 | payment of bonds and notes of the Authority. | ||||||
| 17 |     (I) In order to provide for the payment of debt service  | ||||||
| 18 | requirements (including amounts for reserve funds and to pay  | ||||||
| 19 | the costs of credit enhancements) on bonds issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 20 | this Act, the Authority may provide in any trust agreement  | ||||||
| 21 | securing such bonds for a pledge and assignment of its right to  | ||||||
| 22 | all amounts to be received from the Illinois Sports Facilities  | ||||||
| 23 | Fund and for a pledge and assignment (subject to the terms of  | ||||||
| 24 | any management agreement or assistance agreement) of all taxes  | ||||||
| 25 | and other amounts to be received under Section 19 of this Act  | ||||||
| 26 | and may further provide by written notice to the State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Treasurer and State Comptroller (which notice shall constitute  | ||||||
| 2 | a direction to those officers) for a direct payment of these  | ||||||
| 3 | amounts to the trustee for its bondholders.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (J) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the  | ||||||
| 5 | holders of the bonds and notes of the Authority issued  | ||||||
| 6 | pursuant to this Act that the State will not limit or alter the  | ||||||
| 7 | rights and powers vested in the Authority by this Act so as to  | ||||||
| 8 | impair the terms of any contract made by the Authority with  | ||||||
| 9 | such holders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of  | ||||||
| 10 | such holders until such bonds and notes, together with  | ||||||
| 11 | interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of  | ||||||
| 12 | interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any  | ||||||
| 13 | action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are  | ||||||
| 14 | fully met and discharged. In addition, the State pledges to  | ||||||
| 15 | and agrees with the holders of the bonds and notes of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Authority issued pursuant to this Act that the State will not  | ||||||
| 17 | limit or alter the basis on which State funds are to be  | ||||||
| 18 | allocated, deposited and paid to the Authority as provided in  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act, or the use of such funds, so as to impair the terms  | ||||||
| 20 | of any such contract. The Authority is authorized to include  | ||||||
| 21 | these pledges and agreements of the State in any contract with  | ||||||
| 22 | the holders of bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section.  | ||||||
| 23 | Nothing in Public Act 102-16 this amendatory Act of the 102nd  | ||||||
| 24 | General Assembly is intended to limit or alter the rights and  | ||||||
| 25 | powers of the Authority so as to impair the terms of any  | ||||||
| 26 | contract made by the Authority with the holders of the bonds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and notes of the Authority issued pursuant to this Act.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; revised 7-25-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     Section 605. The Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities  | ||||||
| 4 | Authority Act is amended by changing Section 100 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (70 ILCS 3210/100) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 100. Bonds and notes.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) (1) The Authority may at any time and from time to time  | ||||||
| 8 | issue bonds and notes for any corporate purpose, including the  | ||||||
| 9 | establishment of reserves and the payment of interest and  | ||||||
| 10 | costs of issuance. In this Act, the term "bonds" includes  | ||||||
| 11 | notes of any kind, interim certificates, refunding bonds, or  | ||||||
| 12 | any other evidence of obligation for borrowed money issued  | ||||||
| 13 | under this Section 100. Bonds may be issued in one or more  | ||||||
| 14 | series and may be payable and secured either on a parity with  | ||||||
| 15 | or separately from other bonds. | ||||||
| 16 |     (2) The bonds of any issue shall be payable solely from all  | ||||||
| 17 | or any part of the property or revenues of the Authority,  | ||||||
| 18 | including, without limitation:     | ||||||
| 19 |         (i) Rents, rates, fees, charges, or other revenues  | ||||||
| 20 |  payable to or any receipts of the Authority, including  | ||||||
| 21 |  amounts which are deposited pursuant to the Act with a  | ||||||
| 22 |  trustee for bondholders;     | ||||||
| 23 |         (ii) Payments by financial institutions, insurance  | ||||||
| 24 |  companies, or others pursuant to letters or lines of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  credit, policies of insurance, or purchase agreements;     | ||||||
| 2 |         (iii) Investment earnings from funds or accounts  | ||||||
| 3 |  maintained pursuant to a bond resolution or trust  | ||||||
| 4 |  agreement; and     | ||||||
| 5 |         (iv) Proceeds of refunding bonds. | ||||||
| 6 |     (3) Bonds may be authorized by a resolution of the  | ||||||
| 7 | Authority and may be secured by a trust agreement by and  | ||||||
| 8 | between the Authority and a corporate trustee or trustees,  | ||||||
| 9 | which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a  | ||||||
| 10 | trust company within or without the State. Bonds may:     | ||||||
| 11 |         (i) Mature at a time or times, whether as serial  | ||||||
| 12 |  bonds, as term bonds, or as both, not exceeding 40 years  | ||||||
| 13 |  from their respective dates of issue;     | ||||||
| 14 |         (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions provision of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 16 |  corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 17 |  indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 18 |  interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May  | ||||||
| 19 |  26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, or any other  | ||||||
| 20 |  provision of law, bear interest at any fixed or variable  | ||||||
| 21 |  rate or rates determined by the method provided in the  | ||||||
| 22 |  resolution or trust agreement;     | ||||||
| 23 |         (iii) Be payable at a time or times, in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  denominations and form, either coupon, or registered, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  both, and carry the registration and privileges as to  | ||||||
| 26 |  exchange, transfer or conversion and for the replacement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of mutilated, lost or destroyed bonds as the resolution or  | ||||||
| 2 |  trust agreement may provide;     | ||||||
| 3 |         (iv) Be payable in lawful money of the United States  | ||||||
| 4 |  at a designated place;     | ||||||
| 5 |         (v) Be subject to the terms of purchase, payment,  | ||||||
| 6 |  redemption, refunding, or refinancing that the resolution  | ||||||
| 7 |  or trust agreement provides;     | ||||||
| 8 |         (vi) Be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the officers of the Authority designated by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Authority which signatures shall be valid at delivery even  | ||||||
| 11 |  for one who has ceased to hold office; and     | ||||||
| 12 |         (vii) Be sold in the manner and upon the terms  | ||||||
| 13 |  determined by the Authority. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) Any resolution or trust agreement may contain  | ||||||
| 15 | provisions which shall be part of the contract with the  | ||||||
| 16 | holders of the bonds as to:     | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Pledging, assigning, or directing the use,  | ||||||
| 18 |  investment, or disposition of all or any part of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  revenues of the Authority or proceeds or benefits of any  | ||||||
| 20 |  contract, including, without limit, any management  | ||||||
| 21 |  agreement or assistance agreement and conveying or  | ||||||
| 22 |  otherwise securing any property or property rights;     | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) The setting aside of loan funding deposits, debt  | ||||||
| 24 |  service reserves, capitalized interest accounts,  | ||||||
| 25 |  replacement or operating reserves, cost of issuance  | ||||||
| 26 |  accounts and sinking funds, and the regulation,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  investment, and disposition thereof;     | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) Limitations on the purposes to which or the  | ||||||
| 3 |  investments in which the proceeds of sale of any issue of  | ||||||
| 4 |  bonds or the Authority's revenues and receipts may be  | ||||||
| 5 |  applied or made;     | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) Limitations on the issue of additional bonds, the  | ||||||
| 7 |  terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and  | ||||||
| 8 |  secured, the terms upon which additional bonds may rank on  | ||||||
| 9 |  a parity with, or be subordinate or superior to, other  | ||||||
| 10 |  bonds;     | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) The refinancing, advance refunding, or refinancing  | ||||||
| 12 |  of outstanding bonds;     | ||||||
| 13 |         (6) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any  | ||||||
| 14 |  contract with bondholders may be altered or amended and  | ||||||
| 15 |  the amount of bonds and holders of which must consent  | ||||||
| 16 |  thereto, and the manner in which consent shall be given;     | ||||||
| 17 |         (7) Defining the acts or omissions which shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  constitute a default in the duties of the Authority to  | ||||||
| 19 |  holders of bonds and providing the rights or remedies of  | ||||||
| 20 |  such holders in the event of a default which may include  | ||||||
| 21 |  provisions restricting individual right of action by  | ||||||
| 22 |  bondholders;     | ||||||
| 23 |         (8) Providing for guarantees, pledges of property,  | ||||||
| 24 |  letters of credit, or other security, or insurance for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  benefit of bondholders; and     | ||||||
| 26 |         (9) Any other matter relating to the bonds which the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Authority determines appropriate. | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) No member of the Authority nor any person executing  | ||||||
| 3 | the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds or subject to  | ||||||
| 4 | any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds. | ||||||
| 5 |     (d) The Authority may enter into agreements with agents,  | ||||||
| 6 | banks, insurers, or others for the purpose of enhancing the  | ||||||
| 7 | marketability of or security for its bonds. | ||||||
| 8 |     (e) (1) A pledge by the Authority of revenues and receipts  | ||||||
| 9 | as security for an issue of bonds or for the performance of its  | ||||||
| 10 | obligations under any management agreement or assistance  | ||||||
| 11 | agreement shall be valid and binding from the time when the  | ||||||
| 12 | pledge is made.     | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) The revenues and receipts pledged shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without  | ||||||
| 15 |  any physical delivery or further act, and the lien of any  | ||||||
| 16 |  pledge shall be valid and binding against any person  | ||||||
| 17 |  having any claim of any kind in tort, contract, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  otherwise against the Authority, irrespective of whether  | ||||||
| 19 |  the person has notice.     | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) No resolution, trust agreement, management  | ||||||
| 21 |  agreement, or assistance agreement or any financing  | ||||||
| 22 |  statement, continuation statement, or other instrument  | ||||||
| 23 |  adopted or entered into by the Authority need be filed or  | ||||||
| 24 |  recorded in any public record other than the records of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Authority in order to perfect the lien against third  | ||||||
| 26 |  persons, regardless of any contrary provision of law. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (f) The Authority may issue bonds to refund, advance  | ||||||
| 2 | refund, or refinance any of its bonds then outstanding,  | ||||||
| 3 | including the payment of any redemption premium and any  | ||||||
| 4 | interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or any  | ||||||
| 5 | subsequent date of redemption, purchase or maturity of the  | ||||||
| 6 | bonds. Refunding or advance refunding bonds may be issued for  | ||||||
| 7 | the public purposes of realizing savings in the effective  | ||||||
| 8 | costs of debt service, directly or through a debt  | ||||||
| 9 | restructuring, for alleviating impending or actual default, or  | ||||||
| 10 | for paying principal of, redemption premium, if any, and  | ||||||
| 11 | interest on bonds as they mature or are subject to redemption,  | ||||||
| 12 | and may be issued in one or more series in an amount in excess  | ||||||
| 13 | of that of the bonds to be refunded. | ||||||
| 14 |     (g) At no time shall the total outstanding bonds and notes  | ||||||
| 15 | of the Authority issued under this Section 100 exceed (i)  | ||||||
| 16 | $40,000,000 in connection with facilities owned by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Authority; and (ii) $40,000,000 in connection with facilities  | ||||||
| 18 | owned by a governmental owner other than the Authority. Bonds  | ||||||
| 19 | which are being paid or retired by issuance, sale, or delivery  | ||||||
| 20 | of bonds or notes, and bonds or notes for which sufficient  | ||||||
| 21 | funds have been deposited with the paying agent or trustee to  | ||||||
| 22 | provide for payment of principal and interest thereon, and any  | ||||||
| 23 | redemption premium, as provided in the authorizing resolution,  | ||||||
| 24 | shall not be considered outstanding for the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 25 | paragraph. | ||||||
| 26 |     (h) The bonds and notes of the Authority shall not be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | indebtedness of the State, or of any political subdivision of  | ||||||
| 2 | the State other than the Authority. The bonds and notes of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority are not general obligations of the State of  | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois, or of any other political subdivision of the State  | ||||||
| 5 | other than the Authority, and are not secured by a pledge of  | ||||||
| 6 | the full faith and credit of the State of Illinois, or of any  | ||||||
| 7 | other political subdivision of the State other than the  | ||||||
| 8 | Authority, and the holders of bonds and notes of the Authority  | ||||||
| 9 | may not require the levy or imposition by the State, or any  | ||||||
| 10 | other political subdivision of the State other than the  | ||||||
| 11 | Authority, of any taxes or, except as provided in this Act, the  | ||||||
| 12 | application of revenues or funds of the State of Illinois, or  | ||||||
| 13 | any other political subdivision of the State other than the  | ||||||
| 14 | Authority, to the payment of bonds and notes of the Authority. | ||||||
| 15 |     (i) In order to provide for the payment of debt service  | ||||||
| 16 | requirements (including amounts for reserve funds and to pay  | ||||||
| 17 | the costs of credit enhancements) on bonds issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 18 | this Act, the Authority may provide in any trust agreement  | ||||||
| 19 | securing such bonds for a pledge and assignment of its right to  | ||||||
| 20 | all amounts to be received from the Illinois Sports Facilities  | ||||||
| 21 | Fund and for a pledge and assignment (subject to the terms of  | ||||||
| 22 | any management agreement or assistance agreement) of all taxes  | ||||||
| 23 | and other amounts to be received under Section 100 of this Act  | ||||||
| 24 | and may further provide written notice to the State Treasurer  | ||||||
| 25 | and State Comptroller (which notice shall constitute a  | ||||||
| 26 | direction to those officers) for a direct payment of these  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amounts to the trustee for its bondholders. | ||||||
| 2 |     (j) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the  | ||||||
| 3 | holders of the bonds and notes of the Authority issued  | ||||||
| 4 | pursuant to this Act that the State will not limit or alter the  | ||||||
| 5 | rights and powers vested in the Authority by this Act so as to  | ||||||
| 6 | impair the terms of any contract made by the Authority with  | ||||||
| 7 | such holders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of  | ||||||
| 8 | such holders until such bonds and notes, together with  | ||||||
| 9 | interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of  | ||||||
| 10 | interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any  | ||||||
| 11 | action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are  | ||||||
| 12 | fully met and discharged. In addition, the State pledges to  | ||||||
| 13 | and agrees with the holders of the bonds and notes of the  | ||||||
| 14 | Authority issued pursuant to this Act that the State will not  | ||||||
| 15 | limit or alter the basis on which State funds are to be  | ||||||
| 16 | allocated, deposited, and paid to the Authority as provided in  | ||||||
| 17 | this Act, or the use of such funds, so as to impair the terms  | ||||||
| 18 | of any such contract. The Authority is authorized to include  | ||||||
| 19 | these pledges and agreements of the State in any contract with  | ||||||
| 20 | the holders of bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 93-227, eff. 1-1-04; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 610. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is  | ||||||
| 23 | amended by changing Section 4.03 as follows:
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| 24 |     (70 ILCS 3615/4.03) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 4.03. Taxes.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) In order to carry out any of the powers or purposes of  | ||||||
| 3 | the Authority, the Board may, by ordinance adopted with the  | ||||||
| 4 | concurrence of 12 of the then Directors, impose throughout the  | ||||||
| 5 | metropolitan region any or all of the taxes provided in this  | ||||||
| 6 | Section. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, taxes  | ||||||
| 7 | imposed under this Section and civil penalties imposed  | ||||||
| 8 | incident thereto shall be collected and enforced by the State  | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Revenue. The Department shall have the power to  | ||||||
| 10 | administer and enforce the taxes and to determine all rights  | ||||||
| 11 | for refunds for erroneous payments of the taxes. Nothing in  | ||||||
| 12 | Public Act 95-708 is intended to invalidate any taxes  | ||||||
| 13 | currently imposed by the Authority. The increased vote  | ||||||
| 14 | requirements to impose a tax shall only apply to actions taken  | ||||||
| 15 | after January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 16 | 95-708).  | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) The Board may impose a public transportation tax upon  | ||||||
| 18 | all persons engaged in the metropolitan region in the business  | ||||||
| 19 | of selling at retail motor fuel for operation of motor  | ||||||
| 20 | vehicles upon public highways. The tax shall be at a rate not  | ||||||
| 21 | to exceed 5% of the gross receipts from the sales of motor fuel  | ||||||
| 22 | in the course of the business. As used in this Act, the term  | ||||||
| 23 | "motor fuel" shall have the same meaning as in the Motor Fuel  | ||||||
| 24 | Tax Law. The Board may provide for details of the tax. The  | ||||||
| 25 | provisions of any tax shall conform, as closely as may be  | ||||||
| 26 | practicable, to the provisions of the Municipal Retailers  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Occupation Tax Act, including, without limitation, conformity  | ||||||
| 2 | to penalties with respect to the tax imposed and as to the  | ||||||
| 3 | powers of the State Department of Revenue to promulgate and  | ||||||
| 4 | enforce rules and regulations relating to the administration  | ||||||
| 5 | and enforcement of the provisions of the tax imposed, except  | ||||||
| 6 | that reference in the Act to any municipality shall refer to  | ||||||
| 7 | the Authority and the tax shall be imposed only with regard to  | ||||||
| 8 | receipts from sales of motor fuel in the metropolitan region,  | ||||||
| 9 | at rates as limited by this Section. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) In connection with the tax imposed under paragraph (b)  | ||||||
| 11 | of this Section, the Board may impose a tax upon the privilege  | ||||||
| 12 | of using in the metropolitan region motor fuel for the  | ||||||
| 13 | operation of a motor vehicle upon public highways, the tax to  | ||||||
| 14 | be at a rate not in excess of the rate of tax imposed under  | ||||||
| 15 | paragraph (b) of this Section. The Board may provide for  | ||||||
| 16 | details of the tax. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) The Board may impose a motor vehicle parking tax upon  | ||||||
| 18 | the privilege of parking motor vehicles at off-street parking  | ||||||
| 19 | facilities in the metropolitan region at which a fee is  | ||||||
| 20 | charged, and may provide for reasonable classifications in and  | ||||||
| 21 | exemptions to the tax, for administration and enforcement  | ||||||
| 22 | thereof and for civil penalties and refunds thereunder and may  | ||||||
| 23 | provide criminal penalties thereunder, the maximum penalties  | ||||||
| 24 | not to exceed the maximum criminal penalties provided in the  | ||||||
| 25 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The Authority may collect and  | ||||||
| 26 | enforce the tax itself or by contract with any unit of local  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | government. The State Department of Revenue shall have no  | ||||||
| 2 | responsibility for the collection and enforcement unless the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department agrees with the Authority to undertake the  | ||||||
| 4 | collection and enforcement. As used in this paragraph, the  | ||||||
| 5 | term "parking facility" means a parking area or structure  | ||||||
| 6 | having parking spaces for more than 2 vehicles at which motor  | ||||||
| 7 | vehicles are permitted to park in return for an hourly, daily,  | ||||||
| 8 | or other periodic fee, whether publicly or privately owned,  | ||||||
| 9 | but does not include parking spaces on a public street, the use  | ||||||
| 10 | of which is regulated by parking meters. | ||||||
| 11 |     (e) The Board may impose a Regional Transportation  | ||||||
| 12 | Authority Retailers' Occupation Tax upon all persons engaged  | ||||||
| 13 | in the business of selling tangible personal property at  | ||||||
| 14 | retail in the metropolitan region. In Cook County, the tax  | ||||||
| 15 | rate shall be 1.25% of the gross receipts from sales of food  | ||||||
| 16 | for human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises  | ||||||
| 17 | where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food  | ||||||
| 18 | consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks,  | ||||||
| 19 | candy, and food that has been prepared for immediate  | ||||||
| 20 | consumption) and tangible personal property taxed at the 1%  | ||||||
| 21 | rate under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and 1% of the  | ||||||
| 22 | gross receipts from other taxable sales made in the course of  | ||||||
| 23 | that business. In DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will  | ||||||
| 24 | counties, the tax rate shall be 0.75% of the gross receipts  | ||||||
| 25 | from all taxable sales made in the course of that business. The  | ||||||
| 26 | rate of tax imposed in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | counties under this Section on sales of aviation fuel on or  | ||||||
| 2 | after December 1, 2019 shall, however, be 0.25% unless the  | ||||||
| 3 | Regional Transportation Authority in DuPage, Kane, Lake,  | ||||||
| 4 | McHenry, and Will counties has an "airport-related purpose"  | ||||||
| 5 | and the additional 0.50% of the 0.75% tax on aviation fuel is  | ||||||
| 6 | expended for airport-related purposes. If there is no  | ||||||
| 7 | airport-related purpose to which aviation fuel tax revenue is  | ||||||
| 8 | dedicated, then aviation fuel is excluded from the additional  | ||||||
| 9 | 0.50% of the 0.75% tax. The tax imposed under this Section and  | ||||||
| 10 | all civil penalties that may be assessed as an incident  | ||||||
| 11 | thereof shall be collected and enforced by the State  | ||||||
| 12 | Department of Revenue. The Department shall have full power to  | ||||||
| 13 | administer and enforce this Section; to collect all taxes and  | ||||||
| 14 | penalties so collected in the manner hereinafter provided; and  | ||||||
| 15 | to determine all rights to credit memoranda arising on account  | ||||||
| 16 | of the erroneous payment of tax or penalty hereunder. In the  | ||||||
| 17 | administration of, and compliance with this Section, the  | ||||||
| 18 | Department and persons who are subject to this Section shall  | ||||||
| 19 | have the same rights, remedies, privileges, immunities,  | ||||||
| 20 | powers, and duties, and be subject to the same conditions,  | ||||||
| 21 | restrictions, limitations, penalties, exclusions, exemptions,  | ||||||
| 22 | and definitions of terms, and employ the same modes of  | ||||||
| 23 | procedure, as are prescribed in Sections 1, 1a, 1a-1, 1c, 1d,  | ||||||
| 24 | 1e, 1f, 1i, 1j, 2 through 2-65 (in respect to all provisions  | ||||||
| 25 | therein other than the State rate of tax), 2c, 3 (except as to  | ||||||
| 26 | the disposition of taxes and penalties collected, and except  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that the retailer's discount is not allowed for taxes paid on  | ||||||
| 2 | aviation fuel that are subject to the revenue use requirements  | ||||||
| 3 | of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133), 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c,  | ||||||
| 4 | 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 5k, 5l, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 8, 9,  | ||||||
| 5 | 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and  | ||||||
| 6 | Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, as fully  | ||||||
| 7 | as if those provisions were set forth herein. | ||||||
| 8 |     The Board and DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will  | ||||||
| 9 | counties must comply with the certification requirements for  | ||||||
| 10 | airport-related purposes under Section 2-22 of the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 11 | Occupation Tax Act. For purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 12 | "airport-related purposes" has the meaning ascribed in Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 6z-20.2 of the State Finance Act. This exclusion for aviation  | ||||||
| 14 | fuel only applies for so long as the revenue use requirements  | ||||||
| 15 | of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the  | ||||||
| 16 | Authority.  | ||||||
| 17 |     Persons subject to any tax imposed under the authority  | ||||||
| 18 | granted in this Section may reimburse themselves for their  | ||||||
| 19 | seller's tax liability hereunder by separately stating the tax  | ||||||
| 20 | as an additional charge, which charge may be stated in  | ||||||
| 21 | combination in a single amount with State taxes that sellers  | ||||||
| 22 | are required to collect under the Use Tax Act, under any  | ||||||
| 23 | bracket schedules the Department may prescribe. | ||||||
| 24 |     Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be  | ||||||
| 25 | made under this Section to a claimant instead of issuing a  | ||||||
| 26 | credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for the  | ||||||
| 2 | amount specified, and to the person named, in the notification  | ||||||
| 3 | from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State  | ||||||
| 4 | Treasurer out of the Regional Transportation Authority tax  | ||||||
| 5 | fund established under paragraph (n) of this Section or the  | ||||||
| 6 | Local Government Aviation Trust Fund, as appropriate. | ||||||
| 7 |     If a tax is imposed under this subsection (e), a tax shall  | ||||||
| 8 | also be imposed under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section. | ||||||
| 9 |     For the purpose of determining whether a tax authorized  | ||||||
| 10 | under this Section is applicable, a retail sale by a producer  | ||||||
| 11 | of coal or other mineral mined in Illinois, is a sale at retail  | ||||||
| 12 | at the place where the coal or other mineral mined in Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | is extracted from the earth. This paragraph does not apply to  | ||||||
| 14 | coal or other mineral when it is delivered or shipped by the  | ||||||
| 15 | seller to the purchaser at a point outside Illinois so that the  | ||||||
| 16 | sale is exempt under the Federal Constitution as a sale in  | ||||||
| 17 | interstate or foreign commerce. | ||||||
| 18 |     No tax shall be imposed or collected under this subsection  | ||||||
| 19 | on the sale of a motor vehicle in this State to a resident of  | ||||||
| 20 | another state if that motor vehicle will not be titled in this  | ||||||
| 21 | State.  | ||||||
| 22 |     Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize  | ||||||
| 23 | the Regional Transportation Authority to impose a tax upon the  | ||||||
| 24 | privilege of engaging in any business that under the  | ||||||
| 25 | Constitution of the United States may not be made the subject  | ||||||
| 26 | of taxation by this State. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (f) If a tax has been imposed under paragraph (e), a  | ||||||
| 2 | Regional Transportation Authority Service Occupation Tax shall  | ||||||
| 3 | also be imposed upon all persons engaged, in the metropolitan  | ||||||
| 4 | region in the business of making sales of service, who, as an  | ||||||
| 5 | incident to making the sales of service, transfer tangible  | ||||||
| 6 | personal property within the metropolitan region, either in  | ||||||
| 7 | the form of tangible personal property or in the form of real  | ||||||
| 8 | estate as an incident to a sale of service. In Cook County, the  | ||||||
| 9 | tax rate shall be: (1) 1.25% of the serviceman's cost price of  | ||||||
| 10 | food prepared for immediate consumption and transferred  | ||||||
| 11 | incident to a sale of service subject to the service  | ||||||
| 12 | occupation tax by an entity that is located in the  | ||||||
| 13 | metropolitan region and that is licensed under the Hospital  | ||||||
| 14 | Licensing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living  | ||||||
| 15 | and Shared Housing Act, the Specialized Mental Health  | ||||||
| 16 | Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the  | ||||||
| 17 | MC/DD Act, or the Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that  | ||||||
| 18 | holds a permit issued pursuant to the Life Care Facilities  | ||||||
| 19 | Act; (2) 1.25% of the selling price of food for human  | ||||||
| 20 | consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is  | ||||||
| 21 | sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or  | ||||||
| 22 | infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food  | ||||||
| 23 | that has been prepared for immediate consumption) and tangible  | ||||||
| 24 | personal property taxed at the 1% rate under the Service  | ||||||
| 25 | Occupation Tax Act; and (3) 1% of the selling price from other  | ||||||
| 26 | taxable sales of tangible personal property transferred. In  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the rate shall  | ||||||
| 2 | be 0.75% of the selling price of all tangible personal  | ||||||
| 3 | property transferred. The rate of tax imposed in DuPage, Kane,  | ||||||
| 4 | Lake, McHenry, and Will counties under this Section on sales  | ||||||
| 5 | of aviation fuel on or after December 1, 2019 shall, however,  | ||||||
| 6 | be 0.25% unless the Regional Transportation Authority in  | ||||||
| 7 | DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties has an  | ||||||
| 8 | "airport-related purpose" and the additional 0.50% of the  | ||||||
| 9 | 0.75% tax on aviation fuel is expended for airport-related  | ||||||
| 10 | purposes. If there is no airport-related purpose to which  | ||||||
| 11 | aviation fuel tax revenue is dedicated, then aviation fuel is  | ||||||
| 12 | excluded from the additional 0.5% of the 0.75% tax. | ||||||
| 13 |     The Board and DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will  | ||||||
| 14 | counties must comply with the certification requirements for  | ||||||
| 15 | airport-related purposes under Section 2-22 of the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 16 | Occupation Tax Act. For purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 17 | "airport-related purposes" has the meaning ascribed in Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 6z-20.2 of the State Finance Act. This exclusion for aviation  | ||||||
| 19 | fuel only applies for so long as the revenue use requirements  | ||||||
| 20 | of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the  | ||||||
| 21 | Authority.  | ||||||
| 22 |     The tax imposed under this paragraph and all civil  | ||||||
| 23 | penalties that may be assessed as an incident thereof shall be  | ||||||
| 24 | collected and enforced by the State Department of Revenue. The  | ||||||
| 25 | Department shall have full power to administer and enforce  | ||||||
| 26 | this paragraph; to collect all taxes and penalties due  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | hereunder; to dispose of taxes and penalties collected in the  | ||||||
| 2 | manner hereinafter provided; and to determine all rights to  | ||||||
| 3 | credit memoranda arising on account of the erroneous payment  | ||||||
| 4 | of tax or penalty hereunder. In the administration of and  | ||||||
| 5 | compliance with this paragraph, the Department and persons who  | ||||||
| 6 | are subject to this paragraph shall have the same rights,  | ||||||
| 7 | remedies, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties, and be  | ||||||
| 8 | subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations,  | ||||||
| 9 | penalties, exclusions, exemptions, and definitions of terms,  | ||||||
| 10 | and employ the same modes of procedure, as are prescribed in  | ||||||
| 11 | Sections 1a-1, 2, 2a, 3 through 3-50 (in respect to all  | ||||||
| 12 | provisions therein other than the State rate of tax), 4  | ||||||
| 13 | (except that the reference to the State shall be to the  | ||||||
| 14 | Authority), 5, 7, 8 (except that the jurisdiction to which the  | ||||||
| 15 | tax shall be a debt to the extent indicated in that Section 8  | ||||||
| 16 | shall be the Authority), 9 (except as to the disposition of  | ||||||
| 17 | taxes and penalties collected, and except that the returned  | ||||||
| 18 | merchandise credit for this tax may not be taken against any  | ||||||
| 19 | State tax, and except that the retailer's discount is not  | ||||||
| 20 | allowed for taxes paid on aviation fuel that are subject to the  | ||||||
| 21 | revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 22 | 47133), 10, 11, 12 (except the reference therein to Section 2b  | ||||||
| 23 | of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act), 13 (except that any  | ||||||
| 24 | reference to the State shall mean the Authority), the first  | ||||||
| 25 | paragraph of Section 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of the Service  | ||||||
| 26 | Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Interest Act, as fully as if those provisions were set forth  | ||||||
| 2 | herein. | ||||||
| 3 |     Persons subject to any tax imposed under the authority  | ||||||
| 4 | granted in this paragraph may reimburse themselves for their  | ||||||
| 5 | serviceman's tax liability hereunder by separately stating the  | ||||||
| 6 | tax as an additional charge, that charge may be stated in  | ||||||
| 7 | combination in a single amount with State tax that servicemen  | ||||||
| 8 | are authorized to collect under the Service Use Tax Act, under  | ||||||
| 9 | any bracket schedules the Department may prescribe. | ||||||
| 10 |     Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be  | ||||||
| 11 | made under this paragraph to a claimant instead of issuing a  | ||||||
| 12 | credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State  | ||||||
| 13 | Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for the  | ||||||
| 14 | amount specified, and to the person named in the notification  | ||||||
| 15 | from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State  | ||||||
| 16 | Treasurer out of the Regional Transportation Authority tax  | ||||||
| 17 | fund established under paragraph (n) of this Section or the  | ||||||
| 18 | Local Government Aviation Trust Fund, as appropriate. | ||||||
| 19 |     Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize  | ||||||
| 20 | the Authority to impose a tax upon the privilege of engaging in  | ||||||
| 21 | any business that under the Constitution of the United States  | ||||||
| 22 | may not be made the subject of taxation by the State. | ||||||
| 23 |     (g) If a tax has been imposed under paragraph (e), a tax  | ||||||
| 24 | shall also be imposed upon the privilege of using in the  | ||||||
| 25 | metropolitan region, any item of tangible personal property  | ||||||
| 26 | that is purchased outside the metropolitan region at retail  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | from a retailer, and that is titled or registered with an  | ||||||
| 2 | agency of this State's government. In Cook County, the tax  | ||||||
| 3 | rate shall be 1% of the selling price of the tangible personal  | ||||||
| 4 | property, as "selling price" is defined in the Use Tax Act. In  | ||||||
| 5 | DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the tax rate  | ||||||
| 6 | shall be 0.75% of the selling price of the tangible personal  | ||||||
| 7 | property, as "selling price" is defined in the Use Tax Act. The  | ||||||
| 8 | tax shall be collected from persons whose Illinois address for  | ||||||
| 9 | titling or registration purposes is given as being in the  | ||||||
| 10 | metropolitan region. The tax shall be collected by the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Revenue for the Regional Transportation  | ||||||
| 12 | Authority. The tax must be paid to the State, or an exemption  | ||||||
| 13 | determination must be obtained from the Department of Revenue,  | ||||||
| 14 | before the title or certificate of registration for the  | ||||||
| 15 | property may be issued. The tax or proof of exemption may be  | ||||||
| 16 | transmitted to the Department by way of the State agency with  | ||||||
| 17 | which, or the State officer with whom, the tangible personal  | ||||||
| 18 | property must be titled or registered if the Department and  | ||||||
| 19 | the State agency or State officer determine that this  | ||||||
| 20 | procedure will expedite the processing of applications for  | ||||||
| 21 | title or registration. | ||||||
| 22 |     The Department shall have full power to administer and  | ||||||
| 23 | enforce this paragraph; to collect all taxes, penalties, and  | ||||||
| 24 | interest due hereunder; to dispose of taxes, penalties, and  | ||||||
| 25 | interest collected in the manner hereinafter provided; and to  | ||||||
| 26 | determine all rights to credit memoranda or refunds arising on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | account of the erroneous payment of tax, penalty, or interest  | ||||||
| 2 | hereunder. In the administration of and compliance with this  | ||||||
| 3 | paragraph, the Department and persons who are subject to this  | ||||||
| 4 | paragraph shall have the same rights, remedies, privileges,  | ||||||
| 5 | immunities, powers, and duties, and be subject to the same  | ||||||
| 6 | conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties, exclusions,  | ||||||
| 7 | exemptions, and definitions of terms and employ the same modes  | ||||||
| 8 | of procedure, as are prescribed in Sections 2 (except the  | ||||||
| 9 | definition of "retailer maintaining a place of business in  | ||||||
| 10 | this State"), 3 through 3-80 (except provisions pertaining to  | ||||||
| 11 | the State rate of tax, and except provisions concerning  | ||||||
| 12 | collection or refunding of the tax by retailers), 4, 11, 12,  | ||||||
| 13 | 12a, 14, 15, 19 (except the portions pertaining to claims by  | ||||||
| 14 | retailers and except the last paragraph concerning refunds),  | ||||||
| 15 | 20, 21, and 22 of the Use Tax Act, and are not inconsistent  | ||||||
| 16 | with this paragraph, as fully as if those provisions were set  | ||||||
| 17 | forth herein. | ||||||
| 18 |     Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be  | ||||||
| 19 | made under this paragraph to a claimant instead of issuing a  | ||||||
| 20 | credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State  | ||||||
| 21 | Comptroller, who shall cause the order to be drawn for the  | ||||||
| 22 | amount specified, and to the person named in the notification  | ||||||
| 23 | from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State  | ||||||
| 24 | Treasurer out of the Regional Transportation Authority tax  | ||||||
| 25 | fund established under paragraph (n) of this Section. | ||||||
| 26 |     (g-5) If, on January 1, 2025, a unit of local government  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | has in effect a tax under subsections (e), (f), and (g), or if,  | ||||||
| 2 | after January 1, 2025, a unit of local government imposes a tax  | ||||||
| 3 | under subsections (e), (f), and (g), then that tax applies to  | ||||||
| 4 | leases of tangible personal property in effect, entered into,  | ||||||
| 5 | or renewed on or after that date in the same manner as the tax  | ||||||
| 6 | under this Section and in accordance with the changes made by  | ||||||
| 7 | Public Act 103-592 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 8 | Assembly.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (h) The Authority may impose a replacement vehicle tax of  | ||||||
| 10 | $50 on any passenger car as defined in Section 1-157 of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Vehicle Code purchased within the metropolitan region  | ||||||
| 12 | by or on behalf of an insurance company to replace a passenger  | ||||||
| 13 | car of an insured person in settlement of a total loss claim.  | ||||||
| 14 | The tax imposed may not become effective before the first day  | ||||||
| 15 | of the month following the passage of the ordinance imposing  | ||||||
| 16 | the tax and receipt of a certified copy of the ordinance by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Department of Revenue. The Department of Revenue shall collect  | ||||||
| 18 | the tax for the Authority in accordance with Sections 3-2002  | ||||||
| 19 | and 3-2003 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 20 |     The Department shall immediately pay over to the State  | ||||||
| 21 | Treasurer, ex officio, as trustee, all taxes collected  | ||||||
| 22 | hereunder. | ||||||
| 23 |     As soon as possible after the first day of each month,  | ||||||
| 24 | beginning January 1, 2011, upon certification of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Revenue, the Comptroller shall order  | ||||||
| 26 | transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, to the STAR  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Bonds Revenue Fund the local sales tax increment, as defined  | ||||||
| 2 | in the Innovation Development and Economy Act, collected under  | ||||||
| 3 | this Section during the second preceding calendar month for  | ||||||
| 4 | sales within a STAR bond district. | ||||||
| 5 |     After the monthly transfer to the STAR Bonds Revenue Fund,  | ||||||
| 6 | on or before the 25th day of each calendar month, the  | ||||||
| 7 | Department shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller the  | ||||||
| 8 | disbursement of stated sums of money to the Authority. The  | ||||||
| 9 | amount to be paid to the Authority shall be the amount  | ||||||
| 10 | collected hereunder during the second preceding calendar month  | ||||||
| 11 | by the Department, less any amount determined by the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department to be necessary for the payment of refunds, and  | ||||||
| 13 | less any amounts that are transferred to the STAR Bonds  | ||||||
| 14 | Revenue Fund. Within 10 days after receipt by the Comptroller  | ||||||
| 15 | of the disbursement certification to the Authority provided  | ||||||
| 16 | for in this Section to be given to the Comptroller by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Department, the Comptroller shall cause the orders to be drawn  | ||||||
| 18 | for that amount in accordance with the directions contained in  | ||||||
| 19 | the certification. | ||||||
| 20 |     (i) The Board may not impose any other taxes except as it  | ||||||
| 21 | may from time to time be authorized by law to impose. | ||||||
| 22 |     (j) A certificate of registration issued by the State  | ||||||
| 23 | Department of Revenue to a retailer under the Retailers'  | ||||||
| 24 | Occupation Tax Act or under the Service Occupation Tax Act  | ||||||
| 25 | shall permit the registrant to engage in a business that is  | ||||||
| 26 | taxed under the tax imposed under paragraphs (b), (e), (f) or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (g) of this Section and no additional registration shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | required under the tax. A certificate issued under the Use Tax  | ||||||
| 3 | Act or the Service Use Tax Act shall be applicable with regard  | ||||||
| 4 | to any tax imposed under paragraph (c) of this Section. | ||||||
| 5 |     (k) The provisions of any tax imposed under paragraph (c)  | ||||||
| 6 | of this Section shall conform as closely as may be practicable  | ||||||
| 7 | to the provisions of the Use Tax Act, including, without  | ||||||
| 8 | limitation, conformity as to penalties with respect to the tax  | ||||||
| 9 | imposed and as to the powers of the State Department of Revenue  | ||||||
| 10 | to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations relating to  | ||||||
| 11 | the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the  | ||||||
| 12 | tax imposed. The taxes shall be imposed only on use within the  | ||||||
| 13 | metropolitan region and at rates as provided in the paragraph. | ||||||
| 14 |     (l) The Board in imposing any tax as provided in  | ||||||
| 15 | paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section, shall, after seeking  | ||||||
| 16 | the advice of the State Department of Revenue, provide means  | ||||||
| 17 | for retailers, users or purchasers of motor fuel for purposes  | ||||||
| 18 | other than those with regard to which the taxes may be imposed  | ||||||
| 19 | as provided in those paragraphs to receive refunds of taxes  | ||||||
| 20 | improperly paid, which provisions may be at variance with the  | ||||||
| 21 | refund provisions as applicable under the Municipal Retailers  | ||||||
| 22 | Occupation Tax Act. The State Department of Revenue may  | ||||||
| 23 | provide for certificates of registration for users or  | ||||||
| 24 | purchasers of motor fuel for purposes other than those with  | ||||||
| 25 | regard to which taxes may be imposed as provided in paragraphs  | ||||||
| 26 | (b) and (c) of this Section to facilitate the reporting and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | nontaxability of the exempt sales or uses. | ||||||
| 2 |     (m) Any ordinance imposing or discontinuing any tax under  | ||||||
| 3 | this Section shall be adopted and a certified copy thereof  | ||||||
| 4 | filed with the Department on or before June 1, whereupon the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Revenue shall proceed to administer and enforce  | ||||||
| 6 | this Section on behalf of the Regional Transportation  | ||||||
| 7 | Authority as of September 1 next following such adoption and  | ||||||
| 8 | filing. Beginning January 1, 1992, an ordinance or resolution  | ||||||
| 9 | imposing or discontinuing the tax hereunder shall be adopted  | ||||||
| 10 | and a certified copy thereof filed with the Department on or  | ||||||
| 11 | before the first day of July, whereupon the Department shall  | ||||||
| 12 | proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of the first  | ||||||
| 13 | day of October next following such adoption and filing.  | ||||||
| 14 | Beginning January 1, 1993, an ordinance or resolution  | ||||||
| 15 | imposing, increasing, decreasing, or discontinuing the tax  | ||||||
| 16 | hereunder shall be adopted and a certified copy thereof filed  | ||||||
| 17 | with the Department, whereupon the Department shall proceed to  | ||||||
| 18 | administer and enforce this Section as of the first day of the  | ||||||
| 19 | first month to occur not less than 60 days following such  | ||||||
| 20 | adoption and filing. Any ordinance or resolution of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Authority imposing a tax under this Section and in effect on  | ||||||
| 22 | August 1, 2007 shall remain in full force and effect and shall  | ||||||
| 23 | be administered by the Department of Revenue under the terms  | ||||||
| 24 | and conditions and rates of tax established by such ordinance  | ||||||
| 25 | or resolution until the Department begins administering and  | ||||||
| 26 | enforcing an increased tax under this Section as authorized by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Public Act 95-708. The tax rates authorized by Public Act  | ||||||
| 2 | 95-708 are effective only if imposed by ordinance of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (n) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (n),  | ||||||
| 5 | the State Department of Revenue shall, upon collecting any  | ||||||
| 6 | taxes as provided in this Section, pay the taxes over to the  | ||||||
| 7 | State Treasurer as trustee for the Authority. The taxes shall  | ||||||
| 8 | be held in a trust fund outside the State Treasury. If an  | ||||||
| 9 | airport-related purpose has been certified, taxes and  | ||||||
| 10 | penalties collected in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will  | ||||||
| 11 | counties on aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019  | ||||||
| 12 | from the 0.50% of the 0.75% rate shall be immediately paid over  | ||||||
| 13 | by the Department to the State Treasurer, ex officio, as  | ||||||
| 14 | trustee, for deposit into the Local Government Aviation Trust  | ||||||
| 15 | Fund. The Department shall only pay moneys into the Local  | ||||||
| 16 | Government Aviation Trust Fund under this Act for so long as  | ||||||
| 17 | the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49  | ||||||
| 18 | U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the Authority. On or before the  | ||||||
| 19 | 25th day of each calendar month, the State Department of  | ||||||
| 20 | Revenue shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller of the  | ||||||
| 21 | State of Illinois and to the Authority (i) the amount of taxes  | ||||||
| 22 | collected in each county other than Cook County in the  | ||||||
| 23 | metropolitan region, (not including, if an airport-related  | ||||||
| 24 | purpose has been certified, the taxes and penalties collected  | ||||||
| 25 | from the 0.50% of the 0.75% rate on aviation fuel sold on or  | ||||||
| 26 | after December 1, 2019 that are deposited into the Local  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Government Aviation Trust Fund) (ii) the amount of taxes  | ||||||
| 2 | collected within the City of Chicago, and (iii) the amount  | ||||||
| 3 | collected in that portion of Cook County outside of Chicago,  | ||||||
| 4 | each amount less the amount necessary for the payment of  | ||||||
| 5 | refunds to taxpayers located in those areas described in items  | ||||||
| 6 | (i), (ii), and (iii), and less 1.5% of the remainder, which  | ||||||
| 7 | shall be transferred from the trust fund into the Tax  | ||||||
| 8 | Compliance and Administration Fund. The Department, at the  | ||||||
| 9 | time of each monthly disbursement to the Authority, shall  | ||||||
| 10 | prepare and certify to the State Comptroller the amount to be  | ||||||
| 11 | transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund  | ||||||
| 12 | under this subsection. Within 10 days after receipt by the  | ||||||
| 13 | Comptroller of the certification of the amounts, the  | ||||||
| 14 | Comptroller shall cause an order to be drawn for the transfer  | ||||||
| 15 | of the amount certified into the Tax Compliance and  | ||||||
| 16 | Administration Fund and the payment of two-thirds of the  | ||||||
| 17 | amounts certified in item (i) of this subsection to the  | ||||||
| 18 | Authority and one-third of the amounts certified in item (i)  | ||||||
| 19 | of this subsection to the respective counties other than Cook  | ||||||
| 20 | County and the amount certified in items (ii) and (iii) of this  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection to the Authority. | ||||||
| 22 |     In addition to the disbursement required by the preceding  | ||||||
| 23 | paragraph, an allocation shall be made in July 1991 and each  | ||||||
| 24 | year thereafter to the Regional Transportation Authority. The  | ||||||
| 25 | allocation shall be made in an amount equal to the average  | ||||||
| 26 | monthly distribution during the preceding calendar year  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (excluding the 2 months of lowest receipts) and the allocation  | ||||||
| 2 | shall include the amount of average monthly distribution from  | ||||||
| 3 | the Regional Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax  | ||||||
| 4 | Replacement Fund. The distribution made in July 1992 and each  | ||||||
| 5 | year thereafter under this paragraph and the preceding  | ||||||
| 6 | paragraph shall be reduced by the amount allocated and  | ||||||
| 7 | disbursed under this paragraph in the preceding calendar year.  | ||||||
| 8 | The Department of Revenue shall prepare and certify to the  | ||||||
| 9 | Comptroller for disbursement the allocations made in  | ||||||
| 10 | accordance with this paragraph. | ||||||
| 11 |     (o) Failure to adopt a budget ordinance or otherwise to  | ||||||
| 12 | comply with Section 4.01 of this Act or to adopt a Five-year  | ||||||
| 13 | Capital Program or otherwise to comply with paragraph (b) of  | ||||||
| 14 | Section 2.01 of this Act shall not affect the validity of any  | ||||||
| 15 | tax imposed by the Authority otherwise in conformity with law. | ||||||
| 16 |     (p) At no time shall a public transportation tax or motor  | ||||||
| 17 | vehicle parking tax authorized under paragraphs (b), (c), and  | ||||||
| 18 | (d) of this Section be in effect at the same time as any  | ||||||
| 19 | retailers' occupation, use or service occupation tax  | ||||||
| 20 | authorized under paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this Section  | ||||||
| 21 | is in effect. | ||||||
| 22 |     Any taxes imposed under the authority provided in  | ||||||
| 23 | paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) shall remain in effect only until  | ||||||
| 24 | the time as any tax authorized by paragraph (e), (f), or (g) of  | ||||||
| 25 | this Section is are imposed and becomes effective. Once any  | ||||||
| 26 | tax authorized by paragraph (e), (f), or (g) is imposed the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Board may not reimpose taxes as authorized in paragraphs (b),  | ||||||
| 2 | (c), and (d) of the Section unless any tax authorized by  | ||||||
| 3 | paragraph (e), (f), or (g) of this Section becomes ineffective  | ||||||
| 4 | by means other than an ordinance of the Board. | ||||||
| 5 |     (q) Any existing rights, remedies and obligations  | ||||||
| 6 | (including enforcement by the Regional Transportation  | ||||||
| 7 | Authority) arising under any tax imposed under paragraph (b),  | ||||||
| 8 | (c), or (d) of this Section shall not be affected by the  | ||||||
| 9 | imposition of a tax under paragraph (e), (f), or (g) of this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 12 | 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 615. The School Code is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 14 | Sections 1D-1, 2-3.25f, 2-3.169, 5-1, 5-2.2, 5-13, 10-16a,  | ||||||
| 15 | 10-22.3f, 10-22.6, 10-22.22, 10-22.24b, 10-22.36, 14A-32,  | ||||||
| 16 | 18-8.15, 19-1, 21B-50, 22-94, 24-4.1, 24A-2.5, 24A-5, 27A-5,  | ||||||
| 17 | 34-18, 34-18.68, 34-22.6, 34-22.10, and 34A-502 and by setting  | ||||||
| 18 | forth and renumbering multiple versions of Sections 2-3.204,  | ||||||
| 19 | 27-23.17, and 34-18.85 as follows:
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| 20 |     (105 ILCS 5/1D-1) | ||||||
| 21 |     (Text of Section from P.A. 100-55 and 103-594) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 1D-1. Block grant funding.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (a) For fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter,  | ||||||
| 24 | the State Board of Education shall award to a school district  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants a general  | ||||||
| 2 | education block grant and an educational services block grant,  | ||||||
| 3 | determined as provided in this Section, in lieu of  | ||||||
| 4 | distributing to the district separate State funding for the  | ||||||
| 5 | programs described in subsections (b) and (c). The provisions  | ||||||
| 6 | of this Section, however, do not apply to any federal funds  | ||||||
| 7 | that the district is entitled to receive. In accordance with  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 2-3.32, all block grants are subject to an audit.  | ||||||
| 9 | Therefore, block grant receipts and block grant expenditures  | ||||||
| 10 | shall be recorded to the appropriate fund code for the  | ||||||
| 11 | designated block grant. | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) The general education block grant shall include the  | ||||||
| 13 | following programs: REI Initiative, Summer Bridges, K-6  | ||||||
| 14 | Comprehensive Arts, School Improvement Support, Urban  | ||||||
| 15 | Education, Scientific Literacy, Substance Abuse Prevention,  | ||||||
| 16 | Second Language Planning, Staff Development, Outcomes and  | ||||||
| 17 | Assessment, K-6 Reading Improvement, 7-12 Continued Reading  | ||||||
| 18 | Improvement, Truants' Optional Education, Hispanic Programs,  | ||||||
| 19 | Agriculture Education, Report Cards, and Criminal Background  | ||||||
| 20 | Investigations. The general education block grant shall also  | ||||||
| 21 | include Preschool Education, Parental Training, and Prevention  | ||||||
| 22 | Initiative through June 30, 2026. Notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 23 | provision of law, all amounts paid under the general education  | ||||||
| 24 | block grant from State appropriations to a school district in  | ||||||
| 25 | a city having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants shall  | ||||||
| 26 | be appropriated and expended by the board of that district for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | any of the programs included in the block grant or any of the  | ||||||
| 2 | board's lawful purposes. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2018, at  | ||||||
| 3 | least 25% of any additional Preschool Education, Parental  | ||||||
| 4 | Training, and Prevention Initiative program funding over and  | ||||||
| 5 | above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be used to  | ||||||
| 6 | fund programs for children ages 0-3. Beginning in Fiscal Year  | ||||||
| 7 | 2018, funding for Preschool Education, Parental Training, and  | ||||||
| 8 | Prevention Initiative programs above the allocation for these  | ||||||
| 9 | programs in Fiscal Year 2017 must be used solely as a  | ||||||
| 10 | supplement for these programs and may not supplant funds  | ||||||
| 11 | received from other sources.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (b-5) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, the Department of  | ||||||
| 13 | Early Childhood shall award a block grant for Preschool  | ||||||
| 14 | Education, Parental Training, and Prevention Initiative to a  | ||||||
| 15 | school district having a population exceeding 500,000  | ||||||
| 16 | inhabitants. The grants are subject to audit. Therefore, block  | ||||||
| 17 | grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded  | ||||||
| 18 | to the appropriate fund code for the designated block grant.  | ||||||
| 19 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts paid  | ||||||
| 20 | under the block grant from State appropriations to a school  | ||||||
| 21 | district in a city having a population exceeding 500,000  | ||||||
| 22 | inhabitants shall be appropriated and expended by the board of  | ||||||
| 23 | that district for any of the programs included in the block  | ||||||
| 24 | grant or any of the board's lawful purposes. The district is  | ||||||
| 25 | not required to file any application or other claim in order to  | ||||||
| 26 | receive the block grant to which it is entitled under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section. The Department of Early Childhood shall make payments  | ||||||
| 2 | to the district of amounts due under the district's block  | ||||||
| 3 | grant on a schedule determined by the Department. A school  | ||||||
| 4 | district to which this Section applies shall report to the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Early Childhood on its use of the block grant in  | ||||||
| 6 | such form and detail as the Department may specify. In  | ||||||
| 7 | addition, the report must include the following description  | ||||||
| 8 | for the district, which must also be reported to the General  | ||||||
| 9 | Assembly: block grant allocation and expenditures by program;  | ||||||
| 10 | population and service levels by program; and administrative  | ||||||
| 11 | expenditures by program. The Department shall ensure that the  | ||||||
| 12 | reporting requirements for the district are the same as for  | ||||||
| 13 | all other school districts in this State. Beginning in Fiscal  | ||||||
| 14 | Year 2018, at least 25% of any additional Preschool Education,  | ||||||
| 15 | Parental Training, and Prevention Initiative program funding  | ||||||
| 16 | over and above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be  | ||||||
| 17 | used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Beginning in  | ||||||
| 18 | Fiscal Year 2018, funding for Preschool Education, Parental  | ||||||
| 19 | Training, and Prevention Initiative programs above the  | ||||||
| 20 | allocation for these programs in Fiscal Year 2017 must be used  | ||||||
| 21 | solely as a supplement for these programs and may not supplant  | ||||||
| 22 | funds received from other sources.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) The educational services block grant shall include the  | ||||||
| 24 | following programs: Regular and Vocational Transportation,  | ||||||
| 25 | State Lunch and Free Breakfast Program, Special Education  | ||||||
| 26 | (Personnel, Transportation, Orphanage, Private Tuition),  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | funding for children requiring special education services,  | ||||||
| 2 | Summer School, Educational Service Centers, and  | ||||||
| 3 | Administrator's Academy. This subsection (c) does not relieve  | ||||||
| 4 | the district of its obligation to provide the services  | ||||||
| 5 | required under a program that is included within the  | ||||||
| 6 | educational services block grant. It is the intention of the  | ||||||
| 7 | General Assembly in enacting the provisions of this subsection  | ||||||
| 8 | (c) to relieve the district of the administrative burdens that  | ||||||
| 9 | impede efficiency and accompany single-program funding. The  | ||||||
| 10 | General Assembly encourages the board to pursue mandate  | ||||||
| 11 | waivers pursuant to Section 2-3.25g. | ||||||
| 12 |     The funding program included in the educational services  | ||||||
| 13 | block grant for funding for children requiring special  | ||||||
| 14 | education services in each fiscal year shall be treated in  | ||||||
| 15 | that fiscal year as a payment to the school district in respect  | ||||||
| 16 | of services provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal  | ||||||
| 17 | year, calculated in each case as provided in this Section.  | ||||||
| 18 | Nothing in this Section shall change the nature of payments  | ||||||
| 19 | for any program that, apart from this Section, would be or,  | ||||||
| 20 | prior to adoption or amendment of this Section, was on the  | ||||||
| 21 | basis of a payment in a fiscal year in respect of services  | ||||||
| 22 | provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal year,  | ||||||
| 23 | calculated in each case as provided in this Section.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (d) For fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter,  | ||||||
| 25 | the amount of the district's block grants shall be determined  | ||||||
| 26 | as follows: (i) with respect to each program that is included  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | within each block grant, the district shall receive an amount  | ||||||
| 2 | equal to the same percentage of the current fiscal year  | ||||||
| 3 | appropriation made for that program as the percentage of the  | ||||||
| 4 | appropriation received by the district from the 1995 fiscal  | ||||||
| 5 | year appropriation made for that program, and (ii) the total  | ||||||
| 6 | amount that is due the district under the block grant shall be  | ||||||
| 7 | the aggregate of the amounts that the district is entitled to  | ||||||
| 8 | receive for the fiscal year with respect to each program that  | ||||||
| 9 | is included within the block grant that the State Board of  | ||||||
| 10 | Education shall award the district under this Section for that  | ||||||
| 11 | fiscal year. In the case of the Summer Bridges program, the  | ||||||
| 12 | amount of the district's block grant shall be equal to 44% of  | ||||||
| 13 | the amount of the current fiscal year appropriation made for  | ||||||
| 14 | that program. | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) The district is not required to file any application  | ||||||
| 16 | or other claim in order to receive the block grants to which it  | ||||||
| 17 | is entitled under this Section. The State Board of Education  | ||||||
| 18 | shall make payments to the district of amounts due under the  | ||||||
| 19 | district's block grants on a schedule determined by the State  | ||||||
| 20 | Board of Education. | ||||||
| 21 |     (f) A school district to which this Section applies shall  | ||||||
| 22 | report to the State Board of Education on its use of the block  | ||||||
| 23 | grants in such form and detail as the State Board of Education  | ||||||
| 24 | may specify. In addition, the report must include the  | ||||||
| 25 | following description for the district, which must also be  | ||||||
| 26 | reported to the General Assembly: block grant allocation and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | expenditures by program; population and service levels by  | ||||||
| 2 | program; and administrative expenditures by program. The State  | ||||||
| 3 | Board of Education shall ensure that the reporting  | ||||||
| 4 | requirements for the district are the same as for all other  | ||||||
| 5 | school districts in this State.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (g) This paragraph provides for the treatment of block  | ||||||
| 7 | grants under Article 1C for purposes of calculating the amount  | ||||||
| 8 | of block grants for a district under this Section. Those block  | ||||||
| 9 | grants under Article 1C are, for this purpose, treated as  | ||||||
| 10 | included in the amount of appropriation for the various  | ||||||
| 11 | programs set forth in paragraph (b) above. The appropriation  | ||||||
| 12 | in each current fiscal year for each block grant under Article  | ||||||
| 13 | 1C shall be treated for these purposes as appropriations for  | ||||||
| 14 | the individual program included in that block grant. The  | ||||||
| 15 | proportion of each block grant so allocated to each such  | ||||||
| 16 | program included in it shall be the proportion which the  | ||||||
| 17 | appropriation for that program was of all appropriations for  | ||||||
| 18 | such purposes now in that block grant, in fiscal 1995. | ||||||
| 19 |     Payments to the school district under this Section with  | ||||||
| 20 | respect to each program for which payments to school districts  | ||||||
| 21 | generally, as of the date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd  | ||||||
| 22 | General Assembly, are on a reimbursement basis shall continue  | ||||||
| 23 | to be made to the district on a reimbursement basis, pursuant  | ||||||
| 24 | to the provisions of this Code governing those programs. | ||||||
| 25 |     (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school  | ||||||
| 26 | district receiving a block grant under this Section may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a  | ||||||
| 2 | particular fiscal year from any block grant authorized under  | ||||||
| 3 | this Code or from general State aid pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 4 | 18-8.05 of this Code (other than supplemental general State  | ||||||
| 5 | aid) as funds received in connection with any funding program  | ||||||
| 6 | for which it is entitled to receive funds from the State in  | ||||||
| 7 | that fiscal year (including, without limitation, any funding  | ||||||
| 8 | program referred to in subsection (c) of this Section),  | ||||||
| 9 | regardless of the source or timing of the receipt. The  | ||||||
| 10 | district may not classify more funds as funds received in  | ||||||
| 11 | connection with the funding program than the district is  | ||||||
| 12 | entitled to receive in that fiscal year for that program. Any  | ||||||
| 13 | classification by a district must be made by a resolution of  | ||||||
| 14 | its board of education. The resolution must identify the  | ||||||
| 15 | amount of any block grant or general State aid to be classified  | ||||||
| 16 | under this subsection (h) and must specify the funding program  | ||||||
| 17 | to which the funds are to be treated as received in connection  | ||||||
| 18 | therewith. This resolution is controlling as to the  | ||||||
| 19 | classification of funds referenced therein. A certified copy  | ||||||
| 20 | of the resolution must be sent to the State Superintendent of  | ||||||
| 21 | Education. The resolution shall still take effect even though  | ||||||
| 22 | a copy of the resolution has not been sent to the State  | ||||||
| 23 | Superintendent of Education in a timely manner. No  | ||||||
| 24 | classification under this subsection (h) by a district shall  | ||||||
| 25 | affect the total amount or timing of money the district is  | ||||||
| 26 | entitled to receive under this Code. No classification under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this subsection (h) by a district shall in any way relieve the  | ||||||
| 2 | district from or affect any requirements that otherwise would  | ||||||
| 3 | apply with respect to the block grant as provided in this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section, including any accounting of funds by source,  | ||||||
| 5 | reporting expenditures by original source and purpose,  | ||||||
| 6 | reporting requirements, or requirements of provision of  | ||||||
| 7 | services. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 100-55, eff. 8-11-17; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)
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| 9 |     (Text of Section from P.A. 100-465 and 103-594) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 1D-1. Block grant funding.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) For fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2017, the  | ||||||
| 12 | State Board of Education shall award to a school district  | ||||||
| 13 | having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants a general  | ||||||
| 14 | education block grant and an educational services block grant,  | ||||||
| 15 | determined as provided in this Section, in lieu of  | ||||||
| 16 | distributing to the district separate State funding for the  | ||||||
| 17 | programs described in subsections (b) and (c). The provisions  | ||||||
| 18 | of this Section, however, do not apply to any federal funds  | ||||||
| 19 | that the district is entitled to receive. In accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 2-3.32, all block grants are subject to an audit.  | ||||||
| 21 | Therefore, block grant receipts and block grant expenditures  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be recorded to the appropriate fund code for the  | ||||||
| 23 | designated block grant. | ||||||
| 24 |     (b) The general education block grant shall include the  | ||||||
| 25 | following programs: REI Initiative, Summer Bridges, Preschool  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | At Risk, K-6 Comprehensive Arts, School Improvement Support,  | ||||||
| 2 | Urban Education, Scientific Literacy, Substance Abuse  | ||||||
| 3 | Prevention, Second Language Planning, Staff Development,  | ||||||
| 4 | Outcomes and Assessment, K-6 Reading Improvement, 7-12  | ||||||
| 5 | Continued Reading Improvement, Truants' Optional Education,  | ||||||
| 6 | Hispanic Programs, Agriculture Education, Report Cards, and  | ||||||
| 7 | Criminal Background Investigations. The general education  | ||||||
| 8 | block grant shall also include Preschool Education, Parental  | ||||||
| 9 | Training, and Prevention Initiative through June 30, 2026.  | ||||||
| 10 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts paid  | ||||||
| 11 | under the general education block grant from State  | ||||||
| 12 | appropriations to a school district in a city having a  | ||||||
| 13 | population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants shall be appropriated  | ||||||
| 14 | and expended by the board of that district for any of the  | ||||||
| 15 | programs included in the block grant or any of the board's  | ||||||
| 16 | lawful purposes. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b-5) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, the Department of  | ||||||
| 18 | Early Childhood shall award a block grant for Preschool  | ||||||
| 19 | Education, Parental Training, and Prevention Initiative to a  | ||||||
| 20 | school district having a population exceeding 500,000  | ||||||
| 21 | inhabitants. The grants are subject to audit. Therefore, block  | ||||||
| 22 | grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded  | ||||||
| 23 | to the appropriate fund code for the designated block grant.  | ||||||
| 24 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts paid  | ||||||
| 25 | under the block grant from State appropriations to a school  | ||||||
| 26 | district in a city having a population exceeding 500,000  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | inhabitants shall be appropriated and expended by the board of  | ||||||
| 2 | that district for any of the programs included in the block  | ||||||
| 3 | grant or any of the board's lawful purposes. The district is  | ||||||
| 4 | not required to file any application or other claim in order to  | ||||||
| 5 | receive the block grant to which it is entitled under this  | ||||||
| 6 | Section. The Department of Early Childhood shall make payments  | ||||||
| 7 | to the district of amounts due under the district's block  | ||||||
| 8 | grant on a schedule determined by the Department. A school  | ||||||
| 9 | district to which this Section applies shall report to the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department of Early Childhood on its use of the block grant in  | ||||||
| 11 | such form and detail as the Department may specify. In  | ||||||
| 12 | addition, the report must include the following description  | ||||||
| 13 | for the district, which must also be reported to the General  | ||||||
| 14 | Assembly: block grant allocation and expenditures by program;  | ||||||
| 15 | population and service levels by program; and administrative  | ||||||
| 16 | expenditures by program. The Department shall ensure that the  | ||||||
| 17 | reporting requirements for the district are the same as for  | ||||||
| 18 | all other school districts in this State. Beginning in Fiscal  | ||||||
| 19 | Year 2018, at least 25% of any additional Preschool Education,  | ||||||
| 20 | Parental Training, and Prevention Initiative program funding  | ||||||
| 21 | over and above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Beginning in  | ||||||
| 23 | Fiscal Year 2018, funding for Preschool Education, Parental  | ||||||
| 24 | Training, and Prevention Initiative programs above the  | ||||||
| 25 | allocation for these programs in Fiscal Year 2017 must be used  | ||||||
| 26 | solely as a supplement for these programs and may not supplant  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | funds received from other sources. (b-10).     | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) The educational services block grant shall include the  | ||||||
| 3 | following programs: Regular and Vocational Transportation,  | ||||||
| 4 | State Lunch and Free Breakfast Program, Special Education  | ||||||
| 5 | (Personnel, Transportation, Orphanage, Private Tuition),  | ||||||
| 6 | funding for children requiring special education services,  | ||||||
| 7 | Summer School, Educational Service Centers, and  | ||||||
| 8 | Administrator's Academy. This subsection (c) does not relieve  | ||||||
| 9 | the district of its obligation to provide the services  | ||||||
| 10 | required under a program that is included within the  | ||||||
| 11 | educational services block grant. It is the intention of the  | ||||||
| 12 | General Assembly in enacting the provisions of this subsection  | ||||||
| 13 | (c) to relieve the district of the administrative burdens that  | ||||||
| 14 | impede efficiency and accompany single-program funding. The  | ||||||
| 15 | General Assembly encourages the board to pursue mandate  | ||||||
| 16 | waivers pursuant to Section 2-3.25g. | ||||||
| 17 |     The funding program included in the educational services  | ||||||
| 18 | block grant for funding for children requiring special  | ||||||
| 19 | education services in each fiscal year shall be treated in  | ||||||
| 20 | that fiscal year as a payment to the school district in respect  | ||||||
| 21 | of services provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal  | ||||||
| 22 | year, calculated in each case as provided in this Section.  | ||||||
| 23 | Nothing in this Section shall change the nature of payments  | ||||||
| 24 | for any program that, apart from this Section, would be or,  | ||||||
| 25 | prior to adoption or amendment of this Section, was on the  | ||||||
| 26 | basis of a payment in a fiscal year in respect of services  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal year,  | ||||||
| 2 | calculated in each case as provided in this Section.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (d) For fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2017, the  | ||||||
| 4 | amount of the district's block grants shall be determined as  | ||||||
| 5 | follows: (i) with respect to each program that is included  | ||||||
| 6 | within each block grant, the district shall receive an amount  | ||||||
| 7 | equal to the same percentage of the current fiscal year  | ||||||
| 8 | appropriation made for that program as the percentage of the  | ||||||
| 9 | appropriation received by the district from the 1995 fiscal  | ||||||
| 10 | year appropriation made for that program, and (ii) the total  | ||||||
| 11 | amount that is due the district under the block grant shall be  | ||||||
| 12 | the aggregate of the amounts that the district is entitled to  | ||||||
| 13 | receive for the fiscal year with respect to each program that  | ||||||
| 14 | is included within the block grant that the State Board of  | ||||||
| 15 | Education shall award the district under this Section for that  | ||||||
| 16 | fiscal year. In the case of the Summer Bridges program, the  | ||||||
| 17 | amount of the district's block grant shall be equal to 44% of  | ||||||
| 18 | the amount of the current fiscal year appropriation made for  | ||||||
| 19 | that program. | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) The district is not required to file any application  | ||||||
| 21 | or other claim in order to receive the block grants to which it  | ||||||
| 22 | is entitled under this Section. The State Board of Education  | ||||||
| 23 | shall make payments to the district of amounts due under the  | ||||||
| 24 | district's block grants on a schedule determined by the State  | ||||||
| 25 | Board of Education. | ||||||
| 26 |     (f) A school district to which this Section applies shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | report to the State Board of Education on its use of the block  | ||||||
| 2 | grants in such form and detail as the State Board of Education  | ||||||
| 3 | may specify. In addition, the report must include the  | ||||||
| 4 | following description for the district, which must also be  | ||||||
| 5 | reported to the General Assembly: block grant allocation and  | ||||||
| 6 | expenditures by program; population and service levels by  | ||||||
| 7 | program; and administrative expenditures by program. The State  | ||||||
| 8 | Board of Education shall ensure that the reporting  | ||||||
| 9 | requirements for the district are the same as for all other  | ||||||
| 10 | school districts in this State.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (g) Through fiscal year 2017, this paragraph provides for  | ||||||
| 12 | the treatment of block grants under Article 1C for purposes of  | ||||||
| 13 | calculating the amount of block grants for a district under  | ||||||
| 14 | this Section. Those block grants under Article 1C are, for  | ||||||
| 15 | this purpose, treated as included in the amount of  | ||||||
| 16 | appropriation for the various programs set forth in paragraph  | ||||||
| 17 | (b) above. The appropriation in each current fiscal year for  | ||||||
| 18 | each block grant under Article 1C shall be treated for these  | ||||||
| 19 | purposes as appropriations for the individual program included  | ||||||
| 20 | in that block grant. The proportion of each block grant so  | ||||||
| 21 | allocated to each such program included in it shall be the  | ||||||
| 22 | proportion which the appropriation for that program was of all  | ||||||
| 23 | appropriations for such purposes now in that block grant, in  | ||||||
| 24 | fiscal 1995. | ||||||
| 25 |     Payments to the school district under this Section with  | ||||||
| 26 | respect to each program for which payments to school districts  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | generally, as of the date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd  | ||||||
| 2 | General Assembly, are on a reimbursement basis shall continue  | ||||||
| 3 | to be made to the district on a reimbursement basis, pursuant  | ||||||
| 4 | to the provisions of this Code governing those programs. | ||||||
| 5 |     (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school  | ||||||
| 6 | district receiving a block grant under this Section may  | ||||||
| 7 | classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a  | ||||||
| 8 | particular fiscal year from any block grant authorized under  | ||||||
| 9 | this Code or from general State aid pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 18-8.05 of this Code (other than supplemental general State  | ||||||
| 11 | aid) as funds received in connection with any funding program  | ||||||
| 12 | for which it is entitled to receive funds from the State in  | ||||||
| 13 | that fiscal year (including, without limitation, any funding  | ||||||
| 14 | program referred to in subsection (c) of this Section),  | ||||||
| 15 | regardless of the source or timing of the receipt. The  | ||||||
| 16 | district may not classify more funds as funds received in  | ||||||
| 17 | connection with the funding program than the district is  | ||||||
| 18 | entitled to receive in that fiscal year for that program. Any  | ||||||
| 19 | classification by a district must be made by a resolution of  | ||||||
| 20 | its board of education. The resolution must identify the  | ||||||
| 21 | amount of any block grant or general State aid to be classified  | ||||||
| 22 | under this subsection (h) and must specify the funding program  | ||||||
| 23 | to which the funds are to be treated as received in connection  | ||||||
| 24 | therewith. This resolution is controlling as to the  | ||||||
| 25 | classification of funds referenced therein. A certified copy  | ||||||
| 26 | of the resolution must be sent to the State Superintendent of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Education. The resolution shall still take effect even though  | ||||||
| 2 | a copy of the resolution has not been sent to the State  | ||||||
| 3 | Superintendent of Education in a timely manner. No  | ||||||
| 4 | classification under this subsection (h) by a district shall  | ||||||
| 5 | affect the total amount or timing of money the district is  | ||||||
| 6 | entitled to receive under this Code. No classification under  | ||||||
| 7 | this subsection (h) by a district shall in any way relieve the  | ||||||
| 8 | district from or affect any requirements that otherwise would  | ||||||
| 9 | apply with respect to the block grant as provided in this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section, including any accounting of funds by source,  | ||||||
| 11 | reporting expenditures by original source and purpose,  | ||||||
| 12 | reporting requirements, or requirements of provision of  | ||||||
| 13 | services. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24;  | ||||||
| 15 | revised 10-21-24.)
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| 16 |     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f)    (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical  | ||||||
| 19 | assistance to schools in school improvement status to assist  | ||||||
| 20 | with the development and implementation of Improvement Plans. | ||||||
| 21 |     Schools or school districts that fail to make reasonable  | ||||||
| 22 | efforts to implement an approved Improvement Plan may suffer  | ||||||
| 23 | loss of State funds by school district, attendance center, or  | ||||||
| 24 | program as the State Board of Education deems appropriate. | ||||||
| 25 |     (a-5) (Blank). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) Schools that receive Targeted Support or Comprehensive  | ||||||
| 2 | Support designations shall enter a 4-year cycle of school  | ||||||
| 3 | improvement status. If, at the end of the 4-year cycle, the  | ||||||
| 4 | school fails to meet the exit criteria specified in the State  | ||||||
| 5 | Plan referenced in subsection (b) of Section 2-3.25a of this  | ||||||
| 6 | Code, the school shall escalate to a more intensive  | ||||||
| 7 | intervention. Targeted Support schools that remain Targeted  | ||||||
| 8 | for one or more of the same student groups as in the initial  | ||||||
| 9 | identification after completion of a 4-year cycle of Targeted  | ||||||
| 10 | School Improvement shall be redesignated as Comprehensive  | ||||||
| 11 | Support schools, as provided in paragraph (2.5) of subsection  | ||||||
| 12 | (a) of Section 2-3.25d-5 of this Code. Comprehensive Support  | ||||||
| 13 | schools that remain in the lowest-performing 5% after  | ||||||
| 14 | completion of a 4-year cycle of Comprehensive School  | ||||||
| 15 | Improvement shall be redesignated as Intensive Support schools  | ||||||
| 16 | and shall escalate through more rigorous, tiered support,  | ||||||
| 17 | developed in consultation with the Balanced Accountability  | ||||||
| 18 | Measure Committee and other relevant stakeholder groups, which  | ||||||
| 19 | may ultimately result in the (i) change of recognition status  | ||||||
| 20 | of the school district or school to nonrecognized or (ii)  | ||||||
| 21 | authorization for the State Superintendent of Education to  | ||||||
| 22 | direct the reassignment of pupils or direct the reassignment  | ||||||
| 23 | or replacement of school or school district personnel. If a  | ||||||
| 24 | school district is nonrecognized in its entirety, for any  | ||||||
| 25 | reason, including those not related to performance in the  | ||||||
| 26 | accountability system, it shall automatically be dissolved on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | July 1 following that nonrecognition and its territory  | ||||||
| 2 | realigned with another school district or districts by the  | ||||||
| 3 | regional board of school trustees in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 4 | procedures set forth in Section 7-11 of the School Code. The  | ||||||
| 5 | effective date of the nonrecognition of a school shall be July  | ||||||
| 6 | 1 following the nonrecognition. | ||||||
| 7 |     (b-5) The State Board of Education shall also develop a  | ||||||
| 8 | system to provide assistance and resources to lower performing  | ||||||
| 9 | school districts. At a minimum, the State Board shall identify  | ||||||
| 10 | school districts to receive Intensive, Comprehensive, and  | ||||||
| 11 | Targeted Support. The school district shall provide the  | ||||||
| 12 | exclusive bargaining representative with a 5-day notice that  | ||||||
| 13 | the district has had one or more schools within the district  | ||||||
| 14 | identified as being in Comprehensive or Intensive School  | ||||||
| 15 | Improvement Status. In addition, the State Board may, by rule,  | ||||||
| 16 | develop other categories of low-performing schools and school  | ||||||
| 17 | districts to receive services. | ||||||
| 18 |     The State Board of Education shall work with districts  | ||||||
| 19 | with one or more schools in Comprehensive or Intensive School  | ||||||
| 20 | Improvement Status, through technical assistance and  | ||||||
| 21 | professional development, based on the results of the needs  | ||||||
| 22 | assessment under Section 2-3.25d-5 of this Code, to develop  | ||||||
| 23 | and implement a continuous improvement plan that would  | ||||||
| 24 | increase outcomes for students. The plan for continuous  | ||||||
| 25 | improvement shall be based on the results of the needs  | ||||||
| 26 | assessment and shall be used to determine the types of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | services that are to be provided to each Comprehensive and  | ||||||
| 2 | Intensive School. Potential services may include, but are not  | ||||||
| 3 | limited to, monitoring adult and student practices, reviewing  | ||||||
| 4 | and reallocating district resources, developing a district and  | ||||||
| 5 | school leadership team, providing access to curricular content  | ||||||
| 6 | area specialists, and providing online resources and  | ||||||
| 7 | professional development. | ||||||
| 8 |     The support provided by a vendor or learning partner  | ||||||
| 9 | approved to support a school's continuous improvement plan  | ||||||
| 10 | related to English language arts must be based on the  | ||||||
| 11 | comprehensive literacy plan for the State developed by the  | ||||||
| 12 | State Board of Education under Section 2-3.200 2-3.196, as  | ||||||
| 13 | added by Public Act 103-402.  | ||||||
| 14 |     The State Board of Education may require districts with  | ||||||
| 15 | one or more Comprehensive or Intensive Schools identified as  | ||||||
| 16 | having deficiencies in one or more core functions of the needs  | ||||||
| 17 | assessment to undergo an accreditation process.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school  | ||||||
| 19 | districts utilizing federal funds under Title I, Part A of the  | ||||||
| 20 | federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-175, eff. 6-30-23; 103-735, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 22 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 23 |     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.169) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 2-3.169. State Global Scholar Certification. | ||||||
| 25 |     (a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | established to recognize recognized public and nonpublic high  | ||||||
| 2 | school graduates who have attained global competence. State  | ||||||
| 3 | Global Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with  | ||||||
| 4 | the 2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school  | ||||||
| 5 | participation in this certification is voluntary. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are  | ||||||
| 7 | as follows: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) To recognize the value of a global education. | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) To certify attainment of global competence. | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) To provide employers with a method of identifying  | ||||||
| 11 |  globally competent employees. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) To provide colleges and universities with an  | ||||||
| 13 |  additional method to recognize applicants seeking  | ||||||
| 14 |  admission. | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) To prepare students with 21st century skills. | ||||||
| 16 |         (6) To encourage the development of a globally ready  | ||||||
| 17 |  workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering,  | ||||||
| 18 |  and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service  | ||||||
| 19 |  sectors. | ||||||
| 20 |     (c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment  | ||||||
| 21 | of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college  | ||||||
| 22 | and a career, by a graduating public or nonpublic high school  | ||||||
| 23 | student. | ||||||
| 24 |     (d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as  | ||||||
| 25 | may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must  | ||||||
| 26 | achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall minimally include attainment of 6 globally focused  | ||||||
| 2 | courses, service learning experiences, global collaboration or  | ||||||
| 3 | dialogue, and passage of a capstone project demonstrating  | ||||||
| 4 | global competency, as approved by the participating school  | ||||||
| 5 | district or nonpublic school for this purpose. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the  | ||||||
| 7 | following: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) Prepare and deliver to participating school  | ||||||
| 9 |  districts or nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism  | ||||||
| 10 |  for designating State Global Scholar Certification on the  | ||||||
| 11 |  diploma and transcript of a student indicating that the  | ||||||
| 12 |  student has been awarded State Global Scholar  | ||||||
| 13 |  Certification by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) Provide other information the State Board of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Education deems necessary for school districts or  | ||||||
| 16 |  nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  certification. | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) A school district or nonpublic school that  | ||||||
| 19 | participates in certification under this Section shall do both  | ||||||
| 20 | of the following: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify  | ||||||
| 22 |  students who have earned State Global Scholar  | ||||||
| 23 |  Certification. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma  | ||||||
| 25 |  and transcript of each student who earns State Global  | ||||||
| 26 |  Scholar Certification. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the  | ||||||
| 2 | designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this  | ||||||
| 3 | prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in  | ||||||
| 4 | demonstrating proficiency. | ||||||
| 5 |     (h) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as  | ||||||
| 6 | may be necessary to provide students attending schools that do  | ||||||
| 7 | not offer State Global Scholar Certification the opportunity  | ||||||
| 8 | to earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely beginning  | ||||||
| 9 | with the 2026-2027 school year. These rules shall include, but  | ||||||
| 10 | are not limited to, a list of all school courses and course  | ||||||
| 11 | codes derived from the State Board of Education's Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 | State Course Catalog and Illinois Virtual Course Catalog that  | ||||||
| 13 | are designated as and qualify as globally focused coursework. | ||||||
| 14 |     If the provider of the online course determines and can  | ||||||
| 15 | demonstrate that a student meets all of the criteria required  | ||||||
| 16 | to earn State Global Scholar Certification, then the school  | ||||||
| 17 | district or nonpublic school shall designate that the student  | ||||||
| 18 | has earned State Global Scholar Certification on the student's  | ||||||
| 19 | diploma and transcript. | ||||||
| 20 |     A school district or nonpublic school shall provide, upon  | ||||||
| 21 | the request of a student, evidence to the student that the  | ||||||
| 22 | student has completed at least 6 globally focused courses  | ||||||
| 23 | required to earn State Global Scholar Certification for the  | ||||||
| 24 | student to submit to the provider of the online course. | ||||||
| 25 |     A student enrolled in a school district or nonpublic  | ||||||
| 26 | school that awarded State Global Scholar Certification prior  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the 2026-2027 school year and offered a course to complete  | ||||||
| 2 | the capstone project requirement prior to the 2026-2027 school  | ||||||
| 3 | year may not earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely  | ||||||
| 4 | under this subsection (h).  | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 103-352, eff. 7-28-23; 103-979, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 6 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 7 |     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.204) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 2-3.204. Type 1 diabetes informational materials. | ||||||
| 9 |     (a) The State Board of Education, in coordination with the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department of Public Health, shall develop type 1 diabetes  | ||||||
| 11 | informational materials for the parents and guardians of  | ||||||
| 12 | students. The informational materials shall be made available  | ||||||
| 13 | to each school district and charter school on the State  | ||||||
| 14 | Board's Internet website. Each school district and charter  | ||||||
| 15 | school shall post the informational materials on the school  | ||||||
| 16 | district's or charter school's website, if any. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) Information developed pursuant to this Section may  | ||||||
| 18 | include, but is not limited to, all of the following: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) A description of type 1 diabetes. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) A description of the risk factors and warning  | ||||||
| 21 |  signs associated with type 1 diabetes. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) A recommendation regarding a student displaying  | ||||||
| 23 |  warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes that the  | ||||||
| 24 |  parent or guardian of the student should immediately  | ||||||
| 25 |  consult with the student's primary care provider to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  determine if immediate screening for type 1 diabetes is  | ||||||
| 2 |  appropriate. | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) A description of the screening process for type 1  | ||||||
| 4 |  diabetes and the implications of test results. | ||||||
| 5 |         (5) A recommendation that, following a type 1 diabetes  | ||||||
| 6 |  diagnosis, the parent or guardian should consult with the  | ||||||
| 7 |  student's primary care provider to develop an appropriate  | ||||||
| 8 |  treatment plan, which may include consultation with and  | ||||||
| 9 |  examination by a specialty care provider, including, but  | ||||||
| 10 |  not limited to, a properly qualified endocrinologist.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-641, eff. 7-1-24.)
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| 12 |     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.205) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 2-3.205 2-3.204. Air quality resources. The State  | ||||||
| 14 | Board of Education shall, in consultation with the Department  | ||||||
| 15 | of Public Health, compile resources for elementary and  | ||||||
| 16 | secondary schools relating to indoor air quality in schools,  | ||||||
| 17 | including best practices for assessing and maintaining  | ||||||
| 18 | ventilation systems and information on any potential State or  | ||||||
| 19 | federal funding sources that may assist a school in  | ||||||
| 20 | identifying ventilation needs. The State Board of Education  | ||||||
| 21 | shall compile these resources in consultation with  | ||||||
| 22 | stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Department of  | ||||||
| 23 | Public Health, local public health professionals, ventilation  | ||||||
| 24 | professionals affiliated with a Department of Labor  | ||||||
| 25 | apprenticeship program, licensed design professionals,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | representatives from regional offices of education, school  | ||||||
| 2 | district administrators, teachers, or any other relevant  | ||||||
| 3 | professionals, stakeholders, or representatives of State  | ||||||
| 4 | agencies. No later than 30 days after resources are compiled  | ||||||
| 5 | under this Section, the State Board of Education shall  | ||||||
| 6 | implement outreach strategies to make the compiled resources  | ||||||
| 7 | available to elementary and secondary schools, including  | ||||||
| 8 | publication of the compiled resources on the State Board of  | ||||||
| 9 | Education's website. The State Board of Education may, in  | ||||||
| 10 | consultation with the Department of Public Health or any other  | ||||||
| 11 | relevant stakeholders, update the compiled resources as  | ||||||
| 12 | necessary. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-736, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 14 |     (105 ILCS 5/5-1)    (from Ch. 122, par. 5-1) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 5-1. County school units.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) The territory in each county, exclusive of any school  | ||||||
| 17 | district governed by any special act which requires the  | ||||||
| 18 | district to appoint its own school treasurer, shall constitute  | ||||||
| 19 | a county school unit. County school units of less than  | ||||||
| 20 | 2,000,000 inhabitants shall be known as Class I county school  | ||||||
| 21 | units and the office of township trustees, where existing on  | ||||||
| 22 | July 1, 1962, in such units shall be abolished on that date and  | ||||||
| 23 | all books and records of such former township trustees shall  | ||||||
| 24 | be forthwith thereafter transferred to the county board of  | ||||||
| 25 | school trustees. County school units of 2,000,000 or more  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | inhabitants shall be known as Class II county school units and  | ||||||
| 2 | shall retain the office of township trustees unless otherwise  | ||||||
| 3 | provided in subsection (b), (c), or (d), or shall be  | ||||||
| 4 | administered as provided in Section 5-2.2. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c), the school  | ||||||
| 6 | board of any elementary school district having a fall, 1989  | ||||||
| 7 | aggregate enrollment of at least 2,500 but less than 6,500  | ||||||
| 8 | pupils and having boundaries that are coterminous with the  | ||||||
| 9 | boundaries of a high school district, and the school board of  | ||||||
| 10 | any high school district having a fall, 1989 aggregate  | ||||||
| 11 | enrollment of at least 2,500 but less than 6,500 pupils and  | ||||||
| 12 | having boundaries that are coterminous with the boundaries of  | ||||||
| 13 | an elementary school district, may, whenever the territory of  | ||||||
| 14 | such school district forms a part of a Class II county school  | ||||||
| 15 | unit, by proper resolution withdraw such school district from  | ||||||
| 16 | the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees of schools of  | ||||||
| 17 | the township in which such school district is located and from  | ||||||
| 18 | the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer in  | ||||||
| 19 | such Class II county school unit; provided that the school  | ||||||
| 20 | board of any such school district shall, upon the adoption and  | ||||||
| 21 | passage of such resolution, thereupon elect or appoint its own  | ||||||
| 22 | school treasurer as provided in Section 8-1. Upon the adoption  | ||||||
| 23 | and passage of such resolution and the election or appointment  | ||||||
| 24 | by the school board of its own school treasurer: (1) the  | ||||||
| 25 | trustees of schools in such township shall no longer have or  | ||||||
| 26 | exercise any powers and duties with respect to the school  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | district governed by such school board or with respect to the  | ||||||
| 2 | school business, operations or assets of such school district;  | ||||||
| 3 | and (2) all books and records of the township trustees  | ||||||
| 4 | relating to the school business and affairs of such school  | ||||||
| 5 | district shall be transferred and delivered to the school  | ||||||
| 6 | board of such school district. Upon the effective date of  | ||||||
| 7 | Public Act 88-155 this amendatory Act of 1993, the legal title  | ||||||
| 8 | to, and all right, title, and interest formerly held by the  | ||||||
| 9 | township trustees in any school buildings and school sites  | ||||||
| 10 | used and occupied by the school board of such school district  | ||||||
| 11 | for school purposes, that legal title, right, title, and  | ||||||
| 12 | interest thereafter having been transferred to and vested in  | ||||||
| 13 | the regional board of school trustees under Public Act P.A.     | ||||||
| 14 | 87-473 until the abolition of that regional board of school  | ||||||
| 15 | trustees by Public Act P.A. 87-969, shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 16 | transferred by operation of law to and shall vest in the school  | ||||||
| 17 | board of that school district. | ||||||
| 18 |     Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c), the school boards  | ||||||
| 19 | of Oak Park & River Forest District 200, Oak Park Elementary  | ||||||
| 20 | School District 97, and River Forest School District 90 may,  | ||||||
| 21 | by proper resolution, withdraw from the jurisdiction and  | ||||||
| 22 | authority of the trustees of schools of Proviso and Cicero  | ||||||
| 23 | Townships and the township treasurer, provided that the school  | ||||||
| 24 | board shall, upon the adoption and passage of the resolution,  | ||||||
| 25 | elect or appoint its own school treasurer as provided in  | ||||||
| 26 | Section 8-1 of this Code. Upon the adoption and passage of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | resolution and the election or appointment by the school board  | ||||||
| 2 | of its own school treasurer: (1) the trustees of schools in the  | ||||||
| 3 | township or townships shall no longer have or exercise any  | ||||||
| 4 | powers or duties with respect to the school district or with  | ||||||
| 5 | respect to the school business, operations, or assets of the  | ||||||
| 6 | school district; (2) all books and records of the trustees of  | ||||||
| 7 | schools and all moneys, securities, loanable funds, and other  | ||||||
| 8 | assets relating to the school business and affairs of the  | ||||||
| 9 | school district shall be transferred and delivered to the  | ||||||
| 10 | school board; and (3) all legal title to and all right, title,  | ||||||
| 11 | and interest formerly held by the trustees of schools in any  | ||||||
| 12 | common school lands, school buildings, or school sites used  | ||||||
| 13 | and occupied by the school board and all rights of property and  | ||||||
| 14 | causes of action pertaining to or constituting a part of the  | ||||||
| 15 | common school lands, buildings, or sites shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 16 | transferred by operation of law to and shall vest in the school  | ||||||
| 17 | board.  | ||||||
| 18 |     Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c), the respective  | ||||||
| 19 | school boards of Berwyn North School District 98, Berwyn South  | ||||||
| 20 | School District 100, Cicero School District 99, and J.S.  | ||||||
| 21 | Morton High School District 201 may, by proper resolution,  | ||||||
| 22 | withdraw from the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees  | ||||||
| 23 | of schools of Cicero Township and the township treasurer,  | ||||||
| 24 | provided that the school board shall, upon the adoption and  | ||||||
| 25 | passage of the resolution, elect or appoint its own school  | ||||||
| 26 | treasurer as provided in Section 8-1 of this Code. Upon the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | adoption and passage of the resolution and the election or  | ||||||
| 2 | appointment by the school board of its own school treasurer:  | ||||||
| 3 | (1) the trustees of schools in the township shall no longer  | ||||||
| 4 | have or exercise any powers or duties with respect to the  | ||||||
| 5 | school district or with respect to the school business,  | ||||||
| 6 | operations, or assets of the school district; (2) all books  | ||||||
| 7 | and records of the trustees of schools and all moneys,  | ||||||
| 8 | securities, loanable funds, and other assets relating to the  | ||||||
| 9 | school business and affairs of the school district shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | transferred and delivered to the school board; and (3) all  | ||||||
| 11 | legal title to and all right, title, and interest formerly  | ||||||
| 12 | held by the trustees of schools in any common school lands,  | ||||||
| 13 | school buildings, or school sites used and occupied by the  | ||||||
| 14 | school board and all rights of property and causes of action  | ||||||
| 15 | pertaining to or constituting a part of the common school  | ||||||
| 16 | lands, buildings, or sites shall be deemed transferred by  | ||||||
| 17 | operation of law to and shall vest in the school board.  | ||||||
| 18 |     Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c) of this Section  | ||||||
| 19 | and upon final judgment, including the exhaustion of all  | ||||||
| 20 | appeals or a settlement between all parties, regarding claims  | ||||||
| 21 | set forth in the case of Township Trustees of Schools Township  | ||||||
| 22 | 38 North, Range 12 East v. Lyons Township High School District  | ||||||
| 23 | No. 204 case N. 13 CH 23386 pending in 2018 in the Circuit  | ||||||
| 24 | Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery  | ||||||
| 25 | Division, and all related pending claims, the school board of  | ||||||
| 26 | Lyons Township High School District 204 may commence, by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | proper resolution, to withdraw from the jurisdiction and  | ||||||
| 2 | authority of the trustees of schools of Lyons Township and the  | ||||||
| 3 | township treasurer, provided that the school board shall, upon  | ||||||
| 4 | the adoption and passage of the resolution, elect or appoint  | ||||||
| 5 | its own school treasurer as provided in Section 8-1 of this  | ||||||
| 6 | Code. Upon the adoption and passage of the resolution and the  | ||||||
| 7 | election or appointment by the school board of its own school  | ||||||
| 8 | treasurer commencing with the first day of the succeeding  | ||||||
| 9 | fiscal year, but not prior to July 1, 2019: (1) the trustees of  | ||||||
| 10 | schools in the township shall no longer have or exercise any  | ||||||
| 11 | powers or duties with respect to the school district or with  | ||||||
| 12 | respect to the school business, operations, or assets of the  | ||||||
| 13 | school district; (2) all books and records of the trustees of  | ||||||
| 14 | schools and all moneys, securities, loanable funds, and other  | ||||||
| 15 | assets relating to the school business and affairs of the  | ||||||
| 16 | school district shall be transferred and delivered to the  | ||||||
| 17 | school board, allowing for a reasonable period of time not to  | ||||||
| 18 | exceed 90 days to liquidate any pooled investments; and (3)  | ||||||
| 19 | all legal title to and all right, title, and interest formerly  | ||||||
| 20 | held by the trustees of schools in any common school lands,  | ||||||
| 21 | school buildings, or school sites used and occupied by the  | ||||||
| 22 | school board and all rights of property and causes of action  | ||||||
| 23 | pertaining to or constituting a part of the common school  | ||||||
| 24 | lands, buildings, or sites shall be deemed transferred by  | ||||||
| 25 | operation of law to and shall vest in the school board. The  | ||||||
| 26 | changes made to this Section by Public Act 100-921 this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly are prospective  | ||||||
| 2 | only, starting from August 17, 2018 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 3 | Public Act 100-921) this amendatory Act of the 100th General  | ||||||
| 4 | Assembly, and shall not affect any legal action pending on  | ||||||
| 5 | August 17, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act 100-921)     | ||||||
| 6 | this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly in the  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois courts in which Lyons Township High School District  | ||||||
| 8 | 204 is a listed party. | ||||||
| 9 |     Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c), the school boards  | ||||||
| 10 | of Glenbrook High School District 225, Northbrook Elementary  | ||||||
| 11 | School District 27, Northbrook School District 28, Sunset  | ||||||
| 12 | Ridge School District 29, Northbrook/Glenview School District  | ||||||
| 13 | 30, West Northfield School District 31, and Glenview Community  | ||||||
| 14 | Consolidated School District 34 may, by proper resolution,  | ||||||
| 15 | withdraw from the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees  | ||||||
| 16 | of schools of Northfield and Maine Townships and the township  | ||||||
| 17 | treasurer, provided that the school board shall, upon the  | ||||||
| 18 | adoption and passage of the resolution, elect or appoint its  | ||||||
| 19 | own school treasurer as provided in Section 8-1 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 20 | Upon the adoption and passage of the resolution and the  | ||||||
| 21 | election or appointment by the school board of its own school  | ||||||
| 22 | treasurer: (1) the trustees of schools in the township or  | ||||||
| 23 | townships shall no longer have or exercise any powers or  | ||||||
| 24 | duties with respect to the school district or with respect to  | ||||||
| 25 | the school business, operations, or assets of the school  | ||||||
| 26 | district; (2) all books and records of the trustees of schools  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and all moneys, securities, loanable funds, and other assets  | ||||||
| 2 | relating to the school business and affairs of the school  | ||||||
| 3 | district shall be transferred and delivered to the school  | ||||||
| 4 | board; and (3) all legal title to and all right, title, and  | ||||||
| 5 | interest formerly held by the trustees of schools in any  | ||||||
| 6 | common school lands, school buildings, or school sites used  | ||||||
| 7 | and occupied by the school board and all rights of property and  | ||||||
| 8 | causes of action pertaining to or constituting a part of the  | ||||||
| 9 | common school lands, buildings, or sites shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 10 | transferred by operation of law to and shall vest in the school  | ||||||
| 11 | board.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the  | ||||||
| 13 | offices of township treasurer and trustee of schools of any  | ||||||
| 14 | township located in a Class II county school unit shall be  | ||||||
| 15 | abolished as provided in this subsection if all of the  | ||||||
| 16 | following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) During the same 30-day 30 day period, each school  | ||||||
| 18 |  board of each elementary and unit school district that is  | ||||||
| 19 |  subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the township  | ||||||
| 20 |  treasurer and trustees of schools of the township in which  | ||||||
| 21 |  those offices are sought to be abolished gives written  | ||||||
| 22 |  notice by certified mail, return receipt requested to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  township treasurer and trustees of schools of that  | ||||||
| 24 |  township of the date of a meeting of the school board, to  | ||||||
| 25 |  be held not more than 90 nor less than 60 days after the  | ||||||
| 26 |  date when the notice is given, at which meeting the school  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  board is to consider and vote upon the question of whether  | ||||||
| 2 |  there shall be submitted to the electors of the school  | ||||||
| 3 |  district a proposition to abolish the offices of township  | ||||||
| 4 |  treasurer and trustee of schools of that township. None of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the notices given under this paragraph to the township  | ||||||
| 6 |  treasurer and trustees of schools of a township shall be  | ||||||
| 7 |  deemed sufficient or in compliance with the requirements  | ||||||
| 8 |  of this paragraph unless all of those notices are given  | ||||||
| 9 |  within the same 30-day 30 day period. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) Each school board of each elementary and unit  | ||||||
| 11 |  school district that is subject to the jurisdiction and  | ||||||
| 12 |  authority of the township treasurer and trustees of  | ||||||
| 13 |  schools of the township in which those offices are sought  | ||||||
| 14 |  to be abolished, by the affirmative vote of at least 5  | ||||||
| 15 |  members of the school board at a school board meeting of  | ||||||
| 16 |  which notice is given as required by paragraph (1) of this  | ||||||
| 17 |  subsection, adopts a resolution requiring the secretary of  | ||||||
| 18 |  the school board to certify to the proper election  | ||||||
| 19 |  authorities for submission to the electors of the school  | ||||||
| 20 |  district at the next consolidated election in accordance  | ||||||
| 21 |  with the general election law a proposition to abolish the  | ||||||
| 22 |  offices of township treasurer and trustee of schools of  | ||||||
| 23 |  that township. None of the resolutions adopted under this  | ||||||
| 24 |  paragraph by any elementary or unit school districts that  | ||||||
| 25 |  are subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  township treasurer and trustees of schools of the township  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in which those offices are sought to be abolished shall be  | ||||||
| 2 |  deemed in compliance with the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  paragraph or sufficient to authorize submission of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  proposition to abolish those offices to a referendum of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the electors in any such school district unless all of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  school boards of all of the elementary and unit school  | ||||||
| 7 |  districts that are subject to the jurisdiction and  | ||||||
| 8 |  authority of the township treasurer and trustees of  | ||||||
| 9 |  schools of that township adopt such a resolution in  | ||||||
| 10 |  accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) The school boards of all of the elementary and  | ||||||
| 12 |  unit school districts that are subject to the jurisdiction  | ||||||
| 13 |  and authority of the township treasurer and trustees of  | ||||||
| 14 |  schools of the township in which those offices are sought  | ||||||
| 15 |  to be abolished submit a proposition to abolish the  | ||||||
| 16 |  offices of township treasurer and trustee of schools of  | ||||||
| 17 |  that township to the electors of their respective school  | ||||||
| 18 |  districts at the same consolidated election in accordance  | ||||||
| 19 |  with the general election law, the ballot in each such  | ||||||
| 20 |  district to be in substantially the following form: | ||||||
| 21 |     ---------------------------------------------- | ||||||
| 22 | OFFICIAL BALLOT | ||||||
| 23 |             Shall the offices of township
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| 24 |             treasurer and YES
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| 25 |             trustee of -------------
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| 26 |             schools of Township ..... NO
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| 1 |             Range ..... be abolished?
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| 2 |     --------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) At the consolidated election at which the  | ||||||
| 4 |  proposition to abolish the offices of township treasurer  | ||||||
| 5 |  and trustee of schools of a township is submitted to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  electors of each elementary and unit school district that  | ||||||
| 7 |  is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  township treasurer and trustee of schools of that  | ||||||
| 9 |  township, a majority of the electors voting on the  | ||||||
| 10 |  proposition in each such elementary and unit school  | ||||||
| 11 |  district votes in favor of the proposition as submitted to  | ||||||
| 12 |  them. | ||||||
| 13 |     If in each elementary and unit school district that is  | ||||||
| 14 | subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the township  | ||||||
| 15 | treasurer and trustees of schools of the township in which  | ||||||
| 16 | those offices are sought to be abolished a majority of the  | ||||||
| 17 | electors in each such district voting at the consolidated  | ||||||
| 18 | election on the proposition to abolish the offices of township  | ||||||
| 19 | treasurer and trustee of schools of that township votes in  | ||||||
| 20 | favor of the proposition as submitted to them, the proposition  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be deemed to have passed; but if in any such elementary  | ||||||
| 22 | or unit school district a majority of the electors voting on  | ||||||
| 23 | that proposition in that district fails to vote in favor of the  | ||||||
| 24 | proposition as submitted to them, then notwithstanding the  | ||||||
| 25 | vote of the electors in any other such elementary or unit  | ||||||
| 26 | school district on that proposition the proposition shall not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be deemed to have passed in any of those elementary or unit  | ||||||
| 2 | school districts, and the offices of township treasurer and  | ||||||
| 3 | trustee of schools of the township in which those offices were  | ||||||
| 4 | sought to be abolished shall not be abolished, unless in each  | ||||||
| 5 | of those elementary and unit school districts remaining  | ||||||
| 6 | subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the township  | ||||||
| 7 | treasurer and trustees of schools of that township proceedings  | ||||||
| 8 | are again initiated to abolish those offices and all of the  | ||||||
| 9 | proceedings and conditions prescribed in paragraphs (1)  | ||||||
| 10 | through (4) of this subsection are repeated and met in each of  | ||||||
| 11 | those elementary and unit school districts. | ||||||
| 12 |     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 13 | or any other provision of the School Code, the offices of  | ||||||
| 14 | township treasurer and trustee of schools of a township that  | ||||||
| 15 | has a population of less than 200,000 and that contains a unit  | ||||||
| 16 | school district and is located in a Class II county school unit  | ||||||
| 17 | shall also be abolished as provided in this subsection if all  | ||||||
| 18 | of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of  | ||||||
| 19 | this subsection are met and if the following additional  | ||||||
| 20 | condition is met: | ||||||
| 21 |         The electors in all of the school districts subject to  | ||||||
| 22 |  the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer  | ||||||
| 23 |  and trustees of schools of the township in which those  | ||||||
| 24 |  offices are sought to be abolished shall vote at the  | ||||||
| 25 |  consolidated election on the proposition to abolish the  | ||||||
| 26 |  offices of township treasurer and trustee of schools of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that township. If a majority of the electors in all of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  school districts combined voting on the proposition vote  | ||||||
| 3 |  in favor of the proposition, then the proposition shall be  | ||||||
| 4 |  deemed to have passed; but if a majority of the electors  | ||||||
| 5 |  voting on the proposition in all of the school district  | ||||||
| 6 |  fails to vote in favor of the proposition as submitted to  | ||||||
| 7 |  them, then the proposition shall not be deemed to have  | ||||||
| 8 |  passed and the offices of township treasurer and trustee  | ||||||
| 9 |  of schools of the township in which those offices were  | ||||||
| 10 |  sought to be abolished shall not be abolished, unless and  | ||||||
| 11 |  until the proceedings detailed in paragraphs (1) through  | ||||||
| 12 |  (3) of this subsection and the conditions set forth in  | ||||||
| 13 |  this paragraph are met. | ||||||
| 14 |     If the proposition to abolish the offices of township  | ||||||
| 15 | treasurer and trustee of schools of a township is deemed to  | ||||||
| 16 | have passed at the consolidated election as provided in this  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection, those offices shall be deemed abolished by  | ||||||
| 18 | operation of law effective on January 1 of the calendar year  | ||||||
| 19 | immediately following the calendar year in which that  | ||||||
| 20 | consolidated election is held, provided that if after the  | ||||||
| 21 | election, the trustees of schools by resolution elect to  | ||||||
| 22 | abolish the offices of township treasurer and trustee of  | ||||||
| 23 | schools effective on July 1 immediately following the  | ||||||
| 24 | election, then the offices shall be abolished on July 1  | ||||||
| 25 | immediately following the election. On the date that the  | ||||||
| 26 | offices of township treasurer and trustee of schools of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | township are deemed abolished by operation of law, the school  | ||||||
| 2 | board of each elementary and unit school district and the  | ||||||
| 3 | school board of each high school district that is subject to  | ||||||
| 4 | the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and  | ||||||
| 5 | trustees of schools of that township at the time those offices  | ||||||
| 6 | are abolished: (i) shall appoint its own school treasurer as  | ||||||
| 7 | provided in Section 8-1; and (ii) unless the term of the  | ||||||
| 8 | contract of a township treasurer expires on the date that the  | ||||||
| 9 | office of township treasurer is abolished, shall pay to the  | ||||||
| 10 | former township treasurer its proportionate share of any  | ||||||
| 11 | aggregate compensation that, were the office of township  | ||||||
| 12 | treasurer not abolished at that time, would have been payable  | ||||||
| 13 | to the former township treasurer after that date over the  | ||||||
| 14 | remainder of the term of the contract of the former township  | ||||||
| 15 | treasurer that began prior to but ends after that date. In  | ||||||
| 16 | addition, on the date that the offices of township treasurer  | ||||||
| 17 | and trustee of schools of a township are deemed abolished as  | ||||||
| 18 | provided in this subsection, the school board of each  | ||||||
| 19 | elementary school, high school, and unit school district that  | ||||||
| 20 | until that date is subject to the jurisdiction and authority  | ||||||
| 21 | of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of that  | ||||||
| 22 | township shall be deemed by operation of law to have agreed and  | ||||||
| 23 | assumed to pay and, when determined, shall pay to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 | Municipal Retirement Fund a proportionate share of the  | ||||||
| 25 | unfunded liability existing in that Fund at the time these  | ||||||
| 26 | offices are abolished in that calendar year for all annuities  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or other benefits then or thereafter to become payable from  | ||||||
| 2 | that Fund with respect to all periods of service performed  | ||||||
| 3 | prior to that date as a participating employee in that Fund by  | ||||||
| 4 | persons serving during those periods of service as a trustee  | ||||||
| 5 | of schools, township treasurer or regular employee in the  | ||||||
| 6 | office of the township treasurer of that township. That  | ||||||
| 7 | unfunded liability shall be actuarially determined by the  | ||||||
| 8 | board of trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund,  | ||||||
| 9 | and the board of trustees shall thereupon notify each school  | ||||||
| 10 | board required to pay a proportionate share of that unfunded  | ||||||
| 11 | liability of the aggregate amount of the unfunded liability so  | ||||||
| 12 | determined. The amount so paid to the Illinois Municipal  | ||||||
| 13 | Retirement Fund by each of those school districts shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | credited to the account of the township in that Fund. For each  | ||||||
| 15 | elementary school, high school, and unit school district under  | ||||||
| 16 | the jurisdiction and authority of a township treasurer and  | ||||||
| 17 | trustees of schools of a township in which those offices are  | ||||||
| 18 | abolished as provided in this subsection, each such district's  | ||||||
| 19 | proportionate share of the aggregate compensation payable to  | ||||||
| 20 | the former township treasurer as provided in this paragraph  | ||||||
| 21 | and each such district's proportionate share of the aggregate  | ||||||
| 22 | amount of the unfunded liability payable to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Municipal Retirement Fund as provided in this paragraph shall  | ||||||
| 24 | be computed in accordance with the ratio that the number of  | ||||||
| 25 | pupils in average daily attendance in each such district for  | ||||||
| 26 | the school year last ending prior to the date on which the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | offices of township treasurer and trustee of schools of that  | ||||||
| 2 | township are abolished bears to the aggregate number of pupils  | ||||||
| 3 | in average daily attendance in all of those districts as so  | ||||||
| 4 | reported for that school year. | ||||||
| 5 |     Upon abolition of the offices of township treasurer and  | ||||||
| 6 | trustee of schools of a township as provided in this  | ||||||
| 7 | subsection: (i) the regional board of school trustees, in its  | ||||||
| 8 | corporate capacity, shall be deemed the successor in interest  | ||||||
| 9 | to the former trustees of schools of that township with  | ||||||
| 10 | respect to the common school lands and township loanable funds  | ||||||
| 11 | of the township; (ii) all right, title, and interest existing  | ||||||
| 12 | or vested in the former trustees of schools of that township in  | ||||||
| 13 | the common school lands and township loanable funds of the  | ||||||
| 14 | township, and all records, moneys, securities and other  | ||||||
| 15 | assets, rights of property and causes of action pertaining to  | ||||||
| 16 | or constituting a part of those common school lands or  | ||||||
| 17 | township loanable funds, shall be transferred to and deemed  | ||||||
| 18 | vested by operation of law in the regional board of school  | ||||||
| 19 | trustees, which shall hold legal title to, manage, and operate  | ||||||
| 20 | all common school lands and township loanable funds of the  | ||||||
| 21 | township, receive the rents, issues, and profits therefrom,  | ||||||
| 22 | and have and exercise with respect thereto the same powers and  | ||||||
| 23 | duties as are provided by this Code to be exercised by regional  | ||||||
| 24 | boards of school trustees when acting as township land  | ||||||
| 25 | commissioners in counties having at least 220,000 but fewer  | ||||||
| 26 | than 2,000,000 inhabitants; (iii) the regional board of school  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | trustees shall select to serve as its treasurer with respect  | ||||||
| 2 | to the common school lands and township loanable funds of the  | ||||||
| 3 | township a person from time to time also serving as the  | ||||||
| 4 | appointed school treasurer of any school district that was  | ||||||
| 5 | subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the township  | ||||||
| 6 | treasurer and trustees of schools of that township at the time  | ||||||
| 7 | those offices were abolished, and the person selected to also  | ||||||
| 8 | serve as treasurer of the regional board of school trustees  | ||||||
| 9 | shall have his compensation for services in that capacity  | ||||||
| 10 | fixed by the regional board of school trustees, to be paid from  | ||||||
| 11 | the township loanable funds, and shall make to the regional  | ||||||
| 12 | board of school trustees the reports required to be made by  | ||||||
| 13 | treasurers of township land commissioners, give bond as  | ||||||
| 14 | required by treasurers of township land commissioners, and  | ||||||
| 15 | perform the duties and exercise the powers of treasurers of  | ||||||
| 16 | township land commissioners; (iv) the regional board of school  | ||||||
| 17 | trustees shall designate in the manner provided by Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 8-7, insofar as applicable, a depositary for its treasurer,  | ||||||
| 19 | and the proceeds of all rents, issues, and profits from the  | ||||||
| 20 | common school lands and township loanable funds of that  | ||||||
| 21 | township shall be deposited and held in the account maintained  | ||||||
| 22 | for those purposes with that depositary and shall be expended  | ||||||
| 23 | and distributed therefrom as provided in Section 15-24 and  | ||||||
| 24 | other applicable provisions of this Code; and (v) whenever  | ||||||
| 25 | there is vested in the trustees of schools of a township at the  | ||||||
| 26 | time that office is abolished under this subsection the legal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | title to any school buildings or school sites used or occupied  | ||||||
| 2 | for school purposes by any elementary school, high school, or  | ||||||
| 3 | unit school district subject to the jurisdiction and authority  | ||||||
| 4 | of those trustees of school at the time that office is  | ||||||
| 5 | abolished, the legal title to those school buildings and  | ||||||
| 6 | school sites shall be deemed transferred by operation of law  | ||||||
| 7 | to and invested in the school board of that school district, in  | ||||||
| 8 | its corporate capacity under Section 10-22.35B of this Code,  | ||||||
| 9 | the same to be held, sold, exchanged, leased, or otherwise  | ||||||
| 10 | transferred in accordance with applicable provisions of this  | ||||||
| 11 | Code. | ||||||
| 12 |     Notwithstanding Section 2-3.25g of this Code, a waiver of  | ||||||
| 13 | a mandate established under this Section may not be requested. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school  | ||||||
| 15 | district that forms a part of a Class II county school unit  | ||||||
| 16 | may, by a resolution adopted by at least two-thirds of the  | ||||||
| 17 | members of the school board of a school district, withdraw a  | ||||||
| 18 | school district from the jurisdiction and authority of the  | ||||||
| 19 | trustees of schools of the township in which such school  | ||||||
| 20 | district is located and from the jurisdiction and authority of  | ||||||
| 21 | the township treasurer of the township in which such school  | ||||||
| 22 | district is located, provided that the school board of the  | ||||||
| 23 | school district shall, upon the adoption and passage of such  | ||||||
| 24 | resolution, thereupon elect or appoint its own school  | ||||||
| 25 | treasurer as provided in Section 8-1 of this Code. The  | ||||||
| 26 | appointed school treasurer may include a township treasurer.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | The school board may enter into a contractual or  | ||||||
| 2 | intergovernmental agreement with an appointed school treasurer  | ||||||
| 3 | for school treasurer services.  | ||||||
| 4 |     Upon adoption and passage of the resolution and the  | ||||||
| 5 | election or appointment by the school board of its own school  | ||||||
| 6 | treasurer commencing with the first day of the succeeding  | ||||||
| 7 | fiscal year, but not prior to July 1, 2025: (1) the trustees of  | ||||||
| 8 | schools in the township or townships shall no longer have or  | ||||||
| 9 | exercise any powers or duties with respect to the school  | ||||||
| 10 | district or with respect to the school business, operations,  | ||||||
| 11 | or assets of the school district; (2) all books and records of  | ||||||
| 12 | the trustees of schools and all moneys, securities, loanable  | ||||||
| 13 | funds, and other assets relating to the school business and  | ||||||
| 14 | affairs of the school district shall be transferred and  | ||||||
| 15 | delivered to the school board; and (3) all legal title to and  | ||||||
| 16 | all right, title, and interest formerly held by the trustees  | ||||||
| 17 | of schools in any common school lands, school buildings, or  | ||||||
| 18 | school sites used and occupied by the school board and all  | ||||||
| 19 | rights of property and causes of action pertaining to or  | ||||||
| 20 | constituting a part of the common school lands, buildings, or  | ||||||
| 21 | sites shall be deemed transferred by operation of law to and  | ||||||
| 22 | shall vest in the school board.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-144, eff. 6-30-23; 103-790, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
| 24 | revised 10-21-24.)
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| 25 |     (105 ILCS 5/5-2.2) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5-2.2. Designation of trustees. After the April 5,  | ||||||
| 2 | 2011 consolidated election, the trustees of schools in  | ||||||
| 3 | Township 36 North, Range 13 East shall no longer be elected  | ||||||
| 4 | pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5-2, 5-2.1, 5-3, 5-4,  | ||||||
| 5 | 5-12, and 5-13 of this Code. Any such trustees elected before  | ||||||
| 6 | such date may complete the term to which that trustee was  | ||||||
| 7 | elected, but shall not be succeeded by election. Instead, the  | ||||||
| 8 | board of education or board of school directors of each of the  | ||||||
| 9 | elementary and high school districts that are subject to the  | ||||||
| 10 | jurisdiction of Township 36 North, Range 13 East shall appoint  | ||||||
| 11 | one of the members to serve as trustee of schools. The trustees  | ||||||
| 12 | of schools shall be appointed by each board of education or  | ||||||
| 13 | board of school directors within 60 days after December 8,  | ||||||
| 14 | 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 97-631) this amendatory  | ||||||
| 15 | Act of the 97th General Assembly and shall reorganize within  | ||||||
| 16 | 30 days after all the trustees of schools have been appointed  | ||||||
| 17 | or within 30 days after all the trustees of schools were due to  | ||||||
| 18 | have been appointed, whichever is sooner. Trustees of schools  | ||||||
| 19 | so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the board of  | ||||||
| 20 | education or board of school directors appointing them, but in  | ||||||
| 21 | no event longer than 2 years unless reappointed. | ||||||
| 22 |     After the April 4, 2023 consolidated election, no trustees  | ||||||
| 23 | of schools shall be elected. Any trustees elected or appointed  | ||||||
| 24 | on or before April 4, 2023 may complete the term to which that  | ||||||
| 25 | trustee was trustees elected or appointed, but may not be  | ||||||
| 26 | succeeded by election. Each school board of each school  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | district that is a part of a Class II county school unit shall  | ||||||
| 2 | appoint one member of the school board or one school employee  | ||||||
| 3 | to serve as trustee of schools of the township in which such  | ||||||
| 4 | school district is located. The trustees of schools shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | appointed by each school board within 60 days after August 9,  | ||||||
| 6 | 2024 (the effective date of Public Act 103-790) this  | ||||||
| 7 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and shall  | ||||||
| 8 | reorganize within 30 days after all the trustees of schools  | ||||||
| 9 | have been appointed or within 90 days after August 9, 2024 (the  | ||||||
| 10 | effective date of Public Act 103-790) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 11 | the 103rd General Assembly, whichever is sooner. A trustee of  | ||||||
| 12 | schools shall serve at the pleasure of the school board that  | ||||||
| 13 | appointed the trustee of schools but may not serve as a trustee  | ||||||
| 14 | of schools for longer than 2 years unless reappointed by the  | ||||||
| 15 | school board.  | ||||||
| 16 |     A majority of members of the trustees of schools shall  | ||||||
| 17 | constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The  | ||||||
| 18 | trustees shall organize by appointing one of their number  | ||||||
| 19 | president, who shall hold the office for 2 years. If the  | ||||||
| 20 | president is absent from any meeting, or refuses to perform  | ||||||
| 21 | any of the duties of the office, a president pro-tempore may be  | ||||||
| 22 | appointed. Trustees who serve on the board as a result of  | ||||||
| 23 | appointment or election at the time of the reorganization  | ||||||
| 24 | shall continue to serve as a member of the trustees of schools,  | ||||||
| 25 | with no greater or lesser authority than any other trustee,  | ||||||
| 26 | until such time as their elected term expires. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Each trustee of schools appointed by a board of education  | ||||||
| 2 | or board of school directors shall be entitled to  | ||||||
| 3 | indemnification and protection against claims and suits by the  | ||||||
| 4 | board that appointed that trustee of schools for acts or  | ||||||
| 5 | omissions as a trustee of schools in the same manner and to the  | ||||||
| 6 | same extent as the trustee of schools is entitled to  | ||||||
| 7 | indemnification and protection for acts or omissions as a  | ||||||
| 8 | member of the board of education or board of school directors  | ||||||
| 9 | under Section 10-20.20 of this Code. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-790, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 11 |     (105 ILCS 5/5-13)    (from Ch. 122, par. 5-13) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 5-13. Term of office of trustees. In townships  | ||||||
| 13 | already organized, the school trustee shall be elected in each  | ||||||
| 14 | odd numbered year for a term of 6 years to succeed the trustee  | ||||||
| 15 | whose term expires in such odd numbered year. | ||||||
| 16 |     The first-elected trustees in a newly organized township  | ||||||
| 17 | shall at their first meeting cast lots for their respective  | ||||||
| 18 | terms of office, for 2, 4, and 6 years; and thereafter one 1     | ||||||
| 19 | trustee shall be elected in each odd-numbered year. | ||||||
| 20 |     This Section is inoperative on and after August 9, 2024  | ||||||
| 21 | (the effective date of Public Act 103-790) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 22 | of the 103rd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-790, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 24 |     (105 ILCS 5/10-16a) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-771) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) This Section applies to all school board members  | ||||||
| 4 | serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been  | ||||||
| 5 | elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the  | ||||||
| 6 | 97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at  | ||||||
| 7 | least one year's duration after the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 8 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. | ||||||
| 9 |     (a-5) In this Section, "trauma" has the meaning ascribed  | ||||||
| 10 | to that term in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school  | ||||||
| 12 | district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the  | ||||||
| 13 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General  | ||||||
| 14 | Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 15 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year  | ||||||
| 16 | of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours  | ||||||
| 17 | of professional development leadership training covering  | ||||||
| 18 | topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and  | ||||||
| 19 | accountability, fiduciary responsibilities of a school board  | ||||||
| 20 | member, and, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year,  | ||||||
| 21 | trauma-informed practices for students and staff. The school  | ||||||
| 22 | district shall maintain on its Internet website, if any, the  | ||||||
| 23 | names of all voting members of the school board who have  | ||||||
| 24 | successfully completed the training. | ||||||
| 25 |     (b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for  | ||||||
| 26 | students and staff required by this Section must include  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | information that is relevant to and within the scope of the  | ||||||
| 2 | duties of a school board member. Such information may include,  | ||||||
| 3 | but is not limited to: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students  | ||||||
| 5 |  and staff; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) the relationship between staff wellness and  | ||||||
| 7 |  student learning; | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and  | ||||||
| 9 |  learning; | ||||||
| 10 |         (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including  | ||||||
| 11 |  the prevalence of trauma among student populations at  | ||||||
| 12 |  higher risk of experiencing trauma; | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on  | ||||||
| 14 |  recognizing trauma among various student groups in  | ||||||
| 15 |  connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual  | ||||||
| 16 |  orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant  | ||||||
| 17 |  factors; and | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) effective district and school practices that are  | ||||||
| 19 |  shown to: | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of  | ||||||
| 21 |  trauma on student behavior and learning; and | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability,  | ||||||
| 24 | fiduciary responsibilities, and, beginning with the 2023-24  | ||||||
| 25 | school year, trauma-informed practices for students and staff  | ||||||
| 26 | may be provided by an association established under this Code  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for the purpose of training school board members or by other  | ||||||
| 2 | qualified providers approved by the State Board of Education,  | ||||||
| 3 | in consultation with an association so established. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are  | ||||||
| 5 | necessary for the administration of the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 6 | Section.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24.)
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-771) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 10-16a. School board member's training. | ||||||
| 10 |     (a) This Section applies to all school board members  | ||||||
| 11 | serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code. | ||||||
| 12 |     (a-5) In this Section, "trauma" has the meaning ascribed  | ||||||
| 13 | to that term in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school  | ||||||
| 15 | district, within the first year of his or her first term, shall  | ||||||
| 16 | complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development and  | ||||||
| 17 | leadership training covering topics in education and labor  | ||||||
| 18 | law, financial oversight and accountability, fiduciary  | ||||||
| 19 | responsibilities of a school board member, trauma-informed  | ||||||
| 20 | practices for students and staff, and, improving student  | ||||||
| 21 | outcomes. The school district shall maintain on its Internet  | ||||||
| 22 | website, if any, the names of all voting members of the school  | ||||||
| 23 | board who have successfully completed the training. | ||||||
| 24 |     (b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for  | ||||||
| 25 | students and staff required by this Section must include  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | information that is relevant to and within the scope of the  | ||||||
| 2 | duties of a school board member. Such information may include,  | ||||||
| 3 | but is not limited to: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students  | ||||||
| 5 |  and staff; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) the relationship between staff wellness and  | ||||||
| 7 |  student learning; | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and  | ||||||
| 9 |  learning; | ||||||
| 10 |         (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including  | ||||||
| 11 |  the prevalence of trauma among student populations at  | ||||||
| 12 |  higher risk of experiencing trauma; | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on  | ||||||
| 14 |  recognizing trauma among various student groups in  | ||||||
| 15 |  connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual  | ||||||
| 16 |  orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant  | ||||||
| 17 |  factors; and | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) effective district and school practices that are  | ||||||
| 19 |  shown to: | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of  | ||||||
| 21 |  trauma on student behavior and learning; and | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (b-10) The training regarding improving student outcomes  | ||||||
| 24 | required by this Section must include information that is  | ||||||
| 25 | relevant to and within the scope of the duties of a school  | ||||||
| 26 | board member.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability,  | ||||||
| 2 | fiduciary responsibilities, trauma-informed practices for  | ||||||
| 3 | students and staff, and improving student outcomes shall be  | ||||||
| 4 | provided by a statewide association established under this  | ||||||
| 5 | Code for the purpose of training school board members or by  | ||||||
| 6 | other qualified providers approved by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 7 | Education, in consultation with an association so established. | ||||||
| 8 |     (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are  | ||||||
| 9 | necessary for the administration of the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 12 | 103-771, eff. 6-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 13 |     (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits. Insurance  | ||||||
| 15 | protection and benefits for employees shall provide the  | ||||||
| 16 | post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a  | ||||||
| 17 | policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and  | ||||||
| 18 | the coverage required under Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1,  | ||||||
| 19 | 356m, 356q, 356u, 356u.10, 356w, 356x, 356z.4, 356z.4a,  | ||||||
| 20 | 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14,  | ||||||
| 21 | 356z.15, 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.32,  | ||||||
| 22 | 356z.33, 356z.36, 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47,  | ||||||
| 23 | 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, 356z.60,  | ||||||
| 24 | 356z.61, 356z.62, 356z.64, 356z.67, 356z.68, and 356z.70, and     | ||||||
| 25 | 356z.71, 356z.74, and 356z.77 of the Illinois Insurance Code.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Insurance policies shall comply with Section 356z.19 of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Insurance Code. The coverage shall comply with  | ||||||
| 3 | Sections 155.22a, 355b, and 370c of the Illinois Insurance  | ||||||
| 4 | Code. The Department of Insurance shall enforce the  | ||||||
| 5 | requirements of this Section.  | ||||||
| 6 |     Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if  | ||||||
| 7 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance  | ||||||
| 8 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 9 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 10 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for  | ||||||
| 11 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 13 | 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff.  | ||||||
| 14 | 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-804,  | ||||||
| 15 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23;  | ||||||
| 16 | 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff.  | ||||||
| 17 | 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24; 103-91, eff. 1-1-24; 103-420,  | ||||||
| 18 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-445, eff. 1-1-24; 103-535, eff. 8-11-23;  | ||||||
| 19 | 103-551, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-718, eff.  | ||||||
| 20 | 7-19-24; 103-751, eff. 8-2-24; 103-914, eff. 1-1-25; 103-918,  | ||||||
| 21 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 22 |     (105 ILCS 5/10-22.6)    (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6) | ||||||
| 23 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-466) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 10-22.6. Suspension or expulsion of students; school  | ||||||
| 25 | searches.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) To expel students guilty of gross disobedience or  | ||||||
| 2 | misconduct, including gross disobedience or misconduct  | ||||||
| 3 | perpetuated by electronic means, pursuant to subsection (b-20)  | ||||||
| 4 | of this Section, and no action shall lie against them for such  | ||||||
| 5 | expulsion. Expulsion shall take place only after the parents  | ||||||
| 6 | have been requested to appear at a meeting of the board, or  | ||||||
| 7 | with a hearing officer appointed by it, to discuss their  | ||||||
| 8 | child's behavior. Such request shall be made by registered or  | ||||||
| 9 | certified mail and shall state the time, place and purpose of  | ||||||
| 10 | the meeting. The board, or a hearing officer appointed by it,  | ||||||
| 11 | at such meeting shall state the reasons for dismissal and the  | ||||||
| 12 | date on which the expulsion is to become effective. If a  | ||||||
| 13 | hearing officer is appointed by the board, the hearing officer  | ||||||
| 14 | shall report to the board a written summary of the evidence  | ||||||
| 15 | heard at the meeting and the board may take such action thereon  | ||||||
| 16 | as it finds appropriate. If the board acts to expel a student,  | ||||||
| 17 | the written expulsion decision shall detail the specific  | ||||||
| 18 | reasons why removing the student from the learning environment  | ||||||
| 19 | is in the best interest of the school. The expulsion decision  | ||||||
| 20 | shall also include a rationale as to the specific duration of  | ||||||
| 21 | the expulsion. An expelled student may be immediately  | ||||||
| 22 | transferred to an alternative program in the manner provided  | ||||||
| 23 | in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A student must not be  | ||||||
| 24 | denied transfer because of the expulsion, except in cases in  | ||||||
| 25 | which such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety  | ||||||
| 26 | of students or staff in the alternative program.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) To suspend or by policy to authorize the  | ||||||
| 2 | superintendent of the district or the principal, assistant  | ||||||
| 3 | principal, or dean of students of any school to suspend  | ||||||
| 4 | students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct, or to  | ||||||
| 5 | suspend students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct on  | ||||||
| 6 | the school bus from riding the school bus, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 7 | subsections (b-15) and (b-20) of this Section, and no action  | ||||||
| 8 | shall lie against them for such suspension. The board may by  | ||||||
| 9 | policy authorize the superintendent of the district or the  | ||||||
| 10 | principal, assistant principal, or dean of students of any  | ||||||
| 11 | school to suspend students guilty of such acts for a period not  | ||||||
| 12 | to exceed 10 school days. If a student is suspended due to  | ||||||
| 13 | gross disobedience or misconduct on a school bus, the board  | ||||||
| 14 | may suspend the student in excess of 10 school days for safety  | ||||||
| 15 | reasons.  | ||||||
| 16 |     Any suspension shall be reported immediately to the  | ||||||
| 17 | parents or guardian of a student along with a full statement of  | ||||||
| 18 | the reasons for such suspension and a notice of their right to  | ||||||
| 19 | a review. The school board must be given a summary of the  | ||||||
| 20 | notice, including the reason for the suspension and the  | ||||||
| 21 | suspension length. Upon request of the parents or guardian,  | ||||||
| 22 | the school board or a hearing officer appointed by it shall  | ||||||
| 23 | review such action of the superintendent or principal,  | ||||||
| 24 | assistant principal, or dean of students. At such review, the  | ||||||
| 25 | parents or guardian of the student may appear and discuss the  | ||||||
| 26 | suspension with the board or its hearing officer. If a hearing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | officer is appointed by the board, he shall report to the board  | ||||||
| 2 | a written summary of the evidence heard at the meeting. After  | ||||||
| 3 | its hearing or upon receipt of the written report of its  | ||||||
| 4 | hearing officer, the board may take such action as it finds  | ||||||
| 5 | appropriate. If a student is suspended pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 6 | subsection (b), the board shall, in the written suspension  | ||||||
| 7 | decision, detail the specific act of gross disobedience or  | ||||||
| 8 | misconduct resulting in the decision to suspend. The  | ||||||
| 9 | suspension decision shall also include a rationale as to the  | ||||||
| 10 | specific duration of the suspension. | ||||||
| 11 |     (b-5) Among the many possible disciplinary interventions  | ||||||
| 12 | and consequences available to school officials, school  | ||||||
| 13 | exclusions, such as out-of-school suspensions and expulsions,  | ||||||
| 14 | are the most serious. School officials shall limit the number  | ||||||
| 15 | and duration of expulsions and suspensions to the greatest  | ||||||
| 16 | extent practicable, and it is recommended that they use them  | ||||||
| 17 | only for legitimate educational purposes. To ensure that  | ||||||
| 18 | students are not excluded from school unnecessarily, it is  | ||||||
| 19 | recommended that school officials consider forms of  | ||||||
| 20 | non-exclusionary discipline prior to using out-of-school  | ||||||
| 21 | suspensions or expulsions.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b-10) Unless otherwise required by federal law or this  | ||||||
| 23 | Code, school boards may not institute zero-tolerance policies  | ||||||
| 24 | by which school administrators are required to suspend or  | ||||||
| 25 | expel students for particular behaviors. | ||||||
| 26 |     (b-15) Out-of-school suspensions of 3 days or less may be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | used only if the student's continuing presence in school would  | ||||||
| 2 | pose a threat to school safety or a disruption to other  | ||||||
| 3 | students' learning opportunities. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 4 | subsection (b-15), "threat to school safety or a disruption to  | ||||||
| 5 | other students' learning opportunities" shall be determined on  | ||||||
| 6 | a case-by-case basis by the school board or its designee.  | ||||||
| 7 | School officials shall make all reasonable efforts to resolve  | ||||||
| 8 | such threats, address such disruptions, and minimize the  | ||||||
| 9 | length of suspensions to the greatest extent practicable. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b-20) Unless otherwise required by this Code,  | ||||||
| 11 | out-of-school suspensions of longer than 3 days, expulsions,  | ||||||
| 12 | and disciplinary removals to alternative schools may be used  | ||||||
| 13 | only if other appropriate and available behavioral and  | ||||||
| 14 | disciplinary interventions have been exhausted and the  | ||||||
| 15 | student's continuing presence in school would either (i) pose  | ||||||
| 16 | a threat to the safety of other students, staff, or members of  | ||||||
| 17 | the school community or (ii) substantially disrupt, impede, or  | ||||||
| 18 | interfere with the operation of the school. For purposes of  | ||||||
| 19 | this subsection (b-20), "threat to the safety of other  | ||||||
| 20 | students, staff, or members of the school community" and  | ||||||
| 21 | "substantially disrupt, impede, or interfere with the  | ||||||
| 22 | operation of the school" shall be determined on a case-by-case  | ||||||
| 23 | basis by school officials. For purposes of this subsection  | ||||||
| 24 | (b-20), the determination of whether "appropriate and  | ||||||
| 25 | available behavioral and disciplinary interventions have been  | ||||||
| 26 | exhausted" shall be made by school officials. School officials  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall make all reasonable efforts to resolve such threats,  | ||||||
| 2 | address such disruptions, and minimize the length of student  | ||||||
| 3 | exclusions to the greatest extent practicable. Within the  | ||||||
| 4 | suspension decision described in subsection (b) of this  | ||||||
| 5 | Section or the expulsion decision described in subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 6 | of this Section, it shall be documented whether other  | ||||||
| 7 | interventions were attempted or whether it was determined that  | ||||||
| 8 | there were no other appropriate and available interventions. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b-25) Students who are suspended out-of-school for longer  | ||||||
| 10 | than 3 school days shall be provided appropriate and available  | ||||||
| 11 | support services during the period of their suspension. For  | ||||||
| 12 | purposes of this subsection (b-25), "appropriate and available  | ||||||
| 13 | support services" shall be determined by school authorities.  | ||||||
| 14 | Within the suspension decision described in subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 15 | this Section, it shall be documented whether such services are  | ||||||
| 16 | to be provided or whether it was determined that there are no  | ||||||
| 17 | such appropriate and available services.  | ||||||
| 18 |     A school district may refer students who are expelled to  | ||||||
| 19 | appropriate and available support services. | ||||||
| 20 |     A school district shall create a policy to facilitate the  | ||||||
| 21 | re-engagement of students who are suspended out-of-school,  | ||||||
| 22 | expelled, or returning from an alternative school setting. In  | ||||||
| 23 | consultation with stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State  | ||||||
| 24 | Board of Education, the State Board of Education shall draft  | ||||||
| 25 | and publish guidance for the re-engagement of students who are  | ||||||
| 26 | suspended out-of-school, expelled, or returning from an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | alternative school setting in accordance with this Section and  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 13A-4 on or before July 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (b-30) A school district shall create a policy by which  | ||||||
| 4 | suspended students, including those students suspended from  | ||||||
| 5 | the school bus who do not have alternate transportation to  | ||||||
| 6 | school, shall have the opportunity to make up work for  | ||||||
| 7 | equivalent academic credit. It shall be the responsibility of  | ||||||
| 8 | a student's parent or guardian to notify school officials that  | ||||||
| 9 | a student suspended from the school bus does not have  | ||||||
| 10 | alternate transportation to school.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) A school board must invite a representative from a  | ||||||
| 12 | local mental health agency to consult with the board at the  | ||||||
| 13 | meeting whenever there is evidence that mental illness may be  | ||||||
| 14 | the cause of a student's expulsion or suspension. | ||||||
| 15 |     (c-5) School districts shall make reasonable efforts to  | ||||||
| 16 | provide ongoing professional development to all school  | ||||||
| 17 | personnel, school board members, and school resource officers,     | ||||||
| 18 | on the requirements of this Section and Section 10-20.14, the  | ||||||
| 19 | adverse consequences of school exclusion and justice-system  | ||||||
| 20 | involvement, effective classroom management strategies,  | ||||||
| 21 | culturally responsive discipline, trauma-responsive learning  | ||||||
| 22 | environments, as defined in subsection (b) of Section 3-11,  | ||||||
| 23 | the appropriate and available supportive services for the  | ||||||
| 24 | promotion of student attendance and engagement, and  | ||||||
| 25 | developmentally appropriate disciplinary methods that promote  | ||||||
| 26 | positive and healthy school climates.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d) The board may expel a student for a definite period of  | ||||||
| 2 | time not to exceed 2 calendar years, as determined on a  | ||||||
| 3 | case-by-case basis. A student who is determined to have  | ||||||
| 4 | brought one of the following objects to school, any  | ||||||
| 5 | school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event  | ||||||
| 6 | that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be  | ||||||
| 7 | expelled for a period of not less than one year: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) A firearm. For the purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 9 |  "firearm" means any gun, rifle, shotgun, weapon as defined  | ||||||
| 10 |  by Section 921 of Title 18 of the United States Code,  | ||||||
| 11 |  firearm as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners  | ||||||
| 12 |  Identification Card Act, or firearm as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. The expulsion period  | ||||||
| 14 |  under this subdivision (1) may be modified by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may  | ||||||
| 16 |  be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis. | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) A knife, brass knuckles or other knuckle weapon  | ||||||
| 18 |  regardless of its composition, a billy club, or any other  | ||||||
| 19 |  object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily  | ||||||
| 20 |  harm, including "look alikes" of any firearm as defined in  | ||||||
| 21 |  subdivision (1) of this subsection (d). The expulsion  | ||||||
| 22 |  requirement under this subdivision (2) may be modified by  | ||||||
| 23 |  the superintendent, and the superintendent's determination  | ||||||
| 24 |  may be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis.  | ||||||
| 25 | Expulsion or suspension shall be construed in a manner  | ||||||
| 26 | consistent with the federal Individuals with Disabilities  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Education Act. A student who is subject to suspension or  | ||||||
| 2 | expulsion as provided in this Section may be eligible for a  | ||||||
| 3 | transfer to an alternative school program in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 | Article 13A of the School Code. | ||||||
| 5 |     (d-5) The board may suspend or by regulation authorize the  | ||||||
| 6 | superintendent of the district or the principal, assistant  | ||||||
| 7 | principal, or dean of students of any school to suspend a  | ||||||
| 8 | student for a period not to exceed 10 school days or may expel  | ||||||
| 9 | a student for a definite period of time not to exceed 2  | ||||||
| 10 | calendar years, as determined on a case-by-case basis, if (i)  | ||||||
| 11 | that student has been determined to have made an explicit  | ||||||
| 12 | threat on an Internet website against a school employee, a  | ||||||
| 13 | student, or any school-related personnel, (ii) the Internet  | ||||||
| 14 | website through which the threat was made is a site that was  | ||||||
| 15 | accessible within the school at the time the threat was made or  | ||||||
| 16 | was available to third parties who worked or studied within  | ||||||
| 17 | the school grounds at the time the threat was made, and (iii)  | ||||||
| 18 | the threat could be reasonably interpreted as threatening to  | ||||||
| 19 | the safety and security of the threatened individual because  | ||||||
| 20 | of the individual's duties or employment status or status as a  | ||||||
| 21 | student inside the school.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (e) To maintain order and security in the schools, school  | ||||||
| 23 | authorities may inspect and search places and areas such as  | ||||||
| 24 | lockers, desks, parking lots, and other school property and  | ||||||
| 25 | equipment owned or controlled by the school, as well as  | ||||||
| 26 | personal effects left in those places and areas by students,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | without notice to or the consent of the student, and without a  | ||||||
| 2 | search warrant. As a matter of public policy, the General  | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly finds that students have no reasonable expectation of  | ||||||
| 4 | privacy in these places and areas or in their personal effects  | ||||||
| 5 | left in these places and areas. School authorities may request  | ||||||
| 6 | the assistance of law enforcement officials for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 7 | conducting inspections and searches of lockers, desks, parking  | ||||||
| 8 | lots, and other school property and equipment owned or  | ||||||
| 9 | controlled by the school for illegal drugs, weapons, or other  | ||||||
| 10 | illegal or dangerous substances or materials, including  | ||||||
| 11 | searches conducted through the use of specially trained dogs.  | ||||||
| 12 | If a search conducted in accordance with this Section produces  | ||||||
| 13 | evidence that the student has violated or is violating either  | ||||||
| 14 | the law, local ordinance, or the school's policies or rules,  | ||||||
| 15 | such evidence may be seized by school authorities, and  | ||||||
| 16 | disciplinary action may be taken. School authorities may also  | ||||||
| 17 | turn over such evidence to law enforcement authorities. | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) Suspension or expulsion may include suspension or  | ||||||
| 19 | expulsion from school and all school activities and a  | ||||||
| 20 | prohibition from being present on school grounds. | ||||||
| 21 |     (g) A school district may adopt a policy providing that if  | ||||||
| 22 | a student is suspended or expelled for any reason from any  | ||||||
| 23 | public or private school in this or any other state, the  | ||||||
| 24 | student must complete the entire term of the suspension or  | ||||||
| 25 | expulsion in an alternative school program under Article 13A  | ||||||
| 26 | of this Code or an alternative learning opportunities program  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | under Article 13B of this Code before being admitted into the  | ||||||
| 2 | school district if there is no threat to the safety of students  | ||||||
| 3 | or staff in the alternative program. | ||||||
| 4 |     (h) School officials shall not advise or encourage  | ||||||
| 5 | students to drop out voluntarily due to behavioral or academic  | ||||||
| 6 | difficulties. | ||||||
| 7 |     (i) A student may not be issued a monetary fine or fee as a  | ||||||
| 8 | disciplinary consequence, though this shall not preclude  | ||||||
| 9 | requiring a student to provide restitution for lost, stolen,  | ||||||
| 10 | or damaged property. | ||||||
| 11 |     (j) Subsections (a) through (i) of this Section shall  | ||||||
| 12 | apply to elementary and secondary schools, charter schools,  | ||||||
| 13 | special charter districts, and school districts organized  | ||||||
| 14 | under Article 34 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (k) The expulsion of students enrolled in programs funded  | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 1C-2 of this Code is subject to the requirements  | ||||||
| 17 | under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 2-3.71 of  | ||||||
| 18 | this Code. | ||||||
| 19 |     (l) An in-school suspension program provided by a school  | ||||||
| 20 | district for any students in kindergarten through grade 12 may  | ||||||
| 21 | focus on promoting non-violent conflict resolution and  | ||||||
| 22 | positive interaction with other students and school personnel.  | ||||||
| 23 | A school district may employ a school social worker or a  | ||||||
| 24 | licensed mental health professional to oversee an in-school  | ||||||
| 25 | suspension program in kindergarten through grade 12.  | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 103-896, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-25-24.)
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| 2 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-466) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 10-22.6. Suspension or expulsion of students; school  | ||||||
| 4 | searches.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) To expel students guilty of gross disobedience or  | ||||||
| 6 | misconduct, including gross disobedience or misconduct  | ||||||
| 7 | perpetuated by electronic means, pursuant to subsection (b-20)  | ||||||
| 8 | of this Section, and no action shall lie against them for such  | ||||||
| 9 | expulsion. Expulsion shall take place only after the parents  | ||||||
| 10 | or guardians have been requested to appear at a meeting of the  | ||||||
| 11 | board, or with a hearing officer appointed by it, to discuss  | ||||||
| 12 | their child's behavior. Such request shall be made by  | ||||||
| 13 | registered or certified mail and shall state the time, place  | ||||||
| 14 | and purpose of the meeting. The board, or a hearing officer  | ||||||
| 15 | appointed by it, at such meeting shall state the reasons for  | ||||||
| 16 | dismissal and the date on which the expulsion is to become  | ||||||
| 17 | effective. If a hearing officer is appointed by the board, the  | ||||||
| 18 | hearing officer shall report to the board a written summary of  | ||||||
| 19 | the evidence heard at the meeting and the board may take such  | ||||||
| 20 | action thereon as it finds appropriate. If the board acts to  | ||||||
| 21 | expel a student, the written expulsion decision shall detail  | ||||||
| 22 | the specific reasons why removing the student from the  | ||||||
| 23 | learning environment is in the best interest of the school.  | ||||||
| 24 | The expulsion decision shall also include a rationale as to  | ||||||
| 25 | the specific duration of the expulsion. An expelled student  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | may be immediately transferred to an alternative program in  | ||||||
| 2 | the manner provided in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A  | ||||||
| 3 | student must not be denied transfer because of the expulsion,  | ||||||
| 4 | except in cases in which such transfer is deemed to cause a  | ||||||
| 5 | threat to the safety of students or staff in the alternative  | ||||||
| 6 | program.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) To suspend or by policy to authorize the  | ||||||
| 8 | superintendent of the district or the principal, assistant  | ||||||
| 9 | principal, or dean of students of any school to suspend  | ||||||
| 10 | students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct, or to  | ||||||
| 11 | suspend students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct on  | ||||||
| 12 | the school bus from riding the school bus, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 13 | subsections (b-15) and (b-20) of this Section, and no action  | ||||||
| 14 | shall lie against them for such suspension. The board may by  | ||||||
| 15 | policy authorize the superintendent of the district or the  | ||||||
| 16 | principal, assistant principal, or dean of students of any  | ||||||
| 17 | school to suspend students guilty of such acts for a period not  | ||||||
| 18 | to exceed 10 school days. If a student is suspended due to  | ||||||
| 19 | gross disobedience or misconduct on a school bus, the board  | ||||||
| 20 | may suspend the student in excess of 10 school days for safety  | ||||||
| 21 | reasons.  | ||||||
| 22 |     Any suspension shall be reported immediately to the  | ||||||
| 23 | parents or guardians of a student along with a full statement  | ||||||
| 24 | of the reasons for such suspension and a notice of their right  | ||||||
| 25 | to a review. The school board must be given a summary of the  | ||||||
| 26 | notice, including the reason for the suspension and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | suspension length. Upon request of the parents or guardians,  | ||||||
| 2 | the school board or a hearing officer appointed by it shall  | ||||||
| 3 | review such action of the superintendent or principal,  | ||||||
| 4 | assistant principal, or dean of students. At such review, the  | ||||||
| 5 | parents or guardians of the student may appear and discuss the  | ||||||
| 6 | suspension with the board or its hearing officer. If a hearing  | ||||||
| 7 | officer is appointed by the board, he shall report to the board  | ||||||
| 8 | a written summary of the evidence heard at the meeting. After  | ||||||
| 9 | its hearing or upon receipt of the written report of its  | ||||||
| 10 | hearing officer, the board may take such action as it finds  | ||||||
| 11 | appropriate. If a student is suspended pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 12 | subsection (b), the board shall, in the written suspension  | ||||||
| 13 | decision, detail the specific act of gross disobedience or  | ||||||
| 14 | misconduct resulting in the decision to suspend. The  | ||||||
| 15 | suspension decision shall also include a rationale as to the  | ||||||
| 16 | specific duration of the suspension. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b-5) Among the many possible disciplinary interventions  | ||||||
| 18 | and consequences available to school officials, school  | ||||||
| 19 | exclusions, such as out-of-school suspensions and expulsions,  | ||||||
| 20 | are the most serious. School officials shall limit the number  | ||||||
| 21 | and duration of expulsions and suspensions to the greatest  | ||||||
| 22 | extent practicable, and it is recommended that they use them  | ||||||
| 23 | only for legitimate educational purposes. To ensure that  | ||||||
| 24 | students are not excluded from school unnecessarily, it is  | ||||||
| 25 | recommended that school officials consider forms of  | ||||||
| 26 | non-exclusionary discipline prior to using out-of-school  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | suspensions or expulsions.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (b-10) Unless otherwise required by federal law or this  | ||||||
| 3 | Code, school boards may not institute zero-tolerance policies  | ||||||
| 4 | by which school administrators are required to suspend or  | ||||||
| 5 | expel students for particular behaviors. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b-15) Out-of-school suspensions of 3 days or less may be  | ||||||
| 7 | used only if the student's continuing presence in school would  | ||||||
| 8 | pose a threat to school safety or a disruption to other  | ||||||
| 9 | students' learning opportunities. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (b-15), "threat to school safety or a disruption to  | ||||||
| 11 | other students' learning opportunities" shall be determined on  | ||||||
| 12 | a case-by-case basis by the school board or its designee.  | ||||||
| 13 | School officials shall make all reasonable efforts to resolve  | ||||||
| 14 | such threats, address such disruptions, and minimize the  | ||||||
| 15 | length of suspensions to the greatest extent practicable. | ||||||
| 16 |     (b-20) Unless otherwise required by this Code,  | ||||||
| 17 | out-of-school suspensions of longer than 3 days, expulsions,  | ||||||
| 18 | and disciplinary removals to alternative schools may be used  | ||||||
| 19 | only if other appropriate and available behavioral and  | ||||||
| 20 | disciplinary interventions have been exhausted and the  | ||||||
| 21 | student's continuing presence in school would either (i) pose  | ||||||
| 22 | a threat to the safety of other students, staff, or members of  | ||||||
| 23 | the school community or (ii) substantially disrupt, impede, or  | ||||||
| 24 | interfere with the operation of the school. For purposes of  | ||||||
| 25 | this subsection (b-20), "threat to the safety of other  | ||||||
| 26 | students, staff, or members of the school community" and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | "substantially disrupt, impede, or interfere with the  | ||||||
| 2 | operation of the school" shall be determined on a case-by-case  | ||||||
| 3 | basis by school officials. For purposes of this subsection  | ||||||
| 4 | (b-20), the determination of whether "appropriate and  | ||||||
| 5 | available behavioral and disciplinary interventions have been  | ||||||
| 6 | exhausted" shall be made by school officials. School officials  | ||||||
| 7 | shall make all reasonable efforts to resolve such threats,  | ||||||
| 8 | address such disruptions, and minimize the length of student  | ||||||
| 9 | exclusions to the greatest extent practicable. Within the  | ||||||
| 10 | suspension decision described in subsection (b) of this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section or the expulsion decision described in subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 12 | of this Section, it shall be documented whether other  | ||||||
| 13 | interventions were attempted or whether it was determined that  | ||||||
| 14 | there were no other appropriate and available interventions. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b-25) Students who are suspended out-of-school for longer  | ||||||
| 16 | than 3 school days shall be provided appropriate and available  | ||||||
| 17 | support services during the period of their suspension. For  | ||||||
| 18 | purposes of this subsection (b-25), "appropriate and available  | ||||||
| 19 | support services" shall be determined by school authorities.  | ||||||
| 20 | Within the suspension decision described in subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 21 | this Section, it shall be documented whether such services are  | ||||||
| 22 | to be provided or whether it was determined that there are no  | ||||||
| 23 | such appropriate and available services.  | ||||||
| 24 |     A school district may refer students who are expelled to  | ||||||
| 25 | appropriate and available support services. | ||||||
| 26 |     A school district shall create a policy to facilitate the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | re-engagement of students who are suspended out-of-school,  | ||||||
| 2 | expelled, or returning from an alternative school setting. In  | ||||||
| 3 | consultation with stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State  | ||||||
| 4 | Board of Education, the State Board of Education shall draft  | ||||||
| 5 | and publish guidance for the re-engagement of students who are  | ||||||
| 6 | suspended out-of-school, expelled, or returning from an  | ||||||
| 7 | alternative school setting in accordance with this Section and  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 13A-4 on or before July 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (b-30) A school district shall create a policy by which  | ||||||
| 10 | suspended students, including those students suspended from  | ||||||
| 11 | the school bus who do not have alternate transportation to  | ||||||
| 12 | school, shall have the opportunity to make up work for  | ||||||
| 13 | equivalent academic credit. It shall be the responsibility of  | ||||||
| 14 | a student's parents or guardians to notify school officials  | ||||||
| 15 | that a student suspended from the school bus does not have  | ||||||
| 16 | alternate transportation to school.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (b-35) In all suspension review hearings conducted under  | ||||||
| 18 | subsection (b) or expulsion hearings conducted under  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (a), a student may disclose any factor to be  | ||||||
| 20 | considered in mitigation, including his or her status as a  | ||||||
| 21 | parent, expectant parent, or victim of domestic or sexual  | ||||||
| 22 | violence, as defined in Article 26A. A representative of the  | ||||||
| 23 | parent's or guardian's choice, or of the student's choice if  | ||||||
| 24 | emancipated, must be permitted to represent the student  | ||||||
| 25 | throughout the proceedings and to address the school board or  | ||||||
| 26 | its appointed hearing officer. With the approval of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | student's parent or guardian, or of the student if  | ||||||
| 2 | emancipated, a support person must be permitted to accompany  | ||||||
| 3 | the student to any disciplinary hearings or proceedings. The  | ||||||
| 4 | representative or support person must comply with any rules of  | ||||||
| 5 | the school district's hearing process. If the representative  | ||||||
| 6 | or support person violates the rules or engages in behavior or  | ||||||
| 7 | advocacy that harasses, abuses, or intimidates either party, a  | ||||||
| 8 | witness, or anyone else in attendance at the hearing, the  | ||||||
| 9 | representative or support person may be prohibited from  | ||||||
| 10 | further participation in the hearing or proceeding. A  | ||||||
| 11 | suspension or expulsion proceeding under this subsection  | ||||||
| 12 | (b-35) must be conducted independently from any ongoing  | ||||||
| 13 | criminal investigation or proceeding, and an absence of  | ||||||
| 14 | pending or possible criminal charges, criminal investigations,  | ||||||
| 15 | or proceedings may not be a factor in school disciplinary  | ||||||
| 16 | decisions. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b-40) During a suspension review hearing conducted under  | ||||||
| 18 | subsection (b) or an expulsion hearing conducted under  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (a) that involves allegations of sexual violence by  | ||||||
| 20 | the student who is subject to discipline, neither the student  | ||||||
| 21 | nor his or her representative shall directly question nor have  | ||||||
| 22 | direct contact with the alleged victim. The student who is  | ||||||
| 23 | subject to discipline or his or her representative may, at the  | ||||||
| 24 | discretion and direction of the school board or its appointed  | ||||||
| 25 | hearing officer, suggest questions to be posed by the school  | ||||||
| 26 | board or its appointed hearing officer to the alleged victim.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) A school board must invite a representative from a  | ||||||
| 2 | local mental health agency to consult with the board at the  | ||||||
| 3 | meeting whenever there is evidence that mental illness may be  | ||||||
| 4 | the cause of a student's expulsion or suspension. | ||||||
| 5 |     (c-5) School districts shall make reasonable efforts to  | ||||||
| 6 | provide ongoing professional development to all school  | ||||||
| 7 | personnel, school board members, and school resource officers  | ||||||
| 8 | on the requirements of this Section and Section 10-20.14, the  | ||||||
| 9 | adverse consequences of school exclusion and justice-system  | ||||||
| 10 | involvement, effective classroom management strategies,  | ||||||
| 11 | culturally responsive discipline, trauma-responsive learning  | ||||||
| 12 | environments, as defined in subsection (b) of Section 3-11,  | ||||||
| 13 | the appropriate and available supportive services for the  | ||||||
| 14 | promotion of student attendance and engagement, and  | ||||||
| 15 | developmentally appropriate disciplinary methods that promote  | ||||||
| 16 | positive and healthy school climates.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) The board may expel a student for a definite period of  | ||||||
| 18 | time not to exceed 2 calendar years, as determined on a  | ||||||
| 19 | case-by-case basis. A student who is determined to have  | ||||||
| 20 | brought one of the following objects to school, any  | ||||||
| 21 | school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event  | ||||||
| 22 | that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | expelled for a period of not less than one year: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) A firearm. For the purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 25 |  "firearm" means any gun, rifle, shotgun, weapon as defined  | ||||||
| 26 |  by Section 921 of Title 18 of the United States Code,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  firearm as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners  | ||||||
| 2 |  Identification Card Act, or firearm as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 3 |  24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. The expulsion period  | ||||||
| 4 |  under this subdivision (1) may be modified by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may  | ||||||
| 6 |  be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) A knife, brass knuckles or other knuckle weapon  | ||||||
| 8 |  regardless of its composition, a billy club, or any other  | ||||||
| 9 |  object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily  | ||||||
| 10 |  harm, including "look alikes" of any firearm as defined in  | ||||||
| 11 |  subdivision (1) of this subsection (d). The expulsion  | ||||||
| 12 |  requirement under this subdivision (2) may be modified by  | ||||||
| 13 |  the superintendent, and the superintendent's determination  | ||||||
| 14 |  may be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis.  | ||||||
| 15 | Expulsion or suspension shall be construed in a manner  | ||||||
| 16 | consistent with the federal Individuals with Disabilities  | ||||||
| 17 | Education Act. A student who is subject to suspension or  | ||||||
| 18 | expulsion as provided in this Section may be eligible for a  | ||||||
| 19 | transfer to an alternative school program in accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 | Article 13A of the School Code. | ||||||
| 21 |     (d-5) The board may suspend or by regulation authorize the  | ||||||
| 22 | superintendent of the district or the principal, assistant  | ||||||
| 23 | principal, or dean of students of any school to suspend a  | ||||||
| 24 | student for a period not to exceed 10 school days or may expel  | ||||||
| 25 | a student for a definite period of time not to exceed 2  | ||||||
| 26 | calendar years, as determined on a case-by-case basis, if (i)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that student has been determined to have made an explicit  | ||||||
| 2 | threat on an Internet website against a school employee, a  | ||||||
| 3 | student, or any school-related personnel, (ii) the Internet  | ||||||
| 4 | website through which the threat was made is a site that was  | ||||||
| 5 | accessible within the school at the time the threat was made or  | ||||||
| 6 | was available to third parties who worked or studied within  | ||||||
| 7 | the school grounds at the time the threat was made, and (iii)  | ||||||
| 8 | the threat could be reasonably interpreted as threatening to  | ||||||
| 9 | the safety and security of the threatened individual because  | ||||||
| 10 | of the individual's duties or employment status or status as a  | ||||||
| 11 | student inside the school.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (e) To maintain order and security in the schools, school  | ||||||
| 13 | authorities may inspect and search places and areas such as  | ||||||
| 14 | lockers, desks, parking lots, and other school property and  | ||||||
| 15 | equipment owned or controlled by the school, as well as  | ||||||
| 16 | personal effects left in those places and areas by students,  | ||||||
| 17 | without notice to or the consent of the student, and without a  | ||||||
| 18 | search warrant. As a matter of public policy, the General  | ||||||
| 19 | Assembly finds that students have no reasonable expectation of  | ||||||
| 20 | privacy in these places and areas or in their personal effects  | ||||||
| 21 | left in these places and areas. School authorities may request  | ||||||
| 22 | the assistance of law enforcement officials for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 23 | conducting inspections and searches of lockers, desks, parking  | ||||||
| 24 | lots, and other school property and equipment owned or  | ||||||
| 25 | controlled by the school for illegal drugs, weapons, or other  | ||||||
| 26 | illegal or dangerous substances or materials, including  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | searches conducted through the use of specially trained dogs.  | ||||||
| 2 | If a search conducted in accordance with this Section produces  | ||||||
| 3 | evidence that the student has violated or is violating either  | ||||||
| 4 | the law, local ordinance, or the school's policies or rules,  | ||||||
| 5 | such evidence may be seized by school authorities, and  | ||||||
| 6 | disciplinary action may be taken. School authorities may also  | ||||||
| 7 | turn over such evidence to law enforcement authorities. | ||||||
| 8 |     (f) Suspension or expulsion may include suspension or  | ||||||
| 9 | expulsion from school and all school activities and a  | ||||||
| 10 | prohibition from being present on school grounds. | ||||||
| 11 |     (g) A school district may adopt a policy providing that if  | ||||||
| 12 | a student is suspended or expelled for any reason from any  | ||||||
| 13 | public or private school in this or any other state, the  | ||||||
| 14 | student must complete the entire term of the suspension or  | ||||||
| 15 | expulsion in an alternative school program under Article 13A  | ||||||
| 16 | of this Code or an alternative learning opportunities program  | ||||||
| 17 | under Article 13B of this Code before being admitted into the  | ||||||
| 18 | school district if there is no threat to the safety of students  | ||||||
| 19 | or staff in the alternative program. A school district that  | ||||||
| 20 | adopts a policy under this subsection (g) must include a  | ||||||
| 21 | provision allowing for consideration of any mitigating  | ||||||
| 22 | factors, including, but not limited to, a student's status as  | ||||||
| 23 | a parent, expectant parent, or victim of domestic or sexual  | ||||||
| 24 | violence, as defined in Article 26A.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (h) School officials shall not advise or encourage  | ||||||
| 26 | students to drop out voluntarily due to behavioral or academic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | difficulties. | ||||||
| 2 |     (i) A student may not be issued a monetary fine or fee as a  | ||||||
| 3 | disciplinary consequence, though this shall not preclude  | ||||||
| 4 | requiring a student to provide restitution for lost, stolen,  | ||||||
| 5 | or damaged property. | ||||||
| 6 |     (j) Subsections (a) through (i) of this Section shall  | ||||||
| 7 | apply to elementary and secondary schools, charter schools,  | ||||||
| 8 | special charter districts, and school districts organized  | ||||||
| 9 | under Article 34 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (k) Through June 30, 2026, the expulsion of students  | ||||||
| 11 | enrolled in programs funded under Section 1C-2 of this Code is  | ||||||
| 12 | subject to the requirements under paragraph (7) of subsection  | ||||||
| 13 | (a) of Section 2-3.71 of this Code. | ||||||
| 14 |     (k-5) On and after July 1, 2026, the expulsion of children  | ||||||
| 15 | enrolled in programs funded under Section 15-25 of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department of Early Childhood Act is subject to the  | ||||||
| 17 | requirements of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 15-30 of the Department of Early Childhood Act.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (l) An in-school suspension program provided by a school  | ||||||
| 20 | district for any students in kindergarten through grade 12 may  | ||||||
| 21 | focus on promoting non-violent conflict resolution and  | ||||||
| 22 | positive interaction with other students and school personnel.  | ||||||
| 23 | A school district may employ a school social worker or a  | ||||||
| 24 | licensed mental health professional to oversee an in-school  | ||||||
| 25 | suspension program in kindergarten through grade 12.  | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25; 102-539, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 103-896, eff.  | ||||||
| 2 | 8-9-24; revised 9-25-24.)
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| 3 |     (105 ILCS 5/10-22.22)    (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.22) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 10-22.22. Transportation for pupils; tuition;  | ||||||
| 5 | vocational school pupils-Tuition. To provide free  | ||||||
| 6 | transportation for pupils, and where in its judgment the  | ||||||
| 7 | interests of the district and of the pupils therein will be  | ||||||
| 8 | best subserved by so doing the school board may permit the  | ||||||
| 9 | pupils in the district or in any particular grade to attend the  | ||||||
| 10 | schools of other districts and may permit any pupil to attend  | ||||||
| 11 | an area secondary vocational school operated by a public  | ||||||
| 12 | school district or a public or non-public vocational school  | ||||||
| 13 | within the State of Illinois or adjacent states approved by  | ||||||
| 14 | the Board of Vocational Education, and may provide free  | ||||||
| 15 | transportation for such pupils and shall pay the tuition of  | ||||||
| 16 | such pupils in the schools attended; such tuition shall be  | ||||||
| 17 | based upon per capita cost computed in the following manner:  | ||||||
| 18 | The cost of conducting and maintaining any area secondary  | ||||||
| 19 | vocational school facility shall be first determined and shall  | ||||||
| 20 | include the following expenses applicable only to such  | ||||||
| 21 | educational facility under rules and regulations established  | ||||||
| 22 | by the Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation as  | ||||||
| 23 | follows: | ||||||
| 24 |         a. Salaries of teachers, vocational counselors, and  | ||||||
| 25 |  supporting professional workers, necessary non-certified  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  workers, clerks, custodial employees, and any district  | ||||||
| 2 |  taxes specifically for their pension and retirement  | ||||||
| 3 |  benefits. | ||||||
| 4 |         b. Equipment and supplies necessary for program  | ||||||
| 5 |  operation. | ||||||
| 6 |         c. Administrative costs. | ||||||
| 7 |         d. Operation of physical plant, including heat, light,  | ||||||
| 8 |  water, repairs, and maintenance. | ||||||
| 9 |         e. Auxiliary service, not including any transportation  | ||||||
| 10 |  cost. | ||||||
| 11 |     From such total cost thus determined there shall be  | ||||||
| 12 | deducted the State reimbursement due on account of such  | ||||||
| 13 | educational facility for the same year, not including any  | ||||||
| 14 | State reimbursement for area secondary vocational school  | ||||||
| 15 | transportation. Such net cost shall be divided by the average  | ||||||
| 16 | number of pupils in average daily attendance in such area  | ||||||
| 17 | secondary vocational school facility for the school year in  | ||||||
| 18 | order to arrive at the net per capita tuition cost. Such costs  | ||||||
| 19 | shall be computed on pupils regularly enrolled in an area  | ||||||
| 20 | secondary vocational school on the basis of one-sixth day for  | ||||||
| 21 | every class hour attended pursuant to such enrollment;  | ||||||
| 22 | provided . Provided, that the board, subject to the approval of  | ||||||
| 23 | the county superintendent of schools, may determine what  | ||||||
| 24 | schools outside of its their district such pupils shall  | ||||||
| 25 | attend. This Section section does not require the board of  | ||||||
| 26 | directors or board of education of any district to admit  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pupils from another district.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 94-213, eff. 7-14-05; revised 7-17-24.)
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| 3 |     (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School  | ||||||
| 5 | counseling services in public schools may be provided by  | ||||||
| 6 | school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code  | ||||||
| 7 | or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License  | ||||||
| 8 | with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of  | ||||||
| 9 | school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code. | ||||||
| 10 |     School counseling services may include, but are not  | ||||||
| 11 | limited to: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school  | ||||||
| 13 |  counseling program through a standards-based,  | ||||||
| 14 |  data-informed program that promotes student achievement  | ||||||
| 15 |  and wellness; | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) (blank); | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) school counselors working as culturally skilled  | ||||||
| 18 |  professionals who act sensitively to promote social  | ||||||
| 19 |  justice and equity in a pluralistic society; | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) providing individual and group counseling; | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) providing a core counseling curriculum that serves  | ||||||
| 22 |  all students and addresses the knowledge and skills  | ||||||
| 23 |  appropriate to their developmental level through a  | ||||||
| 24 |  collaborative model of delivery involving the school  | ||||||
| 25 |  counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  education professionals, and including prevention and  | ||||||
| 2 |  pre-referral activities; | ||||||
| 3 |         (6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate  | ||||||
| 4 |  offices or outside agencies; | ||||||
| 5 |         (7) providing college and career development  | ||||||
| 6 |  activities and counseling; | ||||||
| 7 |         (8) developing individual career plans with students,  | ||||||
| 8 |  which includes planning for post-secondary education, as  | ||||||
| 9 |  appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career  | ||||||
| 10 |  and technical education coursework in high school; | ||||||
| 11 |         (9) assisting all students with a college or  | ||||||
| 12 |  post-secondary education plan, which must include a  | ||||||
| 13 |  discussion on all post-secondary education options,  | ||||||
| 14 |  including 4-year colleges or universities, community  | ||||||
| 15 |  colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning  | ||||||
| 16 |  for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging  | ||||||
| 17 |  in related and relevant career and technical education  | ||||||
| 18 |  coursework in high school; | ||||||
| 19 |         (10) (blank); | ||||||
| 20 |         (11) educating all students on scholarships, financial  | ||||||
| 21 |  aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for  | ||||||
| 22 |  Federal Student Aid; | ||||||
| 23 |         (12) collaborating with institutions of higher  | ||||||
| 24 |  education and local community colleges so that students  | ||||||
| 25 |  understand post-secondary education options and are ready  | ||||||
| 26 |  to transition successfully; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (13) providing crisis intervention and contributing to  | ||||||
| 2 |  the development of a specific crisis plan within the  | ||||||
| 3 |  school setting in collaboration with multiple  | ||||||
| 4 |  stakeholders; | ||||||
| 5 |         (14) providing educational opportunities for students,  | ||||||
| 6 |  teachers, and parents on mental health issues; | ||||||
| 7 |         (15) providing counseling and other resources to  | ||||||
| 8 |  students who are in crisis; | ||||||
| 9 |         (16) working to address barriers that prohibit or  | ||||||
| 10 |  limit access to mental health services; | ||||||
| 11 |         (17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with  | ||||||
| 12 |  all students; | ||||||
| 13 |         (18) teaching communication skills and helping  | ||||||
| 14 |  students develop positive relationships; | ||||||
| 15 |         (19) using culturally sensitive skills in working with  | ||||||
| 16 |  all students to promote wellness; | ||||||
| 17 |         (20) working to address the needs of all students with  | ||||||
| 18 |  regard to citizenship status; | ||||||
| 19 |         (21) (blank);; | ||||||
| 20 |         (22) providing academic, social-emotional, and college  | ||||||
| 21 |  and career supports to all students irrespective of  | ||||||
| 22 |  special education or Section 504 status; | ||||||
| 23 |         (23) assisting students in goal setting and success  | ||||||
| 24 |  skills for classroom behavior, study skills, test  | ||||||
| 25 |  preparation, internal motivation, and intrinsic rewards; | ||||||
| 26 |         (24) (blank);; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (25) providing information for all students in the  | ||||||
| 2 |  selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary  | ||||||
| 3 |  education opportunities toward a successful career; | ||||||
| 4 |         (26) interpreting achievement test results and guiding  | ||||||
| 5 |  students in appropriate directions; | ||||||
| 6 |         (27) (blank); | ||||||
| 7 |         (28) providing families with opportunities for  | ||||||
| 8 |  education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  student's educational assessment; | ||||||
| 10 |         (29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and  | ||||||
| 11 |  other school personnel regarding behavior management and  | ||||||
| 12 |  intervention plans and inclusion in support of students; | ||||||
| 13 |         (30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,  | ||||||
| 14 |  businesses, and community organizations to support student  | ||||||
| 15 |  achievement and social-emotional learning standards for  | ||||||
| 16 |  all students; | ||||||
| 17 |         (31) developing and implementing school-based  | ||||||
| 18 |  prevention programs, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 19 |  mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and  | ||||||
| 20 |  emotional education programs and services, and  | ||||||
| 21 |  establishing and implementing bullying prevention and  | ||||||
| 22 |  intervention programs; | ||||||
| 23 |         (32) developing culturally sensitive assessment  | ||||||
| 24 |  instruments for measuring school counseling prevention and  | ||||||
| 25 |  intervention effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  interpreting data; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (33) participating on school and district committees  | ||||||
| 2 |  to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as  | ||||||
| 3 |  establishing a school counseling advisory council that  | ||||||
| 4 |  includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to  | ||||||
| 5 |  review and advise on the implementation of the school  | ||||||
| 6 |  counseling program; | ||||||
| 7 |         (34) acting as a liaison between the public schools  | ||||||
| 8 |  and community resources and building relationships with  | ||||||
| 9 |  important stakeholders, such as families, administrators,  | ||||||
| 10 |  teachers, and board members; | ||||||
| 11 |         (35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records  | ||||||
| 12 |  in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family  | ||||||
| 14 |  Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health  | ||||||
| 15 |  Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; | ||||||
| 16 |         (36) presenting an annual agreement to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  administration, including a formal discussion of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  alignment of school and school counseling program missions  | ||||||
| 19 |  and goals and detailing specific school counselor  | ||||||
| 20 |  responsibilities; | ||||||
| 21 |         (37) identifying and implementing culturally sensitive  | ||||||
| 22 |  measures of success for student competencies in each of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the 3 domains of academic, social and emotional, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  college and career learning based on planned and periodic  | ||||||
| 25 |  assessment of the comprehensive developmental school  | ||||||
| 26 |  counseling program; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (38) collaborating as a team member in Multi-Tiered  | ||||||
| 2 |  Systems of Support and other school initiatives; | ||||||
| 3 |         (39) conducting observations and participating in  | ||||||
| 4 |  recommendations or interventions regarding the placement  | ||||||
| 5 |  of children in educational programs or special education  | ||||||
| 6 |  classes; | ||||||
| 7 |         (40) analyzing data and results of school counseling  | ||||||
| 8 |  program assessments, including curriculum, small-group,  | ||||||
| 9 |  and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing  | ||||||
| 10 |  strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness; | ||||||
| 11 |         (41) analyzing data and results of school counselor  | ||||||
| 12 |  competency assessments; | ||||||
| 13 |         (42) following American School Counselor Association  | ||||||
| 14 |  Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate  | ||||||
| 15 |  high standards of integrity, leadership, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  professionalism; | ||||||
| 17 |         (43) using student competencies to assess student  | ||||||
| 18 |  growth and development to inform decisions regarding  | ||||||
| 19 |  strategies, activities, and services that help students  | ||||||
| 20 |  achieve the highest academic level possible; | ||||||
| 21 |         (44) practicing as a culturally skilled school  | ||||||
| 22 |  counselor by infusing the multicultural competencies  | ||||||
| 23 |  within the role of the school counselor, including the  | ||||||
| 24 |  practice of culturally sensitive attitudes and beliefs,  | ||||||
| 25 |  knowledge, and skills; | ||||||
| 26 |         (45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  presented in the State Board of Education standards,  | ||||||
| 2 |  across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways  | ||||||
| 3 |  that empower and enable students to achieve academic  | ||||||
| 4 |  success across all grade levels; | ||||||
| 5 |         (46) providing services only in areas in which the  | ||||||
| 6 |  school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as  | ||||||
| 7 |  well as only providing counseling or consulting services  | ||||||
| 8 |  within his or her employment to any student in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  district or districts which employ such school counselor,  | ||||||
| 10 |  in accordance with professional ethics; | ||||||
| 11 |         (47) having adequate training in supervision knowledge  | ||||||
| 12 |  and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns  | ||||||
| 13 |  enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs  | ||||||
| 14 |  that meet the standards established by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Education; | ||||||
| 16 |         (48) being involved with State and national  | ||||||
| 17 |  professional associations; | ||||||
| 18 |         (49) complete the required training as outlined in  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 10-22.39; | ||||||
| 20 |         (50) (blank); | ||||||
| 21 |         (51) (blank); | ||||||
| 22 |         (52) (blank); | ||||||
| 23 |         (53) (blank);  | ||||||
| 24 |         (54) (blank); and | ||||||
| 25 |         (55) promoting career and technical education by  | ||||||
| 26 |  assisting each student to determine an appropriate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills,  | ||||||
| 2 |  strengths, and goals and assisting the student to  | ||||||
| 3 |  implement the best practices that improve career or  | ||||||
| 4 |  workforce readiness after high school.  | ||||||
| 5 |     School districts may employ a sufficient number of school  | ||||||
| 6 | counselors to maintain the national and State recommended  | ||||||
| 7 | student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. School districts may have  | ||||||
| 8 | school counselors spend at least 80% of his or her work time in  | ||||||
| 9 | direct contact with students. | ||||||
| 10 |     Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified  | ||||||
| 11 | professionals, including other endorsed school support  | ||||||
| 12 | personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 102-876, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 14 | 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for  | ||||||
| 15 | effective date of P.A. 103-542; 103-780, eff. 8-2-24; revised  | ||||||
| 16 | 10-21-24.)
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| 17 |     (105 ILCS 5/10-22.36)    (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.36) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 10-22.36. Buildings for school purposes.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) To build or purchase a building for school classroom  | ||||||
| 20 | or instructional purposes upon the approval of a majority of  | ||||||
| 21 | the voters upon the proposition at a referendum held for such  | ||||||
| 22 | purpose or in accordance with Section 17-2.11, 19-3.5, or  | ||||||
| 23 | 19-3.10. The board may initiate such referendum by resolution.  | ||||||
| 24 | The board shall certify the resolution and proposition to the  | ||||||
| 25 | proper election authority for submission in accordance with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the general election law. | ||||||
| 2 |     The questions of building one or more new buildings for  | ||||||
| 3 | school purposes or office facilities, and issuing bonds for  | ||||||
| 4 | the purpose of borrowing money to purchase one or more  | ||||||
| 5 | buildings or sites for such buildings or office sites, to  | ||||||
| 6 | build one or more new buildings for school purposes or office  | ||||||
| 7 | facilities or to make additions and improvements to existing  | ||||||
| 8 | school buildings, may be combined into one or more  | ||||||
| 9 | propositions on the ballot. | ||||||
| 10 |     Before erecting, or purchasing or remodeling such a  | ||||||
| 11 | building the board shall submit the plans and specifications  | ||||||
| 12 | respecting heating, ventilating, lighting, seating, water  | ||||||
| 13 | supply, toilets and safety against fire to the regional  | ||||||
| 14 | superintendent of schools having supervision and control over  | ||||||
| 15 | the district, for approval in accordance with Section 2-3.12. | ||||||
| 16 |     Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no referendum shall  | ||||||
| 17 | be required if the purchase, construction, or building of any  | ||||||
| 18 | such building (1) occurs while the building is being leased by  | ||||||
| 19 | the school district or (2) is paid with (A) funds derived from  | ||||||
| 20 | the sale or disposition of other buildings, land, or  | ||||||
| 21 | structures of the school district or (B) funds received (i) as  | ||||||
| 22 | a grant under the School Construction Law or (ii) as gifts or  | ||||||
| 23 | donations, provided that no funds to purchase, construct, or  | ||||||
| 24 | build such building, other than lease payments, are derived  | ||||||
| 25 | from the district's bonded indebtedness or the tax levy of the  | ||||||
| 26 | district. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no referendum shall  | ||||||
| 2 | be required if the purchase, construction, or building of any  | ||||||
| 3 | such building is paid with funds received from the County  | ||||||
| 4 | School Facility and Resources Occupation Tax Law under Section  | ||||||
| 5 | 5-1006.7 of the Counties Code or from the proceeds of bonds or  | ||||||
| 6 | other debt obligations secured by revenues obtained from that  | ||||||
| 7 | Law.  | ||||||
| 8 |     Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, for Decatur School  | ||||||
| 9 | District Number 61, no referendum shall be required if at  | ||||||
| 10 | least 50% of the cost of the purchase, construction, or  | ||||||
| 11 | building of any such building is paid, or will be paid, with  | ||||||
| 12 | funds received or expected to be received as part of, or  | ||||||
| 13 | otherwise derived from, any COVID-19 pandemic relief program  | ||||||
| 14 | or funding source, including, but not limited to, Elementary  | ||||||
| 15 | and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund grant proceeds.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), for  | ||||||
| 17 | any school district: (i) that is a tier 1 school, (ii) that has  | ||||||
| 18 | a population of less than 50,000 inhabitants, (iii) whose  | ||||||
| 19 | student population is between 5,800 and 6,300, (iv) in which  | ||||||
| 20 | 57% to 62% of students are low-income, and (v) whose average  | ||||||
| 21 | district spending is between $10,000 to $12,000 per pupil,  | ||||||
| 22 | until July 1, 2025, no referendum shall be required if at least  | ||||||
| 23 | 50% of the cost of the purchase, construction, or building of  | ||||||
| 24 | any such building is paid, or will be paid, with funds received  | ||||||
| 25 | or expected to be received as part of, or otherwise derived  | ||||||
| 26 | from, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. | ||||||
| 2 |     For this subsection (b), the school board must hold at  | ||||||
| 3 | least 2 public hearings, the sole purpose of which shall be to  | ||||||
| 4 | discuss the decision to construct a school building and to  | ||||||
| 5 | receive input from the community. The notice of each public  | ||||||
| 6 | hearing that sets forth the time, date, place, and name or  | ||||||
| 7 | description of the school building that the school board is  | ||||||
| 8 | considering constructing must be provided at least 10 days  | ||||||
| 9 | prior to the hearing by publication on the school board's  | ||||||
| 10 | Internet website.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and  | ||||||
| 12 | (b), for Cahokia Community Unit School District 187, no  | ||||||
| 13 | referendum shall be required for the lease of any building for  | ||||||
| 14 | school or educational purposes if the cost is paid or will be  | ||||||
| 15 | paid with funds available at the time of the lease in the  | ||||||
| 16 | district's existing fund balances to fund the lease of a  | ||||||
| 17 | building during the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 school year.  | ||||||
| 18 |     For the purposes of this subsection (c), the school board  | ||||||
| 19 | must hold at least 2 public hearings, the sole purpose of which  | ||||||
| 20 | shall be to discuss the decision to lease a school building and  | ||||||
| 21 | to receive input from the community. The notice of each public  | ||||||
| 22 | hearing that sets forth the time, date, place, and name or  | ||||||
| 23 | description of the school building that the school board is  | ||||||
| 24 | considering leasing must be provided at least 10 days prior to  | ||||||
| 25 | the hearing by publication on the school district's website.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (b), for Bloomington School District 87, no referendum shall  | ||||||
| 2 | be required for the purchase, construction, or building of any  | ||||||
| 3 | building for school or education purposes if such cost is paid  | ||||||
| 4 | or will be paid with funds available at the time of contract,  | ||||||
| 5 | purchase, construction, or building in Bloomington School  | ||||||
| 6 | District Number 87's existing fund balances to fund the  | ||||||
| 7 | procurement or requisition of a building or site during the  | ||||||
| 8 | 2022-2023, 2023-2024, or 2024-2025 school year.  | ||||||
| 9 |     For this subsection (d), the school board must hold at  | ||||||
| 10 | least 2 public hearings, the sole purpose of which shall be to  | ||||||
| 11 | discuss the decision to construct a school building and to  | ||||||
| 12 | receive input from the community. The notice of each public  | ||||||
| 13 | hearing that sets forth the time, date, place, and name or  | ||||||
| 14 | description of the school building that the school board is  | ||||||
| 15 | considering constructing must be provided at least 10 days  | ||||||
| 16 | prior to the hearing by publication on the school board's  | ||||||
| 17 | website.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), for  | ||||||
| 19 | any school district: (i) that is designated as a Tier 1 or Tier  | ||||||
| 20 | 2 school district under Section 18-8.15, (ii) with at least  | ||||||
| 21 | one school that is located on federal property, (iii) whose  | ||||||
| 22 | overall student population is no more than 4,500 students and  | ||||||
| 23 | no less than 2,500 students, and (iv) that receives a federal  | ||||||
| 24 | Public Schools on Military Installations grant until June 30,  | ||||||
| 25 | 2030, no referendum shall be required if at least 75% of the  | ||||||
| 26 | cost of construction or building of any such building is paid  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or will be paid with funds received or expected to be received  | ||||||
| 2 | from the Public Schools on Military Installations grant. | ||||||
| 3 |     For this subsection (e), the school board must hold at  | ||||||
| 4 | least 2 public hearings, the sole purpose of which shall be to  | ||||||
| 5 | discuss the decision to construct a school building and to  | ||||||
| 6 | receive input from those community members in attendance. The  | ||||||
| 7 | notice of each public hearing that sets forth the time, date,  | ||||||
| 8 | place, and description of the school construction project must  | ||||||
| 9 | be provided at least 10 days prior to the hearing by  | ||||||
| 10 | publication on the school district's website.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (f) (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 12 | and (b), beginning September 1, 2024, no referendum shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | required to build or purchase a building for school classroom  | ||||||
| 14 | or instructional purposes if, prior to the building or  | ||||||
| 15 | purchase of the building, the board determines, by resolution,  | ||||||
| 16 | that the building or purchase will result in an increase in  | ||||||
| 17 | pre-kindergarten or kindergarten classroom space in the  | ||||||
| 18 | district.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 7-1-22;  | ||||||
| 20 | 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-509, eff. 8-4-23; 103-591, eff.  | ||||||
| 21 | 7-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-878, eff. 8-9-24; revised  | ||||||
| 22 | 9-25-24.)
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| 23 |     (105 ILCS 5/14A-32) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 14A-32. Accelerated placement; school district  | ||||||
| 25 | responsibilities. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) Each school district shall have a policy that allows  | ||||||
| 2 | for accelerated placement that includes or incorporates by  | ||||||
| 3 | reference the following components: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) a provision that provides that participation in  | ||||||
| 5 |  accelerated placement is not limited to those children who  | ||||||
| 6 |  have been identified as gifted and talented, but rather is  | ||||||
| 7 |  open to all children who demonstrate high ability and who  | ||||||
| 8 |  may benefit from accelerated placement; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) a fair and equitable decision-making process that  | ||||||
| 10 |  involves multiple persons and includes a student's parents  | ||||||
| 11 |  or guardians; | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) procedures for notifying parents or guardians of a  | ||||||
| 13 |  child of a decision affecting that child's participation  | ||||||
| 14 |  in an accelerated placement program; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) an assessment process that includes multiple  | ||||||
| 16 |  valid, reliable indicators. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a-5) By no later than the beginning of the 2023-2024  | ||||||
| 18 | school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy  | ||||||
| 19 | shall allow for the automatic enrollment, in the following  | ||||||
| 20 | school term, of a student into the next most rigorous level of  | ||||||
| 21 | advanced coursework offered by the high school if the student  | ||||||
| 22 | meets or exceeds State standards in English language arts,  | ||||||
| 23 | mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered  | ||||||
| 24 | under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows:  | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) A student who exceeds State standards in English  | ||||||
| 26 |  language arts shall be automatically enrolled into the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in  | ||||||
| 2 |  English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) A student who exceeds State standards in  | ||||||
| 4 |  mathematics shall be automatically enrolled into the next  | ||||||
| 5 |  most rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) A student who exceeds State standards in science  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall be automatically enrolled into the next most  | ||||||
| 8 |  rigorous level of advanced coursework in science.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (a-10) By no later than the beginning of the 2027-2028  | ||||||
| 10 | school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy  | ||||||
| 11 | shall allow for automatic eligibility, in the following school  | ||||||
| 12 | term, for a student to enroll in the next most rigorous level  | ||||||
| 13 | of advanced coursework offered by the high school if the  | ||||||
| 14 | student meets State standards in English language arts,  | ||||||
| 15 | mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered  | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) A student who meets State standards in English  | ||||||
| 18 |  language arts shall be automatically eligible to enroll in  | ||||||
| 19 |  the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in  | ||||||
| 20 |  English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) A student who meets State standards in mathematics  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most  | ||||||
| 23 |  rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics. | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) A student who meets State standards in science  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most  | ||||||
| 26 |  rigorous level of advanced coursework in science.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a-15) For a student entering grade 12, the next most  | ||||||
| 2 | rigorous level of advanced coursework in English language arts  | ||||||
| 3 | or mathematics shall be a dual credit course, as defined in the  | ||||||
| 4 | Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced Placement course, as  | ||||||
| 5 | defined in Section 10 of the College and Career Success for All  | ||||||
| 6 | Students Act, or an International Baccalaureate course;  | ||||||
| 7 | otherwise, the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework  | ||||||
| 8 | under this subsection (a-15) may include a dual credit course,  | ||||||
| 9 | as defined in the Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced  | ||||||
| 10 | Placement course, as defined in Section 10 of the College and  | ||||||
| 11 | Career Success for All Students Act, an International  | ||||||
| 12 | Baccalaureate course, an honors class, an enrichment  | ||||||
| 13 | opportunity, a gifted program, or another program offered by  | ||||||
| 14 | the district. | ||||||
| 15 |     A school district may use the student's most recent State  | ||||||
| 16 | assessment results to determine whether a student meets or  | ||||||
| 17 | exceeds State standards. For a student entering grade 9,  | ||||||
| 18 | results from the State assessment taken in grades 6 through 8  | ||||||
| 19 | may be used. For other high school grades, the results from a  | ||||||
| 20 | locally selected, nationally normed assessment may be used  | ||||||
| 21 | instead of the State assessment if those results are the most  | ||||||
| 22 | recent. | ||||||
| 23 |     (a-20) A school district's accelerated placement policy  | ||||||
| 24 | may allow for the waiver of a course or unit of instruction  | ||||||
| 25 | completion requirement if (i) completion of the course or unit  | ||||||
| 26 | of instruction is required by this Code or rules adopted by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | State Board of Education as a prerequisite to receiving a high  | ||||||
| 2 | school diploma and (ii) the school district has determined  | ||||||
| 3 | that the student has demonstrated mastery of or competency in  | ||||||
| 4 | the content of the course or unit of instruction. The school  | ||||||
| 5 | district shall maintain documentation of this determination of  | ||||||
| 6 | mastery or competency for each student, that shall include  | ||||||
| 7 | identification of the learning standards or competencies  | ||||||
| 8 | reviewed, the methods of measurement used, student  | ||||||
| 9 | performance, the date of the determination, and identification  | ||||||
| 10 | of the district personnel involved in the determination  | ||||||
| 11 | process.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (a-25) A school district's accelerated placement policy  | ||||||
| 13 | must include a process through which the parent or guardian of  | ||||||
| 14 | each student who meets State standards is provided  | ||||||
| 15 | notification in writing of the student's eligibility for  | ||||||
| 16 | enrollment in accelerated courses. This notification must  | ||||||
| 17 | provide details on the procedures for the parent or guardian  | ||||||
| 18 | to enroll or not enroll the student in accelerated courses, in  | ||||||
| 19 | writing, on forms the school district makes available. If no  | ||||||
| 20 | course selection is made by the parent or guardian in  | ||||||
| 21 | accordance with procedures set forth by the school district,  | ||||||
| 22 | the student shall be automatically enrolled in the next most  | ||||||
| 23 | rigorous level of coursework. A school district must provide  | ||||||
| 24 | the parent or guardian of a student eligible for enrollment  | ||||||
| 25 | under subsection (a-5) or (a-10) with the option to instead  | ||||||
| 26 | have the student enroll in alternative coursework that better  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | aligns with the student's postsecondary education or career  | ||||||
| 2 | goals. If applicable, a school district must provide  | ||||||
| 3 | notification to a student's parent or guardian that the  | ||||||
| 4 | student will receive a waiver of a course or unit of  | ||||||
| 5 | instruction completion requirement under subsection     | ||||||
| 6 | subsections (a-5) or (a-10).  | ||||||
| 7 |     Nothing in subsection (a-5) or (a-10) may be interpreted  | ||||||
| 8 | to preclude other students from enrolling in advanced  | ||||||
| 9 | coursework per the policy of a school district. | ||||||
| 10 |     (a-30) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the  | ||||||
| 11 | implementation of policies that allow for automatic enrollment  | ||||||
| 12 | of students who meet standards on State assessments into the  | ||||||
| 13 | next most rigorous level of advanced coursework offered by a  | ||||||
| 14 | high school.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) Further, a school district's accelerated placement  | ||||||
| 16 | policy may include or incorporate by reference, but need not  | ||||||
| 17 | be limited to, the following components: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) procedures for annually informing the community  | ||||||
| 19 |  at-large, including parents or guardians, community-based  | ||||||
| 20 |  organizations, and providers of out-of-school programs,  | ||||||
| 21 |  about the accelerated placement program and the methods  | ||||||
| 22 |  used for the identification of children eligible for  | ||||||
| 23 |  accelerated placement, including strategies to reach  | ||||||
| 24 |  groups of students and families who have been historically  | ||||||
| 25 |  underrepresented in accelerated placement programs and  | ||||||
| 26 |  advanced coursework; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) a process for referral that allows for multiple  | ||||||
| 2 |  referrers, including a child's parents or guardians; other  | ||||||
| 3 |  referrers may include licensed education professionals,  | ||||||
| 4 |  the child, with the written consent of a parent or  | ||||||
| 5 |  guardian, a peer, through a licensed education  | ||||||
| 6 |  professional who has knowledge of the referred child's  | ||||||
| 7 |  abilities, or, in case of possible early entrance, a  | ||||||
| 8 |  preschool educator, pediatrician, or psychologist who  | ||||||
| 9 |  knows the child; | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) a provision that provides that children  | ||||||
| 11 |  participating in an accelerated placement program and  | ||||||
| 12 |  their parents or guardians will be provided a written plan  | ||||||
| 13 |  detailing the type of acceleration the child will receive  | ||||||
| 14 |  and strategies to support the child; | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) procedures to provide support and promote success  | ||||||
| 16 |  for students who are newly enrolled in an accelerated  | ||||||
| 17 |  placement program;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) a process for the school district to review and  | ||||||
| 19 |  utilize disaggregated data on participation in an  | ||||||
| 20 |  accelerated placement program to address gaps among  | ||||||
| 21 |  demographic groups in accelerated placement opportunities;  | ||||||
| 22 |  and  | ||||||
| 23 |         (6) procedures to promote equity, which may  | ||||||
| 24 |  incorporate one or more of the following evidence-based  | ||||||
| 25 |  practices: | ||||||
| 26 |             (A) the use of multiple tools to assess  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  exceptional potential and provide several pathways  | ||||||
| 2 |  into advanced academic programs when assessing student  | ||||||
| 3 |  need for advanced academic or accelerated programming; | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) providing enrichment opportunities starting in  | ||||||
| 5 |  the early grades to address achievement gaps that  | ||||||
| 6 |  occur at school entry and provide students with  | ||||||
| 7 |  opportunities to demonstrate their advanced potential;  | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) the use of universal screening combined with  | ||||||
| 9 |  local school-based norms for placement in accelerated  | ||||||
| 10 |  and advanced learning programs; | ||||||
| 11 |             (D) developing a continuum of services to identify  | ||||||
| 12 |  and develop talent in all learners ranging from  | ||||||
| 13 |  enriched learning experiences, such as problem-based  | ||||||
| 14 |  learning, performance tasks, critical thinking, and  | ||||||
| 15 |  career exploration, to accelerated placement and  | ||||||
| 16 |  advanced academic programming; and | ||||||
| 17 |             (E) providing professional learning in gifted  | ||||||
| 18 |  education for teachers and other appropriate school  | ||||||
| 19 |  personnel to appropriately identify and challenge  | ||||||
| 20 |  students from diverse cultures and backgrounds who may  | ||||||
| 21 |  benefit from accelerated placement or advanced  | ||||||
| 22 |  academic programming.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 24 | determine data to be collected and disaggregated by  | ||||||
| 25 | demographic group regarding accelerated placement, including  | ||||||
| 26 | the rates of students who participate in and successfully  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | complete advanced coursework, and a method of making the  | ||||||
| 2 | information available to the public. | ||||||
| 3 |     (d) On or before November 1, 2022, following a review of  | ||||||
| 4 | disaggregated data on the participation and successful  | ||||||
| 5 | completion rates of students enrolled in an accelerated  | ||||||
| 6 | placement program, each school district shall develop a plan  | ||||||
| 7 | to expand access to its accelerated placement program and to  | ||||||
| 8 | ensure the teaching capacity necessary to meet the increased  | ||||||
| 9 | demand. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 102-209, eff. 11-30-21 (See Section 5 of P.A.  | ||||||
| 11 | 102-671 for effective date of P.A. 102-209); 103-263, eff.  | ||||||
| 12 | 6-30-23; 103-743, eff. 8-2-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 13 |     (105 ILCS 5/18-8.15) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success  | ||||||
| 15 | for the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) General provisions.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that, by  | ||||||
| 18 |  June 30, 2027 and beyond, this State has a kindergarten  | ||||||
| 19 |  through grade 12 public education system with the capacity  | ||||||
| 20 |  to ensure the educational development of all persons to  | ||||||
| 21 |  the limits of their capacities in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 22 |  1 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of  | ||||||
| 23 |  Illinois. To accomplish that objective, this Section  | ||||||
| 24 |  creates a method of funding public education that is  | ||||||
| 25 |  evidence-based; is sufficient to ensure every student  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  receives a meaningful opportunity to learn irrespective of  | ||||||
| 2 |  race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  community-income level; and is sustainable and  | ||||||
| 4 |  predictable. When fully funded under this Section, every  | ||||||
| 5 |  school shall have the resources, based on what the  | ||||||
| 6 |  evidence indicates is needed, to:  | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) provide all students with a high quality  | ||||||
| 8 |  education that offers the academic, enrichment, social  | ||||||
| 9 |  and emotional support, technical, and career-focused  | ||||||
| 10 |  programs that will allow them to become competitive  | ||||||
| 11 |  workers, responsible parents, productive citizens of  | ||||||
| 12 |  this State, and active members of our national  | ||||||
| 13 |  democracy; | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) ensure all students receive the education they  | ||||||
| 15 |  need to graduate from high school with the skills  | ||||||
| 16 |  required to pursue post-secondary education and  | ||||||
| 17 |  training for a rewarding career; | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) reduce, with a goal of eliminating, the  | ||||||
| 19 |  achievement gap between at-risk and non-at-risk  | ||||||
| 20 |  students by raising the performance of at-risk  | ||||||
| 21 |  students and not by reducing standards; and | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) ensure this State satisfies its obligation to  | ||||||
| 23 |  assume the primary responsibility to fund public  | ||||||
| 24 |  education and simultaneously relieve the  | ||||||
| 25 |  disproportionate burden placed on local property taxes  | ||||||
| 26 |  to fund schools.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) The Evidence-Based Funding formula under this  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section shall be applied to all Organizational Units in  | ||||||
| 3 |  this State. The Evidence-Based Funding formula outlined in  | ||||||
| 4 |  this Act is based on the formula outlined in Senate Bill 1  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the 100th General Assembly, as passed by both  | ||||||
| 6 |  legislative chambers. As further defined and described in  | ||||||
| 7 |  this Section, there are 4 major components of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Evidence-Based Funding model:  | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) First, the model calculates a unique Adequacy  | ||||||
| 10 |  Target for each Organizational Unit in this State that  | ||||||
| 11 |  considers the costs to implement research-based  | ||||||
| 12 |  activities, the unit's student demographics, and  | ||||||
| 13 |  regional wage differences. | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) Second, the model calculates each  | ||||||
| 15 |  Organizational Unit's Local Capacity, or the amount  | ||||||
| 16 |  each Organizational Unit is assumed to contribute  | ||||||
| 17 |  toward its Adequacy Target from local resources. | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) Third, the model calculates how much funding  | ||||||
| 19 |  the State currently contributes to the Organizational  | ||||||
| 20 |  Unit and adds that to the unit's Local Capacity to  | ||||||
| 21 |  determine the unit's overall current adequacy of  | ||||||
| 22 |  funding. | ||||||
| 23 |             (D) Finally, the model's distribution method  | ||||||
| 24 |  allocates new State funding to those Organizational  | ||||||
| 25 |  Units that are least well-funded, considering both  | ||||||
| 26 |  Local Capacity and State funding, in relation to their  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Adequacy Target.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) An Organizational Unit receiving any funding under  | ||||||
| 3 |  this Section may apply those funds to any fund so received  | ||||||
| 4 |  for which that Organizational Unit is authorized to make  | ||||||
| 5 |  expenditures by law. | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) As used in this Section, the following terms shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  have the meanings ascribed in this paragraph (4):  | ||||||
| 8 |         "Adequacy Target" is defined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection (b) of this Section. | ||||||
| 10 |         "Adjusted EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of  | ||||||
| 11 |  subsection (d) of this Section.  | ||||||
| 12 |         "Adjusted Local Capacity Target" is defined in  | ||||||
| 13 |  paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
| 14 |         "Adjusted Operating Tax Rate" means a tax rate for all  | ||||||
| 15 |  Organizational Units, for which the State Superintendent  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall calculate and subtract for the Operating Tax Rate a  | ||||||
| 17 |  transportation rate based on total expenses for  | ||||||
| 18 |  transportation services under this Code, as reported on  | ||||||
| 19 |  the most recent Annual Financial Report in Pupil  | ||||||
| 20 |  Transportation Services, function 2550 in both the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Education and Transportation funds and functions 4110 and  | ||||||
| 22 |  4120 in the Transportation fund, less any corresponding  | ||||||
| 23 |  fiscal year State of Illinois scheduled payments excluding  | ||||||
| 24 |  net adjustments for prior years for regular, vocational,  | ||||||
| 25 |  or special education transportation reimbursement pursuant  | ||||||
| 26 |  to Section 29-5 or subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this Code divided by the Adjusted EAV. If an  | ||||||
| 2 |  Organizational Unit's corresponding fiscal year State of  | ||||||
| 3 |  Illinois scheduled payments excluding net adjustments for  | ||||||
| 4 |  prior years for regular, vocational, or special education  | ||||||
| 5 |  transportation reimbursement pursuant to Section 29-5 or  | ||||||
| 6 |  subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of this Code exceed the  | ||||||
| 7 |  total transportation expenses, as defined in this  | ||||||
| 8 |  paragraph, no transportation rate shall be subtracted from  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Operating Tax Rate.  | ||||||
| 10 |         "Allocation Rate" is defined in paragraph (3) of  | ||||||
| 11 |  subsection (g) of this Section. | ||||||
| 12 |         "Alternative School" means a public school that is  | ||||||
| 13 |  created and operated by a regional superintendent of  | ||||||
| 14 |  schools and approved by the State Board. | ||||||
| 15 |         "Applicable Tax Rate" is defined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection (d) of this Section. | ||||||
| 17 |         "Assessment" means any of those benchmark, progress  | ||||||
| 18 |  monitoring, formative, diagnostic, and other assessments,  | ||||||
| 19 |  in addition to the State accountability assessment, that  | ||||||
| 20 |  assist teachers' needs in understanding the skills and  | ||||||
| 21 |  meeting the needs of the students they serve. | ||||||
| 22 |         "Assistant principal" means a school administrator  | ||||||
| 23 |  duly endorsed to be employed as an assistant principal in  | ||||||
| 24 |  this State. | ||||||
| 25 |         "At-risk student" means a student who is at risk of  | ||||||
| 26 |  not meeting the Illinois Learning Standards or not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  graduating from elementary or high school and who  | ||||||
| 2 |  demonstrates a need for vocational support or social  | ||||||
| 3 |  services beyond that provided by the regular school  | ||||||
| 4 |  program. All students included in an Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 5 |  Low-Income Count, as well as all English learner and  | ||||||
| 6 |  disabled students attending the Organizational Unit, shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  be considered at-risk students under this Section. | ||||||
| 8 |         "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" for fiscal year  | ||||||
| 9 |  2018 means, for an Organizational Unit, the greater of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  average number of students (grades K through 12) reported  | ||||||
| 11 |  to the State Board as enrolled in the Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 12 |  on October 1 in the immediately preceding school year,  | ||||||
| 13 |  plus the pre-kindergarten students who receive special  | ||||||
| 14 |  education services of 2 or more hours a day as reported to  | ||||||
| 15 |  the State Board on December 1 in the immediately preceding  | ||||||
| 16 |  school year, or the average number of students (grades K  | ||||||
| 17 |  through 12) reported to the State Board as enrolled in the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Organizational Unit on October 1, plus the  | ||||||
| 19 |  pre-kindergarten students who receive special education  | ||||||
| 20 |  services of 2 or more hours a day as reported to the State  | ||||||
| 21 |  Board on December 1, for each of the immediately preceding  | ||||||
| 22 |  3 school years. For fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent  | ||||||
| 23 |  fiscal year, "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" means,  | ||||||
| 24 |  for an Organizational Unit, the greater of the average  | ||||||
| 25 |  number of students (grades K through 12) reported to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  State Board as enrolled in the Organizational Unit on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  October 1 and March 1 in the immediately preceding school  | ||||||
| 2 |  year, plus the pre-kindergarten students who receive  | ||||||
| 3 |  special education services as reported to the State Board  | ||||||
| 4 |  on October 1 and March 1 in the immediately preceding  | ||||||
| 5 |  school year, or the average number of students (grades K  | ||||||
| 6 |  through 12) reported to the State Board as enrolled in the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Organizational Unit on October 1 and March 1, plus the  | ||||||
| 8 |  pre-kindergarten students who receive special education  | ||||||
| 9 |  services as reported to the State Board on October 1 and  | ||||||
| 10 |  March 1, for each of the immediately preceding 3 school  | ||||||
| 11 |  years. For the purposes of this definition, "enrolled in  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Organizational Unit" means the number of students  | ||||||
| 13 |  reported to the State Board who are enrolled in schools  | ||||||
| 14 |  within the Organizational Unit that the student attends or  | ||||||
| 15 |  would attend if not placed or transferred to another  | ||||||
| 16 |  school or program to receive needed services. For the  | ||||||
| 17 |  purposes of calculating "ASE", all students, grades K  | ||||||
| 18 |  through 12, excluding those attending kindergarten for a  | ||||||
| 19 |  half day and students attending an alternative education  | ||||||
| 20 |  program operated by a regional office of education or  | ||||||
| 21 |  intermediate service center, shall be counted as 1.0. All  | ||||||
| 22 |  students attending kindergarten for a half day shall be  | ||||||
| 23 |  counted as 0.5, unless in 2017 by June 15 or by March 1 in  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsequent years, the school district reports to the State  | ||||||
| 25 |  Board of Education the intent to implement full-day  | ||||||
| 26 |  kindergarten district-wide for all students, then all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  students attending kindergarten shall be counted as 1.0.  | ||||||
| 2 |  Special education pre-kindergarten students shall be  | ||||||
| 3 |  counted as 0.5 each. If the State Board does not collect or  | ||||||
| 4 |  has not collected both an October 1 and March 1 enrollment  | ||||||
| 5 |  count by grade or a December 1 collection of special  | ||||||
| 6 |  education pre-kindergarten students as of August 31, 2017  | ||||||
| 7 |  (the effective date of Public Act 100-465), it shall  | ||||||
| 8 |  establish such collection for all future years. For any  | ||||||
| 9 |  year in which a count by grade level was collected only  | ||||||
| 10 |  once, that count shall be used as the single count  | ||||||
| 11 |  available for computing a 3-year average ASE. Funding for  | ||||||
| 12 |  programs operated by a regional office of education or an  | ||||||
| 13 |  intermediate service center must be calculated using the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Evidence-Based Funding formula under this Section for the  | ||||||
| 15 |  2019-2020 school year and each subsequent school year  | ||||||
| 16 |  until separate adequacy formulas are developed and adopted  | ||||||
| 17 |  for each type of program. ASE for a program operated by a  | ||||||
| 18 |  regional office of education or an intermediate service  | ||||||
| 19 |  center must be determined by the March 1 enrollment for  | ||||||
| 20 |  the program. For the 2019-2020 school year, the ASE used  | ||||||
| 21 |  in the calculation must be the first-year ASE and, in that  | ||||||
| 22 |  year only, the assignment of students served by a regional  | ||||||
| 23 |  office of education or intermediate service center shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  not result in a reduction of the March enrollment for any  | ||||||
| 25 |  school district. For the 2020-2021 school year, the ASE  | ||||||
| 26 |  must be the greater of the current-year ASE or the 2-year  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  average ASE. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the  | ||||||
| 2 |  ASE must be the greater of the current-year ASE or the  | ||||||
| 3 |  3-year average ASE. School districts shall submit the data  | ||||||
| 4 |  for the ASE calculation to the State Board within 45 days  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the dates required in this Section for submission of  | ||||||
| 6 |  enrollment data in order for it to be included in the ASE  | ||||||
| 7 |  calculation. For fiscal year 2018 only, the ASE  | ||||||
| 8 |  calculation shall include only enrollment taken on October  | ||||||
| 9 |  1. In recognition of the impact of COVID-19, the  | ||||||
| 10 |  definition of "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  be adjusted for calculations under this Section for fiscal  | ||||||
| 12 |  years 2022 through 2024. For fiscal years 2022 through  | ||||||
| 13 |  2024, the enrollment used in the calculation of ASE  | ||||||
| 14 |  representing the 2020-2021 school year shall be the  | ||||||
| 15 |  greater of the enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year or  | ||||||
| 16 |  the 2019-2020 school year. | ||||||
| 17 |         "Base Funding Guarantee" is defined in paragraph (10)  | ||||||
| 18 |  of subsection (g) of this Section.  | ||||||
| 19 |         "Base Funding Minimum" is defined in subsection (e) of  | ||||||
| 20 |  this Section. | ||||||
| 21 |         "Base Tax Year" means the property tax levy year used  | ||||||
| 22 |  to calculate the Budget Year allocation of primary State  | ||||||
| 23 |  aid. | ||||||
| 24 |         "Base Tax Year's Extension" means the product of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county clerk  | ||||||
| 26 |  in the Base Tax Year multiplied by the limiting rate as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  calculated by the county clerk and defined in PTELL. | ||||||
| 2 |         "Bilingual Education Allocation" means the amount of  | ||||||
| 3 |  an Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target  | ||||||
| 4 |  attributable to bilingual education divided by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target, the product  | ||||||
| 6 |  of which shall be multiplied by the amount of new funding  | ||||||
| 7 |  received pursuant to this Section. An Organizational  | ||||||
| 8 |  Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable to bilingual  | ||||||
| 9 |  education shall include all additional investments in  | ||||||
| 10 |  English learner students' adequacy elements. | ||||||
| 11 |         "Budget Year" means the school year for which primary  | ||||||
| 12 |  State aid is calculated and awarded under this Section.  | ||||||
| 13 |         "Central office" means individual administrators and  | ||||||
| 14 |  support service personnel charged with managing the  | ||||||
| 15 |  instructional programs, business and operations, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  security of the Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 17 |         "Comparable Wage Index" or "CWI" means a regional cost  | ||||||
| 18 |  differentiation metric that measures systemic, regional  | ||||||
| 19 |  variations in the salaries of college graduates who are  | ||||||
| 20 |  not educators. The CWI utilized for this Section shall,  | ||||||
| 21 |  for the first 3 years of Evidence-Based Funding  | ||||||
| 22 |  implementation, be the CWI initially developed by the  | ||||||
| 23 |  National Center for Education Statistics, as most recently  | ||||||
| 24 |  updated by Texas A & M University. In the fourth and  | ||||||
| 25 |  subsequent years of Evidence-Based Funding implementation,  | ||||||
| 26 |  the State Superintendent shall re-determine the CWI using  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  a similar methodology to that identified in the Texas A & M  | ||||||
| 2 |  University study, with adjustments made no less frequently  | ||||||
| 3 |  than once every 5 years. | ||||||
| 4 |         "Computer technology and equipment" means computers  | ||||||
| 5 |  servers, notebooks, network equipment, copiers, printers,  | ||||||
| 6 |  instructional software, security software, curriculum  | ||||||
| 7 |  management courseware, and other similar materials and  | ||||||
| 8 |  equipment.  | ||||||
| 9 |         "Computer technology and equipment investment  | ||||||
| 10 |  allocation" means the final Adequacy Target amount of an  | ||||||
| 11 |  Organizational Unit assigned to Tier 1 or Tier 2 in the  | ||||||
| 12 |  prior school year attributable to the additional $285.50  | ||||||
| 13 |  per student computer technology and equipment investment  | ||||||
| 14 |  grant divided by the Organizational Unit's final Adequacy  | ||||||
| 15 |  Target, the result of which shall be multiplied by the  | ||||||
| 16 |  amount of new funding received pursuant to this Section.  | ||||||
| 17 |  An Organizational Unit assigned to a Tier 1 or Tier 2 final  | ||||||
| 18 |  Adequacy Target attributable to the received computer  | ||||||
| 19 |  technology and equipment investment grant shall include  | ||||||
| 20 |  all additional investments in computer technology and  | ||||||
| 21 |  equipment adequacy elements.  | ||||||
| 22 |         "Core subject" means mathematics; science; reading,  | ||||||
| 23 |  English, writing, and language arts; history and social  | ||||||
| 24 |  studies; world languages; and subjects taught as Advanced  | ||||||
| 25 |  Placement in high schools. | ||||||
| 26 |         "Core teacher" means a regular classroom teacher in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  elementary schools and teachers of a core subject in  | ||||||
| 2 |  middle and high schools. | ||||||
| 3 |         "Core Intervention teacher (tutor)" means a licensed  | ||||||
| 4 |  teacher providing one-on-one or small group tutoring to  | ||||||
| 5 |  students struggling to meet proficiency in core subjects. | ||||||
| 6 |         "CPPRT" means corporate personal property replacement  | ||||||
| 7 |  tax funds paid to an Organizational Unit during the  | ||||||
| 8 |  calendar year one year before the calendar year in which a  | ||||||
| 9 |  school year begins, pursuant to "An Act in relation to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  abolition of ad valorem personal property tax and the  | ||||||
| 11 |  replacement of revenues lost thereby, and amending and  | ||||||
| 12 |  repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in connection  | ||||||
| 13 |  therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as amended (Public  | ||||||
| 14 |  Act 81-1st S.S.-1). | ||||||
| 15 |         "EAV" means equalized assessed valuation as defined in  | ||||||
| 16 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section and  | ||||||
| 17 |  calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection  | ||||||
| 18 |  (d) of this Section. | ||||||
| 19 |         "ECI" means the Bureau of Labor Statistics' national  | ||||||
| 20 |  employment cost index for civilian workers in educational  | ||||||
| 21 |  services in elementary and secondary schools on a  | ||||||
| 22 |  cumulative basis for the 12-month calendar year preceding  | ||||||
| 23 |  the fiscal year of the Evidence-Based Funding calculation. | ||||||
| 24 |         "EIS Data" means the employment information system  | ||||||
| 25 |  data maintained by the State Board on educators within  | ||||||
| 26 |  Organizational Units. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         "Employee benefits" means health, dental, and vision  | ||||||
| 2 |  insurance offered to employees of an Organizational Unit,  | ||||||
| 3 |  the costs associated with the statutorily required payment  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the normal cost of the Organizational Unit's teacher  | ||||||
| 5 |  pensions, Social Security employer contributions, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund employer contributions. | ||||||
| 7 |         "English learner" or "EL" means a child included in  | ||||||
| 8 |  the definition of "English learners" under Section 14C-2  | ||||||
| 9 |  of this Code participating in a program of transitional  | ||||||
| 10 |  bilingual education or a transitional program of  | ||||||
| 11 |  instruction meeting the requirements and program  | ||||||
| 12 |  application procedures of Article 14C of this Code. For  | ||||||
| 13 |  the purposes of collecting the number of EL students  | ||||||
| 14 |  enrolled, the same collection and calculation methodology  | ||||||
| 15 |  as defined above for "ASE" shall apply to English  | ||||||
| 16 |  learners, with the exception that EL student enrollment  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall include students in grades pre-kindergarten through  | ||||||
| 18 |  12. | ||||||
| 19 |         "Essential Elements" means those elements, resources,  | ||||||
| 20 |  and educational programs that have been identified through  | ||||||
| 21 |  academic research as necessary to improve student success,  | ||||||
| 22 |  improve academic performance, close achievement gaps, and  | ||||||
| 23 |  provide for other per student costs related to the  | ||||||
| 24 |  delivery and leadership of the Organizational Unit, as  | ||||||
| 25 |  well as the maintenance and operations of the unit, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  which are specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this Section. | ||||||
| 2 |         "Evidence-Based Funding" means State funding provided  | ||||||
| 3 |  to an Organizational Unit pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
| 4 |         "Extended day" means academic and enrichment programs  | ||||||
| 5 |  provided to students outside the regular school day before  | ||||||
| 6 |  and after school or during non-instructional times during  | ||||||
| 7 |  the school day. | ||||||
| 8 |         "Extension Limitation Ratio" means a numerical ratio  | ||||||
| 9 |  in which the numerator is the Base Tax Year's Extension  | ||||||
| 10 |  and the denominator is the Preceding Tax Year's Extension. | ||||||
| 11 |         "Final Percent of Adequacy" is defined in paragraph  | ||||||
| 12 |  (4) of subsection (f) of this Section. | ||||||
| 13 |         "Final Resources" is defined in paragraph (3) of  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection (f) of this Section. | ||||||
| 15 |         "Full-time equivalent" or "FTE" means the full-time  | ||||||
| 16 |  equivalency compensation for staffing the relevant  | ||||||
| 17 |  position at an Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 18 |         "Funding Gap" is defined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  subsection (g). | ||||||
| 20 |         "Hybrid District" means a partial elementary unit  | ||||||
| 21 |  district created pursuant to Article 11E of this Code. | ||||||
| 22 |         "Instructional assistant" means a core or special  | ||||||
| 23 |  education, non-licensed employee who assists a teacher in  | ||||||
| 24 |  the classroom and provides academic support to students.  | ||||||
| 25 |         "Instructional facilitator" means a qualified teacher  | ||||||
| 26 |  or licensed teacher leader who facilitates and coaches  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  continuous improvement in classroom instruction; provides  | ||||||
| 2 |  instructional support to teachers in the elements of  | ||||||
| 3 |  research-based instruction or demonstrates the alignment  | ||||||
| 4 |  of instruction with curriculum standards and assessment  | ||||||
| 5 |  tools; develops or coordinates instructional programs or  | ||||||
| 6 |  strategies; develops and implements training; chooses  | ||||||
| 7 |  standards-based instructional materials; provides  | ||||||
| 8 |  teachers with an understanding of current research; serves  | ||||||
| 9 |  as a mentor, site coach, curriculum specialist, or lead  | ||||||
| 10 |  teacher; or otherwise works with fellow teachers, in  | ||||||
| 11 |  collaboration, to use data to improve instructional  | ||||||
| 12 |  practice or develop model lessons. | ||||||
| 13 |         "Instructional materials" means relevant  | ||||||
| 14 |  instructional materials for student instruction,  | ||||||
| 15 |  including, but not limited to, textbooks, consumable  | ||||||
| 16 |  workbooks, laboratory equipment, library books, and other  | ||||||
| 17 |  similar materials. | ||||||
| 18 |         "Laboratory School" means a public school that is  | ||||||
| 19 |  created and operated by a public university and approved  | ||||||
| 20 |  by the State Board. | ||||||
| 21 |         "Librarian" means a teacher with an endorsement as a  | ||||||
| 22 |  library information specialist or another individual whose  | ||||||
| 23 |  primary responsibility is overseeing library resources  | ||||||
| 24 |  within an Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 25 |         "Limiting rate for Hybrid Districts" means the  | ||||||
| 26 |  combined elementary school and high school limiting rates.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         "Local Capacity" is defined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 2 |  subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
| 3 |         "Local Capacity Percentage" is defined in subparagraph  | ||||||
| 4 |  (A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
| 5 |         "Local Capacity Ratio" is defined in subparagraph (B)  | ||||||
| 6 |  of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
| 7 |         "Local Capacity Target" is defined in paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 8 |  subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
| 9 |         "Low-Income Count" means, for an Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 10 |  in a fiscal year, the higher of the average number of  | ||||||
| 11 |  students for the prior school year or the immediately  | ||||||
| 12 |  preceding 3 school years who, as of July 1 of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined by the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Department of Human Services), are eligible for at least  | ||||||
| 15 |  one of the following low-income programs: Medicaid, the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance  | ||||||
| 17 |  for Needy Families (TANF), or the Supplemental Nutrition  | ||||||
| 18 |  Assistance Program, excluding pupils who are eligible for  | ||||||
| 19 |  services provided by the Department of Children and Family  | ||||||
| 20 |  Services. Until such time that grade level low-income  | ||||||
| 21 |  populations become available, grade level low-income  | ||||||
| 22 |  populations shall be determined by applying the low-income  | ||||||
| 23 |  percentage to total student enrollments by grade level.  | ||||||
| 24 |  The low-income percentage is determined by dividing the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Low-Income Count by the Average Student Enrollment. The  | ||||||
| 26 |  low-income percentage for a regional office of education  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or an intermediate service center operating one or more  | ||||||
| 2 |  alternative education programs must be set to the weighted  | ||||||
| 3 |  average of the low-income percentages of all of the school  | ||||||
| 4 |  districts in the service region. The weighted low-income  | ||||||
| 5 |  percentage is the result of multiplying the low-income  | ||||||
| 6 |  percentage of each school district served by the regional  | ||||||
| 7 |  office of education or intermediate service center by each  | ||||||
| 8 |  school district's Average Student Enrollment, summarizing  | ||||||
| 9 |  those products and dividing the total by the total Average  | ||||||
| 10 |  Student Enrollment for the service region. | ||||||
| 11 |         "Maintenance and operations" means custodial services,  | ||||||
| 12 |  facility and ground maintenance, facility operations,  | ||||||
| 13 |  facility security, routine facility repairs, and other  | ||||||
| 14 |  similar services and functions. | ||||||
| 15 |         "Minimum Funding Level" is defined in paragraph (9) of  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection (g) of this Section. | ||||||
| 17 |         "New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds" means, for any  | ||||||
| 18 |  given fiscal year, all State funds appropriated under  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 2-3.170 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 20 |         "New State Funds" means, for a given school year, all  | ||||||
| 21 |  State funds appropriated for Evidence-Based Funding in  | ||||||
| 22 |  excess of the amount needed to fund the Base Funding  | ||||||
| 23 |  Minimum for all Organizational Units in that school year. | ||||||
| 24 |         "Nurse" means an individual licensed as a certified  | ||||||
| 25 |  school nurse, in accordance with the rules established for  | ||||||
| 26 |  nursing services by the State Board, who is an employee of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and is available to provide health care-related services  | ||||||
| 2 |  for students of an Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 3 |         "Operating Tax Rate" means the rate utilized in the  | ||||||
| 4 |  previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,  | ||||||
| 5 |  except Bond and Interest, Summer School, Rent, Capital  | ||||||
| 6 |  Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.  | ||||||
| 7 |  For Hybrid Districts, the Operating Tax Rate shall be the  | ||||||
| 8 |  combined elementary and high school rates utilized in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,  | ||||||
| 10 |  except Bond and Interest, Summer School, Rent, Capital  | ||||||
| 11 |  Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.  | ||||||
| 12 |         "Organizational Unit" means a Laboratory School or any  | ||||||
| 13 |  public school district that is recognized as such by the  | ||||||
| 14 |  State Board and that contains elementary schools typically  | ||||||
| 15 |  serving kindergarten through 5th grades, middle schools  | ||||||
| 16 |  typically serving 6th through 8th grades, high schools  | ||||||
| 17 |  typically serving 9th through 12th grades, a program  | ||||||
| 18 |  established under Section 2-3.66 or 2-3.41, or a program  | ||||||
| 19 |  operated by a regional office of education or an  | ||||||
| 20 |  intermediate service center under Article 13A or 13B. The  | ||||||
| 21 |  General Assembly acknowledges that the actual grade levels  | ||||||
| 22 |  served by a particular Organizational Unit may vary  | ||||||
| 23 |  slightly from what is typical. | ||||||
| 24 |         "Organizational Unit CWI" is determined by calculating  | ||||||
| 25 |  the CWI in the region and original county in which an  | ||||||
| 26 |  Organizational Unit's primary administrative office is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  located as set forth in this paragraph, provided that if  | ||||||
| 2 |  the Organizational Unit CWI as calculated in accordance  | ||||||
| 3 |  with this paragraph is less than 0.9, the Organizational  | ||||||
| 4 |  Unit CWI shall be increased to 0.9. Each county's current  | ||||||
| 5 |  CWI value shall be adjusted based on the CWI value of that  | ||||||
| 6 |  county's neighboring Illinois counties, to create a  | ||||||
| 7 |  "weighted adjusted index value". This shall be calculated  | ||||||
| 8 |  by summing the CWI values of all of a county's adjacent  | ||||||
| 9 |  Illinois counties and dividing by the number of adjacent  | ||||||
| 10 |  Illinois counties, then taking the weighted value of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  original county's CWI value and the adjacent Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 |  county average. To calculate this weighted value, if the  | ||||||
| 13 |  number of adjacent Illinois counties is greater than 2,  | ||||||
| 14 |  the original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.25  | ||||||
| 15 |  and the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted  | ||||||
| 16 |  at 0.75. If the number of adjacent Illinois counties is 2,  | ||||||
| 17 |  the original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.33  | ||||||
| 18 |  and the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted  | ||||||
| 19 |  at 0.66. The greater of the county's current CWI value and  | ||||||
| 20 |  its weighted adjusted index value shall be used as the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Organizational Unit CWI. | ||||||
| 22 |         "Preceding Tax Year" means the property tax levy year  | ||||||
| 23 |  immediately preceding the Base Tax Year. | ||||||
| 24 |         "Preceding Tax Year's Extension" means the product of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county  | ||||||
| 26 |  clerk in the Preceding Tax Year multiplied by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Operating Tax Rate.  | ||||||
| 2 |         "Preliminary Percent of Adequacy" is defined in  | ||||||
| 3 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of this Section. | ||||||
| 4 |         "Preliminary Resources" is defined in paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (f) of this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |         "Principal" means a school administrator duly endorsed  | ||||||
| 7 |  to be employed as a principal in this State. | ||||||
| 8 |         "Professional development" means training programs for  | ||||||
| 9 |  licensed staff in schools, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 10 |  programs that assist in implementing new curriculum  | ||||||
| 11 |  programs, provide data focused or academic assessment data  | ||||||
| 12 |  training to help staff identify a student's weaknesses and  | ||||||
| 13 |  strengths, target interventions, improve instruction,  | ||||||
| 14 |  encompass instructional strategies for English learner,  | ||||||
| 15 |  gifted, or at-risk students, address inclusivity, cultural  | ||||||
| 16 |  sensitivity, or implicit bias, or otherwise provide  | ||||||
| 17 |  professional support for licensed staff. | ||||||
| 18 |         "Prototypical" means 450 special education  | ||||||
| 19 |  pre-kindergarten and kindergarten through grade 5 students  | ||||||
| 20 |  for an elementary school, 450 grade 6 through 8 students  | ||||||
| 21 |  for a middle school, and 600 grade 9 through 12 students  | ||||||
| 22 |  for a high school. | ||||||
| 23 |         "PTELL" means the Property Tax Extension Limitation  | ||||||
| 24 |  Law. | ||||||
| 25 |         "PTELL EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of subsection  | ||||||
| 26 |  (d) of this Section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         "Pupil support staff" means a nurse, psychologist,  | ||||||
| 2 |  social worker, family liaison personnel, or other staff  | ||||||
| 3 |  member who provides support to at-risk or struggling  | ||||||
| 4 |  students. | ||||||
| 5 |         "Real Receipts" is defined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 6 |  subsection (d) of this Section. | ||||||
| 7 |         "Regionalization Factor" means, for a particular  | ||||||
| 8 |  Organizational Unit, the figure derived by dividing the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Organizational Unit CWI by the Statewide Weighted CWI. | ||||||
| 10 |         "School counselor" means a licensed school counselor  | ||||||
| 11 |  who provides guidance and counseling support for students  | ||||||
| 12 |  within an Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 13 |         "School site staff" means the primary school secretary  | ||||||
| 14 |  and any additional clerical personnel assigned to a  | ||||||
| 15 |  school. | ||||||
| 16 |         "Special education" means special educational  | ||||||
| 17 |  facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of  | ||||||
| 18 |  this Code. | ||||||
| 19 |         "Special Education Allocation" means the amount of an  | ||||||
| 20 |  Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable  | ||||||
| 21 |  to special education divided by the Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 22 |  final Adequacy Target, the product of which shall be  | ||||||
| 23 |  multiplied by the amount of new funding received pursuant  | ||||||
| 24 |  to this Section. An Organizational Unit's final Adequacy  | ||||||
| 25 |  Target attributable to special education shall include all  | ||||||
| 26 |  special education investment adequacy elements.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         "Specialist teacher" means a teacher who provides  | ||||||
| 2 |  instruction in subject areas not included in core  | ||||||
| 3 |  subjects, including, but not limited to, art, music,  | ||||||
| 4 |  physical education, health, driver education,  | ||||||
| 5 |  career-technical education, and such other subject areas  | ||||||
| 6 |  as may be mandated by State law or provided by an  | ||||||
| 7 |  Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 8 |         "Specially Funded Unit" means an Alternative School,  | ||||||
| 9 |  safe school, Department of Juvenile Justice school,  | ||||||
| 10 |  special education cooperative or entity recognized by the  | ||||||
| 11 |  State Board as a special education cooperative,  | ||||||
| 12 |  State-approved charter school, or alternative learning  | ||||||
| 13 |  opportunities program that received direct funding from  | ||||||
| 14 |  the State Board during the 2016-2017 school year through  | ||||||
| 15 |  any of the funding sources included within the calculation  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the Base Funding Minimum or Glenwood Academy. | ||||||
| 17 |         "Supplemental Grant Funding" means supplemental  | ||||||
| 18 |  general State aid funding received by an Organizational  | ||||||
| 19 |  Unit during the 2016-2017 school year pursuant to  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection (H) of Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now  | ||||||
| 21 |  repealed).  | ||||||
| 22 |         "State Adequacy Level" is the sum of the Adequacy  | ||||||
| 23 |  Targets of all Organizational Units. | ||||||
| 24 |         "State Board" means the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 25 |         "State Superintendent" means the State Superintendent  | ||||||
| 26 |  of Education. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         "Statewide Weighted CWI" means a figure determined by  | ||||||
| 2 |  multiplying each Organizational Unit CWI times the ASE for  | ||||||
| 3 |  that Organizational Unit creating a weighted value,  | ||||||
| 4 |  summing all Organizational Units' weighted values, and  | ||||||
| 5 |  dividing by the total ASE of all Organizational Units,  | ||||||
| 6 |  thereby creating an average weighted index. | ||||||
| 7 |         "Student activities" means non-credit producing  | ||||||
| 8 |  after-school programs, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 9 |  clubs, bands, sports, and other activities authorized by  | ||||||
| 10 |  the school board of the Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 11 |         "Substitute teacher" means an individual teacher or  | ||||||
| 12 |  teaching assistant who is employed by an Organizational  | ||||||
| 13 |  Unit and is temporarily serving the Organizational Unit on  | ||||||
| 14 |  a per diem or per period-assignment basis to replace  | ||||||
| 15 |  another staff member. | ||||||
| 16 |         "Summer school" means academic and enrichment programs  | ||||||
| 17 |  provided to students during the summer months outside of  | ||||||
| 18 |  the regular school year. | ||||||
| 19 |         "Supervisory aide" means a non-licensed staff member  | ||||||
| 20 |  who helps in supervising students of an Organizational  | ||||||
| 21 |  Unit, but does so outside of the classroom, in situations  | ||||||
| 22 |  such as, but not limited to, monitoring hallways and  | ||||||
| 23 |  playgrounds, supervising lunchrooms, or supervising  | ||||||
| 24 |  students when being transported in buses serving the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 26 |         "Target Ratio" is defined in paragraph (4) of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsection (g). | ||||||
| 2 |         "Tier 1", "Tier 2", "Tier 3", and "Tier 4" are defined  | ||||||
| 3 |  in paragraph (3) of subsection (g). | ||||||
| 4 |         "Tier 1 Aggregate Funding", "Tier 2 Aggregate  | ||||||
| 5 |  Funding", "Tier 3 Aggregate Funding", and "Tier 4  | ||||||
| 6 |  Aggregate Funding" are defined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 7 |  subsection (g).  | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) Adequacy Target calculation.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) Each Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target is the  | ||||||
| 10 |  sum of the Organizational Unit's cost of providing  | ||||||
| 11 |  Essential Elements, as calculated in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (b), with the salary amounts in the Essential  | ||||||
| 13 |  Elements multiplied by a Regionalization Factor calculated  | ||||||
| 14 |  pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (b). | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) The Essential Elements are attributable on a pro  | ||||||
| 16 |  rata basis related to defined subgroups of the ASE of each  | ||||||
| 17 |  Organizational Unit as specified in this paragraph (2),  | ||||||
| 18 |  with investments and FTE positions pro rata funded based  | ||||||
| 19 |  on ASE counts in excess of or less than the thresholds set  | ||||||
| 20 |  forth in this paragraph (2). The method for calculating  | ||||||
| 21 |  attributable pro rata costs and the defined subgroups  | ||||||
| 22 |  thereto are as follows:  | ||||||
| 23 |             (A) Core class size investments. Each  | ||||||
| 24 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding required  | ||||||
| 25 |  to support that number of FTE core teacher positions  | ||||||
| 26 |  as is needed to keep the respective class sizes of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Organizational Unit to the following maximum numbers: | ||||||
| 2 |                 (i) For grades kindergarten through 3, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Organizational Unit shall receive funding required  | ||||||
| 4 |  to support one FTE core teacher position for every  | ||||||
| 5 |  15 Low-Income Count students in those grades and  | ||||||
| 6 |  one FTE core teacher position for every 20  | ||||||
| 7 |  non-Low-Income Count students in those grades. | ||||||
| 8 |                 (ii) For grades 4 through 12, the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Organizational Unit shall receive funding required  | ||||||
| 10 |  to support one FTE core teacher position for every  | ||||||
| 11 |  20 Low-Income Count students in those grades and  | ||||||
| 12 |  one FTE core teacher position for every 25  | ||||||
| 13 |  non-Low-Income Count students in those grades. | ||||||
| 14 |             The number of non-Low-Income Count students in a  | ||||||
| 15 |  grade shall be determined by subtracting the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Low-Income students in that grade from the ASE of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Organizational Unit for that grade. | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) Specialist teacher investments. Each  | ||||||
| 19 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed  | ||||||
| 20 |  to cover that number of FTE specialist teacher  | ||||||
| 21 |  positions that correspond to the following  | ||||||
| 22 |  percentages:  | ||||||
| 23 |                 (i) if the Organizational Unit operates an  | ||||||
| 24 |  elementary or middle school, then 20.00% of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  number of the Organizational Unit's core teachers,  | ||||||
| 26 |  as determined under subparagraph (A) of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  paragraph (2); and | ||||||
| 2 |                 (ii) if such Organizational Unit operates a  | ||||||
| 3 |  high school, then 33.33% of the number of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Organizational Unit's core teachers.  | ||||||
| 5 |             (C) Instructional facilitator investments. Each  | ||||||
| 6 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed  | ||||||
| 7 |  to cover one FTE instructional facilitator position  | ||||||
| 8 |  for every 200 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten  | ||||||
| 9 |  children with disabilities and all kindergarten  | ||||||
| 10 |  through grade 12 students of the Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 11 |             (D) Core intervention teacher (tutor) investments.  | ||||||
| 12 |  Each Organizational Unit shall receive the funding  | ||||||
| 13 |  needed to cover one FTE teacher position for each  | ||||||
| 14 |  prototypical elementary, middle, and high school. | ||||||
| 15 |             (E) Substitute teacher investments. Each  | ||||||
| 16 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed  | ||||||
| 17 |  to cover substitute teacher costs that is equal to  | ||||||
| 18 |  5.70% of the minimum pupil attendance days required  | ||||||
| 19 |  under Section 10-19 of this Code for all full-time  | ||||||
| 20 |  equivalent core, specialist, and intervention  | ||||||
| 21 |  teachers, school nurses, special education teachers  | ||||||
| 22 |  and instructional assistants, instructional  | ||||||
| 23 |  facilitators, and summer school and extended day  | ||||||
| 24 |  teacher positions, as determined under this paragraph  | ||||||
| 25 |  (2), at a salary rate of 33.33% of the average salary  | ||||||
| 26 |  for grade K through 12 teachers and 33.33% of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  average salary of each instructional assistant  | ||||||
| 2 |  position. | ||||||
| 3 |             (F) Core school counselor investments. Each  | ||||||
| 4 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed  | ||||||
| 5 |  to cover one FTE school counselor for each 450  | ||||||
| 6 |  combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
| 7 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 5  | ||||||
| 8 |  students, plus one FTE school counselor for each 250  | ||||||
| 9 |  grades 6 through 8 ASE middle school students, plus  | ||||||
| 10 |  one FTE school counselor for each 250 grades 9 through  | ||||||
| 11 |  12 ASE high school students. | ||||||
| 12 |             (G) Nurse investments. Each Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 13 |  shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE  | ||||||
| 14 |  nurse for each 750 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten  | ||||||
| 15 |  children with disabilities and all kindergarten  | ||||||
| 16 |  through grade 12 students across all grade levels it  | ||||||
| 17 |  serves. | ||||||
| 18 |             (H) Supervisory aide investments. Each  | ||||||
| 19 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed  | ||||||
| 20 |  to cover one FTE for each 225 combined ASE of  | ||||||
| 21 |  pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all  | ||||||
| 22 |  kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE  | ||||||
| 23 |  for each 225 ASE middle school students, plus one FTE  | ||||||
| 24 |  for each 200 ASE high school students. | ||||||
| 25 |             (I) Librarian investments. Each Organizational  | ||||||
| 26 |  Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  librarian for each prototypical elementary school,  | ||||||
| 2 |  middle school, and high school and one FTE aide or  | ||||||
| 3 |  media technician for every 300 combined ASE of  | ||||||
| 4 |  pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all  | ||||||
| 5 |  kindergarten through grade 12 students. | ||||||
| 6 |             (J) Principal investments. Each Organizational  | ||||||
| 7 |  Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE  | ||||||
| 8 |  principal position for each prototypical elementary  | ||||||
| 9 |  school, plus one FTE principal position for each  | ||||||
| 10 |  prototypical middle school, plus one FTE principal  | ||||||
| 11 |  position for each prototypical high school. | ||||||
| 12 |             (K) Assistant principal investments. Each  | ||||||
| 13 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed  | ||||||
| 14 |  to cover one FTE assistant principal position for each  | ||||||
| 15 |  prototypical elementary school, plus one FTE assistant  | ||||||
| 16 |  principal position for each prototypical middle  | ||||||
| 17 |  school, plus one FTE assistant principal position for  | ||||||
| 18 |  each prototypical high school. | ||||||
| 19 |             (L) School site staff investments. Each  | ||||||
| 20 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed  | ||||||
| 21 |  for one FTE position for each 225 ASE of  | ||||||
| 22 |  pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all  | ||||||
| 23 |  kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE  | ||||||
| 24 |  position for each 225 ASE middle school students, plus  | ||||||
| 25 |  one FTE position for each 200 ASE high school  | ||||||
| 26 |  students. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (M) Gifted investments. Each Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall receive $40 per kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 3 |  ASE. | ||||||
| 4 |             (N) Professional development investments. Each  | ||||||
| 5 |  Organizational Unit shall receive $125 per student of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
| 7 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 8 |  students for trainers and other professional  | ||||||
| 9 |  development-related expenses for supplies and  | ||||||
| 10 |  materials. | ||||||
| 11 |             (O) Instructional material investments. Each  | ||||||
| 12 |  Organizational Unit shall receive $190 per student of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
| 14 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 15 |  students to cover instructional material costs. | ||||||
| 16 |             (P) Assessment investments. Each Organizational  | ||||||
| 17 |  Unit shall receive $25 per student of the combined ASE  | ||||||
| 18 |  of pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all  | ||||||
| 19 |  kindergarten through grade 12 students to cover  | ||||||
| 20 |  assessment costs. | ||||||
| 21 |             (Q) Computer technology and equipment investments.  | ||||||
| 22 |  Each Organizational Unit shall receive $285.50 per  | ||||||
| 23 |  student of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten  | ||||||
| 24 |  children with disabilities and all kindergarten  | ||||||
| 25 |  through grade 12 students to cover computer technology  | ||||||
| 26 |  and equipment costs. For the 2018-2019 school year and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsequent school years, Organizational Units assigned  | ||||||
| 2 |  to Tier 1 and Tier 2 in the prior school year shall  | ||||||
| 3 |  receive an additional $285.50 per student of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
| 5 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 6 |  students to cover computer technology and equipment  | ||||||
| 7 |  costs in the Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target.  | ||||||
| 8 |  The State Board may establish additional requirements  | ||||||
| 9 |  for Organizational Unit expenditures of funds received  | ||||||
| 10 |  pursuant to this subparagraph (Q), including a  | ||||||
| 11 |  requirement that funds received pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 12 |  subparagraph (Q) may be used only for serving the  | ||||||
| 13 |  technology needs of the district. It is the intent of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Public Act 100-465 that all Tier 1 and Tier 2 districts  | ||||||
| 15 |  receive the addition to their Adequacy Target in the  | ||||||
| 16 |  following year, subject to compliance with the  | ||||||
| 17 |  requirements of the State Board. | ||||||
| 18 |             (R) Student activities investments. Each  | ||||||
| 19 |  Organizational Unit shall receive the following  | ||||||
| 20 |  funding amounts to cover student activities: $100 per  | ||||||
| 21 |  kindergarten through grade 5 ASE student in elementary  | ||||||
| 22 |  school, plus $200 per ASE student in middle school,  | ||||||
| 23 |  plus $675 per ASE student in high school. | ||||||
| 24 |             (S) Maintenance and operations investments. Each  | ||||||
| 25 |  Organizational Unit shall receive $1,038 per student  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 2 |  students for day-to-day maintenance and operations  | ||||||
| 3 |  expenditures, including salary, supplies, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  materials, as well as purchased services, but  | ||||||
| 5 |  excluding employee benefits. The proportion of salary  | ||||||
| 6 |  for the application of a Regionalization Factor and  | ||||||
| 7 |  the calculation of benefits is equal to $352.92. | ||||||
| 8 |             (T) Central office investments. Each  | ||||||
| 9 |  Organizational Unit shall receive $742 per student of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
| 11 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 12 |  students to cover central office operations, including  | ||||||
| 13 |  administrators and classified personnel charged with  | ||||||
| 14 |  managing the instructional programs, business and  | ||||||
| 15 |  operations of the school district, and security  | ||||||
| 16 |  personnel. The proportion of salary for the  | ||||||
| 17 |  application of a Regionalization Factor and the  | ||||||
| 18 |  calculation of benefits is equal to $368.48. | ||||||
| 19 |             (U) Employee benefit investments. Each  | ||||||
| 20 |  Organizational Unit shall receive 30% of the total of  | ||||||
| 21 |  all salary-calculated elements of the Adequacy Target,  | ||||||
| 22 |  excluding substitute teachers and student activities  | ||||||
| 23 |  investments, to cover benefit costs. For central  | ||||||
| 24 |  office and maintenance and operations investments, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  benefit calculation shall be based upon the salary  | ||||||
| 26 |  proportion of each investment. If at any time the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  responsibility for funding the employer normal cost of  | ||||||
| 2 |  teacher pensions is assigned to school districts, then  | ||||||
| 3 |  that amount certified by the Teachers' Retirement  | ||||||
| 4 |  System of the State of Illinois to be paid by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Organizational Unit for the preceding school year  | ||||||
| 6 |  shall be added to the benefit investment. For any  | ||||||
| 7 |  fiscal year in which a school district organized under  | ||||||
| 8 |  Article 34 of this Code is responsible for paying the  | ||||||
| 9 |  employer normal cost of teacher pensions, then that  | ||||||
| 10 |  amount of its employer normal cost plus the amount for  | ||||||
| 11 |  retiree health insurance as certified by the Public  | ||||||
| 12 |  School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Chicago to be paid by the school district for the  | ||||||
| 14 |  preceding school year that is statutorily required to  | ||||||
| 15 |  cover employer normal costs and the amount for retiree  | ||||||
| 16 |  health insurance shall be added to the 30% specified  | ||||||
| 17 |  in this subparagraph (U). The Teachers' Retirement  | ||||||
| 18 |  System of the State of Illinois and the Public School  | ||||||
| 19 |  Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  submit such information as the State Superintendent  | ||||||
| 21 |  may require for the calculations set forth in this  | ||||||
| 22 |  subparagraph (U).  | ||||||
| 23 |             (V) Additional investments in low-income students.  | ||||||
| 24 |  In addition to and not in lieu of all other funding  | ||||||
| 25 |  under this paragraph (2), each Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 26 |  shall receive funding based on the average teacher  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  salary for grades K through 12 to cover the costs of: | ||||||
| 2 |                 (i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)  | ||||||
| 3 |  position for every 125 Low-Income Count students; | ||||||
| 4 |                 (ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for  | ||||||
| 5 |  every 125 Low-Income Count students; | ||||||
| 6 |                 (iii) one FTE extended day teacher position  | ||||||
| 7 |  for every 120 Low-Income Count students; and | ||||||
| 8 |                 (iv) one FTE summer school teacher position  | ||||||
| 9 |  for every 120 Low-Income Count students. | ||||||
| 10 |             (W) Additional investments in English learner  | ||||||
| 11 |  students. In addition to and not in lieu of all other  | ||||||
| 12 |  funding under this paragraph (2), each Organizational  | ||||||
| 13 |  Unit shall receive funding based on the average  | ||||||
| 14 |  teacher salary for grades K through 12 to cover the  | ||||||
| 15 |  costs of:  | ||||||
| 16 |                 (i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)  | ||||||
| 17 |  position for every 125 English learner students; | ||||||
| 18 |                 (ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for  | ||||||
| 19 |  every 125 English learner students; | ||||||
| 20 |                 (iii) one FTE extended day teacher position  | ||||||
| 21 |  for every 120 English learner students; | ||||||
| 22 |                 (iv) one FTE summer school teacher position  | ||||||
| 23 |  for every 120 English learner students; and | ||||||
| 24 |                 (v) one FTE core teacher position for every  | ||||||
| 25 |  100 English learner students.  | ||||||
| 26 |             (X) Special education investments. Each  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Organizational Unit shall receive funding based on the  | ||||||
| 2 |  average teacher salary for grades K through 12 to  | ||||||
| 3 |  cover special education as follows:  | ||||||
| 4 |                 (i) one FTE teacher position for every 141  | ||||||
| 5 |  combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
| 6 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 7 |  students; | ||||||
| 8 |                 (ii) one FTE instructional assistant for every  | ||||||
| 9 |  141 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with  | ||||||
| 10 |  disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12  | ||||||
| 11 |  students; and | ||||||
| 12 |                 (iii) one FTE psychologist position for every  | ||||||
| 13 |  1,000 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children  | ||||||
| 14 |  with disabilities and all kindergarten through  | ||||||
| 15 |  grade 12 students.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) For calculating the salaries included within the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Essential Elements, the State Superintendent shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  annually calculate average salaries to the nearest dollar  | ||||||
| 19 |  using the employment information system data maintained by  | ||||||
| 20 |  the State Board, limited to public schools only and  | ||||||
| 21 |  excluding special education and vocational cooperatives,  | ||||||
| 22 |  schools operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice,  | ||||||
| 23 |  and charter schools, for the following positions:  | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) Teacher for grades K through 8. | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) Teacher for grades 9 through 12. | ||||||
| 26 |             (C) Teacher for grades K through 12. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (D) School counselor for grades K through 8. | ||||||
| 2 |             (E) School counselor for grades 9 through 12. | ||||||
| 3 |             (F) School counselor for grades K through 12. | ||||||
| 4 |             (G) Social worker. | ||||||
| 5 |             (H) Psychologist. | ||||||
| 6 |             (I) Librarian. | ||||||
| 7 |             (J) Nurse. | ||||||
| 8 |             (K) Principal. | ||||||
| 9 |             (L) Assistant principal.  | ||||||
| 10 |         For the purposes of this paragraph (3), "teacher"  | ||||||
| 11 |  includes core teachers, specialist and elective teachers,  | ||||||
| 12 |  instructional facilitators, tutors, special education  | ||||||
| 13 |  teachers, pupil support staff teachers, English learner  | ||||||
| 14 |  teachers, extended day teachers, and summer school  | ||||||
| 15 |  teachers. Where specific grade data is not required for  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Essential Elements, the average salary for  | ||||||
| 17 |  corresponding positions shall apply. For substitute  | ||||||
| 18 |  teachers, the average teacher salary for grades K through  | ||||||
| 19 |  12 shall apply.  | ||||||
| 20 |         For calculating the salaries included within the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Essential Elements for positions not included within EIS  | ||||||
| 22 |  Data, the following salaries shall be used in the first  | ||||||
| 23 |  year of implementation of Evidence-Based Funding:  | ||||||
| 24 |             (i) school site staff, $30,000; and | ||||||
| 25 |             (ii) non-instructional assistant, instructional  | ||||||
| 26 |  assistant, library aide, library media tech, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  supervisory aide: $25,000.  | ||||||
| 2 |         In the second and subsequent years of implementation  | ||||||
| 3 |  of Evidence-Based Funding, the amounts in items (i) and  | ||||||
| 4 |  (ii) of this paragraph (3) shall annually increase by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  ECI.  | ||||||
| 6 |         The salary amounts for the Essential Elements  | ||||||
| 7 |  determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (L), (S)  | ||||||
| 8 |  and (T), and (V) through (X) of paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection (b) of this Section shall be multiplied by a  | ||||||
| 10 |  Regionalization Factor.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) Local Capacity calculation.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) Each Organizational Unit's Local Capacity  | ||||||
| 13 |  represents an amount of funding it is assumed to  | ||||||
| 14 |  contribute toward its Adequacy Target for purposes of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Evidence-Based Funding formula calculation. "Local  | ||||||
| 16 |  Capacity" means either (i) the Organizational Unit's Local  | ||||||
| 17 |  Capacity Target as calculated in accordance with paragraph  | ||||||
| 18 |  (2) of this subsection (c) if its Real Receipts are equal  | ||||||
| 19 |  to or less than its Local Capacity Target or (ii) the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity, as  | ||||||
| 21 |  calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of this  | ||||||
| 22 |  subsection (c) if Real Receipts are more than its Local  | ||||||
| 23 |  Capacity Target. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) "Local Capacity Target" means, for an  | ||||||
| 25 |  Organizational Unit, that dollar amount that is obtained  | ||||||
| 26 |  by multiplying its Adequacy Target by its Local Capacity  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Ratio.  | ||||||
| 2 |             (A) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity  | ||||||
| 3 |  Percentage is the conversion of the Organizational  | ||||||
| 4 |  Unit's Local Capacity Ratio, as such ratio is  | ||||||
| 5 |  determined in accordance with subparagraph (B) of this  | ||||||
| 6 |  paragraph (2), into a cumulative distribution  | ||||||
| 7 |  resulting in a percentile ranking to determine each  | ||||||
| 8 |  Organizational Unit's relative position to all other  | ||||||
| 9 |  Organizational Units in this State. The calculation of  | ||||||
| 10 |  Local Capacity Percentage is described in subparagraph  | ||||||
| 11 |  (C) of this paragraph (2). | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio  | ||||||
| 13 |  in a given year is the percentage obtained by dividing  | ||||||
| 14 |  its Adjusted EAV or PTELL EAV, whichever is less, by  | ||||||
| 15 |  its Adequacy Target, with the resulting ratio further  | ||||||
| 16 |  adjusted as follows:  | ||||||
| 17 |                 (i) for Organizational Units serving grades  | ||||||
| 18 |  kindergarten through 12 and Hybrid Districts, no  | ||||||
| 19 |  further adjustments shall be made; | ||||||
| 20 |                 (ii) for Organizational Units serving grades  | ||||||
| 21 |  kindergarten through 8, the ratio shall be  | ||||||
| 22 |  multiplied by 9/13; | ||||||
| 23 |                 (iii) for Organizational Units serving grades  | ||||||
| 24 |  9 through 12, the Local Capacity Ratio shall be  | ||||||
| 25 |  multiplied by 4/13; and | ||||||
| 26 |                 (iv) for an Organizational Unit with a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  different grade configuration than those specified  | ||||||
| 2 |  in items (i) through (iii) of this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 3 |  (B), the State Superintendent shall determine a  | ||||||
| 4 |  comparable adjustment based on the grades served.  | ||||||
| 5 |             (C) The Local Capacity Percentage is equal to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  percentile ranking of the district. Local Capacity  | ||||||
| 7 |  Percentage converts each Organizational Unit's Local  | ||||||
| 8 |  Capacity Ratio to a cumulative distribution resulting  | ||||||
| 9 |  in a percentile ranking to determine each  | ||||||
| 10 |  Organizational Unit's relative position to all other  | ||||||
| 11 |  Organizational Units in this State. The Local Capacity  | ||||||
| 12 |  Percentage cumulative distribution resulting in a  | ||||||
| 13 |  percentile ranking for each Organizational Unit shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  be calculated using the standard normal distribution  | ||||||
| 15 |  of the score in relation to the weighted mean and  | ||||||
| 16 |  weighted standard deviation and Local Capacity Ratios  | ||||||
| 17 |  of all Organizational Units. If the value assigned to  | ||||||
| 18 |  any Organizational Unit is in excess of 90%, the value  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall be adjusted to 90%. For Laboratory Schools, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Local Capacity Percentage shall be set at 10% in  | ||||||
| 21 |  recognition of the absence of EAV and resources from  | ||||||
| 22 |  the public university that are allocated to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Laboratory School. For a regional office of education  | ||||||
| 24 |  or an intermediate service center operating one or  | ||||||
| 25 |  more alternative education programs, the Local  | ||||||
| 26 |  Capacity Percentage must be set at 10% in recognition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of the absence of EAV and resources from school  | ||||||
| 2 |  districts that are allocated to the regional office of  | ||||||
| 3 |  education or intermediate service center. The weighted  | ||||||
| 4 |  mean for the Local Capacity Percentage shall be  | ||||||
| 5 |  determined by multiplying each Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 6 |  Local Capacity Ratio times the ASE for the unit  | ||||||
| 7 |  creating a weighted value, summing the weighted values  | ||||||
| 8 |  of all Organizational Units, and dividing by the total  | ||||||
| 9 |  ASE of all Organizational Units. The weighted standard  | ||||||
| 10 |  deviation shall be determined by taking the square  | ||||||
| 11 |  root of the weighted variance of all Organizational  | ||||||
| 12 |  Units' Local Capacity Ratio, where the variance is  | ||||||
| 13 |  calculated by squaring the difference between each  | ||||||
| 14 |  unit's Local Capacity Ratio and the weighted mean,  | ||||||
| 15 |  then multiplying the variance for each unit times the  | ||||||
| 16 |  ASE for the unit to create a weighted variance for each  | ||||||
| 17 |  unit, then summing all units' weighted variance and  | ||||||
| 18 |  dividing by the total ASE of all units. | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) For any Organizational Unit, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity Target  | ||||||
| 21 |  shall be reduced by either (i) the school board's  | ||||||
| 22 |  remaining contribution pursuant to paragraph (ii) of  | ||||||
| 23 |  subsection (b-4) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  Pension Code in a given year or (ii) the board of  | ||||||
| 25 |  education's remaining contribution pursuant to  | ||||||
| 26 |  paragraph (iv) of subsection (b) of Section 17-129 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Illinois Pension Code absent the employer normal  | ||||||
| 2 |  cost portion of the required contribution and amount  | ||||||
| 3 |  allowed pursuant to subdivision (3) of Section  | ||||||
| 4 |  17-142.1 of the Illinois Pension Code in a given year.  | ||||||
| 5 |  In the preceding sentence, item (i) shall be certified  | ||||||
| 6 |  to the State Board of Education by the Teachers'  | ||||||
| 7 |  Retirement System of the State of Illinois and item  | ||||||
| 8 |  (ii) shall be certified to the State Board of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Education by the Public School Teachers' Pension and  | ||||||
| 10 |  Retirement Fund of the City of Chicago.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) If an Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are more  | ||||||
| 12 |  than its Local Capacity Target, then its Local Capacity  | ||||||
| 13 |  shall equal an Adjusted Local Capacity Target as  | ||||||
| 14 |  calculated in accordance with this paragraph (3). The  | ||||||
| 15 |  Adjusted Local Capacity Target is calculated as the sum of  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target and its  | ||||||
| 17 |  Real Receipts Adjustment. The Real Receipts Adjustment  | ||||||
| 18 |  equals the Organizational Unit's Real Receipts less its  | ||||||
| 19 |  Local Capacity Target, with the resulting figure  | ||||||
| 20 |  multiplied by the Local Capacity Percentage. | ||||||
| 21 |         As used in this paragraph (3), "Real Percent of  | ||||||
| 22 |  Adequacy" means the sum of an Organizational Unit's Real  | ||||||
| 23 |  Receipts, CPPRT, and Base Funding Minimum, with the  | ||||||
| 24 |  resulting figure divided by the Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 25 |  Adequacy Target.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) An Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are the  | ||||||
| 3 |  product of its Applicable Tax Rate and its Adjusted EAV.  | ||||||
| 4 |  An Organizational Unit's Applicable Tax Rate is its  | ||||||
| 5 |  Adjusted Operating Tax Rate for property within the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the  | ||||||
| 8 |  equalized assessed valuation, or EAV, of all taxable  | ||||||
| 9 |  property of each Organizational Unit as of September 30 of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the previous year in accordance with paragraph (3) of this  | ||||||
| 11 |  subsection (d). The State Superintendent shall then  | ||||||
| 12 |  determine the Adjusted EAV of each Organizational Unit in  | ||||||
| 13 |  accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection (d),  | ||||||
| 14 |  which Adjusted EAV figure shall be used for the purposes  | ||||||
| 15 |  of calculating Local Capacity. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) To calculate Real Receipts and EAV, the Department  | ||||||
| 17 |  of Revenue shall supply to the State Superintendent the  | ||||||
| 18 |  value as equalized or assessed by the Department of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Revenue of all taxable property of every Organizational  | ||||||
| 20 |  Unit, together with (i) the applicable tax rate used in  | ||||||
| 21 |  extending taxes for the funds of the Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 22 |  as of September 30 of the previous year and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 23 |  limiting rate for all Organizational Units subject to  | ||||||
| 24 |  property tax extension limitations as imposed under PTELL.  | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) The Department of Revenue shall add to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  equalized assessed value of all taxable property of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  each Organizational Unit situated entirely or  | ||||||
| 2 |  partially within a county that is or was subject to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property  | ||||||
| 4 |  Tax Code (i) an amount equal to the total amount by  | ||||||
| 5 |  which the homestead exemption allowed under Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code for real  | ||||||
| 7 |  property situated in that Organizational Unit exceeds  | ||||||
| 8 |  the total amount that would have been allowed in that  | ||||||
| 9 |  Organizational Unit if the maximum reduction under  | ||||||
| 10 |  Section 15-176 was (I) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500  | ||||||
| 11 |  in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (II) $5,000  | ||||||
| 12 |  in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter and  | ||||||
| 13 |  (ii) an amount equal to the aggregate amount for the  | ||||||
| 14 |  taxable year of all additional exemptions under  | ||||||
| 15 |  Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners  | ||||||
| 16 |  with a household income of $30,000 or less. The county  | ||||||
| 17 |  clerk of any county that is or was subject to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property  | ||||||
| 19 |  Tax Code shall annually calculate and certify to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Department of Revenue for each Organizational Unit all  | ||||||
| 21 |  homestead exemption amounts under Section 15-176 or  | ||||||
| 22 |  15-177 of the Property Tax Code and all amounts of  | ||||||
| 23 |  additional exemptions under Section 15-175 of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Property Tax Code for owners with a household income  | ||||||
| 25 |  of $30,000 or less. It is the intent of this  | ||||||
| 26 |  subparagraph (A) that if the general homestead  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  exemption for a parcel of property is determined under  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code  | ||||||
| 3 |  rather than Section 15-175, then the calculation of  | ||||||
| 4 |  EAV shall not be affected by the difference, if any,  | ||||||
| 5 |  between the amount of the general homestead exemption  | ||||||
| 6 |  allowed for that parcel of property under Section  | ||||||
| 7 |  15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code and the  | ||||||
| 8 |  amount that would have been allowed had the general  | ||||||
| 9 |  homestead exemption for that parcel of property been  | ||||||
| 10 |  determined under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax  | ||||||
| 11 |  Code. It is further the intent of this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 12 |  (A) that if additional exemptions are allowed under  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners  | ||||||
| 14 |  with a household income of less than $30,000, then the  | ||||||
| 15 |  calculation of EAV shall not be affected by the  | ||||||
| 16 |  difference, if any, because of those additional  | ||||||
| 17 |  exemptions. | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) With respect to any part of an Organizational  | ||||||
| 19 |  Unit within a redevelopment project area in respect to  | ||||||
| 20 |  which a municipality has adopted tax increment  | ||||||
| 21 |  allocation financing pursuant to the Tax Increment  | ||||||
| 22 |  Allocation Redevelopment Act, Division 74.4 of Article  | ||||||
| 23 |  11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, or the Industrial  | ||||||
| 24 |  Jobs Recovery Law, Division 74.6 of Article 11 of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Illinois Municipal Code, no part of the current EAV of  | ||||||
| 26 |  real property located in any such project area that is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  attributable to an increase above the total initial  | ||||||
| 2 |  EAV of such property shall be used as part of the EAV  | ||||||
| 3 |  of the Organizational Unit, until such time as all  | ||||||
| 4 |  redevelopment project costs have been paid, as  | ||||||
| 5 |  provided in Section 11-74.4-8 of the Tax Increment  | ||||||
| 6 |  Allocation Redevelopment Act or in Section 11-74.6-35  | ||||||
| 7 |  of the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law. For the purpose  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the EAV of the Organizational Unit, the total  | ||||||
| 9 |  initial EAV or the current EAV, whichever is lower,  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall be used until such time as all redevelopment  | ||||||
| 11 |  project costs have been paid. | ||||||
| 12 |             (B-5) The real property equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 13 |  valuation for a school district shall be adjusted by  | ||||||
| 14 |  subtracting from the real property value, as equalized  | ||||||
| 15 |  or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for the  | ||||||
| 16 |  district an amount computed by dividing the amount of  | ||||||
| 17 |  any abatement of taxes under Section 18-170 of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Property Tax Code by 3.00% for a district maintaining  | ||||||
| 19 |  grades kindergarten through 12, by 2.30% for a  | ||||||
| 20 |  district maintaining grades kindergarten through 8, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  by 1.05% for a district maintaining grades 9 through  | ||||||
| 22 |  12 and adjusted by an amount computed by dividing the  | ||||||
| 23 |  amount of any abatement of taxes under subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 24 |  of Section 18-165 of the Property Tax Code by the same  | ||||||
| 25 |  percentage rates for district type as specified in  | ||||||
| 26 |  this subparagraph (B-5).  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (C) For Organizational Units that are Hybrid  | ||||||
| 2 |  Districts, the State Superintendent shall use the  | ||||||
| 3 |  lesser of the adjusted equalized assessed valuation  | ||||||
| 4 |  for property within the partial elementary unit  | ||||||
| 5 |  district for elementary purposes, as defined in  | ||||||
| 6 |  Article 11E of this Code, or the adjusted equalized  | ||||||
| 7 |  assessed valuation for property within the partial  | ||||||
| 8 |  elementary unit district for high school purposes, as  | ||||||
| 9 |  defined in Article 11E of this Code.  | ||||||
| 10 |             (D) If a school district's boundaries span  | ||||||
| 11 |  multiple counties, then the Department of Revenue  | ||||||
| 12 |  shall send to the State Board, for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 13 |  calculating Evidence-Based Funding, the limiting rate  | ||||||
| 14 |  and individual rates by purpose for the county that  | ||||||
| 15 |  contains the majority of the school district's  | ||||||
| 16 |  equalized assessed valuation.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) An Organizational Unit's Adjusted EAV shall be the  | ||||||
| 18 |  average of its EAV over the immediately preceding 3 years  | ||||||
| 19 |  or the lesser of its EAV in the immediately preceding year  | ||||||
| 20 |  or the average of its EAV over the immediately preceding 3  | ||||||
| 21 |  years if the EAV in the immediately preceding year has  | ||||||
| 22 |  declined by 10% or more when comparing the 2 most recent  | ||||||
| 23 |  years. In the event of Organizational Unit reorganization,  | ||||||
| 24 |  consolidation, or annexation, the Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 25 |  Adjusted EAV for the first 3 years after such change shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  be as follows: the most current EAV shall be used in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  first year, the average of a 2-year EAV or its EAV in the  | ||||||
| 2 |  immediately preceding year if the EAV declines by 10% or  | ||||||
| 3 |  more when comparing the 2 most recent years for the second  | ||||||
| 4 |  year, and the lesser of a 3-year average EAV or its EAV in  | ||||||
| 5 |  the immediately preceding year if the Adjusted EAV  | ||||||
| 6 |  declines by 10% or more when comparing the 2 most recent  | ||||||
| 7 |  years for the third year. For any school district whose  | ||||||
| 8 |  EAV in the immediately preceding year is used in  | ||||||
| 9 |  calculations, in the following year, the Adjusted EAV  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall be the average of its EAV over the immediately  | ||||||
| 11 |  preceding 2 years or the immediately preceding year if  | ||||||
| 12 |  that year represents a decline of 10% or more when  | ||||||
| 13 |  comparing the 2 most recent years.  | ||||||
| 14 |         "PTELL EAV" means a figure calculated by the State  | ||||||
| 15 |  Board for Organizational Units subject to PTELL as  | ||||||
| 16 |  described in this paragraph (4) for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 17 |  calculating an Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio.  | ||||||
| 18 |  Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (4), the  | ||||||
| 19 |  PTELL EAV of an Organizational Unit shall be equal to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  product of the equalized assessed valuation last used in  | ||||||
| 21 |  the calculation of general State aid under Section 18-8.05  | ||||||
| 22 |  of this Code (now repealed) or Evidence-Based Funding  | ||||||
| 23 |  under this Section and the Organizational Unit's Extension  | ||||||
| 24 |  Limitation Ratio. If an Organizational Unit has approved  | ||||||
| 25 |  or does approve an increase in its limiting rate, pursuant  | ||||||
| 26 |  to Section 18-190 of the Property Tax Code, affecting the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Base Tax Year, the PTELL EAV shall be equal to the product  | ||||||
| 2 |  of the equalized assessed valuation last used in the  | ||||||
| 3 |  calculation of general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of  | ||||||
| 4 |  this Code (now repealed) or Evidence-Based Funding under  | ||||||
| 5 |  this Section multiplied by an amount equal to one plus the  | ||||||
| 6 |  percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index  | ||||||
| 7 |  for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  United States Department of Labor for the 12-month  | ||||||
| 9 |  calendar year preceding the Base Tax Year, plus the  | ||||||
| 10 |  equalized assessed valuation of new property, annexed  | ||||||
| 11 |  property, and recovered tax increment value and minus the  | ||||||
| 12 |  equalized assessed valuation of disconnected property. | ||||||
| 13 |         As used in this paragraph (4), "new property" and  | ||||||
| 14 |  "recovered tax increment value" shall have the meanings  | ||||||
| 15 |  set forth in the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) For the 2017-2018 school year, the Base Funding  | ||||||
| 18 |  Minimum of an Organizational Unit or a Specially Funded  | ||||||
| 19 |  Unit shall be the amount of State funds distributed to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Organizational Unit or Specially Funded Unit during the  | ||||||
| 21 |  2016-2017 school year prior to any adjustments and  | ||||||
| 22 |  specified appropriation amounts described in this  | ||||||
| 23 |  paragraph (1) from the following Sections, as calculated  | ||||||
| 24 |  by the State Superintendent: Section 18-8.05 of this Code  | ||||||
| 25 |  (now repealed); Section 5 of Article 224 of Public Act  | ||||||
| 26 |  99-524 (equity grants); Section 14-7.02b of this Code  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (funding for children requiring special education  | ||||||
| 2 |  services); Section 14-13.01 of this Code (special  | ||||||
| 3 |  education facilities and staffing), except for  | ||||||
| 4 |  reimbursement of the cost of transportation pursuant to  | ||||||
| 5 |  Section 14-13.01; Section 14C-12 of this Code (English  | ||||||
| 6 |  learners); and Section 18-4.3 of this Code (summer  | ||||||
| 7 |  school), based on an appropriation level of $13,121,600.  | ||||||
| 8 |  For a school district organized under Article 34 of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  Code, the Base Funding Minimum also includes (i) the funds  | ||||||
| 10 |  allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1  | ||||||
| 11 |  of this Code attributable to funding programs authorized  | ||||||
| 12 |  by the Sections of this Code listed in the preceding  | ||||||
| 13 |  sentence and (ii) the difference between (I) the funds  | ||||||
| 14 |  allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1  | ||||||
| 15 |  of this Code attributable to the funding programs  | ||||||
| 16 |  authorized by Section 14-7.02 (non-public special  | ||||||
| 17 |  education reimbursement), subsection (b) of Section  | ||||||
| 18 |  14-13.01 (special education transportation), Section 29-5  | ||||||
| 19 |  (transportation), Section 2-3.80 (agricultural  | ||||||
| 20 |  education), Section 2-3.66 (truants' alternative  | ||||||
| 21 |  education), Section 2-3.62 (educational service centers),  | ||||||
| 22 |  and Section 14-7.03 (special education - orphanage) of  | ||||||
| 23 |  this Code and Section 15 of the Childhood Hunger Relief  | ||||||
| 24 |  Act (free breakfast program) and (II) the school  | ||||||
| 25 |  district's actual expenditures for its non-public special  | ||||||
| 26 |  education, special education transportation,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  transportation programs, agricultural education, truants'  | ||||||
| 2 |  alternative education, services that would otherwise be  | ||||||
| 3 |  performed by a regional office of education, special  | ||||||
| 4 |  education orphanage expenditures, and free breakfast, as  | ||||||
| 5 |  most recently calculated and reported pursuant to  | ||||||
| 6 |  subsection (f) of Section 1D-1 of this Code. The Base  | ||||||
| 7 |  Funding Minimum for Glenwood Academy shall be $952,014.  | ||||||
| 8 |  For programs operated by a regional office of education or  | ||||||
| 9 |  an intermediate service center, the Base Funding Minimum  | ||||||
| 10 |  must be the total amount of State funds allocated to those  | ||||||
| 11 |  programs in the 2018-2019 school year and amounts provided  | ||||||
| 12 |  pursuant to Article 34 of Public Act 100-586 and Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  3-16 of this Code. All programs established after June 5,  | ||||||
| 14 |  2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-10) and  | ||||||
| 15 |  administered by a regional office of education or an  | ||||||
| 16 |  intermediate service center must have an initial Base  | ||||||
| 17 |  Funding Minimum set to an amount equal to the first-year  | ||||||
| 18 |  ASE multiplied by the amount of per pupil funding received  | ||||||
| 19 |  in the previous school year by the lowest funded similar  | ||||||
| 20 |  existing program type. If the enrollment for a program  | ||||||
| 21 |  operated by a regional office of education or an  | ||||||
| 22 |  intermediate service center is zero, then it may not  | ||||||
| 23 |  receive Base Funding Minimum funds for that program in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  next fiscal year, and those funds must be distributed to  | ||||||
| 25 |  Organizational Units under subsection (g). | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) For the 2018-2019 and subsequent school years, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Base Funding Minimum of Organizational Units and Specially  | ||||||
| 2 |  Funded Units shall be the sum of (i) the amount of  | ||||||
| 3 |  Evidence-Based Funding for the prior school year, (ii) the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Base Funding Minimum for the prior school year, and (iii)  | ||||||
| 5 |  any amount received by a school district pursuant to  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 7 of Article 97 of Public Act 100-21.  | ||||||
| 7 |         For the 2022-2023 school year, the Base Funding  | ||||||
| 8 |  Minimum of Organizational Units shall be the amounts  | ||||||
| 9 |  recalculated by the State Board of Education for Fiscal  | ||||||
| 10 |  Year 2019 through Fiscal Year 2022 that were necessary due  | ||||||
| 11 |  to average student enrollment errors for districts  | ||||||
| 12 |  organized under Article 34 of this Code, plus the Fiscal  | ||||||
| 13 |  Year 2022 property tax relief grants provided under  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 2-3.170 of this Code, ensuring each Organizational  | ||||||
| 15 |  Unit has the correct amount of resources for Fiscal Year  | ||||||
| 16 |  2023 Evidence-Based Funding calculations and that Fiscal  | ||||||
| 17 |  Year 2023 Evidence-Based Funding Distributions are made in  | ||||||
| 18 |  accordance with this Section.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Subject to approval by the General Assembly as  | ||||||
| 20 |  provided in this paragraph (3), an Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 21 |  that meets all of the following criteria, as determined by  | ||||||
| 22 |  the State Board, shall have District Intervention Money  | ||||||
| 23 |  added to its Base Funding Minimum at the time the Base  | ||||||
| 24 |  Funding Minimum is calculated by the State Board:  | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) The Organizational Unit is operating under an  | ||||||
| 26 |  Independent Authority under Section 2-3.25f-5 of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Code for a minimum of 4 school years or is subject to  | ||||||
| 2 |  the control of the State Board pursuant to a court  | ||||||
| 3 |  order for a minimum of 4 school years. | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) The Organizational Unit was designated as a  | ||||||
| 5 |  Tier 1 or Tier 2 Organizational Unit in the previous  | ||||||
| 6 |  school year under paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of  | ||||||
| 7 |  this Section. | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) The Organizational Unit demonstrates  | ||||||
| 9 |  sustainability through a 5-year financial and  | ||||||
| 10 |  strategic plan. | ||||||
| 11 |             (D) The Organizational Unit has made sufficient  | ||||||
| 12 |  progress and achieved sufficient stability in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  areas of governance, academic growth, and finances.  | ||||||
| 14 |         As part of its determination under this paragraph (3),  | ||||||
| 15 |  the State Board may consider the Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 16 |  summative designation, any accreditations of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Organizational Unit, or the Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 18 |  financial profile, as calculated by the State Board. | ||||||
| 19 |         If the State Board determines that an Organizational  | ||||||
| 20 |  Unit has met the criteria set forth in this paragraph (3),  | ||||||
| 21 |  it must submit a report to the General Assembly, no later  | ||||||
| 22 |  than January 2 of the fiscal year in which the State Board  | ||||||
| 23 |  makes it determination, on the amount of District  | ||||||
| 24 |  Intervention Money to add to the Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 25 |  Base Funding Minimum. The General Assembly must review the  | ||||||
| 26 |  State Board's report and may approve or disapprove, by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  joint resolution, the addition of District Intervention  | ||||||
| 2 |  Money. If the General Assembly fails to act on the report  | ||||||
| 3 |  within 40 calendar days from the receipt of the report,  | ||||||
| 4 |  the addition of District Intervention Money is deemed  | ||||||
| 5 |  approved. If the General Assembly approves the amount of  | ||||||
| 6 |  District Intervention Money to be added to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Organizational Unit's Base Funding Minimum, the District  | ||||||
| 8 |  Intervention Money must be added to the Base Funding  | ||||||
| 9 |  Minimum annually thereafter. | ||||||
| 10 |         For the first 4 years following the initial year that  | ||||||
| 11 |  the State Board determines that an Organizational Unit has  | ||||||
| 12 |  met the criteria set forth in this paragraph (3) and has  | ||||||
| 13 |  received funding under this Section, the Organizational  | ||||||
| 14 |  Unit must annually submit to the State Board, on or before  | ||||||
| 15 |  November 30, a progress report regarding its financial and  | ||||||
| 16 |  strategic plan under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph  | ||||||
| 17 |  (3). The plan shall include the financial data from the  | ||||||
| 18 |  past 4 annual financial reports or financial audits that  | ||||||
| 19 |  must be presented to the State Board by November 15 of each  | ||||||
| 20 |  year and the approved budget financial data for the  | ||||||
| 21 |  current year. The plan shall be developed according to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  guidelines presented to the Organizational Unit by the  | ||||||
| 23 |  State Board. The plan shall further include financial  | ||||||
| 24 |  projections for the next 3 fiscal years and include a  | ||||||
| 25 |  discussion and financial summary of the Organizational  | ||||||
| 26 |  Unit's facility needs. If the Organizational Unit does not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  demonstrate sufficient progress toward its 5-year plan or  | ||||||
| 2 |  if it has failed to file an annual financial report, an  | ||||||
| 3 |  annual budget, a financial plan, a deficit reduction plan,  | ||||||
| 4 |  or other financial information as required by law, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  State Board may establish a Financial Oversight Panel  | ||||||
| 6 |  under Article 1H of this Code. However, if the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Organizational Unit already has a Financial Oversight  | ||||||
| 8 |  Panel, the State Board may extend the duration of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Panel.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) The Evidence-Based Funding formula establishes a  | ||||||
| 12 |  Percent of Adequacy for each Organizational Unit in order  | ||||||
| 13 |  to place such units into tiers for the purposes of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  funding distribution system described in subsection (g) of  | ||||||
| 15 |  this Section. Initially, an Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 16 |  Preliminary Resources and Preliminary Percent of Adequacy  | ||||||
| 17 |  are calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) of this  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsection (f). Then, an Organizational Unit's Final  | ||||||
| 19 |  Resources and Final Percent of Adequacy are calculated to  | ||||||
| 20 |  account for the Organizational Unit's poverty  | ||||||
| 21 |  concentration levels pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of  | ||||||
| 22 |  this subsection (f). | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) An Organizational Unit's Preliminary Resources are  | ||||||
| 24 |  equal to the sum of its Local Capacity Target, CPPRT, and  | ||||||
| 25 |  Base Funding Minimum. An Organizational Unit's Preliminary  | ||||||
| 26 |  Percent of Adequacy is the lesser of (i) its Preliminary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Resources divided by its Adequacy Target or (ii) 100%. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) Except for Specially Funded Units, an  | ||||||
| 3 |  Organizational Unit's Final Resources are equal to the sum  | ||||||
| 4 |  of its Local Capacity, CPPRT, and Adjusted Base Funding  | ||||||
| 5 |  Minimum. The Base Funding Minimum of each Specially Funded  | ||||||
| 6 |  Unit shall serve as its Final Resources, except that the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Base Funding Minimum for State-approved charter schools  | ||||||
| 8 |  shall not include any portion of general State aid  | ||||||
| 9 |  allocated in the prior year based on the per capita  | ||||||
| 10 |  tuition charge times the charter school enrollment. | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) An Organizational Unit's Final Percent of Adequacy  | ||||||
| 12 |  is its Final Resources divided by its Adequacy Target. An  | ||||||
| 13 |  Organizational Unit's Adjusted Base Funding Minimum is  | ||||||
| 14 |  equal to its Base Funding Minimum less its Supplemental  | ||||||
| 15 |  Grant Funding, with the resulting figure added to the  | ||||||
| 16 |  product of its Supplemental Grant Funding and Preliminary  | ||||||
| 17 |  Percent of Adequacy.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) In each school year under the Evidence-Based  | ||||||
| 20 |  Funding formula, each Organizational Unit receives funding  | ||||||
| 21 |  equal to the sum of its Base Funding Minimum and the unit's  | ||||||
| 22 |  allocation of New State Funds determined pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 23 |  subsection (g). To allocate New State Funds, the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system first  | ||||||
| 25 |  places all Organizational Units into one of 4 tiers in  | ||||||
| 26 |  accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection (g),  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  based on the Organizational Unit's Final Percent of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Adequacy. New State Funds are allocated to each of the 4  | ||||||
| 3 |  tiers as follows: Tier 1 Aggregate Funding equals 50% of  | ||||||
| 4 |  all New State Funds, Tier 2 Aggregate Funding equals 49%  | ||||||
| 5 |  of all New State Funds, Tier 3 Aggregate Funding equals  | ||||||
| 6 |  0.9% of all New State Funds, and Tier 4 Aggregate Funding  | ||||||
| 7 |  equals 0.1% of all New State Funds. Each Organizational  | ||||||
| 8 |  Unit within Tier 1 or Tier 2 receives an allocation of New  | ||||||
| 9 |  State Funds equal to its tier Funding Gap, as defined in  | ||||||
| 10 |  the following sentence, multiplied by the tier's  | ||||||
| 11 |  Allocation Rate determined pursuant to paragraph (4) of  | ||||||
| 12 |  this subsection (g). For Tier 1, an Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 13 |  Funding Gap equals the tier's Target Ratio, as specified  | ||||||
| 14 |  in paragraph (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting  | ||||||
| 16 |  amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final  | ||||||
| 17 |  Resources. For Tier 2, an Organizational Unit's Funding  | ||||||
| 18 |  Gap equals the tier's Target Ratio, as described in  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting  | ||||||
| 21 |  amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final  | ||||||
| 22 |  Resources and its Tier 1 funding allocation. To determine  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Organizational Unit's Funding Gap, the resulting  | ||||||
| 24 |  amount is then multiplied by a factor equal to one minus  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target  | ||||||
| 26 |  percentage. Each Organizational Unit within Tier 3 or Tier  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  4 receives an allocation of New State Funds equal to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  product of its Adequacy Target and the tier's Allocation  | ||||||
| 3 |  Rate, as specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 4 |  (g). | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) To ensure equitable distribution of dollars for  | ||||||
| 6 |  all Tier 2 Organizational Units, no Tier 2 Organizational  | ||||||
| 7 |  Unit shall receive fewer dollars per ASE than any Tier 3  | ||||||
| 8 |  Organizational Unit. Each Tier 2 and Tier 3 Organizational  | ||||||
| 9 |  Unit shall have its funding allocation divided by its ASE.  | ||||||
| 10 |  Any Tier 2 Organizational Unit with a funding allocation  | ||||||
| 11 |  per ASE below the greatest Tier 3 allocation per ASE shall  | ||||||
| 12 |  get a funding allocation equal to the greatest Tier 3  | ||||||
| 13 |  funding allocation per ASE multiplied by the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Organizational Unit's ASE. Each Tier 2 Organizational  | ||||||
| 15 |  Unit's Tier 2 funding allocation shall be multiplied by  | ||||||
| 16 |  the percentage calculated by dividing the original Tier 2  | ||||||
| 17 |  Aggregate Funding by the sum of all Tier 2 Organizational  | ||||||
| 18 |  Units' Tier 2 funding allocation after adjusting  | ||||||
| 19 |  districts' funding below Tier 3 levels.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) Organizational Units are placed into one of 4  | ||||||
| 21 |  tiers as follows:  | ||||||
| 22 |             (A) Tier 1 consists of all Organizational Units,  | ||||||
| 23 |  except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Adequacy less than the Tier 1 Target Ratio. The Tier 1  | ||||||
| 25 |  Target Ratio is the ratio level that allows for Tier 1  | ||||||
| 26 |  Aggregate Funding to be distributed, with the Tier 1  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Allocation Rate determined pursuant to paragraph (4)  | ||||||
| 2 |  of this subsection (g). | ||||||
| 3 |             (B) Tier 2 consists of all Tier 1 Units and all  | ||||||
| 4 |  other Organizational Units, except for Specially  | ||||||
| 5 |  Funded Units, with a Percent of Adequacy of less than  | ||||||
| 6 |  0.90. | ||||||
| 7 |             (C) Tier 3 consists of all Organizational Units,  | ||||||
| 8 |  except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Adequacy of at least 0.90 and less than 1.0. | ||||||
| 10 |             (D) Tier 4 consists of all Organizational Units  | ||||||
| 11 |  with a Percent of Adequacy of at least 1.0.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) The Allocation Rates for Tiers 1 through 4 are  | ||||||
| 13 |  determined as follows:  | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) The Tier 1 Allocation Rate is 30%. | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) The Tier 2 Allocation Rate is the result of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  following equation: Tier 2 Aggregate Funding, divided  | ||||||
| 17 |  by the sum of the Funding Gaps for all Tier 2  | ||||||
| 18 |  Organizational Units, unless the result of such  | ||||||
| 19 |  equation is higher than 1.0. If the result of such  | ||||||
| 20 |  equation is higher than 1.0, then the Tier 2  | ||||||
| 21 |  Allocation Rate is 1.0.  | ||||||
| 22 |             (C) The Tier 3 Allocation Rate is the result of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  following equation: Tier 3 Aggregate Funding, divided  | ||||||
| 24 |  by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 3  | ||||||
| 25 |  Organizational Units. | ||||||
| 26 |             (D) The Tier 4 Allocation Rate is the result of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  following equation: Tier 4 Aggregate Funding, divided  | ||||||
| 2 |  by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 4  | ||||||
| 3 |  Organizational Units.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) A tier's Target Ratio is determined as follows:  | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) The Tier 1 Target Ratio is the ratio level that  | ||||||
| 6 |  allows for Tier 1 Aggregate Funding to be distributed  | ||||||
| 7 |  with the Tier 1 Allocation Rate. | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) The Tier 2 Target Ratio is 0.90. | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) The Tier 3 Target Ratio is 1.0. | ||||||
| 10 |         (6) If, at any point, the Tier 1 Target Ratio is  | ||||||
| 11 |  greater than 90%, then all Tier 1 funding shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  allocated to Tier 2 and no Tier 1 Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 13 |  funding may be identified. | ||||||
| 14 |         (7) In the event that all Tier 2 Organizational Units  | ||||||
| 15 |  receive funding at the Tier 2 Target Ratio level, any  | ||||||
| 16 |  remaining New State Funds shall be allocated to Tier 3 and  | ||||||
| 17 |  Tier 4 Organizational Units.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (8) If any Specially Funded Units, excluding Glenwood  | ||||||
| 19 |  Academy, recognized by the State Board do not qualify for  | ||||||
| 20 |  direct funding following the implementation of Public Act  | ||||||
| 21 |  100-465 from any of the funding sources included within  | ||||||
| 22 |  the definition of Base Funding Minimum, the unqualified  | ||||||
| 23 |  portion of the Base Funding Minimum shall be transferred  | ||||||
| 24 |  to one or more appropriate Organizational Units as  | ||||||
| 25 |  determined by the State Superintendent based on the prior  | ||||||
| 26 |  year ASE of the Organizational Units. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (8.5) If a school district withdraws from a special  | ||||||
| 2 |  education cooperative, the portion of the Base Funding  | ||||||
| 3 |  Minimum that is attributable to the school district may be  | ||||||
| 4 |  redistributed to the school district upon withdrawal. The  | ||||||
| 5 |  school district and the cooperative must include the  | ||||||
| 6 |  amount of the Base Funding Minimum that is to be  | ||||||
| 7 |  reapportioned in their withdrawal agreement and notify the  | ||||||
| 8 |  State Board of the change with a copy of the agreement upon  | ||||||
| 9 |  withdrawal.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (9) The Minimum Funding Level is intended to establish  | ||||||
| 11 |  a target for State funding that will keep pace with  | ||||||
| 12 |  inflation and continue to advance equity through the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Evidence-Based Funding formula. The target for State  | ||||||
| 14 |  funding of New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds is  | ||||||
| 15 |  $50,000,000 for State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent  | ||||||
| 16 |  State fiscal years. The Minimum Funding Level is equal to  | ||||||
| 17 |  $350,000,000. In addition to any New State Funds, no more  | ||||||
| 18 |  than $50,000,000 New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds may be  | ||||||
| 19 |  counted toward the Minimum Funding Level. If the sum of  | ||||||
| 20 |  New State Funds and applicable New Property Tax Relief  | ||||||
| 21 |  Pool Funds are less than the Minimum Funding Level, than  | ||||||
| 22 |  funding for tiers shall be reduced in the following  | ||||||
| 23 |  manner: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) First, Tier 4 funding shall be reduced by an  | ||||||
| 25 |  amount equal to the difference between the Minimum  | ||||||
| 26 |  Funding Level and New State Funds until such time as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Tier 4 funding is exhausted. | ||||||
| 2 |             (B) Next, Tier 3 funding shall be reduced by an  | ||||||
| 3 |  amount equal to the difference between the Minimum  | ||||||
| 4 |  Funding Level and New State Funds and the reduction in  | ||||||
| 5 |  Tier 4 funding until such time as Tier 3 funding is  | ||||||
| 6 |  exhausted. | ||||||
| 7 |             (C) Next, Tier 2 funding shall be reduced by an  | ||||||
| 8 |  amount equal to the difference between the Minimum  | ||||||
| 9 |  Funding Level and New State Funds and the reduction in  | ||||||
| 10 |  Tier 4 and Tier 3. | ||||||
| 11 |             (D) Finally, Tier 1 funding shall be reduced by an  | ||||||
| 12 |  amount equal to the difference between the Minimum  | ||||||
| 13 |  Funding level and New State Funds and the reduction in  | ||||||
| 14 |  Tier 2, 3, and 4 funding. In addition, the Allocation  | ||||||
| 15 |  Rate for Tier 1 shall be reduced to a percentage equal  | ||||||
| 16 |  to the Tier 1 Allocation Rate set by paragraph (4) of  | ||||||
| 17 |  this subsection (g), multiplied by the result of New  | ||||||
| 18 |  State Funds divided by the Minimum Funding Level. | ||||||
| 19 |         (9.5) For State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent State  | ||||||
| 20 |  fiscal years, if New State Funds exceed $300,000,000, then  | ||||||
| 21 |  any amount in excess of $300,000,000 shall be dedicated  | ||||||
| 22 |  for purposes of Section 2-3.170 of this Code up to a  | ||||||
| 23 |  maximum of $50,000,000.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (10) In the event of a decrease in the amount of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  appropriation for this Section in any fiscal year after  | ||||||
| 26 |  implementation of this Section, the Organizational Units  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  receiving Tier 1 and Tier 2 funding, as determined under  | ||||||
| 2 |  paragraph (3) of this subsection (g), shall be held  | ||||||
| 3 |  harmless by establishing a Base Funding Guarantee equal to  | ||||||
| 4 |  the per pupil kindergarten through grade 12 funding  | ||||||
| 5 |  received in accordance with this Section in the prior  | ||||||
| 6 |  fiscal year. Reductions shall be made to the Base Funding  | ||||||
| 7 |  Minimum of Organizational Units in Tier 3 and Tier 4 on a  | ||||||
| 8 |  per pupil basis equivalent to the total number of the ASE  | ||||||
| 9 |  in Tier 3-funded and Tier 4-funded Organizational Units  | ||||||
| 10 |  divided by the total reduction in State funding. The Base  | ||||||
| 11 |  Funding Minimum as reduced shall continue to be applied to  | ||||||
| 12 |  Tier 3 and Tier 4 Organizational Units and adjusted by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  relative formula when increases in appropriations for this  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section resume. In no event may State funding reductions  | ||||||
| 15 |  to Organizational Units in Tier 3 or Tier 4 exceed an  | ||||||
| 16 |  amount that would be less than the Base Funding Minimum  | ||||||
| 17 |  established in the first year of implementation of this  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section. If additional reductions are required, all school  | ||||||
| 19 |  districts shall receive a reduction by a per pupil amount  | ||||||
| 20 |  equal to the aggregate additional appropriation reduction  | ||||||
| 21 |  divided by the total ASE of all Organizational Units.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (11) The State Superintendent shall make minor  | ||||||
| 23 |  adjustments to the distribution formula set forth in this  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsection (g) to account for the rounding of percentages  | ||||||
| 25 |  to the nearest tenth of a percentage and dollar amounts to  | ||||||
| 26 |  the nearest whole dollar.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (h) State Superintendent administration of funding and  | ||||||
| 2 | district submission requirements.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) The State Superintendent shall, in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  appropriations made by the General Assembly, meet the  | ||||||
| 5 |  funding obligations created under this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit under this  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section. No Evidence-Based Funding shall be distributed  | ||||||
| 9 |  within an Organizational Unit without the approval of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  unit's school board. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate  | ||||||
| 12 |  and report to each Organizational Unit the unit's  | ||||||
| 13 |  aggregate financial adequacy amount, which shall be the  | ||||||
| 14 |  sum of the Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit.  | ||||||
| 15 |  The State Superintendent shall calculate and report  | ||||||
| 16 |  separately for each Organizational Unit the unit's total  | ||||||
| 17 |  State funds allocated for its students with disabilities.  | ||||||
| 18 |  The State Superintendent shall calculate and report  | ||||||
| 19 |  separately for each Organizational Unit the amount of  | ||||||
| 20 |  funding and applicable FTE calculated for each Essential  | ||||||
| 21 |  Element of the unit's Adequacy Target. | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate  | ||||||
| 23 |  and report to each Organizational Unit the amount the unit  | ||||||
| 24 |  must expend on special education and bilingual education  | ||||||
| 25 |  and computer technology and equipment for Organizational  | ||||||
| 26 |  Units assigned to Tier 1 or Tier 2 that received an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  additional $285.50 per student computer technology and  | ||||||
| 2 |  equipment investment grant to their Adequacy Target  | ||||||
| 3 |  pursuant to the unit's Base Funding Minimum, Special  | ||||||
| 4 |  Education Allocation, Bilingual Education Allocation, and  | ||||||
| 5 |  computer technology and equipment investment allocation. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Moneys distributed under this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 7 |  calculated on a school year basis, but paid on a fiscal  | ||||||
| 8 |  year basis, with payments beginning in August and  | ||||||
| 9 |  extending through June. Unless otherwise provided, the  | ||||||
| 10 |  moneys appropriated for each fiscal year shall be  | ||||||
| 11 |  distributed in 22 equal payments at least 2 times monthly  | ||||||
| 12 |  to each Organizational Unit. If moneys appropriated for  | ||||||
| 13 |  any fiscal year are distributed other than monthly, the  | ||||||
| 14 |  distribution shall be on the same basis for each  | ||||||
| 15 |  Organizational Unit. | ||||||
| 16 |         (6) Any school district that fails, for any given  | ||||||
| 17 |  school year, to maintain school as required by law or to  | ||||||
| 18 |  maintain a recognized school is not eligible to receive  | ||||||
| 19 |  Evidence-Based Funding. In case of non-recognition of one  | ||||||
| 20 |  or more attendance centers in a school district otherwise  | ||||||
| 21 |  operating recognized schools, the claim of the district  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall be reduced in the proportion that the enrollment in  | ||||||
| 23 |  the attendance center or centers bears to the enrollment  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the school district. "Recognized school" means any  | ||||||
| 25 |  public school that meets the standards for recognition by  | ||||||
| 26 |  the State Board. A school district or attendance center  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  not having recognition status at the end of a school term  | ||||||
| 2 |  is entitled to receive State aid payments due upon a legal  | ||||||
| 3 |  claim that was filed while it was recognized. | ||||||
| 4 |         (7) School district claims filed under this Section  | ||||||
| 5 |  are subject to Sections 18-9 and 18-12 of this Code,  | ||||||
| 6 |  except as otherwise provided in this Section. | ||||||
| 7 |         (8) Each fiscal year, the State Superintendent shall  | ||||||
| 8 |  calculate for each Organizational Unit an amount of its  | ||||||
| 9 |  Base Funding Minimum and Evidence-Based Funding that shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  be deemed attributable to the provision of special  | ||||||
| 11 |  educational facilities and services, as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  14-1.08 of this Code, in a manner that ensures compliance  | ||||||
| 13 |  with maintenance of State financial support requirements  | ||||||
| 14 |  under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education  | ||||||
| 15 |  Act. An Organizational Unit must use such funds only for  | ||||||
| 16 |  the provision of special educational facilities and  | ||||||
| 17 |  services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this Code, and  | ||||||
| 18 |  must comply with any expenditure verification procedures  | ||||||
| 19 |  adopted by the State Board. | ||||||
| 20 |         (9) All Organizational Units in this State must submit  | ||||||
| 21 |  annual spending plans, as part of the budget submission  | ||||||
| 22 |  process, no later than October 31 of each year to the State  | ||||||
| 23 |  Board. The spending plan shall describe how each  | ||||||
| 24 |  Organizational Unit will utilize the Base Funding Minimum  | ||||||
| 25 |  and Evidence-Based Funding it receives from this State  | ||||||
| 26 |  under this Section with specific identification of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  intended utilization of Low-Income, English learner, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  special education resources. Additionally, the annual  | ||||||
| 3 |  spending plans of each Organizational Unit shall describe  | ||||||
| 4 |  how the Organizational Unit expects to achieve student  | ||||||
| 5 |  growth and how the Organizational Unit will achieve State  | ||||||
| 6 |  education goals, as defined by the State Board, and shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  indicate which stakeholder groups the Organizational Unit  | ||||||
| 8 |  engaged with to inform its annual spending plans. The  | ||||||
| 9 |  State Superintendent may, from time to time, identify  | ||||||
| 10 |  additional requisites for Organizational Units to satisfy  | ||||||
| 11 |  when compiling the annual spending plans required under  | ||||||
| 12 |  this subsection (h). The format and scope of annual  | ||||||
| 13 |  spending plans shall be developed by the State  | ||||||
| 14 |  Superintendent and the State Board of Education. School  | ||||||
| 15 |  districts that serve students under Article 14C of this  | ||||||
| 16 |  Code shall continue to submit information as required  | ||||||
| 17 |  under Section 14C-12 of this Code. Annual spending plans  | ||||||
| 18 |  required under this subsection (h) shall be integrated  | ||||||
| 19 |  into annual school district budgets completed pursuant to  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 17-1 or Section 34-43. Organizational Units that  | ||||||
| 21 |  do not submit a budget to the State Board shall be provided  | ||||||
| 22 |  with a separate planning template developed by the State  | ||||||
| 23 |  Board. The State Board shall create an Evidence-Based  | ||||||
| 24 |  Funding spending plan tool to make Evidence-Based Funding  | ||||||
| 25 |  spending plan data for each Organizational Unit available  | ||||||
| 26 |  on the State Board's website no later than December 31,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  2025, with annual updates thereafter. The tool shall allow  | ||||||
| 2 |  for the selection and review of each Organizational Unit's  | ||||||
| 3 |  planned use of Evidence-Based Funding. | ||||||
| 4 |         (10) No later than January 1, 2018, the State  | ||||||
| 5 |  Superintendent shall develop a 5-year strategic plan for  | ||||||
| 6 |  all Organizational Units to help in planning for adequacy  | ||||||
| 7 |  funding under this Section. The State Superintendent shall  | ||||||
| 8 |  submit the plan to the Governor and the General Assembly,  | ||||||
| 9 |  as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 10 |  Organization Act. The plan shall include recommendations  | ||||||
| 11 |  for:  | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) a framework for collaborative, professional,  | ||||||
| 13 |  innovative, and 21st century learning environments  | ||||||
| 14 |  using the Evidence-Based Funding model; | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) ways to prepare and support this State's  | ||||||
| 16 |  educators for successful instructional careers; | ||||||
| 17 |             (C) application and enhancement of the current  | ||||||
| 18 |  financial accountability measures, the approved State  | ||||||
| 19 |  plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds  | ||||||
| 20 |  Act, and the Illinois Balanced Accountability Measures  | ||||||
| 21 |  in relation to student growth and elements of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Evidence-Based Funding model; and | ||||||
| 23 |             (D) implementation of an effective school adequacy  | ||||||
| 24 |  funding system based on projected and recommended  | ||||||
| 25 |  funding levels from the General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (11) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent must  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  recalibrate all of the following per pupil elements of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Adequacy Target and applied to the formulas, based on the  | ||||||
| 3 |  study of average expenses and as reported in the most  | ||||||
| 4 |  recent annual financial report: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) Gifted under subparagraph (M) of paragraph (2)  | ||||||
| 6 |  of subsection (b). | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) Instructional materials under subparagraph (O)  | ||||||
| 8 |  of paragraph (2) of subsection (b). | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) Assessment under subparagraph (P) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 10 |  (2) of subsection (b). | ||||||
| 11 |             (D) Student activities under subparagraph (R) of  | ||||||
| 12 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (b). | ||||||
| 13 |             (E) Maintenance and operations under subparagraph  | ||||||
| 14 |  (S) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b). | ||||||
| 15 |             (F) Central office under subparagraph (T) of  | ||||||
| 16 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (b).  | ||||||
| 17 |     (i) Professional Review Panel.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) A Professional Review Panel is created to study  | ||||||
| 19 |  and review topics related to the implementation and effect  | ||||||
| 20 |  of Evidence-Based Funding, as assigned by a joint  | ||||||
| 21 |  resolution or Public Act of the General Assembly or a  | ||||||
| 22 |  motion passed by the State Board of Education. The Panel  | ||||||
| 23 |  must provide recommendations to and serve the Governor,  | ||||||
| 24 |  the General Assembly, and the State Board. The State  | ||||||
| 25 |  Superintendent or his or her designee must serve as a  | ||||||
| 26 |  voting member and chairperson of the Panel. The State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Superintendent must appoint a vice chairperson from the  | ||||||
| 2 |  membership of the Panel. The Panel must advance  | ||||||
| 3 |  recommendations based on a three-fifths majority vote of  | ||||||
| 4 |  Panel members present and voting. A minority opinion may  | ||||||
| 5 |  also accompany any recommendation of the Panel. The Panel  | ||||||
| 6 |  shall be appointed by the State Superintendent, except as  | ||||||
| 7 |  otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (i)  | ||||||
| 8 |  and include the following members:  | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) Two appointees that represent district  | ||||||
| 10 |  superintendents, recommended by a statewide  | ||||||
| 11 |  organization that represents district superintendents. | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) Two appointees that represent school boards,  | ||||||
| 13 |  recommended by a statewide organization that  | ||||||
| 14 |  represents school boards. | ||||||
| 15 |             (C) Two appointees from districts that represent  | ||||||
| 16 |  school business officials, recommended by a statewide  | ||||||
| 17 |  organization that represents school business  | ||||||
| 18 |  officials. | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) Two appointees that represent school  | ||||||
| 20 |  principals, recommended by a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 21 |  that represents school principals. | ||||||
| 22 |             (E) Two appointees that represent teachers,  | ||||||
| 23 |  recommended by a statewide organization that  | ||||||
| 24 |  represents teachers. | ||||||
| 25 |             (F) Two appointees that represent teachers,  | ||||||
| 26 |  recommended by another statewide organization that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  represents teachers. | ||||||
| 2 |             (G) Two appointees that represent regional  | ||||||
| 3 |  superintendents of schools, recommended by  | ||||||
| 4 |  organizations that represent regional superintendents. | ||||||
| 5 |             (H) Two independent experts selected solely by the  | ||||||
| 6 |  State Superintendent. | ||||||
| 7 |             (I) Two independent experts recommended by public  | ||||||
| 8 |  universities in this State. | ||||||
| 9 |             (J) One member recommended by a statewide  | ||||||
| 10 |  organization that represents parents. | ||||||
| 11 |             (K) Two representatives recommended by collective  | ||||||
| 12 |  impact organizations that represent major metropolitan  | ||||||
| 13 |  areas or geographic areas in Illinois. | ||||||
| 14 |             (L) One member from a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 15 |  focused on research-based education policy to support  | ||||||
| 16 |  a school system that prepares all students for  | ||||||
| 17 |  college, a career, and democratic citizenship.  | ||||||
| 18 |             (M) One representative from a school district  | ||||||
| 19 |  organized under Article 34 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 20 |         The State Superintendent shall ensure that the  | ||||||
| 21 |  membership of the Panel includes representatives from  | ||||||
| 22 |  school districts and communities reflecting the  | ||||||
| 23 |  geographic, socio-economic, racial, and ethnic diversity  | ||||||
| 24 |  of this State. The State Superintendent shall additionally  | ||||||
| 25 |  ensure that the membership of the Panel includes  | ||||||
| 26 |  representatives with expertise in bilingual education and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  special education. Staff from the State Board shall staff  | ||||||
| 2 |  the Panel.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) In addition to those Panel members appointed by  | ||||||
| 4 |  the State Superintendent, 4 members of the General  | ||||||
| 5 |  Assembly shall be appointed as follows: one member of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  House of Representatives, one member of the Senate  | ||||||
| 8 |  appointed by the President of the Senate, one member of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority  | ||||||
| 10 |  Leader of the House of Representatives, and one member of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.  | ||||||
| 12 |  There shall be one additional member appointed by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Governor. All members appointed by legislative leaders or  | ||||||
| 14 |  the Governor shall be non-voting, ex officio members. | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) The Panel must study topics at the direction of  | ||||||
| 16 |  the General Assembly or State Board of Education, as  | ||||||
| 17 |  provided under paragraph (1). The Panel may also study the  | ||||||
| 18 |  following topics at the direction of the chairperson:  | ||||||
| 19 |             (A) The format and scope of annual spending plans  | ||||||
| 20 |  referenced in paragraph (9) of subsection (h) of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section. | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) The Comparable Wage Index under this Section. | ||||||
| 23 |             (C) Maintenance and operations, including capital  | ||||||
| 24 |  maintenance and construction costs. | ||||||
| 25 |             (D) "At-risk student" definition. | ||||||
| 26 |             (E) Benefits. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (F) Technology. | ||||||
| 2 |             (G) Local Capacity Target. | ||||||
| 3 |             (H) Funding for Alternative Schools, Laboratory  | ||||||
| 4 |  Schools, safe schools, and alternative learning  | ||||||
| 5 |  opportunities programs. | ||||||
| 6 |             (I) Funding for college and career acceleration  | ||||||
| 7 |  strategies. | ||||||
| 8 |             (J) Special education investments.  | ||||||
| 9 |             (K) Early childhood investments, in collaboration  | ||||||
| 10 |  with the Illinois Early Learning Council. | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 12 |         (5) Within 5 years after the implementation of this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Panel shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  complete an evaluative study of the entire Evidence-Based  | ||||||
| 15 |  Funding model, including an assessment of whether or not  | ||||||
| 16 |  the formula is achieving State goals. The Panel shall  | ||||||
| 17 |  report to the State Board, the General Assembly, and the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Governor on the findings of the study. | ||||||
| 19 |         (6) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 20 |         (7) To ensure that (i) the Adequacy Target calculation  | ||||||
| 21 |  under subsection (b) accurately reflects the needs of  | ||||||
| 22 |  students living in poverty or attending schools located in  | ||||||
| 23 |  areas of high poverty, (ii) racial equity within the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Evidence-Based Funding formula is explicitly explored and  | ||||||
| 25 |  advanced, and (iii) the funding goals of the formula  | ||||||
| 26 |  distribution system established under this Section are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  sufficient to provide adequate funding for every student  | ||||||
| 2 |  and to fully fund every school in this State, the Panel  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall review the Essential Elements under paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (b). The Panel shall consider all of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  following in its review: | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) The financial ability of school districts to  | ||||||
| 7 |  provide instruction in a foreign language to every  | ||||||
| 8 |  student and whether an additional Essential Element  | ||||||
| 9 |  should be added to the formula to ensure that every  | ||||||
| 10 |  student has access to instruction in a foreign  | ||||||
| 11 |  language. | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) The adult-to-student ratio for each Essential  | ||||||
| 13 |  Element in which a ratio is identified. The Panel  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall consider whether the ratio accurately reflects  | ||||||
| 15 |  the staffing needed to support students living in  | ||||||
| 16 |  poverty or who have traumatic backgrounds. | ||||||
| 17 |             (C) Changes to the Essential Elements that may be  | ||||||
| 18 |  required to better promote racial equity and eliminate  | ||||||
| 19 |  structural racism within schools. | ||||||
| 20 |             (D) The impact of investing $350,000,000 in  | ||||||
| 21 |  additional funds each year under this Section and an  | ||||||
| 22 |  estimate of when the school system will become fully  | ||||||
| 23 |  funded under this level of appropriation. | ||||||
| 24 |             (E) Provide an overview of alternative funding  | ||||||
| 25 |  structures that would enable the State to become fully  | ||||||
| 26 |  funded at an earlier date. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (F) The potential to increase efficiency and to  | ||||||
| 2 |  find cost savings within the school system to expedite  | ||||||
| 3 |  the journey to a fully funded system. | ||||||
| 4 |             (G) The appropriate levels for reenrolling and  | ||||||
| 5 |  graduating high-risk high school students who have  | ||||||
| 6 |  been previously out of school. These outcomes shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  include enrollment, attendance, skill gains, credit  | ||||||
| 8 |  gains, graduation or promotion to the next grade  | ||||||
| 9 |  level, and the transition to college, training, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  employment, with an emphasis on progressively  | ||||||
| 11 |  increasing the overall attendance. | ||||||
| 12 |             (H) The evidence-based or research-based practices  | ||||||
| 13 |  that are shown to reduce the gaps and disparities  | ||||||
| 14 |  experienced by African American students in academic  | ||||||
| 15 |  achievement and educational performance, including  | ||||||
| 16 |  practices that have been shown to reduce disparities  | ||||||
| 17 |  in disciplinary rates, drop-out rates, graduation  | ||||||
| 18 |  rates, college matriculation rates, and college  | ||||||
| 19 |  completion rates.  | ||||||
| 20 |         On or before December 31, 2021, the Panel shall report  | ||||||
| 21 |  to the State Board, the General Assembly, and the Governor  | ||||||
| 22 |  on the findings of its review. This paragraph (7) is  | ||||||
| 23 |  inoperative on and after July 1, 2022. | ||||||
| 24 |         (8) On or before April 1, 2024, the Panel must submit a  | ||||||
| 25 |  report to the General Assembly on annual adjustments to  | ||||||
| 26 |  Glenwood Academy's base-funding minimum in a similar  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  fashion to school districts under this Section.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in  | ||||||
| 3 | other laws to general State aid funds or calculations under  | ||||||
| 4 | Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now repealed) shall be deemed to  | ||||||
| 5 | be references to evidence-based model formula funds or  | ||||||
| 6 | calculations under this Section.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 102-33, eff. 6-25-21; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;  | ||||||
| 8 | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-782, eff.  | ||||||
| 9 | 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-8,  | ||||||
| 10 | eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 11 | 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-780, eff. 8-2-24; 103-802, eff.  | ||||||
| 12 | 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 13 |     (105 ILCS 5/19-1) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 19-1. Debt limitations of school districts.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) School districts shall not be subject to the  | ||||||
| 16 | provisions limiting their indebtedness prescribed in the Local  | ||||||
| 17 | Government Debt Limitation Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     No school districts maintaining grades K through 8 or 9  | ||||||
| 19 | through 12 shall become indebted in any manner or for any  | ||||||
| 20 | purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the  | ||||||
| 21 | aggregate exceeding 6.9% on the value of the taxable property  | ||||||
| 22 | therein to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and  | ||||||
| 23 | county taxes or, until January 1, 1983, if greater, the sum  | ||||||
| 24 | that is produced by multiplying the school district's 1978  | ||||||
| 25 | equalized assessed valuation by the debt limitation percentage  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in effect on January 1, 1979, previous to the incurring of such  | ||||||
| 2 | indebtedness. | ||||||
| 3 |     No school districts maintaining grades K through 12 shall  | ||||||
| 4 | become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount,  | ||||||
| 5 | including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding  | ||||||
| 6 | 13.8% on the value of the taxable property therein to be  | ||||||
| 7 | ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes  | ||||||
| 8 | or, until January 1, 1983, if greater, the sum that is produced  | ||||||
| 9 | by multiplying the school district's 1978 equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 10 | valuation by the debt limitation percentage in effect on  | ||||||
| 11 | January 1, 1979, previous to the incurring of such  | ||||||
| 12 | indebtedness. | ||||||
| 13 |     No partial elementary unit district, as defined in Article  | ||||||
| 14 | 11E of this Code, shall become indebted in any manner or for  | ||||||
| 15 | any purpose in an amount, including existing indebtedness, in  | ||||||
| 16 | the aggregate exceeding 6.9% of the value of the taxable  | ||||||
| 17 | property of the entire district, to be ascertained by the last  | ||||||
| 18 | assessment for State and county taxes, plus an amount,  | ||||||
| 19 | including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding  | ||||||
| 20 | 6.9% of the value of the taxable property of that portion of  | ||||||
| 21 | the district included in the elementary and high school  | ||||||
| 22 | classification, to be ascertained by the last assessment for  | ||||||
| 23 | State and county taxes. Moreover, no partial elementary unit  | ||||||
| 24 | district, as defined in Article 11E of this Code, shall become  | ||||||
| 25 | indebted on account of bonds issued by the district for high  | ||||||
| 26 | school purposes in the aggregate exceeding 6.9% of the value  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the taxable property of the entire district, to be  | ||||||
| 2 | ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes,  | ||||||
| 3 | nor shall the district become indebted on account of bonds  | ||||||
| 4 | issued by the district for elementary purposes in the  | ||||||
| 5 | aggregate exceeding 6.9% of the value of the taxable property  | ||||||
| 6 | for that portion of the district included in the elementary  | ||||||
| 7 | and high school classification, to be ascertained by the last  | ||||||
| 8 | assessment for State and county taxes.  | ||||||
| 9 |     Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the  | ||||||
| 10 | contrary, in any case in which the voters of a school district  | ||||||
| 11 | have approved a proposition for the issuance of bonds of such  | ||||||
| 12 | school district at an election held prior to January 1, 1979,  | ||||||
| 13 | and all of the bonds approved at such election have not been  | ||||||
| 14 | issued, the debt limitation applicable to such school district  | ||||||
| 15 | during the calendar year 1979 shall be computed by multiplying  | ||||||
| 16 | the value of taxable property therein, including personal  | ||||||
| 17 | property, as ascertained by the last assessment for State and  | ||||||
| 18 | county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness,  | ||||||
| 19 | by the percentage limitation applicable to such school  | ||||||
| 20 | district under the provisions of this subsection (a). | ||||||
| 21 |     (a-5) After January 1, 2018, no school district may issue  | ||||||
| 22 | bonds under Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of this Code and rely on  | ||||||
| 23 | an exception to the debt limitations in this Section unless it  | ||||||
| 24 | has complied with the requirements of Section 21 of the Bond  | ||||||
| 25 | Issue Notification Act and the bonds have been approved by  | ||||||
| 26 | referendum.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in  | ||||||
| 2 | subsection (a) of this Section, additional indebtedness may be  | ||||||
| 3 | incurred in an amount not to exceed the estimated cost of  | ||||||
| 4 | acquiring or improving school sites or constructing and  | ||||||
| 5 | equipping additional building facilities under the following  | ||||||
| 6 | conditions: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) Whenever the enrollment of students for the next  | ||||||
| 8 |  school year is estimated by the board of education to  | ||||||
| 9 |  increase over the actual present enrollment by not less  | ||||||
| 10 |  than 35% or by not less than 200 students or the actual  | ||||||
| 11 |  present enrollment of students has increased over the  | ||||||
| 12 |  previous school year by not less than 35% or by not less  | ||||||
| 13 |  than 200 students and the board of education determines  | ||||||
| 14 |  that additional school sites or building facilities are  | ||||||
| 15 |  required as a result of such increase in enrollment; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) When the Regional Superintendent of Schools having  | ||||||
| 17 |  jurisdiction over the school district and the State  | ||||||
| 18 |  Superintendent of Education concur in such enrollment  | ||||||
| 19 |  projection or increase and approve the need for such  | ||||||
| 20 |  additional school sites or building facilities and the  | ||||||
| 21 |  estimated cost thereof; and | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) When the voters in the school district approve a  | ||||||
| 23 |  proposition for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 24 |  acquiring or improving such needed school sites or  | ||||||
| 25 |  constructing and equipping such needed additional building  | ||||||
| 26 |  facilities at an election called and held for that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  purpose. Notice of such an election shall state that the  | ||||||
| 2 |  amount of indebtedness proposed to be incurred would  | ||||||
| 3 |  exceed the debt limitation otherwise applicable to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  school district. The ballot for such proposition shall  | ||||||
| 5 |  state what percentage of the equalized assessed valuation  | ||||||
| 6 |  will be outstanding in bonds if the proposed issuance of  | ||||||
| 7 |  bonds is approved by the voters; or | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1)  | ||||||
| 9 |  through (3) of this subsection (b), if the school board  | ||||||
| 10 |  determines that additional facilities are needed to  | ||||||
| 11 |  provide a quality educational program and not less than  | ||||||
| 12 |  2/3 of those voting in an election called by the school  | ||||||
| 13 |  board on the question approve the issuance of bonds for  | ||||||
| 14 |  the construction of such facilities, the school district  | ||||||
| 15 |  may issue bonds for this purpose; or | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1)  | ||||||
| 17 |  through (3) of this subsection (b), if (i) the school  | ||||||
| 18 |  district has previously availed itself of the provisions  | ||||||
| 19 |  of paragraph (4) of this subsection (b) to enable it to  | ||||||
| 20 |  issue bonds, (ii) the voters of the school district have  | ||||||
| 21 |  not defeated a proposition for the issuance of bonds since  | ||||||
| 22 |  the referendum described in paragraph (4) of this  | ||||||
| 23 |  subsection (b) was held, (iii) the school board determines  | ||||||
| 24 |  that additional facilities are needed to provide a quality  | ||||||
| 25 |  educational program, and (iv) a majority of those voting  | ||||||
| 26 |  in an election called by the school board on the question  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  approve the issuance of bonds for the construction of such  | ||||||
| 2 |  facilities, the school district may issue bonds for this  | ||||||
| 3 |  purpose. | ||||||
| 4 |     In no event shall the indebtedness incurred pursuant to  | ||||||
| 5 | this subsection (b) and the existing indebtedness of the  | ||||||
| 6 | school district exceed 15% of the value of the taxable  | ||||||
| 7 | property therein to be ascertained by the last assessment for  | ||||||
| 8 | State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such  | ||||||
| 9 | indebtedness or, until January 1, 1983, if greater, the sum  | ||||||
| 10 | that is produced by multiplying the school district's 1978  | ||||||
| 11 | equalized assessed valuation by the debt limitation percentage  | ||||||
| 12 | in effect on January 1, 1979. | ||||||
| 13 |     The indebtedness provided for by this subsection (b) shall  | ||||||
| 14 | be in addition to and in excess of any other debt limitation. | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in  | ||||||
| 16 | subsection (a) of this Section, in any case in which a public  | ||||||
| 17 | question for the issuance of bonds of a proposed school  | ||||||
| 18 | district maintaining grades kindergarten through 12 received  | ||||||
| 19 | at least 60% of the valid ballots cast on the question at an  | ||||||
| 20 | election held on or prior to November 8, 1994, and in which the  | ||||||
| 21 | bonds approved at such election have not been issued, the  | ||||||
| 22 | school district pursuant to the requirements of Section 11A-10  | ||||||
| 23 | (now repealed) may issue the total amount of bonds approved at  | ||||||
| 24 | such election for the purpose stated in the question. | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (a) of this Section, a school district that meets  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | all the criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this  | ||||||
| 2 | subsection (d) may incur an additional indebtedness in an  | ||||||
| 3 | amount not to exceed $4,500,000, even though the amount of the  | ||||||
| 4 | additional indebtedness authorized by this subsection (d),  | ||||||
| 5 | when incurred and added to the aggregate amount of  | ||||||
| 6 | indebtedness of the district existing immediately prior to the  | ||||||
| 7 | district incurring the additional indebtedness authorized by  | ||||||
| 8 | this subsection (d), causes the aggregate indebtedness of the  | ||||||
| 9 | district to exceed the debt limitation otherwise applicable to  | ||||||
| 10 | that district under subsection (a): | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) The additional indebtedness authorized by this  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (d) is incurred by the school district through  | ||||||
| 13 |  the issuance of bonds under and in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 14 |  17-2.11a for the purpose of replacing a school building  | ||||||
| 15 |  which, because of mine subsidence damage, has been closed  | ||||||
| 16 |  as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (d) or  | ||||||
| 17 |  through the issuance of bonds under and in accordance with  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section 19-3 for the purpose of increasing the size of, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  providing for additional functions in, such replacement  | ||||||
| 20 |  school buildings, or both such purposes. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) The bonds issued by the school district as  | ||||||
| 22 |  provided in paragraph (1) above are issued for the  | ||||||
| 23 |  purposes of construction by the school district of a new  | ||||||
| 24 |  school building pursuant to Section 17-2.11, to replace an  | ||||||
| 25 |  existing school building that, because of mine subsidence  | ||||||
| 26 |  damage, is closed as of the end of the 1992-93 school year  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  pursuant to action of the regional superintendent of  | ||||||
| 2 |  schools of the educational service region in which the  | ||||||
| 3 |  district is located under Section 3-14.22 or are issued  | ||||||
| 4 |  for the purpose of increasing the size of, or providing  | ||||||
| 5 |  for additional functions in, the new school building being  | ||||||
| 6 |  constructed to replace a school building closed as the  | ||||||
| 7 |  result of mine subsidence damage, or both such purposes. | ||||||
| 8 |     (e) (Blank). | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 10 | this Section or of any other law, bonds in not to exceed the  | ||||||
| 11 | aggregate amount of $5,500,000 and issued by a school district  | ||||||
| 12 | meeting the following criteria shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 13 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory limitation and may  | ||||||
| 14 | be issued in an amount or amounts, including existing  | ||||||
| 15 | indebtedness, in excess of any heretofore or hereafter imposed  | ||||||
| 16 | statutory limitation as to indebtedness: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) At the time of the sale of such bonds, the board of  | ||||||
| 18 |  education of the district shall have determined by  | ||||||
| 19 |  resolution that the enrollment of students in the district  | ||||||
| 20 |  is projected to increase by not less than 7% during each of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the next succeeding 2 school years. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) The board of education shall also determine by  | ||||||
| 23 |  resolution that the improvements to be financed with the  | ||||||
| 24 |  proceeds of the bonds are needed because of the projected  | ||||||
| 25 |  enrollment increases. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) The board of education shall also determine by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  resolution that the projected increases in enrollment are  | ||||||
| 2 |  the result of improvements made or expected to be made to  | ||||||
| 3 |  passenger rail facilities located in the school district. | ||||||
| 4 |     Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this  | ||||||
| 5 | Section or of any other law, a school district that has availed  | ||||||
| 6 | itself of the provisions of this subsection (f) prior to July  | ||||||
| 7 | 22, 2004 (the effective date of Public Act 93-799) may also  | ||||||
| 8 | issue bonds approved by referendum up to an amount, including  | ||||||
| 9 | existing indebtedness, not exceeding 25% of the equalized  | ||||||
| 10 | assessed value of the taxable property in the district if all  | ||||||
| 11 | of the conditions set forth in items (1), (2), and (3) of this  | ||||||
| 12 | subsection (f) are met.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 14 | this Section or any other law, bonds in not to exceed an  | ||||||
| 15 | aggregate amount of 25% of the equalized assessed value of the  | ||||||
| 16 | taxable property of a school district and issued by a school  | ||||||
| 17 | district meeting the criteria in paragraphs (i) through (iv)  | ||||||
| 18 | of this subsection shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 19 | purposes of any statutory limitation and may be issued  | ||||||
| 20 | pursuant to resolution of the school board in an amount or  | ||||||
| 21 | amounts, including existing indebtedness, in excess of any  | ||||||
| 22 | statutory limitation of indebtedness heretofore or hereafter  | ||||||
| 23 | imposed: | ||||||
| 24 |         (i) The bonds are issued for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 25 |  constructing a new high school building to replace two  | ||||||
| 26 |  adjacent existing buildings which together house a single  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  high school, each of which is more than 65 years old, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  which together are located on more than 10 acres and less  | ||||||
| 3 |  than 11 acres of property. | ||||||
| 4 |         (ii) At the time the resolution authorizing the  | ||||||
| 5 |  issuance of the bonds is adopted, the cost of constructing  | ||||||
| 6 |  a new school building to replace the existing school  | ||||||
| 7 |  building is less than 60% of the cost of repairing the  | ||||||
| 8 |  existing school building. | ||||||
| 9 |         (iii) The sale of the bonds occurs before July 1,  | ||||||
| 10 |  1997. | ||||||
| 11 |         (iv) The school district issuing the bonds is a unit  | ||||||
| 12 |  school district located in a county of less than 70,000  | ||||||
| 13 |  and more than 50,000 inhabitants, which has an average  | ||||||
| 14 |  daily attendance of less than 1,500 and an equalized  | ||||||
| 15 |  assessed valuation of less than $29,000,000. | ||||||
| 16 |     (h) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 17 | or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1998, a  | ||||||
| 18 | community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12  | ||||||
| 19 | may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing  | ||||||
| 20 | indebtedness, not exceeding 27.6% of the equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 21 | value of the taxable property in the district, if all of the  | ||||||
| 22 | following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 23 |         (i) The school district has an equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 24 |  valuation for calendar year 1995 of less than $24,000,000; | ||||||
| 25 |         (ii) The bonds are issued for the capital improvement,  | ||||||
| 26 |  renovation, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  school buildings of the district, all of which buildings  | ||||||
| 2 |  were originally constructed not less than 40 years ago; | ||||||
| 3 |         (iii) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 4 |  for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held after  | ||||||
| 5 |  March 19, 1996; and | ||||||
| 6 |         (iv) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 7 |  through 19-7 of this Code. | ||||||
| 8 |     (i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 9 | or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1998, a  | ||||||
| 10 | community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12  | ||||||
| 11 | may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing  | ||||||
| 12 | indebtedness, not exceeding 27% of the equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 13 | value of the taxable property in the district, if all of the  | ||||||
| 14 | following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 15 |         (i) The school district has an equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 16 |  valuation for calendar year 1995 of less than $44,600,000; | ||||||
| 17 |         (ii) The bonds are issued for the capital improvement,  | ||||||
| 18 |  renovation, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing  | ||||||
| 19 |  school buildings of the district, all of which existing  | ||||||
| 20 |  buildings were originally constructed not less than 80  | ||||||
| 21 |  years ago; | ||||||
| 22 |         (iii) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 23 |  for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held after  | ||||||
| 24 |  December 31, 1996; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (iv) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 26 |  through 19-7 of this Code. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (j) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 2 | or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1999, a  | ||||||
| 3 | community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12  | ||||||
| 4 | may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing  | ||||||
| 5 | indebtedness, not exceeding 27% of the equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 6 | value of the taxable property in the district if all of the  | ||||||
| 7 | following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 8 |         (i) The school district has an equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 9 |  valuation for calendar year 1995 of less than $140,000,000  | ||||||
| 10 |  and a best 3 months average daily attendance for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  1995-96 school year of at least 2,800; | ||||||
| 12 |         (ii) The bonds are issued to purchase a site and build  | ||||||
| 13 |  and equip a new high school, and the school district's  | ||||||
| 14 |  existing high school was originally constructed not less  | ||||||
| 15 |  than 35 years prior to the sale of the bonds; | ||||||
| 16 |         (iii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the board  | ||||||
| 17 |  of education determines by resolution that a new high  | ||||||
| 18 |  school is needed because of projected enrollment  | ||||||
| 19 |  increases; | ||||||
| 20 |         (iv) At least 60% of those voting in an election held  | ||||||
| 21 |  after December 31, 1996 approve a proposition for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  issuance of the bonds; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (v) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 24 |  through 19-7 of this Code. | ||||||
| 25 |     (k) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (a) of this Section, a school district that meets  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | all the criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of  | ||||||
| 2 | this subsection (k) may issue bonds to incur an additional  | ||||||
| 3 | indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 even though  | ||||||
| 4 | the amount of the additional indebtedness authorized by this  | ||||||
| 5 | subsection (k), when incurred and added to the aggregate  | ||||||
| 6 | amount of indebtedness of the school district existing  | ||||||
| 7 | immediately prior to the school district incurring such  | ||||||
| 8 | additional indebtedness, causes the aggregate indebtedness of  | ||||||
| 9 | the school district to exceed or increases the amount by which  | ||||||
| 10 | the aggregate indebtedness of the district already exceeds the  | ||||||
| 11 | debt limitation otherwise applicable to that school district  | ||||||
| 12 | under subsection (a): | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) the school district is located in 2 counties, and  | ||||||
| 14 |  a referendum to authorize the additional indebtedness was  | ||||||
| 15 |  approved by a majority of the voters of the school  | ||||||
| 16 |  district voting on the proposition to authorize that  | ||||||
| 17 |  indebtedness; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) the additional indebtedness is for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 19 |  financing a multi-purpose room addition to the existing  | ||||||
| 20 |  high school; | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) the additional indebtedness, together with the  | ||||||
| 22 |  existing indebtedness of the school district, shall not  | ||||||
| 23 |  exceed 17.4% of the value of the taxable property in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  school district, to be ascertained by the last assessment  | ||||||
| 25 |  for State and county taxes; and | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) the bonds evidencing the additional indebtedness  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  are issued, if at all, within 120 days of August 14, 1998  | ||||||
| 2 |  (the effective date of Public Act 90-757). | ||||||
| 3 |     (l) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 4 | or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 2000, a  | ||||||
| 5 | school district maintaining grades kindergarten through 8 may  | ||||||
| 6 | issue bonds up to an amount, including existing indebtedness,  | ||||||
| 7 | not exceeding 15% of the equalized assessed value of the  | ||||||
| 8 | taxable property in the district if all of the following  | ||||||
| 9 | conditions are met: | ||||||
| 10 |         (i) the district has an equalized assessed valuation  | ||||||
| 11 |  for calendar year 1996 of less than $10,000,000; | ||||||
| 12 |         (ii) the bonds are issued for capital improvement,  | ||||||
| 13 |  renovation, rehabilitation, or replacement of one or more  | ||||||
| 14 |  school buildings of the district, which buildings were  | ||||||
| 15 |  originally constructed not less than 70 years ago; | ||||||
| 16 |         (iii) the voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 17 |  for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held on or  | ||||||
| 18 |  after March 17, 1998; and | ||||||
| 19 |         (iv) the bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 20 |  through 19-7 of this Code. | ||||||
| 21 |     (m) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 22 | or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1999, an  | ||||||
| 23 | elementary school district maintaining grades K through 8 may  | ||||||
| 24 | issue bonds up to an amount, excluding existing indebtedness,  | ||||||
| 25 | not exceeding 18% of the equalized assessed value of the  | ||||||
| 26 | taxable property in the district, if all of the following  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | conditions are met: | ||||||
| 2 |         (i) The school district has an equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 3 |  valuation for calendar year 1995 or less than $7,700,000; | ||||||
| 4 |         (ii) The school district operates 2 elementary  | ||||||
| 5 |  attendance centers that until 1976 were operated as the  | ||||||
| 6 |  attendance centers of 2 separate and distinct school  | ||||||
| 7 |  districts; | ||||||
| 8 |         (iii) The bonds are issued for the construction of a  | ||||||
| 9 |  new elementary school building to replace an existing  | ||||||
| 10 |  multi-level elementary school building of the school  | ||||||
| 11 |  district that is not accessible at all levels and parts of  | ||||||
| 12 |  which were constructed more than 75 years ago; | ||||||
| 13 |         (iv) The voters of the school district approve a  | ||||||
| 14 |  proposition for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum  | ||||||
| 15 |  held after July 1, 1998; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (v) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 17 |  through 19-7 of this Code. | ||||||
| 18 |     (n) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (a) of this Section or any other provisions of this  | ||||||
| 20 | Section or of any other law, a school district that meets all  | ||||||
| 21 | of the criteria set forth in paragraphs (i) through (vi) of  | ||||||
| 22 | this subsection (n) may incur additional indebtedness by the  | ||||||
| 23 | issuance of bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount  | ||||||
| 24 | certified by the Capital Development Board to the school  | ||||||
| 25 | district as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 26 | (n), even though the amount of the additional indebtedness so  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | authorized, when incurred and added to the aggregate amount of  | ||||||
| 2 | indebtedness of the district existing immediately prior to the  | ||||||
| 3 | district incurring the additional indebtedness authorized by  | ||||||
| 4 | this subsection (n), causes the aggregate indebtedness of the  | ||||||
| 5 | district to exceed the debt limitation otherwise applicable by  | ||||||
| 6 | law to that district: | ||||||
| 7 |         (i) The school district applies to the State Board of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Education for a school construction project grant and  | ||||||
| 9 |  submits a district facilities plan in support of its  | ||||||
| 10 |  application pursuant to Section 5-20 of the School  | ||||||
| 11 |  Construction Law. | ||||||
| 12 |         (ii) The school district's application and facilities  | ||||||
| 13 |  plan are approved by, and the district receives a grant  | ||||||
| 14 |  entitlement for a school construction project issued by,  | ||||||
| 15 |  the State Board of Education under the School Construction  | ||||||
| 16 |  Law. | ||||||
| 17 |         (iii) The school district has exhausted its bonding  | ||||||
| 18 |  capacity or the unused bonding capacity of the district is  | ||||||
| 19 |  less than the amount certified by the Capital Development  | ||||||
| 20 |  Board to the district under Section 5-15 of the School  | ||||||
| 21 |  Construction Law as the dollar amount of the school  | ||||||
| 22 |  construction project's cost that the district will be  | ||||||
| 23 |  required to finance with non-grant funds in order to  | ||||||
| 24 |  receive a school construction project grant under the  | ||||||
| 25 |  School Construction Law. | ||||||
| 26 |         (iv) The bonds are issued for a "school construction  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  project", as that term is defined in Section 5-5 of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  School Construction Law, in an amount that does not exceed  | ||||||
| 3 |  the dollar amount certified, as provided in paragraph  | ||||||
| 4 |  (iii) of this subsection (n), by the Capital Development  | ||||||
| 5 |  Board to the school district under Section 5-15 of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  School Construction Law. | ||||||
| 7 |         (v) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 8 |  for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held after  | ||||||
| 9 |  the criteria specified in paragraphs (i) and (iii) of this  | ||||||
| 10 |  subsection (n) are met. | ||||||
| 11 |         (vi) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 12 |  through 19-7 of the School Code. | ||||||
| 13 |     (o) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 14 | or the provisions of any other law, until November 1, 2007, a  | ||||||
| 15 | community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12  | ||||||
| 16 | may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing  | ||||||
| 17 | indebtedness, not exceeding 20% of the equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 18 | value of the taxable property in the district if all of the  | ||||||
| 19 | following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 20 |         (i) the school district has an equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 21 |  valuation for calendar year 2001 of at least $737,000,000  | ||||||
| 22 |  and an enrollment for the 2002-2003 school year of at  | ||||||
| 23 |  least 8,500; | ||||||
| 24 |         (ii) the bonds are issued to purchase school sites,  | ||||||
| 25 |  build and equip a new high school, build and equip a new  | ||||||
| 26 |  junior high school, build and equip 5 new elementary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  schools, and make technology and other improvements and  | ||||||
| 2 |  additions to existing schools; | ||||||
| 3 |         (iii) at the time of the sale of the bonds, the board  | ||||||
| 4 |  of education determines by resolution that the sites and  | ||||||
| 5 |  new or improved facilities are needed because of projected  | ||||||
| 6 |  enrollment increases; | ||||||
| 7 |         (iv) at least 57% of those voting in a general  | ||||||
| 8 |  election held prior to January 1, 2003 approved a  | ||||||
| 9 |  proposition for the issuance of the bonds; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (v) the bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 11 |  through 19-7 of this Code. | ||||||
| 12 |     (p) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 13 | or the provisions of any other law, a community unit school  | ||||||
| 14 | district maintaining grades K through 12 may issue bonds up to  | ||||||
| 15 | an amount, including indebtedness, not exceeding 27% of the  | ||||||
| 16 | equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the  | ||||||
| 17 | district if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 18 |         (i) The school district has an equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 19 |  valuation for calendar year 2001 of at least $295,741,187  | ||||||
| 20 |  and a best 3 months' average daily attendance for the  | ||||||
| 21 |  2002-2003 school year of at least 2,394. | ||||||
| 22 |         (ii) The bonds are issued to build and equip 3  | ||||||
| 23 |  elementary school buildings; build and equip one middle  | ||||||
| 24 |  school building; and alter, repair, improve, and equip all  | ||||||
| 25 |  existing school buildings in the district. | ||||||
| 26 |         (iii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the board  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of education determines by resolution that the project is  | ||||||
| 2 |  needed because of expanding growth in the school district  | ||||||
| 3 |  and a projected enrollment increase. | ||||||
| 4 |         (iv) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2  | ||||||
| 5 |  through 19-7 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (p-5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 7 | or the provisions of any other law, bonds issued by a community  | ||||||
| 8 | unit school district maintaining grades K through 12 shall not  | ||||||
| 9 | be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory  | ||||||
| 10 | limitation and may be issued in an amount or amounts,  | ||||||
| 11 | including existing indebtedness, in excess of any heretofore  | ||||||
| 12 | or hereafter imposed statutory limitation as to indebtedness,  | ||||||
| 13 | if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 14 |         (i) For each of the 4 most recent years, residential  | ||||||
| 15 |  property comprises more than 80% of the equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 16 |  valuation of the district. | ||||||
| 17 |         (ii) At least 2 school buildings that were constructed  | ||||||
| 18 |  40 or more years prior to the issuance of the bonds will be  | ||||||
| 19 |  demolished and will be replaced by new buildings or  | ||||||
| 20 |  additions to one or more existing buildings. | ||||||
| 21 |         (iii) Voters of the district approve a proposition for  | ||||||
| 22 |  the issuance of the bonds at a regularly scheduled  | ||||||
| 23 |  election. | ||||||
| 24 |         (iv) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 25 |  board determines by resolution that the new buildings or  | ||||||
| 26 |  building additions are needed because of an increase in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  enrollment projected by the school board. | ||||||
| 2 |         (v) The principal amount of the bonds, including  | ||||||
| 3 |  existing indebtedness, does not exceed 25% of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the  | ||||||
| 5 |  district. | ||||||
| 6 |         (vi) The bonds are issued prior to January 1, 2007,  | ||||||
| 7 |  pursuant to Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (p-10) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this  | ||||||
| 9 | Section or the provisions of any other law, bonds issued by a  | ||||||
| 10 | community consolidated school district maintaining grades K  | ||||||
| 11 | through 8 shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of  | ||||||
| 12 | any statutory limitation and may be issued in an amount or  | ||||||
| 13 | amounts, including existing indebtedness, in excess of any  | ||||||
| 14 | heretofore or hereafter imposed statutory limitation as to  | ||||||
| 15 | indebtedness, if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 16 |         (i) For each of the 4 most recent years, residential  | ||||||
| 17 |  and farm property comprises more than 80% of the equalized  | ||||||
| 18 |  assessed valuation of the district. | ||||||
| 19 |         (ii) The bond proceeds are to be used to acquire and  | ||||||
| 20 |  improve school sites and build and equip a school  | ||||||
| 21 |  building. | ||||||
| 22 |         (iii) Voters of the district approve a proposition for  | ||||||
| 23 |  the issuance of the bonds at a regularly scheduled  | ||||||
| 24 |  election. | ||||||
| 25 |         (iv) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 26 |  board determines by resolution that the school sites and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  building additions are needed because of an increase in  | ||||||
| 2 |  enrollment projected by the school board. | ||||||
| 3 |         (v) The principal amount of the bonds, including  | ||||||
| 4 |  existing indebtedness, does not exceed 20% of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the  | ||||||
| 6 |  district. | ||||||
| 7 |         (vi) The bonds are issued prior to January 1, 2007,  | ||||||
| 8 |  pursuant to Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (p-15) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 10 | the Oswego Community Unit School District Number 308 may issue  | ||||||
| 11 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 12 | $450,000,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 13 | met: | ||||||
| 14 |         (i) The voters of the district have approved a  | ||||||
| 15 |  proposition for the bond issue at the general election  | ||||||
| 16 |  held on November 7, 2006. | ||||||
| 17 |         (ii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 18 |  board determines, by resolution, that: (A) the building  | ||||||
| 19 |  and equipping of the new high school building, new junior  | ||||||
| 20 |  high school buildings, new elementary school buildings,  | ||||||
| 21 |  early childhood building, maintenance building,  | ||||||
| 22 |  transportation facility, and additions to existing school  | ||||||
| 23 |  buildings, the altering, repairing, equipping, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  provision of technology improvements to existing school  | ||||||
| 25 |  buildings, and the acquisition and improvement of school  | ||||||
| 26 |  sites, as the case may be, are required as a result of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  projected increase in the enrollment of students in the  | ||||||
| 2 |  district; and (B) the sale of bonds for these purposes is  | ||||||
| 3 |  authorized by legislation that exempts the debt incurred  | ||||||
| 4 |  on the bonds from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 5 |  limitation.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (iii) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 7 |  issues, on or before November 7, 2011, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 8 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issues combined  | ||||||
| 9 |  must not exceed $450,000,000.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (iv) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 11 |  Article 19. | ||||||
| 12 |         (v) The proceeds of the bonds are used only to  | ||||||
| 13 |  accomplish those projects approved by the voters at the  | ||||||
| 14 |  general election held on November 7, 2006. | ||||||
| 15 | The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this subsection  | ||||||
| 16 | (p-15) shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of  | ||||||
| 17 | any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (p-20) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 19 | the Lincoln-Way Community High School District Number 210 may  | ||||||
| 20 | issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 21 | $225,000,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 22 | met: | ||||||
| 23 |         (i) The voters of the district have approved a  | ||||||
| 24 |  proposition for the bond issue at the general primary  | ||||||
| 25 |  election held on March 21, 2006. | ||||||
| 26 |         (ii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  board determines, by resolution, that: (A) the building  | ||||||
| 2 |  and equipping of the new high school buildings, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  altering, repairing, and equipping of existing school  | ||||||
| 4 |  buildings, and the improvement of school sites, as the  | ||||||
| 5 |  case may be, are required as a result of a projected  | ||||||
| 6 |  increase in the enrollment of students in the district;  | ||||||
| 7 |  and (B) the sale of bonds for these purposes is authorized  | ||||||
| 8 |  by legislation that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds  | ||||||
| 9 |  from the district's statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (iii) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 11 |  issues, on or before March 21, 2011, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 12 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issues combined  | ||||||
| 13 |  must not exceed $225,000,000.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (iv) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 15 |  Article 19. | ||||||
| 16 |         (v) The proceeds of the bonds are used only to  | ||||||
| 17 |  accomplish those projects approved by the voters at the  | ||||||
| 18 |  primary election held on March 21, 2006. | ||||||
| 19 | The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this subsection  | ||||||
| 20 | (p-20) shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of  | ||||||
| 21 | any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (p-25) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 23 | Rochester Community Unit School District 3A may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 24 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $18,500,000,  | ||||||
| 25 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 26 |         (i) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for the bond issuance at the general primary election held  | ||||||
| 2 |  in 2008.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (ii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 4 |  board determines, by resolution, that: (A) the building  | ||||||
| 5 |  and equipping of a new high school building; the addition  | ||||||
| 6 |  of classrooms and support facilities at the high school,  | ||||||
| 7 |  middle school, and elementary school; the altering,  | ||||||
| 8 |  repairing, and equipping of existing school buildings; and  | ||||||
| 9 |  the improvement of school sites, as the case may be, are  | ||||||
| 10 |  required as a result of a projected increase in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  enrollment of students in the district; and (B) the sale  | ||||||
| 12 |  of bonds for these purposes is authorized by a law that  | ||||||
| 13 |  exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 14 |  statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 15 |         (iii) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 16 |  issues, on or before December 31, 2012, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 17 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issues combined  | ||||||
| 18 |  must not exceed $18,500,000. | ||||||
| 19 |         (iv) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Article 19. | ||||||
| 21 |         (v) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 22 |  only those projects approved by the voters at the primary  | ||||||
| 23 |  election held in 2008.  | ||||||
| 24 | The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this subsection  | ||||||
| 25 | (p-25) shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of  | ||||||
| 26 | any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (p-30) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 2 | Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 3 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000,  | ||||||
| 4 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 5 |         (i) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 6 |  for the bond issuance at an election held in 2008.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (ii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 8 |  board determines, by resolution, that (A) the building and  | ||||||
| 9 |  equipping of a new school building and additions to  | ||||||
| 10 |  existing school buildings are required as a result of a  | ||||||
| 11 |  projected increase in the enrollment of students in the  | ||||||
| 12 |  district and (B) the altering, repairing, and equipping of  | ||||||
| 13 |  existing school buildings are required because of the age  | ||||||
| 14 |  of the existing school buildings.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (iii) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 16 |  issuances, on or before December 31, 2012; however, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  aggregate principal amount issued in all such bond  | ||||||
| 18 |  issuances combined must not exceed $30,000,000.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (iv) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (v) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 22 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 23 |  held in 2008.  | ||||||
| 24 | The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this subsection  | ||||||
| 25 | (p-30) shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of  | ||||||
| 26 | any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (p-35) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 2 | Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 may  | ||||||
| 3 | issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 4 | $13,900,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 5 | met: | ||||||
| 6 |         (i) The voters of the district approved a proposition  | ||||||
| 7 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on April 17,  | ||||||
| 8 |  2007.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (ii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 10 |  board determines, by resolution, that (A) the improvement  | ||||||
| 11 |  of the site of and the building and equipping of a school  | ||||||
| 12 |  building are required as a result of a projected increase  | ||||||
| 13 |  in the enrollment of students in the district and (B) the  | ||||||
| 14 |  repairing and equipping of the Prairie Hill Elementary  | ||||||
| 15 |  School building is required because of the age of that  | ||||||
| 16 |  school building.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (iii) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 18 |  issuances, on or before December 31, 2011, but the  | ||||||
| 19 |  aggregate principal amount issued in all such bond  | ||||||
| 20 |  issuances combined must not exceed $13,900,000.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (iv) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 22 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (v) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 24 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 25 |  held on April 17, 2007.  | ||||||
| 26 | The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this subsection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (p-35) shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of  | ||||||
| 2 | any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (p-40) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 4 | Mascoutah Community Unit District 19 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 5 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $55,000,000, but only  | ||||||
| 6 | if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 8 |  for the bond issuance at a regular election held on or  | ||||||
| 9 |  after November 4, 2008. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 11 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 12 |  equipping of a new high school building is required as a  | ||||||
| 13 |  result of a projected increase in the enrollment of  | ||||||
| 14 |  students in the district and the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  existing high school building, (ii) the existing high  | ||||||
| 16 |  school building will be demolished, and (iii) the sale of  | ||||||
| 17 |  bonds is authorized by statute that exempts the debt  | ||||||
| 18 |  incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 19 |  limitation. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 21 |  issuances, on or before December 31, 2011, but the  | ||||||
| 22 |  aggregate principal amount issued in all such bond  | ||||||
| 23 |  issuances combined must not exceed $55,000,000. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 25 |  Article. | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  only those projects approved by the voters at a regular  | ||||||
| 2 |  election held on or after November 4, 2008. | ||||||
| 3 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 4 | subsection (p-40) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 5 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (p-45) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 7 | this Section or of any other law, bonds issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 19-3.5 of this Code shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 9 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory limitation if the  | ||||||
| 10 | bonds are issued in an amount or amounts, including existing  | ||||||
| 11 | indebtedness of the school district, not in excess of 18.5% of  | ||||||
| 12 | the value of the taxable property in the district to be  | ||||||
| 13 | ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (p-50) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 15 | this Section or of any other law, bonds issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 19-3.10 of this Code shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 17 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory limitation if the  | ||||||
| 18 | bonds are issued in an amount or amounts, including existing  | ||||||
| 19 | indebtedness of the school district, not in excess of 43% of  | ||||||
| 20 | the value of the taxable property in the district to be  | ||||||
| 21 | ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (p-55) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 23 | Belle Valley School District 119 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 24 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $47,500,000, but only  | ||||||
| 25 | if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April  | ||||||
| 2 |  7, 2009. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 4 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 5 |  equipping of a new school building is required as a result  | ||||||
| 6 |  of mine subsidence in an existing school building and  | ||||||
| 7 |  because of the age and condition of another existing  | ||||||
| 8 |  school building and (ii) the issuance of bonds is  | ||||||
| 9 |  authorized by statute that exempts the debt incurred on  | ||||||
| 10 |  the bonds from the district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 12 |  issuances, on or before March 31, 2014, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 13 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 14 |  combined must not exceed $47,500,000. | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 16 |  Article. | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 18 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 19 |  held on or after April 7, 2009. | ||||||
| 20 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (p-55) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 22 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 23 | this subsection (p-55) must mature within not to exceed 30  | ||||||
| 24 | years from their date, notwithstanding any other law to the  | ||||||
| 25 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (p-60) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Wilmington Community Unit School District Number 209-U may  | ||||||
| 2 | issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 3 | $2,285,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 4 | met: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 6 |  only those projects approved by the voters at the general  | ||||||
| 7 |  primary election held on March 21, 2006. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 9 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the projects  | ||||||
| 10 |  approved by the voters were and are required because of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the age and condition of the school district's prior and  | ||||||
| 12 |  existing school buildings and (ii) the issuance of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  bonds is authorized by legislation that exempts the debt  | ||||||
| 14 |  incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 15 |  limitation. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) The bonds are issued in one or more bond issuances  | ||||||
| 17 |  on or before March 1, 2011, but the aggregate principal  | ||||||
| 18 |  amount issued in all those bond issuances combined must  | ||||||
| 19 |  not exceed $2,285,000. | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Article. | ||||||
| 22 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (p-60) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 24 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (p-65) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 26 | West Washington County Community Unit School District 10 may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 2 | $32,200,000 and maturing over a period not exceeding 25 years,  | ||||||
| 3 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 5 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after  | ||||||
| 6 |  February 2, 2010. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 8 |  board determines, by resolution, that (A) all or a portion  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the existing Okawville Junior/Senior High School  | ||||||
| 10 |  Building will be demolished; (B) the building and  | ||||||
| 11 |  equipping of a new school building to be attached to and  | ||||||
| 12 |  the alteration, repair, and equipping of the remaining  | ||||||
| 13 |  portion of the Okawville Junior/Senior High School  | ||||||
| 14 |  Building is required because of the age and current  | ||||||
| 15 |  condition of that school building; and (C) the issuance of  | ||||||
| 16 |  bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts the debt  | ||||||
| 17 |  incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 18 |  limitation. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 20 |  issuances, on or before March 31, 2014, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 21 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 22 |  combined must not exceed $32,200,000. | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 24 |  Article. | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 26 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  held on or after February 2, 2010. | ||||||
| 2 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (p-65) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 4 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (p-70) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 6 | Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 7 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000,  | ||||||
| 8 | but only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 10 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after  | ||||||
| 11 |  November 2, 2010. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 13 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 14 |  equipping of a new school building is required as a result  | ||||||
| 15 |  of the age and condition of an existing school building  | ||||||
| 16 |  and (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute  | ||||||
| 17 |  that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the  | ||||||
| 18 |  district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances, on  | ||||||
| 20 |  or before July 1, 2016, but the aggregate principal amount  | ||||||
| 21 |  issued in all such bond issuances combined must not exceed  | ||||||
| 22 |  $50,000,000. | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 24 |  Article. | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 26 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  held on or after November 2, 2010. | ||||||
| 2 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (p-70) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 4 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 5 | this subsection (p-70) must mature within not to exceed 25  | ||||||
| 6 | years from their date, notwithstanding any other law,  | ||||||
| 7 | including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (p-75) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in  | ||||||
| 9 | subsection (a) of this Section or any other provisions of this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section or of any other law, the execution of leases on or  | ||||||
| 11 | after January 1, 2007 and before July 1, 2011 by the Board of  | ||||||
| 12 | Education of Peoria School District 150 with a public building  | ||||||
| 13 | commission for leases entered into pursuant to the Public  | ||||||
| 14 | Building Commission Act shall not be considered indebtedness  | ||||||
| 15 | for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 16 |     This subsection (p-75) applies only if the State Board of  | ||||||
| 17 | Education or the Capital Development Board makes one or more  | ||||||
| 18 | grants to Peoria School District 150 pursuant to the School  | ||||||
| 19 | Construction Law. The amount exempted from the debt limitation  | ||||||
| 20 | as prescribed in this subsection (p-75) shall be no greater  | ||||||
| 21 | than the amount of one or more grants awarded to Peoria School  | ||||||
| 22 | District 150 by the State Board of Education or the Capital  | ||||||
| 23 | Development Board. | ||||||
| 24 |     (p-80) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 25 | Ridgeland School District 122 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 26 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purpose of refunding or continuing to refund bonds originally  | ||||||
| 2 | issued pursuant to voter approval at the general election held  | ||||||
| 3 | on November 7, 2000, and the debt incurred on any bonds issued  | ||||||
| 4 | under this subsection (p-80) shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 5 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 6 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-80) may be issued in one  | ||||||
| 7 | or more issuances and must mature within not to exceed 25 years  | ||||||
| 8 | from their date, notwithstanding any other law, including  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 19-3 of this Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (p-85) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 11 | Hall High School District 502 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 12 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $32,000,000, but only  | ||||||
| 13 | if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 15 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April  | ||||||
| 16 |  9, 2013. | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 18 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 19 |  equipping of a new school building is required as a result  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the age and condition of an existing school building,  | ||||||
| 21 |  (ii) the existing school building should be demolished in  | ||||||
| 22 |  its entirety or the existing school building should be  | ||||||
| 23 |  demolished except for the 1914 west wing of the building,  | ||||||
| 24 |  and (iii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute  | ||||||
| 25 |  that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the  | ||||||
| 26 |  district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 2 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 3 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 4 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 5 |  combined must not exceed $32,000,000. | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Article. | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 9 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 10 |  held on or after April 9, 2013. | ||||||
| 11 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 12 | subsection (p-85) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 13 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 14 | this subsection (p-85) must mature within not to exceed 30  | ||||||
| 15 | years from their date, notwithstanding any other law,  | ||||||
| 16 | including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (p-90) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 18 | Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 may issue bonds with  | ||||||
| 19 | an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $7,500,000, but  | ||||||
| 20 | only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) The voters of the district approved a proposition  | ||||||
| 22 |  for the bond issuance at the general primary election on  | ||||||
| 23 |  February 2, 2010. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) At or prior to the time of the sale of the bonds,  | ||||||
| 25 |  the school board determines, by resolution, that (i) the  | ||||||
| 26 |  building and equipping of a new elementary school building  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is required as a result of a projected increase in the  | ||||||
| 2 |  enrollment of students in the district and the age and  | ||||||
| 3 |  condition of the existing Lebanon Elementary School  | ||||||
| 4 |  building, (ii) a portion of the existing Lebanon  | ||||||
| 5 |  Elementary School building will be demolished and the  | ||||||
| 6 |  remaining portion will be altered, repaired, and equipped,  | ||||||
| 7 |  and (iii) the sale of bonds is authorized by a statute that  | ||||||
| 8 |  exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 9 |  statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 11 |  issuances, on or before April 1, 2014, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 12 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 13 |  combined must not exceed $7,500,000. | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 15 |  Article. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 17 |  only those projects approved by the voters at the general  | ||||||
| 18 |  primary election held on February 2, 2010. | ||||||
| 19 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (p-90) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 21 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (p-95) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 23 | Monticello Community Unit School District 25 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 24 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $35,000,000,  | ||||||
| 25 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after  | ||||||
| 2 |  November 4, 2014. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 4 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 5 |  equipping of a new school building is required as a result  | ||||||
| 6 |  of the age and condition of an existing school building  | ||||||
| 7 |  and (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute  | ||||||
| 8 |  that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the  | ||||||
| 9 |  district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances, on  | ||||||
| 11 |  or before July 1, 2020, but the aggregate principal amount  | ||||||
| 12 |  issued in all such bond issuances combined must not exceed  | ||||||
| 13 |  $35,000,000. | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 15 |  Article. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 17 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 18 |  held on or after November 4, 2014. | ||||||
| 19 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (p-95) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 21 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 22 | this subsection (p-95) must mature within not to exceed 25  | ||||||
| 23 | years from their date, notwithstanding any other law,  | ||||||
| 24 | including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (p-100) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 26 | the community unit school district created in the territory  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | comprising Milford Community Consolidated School District 280  | ||||||
| 2 | and Milford Township High School District 233, as approved at  | ||||||
| 3 | the general primary election held on March 18, 2014, may issue  | ||||||
| 4 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 5 | $17,500,000, but only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 7 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after  | ||||||
| 8 |  November 4, 2014. | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 10 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 11 |  equipping of a new school building is required as a result  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the age and condition of an existing school building  | ||||||
| 13 |  and (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute  | ||||||
| 14 |  that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the  | ||||||
| 15 |  district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances, on  | ||||||
| 17 |  or before July 1, 2020, but the aggregate principal amount  | ||||||
| 18 |  issued in all such bond issuances combined must not exceed  | ||||||
| 19 |  $17,500,000. | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Article. | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 23 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 24 |  held on or after November 4, 2014. | ||||||
| 25 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (p-100) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 2 | this subsection (p-100) must mature within not to exceed 25  | ||||||
| 3 | years from their date, notwithstanding any other law,  | ||||||
| 4 | including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (p-105) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 6 | North Shore School District 112 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 7 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000, but  | ||||||
| 8 | only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 10 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after March  | ||||||
| 11 |  15, 2016. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 13 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 14 |  equipping of new buildings and improving the sites thereof  | ||||||
| 15 |  and the building and equipping of additions to, altering,  | ||||||
| 16 |  repairing, equipping, and renovating existing buildings  | ||||||
| 17 |  and improving the sites thereof are required as a result  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the age and condition of the district's existing  | ||||||
| 19 |  buildings and (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by  | ||||||
| 20 |  a statute that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from  | ||||||
| 21 |  the district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 23 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 24 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 25 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 26 |  combined must not exceed $150,000,000. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 2 |  Article. | ||||||
| 3 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 4 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 5 |  held on or after March 15, 2016.  | ||||||
| 6 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (p-105) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 8 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 9 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 10 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-105) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 11 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 12 | within not to exceed 30 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 13 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 14 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (p-110) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 16 | Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 17 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000,  | ||||||
| 18 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) The voters of the district approved a proposition  | ||||||
| 20 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on March 20,  | ||||||
| 21 |  2012. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 23 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 24 |  equipping of a new school building is required because of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the age and current condition of the Sandoval Elementary  | ||||||
| 26 |  School building and (ii) the issuance of bonds is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  authorized by a statute that exempts the debt incurred on  | ||||||
| 2 |  the bonds from the district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more bond  | ||||||
| 4 |  issuances, on or before March 19, 2022, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 5 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 6 |  combined must not exceed $2,000,000. | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 8 |  Article. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 10 |  only those projects approved by the voters at the election  | ||||||
| 11 |  held on March 20, 2012. | ||||||
| 12 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 13 | subsection (p-110) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 14 | continue to refund the bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 15 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (p-115) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 17 | Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 may issue  | ||||||
| 18 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 19 | $25,000,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 20 | met: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 22 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after March  | ||||||
| 23 |  15, 2016. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) Prior to the issuances of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 25 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the renovating  | ||||||
| 26 |  and equipping of some existing school buildings, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  building and equipping of new school buildings, and the  | ||||||
| 2 |  demolishing of some existing school buildings are required  | ||||||
| 3 |  as a result of the age and condition of existing school  | ||||||
| 4 |  buildings and (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by  | ||||||
| 5 |  a statute that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from  | ||||||
| 6 |  the district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances, on  | ||||||
| 8 |  or before July 1, 2021, but the aggregate principal amount  | ||||||
| 9 |  issued in all such bond issuances combined must not exceed  | ||||||
| 10 |  $25,000,000. | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 12 |  Article. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 14 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 15 |  held on or after March 15, 2016. | ||||||
| 16 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (p-115) shall not be considered indebtedness for  | ||||||
| 18 | purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 19 | this subsection (p-115) must mature within not to exceed 30  | ||||||
| 20 | years from their date, notwithstanding any other law,  | ||||||
| 21 | including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (p-120) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 23 | Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 may  | ||||||
| 24 | issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 25 | $28,500,000, but only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after  | ||||||
| 2 |  November 8, 2016. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 4 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the projects as  | ||||||
| 5 |  described in said proposition, relating to the building  | ||||||
| 6 |  and equipping of one or more school buildings or additions  | ||||||
| 7 |  to existing school buildings, are required as a result of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the age and condition of the District's existing buildings  | ||||||
| 9 |  and (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute  | ||||||
| 10 |  that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the  | ||||||
| 11 |  district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 13 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 14 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 15 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 16 |  combined must not exceed $28,500,000. | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 18 |  Article. | ||||||
| 19 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 20 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 21 |  held on or after November 8, 2016. | ||||||
| 22 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (p-120) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 24 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 25 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 26 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-120) and any bonds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 2 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 3 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 4 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (p-125) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 6 | Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 7 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $34,500,000,  | ||||||
| 8 | but only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 10 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after March  | ||||||
| 11 |  15, 2016. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 13 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) altering,  | ||||||
| 14 |  repairing, and equipping the high school  | ||||||
| 15 |  agricultural/vocational building, demolishing the high  | ||||||
| 16 |  school main, cafeteria, and gym buildings, building and  | ||||||
| 17 |  equipping a school building, and improving sites are  | ||||||
| 18 |  required as a result of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  district's existing buildings and (ii) the issuance of  | ||||||
| 20 |  bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts the debt  | ||||||
| 21 |  incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 22 |  limitation. | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 24 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 25 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 26 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  combined must not exceed $34,500,000. | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Article. | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 5 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 6 |  held on or after March 15, 2016. | ||||||
| 7 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 8 | subsection (p-125) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 9 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 10 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 11 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-125) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 13 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 14 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 15 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (p-130) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 17 | Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 may incur  | ||||||
| 18 | indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 19 | $9,500,000 to build and equip a new school building and  | ||||||
| 20 | improve the site thereof, but only if all the following  | ||||||
| 21 | conditions are met: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) A majority of the voters of the district voting on  | ||||||
| 23 |  an advisory question voted in favor of the question  | ||||||
| 24 |  regarding the use of funding sources to build a new school  | ||||||
| 25 |  building without increasing property tax rates at the  | ||||||
| 26 |  general election held on November 8, 2016. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) Prior to incurring the debt, the school board  | ||||||
| 2 |  enters into intergovernmental agreements with the City of  | ||||||
| 3 |  LaSalle to pledge moneys in a special tax allocation fund  | ||||||
| 4 |  associated with tax increment financing districts LaSalle  | ||||||
| 5 |  I and LaSalle III and with the Village of Utica to pledge  | ||||||
| 6 |  moneys in a special tax allocation fund associated with  | ||||||
| 7 |  tax increment financing district Utica I for the purposes  | ||||||
| 8 |  of repaying the debt issued pursuant to this subsection  | ||||||
| 9 |  (p-130). Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  contrary, the intergovernmental agreement may extend these  | ||||||
| 11 |  tax increment financing districts as necessary to ensure  | ||||||
| 12 |  repayment of the debt. | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) Prior to incurring the debt, the school board  | ||||||
| 14 |  determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 15 |  equipping of a new school building is required as a result  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the age and condition of the district's existing  | ||||||
| 17 |  buildings and (ii) the debt is authorized by a statute  | ||||||
| 18 |  that exempts the debt from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 19 |  limitation. | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) The debt is incurred, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 21 |  not later than January 1, 2021, and the aggregate  | ||||||
| 22 |  principal amount of debt issued in all such issuances  | ||||||
| 23 |  combined must not exceed $9,500,000. | ||||||
| 24 |     The debt incurred under this subsection (p-130) and on any  | ||||||
| 25 | bonds issued to pay, refund, or continue to refund such debt  | ||||||
| 26 | shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | statutory debt limitation. Debt issued under this subsection  | ||||||
| 2 | (p-130) and any bonds issued to pay, refund, or continue to  | ||||||
| 3 | refund such debt must mature within not to exceed 25 years from  | ||||||
| 4 | their date, notwithstanding any other law, including Section  | ||||||
| 5 | 19-11 of this Code and subsection (b) of Section 17 of the  | ||||||
| 6 | Local Government Debt Reform Act, to the contrary. | ||||||
| 7 |     (p-133) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 8 | of this Section or of any other law, bonds heretofore or  | ||||||
| 9 | hereafter issued by East Prairie School District 73 with an  | ||||||
| 10 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $47,353,147 and  | ||||||
| 11 | approved by the voters of the district at the general election  | ||||||
| 12 | held on November 8, 2016, and any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 13 | continue to refund the bonds, shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 14 | indebtedness for the purposes of any statutory debt limitation  | ||||||
| 15 | and may mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date,  | ||||||
| 16 | notwithstanding any other law, including Section 19-3 of this  | ||||||
| 17 | Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (p-135) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 19 | Brookfield LaGrange Park School District Number 95 may issue  | ||||||
| 20 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 21 | $20,000,000, but only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 23 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April  | ||||||
| 24 |  4, 2017.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 26 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the additions  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and renovations to the Brook Park Elementary and S. E.  | ||||||
| 2 |  Gross Middle School buildings are required to accommodate  | ||||||
| 3 |  enrollment growth, replace outdated facilities, and create  | ||||||
| 4 |  spaces consistent with 21st century learning and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 5 |  issuance of the bonds is authorized by a statute that  | ||||||
| 6 |  exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 7 |  statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 9 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 10 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 11 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 12 |  combined must not exceed $20,000,000.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 14 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 16 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 17 |  held on or after April 4, 2017.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (p-135) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 20 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 21 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (p-140) The debt incurred on any bonds issued by Wolf  | ||||||
| 23 | Branch School District 113 under Section 17-2.11 of this Code  | ||||||
| 24 | for the purpose of repairing or replacing all or a portion of a  | ||||||
| 25 | school building that has been damaged by mine subsidence in an  | ||||||
| 26 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $17,500,000 and on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | any bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds  | ||||||
| 2 | shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any  | ||||||
| 3 | statutory debt limitation and must mature no later than 25  | ||||||
| 4 | years from the date of issuance, notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 5 | provision of law to the contrary, including Section 19-3 of  | ||||||
| 6 | this Code. The maximum allowable amount of debt exempt from  | ||||||
| 7 | statutory debt limitations under this subsection (p-140) shall  | ||||||
| 8 | be reduced by an amount equal to any grants awarded by the  | ||||||
| 9 | State Board of Education or Capital Development Board for the  | ||||||
| 10 | explicit purpose of repairing or reconstructing a school  | ||||||
| 11 | building damaged by mine subsidence.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (p-145) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 13 | Greenview Community Unit School District 200 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 14 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,500,000,  | ||||||
| 15 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 17 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on March 17,  | ||||||
| 18 |  2020. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 20 |  board determines, by resolution, that the bonding is  | ||||||
| 21 |  necessary for construction and expansion of the district's  | ||||||
| 22 |  kindergarten through grade 12 facility. | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 24 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 25 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 26 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  combined must not exceed $3,500,000.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Article. | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 5 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 6 |  held on March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 7 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 8 | subsection (p-145) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 9 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 10 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 11 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-145) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 13 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 14 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 15 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (p-150) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 17 | Komarek School District 94 may issue bonds with an aggregate  | ||||||
| 18 | principal amount not to exceed $20,800,000, but only if all of  | ||||||
| 19 | the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 21 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after March  | ||||||
| 22 |  17, 2020. | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 24 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) building and  | ||||||
| 25 |  equipping additions to, altering, repairing, equipping, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  demolishing a portion of, or improving the site of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  district's existing school building is required as a  | ||||||
| 2 |  result of the age and condition of the existing building  | ||||||
| 3 |  and (ii) the issuance of the bonds is authorized by a  | ||||||
| 4 |  statute that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from  | ||||||
| 5 |  the district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances, no  | ||||||
| 7 |  later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 8 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 9 |  principal amount issued in all of the bond issuances  | ||||||
| 10 |  combined may not exceed $20,800,000. | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 12 |  Article. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 14 |  only those projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 15 |  held on or after March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 16 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (p-150) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 18 | continue to refund those bonds may not be considered  | ||||||
| 19 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 20 | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, including  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 19-3, bonds issued under this subsection (p-150) and  | ||||||
| 22 | any bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds  | ||||||
| 23 | must mature within 30 years from their date of issuance.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (p-155) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 25 | Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 may issue  | ||||||
| 26 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | $40,000,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 2 | met: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) The voters of the school district approve a  | ||||||
| 4 |  proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on  | ||||||
| 5 |  March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 7 |  board determines, by resolution, that the projects set  | ||||||
| 8 |  forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and  | ||||||
| 9 |  are required because of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  school district's existing school buildings. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 12 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 13 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 14 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 15 |  combined must not exceed $40,000,000.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 17 |  Article. | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 19 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 20 |  held on March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 21 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 22 | subsection (p-155) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 23 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 24 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 25 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-155) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 26 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 2 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 3 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (p-160) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 5 | Berkeley School District 87 may issue bonds with an aggregate  | ||||||
| 6 | principal amount not to exceed $105,000,000, but only if all  | ||||||
| 7 | of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 9 |  for the bond issuance at the general primary election held  | ||||||
| 10 |  on March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 12 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) building and  | ||||||
| 13 |  equipping a school building to replace the Sunnyside  | ||||||
| 14 |  Intermediate and MacArthur Middle School buildings;  | ||||||
| 15 |  building and equipping additions to and altering,  | ||||||
| 16 |  repairing, and equipping the Riley Intermediate and  | ||||||
| 17 |  Northlake Middle School buildings; altering, repairing,  | ||||||
| 18 |  and equipping the Whittier Primary and Jefferson Primary  | ||||||
| 19 |  School buildings; improving sites; renovating  | ||||||
| 20 |  instructional spaces; providing STEM (science, technology,  | ||||||
| 21 |  engineering, and mathematics) labs; and constructing life  | ||||||
| 22 |  safety, security, and infrastructure improvements are  | ||||||
| 23 |  required to replace outdated facilities and to provide  | ||||||
| 24 |  safe spaces consistent with 21st century learning and (ii)  | ||||||
| 25 |  the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that  | ||||||
| 26 |  exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 3 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 4 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 5 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 6 |  combined must not exceed $105,000,000.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 8 |  Article. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 10 |  only those projects approved by the voters at the general  | ||||||
| 11 |  primary election held on March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 12 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 13 | subsection (p-160) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 14 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 15 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (p-165) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 17 | Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 may issue  | ||||||
| 18 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 19 | $55,000,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 20 | met: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 22 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after March  | ||||||
| 23 |  17, 2020. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 25 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the building and  | ||||||
| 26 |  equipping of an addition to the John Mills Elementary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  School building; the renovating, altering, repairing, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  equipping of the John Mills and Elmwood Elementary School  | ||||||
| 3 |  buildings; the installation of safety and security  | ||||||
| 4 |  improvements; and the improvement of school sites are  | ||||||
| 5 |  required as a result of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  district's existing school buildings and (ii) the issuance  | ||||||
| 7 |  of bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts the debt  | ||||||
| 8 |  incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 9 |  limitation. | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 11 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 12 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 13 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 14 |  combined must not exceed $55,000,000.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 16 |  Article. | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 18 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 19 |  held on or after March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 20 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (p-165) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 22 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 23 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 24 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-165) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 25 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 26 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 2 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (p-170) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 4 | Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 5 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $33,000,000,  | ||||||
| 6 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) The voters of the school district approve a  | ||||||
| 8 |  proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on  | ||||||
| 9 |  March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 11 |  board determines, by resolution, that the projects set  | ||||||
| 12 |  forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and  | ||||||
| 13 |  are required because of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  school district's existing school buildings. | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 16 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 17 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 18 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 19 |  combined must not exceed $33,000,000.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Article. | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 23 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 24 |  held on March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 25 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (p-170) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 2 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 3 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-170) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 4 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 5 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 6 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 7 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (p-175) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 9 | Schiller Park School District 81 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 10 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000, but only  | ||||||
| 11 | if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 13 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after March  | ||||||
| 14 |  17, 2020. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 16 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) building and  | ||||||
| 17 |  equipping a school building to replace the Washington  | ||||||
| 18 |  Elementary School building, installing fire suppression  | ||||||
| 19 |  systems, security systems, and federal Americans with  | ||||||
| 20 |  Disability Act of 1990 compliance measures, acquiring  | ||||||
| 21 |  land, and improving the site are required to accommodate  | ||||||
| 22 |  enrollment growth, replace an outdated facility, and  | ||||||
| 23 |  create spaces consistent with 21st century learning and  | ||||||
| 24 |  (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that  | ||||||
| 25 |  exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 26 |  statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 2 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 3 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 4 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 5 |  combined must not exceed $30,000,000.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Article. | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 9 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 10 |  held on or after March 17, 2020. | ||||||
| 11 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 12 | subsection (p-175) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 13 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 14 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 15 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-175) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 16 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 17 | within not to exceed 27 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 18 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 19 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (p-180) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 21 | Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 may issue  | ||||||
| 22 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 23 | $17,125,000, but only if all of the following conditions are  | ||||||
| 24 | met: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 26 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  6, 2021. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 3 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) building and  | ||||||
| 4 |  equipping a new school building in the City of Watseka;  | ||||||
| 5 |  altering, repairing, renovating, and equipping portions of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the existing facilities of the district; and making site  | ||||||
| 7 |  improvements is necessary because of the age and condition  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the district's existing school facilities and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 9 |  issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts  | ||||||
| 10 |  the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 11 |  statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 13 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 14 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 15 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 16 |  combined must not exceed $17,125,000. | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 18 |  Article. | ||||||
| 19 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 20 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 21 |  held on or after April 6, 2021. | ||||||
| 22 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (p-180) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 24 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 25 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 26 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-180) and any bonds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 2 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 3 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 4 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (p-185) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 6 | Field Community Consolidated School District 3 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 7 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,600,000,  | ||||||
| 8 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 10 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April  | ||||||
| 11 |  6, 2021. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 13 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) it is necessary  | ||||||
| 14 |  to alter, repair, renovate, and equip the existing  | ||||||
| 15 |  facilities of the district, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 16 |  roof replacement, lighting replacement, electrical  | ||||||
| 17 |  upgrades, restroom repairs, and gym renovations, and make  | ||||||
| 18 |  site improvements because of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  district's existing school facilities and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 20 |  issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts  | ||||||
| 21 |  the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 22 |  statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 24 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 25 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 26 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  combined must not exceed $2,600,000. | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Article. | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 5 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 6 |  held on or after April 6, 2021. | ||||||
| 7 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 8 | subsection (p-185) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 9 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 10 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 11 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-185) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 13 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 14 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 15 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (p-190) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 17 | Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 may issue  | ||||||
| 18 | bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  | ||||||
| 19 | $97,900,000, but only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 21 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after June  | ||||||
| 22 |  28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 24 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) it is necessary  | ||||||
| 25 |  to build and equip a new junior high school building,  | ||||||
| 26 |  build and equip a new transportation building, and build  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and equip additions to, renovate, and make site  | ||||||
| 2 |  improvements at the Lincoln Trail Elementary building,  | ||||||
| 3 |  Middletown Prairie Elementary building, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  Mahomet-Seymour High School building and (ii) the issuance  | ||||||
| 5 |  of bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts the debt  | ||||||
| 6 |  incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt  | ||||||
| 7 |  limitation.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 9 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 10 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 11 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 12 |  combined must not exceed $97,900,000.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 14 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 16 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 17 |  held on or after June 28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (p-190) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 20 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 21 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 22 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-190) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 23 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 24 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 25 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 26 | contrary.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (p-195) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 2 | New Berlin Community Unit School District 16 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 3 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $23,500,000,  | ||||||
| 4 | but only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 6 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after June  | ||||||
| 7 |  28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 9 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) it is necessary  | ||||||
| 10 |  to alter, repair, and equip the junior/senior high school  | ||||||
| 11 |  building, including creating new classroom, gym, and other  | ||||||
| 12 |  instructional spaces, renovating the J.V. Kirby Pretzel  | ||||||
| 13 |  Dome, improving heating, cooling, and ventilation systems,  | ||||||
| 14 |  installing school safety and security improvements,  | ||||||
| 15 |  removing asbestos, and making site improvements, and (ii)  | ||||||
| 16 |  the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that  | ||||||
| 17 |  exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 18 |  statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 20 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 21 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 22 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 23 |  combined must not exceed $23,500,000.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 25 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 2 |  held on or after June 28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 3 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 4 | subsection (p-195) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 5 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 6 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 7 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-195) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 8 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 9 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 10 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 11 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (p-200) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 13 | Highland Community Unit School District 5 may issue bonds with  | ||||||
| 14 | an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $40,000,000, but  | ||||||
| 15 | only if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 17 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after June  | ||||||
| 18 |  28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 20 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) it is necessary  | ||||||
| 21 |  to improve the sites of, build, and equip a new primary  | ||||||
| 22 |  school building and build and equip additions to and  | ||||||
| 23 |  alter, repair, and equip existing school buildings and  | ||||||
| 24 |  (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that  | ||||||
| 25 |  exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 26 |  statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 2 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 3 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 4 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 5 |  combined must not exceed $40,000,000.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 9 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 10 |  held on or after June 28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 11 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 12 | subsection (p-200) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 13 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 14 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 15 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-200) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 16 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 17 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 18 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 19 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (p-205) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 21 | Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 may issue bonds  | ||||||
| 22 | with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000,  | ||||||
| 23 | but only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 25 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after June  | ||||||
| 26 |  28, 2022.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 2 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) the projects set  | ||||||
| 3 |  forth in the proposition for the issuance of the bonds are  | ||||||
| 4 |  required because of the age, condition, or capacity of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  school district's existing school buildings and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 6 |  issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts  | ||||||
| 7 |  the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's  | ||||||
| 8 |  statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 10 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 11 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 12 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 13 |  combined must not exceed $25,000,000.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 15 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 17 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 18 |  held on or after June 28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 19 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (p-205) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 21 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 22 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 23 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-205) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 24 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 25 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 26 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (p-210) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 3 | Manhattan School District 114 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 4 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $85,000,000, but only  | ||||||
| 5 | if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 7 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after June  | ||||||
| 8 |  28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 10 |  board determines, by resolution, that the projects set  | ||||||
| 11 |  forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and  | ||||||
| 12 |  are required because of the age, condition, or capacity of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the school district's existing school buildings.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 15 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 16 |  approving the issuances of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 17 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 18 |  combined must not exceed $85,000,000.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 22 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 23 |  held on or after June 28, 2022.  | ||||||
| 24 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (p-210) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 26 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 2 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-210) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 3 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 4 | within not to exceed 30 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 5 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 6 | contrary. | ||||||
| 7 |     (p-215) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 8 | Golf Elementary School District 67 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 9 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $56,000,000, but only  | ||||||
| 10 | if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 12 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after June  | ||||||
| 13 |  28, 2022. | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 15 |  board determines, by resolution, that (i) it is necessary  | ||||||
| 16 |  to build and equip a new school building and improve the  | ||||||
| 17 |  site thereof and (ii) the issuance of bonds is authorized  | ||||||
| 18 |  by a statute that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds  | ||||||
| 19 |  from the district's statutory debt limitation. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 21 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 22 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 23 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 24 |  combined must not exceed $56,000,000. | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 26 |  Article. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 2 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 3 |  held on or after June 28, 2022. | ||||||
| 4 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 5 | subsection (p-215) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 6 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 7 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 8 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-215) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 9 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 10 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 11 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 12 | contrary. | ||||||
| 13 |     (p-220) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 14 | Joliet Public Schools District 86 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 15 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $99,500,000, but only  | ||||||
| 16 | if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) The voters of the district approve a proposition  | ||||||
| 18 |  for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April  | ||||||
| 19 |  4, 2023.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 21 |  board determines, by resolution, that the projects set  | ||||||
| 22 |  forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and  | ||||||
| 23 |  are required because of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  school district's existing school buildings.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 26 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 2 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 3 |  combined must not exceed $99,500,000.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 5 |  Article.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 7 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 8 |  held on or after April 4, 2023.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (p-220), and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 11 | continue to refund such bonds, shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 12 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation.  | ||||||
| 13 | Bonds issued under this subsection (p-220) and any bonds  | ||||||
| 14 | issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds must mature  | ||||||
| 15 | within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 16 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 17 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (p-225) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 19 | Union Ridge School District 86 may issue bonds with an  | ||||||
| 20 | aggregate principal amount not to exceed $35,000,000, but only  | ||||||
| 21 | if all the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) The voters of the school district approve a  | ||||||
| 23 |  proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on  | ||||||
| 24 |  or after March 19, 2024. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 26 |  board determines, by resolution, that the projects set  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and  | ||||||
| 2 |  are required because of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  school district's existing school buildings. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 5 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 6 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 7 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 8 |  combined must not exceed $35,000,000. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 10 |  Article. | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 12 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 13 |  held on or after March 19, 2024. | ||||||
| 14 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 15 | subsection (p-225) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 16 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 17 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limit     | ||||||
| 18 | limitation. Bonds issued under this subsection (p-225) and any  | ||||||
| 19 | bonds issued issue to refund or continue to refund such bonds  | ||||||
| 20 | must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date,  | ||||||
| 21 | notwithstanding any other law, including Section 19-3 of this  | ||||||
| 22 | Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (p-230) In addition to all other authority to issue bonds,  | ||||||
| 24 | Bethel School District 82 may issue bonds with an aggregate  | ||||||
| 25 | principal amount not to exceed $3,975,000, but only if all the  | ||||||
| 26 | following conditions are met: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) The voters of the school district approve a  | ||||||
| 2 |  proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on  | ||||||
| 3 |  or after March 19, 2024. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school  | ||||||
| 5 |  board determines, by resolution, that the projects set  | ||||||
| 6 |  forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and  | ||||||
| 7 |  are required because of the age and condition of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  school district's existing school buildings. | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) The bonds are issued, in one or more issuances,  | ||||||
| 10 |  not later than 5 years after the date of the referendum  | ||||||
| 11 |  approving the issuance of the bonds, but the aggregate  | ||||||
| 12 |  principal amount issued in all such bond issuances  | ||||||
| 13 |  combined must not exceed $3,975,000. | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) The bonds are issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 15 |  Article. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) The proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish  | ||||||
| 17 |  only the projects approved by the voters at an election  | ||||||
| 18 |  held on or after March 19, 2024. | ||||||
| 19 |     The debt incurred on any bonds issued under this  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (p-230) and on any bonds issued to refund or  | ||||||
| 21 | continue to refund such bonds shall not be considered  | ||||||
| 22 | indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limit     | ||||||
| 23 | limitation. Bonds issued under this subsection (p-230) and any  | ||||||
| 24 | bonds issued issue to refund or continue to refund such bonds  | ||||||
| 25 | must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date,  | ||||||
| 26 | notwithstanding any other law, including Section 19-3 of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Code, to the contrary.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (p-235) (p-225) Notwithstanding the provisions of any  | ||||||
| 3 | other law to the contrary, debt incurred on any bonds issued  | ||||||
| 4 | under Section 19-3 of this Code and authorized by an election  | ||||||
| 5 | held on or after November 5, 2024, and on any bonds issued to  | ||||||
| 6 | refund or continue to refund such bonds, shall not be  | ||||||
| 7 | considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt  | ||||||
| 8 | limitation. Bonds issued under Section 19-3 of this Code and  | ||||||
| 9 | authorized by an election held on or after November 5, 2024,     | ||||||
| 10 | and any bonds issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds  | ||||||
| 11 | must mature within 30 years from their date, notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 12 | any other law, including Section 19-3 of this Code, to the  | ||||||
| 13 | contrary.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (q) A school district must notify the State Board of  | ||||||
| 15 | Education prior to issuing any form of long-term or short-term  | ||||||
| 16 | debt that will result in outstanding debt that exceeds 75% of  | ||||||
| 17 | the debt limit specified in this Section or any other  | ||||||
| 18 | provision of law.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-316, eff. 8-6-21; 102-949, eff. 5-27-22;  | ||||||
| 20 | 103-449, eff. 1-1-24; 103-591, eff. 7-1-24; 103-978, eff.  | ||||||
| 21 | 8-9-24; revised 9-25-24.)
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| 22 |     (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 21B-50. Alternative Educator Licensure Program for  | ||||||
| 24 | Teachers. | ||||||
| 25 |     (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure  | ||||||
| 2 | Program for Teachers. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for  | ||||||
| 4 | Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved  | ||||||
| 5 | to offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 6 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation  | ||||||
| 7 | and Licensure Board. | ||||||
| 8 |     The program shall be comprised of up to 3 phases: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes  | ||||||
| 10 |  instructional planning; instructional strategies,  | ||||||
| 11 |  including special education, reading, and English language  | ||||||
| 12 |  learning; classroom management; and the assessment of  | ||||||
| 13 |  students and use of data to drive instruction. | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's  | ||||||
| 15 |  assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a  | ||||||
| 16 |  co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must  | ||||||
| 17 |  hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an  | ||||||
| 18 |  alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to  | ||||||
| 19 |  enter the residency. In residency, the candidate must be  | ||||||
| 20 |  assigned an effective, fully licensed teacher by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  principal or principal equivalent to act as a mentor and  | ||||||
| 22 |  coach the candidate through residency, complete additional  | ||||||
| 23 |  program requirements that address required State and  | ||||||
| 24 |  national standards, pass the State Board's teacher  | ||||||
| 25 |  performance assessment, if required under Section 21B-30,  | ||||||
| 26 |  and be recommended by the principal or qualified  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  equivalent of a principal, as required under subsection  | ||||||
| 2 |  (d) of this Section, and the program coordinator to be  | ||||||
| 3 |  recommended for full licensure or to continue with a  | ||||||
| 4 |  second year of the residency. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's  | ||||||
| 7 |  teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or  | ||||||
| 8 |  qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection (d) of this Section, and the program  | ||||||
| 10 |  coordinator, at the end of either the first or the second  | ||||||
| 11 |  year of residency. If there is disagreement between the 2  | ||||||
| 12 |  evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness at  | ||||||
| 13 |  the end of the first year of residency, a second year of  | ||||||
| 14 |  residency shall be required. If there is disagreement  | ||||||
| 15 |  between the 2 evaluators at the end of the second year of  | ||||||
| 16 |  residency, the candidate may complete one additional year  | ||||||
| 17 |  of residency teaching under a professional development  | ||||||
| 18 |  plan developed by the principal or qualified equivalent  | ||||||
| 19 |  and the preparation program. At the completion of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  third year, a candidate must have positive evaluations and  | ||||||
| 21 |  a recommendation for full licensure from both the  | ||||||
| 22 |  principal or qualified equivalent and the program  | ||||||
| 23 |  coordinator or no Professional Educator License shall be  | ||||||
| 24 |  issued. | ||||||
| 25 |     Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to  | ||||||
| 26 | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | matter requirements established by law. | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an  | ||||||
| 3 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for up to 2 years  | ||||||
| 4 | of teaching in the public schools, including without  | ||||||
| 5 | limitation a preschool educational program under Section  | ||||||
| 6 | 2-3.71 of this Code or Section 15-30 of the Department of Early  | ||||||
| 7 | Childhood Act or charter school, or in a State-recognized  | ||||||
| 8 | nonpublic school in which the chief administrator is required  | ||||||
| 9 | to have the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public  | ||||||
| 10 | school in this State and in which a majority of the teachers  | ||||||
| 11 | are required to have the licensure necessary to be instructors  | ||||||
| 12 | in a public school in this State, but may be renewed for a  | ||||||
| 13 | third year if needed to complete the Alternative Educator  | ||||||
| 14 | Licensure Program for Teachers. The endorsement shall be  | ||||||
| 15 | issued only once to an individual who meets all of the  | ||||||
| 16 | following requirements: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college  | ||||||
| 18 |  or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) Has completed a major in the content area if  | ||||||
| 21 |  seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if  | ||||||
| 22 |  seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special  | ||||||
| 23 |  education endorsement, has completed a major in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  content area of early childhood reading, English/language  | ||||||
| 25 |  arts, mathematics, or one of the sciences. If the  | ||||||
| 26 |  individual does not have a major in a content area for any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  level of teaching, he or she must submit transcripts to  | ||||||
| 2 |  the State Board of Education to be reviewed for  | ||||||
| 3 |  equivalency. | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection  | ||||||
| 5 |  (b) of this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Has passed a content area test required for the  | ||||||
| 7 |  specific endorsement, as required under Section 21B-30 of  | ||||||
| 8 |  this Code. | ||||||
| 9 |     A candidate possessing the alternative provisional  | ||||||
| 10 | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any  | ||||||
| 11 | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school  | ||||||
| 12 | who are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if  | ||||||
| 13 | any, but a school is not required to provide these benefits  | ||||||
| 14 | during the years of residency if the candidate is serving only  | ||||||
| 15 | as a co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of  | ||||||
| 16 | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any  | ||||||
| 17 | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be  | ||||||
| 18 | counted towards tenure. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative  | ||||||
| 20 | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a  | ||||||
| 21 | school district, including without limitation a preschool  | ||||||
| 22 | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 15-30 of the Department of Early Childhood Act or  | ||||||
| 24 | charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in  | ||||||
| 25 | this State in which the chief administrator is required to  | ||||||
| 26 | have the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | school in this State and in which a majority of the teachers  | ||||||
| 2 | are required to have the licensure necessary to be instructors  | ||||||
| 3 | in a public school in this State. A recognized institution  | ||||||
| 4 | that partners with a public school district administering a  | ||||||
| 5 | preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this  | ||||||
| 6 | Code or Section 15-30 of the Department of Early Childhood Act  | ||||||
| 7 | must require a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates  | ||||||
| 8 | in the program. A recognized institution that partners with an  | ||||||
| 9 | eligible entity administering a preschool educational program  | ||||||
| 10 | under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or Section 15-30 of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Early Childhood Act and that is not a public  | ||||||
| 12 | school district must require a principal or qualified  | ||||||
| 13 | equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates  | ||||||
| 14 | in the program. The program presented for approval by the  | ||||||
| 15 | State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that  | ||||||
| 16 | are to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during  | ||||||
| 17 | the one-year or 2-year residency period and if the residency  | ||||||
| 18 | period is to be less than 2 years in length, assurances from  | ||||||
| 19 | the partner school districts to provide intensive mentoring  | ||||||
| 20 | and supports through at least the end of the second full year  | ||||||
| 21 | of teaching for educators who completed the Alternative  | ||||||
| 22 | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers in less than 2 years.  | ||||||
| 23 | These supports must, at a minimum, provide additional contact  | ||||||
| 24 | hours with mentors during the first year of residency. | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) Upon completion of phases under paragraphs (1), (2),  | ||||||
| 26 | (4), and, if needed, (3) in subsection (b) of this Section and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | all assessments required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, an  | ||||||
| 2 | individual shall receive a Professional Educator License. | ||||||
| 3 |     (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the  | ||||||
| 4 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such  | ||||||
| 5 | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the  | ||||||
| 6 | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-488, eff. 8-4-23;  | ||||||
| 8 | 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-780, eff.  | ||||||
| 9 | 8-2-24; revised 8-12-24.)
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| 10 |     (105 ILCS 5/22-94) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 22-94. Employment history review. | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) This Section applies to all permanent and temporary  | ||||||
| 13 | positions for employment with a school or a contractor of a  | ||||||
| 14 | school involving direct contact with children or students. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) In this Section: | ||||||
| 16 |     "Contractor" means firms holding contracts with any school  | ||||||
| 17 | including, but not limited to, food service workers, school  | ||||||
| 18 | bus drivers and other transportation employees, who have  | ||||||
| 19 | direct contact with children or students. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Direct contact with children or students" means the  | ||||||
| 21 | possibility of care, supervision, guidance, or control of  | ||||||
| 22 | children or students or routine interaction with children or  | ||||||
| 23 | students. | ||||||
| 24 |     "School" means a public or nonpublic elementary or  | ||||||
| 25 | secondary school. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Sexual misconduct" has the meaning ascribed to it in  | ||||||
| 2 | subsection (c) of Section 22-85.5 of this Code. | ||||||
| 3 |     (c) Prior to hiring an applicant to work directly with  | ||||||
| 4 | children or students, a school or contractor must ensure that  | ||||||
| 5 | the following criteria are met: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) the school or contractor has no knowledge or  | ||||||
| 7 |  information pertaining to the applicant that would  | ||||||
| 8 |  disqualify the applicant from employment; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) the applicant swears or affirms that the applicant  | ||||||
| 10 |  is not disqualified from employment; | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) using the template developed by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Education, the applicant provides all of the following: | ||||||
| 13 |             (A) a list, including the name, address, telephone  | ||||||
| 14 |  number, and other relevant contact information of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  following: | ||||||
| 16 |                 (i) the applicant's current employer; | ||||||
| 17 |                 (ii) all former employers of the applicant  | ||||||
| 18 |  that were schools or school contractors, as well  | ||||||
| 19 |  as all former employers at which the applicant had  | ||||||
| 20 |  direct contact with children or students; | ||||||
| 21 |             (B) A written authorization that consents to and  | ||||||
| 22 |  authorizes disclosure by the applicant's current and  | ||||||
| 23 |  former employers under subparagraph (A) of this  | ||||||
| 24 |  paragraph (3) of the information requested under  | ||||||
| 25 |  paragraph (4) of this subsection (c) and the release  | ||||||
| 26 |  of related records and that releases those employers  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  from any liability that may arise from such disclosure  | ||||||
| 2 |  or release of records pursuant to subsection (e). | ||||||
| 3 |             (C) A written statement of whether the applicant: | ||||||
| 4 |                 (i) has been the subject of a sexual  | ||||||
| 5 |  misconduct allegation, unless a subsequent  | ||||||
| 6 |  investigation resulted in a finding that the  | ||||||
| 7 |  allegation was false, unfounded, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  unsubstantiated; | ||||||
| 9 |                 (ii) has ever been discharged from, been asked  | ||||||
| 10 |  to resign from, resigned from, or otherwise been  | ||||||
| 11 |  separated from any employment, has ever been  | ||||||
| 12 |  disciplined by an employer, or has ever had an  | ||||||
| 13 |  employment contract not renewed due to an  | ||||||
| 14 |  adjudication or finding of sexual misconduct or  | ||||||
| 15 |  while an allegation of sexual misconduct was  | ||||||
| 16 |  pending or under investigation, unless the  | ||||||
| 17 |  investigation resulted in a finding that the  | ||||||
| 18 |  allegation was false, unfounded, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  unsubstantiated; or | ||||||
| 20 |                 (iii) has ever had a license or certificate  | ||||||
| 21 |  suspended, surrendered, or revoked or had an  | ||||||
| 22 |  application for licensure, approval, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  endorsement denied due to an adjudication or  | ||||||
| 24 |  finding of sexual misconduct or while an  | ||||||
| 25 |  allegation of sexual misconduct was pending or  | ||||||
| 26 |  under investigation, unless the investigation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  resulted in a finding that the allegation was  | ||||||
| 2 |  false, unfounded, or unsubstantiated. | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) The school or contractor shall initiate a review  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the employment history of the applicant by contacting  | ||||||
| 5 |  those employers listed by the applicant under subparagraph  | ||||||
| 6 |  (A) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (c) and, using the  | ||||||
| 7 |  template developed by the State Board of Education,  | ||||||
| 8 |  request all of the following information: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) the dates of employment of the applicant; | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) a statement as to whether the applicant: | ||||||
| 11 |                 (i) has been the subject of a sexual  | ||||||
| 12 |  misconduct allegation, unless a subsequent  | ||||||
| 13 |  investigation resulted in a finding that the  | ||||||
| 14 |  allegation was false, unfounded, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  unsubstantiated; | ||||||
| 16 |                 (ii) was discharged from, was asked to resign  | ||||||
| 17 |  from, resigned from, or was otherwise separated  | ||||||
| 18 |  from any employment, was disciplined by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  employer, or had an employment contract not  | ||||||
| 20 |  renewed due to an adjudication or finding of  | ||||||
| 21 |  sexual misconduct or while an allegation of sexual  | ||||||
| 22 |  misconduct was pending or under investigation,  | ||||||
| 23 |  unless the investigation resulted in a finding  | ||||||
| 24 |  that the allegation was false, unfounded, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  unsubstantiated; or | ||||||
| 26 |                 (iii) has ever had a license or certificate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  suspended, surrendered, or revoked due to an  | ||||||
| 2 |  adjudication or finding of sexual misconduct or  | ||||||
| 3 |  while an allegation of sexual misconduct was  | ||||||
| 4 |  pending or under investigation, unless the  | ||||||
| 5 |  investigation resulted in a finding that the  | ||||||
| 6 |  allegation was false, unfounded, or  | ||||||
| 7 |  unsubstantiated. | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) The template shall include the following  | ||||||
| 9 |  option: if the employer does not have records or  | ||||||
| 10 |  evidence regarding the questions in items (i) through  | ||||||
| 11 |  (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (c), the employer may state that there is  | ||||||
| 13 |  no knowledge of information pertaining to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  applicant that would disqualify the applicant from  | ||||||
| 15 |  employment. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) For applicants licensed by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Education, the school district, charter school, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  nonpublic school shall verify the applicant's reported  | ||||||
| 19 |  previous employers with previous employers in the State  | ||||||
| 20 |  Board of Education's educator licensure database to ensure  | ||||||
| 21 |  accuracy. | ||||||
| 22 |     (d) An applicant who provides false information or  | ||||||
| 23 | willfully fails to disclose information required in subsection  | ||||||
| 24 | (c) shall be subject to discipline, up to and including  | ||||||
| 25 | termination or denial of employment. | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) No later than 20 days after receiving a request for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | information required under paragraph (4) of subsection (c), an  | ||||||
| 2 | employer who has or had an employment relationship with the  | ||||||
| 3 | applicant shall disclose the information requested. If the  | ||||||
| 4 | employer has an office of human resources or a central office,  | ||||||
| 5 | information shall be provided by that office. The employer who  | ||||||
| 6 | has or had an employment relationship with the applicant shall  | ||||||
| 7 | disclose the information on the template developed by the  | ||||||
| 8 | State Board of Education. For any affirmative response to  | ||||||
| 9 | items (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4)  | ||||||
| 10 | or subsection (c), the employer who has or had an employment  | ||||||
| 11 | relationship with the applicant shall provide additional  | ||||||
| 12 | information about the matters disclosed and all related  | ||||||
| 13 | records. | ||||||
| 14 |     A school shall complete the template at time of separation  | ||||||
| 15 | from employment, or at the request of the employee, and  | ||||||
| 16 | maintain it as part of the employee's personnel file. If the  | ||||||
| 17 | school completes an investigation after an employee's  | ||||||
| 18 | separation from employment, the school shall update the  | ||||||
| 19 | information accordingly. | ||||||
| 20 |     Information received under this Section shall not be  | ||||||
| 21 | deemed a public record. | ||||||
| 22 |     A school or contractor who receives information under this  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (e) may use the information for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 24 | evaluating an applicant's fitness to be hired or for continued  | ||||||
| 25 | employment and may report the information, as appropriate, to  | ||||||
| 26 | the State Board of Education, a State licensing agency, a law  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | enforcement agency, a child protective services agency,  | ||||||
| 2 | another school or contractor, or a prospective employer. | ||||||
| 3 |     An employer, school, school administrator, or contractor  | ||||||
| 4 | who provides information or records about a current or former  | ||||||
| 5 | employee or applicant under this Section is immune from  | ||||||
| 6 | criminal and civil liability for the disclosure of the  | ||||||
| 7 | information or records, unless the information or records  | ||||||
| 8 | provided were knowingly false. This immunity shall be in  | ||||||
| 9 | addition to and not a limitation on any other immunity  | ||||||
| 10 | provided by law or any absolute or conditional privileges  | ||||||
| 11 | applicable to the disclosure by virtue of the circumstances or  | ||||||
| 12 | the applicant's consent to the disclosure and shall extent to  | ||||||
| 13 | any circumstances when the employer, school, school  | ||||||
| 14 | administrator, or contractor in good faith shares findings of  | ||||||
| 15 | sexual misconduct with another employer. | ||||||
| 16 |     Unless the laws of another state prevent the release of  | ||||||
| 17 | the information or records requested or disclosure is  | ||||||
| 18 | restricted by the terms of a contract entered into prior to  | ||||||
| 19 | July 1, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-702) this  | ||||||
| 20 | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, and  | ||||||
| 21 | notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary,  | ||||||
| 22 | an employer, school, school administrator, contractor, or  | ||||||
| 23 | applicant shall report and disclose, in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 24 | Section, all relevant information, records, and documentation  | ||||||
| 25 | that may otherwise be confidential. | ||||||
| 26 |     (f) A school or contractor may not hire an applicant who  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | does not provide the information required under subsection (c)  | ||||||
| 2 | for a position involving direct contact with children or  | ||||||
| 3 | students. | ||||||
| 4 |     (g) Beginning on July 1, 2023 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 5 | Public Act 102-702) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General  | ||||||
| 6 | Assembly, a school or contractor may not enter into a  | ||||||
| 7 | collective bargaining agreement, an employment contract, an  | ||||||
| 8 | agreement for resignation or termination, a severance  | ||||||
| 9 | agreement, or any other contract or agreement or take any  | ||||||
| 10 | action that: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) has the effect of suppressing information  | ||||||
| 12 |  concerning a pending investigation or a completed  | ||||||
| 13 |  investigation in which an allegation was substantiated  | ||||||
| 14 |  related to a report of suspected sexual misconduct by a  | ||||||
| 15 |  current or former employee; | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) affects the ability of the school or contractor to  | ||||||
| 17 |  report suspected sexual misconduct to the appropriate  | ||||||
| 18 |  authorities; or | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) requires the school or contractor to expunge  | ||||||
| 20 |  information about allegations or findings of suspected  | ||||||
| 21 |  sexual misconduct from any documents maintained by the  | ||||||
| 22 |  school or contractor, unless, after an investigation, an  | ||||||
| 23 |  allegation is found to be false, unfounded, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  unsubstantiated. | ||||||
| 25 |     (h) Any provision of an employment contract or agreement  | ||||||
| 26 | for resignation or termination or a severance agreement that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | is executed, amended, or entered into on or after July 1, 2023  | ||||||
| 2 | (the effective date of Public Act 102-702) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 3 | of the 102nd General Assembly and that is contrary to this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section is void and unenforceable. | ||||||
| 5 |     (i) For substitute employees, all of the following apply: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) The employment history review required by this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section is required only prior to the initial hiring of a  | ||||||
| 8 |  substitute employee or placement on a school's approved  | ||||||
| 9 |  substitute list and shall remain valid as long as the  | ||||||
| 10 |  substitute employee continues to be employed by the same  | ||||||
| 11 |  school or remains on the school's approved substitute  | ||||||
| 12 |  list. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) A substitute employee seeking to be added to  | ||||||
| 14 |  another school's substitute list shall undergo an  | ||||||
| 15 |  additional employment history review under this Section.  | ||||||
| 16 |  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3) of this  | ||||||
| 17 |  subsection (i) or in subsection (k), the appearance of a  | ||||||
| 18 |  substitute employee on one school's substitute list does  | ||||||
| 19 |  not relieve another school from compliance with this  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) An employment history review conducted upon  | ||||||
| 22 |  initial hiring of a substitute employee by a contractor or  | ||||||
| 23 |  any other entity that furnishes substitute staffing  | ||||||
| 24 |  services to schools shall satisfy the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section for all schools using the services of that  | ||||||
| 26 |  contractor or other entity. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) A contractor or any other entity furnishing  | ||||||
| 2 |  substitute staffing services to schools shall comply with  | ||||||
| 3 |  paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (j). | ||||||
| 4 |     (j) For employees of contractors, all of the following  | ||||||
| 5 | apply: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) The employment history review required by this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section shall be performed, either at the time of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  initial hiring of an employee or prior to the assignment  | ||||||
| 9 |  of an existing employee to perform work for a school in a  | ||||||
| 10 |  position involving direct contact with children or  | ||||||
| 11 |  students. The review shall remain valid as long as the  | ||||||
| 12 |  employee remains employed by the same contractor, even if  | ||||||
| 13 |  assigned to perform work for other schools. | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) A contractor shall maintain records documenting  | ||||||
| 15 |  employment history reviews for all employees as required  | ||||||
| 16 |  by this Section and, upon request, shall provide a school  | ||||||
| 17 |  for whom an employee is assigned to perform work access to  | ||||||
| 18 |  the records pertaining to that employee. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Prior to assigning an employee to perform work for  | ||||||
| 20 |  a school in a position involving direct contact with  | ||||||
| 21 |  children or students, the contractor shall inform the  | ||||||
| 22 |  school of any instance known to the contractor in which  | ||||||
| 23 |  the employee: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) has been the subject of a sexual misconduct  | ||||||
| 25 |  allegation unless a subsequent investigation resulted  | ||||||
| 26 |  in a finding that the allegation was false, unfounded,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or unsubstantiated; | ||||||
| 2 |             (B) has ever been discharged, been asked to resign  | ||||||
| 3 |  from, resigned from, or otherwise been separated from  | ||||||
| 4 |  any employment, been removed from a substitute list,  | ||||||
| 5 |  been disciplined by an employer, or had an employment  | ||||||
| 6 |  contract not renewed due to an adjudication or finding  | ||||||
| 7 |  of sexual misconduct or while an allegation of sexual  | ||||||
| 8 |  misconduct was pending or under investigation, unless  | ||||||
| 9 |  the investigation resulted in a finding that the  | ||||||
| 10 |  allegation was false, unfounded, or unsubstantiated;  | ||||||
| 11 |  or | ||||||
| 12 |             (C) has ever had a license or certificate  | ||||||
| 13 |  suspended, surrendered, or revoked due to an  | ||||||
| 14 |  adjudication or finding of sexual misconduct or while  | ||||||
| 15 |  an allegation of sexual misconduct was pending or  | ||||||
| 16 |  under investigation, unless the investigation resulted  | ||||||
| 17 |  in a finding that the allegation was false, unfounded,  | ||||||
| 18 |  or unsubstantiated. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) The contractor may not assign an employee to  | ||||||
| 20 |  perform work for a school in a position involving direct  | ||||||
| 21 |  contact with children or students if the school objects to  | ||||||
| 22 |  the assignment after being informed of an instance listed  | ||||||
| 23 |  in paragraph (3). | ||||||
| 24 |     (k) An applicant who has undergone an employment history  | ||||||
| 25 | review under this Section and seeks to transfer to or provide  | ||||||
| 26 | services to another school in the same school district,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | diocese, or religious jurisdiction, or to another school  | ||||||
| 2 | established and supervised by the same organization is not  | ||||||
| 3 | required to obtain additional reports under this Section  | ||||||
| 4 | before transferring. | ||||||
| 5 |     (l) Nothing in this Section shall be construed: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) to prevent a prospective employer from conducting  | ||||||
| 7 |  further investigations of prospective employees or from  | ||||||
| 8 |  requiring applicants to provide additional background  | ||||||
| 9 |  information or authorizations beyond what is required  | ||||||
| 10 |  under this Section, nor to prevent a current or former  | ||||||
| 11 |  employer from disclosing more information than what is  | ||||||
| 12 |  required under this Section; | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) to relieve a school, school employee, contractor  | ||||||
| 14 |  of the school, or agent of the school from any legal  | ||||||
| 15 |  responsibility to report sexual misconduct in accordance  | ||||||
| 16 |  with State and federal reporting requirements; | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) to relieve a school, school employee, contractor  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the school, or agent of the school from any legal  | ||||||
| 19 |  responsibility to implement the provisions of Section 7926  | ||||||
| 20 |  of Chapter 20 of the United States Code; or | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) to prohibit the right of the exclusive bargaining  | ||||||
| 22 |  representative under a collective bargaining agreement to  | ||||||
| 23 |  grieve and arbitrate the validity of an employee's  | ||||||
| 24 |  termination or discipline for just cause. | ||||||
| 25 |     (m) The State Board of Education shall develop the  | ||||||
| 26 | templates required under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (c). | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-702, eff. 7-1-23; revised 7-17-24.)
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| 3 |     (105 ILCS 5/24-4.1)    (from Ch. 122, par. 24-4.1) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 24-4.1. Residence requirements.) Residency within any  | ||||||
| 5 | school district shall not be considered in determining the  | ||||||
| 6 | employment or the compensation of a teacher or whether to  | ||||||
| 7 | retain, promote, assign, or transfer that teacher.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 82-381; revised 10-16-24.)
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| 9 |     (105 ILCS 5/24A-2.5) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 24A-2.5. Definitions. In this Article: | ||||||
| 11 |     "Evaluator" means: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) an administrator qualified under Section 24A-3; or | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) other individuals qualified under Section 24A-3,  | ||||||
| 14 |  provided that, if such other individuals are in the  | ||||||
| 15 |  bargaining unit of a district's teachers, the district and  | ||||||
| 16 |  the exclusive bargaining representative of that unit must  | ||||||
| 17 |  agree to those individuals evaluating other bargaining  | ||||||
| 18 |  unit members. | ||||||
| 19 |     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in item (2) of  | ||||||
| 20 | this definition, a school district operating under Article 34  | ||||||
| 21 | of this Code may require department chairs qualified under  | ||||||
| 22 | Section 24A-3 to evaluate teachers in their department or  | ||||||
| 23 | departments, provided that the school district shall bargain  | ||||||
| 24 | with the bargaining representative of its teachers over the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | impact and effects on department chairs of such a requirement. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Implementation date" means, unless otherwise specified  | ||||||
| 3 | and provided that the requirements set forth in subsection (d)  | ||||||
| 4 | of Section 24A-20 have been met: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) For school districts having 500,000 or more  | ||||||
| 6 |  inhabitants, in at least 300 schools by September 1, 2012  | ||||||
| 7 |  and in the remaining schools by September 1, 2013. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) For school districts having less than 500,000  | ||||||
| 9 |  inhabitants and receiving a Race to the Top Grant or  | ||||||
| 10 |  School Improvement Grant after January 15, 2010 (the  | ||||||
| 11 |  effective date of Public Act 96-861) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the 96th General Assembly, the date specified in those  | ||||||
| 13 |  grants for implementing an evaluation system for teachers  | ||||||
| 14 |  and principals incorporating student growth as a  | ||||||
| 15 |  significant factor. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) For the lowest performing 20% percent of remaining  | ||||||
| 17 |  school districts having less than 500,000 inhabitants  | ||||||
| 18 |  (with the measure of and school year or years used for  | ||||||
| 19 |  school district performance to be determined by the State  | ||||||
| 20 |  Superintendent of Education at a time determined by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  State Superintendent), September 1, 2015. | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) For all other school districts having less than  | ||||||
| 23 |  500,000 inhabitants, September 1, 2016. | ||||||
| 24 |     Notwithstanding items (3) and (4) of this definition, a  | ||||||
| 25 | school district and the exclusive bargaining representative of  | ||||||
| 26 | its teachers may jointly agree in writing to an earlier  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | implementation date, provided that such date must not be  | ||||||
| 2 | earlier than September 1, 2013. The written agreement of the  | ||||||
| 3 | district and the exclusive bargaining representative must be  | ||||||
| 4 | transmitted to the State Board of Education.  | ||||||
| 5 |     "Race to the Top Grant" means a grant made by the Secretary  | ||||||
| 6 | of the U.S. Department of Education for the program first  | ||||||
| 7 | funded pursuant to paragraph (2) of Section 14006(a) of the  | ||||||
| 8 | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. | ||||||
| 9 |     "School Improvement Grant" means a grant made by the  | ||||||
| 10 | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to  | ||||||
| 11 | Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 96-861, eff. 1-15-10; 97-8, eff. 6-13-11;  | ||||||
| 13 | revised 7-17-24.)
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| 14 |     (105 ILCS 5/24A-5)    (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 24A-5. Content of evaluation plans. This Section does  | ||||||
| 16 | not apply to teachers assigned to schools identified in an  | ||||||
| 17 | agreement entered into between the board of a school district  | ||||||
| 18 | operating under Article 34 of this Code and the exclusive  | ||||||
| 19 | representative of the district's teachers in accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 34-85c of this Code.  | ||||||
| 21 |     Each school district to which this Article applies shall  | ||||||
| 22 | establish a teacher evaluation plan which ensures that each  | ||||||
| 23 | teacher in contractual continued service is evaluated at least  | ||||||
| 24 | once in the course of every 2 or 3 school years as provided in  | ||||||
| 25 | this Section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Each school district shall establish a teacher evaluation  | ||||||
| 2 | plan that ensures that: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) each teacher not in contractual continued service  | ||||||
| 4 |  is evaluated at least once every school year; and | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) except as otherwise provided in this Section, each  | ||||||
| 6 |  teacher in contractual continued service is evaluated at  | ||||||
| 7 |  least once in the course of every 2 school years. However,  | ||||||
| 8 |  any teacher in contractual continued service whose  | ||||||
| 9 |  performance is rated as either "needs improvement" or  | ||||||
| 10 |  "unsatisfactory" must be evaluated at least once in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  school year following the receipt of such rating. | ||||||
| 12 |     No later than September 1, 2022, each school district must  | ||||||
| 13 | establish a teacher evaluation plan that ensures that each  | ||||||
| 14 | teacher in contractual continued service whose performance is  | ||||||
| 15 | rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is evaluated at  | ||||||
| 16 | least once in the course of the 3 school years after receipt of  | ||||||
| 17 | the rating and implement an informal teacher observation plan  | ||||||
| 18 | established by agency rule and by agreement of the joint  | ||||||
| 19 | committee established under subsection (b) of Section 24A-4 of  | ||||||
| 20 | this Code that ensures that each teacher in contractual  | ||||||
| 21 | continued service whose performance is rated as either  | ||||||
| 22 | "excellent" or "proficient" is informally observed at least  | ||||||
| 23 | once in the course of the 2 school years after receipt of the  | ||||||
| 24 | rating.  | ||||||
| 25 |     For the 2022-2023 school year only, if the Governor has  | ||||||
| 26 | declared a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act,  | ||||||
| 2 | a school district may waive the evaluation requirement of all  | ||||||
| 3 | teachers in contractual continued service whose performances  | ||||||
| 4 | were rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" during the  | ||||||
| 5 | last school year in which the teachers were evaluated under  | ||||||
| 6 | this Section. | ||||||
| 7 |     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  | ||||||
| 8 | or any other Section of this Code, a principal shall not be  | ||||||
| 9 | prohibited from evaluating any teachers within a school during  | ||||||
| 10 | his or her first year as principal of such school. If a  | ||||||
| 11 | first-year principal exercises this option in a school  | ||||||
| 12 | district where the evaluation plan provides for a teacher in  | ||||||
| 13 | contractual continued service to be evaluated once in the  | ||||||
| 14 | course of every 2 or 3 school years, as applicable, then a new  | ||||||
| 15 | 2-year or 3-year evaluation plan must be established.  | ||||||
| 16 |     The evaluation plan shall comply with the requirements of  | ||||||
| 17 | this Section and of any rules adopted by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 18 | Education pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
| 19 |     The plan shall include a description of each teacher's  | ||||||
| 20 | duties and responsibilities and of the standards to which that  | ||||||
| 21 | teacher is expected to conform, and shall include at least the  | ||||||
| 22 | following components: | ||||||
| 23 |         (a) personal observation of the teacher in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  classroom by the evaluator, unless the teacher has no  | ||||||
| 25 |  classroom duties. | ||||||
| 26 |         (b) consideration of the teacher's attendance,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  planning, instructional methods, classroom management,  | ||||||
| 2 |  where relevant, and competency in the subject matter  | ||||||
| 3 |  taught. | ||||||
| 4 |         (c) by no later than the applicable implementation  | ||||||
| 5 |  date, consideration of student growth as a significant  | ||||||
| 6 |  factor in the rating of the teacher's performance. | ||||||
| 7 |         (d) prior to September 1, 2012, rating of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  performance of teachers in contractual continued service  | ||||||
| 9 |  as either:  | ||||||
| 10 |             (i) "excellent", "satisfactory" or  | ||||||
| 11 |  "unsatisfactory"; or | ||||||
| 12 |             (ii) "excellent", "proficient", "needs  | ||||||
| 13 |  improvement" or "unsatisfactory". | ||||||
| 14 |         (e) on and after September 1, 2012, rating of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  performance of all teachers as "excellent", "proficient",  | ||||||
| 16 |  "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory". | ||||||
| 17 |         (f) specification as to the teacher's strengths and  | ||||||
| 18 |  weaknesses, with supporting reasons for the comments made. | ||||||
| 19 |         (g) inclusion of a copy of the evaluation in the  | ||||||
| 20 |  teacher's personnel file and provision of a copy to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  teacher. | ||||||
| 22 |         (h) within 30 school days after the completion of an  | ||||||
| 23 |  evaluation rating a teacher in contractual continued  | ||||||
| 24 |  service as "needs improvement", development by the  | ||||||
| 25 |  evaluator, in consultation with the teacher, and taking  | ||||||
| 26 |  into account the teacher's ongoing on-going professional  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  responsibilities including his or her regular teaching  | ||||||
| 2 |  assignments, of a professional development plan directed  | ||||||
| 3 |  to the areas that need improvement and any supports that  | ||||||
| 4 |  the district will provide to address the areas identified  | ||||||
| 5 |  as needing improvement. | ||||||
| 6 |         (i) within 30 school days after completion of an  | ||||||
| 7 |  evaluation rating a teacher in contractual continued  | ||||||
| 8 |  service as "unsatisfactory", development and commencement  | ||||||
| 9 |  by the district of a remediation plan designed to correct  | ||||||
| 10 |  deficiencies cited, provided the deficiencies are deemed  | ||||||
| 11 |  remediable. In all school districts the remediation plan  | ||||||
| 12 |  for unsatisfactory, tenured teachers shall provide for 90  | ||||||
| 13 |  school days of remediation within the classroom, unless an  | ||||||
| 14 |  applicable collective bargaining agreement provides for a  | ||||||
| 15 |  shorter duration. In all school districts evaluations  | ||||||
| 16 |  issued pursuant to this Section shall be issued within 10  | ||||||
| 17 |  days after the conclusion of the respective remediation  | ||||||
| 18 |  plan. However, the school board or other governing  | ||||||
| 19 |  authority of the district shall not lose jurisdiction to  | ||||||
| 20 |  discharge a teacher in the event the evaluation is not  | ||||||
| 21 |  issued within 10 days after the conclusion of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  respective remediation plan. | ||||||
| 23 |         (j) participation in the remediation plan by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  teacher in contractual continued service rated  | ||||||
| 25 |  "unsatisfactory", an evaluator and a consulting teacher  | ||||||
| 26 |  selected by the evaluator of the teacher who was rated  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  "unsatisfactory", which consulting teacher is an  | ||||||
| 2 |  educational employee as defined in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  Educational Labor Relations Act, has at least 5 years'  | ||||||
| 4 |  teaching experience, and a reasonable familiarity with the  | ||||||
| 5 |  assignment of the teacher being evaluated, and who  | ||||||
| 6 |  received an "excellent" rating on his or her most recent  | ||||||
| 7 |  evaluation. Where no teachers who meet these criteria are  | ||||||
| 8 |  available within the district, the district shall request  | ||||||
| 9 |  and the applicable regional office of education shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  supply, to participate in the remediation process, an  | ||||||
| 11 |  individual who meets these criteria. | ||||||
| 12 |         In a district having a population of less than 500,000  | ||||||
| 13 |  with an exclusive bargaining agent, the bargaining agent  | ||||||
| 14 |  may, if it so chooses, supply a roster of qualified  | ||||||
| 15 |  teachers from whom the consulting teacher is to be  | ||||||
| 16 |  selected. That roster shall, however, contain the names of  | ||||||
| 17 |  at least 5 teachers, each of whom meets the criteria for  | ||||||
| 18 |  consulting teacher with regard to the teacher being  | ||||||
| 19 |  evaluated, or the names of all teachers so qualified if  | ||||||
| 20 |  that number is less than 5. In the event of a dispute as to  | ||||||
| 21 |  qualification, the State Board shall determine  | ||||||
| 22 |  qualification. | ||||||
| 23 |         (k) a mid-point and final evaluation by an evaluator  | ||||||
| 24 |  during and at the end of the remediation period,  | ||||||
| 25 |  immediately following receipt of a remediation plan  | ||||||
| 26 |  provided for under subsections (i) and (j) of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section. Each evaluation shall assess the teacher's  | ||||||
| 2 |  performance during the time period since the prior  | ||||||
| 3 |  evaluation; provided that the last evaluation shall also  | ||||||
| 4 |  include an overall evaluation of the teacher's performance  | ||||||
| 5 |  during the remediation period. A written copy of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  evaluations and ratings, in which any deficiencies in  | ||||||
| 7 |  performance and recommendations for correction are  | ||||||
| 8 |  identified, shall be provided to and discussed with the  | ||||||
| 9 |  teacher within 10 school days after the date of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  evaluation, unless an applicable collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 11 |  agreement provides to the contrary. These subsequent  | ||||||
| 12 |  evaluations shall be conducted by an evaluator. The  | ||||||
| 13 |  consulting teacher shall provide advice to the teacher  | ||||||
| 14 |  rated "unsatisfactory" on how to improve teaching skills  | ||||||
| 15 |  and to successfully complete the remediation plan. The  | ||||||
| 16 |  consulting teacher shall participate in developing the  | ||||||
| 17 |  remediation plan, but the final decision as to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  evaluation shall be done solely by the evaluator, unless  | ||||||
| 19 |  an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides to  | ||||||
| 20 |  the contrary. Evaluations at the conclusion of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  remediation process shall be separate and distinct from  | ||||||
| 22 |  the required annual evaluations of teachers and shall not  | ||||||
| 23 |  be subject to the guidelines and procedures relating to  | ||||||
| 24 |  those annual evaluations. The evaluator may but is not  | ||||||
| 25 |  required to use the forms provided for the annual  | ||||||
| 26 |  evaluation of teachers in the district's evaluation plan. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (l) reinstatement to the evaluation schedule set forth  | ||||||
| 2 |  in the district's evaluation plan for any teacher in  | ||||||
| 3 |  contractual continued service who achieves a rating equal  | ||||||
| 4 |  to or better than "satisfactory" or "proficient" in the  | ||||||
| 5 |  school year following a rating of "needs improvement" or  | ||||||
| 6 |  "unsatisfactory". | ||||||
| 7 |         (m) dismissal in accordance with subsection (d) of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 24-12 or Section 24-16.5 or 34-85 of this Code of  | ||||||
| 9 |  any teacher who fails to complete any applicable  | ||||||
| 10 |  remediation plan with a rating equal to or better than a  | ||||||
| 11 |  "satisfactory" or "proficient" rating. Districts and  | ||||||
| 12 |  teachers subject to dismissal hearings are precluded from  | ||||||
| 13 |  compelling the testimony of consulting teachers at such  | ||||||
| 14 |  hearings under subsection (d) of Section 24-12 or Section  | ||||||
| 15 |  24-16.5 or 34-85 of this Code, either as to the rating  | ||||||
| 16 |  process or for opinions of performances by teachers under  | ||||||
| 17 |  remediation. | ||||||
| 18 |         (n) After the implementation date of an evaluation  | ||||||
| 19 |  system for teachers in a district as specified in Section  | ||||||
| 20 |  24A-2.5 of this Code, if a teacher in contractual  | ||||||
| 21 |  continued service successfully completes a remediation  | ||||||
| 22 |  plan following a rating of "unsatisfactory" in an overall  | ||||||
| 23 |  performance evaluation received after the foregoing  | ||||||
| 24 |  implementation date and receives a subsequent rating of  | ||||||
| 25 |  "unsatisfactory" in any of the teacher's overall  | ||||||
| 26 |  performance evaluation ratings received during the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  36-month period following the teacher's completion of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  remediation plan, then the school district may forgo  | ||||||
| 3 |  remediation and seek dismissal in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (d) of Section 24-12 or Section 34-85 of this  | ||||||
| 5 |  Code.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (o) Teachers who are due to be evaluated in the last  | ||||||
| 7 |  year before they are set to retire shall be offered the  | ||||||
| 8 |  opportunity to waive their evaluation and to retain their  | ||||||
| 9 |  most recent rating, unless the teacher was last rated as  | ||||||
| 10 |  "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory". The school  | ||||||
| 11 |  district may still reserve the right to evaluate a teacher  | ||||||
| 12 |  provided the district gives notice to the teacher at least  | ||||||
| 13 |  14 days before the evaluation and a reason for evaluating  | ||||||
| 14 |  the teacher.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Nothing in this Section or Section 24A-4 shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | construed as preventing immediate dismissal of a teacher for  | ||||||
| 17 | deficiencies which are deemed irremediable or for actions  | ||||||
| 18 | which are injurious to or endanger the health or person of  | ||||||
| 19 | students in the classroom or school, or preventing the  | ||||||
| 20 | dismissal or non-renewal of teachers not in contractual  | ||||||
| 21 | continued service for any reason not prohibited by applicable  | ||||||
| 22 | employment, labor, and civil rights laws. Failure to strictly  | ||||||
| 23 | comply with the time requirements contained in Section 24A-5  | ||||||
| 24 | shall not invalidate the results of the remediation plan. | ||||||
| 25 |     Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,  | ||||||
| 26 | supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 2 | Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of  | ||||||
| 3 | Public Act 97-8.  | ||||||
| 4 |     If the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public  | ||||||
| 5 | health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | Emergency Management Agency Act that suspends in-person  | ||||||
| 7 | instruction, the timelines in this Section connected to the  | ||||||
| 8 | commencement and completion of any remediation plan are  | ||||||
| 9 | waived. Except if the parties mutually agree otherwise and the  | ||||||
| 10 | agreement is in writing, any remediation plan that had been in  | ||||||
| 11 | place for more than 45 days prior to the suspension of  | ||||||
| 12 | in-person instruction shall resume when in-person instruction  | ||||||
| 13 | resumes and any remediation plan that had been in place for  | ||||||
| 14 | fewer than 45 days prior to the suspension of in-person  | ||||||
| 15 | instruction shall be discontinued and a new remediation period  | ||||||
| 16 | shall begin when in-person instruction resumes. The  | ||||||
| 17 | requirements of this paragraph apply regardless of whether  | ||||||
| 18 | they are included in a school district's teacher evaluation  | ||||||
| 19 | plan.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 102-252, eff. 1-1-22; 102-729, eff. 5-6-22;  | ||||||
| 21 | 103-85, eff. 6-9-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 8-8-24.)
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| 22 |     (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 27-23.17. Workplace Readiness Week. | ||||||
| 24 |     (a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, all public  | ||||||
| 25 | high schools, including charter schools, may designate and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | annually observe a week known as "Workplace Readiness Week".  | ||||||
| 2 | During that week, students shall be provided information on  | ||||||
| 3 | their rights as workers. The topics covered shall include, but  | ||||||
| 4 | are not limited to, local, State, and federal laws regarding  | ||||||
| 5 | each of the following areas and shall include the labor  | ||||||
| 6 | movement's role in winning the protections and benefits  | ||||||
| 7 | described in those areas: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) Prohibitions against misclassification of  | ||||||
| 9 |  employees as independent contractors. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) Child labor. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) Wage and hour protections. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) Worker safety. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) Workers' compensation. | ||||||
| 14 |         (6) Unemployment insurance. | ||||||
| 15 |         (7) Paid sick leave and paid family leave. | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) The right to organize a union in the workplace. | ||||||
| 17 |         (9) Prohibitions against retaliation by employers when  | ||||||
| 18 |  workers exercise their rights as workers or any other  | ||||||
| 19 |  rights guaranteed by law.  | ||||||
| 20 |     During Workplace Readiness Week, students shall also be  | ||||||
| 21 | provided information introducing them to State-approved  | ||||||
| 22 | apprenticeship programs, how to access them, the variety of  | ||||||
| 23 | programs available, and how they can provide an alternative  | ||||||
| 24 | career path for those students who choose not to attend a  | ||||||
| 25 | traditional higher education program.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) If a school observes Workplace Readiness Week under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Section, then, for students in grades 11 and 12, the  | ||||||
| 2 | information required to be provided in subsection (a) shall be  | ||||||
| 3 | integrated into the regular school program but may also be  | ||||||
| 4 | provided during special events after regular school hours.  | ||||||
| 5 | Integration into the regular school program is encouraged, but  | ||||||
| 6 | not required, to occur during Workplace Readiness Week.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-598, eff. 7-1-24.)
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| 8 |     (105 ILCS 5/27-23.18) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 27-23.18 27-23.17. Relaxation activities. Each school  | ||||||
| 10 | district may provide to students, in addition to and not  | ||||||
| 11 | substituting recess, at least 20 minutes a week of relaxation  | ||||||
| 12 | activities to enhance the mental and physical health of  | ||||||
| 13 | students as part of the school day. Relaxation activities may  | ||||||
| 14 | include, but are not limited to, mindful-based movements,  | ||||||
| 15 | yoga, stretching, meditation, breathing exercises, guided  | ||||||
| 16 | relaxation techniques, quiet time, walking, in-person  | ||||||
| 17 | conversation, and other stress-relieving activities. A school  | ||||||
| 18 | district may partner with public and private community  | ||||||
| 19 | organizations to provide relaxation activities. These  | ||||||
| 20 | activities may take place in a physical education class,  | ||||||
| 21 | social-emotional learning class, or student-support or  | ||||||
| 22 | advisory class or as a part of another similar class,  | ||||||
| 23 | including a new class. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-764, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 1 |     (105 ILCS 5/27A-5) | ||||||
| 2 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-466) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,  | ||||||
| 5 | nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter  | ||||||
| 6 | school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit  | ||||||
| 7 | corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity  | ||||||
| 8 | authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) A charter school may be established under this Article  | ||||||
| 10 | by creating a new school or by converting an existing public  | ||||||
| 11 | school or attendance center to charter school status. In all  | ||||||
| 12 | new applications to establish a charter school in a city  | ||||||
| 13 | having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the  | ||||||
| 14 | charter school shall be limited to one campus. This limitation  | ||||||
| 15 | does not apply to charter schools existing or approved on or  | ||||||
| 16 | before April 16, 2003. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b-5) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by  | ||||||
| 19 | its board of directors or other governing body in the manner  | ||||||
| 20 | provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter  | ||||||
| 21 | school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and  | ||||||
| 22 | the Open Meetings Act. A charter school's board of directors  | ||||||
| 23 | or other governing body must include at least one parent or  | ||||||
| 24 | guardian of a pupil currently enrolled in the charter school  | ||||||
| 25 | who may be selected through the charter school or a charter  | ||||||
| 26 | network election, appointment by the charter school's board of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | directors or other governing body, or by the charter school's  | ||||||
| 2 | Parent Teacher Organization or its equivalent.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 or within the first  | ||||||
| 4 | year of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter  | ||||||
| 5 | school's board of directors or other governing body shall  | ||||||
| 6 | complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development  | ||||||
| 7 | leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient  | ||||||
| 8 | familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and  | ||||||
| 9 | responsibilities, including financial oversight and  | ||||||
| 10 | accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and  | ||||||
| 11 | school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information  | ||||||
| 12 | Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education  | ||||||
| 13 | and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a  | ||||||
| 14 | voting member of a charter school's board of directors or  | ||||||
| 15 | other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of  | ||||||
| 16 | professional development training in these same areas. The  | ||||||
| 17 | training under this subsection may be provided or certified by  | ||||||
| 18 | a statewide charter school membership association or may be  | ||||||
| 19 | provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by  | ||||||
| 20 | the State Board.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular  | ||||||
| 22 | health and safety requirement" means any health and safety  | ||||||
| 23 | requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,  | ||||||
| 24 | preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for  | ||||||
| 25 | students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or  | ||||||
| 26 | prevent threats to the health and safety of students and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety  | ||||||
| 2 | requirement" does not include any course of study or  | ||||||
| 3 | specialized instructional requirement for which the State  | ||||||
| 4 | Board has established goals and learning standards or which is  | ||||||
| 5 | designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students  | ||||||
| 6 | to master and apply as an outcome of their education. | ||||||
| 7 |     A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular  | ||||||
| 8 | health and safety requirements applicable to public schools  | ||||||
| 9 | under the laws of the State of Illinois. The State Board shall  | ||||||
| 10 | promulgate and post on its Internet website a list of  | ||||||
| 11 | non-curricular health and safety requirements that a charter  | ||||||
| 12 | school must meet. The list shall be updated annually no later  | ||||||
| 13 | than September 1. Any charter contract between a charter  | ||||||
| 14 | school and its authorizer must contain a provision that  | ||||||
| 15 | requires the charter school to follow the list of all  | ||||||
| 16 | non-curricular health and safety requirements promulgated by  | ||||||
| 17 | the State Board and any non-curricular health and safety  | ||||||
| 18 | requirements added by the State Board to such list during the  | ||||||
| 19 | term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d) precludes  | ||||||
| 20 | an authorizer from including non-curricular health and safety  | ||||||
| 21 | requirements in a charter school contract that are not  | ||||||
| 22 | contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,  | ||||||
| 23 | including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the  | ||||||
| 24 | authorizing local school board.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a  | ||||||
| 26 | charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,  | ||||||
| 2 | instructional materials, and student activities. | ||||||
| 3 |     (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the  | ||||||
| 4 | management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but  | ||||||
| 5 | not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each  | ||||||
| 6 | charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an  | ||||||
| 7 | outside, independent contractor retained by the charter  | ||||||
| 8 | school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter  | ||||||
| 9 | school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer  | ||||||
| 10 | in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.  | ||||||
| 11 | To ensure financial accountability for the use of public  | ||||||
| 12 | funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each  | ||||||
| 13 | charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State  | ||||||
| 14 | Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the  | ||||||
| 15 | charter school filed that year with the federal Internal  | ||||||
| 16 | Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper  | ||||||
| 17 | financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may  | ||||||
| 18 | require quarterly financial statements from each charter  | ||||||
| 19 | school.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of  | ||||||
| 21 | this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,  | ||||||
| 22 | all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public  | ||||||
| 23 | schools that pertain to special education and the instruction  | ||||||
| 24 | of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is  | ||||||
| 25 | exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code  | ||||||
| 26 | governing public schools and local school board policies;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | however, a charter school is not exempt from the following: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code  | ||||||
| 3 |  regarding criminal history records checks and checks of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer  | ||||||
| 5 |  and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants  | ||||||
| 6 |  for employment; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 22-100, 24-24, 34-19,  | ||||||
| 8 |  and 34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students; | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees  | ||||||
| 10 |  Tort Immunity Act; | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit  | ||||||
| 12 |  Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of  | ||||||
| 13 |  officers, directors, employees, and agents; | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act; | ||||||
| 15 |         (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code; | ||||||
| 17 |         (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act; | ||||||
| 18 |         (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school  | ||||||
| 19 |  report cards; | ||||||
| 20 |         (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act; | ||||||
| 21 |         (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying  | ||||||
| 22 |  prevention; | ||||||
| 23 |         (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student  | ||||||
| 24 |  discipline reporting; | ||||||
| 25 |         (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code; | ||||||
| 26 |         (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code; | ||||||
| 2 |         (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code; | ||||||
| 3 |         (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code; | ||||||
| 5 |         (17) the Seizure Smart School Act; | ||||||
| 6 |         (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code; | ||||||
| 7 |         (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code; | ||||||
| 8 |         (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code; | ||||||
| 9 |         (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code; | ||||||
| 10 |         (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;  | ||||||
| 11 |         (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code; | ||||||
| 12 |         (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code; | ||||||
| 13 |         (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 14 |         (27) subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section  | ||||||
| 15 |  10-20.56 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 16 |         (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 17 |         (29) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (30) Section 28-19.2 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (31) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; | ||||||
| 20 |         (32) Section 22-85.10 of this Code; | ||||||
| 21 |         (33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 22 |         (34) Section 22-95 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; | ||||||
| 24 |         (36) the Illinois Human Rights Act; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (37) Section 2-3.204 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (g) is declaratory of existing law. | ||||||
| 2 |     (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a  | ||||||
| 3 | school district, the governing body of a State college or  | ||||||
| 4 | university or public community college, or any other public or  | ||||||
| 5 | for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a  | ||||||
| 6 | school building and grounds or any other real property or  | ||||||
| 7 | facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert  | ||||||
| 8 | for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and  | ||||||
| 9 | maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,  | ||||||
| 10 | activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required  | ||||||
| 11 | to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.  | ||||||
| 12 | Except as provided in subsection (i) of this Section, a school  | ||||||
| 13 | district may charge a charter school reasonable rent for the  | ||||||
| 14 | use of the district's buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any  | ||||||
| 15 | services for which a charter school contracts with a school  | ||||||
| 16 | district shall be provided by the district at cost. Any  | ||||||
| 17 | services for which a charter school contracts with a local  | ||||||
| 18 | school board or with the governing body of a State college or  | ||||||
| 19 | university or public community college shall be provided by  | ||||||
| 20 | the public entity at cost. | ||||||
| 21 |     (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established  | ||||||
| 22 | by converting an existing school or attendance center to  | ||||||
| 23 | charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is  | ||||||
| 24 | deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter  | ||||||
| 25 | agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other  | ||||||
| 26 | costs for the operation and maintenance of school district  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | facilities that are used by the charter school shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | subject to negotiation between the charter school and the  | ||||||
| 3 | local school board and shall be set forth in the charter. | ||||||
| 4 |     (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age  | ||||||
| 5 | or grade level. | ||||||
| 6 |     (k) If the charter school is authorized by the State  | ||||||
| 7 | Board, then the charter school is its own local education  | ||||||
| 8 | agency.  | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157, eff. 7-1-22;  | ||||||
| 10 | 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21; 102-522, eff.  | ||||||
| 11 | 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21;  | ||||||
| 12 | 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702, eff. 7-1-23; 102-805, eff.  | ||||||
| 13 | 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175,  | ||||||
| 14 | eff. 6-30-23; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 15 | 103-641, eff. 7-1-24; 103-806, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-9-24.)
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-466) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,  | ||||||
| 19 | nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter  | ||||||
| 20 | school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit  | ||||||
| 21 | corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity  | ||||||
| 22 | authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) A charter school may be established under this Article  | ||||||
| 24 | by creating a new school or by converting an existing public  | ||||||
| 25 | school or attendance center to charter school status. In all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | new applications to establish a charter school in a city  | ||||||
| 2 | having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the  | ||||||
| 3 | charter school shall be limited to one campus. This limitation  | ||||||
| 4 | does not apply to charter schools existing or approved on or  | ||||||
| 5 | before April 16, 2003. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b-5) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by  | ||||||
| 8 | its board of directors or other governing body in the manner  | ||||||
| 9 | provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter  | ||||||
| 10 | school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and  | ||||||
| 11 | the Open Meetings Act. A charter school's board of directors  | ||||||
| 12 | or other governing body must include at least one parent or  | ||||||
| 13 | guardian of a pupil currently enrolled in the charter school  | ||||||
| 14 | who may be selected through the charter school or a charter  | ||||||
| 15 | network election, appointment by the charter school's board of  | ||||||
| 16 | directors or other governing body, or by the charter school's  | ||||||
| 17 | Parent Teacher Organization or its equivalent.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 or within the first  | ||||||
| 19 | year of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter  | ||||||
| 20 | school's board of directors or other governing body shall  | ||||||
| 21 | complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development  | ||||||
| 22 | leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient  | ||||||
| 23 | familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and  | ||||||
| 24 | responsibilities, including financial oversight and  | ||||||
| 25 | accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and  | ||||||
| 26 | school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education  | ||||||
| 2 | and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a  | ||||||
| 3 | voting member of a charter school's board of directors or  | ||||||
| 4 | other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of  | ||||||
| 5 | professional development training in these same areas. The  | ||||||
| 6 | training under this subsection may be provided or certified by  | ||||||
| 7 | a statewide charter school membership association or may be  | ||||||
| 8 | provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by  | ||||||
| 9 | the State Board.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular  | ||||||
| 11 | health and safety requirement" means any health and safety  | ||||||
| 12 | requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,  | ||||||
| 13 | preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for  | ||||||
| 14 | students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or  | ||||||
| 15 | prevent threats to the health and safety of students and  | ||||||
| 16 | school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety  | ||||||
| 17 | requirement" does not include any course of study or  | ||||||
| 18 | specialized instructional requirement for which the State  | ||||||
| 19 | Board has established goals and learning standards or which is  | ||||||
| 20 | designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students  | ||||||
| 21 | to master and apply as an outcome of their education. | ||||||
| 22 |     A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular  | ||||||
| 23 | health and safety requirements applicable to public schools  | ||||||
| 24 | under the laws of the State of Illinois. The State Board shall  | ||||||
| 25 | promulgate and post on its Internet website a list of  | ||||||
| 26 | non-curricular health and safety requirements that a charter  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | school must meet. The list shall be updated annually no later  | ||||||
| 2 | than September 1. Any charter contract between a charter  | ||||||
| 3 | school and its authorizer must contain a provision that  | ||||||
| 4 | requires the charter school to follow the list of all  | ||||||
| 5 | non-curricular health and safety requirements promulgated by  | ||||||
| 6 | the State Board and any non-curricular health and safety  | ||||||
| 7 | requirements added by the State Board to such list during the  | ||||||
| 8 | term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d) precludes  | ||||||
| 9 | an authorizer from including non-curricular health and safety  | ||||||
| 10 | requirements in a charter school contract that are not  | ||||||
| 11 | contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,  | ||||||
| 12 | including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the  | ||||||
| 13 | authorizing local school board.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a  | ||||||
| 15 | charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a  | ||||||
| 16 | charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,  | ||||||
| 17 | instructional materials, and student activities. | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the  | ||||||
| 19 | management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but  | ||||||
| 20 | not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each  | ||||||
| 21 | charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an  | ||||||
| 22 | outside, independent contractor retained by the charter  | ||||||
| 23 | school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter  | ||||||
| 24 | school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer  | ||||||
| 25 | in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.  | ||||||
| 26 | To ensure financial accountability for the use of public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each  | ||||||
| 2 | charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State  | ||||||
| 3 | Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the  | ||||||
| 4 | charter school filed that year with the federal Internal  | ||||||
| 5 | Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper  | ||||||
| 6 | financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may  | ||||||
| 7 | require quarterly financial statements from each charter  | ||||||
| 8 | school.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of  | ||||||
| 10 | this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,  | ||||||
| 11 | all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public  | ||||||
| 12 | schools that pertain to special education and the instruction  | ||||||
| 13 | of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is  | ||||||
| 14 | exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code  | ||||||
| 15 | governing public schools and local school board policies;  | ||||||
| 16 | however, a charter school is not exempt from the following: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code  | ||||||
| 18 |  regarding criminal history records checks and checks of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer  | ||||||
| 20 |  and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants  | ||||||
| 21 |  for employment; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 22-100, 24-24, 34-19,  | ||||||
| 23 |  and 34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students; | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees  | ||||||
| 25 |  Tort Immunity Act; | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of  | ||||||
| 2 |  officers, directors, employees, and agents; | ||||||
| 3 |         (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act; | ||||||
| 4 |         (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code; | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act; | ||||||
| 7 |         (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school  | ||||||
| 8 |  report cards; | ||||||
| 9 |         (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act; | ||||||
| 10 |         (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying  | ||||||
| 11 |  prevention; | ||||||
| 12 |         (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student  | ||||||
| 13 |  discipline reporting; | ||||||
| 14 |         (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code; | ||||||
| 15 |         (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code; | ||||||
| 16 |         (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code; | ||||||
| 17 |         (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code; | ||||||
| 18 |         (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code; | ||||||
| 20 |         (17) the Seizure Smart School Act; | ||||||
| 21 |         (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code; | ||||||
| 22 |         (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code; | ||||||
| 23 |         (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code; | ||||||
| 24 |         (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code; | ||||||
| 25 |         (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;  | ||||||
| 26 |         (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |         (24) Article 26A of this Code; | ||||||
| 2 |         (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code; | ||||||
| 3 |         (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (27) subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section  | ||||||
| 5 |  10-20.56 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (29) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 8 |         (30) Section 28-19.2 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 9 |         (31) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; | ||||||
| 10 |         (32) Section 22-85.10 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 11 |         (33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 12 |         (34) Section 22-95 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 13 |         (35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; | ||||||
| 14 |         (36) the Illinois Human Rights Act; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (37) Section 2-3.204 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |     The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection  | ||||||
| 17 | (g) is declaratory of existing law. | ||||||
| 18 |     (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a  | ||||||
| 19 | school district, the governing body of a State college or  | ||||||
| 20 | university or public community college, or any other public or  | ||||||
| 21 | for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a  | ||||||
| 22 | school building and grounds or any other real property or  | ||||||
| 23 | facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert  | ||||||
| 24 | for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and  | ||||||
| 25 | maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,  | ||||||
| 26 | activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.  | ||||||
| 2 | Except as provided in subsection (i) of this Section, a school  | ||||||
| 3 | district may charge a charter school reasonable rent for the  | ||||||
| 4 | use of the district's buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any  | ||||||
| 5 | services for which a charter school contracts with a school  | ||||||
| 6 | district shall be provided by the district at cost. Any  | ||||||
| 7 | services for which a charter school contracts with a local  | ||||||
| 8 | school board or with the governing body of a State college or  | ||||||
| 9 | university or public community college shall be provided by  | ||||||
| 10 | the public entity at cost. | ||||||
| 11 |     (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established  | ||||||
| 12 | by converting an existing school or attendance center to  | ||||||
| 13 | charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is  | ||||||
| 14 | deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter  | ||||||
| 15 | agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other  | ||||||
| 16 | costs for the operation and maintenance of school district  | ||||||
| 17 | facilities that are used by the charter school shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | subject to negotiation between the charter school and the  | ||||||
| 19 | local school board and shall be set forth in the charter. | ||||||
| 20 |     (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age  | ||||||
| 21 | or grade level. | ||||||
| 22 |     (k) If the charter school is authorized by the State  | ||||||
| 23 | Board, then the charter school is its own local education  | ||||||
| 24 | agency.  | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157, eff. 7-1-22;  | ||||||
| 26 | 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21; 102-466, eff.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 7-1-25; 102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676,  | ||||||
| 2 | eff. 12-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702, eff. 7-1-23;  | ||||||
| 3 | 102-805, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff.  | ||||||
| 4 | 6-30-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-605,  | ||||||
| 5 | eff. 7-1-24; 103-641, eff. 7-1-24; 103-806, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 6 | revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (105 ILCS 5/34-18)    (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 34-18. Powers of the board. The board shall exercise  | ||||||
| 9 | general supervision and jurisdiction over the public education  | ||||||
| 10 | and the public school system of the city, and, except as  | ||||||
| 11 | otherwise provided by this Article, shall have power: | ||||||
| 12 |         1. To make suitable provision for the establishment  | ||||||
| 13 |  and maintenance throughout the year or for such portion  | ||||||
| 14 |  thereof as it may direct, not less than 9 months and in  | ||||||
| 15 |  compliance with Section 10-19.05, of schools of all grades  | ||||||
| 16 |  and kinds, including normal schools, high schools, night  | ||||||
| 17 |  schools, schools for defectives and delinquents, parental  | ||||||
| 18 |  and truant schools, schools for the blind, the deaf, and  | ||||||
| 19 |  persons with physical disabilities, schools or classes in  | ||||||
| 20 |  manual training, constructural and vocational teaching,  | ||||||
| 21 |  domestic arts, and physical culture, vocation and  | ||||||
| 22 |  extension schools and lecture courses, and all other  | ||||||
| 23 |  educational courses and facilities, including  | ||||||
| 24 |  establishing, equipping, maintaining and operating  | ||||||
| 25 |  playgrounds and recreational programs, when such programs  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  are conducted in, adjacent to, or connected with any  | ||||||
| 2 |  public school under the general supervision and  | ||||||
| 3 |  jurisdiction of the board; provided that the calendar for  | ||||||
| 4 |  the school term and any changes must be submitted to and  | ||||||
| 5 |  approved by the State Board of Education before the  | ||||||
| 6 |  calendar or changes may take effect, and provided that in  | ||||||
| 7 |  allocating funds from year to year for the operation of  | ||||||
| 8 |  all attendance centers within the district, the board  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall ensure that supplemental general State aid or  | ||||||
| 10 |  supplemental grant funds are allocated and applied in  | ||||||
| 11 |  accordance with Section 18-8, 18-8.05, or 18-8.15. To  | ||||||
| 12 |  admit to such schools without charge foreign exchange  | ||||||
| 13 |  students who are participants in an organized exchange  | ||||||
| 14 |  student program which is authorized by the board. The  | ||||||
| 15 |  board shall permit all students to enroll in  | ||||||
| 16 |  apprenticeship programs in trade schools operated by the  | ||||||
| 17 |  board, whether those programs are union-sponsored or not.  | ||||||
| 18 |  No student shall be refused admission into or be excluded  | ||||||
| 19 |  from any course of instruction offered in the common  | ||||||
| 20 |  schools by reason of that student's sex. No student shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  be denied equal access to physical education and  | ||||||
| 22 |  interscholastic athletic programs supported from school  | ||||||
| 23 |  district funds or denied participation in comparable  | ||||||
| 24 |  physical education and athletic programs solely by reason  | ||||||
| 25 |  of the student's sex. Equal access to programs supported  | ||||||
| 26 |  from school district funds and comparable programs will be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Education in consultation with the Illinois High School  | ||||||
| 3 |  Association. Notwithstanding any other provision of this  | ||||||
| 4 |  Article, neither the board of education nor any local  | ||||||
| 5 |  school council or other school official shall recommend  | ||||||
| 6 |  that children with disabilities be placed into regular  | ||||||
| 7 |  education classrooms unless those children with  | ||||||
| 8 |  disabilities are provided with supplementary services to  | ||||||
| 9 |  assist them so that they benefit from the regular  | ||||||
| 10 |  classroom instruction and are included on the teacher's  | ||||||
| 11 |  regular education class register; | ||||||
| 12 |         2. To furnish lunches to pupils, to make a reasonable  | ||||||
| 13 |  charge therefor, and to use school funds for the payment  | ||||||
| 14 |  of such expenses as the board may determine are necessary  | ||||||
| 15 |  in conducting the school lunch program; | ||||||
| 16 |         3. To co-operate with the circuit court; | ||||||
| 17 |         4. To make arrangements with the public or  | ||||||
| 18 |  quasi-public libraries and museums for the use of their  | ||||||
| 19 |  facilities by teachers and pupils of the public schools; | ||||||
| 20 |         5. To employ dentists and prescribe their duties for  | ||||||
| 21 |  the purpose of treating the pupils in the schools, but  | ||||||
| 22 |  accepting such treatment shall be optional with parents or  | ||||||
| 23 |  guardians; | ||||||
| 24 |         6. To grant the use of assembly halls and classrooms  | ||||||
| 25 |  when not otherwise needed, including light, heat, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  attendants, for free public lectures, concerts, and other  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  educational and social interests, free of charge, under  | ||||||
| 2 |  such provisions and control as the principal of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  affected attendance center may prescribe; | ||||||
| 4 |         7. To apportion the pupils to the several schools;  | ||||||
| 5 |  provided that no pupil shall be excluded from or  | ||||||
| 6 |  segregated in any such school on account of his color,  | ||||||
| 7 |  race, sex, or nationality. The board shall take into  | ||||||
| 8 |  consideration the prevention of segregation and the  | ||||||
| 9 |  elimination of separation of children in public schools  | ||||||
| 10 |  because of color, race, sex, or nationality. Except that  | ||||||
| 11 |  children may be committed to or attend parental and social  | ||||||
| 12 |  adjustment schools established and maintained either for  | ||||||
| 13 |  boys or girls only. All records pertaining to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  creation, alteration or revision of attendance areas shall  | ||||||
| 15 |  be open to the public. Nothing herein shall limit the  | ||||||
| 16 |  board's authority to establish multi-area attendance  | ||||||
| 17 |  centers or other student assignment systems for  | ||||||
| 18 |  desegregation purposes or otherwise, and to apportion the  | ||||||
| 19 |  pupils to the several schools. Furthermore, beginning in  | ||||||
| 20 |  school year 1994-95, pursuant to a board plan adopted by  | ||||||
| 21 |  October 1, 1993, the board shall offer, commencing on a  | ||||||
| 22 |  phased-in basis, the opportunity for families within the  | ||||||
| 23 |  school district to apply for enrollment of their children  | ||||||
| 24 |  in any attendance center within the school district which  | ||||||
| 25 |  does not have selective admission requirements approved by  | ||||||
| 26 |  the board. The appropriate geographical area in which such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  open enrollment may be exercised shall be determined by  | ||||||
| 2 |  the board of education. Such children may be admitted to  | ||||||
| 3 |  any such attendance center on a space available basis  | ||||||
| 4 |  after all children residing within such attendance  | ||||||
| 5 |  center's area have been accommodated. If the number of  | ||||||
| 6 |  applicants from outside the attendance area exceed the  | ||||||
| 7 |  space available, then successful applicants shall be  | ||||||
| 8 |  selected by lottery. The board of education's open  | ||||||
| 9 |  enrollment plan must include provisions that allow  | ||||||
| 10 |  low-income students to have access to transportation  | ||||||
| 11 |  needed to exercise school choice. Open enrollment shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  in compliance with the provisions of the Consent Decree  | ||||||
| 13 |  and Desegregation Plan cited in Section 34-1.01; | ||||||
| 14 |         8. To approve programs and policies for providing  | ||||||
| 15 |  transportation services to students. Nothing herein shall  | ||||||
| 16 |  be construed to permit or empower the State Board of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Education to order, mandate, or require busing or other  | ||||||
| 18 |  transportation of pupils for the purpose of achieving  | ||||||
| 19 |  racial balance in any school; | ||||||
| 20 |         9. Subject to the limitations in this Article, to  | ||||||
| 21 |  establish and approve system-wide curriculum objectives  | ||||||
| 22 |  and standards, including graduation standards, which  | ||||||
| 23 |  reflect the multi-cultural diversity in the city and are  | ||||||
| 24 |  consistent with State law, provided that for all purposes  | ||||||
| 25 |  of this Article courses or proficiency in American Sign  | ||||||
| 26 |  Language shall be deemed to constitute courses or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  proficiency in a foreign language; and to employ  | ||||||
| 2 |  principals and teachers, appointed as provided in this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Article, and fix their compensation. The board shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  prepare such reports related to minimal competency testing  | ||||||
| 5 |  as may be requested by the State Board of Education and, in  | ||||||
| 6 |  addition, shall monitor and approve special education and  | ||||||
| 7 |  bilingual education programs and policies within the  | ||||||
| 8 |  district to ensure that appropriate services are provided  | ||||||
| 9 |  in accordance with applicable State and federal laws to  | ||||||
| 10 |  children requiring services and education in those areas; | ||||||
| 11 |         10. To employ non-teaching personnel or utilize  | ||||||
| 12 |  volunteer personnel for: (i) non-teaching duties not  | ||||||
| 13 |  requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils,  | ||||||
| 14 |  including library duties; and (ii) supervising study  | ||||||
| 15 |  halls, long distance teaching reception areas used  | ||||||
| 16 |  incident to instructional programs transmitted by  | ||||||
| 17 |  electronic media such as computers, video, and audio,  | ||||||
| 18 |  detention and discipline areas, and school-sponsored  | ||||||
| 19 |  extracurricular activities. The board may further utilize  | ||||||
| 20 |  volunteer nonlicensed personnel or employ nonlicensed  | ||||||
| 21 |  personnel to assist in the instruction of pupils under the  | ||||||
| 22 |  immediate supervision of a teacher holding a valid  | ||||||
| 23 |  educator license, directly engaged in teaching subject  | ||||||
| 24 |  matter or conducting activities; provided that the teacher  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall be continuously aware of the nonlicensed persons'  | ||||||
| 26 |  activities and shall be able to control or modify them.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  The general superintendent shall determine qualifications  | ||||||
| 2 |  of such personnel and shall prescribe rules for  | ||||||
| 3 |  determining the duties and activities to be assigned to  | ||||||
| 4 |  such personnel; | ||||||
| 5 |         10.5. To utilize volunteer personnel from a regional  | ||||||
| 6 |  School Crisis Assistance Team (S.C.A.T.), created as part  | ||||||
| 7 |  of the Safe to Learn Program established pursuant to  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 25 of the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of  | ||||||
| 9 |  1995, to provide assistance to schools in times of  | ||||||
| 10 |  violence or other traumatic incidents within a school  | ||||||
| 11 |  community by providing crisis intervention services to  | ||||||
| 12 |  lessen the effects of emotional trauma on individuals and  | ||||||
| 13 |  the community; the School Crisis Assistance Team Steering  | ||||||
| 14 |  Committee shall determine the qualifications for  | ||||||
| 15 |  volunteers; | ||||||
| 16 |         11. To provide television studio facilities in not to  | ||||||
| 17 |  exceed one school building and to provide programs for  | ||||||
| 18 |  educational purposes, provided, however, that the board  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall not construct, acquire, operate, or maintain a  | ||||||
| 20 |  television transmitter; to grant the use of its studio  | ||||||
| 21 |  facilities to a licensed television station located in the  | ||||||
| 22 |  school district; and to maintain and operate not to exceed  | ||||||
| 23 |  one school radio transmitting station and provide programs  | ||||||
| 24 |  for educational purposes; | ||||||
| 25 |         12. To offer, if deemed appropriate, outdoor education  | ||||||
| 26 |  courses, including field trips within the State of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Illinois, or adjacent states, and to use school  | ||||||
| 2 |  educational funds for the expense of the said outdoor  | ||||||
| 3 |  educational programs, whether within the school district  | ||||||
| 4 |  or not; | ||||||
| 5 |         13. During that period of the calendar year not  | ||||||
| 6 |  embraced within the regular school term, to provide and  | ||||||
| 7 |  conduct courses in subject matters normally embraced in  | ||||||
| 8 |  the program of the schools during the regular school term  | ||||||
| 9 |  and to give regular school credit for satisfactory  | ||||||
| 10 |  completion by the student of such courses as may be  | ||||||
| 11 |  approved for credit by the State Board of Education; | ||||||
| 12 |         14. To insure against any loss or liability of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  board, the former School Board Nominating Commission,  | ||||||
| 14 |  Local School Councils, the Chicago Schools Academic  | ||||||
| 15 |  Accountability Council, or the former Subdistrict Councils  | ||||||
| 16 |  or of any member, officer, agent, or employee thereof,  | ||||||
| 17 |  resulting from alleged violations of civil rights arising  | ||||||
| 18 |  from incidents occurring on or after September 5, 1967 or  | ||||||
| 19 |  from the wrongful or negligent act or omission of any such  | ||||||
| 20 |  person whether occurring within or without the school  | ||||||
| 21 |  premises, provided the officer, agent, or employee was, at  | ||||||
| 22 |  the time of the alleged violation of civil rights or  | ||||||
| 23 |  wrongful act or omission, acting within the scope of his  | ||||||
| 24 |  or her employment or under direction of the board, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  former School Board Nominating Commission, the Chicago  | ||||||
| 26 |  Schools Academic Accountability Council, Local School  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Councils, or the former Subdistrict Councils; and to  | ||||||
| 2 |  provide for or participate in insurance plans for its  | ||||||
| 3 |  officers and employees, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 4 |  retirement annuities, medical, surgical and  | ||||||
| 5 |  hospitalization benefits in such types and amounts as may  | ||||||
| 6 |  be determined by the board; provided, however, that the  | ||||||
| 7 |  board shall contract for such insurance only with an  | ||||||
| 8 |  insurance company authorized to do business in this State.  | ||||||
| 9 |  Such insurance may include provision for employees who  | ||||||
| 10 |  rely on treatment by prayer or spiritual means alone for  | ||||||
| 11 |  healing, in accordance with the tenets and practice of a  | ||||||
| 12 |  recognized religious denomination; | ||||||
| 13 |         15. To contract with the corporate authorities of any  | ||||||
| 14 |  municipality or the county board of any county, as the  | ||||||
| 15 |  case may be, to provide for the regulation of traffic in  | ||||||
| 16 |  parking areas of property used for school purposes, in  | ||||||
| 17 |  such manner as is provided by Section 11-209 of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Illinois Vehicle Code; | ||||||
| 19 |         16. (a) To provide, on an equal basis, access to a high  | ||||||
| 20 |  school campus and student directory information to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of  | ||||||
| 22 |  Illinois and the United States for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 23 |  informing students of the educational and career  | ||||||
| 24 |  opportunities available in the military if the board has  | ||||||
| 25 |  provided such access to persons or groups whose purpose is  | ||||||
| 26 |  to acquaint students with educational or occupational  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  opportunities available to them. The board is not required  | ||||||
| 2 |  to give greater notice regarding the right of access to  | ||||||
| 3 |  recruiting representatives than is given to other persons  | ||||||
| 4 |  and groups. In this paragraph 16, "directory information"  | ||||||
| 5 |  means a high school student's name, address, and telephone  | ||||||
| 6 |  number. | ||||||
| 7 |         (b) If a student or his or her parent or guardian  | ||||||
| 8 |  submits a signed, written request to the high school  | ||||||
| 9 |  before the end of the student's sophomore year (or if the  | ||||||
| 10 |  student is a transfer student, by another time set by the  | ||||||
| 11 |  high school) that indicates that the student or his or her  | ||||||
| 12 |  parent or guardian does not want the student's directory  | ||||||
| 13 |  information to be provided to official recruiting  | ||||||
| 14 |  representatives under subsection (a) of this Section, the  | ||||||
| 15 |  high school may not provide access to the student's  | ||||||
| 16 |  directory information to these recruiting representatives.  | ||||||
| 17 |  The high school shall notify its students and their  | ||||||
| 18 |  parents or guardians of the provisions of this subsection  | ||||||
| 19 |  (b). | ||||||
| 20 |         (c) A high school may require official recruiting  | ||||||
| 21 |  representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the  | ||||||
| 22 |  United States to pay a fee for copying and mailing a  | ||||||
| 23 |  student's directory information in an amount that is not  | ||||||
| 24 |  more than the actual costs incurred by the high school. | ||||||
| 25 |         (d) Information received by an official recruiting  | ||||||
| 26 |  representative under this Section may be used only to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  provide information to students concerning educational and  | ||||||
| 2 |  career opportunities available in the military and may not  | ||||||
| 3 |  be released to a person who is not involved in recruiting  | ||||||
| 4 |  students for the armed forces of Illinois or the United  | ||||||
| 5 |  States; | ||||||
| 6 |         17. (a) To sell or market any computer program  | ||||||
| 7 |  developed by an employee of the school district, provided  | ||||||
| 8 |  that such employee developed the computer program as a  | ||||||
| 9 |  direct result of his or her duties with the school  | ||||||
| 10 |  district or through the utilization of school district  | ||||||
| 11 |  resources or facilities. The employee who developed the  | ||||||
| 12 |  computer program shall be entitled to share in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  proceeds of such sale or marketing of the computer  | ||||||
| 14 |  program. The distribution of such proceeds between the  | ||||||
| 15 |  employee and the school district shall be as agreed upon  | ||||||
| 16 |  by the employee and the school district, except that  | ||||||
| 17 |  neither the employee nor the school district may receive  | ||||||
| 18 |  more than 90% of such proceeds. The negotiation for an  | ||||||
| 19 |  employee who is represented by an exclusive bargaining  | ||||||
| 20 |  representative may be conducted by such bargaining  | ||||||
| 21 |  representative at the employee's request. | ||||||
| 22 |         (b) For the purpose of this paragraph 17: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) "Computer" means an internally programmed, general  | ||||||
| 24 |  purpose digital device capable of automatically accepting  | ||||||
| 25 |  data, processing data and supplying the results of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  operation. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) "Computer program" means a series of coded  | ||||||
| 2 |  instructions or statements in a form acceptable to a  | ||||||
| 3 |  computer, which causes the computer to process data in  | ||||||
| 4 |  order to achieve a certain result. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) "Proceeds" means profits derived from the  | ||||||
| 6 |  marketing or sale of a product after deducting the  | ||||||
| 7 |  expenses of developing and marketing such product; | ||||||
| 8 |         18. To delegate to the general superintendent of  | ||||||
| 9 |  schools, by resolution, the authority to approve contracts  | ||||||
| 10 |  and expenditures in amounts of $35,000 or less; | ||||||
| 11 |         19. Upon the written request of an employee, to  | ||||||
| 12 |  withhold from the compensation of that employee any dues,  | ||||||
| 13 |  payments, or contributions payable by such employee to any  | ||||||
| 14 |  labor organization as defined in the Illinois Educational  | ||||||
| 15 |  Labor Relations Act. Under such arrangement, an amount  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall be withheld from each regular payroll period which  | ||||||
| 17 |  is equal to the pro rata share of the annual dues plus any  | ||||||
| 18 |  payments or contributions, and the board shall transmit  | ||||||
| 19 |  such withholdings to the specified labor organization  | ||||||
| 20 |  within 10 working days from the time of the withholding; | ||||||
| 21 |         19a. Upon receipt of notice from the comptroller of a  | ||||||
| 22 |  municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a  | ||||||
| 23 |  county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Cook  | ||||||
| 24 |  County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 25 |  District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Chicago Transit Authority, or a housing authority of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  municipality with a population of 500,000 or more that a  | ||||||
| 2 |  debt is due and owing the municipality, the county, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Cook County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park  | ||||||
| 4 |  District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing authority by an  | ||||||
| 6 |  employee of the Chicago Board of Education, to withhold,  | ||||||
| 7 |  from the compensation of that employee, the amount of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  debt that is due and owing and pay the amount withheld to  | ||||||
| 9 |  the municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest  | ||||||
| 10 |  Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago  | ||||||
| 12 |  Transit Authority, or the housing authority; provided,  | ||||||
| 13 |  however, that the amount deducted from any one salary or  | ||||||
| 14 |  wage payment shall not exceed 25% of the net amount of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  payment. Before the Board deducts any amount from any  | ||||||
| 16 |  salary or wage of an employee under this paragraph, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve  | ||||||
| 18 |  District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan  | ||||||
| 19 |  Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority,  | ||||||
| 20 |  or the housing authority shall certify that (i) the  | ||||||
| 21 |  employee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing to  | ||||||
| 22 |  dispute the debt that is due and owing the municipality,  | ||||||
| 23 |  the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  | ||||||
| 25 |  District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing  | ||||||
| 26 |  authority and (ii) the employee has received notice of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  wage deduction order and has been afforded an opportunity  | ||||||
| 2 |  for a hearing to object to the order. For purposes of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  paragraph, "net amount" means that part of the salary or  | ||||||
| 4 |  wage payment remaining after the deduction of any amounts  | ||||||
| 5 |  required by law to be deducted and "debt due and owing"  | ||||||
| 6 |  means (i) a specified sum of money owed to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve  | ||||||
| 8 |  District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan  | ||||||
| 9 |  Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority,  | ||||||
| 10 |  or the housing authority for services, work, or goods,  | ||||||
| 11 |  after the period granted for payment has expired, or (ii)  | ||||||
| 12 |  a specified sum of money owed to the municipality, the  | ||||||
| 13 |  county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  | ||||||
| 15 |  District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing  | ||||||
| 16 |  authority pursuant to a court order or order of an  | ||||||
| 17 |  administrative hearing officer after the exhaustion of, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  the failure to exhaust, judicial review; | ||||||
| 19 |         20. The board is encouraged to employ a sufficient  | ||||||
| 20 |  number of licensed school counselors to maintain a  | ||||||
| 21 |  student/counselor ratio of 250 to 1. Each counselor shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  spend at least 75% of his work time in direct contact with  | ||||||
| 23 |  students and shall maintain a record of such time; | ||||||
| 24 |         21. To make available to students vocational and  | ||||||
| 25 |  career counseling and to establish 5 special career  | ||||||
| 26 |  counseling days for students and parents. On these days  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  representatives of local businesses and industries shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  be invited to the school campus and shall inform students  | ||||||
| 3 |  of career opportunities available to them in the various  | ||||||
| 4 |  businesses and industries. Special consideration shall be  | ||||||
| 5 |  given to counseling minority students as to career  | ||||||
| 6 |  opportunities available to them in various fields. For the  | ||||||
| 7 |  purposes of this paragraph, minority student means a  | ||||||
| 8 |  person who is any of the following: | ||||||
| 9 |         (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having  | ||||||
| 10 |  origins in any of the original peoples of North and South  | ||||||
| 11 |  America, including Central America, and who maintains  | ||||||
| 12 |  tribal affiliation or community attachment). | ||||||
| 13 |         (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 16 |  Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam). | ||||||
| 18 |         (c) Black or African American (a person having origins  | ||||||
| 19 |  in any of the black racial groups of Africa). | ||||||
| 20 |         (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,  | ||||||
| 21 |  Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish  | ||||||
| 22 |  culture or origin, regardless of race). | ||||||
| 23 |         (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a  | ||||||
| 24 |  person having origins in any of the original peoples of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands). | ||||||
| 26 |         Counseling days shall not be in lieu of regular school  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  days; | ||||||
| 2 |         22. To report to the State Board of Education the  | ||||||
| 3 |  annual student dropout rate and number of students who  | ||||||
| 4 |  graduate from, transfer from, or otherwise leave bilingual  | ||||||
| 5 |  programs; | ||||||
| 6 |         23. Except as otherwise provided in the Abused and  | ||||||
| 7 |  Neglected Child Reporting Act or other applicable State or  | ||||||
| 8 |  federal law, to permit school officials to withhold, from  | ||||||
| 9 |  any person, information on the whereabouts of any child  | ||||||
| 10 |  removed from school premises when the child has been taken  | ||||||
| 11 |  into protective custody as a victim of suspected child  | ||||||
| 12 |  abuse. School officials shall direct such person to the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Department of Children and Family Services or to the local  | ||||||
| 14 |  law enforcement agency, if appropriate; | ||||||
| 15 |         24. To develop a policy, based on the current state of  | ||||||
| 16 |  existing school facilities, projected enrollment, and  | ||||||
| 17 |  efficient utilization of available resources, for capital  | ||||||
| 18 |  improvement of schools and school buildings within the  | ||||||
| 19 |  district, addressing in that policy both the relative  | ||||||
| 20 |  priority for major repairs, renovations, and additions to  | ||||||
| 21 |  school facilities and the advisability or necessity of  | ||||||
| 22 |  building new school facilities or closing existing schools  | ||||||
| 23 |  to meet current or projected demographic patterns within  | ||||||
| 24 |  the district; | ||||||
| 25 |         25. To make available to the students in every high  | ||||||
| 26 |  school attendance center the ability to take all courses  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  necessary to comply with the Board of Higher Education's  | ||||||
| 2 |  college entrance criteria effective in 1993; | ||||||
| 3 |         26. To encourage mid-career changes into the teaching  | ||||||
| 4 |  profession, whereby qualified professionals become  | ||||||
| 5 |  licensed teachers, by allowing credit for professional  | ||||||
| 6 |  employment in related fields when determining point of  | ||||||
| 7 |  entry on the teacher pay scale; | ||||||
| 8 |         27. To provide or contract out training programs for  | ||||||
| 9 |  administrative personnel and principals with revised or  | ||||||
| 10 |  expanded duties pursuant to this Code in order to ensure  | ||||||
| 11 |  they have the knowledge and skills to perform their  | ||||||
| 12 |  duties; | ||||||
| 13 |         28. To establish a fund for the prioritized special  | ||||||
| 14 |  needs programs, and to allocate such funds and other lump  | ||||||
| 15 |  sum amounts to each attendance center in a manner  | ||||||
| 16 |  consistent with the provisions of part 4 of Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  34-2.3. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 18 |  require any additional appropriations of State funds for  | ||||||
| 19 |  this purpose; | ||||||
| 20 |         29. (Blank); | ||||||
| 21 |         30. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or  | ||||||
| 22 |  any other law to the contrary, to contract with third  | ||||||
| 23 |  parties for services otherwise performed by employees,  | ||||||
| 24 |  including those in a bargaining unit, and to lay off     | ||||||
| 25 |  layoff those employees upon 14 days' days written notice  | ||||||
| 26 |  to the affected employees. Those contracts may be for a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  period not to exceed 5 years and may be awarded on a  | ||||||
| 2 |  system-wide basis. The board may not operate more than 30  | ||||||
| 3 |  contract schools, provided that the board may operate an  | ||||||
| 4 |  additional 5 contract turnaround schools pursuant to item  | ||||||
| 5 |  (5.5) of subsection (d) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code,  | ||||||
| 6 |  and the governing bodies of contract schools are subject  | ||||||
| 7 |  to the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act; | ||||||
| 8 |         31. To promulgate rules establishing procedures  | ||||||
| 9 |  governing the layoff or reduction in force of employees  | ||||||
| 10 |  and the recall of such employees, including, but not  | ||||||
| 11 |  limited to, criteria for such layoffs, reductions in force  | ||||||
| 12 |  or recall rights of such employees and the weight to be  | ||||||
| 13 |  given to any particular criterion. Such criteria shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  take into account factors, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 15 |  qualifications, certifications, experience, performance  | ||||||
| 16 |  ratings or evaluations, and any other factors relating to  | ||||||
| 17 |  an employee's job performance; | ||||||
| 18 |         32. To develop a policy to prevent nepotism in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  hiring of personnel or the selection of contractors; | ||||||
| 20 |         33. (Blank); and | ||||||
| 21 |         34. To establish a Labor Management Council to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  board comprised of representatives of the board, the chief  | ||||||
| 23 |  executive officer, and those labor organizations that are  | ||||||
| 24 |  the exclusive representatives of employees of the board  | ||||||
| 25 |  and to promulgate policies and procedures for the  | ||||||
| 26 |  operation of the Council. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The specifications of the powers herein granted are not to  | ||||||
| 2 | be construed as exclusive, but the board shall also exercise  | ||||||
| 3 | all other powers that may be requisite or proper for the  | ||||||
| 4 | maintenance and the development of a public school system, not  | ||||||
| 5 | inconsistent with the other provisions of this Article or  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions of this Code which apply to all school districts. | ||||||
| 7 |     In addition to the powers herein granted and authorized to  | ||||||
| 8 | be exercised by the board, it shall be the duty of the board to  | ||||||
| 9 | review or to direct independent reviews of special education  | ||||||
| 10 | expenditures and services. The board shall file a report of  | ||||||
| 11 | such review with the General Assembly on or before May 1, 1990. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 13 | 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-8, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-17-24.)
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| 14 |     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.68) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 34-18.68. Chicago Board of Education Non-Citizen  | ||||||
| 16 | Advisory Board. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) The Chicago Board of Education Non-Citizen Diversity     | ||||||
| 18 | Advisory Board is created to provide non-citizen students with  | ||||||
| 19 | maximum opportunity for success during their elementary and  | ||||||
| 20 | secondary education experience. | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) The Chicago Board of Education Non-Citizen Advisory  | ||||||
| 22 | Board is composed of individuals appointed by the Mayor to  | ||||||
| 23 | advise the Chicago Board of Education on, but not limited to,     | ||||||
| 24 | the following issues: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) Appropriate ways to create an equitable and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  inclusive learning environment for non-citizen students; | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) Strengthening student, parent, and guardian  | ||||||
| 3 |  privacy and confidentiality in school-related issues; | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) Establishing appropriate communication methods  | ||||||
| 5 |  between the district and non-citizen students to maximize  | ||||||
| 6 |  interactions between the student's school, parents, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  guardians; | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) Ensuring principals and other district leaders  | ||||||
| 9 |  learn and disseminate information on resources available  | ||||||
| 10 |  to non-citizen students and their families; | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) Developing appropriate methods by which  | ||||||
| 12 |  non-citizen students are encouraged and supported to  | ||||||
| 13 |  continue their education at an institution of higher  | ||||||
| 14 |  education; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) Providing the perspective of non-citizen families  | ||||||
| 16 |  and students who are affected by Board actions,  | ||||||
| 17 |  governance, policies, and procedures. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 102-177, eff. 6-1-22; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 19 |     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.85) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 34-18.85. Chicago Board of Education Black Student  | ||||||
| 21 | Achievement Committee. | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) The Chicago Board of Education Black Student  | ||||||
| 23 | Achievement Committee is created to be a standing committee of  | ||||||
| 24 | the Board with the purpose of providing Black students with  | ||||||
| 25 | the maximum opportunity for success in areas where research  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shows that there has been chronic underperformance of African  | ||||||
| 2 | American students during their elementary and secondary  | ||||||
| 3 | education experience. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) The Chicago Board of Education Black Student  | ||||||
| 5 | Achievement Committee shall be chaired by a member of the  | ||||||
| 6 | Board and shall be composed of individuals appointed by the  | ||||||
| 7 | President of the Board to help the Board shape educational  | ||||||
| 8 | policies and to: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) develop strategies and recommendations for Black  | ||||||
| 10 |  student achievement and opportunity; | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) use data to conduct an evidence-based needs  | ||||||
| 12 |  assessment to better understand needs and establish a  | ||||||
| 13 |  baseline for Black student achievement; | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) develop a strategic management plan to identify  | ||||||
| 15 |  goals, objectives, and outcomes designed to bring about  | ||||||
| 16 |  academic parity between Black children and their peers; | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) identify and track metrics and key performance  | ||||||
| 18 |  indicators that demonstrate positive movement toward  | ||||||
| 19 |  achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the  | ||||||
| 20 |  strategic management plan; and | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) prepare and provide regular progress reports to  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Board and the public.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) The Committee's membership shall be diverse in terms  | ||||||
| 24 | of skills and geography.  | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 103-584, eff. 3-18-24.)
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| 1 |     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.87) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 34-18.87 34-18.85. Automated external defibrillator;  | ||||||
| 3 | attendance centers and extracurricular activities. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) As used in this Section, "automated external  | ||||||
| 5 | defibrillator" has the meaning provided in the Automated  | ||||||
| 6 | External Defibrillator Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) The school district shall require all attendance  | ||||||
| 8 | centers to have present during the school day and during a  | ||||||
| 9 | school-sponsored extracurricular activity on school grounds at  | ||||||
| 10 | least one automated external defibrillator.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) An automated external defibrillator installed and  | ||||||
| 12 | maintained in accordance with the Physical Fitness Facility  | ||||||
| 13 | Medical Emergency Preparedness Act may be used to satisfy the  | ||||||
| 14 | requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-1019, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 16 |     (105 ILCS 5/34-22.6)    (from Ch. 122, par. 34-22.6) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 34-22.6. Issuance of bonds. For the purpose of  | ||||||
| 18 | erecting, purchasing, or otherwise acquiring buildings  | ||||||
| 19 | suitable for school houses, erecting temporary school  | ||||||
| 20 | structures, erecting additions to, repairing, rehabilitating,  | ||||||
| 21 | modernizing and replacing existing school buildings and  | ||||||
| 22 | temporary school structures, and furnishing and equipping  | ||||||
| 23 | school buildings and temporary school structures, and  | ||||||
| 24 | purchasing or otherwise acquiring and improving sites for such  | ||||||
| 25 | purposes, the board may incur an indebtedness and issue bonds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | therefor in an amount or amounts not to exceed in the aggregate  | ||||||
| 2 | $150,000,000 in addition to the bonds authorized under  | ||||||
| 3 | Sections 34-22.1, 34-22.2, 34-22.3, 34-22.4, 34-22.5, and  | ||||||
| 4 | 34-22.7. Bonds authorized under this Section may also be  | ||||||
| 5 | issued for the purposes of paying interest on such bonds,  | ||||||
| 6 | establishing reserves to secure such bonds and paying the  | ||||||
| 7 | costs of issuance of such bonds. In connection with the  | ||||||
| 8 | issuance of its bonds, the board may enter into arrangements  | ||||||
| 9 | to provide additional security and liquidity for the bonds.  | ||||||
| 10 | These may include, without limitation, municipal bond  | ||||||
| 11 | insurance, letters of credit, lines of credit by which the  | ||||||
| 12 | board may borrow funds to pay or redeem its bonds, and purchase  | ||||||
| 13 | or remarketing arrangements for assuring the ability of owners  | ||||||
| 14 | of the board's bonds to sell or to have redeemed their bonds.  | ||||||
| 15 | The board may enter into contracts and may agree to pay fees to  | ||||||
| 16 | persons providing such arrangements, including from bond  | ||||||
| 17 | proceeds but only under circumstances in which the total  | ||||||
| 18 | interest paid or to be paid on the bonds, together with the  | ||||||
| 19 | fees for the arrangements (being treated as if interest),  | ||||||
| 20 | would not, taken together, cause the bonds to bear interest,  | ||||||
| 21 | calculated to their absolute maturity, at a rate in excess of  | ||||||
| 22 | the maximum rate allowed by law. | ||||||
| 23 |     The resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of  | ||||||
| 24 | its bonds may provide that interest rates may vary from time to  | ||||||
| 25 | time depending upon criteria established by the board, which  | ||||||
| 26 | may include, without limitation, a variation in interest rates  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | as may be necessary to cause bonds to be remarketable from time  | ||||||
| 2 | to time at a price equal to their principal amount, and may  | ||||||
| 3 | provide for appointment of a national banking association,  | ||||||
| 4 | bank, trust company, investment banker, or other financial  | ||||||
| 5 | institution to serve as a remarketing agent in that  | ||||||
| 6 | connection. The resolution of the board authorizing the  | ||||||
| 7 | issuance of its bonds may provide that alternative interest  | ||||||
| 8 | rates or provisions will apply during such times as the bonds  | ||||||
| 9 | are held by a person providing a letter of credit or other  | ||||||
| 10 | credit enhancement arrangement for those bonds. The Board may  | ||||||
| 11 | use proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized under this  | ||||||
| 12 | Section to pay the cost of obtaining such municipal bond  | ||||||
| 13 | insurance, letter of credit, or other credit facilities. Bonds  | ||||||
| 14 | may also be issued under this Section to pay the cost of  | ||||||
| 15 | refunding any bonds issued under this Section, including prior  | ||||||
| 16 | to their maturity. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or  | ||||||
| 17 | rates not to exceed the maximum annual rate provided for in  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 2 of the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 19 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 20 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 21 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 22 | now or hereafter amended, and, if issued at such maximum  | ||||||
| 23 | annual rate, shall be sold for not less than par and accrued  | ||||||
| 24 | interest. If any of the bonds are issued to bear interest at a  | ||||||
| 25 | rate of less than such maximum annual rate the minimum price at  | ||||||
| 26 | which they may be sold shall be such that the interest cost to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the board on the proceeds of the bonds shall not exceed such  | ||||||
| 2 | maximum annual rate computed to stated maturity according to  | ||||||
| 3 | standard tables of bond values. | ||||||
| 4 |     Whenever the board desires to issue bonds as authorized in  | ||||||
| 5 | this Section, it shall adopt a resolution designating the  | ||||||
| 6 | purpose for which the proceeds of the bonds are to be expended  | ||||||
| 7 | and fixing the amount of the bonds proposed to be issued, the  | ||||||
| 8 | maturity or maturities thereof, and optional provisions, if  | ||||||
| 9 | any, the rate of interest thereon, and the amount of taxes to  | ||||||
| 10 | be levied annually for the purpose of paying the interest upon  | ||||||
| 11 | and the principal, whether due at maturity or upon sinking  | ||||||
| 12 | fund installment dates, of such bonds. | ||||||
| 13 |     Said bonds shall be issued in the corporate name of the  | ||||||
| 14 | school district. They shall be signed by the president and  | ||||||
| 15 | secretary of said board and countersigned by the mayor and the  | ||||||
| 16 | comptroller (or city clerk if there be no comptroller) of the  | ||||||
| 17 | city. They shall be sold by the city comptroller (or city clerk  | ||||||
| 18 | if there be no comptroller) upon such terms as may be approved  | ||||||
| 19 | by the board after advertisement for bids as ordered by and  | ||||||
| 20 | under the direction of the board, and the proceeds thereof  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be received by the city treasurer, as school treasurer,  | ||||||
| 22 | and expended by the board for the purposes provided in the bond  | ||||||
| 23 | resolution. | ||||||
| 24 |     Before or at the time of issuing any bonds authorized in  | ||||||
| 25 | this Section, the board shall provide for the levy and  | ||||||
| 26 | collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | property of such school district sufficient to pay and  | ||||||
| 2 | discharge the principal thereof at maturity, or upon sinking  | ||||||
| 3 | fund installment dates, and to pay the interest thereon as it  | ||||||
| 4 | falls due. Such tax shall be levied and collected in like  | ||||||
| 5 | manner with the other taxes of such school district and shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be in addition to and exclusive of the maximum of all other  | ||||||
| 7 | taxes which such board is now, or may hereafter be, authorized  | ||||||
| 8 | by law to levy for any and all school purposes. Upon the filing  | ||||||
| 9 | in the office of the county clerk of the county wherein such  | ||||||
| 10 | school district is located of a duly certified copy of any such  | ||||||
| 11 | ordinance, it shall be the duty of such county clerk to extend  | ||||||
| 12 | the tax therein provided for, including an amount to cover  | ||||||
| 13 | loss and cost of collecting said taxes and also deferred  | ||||||
| 14 | collections thereof and abatements in the amounts of such  | ||||||
| 15 | taxes as extended upon the collector's books. The ordinance  | ||||||
| 16 | shall be in force upon its passage. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 85-1418; 86-1477; revised 7-17-24.)
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| 18 |     (105 ILCS 5/34-22.10)    (from Ch. 122, par. 34-22.10) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 34-22.10. Issuance of bonds. For the sole purpose of  | ||||||
| 20 | purchasing or otherwise acquiring school buildings and related  | ||||||
| 21 | property and facilities for an agricultural science school  | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph  | ||||||
| 23 | (7) of Section 34-21.1, the board may incur an indebtedness  | ||||||
| 24 | and issue bonds therefor in an amount or amounts not to exceed  | ||||||
| 25 | in the aggregate $20,000,000 in addition to the bonds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | authorized under Sections 34-22.1, 34-22.2, 34-22.3, 34-22.4,  | ||||||
| 2 | 34-22.5, 34-22.6, and 34-22.7. Bonds authorized under this  | ||||||
| 3 | Section may also be issued for the purposes of paying interest  | ||||||
| 4 | on such bonds, establishing reserves to secure such bonds and  | ||||||
| 5 | paying the costs of issuance of such bonds. | ||||||
| 6 |     In connection with the issuance of its bonds, the board  | ||||||
| 7 | may enter into arrangements to provide additional security and  | ||||||
| 8 | liquidity for the bonds. These may include, without  | ||||||
| 9 | limitation, municipal bond insurance, letters of credit, lines  | ||||||
| 10 | of credit by which the board may borrow funds to pay or redeem  | ||||||
| 11 | its bonds, and purchase or remarketing arrangements for  | ||||||
| 12 | assuring the ability of owners of the board's bonds to sell or  | ||||||
| 13 | to have redeemed their bonds. The board may enter into  | ||||||
| 14 | contracts and may agree to pay fees to persons providing such  | ||||||
| 15 | arrangements, including from bond proceeds but only under  | ||||||
| 16 | circumstances in which the total interest paid or to be paid on  | ||||||
| 17 | the bonds, together with the fees for the arrangements (being  | ||||||
| 18 | treated as if interest), would not, taken together, cause the  | ||||||
| 19 | bonds to bear interest, calculated to their absolute maturity,  | ||||||
| 20 | at a rate in excess of the maximum rate allowed by law. | ||||||
| 21 |     The Board may use proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized  | ||||||
| 22 | under this Section to pay the cost of obtaining such municipal  | ||||||
| 23 | bond insurance, letter of credit, or other credit facilities.  | ||||||
| 24 | Bonds may also be issued under this Section to pay the cost of  | ||||||
| 25 | refunding any bonds issued under this Section, including prior  | ||||||
| 26 | to their maturity. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | rates not to exceed the maximum annual rate provided for in  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 2 of the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize  | ||||||
| 3 | public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of  | ||||||
| 4 | indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest  | ||||||
| 5 | rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as  | ||||||
| 6 | now or hereafter amended, and, if issued at such maximum  | ||||||
| 7 | annual rate, shall be sold for not less than par and accrued  | ||||||
| 8 | interest. If any of the bonds are issued to bear interest at a  | ||||||
| 9 | rate of less than such maximum annual rate the minimum price at  | ||||||
| 10 | which they may be sold shall be such that the interest cost to  | ||||||
| 11 | the board on the proceeds of the bonds shall not exceed such  | ||||||
| 12 | maximum annual rate computed to stated maturity according to  | ||||||
| 13 | standard tables of bond values. The resolution of the board  | ||||||
| 14 | authorizing the issuance of its bonds may provide that  | ||||||
| 15 | interest rates may vary from time to time depending upon  | ||||||
| 16 | criteria established by the board, which may include, without  | ||||||
| 17 | limitation, a variation in interest rates as may be necessary  | ||||||
| 18 | to cause bonds to be remarketable from time to time at a price  | ||||||
| 19 | equal to their principal amount, and may provide for  | ||||||
| 20 | appointment of a national banking association, bank, trust  | ||||||
| 21 | company, investment banker, or other financial institution to  | ||||||
| 22 | serve as a remarketing agent in that connection. The  | ||||||
| 23 | resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of its bonds  | ||||||
| 24 | may provide that alternative interest rates or provisions will  | ||||||
| 25 | apply during such times as the bonds are held by a person  | ||||||
| 26 | providing a letter of credit or other credit enhancement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | arrangement for those bonds. | ||||||
| 2 |     Whenever the board desires to issue bonds as authorized in  | ||||||
| 3 | this Section, it shall adopt a resolution designating the  | ||||||
| 4 | purpose for which the proceeds of the bonds are to be expended  | ||||||
| 5 | and fixing the amount of the bonds proposed to be issued, the  | ||||||
| 6 | maturity or maturities thereof, and optional provisions, if  | ||||||
| 7 | any, the rate of interest thereon, and the amount of taxes to  | ||||||
| 8 | be levied annually for the purpose of paying the interest upon  | ||||||
| 9 | and the principal, whether due at maturity or upon sinking  | ||||||
| 10 | fund installment dates, of such bonds. | ||||||
| 11 |     Said bonds shall be issued in the corporate name of the  | ||||||
| 12 | school district. They shall be signed by the president and  | ||||||
| 13 | secretary of said board. They shall be sold upon such terms as  | ||||||
| 14 | may be approved by the board after advertisement for bids as  | ||||||
| 15 | ordered by and under the direction of the board, and the  | ||||||
| 16 | proceeds thereof shall be received by the city treasurer, as  | ||||||
| 17 | school treasurer, and expended by the board for the purposes  | ||||||
| 18 | provided in the bond resolution. | ||||||
| 19 |     Before or at the time of issuing any bonds authorized in  | ||||||
| 20 | this Section, the board shall, by resolution, provide for the  | ||||||
| 21 | levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable  | ||||||
| 22 | property of such school district sufficient to pay and  | ||||||
| 23 | discharge the principal thereof at maturity, or upon sinking  | ||||||
| 24 | fund installment dates, and to pay the interest thereon as it  | ||||||
| 25 | falls due. Such tax shall be levied and collected in like  | ||||||
| 26 | manner with the other taxes of such school district and shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be in addition to and exclusive of the maximum of all other  | ||||||
| 2 | taxes which such board is now, or may hereafter be, authorized  | ||||||
| 3 | by law to levy for any and all school purposes. Upon the filing  | ||||||
| 4 | in the office of the county clerk of the county wherein such  | ||||||
| 5 | school district is located of a duly certified copy of any such  | ||||||
| 6 | resolution, it shall be the duty of such county clerk to extend  | ||||||
| 7 | the tax therein provided for, including an amount to cover  | ||||||
| 8 | loss and cost of collecting said taxes and also deferred  | ||||||
| 9 | collections thereof and abatements in the amounts of such  | ||||||
| 10 | taxes as extended upon the collector's books. The resolution  | ||||||
| 11 | shall be in force upon its passage. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 86-930; revised 7-17-24.)
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| 13 |     (105 ILCS 5/34A-502)    (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-502) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 34A-502. Terms of Bonds.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) Whenever the Authority desires or is required to issue  | ||||||
| 16 | Bonds as provided in this Article, it shall adopt a resolution  | ||||||
| 17 | designating the amount of the Bonds to be issued, the purposes  | ||||||
| 18 | for which the proceeds of the Bonds are to be used and the  | ||||||
| 19 | manner in which such proceeds shall be held pending the  | ||||||
| 20 | application thereof. The Bonds shall be issued in the  | ||||||
| 21 | corporate name of the Authority, shall bear such date or  | ||||||
| 22 | dates, and shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 30  | ||||||
| 23 | years from their date as such resolution may provide;  | ||||||
| 24 | provided, however, that Bonds issued on or after July 1, 1993  | ||||||
| 25 | shall mature on or before June 1, 2009. The Bonds may be issued  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | as serial bonds payable in installments or as term bonds with  | ||||||
| 2 | sinking fund installments or as a combination thereof as the  | ||||||
| 3 | Authority may determine in such resolution. The Bonds shall be  | ||||||
| 4 | in such denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof.  | ||||||
| 5 | The Bonds shall be in such form, either coupon or registered,  | ||||||
| 6 | carry such registration privileges, be executed in such  | ||||||
| 7 | manner, be payable at such place or places, and be subject to  | ||||||
| 8 | such terms of redemption at such redemption prices, including  | ||||||
| 9 | premium, as such resolution may provide. The Bonds shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | sold by the Authority at public sale. The Bonds shall be sold  | ||||||
| 11 | to the highest and best bidders upon sealed bids. The  | ||||||
| 12 | Authority shall, from time to time as Bonds are to be sold,  | ||||||
| 13 | advertise in at least 2 daily newspapers, one of which is  | ||||||
| 14 | published in the City of Springfield and one in the City of  | ||||||
| 15 | Chicago, for proposals to purchase Bonds. Each of such  | ||||||
| 16 | advertisements for proposals shall be published at least 10     | ||||||
| 17 | ten days prior to the date of the opening of the bids. The  | ||||||
| 18 | Authority may reserve the right to reject any and all bids. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) Bonds issued prior to December 31, 1980 shall bear  | ||||||
| 20 | interest at such rate or rates and at such price or prices as  | ||||||
| 21 | the Authority may approve in the resolution authorizing the  | ||||||
| 22 | issuance of Bonds. Bonds issued after December 31, 1980 shall  | ||||||
| 23 | bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed the maximum  | ||||||
| 24 | annual rate provided for in Section 2 of the Bond  | ||||||
| 25 | Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public corporations to  | ||||||
| 26 | issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set  | ||||||
| 2 | forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as amended, and, if  | ||||||
| 3 | issued at such maximum annual rate, shall be sold for not less  | ||||||
| 4 | than par and accrued interest. If any of the Bonds are issued  | ||||||
| 5 | to bear interest at a rate of less than such maximum annual  | ||||||
| 6 | rate the minimum price at which they may be sold shall be such  | ||||||
| 7 | that the interest cost to the Authority on the proceeds of the  | ||||||
| 8 | Bonds shall not exceed such maximum annual rate computed to  | ||||||
| 9 | stated maturity according to standard tables of bond values. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) In connection with the issuance of its Bonds, the  | ||||||
| 11 | Authority may enter into arrangements to provide additional  | ||||||
| 12 | security and liquidity for the Bonds. These may include,  | ||||||
| 13 | without limitation, municipal bond insurance, letters of  | ||||||
| 14 | credit, lines of credit by which the Authority may borrow  | ||||||
| 15 | funds to pay or redeem its Bonds, and purchase or remarketing  | ||||||
| 16 | arrangements for assuring the ability of owners of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Authority's Bonds to sell or to have redeemed their Bonds. The  | ||||||
| 18 | Authority may enter into contracts and may agree to pay fees to  | ||||||
| 19 | persons providing such arrangements, including from Bond  | ||||||
| 20 | proceeds but only under circumstances in which the total  | ||||||
| 21 | interest paid or to be paid on the Bonds, together with the  | ||||||
| 22 | fees for the arrangements (being treated as if interest),  | ||||||
| 23 | would not, taken together, cause the Bonds to bear interest,  | ||||||
| 24 | calculated to their absolute maturity, at a rate in excess of  | ||||||
| 25 | the maximum rate allowed by law. | ||||||
| 26 |     The resolution of the Authority authorizing the issuance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of its Bonds may provide that interest rates may vary from time  | ||||||
| 2 | to time depending upon criteria established by the Authority,  | ||||||
| 3 | which may include, without limitation, a variation in interest  | ||||||
| 4 | rates as may be necessary to cause Bonds to be remarketable  | ||||||
| 5 | from time to time at a price equal to their principal amount,  | ||||||
| 6 | and may provide for appointment of a national banking  | ||||||
| 7 | association, bank, trust company, investment banker, or other  | ||||||
| 8 | financial institution to serve as a remarketing agent in that  | ||||||
| 9 | connection. The resolution of the Authority authorizing the  | ||||||
| 10 | issuance of its Bonds may provide that alternative interest  | ||||||
| 11 | rates or provisions will apply during such times as the Bonds  | ||||||
| 12 | are held by a person providing a letter of credit or other  | ||||||
| 13 | credit enhancement arrangement for those Bonds. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 88-511; revised 7-17-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 620. The Critical Health Problems and  | ||||||
| 16 | Comprehensive Health Education Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 17 | Section 3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 18 |     (105 ILCS 110/3) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) The program established under this Act shall include,  | ||||||
| 21 | but not be limited to, the following major educational areas  | ||||||
| 22 | as a basis for curricula in all elementary and secondary  | ||||||
| 23 | schools in this State: human ecology and health; human growth  | ||||||
| 24 | and development; the emotional, psychological, physiological,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | hygienic, and social responsibilities of family life,  | ||||||
| 2 | including sexual abstinence until marriage; the prevention and  | ||||||
| 3 | control of disease, including instruction in grades 6 through  | ||||||
| 4 | 12 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS;  | ||||||
| 5 | age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and  | ||||||
| 6 | prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12;  | ||||||
| 7 | public and environmental health; consumer health; safety  | ||||||
| 8 | education and disaster preparedness; mental health and  | ||||||
| 9 | illness; personal health habits; alcohol and drug use and  | ||||||
| 10 | abuse, including the use and abuse of fentanyl, and the  | ||||||
| 11 | medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco  | ||||||
| 12 | use; abuse during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically  | ||||||
| 13 | accurate information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and  | ||||||
| 14 | e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental  | ||||||
| 15 | health. The instruction on mental health and illness must  | ||||||
| 16 | evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the  | ||||||
| 17 | relationship between physical and mental health to enhance  | ||||||
| 18 | student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that promote  | ||||||
| 19 | health, well-being, and human dignity and must include how and  | ||||||
| 20 | where to find mental health resources and specialized  | ||||||
| 21 | treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course  | ||||||
| 22 | material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned  | ||||||
| 23 | Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include  | ||||||
| 24 | information about cancer, including, without limitation, types  | ||||||
| 25 | of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of  | ||||||
| 26 | early prevention and detection, and information on where to go  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the  | ||||||
| 2 | following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula  | ||||||
| 3 | in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic  | ||||||
| 4 | first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary  | ||||||
| 5 | resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,  | ||||||
| 6 | diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and  | ||||||
| 7 | suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.  | ||||||
| 8 | Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to  | ||||||
| 9 | properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which  | ||||||
| 10 | training must be in accordance with standards of the American  | ||||||
| 11 | Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another  | ||||||
| 12 | nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use  | ||||||
| 13 | an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a  | ||||||
| 14 | basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9  | ||||||
| 16 | through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and  | ||||||
| 17 | discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the  | ||||||
| 18 | instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information  | ||||||
| 19 | provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal  | ||||||
| 20 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,  | ||||||
| 21 | study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic  | ||||||
| 23 |  reaction, including anaphylaxis; | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to  | ||||||
| 25 |  allergens; and | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) No later than 30 days after the first day of each  | ||||||
| 2 | school year, the school board of each public elementary and  | ||||||
| 3 | secondary school in the State shall provide all teachers,  | ||||||
| 4 | administrators, and other school personnel, as determined by  | ||||||
| 5 | school officials, with information regarding emergency  | ||||||
| 6 | procedures and life-saving techniques, including, without  | ||||||
| 7 | limitation, the Heimlich maneuver, hands-only cardiopulmonary  | ||||||
| 8 | resuscitation, and use of the school district's automated  | ||||||
| 9 | external defibrillator. The information shall be in accordance  | ||||||
| 10 | with standards of the American Red Cross, the American Heart  | ||||||
| 11 | Association, or another nationally recognized certifying  | ||||||
| 12 | organization. A school board may use the services of  | ||||||
| 13 | non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in  | ||||||
| 14 | life-saving techniques to instruct teachers, administrators,  | ||||||
| 15 | and other school personnel in these techniques. Each school  | ||||||
| 16 | board is encouraged to have in its employ, or on its volunteer  | ||||||
| 17 | staff, at least one person who is certified, by the American  | ||||||
| 18 | Red Cross or by another qualified certifying agency, as  | ||||||
| 19 | qualified to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary  | ||||||
| 20 | resuscitation. In addition, each school board is authorized to  | ||||||
| 21 | allocate appropriate portions of its institute or inservice  | ||||||
| 22 | days to conduct training programs for teachers and other  | ||||||
| 23 | school personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming  | ||||||
| 24 | certified to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary  | ||||||
| 25 | resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their  | ||||||
| 26 | teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | programs and other extracurricular school activities to  | ||||||
| 2 | acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills  | ||||||
| 3 | necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary  | ||||||
| 4 | resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements  | ||||||
| 5 | established by the American Red Cross or another qualified  | ||||||
| 6 | certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board  | ||||||
| 7 | of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant  | ||||||
| 8 | program to pay for half of the cost that a school district  | ||||||
| 9 | incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel  | ||||||
| 10 | who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer  | ||||||
| 11 | first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training  | ||||||
| 12 | must be in accordance with standards of the American Red  | ||||||
| 13 | Cross, the American Heart Association, or another nationally  | ||||||
| 14 | recognized certifying organization). A school district that  | ||||||
| 15 | applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay  | ||||||
| 16 | half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money  | ||||||
| 17 | is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants  | ||||||
| 18 | on a first-come, first-serve basis.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in  | ||||||
| 20 | any class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to  | ||||||
| 21 | receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary  | ||||||
| 22 | resuscitation or how to use an automated external  | ||||||
| 23 | defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written  | ||||||
| 24 | objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the  | ||||||
| 25 | course or program or the training shall not be reason for  | ||||||
| 26 | suspension or expulsion of the pupil. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) Curricula developed under programs established in  | ||||||
| 2 | accordance with this Act in the major educational area of  | ||||||
| 3 | alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom  | ||||||
| 4 | instruction in grades 5 through 12, shall be age and  | ||||||
| 5 | developmentally appropriate, and may include the information  | ||||||
| 6 | contained in the Substance Use Prevention and Recovery  | ||||||
| 7 | Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of the School  | ||||||
| 8 | Code, as applicable. The instruction, which shall include  | ||||||
| 9 | matters relating to both the physical and legal effects and  | ||||||
| 10 | ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be integrated  | ||||||
| 11 | into existing curricula; and the State Board of Education  | ||||||
| 12 | shall determine how to develop and make available to all  | ||||||
| 13 | elementary and secondary schools in this State instructional  | ||||||
| 14 | materials and guidelines that will assist the schools in  | ||||||
| 15 | incorporating the instruction into their existing curricula.  | ||||||
| 16 | In addition, school districts may offer, as part of existing  | ||||||
| 17 | curricula during the school day or as part of an after-school  | ||||||
| 18 | program, support services and instruction for pupils or pupils  | ||||||
| 19 | whose parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent. | ||||||
| 20 |     Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the program  | ||||||
| 21 | shall include instruction, study, and discussion on the  | ||||||
| 22 | dangers of fentanyl in grades 6 through 12. Information for  | ||||||
| 23 | the instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of  | ||||||
| 24 | fentanyl shall be age and developmentally appropriate and may  | ||||||
| 25 | include information contained in the Substance Use Prevention  | ||||||
| 26 | and Recovery Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the School Code, as applicable. The instruction, study, and  | ||||||
| 2 | discussion on the dangers of fentanyl in grades 9 through 12  | ||||||
| 3 | shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an  | ||||||
| 5 |  explanation of the differences between synthetic and  | ||||||
| 6 |  nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of  | ||||||
| 7 |  fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and  | ||||||
| 8 |  illegal uses of fentanyl. | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using  | ||||||
| 10 |  fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal  | ||||||
| 11 |  amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the  | ||||||
| 12 |  risk factors may include, but is not limited to: | ||||||
| 13 |             (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl; | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without  | ||||||
| 15 |  a person's knowledge; | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a  | ||||||
| 17 |  person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive  | ||||||
| 18 |  properties; and | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to  | ||||||
| 20 |  hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia  | ||||||
| 21 |  precisely does to a person's body. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in  | ||||||
| 23 |  other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and  | ||||||
| 25 |  how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which  | ||||||
| 26 |  shall include: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips; | ||||||
| 2 |             (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a  | ||||||
| 3 |  nasal spray or an injection; and | ||||||
| 4 |             (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on  | ||||||
| 5 |  fentanyl. | ||||||
| 6 | Students in grades 9 through 12 shall be assessed on the  | ||||||
| 7 | instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of fentanyl.  | ||||||
| 8 | The assessment may include, but is not limited to: | ||||||
| 9 |         (i) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic  | ||||||
| 10 |  drugs; | ||||||
| 11 |         (ii) hypoxia; | ||||||
| 12 |         (iii) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body; | ||||||
| 13 |         (iv) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and | ||||||
| 14 |         (v) how to detect and prevent overdoses. | ||||||
| 15 | The instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of  | ||||||
| 16 | fentanyl may be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse,  | ||||||
| 17 | school social worker, law enforcement officer, or school  | ||||||
| 18 | counselor.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 20 | 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-212, eff. 1-1-24; 103-365, eff.  | ||||||
| 21 | 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-608, eff. 1-1-25; 103-810,  | ||||||
| 22 | eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 625. The School Construction Law is amended by  | ||||||
| 24 | changing Section 5-300 as follows:
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| 1 |     (105 ILCS 230/5-300) | ||||||
| 2 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 5-300. Early childhood construction grants. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make  | ||||||
| 5 | grants to public school districts and not-for-profit entities  | ||||||
| 6 | for early childhood construction projects. These grants shall  | ||||||
| 7 | be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the  | ||||||
| 8 | School Construction Fund, the Build Illinois Bond Fund, or the  | ||||||
| 9 | Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. No grants may be awarded to  | ||||||
| 10 | entities providing services within private residences. A  | ||||||
| 11 | not-for-profit early childhood entity that rents or leases  | ||||||
| 12 | from another not-for-profit entity shall be considered an  | ||||||
| 13 | eligible entity under this Section.  | ||||||
| 14 |     A public school district or other eligible entity must  | ||||||
| 15 | provide local matching funds in the following manner: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) A public school district assigned to Tier 1 under  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible  | ||||||
| 18 |  entity in an area encompassed by that district must  | ||||||
| 19 |  provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 3% of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the grant awarded under this Section. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) A public school district assigned to Tier 2 under  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible  | ||||||
| 23 |  entity in an area encompassed by that district must  | ||||||
| 24 |  provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 7.5% of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the grant awarded under this Section. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) A public school district assigned to Tier 3 under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible  | ||||||
| 2 |  entity in an area encompassed by that district must  | ||||||
| 3 |  provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 8.75%  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the grant awarded under this Section. | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) A public school district assigned to Tier 4 under  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible  | ||||||
| 7 |  entity in an area encompassed by that district must  | ||||||
| 8 |  provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 10% of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the grant awarded under this Section.  | ||||||
| 10 |     A public school district or other eligible entity has no  | ||||||
| 11 | entitlement to a grant under this Section. | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) The Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 13 | implement this Section. These rules need not be the same as the  | ||||||
| 14 | rules for school construction project grants or school  | ||||||
| 15 | maintenance project grants. The rules may specify: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) the manner of applying for grants; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) project eligibility requirements; | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) restrictions on the use of grant moneys; | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) the manner in which school districts and other  | ||||||
| 20 |  eligible entities must account for the use of grant  | ||||||
| 21 |  moneys; | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) requirements that new or improved facilities be  | ||||||
| 23 |  used for early childhood and other related programs for a  | ||||||
| 24 |  period of at least 10 years;  | ||||||
| 25 |         (5.5) additional eligibility requirements for each  | ||||||
| 26 |  type of applicant; and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (6) any other provision that the Capital Development  | ||||||
| 2 |  Board determines to be necessary or useful for the  | ||||||
| 3 |  administration of this Section. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b-5) When grants are made to non-profit corporations for  | ||||||
| 5 | the acquisition or construction of new facilities, the Capital  | ||||||
| 6 | Development Board or any State agency it so designates shall  | ||||||
| 7 | hold title to or place a lien on the facility for a period of  | ||||||
| 8 | 10 years after the date of the grant award, after which title  | ||||||
| 9 | to the facility shall be transferred to the non-profit  | ||||||
| 10 | corporation or the lien shall be removed, provided that the  | ||||||
| 11 | non-profit corporation has complied with the terms of its  | ||||||
| 12 | grant agreement. When grants are made to non-profit  | ||||||
| 13 | corporations for the purpose of renovation or rehabilitation,  | ||||||
| 14 | if the non-profit corporation does not comply with item (5) of  | ||||||
| 15 | subsection (b) of this Section, the Capital Development Board  | ||||||
| 16 | or any State agency it so designates shall recover the grant  | ||||||
| 17 | pursuant to the procedures outlined in the Illinois Grant  | ||||||
| 18 | Funds Recovery Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) The Capital Development Board, in consultation with  | ||||||
| 20 | the State Board of Education, shall establish standards for  | ||||||
| 21 | the determination of priority needs concerning early childhood  | ||||||
| 22 | projects based on projects located in communities in the State  | ||||||
| 23 | with the greatest underserved population of young children,  | ||||||
| 24 | utilizing Census data and other reliable local early childhood  | ||||||
| 25 | service data. | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) In each school year in which early childhood  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | construction project grants are awarded, 20% of the total  | ||||||
| 2 | amount awarded shall be awarded to a school district with a  | ||||||
| 3 | population of more than 500,000, provided that the school  | ||||||
| 4 | district complies with the requirements of this Section and  | ||||||
| 5 | the rules adopted under this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2026.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23;  | ||||||
| 8 | 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 103-759, eff. 8-2-24; revised 8-12-24.)
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| 9 |     Section 630. The Early Childhood Access Consortium for  | ||||||
| 10 | Equity Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (110 ILCS 28/25) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 25. Advisory committee; membership.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community  | ||||||
| 14 | College Board, the State Board of Education, the Department of  | ||||||
| 15 | Human Services, and the Department of Early Childhood shall  | ||||||
| 16 | jointly convene a Consortium advisory committee to provide  | ||||||
| 17 | guidance on the operation of the Consortium. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) Membership on the advisory committee shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | comprised of employers and experts appointed by the Board of  | ||||||
| 20 | Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the  | ||||||
| 21 | Department of Early Childhood, the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 22 | Services, and the State Board of Education. Membership shall  | ||||||
| 23 | also include all of the following members: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) An employer from a community-based child care  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  provider, appointed by the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) An employer from a for-profit child care provider,  | ||||||
| 3 |  appointed by the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) An employer from a nonprofit child care provider,  | ||||||
| 5 |  appointed by the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) A provider of family child care, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) An employer located in southern Illinois,  | ||||||
| 9 |  appointed by the Department of Early Childhood. | ||||||
| 10 |         (6) An employer located in central Illinois, appointed  | ||||||
| 11 |  by the Department of Early Childhood. | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) At least one member who represents an urban school  | ||||||
| 13 |  district, appointed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 14 |         (8) At least one member who represents a suburban  | ||||||
| 15 |  school district, appointed by the State Board of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Education. | ||||||
| 17 |         (9) At least one member who represents a rural school  | ||||||
| 18 |  district, appointed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 19 |         (10) At least one member who represents a school  | ||||||
| 20 |  district in a city with a population of 500,000 or more,  | ||||||
| 21 |  appointed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 22 |         (11) Two early childhood advocates with statewide  | ||||||
| 23 |  expertise in early childhood workforce issues, appointed  | ||||||
| 24 |  by the Department of Early Childhood. | ||||||
| 25 |         (12) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the Senate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Committee on Higher Education. | ||||||
| 2 |         (13) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the House Committee  | ||||||
| 4 |  on Higher Education. | ||||||
| 5 |         (14) One member representing the Illinois Community  | ||||||
| 6 |  College Board, who shall serve as co-chairperson,  | ||||||
| 7 |  appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
| 8 |         (15) One member representing the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 9 |  Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Board of Higher Education. | ||||||
| 11 |         (16) One member representing the Illinois Student  | ||||||
| 12 |  Assistance Commission, appointed by the Illinois Student  | ||||||
| 13 |  Assistance Commission. | ||||||
| 14 |         (17) One member representing the State Board of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by  | ||||||
| 16 |  the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 17 |         (18) One member representing the Department of Early  | ||||||
| 18 |  Childhood, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Department of Early Childhood. | ||||||
| 20 |         (19) One member representing the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 21 |  Services, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 23 |         (20) One member representing INCCRRA, appointed by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Department of Early Childhood. | ||||||
| 25 |         (21) One member representing the Department of  | ||||||
| 26 |  Children and Family Services, appointed by the Department  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of Children and Family Services. | ||||||
| 2 |         (22) One member representing an organization that  | ||||||
| 3 |  advocates on behalf of community college trustees,  | ||||||
| 4 |  appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
| 5 |         (23) One member of a union representing child care and  | ||||||
| 6 |  early childhood providers, appointed by the Department of  | ||||||
| 7 |  Human Services. | ||||||
| 8 |         (24) Two members of unions representing higher  | ||||||
| 9 |  education faculty, appointed by the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 10 |  Education. | ||||||
| 11 |         (25) A representative from the College of Education of  | ||||||
| 12 |  an urban public university, appointed by the Board of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Higher Education. | ||||||
| 14 |         (26) A representative from the College of Education of  | ||||||
| 15 |  a suburban public university, appointed by the Board of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Higher Education. | ||||||
| 17 |         (27) A representative from the College of Education of  | ||||||
| 18 |  a rural public university, appointed by the Board of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Higher Education. | ||||||
| 20 |         (28) A representative from the College of Education of  | ||||||
| 21 |  a private university, appointed by the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 22 |  Education. | ||||||
| 23 |         (29) A representative of an urban community college,  | ||||||
| 24 |  appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
| 25 |         (30) A representative of a suburban community college,  | ||||||
| 26 |  appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (31) A representative of a rural community college,  | ||||||
| 2 |  appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
| 3 |     (c) The advisory committee shall meet at least twice a  | ||||||
| 4 | year. The committee meetings shall be open to the public in  | ||||||
| 5 | accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) Except for the co-chairpersons of the advisory  | ||||||
| 7 | committee, the initial terms for advisory committee members  | ||||||
| 8 | after June 5, 2024 (the effective date of Public Act 103-588)     | ||||||
| 9 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be set  | ||||||
| 10 | by lottery at the first meeting after June 5, 2024 (the  | ||||||
| 11 | effective date of Public Act 103-588) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 12 | the 103rd General Assembly as follows: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) One-third of members shall serve a one-year 1-year     | ||||||
| 14 |  term. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) One-third of members shall serve a 2-year term. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) One-third of members shall serve a 3-year term. | ||||||
| 17 |     (e) The initial term of co-chairpersons of the advisory  | ||||||
| 18 | committee shall be for 3 years.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (f) After the initial term, each subsequent term for the  | ||||||
| 20 | members of the advisory committee shall be for 3 years or until  | ||||||
| 21 | a successor is appointed. | ||||||
| 22 |     (g) The members of the advisory committee shall serve  | ||||||
| 23 | without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement  | ||||||
| 24 | for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of  | ||||||
| 25 | their official duties as members of the advisory committee  | ||||||
| 26 | from funds appropriated for that purpose.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24;  | ||||||
| 2 | 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; revised 7-25-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     Section 635. The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act  | ||||||
| 4 | is amended by changing Section 85 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (110 ILCS 148/85) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 85. Statewide planning and supports for College and  | ||||||
| 7 | Career Pathway Endorsement programs.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) By no later than June 30, 2017, the IPIC Agencies shall  | ||||||
| 9 | develop and adopt a comprehensive interagency plan for  | ||||||
| 10 | supporting the development of College and Career Pathway  | ||||||
| 11 | Endorsement programs throughout the State. Thereafter, the  | ||||||
| 12 | plan shall be re-assessed and updated at least once every 5  | ||||||
| 13 | years. The plan shall:  | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) designate priority, State-level industry sectors  | ||||||
| 15 |  consistent with those identified through federal and State  | ||||||
| 16 |  workforce and economic development planning processes;  | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) articulate a strategy for supporting College and  | ||||||
| 18 |  Career Pathway Endorsement programs that includes State  | ||||||
| 19 |  and federal funding, business and philanthropic  | ||||||
| 20 |  investments, and local investments; | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) consider the need for school districts and  | ||||||
| 22 |  postsecondary institutions to phase in endorsement  | ||||||
| 23 |  programs and the elements specified in subsection (d) of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Section 80 of this Act over multiple years; and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) address how College and Career Pathway Endorsement  | ||||||
| 2 |  programs articulate to postsecondary institution degree  | ||||||
| 3 |  programs. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) In accordance with the interagency plan developed  | ||||||
| 5 | pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section and within the  | ||||||
| 6 | limits of available public and private resources, the IPIC  | ||||||
| 7 | Agencies shall establish a public-private steering committee  | ||||||
| 8 | for each priority State-level industry sector that includes  | ||||||
| 9 | representatives from one or more business-led, sector-based  | ||||||
| 10 | partnerships. By no later than June 30, 2018, each steering  | ||||||
| 11 | committee shall recommend to the IPIC Agencies a sequence of  | ||||||
| 12 | minimum career competencies for particular occupational  | ||||||
| 13 | pathways within that sector that students should attain by  | ||||||
| 14 | high school graduation as part of a College and Career Pathway  | ||||||
| 15 | Endorsement program. The IPIC Agencies shall establish methods  | ||||||
| 16 | to recognize and incentivize College and Career Pathway  | ||||||
| 17 | Endorsement programs that: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) address a priority State-level industry sector; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) are developed jointly by school districts,  | ||||||
| 20 |  community colleges, Local Workforce Development Boards,  | ||||||
| 21 |  and employers; and | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) align to sequences of minimum career competencies  | ||||||
| 23 |  defined pursuant to this subsection (b), with any regional  | ||||||
| 24 |  modifications appropriate for local economic development  | ||||||
| 25 |  objectives. | ||||||
| 26 |     (c) In accordance with the interagency plan developed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section and within the  | ||||||
| 2 | limits of available public and private resources, the IPIC  | ||||||
| 3 | Agencies shall provide all of the following supports for  | ||||||
| 4 | College and Career Pathway Endorsement programs program:  | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) Provide guidance documents for implementation of  | ||||||
| 6 |  each of the various elements of College and Career Pathway  | ||||||
| 7 |  Endorsement programs.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) Provide or designate one or more web-based tools  | ||||||
| 9 |  to support College and Career Pathway Endorsement  | ||||||
| 10 |  programs, including a professional learning portfolio,  | ||||||
| 11 |  Professional Skills Assessment, and mentoring platform.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) Make available a statewide insurance policy for  | ||||||
| 13 |  appropriate types of Supervised Career Development  | ||||||
| 14 |  Experiences.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) Provide or designate one or more model  | ||||||
| 16 |  instructional units that provide an orientation to all  | ||||||
| 17 |  career cluster areas.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) Coordinate with business-led, sector-based  | ||||||
| 19 |  partnerships to:  | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) designate available curricular and  | ||||||
| 21 |  instructional resources that school districts can  | ||||||
| 22 |  voluntarily select to address requirements for College  | ||||||
| 23 |  and Career Pathway Endorsement programs;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (B) designate stackable industry-based  | ||||||
| 25 |  certifications, the completion of which demonstrates  | ||||||
| 26 |  mastery of specific career competencies and that are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  widely valued by employers within a particular sector;  | ||||||
| 2 |             (C) deliver or support sector-oriented  | ||||||
| 3 |  professional development, Career Exploration  | ||||||
| 4 |  Activities, Intensive Career Exploration Experiences,  | ||||||
| 5 |  Team-based Challenges, and Supervised Career  | ||||||
| 6 |  Development Experiences; and  | ||||||
| 7 |             (D) develop recognition and incentives for school  | ||||||
| 8 |  districts implementing and students attaining College  | ||||||
| 9 |  and Career Pathway Endorsements that align to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  sequence of minimum career competencies defined  | ||||||
| 11 |  pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) To support articulation of College and Career Pathway  | ||||||
| 13 | Endorsement programs into higher education, by no later than  | ||||||
| 14 | June 30, 2018, the ICCB and IBHE shall jointly adopt, in  | ||||||
| 15 | consultation with postsecondary institutions, requirements for  | ||||||
| 16 | postsecondary institutions to define first-year course  | ||||||
| 17 | schedules and degree programs with Endorsement areas to  | ||||||
| 18 | support the successful transition of Endorsement recipients  | ||||||
| 19 | into related degree programs. These requirements shall take  | ||||||
| 20 | effect in the 2020-2021 school year. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     Section 640. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 23 | setting forth and renumbering multiple versions of Section 15  | ||||||
| 24 | as follows:
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| 1 |     (110 ILCS 167/15) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 15. National Guard and reservist classwork policy.  | ||||||
| 3 | The governing board of each public institution of higher  | ||||||
| 4 | education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who is a  | ||||||
| 5 | member of the National Guard of any state, the District of  | ||||||
| 6 | Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United States  | ||||||
| 7 | or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United  | ||||||
| 8 | States to submit classwork and complete any other class  | ||||||
| 9 | assignments missed due to the student participating in a drill  | ||||||
| 10 | or other military obligation required as a member of the  | ||||||
| 11 | National Guard or the reserve component. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-871, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (110 ILCS 167/16) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 16 15. Admission based on legacy status or donor  | ||||||
| 15 | relation prohibited. | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) In this Section:  | ||||||
| 17 |     "Alumnus" means a graduate of a public institution of  | ||||||
| 18 | higher education.  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Familial relationship" means an individual's father,  | ||||||
| 20 | mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt,  | ||||||
| 21 | great-aunt, great-uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband,  | ||||||
| 22 | wife, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter,  | ||||||
| 23 | father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,  | ||||||
| 24 | brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother,  | ||||||
| 25 | stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or half sister; the father, mother, grandfather, or  | ||||||
| 2 | grandmother of the individual's spouse; or the individual's  | ||||||
| 3 | fiance or fiancee.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Legacy status" means the familial relationship of an  | ||||||
| 5 | individual applying for admission to a public institution of  | ||||||
| 6 | higher education to an alumnus or former or current attendee  | ||||||
| 7 | of the public institution of higher education.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) In determining admission to a public institution of  | ||||||
| 9 | higher education, the public institution of higher education  | ||||||
| 10 | may not consider an applicant's legacy status or the  | ||||||
| 11 | applicant's familial relationship to any past, current, or  | ||||||
| 12 | prospective donor of something of value to the public  | ||||||
| 13 | institution of higher education as a factor in admitting the  | ||||||
| 14 | applicant. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-877, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-20-24.)
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (110 ILCS 167/17) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 17 15. Transcript evaluation fee waivers. | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) In this Section, "refugee" means a person who has  | ||||||
| 19 | entered the United States on a refugee status from Iraq or  | ||||||
| 20 | Afghanistan. | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) Beginning January 1, 2025, each public institution of  | ||||||
| 22 | higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse  | ||||||
| 23 | a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that  | ||||||
| 24 | are required by the public institution of higher education to  | ||||||
| 25 | be paid during the admission process. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-913, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-20-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     Section 645. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  | ||||||
| 3 | by changing Section 8 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (110 ILCS 205/8)    (from Ch. 144, par. 188) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees of the University of  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois  | ||||||
| 7 | University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University,  | ||||||
| 8 | the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the  | ||||||
| 9 | Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of  | ||||||
| 10 | Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees  | ||||||
| 11 | of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of  | ||||||
| 12 | Northern Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of  | ||||||
| 13 | Western Illinois University shall submit to the Board not  | ||||||
| 14 | later than the 15th day of November of each year their its     | ||||||
| 15 | budget proposals for the operation and capital needs of the  | ||||||
| 16 | institutions under their its governance or supervision for the  | ||||||
| 17 | ensuing fiscal year. The Illinois Community College Board  | ||||||
| 18 | shall submit to the Board by December 15 of each year its  | ||||||
| 19 | budget proposal for the operation and capital needs of the  | ||||||
| 20 | institutions under its governance or supervision for the  | ||||||
| 21 | ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal shall conform to the  | ||||||
| 22 | procedures developed by the Board in the design of an  | ||||||
| 23 | information system for State universities and colleges. | ||||||
| 24 |     In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | education, the Board and its staff shall communicate on a  | ||||||
| 2 | regular basis with all public university presidents. They  | ||||||
| 3 | shall meet at least semiannually to achieve economies of scale  | ||||||
| 4 | where possible and provide the most innovative and efficient  | ||||||
| 5 | programs and services. | ||||||
| 6 |     The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual  | ||||||
| 7 | budget request, shall consider rates of tuition and fees and  | ||||||
| 8 | undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at the State  | ||||||
| 9 | universities and colleges. The Board shall also consider the  | ||||||
| 10 | current and projected utilization of the total physical plant  | ||||||
| 11 | of each campus of a university or college in approving the  | ||||||
| 12 | capital budget for any new building or facility. | ||||||
| 13 |     The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the  | ||||||
| 14 | Governor, to the General Assembly, and to the appropriate  | ||||||
| 15 | budget agencies of the Governor and General Assembly its  | ||||||
| 16 | analysis and recommendations on such budget proposals. | ||||||
| 17 |     The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of  | ||||||
| 18 | individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the  | ||||||
| 19 | General Assembly, public institutions of higher education,  | ||||||
| 20 | State agencies, business and industry, statewide organizations  | ||||||
| 21 | representing faculty and staff, and others as the Board shall  | ||||||
| 22 | deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating State  | ||||||
| 23 | resources to public institutions of higher education based  | ||||||
| 24 | upon performance in achieving State goals related to student  | ||||||
| 25 | success and certificate and degree completion.  | ||||||
| 26 |     Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the  | ||||||
| 2 | General Assembly shall include allocations to public  | ||||||
| 3 | institutions of higher education based upon performance  | ||||||
| 4 | metrics designed to promote and measure student success in  | ||||||
| 5 | degree and certificate completion. Public university metrics  | ||||||
| 6 | must be adopted by the Board by rule, and public community  | ||||||
| 7 | college metrics must be adopted by the Illinois Community  | ||||||
| 8 | College Board by rule. These metrics must be developed and  | ||||||
| 9 | promulgated in accordance with the following principles: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with  | ||||||
| 11 |  public institutions of higher education, as well as other  | ||||||
| 12 |  State educational agencies and other higher education  | ||||||
| 13 |  organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders  | ||||||
| 14 |  as deemed appropriate by the Board. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) The metrics shall include provisions for  | ||||||
| 16 |  recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance  | ||||||
| 17 |  of institutions in advancing the success of students who  | ||||||
| 18 |  are academically or financially at risk, including  | ||||||
| 19 |  first-generation students, low-income students, and  | ||||||
| 20 |  students traditionally underrepresented in higher  | ||||||
| 21 |  education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the  | ||||||
| 23 |  differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of  | ||||||
| 24 |  higher education. | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of  | ||||||
| 26 |  increasing completion of college courses, certificates,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the  | ||||||
| 2 |  unique and broad mission of public community colleges  | ||||||
| 3 |  through consideration of additional factors, including,  | ||||||
| 4 |  but not limited to, enrollment, progress through key  | ||||||
| 5 |  academic milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate  | ||||||
| 6 |  institution, and degree completion. | ||||||
| 7 |         (5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the  | ||||||
| 8 |  quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs. | ||||||
| 9 | In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by  | ||||||
| 10 | the report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission.  | ||||||
| 11 |     Each State university must submit its plan for capital  | ||||||
| 12 | improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board for  | ||||||
| 13 | approval before final commitments are made if the total cost  | ||||||
| 14 | of the project as approved by the institution's board of  | ||||||
| 15 | control is in excess of $2 million. Non-instructional uses  | ||||||
| 16 | shall include, but not be limited to, dormitories, union  | ||||||
| 17 | buildings, field houses, stadium, other recreational  | ||||||
| 18 | facilities, and parking lots. The Board shall determine  | ||||||
| 19 | whether or not any project submitted for approval is  | ||||||
| 20 | consistent with the strategic plan for higher education and  | ||||||
| 21 | with instructional buildings that are provided for therein. If  | ||||||
| 22 | the project is found by a majority of the Board not to be  | ||||||
| 23 | consistent, such capital improvement shall not be constructed. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22; 103-940, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 8-23-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 650. The University of Illinois Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 2 | changing Section 90 and by setting forth and renumbering  | ||||||
| 3 | multiple versions of Section 180 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (110 ILCS 305/90) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 90. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 6 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 7 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 8 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 9 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 10 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 11 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 12 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 14 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 16 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 18 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 20 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 21 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 23 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 24 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  made during an open meeting of the Board of Trustees. | ||||||
| 2 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 4 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 6 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 8 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 9 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 10 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 11 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 12 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 14 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 15 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 16 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 17 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 18 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 19 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 20 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 21 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-17-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (110 ILCS 305/180) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 180. Innovation center. The Board of Trustees,  | ||||||
| 25 | directly or in cooperation with the University of Illinois at  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | Springfield Innovation Center partners, which shall consist of  | ||||||
| 2 | other institutions of higher education, not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 3 | organizations, businesses, and local governments, may finance,  | ||||||
| 4 | design, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, complete, operate,  | ||||||
| 5 | control, and manage a University of Illinois at Springfield  | ||||||
| 6 | Innovation Center (UIS Innovation Center), which is a facility  | ||||||
| 7 | or facilities dedicated to fostering and supporting innovation  | ||||||
| 8 | in academics, entrepreneurship, workforce development, policy  | ||||||
| 9 | development, and non-profit or philanthropic activities.  | ||||||
| 10 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the UIS Innovation  | ||||||
| 11 | Center (1) may be located on land owned by the Board of  | ||||||
| 12 | Trustees or a University of Illinois at Springfield Innovation  | ||||||
| 13 | Center partner; and (2) shall have costs incurred in  | ||||||
| 14 | connection with the design, construction, enlargement,  | ||||||
| 15 | improvement, equipping, and completion of the business  | ||||||
| 16 | incubation and innovation facilities paid with funds  | ||||||
| 17 | appropriated to the Capital Development Board from the Build  | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Bond Fund for a grant to the Board of Trustees for the  | ||||||
| 19 | UIS Innovation Center. If the UIS Innovation Center is located  | ||||||
| 20 | on land owned by a University of Illinois at Springfield  | ||||||
| 21 | Innovation Center partner, the Board of Trustees must have an  | ||||||
| 22 | ownership interest in the facility or facilities or a portion  | ||||||
| 23 | thereof. An ownership interest shall bear a reasonable  | ||||||
| 24 | relationship to the proportional share of the costs paid by  | ||||||
| 25 | such grant funds for a term equal to at least the useful life  | ||||||
| 26 | of the innovation facilities. | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (110 ILCS 305/185) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 185 180. Winter weather emergency closure;  | ||||||
| 4 | educational support services pay. If a campus is closed due to  | ||||||
| 5 | a city, county, or State declaration of a winter weather  | ||||||
| 6 | emergency, the Board of Trustees shall pay to its employees  | ||||||
| 7 | who provide educational support services to the campus,  | ||||||
| 8 | including, but not limited to, custodial employees, building  | ||||||
| 9 | maintenance employees, transportation employees, food service  | ||||||
| 10 | providers, classroom assistants, or administrative staff,  | ||||||
| 11 | their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for the  | ||||||
| 12 | campus closure if the closure precludes them from performing  | ||||||
| 13 | their regularly scheduled duties and the employee would have  | ||||||
| 14 | reported for work but for the closure; however, this  | ||||||
| 15 | requirement does not apply if the day is rescheduled and the  | ||||||
| 16 | employee will be paid the employee's daily, regular rate of  | ||||||
| 17 | pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services are  | ||||||
| 18 | rendered.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (110 ILCS 305/190) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 190 180. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) The Board of Trustees shall report to the Board of  | ||||||
| 23 | Higher Education by the 15th business day after the start of  | ||||||
| 24 | the academic year all of the following student enrollment  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | data: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 5 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 9 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 11 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 13 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 14 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 15 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 17 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 18 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 19 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 21 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 22 | website.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 24 |     Section 655. The Southern Illinois University Management  | ||||||
| 25 | Act is amended by changing Section 75 and by setting forth and  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | renumbering multiple versions of Section 155 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (110 ILCS 520/75) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 75. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 4 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 5 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 6 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 7 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 8 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 9 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 10 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 12 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 14 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 16 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 18 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 19 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 22 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 24 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 25 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 2 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 4 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 6 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 7 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 8 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 9 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 10 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 12 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 13 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 14 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 15 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 17 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 18 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 19 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (110 ILCS 520/155) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 155. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 23 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 24 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 25 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 2 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
| 3 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 4 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 5 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 6 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 7 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 8 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 9 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
| 10 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
| 11 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (110 ILCS 520/160) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 160 155. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 16 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 17 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 21 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 25 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 2 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 3 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 4 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 5 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 6 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 7 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 8 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 9 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 10 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 12 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 13 | website.  | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 15 |     Section 660. The Chicago State University Law is amended  | ||||||
| 16 | by changing Section 5-185 and by setting forth and renumbering  | ||||||
| 17 | multiple versions of Section 5-265 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 18 |     (110 ILCS 660/5-185) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 5-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 20 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 21 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 22 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 23 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 24 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 2 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 4 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 6 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 8 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 10 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 11 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 14 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 16 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 17 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 19 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 21 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 23 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 24 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 25 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 26 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 3 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 4 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 5 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 6 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 7 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 8 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 9 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 10 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (110 ILCS 660/5-265) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 5-265. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 14 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 15 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 16 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
| 17 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 18 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
| 19 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 20 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 21 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 22 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 23 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 24 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 25 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
| 2 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (110 ILCS 660/5-270) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 5-270 5-265. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 7 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 8 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 12 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 16 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 18 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 19 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 20 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 21 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 22 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 23 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 24 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 25 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 3 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 4 | website.  | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     Section 665. The Eastern Illinois University Law is  | ||||||
| 7 | amended by changing Section 10-185 and by setting forth and  | ||||||
| 8 | multiple versions of Section 10-270 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 9 |     (110 ILCS 665/10-185) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 10-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 11 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 12 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 13 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 14 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 15 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 16 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 17 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 19 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 21 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 23 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 2 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 5 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 7 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 10 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 12 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 14 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 15 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 16 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 17 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 18 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 20 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 21 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 22 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 23 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 24 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 25 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 26 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (110 ILCS 665/10-270) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 10-270. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 5 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 6 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 7 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
| 8 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 9 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
| 10 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 11 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 12 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 13 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 14 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 15 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 16 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
| 17 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
| 18 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (110 ILCS 665/10-275) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 10-275 10-270. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 23 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 24 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 4 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 8 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 10 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 11 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 12 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 13 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 14 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 15 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 16 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 17 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 18 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 20 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 21 | website.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     Section 670. The Governors State University Law is amended  | ||||||
| 24 | by changing Section 15-185 and by setting forth and  | ||||||
| 25 | renumbering multiple versions of Section 15-265 as follows:
 | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     (110 ILCS 670/15-185) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 15-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 3 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 4 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 5 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 6 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 7 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 8 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 9 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 11 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 13 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 15 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 17 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 18 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 21 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 23 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 24 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 3 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 5 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 6 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 7 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 8 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 9 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 11 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 12 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 13 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 14 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 15 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 16 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 17 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 18 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (110 ILCS 670/15-265) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 15-265. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 22 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 23 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 24 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
| 25 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
| 2 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 3 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 4 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 5 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 6 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 7 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 8 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
| 9 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
| 10 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (110 ILCS 670/15-270) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 15-270 15-265. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 15 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 16 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 18 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 20 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 24 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 2 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 3 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 4 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 5 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 6 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 7 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 8 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 9 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 11 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 12 | website.  | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 14 |     Section 675. The Illinois State University Law is amended  | ||||||
| 15 | by changing Section 20-190 and by setting forth and  | ||||||
| 16 | renumbering multiple versions of Section 20-275 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (110 ILCS 675/20-190) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 20-190. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 19 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 20 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 21 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 22 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 23 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 24 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 3 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 5 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 7 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 9 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 10 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 12 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 13 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 15 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 16 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 18 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 20 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 22 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 23 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 24 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 25 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 26 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 2 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 3 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 4 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 5 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 6 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 7 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 8 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 9 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (110 ILCS 675/20-275) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 20-275. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 13 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 14 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 15 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
| 16 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 17 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
| 18 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 19 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 20 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 21 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 22 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 23 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 24 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
| 25 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (110 ILCS 675/20-280) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 20-280 20-275. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 6 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 7 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 11 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 15 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 17 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 19 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 20 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 21 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 23 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 24 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 25 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 2 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 3 | website.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     Section 680. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is  | ||||||
| 6 | amended by changing Section 25-185 and by setting forth and  | ||||||
| 7 | renumbering multiple versions of Section 25-270 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (110 ILCS 680/25-185) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 25-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 10 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 11 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 12 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 13 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 14 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 15 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 16 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 18 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 20 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 22 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 24 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 3 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 4 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 6 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 9 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 11 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 13 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 14 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 15 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 16 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 17 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 19 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 20 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 21 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 22 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 23 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 24 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 25 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 26 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (110 ILCS 680/25-270) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 25-270. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 4 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 5 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 6 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
| 7 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 8 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
| 9 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 10 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 11 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 12 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 13 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 14 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 15 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
| 16 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
| 17 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (110 ILCS 680/25-275) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 25-275 25-270. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 22 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 23 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 3 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 7 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 9 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 10 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 11 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 13 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 14 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 15 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 16 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 17 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 19 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 20 | website.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     Section 685. The Northern Illinois University Law is  | ||||||
| 23 | amended by changing Section 30-195 and by setting forth and  | ||||||
| 24 | renumbering multiple versions of Section 30-280 as follows:
 | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |     (110 ILCS 685/30-195) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 30-195. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 3 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 4 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 5 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 6 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 7 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 8 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 9 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 11 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 13 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 15 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 17 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 18 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
| 21 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 23 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 24 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 26 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 2 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 4 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 5 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 6 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 7 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 8 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 10 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 11 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 12 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 13 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 14 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 15 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 16 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 17 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (110 ILCS 685/30-280) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 30-280. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 21 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 22 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 23 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
| 24 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 25 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 2 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 3 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 4 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 5 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 6 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 7 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
| 8 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
| 9 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (110 ILCS 685/30-285) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 30-285 30-280. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 14 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 15 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 19 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 23 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 25 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 2 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 4 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 5 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 6 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 7 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 8 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 10 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 11 | website.  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 690. The Western Illinois University Law is  | ||||||
| 14 | amended by changing Sections 35-115 and 35-190 and by setting  | ||||||
| 15 | forth and renumbering multiple versions of Section 35-275 as  | ||||||
| 16 | follows:
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| 17 |     (110 ILCS 690/35-115) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 35-115. Television station.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) The Board of Western Illinois University is  | ||||||
| 20 | authorized, under applicable permit and license of the Federal  | ||||||
| 21 | Communications Communication Commission, to construct and  | ||||||
| 22 | operate an educational television station at or near Macomb,  | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois with a translator at or near Moline, Illinois. | ||||||
| 24 |     (b) The Board may apply on behalf of Western Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | University to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare  | ||||||
| 2 | for funds, as authorized under the Educational Television  | ||||||
| 3 | Facilities Act of 1962, to assist in the development of the  | ||||||
| 4 | educational television program authorized in subsection (a). | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (110 ILCS 690/35-190) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 35-190. Employment contract limitations. This Section  | ||||||
| 8 | applies to the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 9 | chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,  | ||||||
| 10 | or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 11 | Public Act 99-694) this amendatory Act of the 99th General  | ||||||
| 12 | Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 13 | agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into  | ||||||
| 14 | with the president or all chancellors of the University: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 16 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 18 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 20 |  rollover clauses. | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be  | ||||||
| 22 |  placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal  | ||||||
| 23 |  charges against the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  University related to their employment. | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or termination of the employment contracts of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  president or all chancellors of the University must be  | ||||||
| 3 |  made during an open meeting of the Board. | ||||||
| 4 |         (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action  | ||||||
| 6 |  on the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the employment contracts of the president or all  | ||||||
| 8 |  chancellors of the University and must include a copy of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Board item or other documentation providing, at a  | ||||||
| 10 |  minimum, a description of the proposed principal financial  | ||||||
| 11 |  components of the president's or all chancellors'  | ||||||
| 12 |  appointments. | ||||||
| 13 |         (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based  | ||||||
| 14 |  compensation to the president or all chancellors of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  University must be approved by the Board in an open  | ||||||
| 16 |  meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based  | ||||||
| 17 |  must be made available to the public no less than 48 hours  | ||||||
| 18 |  before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or  | ||||||
| 19 |  incentive-based compensation. | ||||||
| 20 |         (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual  | ||||||
| 21 |  performance reviews concerning the president or all  | ||||||
| 22 |  chancellors of the University must be made available to  | ||||||
| 23 |  the public on the University's Internet website.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 25 |     (110 ILCS 690/35-275) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 35-275. Winter weather emergency closure; educational  | ||||||
| 2 | support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city,  | ||||||
| 3 | county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency,  | ||||||
| 4 | the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational  | ||||||
| 5 | support services to the campus, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 6 | custodial employees, building maintenance employees,  | ||||||
| 7 | transportation employees, food service providers, classroom  | ||||||
| 8 | assistants, or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate  | ||||||
| 9 | of pay and benefits rendered for the campus closure if the  | ||||||
| 10 | closure precludes them from performing their regularly  | ||||||
| 11 | scheduled duties and the employee would have reported for work  | ||||||
| 12 | but for the closure; however, this requirement does not apply  | ||||||
| 13 | if the day is rescheduled and the employee will be paid the  | ||||||
| 14 | employee's daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the  | ||||||
| 15 | rescheduled day when services are rendered.  | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 17 |     (110 ILCS 690/35-280) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 35-280 35-275. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 20 | Education by the 15th business day after the start of the  | ||||||
| 21 | academic year all of the following student enrollment data: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 25 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 4 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 5 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 6 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 8 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 9 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 10 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 11 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 12 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 13 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 14 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) The Board of Higher Education shall post the student  | ||||||
| 16 | enrollment data reported under subsection (a) on its Internet  | ||||||
| 17 | website.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
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| 19 |     Section 695. The Public Community College Act is amended  | ||||||
| 20 | by changing Sections 3-20.3.01 and 3-65 and by setting forth  | ||||||
| 21 | and renumbering multiple versions of Section 3-29.26 as  | ||||||
| 22 | follows:
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (110 ILCS 805/3-20.3.01)    (from Ch. 122, par. 103-20.3.01) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 3-20.3.01. Whenever, as a result of any lawful order  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of any agency, other than a local community college board,  | ||||||
| 2 | having authority to enforce any law or regulation designed for  | ||||||
| 3 | the protection, health, or safety of community college  | ||||||
| 4 | students, employees, or visitors, or any law or regulation for  | ||||||
| 5 | the protection and safety of the environment, pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 6 | "Environmental Protection Act", any local community college  | ||||||
| 7 | district, including any district to which Article VII of this  | ||||||
| 8 | Act applies, is required to alter or repair any physical  | ||||||
| 9 | facilities, or whenever any district determines that it is  | ||||||
| 10 | necessary for energy conservation, health, or safety,  | ||||||
| 11 | environmental protection or accessibility purposes that any  | ||||||
| 12 | physical facilities should be altered or repaired and that  | ||||||
| 13 | such alterations or repairs will be made with funds not  | ||||||
| 14 | necessary for the completion of approved and recommended  | ||||||
| 15 | projects for fire prevention and safety, or whenever after  | ||||||
| 16 | September 11, 1984 (the effective date of Public Act 83-1366)     | ||||||
| 17 | this amendatory Act of 1984 any district, including any  | ||||||
| 18 | district to which Article VII applies, provides for  | ||||||
| 19 | alterations or repairs determined by the local community  | ||||||
| 20 | college board to be necessary for health and safety,  | ||||||
| 21 | environmental protection, accessibility or energy conservation  | ||||||
| 22 | purposes, such district may, by proper resolution which  | ||||||
| 23 | specifically identifies the project and which is adopted  | ||||||
| 24 | pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, levy a tax  | ||||||
| 25 | for the purpose of paying for such alterations or repairs, or  | ||||||
| 26 | survey by a licensed architect or engineer, upon the equalized  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | assessed value of all the taxable property of the district at a  | ||||||
| 2 | rate not to exceed .05% per year for a period sufficient to  | ||||||
| 3 | finance such alterations or repairs, upon the following  | ||||||
| 4 | conditions: | ||||||
| 5 |         (a) When in the judgment of the local community  | ||||||
| 6 |  college board of trustees there are not sufficient funds  | ||||||
| 7 |  available in the operations and maintenance fund of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  district to permanently pay for such alterations or  | ||||||
| 9 |  repairs so ordered, determined as necessary. | ||||||
| 10 |         (b) When a certified estimate of a licensed architect  | ||||||
| 11 |  or engineer stating the estimated amount that is necessary  | ||||||
| 12 |  to make the alterations or repairs so ordered or  | ||||||
| 13 |  determined as necessary has been secured by the local  | ||||||
| 14 |  community college district. | ||||||
| 15 |     The filing of a certified copy of the resolution or  | ||||||
| 16 | ordinance levying the tax shall be the authority of the county  | ||||||
| 17 | clerk or clerks to extend such tax; provided, however, that in  | ||||||
| 18 | no event shall the extension for the current and preceding  | ||||||
| 19 | years, if any, under this Section be greater than the amount so  | ||||||
| 20 | approved, and interest on bonds issued pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 21 | Section and in the event such current extension and preceding  | ||||||
| 22 | extensions exceed such approval and interest, it shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | reduced proportionately. | ||||||
| 24 |     The county clerk of each of the counties in which any  | ||||||
| 25 | community college district levying a tax under the authority  | ||||||
| 26 | of this Section is located, in reducing raised levies, shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | not consider any such tax as a part of the general levy for  | ||||||
| 2 | community college purposes and shall not include the same in  | ||||||
| 3 | the limitation of any other tax rate which may be extended.  | ||||||
| 4 | Such tax shall be levied and collected in like manner as all  | ||||||
| 5 | other taxes of community college districts. | ||||||
| 6 |     The tax rate limit hereinabove specified in this Section  | ||||||
| 7 | may be increased to .10% upon the approval of a proposition to  | ||||||
| 8 | effect such increase by a majority of the electors voting on  | ||||||
| 9 | that proposition at a regular scheduled election. Such  | ||||||
| 10 | proposition may be initiated by resolution of the local  | ||||||
| 11 | community college board and shall be certified by the  | ||||||
| 12 | secretary of the local community college board to the proper  | ||||||
| 13 | election authorities for submission in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 14 | general election law. | ||||||
| 15 |     Each local community college district authorized to levy  | ||||||
| 16 | any tax pursuant to this Section may also or in the alternative  | ||||||
| 17 | by proper resolution or ordinance borrow money for such  | ||||||
| 18 | specifically identified purposes not in excess of $4,500,000  | ||||||
| 19 | in the aggregate at any one time when in the judgment of the  | ||||||
| 20 | local community college board of trustees there are not  | ||||||
| 21 | sufficient funds available in the operations and maintenance  | ||||||
| 22 | fund of the district to permanently pay for such alterations  | ||||||
| 23 | or repairs so ordered or determined as necessary and a  | ||||||
| 24 | certified estimate of a licensed architect or engineer stating  | ||||||
| 25 | the estimated amount has been secured by the local community  | ||||||
| 26 | college district, and as evidence of such indebtedness may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issue bonds without referendum. However, Community College  | ||||||
| 2 | District No. 522 and Community College District No. 536 may or  | ||||||
| 3 | in the alternative by proper resolution or ordinance borrow  | ||||||
| 4 | money for such specifically identified purposes not in excess  | ||||||
| 5 | of $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time when in the  | ||||||
| 6 | judgment of the community college board of trustees there are  | ||||||
| 7 | not sufficient funds available in the operations and  | ||||||
| 8 | maintenance fund of the district to permanently pay for such  | ||||||
| 9 | alterations or repairs so ordered or determined as necessary  | ||||||
| 10 | and a certified estimate of a licensed architect or engineer  | ||||||
| 11 | stating the estimated amount has been secured by the community  | ||||||
| 12 | college district, and as evidence of such indebtedness may  | ||||||
| 13 | issue bonds without referendum. Such bonds shall bear interest  | ||||||
| 14 | at a rate or rates authorized by the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 15 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 16 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 17 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 18 | approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, shall  | ||||||
| 19 | mature within 20 years from date, and shall be signed by the  | ||||||
| 20 | chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the local community  | ||||||
| 21 | college board. | ||||||
| 22 |     In order to authorize and issue such bonds the local  | ||||||
| 23 | community college board shall adopt a resolution fixing the  | ||||||
| 24 | amount of bonds, the date thereof, the maturities thereof and  | ||||||
| 25 | rates of interest thereof, and the board by such resolution,  | ||||||
| 26 | or in a district to which Article VII applies the city council  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | upon demand and under the direction of the board by ordinance,  | ||||||
| 2 | shall provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual  | ||||||
| 3 | tax upon all the taxable property in the local community  | ||||||
| 4 | college district sufficient to pay the principal and interest  | ||||||
| 5 | on such bonds to maturity. Upon the filing in the office of the  | ||||||
| 6 | county clerk of each of the counties in which the community  | ||||||
| 7 | college district is located of a certified copy of such  | ||||||
| 8 | resolution or ordinance it is the duty of the county clerk or  | ||||||
| 9 | clerks to extend the tax therefor without limit as to rate or  | ||||||
| 10 | amount and in addition to and in excess of all other taxes  | ||||||
| 11 | heretofore or hereafter authorized to be levied by such  | ||||||
| 12 | community college district. | ||||||
| 13 |     The State Board shall set through administrative rule  | ||||||
| 14 | regulations and specifications for minimum requirements for  | ||||||
| 15 | the construction, remodeling, or rehabilitation of heating,  | ||||||
| 16 | ventilating, air conditioning, lighting, seating, water  | ||||||
| 17 | supply, toilet, accessibility, fire safety, and any other  | ||||||
| 18 | matter that will conserve, preserve, or provide for the  | ||||||
| 19 | protection and the health or safety of individuals in or on  | ||||||
| 20 | community college property and will conserve the integrity of  | ||||||
| 21 | the physical facilities of the district. | ||||||
| 22 |     This Section is cumulative and constitutes complete  | ||||||
| 23 | authority for the issuance of bonds as provided in this  | ||||||
| 24 | Section notwithstanding any other statute or law to the  | ||||||
| 25 | contrary. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-655, eff. 7-28-16;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (110 ILCS 805/3-29.26) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 3-29.26. Winter weather emergency closure;  | ||||||
| 4 | educational support services pay. If a campus is closed due to  | ||||||
| 5 | a city, county, or State declaration of a winter weather  | ||||||
| 6 | emergency, the board shall pay to its employees who provide  | ||||||
| 7 | educational support services to the campus, including, but not  | ||||||
| 8 | limited to, custodial employees, building maintenance  | ||||||
| 9 | employees, transportation employees, food service providers,  | ||||||
| 10 | classroom assistants, or administrative staff, their daily,  | ||||||
| 11 | regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for the campus  | ||||||
| 12 | closure if the closure precludes them from performing their  | ||||||
| 13 | regularly scheduled duties and the employee would have  | ||||||
| 14 | reported for work but for the closure; however, this  | ||||||
| 15 | requirement does not apply if the day is rescheduled and the  | ||||||
| 16 | employee will be paid the employee's daily, regular rate of  | ||||||
| 17 | pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services are  | ||||||
| 18 | rendered. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-749, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 20 |     (110 ILCS 805/3-29.27) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 3-29.27 3-29.26. Enrollment reporting. | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) Annually, on or before October 1, each board shall  | ||||||
| 23 | report to the State Board all of the following student  | ||||||
| 24 | enrollment data: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 4 |  start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) The number of students enrolled at the start of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the current academic year. | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) The number of students enrolled full time at the  | ||||||
| 8 |  start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 10 |  at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 11 |         (6) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 12 |  learning at the start of the previous academic year. | ||||||
| 13 |         (7) The number of students enrolled in online learning  | ||||||
| 14 |  at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 15 |         (8) The number of students enrolled in in-person  | ||||||
| 16 |  learning at the start of the current academic year. | ||||||
| 17 |         (9) The rolling average number of students enrolled  | ||||||
| 18 |  over the previous 5 academic years. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) The State Board shall post the student enrollment data  | ||||||
| 20 | reported under subsection (a) on its Internet website.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-1020, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-24-24.)
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| 22 |     (110 ILCS 805/3-65) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 3-65. Employment contract limitations. | ||||||
| 24 |     (a) This Section applies to employment contracts entered  | ||||||
| 25 | into, amended, renewed, or extended after September 22, 2015  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (the effective date of Public Act 99-482) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 2 | of the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to  | ||||||
| 3 | collective bargaining agreements. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) The following apply to any employment contract entered  | ||||||
| 5 | into with an employee of the community college district: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one  | ||||||
| 7 |  year's year salary and applicable benefits. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date  | ||||||
| 9 |  may not exceed 4 years.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) The contract may not include any automatic  | ||||||
| 11 |  rollover clauses, and all renewals or extensions of  | ||||||
| 12 |  contracts must be made during an open meeting of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  board. | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) Public notice, in a form as determined by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  State Board, must be given of an employment contract  | ||||||
| 16 |  entered into, amended, renewed, or extended and must  | ||||||
| 17 |  include a complete description of the action to be taken,  | ||||||
| 18 |  as well the contract itself, including all addendums or  | ||||||
| 19 |  any other documents that change an initial contract. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 99-482, eff. 9-22-15; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 21 |     Section 700. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act  | ||||||
| 22 | is amended by changing Sections 50 and 52 and by setting forth  | ||||||
| 23 | and renumbering multiple versions of Section 65.125 as  | ||||||
| 24 | follows:
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| 1 |     (110 ILCS 947/50) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 50. Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship  | ||||||
| 3 | program.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 5 |         "Eligible applicant" means a minority student who has  | ||||||
| 6 |  graduated from high school or has received a State of  | ||||||
| 7 |  Illinois High School Diploma and has maintained a  | ||||||
| 8 |  cumulative grade point average of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0  | ||||||
| 9 |  scale, and who by reason thereof is entitled to apply for  | ||||||
| 10 |  scholarships to be awarded under this Section.  | ||||||
| 11 |         "Minority student" means a student who is any of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  following: | ||||||
| 13 |             (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person  | ||||||
| 14 |  having origins in any of the original peoples of North  | ||||||
| 15 |  and South America, including Central America, and who  | ||||||
| 16 |  maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment). | ||||||
| 17 |             (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 20 |  to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,  | ||||||
| 21 |  Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and  | ||||||
| 22 |  Vietnam). | ||||||
| 23 |             (3) Black or African American (a person having  | ||||||
| 24 |  origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa). | ||||||
| 25 |             (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban,  | ||||||
| 26 |  Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race). | ||||||
| 2 |             (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a  | ||||||
| 3 |  person having origins in any of the original peoples  | ||||||
| 4 |  of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).  | ||||||
| 5 |         "Qualified bilingual minority applicant" means a  | ||||||
| 6 |  qualified student who demonstrates proficiency in a  | ||||||
| 7 |  language other than English by (i) receiving a State Seal  | ||||||
| 8 |  of Biliteracy from the State Board of Education or (ii)  | ||||||
| 9 |  receiving a passing score on an educator licensure target  | ||||||
| 10 |  language proficiency test.  | ||||||
| 11 |         "Qualified student" means a person (i) who is a  | ||||||
| 12 |  resident of this State and a citizen or permanent resident  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the United States; (ii) who is a minority student, as  | ||||||
| 14 |  defined in this Section; (iii) who, as an eligible  | ||||||
| 15 |  applicant, has made a timely application for a minority  | ||||||
| 16 |  teaching scholarship under this Section; (iv) who is  | ||||||
| 17 |  enrolled on at least a half-time basis at a qualified  | ||||||
| 18 |  Illinois institution of higher learning; (v) who is  | ||||||
| 19 |  enrolled in a course of study leading to teacher  | ||||||
| 20 |  licensure, including alternative teacher licensure, or, if  | ||||||
| 21 |  the student is already licensed to teach, in a course of  | ||||||
| 22 |  study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a  | ||||||
| 23 |  master's degree in an academic field in which he or she is  | ||||||
| 24 |  teaching or plans to teach or who has received one or more  | ||||||
| 25 |  College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section 80 of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Act and commits to enrolling in a course of study leading  | ||||||
| 2 |  to teacher licensure, including alternative teacher  | ||||||
| 3 |  licensure; (vi) who maintains a grade point average of no  | ||||||
| 4 |  less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; and (vii) who continues to  | ||||||
| 5 |  advance satisfactorily toward the attainment of a degree.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) In order to encourage academically talented Illinois  | ||||||
| 7 | minority students to pursue teaching careers at the preschool  | ||||||
| 8 | or elementary or secondary school level and to address and  | ||||||
| 9 | alleviate the teacher shortage crisis in this State described  | ||||||
| 10 | under the provisions of the Transitions in Education Act, each  | ||||||
| 11 | qualified student shall be awarded a minority teacher  | ||||||
| 12 | scholarship to any qualified Illinois institution of higher  | ||||||
| 13 | learning. However, preference may be given to qualified  | ||||||
| 14 | applicants enrolled at or above the junior level.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) Each minority teacher scholarship awarded under this  | ||||||
| 16 | Section shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and  | ||||||
| 17 | fees and room and board costs of the qualified Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 | institution of higher learning at which the recipient is  | ||||||
| 19 | enrolled, up to an annual maximum of $5,000; except that in the  | ||||||
| 20 | case of a recipient who does not reside on-campus at the  | ||||||
| 21 | institution at which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the  | ||||||
| 22 | scholarship shall be sufficient to pay tuition and fee  | ||||||
| 23 | expenses and a commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of  | ||||||
| 24 | $5,000. However, if at least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a  | ||||||
| 25 | given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois  | ||||||
| 26 | scholarship program, then, in each fiscal year thereafter,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | each scholarship awarded under this Section shall be in an  | ||||||
| 2 | amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room and  | ||||||
| 3 | board costs of the qualified Illinois institution of higher  | ||||||
| 4 | learning at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual  | ||||||
| 5 | maximum of $7,500; except that in the case of a recipient who  | ||||||
| 6 | does not reside on-campus at the institution at which he or she  | ||||||
| 7 | is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship shall be sufficient  | ||||||
| 8 | to pay tuition and fee expenses and a commuter allowance, up to  | ||||||
| 9 | an annual maximum of $7,500.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (d) The total amount of minority teacher scholarship  | ||||||
| 11 | assistance awarded by the Commission under this Section to an  | ||||||
| 12 | individual in any given fiscal year, when added to other  | ||||||
| 13 | financial assistance awarded to that individual for that year,  | ||||||
| 14 | shall not exceed the cost of attendance at the institution at  | ||||||
| 15 | which the student is enrolled. If the amount of a minority  | ||||||
| 16 | teacher scholarship to be awarded to a qualified student as  | ||||||
| 17 | provided in subsection (c) of this Section exceeds the cost of  | ||||||
| 18 | attendance at the institution at which the student is  | ||||||
| 19 | enrolled, the minority teacher scholarship shall be reduced by  | ||||||
| 20 | an amount equal to the amount by which the combined financial  | ||||||
| 21 | assistance available to the student exceeds the cost of  | ||||||
| 22 | attendance.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) The maximum number of academic terms for which a  | ||||||
| 24 | qualified student can receive minority teacher scholarship  | ||||||
| 25 | assistance shall be 8 semesters or 12 quarters.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (f) In any academic year for which an eligible applicant  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | under this Section accepts financial assistance through the  | ||||||
| 2 | Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program, as authorized by  | ||||||
| 3 | Section 551 et seq. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the  | ||||||
| 4 | applicant shall not be eligible for scholarship assistance  | ||||||
| 5 | awarded under this Section.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (g) All applications for minority teacher scholarships to  | ||||||
| 7 | be awarded under this Section shall be made to the Commission  | ||||||
| 8 | on forms which the Commission shall provide for eligible  | ||||||
| 9 | applicants. The form of applications and the information  | ||||||
| 10 | required to be set forth therein shall be determined by the  | ||||||
| 11 | Commission, and the Commission shall require eligible  | ||||||
| 12 | applicants to submit with their applications such supporting  | ||||||
| 13 | documents or recommendations as the Commission deems  | ||||||
| 14 | necessary.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (h) Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes,  | ||||||
| 16 | payment of any minority teacher scholarship awarded under this  | ||||||
| 17 | Section shall be determined by the Commission. All scholarship  | ||||||
| 18 | funds distributed in accordance with this subsection shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | paid to the institution and used only for payment of the  | ||||||
| 20 | tuition and fee and room and board expenses incurred by the  | ||||||
| 21 | student in connection with his or her attendance at a  | ||||||
| 22 | qualified Illinois institution of higher learning. Any  | ||||||
| 23 | minority teacher scholarship awarded under this Section shall  | ||||||
| 24 | be applicable to 2 semesters or 3 quarters of enrollment. If a  | ||||||
| 25 | qualified student withdraws from enrollment prior to  | ||||||
| 26 | completion of the first semester or quarter for which the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | minority teacher scholarship is applicable, the school shall  | ||||||
| 2 | refund to the Commission the full amount of the minority  | ||||||
| 3 | teacher scholarship.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (i) The Commission shall administer the minority teacher  | ||||||
| 5 | scholarship aid program established by this Section and shall  | ||||||
| 6 | make all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with this  | ||||||
| 7 | Section for its effective implementation.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (j) When an appropriation to the Commission for a given  | ||||||
| 9 | fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarships to all  | ||||||
| 10 | qualified students, the Commission shall allocate the  | ||||||
| 11 | appropriation in accordance with this subsection. If funds are  | ||||||
| 12 | insufficient to provide all qualified students with a  | ||||||
| 13 | scholarship as authorized by this Section, the Commission  | ||||||
| 14 | shall allocate the available scholarship funds for that fiscal  | ||||||
| 15 | year to qualified students who submit a complete application  | ||||||
| 16 | form on or before a date specified by the Commission based on  | ||||||
| 17 | the following order of priority: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) To students who received a scholarship under this  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section in the prior academic year and who remain eligible  | ||||||
| 20 |  for a minority teacher scholarship under this Section. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (k), to  | ||||||
| 22 |  students who demonstrate financial need, as determined by  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Commission.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (k) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subsection (j), at  | ||||||
| 25 | least 35% of the funds appropriated for scholarships awarded  | ||||||
| 26 | under this Section in each fiscal year shall be reserved for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | qualified male minority applicants, with priority being given  | ||||||
| 2 | to qualified Black male applicants beginning with fiscal year  | ||||||
| 3 | 2023. If the Commission does not receive enough applications  | ||||||
| 4 | from qualified male minorities on or before January 1 of each  | ||||||
| 5 | fiscal year to award 35% of the funds appropriated for these  | ||||||
| 6 | scholarships to qualified male minority applicants, then the  | ||||||
| 7 | Commission may award a portion of the reserved funds to  | ||||||
| 8 | qualified female minority applicants in accordance with  | ||||||
| 9 | subsection (j).  | ||||||
| 10 |     Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at least $2,850,000  | ||||||
| 11 | but less than $4,200,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal  | ||||||
| 12 | year for scholarships awarded under this Section, then at  | ||||||
| 13 | least 10% of the funds appropriated shall be reserved for  | ||||||
| 14 | qualified bilingual minority applicants, with priority being  | ||||||
| 15 | given to qualified bilingual minority applicants who are  | ||||||
| 16 | enrolled in an educator preparation program with a  | ||||||
| 17 | concentration in bilingual, bicultural education. Beginning  | ||||||
| 18 | with fiscal year 2023, if at least $4,200,000 is appropriated  | ||||||
| 19 | in a given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 | scholarship program, then at least 30% of the funds  | ||||||
| 21 | appropriated shall be reserved for qualified bilingual  | ||||||
| 22 | minority applicants, with priority being given to qualified  | ||||||
| 23 | bilingual minority applicants who are enrolled in an educator  | ||||||
| 24 | preparation program with a concentration in bilingual,  | ||||||
| 25 | bicultural education. Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at  | ||||||
| 26 | least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal year for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | scholarships awarded under this Section but the Commission  | ||||||
| 2 | does not receive enough applications from qualified bilingual  | ||||||
| 3 | minority applicants on or before January 1 of that fiscal year  | ||||||
| 4 | to award at least 10% of the funds appropriated to qualified  | ||||||
| 5 | bilingual minority applicants, then the Commission may, in its  | ||||||
| 6 | discretion, award a portion of the reserved funds to other  | ||||||
| 7 | qualified students in accordance with subsection (j).  | ||||||
| 8 |     (l) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any  | ||||||
| 9 | academic year, each recipient of a minority teacher  | ||||||
| 10 | scholarship awarded under this Section shall be required by  | ||||||
| 11 | the Commission to sign an agreement under which the recipient  | ||||||
| 12 | pledges that, within the one-year period following the  | ||||||
| 13 | termination of the program for which the recipient was awarded  | ||||||
| 14 | a minority teacher scholarship, the recipient (i) shall begin  | ||||||
| 15 | teaching for a period of not less than one year for each year  | ||||||
| 16 | of scholarship assistance he or she was awarded under this  | ||||||
| 17 | Section; (ii) shall fulfill this teaching obligation at a  | ||||||
| 18 | nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool,  | ||||||
| 19 | elementary school, or secondary school at which no less than  | ||||||
| 20 | 30% of the enrolled students are minority students in the year  | ||||||
| 21 | during which the recipient begins teaching at the school or  | ||||||
| 22 | may instead, if the recipient received a scholarship as a  | ||||||
| 23 | qualified bilingual minority applicant, fulfill this teaching  | ||||||
| 24 | obligation in a program in transitional bilingual education  | ||||||
| 25 | pursuant to Article 14C of the School Code or in a school in  | ||||||
| 26 | which 20 or more English learner students in the same language  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | classification are enrolled; and (iii) shall, upon request by  | ||||||
| 2 | the Commission, provide the Commission with evidence that he  | ||||||
| 3 | or she is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching  | ||||||
| 4 | agreement provided for in this subsection.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (m) If a recipient of a minority teacher scholarship  | ||||||
| 6 | awarded under this Section fails to fulfill the teaching  | ||||||
| 7 | obligation set forth in subsection (l) of this Section, the  | ||||||
| 8 | Commission shall require the recipient to repay the amount of  | ||||||
| 9 | the scholarships received, prorated according to the fraction  | ||||||
| 10 | of the teaching obligation not completed, at a rate of  | ||||||
| 11 | interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable  | ||||||
| 12 | collection fees. If a recipient who enters into repayment  | ||||||
| 13 | under this subsection (m) subsequently, within 5 years of  | ||||||
| 14 | entering repayment, begins to teach at a school meeting the  | ||||||
| 15 | description under subsection (l) of this Section, the  | ||||||
| 16 | Commission may reduce the amount owed by the recipient in  | ||||||
| 17 | proportion to the amount of the teaching obligation completed.  | ||||||
| 18 | The Commission is authorized to establish rules relating to  | ||||||
| 19 | its collection activities for repayment of scholarships under  | ||||||
| 20 | this Section. All repayments collected under this Section  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller for deposit into  | ||||||
| 22 | the State's General Revenue Fund.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (n) A recipient of minority teacher scholarship shall not  | ||||||
| 24 | be considered in violation of the agreement entered into  | ||||||
| 25 | pursuant to subsection (l) if the recipient (i) enrolls on a  | ||||||
| 26 | full time basis as a graduate student in a course of study  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | related to the field of teaching at a qualified Illinois  | ||||||
| 2 | institution of higher learning; (ii) is serving, not in excess  | ||||||
| 3 | of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the United  | ||||||
| 4 | States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total disability  | ||||||
| 5 | for a period of time not to exceed 3 years as established by  | ||||||
| 6 | sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; (iv) is seeking and  | ||||||
| 7 | unable to find full time employment as a teacher at an Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | public, private, or parochial preschool or elementary or  | ||||||
| 9 | secondary school that satisfies the criteria set forth in  | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (l) of this Section and is able to provide evidence  | ||||||
| 11 | of that fact; (v) becomes a person with a permanent total  | ||||||
| 12 | disability as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified  | ||||||
| 13 | physician; (vi) is taking additional courses, on at least a  | ||||||
| 14 | half-time basis, needed to obtain licensure as a teacher in  | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois; or (vii) is fulfilling teaching requirements  | ||||||
| 16 | associated with other programs administered by the Commission  | ||||||
| 17 | and cannot concurrently fulfill them under this Section in a  | ||||||
| 18 | period of time equal to the length of the teaching obligation.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (o) Scholarship recipients under this Section who withdraw  | ||||||
| 20 | from a program of teacher education but remain enrolled in  | ||||||
| 21 | school to continue their postsecondary studies in another  | ||||||
| 22 | academic discipline shall not be required to commence  | ||||||
| 23 | repayment of their Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship  | ||||||
| 24 | so long as they remain enrolled in school on a full-time basis  | ||||||
| 25 | or if they can document for the Commission special  | ||||||
| 26 | circumstances that warrant extension of repayment.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (p) If the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship  | ||||||
| 2 | program does not expend at least 90% of the amount  | ||||||
| 3 | appropriated for the program in a given fiscal year for 3  | ||||||
| 4 | consecutive fiscal years and the Commission does not receive  | ||||||
| 5 | enough applications from the groups identified in subsection  | ||||||
| 6 | (k) on or before January 1 in each of those fiscal years to  | ||||||
| 7 | meet the percentage reserved for those groups under subsection  | ||||||
| 8 | (k), then up to 3% of amount appropriated for the program for  | ||||||
| 9 | each of next 3 fiscal years shall be allocated to increasing  | ||||||
| 10 | awareness of the program and for the recruitment of Black male  | ||||||
| 11 | applicants. The Commission shall make a recommendation to the  | ||||||
| 12 | General Assembly by January 1 of the year immediately  | ||||||
| 13 | following the end of that third fiscal year regarding whether  | ||||||
| 14 | the amount allocated to increasing awareness and recruitment  | ||||||
| 15 | should continue. | ||||||
| 16 |     (q) Each qualified Illinois institution of higher learning  | ||||||
| 17 | that receives funds from the Minority Teachers of Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 | scholarship program shall host an annual information session  | ||||||
| 19 | at the institution about the program for teacher candidates of  | ||||||
| 20 | color in accordance with rules adopted by the Commission.  | ||||||
| 21 | Additionally, the institution shall ensure that each  | ||||||
| 22 | scholarship recipient enrolled at the institution meets with  | ||||||
| 23 | an academic advisor at least once per academic year to  | ||||||
| 24 | facilitate on-time completion of the recipient's educator  | ||||||
| 25 | preparation program.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (r) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-654  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | will first take effect with awards made for the 2022-2023  | ||||||
| 2 | academic year.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 4 | 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23; 103-448, eff. 8-4-23; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 5 |     (110 ILCS 947/52) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 52. Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program; Golden  | ||||||
| 7 | Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) In this Section, "Foundation" means the Golden Apple  | ||||||
| 9 | Foundation for Excellence in Teaching, a registered 501(c)(3)  | ||||||
| 10 | not-for-profit corporation.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (a-2) In order to encourage academically talented Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 | students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching  | ||||||
| 13 | careers, especially in teacher shortage disciplines (which  | ||||||
| 14 | shall be defined to include early childhood education) or at  | ||||||
| 15 | hard-to-staff schools (as defined by the Commission in  | ||||||
| 16 | consultation with the State Board of Education), to provide  | ||||||
| 17 | those students with the crucial mentoring, guidance, and  | ||||||
| 18 | in-service support that will significantly increase the  | ||||||
| 19 | likelihood that they will complete their full teaching  | ||||||
| 20 | commitments and elect to continue teaching in targeted  | ||||||
| 21 | disciplines and hard-to-staff schools, and to ensure that  | ||||||
| 22 | students in this State will continue to have access to a pool  | ||||||
| 23 | of highly qualified highly-qualified teachers, each qualified  | ||||||
| 24 | student shall be awarded a Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois  | ||||||
| 25 | Program scholarship to any Illinois institution of higher  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | learning. The Commission shall administer the Golden Apple  | ||||||
| 2 | Scholars of Illinois Program, which shall be managed by the  | ||||||
| 3 | Foundation pursuant to the terms of a grant agreement meeting  | ||||||
| 4 | the requirements of Section 4 of the Illinois Grant Funds  | ||||||
| 5 | Recovery Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     (a-3) For purposes of this Section, a qualified student  | ||||||
| 7 | shall be a student who meets the following qualifications: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) is a resident of this State and a citizen or  | ||||||
| 9 |  eligible noncitizen of the United States; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) is a high school graduate or a person who has  | ||||||
| 11 |  received a State of Illinois High School Diploma; | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) is enrolled or accepted, on at least a half-time  | ||||||
| 13 |  basis, at an institution of higher learning; | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) is pursuing a postsecondary course of study  | ||||||
| 15 |  leading to initial certification or pursuing additional  | ||||||
| 16 |  course work needed to gain State Board of Education  | ||||||
| 17 |  approval to teach, including alternative teacher  | ||||||
| 18 |  licensure; and | ||||||
| 19 |         (5) is a participant in programs managed by and is  | ||||||
| 20 |  approved to receive a scholarship from the Foundation. | ||||||
| 21 |     (a-5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) (Blank). | ||||||
| 23 |     (b-5) Funds designated for the Golden Apple Scholars of  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois Program shall be used by the Commission for the  | ||||||
| 25 | payment of scholarship assistance under this Section or for  | ||||||
| 26 | the award of grant funds, subject to the Illinois Grant Funds  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Recovery Act, to the Foundation. Subject to appropriation,  | ||||||
| 2 | awards of grant funds to the Foundation shall be made on an  | ||||||
| 3 | annual basis and following an application for grant funds by  | ||||||
| 4 | the Foundation. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b-10) Each year, the Foundation shall include in its  | ||||||
| 6 | application to the Commission for grant funds an estimate of  | ||||||
| 7 | the amount of scholarship assistance to be provided to  | ||||||
| 8 | qualified students during the grant period. Any amount of  | ||||||
| 9 | appropriated funds exceeding the estimated amount of  | ||||||
| 10 | scholarship assistance may be awarded by the Commission to the  | ||||||
| 11 | Foundation for management expenses expected to be incurred by  | ||||||
| 12 | the Foundation in providing the mentoring, guidance, and  | ||||||
| 13 | in-service supports that will increase the likelihood that  | ||||||
| 14 | qualified students will complete their teaching commitments  | ||||||
| 15 | and elect to continue teaching in hard-to-staff schools. If  | ||||||
| 16 | the estimate of the amount of scholarship assistance described  | ||||||
| 17 | in the Foundation's application is less than the actual amount  | ||||||
| 18 | required for the award of scholarship assistance to qualified  | ||||||
| 19 | students, the Foundation shall be responsible for using  | ||||||
| 20 | awarded grant funds to ensure all qualified students receive  | ||||||
| 21 | scholarship assistance under this Section. | ||||||
| 22 |     (b-15) All grant funds not expended or legally obligated  | ||||||
| 23 | within the time specified in a grant agreement between the  | ||||||
| 24 | Foundation and the Commission shall be returned to the  | ||||||
| 25 | Commission within 45 days. Any funds legally obligated by the  | ||||||
| 26 | end of a grant agreement shall be liquidated within 45 days or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | otherwise returned to the Commission within 90 days after the  | ||||||
| 2 | end of the grant agreement that resulted in the award of grant  | ||||||
| 3 | funds.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) Each scholarship awarded under this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room  | ||||||
| 6 | and board costs of the Illinois institution of higher learning  | ||||||
| 7 | at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual maximum of  | ||||||
| 8 | $5,000; except that, in the case of a recipient who does not  | ||||||
| 9 | reside on campus at the institution of higher learning at  | ||||||
| 10 | which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship  | ||||||
| 11 | shall be sufficient to pay tuition and fee expenses and a  | ||||||
| 12 | commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of $5,000. All  | ||||||
| 13 | scholarship funds distributed in accordance with this Section  | ||||||
| 14 | shall be paid to the institution on behalf of recipients.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (d) The total amount of scholarship assistance awarded by  | ||||||
| 16 | the Commission under this Section to an individual in any  | ||||||
| 17 | given fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance  | ||||||
| 18 | awarded to that individual for that year, shall not exceed the  | ||||||
| 19 | cost of attendance at the institution of higher learning at  | ||||||
| 20 | which the student is enrolled. In any academic year for which a  | ||||||
| 21 | qualified student under this Section accepts financial  | ||||||
| 22 | assistance through any other teacher scholarship program  | ||||||
| 23 | administered by the Commission, a qualified student shall not  | ||||||
| 24 | be eligible for scholarship assistance awarded under this  | ||||||
| 25 | Section.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) A recipient may receive up to 8 semesters or 12  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | quarters of scholarship assistance under this Section.  | ||||||
| 2 | Scholarship funds are applicable toward 2 semesters or 3  | ||||||
| 3 | quarters of enrollment each academic year.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (f) All applications for scholarship assistance to be  | ||||||
| 5 | awarded under this Section shall be made to the Foundation in a  | ||||||
| 6 | form determined by the Foundation. Each year, the Foundation  | ||||||
| 7 | shall notify the Commission of the individuals awarded  | ||||||
| 8 | scholarship assistance under this Section. Each year, at least  | ||||||
| 9 | 30% of the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program  | ||||||
| 10 | scholarships shall be awarded to students residing in counties  | ||||||
| 11 | having a population of less than 500,000. | ||||||
| 12 |     (g) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |     (h) The Commission shall administer the payment of  | ||||||
| 14 | scholarship assistance provided through the Golden Apple  | ||||||
| 15 | Scholars of Illinois Program and shall make all necessary and  | ||||||
| 16 | proper rules not inconsistent with this Section for the  | ||||||
| 17 | effective implementation of this Section. | ||||||
| 18 |     (i) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any  | ||||||
| 19 | academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under  | ||||||
| 20 | this Section shall be required by the Foundation to sign an  | ||||||
| 21 | agreement under which the recipient pledges that, within the  | ||||||
| 22 | 2-year period following the termination of the academic  | ||||||
| 23 | program for which the recipient was awarded a scholarship, the  | ||||||
| 24 | recipient: (i) shall begin teaching for a period of not less  | ||||||
| 25 | than 5 years, (ii) shall fulfill this teaching obligation at a  | ||||||
| 26 | nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | an Illinois public elementary or secondary school that  | ||||||
| 2 | qualifies for teacher loan cancellation under Section  | ||||||
| 3 | 465(a)(2)(A) of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (20  | ||||||
| 4 | U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(A)) or other Illinois schools deemed  | ||||||
| 5 | eligible for fulfilling the teaching commitment as designated  | ||||||
| 6 | by the Foundation, and (iii) shall, upon request of the  | ||||||
| 7 | Foundation, provide the Foundation with evidence that he or  | ||||||
| 8 | she is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching  | ||||||
| 9 | agreement provided for in this subsection. Upon request, the  | ||||||
| 10 | Foundation shall provide evidence of teacher fulfillment to  | ||||||
| 11 | the Commission.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (j) If a recipient of a scholarship awarded under this  | ||||||
| 13 | Section fails to fulfill the teaching obligation set forth in  | ||||||
| 14 | subsection (i) of this Section, the Commission shall require  | ||||||
| 15 | the recipient to repay the amount of the scholarships  | ||||||
| 16 | received, prorated according to the fraction of the teaching  | ||||||
| 17 | obligation not completed, plus interest at a rate of 5% and, if  | ||||||
| 18 | applicable, reasonable collection fees. If a recipient who  | ||||||
| 19 | enters into repayment under this subsection (j) subsequently,  | ||||||
| 20 | within 5 years of entering repayment, begins to teach at a  | ||||||
| 21 | school meeting the description under subsection (i) of this  | ||||||
| 22 | Section, the Commission may reduce the amount owed by the  | ||||||
| 23 | recipient in proportion to the amount of the teaching  | ||||||
| 24 | obligation completed. Reduction of the amount owed shall not  | ||||||
| 25 | be construed as reinstatement in the Golden Apple Scholars  | ||||||
| 26 | program. Reinstatement in the program shall be solely at the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | discretion of the Golden Apple Foundation on terms determined  | ||||||
| 2 | by the Foundation. Payments received by the Commission under  | ||||||
| 3 | this subsection (j) shall be remitted to the State Comptroller  | ||||||
| 4 | for deposit into the General Revenue Fund, except that that  | ||||||
| 5 | portion of a recipient's repayment that equals the amount in  | ||||||
| 6 | expenses that the Commission has reasonably incurred in  | ||||||
| 7 | attempting collection from that recipient shall be remitted to  | ||||||
| 8 | the State Comptroller for deposit into the ISAC Accounts  | ||||||
| 9 | Receivable Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. | ||||||
| 10 |     (k) A recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Foundation  | ||||||
| 11 | under this Section shall not be considered to have failed to  | ||||||
| 12 | fulfill the teaching obligations of the agreement entered into  | ||||||
| 13 | pursuant to subsection (i) if the recipient (i) enrolls on a  | ||||||
| 14 | full-time basis as a graduate student in a course of study  | ||||||
| 15 | related to the field of teaching at an institution of higher  | ||||||
| 16 | learning; (ii) is serving as a member of the armed services of  | ||||||
| 17 | the United States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total  | ||||||
| 18 | disability, as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified  | ||||||
| 19 | physician; (iv) is seeking and unable to find full-time  | ||||||
| 20 | employment as a teacher at a school that satisfies the  | ||||||
| 21 | criteria set forth in subsection (i) and is able to provide  | ||||||
| 22 | evidence of that fact; (v) is taking additional courses, on at  | ||||||
| 23 | least a half-time basis, needed to obtain certification as a  | ||||||
| 24 | teacher in Illinois; (vi) is fulfilling teaching requirements  | ||||||
| 25 | associated with other programs administered by the Commission  | ||||||
| 26 | and cannot concurrently fulfill them under this Section in a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | period of time equal to the length of the teaching obligation;  | ||||||
| 2 | or (vii) is participating in a program established under  | ||||||
| 3 | Executive Order 10924 of the President of the United States or  | ||||||
| 4 | the federal National Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 5 | 12501 et seq.). Any such extension of the period during which  | ||||||
| 6 | the teaching requirement must be fulfilled shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 7 | limitations of duration as established by the Commission. | ||||||
| 8 |     (l) A recipient who fails to fulfill the teaching  | ||||||
| 9 | obligations of the agreement entered into pursuant to  | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (i) of this Section shall repay the amount of  | ||||||
| 11 | scholarship assistance awarded to them under this Section  | ||||||
| 12 | within 10 years. | ||||||
| 13 |     (m) Annually, at a time determined by the Commission in  | ||||||
| 14 | consultation with the Foundation, the Foundation shall submit  | ||||||
| 15 | a report to assist the Commission in monitoring the  | ||||||
| 16 | Foundation's performance of grant activities. The report shall  | ||||||
| 17 | describe the following: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) the Foundation's anticipated expenditures for the  | ||||||
| 19 |  next fiscal year; | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) the number of qualified students receiving  | ||||||
| 21 |  scholarship assistance at each institution of higher  | ||||||
| 22 |  learning where a qualified student was enrolled under this  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section during the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) the total monetary value of scholarship funds paid  | ||||||
| 25 |  to each institution of higher learning at which a  | ||||||
| 26 |  qualified student was enrolled during the previous fiscal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  year; | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) the number of scholarship recipients who completed  | ||||||
| 3 |  a baccalaureate degree during the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) the number of scholarship recipients who fulfilled  | ||||||
| 5 |  their teaching obligation during the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) the number of scholarship recipients who failed to  | ||||||
| 7 |  fulfill their teaching obligation during the previous  | ||||||
| 8 |  fiscal year; | ||||||
| 9 |         (7) the number of scholarship recipients granted an  | ||||||
| 10 |  extension described in subsection (k) of this Section  | ||||||
| 11 |  during the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 12 |         (8) the number of scholarship recipients required to  | ||||||
| 13 |  repay scholarship assistance in accordance with subsection  | ||||||
| 14 |  (j) of this Section during the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 15 |         (9) the number of scholarship recipients who  | ||||||
| 16 |  successfully repaid scholarship assistance in full during  | ||||||
| 17 |  the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 18 |         (10) the number of scholarship recipients who  | ||||||
| 19 |  defaulted on their obligation to repay scholarship  | ||||||
| 20 |  assistance during the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 21 |         (11) the amount of scholarship assistance subject to  | ||||||
| 22 |  collection in accordance with subsection (j) of this  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section at the end of the previous fiscal year; | ||||||
| 24 |         (12) the amount of collected funds to be remitted to  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Comptroller in accordance with subsection (j) of this  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section at the end of the previous fiscal year; and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (13) other information that the Commission may  | ||||||
| 2 |  reasonably request.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (n) Nothing in this Section shall affect the rights of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Commission to collect moneys owed to it by recipients of  | ||||||
| 5 | scholarship assistance through the Illinois Future Teacher  | ||||||
| 6 | Corps Program, repealed by Public Act 98-533. | ||||||
| 7 |     (o) The Auditor General shall prepare an annual audit of  | ||||||
| 8 | the operations and finances of the Golden Apple Scholars of  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Program. This audit shall be provided to the  | ||||||
| 10 | Governor, General Assembly, and the Commission. | ||||||
| 11 |     (p) The suspension of grant making authority found in  | ||||||
| 12 | Section 4.2 of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act shall not  | ||||||
| 13 | apply to grants made pursuant to this Section.  | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23;  | ||||||
| 15 | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-448, eff. 8-4-23; revised  | ||||||
| 16 | 10-16-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (110 ILCS 947/65.125) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 65.125. Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity  | ||||||
| 19 | Scholarship Program. | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) As used in this Section, "incumbent workforce" has the  | ||||||
| 21 | meaning ascribed to that term in the Early Childhood Access  | ||||||
| 22 | Consortium for Equity Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall  | ||||||
| 24 | implement and administer an early childhood educator  | ||||||
| 25 | scholarship program, to be known as the Early Childhood Access  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program. Under the Program,  | ||||||
| 2 | the Commission shall annually award scholarships to early  | ||||||
| 3 | childhood education students enrolled in institutions of  | ||||||
| 4 | higher education participating in the Early Childhood Access  | ||||||
| 5 | Consortium for Equity under the Early Childhood Access  | ||||||
| 6 | Consortium for Equity Act with preference given to members of  | ||||||
| 7 | the incumbent workforce. | ||||||
| 8 |     (c) To ensure alignment with Consortium goals and changing  | ||||||
| 9 | workforce needs, the Commission shall work in partnership with  | ||||||
| 10 | the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community  | ||||||
| 11 | College Board in program design, and the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 12 | Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall  | ||||||
| 13 | solicit feedback from the Consortium advisory committee  | ||||||
| 14 | established under Section 25 of the Early Childhood Access  | ||||||
| 15 | Consortium for Equity Act. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) In awarding a scholarship under this Section, the  | ||||||
| 17 | Commission may give preference to applicants who received a  | ||||||
| 18 | scholarship under this Section during the prior academic year,  | ||||||
| 19 | to applicants with financial need, or both. | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any  | ||||||
| 21 | academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under  | ||||||
| 22 | this Section shall be required by the Commission to sign an  | ||||||
| 23 | agreement under which the recipient pledges to continue or  | ||||||
| 24 | return to teaching or direct services in the early childhood  | ||||||
| 25 | care and education field in this State after they complete  | ||||||
| 26 | their program of study.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (f) The Commission may adopt any rules necessary to  | ||||||
| 2 | implement and administer the Program. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (110 ILCS 947/65.130) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 65.130 65.125. Journalism Student Scholarship  | ||||||
| 6 | Program. | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) As used in this Section, "local news organization" has  | ||||||
| 8 | the meaning given to that term in the Strengthening Community  | ||||||
| 9 | Media Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) In order to encourage academically talented Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 | students to pursue careers in journalism, especially in  | ||||||
| 12 | underserved areas of the State, and to provide those students  | ||||||
| 13 | with financial assistance to increase the likelihood that they  | ||||||
| 14 | will complete their full academic commitment and elect to  | ||||||
| 15 | remain in Illinois to pursue a career in journalism, subject  | ||||||
| 16 | to appropriation, not sooner than the 2025-2026 academic year,  | ||||||
| 17 | the Commission shall implement and administer the Journalism  | ||||||
| 18 | Student Scholarship Program. The Commission shall annually  | ||||||
| 19 | award scholarships to persons preparing to work in Illinois,  | ||||||
| 20 | with preference given to those preparing to work in  | ||||||
| 21 | underserved areas. These scholarships shall be awarded to  | ||||||
| 22 | individuals who make application to the Commission and agree  | ||||||
| 23 | to sign an agreement under which the recipient pledges that,  | ||||||
| 24 | within the 2-year period following the termination of the  | ||||||
| 25 | academic program for which the recipient was awarded a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | scholarship, the recipient shall: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) begin working in journalism in this State for a  | ||||||
| 3 |  period of not less than 2 years; | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) fulfill this obligation at local news  | ||||||
| 5 |  organization; and | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) upon request of the Commission, provide the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Commission with evidence that the recipient is fulfilling  | ||||||
| 8 |  or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching agreement  | ||||||
| 9 |  provided for in this subsection. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) An eligible student is a student who meets the  | ||||||
| 11 | following qualifications: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) is a resident of this State and a citizen or  | ||||||
| 13 |  eligible noncitizen of the United States; | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) is a high school graduate or a person who has  | ||||||
| 15 |  received an Illinois high school diploma; | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) is enrolled or accepted, on at least a half-time  | ||||||
| 17 |  basis, at an institution of higher learning; and | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) is pursuing a postsecondary course of study  | ||||||
| 19 |  leading to a career in journalism or a similar field. | ||||||
| 20 |     (d) Each scholarship shall be used by the recipient for  | ||||||
| 21 | the payment of tuition and fees at an institution of higher  | ||||||
| 22 | learning. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) The Commission shall administer the Program and shall  | ||||||
| 24 | adopt all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with  | ||||||
| 25 | this Section for its effective implementation. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 103-1021, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 705. The Student Loan Servicing Rights Act is  | ||||||
| 2 | amended by changing Section 5-70 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (110 ILCS 992/5-70) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 5-70. Cosigner release rights. | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) A servicer may not impose any restriction that  | ||||||
| 6 | permanently bars a borrower from qualifying for cosigner  | ||||||
| 7 | release, including restricting the number of times a borrower  | ||||||
| 8 | may apply for cosigner release. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) A servicer may not impose any negative consequences on  | ||||||
| 10 | a borrower or cosigner during the 60 days following the  | ||||||
| 11 | issuance of the notice required pursuant to subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 12 | Section 5-50 of this Act or until the servicer makes a final  | ||||||
| 13 | determination about a borrower's cosigner release application,  | ||||||
| 14 | whichever occurs later. As used in this subsection (b),  | ||||||
| 15 | "negative consequences" includes the imposition of additional  | ||||||
| 16 | eligibility criteria, negative credit reporting, lost  | ||||||
| 17 | eligibility or cosigner release, late fees, interest  | ||||||
| 18 | capitalization, or other financial injury. | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) For any private education loan issued on or after  | ||||||
| 20 | August 2, 2024 (the effective date of Public Act 103-748) this  | ||||||
| 21 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a servicer may  | ||||||
| 22 | not require proof of more than 12 consecutive, on-time  | ||||||
| 23 | payments as part of the criteria for cosigner release. A  | ||||||
| 24 | borrower who has paid the equivalent of 12 months of principal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and interest payments within any 12-month period is deemed to  | ||||||
| 2 | have satisfied the consecutive, on-time payment requirement  | ||||||
| 3 | even if the borrower has not made payments monthly during the  | ||||||
| 4 | 12-month period. If a borrower or cosigner requests a change  | ||||||
| 5 | in terms that restarts the count of consecutive, on-time  | ||||||
| 6 | payments required for cosigner release, the servicer shall  | ||||||
| 7 | notify the borrower and cosigner in writing of the impact of  | ||||||
| 8 | the change and provide the borrower and cosigner with the  | ||||||
| 9 | right to withdraw or reverse the request to avoid the impact. | ||||||
| 10 |     (d) A borrower may request an appeal of a servicer's  | ||||||
| 11 | determination to deny a request for cosigner release, and the  | ||||||
| 12 | servicer shall permit the borrower to submit additional  | ||||||
| 13 | documentation evidencing the borrower's ability, willingness,  | ||||||
| 14 | and stability to meet the payment obligations. The borrower  | ||||||
| 15 | may request that another employee of the servicer review the  | ||||||
| 16 | cosigner release determination. | ||||||
| 17 |     (e) A servicer shall establish and maintain a  | ||||||
| 18 | comprehensive record management system reasonably designed to  | ||||||
| 19 | ensure the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of  | ||||||
| 20 | information about cosigner release applications and to ensure  | ||||||
| 21 | compliance with applicable State and federal laws. The system  | ||||||
| 22 | must include the number of cosigner release cosigner-release     | ||||||
| 23 | applications received, the approval and denial rate, and the  | ||||||
| 24 | primary reasons for any denial. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 103-748, eff. 8-2-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 710. The Workforce Development through Charitable  | ||||||
| 2 | Loan Repayment Act is amended by changing Section 10-1 as  | ||||||
| 3 | follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (110 ILCS 998/10-1) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 10-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as  | ||||||
| 6 | the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment  | ||||||
| 7 | Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this  | ||||||
| 8 | Article. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     Section 715. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act  | ||||||
| 11 | is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (115 ILCS 5/5)    (from Ch. 48, par. 1705) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 5. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Educational Labor  | ||||||
| 15 | Relations Board. | ||||||
| 16 |     (a-5) Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members to  | ||||||
| 17 | be initially appointed under Public Act 93-509 this amendatory  | ||||||
| 18 | Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the  | ||||||
| 19 | Governor, whichever occurs later, the Illinois Educational  | ||||||
| 20 | Labor Relations Board shall consist of 7 members, no more than  | ||||||
| 21 | 4 of whom may be of the same political party, who are residents  | ||||||
| 22 | of Illinois appointed by the Governor with the advice and  | ||||||
| 23 | consent of the Senate. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The term of each appointed member of the Board who is in  | ||||||
| 2 | office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of  | ||||||
| 3 | business on that date or when all of the new members to be  | ||||||
| 4 | initially appointed under Public Act 93-509 this amendatory  | ||||||
| 5 | Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Governor, whichever occurs later. | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  | ||||||
| 8 | members to be initially appointed under this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 9 | the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor,  | ||||||
| 10 | whichever occurs later, the Illinois Educational Labor  | ||||||
| 11 | Relations Board shall consist of 5 members appointed by the  | ||||||
| 12 | Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more  | ||||||
| 13 | than 3 members may be of the same political party. | ||||||
| 14 |     The Governor shall appoint to the Board only persons who  | ||||||
| 15 | are residents of Illinois and have had a minimum of 5 years of  | ||||||
| 16 | experience directly related to labor and employment relations  | ||||||
| 17 | in representing educational employers or educational employees  | ||||||
| 18 | in collective bargaining matters. One appointed member shall  | ||||||
| 19 | be designated at the time of his or her appointment to serve as  | ||||||
| 20 | chairman. | ||||||
| 21 |     Of the initial members appointed pursuant to Public Act  | ||||||
| 22 | 93-509 this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, 2  | ||||||
| 23 | shall be designated at the time of appointment to serve a term  | ||||||
| 24 | of 6 years, 2 shall be designated at the time of appointment to  | ||||||
| 25 | serve a term of 4 years, and the other shall be designated at  | ||||||
| 26 | the time of his or her appointment to serve a term of 4 years,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | with each to serve until his or her successor is appointed and  | ||||||
| 2 | qualified.  | ||||||
| 3 |      Each subsequent member shall be appointed in like manner  | ||||||
| 4 | for a term of 6 years and until his or her successor is  | ||||||
| 5 | appointed and qualified. Each member of the Board is eligible  | ||||||
| 6 | for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same  | ||||||
| 7 | manner as original appointments for the balance of the  | ||||||
| 8 | unexpired term. | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) The chairman shall be paid $50,000 per year, or an  | ||||||
| 10 | amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is  | ||||||
| 11 | greater. Other members of the Board shall each be paid $45,000  | ||||||
| 12 | per year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board,  | ||||||
| 13 | whichever is greater. They shall be entitled to reimbursement  | ||||||
| 14 | for necessary traveling and other official expenditures  | ||||||
| 15 | necessitated by their official duties. | ||||||
| 16 |     Each member shall devote his entire time to the duties of  | ||||||
| 17 | the office, and shall hold no other office or position of  | ||||||
| 18 | profit, nor engage in any other business, employment, or  | ||||||
| 19 | vocation. | ||||||
| 20 |     (d) Three members of the Board constitute a quorum and a  | ||||||
| 21 | vacancy on the Board does not impair the right of the remaining  | ||||||
| 22 | members to exercise all of the powers of the Board. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor,  | ||||||
| 24 | upon notice, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but  | ||||||
| 25 | for no other cause. | ||||||
| 26 |     (f) The Board may appoint or employ an executive director,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | attorneys, hearing officers, and such other employees as it  | ||||||
| 2 | deems necessary to perform its functions, except that the  | ||||||
| 3 | Board shall employ a minimum of 8 attorneys and 5  | ||||||
| 4 | investigators. The Board shall prescribe the duties and  | ||||||
| 5 | qualifications of such persons appointed and, subject to the  | ||||||
| 6 | annual appropriation, fix their compensation and provide for  | ||||||
| 7 | reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred in the  | ||||||
| 8 | performance of their duties. | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) The Board may promulgate rules and regulations which  | ||||||
| 10 | allow parties in proceedings before the Board to be  | ||||||
| 11 | represented by counsel or any other person knowledgeable in  | ||||||
| 12 | the matters under consideration. | ||||||
| 13 |     (h) To accomplish the objectives and to carry out the  | ||||||
| 14 | duties prescribed by this Act, the Board may subpoena  | ||||||
| 15 | witnesses, subpoena the production of books, papers, records,     | ||||||
| 16 | and documents which may be needed as evidence on any matter  | ||||||
| 17 | under inquiry and may administer oaths and affirmations. | ||||||
| 18 |     In cases of neglect or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to  | ||||||
| 19 | any person, the circuit court in the county in which the  | ||||||
| 20 | investigation or the public hearing is taking place, upon  | ||||||
| 21 | application by the Board, may issue an order requiring such  | ||||||
| 22 | person to appear before the Board or any member or agent of the  | ||||||
| 23 | Board to produce evidence or give testimony. A failure to obey  | ||||||
| 24 | such order may be punished by the court as in civil contempt. | ||||||
| 25 |     Any subpoena, notice of hearing, or other process or  | ||||||
| 26 | notice of the Board issued under the provisions of this Act may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | be served by one of the methods permitted in the Board's rules. | ||||||
| 2 |     (i) The Board shall adopt, promulgate, amend, or rescind  | ||||||
| 3 | rules and regulations in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 | Administrative Procedure Act as it deems necessary and  | ||||||
| 5 | feasible to carry out this Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     (j) The Board at the end of every State fiscal year shall  | ||||||
| 7 | make a report in writing to the Governor and the General  | ||||||
| 8 | Assembly, stating in detail the work it has done to carry out  | ||||||
| 9 | the policy of the Act in hearing and deciding cases and  | ||||||
| 10 | otherwise. The Board's report shall include:  | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) the number of unfair labor practice charges filed  | ||||||
| 12 |  during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) the number of unfair labor practice charges  | ||||||
| 14 |  resolved during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) the total number of unfair labor charges pending  | ||||||
| 16 |  before the Board at the end of the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) the number of unfair labor charge cases at the end  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the fiscal year that have been pending before the Board  | ||||||
| 19 |  between 1 and 100 days, 101 and 150 days, 151 and 200 days,  | ||||||
| 20 |  201 and 250 days, 251 and 300 days, 301 and 350 days, 351  | ||||||
| 21 |  and 400 days, 401 and 450 days, 451 and 500 days, 501 and  | ||||||
| 22 |  550 days, 551 and 600 days, 601 and 650 days, 651 and 700  | ||||||
| 23 |  days, and over 701 days; | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) the number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
| 25 |  clarification cases filed during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 26 |         (6) the number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  clarification cases resolved during the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 2 |         (7) the total number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
| 3 |  clarification cases pending before the Board at the end of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 5 |         (8) the number of representation cases and unit  | ||||||
| 6 |  clarification cases at the end of the fiscal year that  | ||||||
| 7 |  have been pending before the Board between 1 and 120 days,  | ||||||
| 8 |  121 and 180 days, and over 180 days; and  | ||||||
| 9 |         (9) the Board's progress in meeting the timeliness  | ||||||
| 10 |  goals established pursuant to the criteria in Section 15  | ||||||
| 11 |  of this Act; the report shall include, but is not limited  | ||||||
| 12 |  to:  | ||||||
| 13 |             (A) the average number of days taken to complete  | ||||||
| 14 |  investigations and issue complaints, dismissals, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  deferrals; | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) the average number of days taken for the Board  | ||||||
| 17 |  to issue decisions on appeals of dismissals or  | ||||||
| 18 |  deferrals; | ||||||
| 19 |             (C) the average number of days taken to schedule a  | ||||||
| 20 |  hearing on complaints once issued; | ||||||
| 21 |             (D) the average number of days taken to issue a  | ||||||
| 22 |  recommended decision and order once the record is  | ||||||
| 23 |  closed; | ||||||
| 24 |             (E) the average number of days taken for the Board  | ||||||
| 25 |  to issue final decisions on recommended decisions when     | ||||||
| 26 |  where exceptions have been filed; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (F) the average number of days taken for the Board  | ||||||
| 2 |  to issue final decisions decision on recommended  | ||||||
| 3 |  decisions when no exceptions have been filed; and | ||||||
| 4 |             (G) in cases where the Board was unable to meet the  | ||||||
| 5 |  timeliness goals established in Section 15, an  | ||||||
| 6 |  explanation as to why the goal was not met.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 102-797, eff. 1-1-23; 103-856, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 8 | revised 11-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     Section 720. The Illinois Banking Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 10 | changing Section 2 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (205 ILCS 5/2)    (from Ch. 17, par. 302) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 2. General definitions. In this Act, unless the  | ||||||
| 13 | context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases  | ||||||
| 14 | shall have the following meanings: | ||||||
| 15 |     "Accommodation party" shall have the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 16 | that term in Section 3-419 of the Uniform Commercial Code. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Action" in the sense of a judicial proceeding includes  | ||||||
| 18 | recoupments, counterclaims, set-off, and any other proceeding  | ||||||
| 19 | in which rights are determined. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Affiliate facility" of a bank means a main banking  | ||||||
| 21 | premises or branch of another commonly owned bank. The main  | ||||||
| 22 | banking premises or any branch of a bank may be an "affiliate  | ||||||
| 23 | facility" with respect to one or more other commonly owned  | ||||||
| 24 | banks. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Appropriate federal banking agency" means the Federal  | ||||||
| 2 | Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Bank of  | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago, or the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as  | ||||||
| 4 | determined by federal law. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Bank" means any person doing a banking business whether  | ||||||
| 6 | subject to the laws of this or any other jurisdiction. | ||||||
| 7 |     A "banking house", "branch", "branch bank", or "branch  | ||||||
| 8 | office" shall mean any place of business of a bank at which  | ||||||
| 9 | deposits are received, checks paid, or loans made, but shall  | ||||||
| 10 | not include any place at which only records thereof are made,  | ||||||
| 11 | posted, or kept. A place of business at which deposits are  | ||||||
| 12 | received, checks paid, or loans made shall not be deemed to be  | ||||||
| 13 | a branch, branch bank, or branch office if the place of  | ||||||
| 14 | business is adjacent to and connected with the main banking  | ||||||
| 15 | premises, or if it is separated from the main banking premises  | ||||||
| 16 | by not more than an alley; provided always that (i) if the  | ||||||
| 17 | place of business is separated by an alley from the main  | ||||||
| 18 | banking premises there is a connection between the two by  | ||||||
| 19 | public or private way or by subterranean or overhead passage,  | ||||||
| 20 | and (ii) if the place of business is in a building not wholly  | ||||||
| 21 | occupied by the bank, the place of business shall not be within  | ||||||
| 22 | any office or room in which any other business or service of  | ||||||
| 23 | any kind or nature other than the business of the bank is  | ||||||
| 24 | conducted or carried on. A place of business at which deposits  | ||||||
| 25 | are received, checks paid, or loans made shall not be deemed to  | ||||||
| 26 | be a branch, branch bank, or branch office (i) of any bank if  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the place is a terminal established and maintained in  | ||||||
| 2 | accordance with paragraph (17) of Section 5 of this Act, or  | ||||||
| 3 | (ii) of a commonly owned bank by virtue of transactions  | ||||||
| 4 | conducted at that place on behalf of the other commonly owned  | ||||||
| 5 | bank under paragraph (23) of Section 5 of this Act if the place  | ||||||
| 6 | is an affiliate facility with respect to the other bank. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Branch of an out-of-state bank" means a branch  | ||||||
| 8 | established or maintained in Illinois by an out-of-state bank  | ||||||
| 9 | as a result of a merger between an Illinois bank and the  | ||||||
| 10 | out-of-state bank that occurs on or after May 31, 1997, or any  | ||||||
| 11 | branch established by the out-of-state bank following the  | ||||||
| 12 | merger. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Bylaws" means the bylaws of a bank that are adopted by the  | ||||||
| 14 | bank's board of directors or shareholders for the regulation  | ||||||
| 15 | and management of the bank's affairs. If the bank operates as a  | ||||||
| 16 | limited liability company, however, "bylaws" means the  | ||||||
| 17 | operating agreement of the bank. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Call report fee" means the fee to be paid to the  | ||||||
| 19 | Commissioner by each State bank pursuant to paragraph (a) of  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (3) of Section 48 of this Act. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Capital" includes the aggregate of outstanding capital  | ||||||
| 22 | stock and preferred stock. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Cash flow reserve account" means the account within the  | ||||||
| 24 | books and records of the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate  | ||||||
| 25 | used to record funds designated to maintain a reasonable Bank  | ||||||
| 26 | and Trust Company Fund operating balance to meet agency  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | obligations on a timely basis. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Charter" includes the original charter and all amendments  | ||||||
| 3 | thereto and articles of merger or consolidation. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banks and Real  | ||||||
| 5 | Estate, except that beginning on April 6, 2009 (the effective  | ||||||
| 6 | date of Public Act 95-1047), all references in this Act to the  | ||||||
| 7 | Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate are deemed, in  | ||||||
| 8 | appropriate contexts, to be references to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 9 | Financial and Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Commonly owned banks" means 2 or more banks that each  | ||||||
| 11 | qualify as a bank subsidiary of the same bank holding company  | ||||||
| 12 | pursuant to Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;  | ||||||
| 13 | "commonly owned bank" refers to one of a group of commonly  | ||||||
| 14 | owned banks but only with respect to one or more of the other  | ||||||
| 15 | banks in the same group. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Community" means a city, village, or incorporated town  | ||||||
| 17 | and also includes the area served by the banking offices of a  | ||||||
| 18 | bank, but need not be limited or expanded to conform to the  | ||||||
| 19 | geographic boundaries of units of local government. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Company" means a corporation, limited liability company,  | ||||||
| 21 | partnership, business trust, association, or similar  | ||||||
| 22 | organization and, unless specifically excluded, includes a  | ||||||
| 23 | "State bank" and a "bank". | ||||||
| 24 |     "Consolidating bank" means a party to a consolidation. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Consolidation" takes place when 2 or more banks, or a  | ||||||
| 26 | trust company and a bank, are extinguished and by the same  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | process a new bank is created, taking over the assets and  | ||||||
| 2 | assuming the liabilities of the banks or trust company passing  | ||||||
| 3 | out of existence. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Continuing bank" means a merging bank, the charter of  | ||||||
| 5 | which becomes the charter of the resulting bank. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Converting bank" means a State bank converting to become  | ||||||
| 7 | a national bank, or a national bank converting to become a  | ||||||
| 8 | State bank. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Converting trust company" means a trust company  | ||||||
| 10 | converting to become a State bank. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Court" means a court of competent jurisdiction. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Director" means a member of the board of directors of a  | ||||||
| 13 | bank. In the case of a manager-managed limited liability  | ||||||
| 14 | company, however, "director" means a manager of the bank and,  | ||||||
| 15 | in the case of a member-managed limited liability company,  | ||||||
| 16 | "director" means a member of the bank. The term "director"  | ||||||
| 17 | does not include an advisory director, honorary director,  | ||||||
| 18 | director emeritus, or similar person, unless the person is  | ||||||
| 19 | otherwise performing functions similar to those of a member of  | ||||||
| 20 | the board of directors. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Director of Banking" means the Director of the Division  | ||||||
| 22 | of Banking of the Department of Financial and Professional  | ||||||
| 23 | Regulation.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Eligible depository institution" means an insured savings  | ||||||
| 25 | association that is in default, an insured savings association  | ||||||
| 26 | that is in danger of default, a State or national bank that is  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | in default or a State or national bank that is in danger of  | ||||||
| 2 | default, as those terms are defined in this Section, or a new  | ||||||
| 3 | bank as that term is defined in Section 11(m) of the Federal  | ||||||
| 4 | Deposit Insurance Act or a bridge bank as that term is defined  | ||||||
| 5 | in Section 11(n) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or a new  | ||||||
| 6 | federal savings association authorized under Section  | ||||||
| 7 | 11(d)(2)(f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Fiduciary" means trustee, agent, executor, administrator,  | ||||||
| 9 | committee, guardian for a minor or for a person under legal  | ||||||
| 10 | disability, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for  | ||||||
| 11 | creditors, or any holder of similar position of trust. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Financial institution" means a bank, savings bank,  | ||||||
| 13 | savings and loan association, credit union, or any licensee  | ||||||
| 14 | under the Consumer Installment Loan Act or the Sales Finance  | ||||||
| 15 | Agency Act and, for purposes of Section 48.3, any proprietary  | ||||||
| 16 | network, funds transfer corporation, or other entity providing  | ||||||
| 17 | electronic funds transfer services, or any corporate  | ||||||
| 18 | fiduciary, its subsidiaries, affiliates, parent company, or  | ||||||
| 19 | contractual service provider that is examined by the  | ||||||
| 20 | Commissioner. For purposes of Section 5c and subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 13 of this Act, "financial institution" includes any  | ||||||
| 22 | proprietary network, funds transfer corporation, or other  | ||||||
| 23 | entity providing electronic funds transfer services, and any  | ||||||
| 24 | corporate fiduciary.  | ||||||
| 25 |     "Foundation" means the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education  | ||||||
| 26 | Foundation. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "General obligation" means a bond, note, debenture,  | ||||||
| 2 | security, or other instrument evidencing an obligation of the  | ||||||
| 3 | government entity that is the issuer that is supported by the  | ||||||
| 4 | full available resources of the issuer, the principal and  | ||||||
| 5 | interest of which is payable in whole or in part by taxation. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Guarantee" means an undertaking or promise to answer for  | ||||||
| 7 | payment of another's debt or performance of another's duty,  | ||||||
| 8 | liability, or obligation whether "payment guaranteed" or  | ||||||
| 9 | "collection guaranteed". | ||||||
| 10 |     "In danger of default" means a State or national bank, a  | ||||||
| 11 | federally chartered insured savings association, or an  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois state chartered insured savings association with  | ||||||
| 13 | respect to which the Commissioner or the appropriate federal  | ||||||
| 14 | banking agency has advised the Federal Deposit Insurance  | ||||||
| 15 | Corporation that:     | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) in the opinion of the Commissioner or the  | ||||||
| 17 |  appropriate federal banking agency,     | ||||||
| 18 |             (A) the State or national bank or insured savings  | ||||||
| 19 |  association is not likely to be able to meet the  | ||||||
| 20 |  demands of the State or national bank's or savings  | ||||||
| 21 |  association's obligations in the normal course of  | ||||||
| 22 |  business; and     | ||||||
| 23 |             (B) there is no reasonable prospect that the State  | ||||||
| 24 |  or national bank or insured savings association will  | ||||||
| 25 |  be able to meet those demands or pay those obligations  | ||||||
| 26 |  without federal assistance; or     | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) in the opinion of the Commissioner or the  | ||||||
| 2 |  appropriate federal banking agency,     | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) the State or national bank or insured savings  | ||||||
| 4 |  association has incurred or is likely to incur losses  | ||||||
| 5 |  that will deplete all or substantially all of its  | ||||||
| 6 |  capital; and     | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) there is no reasonable prospect that the  | ||||||
| 8 |  capital of the State or national bank or insured  | ||||||
| 9 |  savings association will be replenished without  | ||||||
| 10 |  federal assistance. | ||||||
| 11 |     "In default" means, with respect to a State or national  | ||||||
| 12 | bank or an insured savings association, any adjudication or  | ||||||
| 13 | other official determination by any court of competent  | ||||||
| 14 | jurisdiction, the Commissioner, the appropriate federal  | ||||||
| 15 | banking agency, or other public authority pursuant to which a  | ||||||
| 16 | conservator, receiver, or other legal custodian is appointed  | ||||||
| 17 | for a State or national bank or an insured savings  | ||||||
| 18 | association. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Insured savings association" means any federal savings  | ||||||
| 20 | association chartered under Section 5 of the federal Home  | ||||||
| 21 | Owners' Loan Act and any State savings association chartered  | ||||||
| 22 | under the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 or a  | ||||||
| 23 | predecessor Illinois statute, the deposits of which are  | ||||||
| 24 | insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The term  | ||||||
| 25 | also includes a savings bank organized or operating under the  | ||||||
| 26 | Savings Bank Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Insured savings association in recovery" means an insured  | ||||||
| 2 | savings association that is not an eligible depository  | ||||||
| 3 | institution and that does not meet the minimum capital  | ||||||
| 4 | requirements applicable with respect to the insured savings  | ||||||
| 5 | association. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Issuer" means for purposes of Section 33 every person who  | ||||||
| 7 | shall have issued or proposed to issue any security; except  | ||||||
| 8 | that (1) with respect to certificates of deposit, voting trust  | ||||||
| 9 | certificates, collateral-trust certificates, and certificates  | ||||||
| 10 | of interest or shares in an unincorporated investment trust  | ||||||
| 11 | not having a board of directors (or persons performing similar  | ||||||
| 12 | functions), "issuer" means the person or persons performing  | ||||||
| 13 | the acts and assuming the duties of depositor or manager  | ||||||
| 14 | pursuant to the provisions of the trust, agreement, or  | ||||||
| 15 | instrument under which the securities are issued; (2) with  | ||||||
| 16 | respect to trusts other than those specified in clause (1)  | ||||||
| 17 | above, where the trustee is a corporation authorized to accept  | ||||||
| 18 | and execute trusts, "issuer" means the entrusters, depositors,  | ||||||
| 19 | or creators of the trust and any manager or committee charged  | ||||||
| 20 | with the general direction of the affairs of the trust  | ||||||
| 21 | pursuant to the provisions of the agreement or instrument  | ||||||
| 22 | creating the trust; and (3) with respect to equipment trust  | ||||||
| 23 | certificates or like securities, "issuer" means the person to  | ||||||
| 24 | whom the equipment or property is or is to be leased or  | ||||||
| 25 | conditionally sold. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Letter of credit" and "customer" shall have the meanings  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | ascribed to those terms in Section 5-102 of the Uniform  | ||||||
| 2 | Commercial Code. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Main banking premises" means the location that is  | ||||||
| 4 | designated in a bank's charter as its main office. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Maker or obligor" means for purposes of Section 33 the  | ||||||
| 6 | issuer of a security, the promisor in a debenture or other debt  | ||||||
| 7 | security, or the mortgagor or grantor of a trust deed or  | ||||||
| 8 | similar conveyance of a security interest in real or personal  | ||||||
| 9 | property. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Merged bank" means a merging bank that is not the  | ||||||
| 11 | continuing, resulting, or surviving bank in a consolidation or  | ||||||
| 12 | merger. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Merger" includes consolidation. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Merging bank" means a party to a bank merger. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Merging trust company" means a trust company party to a  | ||||||
| 16 | merger with a State bank. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Mid-tier bank holding company" means a corporation that  | ||||||
| 18 | (a) owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of each  | ||||||
| 19 | class of stock of a State bank, (b) has no other subsidiaries,  | ||||||
| 20 | and (c) 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the  | ||||||
| 21 | corporation are owned by a parent bank holding company. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Municipality" means any municipality, political  | ||||||
| 23 | subdivision, school district, taxing district, or agency. | ||||||
| 24 |     "National bank" means a national banking association  | ||||||
| 25 | located in this State and after May 31, 1997, means a national  | ||||||
| 26 | banking association without regard to its location. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Out-of-state bank" means a bank chartered under the laws  | ||||||
| 2 | of a state other than Illinois, a territory of the United  | ||||||
| 3 | States, or the District of Columbia. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Parent bank holding company" means a corporation that is  | ||||||
| 5 | a bank holding company as that term is defined in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | Bank Holding Company Act of 1957 and owns 100% of the issued  | ||||||
| 7 | and outstanding shares of a mid-tier bank holding company. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited  | ||||||
| 9 | liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate,  | ||||||
| 10 | or unincorporated association. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Public agency" means the State of Illinois, the various  | ||||||
| 12 | counties, townships, cities, towns, villages, school  | ||||||
| 13 | districts, educational service regions, special road  | ||||||
| 14 | districts, public water supply districts, fire protection  | ||||||
| 15 | districts, drainage districts, levee districts, sewer  | ||||||
| 16 | districts, housing authorities, the Illinois Bank Examiners'  | ||||||
| 17 | Education Foundation, the Chicago Park District, and all other  | ||||||
| 18 | political corporations or subdivisions of the State of  | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois, whether now or hereafter created, whether herein  | ||||||
| 20 | specifically mentioned or not, and shall also include any  | ||||||
| 21 | other state or any political corporation or subdivision of  | ||||||
| 22 | another state. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Public funds" or "public money" means current operating  | ||||||
| 24 | funds, special funds, interest and sinking funds, and funds of  | ||||||
| 25 | any kind or character belonging to, in the custody of, or  | ||||||
| 26 | subject to the control or regulation of the United States or a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | public agency. "Public funds" or "public money" shall include  | ||||||
| 2 | funds held by any of the officers, agents, or employees of the  | ||||||
| 3 | United States or of a public agency in the course of their  | ||||||
| 4 | official duties and, with respect to public money of the  | ||||||
| 5 | United States, shall include Postal Savings funds. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Published" means, unless the context requires otherwise,  | ||||||
| 7 | the publishing of the notice or instrument referred to in some  | ||||||
| 8 | newspaper of general circulation in the community in which the  | ||||||
| 9 | bank is located at least once each week for 3 successive weeks.  | ||||||
| 10 | Publishing shall be accomplished by, and at the expense of,  | ||||||
| 11 | the bank required to publish. Where publishing is required,  | ||||||
| 12 | the bank shall submit to the Commissioner that evidence of the  | ||||||
| 13 | publication as the Commissioner shall deem appropriate. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Qualified financial contract" means any security  | ||||||
| 15 | contract, commodity contract, forward contract, including spot  | ||||||
| 16 | and forward foreign exchange contracts, repurchase agreement,  | ||||||
| 17 | swap agreement, and any similar agreement, any option to enter  | ||||||
| 18 | into any such agreement, including any combination of the  | ||||||
| 19 | foregoing, and any master agreement for such agreements. A  | ||||||
| 20 | master agreement, together with all supplements thereto, shall  | ||||||
| 21 | be treated as one qualified financial contract. The contract,  | ||||||
| 22 | option, agreement, or combination of contracts, options, or  | ||||||
| 23 | agreements shall be reflected upon the books, accounts, or  | ||||||
| 24 | records of the bank, or a party to the contract shall provide  | ||||||
| 25 | documentary evidence of such agreement. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Recorded" means the filing or recording of the notice or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | instrument referred to in the office of the Recorder of the  | ||||||
| 2 | county wherein the bank is located. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Resulting bank" means the bank resulting from a merger or  | ||||||
| 4 | conversion. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and  | ||||||
| 6 | Professional Regulation, or a person authorized by the  | ||||||
| 7 | Secretary or by this Act to act in the Secretary's stead.  | ||||||
| 8 |     "Securities" means stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or  | ||||||
| 9 | other similar obligations. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Stand-by letter of credit" means a letter of credit under  | ||||||
| 11 | which drafts are payable upon the condition the customer has  | ||||||
| 12 | defaulted in performance of a duty, liability, or obligation. | ||||||
| 13 |     "State bank" means any banking corporation that has a  | ||||||
| 14 | banking charter issued by the Commissioner under this Act. | ||||||
| 15 |     "State Banking Board" means the State Banking Board of  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Subsidiary" with respect to a specified company means a  | ||||||
| 18 | company that is controlled by the specified company. For  | ||||||
| 19 | purposes of paragraphs (8) and (12) of Section 5 of this Act,  | ||||||
| 20 | "control" means the exercise of operational or managerial  | ||||||
| 21 | control of a corporation by the bank, either alone or together  | ||||||
| 22 | with other affiliates of the bank. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Surplus" means the aggregate of (i) amounts paid in  | ||||||
| 24 | excess of the par value of capital stock and preferred stock;  | ||||||
| 25 | (ii) amounts contributed other than for capital stock and  | ||||||
| 26 | preferred stock and allocated to the surplus account; and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (iii) amounts transferred from undivided profits. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Tier 1 Capital" and "Tier 2 Capital" have the meanings  | ||||||
| 3 | assigned to those terms in regulations promulgated for the  | ||||||
| 4 | appropriate federal banking agency of a state bank, as those  | ||||||
| 5 | regulations are now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Trust company" means a limited liability company or  | ||||||
| 7 | corporation incorporated in this State for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 8 | accepting and executing trusts. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Undivided profits" means undistributed earnings less  | ||||||
| 10 | discretionary transfers to surplus. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus", for the  | ||||||
| 12 | purposes of paragraph (21) of Section 5 and Sections 32, 33,  | ||||||
| 13 | 34, 35.1, 35.2, and 47 of this Act means the sum of the state  | ||||||
| 14 | bank's Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital plus such other  | ||||||
| 15 | shareholder equity as may be included by regulation of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Commissioner. Unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus shall  | ||||||
| 17 | be calculated on the basis of the date of the last quarterly  | ||||||
| 18 | call report filed with the Commissioner preceding the date of  | ||||||
| 19 | the transaction for which the calculation is made, provided  | ||||||
| 20 | that: (i) when a material event occurs after the date of the  | ||||||
| 21 | last quarterly call report filed with the Commissioner that  | ||||||
| 22 | reduces or increases the bank's unimpaired capital and  | ||||||
| 23 | unimpaired surplus by 10% or more, then the unimpaired capital  | ||||||
| 24 | and unimpaired surplus shall be calculated from the date of  | ||||||
| 25 | the material event for a transaction conducted after the date  | ||||||
| 26 | of the material event; and (ii) if the Commissioner determines  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for safety and soundness reasons that a state bank should  | ||||||
| 2 | calculate unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus more  | ||||||
| 3 | frequently than provided by this paragraph, the Commissioner  | ||||||
| 4 | may by written notice direct the bank to calculate unimpaired  | ||||||
| 5 | capital and unimpaired surplus at a more frequent interval. In  | ||||||
| 6 | the case of a state bank newly chartered under Section 13 or a  | ||||||
| 7 | state bank resulting from a merger, consolidation, or  | ||||||
| 8 | conversion under Sections 21 through 26 for which no preceding  | ||||||
| 9 | quarterly call report has been filed with the Commissioner,  | ||||||
| 10 | unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus shall be calculated  | ||||||
| 11 | for the first calendar quarter on the basis of the effective  | ||||||
| 12 | date of the charter, merger, consolidation, or conversion. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 95-924, eff. 8-26-08; 95-1047, eff. 4-6-09;  | ||||||
| 14 | 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1163, eff. 1-1-11; revised 8-6-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 725. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is  | ||||||
| 16 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (210 ILCS 9/10) | ||||||
| 18 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-844) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
| 20 |     "Activities of daily living" means eating, dressing,  | ||||||
| 21 | bathing, toileting, transferring, or personal hygiene. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" means a  | ||||||
| 23 | home, building, residence, or any other place where sleeping  | ||||||
| 24 | accommodations are provided for at least 3 unrelated adults,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older and where the  | ||||||
| 2 | following are provided consistent with the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 3 | Act: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) services consistent with a social model that is  | ||||||
| 5 |  based on the premise that the resident's unit in assisted  | ||||||
| 6 |  living and shared housing is his or her own home; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) community-based residential care for persons who  | ||||||
| 8 |  need assistance with activities of daily living, including  | ||||||
| 9 |  personal, supportive, and intermittent health-related  | ||||||
| 10 |  services available 24 hours per day, if needed, to meet  | ||||||
| 11 |  the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident; | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by  | ||||||
| 13 |  the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the  | ||||||
| 14 |  establishment, with the consent of the resident or  | ||||||
| 15 |  resident's representative; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) a physical environment that is a homelike setting  | ||||||
| 17 |  that includes the following and such other elements as  | ||||||
| 18 |  established by the Department: individual living units  | ||||||
| 19 |  each of which shall accommodate small kitchen appliances  | ||||||
| 20 |  and contain private bathing, washing, and toilet  | ||||||
| 21 |  facilities, or private washing and toilet facilities with  | ||||||
| 22 |  a common bathing room readily accessible to each resident.  | ||||||
| 23 |  Units shall be maintained for single occupancy except in  | ||||||
| 24 |  cases in which 2 residents choose to share a unit.  | ||||||
| 25 |  Sufficient common space shall exist to permit individual  | ||||||
| 26 |  and group activities. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" does  | ||||||
| 2 | not mean any of the following: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by  | ||||||
| 4 |  the federal government or the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) A long term care facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a  | ||||||
| 8 |  facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a  | ||||||
| 9 |  facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. However, a facility  | ||||||
| 10 |  licensed under any of those Acts may convert distinct  | ||||||
| 11 |  parts of the facility to assisted living. If the facility  | ||||||
| 12 |  elects to do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate  | ||||||
| 13 |  of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds that were  | ||||||
| 14 |  converted. | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the  | ||||||
| 16 |  principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 17 |  care, and treatment of human illness and that is required  | ||||||
| 18 |  to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child  | ||||||
| 20 |  Care Act of 1969. | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) A community living facility as defined in the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Community Living Facilities Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by  | ||||||
| 24 |  and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by  | ||||||
| 25 |  spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 26 |  creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  denomination. | ||||||
| 2 |         (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 3 |  Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as  | ||||||
| 4 |  defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements  | ||||||
| 5 |  Licensure and Certification Act. | ||||||
| 6 |         (8) A supportive residence licensed under the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Supportive Residences Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 8 |         (9) The portion of a life care facility as defined in  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Life Care Facilities Act not licensed as an assisted  | ||||||
| 10 |  living establishment under this Act; a life care facility  | ||||||
| 11 |  may apply under this Act to convert sections of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  community to assisted living. | ||||||
| 13 |         (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under  | ||||||
| 14 |  the Hospice Program Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 15 |         (11) A shared housing establishment. | ||||||
| 16 |         (12) A supportive living facility as described in  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Certified medication aide" means a person who has met the  | ||||||
| 19 | qualifications for certification under Section 79 and assists  | ||||||
| 20 | with medication administration while under the supervision of  | ||||||
| 21 | a registered professional nurse as authorized by Section 50-75  | ||||||
| 22 | of the Nurse Practice Act in an assisted living establishment.  | ||||||
| 23 |     "Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Director" means the Director of Public Health. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Emergency situation" means imminent danger of death or  | ||||||
| 26 | serious physical harm to a resident of an establishment. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "License" means any of the following types of licenses  | ||||||
| 2 | issued to an applicant or licensee by the Department: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) "Probationary license" means a license issued to  | ||||||
| 4 |  an applicant or licensee that has not held a license under  | ||||||
| 5 |  this Act prior to its application or pursuant to a license  | ||||||
| 6 |  transfer in accordance with Section 50 of this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) "Regular license" means a license issued by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Department to an applicant or licensee that is in  | ||||||
| 9 |  substantial compliance with this Act and any rules  | ||||||
| 10 |  promulgated under this Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Licensee" means a person, agency, association,  | ||||||
| 12 | corporation, partnership, or organization that has been issued  | ||||||
| 13 | a license to operate an assisted living or shared housing  | ||||||
| 14 | establishment.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Licensed health care professional" means a registered  | ||||||
| 16 | professional nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a  | ||||||
| 17 | physician assistant, and a licensed practical nurse. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Mandatory services" include the following: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) 3 meals per day available to the residents  | ||||||
| 20 |  prepared by the establishment or an outside contractor; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) housekeeping services including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 22 |  to, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the resident's unit; | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) personal laundry and linen services available to  | ||||||
| 24 |  the residents provided or arranged for by the  | ||||||
| 25 |  establishment; | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) security provided 24 hours each day including, but  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  not limited to, locked entrances or building or contract  | ||||||
| 2 |  security personnel; | ||||||
| 3 |         (5) an emergency communication response system, which  | ||||||
| 4 |  is a procedure in place 24 hours each day by which a  | ||||||
| 5 |  resident can notify building management, an emergency  | ||||||
| 6 |  response vendor, or others able to respond to his or her  | ||||||
| 7 |  need for assistance; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) assistance with activities of daily living as  | ||||||
| 9 |  required by each resident. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Negotiated risk" is the process by which a resident, or  | ||||||
| 11 | his or her representative, may formally negotiate with  | ||||||
| 12 | providers what risks each are willing and unwilling to assume  | ||||||
| 13 | in service provision and the resident's living environment.  | ||||||
| 14 | The provider assures that the resident and the resident's  | ||||||
| 15 | representative, if any, are informed of the risks of these  | ||||||
| 16 | decisions and of the potential consequences of assuming these  | ||||||
| 17 | risks. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Owner" means the individual, partnership, corporation,  | ||||||
| 19 | association, or other person who owns an assisted living or  | ||||||
| 20 | shared housing establishment. In the event an assisted living  | ||||||
| 21 | or shared housing establishment is operated by a person who  | ||||||
| 22 | leases or manages the physical plant, which is owned by  | ||||||
| 23 | another person, "owner" means the person who operates the  | ||||||
| 24 | assisted living or shared housing establishment, except that  | ||||||
| 25 | if the person who owns the physical plant is an affiliate of  | ||||||
| 26 | the person who operates the assisted living or shared housing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | establishment and has significant control over the day to day  | ||||||
| 2 | operations of the assisted living or shared housing  | ||||||
| 3 | establishment, the person who owns the physical plant shall  | ||||||
| 4 | incur jointly and severally with the owner all liabilities  | ||||||
| 5 | imposed on an owner under this Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical  | ||||||
| 7 | Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 8 | branches. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Program" means the Certified Medication Aide Program.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Qualified establishment" means an assisted living and  | ||||||
| 11 | shared housing establishment licensed by the Department of  | ||||||
| 12 | Public Health.  | ||||||
| 13 |     "Resident" means a person residing in an assisted living  | ||||||
| 14 | or shared housing establishment. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Resident's representative" means a person, other than the  | ||||||
| 16 | owner, agent, or employee of an establishment or of the health  | ||||||
| 17 | care provider unless related to the resident, designated in  | ||||||
| 18 | writing by a resident to be his or her representative. This  | ||||||
| 19 | designation may be accomplished through the Illinois Power of  | ||||||
| 20 | Attorney Act, pursuant to the guardianship process under the  | ||||||
| 21 | Probate Act of 1975, or pursuant to an executed designation of  | ||||||
| 22 | representative form specified by the Department. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Self" means the individual or the individual's designated  | ||||||
| 24 | representative. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" means a  | ||||||
| 26 | publicly or privately operated free-standing residence for 16  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or fewer persons, at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or  | ||||||
| 2 | older and who are unrelated to the owners and one manager of  | ||||||
| 3 | the residence, where the following are provided: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) services consistent with a social model that is  | ||||||
| 5 |  based on the premise that the resident's unit is his or her  | ||||||
| 6 |  own home; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) community-based residential care for persons who  | ||||||
| 8 |  need assistance with activities of daily living, including  | ||||||
| 9 |  housing and personal, supportive, and intermittent  | ||||||
| 10 |  health-related services available 24 hours per day, if  | ||||||
| 11 |  needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a  | ||||||
| 12 |  resident; and | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by  | ||||||
| 14 |  the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  establishment, with the consent of the resident or the  | ||||||
| 16 |  resident's representative. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" does not  | ||||||
| 18 | mean any of the following: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by  | ||||||
| 20 |  the federal government or the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) A long term care facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a  | ||||||
| 24 |  facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a  | ||||||
| 25 |  facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. A facility licensed  | ||||||
| 26 |  under any of those Acts may, however, convert sections of  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  the facility to assisted living. If the facility elects to  | ||||||
| 2 |  do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate of Need  | ||||||
| 3 |  for its nursing beds that were converted. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 6 |  care, and treatment of human illness and that is required  | ||||||
| 7 |  to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child  | ||||||
| 9 |  Care Act of 1969. | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) A community living facility as defined in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Community Living Facilities Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by  | ||||||
| 13 |  and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by  | ||||||
| 14 |  spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 15 |  creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious  | ||||||
| 16 |  denomination. | ||||||
| 17 |         (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 18 |  Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as  | ||||||
| 19 |  defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements  | ||||||
| 20 |  Licensure and Certification Act. | ||||||
| 21 |         (8) A supportive residence licensed under the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Supportive Residences Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         (9) A life care facility as defined in the Life Care  | ||||||
| 24 |  Facilities Act; a life care facility may apply under this  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act to convert sections of the community to assisted  | ||||||
| 26 |  living. | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |         (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under  | ||||||
| 2 |  the Hospice Program Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 3 |         (11) An assisted living establishment. | ||||||
| 4 |         (12) A supportive living facility as described in  | ||||||
| 5 |  Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Total assistance" means that staff or another individual  | ||||||
| 7 | performs the entire activity of daily living without  | ||||||
| 8 | participation by the resident. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-886, eff. 8-9-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-844) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
| 12 |     "Activities of daily living" means eating, dressing,  | ||||||
| 13 | bathing, toileting, transferring, or personal hygiene. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" means a  | ||||||
| 15 | home, building, residence, or any other place where sleeping  | ||||||
| 16 | accommodations are provided for at least 3 unrelated adults,  | ||||||
| 17 | at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older and where the  | ||||||
| 18 | following are provided consistent with the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 19 | Act: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) services consistent with a social model that is  | ||||||
| 21 |  based on the premise that the resident's unit in assisted  | ||||||
| 22 |  living and shared housing is his or her own home; | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) community-based residential care for persons who  | ||||||
| 24 |  need assistance with activities of daily living, including  | ||||||
| 25 |  personal, supportive, and intermittent health-related  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  services available 24 hours per day, if needed, to meet  | ||||||
| 2 |  the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident; | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by  | ||||||
| 4 |  the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the  | ||||||
| 5 |  establishment, with the consent of the resident or  | ||||||
| 6 |  resident's representative; and | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) a physical environment that is a homelike setting  | ||||||
| 8 |  that includes the following and such other elements as  | ||||||
| 9 |  established by the Department: individual living units  | ||||||
| 10 |  each of which shall accommodate small kitchen appliances  | ||||||
| 11 |  and contain private bathing, washing, and toilet  | ||||||
| 12 |  facilities, or private washing and toilet facilities with  | ||||||
| 13 |  a common bathing room readily accessible to each resident.  | ||||||
| 14 |  Units shall be maintained for single occupancy except in  | ||||||
| 15 |  cases in which 2 residents choose to share a unit.  | ||||||
| 16 |  Sufficient common space shall exist to permit individual  | ||||||
| 17 |  and group activities. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Assisted living establishment" or "establishment" does  | ||||||
| 19 | not mean any of the following: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by  | ||||||
| 21 |  the federal government or the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) A long term care facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a  | ||||||
| 25 |  facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a  | ||||||
| 26 |  facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. However, a facility  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  licensed under any of those Acts may convert distinct  | ||||||
| 2 |  parts of the facility to assisted living. If the facility  | ||||||
| 3 |  elects to do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate  | ||||||
| 4 |  of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds that were  | ||||||
| 5 |  converted. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the  | ||||||
| 7 |  principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 8 |  care, and treatment of human illness and that is required  | ||||||
| 9 |  to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 10 |         (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child  | ||||||
| 11 |  Care Act of 1969. | ||||||
| 12 |         (5) A community living facility as defined in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Community Living Facilities Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 14 |         (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by  | ||||||
| 15 |  and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by  | ||||||
| 16 |  spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 17 |  creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious  | ||||||
| 18 |  denomination. | ||||||
| 19 |         (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 20 |  Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as  | ||||||
| 21 |  defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements  | ||||||
| 22 |  Licensure and Certification Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         (8) A supportive residence licensed under the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Supportive Residences Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 25 |         (9) The portion of a life care facility as defined in  | ||||||
| 26 |  the Life Care Facilities Act not licensed as an assisted  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  living establishment under this Act; a life care facility  | ||||||
| 2 |  may apply under this Act to convert sections of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  community to assisted living. | ||||||
| 4 |         (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Hospice Program Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 6 |         (11) A shared housing establishment. | ||||||
| 7 |         (12) A supportive living facility as described in  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Certified medication aide" means a person who has met the  | ||||||
| 10 | qualifications for certification under Section 79 and assists  | ||||||
| 11 | with medication administration while under the supervision of  | ||||||
| 12 | a registered professional nurse as authorized by Section 50-75  | ||||||
| 13 | of the Nurse Practice Act in an assisted living establishment.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Director" means the Director of Public Health. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Emergency situation" means imminent danger of death or  | ||||||
| 17 | serious physical harm to a resident of an establishment. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Infection control committee" means persons, including an  | ||||||
| 19 | infection preventionist, who develop and implement policies  | ||||||
| 20 | governing control of infections and communicable diseases and  | ||||||
| 21 | are qualified through education, training, experience, or  | ||||||
| 22 | certification or a combination of such qualifications.  | ||||||
| 23 |     "Infection preventionist" means a registered nurse who  | ||||||
| 24 | develops and implements policies governing control of  | ||||||
| 25 | infections and communicable diseases and is qualified through  | ||||||
| 26 | education, training, experience, or certification or a  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | combination of such qualifications.  | ||||||
| 2 |     "License" means any of the following types of licenses  | ||||||
| 3 | issued to an applicant or licensee by the Department: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) "Probationary license" means a license issued to  | ||||||
| 5 |  an applicant or licensee that has not held a license under  | ||||||
| 6 |  this Act prior to its application or pursuant to a license  | ||||||
| 7 |  transfer in accordance with Section 50 of this Act. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) "Regular license" means a license issued by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Department to an applicant or licensee that is in  | ||||||
| 10 |  substantial compliance with this Act and any rules  | ||||||
| 11 |  promulgated under this Act. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Licensee" means a person, agency, association,  | ||||||
| 13 | corporation, partnership, or organization that has been issued  | ||||||
| 14 | a license to operate an assisted living or shared housing  | ||||||
| 15 | establishment.  | ||||||
| 16 |     "Licensed health care professional" means a registered  | ||||||
| 17 | professional nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a  | ||||||
| 18 | physician assistant, and a licensed practical nurse. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Mandatory services" include the following: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) 3 meals per day available to the residents  | ||||||
| 21 |  prepared by the establishment or an outside contractor; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) housekeeping services including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 23 |  to, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the resident's unit; | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) personal laundry and linen services available to  | ||||||
| 25 |  the residents provided or arranged for by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  establishment; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) security provided 24 hours each day including, but  | ||||||
| 2 |  not limited to, locked entrances or building or contract  | ||||||
| 3 |  security personnel; | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) an emergency communication response system, which  | ||||||
| 5 |  is a procedure in place 24 hours each day by which a  | ||||||
| 6 |  resident can notify building management, an emergency  | ||||||
| 7 |  response vendor, or others able to respond to his or her  | ||||||
| 8 |  need for assistance; and | ||||||
| 9 |         (6) assistance with activities of daily living as  | ||||||
| 10 |  required by each resident. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Negotiated risk" is the process by which a resident, or  | ||||||
| 12 | his or her representative, may formally negotiate with  | ||||||
| 13 | providers what risks each are willing and unwilling to assume  | ||||||
| 14 | in service provision and the resident's living environment.  | ||||||
| 15 | The provider assures that the resident and the resident's  | ||||||
| 16 | representative, if any, are informed of the risks of these  | ||||||
| 17 | decisions and of the potential consequences of assuming these  | ||||||
| 18 | risks. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Owner" means the individual, partnership, corporation,  | ||||||
| 20 | association, or other person who owns an assisted living or  | ||||||
| 21 | shared housing establishment. In the event an assisted living  | ||||||
| 22 | or shared housing establishment is operated by a person who  | ||||||
| 23 | leases or manages the physical plant, which is owned by  | ||||||
| 24 | another person, "owner" means the person who operates the  | ||||||
| 25 | assisted living or shared housing establishment, except that  | ||||||
| 26 | if the person who owns the physical plant is an affiliate of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the person who operates the assisted living or shared housing  | ||||||
| 2 | establishment and has significant control over the day to day  | ||||||
| 3 | operations of the assisted living or shared housing  | ||||||
| 4 | establishment, the person who owns the physical plant shall  | ||||||
| 5 | incur jointly and severally with the owner all liabilities  | ||||||
| 6 | imposed on an owner under this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical  | ||||||
| 8 | Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 9 | branches. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Program" means the Certified Medication Aide Program.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Qualified establishment" means an assisted living and  | ||||||
| 12 | shared housing establishment licensed by the Department of  | ||||||
| 13 | Public Health.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Resident" means a person residing in an assisted living  | ||||||
| 15 | or shared housing establishment. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Resident's representative" means a person, other than the  | ||||||
| 17 | owner, agent, or employee of an establishment or of the health  | ||||||
| 18 | care provider unless related to the resident, designated in  | ||||||
| 19 | writing by a resident to be his or her representative. This  | ||||||
| 20 | designation may be accomplished through the Illinois Power of  | ||||||
| 21 | Attorney Act, pursuant to the guardianship process under the  | ||||||
| 22 | Probate Act of 1975, or pursuant to an executed designation of  | ||||||
| 23 | representative form specified by the Department. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Self" means the individual or the individual's designated  | ||||||
| 25 | representative. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" means a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | publicly or privately operated free-standing residence for 16  | ||||||
| 2 | or fewer persons, at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or  | ||||||
| 3 | older and who are unrelated to the owners and one manager of  | ||||||
| 4 | the residence, where the following are provided: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) services consistent with a social model that is  | ||||||
| 6 |  based on the premise that the resident's unit is his or her  | ||||||
| 7 |  own home; | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) community-based residential care for persons who  | ||||||
| 9 |  need assistance with activities of daily living, including  | ||||||
| 10 |  housing and personal, supportive, and intermittent  | ||||||
| 11 |  health-related services available 24 hours per day, if  | ||||||
| 12 |  needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a  | ||||||
| 13 |  resident; and | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) mandatory services, whether provided directly by  | ||||||
| 15 |  the establishment or by another entity arranged for by the  | ||||||
| 16 |  establishment, with the consent of the resident or the  | ||||||
| 17 |  resident's representative. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Shared housing establishment" or "establishment" does not  | ||||||
| 19 | mean any of the following: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) A home, institution, or similar place operated by  | ||||||
| 21 |  the federal government or the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) A long term care facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Nursing Home Care Act, a facility licensed under the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, a  | ||||||
| 25 |  facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, or a  | ||||||
| 26 |  facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. A facility licensed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under any of those Acts may, however, convert sections of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the facility to assisted living. If the facility elects to  | ||||||
| 3 |  do so, the facility shall retain the Certificate of Need  | ||||||
| 4 |  for its nursing beds that were converted. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the  | ||||||
| 6 |  principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 7 |  care, and treatment of human illness and that is required  | ||||||
| 8 |  to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) A facility for child care as defined in the Child  | ||||||
| 10 |  Care Act of 1969. | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) A community living facility as defined in the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Community Living Facilities Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 13 |         (6) A nursing home or sanitarium operated solely by  | ||||||
| 14 |  and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by  | ||||||
| 15 |  spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 16 |  creed or tenants of a well-recognized church or religious  | ||||||
| 17 |  denomination. | ||||||
| 18 |         (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 19 |  Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as  | ||||||
| 20 |  defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements  | ||||||
| 21 |  Licensure and Certification Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) A supportive residence licensed under the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Supportive Residences Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 24 |         (9) A life care facility as defined in the Life Care  | ||||||
| 25 |  Facilities Act; a life care facility may apply under this  | ||||||
| 26 |  Act to convert sections of the community to assisted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  living. | ||||||
| 2 |         (10) A free-standing hospice facility licensed under  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Hospice Program Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 4 |         (11) An assisted living establishment. | ||||||
| 5 |         (12) A supportive living facility as described in  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Total assistance" means that staff or another individual  | ||||||
| 8 | performs the entire activity of daily living without  | ||||||
| 9 | participation by the resident. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-844, eff. 7-1-25; 103-886, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
| 11 | revised 10-7-24.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     Section 730. The MC/DD Act is amended by changing Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 3-801.1 as follows:
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| 14 |     (210 ILCS 46/3-801.1) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 3-801.1. Access to records of resident with  | ||||||
| 16 | developmental disabilities. Notwithstanding the other  | ||||||
| 17 | provisions of this Act to the contrary, the agency designated  | ||||||
| 18 | by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection and Advocacy  | ||||||
| 19 | for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act "An Act in  | ||||||
| 20 | relation to the protection and advocacy of the rights of  | ||||||
| 21 | persons with developmental disabilities, and amending Acts  | ||||||
| 22 | therein named", enacted by the 84th General Assembly, shall  | ||||||
| 23 | have access to the records of a person with developmental  | ||||||
| 24 | disabilities who resides in a facility, subject to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | limitations of this Act. The agency shall also have access for  | ||||||
| 2 | the purpose of inspection and copying, to the records of a  | ||||||
| 3 | person with developmental disabilities who resides in any such  | ||||||
| 4 | facility if (1) a complaint is received by such agency from or  | ||||||
| 5 | on behalf of the person with a developmental disability, and  | ||||||
| 6 | (2) such person does not have a guardian or the State or the  | ||||||
| 7 | designee of the State is the guardian of such person. The  | ||||||
| 8 | designated agency shall provide written notice to the person  | ||||||
| 9 | with developmental disabilities and the State guardian of the  | ||||||
| 10 | nature of the complaint based upon which the designated agency  | ||||||
| 11 | has gained access to the records. No record or the contents of  | ||||||
| 12 | any record shall be redisclosed by the designated agency  | ||||||
| 13 | unless the person with developmental disabilities and the  | ||||||
| 14 | State guardian are provided 7 days' advance written notice,  | ||||||
| 15 | except in emergency situations, of the designated agency's  | ||||||
| 16 | intent to redisclose such record, during which time the person  | ||||||
| 17 | with developmental disabilities or the State guardian may seek  | ||||||
| 18 | to judicially enjoin the designated agency's redisclosure of  | ||||||
| 19 | such record on the grounds that such redisclosure is contrary  | ||||||
| 20 | to the interests of the person with developmental  | ||||||
| 21 | disabilities. If a person with developmental disabilities  | ||||||
| 22 | resides in such a facility and has a guardian other than the  | ||||||
| 23 | State or the designee of the State, the facility director  | ||||||
| 24 | shall disclose the guardian's name, address, and telephone  | ||||||
| 25 | number to the designated agency at the agency's request. | ||||||
| 26 |     Upon request, the designated agency shall be entitled to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | inspect and copy any records or other materials which may  | ||||||
| 2 | further the agency's investigation of problems affecting  | ||||||
| 3 | numbers of persons with developmental disabilities. When  | ||||||
| 4 | required by law any personally identifiable information of  | ||||||
| 5 | persons with a developmental disability shall be removed from  | ||||||
| 6 | the records. However, the designated agency may not inspect or  | ||||||
| 7 | copy any records or other materials when the removal of  | ||||||
| 8 | personally identifiable information imposes an unreasonable  | ||||||
| 9 | burden on the facility. For the purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 10 | "developmental disability" means "developmental disability" as  | ||||||
| 11 | defined in Section 1-106 of the Mental Health and  | ||||||
| 12 | Developmental Disabilities Code. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 102-972, eff. 1-1-23; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 14 |     Section 735. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems  | ||||||
| 15 | Act is amended by changing Sections 3.40 and 3.117 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (210 ILCS 50/3.40) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 3.40. EMS System Participation Suspensions and Due  | ||||||
| 18 | Process. | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) An EMS Medical Director may suspend from participation  | ||||||
| 20 | within the System any EMS personnel, EMS Lead Instructor (LI),  | ||||||
| 21 | individual, individual provider, or other participant  | ||||||
| 22 | considered not to be meeting the requirements of the Program  | ||||||
| 23 | Plan of that approved EMS System. An EMS Medical Director must  | ||||||
| 24 | submit a suspension order to the Department describing which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | requirements of the Program Plan were not met and the  | ||||||
| 2 | suspension's duration. The Department shall review and confirm  | ||||||
| 3 | receipt of the suspension order, request additional  | ||||||
| 4 | information, or initiate an investigation. The Department  | ||||||
| 5 | shall incorporate the duration of that suspension into any  | ||||||
| 6 | further action taken by the Department to suspend, revoke, or  | ||||||
| 7 | refuse to issue or renew the license of the individual or  | ||||||
| 8 | entity for any violation of this Act or the Program Plan  | ||||||
| 9 | arising from the same conduct for which the suspension order  | ||||||
| 10 | was issued if the suspended party has neither requested a  | ||||||
| 11 | Department hearing on the suspension nor worked as a provider  | ||||||
| 12 | in any other System during the term of the suspension.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) Prior to suspending any individual or entity, an EMS  | ||||||
| 14 | Medical Director shall provide an opportunity for a hearing  | ||||||
| 15 | before the local System review board in accordance with  | ||||||
| 16 | subsection (f) and the rules promulgated by the Department. | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) If the local System review board affirms or  | ||||||
| 18 |  modifies the EMS Medical Director's suspension order, the  | ||||||
| 19 |  individual or entity shall have the opportunity for a  | ||||||
| 20 |  review of the local board's decision by the State EMS  | ||||||
| 21 |  Disciplinary Review Board, pursuant to Section 3.45 of  | ||||||
| 22 |  this Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) If the local System review board reverses or  | ||||||
| 24 |  modifies the EMS Medical Director's order, the EMS Medical  | ||||||
| 25 |  Director shall have the opportunity for a review of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  local board's decision by the State EMS Disciplinary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Review Board, pursuant to Section 3.45 of this Act. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) The suspension shall commence only upon the  | ||||||
| 3 |  occurrence of one of the following: | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) the individual or entity has waived the  | ||||||
| 5 |  opportunity for a hearing before the local System  | ||||||
| 6 |  review board; | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) the order has been affirmed or modified by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  local system review board and the individual or entity  | ||||||
| 9 |  has waived the opportunity for review by the State  | ||||||
| 10 |  Board; or | ||||||
| 11 |             (C) the order has been affirmed or modified by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  local system review board, and the local board's  | ||||||
| 13 |  decision has been affirmed or modified by the State  | ||||||
| 14 |  Board. | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) An individual interviewed or investigated by the local  | ||||||
| 16 | system review board or the Department shall have the right to a  | ||||||
| 17 | union representative and legal counsel of the individual's  | ||||||
| 18 | choosing present at any interview. The union representative  | ||||||
| 19 | must comply with any confidentiality requirements and  | ||||||
| 20 | requirements for the protection of any patient information  | ||||||
| 21 | presented during the proceeding.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (d) An EMS Medical Director may immediately suspend an  | ||||||
| 23 | EMR, EMD, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, ECRN, PHRN, LI, PHPA,  | ||||||
| 24 | PHAPRN, or other individual or entity if he or she finds that  | ||||||
| 25 | the continuation in practice by the individual or entity would  | ||||||
| 26 | constitute an imminent danger to the public. The suspended  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | individual or entity shall be issued an immediate verbal  | ||||||
| 2 | notification followed by a written suspension order by the EMS  | ||||||
| 3 | Medical Director which states the length, terms, and basis for  | ||||||
| 4 | the suspension. | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) Within 24 hours following the commencement of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  suspension, the EMS Medical Director shall deliver to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Department, by messenger, telefax, or other  | ||||||
| 8 |  Department-approved electronic communication, a copy of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the suspension order and copies of any written materials  | ||||||
| 10 |  which relate to the EMS Medical Director's decision to  | ||||||
| 11 |  suspend the individual or entity. All medical and  | ||||||
| 12 |  patient-specific information, including Department  | ||||||
| 13 |  findings with respect to the quality of care rendered,  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall be strictly confidential pursuant to the Medical  | ||||||
| 15 |  Studies Act (Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil  | ||||||
| 16 |  Procedure).  | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) Within 24 hours following the commencement of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  suspension, the suspended individual or entity may deliver  | ||||||
| 19 |  to the Department, by messenger, telefax, or other  | ||||||
| 20 |  Department-approved electronic communication, a written  | ||||||
| 21 |  response to the suspension order and copies of any written  | ||||||
| 22 |  materials which the individual or entity feels are  | ||||||
| 23 |  appropriate. All medical and patient-specific information,  | ||||||
| 24 |  including Department findings with respect to the quality  | ||||||
| 25 |  of care rendered, shall be strictly confidential pursuant  | ||||||
| 26 |  to the Medical Studies Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) Within 24 hours following receipt of the EMS  | ||||||
| 2 |  Medical Director's suspension order or the individual or  | ||||||
| 3 |  entity's written response, whichever is later, the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Director or the Director's designee shall determine  | ||||||
| 5 |  whether the suspension should be stayed pending an  | ||||||
| 6 |  opportunity for a hearing or review in accordance with  | ||||||
| 7 |  this Act, or whether the suspension should continue during  | ||||||
| 8 |  the course of that hearing or review. When an immediate  | ||||||
| 9 |  suspension order is not stayed, the Director or the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Director's designee within the Department shall identify  | ||||||
| 11 |  if that suspension shall immediately apply to statewide  | ||||||
| 12 |  participation only in situations when a licensee has been  | ||||||
| 13 |  charged with a crime while performing the licensee's  | ||||||
| 14 |  official duties as an EMR, EMD, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT,  | ||||||
| 15 |  Paramedic, ECRN, TNS, PHRN, LI, PHPA, or PHAPRN and the  | ||||||
| 16 |  licensee's continuation to practice poses the possibility  | ||||||
| 17 |  of imminent harm to the public based upon off factual  | ||||||
| 18 |  evidence provided to the Department. The determination to  | ||||||
| 19 |  issue an immediate statewide suspension shall not deny the  | ||||||
| 20 |  right to due process to a licensee. The Director or the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Director's designee shall issue this determination to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  EMS Medical Director, who shall immediately notify the  | ||||||
| 23 |  suspended individual or entity. The suspension shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  remain in effect during this period of review by the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Director or the Director's designee.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) Upon issuance of a suspension order for reasons  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | directly related to medical care, the EMS Medical Director  | ||||||
| 2 | shall also provide the individual or entity with the  | ||||||
| 3 | opportunity for a hearing before the local System review  | ||||||
| 4 | board, in accordance with subsection (f) and the rules  | ||||||
| 5 | promulgated by the Department. | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) If the local System review board affirms or  | ||||||
| 7 |  modifies the EMS Medical Director's suspension order, the  | ||||||
| 8 |  individual or entity shall have the opportunity for a  | ||||||
| 9 |  review of the local board's decision by the State EMS  | ||||||
| 10 |  Disciplinary Review Board, pursuant to Section 3.45 of  | ||||||
| 11 |  this Act. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) If the local System review board reverses or  | ||||||
| 13 |  modifies the EMS Medical Director's suspension order, the  | ||||||
| 14 |  EMS Medical Director shall have the opportunity for a  | ||||||
| 15 |  review of the local board's decision by the State EMS  | ||||||
| 16 |  Disciplinary Review Board, pursuant to Section 3.45 of  | ||||||
| 17 |  this Act. | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) The suspended individual or entity may elect to  | ||||||
| 19 |  bypass the local System review board and seek direct  | ||||||
| 20 |  review of the EMS Medical Director's suspension order by  | ||||||
| 21 |  the State EMS Disciplinary Review Board. | ||||||
| 22 |     (f) The Resource Hospital shall designate a local System  | ||||||
| 23 | review board in accordance with the rules of the Department,  | ||||||
| 24 | for the purpose of providing a hearing to any individual or  | ||||||
| 25 | entity participating within the System who is suspended from  | ||||||
| 26 | participation by the EMS Medical Director. The EMS Medical  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Director shall arrange for a certified shorthand reporter to  | ||||||
| 2 | make a stenographic record of that hearing and thereafter  | ||||||
| 3 | prepare a transcript of the proceedings. The EMS Medical  | ||||||
| 4 | Director shall inform the individual of the individual's right  | ||||||
| 5 | to have a union representative and legal counsel of the  | ||||||
| 6 | individual's choosing present at any interview. The union  | ||||||
| 7 | representative must comply with any confidentiality  | ||||||
| 8 | requirements and requirements for the protection of any  | ||||||
| 9 | patient information presented during the proceeding. The  | ||||||
| 10 | transcript, all documents or materials received as evidence  | ||||||
| 11 | during the hearing and the local System review board's written  | ||||||
| 12 | decision shall be retained in the custody of the EMS system.  | ||||||
| 13 | The System shall implement a decision of the local System  | ||||||
| 14 | review board unless that decision has been appealed to the  | ||||||
| 15 | State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board in  | ||||||
| 16 | accordance with this Act and the rules of the Department. | ||||||
| 17 |     (g) The Resource Hospital shall implement a decision of  | ||||||
| 18 | the State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board  | ||||||
| 19 | which has been rendered in accordance with this Act and the  | ||||||
| 20 | rules of the Department. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-521, eff. 1-1-24; 103-779, eff. 8-2-24;  | ||||||
| 22 | revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (210 ILCS 50/3.117) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 3.117. Hospital designations. | ||||||
| 25 |     (a) The Department shall attempt to designate Primary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Stroke Centers in all areas of the State. | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) The Department shall designate as many certified  | ||||||
| 3 |  Primary Stroke Centers as apply for that designation  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided they are certified by a nationally recognized  | ||||||
| 5 |  certifying body, approved by the Department, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  certification criteria are consistent with the most  | ||||||
| 7 |  current nationally recognized, evidence-based stroke  | ||||||
| 8 |  guidelines related to reducing the occurrence,  | ||||||
| 9 |  disabilities, and death associated with stroke. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) A hospital certified as a Primary Stroke Center by  | ||||||
| 11 |  a nationally recognized certifying body approved by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department, shall send a copy of the Certificate and  | ||||||
| 13 |  annual fee to the Department and shall be deemed, within  | ||||||
| 14 |  30 business days of its receipt by the Department, to be a  | ||||||
| 15 |  State-designated Primary Stroke Center. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) A center designated as a Primary Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall pay an annual fee as determined by the Department  | ||||||
| 18 |  that shall be no less than $100 and no greater than $500.  | ||||||
| 19 |  All fees shall be deposited into the Stroke Data  | ||||||
| 20 |  Collection Fund. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3.5) With respect to a hospital that is a designated  | ||||||
| 22 |  Primary Stroke Center, the Department shall have the  | ||||||
| 23 |  authority and responsibility to do the following: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) Suspend or revoke a hospital's Primary Stroke  | ||||||
| 25 |  Center designation upon receiving notice that the  | ||||||
| 26 |  hospital's Primary Stroke Center certification has  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  lapsed or has been revoked by the State recognized  | ||||||
| 2 |  certifying body. | ||||||
| 3 |             (B) Suspend a hospital's Primary Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 4 |  designation, in extreme circumstances where patients  | ||||||
| 5 |  may be at risk for immediate harm or death, until such  | ||||||
| 6 |  time as the certifying body investigates and makes a  | ||||||
| 7 |  final determination regarding certification. | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) Restore any previously suspended or revoked  | ||||||
| 9 |  Department designation upon notice to the Department  | ||||||
| 10 |  that the certifying body has confirmed or restored the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Primary Stroke Center certification of that previously  | ||||||
| 12 |  designated hospital. | ||||||
| 13 |             (D) Suspend a hospital's Primary Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 14 |  designation at the request of a hospital seeking to  | ||||||
| 15 |  suspend its own Department designation. | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) Primary Stroke Center designation shall remain  | ||||||
| 17 |  valid at all times while the hospital maintains its  | ||||||
| 18 |  certification as a Primary Stroke Center, in good  | ||||||
| 19 |  standing, with the certifying body. The duration of a  | ||||||
| 20 |  Primary Stroke Center designation shall coincide with the  | ||||||
| 21 |  duration of its Primary Stroke Center certification. Each  | ||||||
| 22 |  designated Primary Stroke Center shall have its  | ||||||
| 23 |  designation automatically renewed upon the Department's  | ||||||
| 24 |  receipt of a copy of the accrediting body's certification  | ||||||
| 25 |  renewal. | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) A hospital that no longer meets nationally  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  recognized, evidence-based standards for Primary Stroke  | ||||||
| 2 |  Centers, or loses its Primary Stroke Center certification,  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall notify the Department and the Regional EMS Advisory  | ||||||
| 4 |  Committee within 5 business days. | ||||||
| 5 |     (a-5) The Department shall attempt to designate  | ||||||
| 6 | Comprehensive Stroke Centers in all areas of the State. | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) The Department shall designate as many certified  | ||||||
| 8 |  Comprehensive Stroke Centers as apply for that  | ||||||
| 9 |  designation, provided that the Comprehensive Stroke  | ||||||
| 10 |  Centers are certified by a nationally recognized  | ||||||
| 11 |  certifying body approved by the Department, and provided  | ||||||
| 12 |  that the certifying body's certification criteria are  | ||||||
| 13 |  consistent with the most current nationally recognized and  | ||||||
| 14 |  evidence-based stroke guidelines for reducing the  | ||||||
| 15 |  occurrence of stroke and the disabilities and death  | ||||||
| 16 |  associated with stroke. | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) A hospital certified as a Comprehensive Stroke  | ||||||
| 18 |  Center shall send a copy of the Certificate and annual fee  | ||||||
| 19 |  to the Department and shall be deemed, within 30 business  | ||||||
| 20 |  days of its receipt by the Department, to be a  | ||||||
| 21 |  State-designated Comprehensive Stroke Center. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) A hospital designated as a Comprehensive Stroke  | ||||||
| 23 |  Center shall pay an annual fee as determined by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Department that shall be no less than $100 and no greater  | ||||||
| 25 |  than $500. All fees shall be deposited into the Stroke  | ||||||
| 26 |  Data Collection Fund. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) With respect to a hospital that is a designated  | ||||||
| 2 |  Comprehensive Stroke Center, the Department shall have the  | ||||||
| 3 |  authority and responsibility to do the following: | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) Suspend or revoke the hospital's Comprehensive  | ||||||
| 5 |  Stroke Center designation upon receiving notice that  | ||||||
| 6 |  the hospital's Comprehensive Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 7 |  certification has lapsed or has been revoked by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  State recognized certifying body. | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) Suspend the hospital's Comprehensive Stroke  | ||||||
| 10 |  Center designation, in extreme circumstances in which  | ||||||
| 11 |  patients may be at risk for immediate harm or death,  | ||||||
| 12 |  until such time as the certifying body investigates  | ||||||
| 13 |  and makes a final determination regarding  | ||||||
| 14 |  certification. | ||||||
| 15 |             (C) Restore any previously suspended or revoked  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department designation upon notice to the Department  | ||||||
| 17 |  that the certifying body has confirmed or restored the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Comprehensive Stroke Center certification of that  | ||||||
| 19 |  previously designated hospital. | ||||||
| 20 |             (D) Suspend the hospital's Comprehensive Stroke  | ||||||
| 21 |  Center designation at the request of a hospital  | ||||||
| 22 |  seeking to suspend its own Department designation. | ||||||
| 23 |         (5) Comprehensive Stroke Center designation shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  remain valid at all times while the hospital maintains its  | ||||||
| 25 |  certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, in good  | ||||||
| 26 |  standing, with the certifying body. The duration of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Comprehensive Stroke Center designation shall coincide  | ||||||
| 2 |  with the duration of its Comprehensive Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 3 |  certification. Each designated Comprehensive Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 4 |  shall have its designation automatically renewed upon the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Department's receipt of a copy of the certifying body's  | ||||||
| 6 |  certification renewal. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) A hospital that no longer meets nationally  | ||||||
| 8 |  recognized, evidence-based standards for Comprehensive  | ||||||
| 9 |  Stroke Centers, or loses its Comprehensive Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 10 |  certification, shall notify the Department and the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Regional EMS Advisory Committee within 5 business days.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (a-7) (a-5) The Department shall attempt to designate  | ||||||
| 13 | Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Centers, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke  | ||||||
| 14 | Centers, and Primary Stroke Centers Plus in all areas of the  | ||||||
| 15 | State according to the following requirements: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) The Department shall designate as many certified  | ||||||
| 17 |  Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Centers, Thrombectomy Ready  | ||||||
| 18 |  Stroke Centers, and Primary Stroke Centers Plus as apply  | ||||||
| 19 |  for that designation, provided that the body certifying  | ||||||
| 20 |  the facility uses certification criteria consistent with  | ||||||
| 21 |  the most current nationally recognized and evidence-based  | ||||||
| 22 |  stroke guidelines for reducing the occurrence of strokes  | ||||||
| 23 |  and the disabilities and death associated with strokes. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) A Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center, Thrombectomy  | ||||||
| 25 |  Ready Stroke Center, or Primary Stroke Center Plus shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  send a copy of the certificate of its designation and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  annual fee to the Department and shall be deemed, within  | ||||||
| 2 |  30 business days after its receipt by the Department, to  | ||||||
| 3 |  be a State-designated Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center,  | ||||||
| 4 |  Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center, or Primary Stroke Center  | ||||||
| 5 |  Plus. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) A Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center, Thrombectomy  | ||||||
| 7 |  Ready Stroke Center, or Primary Stroke Center Plus shall  | ||||||
| 8 |  pay an annual fee as determined by the Department that  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall be no less than $100 and no greater than $500. All  | ||||||
| 10 |  fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited  | ||||||
| 11 |  into the Stroke Data Collection Fund. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) With respect to a Thrombectomy Capable Stroke  | ||||||
| 13 |  Center, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center, or Primary  | ||||||
| 14 |  Stroke Center Plus, the Department shall: | ||||||
| 15 |             (A) suspend or revoke the Thrombectomy Capable  | ||||||
| 16 |  Stroke Center, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  Primary Stroke Center Plus designation upon receiving  | ||||||
| 18 |  notice that the Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center's,  | ||||||
| 19 |  Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center's, or Primary Stroke  | ||||||
| 20 |  Center Plus's certification has lapsed or has been  | ||||||
| 21 |  revoked by its certifying body; | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) in extreme circumstances in which patients may  | ||||||
| 23 |  be at risk for immediate harm or death, suspend the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center's, Thrombectomy  | ||||||
| 25 |  Ready Stroke Center's, or Primary Stroke Center Plus's  | ||||||
| 26 |  designation until its certifying body investigates the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  circumstances and makes a final determination  | ||||||
| 2 |  regarding its certification; | ||||||
| 3 |             (C) restore any previously suspended or revoked  | ||||||
| 4 |  Department designation upon notice to the Department  | ||||||
| 5 |  that the certifying body has confirmed or restored the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center's, Thrombectomy  | ||||||
| 7 |  Ready Stroke Center's, or Primary Stroke Center Plus's  | ||||||
| 8 |  certification; and | ||||||
| 9 |             (D) suspend the Thrombectomy Capable Stroke  | ||||||
| 10 |  Center's, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center's, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  Primary Stroke Center Plus's designation at the  | ||||||
| 12 |  request of a facility seeking to suspend its own  | ||||||
| 13 |  Department designation. | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) A Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center, Thrombectomy  | ||||||
| 15 |  Ready Stroke Center, or Primary Stroke Center Plus  | ||||||
| 16 |  designation shall remain valid at all times while the  | ||||||
| 17 |  facility maintains its certification as a Thrombectomy  | ||||||
| 18 |  Capable Stroke Center, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center,  | ||||||
| 19 |  or Primary Stroke Center Plus and is in good standing with  | ||||||
| 20 |  the certifying body. The duration of a Thrombectomy  | ||||||
| 21 |  Capable Stroke Center, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center,  | ||||||
| 22 |  or Primary Stroke Center Plus designation shall be the  | ||||||
| 23 |  same as the duration of its Thrombectomy Capable Stroke  | ||||||
| 24 |  Center, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center, or Primary  | ||||||
| 25 |  Stroke Center Plus certification. Each designated  | ||||||
| 26 |  Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center, Thrombectomy Ready  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Stroke Center, or Primary Stroke Center Plus shall have  | ||||||
| 2 |  its designation automatically renewed upon the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Department's receipt of a copy of the certifying body's  | ||||||
| 4 |  renewal of the certification. | ||||||
| 5 |         (6) A hospital that no longer meets the criteria for  | ||||||
| 6 |  Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Centers, Thrombectomy Ready  | ||||||
| 7 |  Stroke Centers, or Primary Stroke Centers Plus, or loses  | ||||||
| 8 |  its Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center, Thrombectomy Ready  | ||||||
| 9 |  Stroke Center, or Primary Stroke Center Plus  | ||||||
| 10 |  certification, shall notify the Department and the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Regional EMS Advisory Committee of the situation within 5  | ||||||
| 12 |  business days after being made aware of it.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) Beginning on the first day of the month that begins 12  | ||||||
| 14 | months after the adoption of rules authorized by this  | ||||||
| 15 | subsection, the Department shall attempt to designate  | ||||||
| 16 | hospitals as Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals in all areas of the  | ||||||
| 17 | State. Designation may be approved by the Department after a  | ||||||
| 18 | hospital has been certified as an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital  | ||||||
| 19 | or through application and designation by the Department. For  | ||||||
| 20 | any hospital that is designated as an Emergent Stroke Ready  | ||||||
| 21 | Hospital at the time that the Department begins the  | ||||||
| 22 | designation of Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals, the Emergent  | ||||||
| 23 | Stroke Ready designation shall remain intact for the duration  | ||||||
| 24 | of the 12-month period until that designation expires. Until  | ||||||
| 25 | the Department begins the designation of hospitals as Acute  | ||||||
| 26 | Stroke-Ready Hospitals, hospitals may achieve Emergent Stroke  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Ready Hospital designation utilizing the processes and  | ||||||
| 2 | criteria provided in Public Act 96-514.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) Hospitals may apply for, and receive, Acute  | ||||||
| 5 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital designation from the Department,  | ||||||
| 6 |  provided that the hospital attests, on a form developed by  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Department in consultation with the State Stroke  | ||||||
| 8 |  Advisory Subcommittee, that it meets, and will continue to  | ||||||
| 9 |  meet, the criteria for Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital  | ||||||
| 10 |  designation and pays an annual fee. | ||||||
| 11 |         A hospital designated as an Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 12 |  Hospital shall pay an annual fee as determined by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Department that shall be no less than $100 and no greater  | ||||||
| 14 |  than $500. All fees shall be deposited into the Stroke  | ||||||
| 15 |  Data Collection Fund.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (2.5) A hospital may apply for, and receive, Acute  | ||||||
| 17 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital designation from the Department,  | ||||||
| 18 |  provided that the hospital provides proof of current Acute  | ||||||
| 19 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital certification and the hospital pays  | ||||||
| 20 |  an annual fee.  | ||||||
| 21 |             (A) Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital designation shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  remain valid at all times while the hospital maintains  | ||||||
| 23 |  its certification as an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital,  | ||||||
| 24 |  in good standing, with the certifying body. | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) The duration of an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital  | ||||||
| 26 |  designation shall coincide with the duration of its  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital certification. | ||||||
| 2 |             (C) Each designated Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall have its designation automatically renewed upon  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Department's receipt of a copy of the certifying  | ||||||
| 5 |  body's certification renewal and Application for  | ||||||
| 6 |  Stroke Center Designation form. | ||||||
| 7 |             (D) A hospital must submit a copy of its  | ||||||
| 8 |  certification renewal from the certifying body as soon  | ||||||
| 9 |  as practical but no later than 30 business days after  | ||||||
| 10 |  that certification is received by the hospital. Upon  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Department's receipt of the renewal certification,  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Department shall renew the hospital's Acute  | ||||||
| 13 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital designation. | ||||||
| 14 |             (E) A hospital designated as an Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 15 |  Hospital shall pay an annual fee as determined by the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department that shall be no less than $100 and no  | ||||||
| 17 |  greater than $500. All fees shall be deposited into  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Stroke Data Collection Fund.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Hospitals seeking Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital  | ||||||
| 20 |  designation that do not have certification shall develop  | ||||||
| 21 |  policies and procedures that are consistent with  | ||||||
| 22 |  nationally recognized, evidence-based protocols for the  | ||||||
| 23 |  provision of emergent stroke care. Hospital policies  | ||||||
| 24 |  relating to emergent stroke care and stroke patient  | ||||||
| 25 |  outcomes shall be reviewed at least annually, or more  | ||||||
| 26 |  often as needed, by a hospital committee that oversees  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  quality improvement. Adjustments shall be made as  | ||||||
| 2 |  necessary to advance the quality of stroke care delivered.  | ||||||
| 3 |  Criteria for Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital designation of  | ||||||
| 4 |  hospitals shall be limited to the ability of a hospital  | ||||||
| 5 |  to: | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) create written acute care protocols related to  | ||||||
| 7 |  emergent stroke care; | ||||||
| 8 |             (A-5) participate in the data collection system  | ||||||
| 9 |  provided in Section 3.118, if available;  | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) maintain a written transfer agreement with one  | ||||||
| 11 |  or more hospitals that have neurosurgical expertise; | ||||||
| 12 |             (C) designate a Clinical Director of Stroke Care  | ||||||
| 13 |  who shall be a clinical member of the hospital staff  | ||||||
| 14 |  with training or experience, as defined by the  | ||||||
| 15 |  facility, in the care of patients with cerebrovascular  | ||||||
| 16 |  disease. This training or experience may include, but  | ||||||
| 17 |  is not limited to, completion of a fellowship or other  | ||||||
| 18 |  specialized training in the area of cerebrovascular  | ||||||
| 19 |  disease, attendance at national courses, or prior  | ||||||
| 20 |  experience in neuroscience intensive care units. The  | ||||||
| 21 |  Clinical Director of Stroke Care may be a neurologist,  | ||||||
| 22 |  neurosurgeon, emergency medicine physician, internist,  | ||||||
| 23 |  radiologist, advanced practice registered nurse, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  physician physician's assistant; | ||||||
| 25 |             (C-5) provide rapid access to an acute stroke  | ||||||
| 26 |  team, as defined by the facility, that considers and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reflects nationally recognized, evidence-based  | ||||||
| 2 |  protocols or guidelines;  | ||||||
| 3 |             (D) administer thrombolytic therapy, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsequently developed medical therapies that meet  | ||||||
| 5 |  nationally recognized, evidence-based stroke  | ||||||
| 6 |  guidelines; | ||||||
| 7 |             (E) conduct brain image tests at all times; | ||||||
| 8 |             (F) conduct blood coagulation studies at all  | ||||||
| 9 |  times; | ||||||
| 10 |             (G) maintain a log of stroke patients, which shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  be available for review upon request by the Department  | ||||||
| 12 |  or any hospital that has a written transfer agreement  | ||||||
| 13 |  with the Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital; | ||||||
| 14 |             (H) admit stroke patients to a unit that can  | ||||||
| 15 |  provide appropriate care that considers and reflects  | ||||||
| 16 |  nationally recognized, evidence-based protocols or  | ||||||
| 17 |  guidelines or transfer stroke patients to an Acute  | ||||||
| 18 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital, Primary Stroke Center, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  Comprehensive Stroke Center, or another facility that  | ||||||
| 20 |  can provide the appropriate care that considers and  | ||||||
| 21 |  reflects nationally recognized, evidence-based  | ||||||
| 22 |  protocols or guidelines; and | ||||||
| 23 |             (I) demonstrate compliance with nationally  | ||||||
| 24 |  recognized quality indicators.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) With respect to Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital  | ||||||
| 26 |  designation, the Department shall have the authority and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  responsibility to do the following: | ||||||
| 2 |             (A) Require hospitals applying for Acute  | ||||||
| 3 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital designation to attest, on a form  | ||||||
| 4 |  developed by the Department in consultation with the  | ||||||
| 5 |  State Stroke Advisory Subcommittee, that the hospital  | ||||||
| 6 |  meets, and will continue to meet, the criteria for an  | ||||||
| 7 |  Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital. | ||||||
| 8 |             (A-5) Require hospitals applying for Acute  | ||||||
| 9 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital designation via national Acute  | ||||||
| 10 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital certification to provide proof  | ||||||
| 11 |  of current Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital certification,  | ||||||
| 12 |  in good standing.  | ||||||
| 13 |             The Department shall require a hospital that is  | ||||||
| 14 |  already certified as an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital to  | ||||||
| 15 |  send a copy of the Certificate to the Department. | ||||||
| 16 |             Within 30 business days of the Department's  | ||||||
| 17 |  receipt of a hospital's Acute Stroke-Ready Certificate  | ||||||
| 18 |  and Application for Stroke Center Designation form  | ||||||
| 19 |  that indicates that the hospital is a certified Acute  | ||||||
| 20 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital, in good standing, the hospital  | ||||||
| 21 |  shall be deemed a State-designated Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 22 |  Hospital. The Department shall send a designation  | ||||||
| 23 |  notice to each hospital that it designates as an Acute  | ||||||
| 24 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital and shall add the names of  | ||||||
| 25 |  designated Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals to the website  | ||||||
| 26 |  listing immediately upon designation. The Department  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall immediately remove the name of a hospital from  | ||||||
| 2 |  the website listing when a hospital loses its  | ||||||
| 3 |  designation after notice and, if requested by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  hospital, a hearing. | ||||||
| 5 |             The Department shall develop an Application for  | ||||||
| 6 |  Stroke Center Designation form that contains a  | ||||||
| 7 |  statement that "The above named facility meets the  | ||||||
| 8 |  requirements for Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital  | ||||||
| 9 |  Designation as provided in Section 3.117 of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act" and  | ||||||
| 11 |  shall instruct the applicant facility to provide: the  | ||||||
| 12 |  hospital name and address; the hospital CEO or  | ||||||
| 13 |  Administrator's typed name and signature; the hospital  | ||||||
| 14 |  Clinical Director of Stroke Care's typed name and  | ||||||
| 15 |  signature; and a contact person's typed name, email  | ||||||
| 16 |  address, and phone number.  | ||||||
| 17 |             The Application for Stroke Center Designation form  | ||||||
| 18 |  shall contain a statement that instructs the hospital  | ||||||
| 19 |  to "Provide proof of current Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 20 |  Hospital certification from a nationally recognized  | ||||||
| 21 |  certifying body approved by the Department".  | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) Designate a hospital as an Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 23 |  Hospital no more than 30 business days after receipt  | ||||||
| 24 |  of an attestation that meets the requirements for  | ||||||
| 25 |  attestation, unless the Department, within 30 days of  | ||||||
| 26 |  receipt of the attestation, chooses to conduct an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  onsite survey prior to designation. If the Department  | ||||||
| 2 |  chooses to conduct an onsite survey prior to  | ||||||
| 3 |  designation, then the onsite survey shall be conducted  | ||||||
| 4 |  within 90 days of receipt of the attestation. | ||||||
| 5 |             (C) Require annual written attestation, on a form  | ||||||
| 6 |  developed by the Department in consultation with the  | ||||||
| 7 |  State Stroke Advisory Subcommittee, by Acute  | ||||||
| 8 |  Stroke-Ready Hospitals to indicate compliance with  | ||||||
| 9 |  Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital criteria, as described in  | ||||||
| 10 |  this Section, and automatically renew Acute  | ||||||
| 11 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital designation of the hospital. | ||||||
| 12 |             (D) Issue an Emergency Suspension of Acute  | ||||||
| 13 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital designation when the Director,  | ||||||
| 14 |  or his or her designee, has determined that the  | ||||||
| 15 |  hospital no longer meets the Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 16 |  Hospital criteria and an immediate and serious danger  | ||||||
| 17 |  to the public health, safety, and welfare exists. If  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital fails to eliminate the  | ||||||
| 19 |  violation immediately or within a fixed period of  | ||||||
| 20 |  time, not exceeding 10 days, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Director, the Director may immediately revoke the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital designation. The Acute  | ||||||
| 23 |  Stroke-Ready Hospital may appeal the revocation within  | ||||||
| 24 |  15 business days after receiving the Director's  | ||||||
| 25 |  revocation order, by requesting an administrative  | ||||||
| 26 |  hearing. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (E) After notice and an opportunity for an  | ||||||
| 2 |  administrative hearing, suspend, revoke, or refuse to  | ||||||
| 3 |  renew an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital designation, when  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Department finds the hospital is not in  | ||||||
| 5 |  substantial compliance with current Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 6 |  Hospital criteria. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) The Department shall consult with the State Stroke  | ||||||
| 8 | Advisory Subcommittee for developing the designation,  | ||||||
| 9 | re-designation, and de-designation processes for Comprehensive  | ||||||
| 10 | Stroke Centers, Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Centers,  | ||||||
| 11 | Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Centers, Primary Stroke Centers  | ||||||
| 12 | Plus, Primary Stroke Centers, and Acute Stroke-Ready  | ||||||
| 13 | Hospitals. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) The Department shall consult with the State Stroke  | ||||||
| 15 | Advisory Subcommittee as subject matter experts at least  | ||||||
| 16 | annually regarding stroke standards of care.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 103-149, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 18 | revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     Section 740. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 20 | setting forth and renumbering multiple versions of Section  | ||||||
| 21 | 11.9 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (210 ILCS 85/11.9) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 11.9. Maternal milk donation education. | ||||||
| 24 |     (a) To ensure an adequate supply of pasteurized donor  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | human milk for premature infants in Illinois, a hospital with  | ||||||
| 2 | licensed obstetric beds shall provide information and  | ||||||
| 3 | instructional materials to parents of each newborn, upon  | ||||||
| 4 | discharge from the hospital, regarding the option to  | ||||||
| 5 | voluntarily donate milk to nonprofit milk banks that are  | ||||||
| 6 | accredited by the Human Milk Banking Association of North  | ||||||
| 7 | America or its successor organization. The materials shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | provided free of charge and shall include general information  | ||||||
| 9 | regarding nonprofit milk banking practices and contact  | ||||||
| 10 | information for area nonprofit milk banks that are accredited  | ||||||
| 11 | by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) The information and instructional materials described  | ||||||
| 13 | in subsection (a) may be provided electronically. | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits a hospital from  | ||||||
| 15 | obtaining free and suitable information on voluntary milk  | ||||||
| 16 | donation from the Human Milk Banking Association of North  | ||||||
| 17 | America, its successor organization, or its accredited  | ||||||
| 18 | members.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-160, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (210 ILCS 85/11.10) | ||||||
| 21 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 22 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 11.10 11.9. Certificate of birth resulting in  | ||||||
| 24 | stillbirth; notification. This Section may be referred to as  | ||||||
| 25 | Liam's Law. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     A hospital having custody of a fetus following a  | ||||||
| 2 | spontaneous fetal death occurring during or after a gestation  | ||||||
| 3 | period of at least 20 completed weeks must notify the  | ||||||
| 4 | gestational parent of the parent's right to receive a  | ||||||
| 5 | certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth as described in  | ||||||
| 6 | Section 20.5 of the Vital Records Act. The Department of  | ||||||
| 7 | Public Health shall develop language on a form to be used for  | ||||||
| 8 | notification under this Section and hospitals shall provide  | ||||||
| 9 | the form to the gestational parent. This section of language  | ||||||
| 10 | shall be known as a "Liam's Law notice". The "Liam's Law  | ||||||
| 11 | notice" shall be available in both English and Spanish. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-948, eff. 7-1-25; revised 10-2-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     Section 745. The Fair Patient Billing Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 14 | changing Section 35 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (210 ILCS 88/35) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 35. Collection limitations.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) The hospital shall not pursue legal action for  | ||||||
| 18 | non-payment of a hospital bill against uninsured patients who  | ||||||
| 19 | have clearly demonstrated that they have neither sufficient  | ||||||
| 20 | income nor assets to meet their financial obligations provided  | ||||||
| 21 | the patient has complied with Section 45 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) A hospital may not bill an uninsured patient who that     | ||||||
| 23 | requires health care services, as defined in Section 5 of the  | ||||||
| 24 | Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, if it determines,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | through its financial assistance screening process, that the  | ||||||
| 2 | patient has a household income that qualifies the person for  | ||||||
| 3 | free care under the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act.  | ||||||
| 4 | If the patient is deemed eligible for public health insurance  | ||||||
| 5 | or any other insurance product certified by the Department of  | ||||||
| 6 | Insurance, the hospital shall provide information to the  | ||||||
| 7 | patient about how the patient can apply for the insurance  | ||||||
| 8 | program under subsection (f) of Section 16.  | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-901, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     Section 750. The Mobile Home Park Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 11 | changing Sections 1 and 21.5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (210 ILCS 115/1)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 711) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 1. The General Assembly of Illinois finds: (1) that  | ||||||
| 14 | there is a serious housing shortage in this State state; (2)  | ||||||
| 15 | that rising costs in the building construction field have has     | ||||||
| 16 | seriously impeded the building of new housing, particularly  | ||||||
| 17 | for moderate-income moderate and low-income low income     | ||||||
| 18 | citizens; (3) that the existing housing stock is continuously  | ||||||
| 19 | depleted through demolition resulting from aging buildings,  | ||||||
| 20 | urban renewal, highway construction, and other necessary  | ||||||
| 21 | public improvements; (4) that advances in the construction of  | ||||||
| 22 | mobile homes have has significantly increased the importance  | ||||||
| 23 | of this mode of housing; and (5) that, through proper  | ||||||
| 24 | regulation and licensing, mobile homes can contribute to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | quality housing of Illinois citizens. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 77-1472; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (210 ILCS 115/21.5) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 21.5. Mobile home parks report. Beginning in 2026,  | ||||||
| 5 | the Department shall prepare an annual report that contains,  | ||||||
| 6 | at a minimum, the total number of mobile parks licensed by     | ||||||
| 7 | registered with the Department; the total number of mobile  | ||||||
| 8 | home parks that closed in the preceding year; the total number  | ||||||
| 9 | of newly permitted mobile home parks from the preceding year;  | ||||||
| 10 | the total number of mobile home parks that failed to renew and  | ||||||
| 11 | comply with the licensing requirements for the preceding  | ||||||
| 12 | calendar year; how many administrative cases were opened in  | ||||||
| 13 | the preceding calendar year; if the administrative case was  | ||||||
| 14 | resolved or is still open; a brief summary of the nature of the  | ||||||
| 15 | administrative cases; and an update on the Department's  | ||||||
| 16 | staffing for mobile home enforcement and oversight. The report  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be made public no later than July 1 for the preceding  | ||||||
| 18 | calendar year. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-819, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     Section 755. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 21 | changing the heading of Article V.75 and Sections 155.36, 355,  | ||||||
| 22 | 356z.5, 356z.14, 356z.25, 356z.40, 363, 367a, 367f, 370c, 408,  | ||||||
| 23 | 416, 500-35, 511.109, and 534.3 and by setting forth and  | ||||||
| 24 | renumbering multiple versions of Sections 356z.61 and 356z.71  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (215 ILCS 5/Art. V.75 heading) | ||||||
| 3 | ARTICLE V 3/4 .      GROUP WORKERS' COMPENSATION | ||||||
| 4 | POOLS; POOLING; INSOLVENCY FUND . | ||||||
| 5 |     (215 ILCS 5/155.36) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 155.36. Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act.  | ||||||
| 7 | Insurance companies that transact the kinds of insurance  | ||||||
| 8 | authorized under Class 1(b) or Class 2(a) of Section 4 of this  | ||||||
| 9 | Code shall comply with Sections 25, 45, 45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 65,  | ||||||
| 10 | 70, 85, and 87, subsection (d) of Section 30, and the  | ||||||
| 11 | definitions of the term "emergency medical condition" and any  | ||||||
| 12 | other term in Section 10 of the Managed Care Reform and Patient  | ||||||
| 13 | Rights Act that is used in the other Sections listed in this  | ||||||
| 14 | Section. Except as provided by Section 85 of the Managed Care  | ||||||
| 15 | Reform and Patient Rights Act, no law or rule shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | construed to exempt any utilization review program from the  | ||||||
| 17 | requirements of Section 85 of the Managed Care Reform and  | ||||||
| 18 | Patient Rights Act with respect to any insurance described in  | ||||||
| 19 | this Section. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 102-409, eff. 1-1-22; 103-426, eff. 8-4-23;  | ||||||
| 21 | 103-650, eff. 1-1-25; 103-656, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (215 ILCS 5/355) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 355. Accident and health policies; provisions.      | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 2 |     "Inadequate rate" means a rate: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) that is insufficient to sustain projected losses  | ||||||
| 4 |  and expenses to which the rate applies; and | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) the continued use of which endangers the solvency  | ||||||
| 6 |  of an insurer using that rate. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Large employer" has the meaning provided in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Plain language" has the meaning provided in the federal  | ||||||
| 10 | Plain Writing Act of 2010 and subsequent guidance documents,  | ||||||
| 11 | including the Federal Plain Language Guidelines. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Unreasonable rate increase" means a rate increase that  | ||||||
| 13 | the Director determines to be excessive, unjustified, or  | ||||||
| 14 | unfairly discriminatory in accordance with 45 CFR 154.205.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) No policy of insurance against loss or damage from the  | ||||||
| 16 | sickness, or from the bodily injury or death of the insured by  | ||||||
| 17 | accident shall be issued or delivered to any person in this  | ||||||
| 18 | State until a copy of the form thereof and of the  | ||||||
| 19 | classification of risks and the premium rates pertaining  | ||||||
| 20 | thereto have been filed with the Director; nor shall it be so  | ||||||
| 21 | issued or delivered until the Director shall have approved  | ||||||
| 22 | such policy pursuant to the provisions of Section 143. If the  | ||||||
| 23 | Director disapproves the policy form, he or she shall make a  | ||||||
| 24 | written decision stating the respects in which such form does  | ||||||
| 25 | not comply with the requirements of law and shall deliver a  | ||||||
| 26 | copy thereof to the company and it shall be unlawful  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | thereafter for any such company to issue any policy in such  | ||||||
| 2 | form. On and after January 1, 2025, any form filing submitted  | ||||||
| 3 | for large employer group accident and health insurance shall  | ||||||
| 4 | be automatically deemed approved within 90 days of the  | ||||||
| 5 | submission date unless the Director extends by not more than  | ||||||
| 6 | an additional 30 days the period within which the form shall be  | ||||||
| 7 | approved or disapproved by giving written notice to the  | ||||||
| 8 | insurer of such extension before the expiration of the 90  | ||||||
| 9 | days. Any form in receipt of such an extension shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | automatically deemed approved within 120 days of the  | ||||||
| 11 | submission date. The Director may toll the filing due to a  | ||||||
| 12 | conflict in legal interpretation of federal or State law as  | ||||||
| 13 | long as the tolling is applied uniformly to all applicable  | ||||||
| 14 | forms, written notification is provided to the insurer prior  | ||||||
| 15 | to the tolling, the duration of the tolling is provided within  | ||||||
| 16 | the notice to the insurer, and justification for the tolling  | ||||||
| 17 | is posted to the Department's website. The Director may  | ||||||
| 18 | disapprove the filing if the insurer fails to respond to an  | ||||||
| 19 | objection or request for additional information within the  | ||||||
| 20 | timeframe identified for response. As used in this subsection,  | ||||||
| 21 | "large employer" has the meaning given in Section 5 of the  | ||||||
| 22 | federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) For plan year 2026 and thereafter, premium rates for  | ||||||
| 24 | all individual and small group accident and health insurance  | ||||||
| 25 | policies must be filed with the Department for approval.  | ||||||
| 26 | Unreasonable rate increases or inadequate rates shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | modified or disapproved. For any plan year during which the  | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Health Benefits Exchange operates as a full  | ||||||
| 3 | State-based exchange, the Department shall provide insurers at  | ||||||
| 4 | least 30 days' notice of the deadline to submit rate filings.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (c-5) Unless prohibited under federal law, for plan year  | ||||||
| 6 | 2026 and thereafter, each insurer proposing to offer a  | ||||||
| 7 | qualified health plan issued in the individual market through  | ||||||
| 8 | the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange must incorporate the  | ||||||
| 9 | following approach in its rate filing under this Section: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) The rate filing must apply a cost-sharing  | ||||||
| 11 |  reduction defunding adjustment factor within a range that: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) is uniform across all insurers; | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) is consistent with the total adjustment  | ||||||
| 14 |  expected to be needed to cover actual cost-sharing  | ||||||
| 15 |  reduction costs across all silver plans on the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Illinois Health Benefits Exchange statewide, provided  | ||||||
| 17 |  that such costs are calculated assuming utilization by  | ||||||
| 18 |  the State's full individual-market risk pool; and | ||||||
| 19 |             (C) assumes that the only on-Exchange silver plans  | ||||||
| 20 |  that will be purchased are the 87% and 94%  | ||||||
| 21 |  cost-sharing reduction variations. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) The rate filing must apply an induced demand  | ||||||
| 23 |  factor based on the following formula: (Plan Actuarial  | ||||||
| 24 |  Value)2 - (Plan Actuarial Value) + 1.24. | ||||||
| 25 |     In the annual notice to insurers described in subsection  | ||||||
| 26 | (c), the Department must include the specific numerical range  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | calculated for the applicable plan year under paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 2 | this subsection (c-5) and the formula in paragraph (2) of this  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (c-5).  | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) For plan year 2025 and thereafter, the Department  | ||||||
| 5 | shall post all insurers' rate filings and summaries on the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department's website 5 business days after the rate filing  | ||||||
| 7 | deadline set by the Department in annual guidance. The rate  | ||||||
| 8 | filings and summaries posted to the Department's website shall  | ||||||
| 9 | exclude information that is proprietary or trade secret  | ||||||
| 10 | information protected under paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of  | ||||||
| 11 | Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act or confidential or  | ||||||
| 12 | privileged under any applicable insurance law or rule. All  | ||||||
| 13 | summaries shall include a brief justification of any rate  | ||||||
| 14 | increase or decrease requested, including the number of  | ||||||
| 15 | individual members, the medical loss ratio, medical trend,  | ||||||
| 16 | administrative costs, and any other information required by  | ||||||
| 17 | rule. The plain writing summary shall include notification of  | ||||||
| 18 | the public comment period established in subsection (e). | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) The Department shall open a 30-day public comment  | ||||||
| 20 | period on the rate filings beginning on the date that all of  | ||||||
| 21 | the rate filings are posted on the Department's website. The  | ||||||
| 22 | Department shall post all of the comments received to the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department's website within 5 business days after the comment  | ||||||
| 24 | period ends.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (f) After the close of the public comment period described  | ||||||
| 26 | in subsection (e), the Department, beginning for plan year  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 2026, shall issue a decision to approve, disapprove, or modify  | ||||||
| 2 | a rate filing within 60 days. Any rate filing or any rates  | ||||||
| 3 | within a filing on which the Director does not issue a decision  | ||||||
| 4 | within 60 days shall automatically be deemed approved. The  | ||||||
| 5 | Director's decision shall take into account the actuarial  | ||||||
| 6 | justifications and public comments. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 7 | notify the insurer of the decision, make the decision  | ||||||
| 8 | available to the public by posting it on the Department's  | ||||||
| 9 | website, and include an explanation of the findings, actuarial  | ||||||
| 10 | justifications, and rationale that are the basis for the  | ||||||
| 11 | decision. Any company whose rate has been modified or  | ||||||
| 12 | disapproved shall be allowed to request a hearing within 10  | ||||||
| 13 | days after the action taken. The action of the Director in  | ||||||
| 14 | disapproving a rate shall be subject to judicial review under  | ||||||
| 15 | the Administrative Review Law. | ||||||
| 16 |     (g) If, following the issuance of a decision but before  | ||||||
| 17 | the effective date of the premium rates approved by the  | ||||||
| 18 | decision, an event occurs that materially affects the  | ||||||
| 19 | Director's decision to approve, deny, or modify the rates, the  | ||||||
| 20 | Director may consider supplemental facts or data reasonably  | ||||||
| 21 | related to the event. | ||||||
| 22 |     (h) The Department shall adopt rules implementing the  | ||||||
| 23 | procedures described in subsections (d) through (g) by March  | ||||||
| 24 | 31, 2024.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (i) Subsection (a), subsections (c) through (h), and  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (j) of this Section do not apply to grandfathered  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | health plans as defined in 45 CFR 147.140; excepted benefits  | ||||||
| 2 | as defined in 42 U.S.C. 300gg-91; or student health insurance  | ||||||
| 3 | coverage as defined in 45 CFR 147.145. For a filing of premium  | ||||||
| 4 | rates or classifications of risk for any of these types of  | ||||||
| 5 | coverage, the Director's initial review period shall not  | ||||||
| 6 | exceed 60 days to issue informal objections to the company  | ||||||
| 7 | that request additional clarification, explanation,  | ||||||
| 8 | substantiating documentation, or correction of concerns  | ||||||
| 9 | identified in the filing before the company implements the  | ||||||
| 10 | premium rates, classifications, or related rate-setting  | ||||||
| 11 | methodologies described in the filing, except that the  | ||||||
| 12 | Director may extend by not more than an additional 30 days the  | ||||||
| 13 | period of initial review by giving written notice to the  | ||||||
| 14 | company of such extension before the expiration of the initial  | ||||||
| 15 | 60-day period. Nothing in this subsection shall confer  | ||||||
| 16 | authority upon the Director to approve, modify, or disapprove  | ||||||
| 17 | rates where that authority is not provided by other law.  | ||||||
| 18 | Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the Director from  | ||||||
| 19 | conducting any investigation, examination, hearing, or other  | ||||||
| 20 | formal administrative or enforcement proceeding with respect  | ||||||
| 21 | to a company's rate filing or implementation thereof under  | ||||||
| 22 | applicable law at any time, including after the period of  | ||||||
| 23 | initial review.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (j) Subsection (a) and subsections (c) through (h) do not  | ||||||
| 25 | apply to group policies issued in the large group market as  | ||||||
| 26 | defined in Section 5 of the Illinois Health Insurance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Portability and Accountability Act. For large group policies  | ||||||
| 2 | issued, delivered, amended, or renewed on or after January 1,  | ||||||
| 3 | 2026 that are not described in subsection (i), the premium  | ||||||
| 4 | rates and risk classifications, including any rate manuals and  | ||||||
| 5 | rules used to arrive at the rates, must be filed with the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department annually for approval at least 120 days before the  | ||||||
| 7 | rates are intended to take effect. | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) A rate filing shall be modified or disapproved if  | ||||||
| 9 |  the premiums are unreasonable in relation to the benefits  | ||||||
| 10 |  because the rates were not calculated in accordance with  | ||||||
| 11 |  sound actuarial principles. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Within 60 days of receipt of the rate filing, the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Director shall issue a decision to approve, disapprove, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  modify the filing along with the reasons and actuarial  | ||||||
| 15 |  justification for the decision. Any rate filing or rates  | ||||||
| 16 |  within a filing on which the Director does not issue a  | ||||||
| 17 |  decision within 60 days shall be automatically deemed  | ||||||
| 18 |  approved. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Any company whose rate or rate filing has been  | ||||||
| 20 |  modified or disapproved shall be allowed to request a  | ||||||
| 21 |  hearing within 10 days after the action taken. The action  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the Director in disapproving a rate or rate filing  | ||||||
| 23 |  shall be subject to judicial review under the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Administrative Review Law. | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) Nothing in this subsection requires a company to  | ||||||
| 26 |  file a large group policy's final premium rates for prior  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  approval if the company negotiates the final rates or rate  | ||||||
| 2 |  adjustments with the plan sponsor or its administrator in  | ||||||
| 3 |  accordance with the rate manual and rules of the currently  | ||||||
| 4 |  approved rate filing for the policy.  | ||||||
| 5 |     In this subsection, "administrator" and "plan sponsor"  | ||||||
| 6 | have the meanings meaning given to those terms in 29 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 7 | 1002(16).  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-106, eff. 1-1-24; 103-650, Article 3,  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 3-5, eff. 1-1-25; 103-650, Article 4, Section 4-5,  | ||||||
| 10 | eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.5) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 356z.5. Prescription inhalers inhalants.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) In this Section, "prescription inhaler" means a  | ||||||
| 14 | prescribed medical device that delivers inhaled medications  | ||||||
| 15 | used to treat breathing for persons suffering from asthma or  | ||||||
| 16 | other life-threatening bronchial ailments. "Prescription  | ||||||
| 17 | inhaler" includes metered-dose inhalers, nebulizers, and dry  | ||||||
| 18 | powder inhalers. "Prescription inhaler" does not include  | ||||||
| 19 | inhalers available over the counter without a prescription to  | ||||||
| 20 | provide temporary relief from respiratory symptoms.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 22 | insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or  | ||||||
| 23 | renewed through December 31, 2025 that provides coverage for  | ||||||
| 24 | prescription drugs may not deny or limit coverage for  | ||||||
| 25 | prescription inhalers to enable persons to breathe when  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | suffering from asthma or other life-threatening bronchial  | ||||||
| 2 | ailments based upon any restriction on the number of days  | ||||||
| 3 | before an inhaler refill may be obtained if, contrary to those  | ||||||
| 4 | restrictions, the inhalants have been ordered or prescribed by  | ||||||
| 5 | the treating physician and are medically appropriate. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 7 | insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or  | ||||||
| 8 | renewed on or after January 1, 2026 that provides coverage for  | ||||||
| 9 | prescription drugs may not deny or limit, except as otherwise  | ||||||
| 10 | provided in this subsection, coverage for prescription  | ||||||
| 11 | inhalers to enable persons to breathe when suffering from  | ||||||
| 12 | asthma or other life-threatening bronchial ailments based upon  | ||||||
| 13 | any restriction on the number of days before an inhaler refill  | ||||||
| 14 | may be obtained if, contrary to those restrictions, the  | ||||||
| 15 | inhalants have been ordered or prescribed by the treating  | ||||||
| 16 | physician and are medically appropriate. A group or individual  | ||||||
| 17 | policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan  | ||||||
| 18 | subject to this subsection shall limit the total amount that a  | ||||||
| 19 | covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription  | ||||||
| 20 | inhaler to an amount not to exceed $25 per 30-day supply. | ||||||
| 21 |     (d) Nothing in this Section prevents a group or individual  | ||||||
| 22 | policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan  | ||||||
| 23 | from reducing a covered person's cost sharing to an amount  | ||||||
| 24 | less than the amount specified in subsection (c). | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) Coverage for prescription inhalers shall not be  | ||||||
| 26 | subject to any deductible; except that this provision does not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | apply to the extent such coverage would disqualify a  | ||||||
| 2 | high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health  | ||||||
| 3 | savings account pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 4 | Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 223). | ||||||
| 5 |     (f) The Department may adopt rules necessary to implement  | ||||||
| 6 | and administer this Section and to align with federal  | ||||||
| 7 | requirements. The Department may use any of its enforcement  | ||||||
| 8 | powers to obtain a group or individual policy of accident and  | ||||||
| 9 | health insurance's or managed care plan's compliance with this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-951, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
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| 12 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.14) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 356z.14. Autism spectrum disorders. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 15 | insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or  | ||||||
| 16 | renewed after December 12, 2008 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 17 | Act 95-1005) must provide individuals under 21 years of age  | ||||||
| 18 | coverage for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and  | ||||||
| 19 | for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders to the extent  | ||||||
| 20 | that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders  | ||||||
| 21 | are not already covered by the policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 22 | insurance or managed care plan. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) Coverage provided under this Section shall be subject  | ||||||
| 24 | to a maximum benefit of $36,000 per year, but shall not be  | ||||||
| 25 | subject to any limits on the number of visits to a service  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provider. The After December 30, 2009, the Director of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Division of Insurance shall, on an annual basis, adjust the  | ||||||
| 3 | maximum benefit for inflation using the Medical Care Component  | ||||||
| 4 | of the United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index  | ||||||
| 5 | for All Urban Consumers. Payments made by an insurer on behalf  | ||||||
| 6 | of a covered individual for any care, treatment, intervention,  | ||||||
| 7 | service, or item, the provision of which was for the treatment  | ||||||
| 8 | of a health condition not diagnosed as an autism spectrum  | ||||||
| 9 | disorder, shall not be applied toward any maximum benefit  | ||||||
| 10 | established under this subsection. | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) Coverage under this Section shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 12 | copayment, deductible, and coinsurance provisions of a policy  | ||||||
| 13 | of accident and health insurance or managed care plan to the  | ||||||
| 14 | extent that other medical services covered by the policy of  | ||||||
| 15 | accident and health insurance or managed care plan are subject  | ||||||
| 16 | to these provisions. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) This Section shall not be construed as limiting  | ||||||
| 18 | benefits that are otherwise available to an individual under a  | ||||||
| 19 | policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan  | ||||||
| 20 | and benefits provided under this Section may not be subject to  | ||||||
| 21 | dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance  | ||||||
| 22 | provisions that are less favorable to the insured than the  | ||||||
| 23 | dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that  | ||||||
| 24 | apply to physical illness generally. | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) An insurer may not deny or refuse to provide otherwise  | ||||||
| 26 | covered services, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | otherwise terminate or restrict coverage under an individual  | ||||||
| 2 | contract to provide services to an individual because the  | ||||||
| 3 | individual or the individual's their dependent is diagnosed  | ||||||
| 4 | with an autism spectrum disorder or due to the individual  | ||||||
| 5 | utilizing benefits in this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e-5) An insurer may not deny or refuse to provide  | ||||||
| 7 | otherwise covered services under a group or individual policy  | ||||||
| 8 | of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan solely  | ||||||
| 9 | because of the location wherein the clinically appropriate  | ||||||
| 10 | services are provided.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (f) Upon request of the reimbursing insurer, a provider of  | ||||||
| 12 | treatment for autism spectrum disorders shall furnish medical  | ||||||
| 13 | records, clinical notes, or other necessary data that  | ||||||
| 14 | substantiate that initial or continued medical treatment is  | ||||||
| 15 | medically necessary and is resulting in improved clinical  | ||||||
| 16 | status. When treatment is anticipated to require continued  | ||||||
| 17 | services to achieve demonstrable progress, the insurer may  | ||||||
| 18 | request a treatment plan consisting of diagnosis, proposed  | ||||||
| 19 | treatment by type, frequency, anticipated duration of  | ||||||
| 20 | treatment, the anticipated outcomes stated as goals, and the  | ||||||
| 21 | frequency by which the treatment plan will be updated.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (g) When making a determination of medical necessity for a  | ||||||
| 23 | treatment modality for autism spectrum disorders, an insurer  | ||||||
| 24 | must make the determination in a manner that is consistent  | ||||||
| 25 | with the manner used to make that determination with respect  | ||||||
| 26 | to other diseases or illnesses covered under the policy,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | including an appeals process. During the appeals process, any  | ||||||
| 2 | challenge to medical necessity must be viewed as reasonable  | ||||||
| 3 | only if the review includes a physician with expertise in the  | ||||||
| 4 | most current and effective treatment modalities for autism  | ||||||
| 5 | spectrum disorders. | ||||||
| 6 |     (h) Coverage for medically necessary early intervention  | ||||||
| 7 | services must be delivered by certified early intervention  | ||||||
| 8 | specialists, as defined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 500 and any  | ||||||
| 9 | subsequent amendments thereto.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (h-5) If an individual has been diagnosed as having an  | ||||||
| 11 | autism spectrum disorder, meeting the diagnostic criteria in  | ||||||
| 12 | place at the time of diagnosis, and treatment is determined  | ||||||
| 13 | medically necessary, then that individual shall remain  | ||||||
| 14 | eligible for coverage under this Section even if subsequent  | ||||||
| 15 | changes to the diagnostic criteria are adopted by the American  | ||||||
| 16 | Psychiatric Association. If no changes to the diagnostic  | ||||||
| 17 | criteria are adopted after April 1, 2012, and before December  | ||||||
| 18 | 31, 2014, then this subsection (h-5) shall be of no further  | ||||||
| 19 | force and effect. | ||||||
| 20 |     (h-10) An insurer may not deny or refuse to provide  | ||||||
| 21 | covered services, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or  | ||||||
| 22 | otherwise terminate or restrict coverage under an individual  | ||||||
| 23 | contract, for a person diagnosed with an autism spectrum  | ||||||
| 24 | disorder on the basis that the individual declined an  | ||||||
| 25 | alternative medication or covered service when the  | ||||||
| 26 | individual's health care provider has determined that such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | medication or covered service may exacerbate clinical  | ||||||
| 2 | symptomatology and is medically contraindicated for the  | ||||||
| 3 | individual and the individual has requested and received a  | ||||||
| 4 | medical exception as provided for under Section 45.1 of the  | ||||||
| 5 | Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. For the purposes  | ||||||
| 6 | of this subsection (h-10), "clinical symptomatology" means any  | ||||||
| 7 | indication of disorder or disease when experienced by an  | ||||||
| 8 | individual as a change from normal function, sensation, or  | ||||||
| 9 | appearance. | ||||||
| 10 |     (h-15) If, at any time, the Secretary of the United States  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Health and Human Services, or its successor  | ||||||
| 12 | agency, promulgates rules or regulations to be published in  | ||||||
| 13 | the Federal Register or publishes a comment in the Federal  | ||||||
| 14 | Register or issues an opinion, guidance, or other action that  | ||||||
| 15 | would require the State, pursuant to any provision of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law  | ||||||
| 17 | 111-148), including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 18 | 18031(d)(3)(B) or any successor provision, to defray the cost  | ||||||
| 19 | of any coverage outlined in subsection (h-10), then subsection  | ||||||
| 20 | (h-10) is inoperative with respect to all coverage outlined in  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (h-10) other than that authorized under Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 1902 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396a, and the State  | ||||||
| 23 | shall not assume any obligation for the cost of the coverage  | ||||||
| 24 | set forth in subsection (h-10). | ||||||
| 25 |     (i) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 26 |     "Autism spectrum disorders" means pervasive developmental  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | disorders as defined in the most recent edition of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,  | ||||||
| 3 | including autism, Asperger's disorder, and pervasive  | ||||||
| 4 | developmental disorder not otherwise specified. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders" means one or more  | ||||||
| 6 | tests, evaluations, or assessments to diagnose whether an  | ||||||
| 7 | individual has autism spectrum disorder that is prescribed,  | ||||||
| 8 | performed, or ordered by (A) a physician licensed to practice  | ||||||
| 9 | medicine in all its branches or (B) a licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 10 | psychologist with expertise in diagnosing autism spectrum  | ||||||
| 11 | disorders. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Medically necessary" means any care, treatment,  | ||||||
| 13 | intervention, service, or item which will or is reasonably  | ||||||
| 14 | expected to do any of the following: (i) prevent the onset of  | ||||||
| 15 | an illness, condition, injury, disease, or disability; (ii)  | ||||||
| 16 | reduce or ameliorate the physical, mental, or developmental  | ||||||
| 17 | effects of an illness, condition, injury, disease, or  | ||||||
| 18 | disability; or (iii) assist to achieve or maintain maximum  | ||||||
| 19 | functional activity in performing daily activities.  | ||||||
| 20 |     "Treatment for autism spectrum disorders" shall include  | ||||||
| 21 | the following care prescribed, provided, or ordered for an  | ||||||
| 22 | individual diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by (A) a  | ||||||
| 23 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or  | ||||||
| 24 | (B) a certified, registered, or licensed health care  | ||||||
| 25 | professional with expertise in treating effects of autism  | ||||||
| 26 | spectrum disorders when the care is determined to be medically  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | necessary and ordered by a physician licensed to practice  | ||||||
| 2 | medicine in all its branches: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) Psychiatric care, meaning direct, consultative, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  diagnostic services provided by a licensed psychiatrist. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) Psychological care, meaning direct or consultative  | ||||||
| 6 |  services provided by a licensed psychologist. | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) Habilitative or rehabilitative care, meaning  | ||||||
| 8 |  professional, counseling, and guidance services and  | ||||||
| 9 |  treatment programs, including applied behavior analysis,  | ||||||
| 10 |  that are intended to develop, maintain, and restore the  | ||||||
| 11 |  functioning of an individual. As used in this subsection  | ||||||
| 12 |  (i), "applied behavior analysis" means the design,  | ||||||
| 13 |  implementation, and evaluation of environmental  | ||||||
| 14 |  modifications using behavioral stimuli and consequences to  | ||||||
| 15 |  produce socially significant improvement in human  | ||||||
| 16 |  behavior, including the use of direct observation,  | ||||||
| 17 |  measurement, and functional analysis of the relations  | ||||||
| 18 |  between environment and behavior. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) Therapeutic care, including behavioral, speech,  | ||||||
| 20 |  occupational, and physical therapies that provide  | ||||||
| 21 |  treatment in the following areas: (i) self care and  | ||||||
| 22 |  feeding, (ii) pragmatic, receptive, and expressive  | ||||||
| 23 |  language, (iii) cognitive functioning, (iv) applied  | ||||||
| 24 |  behavior analysis, intervention, and modification, (v)  | ||||||
| 25 |  motor planning, and (vi) sensory processing. | ||||||
| 26 |     (j) Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the  | ||||||
| 2 | rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and  | ||||||
| 4 | procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any  | ||||||
| 5 | purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is  | ||||||
| 6 | unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 102-322, eff. 1-1-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 8 | revised 7-23-24.)
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| 9 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.25) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 356z.25. Coverage for treatment of pediatric  | ||||||
| 11 | autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with  | ||||||
| 12 | streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset acute onset     | ||||||
| 13 | neuropsychiatric syndrome. A group or individual policy of  | ||||||
| 14 | accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is  | ||||||
| 15 | amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after July 18, 2017  | ||||||
| 16 | (the effective date of Public Act 100-24) shall provide  | ||||||
| 17 | coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune  | ||||||
| 18 | neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal  | ||||||
| 19 | infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric  | ||||||
| 20 | syndrome, including, but not limited to, the use of  | ||||||
| 21 | intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. | ||||||
| 22 |     No group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 23 | insurance or managed care plan shall deny or delay coverage  | ||||||
| 24 | for medically necessary treatment under this Section solely  | ||||||
| 25 | because the insured, enrollee, or beneficiary previously  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | received any treatment, including the same or similar  | ||||||
| 2 | treatment, for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders  | ||||||
| 3 | associated with streptococcal infections or pediatric  | ||||||
| 4 | acute-onset acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, or because  | ||||||
| 5 | the insured, enrollee, or beneficiary has been diagnosed with  | ||||||
| 6 | or receives treatment for an otherwise diagnosed condition. | ||||||
| 7 |     For the purposes of this Section, coverage of pediatric  | ||||||
| 8 | autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with  | ||||||
| 9 | streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset acute onset     | ||||||
| 10 | neuropsychiatric syndrome shall adhere to the treatment  | ||||||
| 11 | recommendations developed by a medical professional consortium  | ||||||
| 12 | convened for the purposes of researching, identifying, and  | ||||||
| 13 | publishing best practice standards for diagnosis and treatment  | ||||||
| 14 | of such disorders or syndrome that are accessible for medical  | ||||||
| 15 | professionals and are based on evidence of positive patient  | ||||||
| 16 | outcomes. Coverage for any form of medically necessary  | ||||||
| 17 | treatment shall not be limited over a lifetime of an insured,  | ||||||
| 18 | enrollee, or beneficiary, unless the patient is no longer  | ||||||
| 19 | benefiting from the treatment, or by policy period. Nothing in  | ||||||
| 20 | this Section prevents insurers from requesting treatment notes  | ||||||
| 21 | and anticipated duration of treatment and outcomes.  | ||||||
| 22 |     For billing and diagnosis purposes, pediatric autoimmune  | ||||||
| 23 | neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal  | ||||||
| 24 | infections and pediatric acute-onset acute onset     | ||||||
| 25 | neuropsychiatric syndrome shall be coded as autoimmune  | ||||||
| 26 | encephalitis until the American Medical Association and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services create and assign a  | ||||||
| 2 | specific code for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric  | ||||||
| 3 | disorders associated with streptococcal infections and  | ||||||
| 4 | pediatric acute-onset acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.  | ||||||
| 5 | Thereafter, pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders  | ||||||
| 6 | associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric  | ||||||
| 7 | acute-onset acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome may be coded  | ||||||
| 8 | as autoimmune encephalitis, pediatric autoimmune  | ||||||
| 9 | neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal  | ||||||
| 10 | infections, or pediatric acute-onset acute onset     | ||||||
| 11 | neuropsychiatric syndrome.  | ||||||
| 12 |     If, at any time, the Secretary of the United States  | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Health and Human Services, or its successor  | ||||||
| 14 | agency, promulgates rules or regulations to be published in  | ||||||
| 15 | the Federal Register or publishes a comment in the Federal  | ||||||
| 16 | Register or issues an opinion, guidance, or other action that  | ||||||
| 17 | would require the State, pursuant to any provision of the  | ||||||
| 18 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law  | ||||||
| 19 | 111-148), including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 20 | 18031(d)(3)(B) or any successor provision, to defray the cost  | ||||||
| 21 | of any coverage for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric  | ||||||
| 22 | disorders associated with streptococcal infections and  | ||||||
| 23 | pediatric acute-onset acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome  | ||||||
| 24 | outlined in this Section, then the requirement that an insurer  | ||||||
| 25 | cover pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders  | ||||||
| 26 | associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | acute-onset acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome is  | ||||||
| 2 | inoperative other than any such coverage authorized under  | ||||||
| 3 | Section 1902 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396a, and  | ||||||
| 4 | the State shall not assume any obligation for the cost of  | ||||||
| 5 | coverage for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders  | ||||||
| 6 | associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric  | ||||||
| 7 | acute-onset acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-59, eff. 6-9-23; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 9 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.40) | ||||||
| 10 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-701 and  | ||||||
| 11 | 103-720) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 356z.40. Pregnancy and postpartum coverage. | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) An individual or group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 14 | insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or  | ||||||
| 15 | renewed on or after October 8, 2021 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 16 | Public Act 102-665) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General  | ||||||
| 17 | Assembly shall provide coverage for pregnancy and newborn care  | ||||||
| 18 | in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 18022(b) regarding essential  | ||||||
| 19 | health benefits.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) Benefits under this Section shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) An individual who has been identified as  | ||||||
| 22 |  experiencing a high-risk pregnancy by the individual's  | ||||||
| 23 |  treating provider shall have access to clinically  | ||||||
| 24 |  appropriate case management programs. As used in this  | ||||||
| 25 |  subsection, "case management" means a mechanism to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  coordinate and assure continuity of services, including,  | ||||||
| 2 |  but not limited to, health services, social services, and  | ||||||
| 3 |  educational services necessary for the individual. "Case  | ||||||
| 4 |  management" involves individualized assessment of needs,  | ||||||
| 5 |  planning of services, referral, monitoring, and advocacy  | ||||||
| 6 |  to assist an individual in gaining access to appropriate  | ||||||
| 7 |  services and closure when services are no longer required.  | ||||||
| 8 |  "Case management" is an active and collaborative process  | ||||||
| 9 |  involving a single qualified case manager, the individual,  | ||||||
| 10 |  the individual's family, the providers, and the community.  | ||||||
| 11 |  This includes close coordination and involvement with all  | ||||||
| 12 |  service providers in the management plan for that  | ||||||
| 13 |  individual or family, including assuring that the  | ||||||
| 14 |  individual receives the services. As used in this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection, "high-risk pregnancy" means a pregnancy in  | ||||||
| 16 |  which the pregnant or postpartum individual or baby is at  | ||||||
| 17 |  an increased risk for poor health or complications during  | ||||||
| 18 |  pregnancy or childbirth, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 19 |  hypertension disorders, gestational diabetes, and  | ||||||
| 20 |  hemorrhage.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) An individual shall have access to medically  | ||||||
| 22 |  necessary treatment of a mental, emotional, nervous, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  substance use disorder or condition consistent with the  | ||||||
| 24 |  requirements set forth in this Section and in Sections  | ||||||
| 25 |  370c and 370c.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) The benefits provided for inpatient and outpatient  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  services for the treatment of a mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 2 |  nervous, or substance use disorder or condition related to  | ||||||
| 3 |  pregnancy or postpartum complications shall be provided if  | ||||||
| 4 |  determined to be medically necessary, consistent with the  | ||||||
| 5 |  requirements of Sections 370c and 370c.1 of this Code. The  | ||||||
| 6 |  facility or provider shall notify the insurer of both the  | ||||||
| 7 |  admission and the initial treatment plan within 48 hours  | ||||||
| 8 |  after admission or initiation of treatment. Subject to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  requirements of Sections 370c and 370c.1 of this Code,  | ||||||
| 10 |  nothing in this paragraph shall prevent an insurer from  | ||||||
| 11 |  applying concurrent and post-service utilization review of  | ||||||
| 12 |  health care services, including review of medical  | ||||||
| 13 |  necessity, case management, experimental and  | ||||||
| 14 |  investigational treatments, managed care provisions, and  | ||||||
| 15 |  other terms and conditions of the insurance policy. | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) The benefits for the first 48 hours of initiation  | ||||||
| 17 |  of services for an inpatient admission, detoxification or  | ||||||
| 18 |  withdrawal management program, or partial hospitalization  | ||||||
| 19 |  admission for the treatment of a mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 20 |  nervous, or substance use disorder or condition related to  | ||||||
| 21 |  pregnancy or postpartum complications shall be provided  | ||||||
| 22 |  without post-service or concurrent review of medical  | ||||||
| 23 |  necessity, as the medical necessity for the first 48 hours  | ||||||
| 24 |  of such services shall be determined solely by the covered  | ||||||
| 25 |  pregnant or postpartum individual's provider. Subject to  | ||||||
| 26 |  Sections Section 370c and 370c.1 of this Code, nothing in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this paragraph shall prevent an insurer from applying  | ||||||
| 2 |  concurrent and post-service utilization review, including  | ||||||
| 3 |  the review of medical necessity, case management,  | ||||||
| 4 |  experimental and investigational treatments, managed care  | ||||||
| 5 |  provisions, and other terms and conditions of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  insurance policy, of any inpatient admission,  | ||||||
| 7 |  detoxification or withdrawal management program admission,  | ||||||
| 8 |  or partial hospitalization admission services for the  | ||||||
| 9 |  treatment of a mental, emotional, nervous, or substance  | ||||||
| 10 |  use disorder or condition related to pregnancy or  | ||||||
| 11 |  postpartum complications received 48 hours after the  | ||||||
| 12 |  initiation of such services. If an insurer determines that  | ||||||
| 13 |  the services are no longer medically necessary, then the  | ||||||
| 14 |  covered person shall have the right to external review  | ||||||
| 15 |  pursuant to the requirements of the Health Carrier  | ||||||
| 16 |  External Review Act. | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) If an insurer determines that continued inpatient  | ||||||
| 18 |  care, detoxification or withdrawal management, partial  | ||||||
| 19 |  hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  outpatient treatment in a facility is no longer medically  | ||||||
| 21 |  necessary, the insurer shall, within 24 hours, provide  | ||||||
| 22 |  written notice to the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 23 |  individual and the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 24 |  individual's provider of its decision and the right to  | ||||||
| 25 |  file an expedited internal appeal of the determination.  | ||||||
| 26 |  The insurer shall review and make a determination with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  respect to the internal appeal within 24 hours and  | ||||||
| 2 |  communicate such determination to the covered pregnant or  | ||||||
| 3 |  postpartum individual and the covered pregnant or  | ||||||
| 4 |  postpartum individual's provider. If the determination is  | ||||||
| 5 |  to uphold the denial, the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 6 |  individual and the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 7 |  individual's provider have the right to file an expedited  | ||||||
| 8 |  external appeal. An independent review organization shall  | ||||||
| 9 |  make a determination within 72 hours. If the insurer's  | ||||||
| 10 |  determination is upheld and it is determined that  | ||||||
| 11 |  continued inpatient care, detoxification or withdrawal  | ||||||
| 12 |  management, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient  | ||||||
| 13 |  treatment, or outpatient treatment is not medically  | ||||||
| 14 |  necessary, the insurer shall remain responsible for  | ||||||
| 15 |  providing benefits for the inpatient care, detoxification  | ||||||
| 16 |  or withdrawal management, partial hospitalization,  | ||||||
| 17 |  intensive outpatient treatment, or outpatient treatment  | ||||||
| 18 |  through the day following the date the determination is  | ||||||
| 19 |  made, and the covered pregnant or postpartum individual  | ||||||
| 20 |  shall only be responsible for any applicable copayment,  | ||||||
| 21 |  deductible, and coinsurance for the stay through that date  | ||||||
| 22 |  as applicable under the policy. The covered pregnant or  | ||||||
| 23 |  postpartum individual shall not be discharged or released  | ||||||
| 24 |  from the inpatient facility, detoxification or withdrawal  | ||||||
| 25 |  management, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient  | ||||||
| 26 |  treatment, or outpatient treatment until all internal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  appeals and independent utilization review organization  | ||||||
| 2 |  appeals are exhausted. A decision to reverse an adverse  | ||||||
| 3 |  determination shall comply with the Health Carrier  | ||||||
| 4 |  External Review Act. | ||||||
| 5 |         (6) Except as otherwise stated in this subsection (b),  | ||||||
| 6 |  the benefits and cost-sharing shall be provided to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  same extent as for any other medical condition covered  | ||||||
| 8 |  under the policy. | ||||||
| 9 |         (7) The benefits required by paragraphs (2) and (6) of  | ||||||
| 10 |  this subsection (b) are to be provided to all covered  | ||||||
| 11 |  pregnant or postpartum individuals with a diagnosis of a  | ||||||
| 12 |  mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or  | ||||||
| 13 |  condition. The presence of additional related or unrelated  | ||||||
| 14 |  diagnoses shall not be a basis to reduce or deny the  | ||||||
| 15 |  benefits required by this subsection (b).  | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 103-650, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 17 | revised 9-10-24.)
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| 18 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-701 and  | ||||||
| 19 | 103-720) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 356z.40. Pregnancy and postpartum coverage. | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) An individual or group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 22 | insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or  | ||||||
| 23 | renewed on or after October 8, 2021 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 24 | Public Act 102-665) shall provide coverage for pregnancy and  | ||||||
| 25 | newborn care in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 18022(b) regarding  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | essential health benefits. For policies amended, delivered,  | ||||||
| 2 | issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, this  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection also applies to coverage for postpartum care. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) Benefits under this Section shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) An individual who has been identified as  | ||||||
| 6 |  experiencing a high-risk pregnancy by the individual's  | ||||||
| 7 |  treating provider shall have access to clinically  | ||||||
| 8 |  appropriate case management programs. As used in this  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection, "case management" means a mechanism to  | ||||||
| 10 |  coordinate and assure continuity of services, including,  | ||||||
| 11 |  but not limited to, health services, social services, and  | ||||||
| 12 |  educational services necessary for the individual. "Case  | ||||||
| 13 |  management" involves individualized assessment of needs,  | ||||||
| 14 |  planning of services, referral, monitoring, and advocacy  | ||||||
| 15 |  to assist an individual in gaining access to appropriate  | ||||||
| 16 |  services and closure when services are no longer required.  | ||||||
| 17 |  "Case management" is an active and collaborative process  | ||||||
| 18 |  involving a single qualified case manager, the individual,  | ||||||
| 19 |  the individual's family, the providers, and the community.  | ||||||
| 20 |  This includes close coordination and involvement with all  | ||||||
| 21 |  service providers in the management plan for that  | ||||||
| 22 |  individual or family, including assuring that the  | ||||||
| 23 |  individual receives the services. As used in this  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsection, "high-risk pregnancy" means a pregnancy in  | ||||||
| 25 |  which the pregnant or postpartum individual or baby is at  | ||||||
| 26 |  an increased risk for poor health or complications during  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  pregnancy or childbirth, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 2 |  hypertension disorders, gestational diabetes, and  | ||||||
| 3 |  hemorrhage.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) An individual shall have access to medically  | ||||||
| 5 |  necessary treatment of a mental, emotional, nervous, or  | ||||||
| 6 |  substance use disorder or condition consistent with the  | ||||||
| 7 |  requirements set forth in this Section and in Sections  | ||||||
| 8 |  370c and 370c.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) The benefits provided for inpatient and outpatient  | ||||||
| 10 |  services for the treatment of a mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 11 |  nervous, or substance use disorder or condition related to  | ||||||
| 12 |  pregnancy or postpartum complications shall be provided if  | ||||||
| 13 |  determined to be medically necessary, consistent with the  | ||||||
| 14 |  requirements of Sections 370c and 370c.1 of this Code. The  | ||||||
| 15 |  facility or provider shall notify the insurer of both the  | ||||||
| 16 |  admission and the initial treatment plan within 48 hours  | ||||||
| 17 |  after admission or initiation of treatment. Subject to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  requirements of Sections 370c and 370c.1 of this Code,  | ||||||
| 19 |  nothing in this paragraph shall prevent an insurer from  | ||||||
| 20 |  applying concurrent and post-service utilization review of  | ||||||
| 21 |  health care services, including review of medical  | ||||||
| 22 |  necessity, case management, experimental and  | ||||||
| 23 |  investigational treatments, managed care provisions, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  other terms and conditions of the insurance policy. | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) The benefits for the first 48 hours of initiation  | ||||||
| 26 |  of services for an inpatient admission, detoxification or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  withdrawal management program, or partial hospitalization  | ||||||
| 2 |  admission for the treatment of a mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 3 |  nervous, or substance use disorder or condition related to  | ||||||
| 4 |  pregnancy or postpartum complications shall be provided  | ||||||
| 5 |  without post-service or concurrent review of medical  | ||||||
| 6 |  necessity, as the medical necessity for the first 48 hours  | ||||||
| 7 |  of such services shall be determined solely by the covered  | ||||||
| 8 |  pregnant or postpartum individual's provider. Subject to  | ||||||
| 9 |  Sections Section 370c and 370c.1 of this Code, nothing in  | ||||||
| 10 |  this paragraph shall prevent an insurer from applying  | ||||||
| 11 |  concurrent and post-service utilization review, including  | ||||||
| 12 |  the review of medical necessity, case management,  | ||||||
| 13 |  experimental and investigational treatments, managed care  | ||||||
| 14 |  provisions, and other terms and conditions of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  insurance policy, of any inpatient admission,  | ||||||
| 16 |  detoxification or withdrawal management program admission,  | ||||||
| 17 |  or partial hospitalization admission services for the  | ||||||
| 18 |  treatment of a mental, emotional, nervous, or substance  | ||||||
| 19 |  use disorder or condition related to pregnancy or  | ||||||
| 20 |  postpartum complications received 48 hours after the  | ||||||
| 21 |  initiation of such services. If an insurer determines that  | ||||||
| 22 |  the services are no longer medically necessary, then the  | ||||||
| 23 |  covered person shall have the right to external review  | ||||||
| 24 |  pursuant to the requirements of the Health Carrier  | ||||||
| 25 |  External Review Act. | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) If an insurer determines that continued inpatient  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  care, detoxification or withdrawal management, partial  | ||||||
| 2 |  hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  outpatient treatment in a facility is no longer medically  | ||||||
| 4 |  necessary, the insurer shall, within 24 hours, provide  | ||||||
| 5 |  written notice to the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 6 |  individual and the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 7 |  individual's provider of its decision and the right to  | ||||||
| 8 |  file an expedited internal appeal of the determination.  | ||||||
| 9 |  The insurer shall review and make a determination with  | ||||||
| 10 |  respect to the internal appeal within 24 hours and  | ||||||
| 11 |  communicate such determination to the covered pregnant or  | ||||||
| 12 |  postpartum individual and the covered pregnant or  | ||||||
| 13 |  postpartum individual's provider. If the determination is  | ||||||
| 14 |  to uphold the denial, the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 15 |  individual and the covered pregnant or postpartum  | ||||||
| 16 |  individual's provider have the right to file an expedited  | ||||||
| 17 |  external appeal. An independent review organization shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  make a determination within 72 hours. If the insurer's  | ||||||
| 19 |  determination is upheld and it is determined that  | ||||||
| 20 |  continued inpatient care, detoxification or withdrawal  | ||||||
| 21 |  management, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient  | ||||||
| 22 |  treatment, or outpatient treatment is not medically  | ||||||
| 23 |  necessary, the insurer shall remain responsible for  | ||||||
| 24 |  providing benefits for the inpatient care, detoxification  | ||||||
| 25 |  or withdrawal management, partial hospitalization,  | ||||||
| 26 |  intensive outpatient treatment, or outpatient treatment  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  through the day following the date the determination is  | ||||||
| 2 |  made, and the covered pregnant or postpartum individual  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall only be responsible for any applicable copayment,  | ||||||
| 4 |  deductible, and coinsurance for the stay through that date  | ||||||
| 5 |  as applicable under the policy. The covered pregnant or  | ||||||
| 6 |  postpartum individual shall not be discharged or released  | ||||||
| 7 |  from the inpatient facility, detoxification or withdrawal  | ||||||
| 8 |  management, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient  | ||||||
| 9 |  treatment, or outpatient treatment until all internal  | ||||||
| 10 |  appeals and independent utilization review organization  | ||||||
| 11 |  appeals are exhausted. A decision to reverse an adverse  | ||||||
| 12 |  determination shall comply with the Health Carrier  | ||||||
| 13 |  External Review Act. | ||||||
| 14 |         (6) Except as otherwise stated in this subsection (b)  | ||||||
| 15 |  and subsection (c), the benefits and cost-sharing shall be  | ||||||
| 16 |  provided to the same extent as for any other medical  | ||||||
| 17 |  condition covered under the policy. | ||||||
| 18 |         (7) The benefits required by paragraphs (2) and (6) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  this subsection (b) are to be provided to (i) all covered  | ||||||
| 20 |  pregnant or postpartum individuals with a diagnosis of a  | ||||||
| 21 |  mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or  | ||||||
| 22 |  condition and (ii) all individuals who have experienced a  | ||||||
| 23 |  miscarriage or stillbirth. The presence of additional  | ||||||
| 24 |  related or unrelated diagnoses shall not be a basis to  | ||||||
| 25 |  reduce or deny the benefits required by this subsection  | ||||||
| 26 |  (b).  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (8) Insurers shall cover all services for pregnancy,  | ||||||
| 2 |  postpartum, and newborn care that are rendered by  | ||||||
| 3 |  perinatal doulas or licensed certified professional  | ||||||
| 4 |  midwives, including home births, home visits, and support  | ||||||
| 5 |  during labor, abortion, or miscarriage. Coverage shall  | ||||||
| 6 |  include the necessary equipment and medical supplies for a  | ||||||
| 7 |  home birth. For home visits by a perinatal doula, not  | ||||||
| 8 |  counting any home birth, the policy may limit coverage to  | ||||||
| 9 |  16 visits before and 16 visits after a birth, miscarriage,  | ||||||
| 10 |  or abortion, provided that the policy shall not be  | ||||||
| 11 |  required to cover more than $8,000 for doula visits for  | ||||||
| 12 |  each pregnancy and subsequent postpartum period. As used  | ||||||
| 13 |  in this paragraph (8), "perinatal doula" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 14 |  given in subsection (a) of Section 5-18.5 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 |  Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 16 |         (9) Coverage for pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn  | ||||||
| 17 |  care shall include home visits by lactation consultants  | ||||||
| 18 |  and the purchase of breast pumps and breast pump supplies,  | ||||||
| 19 |  including such breast pumps, breast pump supplies,  | ||||||
| 20 |  breastfeeding supplies, and feeding aids as recommended by  | ||||||
| 21 |  the lactation consultant. As used in this paragraph (9),  | ||||||
| 22 |  "lactation consultant" means an International  | ||||||
| 23 |  Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, a certified  | ||||||
| 24 |  lactation specialist with a certification from Lactation  | ||||||
| 25 |  Education Consultants, or a certified lactation counselor  | ||||||
| 26 |  as defined in subsection (a) of Section 5-18.10 of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 2 |         (10) Coverage for postpartum services shall apply for  | ||||||
| 3 |  all covered services rendered within the first 12 months  | ||||||
| 4 |  after the end of pregnancy, subject to any policy  | ||||||
| 5 |  limitation on home visits by a perinatal doula allowed  | ||||||
| 6 |  under paragraph (8) of this subsection (b). Nothing in  | ||||||
| 7 |  this paragraph (10) shall be construed to require a policy  | ||||||
| 8 |  to cover services for an individual who is no longer  | ||||||
| 9 |  insured or enrolled under the policy. If an individual  | ||||||
| 10 |  becomes insured or enrolled under a new policy, the new  | ||||||
| 11 |  policy shall cover the individual consistent with the time  | ||||||
| 12 |  period and limitations allowed under this paragraph (10).  | ||||||
| 13 |  This paragraph (10) is subject to the requirements of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 25 of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights  | ||||||
| 15 |  Act, Section 20 of the Network Adequacy and Transparency  | ||||||
| 16 |  Act, and 42 U.S.C. 300gg-113. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) All coverage described in subsection (b), other than  | ||||||
| 18 | health care services for home births, shall be provided  | ||||||
| 19 | without cost-sharing, except that, for mental health services,  | ||||||
| 20 | the cost-sharing prohibition does not apply to inpatient or  | ||||||
| 21 | residential services, and, for substance use disorder  | ||||||
| 22 | services, the cost-sharing prohibition applies only to levels  | ||||||
| 23 | of treatment below and not including Level 3.1 (Clinically  | ||||||
| 24 | Managed Low-Intensity Residential), as established by the  | ||||||
| 25 | American Society for Addiction Medicine. This subsection does  | ||||||
| 26 | not apply to the extent such coverage would disqualify a  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health  | ||||||
| 2 | savings account pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 3 | Revenue Code.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 103-650, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 5 | 103-701, eff. 1-1-26; 103-720, eff. 1-1-26; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.61) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 356z.61. Coverage for liver disease screening. A  | ||||||
| 8 | group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or  | ||||||
| 9 | a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or  | ||||||
| 10 | renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall provide coverage for  | ||||||
| 11 | preventative liver disease screenings for individuals 35 years  | ||||||
| 12 | of age or older and under the age of 65 at high risk for liver  | ||||||
| 13 | disease, including liver ultrasounds and alpha-fetoprotein  | ||||||
| 14 | blood tests every 6 months, without imposing a deductible,  | ||||||
| 15 | coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement  | ||||||
| 16 | on the coverage provided; except that this Section does not  | ||||||
| 17 | apply to coverage of liver disease screenings to the extent  | ||||||
| 18 | such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan  | ||||||
| 19 | from eligibility for a health savings account pursuant to  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-84, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.71) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 356z.71. Coverage for mobile integrated health care  | ||||||
| 24 | services. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) In this Section:  | ||||||
| 2 |     "Eligible recipient" means an individual who has received  | ||||||
| 3 | hospital emergency department services 3 or more times in a  | ||||||
| 4 | period of 4 consecutive months in the past 12 months or an  | ||||||
| 5 | individual who has been identified by a health care provider  | ||||||
| 6 | as an individual for whom mobile integrated health care  | ||||||
| 7 | services would likely prevent admission or readmission to or  | ||||||
| 8 | would allow discharge from a hospital, behavioral health  | ||||||
| 9 | facility, acute care facility, or nursing facility.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Mobile integrated health care services" means medically  | ||||||
| 11 | necessary health services provided on-site by emergency  | ||||||
| 12 | medical services personnel, as defined in Section 5 of the  | ||||||
| 13 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Mobile integrated health care services" includes health  | ||||||
| 15 | assessment, chronic disease monitoring and education,  | ||||||
| 16 | medication compliance, immunizations and vaccinations,  | ||||||
| 17 | laboratory specimen collection, hospital discharge follow-up  | ||||||
| 18 | care, and minor medical procedures as approved by the  | ||||||
| 19 | applicable EMS Medical Director.  | ||||||
| 20 |     "Mobile integrated health care services" does not include  | ||||||
| 21 | nonemergency ambulance transport.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 23 | insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered,  | ||||||
| 24 | issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, shall provide  | ||||||
| 25 | coverage to an eligible recipient for medically necessary  | ||||||
| 26 | mobile integrated health care services.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.72) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 356z.72 356z.61. Wigs and hair prostheses. A group or  | ||||||
| 4 | individual plan of accident and health insurance or managed  | ||||||
| 5 | care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after January  | ||||||
| 6 | 1, 2026 must provide coverage, no less than once every 12  | ||||||
| 7 | months, for one wig or other scalp prosthesis worn for hair  | ||||||
| 8 | loss caused by alopecia, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment  | ||||||
| 9 | for cancer or other conditions. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-753, eff. 8-2-24; revised 9-25-24.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.73) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 356z.73 356z.71. Insurance coverage for dependent  | ||||||
| 13 | parents. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 15 | insurance issued, amended, delivered, or renewed after January  | ||||||
| 16 | 1, 2026 that provides dependent coverage shall make that  | ||||||
| 17 | dependent coverage available to the parent or stepparent of  | ||||||
| 18 | the insured if the parent or stepparent meets the definition  | ||||||
| 19 | of a qualifying relative under 26 U.S.C. 152(d) and lives or  | ||||||
| 20 | resides within the accident and health insurance policy's  | ||||||
| 21 | service area. | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) This Section does not apply to specialized health care  | ||||||
| 23 | service plans, Medicare supplement insurance, hospital-only  | ||||||
| 24 | policies, accident-only policies, or specified disease  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | insurance policies that reimburse for hospital, medical, or  | ||||||
| 2 | surgical expenses. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-700, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.74) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 356z.74 356z.71. Coverage for annual menopause health  | ||||||
| 6 | visit. A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 7 | insurance providing coverage for more than 25 employees that  | ||||||
| 8 | is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January  | ||||||
| 9 | 1, 2026 shall provide, for individuals 45 years of age and  | ||||||
| 10 | older, coverage for an annual menopause health visit. A policy  | ||||||
| 11 | subject to this Section shall not impose a deductible,  | ||||||
| 12 | coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement  | ||||||
| 13 | on the coverage provided; except that this Section does not  | ||||||
| 14 | apply to this coverage to the extent such coverage would  | ||||||
| 15 | disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for  | ||||||
| 16 | a health savings account pursuant to Section 223 of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Internal Revenue Code. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-751, eff. 8-2-24; revised 9-25-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.75) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 356z.75 356z.71. Coverage during a generic drug  | ||||||
| 21 | shortage. | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 23 |     "Eligible prescription drug" means a prescription drug  | ||||||
| 24 | approved under 21 U.S.C. 355(c) that is not under patent. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Generic drug" means a drug that is approved pursuant to  | ||||||
| 2 | an application referencing an eligible prescription drug that  | ||||||
| 3 | is submitted under subsection (j) of Section 505 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 355(j).  | ||||||
| 5 |     "Unavailable" means being listed as Currently in Shortage  | ||||||
| 6 | or as a Discontinuation in the United States Food and Drug  | ||||||
| 7 | Administration's Drug Shortages Database. "Unavailable" does  | ||||||
| 8 | not include being listed as a Resolved Shortage in the United  | ||||||
| 9 | States Food and Drug Administration's Drug Shortages Database.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) If a generic drug or a therapeutic equivalent is  | ||||||
| 11 | unavailable due to a supply issue and dosage cannot be  | ||||||
| 12 | adjusted, a group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 13 | insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered,  | ||||||
| 14 | issued, or renewed after January 1, 2026 shall provide  | ||||||
| 15 | coverage for a brand name eligible prescription drug until  | ||||||
| 16 | supply of the generic drug or a therapeutic equivalent is  | ||||||
| 17 | available. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-758, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.76) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 356z.76 356z.71. Coverage for at-home pregnancy  | ||||||
| 21 | tests. A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 22 | insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered,  | ||||||
| 23 | issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 shall provide  | ||||||
| 24 | coverage for at-home, urine-based pregnancy tests that are  | ||||||
| 25 | prescribed to the covered person, regardless of whether the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | tests are otherwise available over-the-counter. The coverage  | ||||||
| 2 | required under this Section is limited to 2 at-home,  | ||||||
| 3 | urine-based pregnancy tests every 30 days. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-870, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.77) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 356z.77 356z.71. Coverage of vaccination  | ||||||
| 7 | administration fees. | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) A group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 9 | insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered,  | ||||||
| 10 | issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 shall provide  | ||||||
| 11 | coverage for vaccinations for COVID-19, influenza, and  | ||||||
| 12 | respiratory syncytial virus, including the administration of  | ||||||
| 13 | the vaccine by a pharmacist or health care provider authorized  | ||||||
| 14 | to administer such a vaccine, without imposing a deductible,  | ||||||
| 15 | coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement,  | ||||||
| 16 | if the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) the vaccine is authorized or licensed by the  | ||||||
| 18 |  United States Food and Drug Administration; and  | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) the vaccine is ordered and administered according  | ||||||
| 20 |  to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices  | ||||||
| 21 |  standard immunization schedule.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) If the vaccinations provided for in subsection (a) are  | ||||||
| 23 | not otherwise available to be administered by a contracted  | ||||||
| 24 | pharmacist or health care provider, the group or individual  | ||||||
| 25 | policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | shall cover the vaccination, including administration fees,  | ||||||
| 2 | without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any  | ||||||
| 3 | other cost-sharing requirement.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) The coverage required in this Section does not apply  | ||||||
| 5 | to the extent that the coverage would disqualify a  | ||||||
| 6 | high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health  | ||||||
| 7 | savings account pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal  | ||||||
| 8 | Revenue Code of 1986.  | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-918, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (215 ILCS 5/356z.78) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 356z.78 356z.71. Coverage for medically necessary  | ||||||
| 12 | care and treatment to address a major injury to the jaw either  | ||||||
| 13 | through an accident or disease. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) In this Section, "medically necessary care and  | ||||||
| 15 | treatment to address a major injury to the jaw either through  | ||||||
| 16 | an accident or disease" includes: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) oral and facial surgery, including reconstructive  | ||||||
| 18 |  services and procedures necessary to improve, restore, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  maintain vital functions; | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) dental implants, crowns, or bridges;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) prosthetic treatment such as obturators, speech  | ||||||
| 22 |  appliances, and feeding appliances;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) orthodontic treatment and management; | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) prosthodontic treatment and management; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (6) otolaryngology treatment and management.  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |     (b) An individual or group policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 2 | insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after  | ||||||
| 3 | January 1, 2026 shall provide coverage for medically necessary  | ||||||
| 4 | care and treatment to address a major injury to the jaw either  | ||||||
| 5 | through an accident or disease. Coverage under this Section  | ||||||
| 6 | may impose the same deductibles, coinsurance, or other  | ||||||
| 7 | cost-sharing limitations that are imposed on other related  | ||||||
| 8 | benefits under the policy. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-972, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (215 ILCS 5/363) | ||||||
| 11 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-747) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 363. Medicare supplement policies; minimum standards.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided therein,  | ||||||
| 14 | this Section and Section 363a of this Code shall apply to:  | ||||||
| 15 |         (a) all Medicare supplement policies and subscriber  | ||||||
| 16 |  contracts delivered or issued for delivery in this State  | ||||||
| 17 |  on and after January 1, 1989; and  | ||||||
| 18 |         (b) all certificates issued under group Medicare  | ||||||
| 19 |  supplement policies or subscriber contracts, which  | ||||||
| 20 |  certificates are issued or issued for delivery in this  | ||||||
| 21 |  State on and after January 1, 1989.  | ||||||
| 22 |     This Section shall not apply to "Accident Only" or  | ||||||
| 23 | "Specified Disease" types of policies. The provisions of this  | ||||||
| 24 | Section are not intended to prohibit or apply to policies or  | ||||||
| 25 | health care benefit plans, including group conversion  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | policies, provided to Medicare eligible persons, which  | ||||||
| 2 | policies or plans are not marketed or purported or held to be  | ||||||
| 3 | Medicare supplement policies or benefit plans.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (2) For the purposes of this Section and Section 363a, the  | ||||||
| 5 | following terms have the following meanings:  | ||||||
| 6 |         (a) "Applicant" means:  | ||||||
| 7 |             (i) in the case of individual Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 8 |  policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance  | ||||||
| 9 |  benefits, and  | ||||||
| 10 |             (ii) in the case of a group Medicare policy or  | ||||||
| 11 |  subscriber contract, the proposed certificate holder.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (b) "Certificate" means any certificate delivered or  | ||||||
| 13 |  issued for delivery in this State under a group Medicare  | ||||||
| 14 |  supplement policy.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (c) "Medicare supplement policy" means an individual  | ||||||
| 16 |  policy of accident and health insurance, as defined in  | ||||||
| 17 |  paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of Section 355a of this  | ||||||
| 18 |  Code, or a group policy or certificate delivered or issued  | ||||||
| 19 |  for delivery in this State by an insurer, fraternal  | ||||||
| 20 |  benefit society, voluntary health service plan, or health  | ||||||
| 21 |  maintenance organization, other than a policy issued  | ||||||
| 22 |  pursuant to a contract under Section 1876 of the federal  | ||||||
| 23 |  Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.) or a  | ||||||
| 24 |  policy issued under a demonstration project specified in  | ||||||
| 25 |  42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss(g)(1), or any similar  | ||||||
| 26 |  organization, that is advertised, marketed, or designed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under Medicare  | ||||||
| 2 |  for the hospital, medical, or surgical expenses of persons  | ||||||
| 3 |  eligible for Medicare.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (d) "Issuer" includes insurance companies, fraternal  | ||||||
| 5 |  benefit societies, voluntary health service plans, health  | ||||||
| 6 |  maintenance organizations, or any other entity providing  | ||||||
| 7 |  Medicare supplement insurance, unless the context clearly  | ||||||
| 8 |  indicates otherwise.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (e) "Medicare" means the Health Insurance for the Aged  | ||||||
| 10 |  Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of  | ||||||
| 11 |  1965.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (3) No Medicare supplement insurance policy, contract, or  | ||||||
| 13 | certificate, that provides benefits that duplicate benefits  | ||||||
| 14 | provided by Medicare, shall be issued or issued for delivery  | ||||||
| 15 | in this State after December 31, 1988. No such policy,  | ||||||
| 16 | contract, or certificate shall provide lesser benefits than  | ||||||
| 17 | those required under this Section or the existing Medicare  | ||||||
| 18 | Supplement Minimum Standards Regulation, except where  | ||||||
| 19 | duplication of Medicare benefits would result.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (4) Medicare supplement policies or certificates shall  | ||||||
| 21 | have a notice prominently printed on the first page of the  | ||||||
| 22 | policy or attached thereto stating in substance that the  | ||||||
| 23 | policyholder or certificate holder shall have the right to  | ||||||
| 24 | return the policy or certificate within 30 days of its  | ||||||
| 25 | delivery and to have the premium refunded directly to him or  | ||||||
| 26 | her in a timely manner if, after examination of the policy or  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | certificate, the insured person is not satisfied for any  | ||||||
| 2 | reason.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (5) A Medicare supplement policy or certificate may not  | ||||||
| 4 | deny a claim for losses incurred more than 6 months from the  | ||||||
| 5 | effective date of coverage for a preexisting condition. The  | ||||||
| 6 | policy may not define a preexisting condition more  | ||||||
| 7 | restrictively than a condition for which medical advice was  | ||||||
| 8 | given or treatment was recommended by or received from a  | ||||||
| 9 | physician within 6 months before the effective date of  | ||||||
| 10 | coverage.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (6) An issuer of a Medicare supplement policy shall: | ||||||
| 12 |         (a) not deny coverage to an applicant under 65 years  | ||||||
| 13 |  of age who meets any of the following criteria: | ||||||
| 14 |             (i) becomes eligible for Medicare by reason of  | ||||||
| 15 |  disability if the person makes application for a  | ||||||
| 16 |  Medicare supplement policy within 6 months of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  first day on which the person enrolls for benefits  | ||||||
| 18 |  under Medicare Part B; for a person who is  | ||||||
| 19 |  retroactively enrolled in Medicare Part B due to a  | ||||||
| 20 |  retroactive eligibility decision made by the Social  | ||||||
| 21 |  Security Administration, the application must be  | ||||||
| 22 |  submitted within a 6-month period beginning with the  | ||||||
| 23 |  month in which the person received notice of  | ||||||
| 24 |  retroactive eligibility to enroll; | ||||||
| 25 |             (ii) has Medicare and an employer group health  | ||||||
| 26 |  plan (either primary or secondary to Medicare) that  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  terminates or ceases to provide all such supplemental  | ||||||
| 2 |  health benefits; | ||||||
| 3 |             (iii) is insured by a Medicare Advantage plan that  | ||||||
| 4 |  includes a Health Maintenance Organization, a  | ||||||
| 5 |  Preferred Provider Organization, and a Private  | ||||||
| 6 |  Fee-For-Service or Medicare Select plan and the  | ||||||
| 7 |  applicant moves out of the plan's service area; the  | ||||||
| 8 |  insurer goes out of business, withdraws from the  | ||||||
| 9 |  market, or has its Medicare contract terminated; or  | ||||||
| 10 |  the plan violates its contract provisions or is  | ||||||
| 11 |  misrepresented in its marketing; or | ||||||
| 12 |             (iv) is insured by a Medicare supplement policy  | ||||||
| 13 |  and the insurer goes out of business, withdraws from  | ||||||
| 14 |  the market, or the insurance company or agents  | ||||||
| 15 |  misrepresent the plan and the applicant is without  | ||||||
| 16 |  coverage; | ||||||
| 17 |         (b) make available to persons eligible for Medicare by  | ||||||
| 18 |  reason of disability each type of Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 19 |  policy the issuer makes available to persons eligible for  | ||||||
| 20 |  Medicare by reason of age; | ||||||
| 21 |         (c) not charge individuals who become eligible for  | ||||||
| 22 |  Medicare by reason of disability and who are under the age  | ||||||
| 23 |  of 65 premium rates for any medical supplemental insurance  | ||||||
| 24 |  benefit plan offered by the issuer that exceed the  | ||||||
| 25 |  issuer's highest rate on the current rate schedule filed  | ||||||
| 26 |  with the Department Division of Insurance for that plan to  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  individuals who are age 65 or older; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (d) provide the rights granted by items (a) through  | ||||||
| 3 |  (d), for 6 months after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 4 |  Public Act 95-436) this amendatory Act of the 95th General  | ||||||
| 5 |  Assembly, to any person who had enrolled for benefits  | ||||||
| 6 |  under Medicare Part B prior to Public Act 95-436 and this  | ||||||
| 7 |  amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly who otherwise  | ||||||
| 8 |  would have been eligible for coverage under item (a). | ||||||
| 9 |     (7) The Director shall issue reasonable rules and  | ||||||
| 10 | regulations for the following purposes:  | ||||||
| 11 |         (a) To establish specific standards for policy  | ||||||
| 12 |  provisions of Medicare policies and certificates. The  | ||||||
| 13 |  standards shall be in accordance with the requirements of  | ||||||
| 14 |  this Code. No requirement of this Code relating to minimum  | ||||||
| 15 |  required policy benefits, other than the minimum standards  | ||||||
| 16 |  contained in this Section and Section 363a, shall apply to  | ||||||
| 17 |  Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The  | ||||||
| 18 |  standards may cover, but are not limited to the following:  | ||||||
| 19 |             (A) Terms of renewability.  | ||||||
| 20 |             (B) Initial and subsequent terms of eligibility.  | ||||||
| 21 |             (C) Non-duplication of coverage.  | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) Probationary and elimination periods.  | ||||||
| 23 |             (E) Benefit limitations, exceptions and  | ||||||
| 24 |  reductions.  | ||||||
| 25 |             (F) Requirements for replacement.  | ||||||
| 26 |             (G) Recurrent conditions.  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |             (H) Definition of terms.  | ||||||
| 2 |             (I) Requirements for issuing rebates or credits to  | ||||||
| 3 |  policyholders if the policy's loss ratio does not  | ||||||
| 4 |  comply with subsection (7) of Section 363a.  | ||||||
| 5 |             (J) Uniform methodology for the calculating and  | ||||||
| 6 |  reporting of loss ratio information.  | ||||||
| 7 |             (K) Assuring public access to loss ratio  | ||||||
| 8 |  information of an issuer of Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 9 |  insurance.  | ||||||
| 10 |             (L) Establishing a process for approving or  | ||||||
| 11 |  disapproving proposed premium increases.  | ||||||
| 12 |             (M) Establishing a policy for holding public  | ||||||
| 13 |  hearings prior to approval of premium increases.  | ||||||
| 14 |             (N) Establishing standards for Medicare Select  | ||||||
| 15 |  policies.  | ||||||
| 16 |             (O) Prohibited policy provisions not otherwise  | ||||||
| 17 |  specifically authorized by statute that, in the  | ||||||
| 18 |  opinion of the Director, are unjust, unfair, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  unfairly discriminatory to any person insured or  | ||||||
| 20 |  proposed for coverage under a Medicare medicare     | ||||||
| 21 |  supplement policy or certificate.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (b) To establish minimum standards for benefits and  | ||||||
| 23 |  claims payments, marketing practices, compensation  | ||||||
| 24 |  arrangements, and reporting practices for Medicare  | ||||||
| 25 |  supplement policies.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (c) To implement transitional requirements of Medicare  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  supplement insurance benefits and premiums of Medicare  | ||||||
| 2 |  supplement policies and certificates to conform to  | ||||||
| 3 |  Medicare program revisions.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (8) If an individual is at least 65 years of age but no  | ||||||
| 5 | more than 75 years of age and has an existing Medicare  | ||||||
| 6 | supplement policy, the individual is entitled to an annual  | ||||||
| 7 | open enrollment period lasting 45 days, commencing with the  | ||||||
| 8 | individual's birthday, and the individual may purchase any  | ||||||
| 9 | Medicare supplement policy with the same issuer that offers  | ||||||
| 10 | benefits equal to or lesser than those provided by the  | ||||||
| 11 | previous coverage. During this open enrollment period, an  | ||||||
| 12 | issuer of a Medicare supplement policy shall not deny or  | ||||||
| 13 | condition the issuance or effectiveness of Medicare  | ||||||
| 14 | supplemental coverage, nor discriminate in the pricing of  | ||||||
| 15 | coverage, because of health status, claims experience, receipt  | ||||||
| 16 | of health care, or a medical condition of the individual. An  | ||||||
| 17 | issuer shall provide notice of this annual open enrollment  | ||||||
| 18 | period for eligible Medicare supplement policyholders at the  | ||||||
| 19 | time that the application is made for a Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 20 | policy or certificate. The notice shall be in a form that may  | ||||||
| 21 | be prescribed by the Department.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (9) Without limiting an individual's eligibility under  | ||||||
| 23 | Department rules implementing 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)(2)(A), for  | ||||||
| 24 | at least 63 days after the later of the applicant's loss of  | ||||||
| 25 | benefits or the notice of termination of benefits, including a  | ||||||
| 26 | notice of claim denial due to termination of benefits, under  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | the State's medical assistance program under Article V of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Public Aid Code, an issuer shall not deny or  | ||||||
| 3 | condition the issuance or effectiveness of any Medicare  | ||||||
| 4 | supplement policy or certificate that is offered and is  | ||||||
| 5 | available for issuance to new enrollees by the issuer; shall  | ||||||
| 6 | not discriminate in the pricing of such a Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 7 | policy because of health status, claims experience, receipt of  | ||||||
| 8 | health care, or medical condition; and shall not include a  | ||||||
| 9 | policy provision that imposes an exclusion of benefits based  | ||||||
| 10 | on a preexisting condition under such a Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 11 | policy if the individual: | ||||||
| 12 |         (a) is enrolled for Medicare Part B; | ||||||
| 13 |         (b) was enrolled in the State's medical assistance  | ||||||
| 14 |  program during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency  | ||||||
| 15 |  described in Section 5-1.5 of the Illinois Public Aid  | ||||||
| 16 |  Code; | ||||||
| 17 |         (c) was terminated or disenrolled from the State's  | ||||||
| 18 |  medical assistance program after the COVID-19 Public  | ||||||
| 19 |  Health Emergency and the later of the date of termination  | ||||||
| 20 |  of benefits or the date of the notice of termination,  | ||||||
| 21 |  including a notice of a claim denial due to termination,  | ||||||
| 22 |  occurred on, after, or no more than 63 days before the end  | ||||||
| 23 |  of either, as applicable: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) the individual's Medicare supplement open  | ||||||
| 25 |  enrollment period described in Department rules  | ||||||
| 26 |  implementing 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)(2)(A); or | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |             (B) the 6-month period described in Section  | ||||||
| 2 |  363(6)(a)(i) of this Code; and | ||||||
| 3 |         (d) submits evidence of the date of termination of  | ||||||
| 4 |  benefits or notice of termination under the State's  | ||||||
| 5 |  medical assistance program with the application for a  | ||||||
| 6 |  Medicare supplement policy or certificate. | ||||||
| 7 |     (10) Each Medicare supplement policy and certificate  | ||||||
| 8 | available from an insurer on and after June 16, 2023 (the  | ||||||
| 9 | effective date of Public Act 103-102) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 10 | the 103rd General Assembly shall be made available to all  | ||||||
| 11 | applicants who qualify under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a)  | ||||||
| 12 | of subsection (6) or Department rules implementing 42 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 13 | 1395ss(s)(2)(A) without regard to age or applicability of a  | ||||||
| 14 | Medicare Part B late enrollment penalty. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 102-142, eff. 1-1-22; 103-102, eff. 6-16-23;  | ||||||
| 16 | revised 10-24-24.)
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| 17 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-747) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 363. Medicare supplement policies; minimum standards.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided therein,  | ||||||
| 20 | this Section and Section 363a of this Code shall apply to:  | ||||||
| 21 |         (a) all Medicare supplement policies and subscriber  | ||||||
| 22 |  contracts delivered or issued for delivery in this State  | ||||||
| 23 |  on and after January 1, 1989; and  | ||||||
| 24 |         (b) all certificates issued under group Medicare  | ||||||
| 25 |  supplement policies or subscriber contracts, which  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  certificates are issued or issued for delivery in this  | ||||||
| 2 |  State on and after January 1, 1989.  | ||||||
| 3 |     This Section shall not apply to "Accident Only" or  | ||||||
| 4 | "Specified Disease" types of policies. The provisions of this  | ||||||
| 5 | Section are not intended to prohibit or apply to policies or  | ||||||
| 6 | health care benefit plans, including group conversion  | ||||||
| 7 | policies, provided to Medicare eligible persons, which  | ||||||
| 8 | policies or plans are not marketed or purported or held to be  | ||||||
| 9 | Medicare supplement policies or benefit plans.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (2) For the purposes of this Section and Section 363a, the  | ||||||
| 11 | following terms have the following meanings:  | ||||||
| 12 |         (a) "Applicant" means:  | ||||||
| 13 |             (i) in the case of individual Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 14 |  policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance  | ||||||
| 15 |  benefits, and  | ||||||
| 16 |             (ii) in the case of a group Medicare policy or  | ||||||
| 17 |  subscriber contract, the proposed certificate holder.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (b) "Certificate" means any certificate delivered or  | ||||||
| 19 |  issued for delivery in this State under a group Medicare  | ||||||
| 20 |  supplement policy.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (c) "Medicare supplement policy" means an individual  | ||||||
| 22 |  policy of accident and health insurance, as defined in  | ||||||
| 23 |  paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of Section 355a of this  | ||||||
| 24 |  Code, or a group policy or certificate delivered or issued  | ||||||
| 25 |  for delivery in this State by an insurer, fraternal  | ||||||
| 26 |  benefit society, voluntary health service plan, or health  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  maintenance organization, other than a policy issued  | ||||||
| 2 |  pursuant to a contract under Section 1876 of the federal  | ||||||
| 3 |  Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.) or a  | ||||||
| 4 |  policy issued under a demonstration project specified in  | ||||||
| 5 |  42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss(g)(1), or any similar  | ||||||
| 6 |  organization, that is advertised, marketed, or designed  | ||||||
| 7 |  primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under Medicare  | ||||||
| 8 |  for the hospital, medical, or surgical expenses of persons  | ||||||
| 9 |  eligible for Medicare.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (d) "Issuer" includes insurance companies, fraternal  | ||||||
| 11 |  benefit societies, voluntary health service plans, health  | ||||||
| 12 |  maintenance organizations, or any other entity providing  | ||||||
| 13 |  Medicare supplement insurance, unless the context clearly  | ||||||
| 14 |  indicates otherwise.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (e) "Medicare" means the Health Insurance for the Aged  | ||||||
| 16 |  Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of  | ||||||
| 17 |  1965.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (3) No Medicare supplement insurance policy, contract, or  | ||||||
| 19 | certificate, that provides benefits that duplicate benefits  | ||||||
| 20 | provided by Medicare, shall be issued or issued for delivery  | ||||||
| 21 | in this State after December 31, 1988. No such policy,  | ||||||
| 22 | contract, or certificate shall provide lesser benefits than  | ||||||
| 23 | those required under this Section or the existing Medicare  | ||||||
| 24 | Supplement Minimum Standards Regulation, except where  | ||||||
| 25 | duplication of Medicare benefits would result.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (4) Medicare supplement policies or certificates shall  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | have a notice prominently printed on the first page of the  | ||||||
| 2 | policy or attached thereto stating in substance that the  | ||||||
| 3 | policyholder or certificate holder shall have the right to  | ||||||
| 4 | return the policy or certificate within 30 days of its  | ||||||
| 5 | delivery and to have the premium refunded directly to him or  | ||||||
| 6 | her in a timely manner if, after examination of the policy or  | ||||||
| 7 | certificate, the insured person is not satisfied for any  | ||||||
| 8 | reason.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (5) A Medicare supplement policy or certificate may not  | ||||||
| 10 | deny a claim for losses incurred more than 6 months from the  | ||||||
| 11 | effective date of coverage for a preexisting condition. The  | ||||||
| 12 | policy may not define a preexisting condition more  | ||||||
| 13 | restrictively than a condition for which medical advice was  | ||||||
| 14 | given or treatment was recommended by or received from a  | ||||||
| 15 | physician within 6 months before the effective date of  | ||||||
| 16 | coverage.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (6) An issuer of a Medicare supplement policy shall: | ||||||
| 18 |         (a) not deny coverage to an applicant under 65 years  | ||||||
| 19 |  of age who meets any of the following criteria: | ||||||
| 20 |             (i) becomes eligible for Medicare by reason of  | ||||||
| 21 |  disability if the person makes application for a  | ||||||
| 22 |  Medicare supplement policy within 6 months of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  first day on which the person enrolls for benefits  | ||||||
| 24 |  under Medicare Part B; for a person who is  | ||||||
| 25 |  retroactively enrolled in Medicare Part B due to a  | ||||||
| 26 |  retroactive eligibility decision made by the Social  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  Security Administration, the application must be  | ||||||
| 2 |  submitted within a 6-month period beginning with the  | ||||||
| 3 |  month in which the person received notice of  | ||||||
| 4 |  retroactive eligibility to enroll; | ||||||
| 5 |             (ii) has Medicare and an employer group health  | ||||||
| 6 |  plan (either primary or secondary to Medicare) that  | ||||||
| 7 |  terminates or ceases to provide all such supplemental  | ||||||
| 8 |  health benefits; | ||||||
| 9 |             (iii) is insured by a Medicare Advantage plan that  | ||||||
| 10 |  includes a Health Maintenance Organization, a  | ||||||
| 11 |  Preferred Provider Organization, and a Private  | ||||||
| 12 |  Fee-For-Service or Medicare Select plan and the  | ||||||
| 13 |  applicant moves out of the plan's service area; the  | ||||||
| 14 |  insurer goes out of business, withdraws from the  | ||||||
| 15 |  market, or has its Medicare contract terminated; or  | ||||||
| 16 |  the plan violates its contract provisions or is  | ||||||
| 17 |  misrepresented in its marketing; or | ||||||
| 18 |             (iv) is insured by a Medicare supplement policy  | ||||||
| 19 |  and the insurer goes out of business, withdraws from  | ||||||
| 20 |  the market, or the insurance company or agents  | ||||||
| 21 |  misrepresent the plan and the applicant is without  | ||||||
| 22 |  coverage; | ||||||
| 23 |         (b) make available to persons eligible for Medicare by  | ||||||
| 24 |  reason of disability each type of Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 25 |  policy the issuer makes available to persons eligible for  | ||||||
| 26 |  Medicare by reason of age; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (c) not charge individuals who become eligible for  | ||||||
| 2 |  Medicare by reason of disability and who are under the age  | ||||||
| 3 |  of 65 premium rates for any medical supplemental insurance  | ||||||
| 4 |  benefit plan offered by the issuer that exceed the  | ||||||
| 5 |  issuer's highest rate on the current rate schedule filed  | ||||||
| 6 |  with the Department Division of Insurance for that plan to  | ||||||
| 7 |  individuals who are age 65 or older; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (d) provide the rights granted by items (a) through  | ||||||
| 9 |  (d), for 6 months after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 10 |  Public Act 95-436) this amendatory Act of the 95th General  | ||||||
| 11 |  Assembly, to any person who had enrolled for benefits  | ||||||
| 12 |  under Medicare Part B prior to Public Act 95-436 and this  | ||||||
| 13 |  amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly who otherwise  | ||||||
| 14 |  would have been eligible for coverage under item (a). | ||||||
| 15 |     (7) The Director shall issue reasonable rules and  | ||||||
| 16 | regulations for the following purposes:  | ||||||
| 17 |         (a) To establish specific standards for policy  | ||||||
| 18 |  provisions of Medicare policies and certificates. The  | ||||||
| 19 |  standards shall be in accordance with the requirements of  | ||||||
| 20 |  this Code. No requirement of this Code relating to minimum  | ||||||
| 21 |  required policy benefits, other than the minimum standards  | ||||||
| 22 |  contained in this Section and Section 363a, shall apply to  | ||||||
| 23 |  Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The  | ||||||
| 24 |  standards may cover, but are not limited to the following:  | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) Terms of renewability.  | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) Initial and subsequent terms of eligibility.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (C) Non-duplication of coverage.  | ||||||
| 2 |             (D) Probationary and elimination periods.  | ||||||
| 3 |             (E) Benefit limitations, exceptions and  | ||||||
| 4 |  reductions.  | ||||||
| 5 |             (F) Requirements for replacement.  | ||||||
| 6 |             (G) Recurrent conditions.  | ||||||
| 7 |             (H) Definition of terms.  | ||||||
| 8 |             (I) Requirements for issuing rebates or credits to  | ||||||
| 9 |  policyholders if the policy's loss ratio does not  | ||||||
| 10 |  comply with subsection (7) of Section 363a.  | ||||||
| 11 |             (J) Uniform methodology for the calculating and  | ||||||
| 12 |  reporting of loss ratio information.  | ||||||
| 13 |             (K) Assuring public access to loss ratio  | ||||||
| 14 |  information of an issuer of Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 15 |  insurance.  | ||||||
| 16 |             (L) Establishing a process for approving or  | ||||||
| 17 |  disapproving proposed premium increases.  | ||||||
| 18 |             (M) Establishing a policy for holding public  | ||||||
| 19 |  hearings prior to approval of premium increases.  | ||||||
| 20 |             (N) Establishing standards for Medicare Select  | ||||||
| 21 |  policies.  | ||||||
| 22 |             (O) Prohibited policy provisions not otherwise  | ||||||
| 23 |  specifically authorized by statute that, in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  opinion of the Director, are unjust, unfair, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  unfairly discriminatory to any person insured or  | ||||||
| 26 |  proposed for coverage under a Medicare medicare     | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  supplement policy or certificate.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (b) To establish minimum standards for benefits and  | ||||||
| 3 |  claims payments, marketing practices, compensation  | ||||||
| 4 |  arrangements, and reporting practices for Medicare  | ||||||
| 5 |  supplement policies.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (c) To implement transitional requirements of Medicare  | ||||||
| 7 |  supplement insurance benefits and premiums of Medicare  | ||||||
| 8 |  supplement policies and certificates to conform to  | ||||||
| 9 |  Medicare program revisions.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (8) If an individual is at least 65 years of age but no  | ||||||
| 11 | more than 75 years of age and has an existing Medicare  | ||||||
| 12 | supplement policy, the individual is entitled to an annual  | ||||||
| 13 | open enrollment period lasting 45 days, commencing with the  | ||||||
| 14 | individual's birthday, and the individual may purchase any  | ||||||
| 15 | Medicare supplement policy with the same issuer or any  | ||||||
| 16 | affiliate authorized to transact business in this State that  | ||||||
| 17 | offers benefits equal to or lesser than those provided by the  | ||||||
| 18 | previous coverage. During this open enrollment period, an  | ||||||
| 19 | issuer of a Medicare supplement policy shall not deny or  | ||||||
| 20 | condition the issuance or effectiveness of Medicare  | ||||||
| 21 | supplemental coverage, nor discriminate in the pricing of  | ||||||
| 22 | coverage, because of health status, claims experience, receipt  | ||||||
| 23 | of health care, or a medical condition of the individual. An  | ||||||
| 24 | issuer shall provide notice of this annual open enrollment  | ||||||
| 25 | period for eligible Medicare supplement policyholders at the  | ||||||
| 26 | time that the application is made for a Medicare supplement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | policy or certificate. The notice shall be in a form that may  | ||||||
| 2 | be prescribed by the Department.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (9) Without limiting an individual's eligibility under  | ||||||
| 4 | Department rules implementing 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)(2)(A), for  | ||||||
| 5 | at least 63 days after the later of the applicant's loss of  | ||||||
| 6 | benefits or the notice of termination of benefits, including a  | ||||||
| 7 | notice of claim denial due to termination of benefits, under  | ||||||
| 8 | the State's medical assistance program under Article V of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Public Aid Code, an issuer shall not deny or  | ||||||
| 10 | condition the issuance or effectiveness of any Medicare  | ||||||
| 11 | supplement policy or certificate that is offered and is  | ||||||
| 12 | available for issuance to new enrollees by the issuer; shall  | ||||||
| 13 | not discriminate in the pricing of such a Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 14 | policy because of health status, claims experience, receipt of  | ||||||
| 15 | health care, or medical condition; and shall not include a  | ||||||
| 16 | policy provision that imposes an exclusion of benefits based  | ||||||
| 17 | on a preexisting condition under such a Medicare supplement  | ||||||
| 18 | policy if the individual: | ||||||
| 19 |         (a) is enrolled for Medicare Part B; | ||||||
| 20 |         (b) was enrolled in the State's medical assistance  | ||||||
| 21 |  program during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency  | ||||||
| 22 |  described in Section 5-1.5 of the Illinois Public Aid  | ||||||
| 23 |  Code; | ||||||
| 24 |         (c) was terminated or disenrolled from the State's  | ||||||
| 25 |  medical assistance program after the COVID-19 Public  | ||||||
| 26 |  Health Emergency and the later of the date of termination  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of benefits or the date of the notice of termination,  | ||||||
| 2 |  including a notice of a claim denial due to termination,  | ||||||
| 3 |  occurred on, after, or no more than 63 days before the end  | ||||||
| 4 |  of either, as applicable: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) the individual's Medicare supplement open  | ||||||
| 6 |  enrollment period described in Department rules  | ||||||
| 7 |  implementing 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)(2)(A); or | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) the 6-month period described in Section  | ||||||
| 9 |  363(6)(a)(i) of this Code; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (d) submits evidence of the date of termination of  | ||||||
| 11 |  benefits or notice of termination under the State's  | ||||||
| 12 |  medical assistance program with the application for a  | ||||||
| 13 |  Medicare supplement policy or certificate. | ||||||
| 14 |     (10) Each Medicare supplement policy and certificate  | ||||||
| 15 | available from an insurer on and after June 16, 2023 (the  | ||||||
| 16 | effective date of Public Act 103-102) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 17 | the 103rd General Assembly shall be made available to all  | ||||||
| 18 | applicants who qualify under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a)  | ||||||
| 19 | of subsection (6) or Department rules implementing 42 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 20 | 1395ss(s)(2)(A) without regard to age or applicability of a  | ||||||
| 21 | Medicare Part B late enrollment penalty. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-142, eff. 1-1-22; 103-102, eff. 6-16-23;  | ||||||
| 23 | 103-747, eff. 1-1-26; revised 10-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 24 |     (215 ILCS 5/367a)    (from Ch. 73, par. 979a) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 367a. Blanket accident and health insurance.      | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (1) Blanket accident and health insurance is the form of  | ||||||
| 2 | accident and health insurance providing excepted benefits, as  | ||||||
| 3 | defined in Section 352c, that covers special groups of persons  | ||||||
| 4 | as enumerated in one of the following paragraphs (a) to (g),  | ||||||
| 5 | inclusive: | ||||||
| 6 |         (a) Under a policy or contract issued to any carrier  | ||||||
| 7 |  for hire, which shall be deemed the policyholder, covering  | ||||||
| 8 |  a group defined as all persons who may become passengers  | ||||||
| 9 |  on such carrier. | ||||||
| 10 |         (b) Under a policy or contract issued to an employer,  | ||||||
| 11 |  who shall be deemed the policyholder, covering all  | ||||||
| 12 |  employees or any group of employees defined by reference  | ||||||
| 13 |  to exceptional hazards incident to such employment. | ||||||
| 14 |         (c) Under a policy or contract issued to a college,  | ||||||
| 15 |  school, or other institution of learning or to the head or  | ||||||
| 16 |  principal thereof, who or which shall be deemed the  | ||||||
| 17 |  policyholder, covering students or teachers. However,  | ||||||
| 18 |  student health insurance coverage, as defined in 45 CFR  | ||||||
| 19 |  147.145, shall remain subject to the standards and  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirements for individual health insurance coverage  | ||||||
| 21 |  except where inconsistent with that regulation. Student  | ||||||
| 22 |  health insurance coverage shall not be subject to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Coverage  | ||||||
| 24 |  Act. An insurer issuer providing student health insurance  | ||||||
| 25 |  coverage or a policy or contract covering students for  | ||||||
| 26 |  limited-scope dental or vision under 45 CFR 148.220 shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  require an individual application or enrollment form and  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall furnish each insured individual a certificate, which  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall have been approved by the Director under Section  | ||||||
| 4 |  355.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (d) Under a policy or contract issued in the name of  | ||||||
| 6 |  any volunteer fire department, first aid, or other such  | ||||||
| 7 |  volunteer group, which shall be deemed the policyholder,  | ||||||
| 8 |  covering all of the members of such department or group. | ||||||
| 9 |         (e) Under a policy or contract issued to a creditor,  | ||||||
| 10 |  who shall be deemed the policyholder, to insure debtors of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the creditors; Provided, however, that in the case of a  | ||||||
| 12 |  loan which is subject to the Small Loans Act, no insurance  | ||||||
| 13 |  premium or other cost shall be directly or indirectly  | ||||||
| 14 |  charged or assessed against, or collected or received from  | ||||||
| 15 |  the borrower. | ||||||
| 16 |         (f) Under a policy or contract issued to a sports team  | ||||||
| 17 |  or to a camp, which team or camp sponsor shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 18 |  the policyholder, covering members or campers. | ||||||
| 19 |         (g) Under a policy or contract issued to any other  | ||||||
| 20 |  substantially similar group which, in the discretion of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Director, may be subject to the issuance of a blanket  | ||||||
| 22 |  accident and health policy or contract. | ||||||
| 23 |     (2) Any insurance company authorized to write accident and  | ||||||
| 24 | health insurance in this state shall have the power to issue  | ||||||
| 25 | blanket accident and health insurance. No such blanket policy  | ||||||
| 26 | may be issued or delivered in this State unless a copy of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | form thereof shall have been filed in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 2 | 355, and it contains in substance such of those provisions  | ||||||
| 3 | contained in Sections 357.1 through 357.30 as may be  | ||||||
| 4 | applicable to blanket accident and health insurance and the  | ||||||
| 5 | following provisions: | ||||||
| 6 |         (a) A provision that the policy and the application  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall constitute the entire contract between the parties,  | ||||||
| 8 |  and that all statements made by the policyholder shall, in  | ||||||
| 9 |  absence of fraud, be deemed representations and not  | ||||||
| 10 |  warranties, and that no such statements shall be used in  | ||||||
| 11 |  defense to a claim under the policy, unless it is  | ||||||
| 12 |  contained in a written application. | ||||||
| 13 |         (b) A provision that to the group or class thereof  | ||||||
| 14 |  originally insured shall be added from time to time all  | ||||||
| 15 |  new persons or individuals eligible for coverage. | ||||||
| 16 |     (3) An individual application shall not be required from a  | ||||||
| 17 | person covered under a blanket accident or health policy or  | ||||||
| 18 | contract, nor shall it be necessary for the insurer to furnish  | ||||||
| 19 | each person a certificate. | ||||||
| 20 |     (3.5) Subsection (3) does not apply to major medical  | ||||||
| 21 | insurance, or to any excepted benefits or short-term,  | ||||||
| 22 | limited-duration health insurance coverage for which an  | ||||||
| 23 | insured individual pays premiums or contributions. In those  | ||||||
| 24 | cases, the insurer shall require an individual application or  | ||||||
| 25 | enrollment form and shall furnish each insured individual a  | ||||||
| 26 | certificate, which shall have been approved by the Director  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | under Section 355 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (4) All benefits under any blanket accident and health  | ||||||
| 3 | policy shall be payable to the person insured, or to his  | ||||||
| 4 | designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, or to his or her  | ||||||
| 5 | estate, except that if the person insured be a minor or person  | ||||||
| 6 | under legal disability, such benefits may be made payable to  | ||||||
| 7 | his or her parent, guardian, or other person actually  | ||||||
| 8 | supporting him or her. Provided further, however, that the  | ||||||
| 9 | policy may provide that all or any portion of any indemnities  | ||||||
| 10 | provided by any such policy on account of hospital, nursing,  | ||||||
| 11 | medical or surgical services may, at the insurer's option, be  | ||||||
| 12 | paid directly to the hospital or person rendering such  | ||||||
| 13 | services; but the policy may not require that the service be  | ||||||
| 14 | rendered by a particular hospital or person. Payment so made  | ||||||
| 15 | shall discharge the insurer's obligation with respect to the  | ||||||
| 16 | amount of insurance so paid. | ||||||
| 17 |     (5) Nothing contained in this Section section shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | deemed to affect the legal liability of policyholders for the  | ||||||
| 19 | death of or injury to, any such member of such group. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 103-649, eff. 1-1-25; 103-718, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 21 | revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (215 ILCS 5/367f)    (from Ch. 73, par. 979f) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 367f. Firefighters' continuance privilege. As used in  | ||||||
| 24 | this Section: | ||||||
| 25 |     1. The terms "municipality", "deferred pensioner" and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | "creditable service" shall have the meaning ascribed to such  | ||||||
| 2 | terms by Sections 4-103, 4-105a, and 4-108, respectively, of  | ||||||
| 3 | the Illinois Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 4 |     2. "Firefighter" means a person who is a "firefighter" as  | ||||||
| 5 | defined in Section 4-106 of the Illinois Pension Code, a  | ||||||
| 6 | paramedic who is employed by a unit of local government, or an  | ||||||
| 7 | emergency medical technician, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 8 | technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate,  | ||||||
| 9 | or advanced emergency medical technician who is employed by a  | ||||||
| 10 | unit of local government. | ||||||
| 11 |     3. The "retirement or disability period" of a firefighter  | ||||||
| 12 | means the period: | ||||||
| 13 |         a. which begins on the day the firefighter is removed  | ||||||
| 14 |  from a municipality's fire department payroll because of  | ||||||
| 15 |  the occurrence of any of the following events, to wit: (i)  | ||||||
| 16 |  the firefighter retires as a deferred pensioner under  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 4-105a of the Illinois Pension Code, (ii) the  | ||||||
| 18 |  firefighter retires from active service as a firefighter  | ||||||
| 19 |  with an attained age and accumulated creditable service  | ||||||
| 20 |  which together qualify the firefighter for immediate  | ||||||
| 21 |  receipt of retirement pension benefits under Section 4-109  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the Illinois Pension Code, or (iii) the firefighter's  | ||||||
| 23 |  disability is established under Section 4-112 of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Illinois Pension Code; and | ||||||
| 25 |         b. which ends on the first to occur of any of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  following events, to wit: (i) the firefighter's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reinstatement or reentry into active service on the  | ||||||
| 2 |  municipality's fire department as provided for under  | ||||||
| 3 |  Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, (ii) the  | ||||||
| 4 |  firefighter's exercise of any refund option available  | ||||||
| 5 |  under Section 4-116 of the Illinois Pension Code, (iii)  | ||||||
| 6 |  the firefighter's loss pursuant to Section 4-138 of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Illinois Pension Code of any benefits provided for in  | ||||||
| 8 |  Article 4 of that Code, or (iv) the firefighter's death or - | ||||||
| 9 |  - if at the time of the firefighter's death the  | ||||||
| 10 |  firefighter is survived by a spouse who, in that capacity,  | ||||||
| 11 |  is entitled to receive a surviving spouse's monthly  | ||||||
| 12 |  pension pursuant to Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code - | ||||||
| 13 |  - then the death or remarriage of that spouse. | ||||||
| 14 |     No policy of group accident and health insurance under  | ||||||
| 15 | which firefighters employed by a municipality are insured for  | ||||||
| 16 | their individual benefit shall be issued or delivered in this  | ||||||
| 17 | State to any municipality unless such group policy provides  | ||||||
| 18 | for the election of continued group insurance coverage for the  | ||||||
| 19 | retirement or disability period of each firefighter who is  | ||||||
| 20 | insured under the provisions of the group policy on the day  | ||||||
| 21 | immediately preceding the day on which the retirement or  | ||||||
| 22 | disability period of such firefighter begins. So long as any  | ||||||
| 23 | required premiums for continued group insurance coverage are  | ||||||
| 24 | paid in accordance with the provisions of the group policy, an  | ||||||
| 25 | election made pursuant to this Section shall provide continued  | ||||||
| 26 | group insurance coverage for a firefighter throughout the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | retirement or disability period of the firefighter and, unless  | ||||||
| 2 | the firefighter otherwise elects and subject to any other  | ||||||
| 3 | provisions of the group policy which relate either to the  | ||||||
| 4 | provision or to the termination of dependents' coverage and  | ||||||
| 5 | which are not inconsistent with this Section, for any  | ||||||
| 6 | dependents of the firefighter who are insured under the group  | ||||||
| 7 | policy on the day immediately preceding the day on which the  | ||||||
| 8 | retirement or disability period of the firefighter begins;  | ||||||
| 9 | provided, however, that when such continued group insurance  | ||||||
| 10 | coverage is in effect with respect to a firefighter on the date  | ||||||
| 11 | of the firefighter's death but the retirement or disability  | ||||||
| 12 | period of the firefighter does not end with such firefighter's  | ||||||
| 13 | death, then the deceased firefighter's surviving spouse upon  | ||||||
| 14 | whose death or remarriage such retirement or disability period  | ||||||
| 15 | will end shall be entitled, without further election and upon  | ||||||
| 16 | payment of any required premiums in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 17 | provisions of the group policy, to maintain such continued  | ||||||
| 18 | group insurance coverage in effect until the end of such  | ||||||
| 19 | retirement or disability period. Continued group insurance  | ||||||
| 20 | coverage shall be provided in accordance with this Section at  | ||||||
| 21 | the same premium rate from time to time charged for equivalent  | ||||||
| 22 | coverage provided under the group policy with respect to  | ||||||
| 23 | covered firefighters whose retirement or disability period has  | ||||||
| 24 | not begun, and no distinction or discrimination in the amount  | ||||||
| 25 | or rate of premiums or in any waiver of premium or other  | ||||||
| 26 | benefit provision shall be made between continued group  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | insurance coverage elected pursuant to this Section and  | ||||||
| 2 | equivalent coverage provided to firefighters under the group  | ||||||
| 3 | policy other than pursuant to the provisions of this Section;  | ||||||
| 4 | provided that no municipality shall be required by reason of  | ||||||
| 5 | any provision of this Section to pay any group insurance  | ||||||
| 6 | premium other than one that may be negotiated in a collective  | ||||||
| 7 | bargaining agreement. If a person electing continued coverage  | ||||||
| 8 | under this Section becomes eligible for medicare coverage,  | ||||||
| 9 | benefits under the group policy may continue as a supplement  | ||||||
| 10 | to the medicare coverage upon payment of any required premiums  | ||||||
| 11 | to maintain the benefits of the group policy as supplemental  | ||||||
| 12 | coverage. | ||||||
| 13 |     Within 15 days of the beginning of the retirement or  | ||||||
| 14 | disability period of any firefighter entitled to elect  | ||||||
| 15 | continued group insurance coverage under any group policy  | ||||||
| 16 | affected by this Section, the municipality last employing such  | ||||||
| 17 | firefighter shall give written notice of such beginning by  | ||||||
| 18 | certified mail, return receipt requested to the insurance  | ||||||
| 19 | company issuing such policy. The notice shall include the  | ||||||
| 20 | firefighter's name and last known place of residence and the  | ||||||
| 21 | beginning date of the firefighter's retirement or disability  | ||||||
| 22 | period. | ||||||
| 23 |     Within 15 days of the date of receipt of such notice from  | ||||||
| 24 | the municipality, the insurance company by certified mail,  | ||||||
| 25 | return receipt requested, shall give written notice to the  | ||||||
| 26 | firefighter at the firefighter's last known place of residence  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that coverage under the group policy may be continued for the  | ||||||
| 2 | retirement or disability period of the firefighter as provided  | ||||||
| 3 | in this Section. Such notice shall set forth: (i) a statement  | ||||||
| 4 | of election to be filed by the firefighter if the firefighter  | ||||||
| 5 | wishes to continue such group insurance coverage, (ii) the  | ||||||
| 6 | amount of monthly premium, including a statement of the  | ||||||
| 7 | portion of such monthly premium attributable to any  | ||||||
| 8 | dependents' coverage which the firefighter may elect, and  | ||||||
| 9 | (iii) instructions as to the return of the election form to the  | ||||||
| 10 | insurance company issuing such policy. Election shall be made,  | ||||||
| 11 | if at all, by returning the statement of election to the  | ||||||
| 12 | insurance company by certified mail, return receipt requested  | ||||||
| 13 | within 15 days after having received it. | ||||||
| 14 |     If the firefighter elects to continue coverage, it shall  | ||||||
| 15 | be the obligation of the firefighter to pay the monthly  | ||||||
| 16 | premium directly to the municipality, which shall forward it  | ||||||
| 17 | to the insurance company issuing the group insurance policy,  | ||||||
| 18 | or as otherwise directed by the insurance company; provided,  | ||||||
| 19 | however, that the firefighter shall be entitled to designate  | ||||||
| 20 | on the statement of election required to be filed with the  | ||||||
| 21 | insurance company that the total monthly premium, or such  | ||||||
| 22 | portion thereof as is not contributed by a municipality, be  | ||||||
| 23 | deducted by a Firefighter's Pension Fund from any monthly  | ||||||
| 24 | pension payment otherwise payable to or on behalf of the  | ||||||
| 25 | firefighter pursuant to Article 4 of the Illinois Pension  | ||||||
| 26 | Code, and be remitted by such Pension Fund to the insurance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | company. The portion, if any, of the monthly premium  | ||||||
| 2 | contributed by a municipality for such continued group  | ||||||
| 3 | insurance coverage shall be paid by the municipality directly  | ||||||
| 4 | to the insurance company issuing the group insurance policy,  | ||||||
| 5 | or as otherwise directed by the insurance company. Such  | ||||||
| 6 | continued group insurance coverage shall relate back to the  | ||||||
| 7 | beginning of the firefighter's retirement or disability  | ||||||
| 8 | period. | ||||||
| 9 |     The amendment, renewal, or extension of any group  | ||||||
| 10 | insurance policy affected by this Section shall be deemed to  | ||||||
| 11 | be the issuance of a new policy of insurance for purposes of  | ||||||
| 12 | this Section. | ||||||
| 13 |     In the event that a municipality makes a program of  | ||||||
| 14 | accident, health, hospital, or medical benefits available to  | ||||||
| 15 | its firefighters through self-insurance, or by participation  | ||||||
| 16 | in a pool or reciprocal insurer, or by contract in a form other  | ||||||
| 17 | than a policy of group insurance with one or more medical  | ||||||
| 18 | service plans, health care service corporations, health  | ||||||
| 19 | maintenance organizations, or any other professional  | ||||||
| 20 | corporations or plans under which health care or reimbursement  | ||||||
| 21 | for the costs thereof is provided, whether the cost of such  | ||||||
| 22 | benefits is borne by the municipality or the firefighters or  | ||||||
| 23 | both, such firefighters and their surviving spouses shall have  | ||||||
| 24 | the same right to elect continued coverage under such program  | ||||||
| 25 | of benefits as they would have if such benefits were provided  | ||||||
| 26 | by a policy of group accident and health insurance. In such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | cases, the notice of right to elect continued coverage shall  | ||||||
| 2 | be sent by the municipality; the statement of election shall  | ||||||
| 3 | be sent to the municipality; and references to the required  | ||||||
| 4 | premium shall refer to that portion of the cost of such  | ||||||
| 5 | benefits which is not borne by the municipality, either  | ||||||
| 6 | voluntarily or pursuant to the provisions of a collective  | ||||||
| 7 | bargaining agreement. In the case of a municipality providing  | ||||||
| 8 | such benefits through self-insurance or participation in a  | ||||||
| 9 | pool or reciprocal insurer, the right to elect continued  | ||||||
| 10 | coverage which is provided by this paragraph shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | implemented and made available to the firefighters of the  | ||||||
| 12 | municipality and qualifying surviving spouses not later than  | ||||||
| 13 | July 1, 1985. | ||||||
| 14 |     The amendment, renewal, or extension of any such contract  | ||||||
| 15 | in a form other than a policy of group insurance policy shall  | ||||||
| 16 | be deemed the formation of a new contract for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 17 | this Section. | ||||||
| 18 |     This Section shall not limit the exercise of any  | ||||||
| 19 | conversion privileges available under Section 367e. | ||||||
| 20 |     Pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article  | ||||||
| 21 | VII of the Illinois Constitution, this Section specifically  | ||||||
| 22 | denies and limits the exercise by a home rule unit of any power  | ||||||
| 23 | which is inconsistent with this Section and all existing laws  | ||||||
| 24 | and ordinances which are inconsistent with this Section are  | ||||||
| 25 | hereby superseded. This Section does not preempt the  | ||||||
| 26 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers consistent  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | herewith. | ||||||
| 2 |     The Division of Insurance of the Department of Insurance     | ||||||
| 3 | Financial and Professional Regulation shall enforce the  | ||||||
| 4 | provisions of this Section, including provisions relating to  | ||||||
| 5 | municipality self-insured benefit plans.  | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 103-52, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-18-24.)
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| 7 |     (215 ILCS 5/370c)    (from Ch. 73, par. 982c) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 370c. Mental and emotional disorders.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (a)(1) On and after January 1, 2022 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 10 | Public Act 102-579), every insurer that amends, delivers,  | ||||||
| 11 | issues, or renews group accident and health policies providing  | ||||||
| 12 | coverage for hospital or medical treatment or services for  | ||||||
| 13 | illness on an expense-incurred basis shall provide coverage  | ||||||
| 14 | for the medically necessary treatment of mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 15 | nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions consistent  | ||||||
| 16 | with the parity requirements of Section 370c.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 17 |     (2) Each insured that is covered for mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 18 | nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | free to select the physician licensed to practice medicine in  | ||||||
| 20 | all its branches, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed  | ||||||
| 21 | clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional  | ||||||
| 22 | counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed  | ||||||
| 23 | speech-language pathologist, or other licensed or certified  | ||||||
| 24 | professional at a program licensed pursuant to the Substance  | ||||||
| 25 | Use Disorder Act of his or her choice to treat such disorders,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and the insurer shall pay the covered charges of such  | ||||||
| 2 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,  | ||||||
| 3 | licensed clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social  | ||||||
| 4 | worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed  | ||||||
| 5 | marriage and family therapist, licensed speech-language  | ||||||
| 6 | pathologist, or other licensed or certified professional at a  | ||||||
| 7 | program licensed pursuant to the Substance Use Disorder Act up  | ||||||
| 8 | to the limits of coverage, provided (i) the disorder or  | ||||||
| 9 | condition treated is covered by the policy, and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 10 | physician, licensed psychologist, licensed clinical social  | ||||||
| 11 | worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed  | ||||||
| 12 | marriage and family therapist, licensed speech-language  | ||||||
| 13 | pathologist, or other licensed or certified professional at a  | ||||||
| 14 | program licensed pursuant to the Substance Use Disorder Act is  | ||||||
| 15 | authorized to provide said services under the statutes of this  | ||||||
| 16 | State and in accordance with accepted principles of his or her  | ||||||
| 17 | profession. | ||||||
| 18 |     (3) Insofar as this Section applies solely to licensed  | ||||||
| 19 | clinical social workers, licensed clinical professional  | ||||||
| 20 | counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed  | ||||||
| 21 | speech-language pathologists, and other licensed or certified  | ||||||
| 22 | professionals at programs licensed pursuant to the Substance  | ||||||
| 23 | Use Disorder Act, those persons who may provide services to  | ||||||
| 24 | individuals shall do so after the licensed clinical social  | ||||||
| 25 | worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed  | ||||||
| 26 | marriage and family therapist, licensed speech-language  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pathologist, or other licensed or certified professional at a  | ||||||
| 2 | program licensed pursuant to the Substance Use Disorder Act  | ||||||
| 3 | has informed the patient of the desirability of the patient  | ||||||
| 4 | conferring with the patient's primary care physician. | ||||||
| 5 |     (4) "Mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder  | ||||||
| 6 | or condition" means a condition or disorder that involves a  | ||||||
| 7 | mental health condition or substance use disorder that falls  | ||||||
| 8 | under any of the diagnostic categories listed in the mental  | ||||||
| 9 | and behavioral disorders chapter of the current edition of the  | ||||||
| 10 | World Health Organization's International Classification of  | ||||||
| 11 | Disease or that is listed in the most recent version of the  | ||||||
| 12 | American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical  | ||||||
| 13 | Manual of Mental Disorders. "Mental, emotional, nervous, or  | ||||||
| 14 | substance use disorder or condition" includes any mental  | ||||||
| 15 | health condition that occurs during pregnancy or during the  | ||||||
| 16 | postpartum period and includes, but is not limited to,  | ||||||
| 17 | postpartum depression. | ||||||
| 18 |     (5) Medically necessary treatment and medical necessity  | ||||||
| 19 | determinations shall be interpreted and made in a manner that  | ||||||
| 20 | is consistent with and pursuant to subsections (h) through  | ||||||
| 21 | (t).  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b)(1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 23 |     (2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 24 |     (2.5) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 25 |     (3) Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law and  | ||||||
| 26 | consistent with the parity requirements of Section 370c.1 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Code, the reimbursing insurer that amends, delivers,  | ||||||
| 2 | issues, or renews a group or individual policy of accident and  | ||||||
| 3 | health insurance, a qualified health plan offered through the  | ||||||
| 4 | health insurance marketplace, or a provider of treatment of  | ||||||
| 5 | mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or  | ||||||
| 6 | conditions shall furnish medical records or other necessary  | ||||||
| 7 | data that substantiate that initial or continued treatment is  | ||||||
| 8 | at all times medically necessary. An insurer shall provide a  | ||||||
| 9 | mechanism for the timely review by a provider holding the same  | ||||||
| 10 | license and practicing in the same specialty as the patient's  | ||||||
| 11 | provider, who is unaffiliated with the insurer, jointly  | ||||||
| 12 | selected by the patient (or the patient's next of kin or legal  | ||||||
| 13 | representative if the patient is unable to act for himself or  | ||||||
| 14 | herself), the patient's provider, and the insurer in the event  | ||||||
| 15 | of a dispute between the insurer and patient's provider  | ||||||
| 16 | regarding the medical necessity of a treatment proposed by a  | ||||||
| 17 | patient's provider. If the reviewing provider determines the  | ||||||
| 18 | treatment to be medically necessary, the insurer shall provide  | ||||||
| 19 | reimbursement for the treatment. Future contractual or  | ||||||
| 20 | employment actions by the insurer regarding the patient's  | ||||||
| 21 | provider may not be based on the provider's participation in  | ||||||
| 22 | this procedure. Nothing prevents the insured from agreeing in  | ||||||
| 23 | writing to continue treatment at his or her expense. When  | ||||||
| 24 | making a determination of the medical necessity for a  | ||||||
| 25 | treatment modality for mental, emotional, nervous, or  | ||||||
| 26 | substance use disorders or conditions, an insurer must make  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the determination in a manner that is consistent with the  | ||||||
| 2 | manner used to make that determination with respect to other  | ||||||
| 3 | diseases or illnesses covered under the policy, including an  | ||||||
| 4 | appeals process. Medical necessity determinations for  | ||||||
| 5 | substance use disorders shall be made in accordance with  | ||||||
| 6 | appropriate patient placement criteria established by the  | ||||||
| 7 | American Society of Addiction Medicine. No additional criteria  | ||||||
| 8 | may be used to make medical necessity determinations for  | ||||||
| 9 | substance use disorders.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (4) A group health benefit plan amended, delivered,  | ||||||
| 11 | issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2019 (the effective  | ||||||
| 12 | date of Public Act 100-1024) or an individual policy of  | ||||||
| 13 | accident and health insurance or a qualified health plan  | ||||||
| 14 | offered through the health insurance marketplace amended,  | ||||||
| 15 | delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2019 (the  | ||||||
| 16 | effective date of Public Act 100-1024): | ||||||
| 17 |         (A) shall provide coverage based upon medical  | ||||||
| 18 |  necessity for the treatment of a mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 19 |  nervous, or substance use disorder or condition consistent  | ||||||
| 20 |  with the parity requirements of Section 370c.1 of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Code; provided, however, that in each calendar year  | ||||||
| 22 |  coverage shall not be less than the following: | ||||||
| 23 |             (i) 45 days of inpatient treatment; and | ||||||
| 24 |             (ii) beginning on June 26, 2006 (the effective  | ||||||
| 25 |  date of Public Act 94-921), 60 visits for outpatient  | ||||||
| 26 |  treatment including group and individual outpatient  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  treatment; and | ||||||
| 2 |             (iii) for plans or policies delivered, issued for  | ||||||
| 3 |  delivery, renewed, or modified after January 1, 2007  | ||||||
| 4 |  (the effective date of Public Act 94-906), 20  | ||||||
| 5 |  additional outpatient visits for speech therapy for  | ||||||
| 6 |  treatment of pervasive developmental disorders that  | ||||||
| 7 |  will be in addition to speech therapy provided  | ||||||
| 8 |  pursuant to item (ii) of this subparagraph (A); and | ||||||
| 9 |         (B) may not include a lifetime limit on the number of  | ||||||
| 10 |  days of inpatient treatment or the number of outpatient  | ||||||
| 11 |  visits covered under the plan. | ||||||
| 12 |         (C) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |     (5) An issuer of a group health benefit plan or an  | ||||||
| 14 | individual policy of accident and health insurance or a  | ||||||
| 15 | qualified health plan offered through the health insurance  | ||||||
| 16 | marketplace may not count toward the number of outpatient  | ||||||
| 17 | visits required to be covered under this Section an outpatient  | ||||||
| 18 | visit for the purpose of medication management and shall cover  | ||||||
| 19 | the outpatient visits under the same terms and conditions as  | ||||||
| 20 | it covers outpatient visits for the treatment of physical  | ||||||
| 21 | illness. | ||||||
| 22 |     (5.5) An individual or group health benefit plan amended,  | ||||||
| 23 | delivered, issued, or renewed on or after September 9, 2015  | ||||||
| 24 | (the effective date of Public Act 99-480) shall offer coverage  | ||||||
| 25 | for medically necessary acute treatment services and medically  | ||||||
| 26 | necessary clinical stabilization services. The treating  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provider shall base all treatment recommendations and the  | ||||||
| 2 | health benefit plan shall base all medical necessity  | ||||||
| 3 | determinations for substance use disorders in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 | the most current edition of the Treatment Criteria for  | ||||||
| 5 | Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions  | ||||||
| 6 | established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The  | ||||||
| 7 | treating provider shall base all treatment recommendations and  | ||||||
| 8 | the health benefit plan shall base all medical necessity  | ||||||
| 9 | determinations for medication-assisted treatment in accordance  | ||||||
| 10 | with the most current Treatment Criteria for Addictive,  | ||||||
| 11 | Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions established by  | ||||||
| 12 | the American Society of Addiction Medicine. | ||||||
| 13 |     As used in this subsection: | ||||||
| 14 |     "Acute treatment services" means 24-hour medically  | ||||||
| 15 | supervised addiction treatment that provides evaluation and  | ||||||
| 16 | withdrawal management and may include biopsychosocial  | ||||||
| 17 | assessment, individual and group counseling, psychoeducational  | ||||||
| 18 | groups, and discharge planning. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Clinical stabilization services" means 24-hour treatment,  | ||||||
| 20 | usually following acute treatment services for substance  | ||||||
| 21 | abuse, which may include intensive education and counseling  | ||||||
| 22 | regarding the nature of addiction and its consequences,  | ||||||
| 23 | relapse prevention, outreach to families and significant  | ||||||
| 24 | others, and aftercare planning for individuals beginning to  | ||||||
| 25 | engage in recovery from addiction.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (6) An issuer of a group health benefit plan may provide or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | offer coverage required under this Section through a managed  | ||||||
| 2 | care plan. | ||||||
| 3 |     (6.5) An individual or group health benefit plan amended,  | ||||||
| 4 | delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2019 (the  | ||||||
| 5 | effective date of Public Act 100-1024): | ||||||
| 6 |         (A) shall not impose prior authorization requirements,  | ||||||
| 7 |  including limitations on dosage, other than those  | ||||||
| 8 |  established under the Treatment Criteria for Addictive,  | ||||||
| 9 |  Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions  | ||||||
| 10 |  established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine,  | ||||||
| 11 |  on a prescription medication approved by the United States  | ||||||
| 12 |  Food and Drug Administration that is prescribed or  | ||||||
| 13 |  administered for the treatment of substance use disorders; | ||||||
| 14 |         (B) shall not impose any step therapy requirements; | ||||||
| 15 |         (C) shall place all prescription medications approved  | ||||||
| 16 |  by the United States Food and Drug Administration  | ||||||
| 17 |  prescribed or administered for the treatment of substance  | ||||||
| 18 |  use disorders on, for brand medications, the lowest tier  | ||||||
| 19 |  of the drug formulary developed and maintained by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  individual or group health benefit plan that covers brand  | ||||||
| 21 |  medications and, for generic medications, the lowest tier  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the drug formulary developed and maintained by the  | ||||||
| 23 |  individual or group health benefit plan that covers  | ||||||
| 24 |  generic medications; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (D) shall not exclude coverage for a prescription  | ||||||
| 26 |  medication approved by the United States Food and Drug  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Administration for the treatment of substance use  | ||||||
| 2 |  disorders and any associated counseling or wraparound  | ||||||
| 3 |  services on the grounds that such medications and services  | ||||||
| 4 |  were court ordered. | ||||||
| 5 |     (7) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 |     (8) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 |     (9) With respect to all mental, emotional, nervous, or  | ||||||
| 8 | substance use disorders or conditions, coverage for inpatient  | ||||||
| 9 | treatment shall include coverage for treatment in a  | ||||||
| 10 | residential treatment center certified or licensed by the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Public Health or the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 12 | Services.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (c) This Section shall not be interpreted to require  | ||||||
| 14 | coverage for speech therapy or other habilitative services for  | ||||||
| 15 | those individuals covered under Section 356z.15 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) With respect to a group or individual policy of  | ||||||
| 17 | accident and health insurance or a qualified health plan  | ||||||
| 18 | offered through the health insurance marketplace, the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department and, with respect to medical assistance, the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall each  | ||||||
| 21 | enforce the requirements of this Section and Sections 356z.23  | ||||||
| 22 | and 370c.1 of this Code, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici  | ||||||
| 23 | Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42  | ||||||
| 24 | U.S.C. 18031(j), and any amendments to, and federal guidance  | ||||||
| 25 | or regulations issued under, those Acts, including, but not  | ||||||
| 26 | limited to, final regulations issued under the Paul Wellstone  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity  | ||||||
| 2 | Act of 2008 and final regulations applying the Paul Wellstone  | ||||||
| 3 | and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity  | ||||||
| 4 | Act of 2008 to Medicaid managed care organizations, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Children's Health Insurance Program, and alternative benefit  | ||||||
| 6 | plans. Specifically, the Department and the Department of  | ||||||
| 7 | Healthcare and Family Services shall take action: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) proactively ensuring compliance by individual and  | ||||||
| 9 |  group policies, including by requiring that insurers  | ||||||
| 10 |  submit comparative analyses, as set forth in paragraph (6)  | ||||||
| 11 |  of subsection (k) of Section 370c.1, demonstrating how  | ||||||
| 12 |  they design and apply nonquantitative treatment  | ||||||
| 13 |  limitations, both as written and in operation, for mental,  | ||||||
| 14 |  emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or condition  | ||||||
| 15 |  benefits as compared to how they design and apply  | ||||||
| 16 |  nonquantitative treatment limitations, as written and in  | ||||||
| 17 |  operation, for medical and surgical benefits; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) evaluating all consumer or provider complaints  | ||||||
| 19 |  regarding mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use  | ||||||
| 20 |  disorder or condition coverage for possible parity  | ||||||
| 21 |  violations; | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) performing parity compliance market conduct  | ||||||
| 23 |  examinations or, in the case of the Department of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Healthcare and Family Services, parity compliance audits  | ||||||
| 25 |  of individual and group plans and policies, including, but  | ||||||
| 26 |  not limited to, reviews of: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) nonquantitative treatment limitations,  | ||||||
| 2 |  including, but not limited to, prior authorization  | ||||||
| 3 |  requirements, concurrent review, retrospective review,  | ||||||
| 4 |  step therapy, network admission standards,  | ||||||
| 5 |  reimbursement rates, and geographic restrictions; | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) denials of authorization, payment, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  coverage; and | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) other specific criteria as may be determined  | ||||||
| 9 |  by the Department. | ||||||
| 10 |     The findings and the conclusions of the parity compliance  | ||||||
| 11 | market conduct examinations and audits shall be made public. | ||||||
| 12 |     The Director may adopt rules to effectuate any provisions  | ||||||
| 13 | of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity  | ||||||
| 14 | and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 that relate to the business of  | ||||||
| 15 | insurance. | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) Availability of plan information.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) The criteria for medical necessity determinations  | ||||||
| 18 |  made under a group health plan, an individual policy of  | ||||||
| 19 |  accident and health insurance, or a qualified health plan  | ||||||
| 20 |  offered through the health insurance marketplace with  | ||||||
| 21 |  respect to mental health or substance use disorder  | ||||||
| 22 |  benefits (or health insurance coverage offered in  | ||||||
| 23 |  connection with the plan with respect to such benefits)  | ||||||
| 24 |  must be made available by the plan administrator (or the  | ||||||
| 25 |  health insurance issuer offering such coverage) to any  | ||||||
| 26 |  current or potential participant, beneficiary, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  contracting provider upon request.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) The reason for any denial under a group health  | ||||||
| 3 |  benefit plan, an individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 4 |  insurance, or a qualified health plan offered through the  | ||||||
| 5 |  health insurance marketplace (or health insurance coverage  | ||||||
| 6 |  offered in connection with such plan or policy) of  | ||||||
| 7 |  reimbursement or payment for services with respect to  | ||||||
| 8 |  mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or  | ||||||
| 9 |  conditions benefits in the case of any participant or  | ||||||
| 10 |  beneficiary must be made available within a reasonable  | ||||||
| 11 |  time and in a reasonable manner and in readily  | ||||||
| 12 |  understandable language by the plan administrator (or the  | ||||||
| 13 |  health insurance issuer offering such coverage) to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  participant or beneficiary upon request.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (f) As used in this Section, "group policy of accident and  | ||||||
| 16 | health insurance" and "group health benefit plan" includes (1)  | ||||||
| 17 | State-regulated employer-sponsored group health insurance  | ||||||
| 18 | plans written in Illinois or which purport to provide coverage  | ||||||
| 19 | for a resident of this State; and (2) State employee health  | ||||||
| 20 | plans.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (g) (1) As used in this subsection: | ||||||
| 22 |     "Benefits", with respect to insurers, means the benefits  | ||||||
| 23 | provided for treatment services for inpatient and outpatient  | ||||||
| 24 | treatment of substance use disorders or conditions at American  | ||||||
| 25 | Society of Addiction Medicine levels of treatment 2.1  | ||||||
| 26 | (Intensive Outpatient), 2.5 (Partial Hospitalization), 3.1  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential), 3.3  | ||||||
| 2 | (Clinically Managed Population-Specific High-Intensity  | ||||||
| 3 | Residential), 3.5 (Clinically Managed High-Intensity  | ||||||
| 4 | Residential), and 3.7 (Medically Monitored Intensive  | ||||||
| 5 | Inpatient) and OMT (Opioid Maintenance Therapy) services. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Benefits", with respect to managed care organizations,  | ||||||
| 7 | means the benefits provided for treatment services for  | ||||||
| 8 | inpatient and outpatient treatment of substance use disorders  | ||||||
| 9 | or conditions at American Society of Addiction Medicine levels  | ||||||
| 10 | of treatment 2.1 (Intensive Outpatient), 2.5 (Partial  | ||||||
| 11 | Hospitalization), 3.5 (Clinically Managed High-Intensity  | ||||||
| 12 | Residential), and 3.7 (Medically Monitored Intensive  | ||||||
| 13 | Inpatient) and OMT (Opioid Maintenance Therapy) services.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Substance use disorder treatment provider or facility"  | ||||||
| 15 | means a licensed physician, licensed psychologist, licensed  | ||||||
| 16 | psychiatrist, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or  | ||||||
| 17 | licensed, certified, or otherwise State-approved facility or  | ||||||
| 18 | provider of substance use disorder treatment. | ||||||
| 19 |     (2) A group health insurance policy, an individual health  | ||||||
| 20 | benefit plan, or qualified health plan that is offered through  | ||||||
| 21 | the health insurance marketplace, small employer group health  | ||||||
| 22 | plan, and large employer group health plan that is amended,  | ||||||
| 23 | delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State, or  | ||||||
| 24 | approved for issuance or renewal in this State, on or after  | ||||||
| 25 | January 1, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1023)  | ||||||
| 26 | shall comply with the requirements of this Section and Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 370c.1. The services for the treatment and the ongoing  | ||||||
| 2 | assessment of the patient's progress in treatment shall follow  | ||||||
| 3 | the requirements of 77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060. | ||||||
| 4 |     (3) Prior authorization shall not be utilized for the  | ||||||
| 5 | benefits under this subsection. The substance use disorder  | ||||||
| 6 | treatment provider or facility shall notify the insurer of the  | ||||||
| 7 | initiation of treatment. For an insurer that is not a managed  | ||||||
| 8 | care organization, the substance use disorder treatment  | ||||||
| 9 | provider or facility notification shall occur for the  | ||||||
| 10 | initiation of treatment of the covered person within 2  | ||||||
| 11 | business days. For managed care organizations, the substance  | ||||||
| 12 | use disorder treatment provider or facility notification shall  | ||||||
| 13 | occur in accordance with the protocol set forth in the  | ||||||
| 14 | provider agreement for initiation of treatment within 24  | ||||||
| 15 | hours. If the managed care organization is not capable of  | ||||||
| 16 | accepting the notification in accordance with the contractual  | ||||||
| 17 | protocol during the 24-hour period following admission, the  | ||||||
| 18 | substance use disorder treatment provider or facility shall  | ||||||
| 19 | have one additional business day to provide the notification  | ||||||
| 20 | to the appropriate managed care organization. Treatment plans  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be developed in accordance with the requirements and  | ||||||
| 22 | timeframes established in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060. If the  | ||||||
| 23 | substance use disorder treatment provider or facility fails to  | ||||||
| 24 | notify the insurer of the initiation of treatment in  | ||||||
| 25 | accordance with these provisions, the insurer may follow its  | ||||||
| 26 | normal prior authorization processes. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (4) For an insurer that is not a managed care  | ||||||
| 2 | organization, if an insurer determines that benefits are no  | ||||||
| 3 | longer medically necessary, the insurer shall notify the  | ||||||
| 4 | covered person, the covered person's authorized  | ||||||
| 5 | representative, if any, and the covered person's health care  | ||||||
| 6 | provider in writing of the covered person's right to request  | ||||||
| 7 | an external review pursuant to the Health Carrier External  | ||||||
| 8 | Review Act. The notification shall occur within 24 hours  | ||||||
| 9 | following the adverse determination. | ||||||
| 10 |     Pursuant to the requirements of the Health Carrier  | ||||||
| 11 | External Review Act, the covered person or the covered  | ||||||
| 12 | person's authorized representative may request an expedited  | ||||||
| 13 | external review. An expedited external review may not occur if  | ||||||
| 14 | the substance use disorder treatment provider or facility  | ||||||
| 15 | determines that continued treatment is no longer medically  | ||||||
| 16 | necessary.  | ||||||
| 17 |     If an expedited external review request meets the criteria  | ||||||
| 18 | of the Health Carrier External Review Act, an independent  | ||||||
| 19 | review organization shall make a final determination of  | ||||||
| 20 | medical necessity within 72 hours. If an independent review  | ||||||
| 21 | organization upholds an adverse determination, an insurer  | ||||||
| 22 | shall remain responsible to provide coverage of benefits  | ||||||
| 23 | through the day following the determination of the independent  | ||||||
| 24 | review organization. A decision to reverse an adverse  | ||||||
| 25 | determination shall comply with the Health Carrier External  | ||||||
| 26 | Review Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (5) The substance use disorder treatment provider or  | ||||||
| 2 | facility shall provide the insurer with 7 business days'  | ||||||
| 3 | advance notice of the planned discharge of the patient from  | ||||||
| 4 | the substance use disorder treatment provider or facility and  | ||||||
| 5 | notice on the day that the patient is discharged from the  | ||||||
| 6 | substance use disorder treatment provider or facility. | ||||||
| 7 |     (6) The benefits required by this subsection shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | provided to all covered persons with a diagnosis of substance  | ||||||
| 9 | use disorder or conditions. The presence of additional related  | ||||||
| 10 | or unrelated diagnoses shall not be a basis to reduce or deny  | ||||||
| 11 | the benefits required by this subsection. | ||||||
| 12 |     (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 13 | require an insurer to provide coverage for any of the benefits  | ||||||
| 14 | in this subsection. | ||||||
| 15 |     (h) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 16 |     "Generally accepted standards of mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 17 | nervous, or substance use disorder or condition care" means  | ||||||
| 18 | standards of care and clinical practice that are generally  | ||||||
| 19 | recognized by health care providers practicing in relevant  | ||||||
| 20 | clinical specialties such as psychiatry, psychology, clinical  | ||||||
| 21 | sociology, social work, addiction medicine and counseling, and  | ||||||
| 22 | behavioral health treatment. Valid, evidence-based sources  | ||||||
| 23 | reflecting generally accepted standards of mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 24 | nervous, or substance use disorder or condition care include  | ||||||
| 25 | peer-reviewed scientific studies and medical literature,  | ||||||
| 26 | recommendations of nonprofit health care provider professional  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | associations and specialty societies, including, but not  | ||||||
| 2 | limited to, patient placement criteria and clinical practice  | ||||||
| 3 | guidelines, recommendations of federal government agencies,  | ||||||
| 4 | and drug labeling approved by the United States Food and Drug  | ||||||
| 5 | Administration. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Medically necessary treatment of mental, emotional,  | ||||||
| 7 | nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions" means a  | ||||||
| 8 | service or product addressing the specific needs of that  | ||||||
| 9 | patient, for the purpose of screening, preventing, diagnosing,  | ||||||
| 10 | managing, or treating an illness, injury, or condition or its  | ||||||
| 11 | symptoms and comorbidities, including minimizing the  | ||||||
| 12 | progression of an illness, injury, or condition or its  | ||||||
| 13 | symptoms and comorbidities in a manner that is all of the  | ||||||
| 14 | following: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) in accordance with the generally accepted  | ||||||
| 16 |  standards of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use  | ||||||
| 17 |  disorder or condition care; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) clinically appropriate in terms of type,  | ||||||
| 19 |  frequency, extent, site, and duration; and | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) not primarily for the economic benefit of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  insurer, purchaser, or for the convenience of the patient,  | ||||||
| 22 |  treating physician, or other health care provider. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Utilization review" means either of the following: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) prospectively, retrospectively, or concurrently  | ||||||
| 25 |  reviewing and approving, modifying, delaying, or denying,  | ||||||
| 26 |  based in whole or in part on medical necessity, requests  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  by health care providers, insureds, or their authorized  | ||||||
| 2 |  representatives for coverage of health care services  | ||||||
| 3 |  before, retrospectively, or concurrently with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  provision of health care services to insureds. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) evaluating the medical necessity, appropriateness,  | ||||||
| 6 |  level of care, service intensity, efficacy, or efficiency  | ||||||
| 7 |  of health care services, benefits, procedures, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  settings, under any circumstances, to determine whether a  | ||||||
| 9 |  health care service or benefit subject to a medical  | ||||||
| 10 |  necessity coverage requirement in an insurance policy is  | ||||||
| 11 |  covered as medically necessary for an insured. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Utilization review criteria" means patient placement  | ||||||
| 13 | criteria or any criteria, standards, protocols, or guidelines  | ||||||
| 14 | used by an insurer to conduct utilization review. | ||||||
| 15 |     (i)(1) Every insurer that amends, delivers, issues, or  | ||||||
| 16 | renews a group or individual policy of accident and health  | ||||||
| 17 | insurance or a qualified health plan offered through the  | ||||||
| 18 | health insurance marketplace in this State and Medicaid  | ||||||
| 19 | managed care organizations providing coverage for hospital or  | ||||||
| 20 | medical treatment on or after January 1, 2023 shall, pursuant  | ||||||
| 21 | to subsections (h) through (s), provide coverage for medically  | ||||||
| 22 | necessary treatment of mental, emotional, nervous, or  | ||||||
| 23 | substance use disorders or conditions. | ||||||
| 24 |     (2) An insurer shall not set a specific limit on the  | ||||||
| 25 | duration of benefits or coverage of medically necessary  | ||||||
| 26 | treatment of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | disorders or conditions or limit coverage only to alleviation  | ||||||
| 2 | of the insured's current symptoms. | ||||||
| 3 |     (3) All utilization review conducted by the insurer  | ||||||
| 4 | concerning diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of insureds  | ||||||
| 5 | diagnosed with mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use  | ||||||
| 6 | disorders or conditions shall be conducted in accordance with  | ||||||
| 7 | the requirements of subsections (k) through (w). | ||||||
| 8 |     (4) An insurer that authorizes a specific type of  | ||||||
| 9 | treatment by a provider pursuant to this Section shall not  | ||||||
| 10 | rescind or modify the authorization after that provider  | ||||||
| 11 | renders the health care service in good faith and pursuant to  | ||||||
| 12 | this authorization for any reason, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 13 | to, the insurer's subsequent cancellation or modification of  | ||||||
| 14 | the insured's or policyholder's contract, or the insured's or  | ||||||
| 15 | policyholder's eligibility. Nothing in this Section shall  | ||||||
| 16 | require the insurer to cover a treatment when the  | ||||||
| 17 | authorization was granted based on a material  | ||||||
| 18 | misrepresentation by the insured, the policyholder, or the  | ||||||
| 19 | provider. Nothing in this Section shall require Medicaid  | ||||||
| 20 | managed care organizations to pay for services if the  | ||||||
| 21 | individual was not eligible for Medicaid at the time the  | ||||||
| 22 | service was rendered. Nothing in this Section shall require an  | ||||||
| 23 | insurer to pay for services if the individual was not the  | ||||||
| 24 | insurer's enrollee at the time services were rendered. As used  | ||||||
| 25 | in this paragraph, "material" means a fact or situation that  | ||||||
| 26 | is not merely technical in nature and results in or could  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | result in a substantial change in the situation. | ||||||
| 2 |     (j) An insurer shall not limit benefits or coverage for  | ||||||
| 3 | medically necessary services on the basis that those services  | ||||||
| 4 | should be or could be covered by a public entitlement program,  | ||||||
| 5 | including, but not limited to, special education or an  | ||||||
| 6 | individualized education program, Medicaid, Medicare,  | ||||||
| 7 | Supplemental Security Income, or Social Security Disability  | ||||||
| 8 | Insurance, and shall not include or enforce a contract term  | ||||||
| 9 | that excludes otherwise covered benefits on the basis that  | ||||||
| 10 | those services should be or could be covered by a public  | ||||||
| 11 | entitlement program. Nothing in this subsection shall be  | ||||||
| 12 | construed to require an insurer to cover benefits that have  | ||||||
| 13 | been authorized and provided for a covered person by a public  | ||||||
| 14 | entitlement program. Medicaid managed care organizations are  | ||||||
| 15 | not subject to this subsection. | ||||||
| 16 |     (k) An insurer shall base any medical necessity  | ||||||
| 17 | determination or the utilization review criteria that the  | ||||||
| 18 | insurer, and any entity acting on the insurer's behalf,  | ||||||
| 19 | applies to determine the medical necessity of health care  | ||||||
| 20 | services and benefits for the diagnosis, prevention, and  | ||||||
| 21 | treatment of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use  | ||||||
| 22 | disorders or conditions on current generally accepted  | ||||||
| 23 | standards of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use  | ||||||
| 24 | disorder or condition care. All denials and appeals shall be  | ||||||
| 25 | reviewed by a professional with experience or expertise  | ||||||
| 26 | comparable to the provider requesting the authorization. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (l) In conducting utilization review of all covered health  | ||||||
| 2 | care services for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of  | ||||||
| 3 | mental, emotional, and nervous disorders or conditions, an  | ||||||
| 4 | insurer shall apply the criteria and guidelines set forth in  | ||||||
| 5 | the most recent version of the treatment criteria developed by  | ||||||
| 6 | an unaffiliated nonprofit professional association for the  | ||||||
| 7 | relevant clinical specialty or, for Medicaid managed care  | ||||||
| 8 | organizations, criteria and guidelines determined by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services that are  | ||||||
| 10 | consistent with generally accepted standards of mental,  | ||||||
| 11 | emotional, nervous or substance use disorder or condition  | ||||||
| 12 | care. Pursuant to subsection (b), in conducting utilization  | ||||||
| 13 | review of all covered services and benefits for the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 14 | prevention, and treatment of substance use disorders an  | ||||||
| 15 | insurer shall use the most recent edition of the patient  | ||||||
| 16 | placement criteria established by the American Society of  | ||||||
| 17 | Addiction Medicine. | ||||||
| 18 |     (m) In conducting utilization review relating to level of  | ||||||
| 19 | care placement, continued stay, transfer, discharge, or any  | ||||||
| 20 | other patient care decisions that are within the scope of the  | ||||||
| 21 | sources specified in subsection (l), an insurer shall not  | ||||||
| 22 | apply different, additional, conflicting, or more restrictive  | ||||||
| 23 | utilization review criteria than the criteria set forth in  | ||||||
| 24 | those sources. For all level of care placement decisions, the  | ||||||
| 25 | insurer shall authorize placement at the level of care  | ||||||
| 26 | consistent with the assessment of the insured using the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | relevant patient placement criteria as specified in subsection  | ||||||
| 2 | (l). If that level of placement is not available, the insurer  | ||||||
| 3 | shall authorize the next higher level of care. In the event of  | ||||||
| 4 | disagreement, the insurer shall provide full detail of its  | ||||||
| 5 | assessment using the relevant criteria as specified in  | ||||||
| 6 | subsection (l) to the provider of the service and the patient. | ||||||
| 7 |     If an insurer purchases or licenses utilization review  | ||||||
| 8 | criteria pursuant to this subsection, the insurer shall verify  | ||||||
| 9 | and document before use that the criteria were developed in  | ||||||
| 10 | accordance with subsection (k).  | ||||||
| 11 |     (n) In conducting utilization review that is outside the  | ||||||
| 12 | scope of the criteria as specified in subsection (l) or  | ||||||
| 13 | relates to the advancements in technology or in the types or  | ||||||
| 14 | levels of care that are not addressed in the most recent  | ||||||
| 15 | versions of the sources specified in subsection (l), an  | ||||||
| 16 | insurer shall conduct utilization review in accordance with  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (k). | ||||||
| 18 |     (o) This Section does not in any way limit the rights of a  | ||||||
| 19 | patient under the Medical Patient Rights Act. | ||||||
| 20 |     (p) This Section does not in any way limit early and  | ||||||
| 21 | periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment benefits as  | ||||||
| 22 | defined under 42 U.S.C. 1396d(r). | ||||||
| 23 |     (q) To ensure the proper use of the criteria described in  | ||||||
| 24 | subsection (l), every insurer shall do all of the following: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) Educate the insurer's staff, including any third  | ||||||
| 26 |  parties contracted with the insurer to review claims,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  conduct utilization reviews, or make medical necessity  | ||||||
| 2 |  determinations about the utilization review criteria. | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) Make the educational program available to other  | ||||||
| 4 |  stakeholders, including the insurer's participating or  | ||||||
| 5 |  contracted providers and potential participants,  | ||||||
| 6 |  beneficiaries, or covered lives. The education program  | ||||||
| 7 |  must be provided at least once a year, in-person or  | ||||||
| 8 |  digitally, or recordings of the education program must be  | ||||||
| 9 |  made available to the aforementioned stakeholders. | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) Provide, at no cost, the utilization review  | ||||||
| 11 |  criteria and any training material or resources to  | ||||||
| 12 |  providers and insured patients upon request. For  | ||||||
| 13 |  utilization review criteria not concerning level of care  | ||||||
| 14 |  placement, continued stay, transfer, discharge, or other  | ||||||
| 15 |  patient care decisions used by the insurer pursuant to  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection (m), the insurer may place the criteria on a  | ||||||
| 17 |  secure, password-protected website so long as the access  | ||||||
| 18 |  requirements of the website do not unreasonably restrict  | ||||||
| 19 |  access to insureds or their providers. No restrictions  | ||||||
| 20 |  shall be placed upon the insured's or treating provider's  | ||||||
| 21 |  access right to utilization review criteria obtained under  | ||||||
| 22 |  this paragraph at any point in time, including before an  | ||||||
| 23 |  initial request for authorization. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) Track, identify, and analyze how the utilization  | ||||||
| 25 |  review criteria are used to certify care, deny care, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  support the appeals process. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) Conduct interrater reliability testing to ensure  | ||||||
| 2 |  consistency in utilization review decision making that  | ||||||
| 3 |  covers how medical necessity decisions are made; this  | ||||||
| 4 |  assessment shall cover all aspects of utilization review  | ||||||
| 5 |  as defined in subsection (h). | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) Run interrater reliability reports about how the  | ||||||
| 7 |  clinical guidelines are used in conjunction with the  | ||||||
| 8 |  utilization review process and parity compliance  | ||||||
| 9 |  activities. | ||||||
| 10 |         (7) Achieve interrater reliability pass rates of at  | ||||||
| 11 |  least 90% and, if this threshold is not met, immediately  | ||||||
| 12 |  provide for the remediation of poor interrater reliability  | ||||||
| 13 |  and interrater reliability testing for all new staff  | ||||||
| 14 |  before they can conduct utilization review without  | ||||||
| 15 |  supervision. | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) Maintain documentation of interrater reliability  | ||||||
| 17 |  testing and the remediation actions taken for those with  | ||||||
| 18 |  pass rates lower than 90% and submit to the Department of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Insurance or, in the case of Medicaid managed care  | ||||||
| 20 |  organizations, the Department of Healthcare and Family  | ||||||
| 21 |  Services the testing results and a summary of remedial  | ||||||
| 22 |  actions as part of parity compliance reporting set forth  | ||||||
| 23 |  in subsection (k) of Section 370c.1. | ||||||
| 24 |     (r) This Section applies to all health care services and  | ||||||
| 25 | benefits for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of  | ||||||
| 26 | mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | conditions covered by an insurance policy, including  | ||||||
| 2 | prescription drugs. | ||||||
| 3 |     (s) This Section applies to an insurer that amends,  | ||||||
| 4 | delivers, issues, or renews a group or individual policy of  | ||||||
| 5 | accident and health insurance or a qualified health plan  | ||||||
| 6 | offered through the health insurance marketplace in this State  | ||||||
| 7 | providing coverage for hospital or medical treatment and  | ||||||
| 8 | conducts utilization review as defined in this Section,  | ||||||
| 9 | including Medicaid managed care organizations, and any entity  | ||||||
| 10 | or contracting provider that performs utilization review or  | ||||||
| 11 | utilization management functions on an insurer's behalf. | ||||||
| 12 |     (t) If the Director determines that an insurer has  | ||||||
| 13 | violated this Section, the Director may, after appropriate  | ||||||
| 14 | notice and opportunity for hearing, by order, assess a civil  | ||||||
| 15 | penalty between $1,000 and $5,000 for each violation. Moneys  | ||||||
| 16 | collected from penalties shall be deposited into the Parity  | ||||||
| 17 | Advancement Fund established in subsection (i) of Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 370c.1. | ||||||
| 19 |     (u) An insurer shall not adopt, impose, or enforce terms  | ||||||
| 20 | in its policies or provider agreements, in writing or in  | ||||||
| 21 | operation, that undermine, alter, or conflict with the  | ||||||
| 22 | requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 23 |     (v) The provisions of this Section are severable. If any  | ||||||
| 24 | provision of this Section or its application is held invalid,  | ||||||
| 25 | that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or  | ||||||
| 26 | applications that can be given effect without the invalid  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provision or application.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (w) Beginning January 1, 2026, coverage for inpatient  | ||||||
| 3 | mental health treatment at participating hospitals shall  | ||||||
| 4 | comply with the following requirements: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this  | ||||||
| 6 |  subsection, no policy shall require prior authorization  | ||||||
| 7 |  for admission for such treatment at any participating  | ||||||
| 8 |  hospital. | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) Coverage provided under this subsection also shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  not be subject to concurrent review for the first 72  | ||||||
| 11 |  hours, provided that the hospital must notify the insurer  | ||||||
| 12 |  of both the admission and the initial treatment plan  | ||||||
| 13 |  within 48 hours of admission. A discharge plan must be  | ||||||
| 14 |  fully developed and continuity services prepared to meet  | ||||||
| 15 |  the patient's needs and the patient's community preference  | ||||||
| 16 |  upon release. Nothing in this paragraph supersedes a  | ||||||
| 17 |  health maintenance organization's referral requirement for  | ||||||
| 18 |  services from nonparticipating providers upon a patient's  | ||||||
| 19 |  discharge from a hospital. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) Treatment provided under this subsection may be  | ||||||
| 21 |  reviewed retrospectively. If coverage is denied  | ||||||
| 22 |  retrospectively, neither the insurer nor the participating  | ||||||
| 23 |  hospital shall bill, and the insured shall not be liable,  | ||||||
| 24 |  for any treatment under this subsection through the date  | ||||||
| 25 |  the adverse determination is issued, other than any  | ||||||
| 26 |  copayment, coinsurance, or deductible for the stay through  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  that date as applicable under the policy. Coverage shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  not be retrospectively denied for the first 72 hours of  | ||||||
| 3 |  treatment at a participating hospital except: | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) upon reasonable determination that the  | ||||||
| 5 |  inpatient mental health treatment was not provided; | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) upon determination that the patient receiving  | ||||||
| 7 |  the treatment was not an insured, enrollee, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  beneficiary under the policy;  | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) upon material misrepresentation by the patient  | ||||||
| 10 |  or health care provider. In this item (C), "material"  | ||||||
| 11 |  means a fact or situation that is not merely technical  | ||||||
| 12 |  in nature and results or could result in a substantial  | ||||||
| 13 |  change in the situation; or | ||||||
| 14 |             (D) upon determination that a service was excluded  | ||||||
| 15 |  under the terms of coverage. In that case, the  | ||||||
| 16 |  limitation to billing for a copayment, coinsurance, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  deductible shall not apply. | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 19 |  require a policy to cover any health care service excluded  | ||||||
| 20 |  under the terms of coverage.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (x) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, nothing  | ||||||
| 22 | shall require the medical assistance program under Article V  | ||||||
| 23 | of the Illinois Public Aid Code to violate any applicable  | ||||||
| 24 | federal laws, regulations, or grant requirements or any State  | ||||||
| 25 | or federal consent decrees. Nothing in subsection (w) shall  | ||||||
| 26 | prevent the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | requiring a health care provider to use specified level of  | ||||||
| 2 | care, admission, continued stay, or discharge criteria,  | ||||||
| 3 | including, but not limited to, those under Section 5-5.23 of  | ||||||
| 4 | the Illinois Public Aid Code, as long as the Department of  | ||||||
| 5 | Healthcare and Family Services does not require a health care  | ||||||
| 6 | provider to seek prior authorization or concurrent review from  | ||||||
| 7 | the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, a Medicaid  | ||||||
| 8 | managed care organization, or a utilization review  | ||||||
| 9 | organization under the circumstances expressly prohibited by  | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (w). Nothing in this Section prohibits a health  | ||||||
| 11 | plan, including a Medicaid managed care organization, from  | ||||||
| 12 | conducting reviews for fraud, waste, or abuse and reporting  | ||||||
| 13 | suspected fraud, waste, or abuse according to State and  | ||||||
| 14 | federal requirements. | ||||||
| 15 |     (y) Children's Mental Health. Nothing in this Section  | ||||||
| 16 | shall suspend the screening and assessment requirements for  | ||||||
| 17 | mental health services for children participating in the  | ||||||
| 18 | State's medical assistance program as required in Section  | ||||||
| 19 | 5-5.23 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-579, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 21 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-426, eff. 8-4-23; 103-650, eff.  | ||||||
| 22 | 1-1-25; 103-1040, eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 23 |     (215 ILCS 5/408)    (from Ch. 73, par. 1020) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 408. Fees and charges.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (1) The Director shall charge, collect and give proper  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | acquittances for the payment of the following fees and  | ||||||
| 2 | charges: | ||||||
| 3 |         (a) For filing all documents submitted for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  incorporation or organization or certification of a  | ||||||
| 5 |  domestic company, except for a fraternal benefit society,  | ||||||
| 6 |  $2,000. | ||||||
| 7 |         (b) For filing all documents submitted for the  | ||||||
| 8 |  incorporation or organization of a fraternal benefit  | ||||||
| 9 |  society, $500. | ||||||
| 10 |         (c) For filing amendments to articles of incorporation  | ||||||
| 11 |  and amendments to declaration of organization, except for  | ||||||
| 12 |  a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit association,  | ||||||
| 13 |  a burial society or a farm mutual, $200. | ||||||
| 14 |         (d) For filing amendments to articles of incorporation  | ||||||
| 15 |  of a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit  | ||||||
| 16 |  association or a burial society, $100. | ||||||
| 17 |         (e) For filing amendments to articles of incorporation  | ||||||
| 18 |  of a farm mutual, $50. | ||||||
| 19 |         (f) For filing bylaws or amendments thereto, $50. | ||||||
| 20 |         (g) For filing agreement of merger or consolidation: | ||||||
| 21 |             (i) for a domestic company, except for a fraternal  | ||||||
| 22 |  benefit society, a mutual benefit association, a  | ||||||
| 23 |  burial society, or a farm mutual, $2,000. | ||||||
| 24 |             (ii) for a foreign or alien company, except for a  | ||||||
| 25 |  fraternal benefit society, $600. | ||||||
| 26 |             (iii) for a fraternal benefit society, a mutual  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  benefit association, a burial society, or a farm  | ||||||
| 2 |  mutual, $200. | ||||||
| 3 |         (h) For filing agreements of reinsurance by a domestic  | ||||||
| 4 |  company, $200. | ||||||
| 5 |         (i) For filing all documents submitted by a foreign or  | ||||||
| 6 |  alien company to be admitted to transact business or  | ||||||
| 7 |  accredited as a reinsurer in this State, except for a  | ||||||
| 8 |  fraternal benefit society, $5,000. | ||||||
| 9 |         (j) For filing all documents submitted by a foreign or  | ||||||
| 10 |  alien fraternal benefit society to be admitted to transact  | ||||||
| 11 |  business in this State, $500. | ||||||
| 12 |         (k) For filing declaration of withdrawal of a foreign  | ||||||
| 13 |  or alien company, $50. | ||||||
| 14 |         (l) For filing annual statement by a domestic company,  | ||||||
| 15 |  except a fraternal benefit society, a mutual benefit  | ||||||
| 16 |  association, a burial society, or a farm mutual, $200. | ||||||
| 17 |         (m) For filing annual statement by a domestic  | ||||||
| 18 |  fraternal benefit society, $100. | ||||||
| 19 |         (n) For filing annual statement by a farm mutual, a  | ||||||
| 20 |  mutual benefit association, or a burial society, $50. | ||||||
| 21 |         (o) For issuing a certificate of authority or renewal  | ||||||
| 22 |  thereof except to a foreign fraternal benefit society,  | ||||||
| 23 |  $400. | ||||||
| 24 |         (p) For issuing a certificate of authority or renewal  | ||||||
| 25 |  thereof to a foreign fraternal benefit society, $200. | ||||||
| 26 |         (q) For issuing an amended certificate of authority,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  $50. | ||||||
| 2 |         (r) For each certified copy of certificate of  | ||||||
| 3 |  authority, $20. | ||||||
| 4 |         (s) For each certificate of deposit, or valuation, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  compliance or surety certificate, $20. | ||||||
| 6 |         (t) For copies of papers or records per page, $1. | ||||||
| 7 |         (u) For each certification to copies of papers or  | ||||||
| 8 |  records, $10. | ||||||
| 9 |         (v) For multiple copies of documents or certificates  | ||||||
| 10 |  listed in subparagraphs (r), (s), and (u) of paragraph (1)  | ||||||
| 11 |  of this Section, $10 for the first copy of a certificate of  | ||||||
| 12 |  any type and $5 for each additional copy of the same  | ||||||
| 13 |  certificate requested at the same time, unless, pursuant  | ||||||
| 14 |  to paragraph (2) of this Section, the Director finds these  | ||||||
| 15 |  additional fees excessive. | ||||||
| 16 |         (w) For issuing a permit to sell shares or increase  | ||||||
| 17 |  paid-up capital: | ||||||
| 18 |             (i) in connection with a public stock offering,  | ||||||
| 19 |  $300; | ||||||
| 20 |             (ii) in any other case, $100. | ||||||
| 21 |         (x) For issuing any other certificate required or  | ||||||
| 22 |  permissible under the law, $50. | ||||||
| 23 |         (y) For filing a plan of exchange of the stock of a  | ||||||
| 24 |  domestic stock insurance company, a plan of  | ||||||
| 25 |  demutualization of a domestic mutual company, or a plan of  | ||||||
| 26 |  reorganization under Article XII, $2,000. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (z) For filing a statement of acquisition of a  | ||||||
| 2 |  domestic company as defined in Section 131.4 of this Code,  | ||||||
| 3 |  $2,000. | ||||||
| 4 |         (aa) For filing an agreement to purchase the business  | ||||||
| 5 |  of an organization authorized under the Dental Service  | ||||||
| 6 |  Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act or of a  | ||||||
| 7 |  health maintenance organization or a limited health  | ||||||
| 8 |  service organization, $2,000. | ||||||
| 9 |         (bb) For filing a statement of acquisition of a  | ||||||
| 10 |  foreign or alien insurance company as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 11 |  131.12a of this Code, $1,000. | ||||||
| 12 |         (cc) For filing a registration statement as required  | ||||||
| 13 |  in Sections 131.13 and 131.14, the notification as  | ||||||
| 14 |  required by Sections 131.16, 131.20a, or 141.4, or an  | ||||||
| 15 |  agreement or transaction required by Sections 124.2(2),  | ||||||
| 16 |  141, 141a, or 141.1, $200. | ||||||
| 17 |         (dd) For filing an application for licensing of: | ||||||
| 18 |             (i) a religious or charitable risk pooling trust  | ||||||
| 19 |  or a workers' compensation pool, $1,000; | ||||||
| 20 |             (ii) a workers' compensation service company,  | ||||||
| 21 |  $500; | ||||||
| 22 |             (iii) a self-insured automobile fleet, $200; or | ||||||
| 23 |             (iv) a renewal of or amendment of any license  | ||||||
| 24 |  issued pursuant to (i), (ii), or (iii) above, $100. | ||||||
| 25 |         (ee) For filing articles of incorporation for a  | ||||||
| 26 |  syndicate to engage in the business of insurance through  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Illinois Insurance Exchange, $2,000. | ||||||
| 2 |         (ff) For filing amended articles of incorporation for  | ||||||
| 3 |  a syndicate engaged in the business of insurance through  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Illinois Insurance Exchange, $100. | ||||||
| 5 |         (gg) For filing articles of incorporation for a  | ||||||
| 6 |  limited syndicate to join with other subscribers or  | ||||||
| 7 |  limited syndicates to do business through the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 |  Insurance Exchange, $1,000. | ||||||
| 9 |         (hh) For filing amended articles of incorporation for  | ||||||
| 10 |  a limited syndicate to do business through the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  Insurance Exchange, $100. | ||||||
| 12 |         (ii) For a permit to solicit subscriptions to a  | ||||||
| 13 |  syndicate or limited syndicate, $100. | ||||||
| 14 |         (jj) For the filing of each form as required in  | ||||||
| 15 |  Section 143 of this Code, $50 per form. Informational and  | ||||||
| 16 |  advertising filings shall be $25 per filing. The fee for  | ||||||
| 17 |  advisory and rating organizations shall be $200 per form. | ||||||
| 18 |             (i) For the purposes of the form filing fee,  | ||||||
| 19 |  filings made on insert page basis will be considered  | ||||||
| 20 |  one form at the time of its original submission.  | ||||||
| 21 |  Changes made to a form subsequent to its approval  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall be considered a new filing. | ||||||
| 23 |             (ii) Only one fee shall be charged for a form,  | ||||||
| 24 |  regardless of the number of other forms or policies  | ||||||
| 25 |  with which it will be used. | ||||||
| 26 |             (iii) Fees charged for a policy filed as it will be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  issued regardless of the number of forms comprising  | ||||||
| 2 |  that policy shall not exceed $1,500. For advisory or  | ||||||
| 3 |  rating organizations, fees charged for a policy filed  | ||||||
| 4 |  as it will be issued regardless of the number of forms  | ||||||
| 5 |  comprising that policy shall not exceed $2,500. | ||||||
| 6 |             (iv) The Director may by rule exempt forms from  | ||||||
| 7 |  such fees. | ||||||
| 8 |         (kk) For filing an application for licensing of a  | ||||||
| 9 |  reinsurance intermediary, $500. | ||||||
| 10 |         (ll) For filing an application for renewal of a  | ||||||
| 11 |  license of a reinsurance intermediary, $200. | ||||||
| 12 |         (mm) For filing a plan of division of a domestic stock  | ||||||
| 13 |  company under Article IIB, $100,000.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (nn) For filing all documents submitted by a foreign  | ||||||
| 15 |  or alien company to be a certified reinsurer in this  | ||||||
| 16 |  State, except for a fraternal benefit society, $1,000.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (oo) For filing a renewal by a foreign or alien  | ||||||
| 18 |  company to be a certified reinsurer in this State, except  | ||||||
| 19 |  for a fraternal benefit society, $400.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (pp) For filing all documents submitted by a reinsurer  | ||||||
| 21 |  domiciled in a reciprocal jurisdiction, $1,000.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (qq) For filing a renewal by a reinsurer domiciled in  | ||||||
| 23 |  a reciprocal jurisdiction, $400.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (rr) For registering a captive management company or  | ||||||
| 25 |  renewal thereof, $50.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (ss) For filing an insurance business transfer plan  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under Article XLVII, $100,000.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (2) When printed copies or numerous copies of the same  | ||||||
| 3 | paper or records are furnished or certified, the Director may  | ||||||
| 4 | reduce such fees for copies if he finds them excessive. He may,  | ||||||
| 5 | when he considers it in the public interest, furnish without  | ||||||
| 6 | charge to state insurance departments and persons other than  | ||||||
| 7 | companies, copies or certified copies of reports of  | ||||||
| 8 | examinations and of other papers and records. | ||||||
| 9 |     (3)(a) The expenses incurred in any performance  | ||||||
| 10 | examination authorized by law shall be paid by the company or  | ||||||
| 11 | person being examined. The charge shall be consistent with  | ||||||
| 12 | that otherwise authorized by law and shall be reasonably  | ||||||
| 13 | related to the cost of the examination, including, but not  | ||||||
| 14 | limited to, compensation of examiners, electronic data  | ||||||
| 15 | processing costs, supervision and preparation of an  | ||||||
| 16 | examination report, and lodging and travel expenses. All  | ||||||
| 17 | lodging and travel expenses shall be in accord with the  | ||||||
| 18 | applicable travel regulations as published by the Department  | ||||||
| 19 | of Central Management Services and approved by the Governor's  | ||||||
| 20 | Travel Control Board, except that out-of-state lodging and  | ||||||
| 21 | travel expenses related to examinations authorized under  | ||||||
| 22 | Section 132 shall be in accordance with travel rates  | ||||||
| 23 | prescribed under paragraph 301-7.2 of the Federal Travel  | ||||||
| 24 | Regulations, 41 CFR 301-7.2, for reimbursement of subsistence  | ||||||
| 25 | expenses incurred during official travel. All lodging and  | ||||||
| 26 | travel expenses may be reimbursed directly upon authorization  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the Director. With the exception of the direct  | ||||||
| 2 | reimbursements authorized by the Director, all performance  | ||||||
| 3 | examination charges collected by the Department shall be paid  | ||||||
| 4 | to the Insurance Producer Administration Fund, however, the  | ||||||
| 5 | electronic data processing costs incurred by the Department in  | ||||||
| 6 | the performance of any examination shall be billed directly to  | ||||||
| 7 | the company being examined for payment to the Technology  | ||||||
| 8 | Management Revolving Fund. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) The costs and fees incurred in a market conduct  | ||||||
| 10 | examination shall be itemized and bills shall be provided to  | ||||||
| 11 | the examinee on a monthly basis for review prior to submission  | ||||||
| 12 | for payment. The Director shall review and affirmatively  | ||||||
| 13 | endorse detailed billings from any contracted, qualified  | ||||||
| 14 | outside professional assistance retained under Section 402 for  | ||||||
| 15 | market conduct examinations before the detailed billings are  | ||||||
| 16 | sent to the examinee. Before any qualified outside  | ||||||
| 17 | professional assistance conducts billable work on an  | ||||||
| 18 | examination, the Department shall disclose to the examinee the  | ||||||
| 19 | terms of the contracts with the qualified outside professional  | ||||||
| 20 | assistance that will be used, including the fees and hourly  | ||||||
| 21 | rates that can be charged.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (4) At the time of any service of process on the Director  | ||||||
| 23 | as attorney for such service, the Director shall charge and  | ||||||
| 24 | collect the sum of $40, which may be recovered as taxable costs  | ||||||
| 25 | by the party to the suit or action causing such service to be  | ||||||
| 26 | made if he prevails in such suit or action. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (5)(a) The costs incurred by the Department of Insurance  | ||||||
| 2 | in conducting any hearing authorized by law shall be assessed  | ||||||
| 3 | against the parties to the hearing in such proportion as the  | ||||||
| 4 | Director of Insurance may determine upon consideration of all  | ||||||
| 5 | relevant circumstances including: (1) the nature of the  | ||||||
| 6 | hearing; (2) whether the hearing was instigated by, or for the  | ||||||
| 7 | benefit of a particular party or parties; (3) whether there is  | ||||||
| 8 | a successful party on the merits of the proceeding; and (4) the  | ||||||
| 9 | relative levels of participation by the parties. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) For purposes of this subsection (5) costs incurred  | ||||||
| 11 | shall mean the hearing officer fees, court reporter fees, and  | ||||||
| 12 | travel expenses of Department of Insurance officers and  | ||||||
| 13 | employees; provided however, that costs incurred shall not  | ||||||
| 14 | include hearing officer fees or court reporter fees unless the  | ||||||
| 15 | Department has retained the services of independent  | ||||||
| 16 | contractors or outside experts to perform such functions. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) The Director shall make the assessment of costs  | ||||||
| 18 | incurred as part of the final order or decision arising out of  | ||||||
| 19 | the proceeding; provided, however, that such order or decision  | ||||||
| 20 | shall include findings and conclusions in support of the  | ||||||
| 21 | assessment of costs. This subsection (5) shall not be  | ||||||
| 22 | construed as permitting the payment of travel expenses unless  | ||||||
| 23 | calculated in accordance with the applicable travel  | ||||||
| 24 | regulations of the Department of Central Management Services,  | ||||||
| 25 | as approved by the Governor's Travel Control Board. The  | ||||||
| 26 | Director as part of such order or decision shall require all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | assessments for hearing officer fees and court reporter fees,  | ||||||
| 2 | if any, to be paid directly to the hearing officer or court  | ||||||
| 3 | reporter by the party or parties party(s) assessed for such  | ||||||
| 4 | costs. The assessments for travel expenses of Department  | ||||||
| 5 | officers and employees shall be reimbursable to the Director  | ||||||
| 6 | of Insurance for deposit to the fund out of which those  | ||||||
| 7 | expenses had been paid. | ||||||
| 8 |     (d) The provisions of this subsection (5) shall apply in  | ||||||
| 9 | the case of any hearing conducted by the Director of Insurance  | ||||||
| 10 | not otherwise specifically provided for by law. | ||||||
| 11 |     (6) The Director shall charge and collect an annual  | ||||||
| 12 | financial regulation fee from every domestic company for  | ||||||
| 13 | examination and analysis of its financial condition and to  | ||||||
| 14 | fund the internal costs and expenses of the Interstate  | ||||||
| 15 | Insurance Receivership Commission as may be allocated to the  | ||||||
| 16 | State of Illinois and companies doing an insurance business in  | ||||||
| 17 | this State pursuant to Article X of the Interstate Insurance  | ||||||
| 18 | Receivership Compact. The fee shall be the greater fixed  | ||||||
| 19 | amount based upon the combination of nationwide direct premium  | ||||||
| 20 | income and nationwide reinsurance assumed premium income or  | ||||||
| 21 | upon admitted assets calculated under this subsection as  | ||||||
| 22 | follows: | ||||||
| 23 |         (a) Combination of nationwide direct premium income  | ||||||
| 24 |  and nationwide reinsurance assumed premium. | ||||||
| 25 |             (i) $150, if the premium is less than $500,000 and  | ||||||
| 26 |  there is no reinsurance assumed premium; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (ii) $750, if the premium is $500,000 or more, but  | ||||||
| 2 |  less than $5,000,000 and there is no reinsurance  | ||||||
| 3 |  assumed premium; or if the premium is less than  | ||||||
| 4 |  $5,000,000 and the reinsurance assumed premium is less  | ||||||
| 5 |  than $10,000,000; | ||||||
| 6 |             (iii) $3,750, if the premium is less than  | ||||||
| 7 |  $5,000,000 and the reinsurance assumed premium is  | ||||||
| 8 |  $10,000,000 or more; | ||||||
| 9 |             (iv) $7,500, if the premium is $5,000,000 or more,  | ||||||
| 10 |  but less than $10,000,000; | ||||||
| 11 |             (v) $18,000, if the premium is $10,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 12 |  more, but less than $25,000,000; | ||||||
| 13 |             (vi) $22,500, if the premium is $25,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 14 |  more, but less than $50,000,000; | ||||||
| 15 |             (vii) $30,000, if the premium is $50,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 16 |  more, but less than $100,000,000; | ||||||
| 17 |             (viii) $37,500, if the premium is $100,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 18 |  more. | ||||||
| 19 |         (b) Admitted assets. | ||||||
| 20 |             (i) $150, if admitted assets are less than  | ||||||
| 21 |  $1,000,000; | ||||||
| 22 |             (ii) $750, if admitted assets are $1,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 23 |  more, but less than $5,000,000; | ||||||
| 24 |             (iii) $3,750, if admitted assets are $5,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 25 |  more, but less than $25,000,000; | ||||||
| 26 |             (iv) $7,500, if admitted assets are $25,000,000 or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  more, but less than $50,000,000; | ||||||
| 2 |             (v) $18,000, if admitted assets are $50,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 3 |  more, but less than $100,000,000; | ||||||
| 4 |             (vi) $22,500, if admitted assets are $100,000,000  | ||||||
| 5 |  or more, but less than $500,000,000; | ||||||
| 6 |             (vii) $30,000, if admitted assets are $500,000,000  | ||||||
| 7 |  or more, but less than $1,000,000,000; | ||||||
| 8 |             (viii) $37,500, if admitted assets are  | ||||||
| 9 |  $1,000,000,000 or more. | ||||||
| 10 |         (c) The sum of financial regulation fees charged to  | ||||||
| 11 |  the domestic companies of the same affiliated group shall  | ||||||
| 12 |  not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any single year  | ||||||
| 13 |  and shall be billed by the Director to the member company  | ||||||
| 14 |  designated by the group. | ||||||
| 15 |     (7) The Director shall charge and collect an annual  | ||||||
| 16 | financial regulation fee from every foreign or alien company,  | ||||||
| 17 | except fraternal benefit societies, for the examination and  | ||||||
| 18 | analysis of its financial condition and to fund the internal  | ||||||
| 19 | costs and expenses of the Interstate Insurance Receivership  | ||||||
| 20 | Commission as may be allocated to the State of Illinois and  | ||||||
| 21 | companies doing an insurance business in this State pursuant  | ||||||
| 22 | to Article X of the Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact.  | ||||||
| 23 | The fee shall be a fixed amount based upon Illinois direct  | ||||||
| 24 | premium income and nationwide reinsurance assumed premium  | ||||||
| 25 | income in accordance with the following schedule: | ||||||
| 26 |         (a) $150, if the premium is less than $500,000 and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  there is no reinsurance assumed premium; | ||||||
| 2 |         (b) $750, if the premium is $500,000 or more, but less  | ||||||
| 3 |  than $5,000,000 and there is no reinsurance assumed  | ||||||
| 4 |  premium; or if the premium is less than $5,000,000 and the  | ||||||
| 5 |  reinsurance assumed premium is less than $10,000,000; | ||||||
| 6 |         (c) $3,750, if the premium is less than $5,000,000 and  | ||||||
| 7 |  the reinsurance assumed premium is $10,000,000 or more; | ||||||
| 8 |         (d) $7,500, if the premium is $5,000,000 or more, but  | ||||||
| 9 |  less than $10,000,000; | ||||||
| 10 |         (e) $18,000, if the premium is $10,000,000 or more,  | ||||||
| 11 |  but less than $25,000,000; | ||||||
| 12 |         (f) $22,500, if the premium is $25,000,000 or more,  | ||||||
| 13 |  but less than $50,000,000; | ||||||
| 14 |         (g) $30,000, if the premium is $50,000,000 or more,  | ||||||
| 15 |  but less than $100,000,000; | ||||||
| 16 |         (h) $37,500, if the premium is $100,000,000 or more. | ||||||
| 17 |     The sum of financial regulation fees under this subsection  | ||||||
| 18 | (7) charged to the foreign or alien companies within the same  | ||||||
| 19 | affiliated group shall not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in  | ||||||
| 20 | any single year and shall be billed by the Director to the  | ||||||
| 21 | member company designated by the group. | ||||||
| 22 |     (8) Beginning January 1, 1992, the financial regulation  | ||||||
| 23 | fees imposed under subsections (6) and (7) of this Section  | ||||||
| 24 | shall be paid by each company or domestic affiliated group  | ||||||
| 25 | annually. After January 1, 1994, the fee shall be billed by  | ||||||
| 26 | Department invoice based upon the company's premium income or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | admitted assets as shown in its annual statement for the  | ||||||
| 2 | preceding calendar year. The invoice is due upon receipt and  | ||||||
| 3 | must be paid no later than June 30 of each calendar year. All  | ||||||
| 4 | financial regulation fees collected by the Department shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | paid to the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund. The  | ||||||
| 6 | Department may not collect financial examiner per diem charges  | ||||||
| 7 | from companies subject to subsections (6) and (7) of this  | ||||||
| 8 | Section undergoing financial examination after June 30, 1992. | ||||||
| 9 |     (9) In addition to the financial regulation fee required  | ||||||
| 10 | by this Section, a company undergoing any financial  | ||||||
| 11 | examination authorized by law shall pay the following costs  | ||||||
| 12 | and expenses incurred by the Department: electronic data  | ||||||
| 13 | processing costs, the expenses authorized under Section 131.21  | ||||||
| 14 | and subsection (d) of Section 132.4 of this Code, and lodging  | ||||||
| 15 | and travel expenses. | ||||||
| 16 |     Electronic data processing costs incurred by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Department in the performance of any examination shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | billed directly to the company undergoing examination for  | ||||||
| 19 | payment to the Technology Management Revolving Fund. Except  | ||||||
| 20 | for direct reimbursements authorized by the Director or direct  | ||||||
| 21 | payments made under Section 131.21 or subsection (d) of  | ||||||
| 22 | Section 132.4 of this Code, all financial regulation fees and  | ||||||
| 23 | all financial examination charges collected by the Department  | ||||||
| 24 | shall be paid to the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund. | ||||||
| 25 |     All lodging and travel expenses shall be in accordance  | ||||||
| 26 | with applicable travel regulations published by the Department  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of Central Management Services and approved by the Governor's  | ||||||
| 2 | Travel Control Board, except that out-of-state lodging and  | ||||||
| 3 | travel expenses related to examinations authorized under  | ||||||
| 4 | Sections 132.1 through 132.7 shall be in accordance with  | ||||||
| 5 | travel rates prescribed under paragraph 301-7.2 of the Federal  | ||||||
| 6 | Travel Regulations, 41 CFR 301-7.2, for reimbursement of  | ||||||
| 7 | subsistence expenses incurred during official travel. All  | ||||||
| 8 | lodging and travel expenses may be reimbursed directly upon  | ||||||
| 9 | the authorization of the Director. | ||||||
| 10 |     In the case of an organization or person not subject to the  | ||||||
| 11 | financial regulation fee, the expenses incurred in any  | ||||||
| 12 | financial examination authorized by law shall be paid by the  | ||||||
| 13 | organization or person being examined. The charge shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | reasonably related to the cost of the examination including,  | ||||||
| 15 | but not limited to, compensation of examiners and other costs  | ||||||
| 16 | described in this subsection. | ||||||
| 17 |     (10) Any company, person, or entity failing to make any  | ||||||
| 18 | payment of $150 or more as required under this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | subject to the penalty and interest provisions provided for in  | ||||||
| 20 | subsections (4) and (7) of Section 412. | ||||||
| 21 |     (11) Unless otherwise specified, all of the fees collected  | ||||||
| 22 | under this Section shall be paid into the Insurance Financial  | ||||||
| 23 | Regulation Fund. | ||||||
| 24 |     (12) For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 25 |         (a) "Domestic company" means a company as defined in  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section 2 of this Code which is incorporated or organized  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under the laws of this State, and in addition includes a  | ||||||
| 2 |  not-for-profit corporation authorized under the Dental  | ||||||
| 3 |  Service Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans  | ||||||
| 4 |  Act, a health maintenance organization, and a limited  | ||||||
| 5 |  health service organization. | ||||||
| 6 |         (b) "Foreign company" means a company as defined in  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section 2 of this Code which is incorporated or organized  | ||||||
| 8 |  under the laws of any state of the United States other than  | ||||||
| 9 |  this State and in addition includes a health maintenance  | ||||||
| 10 |  organization and a limited health service organization  | ||||||
| 11 |  which is incorporated or organized under the laws of any  | ||||||
| 12 |  state of the United States other than this State. | ||||||
| 13 |         (c) "Alien company" means a company as defined in  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 2 of this Code which is incorporated or organized  | ||||||
| 15 |  under the laws of any country other than the United  | ||||||
| 16 |  States. | ||||||
| 17 |         (d) "Fraternal benefit society" means a corporation,  | ||||||
| 18 |  society, order, lodge or voluntary association as defined  | ||||||
| 19 |  in Section 282.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 20 |         (e) "Mutual benefit association" means a company,  | ||||||
| 21 |  association or corporation authorized by the Director to  | ||||||
| 22 |  do business in this State under the provisions of Article  | ||||||
| 23 |  XVIII of this Code. | ||||||
| 24 |         (f) "Burial society" means a person, firm,  | ||||||
| 25 |  corporation, society or association of individuals  | ||||||
| 26 |  authorized by the Director to do business in this State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under the provisions of Article XIX of this Code. | ||||||
| 2 |         (g) "Farm mutual" means a district, county and  | ||||||
| 3 |  township mutual insurance company authorized by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Director to do business in this State under the provisions  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the Farm Mutual Insurance Company Act of 1986. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 102-775, eff. 5-13-22; 103-75, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 7 | 103-718, eff. 7-19-24; 103-897, eff. 1-1-25; revised  | ||||||
| 8 | 11-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     (215 ILCS 5/416) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 416. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission  | ||||||
| 11 | Operations Fund Surcharge.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) As of July 30, 2004 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 13 | 93-840), every company licensed or authorized by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | Department of Insurance and insuring employers' liabilities  | ||||||
| 15 | arising under the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers'  | ||||||
| 16 | Occupational Diseases Act shall remit to the Director a  | ||||||
| 17 | surcharge based upon the annual direct written premium, as  | ||||||
| 18 | reported under Section 136 of this Act, of the company in the  | ||||||
| 19 | manner provided in this Section. Such proceeds shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | deposited into the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission  | ||||||
| 21 | Operations Fund as established in the Workers' Compensation  | ||||||
| 22 | Act. If a company survives or was formed by a merger,  | ||||||
| 23 | consolidation, reorganization, or reincorporation, the direct  | ||||||
| 24 | written premiums of all companies party to the merger,  | ||||||
| 25 | consolidation, reorganization, or reincorporation shall, for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purposes of determining the amount of the fee imposed by this  | ||||||
| 2 | Section, be regarded as those of the surviving or new company. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) Beginning on July 30, 2004 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 4 | Public Act 93-840) and on July 1 of each year thereafter  | ||||||
| 5 | through 2023, the Director shall charge an annual Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund Surcharge  | ||||||
| 7 | from every company subject to subsection (a) of this Section  | ||||||
| 8 | equal to 1.01% of its direct written premium for insuring  | ||||||
| 9 | employers' liabilities arising under the Workers' Compensation  | ||||||
| 10 | Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act as reported in each  | ||||||
| 11 | company's annual statement filed for the previous year as  | ||||||
| 12 | required by Section 136. Within 15 days after June 5, 2024 (the  | ||||||
| 13 | effective date of Public Act 103-590) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 14 | the 103rd General Assembly and on July 1 of each year  | ||||||
| 15 | thereafter, the Director shall charge an annual Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 | Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund Surcharge  | ||||||
| 17 | from every company subject to subsection (a) of this Section  | ||||||
| 18 | equal to 1.092% of its direct written premium for insuring  | ||||||
| 19 | employers' liabilities arising under the Workers' Compensation  | ||||||
| 20 | Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act as reported in each  | ||||||
| 21 | company's annual statement filed for the previous year as  | ||||||
| 22 | required by Section 136. The Illinois Workers' Compensation  | ||||||
| 23 | Commission Operations Fund Surcharge shall be collected by  | ||||||
| 24 | companies subject to subsection (a) of this Section as a  | ||||||
| 25 | separately stated surcharge on insured employers at the rate  | ||||||
| 26 | of 1.092% of direct written premium for the surcharge due in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 2024 and each year thereafter. The Illinois Workers'  | ||||||
| 2 | Compensation Commission Operations Fund Surcharge shall not be  | ||||||
| 3 | collected by companies subject to subsection (a) of this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section from any employer that self-insures its liabilities  | ||||||
| 5 | arising under the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers'  | ||||||
| 6 | Occupational Diseases Act, provided that the employer has paid  | ||||||
| 7 | the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund  | ||||||
| 8 | Fee pursuant to Section 4d of the Workers' Compensation Act.  | ||||||
| 9 | All sums collected by the Department of Insurance under the  | ||||||
| 10 | provisions of this Section shall be paid promptly after the  | ||||||
| 11 | receipt of the same, accompanied by a detailed statement  | ||||||
| 12 | thereof, into the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission  | ||||||
| 13 | Operations Fund in the State treasury. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b)(2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) In addition to the authority specifically granted  | ||||||
| 16 | under Article XXV of this Code, the Director shall have such  | ||||||
| 17 | authority to adopt rules or establish forms as may be  | ||||||
| 18 | reasonably necessary for purposes of enforcing this Section.  | ||||||
| 19 | The Director shall also have authority to defer, waive, or  | ||||||
| 20 | abate the surcharge or any penalties imposed by this Section  | ||||||
| 21 | if in the Director's opinion the company's solvency and  | ||||||
| 22 | ability to meet its insured obligations would be immediately  | ||||||
| 23 | threatened by payment of the surcharge due. | ||||||
| 24 |     (d) When a company fails to pay the full amount of any  | ||||||
| 25 | annual Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations  | ||||||
| 26 | Fund Surcharge of $100 or more due under this Section, there  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall be added to the amount due as a penalty an amount equal  | ||||||
| 2 | to 10% of the deficiency for each month or part of a month that  | ||||||
| 3 | the deficiency remains unpaid. | ||||||
| 4 |     (e) The Department of Insurance may enforce the collection  | ||||||
| 5 | of any delinquent payment, penalty, or portion thereof by  | ||||||
| 6 | legal action or in any other manner by which the collection of  | ||||||
| 7 | debts due the State of Illinois may be enforced under the laws  | ||||||
| 8 | of this State. | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Director that a company has paid pursuant to this Act an  | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund  | ||||||
| 12 | Surcharge in an amount in excess of the amount legally  | ||||||
| 13 | collectable from the company, the Director shall issue a  | ||||||
| 14 | credit memorandum for an amount equal to the amount of such  | ||||||
| 15 | overpayment. A credit memorandum may be applied for the 2-year  | ||||||
| 16 | period from the date of issuance, against the payment of any  | ||||||
| 17 | amount due during that period under the surcharge imposed by  | ||||||
| 18 | this Section or, subject to reasonable rule of the Department  | ||||||
| 19 | of Insurance including requirement of notification, may be  | ||||||
| 20 | assigned to any other company subject to regulation under this  | ||||||
| 21 | Act. Any application of credit memoranda after the period  | ||||||
| 22 | provided for in this Section is void. | ||||||
| 23 |     (g) Annually, the Governor may direct a transfer of up to  | ||||||
| 24 | 2% of all moneys collected under this Section to the Insurance  | ||||||
| 25 | Financial Regulation Fund. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 102-775, eff. 5-13-22; 103-590, eff. 6-5-24;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (215 ILCS 5/500-35) | ||||||
| 3 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 500-35. License.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) Unless denied a license pursuant to Section 500-70,  | ||||||
| 6 | persons who have met the requirements of Sections 500-25 and  | ||||||
| 7 | 500-30 shall be issued a 2-year insurance producer license. An  | ||||||
| 8 | insurance producer may receive qualification for a license in  | ||||||
| 9 | one or more of the following lines of authority: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Life: insurance coverage on human lives including  | ||||||
| 11 |  benefits of endowment and annuities, and may include  | ||||||
| 12 |  benefits in the event of death or dismemberment by  | ||||||
| 13 |  accident and benefits for disability income. | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) Variable life and variable annuity products:  | ||||||
| 15 |  insurance coverage provided under variable life insurance  | ||||||
| 16 |  contracts and variable annuities. | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) Accident and health or sickness: insurance  | ||||||
| 18 |  coverage for sickness, bodily injury, or accidental death  | ||||||
| 19 |  and may include benefits for disability income. | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) Property: insurance coverage for the direct or  | ||||||
| 21 |  consequential loss or damage to property of every kind. | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) Casualty: insurance coverage against legal  | ||||||
| 23 |  liability, including that for death, injury, or disability  | ||||||
| 24 |  or damage to real or personal property. | ||||||
| 25 |         (6) Personal lines: property and casualty insurance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  coverage sold to individuals and families for primarily  | ||||||
| 2 |  noncommercial purposes. | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) Any other line of insurance permitted under State  | ||||||
| 4 |  laws or rules. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) An insurance producer license shall remain in effect  | ||||||
| 6 | unless revoked or suspended as long as the fee set forth in  | ||||||
| 7 | Section 500-135 is paid and education requirements for  | ||||||
| 8 | resident individual producers are met by the due date. | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) Before each license renewal, an insurance producer  | ||||||
| 10 |  must satisfactorily complete at least 24 hours of course  | ||||||
| 11 |  study or participation in a professional insurance  | ||||||
| 12 |  association under paragraph (3) of this subsection in  | ||||||
| 13 |  accordance with rules prescribed by the Director. Three of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the 24 hours of course study must consist of classroom or  | ||||||
| 15 |  webinar ethics instruction. The Director may not approve a  | ||||||
| 16 |  course of study unless the course provides for classroom,  | ||||||
| 17 |  seminar, webinar, or self-study instruction methods. A  | ||||||
| 18 |  course given in a combination instruction method of  | ||||||
| 19 |  classroom, seminar, webinar, or self-study shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 20 |  to be a self-study course unless the number of classroom,  | ||||||
| 21 |  seminar, or webinar certified hours meets or exceeds  | ||||||
| 22 |  two-thirds of total hours certified for the course. The  | ||||||
| 23 |  self-study material used in the combination course must be  | ||||||
| 24 |  directly related to and complement the classroom portion  | ||||||
| 25 |  of the course in order to be considered for credit. An  | ||||||
| 26 |  instruction method other than classroom or seminar shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  be considered as self-study methodology. Self-study credit  | ||||||
| 2 |  hours require the successful completion of an examination  | ||||||
| 3 |  covering the self-study material. The examination may not  | ||||||
| 4 |  be self-evaluated. However, if the self-study material is  | ||||||
| 5 |  completed through the use of an approved computerized  | ||||||
| 6 |  interactive format whereby the computer validates the  | ||||||
| 7 |  successful completion of the self-study material, no  | ||||||
| 8 |  additional examination is required. The self-study credit  | ||||||
| 9 |  hours contained in a certified course shall be considered  | ||||||
| 10 |  classroom hours when at least two-thirds of the hours are  | ||||||
| 11 |  given as classroom or seminar instruction. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) An insurance producer license automatically  | ||||||
| 13 |  terminates when an insurance producer fails to  | ||||||
| 14 |  successfully meet the requirements of paragraph item (1)  | ||||||
| 15 |  of this subsection (b) of this Section. The producer must  | ||||||
| 16 |  complete the course in advance of the renewal date to  | ||||||
| 17 |  allow the education provider time to report the credit to  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Department. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) An insurance producer's active participation in a  | ||||||
| 20 |  State or national professional insurance association may  | ||||||
| 21 |  be approved by the Director for up to 4 hours of continuing  | ||||||
| 22 |  education credit per biennial reporting period. Credit  | ||||||
| 23 |  shall be provided on an hour-for-hour basis. These hours  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall be verified and submitted by the association on  | ||||||
| 25 |  behalf of the insurance producer and credited upon timely  | ||||||
| 26 |  filing with the Director or his or her designee on a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  biennial basis. Any association submitting continuing  | ||||||
| 2 |  education credit hours on behalf of insurance producers  | ||||||
| 3 |  must be registered as an education provider under Section  | ||||||
| 4 |  500-135. Credit granted under these provisions shall not  | ||||||
| 5 |  be used to satisfy ethics education requirements. Active  | ||||||
| 6 |  participation in a State or national professional  | ||||||
| 7 |  insurance association is defined by one of the following  | ||||||
| 8 |  methods: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) service on a board of directors of a State or  | ||||||
| 10 |  national chapter of the association; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) service on a formal committee of a State or  | ||||||
| 12 |  national chapter of the association; or | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) service on a formal subcommittee or task force  | ||||||
| 14 |  of a State or national chapter of the association.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) A provider of a pre-licensing or continuing education  | ||||||
| 16 | course required by Section 500-30 and this Section must pay a  | ||||||
| 17 | registration fee and a course certification fee for each  | ||||||
| 18 | course being certified as provided by Section 500-135. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) An individual insurance producer who allows his or her  | ||||||
| 20 | license to lapse may, within 12 months after the due date of  | ||||||
| 21 | the renewal fee, be issued a license without the necessity of  | ||||||
| 22 | passing a written examination. However, a penalty in the  | ||||||
| 23 | amount of double the unpaid renewal fee shall be required  | ||||||
| 24 | after the due date. | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) A licensed insurance producer who is unable to comply  | ||||||
| 26 | with license renewal procedures due to military service may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | request a waiver of those procedures. | ||||||
| 2 |     (f) The license must contain the licensee's name, address,  | ||||||
| 3 | and personal identification number, the date of issuance, the  | ||||||
| 4 | lines of authority, the expiration date, and any other  | ||||||
| 5 | information the Director deems necessary. | ||||||
| 6 |     (g) Licensees must inform the Director by any means  | ||||||
| 7 | acceptable to the Director of a change of address within 30  | ||||||
| 8 | days after the change. | ||||||
| 9 |     (h) In order to assist in the performance of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Director's duties, the Director may contract with a  | ||||||
| 11 | non-governmental entity including the National Association of  | ||||||
| 12 | Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), or any affiliates or  | ||||||
| 13 | subsidiaries that the NAIC oversees, to perform any  | ||||||
| 14 | ministerial functions, including collection of fees, related  | ||||||
| 15 | to producer licensing that the Director and the  | ||||||
| 16 | non-governmental entity may deem appropriate. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-766, eff. 1-1-23; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 18 |     (215 ILCS 5/511.109)    (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.58-109) | ||||||
| 19 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 511.109. Examination. (a) The Director or the  | ||||||
| 21 | Director's designee may examine any applicant for or holder of  | ||||||
| 22 | an administrator's license in accordance with Sections 132  | ||||||
| 23 | through 132.7. If the Director or the examiners find that the  | ||||||
| 24 | administrator has violated this Article or any other  | ||||||
| 25 | insurance-related laws, rules, or regulations under the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Director's jurisdiction because of the manner in which the  | ||||||
| 2 | administrator has conducted business on behalf of an insurer  | ||||||
| 3 | or plan sponsor, then, unless the insurer or plan sponsor is  | ||||||
| 4 | included in the examination and has been afforded the same  | ||||||
| 5 | opportunity to request or participate in a hearing on the  | ||||||
| 6 | examination report, the examination report shall not allege a  | ||||||
| 7 | violation by the insurer or plan sponsor and the Director's  | ||||||
| 8 | order based on the report shall not impose any requirements,  | ||||||
| 9 | prohibitions, or penalties on the insurer or plan sponsor.  | ||||||
| 10 | Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Director from using  | ||||||
| 11 | any information obtained during the examination of an  | ||||||
| 12 | administrator to examine, investigate, or take other  | ||||||
| 13 | appropriate regulatory or legal action with respect to an  | ||||||
| 14 | insurer or plan sponsor. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-897, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
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| 16 |     (215 ILCS 5/534.3)    (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.84-3) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 534.3. Covered claim; unearned premium defined.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) "Covered claim" means an unpaid claim for a loss  | ||||||
| 19 | arising out of and within the coverage of an insurance policy  | ||||||
| 20 | to which this Article applies and which is in force at the time  | ||||||
| 21 | of the occurrence giving rise to the unpaid claim, including  | ||||||
| 22 | claims presented during any extended discovery period which  | ||||||
| 23 | was purchased from the company before the entry of a  | ||||||
| 24 | liquidation order or which is purchased or obtained from the  | ||||||
| 25 | liquidator after the entry of a liquidation order, made by a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | person insured under such policy or by a person suffering  | ||||||
| 2 | injury or damage for which a person insured under such policy  | ||||||
| 3 | is legally liable, and for unearned premium, if: | ||||||
| 4 |         (i) The company issuing, assuming, or being allocated  | ||||||
| 5 |  the policy becomes an insolvent company as defined in  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 534.4 after the effective date of this Article;  | ||||||
| 7 |  and | ||||||
| 8 |         (ii) The claimant or insured is a resident of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  State at the time of the insured occurrence, or the  | ||||||
| 10 |  property from which a first-party first party claim for  | ||||||
| 11 |  damage to property arises is permanently located in this  | ||||||
| 12 |  State or, in the case of an unearned premium claim, the  | ||||||
| 13 |  policyholder is a resident of this State at the time the  | ||||||
| 14 |  policy was issued; provided, that for entities other than  | ||||||
| 15 |  an individual, the residence of a claimant, insured, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  policyholder is the state in which its principal place of  | ||||||
| 17 |  business is located at the time of the insured event. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) "Covered claim" does not include: | ||||||
| 19 |         (i) any amount in excess of the applicable limits of  | ||||||
| 20 |  liability provided by an insurance policy to which this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Article applies; nor | ||||||
| 22 |         (ii) any claim for punitive or exemplary damages or  | ||||||
| 23 |  fines and penalties paid to government authorities; nor | ||||||
| 24 |         (iii) any first-party first party claim by an insured  | ||||||
| 25 |  who is an affiliate of the insolvent company; nor | ||||||
| 26 |         (iv) any first-party first party or third-party third  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  party claim by or against an insured whose net worth on  | ||||||
| 2 |  December 31 of the year next preceding the date the  | ||||||
| 3 |  insurer becomes an insolvent insurer exceeds $25,000,000;  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided that an insured's net worth on such date shall be  | ||||||
| 5 |  deemed to include the aggregate net worth of the insured  | ||||||
| 6 |  and all of its affiliates as calculated on a consolidated  | ||||||
| 7 |  basis. However, this exclusion shall not apply to  | ||||||
| 8 |  third-party third party claims against the insured where  | ||||||
| 9 |  the insured has applied for or consented to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  appointment of a receiver, trustee, or liquidator for all  | ||||||
| 11 |  or a substantial part of its assets, filed a voluntary  | ||||||
| 12 |  petition in bankruptcy, filed a petition or an answer  | ||||||
| 13 |  seeking a reorganization or arrangement with creditors or  | ||||||
| 14 |  to take advantage of any insolvency law, or if an order,  | ||||||
| 15 |  judgment, or decree is entered by a court of competent  | ||||||
| 16 |  jurisdiction, on the application of a creditor,  | ||||||
| 17 |  adjudicating the insured bankrupt or insolvent or  | ||||||
| 18 |  approving a petition seeking reorganization of the insured  | ||||||
| 19 |  or of all or substantial part of its assets; nor | ||||||
| 20 |         (v) any claim for any amount due any reinsurer,  | ||||||
| 21 |  insurer, insurance pool, or underwriting association as  | ||||||
| 22 |  subrogated recoveries, reinsurance recoverables,  | ||||||
| 23 |  contribution, indemnification or otherwise. No such claim  | ||||||
| 24 |  held by a reinsurer, insurer, insurance pool, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  underwriting association may be asserted in any legal  | ||||||
| 26 |  action against a person insured under a policy issued by  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  an insolvent company other than to the extent such claim  | ||||||
| 2 |  exceeds the Fund obligation limitations set forth in  | ||||||
| 3 |  Section 537.2 of this Code. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) "Unearned Premium" means the premium for the unexpired  | ||||||
| 5 | period of a policy which has been terminated prior to the  | ||||||
| 6 | expiration of the period for which premium has been paid and  | ||||||
| 7 | does not mean premium which is returnable to the insured for  | ||||||
| 8 | any other reason. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 101-60, eff. 7-12-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 10 | revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     Section 760. The Network Adequacy and Transparency Act is  | ||||||
| 12 | amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (215 ILCS 124/3) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 3. Applicability of Act. This Act applies to an  | ||||||
| 15 | individual or group policy of health insurance coverage with a  | ||||||
| 16 | network plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in this  | ||||||
| 17 | State on or after January 1, 2019. This Act does not apply to  | ||||||
| 18 | an individual or group policy for excepted benefits or  | ||||||
| 19 | short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage with a  | ||||||
| 20 | network plan, except to the extent that federal law  | ||||||
| 21 | establishes network adequacy and transparency standards for  | ||||||
| 22 | stand-alone dental plans, which the Department shall enforce  | ||||||
| 23 | for plans amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after  | ||||||
| 24 | January 1, 2025.  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-650, eff. 1-1-25; 103-777, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 2 | revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     Section 765. The Health Maintenance Organization Act is  | ||||||
| 4 | amended by changing Section 5-3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (215 ILCS 125/5-3)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2) | ||||||
| 6 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 5-3. Insurance Code provisions.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) Health Maintenance Organizations shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 9 | the provisions of Sections 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140,  | ||||||
| 10 | 141.1, 141.2, 141.3, 143, 143.31, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151,  | ||||||
| 11 | 152, 153, 154, 154.5, 154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 155.22a,  | ||||||
| 12 | 155.49, 352c, 355.2, 355.3, 355.6, 355b, 355c, 356f, 356g.5-1,  | ||||||
| 13 | 356m, 356q, 356u.10, 356v, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.3a,  | ||||||
| 14 | 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10,  | ||||||
| 15 | 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.17, 356z.18,  | ||||||
| 16 | 356z.19, 356z.20, 356z.21, 356z.22, 356z.23, 356z.24, 356z.25,  | ||||||
| 17 | 356z.26, 356z.28, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.31, 356z.32, 356z.33,  | ||||||
| 18 | 356z.34, 356z.35, 356z.36, 356z.37, 356z.38, 356z.39, 356z.40,  | ||||||
| 19 | 356z.40a, 356z.41, 356z.44, 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47,  | ||||||
| 20 | 356z.48, 356z.49, 356z.50, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.55,  | ||||||
| 21 | 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.58, 356z.59, 356z.60, 356z.61, 356z.62,  | ||||||
| 22 | 356z.63, 356z.64, 356z.65, 356z.66, 356z.67, 356z.68, 356z.69,  | ||||||
| 23 | 356z.70, 356z.71, 356z.72, 356z.73, 356z.74, 356z.75, 356z.77,     | ||||||
| 24 | 364, 364.01, 364.3, 367.2, 367.2-5, 367i, 368a, 368b, 368c,  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | 368d, 368e, 370c, 370c.1, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408,  | ||||||
| 2 | 408.2, 409, 412, 444, and 444.1, paragraph (c) of subsection  | ||||||
| 3 | (2) of Section 367, and Articles IIA, VIII 1/2, XII, XII 1/2,  | ||||||
| 4 | XIII, XIII 1/2, XXV, XXVI, and XXXIIB of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 | Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) For purposes of the Illinois Insurance Code, except  | ||||||
| 7 | for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII and XIII 1/2,  | ||||||
| 8 | Health Maintenance Organizations in the following categories  | ||||||
| 9 | are deemed to be "domestic companies": | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) a corporation authorized under the Dental Service  | ||||||
| 11 |  Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act; | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) a corporation organized under the laws of this  | ||||||
| 13 |  State; or | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) a corporation organized under the laws of another  | ||||||
| 15 |  state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents  | ||||||
| 16 |  of this State, except a corporation subject to  | ||||||
| 17 |  substantially the same requirements in its state of  | ||||||
| 18 |  organization as is a "domestic company" under Article VIII  | ||||||
| 19 |  1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 20 |     (c) In considering the merger, consolidation, or other  | ||||||
| 21 | acquisition of control of a Health Maintenance Organization  | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) the Director shall give primary consideration to  | ||||||
| 24 |  the continuation of benefits to enrollees and the  | ||||||
| 25 |  financial conditions of the acquired Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 26 |  Organization after the merger, consolidation, or other  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  acquisition of control takes effect; | ||||||
| 2 |         (2)(i) the criteria specified in subsection (1)(b) of  | ||||||
| 3 |  Section 131.8 of the Illinois Insurance Code shall not  | ||||||
| 4 |  apply and (ii) the Director, in making his determination  | ||||||
| 5 |  with respect to the merger, consolidation, or other  | ||||||
| 6 |  acquisition of control, need not take into account the  | ||||||
| 7 |  effect on competition of the merger, consolidation, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  other acquisition of control; | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) the Director shall have the power to require the  | ||||||
| 10 |  following information: | ||||||
| 11 |             (A) certification by an independent actuary of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  adequacy of the reserves of the Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 13 |  Organization sought to be acquired; | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) pro forma financial statements reflecting the  | ||||||
| 15 |  combined balance sheets of the acquiring company and  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be  | ||||||
| 17 |  acquired as of the end of the preceding year and as of  | ||||||
| 18 |  a date 90 days prior to the acquisition, as well as pro  | ||||||
| 19 |  forma financial statements reflecting projected  | ||||||
| 20 |  combined operation for a period of 2 years; | ||||||
| 21 |             (C) a pro forma business plan detailing an  | ||||||
| 22 |  acquiring party's plans with respect to the operation  | ||||||
| 23 |  of the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be  | ||||||
| 24 |  acquired for a period of not less than 3 years; and | ||||||
| 25 |             (D) such other information as the Director shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  require. | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |     (d) The provisions of Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 2 | Insurance Code and this Section 5-3 shall apply to the sale by  | ||||||
| 3 | any health maintenance organization of greater than 10% of its  | ||||||
| 4 | enrollee population (including, without limitation, the health  | ||||||
| 5 | maintenance organization's right, title, and interest in and  | ||||||
| 6 | to its health care certificates). | ||||||
| 7 |     (e) In considering any management contract or service  | ||||||
| 8 | agreement subject to Section 141.1 of the Illinois Insurance  | ||||||
| 9 | Code, the Director (i) shall, in addition to the criteria  | ||||||
| 10 | specified in Section 141.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,  | ||||||
| 11 | take into account the effect of the management contract or  | ||||||
| 12 | service agreement on the continuation of benefits to enrollees  | ||||||
| 13 | and the financial condition of the health maintenance  | ||||||
| 14 | organization to be managed or serviced, and (ii) need not take  | ||||||
| 15 | into account the effect of the management contract or service  | ||||||
| 16 | agreement on competition. | ||||||
| 17 |     (f) Except for small employer groups as defined in the  | ||||||
| 18 | Small Employer Rating, Renewability and Portability Health  | ||||||
| 19 | Insurance Act and except for medicare supplement policies as  | ||||||
| 20 | defined in Section 363 of the Illinois Insurance Code, a  | ||||||
| 21 | Health Maintenance Organization may by contract agree with a  | ||||||
| 22 | group or other enrollment unit to effect refunds or charge  | ||||||
| 23 | additional premiums under the following terms and conditions: | ||||||
| 24 |         (i) the amount of, and other terms and conditions with  | ||||||
| 25 |  respect to, the refund or additional premium are set forth  | ||||||
| 26 |  in the group or enrollment unit contract agreed in advance  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  of the period for which a refund is to be paid or  | ||||||
| 2 |  additional premium is to be charged (which period shall  | ||||||
| 3 |  not be less than one year); and | ||||||
| 4 |         (ii) the amount of the refund or additional premium  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall not exceed 20% of the Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 6 |  Organization's profitable or unprofitable experience with  | ||||||
| 7 |  respect to the group or other enrollment unit for the  | ||||||
| 8 |  period (and, for purposes of a refund or additional  | ||||||
| 9 |  premium, the profitable or unprofitable experience shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  be calculated taking into account a pro rata share of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Health Maintenance Organization's administrative and  | ||||||
| 12 |  marketing expenses, but shall not include any refund to be  | ||||||
| 13 |  made or additional premium to be paid pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection (f)). The Health Maintenance Organization and  | ||||||
| 15 |  the group or enrollment unit may agree that the profitable  | ||||||
| 16 |  or unprofitable experience may be calculated taking into  | ||||||
| 17 |  account the refund period and the immediately preceding 2  | ||||||
| 18 |  plan years. | ||||||
| 19 |     The Health Maintenance Organization shall include a  | ||||||
| 20 | statement in the evidence of coverage issued to each enrollee  | ||||||
| 21 | describing the possibility of a refund or additional premium,  | ||||||
| 22 | and upon request of any group or enrollment unit, provide to  | ||||||
| 23 | the group or enrollment unit a description of the method used  | ||||||
| 24 | to calculate (1) the Health Maintenance Organization's  | ||||||
| 25 | profitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment  | ||||||
| 26 | unit and the resulting refund to the group or enrollment unit  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | or (2) the Health Maintenance Organization's unprofitable  | ||||||
| 2 | experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and  | ||||||
| 3 | the resulting additional premium to be paid by the group or  | ||||||
| 4 | enrollment unit. | ||||||
| 5 |     In no event shall the Illinois Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 6 | Organization Guaranty Association be liable to pay any  | ||||||
| 7 | contractual obligation of an insolvent organization to pay any  | ||||||
| 8 | refund authorized under this Section. | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045,  | ||||||
| 10 | if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in  | ||||||
| 11 | accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 12 | Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint  | ||||||
| 13 | Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so  | ||||||
| 14 | adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-34, eff. 6-25-21;  | ||||||
| 16 | 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-443, eff.  | ||||||
| 17 | 1-1-22; 102-589, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665,  | ||||||
| 18 | eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 19 | 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff.  | ||||||
| 20 | 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-901, eff. 7-1-22; 102-1093,  | ||||||
| 21 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 22 | 103-91, eff. 1-1-24; 103-123, eff. 1-1-24; 103-154, eff.  | ||||||
| 23 | 6-30-23; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24; 103-426, eff. 8-4-23; 103-445,  | ||||||
| 24 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-551, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-618, eff. 1-1-25; 103-649, eff. 1-1-25; 103-656, eff.  | ||||||
| 26 | 1-1-25; 103-700, eff. 1-1-25; 103-718, eff. 7-19-24; 103-751,  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | eff. 8-2-24; 103-753, eff. 8-2-24; 103-758, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 2 | 103-777, eff. 8-2-24; 103-914, eff. 1-1-25; 103-918, eff.  | ||||||
| 3 | 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25; revised 9-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 5-3. Insurance Code provisions.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) Health Maintenance Organizations shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 7 | the provisions of Sections 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140,  | ||||||
| 8 | 141.1, 141.2, 141.3, 143, 143.31, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151,  | ||||||
| 9 | 152, 153, 154, 154.5, 154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 155.22a,  | ||||||
| 10 | 155.49, 352c, 355.2, 355.3, 355.6, 355b, 355c, 356f, 356g,  | ||||||
| 11 | 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356u.10, 356v, 356w, 356x, 356z.2,  | ||||||
| 12 | 356z.3a, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9,  | ||||||
| 13 | 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.17,  | ||||||
| 14 | 356z.18, 356z.19, 356z.20, 356z.21, 356z.22, 356z.23, 356z.24,  | ||||||
| 15 | 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.28, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.31, 356z.32,  | ||||||
| 16 | 356z.33, 356z.34, 356z.35, 356z.36, 356z.37, 356z.38, 356z.39,  | ||||||
| 17 | 356z.40, 356z.40a, 356z.41, 356z.44, 356z.45, 356z.46,  | ||||||
| 18 | 356z.47, 356z.48, 356z.49, 356z.50, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54,  | ||||||
| 19 | 356z.55, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.58, 356z.59, 356z.60, 356z.61,  | ||||||
| 20 | 356z.62, 356z.63, 356z.64, 356z.65, 356z.66, 356z.67, 356z.68,  | ||||||
| 21 | 356z.69, 356z.70, 356z.71, 356z.72, 356z.73, 356z.74, 356z.75,  | ||||||
| 22 | 356z.77, 364, 364.01, 364.3, 367.2, 367.2-5, 367i, 368a, 368b,  | ||||||
| 23 | 368c, 368d, 368e, 370c, 370c.1, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A,  | ||||||
| 24 | 408, 408.2, 409, 412, 444, and 444.1, paragraph (c) of  | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (2) of Section 367, and Articles IIA, VIII 1/2,  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | XII, XII 1/2, XIII, XIII 1/2, XXV, XXVI, and XXXIIB of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) For purposes of the Illinois Insurance Code, except  | ||||||
| 4 | for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII and XIII 1/2,  | ||||||
| 5 | Health Maintenance Organizations in the following categories  | ||||||
| 6 | are deemed to be "domestic companies": | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) a corporation authorized under the Dental Service  | ||||||
| 8 |  Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) a corporation organized under the laws of this  | ||||||
| 10 |  State; or | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) a corporation organized under the laws of another  | ||||||
| 12 |  state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents  | ||||||
| 13 |  of this State, except a corporation subject to  | ||||||
| 14 |  substantially the same requirements in its state of  | ||||||
| 15 |  organization as is a "domestic company" under Article VIII  | ||||||
| 16 |  1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) In considering the merger, consolidation, or other  | ||||||
| 18 | acquisition of control of a Health Maintenance Organization  | ||||||
| 19 | pursuant to Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) the Director shall give primary consideration to  | ||||||
| 21 |  the continuation of benefits to enrollees and the  | ||||||
| 22 |  financial conditions of the acquired Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 23 |  Organization after the merger, consolidation, or other  | ||||||
| 24 |  acquisition of control takes effect; | ||||||
| 25 |         (2)(i) the criteria specified in subsection (1)(b) of  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section 131.8 of the Illinois Insurance Code shall not  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  apply and (ii) the Director, in making his determination  | ||||||
| 2 |  with respect to the merger, consolidation, or other  | ||||||
| 3 |  acquisition of control, need not take into account the  | ||||||
| 4 |  effect on competition of the merger, consolidation, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  other acquisition of control; | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) the Director shall have the power to require the  | ||||||
| 7 |  following information: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) certification by an independent actuary of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  adequacy of the reserves of the Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 10 |  Organization sought to be acquired; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) pro forma financial statements reflecting the  | ||||||
| 12 |  combined balance sheets of the acquiring company and  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be  | ||||||
| 14 |  acquired as of the end of the preceding year and as of  | ||||||
| 15 |  a date 90 days prior to the acquisition, as well as pro  | ||||||
| 16 |  forma financial statements reflecting projected  | ||||||
| 17 |  combined operation for a period of 2 years; | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) a pro forma business plan detailing an  | ||||||
| 19 |  acquiring party's plans with respect to the operation  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be  | ||||||
| 21 |  acquired for a period of not less than 3 years; and | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) such other information as the Director shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  require. | ||||||
| 24 |     (d) The provisions of Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 25 | Insurance Code and this Section 5-3 shall apply to the sale by  | ||||||
| 26 | any health maintenance organization of greater than 10% of its  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | enrollee population (including, without limitation, the health  | ||||||
| 2 | maintenance organization's right, title, and interest in and  | ||||||
| 3 | to its health care certificates). | ||||||
| 4 |     (e) In considering any management contract or service  | ||||||
| 5 | agreement subject to Section 141.1 of the Illinois Insurance  | ||||||
| 6 | Code, the Director (i) shall, in addition to the criteria  | ||||||
| 7 | specified in Section 141.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,  | ||||||
| 8 | take into account the effect of the management contract or  | ||||||
| 9 | service agreement on the continuation of benefits to enrollees  | ||||||
| 10 | and the financial condition of the health maintenance  | ||||||
| 11 | organization to be managed or serviced, and (ii) need not take  | ||||||
| 12 | into account the effect of the management contract or service  | ||||||
| 13 | agreement on competition. | ||||||
| 14 |     (f) Except for small employer groups as defined in the  | ||||||
| 15 | Small Employer Rating, Renewability and Portability Health  | ||||||
| 16 | Insurance Act and except for medicare supplement policies as  | ||||||
| 17 | defined in Section 363 of the Illinois Insurance Code, a  | ||||||
| 18 | Health Maintenance Organization may by contract agree with a  | ||||||
| 19 | group or other enrollment unit to effect refunds or charge  | ||||||
| 20 | additional premiums under the following terms and conditions: | ||||||
| 21 |         (i) the amount of, and other terms and conditions with  | ||||||
| 22 |  respect to, the refund or additional premium are set forth  | ||||||
| 23 |  in the group or enrollment unit contract agreed in advance  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the period for which a refund is to be paid or  | ||||||
| 25 |  additional premium is to be charged (which period shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  not be less than one year); and | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |         (ii) the amount of the refund or additional premium  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall not exceed 20% of the Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 3 |  Organization's profitable or unprofitable experience with  | ||||||
| 4 |  respect to the group or other enrollment unit for the  | ||||||
| 5 |  period (and, for purposes of a refund or additional  | ||||||
| 6 |  premium, the profitable or unprofitable experience shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  be calculated taking into account a pro rata share of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Health Maintenance Organization's administrative and  | ||||||
| 9 |  marketing expenses, but shall not include any refund to be  | ||||||
| 10 |  made or additional premium to be paid pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 11 |  subsection (f)). The Health Maintenance Organization and  | ||||||
| 12 |  the group or enrollment unit may agree that the profitable  | ||||||
| 13 |  or unprofitable experience may be calculated taking into  | ||||||
| 14 |  account the refund period and the immediately preceding 2  | ||||||
| 15 |  plan years. | ||||||
| 16 |     The Health Maintenance Organization shall include a  | ||||||
| 17 | statement in the evidence of coverage issued to each enrollee  | ||||||
| 18 | describing the possibility of a refund or additional premium,  | ||||||
| 19 | and upon request of any group or enrollment unit, provide to  | ||||||
| 20 | the group or enrollment unit a description of the method used  | ||||||
| 21 | to calculate (1) the Health Maintenance Organization's  | ||||||
| 22 | profitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment  | ||||||
| 23 | unit and the resulting refund to the group or enrollment unit  | ||||||
| 24 | or (2) the Health Maintenance Organization's unprofitable  | ||||||
| 25 | experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and  | ||||||
| 26 | the resulting additional premium to be paid by the group or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | enrollment unit. | ||||||
| 2 |     In no event shall the Illinois Health Maintenance  | ||||||
| 3 | Organization Guaranty Association be liable to pay any  | ||||||
| 4 | contractual obligation of an insolvent organization to pay any  | ||||||
| 5 | refund authorized under this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |     (g) Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045,  | ||||||
| 7 | if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in  | ||||||
| 8 | accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 9 | Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint  | ||||||
| 10 | Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so  | ||||||
| 11 | adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-34, eff. 6-25-21;  | ||||||
| 13 | 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-443, eff.  | ||||||
| 14 | 1-1-22; 102-589, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665,  | ||||||
| 15 | eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22;  | ||||||
| 16 | 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff.  | ||||||
| 17 | 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-901, eff. 7-1-22; 102-1093,  | ||||||
| 18 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 19 | 103-91, eff. 1-1-24; 103-123, eff. 1-1-24; 103-154, eff.  | ||||||
| 20 | 6-30-23; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24; 103-426, eff. 8-4-23; 103-445,  | ||||||
| 21 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-551, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 22 | 103-618, eff. 1-1-25; 103-649, eff. 1-1-25; 103-656, eff.  | ||||||
| 23 | 1-1-25; 103-700, eff. 1-1-25; 103-718, eff. 7-19-24; 103-751,  | ||||||
| 24 | eff. 8-2-24; 103-753, eff. 8-2-24; 103-758, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-777, eff. 8-2-24; 103-808, eff. 1-1-26; 103-914, eff.  | ||||||
| 26 | 1-1-25; 103-918, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25; revised  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     Section 770. The Limited Health Service Organization Act  | ||||||
| 3 | is amended by changing Section 4003 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (215 ILCS 130/4003)    (from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 4003. Illinois Insurance Code provisions. Limited  | ||||||
| 6 | health service organizations shall be subject to the  | ||||||
| 7 | provisions of Sections 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141.1,  | ||||||
| 8 | 141.2, 141.3, 143, 143.31, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153,  | ||||||
| 9 | 154, 154.5, 154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 155.37, 155.49, 352c,  | ||||||
| 10 | 355.2, 355.3, 355b, 355d, 356m, 356q, 356v, 356z.4, 356z.4a,  | ||||||
| 11 | 356z.10, 356z.21, 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.32,  | ||||||
| 12 | 356z.33, 356z.41, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54,  | ||||||
| 13 | 356z.57, 356z.59, 356z.61, 356z.64, 356z.67, 356z.68, 356z.71,  | ||||||
| 14 | 356z.73, 356z.74, 356z.75, 364.3, 368a, 401, 401.1, 402, 403,  | ||||||
| 15 | 403A, 408, 408.2, 409, 412, 444, and 444.1 and Articles IIA,  | ||||||
| 16 | VIII 1/2, XII, XII 1/2, XIII, XIII 1/2, XXV, and XXVI of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Insurance Code. Nothing in this Section shall require  | ||||||
| 18 | a limited health care plan to cover any service that is not a  | ||||||
| 19 | limited health service. For purposes of the Illinois Insurance  | ||||||
| 20 | Code, except for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII and  | ||||||
| 21 | XIII 1/2, limited health service organizations in the  | ||||||
| 22 | following categories are deemed to be domestic companies: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) a corporation under the laws of this State; or | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) a corporation organized under the laws of another  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents  | ||||||
| 2 |  of this State, except a corporation subject to  | ||||||
| 3 |  substantially the same requirements in its state of  | ||||||
| 4 |  organization as is a domestic company under Article VIII  | ||||||
| 5 |  1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 7 | 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-731, eff.  | ||||||
| 8 | 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816,  | ||||||
| 9 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23;  | ||||||
| 10 | 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24; 103-91, eff.  | ||||||
| 11 | 1-1-24; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24; 103-426, eff. 8-4-23; 103-445,  | ||||||
| 12 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-649, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 13 | 103-656, eff. 1-1-25; 103-700, eff. 1-1-25; 103-718, eff.  | ||||||
| 14 | 7-19-24; 103-751, eff. 8-2-24; 103-758, eff. 1-1-25; 103-832,  | ||||||
| 15 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 16 |     Section 775. The Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights  | ||||||
| 17 | Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 18 |     (215 ILCS 134/10) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:  | ||||||
| 20 |     For a health care plan under Section 45 or for a  | ||||||
| 21 | utilization review program under Section 85, "adverse  | ||||||
| 22 | determination" has the meaning given to that term in Section  | ||||||
| 23 | 10 of the Health Carrier External Review Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Clinical peer" means a health care professional who is in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the same profession and the same or similar specialty as the  | ||||||
| 2 | health care provider who typically manages the medical  | ||||||
| 3 | condition, procedures, or treatment under review. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Department" means the Department of Insurance. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Emergency medical condition" means a medical condition  | ||||||
| 6 | manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity,  | ||||||
| 7 | regardless of the final diagnosis given, such that a prudent  | ||||||
| 8 | layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and  | ||||||
| 9 | medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate  | ||||||
| 10 | medical attention to result in: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) placing the health of the individual (or, with  | ||||||
| 12 |  respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her  | ||||||
| 13 |  unborn child) in serious jeopardy; | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) serious impairment to bodily functions; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) inadequately controlled pain; or | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) with respect to a pregnant woman who is having  | ||||||
| 18 |  contractions: | ||||||
| 19 |             (A) inadequate time to complete a safe transfer to  | ||||||
| 20 |  another hospital before delivery; or | ||||||
| 21 |             (B) a transfer to another hospital may pose a  | ||||||
| 22 |  threat to the health or safety of the woman or unborn  | ||||||
| 23 |  child.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Emergency medical screening examination" means a medical  | ||||||
| 25 | screening examination and evaluation by a physician licensed  | ||||||
| 26 | to practice medicine in all its branches, or to the extent  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | permitted by applicable laws, by other appropriately licensed  | ||||||
| 2 | personnel under the supervision of or in collaboration with a  | ||||||
| 3 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches to  | ||||||
| 4 | determine whether the need for emergency services exists. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Emergency services" means, with respect to an enrollee of  | ||||||
| 6 | a health care plan, transportation services, including but not  | ||||||
| 7 | limited to ambulance services, and covered inpatient and  | ||||||
| 8 | outpatient hospital services furnished by a provider qualified  | ||||||
| 9 | to furnish those services that are needed to evaluate or  | ||||||
| 10 | stabilize an emergency medical condition. "Emergency services"  | ||||||
| 11 | does not refer to post-stabilization medical services. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Enrollee" means any person and his or her dependents  | ||||||
| 13 | enrolled in or covered by a health care plan. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Generally accepted standards of care" means standards of  | ||||||
| 15 | care and clinical practice that are generally recognized by  | ||||||
| 16 | health care providers practicing in relevant clinical  | ||||||
| 17 | specialties for the illness, injury, or condition or its  | ||||||
| 18 | symptoms and comorbidities. Valid, evidence-based sources  | ||||||
| 19 | reflecting generally accepted standards of care include  | ||||||
| 20 | peer-reviewed scientific studies and medical literature,  | ||||||
| 21 | recommendations of nonprofit health care provider professional  | ||||||
| 22 | associations and specialty societies, including, but not  | ||||||
| 23 | limited to, patient placement criteria and clinical practice  | ||||||
| 24 | guidelines, recommendations of federal government agencies,  | ||||||
| 25 | and drug labeling approved by the United States Food and Drug  | ||||||
| 26 | Administration.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Health care plan" means a plan, including, but not  | ||||||
| 2 | limited to, a health maintenance organization, a managed care  | ||||||
| 3 | community network as defined in the Illinois Public Aid Code,  | ||||||
| 4 | or an accountable care entity as defined in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 | Public Aid Code that receives capitated payments to cover  | ||||||
| 6 | medical services from the Department of Healthcare and Family  | ||||||
| 7 | Services, that establishes, operates, or maintains a network  | ||||||
| 8 | of health care providers that has entered into an agreement  | ||||||
| 9 | with the plan to provide health care services to enrollees to  | ||||||
| 10 | whom the plan has the ultimate obligation to arrange for the  | ||||||
| 11 | provision of or payment for services through organizational  | ||||||
| 12 | arrangements for ongoing quality assurance, utilization review  | ||||||
| 13 | programs, or dispute resolution. Nothing in this definition  | ||||||
| 14 | shall be construed to mean that an independent practice  | ||||||
| 15 | association or a physician hospital organization that  | ||||||
| 16 | subcontracts with a health care plan is, for purposes of that  | ||||||
| 17 | subcontract, a health care plan. | ||||||
| 18 |     For purposes of this definition, "health care plan" shall  | ||||||
| 19 | not include the following: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) indemnity health insurance policies including  | ||||||
| 21 |  those using a contracted provider network; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) health care plans that offer only dental or only  | ||||||
| 23 |  vision coverage; | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) preferred provider administrators, as defined in  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section 370g(g) of the Illinois Insurance Code; | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) employee or employer self-insured health benefit  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  plans under the federal Employee Retirement Income  | ||||||
| 2 |  Security Act of 1974; | ||||||
| 3 |         (5) health care provided pursuant to the Workers'  | ||||||
| 4 |  Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases  | ||||||
| 5 |  Act; and | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) except with respect to subsections (a) and (b) of  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section 65 and subsection (a-5) of Section 70,  | ||||||
| 8 |  not-for-profit voluntary health services plans with health  | ||||||
| 9 |  maintenance organization authority in existence as of  | ||||||
| 10 |  January 1, 1999 that are affiliated with a union and that  | ||||||
| 11 |  only extend coverage to union members and their  | ||||||
| 12 |  dependents. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Health care professional" means a physician, a registered  | ||||||
| 14 | professional nurse, or other individual appropriately licensed  | ||||||
| 15 | or registered to provide health care services. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Health care provider" means any physician, hospital  | ||||||
| 17 | facility, facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act,  | ||||||
| 18 | long-term care facility as defined in Section 1-113 of the  | ||||||
| 19 | Nursing Home Care Act, or other person that is licensed or  | ||||||
| 20 | otherwise authorized to deliver health care services. Nothing  | ||||||
| 21 | in this Act shall be construed to define Independent Practice  | ||||||
| 22 | Associations or Physician-Hospital Organizations as health  | ||||||
| 23 | care providers. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Health care services" means any services included in the  | ||||||
| 25 | furnishing to any individual of medical care, or the  | ||||||
| 26 | hospitalization incident to the furnishing of such care, as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | well as the furnishing to any person of any and all other  | ||||||
| 2 | services for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing,  | ||||||
| 3 | or healing human illness or injury including behavioral  | ||||||
| 4 | health, mental health, home health, and pharmaceutical  | ||||||
| 5 | services and products. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Medical director" means a physician licensed in any state  | ||||||
| 7 | to practice medicine in all its branches appointed by a health  | ||||||
| 8 | care plan. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Medically necessary" means that a service or product  | ||||||
| 10 | addresses the specific needs of a patient for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 11 | screening, preventing, diagnosing, managing, or treating an  | ||||||
| 12 | illness, injury, or condition or its symptoms and  | ||||||
| 13 | comorbidities, including minimizing the progression of an  | ||||||
| 14 | illness, injury, or condition or its symptoms and  | ||||||
| 15 | comorbidities, in a manner that is all of the following: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) in accordance with generally accepted standards of  | ||||||
| 17 |  care; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) clinically appropriate in terms of type,  | ||||||
| 19 |  frequency, extent, site, and duration; and | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) not primarily for the economic benefit of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  health care plan, purchaser, or utilization review  | ||||||
| 22 |  organization, or for the convenience of the patient,  | ||||||
| 23 |  treating physician, or other health care provider.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Person" means a corporation, association, partnership,  | ||||||
| 25 | limited liability company, sole proprietorship, or any other  | ||||||
| 26 | legal entity. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical  | ||||||
| 2 | Practice Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Post-stabilization medical services" means health care  | ||||||
| 4 | services provided to an enrollee that are furnished in a  | ||||||
| 5 | licensed hospital by a provider that is qualified to furnish  | ||||||
| 6 | such services, and determined to be medically necessary and  | ||||||
| 7 | directly related to the emergency medical condition following  | ||||||
| 8 | stabilization. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Stabilization" means, with respect to an emergency  | ||||||
| 10 | medical condition, to provide such medical treatment of the  | ||||||
| 11 | condition as may be necessary to assure, within reasonable  | ||||||
| 12 | medical probability, that no material deterioration of the  | ||||||
| 13 | condition is likely to result. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Step therapy requirement" means a utilization review or  | ||||||
| 15 | formulary requirement that specifies, as a condition of  | ||||||
| 16 | coverage under a health care plan, the order in which certain  | ||||||
| 17 | health care services must be used to treat or manage an  | ||||||
| 18 | enrollee's health condition. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Step therapy requirement" does not include: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) utilization review to identify when a treatment or  | ||||||
| 21 |  health care service is contraindicated or clinically  | ||||||
| 22 |  appropriate or to limit quantity or dosage for an enrollee  | ||||||
| 23 |  based on utilization review criteria consistent with  | ||||||
| 24 |  generally accepted standards of care developed in  | ||||||
| 25 |  accordance with Section 87 of this Act; | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) the removal of a drug from a formulary or changing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the drug's preferred or cost-sharing tier to higher cost  | ||||||
| 2 |  sharing; | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) use of the medical exceptions process under  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 45.1 of this Act; any decision during a medical  | ||||||
| 5 |  exceptions process based on cost is step therapy and  | ||||||
| 6 |  prohibited; | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) a requirement to obtain prior authorization for  | ||||||
| 8 |  the requested treatment; or | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) for health care plans operated or overseen by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Department of Healthcare and Family Services, including  | ||||||
| 11 |  Medicaid managed care plans, any utilization controls  | ||||||
| 12 |  mandated by 42 CFR 456.703 or a preferred drug list as  | ||||||
| 13 |  described in Section 5-30.14 of the Illinois Public Aid  | ||||||
| 14 |  Code. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Utilization review" means the evaluation, including any  | ||||||
| 16 | evaluation based on an algorithmic automated process, of the  | ||||||
| 17 | medical necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of the use  | ||||||
| 18 | of health care services, procedures, and facilities. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Utilization review" includes either of the following: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) prospectively, retrospectively, or concurrently  | ||||||
| 21 |  reviewing and approving, modifying, delaying, or denying,  | ||||||
| 22 |  based, in whole or in part, on medical necessity, requests  | ||||||
| 23 |  by health care providers, enrollees, or their authorized  | ||||||
| 24 |  representatives for coverage of health care services  | ||||||
| 25 |  before, retrospectively, or concurrently with the  | ||||||
| 26 |  provision of health care services to enrollees; or | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) evaluating the medical necessity, appropriateness,  | ||||||
| 2 |  level of care, service intensity, efficacy, or efficiency  | ||||||
| 3 |  of health care services, benefits, procedures, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  settings, under any circumstances, to determine whether a  | ||||||
| 5 |  health care service or benefit subject to a medical  | ||||||
| 6 |  necessity coverage requirement in a health care plan is  | ||||||
| 7 |  covered as medically necessary for an enrollee. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Utilization review criteria" means criteria, standards,  | ||||||
| 9 | protocols, or guidelines used by a utilization review program  | ||||||
| 10 | to conduct utilization review to ensure that a patient's care  | ||||||
| 11 | is aligned with generally accepted standards of care and  | ||||||
| 12 | consistent with State law. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Utilization review program" means a program established  | ||||||
| 14 | by a person to perform utilization review. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 102-409, eff. 1-1-22; 103-426, eff. 8-4-23;  | ||||||
| 16 | 103-650, eff. 1-1-25; 103-656, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     Section 780. The Viatical Settlements Act of 2009 is  | ||||||
| 18 | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (215 ILCS 159/5) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 21 |     "Accredited investor" means an accredited investor as  | ||||||
| 22 | defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of  | ||||||
| 23 | 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77 et seq.), as amended. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Advertising" means any written, electronic, or printed  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | communication or any communication by means of recorded  | ||||||
| 2 | telephone messages or transmitted on radio, television, the  | ||||||
| 3 | Internet, or similar communications media, including film  | ||||||
| 4 | strips, digital picture slides, motion pictures, and videos  | ||||||
| 5 | published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the  | ||||||
| 6 | public in this State, for the purpose of creating an interest  | ||||||
| 7 | in or inducing a person to sell, assign, devise, bequest, or  | ||||||
| 8 | transfer the death benefit or ownership of a policy pursuant  | ||||||
| 9 | to a viatical settlement contract. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Alien licensee" means a licensee incorporated or  | ||||||
| 11 | organized under the laws of any country other than the United  | ||||||
| 12 | States. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Business of viatical settlements" means any activity  | ||||||
| 14 | involved in, but not limited to, the offering, soliciting,  | ||||||
| 15 | negotiating, procuring, effectuating, purchasing, investing,  | ||||||
| 16 | financing, monitoring, tracking, underwriting, selling,  | ||||||
| 17 | transferring, assigning, pledging, or hypothecating or in any  | ||||||
| 18 | other manner acquiring an interest in a life insurance policy  | ||||||
| 19 | by means of a viatical settlement contract or other agreement. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Chronically ill" means having been certified within the  | ||||||
| 21 | preceding 12-month period by a licensed health professional  | ||||||
| 22 | as: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) being unable to perform, without substantial  | ||||||
| 24 |  assistance from another individual and for at least 90  | ||||||
| 25 |  days due to a loss of functional capacity, at least 2  | ||||||
| 26 |  activities of daily living, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  eating, toileting, transferring, bathing, dressing, or  | ||||||
| 2 |  continence; | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) requiring substantial supervision to protect the  | ||||||
| 4 |  individual from threats to health and safety due to severe  | ||||||
| 5 |  cognitive impairment; or | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) having a level of disability similar to that  | ||||||
| 7 |  described in paragraph (1) as determined by the Secretary  | ||||||
| 8 |  of Health and Human Services. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Controlling person" means any person, firm, association,  | ||||||
| 10 | or corporation that directly or indirectly has the power to  | ||||||
| 11 | direct or cause to be directed the management, control, or  | ||||||
| 12 | activities of the viatical settlement provider. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Director" means the Director of the Division of Insurance  | ||||||
| 14 | of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Division" means the Division of Insurance of the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Escrow agent" means an independent third-party person  | ||||||
| 18 | who, pursuant to a written agreement signed by the viatical  | ||||||
| 19 | settlement provider and viator, provides escrow services  | ||||||
| 20 | related to the acquisition of a life insurance policy pursuant  | ||||||
| 21 | to a viatical settlement contract. "Escrow agent" does not  | ||||||
| 22 | include any person associated or affiliated with or under the  | ||||||
| 23 | control of a licensee. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Financial institution" means a financial institution as  | ||||||
| 25 | defined by the Financial Institutions Insurance Sales Law in  | ||||||
| 26 | Article XLIV of the Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Financing entity" means an underwriter, placement agent,  | ||||||
| 2 | lender, purchaser of securities, purchaser of a policy or  | ||||||
| 3 | certificate from a viatical settlement provider, credit  | ||||||
| 4 | enhancer, or an entity that has a direct ownership in a policy  | ||||||
| 5 | that is the subject of a viatical settlement contract, and to  | ||||||
| 6 | which both of the following apply: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) its principal activity related to the transaction  | ||||||
| 8 |  is providing funds to effect the viatical settlement or  | ||||||
| 9 |  purchase of one or more viaticated policies; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) it has an agreement in writing with one or more  | ||||||
| 11 |  licensed viatical settlement providers to finance the  | ||||||
| 12 |  acquisition of viatical settlement contracts. | ||||||
| 13 | "Financing entity" does not include an investor that is not an  | ||||||
| 14 | accredited investor. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Financing transaction" means a transaction in which a  | ||||||
| 16 | viatical settlement provider obtains financing from a  | ||||||
| 17 | financing entity, including, without limitation, any secured  | ||||||
| 18 | or unsecured financing, securitization transaction, or  | ||||||
| 19 | securities offering that either is registered or exempt from  | ||||||
| 20 | registration under federal and State securities law. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Foreign licensee" means any viatical settlement provider  | ||||||
| 22 | incorporated or organized under the laws of any state of the  | ||||||
| 23 | United States other than this State. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Insurance producer" means an insurance producer as  | ||||||
| 25 | defined by Section 500-10 10 of Article XXXI of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 26 | Insurance Code. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Licensee" means a viatical settlement provider or  | ||||||
| 2 | viatical settlement broker. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Life expectancy provider" means a person who determines  | ||||||
| 4 | or holds himself or herself out as determining life  | ||||||
| 5 | expectancies or mortality ratings used to determine life  | ||||||
| 6 | expectancies on behalf of or in connection with any of the  | ||||||
| 7 | following: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) A viatical settlement provider, viatical  | ||||||
| 9 |  settlement broker, or person engaged in the business of  | ||||||
| 10 |  viatical settlements. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) A viatical investment as defined by Section 2.33  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 or a viatical  | ||||||
| 13 |  settlement contract. | ||||||
| 14 |     "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance  | ||||||
| 15 | Commissioners. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Person" means an individual or a legal entity, including,  | ||||||
| 17 | without limitation, a partnership, limited liability company,  | ||||||
| 18 | limited liability partnership, association, trust, business  | ||||||
| 19 | trust, or corporation. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Policy" means an individual or group policy, group  | ||||||
| 21 | certificate, contract, or arrangement of insurance of the  | ||||||
| 22 | class defined by subsection (a) of Section 4 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Insurance Code owned by a resident of this State, regardless  | ||||||
| 24 | of whether delivered or issued for delivery in this State. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Qualified institutional buyer" means a qualified  | ||||||
| 26 | institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Related provider trust" means a titling trust or other  | ||||||
| 3 | trust established by a licensed viatical settlement provider  | ||||||
| 4 | or a financing entity for the sole purpose of holding the  | ||||||
| 5 | ownership or beneficial interest in purchased policies in  | ||||||
| 6 | connection with a financing transaction. The trust shall have  | ||||||
| 7 | a written agreement with the licensed viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 8 | provider under which the licensed viatical settlement provider  | ||||||
| 9 | is responsible for ensuring compliance with all statutory and  | ||||||
| 10 | regulatory requirements and under which the trust agrees to  | ||||||
| 11 | make all records and files related to viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 12 | transactions available to the Director as if those records and  | ||||||
| 13 | files were maintained directly by the licensed viatical  | ||||||
| 14 | settlement provider. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Special purpose entity" means a corporation, partnership,  | ||||||
| 16 | trust, limited liability company, or other similar entity  | ||||||
| 17 | formed only to provide, directly or indirectly, access to  | ||||||
| 18 | institutional capital markets (i) for a financing entity or  | ||||||
| 19 | licensed viatical settlement provider; or (ii) in connection  | ||||||
| 20 | with a transaction in which the securities in the special  | ||||||
| 21 | purposes entity are acquired by the viator or by qualified  | ||||||
| 22 | institutional buyers or the securities pay a fixed rate of  | ||||||
| 23 | return commensurate with established asset-backed  | ||||||
| 24 | institutional capital markets. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Stranger-originated life insurance" or "STOLI" means an  | ||||||
| 26 | act, practice, or arrangement to initiate a life insurance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | policy for the benefit of a third-party investor who, at the  | ||||||
| 2 | time of policy origination, has no insurable interest in the  | ||||||
| 3 | insured. STOLI practices include, but are not limited to,  | ||||||
| 4 | cases in which life insurance is purchased with resources or  | ||||||
| 5 | guarantees from or through a person or entity who, at the time  | ||||||
| 6 | of policy inception, could not lawfully initiate the policy  | ||||||
| 7 | himself or itself and where, at the time of policy inception,  | ||||||
| 8 | there is an arrangement or agreement, whether verbal or  | ||||||
| 9 | written, to directly or indirectly transfer the ownership of  | ||||||
| 10 | the policy or policy benefits to a third party. Trusts created  | ||||||
| 11 | to give the appearance of an insurable interest and used to  | ||||||
| 12 | initiate policies for investors violate insurance interest  | ||||||
| 13 | laws and the prohibition against wagering on life. STOLI  | ||||||
| 14 | arrangements do not include lawful viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 15 | contracts as permitted by this Act. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Terminally ill" means certified by a physician as having  | ||||||
| 17 | an illness or physical condition that reasonably is expected  | ||||||
| 18 | to result in death in 24 months or less. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Viatical settlement broker" means a licensed insurance  | ||||||
| 20 | producer who has been issued a license pursuant to paragraph  | ||||||
| 21 | (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 500-35 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 | Insurance Code who, working exclusively on behalf of a viator  | ||||||
| 23 | and for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration,  | ||||||
| 24 | offers, solicits, promotes, or attempts to negotiate viatical  | ||||||
| 25 | settlement contracts between a viator and one or more viatical  | ||||||
| 26 | settlement providers or one or more viatical settlement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | brokers. "Viatical settlement broker" does not include an  | ||||||
| 2 | attorney, a certified public accountant, or a financial  | ||||||
| 3 | planner accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation  | ||||||
| 4 | agency, who is retained to represent the viator and whose  | ||||||
| 5 | compensation is not paid directly or indirectly by the  | ||||||
| 6 | viatical settlement provider or purchaser. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Viatical settlement contract" means any of the following: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) A written agreement between a viator and a  | ||||||
| 9 |  viatical settlement provider establishing the terms under  | ||||||
| 10 |  which compensation or anything of value is or will be  | ||||||
| 11 |  paid, which compensation or value is less than the  | ||||||
| 12 |  expected death benefits of the policy, in return for the  | ||||||
| 13 |  viator's present or future assignment, transfer, sale,  | ||||||
| 14 |  devise, or bequest of the death benefit or ownership of  | ||||||
| 15 |  any portion of the insurance policy. | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) A written agreement for a loan or other lending  | ||||||
| 17 |  transaction, secured primarily by an individual life  | ||||||
| 18 |  insurance policy or an individual certificate of a group  | ||||||
| 19 |  life insurance policy. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) The transfer for compensation or value of  | ||||||
| 21 |  ownership of a beneficial interest in a trust or other  | ||||||
| 22 |  entity that owns such policy, if the trust or other entity  | ||||||
| 23 |  was formed or availed of for the principal purpose of  | ||||||
| 24 |  acquiring one or more life insurance contracts and the  | ||||||
| 25 |  life insurance contract insures the life of a person  | ||||||
| 26 |  residing in this State. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) A premium finance loan made for a life insurance  | ||||||
| 2 |  policy by a lender to a viator on, before, or after the  | ||||||
| 3 |  date of issuance of the policy in either of the following  | ||||||
| 4 |  situations: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) The viator or the insured receives a guarantee  | ||||||
| 6 |  of the viatical settlement value of the policy. | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) The viator or the insured agrees to sell the  | ||||||
| 8 |  policy or any portion of the policy's death benefit on  | ||||||
| 9 |  any date before or after issuance of the policy. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Viatical settlement contract" does not include any of the  | ||||||
| 11 | following acts, practices, or arrangements listed below in  | ||||||
| 12 | subparagraphs (a) through (i) of this definition of "viatical  | ||||||
| 13 | settlement contract", unless part of a plan, scheme, device,  | ||||||
| 14 | or artifice to avoid application of this Act; provided,  | ||||||
| 15 | however, that the list of excluded items contained in  | ||||||
| 16 | subparagraphs (a) through (i) is not intended to be an  | ||||||
| 17 | exhaustive list and that an act, practice, or arrangement that  | ||||||
| 18 | is not described below in subparagraphs (a) through (i) does  | ||||||
| 19 | not necessarily constitute a viatical settlement contract: | ||||||
| 20 |         (a) A policy loan or accelerated death benefit made by  | ||||||
| 21 |  the insurer pursuant to the policy's terms;  | ||||||
| 22 |         (b) Loan proceeds that are used solely to pay: (i)  | ||||||
| 23 |  premiums for the policy and (ii) the costs of the loan,  | ||||||
| 24 |  including, without limitation, interest, arrangement fees,  | ||||||
| 25 |  utilization fees and similar fees, closing costs, legal  | ||||||
| 26 |  fees and expenses, trustee fees and expenses, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  third-party third party collateral provider fees and  | ||||||
| 2 |  expenses, including fees payable to letter of credit  | ||||||
| 3 |  issuers; | ||||||
| 4 |         (c) A loan made by a bank or other financial  | ||||||
| 5 |  institution in which the lender takes an interest in a  | ||||||
| 6 |  life insurance policy solely to secure repayment of a loan  | ||||||
| 7 |  or, if there is a default on the loan and the policy is  | ||||||
| 8 |  transferred, the transfer of such a policy by the lender,  | ||||||
| 9 |  provided that neither the default itself nor the transfer  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the policy in connection with the default is pursuant  | ||||||
| 11 |  to an agreement or understanding with any other person for  | ||||||
| 12 |  the purpose of evading regulation under this Act; | ||||||
| 13 |         (d) A loan made by a lender that does not violate  | ||||||
| 14 |  Article XXXIIa of the Illinois Insurance Code, provided  | ||||||
| 15 |  that the premium finance loan is not described in this  | ||||||
| 16 |  Act;  | ||||||
| 17 |         (e) An agreement in which all the parties (i) are  | ||||||
| 18 |  closely related to the insured by blood or law or (ii) have  | ||||||
| 19 |  a lawful substantial economic interest in the continued  | ||||||
| 20 |  life, health, and bodily safety of the person insured, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  trusts established primarily for the benefit of such  | ||||||
| 22 |  parties;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (f) Any designation, consent, or agreement by an  | ||||||
| 24 |  insured who is an employee of an employer in connection  | ||||||
| 25 |  with the purchase by the employer, or trust established by  | ||||||
| 26 |  the employer, of life insurance on the life of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  employee;  | ||||||
| 2 |         (g) A bona fide business succession planning  | ||||||
| 3 |  arrangement: (i) between one or more shareholders in a  | ||||||
| 4 |  corporation or between a corporation and one or more of  | ||||||
| 5 |  its shareholders or one or more trusts established by its  | ||||||
| 6 |  shareholders; (ii) between one or more partners in a  | ||||||
| 7 |  partnership or between a partnership and one or more of  | ||||||
| 8 |  its partners or one or more trusts established by its  | ||||||
| 9 |  partners; or (iii) between one or more members in a  | ||||||
| 10 |  limited liability company or between a limited liability  | ||||||
| 11 |  company and one or more of its members or one or more  | ||||||
| 12 |  trusts established by its members; | ||||||
| 13 |         (h) An agreement entered into by a service recipient,  | ||||||
| 14 |  or a trust established by the service recipient, and a  | ||||||
| 15 |  service provider, or a trust established by the service  | ||||||
| 16 |  provider, who performs significant services for the  | ||||||
| 17 |  service recipient's trade or business; or | ||||||
| 18 |         (i) Any other contract, transaction, or arrangement  | ||||||
| 19 |  exempted from the definition of viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 20 |  contract by the Director based on the Director's  | ||||||
| 21 |  determination that the contract, transaction, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  arrangement is not of the type intended to be regulated by  | ||||||
| 23 |  this Act.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Viatical settlement investment agent" means a person who  | ||||||
| 25 | is an appointed or contracted agent of a licensed viatical  | ||||||
| 26 | settlement provider who solicits or arranges the funding for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the purchase of a viatical settlement by a viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 2 | purchaser and who is acting on behalf of a viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 3 | provider. A viatical settlement investment agent is deemed to  | ||||||
| 4 | represent the viatical settlement provider of whom the  | ||||||
| 5 | viatical settlement investment agent is an appointed or  | ||||||
| 6 | contracted agent. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Viatical settlement provider" means a person, other than  | ||||||
| 8 | a viator, who enters into or effectuates a viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 9 | contract with a viator. "Viatical settlement provider" does  | ||||||
| 10 | not include: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) a bank, savings bank, savings and loan  | ||||||
| 12 |  association, credit union, or other financial institution  | ||||||
| 13 |  that takes an assignment of a policy as collateral for a  | ||||||
| 14 |  loan; | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) a financial institution or premium finance company  | ||||||
| 16 |  making premium finance loans and exempted by the Director  | ||||||
| 17 |  from the licensing requirement under the premium finance  | ||||||
| 18 |  laws where the institution or company takes an assignment  | ||||||
| 19 |  of a life insurance policy solely as collateral for a  | ||||||
| 20 |  premium finance loan;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) the issuer of the life insurance policy; | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) an authorized or eligible insurer that provides  | ||||||
| 23 |  stop loss coverage or financial guaranty insurance to a  | ||||||
| 24 |  viatical settlement provider, purchaser, financing entity,  | ||||||
| 25 |  special purpose entity, or related provider trust; | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) an An individual person who enters into or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  effectuates no more than one viatical settlement contract  | ||||||
| 2 |  in a calendar year for the transfer of policies for any  | ||||||
| 3 |  value less than the expected death benefit; | ||||||
| 4 |         (6) a financing entity; | ||||||
| 5 |         (7) a special purpose entity; | ||||||
| 6 |         (8) a related provider trust; | ||||||
| 7 |         (9) a viatical settlement purchaser; or | ||||||
| 8 |         (10) any other person that the Director determines is  | ||||||
| 9 |  consistent with the definition of viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 10 |  provider. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Viatical settlement purchaser" means a person who  | ||||||
| 12 | provides a sum of money as consideration for a life insurance  | ||||||
| 13 | policy or an interest in the death benefits of a life insurance  | ||||||
| 14 | policy, or a person who owns or acquires or is entitled to a  | ||||||
| 15 | beneficial interest in a trust that owns a viatical settlement  | ||||||
| 16 | contract or is the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, in  | ||||||
| 17 | each case where such policy has been or will be the subject of  | ||||||
| 18 | a viatical settlement contract, for the purpose of deriving an  | ||||||
| 19 | economic benefit. "Viatical settlement purchaser" does not  | ||||||
| 20 | include: (i) a licensee under this Act; (ii) an accredited  | ||||||
| 21 | investor or qualified institutional buyer; (iii) a financing  | ||||||
| 22 | entity; (iv) a special purpose entity; or (v) a related  | ||||||
| 23 | provider trust.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Viaticated policy" means a life insurance policy that has  | ||||||
| 25 | been acquired by a viatical settlement provider pursuant to a  | ||||||
| 26 | viatical settlement contract. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Viator" means the owner of a life insurance policy or a  | ||||||
| 2 | certificate holder under a group policy who enters or seeks to  | ||||||
| 3 | enter into a viatical settlement contract. For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 4 | this Act, a viator is not limited to an owner of a life  | ||||||
| 5 | insurance policy or a certificate holder under a group policy  | ||||||
| 6 | insuring the life of an individual with a terminal or chronic  | ||||||
| 7 | illness or condition, except where specifically addressed.  | ||||||
| 8 | "Viator" does not include: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) a licensee; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) a qualified institutional buyer; | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) a financing entity; | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) a special purpose entity; or | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) a related provider trust.  | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 785. The Vision Care Plan Regulation Act is  | ||||||
| 16 | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (215 ILCS 161/5) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Covered materials" means materials for which  | ||||||
| 20 | reimbursement from the vision care plan is provided to an eye  | ||||||
| 21 | care provider by an enrollee's plan contract or for which a  | ||||||
| 22 | reimbursement would be available but for the application of  | ||||||
| 23 | the enrollee's contractual limitation of deductibles,  | ||||||
| 24 | copayments, or coinsurance. "Covered materials" includes lens  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | treatment or coatings added to a spectacle lens if the base  | ||||||
| 2 | spectacle lens is a covered material. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Covered services" means services for which reimbursement  | ||||||
| 4 | from the vision care plan is provided to an eye care provider  | ||||||
| 5 | by an enrollee's plan contract or for which a reimbursement  | ||||||
| 6 | would be available but for the application of the enrollee's  | ||||||
| 7 | contractual plan limitation of deductibles, copayments, or  | ||||||
| 8 | coinsurance regardless of how the benefits are listed in an  | ||||||
| 9 | enrollee's benefit plan's definition of benefits.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Enrollee" means any individual enrolled in a vision care  | ||||||
| 11 | plan provided by a group, employer, or other entity that  | ||||||
| 12 | purchases or supplies coverage for a vision care plan.  | ||||||
| 13 |     "Eye care provider" means a doctor of optometry licensed  | ||||||
| 14 | pursuant to the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 or a  | ||||||
| 15 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches  | ||||||
| 16 | pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987.  | ||||||
| 17 |     "Materials" means ophthalmic devices, including, but not  | ||||||
| 18 | limited to: | ||||||
| 19 |         (i) lenses, devices containing lenses, ophthalmic  | ||||||
| 20 |  frames, and other lens mounting apparatus, prisms, lens  | ||||||
| 21 |  treatments, and coatings; | ||||||
| 22 |         (ii) contact lenses and prosthetic devices that  | ||||||
| 23 |  correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the human eye or adnexa; and | ||||||
| 25 |         (iii) any devices that deliver medication or other  | ||||||
| 26 |  therapeutic treatment to the human eye or adnexa.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Services" means the professional work performed by an eye  | ||||||
| 2 | care provider.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Subcontractor" means any company, group, or third-party  | ||||||
| 4 | entity, including agents, servants, partially owned     | ||||||
| 5 | partially-owned or wholly owned wholly-owned subsidiaries and  | ||||||
| 6 | controlled organizations, that the vision care plan contracts  | ||||||
| 7 | with to supply services or materials for an eye care provider  | ||||||
| 8 | or enrollee to fulfill the benefit plan of a vision care plan.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Vision care organization" means an entity formed under  | ||||||
| 10 | the laws of this State or another state that issues a vision  | ||||||
| 11 | care plan.  | ||||||
| 12 |     "Vision care plan" means a plan that creates, promotes,  | ||||||
| 13 | sells, provides, advertises, or administers an integrated or  | ||||||
| 14 | stand-alone plan that provides coverage for covered services  | ||||||
| 15 | and covered materials. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-482, eff. 8-4-23; revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     Section 790. The Voluntary Health Services Plans Act is  | ||||||
| 18 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (215 ILCS 165/10)    (from Ch. 32, par. 604) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 10. Application of Insurance Code provisions. Health  | ||||||
| 21 | services plan corporations and all persons interested therein  | ||||||
| 22 | or dealing therewith shall be subject to the provisions of  | ||||||
| 23 | Articles IIA and XII 1/2 and Sections 3.1, 133, 136, 139, 140,  | ||||||
| 24 | 143, 143.31, 143c, 149, 155.22a, 155.37, 354, 355.2, 355.3,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 355b, 355d, 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356r, 356t,  | ||||||
| 2 | 356u, 356u.10, 356v, 356w, 356x, 356y, 356z.1, 356z.2,  | ||||||
| 3 | 356z.3a, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9,  | ||||||
| 4 | 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.18,  | ||||||
| 5 | 356z.19, 356z.21, 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30,  | ||||||
| 6 | 356z.32, 356z.32a, 356z.33, 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.46,  | ||||||
| 7 | 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59,  | ||||||
| 8 | 356z.60, 356z.61, 356z.62, 356z.64, 356z.67, 356z.68, 356z.71,  | ||||||
| 9 | 356z.72, 356z.74, 356z.75, 356z.77, 364.01, 364.3, 367.2,  | ||||||
| 10 | 368a, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408, 408.2, and 412, and  | ||||||
| 11 | paragraphs (7) and (15) of Section 367 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 | Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 13 |     Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if  | ||||||
| 14 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance  | ||||||
| 15 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 16 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 17 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for  | ||||||
| 18 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 20 | 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff.  | ||||||
| 21 | 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22; 102-804,  | ||||||
| 22 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23;  | ||||||
| 23 | 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-901, eff. 7-1-22; 102-1093, eff.  | ||||||
| 24 | 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24; 103-91,  | ||||||
| 25 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24; 103-445, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 26 | 103-551, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-656, eff.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 1-1-25; 103-718, eff. 7-19-24; 103-751, eff. 8-2-24; 103-753,  | ||||||
| 2 | eff. 8-2-24; 103-758, eff. 1-1-25; 103-832, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 3 | 103-914, eff. 1-1-25; 103-918, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff.  | ||||||
| 4 | 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 5 |     Section 795. The Health Carrier External Review Act is  | ||||||
| 6 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 7 |     (215 ILCS 180/10) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: | ||||||
| 9 |     "Adverse determination" means: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) a determination by a health carrier or its  | ||||||
| 11 |  designee utilization review organization that, based upon  | ||||||
| 12 |  the health information provided for a covered person, a  | ||||||
| 13 |  request for a benefit, including any quantity, frequency,  | ||||||
| 14 |  duration, or other measurement of a benefit, under the  | ||||||
| 15 |  health carrier's health benefit plan upon application of  | ||||||
| 16 |  any utilization review technique does not meet the health  | ||||||
| 17 |  carrier's requirements for medical necessity,  | ||||||
| 18 |  appropriateness, health care setting, level of care, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  effectiveness or is determined to be experimental or  | ||||||
| 20 |  investigational and the requested benefit is therefore  | ||||||
| 21 |  denied, reduced, or terminated or payment is not provided  | ||||||
| 22 |  or made, in whole or in part, for the benefit; | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) the denial, reduction, or termination of or  | ||||||
| 24 |  failure to provide or make payment, in whole or in part,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for a benefit based on a determination by a health carrier  | ||||||
| 2 |  or its designee utilization review organization that a  | ||||||
| 3 |  preexisting condition was present before the effective  | ||||||
| 4 |  date of coverage; or | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) a rescission of coverage determination, which does  | ||||||
| 6 |  not include a cancellation or discontinuance of coverage  | ||||||
| 7 |  that is attributable to a failure to timely pay required  | ||||||
| 8 |  premiums or contributions toward towards the cost of  | ||||||
| 9 |  coverage. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Adverse determination" includes unilateral  | ||||||
| 11 | determinations that replace the requested health care service  | ||||||
| 12 | with an approval of an alternative health care service without  | ||||||
| 13 | the agreement of the covered person or the covered person's  | ||||||
| 14 | attending provider for the requested health care service, or  | ||||||
| 15 | that condition approval of the requested service on first  | ||||||
| 16 | trying an alternative health care service, either if the  | ||||||
| 17 | request was made under a medical exceptions procedure, or if  | ||||||
| 18 | all of the following are true: (1) the requested service was  | ||||||
| 19 | not excluded by name, description, or service category under  | ||||||
| 20 | the written terms of coverage, (2) the alternative health care  | ||||||
| 21 | service poses no greater risk to the patient based on  | ||||||
| 22 | generally accepted standards of care, and (3) the alternative  | ||||||
| 23 | health care service is at least as likely to produce the same  | ||||||
| 24 | or better effect on the covered person's health as the  | ||||||
| 25 | requested service based on generally accepted standards of  | ||||||
| 26 | care. "Adverse determination" includes determinations made  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | based on any source of health information pertaining to the  | ||||||
| 2 | covered person that is used to deny, reduce, replace,  | ||||||
| 3 | condition, or terminate the benefit or payment. "Adverse  | ||||||
| 4 | determination" includes determinations made in response to a  | ||||||
| 5 | request for authorization when the request was submitted by  | ||||||
| 6 | the health care provider regardless of whether the provider  | ||||||
| 7 | gave notice to or obtained the consent of the covered person or  | ||||||
| 8 | authorized representative to file the request. "Adverse  | ||||||
| 9 | determination" does not include substitutions performed under  | ||||||
| 10 | Section 19.5 or 25 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Authorized representative" means: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) a person to whom a covered person has given  | ||||||
| 13 |  express written consent to represent the covered person  | ||||||
| 14 |  for purposes of this Law; | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) a person authorized by law to provide substituted  | ||||||
| 16 |  consent for a covered person; | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) a family member of the covered person or the  | ||||||
| 18 |  covered person's treating health care professional when  | ||||||
| 19 |  the covered person is unable to provide consent; | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) a health care provider when the covered person's  | ||||||
| 21 |  health benefit plan requires that a request for a benefit  | ||||||
| 22 |  under the plan be initiated by the health care provider;  | ||||||
| 23 |  or | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) in the case of an urgent care request, a health  | ||||||
| 25 |  care provider with knowledge of the covered person's  | ||||||
| 26 |  medical condition. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Best evidence" means evidence based on: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) randomized clinical trials; | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) if randomized clinical trials are not available,  | ||||||
| 4 |  then cohort studies or case-control studies; | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) if items (1) and (2) are not available, then  | ||||||
| 6 |  case-series; or | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) if items (1), (2), and (3) are not available, then  | ||||||
| 8 |  expert opinion. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Case-series" means an evaluation of a series of patients  | ||||||
| 10 | with a particular outcome, without the use of a control group. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Clinical review criteria" means the written screening  | ||||||
| 12 | procedures, decision abstracts, clinical protocols, and  | ||||||
| 13 | practice guidelines used by a health carrier to determine the  | ||||||
| 14 | necessity and appropriateness of health care services.  | ||||||
| 15 | "Clinical review criteria" includes all utilization review  | ||||||
| 16 | criteria as defined in Section 10 of the Managed Care Reform  | ||||||
| 17 | and Patient Rights Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Cohort study" means a prospective evaluation of 2 groups  | ||||||
| 19 | of patients with only one group of patients receiving specific  | ||||||
| 20 | intervention. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Concurrent review" means a review conducted during a  | ||||||
| 22 | patient's stay or course of treatment in a facility, the  | ||||||
| 23 | office of a health care professional, or other inpatient or  | ||||||
| 24 | outpatient health care setting.  | ||||||
| 25 |     "Covered benefits" or "benefits" means those health care  | ||||||
| 26 | services to which a covered person is entitled under the terms  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of a health benefit plan. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Covered person" means a policyholder, subscriber,  | ||||||
| 3 | enrollee, or other individual participating in a health  | ||||||
| 4 | benefit plan. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Director" means the Director of the Department of  | ||||||
| 6 | Insurance. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Emergency medical condition" means a medical condition  | ||||||
| 8 | manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity,  | ||||||
| 9 | including, but not limited to, severe pain, such that a  | ||||||
| 10 | prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health  | ||||||
| 11 | and medicine could reasonably expect the absence of immediate  | ||||||
| 12 | medical attention to result in: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) placing the health of the individual or, with  | ||||||
| 14 |  respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her  | ||||||
| 15 |  unborn child, in serious jeopardy; | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) serious impairment to bodily functions; or  | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Emergency services" means health care items and services  | ||||||
| 19 | furnished or required to evaluate and treat an emergency  | ||||||
| 20 | medical condition. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Evidence-based standard" means the conscientious,  | ||||||
| 22 | explicit, and judicious use of the current best evidence based  | ||||||
| 23 | on an overall systematic review of the research in making  | ||||||
| 24 | decisions about the care of individual patients. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Expert opinion" means a belief or an interpretation by  | ||||||
| 26 | specialists with experience in a specific area about the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | scientific evidence pertaining to a particular service,  | ||||||
| 2 | intervention, or therapy. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Facility" means an institution providing health care  | ||||||
| 4 | services or a health care setting. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Final adverse determination" means an adverse  | ||||||
| 6 | determination involving a covered benefit that has been upheld  | ||||||
| 7 | by a health carrier, or its designee utilization review  | ||||||
| 8 | organization, at the completion of the health carrier's  | ||||||
| 9 | internal grievance process procedures as set forth by the  | ||||||
| 10 | Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act or as set forth for  | ||||||
| 11 | any additional authorization or internal appeal process  | ||||||
| 12 | provided by contract between the health carrier and the  | ||||||
| 13 | provider. "Final adverse determination" includes  | ||||||
| 14 | determinations made in an appeal of a denial of prior  | ||||||
| 15 | authorization when the appeal was submitted by the health care  | ||||||
| 16 | provider regardless of whether the provider gave notice to or  | ||||||
| 17 | obtained the consent of the covered person or authorized  | ||||||
| 18 | representative to file an internal appeal. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Health benefit plan" means a policy, contract,  | ||||||
| 20 | certificate, plan, or agreement offered or issued by a health  | ||||||
| 21 | carrier to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or  | ||||||
| 22 | reimburse any of the costs of health care services. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Health care provider" or "provider" means a physician,  | ||||||
| 24 | hospital facility, or other health care practitioner licensed,  | ||||||
| 25 | accredited, or certified to perform specified health care  | ||||||
| 26 | services consistent with State law, responsible for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | recommending health care services on behalf of a covered  | ||||||
| 2 | person. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Health care services" means services for the diagnosis,  | ||||||
| 4 | prevention, treatment, cure, or relief of a health condition,  | ||||||
| 5 | illness, injury, or disease. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Health carrier" means an entity subject to the insurance  | ||||||
| 7 | laws and regulations of this State, or subject to the  | ||||||
| 8 | jurisdiction of the Director, that contracts or offers to  | ||||||
| 9 | contract to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or  | ||||||
| 10 | reimburse any of the costs of health care services, including  | ||||||
| 11 | a sickness and accident insurance company, a health  | ||||||
| 12 | maintenance organization, or any other entity providing a plan  | ||||||
| 13 | of health insurance, health benefits, or health care services.  | ||||||
| 14 | "Health carrier" also means Limited Health Service  | ||||||
| 15 | Organizations (LHSO) and Voluntary Health Service Plans. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Health information" means information or data, whether  | ||||||
| 17 | oral or recorded in any form or medium, and personal facts or  | ||||||
| 18 | information about events or relationships that relate to:  | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) the past, present, or future physical, mental, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  behavioral health or condition of an individual or a  | ||||||
| 21 |  member of the individual's family; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) the provision of health care services to an  | ||||||
| 23 |  individual; or | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) payment for the provision of health care services  | ||||||
| 25 |  to an individual. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Independent review organization" means an entity that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | conducts independent external reviews of adverse  | ||||||
| 2 | determinations and final adverse determinations. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Medical or scientific evidence" means evidence found in  | ||||||
| 4 | the following sources: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) peer-reviewed scientific studies published in or  | ||||||
| 6 |  accepted for publication by medical journals that meet  | ||||||
| 7 |  nationally recognized requirements for scientific  | ||||||
| 8 |  manuscripts and that submit most of their published  | ||||||
| 9 |  articles for review by experts who are not part of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  editorial staff; | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) peer-reviewed medical literature, including  | ||||||
| 12 |  literature relating to therapies reviewed and approved by  | ||||||
| 13 |  a qualified institutional review board, biomedical  | ||||||
| 14 |  compendia, and other medical literature that meet the  | ||||||
| 15 |  criteria of the National Institutes of Health's Library of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Medicine for indexing in Index Medicus (Medline) and  | ||||||
| 17 |  Elsevier Science Ltd. for indexing in Excerpta Medicus  | ||||||
| 18 |  (EMBASE); | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) medical journals recognized by the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 20 |  Health and Human Services under Section 1861(t)(2) of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  federal Social Security Act; | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) the following standard reference compendia:  | ||||||
| 23 |             (a) The American Hospital Formulary Service-Drug  | ||||||
| 24 |  Information; | ||||||
| 25 |             (b) Drug Facts and Comparisons; | ||||||
| 26 |             (c) The American Dental Association Accepted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Dental Therapeutics; and | ||||||
| 2 |             (d) The United States Pharmacopoeia-Drug  | ||||||
| 3 |  Information; | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) findings, studies, or research conducted by or  | ||||||
| 5 |  under the auspices of federal government agencies and  | ||||||
| 6 |  nationally recognized federal research institutes,  | ||||||
| 7 |  including: | ||||||
| 8 |             (a) the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and  | ||||||
| 9 |  Quality; | ||||||
| 10 |             (b) the National Institutes of Health; | ||||||
| 11 |             (c) the National Cancer Institute; | ||||||
| 12 |             (d) the National Academy of Sciences; | ||||||
| 13 |             (e) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; | ||||||
| 14 |             (f) the federal Food and Drug Administration; and | ||||||
| 15 |             (g) any national board recognized by the National  | ||||||
| 16 |  Institutes of Health for the purpose of evaluating the  | ||||||
| 17 |  medical value of health care services; or | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) any other medical or scientific evidence that is  | ||||||
| 19 |  comparable to the sources listed in items (1) through (5). | ||||||
| 20 |     "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a  | ||||||
| 21 | partnership, an association, a joint venture, a joint stock  | ||||||
| 22 | company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any similar  | ||||||
| 23 | entity, or any combination of the foregoing.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Prospective review" means a review conducted prior to an  | ||||||
| 25 | admission or the provision of a health care service or a course  | ||||||
| 26 | of treatment in accordance with a health carrier's requirement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that the health care service or course of treatment, in whole  | ||||||
| 2 | or in part, be approved prior to its provision.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Protected health information" means health information  | ||||||
| 4 | (i) that identifies an individual who is the subject of the  | ||||||
| 5 | information; or (ii) with respect to which there is a  | ||||||
| 6 | reasonable basis to believe that the information could be used  | ||||||
| 7 | to identify an individual. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Randomized clinical trial" means a controlled prospective  | ||||||
| 9 | study of patients that have been randomized into an  | ||||||
| 10 | experimental group and a control group at the beginning of the  | ||||||
| 11 | study with only the experimental group of patients receiving a  | ||||||
| 12 | specific intervention, which includes study of the groups for  | ||||||
| 13 | variables and anticipated outcomes over time.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Retrospective review" means any review of a request for a  | ||||||
| 15 | benefit that is not a concurrent or prospective review  | ||||||
| 16 | request. "Retrospective review" does not include the review of  | ||||||
| 17 | a claim that is limited to veracity of documentation or  | ||||||
| 18 | accuracy of coding. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Utilization review" has the meaning provided by the  | ||||||
| 20 | Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Utilization review organization" means a utilization  | ||||||
| 22 | review program as defined in the Managed Care Reform and  | ||||||
| 23 | Patient Rights Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-650, eff 1-1-25; 103-656, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 800. The Prior Authorization Reform Act is amended  | ||||||
| 2 | by changing Section 77 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (215 ILCS 200/77) | ||||||
| 4 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 5 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 77. Prior authorization for drug therapies for  | ||||||
| 7 | hereditary bleeding disorders. Notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 8 | provision of law, a health insurance issuer or a contracted  | ||||||
| 9 | utilization review organization may not require a prior  | ||||||
| 10 | authorization for drug therapies approved by the U.S. Food and  | ||||||
| 11 | Drug Administration for the treatment of hereditary bleeding  | ||||||
| 12 | disorders any more frequently than every 6 months or the  | ||||||
| 13 | length of time the prescription for that dosage remains valid,  | ||||||
| 14 | whichever period is shorter. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-659, eff. 1-1-26; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 16 |     Section 805. The Public Utilities Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 17 | changing Section 16-108.18 as follows:
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| 18 |     (220 ILCS 5/16-108.18) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 16-108.18. Performance-based ratemaking. | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) The General Assembly finds: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) That improving the alignment of utility customer  | ||||||
| 22 |  and company interests is critical to ensuring equity,  | ||||||
| 23 |  rapid growth of distributed energy resources, electric  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  vehicles, and other new technologies that substantially  | ||||||
| 2 |  change the makeup of the grid and protect Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  residents and businesses from potential economic and  | ||||||
| 4 |  environmental harm from the State's energy systems. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) There is urgency around addressing increasing  | ||||||
| 6 |  threats from climate change and assisting communities that  | ||||||
| 7 |  have borne disproportionate impacts from climate change,  | ||||||
| 8 |  including air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and  | ||||||
| 9 |  energy burdens. Addressing this problem requires changes  | ||||||
| 10 |  to the business model under which utilities in Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  have traditionally functioned. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) Providing targeted incentives to support change  | ||||||
| 13 |  through a new performance-based structure to enhance  | ||||||
| 14 |  ratemaking is intended to enable alignment of utility,  | ||||||
| 15 |  customer, community, and environmental goals. | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) Though Illinois has taken some measures to move  | ||||||
| 17 |  utilities to performance-based ratemaking through the  | ||||||
| 18 |  establishment of performance incentives and a  | ||||||
| 19 |  performance-based formula rate under the Energy  | ||||||
| 20 |  Infrastructure Modernization Act, these measures have not  | ||||||
| 21 |  been sufficiently transformative in urgently moving  | ||||||
| 22 |  electric utilities toward the State's ambitious energy  | ||||||
| 23 |  policy goals: protecting a healthy environment and  | ||||||
| 24 |  climate, improving public health, and creating quality  | ||||||
| 25 |  jobs and economic opportunities, including wealth  | ||||||
| 26 |  building, especially in economically disadvantaged  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  communities and communities of color. | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) These measures were not developed through a  | ||||||
| 3 |  process to understand first what performance measures and  | ||||||
| 4 |  penalties would help drive the sought-after behavior by  | ||||||
| 5 |  the utilities. | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) While the General Assembly has not made a finding  | ||||||
| 7 |  that the spending related to the Energy Infrastructure and  | ||||||
| 8 |  Modernization Act and its performance metrics was not  | ||||||
| 9 |  reasonable, it is important to address concerns that these  | ||||||
| 10 |  measures may have resulted in excess utility spending and  | ||||||
| 11 |  guaranteed profits without meaningful improvements in  | ||||||
| 12 |  customer experience, rate affordability, or equity. | ||||||
| 13 |         (7) Discussions of performance incentive mechanisms  | ||||||
| 14 |  must always take into account the affordability of  | ||||||
| 15 |  customer rates and bills for all customers, including  | ||||||
| 16 |  low-income customers. | ||||||
| 17 |         (8) The General Assembly therefore directs the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Illinois Commerce Commission to complete a transition that  | ||||||
| 19 |  includes a comprehensive performance-based regulation  | ||||||
| 20 |  framework for electric utilities serving more than 500,000  | ||||||
| 21 |  customers. The breadth of this framework should revise  | ||||||
| 22 |  existing utility regulations to position Illinois electric  | ||||||
| 23 |  utilities to effectively and efficiently achieve current  | ||||||
| 24 |  and anticipated future energy needs of this State, while  | ||||||
| 25 |  ensuring affordability for consumers. | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) As used in this Section: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Demand response" means measures that decrease peak  | ||||||
| 3 | electricity demand or shift demand from peak to off-peak  | ||||||
| 4 | periods. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Distributed energy resources" or "DER" means a wide range  | ||||||
| 6 | of technologies that are connected to the grid including those  | ||||||
| 7 | that are located on the customer side of the customer's  | ||||||
| 8 | electric meter and can provide value to the distribution  | ||||||
| 9 | system, including, but not limited to, distributed generation,  | ||||||
| 10 | energy storage, electric vehicles, and demand response  | ||||||
| 11 | technologies. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Economically disadvantaged communities" means areas of  | ||||||
| 13 | one or more census tracts where average household income does  | ||||||
| 14 | not exceed 80% of area median income. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Environmental justice communities" means the definition  | ||||||
| 16 | of that term as used and as may be updated in the long-term  | ||||||
| 17 | renewable resources procurement plan by the Illinois Power  | ||||||
| 18 | Agency and its Program Administrator in the Illinois Solar for  | ||||||
| 19 | All Program. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Equity investment eligible community" means the  | ||||||
| 21 | geographic areas throughout Illinois which would most benefit  | ||||||
| 22 | from equitable investments by the State designed to combat  | ||||||
| 23 | discrimination. Specifically, the equity investment eligible  | ||||||
| 24 | communities shall be defined as the following areas: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) R3 Areas as established pursuant to Section 10-40  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, where residents  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  have historically been excluded from economic  | ||||||
| 2 |  opportunities, including opportunities in the energy  | ||||||
| 3 |  sector; and | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) Environmental justice communities, as defined by  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power  | ||||||
| 6 |  Agency Act, where residents have historically been subject  | ||||||
| 7 |  to disproportionate burdens of pollution, including  | ||||||
| 8 |  pollution from the energy sector. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Performance incentive mechanism" means an instrument by  | ||||||
| 10 | which utility performance is incentivized, which could include  | ||||||
| 11 | a monetary performance incentive. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Performance metric" means a manner of measurement for a  | ||||||
| 13 | particular utility activity. | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) Through coordinated, comprehensive system planning,  | ||||||
| 15 | ratemaking, and performance incentives, the performance-based  | ||||||
| 16 | ratemaking framework should be designed to accomplish the  | ||||||
| 17 | following objectives: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) maintain and improve service reliability and  | ||||||
| 19 |  safety, including and particularly in environmental  | ||||||
| 20 |  justice, low-income, and equity investment eligible  | ||||||
| 21 |  communities; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) decarbonize utility systems at a pace that meets  | ||||||
| 23 |  or exceeds State climate goals, while also ensuring the  | ||||||
| 24 |  affordability of rates for all customers, including  | ||||||
| 25 |  low-income customers; | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) direct electric utilities to make cost-effective  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  investments that support achievement of Illinois' clean  | ||||||
| 2 |  energy policies, including, at a minimum, investments  | ||||||
| 3 |  designed to integrate distributed energy resources, comply  | ||||||
| 4 |  with critical infrastructure protection standards, plans,  | ||||||
| 5 |  and industry best practices, and support and take  | ||||||
| 6 |  advantage of potential benefits from the electric vehicle  | ||||||
| 7 |  charging and other electrification, while mitigating the  | ||||||
| 8 |  impacts; | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) choose cost-effective assets and services, whether  | ||||||
| 10 |  utility-supplied or through third-party contracting,  | ||||||
| 11 |  considering both economic and environmental costs and the  | ||||||
| 12 |  effects on utility rates, to deliver high-quality service  | ||||||
| 13 |  to customers at least cost; | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) maintain the affordability of electric delivery  | ||||||
| 15 |  services for all customers, including low-income  | ||||||
| 16 |  customers; | ||||||
| 17 |         (6) maintain and grow a diverse workforce, diverse  | ||||||
| 18 |  supplier procurement base and, for relevant programs,  | ||||||
| 19 |  diverse approved-vendor pools, including increased  | ||||||
| 20 |  opportunities for minority-owned, female-owned,  | ||||||
| 21 |  veteran-owned, and disability-owned business enterprises; | ||||||
| 22 |         (7) improve customer service performance and  | ||||||
| 23 |  engagement; | ||||||
| 24 |         (8) address the particular burdens faced by consumers  | ||||||
| 25 |  in environmental justice and equity investment eligible  | ||||||
| 26 |  communities, including shareholder, consumer, and publicly  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  funded bill payment assistance and credit and collection  | ||||||
| 2 |  policies, and ensure equitable disconnections, late fees,  | ||||||
| 3 |  or arrearages as a result of utility credit and collection  | ||||||
| 4 |  practices, which may include consideration of impact by  | ||||||
| 5 |  zip code; and | ||||||
| 6 |         (9) implement or otherwise enhance current supplier  | ||||||
| 7 |  diversity programs to increase diverse contractor  | ||||||
| 8 |  participation in professional services, subcontracting,  | ||||||
| 9 |  and prime contracting opportunities with programs that  | ||||||
| 10 |  address barriers to access. Supplier diversity programs  | ||||||
| 11 |  shall address specific barriers related to RFP and  | ||||||
| 12 |  contract access, access to capital, information technology  | ||||||
| 13 |  and cyber security access and costs, administrative  | ||||||
| 14 |  burdens, and quality control with specific metrics,  | ||||||
| 15 |  outcomes, and demographic data reported. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) Multi-Year Rate Plan. | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) If an electric utility had a performance-based  | ||||||
| 18 |  formula rate in effect under Section 16-108.5 as of  | ||||||
| 19 |  December 31, 2020, then the utility may file a petition  | ||||||
| 20 |  proposing tariffs implementing a 4-year Multi-Year Rate  | ||||||
| 21 |  Plan as provided in this Section no later than, January  | ||||||
| 22 |  20, 2023, for delivery service rates to be effective for  | ||||||
| 23 |  the billing periods January 1, 2024 through December 31,  | ||||||
| 24 |  2027. The Commission shall issue an order approving or  | ||||||
| 25 |  approving as modified the utility's plan no later than  | ||||||
| 26 |  December 20, 2023. The term "Multi-Year Rate Plan" refers  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to a plan establishing the base rates the utility shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  charge for each delivery year of the 4-year period to be  | ||||||
| 3 |  covered by the plan, which shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 4 |  modification only as expressly allowed in this Section. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) A utility proposing a Multi-Year Rate Plan shall  | ||||||
| 6 |  provide a 4-year investment plan and a description of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  utility's major planned investments, including, at a  | ||||||
| 8 |  minimum, all investments of $2,000,000 or greater over the  | ||||||
| 9 |  plan period for an electric utility that serves more than  | ||||||
| 10 |  3,000,000 retail customers in the State or $500,000 for an  | ||||||
| 11 |  electric utility that serves less than 3,000,000 retail  | ||||||
| 12 |  customers in the State but more than 500,000 retail  | ||||||
| 13 |  customers in the State. The 4-year investment plan must be  | ||||||
| 14 |  consistent with the Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan  | ||||||
| 15 |  described in Section 16-105.17 of this Act. The investment  | ||||||
| 16 |  plan shall provide sufficiently detailed information, as  | ||||||
| 17 |  required by the Commission, including, at a minimum, a  | ||||||
| 18 |  description of each investment, the location of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  investment, and an explanation of the need for and benefit  | ||||||
| 20 |  of such an investment to the extent known. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) The Multi-Year Rate Plan shall be implemented  | ||||||
| 22 |  through a tariff filed with the Commission consistent with  | ||||||
| 23 |  the provisions of this paragraph (3) that shall apply to  | ||||||
| 24 |  all delivery service customers. The Commission shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  initiate and conduct an investigation of the tariff in a  | ||||||
| 26 |  manner consistent with the provisions of this paragraph  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (3) and the provisions of Article IX of this Act, to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  extent they do not conflict with this paragraph (3). The  | ||||||
| 3 |  Multi-Year Rate Plan approved by the Commission shall do  | ||||||
| 4 |  the following: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) Provide for the recovery of the utility's  | ||||||
| 6 |  forecasted rate base, based on the 4-year investment  | ||||||
| 7 |  plan and the utility's Integrated Grid Plan. The  | ||||||
| 8 |  forecasted rate base must include the utility's  | ||||||
| 9 |  planned capital investments, with rates based on  | ||||||
| 10 |  average annual plant investment, and  | ||||||
| 11 |  investment-related costs, including income tax  | ||||||
| 12 |  impacts, depreciation, and ratemaking adjustments and  | ||||||
| 13 |  costs that are prudently incurred and reasonable in  | ||||||
| 14 |  amount consistent with Commission practice and law.  | ||||||
| 15 |  The process used to develop the forecasts must be  | ||||||
| 16 |  iterative, rigorous, and lead to forecasts that  | ||||||
| 17 |  reasonably represent the utility's investments during  | ||||||
| 18 |  the forecasted period and ensure that the investments  | ||||||
| 19 |  are projected to be used and useful during the annual  | ||||||
| 20 |  investment period and least cost, consistent with the  | ||||||
| 21 |  provisions of Articles VIII and IX of this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) The cost of equity shall be approved by the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Commission consistent with Commission practice and  | ||||||
| 24 |  law. | ||||||
| 25 |             (C) The revenue requirement shall reflect the  | ||||||
| 26 |  utility's actual capital structure for the applicable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  calendar year. A year-end capital structure that  | ||||||
| 2 |  includes a common equity ratio of up to and including  | ||||||
| 3 |  50% of the total capital structure shall be deemed  | ||||||
| 4 |  prudent and reasonable. A higher common equity ratio  | ||||||
| 5 |  must be specifically approved by the Commission. | ||||||
| 6 |             (D) (Blank).     | ||||||
| 7 |             (E) Provide for recovery of prudent and reasonable  | ||||||
| 8 |  projected operating expenses, giving effect to  | ||||||
| 9 |  ratemaking adjustments, consistent with Commission  | ||||||
| 10 |  practice and law under Article IX of this Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |  Operating expenses for years after the first year of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Multi-Year Rate Plan may be estimated by the use of  | ||||||
| 13 |  known and measurable changes, expense reductions  | ||||||
| 14 |  associated with planned capital investments as  | ||||||
| 15 |  appropriate, and reasonable and appropriate  | ||||||
| 16 |  escalators, indices, or other metrics. | ||||||
| 17 |             (F) Amortize the amount of unprotected  | ||||||
| 18 |  property-related excess accumulated deferred income  | ||||||
| 19 |  taxes in rates as of January 1, 2023 over a period  | ||||||
| 20 |  ending December 31, 2027, unless otherwise required to  | ||||||
| 21 |  amortize the excess deferred income tax pursuant to  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 16-108.21 of this Act. | ||||||
| 23 |             (G) Allow recovery of incentive compensation  | ||||||
| 24 |  expense that is based on the achievement of  | ||||||
| 25 |  operational metrics, including metrics related to  | ||||||
| 26 |  budget controls, outage duration and frequency,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  safety, customer service, efficiency and productivity,  | ||||||
| 2 |  environmental compliance and attainment of  | ||||||
| 3 |  affordability and environmental goals, and other goals  | ||||||
| 4 |  and metrics approved by the Commission. Incentive  | ||||||
| 5 |  compensation expense that is based on net income or an  | ||||||
| 6 |  affiliate's earnings per share shall not be  | ||||||
| 7 |  recoverable. | ||||||
| 8 |             (H) To the maximum extent practicable, align the  | ||||||
| 9 |  4-year investment plan and annual capital budgets with  | ||||||
| 10 |  the electric utility's Multi-Year Integrated Grid  | ||||||
| 11 |  Plan. | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) The Commission shall establish annual rates for  | ||||||
| 13 |  each year of the Multi-Year Rate Plan that accurately  | ||||||
| 14 |  reflect and are based only upon the utility's reasonable  | ||||||
| 15 |  and prudent costs of service over the term of the plan,  | ||||||
| 16 |  including the effect of all ratemaking adjustments  | ||||||
| 17 |  consistent with Commission practice and law as determined  | ||||||
| 18 |  by the Commission, provided that the costs are not being  | ||||||
| 19 |  recovered elsewhere in rates. Tariff riders authorized by  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Commission may continue outside of a plan authorized  | ||||||
| 21 |  under this Section to the extent such costs are not  | ||||||
| 22 |  recovered elsewhere in rates. For the first Multi-Year  | ||||||
| 23 |  Rate Plan multi-year rate plan, the burden of proof shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  be on the electric utility to establish the prudence of  | ||||||
| 25 |  investments and expenditures and to establish that such  | ||||||
| 26 |  investments consistent with and reasonably necessary to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  meet the requirements of the utility's first approved  | ||||||
| 2 |  Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan described in Section  | ||||||
| 3 |  16-105.17 of this Act. For subsequent Multi-Year Rate  | ||||||
| 4 |  Plans, the burden of proof shall be on the electric  | ||||||
| 5 |  utility to establish the prudence of investments and  | ||||||
| 6 |  expenditures and to establish that such investments are  | ||||||
| 7 |  consistent with and reasonably necessary to meet the  | ||||||
| 8 |  requirements of the utility's most recently approved  | ||||||
| 9 |  Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan described in Section  | ||||||
| 10 |  16-105.17 of this Act. The sole fact that a cost differs  | ||||||
| 11 |  from that incurred in a prior period or that an investment  | ||||||
| 12 |  is different from that described in the Multi-Year  | ||||||
| 13 |  Integrated Grid Plan shall not imply the imprudence or  | ||||||
| 14 |  unreasonableness of that cost or investment. The sole fact  | ||||||
| 15 |  that an investment is the same or similar to that  | ||||||
| 16 |  described in the Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan shall not  | ||||||
| 17 |  imply prudence and reasonableness of that investment. | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) To facilitate public transparency, all materials,  | ||||||
| 19 |  data, testimony, and schedules shall be provided to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Commission in an editable, machine-readable electronic  | ||||||
| 21 |  format including .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, and similar  | ||||||
| 22 |  file formats, but not including .pdf or .exif. Should  | ||||||
| 23 |  utilities designate any materials confidential, they shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  have an affirmative duty to explain why the particular  | ||||||
| 25 |  information is marked confidential. In determining  | ||||||
| 26 |  prudence and reasonableness of rates, the Commission shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  make its determination based upon the record, including  | ||||||
| 2 |  each public comment filed or provided orally at open  | ||||||
| 3 |  meetings consistent with the Commission's rules and  | ||||||
| 4 |  practices. | ||||||
| 5 |         (6) The Commission may, by order, establish terms,  | ||||||
| 6 |  conditions, and procedures for submitting and approving a  | ||||||
| 7 |  Multi-Year Rate Plan necessary to implement this Section  | ||||||
| 8 |  and ensure that rates remain just and reasonable during  | ||||||
| 9 |  the course of the plan, including terms and procedures for  | ||||||
| 10 |  rate adjustment. | ||||||
| 11 |         (7) An electric utility that files a tariff pursuant  | ||||||
| 12 |  to paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) must submit a  | ||||||
| 13 |  one-time $300,000 filing fee at the time the Chief Clerk  | ||||||
| 14 |  of the Commission accepts the filing, which shall be a  | ||||||
| 15 |  recoverable expense. | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) An electric utility operating under a Multi-Year  | ||||||
| 17 |  Rate Plan shall file a new Multi-Year Rate Plan at least  | ||||||
| 18 |  300 days prior to the end of the initial Multi-Year Rate  | ||||||
| 19 |  Plan unless it elects to file a general rate case pursuant  | ||||||
| 20 |  to paragraph (9), and every 4 years thereafter, with a  | ||||||
| 21 |  rate-effective date of the proposed tariffs such that,  | ||||||
| 22 |  after the Commission suspension period, the rates would  | ||||||
| 23 |  take effect immediately at the close of the final year of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the initial Multi-Year Rate Plan. In subsequent Multi-Year  | ||||||
| 25 |  Rate Plans, as in the initial plans, utilities and  | ||||||
| 26 |  stakeholders may propose additional metrics that achieve  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the outcomes described in paragraph (2) of subsection (f)  | ||||||
| 2 |  of this Section. | ||||||
| 3 |         (9) Election of Rate Case. | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) On or before the date prescribed by  | ||||||
| 5 |  subparagraph (B) of paragraph (9) of this Section,  | ||||||
| 6 |  electric utilities that serve more than 500,000 retail  | ||||||
| 7 |  customers in the State shall file either a general  | ||||||
| 8 |  rate case under Section 9-201 of this Act, or a  | ||||||
| 9 |  Multi-Year Rate Plan, as set forth in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 10 |  this subsection (d). | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) Electric utilities described in subparagraph  | ||||||
| 12 |  (A) of paragraph (9) of this Section shall file their  | ||||||
| 13 |  initial general rate case or Multi-Year Rate Plan, as  | ||||||
| 14 |  applicable, with the Commission no later than January  | ||||||
| 15 |  20, 2023. | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) Notwithstanding which rate filing option an  | ||||||
| 17 |  electric utility elects to file on the date prescribed  | ||||||
| 18 |  by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (9) of this Section,  | ||||||
| 19 |  the electric utility shall be subject to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Multi-year Integrated Plan filing requirements. | ||||||
| 21 |             (D) Following its initial rate filing pursuant to  | ||||||
| 22 |  paragraph (2), an electric utility subject to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  requirements of this Section shall thereafter be  | ||||||
| 24 |  permitted to elect a different rate filing option  | ||||||
| 25 |  consistent with any filing intervals established for a  | ||||||
| 26 |  general rate case or Multi-Year Rate Plan, as follows: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (i) An electric utility that initially elected  | ||||||
| 2 |  to file a Multi-Year Rate Plan and thereafter  | ||||||
| 3 |  elects to transition to a general rate case may do  | ||||||
| 4 |  so upon completion of the 4-year Multi-Year Rate  | ||||||
| 5 |  Plan by filing a general rate case at the same time  | ||||||
| 6 |  that the utility would have filed its subsequent  | ||||||
| 7 |  Multi-Year Rate Plan, as specified in paragraph  | ||||||
| 8 |  (8) of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding this  | ||||||
| 9 |  election, the annual adjustment of the final year  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the Multi-Year Rate Plan shall proceed as  | ||||||
| 11 |  specified in paragraph (6) of subsection (f). | ||||||
| 12 |                 (ii) An electric utility that initially  | ||||||
| 13 |  elected to a file general rate case and thereafter  | ||||||
| 14 |  elects to transition to a Multi-Year Rate Plan may  | ||||||
| 15 |  do so only at the 4-year filing intervals  | ||||||
| 16 |  identified by paragraph (8) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 17 |  (d). | ||||||
| 18 |         (10) The Commission shall approve tariffs establishing  | ||||||
| 19 |  rate design for all delivery service customers unless the  | ||||||
| 20 |  electric utility makes the election specified in Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  16-105.5, in which case the rate design shall be subject  | ||||||
| 22 |  to the provisions of that Section. | ||||||
| 23 |         (11) The Commission shall establish requirements for  | ||||||
| 24 |  annual performance evaluation reports to be submitted  | ||||||
| 25 |  annually for performance metrics. Such reports shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  include, but not be limited to, a description of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  utility's performance under each metric and an  | ||||||
| 2 |  identification of any extraordinary events that adversely  | ||||||
| 3 |  affected the utility's performance. | ||||||
| 4 |         (12) For the first Multi-Year Rate Plan, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Commission shall consolidate its investigation with the  | ||||||
| 6 |  proceeding under Section 16-105.17 to establish the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan no later than 45 days  | ||||||
| 8 |  after plan filing. | ||||||
| 9 |         (13) Where a rate change under a Multi-Year Rate Plan  | ||||||
| 10 |  will result in a rate increase, an electric utility may  | ||||||
| 11 |  propose a rate phase-in plan that the Commission shall  | ||||||
| 12 |  approve with or without modification or deny in its final  | ||||||
| 13 |  order approving the new delivery services rates. A  | ||||||
| 14 |  proposed rate phase-in plan under this paragraph (13) must  | ||||||
| 15 |  allow the new delivery services rates to be implemented in  | ||||||
| 16 |  no more than 2 steps, as follows: in the first step, at  | ||||||
| 17 |  least 50% of the approved rate increase must be reflected  | ||||||
| 18 |  in rates, and, in the second step, 100% of the rate  | ||||||
| 19 |  increase must be reflected in rates. The second step's  | ||||||
| 20 |  rates must take effect no later than 12 months after the  | ||||||
| 21 |  first step's rates were placed into effect. The portion of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the approved rate increase not implemented in the first  | ||||||
| 23 |  step shall be recorded on the electric utility's books as  | ||||||
| 24 |  a regulatory asset, and shall accrue carrying costs to  | ||||||
| 25 |  ensure that the utility does not recover more or less than  | ||||||
| 26 |  it otherwise would because of the deferral. This portion  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall be recovered, with such carrying costs at the  | ||||||
| 2 |  weighted average cost of capital, through a surcharge  | ||||||
| 3 |  applied to retail customer bills that (i) begins no later  | ||||||
| 4 |  than 12 months after the date on which the second step's  | ||||||
| 5 |  rates went into effect and (ii) is applied over a period  | ||||||
| 6 |  not to exceed 24 months. Nothing in this paragraph is  | ||||||
| 7 |  intended to limit the Commission's authority to mitigate  | ||||||
| 8 |  the impact of rates caused by rate plans, or any other  | ||||||
| 9 |  instance on a revenue-neutral basis; nor shall it mitigate  | ||||||
| 10 |  a utility's ability to make proposals to mitigate the  | ||||||
| 11 |  impact of rates. When a deferral, or similar method, is  | ||||||
| 12 |  used to mitigate the impact of rates, the utility should  | ||||||
| 13 |  be allowed to recover carrying costs. | ||||||
| 14 |         (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph     | ||||||
| 15 |  Section (13), the Commission may, on its own initiative,  | ||||||
| 16 |  take revenue-neutral measures to relieve the impact of  | ||||||
| 17 |  rate increases on customers. Such initiatives may be taken  | ||||||
| 18 |  by the Commission in the first Multi-Year Rate Plan,  | ||||||
| 19 |  subsequent multi-year plans, or in other instances  | ||||||
| 20 |  described in this Act. | ||||||
| 21 |         (15) Whenever during the pendency of a Multi-Year     | ||||||
| 22 |  Multi-year Rate Plan, an electric utility subject to this  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section becomes aware that, due to circumstances beyond  | ||||||
| 24 |  its control, prudent operating practices will require the  | ||||||
| 25 |  utility to make adjustments to the Multi-Year Rate Plan,  | ||||||
| 26 |  the electric utility may file a petition with the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Commission requesting modification of the approved annual  | ||||||
| 2 |  revenue requirements included in the Multi-Year Rate Plan.  | ||||||
| 3 |  The electric utility must support its request with  | ||||||
| 4 |  evidence demonstrating why a modification is necessary,  | ||||||
| 5 |  due to circumstances beyond the utility's control, to  | ||||||
| 6 |  follow prudent operating practices and must set forth the  | ||||||
| 7 |  changes to each annual revenue requirement to be approved,  | ||||||
| 8 |  and the basis for any changes in anticipated operating  | ||||||
| 9 |  expenses or capital investment levels. The utility shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  affirmatively address the impact of the changes on the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan and Multi-Year Rate Plan  | ||||||
| 12 |  originally submitted and approved by the Commission. Any  | ||||||
| 13 |  interested party may file an objection to the changes  | ||||||
| 14 |  proposed, or offer alternatives to the utility's proposal,  | ||||||
| 15 |  as supported by testimony and evidence. After notice and  | ||||||
| 16 |  hearing, the Commission shall issue a final order  | ||||||
| 17 |  regarding the electric utility's request no later than 180  | ||||||
| 18 |  days after the filing of the petition. | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) Performance incentive mechanisms. | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) The electric industry is undergoing rapid  | ||||||
| 21 |  transformation, including fundamental changes in how  | ||||||
| 22 |  electricity is generated, procured, and delivered and how  | ||||||
| 23 |  customers are choosing to participate in the supply and  | ||||||
| 24 |  delivery of electricity to and from the electric grid.  | ||||||
| 25 |  Building upon the State's goals to increase the  | ||||||
| 26 |  procurement of electricity from renewable energy  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  resources, including distributed generation and storage  | ||||||
| 2 |  devices, the General Assembly finds that electric  | ||||||
| 3 |  utilities should make cost-effective investments that  | ||||||
| 4 |  support moving forward on Illinois' clean energy policies.  | ||||||
| 5 |  It is therefore in the State's interest for the Commission  | ||||||
| 6 |  to establish performance incentive mechanisms in order to  | ||||||
| 7 |  better tie utility revenues to performance and customer  | ||||||
| 8 |  benefits, accelerate progress on Illinois energy and other  | ||||||
| 9 |  goals, ensure equity and affordability of rates for all  | ||||||
| 10 |  customers, including low-income customers, and hold  | ||||||
| 11 |  utilities publicly accountable. | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) The Commission shall approve, based on the  | ||||||
| 13 |  substantial evidence proffered in the proceeding initiated  | ||||||
| 14 |  pursuant to this subsection performance metrics that, to  | ||||||
| 15 |  the extent practicable and achievable by the electric  | ||||||
| 16 |  utility, encourage cost-effective, equitable utility  | ||||||
| 17 |  achievement of the outcomes described in this subsection  | ||||||
| 18 |  (e) while ensuring no degradation in the significant  | ||||||
| 19 |  performance improvement achieved through previously  | ||||||
| 20 |  established performance metrics. For each electric  | ||||||
| 21 |  utility, the Commission shall approve metrics designed to  | ||||||
| 22 |  achieve incremental improvements over baseline performance  | ||||||
| 23 |  values and targets, over a performance period of up to 10  | ||||||
| 24 |  years, and no less than 4 years. | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) The Commission shall approve no more than 8  | ||||||
| 26 |  metrics, with at least one metric from each of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  categories below, for each electric utility, from  | ||||||
| 2 |  items subparagraphs (i) through (vi) of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  subparagraph subsection (A). Upon a utility request,  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Commission may approve the use of a specific,  | ||||||
| 5 |  measurable, and achievable tracking metric described  | ||||||
| 6 |  in paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) as a  | ||||||
| 7 |  performance metric pursuant to paragraph (2) of this     | ||||||
| 8 |  subsection (e). | ||||||
| 9 |                 (i) Metrics designed to ensure the utility  | ||||||
| 10 |  maintains and improves the high standards of both  | ||||||
| 11 |  overall and locational reliability and resiliency,  | ||||||
| 12 |  and makes improvements in power quality, including  | ||||||
| 13 |  and particularly in environmental justice and  | ||||||
| 14 |  equity investment eligible communities. | ||||||
| 15 |                 (ii) Peak load reductions attributable to  | ||||||
| 16 |  demand response programs. | ||||||
| 17 |                 (iii) Supplier diversity expansion, including  | ||||||
| 18 |  diverse contractor participation in professional  | ||||||
| 19 |  services, subcontracting, and prime contracting  | ||||||
| 20 |  opportunities, development of programs that  | ||||||
| 21 |  address the barriers to access, aligning  | ||||||
| 22 |  demographics of contractors to the demographics in  | ||||||
| 23 |  the utility's service territory, establish  | ||||||
| 24 |  long-term mentoring relationships that develop and  | ||||||
| 25 |  remove barriers to access for diverse and  | ||||||
| 26 |  underserved contractors. The utilities shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  provide solutions, resources, and tools to address  | ||||||
| 2 |  complex barriers of entry related to costly and  | ||||||
| 3 |  time-intensive cyber security requirements,  | ||||||
| 4 |  increasingly complex information technology  | ||||||
| 5 |  requirements, insurance barriers, service provider  | ||||||
| 6 |  sign-up process barriers, administrative process  | ||||||
| 7 |  barriers, and other barriers that inhibit access  | ||||||
| 8 |  to RFPs and contracts. For programs with contracts  | ||||||
| 9 |  over $1,000,000, winning bidders must demonstrate  | ||||||
| 10 |  a subcontractor development or mentoring  | ||||||
| 11 |  relationship with at least one of their diverse  | ||||||
| 12 |  subcontracting partners for a core component of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the scope of the project. The mentoring time and  | ||||||
| 14 |  cost shall be taken into account in the creation  | ||||||
| 15 |  of RFP and shall include a structured and measured  | ||||||
| 16 |  plan by the prime contractor to increase the  | ||||||
| 17 |  capabilities of the subcontractor in their  | ||||||
| 18 |  proposed scope. The metric shall include reporting  | ||||||
| 19 |  on all supplier diversity programs by goals,  | ||||||
| 20 |  program results, demographics and geography, with  | ||||||
| 21 |  separate reporting by category of minority-owned,  | ||||||
| 22 |  female-owned, veteran-owned, and disability-owned  | ||||||
| 23 |  business enterprise metrics. The report shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  include resources and expenses committed to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  programs and conversion rates of new diverse  | ||||||
| 26 |  utility contractors. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (iv) Achieve affordable customer delivery  | ||||||
| 2 |  service costs, with particular emphasis on keeping  | ||||||
| 3 |  the bills of lower-income households, households  | ||||||
| 4 |  in equity investment eligible communities, and  | ||||||
| 5 |  household in environmental justice communities  | ||||||
| 6 |  within a manageable portion of their income and  | ||||||
| 7 |  adopting credit and collection policies that  | ||||||
| 8 |  reduce disconnections for these households  | ||||||
| 9 |  specifically and for customers overall to ensure  | ||||||
| 10 |  equitable disconnections, late fees, or arrearages  | ||||||
| 11 |  as a result of utility credit and collection  | ||||||
| 12 |  practices, which may include consideration of  | ||||||
| 13 |  impact by zip code. | ||||||
| 14 |                 (v) Metrics designed around the utility's  | ||||||
| 15 |  timeliness to customer requests for  | ||||||
| 16 |  interconnection in key milestone areas, such as:  | ||||||
| 17 |  initial response, supplemental review, and system  | ||||||
| 18 |  feasibility study; improved average service  | ||||||
| 19 |  reliability index for those customers that have  | ||||||
| 20 |  interconnected a distributed renewable energy  | ||||||
| 21 |  generation device to the utility's distribution  | ||||||
| 22 |  system and are lawfully taking service under an  | ||||||
| 23 |  applicable tariff; offering a variety of  | ||||||
| 24 |  affordable rate options, including demand  | ||||||
| 25 |  response, time of use rates for delivery and  | ||||||
| 26 |  supply, real-time pricing rates for supply;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  comprehensive and predictable net metering, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  maximizing the benefits of grid modernization and  | ||||||
| 3 |  clean energy for ratepayers; and improving  | ||||||
| 4 |  customer access to utility system information  | ||||||
| 5 |  according to consumer demand and interest. | ||||||
| 6 |                 (vi) Metrics designed to measure the utility's  | ||||||
| 7 |  customer service performance, which may include  | ||||||
| 8 |  the average length of time to answer a customer's  | ||||||
| 9 |  call by a customer service representative, the  | ||||||
| 10 |  abandoned call rate and the relative ranking of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the electric utility, by a reputable third-party  | ||||||
| 12 |  organization, in customer service satisfaction  | ||||||
| 13 |  when compared to other similar electric utilities  | ||||||
| 14 |  in the Midwest region. | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) Performance metrics shall include a  | ||||||
| 16 |  description of the metric, a calculation method, a  | ||||||
| 17 |  data collection method, annual performance targets,  | ||||||
| 18 |  and any incentives or penalties for the utility's  | ||||||
| 19 |  achievement of, or failure to achieve, their  | ||||||
| 20 |  performance targets, provided that the total amount of  | ||||||
| 21 |  potential incentives and penalties shall be  | ||||||
| 22 |  symmetrical. Incentives shall be rewards or penalties  | ||||||
| 23 |  or both, reflected as basis points added to, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  subtracted from, the utility's cost of equity. The  | ||||||
| 25 |  metrics and incentives shall apply for the entire time  | ||||||
| 26 |  period covered by a Multi-Year Rate Plan. The total  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for all metrics shall be equal to 40 basis points,  | ||||||
| 2 |  however, the Commission may adjust the basis points  | ||||||
| 3 |  upward or downward by up to 20 basis points for any  | ||||||
| 4 |  given Multi-Year Rate Plan, as appropriate, but in no  | ||||||
| 5 |  event may the total exceed 60 basis points or fall  | ||||||
| 6 |  below 20 basis points. | ||||||
| 7 |             (C) Metrics related to reliability shall be  | ||||||
| 8 |  implemented to ensure equitable benefits to  | ||||||
| 9 |  environmental justice and equity investment eligible  | ||||||
| 10 |  communities, as defined in this Act. | ||||||
| 11 |             (D) The Commission shall approve performance  | ||||||
| 12 |  metrics that are reasonably within control of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  utility to achieve. The Commission also shall not  | ||||||
| 14 |  approve a metric that is solely expected to have the  | ||||||
| 15 |  effect of reducing the workforce. Performance metrics  | ||||||
| 16 |  should measure outcomes and actual, rather than  | ||||||
| 17 |  projected, results where possible. Nothing in this  | ||||||
| 18 |  subparagraph paragraph is intended to require that  | ||||||
| 19 |  different electric utilities must be subject to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  same metrics, goals, or incentives. | ||||||
| 21 |             (E) Increases or enhancements to an existing  | ||||||
| 22 |  performance goal or target shall be considered in  | ||||||
| 23 |  light of other metrics, cost-effectiveness, and other  | ||||||
| 24 |  factors the Commission deems appropriate. Performance  | ||||||
| 25 |  metrics shall include one year of tracking data  | ||||||
| 26 |  collected in a consistent manner, verifiable by an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  independent evaluator in order to establish a baseline  | ||||||
| 2 |  and measure outcomes and actual results against  | ||||||
| 3 |  projections where possible. | ||||||
| 4 |             (F) For the purpose of determining reasonable  | ||||||
| 5 |  performance metrics and related incentives, the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Commission shall develop a methodology to calculate  | ||||||
| 7 |  net benefits that includes customer and societal costs  | ||||||
| 8 |  and benefits and quantifies the effect on delivery  | ||||||
| 9 |  rates. In determining the appropriate level of a  | ||||||
| 10 |  performance incentive, the Commission shall consider:  | ||||||
| 11 |  the extent to which the amount is likely to encourage  | ||||||
| 12 |  the utility to achieve the performance target in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  least cost manner; the value of benefits to customers,  | ||||||
| 14 |  the grid, public health and safety, and the  | ||||||
| 15 |  environment from achievement of the performance  | ||||||
| 16 |  target, including in particular benefits to equity  | ||||||
| 17 |  investment eligible community; the affordability of  | ||||||
| 18 |  customer's electric bills, including low-income  | ||||||
| 19 |  customers, the utility's revenue requirement, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  promotion of renewable and distributed energy, and  | ||||||
| 21 |  other such factors that the Commission deems  | ||||||
| 22 |  appropriate. The consideration of these factors shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  result in an incentive level that ensures benefits  | ||||||
| 24 |  exceed costs for customers. | ||||||
| 25 |             (G) Achievement of performance metrics are based  | ||||||
| 26 |  on the assumptions that the utility will adopt or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  implement the technology and equipment, and make the  | ||||||
| 2 |  investments to the extent reasonably necessary to  | ||||||
| 3 |  achieve the goal. If the electric utility is unable to  | ||||||
| 4 |  meet the performance metrics as a result of  | ||||||
| 5 |  extraordinary circumstances outside of its control,  | ||||||
| 6 |  including, but not limited to, government-declared  | ||||||
| 7 |  emergencies, then the utility shall be permitted to  | ||||||
| 8 |  file a petition with the Commission requesting that  | ||||||
| 9 |  the utility be excused from compliance with the  | ||||||
| 10 |  applicable performance goal or goals and the  | ||||||
| 11 |  associated financial incentives and penalties. The  | ||||||
| 12 |  burden of proof shall be on the utility, consistent  | ||||||
| 13 |  with Article IX, and the utility's petition shall be  | ||||||
| 14 |  supported by substantial evidence. The Commission  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall, after notice and hearing, enter its order  | ||||||
| 16 |  approving or denying, in whole or in part, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  utility's petition based on the extent to which the  | ||||||
| 18 |  utility demonstrated that its achievement of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  affected metrics and performance goals was hindered by  | ||||||
| 20 |  extraordinary circumstances outside of the utility's  | ||||||
| 21 |  control. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) The Commission shall approve reasonable and  | ||||||
| 23 |  appropriate tracking metrics to collect and monitor data  | ||||||
| 24 |  for the purpose of measuring and reporting utility  | ||||||
| 25 |  performance and for establishing future performance  | ||||||
| 26 |  metrics. These additional tracking metrics shall include  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  at least one metric from each of the following categories  | ||||||
| 2 |  of performance: | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) Minimize emissions of greenhouse gases and  | ||||||
| 4 |  other air pollutants that harm human health,  | ||||||
| 5 |  particularly in environmental justice and equity  | ||||||
| 6 |  investment eligible communities, through minimizing  | ||||||
| 7 |  total emissions by accelerating electrification of  | ||||||
| 8 |  transportation, buildings, and industries where such  | ||||||
| 9 |  electrification results in net reductions, across all  | ||||||
| 10 |  fuels and over the life of electrification measures,  | ||||||
| 11 |  of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, taking into  | ||||||
| 12 |  consideration the fuel mix used to produce electricity  | ||||||
| 13 |  at the relevant hour and the effect of accelerating  | ||||||
| 14 |  electrification on electricity delivery services  | ||||||
| 15 |  rates, supply prices, and peak demand, provided the  | ||||||
| 16 |  revenues the utility receives from accelerating  | ||||||
| 17 |  electrification of transportation, buildings, and  | ||||||
| 18 |  industries exceed the costs. | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) Enhance the grid's flexibility to adapt to  | ||||||
| 20 |  increased deployment of nondispatchable resources,  | ||||||
| 21 |  improve the ability and performance of the grid on  | ||||||
| 22 |  load balancing, and offer a variety of rate plans to  | ||||||
| 23 |  match consumer consumption patterns and lower consumer  | ||||||
| 24 |  bills for electricity delivery and supply. | ||||||
| 25 |             (C) Ensure rates reflect cost savings attributable  | ||||||
| 26 |  to grid modernization and utilize distributed energy  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  resources that allow the utility to defer or forgo  | ||||||
| 2 |  traditional grid investments that would otherwise be  | ||||||
| 3 |  required to provide safe and reliable service. | ||||||
| 4 |             (D) Metrics designed to create and sustain  | ||||||
| 5 |  full-time-equivalent jobs and opportunities for all  | ||||||
| 6 |  segments of the population and workforce, including  | ||||||
| 7 |  minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses,  | ||||||
| 8 |  veteran-owned businesses, and businesses owned by a  | ||||||
| 9 |  person or persons with a disability, and that do not,  | ||||||
| 10 |  consistent with State and federal law, discriminate  | ||||||
| 11 |  based on race or socioeconomic status as a result of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Public Act 102-662 this amendatory Act of the 102nd  | ||||||
| 13 |  General Assembly. | ||||||
| 14 |             (E) Maximize and prioritize the allocation of grid  | ||||||
| 15 |  planning benefits to environmental justice and  | ||||||
| 16 |  economically disadvantaged customers and communities,  | ||||||
| 17 |  such that all metrics provide equitable benefits  | ||||||
| 18 |  across the utility's service territory and maintain  | ||||||
| 19 |  and improve utility customers' access to uninterrupted  | ||||||
| 20 |  utility services. | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) The Commission may establish new tracking and  | ||||||
| 22 |  performance metrics in future Multi-Year Rate Plans to  | ||||||
| 23 |  further measure achievement of the outcomes set forth in  | ||||||
| 24 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of this Section and the  | ||||||
| 25 |  other goals and requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) The Commission shall also evaluate metrics that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  were established in prior Multi-Year Rate Plans to  | ||||||
| 2 |  determine if there has been an unanticipated material  | ||||||
| 3 |  change in circumstances such that adjustments are required  | ||||||
| 4 |  to improve the likelihood of the outcomes described in  | ||||||
| 5 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (f). For metrics that were  | ||||||
| 6 |  established in prior Multi-Year Rate Plan proceedings and  | ||||||
| 7 |  that the Commission elects to continue, the design of  | ||||||
| 8 |  these metrics, including the goals of tracking metrics and  | ||||||
| 9 |  the targets and incentive levels and structures of  | ||||||
| 10 |  performance metrics, may be adjusted pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 11 |  requirements in this Section. The Commission may also  | ||||||
| 12 |  change, adjust, or phase out tracking and performance  | ||||||
| 13 |  metrics that were established in prior Multi-Year Rate  | ||||||
| 14 |  Plan proceedings if these metrics no longer meet the  | ||||||
| 15 |  requirements of this Section or if they are rendered  | ||||||
| 16 |  obsolete by the changing needs and technology of an  | ||||||
| 17 |  evolving grid. Additionally, performance metrics that no  | ||||||
| 18 |  longer require an incentive to create improved utility  | ||||||
| 19 |  performance may become tracking metrics in a Multi-Year  | ||||||
| 20 |  Rate Plan proceeding. | ||||||
| 21 |         (6) The Commission shall initiate a workshop process  | ||||||
| 22 |  no later than August 1, 2021, or 15 days after September  | ||||||
| 23 |  15, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-662) this  | ||||||
| 24 |  amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, whichever is  | ||||||
| 25 |  later, for the purpose of facilitating the development of  | ||||||
| 26 |  metrics for each utility. The workshop shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  coordinated by the staff of the Commission, or a  | ||||||
| 2 |  facilitator retained by staff, and shall be organized and  | ||||||
| 3 |  facilitated in a manner that encourages representation  | ||||||
| 4 |  from diverse stakeholders and ensures equitable  | ||||||
| 5 |  opportunities for participation, without requiring formal  | ||||||
| 6 |  intervention or representation by an attorney. Working  | ||||||
| 7 |  with staff of the Commission the facilitator may conduct a  | ||||||
| 8 |  combination of workshops specific to a utility or  | ||||||
| 9 |  applicable to multiple utilities where content and  | ||||||
| 10 |  stakeholders are substantially similar. The workshop  | ||||||
| 11 |  process shall conclude no later than October 31, 2021.  | ||||||
| 12 |  Following the workshop, the staff of the Commission, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  the facilitator retained by the Staff, shall prepare and  | ||||||
| 14 |  submit a report to the Commission that identifies the  | ||||||
| 15 |  participants in the process, the metrics proposed during  | ||||||
| 16 |  the process, any material issues that remained unresolved  | ||||||
| 17 |  at the conclusions of such process, and any  | ||||||
| 18 |  recommendations for workshop process improvements. Any  | ||||||
| 19 |  workshop participant may file comments and reply comments  | ||||||
| 20 |  in response to the Staff report. | ||||||
| 21 |             (A) No later than January, 20, 2022, each electric  | ||||||
| 22 |  utility that intends to file a petition pursuant to  | ||||||
| 23 |  subsection (b) of this Section shall file a petition  | ||||||
| 24 |  with the Commission seeking approval of its  | ||||||
| 25 |  performance metrics, which shall include for each  | ||||||
| 26 |  metric, at a minimum, (i) a detailed description, (ii)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the calculation of the baseline, (iii) the performance  | ||||||
| 2 |  period and overall performance goal, provided that the  | ||||||
| 3 |  performance period shall not commence prior to January  | ||||||
| 4 |  1, 2024, (iv) each annual performance goal, (v) the  | ||||||
| 5 |  performance adjustment, which shall be a symmetrical  | ||||||
| 6 |  basis point increase or decrease to the utility's cost  | ||||||
| 7 |  of equity based on the extent to which the utility  | ||||||
| 8 |  achieved the annual performance goal, and (vi) the new  | ||||||
| 9 |  or modified tariff mechanism that will apply the  | ||||||
| 10 |  performance adjustments. The Commission shall issue  | ||||||
| 11 |  its order approving, or approving with modification,  | ||||||
| 12 |  the utility's proposed performance metrics no later  | ||||||
| 13 |  than September 30, 2022. | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) No later than August 1, 2025, the Commission  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall initiate a workshop process that conforms to the  | ||||||
| 16 |  workshop purpose and requirements of this paragraph  | ||||||
| 17 |  (6) of this Section to the extent they do not conflict.  | ||||||
| 18 |  The workshop process shall conclude no later than  | ||||||
| 19 |  October 31, 2025, and the staff of the Commission, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  the facilitator retained by the Staff, shall prepare  | ||||||
| 21 |  and submit a report consistent with the requirements  | ||||||
| 22 |  described in this paragraph (6) of this Section. No  | ||||||
| 23 |  later than January 20, 2026, each electric utility  | ||||||
| 24 |  subject to the requirements of this Section shall file  | ||||||
| 25 |  a petition the reflects, and is consistent with, the  | ||||||
| 26 |  components required in this paragraph (6) of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section, and the Commission shall issue its order  | ||||||
| 2 |  approving, or approving with modification, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  utility's proposed performance metrics no later than  | ||||||
| 4 |  September 30, 2026. | ||||||
| 5 |     (f) On May 1 of each year, following the approval of the  | ||||||
| 6 | first Multi-Year Rate Plan and its initial year, the  | ||||||
| 7 | Commission shall open an annual performance evaluation  | ||||||
| 8 | proceeding to evaluate the utilities' performance on their  | ||||||
| 9 | metric targets during the year just completed, as well as the  | ||||||
| 10 | appropriate Annual Adjustment as defined in paragraph (6). The  | ||||||
| 11 | Commission shall determine the performance and annual  | ||||||
| 12 | adjustments to be applied through a surcharge in the following  | ||||||
| 13 | calendar year. | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) On February 15 of each year, prior to the annual  | ||||||
| 15 |  performance evaluation proceeding, each utility shall file  | ||||||
| 16 |  a performance evaluation report with the Commission that  | ||||||
| 17 |  includes a description of and all data supporting how the  | ||||||
| 18 |  utility performed under each performance metric and an  | ||||||
| 19 |  identification of any extraordinary events that adversely  | ||||||
| 20 |  impacted the utility's performance. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) The metrics approved under this Section are based  | ||||||
| 22 |  on the assumptions that the utility may fully implement  | ||||||
| 23 |  the technology and equipment, and make the investments,  | ||||||
| 24 |  required to achieve the metrics and performance goals. If  | ||||||
| 25 |  the utility is unable to meet the metrics and performance  | ||||||
| 26 |  goals because it was hindered by unanticipated technology  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or equipment implementation delays, government-declared  | ||||||
| 2 |  emergencies, or other investment impediments, then the  | ||||||
| 3 |  utility shall be permitted to file a petition with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Commission on or before the date that its report is due  | ||||||
| 5 |  pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection (f)  | ||||||
| 6 |  requesting that the utility be excused from compliance  | ||||||
| 7 |  with the applicable performance goal or goals. The burden  | ||||||
| 8 |  of proof shall be on the utility, consistent with Article  | ||||||
| 9 |  IX, and the utility's petition shall be supported by  | ||||||
| 10 |  substantial evidence. No later than 90 days after the  | ||||||
| 11 |  utility files its petition, the Commission shall, after  | ||||||
| 12 |  notice and hearing, enter its order approving or denying,  | ||||||
| 13 |  in whole or in part, the utility's petition based on the  | ||||||
| 14 |  extent to which the utility demonstrated that its  | ||||||
| 15 |  achievement of the affected metrics and performance goals  | ||||||
| 16 |  was hindered by unanticipated technology or equipment  | ||||||
| 17 |  implementation delays, or other investment impediments,  | ||||||
| 18 |  that were reasonably outside of the utility's control. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) The electric utility shall provide for an annual  | ||||||
| 20 |  independent evaluation of its performance on metrics. The  | ||||||
| 21 |  independent evaluator shall review the utility's  | ||||||
| 22 |  assumptions, baselines, targets, calculation  | ||||||
| 23 |  methodologies, and other relevant information, especially  | ||||||
| 24 |  ensuring that the utility's data for establishing  | ||||||
| 25 |  baselines matches actual performance, and shall provide a  | ||||||
| 26 |  report to the Commission in each annual performance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  evaluation describing the results. The independent  | ||||||
| 2 |  evaluator shall present this report as evidence as a  | ||||||
| 3 |  nonparty participant and shall not be represented by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  utility's legal counsel. The independent evaluator shall  | ||||||
| 5 |  be hired through a competitive bidding process with  | ||||||
| 6 |  approval of the contract by the Commission. | ||||||
| 7 |         The Commission shall consider the report of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  independent evaluator in determining the utility's  | ||||||
| 9 |  achievement of performance targets. Discrepancies between  | ||||||
| 10 |  the utility's assumptions, baselines, targets, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  calculations and those of the independent evaluator shall  | ||||||
| 12 |  be closely scrutinized by the Commission. If the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Commission finds that the utility's reported data for any  | ||||||
| 14 |  metric or metrics significantly and incorrectly deviates  | ||||||
| 15 |  from the data reported by the independent evaluator, then  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Commission shall order the utility to revise its data  | ||||||
| 17 |  collection and calculation process within 60 days, with  | ||||||
| 18 |  specifications where appropriate. | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) The Commission shall, after notice and hearing in  | ||||||
| 20 |  the annual performance evaluation proceeding, enter an  | ||||||
| 21 |  order approving the utility's performance adjustment based  | ||||||
| 22 |  on its achievement of or failure to achieve its  | ||||||
| 23 |  performance targets no later than December 20 each year.  | ||||||
| 24 |  The Commission-approved penalties or incentives shall be  | ||||||
| 25 |  applied beginning with the next calendar year. | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) In order to promote the transparency of utility  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  investments during the effective period of a multi-year  | ||||||
| 2 |  rate plan, inform the Commission's investigation and  | ||||||
| 3 |  adjustment of rates in the annual adjustment process, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  to facilitate the participation of stakeholders in the  | ||||||
| 5 |  annual adjustment process, an electric utility with an  | ||||||
| 6 |  effective Multi-Year Rate Plan shall, within 90 days of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the close of each quarter during the Multi-Year Rate Plan  | ||||||
| 8 |  period, submit to the Commission a report that summarizes  | ||||||
| 9 |  the additions to utility plant that were placed into  | ||||||
| 10 |  service during the prior quarter, which for purposes of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the report shall be the most recently closed fiscal  | ||||||
| 12 |  quarter. The report shall also summarize the utility plant  | ||||||
| 13 |  the electric utility projects it will place into service  | ||||||
| 14 |  through the end of the calendar year in which the report is  | ||||||
| 15 |  filed. The projections, estimates, plans, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  forward-looking information that are provided in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  reports pursuant to this paragraph (5) are for planning  | ||||||
| 18 |  purposes and are intended to be illustrative of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  investments that the utility proposes to make as of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  time of submittal. Nothing in this paragraph (5)  | ||||||
| 21 |  precludes, or is intended to limit, a utility's ability to  | ||||||
| 22 |  modify and update its projections, estimates, plans, and  | ||||||
| 23 |  forward-looking information previously submitted in order  | ||||||
| 24 |  to reflect stakeholder input or other new or updated  | ||||||
| 25 |  information and analysis, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 26 |  changes in specific investment needs, customer electric  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  use patterns, customer applications and preferences, and  | ||||||
| 2 |  commercially available equipment and technologies, however  | ||||||
| 3 |  the utility shall explain any changes or deviations  | ||||||
| 4 |  between the projected investments from the quarterly  | ||||||
| 5 |  reports and actual investments in the annual report. The  | ||||||
| 6 |  reports submitted pursuant to this subsection are intended  | ||||||
| 7 |  to be flexible planning tools, and are expected to evolve  | ||||||
| 8 |  as new information becomes available. Within 7 days of  | ||||||
| 9 |  receiving a quarterly report, the Commission shall timely  | ||||||
| 10 |  make such report available to the public by posting it on  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Commission's website. Each quarterly report shall  | ||||||
| 12 |  include the following detail: | ||||||
| 13 |             (A) The total dollar value of the additions to  | ||||||
| 14 |  utility plant placed in service during the prior  | ||||||
| 15 |  quarter; | ||||||
| 16 |             (B) A list of the major investment categories the  | ||||||
| 17 |  electric utility used to manage its routine standing  | ||||||
| 18 |  operational activities during the prior quarter  | ||||||
| 19 |  including the total dollar amount for the work  | ||||||
| 20 |  reflected in each investment category in which utility  | ||||||
| 21 |  plant in service is equal to or greater than  | ||||||
| 22 |  $2,000,000 for an electric utility that serves more  | ||||||
| 23 |  than 3,000,000 customers in the State or $500,000 for  | ||||||
| 24 |  an electric utility that serves less than 3,000,000  | ||||||
| 25 |  customers but more than 500,000 customers in the State  | ||||||
| 26 |  as of the last day of the quarterly reporting period,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  as well as a summary description of each investment  | ||||||
| 2 |  category; | ||||||
| 3 |             (C) A list of the projects which the electric  | ||||||
| 4 |  utility has identified by a unique investment tracking  | ||||||
| 5 |  number for utility plant placed in service during the  | ||||||
| 6 |  prior quarter for utility plant placed in service with  | ||||||
| 7 |  a total dollar value as of the last day of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  quarterly reporting period that is equal to or greater  | ||||||
| 9 |  than $2,000,000 for an electric utility that serves  | ||||||
| 10 |  more than 3,000,000 customers in the State or $500,000  | ||||||
| 11 |  for an electric utility that serves less than  | ||||||
| 12 |  3,000,000 retail customers but more than $500,000  | ||||||
| 13 |  retail customers in the State, as well as a summary of  | ||||||
| 14 |  each project; | ||||||
| 15 |             (D) The estimated total dollar value of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  additions to utility plant projected to be placed in  | ||||||
| 17 |  service through the end of the calendar year in which  | ||||||
| 18 |  the report is filed; | ||||||
| 19 |             (E) A list of the major investment categories the  | ||||||
| 20 |  electric utility used to manage its routine standing  | ||||||
| 21 |  operational activities with utility plant projected to  | ||||||
| 22 |  be placed in service through the end of the calendar  | ||||||
| 23 |  year in which the report is filed, including the total  | ||||||
| 24 |  dollar amount for the work reflected in each  | ||||||
| 25 |  investment category in which utility plant in service  | ||||||
| 26 |  is projected to be equal to or greater than $2,000,000  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for an electric utility that serves more than  | ||||||
| 2 |  3,000,000 customers in the State or $500,000 for an  | ||||||
| 3 |  electric utility that serves less than 3,000,000  | ||||||
| 4 |  retail customers but more than 500,000 retail  | ||||||
| 5 |  customers in the State, as well as a summary  | ||||||
| 6 |  description of each investment category; and | ||||||
| 7 |             (F) A list of the projects for which the electric  | ||||||
| 8 |  utility has identified by a unique investment tracking  | ||||||
| 9 |  number for utility plant projected to be placed in  | ||||||
| 10 |  service through the end of the calendar year in which  | ||||||
| 11 |  the report is filed with an estimated dollar value  | ||||||
| 12 |  that is equal to or greater than $2,000,000 for an  | ||||||
| 13 |  electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000  | ||||||
| 14 |  customers in the State or $500,000 for an electric  | ||||||
| 15 |  utility that serves less than 3,000,000 retails  | ||||||
| 16 |  customers but more than $500,000 retail customers in  | ||||||
| 17 |  the State, as well as a summary description of each  | ||||||
| 18 |  project. | ||||||
| 19 |         (6) As part of the Annual Performance Adjustment, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  electric utility shall submit evidence sufficient to  | ||||||
| 21 |  support a determination of its actual revenue requirement  | ||||||
| 22 |  for the applicable calendar year, consistent with the  | ||||||
| 23 |  provisions of paragraphs (d) and (f) of this subsection.  | ||||||
| 24 |  The electric utility shall bear the burden of  | ||||||
| 25 |  demonstrating that its costs were prudent and reasonable,  | ||||||
| 26 |  subject to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsection (f). The Commission's review of the electric  | ||||||
| 2 |  utility's annual adjustment shall be based on the same  | ||||||
| 3 |  evidentiary standards, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 4 |  those concerning the prudence and reasonableness of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  known and measurable costs forecasted to be incurred by  | ||||||
| 6 |  the utility, and the used and usefulness of the actual  | ||||||
| 7 |  plant investment pursuant to Section 9-211 of this Act,  | ||||||
| 8 |  that the Commission applies in a proceeding to review a  | ||||||
| 9 |  filing for changes in rates pursuant to Section 9-201 of  | ||||||
| 10 |  this Act. The Commission shall determine the prudence and  | ||||||
| 11 |  reasonableness of the actual costs incurred by the utility  | ||||||
| 12 |  during the applicable calendar year, as well as determine  | ||||||
| 13 |  the original cost of plant in service as of the end of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  applicable calendar year. The Commission shall then  | ||||||
| 15 |  determine the Annual Adjustment, which shall mean the  | ||||||
| 16 |  amount by which, the electric utility's actual revenue  | ||||||
| 17 |  requirement for the applicable year of the Multi-Year Rate  | ||||||
| 18 |  Plan either exceeded, or was exceeded by, the revenue  | ||||||
| 19 |  requirement approved by the Commission for such calendar  | ||||||
| 20 |  year, plus carrying costs calculated at the weighted  | ||||||
| 21 |  average cost of capital approved for the Multi-Year Rate  | ||||||
| 22 |  Plan. | ||||||
| 23 |         The Commission's determination of the electric  | ||||||
| 24 |  utility's actual revenue requirement for the applicable  | ||||||
| 25 |  calendar year shall be based on: | ||||||
| 26 |             (A) the Commission-approved used and useful,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  prudent and reasonable actual costs for the applicable  | ||||||
| 2 |  calendar year, which shall be determined pursuant to  | ||||||
| 3 |  the following criteria: | ||||||
| 4 |                 (i) the The overall level of actual costs  | ||||||
| 5 |  incurred during the calendar year, provided that  | ||||||
| 6 |  the Commission may not allow recovery of actual  | ||||||
| 7 |  costs that are more than 105% of the approved  | ||||||
| 8 |  revenue requirement calculated as provided in item  | ||||||
| 9 |  (ii) of this subparagraph (A), except to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  extent the Commission approves a modification of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Multi-Year Rate Plan to permit such recovery; . | ||||||
| 12 |                 (ii) the The calculation of 105% of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  revenue requirement required by this subparagraph  | ||||||
| 14 |  (A) shall exclude the revenue requirement impacts  | ||||||
| 15 |  of the following volatile and fluctuating  | ||||||
| 16 |  variables that occurred during the year: (i)  | ||||||
| 17 |  storms and weather-related events for which the  | ||||||
| 18 |  utility provides sufficient evidence to  | ||||||
| 19 |  demonstrate that such expenses were not  | ||||||
| 20 |  foreseeable and not in control of the utility;  | ||||||
| 21 |  (ii) new business; (iii) changes in interest  | ||||||
| 22 |  rates; (iv) changes in taxes; (v) facility  | ||||||
| 23 |  relocations; (vi) changes in pension or  | ||||||
| 24 |  post-retirement benefits costs due to fluctuations  | ||||||
| 25 |  in interest rates, market returns or actuarial  | ||||||
| 26 |  assumptions; (vii) amortization expenses related  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to costs; and (viii) changes in the timing of when  | ||||||
| 2 |  an expenditure or investment is made such that it  | ||||||
| 3 |  is accelerated to occur during the applicable year  | ||||||
| 4 |  or deferred to occur in a subsequent year; . | ||||||
| 5 |             (B) the year-end rate base; | ||||||
| 6 |             (C) the cost of equity approved in the multi-year  | ||||||
| 7 |  rate plan; and | ||||||
| 8 |             (D) the electric utility's actual year-end capital  | ||||||
| 9 |  structure, provided that the common equity ratio in  | ||||||
| 10 |  such capital structure may not exceed the common  | ||||||
| 11 |  equity ratio that was approved by the Commission in  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Multi-Year Rate Plan. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) The Commission's determinations of the prudence  | ||||||
| 14 |  and reasonableness of the costs incurred for the  | ||||||
| 15 |  applicable year, and of the original cost of plant in  | ||||||
| 16 |  service as of the end of the applicable calendar year,  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall be final upon entry of the Commission's order and  | ||||||
| 18 |  shall not be subject to collateral attack in any other  | ||||||
| 19 |  Commission proceeding, case, docket, order, rule, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  regulation; however, nothing in this Section shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  prohibit a party from petitioning the Commission to rehear  | ||||||
| 22 |  or appeal to the courts the order pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  provisions of this Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     (g) During the period leading to approval of the first  | ||||||
| 25 | Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan, each electric utility will  | ||||||
| 26 | necessarily continue to invest in its distribution grid. Those  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | investments will be subject to a determination of prudence and  | ||||||
| 2 | reasonableness consistent with Commission practice and law.  | ||||||
| 3 | Any failure to conform to the Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan  | ||||||
| 4 | ultimately approved shall not imply imprudence or  | ||||||
| 5 | unreasonableness. | ||||||
| 6 |     (h) After calculating the Performance Adjustment and  | ||||||
| 7 | Annual Adjustment, the Commission shall order the electric  | ||||||
| 8 | utility to collect the amount in excess of the revenue  | ||||||
| 9 | requirement from customers, or issue a refund to customers, as  | ||||||
| 10 | applicable, to be applied through a surcharge beginning with  | ||||||
| 11 | the next calendar year. | ||||||
| 12 |     Electric utilities subject to the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 13 | Section shall be permitted to file new or revised tariffs to  | ||||||
| 14 | comply with the provisions of, and Commission orders entered  | ||||||
| 15 | pursuant to, this Section. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 17 |     Section 810. The Illinois Underground Utility Facilities  | ||||||
| 18 | Damage Prevention Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 4.1,  | ||||||
| 19 | 10, and 12 as follows:
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| 20 |     (220 ILCS 50/2)    (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1602) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the  | ||||||
| 22 | context clearly otherwise requires, the terms specified in  | ||||||
| 23 | this Section have the meanings ascribed to them in this  | ||||||
| 24 | Section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Approximate location" means the location of the marked  | ||||||
| 2 | facility that lies entirely within the tolerance zone.  | ||||||
| 3 |     Circumstances that are "beyond the reasonable control" of  | ||||||
| 4 | a party include, but are not limited to, severe weather,  | ||||||
| 5 | unforeseen mechanical issues, or site conditions. As used in  | ||||||
| 6 | Section 11, "beyond the reasonable control" also includes, but  | ||||||
| 7 | is not limited to, notice volumes or dig site notification  | ||||||
| 8 | areas that exceed historical averages, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 9 | reasonable control measurement, created as a result of  | ||||||
| 10 | underground utility facility owners or operators or their  | ||||||
| 11 | contractors or subcontractors' non-emergency requests for  | ||||||
| 12 | utility excavation work for underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 13 | owners or operators, that is not part of a large project that  | ||||||
| 14 | has provided at least 60 days' days notice, and only applies to  | ||||||
| 15 | the requests submitted by underground utility facility owners  | ||||||
| 16 | or operators or their contractors or subcontractors'  | ||||||
| 17 | non-emergency utility excavation work for underground utility  | ||||||
| 18 | facility owners or operators. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Damage" means the contact or dislocation of a facility  | ||||||
| 20 | during excavation or demolition that necessitates immediate or  | ||||||
| 21 | subsequent repair by the underground utility facility owner or  | ||||||
| 22 | operator due to any partial or complete destruction of the  | ||||||
| 23 | facility, including, but not limited to, the protective  | ||||||
| 24 | coating, tracer wire, lateral support, cathodic protection, or  | ||||||
| 25 | housing for the line or device of the facility.  | ||||||
| 26 |     "Damage notification" means a notification through JULIE  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the underground utility facility owner or operator that  | ||||||
| 2 | damage to a facility has occurred in the area of the excavation  | ||||||
| 3 | or demolition.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Day" means any day, beginning at 12:00 a.m. and ending at  | ||||||
| 5 | 11:59 p.m. "Day" does not include holidays recognized by  | ||||||
| 6 | JULIE, Saturdays, Sundays, and the day of the actual notice.  | ||||||
| 7 |     "Demolition" means the wrecking, razing, rending, moving,  | ||||||
| 8 | or removing of a structure by means of any power tool, power  | ||||||
| 9 | equipment (exclusive of transportation equipment), or  | ||||||
| 10 | explosives.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Emergency request" means a request involving a condition  | ||||||
| 12 | (1) that constitutes an imminent danger to life, health, or  | ||||||
| 13 | property or a utility service outage (2) and that requires  | ||||||
| 14 | repair or action before the expiration of 2 days.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Excavation" means: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) any operation in which earth, rock, or other  | ||||||
| 17 |  material in or on the ground is moved, removed, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  otherwise displaced by means of any tools, power equipment  | ||||||
| 19 |  or explosives, and includes, without limitation, grading,  | ||||||
| 20 |  trenching, digging, ditching, drilling, augering, boring,  | ||||||
| 21 |  tunneling, scraping, cable or pipe plowing, saw cutting or  | ||||||
| 22 |  roadway surface milling when penetrating into the base or  | ||||||
| 23 |  subbase of a paved surface, and driving, but does not  | ||||||
| 24 |  include: | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) farm tillage operations; | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) railroad right-of-way maintenance; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (C) coal mining operations regulated under the  | ||||||
| 2 |  federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of  | ||||||
| 3 |  1977 or any State law or rules or regulations adopted  | ||||||
| 4 |  under the federal statute; | ||||||
| 5 |             (D) land surveying operations as defined in the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 when  | ||||||
| 7 |  not using power equipment; | ||||||
| 8 |             (E) roadway surface milling; | ||||||
| 9 |             (F) manually inserting, without the use of power  | ||||||
| 10 |  equipment, a temporary round-tipped ground or probe  | ||||||
| 11 |  rod as part of facility locating; | ||||||
| 12 |             (G) manually inserting, without the use of power  | ||||||
| 13 |  equipment, a temporary round-tipped probe rod for bar  | ||||||
| 14 |  holing to determine the area of a potential leak from a  | ||||||
| 15 |  facility transporting hazardous gases or liquids; or | ||||||
| 16 |             (H) manually inserting, without the use of power  | ||||||
| 17 |  equipment, a round-tipped ground rod for the purpose  | ||||||
| 18 |  of grounding utility equipment when an emergency  | ||||||
| 19 |  exists and no other ground source is available. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) An exclusion to this Section in no way prohibits a  | ||||||
| 21 |  request from being made for the marking of facilities. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) Any exception to excavation contained within this  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section is not intended to remove liability that may be  | ||||||
| 24 |  imposed against an individual or entity because of damage  | ||||||
| 25 |  caused to a facility.  | ||||||
| 26 |     "Excavator" means any person or legal entity, public or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | private, that engages in excavation or demolition work. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Exposed notification" means a notification through JULIE  | ||||||
| 3 | to the underground utility facility owner or operator that an  | ||||||
| 4 | unmarked facility has been exposed in the area of the  | ||||||
| 5 | excavation or demolition but has not been damaged. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Extension" means a request made by an excavator, to  | ||||||
| 7 | extend the expiration date of a normal notice to allow  | ||||||
| 8 | additional time to continue or complete the excavation or  | ||||||
| 9 | demolition project. | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) An extension request may be made no earlier than  | ||||||
| 11 |  the 20th day from the initial normal notice request or  | ||||||
| 12 |  latest extension request. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) An extension request shall extend the expiration  | ||||||
| 14 |  of the initial normal notice request or latest extension  | ||||||
| 15 |  request by 25 days. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) An extension request may not be made simply to  | ||||||
| 17 |  keep a prior notice open without continued excavation  | ||||||
| 18 |  occurring within the period of that subsequent notice. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Geographic information system data" means data to be  | ||||||
| 20 | applied to JULIE software to facilitate a more clearly defined  | ||||||
| 21 | notification area for notices sent to the system underground  | ||||||
| 22 | utility facility owners or operators. "Geographic information  | ||||||
| 23 | system data" includes, but is not limited to: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) address points with site addresses; | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) parcels with site addresses; | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) road center lines with names and address range; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) city limits with names; | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) political townships with names; | ||||||
| 3 |         (6) railroads with names; | ||||||
| 4 |         (7) streams with names; and | ||||||
| 5 |         (8) water bodies with names. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Historical averages" are used to determine benchmark  | ||||||
| 7 | notice volumes or dig site notification areas for a particular  | ||||||
| 8 | place. The notice volume is calculated for new and updated  | ||||||
| 9 | requests requiring an underground utility facility owner or  | ||||||
| 10 | operator response. It shall not include notices with a header  | ||||||
| 11 | of no show noshow, incomplete, or no re-mark noremark. The dig  | ||||||
| 12 | site notification area is calculated using the dig site  | ||||||
| 13 | polygon on the notice. The 7-day 7 day look back shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | calculated once daily at the conclusion of the previous  | ||||||
| 15 | calendar day. "Historic averages" shall be determined by  | ||||||
| 16 | comparing notice volumes or dig site notification areas over  | ||||||
| 17 | the immediate past 7 calendar days to the same 7 calendar day  | ||||||
| 18 | period for the past 5 years. A 5-year trimmed mean, removing  | ||||||
| 19 | the highest and lowest years, and averaging the remaining 3  | ||||||
| 20 | years, shall be the final determinant determinate of this  | ||||||
| 21 | measurement. The official measurement of the notice volumes or  | ||||||
| 22 | dig site notification areas shall be provided by JULIE.  | ||||||
| 23 |     "Incomplete request" means a notice initiated by an  | ||||||
| 24 | excavator through JULIE to the underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 25 | owners or operators notified in a prior request that such  | ||||||
| 26 | underground utility facility owners or operators, as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | identified by the excavator and confirmed, through the  | ||||||
| 2 | positive response system once implemented, in accordance with  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (a) of Section 5.1, did not completely mark the  | ||||||
| 4 | entire extent or the entire segment of the proposed  | ||||||
| 5 | excavation, as identified on the prior notice or as previously  | ||||||
| 6 | documented and mutually agreed upon. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Joint meet notification" means a notice of a meeting held  | ||||||
| 8 | prior to the excavation phase to discuss projects that cannot  | ||||||
| 9 | be adequately communicated within a normal notice request. The  | ||||||
| 10 | meeting is intended to allow the exchange of maps, plans, or  | ||||||
| 11 | schedules. It is not a locating session and shall be held at or  | ||||||
| 12 | near the excavation site, or through electronic means, if  | ||||||
| 13 | available and agreed to by all parties. "Joint meet  | ||||||
| 14 | notification" are not to be used in lieu of valid normal notice  | ||||||
| 15 | requests and are required for, but not limited to, large  | ||||||
| 16 | projects. | ||||||
| 17 |     "JULIE, Inc." or "JULIE" means the communication system  | ||||||
| 18 | known as "JULIE, Inc." or "JULIE", utilized by excavators,  | ||||||
| 19 | designers, or any other entities covered by this Act to notify  | ||||||
| 20 | underground utility facility owners or operators of their  | ||||||
| 21 | intent to perform excavation or demolition or similar work as  | ||||||
| 22 | defined by this Act and shall include all underground utility  | ||||||
| 23 | facilities owned or operated outside the city limits of the  | ||||||
| 24 | City of Chicago. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Large project" means a single excavation that exceeds the  | ||||||
| 26 | expiration date of a normal notice request, or involves a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | series of repetitive, related-scope excavations. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Normal notice request" means a notification made by an  | ||||||
| 3 | excavator, through JULIE, in advance of a planned excavation  | ||||||
| 4 | or demolition. | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) The notification shall be made at least 2 days,  | ||||||
| 6 |  but no more than 10 days, before beginning the planned  | ||||||
| 7 |  excavation or demolition. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) Excavation or demolition on a normal notice  | ||||||
| 9 |  request is valid for 25 days from the date of the initial  | ||||||
| 10 |  request unless a subsequent extension request is made. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) Normal notice requests shall be limited to one  | ||||||
| 12 |  quarter of a contiguous mile within a municipality and one  | ||||||
| 13 |  contiguous mile within any unincorporated area, which  | ||||||
| 14 |  includes townships. | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) Normal notice requests are valid for a single  | ||||||
| 16 |  right-of-way with an exception for intersecting  | ||||||
| 17 |  rights-of-way of 250 feet in all directions. Any  | ||||||
| 18 |  excavation continuing beyond 250 feet on a connecting  | ||||||
| 19 |  right-of-way shall require an additional request. | ||||||
| 20 |     "No show request" means a notice initiated by an excavator  | ||||||
| 21 | through JULIE to the underground utility facility owners or  | ||||||
| 22 | operators notified in the prior notice that such underground  | ||||||
| 23 | utility facility owners or operators, as identified by the  | ||||||
| 24 | excavator and confirmed, once implemented, in accordance with  | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (a) of Section 5.1, either failed to mark their  | ||||||
| 26 | facilities or to communicate their non-involvement with the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | excavation prior to the dig start date and time on the notice. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Notice" means any record transmitted to an underground  | ||||||
| 3 | utility facility owner or operator of JULIE which shall  | ||||||
| 4 | include, but not be limited to, cancel, damage, emergency,  | ||||||
| 5 | exposed, extension, incomplete, joint meet, no show, normal,  | ||||||
| 6 | planning design, or re-mark. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Open cut utility locate" means a method of locating  | ||||||
| 8 | facilities that requires excavation by the underground utility  | ||||||
| 9 | facility owner or operator, or their contractor or  | ||||||
| 10 | subcontractor. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Place" means any incorporated city, village or town, or  | ||||||
| 12 | unincorporated township or road district, listed within the  | ||||||
| 13 | JULIE database. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Planning design request" means the process prior to the  | ||||||
| 15 | excavation phase of a project where information is gathered  | ||||||
| 16 | and decisions are made regarding the route or location of a  | ||||||
| 17 | proposed excavation. The use of the information that is  | ||||||
| 18 | obtainable pursuant to this Section is intended to minimize  | ||||||
| 19 | delays of future construction projects and not for imminent  | ||||||
| 20 | excavation. The underground utility facility owner or operator  | ||||||
| 21 | may indicate any portion of the information that is  | ||||||
| 22 | proprietary and require the planner or designer to protect the  | ||||||
| 23 | proprietary information. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Positive response system" means an automated system  | ||||||
| 25 | facilitated by JULIE allowing underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 26 | owners or operators to communicate to an excavator the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | presence, absence, or response status of any conflict between  | ||||||
| 2 | the existing facilities in or near the area of excavation or  | ||||||
| 3 | demolition on each notice received. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Pre-mark" means the use of white paint, chalk, lathe,  | ||||||
| 5 | whiskers, flags, or electronic white lining using lines or  | ||||||
| 6 | polygons to delineate the work area at the site of the proposed  | ||||||
| 7 | excavation or demolition. Unless otherwise stated on the  | ||||||
| 8 | request, all pre-marks are considered a request for a 5-foot  | ||||||
| 9 | radius of an above ground fixed structure or single point  | ||||||
| 10 | pre-mark, or a 10-foot-wide path for linear work. | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) Physical pre-marking for the area of the planned  | ||||||
| 12 |  excavation or demolition shall be accomplished prior to  | ||||||
| 13 |  notifying JULIE if the area of excavation cannot be  | ||||||
| 14 |  clearly and adequately identified in the normal notice  | ||||||
| 15 |  request. | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) Electronic white lining may be used when  | ||||||
| 17 |  available. Electronic white lining provides an alternative  | ||||||
| 18 |  method where an excavator may indicate their defined dig  | ||||||
| 19 |  area visually by electronic data entry, including lines or  | ||||||
| 20 |  polygons, without the need for a physical site visit. The  | ||||||
| 21 |  technology allows the excavator to identify for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  underground utility facility owner or operator a clear  | ||||||
| 23 |  delineation of their proposed excavation area. | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) A verbal or written pre-mark is adequate when the  | ||||||
| 25 |  scope requested to be marked is narrow and explicit enough  | ||||||
| 26 |  to prevent marking beyond the actual area of excavation or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  demolition. An existing above ground fixed structure may  | ||||||
| 2 |  be referenced as a verbal or written pre-mark. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Project owner" means the person or legal entity, public  | ||||||
| 4 | or private, that is financially responsible for the  | ||||||
| 5 | undertaking of a project that involves excavation or  | ||||||
| 6 | demolition. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Reasonable control measurement" shall use the historical  | ||||||
| 8 | averages and add to the calculation either of the following  | ||||||
| 9 | conditions that shall be met for the place to be considered  | ||||||
| 10 | beyond the reasonable control of the underground utility  | ||||||
| 11 | facility owner or operator: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) the total notice volume count over the previous 7  | ||||||
| 13 |  calendar days shall increase by more than 15% of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  historic average, and increase by not less than 25  | ||||||
| 15 |  additional notices over the previous 7 calendar days; or | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) the total dig site notification area over the  | ||||||
| 17 |  previous 7 calendar days shall increase by more than 15%  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the historic average, and not less than 0.4 additional  | ||||||
| 19 |  square miles over the previous 7 calendar days. | ||||||
| 20 |     The official measurement shall be provided by JULIE. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Residential property owner" means any individual or  | ||||||
| 22 | entity that owns or leases real property that is used by the  | ||||||
| 23 | individual or entity as its residence or dwelling. Residential  | ||||||
| 24 | property owner does not include any persons who own or lease  | ||||||
| 25 | residential property for the purpose of holding or developing  | ||||||
| 26 | such property or for any other business or commercial  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purposes. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Roadway surface milling" means the removal of a uniform  | ||||||
| 3 | pavement section by rotomilling, grinding, saw cutting, or  | ||||||
| 4 | other means that does not penetrate into the roadway base or  | ||||||
| 5 | subbase. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Service lateral" means underground facilities located in  | ||||||
| 7 | a public right-of-way or utility easement that connects an end  | ||||||
| 8 | user's building or property to an underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 9 | owner's or operator's facility. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Submerged" means any facility installed below the surface  | ||||||
| 11 | of a lake, river, or navigable waterway. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Tolerance zone" means: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) if the diameter of the underground utility  | ||||||
| 14 |  facility is indicated, the distance of one-half of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  known diameter plus one and one-half feet on either side  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the designated center line of the underground utility  | ||||||
| 17 |  facility marking; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) if the diameter of the underground utility  | ||||||
| 19 |  facility is not indicated, one and one-half feet on either  | ||||||
| 20 |  side of the outside edge of the underground utility  | ||||||
| 21 |  facility marking; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) if submerged, a distance of 30 feet on either side  | ||||||
| 23 |  of the indicated facility. | ||||||
| 24 |         The underground utility facility markings provided  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall not indicate that the width of the marked  | ||||||
| 26 |  underground utility facility is any greater than the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  actual width of the underground utility facility or 2  | ||||||
| 2 |  inches, whichever is greater. The tolerance zone shall  | ||||||
| 3 |  also apply to visible utility structures, including, but  | ||||||
| 4 |  not limited to, poles with overhead to underground  | ||||||
| 5 |  transitions, pedestals, transformers, meters, hydrants,  | ||||||
| 6 |  and valve boxes. There shall be a one and one-half foot  | ||||||
| 7 |  tolerance zone horizontally around such facilities. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Underground utility facility" or "facility" means and  | ||||||
| 9 | includes wires, ducts, fiber optic cable, conduits, pipes,  | ||||||
| 10 | sewers, and cables and their connected appurtenances installed  | ||||||
| 11 | or existing beneath the surface of the ground or submerged and  | ||||||
| 12 | either owned, operated, or controlled by: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) a public utility as defined in the Public  | ||||||
| 14 |  Utilities Act; | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) a municipally owned or mutually owned utility  | ||||||
| 16 |  providing a similar utility service; | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) a pipeline entity transporting gases, crude oil,  | ||||||
| 18 |  petroleum products, or other hydrocarbon materials within  | ||||||
| 19 |  the State; | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) a telecommunications carrier as defined in the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985, or by  | ||||||
| 22 |  a company described in Section 1 of the Telephone Company  | ||||||
| 23 |  Act; | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) a community antenna television system, as defined  | ||||||
| 25 |  in the Illinois Municipal Code or the Counties Code; | ||||||
| 26 |         (6) a holder or broadband service, as those terms are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  defined in the Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007; | ||||||
| 2 |         (7) any other entity owning or operating underground  | ||||||
| 3 |  facilities that transport or generate electrical power to  | ||||||
| 4 |  other utility owners or operators; | ||||||
| 5 |         (8) an electric cooperative as defined in the Public  | ||||||
| 6 |  Utilities Act; and | ||||||
| 7 |         (9) any other active member of JULIE.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-614, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
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| 9 |     (220 ILCS 50/4.1) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 4.1. Watch and protect.     | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) If, upon notice from JULIE, an underground utility  | ||||||
| 12 | facility owner or operator determines that the facility is  | ||||||
| 13 | within the proposed excavation area and the underground  | ||||||
| 14 | utility facility owner or operator desires to have an  | ||||||
| 15 | authorized representative present during excavation near the  | ||||||
| 16 | facility, the underground utility facility owner or operator  | ||||||
| 17 | shall contact the excavator prior to the dig start date and  | ||||||
| 18 | time provided on the notice to schedule a date and time for the  | ||||||
| 19 | underground utility facility owner or operator to be present  | ||||||
| 20 | when excavation will occur near the facility. | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) All excavators shall comply with the underground  | ||||||
| 22 | utility facility owner's or operator's request to be present  | ||||||
| 23 | during excavation near an a owner or operator's facilities. In  | ||||||
| 24 | lieu of having an authorized representative present, the  | ||||||
| 25 | underground utility facility owner or operator may choose to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | perform an open cut utility locate of the facility to expose  | ||||||
| 2 | its location. The underground utility facility owner or  | ||||||
| 3 | operator shall comply with the excavator's schedule for when  | ||||||
| 4 | excavation will occur near the facility. | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) After excavation has started, if excavation near the  | ||||||
| 6 | underground utility facilities stops by more than one day and  | ||||||
| 7 | then recommences, the excavator shall establish direct contact  | ||||||
| 8 | with the underground utility facility owner or operator not  | ||||||
| 9 | less than one day prior to the excavation, each time the  | ||||||
| 10 | excavation is to occur, to advise the underground utility  | ||||||
| 11 | facility owner or operator of the excavation taking place. | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an excavator  | ||||||
| 13 | from excavating prudently and carefully near the underground  | ||||||
| 14 | utility facility without the underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 15 | owner or operator present if the underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 16 | owner or operator waives the request to be present or to  | ||||||
| 17 | complete an open cut utility locate exposing the facility or  | ||||||
| 18 | is unable to comply with the excavator's schedule. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-614, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 20 |     (220 ILCS 50/10)    (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1610) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 10. Record of notice; marking of facilities.      | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) Upon notice by the excavator, the underground utility  | ||||||
| 23 | facility owners or operators in or near the excavation or  | ||||||
| 24 | demolition area shall cause a record to be made of the notice  | ||||||
| 25 | and shall mark, by the dig start date and time indicated on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | notice, the approximate locations of such facilities so as to  | ||||||
| 2 | enable the excavator to establish the location of the  | ||||||
| 3 | facilities.  | ||||||
| 4 |     For submerged facilities, when the owner or operator of  | ||||||
| 5 | the submerged facilities determines that a proposed excavation  | ||||||
| 6 | or demolition which could include anchoring, pile driving,  | ||||||
| 7 | dredging, or any other water bottom contact for any means  | ||||||
| 8 | performed is in proximity to or in conflict with, submerged  | ||||||
| 9 | facilities located under a lake, river, or navigable waterway,  | ||||||
| 10 | the owner or operator of the submerged facilities shall  | ||||||
| 11 | identify the estimated horizontal route of the submerged  | ||||||
| 12 | facilities, within 15 days or by a date and time mutually  | ||||||
| 13 | agreed to, using marking buoys, other suitable devices, or GPS  | ||||||
| 14 | location data unless directed otherwise by an agency having  | ||||||
| 15 | jurisdiction over the waters under which the submerged  | ||||||
| 16 | facilities are located.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) Underground utility facility owners or operators of  | ||||||
| 18 | sewer facilities shall be required to respond and mark the  | ||||||
| 19 | approximate location of those sewer facilities when the  | ||||||
| 20 | excavator indicates, in the notice required in Section 4, that  | ||||||
| 21 | the excavation or demolition project will exceed a depth of 7  | ||||||
| 22 | feet. "Depth", in this case, is defined as the distance  | ||||||
| 23 | measured vertically from the surface of the ground to the top  | ||||||
| 24 | of the sewer facility.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (c) Underground utility facility owners or operators of  | ||||||
| 26 | sewer facilities shall be required at all times to mark the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | approximate location of those sewer facilities when:  | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) directional boring is the indicated type of  | ||||||
| 3 |  excavation work being performed within the notice;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) the sewer facilities owned are non-gravity,  | ||||||
| 5 |  pressurized force mains; or  | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) the excavation indicated will occur in the  | ||||||
| 7 |  immediate proximity of known sewer facilities that are  | ||||||
| 8 |  less than 7 feet deep.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (d) Underground utility facility owners or operators of  | ||||||
| 10 | sewer facilities shall not hold an excavator liable for  | ||||||
| 11 | damages that occur to sewer facilities that were not required  | ||||||
| 12 | to be marked under this Section, provided that prompt notice  | ||||||
| 13 | of known damage is made to JULIE and the underground utility  | ||||||
| 14 | facility owners or operators as required in Section 7. | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) All entities subject to the requirements of this Act  | ||||||
| 16 | shall plan and conduct their work consistent with reasonable  | ||||||
| 17 | business practices.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) Conditions may exist making it unreasonable to  | ||||||
| 19 |  request that locations be marked by the dig start date and  | ||||||
| 20 |  time indicated on the notice. | ||||||
| 21 |             (A) In such situations, the excavator and the  | ||||||
| 22 |  underground utility facility owner or operator shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  interact in good faith to establish a mutually  | ||||||
| 24 |  agreeable date and time for the completion of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  request. | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) All mutually agreed upon modifications to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  dig start date and time shall be fully documented by  | ||||||
| 2 |  the underground utility facility owner or operator and  | ||||||
| 3 |  include, at a minimum, the date and time of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  interaction, the names of the individuals involved,  | ||||||
| 5 |  and acknowledgment by the individuals that agreed to  | ||||||
| 6 |  the modification and the new dig start date and time  | ||||||
| 7 |  that was mutually agreed upon by both parties. The  | ||||||
| 8 |  underground utility facility owner or operator shall  | ||||||
| 9 |  retain through JULIE, Inc., the documentation for at  | ||||||
| 10 |  least 5 years after the date of the expiration of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  notice.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) It is unreasonable to request underground utility  | ||||||
| 13 |  facility owners or operators to mark all of their  | ||||||
| 14 |  facilities in an affected area upon short notice in  | ||||||
| 15 |  advance of a large nonemergency project.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) It is unreasonable to request extensive notices in  | ||||||
| 17 |  excess of a reasonable excavation or demolition work  | ||||||
| 18 |  schedule.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) It is unreasonable to request notices under  | ||||||
| 20 |  conditions where a repeat request is likely to be made  | ||||||
| 21 |  because of the passage of time or adverse job conditions.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) During periods where the notice volumes or dig  | ||||||
| 23 |  site notification areas exceed the historical averages as  | ||||||
| 24 |  determined by the reasonable control measurements for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  place, only those additional non-emergency requests that  | ||||||
| 26 |  are not part of a large project, when that large project  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  has been submitted at least 60 days in advance of the start  | ||||||
| 2 |  of the large project by underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 3 |  owners or operators or their contractors or subcontractors  | ||||||
| 4 |  for excavation work for the underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 5 |  owners or operators within the place, may be subject to a  | ||||||
| 6 |  request from the underground utility facility owner or  | ||||||
| 7 |  operator or the owner or operator's locate contractors or  | ||||||
| 8 |  subcontractors for an additional wait time of up to 2 days  | ||||||
| 9 |  for the underground utility facility owner or operator,  | ||||||
| 10 |  whether utilizing in-house or contract locators, to  | ||||||
| 11 |  respond to locate and mark, or provide a no conflict  | ||||||
| 12 |  response. It is the responsibility of the requesting  | ||||||
| 13 |  underground utility facility owner or operator to document  | ||||||
| 14 |  any modification as outlined in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection (e) of Section 10.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (f) Underground utility facility owners or operators,  | ||||||
| 17 | whether utilizing in-house or contract locators, and the owner  | ||||||
| 18 | or operator's locate contractors or subcontractors must  | ||||||
| 19 | reasonably anticipate seasonal fluctuations in the number of  | ||||||
| 20 | notices and staff accordingly. | ||||||
| 21 |     Seasonal fluctuations shall not be considered within the  | ||||||
| 22 | reasonable control of underground utility facility owners or  | ||||||
| 23 | operators and the owner or operator's locate contractors or  | ||||||
| 24 | subcontractors within a place or places, when the notice  | ||||||
| 25 | volumes exceed the historical averages as determined by the  | ||||||
| 26 | reasonable control measurement, for non-emergency requests for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | utility excavation work for underground utility facility  | ||||||
| 2 | owners or operators, that is not part of a large project that  | ||||||
| 3 | has provided at least a 60-day 60 day advance notice. | ||||||
| 4 |     Only utility excavators when doing utility work may be  | ||||||
| 5 | impacted by this subsection and may incur an additional wait  | ||||||
| 6 | time of up to 2 days.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (g) If an underground utility facility owner or operator  | ||||||
| 8 | receives a notice under this Section but does not own or  | ||||||
| 9 | operate any facilities within the proposed excavation or  | ||||||
| 10 | demolition area described in the notice, that underground  | ||||||
| 11 | utility facility owner or operator, by the dig start date and  | ||||||
| 12 | time on the notice, shall so notify the excavator who  | ||||||
| 13 | initiated the notice in accordance with Section 5.1, and prior  | ||||||
| 14 | to January 1, 2026, may be provided in any reasonable manner  | ||||||
| 15 | including, but not limited to, notification in any one of the  | ||||||
| 16 | following ways:  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) by face-to-face communication;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) by phone or phone message;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) by facsimile or email;  | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) by posting in the excavation or demolition area;  | ||||||
| 21 |  or  | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) by marking the excavation or demolition area.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (h) The underground utility facility owner or operator has  | ||||||
| 24 | discharged the underground utility facility owner's or  | ||||||
| 25 | operator's obligation to provide notice under this Section if  | ||||||
| 26 | the underground utility facility owner or operator attempts to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provide notice utilizing the positive response system, in  | ||||||
| 2 | accordance with Section 5.1, and prior to January 1, 2026, by:  | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) telephone, but is unable to do so because the  | ||||||
| 4 |  excavator does not answer the telephone and does not have  | ||||||
| 5 |  the ability to receive telephone messages;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) facsimile, if the excavator has supplied a  | ||||||
| 7 |  facsimile number and does not have a facsimile machine in  | ||||||
| 8 |  operation to receive the facsimile transmission; or  | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) email, if the excavator has supplied an email  | ||||||
| 10 |  address and the message is electronically undeliverable.  | ||||||
| 11 |     If the underground utility facility owner or operator  | ||||||
| 12 | attempts to provide additional notice by telephone or by  | ||||||
| 13 | facsimile but receives a busy signal, that attempt shall not  | ||||||
| 14 | serve to discharge the underground utility facility owner or  | ||||||
| 15 | operator of the obligation to provide notice under this  | ||||||
| 16 | Section. | ||||||
| 17 |     (i) Any excavator or legal entity, public or private, who,  | ||||||
| 18 | on or after January 1, 2026, installs a nonconductive service  | ||||||
| 19 | lateral shall ensure that the installation is locatable by  | ||||||
| 20 | electromagnetic means or other equally effective means for  | ||||||
| 21 | marking the location of the service lateral. This subsection  | ||||||
| 22 | does not apply to minor repairs to, or partial replacements  | ||||||
| 23 | of, service laterals installed prior to January 1, 2026.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (j) For the purposes of this Act, the following color  | ||||||
| 25 | coding shall be used to mark the approximate location of  | ||||||
| 26 | facilities by the underground utility facility owners or  | ||||||
 
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| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-614, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
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| 4 |     (220 ILCS 50/12)    (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1612) | ||||||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 12. Noncompliance and enforcement action time frames.  | ||||||||||
| 6 | No action may be brought by the Illinois Commerce Commission  | ||||||||||
| 7 | under Section 11 of this Act unless commenced within 2 years  | ||||||||||
| 8 | after the date of the alleged violation of this Act. | ||||||||||
| 9 |     Beginning January 1, 2025, all parties submitting alleged  | ||||||||||
| 10 | violations to the Illinois Commerce Commission shall use the  | ||||||||||
| 11 | forms provided and shall submit no later than 65 days after the  | ||||||||||
| 12 | discovery of the alleged violation. Any report of an alleged  | ||||||||||
| 13 | violation received later than 65 days after the discovery of  | ||||||||||
| 14 | the alleged violation shall be subject to a penalty as  | ||||||||||
| 15 | provided for in Section 11. | ||||||||||
| 16 |     Beginning January 1, 2025, the Illinois Commerce  | ||||||||||
| 17 | Commission shall provide notice of investigation to the  | ||||||||||
| 18 | parties involved in the alleged violation report within 20  | ||||||||||
| 19 | days after the receipt of the alleged violation report. | ||||||||||
| 20 |     Once a notice of investigation has been sent for all  | ||||||||||
| 21 | alleged violations reported on or after January 1, 2025, no  | ||||||||||
| 22 | further action may be brought by the Illinois Commerce  | ||||||||||
| 23 | Commission under Section 11 unless the notice of violation has  | ||||||||||
| 24 | been provided by the Illinois Commerce Commission staff to the  | ||||||||||
 
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| 1 | entity determined to be in violation within 195 days after the  | ||||||
| 2 | date of the notice of investigation. For alleged violations  | ||||||
| 3 | that involve utility damage, personal injury or death, or  | ||||||
| 4 | property damage, an additional 130 days shall be allowed for  | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Commerce Commission staff to determine if the  | ||||||
| 6 | alleged entity was in violation. | ||||||
| 7 |     Beginning July 1, 2025, the Illinois Commerce Commission  | ||||||
| 8 | shall provide for public review a monthly report listing all  | ||||||
| 9 | of the reports of alleged violations it received in the prior  | ||||||
| 10 | month. The listing shall be available by the end of the  | ||||||
| 11 | violations report. The listing shall be available by the end  | ||||||
| 12 | of the second full week for all reports from the previous  | ||||||
| 13 | month. The listing shall, at a minimum, include: (1) the name  | ||||||
| 14 | of the party submitting the alleged violation; (2) the name of  | ||||||
| 15 | the party and the name of the project owner that is alleged to  | ||||||
| 16 | be in violation; (3) the date the alleged violation report is  | ||||||
| 17 | submitted; and (4) the Section or Sections of the Act  | ||||||
| 18 | applicable to the submitted alleged violation. | ||||||
| 19 |     JULIE, Inc., may submit reports to the Illinois Commerce  | ||||||
| 20 | Commission for alleged violations of Section 5.1. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-614, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-22-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 815. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by  | ||||||
| 23 | changing Sections 2.09, 3, 4, 5.01, 5.1, 7.10, 18, and 18.1 as  | ||||||
| 24 | follows:
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| 1 |     (225 ILCS 10/2.09) | ||||||
| 2 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 2.09. "Day care center" means any child care facility  | ||||||
| 4 | which regularly provides day care for less than 24 hours per  | ||||||
| 5 | day, except as provided for in Section 5.12, for (1) more than  | ||||||
| 6 | 8 children in a family home, or (2) more than 3 children in a  | ||||||
| 7 | facility other than a family home, including senior citizen  | ||||||
| 8 | buildings.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The term does not include:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (a) programs operated by (i) public or private  | ||||||
| 11 |  elementary school systems or secondary level school units  | ||||||
| 12 |  or institutions of higher learning that serve children who  | ||||||
| 13 |  shall have attained the age of 3 years or (ii) private  | ||||||
| 14 |  entities on the grounds of public or private elementary or  | ||||||
| 15 |  secondary schools and that serve children who have  | ||||||
| 16 |  attained the age of 3 years, except that this exception  | ||||||
| 17 |  applies only to the facility and not to the private  | ||||||
| 18 |  entities' personnel operating the program;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (b) programs or that portion of the program which  | ||||||
| 20 |  serves children who shall have attained the age of 3 years  | ||||||
| 21 |  and which are recognized by the State Board of Education;  | ||||||
| 22 |         (c) educational program or programs serving children  | ||||||
| 23 |  who shall have attained the age of 3 years and which are  | ||||||
| 24 |  operated by a school which is registered with the State  | ||||||
| 25 |  Board of Education and which is recognized or accredited  | ||||||
| 26 |  by a recognized national or multistate educational  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  organization or association which regularly recognizes or  | ||||||
| 2 |  accredits schools;  | ||||||
| 3 |         (d) programs which exclusively serve or that portion  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the program which serves children with disabilities who  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall have attained the age of 3 years but are less than 21  | ||||||
| 6 |  years of age and which are registered and approved as  | ||||||
| 7 |  meeting standards of the State Board of Education and  | ||||||
| 8 |  applicable fire marshal standards;  | ||||||
| 9 |         (e) facilities operated in connection with a shopping  | ||||||
| 10 |  center or service, religious services, or other similar  | ||||||
| 11 |  facility, where transient children are cared for  | ||||||
| 12 |  temporarily while parents or custodians of the children  | ||||||
| 13 |  are occupied on the premises and readily available;  | ||||||
| 14 |         (f) any type of day care center that is conducted on  | ||||||
| 15 |  federal government premises;  | ||||||
| 16 |         (g) special activities programs, including athletics,  | ||||||
| 17 |  recreation, crafts instruction, and similar activities  | ||||||
| 18 |  conducted on an organized and periodic basis by civic,  | ||||||
| 19 |  charitable and governmental organizations, including, but  | ||||||
| 20 |  not limited to, programs offered by park districts  | ||||||
| 21 |  organized under the Park District Code to children who  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall have attained the age of 3 years old if the program  | ||||||
| 23 |  meets no more than 3.5 continuous hours at a time or less  | ||||||
| 24 |  and no more than 25 hours during any week, and the park  | ||||||
| 25 |  district conducts background investigations on employees  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the program pursuant to Section 8-23 of the Park  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  District Code;  | ||||||
| 2 |         (h) part day child care facilities, as defined in  | ||||||
| 3 |  Section 2.10 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (i) programs or that portion of the program which:  | ||||||
| 5 |             (1) serves children who shall have attained the  | ||||||
| 6 |  age of 3 years;  | ||||||
| 7 |             (2) is operated by churches or religious  | ||||||
| 8 |  institutions as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  federal Internal Revenue Code;  | ||||||
| 10 |             (3) receives no governmental aid;  | ||||||
| 11 |             (4) is operated as a component of a religious,  | ||||||
| 12 |  nonprofit elementary school;  | ||||||
| 13 |             (5) operates primarily to provide religious  | ||||||
| 14 |  education; and  | ||||||
| 15 |             (6) meets appropriate State or local health and  | ||||||
| 16 |  fire safety standards; or  | ||||||
| 17 |         (j) programs or portions of programs that:  | ||||||
| 18 |             (1) serve only school-age children and youth  | ||||||
| 19 |  (defined as full-time kindergarten children, as  | ||||||
| 20 |  defined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45, or older);  | ||||||
| 21 |             (2) are organized to promote childhood learning,  | ||||||
| 22 |  child and youth development, educational or  | ||||||
| 23 |  recreational activities, or character-building;  | ||||||
| 24 |             (3) operate primarily during out-of-school time or  | ||||||
| 25 |  at times when school is not normally in session;  | ||||||
| 26 |             (4) comply with the standards of the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Department of Public Health (77 Ill. Adm. Code 750) or  | ||||||
| 2 |  the local health department, the Illinois State Fire  | ||||||
| 3 |  Marshal (41 Ill. Adm. Code 100), and the following  | ||||||
| 4 |  additional health and safety requirements: procedures  | ||||||
| 5 |  for employee and volunteer emergency preparedness and  | ||||||
| 6 |  practice drills; procedures to ensure that first aid  | ||||||
| 7 |  kits are maintained and ready to use; the placement of  | ||||||
| 8 |  a minimum level of liability insurance as determined  | ||||||
| 9 |  by the Department; procedures for the availability of  | ||||||
| 10 |  a working telephone that is onsite and accessible at  | ||||||
| 11 |  all times; procedures to ensure that emergency phone  | ||||||
| 12 |  numbers are posted onsite; and a restriction on  | ||||||
| 13 |  handgun or weapon possession onsite, except if  | ||||||
| 14 |  possessed by a peace officer;  | ||||||
| 15 |             (5) perform and maintain authorization and results  | ||||||
| 16 |  of criminal history checks through the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 17 |  Police and FBI and checks of the Illinois Sex Offender  | ||||||
| 18 |  Registry, the National Sex Offender Registry, and  | ||||||
| 19 |  Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System for employees  | ||||||
| 20 |  and volunteers who work directly with children;  | ||||||
| 21 |             (6) make hiring decisions in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 22 |  prohibitions against barrier crimes as specified in  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section 4.2 of this Act or in Section 21B-80 of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  School Code;  | ||||||
| 25 |             (7) provide parents with written disclosure that  | ||||||
| 26 |  the operations of the program are not regulated by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  licensing requirements; and  | ||||||
| 2 |             (8) obtain and maintain records showing the first  | ||||||
| 3 |  and last name and date of birth of the child, name,  | ||||||
| 4 |  address, and telephone number of each parent,  | ||||||
| 5 |  emergency contact information, and written  | ||||||
| 6 |  authorization for medical care. | ||||||
| 7 |     Programs or portions of programs requesting Child Care  | ||||||
| 8 | Assistance Program (CCAP) funding and otherwise meeting the  | ||||||
| 9 | requirements under item (j) shall request exemption from the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department and be determined exempt prior to receiving funding  | ||||||
| 11 | and must annually meet the eligibility requirements and be  | ||||||
| 12 | appropriate for payment under the CCAP. | ||||||
| 13 |     Programs or portions of programs under item (j) that do  | ||||||
| 14 | not receive State or federal funds must comply with staff  | ||||||
| 15 | qualification and training standards established by rule by  | ||||||
| 16 | the Department of Human Services. The Department of Human  | ||||||
| 17 | Services shall set such standards after review of Afterschool  | ||||||
| 18 | for Children and Teens Now (ACT Now) evidence-based quality  | ||||||
| 19 | standards developed for school-age out-of-school time  | ||||||
| 20 | programs, feedback from the school-age out-of-school time  | ||||||
| 21 | program professionals, and review of out-of-school time  | ||||||
| 22 | professional development frameworks and quality tools. | ||||||
| 23 |     Out-of-school time programs for school-age youth that  | ||||||
| 24 | receive State or federal funds must comply with only those  | ||||||
| 25 | staff qualifications and training standards set for the  | ||||||
| 26 | program by the State or federal entity issuing the funds.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     For purposes of items (a), (b), (c), (d), and (i) of this  | ||||||
| 2 | Section, "children who shall have attained the age of 3 years"  | ||||||
| 3 | shall mean children who are 3 years of age, but less than 4  | ||||||
| 4 | years of age, at the time of enrollment in the program. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 103-153, eff. 6-30-23; 103-952, eff. 1-1-25.)
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 2.09. "Day care center" means any child care facility  | ||||||
| 8 | which regularly provides day care for less than 24 hours per  | ||||||
| 9 | day, except as provided for in Section 5.12, for (1) more than  | ||||||
| 10 | 8 children in a family home, or (2) more than 3 children in a  | ||||||
| 11 | facility other than a family home, including senior citizen  | ||||||
| 12 | buildings.  | ||||||
| 13 |     The term does not include:  | ||||||
| 14 |         (a) programs operated by (i) public or private  | ||||||
| 15 |  elementary school systems or secondary level school units  | ||||||
| 16 |  or institutions of higher learning that serve children who  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall have attained the age of 3 years or (ii) private  | ||||||
| 18 |  entities on the grounds of public or private elementary or  | ||||||
| 19 |  secondary schools and that serve children who have  | ||||||
| 20 |  attained the age of 3 years, except that this exception  | ||||||
| 21 |  applies only to the facility and not to the private  | ||||||
| 22 |  entities' personnel operating the program;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (b) programs or that portion of the program which  | ||||||
| 24 |  serves children who shall have attained the age of 3 years  | ||||||
| 25 |  and which are recognized by the State Board of Education;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (c) educational program or programs serving children  | ||||||
| 2 |  who shall have attained the age of 3 years and which are  | ||||||
| 3 |  operated by a school which is registered with the State  | ||||||
| 4 |  Board of Education and which is recognized or accredited  | ||||||
| 5 |  by a recognized national or multistate educational  | ||||||
| 6 |  organization or association which regularly recognizes or  | ||||||
| 7 |  accredits schools;  | ||||||
| 8 |         (d) programs which exclusively serve or that portion  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the program which serves children with disabilities who  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall have attained the age of 3 years but are less than 21  | ||||||
| 11 |  years of age and which are registered and approved as  | ||||||
| 12 |  meeting standards of the State Board of Education and  | ||||||
| 13 |  applicable fire marshal standards;  | ||||||
| 14 |         (e) facilities operated in connection with a shopping  | ||||||
| 15 |  center or service, religious services, or other similar  | ||||||
| 16 |  facility, where transient children are cared for  | ||||||
| 17 |  temporarily while parents or custodians of the children  | ||||||
| 18 |  are occupied on the premises and readily available;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (f) any type of day care center that is conducted on  | ||||||
| 20 |  federal government premises;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (g) special activities programs, including athletics,  | ||||||
| 22 |  recreation, crafts instruction, and similar activities  | ||||||
| 23 |  conducted on an organized and periodic basis by civic,  | ||||||
| 24 |  charitable and governmental organizations, including, but  | ||||||
| 25 |  not limited to, programs offered by park districts  | ||||||
| 26 |  organized under the Park District Code to children who  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall have attained the age of 3 years old if the program  | ||||||
| 2 |  meets no more than 3.5 continuous hours at a time or less  | ||||||
| 3 |  and no more than 25 hours during any week, and the park  | ||||||
| 4 |  district conducts background investigations on employees  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the program pursuant to Section 8-23 of the Park  | ||||||
| 6 |  District Code;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (h) part day child care facilities, as defined in  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 2.10 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 9 |         (i) programs or that portion of the program which:  | ||||||
| 10 |             (1) serves children who shall have attained the  | ||||||
| 11 |  age of 3 years;  | ||||||
| 12 |             (2) is operated by churches or religious  | ||||||
| 13 |  institutions as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  federal Internal Revenue Code;  | ||||||
| 15 |             (3) receives no governmental aid;  | ||||||
| 16 |             (4) is operated as a component of a religious,  | ||||||
| 17 |  nonprofit elementary school;  | ||||||
| 18 |             (5) operates primarily to provide religious  | ||||||
| 19 |  education; and  | ||||||
| 20 |             (6) meets appropriate State or local health and  | ||||||
| 21 |  fire safety standards; or  | ||||||
| 22 |         (j) programs or portions of programs that:  | ||||||
| 23 |             (1) serve only school-age children and youth  | ||||||
| 24 |  (defined as full-time kindergarten children, as  | ||||||
| 25 |  defined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45, or older);  | ||||||
| 26 |             (2) are organized to promote childhood learning,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  child and youth development, educational or  | ||||||
| 2 |  recreational activities, or character-building;  | ||||||
| 3 |             (3) operate primarily during out-of-school time or  | ||||||
| 4 |  at times when school is not normally in session;  | ||||||
| 5 |             (4) comply with the standards of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 |  Department of Public Health (77 Ill. Adm. Code 750) or  | ||||||
| 7 |  the local health department, the Illinois State Fire  | ||||||
| 8 |  Marshal (41 Ill. Adm. Code 100), and the following  | ||||||
| 9 |  additional health and safety requirements: procedures  | ||||||
| 10 |  for employee and volunteer emergency preparedness and  | ||||||
| 11 |  practice drills; procedures to ensure that first aid  | ||||||
| 12 |  kits are maintained and ready to use; the placement of  | ||||||
| 13 |  a minimum level of liability insurance as determined  | ||||||
| 14 |  by the Department; procedures for the availability of  | ||||||
| 15 |  a working telephone that is onsite and accessible at  | ||||||
| 16 |  all times; procedures to ensure that emergency phone  | ||||||
| 17 |  numbers are posted onsite; and a restriction on  | ||||||
| 18 |  handgun or weapon possession onsite, except if  | ||||||
| 19 |  possessed by a peace officer;  | ||||||
| 20 |             (5) perform and maintain authorization and results  | ||||||
| 21 |  of criminal history checks through the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 22 |  Police and FBI and checks of the Illinois Sex Offender  | ||||||
| 23 |  Registry, the National Sex Offender Registry, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System for employees  | ||||||
| 25 |  and volunteers who work directly with children;  | ||||||
| 26 |             (6) make hiring decisions in accordance with the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  prohibitions against barrier crimes as specified in  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section 4.2 of this Act or in Section 21B-80 of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  School Code;  | ||||||
| 4 |             (7) provide parents with written disclosure that  | ||||||
| 5 |  the operations of the program are not regulated by  | ||||||
| 6 |  licensing requirements; and  | ||||||
| 7 |             (8) obtain and maintain records showing the first  | ||||||
| 8 |  and last name and date of birth of the child, name,  | ||||||
| 9 |  address, and telephone number of each parent,  | ||||||
| 10 |  emergency contact information, and written  | ||||||
| 11 |  authorization for medical care. | ||||||
| 12 |     Out-of-school time programs for school-age youth that  | ||||||
| 13 | receive State or federal funds must comply with only those  | ||||||
| 14 | staff qualifications and training standards set for the  | ||||||
| 15 | program by the State or federal entity issuing the funds.  | ||||||
| 16 |     For purposes of items (a), (b), (c), (d), and (i) of this  | ||||||
| 17 | Section, "children who shall have attained the age of 3 years"  | ||||||
| 18 | shall mean children who are 3 years of age, but less than 4  | ||||||
| 19 | years of age, at the time of enrollment in the program. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 103-153, eff. 6-30-23; 103-594, eff. 7-1-26;  | ||||||
| 21 | 103-952, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 22 |     (225 ILCS 10/3) | ||||||
| 23 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may  | ||||||
| 25 | operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department  | ||||||
| 2 | or without being approved by the Department as meeting the  | ||||||
| 3 | standards established for such licensing, with the exception  | ||||||
| 4 | of facilities for whom standards are established by the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified  | ||||||
| 6 | Code of Corrections, and with the exception of facilities  | ||||||
| 7 | defined in Section 2.10 of this Act, and with the exception of  | ||||||
| 8 | programs or facilities licensed by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 9 | Services under the Substance Use Disorder Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) No part day child care facility as described in  | ||||||
| 11 | Section 2.10 may operate without written notification to the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department or without complying with Section 7.1. Notification  | ||||||
| 13 | shall include a notarized statement by the facility that the  | ||||||
| 14 | facility complies with State state or local health standards  | ||||||
| 15 | and State state fire safety standards, and shall be filed with  | ||||||
| 16 | the department every 2 years. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) The Director of the Department shall establish  | ||||||
| 18 | policies and coordinate activities relating to child care  | ||||||
| 19 | licensing, licensing of day care homes and day care centers. | ||||||
| 20 |     (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing  | ||||||
| 21 | may apply for licensing if licensing is required for some  | ||||||
| 22 | government benefit. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through  | ||||||
| 24 | (j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The  | ||||||
| 25 | Department shall provide written verification of exemption and  | ||||||
| 26 | description of compliance with standards for the health,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | safety, and development of the children who receive the  | ||||||
| 2 | services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to  | ||||||
| 3 | any other documentation required by the Department, a  | ||||||
| 4 | notarized statement that the facility complies with: (1) the  | ||||||
| 5 | standards of the Department of Public Health or local health  | ||||||
| 6 | department, (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire  | ||||||
| 7 | Marshal, and (3) if operated in a public school building, the  | ||||||
| 8 | health and safety standards of the State Board of Education.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) Through June 30, 2029, either a qualified child care  | ||||||
| 10 | director, as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130, or a  | ||||||
| 11 | qualified early childhood teacher, as described in 89 Ill.  | ||||||
| 12 | Adm. Code 407.140, with a minimum of 2,880 hours of experience  | ||||||
| 13 | as an early childhood teacher at the early childhood teacher's  | ||||||
| 14 | current facility must be present for the first and last hour of  | ||||||
| 15 | the workday and at the open or close of the facility. The  | ||||||
| 16 | Department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.  | ||||||
| 17 | Such rules must be filed with the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 18 | Administrative Rules no later than January 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-821, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-10-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may  | ||||||
| 22 | operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in  | ||||||
| 23 | this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department  | ||||||
| 24 | or without being approved by the Department as meeting the  | ||||||
| 25 | standards established for such licensing, with the exception  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of facilities for whom standards are established by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified  | ||||||
| 3 | Code of Corrections, and with the exception of facilities  | ||||||
| 4 | defined in Section 2.10 of this Act, and with the exception of  | ||||||
| 5 | programs or facilities licensed by the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 6 | Services under the Substance Use Disorder Act, and with the  | ||||||
| 7 | exception of day care centers, day care homes, and group day  | ||||||
| 8 | care homes. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) (Blank). | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) (Blank). | ||||||
| 11 |     (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing  | ||||||
| 12 | may apply for licensing if licensing is required for some  | ||||||
| 13 | government benefit. | ||||||
| 14 |     (e) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 15 |     (f) Through June 30, 2029, either a qualified child care  | ||||||
| 16 | director, as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130, or a  | ||||||
| 17 | qualified early childhood teacher, as described in 89 Ill.  | ||||||
| 18 | Adm. Code 407.140, with a minimum of 2,880 hours of experience  | ||||||
| 19 | as an early childhood teacher at the early childhood teacher's  | ||||||
| 20 | current facility must be present for the first and last hour of  | ||||||
| 21 | the workday and at the open or close of the facility. The  | ||||||
| 22 | Department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.  | ||||||
| 23 | Such rules must be filed with the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 24 | Administrative Rules no later than January 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; 103-821, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
| 26 | revised 10-10-24.)
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| 1 |     (225 ILCS 10/4) | ||||||
| 2 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 4. License requirement; application; notice.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) Any person, group of persons or corporation who or  | ||||||
| 5 | which receives children or arranges for care or placement of  | ||||||
| 6 | one or more children unrelated to the operator must apply for a  | ||||||
| 7 | license to operate one of the types of facilities defined in  | ||||||
| 8 | Sections 2.05 through 2.19 and in Section 2.22 of this Act. Any  | ||||||
| 9 | relative, as defined in Section 2.17 of this Act, who receives  | ||||||
| 10 | a child or children for placement by the Department on a  | ||||||
| 11 | full-time basis may apply for a license to operate a foster  | ||||||
| 12 | family home as defined in Section 2.17 of this Act. | ||||||
| 13 |     (a-5) Any agency, person, group of persons, association,  | ||||||
| 14 | organization, corporation, institution, center, or group  | ||||||
| 15 | providing adoption services must be licensed by the Department  | ||||||
| 16 | as a child welfare agency as defined in Section 2.08 of this  | ||||||
| 17 | Act. "Providing adoption services", as used in this Act,  | ||||||
| 18 | includes facilitating or engaging in adoption services.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) Application for a license to operate a child care  | ||||||
| 20 | facility must be made to the Department in the manner and on  | ||||||
| 21 | forms prescribed by it. An application to operate a foster  | ||||||
| 22 | family home shall include, at a minimum: a completed written  | ||||||
| 23 | form; written authorization by the applicant and all adult  | ||||||
| 24 | members of the applicant's household to conduct a criminal  | ||||||
| 25 | background investigation; medical evidence in the form of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | medical report, on forms prescribed by the Department, that  | ||||||
| 2 | the applicant and all members of the household are free from  | ||||||
| 3 | communicable diseases or physical and mental conditions that  | ||||||
| 4 | affect their ability to provide care for the child or  | ||||||
| 5 | children; the names and addresses of at least 3 persons not  | ||||||
| 6 | related to the applicant who can attest to the applicant's  | ||||||
| 7 | moral character; the name and address of at least one relative  | ||||||
| 8 | who can attest to the applicant's capability to care for the  | ||||||
| 9 | child or children; and fingerprints submitted by the applicant  | ||||||
| 10 | and all adult members of the applicant's household. | ||||||
| 11 |     (b-5) Prior to submitting an application for a foster  | ||||||
| 12 | family home license, a quality of care concerns applicant as  | ||||||
| 13 | defined in Section 2.22a of this Act must submit a preliminary  | ||||||
| 14 | application to the Department in the manner and on forms  | ||||||
| 15 | prescribed by it. The Department shall explain to the quality  | ||||||
| 16 | of care concerns applicant the grounds for requiring a  | ||||||
| 17 | preliminary application. The preliminary application shall  | ||||||
| 18 | include a list of (i) all children placed in the home by the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department who were removed by the Department for reasons  | ||||||
| 20 | other than returning to a parent and the circumstances under  | ||||||
| 21 | which they were removed and (ii) all children placed by the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department who were subsequently adopted by or placed in the  | ||||||
| 23 | private guardianship of the quality of care concerns applicant  | ||||||
| 24 | who are currently under 18 and who no longer reside in the home  | ||||||
| 25 | and the reasons why they no longer reside in the home. The  | ||||||
| 26 | preliminary application shall also include, if the quality of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | care concerns applicant chooses to submit, (1) a response to  | ||||||
| 2 | the quality of care concerns, including any reason the  | ||||||
| 3 | concerns are invalid, have been addressed or ameliorated, or  | ||||||
| 4 | no longer apply and (2) affirmative documentation  | ||||||
| 5 | demonstrating that the quality of care concerns applicant's  | ||||||
| 6 | home does not pose a risk to children and that the family will  | ||||||
| 7 | be able to meet the physical and emotional needs of children.  | ||||||
| 8 | The Department shall verify the information in the preliminary  | ||||||
| 9 | application and review (i) information regarding any prior  | ||||||
| 10 | licensing complaints, (ii) information regarding any prior  | ||||||
| 11 | child abuse or neglect investigations, (iii) information  | ||||||
| 12 | regarding any involuntary foster home holds placed on the home  | ||||||
| 13 | by the Department, and (iv) information regarding all child  | ||||||
| 14 | exit interviews, as provided in Section 5.26 of the Children  | ||||||
| 15 | and Family Services Act, regarding the home. Foster home  | ||||||
| 16 | applicants with quality of care concerns are presumed  | ||||||
| 17 | unsuitable for future licensure. | ||||||
| 18 |     Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (b-5),  | ||||||
| 19 | the Department may make an exception and issue a foster family  | ||||||
| 20 | license to a quality of care concerns applicant if the  | ||||||
| 21 | Department is satisfied that the foster family home does not  | ||||||
| 22 | pose a risk to children and that the foster family will be able  | ||||||
| 23 | to meet the physical and emotional needs of children. In  | ||||||
| 24 | making this determination, the Department must obtain and  | ||||||
| 25 | carefully review all relevant documents and shall obtain  | ||||||
| 26 | consultation from its Clinical Division as appropriate and as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | prescribed by Department rule and procedure. The Department  | ||||||
| 2 | has the authority to deny a preliminary application based on  | ||||||
| 3 | the record of quality of care concerns of the foster family  | ||||||
| 4 | home. In the alternative, the Department may (i) approve the  | ||||||
| 5 | preliminary application, (ii) approve the preliminary  | ||||||
| 6 | application subject to obtaining additional information or  | ||||||
| 7 | assessments, or (iii) approve the preliminary application for  | ||||||
| 8 | purposes of placing a particular child or children only in the  | ||||||
| 9 | foster family home. If the Department approves a preliminary  | ||||||
| 10 | application, the foster family shall submit an application for  | ||||||
| 11 | licensure as described in subsection (b) of this Section. The  | ||||||
| 12 | Department shall notify the quality of care concerns applicant  | ||||||
| 13 | of its decision and the basis for its decision in writing. | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) The Department shall notify the public when a child  | ||||||
| 15 | care institution, maternity center, or group home licensed by  | ||||||
| 16 | the Department undergoes a change in (i) the range of care or  | ||||||
| 17 | services offered at the facility or (ii) the type of children  | ||||||
| 18 | served. The Department shall notify the public of the change  | ||||||
| 19 | in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or  | ||||||
| 20 | municipality in which the applicant's facility is or is  | ||||||
| 21 | proposed to be located. | ||||||
| 22 |     (c-5) When a child care institution, maternity center, or  | ||||||
| 23 | a group home licensed by the Department undergoes a change in  | ||||||
| 24 | (i) the age of children served or (ii) the area within the  | ||||||
| 25 | facility used by children, the Department shall post  | ||||||
| 26 | information regarding proposed changes on its website as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | required by rule.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (d) If, upon examination of the facility and investigation  | ||||||
| 3 | of persons responsible for care of children and, in the case of  | ||||||
| 4 | a foster home, taking into account information obtained for  | ||||||
| 5 | purposes of evaluating a preliminary application, if  | ||||||
| 6 | applicable, the Department is satisfied that the facility and  | ||||||
| 7 | responsible persons reasonably meet standards prescribed for  | ||||||
| 8 | the type of facility for which application is made, it shall  | ||||||
| 9 | issue a license in proper form, designating on that license  | ||||||
| 10 | the type of child care facility and, except for a child welfare  | ||||||
| 11 | agency, the number of children to be served at any one time. | ||||||
| 12 |     (e) The Department shall not issue or renew the license of  | ||||||
| 13 | any child welfare agency providing adoption services, unless  | ||||||
| 14 | the agency (i) is officially recognized by the United States  | ||||||
| 15 | Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization  | ||||||
| 16 | described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of  | ||||||
| 17 | 1986 (or any successor provision of federal tax law) and (ii)  | ||||||
| 18 | is in compliance with all of the standards necessary to  | ||||||
| 19 | maintain its status as an organization described in Section  | ||||||
| 20 | 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any  | ||||||
| 21 | successor provision of federal tax law). The Department shall  | ||||||
| 22 | grant a grace period of 24 months from August 15, 2005 (the  | ||||||
| 23 | effective date of Public Act 94-586) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 24 | the 94th General Assembly for existing child welfare agencies  | ||||||
| 25 | providing adoption services to obtain 501(c)(3) status. The  | ||||||
| 26 | Department shall permit an existing child welfare agency that  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | converts from its current structure in order to be recognized  | ||||||
| 2 | as a 501(c)(3) organization as required by this Section to  | ||||||
| 3 | either retain its current license or transfer its current  | ||||||
| 4 | license to a newly formed entity, if the creation of a new  | ||||||
| 5 | entity is required in order to comply with this Section,  | ||||||
| 6 | provided that the child welfare agency demonstrates that it  | ||||||
| 7 | continues to meet all other licensing requirements and that  | ||||||
| 8 | the principal officers and directors and programs of the  | ||||||
| 9 | converted child welfare agency or newly organized child  | ||||||
| 10 | welfare agency are substantially the same as the original. The  | ||||||
| 11 | Department shall have the sole discretion to grant a one-year     | ||||||
| 12 | one year extension to any agency unable to obtain 501(c)(3)  | ||||||
| 13 | status within the timeframe specified in this subsection (e),  | ||||||
| 14 | provided that such agency has filed an application for  | ||||||
| 15 | 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service within the  | ||||||
| 16 | 2-year timeframe specified in this subsection (e).  | ||||||
| 17 |     (f) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the  | ||||||
| 18 | changes to this Section made by Public Act 103-770 this  | ||||||
| 19 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly no later than  | ||||||
| 20 | January 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-763, eff. 1-1-23; 103-770, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 22 | revised 8-20-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 4. License requirement; application; notice;  | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Children and Family Services.  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |     (a) Any person, group of persons or corporation who or  | ||||||
| 2 | which receives children or arranges for care or placement of  | ||||||
| 3 | one or more children unrelated to the operator must apply for a  | ||||||
| 4 | license to operate one of the types of facilities defined in  | ||||||
| 5 | Sections 2.05 through 2.19 (other than a day care center or day  | ||||||
| 6 | care home) and in Section 2.22 of this Act. Any relative, as  | ||||||
| 7 | defined in Section 2.17 of this Act, who receives a child or  | ||||||
| 8 | children for placement by the Department on a full-time basis  | ||||||
| 9 | may apply for a license to operate a foster family home as  | ||||||
| 10 | defined in Section 2.17 of this Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     (a-5) Any agency, person, group of persons, association,  | ||||||
| 12 | organization, corporation, institution, center, or group  | ||||||
| 13 | providing adoption services must be licensed by the Department  | ||||||
| 14 | as a child welfare agency as defined in Section 2.08 of this  | ||||||
| 15 | Act. "Providing adoption services", as used in this Act,  | ||||||
| 16 | includes facilitating or engaging in adoption services.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) Application for a license to operate a child care  | ||||||
| 18 | facility (other than a day care center, day care home, or group  | ||||||
| 19 | day care home) must be made to the Department in the manner and  | ||||||
| 20 | on forms prescribed by it. An application to operate a foster  | ||||||
| 21 | family home shall include, at a minimum: a completed written  | ||||||
| 22 | form; written authorization by the applicant and all adult  | ||||||
| 23 | members of the applicant's household to conduct a criminal  | ||||||
| 24 | background investigation; medical evidence in the form of a  | ||||||
| 25 | medical report, on forms prescribed by the Department, that  | ||||||
| 26 | the applicant and all members of the household are free from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | communicable diseases or physical and mental conditions that  | ||||||
| 2 | affect their ability to provide care for the child or  | ||||||
| 3 | children; the names and addresses of at least 3 persons not  | ||||||
| 4 | related to the applicant who can attest to the applicant's  | ||||||
| 5 | moral character; the name and address of at least one relative  | ||||||
| 6 | who can attest to the applicant's capability to care for the  | ||||||
| 7 | child or children; and fingerprints submitted by the applicant  | ||||||
| 8 | and all adult members of the applicant's household. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b-5) Prior to submitting an application for a foster  | ||||||
| 10 | family home license, a quality of care concerns applicant as  | ||||||
| 11 | defined in Section 2.22a of this Act must submit a preliminary  | ||||||
| 12 | application to the Department in the manner and on forms  | ||||||
| 13 | prescribed by it. The Department shall explain to the quality  | ||||||
| 14 | of care concerns applicant the grounds for requiring a  | ||||||
| 15 | preliminary application. The preliminary application shall  | ||||||
| 16 | include a list of (i) all children placed in the home by the  | ||||||
| 17 | Department who were removed by the Department for reasons  | ||||||
| 18 | other than returning to a parent and the circumstances under  | ||||||
| 19 | which they were removed and (ii) all children placed by the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department who were subsequently adopted by or placed in the  | ||||||
| 21 | private guardianship of the quality of care concerns applicant  | ||||||
| 22 | who are currently under 18 and who no longer reside in the home  | ||||||
| 23 | and the reasons why they no longer reside in the home. The  | ||||||
| 24 | preliminary application shall also include, if the quality of  | ||||||
| 25 | care concerns applicant chooses to submit, (1) a response to  | ||||||
| 26 | the quality of care concerns, including any reason the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | concerns are invalid, have been addressed or ameliorated, or  | ||||||
| 2 | no longer apply and (2) affirmative documentation  | ||||||
| 3 | demonstrating that the quality of care concerns applicant's  | ||||||
| 4 | home does not pose a risk to children and that the family will  | ||||||
| 5 | be able to meet the physical and emotional needs of children.  | ||||||
| 6 | The Department shall verify the information in the preliminary  | ||||||
| 7 | application and review (i) information regarding any prior  | ||||||
| 8 | licensing complaints, (ii) information regarding any prior  | ||||||
| 9 | child abuse or neglect investigations, (iii) information  | ||||||
| 10 | regarding any involuntary foster home holds placed on the home  | ||||||
| 11 | by the Department, and (iv) information regarding all child  | ||||||
| 12 | exit interviews, as provided in Section 5.26 of the Children  | ||||||
| 13 | and Family Services Act, regarding the home. Foster home  | ||||||
| 14 | applicants with quality of care concerns are presumed  | ||||||
| 15 | unsuitable for future licensure. | ||||||
| 16 |     Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (b-5),  | ||||||
| 17 | the Department may make an exception and issue a foster family  | ||||||
| 18 | license to a quality of care concerns applicant if the  | ||||||
| 19 | Department is satisfied that the foster family home does not  | ||||||
| 20 | pose a risk to children and that the foster family will be able  | ||||||
| 21 | to meet the physical and emotional needs of children. In  | ||||||
| 22 | making this determination, the Department must obtain and  | ||||||
| 23 | carefully review all relevant documents and shall obtain  | ||||||
| 24 | consultation from its Clinical Division as appropriate and as  | ||||||
| 25 | prescribed by Department rule and procedure. The Department  | ||||||
| 26 | has the authority to deny a preliminary application based on  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | the record of quality of care concerns of the foster family  | ||||||
| 2 | home. In the alternative, the Department may (i) approve the  | ||||||
| 3 | preliminary application, (ii) approve the preliminary  | ||||||
| 4 | application subject to obtaining additional information or  | ||||||
| 5 | assessments, or (iii) approve the preliminary application for  | ||||||
| 6 | purposes of placing a particular child or children only in the  | ||||||
| 7 | foster family home. If the Department approves a preliminary  | ||||||
| 8 | application, the foster family shall submit an application for  | ||||||
| 9 | licensure as described in subsection (b) of this Section. The  | ||||||
| 10 | Department shall notify the quality of care concerns applicant  | ||||||
| 11 | of its decision and the basis for its decision in writing. | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) The Department shall notify the public when a child  | ||||||
| 13 | care institution, maternity center, or group home licensed by  | ||||||
| 14 | the Department undergoes a change in (i) the range of care or  | ||||||
| 15 | services offered at the facility or (ii) the type of children  | ||||||
| 16 | served. The Department shall notify the public of the change  | ||||||
| 17 | in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or  | ||||||
| 18 | municipality in which the applicant's facility is or is  | ||||||
| 19 | proposed to be located. | ||||||
| 20 |     (c-5) When a child care institution, maternity center, or  | ||||||
| 21 | a group home licensed by the Department undergoes a change in  | ||||||
| 22 | (i) the age of children served or (ii) the area within the  | ||||||
| 23 | facility used by children, the Department shall post  | ||||||
| 24 | information regarding proposed changes on its website as  | ||||||
| 25 | required by rule.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) If, upon examination of the facility and investigation  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | of persons responsible for care of children and, in the case of  | ||||||
| 2 | a foster home, taking into account information obtained for  | ||||||
| 3 | purposes of evaluating a preliminary application, if  | ||||||
| 4 | applicable, the Department is satisfied that the facility and  | ||||||
| 5 | responsible persons reasonably meet standards prescribed for  | ||||||
| 6 | the type of facility for which application is made, it shall  | ||||||
| 7 | issue a license in proper form, designating on that license  | ||||||
| 8 | the type of child care facility and, except for a child welfare  | ||||||
| 9 | agency, the number of children to be served at any one time. | ||||||
| 10 |     (e) The Department shall not issue or renew the license of  | ||||||
| 11 | any child welfare agency providing adoption services, unless  | ||||||
| 12 | the agency (i) is officially recognized by the United States  | ||||||
| 13 | Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization  | ||||||
| 14 | described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of  | ||||||
| 15 | 1986 (or any successor provision of federal tax law) and (ii)  | ||||||
| 16 | is in compliance with all of the standards necessary to  | ||||||
| 17 | maintain its status as an organization described in Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any  | ||||||
| 19 | successor provision of federal tax law). The Department shall  | ||||||
| 20 | grant a grace period of 24 months from August 15, 2005 (the  | ||||||
| 21 | effective date of Public Act 94-586) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 22 | the 94th General Assembly for existing child welfare agencies  | ||||||
| 23 | providing adoption services to obtain 501(c)(3) status. The  | ||||||
| 24 | Department shall permit an existing child welfare agency that  | ||||||
| 25 | converts from its current structure in order to be recognized  | ||||||
| 26 | as a 501(c)(3) organization as required by this Section to  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | either retain its current license or transfer its current  | ||||||
| 2 | license to a newly formed entity, if the creation of a new  | ||||||
| 3 | entity is required in order to comply with this Section,  | ||||||
| 4 | provided that the child welfare agency demonstrates that it  | ||||||
| 5 | continues to meet all other licensing requirements and that  | ||||||
| 6 | the principal officers and directors and programs of the  | ||||||
| 7 | converted child welfare agency or newly organized child  | ||||||
| 8 | welfare agency are substantially the same as the original. The  | ||||||
| 9 | Department shall have the sole discretion to grant a one-year     | ||||||
| 10 | one year extension to any agency unable to obtain 501(c)(3)  | ||||||
| 11 | status within the timeframe specified in this subsection (e),  | ||||||
| 12 | provided that such agency has filed an application for  | ||||||
| 13 | 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service within the  | ||||||
| 14 | 2-year timeframe specified in this subsection (e).  | ||||||
| 15 |     (f) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the  | ||||||
| 16 | changes to this Section made by Public Act 103-770 this  | ||||||
| 17 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly no later than  | ||||||
| 18 | January 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-763, eff. 1-1-23; 103-594, eff. 7-1-26;  | ||||||
| 20 | 103-770, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (225 ILCS 10/5.01) | ||||||
| 22 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 23 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 5.01. Licenses; permits; Department of Early  | ||||||
| 25 | Childhood.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) In respect to day care centers, the Department of  | ||||||
| 2 | Early Childhood, upon receiving application filed in proper  | ||||||
| 3 | order, shall examine the facilities and persons responsible  | ||||||
| 4 | for care of children therein. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) In respect to day care homes, applications may be  | ||||||
| 6 | filed on behalf of such homes by the Department of Early  | ||||||
| 7 | Childhood. | ||||||
| 8 |     (c) The Department of Early Childhood shall not allow any  | ||||||
| 9 | person to examine facilities under a provision of this Act who  | ||||||
| 10 | has not passed an examination demonstrating that such person  | ||||||
| 11 | is familiar with this Act and with the appropriate standards  | ||||||
| 12 | and regulations of the Department of Early Childhood. | ||||||
| 13 |     (d) Licenses issued for day care centers, day care homes,  | ||||||
| 14 | and group day care homes shall be valid for 3 years from the  | ||||||
| 15 | date issued, unless revoked by the Department of Early  | ||||||
| 16 | Childhood or voluntarily surrendered by the licensee. When a  | ||||||
| 17 | licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the  | ||||||
| 18 | renewal of a license or a new license with reference to any  | ||||||
| 19 | activity of a continuing nature, the existing license shall  | ||||||
| 20 | continue in full force and effect for up to 30 days until the  | ||||||
| 21 | final agency decision on the application has been made. The  | ||||||
| 22 | Department of Early Childhood may further extend the period in  | ||||||
| 23 | which such decision must be made in individual cases for up to  | ||||||
| 24 | 30 days, but such extensions shall be only upon good cause  | ||||||
| 25 | shown. | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) The Department of Early Childhood may issue one  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 6-month permit to a newly established facility for child care  | ||||||
| 2 | to allow that facility reasonable time to become eligible for  | ||||||
| 3 | a full license. If the facility for child care is a day care  | ||||||
| 4 | home the Department of Early Childhood may issue one 2-month  | ||||||
| 5 | permit only. | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) The Department of Early Childhood may issue an  | ||||||
| 7 | emergency permit to a day care center taking in children as a  | ||||||
| 8 | result of the temporary closure for more than 2 weeks of a  | ||||||
| 9 | licensed child care facility due to a natural disaster. An  | ||||||
| 10 | emergency permit under this subsection shall be issued to a  | ||||||
| 11 | facility only if the persons providing child care services at  | ||||||
| 12 | the facility were employees of the temporarily closed day care  | ||||||
| 13 | center at the time it was closed. No investigation of an  | ||||||
| 14 | employee of a child care facility receiving an emergency  | ||||||
| 15 | permit under this subsection shall be required if that  | ||||||
| 16 | employee has previously been investigated at another child  | ||||||
| 17 | care facility. No emergency permit issued under this  | ||||||
| 18 | subsection shall be valid for more than 90 days after the date  | ||||||
| 19 | of issuance. | ||||||
| 20 |     (g) During the hours of operation of any licensed day care  | ||||||
| 21 | center, day care home, or group day care home, authorized  | ||||||
| 22 | representatives of the Department of Early Childhood may  | ||||||
| 23 | without notice visit the facility for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 24 | determining its continuing compliance with this Act or rules  | ||||||
| 25 | adopted pursuant thereto. | ||||||
| 26 |     (h) Day care centers, day care homes, and group day care  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | homes shall be monitored at least annually by a licensing  | ||||||
| 2 | representative from the Department of Early Childhood that  | ||||||
| 3 | recommended licensure. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (225 ILCS 10/5.1) | ||||||
| 6 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 5.1. (a) The Department shall ensure that no day care  | ||||||
| 8 | center, group home, or child care institution as defined in  | ||||||
| 9 | this Act shall on a regular basis transport a child or children  | ||||||
| 10 | with any motor vehicle unless such vehicle is operated by a  | ||||||
| 11 | person who complies with the following requirements: | ||||||
| 12 |         1. is 21 years of age or older; | ||||||
| 13 |         2. currently holds a valid driver's license, which has  | ||||||
| 14 |  not been revoked or suspended for one or more traffic  | ||||||
| 15 |  violations during the 3 years immediately prior to the  | ||||||
| 16 |  date of application; | ||||||
| 17 |         3. demonstrates physical fitness to operate vehicles  | ||||||
| 18 |  by submitting the results of a medical examination  | ||||||
| 19 |  conducted by a licensed physician; | ||||||
| 20 |         4. has not been convicted of more than 2 offenses  | ||||||
| 21 |  against traffic regulations governing the movement of  | ||||||
| 22 |  vehicles within a 12-month period; | ||||||
| 23 |         5. has not been convicted of reckless driving or  | ||||||
| 24 |  driving under the influence or manslaughter or reckless  | ||||||
| 25 |  homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  within the past 3 years; | ||||||
| 2 |         6. has signed and submitted a written statement  | ||||||
| 3 |  certifying that the person has not, through the unlawful  | ||||||
| 4 |  operation of a motor vehicle, caused a crash which  | ||||||
| 5 |  resulted in the death of any person within the 5 years  | ||||||
| 6 |  immediately prior to the date of application. | ||||||
| 7 |     However, such day care centers, group homes, and child  | ||||||
| 8 | care institutions may provide for transportation of a child or  | ||||||
| 9 | children for special outings, functions, or purposes that are  | ||||||
| 10 | not scheduled on a regular basis without verification that  | ||||||
| 11 | drivers for such purposes meet the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 12 | Section. | ||||||
| 13 |     (a-5) As a means of ensuring compliance with the  | ||||||
| 14 | requirements set forth in subsection (a), the Department shall  | ||||||
| 15 | implement appropriate measures to verify that every individual  | ||||||
| 16 | who is employed at a group home or child care institution meets  | ||||||
| 17 | those requirements. | ||||||
| 18 |     For every person employed at a group home or child care  | ||||||
| 19 | institution who regularly transports children in the course of  | ||||||
| 20 | performing the person's duties, the Department must make the  | ||||||
| 21 | verification every 2 years. Upon the Department's request, the  | ||||||
| 22 | Secretary of State shall provide the Department with the  | ||||||
| 23 | information necessary to enable the Department to make the  | ||||||
| 24 | verifications required under subsection (a). | ||||||
| 25 |     In the case of an individual employed at a group home or  | ||||||
| 26 | child care institution who becomes subject to subsection (a)  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | for the first time after January 1, 2007 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 2 | Public Act 94-943), the Department must make that verification  | ||||||
| 3 | with the Secretary of State before the individual operates a  | ||||||
| 4 | motor vehicle to transport a child or children under the  | ||||||
| 5 | circumstances described in subsection (a). | ||||||
| 6 |     In the case of an individual employed at a group home or  | ||||||
| 7 | child care institution who is subject to subsection (a) on  | ||||||
| 8 | January 1, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 94-943), the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department must make that verification with the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 10 | State within 30 days after January 1, 2007. | ||||||
| 11 |     If the Department discovers that an individual fails to  | ||||||
| 12 | meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a), the  | ||||||
| 13 | Department shall promptly notify the appropriate group home or  | ||||||
| 14 | child care institution.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) Any individual who holds a valid Illinois school bus  | ||||||
| 16 | driver permit issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Vehicle Code, and who is currently employed by a  | ||||||
| 18 | school district or parochial school, or by a contractor with a  | ||||||
| 19 | school district or parochial school, to drive a school bus  | ||||||
| 20 | transporting children to and from school, shall be deemed in  | ||||||
| 21 | compliance with the requirements of subsection (a). | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) The Department may, pursuant to Section 8 of this Act,  | ||||||
| 23 | revoke the license of any day care center, group home, or child  | ||||||
| 24 | care institution that fails to meet the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 25 | Section. | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) A group home or child care institution that fails to  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | meet the requirements of this Section is guilty of a petty  | ||||||
| 2 | offense and is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000. Each  | ||||||
| 3 | day that a group home or child care institution fails to meet  | ||||||
| 4 | the requirements of this Section is a separate offense.  | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;  | ||||||
| 6 | 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 5.1. (a) The Department shall ensure that no group  | ||||||
| 9 | home, or child care institution as defined in this Act shall on  | ||||||
| 10 | a regular basis transport a child or children with any motor  | ||||||
| 11 | vehicle unless such vehicle is operated by a person who  | ||||||
| 12 | complies with the following requirements: | ||||||
| 13 |         1. is 21 years of age or older; | ||||||
| 14 |         2. currently holds a valid driver's license, which has  | ||||||
| 15 |  not been revoked or suspended for one or more traffic  | ||||||
| 16 |  violations during the 3 years immediately prior to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  date of application; | ||||||
| 18 |         3. demonstrates physical fitness to operate vehicles  | ||||||
| 19 |  by submitting the results of a medical examination  | ||||||
| 20 |  conducted by a licensed physician; | ||||||
| 21 |         4. has not been convicted of more than 2 offenses  | ||||||
| 22 |  against traffic regulations governing the movement of  | ||||||
| 23 |  vehicles within a 12-month period; | ||||||
| 24 |         5. has not been convicted of reckless driving or  | ||||||
| 25 |  driving under the influence or manslaughter or reckless  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle  | ||||||
| 2 |  within the past 3 years; | ||||||
| 3 |         6. has signed and submitted a written statement  | ||||||
| 4 |  certifying that the person has not, through the unlawful  | ||||||
| 5 |  operation of a motor vehicle, caused a crash which  | ||||||
| 6 |  resulted in the death of any person within the 5 years  | ||||||
| 7 |  immediately prior to the date of application. | ||||||
| 8 |     However, such group homes, and child care institutions may  | ||||||
| 9 | provide for transportation of a child or children for special  | ||||||
| 10 | outings, functions, or purposes that are not scheduled on a  | ||||||
| 11 | regular basis without verification that drivers for such  | ||||||
| 12 | purposes meet the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 13 |     (a-5) As a means of ensuring compliance with the  | ||||||
| 14 | requirements set forth in subsection (a), the Department shall  | ||||||
| 15 | implement appropriate measures to verify that every individual  | ||||||
| 16 | who is employed at a group home or child care institution meets  | ||||||
| 17 | those requirements. | ||||||
| 18 |     For every person employed at a group home or child care  | ||||||
| 19 | institution who regularly transports children in the course of  | ||||||
| 20 | performing the person's duties, the Department must make the  | ||||||
| 21 | verification every 2 years. Upon the Department's request, the  | ||||||
| 22 | Secretary of State shall provide the Department with the  | ||||||
| 23 | information necessary to enable the Department to make the  | ||||||
| 24 | verifications required under subsection (a). | ||||||
| 25 |     In the case of an individual employed at a group home or  | ||||||
| 26 | child care institution who becomes subject to subsection (a)  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | for the first time after January 1, 2007 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 2 | Public Act 94-943), the Department must make that verification  | ||||||
| 3 | with the Secretary of State before the individual operates a  | ||||||
| 4 | motor vehicle to transport a child or children under the  | ||||||
| 5 | circumstances described in subsection (a). | ||||||
| 6 |     In the case of an individual employed at a group home or  | ||||||
| 7 | child care institution who is subject to subsection (a) on  | ||||||
| 8 | January 1, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 94-943), the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department must make that verification with the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 10 | State within 30 days after January 1, 2007. | ||||||
| 11 |     If the Department discovers that an individual fails to  | ||||||
| 12 | meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a), the  | ||||||
| 13 | Department shall promptly notify the appropriate group home or  | ||||||
| 14 | child care institution.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) Any individual who holds a valid Illinois school bus  | ||||||
| 16 | driver permit issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Vehicle Code, and who is currently employed by a  | ||||||
| 18 | school district or parochial school, or by a contractor with a  | ||||||
| 19 | school district or parochial school, to drive a school bus  | ||||||
| 20 | transporting children to and from school, shall be deemed in  | ||||||
| 21 | compliance with the requirements of subsection (a). | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) The Department may, pursuant to Section 8 of this Act,  | ||||||
| 23 | revoke the license of any group home, or child care  | ||||||
| 24 | institution that fails to meet the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 25 | Section. | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) A group home or child care institution that fails to  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | meet the requirements of this Section is guilty of a petty  | ||||||
| 2 | offense and is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000. Each  | ||||||
| 3 | day that a group home or child care institution fails to meet  | ||||||
| 4 | the requirements of this Section is a separate offense.  | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;  | ||||||
| 6 | 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 8-15-24.)
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (225 ILCS 10/7.10) | ||||||
| 8 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 7.10. Licensing orientation program and progress  | ||||||
| 10 | report.     | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) For the purposes of this Section, "child day care  | ||||||
| 12 | licensing" or "day care licensing" means licensing of day care  | ||||||
| 13 | centers, day care homes, and group day care homes.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (a-5) In addition to current day care daycare training and  | ||||||
| 15 | subject to appropriations, the Department or any State agency  | ||||||
| 16 | that assumes day care center licensing responsibilities shall  | ||||||
| 17 | host licensing orientation programs to help educate potential  | ||||||
| 18 | day care center, day care home, and group day care home  | ||||||
| 19 | providers about the child day care licensing process. The  | ||||||
| 20 | programs shall be made available in person and virtually. The  | ||||||
| 21 | Department or its successor shall offer to host licensing  | ||||||
| 22 | orientation programs at least twice annually in each  | ||||||
| 23 | Representative District in the State. Additionally, if one or  | ||||||
| 24 | more persons request that a program be offered in a language  | ||||||
| 25 | other than English, then the Department or its successor must  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | accommodate the request.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) No later than September 30th of each year, the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department shall provide the General Assembly with a  | ||||||
| 4 | comprehensive report on its progress in meeting performance  | ||||||
| 5 | measures and goals related to child day care licensing. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) The report shall include: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) details on the funding for child day care  | ||||||
| 8 |  licensing, including: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) the total number of full-time employees  | ||||||
| 10 |  working on child day care licensing; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) the names of all sources of revenue used to  | ||||||
| 12 |  support child day care licensing; | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) the amount of expenditures that is claimed  | ||||||
| 14 |  against federal funding sources; | ||||||
| 15 |             (D) the identity of federal funding sources; and | ||||||
| 16 |             (E) how funds are appropriated, including  | ||||||
| 17 |  appropriations for line staff, support staff,  | ||||||
| 18 |  supervisory staff, and training and other expenses and  | ||||||
| 19 |  the funding history of such licensing since fiscal  | ||||||
| 20 |  year 2010; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) current staffing qualifications of day care  | ||||||
| 22 |  licensing representatives and day care licensing  | ||||||
| 23 |  supervisors in comparison with staffing qualifications  | ||||||
| 24 |  specified in the job description; | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) data history for fiscal year 2010 to the current  | ||||||
| 26 |  fiscal year on day care licensing representative caseloads  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  and staffing levels in all areas of the State; | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) per the DCFS Child Day Care Licensing Advisory  | ||||||
| 3 |  Council's work plan, quarterly data on the following  | ||||||
| 4 |  measures: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) the percentage of new applications disposed of  | ||||||
| 6 |  within 90 days; | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) the percentage of licenses renewed on time; | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) the percentage of day care centers receiving  | ||||||
| 9 |  timely annual monitoring visits; | ||||||
| 10 |             (D) the percentage of day care homes receiving  | ||||||
| 11 |  timely annual monitoring visits; | ||||||
| 12 |             (E) the percentage of group day care homes  | ||||||
| 13 |  receiving timely annual monitoring visits; | ||||||
| 14 |             (F) the percentage of provider requests for  | ||||||
| 15 |  supervisory review;  | ||||||
| 16 |             (G) the progress on adopting a key indicator  | ||||||
| 17 |  system; | ||||||
| 18 |             (H) the percentage of complaints disposed of  | ||||||
| 19 |  within 30 days; | ||||||
| 20 |             (I) the average number of days a day care center  | ||||||
| 21 |  applicant must wait to attend a licensing orientation; | ||||||
| 22 |             (J) the number of licensing orientation sessions  | ||||||
| 23 |  available per region in the past year; and | ||||||
| 24 |             (K) the number of Department trainings related to  | ||||||
| 25 |  licensing and child development available to providers  | ||||||
| 26 |  in the past year; and | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |         (5) efforts to coordinate with the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 2 |  Services and the State Board of Education on professional  | ||||||
| 3 |  development, credentialing issues, and child developers,  | ||||||
| 4 |  including training registry, child developers, and Quality  | ||||||
| 5 |  Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) The Department shall work with the Governor's  | ||||||
| 7 | appointed Early Learning Council on issues related to and  | ||||||
| 8 | concerning child day care. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-805, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-10-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 7.10. Licensing orientation program and progress  | ||||||
| 12 | report.     | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) For the purposes of this Section, "child day care  | ||||||
| 14 | licensing" or "day care licensing" means licensing of day care  | ||||||
| 15 | centers, day care homes, and group day care homes.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (a-5) In addition to current day care daycare training and  | ||||||
| 17 | subject to appropriations, the Department or any State agency  | ||||||
| 18 | that assumes day care center licensing responsibilities shall  | ||||||
| 19 | host licensing orientation programs to help educate potential  | ||||||
| 20 | day care center, day care home, and group day care home  | ||||||
| 21 | providers about the child day care licensing process. The  | ||||||
| 22 | programs shall be made available in person and virtually. The  | ||||||
| 23 | Department or its successor shall offer to host licensing  | ||||||
| 24 | orientation programs at least twice annually in each  | ||||||
| 25 | Representative District in the State. Additionally, if one or  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | more persons request that a program be offered in a language  | ||||||
| 2 | other than English, then the Department or its successor must  | ||||||
| 3 | accommodate the request.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) No later than September 30th of each year, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Early Childhood shall provide the General  | ||||||
| 6 | Assembly with a comprehensive report on its progress in  | ||||||
| 7 | meeting performance measures and goals related to child day  | ||||||
| 8 | care licensing. | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) The report shall include: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) details on the funding for child day care  | ||||||
| 11 |  licensing, including: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) the total number of full-time employees  | ||||||
| 13 |  working on child day care licensing; | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) the names of all sources of revenue used to  | ||||||
| 15 |  support child day care licensing; | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) the amount of expenditures that is claimed  | ||||||
| 17 |  against federal funding sources; | ||||||
| 18 |             (D) the identity of federal funding sources; and | ||||||
| 19 |             (E) how funds are appropriated, including  | ||||||
| 20 |  appropriations for line staff, support staff,  | ||||||
| 21 |  supervisory staff, and training and other expenses and  | ||||||
| 22 |  the funding history of such licensing since fiscal  | ||||||
| 23 |  year 2010; | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) current staffing qualifications of day care  | ||||||
| 25 |  licensing representatives and day care licensing  | ||||||
| 26 |  supervisors in comparison with staffing qualifications  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  specified in the job description; | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) data history for fiscal year 2010 to the current  | ||||||
| 3 |  fiscal year on day care licensing representative caseloads  | ||||||
| 4 |  and staffing levels in all areas of the State; | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) per the DCFS Child Day Care Licensing Advisory  | ||||||
| 6 |  Council's work plan, quarterly data on the following  | ||||||
| 7 |  measures: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) the percentage of new applications disposed of  | ||||||
| 9 |  within 90 days; | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) the percentage of licenses renewed on time; | ||||||
| 11 |             (C) the percentage of day care centers receiving  | ||||||
| 12 |  timely annual monitoring visits; | ||||||
| 13 |             (D) the percentage of day care homes receiving  | ||||||
| 14 |  timely annual monitoring visits; | ||||||
| 15 |             (E) the percentage of group day care homes  | ||||||
| 16 |  receiving timely annual monitoring visits; | ||||||
| 17 |             (F) the percentage of provider requests for  | ||||||
| 18 |  supervisory review;  | ||||||
| 19 |             (G) the progress on adopting a key indicator  | ||||||
| 20 |  system; | ||||||
| 21 |             (H) the percentage of complaints disposed of  | ||||||
| 22 |  within 30 days; | ||||||
| 23 |             (I) the average number of days a day care center  | ||||||
| 24 |  applicant must wait to attend a licensing orientation; | ||||||
| 25 |             (J) the number of licensing orientation sessions  | ||||||
| 26 |  available per region in the past year; and | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |             (K) the number of Department of Early Childhood  | ||||||
| 2 |  trainings related to licensing and child development  | ||||||
| 3 |  available to providers in the past year; and | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) efforts to coordinate with the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 5 |  Services and the State Board of Education on professional  | ||||||
| 6 |  development, credentialing issues, and child developers,  | ||||||
| 7 |  including training registry, child developers, and Quality  | ||||||
| 8 |  Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). | ||||||
| 9 |     (d) The Department of Early Childhood shall work with the  | ||||||
| 10 | Governor's appointed Early Learning Council on issues related  | ||||||
| 11 | to and concerning child day care. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; 103-805, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 13 | revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (225 ILCS 10/18)    (from Ch. 23, par. 2228) | ||||||
| 15 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 18. Any person, group of persons, association, or  | ||||||
| 17 | corporation that who: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) conducts, operates, or acts as a child care  | ||||||
| 19 |  facility without a license or permit to do so in violation  | ||||||
| 20 |  of Section 3 of this Act; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) makes materially false statements in order to  | ||||||
| 22 |  obtain a license or permit; | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) fails to keep the records and make the reports  | ||||||
| 24 |  provided under this Act; | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) advertises any service not authorized by license  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  or permit held; | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) publishes any advertisement in violation of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Act; | ||||||
| 4 |         (6) receives within this State any child in violation  | ||||||
| 5 |  of Section 16 of this Act; or | ||||||
| 6 |         (7) violates any other provision of this Act or any  | ||||||
| 7 |  reasonable rule or regulation adopted and published by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Department for the enforcement of the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  Act; ,     | ||||||
| 10 | is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in case of an  | ||||||
| 11 | association or corporation, imprisonment may be imposed upon  | ||||||
| 12 | its officers who knowingly participated in the violation. | ||||||
| 13 |     Any child care facility that continues to operate after  | ||||||
| 14 | its license is revoked under Section 8 of this Act or after its  | ||||||
| 15 | license expires and the Department refused to renew the  | ||||||
| 16 | license as provided in Section 8 of this Act is guilty of a  | ||||||
| 17 | business offense and shall be fined an amount in excess of $500  | ||||||
| 18 | but not exceeding $10,000, and each day of violation is a  | ||||||
| 19 | separate offense. | ||||||
| 20 |     In a prosecution under this Act, a defendant who relies  | ||||||
| 21 | upon the relationship of any child to the defendant has the  | ||||||
| 22 | burden of proof as to that relationship. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 24 | revised 10-21-24.)
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| 25 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 18. Any person, group of persons, association, or  | ||||||
| 2 | corporation that who, with respect to a child care facility  | ||||||
| 3 | other than a day care center, day care home, or group day care  | ||||||
| 4 | home: | ||||||
| 5 |             (1) conducts, operates, or acts as a child care  | ||||||
| 6 |  facility without a license or permit to do so in  | ||||||
| 7 |  violation of Section 3 of this Act; | ||||||
| 8 |             (2) makes materially false statements in order to  | ||||||
| 9 |  obtain a license or permit; | ||||||
| 10 |             (3) fails to keep the records and make the reports  | ||||||
| 11 |  provided under this Act; | ||||||
| 12 |             (4) advertises any service not authorized by  | ||||||
| 13 |  license or permit held; | ||||||
| 14 |             (5) publishes any advertisement in violation of  | ||||||
| 15 |  this Act; | ||||||
| 16 |             (6) receives within this State any child in  | ||||||
| 17 |  violation of Section 16 of this Act; or | ||||||
| 18 |             (7) violates any other provision of this Act or  | ||||||
| 19 |  any reasonable rule or regulation adopted and  | ||||||
| 20 |  published by the Department for the enforcement of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  provisions of this Act; , | ||||||
| 22 | is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in case of an  | ||||||
| 23 | association or corporation, imprisonment may be imposed upon  | ||||||
| 24 | its officers who knowingly participated in the violation. | ||||||
| 25 |     Any child care facility (other than a day care center, day  | ||||||
| 26 | care home, or group day care home) that continues to operate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | after its license is revoked under Section 8 of this Act or  | ||||||
| 2 | after its license expires and the Department refused to renew  | ||||||
| 3 | the license as provided in Section 8 of this Act is guilty of a  | ||||||
| 4 | business offense and shall be fined an amount in excess of $500  | ||||||
| 5 | but not exceeding $10,000, and each day of violation is a  | ||||||
| 6 | separate offense. | ||||||
| 7 |     In a prosecution under this Act, a defendant who relies  | ||||||
| 8 | upon the relationship of any child to the defendant has the  | ||||||
| 9 | burden of proof as to that relationship. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-594, eff. 7-1-26;  | ||||||
| 11 | 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 12 |     (225 ILCS 10/18.1) | ||||||
| 13 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 14 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 18.1. Violations; day care center, day care home, or  | ||||||
| 16 | group day care home. Any person, group of persons,  | ||||||
| 17 | association, or corporation that: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) conducts, operates, or acts as a day care center,  | ||||||
| 19 |  day care home, or group day care home without a license or  | ||||||
| 20 |  permit to do so in violation of Section 3.01 of this Act; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) makes materially false statements in order to  | ||||||
| 22 |  obtain a license or permit; | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) fails to keep the records and make the reports  | ||||||
| 24 |  provided under this Act; | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) advertises any service not authorized by license  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or permit held; | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) publishes any advertisement in violation of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Act; | ||||||
| 4 |         (6) receives within this State any child in violation  | ||||||
| 5 |  of Section 16.1 of this Act; or | ||||||
| 6 |         (7) violates any other provision of this Act or any  | ||||||
| 7 |  reasonable rule or regulation adopted and published by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Department of Early Childhood for the enforcement of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  provisions of this Act; , | ||||||
| 10 | is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in the case of an  | ||||||
| 11 | association or corporation, imprisonment may be imposed upon  | ||||||
| 12 | its officers who knowingly participated in the violation. | ||||||
| 13 |     Any day care center, day care home, or group day care home  | ||||||
| 14 | that continues to operate after its license is revoked under  | ||||||
| 15 | Section 8 or 8a of this Act or after its license expires and  | ||||||
| 16 | the Department of Early Childhood refused to renew the license  | ||||||
| 17 | as provided in Section 8 or 8a of this Act is guilty of a  | ||||||
| 18 | business offense and shall be fined an amount in excess of $500  | ||||||
| 19 | but not exceeding $10,000. Each day of violation is a separate  | ||||||
| 20 | offense. | ||||||
| 21 |     In a prosecution under this Act, a defendant who relies  | ||||||
| 22 | upon the relationship of any child to the defendant has the  | ||||||
| 23 | burden of proof as to that relationship. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 820. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Practice Act is amended by changing Section 19 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (225 ILCS 20/19) | ||||||
| 3 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 19. Grounds for disciplinary action.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,  | ||||||
| 6 | or may suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand, or take  | ||||||
| 7 | any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action deemed  | ||||||
| 8 | appropriate by the Department, including the imposition of  | ||||||
| 9 | fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to  | ||||||
| 10 | any license issued under the provisions of this Act for any one  | ||||||
| 11 | or a combination of the following grounds: | ||||||
| 12 |         (a) material misstatements in furnishing information  | ||||||
| 13 |  to the Department or to any other State agency or in  | ||||||
| 14 |  furnishing information to any insurance company with  | ||||||
| 15 |  respect to a claim on behalf of a licensee or a patient; | ||||||
| 16 |         (b) violations or negligent or intentional disregard  | ||||||
| 17 |  of this Act, or any of the rules promulgated hereunder; | ||||||
| 18 |         (c) conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo  | ||||||
| 19 |  contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of  | ||||||
| 20 |  judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 21 |  convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,  | ||||||
| 22 |  conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under  | ||||||
| 23 |  the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is  | ||||||
| 24 |  (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element  | ||||||
| 25 |  of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  practice of the clinical social work or social work  | ||||||
| 2 |  professions; | ||||||
| 3 |         (d) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or  | ||||||
| 4 |  procuring a license under this Act or in connection with  | ||||||
| 5 |  applying for renewal or restoration of a license under  | ||||||
| 6 |  this Act; | ||||||
| 7 |         (e) professional incompetence; | ||||||
| 8 |         (f) gross negligence in practice under this Act; | ||||||
| 9 |         (g) aiding or assisting another person in violating  | ||||||
| 10 |  any provision of this Act or its rules; | ||||||
| 11 |         (h) failing to provide information within 60 days in  | ||||||
| 12 |  response to a written request made by the Department; | ||||||
| 13 |         (i) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or  | ||||||
| 14 |  unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,  | ||||||
| 15 |  defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct  | ||||||
| 17 |  adopted by the Department; | ||||||
| 18 |         (j) habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs  | ||||||
| 19 |  defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of  | ||||||
| 20 |  any other substances that results in the inability to  | ||||||
| 21 |  practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety; | ||||||
| 22 |         (k) adverse action taken by another state or  | ||||||
| 23 |  jurisdiction, if at least one of the grounds for the  | ||||||
| 24 |  discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to  | ||||||
| 25 |  those set forth in this Section; | ||||||
| 26 |         (l) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association  | ||||||
| 2 |  any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation  | ||||||
| 3 |  for any professional service not actually rendered.  | ||||||
| 4 |  Nothing in this paragraph (l) affects any bona fide  | ||||||
| 5 |  independent contractor or employment arrangements among  | ||||||
| 6 |  health care professionals, health facilities, health care  | ||||||
| 7 |  providers, or other entities, except as otherwise  | ||||||
| 8 |  prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include  | ||||||
| 9 |  provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  other employment benefits for the provision of services  | ||||||
| 11 |  within the scope of the licensee's practice under this  | ||||||
| 12 |  Act. Nothing in this paragraph (l) shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 13 |  require an employment arrangement to receive professional  | ||||||
| 14 |  fees for services rendered; | ||||||
| 15 |         (m) a finding by the Department that the licensee,  | ||||||
| 16 |  after having the license placed on probationary status,  | ||||||
| 17 |  has violated the terms of probation or failed to comply  | ||||||
| 18 |  with such terms; | ||||||
| 19 |         (n) abandonment, without cause, of a client; | ||||||
| 20 |         (o) willfully making or filing false records or  | ||||||
| 21 |  reports relating to a licensee's practice, including, but  | ||||||
| 22 |  not limited to, false records filed with Federal or State  | ||||||
| 23 |  agencies or departments; | ||||||
| 24 |         (p) willfully failing to report an instance of  | ||||||
| 25 |  suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused  | ||||||
| 26 |  and Neglected Child Reporting Act; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (q) being named as a perpetrator in an indicated  | ||||||
| 2 |  report by the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 3 |  under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the  | ||||||
| 5 |  licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or  | ||||||
| 6 |  neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected  | ||||||
| 7 |  Child Reporting Act; | ||||||
| 8 |         (r) physical illness, mental illness, or any other  | ||||||
| 9 |  impairment or disability, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 10 |  deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor  | ||||||
| 11 |  skills that results in the inability to practice the  | ||||||
| 12 |  profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety; | ||||||
| 13 |         (s) solicitation of professional services by using  | ||||||
| 14 |  false or misleading advertising; | ||||||
| 15 |         (t) violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral  | ||||||
| 16 |  Act; | ||||||
| 17 |         (u) willfully failing to report an instance of  | ||||||
| 18 |  suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and  | ||||||
| 20 |  required by the Adult Protective Services Act; or | ||||||
| 21 |         (v) being named as an abuser in a verified report by  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective  | ||||||
| 23 |  Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 24 |  evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Adult Protective Services Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 2 |     (3) The determination by a court that a licensee is  | ||||||
| 3 | subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as  | ||||||
| 4 | provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities  | ||||||
| 5 | Code, will result in an automatic suspension of the licensee's  | ||||||
| 6 | license. Such suspension will end upon a finding by a court  | ||||||
| 7 | that the licensee is no longer subject to involuntary  | ||||||
| 8 | admission or judicial admission and issues an order so finding  | ||||||
| 9 | and discharging the patient, and upon the recommendation of  | ||||||
| 10 | the Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to  | ||||||
| 11 | resume professional practice. | ||||||
| 12 |     (4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or may  | ||||||
| 13 | suspend the license of a person who (i) fails to file a return,  | ||||||
| 14 | pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or  | ||||||
| 15 | pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as  | ||||||
| 16 | required by any tax Act administered by the Department of  | ||||||
| 17 | Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied  | ||||||
| 18 | or (ii) has failed to pay any court-ordered child support as  | ||||||
| 19 | determined by a court order or by referral from the Department  | ||||||
| 20 | of Healthcare and Family Services.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (4.5) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily  | ||||||
| 22 | suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or  | ||||||
| 23 | renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary  | ||||||
| 24 | action against a license or permit issued under this Act based  | ||||||
| 25 | solely upon the licensed clinical social worker authorizing,  | ||||||
| 26 | recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | participating in any health care service, so long as the care  | ||||||
| 2 | was not unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of  | ||||||
| 3 | whether the patient was a resident of this State or another  | ||||||
| 4 | state.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (4.10) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily  | ||||||
| 6 | suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or  | ||||||
| 7 | renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary  | ||||||
| 8 | action against the license or permit issued under this Act to  | ||||||
| 9 | practice as a licensed clinical social worker based upon the  | ||||||
| 10 | licensed clinical social worker's license being revoked or  | ||||||
| 11 | suspended, or the licensed clinical social worker being  | ||||||
| 12 | otherwise disciplined by any other state, if that revocation,  | ||||||
| 13 | suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely on  | ||||||
| 14 | the licensed clinical social worker violating another state's  | ||||||
| 15 | laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of,  | ||||||
| 16 | recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or  | ||||||
| 17 | participation in any health care service if that health care  | ||||||
| 18 | service as provided would not have been unlawful under the  | ||||||
| 19 | laws of this State and is consistent with the standards of  | ||||||
| 20 | conduct for a licensed clinical social worker practicing in  | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (4.15) The conduct specified in subsection (4.5), (4.10),  | ||||||
| 23 | (4.25), or (4.30) shall not constitute grounds for suspension  | ||||||
| 24 | under Section 32. | ||||||
| 25 |     (4.20) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or  | ||||||
| 26 | authorization pursuant to this Act who has been subject to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional  | ||||||
| 2 | disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the  | ||||||
| 3 | basis of having authorized, recommended, aided, assisted,  | ||||||
| 4 | referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall  | ||||||
| 5 | not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization,  | ||||||
| 6 | unless the Department determines that such action would have  | ||||||
| 7 | constituted professional misconduct in this State; however,  | ||||||
| 8 | nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department from evaluating the conduct of such applicant and  | ||||||
| 10 | making a determination regarding the licensure, certification,  | ||||||
| 11 | or authorization to practice a profession under this Act.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (4.25) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily  | ||||||
| 13 | suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or  | ||||||
| 14 | renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary  | ||||||
| 15 | action against a license or permit issued under this Act based  | ||||||
| 16 | solely upon an immigration violation by the licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 17 | social worker. | ||||||
| 18 |     (4.30) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily  | ||||||
| 19 | suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or  | ||||||
| 20 | renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary  | ||||||
| 21 | action against the license or permit issued under this Act to  | ||||||
| 22 | practice as a licensed clinical social worker based upon the  | ||||||
| 23 | licensed clinical social worker's license being revoked or  | ||||||
| 24 | suspended, or the licensed clinical social worker being  | ||||||
| 25 | otherwise disciplined by any other state, if that revocation,  | ||||||
| 26 | suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely upon  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | an immigration violation by the licensed clinical social  | ||||||
| 2 | worker.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (5)(a) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,  | ||||||
| 4 | upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel a person  | ||||||
| 5 | licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for  | ||||||
| 6 | licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical  | ||||||
| 7 | examination, or both, which may include a substance abuse or  | ||||||
| 8 | sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense  | ||||||
| 9 | of the Department.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) The Department shall specifically designate the  | ||||||
| 11 | examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of  | ||||||
| 12 | its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team  | ||||||
| 13 | involved in providing the mental or physical examination or  | ||||||
| 14 | both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician  | ||||||
| 15 | licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may  | ||||||
| 16 | consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed  | ||||||
| 17 | to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 18 | psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed  | ||||||
| 19 | clinical professional counselors, and other professional and  | ||||||
| 20 | administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the  | ||||||
| 21 | multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to  | ||||||
| 22 | submit to an examination pursuant to this Section to submit to  | ||||||
| 23 | any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to  | ||||||
| 24 | complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but  | ||||||
| 25 | not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological  | ||||||
| 26 | testing, or neuropsychological testing.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) The Board or the Department may order the examining  | ||||||
| 2 | physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to  | ||||||
| 3 | present testimony concerning this mental or physical  | ||||||
| 4 | examination of the licensee or applicant. No information,  | ||||||
| 5 | report, record, or other documents in any way related to the  | ||||||
| 6 | examination shall be excluded by reason of any common law or  | ||||||
| 7 | statutory privilege relating to communications between the  | ||||||
| 8 | licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any  | ||||||
| 9 | member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is  | ||||||
| 10 | necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an  | ||||||
| 11 | examination for the examining physician or any member of the  | ||||||
| 12 | multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,  | ||||||
| 13 | records, or other documents or to provide any testimony  | ||||||
| 14 | regarding the examination and evaluation.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (d) The person to be examined may have, at the person's own  | ||||||
| 16 | expense, another physician of the person's choice present  | ||||||
| 17 | during all aspects of the examination. However, that physician  | ||||||
| 18 | shall be present only to observe and may not interfere in any  | ||||||
| 19 | way with the examination.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) Failure of any person to submit to a mental or physical  | ||||||
| 21 | examination without reasonable cause, when ordered, shall  | ||||||
| 22 | result in an automatic suspension of the person's license  | ||||||
| 23 | until the person submits to the examination. | ||||||
| 24 |     (f) If the Department or Board finds a person unable to  | ||||||
| 25 | practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the  | ||||||
| 26 | Department or Board may require that person to submit to care,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated  | ||||||
| 2 | by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or  | ||||||
| 3 | restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to  | ||||||
| 4 | practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling or treatment, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend,  | ||||||
| 7 | revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the person. Any  | ||||||
| 8 | person whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,  | ||||||
| 9 | renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,  | ||||||
| 10 | conditions or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such  | ||||||
| 11 | terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the  | ||||||
| 12 | Secretary for a determination as to whether the person's  | ||||||
| 13 | license shall be suspended immediately, pending a hearing by  | ||||||
| 14 | the Department. | ||||||
| 15 |     (g) All fines imposed shall be paid within 60 days after  | ||||||
| 16 | the effective date of the order imposing the fine or in  | ||||||
| 17 | accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing the  | ||||||
| 18 | fine.  | ||||||
| 19 |     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a  | ||||||
| 20 | person's license under this Section, a hearing on that  | ||||||
| 21 | person's license must be convened by the Department within 30  | ||||||
| 22 | days after the suspension and completed without appreciable  | ||||||
| 23 | delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to  | ||||||
| 24 | review the subject person's record of treatment and counseling  | ||||||
| 25 | regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by  | ||||||
| 26 | applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | confidentiality of medical records. | ||||||
| 2 |     A person licensed under this Act and affected under this  | ||||||
| 3 | Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the  | ||||||
| 4 | Department or Board that the person can resume practice in  | ||||||
| 5 | compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions of the person's license. | ||||||
| 7 |     (h) The Department may adopt rules to implement the  | ||||||
| 8 | changes made by Public Act 102-1117 this amendatory Act of the  | ||||||
| 9 | 102nd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-715, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 11 | 103-1048, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 12 |     Section 825. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended  | ||||||
| 13 | by changing Sections 4 and 17.2 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (225 ILCS 25/4)    (from Ch. 111, par. 2304) | ||||||
| 15 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
| 17 |     "Address of record" means the designated address recorded  | ||||||
| 18 | by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application  | ||||||
| 19 | file or license file as maintained by the Department's  | ||||||
| 20 | licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or  | ||||||
| 21 | licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and  | ||||||
| 22 | those changes must be made either through the Department's  | ||||||
| 23 | website or by contacting the Department.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Department" means the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and  | ||||||
| 3 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Board" means the Board of Dentistry. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Dentist" means a person who has received a general  | ||||||
| 6 | license pursuant to subsection paragraph (a) of Section 11 of  | ||||||
| 7 | this Act and who may perform any intraoral and extraoral  | ||||||
| 8 | procedure required in the practice of dentistry and to whom is  | ||||||
| 9 | reserved the responsibilities specified in Section 17. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Dental hygienist" means a person who holds a license  | ||||||
| 11 | under this Act to perform dental services as authorized by  | ||||||
| 12 | Section 18. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Dental assistant" means an appropriately trained person  | ||||||
| 14 | who, under the supervision of a dentist, provides dental  | ||||||
| 15 | services as authorized by Section 17. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Expanded function dental assistant" means a dental  | ||||||
| 17 | assistant who has completed the training required by Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 17.1 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Dental laboratory" means a person, firm, or corporation  | ||||||
| 20 | which: | ||||||
| 21 |         (i) engages in making, providing, repairing, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  altering dental prosthetic appliances and other artificial  | ||||||
| 23 |  materials and devices which are returned to a dentist for  | ||||||
| 24 |  insertion into the human oral cavity or which come in  | ||||||
| 25 |  contact with its adjacent structures and tissues; and | ||||||
| 26 |         (ii) utilizes or employs a dental technician to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  provide such services; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (iii) performs such functions only for a dentist or  | ||||||
| 3 |  dentists. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Supervision" means supervision of a dental hygienist or a  | ||||||
| 5 | dental assistant requiring that a dentist authorize the  | ||||||
| 6 | procedure, remain in the dental facility while the procedure  | ||||||
| 7 | is performed, and approve the work performed by the dental  | ||||||
| 8 | hygienist or dental assistant before dismissal of the patient,  | ||||||
| 9 | but does not mean that the dentist must be present at all times  | ||||||
| 10 | in the treatment room. | ||||||
| 11 |     "General supervision" means supervision of a dental  | ||||||
| 12 | hygienist requiring that the patient be a patient of record,  | ||||||
| 13 | that the dentist examine the patient in accordance with  | ||||||
| 14 | Section 18 prior to treatment by the dental hygienist, and  | ||||||
| 15 | that the dentist authorize the procedures which are being  | ||||||
| 16 | carried out by a notation in the patient's record, but not  | ||||||
| 17 | requiring that a dentist be present when the authorized  | ||||||
| 18 | procedures are being performed. The issuance of a prescription  | ||||||
| 19 | to a dental laboratory by a dentist does not constitute  | ||||||
| 20 | general supervision. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Public member" means a person who is not a health  | ||||||
| 22 | professional. For purposes of board membership, any person  | ||||||
| 23 | with a significant financial interest in a health service or  | ||||||
| 24 | profession is not a public member. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Dentistry" means the healing art which is concerned with  | ||||||
| 26 | the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and care of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent  | ||||||
| 2 | tissues and structures, as further specified in Section 17. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Branches of dentistry" means the various specialties of  | ||||||
| 4 | dentistry which, for purposes of this Act, shall be limited to  | ||||||
| 5 | the following: endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery,  | ||||||
| 6 | orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry,  | ||||||
| 7 | periodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial  | ||||||
| 8 | radiology, and dental anesthesiology. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Specialist" means a dentist who has received a specialty  | ||||||
| 10 | license pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11 11(b). | ||||||
| 11 |     "Dental technician" means a person who owns, operates, or  | ||||||
| 12 | is employed by a dental laboratory and engages in making,  | ||||||
| 13 | providing, repairing, or altering dental prosthetic appliances  | ||||||
| 14 | and other artificial materials and devices which are returned  | ||||||
| 15 | to a dentist for insertion into the human oral cavity or which  | ||||||
| 16 | come in contact with its adjacent structures and tissues. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Informed consent" means legally valid consent that is  | ||||||
| 18 | given by a patient or legal guardian, that is recorded in  | ||||||
| 19 | writing or digitally, that authorizes intervention or  | ||||||
| 20 | treatment services from the treating dentist, and that  | ||||||
| 21 | documents agreement to participate in those services and  | ||||||
| 22 | knowledge of the risks, benefits, and alternatives, including  | ||||||
| 23 | the decision to withdraw from or decline treatment.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Impaired dentist" or "impaired dental hygienist" means a  | ||||||
| 25 | dentist or dental hygienist who is unable to practice with  | ||||||
| 26 | reasonable skill and safety because of a physical or mental  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | disability as evidenced by a written determination or written  | ||||||
| 2 | consent based on clinical evidence, including deterioration  | ||||||
| 3 | through the aging process, loss of motor skills, abuse of  | ||||||
| 4 | drugs or alcohol, or a psychiatric disorder, of sufficient  | ||||||
| 5 | degree to diminish the person's ability to deliver competent  | ||||||
| 6 | patient care. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Nurse" means a registered professional nurse, a certified  | ||||||
| 8 | registered nurse anesthetist licensed as an advanced practice  | ||||||
| 9 | registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse licensed under  | ||||||
| 10 | the Nurse Practice Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Patient of record", except as provided in Section 17.2,  | ||||||
| 12 | means a patient for whom the patient's most recent dentist has  | ||||||
| 13 | obtained a relevant medical and dental history and on whom the  | ||||||
| 14 | dentist has performed a physical examination within the last  | ||||||
| 15 | year and evaluated the condition to be treated, including a  | ||||||
| 16 | review of the patient's most recent x-rays. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Dental responder" means a dentist or dental hygienist who  | ||||||
| 18 | is appropriately certified in disaster preparedness,  | ||||||
| 19 | immunizations, and dental humanitarian medical response  | ||||||
| 20 | consistent with the Society of Disaster Medicine and Public  | ||||||
| 21 | Health and training certified by the National Incident  | ||||||
| 22 | Management System or the National Disaster Life Support  | ||||||
| 23 | Foundation.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Mobile dental van or portable dental unit" means any  | ||||||
| 25 | self-contained or portable dental unit in which dentistry is  | ||||||
| 26 | practiced that can be moved, towed, or transported from one  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | location to another in order to establish a location where  | ||||||
| 2 | dental services can be provided. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Public health dental hygienist" means a hygienist who  | ||||||
| 4 | holds a valid license to practice in the State, has 2 years of  | ||||||
| 5 | full-time clinical experience or an equivalent of 4,000 hours  | ||||||
| 6 | of clinical experience, and has completed at least 42 clock  | ||||||
| 7 | hours of additional structured courses in dental education in  | ||||||
| 8 | advanced areas specific to public health dentistry. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Public health setting" means a federally qualified health  | ||||||
| 10 | center; a federal, State, or local public health facility;  | ||||||
| 11 | Head Start; a special supplemental nutrition program for  | ||||||
| 12 | Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) facility; a certified  | ||||||
| 13 | school-based health center or school-based oral health  | ||||||
| 14 | program; a prison; or a long-term care facility. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Public health supervision" means the supervision of a  | ||||||
| 16 | public health dental hygienist by a licensed dentist who has a  | ||||||
| 17 | written public health supervision agreement with that public  | ||||||
| 18 | health dental hygienist while working in an approved facility  | ||||||
| 19 | or program that allows the public health dental hygienist to  | ||||||
| 20 | treat patients, without a dentist first examining the patient  | ||||||
| 21 | and being present in the facility during treatment, (1) who  | ||||||
| 22 | are eligible for Medicaid or (2) who are uninsured or whose  | ||||||
| 23 | household income is not greater than 300% of the federal  | ||||||
| 24 | poverty level.  | ||||||
| 25 |     "Teledentistry" means the use of telehealth systems and  | ||||||
| 26 | methodologies in dentistry and includes patient diagnosis,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | treatment planning, care, and education delivery for a patient  | ||||||
| 2 | of record using synchronous and asynchronous communications  | ||||||
| 3 | under an Illinois licensed dentist's authority as provided  | ||||||
| 4 | under this Act. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Moderate sedation" means a drug-induced depression of  | ||||||
| 6 | consciousness during which: (1) patients respond purposefully  | ||||||
| 7 | to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light  | ||||||
| 8 | tactile stimulation; (2) no interventions are required to  | ||||||
| 9 | maintain a patient's airway and spontaneous ventilation is  | ||||||
| 10 | adequate; and (3) cardiovascular function is usually  | ||||||
| 11 | maintained. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Deep sedation" means a drug-induced depression of  | ||||||
| 13 | consciousness during which: (1) patients cannot be easily  | ||||||
| 14 | aroused, but respond purposefully following repeated or  | ||||||
| 15 | painful stimulation; (2) the ability to independently maintain  | ||||||
| 16 | ventilatory function may be impaired; (3) patients may require  | ||||||
| 17 | assistance in maintaining airways and spontaneous ventilation  | ||||||
| 18 | may be inadequate; and (4) cardiovascular function is usually  | ||||||
| 19 | maintained. | ||||||
| 20 |     "General anesthesia" means a drug-induced loss of  | ||||||
| 21 | consciousness during which: (1) patients are not arousable,  | ||||||
| 22 | even by painful stimulation; (2) the ability to independently  | ||||||
| 23 | maintain ventilatory function is often impaired; (3) patients  | ||||||
| 24 | often require assistance in maintaining airways and positive  | ||||||
| 25 | pressure ventilation may be required because of depressed  | ||||||
| 26 | spontaneous ventilation or drug-induced depression of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | neuromuscular function; and (4) cardiovascular function may be  | ||||||
| 2 | impaired. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Venipuncture" means the puncture of a vein as part of a  | ||||||
| 4 | medical procedure, typically to withdraw a blood sample or for  | ||||||
| 5 | an intravenous catheter for the administration of medication  | ||||||
| 6 | or fluids. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Enteral route of administration" means administration of  | ||||||
| 8 | a drug that is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract or  | ||||||
| 9 | through oral, rectal, or sublingual mucosa. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Parenteral route of administration" means administration  | ||||||
| 11 | of a drug by which the drug bypasses the gastrointestinal  | ||||||
| 12 | tract through intramuscular, intravenous, intranasal,  | ||||||
| 13 | submucosal, subcutaneous, or intraosseous methods.  | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 102-93, eff. 1-1-22; 102-588, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 15 | 102-936, eff. 1-1-23; 103-425, eff. 1-1-24; 103-431, eff.  | ||||||
| 16 | 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-628, eff. 7-1-24; 103-902,  | ||||||
| 17 | eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-10-24.)
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| 18 |     (225 ILCS 25/17.2) | ||||||
| 19 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 17.2. Teledentistry. | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) As used in this Section, "patient of record" means a  | ||||||
| 22 | patient for whom the patient's most recent Illinois-licensed  | ||||||
| 23 | dentist has obtained a relevant medical and dental history and  | ||||||
| 24 | on whom the dentist has (i) performed a physical examination  | ||||||
| 25 | within the last year; (ii) obtained relevant records that are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | appropriate for the type of teledentistry service being  | ||||||
| 2 | provided from an in-person examination within the previous 12  | ||||||
| 3 | months, including a review of the patient's most recent  | ||||||
| 4 | x-rays; or (iii) established a relationship with the patient  | ||||||
| 5 | through an exchange of protected health information for the  | ||||||
| 6 | purpose of providing emergency care, treatment, or services in  | ||||||
| 7 | accordance with subsection (c). | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) A dentist may only practice or utilize teledentistry  | ||||||
| 9 | on a patient of record. A dentist practicing dentistry through  | ||||||
| 10 | teledentistry is subject to the same standard of care and  | ||||||
| 11 | practice standards that are applicable to dental services  | ||||||
| 12 | provided in a clinic or office setting. A dentist may provide  | ||||||
| 13 | and delegate dental services using teledentistry only under  | ||||||
| 14 | the supervision requirements as specified in this Act for  | ||||||
| 15 | in-person care. Prior to providing teledentistry services to a  | ||||||
| 16 | patient, a dentist must obtain informed consent from the  | ||||||
| 17 | patient as to the treatment proposed to be offered through  | ||||||
| 18 | teledentistry by the dentist. A dentist providing  | ||||||
| 19 | teledentistry under this Section shall provide the patient  | ||||||
| 20 | with the his or her name, direct telephone number, and  | ||||||
| 21 | physical practice address. It is a violation of this Act for a  | ||||||
| 22 | provider of dental services rendering care through  | ||||||
| 23 | teledentistry to require a patient to sign an agreement that  | ||||||
| 24 | limits in any way the patient's ability to write a review of  | ||||||
| 25 | services received or file a complaint with the Department or  | ||||||
| 26 | other regulatory agency. The Department shall adopt rules to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provide for the use of teledentistry in the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) A dentist may treat a patient of record to provide  | ||||||
| 3 | emergent care or conduct an initial consultation using  | ||||||
| 4 | teledentistry for the purpose of treating or assessing for  | ||||||
| 5 | acute pain, infection, injury, or any intraoral or perioral  | ||||||
| 6 | condition that presents immediate harm or discomfort to the  | ||||||
| 7 | patient for which treatment cannot be postponed. A provider of  | ||||||
| 8 | dental services rendering emergent care or conducting an  | ||||||
| 9 | initial consultation through teledentistry must direct the  | ||||||
| 10 | patient to receive appropriate in-person care after the  | ||||||
| 11 | provision of teledentistry services.  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-902, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 830. The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act is  | ||||||
| 14 | amended by changing Section 17 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (225 ILCS 30/17) | ||||||
| 16 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 17. Other activities subject to licensure under this  | ||||||
| 18 | Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) A licensed dietitian nutritionist may order patient or  | ||||||
| 20 | resident diets, including therapeutic diets, in accordance  | ||||||
| 21 | with the following:  | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) Enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  consist of enteral feedings or specialized intravenous  | ||||||
| 24 |  solutions and shall only be performed by an individual  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  licensed under this Act who: | ||||||
| 2 |             (a) is a registered dietitian or registered  | ||||||
| 3 |  dietitian nutritionist currently registered with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Commission on Dietetic Registration; | ||||||
| 5 |             (b) is a certified nutrition support clinician as  | ||||||
| 6 |  currently credentialed by the National Board of  | ||||||
| 7 |  Nutrition Support Certification; or | ||||||
| 8 |             (c) meets the requirements set forth in rules that  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Department may establish as necessary to implement  | ||||||
| 10 |  this Section to be consistent with competencies  | ||||||
| 11 |  necessary for evaluating, ordering, and administering     | ||||||
| 12 |  administrating enteral and parenteral nutrition  | ||||||
| 13 |  therapies.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) Notification to the patient's physician and  | ||||||
| 15 |  appropriate record retention, or pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 16 |  protocols, policies, or procedures of a health care  | ||||||
| 17 |  facility, as defined in the Illinois Health Facilities  | ||||||
| 18 |  Planning Act, in which the services are provided.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) Developing and managing food service operations whose  | ||||||
| 20 | chief function is nutrition care or that are otherwise  | ||||||
| 21 | utilized in the management or treatment of diseases or medical  | ||||||
| 22 | conditions shall only be performed by an individual licensed  | ||||||
| 23 | under this Act with competencies in the management of health  | ||||||
| 24 | care food service.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (c) A licensed dietitian nutritionist may order oral  | ||||||
| 26 | therapeutic diets. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d) A licensed dietitian nutritionist shall provide  | ||||||
| 2 | nutrition care services using systematic, evidence-based  | ||||||
| 3 | problem solving methods of the nutrition care process to  | ||||||
| 4 | critically think and make decisions to address  | ||||||
| 5 | nutrition-related problems and provide safe, effective, and  | ||||||
| 6 | quality nutrition services, including medical nutrition  | ||||||
| 7 | therapy, for individuals in clinical and community settings. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-945, eff. 1-1-23; revised 8-6-24.)
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| 9 |     Section 835. The Massage Therapy Practice Act is amended  | ||||||
| 10 | by changing Section 45 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (225 ILCS 57/45) | ||||||
| 12 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 45. Grounds for discipline.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may  | ||||||
| 15 | revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other  | ||||||
| 16 | disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, as the Department  | ||||||
| 17 | considers appropriate, including the imposition of fines not  | ||||||
| 18 | to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any  | ||||||
| 19 | license or licensee for any one or more of the following: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) violations of this Act or of the rules adopted  | ||||||
| 21 |  under this Act; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,  | ||||||
| 23 |  finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by  | ||||||
| 24 |  sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,  | ||||||
| 2 |  conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under  | ||||||
| 3 |  the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i)  | ||||||
| 4 |  that is a felony; or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an  | ||||||
| 5 |  essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is  | ||||||
| 6 |  directly related to the practice of the profession; | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) professional incompetence; | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) advertising in a false, deceptive, or misleading  | ||||||
| 9 |  manner, including failing to use the massage therapist's  | ||||||
| 10 |  own license number in an advertisement;  | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) aiding, abetting, assisting, procuring, advising,  | ||||||
| 12 |  employing, or contracting with any unlicensed person to  | ||||||
| 13 |  practice massage contrary to any rules or provisions of  | ||||||
| 14 |  this Act;  | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) engaging in immoral conduct in the commission of  | ||||||
| 16 |  any act, such as sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  sexual exploitation, related to the licensee's practice; | ||||||
| 18 |         (7) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,  | ||||||
| 20 |  defraud, or harm the public; | ||||||
| 21 |         (8) practicing or offering to practice beyond the  | ||||||
| 22 |  scope permitted by law or accepting and performing  | ||||||
| 23 |  professional responsibilities which the licensee knows or  | ||||||
| 24 |  has reason to know that he or she is not competent to  | ||||||
| 25 |  perform; | ||||||
| 26 |         (9) knowingly delegating professional  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  responsibilities to a person unqualified by training,  | ||||||
| 2 |  experience, or licensure to perform; | ||||||
| 3 |         (10) failing to provide information in response to a  | ||||||
| 4 |  written request made by the Department within 60 days; | ||||||
| 5 |         (11) having a habitual or excessive use of or  | ||||||
| 6 |  addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other  | ||||||
| 7 |  chemical agent or drug which results in the inability to  | ||||||
| 8 |  practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety; | ||||||
| 9 |         (12) having a pattern of practice or other behavior  | ||||||
| 10 |  that demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice  | ||||||
| 11 |  under this Act; | ||||||
| 12 |         (13) discipline by another state, District of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the grounds for the discipline is the same or  | ||||||
| 15 |  substantially equivalent to those set forth in this  | ||||||
| 16 |  Section;  | ||||||
| 17 |         (14) a finding by the Department that the licensee,  | ||||||
| 18 |  after having his or her license placed on probationary  | ||||||
| 19 |  status, has violated the terms of probation;  | ||||||
| 20 |         (15) willfully making or filing false records or  | ||||||
| 21 |  reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 22 |  to, false records filed with State agencies or  | ||||||
| 23 |  departments;  | ||||||
| 24 |         (16) making a material misstatement in furnishing  | ||||||
| 25 |  information to the Department or otherwise making  | ||||||
| 26 |  misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  representations in violation of this Act or otherwise in  | ||||||
| 2 |  the practice of the profession; | ||||||
| 3 |         (17) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or  | ||||||
| 4 |  procuring a license under this Act or in connection with  | ||||||
| 5 |  applying for renewal of a license under this Act; | ||||||
| 6 |         (18) inability to practice the profession with  | ||||||
| 7 |  reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of  | ||||||
| 8 |  physical illness, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 9 |  deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor  | ||||||
| 10 |  skill, or a mental illness or disability; | ||||||
| 11 |         (19) charging for professional services not rendered,  | ||||||
| 12 |  including filing false statements for the collection of  | ||||||
| 13 |  fees for which services are not rendered; | ||||||
| 14 |         (20) practicing under a false or, except as provided  | ||||||
| 15 |  by law, an assumed name; or | ||||||
| 16 |         (21) cheating on or attempting to subvert the  | ||||||
| 17 |  licensing examination administered under this Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     All fines shall be paid within 60 days of the effective  | ||||||
| 19 | date of the order imposing the fine. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) A person not licensed under this Act and engaged in the  | ||||||
| 21 | business of offering massage therapy services through others,  | ||||||
| 22 | shall not aid, abet, assist, procure, advise, employ, or  | ||||||
| 23 | contract with any unlicensed person to practice massage  | ||||||
| 24 | therapy contrary to any rules or provisions of this Act. A  | ||||||
| 25 | person violating this subsection (b) shall be treated as a  | ||||||
| 26 | licensee for the purposes of disciplinary action under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section and shall be subject to cease and desist orders as  | ||||||
| 2 | provided in Section 90 of this Act. | ||||||
| 3 |     (c) The Department shall revoke any license issued under  | ||||||
| 4 | this Act of any person who is convicted of prostitution, rape,  | ||||||
| 5 | sexual misconduct, or any crime that subjects the licensee to  | ||||||
| 6 | compliance with the requirements of the Sex Offender  | ||||||
| 7 | Registration Act and any such conviction shall operate as a  | ||||||
| 8 | permanent bar in the State of Illinois to practice as a massage  | ||||||
| 9 | therapist.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (c-5) A prosecuting attorney shall provide notice to the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of the licensed massage therapist's name, address,  | ||||||
| 12 | practice address, and license number and a copy of the  | ||||||
| 13 | criminal charges filed immediately after a licensed massage  | ||||||
| 14 | therapist has been charged with any of the following offenses: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) an offense for which the sentence includes  | ||||||
| 16 |  registration as a sex offender; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) involuntary sexual servitude of a minor; | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) the crime of battery against a patient, including  | ||||||
| 19 |  any offense based on sexual conduct or sexual penetration,  | ||||||
| 20 |  in the course of patient care or treatment; or | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) a forcible felony. | ||||||
| 22 |     If the victim of the crime the licensee has been charged  | ||||||
| 23 | with is a patient of the licensee, the prosecuting attorney  | ||||||
| 24 | shall also provide notice to the Department of the patient's  | ||||||
| 25 | name. | ||||||
| 26 |     Within 5 business days after receiving notice from the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | prosecuting attorney of the filing of criminal charges against  | ||||||
| 2 | the licensed massage therapist, the Secretary shall issue an  | ||||||
| 3 | administrative order that the licensed massage therapist shall  | ||||||
| 4 | practice only with a chaperone during all patient encounters  | ||||||
| 5 | pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings. The chaperone  | ||||||
| 6 | shall be a licensed massage therapist or other health care  | ||||||
| 7 | worker licensed by the Department. The administrative order  | ||||||
| 8 | shall specify any other terms or conditions deemed appropriate  | ||||||
| 9 | by the Secretary. The chaperone shall provide written notice  | ||||||
| 10 | to all of the licensed massage therapist's patients explaining  | ||||||
| 11 | the Department's order to use a chaperone. Each patient shall  | ||||||
| 12 | sign an acknowledgment that the patient they received the  | ||||||
| 13 | notice. The notice to the patient of criminal charges shall  | ||||||
| 14 | include, in 14-point font, the following statement: "The  | ||||||
| 15 | massage therapist is presumed innocent until proven guilty of  | ||||||
| 16 | the charges.". | ||||||
| 17 |     The licensed massage therapist shall provide a written  | ||||||
| 18 | plan of compliance with the administrative order that is  | ||||||
| 19 | acceptable to the Department within 5 business days after  | ||||||
| 20 | receipt of the administrative order. Failure to comply with  | ||||||
| 21 | the administrative order, failure to file a compliance plan,  | ||||||
| 22 | or failure to follow the compliance plan shall subject the  | ||||||
| 23 | licensed massage therapist to temporary suspension of his or  | ||||||
| 24 | her license until the completion of the criminal proceedings. | ||||||
| 25 |     If the licensee is not convicted of the charge or if any  | ||||||
| 26 | conviction is later overturned by a reviewing court, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | administrative order shall be vacated and removed from the  | ||||||
| 2 | licensee's record. | ||||||
| 3 |     The Department may adopt rules to implement this  | ||||||
| 4 | subsection. | ||||||
| 5 |     (d) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the  | ||||||
| 6 | license of any person who fails to file a tax return, to pay  | ||||||
| 7 | the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed tax return, or  | ||||||
| 8 | to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as  | ||||||
| 9 | required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 10 | Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of  | ||||||
| 11 | the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of  | ||||||
| 12 | Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 13 |     (e) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 |     (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family  | ||||||
| 15 | Services has previously determined that a licensee or a  | ||||||
| 16 | potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the  | ||||||
| 17 | payment of child support and has subsequently certified the  | ||||||
| 18 | delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to  | ||||||
| 19 | issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license  | ||||||
| 20 | or may take other disciplinary action against that person  | ||||||
| 21 | based solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance  | ||||||
| 23 | with item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil  | ||||||
| 24 | Administrative Code of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (g) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee  | ||||||
| 26 | is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities  | ||||||
| 2 | Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will  | ||||||
| 3 | end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no  | ||||||
| 4 | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission  | ||||||
| 5 | and the issuance of a court order so finding and discharging  | ||||||
| 6 | the patient. | ||||||
| 7 |     (h) In enforcing this Act, the Department or Board, upon a  | ||||||
| 8 | showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual  | ||||||
| 9 | licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for  | ||||||
| 10 | licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical  | ||||||
| 11 | examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department. The Department or Board may order the examining  | ||||||
| 13 | physician to present testimony concerning the mental or  | ||||||
| 14 | physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No  | ||||||
| 15 | information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or  | ||||||
| 16 | statutory privilege relating to communications between the  | ||||||
| 17 | licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The  | ||||||
| 18 | examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the  | ||||||
| 19 | Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have,  | ||||||
| 20 | at his or her own expense, another physician of his or her  | ||||||
| 21 | choice present during all aspects of this examination. The  | ||||||
| 22 | examination shall be performed by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 23 | practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of an  | ||||||
| 24 | individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when  | ||||||
| 25 | directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without  | ||||||
| 26 | hearing. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     A person holding a license under this Act or who has  | ||||||
| 2 | applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical  | ||||||
| 3 | or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 4 | to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor  | ||||||
| 5 | skill, is unable to practice the profession with reasonable  | ||||||
| 6 | judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the Department  | ||||||
| 7 | to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians  | ||||||
| 8 | approved or designated by the Department as a condition, term,  | ||||||
| 9 | or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure  | ||||||
| 10 | to practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as  | ||||||
| 11 | required by the Department shall not be considered discipline  | ||||||
| 12 | of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,  | ||||||
| 13 | counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the  | ||||||
| 14 | terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to  | ||||||
| 15 | revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the  | ||||||
| 16 | individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended  | ||||||
| 17 | immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall  | ||||||
| 18 | not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or  | ||||||
| 19 | mental illness or impairment.  | ||||||
| 20 |     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a  | ||||||
| 21 | person's license under this Section, a hearing on that  | ||||||
| 22 | person's license must be convened by the Department within 15  | ||||||
| 23 | days after the suspension and completed without appreciable  | ||||||
| 24 | delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to  | ||||||
| 25 | review the subject individual's record of treatment and  | ||||||
| 26 | counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the  | ||||||
| 2 | confidentiality of medical records. | ||||||
| 3 |     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under  | ||||||
| 4 | this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate  | ||||||
| 5 | to the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice  | ||||||
| 6 | in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under  | ||||||
| 7 | the provisions of his or her license. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 103-757, eff. 8-2-24;  | ||||||
| 9 | revised 10-21-24.)
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| 10 |     Section 840. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended  | ||||||
| 11 | by changing Sections 18 and 22 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 12 |     (225 ILCS 60/18)    (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18) | ||||||
| 13 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 18. Visiting professor, physician, or resident  | ||||||
| 15 | permits.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (A) Visiting professor permit. | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) A visiting professor permit shall entitle a person  | ||||||
| 18 |  to practice medicine in all of its branches or to practice  | ||||||
| 19 |  the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs  | ||||||
| 20 |  and without operative surgery provided: | ||||||
| 21 |             (a) the person maintains an equivalent  | ||||||
| 22 |  authorization to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 23 |  branches or to practice the treatment of human  | ||||||
| 24 |  ailments without the use of drugs and without  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  operative surgery in good standing in his or her  | ||||||
| 2 |  native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  visiting professor permit; | ||||||
| 4 |             (b) the person has received a faculty appointment  | ||||||
| 5 |  to teach in a medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic  | ||||||
| 6 |  school in Illinois; and | ||||||
| 7 |             (c) the Department may prescribe the information  | ||||||
| 8 |  necessary to establish an applicant's eligibility for  | ||||||
| 9 |  a permit. This information shall include without  | ||||||
| 10 |  limitation (i) a statement from the dean of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  medical school at which the applicant will be employed  | ||||||
| 12 |  describing the applicant's qualifications and (ii) a  | ||||||
| 13 |  statement from the dean of the medical school listing  | ||||||
| 14 |  every affiliated institution in which the applicant  | ||||||
| 15 |  will be providing instruction as part of the medical  | ||||||
| 16 |  school's education program and justifying any clinical  | ||||||
| 17 |  activities at each of the institutions listed by the  | ||||||
| 18 |  dean. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) Application for visiting professor permits shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  be made to the Department, in writing, on forms prescribed  | ||||||
| 21 |  by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required  | ||||||
| 22 |  fee established by rule, which shall not be refundable.  | ||||||
| 23 |  Any application shall require the information as, in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to  | ||||||
| 25 |  pass on the qualifications of the applicant. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) A visiting professor permit shall be valid for no  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  longer than 2 years from the date of issuance or until the  | ||||||
| 2 |  time the faculty appointment is terminated, whichever  | ||||||
| 3 |  occurs first, and may be renewed only in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  subdivision (A)(6) of this Section. | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) The applicant may be required to appear before the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Medical Board for an interview prior to, and as a  | ||||||
| 7 |  requirement for, the issuance of the original permit and  | ||||||
| 8 |  the renewal. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) Persons holding a permit under this Section shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  only practice medicine in all of its branches or practice  | ||||||
| 11 |  the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs  | ||||||
| 12 |  and without operative surgery in the State of Illinois in  | ||||||
| 13 |  their official capacity under their contract within the  | ||||||
| 14 |  medical school itself and any affiliated institution in  | ||||||
| 15 |  which the permit holder is providing instruction as part  | ||||||
| 16 |  of the medical school's educational program and for which  | ||||||
| 17 |  the medical school has assumed direct responsibility. | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) After the initial renewal of a visiting professor  | ||||||
| 19 |  permit, a visiting professor permit shall be valid until  | ||||||
| 20 |  the last day of the next physician license renewal period,  | ||||||
| 21 |  as set by rule, and may only be renewed for applicants who  | ||||||
| 22 |  meet the following requirements: | ||||||
| 23 |             (i) have obtained the required continuing  | ||||||
| 24 |  education hours as set by rule; and | ||||||
| 25 |             (ii) have paid the fee prescribed for a license  | ||||||
| 26 |  under Section 21 of this Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     For initial renewal, the visiting professor must  | ||||||
| 2 | successfully pass a general competency examination authorized  | ||||||
| 3 | by the Department by rule, unless he or she was issued an  | ||||||
| 4 | initial visiting professor permit on or after January 1, 2007,  | ||||||
| 5 | but prior to July 1, 2007.
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| 6 |     (B) Visiting physician permit. | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a  | ||||||
| 8 |  temporary visiting physician permit, without examination,  | ||||||
| 9 |  provided: | ||||||
| 10 |             (a) (blank); | ||||||
| 11 |             (b) that the person maintains an equivalent  | ||||||
| 12 |  authorization to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 13 |  branches or to practice the treatment of human  | ||||||
| 14 |  ailments without the use of drugs and without  | ||||||
| 15 |  operative surgery in good standing in his or her  | ||||||
| 16 |  native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  temporary visiting physician permit; | ||||||
| 18 |             (c) that the person has received an invitation or  | ||||||
| 19 |  appointment to study, demonstrate, or perform a  | ||||||
| 20 |  specific medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  clinical subject or technique in a medical,  | ||||||
| 22 |  osteopathic, or chiropractic school, a state or  | ||||||
| 23 |  national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic  | ||||||
| 24 |  professional association or society conference or  | ||||||
| 25 |  meeting, a hospital licensed under the Hospital  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Licensing Act, a hospital organized under the  | ||||||
| 2 |  University of Illinois Hospital Act, or a facility  | ||||||
| 3 |  operated pursuant to the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment  | ||||||
| 4 |  Center Act; and | ||||||
| 5 |             (d) that the temporary visiting physician permit  | ||||||
| 6 |  shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in  | ||||||
| 7 |  all of its branches or practice the treatment of human  | ||||||
| 8 |  ailments without the use of drugs and without  | ||||||
| 9 |  operative surgery within the scope of the medical,  | ||||||
| 10 |  osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies, or in  | ||||||
| 11 |  conjunction with the state or national medical,  | ||||||
| 12 |  osteopathic, or chiropractic professional association  | ||||||
| 13 |  or society conference or meeting, for which the holder  | ||||||
| 14 |  was invited or appointed. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) The application for the temporary visiting  | ||||||
| 16 |  physician permit shall be made to the Department, in  | ||||||
| 17 |  writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  be accompanied by the required fee established by rule,  | ||||||
| 19 |  which shall not be refundable. The application shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  require information that, in the judgment of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department, will enable the Department to pass on the  | ||||||
| 22 |  qualification of the applicant, and the necessity for the  | ||||||
| 23 |  granting of a temporary visiting physician permit. | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) A temporary visiting physician permit shall be  | ||||||
| 25 |  valid for no longer than (i) 180 days from the date of  | ||||||
| 26 |  issuance or (ii) until the time the medical, osteopathic,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  chiropractic, or clinical studies are completed, or the  | ||||||
| 2 |  state or national medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic  | ||||||
| 3 |  professional association or society conference or meeting  | ||||||
| 4 |  has concluded, whichever occurs first. The temporary  | ||||||
| 5 |  visiting physician permit may be issued multiple times to  | ||||||
| 6 |  a visiting physician under this paragraph (3) as long as  | ||||||
| 7 |  the total number of days it is active does do not exceed  | ||||||
| 8 |  180 days within a 365-day period.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting physician  | ||||||
| 10 |  permit may be required to appear before the Medical Board  | ||||||
| 11 |  for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the  | ||||||
| 12 |  issuance of a temporary visiting physician permit. | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) A limited temporary visiting physician permit  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall be issued to a physician licensed in another state  | ||||||
| 15 |  who has been requested to perform emergency procedures in  | ||||||
| 16 |  Illinois if he or she meets the requirements as  | ||||||
| 17 |  established by rule.
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| 18 |     (C) Visiting resident permit. | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) The Department may, in its discretion, issue a  | ||||||
| 20 |  temporary visiting resident permit, without examination,  | ||||||
| 21 |  provided: | ||||||
| 22 |             (a) (blank); | ||||||
| 23 |             (b) that the person maintains an equivalent  | ||||||
| 24 |  authorization to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 25 |  branches or to practice the treatment of human  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  ailments without the use of drugs and without  | ||||||
| 2 |  operative surgery in good standing in his or her  | ||||||
| 3 |  native licensing jurisdiction during the period of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  temporary visiting resident permit; | ||||||
| 5 |             (c) that the applicant is enrolled in a  | ||||||
| 6 |  postgraduate clinical training program outside the  | ||||||
| 7 |  State of Illinois that is approved by the Department; | ||||||
| 8 |             (d) that the individual has been invited or  | ||||||
| 9 |  appointed for a specific period of time to perform a  | ||||||
| 10 |  portion of that post graduate clinical training  | ||||||
| 11 |  program under the supervision of an Illinois licensed  | ||||||
| 12 |  physician in an Illinois patient care clinic or  | ||||||
| 13 |  facility that is affiliated with the out-of-State post  | ||||||
| 14 |  graduate training program; and | ||||||
| 15 |             (e) that the temporary visiting resident permit  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall only permit the holder to practice medicine in  | ||||||
| 17 |  all of its branches or practice the treatment of human  | ||||||
| 18 |  ailments without the use of drugs and without  | ||||||
| 19 |  operative surgery within the scope of the medical,  | ||||||
| 20 |  osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical studies for  | ||||||
| 21 |  which the holder was invited or appointed. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) The application for the temporary visiting  | ||||||
| 23 |  resident permit shall be made to the Department, in  | ||||||
| 24 |  writing, on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  be accompanied by the required fee established by rule.  | ||||||
| 26 |  The application shall require information that, in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to  | ||||||
| 2 |  pass on the qualifications of the applicant. | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) A temporary visiting resident permit shall be  | ||||||
| 4 |  valid for 180 days from the date of issuance or until the  | ||||||
| 5 |  time the medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, or clinical  | ||||||
| 6 |  studies are completed, whichever occurs first. | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) The applicant for a temporary visiting resident  | ||||||
| 8 |  permit may be required to appear before the Medical Board  | ||||||
| 9 |  for an interview prior to, and as a requirement for, the  | ||||||
| 10 |  issuance of a temporary visiting resident permit.
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| 11 |     (D) Postgraduate training exemption period; visiting  | ||||||
| 12 | rotations. A person may participate in visiting rotations in  | ||||||
| 13 | an approved postgraduate training program, not to exceed a  | ||||||
| 14 | total of 90 days for all rotations, if the following  | ||||||
| 15 | information is submitted in writing or electronically to the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department by the patient care clinics or facilities where the  | ||||||
| 17 | person will be performing the training or by an affiliated  | ||||||
| 18 | program: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) The person who has been invited or appointed to  | ||||||
| 20 |  perform a portion of their postgraduate clinical training  | ||||||
| 21 |  program in Illinois. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) The name and address of the primary patient care  | ||||||
| 23 |  clinic or facility, the date the training is to begin, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  the length of time of the invitation or appointment. | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) The name and license number of the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  physician who will be responsible for supervising the  | ||||||
| 2 |  trainee and the medical director or division director of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the department or facility. | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) Certification from the postgraduate training  | ||||||
| 5 |  program that the person is approved and enrolled in a an     | ||||||
| 6 |  graduate training program approved by the Department in  | ||||||
| 7 |  their home state.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 103-551, eff. 8-11-23;  | ||||||
| 9 | revised 8-6-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (225 ILCS 60/22)    (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22) | ||||||
| 11 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 22. Disciplinary action.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on  | ||||||
| 14 | probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any  | ||||||
| 15 | other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department may deem proper with regard to the license or  | ||||||
| 17 | permit of any person issued under this Act, including imposing  | ||||||
| 18 | fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, upon any of the  | ||||||
| 19 | following grounds: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of  | ||||||
| 23 |  guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing,  | ||||||
| 24 |  including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding  | ||||||
| 25 |  sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the United States of any crime that is a felony. | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act. | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,  | ||||||
| 6 |  defraud, or harm the public. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  misrepresentation. | ||||||
| 9 |         (7) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs  | ||||||
| 10 |  defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of  | ||||||
| 11 |  any other substances which results in the inability to  | ||||||
| 12 |  practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. | ||||||
| 13 |         (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by  | ||||||
| 14 |  law, an assumed name. | ||||||
| 15 |         (9) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with  | ||||||
| 17 |  applying for renewal of a license under this Act. | ||||||
| 18 |         (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding  | ||||||
| 19 |  their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,  | ||||||
| 20 |  treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction  | ||||||
| 21 |  in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  body or mind. | ||||||
| 23 |         (11) Allowing another person or organization to use  | ||||||
| 24 |  their license, procured under this Act, to practice. | ||||||
| 25 |         (12) Adverse action taken by another state or  | ||||||
| 26 |  jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor  | ||||||
| 2 |  of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic, a  | ||||||
| 3 |  certified copy of the record of the action taken by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  other state or jurisdiction being prima facie evidence  | ||||||
| 5 |  thereof. This includes any adverse action taken by a State  | ||||||
| 6 |  or federal agency that prohibits a medical doctor, doctor  | ||||||
| 7 |  of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor  | ||||||
| 8 |  of chiropractic from providing services to the agency's  | ||||||
| 9 |  participants.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or  | ||||||
| 12 |  violation of the rules, or a final administrative action  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the Secretary, after consideration of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  recommendation of the Medical Board. | ||||||
| 15 |         (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee  | ||||||
| 16 |  splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act. | ||||||
| 17 |         (15) A finding by the Medical Board that the  | ||||||
| 18 |  registrant after having his or her license placed on  | ||||||
| 19 |  probationary status or subjected to conditions or  | ||||||
| 20 |  restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed  | ||||||
| 21 |  to comply with such terms or conditions. | ||||||
| 22 |         (16) Abandonment of a patient. | ||||||
| 23 |         (17) Prescribing, selling, administering,  | ||||||
| 24 |  distributing, giving, or self-administering any drug  | ||||||
| 25 |  classified as a controlled substance (designated product)  | ||||||
| 26 |  or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  purposes. | ||||||
| 2 |         (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,  | ||||||
| 3 |  appliances, or goods provided for a patient in such manner  | ||||||
| 4 |  as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  physician. | ||||||
| 6 |         (19) Offering, undertaking, or agreeing to cure or  | ||||||
| 7 |  treat disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  medicine, or the treating, operating, or prescribing for  | ||||||
| 9 |  any human condition by a method, means, or procedure which  | ||||||
| 10 |  the licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Department. | ||||||
| 12 |         (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act,     | ||||||
| 13 |  including, but not limited to, commission of an act of  | ||||||
| 14 |  sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice. | ||||||
| 15 |         (21) Willfully making or filing false records or  | ||||||
| 16 |  reports in his or her practice as a physician, including,  | ||||||
| 17 |  but not limited to, false records to support claims  | ||||||
| 18 |  against the medical assistance program of the Department  | ||||||
| 19 |  of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of  | ||||||
| 20 |  Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 21 |         (22) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully  | ||||||
| 22 |  impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another  | ||||||
| 23 |  person to omit to file or record, medical reports as  | ||||||
| 24 |  required by law, or willfully failing to report an  | ||||||
| 25 |  instance of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law. | ||||||
| 26 |         (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  report by the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 2 |  under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and  | ||||||
| 3 |  upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the  | ||||||
| 4 |  licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or  | ||||||
| 5 |  neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected  | ||||||
| 6 |  Child Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 7 |         (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any  | ||||||
| 8 |  corporation, agents, or persons, or profiting from those  | ||||||
| 9 |  representing themselves to be agents of the licensee. | ||||||
| 10 |         (25) Gross and willful and continued overcharging for  | ||||||
| 11 |  professional services, including filing false statements  | ||||||
| 12 |  for collection of fees for which services are not  | ||||||
| 13 |  rendered, including, but not limited to, filing such false  | ||||||
| 14 |  statements for collection of monies for services not  | ||||||
| 15 |  rendered from the medical assistance program of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly  | ||||||
| 17 |  Department of Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid  | ||||||
| 18 |  Code. | ||||||
| 19 |         (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which  | ||||||
| 20 |  demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under  | ||||||
| 21 |  this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the  | ||||||
| 23 |  inability to practice under this Act with reasonable  | ||||||
| 24 |  judgment, skill, or safety. | ||||||
| 25 |         (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 26 |  deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  skill which results in a physician's inability to practice  | ||||||
| 2 |  under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. | ||||||
| 3 |         (29) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the  | ||||||
| 4 |  licensing examinations administered under this Act. | ||||||
| 5 |         (30) Willfully or negligently violating the  | ||||||
| 6 |  confidentiality between physician and patient except as  | ||||||
| 7 |  required by law. | ||||||
| 8 |         (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive  | ||||||
| 9 |  statement in any document connected with practice under  | ||||||
| 10 |  this Act. | ||||||
| 11 |         (32) Aiding and abetting an individual not licensed  | ||||||
| 12 |  under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed  | ||||||
| 13 |  under this Act. | ||||||
| 14 |         (33) Violating State or federal laws or regulations  | ||||||
| 15 |  relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act. | ||||||
| 17 |         (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse  | ||||||
| 18 |  final action taken against them by another licensing  | ||||||
| 19 |  jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  United States or any foreign state or country), by any  | ||||||
| 21 |  peer review body, by any health care institution, by any  | ||||||
| 22 |  professional society or association related to practice  | ||||||
| 23 |  under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law  | ||||||
| 24 |  enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct  | ||||||
| 25 |  similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds  | ||||||
| 26 |  for action as defined in this Section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of  | ||||||
| 2 |  a license or authorization to practice as a medical  | ||||||
| 3 |  doctor, a doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic  | ||||||
| 4 |  medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in another state or  | ||||||
| 5 |  jurisdiction, or surrender of membership on any medical  | ||||||
| 6 |  staff or in any medical or professional association or  | ||||||
| 7 |  society, while under disciplinary investigation by any of  | ||||||
| 8 |  those authorities or bodies, for acts or conduct similar  | ||||||
| 9 |  to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for  | ||||||
| 10 |  action as defined in this Section. | ||||||
| 11 |         (36) Failure to report to the Department any adverse  | ||||||
| 12 |  judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability  | ||||||
| 13 |  claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or  | ||||||
| 14 |  conduct which would constitute grounds for action as  | ||||||
| 15 |  defined in this Section. | ||||||
| 16 |         (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as  | ||||||
| 17 |  required by law. | ||||||
| 18 |         (38) Failure to furnish the Department, its  | ||||||
| 19 |  investigators or representatives, relevant information,  | ||||||
| 20 |  legally requested by the Department after consultation  | ||||||
| 21 |  with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical  | ||||||
| 22 |  Coordinator. | ||||||
| 23 |         (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral  | ||||||
| 24 |  Act. | ||||||
| 25 |         (40) (Blank). | ||||||
| 26 |         (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  patient care and treatment as required by this law. | ||||||
| 2 |         (42) Entering into an excessive number of written  | ||||||
| 3 |  collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice  | ||||||
| 4 |  registered nurses resulting in an inability to adequately  | ||||||
| 5 |  collaborate. | ||||||
| 6 |         (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a  | ||||||
| 7 |  licensed advanced practice registered nurse. | ||||||
| 8 |         (44) Violating the Compassionate Use of Medical  | ||||||
| 9 |  Cannabis Program Act.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (45) Entering into an excessive number of written  | ||||||
| 11 |  collaborative agreements with licensed prescribing  | ||||||
| 12 |  psychologists resulting in an inability to adequately  | ||||||
| 13 |  collaborate. | ||||||
| 14 |         (46) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a  | ||||||
| 15 |  licensed prescribing psychologist.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (47) Willfully failing to report an instance of  | ||||||
| 17 |  suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and  | ||||||
| 19 |  required by the Adult Protective Services Act. | ||||||
| 20 |         (48) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective  | ||||||
| 22 |  Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 23 |  evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Adult Protective Services Act.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (49) Entering into an excessive number of written  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  collaborative agreements with licensed physician  | ||||||
| 2 |  assistants resulting in an inability to adequately  | ||||||
| 3 |  collaborate. | ||||||
| 4 |         (50) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a  | ||||||
| 5 |  physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 6 |     Except for actions involving the ground numbered (26), all  | ||||||
| 7 | proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status,  | ||||||
| 8 | or take any other disciplinary action as the Department may  | ||||||
| 9 | deem proper, with regard to a license on any of the foregoing  | ||||||
| 10 | grounds, must be commenced within 5 years next after receipt  | ||||||
| 11 | by the Department of a complaint alleging the commission of or  | ||||||
| 12 | notice of the conviction order for any of the acts described  | ||||||
| 13 | herein. Except for the grounds numbered (8), (9), (26), and  | ||||||
| 14 | (29), no action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the  | ||||||
| 15 | date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this  | ||||||
| 16 | Section. For actions involving the ground numbered (26), a  | ||||||
| 17 | pattern of practice or other behavior includes all incidents  | ||||||
| 18 | alleged to be part of the pattern of practice or other behavior  | ||||||
| 19 | that occurred, or a report pursuant to Section 23 of this Act  | ||||||
| 20 | received, within the 10-year period preceding the filing of  | ||||||
| 21 | the complaint. In the event of the settlement of any claim or  | ||||||
| 22 | cause of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to  | ||||||
| 23 | final judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff,  | ||||||
| 24 | such claim, cause of action, or civil action being grounded on  | ||||||
| 25 | the allegation that a person licensed under this Act was  | ||||||
| 26 | negligent in providing care, the Department shall have an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | additional period of 2 years from the date of notification to  | ||||||
| 2 | the Department under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement  | ||||||
| 3 | or final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal  | ||||||
| 4 | disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except  | ||||||
| 5 | as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder  | ||||||
| 6 | of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be  | ||||||
| 7 | included within any period of time limiting the commencement  | ||||||
| 8 | of disciplinary action by the Department. | ||||||
| 9 |     The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court  | ||||||
| 10 | establishing that any person holding a license under this Act  | ||||||
| 11 | is a person in need of mental treatment operates as a  | ||||||
| 12 | suspension of that license. That person may resume his or her  | ||||||
| 13 | practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based  | ||||||
| 14 | upon a finding by the Medical Board that the person has been  | ||||||
| 15 | determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court  | ||||||
| 16 | and upon the Medical Board's recommendation that the person be  | ||||||
| 17 | permitted to resume his or her practice. | ||||||
| 18 |     The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary  | ||||||
| 19 | action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a  | ||||||
| 20 | return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a  | ||||||
| 21 | filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty,  | ||||||
| 22 | or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the  | ||||||
| 24 | requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined  | ||||||
| 25 | by the Illinois Department of Revenue. | ||||||
| 26 |     The Department, upon the recommendation of the Medical  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards to be used  | ||||||
| 2 | in determining: | ||||||
| 3 |         (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently  | ||||||
| 4 |  rehabilitated to warrant the public trust; | ||||||
| 5 |         (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical, or  | ||||||
| 6 |  unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,  | ||||||
| 7 |  defraud, or harm the public; | ||||||
| 8 |         (c) what constitutes immoral conduct in the commission  | ||||||
| 9 |  of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of  | ||||||
| 10 |  an act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's  | ||||||
| 11 |  practice; and | ||||||
| 12 |         (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice  | ||||||
| 13 |  of medicine. | ||||||
| 14 |     However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in  | ||||||
| 15 | any civil action except for review of a licensing or other  | ||||||
| 16 | disciplinary action under this Act. | ||||||
| 17 |     In enforcing this Section, the Medical Board, upon a  | ||||||
| 18 | showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who  | ||||||
| 19 | is licensed to practice under this Act or holds a permit to  | ||||||
| 20 | practice under this Act, or any individual who has applied for  | ||||||
| 21 | licensure or a permit pursuant to this Act, to submit to a  | ||||||
| 22 | mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, which  | ||||||
| 23 | may include a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation,  | ||||||
| 24 | as required by the Medical Board and at the expense of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department. The Medical Board shall specifically designate the  | ||||||
| 26 | examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team  | ||||||
| 2 | involved in providing the mental or physical examination and  | ||||||
| 3 | evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led  | ||||||
| 4 | by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 5 | branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of  | ||||||
| 6 | physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its  | ||||||
| 7 | branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 8 | psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed  | ||||||
| 9 | clinical professional counselors, and other professional and  | ||||||
| 10 | administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the  | ||||||
| 11 | multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to  | ||||||
| 12 | submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 13 | Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing  | ||||||
| 14 | deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation  | ||||||
| 15 | process, including, but not limited to, blood testing,  | ||||||
| 16 | urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological  | ||||||
| 17 | testing. The Medical Board or the Department may order the  | ||||||
| 18 | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary  | ||||||
| 19 | team to provide to the Department or the Medical Board any and  | ||||||
| 20 | all records, including business records, that relate to the  | ||||||
| 21 | examination and evaluation, including any supplemental testing  | ||||||
| 22 | performed. The Medical Board or the Department may order the  | ||||||
| 23 | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary  | ||||||
| 24 | team to present testimony concerning this examination and  | ||||||
| 25 | evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant,  | ||||||
| 26 | including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No  | ||||||
| 2 | information, report, record, or other documents in any way  | ||||||
| 3 | related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by  | ||||||
| 4 | reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to  | ||||||
| 5 | communication between the licensee, permit holder, or  | ||||||
| 6 | applicant and the examining physician or any member of the  | ||||||
| 7 | multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the  | ||||||
| 8 | licensee, permit holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an  | ||||||
| 9 | evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any  | ||||||
| 10 | member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information,  | ||||||
| 11 | reports, records, or other documents or to provide any  | ||||||
| 12 | testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The  | ||||||
| 13 | individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,  | ||||||
| 14 | another physician of his or her choice present during all  | ||||||
| 15 | aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to  | ||||||
| 16 | submit to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or  | ||||||
| 17 | both, when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension,  | ||||||
| 18 | without hearing, until such time as the individual submits to  | ||||||
| 19 | the examination. If the Medical Board finds a physician unable  | ||||||
| 20 | to practice following an examination and evaluation because of  | ||||||
| 21 | the reasons set forth in this Section, the Medical Board shall  | ||||||
| 22 | require such physician to submit to care, counseling, or  | ||||||
| 23 | treatment by physicians, or other health care professionals,  | ||||||
| 24 | approved or designated by the Medical Board, as a condition  | ||||||
| 25 | for issued, continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to  | ||||||
| 26 | practice. Any physician, whose license was granted pursuant to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section 9, 17, or 19 of this Act, or, continued, reinstated,  | ||||||
| 2 | renewed, disciplined, or supervised, subject to such terms,  | ||||||
| 3 | conditions, or restrictions who shall fail to comply with such  | ||||||
| 4 | terms, conditions, or restrictions, or to complete a required  | ||||||
| 5 | program of care, counseling, or treatment, as determined by  | ||||||
| 6 | the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators,  | ||||||
| 7 | shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to  | ||||||
| 8 | whether the licensee shall have his or her license suspended  | ||||||
| 9 | immediately, pending a hearing by the Medical Board. In  | ||||||
| 10 | instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a  | ||||||
| 11 | license under this Section, a hearing upon such person's  | ||||||
| 12 | license must be convened by the Medical Board within 15 days  | ||||||
| 13 | after such suspension and completed without appreciable delay.  | ||||||
| 14 | The Medical Board shall have the authority to review the  | ||||||
| 15 | subject physician's record of treatment and counseling  | ||||||
| 16 | regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by  | ||||||
| 17 | applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the  | ||||||
| 18 | confidentiality of medical records. | ||||||
| 19 |     An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this  | ||||||
| 20 | Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to  | ||||||
| 21 | the Medical Board that he or she can resume practice in  | ||||||
| 22 | compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the  | ||||||
| 23 | provisions of his or her license. | ||||||
| 24 |     The Medical Board, in determining mental capacity of an  | ||||||
| 25 | individual licensed under this Act, shall consider the latest  | ||||||
| 26 | recommendations of the Federation of State Medical Boards.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of  | ||||||
| 2 | fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each  | ||||||
| 3 | violation of this Act. Fines may be imposed in conjunction  | ||||||
| 4 | with other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the  | ||||||
| 5 | exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out  | ||||||
| 6 | of conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds  | ||||||
| 7 | collected from such fines shall be deposited in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | State Medical Disciplinary Fund. | ||||||
| 9 |     All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within  | ||||||
| 10 | 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine  | ||||||
| 11 | or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing  | ||||||
| 12 | the fine.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (B) The Department shall revoke the license or permit  | ||||||
| 14 | issued under this Act to practice medicine of or a  | ||||||
| 15 | chiropractic physician who has been convicted a second time of  | ||||||
| 16 | committing any felony under the Illinois Controlled Substances  | ||||||
| 17 | Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection  | ||||||
| 18 | Act, or who has been convicted a second time of committing a  | ||||||
| 19 | Class 1 felony under Sections 8A-3 and 8A-6 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 20 | Public Aid Code. A person whose license or permit is revoked  | ||||||
| 21 | under this subsection (B) B shall be prohibited from  | ||||||
| 22 | practicing medicine or treating human ailments without the use  | ||||||
| 23 | of drugs and without operative surgery. | ||||||
| 24 |     (C) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, place on  | ||||||
| 25 | probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any  | ||||||
| 26 | other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | license or permit issued under this Act to practice medicine  | ||||||
| 2 | to a physician:  | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) based solely upon the recommendation of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  physician to an eligible patient regarding, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  prescription for, or treatment with, an investigational  | ||||||
| 6 |  drug, biological product, or device;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) for experimental treatment for Lyme disease or  | ||||||
| 8 |  other tick-borne diseases, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 9 |  the prescription of or treatment with long-term  | ||||||
| 10 |  antibiotics; | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) based solely upon the physician providing,  | ||||||
| 12 |  authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring  | ||||||
| 13 |  for, or otherwise participating in any health care  | ||||||
| 14 |  service, so long as the care was not unlawful under the  | ||||||
| 15 |  laws of this State, regardless of whether the patient was  | ||||||
| 16 |  a resident of this State or another state; or  | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) based upon the physician's license being revoked  | ||||||
| 18 |  or suspended, or the physician being otherwise disciplined  | ||||||
| 19 |  by any other state, if that revocation, suspension, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  other form of discipline was based solely on the physician  | ||||||
| 21 |  violating another state's laws prohibiting the provision  | ||||||
| 22 |  of, authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or  | ||||||
| 23 |  assisting in, referring for, or participation in any  | ||||||
| 24 |  health care service if that health care service as  | ||||||
| 25 |  provided would not have been unlawful under the laws of  | ||||||
| 26 |  this State and is consistent with the standards of conduct  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for the physician if it occurred in Illinois.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (D) (Blank). | ||||||
| 3 |     (E) The conduct specified in subsection (C) shall not  | ||||||
| 4 | trigger reporting requirements under Section 23, constitute  | ||||||
| 5 | grounds for suspension under Section 25, or be included on the  | ||||||
| 6 | physician's profile required under Section 10 of the Patients'  | ||||||
| 7 | Right to Know Act.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (F) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or  | ||||||
| 9 | authorization pursuant to this Act and who has been subject to  | ||||||
| 10 | disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional  | ||||||
| 11 | disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the  | ||||||
| 12 | basis of having provided, authorized, recommended, aided,  | ||||||
| 13 | assisted, referred for, or otherwise participated in health  | ||||||
| 14 | care shall not be denied such licensure, certification, or  | ||||||
| 15 | authorization, unless the Department determines that the  | ||||||
| 16 | action would have constituted professional misconduct in this  | ||||||
| 17 | State; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed as  | ||||||
| 18 | prohibiting the Department from evaluating the conduct of the  | ||||||
| 19 | applicant and making a determination regarding the licensure,  | ||||||
| 20 | certification, or authorization to practice a profession under  | ||||||
| 21 | this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     (G) The Department may adopt rules to implement the  | ||||||
| 23 | changes made by Public Act 102-1117 this amendatory Act of the  | ||||||
| 24 | 102nd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 26 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-442, eff.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 1-1-24; revised 10-22-24.)
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| 2 |     Section 845. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 3 | changing Section 3 as follows:
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| 4 |     (225 ILCS 85/3) | ||||||
| 5 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act, except  | ||||||
| 7 | where otherwise limited therein: | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) "Pharmacy" or "drugstore" means and includes every  | ||||||
| 9 | store, shop, pharmacy department, or other place where  | ||||||
| 10 | pharmacist care is provided by a pharmacist (1) where drugs,  | ||||||
| 11 | medicines, or poisons are dispensed, sold or offered for sale  | ||||||
| 12 | at retail, or displayed for sale at retail; or (2) where  | ||||||
| 13 | prescriptions of physicians, dentists, advanced practice  | ||||||
| 14 | registered nurses, physician assistants, veterinarians,  | ||||||
| 15 | podiatric physicians, or optometrists, within the limits of  | ||||||
| 16 | their licenses, are compounded, filled, or dispensed; or (3)  | ||||||
| 17 | which has upon it or displayed within it, or affixed to or used  | ||||||
| 18 | in connection with it, a sign bearing the word or words  | ||||||
| 19 | "Pharmacist", "Druggist", "Pharmacy", "Pharmaceutical Care",  | ||||||
| 20 | "Apothecary", "Drugstore", "Medicine Store", "Prescriptions",  | ||||||
| 21 | "Drugs", "Dispensary", "Medicines", or any word or words of  | ||||||
| 22 | similar or like import, either in the English language or any  | ||||||
| 23 | other language; or (4) where the characteristic prescription  | ||||||
| 24 | sign (Rx) or similar design is exhibited; or (5) any store, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shop, or other place with respect to which any of the above  | ||||||
| 2 | words, objects, signs or designs are used in any  | ||||||
| 3 | advertisement. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) "Drugs" means and includes (1) articles recognized in  | ||||||
| 5 | the official United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary  | ||||||
| 6 | (USP/NF), or any supplement thereto and being intended for and  | ||||||
| 7 | having for their main use the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,  | ||||||
| 8 | treatment or prevention of disease in man or other animals, as  | ||||||
| 9 | approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration,  | ||||||
| 10 | but does not include devices or their components, parts, or  | ||||||
| 11 | accessories; and (2) all other articles intended for and  | ||||||
| 12 | having for their main use the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,  | ||||||
| 13 | treatment or prevention of disease in man or other animals, as  | ||||||
| 14 | approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration,  | ||||||
| 15 | but does not include devices or their components, parts, or  | ||||||
| 16 | accessories; and (3) articles (other than food) having for  | ||||||
| 17 | their main use and intended to affect the structure or any  | ||||||
| 18 | function of the body of man or other animals; and (4) articles  | ||||||
| 19 | having for their main use and intended for use as a component  | ||||||
| 20 | or any articles specified in clause (1), (2) or (3); but does  | ||||||
| 21 | not include devices or their components, parts or accessories. | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) "Medicines" means and includes all drugs intended for  | ||||||
| 23 | human or veterinary use approved by the United States Food and  | ||||||
| 24 | Drug Administration. | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) "Practice of pharmacy" means: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) the interpretation and the provision of assistance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in the monitoring, evaluation, and implementation of  | ||||||
| 2 |  prescription drug orders;  | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) the dispensing of prescription drug orders;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) participation in drug and device selection;  | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) drug administration limited to the administration  | ||||||
| 6 |  of oral, topical, injectable, and inhalation as follows:  | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) in the context of patient education on the  | ||||||
| 8 |  proper use or delivery of medications;  | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) vaccination of patients 7 years of age and  | ||||||
| 10 |  older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing  | ||||||
| 11 |  order, by a physician licensed to practice medicine in  | ||||||
| 12 |  all its branches, except for vaccinations covered by  | ||||||
| 13 |  paragraph (15), upon completion of appropriate  | ||||||
| 14 |  training, including how to address contraindications  | ||||||
| 15 |  and adverse reactions set forth by rule, with  | ||||||
| 16 |  notification to the patient's physician and  | ||||||
| 17 |  appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital  | ||||||
| 18 |  pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and  | ||||||
| 19 |  procedures. Eligible vaccines are those listed on the  | ||||||
| 20 |  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  | ||||||
| 21 |  Recommended Immunization Schedule, the CDC's Health  | ||||||
| 22 |  Information for International Travel, or the U.S. Food  | ||||||
| 23 |  and Drug Administration's Vaccines Licensed and  | ||||||
| 24 |  Authorized for Use in the United States. As applicable  | ||||||
| 25 |  to the State's Medicaid program and other payers,  | ||||||
| 26 |  vaccines ordered and administered in accordance with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this subsection shall be covered and reimbursed at no  | ||||||
| 2 |  less than the rate that the vaccine is reimbursed when  | ||||||
| 3 |  ordered and administered by a physician;  | ||||||
| 4 |             (B-5) (blank);  | ||||||
| 5 |             (C) administration of injections of  | ||||||
| 6 |  alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, pursuant to a  | ||||||
| 7 |  valid prescription, by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 8 |  practice medicine in all its branches, upon completion  | ||||||
| 9 |  of appropriate training, including how to address  | ||||||
| 10 |  contraindications and adverse reactions set forth by  | ||||||
| 11 |  rule, with notification to the patient's physician and  | ||||||
| 12 |  appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital  | ||||||
| 13 |  pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and  | ||||||
| 14 |  procedures; and  | ||||||
| 15 |             (D) administration of long-acting injectables for  | ||||||
| 16 |  mental health or substance use disorders pursuant to a  | ||||||
| 17 |  valid prescription by the patient's physician licensed  | ||||||
| 18 |  to practice medicine in all its branches, advanced  | ||||||
| 19 |  practice registered nurse, or physician assistant upon  | ||||||
| 20 |  completion of appropriate training conducted by an  | ||||||
| 21 |  Accreditation Council of Pharmaceutical Education  | ||||||
| 22 |  accredited provider, including how to address  | ||||||
| 23 |  contraindications and adverse reactions set forth by  | ||||||
| 24 |  rule, with notification to the patient's physician and  | ||||||
| 25 |  appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital  | ||||||
| 26 |  pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  procedures;  | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) (blank);  | ||||||
| 3 |         (6) drug regimen review;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (7) drug or drug-related research;  | ||||||
| 5 |         (8) the provision of patient counseling;  | ||||||
| 6 |         (9) the practice of telepharmacy;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (10) the provision of those acts or services necessary  | ||||||
| 8 |  to provide pharmacist care;  | ||||||
| 9 |         (11) medication therapy management; | ||||||
| 10 |         (12) the responsibility for compounding and labeling  | ||||||
| 11 |  of drugs and devices (except labeling by a manufacturer,  | ||||||
| 12 |  repackager, or distributor of non-prescription drugs and  | ||||||
| 13 |  commercially packaged legend drugs and devices), proper  | ||||||
| 14 |  and safe storage of drugs and devices, and maintenance of  | ||||||
| 15 |  required records;  | ||||||
| 16 |         (13) the assessment and consultation of patients and  | ||||||
| 17 |  dispensing of hormonal contraceptives;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (14) the initiation, dispensing, or administration of  | ||||||
| 19 |  drugs, laboratory tests, assessments, referrals, and  | ||||||
| 20 |  consultations for human immunodeficiency virus  | ||||||
| 21 |  pre-exposure prophylaxis and human immunodeficiency virus  | ||||||
| 22 |  post-exposure prophylaxis under Section 43.5; | ||||||
| 23 |         (15) vaccination of patients 7 years of age and older  | ||||||
| 24 |  for COVID-19 or influenza subcutaneously, intramuscularly,  | ||||||
| 25 |  or orally as authorized, approved, or licensed by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  United States Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the following conditions: | ||||||
| 2 |             (A) the vaccine must be authorized or licensed by  | ||||||
| 3 |  the United States Food and Drug Administration; | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) the vaccine must be ordered and administered  | ||||||
| 5 |  according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization  | ||||||
| 6 |  Practices standard immunization schedule; | ||||||
| 7 |             (C) the pharmacist must complete a course of  | ||||||
| 8 |  training accredited by the Accreditation Council on  | ||||||
| 9 |  Pharmacy Education or a similar health authority or  | ||||||
| 10 |  professional body approved by the Division of  | ||||||
| 11 |  Professional Regulation; | ||||||
| 12 |             (D) the pharmacist must have a current certificate  | ||||||
| 13 |  in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation; | ||||||
| 14 |             (E) the pharmacist must complete, during each  | ||||||
| 15 |  State licensing period, a minimum of 2 hours of  | ||||||
| 16 |  immunization-related continuing pharmacy education  | ||||||
| 17 |  approved by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy  | ||||||
| 18 |  Education; | ||||||
| 19 |             (F) the pharmacist must comply with recordkeeping  | ||||||
| 20 |  and reporting requirements of the jurisdiction in  | ||||||
| 21 |  which the pharmacist administers vaccines, including  | ||||||
| 22 |  informing the patient's primary-care provider, when  | ||||||
| 23 |  available, and complying with requirements whereby the  | ||||||
| 24 |  person administering a vaccine must review the vaccine  | ||||||
| 25 |  registry or other vaccination records prior to  | ||||||
| 26 |  administering the vaccine; and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (G) the pharmacist must inform the pharmacist's  | ||||||
| 2 |  patients who are less than 18 years old, as well as the  | ||||||
| 3 |  adult caregiver accompanying the child, of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  importance of a well-child visit with a pediatrician  | ||||||
| 5 |  or other licensed primary-care provider and must refer  | ||||||
| 6 |  patients as appropriate; | ||||||
| 7 |         (16) the ordering and administration of COVID-19  | ||||||
| 8 |  therapeutics subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or orally  | ||||||
| 9 |  with notification to the patient's physician and  | ||||||
| 10 |  appropriate record retention or pursuant to hospital  | ||||||
| 11 |  pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and  | ||||||
| 12 |  procedures. Eligible therapeutics are those approved,  | ||||||
| 13 |  authorized, or licensed by the United States Food and Drug  | ||||||
| 14 |  Administration and must be administered subcutaneously,  | ||||||
| 15 |  intramuscularly, or orally in accordance with that  | ||||||
| 16 |  approval, authorization, or licensing; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (17) the ordering and administration of point of care  | ||||||
| 18 |  tests, screenings, and treatments for (i) influenza, (ii)  | ||||||
| 19 |  SARS-CoV-2, (iii) Group A Streptococcus, (iv) respiratory  | ||||||
| 20 |  syncytial virus, (v) adult-stage head louse, and (vi)  | ||||||
| 21 |  health conditions identified by a statewide public health  | ||||||
| 22 |  emergency, as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management  | ||||||
| 23 |  Agency Act, with notification to the patient's physician,  | ||||||
| 24 |  if any, and appropriate record retention or pursuant to  | ||||||
| 25 |  hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and  | ||||||
| 26 |  procedures. Eligible tests and screenings are those  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  approved, authorized, or licensed by the United States  | ||||||
| 2 |  Food and Drug Administration and must be administered in  | ||||||
| 3 |  accordance with that approval, authorization, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  licensing. | ||||||
| 5 |         A pharmacist who orders or administers tests or  | ||||||
| 6 |  screenings for health conditions described in this  | ||||||
| 7 |  paragraph may use a test that may guide clinical  | ||||||
| 8 |  decision-making for the health condition that is waived  | ||||||
| 9 |  under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement  | ||||||
| 10 |  Amendments of 1988 and regulations promulgated thereunder  | ||||||
| 11 |  or any established screening procedure that is established  | ||||||
| 12 |  under a statewide protocol. | ||||||
| 13 |         A pharmacist may delegate the administrative and  | ||||||
| 14 |  technical tasks of performing a test for the health  | ||||||
| 15 |  conditions described in this paragraph to a registered  | ||||||
| 16 |  pharmacy technician or student pharmacist acting under the  | ||||||
| 17 |  supervision of the pharmacist.  | ||||||
| 18 |         The testing, screening, and treatment ordered under  | ||||||
| 19 |  this paragraph by a pharmacist shall not be denied  | ||||||
| 20 |  reimbursement under health benefit plans that are within  | ||||||
| 21 |  the scope of the pharmacist's license and shall be covered  | ||||||
| 22 |  as if the services or procedures were performed by a  | ||||||
| 23 |  physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a  | ||||||
| 24 |  physician assistant. | ||||||
| 25 |         A pharmacy benefit manager, health carrier, health  | ||||||
| 26 |  benefit plan, or third-party payor shall not discriminate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  against a pharmacy or a pharmacist with respect to  | ||||||
| 2 |  participation referral, reimbursement of a covered  | ||||||
| 3 |  service, or indemnification if a pharmacist is acting  | ||||||
| 4 |  within the scope of the pharmacist's license and the  | ||||||
| 5 |  pharmacy is operating in compliance with all applicable  | ||||||
| 6 |  laws and rules.  | ||||||
| 7 |     A pharmacist who performs any of the acts defined as the  | ||||||
| 8 | practice of pharmacy in this State must be actively licensed  | ||||||
| 9 | as a pharmacist under this Act.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (e) "Prescription" means and includes any written, oral,  | ||||||
| 11 | facsimile, or electronically transmitted order for drugs or  | ||||||
| 12 | medical devices, issued by a physician licensed to practice  | ||||||
| 13 | medicine in all its branches, dentist, veterinarian, podiatric  | ||||||
| 14 | physician, or optometrist, within the limits of his or her  | ||||||
| 15 | license, by a physician assistant in accordance with  | ||||||
| 16 | subsection (f) of Section 4, or by an advanced practice  | ||||||
| 17 | registered nurse in accordance with subsection (g) of Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 4, containing the following: (1) name of the patient; (2) date  | ||||||
| 19 | when prescription was issued; (3) name and strength of drug or  | ||||||
| 20 | description of the medical device prescribed; and (4)  | ||||||
| 21 | quantity; (5) directions for use; (6) prescriber's name,  | ||||||
| 22 | address, and signature; and (7) DEA registration number where  | ||||||
| 23 | required, for controlled substances. The prescription may, but  | ||||||
| 24 | is not required to, list the illness, disease, or condition  | ||||||
| 25 | for which the drug or device is being prescribed. DEA  | ||||||
| 26 | registration numbers shall not be required on inpatient drug  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | orders. A prescription for medication other than controlled  | ||||||
| 2 | substances shall be valid for up to 15 months from the date  | ||||||
| 3 | issued for the purpose of refills, unless the prescription  | ||||||
| 4 | states otherwise.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (f) "Person" means and includes a natural person,  | ||||||
| 6 | partnership, association, corporation, government entity, or  | ||||||
| 7 | any other legal entity. | ||||||
| 8 |     (g) "Department" means the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 9 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 10 |     (h) "Board of Pharmacy" or "Board" means the State Board  | ||||||
| 11 | of Pharmacy of the Department of Financial and Professional  | ||||||
| 12 | Regulation. | ||||||
| 13 |     (i) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and  | ||||||
| 14 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 15 |     (j) "Drug product selection" means the interchange for a  | ||||||
| 16 | prescribed pharmaceutical product in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 25 of this Act and Section 3.14 of the Illinois Food, Drug and  | ||||||
| 18 | Cosmetic Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     (k) "Inpatient drug order" means an order issued by an  | ||||||
| 20 | authorized prescriber for a resident or patient of a facility  | ||||||
| 21 | licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community  | ||||||
| 22 | Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized Mental Health  | ||||||
| 23 | Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the Hospital Licensing Act, or the  | ||||||
| 24 | University of Illinois Hospital Act, or a facility which is  | ||||||
| 25 | operated by the Department of Human Services (as successor to  | ||||||
| 26 | the Department of Mental Health and Developmental  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Disabilities) or the Department of Corrections. | ||||||
| 2 |     (k-5) "Pharmacist" means an individual health care  | ||||||
| 3 | professional and provider currently licensed by this State to  | ||||||
| 4 | engage in the practice of pharmacy. | ||||||
| 5 |     (l) "Pharmacist in charge" means the licensed pharmacist  | ||||||
| 6 | whose name appears on a pharmacy license and who is  | ||||||
| 7 | responsible for all aspects of the operation related to the  | ||||||
| 8 | practice of pharmacy. | ||||||
| 9 |     (m) "Dispense" or "dispensing" means the interpretation,  | ||||||
| 10 | evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order,  | ||||||
| 11 | including the preparation and delivery of a drug or device to a  | ||||||
| 12 | patient or patient's agent in a suitable container  | ||||||
| 13 | appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use  | ||||||
| 14 | by a patient in accordance with applicable State and federal  | ||||||
| 15 | laws and regulations. "Dispense" or "dispensing" does not mean  | ||||||
| 16 | the physical delivery to a patient or a patient's  | ||||||
| 17 | representative in a home or institution by a designee of a  | ||||||
| 18 | pharmacist or by common carrier. "Dispense" or "dispensing"  | ||||||
| 19 | also does not mean the physical delivery of a drug or medical  | ||||||
| 20 | device to a patient or patient's representative by a  | ||||||
| 21 | pharmacist's designee within a pharmacy or drugstore while the  | ||||||
| 22 | pharmacist is on duty and the pharmacy is open. | ||||||
| 23 |     (n) "Nonresident pharmacy" means a pharmacy that is  | ||||||
| 24 | located in a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United  | ||||||
| 25 | States, other than Illinois, that delivers, dispenses, or  | ||||||
| 26 | distributes, through the United States Postal Service,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | commercially acceptable parcel delivery service, or other  | ||||||
| 2 | common carrier, to Illinois residents, any substance which  | ||||||
| 3 | requires a prescription. | ||||||
| 4 |     (o) "Compounding" means the preparation and mixing of  | ||||||
| 5 | components, excluding flavorings, (1) as the result of a  | ||||||
| 6 | prescriber's prescription drug order or initiative based on  | ||||||
| 7 | the prescriber-patient-pharmacist relationship in the course  | ||||||
| 8 | of professional practice or (2) for the purpose of, or  | ||||||
| 9 | incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not  | ||||||
| 10 | for sale or dispensing. "Compounding" includes the preparation  | ||||||
| 11 | of drugs or devices in anticipation of receiving prescription  | ||||||
| 12 | drug orders based on routine, regularly observed dispensing  | ||||||
| 13 | patterns. Commercially available products may be compounded  | ||||||
| 14 | for dispensing to individual patients only if all of the  | ||||||
| 15 | following conditions are met: (i) the commercial product is  | ||||||
| 16 | not reasonably available from normal distribution channels in  | ||||||
| 17 | a timely manner to meet the patient's needs and (ii) the  | ||||||
| 18 | prescribing practitioner has requested that the drug be  | ||||||
| 19 | compounded. | ||||||
| 20 |     (p) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 21 |     (q) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 22 |     (r) "Patient counseling" means the communication between a  | ||||||
| 23 | pharmacist or a student pharmacist under the supervision of a  | ||||||
| 24 | pharmacist and a patient or the patient's representative about  | ||||||
| 25 | the patient's medication or device for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 26 | optimizing proper use of prescription medications or devices.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | "Patient counseling" may include without limitation (1)  | ||||||
| 2 | obtaining a medication history; (2) acquiring a patient's  | ||||||
| 3 | allergies and health conditions; (3) facilitation of the  | ||||||
| 4 | patient's understanding of the intended use of the medication;  | ||||||
| 5 | (4) proper directions for use; (5) significant potential  | ||||||
| 6 | adverse events; (6) potential food-drug interactions; and (7)  | ||||||
| 7 | the need to be compliant with the medication therapy. A  | ||||||
| 8 | pharmacy technician may only participate in the following  | ||||||
| 9 | aspects of patient counseling under the supervision of a  | ||||||
| 10 | pharmacist: (1) obtaining medication history; (2) providing  | ||||||
| 11 | the offer for counseling by a pharmacist or student  | ||||||
| 12 | pharmacist; and (3) acquiring a patient's allergies and health  | ||||||
| 13 | conditions.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (s) "Patient profiles" or "patient drug therapy record"  | ||||||
| 15 | means the obtaining, recording, and maintenance of patient  | ||||||
| 16 | prescription information, including prescriptions for  | ||||||
| 17 | controlled substances, and personal information. | ||||||
| 18 |     (t) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 19 |     (u) "Medical device" or "device" means an instrument,  | ||||||
| 20 | apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro  | ||||||
| 21 | reagent, or other similar or related article, including any  | ||||||
| 22 | component part or accessory, required under federal law to  | ||||||
| 23 | bear the label "Caution: Federal law requires dispensing by or  | ||||||
| 24 | on the order of a physician". A seller of goods and services  | ||||||
| 25 | who, only for the purpose of retail sales, compounds, sells,  | ||||||
| 26 | rents, or leases medical devices shall not, by reasons  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | thereof, be required to be a licensed pharmacy. | ||||||
| 2 |     (v) "Unique identifier" means an electronic signature,  | ||||||
| 3 | handwritten signature or initials, thumbprint thumb print, or  | ||||||
| 4 | other acceptable biometric or electronic identification  | ||||||
| 5 | process as approved by the Department. | ||||||
| 6 |     (w) "Current usual and customary retail price" means the  | ||||||
| 7 | price that a pharmacy charges to a non-third-party payor.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (x) "Automated pharmacy system" means a mechanical system  | ||||||
| 9 | located within the confines of the pharmacy or remote location  | ||||||
| 10 | that performs operations or activities, other than compounding  | ||||||
| 11 | or administration, relative to storage, packaging, dispensing,  | ||||||
| 12 | or distribution of medication, and which collects, controls,  | ||||||
| 13 | and maintains all transaction information. | ||||||
| 14 |     (y) "Drug regimen review" means and includes the  | ||||||
| 15 | evaluation of prescription drug orders and patient records for  | ||||||
| 16 | (1) known allergies; (2) drug or potential therapy  | ||||||
| 17 | contraindications; (3) reasonable dose, duration of use, and  | ||||||
| 18 | route of administration, taking into consideration factors  | ||||||
| 19 | such as age, gender, and contraindications; (4) reasonable  | ||||||
| 20 | directions for use; (5) potential or actual adverse drug  | ||||||
| 21 | reactions; (6) drug-drug interactions; (7) drug-food  | ||||||
| 22 | interactions; (8) drug-disease contraindications; (9)  | ||||||
| 23 | therapeutic duplication; (10) patient laboratory values when  | ||||||
| 24 | authorized and available; (11) proper utilization (including  | ||||||
| 25 | over or under utilization) and optimum therapeutic outcomes;  | ||||||
| 26 | and (12) abuse and misuse.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (z) "Electronically transmitted prescription" means a  | ||||||
| 2 | prescription that is created, recorded, or stored by  | ||||||
| 3 | electronic means; issued and validated with an electronic  | ||||||
| 4 | signature; and transmitted by electronic means directly from  | ||||||
| 5 | the prescriber to a pharmacy. An electronic prescription is  | ||||||
| 6 | not an image of a physical prescription that is transferred by  | ||||||
| 7 | electronic means from computer to computer, facsimile to  | ||||||
| 8 | facsimile, or facsimile to computer.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (aa) "Medication therapy management services" means a  | ||||||
| 10 | distinct service or group of services offered by licensed  | ||||||
| 11 | pharmacists, physicians licensed to practice medicine in all  | ||||||
| 12 | its branches, advanced practice registered nurses authorized  | ||||||
| 13 | in a written agreement with a physician licensed to practice  | ||||||
| 14 | medicine in all its branches, or physician assistants  | ||||||
| 15 | authorized in guidelines by a supervising physician that  | ||||||
| 16 | optimize therapeutic outcomes for individual patients through  | ||||||
| 17 | improved medication use. In a retail or other non-hospital  | ||||||
| 18 | pharmacy, medication therapy management services shall consist  | ||||||
| 19 | of the evaluation of prescription drug orders and patient  | ||||||
| 20 | medication records to resolve conflicts with the following: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) known allergies; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) drug or potential therapy contraindications; | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) reasonable dose, duration of use, and route of  | ||||||
| 24 |  administration, taking into consideration factors such as  | ||||||
| 25 |  age, gender, and contraindications; | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) reasonable directions for use; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) potential or actual adverse drug reactions; | ||||||
| 2 |         (6) drug-drug interactions; | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) drug-food interactions; | ||||||
| 4 |         (8) drug-disease contraindications; | ||||||
| 5 |         (9) identification of therapeutic duplication; | ||||||
| 6 |         (10) patient laboratory values when authorized and  | ||||||
| 7 |  available; | ||||||
| 8 |         (11) proper utilization (including over or under  | ||||||
| 9 |  utilization) and optimum therapeutic outcomes; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (12) drug abuse and misuse. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Medication therapy management services" includes the  | ||||||
| 12 | following: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) documenting the services delivered and  | ||||||
| 14 |  communicating the information provided to patients'  | ||||||
| 15 |  prescribers within an appropriate time frame, not to  | ||||||
| 16 |  exceed 48 hours; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) providing patient counseling designed to enhance a  | ||||||
| 18 |  patient's understanding and the appropriate use of his or  | ||||||
| 19 |  her medications; and | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) providing information, support services, and  | ||||||
| 21 |  resources designed to enhance a patient's adherence with  | ||||||
| 22 |  his or her prescribed therapeutic regimens. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Medication therapy management services" may also include  | ||||||
| 24 | patient care functions authorized by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 25 | practice medicine in all its branches for his or her  | ||||||
| 26 | identified patient or groups of patients under specified  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | conditions or limitations in a standing order from the  | ||||||
| 2 | physician. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Medication therapy management services" in a licensed  | ||||||
| 4 | hospital may also include the following: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) reviewing assessments of the patient's health  | ||||||
| 6 |  status; and | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) following protocols of a hospital pharmacy and  | ||||||
| 8 |  therapeutics committee with respect to the fulfillment of  | ||||||
| 9 |  medication orders.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (bb) "Pharmacist care" means the provision by a pharmacist  | ||||||
| 11 | of medication therapy management services, with or without the  | ||||||
| 12 | dispensing of drugs or devices, intended to achieve outcomes  | ||||||
| 13 | that improve patient health, quality of life, and comfort and  | ||||||
| 14 | enhance patient safety.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (cc) "Protected health information" means individually  | ||||||
| 16 | identifiable health information that, except as otherwise  | ||||||
| 17 | provided, is:  | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) transmitted by electronic media; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) maintained in any medium set forth in the  | ||||||
| 20 |  definition of "electronic media" in the federal Health  | ||||||
| 21 |  Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) transmitted or maintained in any other form or  | ||||||
| 23 |  medium. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Protected health information" does not include  | ||||||
| 25 | individually identifiable health information found in: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) education records covered by the federal Family  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Educational Right and Privacy Act; or | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) employment records held by a licensee in its role  | ||||||
| 3 |  as an employer. | ||||||
| 4 |     (dd) "Standing order" means a specific order for a patient  | ||||||
| 5 | or group of patients issued by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 6 | practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois. | ||||||
| 7 |     (ee) "Address of record" means the designated address  | ||||||
| 8 | recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file  | ||||||
| 9 | or licensee's license file maintained by the Department's  | ||||||
| 10 | licensure maintenance unit. | ||||||
| 11 |     (ff) "Home pharmacy" means the location of a pharmacy's  | ||||||
| 12 | primary operations.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (gg) "Email address of record" means the designated email  | ||||||
| 14 | address recorded by the Department in the applicant's  | ||||||
| 15 | application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained  | ||||||
| 16 | by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 18 | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1051, eff.  | ||||||
| 19 | 1-1-23; 103-1, eff. 4-27-23; 103-593, eff. 6-7-24; 103-612,  | ||||||
| 20 | eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 21 |     Section 850. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended  | ||||||
| 22 | by changing Section 2 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (225 ILCS 90/2)    (from Ch. 111, par. 4252) | ||||||
| 24 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 2. Licensure requirement; exempt activities. Practice  | ||||||
| 2 | without a license forbidden - exception. No person shall after  | ||||||
| 3 | the date of August 31, 1965 begin to practice physical therapy  | ||||||
| 4 | in this State or hold himself out as being able to practice  | ||||||
| 5 | this profession, unless he is licensed as such in accordance  | ||||||
| 6 | with the provisions of this Act. After July 1, 1991 (the  | ||||||
| 7 | effective date of Public Act 86-1396) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 8 | 1990, no person shall practice or hold himself out as a  | ||||||
| 9 | physical therapist assistant unless he is licensed as such  | ||||||
| 10 | under this Act. A physical therapist shall use the initials  | ||||||
| 11 | "PT" in connection with his or her name to denote licensure  | ||||||
| 12 | under this Act, and a physical therapist assistant shall use  | ||||||
| 13 | the initials "PTA" in connection with his or her name to denote  | ||||||
| 14 | licensure under this Act.  | ||||||
| 15 |     This Act does not prohibit:     | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) Any person licensed in this State under any other  | ||||||
| 17 |  Act from engaging in the practice for which he is  | ||||||
| 18 |  licensed.     | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) The practice of physical therapy by those persons,  | ||||||
| 20 |  practicing under the supervision of a licensed physical  | ||||||
| 21 |  therapist and who have met all of the qualifications as  | ||||||
| 22 |  provided in Sections 7, 8.1, and 9 of this Act, until the  | ||||||
| 23 |  next examination is given for physical therapists or  | ||||||
| 24 |  physical therapist assistants and the results have been  | ||||||
| 25 |  received by the Department and the Department has  | ||||||
| 26 |  determined the applicant's eligibility for a license.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Anyone failing to pass said examination shall not again  | ||||||
| 2 |  practice physical therapy until such time as an  | ||||||
| 3 |  examination has been successfully passed by such person.     | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) The practice of physical therapy for a period not  | ||||||
| 5 |  exceeding 6 months by a person who is in this State on a  | ||||||
| 6 |  temporary basis to assist in a case of medical emergency  | ||||||
| 7 |  or to engage in a special physical therapy project, and  | ||||||
| 8 |  who meets the qualifications for a physical therapist as  | ||||||
| 9 |  set forth in Sections 7 and 8 of this Act and is licensed  | ||||||
| 10 |  in another state as a physical therapist.     | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) Practice of physical therapy by qualified persons  | ||||||
| 12 |  who have filed for endorsement for no longer than one year  | ||||||
| 13 |  or until such time that notification of licensure has been  | ||||||
| 14 |  granted or denied, whichever period of time is lesser.     | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) One or more licensed physical therapists from  | ||||||
| 16 |  forming a professional service corporation under the  | ||||||
| 17 |  provisions of the "Professional Service Corporation Act",  | ||||||
| 18 |  approved September 15, 1969, as now or hereafter amended,     | ||||||
| 19 |  and licensing such corporation for the practice of  | ||||||
| 20 |  physical therapy.     | ||||||
| 21 |         (6) Physical therapy aides from performing patient  | ||||||
| 22 |  care activities under the on-site supervision of a  | ||||||
| 23 |  licensed physical therapist or licensed physical therapist  | ||||||
| 24 |  assistant. These patient care activities shall not include  | ||||||
| 25 |  interpretation of referrals, evaluation procedures, the  | ||||||
| 26 |  planning of or major modifications of, patient programs.     | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (7) Physical therapist assistants Therapist Assistants     | ||||||
| 2 |  from performing patient care activities under the general  | ||||||
| 3 |  supervision of a licensed physical therapist. The physical  | ||||||
| 4 |  therapist must maintain continual contact with the  | ||||||
| 5 |  physical therapist assistant including periodic personal  | ||||||
| 6 |  supervision and instruction to insure the safety and  | ||||||
| 7 |  welfare of the patient.     | ||||||
| 8 |         (8) The practice of physical therapy by a physical  | ||||||
| 9 |  therapy student or a physical therapist assistant student  | ||||||
| 10 |  under the on-site supervision of a licensed physical  | ||||||
| 11 |  therapist. The physical therapist shall be readily  | ||||||
| 12 |  available for direct supervision and instruction to insure  | ||||||
| 13 |  the safety and welfare of the patient.     | ||||||
| 14 |         (9) The practice of physical therapy as part of an  | ||||||
| 15 |  educational program by a physical therapist licensed in  | ||||||
| 16 |  another state or country for a period not to exceed 6  | ||||||
| 17 |  months. | ||||||
| 18 |         (10) (Blank). The practice, services, or activities of  | ||||||
| 19 |  persons practicing the specified occupations set forth in  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection (a) of, and pursuant to a licensing exemption  | ||||||
| 21 |  granted in subsection (b) or (d) of, Section 2105-350 of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 23 |  Administrative Code of Illinois, but only for so long as  | ||||||
| 24 |  the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Professional  | ||||||
| 25 |  Licensure Exemption Law is operable.     | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09; revised 8-6-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 855. The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is  | ||||||
| 2 | amended by changing Section 24 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (225 ILCS 100/24)    (from Ch. 111, par. 4824) | ||||||
| 4 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 24. Grounds for disciplinary action. The Department  | ||||||
| 6 | may refuse to issue, may refuse to renew, may refuse to  | ||||||
| 7 | restore, may suspend, or may revoke any license, or may place  | ||||||
| 8 | on probation, reprimand or take other disciplinary or  | ||||||
| 9 | non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,  | ||||||
| 10 | including fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation upon  | ||||||
| 11 | anyone licensed under this Act for any of the following  | ||||||
| 12 | reasons: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing  | ||||||
| 14 |  information to the Department. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules adopted  | ||||||
| 16 |  under this Act. | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,  | ||||||
| 18 |  finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or  | ||||||
| 19 |  sentencing, including, but not limited to, convictions,  | ||||||
| 20 |  preceding sentences of supervision, conditional discharge,  | ||||||
| 21 |  or first offender probation, under the laws of any  | ||||||
| 22 |  jurisdiction of the United States that is (i) a felony or  | ||||||
| 23 |  (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is  | ||||||
| 24 |  dishonesty, or that is directly related to the practice of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the profession. | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 3 |  obtaining licenses, or violating any provision of this Act  | ||||||
| 4 |  or the rules promulgated thereunder pertaining to  | ||||||
| 5 |  advertising. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Professional incompetence. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) Gross or repeated malpractice or negligence. | ||||||
| 8 |         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating  | ||||||
| 9 |  any provision of this Act or rules. | ||||||
| 10 |         (8) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information in  | ||||||
| 11 |  response to a written request made by the Department. | ||||||
| 12 |         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or  | ||||||
| 13 |  unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,  | ||||||
| 14 |  defraud or harm the public. | ||||||
| 15 |         (10) Habitual or excessive use of alcohol, narcotics,  | ||||||
| 16 |  stimulants, or other chemical agent or drug that results  | ||||||
| 17 |  in the inability to practice podiatric medicine with  | ||||||
| 18 |  reasonable judgment, skill or safety. | ||||||
| 19 |         (11) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction  | ||||||
| 20 |  if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the  | ||||||
| 21 |  same or substantially equivalent to those set forth in  | ||||||
| 22 |  this Section. | ||||||
| 23 |         (12) Violation of the prohibition against fee  | ||||||
| 24 |  splitting in Section 24.2 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after  | ||||||
| 26 |  having his or her license placed on probationary status,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  has violated the terms of probation. | ||||||
| 2 |         (14) Abandonment of a patient. | ||||||
| 3 |         (15) Willfully making or filing false records or  | ||||||
| 4 |  reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 5 |  to, false records filed with state agencies or  | ||||||
| 6 |  departments. | ||||||
| 7 |         (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of  | ||||||
| 8 |  suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused  | ||||||
| 9 |  and Neglected Child Reporting Report Act. | ||||||
| 10 |         (17) Physical illness, mental illness, or other  | ||||||
| 11 |  impairment, including, but not limited to, deterioration  | ||||||
| 12 |  through the aging process, or loss of motor skill that  | ||||||
| 13 |  results in the inability to practice the profession with  | ||||||
| 14 |  reasonable judgment, skill or safety. | ||||||
| 15 |         (18) Solicitation of professional services other than  | ||||||
| 16 |  permitted advertising. | ||||||
| 17 |         (19) The determination by a circuit court that a  | ||||||
| 18 |  licensed podiatric physician is subject to involuntary  | ||||||
| 19 |  admission or judicial admission as provided in the Mental  | ||||||
| 20 |  Health and Developmental Disabilities Code operates as an  | ||||||
| 21 |  automatic suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a  | ||||||
| 22 |  finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to  | ||||||
| 23 |  involuntary admission or judicial admission and issues an  | ||||||
| 24 |  order so finding and discharging the patient; and upon the  | ||||||
| 25 |  recommendation of the Board to the Secretary that the  | ||||||
| 26 |  licensee be allowed to resume his or her practice. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (20) Holding oneself out to treat human ailments under  | ||||||
| 2 |  any name other than his or her own, or the impersonation of  | ||||||
| 3 |  any other physician. | ||||||
| 4 |         (21) Revocation or suspension or other action taken  | ||||||
| 5 |  with respect to a podiatric medical license in another  | ||||||
| 6 |  jurisdiction that would constitute disciplinary action  | ||||||
| 7 |  under this Act. | ||||||
| 8 |         (22) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,  | ||||||
| 9 |  appliances, or goods provided for a patient in such manner  | ||||||
| 10 |  as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  podiatric physician. | ||||||
| 12 |         (23) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for  | ||||||
| 13 |  professional services including filing false statements  | ||||||
| 14 |  for collection of fees for those services, including, but  | ||||||
| 15 |  not limited to, filing false statement for collection of  | ||||||
| 16 |  monies for services not rendered from the medical  | ||||||
| 17 |  assistance program of the Department of Healthcare and  | ||||||
| 18 |  Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) under  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Illinois Public Aid Code or other private or public  | ||||||
| 20 |  third party payor. | ||||||
| 21 |         (24) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated  | ||||||
| 22 |  report by the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 23 |  under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and  | ||||||
| 24 |  upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the  | ||||||
| 25 |  licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or  | ||||||
| 26 |  neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Child Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 2 |         (25) Willfully making or filing false records or  | ||||||
| 3 |  reports in the practice of podiatric medicine, including,  | ||||||
| 4 |  but not limited to, false records to support claims  | ||||||
| 5 |  against the medical assistance program of the Department  | ||||||
| 6 |  of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of  | ||||||
| 7 |  Public Aid) under the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 8 |         (26) (Blank). | ||||||
| 9 |         (27) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act  | ||||||
| 10 |  including, sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual  | ||||||
| 11 |  exploitation, related to the licensee's practice. | ||||||
| 12 |         (28) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral  | ||||||
| 13 |  Act. | ||||||
| 14 |         (29) Failure to report to the Department any adverse  | ||||||
| 15 |  final action taken against him or her by another licensing  | ||||||
| 16 |  jurisdiction of the United States or any foreign state or  | ||||||
| 17 |  country, any peer review body, any health care  | ||||||
| 18 |  institution, any professional society or association, any  | ||||||
| 19 |  governmental agency, any law enforcement agency, or any  | ||||||
| 20 |  court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that  | ||||||
| 21 |  would constitute grounds for action as defined in this  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section. | ||||||
| 23 |         (30) Willfully failing to report an instance of  | ||||||
| 24 |  suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and  | ||||||
| 26 |  required by the Adult Protective Services Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (31) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated  | ||||||
| 2 |  report by the Department on Aging under the Adult  | ||||||
| 3 |  Protective Services Act, and upon proof by clear and  | ||||||
| 4 |  convincing evidence that the licensee has caused an  | ||||||
| 5 |  eligible adult to be abused, neglected, or financially  | ||||||
| 6 |  exploited as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act.  | ||||||
| 7 |     The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the  | ||||||
| 8 | license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the  | ||||||
| 9 | tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay  | ||||||
| 10 | any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required  | ||||||
| 11 | by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of  | ||||||
| 12 | Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax  | ||||||
| 13 | Act are satisfied. | ||||||
| 14 |     Upon receipt of a written communication from the Secretary  | ||||||
| 15 | of Human Services, the Director of Healthcare and Family  | ||||||
| 16 | Services (formerly Director of Public Aid), or the Director of  | ||||||
| 17 | Public Health that continuation of practice of a person  | ||||||
| 18 | licensed under this Act constitutes an immediate danger to the  | ||||||
| 19 | public, the Secretary may immediately suspend the license of  | ||||||
| 20 | such person without a hearing. In instances in which the  | ||||||
| 21 | Secretary immediately suspends a license under this Section, a  | ||||||
| 22 | hearing upon such person's license must be convened by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Board within 15 days after such suspension and completed  | ||||||
| 24 | without appreciable delay, such hearing held to determine  | ||||||
| 25 | whether to recommend to the Secretary that the person's  | ||||||
| 26 | license be revoked, suspended, placed on probationary status,     | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or restored, or such person be subject to other disciplinary  | ||||||
| 2 | action. In such hearing, the written communication and any  | ||||||
| 3 | other evidence submitted therewith may be introduced as  | ||||||
| 4 | evidence against such person; provided, however, the person or  | ||||||
| 5 | his counsel shall have the opportunity to discredit or impeach  | ||||||
| 6 | such evidence and submit evidence rebutting the same. | ||||||
| 7 |     Except for fraud in procuring a license, all proceedings  | ||||||
| 8 | to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status, or take any  | ||||||
| 9 | other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,  | ||||||
| 10 | with regard to a license on any of the foregoing grounds, must  | ||||||
| 11 | be commenced within 5 years after receipt by the Department of  | ||||||
| 12 | a complaint alleging the commission of or notice of the  | ||||||
| 13 | conviction order for any of the acts described in this  | ||||||
| 14 | Section. Except for the grounds set forth in items (8), (9),  | ||||||
| 15 | (26), and (29) of this Section, no action shall be commenced  | ||||||
| 16 | more than 10 years after the date of the incident or act  | ||||||
| 17 | alleged to have been a violation of this Section. In the event  | ||||||
| 18 | of the settlement of any claim or cause of action in favor of  | ||||||
| 19 | the claimant or the reduction to final judgment of any civil  | ||||||
| 20 | action in favor of the plaintiff, such claim, cause of action,  | ||||||
| 21 | or civil action being grounded on the allegation that a person  | ||||||
| 22 | licensed under this Act was negligent in providing care, the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department shall have an additional period of 2 years from the  | ||||||
| 24 | date of notification to the Department under Section 26 of  | ||||||
| 25 | this Act of such settlement or final judgment in which to  | ||||||
| 26 | investigate and commence formal disciplinary proceedings under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section 24 of this Act, except as otherwise provided by law.  | ||||||
| 2 | The time during which the holder of the license was outside the  | ||||||
| 3 | State of Illinois shall not be included within any period of  | ||||||
| 4 | time limiting the commencement of disciplinary action by the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department. | ||||||
| 6 |     In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon a  | ||||||
| 7 | showing of a possible violation may compel an individual  | ||||||
| 8 | licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for  | ||||||
| 9 | licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical  | ||||||
| 10 | examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department. The Department or Board may order the examining  | ||||||
| 12 | physician to present testimony concerning the mental or  | ||||||
| 13 | physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No  | ||||||
| 14 | information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or  | ||||||
| 15 | statutory privilege relating to communications between the  | ||||||
| 16 | licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The  | ||||||
| 17 | examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the  | ||||||
| 18 | Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have,  | ||||||
| 19 | at his or her own expense, another physician of his or her  | ||||||
| 20 | choice present during all aspects of this examination. Failure  | ||||||
| 21 | of an individual to submit to a mental or physical  | ||||||
| 22 | examination, when directed, shall be grounds for suspension of  | ||||||
| 23 | his or her license until the individual submits to the  | ||||||
| 24 | examination if the Department finds, after notice and hearing,  | ||||||
| 25 | that the refusal to submit to the examination was without  | ||||||
| 26 | reasonable cause. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to  | ||||||
| 2 | practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department or Board may require that individual to submit to  | ||||||
| 4 | care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or  | ||||||
| 5 | designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term,  | ||||||
| 6 | or restriction for continued, restored, or renewed licensure  | ||||||
| 7 | to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment,  | ||||||
| 8 | the Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend,  | ||||||
| 10 | revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the individual.  | ||||||
| 11 | An individual whose license was granted, continued, restored,  | ||||||
| 12 | renewed, disciplined, or supervised subject to such terms,  | ||||||
| 13 | conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such  | ||||||
| 14 | terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the  | ||||||
| 15 | Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual  | ||||||
| 16 | shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a  | ||||||
| 17 | hearing by the Department. | ||||||
| 18 |     In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a  | ||||||
| 19 | person's license under this Section, a hearing on that  | ||||||
| 20 | person's license must be convened by the Department within 30  | ||||||
| 21 | days after the suspension and completed without appreciable  | ||||||
| 22 | delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to  | ||||||
| 23 | review the subject individual's record of treatment and  | ||||||
| 24 | counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by  | ||||||
| 25 | applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the  | ||||||
| 26 | confidentiality of medical records. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     An individual licensed under this Act and affected under  | ||||||
| 2 | this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate  | ||||||
| 3 | to the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice  | ||||||
| 4 | in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under  | ||||||
| 5 | the provisions of his or her license. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 100-525, eff. 9-22-17; revised 8-6-24.)
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| 7 |     Section 860. The Professional Counselor and Clinical  | ||||||
| 8 | Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended  | ||||||
| 9 | by changing Section 25 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (225 ILCS 107/25) | ||||||
| 11 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to  | ||||||
| 13 | the provisions of this Act, the Department may: | ||||||
| 14 |         (a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the  | ||||||
| 15 |  qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as  | ||||||
| 16 |  professional counselors or clinical professional  | ||||||
| 17 |  counselors and pass upon the qualifications of applicants  | ||||||
| 18 |  for licensure by endorsement. All examinations, either  | ||||||
| 19 |  conducted or authorized, must allow reasonable  | ||||||
| 20 |  accommodations for applicants for whom English is not  | ||||||
| 21 |  their primary language and a test in their primary  | ||||||
| 22 |  language test is not available. Further, all examinations  | ||||||
| 23 |  either conducted or authorized must comply with all  | ||||||
| 24 |  communication access and reasonable modification  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 2 |  Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with  | ||||||
| 3 |  Disabilities Act of 1990.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (b) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue  | ||||||
| 5 |  or renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on  | ||||||
| 6 |  probation, censure, or reprimand or take any other  | ||||||
| 7 |  disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a  | ||||||
| 8 |  person licensed under this Act. | ||||||
| 9 |         (c) Formulate rules and regulations required for the  | ||||||
| 10 |  administration of this Act. | ||||||
| 11 |         (d) (Blank). | ||||||
| 12 |         (e) Establish rules for determining approved graduate  | ||||||
| 13 |  professional counseling, clinical professional  | ||||||
| 14 |  counseling, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, and  | ||||||
| 15 |  similar programs. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23; 103-715, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 17 | revised 11-24-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 865. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice  | ||||||
| 19 | Act of 2004 is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (225 ILCS 115/3)    (from Ch. 111, par. 7003) | ||||||
| 21 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 3. Definitions. The following terms have the meanings  | ||||||
| 23 | indicated, unless the context requires otherwise: | ||||||
| 24 |     "Accredited college of veterinary medicine" means a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | veterinary college, school, or division of a university or  | ||||||
| 2 | college that offers the degree of Doctor of Veterinary  | ||||||
| 3 | Medicine or its equivalent and that is accredited by the  | ||||||
| 4 | Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical  | ||||||
| 5 | Association (AVMA). | ||||||
| 6 |     "Address of record" means the designated address recorded  | ||||||
| 7 | by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application  | ||||||
| 8 | file or license file as maintained by the Department's  | ||||||
| 9 | licensure maintenance unit.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Accredited program in veterinary technology" means any  | ||||||
| 11 | post-secondary educational program that is accredited by the  | ||||||
| 12 | AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and  | ||||||
| 13 | Activities or any veterinary technician program that is  | ||||||
| 14 | recognized as its equivalent by the AVMA's Committee on  | ||||||
| 15 | Veterinary Technician Education and Activities.  | ||||||
| 16 |     "Animal" means any animal, vertebrate or invertebrate,  | ||||||
| 17 | other than a human. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Board" means the Veterinary Licensing and Disciplinary  | ||||||
| 19 | Board. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Certified veterinary technician" means a person who is  | ||||||
| 21 | validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary  | ||||||
| 22 | technology in this State. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Client" means an entity, person, group, or corporation  | ||||||
| 24 | that has entered into an agreement with a veterinarian for the  | ||||||
| 25 | purposes of obtaining veterinary medical services. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies"  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | means a heterogeneous group of diagnostic and therapeutic  | ||||||
| 2 | philosophies and practices, which at the time they are  | ||||||
| 3 | performed may differ from current scientific knowledge, or  | ||||||
| 4 | whose theoretical basis and techniques may diverge from  | ||||||
| 5 | veterinary medicine routinely taught in accredited veterinary  | ||||||
| 6 | medical colleges, or both. "Complementary, alternative, and  | ||||||
| 7 | integrative therapies" includes include, but is are not  | ||||||
| 8 | limited to, veterinary acupuncture, acutherapy, and  | ||||||
| 9 | acupressure; veterinary homeopathy; veterinary manual or  | ||||||
| 10 | manipulative therapy or therapy based on techniques practiced  | ||||||
| 11 | in osteopathy, chiropractic medicine, or physical medicine and  | ||||||
| 12 | therapy; veterinary nutraceutical therapy; veterinary  | ||||||
| 13 | phytotherapy; and other therapies as defined by rule. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Consultation" means when a veterinarian receives advice  | ||||||
| 15 | in person, telephonically, electronically, or by any other  | ||||||
| 16 | method of communication from a veterinarian licensed in this  | ||||||
| 17 | or any other state or other person whose expertise, in the  | ||||||
| 18 | opinion of the veterinarian, would benefit a patient. Under  | ||||||
| 19 | any circumstance, the responsibility for the welfare of the  | ||||||
| 20 | patient remains with the veterinarian receiving consultation. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Department" means the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 22 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Direct supervision" means the supervising veterinarian is  | ||||||
| 24 | readily available on the premises where the animal is being  | ||||||
| 25 | treated. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Email address of record" means the designated email  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | address recorded by the Department in the applicant's  | ||||||
| 2 | application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained  | ||||||
| 3 | by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Immediate supervision" means the supervising veterinarian  | ||||||
| 5 | is in the immediate area, within audible and visual range of  | ||||||
| 6 | the patient and the person treating the patient.  | ||||||
| 7 |     "Impaired veterinarian" means a veterinarian who is unable  | ||||||
| 8 | to practice veterinary medicine with reasonable skill and  | ||||||
| 9 | safety because of a physical or mental disability as evidenced  | ||||||
| 10 | by a written determination or written consent based on  | ||||||
| 11 | clinical evidence, including deterioration through the aging  | ||||||
| 12 | process, loss of motor skills, or abuse of drugs or alcohol of  | ||||||
| 13 | sufficient degree to diminish a person's ability to deliver  | ||||||
| 14 | competent patient care. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Indirect supervision" means the supervising veterinarian  | ||||||
| 16 | need not be on the premises, but has given either written or  | ||||||
| 17 | oral instructions for the treatment of the animal and is  | ||||||
| 18 | available by telephone or other form of communication. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Licensed veterinarian" means a person who is validly and  | ||||||
| 20 | currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this  | ||||||
| 21 | State.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Patient" means an animal or group of animals that is  | ||||||
| 23 | examined or treated by a veterinarian. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership (general,  | ||||||
| 25 | limited, or limited liability), association, joint venture,  | ||||||
| 26 | cooperative, corporation, limited liability company, or any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | other group or combination acting in concert, whether or not  | ||||||
| 2 | acting as a principal, partner, member, trustee, fiduciary,  | ||||||
| 3 | receiver, or any other kind of legal or personal  | ||||||
| 4 | representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee,  | ||||||
| 5 | agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any  | ||||||
| 6 | other representative of such person. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Practice of veterinary medicine" means to diagnose,  | ||||||
| 8 | prognose, treat, correct, change, alleviate, or prevent animal  | ||||||
| 9 | disease, illness, pain, deformity, defect, injury, or other  | ||||||
| 10 | physical, dental, or mental conditions by any method or mode,  | ||||||
| 11 | such as telemedicine, including the performance of one or more  | ||||||
| 12 | of the following: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) Prescribing, dispensing, administering, applying,  | ||||||
| 14 |  or ordering the administration of any drug, medicine,  | ||||||
| 15 |  biologic, apparatus, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or  | ||||||
| 16 |  diagnostic substance, or medical or surgical technique. | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) Performing upon an animal a surgical or dental  | ||||||
| 19 |  operation. | ||||||
| 20 |         (3.5) Performing upon an animal complementary,  | ||||||
| 21 |  alternative, or integrative therapy.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) Performing upon an animal any manual or mechanical  | ||||||
| 23 |  procedure for reproductive management, including the  | ||||||
| 24 |  diagnosis or treatment of pregnancy, sterility, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  infertility. | ||||||
| 26 |         (4.5) The rendering of advice or recommendation by any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  means, including telephonic and other electronic  | ||||||
| 2 |  communications, with regard to the performing upon an  | ||||||
| 3 |  animal any manual or mechanical procedure for reproductive  | ||||||
| 4 |  management, including the diagnosis or treatment of  | ||||||
| 5 |  pregnancy, sterility, or infertility. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Determining the health and fitness of an animal. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) Representing oneself, directly or indirectly, as  | ||||||
| 8 |  engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine. | ||||||
| 9 |         (7) Using any word, letters, or title under such  | ||||||
| 10 |  circumstances as to induce the belief that the person  | ||||||
| 11 |  using them is qualified to engage in the practice of  | ||||||
| 12 |  veterinary medicine or any of its branches. Such use shall  | ||||||
| 13 |  be prima facie evidence of the intention to represent  | ||||||
| 14 |  oneself as engaging in the practice of veterinary  | ||||||
| 15 |  medicine. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and  | ||||||
| 17 | Professional Regulation.  | ||||||
| 18 |     "Supervising veterinarian" means a veterinarian who  | ||||||
| 19 | assumes responsibility for the professional care given to an  | ||||||
| 20 | animal by a person working under his or her direction in either  | ||||||
| 21 | an immediate, direct, or indirect supervision arrangement. The  | ||||||
| 22 | supervising veterinarian must have examined the animal at such  | ||||||
| 23 | time as acceptable veterinary medical practices require     | ||||||
| 24 | requires, consistent with the particular delegated animal  | ||||||
| 25 | health care task. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Therapeutic" means the treatment, control, and prevention  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of disease.  | ||||||
| 2 |     "Veterinarian" means a person who is validly and currently  | ||||||
| 3 | licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this State.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" means that all  | ||||||
| 5 | of the following conditions have been met: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) The veterinarian has assumed the responsibility  | ||||||
| 7 |  for making clinical judgments regarding the health of an  | ||||||
| 8 |  animal and the need for medical treatment and the client,  | ||||||
| 9 |  owner, or other caretaker has agreed to follow the  | ||||||
| 10 |  instructions of the veterinarian; | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) There is sufficient knowledge of an animal by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  veterinarian to initiate at least a general or preliminary  | ||||||
| 13 |  diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal. This  | ||||||
| 14 |  means that the veterinarian has recently seen and is  | ||||||
| 15 |  personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  animal by virtue of an in-person examination of the animal  | ||||||
| 17 |  or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  premises where the animal is kept, or the veterinarian has  | ||||||
| 19 |  access to the patient's records and has been designated by  | ||||||
| 20 |  the veterinarian with the prior relationship to provide  | ||||||
| 21 |  reasonable and appropriate medical care if the  | ||||||
| 22 |  veterinarian with the prior relationship is unavailable;  | ||||||
| 23 |  and | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) The practicing veterinarian is readily available  | ||||||
| 25 |  for follow-up in case of adverse reactions or failure of  | ||||||
| 26 |  the treatment regimen or, if unavailable, has designated  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  another available veterinarian who has access to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  patient's records to provide reasonable and appropriate  | ||||||
| 3 |  medical care. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" does not mean a  | ||||||
| 5 | relationship solely based on telephonic or other electronic  | ||||||
| 6 | communications. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Veterinary medicine" means all branches and specialties  | ||||||
| 8 | included within the practice of veterinary medicine. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Veterinary premises" means any premises or facility where  | ||||||
| 10 | the practice of veterinary medicine occurs, including, but not  | ||||||
| 11 | limited to, a mobile clinic, outpatient clinic, satellite  | ||||||
| 12 | clinic, or veterinary hospital or clinic. "Veterinary  | ||||||
| 13 | premises" does not mean the premises of a veterinary client,  | ||||||
| 14 | research facility, a federal military base, or an accredited  | ||||||
| 15 | college of veterinary medicine. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Veterinary prescription drugs" means those drugs  | ||||||
| 17 | restricted to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian  | ||||||
| 18 | in accordance with Section 503(f) of the Federal Food, Drug,  | ||||||
| 19 | and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353). | ||||||
| 20 |     "Veterinary specialist" means a veterinarian: (1) who has  | ||||||
| 21 | been awarded and maintains certification from a veterinary  | ||||||
| 22 | specialty organization recognized by the American Board of  | ||||||
| 23 | Veterinary Specialties; (2) who has been awarded and maintains  | ||||||
| 24 | certification from a veterinary certifying organization whose  | ||||||
| 25 | standards have been found by the Board to be equivalent to or  | ||||||
| 26 | more stringent than those of American Board of Veterinary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Specialties-recognized veterinary specialty organizations; or  | ||||||
| 2 | (3) who otherwise meets criteria that may be established by  | ||||||
| 3 | the Board to support a claim to be a veterinary specialist.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Veterinary technology" means the performance of services  | ||||||
| 5 | within the field of veterinary medicine by a person who, for  | ||||||
| 6 | compensation or personal profit, is employed by a licensed  | ||||||
| 7 | veterinarian to perform duties that require an understanding  | ||||||
| 8 | of veterinary medicine necessary to carry out the orders of  | ||||||
| 9 | the veterinarian. Those services, however, shall not include  | ||||||
| 10 | diagnosing, prognosing, prescribing, or surgery. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24; 103-505, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 12 | revised 8-6-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     Section 870. The Registered Surgical Assistant and  | ||||||
| 14 | Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act is  | ||||||
| 15 | amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (225 ILCS 130/75) | ||||||
| 17 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 75. Grounds for disciplinary action.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore  | ||||||
| 20 | a registration, may revoke or suspend a registration, or may  | ||||||
| 21 | place on probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or  | ||||||
| 22 | non-disciplinary action with regard to a person registered  | ||||||
| 23 | under this Act, including, but not limited to, the imposition  | ||||||
| 24 | of fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | assessment of costs as provided for in Section 90, for any one  | ||||||
| 2 | or combination of the following causes: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing  | ||||||
| 4 |  information to the Department. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) Violating a provision of this Act or rules adopted  | ||||||
| 6 |  under this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,  | ||||||
| 8 |  finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by  | ||||||
| 9 |  sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 10 |  convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,  | ||||||
| 11 |  conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under  | ||||||
| 12 |  the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is  | ||||||
| 13 |  (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element  | ||||||
| 14 |  of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  practice of the profession. | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for,  | ||||||
| 17 |  renewing, restoring, reinstating, or procuring a  | ||||||
| 18 |  registration under this Act. | ||||||
| 19 |         (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a  | ||||||
| 20 |  provision of this Act or its rules. | ||||||
| 21 |         (6) Failing to provide information within 60 days in  | ||||||
| 22 |  response to a written request made by the Department. | ||||||
| 23 |         (7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,  | ||||||
| 25 |  defraud, or harm the public, as defined by rule of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Department. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (8) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction,  | ||||||
| 2 |  governmental agency, unit of government, or foreign  | ||||||
| 3 |  nation, if at least one of the grounds for discipline is  | ||||||
| 4 |  the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth in  | ||||||
| 5 |  this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |         (9) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from  | ||||||
| 7 |  a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a  | ||||||
| 8 |  fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for  | ||||||
| 9 |  professional services not actually or personally rendered.  | ||||||
| 10 |  Nothing in this paragraph (9) affects any bona fide  | ||||||
| 11 |  independent contractor or employment arrangements among  | ||||||
| 12 |  health care professionals, health facilities, health care  | ||||||
| 13 |  providers, or other entities, except as otherwise  | ||||||
| 14 |  prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include  | ||||||
| 15 |  provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  other employment benefits for the provision of services  | ||||||
| 17 |  within the scope of the registrant's practice under this  | ||||||
| 18 |  Act. Nothing in this paragraph (9) shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 19 |  require an employment arrangement to receive professional  | ||||||
| 20 |  fees for services rendered.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (10) A finding by the Department that the registrant,  | ||||||
| 22 |  after having the registration placed on probationary  | ||||||
| 23 |  status, has violated the terms of probation. | ||||||
| 24 |         (11) Willfully making or filing false records or  | ||||||
| 25 |  reports in the practice, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 26 |  false records or reports filed with State agencies. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (12) Willfully making or signing a false statement,  | ||||||
| 2 |  certificate, or affidavit to induce payment. | ||||||
| 3 |         (13) Willfully failing to report an instance of  | ||||||
| 4 |  suspected child abuse or neglect as required under the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 6 |         (14) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated  | ||||||
| 7 |  report by the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 8 |  under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and  | ||||||
| 9 |  upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the  | ||||||
| 10 |  registrant has caused a child to be an abused child or  | ||||||
| 11 |  neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected  | ||||||
| 12 |  Child Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 13 |         (15) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 |         (16) Failure to report to the Department (A) any  | ||||||
| 15 |  adverse final action taken against the registrant by  | ||||||
| 16 |  another registering or licensing jurisdiction, government  | ||||||
| 17 |  agency, law enforcement agency, or any court or (B)  | ||||||
| 18 |  liability for conduct that would constitute grounds for  | ||||||
| 19 |  action as set forth in this Section. | ||||||
| 20 |         (17) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs  | ||||||
| 21 |  defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any  | ||||||
| 22 |  other substance that results in the inability to practice  | ||||||
| 23 |  with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. | ||||||
| 24 |         (18) Physical or mental illness, including, but not  | ||||||
| 25 |  limited to, deterioration through the aging process or  | ||||||
| 26 |  loss of motor skills, which results in the inability to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  practice the profession for which the person is registered  | ||||||
| 2 |  with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. | ||||||
| 3 |         (19) Gross malpractice. | ||||||
| 4 |         (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act  | ||||||
| 5 |  related to the registrant's practice, including, but not  | ||||||
| 6 |  limited to, sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual  | ||||||
| 7 |  exploitation. | ||||||
| 8 |         (21) Violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral  | ||||||
| 9 |  Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend  | ||||||
| 11 | without hearing the registration of a person who fails to file  | ||||||
| 12 | a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed  | ||||||
| 13 | return, or to pay a final assessment of the tax, penalty, or  | ||||||
| 14 | interest as required by a tax Act administered by the  | ||||||
| 15 | Department of Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act  | ||||||
| 16 | are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b-1) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily  | ||||||
| 20 | suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or  | ||||||
| 21 | renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary  | ||||||
| 22 | action against the license issued under this Act to practice  | ||||||
| 23 | as a registered surgical assistant or registered surgical  | ||||||
| 24 | technologist based solely upon the registered surgical  | ||||||
| 25 | assistant or registered surgical technologist providing,  | ||||||
| 26 | authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or otherwise participating in any health care service, so long  | ||||||
| 2 | as the care was not unlawful under the laws of this State,  | ||||||
| 3 | regardless of whether the patient was a resident of this State  | ||||||
| 4 | or another state. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b-2) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily  | ||||||
| 6 | suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or  | ||||||
| 7 | renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary  | ||||||
| 8 | action against the license issued under this Act to practice  | ||||||
| 9 | as a registered surgical assistant or registered surgical  | ||||||
| 10 | technologist based upon the registered surgical assistant's or  | ||||||
| 11 | registered surgical technologist's license being revoked or  | ||||||
| 12 | suspended, or the registered surgical assistant's or  | ||||||
| 13 | registered surgical technologist's being otherwise disciplined  | ||||||
| 14 | by any other state, if that revocation, suspension, or other  | ||||||
| 15 | form of discipline was based solely on the registered surgical  | ||||||
| 16 | assistant or registered surgical technologist violating  | ||||||
| 17 | another state's laws prohibiting the provision of,  | ||||||
| 18 | authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or assisting in,  | ||||||
| 19 | referring for, or participation in any health care service if  | ||||||
| 20 | that health care service as provided would not have been  | ||||||
| 21 | unlawful under the laws of this State and is consistent with  | ||||||
| 22 | the standards of conduct for the registered surgical assistant  | ||||||
| 23 | or registered surgical technologist practicing in this State.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (b-3) The conduct specified in subsection (b-1) or (b-2)  | ||||||
| 25 | shall not constitute grounds for suspension under Section 145.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (b-4) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | authorization pursuant to this Act who has been subject to  | ||||||
| 2 | disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional  | ||||||
| 3 | disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the  | ||||||
| 4 | basis of having provided, authorized, recommended, aided,  | ||||||
| 5 | assisted, referred for, or otherwise participated in health  | ||||||
| 6 | care shall not be denied such licensure, certification, or  | ||||||
| 7 | authorization, unless the Department determines that such  | ||||||
| 8 | action would have constituted professional misconduct in this  | ||||||
| 9 | State. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as  | ||||||
| 10 | prohibiting the Department from evaluating the conduct of such  | ||||||
| 11 | applicant and making a determination regarding the licensure,  | ||||||
| 12 | certification, or authorization to practice a profession under  | ||||||
| 13 | this Act.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) The determination by a circuit court that a registrant  | ||||||
| 15 | is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as  | ||||||
| 16 | provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities  | ||||||
| 17 | Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will  | ||||||
| 18 | end only upon (1) a finding by a court that the patient is no  | ||||||
| 19 | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,  | ||||||
| 20 | (2) issuance of an order so finding and discharging the  | ||||||
| 21 | patient, and (3) filing of a petition for restoration  | ||||||
| 22 | demonstrating fitness to practice. | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) (Blank). | ||||||
| 24 |     (e) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family  | ||||||
| 25 | Services has previously determined a registrant or a potential  | ||||||
| 26 | registrant is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency  | ||||||
| 2 | to the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew  | ||||||
| 3 | or may revoke or suspend that person's registration or may  | ||||||
| 4 | take other disciplinary action against that person based  | ||||||
| 5 | solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance  | ||||||
| 7 | with paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil  | ||||||
| 9 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 10 |     (f) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a  | ||||||
| 11 | showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual  | ||||||
| 12 | registered under this Act or any individual who has applied  | ||||||
| 13 | for registration to submit to a mental or physical examination  | ||||||
| 14 | and evaluation, or both, that may include a substance abuse or  | ||||||
| 15 | sexual offender evaluation, at the expense of the Department.  | ||||||
| 16 | The Department shall specifically designate the examining  | ||||||
| 17 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches  | ||||||
| 18 | or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in  | ||||||
| 19 | providing the mental or physical examination and evaluation,  | ||||||
| 20 | or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a  | ||||||
| 21 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches  | ||||||
| 22 | and may consist of one or more or a combination of physicians  | ||||||
| 23 | licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed  | ||||||
| 24 | chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical psychologists,  | ||||||
| 25 | licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical  | ||||||
| 26 | professional counselors, and other professional and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the  | ||||||
| 2 | multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to  | ||||||
| 3 | submit to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section to submit to any additional supplemental testing  | ||||||
| 5 | deemed necessary to complete any examination or evaluation  | ||||||
| 6 | process, including, but not limited to, blood testing,  | ||||||
| 7 | urinalysis, psychological testing, or neuropsychological  | ||||||
| 8 | testing. | ||||||
| 9 |     The Department may order the examining physician or any  | ||||||
| 10 | member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department any and all records, including business records,  | ||||||
| 12 | that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any  | ||||||
| 13 | supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the  | ||||||
| 14 | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary  | ||||||
| 15 | team to present testimony concerning this examination and  | ||||||
| 16 | evaluation of the registrant or applicant, including testimony  | ||||||
| 17 | concerning any supplemental testing or documents relating to  | ||||||
| 18 | the examination and evaluation. No information, report,  | ||||||
| 19 | record, or other documents in any way related to the  | ||||||
| 20 | examination and evaluation shall be excluded by reason of any  | ||||||
| 21 | common law or statutory privilege relating to communication  | ||||||
| 22 | between the registrant or applicant and the examining  | ||||||
| 23 | physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team. No  | ||||||
| 24 | authorization is necessary from the registrant or applicant  | ||||||
| 25 | ordered to undergo an evaluation and examination for the  | ||||||
| 26 | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | team to provide information, reports, records, or other  | ||||||
| 2 | documents or to provide any testimony regarding the  | ||||||
| 3 | examination and evaluation. The individual to be examined may  | ||||||
| 4 | have, at the individual's own expense, another physician of  | ||||||
| 5 | the individual's choice present during all aspects of the  | ||||||
| 6 | examination. | ||||||
| 7 |     Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical  | ||||||
| 8 | examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall  | ||||||
| 9 | result in an automatic suspension without a hearing until such  | ||||||
| 10 | time as the individual submits to the examination. If the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department finds a registrant unable to practice because of  | ||||||
| 12 | the reasons set forth in this Section, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 13 | require such registrant to submit to care, counseling, or  | ||||||
| 14 | treatment by physicians approved or designated by the  | ||||||
| 15 | Department as a condition for continued, reinstated, or  | ||||||
| 16 | renewed registration. | ||||||
| 17 |     When the Secretary immediately suspends a registration  | ||||||
| 18 | under this Section, a hearing upon such person's registration  | ||||||
| 19 | must be convened by the Department within 15 days after such  | ||||||
| 20 | suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The  | ||||||
| 21 | Department shall have the authority to review the registrant's  | ||||||
| 22 | record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment to  | ||||||
| 23 | the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and  | ||||||
| 24 | regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical  | ||||||
| 25 | records. | ||||||
| 26 |     Individuals registered under this Act and affected under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate  | ||||||
| 2 | to the Department that they can resume practice in compliance  | ||||||
| 3 | with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions  | ||||||
| 4 | of their registration. | ||||||
| 5 |     (g) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid  | ||||||
| 6 | within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing  | ||||||
| 7 | the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order  | ||||||
| 8 | imposing the fine.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (h) (f) The Department may adopt rules to implement the  | ||||||
| 10 | changes made by Public Act 102-1117.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-387, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 12 | 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-16-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     Section 875. The Auction License Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 14 | changing Section 20-15 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (225 ILCS 407/20-15) | ||||||
| 16 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 20-15. Disciplinary actions; grounds. The Department  | ||||||
| 18 | may refuse to issue or renew a license, may place on probation  | ||||||
| 19 | or administrative supervision, suspend, or revoke any license  | ||||||
| 20 | or may reprimand or take other disciplinary or  | ||||||
| 21 | non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,  | ||||||
| 22 | including the imposition of fines not to exceed $10,000 for  | ||||||
| 23 | each violation upon any licensee or applicant under this Act  | ||||||
| 24 | or any person or entity who holds oneself out as an applicant  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or licensee for any of the following reasons: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) False or fraudulent representation or material  | ||||||
| 3 |  misstatement in furnishing information to the Department  | ||||||
| 4 |  in obtaining or seeking to obtain a license. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) Violation of any provision of this Act or the  | ||||||
| 6 |  rules adopted under this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo  | ||||||
| 8 |  contendere, as set forth in subsection (c) of Section  | ||||||
| 9 |  10-5, to any crime that is a felony or misdemeanor under  | ||||||
| 10 |  the laws of the United States or any state or territory  | ||||||
| 11 |  thereof, or entry of an administrative sanction by a  | ||||||
| 12 |  government agency in this State or any other jurisdiction. | ||||||
| 13 |         (3.5) Failing to notify the Department, within 30 days  | ||||||
| 14 |  after the occurrence, of the information required in  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection (c) of Section 10-5.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) Being adjudged to be a person under legal  | ||||||
| 17 |  disability or subject to involuntary admission or to meet  | ||||||
| 18 |  the standard for judicial admission as provided in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) Discipline of a licensee by another state, the  | ||||||
| 21 |  District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, a  | ||||||
| 22 |  foreign nation, a governmental agency, or any other entity  | ||||||
| 23 |  authorized to impose discipline if at least one of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  grounds for that discipline is the same as or the     | ||||||
| 25 |  equivalent to one of the grounds for discipline set forth  | ||||||
| 26 |  in this Act or for failing to report to the Department,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  within 30 days, any adverse final action taken against the  | ||||||
| 2 |  licensee by any other licensing jurisdiction, government  | ||||||
| 3 |  agency, law enforcement agency, or court, or liability for  | ||||||
| 4 |  conduct that would constitute grounds for action as set  | ||||||
| 5 |  forth in this Act. | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) Engaging in the practice of auctioneering,  | ||||||
| 7 |  conducting an auction, or providing an auction service  | ||||||
| 8 |  without a license or after the license was expired,  | ||||||
| 9 |  revoked, suspended, or terminated or while the license was  | ||||||
| 10 |  inoperative. | ||||||
| 11 |         (7) Attempting to subvert or cheat on the auctioneer  | ||||||
| 12 |  exam or any continuing education exam, or aiding or  | ||||||
| 13 |  abetting another to do the same. | ||||||
| 14 |         (8) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from  | ||||||
| 15 |  a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association a  | ||||||
| 16 |  fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for  | ||||||
| 17 |  professional service not actually or personally rendered,  | ||||||
| 18 |  except that an auctioneer licensed under this Act may  | ||||||
| 19 |  receive a fee from another licensed auctioneer from this  | ||||||
| 20 |  State or jurisdiction for the referring of a client or  | ||||||
| 21 |  prospect for auction services to the licensed auctioneer.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (9) Making any substantial misrepresentation or  | ||||||
| 23 |  untruthful advertising. | ||||||
| 24 |         (10) Making any false promises of a character likely  | ||||||
| 25 |  to influence, persuade, or induce. | ||||||
| 26 |         (11) Pursuing a continued and flagrant course of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  misrepresentation or the making of false promises through  | ||||||
| 2 |  a licensee, agent, employee, advertising, or otherwise. | ||||||
| 3 |         (12) Any misleading or untruthful advertising, or  | ||||||
| 4 |  using any trade name or insignia of membership in any  | ||||||
| 5 |  auctioneer association or organization of which the  | ||||||
| 6 |  licensee is not a member. | ||||||
| 7 |         (13) Commingling funds of others with the licensee's  | ||||||
| 8 |  own funds or failing to keep the funds of others in an  | ||||||
| 9 |  escrow or trustee account. | ||||||
| 10 |         (14) Failure to account for, remit, or return any  | ||||||
| 11 |  moneys, property, or documents coming into the licensee's  | ||||||
| 12 |  possession that belong to others, acquired through the  | ||||||
| 13 |  practice of auctioneering, conducting an auction, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  providing an auction service within 30 days of the written  | ||||||
| 15 |  request from the owner of said moneys, property, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  documents. | ||||||
| 17 |         (15) Failure to maintain and deposit into a special  | ||||||
| 18 |  account, separate and apart from any personal or other  | ||||||
| 19 |  business accounts, all moneys belonging to others  | ||||||
| 20 |  entrusted to a licensee while acting as an auctioneer,  | ||||||
| 21 |  auction firm, or as a temporary custodian of the funds of  | ||||||
| 22 |  others. | ||||||
| 23 |         (16) Failure to make available to Department personnel  | ||||||
| 24 |  during normal business hours all escrow and trustee  | ||||||
| 25 |  records and related documents maintained in connection  | ||||||
| 26 |  with the practice of auctioneering, conducting an auction,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or providing an auction service within 24 hours after a  | ||||||
| 2 |  request from Department personnel. | ||||||
| 3 |         (17) Making or filing false records or reports in the  | ||||||
| 4 |  licensee's practice, including, but not limited to, false  | ||||||
| 5 |  records or reports filed with State agencies. | ||||||
| 6 |         (18) Failing to voluntarily furnish copies of all  | ||||||
| 7 |  written instruments prepared by the auctioneer and signed  | ||||||
| 8 |  by all parties to all parties at the time of execution. | ||||||
| 9 |         (19) Failing to provide information within 30 days in  | ||||||
| 10 |  response to a written request made by the Department. | ||||||
| 11 |         (20) Engaging in any act that constitutes a violation  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the Illinois Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 13 |         (21) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 |         (22) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,  | ||||||
| 16 |  defraud, or harm the public. | ||||||
| 17 |         (23) Offering or advertising real estate for sale or  | ||||||
| 18 |  lease at auction without a valid broker or managing  | ||||||
| 19 |  broker's license under the Real Estate License Act of  | ||||||
| 20 |  1983, or any successor Act, unless exempt from licensure  | ||||||
| 21 |  under the terms of the Real Estate License Act of 2000, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  any successor Act, except as provided in Section 5-32 of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Real Estate License Act of 2000. | ||||||
| 24 |         (24) Inability to practice the profession with  | ||||||
| 25 |  reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a  | ||||||
| 26 |  physical illness, mental illness, or disability. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (25) A pattern of practice or other behavior that  | ||||||
| 2 |  demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under  | ||||||
| 3 |  this Act. | ||||||
| 4 |         (26) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated  | ||||||
| 5 |  report by the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 6 |  under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and  | ||||||
| 7 |  upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the  | ||||||
| 8 |  licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or a  | ||||||
| 9 |  neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected  | ||||||
| 10 |  Child Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 11 |         (27) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,  | ||||||
| 12 |  skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use  | ||||||
| 13 |  or addiction to alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any  | ||||||
| 14 |  other chemical agent or drug. | ||||||
| 15 |         (28) Willfully failing to report an instance of  | ||||||
| 16 |  suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused  | ||||||
| 17 |  and Neglected Child Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 18 |         (29) Violating the terms of any order issued by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Department.  | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 102-970, eff. 5-27-22; 103-236, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 21 | revised 8-13-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 880. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters  | ||||||
| 23 | Act of 1984 is amended by changing Section 27 as follows:
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| 24 |     (225 ILCS 415/27)    (from Ch. 111, par. 6243) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 27. As a condition for renewal of a license,  | ||||||
| 3 | licensees shall be required to complete continuing education  | ||||||
| 4 | in accordance with rules established by the Department. | ||||||
| 5 |     Persons employed as full-time full time court reporters  | ||||||
| 6 | under the Court Reporters Act may apply for a waiver from the  | ||||||
| 7 | continuing education requirements. The waiver shall be granted  | ||||||
| 8 | upon the submission of evidence satisfactory to the Department  | ||||||
| 9 | that the certified shorthand reporter is employed as a  | ||||||
| 10 | full-time full time court reporter under the Court Reporters  | ||||||
| 11 | Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 885. The Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act is  | ||||||
| 14 | amended by changing Sections 1-83 and 1-87 as follows:
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| 15 |     (225 ILCS 732/1-83) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 1-83. Order authority. | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) Any person who has reason to believe the person has     | ||||||
| 18 | they have incurred pollution or diminution of a water source  | ||||||
| 19 | as a result of a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing  | ||||||
| 20 | treatment of a well may notify the Department and request that  | ||||||
| 21 | an investigation be conducted. | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) Within 30 calendar days after notification, the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department shall initiate the investigation of the claim and  | ||||||
| 24 | make a reasonable effort to reach a determination within 180  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | calendar days after notification. The Department may contact  | ||||||
| 2 | the Agency to seek the Agency's assistance in water quality  | ||||||
| 3 | sampling. The Agency may seek cost recovery under subsection  | ||||||
| 4 | (e) of Section 1-87 of this Act and recover all costs for  | ||||||
| 5 | samples taken for the investigation under this Section. | ||||||
| 6 |     (c) Any person conducting or who has conducted high volume  | ||||||
| 7 | horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations shall supply any  | ||||||
| 8 | information requested by the Department to assist the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department. The Department shall give due consideration to any  | ||||||
| 10 | information submitted during the course of the investigation. | ||||||
| 11 |     (d) If sampling results or other information obtained as  | ||||||
| 12 | part of the investigation or the results of tests conducted  | ||||||
| 13 | under subsection (c) of Section 1-80 of this Act indicate that  | ||||||
| 14 | concentrations exceed the standards or criteria referenced by  | ||||||
| 15 | pollution or diminution under Section 1-5 of this Act, the  | ||||||
| 16 | Department shall issue an order to the permittee as necessary  | ||||||
| 17 | to require permanent or temporary replacement of a water  | ||||||
| 18 | source. In addition to any other penalty available under the  | ||||||
| 19 | law and consistent with the Department's order, the permittee  | ||||||
| 20 | shall restore or replace the affected supply with an  | ||||||
| 21 | alternative source of water adequate in quantity and quality  | ||||||
| 22 | for the purposes served by the water source. The quality of a  | ||||||
| 23 | restored or replaced water source shall meet or exceed the  | ||||||
| 24 | quality of the original water source based upon the results of  | ||||||
| 25 | the baseline test results under subsection (b) of Section 1-80  | ||||||
| 26 | for that water source, or other available information. The  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Department may require the permittee to take immediate action,  | ||||||
| 2 | including, but not limited to, repair, replacement,  | ||||||
| 3 | alteration, or prohibition of operation of equipment permitted  | ||||||
| 4 | by the Department. The Department may issue conditions within  | ||||||
| 5 | any order to protect the public health or welfare or the  | ||||||
| 6 | environment. | ||||||
| 7 |     (e) Within 15 calendar days after a determination has been  | ||||||
| 8 | made regarding the pollution or diminution, the Department  | ||||||
| 9 | shall provide notice of its findings and the orders, if any, to  | ||||||
| 10 | all persons that use the water source for domestic,  | ||||||
| 11 | agricultural, industrial, or any other legitimate beneficial  | ||||||
| 12 | uses. | ||||||
| 13 |     (f) Upon issuance of an order Order or a finding of  | ||||||
| 14 | pollution or diminution under subsection (d) of this Section,  | ||||||
| 15 | the Department shall contact the Agency and forward all  | ||||||
| 16 | information from the investigation to the Agency. The Agency  | ||||||
| 17 | shall investigate the potential for violations as designated  | ||||||
| 18 | within Section 1-87 of this Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     (g) Reports of potential cases of water pollution that may  | ||||||
| 20 | be associated with high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing  | ||||||
| 21 | operations may be submitted electronically. The Department  | ||||||
| 22 | shall establish a format for these reports to be submitted  | ||||||
| 23 | through the website developed under Section 1-110 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 24 | The Department shall electronically provide these reports to  | ||||||
| 25 | the Agency. | ||||||
| 26 |     (h) The Department shall publish, on its website, lists of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | confirmed cases of pollution or diminution that result from  | ||||||
| 2 | high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations. This  | ||||||
| 3 | information shall be searchable by county. | ||||||
| 4 |     (i) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Department  | ||||||
| 5 | from issuing a cessation order under Section 8a of the  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois Oil and Gas Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 8 |     (225 ILCS 732/1-87) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 1-87. Water quality investigation and enforcement. | ||||||
| 10 |     (a) No person shall cause or allow high volume horizontal  | ||||||
| 11 | hydraulic fracturing operations permitted under this Act to  | ||||||
| 12 | violate Section 12 of the Illinois Environmental Protection  | ||||||
| 13 | Act or surface water or groundwater regulations adopted under  | ||||||
| 14 | the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) The Agency shall have the duty to investigate  | ||||||
| 16 | complaints that activities under this Act have caused a  | ||||||
| 17 | violation of Section 12 of the Illinois Environmental  | ||||||
| 18 | Protection Act or surface or groundwater rules adopted under  | ||||||
| 19 | the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. Any action taken by  | ||||||
| 20 | the Agency in enforcing these violations shall be taken under  | ||||||
| 21 | and consistent with the Illinois Environmental Protection Act,  | ||||||
| 22 | including, but not limited to, the Agency's authority to seek  | ||||||
| 23 | a civil or criminal cause of action under that Act. The test  | ||||||
| 24 | results under subsections (b) and (c) of Section 1-80 of this  | ||||||
| 25 | Act may be considered by the Agency during an investigation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | under this Section. | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) A person who has reason to believe the person has they  | ||||||
| 3 | have incurred contamination of a water source as a result of  | ||||||
| 4 | high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing may notify the  | ||||||
| 5 | Agency and request an investigation be conducted. The Agency  | ||||||
| 6 | shall forward this request to the Department for consideration  | ||||||
| 7 | of an investigation under Section 1-83 of this Act. If the  | ||||||
| 8 | Agency is provided with notice under subsection (f) of Section  | ||||||
| 9 | 1-83, the Agency shall conduct an investigation to determine  | ||||||
| 10 | whether pollution or diminution is continuing to occur at the  | ||||||
| 11 | location subject to the order, as well as locations identified  | ||||||
| 12 | by the Department or at any other water source within 1,500  | ||||||
| 13 | feet of the well site. Any person conducting or who has  | ||||||
| 14 | conducted high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing  | ||||||
| 15 | operations shall supply any information requested to assist  | ||||||
| 16 | the Agency in its investigation. The Agency shall give due  | ||||||
| 17 | consideration to any information submitted during the course  | ||||||
| 18 | of the investigation. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) Pollution or diminution is a violation of this Act and  | ||||||
| 20 | may be pursued by the Department subject to the procedures and  | ||||||
| 21 | remedies under Sections 1-100 and 1-105 of this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     (e) If an Agency investigation under Section 1-83 or  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (c) of this Section confirms that the cause of the  | ||||||
| 24 | pollution, diminution, or water pollution is attributable to  | ||||||
| 25 | high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, in  | ||||||
| 26 | addition to any other relief available under law, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | permittee shall be required to reimburse the costs and  | ||||||
| 2 | reasonable expenses incurred by the Agency for all activities  | ||||||
| 3 | related to the investigation and cleanup. These costs shall  | ||||||
| 4 | include, but not be limited to, inspections, investigations,  | ||||||
| 5 | analyses, personnel, direct and indirect costs, studies,  | ||||||
| 6 | assessments, reports, and review and evaluation of that data,  | ||||||
| 7 | as well as costs under the Agency's review of whether the  | ||||||
| 8 | quality of a restored or replaced water supply meets or  | ||||||
| 9 | exceeds the quality of the water supply before it was affected  | ||||||
| 10 | by the permittee. Costs shall be reimbursed to the Agency by  | ||||||
| 11 | the permittee within 30 calendar days after receipt of a  | ||||||
| 12 | written request for reimbursement by the Agency. For all costs  | ||||||
| 13 | that remain unpaid following 30 calendar days after receipt of  | ||||||
| 14 | a written request for reimbursement, the Agency may institute  | ||||||
| 15 | a civil action for cost recovery under subsection (e) of  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 1-101 of this Act. Failure to reimburse the Agency  | ||||||
| 17 | within 30 calendar days after receipt of the written request  | ||||||
| 18 | for reimbursement is a violation of this Act. Reimbursement of  | ||||||
| 19 | costs collected under this subsection shall be deposited by  | ||||||
| 20 | the Agency into the Illinois Clean Water Fund. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 890. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 23 | changing Section 25-15 as follows:
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| 24 |     (230 ILCS 45/25-15) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 25-15. Board duties and powers.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) Except for sports wagering conducted under Section  | ||||||
| 3 | 25-70, the Board shall have the authority to regulate the  | ||||||
| 4 | conduct of sports wagering under this Act. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) The Board may adopt any rules the Board considers  | ||||||
| 6 | necessary for the successful implementation, administration,  | ||||||
| 7 | and enforcement of this Act, except for Section 25-70. Rules  | ||||||
| 8 | proposed by the Board may be adopted as emergency rules  | ||||||
| 9 | pursuant to Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 10 | Procedure Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) The Board shall levy and collect all fees, surcharges,  | ||||||
| 12 | civil penalties, and monthly taxes on adjusted gross sports  | ||||||
| 13 | wagering receipts imposed by this Act and deposit all moneys  | ||||||
| 14 | into the Sports Wagering Fund, except as otherwise provided  | ||||||
| 15 | under this Act. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) The Board may exercise any other powers necessary to  | ||||||
| 17 | enforce the provisions of this Act that it regulates and the  | ||||||
| 18 | rules of the Board. | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) The Board shall adopt rules for a license to be  | ||||||
| 20 | employed by a master sports wagering licensee when the  | ||||||
| 21 | employee works in a designated gaming area that has sports  | ||||||
| 22 | wagering or performs duties in furtherance of or associated  | ||||||
| 23 | with the operation of sports wagering by the master sports  | ||||||
| 24 | wagering licensee (occupational license), which shall require  | ||||||
| 25 | an annual license fee of $250. However, occupational licenses  | ||||||
| 26 | issued under the Illinois Gambling Act for employees of an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | owners license or organization gaming licensee, once granted,  | ||||||
| 2 | are considered equivalent licenses to work in sports wagering  | ||||||
| 3 | positions located at the same gaming facility. License fees  | ||||||
| 4 | shall be deposited into the State Gaming Fund and used for the  | ||||||
| 5 | administration of this Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) The Board may require that licensees share, in real  | ||||||
| 7 | time and at the sports wagering account level, information  | ||||||
| 8 | regarding a wagerer, amount and type of wager, the time the  | ||||||
| 9 | wager was placed, the location of the wager, including the  | ||||||
| 10 | Internet protocol address, if applicable, the outcome of the  | ||||||
| 11 | wager, and records of abnormal wagering activity. Information  | ||||||
| 12 | shared under this subsection (f) must be submitted in the form  | ||||||
| 13 | and manner as required by rule. If a sports governing body has  | ||||||
| 14 | notified the Board that real-time information sharing for  | ||||||
| 15 | wagers placed on its sports events is necessary and desirable,  | ||||||
| 16 | licensees may share the same information in the form and  | ||||||
| 17 | manner required by the Board by rule with the sports governing  | ||||||
| 18 | body or its designee with respect to wagers on its sports  | ||||||
| 19 | events subject to applicable federal, State, or local laws or  | ||||||
| 20 | regulations, including, without limitation, privacy laws and  | ||||||
| 21 | regulations. Such information may be provided in anonymized  | ||||||
| 22 | form and may be used by a sports governing body solely for  | ||||||
| 23 | integrity purposes. For purposes of this subsection (f), "real  | ||||||
| 24 | time" "real-time" means a commercially reasonable periodic  | ||||||
| 25 | interval. | ||||||
| 26 |     (g) A master sports wagering licensee, professional sports  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | team, league, or association, sports governing body, or  | ||||||
| 2 | institution of higher education may submit to the Board in  | ||||||
| 3 | writing a request to prohibit a type or form of wagering if the  | ||||||
| 4 | master sports wagering licensee, professional sports team,  | ||||||
| 5 | league, or association, sports governing body, or institution  | ||||||
| 6 | of higher education believes that such wagering by type or  | ||||||
| 7 | form is contrary to public policy, unfair to consumers, or  | ||||||
| 8 | affects the integrity of a particular sport or the sports  | ||||||
| 9 | betting industry. The Board shall grant the request upon a  | ||||||
| 10 | demonstration of good cause from the requester and  | ||||||
| 11 | consultation with licensees. The Board shall respond to a  | ||||||
| 12 | request pursuant to this subsection (g) concerning a  | ||||||
| 13 | particular event before the start of the event or, if it is not  | ||||||
| 14 | feasible to respond before the start of the event, as soon as  | ||||||
| 15 | practicable. | ||||||
| 16 |     (h) The Board and master sports wagering licensees may  | ||||||
| 17 | cooperate with investigations conducted by sports governing  | ||||||
| 18 | bodies or law enforcement agencies, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 19 | to, providing and facilitating the provision of account-level  | ||||||
| 20 | betting information and audio or video files relating to  | ||||||
| 21 | persons placing wagers. | ||||||
| 22 |     (i) A master sports wagering licensee shall make  | ||||||
| 23 | commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Board  | ||||||
| 24 | any information relating to: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) criminal or disciplinary proceedings commenced  | ||||||
| 26 |  against the master sports wagering licensee in connection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  with its operations; | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) abnormal wagering activity or patterns that may  | ||||||
| 3 |  indicate a concern with the integrity of a sports event or  | ||||||
| 4 |  sports events; | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) any potential breach of the relevant sports  | ||||||
| 6 |  governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct  | ||||||
| 7 |  pertaining to sports wagering that a licensee has  | ||||||
| 8 |  knowledge of; | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) any other conduct that corrupts a wagering outcome  | ||||||
| 10 |  of a sports event or sports events for purposes of  | ||||||
| 11 |  financial gain, including match fixing; and | ||||||
| 12 |         (5) suspicious or illegal wagering activities,  | ||||||
| 13 |  including use of funds derived from illegal activity,  | ||||||
| 14 |  wagers to conceal or launder funds derived from illegal  | ||||||
| 15 |  activity, using agents to place wagers, and using false  | ||||||
| 16 |  identification. | ||||||
| 17 |     A master sports wagering licensee shall also make  | ||||||
| 18 | commercially reasonable efforts to promptly report information  | ||||||
| 19 | relating to conduct described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)  | ||||||
| 20 | of this subsection (i) to the relevant sports governing body. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-689, eff. 12-17-21;  | ||||||
| 22 | revised 8-13-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 895. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by  | ||||||
| 24 | changing Section 6-15 as follows:
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| 1 |     (235 ILCS 5/6-15)    (from Ch. 43, par. 130) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 6-15. No alcoholic liquors shall be sold or delivered  | ||||||
| 3 | in any building belonging to or under the control of the State  | ||||||
| 4 | or any political subdivision thereof except as provided in  | ||||||
| 5 | this Act. The corporate authorities of any city, village,  | ||||||
| 6 | incorporated town, township, or county may provide by  | ||||||
| 7 | ordinance, however, that alcoholic liquor may be sold or  | ||||||
| 8 | delivered in any specifically designated building belonging to  | ||||||
| 9 | or under the control of the municipality, township, or county,  | ||||||
| 10 | or in any building located on land under the control of the  | ||||||
| 11 | municipality, township, or county; provided that such township  | ||||||
| 12 | or county complies with all applicable local ordinances in any  | ||||||
| 13 | incorporated area of the township or county. Alcoholic liquor  | ||||||
| 14 | may be delivered to and sold under the authority of a special  | ||||||
| 15 | use permit on any property owned by a conservation district  | ||||||
| 16 | organized under the Conservation District Act, provided that  | ||||||
| 17 | (i) the alcoholic liquor is sold only at an event authorized by  | ||||||
| 18 | the governing board of the conservation district, (ii) the  | ||||||
| 19 | issuance of the special use permit is authorized by the local  | ||||||
| 20 | liquor control commissioner of the territory in which the  | ||||||
| 21 | property is located, and (iii) the special use permit  | ||||||
| 22 | authorizes the sale of alcoholic liquor for one day or less.  | ||||||
| 23 | Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at any airport  | ||||||
| 24 | belonging to or under the control of a municipality of more  | ||||||
| 25 | than 25,000 inhabitants, or in any building or on any golf  | ||||||
| 26 | course owned by a park district organized under the Park  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | District Code, subject to the approval of the governing board  | ||||||
| 2 | of the district, or in any building or on any golf course owned  | ||||||
| 3 | by a forest preserve district organized under the Downstate  | ||||||
| 4 | Forest Preserve District Act, subject to the approval of the  | ||||||
| 5 | governing board of the district, or on the grounds within 500  | ||||||
| 6 | feet of any building owned by a forest preserve district  | ||||||
| 7 | organized under the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act  | ||||||
| 8 | during times when food is dispensed for consumption within 500  | ||||||
| 9 | feet of the building from which the food is dispensed, subject  | ||||||
| 10 | to the approval of the governing board of the district, or in a  | ||||||
| 11 | building owned by a Local Mass Transit District organized  | ||||||
| 12 | under the Local Mass Transit District Act, subject to the  | ||||||
| 13 | approval of the governing Board of the District, or in  | ||||||
| 14 | Bicentennial Park, or on the premises of the City of Mendota  | ||||||
| 15 | Lake Park located adjacent to Route 51 in Mendota, Illinois,  | ||||||
| 16 | or on the premises of Camden Park in Milan, Illinois, or in the  | ||||||
| 17 | community center owned by the City of Loves Park that is  | ||||||
| 18 | located at 1000 River Park Drive in Loves Park, Illinois, or,  | ||||||
| 19 | in connection with the operation of an established food  | ||||||
| 20 | serving facility during times when food is dispensed for  | ||||||
| 21 | consumption on the premises, and at the following aquarium and  | ||||||
| 22 | museums located in public parks: Art Institute of Chicago,  | ||||||
| 23 | Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago Historical Society, Field  | ||||||
| 24 | Museum of Natural History, Museum of Science and Industry,  | ||||||
| 25 | DuSable Museum of African American History, John G. Shedd  | ||||||
| 26 | Aquarium and Adler Planetarium, or at Lakeview Museum of Arts  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and Sciences in Peoria, or in connection with the operation of  | ||||||
| 2 | the facilities of the Chicago Zoological Society or the  | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago Horticultural Society on land owned by the Forest  | ||||||
| 4 | Preserve District of Cook County, or on any land used for a  | ||||||
| 5 | golf course or for recreational purposes owned by the Forest  | ||||||
| 6 | Preserve District of Cook County, subject to the control of  | ||||||
| 7 | the Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners and  | ||||||
| 8 | applicable local law, provided that dram shop liability  | ||||||
| 9 | insurance is provided at maximum coverage limits so as to hold  | ||||||
| 10 | the District harmless from all financial loss, damage, and  | ||||||
| 11 | harm, or in any building located on land owned by the Chicago  | ||||||
| 12 | Park District if approved by the Park District Commissioners,  | ||||||
| 13 | or on any land used for a golf course or for recreational  | ||||||
| 14 | purposes and owned by the Illinois International Port District  | ||||||
| 15 | if approved by the District's governing board, or at any  | ||||||
| 16 | airport, golf course, faculty center, or facility in which  | ||||||
| 17 | conference and convention type activities take place belonging  | ||||||
| 18 | to or under control of any State university or public  | ||||||
| 19 | community college district, provided that with respect to a  | ||||||
| 20 | facility for conference and convention type activities  | ||||||
| 21 | alcoholic liquors shall be limited to the use of the  | ||||||
| 22 | convention or conference participants or participants in  | ||||||
| 23 | cultural, political or educational activities held in such  | ||||||
| 24 | facilities, and provided further that the faculty or staff of  | ||||||
| 25 | the State university or a public community college district,  | ||||||
| 26 | or members of an organization of students, alumni, faculty or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | staff of the State university or a public community college  | ||||||
| 2 | district are active participants in the conference or  | ||||||
| 3 | convention, or in Memorial Stadium on the campus of the  | ||||||
| 4 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during games in  | ||||||
| 5 | which the Chicago Bears professional football team is playing  | ||||||
| 6 | in that stadium during the renovation of Soldier Field, not  | ||||||
| 7 | more than one and a half hours before the start of the game and  | ||||||
| 8 | not after the end of the third quarter of the game, or in the  | ||||||
| 9 | Pavilion Facility on the campus of the University of Illinois  | ||||||
| 10 | at Chicago during games in which the Chicago Storm  | ||||||
| 11 | professional soccer team is playing in that facility, not more  | ||||||
| 12 | than one and a half hours before the start of the game and not  | ||||||
| 13 | after the end of the third quarter of the game, or in the  | ||||||
| 14 | Pavilion Facility on the campus of the University of Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | at Chicago during games in which the WNBA professional women's  | ||||||
| 16 | basketball team is playing in that facility, not more than one  | ||||||
| 17 | and a half hours before the start of the game and not after the  | ||||||
| 18 | 10-minute mark of the second half of the game, or by a catering  | ||||||
| 19 | establishment which has rented facilities from a board of  | ||||||
| 20 | trustees of a public community college district, or in a  | ||||||
| 21 | restaurant that is operated by a commercial tenant in the  | ||||||
| 22 | North Campus Parking Deck building that (1) is located at 1201  | ||||||
| 23 | West University Avenue, Urbana, Illinois and (2) is owned by  | ||||||
| 24 | the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, or, if  | ||||||
| 25 | approved by the District board, on land owned by the  | ||||||
| 26 | Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago and leased  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to others for a term of at least 20 years. Nothing in this  | ||||||
| 2 | Section precludes the sale or delivery of alcoholic liquor in  | ||||||
| 3 | the form of original packaged goods in premises located at 500  | ||||||
| 4 | S. Racine in Chicago belonging to the University of Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 | and used primarily as a grocery store by a commercial tenant  | ||||||
| 6 | during the term of a lease that predates the University's  | ||||||
| 7 | acquisition of the premises; but the University shall have no  | ||||||
| 8 | power or authority to renew, transfer, or extend the lease  | ||||||
| 9 | with terms allowing the sale of alcoholic liquor; and the sale  | ||||||
| 10 | of alcoholic liquor shall be subject to all local laws and  | ||||||
| 11 | regulations. After the acquisition by Winnebago County of the  | ||||||
| 12 | property located at 404 Elm Street in Rockford, a commercial  | ||||||
| 13 | tenant who sold alcoholic liquor at retail on a portion of the  | ||||||
| 14 | property under a valid license at the time of the acquisition  | ||||||
| 15 | may continue to do so for so long as the tenant and the County  | ||||||
| 16 | may agree under existing or future leases, subject to all  | ||||||
| 17 | local laws and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic  | ||||||
| 18 | liquor. Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at  | ||||||
| 19 | Memorial Hall, located at 211 North Main Street, Rockford,  | ||||||
| 20 | under conditions approved by Winnebago County and subject to  | ||||||
| 21 | all local laws and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic  | ||||||
| 22 | liquor. Each facility shall provide dram shop liability in  | ||||||
| 23 | maximum insurance coverage limits so as to save harmless the  | ||||||
| 24 | State, municipality, State university, airport, golf course,  | ||||||
| 25 | faculty center, facility in which conference and convention  | ||||||
| 26 | type activities take place, park district, Forest Preserve  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | District, public community college district, aquarium, museum,  | ||||||
| 2 | or sanitary district from all financial loss, damage or harm.  | ||||||
| 3 | Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings of golf  | ||||||
| 4 | courses owned by municipalities or Illinois State University  | ||||||
| 5 | in connection with the operation of an established food  | ||||||
| 6 | serving facility during times when food is dispensed for  | ||||||
| 7 | consumption upon the premises. Alcoholic liquors may be  | ||||||
| 8 | delivered to and sold at retail in any building owned by a fire  | ||||||
| 9 | protection district organized under the Fire Protection  | ||||||
| 10 | District Act, provided that such delivery and sale is approved  | ||||||
| 11 | by the board of trustees of the district, and provided further  | ||||||
| 12 | that such delivery and sale is limited to fundraising events  | ||||||
| 13 | and to a maximum of 6 events per year. However, the limitation  | ||||||
| 14 | to fundraising events and to a maximum of 6 events per year  | ||||||
| 15 | does not apply to the delivery, sale, or manufacture of  | ||||||
| 16 | alcoholic liquors at the building located at 59 Main Street in  | ||||||
| 17 | Oswego, Illinois, owned by the Oswego Fire Protection District  | ||||||
| 18 | if the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed as approved by the  | ||||||
| 19 | Oswego Fire Protection District and the property is no longer  | ||||||
| 20 | being utilized for fire protection purposes. | ||||||
| 21 |     Alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under  | ||||||
| 22 | the control of the Board of Trustees of the University of  | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois for events that the Board may determine are public  | ||||||
| 24 | events and not related student activities. The Board of  | ||||||
| 25 | Trustees shall issue a written policy within 6 months of  | ||||||
| 26 | August 15, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-847)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | concerning the types of events that would be eligible for an  | ||||||
| 2 | exemption. Thereafter, the Board of Trustees may issue  | ||||||
| 3 | revised, updated, new, or amended policies as it deems  | ||||||
| 4 | necessary and appropriate. In preparing its written policy,  | ||||||
| 5 | the Board of Trustees shall, among other factors it considers  | ||||||
| 6 | relevant and important, give consideration to the following:  | ||||||
| 7 | (i) whether the event is a student activity or student-related     | ||||||
| 8 | student related activity; (ii) whether the physical setting of  | ||||||
| 9 | the event is conducive to control of liquor sales and  | ||||||
| 10 | distribution; (iii) the ability of the event operator to  | ||||||
| 11 | ensure that the sale or serving of alcoholic liquors and the  | ||||||
| 12 | demeanor of the participants are in accordance with State law  | ||||||
| 13 | and University policies; (iv) regarding the anticipated  | ||||||
| 14 | attendees at the event, the relative proportion of individuals  | ||||||
| 15 | under the age of 21 to individuals age 21 or older; (v) the  | ||||||
| 16 | ability of the venue operator to prevent the sale or  | ||||||
| 17 | distribution of alcoholic liquors to individuals under the age  | ||||||
| 18 | of 21; (vi) whether the event prohibits participants from  | ||||||
| 19 | removing alcoholic beverages from the venue; and (vii) whether  | ||||||
| 20 | the event prohibits participants from providing their own  | ||||||
| 21 | alcoholic liquors to the venue. In addition, any policy  | ||||||
| 22 | submitted by the Board of Trustees to the Illinois Liquor  | ||||||
| 23 | Control Commission must require that any event at which  | ||||||
| 24 | alcoholic liquors are served or sold in buildings under the  | ||||||
| 25 | control of the Board of Trustees shall require the prior  | ||||||
| 26 | written approval of the Office of the Chancellor for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | University campus where the event is located. The Board of  | ||||||
| 2 | Trustees shall submit its policy, and any subsequently  | ||||||
| 3 | revised, updated, new, or amended policies, to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 | Liquor Control Commission, and any University event, or  | ||||||
| 5 | location for an event, exempted under such policies shall  | ||||||
| 6 | apply for a license under the applicable Sections of this Act.  | ||||||
| 7 |     Alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under  | ||||||
| 8 | the control of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois  | ||||||
| 9 | University for events that the Board may determine are public  | ||||||
| 10 | events and not student-related activities. The Board of  | ||||||
| 11 | Trustees shall issue a written policy within 6 months after  | ||||||
| 12 | June 28, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 97-45)  | ||||||
| 13 | concerning the types of events that would be eligible for an  | ||||||
| 14 | exemption. Thereafter, the Board of Trustees may issue  | ||||||
| 15 | revised, updated, new, or amended policies as it deems  | ||||||
| 16 | necessary and appropriate. In preparing its written policy,  | ||||||
| 17 | the Board of Trustees shall, in addition to other factors it  | ||||||
| 18 | considers relevant and important, give consideration to the  | ||||||
| 19 | following: (i) whether the event is a student activity or  | ||||||
| 20 | student-related activity; (ii) whether the physical setting of  | ||||||
| 21 | the event is conducive to control of liquor sales and  | ||||||
| 22 | distribution; (iii) the ability of the event operator to  | ||||||
| 23 | ensure that the sale or serving of alcoholic liquors and the  | ||||||
| 24 | demeanor of the participants are in accordance with State law  | ||||||
| 25 | and University policies; (iv) the anticipated attendees at the  | ||||||
| 26 | event and the relative proportion of individuals under the age  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of 21 to individuals age 21 or older; (v) the ability of the  | ||||||
| 2 | venue operator to prevent the sale or distribution of  | ||||||
| 3 | alcoholic liquors to individuals under the age of 21; (vi)  | ||||||
| 4 | whether the event prohibits participants from removing  | ||||||
| 5 | alcoholic beverages from the venue; and (vii) whether the  | ||||||
| 6 | event prohibits participants from providing their own  | ||||||
| 7 | alcoholic liquors to the venue.  | ||||||
| 8 |     Alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under  | ||||||
| 9 | the control of the Board of Trustees of Chicago State  | ||||||
| 10 | University for events that the Board may determine are public  | ||||||
| 11 | events and not student-related activities. The Board of  | ||||||
| 12 | Trustees shall issue a written policy within 6 months after  | ||||||
| 13 | August 2, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-132)  | ||||||
| 14 | concerning the types of events that would be eligible for an  | ||||||
| 15 | exemption. Thereafter, the Board of Trustees may issue  | ||||||
| 16 | revised, updated, new, or amended policies as it deems  | ||||||
| 17 | necessary and appropriate. In preparing its written policy,  | ||||||
| 18 | the Board of Trustees shall, in addition to other factors it  | ||||||
| 19 | considers relevant and important, give consideration to the  | ||||||
| 20 | following: (i) whether the event is a student activity or  | ||||||
| 21 | student-related activity; (ii) whether the physical setting of  | ||||||
| 22 | the event is conducive to control of liquor sales and  | ||||||
| 23 | distribution; (iii) the ability of the event operator to  | ||||||
| 24 | ensure that the sale or serving of alcoholic liquors and the  | ||||||
| 25 | demeanor of the participants are in accordance with State law  | ||||||
| 26 | and University policies; (iv) the anticipated attendees at the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | event and the relative proportion of individuals under the age  | ||||||
| 2 | of 21 to individuals age 21 or older; (v) the ability of the  | ||||||
| 3 | venue operator to prevent the sale or distribution of  | ||||||
| 4 | alcoholic liquors to individuals under the age of 21; (vi)  | ||||||
| 5 | whether the event prohibits participants from removing  | ||||||
| 6 | alcoholic beverages from the venue; and (vii) whether the  | ||||||
| 7 | event prohibits participants from providing their own  | ||||||
| 8 | alcoholic liquors to the venue.  | ||||||
| 9 |     Alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under  | ||||||
| 10 | the control of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State  | ||||||
| 11 | University for events that the Board may determine are public  | ||||||
| 12 | events and not student-related activities. The Board of  | ||||||
| 13 | Trustees shall issue a written policy within 6 months after  | ||||||
| 14 | March 1, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 97-1166)  | ||||||
| 15 | concerning the types of events that would be eligible for an  | ||||||
| 16 | exemption. Thereafter, the Board of Trustees may issue  | ||||||
| 17 | revised, updated, new, or amended policies as it deems  | ||||||
| 18 | necessary and appropriate. In preparing its written policy,  | ||||||
| 19 | the Board of Trustees shall, in addition to other factors it  | ||||||
| 20 | considers relevant and important, give consideration to the  | ||||||
| 21 | following: (i) whether the event is a student activity or  | ||||||
| 22 | student-related activity; (ii) whether the physical setting of  | ||||||
| 23 | the event is conducive to control of liquor sales and  | ||||||
| 24 | distribution; (iii) the ability of the event operator to  | ||||||
| 25 | ensure that the sale or serving of alcoholic liquors and the  | ||||||
| 26 | demeanor of the participants are in accordance with State law  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and University policies; (iv) the anticipated attendees at the  | ||||||
| 2 | event and the relative proportion of individuals under the age  | ||||||
| 3 | of 21 to individuals age 21 or older; (v) the ability of the  | ||||||
| 4 | venue operator to prevent the sale or distribution of  | ||||||
| 5 | alcoholic liquors to individuals under the age of 21; (vi)  | ||||||
| 6 | whether the event prohibits participants from removing  | ||||||
| 7 | alcoholic beverages from the venue; and (vii) whether the  | ||||||
| 8 | event prohibits participants from providing their own  | ||||||
| 9 | alcoholic liquors to the venue.  | ||||||
| 10 |     Alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under  | ||||||
| 11 | the control of the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 | University for events that the Board may determine are public  | ||||||
| 13 | events and not student-related activities. The Board of  | ||||||
| 14 | Trustees shall issue a written policy within 6 months after  | ||||||
| 15 | August 12, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act 99-795)  | ||||||
| 16 | concerning the types of events that would be eligible for an  | ||||||
| 17 | exemption. Thereafter, the Board of Trustees may issue  | ||||||
| 18 | revised, updated, new, or amended policies as it deems  | ||||||
| 19 | necessary and appropriate. In preparing its written policy,  | ||||||
| 20 | the Board of Trustees shall, in addition to other factors it  | ||||||
| 21 | considers relevant and important, give consideration to the  | ||||||
| 22 | following: (i) whether the event is a student activity or  | ||||||
| 23 | student-related activity; (ii) whether the physical setting of  | ||||||
| 24 | the event is conducive to control of liquor sales and  | ||||||
| 25 | distribution; (iii) the ability of the event operator to  | ||||||
| 26 | ensure that the sale or serving of alcoholic liquors and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | demeanor of the participants are in accordance with State law  | ||||||
| 2 | and University policies; (iv) the anticipated attendees at the  | ||||||
| 3 | event and the relative proportion of individuals under the age  | ||||||
| 4 | of 21 to individuals age 21 or older; (v) the ability of the  | ||||||
| 5 | venue operator to prevent the sale or distribution of  | ||||||
| 6 | alcoholic liquors to individuals under the age of 21; (vi)  | ||||||
| 7 | whether the event prohibits participants from removing  | ||||||
| 8 | alcoholic beverages from the venue; and (vii) whether the  | ||||||
| 9 | event prohibits participants from providing their own  | ||||||
| 10 | alcoholic liquors to the venue. | ||||||
| 11 |     Alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under  | ||||||
| 12 | the control of the Board of Trustees of a public university for  | ||||||
| 13 | events that the Board of Trustees of that public university  | ||||||
| 14 | may determine are public events and not student-related  | ||||||
| 15 | activities. If the Board of Trustees of a public university  | ||||||
| 16 | has not issued a written policy pursuant to an exemption under  | ||||||
| 17 | this Section on or before July 15, 2016 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 18 | Public Act 99-550), then that Board of Trustees shall issue a  | ||||||
| 19 | written policy within 6 months after July 15, 2016 (the  | ||||||
| 20 | effective date of Public Act 99-550) concerning the types of  | ||||||
| 21 | events that would be eligible for an exemption. Thereafter,  | ||||||
| 22 | the Board of Trustees may issue revised, updated, new, or  | ||||||
| 23 | amended policies as it deems necessary and appropriate. In  | ||||||
| 24 | preparing its written policy, the Board of Trustees shall, in  | ||||||
| 25 | addition to other factors it considers relevant and important,  | ||||||
| 26 | give consideration to the following: (i) whether the event is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a student activity or student-related activity; (ii) whether  | ||||||
| 2 | the physical setting of the event is conducive to control of  | ||||||
| 3 | liquor sales and distribution; (iii) the ability of the event  | ||||||
| 4 | operator to ensure that the sale or serving of alcoholic  | ||||||
| 5 | liquors and the demeanor of the participants are in accordance  | ||||||
| 6 | with State law and University policies; (iv) the anticipated  | ||||||
| 7 | attendees at the event and the relative proportion of  | ||||||
| 8 | individuals under the age of 21 to individuals age 21 or older;  | ||||||
| 9 | (v) the ability of the venue operator to prevent the sale or  | ||||||
| 10 | distribution of alcoholic liquors to individuals under the age  | ||||||
| 11 | of 21; (vi) whether the event prohibits participants from  | ||||||
| 12 | removing alcoholic beverages from the venue; and (vii) whether  | ||||||
| 13 | the event prohibits participants from providing their own  | ||||||
| 14 | alcoholic liquors to the venue. As used in this paragraph,  | ||||||
| 15 | "public university" means the University of Illinois, Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 | State University, Chicago State University, Governors State  | ||||||
| 17 | University, Southern Illinois University, Northern Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 | University, Eastern Illinois University, Western Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 | University, and Northeastern Illinois University. | ||||||
| 20 |     Alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under  | ||||||
| 21 | the control of the Board of Trustees of a community college  | ||||||
| 22 | district for events that the Board of Trustees of that  | ||||||
| 23 | community college district may determine are public events and  | ||||||
| 24 | not student-related activities. The Board of Trustees shall  | ||||||
| 25 | issue a written policy within 6 months after July 15, 2016 (the  | ||||||
| 26 | effective date of Public Act 99-550) concerning the types of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | events that would be eligible for an exemption. Thereafter,  | ||||||
| 2 | the Board of Trustees may issue revised, updated, new, or  | ||||||
| 3 | amended policies as it deems necessary and appropriate. In  | ||||||
| 4 | preparing its written policy, the Board of Trustees shall, in  | ||||||
| 5 | addition to other factors it considers relevant and important,  | ||||||
| 6 | give consideration to the following: (i) whether the event is  | ||||||
| 7 | a student activity or student-related activity; (ii) whether  | ||||||
| 8 | the physical setting of the event is conducive to control of  | ||||||
| 9 | liquor sales and distribution; (iii) the ability of the event  | ||||||
| 10 | operator to ensure that the sale or serving of alcoholic  | ||||||
| 11 | liquors and the demeanor of the participants are in accordance  | ||||||
| 12 | with State law and community college district policies; (iv)  | ||||||
| 13 | the anticipated attendees at the event and the relative  | ||||||
| 14 | proportion of individuals under the age of 21 to individuals  | ||||||
| 15 | age 21 or older; (v) the ability of the venue operator to  | ||||||
| 16 | prevent the sale or distribution of alcoholic liquors to  | ||||||
| 17 | individuals under the age of 21; (vi) whether the event  | ||||||
| 18 | prohibits participants from removing alcoholic beverages from  | ||||||
| 19 | the venue; and (vii) whether the event prohibits participants  | ||||||
| 20 | from providing their own alcoholic liquors to the venue. This  | ||||||
| 21 | paragraph does not apply to any community college district  | ||||||
| 22 | authorized to sell or serve alcoholic liquor under any other  | ||||||
| 23 | provision of this Section. | ||||||
| 24 |     Alcoholic liquor may be delivered to and sold at retail in  | ||||||
| 25 | the Dorchester Senior Business Center owned by the Village of  | ||||||
| 26 | Dolton if the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | connection with organized functions for which the planned  | ||||||
| 2 | attendance is 20 or more persons, and if the person or facility  | ||||||
| 3 | selling or dispensing the alcoholic liquor has provided dram  | ||||||
| 4 | shop liability insurance in maximum limits so as to hold  | ||||||
| 5 | harmless the Village of Dolton and the State from all  | ||||||
| 6 | financial loss, damage and harm. | ||||||
| 7 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail  | ||||||
| 8 | in any building used as an Illinois State Armory provided: | ||||||
| 9 |         (i) the Adjutant General's written consent to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  issuance of a license to sell alcoholic liquor in such  | ||||||
| 11 |  building is filed with the Commission; | ||||||
| 12 |         (ii) the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only in  | ||||||
| 13 |  connection with organized functions held on special  | ||||||
| 14 |  occasions; | ||||||
| 15 |         (iii) the organized function is one for which the  | ||||||
| 16 |  planned attendance is 25 or more persons; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (iv) the facility selling or dispensing the alcoholic  | ||||||
| 18 |  liquors has provided dram shop liability insurance in  | ||||||
| 19 |  maximum limits so as to save harmless the facility and the  | ||||||
| 20 |  State from all financial loss, damage or harm. | ||||||
| 21 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail  | ||||||
| 22 | in the Chicago Civic Center, provided that: | ||||||
| 23 |         (i) the written consent of the Public Building  | ||||||
| 24 |  Commission which administers the Chicago Civic Center is  | ||||||
| 25 |  filed with the Commission; | ||||||
| 26 |         (ii) the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  connection with organized functions held on special  | ||||||
| 2 |  occasions; | ||||||
| 3 |         (iii) the organized function is one for which the  | ||||||
| 4 |  planned attendance is 25 or more persons; | ||||||
| 5 |         (iv) the facility selling or dispensing the alcoholic  | ||||||
| 6 |  liquors has provided dram shop liability insurance in  | ||||||
| 7 |  maximum limits so as to hold harmless the Civic Center,  | ||||||
| 8 |  the City of Chicago and the State from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 9 |  damage or harm; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (v) all applicable local ordinances are complied with. | ||||||
| 11 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered or sold in any building  | ||||||
| 12 | belonging to or under the control of any city, village or  | ||||||
| 13 | incorporated town where more than 75% of the physical  | ||||||
| 14 | properties of the building is used for commercial or  | ||||||
| 15 | recreational purposes, and the building is located upon a pier  | ||||||
| 16 | extending into or over the waters of a navigable lake or stream  | ||||||
| 17 | or on the shore of a navigable lake or stream. In accordance  | ||||||
| 18 | with a license issued under this Act, alcoholic liquor may be  | ||||||
| 19 | sold, served, or delivered in buildings and facilities under  | ||||||
| 20 | the control of the Department of Natural Resources during  | ||||||
| 21 | events or activities lasting no more than 7 continuous days  | ||||||
| 22 | upon the written approval of the Director of Natural Resources  | ||||||
| 23 | acting as the controlling government authority. The Director  | ||||||
| 24 | of Natural Resources may specify conditions on that approval,  | ||||||
| 25 | including, but not limited to, requirements for insurance and  | ||||||
| 26 | hours of operation. Notwithstanding any other provision of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | this Act, alcoholic liquor sold by a United States Army Corps  | ||||||
| 2 | of Engineers or Department of Natural Resources concessionaire  | ||||||
| 3 | who was operating on June 1, 1991 for on-premises consumption  | ||||||
| 4 | only is not subject to the provisions of Articles IV and IX.  | ||||||
| 5 | Beer and wine may be sold on the premises of the Joliet Park  | ||||||
| 6 | District Stadium owned by the Joliet Park District when  | ||||||
| 7 | written consent to the issuance of a license to sell beer and  | ||||||
| 8 | wine in such premises is filed with the local liquor  | ||||||
| 9 | commissioner by the Joliet Park District. Beer and wine may be  | ||||||
| 10 | sold in buildings on the grounds of State veterans' homes when  | ||||||
| 11 | written consent to the issuance of a license to sell beer and  | ||||||
| 12 | wine in such buildings is filed with the Commission by the  | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Veterans' Affairs, and the facility shall  | ||||||
| 14 | provide dram shop liability in maximum insurance coverage  | ||||||
| 15 | limits so as to save the facility harmless from all financial  | ||||||
| 16 | loss, damage or harm. Such liquors may be delivered to and sold  | ||||||
| 17 | at any property owned or held under lease by a Metropolitan  | ||||||
| 18 | Pier and Exposition Authority or Metropolitan Exposition and  | ||||||
| 19 | Auditorium Authority. | ||||||
| 20 |     Beer and wine may be sold and dispensed at professional  | ||||||
| 21 | sporting events and at professional concerts and other  | ||||||
| 22 | entertainment events conducted on premises owned by the Forest  | ||||||
| 23 | Preserve District of Kane County, subject to the control of  | ||||||
| 24 | the District Commissioners and applicable local law, provided  | ||||||
| 25 | that dram shop liability insurance is provided at maximum  | ||||||
| 26 | coverage limits so as to hold the District harmless from all  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | financial loss, damage and harm. | ||||||
| 2 |     Nothing in this Section shall preclude the sale or  | ||||||
| 3 | delivery of beer and wine at a State or county fair or the sale  | ||||||
| 4 | or delivery of beer or wine at a city fair in any otherwise  | ||||||
| 5 | lawful manner. | ||||||
| 6 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings in  | ||||||
| 7 | State parks under the control of the Department of Natural  | ||||||
| 8 | Resources, provided: | ||||||
| 9 |         a. the State park has overnight lodging facilities  | ||||||
| 10 |  with some restaurant facilities or, not having overnight  | ||||||
| 11 |  lodging facilities, has restaurant facilities which serve  | ||||||
| 12 |  complete luncheon and dinner or supper meals, | ||||||
| 13 |         b. (blank), and | ||||||
| 14 |         c. the alcoholic liquors are sold by the State park  | ||||||
| 15 |  lodge or restaurant concessionaire only during the hours  | ||||||
| 16 |  from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock midnight.  | ||||||
| 17 |  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, alcoholic  | ||||||
| 18 |  liquor sold by the State park or restaurant concessionaire  | ||||||
| 19 |  is not subject to the provisions of Articles IV and IX. | ||||||
| 20 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings on  | ||||||
| 21 | properties under the control of the Division of Historic  | ||||||
| 22 | Preservation of the Department of Natural Resources or the  | ||||||
| 23 | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum provided: | ||||||
| 24 |         a. the property has overnight lodging facilities with  | ||||||
| 25 |  some restaurant facilities or, not having overnight  | ||||||
| 26 |  lodging facilities, has restaurant facilities which serve  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  complete luncheon and dinner or supper meals, | ||||||
| 2 |         b. consent to the issuance of a license to sell  | ||||||
| 3 |  alcoholic liquors in the buildings has been filed with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  commission by the Division of Historic Preservation of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Department of Natural Resources or the Abraham Lincoln  | ||||||
| 6 |  Presidential Library and Museum, and | ||||||
| 7 |         c. the alcoholic liquors are sold by the lodge or  | ||||||
| 8 |  restaurant concessionaire only during the hours from 11  | ||||||
| 9 |  o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock midnight. | ||||||
| 10 |     The sale of alcoholic liquors pursuant to this Section  | ||||||
| 11 | does not authorize the establishment and operation of  | ||||||
| 12 | facilities commonly called taverns, saloons, bars, cocktail  | ||||||
| 13 | lounges, and the like except as a part of lodge and restaurant  | ||||||
| 14 | facilities in State parks or golf courses owned by Forest  | ||||||
| 15 | Preserve Districts with a population of less than 3,000,000 or  | ||||||
| 16 | municipalities or park districts. | ||||||
| 17 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in the Springfield  | ||||||
| 18 | Administration Building of the Department of Transportation  | ||||||
| 19 | and the Illinois State Armory in Springfield; provided, that  | ||||||
| 20 | the controlling government authority may consent to such sales  | ||||||
| 21 | only if | ||||||
| 22 |         a. the request is from a not-for-profit organization; | ||||||
| 23 |         b. such sales would not impede normal operations of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the departments involved; | ||||||
| 25 |         c. the not-for-profit organization provides dram shop  | ||||||
| 26 |  liability in maximum insurance coverage limits and agrees  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to defend, save harmless and indemnify the State of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Illinois from all financial loss, damage or harm; | ||||||
| 3 |         d. no such sale shall be made during normal working  | ||||||
| 4 |  hours of the State of Illinois; and | ||||||
| 5 |         e. the consent is in writing. | ||||||
| 6 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings in  | ||||||
| 7 | recreational areas of river conservancy districts under the  | ||||||
| 8 | control of, or leased from, the river conservancy districts.  | ||||||
| 9 | Such sales are subject to reasonable local regulations as  | ||||||
| 10 | provided in Article IV; however, no such regulations may  | ||||||
| 11 | prohibit or substantially impair the sale of alcoholic liquors  | ||||||
| 12 | on Sundays or Holidays. | ||||||
| 13 |     Alcoholic liquors may be provided in long term care  | ||||||
| 14 | facilities owned or operated by a county under Division 5-21  | ||||||
| 15 | or 5-22 of the Counties Code, when approved by the facility  | ||||||
| 16 | operator and not in conflict with the regulations of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Department of Public Health, to residents of the  | ||||||
| 18 | facility who have had their consumption of the alcoholic  | ||||||
| 19 | liquors provided approved in writing by a physician licensed  | ||||||
| 20 | to practice medicine in all its branches. | ||||||
| 21 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and dispensed in  | ||||||
| 22 | State housing assigned to employees of the Department of  | ||||||
| 23 | Corrections. No person shall furnish or allow to be furnished  | ||||||
| 24 | any alcoholic liquors to any prisoner confined in any jail,  | ||||||
| 25 | reformatory, prison or house of correction except upon a  | ||||||
| 26 | physician's prescription for medicinal purposes. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail or dispensed at  | ||||||
| 2 | the Willard Ice Building in Springfield, at the State Library  | ||||||
| 3 | in Springfield, and at Illinois State Museum facilities by (1)  | ||||||
| 4 | an agency of the State, whether legislative, judicial or  | ||||||
| 5 | executive, provided that such agency first obtains written  | ||||||
| 6 | permission to sell or dispense alcoholic liquors from the  | ||||||
| 7 | controlling government authority, or by (2) a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 8 | organization, provided that such organization: | ||||||
| 9 |         a. Obtains written consent from the controlling  | ||||||
| 10 |  government authority; | ||||||
| 11 |         b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a  | ||||||
| 12 |  manner that does not impair normal operations of State  | ||||||
| 13 |  offices located in the building; | ||||||
| 14 |         c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in  | ||||||
| 15 |  connection with an official activity in the building; | ||||||
| 16 |         d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram  | ||||||
| 17 |  shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and in  | ||||||
| 18 |  which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and  | ||||||
| 19 |  indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 20 |  damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing of  | ||||||
| 21 |  alcoholic liquors. | ||||||
| 22 |     Nothing in this Act shall prevent a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 23 | organization or agency of the State from employing the  | ||||||
| 24 | services of a catering establishment for the selling or  | ||||||
| 25 | dispensing of alcoholic liquors at authorized functions. | ||||||
| 26 |     The controlling government authority for the Willard Ice  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Building in Springfield shall be the Director of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department of Revenue. The controlling government authority  | ||||||
| 3 | for Illinois State Museum facilities shall be the Director of  | ||||||
| 4 | the Illinois State Museum. The controlling government  | ||||||
| 5 | authority for the State Library in Springfield shall be the  | ||||||
| 6 | Secretary of State. | ||||||
| 7 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail  | ||||||
| 8 | or dispensed at any facility, property or building under the  | ||||||
| 9 | jurisdiction of the Division of Historic Preservation of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department of Natural Resources, the Abraham Lincoln  | ||||||
| 11 | Presidential Library and Museum, or the State Treasurer where  | ||||||
| 12 | the delivery, sale or dispensing is by (1) an agency of the  | ||||||
| 13 | State, whether legislative, judicial or executive, provided  | ||||||
| 14 | that such agency first obtains written permission to sell or  | ||||||
| 15 | dispense alcoholic liquors from a controlling government  | ||||||
| 16 | authority, or by (2) an individual or organization provided  | ||||||
| 17 | that such individual or organization: | ||||||
| 18 |         a. Obtains written consent from the controlling  | ||||||
| 19 |  government authority; | ||||||
| 20 |         b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a  | ||||||
| 21 |  manner that does not impair normal workings of State  | ||||||
| 22 |  offices or operations located at the facility, property or  | ||||||
| 23 |  building; | ||||||
| 24 |         c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in  | ||||||
| 25 |  connection with an official activity of the individual or  | ||||||
| 26 |  organization in the facility, property or building; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram  | ||||||
| 2 |  shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and in  | ||||||
| 3 |  which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and  | ||||||
| 4 |  indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 5 |  damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing of  | ||||||
| 6 |  alcoholic liquors. | ||||||
| 7 |     The controlling government authority for the Division of  | ||||||
| 8 | Historic Preservation of the Department of Natural Resources  | ||||||
| 9 | shall be the Director of Natural Resources, the controlling  | ||||||
| 10 | government authority for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential  | ||||||
| 11 | Library and Museum shall be the Executive Director of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and the  | ||||||
| 13 | controlling government authority for the facilities, property,  | ||||||
| 14 | or buildings under the jurisdiction of the State Treasurer  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be the State Treasurer or the State Treasurer's  | ||||||
| 16 | designee. | ||||||
| 17 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail  | ||||||
| 18 | or dispensed for consumption at the Michael Bilandic Building  | ||||||
| 19 | at 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago IL 60601, after the  | ||||||
| 20 | normal business hours of any day care or child care facility  | ||||||
| 21 | located in the building, by (1) a commercial tenant or  | ||||||
| 22 | subtenant conducting business on the premises under a lease  | ||||||
| 23 | made pursuant to Section 405-315 of the Department of Central  | ||||||
| 24 | Management Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-315), provided that  | ||||||
| 25 | such tenant or subtenant who accepts delivery of, sells, or  | ||||||
| 26 | dispenses alcoholic liquors shall procure and maintain dram  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and in  | ||||||
| 2 | which the carrier agrees to defend, indemnify, and save  | ||||||
| 3 | harmless the State of Illinois from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 4 | damage, or harm arising out of the delivery, sale, or  | ||||||
| 5 | dispensing of alcoholic liquors, or by (2) an agency of the  | ||||||
| 6 | State, whether legislative, judicial, or executive, provided  | ||||||
| 7 | that such agency first obtains written permission to accept  | ||||||
| 8 | delivery of and sell or dispense alcoholic liquors from the  | ||||||
| 9 | Director of Central Management Services, or by (3) a  | ||||||
| 10 | not-for-profit organization, provided that such organization: | ||||||
| 11 |         a. obtains written consent from the Department of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Central Management Services;  | ||||||
| 13 |         b. accepts delivery of and sells or dispenses the  | ||||||
| 14 |  alcoholic liquors in a manner that does not impair normal  | ||||||
| 15 |  operations of State offices located in the building;  | ||||||
| 16 |         c. accepts delivery of and sells or dispenses  | ||||||
| 17 |  alcoholic liquors only in connection with an official  | ||||||
| 18 |  activity in the building; and | ||||||
| 19 |         d. provides, or its catering service provides, dram  | ||||||
| 20 |  shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and in  | ||||||
| 21 |  which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless, and  | ||||||
| 22 |  indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 23 |  damage, or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing  | ||||||
| 24 |  of alcoholic liquors. | ||||||
| 25 |     Nothing in this Act shall prevent a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 26 | organization or agency of the State from employing the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | services of a catering establishment for the selling or  | ||||||
| 2 | dispensing of alcoholic liquors at functions authorized by the  | ||||||
| 3 | Director of Central Management Services.  | ||||||
| 4 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail or dispensed at  | ||||||
| 5 | the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, subject to the  | ||||||
| 6 | provisions of Section 7.4 of the State Property Control Act,  | ||||||
| 7 | and 222 South College Street in Springfield, Illinois by (1) a  | ||||||
| 8 | commercial tenant or subtenant conducting business on the  | ||||||
| 9 | premises under a lease or sublease made pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 405-315 of the Department of Central Management Services Law  | ||||||
| 11 | (20 ILCS 405/405-315), provided that such tenant or subtenant  | ||||||
| 12 | who sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors shall procure and  | ||||||
| 13 | maintain dram shop liability insurance in maximum coverage  | ||||||
| 14 | limits and in which the carrier agrees to defend, indemnify  | ||||||
| 15 | and save harmless the State of Illinois from all financial  | ||||||
| 16 | loss, damage or harm arising out of the sale or dispensing of  | ||||||
| 17 | alcoholic liquors, or by (2) an agency of the State, whether  | ||||||
| 18 | legislative, judicial or executive, provided that such agency  | ||||||
| 19 | first obtains written permission to sell or dispense alcoholic  | ||||||
| 20 | liquors from the Director of Central Management Services, or  | ||||||
| 21 | by (3) a not-for-profit organization, provided that such  | ||||||
| 22 | organization: | ||||||
| 23 |         a. Obtains written consent from the Department of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Central Management Services; | ||||||
| 25 |         b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a  | ||||||
| 26 |  manner that does not impair normal operations of State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  offices located in the building; | ||||||
| 2 |         c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in  | ||||||
| 3 |  connection with an official activity in the building; | ||||||
| 4 |         d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram  | ||||||
| 5 |  shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and in  | ||||||
| 6 |  which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and  | ||||||
| 7 |  indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 8 |  damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing of  | ||||||
| 9 |  alcoholic liquors. | ||||||
| 10 |     Nothing in this Act shall prevent a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 11 | organization or agency of the State from employing the  | ||||||
| 12 | services of a catering establishment for the selling or  | ||||||
| 13 | dispensing of alcoholic liquors at functions authorized by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Director of Central Management Services. | ||||||
| 15 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered at any facility  | ||||||
| 16 | owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority provided  | ||||||
| 17 | that dram shop liability insurance has been made available in  | ||||||
| 18 | a form, with such coverage and in such amounts as the Authority  | ||||||
| 19 | reasonably determines is necessary. | ||||||
| 20 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail or dispensed at  | ||||||
| 21 | the Rockford State Office Building by (1) an agency of the  | ||||||
| 22 | State, whether legislative, judicial or executive, provided  | ||||||
| 23 | that such agency first obtains written permission to sell or  | ||||||
| 24 | dispense alcoholic liquors from the Department of Central  | ||||||
| 25 | Management Services, or by (2) a not-for-profit organization,  | ||||||
| 26 | provided that such organization: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         a. Obtains written consent from the Department of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Central Management Services; | ||||||
| 3 |         b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a  | ||||||
| 4 |  manner that does not impair normal operations of State  | ||||||
| 5 |  offices located in the building; | ||||||
| 6 |         c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in  | ||||||
| 7 |  connection with an official activity in the building; | ||||||
| 8 |         d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram  | ||||||
| 9 |  shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and in  | ||||||
| 10 |  which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and  | ||||||
| 11 |  indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 12 |  damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing of  | ||||||
| 13 |  alcoholic liquors. | ||||||
| 14 |     Nothing in this Act shall prevent a not-for-profit  | ||||||
| 15 | organization or agency of the State from employing the  | ||||||
| 16 | services of a catering establishment for the selling or  | ||||||
| 17 | dispensing of alcoholic liquors at functions authorized by the  | ||||||
| 18 | Department of Central Management Services. | ||||||
| 19 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in a building  | ||||||
| 20 | that is owned by McLean County, situated on land owned by the  | ||||||
| 21 | county in the City of Bloomington, and used by the McLean  | ||||||
| 22 | County Historical Society if the sale or delivery is approved  | ||||||
| 23 | by an ordinance adopted by the county board, and the  | ||||||
| 24 | municipality in which the building is located may not prohibit  | ||||||
| 25 | that sale or delivery, notwithstanding any other provision of  | ||||||
| 26 | this Section. The regulation of the sale and delivery of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | alcoholic liquor in a building that is owned by McLean County,  | ||||||
| 2 | situated on land owned by the county, and used by the McLean  | ||||||
| 3 | County Historical Society as provided in this paragraph is an  | ||||||
| 4 | exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and  | ||||||
| 5 | limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois Constitution of the power of a home rule municipality  | ||||||
| 7 | to regulate that sale and delivery. | ||||||
| 8 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in any building  | ||||||
| 9 | situated on land held in trust for any school district  | ||||||
| 10 | organized under Article 34 of the School Code, if the building  | ||||||
| 11 | is not used for school purposes and if the sale or delivery is  | ||||||
| 12 | approved by the board of education. | ||||||
| 13 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail  | ||||||
| 14 | in any building owned by a public library district, provided  | ||||||
| 15 | that the delivery and sale is approved by the board of trustees  | ||||||
| 16 | of that public library district and is limited to library  | ||||||
| 17 | fundraising events or programs of a cultural or educational  | ||||||
| 18 | nature. Before the board of trustees of a public library  | ||||||
| 19 | district may approve the delivery and sale of alcoholic  | ||||||
| 20 | liquors, the board of trustees of the public library district  | ||||||
| 21 | must have a written policy that has been approved by the board  | ||||||
| 22 | of trustees of the public library district governing when and  | ||||||
| 23 | under what circumstances alcoholic liquors may be delivered to  | ||||||
| 24 | and sold at retail on property owned by that public library  | ||||||
| 25 | district. The written policy must (i) provide that no  | ||||||
| 26 | alcoholic liquor may be sold, distributed, or consumed in any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | area of the library accessible to the general public during  | ||||||
| 2 | the event or program, (ii) prohibit the removal of alcoholic  | ||||||
| 3 | liquor from the venue during the event, and (iii) require that  | ||||||
| 4 | steps be taken to prevent the sale or distribution of  | ||||||
| 5 | alcoholic liquor to persons under the age of 21. Any public  | ||||||
| 6 | library district that has alcoholic liquor delivered to or  | ||||||
| 7 | sold at retail on property owned by the public library  | ||||||
| 8 | district shall provide dram shop liability insurance in  | ||||||
| 9 | maximum insurance coverage limits so as to save harmless the  | ||||||
| 10 | public library districts from all financial loss, damage, or  | ||||||
| 11 | harm. | ||||||
| 12 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in buildings  | ||||||
| 13 | owned by the Community Building Complex Committee of Boone  | ||||||
| 14 | County, Illinois if the person or facility selling or  | ||||||
| 15 | dispensing the alcoholic liquor has provided dram shop  | ||||||
| 16 | liability insurance with coverage and in amounts that the  | ||||||
| 17 | Committee reasonably determines are necessary. | ||||||
| 18 |     Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in the building  | ||||||
| 19 | located at 1200 Centerville Avenue in Belleville, Illinois and  | ||||||
| 20 | occupied by either the Belleville Area Special Education  | ||||||
| 21 | District or the Belleville Area Special Services Cooperative. | ||||||
| 22 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at the  | ||||||
| 23 | Louis Joliet Renaissance Center, City Center Campus, located  | ||||||
| 24 | at 214 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, and the Food  | ||||||
| 25 | Services/Culinary Arts Department facilities, Main Campus,  | ||||||
| 26 | located at 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, owned by or under the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | control of Joliet Junior College, Illinois Community College  | ||||||
| 2 | District No. 525.  | ||||||
| 3 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at Triton  | ||||||
| 4 | College, Illinois Community College District No. 504.  | ||||||
| 5 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at the  | ||||||
| 6 | College of DuPage, Illinois Community College District No.  | ||||||
| 7 | 502.  | ||||||
| 8 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold on any  | ||||||
| 9 | property owned, operated, or controlled by Lewis and Clark  | ||||||
| 10 | Community College, Illinois Community College District No.  | ||||||
| 11 | 536. | ||||||
| 12 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at the  | ||||||
| 13 | building located at 446 East Hickory Avenue in Apple River,  | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois, owned by the Apple River Fire Protection District,  | ||||||
| 15 | and occupied by the Apple River Community Association if the  | ||||||
| 16 | alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only in connection with  | ||||||
| 17 | organized functions approved by the Apple River Community  | ||||||
| 18 | Association for which the planned attendance is 20 or more  | ||||||
| 19 | persons and if the person or facility selling or dispensing  | ||||||
| 20 | the alcoholic liquor has provided dram shop liability  | ||||||
| 21 | insurance in maximum limits so as to hold harmless the Apple  | ||||||
| 22 | River Fire Protection District, the Village of Apple River,  | ||||||
| 23 | and the Apple River Community Association from all financial  | ||||||
| 24 | loss, damage, and harm.  | ||||||
| 25 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at the  | ||||||
| 26 | Sikia Restaurant, Kennedy King College Campus, located at 740  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | West 63rd Street, Chicago, and at the Food Services in the  | ||||||
| 2 | Great Hall/Washburne Culinary Institute Department facility,  | ||||||
| 3 | Kennedy King College Campus, located at 740 West 63rd Street,  | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago, owned by or under the control of City Colleges of  | ||||||
| 5 | Chicago, Illinois Community College District No. 508.  | ||||||
| 6 |     Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at the  | ||||||
| 7 | building located at 305 West Grove St. in Poplar Grove,  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois that is owned and operated by North Boone Fire  | ||||||
| 9 | District #3 if the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only  | ||||||
| 10 | in connection with organized functions approved by the North  | ||||||
| 11 | Boone Fire District #3 for which the planned attendance is 20  | ||||||
| 12 | or more persons and if the person or facility selling or  | ||||||
| 13 | dispensing the alcoholic liquor has provided dram shop  | ||||||
| 14 | liability insurance in maximum limits so as to hold harmless  | ||||||
| 15 | North Boone County Fire District #3 from all financial loss,  | ||||||
| 16 | damage, and harm.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 103-956, eff. 8-9-24; 103-971, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
| 18 | revised 9-25-24.)
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| 19 |     Section 900. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 20 | changing Sections 5-5, 5-5.01a, 5-5a.1, 5-16.8, 5-16.8a,  | ||||||
| 21 | 5-30.1, and 14-12 and by setting forth and renumbering  | ||||||
| 22 | Sections 5-5.24a and 5-52 as follows:
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| 23 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-5) | ||||||
| 24 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5-5. Medical services.  The Illinois Department, by  | ||||||
| 2 | rule, shall determine the quantity and quality of and the rate  | ||||||
| 3 | of reimbursement for the medical assistance for which payment  | ||||||
| 4 | will be authorized, and the medical services to be provided,  | ||||||
| 5 | which may include all or part of the following: (1) inpatient  | ||||||
| 6 | hospital services; (2) outpatient hospital services; (3) other  | ||||||
| 7 | laboratory and X-ray services; (4) skilled nursing home  | ||||||
| 8 | services; (5) physicians' services whether furnished in the  | ||||||
| 9 | office, the patient's home, a hospital, a skilled nursing  | ||||||
| 10 | home, or elsewhere; (6) medical care, or any other type of  | ||||||
| 11 | remedial care furnished by licensed practitioners; (7) home  | ||||||
| 12 | health care services; (8) private duty nursing service; (9)  | ||||||
| 13 | clinic services; (10) dental services, including prevention  | ||||||
| 14 | and treatment of periodontal disease and dental caries disease  | ||||||
| 15 | for pregnant individuals, provided by an individual licensed  | ||||||
| 16 | to practice dentistry or dental surgery; for purposes of this  | ||||||
| 17 | item (10), "dental services" means diagnostic, preventive, or  | ||||||
| 18 | corrective procedures provided by or under the supervision of  | ||||||
| 19 | a dentist in the practice of his or her profession; (11)  | ||||||
| 20 | physical therapy and related services; (12) prescribed drugs,  | ||||||
| 21 | dentures, and prosthetic devices; and eyeglasses prescribed by  | ||||||
| 22 | a physician skilled in the diseases of the eye, or by an  | ||||||
| 23 | optometrist, whichever the person may select; (13) other  | ||||||
| 24 | diagnostic, screening, preventive, and rehabilitative  | ||||||
| 25 | services, including to ensure that the individual's need for  | ||||||
| 26 | intervention or treatment of mental disorders or substance use  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use  | ||||||
| 2 | disorders is determined using a uniform screening, assessment,  | ||||||
| 3 | and evaluation process inclusive of criteria, for children and  | ||||||
| 4 | adults; for purposes of this item (13), a uniform screening,  | ||||||
| 5 | assessment, and evaluation process refers to a process that  | ||||||
| 6 | includes an appropriate evaluation and, as warranted, a  | ||||||
| 7 | referral; "uniform" does not mean the use of a singular  | ||||||
| 8 | instrument, tool, or process that all must utilize; (14)  | ||||||
| 9 | transportation and such other expenses as may be necessary;  | ||||||
| 10 | (15) medical treatment of sexual assault survivors, as defined  | ||||||
| 11 | in Section 1a of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency  | ||||||
| 12 | Treatment Act, for injuries sustained as a result of the  | ||||||
| 13 | sexual assault, including examinations and laboratory tests to  | ||||||
| 14 | discover evidence which may be used in criminal proceedings  | ||||||
| 15 | arising from the sexual assault; (16) the diagnosis and  | ||||||
| 16 | treatment of sickle cell anemia; (16.5) services performed by  | ||||||
| 17 | a chiropractic physician licensed under the Medical Practice  | ||||||
| 18 | Act of 1987 and acting within the scope of his or her license,  | ||||||
| 19 | including, but not limited to, chiropractic manipulative  | ||||||
| 20 | treatment; and (17) any other medical care, and any other type  | ||||||
| 21 | of remedial care recognized under the laws of this State. The  | ||||||
| 22 | term "any other type of remedial care" shall include nursing  | ||||||
| 23 | care and nursing home service for persons who rely on  | ||||||
| 24 | treatment by spiritual means alone through prayer for healing.  | ||||||
| 25 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a  | ||||||
| 26 | comprehensive tobacco use cessation program that includes  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | purchasing prescription drugs or prescription medical devices  | ||||||
| 2 | approved by the Food and Drug Administration shall be covered  | ||||||
| 3 | under the medical assistance program under this Article for  | ||||||
| 4 | persons who are otherwise eligible for assistance under this  | ||||||
| 5 | Article.  | ||||||
| 6 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 7 | reproductive health care that is otherwise legal in Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | shall be covered under the medical assistance program for  | ||||||
| 9 | persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance  | ||||||
| 10 | under this Article.  | ||||||
| 11 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, all  | ||||||
| 12 | tobacco cessation medications approved by the United States  | ||||||
| 13 | Food and Drug Administration and all individual and group  | ||||||
| 14 | tobacco cessation counseling services and telephone-based  | ||||||
| 15 | counseling services and tobacco cessation medications provided  | ||||||
| 16 | through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline shall be covered under  | ||||||
| 17 | the medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise  | ||||||
| 18 | eligible for assistance under this Article. The Department  | ||||||
| 19 | shall comply with all federal requirements necessary to obtain  | ||||||
| 20 | federal financial participation, as specified in 42 CFR  | ||||||
| 21 | 433.15(b)(7), for telephone-based counseling services provided  | ||||||
| 22 | through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, including, but not  | ||||||
| 23 | limited to: (i) entering into a memorandum of understanding or  | ||||||
| 24 | interagency agreement with the Department of Public Health, as  | ||||||
| 25 | administrator of the Illinois Tobacco Quitline; and (ii)  | ||||||
| 26 | developing a cost allocation plan for Medicaid-allowable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Illinois Tobacco Quitline services in accordance with 45 CFR  | ||||||
| 2 | 95.507. The Department shall submit the memorandum of  | ||||||
| 3 | understanding or interagency agreement, the cost allocation  | ||||||
| 4 | plan, and all other necessary documentation to the Centers for  | ||||||
| 5 | Medicare and Medicaid Services for review and approval.  | ||||||
| 6 | Coverage under this paragraph shall be contingent upon federal  | ||||||
| 7 | approval. | ||||||
| 8 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Department may not require, as a condition of payment  | ||||||
| 10 | for any laboratory test authorized under this Article, that a  | ||||||
| 11 | physician's handwritten signature appear on the laboratory  | ||||||
| 12 | test order form. The Illinois Department may, however, impose  | ||||||
| 13 | other appropriate requirements regarding laboratory test order  | ||||||
| 14 | documentation.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Upon receipt of federal approval of an amendment to the  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Title XIX State Plan for this purpose, the Department  | ||||||
| 17 | shall authorize the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to procure a  | ||||||
| 18 | vendor or vendors to manufacture eyeglasses for individuals  | ||||||
| 19 | enrolled in a school within the CPS system. CPS shall ensure  | ||||||
| 20 | that its vendor or vendors are enrolled as providers in the  | ||||||
| 21 | medical assistance program and in any capitated Medicaid  | ||||||
| 22 | managed care entity (MCE) serving individuals enrolled in a  | ||||||
| 23 | school within the CPS system. Under any contract procured  | ||||||
| 24 | under this provision, the vendor or vendors must serve only  | ||||||
| 25 | individuals enrolled in a school within the CPS system. Claims  | ||||||
| 26 | for services provided by CPS's vendor or vendors to recipients  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of benefits in the medical assistance program under this Code,  | ||||||
| 2 | the Children's Health Insurance Program, or the Covering ALL  | ||||||
| 3 | KIDS Health Insurance Program shall be submitted to the  | ||||||
| 4 | Department or the MCE in which the individual is enrolled for  | ||||||
| 5 | payment and shall be reimbursed at the Department's or the  | ||||||
| 6 | MCE's established rates or rate methodologies for eyeglasses.  | ||||||
| 7 |     On and after July 1, 2012, the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 8 | and Family Services may provide the following services to  | ||||||
| 9 | persons eligible for assistance under this Article who are  | ||||||
| 10 | participating in education, training or employment programs  | ||||||
| 11 | operated by the Department of Human Services as successor to  | ||||||
| 12 | the Department of Public Aid: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) dental services provided by or under the  | ||||||
| 14 |  supervision of a dentist; and  | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) eyeglasses prescribed by a physician skilled in  | ||||||
| 16 |  the diseases of the eye, or by an optometrist, whichever  | ||||||
| 17 |  the person may select. | ||||||
| 18 |     On and after July 1, 2018, the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 19 | and Family Services shall provide dental services to any adult  | ||||||
| 20 | who is otherwise eligible for assistance under the medical  | ||||||
| 21 | assistance program. As used in this paragraph, "dental  | ||||||
| 22 | services" means diagnostic, preventative, restorative, or  | ||||||
| 23 | corrective procedures, including procedures and services for  | ||||||
| 24 | the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease and dental  | ||||||
| 25 | caries disease, provided by an individual who is licensed to  | ||||||
| 26 | practice dentistry or dental surgery or who is under the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | supervision of a dentist in the practice of his or her  | ||||||
| 2 | profession. | ||||||
| 3 |     On and after July 1, 2018, targeted dental services, as  | ||||||
| 4 | set forth in Exhibit D of the Consent Decree entered by the  | ||||||
| 5 | United States District Court for the Northern District of  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois, Eastern Division, in the matter of Memisovski v.  | ||||||
| 7 | Maram, Case No. 92 C 1982, that are provided to adults under  | ||||||
| 8 | the medical assistance program shall be established at no less  | ||||||
| 9 | than the rates set forth in the "New Rate" column in Exhibit D  | ||||||
| 10 | of the Consent Decree for targeted dental services that are  | ||||||
| 11 | provided to persons under the age of 18 under the medical  | ||||||
| 12 | assistance program.  | ||||||
| 13 |     Subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025,  | ||||||
| 14 | the rates paid for sedation evaluation and the provision of  | ||||||
| 15 | deep sedation and intravenous sedation for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 16 | dental services shall be increased by 33% above the rates in  | ||||||
| 17 | effect on December 31, 2024. The rates paid for nitrous oxide  | ||||||
| 18 | sedation shall not be impacted by this paragraph and shall  | ||||||
| 19 | remain the same as the rates in effect on December 31, 2024.  | ||||||
| 20 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code and  | ||||||
| 21 | subject to federal approval, the Department may adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 22 | allow a dentist who is volunteering his or her service at no  | ||||||
| 23 | cost to render dental services through an enrolled  | ||||||
| 24 | not-for-profit health clinic without the dentist personally  | ||||||
| 25 | enrolling as a participating provider in the medical  | ||||||
| 26 | assistance program. A not-for-profit health clinic shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | include a public health clinic or Federally Qualified Health  | ||||||
| 2 | Center or other enrolled provider, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department, through which dental services covered under this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section are performed. The Department shall establish a  | ||||||
| 5 | process for payment of claims for reimbursement for covered  | ||||||
| 6 | dental services rendered under this provision.  | ||||||
| 7 |     Subject to appropriation and to federal approval, the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department shall file administrative rules updating the  | ||||||
| 9 | Handicapping Labio-Lingual Deviation orthodontic scoring tool  | ||||||
| 10 | by January 1, 2025, or as soon as practicable.  | ||||||
| 11 |     On and after January 1, 2022, the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 12 | and Family Services shall administer and regulate a  | ||||||
| 13 | school-based dental program that allows for the out-of-office  | ||||||
| 14 | delivery of preventative dental services in a school setting  | ||||||
| 15 | to children under 19 years of age. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 16 | establish, by rule, guidelines for participation by providers  | ||||||
| 17 | and set requirements for follow-up referral care based on the  | ||||||
| 18 | requirements established in the Dental Office Reference Manual  | ||||||
| 19 | published by the Department that establishes the requirements  | ||||||
| 20 | for dentists participating in the All Kids Dental School  | ||||||
| 21 | Program. Every effort shall be made by the Department when  | ||||||
| 22 | developing the program requirements to consider the different  | ||||||
| 23 | geographic differences of both urban and rural areas of the  | ||||||
| 24 | State for initial treatment and necessary follow-up care. No  | ||||||
| 25 | provider shall be charged a fee by any unit of local government  | ||||||
| 26 | to participate in the school-based dental program administered  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | by the Department. Nothing in this paragraph shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | construed to limit or preempt a home rule unit's or school  | ||||||
| 3 | district's authority to establish, change, or administer a  | ||||||
| 4 | school-based dental program in addition to, or independent of,  | ||||||
| 5 | the school-based dental program administered by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department.  | ||||||
| 7 |     The Illinois Department, by rule, may distinguish and  | ||||||
| 8 | classify the medical services to be provided only in  | ||||||
| 9 | accordance with the classes of persons designated in Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 5-2.  | ||||||
| 11 |     The Department of Healthcare and Family Services must  | ||||||
| 12 | provide coverage and reimbursement for amino acid-based  | ||||||
| 13 | elemental formulas, regardless of delivery method, for the  | ||||||
| 14 | diagnosis and treatment of (i) eosinophilic disorders and (ii)  | ||||||
| 15 | short bowel syndrome when the prescribing physician has issued  | ||||||
| 16 | a written order stating that the amino acid-based elemental  | ||||||
| 17 | formula is medically necessary.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The Illinois Department shall authorize the provision of,  | ||||||
| 19 | and shall authorize payment for, screening by low-dose  | ||||||
| 20 | mammography for the presence of occult breast cancer for  | ||||||
| 21 | individuals 35 years of age or older who are eligible for  | ||||||
| 22 | medical assistance under this Article, as follows: | ||||||
| 23 |         (A) A baseline mammogram for individuals 35 to 39  | ||||||
| 24 |  years of age.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (B) An annual mammogram for individuals 40 years of  | ||||||
| 26 |  age or older. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (C) A mammogram at the age and intervals considered  | ||||||
| 2 |  medically necessary by the individual's health care  | ||||||
| 3 |  provider for individuals under 40 years of age and having  | ||||||
| 4 |  a family history of breast cancer, prior personal history  | ||||||
| 5 |  of breast cancer, positive genetic testing, or other risk  | ||||||
| 6 |  factors. | ||||||
| 7 |         (D) A comprehensive ultrasound screening and MRI of an  | ||||||
| 8 |  entire breast or breasts if a mammogram demonstrates  | ||||||
| 9 |  heterogeneous or dense breast tissue or when medically  | ||||||
| 10 |  necessary as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 11 |  practice medicine in all of its branches.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (E) A screening MRI when medically necessary, as  | ||||||
| 13 |  determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine in  | ||||||
| 14 |  all of its branches.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (F) A diagnostic mammogram when medically necessary,  | ||||||
| 16 |  as determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine  | ||||||
| 17 |  in all its branches, advanced practice registered nurse,  | ||||||
| 18 |  or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 19 |     The Department shall not impose a deductible, coinsurance,  | ||||||
| 20 | copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the  | ||||||
| 21 | coverage provided under this paragraph; except that this  | ||||||
| 22 | sentence does not apply to coverage of diagnostic mammograms  | ||||||
| 23 | to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible  | ||||||
| 24 | health plan from eligibility for a health savings account  | ||||||
| 25 | pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (26  | ||||||
| 26 | U.S.C. 223).  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     All screenings shall include a physical breast exam,  | ||||||
| 2 | instruction on self-examination and information regarding the  | ||||||
| 3 | frequency of self-examination and its value as a preventative  | ||||||
| 4 | tool. | ||||||
| 5 |     For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 6 |     "Diagnostic mammogram" means a mammogram obtained using  | ||||||
| 7 | diagnostic mammography. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Diagnostic mammography" means a method of screening that  | ||||||
| 9 | is designed to evaluate an abnormality in a breast, including  | ||||||
| 10 | an abnormality seen or suspected on a screening mammogram or a  | ||||||
| 11 | subjective or objective abnormality otherwise detected in the  | ||||||
| 12 | breast. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Low-dose mammography" means the x-ray examination of the  | ||||||
| 14 | breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography,  | ||||||
| 15 | including the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and  | ||||||
| 16 | image receptor, with an average radiation exposure delivery of  | ||||||
| 17 | less than one rad per breast for 2 views of an average size  | ||||||
| 18 | breast. The term also includes digital mammography and  | ||||||
| 19 | includes breast tomosynthesis. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic procedure that  | ||||||
| 21 | involves the acquisition of projection images over the  | ||||||
| 22 | stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital  | ||||||
| 23 | three-dimensional images of the breast. | ||||||
| 24 |     If, at any time, the Secretary of the United States  | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Health and Human Services, or its successor  | ||||||
| 26 | agency, promulgates rules or regulations to be published in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Federal Register or publishes a comment in the Federal  | ||||||
| 2 | Register or issues an opinion, guidance, or other action that  | ||||||
| 3 | would require the State, pursuant to any provision of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law  | ||||||
| 5 | 111-148), including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 6 | 18031(d)(3)(B) or any successor provision, to defray the cost  | ||||||
| 7 | of any coverage for breast tomosynthesis outlined in this  | ||||||
| 8 | paragraph, then the requirement that an insurer cover breast  | ||||||
| 9 | tomosynthesis is inoperative other than any such coverage  | ||||||
| 10 | authorized under Section 1902 of the Social Security Act, 42  | ||||||
| 11 | U.S.C. 1396a, and the State shall not assume any obligation  | ||||||
| 12 | for the cost of coverage for breast tomosynthesis set forth in  | ||||||
| 13 | this paragraph. | ||||||
| 14 |     On and after January 1, 2016, the Department shall ensure  | ||||||
| 15 | that all networks of care for adult clients of the Department  | ||||||
| 16 | include access to at least one breast imaging Center of  | ||||||
| 17 | Imaging Excellence as certified by the American College of  | ||||||
| 18 | Radiology. | ||||||
| 19 |     On and after January 1, 2012, providers participating in a  | ||||||
| 20 | quality improvement program approved by the Department shall  | ||||||
| 21 | be reimbursed for screening and diagnostic mammography at the  | ||||||
| 22 | same rate as the Medicare program's rates, including the  | ||||||
| 23 | increased reimbursement for digital mammography and, after  | ||||||
| 24 | January 1, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1018),  | ||||||
| 25 | breast tomosynthesis. | ||||||
| 26 |     The Department shall convene an expert panel including  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | representatives of hospitals, free-standing mammography  | ||||||
| 2 | facilities, and doctors, including radiologists, to establish  | ||||||
| 3 | quality standards for mammography. | ||||||
| 4 |     On and after January 1, 2017, providers participating in a  | ||||||
| 5 | breast cancer treatment quality improvement program approved  | ||||||
| 6 | by the Department shall be reimbursed for breast cancer  | ||||||
| 7 | treatment at a rate that is no lower than 95% of the Medicare  | ||||||
| 8 | program's rates for the data elements included in the breast  | ||||||
| 9 | cancer treatment quality program. | ||||||
| 10 |     The Department shall convene an expert panel, including  | ||||||
| 11 | representatives of hospitals, free-standing breast cancer  | ||||||
| 12 | treatment centers, breast cancer quality organizations, and  | ||||||
| 13 | doctors, including breast surgeons, reconstructive breast  | ||||||
| 14 | surgeons, oncologists, and primary care providers to establish  | ||||||
| 15 | quality standards for breast cancer treatment. | ||||||
| 16 |     Subject to federal approval, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 17 | establish a rate methodology for mammography at federally  | ||||||
| 18 | qualified health centers and other encounter-rate clinics.  | ||||||
| 19 | These clinics or centers may also collaborate with other  | ||||||
| 20 | hospital-based mammography facilities. By January 1, 2016, the  | ||||||
| 21 | Department shall report to the General Assembly on the status  | ||||||
| 22 | of the provision set forth in this paragraph. | ||||||
| 23 |     The Department shall establish a methodology to remind  | ||||||
| 24 | individuals who are age-appropriate for screening mammography,  | ||||||
| 25 | but who have not received a mammogram within the previous 18  | ||||||
| 26 | months, of the importance and benefit of screening  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | mammography. The Department shall work with experts in breast  | ||||||
| 2 | cancer outreach and patient navigation to optimize these  | ||||||
| 3 | reminders and shall establish a methodology for evaluating  | ||||||
| 4 | their effectiveness and modifying the methodology based on the  | ||||||
| 5 | evaluation. | ||||||
| 6 |     The Department shall establish a performance goal for  | ||||||
| 7 | primary care providers with respect to their female patients  | ||||||
| 8 | over age 40 receiving an annual mammogram. This performance  | ||||||
| 9 | goal shall be used to provide additional reimbursement in the  | ||||||
| 10 | form of a quality performance bonus to primary care providers  | ||||||
| 11 | who meet that goal. | ||||||
| 12 |     The Department shall devise a means of case-managing or  | ||||||
| 13 | patient navigation for beneficiaries diagnosed with breast  | ||||||
| 14 | cancer. This program shall initially operate as a pilot  | ||||||
| 15 | program in areas of the State with the highest incidence of  | ||||||
| 16 | mortality related to breast cancer. At least one pilot program  | ||||||
| 17 | site shall be in the metropolitan Chicago area and at least one  | ||||||
| 18 | site shall be outside the metropolitan Chicago area. On or  | ||||||
| 19 | after July 1, 2016, the pilot program shall be expanded to  | ||||||
| 20 | include one site in western Illinois, one site in southern  | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois, one site in central Illinois, and 4 sites within  | ||||||
| 22 | metropolitan Chicago. An evaluation of the pilot program shall  | ||||||
| 23 | be carried out measuring health outcomes and cost of care for  | ||||||
| 24 | those served by the pilot program compared to similarly  | ||||||
| 25 | situated patients who are not served by the pilot program.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The Department shall require all networks of care to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | develop a means either internally or by contract with experts  | ||||||
| 2 | in navigation and community outreach to navigate cancer  | ||||||
| 3 | patients to comprehensive care in a timely fashion. The  | ||||||
| 4 | Department shall require all networks of care to include  | ||||||
| 5 | access for patients diagnosed with cancer to at least one  | ||||||
| 6 | academic commission on cancer-accredited cancer program as an  | ||||||
| 7 | in-network covered benefit. | ||||||
| 8 |     The Department shall provide coverage and reimbursement  | ||||||
| 9 | for a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that is approved for  | ||||||
| 10 | marketing by the federal Food and Drug Administration for all  | ||||||
| 11 | persons between the ages of 9 and 45. Subject to federal  | ||||||
| 12 | approval, the Department shall provide coverage and  | ||||||
| 13 | reimbursement for a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for  | ||||||
| 14 | persons of the age of 46 and above who have been diagnosed with  | ||||||
| 15 | cervical dysplasia with a high risk of recurrence or  | ||||||
| 16 | progression. The Department shall disallow any  | ||||||
| 17 | preauthorization requirements for the administration of the  | ||||||
| 18 | human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.  | ||||||
| 19 |     On or after July 1, 2022, individuals who are otherwise  | ||||||
| 20 | eligible for medical assistance under this Article shall  | ||||||
| 21 | receive coverage for perinatal depression screenings for the  | ||||||
| 22 | 12-month period beginning on the last day of their pregnancy.  | ||||||
| 23 | Medical assistance coverage under this paragraph shall be  | ||||||
| 24 | conditioned on the use of a screening instrument approved by  | ||||||
| 25 | the Department. | ||||||
| 26 |     Any medical or health care provider shall immediately  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | recommend, to any pregnant individual who is being provided  | ||||||
| 2 | prenatal services and is suspected of having a substance use  | ||||||
| 3 | disorder as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act,  | ||||||
| 4 | referral to a local substance use disorder treatment program  | ||||||
| 5 | licensed by the Department of Human Services or to a licensed  | ||||||
| 6 | hospital which provides substance abuse treatment services.  | ||||||
| 7 | The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall assure  | ||||||
| 8 | coverage for the cost of treatment of the drug abuse or  | ||||||
| 9 | addiction for pregnant recipients in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Medicaid Program in conjunction with the Department  | ||||||
| 11 | of Human Services.  | ||||||
| 12 |     All medical providers providing medical assistance to  | ||||||
| 13 | pregnant individuals under this Code shall receive information  | ||||||
| 14 | from the Department on the availability of services under any  | ||||||
| 15 | program providing case management services for addicted  | ||||||
| 16 | individuals, including information on appropriate referrals  | ||||||
| 17 | for other social services that may be needed by addicted  | ||||||
| 18 | individuals in addition to treatment for addiction.  | ||||||
| 19 |     The Illinois Department, in cooperation with the  | ||||||
| 20 | Departments of Human Services (as successor to the Department  | ||||||
| 21 | of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) and Public Health, through  | ||||||
| 22 | a public awareness campaign, may provide information  | ||||||
| 23 | concerning treatment for alcoholism and drug abuse and  | ||||||
| 24 | addiction, prenatal health care, and other pertinent programs  | ||||||
| 25 | directed at reducing the number of drug-affected infants born  | ||||||
| 26 | to recipients of medical assistance.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Neither the Department of Healthcare and Family Services  | ||||||
| 2 | nor the Department of Human Services shall sanction the  | ||||||
| 3 | recipient solely on the basis of the recipient's substance  | ||||||
| 4 | abuse.  | ||||||
| 5 |     The Illinois Department shall establish such regulations  | ||||||
| 6 | governing the dispensing of health services under this Article  | ||||||
| 7 | as it shall deem appropriate. The Department should seek the  | ||||||
| 8 | advice of formal professional advisory committees appointed by  | ||||||
| 9 | the Director of the Illinois Department for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 10 | providing regular advice on policy and administrative matters,  | ||||||
| 11 | information dissemination and educational activities for  | ||||||
| 12 | medical and health care providers, and consistency in  | ||||||
| 13 | procedures to the Illinois Department.  | ||||||
| 14 |     The Illinois Department may develop and contract with  | ||||||
| 15 | Partnerships of medical providers to arrange medical services  | ||||||
| 16 | for persons eligible under Section 5-2 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 17 | Implementation of this Section may be by demonstration  | ||||||
| 18 | projects in certain geographic areas. The Partnership shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | represented by a sponsor organization. The Department, by  | ||||||
| 20 | rule, shall develop qualifications for sponsors of  | ||||||
| 21 | Partnerships. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 22 | require that the sponsor organization be a medical  | ||||||
| 23 | organization.  | ||||||
| 24 |     The sponsor must negotiate formal written contracts with  | ||||||
| 25 | medical providers for physician services, inpatient and  | ||||||
| 26 | outpatient hospital care, home health services, treatment for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | alcoholism and substance abuse, and other services determined  | ||||||
| 2 | necessary by the Illinois Department by rule for delivery by  | ||||||
| 3 | Partnerships. Physician services must include prenatal and  | ||||||
| 4 | obstetrical care. The Illinois Department shall reimburse  | ||||||
| 5 | medical services delivered by Partnership providers to clients  | ||||||
| 6 | in target areas according to provisions of this Article and  | ||||||
| 7 | the Illinois Health Finance Reform Act, except that:  | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) Physicians participating in a Partnership and  | ||||||
| 9 |  providing certain services, which shall be determined by  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Illinois Department, to persons in areas covered by  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Partnership may receive an additional surcharge for  | ||||||
| 12 |  such services.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) The Department may elect to consider and negotiate  | ||||||
| 14 |  financial incentives to encourage the development of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Partnerships and the efficient delivery of medical care.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) Persons receiving medical services through  | ||||||
| 17 |  Partnerships may receive medical and case management  | ||||||
| 18 |  services above the level usually offered through the  | ||||||
| 19 |  medical assistance program.  | ||||||
| 20 |     Medical providers shall be required to meet certain  | ||||||
| 21 | qualifications to participate in Partnerships to ensure the  | ||||||
| 22 | delivery of high quality medical services. These  | ||||||
| 23 | qualifications shall be determined by rule of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 | Department and may be higher than qualifications for  | ||||||
| 25 | participation in the medical assistance program. Partnership  | ||||||
| 26 | sponsors may prescribe reasonable additional qualifications  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for participation by medical providers, only with the prior  | ||||||
| 2 | written approval of the Illinois Department.  | ||||||
| 3 |     Nothing in this Section shall limit the free choice of  | ||||||
| 4 | practitioners, hospitals, and other providers of medical  | ||||||
| 5 | services by clients. In order to ensure patient freedom of  | ||||||
| 6 | choice, the Illinois Department shall immediately promulgate  | ||||||
| 7 | all rules and take all other necessary actions so that  | ||||||
| 8 | provided services may be accessed from therapeutically  | ||||||
| 9 | certified optometrists to the full extent of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 10 | Optometric Practice Act of 1987 without discriminating between  | ||||||
| 11 | service providers.  | ||||||
| 12 |     The Department shall apply for a waiver from the United  | ||||||
| 13 | States Health Care Financing Administration to allow for the  | ||||||
| 14 | implementation of Partnerships under this Section.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The Illinois Department shall require health care  | ||||||
| 16 | providers to maintain records that document the medical care  | ||||||
| 17 | and services provided to recipients of Medical Assistance  | ||||||
| 18 | under this Article. Such records must be retained for a period  | ||||||
| 19 | of not less than 6 years from the date of service or as  | ||||||
| 20 | provided by applicable State law, whichever period is longer,  | ||||||
| 21 | except that if an audit is initiated within the required  | ||||||
| 22 | retention period then the records must be retained until the  | ||||||
| 23 | audit is completed and every exception is resolved. The  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois Department shall require health care providers to  | ||||||
| 25 | make available, when authorized by the patient, in writing,  | ||||||
| 26 | the medical records in a timely fashion to other health care  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | providers who are treating or serving persons eligible for  | ||||||
| 2 | Medical Assistance under this Article. All dispensers of  | ||||||
| 3 | medical services shall be required to maintain and retain  | ||||||
| 4 | business and professional records sufficient to fully and  | ||||||
| 5 | accurately document the nature, scope, details and receipt of  | ||||||
| 6 | the health care provided to persons eligible for medical  | ||||||
| 7 | assistance under this Code, in accordance with regulations  | ||||||
| 8 | promulgated by the Illinois Department. The rules and  | ||||||
| 9 | regulations shall require that proof of the receipt of  | ||||||
| 10 | prescription drugs, dentures, prosthetic devices and  | ||||||
| 11 | eyeglasses by eligible persons under this Section accompany  | ||||||
| 12 | each claim for reimbursement submitted by the dispenser of  | ||||||
| 13 | such medical services. No such claims for reimbursement shall  | ||||||
| 14 | be approved for payment by the Illinois Department without  | ||||||
| 15 | such proof of receipt, unless the Illinois Department shall  | ||||||
| 16 | have put into effect and shall be operating a system of  | ||||||
| 17 | post-payment audit and review which shall, on a sampling  | ||||||
| 18 | basis, be deemed adequate by the Illinois Department to assure  | ||||||
| 19 | that such drugs, dentures, prosthetic devices and eyeglasses  | ||||||
| 20 | for which payment is being made are actually being received by  | ||||||
| 21 | eligible recipients. Within 90 days after September 16, 1984  | ||||||
| 22 | (the effective date of Public Act 83-1439), the Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Department shall establish a current list of acquisition costs  | ||||||
| 24 | for all prosthetic devices and any other items recognized as  | ||||||
| 25 | medical equipment and supplies reimbursable under this Article  | ||||||
| 26 | and shall update such list on a quarterly basis, except that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the acquisition costs of all prescription drugs shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | updated no less frequently than every 30 days as required by  | ||||||
| 3 | Section 5-5.12.  | ||||||
| 4 |     Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Department shall, within 365 days after July 22, 2013  | ||||||
| 6 | (the effective date of Public Act 98-104), establish  | ||||||
| 7 | procedures to permit skilled care facilities licensed under  | ||||||
| 8 | the Nursing Home Care Act to submit monthly billing claims for  | ||||||
| 9 | reimbursement purposes. Following development of these  | ||||||
| 10 | procedures, the Department shall, by July 1, 2016, test the  | ||||||
| 11 | viability of the new system and implement any necessary  | ||||||
| 12 | operational or structural changes to its information  | ||||||
| 13 | technology platforms in order to allow for the direct  | ||||||
| 14 | acceptance and payment of nursing home claims.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Department shall, within 365 days after August 15,  | ||||||
| 17 | 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-963), establish  | ||||||
| 18 | procedures to permit ID/DD facilities licensed under the ID/DD  | ||||||
| 19 | Community Care Act and MC/DD facilities licensed under the  | ||||||
| 20 | MC/DD Act to submit monthly billing claims for reimbursement  | ||||||
| 21 | purposes. Following development of these procedures, the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department shall have an additional 365 days to test the  | ||||||
| 23 | viability of the new system and to ensure that any necessary  | ||||||
| 24 | operational or structural changes to its information  | ||||||
| 25 | technology platforms are implemented.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The Illinois Department shall require all dispensers of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | medical services, other than an individual practitioner or  | ||||||
| 2 | group of practitioners, desiring to participate in the Medical  | ||||||
| 3 | Assistance program established under this Article to disclose  | ||||||
| 4 | all financial, beneficial, ownership, equity, surety or other  | ||||||
| 5 | interests in any and all firms, corporations, partnerships,  | ||||||
| 6 | associations, business enterprises, joint ventures, agencies,  | ||||||
| 7 | institutions or other legal entities providing any form of  | ||||||
| 8 | health care services in this State under this Article.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The Illinois Department may require that all dispensers of  | ||||||
| 10 | medical services desiring to participate in the medical  | ||||||
| 11 | assistance program established under this Article disclose,  | ||||||
| 12 | under such terms and conditions as the Illinois Department may  | ||||||
| 13 | by rule establish, all inquiries from clients and attorneys  | ||||||
| 14 | regarding medical bills paid by the Illinois Department, which  | ||||||
| 15 | inquiries could indicate potential existence of claims or  | ||||||
| 16 | liens for the Illinois Department.  | ||||||
| 17 |     Enrollment of a vendor shall be subject to a provisional  | ||||||
| 18 | period and shall be conditional for one year. During the  | ||||||
| 19 | period of conditional enrollment, the Department may terminate  | ||||||
| 20 | the vendor's eligibility to participate in, or may disenroll  | ||||||
| 21 | the vendor from, the medical assistance program without cause.  | ||||||
| 22 | Unless otherwise specified, such termination of eligibility or  | ||||||
| 23 | disenrollment is not subject to the Department's hearing  | ||||||
| 24 | process. However, a disenrolled vendor may reapply without  | ||||||
| 25 | penalty.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The Department has the discretion to limit the conditional  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | enrollment period for vendors based upon the category of risk  | ||||||
| 2 | of the vendor. | ||||||
| 3 |     Prior to enrollment and during the conditional enrollment  | ||||||
| 4 | period in the medical assistance program, all vendors shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | subject to enhanced oversight, screening, and review based on  | ||||||
| 6 | the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse that is posed by the  | ||||||
| 7 | category of risk of the vendor. The Illinois Department shall  | ||||||
| 8 | establish the procedures for oversight, screening, and review,  | ||||||
| 9 | which may include, but need not be limited to: criminal and  | ||||||
| 10 | financial background checks; fingerprinting; license,  | ||||||
| 11 | certification, and authorization verifications; unscheduled or  | ||||||
| 12 | unannounced site visits; database checks; prepayment audit  | ||||||
| 13 | reviews; audits; payment caps; payment suspensions; and other  | ||||||
| 14 | screening as required by federal or State law. | ||||||
| 15 |     The Department shall define or specify the following: (i)  | ||||||
| 16 | by provider notice, the "category of risk of the vendor" for  | ||||||
| 17 | each type of vendor, which shall take into account the level of  | ||||||
| 18 | screening applicable to a particular category of vendor under  | ||||||
| 19 | federal law and regulations; (ii) by rule or provider notice,  | ||||||
| 20 | the maximum length of the conditional enrollment period for  | ||||||
| 21 | each category of risk of the vendor; and (iii) by rule, the  | ||||||
| 22 | hearing rights, if any, afforded to a vendor in each category  | ||||||
| 23 | of risk of the vendor that is terminated or disenrolled during  | ||||||
| 24 | the conditional enrollment period.  | ||||||
| 25 |     To be eligible for payment consideration, a vendor's  | ||||||
| 26 | payment claim or bill, either as an initial claim or as a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | resubmitted claim following prior rejection, must be received  | ||||||
| 2 | by the Illinois Department, or its fiscal intermediary, no  | ||||||
| 3 | later than 180 days after the latest date on the claim on which  | ||||||
| 4 | medical goods or services were provided, with the following  | ||||||
| 5 | exceptions: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) In the case of a provider whose enrollment is in  | ||||||
| 7 |  process by the Illinois Department, the 180-day period  | ||||||
| 8 |  shall not begin until the date on the written notice from  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Illinois Department that the provider enrollment is  | ||||||
| 10 |  complete. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) In the case of errors attributable to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department or any of its claims processing intermediaries  | ||||||
| 13 |  which result in an inability to receive, process, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  adjudicate a claim, the 180-day period shall not begin  | ||||||
| 15 |  until the provider has been notified of the error. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) In the case of a provider for whom the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  Department initiates the monthly billing process. | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) In the case of a provider operated by a unit of  | ||||||
| 19 |  local government with a population exceeding 3,000,000  | ||||||
| 20 |  when local government funds finance federal participation  | ||||||
| 21 |  for claims payments.  | ||||||
| 22 |     For claims for services rendered during a period for which  | ||||||
| 23 | a recipient received retroactive eligibility, claims must be  | ||||||
| 24 | filed within 180 days after the Department determines the  | ||||||
| 25 | applicant is eligible. For claims for which the Illinois  | ||||||
| 26 | Department is not the primary payer, claims must be submitted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the Illinois Department within 180 days after the final  | ||||||
| 2 | adjudication by the primary payer. | ||||||
| 3 |     In the case of long term care facilities, within 120  | ||||||
| 4 | calendar days of receipt by the facility of required  | ||||||
| 5 | prescreening information, new admissions with associated  | ||||||
| 6 | admission documents shall be submitted through the Medical  | ||||||
| 7 | Electronic Data Interchange (MEDI) or the Recipient  | ||||||
| 8 | Eligibility Verification (REV) System or shall be submitted  | ||||||
| 9 | directly to the Department of Human Services using required  | ||||||
| 10 | admission forms. Effective September 1, 2014, admission  | ||||||
| 11 | documents, including all prescreening information, must be  | ||||||
| 12 | submitted through MEDI or REV. Confirmation numbers assigned  | ||||||
| 13 | to an accepted transaction shall be retained by a facility to  | ||||||
| 14 | verify timely submittal. Once an admission transaction has  | ||||||
| 15 | been completed, all resubmitted claims following prior  | ||||||
| 16 | rejection are subject to receipt no later than 180 days after  | ||||||
| 17 | the admission transaction has been completed. | ||||||
| 18 |     Claims that are not submitted and received in compliance  | ||||||
| 19 | with the foregoing requirements shall not be eligible for  | ||||||
| 20 | payment under the medical assistance program, and the State  | ||||||
| 21 | shall have no liability for payment of those claims. | ||||||
| 22 |     To the extent consistent with applicable information and  | ||||||
| 23 | privacy, security, and disclosure laws, State and federal  | ||||||
| 24 | agencies and departments shall provide the Illinois Department  | ||||||
| 25 | access to confidential and other information and data  | ||||||
| 26 | necessary to perform eligibility and payment verifications and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | other Illinois Department functions. This includes, but is not  | ||||||
| 2 | limited to: information pertaining to licensure;  | ||||||
| 3 | certification; earnings; immigration status; citizenship; wage  | ||||||
| 4 | reporting; unearned and earned income; pension income;  | ||||||
| 5 | employment; supplemental security income; social security  | ||||||
| 6 | numbers; National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers; the  | ||||||
| 7 | National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB); program and agency  | ||||||
| 8 | exclusions; taxpayer identification numbers; tax delinquency;  | ||||||
| 9 | corporate information; and death records. | ||||||
| 10 |     The Illinois Department shall enter into agreements with  | ||||||
| 11 | State agencies and departments, and is authorized to enter  | ||||||
| 12 | into agreements with federal agencies and departments, under  | ||||||
| 13 | which such agencies and departments shall share data necessary  | ||||||
| 14 | for medical assistance program integrity functions and  | ||||||
| 15 | oversight. The Illinois Department shall develop, in  | ||||||
| 16 | cooperation with other State departments and agencies, and in  | ||||||
| 17 | compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations,  | ||||||
| 18 | appropriate and effective methods to share such data. At a  | ||||||
| 19 | minimum, and to the extent necessary to provide data sharing,  | ||||||
| 20 | the Illinois Department shall enter into agreements with State  | ||||||
| 21 | agencies and departments, and is authorized to enter into  | ||||||
| 22 | agreements with federal agencies and departments, including,  | ||||||
| 23 | but not limited to: the Secretary of State; the Department of  | ||||||
| 24 | Revenue; the Department of Public Health; the Department of  | ||||||
| 25 | Human Services; and the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 26 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Beginning in fiscal year 2013, the Illinois Department  | ||||||
| 2 | shall set forth a request for information to identify the  | ||||||
| 3 | benefits of a pre-payment, post-adjudication, and post-edit  | ||||||
| 4 | claims system with the goals of streamlining claims processing  | ||||||
| 5 | and provider reimbursement, reducing the number of pending or  | ||||||
| 6 | rejected claims, and helping to ensure a more transparent  | ||||||
| 7 | adjudication process through the utilization of: (i) provider  | ||||||
| 8 | data verification and provider screening technology; and (ii)  | ||||||
| 9 | clinical code editing; and (iii) pre-pay, pre-adjudicated, or  | ||||||
| 10 | post-adjudicated predictive modeling with an integrated case  | ||||||
| 11 | management system with link analysis. Such a request for  | ||||||
| 12 | information shall not be considered as a request for proposal  | ||||||
| 13 | or as an obligation on the part of the Illinois Department to  | ||||||
| 14 | take any action or acquire any products or services.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The Illinois Department shall establish policies,  | ||||||
| 16 | procedures, standards and criteria by rule for the  | ||||||
| 17 | acquisition, repair and replacement of orthotic and prosthetic  | ||||||
| 18 | devices and durable medical equipment. Such rules shall  | ||||||
| 19 | provide, but not be limited to, the following services: (1)  | ||||||
| 20 | immediate repair or replacement of such devices by recipients;  | ||||||
| 21 | and (2) rental, lease, purchase or lease-purchase of durable  | ||||||
| 22 | medical equipment in a cost-effective manner, taking into  | ||||||
| 23 | consideration the recipient's medical prognosis, the extent of  | ||||||
| 24 | the recipient's needs, and the requirements and costs for  | ||||||
| 25 | maintaining such equipment. Subject to prior approval, such  | ||||||
| 26 | rules shall enable a recipient to temporarily acquire and use  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | alternative or substitute devices or equipment pending repairs  | ||||||
| 2 | or replacements of any device or equipment previously  | ||||||
| 3 | authorized for such recipient by the Department.  | ||||||
| 4 | Notwithstanding any provision of Section 5-5f to the contrary,  | ||||||
| 5 | the Department may, by rule, exempt certain replacement  | ||||||
| 6 | wheelchair parts from prior approval and, for wheelchairs,  | ||||||
| 7 | wheelchair parts, wheelchair accessories, and related seating  | ||||||
| 8 | and positioning items, determine the wholesale price by  | ||||||
| 9 | methods other than actual acquisition costs. | ||||||
| 10 |     The Department shall require, by rule, all providers of  | ||||||
| 11 | durable medical equipment to be accredited by an accreditation  | ||||||
| 12 | organization approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and  | ||||||
| 13 | Medicaid Services and recognized by the Department in order to  | ||||||
| 14 | bill the Department for providing durable medical equipment to  | ||||||
| 15 | recipients. No later than 15 months after the effective date  | ||||||
| 16 | of the rule adopted pursuant to this paragraph, all providers  | ||||||
| 17 | must meet the accreditation requirement. | ||||||
| 18 |     In order to promote environmental responsibility, meet the  | ||||||
| 19 | needs of recipients and enrollees, and achieve significant  | ||||||
| 20 | cost savings, the Department, or a managed care organization  | ||||||
| 21 | under contract with the Department, may provide recipients or  | ||||||
| 22 | managed care enrollees who have a prescription or Certificate  | ||||||
| 23 | of Medical Necessity access to refurbished durable medical  | ||||||
| 24 | equipment under this Section (excluding prosthetic and  | ||||||
| 25 | orthotic devices as defined in the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and  | ||||||
| 26 | Pedorthics Practice Act and complex rehabilitation technology  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | products and associated services) through the State's  | ||||||
| 2 | assistive technology program's reutilization program, using  | ||||||
| 3 | staff with the Assistive Technology Professional (ATP)  | ||||||
| 4 | Certification if the refurbished durable medical equipment:  | ||||||
| 5 | (i) is available; (ii) is less expensive, including shipping  | ||||||
| 6 | costs, than new durable medical equipment of the same type;  | ||||||
| 7 | (iii) is able to withstand at least 3 years of use; (iv) is  | ||||||
| 8 | cleaned, disinfected, sterilized, and safe in accordance with  | ||||||
| 9 | federal Food and Drug Administration regulations and guidance  | ||||||
| 10 | governing the reprocessing of medical devices in health care  | ||||||
| 11 | settings; and (v) equally meets the needs of the recipient or  | ||||||
| 12 | enrollee. The reutilization program shall confirm that the  | ||||||
| 13 | recipient or enrollee is not already in receipt of the same or  | ||||||
| 14 | similar equipment from another service provider, and that the  | ||||||
| 15 | refurbished durable medical equipment equally meets the needs  | ||||||
| 16 | of the recipient or enrollee. Nothing in this paragraph shall  | ||||||
| 17 | be construed to limit recipient or enrollee choice to obtain  | ||||||
| 18 | new durable medical equipment or place any additional prior  | ||||||
| 19 | authorization conditions on enrollees of managed care  | ||||||
| 20 | organizations.  | ||||||
| 21 |     The Department shall execute, relative to the nursing home  | ||||||
| 22 | prescreening project, written inter-agency agreements with the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department of Human Services and the Department on Aging, to  | ||||||
| 24 | effect the following: (i) intake procedures and common  | ||||||
| 25 | eligibility criteria for those persons who are receiving  | ||||||
| 26 | non-institutional services; and (ii) the establishment and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | development of non-institutional services in areas of the  | ||||||
| 2 | State where they are not currently available or are  | ||||||
| 3 | undeveloped; and (iii) notwithstanding any other provision of  | ||||||
| 4 | law, subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2012, an  | ||||||
| 5 | increase in the determination of need (DON) scores from 29 to  | ||||||
| 6 | 37 for applicants for institutional and home and  | ||||||
| 7 | community-based long term care; if and only if federal  | ||||||
| 8 | approval is not granted, the Department may, in conjunction  | ||||||
| 9 | with other affected agencies, implement utilization controls  | ||||||
| 10 | or changes in benefit packages to effectuate a similar savings  | ||||||
| 11 | amount for this population; and (iv) no later than July 1,  | ||||||
| 12 | 2013, minimum level of care eligibility criteria for  | ||||||
| 13 | institutional and home and community-based long term care; and  | ||||||
| 14 | (v) no later than October 1, 2013, establish procedures to  | ||||||
| 15 | permit long term care providers access to eligibility scores  | ||||||
| 16 | for individuals with an admission date who are seeking or  | ||||||
| 17 | receiving services from the long term care provider. In order  | ||||||
| 18 | to select the minimum level of care eligibility criteria, the  | ||||||
| 19 | Governor shall establish a workgroup that includes affected  | ||||||
| 20 | agency representatives and stakeholders representing the  | ||||||
| 21 | institutional and home and community-based long term care  | ||||||
| 22 | interests. This Section shall not restrict the Department from  | ||||||
| 23 | implementing lower level of care eligibility criteria for  | ||||||
| 24 | community-based services in circumstances where federal  | ||||||
| 25 | approval has been granted.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The Illinois Department shall develop and operate, in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | cooperation with other State Departments and agencies and in  | ||||||
| 2 | compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations,  | ||||||
| 3 | appropriate and effective systems of health care evaluation  | ||||||
| 4 | and programs for monitoring of utilization of health care  | ||||||
| 5 | services and facilities, as it affects persons eligible for  | ||||||
| 6 | medical assistance under this Code.  | ||||||
| 7 |     The Illinois Department shall report annually to the  | ||||||
| 8 | General Assembly, no later than the second Friday in April of  | ||||||
| 9 | 1979 and each year thereafter, in regard to:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (a) actual statistics and trends in utilization of  | ||||||
| 11 |  medical services by public aid recipients;  | ||||||
| 12 |         (b) actual statistics and trends in the provision of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the various medical services by medical vendors;  | ||||||
| 14 |         (c) current rate structures and proposed changes in  | ||||||
| 15 |  those rate structures for the various medical vendors; and  | ||||||
| 16 |         (d) efforts at utilization review and control by the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Illinois Department.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The period covered by each report shall be the 3 years  | ||||||
| 19 | ending on the June 30 prior to the report. The report shall  | ||||||
| 20 | include suggested legislation for consideration by the General  | ||||||
| 21 | Assembly. The requirement for reporting to the General  | ||||||
| 22 | Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as  | ||||||
| 23 | required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization  | ||||||
| 24 | Act, and filing such additional copies with the State  | ||||||
| 25 | Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 26 | as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Library Act.  | ||||||
| 2 |     Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if  | ||||||
| 3 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance  | ||||||
| 4 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 5 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 6 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for  | ||||||
| 7 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 8 |     On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any  | ||||||
| 9 | rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter  | ||||||
| 10 | any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate  | ||||||
| 11 | of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance  | ||||||
| 12 | with Section 5-5e.  | ||||||
| 13 |     Because kidney transplantation can be an appropriate,  | ||||||
| 14 | cost-effective alternative to renal dialysis when medically  | ||||||
| 15 | necessary and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-11  | ||||||
| 16 | of this Code, beginning October 1, 2014, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 17 | cover kidney transplantation for noncitizens with end-stage  | ||||||
| 18 | renal disease who are not eligible for comprehensive medical  | ||||||
| 19 | benefits, who meet the residency requirements of Section 5-3  | ||||||
| 20 | of this Code, and who would otherwise meet the financial  | ||||||
| 21 | requirements of the appropriate class of eligible persons  | ||||||
| 22 | under Section 5-2 of this Code. To qualify for coverage of  | ||||||
| 23 | kidney transplantation, such person must be receiving  | ||||||
| 24 | emergency renal dialysis services covered by the Department.  | ||||||
| 25 | Providers under this Section shall be prior approved and  | ||||||
| 26 | certified by the Department to perform kidney transplantation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and the services under this Section shall be limited to  | ||||||
| 2 | services associated with kidney transplantation.  | ||||||
| 3 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the  | ||||||
| 4 | contrary, on or after July 1, 2015, all FDA-approved FDA  | ||||||
| 5 | approved forms of medication assisted treatment prescribed for  | ||||||
| 6 | the treatment of alcohol dependence or treatment of opioid  | ||||||
| 7 | dependence shall be covered under both fee-for-service and  | ||||||
| 8 | managed care medical assistance programs for persons who are  | ||||||
| 9 | otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this Article  | ||||||
| 10 | and shall not be subject to any (1) utilization control, other  | ||||||
| 11 | than those established under the American Society of Addiction  | ||||||
| 12 | Medicine patient placement criteria, (2) prior authorization  | ||||||
| 13 | mandate, (3) lifetime restriction limit mandate, or (4)  | ||||||
| 14 | limitations on dosage.  | ||||||
| 15 |     On or after July 1, 2015, opioid antagonists prescribed  | ||||||
| 16 | for the treatment of an opioid overdose, including the  | ||||||
| 17 | medication product, administration devices, and any pharmacy  | ||||||
| 18 | fees or hospital fees related to the dispensing, distribution,  | ||||||
| 19 | and administration of the opioid antagonist, shall be covered  | ||||||
| 20 | under the medical assistance program for persons who are  | ||||||
| 21 | otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this Article.  | ||||||
| 22 | As used in this Section, "opioid antagonist" means a drug that  | ||||||
| 23 | binds to opioid receptors and blocks or inhibits the effect of  | ||||||
| 24 | opioids acting on those receptors, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 25 | to, naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting drug  | ||||||
| 26 | approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Department shall not impose a copayment on the coverage  | ||||||
| 2 | provided for naloxone hydrochloride under the medical  | ||||||
| 3 | assistance program. | ||||||
| 4 |     Upon federal approval, the Department shall provide  | ||||||
| 5 | coverage and reimbursement for all drugs that are approved for  | ||||||
| 6 | marketing by the federal Food and Drug Administration and that  | ||||||
| 7 | are recommended by the federal Public Health Service or the  | ||||||
| 8 | United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for  | ||||||
| 9 | pre-exposure prophylaxis and related pre-exposure prophylaxis  | ||||||
| 10 | services, including, but not limited to, HIV and sexually  | ||||||
| 11 | transmitted infection screening, treatment for sexually  | ||||||
| 12 | transmitted infections, medical monitoring, assorted labs, and  | ||||||
| 13 | counseling to reduce the likelihood of HIV infection among  | ||||||
| 14 | individuals who are not infected with HIV but who are at high  | ||||||
| 15 | risk of HIV infection. | ||||||
| 16 |     A federally qualified health center, as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 17 | 1905(l)(2)(B) of the federal Social Security Act, shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | reimbursed by the Department in accordance with the federally  | ||||||
| 19 | qualified health center's encounter rate for services provided  | ||||||
| 20 | to medical assistance recipients that are performed by a  | ||||||
| 21 | dental hygienist, as defined under the Illinois Dental  | ||||||
| 22 | Practice Act, working under the general supervision of a  | ||||||
| 23 | dentist and employed by a federally qualified health center.  | ||||||
| 24 |     Within 90 days after October 8, 2021 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 25 | of Public Act 102-665), the Department shall seek federal  | ||||||
| 26 | approval of a State Plan amendment to expand coverage for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | family planning services that includes presumptive eligibility  | ||||||
| 2 | to individuals whose income is at or below 208% of the federal  | ||||||
| 3 | poverty level. Coverage under this Section shall be effective  | ||||||
| 4 | beginning no later than December 1, 2022. | ||||||
| 5 |     Subject to approval by the federal Centers for Medicare  | ||||||
| 6 | and Medicaid Services of a Title XIX State Plan amendment  | ||||||
| 7 | electing the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly  | ||||||
| 8 | (PACE) as a State Medicaid option, as provided for by Subtitle  | ||||||
| 9 | I (commencing with Section 4801) of Title IV of the Balanced  | ||||||
| 10 | Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) and Part 460  | ||||||
| 11 | (commencing with Section 460.2) of Subchapter E of Title 42 of  | ||||||
| 12 | the Code of Federal Regulations, PACE program services shall  | ||||||
| 13 | become a covered benefit of the medical assistance program,  | ||||||
| 14 | subject to criteria established in accordance with all  | ||||||
| 15 | applicable laws. | ||||||
| 16 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 17 | community-based pediatric palliative care from a trained  | ||||||
| 18 | interdisciplinary team shall be covered under the medical  | ||||||
| 19 | assistance program as provided in Section 15 of the Pediatric  | ||||||
| 20 | Palliative Care Act. | ||||||
| 21 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, within  | ||||||
| 22 | 12 months after June 2, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 23 | 102-1037) and subject to federal approval, acupuncture  | ||||||
| 24 | services performed by an acupuncturist licensed under the  | ||||||
| 25 | Acupuncture Practice Act who is acting within the scope of his  | ||||||
| 26 | or her license shall be covered under the medical assistance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | program. The Department shall apply for any federal waiver or  | ||||||
| 2 | State Plan amendment, if required, to implement this  | ||||||
| 3 | paragraph. The Department may adopt any rules, including  | ||||||
| 4 | standards and criteria, necessary to implement this paragraph.  | ||||||
| 5 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the  | ||||||
| 6 | medical assistance program shall, subject to federal approval,  | ||||||
| 7 | reimburse hospitals for costs associated with a newborn  | ||||||
| 8 | screening test for the presence of metachromatic  | ||||||
| 9 | leukodystrophy, as required under the Newborn Metabolic  | ||||||
| 10 | Screening Act, at a rate not less than the fee charged by the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Public Health. Notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 12 | provision of this Code, the medical assistance program shall,  | ||||||
| 13 | subject to appropriation and federal approval, also reimburse  | ||||||
| 14 | hospitals for costs associated with all newborn screening  | ||||||
| 15 | tests added on and after August 9, 2024 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 16 | Public Act 103-909) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 17 | Assembly to the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act and required  | ||||||
| 18 | to be performed under that Act at a rate not less than the fee  | ||||||
| 19 | charged by the Department of Public Health. The Department  | ||||||
| 20 | shall seek federal approval before the implementation of the  | ||||||
| 21 | newborn screening test fees by the Department of Public  | ||||||
| 22 | Health.  | ||||||
| 23 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 24 | beginning on January 1, 2024, subject to federal approval,  | ||||||
| 25 | cognitive assessment and care planning services provided to a  | ||||||
| 26 | person who experiences signs or symptoms of cognitive  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | impairment, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical  | ||||||
| 2 | Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, shall be covered  | ||||||
| 3 | under the medical assistance program for persons who are  | ||||||
| 4 | otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this Article.  | ||||||
| 5 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 6 | medically necessary reconstructive services that are intended  | ||||||
| 7 | to restore physical appearance shall be covered under the  | ||||||
| 8 | medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise  | ||||||
| 9 | eligible for medical assistance under this Article. As used in  | ||||||
| 10 | this paragraph, "reconstructive services" means treatments  | ||||||
| 11 | performed on structures of the body damaged by trauma to  | ||||||
| 12 | restore physical appearance.  | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 102-43, Article 30, Section 30-5, eff. 7-6-21;  | ||||||
| 14 | 102-43, Article 35, Section 35-5, eff. 7-6-21; 102-43, Article  | ||||||
| 15 | 55, Section 55-5, eff. 7-6-21; 102-95, eff. 1-1-22; 102-123,  | ||||||
| 16 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-598, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 17 | 102-655, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-813, eff.  | ||||||
| 18 | 5-13-22; 102-1018, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1037, eff. 6-2-22;  | ||||||
| 19 | 102-1038, eff. 1-1-23; 103-102, Article 15, Section 15-5, eff.  | ||||||
| 20 | 1-1-24; 103-102, Article 95, Section 95-15, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 21 | 103-123, eff. 1-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-368, eff.  | ||||||
| 22 | 1-1-24; 103-593, Article 5, Section 5-5, eff. 6-7-24; 103-593,  | ||||||
| 23 | Article 90, Section 90-5, eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 24 | 103-909, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1040, eff. 8-9-24; revised  | ||||||
| 25 | 10-10-24.)
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| 1 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-808) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5-5. Medical services.  The Illinois Department, by  | ||||||
| 3 | rule, shall determine the quantity and quality of and the rate  | ||||||
| 4 | of reimbursement for the medical assistance for which payment  | ||||||
| 5 | will be authorized, and the medical services to be provided,  | ||||||
| 6 | which may include all or part of the following: (1) inpatient  | ||||||
| 7 | hospital services; (2) outpatient hospital services; (3) other  | ||||||
| 8 | laboratory and X-ray services; (4) skilled nursing home  | ||||||
| 9 | services; (5) physicians' services whether furnished in the  | ||||||
| 10 | office, the patient's home, a hospital, a skilled nursing  | ||||||
| 11 | home, or elsewhere; (6) medical care, or any other type of  | ||||||
| 12 | remedial care furnished by licensed practitioners; (7) home  | ||||||
| 13 | health care services; (8) private duty nursing service; (9)  | ||||||
| 14 | clinic services; (10) dental services, including prevention  | ||||||
| 15 | and treatment of periodontal disease and dental caries disease  | ||||||
| 16 | for pregnant individuals, provided by an individual licensed  | ||||||
| 17 | to practice dentistry or dental surgery; for purposes of this  | ||||||
| 18 | item (10), "dental services" means diagnostic, preventive, or  | ||||||
| 19 | corrective procedures provided by or under the supervision of  | ||||||
| 20 | a dentist in the practice of his or her profession; (11)  | ||||||
| 21 | physical therapy and related services; (12) prescribed drugs,  | ||||||
| 22 | dentures, and prosthetic devices; and eyeglasses prescribed by  | ||||||
| 23 | a physician skilled in the diseases of the eye, or by an  | ||||||
| 24 | optometrist, whichever the person may select; (13) other  | ||||||
| 25 | diagnostic, screening, preventive, and rehabilitative  | ||||||
| 26 | services, including to ensure that the individual's need for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | intervention or treatment of mental disorders or substance use  | ||||||
| 2 | disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use  | ||||||
| 3 | disorders is determined using a uniform screening, assessment,  | ||||||
| 4 | and evaluation process inclusive of criteria, for children and  | ||||||
| 5 | adults; for purposes of this item (13), a uniform screening,  | ||||||
| 6 | assessment, and evaluation process refers to a process that  | ||||||
| 7 | includes an appropriate evaluation and, as warranted, a  | ||||||
| 8 | referral; "uniform" does not mean the use of a singular  | ||||||
| 9 | instrument, tool, or process that all must utilize; (14)  | ||||||
| 10 | transportation and such other expenses as may be necessary;  | ||||||
| 11 | (15) medical treatment of sexual assault survivors, as defined  | ||||||
| 12 | in Section 1a of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency  | ||||||
| 13 | Treatment Act, for injuries sustained as a result of the  | ||||||
| 14 | sexual assault, including examinations and laboratory tests to  | ||||||
| 15 | discover evidence which may be used in criminal proceedings  | ||||||
| 16 | arising from the sexual assault; (16) the diagnosis and  | ||||||
| 17 | treatment of sickle cell anemia; (16.5) services performed by  | ||||||
| 18 | a chiropractic physician licensed under the Medical Practice  | ||||||
| 19 | Act of 1987 and acting within the scope of his or her license,  | ||||||
| 20 | including, but not limited to, chiropractic manipulative  | ||||||
| 21 | treatment; and (17) any other medical care, and any other type  | ||||||
| 22 | of remedial care recognized under the laws of this State. The  | ||||||
| 23 | term "any other type of remedial care" shall include nursing  | ||||||
| 24 | care and nursing home service for persons who rely on  | ||||||
| 25 | treatment by spiritual means alone through prayer for healing.  | ||||||
| 26 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | comprehensive tobacco use cessation program that includes  | ||||||
| 2 | purchasing prescription drugs or prescription medical devices  | ||||||
| 3 | approved by the Food and Drug Administration shall be covered  | ||||||
| 4 | under the medical assistance program under this Article for  | ||||||
| 5 | persons who are otherwise eligible for assistance under this  | ||||||
| 6 | Article.  | ||||||
| 7 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 8 | reproductive health care that is otherwise legal in Illinois  | ||||||
| 9 | shall be covered under the medical assistance program for  | ||||||
| 10 | persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance  | ||||||
| 11 | under this Article.  | ||||||
| 12 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, all  | ||||||
| 13 | tobacco cessation medications approved by the United States  | ||||||
| 14 | Food and Drug Administration and all individual and group  | ||||||
| 15 | tobacco cessation counseling services and telephone-based  | ||||||
| 16 | counseling services and tobacco cessation medications provided  | ||||||
| 17 | through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline shall be covered under  | ||||||
| 18 | the medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise  | ||||||
| 19 | eligible for assistance under this Article. The Department  | ||||||
| 20 | shall comply with all federal requirements necessary to obtain  | ||||||
| 21 | federal financial participation, as specified in 42 CFR  | ||||||
| 22 | 433.15(b)(7), for telephone-based counseling services provided  | ||||||
| 23 | through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, including, but not  | ||||||
| 24 | limited to: (i) entering into a memorandum of understanding or  | ||||||
| 25 | interagency agreement with the Department of Public Health, as  | ||||||
| 26 | administrator of the Illinois Tobacco Quitline; and (ii)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | developing a cost allocation plan for Medicaid-allowable  | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Tobacco Quitline services in accordance with 45 CFR  | ||||||
| 3 | 95.507. The Department shall submit the memorandum of  | ||||||
| 4 | understanding or interagency agreement, the cost allocation  | ||||||
| 5 | plan, and all other necessary documentation to the Centers for  | ||||||
| 6 | Medicare and Medicaid Services for review and approval.  | ||||||
| 7 | Coverage under this paragraph shall be contingent upon federal  | ||||||
| 8 | approval. | ||||||
| 9 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the  | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Department may not require, as a condition of payment  | ||||||
| 11 | for any laboratory test authorized under this Article, that a  | ||||||
| 12 | physician's handwritten signature appear on the laboratory  | ||||||
| 13 | test order form. The Illinois Department may, however, impose  | ||||||
| 14 | other appropriate requirements regarding laboratory test order  | ||||||
| 15 | documentation.  | ||||||
| 16 |     Upon receipt of federal approval of an amendment to the  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Title XIX State Plan for this purpose, the Department  | ||||||
| 18 | shall authorize the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to procure a  | ||||||
| 19 | vendor or vendors to manufacture eyeglasses for individuals  | ||||||
| 20 | enrolled in a school within the CPS system. CPS shall ensure  | ||||||
| 21 | that its vendor or vendors are enrolled as providers in the  | ||||||
| 22 | medical assistance program and in any capitated Medicaid  | ||||||
| 23 | managed care entity (MCE) serving individuals enrolled in a  | ||||||
| 24 | school within the CPS system. Under any contract procured  | ||||||
| 25 | under this provision, the vendor or vendors must serve only  | ||||||
| 26 | individuals enrolled in a school within the CPS system. Claims  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for services provided by CPS's vendor or vendors to recipients  | ||||||
| 2 | of benefits in the medical assistance program under this Code,  | ||||||
| 3 | the Children's Health Insurance Program, or the Covering ALL  | ||||||
| 4 | KIDS Health Insurance Program shall be submitted to the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department or the MCE in which the individual is enrolled for  | ||||||
| 6 | payment and shall be reimbursed at the Department's or the  | ||||||
| 7 | MCE's established rates or rate methodologies for eyeglasses.  | ||||||
| 8 |     On and after July 1, 2012, the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 9 | and Family Services may provide the following services to  | ||||||
| 10 | persons eligible for assistance under this Article who are  | ||||||
| 11 | participating in education, training or employment programs  | ||||||
| 12 | operated by the Department of Human Services as successor to  | ||||||
| 13 | the Department of Public Aid: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) dental services provided by or under the  | ||||||
| 15 |  supervision of a dentist; and  | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) eyeglasses prescribed by a physician skilled in  | ||||||
| 17 |  the diseases of the eye, or by an optometrist, whichever  | ||||||
| 18 |  the person may select. | ||||||
| 19 |     On and after July 1, 2018, the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 20 | and Family Services shall provide dental services to any adult  | ||||||
| 21 | who is otherwise eligible for assistance under the medical  | ||||||
| 22 | assistance program. As used in this paragraph, "dental  | ||||||
| 23 | services" means diagnostic, preventative, restorative, or  | ||||||
| 24 | corrective procedures, including procedures and services for  | ||||||
| 25 | the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease and dental  | ||||||
| 26 | caries disease, provided by an individual who is licensed to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | practice dentistry or dental surgery or who is under the  | ||||||
| 2 | supervision of a dentist in the practice of his or her  | ||||||
| 3 | profession. | ||||||
| 4 |     On and after July 1, 2018, targeted dental services, as  | ||||||
| 5 | set forth in Exhibit D of the Consent Decree entered by the  | ||||||
| 6 | United States District Court for the Northern District of  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois, Eastern Division, in the matter of Memisovski v.  | ||||||
| 8 | Maram, Case No. 92 C 1982, that are provided to adults under  | ||||||
| 9 | the medical assistance program shall be established at no less  | ||||||
| 10 | than the rates set forth in the "New Rate" column in Exhibit D  | ||||||
| 11 | of the Consent Decree for targeted dental services that are  | ||||||
| 12 | provided to persons under the age of 18 under the medical  | ||||||
| 13 | assistance program.  | ||||||
| 14 |     Subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025,  | ||||||
| 15 | the rates paid for sedation evaluation and the provision of  | ||||||
| 16 | deep sedation and intravenous sedation for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 17 | dental services shall be increased by 33% above the rates in  | ||||||
| 18 | effect on December 31, 2024. The rates paid for nitrous oxide  | ||||||
| 19 | sedation shall not be impacted by this paragraph and shall  | ||||||
| 20 | remain the same as the rates in effect on December 31, 2024.  | ||||||
| 21 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code and  | ||||||
| 22 | subject to federal approval, the Department may adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 23 | allow a dentist who is volunteering his or her service at no  | ||||||
| 24 | cost to render dental services through an enrolled  | ||||||
| 25 | not-for-profit health clinic without the dentist personally  | ||||||
| 26 | enrolling as a participating provider in the medical  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | assistance program. A not-for-profit health clinic shall  | ||||||
| 2 | include a public health clinic or Federally Qualified Health  | ||||||
| 3 | Center or other enrolled provider, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 4 | Department, through which dental services covered under this  | ||||||
| 5 | Section are performed. The Department shall establish a  | ||||||
| 6 | process for payment of claims for reimbursement for covered  | ||||||
| 7 | dental services rendered under this provision.  | ||||||
| 8 |     Subject to appropriation and to federal approval, the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department shall file administrative rules updating the  | ||||||
| 10 | Handicapping Labio-Lingual Deviation orthodontic scoring tool  | ||||||
| 11 | by January 1, 2025, or as soon as practicable.  | ||||||
| 12 |     On and after January 1, 2022, the Department of Healthcare  | ||||||
| 13 | and Family Services shall administer and regulate a  | ||||||
| 14 | school-based dental program that allows for the out-of-office  | ||||||
| 15 | delivery of preventative dental services in a school setting  | ||||||
| 16 | to children under 19 years of age. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 17 | establish, by rule, guidelines for participation by providers  | ||||||
| 18 | and set requirements for follow-up referral care based on the  | ||||||
| 19 | requirements established in the Dental Office Reference Manual  | ||||||
| 20 | published by the Department that establishes the requirements  | ||||||
| 21 | for dentists participating in the All Kids Dental School  | ||||||
| 22 | Program. Every effort shall be made by the Department when  | ||||||
| 23 | developing the program requirements to consider the different  | ||||||
| 24 | geographic differences of both urban and rural areas of the  | ||||||
| 25 | State for initial treatment and necessary follow-up care. No  | ||||||
| 26 | provider shall be charged a fee by any unit of local government  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to participate in the school-based dental program administered  | ||||||
| 2 | by the Department. Nothing in this paragraph shall be  | ||||||
| 3 | construed to limit or preempt a home rule unit's or school  | ||||||
| 4 | district's authority to establish, change, or administer a  | ||||||
| 5 | school-based dental program in addition to, or independent of,  | ||||||
| 6 | the school-based dental program administered by the  | ||||||
| 7 | Department.  | ||||||
| 8 |     The Illinois Department, by rule, may distinguish and  | ||||||
| 9 | classify the medical services to be provided only in  | ||||||
| 10 | accordance with the classes of persons designated in Section  | ||||||
| 11 | 5-2.  | ||||||
| 12 |     The Department of Healthcare and Family Services must  | ||||||
| 13 | provide coverage and reimbursement for amino acid-based  | ||||||
| 14 | elemental formulas, regardless of delivery method, for the  | ||||||
| 15 | diagnosis and treatment of (i) eosinophilic disorders and (ii)  | ||||||
| 16 | short bowel syndrome when the prescribing physician has issued  | ||||||
| 17 | a written order stating that the amino acid-based elemental  | ||||||
| 18 | formula is medically necessary.  | ||||||
| 19 |     The Illinois Department shall authorize the provision of,  | ||||||
| 20 | and shall authorize payment for, screening by low-dose  | ||||||
| 21 | mammography for the presence of occult breast cancer for  | ||||||
| 22 | individuals 35 years of age or older who are eligible for  | ||||||
| 23 | medical assistance under this Article, as follows: | ||||||
| 24 |         (A) A baseline mammogram for individuals 35 to 39  | ||||||
| 25 |  years of age.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (B) An annual mammogram for individuals 40 years of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  age or older. | ||||||
| 2 |         (C) A mammogram at the age and intervals considered  | ||||||
| 3 |  medically necessary by the individual's health care  | ||||||
| 4 |  provider for individuals under 40 years of age and having  | ||||||
| 5 |  a family history of breast cancer, prior personal history  | ||||||
| 6 |  of breast cancer, positive genetic testing, or other risk  | ||||||
| 7 |  factors. | ||||||
| 8 |         (D) A comprehensive ultrasound screening and MRI of an  | ||||||
| 9 |  entire breast or breasts if a mammogram demonstrates  | ||||||
| 10 |  heterogeneous or dense breast tissue or when medically  | ||||||
| 11 |  necessary as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 12 |  practice medicine in all of its branches.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (E) A screening MRI when medically necessary, as  | ||||||
| 14 |  determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine in  | ||||||
| 15 |  all of its branches.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (F) A diagnostic mammogram when medically necessary,  | ||||||
| 17 |  as determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine  | ||||||
| 18 |  in all its branches, advanced practice registered nurse,  | ||||||
| 19 |  or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (G) Molecular breast imaging (MBI) and MRI of an  | ||||||
| 21 |  entire breast or breasts if a mammogram demonstrates  | ||||||
| 22 |  heterogeneous or dense breast tissue or when medically  | ||||||
| 23 |  necessary as determined by a physician licensed to  | ||||||
| 24 |  practice medicine in all of its branches, advanced  | ||||||
| 25 |  practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The Department shall not impose a deductible, coinsurance,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the  | ||||||
| 2 | coverage provided under this paragraph; except that this  | ||||||
| 3 | sentence does not apply to coverage of diagnostic mammograms  | ||||||
| 4 | to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible  | ||||||
| 5 | health plan from eligibility for a health savings account  | ||||||
| 6 | pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (26  | ||||||
| 7 | U.S.C. 223).  | ||||||
| 8 |     All screenings shall include a physical breast exam,  | ||||||
| 9 | instruction on self-examination and information regarding the  | ||||||
| 10 | frequency of self-examination and its value as a preventative  | ||||||
| 11 | tool. | ||||||
| 12 |     For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 13 |     "Diagnostic mammogram" means a mammogram obtained using  | ||||||
| 14 | diagnostic mammography. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Diagnostic mammography" means a method of screening that  | ||||||
| 16 | is designed to evaluate an abnormality in a breast, including  | ||||||
| 17 | an abnormality seen or suspected on a screening mammogram or a  | ||||||
| 18 | subjective or objective abnormality otherwise detected in the  | ||||||
| 19 | breast. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Low-dose mammography" means the x-ray examination of the  | ||||||
| 21 | breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography,  | ||||||
| 22 | including the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and  | ||||||
| 23 | image receptor, with an average radiation exposure delivery of  | ||||||
| 24 | less than one rad per breast for 2 views of an average size  | ||||||
| 25 | breast. The term also includes digital mammography and  | ||||||
| 26 | includes breast tomosynthesis. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic procedure that  | ||||||
| 2 | involves the acquisition of projection images over the  | ||||||
| 3 | stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital  | ||||||
| 4 | three-dimensional images of the breast. | ||||||
| 5 |     If, at any time, the Secretary of the United States  | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Health and Human Services, or its successor  | ||||||
| 7 | agency, promulgates rules or regulations to be published in  | ||||||
| 8 | the Federal Register or publishes a comment in the Federal  | ||||||
| 9 | Register or issues an opinion, guidance, or other action that  | ||||||
| 10 | would require the State, pursuant to any provision of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law  | ||||||
| 12 | 111-148), including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 13 | 18031(d)(3)(B) or any successor provision, to defray the cost  | ||||||
| 14 | of any coverage for breast tomosynthesis outlined in this  | ||||||
| 15 | paragraph, then the requirement that an insurer cover breast  | ||||||
| 16 | tomosynthesis is inoperative other than any such coverage  | ||||||
| 17 | authorized under Section 1902 of the Social Security Act, 42  | ||||||
| 18 | U.S.C. 1396a, and the State shall not assume any obligation  | ||||||
| 19 | for the cost of coverage for breast tomosynthesis set forth in  | ||||||
| 20 | this paragraph. | ||||||
| 21 |     On and after January 1, 2016, the Department shall ensure  | ||||||
| 22 | that all networks of care for adult clients of the Department  | ||||||
| 23 | include access to at least one breast imaging Center of  | ||||||
| 24 | Imaging Excellence as certified by the American College of  | ||||||
| 25 | Radiology. | ||||||
| 26 |     On and after January 1, 2012, providers participating in a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | quality improvement program approved by the Department shall  | ||||||
| 2 | be reimbursed for screening and diagnostic mammography at the  | ||||||
| 3 | same rate as the Medicare program's rates, including the  | ||||||
| 4 | increased reimbursement for digital mammography and, after  | ||||||
| 5 | January 1, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1018),  | ||||||
| 6 | breast tomosynthesis. | ||||||
| 7 |     The Department shall convene an expert panel including  | ||||||
| 8 | representatives of hospitals, free-standing mammography  | ||||||
| 9 | facilities, and doctors, including radiologists, to establish  | ||||||
| 10 | quality standards for mammography. | ||||||
| 11 |     On and after January 1, 2017, providers participating in a  | ||||||
| 12 | breast cancer treatment quality improvement program approved  | ||||||
| 13 | by the Department shall be reimbursed for breast cancer  | ||||||
| 14 | treatment at a rate that is no lower than 95% of the Medicare  | ||||||
| 15 | program's rates for the data elements included in the breast  | ||||||
| 16 | cancer treatment quality program. | ||||||
| 17 |     The Department shall convene an expert panel, including  | ||||||
| 18 | representatives of hospitals, free-standing breast cancer  | ||||||
| 19 | treatment centers, breast cancer quality organizations, and  | ||||||
| 20 | doctors, including radiologists that are trained in all forms  | ||||||
| 21 | of FDA-approved FDA approved breast imaging technologies,  | ||||||
| 22 | breast surgeons, reconstructive breast surgeons, oncologists,  | ||||||
| 23 | and primary care providers to establish quality standards for  | ||||||
| 24 | breast cancer treatment. | ||||||
| 25 |     Subject to federal approval, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 26 | establish a rate methodology for mammography at federally  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | qualified health centers and other encounter-rate clinics.  | ||||||
| 2 | These clinics or centers may also collaborate with other  | ||||||
| 3 | hospital-based mammography facilities. By January 1, 2016, the  | ||||||
| 4 | Department shall report to the General Assembly on the status  | ||||||
| 5 | of the provision set forth in this paragraph. | ||||||
| 6 |     The Department shall establish a methodology to remind  | ||||||
| 7 | individuals who are age-appropriate for screening mammography,  | ||||||
| 8 | but who have not received a mammogram within the previous 18  | ||||||
| 9 | months, of the importance and benefit of screening  | ||||||
| 10 | mammography. The Department shall work with experts in breast  | ||||||
| 11 | cancer outreach and patient navigation to optimize these  | ||||||
| 12 | reminders and shall establish a methodology for evaluating  | ||||||
| 13 | their effectiveness and modifying the methodology based on the  | ||||||
| 14 | evaluation. | ||||||
| 15 |     The Department shall establish a performance goal for  | ||||||
| 16 | primary care providers with respect to their female patients  | ||||||
| 17 | over age 40 receiving an annual mammogram. This performance  | ||||||
| 18 | goal shall be used to provide additional reimbursement in the  | ||||||
| 19 | form of a quality performance bonus to primary care providers  | ||||||
| 20 | who meet that goal. | ||||||
| 21 |     The Department shall devise a means of case-managing or  | ||||||
| 22 | patient navigation for beneficiaries diagnosed with breast  | ||||||
| 23 | cancer. This program shall initially operate as a pilot  | ||||||
| 24 | program in areas of the State with the highest incidence of  | ||||||
| 25 | mortality related to breast cancer. At least one pilot program  | ||||||
| 26 | site shall be in the metropolitan Chicago area and at least one  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | site shall be outside the metropolitan Chicago area. On or  | ||||||
| 2 | after July 1, 2016, the pilot program shall be expanded to  | ||||||
| 3 | include one site in western Illinois, one site in southern  | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois, one site in central Illinois, and 4 sites within  | ||||||
| 5 | metropolitan Chicago. An evaluation of the pilot program shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be carried out measuring health outcomes and cost of care for  | ||||||
| 7 | those served by the pilot program compared to similarly  | ||||||
| 8 | situated patients who are not served by the pilot program.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The Department shall require all networks of care to  | ||||||
| 10 | develop a means either internally or by contract with experts  | ||||||
| 11 | in navigation and community outreach to navigate cancer  | ||||||
| 12 | patients to comprehensive care in a timely fashion. The  | ||||||
| 13 | Department shall require all networks of care to include  | ||||||
| 14 | access for patients diagnosed with cancer to at least one  | ||||||
| 15 | academic commission on cancer-accredited cancer program as an  | ||||||
| 16 | in-network covered benefit. | ||||||
| 17 |     The Department shall provide coverage and reimbursement  | ||||||
| 18 | for a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that is approved for  | ||||||
| 19 | marketing by the federal Food and Drug Administration for all  | ||||||
| 20 | persons between the ages of 9 and 45. Subject to federal  | ||||||
| 21 | approval, the Department shall provide coverage and  | ||||||
| 22 | reimbursement for a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for  | ||||||
| 23 | persons of the age of 46 and above who have been diagnosed with  | ||||||
| 24 | cervical dysplasia with a high risk of recurrence or  | ||||||
| 25 | progression. The Department shall disallow any  | ||||||
| 26 | preauthorization requirements for the administration of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.  | ||||||
| 2 |     On or after July 1, 2022, individuals who are otherwise  | ||||||
| 3 | eligible for medical assistance under this Article shall  | ||||||
| 4 | receive coverage for perinatal depression screenings for the  | ||||||
| 5 | 12-month period beginning on the last day of their pregnancy.  | ||||||
| 6 | Medical assistance coverage under this paragraph shall be  | ||||||
| 7 | conditioned on the use of a screening instrument approved by  | ||||||
| 8 | the Department. | ||||||
| 9 |     Any medical or health care provider shall immediately  | ||||||
| 10 | recommend, to any pregnant individual who is being provided  | ||||||
| 11 | prenatal services and is suspected of having a substance use  | ||||||
| 12 | disorder as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act,  | ||||||
| 13 | referral to a local substance use disorder treatment program  | ||||||
| 14 | licensed by the Department of Human Services or to a licensed  | ||||||
| 15 | hospital which provides substance abuse treatment services.  | ||||||
| 16 | The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall assure  | ||||||
| 17 | coverage for the cost of treatment of the drug abuse or  | ||||||
| 18 | addiction for pregnant recipients in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois Medicaid Program in conjunction with the Department  | ||||||
| 20 | of Human Services.  | ||||||
| 21 |     All medical providers providing medical assistance to  | ||||||
| 22 | pregnant individuals under this Code shall receive information  | ||||||
| 23 | from the Department on the availability of services under any  | ||||||
| 24 | program providing case management services for addicted  | ||||||
| 25 | individuals, including information on appropriate referrals  | ||||||
| 26 | for other social services that may be needed by addicted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | individuals in addition to treatment for addiction.  | ||||||
| 2 |     The Illinois Department, in cooperation with the  | ||||||
| 3 | Departments of Human Services (as successor to the Department  | ||||||
| 4 | of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) and Public Health, through  | ||||||
| 5 | a public awareness campaign, may provide information  | ||||||
| 6 | concerning treatment for alcoholism and drug abuse and  | ||||||
| 7 | addiction, prenatal health care, and other pertinent programs  | ||||||
| 8 | directed at reducing the number of drug-affected infants born  | ||||||
| 9 | to recipients of medical assistance.  | ||||||
| 10 |     Neither the Department of Healthcare and Family Services  | ||||||
| 11 | nor the Department of Human Services shall sanction the  | ||||||
| 12 | recipient solely on the basis of the recipient's substance  | ||||||
| 13 | abuse.  | ||||||
| 14 |     The Illinois Department shall establish such regulations  | ||||||
| 15 | governing the dispensing of health services under this Article  | ||||||
| 16 | as it shall deem appropriate. The Department should seek the  | ||||||
| 17 | advice of formal professional advisory committees appointed by  | ||||||
| 18 | the Director of the Illinois Department for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 19 | providing regular advice on policy and administrative matters,  | ||||||
| 20 | information dissemination and educational activities for  | ||||||
| 21 | medical and health care providers, and consistency in  | ||||||
| 22 | procedures to the Illinois Department.  | ||||||
| 23 |     The Illinois Department may develop and contract with  | ||||||
| 24 | Partnerships of medical providers to arrange medical services  | ||||||
| 25 | for persons eligible under Section 5-2 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 26 | Implementation of this Section may be by demonstration  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | projects in certain geographic areas. The Partnership shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | represented by a sponsor organization. The Department, by  | ||||||
| 3 | rule, shall develop qualifications for sponsors of  | ||||||
| 4 | Partnerships. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 5 | require that the sponsor organization be a medical  | ||||||
| 6 | organization.  | ||||||
| 7 |     The sponsor must negotiate formal written contracts with  | ||||||
| 8 | medical providers for physician services, inpatient and  | ||||||
| 9 | outpatient hospital care, home health services, treatment for  | ||||||
| 10 | alcoholism and substance abuse, and other services determined  | ||||||
| 11 | necessary by the Illinois Department by rule for delivery by  | ||||||
| 12 | Partnerships. Physician services must include prenatal and  | ||||||
| 13 | obstetrical care. The Illinois Department shall reimburse  | ||||||
| 14 | medical services delivered by Partnership providers to clients  | ||||||
| 15 | in target areas according to provisions of this Article and  | ||||||
| 16 | the Illinois Health Finance Reform Act, except that:  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Physicians participating in a Partnership and  | ||||||
| 18 |  providing certain services, which shall be determined by  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Illinois Department, to persons in areas covered by  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Partnership may receive an additional surcharge for  | ||||||
| 21 |  such services.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) The Department may elect to consider and negotiate  | ||||||
| 23 |  financial incentives to encourage the development of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Partnerships and the efficient delivery of medical care.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) Persons receiving medical services through  | ||||||
| 26 |  Partnerships may receive medical and case management  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  services above the level usually offered through the  | ||||||
| 2 |  medical assistance program.  | ||||||
| 3 |     Medical providers shall be required to meet certain  | ||||||
| 4 | qualifications to participate in Partnerships to ensure the  | ||||||
| 5 | delivery of high quality medical services. These  | ||||||
| 6 | qualifications shall be determined by rule of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 7 | Department and may be higher than qualifications for  | ||||||
| 8 | participation in the medical assistance program. Partnership  | ||||||
| 9 | sponsors may prescribe reasonable additional qualifications  | ||||||
| 10 | for participation by medical providers, only with the prior  | ||||||
| 11 | written approval of the Illinois Department.  | ||||||
| 12 |     Nothing in this Section shall limit the free choice of  | ||||||
| 13 | practitioners, hospitals, and other providers of medical  | ||||||
| 14 | services by clients. In order to ensure patient freedom of  | ||||||
| 15 | choice, the Illinois Department shall immediately promulgate  | ||||||
| 16 | all rules and take all other necessary actions so that  | ||||||
| 17 | provided services may be accessed from therapeutically  | ||||||
| 18 | certified optometrists to the full extent of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 | Optometric Practice Act of 1987 without discriminating between  | ||||||
| 20 | service providers.  | ||||||
| 21 |     The Department shall apply for a waiver from the United  | ||||||
| 22 | States Health Care Financing Administration to allow for the  | ||||||
| 23 | implementation of Partnerships under this Section.  | ||||||
| 24 |     The Illinois Department shall require health care  | ||||||
| 25 | providers to maintain records that document the medical care  | ||||||
| 26 | and services provided to recipients of Medical Assistance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | under this Article. Such records must be retained for a period  | ||||||
| 2 | of not less than 6 years from the date of service or as  | ||||||
| 3 | provided by applicable State law, whichever period is longer,  | ||||||
| 4 | except that if an audit is initiated within the required  | ||||||
| 5 | retention period then the records must be retained until the  | ||||||
| 6 | audit is completed and every exception is resolved. The  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois Department shall require health care providers to  | ||||||
| 8 | make available, when authorized by the patient, in writing,  | ||||||
| 9 | the medical records in a timely fashion to other health care  | ||||||
| 10 | providers who are treating or serving persons eligible for  | ||||||
| 11 | Medical Assistance under this Article. All dispensers of  | ||||||
| 12 | medical services shall be required to maintain and retain  | ||||||
| 13 | business and professional records sufficient to fully and  | ||||||
| 14 | accurately document the nature, scope, details and receipt of  | ||||||
| 15 | the health care provided to persons eligible for medical  | ||||||
| 16 | assistance under this Code, in accordance with regulations  | ||||||
| 17 | promulgated by the Illinois Department. The rules and  | ||||||
| 18 | regulations shall require that proof of the receipt of  | ||||||
| 19 | prescription drugs, dentures, prosthetic devices and  | ||||||
| 20 | eyeglasses by eligible persons under this Section accompany  | ||||||
| 21 | each claim for reimbursement submitted by the dispenser of  | ||||||
| 22 | such medical services. No such claims for reimbursement shall  | ||||||
| 23 | be approved for payment by the Illinois Department without  | ||||||
| 24 | such proof of receipt, unless the Illinois Department shall  | ||||||
| 25 | have put into effect and shall be operating a system of  | ||||||
| 26 | post-payment audit and review which shall, on a sampling  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | basis, be deemed adequate by the Illinois Department to assure  | ||||||
| 2 | that such drugs, dentures, prosthetic devices and eyeglasses  | ||||||
| 3 | for which payment is being made are actually being received by  | ||||||
| 4 | eligible recipients. Within 90 days after September 16, 1984  | ||||||
| 5 | (the effective date of Public Act 83-1439), the Illinois  | ||||||
| 6 | Department shall establish a current list of acquisition costs  | ||||||
| 7 | for all prosthetic devices and any other items recognized as  | ||||||
| 8 | medical equipment and supplies reimbursable under this Article  | ||||||
| 9 | and shall update such list on a quarterly basis, except that  | ||||||
| 10 | the acquisition costs of all prescription drugs shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | updated no less frequently than every 30 days as required by  | ||||||
| 12 | Section 5-5.12.  | ||||||
| 13 |     Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the  | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Department shall, within 365 days after July 22, 2013  | ||||||
| 15 | (the effective date of Public Act 98-104), establish  | ||||||
| 16 | procedures to permit skilled care facilities licensed under  | ||||||
| 17 | the Nursing Home Care Act to submit monthly billing claims for  | ||||||
| 18 | reimbursement purposes. Following development of these  | ||||||
| 19 | procedures, the Department shall, by July 1, 2016, test the  | ||||||
| 20 | viability of the new system and implement any necessary  | ||||||
| 21 | operational or structural changes to its information  | ||||||
| 22 | technology platforms in order to allow for the direct  | ||||||
| 23 | acceptance and payment of nursing home claims.  | ||||||
| 24 |     Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the  | ||||||
| 25 | Illinois Department shall, within 365 days after August 15,  | ||||||
| 26 | 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-963), establish  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | procedures to permit ID/DD facilities licensed under the ID/DD  | ||||||
| 2 | Community Care Act and MC/DD facilities licensed under the  | ||||||
| 3 | MC/DD Act to submit monthly billing claims for reimbursement  | ||||||
| 4 | purposes. Following development of these procedures, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department shall have an additional 365 days to test the  | ||||||
| 6 | viability of the new system and to ensure that any necessary  | ||||||
| 7 | operational or structural changes to its information  | ||||||
| 8 | technology platforms are implemented.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The Illinois Department shall require all dispensers of  | ||||||
| 10 | medical services, other than an individual practitioner or  | ||||||
| 11 | group of practitioners, desiring to participate in the Medical  | ||||||
| 12 | Assistance program established under this Article to disclose  | ||||||
| 13 | all financial, beneficial, ownership, equity, surety or other  | ||||||
| 14 | interests in any and all firms, corporations, partnerships,  | ||||||
| 15 | associations, business enterprises, joint ventures, agencies,  | ||||||
| 16 | institutions or other legal entities providing any form of  | ||||||
| 17 | health care services in this State under this Article.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The Illinois Department may require that all dispensers of  | ||||||
| 19 | medical services desiring to participate in the medical  | ||||||
| 20 | assistance program established under this Article disclose,  | ||||||
| 21 | under such terms and conditions as the Illinois Department may  | ||||||
| 22 | by rule establish, all inquiries from clients and attorneys  | ||||||
| 23 | regarding medical bills paid by the Illinois Department, which  | ||||||
| 24 | inquiries could indicate potential existence of claims or  | ||||||
| 25 | liens for the Illinois Department.  | ||||||
| 26 |     Enrollment of a vendor shall be subject to a provisional  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | period and shall be conditional for one year. During the  | ||||||
| 2 | period of conditional enrollment, the Department may terminate  | ||||||
| 3 | the vendor's eligibility to participate in, or may disenroll  | ||||||
| 4 | the vendor from, the medical assistance program without cause.  | ||||||
| 5 | Unless otherwise specified, such termination of eligibility or  | ||||||
| 6 | disenrollment is not subject to the Department's hearing  | ||||||
| 7 | process. However, a disenrolled vendor may reapply without  | ||||||
| 8 | penalty.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The Department has the discretion to limit the conditional  | ||||||
| 10 | enrollment period for vendors based upon the category of risk  | ||||||
| 11 | of the vendor. | ||||||
| 12 |     Prior to enrollment and during the conditional enrollment  | ||||||
| 13 | period in the medical assistance program, all vendors shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | subject to enhanced oversight, screening, and review based on  | ||||||
| 15 | the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse that is posed by the  | ||||||
| 16 | category of risk of the vendor. The Illinois Department shall  | ||||||
| 17 | establish the procedures for oversight, screening, and review,  | ||||||
| 18 | which may include, but need not be limited to: criminal and  | ||||||
| 19 | financial background checks; fingerprinting; license,  | ||||||
| 20 | certification, and authorization verifications; unscheduled or  | ||||||
| 21 | unannounced site visits; database checks; prepayment audit  | ||||||
| 22 | reviews; audits; payment caps; payment suspensions; and other  | ||||||
| 23 | screening as required by federal or State law. | ||||||
| 24 |     The Department shall define or specify the following: (i)  | ||||||
| 25 | by provider notice, the "category of risk of the vendor" for  | ||||||
| 26 | each type of vendor, which shall take into account the level of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | screening applicable to a particular category of vendor under  | ||||||
| 2 | federal law and regulations; (ii) by rule or provider notice,  | ||||||
| 3 | the maximum length of the conditional enrollment period for  | ||||||
| 4 | each category of risk of the vendor; and (iii) by rule, the  | ||||||
| 5 | hearing rights, if any, afforded to a vendor in each category  | ||||||
| 6 | of risk of the vendor that is terminated or disenrolled during  | ||||||
| 7 | the conditional enrollment period.  | ||||||
| 8 |     To be eligible for payment consideration, a vendor's  | ||||||
| 9 | payment claim or bill, either as an initial claim or as a  | ||||||
| 10 | resubmitted claim following prior rejection, must be received  | ||||||
| 11 | by the Illinois Department, or its fiscal intermediary, no  | ||||||
| 12 | later than 180 days after the latest date on the claim on which  | ||||||
| 13 | medical goods or services were provided, with the following  | ||||||
| 14 | exceptions: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) In the case of a provider whose enrollment is in  | ||||||
| 16 |  process by the Illinois Department, the 180-day period  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall not begin until the date on the written notice from  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Illinois Department that the provider enrollment is  | ||||||
| 19 |  complete. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) In the case of errors attributable to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department or any of its claims processing intermediaries  | ||||||
| 22 |  which result in an inability to receive, process, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  adjudicate a claim, the 180-day period shall not begin  | ||||||
| 24 |  until the provider has been notified of the error. | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) In the case of a provider for whom the Illinois  | ||||||
| 26 |  Department initiates the monthly billing process. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) In the case of a provider operated by a unit of  | ||||||
| 2 |  local government with a population exceeding 3,000,000  | ||||||
| 3 |  when local government funds finance federal participation  | ||||||
| 4 |  for claims payments.  | ||||||
| 5 |     For claims for services rendered during a period for which  | ||||||
| 6 | a recipient received retroactive eligibility, claims must be  | ||||||
| 7 | filed within 180 days after the Department determines the  | ||||||
| 8 | applicant is eligible. For claims for which the Illinois  | ||||||
| 9 | Department is not the primary payer, claims must be submitted  | ||||||
| 10 | to the Illinois Department within 180 days after the final  | ||||||
| 11 | adjudication by the primary payer. | ||||||
| 12 |     In the case of long term care facilities, within 120  | ||||||
| 13 | calendar days of receipt by the facility of required  | ||||||
| 14 | prescreening information, new admissions with associated  | ||||||
| 15 | admission documents shall be submitted through the Medical  | ||||||
| 16 | Electronic Data Interchange (MEDI) or the Recipient  | ||||||
| 17 | Eligibility Verification (REV) System or shall be submitted  | ||||||
| 18 | directly to the Department of Human Services using required  | ||||||
| 19 | admission forms. Effective September 1, 2014, admission  | ||||||
| 20 | documents, including all prescreening information, must be  | ||||||
| 21 | submitted through MEDI or REV. Confirmation numbers assigned  | ||||||
| 22 | to an accepted transaction shall be retained by a facility to  | ||||||
| 23 | verify timely submittal. Once an admission transaction has  | ||||||
| 24 | been completed, all resubmitted claims following prior  | ||||||
| 25 | rejection are subject to receipt no later than 180 days after  | ||||||
| 26 | the admission transaction has been completed. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Claims that are not submitted and received in compliance  | ||||||
| 2 | with the foregoing requirements shall not be eligible for  | ||||||
| 3 | payment under the medical assistance program, and the State  | ||||||
| 4 | shall have no liability for payment of those claims. | ||||||
| 5 |     To the extent consistent with applicable information and  | ||||||
| 6 | privacy, security, and disclosure laws, State and federal  | ||||||
| 7 | agencies and departments shall provide the Illinois Department  | ||||||
| 8 | access to confidential and other information and data  | ||||||
| 9 | necessary to perform eligibility and payment verifications and  | ||||||
| 10 | other Illinois Department functions. This includes, but is not  | ||||||
| 11 | limited to: information pertaining to licensure;  | ||||||
| 12 | certification; earnings; immigration status; citizenship; wage  | ||||||
| 13 | reporting; unearned and earned income; pension income;  | ||||||
| 14 | employment; supplemental security income; social security  | ||||||
| 15 | numbers; National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers; the  | ||||||
| 16 | National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB); program and agency  | ||||||
| 17 | exclusions; taxpayer identification numbers; tax delinquency;  | ||||||
| 18 | corporate information; and death records. | ||||||
| 19 |     The Illinois Department shall enter into agreements with  | ||||||
| 20 | State agencies and departments, and is authorized to enter  | ||||||
| 21 | into agreements with federal agencies and departments, under  | ||||||
| 22 | which such agencies and departments shall share data necessary  | ||||||
| 23 | for medical assistance program integrity functions and  | ||||||
| 24 | oversight. The Illinois Department shall develop, in  | ||||||
| 25 | cooperation with other State departments and agencies, and in  | ||||||
| 26 | compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | appropriate and effective methods to share such data. At a  | ||||||
| 2 | minimum, and to the extent necessary to provide data sharing,  | ||||||
| 3 | the Illinois Department shall enter into agreements with State  | ||||||
| 4 | agencies and departments, and is authorized to enter into  | ||||||
| 5 | agreements with federal agencies and departments, including,  | ||||||
| 6 | but not limited to: the Secretary of State; the Department of  | ||||||
| 7 | Revenue; the Department of Public Health; the Department of  | ||||||
| 8 | Human Services; and the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 9 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 10 |     Beginning in fiscal year 2013, the Illinois Department  | ||||||
| 11 | shall set forth a request for information to identify the  | ||||||
| 12 | benefits of a pre-payment, post-adjudication, and post-edit  | ||||||
| 13 | claims system with the goals of streamlining claims processing  | ||||||
| 14 | and provider reimbursement, reducing the number of pending or  | ||||||
| 15 | rejected claims, and helping to ensure a more transparent  | ||||||
| 16 | adjudication process through the utilization of: (i) provider  | ||||||
| 17 | data verification and provider screening technology; and (ii)  | ||||||
| 18 | clinical code editing; and (iii) pre-pay, pre-adjudicated, or  | ||||||
| 19 | post-adjudicated predictive modeling with an integrated case  | ||||||
| 20 | management system with link analysis. Such a request for  | ||||||
| 21 | information shall not be considered as a request for proposal  | ||||||
| 22 | or as an obligation on the part of the Illinois Department to  | ||||||
| 23 | take any action or acquire any products or services.  | ||||||
| 24 |     The Illinois Department shall establish policies,  | ||||||
| 25 | procedures, standards and criteria by rule for the  | ||||||
| 26 | acquisition, repair and replacement of orthotic and prosthetic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | devices and durable medical equipment. Such rules shall  | ||||||
| 2 | provide, but not be limited to, the following services: (1)  | ||||||
| 3 | immediate repair or replacement of such devices by recipients;  | ||||||
| 4 | and (2) rental, lease, purchase or lease-purchase of durable  | ||||||
| 5 | medical equipment in a cost-effective manner, taking into  | ||||||
| 6 | consideration the recipient's medical prognosis, the extent of  | ||||||
| 7 | the recipient's needs, and the requirements and costs for  | ||||||
| 8 | maintaining such equipment. Subject to prior approval, such  | ||||||
| 9 | rules shall enable a recipient to temporarily acquire and use  | ||||||
| 10 | alternative or substitute devices or equipment pending repairs  | ||||||
| 11 | or replacements of any device or equipment previously  | ||||||
| 12 | authorized for such recipient by the Department.  | ||||||
| 13 | Notwithstanding any provision of Section 5-5f to the contrary,  | ||||||
| 14 | the Department may, by rule, exempt certain replacement  | ||||||
| 15 | wheelchair parts from prior approval and, for wheelchairs,  | ||||||
| 16 | wheelchair parts, wheelchair accessories, and related seating  | ||||||
| 17 | and positioning items, determine the wholesale price by  | ||||||
| 18 | methods other than actual acquisition costs. | ||||||
| 19 |     The Department shall require, by rule, all providers of  | ||||||
| 20 | durable medical equipment to be accredited by an accreditation  | ||||||
| 21 | organization approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and  | ||||||
| 22 | Medicaid Services and recognized by the Department in order to  | ||||||
| 23 | bill the Department for providing durable medical equipment to  | ||||||
| 24 | recipients. No later than 15 months after the effective date  | ||||||
| 25 | of the rule adopted pursuant to this paragraph, all providers  | ||||||
| 26 | must meet the accreditation requirement. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     In order to promote environmental responsibility, meet the  | ||||||
| 2 | needs of recipients and enrollees, and achieve significant  | ||||||
| 3 | cost savings, the Department, or a managed care organization  | ||||||
| 4 | under contract with the Department, may provide recipients or  | ||||||
| 5 | managed care enrollees who have a prescription or Certificate  | ||||||
| 6 | of Medical Necessity access to refurbished durable medical  | ||||||
| 7 | equipment under this Section (excluding prosthetic and  | ||||||
| 8 | orthotic devices as defined in the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and  | ||||||
| 9 | Pedorthics Practice Act and complex rehabilitation technology  | ||||||
| 10 | products and associated services) through the State's  | ||||||
| 11 | assistive technology program's reutilization program, using  | ||||||
| 12 | staff with the Assistive Technology Professional (ATP)  | ||||||
| 13 | Certification if the refurbished durable medical equipment:  | ||||||
| 14 | (i) is available; (ii) is less expensive, including shipping  | ||||||
| 15 | costs, than new durable medical equipment of the same type;  | ||||||
| 16 | (iii) is able to withstand at least 3 years of use; (iv) is  | ||||||
| 17 | cleaned, disinfected, sterilized, and safe in accordance with  | ||||||
| 18 | federal Food and Drug Administration regulations and guidance  | ||||||
| 19 | governing the reprocessing of medical devices in health care  | ||||||
| 20 | settings; and (v) equally meets the needs of the recipient or  | ||||||
| 21 | enrollee. The reutilization program shall confirm that the  | ||||||
| 22 | recipient or enrollee is not already in receipt of the same or  | ||||||
| 23 | similar equipment from another service provider, and that the  | ||||||
| 24 | refurbished durable medical equipment equally meets the needs  | ||||||
| 25 | of the recipient or enrollee. Nothing in this paragraph shall  | ||||||
| 26 | be construed to limit recipient or enrollee choice to obtain  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | new durable medical equipment or place any additional prior  | ||||||
| 2 | authorization conditions on enrollees of managed care  | ||||||
| 3 | organizations.  | ||||||
| 4 |     The Department shall execute, relative to the nursing home  | ||||||
| 5 | prescreening project, written inter-agency agreements with the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Human Services and the Department on Aging, to  | ||||||
| 7 | effect the following: (i) intake procedures and common  | ||||||
| 8 | eligibility criteria for those persons who are receiving  | ||||||
| 9 | non-institutional services; and (ii) the establishment and  | ||||||
| 10 | development of non-institutional services in areas of the  | ||||||
| 11 | State where they are not currently available or are  | ||||||
| 12 | undeveloped; and (iii) notwithstanding any other provision of  | ||||||
| 13 | law, subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2012, an  | ||||||
| 14 | increase in the determination of need (DON) scores from 29 to  | ||||||
| 15 | 37 for applicants for institutional and home and  | ||||||
| 16 | community-based long term care; if and only if federal  | ||||||
| 17 | approval is not granted, the Department may, in conjunction  | ||||||
| 18 | with other affected agencies, implement utilization controls  | ||||||
| 19 | or changes in benefit packages to effectuate a similar savings  | ||||||
| 20 | amount for this population; and (iv) no later than July 1,  | ||||||
| 21 | 2013, minimum level of care eligibility criteria for  | ||||||
| 22 | institutional and home and community-based long term care; and  | ||||||
| 23 | (v) no later than October 1, 2013, establish procedures to  | ||||||
| 24 | permit long term care providers access to eligibility scores  | ||||||
| 25 | for individuals with an admission date who are seeking or  | ||||||
| 26 | receiving services from the long term care provider. In order  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to select the minimum level of care eligibility criteria, the  | ||||||
| 2 | Governor shall establish a workgroup that includes affected  | ||||||
| 3 | agency representatives and stakeholders representing the  | ||||||
| 4 | institutional and home and community-based long term care  | ||||||
| 5 | interests. This Section shall not restrict the Department from  | ||||||
| 6 | implementing lower level of care eligibility criteria for  | ||||||
| 7 | community-based services in circumstances where federal  | ||||||
| 8 | approval has been granted.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The Illinois Department shall develop and operate, in  | ||||||
| 10 | cooperation with other State Departments and agencies and in  | ||||||
| 11 | compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations,  | ||||||
| 12 | appropriate and effective systems of health care evaluation  | ||||||
| 13 | and programs for monitoring of utilization of health care  | ||||||
| 14 | services and facilities, as it affects persons eligible for  | ||||||
| 15 | medical assistance under this Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |     The Illinois Department shall report annually to the  | ||||||
| 17 | General Assembly, no later than the second Friday in April of  | ||||||
| 18 | 1979 and each year thereafter, in regard to:  | ||||||
| 19 |         (a) actual statistics and trends in utilization of  | ||||||
| 20 |  medical services by public aid recipients;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (b) actual statistics and trends in the provision of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the various medical services by medical vendors;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (c) current rate structures and proposed changes in  | ||||||
| 24 |  those rate structures for the various medical vendors; and  | ||||||
| 25 |         (d) efforts at utilization review and control by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Illinois Department.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The period covered by each report shall be the 3 years  | ||||||
| 2 | ending on the June 30 prior to the report. The report shall  | ||||||
| 3 | include suggested legislation for consideration by the General  | ||||||
| 4 | Assembly. The requirement for reporting to the General  | ||||||
| 5 | Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as  | ||||||
| 6 | required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization  | ||||||
| 7 | Act, and filing such additional copies with the State  | ||||||
| 8 | Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 9 | as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State  | ||||||
| 10 | Library Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |     Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if  | ||||||
| 12 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance  | ||||||
| 13 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure  | ||||||
| 14 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on  | ||||||
| 15 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for  | ||||||
| 16 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 17 |     On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any  | ||||||
| 18 | rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter  | ||||||
| 19 | any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate  | ||||||
| 20 | of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance  | ||||||
| 21 | with Section 5-5e.  | ||||||
| 22 |     Because kidney transplantation can be an appropriate,  | ||||||
| 23 | cost-effective alternative to renal dialysis when medically  | ||||||
| 24 | necessary and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-11  | ||||||
| 25 | of this Code, beginning October 1, 2014, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 26 | cover kidney transplantation for noncitizens with end-stage  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | renal disease who are not eligible for comprehensive medical  | ||||||
| 2 | benefits, who meet the residency requirements of Section 5-3  | ||||||
| 3 | of this Code, and who would otherwise meet the financial  | ||||||
| 4 | requirements of the appropriate class of eligible persons  | ||||||
| 5 | under Section 5-2 of this Code. To qualify for coverage of  | ||||||
| 6 | kidney transplantation, such person must be receiving  | ||||||
| 7 | emergency renal dialysis services covered by the Department.  | ||||||
| 8 | Providers under this Section shall be prior approved and  | ||||||
| 9 | certified by the Department to perform kidney transplantation  | ||||||
| 10 | and the services under this Section shall be limited to  | ||||||
| 11 | services associated with kidney transplantation.  | ||||||
| 12 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the  | ||||||
| 13 | contrary, on or after July 1, 2015, all FDA-approved FDA  | ||||||
| 14 | approved forms of medication assisted treatment prescribed for  | ||||||
| 15 | the treatment of alcohol dependence or treatment of opioid  | ||||||
| 16 | dependence shall be covered under both fee-for-service and  | ||||||
| 17 | managed care medical assistance programs for persons who are  | ||||||
| 18 | otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this Article  | ||||||
| 19 | and shall not be subject to any (1) utilization control, other  | ||||||
| 20 | than those established under the American Society of Addiction  | ||||||
| 21 | Medicine patient placement criteria, (2) prior authorization  | ||||||
| 22 | mandate, (3) lifetime restriction limit mandate, or (4)  | ||||||
| 23 | limitations on dosage.  | ||||||
| 24 |     On or after July 1, 2015, opioid antagonists prescribed  | ||||||
| 25 | for the treatment of an opioid overdose, including the  | ||||||
| 26 | medication product, administration devices, and any pharmacy  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | fees or hospital fees related to the dispensing, distribution,  | ||||||
| 2 | and administration of the opioid antagonist, shall be covered  | ||||||
| 3 | under the medical assistance program for persons who are  | ||||||
| 4 | otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this Article.  | ||||||
| 5 | As used in this Section, "opioid antagonist" means a drug that  | ||||||
| 6 | binds to opioid receptors and blocks or inhibits the effect of  | ||||||
| 7 | opioids acting on those receptors, including, but not limited  | ||||||
| 8 | to, naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting drug  | ||||||
| 9 | approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The  | ||||||
| 10 | Department shall not impose a copayment on the coverage  | ||||||
| 11 | provided for naloxone hydrochloride under the medical  | ||||||
| 12 | assistance program. | ||||||
| 13 |     Upon federal approval, the Department shall provide  | ||||||
| 14 | coverage and reimbursement for all drugs that are approved for  | ||||||
| 15 | marketing by the federal Food and Drug Administration and that  | ||||||
| 16 | are recommended by the federal Public Health Service or the  | ||||||
| 17 | United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for  | ||||||
| 18 | pre-exposure prophylaxis and related pre-exposure prophylaxis  | ||||||
| 19 | services, including, but not limited to, HIV and sexually  | ||||||
| 20 | transmitted infection screening, treatment for sexually  | ||||||
| 21 | transmitted infections, medical monitoring, assorted labs, and  | ||||||
| 22 | counseling to reduce the likelihood of HIV infection among  | ||||||
| 23 | individuals who are not infected with HIV but who are at high  | ||||||
| 24 | risk of HIV infection. | ||||||
| 25 |     A federally qualified health center, as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 26 | 1905(l)(2)(B) of the federal Social Security Act, shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | reimbursed by the Department in accordance with the federally  | ||||||
| 2 | qualified health center's encounter rate for services provided  | ||||||
| 3 | to medical assistance recipients that are performed by a  | ||||||
| 4 | dental hygienist, as defined under the Illinois Dental  | ||||||
| 5 | Practice Act, working under the general supervision of a  | ||||||
| 6 | dentist and employed by a federally qualified health center.  | ||||||
| 7 |     Within 90 days after October 8, 2021 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 8 | of Public Act 102-665), the Department shall seek federal  | ||||||
| 9 | approval of a State Plan amendment to expand coverage for  | ||||||
| 10 | family planning services that includes presumptive eligibility  | ||||||
| 11 | to individuals whose income is at or below 208% of the federal  | ||||||
| 12 | poverty level. Coverage under this Section shall be effective  | ||||||
| 13 | beginning no later than December 1, 2022. | ||||||
| 14 |     Subject to approval by the federal Centers for Medicare  | ||||||
| 15 | and Medicaid Services of a Title XIX State Plan amendment  | ||||||
| 16 | electing the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly  | ||||||
| 17 | (PACE) as a State Medicaid option, as provided for by Subtitle  | ||||||
| 18 | I (commencing with Section 4801) of Title IV of the Balanced  | ||||||
| 19 | Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) and Part 460  | ||||||
| 20 | (commencing with Section 460.2) of Subchapter E of Title 42 of  | ||||||
| 21 | the Code of Federal Regulations, PACE program services shall  | ||||||
| 22 | become a covered benefit of the medical assistance program,  | ||||||
| 23 | subject to criteria established in accordance with all  | ||||||
| 24 | applicable laws. | ||||||
| 25 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 26 | community-based pediatric palliative care from a trained  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | interdisciplinary team shall be covered under the medical  | ||||||
| 2 | assistance program as provided in Section 15 of the Pediatric  | ||||||
| 3 | Palliative Care Act. | ||||||
| 4 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, within  | ||||||
| 5 | 12 months after June 2, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 6 | 102-1037) and subject to federal approval, acupuncture  | ||||||
| 7 | services performed by an acupuncturist licensed under the  | ||||||
| 8 | Acupuncture Practice Act who is acting within the scope of his  | ||||||
| 9 | or her license shall be covered under the medical assistance  | ||||||
| 10 | program. The Department shall apply for any federal waiver or  | ||||||
| 11 | State Plan amendment, if required, to implement this  | ||||||
| 12 | paragraph. The Department may adopt any rules, including  | ||||||
| 13 | standards and criteria, necessary to implement this paragraph.  | ||||||
| 14 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the  | ||||||
| 15 | medical assistance program shall, subject to federal approval,  | ||||||
| 16 | reimburse hospitals for costs associated with a newborn  | ||||||
| 17 | screening test for the presence of metachromatic  | ||||||
| 18 | leukodystrophy, as required under the Newborn Metabolic  | ||||||
| 19 | Screening Act, at a rate not less than the fee charged by the  | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Public Health. Notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 21 | provision of this Code, the medical assistance program shall,  | ||||||
| 22 | subject to appropriation and federal approval, also reimburse  | ||||||
| 23 | hospitals for costs associated with all newborn screening  | ||||||
| 24 | tests added on and after August 9, 2024 (the effective date of  | ||||||
| 25 | Public Act 103-909) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General  | ||||||
| 26 | Assembly to the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act and required  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to be performed under that Act at a rate not less than the fee  | ||||||
| 2 | charged by the Department of Public Health. The Department  | ||||||
| 3 | shall seek federal approval before the implementation of the  | ||||||
| 4 | newborn screening test fees by the Department of Public  | ||||||
| 5 | Health.  | ||||||
| 6 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 7 | beginning on January 1, 2024, subject to federal approval,  | ||||||
| 8 | cognitive assessment and care planning services provided to a  | ||||||
| 9 | person who experiences signs or symptoms of cognitive  | ||||||
| 10 | impairment, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical  | ||||||
| 11 | Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, shall be covered  | ||||||
| 12 | under the medical assistance program for persons who are  | ||||||
| 13 | otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this Article.  | ||||||
| 14 |     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,  | ||||||
| 15 | medically necessary reconstructive services that are intended  | ||||||
| 16 | to restore physical appearance shall be covered under the  | ||||||
| 17 | medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise  | ||||||
| 18 | eligible for medical assistance under this Article. As used in  | ||||||
| 19 | this paragraph, "reconstructive services" means treatments  | ||||||
| 20 | performed on structures of the body damaged by trauma to  | ||||||
| 21 | restore physical appearance.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-43, Article 30, Section 30-5, eff. 7-6-21;  | ||||||
| 23 | 102-43, Article 35, Section 35-5, eff. 7-6-21; 102-43, Article  | ||||||
| 24 | 55, Section 55-5, eff. 7-6-21; 102-95, eff. 1-1-22; 102-123,  | ||||||
| 25 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-598, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 26 | 102-655, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-813, eff.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 5-13-22; 102-1018, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1037, eff. 6-2-22;  | ||||||
| 2 | 102-1038, eff. 1-1-23; 103-102, Article 15, Section 15-5, eff.  | ||||||
| 3 | 1-1-24; 103-102, Article 95, Section 95-15, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 4 | 103-123, eff. 1-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-368, eff.  | ||||||
| 5 | 1-1-24; 103-593, Article 5, Section 5-5, eff. 6-7-24; 103-593,  | ||||||
| 6 | Article 90, Section 90-5, eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 7 | 103-808, eff. 1-1-26; 103-909, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1040, eff.  | ||||||
| 8 | 8-9-24; revised 10-10-24.)
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| 9 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 5-5.01a. Supportive living facilities program.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) The Department shall establish and provide oversight  | ||||||
| 12 | for a program of supportive living facilities that seek to  | ||||||
| 13 | promote resident independence, dignity, respect, and  | ||||||
| 14 | well-being in the most cost-effective manner. | ||||||
| 15 |     A supportive living facility is (i) a free-standing  | ||||||
| 16 | facility or (ii) a distinct physical and operational entity  | ||||||
| 17 | within a mixed-use building that meets the criteria  | ||||||
| 18 | established in subsection (d). A supportive living facility  | ||||||
| 19 | integrates housing with health, personal care, and supportive  | ||||||
| 20 | services and is a designated setting that offers residents  | ||||||
| 21 | their own separate, private, and distinct living units. | ||||||
| 22 |     Sites for the operation of the program shall be selected  | ||||||
| 23 | by the Department based upon criteria that may include the  | ||||||
| 24 | need for services in a geographic area, the availability of  | ||||||
| 25 | funding, and the site's ability to meet the standards. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) Beginning July 1, 2014, subject to federal approval,  | ||||||
| 2 | the Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities shall be  | ||||||
| 3 | equal to the supportive living facility Medicaid rate  | ||||||
| 4 | effective on June 30, 2014 increased by 8.85%. Once the  | ||||||
| 5 | assessment imposed at Article V-G of this Code is determined  | ||||||
| 6 | to be a permissible tax under Title XIX of the Social Security  | ||||||
| 7 | Act, the Department shall increase the Medicaid rates for  | ||||||
| 8 | supportive living facilities effective on July 1, 2014 by  | ||||||
| 9 | 9.09%. The Department shall apply this increase retroactively  | ||||||
| 10 | to coincide with the imposition of the assessment in Article  | ||||||
| 11 | V-G of this Code in accordance with the approval for federal  | ||||||
| 12 | financial participation by the Centers for Medicare and  | ||||||
| 13 | Medicaid Services.  | ||||||
| 14 |     The Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities  | ||||||
| 15 | effective on July 1, 2017 must be equal to the rates in effect  | ||||||
| 16 | for supportive living facilities on June 30, 2017 increased by  | ||||||
| 17 | 2.8%.  | ||||||
| 18 |     The Medicaid rates for supportive living facilities  | ||||||
| 19 | effective on July 1, 2018 must be equal to the rates in effect  | ||||||
| 20 | for supportive living facilities on June 30, 2018.  | ||||||
| 21 |     Subject to federal approval, the Medicaid rates for  | ||||||
| 22 | supportive living services on and after July 1, 2019 must be at  | ||||||
| 23 | least 54.3% of the average total nursing facility services per  | ||||||
| 24 | diem for the geographic areas defined by the Department while  | ||||||
| 25 | maintaining the rate differential for dementia care and must  | ||||||
| 26 | be updated whenever the total nursing facility service per  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | diems are updated. Beginning July 1, 2022, upon the  | ||||||
| 2 | implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model, Medicaid  | ||||||
| 3 | rates for supportive living services must be at least 54.3% of  | ||||||
| 4 | the average total nursing services per diem rate for the  | ||||||
| 5 | geographic areas. For purposes of this provision, the average  | ||||||
| 6 | total nursing services per diem rate shall include all add-ons  | ||||||
| 7 | for nursing facilities for the geographic area provided for in  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 5-5.2. The rate differential for dementia care must be  | ||||||
| 9 | maintained in these rates and the rates shall be updated  | ||||||
| 10 | whenever nursing facility per diem rates are updated.  | ||||||
| 11 |     Subject to federal approval, beginning January 1, 2024,  | ||||||
| 12 | the dementia care rate for supportive living services must be  | ||||||
| 13 | no less than the non-dementia care supportive living services  | ||||||
| 14 | rate multiplied by 1.5.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b-5) Subject to federal approval, beginning January 1,  | ||||||
| 16 | 2025, Medicaid rates for supportive living services must be at  | ||||||
| 17 | least 54.75% of the average total nursing services per diem  | ||||||
| 18 | rate for the geographic areas defined by the Department and  | ||||||
| 19 | shall include all add-ons for nursing facilities for the  | ||||||
| 20 | geographic area provided for in Section 5-5.2.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) The Department may adopt rules to implement this  | ||||||
| 22 | Section. Rules that establish or modify the services,  | ||||||
| 23 | standards, and conditions for participation in the program  | ||||||
| 24 | shall be adopted by the Department in consultation with the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department on Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 26 | Services, and the Department of Mental Health and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Developmental Disabilities (or their successor agencies). | ||||||
| 2 |     (d) Subject to federal approval by the Centers for  | ||||||
| 3 | Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department shall accept  | ||||||
| 4 | for consideration of certification under the program any  | ||||||
| 5 | application for a site or building where distinct parts of the  | ||||||
| 6 | site or building are designated for purposes other than the  | ||||||
| 7 | provision of supportive living services, but only if:  | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) those distinct parts of the site or building are  | ||||||
| 9 |  not designated for the purpose of providing assisted  | ||||||
| 10 |  living services as required under the Assisted Living and  | ||||||
| 11 |  Shared Housing Act;  | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) those distinct parts of the site or building are  | ||||||
| 13 |  completely separate from the part of the building used for  | ||||||
| 14 |  the provision of supportive living program services,  | ||||||
| 15 |  including separate entrances;  | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) those distinct parts of the site or building do  | ||||||
| 17 |  not share any common spaces with the part of the building  | ||||||
| 18 |  used for the provision of supportive living program  | ||||||
| 19 |  services; and  | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) those distinct parts of the site or building do  | ||||||
| 21 |  not share staffing with the part of the building used for  | ||||||
| 22 |  the provision of supportive living program services.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) Facilities or distinct parts of facilities which are  | ||||||
| 24 | selected as supportive living facilities and are in good  | ||||||
| 25 | standing with the Department's rules are exempt from the  | ||||||
| 26 | provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Health Facilities Planning Act. | ||||||
| 2 |     (f) Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021  | ||||||
| 3 | (Public Law 117-2) authorizes a 10% enhanced federal medical  | ||||||
| 4 | assistance percentage for supportive living services for a  | ||||||
| 5 | 12-month period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.  | ||||||
| 6 | Subject to federal approval, including the approval of any  | ||||||
| 7 | necessary waiver amendments or other federally required  | ||||||
| 8 | documents or assurances, for a 12-month period the Department  | ||||||
| 9 | must pay a supplemental $26 per diem rate to all supportive  | ||||||
| 10 | living facilities with the additional federal financial  | ||||||
| 11 | participation funds that result from the enhanced federal  | ||||||
| 12 | medical assistance percentage from April 1, 2021 through March  | ||||||
| 13 | 31, 2022. The Department may issue parameters around how the  | ||||||
| 14 | supplemental payment should be spent, including quality  | ||||||
| 15 | improvement activities. The Department may alter the form,  | ||||||
| 16 | methods, or timeframes concerning the supplemental per diem  | ||||||
| 17 | rate to comply with any subsequent changes to federal law,  | ||||||
| 18 | changes made by guidance issued by the federal Centers for  | ||||||
| 19 | Medicare and Medicaid Services, or other changes necessary to  | ||||||
| 20 | receive the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (g) All applications for the expansion of supportive  | ||||||
| 22 | living dementia care settings involving sites not approved by  | ||||||
| 23 | the Department by January 1, 2024 (Public Act 103-102) may  | ||||||
| 24 | allow new elderly non-dementia units in addition to new  | ||||||
| 25 | dementia care units. The Department may approve such  | ||||||
| 26 | applications only if the application has: (1) no more than one  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | non-dementia care unit for each dementia care unit and (2) the  | ||||||
| 2 | site is not located within 4 miles of an existing supportive  | ||||||
| 3 | living program site in Cook County (including the City of  | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago), not located within 12 miles of an existing  | ||||||
| 5 | supportive living program site in Alexander, Bond, Boone,  | ||||||
| 6 | Calhoun, Champaign, Clinton, DeKalb, DuPage, Fulton, Grundy,  | ||||||
| 7 | Henry, Jackson, Jersey, Johnson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall,  | ||||||
| 8 | Lake, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marshall, McHenry, McLean,  | ||||||
| 9 | Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Peoria, Piatt, Rock Island, Sangamon,  | ||||||
| 10 | Stark, St. Clair, Tazewell, Vermilion, Will, Williamson,  | ||||||
| 11 | Winnebago, or Woodford counties, or not located within 25  | ||||||
| 12 | miles of an existing supportive living program site in any  | ||||||
| 13 | other county.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (h) Beginning January 1, 2025, subject to federal  | ||||||
| 15 | approval, for a person who is a resident of a supportive living  | ||||||
| 16 | facility under this Section, the monthly personal needs  | ||||||
| 17 | allowance shall be $120 per month.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (i) (h) As stated in the supportive living program home  | ||||||
| 19 | and community-based service waiver approved by the federal  | ||||||
| 20 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and beginning July  | ||||||
| 21 | 1, 2025, the Department must maintain the rate add-on  | ||||||
| 22 | implemented on January 1, 2023 for the provision of 2 meals per  | ||||||
| 23 | day at no less than $6.15 per day.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (j) (f) Subject to federal approval, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 25 | allow a certified medication aide to administer medication in  | ||||||
| 26 | a supportive living facility. For purposes of this subsection,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | "certified medication aide" means a person who has met the  | ||||||
| 2 | qualifications for certification under Section 79 of the  | ||||||
| 3 | Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act and assists with  | ||||||
| 4 | medication administration while under the supervision of a  | ||||||
| 5 | registered professional nurse as authorized by Section 50-75  | ||||||
| 6 | of the Nurse Practice Act. The Department may adopt rules to  | ||||||
| 7 | implement this subsection.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22;  | ||||||
| 9 | 103-102, Article 20, Section 20-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102,  | ||||||
| 10 | Article 100, Section 100-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-593, Article 15,  | ||||||
| 11 | Section 15-5, eff. 6-7-24; 103-593, Article 100, Section  | ||||||
| 12 | 100-5, eff. 6-7-24; 103-593, Article 165, Section 165-5, eff.  | ||||||
| 13 | 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-886, eff. 8-9-24; revised  | ||||||
| 14 | 10-8-24.)
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| 15 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-5.24a) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 5-5.24a. Remote ultrasounds and remote fetal  | ||||||
| 17 | nonstress tests; reimbursement. | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) Subject to federal approval, for dates of service  | ||||||
| 19 | beginning on and after January 1, 2025, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 20 | reimburse for remote ultrasound procedures and remote fetal  | ||||||
| 21 | nonstress tests when the patient is in a residence or other  | ||||||
| 22 | off-site location from the patient's provider and the same  | ||||||
| 23 | standard of care is met as would be present during an in-person  | ||||||
| 24 | visit.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (b) Remote ultrasounds and remote fetal nonstress tests  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | are only eligible for reimbursement when the provider uses  | ||||||
| 2 | digital technology: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) to collect medical and other forms of health data  | ||||||
| 4 |  from a patient and to electronically transmit that  | ||||||
| 5 |  information securely to a health care provider in a  | ||||||
| 6 |  different location for interpretation and recommendation; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) that is compliant with the federal Health  | ||||||
| 8 |  Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug  | ||||||
| 10 |  Administration. | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) A fetal nonstress test is only eligible for  | ||||||
| 12 | reimbursement with a place of service modifier for at-home  | ||||||
| 13 | monitoring with remote monitoring solutions that are cleared  | ||||||
| 14 | by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for on-label use for  | ||||||
| 15 | monitoring fetal heart rate, maternal heart rate, and uterine  | ||||||
| 16 | activity. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) The Department shall issue guidance to implement the  | ||||||
| 18 | provisions of this Section. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-593, eff. 6-7-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-5.24b) | ||||||
| 21 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 22 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 5-5.24b 5-5.24a. Coverage for at-home pregnancy  | ||||||
| 24 | tests. Beginning January 1, 2025, the medical assistance  | ||||||
| 25 | program shall provide coverage for at-home, urine-based  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | pregnancy tests that are ordered directly by a clinician or  | ||||||
| 2 | furnished through a standing order for patient use, regardless  | ||||||
| 3 | of whether the tests are otherwise available over the counter.  | ||||||
| 4 | The coverage required under this Section is limited to a  | ||||||
| 5 | multipack, as defined by the Department, of at-home,  | ||||||
| 6 | urine-based pregnancy tests every 30 days. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-870, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-2-24.)
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| 8 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-5a.1) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 5-5a.1. Telehealth services for persons with  | ||||||
| 10 | intellectual and developmental disabilities.  The Department  | ||||||
| 11 | shall file an amendment to the Home and Community-Based  | ||||||
| 12 | Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental  | ||||||
| 13 | Disabilities authorized under Section 1915(c) of the Social  | ||||||
| 14 | Security Act to incorporate telehealth services administered  | ||||||
| 15 | by a provider of telehealth services that demonstrates  | ||||||
| 16 | knowledge and experience in providing medical and emergency  | ||||||
| 17 | services for persons with intellectual and developmental  | ||||||
| 18 | disabilities. For dates of service on and after January 1,  | ||||||
| 19 | 2025, the Department shall pay negotiated, agreed upon  | ||||||
| 20 | administrative fees associated with implementing telehealth  | ||||||
| 21 | services for persons with intellectual and developmental  | ||||||
| 22 | disabilities who are receiving Community Integrated Living  | ||||||
| 23 | Arrangement residential services under the Home and  | ||||||
| 24 | Community-Based Services Waiver Program for Adults with  | ||||||
| 25 | Developmental Disabilities. The implementation of telehealth  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | services shall not impede the choice of any individual  | ||||||
| 2 | receiving waiver-funded services through the Home and  | ||||||
| 3 | Community-Based Services Waiver Program for Adults with  | ||||||
| 4 | Developmental Disabilities to receive in-person health care  | ||||||
| 5 | services at any time. The Department shall ensure individuals  | ||||||
| 6 | enrolled in the waiver, or their guardians, request to opt in     | ||||||
| 7 | opt-in to these services. For individuals who opt in, this  | ||||||
| 8 | service shall be included in the individual's person-centered  | ||||||
| 9 | plan. The use of telehealth services shall not be used for the  | ||||||
| 10 | convenience of staff at any time nor shall it replace primary  | ||||||
| 11 | care physician services. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-102, eff. 7-1-23; 103-593, eff. 6-7-24;  | ||||||
| 13 | revised 10-23-24.)
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| 14 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical  | ||||||
| 16 | assistance program shall (i) provide the post-mastectomy care  | ||||||
| 17 | benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and  | ||||||
| 18 | health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required  | ||||||
| 19 | under Sections 356g.5, 356q, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6,  | ||||||
| 20 | 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.34, 356z.35, 356z.46,  | ||||||
| 21 | 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.59, 356z.60, 356z.61, 356z.64,  | ||||||
| 22 | and 356z.67, and 356z.71, and 356z.75 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 | Insurance Code, (ii) be subject to the provisions of Sections  | ||||||
| 24 | 356z.19, 356z.44, 356z.49, 364.01, 370c, and 370c.1 of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Illinois Insurance Code, and (iii) be subject to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | provisions of subsection (d-5) of Section 10 of the Network  | ||||||
| 2 | Adequacy and Transparency Act. | ||||||
| 3 |     The Department, by rule, shall adopt a model similar to  | ||||||
| 4 | the requirements of Section 356z.39 of the Illinois Insurance  | ||||||
| 5 | Code.  | ||||||
| 6 |     On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any  | ||||||
| 7 | rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter  | ||||||
| 8 | any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate  | ||||||
| 9 | of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance  | ||||||
| 10 | with Section 5-5e.  | ||||||
| 11 |     To ensure full access to the benefits set forth in this  | ||||||
| 12 | Section, on and after January 1, 2016, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 13 | ensure that provider and hospital reimbursement for  | ||||||
| 14 | post-mastectomy care benefits required under this Section are  | ||||||
| 15 | no lower than the Medicare reimbursement rate.  | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-144, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 17 | 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-530, eff.  | ||||||
| 18 | 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813,  | ||||||
| 19 | eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23;  | ||||||
| 20 | 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-84, eff. 1-1-24; 103-91, eff.  | ||||||
| 21 | 1-1-24; 103-420, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-703,  | ||||||
| 22 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-758, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1024, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 23 | revised 11-26-24.)
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| 24 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8a) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 5-16.8a. Rules concerning continuous glucose monitor  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | coverage. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the  | ||||||
| 2 | changes made to Section 356z.59 of the Illinois Insurance  | ||||||
| 3 | Code, as applied to the medical assistance program. The rules  | ||||||
| 4 | shall, at a minimum, provide that: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) the ordering provider must be a physician licensed  | ||||||
| 6 |  under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or a certified  | ||||||
| 7 |  nurse practitioner or physician assistant with a  | ||||||
| 8 |  collaborative agreement with the physician; the ordering  | ||||||
| 9 |  provider is not required to obtain continuing medical  | ||||||
| 10 |  education in order to prescribe a continuous glucose  | ||||||
| 11 |  monitor; | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) continuous glucose monitors are not required to  | ||||||
| 13 |  have an alarm when glucose levels are outside the  | ||||||
| 14 |  predetermined pre-determined range; the capacity to  | ||||||
| 15 |  generate predictive alerts in case of impending  | ||||||
| 16 |  hypoglycemia; or the ability to transmit real-time glucose  | ||||||
| 17 |  values and alerts to the patient and designated other  | ||||||
| 18 |  persons; | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) the beneficiary is not required to need intensive  | ||||||
| 20 |  insulin therapy; | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) the beneficiary is not required to have a recent  | ||||||
| 22 |  history of emergency room visits or hospitalizations  | ||||||
| 23 |  related to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, or ketoacidosis; | ||||||
| 24 |         (5) if the beneficiary has gestational diabetes, the  | ||||||
| 25 |  beneficiary is not required to have suboptimal glycemic  | ||||||
| 26 |  control that is likely to harm the beneficiary or the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  fetus; | ||||||
| 2 |         (6) if a beneficiary has diabetes mellitus and the  | ||||||
| 3 |  beneficiary does not meet the coverage requirements or if  | ||||||
| 4 |  the beneficiary is in a population in which continuous  | ||||||
| 5 |  glucose monitor usage has not been well-studied, requests  | ||||||
| 6 |  shall be reviewed, on a case-by-case basis, for medical  | ||||||
| 7 |  necessity and approved if appropriate; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (7) prior authorization is required for a prescription  | ||||||
| 9 |  of a continuous glucose monitor; once a continuous glucose  | ||||||
| 10 |  monitor is prescribed, the prior authorization shall be  | ||||||
| 11 |  approved for a 12-month period. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-639, eff. 7-1-24; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 13 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-30.1) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 5-30.1. Managed care protections. | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 16 |     "Managed care organization" or "MCO" means any entity  | ||||||
| 17 | which contracts with the Department to provide services where  | ||||||
| 18 | payment for medical services is made on a capitated basis. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Emergency services" means health care items and services,  | ||||||
| 20 | including inpatient and outpatient hospital services,  | ||||||
| 21 | furnished or required to evaluate and stabilize an emergency  | ||||||
| 22 | medical condition. "Emergency services" include inpatient  | ||||||
| 23 | stabilization services furnished during the inpatient  | ||||||
| 24 | stabilization period. "Emergency services" do not include  | ||||||
| 25 | post-stabilization medical services. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Emergency medical condition" means a medical condition  | ||||||
| 2 | manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity,  | ||||||
| 3 | regardless of the final diagnosis given, such that a prudent  | ||||||
| 4 | layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and  | ||||||
| 5 | medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate  | ||||||
| 6 | medical attention to result in: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) placing the health of the individual (or, with  | ||||||
| 8 |  respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her  | ||||||
| 9 |  unborn child) in serious jeopardy; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) serious impairment to bodily functions; | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) inadequately controlled pain; or | ||||||
| 13 |         (5) with respect to a pregnant woman who is having  | ||||||
| 14 |  contractions: | ||||||
| 15 |             (A) inadequate time to complete a safe transfer to  | ||||||
| 16 |  another hospital before delivery; or | ||||||
| 17 |             (B) a transfer to another hospital may pose a  | ||||||
| 18 |  threat to the health or safety of the woman or unborn  | ||||||
| 19 |  child. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Emergency medical screening examination" means a medical  | ||||||
| 21 | screening examination and evaluation by a physician licensed  | ||||||
| 22 | to practice medicine in all its branches or, to the extent  | ||||||
| 23 | permitted by applicable laws, by other appropriately licensed  | ||||||
| 24 | personnel under the supervision of or in collaboration with a  | ||||||
| 25 | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches to  | ||||||
| 26 | determine whether the need for emergency services exists. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Health care services" mean any medical or behavioral  | ||||||
| 2 | health services covered under the medical assistance program  | ||||||
| 3 | that are subject to review under a service authorization  | ||||||
| 4 | program. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Inpatient stabilization period" means the initial 72  | ||||||
| 6 | hours of inpatient stabilization services, beginning from the  | ||||||
| 7 | date and time of the order for inpatient admission to the  | ||||||
| 8 | hospital. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Inpatient stabilization services" mean emergency services  | ||||||
| 10 | furnished in the inpatient setting at a hospital pursuant to  | ||||||
| 11 | an order for inpatient admission by a physician or other  | ||||||
| 12 | qualified practitioner who has admitting privileges at the  | ||||||
| 13 | hospital, as permitted by State law, to stabilize an emergency  | ||||||
| 14 | medical condition following an emergency medical screening  | ||||||
| 15 | examination. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Post-stabilization medical services" means health care  | ||||||
| 17 | services provided to an enrollee that are furnished in a  | ||||||
| 18 | hospital by a provider that is qualified to furnish such  | ||||||
| 19 | services and determined to be medically necessary by the  | ||||||
| 20 | provider and directly related to the emergency medical  | ||||||
| 21 | condition following stabilization. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Provider" means a facility or individual who is actively  | ||||||
| 23 | enrolled in the medical assistance program and licensed or  | ||||||
| 24 | otherwise authorized to order, prescribe, refer, or render  | ||||||
| 25 | health care services in this State. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Service authorization determination" means a decision  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | made by a service authorization program in advance of,  | ||||||
| 2 | concurrent to, or after the provision of a health care service  | ||||||
| 3 | to approve, change the level of care, partially deny, deny, or  | ||||||
| 4 | otherwise limit coverage and reimbursement for a health care  | ||||||
| 5 | service upon review of a service authorization request. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Service authorization program" means any utilization  | ||||||
| 7 | review, utilization management, peer review, quality review,  | ||||||
| 8 | or other medical management activity conducted by an MCO, or  | ||||||
| 9 | its contracted utilization review organization, including, but  | ||||||
| 10 | not limited to, prior authorization, prior approval,  | ||||||
| 11 | pre-certification, concurrent review, retrospective review, or  | ||||||
| 12 | certification of admission, of health care services provided  | ||||||
| 13 | in the inpatient or outpatient hospital setting. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Service authorization request" means a request by a  | ||||||
| 15 | provider to a service authorization program to determine  | ||||||
| 16 | whether a health care service meets the reimbursement  | ||||||
| 17 | eligibility requirements for medically necessary, clinically  | ||||||
| 18 | appropriate care, resulting in the issuance of a service  | ||||||
| 19 | authorization determination. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Utilization review organization" or "URO" means an MCO's  | ||||||
| 21 | utilization review department or a peer review organization or  | ||||||
| 22 | quality improvement organization that contracts with an MCO to  | ||||||
| 23 | administer a service authorization program and make service  | ||||||
| 24 | authorization determinations. | ||||||
| 25 |     (b) As provided by Section 5-16.12, managed care  | ||||||
| 26 | organizations are subject to the provisions of the Managed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) An MCO shall pay any provider of emergency services,  | ||||||
| 3 | including for inpatient stabilization services provided during  | ||||||
| 4 | the inpatient stabilization period, that does not have in  | ||||||
| 5 | effect a contract with the contracted Medicaid MCO. The  | ||||||
| 6 | default rate of reimbursement shall be the rate paid under  | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois Medicaid fee-for-service program methodology,  | ||||||
| 8 | including all policy adjusters, including but not limited to  | ||||||
| 9 | Medicaid High Volume Adjustments, Medicaid Percentage  | ||||||
| 10 | Adjustments, Outpatient High Volume Adjustments, and all  | ||||||
| 11 | outlier add-on adjustments to the extent such adjustments are  | ||||||
| 12 | incorporated in the development of the applicable MCO  | ||||||
| 13 | capitated rates. | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) (Blank). | ||||||
| 15 |     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the  | ||||||
| 16 | following requirements apply to MCOs in determining payment  | ||||||
| 17 | for all emergency services, including inpatient stabilization  | ||||||
| 18 | services provided during the inpatient stabilization period: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) The MCO shall not impose any service authorization  | ||||||
| 20 |  program requirements for emergency services, including,  | ||||||
| 21 |  but not limited to, prior authorization, prior approval,  | ||||||
| 22 |  pre-certification, certification of admission, concurrent  | ||||||
| 23 |  review, or retrospective review. | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) Notification period: Hospitals shall notify  | ||||||
| 25 |  the enrollee's Medicaid MCO within 48 hours of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  date and time the order for inpatient admission is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  written. Notification shall be limited to advising the  | ||||||
| 2 |  MCO that the patient has been admitted to a hospital  | ||||||
| 3 |  inpatient level of care. | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) If the admitting hospital complies with the  | ||||||
| 5 |  notification provisions of subparagraph (A), the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Medicaid MCO may not initiate concurrent review before  | ||||||
| 7 |  the end of the inpatient stabilization period. If the  | ||||||
| 8 |  admitting hospital does not comply with the  | ||||||
| 9 |  notification requirements in subparagraph (A), the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Medicaid MCO may initiate concurrent review for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  continuation of the stay beginning at the end of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  48-hour notification period. | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) Coverage for services provided during the  | ||||||
| 14 |  48-hour notification period may not be retrospectively  | ||||||
| 15 |  denied.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) The MCO shall cover emergency services provided to  | ||||||
| 17 |  enrollees who are temporarily away from their residence  | ||||||
| 18 |  and outside the contracting area to the extent that the  | ||||||
| 19 |  enrollees would be entitled to the emergency services if  | ||||||
| 20 |  they still were within the contracting area. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) The MCO shall have no obligation to cover  | ||||||
| 22 |  emergency services provided on an emergency basis that are  | ||||||
| 23 |  not covered services under the contract between the MCO  | ||||||
| 24 |  and the Department. | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) The MCO shall not condition coverage for emergency  | ||||||
| 26 |  services on the treating provider notifying the MCO of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  enrollee's emergency medical screening examination and  | ||||||
| 2 |  treatment within 10 days after presentation for emergency  | ||||||
| 3 |  services. | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) The determination of the attending emergency  | ||||||
| 5 |  physician, or the practitioner responsible for the  | ||||||
| 6 |  enrollee's care at the hospital, of whether an enrollee  | ||||||
| 7 |  requires inpatient stabilization services, can be  | ||||||
| 8 |  stabilized in the outpatient setting, or is sufficiently  | ||||||
| 9 |  stabilized for discharge or transfer to another setting,  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall be binding on the MCO. The MCO shall cover and  | ||||||
| 11 |  reimburse providers for emergency services as billed by  | ||||||
| 12 |  the provider for all enrollees whether the emergency  | ||||||
| 13 |  services are provided by an affiliated or non-affiliated  | ||||||
| 14 |  provider, except in cases of fraud. The MCO shall  | ||||||
| 15 |  reimburse inpatient stabilization services provided during  | ||||||
| 16 |  the inpatient stabilization period and billed as inpatient  | ||||||
| 17 |  level of care based on the appropriate inpatient  | ||||||
| 18 |  reimbursement methodology. | ||||||
| 19 |         (6) The MCO's financial responsibility for  | ||||||
| 20 |  post-stabilization medical services it has not  | ||||||
| 21 |  pre-approved ends when: | ||||||
| 22 |             (A) a plan physician with privileges at the  | ||||||
| 23 |  treating hospital assumes responsibility for the  | ||||||
| 24 |  enrollee's care; | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) a plan physician assumes responsibility for  | ||||||
| 26 |  the enrollee's care through transfer; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (C) a contracting entity representative and the  | ||||||
| 2 |  treating physician reach an agreement concerning the  | ||||||
| 3 |  enrollee's care; or | ||||||
| 4 |             (D) the enrollee is discharged. | ||||||
| 5 |     (e-5) An MCO shall pay for all post-stabilization medical  | ||||||
| 6 | services as a covered service in any of the following  | ||||||
| 7 | situations: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) the MCO or its URO authorized such services; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) such services were administered to maintain the  | ||||||
| 10 |  enrollee's stabilized condition within one hour after a  | ||||||
| 11 |  request to the MCO for authorization of further  | ||||||
| 12 |  post-stabilization services; | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) the MCO or its URO did not respond to a request to  | ||||||
| 14 |  authorize such services within one hour; | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) the MCO or its URO could not be contacted; or | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) the MCO or its URO and the treating provider, if  | ||||||
| 17 |  the treating provider is a non-affiliated provider, could  | ||||||
| 18 |  not reach an agreement concerning the enrollee's care and  | ||||||
| 19 |  an affiliated provider was unavailable for a consultation,  | ||||||
| 20 |  in which case the MCO must pay for such services rendered  | ||||||
| 21 |  by the treating non-affiliated provider until an  | ||||||
| 22 |  affiliated provider was reached and either concurred with  | ||||||
| 23 |  the treating non-affiliated provider's plan of care or  | ||||||
| 24 |  assumed responsibility for the enrollee's care. Such  | ||||||
| 25 |  payment shall be made at the default rate of reimbursement  | ||||||
| 26 |  paid under the State's Medicaid fee-for-service program  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  methodology, including all policy adjusters, including,  | ||||||
| 2 |  but not limited to, Medicaid High Volume Adjustments,  | ||||||
| 3 |  Medicaid Percentage Adjustments, Outpatient High Volume  | ||||||
| 4 |  Adjustments, and all outlier add-on adjustments to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  extent that such adjustments are incorporated in the  | ||||||
| 6 |  development of the applicable MCO capitated rates. | ||||||
| 7 |     (f) Network adequacy and transparency. | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) The Department shall: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) ensure that an adequate provider network is in  | ||||||
| 10 |  place, taking into consideration health professional  | ||||||
| 11 |  shortage areas and medically underserved areas; | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) publicly release an explanation of its process  | ||||||
| 13 |  for analyzing network adequacy; | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) periodically ensure that an MCO continues to  | ||||||
| 15 |  have an adequate network in place; | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) require MCOs, including Medicaid Managed Care  | ||||||
| 17 |  Entities as defined in Section 5-30.2, to meet  | ||||||
| 18 |  provider directory requirements under Section 5-30.3; | ||||||
| 19 |             (E) require MCOs to ensure that any  | ||||||
| 20 |  Medicaid-certified provider under contract with an MCO  | ||||||
| 21 |  and previously submitted on a roster on the date of  | ||||||
| 22 |  service is paid for any medically necessary,  | ||||||
| 23 |  Medicaid-covered, and authorized service rendered to  | ||||||
| 24 |  any of the MCO's enrollees, regardless of inclusion on  | ||||||
| 25 |  the MCO's published and publicly available directory  | ||||||
| 26 |  of available providers; and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (F) require MCOs, including Medicaid Managed Care  | ||||||
| 2 |  Entities as defined in Section 5-30.2, to meet each of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the requirements under subsection (d-5) of Section 10  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act; with  | ||||||
| 5 |  necessary exceptions to the MCO's network to ensure  | ||||||
| 6 |  that admission and treatment with a provider or at a  | ||||||
| 7 |  treatment facility in accordance with the network  | ||||||
| 8 |  adequacy standards in paragraph (3) of subsection  | ||||||
| 9 |  (d-5) of Section 10 of the Network Adequacy and  | ||||||
| 10 |  Transparency Act is limited to providers or facilities  | ||||||
| 11 |  that are Medicaid certified.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) Each MCO shall confirm its receipt of information  | ||||||
| 13 |  submitted specific to physician or dentist additions or  | ||||||
| 14 |  physician or dentist deletions from the MCO's provider  | ||||||
| 15 |  network within 3 days after receiving all required  | ||||||
| 16 |  information from contracted physicians or dentists, and  | ||||||
| 17 |  electronic physician and dental directories must be  | ||||||
| 18 |  updated consistent with current rules as published by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or its  | ||||||
| 20 |  successor agency. | ||||||
| 21 |     (g) Timely payment of claims. | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) The MCO shall pay a claim within 30 days of  | ||||||
| 23 |  receiving a claim that contains all the essential  | ||||||
| 24 |  information needed to adjudicate the claim. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) The MCO shall notify the billing party of its  | ||||||
| 26 |  inability to adjudicate a claim within 30 days of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  receiving that claim. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) The MCO shall pay a penalty that is at least equal  | ||||||
| 3 |  to the timely payment interest penalty imposed under  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 368a of the Illinois Insurance Code for any claims  | ||||||
| 5 |  not timely paid. | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) When an MCO is required to pay a timely payment  | ||||||
| 7 |  interest penalty to a provider, the MCO must calculate  | ||||||
| 8 |  and pay the timely payment interest penalty that is  | ||||||
| 9 |  due to the provider within 30 days after the payment of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the claim. In no event shall a provider be required to  | ||||||
| 11 |  request or apply for payment of any owed timely  | ||||||
| 12 |  payment interest penalties.  | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) Such payments shall be reported separately  | ||||||
| 14 |  from the claim payment for services rendered to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  MCO's enrollee and clearly identified as interest  | ||||||
| 16 |  payments.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (4)(A) The Department shall require MCOs to expedite  | ||||||
| 18 |  payments to providers identified on the Department's  | ||||||
| 19 |  expedited provider list, determined in accordance with 89  | ||||||
| 20 |  Ill. Adm. Code 140.71(b), on a schedule at least as  | ||||||
| 21 |  frequently as the providers are paid under the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Department's fee-for-service expedited provider schedule. | ||||||
| 23 |         (B) Compliance with the expedited provider requirement  | ||||||
| 24 |  may be satisfied by an MCO through the use of a Periodic  | ||||||
| 25 |  Interim Payment (PIP) program that has been mutually  | ||||||
| 26 |  agreed to and documented between the MCO and the provider,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  if the PIP program ensures that any expedited provider  | ||||||
| 2 |  receives regular and periodic payments based on prior  | ||||||
| 3 |  period payment experience from that MCO. Total payments  | ||||||
| 4 |  under the PIP program may be reconciled against future PIP  | ||||||
| 5 |  payments on a schedule mutually agreed to between the MCO  | ||||||
| 6 |  and the provider. | ||||||
| 7 |         (C) The Department shall share at least monthly its  | ||||||
| 8 |  expedited provider list and the frequency with which it  | ||||||
| 9 |  pays providers on the expedited list. | ||||||
| 10 |     (g-5) Recognizing that the rapid transformation of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Medicaid program may have unintended operational  | ||||||
| 12 | challenges for both payers and providers: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) in no instance shall a medically necessary covered  | ||||||
| 14 |  service rendered in good faith, based upon eligibility  | ||||||
| 15 |  information documented by the provider, be denied coverage  | ||||||
| 16 |  or diminished in payment amount if the eligibility or  | ||||||
| 17 |  coverage information available at the time the service was  | ||||||
| 18 |  rendered is later found to be inaccurate in the assignment  | ||||||
| 19 |  of coverage responsibility between MCOs or the  | ||||||
| 20 |  fee-for-service system, except for instances when an  | ||||||
| 21 |  individual is deemed to have not been eligible for  | ||||||
| 22 |  coverage under the Illinois Medicaid program; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) the Department shall, by December 31, 2016, adopt  | ||||||
| 24 |  rules establishing policies that shall be included in the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Medicaid managed care policy and procedures manual  | ||||||
| 26 |  addressing payment resolutions in situations in which a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  provider renders services based upon information obtained  | ||||||
| 2 |  after verifying a patient's eligibility and coverage plan  | ||||||
| 3 |  through either the Department's current enrollment system  | ||||||
| 4 |  or a system operated by the coverage plan identified by  | ||||||
| 5 |  the patient presenting for services: | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) such medically necessary covered services  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall be considered rendered in good faith; | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) such policies and procedures shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  developed in consultation with industry  | ||||||
| 10 |  representatives of the Medicaid managed care health  | ||||||
| 11 |  plans and representatives of provider associations  | ||||||
| 12 |  representing the majority of providers within the  | ||||||
| 13 |  identified provider industry; and | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) such rules shall be published for a review and  | ||||||
| 15 |  comment period of no less than 30 days on the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department's website with final rules remaining  | ||||||
| 17 |  available on the Department's website. | ||||||
| 18 |         The rules on payment resolutions shall include, but  | ||||||
| 19 |  not be limited to: | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) the extension of the timely filing period; | ||||||
| 21 |             (B) retroactive prior authorizations; and | ||||||
| 22 |             (C) guaranteed minimum payment rate of no less  | ||||||
| 23 |  than the current, as of the date of service,  | ||||||
| 24 |  fee-for-service rate, plus all applicable add-ons,  | ||||||
| 25 |  when the resulting service relationship is out of  | ||||||
| 26 |  network. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         The rules shall be applicable for both MCO coverage  | ||||||
| 2 |  and fee-for-service coverage.  | ||||||
| 3 |     If the fee-for-service system is ultimately determined to  | ||||||
| 4 | have been responsible for coverage on the date of service, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department shall provide for an extended period for claims  | ||||||
| 6 | submission outside the standard timely filing requirements.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (g-6) MCO Performance Metrics Report. | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) The Department shall publish, on at least a  | ||||||
| 9 |  quarterly basis, each MCO's operational performance,  | ||||||
| 10 |  including, but not limited to, the following categories of  | ||||||
| 11 |  metrics: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) claims payment, including timeliness and  | ||||||
| 13 |  accuracy; | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) prior authorizations; | ||||||
| 15 |             (C) grievance and appeals; | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) utilization statistics; | ||||||
| 17 |             (E) provider disputes; | ||||||
| 18 |             (F) provider credentialing; and | ||||||
| 19 |             (G) member and provider customer service.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) The Department shall ensure that the metrics  | ||||||
| 21 |  report is accessible to providers online by January 1,  | ||||||
| 22 |  2017. | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) The metrics shall be developed in consultation  | ||||||
| 24 |  with industry representatives of the Medicaid managed care  | ||||||
| 25 |  health plans and representatives of associations  | ||||||
| 26 |  representing the majority of providers within the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  identified industry. | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) Metrics shall be defined and incorporated into the  | ||||||
| 3 |  applicable Managed Care Policy Manual issued by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Department. | ||||||
| 5 |     (g-7) MCO claims processing and performance analysis. In  | ||||||
| 6 | order to monitor MCO payments to hospital providers, pursuant  | ||||||
| 7 | to Public Act 100-580, the Department shall post an analysis  | ||||||
| 8 | of MCO claims processing and payment performance on its  | ||||||
| 9 | website every 6 months. Such analysis shall include a review  | ||||||
| 10 | and evaluation of a representative sample of hospital claims  | ||||||
| 11 | that are rejected and denied for clean and unclean claims and  | ||||||
| 12 | the top 5 reasons for such actions and timeliness of claims  | ||||||
| 13 | adjudication, which identifies the percentage of claims  | ||||||
| 14 | adjudicated within 30, 60, 90, and over 90 days, and the dollar  | ||||||
| 15 | amounts associated with those claims. | ||||||
| 16 |     (g-8) Dispute resolution process. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 17 | maintain a provider complaint portal through which a provider  | ||||||
| 18 | can submit to the Department unresolved disputes with an MCO.  | ||||||
| 19 | An unresolved dispute means an MCO's decision that denies in  | ||||||
| 20 | whole or in part a claim for reimbursement to a provider for  | ||||||
| 21 | health care services rendered by the provider to an enrollee  | ||||||
| 22 | of the MCO with which the provider disagrees. Disputes shall  | ||||||
| 23 | not be submitted to the portal until the provider has availed  | ||||||
| 24 | itself of the MCO's internal dispute resolution process.  | ||||||
| 25 | Disputes that are submitted to the MCO internal dispute  | ||||||
| 26 | resolution process may be submitted to the Department of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Healthcare and Family Services' complaint portal no sooner  | ||||||
| 2 | than 30 days after submitting to the MCO's internal process  | ||||||
| 3 | and not later than 30 days after the unsatisfactory resolution  | ||||||
| 4 | of the internal MCO process or 60 days after submitting the  | ||||||
| 5 | dispute to the MCO internal process. Multiple claim disputes  | ||||||
| 6 | involving the same MCO may be submitted in one complaint,  | ||||||
| 7 | regardless of whether the claims are for different enrollees,  | ||||||
| 8 | when the specific reason for non-payment of the claims  | ||||||
| 9 | involves a common question of fact or policy. Within 10  | ||||||
| 10 | business days of receipt of a complaint, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 11 | present such disputes to the appropriate MCO, which shall then  | ||||||
| 12 | have 30 days to issue its written proposal to resolve the  | ||||||
| 13 | dispute. The Department may grant one 30-day extension of this  | ||||||
| 14 | time frame to one of the parties to resolve the dispute. If the  | ||||||
| 15 | dispute remains unresolved at the end of this time frame or the  | ||||||
| 16 | provider is not satisfied with the MCO's written proposal to  | ||||||
| 17 | resolve the dispute, the provider may, within 30 days, request  | ||||||
| 18 | the Department to review the dispute and make a final  | ||||||
| 19 | determination. Within 30 days of the request for Department  | ||||||
| 20 | review of the dispute, both the provider and the MCO shall  | ||||||
| 21 | present all relevant information to the Department for  | ||||||
| 22 | resolution and make individuals with knowledge of the issues  | ||||||
| 23 | available to the Department for further inquiry if needed.  | ||||||
| 24 | Within 30 days of receiving the relevant information on the  | ||||||
| 25 | dispute, or the lapse of the period for submitting such  | ||||||
| 26 | information, the Department shall issue a written decision on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the dispute based on contractual terms between the provider  | ||||||
| 2 | and the MCO, contractual terms between the MCO and the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services and applicable  | ||||||
| 4 | Medicaid policy. The decision of the Department shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | final. By January 1, 2020, the Department shall establish by  | ||||||
| 6 | rule further details of this dispute resolution process.  | ||||||
| 7 | Disputes between MCOs and providers presented to the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department for resolution are not contested cases, as defined  | ||||||
| 9 | in Section 1-30 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,  | ||||||
| 10 | conferring any right to an administrative hearing.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (g-9)(1) The Department shall publish annually on its  | ||||||
| 12 | website a report on the calculation of each managed care  | ||||||
| 13 | organization's medical loss ratio showing the following:  | ||||||
| 14 |         (A) Premium revenue, with appropriate adjustments.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (B) Benefit expense, setting forth the aggregate  | ||||||
| 16 |  amount spent for the following: | ||||||
| 17 |             (i) Direct paid claims. | ||||||
| 18 |             (ii) Subcapitation payments. | ||||||
| 19 |             (iii) Other claim payments. | ||||||
| 20 |             (iv) Direct reserves. | ||||||
| 21 |             (v) Gross recoveries. | ||||||
| 22 |             (vi) Expenses for activities that improve health  | ||||||
| 23 |  care quality as allowed by the Department.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (2) The medical loss ratio shall be calculated consistent  | ||||||
| 25 | with federal law and regulation following a claims runout  | ||||||
| 26 | period determined by the Department.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (g-10)(1) "Liability effective date" means the date on  | ||||||
| 2 | which an MCO becomes responsible for payment for medically  | ||||||
| 3 | necessary and covered services rendered by a provider to one  | ||||||
| 4 | of its enrollees in accordance with the contract terms between  | ||||||
| 5 | the MCO and the provider. The liability effective date shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be the later of: | ||||||
| 7 |         (A) The execution date of a network participation  | ||||||
| 8 |  contract agreement. | ||||||
| 9 |         (B) The date the provider or its representative  | ||||||
| 10 |  submits to the MCO the complete and accurate standardized  | ||||||
| 11 |  roster form for the provider in the format approved by the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (C) The provider effective date contained within the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Department's provider enrollment subsystem within the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology  | ||||||
| 16 |  (IMPACT) System.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (2) The standardized roster form may be submitted to the  | ||||||
| 18 | MCO at the same time that the provider submits an enrollment  | ||||||
| 19 | application to the Department through IMPACT. | ||||||
| 20 |     (3) By October 1, 2019, the Department shall require all  | ||||||
| 21 | MCOs to update their provider directory with information for  | ||||||
| 22 | new practitioners of existing contracted providers within 30  | ||||||
| 23 | days of receipt of a complete and accurate standardized roster  | ||||||
| 24 | template in the format approved by the Department provided  | ||||||
| 25 | that the provider is effective in the Department's provider  | ||||||
| 26 | enrollment subsystem within the IMPACT system. Such provider  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | directory shall be readily accessible for purposes of  | ||||||
| 2 | selecting an approved health care provider and comply with all  | ||||||
| 3 | other federal and State requirements.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (g-11) The Department shall work with relevant  | ||||||
| 5 | stakeholders on the development of operational guidelines to  | ||||||
| 6 | enhance and improve operational performance of Illinois'  | ||||||
| 7 | Medicaid managed care program, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 8 | improving provider billing practices, reducing claim  | ||||||
| 9 | rejections and inappropriate payment denials, and  | ||||||
| 10 | standardizing processes, procedures, definitions, and response  | ||||||
| 11 | timelines, with the goal of reducing provider and MCO  | ||||||
| 12 | administrative burdens and conflict. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 13 | include a report on the progress of these program improvements  | ||||||
| 14 | and other topics in its Fiscal Year 2020 annual report to the  | ||||||
| 15 | General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (g-12) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the  | ||||||
| 17 | Department or an MCO requires submission of a claim for  | ||||||
| 18 | payment in a non-electronic format, a provider shall always be  | ||||||
| 19 | afforded a period of no less than 90 business days, as a  | ||||||
| 20 | correction period, following any notification of rejection by  | ||||||
| 21 | either the Department or the MCO to correct errors or  | ||||||
| 22 | omissions in the original submission.  | ||||||
| 23 |     Under no circumstances, either by an MCO or under the  | ||||||
| 24 | State's fee-for-service system, shall a provider be denied  | ||||||
| 25 | payment for failure to comply with any timely submission  | ||||||
| 26 | requirements under this Code or under any existing contract,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | unless the non-electronic format claim submission occurs after  | ||||||
| 2 | the initial 180 days following the latest date of service on  | ||||||
| 3 | the claim, or after the 90 business days correction period  | ||||||
| 4 | following notification to the provider of rejection or denial  | ||||||
| 5 | of payment.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (g-13) Utilization Review Standardization and  | ||||||
| 7 | Transparency. | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) To ensure greater standardization and transparency  | ||||||
| 9 |  related to service authorization determinations, for all  | ||||||
| 10 |  individuals covered under the medical assistance program,  | ||||||
| 11 |  including both the fee-for-service and managed care  | ||||||
| 12 |  programs, the Department shall, in consultation with the  | ||||||
| 13 |  MCOs, a statewide association representing the MCOs, a  | ||||||
| 14 |  statewide association representing the majority of  | ||||||
| 15 |  Illinois hospitals, a statewide association representing  | ||||||
| 16 |  physicians, or any other interested parties deemed  | ||||||
| 17 |  appropriate by the Department, adopt administrative rules  | ||||||
| 18 |  consistent with this subsection, in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) Prior to July 1, 2025, the Department shall in  | ||||||
| 21 |  accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act  | ||||||
| 22 |  adopt rules which govern MCO practices for dates of  | ||||||
| 23 |  services on and after July 1, 2025, as follows: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) guidelines related to the publication of MCO  | ||||||
| 25 |  authorization policies; | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) procedures that, due to medical complexity,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  must be reimbursed under the applicable inpatient  | ||||||
| 2 |  methodology, when provided in the inpatient setting  | ||||||
| 3 |  and billed as an inpatient service; | ||||||
| 4 |             (C) standardization of administrative forms used  | ||||||
| 5 |  in the member appeal process; | ||||||
| 6 |             (D) limitations on second or subsequent medical  | ||||||
| 7 |  necessity review of a health care service already  | ||||||
| 8 |  authorized by the MCO or URO under a service  | ||||||
| 9 |  authorization program; | ||||||
| 10 |             (E) standardization of peer-to-peer processes and  | ||||||
| 11 |  timelines; | ||||||
| 12 |             (F) defined criteria for urgent and standard  | ||||||
| 13 |  post-acute care service authorization requests; and | ||||||
| 14 |             (G) standardized criteria for service  | ||||||
| 15 |  authorization programs for authorization of admission  | ||||||
| 16 |  to a long-term acute care hospital. | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) The Department shall expand the scope of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  quality and compliance audits conducted by its contracted  | ||||||
| 19 |  external quality review organization to include, but not  | ||||||
| 20 |  be limited to: | ||||||
| 21 |             (A) an analysis of the Medicaid MCO's compliance  | ||||||
| 22 |  with nationally recognized clinical decision  | ||||||
| 23 |  guidelines; | ||||||
| 24 |             (B) an analysis that compares and contrasts the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Medicaid MCO's service authorization determination  | ||||||
| 26 |  outcomes to the outcomes of each other MCO plan and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  State's fee-for-service program model to evaluate  | ||||||
| 2 |  whether service authorization determinations are being  | ||||||
| 3 |  made consistently by all Medicaid MCOs to ensure that  | ||||||
| 4 |  all individuals are being treated in accordance with  | ||||||
| 5 |  equitable standards of care; | ||||||
| 6 |             (C) an analysis, for each Medicaid MCO, of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  number of service authorization requests, including  | ||||||
| 8 |  requests for concurrent review and certification of  | ||||||
| 9 |  admissions, received, initially denied, overturned  | ||||||
| 10 |  through any post-denial process including, but not  | ||||||
| 11 |  limited to, enrollee or provider appeal, peer-to-peer  | ||||||
| 12 |  review, or the provider dispute resolution process,  | ||||||
| 13 |  denied but approved for a lower or different level of  | ||||||
| 14 |  care, and the number denied on final determination;  | ||||||
| 15 |  and | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) provide a written report to the General  | ||||||
| 17 |  Assembly, detailing the items listed in this  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsection and any other metrics deemed necessary by  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Department, by the second April, following June 7,  | ||||||
| 20 |  2024 (the effective date of Public Act 103-593) this  | ||||||
| 21 |  amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, and each  | ||||||
| 22 |  April thereafter. The Department shall make this  | ||||||
| 23 |  report available within 30 days of delivery to the  | ||||||
| 24 |  General Assembly, on its public facing website. | ||||||
| 25 |     (h) The Department shall not expand mandatory MCO  | ||||||
| 26 | enrollment into new counties beyond those counties already  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | designated by the Department as of June 1, 2014 for the  | ||||||
| 2 | individuals whose eligibility for medical assistance is not  | ||||||
| 3 | the seniors or people with disabilities population until the  | ||||||
| 4 | Department provides an opportunity for accountable care  | ||||||
| 5 | entities and MCOs to participate in such newly designated  | ||||||
| 6 | counties. | ||||||
| 7 |     (h-5) Leading indicator data sharing. By January 1, 2024,  | ||||||
| 8 | the Department shall obtain input from the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 9 | Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department  | ||||||
| 10 | of Children and Family Services, the State Board of Education,  | ||||||
| 11 | managed care organizations, providers, and clinical experts to  | ||||||
| 12 | identify and analyze key indicators and data elements that can  | ||||||
| 13 | be used in an analysis of lead indicators from assessments and  | ||||||
| 14 | data sets available to the Department that can be shared with  | ||||||
| 15 | managed care organizations and similar care coordination  | ||||||
| 16 | entities contracted with the Department as leading indicators  | ||||||
| 17 | for elevated behavioral health crisis risk for children,  | ||||||
| 18 | including data sets such as the Illinois Medicaid  | ||||||
| 19 | Comprehensive Assessment of Needs and Strengths (IM-CANS),  | ||||||
| 20 | calls made to the State's Crisis and Referral Entry Services  | ||||||
| 21 | (CARES) hotline, health services information from Health and  | ||||||
| 22 | Human Services Innovators, or other data sets that may include  | ||||||
| 23 | key indicators. The workgroup shall complete its  | ||||||
| 24 | recommendations for leading indicator data elements on or  | ||||||
| 25 | before September 1, 2024. To the extent permitted by State and  | ||||||
| 26 | federal law, the identified leading indicators shall be shared  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | with managed care organizations and similar care coordination  | ||||||
| 2 | entities contracted with the Department on or before December  | ||||||
| 3 | 1, 2024 for the purpose of improving care coordination with  | ||||||
| 4 | the early detection of elevated risk. Leading indicators shall  | ||||||
| 5 | be reassessed annually with stakeholder input. The Department  | ||||||
| 6 | shall implement guidance to managed care organizations and  | ||||||
| 7 | similar care coordination entities contracted with the  | ||||||
| 8 | Department, so that the managed care organizations and care  | ||||||
| 9 | coordination entities respond to lead indicators with services  | ||||||
| 10 | and interventions that are designed to help stabilize the  | ||||||
| 11 | child. | ||||||
| 12 |     (i) The requirements of this Section apply to contracts  | ||||||
| 13 | with accountable care entities and MCOs entered into, amended,  | ||||||
| 14 | or renewed after June 16, 2014 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 15 | Act 98-651). | ||||||
| 16 |     (j) Health care information released to managed care  | ||||||
| 17 | organizations. A health care provider shall release to a  | ||||||
| 18 | Medicaid managed care organization, upon request, and subject  | ||||||
| 19 | to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of  | ||||||
| 20 | 1996 and any other law applicable to the release of health  | ||||||
| 21 | information, the health care information of the MCO's  | ||||||
| 22 | enrollee, if the enrollee has completed and signed a general  | ||||||
| 23 | release form that grants to the health care provider  | ||||||
| 24 | permission to release the recipient's health care information  | ||||||
| 25 | to the recipient's insurance carrier.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (k) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | managed care organizations, a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 2 | representing hospitals, and a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 3 | representing safety-net hospitals shall explore ways to  | ||||||
| 4 | support billing departments in safety-net hospitals.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (l) The requirements of this Section added by Public Act  | ||||||
| 6 | 102-4 shall apply to services provided on or after the first  | ||||||
| 7 | day of the month that begins 60 days after April 27, 2021 (the  | ||||||
| 8 | effective date of Public Act 102-4).  | ||||||
| 9 |     (m) Except where otherwise expressly specified, the  | ||||||
| 10 | requirements of this Section added by Public Act 103-593 this  | ||||||
| 11 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall apply to  | ||||||
| 12 | services provided on or after July 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-43, eff. 7-6-21;  | ||||||
| 14 | 102-144, eff. 1-1-22; 102-454, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.  | ||||||
| 15 | 5-13-22; 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; 103-593, eff. 6-7-24; 103-885,  | ||||||
| 16 | eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-7-24.)
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| 17 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-52) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 5-52. Custom prosthetic and orthotic devices;  | ||||||
| 19 | reimbursement rates. Subject to federal approval, for dates of  | ||||||
| 20 | service beginning on and after January 1, 2025, the Department  | ||||||
| 21 | shall increase the current 2024 Medicaid rate by 7% under the  | ||||||
| 22 | medical assistance program for custom prosthetic and orthotic  | ||||||
| 23 | devices.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-593, eff. 6-7-24.)
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| 1 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-56) | ||||||
| 2 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 3 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 5-56 5-52. Coverage for hormonal therapy to treat  | ||||||
| 5 | menopause. The medical assistance program shall provide  | ||||||
| 6 | coverage for medically necessary hormone therapy treatment to  | ||||||
| 7 | treat menopause that has been induced by a hysterectomy. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-703, eff. 1-1-26; revised 10-2-24.)
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| 9 |     (305 ILCS 5/5-57) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 5-57 5-52. Genetic testing and evidence-based  | ||||||
| 11 | screenings for an inherited gene mutation. | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) In this Section, "genetic testing for an inherited  | ||||||
| 13 | mutation" means germline multi-gene testing for an inherited  | ||||||
| 14 | mutation associated with an increased risk of cancer in  | ||||||
| 15 | accordance with evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines. | ||||||
| 16 |     (b) Subject to federal approval, the medical assistance  | ||||||
| 17 | program, after January 1, 2026, shall provide coverage for  | ||||||
| 18 | clinical genetic testing for an inherited gene mutation for  | ||||||
| 19 | individuals with a personal or family history of cancer, as  | ||||||
| 20 | recommended by a health care professional in accordance with  | ||||||
| 21 | current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines,  | ||||||
| 22 | including, but not limited to, the current version of the  | ||||||
| 23 | National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice  | ||||||
| 24 | guidelines. | ||||||
| 25 |     (c) For individuals with a genetic test that is positive  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | for an inherited mutation associated with an increased risk of  | ||||||
| 2 | cancer, coverage required under this Section shall include any  | ||||||
| 3 | evidence-based screenings, as recommended by a health care  | ||||||
| 4 | professional in accordance with current evidence-based  | ||||||
| 5 | clinical practice guidelines, to the extent that the  | ||||||
| 6 | management recommendation is not already covered by the  | ||||||
| 7 | medical assistance program. In this subsection,  | ||||||
| 8 | "evidence-based cancer screenings" means medically recommended  | ||||||
| 9 | evidence-based screening modalities in accordance with current  | ||||||
| 10 | clinical practice guidelines. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-914, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 12 |     (305 ILCS 5/14-12) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 14-12. Hospital rate reform payment system. The  | ||||||
| 14 | hospital payment system pursuant to Section 14-11 of this  | ||||||
| 15 | Article shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 16 |     (a) Inpatient hospital services. Effective for discharges  | ||||||
| 17 | on and after July 1, 2014, reimbursement for inpatient general  | ||||||
| 18 | acute care services shall utilize the All Patient Refined  | ||||||
| 19 | Diagnosis Related Grouping (APR-DRG) software, version 30,  | ||||||
| 20 | distributed by 3MTM Health Information System.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) The Department shall establish Medicaid weighting  | ||||||
| 22 |  factors to be used in the reimbursement system established  | ||||||
| 23 |  under this subsection. Initial weighting factors shall be  | ||||||
| 24 |  the weighting factors as published by 3M Health  | ||||||
| 25 |  Information System, associated with Version 30.0 adjusted  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for the Illinois experience.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) The Department shall establish a  | ||||||
| 3 |  statewide-standardized amount to be used in the inpatient  | ||||||
| 4 |  reimbursement system. The Department shall publish these  | ||||||
| 5 |  amounts on its website no later than 10 calendar days  | ||||||
| 6 |  prior to their effective date.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) In addition to the statewide-standardized amount,  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Department shall develop adjusters to adjust the rate  | ||||||
| 9 |  of reimbursement for critical Medicaid providers or  | ||||||
| 10 |  services for trauma, transplantation services, perinatal  | ||||||
| 11 |  care, and Graduate Medical Education (GME).  | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) The Department shall develop add-on payments to  | ||||||
| 13 |  account for exceptionally costly inpatient stays,  | ||||||
| 14 |  consistent with Medicare outlier principles. Outlier fixed  | ||||||
| 15 |  loss thresholds may be updated to control for excessive  | ||||||
| 16 |  growth in outlier payments no more frequently than on an  | ||||||
| 17 |  annual basis, but at least once every 4 years. Upon  | ||||||
| 18 |  updating the fixed loss thresholds, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 19 |  be required to update base rates within 12 months. | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) The Department shall define those hospitals or  | ||||||
| 21 |  distinct parts of hospitals that shall be exempt from the  | ||||||
| 22 |  APR-DRG reimbursement system established under this  | ||||||
| 23 |  Section. The Department shall publish these hospitals'  | ||||||
| 24 |  inpatient rates on its website no later than 10 calendar  | ||||||
| 25 |  days prior to their effective date.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (6) Beginning July 1, 2014 and ending on December 31,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  2023, in addition to the statewide-standardized amount,  | ||||||
| 2 |  the Department shall develop an adjustor to adjust the  | ||||||
| 3 |  rate of reimbursement for safety-net hospitals defined in  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 5-5e.1 of this Code excluding pediatric hospitals.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (7) Beginning July 1, 2014, in addition to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  statewide-standardized amount, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  develop an adjustor to adjust the rate of reimbursement  | ||||||
| 8 |  for Illinois freestanding inpatient psychiatric hospitals  | ||||||
| 9 |  that are not designated as children's hospitals by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Department but are primarily treating patients under the  | ||||||
| 11 |  age of 21.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (7.5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |         (8) Beginning July 1, 2018, in addition to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  statewide-standardized amount, the Department shall adjust  | ||||||
| 15 |  the rate of reimbursement for hospitals designated by the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department of Public Health as a Perinatal Level II or II+  | ||||||
| 17 |  center by applying the same adjustor that is applied to  | ||||||
| 18 |  Perinatal and Obstetrical care cases for Perinatal Level  | ||||||
| 19 |  III centers, as of December 31, 2017. | ||||||
| 20 |         (9) Beginning July 1, 2018, in addition to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  statewide-standardized amount, the Department shall apply  | ||||||
| 22 |  the same adjustor that is applied to trauma cases as of  | ||||||
| 23 |  December 31, 2017 to inpatient claims to treat patients  | ||||||
| 24 |  with burns, including, but not limited to, APR-DRGs 841,  | ||||||
| 25 |  842, 843, and 844. | ||||||
| 26 |         (10) Beginning July 1, 2018, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  statewide-standardized amount for inpatient general acute  | ||||||
| 2 |  care services shall be uniformly increased so that base  | ||||||
| 3 |  claims projected reimbursement is increased by an amount  | ||||||
| 4 |  equal to the funds allocated in paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (b) of Section 5A-12.6, less the amount  | ||||||
| 6 |  allocated under paragraphs (8) and (9) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 7 |  and paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) multiplied by  | ||||||
| 8 |  40%. | ||||||
| 9 |         (11) Beginning July 1, 2018, the reimbursement for  | ||||||
| 10 |  inpatient rehabilitation services shall be increased by  | ||||||
| 11 |  the addition of a $96 per day add-on. | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) Outpatient hospital services. Effective for dates of  | ||||||
| 13 | service on and after July 1, 2014, reimbursement for  | ||||||
| 14 | outpatient services shall utilize the Enhanced Ambulatory  | ||||||
| 15 | Procedure Grouping (EAPG) software, version 3.7 distributed by  | ||||||
| 16 | 3MTM Health Information System.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) The Department shall establish Medicaid weighting  | ||||||
| 18 |  factors to be used in the reimbursement system established  | ||||||
| 19 |  under this subsection. The initial weighting factors shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  be the weighting factors as published by 3M Health  | ||||||
| 21 |  Information System, associated with Version 3.7.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) The Department shall establish service specific  | ||||||
| 23 |  statewide-standardized amounts to be used in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  reimbursement system.  | ||||||
| 25 |             (A) The initial statewide standardized amounts,  | ||||||
| 26 |  with the labor portion adjusted by the Calendar Year  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  2013 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System  | ||||||
| 2 |  wage index with reclassifications, shall be published  | ||||||
| 3 |  by the Department on its website no later than 10  | ||||||
| 4 |  calendar days prior to their effective date.  | ||||||
| 5 |             (B) The Department shall establish adjustments to  | ||||||
| 6 |  the statewide-standardized amounts for each Critical  | ||||||
| 7 |  Access Hospital, as designated by the Department of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Public Health in accordance with 42 CFR 485, Subpart  | ||||||
| 9 |  F. For outpatient services provided on or before June  | ||||||
| 10 |  30, 2018, the EAPG standardized amounts are determined  | ||||||
| 11 |  separately for each critical access hospital such that  | ||||||
| 12 |  simulated EAPG payments using outpatient base period  | ||||||
| 13 |  paid claim data plus payments under Section 5A-12.4 of  | ||||||
| 14 |  this Code net of the associated tax costs are equal to  | ||||||
| 15 |  the estimated costs of outpatient base period claims  | ||||||
| 16 |  data with a rate year cost inflation factor applied.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) In addition to the statewide-standardized amounts,  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Department shall develop adjusters to adjust the rate  | ||||||
| 19 |  of reimbursement for critical Medicaid hospital outpatient  | ||||||
| 20 |  providers or services, including outpatient high volume or  | ||||||
| 21 |  safety-net hospitals. Beginning July 1, 2018, the  | ||||||
| 22 |  outpatient high volume adjustor shall be increased to  | ||||||
| 23 |  increase annual expenditures associated with this adjustor  | ||||||
| 24 |  by $79,200,000, based on the State Fiscal Year 2015 base  | ||||||
| 25 |  year data and this adjustor shall apply to public  | ||||||
| 26 |  hospitals, except for large public hospitals, as defined  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 148.25(a). | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) Beginning July 1, 2018, in addition to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  statewide standardized amounts, the Department shall make  | ||||||
| 4 |  an add-on payment for outpatient expensive devices and  | ||||||
| 5 |  drugs. This add-on payment shall at least apply to claim  | ||||||
| 6 |  lines that: (i) are assigned with one of the following  | ||||||
| 7 |  EAPGs: 490, 1001 to 1020, and coded with one of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  following revenue codes: 0274 to 0276, 0278; or (ii) are  | ||||||
| 9 |  assigned with one of the following EAPGs: 430 to 441, 443,  | ||||||
| 10 |  444, 460 to 465, 495, 496, 1090. The add-on payment shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  be calculated as follows: the claim line's covered charges  | ||||||
| 12 |  multiplied by the hospital's total acute cost to charge  | ||||||
| 13 |  ratio, less the claim line's EAPG payment plus $1,000,  | ||||||
| 14 |  multiplied by 0.8. | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) Beginning July 1, 2018, the statewide-standardized  | ||||||
| 16 |  amounts for outpatient services shall be increased by a  | ||||||
| 17 |  uniform percentage so that base claims projected  | ||||||
| 18 |  reimbursement is increased by an amount equal to no less  | ||||||
| 19 |  than the funds allocated in paragraph (1) of subsection  | ||||||
| 20 |  (b) of Section 5A-12.6, less the amount allocated under  | ||||||
| 21 |  paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection (a) and paragraphs  | ||||||
| 22 |  (3) and (4) of this subsection multiplied by 46%.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (6) Effective for dates of service on or after July 1,  | ||||||
| 24 |  2018, the Department shall establish adjustments to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  statewide-standardized amounts for each Critical Access  | ||||||
| 26 |  Hospital, as designated by the Department of Public Health  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in accordance with 42 CFR 485, Subpart F, such that each  | ||||||
| 2 |  Critical Access Hospital's standardized amount for  | ||||||
| 3 |  outpatient services shall be increased by the applicable  | ||||||
| 4 |  uniform percentage determined pursuant to paragraph (5) of  | ||||||
| 5 |  this subsection. It is the intent of the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 6 |  that the adjustments required under this paragraph (6) by  | ||||||
| 7 |  Public Act 100-1181 shall be applied retroactively to  | ||||||
| 8 |  claims for dates of service provided on or after July 1,  | ||||||
| 9 |  2018.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (7) Effective for dates of service on or after March  | ||||||
| 11 |  8, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1181), the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Department shall recalculate and implement an updated  | ||||||
| 13 |  statewide-standardized amount for outpatient services  | ||||||
| 14 |  provided by hospitals that are not Critical Access  | ||||||
| 15 |  Hospitals to reflect the applicable uniform percentage  | ||||||
| 16 |  determined pursuant to paragraph (5).  | ||||||
| 17 |             (1) Any recalculation to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  statewide-standardized amounts for outpatient services  | ||||||
| 19 |  provided by hospitals that are not Critical Access  | ||||||
| 20 |  Hospitals shall be the amount necessary to achieve the  | ||||||
| 21 |  increase in the statewide-standardized amounts for  | ||||||
| 22 |  outpatient services increased by a uniform percentage,  | ||||||
| 23 |  so that base claims projected reimbursement is  | ||||||
| 24 |  increased by an amount equal to no less than the funds  | ||||||
| 25 |  allocated in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section 5A-12.6, less the amount allocated under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection (a) and  | ||||||
| 2 |  paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, for all  | ||||||
| 3 |  hospitals that are not Critical Access Hospitals,  | ||||||
| 4 |  multiplied by 46%. | ||||||
| 5 |             (2) It is the intent of the General Assembly that  | ||||||
| 6 |  the recalculations required under this paragraph (7)  | ||||||
| 7 |  by Public Act 100-1181 shall be applied prospectively  | ||||||
| 8 |  to claims for dates of service provided on or after  | ||||||
| 9 |  March 8, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 10 |  100-1181) and that no recoupment or repayment by the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Department or an MCO of payments attributable to  | ||||||
| 12 |  recalculation under this paragraph (7), issued to the  | ||||||
| 13 |  hospital for dates of service on or after July 1, 2018  | ||||||
| 14 |  and before March 8, 2019 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 15 |  Act 100-1181), shall be permitted.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) The Department shall ensure that all necessary  | ||||||
| 17 |  adjustments to the managed care organization capitation  | ||||||
| 18 |  base rates necessitated by the adjustments under  | ||||||
| 19 |  subparagraph (6) or (7) of this subsection are completed  | ||||||
| 20 |  and applied retroactively in accordance with Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  5-30.8 of this Code within 90 days of March 8, 2019 (the  | ||||||
| 22 |  effective date of Public Act 100-1181).  | ||||||
| 23 |         (9) Within 60 days after federal approval of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  change made to the assessment in Section 5A-2 by Public  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act 101-650, the Department shall incorporate into the  | ||||||
| 26 |  EAPG system for outpatient services those services  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  performed by hospitals currently billed through the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Non-Institutional Provider billing system.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,  | ||||||
| 4 | beginning with dates of service on and after January 1, 2023,  | ||||||
| 5 | any general acute care hospital with more than 500 outpatient  | ||||||
| 6 | psychiatric Medicaid services to persons under 19 years of age  | ||||||
| 7 | in any calendar year shall be paid the outpatient add-on  | ||||||
| 8 | payment of no less than $113.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) In consultation with the hospital community, the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department is authorized to replace 89 Ill. Adm. Code 152.150  | ||||||
| 11 | as published in 38 Ill. Reg. 4980 through 4986 within 12 months  | ||||||
| 12 | of June 16, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-651). If  | ||||||
| 13 | the Department does not replace these rules within 12 months  | ||||||
| 14 | of June 16, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-651), the  | ||||||
| 15 | rules in effect for 152.150 as published in 38 Ill. Reg. 4980  | ||||||
| 16 | through 4986 shall remain in effect until modified by rule by  | ||||||
| 17 | the Department. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed  | ||||||
| 18 | to mandate that the Department file a replacement rule.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) Transition period. There shall be a transition period  | ||||||
| 20 | to the reimbursement systems authorized under this Section  | ||||||
| 21 | that shall begin on the effective date of these systems and  | ||||||
| 22 | continue until June 30, 2018, unless extended by rule by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Department. To help provide an orderly and predictable  | ||||||
| 24 | transition to the new reimbursement systems and to preserve  | ||||||
| 25 | and enhance access to the hospital services during this  | ||||||
| 26 | transition, the Department shall allocate a transitional  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | hospital access pool of at least $290,000,000 annually so that  | ||||||
| 2 | transitional hospital access payments are made to hospitals.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) After the transition period, the Department may  | ||||||
| 4 |  begin incorporating the transitional hospital access pool  | ||||||
| 5 |  into the base rate structure; however, the transitional  | ||||||
| 6 |  hospital access payments in effect on June 30, 2018 shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  continue to be paid, if continued under Section 5A-16.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) After the transition period, if the Department  | ||||||
| 9 |  reduces payments from the transitional hospital access  | ||||||
| 10 |  pool, it shall increase base rates, develop new adjustors,  | ||||||
| 11 |  adjust current adjustors, develop new hospital access  | ||||||
| 12 |  payments based on updated information, or any combination  | ||||||
| 13 |  thereof by an amount equal to the decreases proposed in  | ||||||
| 14 |  the transitional hospital access pool payments, ensuring  | ||||||
| 15 |  that the entire transitional hospital access pool amount  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall continue to be used for hospital payments.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (d-5) Hospital and health care transformation program. The  | ||||||
| 18 | Department shall develop a hospital and health care  | ||||||
| 19 | transformation program to provide financial assistance to  | ||||||
| 20 | hospitals in transforming their services and care models to  | ||||||
| 21 | better align with the needs of the communities they serve. The  | ||||||
| 22 | payments authorized in this Section shall be subject to  | ||||||
| 23 | approval by the federal government. | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) Phase 1. In State fiscal years 2019 through 2020,  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Department shall allocate funds from the transitional  | ||||||
| 26 |  access hospital pool to create a hospital transformation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  pool of at least $262,906,870 annually and make hospital  | ||||||
| 2 |  transformation payments to hospitals. Subject to Section  | ||||||
| 3 |  5A-16, in State fiscal years 2019 and 2020, an Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 |  hospital that received either a transitional hospital  | ||||||
| 5 |  access payment under subsection (d) or a supplemental  | ||||||
| 6 |  payment under subsection (f) of this Section in State  | ||||||
| 7 |  fiscal year 2018, shall receive a hospital transformation  | ||||||
| 8 |  payment as follows: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) If the hospital's Rate Year 2017 Medicaid  | ||||||
| 10 |  inpatient utilization rate is equal to or greater than  | ||||||
| 11 |  45%, the hospital transformation payment shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  equal to 100% of the sum of its transitional hospital  | ||||||
| 13 |  access payment authorized under subsection (d) and any  | ||||||
| 14 |  supplemental payment authorized under subsection (f). | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) If the hospital's Rate Year 2017 Medicaid  | ||||||
| 16 |  inpatient utilization rate is equal to or greater than  | ||||||
| 17 |  25% but less than 45%, the hospital transformation  | ||||||
| 18 |  payment shall be equal to 75% of the sum of its  | ||||||
| 19 |  transitional hospital access payment authorized under  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection (d) and any supplemental payment authorized  | ||||||
| 21 |  under subsection (f). | ||||||
| 22 |             (C) If the hospital's Rate Year 2017 Medicaid  | ||||||
| 23 |  inpatient utilization rate is less than 25%, the  | ||||||
| 24 |  hospital transformation payment shall be equal to 50%  | ||||||
| 25 |  of the sum of its transitional hospital access payment  | ||||||
| 26 |  authorized under subsection (d) and any supplemental  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  payment authorized under subsection (f). | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) Phase 2.  | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) The funding amount from phase one shall be  | ||||||
| 4 |  incorporated into directed payment and pass-through  | ||||||
| 5 |  payment methodologies described in Section 5A-12.7. | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) Because there are communities in Illinois that  | ||||||
| 7 |  experience significant health care disparities due to  | ||||||
| 8 |  systemic racism, as recently emphasized by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  COVID-19 pandemic, aggravated by social determinants  | ||||||
| 10 |  of health and a lack of sufficiently allocated health  | ||||||
| 11 |  care healthcare resources, particularly  | ||||||
| 12 |  community-based services, preventive care, obstetric  | ||||||
| 13 |  care, chronic disease management, and specialty care,  | ||||||
| 14 |  the Department shall establish a health care  | ||||||
| 15 |  transformation program that shall be supported by the  | ||||||
| 16 |  transformation funding pool. It is the intention of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the General Assembly that innovative partnerships  | ||||||
| 18 |  funded by the pool must be designed to establish or  | ||||||
| 19 |  improve integrated health care delivery systems that  | ||||||
| 20 |  will provide significant access to the Medicaid and  | ||||||
| 21 |  uninsured populations in their communities, as well as  | ||||||
| 22 |  improve health care equity. It is also the intention  | ||||||
| 23 |  of the General Assembly that partnerships recognize  | ||||||
| 24 |  and address the disparities revealed by the COVID-19  | ||||||
| 25 |  pandemic, as well as the need for post-COVID care.  | ||||||
| 26 |  During State fiscal years 2021 through 2027, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  hospital and health care transformation program shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  be supported by an annual transformation funding pool  | ||||||
| 3 |  of up to $150,000,000, pending federal matching funds,  | ||||||
| 4 |  to be allocated during the specified fiscal years for  | ||||||
| 5 |  the purpose of facilitating hospital and health care  | ||||||
| 6 |  transformation. No disbursement of moneys for  | ||||||
| 7 |  transformation projects from the transformation  | ||||||
| 8 |  funding pool described under this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  considered an award, a grant, or an expenditure of  | ||||||
| 10 |  grant funds. Funding agreements made in accordance  | ||||||
| 11 |  with the transformation program shall be considered  | ||||||
| 12 |  purchases of care under the Illinois Procurement Code,  | ||||||
| 13 |  and funds shall be expended by the Department in a  | ||||||
| 14 |  manner that maximizes federal funding to expend the  | ||||||
| 15 |  entire allocated amount. | ||||||
| 16 |             The Department shall convene, within 30 days after  | ||||||
| 17 |  March 12, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 18 |  101-655), a workgroup that includes subject matter  | ||||||
| 19 |  experts on health care healthcare disparities and  | ||||||
| 20 |  stakeholders from distressed communities, which could  | ||||||
| 21 |  be a subcommittee of the Medicaid Advisory Committee,  | ||||||
| 22 |  to review and provide recommendations on how  | ||||||
| 23 |  Department policy, including health care  | ||||||
| 24 |  transformation, can improve health disparities and the  | ||||||
| 25 |  impact on communities disproportionately affected by  | ||||||
| 26 |  COVID-19. The workgroup shall consider and make  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  recommendations on the following issues: a community  | ||||||
| 2 |  safety-net designation of certain hospitals, racial  | ||||||
| 3 |  equity, and a regional partnership to bring additional  | ||||||
| 4 |  specialty services to communities.  | ||||||
| 5 |             (C) As provided in paragraph (9) of Section 3 of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, any  | ||||||
| 7 |  hospital participating in the transformation program  | ||||||
| 8 |  may be excluded from the requirements of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 9 |  Health Facilities Planning Act for those projects  | ||||||
| 10 |  related to the hospital's transformation. To be  | ||||||
| 11 |  eligible, the hospital must submit to the Health  | ||||||
| 12 |  Facilities and Services Review Board approval from the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Department that the project is a part of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  hospital's transformation. | ||||||
| 15 |             (D) As provided in subsection (a-20) of Section  | ||||||
| 16 |  32.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems  | ||||||
| 17 |  Act, a hospital that received hospital transformation  | ||||||
| 18 |  payments under this Section may convert to a  | ||||||
| 19 |  freestanding emergency center. To be eligible for such  | ||||||
| 20 |  a conversion, the hospital must submit to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department of Public Health approval from the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Department that the project is a part of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  hospital's transformation. | ||||||
| 24 |             (E) Criteria for proposals. To be eligible for  | ||||||
| 25 |  funding under this Section, a transformation proposal  | ||||||
| 26 |  shall meet all of the following criteria:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (i) the proposal shall be designed based on  | ||||||
| 2 |  community needs assessment completed by either a  | ||||||
| 3 |  University partner or other qualified entity with  | ||||||
| 4 |  significant community input; | ||||||
| 5 |                 (ii) the proposal shall be a collaboration  | ||||||
| 6 |  among providers across the care and community  | ||||||
| 7 |  spectrum, including preventative care, primary  | ||||||
| 8 |  care specialty care, hospital services, mental  | ||||||
| 9 |  health and substance abuse services, as well as  | ||||||
| 10 |  community-based entities that address the social  | ||||||
| 11 |  determinants of health; | ||||||
| 12 |                 (iii) the proposal shall be specifically  | ||||||
| 13 |  designed to improve health care healthcare     | ||||||
| 14 |  outcomes and reduce health care healthcare     | ||||||
| 15 |  disparities, and improve the coordination,  | ||||||
| 16 |  effectiveness, and efficiency of care delivery; | ||||||
| 17 |                 (iv) the proposal shall have specific  | ||||||
| 18 |  measurable metrics related to disparities that  | ||||||
| 19 |  will be tracked by the Department and made public  | ||||||
| 20 |  by the Department; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (v) the proposal shall include a commitment to  | ||||||
| 22 |  include Business Enterprise Program certified  | ||||||
| 23 |  vendors or other entities controlled and managed  | ||||||
| 24 |  by minorities or women; and  | ||||||
| 25 |                 (vi) the proposal shall specifically increase  | ||||||
| 26 |  access to primary, preventive, or specialty care.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (F) Entities eligible to be funded.  | ||||||
| 2 |                 (i) Proposals for funding should come from  | ||||||
| 3 |  collaborations operating in one of the most  | ||||||
| 4 |  distressed communities in Illinois as determined  | ||||||
| 5 |  by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and  | ||||||
| 6 |  Prevention's Social Vulnerability Index for  | ||||||
| 7 |  Illinois and areas disproportionately impacted by  | ||||||
| 8 |  COVID-19 or from rural areas of Illinois. | ||||||
| 9 |                 (ii) The Department shall prioritize  | ||||||
| 10 |  partnerships from distressed communities, which  | ||||||
| 11 |  include Business Enterprise Program certified  | ||||||
| 12 |  vendors or other entities controlled and managed  | ||||||
| 13 |  by minorities or women and also include one or  | ||||||
| 14 |  more of the following: safety-net hospitals,  | ||||||
| 15 |  critical access hospitals, the campuses of  | ||||||
| 16 |  hospitals that have closed since January 1, 2018,  | ||||||
| 17 |  or other health care healthcare providers designed  | ||||||
| 18 |  to address specific health care healthcare     | ||||||
| 19 |  disparities, including the impact of COVID-19 on  | ||||||
| 20 |  individuals and the community and the need for  | ||||||
| 21 |  post-COVID care. All funded proposals must include  | ||||||
| 22 |  specific measurable goals and metrics related to  | ||||||
| 23 |  improved outcomes and reduced disparities which  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall be tracked by the Department. | ||||||
| 25 |                 (iii) The Department should target the funding  | ||||||
| 26 |  in the following ways: $30,000,000 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  transformation funds to projects that are a  | ||||||
| 2 |  collaboration between a safety-net hospital,  | ||||||
| 3 |  particularly community safety-net hospitals, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  other providers and designed to address specific  | ||||||
| 5 |  health care healthcare disparities, $20,000,000 of  | ||||||
| 6 |  transformation funds to collaborations between  | ||||||
| 7 |  safety-net hospitals and a larger hospital partner  | ||||||
| 8 |  that increases specialty care in distressed  | ||||||
| 9 |  communities, $30,000,000 of transformation funds  | ||||||
| 10 |  to projects that are a collaboration between  | ||||||
| 11 |  hospitals and other providers in distressed areas  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the State designed to address specific health  | ||||||
| 13 |  care healthcare disparities, $15,000,000 to  | ||||||
| 14 |  collaborations between critical access hospitals  | ||||||
| 15 |  and other providers designed to address specific  | ||||||
| 16 |  health care healthcare disparities, and  | ||||||
| 17 |  $15,000,000 to cross-provider collaborations  | ||||||
| 18 |  designed to address specific health care     | ||||||
| 19 |  healthcare disparities, and $5,000,000 to  | ||||||
| 20 |  collaborations that focus on workforce  | ||||||
| 21 |  development.  | ||||||
| 22 |                 (iv) The Department may allocate up to  | ||||||
| 23 |  $5,000,000 for planning, racial equity analysis,  | ||||||
| 24 |  or consulting resources for the Department or  | ||||||
| 25 |  entities without the resources to develop a plan  | ||||||
| 26 |  to meet the criteria of this Section. Any contract  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for consulting services issued by the Department  | ||||||
| 2 |  under this subparagraph shall comply with the  | ||||||
| 3 |  provisions of Section 5-45 of the State Officials  | ||||||
| 4 |  and Employees Ethics Act. Based on availability of  | ||||||
| 5 |  federal funding, the Department may directly  | ||||||
| 6 |  procure consulting services or provide funding to  | ||||||
| 7 |  the collaboration. The provision of resources  | ||||||
| 8 |  under this subparagraph is not a guarantee that a  | ||||||
| 9 |  project will be approved.  | ||||||
| 10 |                 (v) The Department shall take steps to ensure  | ||||||
| 11 |  that safety-net hospitals operating in  | ||||||
| 12 |  under-resourced communities receive priority  | ||||||
| 13 |  access to hospital and health care healthcare     | ||||||
| 14 |  transformation funds, including consulting funds,  | ||||||
| 15 |  as provided under this Section.  | ||||||
| 16 |             (G) Process for submitting and approving projects  | ||||||
| 17 |  for distressed communities. The Department shall issue  | ||||||
| 18 |  a template for application. The Department shall post  | ||||||
| 19 |  any proposal received on the Department's website for  | ||||||
| 20 |  at least 2 weeks for public comment, and any such  | ||||||
| 21 |  public comment shall also be considered in the review  | ||||||
| 22 |  process. Applicants may request that proprietary  | ||||||
| 23 |  financial information be redacted from publicly posted  | ||||||
| 24 |  proposals and the Department in its discretion may  | ||||||
| 25 |  agree. Proposals for each distressed community must  | ||||||
| 26 |  include all of the following:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (i) A detailed description of how the project  | ||||||
| 2 |  intends to affect the goals outlined in this  | ||||||
| 3 |  subsection, describing new interventions, new  | ||||||
| 4 |  technology, new structures, and other changes to  | ||||||
| 5 |  the health care healthcare delivery system  | ||||||
| 6 |  planned. | ||||||
| 7 |                 (ii) A detailed description of the racial and  | ||||||
| 8 |  ethnic makeup of the entities' board and  | ||||||
| 9 |  leadership positions and the salaries of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  executive staff of entities in the partnership  | ||||||
| 11 |  that is seeking to obtain funding under this  | ||||||
| 12 |  Section.  | ||||||
| 13 |                 (iii) A complete budget, including an overall  | ||||||
| 14 |  timeline and a detailed pathway to sustainability  | ||||||
| 15 |  within a 5-year period, specifying other sources  | ||||||
| 16 |  of funding, such as in-kind, cost-sharing, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  private donations, particularly for capital needs.  | ||||||
| 18 |  There is an expectation that parties to the  | ||||||
| 19 |  transformation project dedicate resources to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  extent they are able and that these expectations  | ||||||
| 21 |  are delineated separately for each entity in the  | ||||||
| 22 |  proposal. | ||||||
| 23 |                 (iv) A description of any new entities formed  | ||||||
| 24 |  or other legal relationships between collaborating  | ||||||
| 25 |  entities and how funds will be allocated among  | ||||||
| 26 |  participants.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (v) A timeline showing the evolution of sites  | ||||||
| 2 |  and specific services of the project over a 5-year  | ||||||
| 3 |  period, including services available to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  community by site. | ||||||
| 5 |                 (vi) Clear milestones indicating progress  | ||||||
| 6 |  toward the proposed goals of the proposal as  | ||||||
| 7 |  checkpoints along the way to continue receiving  | ||||||
| 8 |  funding. The Department is authorized to refine  | ||||||
| 9 |  these milestones in agreements, and is authorized  | ||||||
| 10 |  to impose reasonable penalties, including  | ||||||
| 11 |  repayment of funds, for substantial lack of  | ||||||
| 12 |  progress. | ||||||
| 13 |                 (vii) A clear statement of the level of  | ||||||
| 14 |  commitment the project will include for minorities  | ||||||
| 15 |  and women in contracting opportunities, including  | ||||||
| 16 |  as equity partners where applicable, or as  | ||||||
| 17 |  subcontractors and suppliers in all phases of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  project. | ||||||
| 19 |                 (viii) If the community study utilized is not  | ||||||
| 20 |  the study commissioned and published by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department, the applicant must define the  | ||||||
| 22 |  methodology used, including documentation of clear  | ||||||
| 23 |  community participation. | ||||||
| 24 |                 (ix) A description of the process used in  | ||||||
| 25 |  collaborating with all levels of government in the  | ||||||
| 26 |  community served in the development of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  project, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 2 |  legislators and officials of other units of local  | ||||||
| 3 |  government. | ||||||
| 4 |                 (x) Documentation of a community input process  | ||||||
| 5 |  in the community served, including links to  | ||||||
| 6 |  proposal materials on public websites. | ||||||
| 7 |                 (xi) Verifiable project milestones and quality  | ||||||
| 8 |  metrics that will be impacted by transformation.  | ||||||
| 9 |  These project milestones and quality metrics must  | ||||||
| 10 |  be identified with improvement targets that must  | ||||||
| 11 |  be met. | ||||||
| 12 |                 (xii) Data on the number of existing employees  | ||||||
| 13 |  by various job categories and wage levels by the  | ||||||
| 14 |  zip code of the employees' residence and  | ||||||
| 15 |  benchmarks for the continued maintenance and  | ||||||
| 16 |  improvement of these levels. The proposal must  | ||||||
| 17 |  also describe any retraining or other workforce  | ||||||
| 18 |  development planned for the new project. | ||||||
| 19 |                 (xiii) If a new entity is created by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  project, a description of how the board will be  | ||||||
| 21 |  reflective of the community served by the  | ||||||
| 22 |  proposal.  | ||||||
| 23 |                 (xiv) An explanation of how the proposal will  | ||||||
| 24 |  address the existing disparities that exacerbated  | ||||||
| 25 |  the impact of COVID-19 and the need for post-COVID  | ||||||
| 26 |  care in the community, if applicable.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 (xv) An explanation of how the proposal is  | ||||||
| 2 |  designed to increase access to care, including  | ||||||
| 3 |  specialty care based upon the community's needs.  | ||||||
| 4 |             (H) The Department shall evaluate proposals for  | ||||||
| 5 |  compliance with the criteria listed under subparagraph  | ||||||
| 6 |  (G). Proposals meeting all of the criteria may be  | ||||||
| 7 |  eligible for funding with the areas of focus  | ||||||
| 8 |  prioritized as described in item (ii) of subparagraph  | ||||||
| 9 |  (F). Based on the funds available, the Department may  | ||||||
| 10 |  negotiate funding agreements with approved applicants  | ||||||
| 11 |  to maximize federal funding. Nothing in this  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection requires that an approved project be funded  | ||||||
| 13 |  to the level requested. Agreements shall specify the  | ||||||
| 14 |  amount of funding anticipated annually, the  | ||||||
| 15 |  methodology of payments, the limit on the number of  | ||||||
| 16 |  years such funding may be provided, and the milestones  | ||||||
| 17 |  and quality metrics that must be met by the projects in  | ||||||
| 18 |  order to continue to receive funding during each year  | ||||||
| 19 |  of the program. Agreements shall specify the terms and  | ||||||
| 20 |  conditions under which a health care facility that  | ||||||
| 21 |  receives funds under a purchase of care agreement and  | ||||||
| 22 |  closes in violation of the terms of the agreement must  | ||||||
| 23 |  pay an early closure fee no greater than 50% of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  funds it received under the agreement, prior to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Health Facilities and Services Review Board  | ||||||
| 26 |  considering an application for closure of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  facility. Any project that is funded shall be required  | ||||||
| 2 |  to provide quarterly written progress reports, in a  | ||||||
| 3 |  form prescribed by the Department, and at a minimum  | ||||||
| 4 |  shall include the progress made in achieving any  | ||||||
| 5 |  milestones or metrics or Business Enterprise Program  | ||||||
| 6 |  commitments in its plan. The Department may reduce or  | ||||||
| 7 |  end payments, as set forth in transformation plans, if  | ||||||
| 8 |  milestones or metrics or Business Enterprise Program  | ||||||
| 9 |  commitments are not achieved. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  seek to make payments from the transformation fund in  | ||||||
| 11 |  a manner that is eligible for federal matching funds.  | ||||||
| 12 |             In reviewing the proposals, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 13 |  take into account the needs of the community, data  | ||||||
| 14 |  from the study commissioned by the Department from the  | ||||||
| 15 |  University of Illinois-Chicago if applicable, feedback  | ||||||
| 16 |  from public comment on the Department's website, as  | ||||||
| 17 |  well as how the proposal meets the criteria listed  | ||||||
| 18 |  under subparagraph (G). Alignment with the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Department's overall strategic initiatives shall be an  | ||||||
| 20 |  important factor. To the extent that fiscal year  | ||||||
| 21 |  funding is not adequate to fund all eligible projects  | ||||||
| 22 |  that apply, the Department shall prioritize  | ||||||
| 23 |  applications that most comprehensively and effectively  | ||||||
| 24 |  address the criteria listed under subparagraph (G).  | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) (Blank). | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) Hospital Transformation Review Committee. There is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  created the Hospital Transformation Review Committee. The  | ||||||
| 2 |  Committee shall consist of 14 members. No later than 30  | ||||||
| 3 |  days after March 12, 2018 (the effective date of Public  | ||||||
| 4 |  Act 100-581), the 4 legislative leaders shall each appoint  | ||||||
| 5 |  3 members; the Governor shall appoint the Director of  | ||||||
| 6 |  Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee, as  | ||||||
| 7 |  a member; and the Director of Healthcare and Family  | ||||||
| 8 |  Services shall appoint one member. Any vacancy shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  filled by the applicable appointing authority within 15  | ||||||
| 10 |  calendar days. The members of the Committee shall select a  | ||||||
| 11 |  Chair and a Vice-Chair from among its members, provided  | ||||||
| 12 |  that the Chair and Vice-Chair cannot be appointed by the  | ||||||
| 13 |  same appointing authority and must be from different  | ||||||
| 14 |  political parties. The Chair shall have the authority to  | ||||||
| 15 |  establish a meeting schedule and convene meetings of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Committee, and the Vice-Chair shall have the authority to  | ||||||
| 17 |  convene meetings in the absence of the Chair. The  | ||||||
| 18 |  Committee may establish its own rules with respect to  | ||||||
| 19 |  meeting schedule, notice of meetings, and the disclosure  | ||||||
| 20 |  of documents; however, the Committee shall not have the  | ||||||
| 21 |  power to subpoena individuals or documents and any rules  | ||||||
| 22 |  must be approved by 9 of the 14 members. The Committee  | ||||||
| 23 |  shall perform the functions described in this Section and  | ||||||
| 24 |  advise and consult with the Director in the administration  | ||||||
| 25 |  of this Section. In addition to reviewing and approving  | ||||||
| 26 |  the policies, procedures, and rules for the hospital and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  health care transformation program, the Committee shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  consider and make recommendations related to qualifying  | ||||||
| 3 |  criteria and payment methodologies related to safety-net  | ||||||
| 4 |  hospitals and children's hospitals. Members of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Committee appointed by the legislative leaders shall be  | ||||||
| 6 |  subject to the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics  | ||||||
| 7 |  Commission, not the Executive Ethics Commission, and all  | ||||||
| 8 |  requests under the Freedom of Information Act shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  directed to the applicable Freedom of Information officer  | ||||||
| 10 |  for the General Assembly. The Department shall provide  | ||||||
| 11 |  operational support to the Committee as necessary. The  | ||||||
| 12 |  Committee is dissolved on April 1, 2019.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (e) Beginning 36 months after initial implementation, the  | ||||||
| 14 | Department shall update the reimbursement components in  | ||||||
| 15 | subsections (a) and (b), including standardized amounts and  | ||||||
| 16 | weighting factors, and at least once every 4 years and no more  | ||||||
| 17 | frequently than annually thereafter. The Department shall  | ||||||
| 18 | publish these updates on its website no later than 30 calendar  | ||||||
| 19 | days prior to their effective date.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (f) Continuation of supplemental payments. Any  | ||||||
| 21 | supplemental payments authorized under 89 Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 | Administrative Code 148 effective January 1, 2014 and that  | ||||||
| 23 | continue during the period of July 1, 2014 through December  | ||||||
| 24 | 31, 2014 shall remain in effect as long as the assessment  | ||||||
| 25 | imposed by Section 5A-2 that is in effect on December 31, 2017  | ||||||
| 26 | remains in effect.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (g) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (f) of this  | ||||||
| 2 | Section and notwithstanding the changes authorized under  | ||||||
| 3 | Section 5-5b.1, any updates to the system shall not result in  | ||||||
| 4 | any diminishment of the overall effective rates of  | ||||||
| 5 | reimbursement as of the implementation date of the new system  | ||||||
| 6 | (July 1, 2014). These updates shall not preclude variations in  | ||||||
| 7 | any individual component of the system or hospital rate  | ||||||
| 8 | variations. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department from increasing the rates of reimbursement or  | ||||||
| 10 | developing payments to ensure access to hospital services.  | ||||||
| 11 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to guarantee a  | ||||||
| 12 | minimum amount of spending in the aggregate or per hospital as  | ||||||
| 13 | spending may be impacted by factors, including, but not  | ||||||
| 14 | limited to, the number of individuals in the medical  | ||||||
| 15 | assistance program and the severity of illness of the  | ||||||
| 16 | individuals. | ||||||
| 17 |     (h) The Department shall have the authority to modify by  | ||||||
| 18 | rulemaking any changes to the rates or methodologies in this  | ||||||
| 19 | Section as required by the federal government to obtain  | ||||||
| 20 | federal financial participation for expenditures made under  | ||||||
| 21 | this Section.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (i) Except for subsections (g) and (h) of this Section,  | ||||||
| 23 | the Department shall, pursuant to subsection (c) of Section  | ||||||
| 24 | 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, provide for  | ||||||
| 25 | presentation at the June 2014 hearing of the Joint Committee  | ||||||
| 26 | on Administrative Rules (JCAR) additional written notice to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | JCAR of the following rules in order to commence the second  | ||||||
| 2 | notice period for the following rules: rules published in the  | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois Register, rule dated February 21, 2014 at 38 Ill.  | ||||||
| 4 | Reg. 4559 (Medical Payment), 4628 (Specialized Health Care  | ||||||
| 5 | Delivery Systems), 4640 (Hospital Services), 4932 (Diagnostic  | ||||||
| 6 | Related Grouping (DRG) Prospective Payment System (PPS)), and  | ||||||
| 7 | 4977 (Hospital Reimbursement Changes), and published in the  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois Register dated March 21, 2014 at 38 Ill. Reg. 6499  | ||||||
| 9 | (Specialized Health Care Delivery Systems) and 6505 (Hospital  | ||||||
| 10 | Services). | ||||||
| 11 |     (j) Out-of-state hospitals. Beginning July 1, 2018, for  | ||||||
| 12 | purposes of determining for State fiscal years 2019 and 2020  | ||||||
| 13 | and subsequent fiscal years the hospitals eligible for the  | ||||||
| 14 | payments authorized under subsections (a) and (b) of this  | ||||||
| 15 | Section, the Department shall include out-of-state hospitals  | ||||||
| 16 | that are designated a Level I pediatric trauma center or a  | ||||||
| 17 | Level I trauma center by the Department of Public Health as of  | ||||||
| 18 | December 1, 2017. | ||||||
| 19 |     (k) The Department shall notify each hospital and managed  | ||||||
| 20 | care organization, in writing, of the impact of the updates  | ||||||
| 21 | under this Section at least 30 calendar days prior to their  | ||||||
| 22 | effective date.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (l) This Section is subject to Section 14-12.5.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-682, eff. 12-10-21; 102-1037, eff. 6-2-22;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-102, eff. 6-16-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; revised  | ||||||
| 26 | 10-16-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 905. The Illinois Caregiver Assistance and  | ||||||
| 2 | Resource Portal Act is amended by changing Section 25-1 as  | ||||||
| 3 | follows:
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| 4 |     (320 ILCS 70/25-1) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 25-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as  | ||||||
| 6 | the Illinois Caregiver Assistance and Resource Portal Act. As  | ||||||
| 7 | used in this Article, "this Act" refers to this Article. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 9 |     Section 910. The Department of Early Childhood Act is  | ||||||
| 10 | amended by changing Section 15-5 as follows:
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| 11 |     (325 ILCS 3/15-5) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 15-5. Transition of administrative responsibilities  | ||||||
| 13 | related to home-visiting services.    Beginning July 1, 2024, the  | ||||||
| 14 | Department of Early Childhood and the Department of Human  | ||||||
| 15 | Services shall collaborate and plan for the transition of  | ||||||
| 16 | administrative responsibilities related to home-visiting  | ||||||
| 17 | services as prescribed in Section 10-16 of the Department of  | ||||||
| 18 | Human Services Act.  | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 20 |     Section 915. The Child Abuse Notice Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 21 | changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 1 |     (325 ILCS 6/5) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5. Posted notice required. Each of the following  | ||||||
| 3 | businesses and other establishments shall, upon the  | ||||||
| 4 | availability of the model notice described in Section 10, post  | ||||||
| 5 | a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act in a  | ||||||
| 6 | conspicuous place in all restrooms open to the public, or in  | ||||||
| 7 | another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and  | ||||||
| 8 | employees where similar notices are customarily posted: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) Hotels and motels. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) Entertainment facilities or sporting facilities  | ||||||
| 11 |  that are indoor structures with a legal occupancy of at  | ||||||
| 12 |  least 5,000 persons. | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) Tattoo and body piercing establishments.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16)  | ||||||
| 15 |  of Title 49 of the United States Code. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations. | ||||||
| 17 |         (6) Bus stations. | ||||||
| 18 |         (7) Truck stops. As used in this Act, "truck stop"  | ||||||
| 19 |  means a privately owned privately-owned and operated  | ||||||
| 20 |  facility that provides food, fuel, shower, or other  | ||||||
| 21 |  sanitary facilities, and lawful overnight truck parking. | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) Emergency rooms within general acute care  | ||||||
| 23 |  hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by  | ||||||
| 24 |  electronic means. | ||||||
| 25 |         (9) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  be posted by electronic means. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-813, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 3 |     Section 920. The Children's Mental Health Act is amended  | ||||||
| 4 | by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 5 |     (405 ILCS 49/5) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 5. Children's Mental Health Partnership; Children's  | ||||||
| 7 | Mental Health Plan.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) The Children's Mental Health Partnership (hereafter  | ||||||
| 9 | referred to as "the Partnership") created under Public Act  | ||||||
| 10 | 93-495 and continued under Public Act 102-899 shall advise  | ||||||
| 11 | State agencies and the Children's Behavioral Health  | ||||||
| 12 | Transformation Initiative on designing and implementing  | ||||||
| 13 | short-term and long-term strategies to provide comprehensive  | ||||||
| 14 | and coordinated services for children from birth to age 25 and  | ||||||
| 15 | their families with the goal of addressing children's mental  | ||||||
| 16 | health needs across a full continuum of care, including social  | ||||||
| 17 | determinants of health, prevention, early identification, and  | ||||||
| 18 | treatment. The recommended strategies shall build upon the  | ||||||
| 19 | recommendations in the Children's Mental Health Plan of 2022  | ||||||
| 20 | and may include, but are not limited to, recommendations  | ||||||
| 21 | regarding the following: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) Increasing public awareness on issues connected to  | ||||||
| 23 |  children's mental health and wellness to decrease stigma,  | ||||||
| 24 |  promote acceptance, and strengthen the ability of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  children, families, and communities to access supports. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) Coordination of programs, services, and policies  | ||||||
| 3 |  across child-serving State agencies to best monitor and  | ||||||
| 4 |  assess spending, as well as foster innovation of adaptive  | ||||||
| 5 |  or new practices. | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) Funding and resources for children's mental health  | ||||||
| 7 |  prevention, early identification, and treatment across  | ||||||
| 8 |  child-serving State agencies. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) Facilitation of research on best practices and  | ||||||
| 10 |  model programs and dissemination of this information to  | ||||||
| 11 |  State policymakers, practitioners, and the general public. | ||||||
| 12 |         (5) Monitoring programs, services, and policies  | ||||||
| 13 |  addressing children's mental health and wellness. | ||||||
| 14 |         (6) Growing, retaining, diversifying, and supporting  | ||||||
| 15 |  the child-serving workforce, with special emphasis on  | ||||||
| 16 |  professional development around child and family mental  | ||||||
| 17 |  health and wellness services. | ||||||
| 18 |         (7) Supporting the design, implementation, and  | ||||||
| 19 |  evaluation of a quality-driven children's mental health  | ||||||
| 20 |  system of care across all child services that prevents  | ||||||
| 21 |  mental health concerns and mitigates trauma. | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) Improving the system to more effectively meet the  | ||||||
| 23 |  emergency and residential placement needs for all children  | ||||||
| 24 |  with severe mental and behavioral challenges. | ||||||
| 25 |     (b) The Partnership shall have the responsibility of  | ||||||
| 26 | developing and updating the Children's Mental Health Plan and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | advising the relevant State agencies on implementation of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Plan. The Children's Mental Health Partnership shall be  | ||||||
| 3 | comprised of the following members: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) The Governor or his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) The Attorney General or his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services  | ||||||
| 7 |  or his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) The State Superintendent of Education or his or  | ||||||
| 9 |  her designee.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) The Director of the Department of Children and  | ||||||
| 11 |  Family Services or his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and  | ||||||
| 13 |  Family Services or his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (7) The Director of the Department of Public Health or  | ||||||
| 15 |  his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice  | ||||||
| 17 |  or his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (9) The Secretary of Early Childhood or his or her  | ||||||
| 19 |  designee.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (10) The Director of the Criminal Justice Information  | ||||||
| 21 |  Authority or his or her designee.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (11) One member of the General Assembly appointed by  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Speaker of the House.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (12) One member of the General Assembly appointed by  | ||||||
| 25 |  the President of the Senate.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (13) One member of the General Assembly appointed by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Minority Leader of the Senate.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (14) One member of the General Assembly appointed by  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Minority Leader of the House.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (15) Up to 25 representatives from the public  | ||||||
| 5 |  reflecting a diversity of age, gender identity, race,  | ||||||
| 6 |  ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location,  | ||||||
| 7 |  to be appointed by the Governor. Those public members  | ||||||
| 8 |  appointed under this paragraph must include, but are not  | ||||||
| 9 |  limited to:  | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) a family member or individual with lived  | ||||||
| 11 |  experience in the children's mental health system;  | ||||||
| 12 |             (B) a child advocate;  | ||||||
| 13 |             (C) a community mental health expert,  | ||||||
| 14 |  practitioner, or provider;  | ||||||
| 15 |             (D) a representative of a statewide association  | ||||||
| 16 |  representing a majority of hospitals in the State;  | ||||||
| 17 |             (E) an early childhood expert or practitioner;  | ||||||
| 18 |             (F) a representative from the K-12 school system;  | ||||||
| 19 |             (G) a representative from the health care     | ||||||
| 20 |  healthcare sector;  | ||||||
| 21 |             (H) a substance use prevention expert or  | ||||||
| 22 |  practitioner, or a representative of a statewide  | ||||||
| 23 |  association representing community-based mental health  | ||||||
| 24 |  substance use disorder treatment providers in the  | ||||||
| 25 |  State;  | ||||||
| 26 |             (I) a violence prevention expert or practitioner;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (J) a representative from the juvenile justice  | ||||||
| 2 |  system;  | ||||||
| 3 |             (K) a school social worker; and  | ||||||
| 4 |             (L) a representative of a statewide organization  | ||||||
| 5 |  representing pediatricians. | ||||||
| 6 |         (16) Two co-chairs appointed by the Governor, one  | ||||||
| 7 |  being a representative from the public and one being the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Director of Public Health.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed  | ||||||
| 10 | for 4 years with one opportunity for reappointment, except as  | ||||||
| 11 | otherwise provided for in this subsection. Members who were  | ||||||
| 12 | appointed by the Governor and are serving on January 1, 2023  | ||||||
| 13 | (the effective date of Public Act 102-899) shall maintain  | ||||||
| 14 | their appointment until the term of their appointment has  | ||||||
| 15 | expired. For new appointments made pursuant to Public Act  | ||||||
| 16 | 102-899, members shall be appointed for one-year, 2-year, or  | ||||||
| 17 | 4-year terms, as determined by the Governor, with no more than  | ||||||
| 18 | 9 of the Governor's new or existing appointees serving the  | ||||||
| 19 | same term. Those new appointments serving a one-year or 2-year  | ||||||
| 20 | term may be appointed to 2 additional 4-year terms. If a  | ||||||
| 21 | vacancy occurs in the Partnership membership, the vacancy  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment  | ||||||
| 23 | for the remainder of the term.  | ||||||
| 24 |     The Partnership shall be convened no later than January  | ||||||
| 25 | 31, 2023 to discuss the changes in Public Act 102-899.  | ||||||
| 26 |     The members of the Partnership shall serve without  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | compensation but may be entitled to reimbursement for all  | ||||||
| 2 | necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their  | ||||||
| 3 | official duties as members of the Partnership from funds  | ||||||
| 4 | appropriated for that purpose.  | ||||||
| 5 |     The Partnership may convene and appoint special committees  | ||||||
| 6 | or study groups to operate under the direction of the  | ||||||
| 7 | Partnership. Persons appointed to such special committees or  | ||||||
| 8 | study groups shall only receive reimbursement for reasonable  | ||||||
| 9 | expenses.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (b-5) The Partnership shall include an adjunct council  | ||||||
| 11 | comprised of no more than 6 youth aged 14 to 25 and 4  | ||||||
| 12 | representatives of 4 different community-based organizations  | ||||||
| 13 | that focus on youth mental health. Of the community-based  | ||||||
| 14 | organizations that focus on youth mental health, one of the  | ||||||
| 15 | community-based organizations shall be led by an  | ||||||
| 16 | LGBTQ-identified person, one of the community-based  | ||||||
| 17 | organizations shall be led by a person of color, and one of the  | ||||||
| 18 | community-based organizations shall be led by a woman. Of the  | ||||||
| 19 | representatives appointed to the council from the  | ||||||
| 20 | community-based organizations, at least one representative  | ||||||
| 21 | shall be LGBTQ-identified, at least one representative shall  | ||||||
| 22 | be a person of color, and at least one representative shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | a woman. The council members shall be appointed by the Chair of  | ||||||
| 24 | the Partnership and shall reflect the racial, gender identity,  | ||||||
| 25 | sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic, ethnic, and  | ||||||
| 26 | geographic diversity of the State, including rural, suburban,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and urban appointees. The council shall make recommendations  | ||||||
| 2 | to the Partnership regarding youth mental health, including,  | ||||||
| 3 | but not limited to, identifying barriers to youth feeling  | ||||||
| 4 | supported by and empowered by the system of mental health and  | ||||||
| 5 | treatment providers, barriers perceived by youth in accessing  | ||||||
| 6 | mental health services, gaps in the mental health system,  | ||||||
| 7 | available resources in schools, including youth's perceptions  | ||||||
| 8 | and experiences with outreach personnel, agency websites, and  | ||||||
| 9 | informational materials, methods to destigmatize mental health  | ||||||
| 10 | services, and how to improve State policy concerning student  | ||||||
| 11 | mental health. The mental health system may include services  | ||||||
| 12 | for substance use disorders and addiction. The council shall  | ||||||
| 13 | meet at least 4 times annually.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (c) (Blank). | ||||||
| 15 |     (d) The Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership has  | ||||||
| 16 | the following powers and duties:  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Conducting research assessments to determine the  | ||||||
| 18 |  needs and gaps of programs, services, and policies that  | ||||||
| 19 |  touch children's mental health.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) Developing policy statements for interagency  | ||||||
| 21 |  cooperation to cover all aspects of mental health  | ||||||
| 22 |  delivery, including social determinants of health,  | ||||||
| 23 |  prevention, early identification, and treatment.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) Recommending policies and providing information on  | ||||||
| 25 |  effective programs for delivery of mental health services.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (4) Using funding from federal, State, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  philanthropic partners, to fund pilot programs or research  | ||||||
| 2 |  activities to resource innovative practices by  | ||||||
| 3 |  organizational partners that will address children's  | ||||||
| 4 |  mental health. However, the Partnership may not provide  | ||||||
| 5 |  direct services.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (4.1) The Partnership shall work with community  | ||||||
| 7 |  networks and the Children's Behavioral Health  | ||||||
| 8 |  Transformation Initiative team to implement a community  | ||||||
| 9 |  needs assessment, that will raise awareness of gaps in  | ||||||
| 10 |  existing community-based services for youth.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) Submitting an annual report, on or before December  | ||||||
| 12 |  30 of each year, to the Governor and the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 13 |  on the progress of the Plan, any recommendations regarding  | ||||||
| 14 |  State policies, laws, or rules necessary to fulfill the  | ||||||
| 15 |  purposes of the Act, and any additional recommendations  | ||||||
| 16 |  regarding mental or behavioral health that the Partnership  | ||||||
| 17 |  deems necessary.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 19 |     The Partnership may designate a fiscal and administrative  | ||||||
| 20 | agent that can accept funds to carry out its duties as outlined  | ||||||
| 21 | in this Section.  | ||||||
| 22 |     The Department of Public Health shall provide technical  | ||||||
| 23 | and administrative support for the Partnership.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (e) The Partnership may accept monetary gifts or grants  | ||||||
| 25 | from the federal government or any agency thereof, from any  | ||||||
| 26 | charitable foundation or professional association, or from any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | reputable source for implementation of any program necessary  | ||||||
| 2 | or desirable to carry out the powers and duties as defined  | ||||||
| 3 | under this Section.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (f) On or before January 1, 2027, the Partnership shall  | ||||||
| 5 | submit recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly  | ||||||
| 6 | that includes recommended updates to the Act to reflect the  | ||||||
| 7 | current mental health landscape in this State.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-116, eff. 7-23-21;  | ||||||
| 9 | 102-899, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff.  | ||||||
| 10 | 6-30-23; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 103-885, eff. 8-9-24; revised  | ||||||
| 11 | 10-9-24.)
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| 12 |     Section 925. The First Responder Mental Health Grant  | ||||||
| 13 | Program Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (405 ILCS 135/10) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
| 16 |     "Behavioral health" means mental health, health relating  | ||||||
| 17 | to substance use, or both. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Behavioral health care" means services, treatment,  | ||||||
| 19 | medication, and other measures to overcome, mitigate, or  | ||||||
| 20 | prevent a behavioral health issue. These services, treatment,  | ||||||
| 21 | medication, and other measures qualify as "behavioral health  | ||||||
| 22 | care" even if there is no formal diagnosis of a specific  | ||||||
| 23 | condition. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Department" means the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "First responder" means a law enforcement officer,  | ||||||
| 2 | firefighter, emergency medical services personnel as defined  | ||||||
| 3 | in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems  | ||||||
| 4 | Act, or public safety telecommunicator as defined in Section 2  | ||||||
| 5 | of the Emergency Telephone System Systems Act. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Record" means any record kept by a therapist or by an  | ||||||
| 7 | agency in the course of providing behavioral health care to a  | ||||||
| 8 | first responder concerning the first responder and the  | ||||||
| 9 | services provided. "Record" includes the personal notes of the  | ||||||
| 10 | therapist or agency. "Record" includes all records maintained  | ||||||
| 11 | by a court that have been created in connection with, in  | ||||||
| 12 | preparation for, or as a result of the filing of any petition  | ||||||
| 13 | or certificate under Chapter II, Chapter III, or Chapter IV of  | ||||||
| 14 | the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and  | ||||||
| 15 | includes the petitions, certificates, dispositional reports,  | ||||||
| 16 | treatment plans, and reports of diagnostic evaluations and of  | ||||||
| 17 | hearings under Article VIII of Chapter III or under Article V  | ||||||
| 18 | of Chapter IV of that Code. "Record" does not include  | ||||||
| 19 | information that has been de-identified in accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.514. "Record" does not  | ||||||
| 21 | include a reference to the receipt of behavioral health care  | ||||||
| 22 | noted during a patient history and physical or other summary  | ||||||
| 23 | of care. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-911, eff. 1-1-23; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 930. The AIDS Confidentiality Act is amended by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | changing Section 3 as follows:
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| 2 |     (410 ILCS 305/3)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7303) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 3. Definitions. When used in this Act: | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) "AIDS" means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) "Authority" means the Illinois Health Information  | ||||||
| 6 | Exchange Authority established pursuant to the Illinois Health  | ||||||
| 7 | Information Exchange and Technology Act.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (c) "Business associate" has the meaning ascribed to it  | ||||||
| 9 | under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (d) "Covered entity" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 11 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (e) "De-identified information" means health information  | ||||||
| 13 | that is not individually identifiable as described under  | ||||||
| 14 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.514(b).  | ||||||
| 15 |     (f) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public  | ||||||
| 16 | Health or its designated agents. | ||||||
| 17 |     (g) "Disclosure" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 18 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (h) "Health care operations" has the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 20 | it under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.501.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (i) "Health care professional" means (i) a licensed  | ||||||
| 22 | physician, (ii) a licensed physician assistant, (iii) a  | ||||||
| 23 | licensed advanced practice registered nurse, (iv) an advanced  | ||||||
| 24 | practice registered nurse or physician assistant who practices  | ||||||
| 25 | in a hospital or ambulatory surgical treatment center and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | possesses appropriate clinical privileges, (v) a licensed  | ||||||
| 2 | dentist, (vi) a licensed podiatric physician, or (vii) an  | ||||||
| 3 | individual certified to provide HIV testing and counseling by  | ||||||
| 4 | a State state or local public health department.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (j) "Health care provider" has the meaning ascribed to it  | ||||||
| 6 | under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (k) "Health facility" means a hospital, nursing home,  | ||||||
| 8 | blood bank, blood center, sperm bank, or other health care  | ||||||
| 9 | institution, including any "health facility" as that term is  | ||||||
| 10 | defined in the Illinois Finance Authority Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     (l) "Health information exchange" or "HIE" means a health  | ||||||
| 12 | information exchange or health information organization that  | ||||||
| 13 | oversees and governs the electronic exchange of health  | ||||||
| 14 | information. In certain circumstances, in accordance with  | ||||||
| 15 | HIPAA, an HIE will be a business associate. | ||||||
| 16 |     (m) "Health oversight agency" has the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 17 | it under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
| 18 |     (n) "HIPAA" means the Health Insurance Portability and  | ||||||
| 19 | Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended by  | ||||||
| 20 | the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical  | ||||||
| 21 | Health Act of 2009, Public Law 111-05, and any subsequent  | ||||||
| 22 | amendments thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 23 |     (o) "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (p) "HIV-related information" means the identity of a  | ||||||
| 25 | person upon whom an HIV test is performed, the results of an  | ||||||
| 26 | HIV test, as well as diagnosis, treatment, and prescription  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | information that reveals a patient is HIV-positive, including  | ||||||
| 2 | such information contained in a limited data set. "HIV-related  | ||||||
| 3 | information" does not include information that has been  | ||||||
| 4 | de-identified in accordance with HIPAA.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (q) "Informed consent" means: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) where a health care provider, health care  | ||||||
| 7 |  professional, or health facility has implemented opt-in  | ||||||
| 8 |  testing, a process by which an individual or the  | ||||||
| 9 |  individual's their legal representative receives pre-test  | ||||||
| 10 |  information, has an opportunity to ask questions, and  | ||||||
| 11 |  consents verbally or in writing to the test without undue  | ||||||
| 12 |  inducement or any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress,  | ||||||
| 13 |  or other form of constraint or coercion; or | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) where a health care provider, health care  | ||||||
| 15 |  professional, or health facility has implemented opt-out  | ||||||
| 16 |  testing, the individual or the individual's their legal  | ||||||
| 17 |  representative has been notified verbally or in writing  | ||||||
| 18 |  that the test is planned, has received pre-test  | ||||||
| 19 |  information, has been given the opportunity to ask  | ||||||
| 20 |  questions and the opportunity to decline testing, and has  | ||||||
| 21 |  not declined testing; where such notice is provided,  | ||||||
| 22 |  consent for opt-out HIV testing may be incorporated into  | ||||||
| 23 |  the patient's general consent for medical care on the same  | ||||||
| 24 |  basis as are other screening or diagnostic tests; a  | ||||||
| 25 |  separate consent for opt-out HIV testing is not required.  | ||||||
| 26 |     In addition, where the person providing informed consent  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | is a participant in an HIE, informed consent requires a fair  | ||||||
| 2 | explanation that the results of the patient's HIV test will be  | ||||||
| 3 | accessible through an HIE and meaningful disclosure of the  | ||||||
| 4 | patient's opt-out right under Section 9.6 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 5 |     A health care provider, health care professional, or  | ||||||
| 6 | health facility undertaking an informed consent process for  | ||||||
| 7 | HIV testing under this subsection may combine a form used to  | ||||||
| 8 | obtain informed consent for HIV testing with forms used to  | ||||||
| 9 | obtain written consent for general medical care or any other  | ||||||
| 10 | medical test or procedure, provided that the forms make it  | ||||||
| 11 | clear that the subject may consent to general medical care,  | ||||||
| 12 | tests, or procedures without being required to consent to HIV  | ||||||
| 13 | testing, and clearly explain how the subject may decline HIV  | ||||||
| 14 | testing. Health facility clerical staff or other staff  | ||||||
| 15 | responsible for the consent form for general medical care may  | ||||||
| 16 | obtain consent for HIV testing through a general consent form.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (r) "Limited data set" has the meaning ascribed to it  | ||||||
| 18 | under HIPAA, as described in 45 CFR 164.514(e)(2). | ||||||
| 19 |     (s) "Minimum necessary" means the HIPAA standard for  | ||||||
| 20 | using, disclosing, and requesting protected health information  | ||||||
| 21 | found in 45 CFR 164.502(b) and 164.514(d).  | ||||||
| 22 |     (s-1) "Opt-in testing" means an approach where an HIV test  | ||||||
| 23 | is presented by offering the test and the patient accepts or  | ||||||
| 24 | declines testing.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (s-3) "Opt-out testing" means an approach where an HIV  | ||||||
| 26 | test is presented such that a patient is notified that HIV  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | testing may occur unless the patient declines.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (t) "Organized health care arrangement" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 3 | ascribed to it under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103. | ||||||
| 4 |     (u) "Patient safety activities" has the meaning ascribed  | ||||||
| 5 | to it under 42 CFR 3.20. | ||||||
| 6 |     (v) "Payment" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA,  | ||||||
| 7 | as specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
| 8 |     (w) "Person" includes any natural person, partnership,  | ||||||
| 9 | association, joint venture, trust, governmental entity, public  | ||||||
| 10 | or private corporation, health facility, or other legal  | ||||||
| 11 | entity. | ||||||
| 12 |     (w-5) "Pre-test information" means: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) a reasonable explanation of the test, including  | ||||||
| 14 |  its purpose, potential uses, limitations, and the meaning  | ||||||
| 15 |  of its results; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) a reasonable explanation of the procedures to be  | ||||||
| 17 |  followed, including the voluntary nature of the test, the  | ||||||
| 18 |  availability of a qualified person to answer questions,  | ||||||
| 19 |  the right to withdraw consent to the testing process at  | ||||||
| 20 |  any time, the right to anonymity to the extent provided by  | ||||||
| 21 |  law with respect to participation in the test and  | ||||||
| 22 |  disclosure of test results, and the right to confidential  | ||||||
| 23 |  treatment of information identifying the subject of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  test and the results of the test, to the extent provided by  | ||||||
| 25 |  law. | ||||||
| 26 |     Pre-test information may be provided in writing, verbally,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or by video, electronic, or other means and may be provided as  | ||||||
| 2 | designated by the supervising health care professional or the  | ||||||
| 3 | health facility. | ||||||
| 4 |     For the purposes of this definition, a qualified person to  | ||||||
| 5 | answer questions is a health care professional or, when acting  | ||||||
| 6 | under the supervision of a health care professional, a  | ||||||
| 7 | registered nurse, medical assistant, or other person  | ||||||
| 8 | determined to be sufficiently knowledgeable about HIV testing,  | ||||||
| 9 | its purpose, potential uses, limitations, the meaning of the  | ||||||
| 10 | test results, and the testing procedures in the professional  | ||||||
| 11 | judgment of a supervising health care professional or as  | ||||||
| 12 | designated by a health care facility.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (x) "Protected health information" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 14 | ascribed to it under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103. | ||||||
| 15 |     (y) "Research" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA,  | ||||||
| 16 | as specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
| 17 |     (z) "State agency" means an instrumentality of the State  | ||||||
| 18 | of Illinois and any instrumentality of another state that,  | ||||||
| 19 | pursuant to applicable law or a written undertaking with an  | ||||||
| 20 | instrumentality of the State of Illinois, is bound to protect  | ||||||
| 21 | the privacy of HIV-related information of Illinois persons.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (aa) "Test" or "HIV test" means a test to determine the  | ||||||
| 23 | presence of the antibody or antigen to HIV, or of HIV  | ||||||
| 24 | infection. | ||||||
| 25 |     (bb) "Treatment" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 26 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (cc) "Use" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA, as  | ||||||
| 2 | specified in 45 CFR 160.103, where context dictates.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; revised 7-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     Section 935. The Genetic Information Privacy Act is  | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (410 ILCS 513/10) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
| 8 |     "Business associate" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 9 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Covered entity" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 11 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103. | ||||||
| 12 |     "De-identified information" means health information that  | ||||||
| 13 | is not individually identifiable as described under HIPAA, as  | ||||||
| 14 | specified in 45 CFR 164.514(b).  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Disclosure" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA,  | ||||||
| 16 | as specified in 45 CFR 160.103.  | ||||||
| 17 |     "Employer" means the State of Illinois, any unit of local  | ||||||
| 18 | government, and any board, commission, department,  | ||||||
| 19 | institution, or school district, any party to a public  | ||||||
| 20 | contract, any joint apprenticeship or training committee  | ||||||
| 21 | within the State, and every other person employing employees  | ||||||
| 22 | within the State. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Employment agency" means both public and private  | ||||||
| 24 | employment agencies and any person, labor organization, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | labor union having a hiring hall or hiring office regularly  | ||||||
| 2 | undertaking, with or without compensation, to procure  | ||||||
| 3 | opportunities to work, or to procure, recruit, refer, or place  | ||||||
| 4 | employees. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Family member" means, with respect to an individual, (i)  | ||||||
| 6 | the spouse of the individual; (ii) a dependent child of the  | ||||||
| 7 | individual, including a child who is born to or placed for  | ||||||
| 8 | adoption with the individual; (iii) any other person  | ||||||
| 9 | qualifying as a covered dependent under a managed care plan;  | ||||||
| 10 | and (iv) all other individuals related by blood or law to the  | ||||||
| 11 | individual or the spouse or child described in subsections (i)  | ||||||
| 12 | through (iii) of this definition. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Genetic information" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 14 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Genetic monitoring" means the periodic examination of  | ||||||
| 16 | employees to evaluate acquired modifications to their genetic  | ||||||
| 17 | material, such as chromosomal damage or evidence of increased  | ||||||
| 18 | occurrence of mutations that may have developed in the course  | ||||||
| 19 | of employment due to exposure to toxic substances in the  | ||||||
| 20 | workplace in order to identify, evaluate, and respond to  | ||||||
| 21 | effects of or control adverse environmental exposures in the  | ||||||
| 22 | workplace. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Genetic services" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 24 | HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103.  | ||||||
| 25 |     "Genetic testing" and "genetic test" have the meaning  | ||||||
| 26 | ascribed to "genetic test" under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 160.103. "Genetic testing" includes direct-to-consumer  | ||||||
| 2 | commercial genetic testing.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Health care operations" has the meaning ascribed to it  | ||||||
| 4 | under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Health care professional" means (i) a licensed physician,  | ||||||
| 6 | (ii) a licensed physician assistant, (iii) a licensed advanced  | ||||||
| 7 | practice registered nurse, (iv) a licensed dentist, (v) a  | ||||||
| 8 | licensed podiatric physician podiatrist, (vi) a licensed  | ||||||
| 9 | genetic counselor, or (vii) an individual certified to provide  | ||||||
| 10 | genetic testing by a state or local public health department. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Health care provider" has the meaning ascribed to it  | ||||||
| 12 | under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Health facility" means a hospital, blood bank, blood  | ||||||
| 14 | center, sperm bank, or other health care institution,  | ||||||
| 15 | including any "health facility" as that term is defined in the  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Finance Authority Act. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Health information exchange" or "HIE" means a health  | ||||||
| 18 | information exchange or health information organization that  | ||||||
| 19 | exchanges health information electronically. In certain  | ||||||
| 20 | circumstances, in accordance with HIPAA, an HIE will be a  | ||||||
| 21 | business associate. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Health oversight agency" has the meaning ascribed to it  | ||||||
| 23 | under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
| 24 |     "HIPAA" means the Health Insurance Portability and  | ||||||
| 25 | Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended by  | ||||||
| 26 | the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Health Act of 2009, Public Law 111-05, and any subsequent  | ||||||
| 2 | amendments thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Insurer" means (i) an entity that is subject to the  | ||||||
| 4 | jurisdiction of the Director of Insurance and (ii) a managed  | ||||||
| 5 | care plan. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Labor organization" includes any organization, labor  | ||||||
| 7 | union, craft union, or any voluntary unincorporated  | ||||||
| 8 | association designed to further the cause of the rights of  | ||||||
| 9 | union labor that is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in  | ||||||
| 10 | part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers  | ||||||
| 11 | concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or  | ||||||
| 12 | apprenticeships or applications for apprenticeships, or of  | ||||||
| 13 | other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment,  | ||||||
| 14 | including apprenticeships or applications for apprenticeships.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Licensing agency" means a board, commission, committee,  | ||||||
| 16 | council, department, or officers, except a judicial officer,  | ||||||
| 17 | in this State or any political subdivision authorized to  | ||||||
| 18 | grant, deny, renew, revoke, suspend, annul, withdraw, or amend  | ||||||
| 19 | a license or certificate of registration. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Limited data set" has the meaning ascribed to it under  | ||||||
| 21 | HIPAA, as described in 45 CFR 164.514(e)(2).  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Managed care plan" means a plan that establishes,  | ||||||
| 23 | operates, or maintains a network of health care providers that  | ||||||
| 24 | have entered into agreements with the plan to provide health  | ||||||
| 25 | care services to enrollees where the plan has the ultimate and  | ||||||
| 26 | direct contractual obligation to the enrollee to arrange for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the provision of or pay for services through: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) organizational arrangements for ongoing quality  | ||||||
| 3 |  assurance, utilization review programs, or dispute  | ||||||
| 4 |  resolution; or | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) financial incentives for persons enrolled in the  | ||||||
| 6 |  plan to use the participating providers and procedures  | ||||||
| 7 |  covered by the plan. | ||||||
| 8 |     A managed care plan may be established or operated by any  | ||||||
| 9 | entity including a licensed insurance company, hospital or  | ||||||
| 10 | medical service plan, health maintenance organization, limited  | ||||||
| 11 | health service organization, preferred provider organization,  | ||||||
| 12 | third party administrator, or an employer or employee  | ||||||
| 13 | organization. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Minimum necessary" means HIPAA's standard for using,  | ||||||
| 15 | disclosing, and requesting protected health information found  | ||||||
| 16 | in 45 CFR 164.502(b) and 164.514(d). | ||||||
| 17 |     "Nontherapeutic purpose" means a purpose that is not  | ||||||
| 18 | intended to improve or preserve the life or health of the  | ||||||
| 19 | individual whom the information concerns. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Organized health care arrangement" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 21 | ascribed to it under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 160.103. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Patient safety activities" has the meaning ascribed to it  | ||||||
| 23 | under 42 CFR 3.20. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Payment" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA, as  | ||||||
| 25 | specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
| 26 |     "Person" includes any natural person, partnership,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | association, joint venture, trust, governmental entity, public  | ||||||
| 2 | or private corporation, health facility, or other legal  | ||||||
| 3 | entity. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Protected health information" has the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 5 | it under HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.103. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Research" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA, as  | ||||||
| 7 | specified in 45 CFR 164.501. | ||||||
| 8 |     "State agency" means an instrumentality of the State of  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois and any instrumentality of another state which  | ||||||
| 10 | pursuant to applicable law or a written undertaking with an  | ||||||
| 11 | instrumentality of the State of Illinois is bound to protect  | ||||||
| 12 | the privacy of genetic information of Illinois persons. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Treatment" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA, as  | ||||||
| 14 | specified in 45 CFR 164.501.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Use" has the meaning ascribed to it under HIPAA, as  | ||||||
| 16 | specified in 45 CFR 160.103, where context dictates.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 940. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is  | ||||||
| 19 | amended by changing Section 3.22 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (410 ILCS 620/3.22)    (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.22) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 3.22. (a) Whoever knowingly distributes, or possesses  | ||||||
| 22 | with intent to distribute, human growth hormone for any use in  | ||||||
| 23 | humans other than the treatment of a disease or other  | ||||||
| 24 | recognized medical condition, where the use has been  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | authorized by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and  | ||||||
| 2 | under the order of a physician, is guilty of a Class 3 felony,  | ||||||
| 3 | and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000. As used in  | ||||||
| 4 | this Section, the term "human growth hormone" means somatrem,  | ||||||
| 5 | somatropin, or an analog analogue of either of them.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) Whoever distributes, or possesses with intent to  | ||||||
| 7 | distribute, a synthetic drug product or a drug that is  | ||||||
| 8 | misbranded under this Act is guilty of a Class 2 felony and may  | ||||||
| 9 | be fined an amount not to exceed $100,000. A person convicted  | ||||||
| 10 | of a second or subsequent violation of this Section is guilty  | ||||||
| 11 | of a Class 1 felony, the fine for which shall not exceed  | ||||||
| 12 | $250,000.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (c) Whoever falsely advertises a synthetic drug product is  | ||||||
| 14 | guilty of a Class 3 felony and may be fined an amount not to  | ||||||
| 15 | exceed $100,000.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) Whoever commits any offense set forth in this Section  | ||||||
| 17 | and the offense involves an individual under 18 years of age is  | ||||||
| 18 | punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, and twice  | ||||||
| 19 | the fine authorized above. Any conviction for a violation of  | ||||||
| 20 | this Section shall be considered a violation of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 | Controlled Substances Act for the purposes of forfeiture under  | ||||||
| 22 | Section 505 of such Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) Any person convicted under this Section is subject to  | ||||||
| 24 | the forfeiture provisions set forth in subsections (c), (d),  | ||||||
| 25 | (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of Section 3.23 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 97-872, eff. 7-31-12; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 945. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act  | ||||||
| 2 | is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (410 ILCS 625/4) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 4. Cottage food operation. | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) For the purpose of this Section: | ||||||
| 6 |     A food is "acidified" if: (i) acid or acid ingredients are  | ||||||
| 7 | added to it to produce a final equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below  | ||||||
| 8 | and a water activity greater than 0.85; or (ii) it is fermented  | ||||||
| 9 | to produce a final equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Canned food" means food that has been heat processed  | ||||||
| 11 | sufficiently under United States Department of Agriculture  | ||||||
| 12 | guidelines to enable storing the food at normal home  | ||||||
| 13 | temperatures.  | ||||||
| 14 |     "Cottage food operation" means an operation conducted by a  | ||||||
| 15 | person who produces or packages food or drink, other than  | ||||||
| 16 | foods and drinks listed as prohibited in paragraph (1.5) of  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (b) of this Section, in a kitchen located in that  | ||||||
| 18 | person's primary domestic residence or another appropriately  | ||||||
| 19 | designed and equipped kitchen on a farm for direct sale by the  | ||||||
| 20 | owner, a family member, or an employee. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Cut leafy greens" means fresh leafy greens whose leaves  | ||||||
| 22 | have been cut, shredded, sliced, chopped, or torn. "Cut leafy  | ||||||
| 23 | greens" does not mean cut-to-harvest leafy greens.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Department" means the Department of Public Health.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Employee" means a person who is employed by and receives  | ||||||
| 2 | monetary compensation from a cottage food operator.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Equilibrium pH" means the final potential of hydrogen  | ||||||
| 4 | measured in an acidified food after all the components of the  | ||||||
| 5 | food have achieved the same acidity.  | ||||||
| 6 |     "Farmers' market" means a common facility or area where  | ||||||
| 7 | farmers gather to sell a variety of fresh fruits and  | ||||||
| 8 | vegetables and other locally produced farm and food products  | ||||||
| 9 | directly to consumers.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Leafy greens" includes iceberg lettuce; romaine lettuce;  | ||||||
| 11 | leaf lettuce; butter lettuce; baby leaf lettuce, such as  | ||||||
| 12 | immature lettuce or leafy greens; escarole; endive; spring  | ||||||
| 13 | mix; spinach; cabbage; kale; arugula; and chard. "Leafy  | ||||||
| 14 | greens" does not include microgreens or herbs such as cilantro  | ||||||
| 15 | or parsley.  | ||||||
| 16 |     "Local health department" means a State-certified health  | ||||||
| 17 | department of a unit of local government in which a cottage  | ||||||
| 18 | food operation is located or, if the cottage food operation is  | ||||||
| 19 | located in a county that does not have a local health  | ||||||
| 20 | department, is registered. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Local public health department association" means an  | ||||||
| 22 | association solely representing 2 or more State-certified  | ||||||
| 23 | local health departments. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Low-acid canned food" means any canned food with a  | ||||||
| 25 | finished equilibrium pH greater than 4.6 and a water activity  | ||||||
| 26 | greater than 0.85.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Microgreen" means an edible plant seedling grown in soil  | ||||||
| 2 | or substrate and harvested above the soil or substrate line.  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Mobile farmers markets" means a farmers market that is  | ||||||
| 4 | operated from a movable motor drive or propelled vehicle or  | ||||||
| 5 | trailer that can change location, including a farmers market  | ||||||
| 6 | that is owned and operated by a farmer or a third party selling  | ||||||
| 7 | products on behalf of farmers or cottage food operations with  | ||||||
| 8 | the intent of a direct sale to an end consumer.  | ||||||
| 9 |     "Sprout" means any seedling intended for human consumption  | ||||||
| 10 | that was produced in a manner that does not meet the definition  | ||||||
| 11 | of microgreen.  | ||||||
| 12 |     "Time/temperature control for safety food" means a food  | ||||||
| 13 | that is stored under time or temperature control for food  | ||||||
| 14 | safety according to the Department's administrative rules.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) A cottage food operation may produce homemade food and  | ||||||
| 16 | drink provided that all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |         (1.3) A cottage food operation must register with the  | ||||||
| 19 |  local health department for the unit of local government  | ||||||
| 20 |  in which it is located, but may sell products outside of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the unit of local government where the cottage food  | ||||||
| 22 |  operation is located. If a county does not have a local  | ||||||
| 23 |  health department, the county shall enter into an  | ||||||
| 24 |  agreement or contract with a local health department in an  | ||||||
| 25 |  adjacent county to register cottage food operations in the  | ||||||
| 26 |  jurisdiction of the county that does not have a health  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  department. The adjacent local health department where the  | ||||||
| 2 |  cottage food operation registers has the powers described  | ||||||
| 3 |  in subsection (d). A copy of the certificate of  | ||||||
| 4 |  registration must be available upon request by any local  | ||||||
| 5 |  health department.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (1.5) A cottage food operation shall not sell or offer  | ||||||
| 7 |  to sell the following food items or processed foods  | ||||||
| 8 |  containing the following food items, except as indicated: | ||||||
| 9 |             (A) meat, poultry, fish, seafood, or shellfish; | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) dairy, except as an ingredient in a baked good  | ||||||
| 11 |  or candy that is not a time/temperature control for  | ||||||
| 12 |  safety food, such as caramel, subject to paragraph  | ||||||
| 13 |  (4), or as an ingredient in a baked good frosting, such  | ||||||
| 14 |  as buttercream; | ||||||
| 15 |             (C) eggs, except as an ingredient in a food that is  | ||||||
| 16 |  not a time/temperature control for safety food,  | ||||||
| 17 |  including dry noodles, or as an ingredient in a baked  | ||||||
| 18 |  good frosting, such as buttercream, if the eggs are  | ||||||
| 19 |  not raw; | ||||||
| 20 |             (D) pumpkin pies, sweet potato pies, cheesecakes,  | ||||||
| 21 |  custard pies, creme pies, and pastries with  | ||||||
| 22 |  time/temperature control for safety foods that are  | ||||||
| 23 |  fillings or toppings; | ||||||
| 24 |             (E) garlic in oil or oil infused with garlic,  | ||||||
| 25 |  except if the garlic oil is acidified; | ||||||
| 26 |             (F) low-acid canned foods; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (G) sprouts; | ||||||
| 2 |             (H) cut leafy greens, except for cut leafy greens  | ||||||
| 3 |  that are dehydrated, acidified, or blanched and  | ||||||
| 4 |  frozen; | ||||||
| 5 |             (I) cut or pureed fresh tomato or melon; | ||||||
| 6 |             (J) dehydrated tomato or melon; | ||||||
| 7 |             (K) frozen cut melon; | ||||||
| 8 |             (L) wild-harvested, non-cultivated mushrooms; | ||||||
| 9 |             (M) alcoholic beverages; or | ||||||
| 10 |             (N) kombucha.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (1.6) In order to sell canned tomatoes or a canned  | ||||||
| 12 |  product containing tomatoes, a cottage food operator shall  | ||||||
| 13 |  either:  | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) follow exactly a recipe that has been tested  | ||||||
| 15 |  by the United States Department of Agriculture or by a  | ||||||
| 16 |  state cooperative extension located in this State or  | ||||||
| 17 |  any other state in the United States; or | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) submit the recipe, at the cottage food  | ||||||
| 19 |  operator's expense, to a commercial laboratory  | ||||||
| 20 |  according to the commercial laboratory's directions to  | ||||||
| 21 |  test that the product has been adequately acidified;  | ||||||
| 22 |  use only the varietal or proportionate varietals of  | ||||||
| 23 |  tomato included in the tested recipe for all  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsequent batches of such recipe; and provide  | ||||||
| 25 |  documentation of the annual test results of the recipe  | ||||||
| 26 |  submitted under this subparagraph upon registration  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and to an inspector upon request during any inspection  | ||||||
| 2 |  authorized by subsection (d).  | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) In order to sell a fermented or acidified food, a  | ||||||
| 4 |  cottage food operation shall either: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) submit a recipe that has been tested by the  | ||||||
| 6 |  United States Department of Agriculture or a  | ||||||
| 7 |  cooperative extension system located in this State or  | ||||||
| 8 |  any other state in the United States; or | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) submit a written food safety plan for each  | ||||||
| 10 |  category of products for which the cottage food  | ||||||
| 11 |  operator uses the same procedures, such as pickles,  | ||||||
| 12 |  kimchi, or hot sauce, and a pH test for a single  | ||||||
| 13 |  product that is representative of that category; the  | ||||||
| 14 |  written food safety plan shall be submitted annually  | ||||||
| 15 |  upon registration and each pH test shall be submitted  | ||||||
| 16 |  every 3 years; the food safety plan shall adhere to  | ||||||
| 17 |  guidelines developed by the Department. | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) A fermented or acidified food shall be packaged  | ||||||
| 19 |  according to one of the following standards: | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) A fermented or acidified food that is canned  | ||||||
| 21 |  must be processed in a boiling water bath in a  | ||||||
| 22 |  Mason-style jar or glass container with a  | ||||||
| 23 |  tight-fitting lid. | ||||||
| 24 |             (B) A fermented or acidified food that is not  | ||||||
| 25 |  canned shall be sold in any container that is new,  | ||||||
| 26 |  clean, and seals properly and must be stored,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  transported, and sold at or below 41 degrees.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) In order to sell a baked good with cheese, a local  | ||||||
| 3 |  health department may require a cottage food operation to  | ||||||
| 4 |  submit a recipe, at the cottage food operator's expense,  | ||||||
| 5 |  to a commercial laboratory to verify that it is not a  | ||||||
| 6 |  time/temperature time-or-temperature control for safety  | ||||||
| 7 |  food before allowing the cottage food operation to sell  | ||||||
| 8 |  the baked good as a cottage food. | ||||||
| 9 |         (5) For a cottage food operation that does not utilize  | ||||||
| 10 |  a municipal water supply, such as an operation using a  | ||||||
| 11 |  private well, a local health department may require a  | ||||||
| 12 |  water sample test to verify that the water source being  | ||||||
| 13 |  used meets public safety standards related to E. coli  | ||||||
| 14 |  coliform. If a test is requested, it must be conducted at  | ||||||
| 15 |  the cottage food operator's expense. | ||||||
| 16 |         (6) A person preparing or packaging a product as part  | ||||||
| 17 |  of a cottage food operation must be a Department-approved  | ||||||
| 18 |  certified food protection manager. | ||||||
| 19 |         (7) Food packaging must conform with the labeling  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirements of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.  | ||||||
| 21 |  A cottage food product shall be prepackaged and the food  | ||||||
| 22 |  packaging shall be affixed with a prominent label that  | ||||||
| 23 |  includes the following: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) the name of the cottage food operation and  | ||||||
| 25 |  unit of local government in which the cottage food  | ||||||
| 26 |  operation is located; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (B) the identifying registration number provided  | ||||||
| 2 |  by the local health department on the certificate of  | ||||||
| 3 |  registration and the name of the municipality or  | ||||||
| 4 |  county in which the registration was filed; | ||||||
| 5 |             (C) the common or usual name of the food product; | ||||||
| 6 |             (D) all ingredients of the food product, including  | ||||||
| 7 |  any color, artificial flavor, and preservative, listed  | ||||||
| 8 |  in descending order by predominance of weight shown  | ||||||
| 9 |  with the common or usual names; | ||||||
| 10 |             (E) the following phrase in prominent lettering:  | ||||||
| 11 |  "This product was produced in a home kitchen not  | ||||||
| 12 |  inspected by a health department that may also process  | ||||||
| 13 |  common food allergens. If you have safety concerns,  | ||||||
| 14 |  contact your local health department."; | ||||||
| 15 |             (F) the date the product was processed; and | ||||||
| 16 |             (G) allergen labeling as specified under federal  | ||||||
| 17 |  labeling requirements.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (8) Food packaging may include the designation  | ||||||
| 19 |  "Illinois-grown", "Illinois-sourced", or "Illinois farm  | ||||||
| 20 |  product" if the packaged product is a local farm or food  | ||||||
| 21 |  product as that term is defined in Section 5 of the Local  | ||||||
| 22 |  Food, Farms, and Jobs Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         (9) In the case of a product that is difficult to  | ||||||
| 24 |  properly label or package, or for other reasons, the local  | ||||||
| 25 |  health department of the location where the product is  | ||||||
| 26 |  sold may grant permission to sell products that are not  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  prepackaged, in which case other prominent written notice  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall be provided to the purchaser. | ||||||
| 3 |         (10) At the point of sale, notice must be provided in a  | ||||||
| 4 |  prominent location that states the following: "This  | ||||||
| 5 |  product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a  | ||||||
| 6 |  health department that may also process common food  | ||||||
| 7 |  allergens." At a physical display, notice shall be a  | ||||||
| 8 |  placard. Online, notice shall be a message on the cottage  | ||||||
| 9 |  food operation's online sales interface at the point of  | ||||||
| 10 |  sale. | ||||||
| 11 |         (11) Food and drink produced by a cottage food  | ||||||
| 12 |  operation shall be sold directly to consumers for their  | ||||||
| 13 |  own consumption and not for resale. Sales directly to  | ||||||
| 14 |  consumers include, but are not limited to, sales at or  | ||||||
| 15 |  through: | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) farmers' markets; | ||||||
| 17 |             (B) fairs, festivals, public events, or online; | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) pickup from the private home or farm of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  cottage food operator, if the pickup is not prohibited  | ||||||
| 20 |  by any law of the unit of local government that applies  | ||||||
| 21 |  equally to all cottage food operations; in a  | ||||||
| 22 |  municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more, a  | ||||||
| 23 |  cottage food operator shall comply with any law of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  municipality that applies equally to all home-based  | ||||||
| 25 |  businesses;  | ||||||
| 26 |             (D) delivery to the customer; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (E) pickup from a third-party private property  | ||||||
| 2 |  with the consent of the third-party property holder;  | ||||||
| 3 |  and  | ||||||
| 4 |             (F) mobile farmers markets. | ||||||
| 5 |         (12) Only food that is not a time/temperature     | ||||||
| 6 |  time-or-temperature control for safety food may be  | ||||||
| 7 |  shipped. A cottage food product shall not be shipped out  | ||||||
| 8 |  of State. Each cottage food product that is shipped must  | ||||||
| 9 |  be sealed in a manner that reveals tampering, including,  | ||||||
| 10 |  but not limited to, a sticker or pop top.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (13) Alcohol may be used to make extracts, such as  | ||||||
| 12 |  vanilla extract, or may be used as an ingredient in baked  | ||||||
| 13 |  goods as long as the created product is not intended for  | ||||||
| 14 |  use as a beverage. | ||||||
| 15 |         (14) Time/temperature control for safety foods shall  | ||||||
| 16 |  be maintained and transported at holding temperatures as  | ||||||
| 17 |  set in the Department's administrative rules to ensure the  | ||||||
| 18 |  food's safety and limit microorganism growth or toxin  | ||||||
| 19 |  formation. | ||||||
| 20 |         (15) A product assessment of pH and water activity may  | ||||||
| 21 |  be used to show that a product is non-time or temperature  | ||||||
| 22 |  controlled for food safety and does not require  | ||||||
| 23 |  temperature control.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) A local health department shall register any eligible  | ||||||
| 25 | cottage food operation that meets the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 26 | Section and shall issue a certificate of registration with an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | identifying registration number to each registered cottage  | ||||||
| 2 | food operation. A local health department may establish a  | ||||||
| 3 | self-certification program for cottage food operators to  | ||||||
| 4 | affirm compliance with applicable laws, rules, and  | ||||||
| 5 | regulations. Registration shall be completed annually and the  | ||||||
| 6 | local health department may impose a fee not to exceed $50.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (d) In the event of a consumer complaint or foodborne  | ||||||
| 8 | illness outbreak, upon notice from a different local health  | ||||||
| 9 | department, or if the Department or a local health department  | ||||||
| 10 | has reason to believe that an imminent health hazard exists or  | ||||||
| 11 | that a cottage food operation's product has been found to be  | ||||||
| 12 | misbranded, adulterated, or not in compliance with the  | ||||||
| 13 | conditions for cottage food operations set forth in this  | ||||||
| 14 | Section, the Department or the local health department may: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) inspect the premises of the cottage food operation  | ||||||
| 16 |  in question; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) set a reasonable fee for the inspection; and | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) invoke penalties and the cessation of the sale of  | ||||||
| 19 |  cottage food products until it deems that the situation  | ||||||
| 20 |  has been addressed to the satisfaction of the Department  | ||||||
| 21 |  or local health department; if the situation is not  | ||||||
| 22 |  amenable to being addressed, the local health department  | ||||||
| 23 |  may revoke the cottage food operation's registration  | ||||||
| 24 |  following a process outlined by the local health  | ||||||
| 25 |  department.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) A local health department that receives a consumer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | complaint or a report of foodborne illness related to a  | ||||||
| 2 | cottage food operator in another jurisdiction shall refer the  | ||||||
| 3 | complaint or report to the local health department where the  | ||||||
| 4 | cottage food operator is registered.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (f) By January 1, 2022, the Department, in collaboration  | ||||||
| 6 | with local public health department associations and other  | ||||||
| 7 | stakeholder groups, shall write and issue administrative  | ||||||
| 8 | guidance to local health departments on the following:  | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) development of a standard registration form,  | ||||||
| 10 |  including, if applicable, a written food safety plan; | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) development of a Home-Certification Self Checklist  | ||||||
| 12 |  Form; | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) development of a standard inspection form and  | ||||||
| 14 |  inspection procedures; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) procedures for cottage food operation workspaces  | ||||||
| 16 |  that include, but are not limited to, cleaning products,  | ||||||
| 17 |  general sanitation, and requirements for functional  | ||||||
| 18 |  equipment. | ||||||
| 19 |     (g) A person who produces or packages a baked good that is  | ||||||
| 20 | not a time/temperature control for safety food for sale by a  | ||||||
| 21 | religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization for  | ||||||
| 22 | fundraising purposes is exempt from the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 23 | Section. | ||||||
| 24 |     (h) A home rule unit may not regulate cottage food  | ||||||
| 25 | operations in a manner inconsistent with the regulation by the  | ||||||
| 26 | State of cottage food operations under this Section. This  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of  | ||||||
| 2 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent  | ||||||
| 3 | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised  | ||||||
| 4 | by the State. | ||||||
| 5 |     (i) The Department may adopt rules as may be necessary to  | ||||||
| 6 | implement the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 102-633, eff. 1-1-22; 103-903, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 8 | revised 11-25-24.)
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| 9 |     Section 950. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is  | ||||||
| 10 | amended by changing Sections 7-30, 10-45, 15-20, 15-36, 15-70,  | ||||||
| 11 | and 20-15 as follows:
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| 12 |     (410 ILCS 705/7-30) | ||||||
| 13 |     Sec. 7-30. Reporting. By January 1, 2021, and on January 1  | ||||||
| 14 | of every year thereafter, or upon request by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, each cannabis business  | ||||||
| 16 | establishment licensed under this Act and the Compassionate  | ||||||
| 17 | Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall report to the  | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, on a form to  | ||||||
| 19 | be provided by the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight  | ||||||
| 20 | Officer, information that will allow it to assess the extent  | ||||||
| 21 | of diversity in the medical and adult use cannabis industry  | ||||||
| 22 | and methods for reducing or eliminating any identified  | ||||||
| 23 | barriers to entry, including access to capital. Failure of a  | ||||||
| 24 | cannabis business establishment to respond to the request of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer to complete the  | ||||||
| 2 | form, report, and any other request for information may be  | ||||||
| 3 | grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Financial  | ||||||
| 4 | and Professional Regulation or the Department of Agriculture.  | ||||||
| 5 | The information to be collected shall be designed to identify  | ||||||
| 6 | the following: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) the number and percentage of licenses provided to  | ||||||
| 8 |  Social Equity Applicants and to businesses owned by  | ||||||
| 9 |  minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) the total number and percentage of employees in  | ||||||
| 11 |  the cannabis industry who meet the criteria in item (3)(i)  | ||||||
| 12 |  or (3)(ii) in the definition of Social Equity Applicant or  | ||||||
| 13 |  who are minorities, women, veterans, or people with  | ||||||
| 14 |  disabilities;  | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) the total number and percentage of contractors and  | ||||||
| 16 |  subcontractors in the cannabis industry that meet the  | ||||||
| 17 |  definition of a Social Equity Applicant or who are owned  | ||||||
| 18 |  by minorities, women, veterans, or people with  | ||||||
| 19 |  disabilities, if known to the cannabis business  | ||||||
| 20 |  establishment; and | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) recommendations on reducing or eliminating any  | ||||||
| 22 |  identified barriers to entry, including access to capital,  | ||||||
| 23 |  in the cannabis industry. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 7-19-24.)
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| 1 |     (410 ILCS 705/10-45) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 10-45. Cannabis Equity Commission. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) The Cannabis Equity Commission is created and shall  | ||||||
| 4 | reflect the diversity of the State of Illinois, including  | ||||||
| 5 | geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. The Cannabis Equity  | ||||||
| 6 | Commission shall be responsible for the following: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) Ensuring that equity goals in the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 |  cannabis industry, as stated in Section 10-40, are met. | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) Tracking and analyzing minorities in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  marketplace. | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) Ensuring that revenue is being invested properly  | ||||||
| 12 |  into R3 areas under Section 10-40. | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) Recommending changes to make the law more  | ||||||
| 14 |  equitable to communities harmed the most by the war on  | ||||||
| 15 |  drugs. | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) Create standards to protect true social equity  | ||||||
| 17 |  applicants from predatory businesses. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) The Cannabis Equity Commission's ex officio members  | ||||||
| 19 | shall, within 4 months after March 23, 2021 (the effective  | ||||||
| 20 | date of Public Act 101-658) this amendatory Act of the 101st  | ||||||
| 21 | General Assembly, convene the Commission to appoint a full  | ||||||
| 22 | Cannabis Equity Commission and oversee, provide guidance to,  | ||||||
| 23 | and develop an administrative structure for the Cannabis  | ||||||
| 24 | Equity Commission. The ex officio members are: | ||||||
| 25 |         (1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  serve as chair. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) The Attorney General, or his or her designee. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,  | ||||||
| 3 |  or his or her designee. | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) The Director of Public Health, or his or her  | ||||||
| 5 |  designee. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) The Director of Corrections, or his or her  | ||||||
| 7 |  designee. | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) The Secretary Director of Financial and  | ||||||
| 9 |  Professional Regulation, or his or her designee. | ||||||
| 10 |         (7) The Director of Agriculture, or his or her  | ||||||
| 11 |  designee. | ||||||
| 12 |         (8) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal  | ||||||
| 13 |  Justice Information Authority, or his or her designee. | ||||||
| 14 |         (9) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her  | ||||||
| 15 |  designee. | ||||||
| 16 |         (10) A member of the Senate, designated by the  | ||||||
| 17 |  President of the Senate. | ||||||
| 18 |         (11) A member of the House of Representatives,  | ||||||
| 19 |  designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | ||||||
| 20 |         (12) A member of the Senate, designated by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Minority Leader of the Senate. | ||||||
| 22 |         (13) A member of the House of Representatives,  | ||||||
| 23 |  designated by the Minority Leader of the House of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Representatives. | ||||||
| 25 |     (c) Within 90 days after the ex officio members convene,  | ||||||
| 26 | the following members shall be appointed to the Commission by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the chair: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) Four community-based providers or community  | ||||||
| 3 |  development organization representatives who provide  | ||||||
| 4 |  services to treat violence and address the social  | ||||||
| 5 |  determinants of health, or promote community investment,  | ||||||
| 6 |  including, but not limited to, services such as job  | ||||||
| 7 |  placement and training, educational services, workforce  | ||||||
| 8 |  development programming, and wealth building. No more than  | ||||||
| 9 |  2 community-based organization representatives shall work  | ||||||
| 10 |  primarily in Cook County. At least one of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  community-based providers shall have expertise in  | ||||||
| 12 |  providing services to an immigrant population. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) Two experts in the field of violence reduction. | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) One male who has previously been incarcerated and  | ||||||
| 15 |  is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment. | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) One female who has previously been incarcerated  | ||||||
| 17 |  and is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment. | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) Two individuals who have previously been  | ||||||
| 19 |  incarcerated and are between the ages of 17 and 24 at the  | ||||||
| 20 |  time of appointment. | ||||||
| 21 |     As used in this subsection (c), "an individual who has  | ||||||
| 22 | been previously incarcerated" has the same meaning as defined  | ||||||
| 23 | in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 10-40. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 101-658, eff. 3-23-21; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 25 |     (410 ILCS 705/15-20) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 15-20. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 2 | Organization License; secondary site.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Any medical cannabis dispensing organization holding a  | ||||||
| 4 | valid registration under the Compassionate Use of Medical  | ||||||
| 5 | Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act may,  | ||||||
| 6 | within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, apply to the  | ||||||
| 7 | Department for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 8 | Organization License to operate a dispensing organization to  | ||||||
| 9 | serve purchasers at a secondary site not within 1,500 feet of  | ||||||
| 10 | another medical cannabis dispensing organization or adult use  | ||||||
| 11 | dispensing organization. The Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 12 | Dispensing Organization secondary site shall be within any BLS  | ||||||
| 13 | Region that shares territory with the dispensing organization  | ||||||
| 14 | district to which the medical cannabis dispensing organization  | ||||||
| 15 | is assigned under the administrative rules for dispensing  | ||||||
| 16 | organizations under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis  | ||||||
| 17 | Program Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     (a-5) If, within 360 days of the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 19 | Act, a dispensing organization is unable to find a location  | ||||||
| 20 | within the BLS Regions prescribed in subsection (a) of this  | ||||||
| 21 | Section in which to operate an Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 22 | Dispensing Organization at a secondary site because no  | ||||||
| 23 | jurisdiction within the prescribed area allows the operation  | ||||||
| 24 | of an Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may waive  | ||||||
| 26 | the geographic restrictions of subsection (a) of this Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and specify another BLS Region into which the dispensary may  | ||||||
| 2 | be placed. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) A medical cannabis dispensing organization seeking  | ||||||
| 5 | issuance of an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 6 | Organization License at a secondary site to serve purchasers  | ||||||
| 7 | at a secondary site as prescribed in subsection (a) of this  | ||||||
| 8 | Section shall submit an application on forms provided by the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department. The application must meet or include the following  | ||||||
| 10 | qualifications: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) a payment of a nonrefundable application fee of  | ||||||
| 12 |  $30,000; | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) proof of registration as a medical cannabis  | ||||||
| 14 |  dispensing organization that is in good standing; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) submission of the application by the same person  | ||||||
| 16 |  or entity that holds the medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 17 |  organization registration; | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) the legal name of the medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 19 |  organization; | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) the physical address of the medical cannabis  | ||||||
| 21 |  dispensing organization and the proposed physical address  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the secondary site;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (6) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance  | ||||||
| 24 |  Sections relevant to dispensary operations and  | ||||||
| 25 |  documentation of the approval, the conditional approval or  | ||||||
| 26 |  the status of a request for zoning approval from the local  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  zoning office that the proposed dispensary location is in  | ||||||
| 2 |  compliance with the local zoning rules; | ||||||
| 3 |         (7) a plot plan of the dispensary drawn to scale. The  | ||||||
| 4 |  applicant shall submit general specifications of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  building exterior and interior layout; | ||||||
| 6 |         (8) a statement that the dispensing organization  | ||||||
| 7 |  agrees to respond to the Department's supplemental  | ||||||
| 8 |  requests for information; | ||||||
| 9 |         (9) for the building or land to be used as the proposed  | ||||||
| 10 |  dispensary: | ||||||
| 11 |             (A) if the property is not owned by the applicant,  | ||||||
| 12 |  a written statement from the property owner and  | ||||||
| 13 |  landlord, if any, certifying consent that the  | ||||||
| 14 |  applicant may operate a dispensary on the premises; or | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) if the property is owned by the applicant,  | ||||||
| 16 |  confirmation of ownership; | ||||||
| 17 |         (10) a copy of the proposed operating bylaws; | ||||||
| 18 |         (11) a copy of the proposed business plan that  | ||||||
| 19 |  complies with the requirements in this Act, including, at  | ||||||
| 20 |  a minimum, the following: | ||||||
| 21 |             (A) a description of services to be offered; and  | ||||||
| 22 |             (B) a description of the process of dispensing  | ||||||
| 23 |  cannabis; | ||||||
| 24 |         (12) a copy of the proposed security plan that  | ||||||
| 25 |  complies with the requirements in this Article, including: | ||||||
| 26 |             (A) a description of the delivery process by which  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  cannabis will be received from a transporting  | ||||||
| 2 |  organization, including receipt of manifests and  | ||||||
| 3 |  protocols that will be used to avoid diversion, theft,  | ||||||
| 4 |  or loss at the dispensary acceptance point; and | ||||||
| 5 |             (B) the process or controls that will be  | ||||||
| 6 |  implemented to monitor the dispensary, secure the  | ||||||
| 7 |  premises, agents, patients, and currency, and prevent  | ||||||
| 8 |  the diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis; and  | ||||||
| 9 |             (C) the process to ensure that access to the  | ||||||
| 10 |  restricted access areas is restricted to, registered  | ||||||
| 11 |  agents, service professionals, transporting  | ||||||
| 12 |  organization agents, Department inspectors, and  | ||||||
| 13 |  security personnel; | ||||||
| 14 |         (13) a proposed inventory control plan that complies  | ||||||
| 15 |  with this Section; | ||||||
| 16 |         (14) the name, address, social security number, and  | ||||||
| 17 |  date of birth of each principal officer and board member  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the dispensing organization; each of those individuals  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall be at least 21 years of age;  | ||||||
| 20 |         (15) a nonrefundable Cannabis Business Development Fee  | ||||||
| 21 |  equal to $200,000, to be deposited into the Cannabis  | ||||||
| 22 |  Business Development Fund; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (16) a commitment to completing one of the following  | ||||||
| 24 |  Social Equity Inclusion Plans in subsection (d). | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) Before receiving an Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 26 | Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site, a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | dispensing organization shall indicate the Social Equity  | ||||||
| 2 | Inclusion Plan that the applicant plans to achieve before the  | ||||||
| 3 | expiration of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 4 | Organization License from the list below: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) make a contribution of 3% of total sales from June  | ||||||
| 6 |  1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less, to  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Cannabis Business Development Fund. This is in  | ||||||
| 8 |  addition to the fee required by paragraph (16) of  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsection (c) of this Section; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) make a grant of 3% of total sales from June 1, 2018  | ||||||
| 11 |  to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less, to a  | ||||||
| 12 |  cannabis industry training or education program at an  | ||||||
| 13 |  Illinois community college as defined in the Public  | ||||||
| 14 |  Community College Act; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) make a donation of $100,000 or more to a program  | ||||||
| 16 |  that provides job training services to persons recently  | ||||||
| 17 |  incarcerated or that operates in a Disproportionately  | ||||||
| 18 |  Impacted Area; | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) participate as a host in a cannabis business  | ||||||
| 20 |  establishment incubator program approved by the Department  | ||||||
| 21 |  of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and in which an  | ||||||
| 22 |  Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License  | ||||||
| 23 |  at a secondary site holder agrees to provide a loan of at  | ||||||
| 24 |  least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for at least a  | ||||||
| 25 |  year, a Social Equity Applicant intending to seek a  | ||||||
| 26 |  license or a licensee that qualifies as a Social Equity  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Applicant. In this paragraph (4), "incubate" means  | ||||||
| 2 |  providing direct financial assistance and training  | ||||||
| 3 |  necessary to engage in licensed cannabis industry activity  | ||||||
| 4 |  similar to that of the host licensee. The Early Approval  | ||||||
| 5 |  Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder or the  | ||||||
| 6 |  same entity holding any other licenses issued under this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Act shall not take an ownership stake of greater than 10%  | ||||||
| 8 |  in any business receiving incubation services to comply  | ||||||
| 9 |  with this subsection. If an Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 10 |  Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site holder  | ||||||
| 11 |  fails to find a business to incubate in order to comply  | ||||||
| 12 |  with this subsection before its Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 13 |  Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site  | ||||||
| 14 |  expires, it may opt to meet the requirement of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection by completing another item from this subsection  | ||||||
| 16 |  before the expiration of its Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 17 |  Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site to  | ||||||
| 18 |  avoid a penalty; or | ||||||
| 19 |         (5) participate in a sponsorship program for at least  | ||||||
| 20 |  2 years approved by the Department of Commerce and  | ||||||
| 21 |  Economic Opportunity in which an Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 22 |  Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site holder  | ||||||
| 23 |  agrees to provide an interest-free loan of at least  | ||||||
| 24 |  $200,000 to a Social Equity Applicant. The sponsor shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  not take an ownership stake of greater than 10% in any  | ||||||
| 26 |  business receiving sponsorship services to comply with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this subsection. | ||||||
| 2 |     (e) The license fee required by paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (c) of this Section is in addition to any license  | ||||||
| 4 | fee required for the renewal of a registered medical cannabis  | ||||||
| 5 | dispensing organization license.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) Applicants must submit all required information,  | ||||||
| 7 | including the requirements in subsection (c) of this Section,  | ||||||
| 8 | to the Department. Failure by an applicant to submit all  | ||||||
| 9 | required information may result in the application being  | ||||||
| 10 | disqualified. Principal officers shall not be required to  | ||||||
| 11 | submit to the fingerprint and background check requirements of  | ||||||
| 12 | Section 5-20. | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) If the Department receives an application that fails  | ||||||
| 14 | to provide the required elements contained in subsection (c),  | ||||||
| 15 | the Department shall issue a deficiency notice to the  | ||||||
| 16 | applicant. The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the  | ||||||
| 17 | date of the deficiency notice to submit complete information.  | ||||||
| 18 | Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity  | ||||||
| 19 | to cure may be disqualified. | ||||||
| 20 |     (h) Once all required information and documents have been  | ||||||
| 21 | submitted, the Department will review the application. The  | ||||||
| 22 | Department may request revisions and retains final approval  | ||||||
| 23 | over dispensary features. Once the application is complete and  | ||||||
| 24 | meets the Department's approval, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 25 | conditionally approve the license. Final approval is  | ||||||
| 26 | contingent on the build-out and Department inspection. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (i) Upon submission of the Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 2 | Dispensing Organization at a secondary site application, the  | ||||||
| 3 | applicant shall request an inspection and the Department may  | ||||||
| 4 | inspect the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization's  | ||||||
| 5 | secondary site to confirm compliance with the application and  | ||||||
| 6 | this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     (j) The Department shall only issue an Early Approval  | ||||||
| 8 | Adult Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site  | ||||||
| 9 | after the completion of a successful inspection. | ||||||
| 10 |     (k) If an applicant passes the inspection under this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section, the Department shall issue the Early Approval Adult  | ||||||
| 12 | Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site within  | ||||||
| 13 | 10 business days unless: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) the The licensee, any principal officer or board  | ||||||
| 15 |  member of the licensee, or any person having a financial  | ||||||
| 16 |  or voting interest of 5% or greater in the licensee is  | ||||||
| 17 |  delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying  | ||||||
| 18 |  any amounts owed to the State of Illinois; or | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) the The Secretary of Financial and Professional  | ||||||
| 20 |  Regulation determines there is reason, based on documented  | ||||||
| 21 |  compliance violations, the licensee is not entitled to an  | ||||||
| 22 |  Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License  | ||||||
| 23 |  at its secondary site. | ||||||
| 24 |     (l) Once the Department has issued a license, the  | ||||||
| 25 | dispensing organization shall notify the Department of the  | ||||||
| 26 | proposed opening date.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (m) A registered medical cannabis dispensing organization  | ||||||
| 2 | that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 3 | Organization License at a secondary site may begin selling  | ||||||
| 4 | cannabis, cannabis-infused products, paraphernalia, and  | ||||||
| 5 | related items to purchasers under the rules of this Act no  | ||||||
| 6 | sooner than January 1, 2020. | ||||||
| 7 |     (n) If there is a shortage of cannabis or cannabis-infused  | ||||||
| 8 | products, a dispensing organization holding both a dispensing  | ||||||
| 9 | organization license under the Compassionate Use of Medical  | ||||||
| 10 | Cannabis Program Act and this Article shall prioritize serving  | ||||||
| 11 | qualifying patients and caregivers before serving purchasers. | ||||||
| 12 |     (o) An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization  | ||||||
| 13 | License at a secondary site is valid until March 31, 2021. A  | ||||||
| 14 | dispensing organization that obtains an Early Approval Adult  | ||||||
| 15 | Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site shall  | ||||||
| 16 | receive written or electronic notice 90 days before the  | ||||||
| 17 | expiration of the license that the license will expire, and  | ||||||
| 18 | inform the license holder that it may renew its Early Approval  | ||||||
| 19 | Adult Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site.  | ||||||
| 20 | The Department shall renew an Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 21 | Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site within 60  | ||||||
| 22 | days of submission of the renewal application being deemed  | ||||||
| 23 | complete if: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) the dispensing organization submits an application  | ||||||
| 25 |  and the required nonrefundable renewal fee of $30,000, to  | ||||||
| 26 |  be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) the Department has not suspended or permanently  | ||||||
| 2 |  revoked the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 3 |  Organization License or a medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 4 |  organization license held by the same person or entity for  | ||||||
| 5 |  violating this Act or rules adopted under this Act or the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or rules  | ||||||
| 7 |  adopted under that Act; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) the dispensing organization has completed a Social  | ||||||
| 9 |  Equity Inclusion Plan provided by paragraph (1), (2), or  | ||||||
| 10 |  (3) of subsection (d) of this Section or has made  | ||||||
| 11 |  substantial progress toward completing a Social Equity  | ||||||
| 12 |  Inclusion Plan provided by paragraph (4) or (5) of  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection (d) of this Section.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (p) The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization  | ||||||
| 15 | Licensee at a secondary site renewed pursuant to subsection  | ||||||
| 16 | (o) shall receive written or electronic notice 90 days before  | ||||||
| 17 | the expiration of the license that the license will expire,  | ||||||
| 18 | and that informs the license holder that it may apply for an  | ||||||
| 19 | Adult Use Dispensing Organization License on forms provided by  | ||||||
| 20 | the Department. The Department shall grant an Adult Use  | ||||||
| 21 | Dispensing Organization License within 60 days of an  | ||||||
| 22 | application being deemed complete if the applicant has meet  | ||||||
| 23 | all of the criteria in Section 15-36. | ||||||
| 24 |     (q) If a dispensing organization fails to submit an  | ||||||
| 25 | application for renewal of an Early Approval Adult Use  | ||||||
| 26 | Dispensing Organization License or for an Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Organization License before the expiration dates provided in  | ||||||
| 2 | subsections (o) and (p) of this Section, the dispensing  | ||||||
| 3 | organization shall cease serving purchasers until it receives  | ||||||
| 4 | a renewal or an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License. | ||||||
| 5 |     (r) A dispensing organization agent who holds a valid  | ||||||
| 6 | dispensing organization agent identification card issued under  | ||||||
| 7 | the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and is  | ||||||
| 8 | an officer, director, manager, or employee of the dispensing  | ||||||
| 9 | organization licensed under this Section may engage in all  | ||||||
| 10 | activities authorized by this Article to be performed by a  | ||||||
| 11 | dispensing organization agent. | ||||||
| 12 |     (s) If the Department suspends, permanently revokes, or  | ||||||
| 13 | otherwise disciplines the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 14 | Organization License of a dispensing organization that also  | ||||||
| 15 | holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization license  | ||||||
| 16 | issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program  | ||||||
| 17 | Act, the Department may consider the suspension, permanent  | ||||||
| 18 | revocation, or other discipline as grounds to take  | ||||||
| 19 | disciplinary action against the medical cannabis dispensing  | ||||||
| 20 | organization. | ||||||
| 21 |     (t) All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless otherwise  | ||||||
| 23 | specified.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 7-19-24.)
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| 1 |     (410 ILCS 705/15-36) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 15-36. Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) A person is only eligible to receive an Adult Use  | ||||||
| 4 | Dispensing Organization License if the person has been awarded  | ||||||
| 5 | a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License  | ||||||
| 6 | pursuant to this Act or has renewed its license pursuant to  | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (k) of Section 15-15 or subsection (p) of Section  | ||||||
| 8 | 15-20.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) The Department shall not issue an Adult Use Dispensing  | ||||||
| 10 | Organization License until: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) the Department has inspected the dispensary site  | ||||||
| 12 |  and proposed operations and verified that they are in  | ||||||
| 13 |  compliance with this Act and local zoning laws; | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization  | ||||||
| 15 |  License holder has paid a license fee of $60,000 or a  | ||||||
| 16 |  prorated amount accounting for the difference of time  | ||||||
| 17 |  between when the Adult Use Dispensing Organization License  | ||||||
| 18 |  is issued and March 31 of the next even-numbered year; and | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization  | ||||||
| 20 |  License holder has met all the requirements in this Act  | ||||||
| 21 |  and rules. | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,  | ||||||
| 23 | ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of  | ||||||
| 24 | more than 10 dispensing organizations licensed under this  | ||||||
| 25 | Article. Further, no person or entity that is: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) employed by, is an agent of, or participates in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the management of a dispensing organization or registered  | ||||||
| 2 |  medical cannabis dispensing organization; | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) a principal officer of a dispensing organization  | ||||||
| 4 |  or registered medical cannabis dispensing organization; or | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) an entity controlled by or affiliated with a  | ||||||
| 6 |  principal officer of a dispensing organization or  | ||||||
| 7 |  registered medical cannabis dispensing organization; | ||||||
| 8 | shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or beneficial  | ||||||
| 9 | interest, directly or indirectly, in a dispensing organization  | ||||||
| 10 | that would result in such person or entity owning or  | ||||||
| 11 | participating in the management of more than 10 Early Approval  | ||||||
| 12 | Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Early Approval  | ||||||
| 13 | Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at a secondary  | ||||||
| 14 | site, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses,  | ||||||
| 15 | or Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses. For the purpose  | ||||||
| 16 | of this subsection, participating in management may include,  | ||||||
| 17 | without limitation, controlling decisions regarding staffing,  | ||||||
| 18 | pricing, purchasing, marketing, store design, hiring, and  | ||||||
| 19 | website design. | ||||||
| 20 |     (d) The Department shall deny an application if granting  | ||||||
| 21 | that application would result in a person or entity obtaining  | ||||||
| 22 | direct or indirect financial interest in more than 10 Early  | ||||||
| 23 | Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses,  | ||||||
| 24 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult  | ||||||
| 25 | Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, or any combination  | ||||||
| 26 | thereof. If a person or entity is awarded a Conditional Adult  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Use Dispensing Organization License that would cause the  | ||||||
| 2 | person or entity to be in violation of this subsection, he,  | ||||||
| 3 | she, or it shall choose which license application it wants to  | ||||||
| 4 | abandon and such licenses shall become available to the next  | ||||||
| 5 | qualified applicant in the region in which the abandoned  | ||||||
| 6 | license was awarded. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;  | ||||||
| 8 | revised 7-19-24.)
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| 9 |     (410 ILCS 705/15-70) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 15-70. Operational requirements; prohibitions.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) A dispensing organization shall operate in accordance  | ||||||
| 12 | with the representations made in its application and license  | ||||||
| 13 | materials. It shall be in compliance with this Act and rules. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) A dispensing organization must include the legal name  | ||||||
| 15 | of the dispensary on the packaging of any cannabis product it  | ||||||
| 16 | sells. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) All cannabis, cannabis-infused products, and cannabis  | ||||||
| 18 | seeds must be obtained from an Illinois registered adult use  | ||||||
| 19 | cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or another  | ||||||
| 20 | dispensary. | ||||||
| 21 |     (d) Dispensing organizations are prohibited from selling  | ||||||
| 22 | any product containing alcohol except tinctures, which must be  | ||||||
| 23 | limited to containers that are no larger than 100 milliliters. | ||||||
| 24 |     (e) A dispensing organization shall inspect and count  | ||||||
| 25 | product received from a transporting organization, adult use  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | cultivation center, craft grower, infuser organization, or  | ||||||
| 2 | other dispensing organization before dispensing it. | ||||||
| 3 |     (f) A dispensing organization may only accept cannabis  | ||||||
| 4 | deliveries into a restricted access area. Deliveries may not  | ||||||
| 5 | be accepted through the public or limited access areas unless  | ||||||
| 6 | otherwise approved by the Department. | ||||||
| 7 |     (g) A dispensing organization shall maintain compliance  | ||||||
| 8 | with State and local building, fire, and zoning requirements  | ||||||
| 9 | or regulations. | ||||||
| 10 |     (h) A dispensing organization shall submit a list to the  | ||||||
| 11 | Department of the names of all service professionals that will  | ||||||
| 12 | work at the dispensary. The list shall include a description  | ||||||
| 13 | of the type of business or service provided. Changes to the  | ||||||
| 14 | service professional list shall be promptly provided. No  | ||||||
| 15 | service professional shall work in the dispensary until the  | ||||||
| 16 | name is provided to the Department on the service professional  | ||||||
| 17 | list. | ||||||
| 18 |     (i) A dispensing organization's license allows for a  | ||||||
| 19 | dispensary to be operated only at a single location. | ||||||
| 20 |     (j) A dispensary may operate between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.  | ||||||
| 21 | local time. | ||||||
| 22 |     (k) A dispensing organization must keep all lighting  | ||||||
| 23 | outside and inside the dispensary in good working order and  | ||||||
| 24 | wattage sufficient for security cameras. | ||||||
| 25 |     (l) A dispensing organization must keep all air treatment  | ||||||
| 26 | systems that will be installed to reduce odors in good working  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | order. | ||||||
| 2 |     (m) A dispensing organization must contract with a private  | ||||||
| 3 | security contractor that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,  | ||||||
| 5 | Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 to provide  | ||||||
| 6 | on-site security at all hours of the dispensary's operation. | ||||||
| 7 |     (n) A dispensing organization shall ensure that any  | ||||||
| 8 | building or equipment used by a dispensing organization for  | ||||||
| 9 | the storage or sale of cannabis is maintained in a clean and  | ||||||
| 10 | sanitary condition. | ||||||
| 11 |     (o) The dispensary shall be free from infestation by  | ||||||
| 12 | insects, rodents, or pests. | ||||||
| 13 |     (p) A dispensing organization shall not: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) Produce or manufacture cannabis; | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) Accept a cannabis product from an adult use  | ||||||
| 16 |  cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, dispensing  | ||||||
| 17 |  organization, or transporting organization unless it is  | ||||||
| 18 |  pre-packaged and labeled in accordance with this Act and  | ||||||
| 19 |  any rules that may be adopted pursuant to this Act; | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) Obtain cannabis or cannabis-infused products from  | ||||||
| 21 |  outside the State of Illinois; | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) Sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a  | ||||||
| 23 |  purchaser unless the dispensing organization is licensed  | ||||||
| 24 |  under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program  | ||||||
| 25 |  Act, and the individual is registered under the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program or the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  purchaser has been verified to be 21 years of age or older; | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) Enter into an exclusive agreement with any adult  | ||||||
| 3 |  use cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser.  | ||||||
| 4 |  Dispensaries shall provide consumers an assortment of  | ||||||
| 5 |  products from various cannabis business establishment  | ||||||
| 6 |  licensees such that the inventory available for sale at  | ||||||
| 7 |  any dispensary from any single cultivation center, craft  | ||||||
| 8 |  grower, processor, transporter, or infuser entity shall  | ||||||
| 9 |  not be more than 40% of the total inventory available for  | ||||||
| 10 |  sale. For the purpose of this subsection, a cultivation  | ||||||
| 11 |  center, craft grower, processor, or infuser shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  considered part of the same entity if the licensees share  | ||||||
| 13 |  at least one principal officer. The Department may request  | ||||||
| 14 |  that a dispensary diversify its products as needed or  | ||||||
| 15 |  otherwise discipline a dispensing organization for  | ||||||
| 16 |  violating this requirement; | ||||||
| 17 |         (6) Refuse to conduct business with an adult use  | ||||||
| 18 |  cultivation center, craft grower, transporting  | ||||||
| 19 |  organization, or infuser that has the ability to properly  | ||||||
| 20 |  deliver the product and is permitted by the Department of  | ||||||
| 21 |  Agriculture, on the same terms as other adult use  | ||||||
| 22 |  cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  transporters with whom it is dealing; | ||||||
| 24 |         (7) Operate drive-through windows; | ||||||
| 25 |         (8) Allow for the dispensing of cannabis or  | ||||||
| 26 |  cannabis-infused products in vending machines; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (9) Transport cannabis to residences or other  | ||||||
| 2 |  locations where purchasers may be for delivery; | ||||||
| 3 |         (10) Enter into agreements to allow persons who are  | ||||||
| 4 |  not dispensing organization agents to deliver cannabis or  | ||||||
| 5 |  to transport cannabis to purchasers; | ||||||
| 6 |         (11) Operate a dispensary if its video surveillance  | ||||||
| 7 |  equipment is inoperative; | ||||||
| 8 |         (12) Operate a dispensary if the point-of-sale  | ||||||
| 9 |  equipment is inoperative; | ||||||
| 10 |         (13) Operate a dispensary if the State's cannabis  | ||||||
| 11 |  electronic verification system is inoperative; | ||||||
| 12 |         (14) Have fewer than 2 people working at the  | ||||||
| 13 |  dispensary at any time while the dispensary is open; | ||||||
| 14 |         (15) Be located within 1,500 feet of the property line  | ||||||
| 15 |  of a pre-existing dispensing organization, unless the  | ||||||
| 16 |  applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity  | ||||||
| 17 |  Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate  | ||||||
| 18 |  within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed  | ||||||
| 19 |  under Section 15-15 or Section 15-20; | ||||||
| 20 |         (16) Sell clones or any other live plant material; | ||||||
| 21 |         (17) Sell cannabis, cannabis concentrate, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  cannabis-infused products in combination or bundled with  | ||||||
| 23 |  each other or any other items for one price, and each item  | ||||||
| 24 |  of cannabis, concentrate, or cannabis-infused product must  | ||||||
| 25 |  be separately identified by quantity and price on the  | ||||||
| 26 |  receipt; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (18) Violate any other requirements or prohibitions  | ||||||
| 2 |  set by Department rules. | ||||||
| 3 |     (q) It is unlawful for any person having an Early Approval  | ||||||
| 4 | Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a  | ||||||
| 5 | Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization  | ||||||
| 6 | License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a  | ||||||
| 7 | medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under  | ||||||
| 8 | the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or any  | ||||||
| 9 | officer, associate, member, representative, or agent of such  | ||||||
| 10 | licensee to accept, receive, or borrow money or anything else  | ||||||
| 11 | of value or accept or receive credit (other than merchandising  | ||||||
| 12 | credit in the ordinary course of business for a period not to  | ||||||
| 13 | exceed 30 days) directly or indirectly from any adult use  | ||||||
| 14 | cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or transporting  | ||||||
| 15 | organization in exchange for preferential placement on the  | ||||||
| 16 | dispensing organization's shelves, display cases, or website.  | ||||||
| 17 | This includes anything received or borrowed or from any  | ||||||
| 18 | stockholders, officers, agents, or persons connected with an  | ||||||
| 19 | adult use cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or  | ||||||
| 20 | transporting organization. | ||||||
| 21 |     (r) It is unlawful for any person having an Early Approval  | ||||||
| 22 | Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a  | ||||||
| 23 | Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization  | ||||||
| 24 | License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a  | ||||||
| 25 | medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under  | ||||||
| 26 | the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program to enter  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | into any contract with any person licensed to cultivate,  | ||||||
| 2 | process, or transport cannabis whereby such dispensing  | ||||||
| 3 | organization agrees not to sell any cannabis cultivated,  | ||||||
| 4 | processed, transported, manufactured, or distributed by any  | ||||||
| 5 | other cultivator, transporter, or infuser, and any provision  | ||||||
| 6 | in any contract violative of this Section shall render the  | ||||||
| 7 | whole of such contract void and no action shall be brought  | ||||||
| 8 | thereon in any court. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;  | ||||||
| 10 | 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (410 ILCS 705/20-15) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 20-15. Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center  | ||||||
| 13 | application.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) If the Department of Agriculture makes available  | ||||||
| 15 | additional cultivation center licenses pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 16 | 20-5, applicants for a Conditional Adult Use Cultivation  | ||||||
| 17 | Center License shall electronically submit the following in  | ||||||
| 18 | such form as the Department of Agriculture may direct: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) the nonrefundable application fee set by rule by  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Department of Agriculture, to be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Cannabis Regulation Fund; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) the legal name of the cultivation center; | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) the proposed physical address of the cultivation  | ||||||
| 24 |  center; | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) the name, address, social security number, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  date of birth of each principal officer and board member  | ||||||
| 2 |  of the cultivation center; each principal officer and  | ||||||
| 3 |  board member shall be at least 21 years of age; | ||||||
| 4 |         (5) the details of any administrative or judicial  | ||||||
| 5 |  proceeding in which any of the principal officers or board  | ||||||
| 6 |  members of the cultivation center (i) pled guilty, were  | ||||||
| 7 |  convicted, were fined, or had a registration or license  | ||||||
| 8 |  suspended or revoked, or (ii) managed or served on the  | ||||||
| 9 |  board of a business or non-profit organization that pled  | ||||||
| 10 |  guilty, was convicted, was fined, or had a registration or  | ||||||
| 11 |  license suspended or revoked; | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) proposed operating bylaws that include procedures  | ||||||
| 13 |  for the oversight of the cultivation center, including the  | ||||||
| 14 |  development and implementation of a plant monitoring  | ||||||
| 15 |  system, accurate recordkeeping, staffing plan, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  security plan approved by the Illinois State Police that  | ||||||
| 17 |  are in accordance with the rules issued by the Department  | ||||||
| 18 |  of Agriculture under this Act. A physical inventory shall  | ||||||
| 19 |  be performed of all plants and cannabis on a weekly basis  | ||||||
| 20 |  by the cultivation center; | ||||||
| 21 |         (7) verification from the Illinois State Police that  | ||||||
| 22 |  all background checks of the prospective principal  | ||||||
| 23 |  officers, board members, and agents of the cannabis  | ||||||
| 24 |  business establishment have been conducted; | ||||||
| 25 |         (8) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance or  | ||||||
| 26 |  permit and verification that the proposed cultivation  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  center is in compliance with the local zoning rules and  | ||||||
| 2 |  distance limitations established by the local  | ||||||
| 3 |  jurisdiction; | ||||||
| 4 |         (9) proposed employment practices, in which the  | ||||||
| 5 |  applicant must demonstrate a plan of action to inform,  | ||||||
| 6 |  hire, and educate minorities, women, veterans, and persons  | ||||||
| 7 |  with disabilities, engage in fair labor practices, and  | ||||||
| 8 |  provide worker protections; | ||||||
| 9 |         (10) whether an applicant can demonstrate experience  | ||||||
| 10 |  in or business practices that promote economic empowerment  | ||||||
| 11 |  in Disproportionately Impacted Areas; | ||||||
| 12 |         (11) experience with the cultivation of agricultural  | ||||||
| 13 |  or horticultural products, operating an agriculturally  | ||||||
| 14 |  related business, or operating a horticultural business; | ||||||
| 15 |         (12) a description of the enclosed, locked facility  | ||||||
| 16 |  where cannabis will be grown, harvested, manufactured,  | ||||||
| 17 |  processed, packaged, or otherwise prepared for  | ||||||
| 18 |  distribution to a dispensing organization; | ||||||
| 19 |         (13) a survey of the enclosed, locked facility,  | ||||||
| 20 |  including the space used for cultivation; | ||||||
| 21 |         (14) cultivation, processing, inventory, and packaging  | ||||||
| 22 |  plans; | ||||||
| 23 |         (15) a description of the applicant's experience with  | ||||||
| 24 |  agricultural cultivation techniques and industry  | ||||||
| 25 |  standards; | ||||||
| 26 |         (16) a list of any academic degrees, certifications,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or relevant experience of all prospective principal  | ||||||
| 2 |  officers, board members, and agents of the related  | ||||||
| 3 |  business; | ||||||
| 4 |         (17) the identity of every person having a financial  | ||||||
| 5 |  or voting interest of 5% or greater in the cultivation  | ||||||
| 6 |  center operation with respect to which the license is  | ||||||
| 7 |  sought, whether a trust, corporation, partnership, limited  | ||||||
| 8 |  liability company, or sole proprietorship, including the  | ||||||
| 9 |  name and address of each person; | ||||||
| 10 |         (18) a plan describing how the cultivation center will  | ||||||
| 11 |  address each of the following: | ||||||
| 12 |             (i) energy needs, including estimates of monthly  | ||||||
| 13 |  electricity and gas usage, to what extent it will  | ||||||
| 14 |  procure energy from a local utility or from on-site  | ||||||
| 15 |  generation, and if it has or will adopt a sustainable  | ||||||
| 16 |  energy use and energy conservation policy; | ||||||
| 17 |             (ii) water needs, including estimated water draw  | ||||||
| 18 |  and if it has or will adopt a sustainable water use and  | ||||||
| 19 |  water conservation policy; and | ||||||
| 20 |             (iii) waste management, including if it has or  | ||||||
| 21 |  will adopt a waste reduction policy;  | ||||||
| 22 |         (19) a diversity plan that includes a narrative of not  | ||||||
| 23 |  more than 2,500 words that establishes a goal of diversity  | ||||||
| 24 |  in ownership, management, employment, and contracting to  | ||||||
| 25 |  ensure that diverse participants and groups are afforded  | ||||||
| 26 |  equality of opportunity; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (20) any other information required by rule; | ||||||
| 2 |         (21) a recycling plan: | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) Purchaser packaging, including cartridges,  | ||||||
| 4 |  shall be accepted by the applicant and recycled. | ||||||
| 5 |             (B) Any recyclable waste generated by the cannabis  | ||||||
| 6 |  cultivation facility shall be recycled per applicable  | ||||||
| 7 |  State and local laws, ordinances, and rules. | ||||||
| 8 |             (C) Any cannabis waste, liquid waste, or hazardous  | ||||||
| 9 |  waste shall be disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill.  | ||||||
| 10 |  Adm. Code 1000.460, except, to the greatest extent  | ||||||
| 11 |  feasible, all cannabis plant waste will be rendered  | ||||||
| 12 |  unusable by grinding and incorporating the cannabis  | ||||||
| 13 |  plant waste with compostable mixed waste to be  | ||||||
| 14 |  disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code  | ||||||
| 15 |  1000.460(g)(1); | ||||||
| 16 |         (22) commitment to comply with local waste provisions:  | ||||||
| 17 |  a cultivation facility must remain in compliance with  | ||||||
| 18 |  applicable State and federal environmental requirements,  | ||||||
| 19 |  including, but not limited to: | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) storing, securing, and managing all  | ||||||
| 21 |  recyclables and waste, including organic waste  | ||||||
| 22 |  composed of or containing finished cannabis and  | ||||||
| 23 |  cannabis products, in accordance with applicable State  | ||||||
| 24 |  and local laws, ordinances, and rules; and | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) disposing liquid waste containing cannabis or  | ||||||
| 26 |  byproducts of cannabis processing in compliance with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  all applicable State and federal requirements,  | ||||||
| 2 |  including, but not limited to, the cannabis  | ||||||
| 3 |  cultivation facility's permits under Title X of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Environmental Protection Act; and | ||||||
| 5 |         (23) a commitment to a technology standard for  | ||||||
| 6 |  resource efficiency of the cultivation center facility. | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) A cannabis cultivation facility commits to use  | ||||||
| 8 |  resources efficiently, including energy and water. For  | ||||||
| 9 |  the following, a cannabis cultivation facility commits  | ||||||
| 10 |  to meet or exceed the technology standard identified  | ||||||
| 11 |  in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), which may be  | ||||||
| 12 |  modified by rule: | ||||||
| 13 |                 (i) lighting systems, including light bulbs; | ||||||
| 14 |                 (ii) HVAC system; | ||||||
| 15 |                 (iii) water application system to the crop;  | ||||||
| 16 |  and | ||||||
| 17 |                 (iv) filtration system for removing  | ||||||
| 18 |  contaminants from wastewater. | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) Lighting. The Lighting Power Densities (LPD)  | ||||||
| 20 |  for cultivation space commits to not exceed an average  | ||||||
| 21 |  of 36 watts per gross square foot of active and growing  | ||||||
| 22 |  space canopy, or all installed lighting technology  | ||||||
| 23 |  shall meet a photosynthetic photon efficacy (PPE) of  | ||||||
| 24 |  no less than 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture and  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall be featured on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC)  | ||||||
| 26 |  Horticultural Specification Qualified Products List  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (QPL). In the event that DLC requirement for minimum  | ||||||
| 2 |  efficacy exceeds 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture,  | ||||||
| 3 |  that PPE shall become the new standard. | ||||||
| 4 |             (C) HVAC. | ||||||
| 5 |                 (i) For cannabis grow operations with less  | ||||||
| 6 |  than 6,000 square feet of canopy, the licensee  | ||||||
| 7 |  commits that all HVAC units will be  | ||||||
| 8 |  high-efficiency ductless split HVAC units, or  | ||||||
| 9 |  other more energy efficient equipment.  | ||||||
| 10 |                 (ii) For cannabis grow operations with 6,000  | ||||||
| 11 |  square feet of canopy or more, the licensee  | ||||||
| 12 |  commits that all HVAC units will be variable  | ||||||
| 13 |  refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more energy  | ||||||
| 14 |  efficient equipment. | ||||||
| 15 |             (D) Water application. | ||||||
| 16 |                 (i) The cannabis cultivation facility commits  | ||||||
| 17 |  to use automated watering systems, including, but  | ||||||
| 18 |  not limited to, drip irrigation and flood tables,  | ||||||
| 19 |  to irrigate cannabis crop. | ||||||
| 20 |                 (ii) The cannabis cultivation facility commits  | ||||||
| 21 |  to measure runoff from watering events and report  | ||||||
| 22 |  this volume in its water usage plan, and that on  | ||||||
| 23 |  average, watering events shall have no more than  | ||||||
| 24 |  20% of runoff of water.  | ||||||
| 25 |             (E) Filtration. The cultivator commits that HVAC  | ||||||
| 26 |  condensate, dehumidification water, excess runoff, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  other wastewater produced by the cannabis cultivation  | ||||||
| 2 |  facility shall be captured and filtered to the best of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the facility's ability to achieve the quality needed  | ||||||
| 4 |  to be reused in subsequent watering rounds. | ||||||
| 5 |             (F) Reporting energy use and efficiency as  | ||||||
| 6 |  required by rule. | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) Applicants must submit all required information,  | ||||||
| 8 | including the information required in Section 20-10, to the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Agriculture. Failure by an applicant to submit  | ||||||
| 10 | all required information may result in the application being  | ||||||
| 11 | disqualified. | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) If the Department of Agriculture receives an  | ||||||
| 13 | application with missing information, the Department of  | ||||||
| 14 | Agriculture may issue a deficiency notice to the applicant.  | ||||||
| 15 | The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the date of the  | ||||||
| 16 | deficiency notice to resubmit the incomplete information.  | ||||||
| 17 | Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity  | ||||||
| 18 | to cure will not be scored and will be disqualified. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) (Blank).     | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) A cultivation center that is awarded a Conditional  | ||||||
| 21 | Adult Use Cultivation Center License pursuant to the criteria  | ||||||
| 22 | in Section 20-20 shall not grow, purchase, possess, or sell  | ||||||
| 23 | cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the person has  | ||||||
| 24 | received an Adult Use Cultivation Center License issued by the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Agriculture pursuant to Section 20-21 of this  | ||||||
| 26 | Act.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;  | ||||||
| 2 | 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; revised 7-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     Section 955. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  | ||||||
| 4 | by changing Sections 9.2, 12, 12.7, 39.5, 57.4, 57.5, 57.8,  | ||||||
| 5 | 57.9, 59.1, 59.9, and 59.10 and by setting forth, renumbering,  | ||||||
| 6 | and changing multiple versions of Section 22.23e as follows:
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (415 ILCS 5/9.2)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.2) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 9.2. Sulfur dioxide emission standards.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (a) (Blank.) | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) In granting any alternative emission standard or  | ||||||
| 11 | variance relating to sulfur dioxide emissions from a  | ||||||
| 12 | coal-burning stationary source, the Board may require the use  | ||||||
| 13 | of Illinois coal as a condition of such alternative standard  | ||||||
| 14 | or variance, provided that the Board determines that Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | coal of the proper quality is available and competitive in  | ||||||
| 16 | price; such determination shall include consideration of the  | ||||||
| 17 | cost of pollution control equipment and the economic impact on  | ||||||
| 18 | the Illinois coal mining industry. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 9-26-02; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (415 ILCS 5/12)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1012) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 12. Actions prohibited. No person shall: | ||||||
| 22 |         (a) Cause or threaten or allow the discharge of any  | ||||||
| 23 |  contaminants into the environment in any State so as to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  cause or tend to cause water pollution in Illinois, either  | ||||||
| 2 |  alone or in combination with matter from other sources, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  so as to violate regulations or standards adopted by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Pollution Control Board under this Act. Notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 5 |  any provision of law to the contrary, compliance with the  | ||||||
| 6 |  terms and conditions of a permit issued under Section  | ||||||
| 7 |  39(b) of this the Act for a permit that authorizes reuse of  | ||||||
| 8 |  wastewater for irrigation shall be deemed compliance with  | ||||||
| 9 |  this subsection.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (b) Construct, install, or operate any equipment,  | ||||||
| 11 |  facility, vessel, or aircraft capable of causing or  | ||||||
| 12 |  contributing to water pollution, or designed to prevent  | ||||||
| 13 |  water pollution, of any type designated by Board  | ||||||
| 14 |  regulations, without a permit granted by the Agency, or in  | ||||||
| 15 |  violation of any conditions imposed by such permit. | ||||||
| 16 |         (c) Increase the quantity or strength of any discharge  | ||||||
| 17 |  of contaminants into the waters, or construct or install  | ||||||
| 18 |  any sewer or sewage treatment facility or any new outlet  | ||||||
| 19 |  for contaminants into the waters of this State, without a  | ||||||
| 20 |  permit granted by the Agency. | ||||||
| 21 |         (d) Deposit any contaminants upon the land in such  | ||||||
| 22 |  place and manner so as to create a water pollution hazard. | ||||||
| 23 |         (e) Sell, offer, or use any article in any area in  | ||||||
| 24 |  which the Board has by regulation forbidden its sale,  | ||||||
| 25 |  offer, or use for reasons of water pollution control. | ||||||
| 26 |         (f) Cause, threaten, or allow the discharge of any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  contaminant into the waters of the State, as defined  | ||||||
| 2 |  herein, including, but not limited to, waters to any  | ||||||
| 3 |  sewage works, or into any well or from any point source  | ||||||
| 4 |  within the State, without an NPDES permit for point source  | ||||||
| 5 |  discharges issued by the Agency under Section 39(b) of  | ||||||
| 6 |  this Act, or in violation of any term or condition imposed  | ||||||
| 7 |  by such permit, or in violation of any NPDES permit filing  | ||||||
| 8 |  requirement established under Section 39(b), or in  | ||||||
| 9 |  violation of any regulations adopted by the Board or of  | ||||||
| 10 |  any order adopted by the Board with respect to the NPDES  | ||||||
| 11 |  program. | ||||||
| 12 |         No permit shall be required under this subsection and  | ||||||
| 13 |  under Section 39(b) of this Act for any discharge for  | ||||||
| 14 |  which a permit is not required under the Federal Water  | ||||||
| 15 |  Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  regulations pursuant thereto. | ||||||
| 17 |         For all purposes of this Act, a permit issued by the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Administrator of the United States Environmental  | ||||||
| 19 |  Protection Agency under Section 402 of the Federal Water  | ||||||
| 20 |  Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  be deemed to be a permit issued by the Agency pursuant to  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 39(b) of this Act. However, this shall not apply  | ||||||
| 23 |  to the exclusion from the requirement of an operating  | ||||||
| 24 |  permit provided under Section 13(b)(i). | ||||||
| 25 |         Compliance with the terms and conditions of any permit  | ||||||
| 26 |  issued under Section 39(b) of this Act shall be deemed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  compliance with this subsection except that it shall not  | ||||||
| 2 |  be deemed compliance with any standard or effluent  | ||||||
| 3 |  limitation imposed for a toxic pollutant injurious to  | ||||||
| 4 |  human health. | ||||||
| 5 |         In any case where a permit has been timely applied for  | ||||||
| 6 |  pursuant to Section 39(b) of this Act but final  | ||||||
| 7 |  administrative disposition of such application has not  | ||||||
| 8 |  been made, it shall not be a violation of this subsection  | ||||||
| 9 |  to discharge without such permit unless the complainant  | ||||||
| 10 |  proves that final administrative disposition has not been  | ||||||
| 11 |  made because of the failure of the applicant to furnish  | ||||||
| 12 |  information reasonably required or requested in order to  | ||||||
| 13 |  process the application.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (g) Cause, threaten, or allow the underground  | ||||||
| 15 |  injection of contaminants without a UIC permit issued by  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Agency under Section 39(d) of this Act, or in  | ||||||
| 17 |  violation of any term or condition imposed by such permit,  | ||||||
| 18 |  or in violation of any regulations or standards adopted by  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Board or of any order adopted by the Board with respect  | ||||||
| 20 |  to the UIC program. | ||||||
| 21 |         No permit shall be required under this subsection and  | ||||||
| 22 |  under Section 39(d) of this Act for any underground  | ||||||
| 23 |  injection of contaminants for which a permit is not  | ||||||
| 24 |  required under Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L.  | ||||||
| 25 |  93-523), as amended, unless a permit is authorized or  | ||||||
| 26 |  required under regulations adopted by the Board pursuant  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to Section 13 of this Act. | ||||||
| 2 |         (h) Introduce contaminants into a sewage works from  | ||||||
| 3 |  any nondomestic source except in compliance with the  | ||||||
| 4 |  regulations and standards adopted by the Board under this  | ||||||
| 5 |  Act. | ||||||
| 6 |         (i) Beginning January 1, 2013 or 6 months after the  | ||||||
| 7 |  date of issuance of a general NPDES permit for surface  | ||||||
| 8 |  discharging private sewage disposal systems by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or by the United  | ||||||
| 10 |  States Environmental Protection Agency, whichever is  | ||||||
| 11 |  later, construct or install a surface discharging private  | ||||||
| 12 |  sewage disposal system that discharges into the waters of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the United States, as that term is used in the Federal  | ||||||
| 14 |  Water Pollution Control Act, unless he or she has a  | ||||||
| 15 |  coverage letter under a NPDES permit issued by the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or by the United  | ||||||
| 17 |  States Environmental Protection Agency or he or she is  | ||||||
| 18 |  constructing or installing the surface discharging private  | ||||||
| 19 |  sewage disposal system in a jurisdiction in which the  | ||||||
| 20 |  local public health department has a general NPDES permit  | ||||||
| 21 |  issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or  | ||||||
| 22 |  by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and  | ||||||
| 23 |  the surface discharging private sewage disposal system is  | ||||||
| 24 |  covered under the general NPDES permit.  | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 103-801, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-25-24.)
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| 1 |     (415 ILCS 5/12.7) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 12.7. Wastewater reuse. Notwithstanding any other  | ||||||
| 3 | provision of law, the use of treated municipal wastewater from  | ||||||
| 4 | a publicly owned treatment works is authorized for irrigation  | ||||||
| 5 | when conducted in accordance with a permit issued under  | ||||||
| 6 | Section 39(b) of this the Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-801, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 8 |     (415 ILCS 5/22.23e) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 22.23e. Paint and paint-related wastes. | ||||||
| 10 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 11 |     "Paint" means a pigmented or unpigmented powder coating,  | ||||||
| 12 | or a pigmented or unpigmented mixture of binder and suitable  | ||||||
| 13 | liquid, that forms an adherent coating when applied to a  | ||||||
| 14 | surface. Powder coating is a surface coating that is applied  | ||||||
| 15 | as a dry powder and is fused into a continuous coating film  | ||||||
| 16 | through the use of heat. "Paint" includes architectural paint  | ||||||
| 17 | as defined in the Paint Stewardship Act. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Paint-related waste" is (i) material contaminated with  | ||||||
| 19 | paint that results from the packaging of paint, wholesale and  | ||||||
| 20 | retail operations, paint manufacturing, and paint application  | ||||||
| 21 | or removal activities or (ii) material derived from the  | ||||||
| 22 | reclamation of paint-related wastes that is recycled in a  | ||||||
| 23 | manner other than burning for energy recovery or used in a  | ||||||
| 24 | manner constituting disposal.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (b)(1) Paint and paint-related waste that are hazardous  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | waste are hereby designated as a category of universal waste  | ||||||
| 2 | subject to the streamlined hazardous waste rules set forth in  | ||||||
| 3 | 35 Ill. Adm. Code 733. Within 60 days after January 1, 2025  | ||||||
| 4 | (the effective date of Public Act 103-887) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 5 | of the 103rd General Assembly, the Agency shall propose, and  | ||||||
| 6 | within 180 days after receipt of the Agency's proposal the  | ||||||
| 7 | Board shall adopt, rules that reflect this designation and  | ||||||
| 8 | that prescribe procedures and standards for the management of  | ||||||
| 9 | hazardous waste paint and paint-related waste as a universal  | ||||||
| 10 | waste consistent with the provisions set forth within this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section. | ||||||
| 12 |     (2) If the United States Environmental Protection Agency  | ||||||
| 13 | adopts streamlined hazardous waste regulations pertaining to  | ||||||
| 14 | the management of hazardous waste paint or paint-related  | ||||||
| 15 | waste, or otherwise exempts such paint or paint-related waste  | ||||||
| 16 | from regulation as hazardous waste, the Board shall adopt an  | ||||||
| 17 | equivalent rule in accordance with Section 7.2 of this Act  | ||||||
| 18 | within 180 days of adoption of the federal regulation. The  | ||||||
| 19 | equivalent Board rule may serve as an alternative to the rules  | ||||||
| 20 | adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection (b). | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) Until the Board adopts rules pursuant to paragraph (1)  | ||||||
| 22 | of subsection (b) that prescribe procedures and standards for  | ||||||
| 23 | the management of hazardous waste paint and paint-related  | ||||||
| 24 | waste by small quantity handlers of universal waste, the  | ||||||
| 25 | following requirements shall apply to small quantity handlers  | ||||||
| 26 | of universal waste managing hazardous waste paint and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | paint-related waste as a universal waste: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) Waste Management. A small quantity handler of  | ||||||
| 3 |  universal waste shall manage universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 4 |  paint-related waste in a way that prevents releases of any  | ||||||
| 5 |  universal waste or any component of universal waste to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  environment, including, but not limited to, in accordance  | ||||||
| 7 |  with the following requirements: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) The small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall collect and store universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 10 |  paint-related waste in containers that are  | ||||||
| 11 |  structurally sound, leakproof, and compatible with the  | ||||||
| 12 |  universal waste paint and paint-related waste. | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) The small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall ensure that containers in which the universal  | ||||||
| 15 |  waste paint and paint-related waste are contained do  | ||||||
| 16 |  not leak and remain closed, except when wastes are  | ||||||
| 17 |  being added to or removed from the container. | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) The small quantity handler of universal waste,  | ||||||
| 19 |  upon detection of a release of universal waste paint  | ||||||
| 20 |  and paint-related waste, shall do the following: | ||||||
| 21 |                 (i) Stop the release. | ||||||
| 22 |                 (ii) Contain the released universal waste  | ||||||
| 23 |  paint and paint-related waste. | ||||||
| 24 |                 (iii) Clean up and properly manage the  | ||||||
| 25 |  released universal waste paint and paint-related  | ||||||
| 26 |  waste and other materials generated from the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  cleanup. | ||||||
| 2 |                 (iv) Remove any leaking container from service  | ||||||
| 3 |  by transferring the contents to another container. | ||||||
| 4 |                 (v) Repair any leaking container before  | ||||||
| 5 |  returning it to service. | ||||||
| 6 |             (D) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall manage universal waste paint and paint-related  | ||||||
| 8 |  waste that is ignitable or reactive in accordance with  | ||||||
| 9 |  local fire codes. | ||||||
| 10 |             (E) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 11 |  shall manage universal waste paint and paint-related  | ||||||
| 12 |  waste that are incompatible in separate containers. | ||||||
| 13 |             (F) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall design, maintain, and operate areas of its  | ||||||
| 15 |  facility where universal waste paints and  | ||||||
| 16 |  paint-related wastes are collected and stored to  | ||||||
| 17 |  minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of universal  | ||||||
| 19 |  waste or hazardous constituents to air, soil, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  surface water which could threaten human health or the  | ||||||
| 21 |  environment. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) Labeling or marking. Each container in which  | ||||||
| 23 |  universal waste paint and paint-related waste is  | ||||||
| 24 |  accumulated shall be labeled to identify the contents of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the container. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) Accumulation time limits. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 2 |  may accumulate universal waste paint and paint-related  | ||||||
| 3 |  waste for no longer than one year from the date the  | ||||||
| 4 |  universal waste is generated. However, handlers may  | ||||||
| 5 |  accumulate universal waste for longer than one year if  | ||||||
| 6 |  the activity is solely for the purpose of accumulating  | ||||||
| 7 |  quantities to facilitate proper recovery, treatment,  | ||||||
| 8 |  or disposal. The handler bears the burden of proving  | ||||||
| 9 |  that this activity is solely for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 10 |  accumulation of the quantities of universal waste  | ||||||
| 11 |  necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or  | ||||||
| 12 |  disposal. | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 14 |  who accumulates universal waste must be able to  | ||||||
| 15 |  demonstrate the length of time that the universal  | ||||||
| 16 |  waste has been accumulated. The handler may make this  | ||||||
| 17 |  demonstration by any of the following methods: | ||||||
| 18 |                 (i) placing the universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 19 |  paint-related waste in a container and marking or  | ||||||
| 20 |  labeling the container with the earliest date that  | ||||||
| 21 |  universal waste paint or paint-related waste in  | ||||||
| 22 |  the container became a waste or was received; | ||||||
| 23 |                 (ii) marking or labeling each individual item  | ||||||
| 24 |  of universal waste paint and paint-related waste  | ||||||
| 25 |  with the date the universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 26 |  paint-related waste became a waste or was  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  received; | ||||||
| 2 |                 (iii) maintaining an inventory system on-site  | ||||||
| 3 |  that identifies the date each unit of universal  | ||||||
| 4 |  waste paint and paint-related waste became a waste  | ||||||
| 5 |  or was received; | ||||||
| 6 |                 (iv) placing universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 7 |  paint-related waste in a specific accumulation  | ||||||
| 8 |  area and identifying the earliest date that any of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the universal waste paint and paint-related waste  | ||||||
| 10 |  in the area became a waste or was received; or | ||||||
| 11 |                 (v) any other method that clearly demonstrates  | ||||||
| 12 |  the length of time the universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 13 |  paint-related waste have been accumulated from the  | ||||||
| 14 |  date they become a waste or are received. | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) Employee training. A small quantity handler of  | ||||||
| 16 |  universal waste shall inform all employees who handle or  | ||||||
| 17 |  have responsibility for managing universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 18 |  paint-related waste. The information shall describe proper  | ||||||
| 19 |  handling and emergency procedures appropriate to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  universal waste paint and paint-related waste. | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) Response to releases. | ||||||
| 22 |             (A) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 23 |  must immediately contain all releases of universal  | ||||||
| 24 |  waste paint and paint-related waste and other residues  | ||||||
| 25 |  from universal waste paint and paint-related waste. | ||||||
| 26 |             (B) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  must determine whether any material resulting from the  | ||||||
| 2 |  release is hazardous waste and, if so, must manage the  | ||||||
| 3 |  hazardous waste in compliance with all applicable  | ||||||
| 4 |  hazardous waste requirements of this Act and rules  | ||||||
| 5 |  adopted under this Act. The handler is considered the  | ||||||
| 6 |  generator of the material resulting from the release  | ||||||
| 7 |  and must manage the material in compliance with this  | ||||||
| 8 |  Act and rules adopted under this Act. | ||||||
| 9 |         (6) Off-site shipments. | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) A small quantity handler of universal waste is  | ||||||
| 11 |  prohibited from sending or taking universal waste  | ||||||
| 12 |  paint and paint-related waste to a place other than  | ||||||
| 13 |  another universal waste handler, a destination  | ||||||
| 14 |  facility, or a foreign destination. | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) If a small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 16 |  self-transports universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 17 |  paint-related waste off-site offsite, the handler  | ||||||
| 18 |  becomes a universal waste transporter for those  | ||||||
| 19 |  self-transportation activities and shall comply with  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Board's existing rules for universal waste  | ||||||
| 21 |  transporters. | ||||||
| 22 |             (C) If universal waste paint and paint-related  | ||||||
| 23 |  waste being offered for off-site transportation meets  | ||||||
| 24 |  the definition of hazardous materials under 49 CFR  | ||||||
| 25 |  Parts 171 to 180, a small quantity handler of  | ||||||
| 26 |  universal waste shall package, label, mark and placard  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the shipment, and prepare the proper shipping papers  | ||||||
| 2 |  in accordance with the applicable United States  | ||||||
| 3 |  Department of Transportation regulations under 49 CFR  | ||||||
| 4 |  Parts 172 to 180. | ||||||
| 5 |             (D) Prior to sending a shipment of universal waste  | ||||||
| 6 |  paint and paint-related waste to another universal  | ||||||
| 7 |  waste handler, the originating handler shall ensure  | ||||||
| 8 |  that the receiving handler agrees to receive the  | ||||||
| 9 |  shipment. | ||||||
| 10 |             (E) If a small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 11 |  sends a shipment of universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 12 |  paint-related waste to another handler or to a  | ||||||
| 13 |  destination facility and if the shipment is rejected  | ||||||
| 14 |  by the receiving handler or destination facility, the  | ||||||
| 15 |  originating handler shall either: | ||||||
| 16 |                 (i) receive the universal waste paint and  | ||||||
| 17 |  paint-related waste back when notified that the  | ||||||
| 18 |  shipment has been rejected; or | ||||||
| 19 |                 (ii) agree with the receiving handler on a  | ||||||
| 20 |  destination facility to which the shipment will be  | ||||||
| 21 |  sent. | ||||||
| 22 |             (F) A small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 23 |  may reject a shipment containing universal waste paint  | ||||||
| 24 |  and paint-related waste, or a portion of a shipment  | ||||||
| 25 |  containing universal waste paint and paint-related  | ||||||
| 26 |  waste, received from another handler. If a handler  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, the  | ||||||
| 2 |  rejecting handler shall contact the originating  | ||||||
| 3 |  handler to notify the originating handler of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  rejection and to discuss reshipment of the load. The  | ||||||
| 5 |  receiving handler shall: | ||||||
| 6 |                 (i) send the shipment back to the originating  | ||||||
| 7 |  handler; or | ||||||
| 8 |                 (ii) if agreed to by both the originating and  | ||||||
| 9 |  receiving handler, send the shipment to a  | ||||||
| 10 |  destination facility. | ||||||
| 11 |             (G) If a small quantity handler of universal waste  | ||||||
| 12 |  receives a shipment of nonhazardous, non-universal  | ||||||
| 13 |  waste, the handler may manage the waste in any way that  | ||||||
| 14 |  is in compliance with applicable law. | ||||||
| 15 |     (d) Until the Board adopts rules pursuant to subsection  | ||||||
| 16 | (b), the following additional requirements shall apply: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) Paints and paint-related wastes that are exempt  | ||||||
| 18 |  household wastes or very small quantity generator wastes  | ||||||
| 19 |  under existing Board rules remain exempt from the  | ||||||
| 20 |  hazardous waste rules but may be managed as universal  | ||||||
| 21 |  wastes under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 733.108. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) Universal waste transporters that transport paints  | ||||||
| 23 |  or paint-related wastes that are universal wastes are  | ||||||
| 24 |  subject to the existing Board rules for universal waste  | ||||||
| 25 |  transporters. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) Universal waste destination facilities that manage  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  paints or paint-related wastes that are universal wastes  | ||||||
| 2 |  are subject to the existing Board rules for universal  | ||||||
| 3 |  waste destination facilities.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-887, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 5 |     (415 ILCS 5/22.23f) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 22.23f 22.23e. End-of-life electric vehicle and  | ||||||
| 7 | battery electric storage system batteries. | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) In this Section: | ||||||
| 9 |     "Battery energy storage solution facility" or "BESS" means  | ||||||
| 10 | a facility that stores and distributes energy in the form of  | ||||||
| 11 | electricity and that stores electricity using battery devices  | ||||||
| 12 | and other means. "Battery energy storage solution" or "BESS"  | ||||||
| 13 | includes any permanent structures associated with the battery  | ||||||
| 14 | energy storage facility and all associated transmission lines,  | ||||||
| 15 | substations, and other equipment related to the storage and  | ||||||
| 16 | transmission of electric power. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Battery storage site" means a site where used batteries  | ||||||
| 18 | are stored. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Electric vehicle" or "EV" has the same meaning as defined  | ||||||
| 20 | in Section 11-1308 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Electric vehicle battery" or "EV battery" means a  | ||||||
| 22 | rechargeable battery that is used to power the electric motors  | ||||||
| 23 | that propel an electric vehicle. "Electric vehicle battery"  | ||||||
| 24 | includes, but is not limited to, lithium-ion batteries and  | ||||||
| 25 | nickel-metal hydride batteries. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Used battery" means an EV battery that is sold, given, or  | ||||||
| 2 | otherwise conveyed to a battery storage site. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Storage" means any accumulation of used batteries that  | ||||||
| 4 | does not constitute disposal. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) No person shall cause or allow the operation of a  | ||||||
| 6 | battery storage site at which 5,000 kilograms or more of used  | ||||||
| 7 | batteries are stored at any one time unless: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) the battery storage site is registered with the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Agency in accordance with this Section; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) the owner or operator of the battery storage site  | ||||||
| 11 |  maintains records documenting the following: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) the weight or volume of whole or partial used  | ||||||
| 13 |  batteries received at the battery storage site each  | ||||||
| 14 |  week; | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) the weight or volume of whole or partial used  | ||||||
| 16 |  batteries leaving the battery storage site each week;  | ||||||
| 17 |  and | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) the weight or volume of whole or partial used  | ||||||
| 19 |  batteries remaining at the battery storage site at the  | ||||||
| 20 |  end of each week; and | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) the owner or operator of the battery storage site  | ||||||
| 22 |  is an automotive parts recycler as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  1-105.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and licensed under  | ||||||
| 24 |  Section 5-301 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.  | ||||||
| 25 |     The records required under this Section shall be made  | ||||||
| 26 | available for inspection and copying by the Agency during the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | normal business hours. | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) The owner or operator of each battery storage site in  | ||||||
| 3 | operation prior to February 1, 2026, at which 5,000 kilograms  | ||||||
| 4 | or more of used batteries are stored at any one time, must  | ||||||
| 5 | register with the Agency prior to February 1, 2026 and each  | ||||||
| 6 | February 1 thereafter. Any owners or operators of a battery  | ||||||
| 7 | storage site that comes into operation after February 1, 2026  | ||||||
| 8 | shall register with the Agency prior to commencing operation.  | ||||||
| 9 | Registration must be on forms and in a format prescribed by the  | ||||||
| 10 | Agency. Agency registration forms shall include, at a minimum,  | ||||||
| 11 | information regarding the following: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) the name and address of the owner and operator of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the battery storage site; | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) A description of the operations conducted at the  | ||||||
| 15 |  battery storage site; | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) the weight or volume of whole or partial used  | ||||||
| 17 |  batteries received at the battery storage site over the  | ||||||
| 18 |  past calendar year; and | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) the weight or volume of whole or partial used  | ||||||
| 20 |  batteries at the battery storage site at the end of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  calendar year. | ||||||
| 22 |     (d) No later than January 1, 2026 (one 1 year after the  | ||||||
| 23 | effective date of Public Act 103-1006) this amendatory Act,  | ||||||
| 24 | the Agency shall propose to the Board, and no later than one  | ||||||
| 25 | year after receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall  | ||||||
| 26 | adopt, rules for the operation of battery storage sites. Such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | rules shall include, but not be limited to: requirements for  | ||||||
| 2 | end-of-life battery receipt, handling, storage, and transfer;  | ||||||
| 3 | standards for fire prevention; requirements for contingency  | ||||||
| 4 | planning and emergency response; recordkeeping; reporting; and  | ||||||
| 5 | financial assurance. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 103-1006, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 7 |     (415 ILCS 5/39.5)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039.5) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 39.5. Clean Air Act Permit Program.  | ||||||
| 9 |     1. Definitions. For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 10 |     "Administrative permit amendment" means a permit revision  | ||||||
| 11 | subject to subsection 13 of this Section. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Affected source for acid deposition" means a source that  | ||||||
| 13 | includes one or more affected units under Title IV of the Clean  | ||||||
| 14 | Air Act. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Affected States" for purposes of formal distribution of a  | ||||||
| 16 | draft CAAPP permit to other States for comments prior to  | ||||||
| 17 | issuance, means all States: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) Whose air quality may be affected by the source  | ||||||
| 19 |  covered by the draft permit and that are contiguous to  | ||||||
| 20 |  Illinois; or | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) That are within 50 miles of the source. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Affected unit for acid deposition" shall have the meaning  | ||||||
| 23 | given to the term "affected unit" in the regulations  | ||||||
| 24 | promulgated under Title IV of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Applicable Clean Air Act requirement" means all of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | following as they apply to emissions units in a source  | ||||||
| 2 | (including regulations that have been promulgated or approved  | ||||||
| 3 | by USEPA pursuant to the Clean Air Act which directly impose  | ||||||
| 4 | requirements upon a source and other such federal requirements  | ||||||
| 5 | which have been adopted by the Board. These may include  | ||||||
| 6 | requirements and regulations which have future effective  | ||||||
| 7 | compliance dates. Requirements and regulations will be exempt  | ||||||
| 8 | if USEPA determines that such requirements need not be  | ||||||
| 9 | contained in a Title V permit): | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Any standard or other requirement provided for in  | ||||||
| 11 |  the applicable state implementation plan approved or  | ||||||
| 12 |  promulgated by USEPA under Title I of the Clean Air Act  | ||||||
| 13 |  that implements the relevant requirements of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 14 |  Act, including any revisions to the state Implementation  | ||||||
| 15 |  Plan promulgated in 40 CFR Part 52, Subparts A and O and  | ||||||
| 16 |  other subparts applicable to Illinois. For purposes of  | ||||||
| 17 |  this paragraph (1) of this definition, "any standard or  | ||||||
| 18 |  other requirement" means only such standards or  | ||||||
| 19 |  requirements directly enforceable against an individual  | ||||||
| 20 |  source under the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 21 |         (2)(i) Any term or condition of any preconstruction  | ||||||
| 22 |  permits issued pursuant to regulations approved or  | ||||||
| 23 |  promulgated by USEPA under Title I of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 24 |  Act, including Part C or D of the Clean Air Act.  | ||||||
| 25 |             (ii) Any term or condition as required pursuant to  | ||||||
| 26 |  this Section 39.5 of any federally enforceable State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  operating permit issued pursuant to regulations  | ||||||
| 2 |  approved or promulgated by USEPA under Title I of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Clean Air Act, including Part C or D of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 4 |  Act. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) Any standard or other requirement under Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  111 of the Clean Air Act, including Section 111(d). | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) Any standard or other requirement under Section  | ||||||
| 8 |  112 of the Clean Air Act, including any requirement  | ||||||
| 9 |  concerning accident prevention under Section 112(r)(7) of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) Any standard or other requirement of the acid rain  | ||||||
| 12 |  program under Title IV of the Clean Air Act or the  | ||||||
| 13 |  regulations promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 14 |         (6) Any requirements established pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 15 |  504(b) or Section 114(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 16 |         (7) Any standard or other requirement governing solid  | ||||||
| 17 |  waste incineration, under Section 129 of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 18 |  Act. | ||||||
| 19 |         (8) Any standard or other requirement for consumer and  | ||||||
| 20 |  commercial products, under Section 183(e) of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 21 |  Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         (9) Any standard or other requirement for tank  | ||||||
| 23 |  vessels, under Section 183(f) of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 24 |         (10) Any standard or other requirement of the program  | ||||||
| 25 |  to control air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf  | ||||||
| 26 |  sources, under Section 328 of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (11) Any standard or other requirement of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  regulations promulgated to protect stratospheric ozone  | ||||||
| 3 |  under Title VI of the Clean Air Act, unless USEPA has  | ||||||
| 4 |  determined that such requirements need not be contained in  | ||||||
| 5 |  a Title V permit. | ||||||
| 6 |         (12) Any national ambient air quality standard or  | ||||||
| 7 |  increment or visibility requirement under Part C of Title  | ||||||
| 8 |  I of the Clean Air Act, but only as it would apply to  | ||||||
| 9 |  temporary sources permitted pursuant to Section 504(e) of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Applicable requirement" means all applicable Clean Air  | ||||||
| 12 | Act requirements and any other standard, limitation, or other  | ||||||
| 13 | requirement contained in this Act or regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 14 | under this Act as applicable to sources of air contaminants  | ||||||
| 15 | (including requirements that have future effective compliance  | ||||||
| 16 | dates). | ||||||
| 17 |     "CAAPP" means the Clean Air Act Permit Program, developed  | ||||||
| 18 | pursuant to Title V of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     "CAAPP application" means an application for a CAAPP  | ||||||
| 20 | permit. | ||||||
| 21 |     "CAAPP Permit" or "permit" (unless the context suggests  | ||||||
| 22 | otherwise) means any permit issued, renewed, amended,  | ||||||
| 23 | modified, or revised pursuant to Title V of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     "CAAPP source" means any source for which the owner or  | ||||||
| 25 | operator is required to obtain a CAAPP permit pursuant to  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection 2 of this Section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Clean Air Act" means the Clean Air Act, as now and  | ||||||
| 2 | hereafter amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Designated representative" has the meaning given to it in  | ||||||
| 4 | Section 402(26) of the Clean Air Act and the regulations  | ||||||
| 5 | promulgated thereunder, which state that the term "designated  | ||||||
| 6 | representative" means a responsible person or official  | ||||||
| 7 | authorized by the owner or operator of a unit to represent the  | ||||||
| 8 | owner or operator in all matters pertaining to the holding,  | ||||||
| 9 | transfer, or disposition of allowances allocated to a unit,  | ||||||
| 10 | and the submission of and compliance with permits, permit  | ||||||
| 11 | applications, and compliance plans for the unit. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Draft CAAPP permit" means the version of a CAAPP permit  | ||||||
| 13 | for which public notice and an opportunity for public comment  | ||||||
| 14 | and hearing is offered by the Agency. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Effective date of the CAAPP" means the date that USEPA  | ||||||
| 16 | approves Illinois' CAAPP. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Emission unit" means any part or activity of a stationary  | ||||||
| 18 | source that emits or has the potential to emit any air  | ||||||
| 19 | pollutant. This term is not meant to alter or affect the  | ||||||
| 20 | definition of the term "unit" for purposes of Title IV of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Federally enforceable" means enforceable by USEPA. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Final permit action" means the Agency's granting with  | ||||||
| 24 | conditions, refusal to grant, renewal of, or revision of a  | ||||||
| 25 | CAAPP permit, the Agency's determination of incompleteness of  | ||||||
| 26 | a submitted CAAPP application, or the Agency's failure to act  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | on an application for a permit, permit renewal, or permit  | ||||||
| 2 | revision within the time specified in subsection 13,  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection 14, or paragraph (j) of subsection 5 of this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section. | ||||||
| 5 |     "General permit" means a permit issued to cover numerous  | ||||||
| 6 | similar sources in accordance with subsection 11 of this  | ||||||
| 7 | Section.  | ||||||
| 8 |     "Major source" means a source for which emissions of one  | ||||||
| 9 | or more air pollutants meet the criteria for major status  | ||||||
| 10 | pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of this Section. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Maximum achievable control technology" or "MACT" means  | ||||||
| 12 | the maximum degree of reductions in emissions deemed  | ||||||
| 13 | achievable under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Owner or operator" means any person who owns, leases,  | ||||||
| 15 | operates, controls, or supervises a stationary source. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Permit modification" means a revision to a CAAPP permit  | ||||||
| 17 | that cannot be accomplished under the provisions for  | ||||||
| 18 | administrative permit amendments under subsection 13 of this  | ||||||
| 19 | Section. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Permit revision" means a permit modification or  | ||||||
| 21 | administrative permit amendment. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Phase II" means the period of the national acid rain  | ||||||
| 23 | program, established under Title IV of the Clean Air Act,  | ||||||
| 24 | beginning January 1, 2000, and continuing thereafter. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Phase II acid rain permit" means the portion of a CAAPP  | ||||||
| 26 | permit issued, renewed, modified, or revised by the Agency  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | during Phase II for an affected source for acid deposition. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Potential to emit" means the maximum capacity of a  | ||||||
| 3 | stationary source to emit any air pollutant under its physical  | ||||||
| 4 | and operational design. Any physical or operational limitation  | ||||||
| 5 | on the capacity of a source to emit an air pollutant, including  | ||||||
| 6 | air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of  | ||||||
| 7 | operation or on the type or amount of material combusted,  | ||||||
| 8 | stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of its design if  | ||||||
| 9 | the limitation is enforceable by USEPA. This definition does  | ||||||
| 10 | not alter or affect the use of this term for any other purposes  | ||||||
| 11 | under the Clean Air Act, or the term "capacity factor" as used  | ||||||
| 12 | in Title IV of the Clean Air Act or the regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 13 | thereunder. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Preconstruction Permit" or "Construction Permit" means a  | ||||||
| 15 | permit which is to be obtained prior to commencing or  | ||||||
| 16 | beginning actual construction or modification of a source or  | ||||||
| 17 | emissions unit. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Proposed CAAPP permit" means the version of a CAAPP  | ||||||
| 19 | permit that the Agency proposes to issue and forwards to USEPA  | ||||||
| 20 | for review in compliance with applicable requirements of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Regulated air pollutant" means the following: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) Nitrogen oxides (NOx) or any volatile organic  | ||||||
| 24 |  compound. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) Any pollutant for which a national ambient air  | ||||||
| 26 |  quality standard has been promulgated. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) Any pollutant that is subject to any standard  | ||||||
| 2 |  promulgated under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) Any Class I or II substance subject to a standard  | ||||||
| 4 |  promulgated under or established by Title VI of the Clean  | ||||||
| 5 |  Air Act. | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) Any pollutant subject to a standard promulgated  | ||||||
| 7 |  under Section 112 or other requirements established under  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, including Sections  | ||||||
| 9 |  112(g), (j), and (r). | ||||||
| 10 |             (i) Any pollutant subject to requirements under  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 112(j) of the Clean Air Act. Any pollutant  | ||||||
| 12 |  listed under Section 112(b) for which the subject  | ||||||
| 13 |  source would be major shall be considered to be  | ||||||
| 14 |  regulated 18 months after the date on which USEPA was  | ||||||
| 15 |  required to promulgate an applicable standard pursuant  | ||||||
| 16 |  to Section 112(e) of the Clean Air Act, if USEPA fails  | ||||||
| 17 |  to promulgate such standard. | ||||||
| 18 |             (ii) Any pollutant for which the requirements of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 112(g)(2) of the Clean Air Act have been met,  | ||||||
| 20 |  but only with respect to the individual source subject  | ||||||
| 21 |  to Section 112(g)(2) requirement. | ||||||
| 22 |         (6) Greenhouse gases.  | ||||||
| 23 |     "Renewal" means the process by which a permit is reissued  | ||||||
| 24 | at the end of its term. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Responsible official" means one of the following: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) For a corporation: a president, secretary,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge  | ||||||
| 2 |  of a principal business function, or any other person who  | ||||||
| 3 |  performs similar policy or decision-making functions for  | ||||||
| 4 |  the corporation, or a duly authorized representative of  | ||||||
| 5 |  such person if the representative is responsible for the  | ||||||
| 6 |  overall operation of one or more manufacturing,  | ||||||
| 7 |  production, or operating facilities applying for or  | ||||||
| 8 |  subject to a permit and either (i) the facilities employ  | ||||||
| 9 |  more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales or  | ||||||
| 10 |  expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second quarter 1980  | ||||||
| 11 |  dollars), or (ii) the delegation of authority to such  | ||||||
| 12 |  representative is approved in advance by the Agency. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: a  | ||||||
| 14 |  general partner or the proprietor, respectively, or in the  | ||||||
| 15 |  case of a partnership in which all of the partners are  | ||||||
| 16 |  corporations, a duly authorized representative of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  partnership if the representative is responsible for the  | ||||||
| 18 |  overall operation of one or more manufacturing,  | ||||||
| 19 |  production, or operating facilities applying for or  | ||||||
| 20 |  subject to a permit and either (i) the facilities employ  | ||||||
| 21 |  more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales or  | ||||||
| 22 |  expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second quarter 1980  | ||||||
| 23 |  dollars), or (ii) the delegation of authority to such  | ||||||
| 24 |  representative is approved in advance by the Agency. | ||||||
| 25 |         (3) For a municipality, State, federal Federal, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  other public agency: either a principal executive officer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or ranking elected official. For the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 2 |  part, a principal executive officer of a federal Federal     | ||||||
| 3 |  agency includes the chief executive officer having  | ||||||
| 4 |  responsibility for the overall operations of a principal  | ||||||
| 5 |  geographic unit of the agency (e.g., a Regional  | ||||||
| 6 |  Administrator of USEPA).  | ||||||
| 7 |         (4) For affected sources for acid deposition: | ||||||
| 8 |             (i) The designated representative shall be the  | ||||||
| 9 |  "responsible official" in so far as actions,  | ||||||
| 10 |  standards, requirements, or prohibitions under Title  | ||||||
| 11 |  IV of the Clean Air Act or the regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 12 |  thereunder are concerned. | ||||||
| 13 |             (ii) The designated representative may also be the  | ||||||
| 14 |  "responsible official" for any other purposes with  | ||||||
| 15 |  respect to air pollution control. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Section 502(b)(10) changes" means changes that contravene  | ||||||
| 17 | express permit terms. "Section 502(b)(10) changes" do not  | ||||||
| 18 | include changes that would violate applicable requirements or  | ||||||
| 19 | contravene federally enforceable permit terms or conditions  | ||||||
| 20 | that are monitoring (including test methods), recordkeeping,  | ||||||
| 21 | reporting, or compliance certification requirements. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Solid waste incineration unit" means a distinct operating  | ||||||
| 23 | unit of any facility which combusts any solid waste material  | ||||||
| 24 | from commercial or industrial establishments or the general  | ||||||
| 25 | public (including single and multiple residences, hotels, and  | ||||||
| 26 | motels). The term does not include incinerators or other units  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | required to have a permit under Section 3005 of the Solid Waste  | ||||||
| 2 | Disposal Act. The term also does not include (A) materials  | ||||||
| 3 | recovery facilities (including primary or secondary smelters)  | ||||||
| 4 | which combust waste for the primary purpose of recovering  | ||||||
| 5 | metals, (B) qualifying small power production facilities, as  | ||||||
| 6 | defined in Section 3(17)(C) of the Federal Power Act (16  | ||||||
| 7 | U.S.C. 769(17)(C)), or qualifying cogeneration facilities, as  | ||||||
| 8 | defined in Section 3(18)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16  | ||||||
| 9 | U.S.C. 796(18)(B)), which burn homogeneous waste (such as  | ||||||
| 10 | units which burn tires or used oil, but not including  | ||||||
| 11 | refuse-derived fuel) for the production of electric energy or  | ||||||
| 12 | in the case of qualifying cogeneration facilities which burn  | ||||||
| 13 | homogeneous waste for the production of electric energy and  | ||||||
| 14 | steam or forms of useful energy (such as heat) which are used  | ||||||
| 15 | for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes, or  | ||||||
| 16 | (C) air curtain incinerators provided that such incinerators  | ||||||
| 17 | only burn wood wastes, yard waste, and clean lumber and that  | ||||||
| 18 | such air curtain incinerators comply with opacity limitations  | ||||||
| 19 | to be established by the USEPA by rule. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Source" means any stationary source (or any group of  | ||||||
| 21 | stationary sources) that is located on one or more contiguous  | ||||||
| 22 | or adjacent properties that are under common control of the  | ||||||
| 23 | same person (or persons under common control) and that belongs  | ||||||
| 24 | to a single major industrial grouping. For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 25 | defining "source," a stationary source or group of stationary  | ||||||
| 26 | sources shall be considered part of a single major industrial  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | grouping if all of the pollutant emitting activities at such  | ||||||
| 2 | source or group of sources located on contiguous or adjacent  | ||||||
| 3 | properties and under common control belong to the same Major  | ||||||
| 4 | Group (i.e., all have the same two-digit code) as described in  | ||||||
| 5 | the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, or such  | ||||||
| 6 | pollutant emitting activities at a stationary source (or group  | ||||||
| 7 | of stationary sources) located on contiguous or adjacent  | ||||||
| 8 | properties and under common control constitute a support  | ||||||
| 9 | facility. The determination as to whether any group of  | ||||||
| 10 | stationary sources is located on contiguous or adjacent  | ||||||
| 11 | properties, and/or is under common control, and/or whether the  | ||||||
| 12 | pollutant emitting activities at such group of stationary  | ||||||
| 13 | sources constitute a support facility shall be made on a  | ||||||
| 14 | case-by-case case by case basis. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Stationary source" means any building, structure,  | ||||||
| 16 | facility, or installation that emits or may emit any regulated  | ||||||
| 17 | air pollutant or any pollutant listed under Section 112(b) of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Clean Air Act, except those emissions resulting directly  | ||||||
| 19 | from an internal combustion engine for transportation purposes  | ||||||
| 20 | or from a nonroad engine or nonroad vehicle as defined in  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 216 of the Clean Air Act.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Subject to regulation" has the meaning given to it in 40  | ||||||
| 23 | CFR 70.2, as now or hereafter amended.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Support facility" means any stationary source (or group  | ||||||
| 25 | of stationary sources) that conveys, stores, or otherwise  | ||||||
| 26 | assists to a significant extent in the production of a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | principal product at another stationary source (or group of  | ||||||
| 2 | stationary sources). A support facility shall be considered to  | ||||||
| 3 | be part of the same source as the stationary source (or group  | ||||||
| 4 | of stationary sources) that it supports regardless of the  | ||||||
| 5 | 2-digit Standard Industrial Classification code for the  | ||||||
| 6 | support facility. | ||||||
| 7 |     "USEPA" means the Administrator of the United States  | ||||||
| 8 | Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) or a person designated  | ||||||
| 9 | by the Administrator.
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| 10 |     1.1. Exclusion From the CAAPP. | ||||||
| 11 |         a. An owner or operator of a source which determines  | ||||||
| 12 |  that the source could be excluded from the CAAPP may seek  | ||||||
| 13 |  such exclusion prior to the date that the CAAPP  | ||||||
| 14 |  application for the source is due but in no case later than  | ||||||
| 15 |  9 months after the effective date of the CAAPP through the  | ||||||
| 16 |  imposition of federally enforceable conditions limiting  | ||||||
| 17 |  the "potential to emit" of the source to a level below the  | ||||||
| 18 |  major source threshold for that source as described in  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of this Section, within a  | ||||||
| 20 |  State operating permit issued pursuant to subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 21 |  of Section 39 of this Act. After such date, an exclusion  | ||||||
| 22 |  from the CAAPP may be sought under paragraph (c) of  | ||||||
| 23 |  subsection 3 of this Section. | ||||||
| 24 |         b. An owner or operator of a source seeking exclusion  | ||||||
| 25 |  from the CAAPP pursuant to paragraph (a) of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsection must submit a permit application consistent  | ||||||
| 2 |  with the existing State permit program which specifically  | ||||||
| 3 |  requests such exclusion through the imposition of such  | ||||||
| 4 |  federally enforceable conditions. | ||||||
| 5 |         c. Upon such request, if the Agency determines that  | ||||||
| 6 |  the owner or operator of a source has met the requirements  | ||||||
| 7 |  for exclusion pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 8 |  and other applicable requirements for permit issuance  | ||||||
| 9 |  under subsection (a) of Section 39 of this Act, the Agency  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall issue a State operating permit for such source under  | ||||||
| 11 |  subsection (a) of Section 39 of this Act, as amended, and  | ||||||
| 12 |  regulations promulgated thereunder with federally  | ||||||
| 13 |  enforceable conditions limiting the "potential to emit" of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the source to a level below the major source threshold for  | ||||||
| 15 |  that source as described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2  | ||||||
| 16 |  of this Section. | ||||||
| 17 |         d. The Agency shall provide an owner or operator of a  | ||||||
| 18 |  source which may be excluded from the CAAPP pursuant to  | ||||||
| 19 |  this subsection with reasonable notice that the owner or  | ||||||
| 20 |  operator may seek such exclusion. | ||||||
| 21 |         e. The Agency shall provide such sources with the  | ||||||
| 22 |  necessary permit application forms.
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| 23 |     2. Applicability. | ||||||
| 24 |         a. Sources subject to this Section shall include: | ||||||
| 25 |             i. Any major source as defined in paragraph (c) of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this subsection. | ||||||
| 2 |             ii. Any source subject to a standard or other  | ||||||
| 3 |  requirements promulgated under Section 111 (New Source  | ||||||
| 4 |  Performance Standards) or Section 112 (Hazardous Air  | ||||||
| 5 |  Pollutants) of the Clean Air Act, except that a source  | ||||||
| 6 |  is not required to obtain a permit solely because it is  | ||||||
| 7 |  subject to regulations or requirements under Section  | ||||||
| 8 |  112(r) of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 9 |             iii. Any affected source for acid deposition, as  | ||||||
| 10 |  defined in subsection 1 of this Section. | ||||||
| 11 |             iv. Any other source subject to this Section under  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Clean Air Act or regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 13 |  thereunder, or applicable Board regulations. | ||||||
| 14 |         b. Sources exempted from this Section shall include: | ||||||
| 15 |             i. All sources listed in paragraph (a) of this  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection that are not major sources, affected  | ||||||
| 17 |  sources for acid deposition or solid waste  | ||||||
| 18 |  incineration units required to obtain a permit  | ||||||
| 19 |  pursuant to Section 129(e) of the Clean Air Act, until  | ||||||
| 20 |  the source is required to obtain a CAAPP permit  | ||||||
| 21 |  pursuant to the Clean Air Act or regulations  | ||||||
| 22 |  promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 23 |             ii. Nonmajor sources subject to a standard or  | ||||||
| 24 |  other requirements subsequently promulgated by USEPA  | ||||||
| 25 |  under Section 111 or 112 of the Clean Air Act that are  | ||||||
| 26 |  determined by USEPA to be exempt at the time a new  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  standard is promulgated. | ||||||
| 2 |             iii. All sources and source categories that would  | ||||||
| 3 |  be required to obtain a permit solely because they are  | ||||||
| 4 |  subject to Part 60, Subpart AAA - Standards of  | ||||||
| 5 |  Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters (40 CFR  | ||||||
| 6 |  Part 60). | ||||||
| 7 |             iv. All sources and source categories that would  | ||||||
| 8 |  be required to obtain a permit solely because they are  | ||||||
| 9 |  subject to Part 61, Subpart M - National Emission  | ||||||
| 10 |  Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos,  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 61.145 (40 CFR Part 61). | ||||||
| 12 |             v. Any other source categories exempted by USEPA  | ||||||
| 13 |  regulations pursuant to Section 502(a) of the Clean  | ||||||
| 14 |  Air Act. | ||||||
| 15 |             vi. Major sources of greenhouse gas emissions  | ||||||
| 16 |  required to obtain a CAAPP permit under this Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  if any of the following occurs: | ||||||
| 18 |                 (A) enactment of federal legislation depriving  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Administrator of the USEPA of authority to  | ||||||
| 20 |  regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (B) the issuance of any opinion, ruling,  | ||||||
| 22 |  judgment, order, or decree by a federal court  | ||||||
| 23 |  depriving the Administrator of the USEPA of  | ||||||
| 24 |  authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Clean Air Act; or | ||||||
| 26 |                 (C) action by the President of the United  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  States or the President's authorized agent,  | ||||||
| 2 |  including the Administrator of the USEPA, to  | ||||||
| 3 |  repeal or withdraw the Greenhouse Gas Tailoring  | ||||||
| 4 |  Rule (75 Fed. Reg. 31514, June 3, 2010).  | ||||||
| 5 |             If any event listed in this subparagraph (vi)  | ||||||
| 6 |  occurs, CAAPP permits issued after such event shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  not impose permit terms or conditions addressing  | ||||||
| 8 |  greenhouse gases during the effectiveness of any event  | ||||||
| 9 |  listed in subparagraph (vi). If any event listed in  | ||||||
| 10 |  this subparagraph (vi) occurs, any owner or operator  | ||||||
| 11 |  with a CAAPP permit that includes terms or conditions  | ||||||
| 12 |  addressing greenhouse gases may elect to submit an  | ||||||
| 13 |  application to the Agency to address a revision or  | ||||||
| 14 |  repeal of such terms or conditions. If any owner or  | ||||||
| 15 |  operator submits such an application, the Agency shall  | ||||||
| 16 |  expeditiously process the permit application in  | ||||||
| 17 |  accordance with applicable laws and regulations.  | ||||||
| 18 |  Nothing in this subparagraph (vi) shall relieve an  | ||||||
| 19 |  owner or operator of a source from the requirement to  | ||||||
| 20 |  obtain a CAAPP permit for its emissions of regulated  | ||||||
| 21 |  air pollutants other than greenhouse gases, as  | ||||||
| 22 |  required by this Section.  | ||||||
| 23 |         c. For purposes of this Section the term "major  | ||||||
| 24 |  source" means any source that is: | ||||||
| 25 |             i. A major source under Section 112 of the Clean  | ||||||
| 26 |  Air Act, which is defined as: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 A. For pollutants other than radionuclides,  | ||||||
| 2 |  any stationary source or group of stationary  | ||||||
| 3 |  sources located within a contiguous area and under  | ||||||
| 4 |  common control that emits or has the potential to  | ||||||
| 5 |  emit, in the aggregate, 10 tons per year (tpy) or  | ||||||
| 6 |  more of any hazardous air pollutant which has been  | ||||||
| 7 |  listed pursuant to Section 112(b) of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 8 |  Act, 25 tpy or more of any combination of such  | ||||||
| 9 |  hazardous air pollutants, or such lesser quantity  | ||||||
| 10 |  as USEPA may establish by rule. Notwithstanding  | ||||||
| 11 |  the preceding sentence, emissions from any oil or  | ||||||
| 12 |  gas exploration or production well (with its  | ||||||
| 13 |  associated equipment) and emissions from any  | ||||||
| 14 |  pipeline compressor or pump station shall not be  | ||||||
| 15 |  aggregated with emissions from other similar  | ||||||
| 16 |  units, whether or not such units are in a  | ||||||
| 17 |  contiguous area or under common control, to  | ||||||
| 18 |  determine whether such stations are major sources. | ||||||
| 19 |                 B. For radionuclides, "major source" shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  have the meaning specified by the USEPA by rule. | ||||||
| 21 |             ii. A major stationary source of air pollutants,  | ||||||
| 22 |  as defined in Section 302 of the Clean Air Act, that  | ||||||
| 23 |  directly emits or has the potential to emit, 100 tpy or  | ||||||
| 24 |  more of any air pollutant subject to regulation  | ||||||
| 25 |  (including any major source of fugitive emissions of  | ||||||
| 26 |  any such pollutant, as determined by rule by USEPA).  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  For purposes of this subsection, "fugitive emissions"  | ||||||
| 2 |  means those emissions which could not reasonably pass  | ||||||
| 3 |  through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally  | ||||||
| 4 |  equivalent functionally-equivalent opening. The  | ||||||
| 5 |  fugitive emissions of a stationary source shall not be  | ||||||
| 6 |  considered in determining whether it is a major  | ||||||
| 7 |  stationary source for the purposes of Section 302(j)  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the Clean Air Act, unless the source belongs to one  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the following categories of stationary source: | ||||||
| 10 |                 A. Coal cleaning plants (with thermal dryers). | ||||||
| 11 |                 B. Kraft pulp mills. | ||||||
| 12 |                 C. Portland cement plants. | ||||||
| 13 |                 D. Primary zinc smelters. | ||||||
| 14 |                 E. Iron and steel mills. | ||||||
| 15 |                 F. Primary aluminum ore reduction plants. | ||||||
| 16 |                 G. Primary copper smelters. | ||||||
| 17 |                 H. Municipal incinerators capable of charging  | ||||||
| 18 |  more than 250 tons of refuse per day. | ||||||
| 19 |                 I. Hydrofluoric, sulfuric, or nitric acid  | ||||||
| 20 |  plants. | ||||||
| 21 |                 J. Petroleum refineries. | ||||||
| 22 |                 K. Lime plants. | ||||||
| 23 |                 L. Phosphate rock processing plants. | ||||||
| 24 |                 M. Coke oven batteries. | ||||||
| 25 |                 N. Sulfur recovery plants. | ||||||
| 26 |                 O. Carbon black plants (furnace process). | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 P. Primary lead smelters. | ||||||
| 2 |                 Q. Fuel conversion plants. | ||||||
| 3 |                 R. Sintering plants. | ||||||
| 4 |                 S. Secondary metal production plants. | ||||||
| 5 |                 T. Chemical process plants. | ||||||
| 6 |                 U. Fossil-fuel boilers (or combination  | ||||||
| 7 |  thereof) totaling more than 250 million British  | ||||||
| 8 |  thermal units per hour heat input. | ||||||
| 9 |                 V. Petroleum storage and transfer units with a  | ||||||
| 10 |  total storage capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels. | ||||||
| 11 |                 W. Taconite ore processing plants. | ||||||
| 12 |                 X. Glass fiber processing plants. | ||||||
| 13 |                 Y. Charcoal production plants. | ||||||
| 14 |                 Z. Fossil fuel-fired steam electric plants of  | ||||||
| 15 |  more than 250 million British thermal units per  | ||||||
| 16 |  hour heat input. | ||||||
| 17 |                 AA. All other stationary source categories,  | ||||||
| 18 |  which as of August 7, 1980 are being regulated by a  | ||||||
| 19 |  standard promulgated under Section 111 or 112 of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 21 |                 BB. Any other stationary source category  | ||||||
| 22 |  designated by USEPA by rule. | ||||||
| 23 |             iii. A major stationary source as defined in part  | ||||||
| 24 |  D of Title I of the Clean Air Act including: | ||||||
| 25 |                 A. For ozone nonattainment areas, sources with  | ||||||
| 26 |  the potential to emit 100 tons or more per year of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  volatile organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen  | ||||||
| 2 |  in areas classified as "marginal" or "moderate",  | ||||||
| 3 |  50 tons or more per year in areas classified as  | ||||||
| 4 |  "serious", 25 tons or more per year in areas  | ||||||
| 5 |  classified as "severe", and 10 tons or more per  | ||||||
| 6 |  year in areas classified as "extreme"; except that  | ||||||
| 7 |  the references in this clause to 100, 50, 25, and  | ||||||
| 8 |  10 tons per year of nitrogen oxides shall not  | ||||||
| 9 |  apply with respect to any source for which USEPA  | ||||||
| 10 |  has made a finding, under Section 182(f)(1) or (2)  | ||||||
| 11 |  of the Clean Air Act, that requirements otherwise  | ||||||
| 12 |  applicable to such source under Section 182(f) of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Clean Air Act do not apply. Such sources shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  remain subject to the major source criteria of  | ||||||
| 15 |  subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of this  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection. | ||||||
| 17 |                 B. For ozone transport regions established  | ||||||
| 18 |  pursuant to Section 184 of the Clean Air Act,  | ||||||
| 19 |  sources with the potential to emit 50 tons or more  | ||||||
| 20 |  per year of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). | ||||||
| 21 |                 C. For carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (1)  | ||||||
| 22 |  that are classified as "serious", and (2) in which  | ||||||
| 23 |  stationary sources contribute significantly to  | ||||||
| 24 |  carbon monoxide levels as determined under rules  | ||||||
| 25 |  issued by USEPA, sources with the potential to  | ||||||
| 26 |  emit 50 tons or more per year of carbon monoxide. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 D. For particulate matter (PM-10)  | ||||||
| 2 |  nonattainment areas classified as "serious",  | ||||||
| 3 |  sources with the potential to emit 70 tons or more  | ||||||
| 4 |  per year of PM-10.
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| 5 |     3. Agency Authority To Issue CAAPP Permits and Federally  | ||||||
| 6 | Enforceable State Operating Permits. | ||||||
| 7 |         a. The Agency shall issue CAAPP permits under this  | ||||||
| 8 |  Section consistent with the Clean Air Act and regulations  | ||||||
| 9 |  promulgated thereunder and this Act and regulations  | ||||||
| 10 |  promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 11 |         b. The Agency shall issue CAAPP permits for fixed  | ||||||
| 12 |  terms of 5 years, except CAAPP permits issued for solid  | ||||||
| 13 |  waste incineration units combusting municipal waste which  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall be issued for fixed terms of 12 years and except  | ||||||
| 15 |  CAAPP permits for affected sources for acid deposition  | ||||||
| 16 |  which shall be issued for initial terms to expire on  | ||||||
| 17 |  December 31, 1999, and for fixed terms of 5 years  | ||||||
| 18 |  thereafter. | ||||||
| 19 |         c. The Agency shall have the authority to issue a  | ||||||
| 20 |  State operating permit for a source under subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 21 |  of Section 39 of this Act, as amended, and regulations  | ||||||
| 22 |  promulgated thereunder, which includes federally  | ||||||
| 23 |  enforceable conditions limiting the "potential to emit" of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the source to a level below the major source threshold for  | ||||||
| 25 |  that source as described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of this Section, thereby excluding the source from the  | ||||||
| 2 |  CAAPP, when requested by the applicant pursuant to  | ||||||
| 3 |  paragraph (u) of subsection 5 of this Section. The public  | ||||||
| 4 |  notice requirements of this Section applicable to CAAPP  | ||||||
| 5 |  permits shall also apply to the initial issuance of  | ||||||
| 6 |  permits under this paragraph. | ||||||
| 7 |         d. For purposes of this Act, a permit issued by USEPA  | ||||||
| 8 |  under Section 505 of the Clean Air Act, as now and  | ||||||
| 9 |  hereafter amended, shall be deemed to be a permit issued  | ||||||
| 10 |  by the Agency pursuant to this Section 39.5 of this Act.
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| 11 |     4. Transition. | ||||||
| 12 |         a. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall not be  | ||||||
| 13 |  required to renew an existing State operating permit for  | ||||||
| 14 |  any emission unit at such CAAPP source once a CAAPP  | ||||||
| 15 |  application timely submitted prior to expiration of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  State operating permit has been deemed complete. For  | ||||||
| 17 |  purposes other than permit renewal, the obligation upon  | ||||||
| 18 |  the owner or operator of a CAAPP source to obtain a State  | ||||||
| 19 |  operating permit is not removed upon submittal of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  complete CAAPP permit application. An owner or operator of  | ||||||
| 21 |  a CAAPP source seeking to make a modification to a source  | ||||||
| 22 |  prior to the issuance of its CAAPP permit shall be  | ||||||
| 23 |  required to obtain a construction permit, operating  | ||||||
| 24 |  permit, or both as required for such modification in  | ||||||
| 25 |  accordance with the State permit program under subsection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (a) of Section 39 of this Act, as amended, and regulations  | ||||||
| 2 |  promulgated thereunder. The application for such  | ||||||
| 3 |  construction permit, operating permit, or both shall be  | ||||||
| 4 |  considered an amendment to the CAAPP application submitted  | ||||||
| 5 |  for such source. | ||||||
| 6 |         b. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  continue to operate in accordance with the terms and  | ||||||
| 8 |  conditions of its applicable State operating permit  | ||||||
| 9 |  notwithstanding the expiration of the State operating  | ||||||
| 10 |  permit until the source's CAAPP permit has been issued. | ||||||
| 11 |         c. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall submit  | ||||||
| 12 |  its initial CAAPP application to the Agency no later than  | ||||||
| 13 |  12 months after the effective date of the CAAPP. The  | ||||||
| 14 |  Agency may request submittal of initial CAAPP applications  | ||||||
| 15 |  during this 12-month period according to a schedule set  | ||||||
| 16 |  forth within Agency procedures, however, in no event shall  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Agency require such submittal earlier than 3 months  | ||||||
| 18 |  after such effective date of the CAAPP. An owner or  | ||||||
| 19 |  operator may voluntarily submit its initial CAAPP  | ||||||
| 20 |  application prior to the date required within this  | ||||||
| 21 |  paragraph or applicable procedures, if any, subsequent to  | ||||||
| 22 |  the date the Agency submits the CAAPP to USEPA for  | ||||||
| 23 |  approval. | ||||||
| 24 |         d. The Agency shall act on initial CAAPP applications  | ||||||
| 25 |  in accordance with paragraph (j) of subsection 5 of this  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         e. For purposes of this Section, the term "initial  | ||||||
| 2 |  CAAPP application" shall mean the first CAAPP application  | ||||||
| 3 |  submitted for a source existing as of the effective date  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the CAAPP. | ||||||
| 5 |         f. The Agency shall provide owners or operators of  | ||||||
| 6 |  CAAPP sources with at least 3 months advance notice of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  date on which their applications are required to be  | ||||||
| 8 |  submitted. In determining which sources shall be subject  | ||||||
| 9 |  to early submittal, the Agency shall include among its  | ||||||
| 10 |  considerations the complexity of the permit application,  | ||||||
| 11 |  and the burden that such early submittal will have on the  | ||||||
| 12 |  source. | ||||||
| 13 |         g. The CAAPP permit shall upon becoming effective  | ||||||
| 14 |  supersede the State operating permit. | ||||||
| 15 |         h. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 16 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 18 |  necessary, to implement this subsection. 
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| 19 |     5. Applications and Completeness. | ||||||
| 20 |         a. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall submit  | ||||||
| 21 |  its complete CAAPP application consistent with the Act and  | ||||||
| 22 |  applicable regulations. | ||||||
| 23 |         b. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall submit  | ||||||
| 24 |  a single complete CAAPP application covering all emission  | ||||||
| 25 |  units at that source. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         c. To be deemed complete, a CAAPP application must  | ||||||
| 2 |  provide all information, as requested in Agency  | ||||||
| 3 |  application forms, sufficient to evaluate the subject  | ||||||
| 4 |  source and its application and to determine all applicable  | ||||||
| 5 |  requirements, pursuant to the Clean Air Act, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  regulations thereunder, this Act and regulations  | ||||||
| 7 |  thereunder. Such Agency application forms shall be  | ||||||
| 8 |  finalized and made available prior to the date on which  | ||||||
| 9 |  any CAAPP application is required. | ||||||
| 10 |         d. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  submit, as part of its complete CAAPP application, a  | ||||||
| 12 |  compliance plan, including a schedule of compliance,  | ||||||
| 13 |  describing how each emission unit will comply with all  | ||||||
| 14 |  applicable requirements. Any such schedule of compliance  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall be supplemental to, and shall not sanction  | ||||||
| 16 |  noncompliance with, the applicable requirements on which  | ||||||
| 17 |  it is based. | ||||||
| 18 |         e. Each submitted CAAPP application shall be certified  | ||||||
| 19 |  for truth, accuracy, and completeness by a responsible  | ||||||
| 20 |  official in accordance with applicable regulations. | ||||||
| 21 |         f. The Agency shall provide notice to a CAAPP  | ||||||
| 22 |  applicant as to whether a submitted CAAPP application is  | ||||||
| 23 |  complete. Unless the Agency notifies the applicant of  | ||||||
| 24 |  incompleteness, within 60 days after receipt of the CAAPP  | ||||||
| 25 |  application, the application shall be deemed complete. The  | ||||||
| 26 |  Agency may request additional information as needed to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  make the completeness determination. The Agency may to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  extent practicable provide the applicant with a reasonable  | ||||||
| 3 |  opportunity to correct deficiencies prior to a final  | ||||||
| 4 |  determination of completeness. | ||||||
| 5 |         g. If after the determination of completeness the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Agency finds that additional information is necessary to  | ||||||
| 7 |  evaluate or take final action on the CAAPP application,  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Agency may request in writing such information from  | ||||||
| 9 |  the source with a reasonable deadline for response. | ||||||
| 10 |         h. If the owner or operator of a CAAPP source submits a  | ||||||
| 11 |  timely and complete CAAPP application, the source's  | ||||||
| 12 |  failure to have a CAAPP permit shall not be a violation of  | ||||||
| 13 |  this Section until the Agency takes final action on the  | ||||||
| 14 |  submitted CAAPP application, provided, however, where the  | ||||||
| 15 |  applicant fails to submit the requested information under  | ||||||
| 16 |  paragraph (g) of this subsection 5 within the time frame  | ||||||
| 17 |  specified by the Agency, this protection shall cease to  | ||||||
| 18 |  apply. | ||||||
| 19 |         i. Any applicant who fails to submit any relevant  | ||||||
| 20 |  facts necessary to evaluate the subject source and its  | ||||||
| 21 |  CAAPP application or who has submitted incorrect  | ||||||
| 22 |  information in a CAAPP application shall, upon becoming  | ||||||
| 23 |  aware of such failure or incorrect submittal, submit  | ||||||
| 24 |  supplementary facts or correct information to the Agency.  | ||||||
| 25 |  In addition, an applicant shall provide to the Agency  | ||||||
| 26 |  additional information as necessary to address any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  requirements which become applicable to the source  | ||||||
| 2 |  subsequent to the date the applicant submitted its  | ||||||
| 3 |  complete CAAPP application but prior to release of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  draft CAAPP permit. | ||||||
| 5 |         j. The Agency shall issue or deny the CAAPP permit  | ||||||
| 6 |  within 18 months after the date of receipt of the complete  | ||||||
| 7 |  CAAPP application, with the following exceptions: (i)  | ||||||
| 8 |  permits for affected sources for acid deposition shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  issued or denied within 6 months after receipt of a  | ||||||
| 10 |  complete application in accordance with subsection 17 of  | ||||||
| 11 |  this Section; (ii) the Agency shall act on initial CAAPP  | ||||||
| 12 |  applications within 24 months after the date of receipt of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the complete CAAPP application; (iii) the Agency shall act  | ||||||
| 14 |  on complete applications containing early reduction  | ||||||
| 15 |  demonstrations under Section 112(i)(5) of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 16 |  Act within 9 months of receipt of the complete CAAPP  | ||||||
| 17 |  application. | ||||||
| 18 |         Where the Agency does not take final action on the  | ||||||
| 19 |  permit within the required time period, the permit shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  not be deemed issued; rather, the failure to act shall be  | ||||||
| 21 |  treated as a final permit action for purposes of judicial  | ||||||
| 22 |  review pursuant to Sections 40.2 and 41 of this Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         k. The submittal of a complete CAAPP application shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  not affect the requirement that any source have a  | ||||||
| 25 |  preconstruction permit under Title I of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 26 |         l. Unless a timely and complete renewal application  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  has been submitted consistent with this subsection, a  | ||||||
| 2 |  CAAPP source operating upon the expiration of its CAAPP  | ||||||
| 3 |  permit shall be deemed to be operating without a CAAPP  | ||||||
| 4 |  permit. Such operation is prohibited under this Act. | ||||||
| 5 |         m. Permits being renewed shall be subject to the same  | ||||||
| 6 |  procedural requirements, including those for public  | ||||||
| 7 |  participation and federal review and objection, that apply  | ||||||
| 8 |  to original permit issuance. | ||||||
| 9 |         n. For purposes of permit renewal, a timely  | ||||||
| 10 |  application is one that is submitted no less than 9 months  | ||||||
| 11 |  prior to the date of permit expiration. | ||||||
| 12 |         o. The terms and conditions of a CAAPP permit shall  | ||||||
| 13 |  remain in effect until the issuance of a CAAPP renewal  | ||||||
| 14 |  permit provided a timely and complete CAAPP application  | ||||||
| 15 |  has been submitted. | ||||||
| 16 |         p. The owner or operator of a CAAPP source seeking a  | ||||||
| 17 |  permit shield pursuant to paragraph (j) of subsection 7 of  | ||||||
| 18 |  this Section shall request such permit shield in the CAAPP  | ||||||
| 19 |  application regarding that source. | ||||||
| 20 |         q. The Agency shall make available to the public all  | ||||||
| 21 |  documents submitted by the applicant to the Agency,  | ||||||
| 22 |  including each CAAPP application, compliance plan  | ||||||
| 23 |  (including the schedule of compliance), and emissions or  | ||||||
| 24 |  compliance monitoring report, with the exception of  | ||||||
| 25 |  information entitled to confidential treatment pursuant to  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section 7 of this Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         r. The Agency shall use the standardized forms  | ||||||
| 2 |  required under Title IV of the Clean Air Act and  | ||||||
| 3 |  regulations promulgated thereunder for affected sources  | ||||||
| 4 |  for acid deposition. | ||||||
| 5 |         s. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source may include  | ||||||
| 6 |  within its CAAPP application a request for permission to  | ||||||
| 7 |  operate during a startup, malfunction, or breakdown  | ||||||
| 8 |  consistent with applicable Board regulations. | ||||||
| 9 |         t. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source, in order to  | ||||||
| 10 |  utilize the operational flexibility provided under  | ||||||
| 11 |  paragraph (l) of subsection 7 of this Section, must  | ||||||
| 12 |  request such use and provide the necessary information  | ||||||
| 13 |  within its CAAPP application. | ||||||
| 14 |         u. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source which seeks  | ||||||
| 15 |  exclusion from the CAAPP through the imposition of  | ||||||
| 16 |  federally enforceable conditions, pursuant to paragraph  | ||||||
| 17 |  (c) of subsection 3 of this Section, must request such  | ||||||
| 18 |  exclusion within a CAAPP application submitted consistent  | ||||||
| 19 |  with this subsection on or after the date that the CAAPP  | ||||||
| 20 |  application for the source is due. Prior to such date, but  | ||||||
| 21 |  in no case later than 9 months after the effective date of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the CAAPP, such owner or operator may request the  | ||||||
| 23 |  imposition of federally enforceable conditions pursuant to  | ||||||
| 24 |  paragraph (b) of subsection 1.1 of this Section. | ||||||
| 25 |         v. CAAPP applications shall contain accurate  | ||||||
| 26 |  information on allowable emissions to implement the fee  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  provisions of subsection 18 of this Section. | ||||||
| 2 |         w. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall submit  | ||||||
| 3 |  within its CAAPP application emissions information  | ||||||
| 4 |  regarding all regulated air pollutants emitted at that  | ||||||
| 5 |  source consistent with applicable Agency procedures.  | ||||||
| 6 |  Emissions information regarding insignificant activities  | ||||||
| 7 |  or emission levels, as determined by the Agency pursuant  | ||||||
| 8 |  to Board regulations, may be submitted as a list within  | ||||||
| 9 |  the CAAPP application. The Agency shall propose  | ||||||
| 10 |  regulations to the Board defining insignificant activities  | ||||||
| 11 |  or emission levels, consistent with federal regulations,  | ||||||
| 12 |  if any, no later than 18 months after the effective date of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Public Act 87-1213 this amendatory Act of 1992, consistent  | ||||||
| 14 |  with Section 112(n)(1) of the Clean Air Act. The Board  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall adopt final regulations defining insignificant  | ||||||
| 16 |  activities or emission levels no later than 9 months after  | ||||||
| 17 |  the date of the Agency's proposal. | ||||||
| 18 |         x. The owner or operator of a new CAAPP source shall  | ||||||
| 19 |  submit its complete CAAPP application consistent with this  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection within 12 months after commencing operation of  | ||||||
| 21 |  such source. The owner or operator of an existing source  | ||||||
| 22 |  that has been excluded from the provisions of this Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  under subsection 1.1 or paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of  | ||||||
| 24 |  this Section and that becomes subject to the CAAPP solely  | ||||||
| 25 |  due to a change in operation at the source shall submit its  | ||||||
| 26 |  complete CAAPP application consistent with this subsection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  at least 180 days before commencing operation in  | ||||||
| 2 |  accordance with the change in operation. | ||||||
| 3 |         y. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 4 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 6 |  necessary to implement this subsection. 
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| 7 |     6. Prohibitions. | ||||||
| 8 |         a. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any  | ||||||
| 9 |  terms or conditions of a permit issued under this Section,  | ||||||
| 10 |  to operate any CAAPP source except in compliance with a  | ||||||
| 11 |  permit issued by the Agency under this Section or to  | ||||||
| 12 |  violate any other applicable requirements. All terms and  | ||||||
| 13 |  conditions of a permit issued under this Section are  | ||||||
| 14 |  enforceable by USEPA and citizens under the Clean Air Act,  | ||||||
| 15 |  except those, if any, that are specifically designated as  | ||||||
| 16 |  not being federally enforceable in the permit pursuant to  | ||||||
| 17 |  paragraph (m) of subsection 7 of this Section. | ||||||
| 18 |         b. After the applicable CAAPP permit or renewal  | ||||||
| 19 |  application submittal date, as specified in subsection 5  | ||||||
| 20 |  of this Section, no person shall operate a CAAPP source  | ||||||
| 21 |  without a CAAPP permit unless the complete CAAPP permit or  | ||||||
| 22 |  renewal application for such source has been timely  | ||||||
| 23 |  submitted to the Agency. | ||||||
| 24 |         c. No owner or operator of a CAAPP source shall cause  | ||||||
| 25 |  or threaten or allow the continued operation of an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  emission source during malfunction or breakdown of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  emission source or related air pollution control equipment  | ||||||
| 3 |  if such operation would cause a violation of the standards  | ||||||
| 4 |  or limitations applicable to the source, unless the CAAPP  | ||||||
| 5 |  permit granted to the source provides for such operation  | ||||||
| 6 |  consistent with this Act and applicable Board regulations.
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| 7 |     7. Permit Content. | ||||||
| 8 |         a. All CAAPP permits shall contain emission  | ||||||
| 9 |  limitations and standards and other enforceable terms and  | ||||||
| 10 |  conditions, including, but not limited to, operational  | ||||||
| 11 |  requirements, and schedules for achieving compliance at  | ||||||
| 12 |  the earliest reasonable date, which are or will be  | ||||||
| 13 |  required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this  | ||||||
| 14 |  Act and to assure compliance with all applicable  | ||||||
| 15 |  requirements. | ||||||
| 16 |         b. The Agency shall include among such conditions  | ||||||
| 17 |  applicable monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping, record  | ||||||
| 18 |  keeping and compliance certification requirements, as  | ||||||
| 19 |  authorized by paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of this  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection, that the Agency deems necessary to assure  | ||||||
| 21 |  compliance with the Clean Air Act, the regulations  | ||||||
| 22 |  promulgated thereunder, this Act, and applicable Board  | ||||||
| 23 |  regulations. When monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping     | ||||||
| 24 |  record keeping, and compliance certification requirements  | ||||||
| 25 |  are specified within the Clean Air Act, regulations  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  promulgated thereunder, this Act, or applicable  | ||||||
| 2 |  regulations, such requirements shall be included within  | ||||||
| 3 |  the CAAPP permit. The Board shall have authority to  | ||||||
| 4 |  promulgate additional regulations where necessary to  | ||||||
| 5 |  accomplish the purposes of the Clean Air Act, this Act,  | ||||||
| 6 |  and regulations promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 7 |         c. The Agency shall assure, within such conditions,  | ||||||
| 8 |  the use of terms, test methods, units, averaging periods,  | ||||||
| 9 |  and other statistical conventions consistent with the  | ||||||
| 10 |  applicable emission limitations, standards, and other  | ||||||
| 11 |  requirements contained in the permit. | ||||||
| 12 |         d. To meet the requirements of this subsection with  | ||||||
| 13 |  respect to monitoring, the permit shall: | ||||||
| 14 |             i. Incorporate and identify all applicable  | ||||||
| 15 |  emissions monitoring and analysis procedures or test  | ||||||
| 16 |  methods required under the Clean Air Act, regulations  | ||||||
| 17 |  promulgated thereunder, this Act, and applicable Board  | ||||||
| 18 |  regulations, including any procedures and methods  | ||||||
| 19 |  promulgated by USEPA pursuant to Section 504(b) or  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 114 (a)(3) of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 21 |             ii. Where the applicable requirement does not  | ||||||
| 22 |  require periodic testing or instrumental or  | ||||||
| 23 |  noninstrumental monitoring (which may consist of  | ||||||
| 24 |  recordkeeping designed to serve as monitoring),  | ||||||
| 25 |  require periodic monitoring sufficient to yield  | ||||||
| 26 |  reliable data from the relevant time period that is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  representative of the source's compliance with the  | ||||||
| 2 |  permit, as reported pursuant to paragraph (f) of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  subsection. The Agency may determine that  | ||||||
| 4 |  recordkeeping requirements are sufficient to meet the  | ||||||
| 5 |  requirements of this subparagraph. | ||||||
| 6 |             iii. As necessary, specify requirements concerning  | ||||||
| 7 |  the use, maintenance, and when appropriate,  | ||||||
| 8 |  installation of monitoring equipment or methods. | ||||||
| 9 |         e. To meet the requirements of this subsection with  | ||||||
| 10 |  respect to recordkeeping record keeping, the permit shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  incorporate and identify all applicable recordkeeping  | ||||||
| 12 |  requirements and require, where applicable, the following: | ||||||
| 13 |             i. Records of required monitoring information that  | ||||||
| 14 |  include the following: | ||||||
| 15 |                 A. The date, place and time of sampling or  | ||||||
| 16 |  measurements. | ||||||
| 17 |                 B. The date(s) analyses were performed. | ||||||
| 18 |                 C. The company or entity that performed the  | ||||||
| 19 |  analyses. | ||||||
| 20 |                 D. The analytical techniques or methods used. | ||||||
| 21 |                 E. The results of such analyses. | ||||||
| 22 |                 F. The operating conditions as existing at the  | ||||||
| 23 |  time of sampling or measurement. | ||||||
| 24 |             ii. Retention of records of all monitoring data  | ||||||
| 25 |  and support information for a period of at least 5  | ||||||
| 26 |  years from the date of the monitoring sample,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  measurement, report, or application. Support  | ||||||
| 2 |  information includes all calibration and maintenance  | ||||||
| 3 |  records, original strip-chart recordings for  | ||||||
| 4 |  continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of  | ||||||
| 5 |  all reports required by the permit. | ||||||
| 6 |         f. To meet the requirements of this subsection with  | ||||||
| 7 |  respect to reporting, the permit shall incorporate and  | ||||||
| 8 |  identify all applicable reporting requirements and require  | ||||||
| 9 |  the following: | ||||||
| 10 |             i. Submittal of reports of any required monitoring  | ||||||
| 11 |  every 6 months. More frequent submittals may be  | ||||||
| 12 |  requested by the Agency if such submittals are  | ||||||
| 13 |  necessary to assure compliance with this Act or  | ||||||
| 14 |  regulations promulgated by the Board thereunder. All  | ||||||
| 15 |  instances of deviations from permit requirements must  | ||||||
| 16 |  be clearly identified in such reports. All required  | ||||||
| 17 |  reports must be certified by a responsible official  | ||||||
| 18 |  consistent with subsection 5 of this Section. | ||||||
| 19 |             ii. Prompt reporting of deviations from permit  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirements, including those attributable to upset  | ||||||
| 21 |  conditions as defined in the permit, the probable  | ||||||
| 22 |  cause of such deviations, and any corrective actions  | ||||||
| 23 |  or preventive measures taken. | ||||||
| 24 |         g. Each CAAPP permit issued under subsection 10 of  | ||||||
| 25 |  this Section shall include a condition prohibiting  | ||||||
| 26 |  emissions exceeding any allowances that the source  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  lawfully holds under Title IV of the Clean Air Act or the  | ||||||
| 2 |  regulations promulgated thereunder, consistent with  | ||||||
| 3 |  subsection 17 of this Section and applicable regulations,  | ||||||
| 4 |  if any. | ||||||
| 5 |         h. All CAAPP permits shall state that, where another  | ||||||
| 6 |  applicable requirement of the Clean Air Act is more  | ||||||
| 7 |  stringent than any applicable requirement of regulations  | ||||||
| 8 |  promulgated under Title IV of the Clean Air Act, both  | ||||||
| 9 |  provisions shall be incorporated into the permit and shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  be State and federally enforceable. | ||||||
| 11 |         i. Each CAAPP permit issued under subsection 10 of  | ||||||
| 12 |  this Section shall include a severability clause to ensure  | ||||||
| 13 |  the continued validity of the various permit requirements  | ||||||
| 14 |  in the event of a challenge to any portions of the permit. | ||||||
| 15 |         j. The following shall apply with respect to owners or  | ||||||
| 16 |  operators requesting a permit shield: | ||||||
| 17 |             i. The Agency shall include in a CAAPP permit,  | ||||||
| 18 |  when requested by an applicant pursuant to paragraph  | ||||||
| 19 |  (p) of subsection 5 of this Section, a provision  | ||||||
| 20 |  stating that compliance with the conditions of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  permit shall be deemed compliance with applicable  | ||||||
| 22 |  requirements which are applicable as of the date of  | ||||||
| 23 |  release of the proposed permit, provided that: | ||||||
| 24 |                 A. The applicable requirement is specifically  | ||||||
| 25 |  identified within the permit; or | ||||||
| 26 |                 B. The Agency in acting on the CAAPP  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  application or revision determines in writing that  | ||||||
| 2 |  other requirements specifically identified are not  | ||||||
| 3 |  applicable to the source, and the permit includes  | ||||||
| 4 |  that determination or a concise summary thereof. | ||||||
| 5 |             ii. The permit shall identify the requirements for  | ||||||
| 6 |  which the source is shielded. The shield shall not  | ||||||
| 7 |  extend to applicable requirements which are  | ||||||
| 8 |  promulgated after the date of release of the proposed  | ||||||
| 9 |  permit unless the permit has been modified to reflect  | ||||||
| 10 |  such new requirements. | ||||||
| 11 |             iii. A CAAPP permit which does not expressly  | ||||||
| 12 |  indicate the existence of a permit shield shall not  | ||||||
| 13 |  provide such a shield.     | ||||||
| 14 |             iv. Nothing in this paragraph or in a CAAPP permit  | ||||||
| 15 |  shall alter or affect the following: | ||||||
| 16 |                 A. The provisions of Section 303 (emergency  | ||||||
| 17 |  powers) of the Clean Air Act, including USEPA's  | ||||||
| 18 |  authority under that section. | ||||||
| 19 |                 B. The liability of an owner or operator of a  | ||||||
| 20 |  source for any violation of applicable  | ||||||
| 21 |  requirements prior to or at the time of permit  | ||||||
| 22 |  issuance. | ||||||
| 23 |                 C. The applicable requirements of the acid  | ||||||
| 24 |  rain program consistent with Section 408(a) of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 26 |                 D. The ability of USEPA to obtain information  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  from a source pursuant to Section 114  | ||||||
| 2 |  (inspections, monitoring, and entry) of the Clean  | ||||||
| 3 |  Air Act. | ||||||
| 4 |         k. Each CAAPP permit shall include an emergency  | ||||||
| 5 |  provision providing an affirmative defense of emergency to  | ||||||
| 6 |  an action brought for noncompliance with technology-based  | ||||||
| 7 |  emission limitations under a CAAPP permit if the following  | ||||||
| 8 |  conditions are met through properly signed,  | ||||||
| 9 |  contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant  | ||||||
| 10 |  evidence: | ||||||
| 11 |             i. An emergency occurred and the permittee can  | ||||||
| 12 |  identify the cause(s) of the emergency. | ||||||
| 13 |             ii. The permitted facility was at the time being  | ||||||
| 14 |  properly operated. | ||||||
| 15 |             iii. The permittee submitted notice of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  emergency to the Agency within 2 working days after  | ||||||
| 17 |  the time when emission limitations were exceeded due  | ||||||
| 18 |  to the emergency. This notice must contain a detailed  | ||||||
| 19 |  description of the emergency, any steps taken to  | ||||||
| 20 |  mitigate emissions, and corrective actions taken. | ||||||
| 21 |             iv. During the period of the emergency the  | ||||||
| 22 |  permittee took all reasonable steps to minimize levels  | ||||||
| 23 |  of emissions that exceeded the emission limitations,  | ||||||
| 24 |  standards, or requirements in the permit. | ||||||
| 25 |         For purposes of this subsection, "emergency" means any  | ||||||
| 26 |  situation arising from sudden and reasonably unforeseeable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  events beyond the control of the source, such as an act of  | ||||||
| 2 |  God, that requires immediate corrective action to restore  | ||||||
| 3 |  normal operation, and that causes the source to exceed a  | ||||||
| 4 |  technology-based emission limitation under the permit, due  | ||||||
| 5 |  to unavoidable increases in emissions attributable to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  emergency. An emergency shall not include noncompliance to  | ||||||
| 7 |  the extent caused by improperly designed equipment, lack  | ||||||
| 8 |  of preventative maintenance, careless or improper  | ||||||
| 9 |  operation, or operation error. | ||||||
| 10 |         In any enforcement proceeding, the permittee seeking  | ||||||
| 11 |  to establish the occurrence of an emergency has the burden  | ||||||
| 12 |  of proof. This provision is in addition to any emergency  | ||||||
| 13 |  or upset provision contained in any applicable  | ||||||
| 14 |  requirement. This provision does not relieve a permittee  | ||||||
| 15 |  of any reporting obligations under existing federal or  | ||||||
| 16 |  state laws or regulations. | ||||||
| 17 |         l. The Agency shall include in each permit issued  | ||||||
| 18 |  under subsection 10 of this Section: | ||||||
| 19 |             i. Terms and conditions for reasonably anticipated  | ||||||
| 20 |  operating scenarios identified by the source in its  | ||||||
| 21 |  application. The permit terms and conditions for each  | ||||||
| 22 |  such operating scenario shall meet all applicable  | ||||||
| 23 |  requirements and the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 24 |                 A. Under this subparagraph, the source must  | ||||||
| 25 |  record in a log at the permitted facility a record  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the scenario under which it is operating  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  contemporaneously with making a change from one  | ||||||
| 2 |  operating scenario to another. | ||||||
| 3 |                 B. The permit shield described in paragraph  | ||||||
| 4 |  (j) of subsection 7 of this Section shall extend  | ||||||
| 5 |  to all terms and conditions under each such  | ||||||
| 6 |  operating scenario. | ||||||
| 7 |             ii. Where requested by an applicant, all terms and  | ||||||
| 8 |  conditions allowing for trading of emissions increases  | ||||||
| 9 |  and decreases between different emission units at the  | ||||||
| 10 |  CAAPP source, to the extent that the applicable  | ||||||
| 11 |  requirements provide for trading of such emissions  | ||||||
| 12 |  increases and decreases without a case-by-case  | ||||||
| 13 |  approval of each emissions trade. Such terms and  | ||||||
| 14 |  conditions: | ||||||
| 15 |                 A. Shall include all terms required under this  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection to determine compliance; | ||||||
| 17 |                 B. Must meet all applicable requirements; | ||||||
| 18 |                 C. Shall extend the permit shield described in  | ||||||
| 19 |  paragraph (j) of subsection 7 of this Section to  | ||||||
| 20 |  all terms and conditions that allow such increases  | ||||||
| 21 |  and decreases in emissions. | ||||||
| 22 |         m. The Agency shall specifically designate as not  | ||||||
| 23 |  being federally enforceable under the Clean Air Act any  | ||||||
| 24 |  terms and conditions included in the permit that are not  | ||||||
| 25 |  specifically required under the Clean Air Act or federal  | ||||||
| 26 |  regulations promulgated thereunder. Terms or conditions so  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  designated shall be subject to all applicable State  | ||||||
| 2 |  requirements, except the requirements of subsection 7  | ||||||
| 3 |  (other than this paragraph, paragraph q of subsection 7,  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsections 8 through 11, and subsections 13 through 16 of  | ||||||
| 5 |  this Section). The Agency shall, however, include such  | ||||||
| 6 |  terms and conditions in the CAAPP permit issued to the  | ||||||
| 7 |  source. | ||||||
| 8 |         n. Each CAAPP permit issued under subsection 10 of  | ||||||
| 9 |  this Section shall specify and reference the origin of and  | ||||||
| 10 |  authority for each term or condition, and identify any  | ||||||
| 11 |  difference in form as compared to the applicable  | ||||||
| 12 |  requirement upon which the term or condition is based. | ||||||
| 13 |         o. Each CAAPP permit issued under subsection 10 of  | ||||||
| 14 |  this Section shall include provisions stating the  | ||||||
| 15 |  following: | ||||||
| 16 |             i. Duty to comply. The permittee must comply with  | ||||||
| 17 |  all terms and conditions of the CAAPP permit. Any  | ||||||
| 18 |  permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Clean Air Act and the Act, and is grounds for any or  | ||||||
| 20 |  all of the following: enforcement action; permit  | ||||||
| 21 |  termination, revocation and reissuance, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  modification; or denial of a permit renewal  | ||||||
| 23 |  application. | ||||||
| 24 |             ii. Need to halt or reduce activity not a defense.  | ||||||
| 25 |  It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an  | ||||||
| 26 |  enforcement action that it would have been necessary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to  | ||||||
| 2 |  maintain compliance with the conditions of this  | ||||||
| 3 |  permit. | ||||||
| 4 |             iii. Permit actions. The permit may be modified,  | ||||||
| 5 |  revoked, reopened, and reissued, or terminated for  | ||||||
| 6 |  cause in accordance with the applicable subsections of  | ||||||
| 7 |  this Section 39.5 of this Act. The filing of a request  | ||||||
| 8 |  by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation  | ||||||
| 9 |  and reissuance, or termination, or of a notification  | ||||||
| 10 |  of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does  | ||||||
| 11 |  not stay any permit condition. | ||||||
| 12 |             iv. Property rights. The permit does not convey  | ||||||
| 13 |  any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive  | ||||||
| 14 |  privilege. | ||||||
| 15 |             v. Duty to provide information. The permittee  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall furnish to the Agency within a reasonable time  | ||||||
| 17 |  specified by the Agency any information that the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Agency may request in writing to determine whether  | ||||||
| 19 |  cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  terminating the permit or to determine compliance with  | ||||||
| 21 |  the permit. Upon request, the permittee shall also  | ||||||
| 22 |  furnish to the Agency copies of records required to be  | ||||||
| 23 |  kept by the permit or, for information claimed to be  | ||||||
| 24 |  confidential, the permittee may furnish such records  | ||||||
| 25 |  directly to USEPA along with a claim of  | ||||||
| 26 |  confidentiality. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             vi. Duty to pay fees. The permittee must pay fees  | ||||||
| 2 |  to the Agency consistent with the fee schedule  | ||||||
| 3 |  approved pursuant to subsection 18 of this Section,  | ||||||
| 4 |  and submit any information relevant thereto. | ||||||
| 5 |             vii. Emissions trading. No permit revision shall  | ||||||
| 6 |  be required for increases in emissions allowed under  | ||||||
| 7 |  any approved economic incentives, marketable permits,  | ||||||
| 8 |  emissions trading, and other similar programs or  | ||||||
| 9 |  processes for changes that are provided for in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  permit and that are authorized by the applicable  | ||||||
| 11 |  requirement. | ||||||
| 12 |         p. Each CAAPP permit issued under subsection 10 of  | ||||||
| 13 |  this Section shall contain the following elements with  | ||||||
| 14 |  respect to compliance: | ||||||
| 15 |             i. Compliance certification, testing, monitoring,  | ||||||
| 16 |  reporting, and recordkeeping record keeping     | ||||||
| 17 |  requirements sufficient to assure compliance with the  | ||||||
| 18 |  terms and conditions of the permit. Any document  | ||||||
| 19 |  (including reports) required by a CAAPP permit shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  contain a certification by a responsible official that  | ||||||
| 21 |  meets the requirements of subsection 5 of this Section  | ||||||
| 22 |  and applicable regulations. | ||||||
| 23 |             ii. Inspection and entry requirements that  | ||||||
| 24 |  necessitate that, upon presentation of credentials and  | ||||||
| 25 |  other documents as may be required by law and in  | ||||||
| 26 |  accordance with constitutional limitations, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  permittee shall allow the Agency, or an authorized  | ||||||
| 2 |  representative to perform the following: | ||||||
| 3 |                 A. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a  | ||||||
| 4 |  CAAPP source is located or emissions-related  | ||||||
| 5 |  activity is conducted, or where records must be  | ||||||
| 6 |  kept under the conditions of the permit. | ||||||
| 7 |                 B. Have access to and copy, at reasonable  | ||||||
| 8 |  times, any records that must be kept under the  | ||||||
| 9 |  conditions of the permit. | ||||||
| 10 |                 C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities,  | ||||||
| 11 |  equipment (including monitoring and air pollution  | ||||||
| 12 |  control equipment), practices, or operations  | ||||||
| 13 |  regulated or required under the permit. | ||||||
| 14 |                 D. Sample or monitor any substances or  | ||||||
| 15 |  parameters at any location: | ||||||
| 16 |                     1. As authorized by the Clean Air Act, at  | ||||||
| 17 |  reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring  | ||||||
| 18 |  compliance with the CAAPP permit or applicable  | ||||||
| 19 |  requirements; or | ||||||
| 20 |                     2. As otherwise authorized by this Act. | ||||||
| 21 |             iii. A schedule of compliance consistent with  | ||||||
| 22 |  subsection 5 of this Section and applicable  | ||||||
| 23 |  regulations. | ||||||
| 24 |             iv. Progress reports consistent with an applicable  | ||||||
| 25 |  schedule of compliance pursuant to paragraph (d) of  | ||||||
| 26 |  subsection 5 of this Section and applicable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  regulations to be submitted semiannually, or more  | ||||||
| 2 |  frequently if the Agency determines that such more  | ||||||
| 3 |  frequent submittals are necessary for compliance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Act or regulations promulgated by the Board  | ||||||
| 5 |  thereunder. Such progress reports shall contain the  | ||||||
| 6 |  following: | ||||||
| 7 |                 A. Required dates for achieving the  | ||||||
| 8 |  activities, milestones, or compliance required by  | ||||||
| 9 |  the schedule of compliance and dates when such  | ||||||
| 10 |  activities, milestones, or compliance were  | ||||||
| 11 |  achieved. | ||||||
| 12 |                 B. An explanation of why any dates in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  schedule of compliance were not or will not be  | ||||||
| 14 |  met, and any preventive or corrective measures  | ||||||
| 15 |  adopted. | ||||||
| 16 |             v. Requirements for compliance certification with  | ||||||
| 17 |  terms and conditions contained in the permit,  | ||||||
| 18 |  including emission limitations, standards, or work  | ||||||
| 19 |  practices. Permits shall include each of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  following: | ||||||
| 21 |                 A. The frequency (annually or more frequently  | ||||||
| 22 |  as specified in any applicable requirement or by  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Agency pursuant to written procedures) of  | ||||||
| 24 |  submissions of compliance certifications. | ||||||
| 25 |                 B. A means for assessing or monitoring the  | ||||||
| 26 |  compliance of the source with its emissions  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  limitations, standards, and work practices. | ||||||
| 2 |                 C. A requirement that the compliance  | ||||||
| 3 |  certification include the following: | ||||||
| 4 |                     1. The identification of each term or  | ||||||
| 5 |  condition contained in the permit that is the  | ||||||
| 6 |  basis of the certification. | ||||||
| 7 |                     2. The compliance status. | ||||||
| 8 |                     3. Whether compliance was continuous or  | ||||||
| 9 |  intermittent. | ||||||
| 10 |                     4. The method(s) used for determining the  | ||||||
| 11 |  compliance status of the source, both  | ||||||
| 12 |  currently and over the reporting period  | ||||||
| 13 |  consistent with subsection 7 of this Section. | ||||||
| 14 |                 D. A requirement that all compliance  | ||||||
| 15 |  certifications be submitted to the Agency. | ||||||
| 16 |                 E. Additional requirements as may be specified  | ||||||
| 17 |  pursuant to Sections 114(a)(3) and 504(b) of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 19 |                 F. Other provisions as the Agency may require. | ||||||
| 20 |         q. If the owner or operator of CAAPP source can  | ||||||
| 21 |  demonstrate in its CAAPP application, including an  | ||||||
| 22 |  application for a significant modification, that an  | ||||||
| 23 |  alternative emission limit would be equivalent to that  | ||||||
| 24 |  contained in the applicable Board regulations, the Agency  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall include the alternative emission limit in the CAAPP  | ||||||
| 26 |  permit, which shall supersede the emission limit set forth  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in the applicable Board regulations, and shall include  | ||||||
| 2 |  conditions that insure that the resulting emission limit  | ||||||
| 3 |  is quantifiable, accountable, enforceable, and based on  | ||||||
| 4 |  replicable procedures.
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| 5 |     8. Public Notice; Affected State Review. | ||||||
| 6 |         a. The Agency shall provide notice to the public,  | ||||||
| 7 |  including an opportunity for public comment and a hearing,  | ||||||
| 8 |  on each draft CAAPP permit for issuance, renewal, or  | ||||||
| 9 |  significant modification, subject to Section 7.1 and  | ||||||
| 10 |  subsection (a) of Section 7 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |         b. The Agency shall prepare a draft CAAPP permit and a  | ||||||
| 12 |  statement that sets forth the legal and factual basis for  | ||||||
| 13 |  the draft CAAPP permit conditions, including references to  | ||||||
| 14 |  the applicable statutory or regulatory provisions. The  | ||||||
| 15 |  Agency shall provide this statement to any person who  | ||||||
| 16 |  requests it. | ||||||
| 17 |         c. The Agency shall give notice of each draft CAAPP  | ||||||
| 18 |  permit to the applicant and to any affected State on or  | ||||||
| 19 |  before the time that the Agency has provided notice to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  public, except as otherwise provided in this Act. | ||||||
| 21 |         d. The Agency, as part of its submittal of a proposed  | ||||||
| 22 |  permit to USEPA (or as soon as possible after the  | ||||||
| 23 |  submittal for minor permit modification procedures allowed  | ||||||
| 24 |  under subsection 14 of this Section), shall notify USEPA  | ||||||
| 25 |  and any affected State in writing of any refusal of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Agency to accept all of the recommendations for the  | ||||||
| 2 |  proposed permit that an affected State submitted during  | ||||||
| 3 |  the public or affected State review period. The notice  | ||||||
| 4 |  shall include the Agency's reasons for not accepting the  | ||||||
| 5 |  recommendations. The Agency is not required to accept  | ||||||
| 6 |  recommendations that are not based on applicable  | ||||||
| 7 |  requirements or the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
| 8 |         e. The Agency shall make available to the public any  | ||||||
| 9 |  CAAPP permit application, compliance plan (including the  | ||||||
| 10 |  schedule of compliance), CAAPP permit, and emissions or  | ||||||
| 11 |  compliance monitoring report. If an owner or operator of a  | ||||||
| 12 |  CAAPP source is required to submit information entitled to  | ||||||
| 13 |  protection from disclosure under Section 7.1 and  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection (a) of Section 7 of this Act, the owner or  | ||||||
| 15 |  operator shall submit such information separately. The  | ||||||
| 16 |  requirements of Section 7.1 and subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  7 of this Act shall apply to such information, which shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  not be included in a CAAPP permit unless required by law.  | ||||||
| 19 |  The contents of a CAAPP permit shall not be entitled to  | ||||||
| 20 |  protection under Section 7.1 and subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  7 of this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         f. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 23 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 25 |  necessary, to implement this subsection.  | ||||||
| 26 |         g. If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall provide the permit applicant with a copy of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  draft CAAPP permit prior to any public review period. If  | ||||||
| 3 |  requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  provide the permit applicant with a copy of the final  | ||||||
| 5 |  CAAPP permit prior to issuance of the CAAPP permit. 
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| 6 |     9. USEPA Notice and Objection. | ||||||
| 7 |         a. The Agency shall provide to USEPA for its review a  | ||||||
| 8 |  copy of each CAAPP application (including any application  | ||||||
| 9 |  for permit modification), statement of basis as provided  | ||||||
| 10 |  in paragraph (b) of subsection 8 of this Section, proposed  | ||||||
| 11 |  CAAPP permit, CAAPP permit, and, if the Agency does not  | ||||||
| 12 |  incorporate any affected State's recommendations on a  | ||||||
| 13 |  proposed CAAPP permit, a written statement of this  | ||||||
| 14 |  decision and its reasons for not accepting the  | ||||||
| 15 |  recommendations, except as otherwise provided in this Act  | ||||||
| 16 |  or by agreement with USEPA. To the extent practicable, the  | ||||||
| 17 |  preceding information shall be provided in computer  | ||||||
| 18 |  readable format compatible with USEPA's national database  | ||||||
| 19 |  management system. | ||||||
| 20 |         b. The Agency shall not issue the proposed CAAPP  | ||||||
| 21 |  permit if USEPA objects in writing within 45 days after  | ||||||
| 22 |  receipt of the proposed CAAPP permit and all necessary  | ||||||
| 23 |  supporting information. | ||||||
| 24 |         c. If USEPA objects in writing to the issuance of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  proposed CAAPP permit within the 45-day period, the Agency  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall respond in writing and may revise and resubmit the  | ||||||
| 2 |  proposed CAAPP permit in response to the stated objection,  | ||||||
| 3 |  to the extent supported by the record, within 90 days  | ||||||
| 4 |  after the date of the objection. Prior to submitting a  | ||||||
| 5 |  revised permit to USEPA, the Agency shall provide the  | ||||||
| 6 |  applicant and any person who participated in the public  | ||||||
| 7 |  comment process, pursuant to subsection 8 of this Section,  | ||||||
| 8 |  with a 10-day period to comment on any revision which the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Agency is proposing to make to the permit in response to  | ||||||
| 10 |  USEPA's objection in accordance with Agency procedures. | ||||||
| 11 |         d. Any USEPA objection under this subsection,  | ||||||
| 12 |  according to the Clean Air Act, will include a statement  | ||||||
| 13 |  of reasons for the objection and a description of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  terms and conditions that must be in the permit, in order  | ||||||
| 15 |  to adequately respond to the objections. Grounds for a  | ||||||
| 16 |  USEPA objection include the failure of the Agency to: (1)  | ||||||
| 17 |  submit the items and notices required under this  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsection; (2) submit any other information necessary to  | ||||||
| 19 |  adequately review the proposed CAAPP permit; or (3)  | ||||||
| 20 |  process the permit under subsection 8 of this Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  except for minor permit modifications. | ||||||
| 22 |         e. If USEPA does not object in writing to issuance of a  | ||||||
| 23 |  permit under this subsection, any person may petition  | ||||||
| 24 |  USEPA within 60 days after expiration of the 45-day review  | ||||||
| 25 |  period to make such objection. | ||||||
| 26 |         f. If the permit has not yet been issued and USEPA  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  objects to the permit as a result of a petition, the Agency  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall not issue the permit until USEPA's objection has  | ||||||
| 3 |  been resolved. The Agency shall provide a 10-day comment  | ||||||
| 4 |  period in accordance with paragraph c of this subsection.  | ||||||
| 5 |  A petition does not, however, stay the effectiveness of a  | ||||||
| 6 |  permit or its requirements if the permit was issued after  | ||||||
| 7 |  expiration of the 45-day review period and prior to a  | ||||||
| 8 |  USEPA objection. | ||||||
| 9 |         g. If the Agency has issued a permit after expiration  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the 45-day review period and prior to receipt of a USEPA  | ||||||
| 11 |  objection under this subsection in response to a petition  | ||||||
| 12 |  submitted pursuant to paragraph e of this subsection, the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Agency may, upon receipt of an objection from USEPA,  | ||||||
| 14 |  revise and resubmit the permit to USEPA pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection after providing a 10-day comment period in  | ||||||
| 16 |  accordance with paragraph c of this subsection. If the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Agency fails to submit a revised permit in response to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  objection, USEPA shall modify, terminate, or revoke the  | ||||||
| 19 |  permit. In any case, the source will not be in violation of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the requirement to have submitted a timely and complete  | ||||||
| 21 |  application. | ||||||
| 22 |         h. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 23 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 25 |  necessary, to implement this subsection.
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| 1 |     10. Final Agency Action. | ||||||
| 2 |         a. The Agency shall issue a CAAPP permit, permit  | ||||||
| 3 |  modification, or permit renewal if all of the following  | ||||||
| 4 |  conditions are met: | ||||||
| 5 |             i. The applicant has submitted a complete and  | ||||||
| 6 |  certified application for a permit, permit  | ||||||
| 7 |  modification, or permit renewal consistent with  | ||||||
| 8 |  subsections 5 and 14 of this Section, as applicable,  | ||||||
| 9 |  and applicable regulations. | ||||||
| 10 |             ii. The applicant has submitted with its complete  | ||||||
| 11 |  application an approvable compliance plan, including a  | ||||||
| 12 |  schedule for achieving compliance, consistent with  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection 5 of this Section and applicable  | ||||||
| 14 |  regulations. | ||||||
| 15 |             iii. The applicant has timely paid the fees  | ||||||
| 16 |  required pursuant to subsection 18 of this Section and  | ||||||
| 17 |  applicable regulations. | ||||||
| 18 |             iv. The Agency has received a complete CAAPP  | ||||||
| 19 |  application and, if necessary, has requested and  | ||||||
| 20 |  received additional information from the applicant  | ||||||
| 21 |  consistent with subsection 5 of this Section and  | ||||||
| 22 |  applicable regulations. | ||||||
| 23 |             v. The Agency has complied with all applicable  | ||||||
| 24 |  provisions regarding public notice and affected State  | ||||||
| 25 |  review consistent with subsection 8 of this Section  | ||||||
| 26 |  and applicable regulations. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             vi. The Agency has provided a copy of each CAAPP  | ||||||
| 2 |  application, or summary thereof, pursuant to agreement  | ||||||
| 3 |  with USEPA and proposed CAAPP permit required under  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection 9 of this Section to USEPA, and USEPA has  | ||||||
| 5 |  not objected to the issuance of the permit in  | ||||||
| 6 |  accordance with the Clean Air Act and 40 CFR Part 70. | ||||||
| 7 |         b. The Agency shall have the authority to deny a CAAPP  | ||||||
| 8 |  permit, permit modification, or permit renewal if the  | ||||||
| 9 |  applicant has not complied with the requirements of  | ||||||
| 10 |  subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph (a) of this  | ||||||
| 11 |  subsection or if USEPA objects to its issuance. | ||||||
| 12 |         c. i. Prior to denial of a CAAPP permit, permit  | ||||||
| 13 |  modification, or permit renewal under this Section,  | ||||||
| 14 |  the Agency shall notify the applicant of the possible  | ||||||
| 15 |  denial and the reasons for the denial. | ||||||
| 16 |             ii. Within such notice, the Agency shall specify  | ||||||
| 17 |  an appropriate date by which the applicant shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  adequately respond to the Agency's notice. Such date  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall not exceed 15 days from the date the  | ||||||
| 20 |  notification is received by the applicant. The Agency  | ||||||
| 21 |  may grant a reasonable extension for good cause shown. | ||||||
| 22 |             iii. Failure by the applicant to adequately  | ||||||
| 23 |  respond by the date specified in the notification or  | ||||||
| 24 |  by any granted extension date shall be grounds for  | ||||||
| 25 |  denial of the permit. | ||||||
| 26 |             For purposes of obtaining judicial review under  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Sections 40.2 and 41 of this Act, the Agency shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  provide to USEPA and each applicant, and, upon  | ||||||
| 3 |  request, to affected States, any person who  | ||||||
| 4 |  participated in the public comment process, and any  | ||||||
| 5 |  other person who could obtain judicial review under  | ||||||
| 6 |  Sections 40.2 and 41 of this Act, a copy of each CAAPP  | ||||||
| 7 |  permit or notification of denial pertaining to that  | ||||||
| 8 |  party. | ||||||
| 9 |         d. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 10 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 12 |  necessary, to implement this subsection.
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| 13 |     11. General Permits. | ||||||
| 14 |         a. The Agency may issue a general permit covering  | ||||||
| 15 |  numerous similar sources, except for affected sources for  | ||||||
| 16 |  acid deposition unless otherwise provided in regulations  | ||||||
| 17 |  promulgated under Title IV of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 18 |         b. The Agency shall identify, in any general permit,  | ||||||
| 19 |  criteria by which sources may qualify for the general  | ||||||
| 20 |  permit. | ||||||
| 21 |         c. CAAPP sources that would qualify for a general  | ||||||
| 22 |  permit must apply for coverage under the terms of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  general permit or must apply for a CAAPP permit consistent  | ||||||
| 24 |  with subsection 5 of this Section and applicable  | ||||||
| 25 |  regulations. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         d. The Agency shall comply with the public comment and  | ||||||
| 2 |  hearing provisions of this Section as well as the USEPA  | ||||||
| 3 |  and affected State review procedures prior to issuance of  | ||||||
| 4 |  a general permit. | ||||||
| 5 |         e. When granting a subsequent request by a qualifying  | ||||||
| 6 |  CAAPP source for coverage under the terms of a general  | ||||||
| 7 |  permit, the Agency shall not be required to repeat the  | ||||||
| 8 |  public notice and comment procedures. The granting of such  | ||||||
| 9 |  request shall not be considered a final permit action for  | ||||||
| 10 |  purposes of judicial review. | ||||||
| 11 |         f. The Agency may not issue a general permit to cover  | ||||||
| 12 |  any discrete emission unit at a CAAPP source if another  | ||||||
| 13 |  CAAPP permit covers emission units at the source. | ||||||
| 14 |         g. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 15 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 17 |  necessary, to implement this subsection. 
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| 18 |     12. Operational Flexibility. | ||||||
| 19 |         a. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source may make  | ||||||
| 20 |  changes at the CAAPP source without requiring a prior  | ||||||
| 21 |  permit revision, consistent with subparagraphs (i) through  | ||||||
| 22 |  (iii) of paragraph (a) of this subsection, so long as the  | ||||||
| 23 |  changes are not modifications under any provision of Title  | ||||||
| 24 |  I of the Clean Air Act and they do not exceed the emissions  | ||||||
| 25 |  allowable under the permit (whether expressed therein as a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  rate of emissions or in terms of total emissions),  | ||||||
| 2 |  provided that the owner or operator of the CAAPP source  | ||||||
| 3 |  provides USEPA and the Agency with written notification as  | ||||||
| 4 |  required below in advance of the proposed changes, which  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall be a minimum of 7 days, unless otherwise provided by  | ||||||
| 6 |  the Agency in applicable regulations regarding  | ||||||
| 7 |  emergencies. The owner or operator of a CAAPP source and  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Agency shall each attach such notice to their copy of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the relevant permit. | ||||||
| 10 |             i. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source may make  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 502 (b) (10) changes without a permit  | ||||||
| 12 |  revision, if the changes are not modifications under  | ||||||
| 13 |  any provision of Title I of the Clean Air Act and the  | ||||||
| 14 |  changes do not exceed the emissions allowable under  | ||||||
| 15 |  the permit (whether expressed therein as a rate of  | ||||||
| 16 |  emissions or in terms of total emissions). | ||||||
| 17 |                 A. For each such change, the written  | ||||||
| 18 |  notification required above shall include a brief  | ||||||
| 19 |  description of the change within the source, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  date on which the change will occur, any change in  | ||||||
| 21 |  emissions, and any permit term or condition that  | ||||||
| 22 |  is no longer applicable as a result of the change. | ||||||
| 23 |                 B. The permit shield described in paragraph  | ||||||
| 24 |  (j) of subsection 7 of this Section shall not  | ||||||
| 25 |  apply to any change made pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 26 |  subparagraph. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             ii. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source may  | ||||||
| 2 |  trade increases and decreases in emissions in the  | ||||||
| 3 |  CAAPP source, where the applicable implementation plan  | ||||||
| 4 |  provides for such emission trades without requiring a  | ||||||
| 5 |  permit revision. This provision is available in those  | ||||||
| 6 |  cases where the permit does not already provide for  | ||||||
| 7 |  such emissions trading. | ||||||
| 8 |                 A. Under this subparagraph (ii) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 9 |  (a) of this subsection, the written notification  | ||||||
| 10 |  required above shall include such information as  | ||||||
| 11 |  may be required by the provision in the applicable  | ||||||
| 12 |  implementation plan authorizing the emissions  | ||||||
| 13 |  trade, including, at a minimum, when the proposed  | ||||||
| 14 |  changes will occur, a description of each such  | ||||||
| 15 |  change, any change in emissions, the permit  | ||||||
| 16 |  requirements with which the source will comply  | ||||||
| 17 |  using the emissions trading provisions of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  applicable implementation plan, and the pollutants  | ||||||
| 19 |  emitted subject to the emissions trade. The notice  | ||||||
| 20 |  shall also refer to the provisions in the  | ||||||
| 21 |  applicable implementation plan with which the  | ||||||
| 22 |  source will comply and provide for the emissions  | ||||||
| 23 |  trade. | ||||||
| 24 |                 B. The permit shield described in paragraph  | ||||||
| 25 |  (j) of subsection 7 of this Section shall not  | ||||||
| 26 |  apply to any change made pursuant to subparagraph  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (ii) of paragraph (a) of this subsection.  | ||||||
| 2 |  Compliance with the permit requirements that the  | ||||||
| 3 |  source will meet using the emissions trade shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  be determined according to the requirements of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  applicable implementation plan authorizing the  | ||||||
| 6 |  emissions trade. | ||||||
| 7 |             iii. If requested within a CAAPP application, the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Agency shall issue a CAAPP permit which contains terms  | ||||||
| 9 |  and conditions, including all terms required under  | ||||||
| 10 |  subsection 7 of this Section to determine compliance,  | ||||||
| 11 |  allowing for the trading of emissions increases and  | ||||||
| 12 |  decreases at the CAAPP source solely for the purpose  | ||||||
| 13 |  of complying with a federally enforceable     | ||||||
| 14 |  federally-enforceable emissions cap that is  | ||||||
| 15 |  established in the permit independent of otherwise  | ||||||
| 16 |  applicable requirements. The owner or operator of a  | ||||||
| 17 |  CAAPP source shall include in its CAAPP application  | ||||||
| 18 |  proposed replicable procedures and permit terms that  | ||||||
| 19 |  ensure the emissions trades are quantifiable and  | ||||||
| 20 |  enforceable. The permit shall also require compliance  | ||||||
| 21 |  with all applicable requirements. | ||||||
| 22 |                 A. Under this subparagraph (iii) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 23 |  (a), the written notification required above shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  state when the change will occur and shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  describe the changes in emissions that will result  | ||||||
| 26 |  and how these increases and decreases in emissions  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  will comply with the terms and conditions of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  permit. | ||||||
| 3 |                 B. The permit shield described in paragraph  | ||||||
| 4 |  (j) of subsection 7 of this Section shall extend  | ||||||
| 5 |  to terms and conditions that allow such increases  | ||||||
| 6 |  and decreases in emissions. | ||||||
| 7 |         b. An owner or operator of a CAAPP source may make  | ||||||
| 8 |  changes that are not addressed or prohibited by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  permit, other than those which are subject to any  | ||||||
| 10 |  requirements under Title IV of the Clean Air Act or are  | ||||||
| 11 |  modifications under any provisions of Title I of the Clean  | ||||||
| 12 |  Air Act, without a permit revision, in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 13 |  following requirements: | ||||||
| 14 |             (i) Each such change shall meet all applicable  | ||||||
| 15 |  requirements and shall not violate any existing permit  | ||||||
| 16 |  term or condition; | ||||||
| 17 |             (ii) Sources must provide contemporaneous written  | ||||||
| 18 |  notice to the Agency and USEPA of each such change,  | ||||||
| 19 |  except for changes that qualify as insignificant under  | ||||||
| 20 |  provisions adopted by the Agency or the Board. Such  | ||||||
| 21 |  written notice shall describe each such change,  | ||||||
| 22 |  including the date, any change in emissions,  | ||||||
| 23 |  pollutants emitted, and any applicable requirement  | ||||||
| 24 |  that would apply as a result of the change; | ||||||
| 25 |             (iii) The change shall not qualify for the shield  | ||||||
| 26 |  described in paragraph (j) of subsection 7 of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Section; and | ||||||
| 2 |             (iv) The permittee shall keep a record describing  | ||||||
| 3 |  changes made at the source that result in emissions of  | ||||||
| 4 |  a regulated air pollutant subject to an applicable  | ||||||
| 5 |  Clean Air Act requirement, but not otherwise regulated  | ||||||
| 6 |  under the permit, and the emissions resulting from  | ||||||
| 7 |  those changes. | ||||||
| 8 |         c. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 9 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 10 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 11 |  necessary to implement this subsection.
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| 12 |     13. Administrative Permit Amendments. | ||||||
| 13 |         a. The Agency shall take final action on a request for  | ||||||
| 14 |  an administrative permit amendment within 60 days after  | ||||||
| 15 |  receipt of the request. Neither notice nor an opportunity  | ||||||
| 16 |  for public and affected State comment shall be required  | ||||||
| 17 |  for the Agency to incorporate such revisions, provided it  | ||||||
| 18 |  designates the permit revisions as having been made  | ||||||
| 19 |  pursuant to this subsection. | ||||||
| 20 |         b. The Agency shall submit a copy of the revised  | ||||||
| 21 |  permit to USEPA. | ||||||
| 22 |         c. For purposes of this Section the term  | ||||||
| 23 |  "administrative permit amendment" shall be defined as a  | ||||||
| 24 |  permit revision that can accomplish one or more of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  changes described below: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             i. Corrects typographical errors; | ||||||
| 2 |             ii. Identifies a change in the name, address, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  phone number of any person identified in the permit,  | ||||||
| 4 |  or provides a similar minor administrative change at  | ||||||
| 5 |  the source; | ||||||
| 6 |             iii. Requires more frequent monitoring or  | ||||||
| 7 |  reporting by the permittee; | ||||||
| 8 |             iv. Allows for a change in ownership or  | ||||||
| 9 |  operational control of a source where the Agency  | ||||||
| 10 |  determines that no other change in the permit is  | ||||||
| 11 |  necessary, provided that a written agreement  | ||||||
| 12 |  containing a specific date for transfer of permit  | ||||||
| 13 |  responsibility, coverage, and liability between the  | ||||||
| 14 |  current and new permittees has been submitted to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Agency; | ||||||
| 16 |             v. Incorporates into the CAAPP permit the  | ||||||
| 17 |  requirements from preconstruction review permits  | ||||||
| 18 |  authorized under a USEPA-approved program, provided  | ||||||
| 19 |  the program meets procedural and compliance  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirements substantially equivalent to those  | ||||||
| 21 |  contained in this Section; | ||||||
| 22 |             vi. (Blank); or | ||||||
| 23 |             vii. Any other type of change which USEPA has  | ||||||
| 24 |  determined as part of the approved CAAPP permit  | ||||||
| 25 |  program to be similar to those included in this  | ||||||
| 26 |  subsection. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         d. The Agency shall, upon taking final action granting  | ||||||
| 2 |  a request for an administrative permit amendment, allow  | ||||||
| 3 |  coverage by the permit shield in paragraph (j) of  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection 7 of this Section for administrative permit  | ||||||
| 5 |  amendments made pursuant to subparagraph (v) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 6 |  (c) of this subsection which meet the relevant  | ||||||
| 7 |  requirements for significant permit modifications. | ||||||
| 8 |         e. Permit revisions and modifications, including  | ||||||
| 9 |  administrative amendments and automatic amendments  | ||||||
| 10 |  (pursuant to Sections 408(b) and 403(d) of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 11 |  Act or regulations promulgated thereunder), for purposes  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the acid rain portion of the permit shall be governed by  | ||||||
| 13 |  the regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Clean  | ||||||
| 14 |  Air Act. Owners or operators of affected sources for acid  | ||||||
| 15 |  deposition shall have the flexibility to amend their  | ||||||
| 16 |  compliance plans as provided in the regulations  | ||||||
| 17 |  promulgated under Title IV of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 18 |         f. The CAAPP source may implement the changes  | ||||||
| 19 |  addressed in the request for an administrative permit  | ||||||
| 20 |  amendment immediately upon submittal of the request. | ||||||
| 21 |         g. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 22 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 23 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 24 |  necessary, to implement this subsection.
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| 25 |     14. Permit Modifications. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         a. Minor permit modification procedures. | ||||||
| 2 |             i. The Agency shall review a permit modification  | ||||||
| 3 |  using the "minor permit" modification procedures only  | ||||||
| 4 |  for those permit modifications that: | ||||||
| 5 |                 A. Do not violate any applicable requirement; | ||||||
| 6 |                 B. Do not involve significant changes to  | ||||||
| 7 |  existing monitoring, reporting, or recordkeeping  | ||||||
| 8 |  requirements in the permit; | ||||||
| 9 |                 C. Do not require a case-by-case determination  | ||||||
| 10 |  of an emission limitation or other standard, or a  | ||||||
| 11 |  source-specific determination of ambient impacts,  | ||||||
| 12 |  or a visibility or increment analysis; | ||||||
| 13 |                 D. Do not seek to establish or change a permit  | ||||||
| 14 |  term or condition for which there is no  | ||||||
| 15 |  corresponding underlying requirement and which  | ||||||
| 16 |  avoids an applicable requirement to which the  | ||||||
| 17 |  source would otherwise be subject. Such terms and  | ||||||
| 18 |  conditions include: | ||||||
| 19 |                     1. A federally enforceable emissions cap  | ||||||
| 20 |  assumed to avoid classification as a  | ||||||
| 21 |  modification under any provision of Title I of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Clean Air Act; and | ||||||
| 23 |                     2. An alternative emissions limit approved  | ||||||
| 24 |  pursuant to regulations promulgated under  | ||||||
| 25 |  Section 112(i)(5) of the Clean Air Act; | ||||||
| 26 |                 E. Are not modifications under any provision  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of Title I of the Clean Air Act; and | ||||||
| 2 |                 F. Are not required to be processed as a  | ||||||
| 3 |  significant modification. | ||||||
| 4 |             ii. Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 5 |  (a) and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of this  | ||||||
| 6 |  subsection, minor permit modification procedures may  | ||||||
| 7 |  be used for permit modifications involving the use of  | ||||||
| 8 |  economic incentives, marketable permits, emissions  | ||||||
| 9 |  trading, and other similar approaches, to the extent  | ||||||
| 10 |  that such minor permit modification procedures are  | ||||||
| 11 |  explicitly provided for in an applicable  | ||||||
| 12 |  implementation plan or in applicable requirements  | ||||||
| 13 |  promulgated by USEPA. | ||||||
| 14 |             iii. An applicant requesting the use of minor  | ||||||
| 15 |  permit modification procedures shall meet the  | ||||||
| 16 |  requirements of subsection 5 of this Section and shall  | ||||||
| 17 |  include the following in its application: | ||||||
| 18 |                 A. A description of the change, the emissions  | ||||||
| 19 |  resulting from the change, and any new applicable  | ||||||
| 20 |  requirements that will apply if the change occurs; | ||||||
| 21 |                 B. The source's suggested draft permit; | ||||||
| 22 |                 C. Certification by a responsible official,  | ||||||
| 23 |  consistent with paragraph (e) of subsection 5 of  | ||||||
| 24 |  this Section and applicable regulations, that the  | ||||||
| 25 |  proposed modification meets the criteria for use  | ||||||
| 26 |  of minor permit modification procedures and a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  request that such procedures be used; and | ||||||
| 2 |                 D. Completed forms for the Agency to use to  | ||||||
| 3 |  notify USEPA and affected States as required under  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsections 8 and 9 of this Section. | ||||||
| 5 |             iv. Within 5 working days after receipt of a  | ||||||
| 6 |  complete permit modification application, the Agency  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall notify USEPA and affected States of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  requested permit modification in accordance with  | ||||||
| 9 |  subsections 8 and 9 of this Section. The Agency  | ||||||
| 10 |  promptly shall send any notice required under  | ||||||
| 11 |  paragraph (d) of subsection 8 of this Section to  | ||||||
| 12 |  USEPA. | ||||||
| 13 |             v. The Agency may not issue a final permit  | ||||||
| 14 |  modification until after the 45-day review period for  | ||||||
| 15 |  USEPA or until USEPA has notified the Agency that  | ||||||
| 16 |  USEPA will not object to the issuance of the permit  | ||||||
| 17 |  modification, whichever comes first, although the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Agency can approve the permit modification prior to  | ||||||
| 19 |  that time. Within 90 days after the Agency's receipt  | ||||||
| 20 |  of an application under the minor permit modification  | ||||||
| 21 |  procedures or 15 days after the end of USEPA's 45-day  | ||||||
| 22 |  review period under subsection 9 of this Section,  | ||||||
| 23 |  whichever is later, the Agency shall: | ||||||
| 24 |                 A. Issue the permit modification as proposed; | ||||||
| 25 |                 B. Deny the permit modification application; | ||||||
| 26 |                 C. Determine that the requested modification  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  does not meet the minor permit modification  | ||||||
| 2 |  criteria and should be reviewed under the  | ||||||
| 3 |  significant modification procedures; or | ||||||
| 4 |                 D. Revise the draft permit modification and  | ||||||
| 5 |  transmit to USEPA the new proposed permit  | ||||||
| 6 |  modification as required by subsection 9 of this  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section. | ||||||
| 8 |             vi. Any CAAPP source may make the change proposed  | ||||||
| 9 |  in its minor permit modification application  | ||||||
| 10 |  immediately after it files such application. After the  | ||||||
| 11 |  CAAPP source makes the change allowed by the preceding  | ||||||
| 12 |  sentence, and until the Agency takes any of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  actions specified in items (A) through (C) of  | ||||||
| 14 |  subparagraph (v) of paragraph (a) of this subsection,  | ||||||
| 15 |  the source must comply with both the applicable  | ||||||
| 16 |  requirements governing the change and the proposed  | ||||||
| 17 |  permit terms and conditions. During this time period,  | ||||||
| 18 |  the source need not comply with the existing permit  | ||||||
| 19 |  terms and conditions it seeks to modify. If the source  | ||||||
| 20 |  fails to comply with its proposed permit terms and  | ||||||
| 21 |  conditions during this time period, the existing  | ||||||
| 22 |  permit terms and conditions which it seeks to modify  | ||||||
| 23 |  may be enforced against it. | ||||||
| 24 |             vii. The permit shield under paragraph (j) of  | ||||||
| 25 |  subsection 7 of this Section may not extend to minor  | ||||||
| 26 |  permit modifications. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             viii. If a construction permit is required,  | ||||||
| 2 |  pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 39 of this Act  | ||||||
| 3 |  and regulations thereunder, for a change for which the  | ||||||
| 4 |  minor permit modification procedures are applicable,  | ||||||
| 5 |  the source may request that the processing of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  construction permit application be consolidated with  | ||||||
| 7 |  the processing of the application for the minor permit  | ||||||
| 8 |  modification. In such cases, the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section, including those within subsections 5, 8, and  | ||||||
| 10 |  9, shall apply and the Agency shall act on such  | ||||||
| 11 |  applications pursuant to subparagraph (v) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 12 |  (a) of subsection 14 of this Section. The source may  | ||||||
| 13 |  make the proposed change immediately after filing its  | ||||||
| 14 |  application for the minor permit modification. Nothing  | ||||||
| 15 |  in this subparagraph shall otherwise affect the  | ||||||
| 16 |  requirements and procedures applicable to construction  | ||||||
| 17 |  permits. | ||||||
| 18 |         b. Group Processing of Minor Permit Modifications. | ||||||
| 19 |             i. Where requested by an applicant within its  | ||||||
| 20 |  application, the Agency shall process groups of a  | ||||||
| 21 |  source's applications for certain modifications  | ||||||
| 22 |  eligible for minor permit modification processing in  | ||||||
| 23 |  accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (b). | ||||||
| 24 |             ii. Permit modifications may be processed in  | ||||||
| 25 |  accordance with the procedures for group processing,  | ||||||
| 26 |  for those modifications: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |                 A. Which meet the criteria for minor permit  | ||||||
| 2 |  modification procedures under subparagraph (i) of  | ||||||
| 3 |  paragraph (a) of subsection 14 of this Section;  | ||||||
| 4 |  and | ||||||
| 5 |                 B. That collectively are below 10 percent of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the emissions allowed by the permit for the  | ||||||
| 7 |  emissions unit for which change is requested, 20  | ||||||
| 8 |  percent of the applicable definition of major  | ||||||
| 9 |  source set forth in subsection 2 of this Section,  | ||||||
| 10 |  or 5 tons per year, whichever is least. | ||||||
| 11 |             iii. An applicant requesting the use of group  | ||||||
| 12 |  processing procedures shall meet the requirements of  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection 5 of this Section and shall include the  | ||||||
| 14 |  following in its application: | ||||||
| 15 |                 A. A description of the change, the emissions  | ||||||
| 16 |  resulting from the change, and any new applicable  | ||||||
| 17 |  requirements that will apply if the change occurs. | ||||||
| 18 |                 B. The source's suggested draft permit. | ||||||
| 19 |                 C. Certification by a responsible official  | ||||||
| 20 |  consistent with paragraph (e) of subsection 5 of  | ||||||
| 21 |  this Section, that the proposed modification meets  | ||||||
| 22 |  the criteria for use of group processing  | ||||||
| 23 |  procedures and a request that such procedures be  | ||||||
| 24 |  used. | ||||||
| 25 |                 D. A list of the source's other pending  | ||||||
| 26 |  applications awaiting group processing, and a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  determination of whether the requested  | ||||||
| 2 |  modification, aggregated with these other  | ||||||
| 3 |  applications, equals or exceeds the threshold set  | ||||||
| 4 |  under item (B) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 5 |  (b) of this subsection. | ||||||
| 6 |                 E. Certification, consistent with paragraph  | ||||||
| 7 |  (e) of subsection 5 of this Section, that the  | ||||||
| 8 |  source has notified USEPA of the proposed  | ||||||
| 9 |  modification. Such notification need only contain  | ||||||
| 10 |  a brief description of the requested modification. | ||||||
| 11 |                 F. Completed forms for the Agency to use to  | ||||||
| 12 |  notify USEPA and affected states as required under  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsections 8 and 9 of this Section. | ||||||
| 14 |             iv. On a quarterly basis or within 5 business days  | ||||||
| 15 |  after receipt of an application demonstrating that the  | ||||||
| 16 |  aggregate of a source's pending applications equals or  | ||||||
| 17 |  exceeds the threshold level set forth within item (B)  | ||||||
| 18 |  of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  subsection, whichever is earlier, the Agency shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  promptly notify USEPA and affected States of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  requested permit modifications in accordance with  | ||||||
| 22 |  subsections 8 and 9 of this Section. The Agency shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  send any notice required under paragraph (d) of  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsection 8 of this Section to USEPA. | ||||||
| 25 |             v. The provisions of subparagraph (v) of paragraph  | ||||||
| 26 |  (a) of this subsection shall apply to modifications  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  eligible for group processing, except that the Agency  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall take one of the actions specified in items (A)  | ||||||
| 3 |  through (D) of subparagraph (v) of paragraph (a) of  | ||||||
| 4 |  this subsection within 180 days after receipt of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  application or 15 days after the end of USEPA's 45-day  | ||||||
| 6 |  review period under subsection 9 of this Section,  | ||||||
| 7 |  whichever is later. | ||||||
| 8 |             vi. The provisions of subparagraph (vi) of  | ||||||
| 9 |  paragraph (a) of this subsection shall apply to  | ||||||
| 10 |  modifications for group processing. | ||||||
| 11 |             vii. The provisions of paragraph (j) of subsection  | ||||||
| 12 |  7 of this Section shall not apply to modifications  | ||||||
| 13 |  eligible for group processing. | ||||||
| 14 |         c. Significant Permit Modifications. | ||||||
| 15 |             i. Significant modification procedures shall be  | ||||||
| 16 |  used for applications requesting significant permit  | ||||||
| 17 |  modifications and for those applications that do not  | ||||||
| 18 |  qualify as either minor permit modifications or as  | ||||||
| 19 |  administrative permit amendments. | ||||||
| 20 |             ii. Every significant change in existing  | ||||||
| 21 |  monitoring permit terms or conditions and every  | ||||||
| 22 |  relaxation of reporting or recordkeeping requirements  | ||||||
| 23 |  shall be considered significant. A modification shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  also be considered significant if in the judgment of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Agency action on an application for modification  | ||||||
| 26 |  would require decisions to be made on technically  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  complex issues. Nothing herein shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 2 |  preclude the permittee from making changes consistent  | ||||||
| 3 |  with this Section that would render existing permit  | ||||||
| 4 |  compliance terms and conditions irrelevant. | ||||||
| 5 |             iii. Significant permit modifications must meet  | ||||||
| 6 |  all the requirements of this Section, including those  | ||||||
| 7 |  for applications (including completeness review),  | ||||||
| 8 |  public participation, review by affected States, and  | ||||||
| 9 |  review by USEPA applicable to initial permit issuance  | ||||||
| 10 |  and permit renewal. The Agency shall take final action  | ||||||
| 11 |  on significant permit modifications within 9 months  | ||||||
| 12 |  after receipt of a complete application. | ||||||
| 13 |         d. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 14 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 16 |  necessary, to implement this subsection. 
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| 17 |     15. Reopenings for Cause by the Agency. | ||||||
| 18 |         a. Each issued CAAPP permit shall include provisions  | ||||||
| 19 |  specifying the conditions under which the permit will be  | ||||||
| 20 |  reopened prior to the expiration of the permit. Such  | ||||||
| 21 |  revisions shall be made as expeditiously as practicable. A  | ||||||
| 22 |  CAAPP permit shall be reopened and revised under any of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the following circumstances, in accordance with procedures  | ||||||
| 24 |  adopted by the Agency: | ||||||
| 25 |             i. Additional requirements under the Clean Air Act  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  become applicable to a major CAAPP source for which 3  | ||||||
| 2 |  or more years remain on the original term of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  permit. Such a reopening shall be completed not later  | ||||||
| 4 |  than 18 months after the promulgation of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  applicable requirement. No such revision is required  | ||||||
| 6 |  if the effective date of the requirement is later than  | ||||||
| 7 |  the date on which the permit is due to expire. | ||||||
| 8 |             ii. Additional requirements (including excess  | ||||||
| 9 |  emissions requirements) become applicable to an  | ||||||
| 10 |  affected source for acid deposition under the acid  | ||||||
| 11 |  rain program. Excess emissions offset plans shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  deemed to be incorporated into the permit upon  | ||||||
| 13 |  approval by USEPA. | ||||||
| 14 |             iii. The Agency or USEPA determines that the  | ||||||
| 15 |  permit contains a material mistake or that inaccurate  | ||||||
| 16 |  statements were made in establishing the emissions  | ||||||
| 17 |  standards, limitations, or other terms or conditions  | ||||||
| 18 |  of the permit. | ||||||
| 19 |             iv. The Agency or USEPA determines that the permit  | ||||||
| 20 |  must be revised or revoked to assure compliance with  | ||||||
| 21 |  the applicable requirements. | ||||||
| 22 |         b. In the event that the Agency determines that there  | ||||||
| 23 |  are grounds for revoking a CAAPP permit, for cause,  | ||||||
| 24 |  consistent with paragraph a of this subsection, it shall  | ||||||
| 25 |  file a petition before the Board setting forth the basis  | ||||||
| 26 |  for such revocation. In any such proceeding, the Agency  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall have the burden of establishing that the permit  | ||||||
| 2 |  should be revoked under the standards set forth in this  | ||||||
| 3 |  Act and the Clean Air Act. Any such proceeding shall be  | ||||||
| 4 |  conducted pursuant to the Board's procedures for  | ||||||
| 5 |  adjudicatory hearings and the Board shall render its  | ||||||
| 6 |  decision within 120 days of the filing of the petition.  | ||||||
| 7 |  The Agency shall take final action to revoke and reissue a  | ||||||
| 8 |  CAAPP permit consistent with the Board's order. | ||||||
| 9 |         c. Proceedings regarding a reopened CAAPP permit shall  | ||||||
| 10 |  follow the same procedures as apply to initial permit  | ||||||
| 11 |  issuance and shall affect only those parts of the permit  | ||||||
| 12 |  for which cause to reopen exists. | ||||||
| 13 |         d. Reopenings under paragraph (a) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 14 |  shall not be initiated before a notice of such intent is  | ||||||
| 15 |  provided to the CAAPP source by the Agency at least 30 days  | ||||||
| 16 |  in advance of the date that the permit is to be reopened,  | ||||||
| 17 |  except that the Agency may provide a shorter time period  | ||||||
| 18 |  in the case of an emergency. | ||||||
| 19 |         e. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 20 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 22 |  necessary, to implement this subsection.
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| 23 |     16. Reopenings for Cause by USEPA. | ||||||
| 24 |         a. When USEPA finds that cause exists to terminate,  | ||||||
| 25 |  modify, or revoke and reissue a CAAPP permit pursuant to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsection 15 of this Section, and thereafter notifies the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Agency and the permittee of such finding in writing, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Agency shall forward to USEPA and the permittee a proposed  | ||||||
| 4 |  determination of termination, modification, or revocation  | ||||||
| 5 |  and reissuance as appropriate, in accordance with  | ||||||
| 6 |  paragraph (b) of this subsection. The Agency's proposed  | ||||||
| 7 |  determination shall be in accordance with the record, the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Clean Air Act, regulations promulgated thereunder, this  | ||||||
| 9 |  Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such proposed  | ||||||
| 10 |  determination shall not affect the permit or constitute a  | ||||||
| 11 |  final permit action for purposes of this Act or the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Administrative Review Law. The Agency shall forward to  | ||||||
| 13 |  USEPA such proposed determination within 90 days after  | ||||||
| 14 |  receipt of the notification from USEPA. If additional time  | ||||||
| 15 |  is necessary to submit the proposed determination, the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Agency shall request a 90-day extension from USEPA and  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall submit the proposed determination within 180 days  | ||||||
| 18 |  after receipt of notification from USEPA. | ||||||
| 19 |             b. i. Prior to the Agency's submittal to USEPA of a  | ||||||
| 20 |  proposed determination to terminate or revoke and  | ||||||
| 21 |  reissue the permit, the Agency shall file a petition  | ||||||
| 22 |  before the Board setting forth USEPA's objection, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  permit record, the Agency's proposed determination,  | ||||||
| 24 |  and the justification for its proposed determination.  | ||||||
| 25 |  The Board shall conduct a hearing pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  rules prescribed by Section 32 of this Act, and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  burden of proof shall be on the Agency. | ||||||
| 2 |             ii. After due consideration of the written and  | ||||||
| 3 |  oral statements, the testimony and arguments that  | ||||||
| 4 |  shall be submitted at hearing, the Board shall issue  | ||||||
| 5 |  and enter an interim order for the proposed  | ||||||
| 6 |  determination, which shall set forth all changes, if  | ||||||
| 7 |  any, required in the Agency's proposed determination.  | ||||||
| 8 |  The interim order shall comply with the requirements  | ||||||
| 9 |  for final orders as set forth in Section 33 of this  | ||||||
| 10 |  Act. Issuance of an interim order by the Board under  | ||||||
| 11 |  this paragraph, however, shall not affect the permit  | ||||||
| 12 |  status and does not constitute a final action for  | ||||||
| 13 |  purposes of this Act or the Administrative Review Law. | ||||||
| 14 |             iii. The Board shall cause a copy of its interim  | ||||||
| 15 |  order to be served upon all parties to the proceeding  | ||||||
| 16 |  as well as upon USEPA. The Agency shall submit the  | ||||||
| 17 |  proposed determination to USEPA in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Board's Interim Order within 180 days after receipt of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the notification from USEPA. | ||||||
| 20 |         c. USEPA shall review the proposed determination to  | ||||||
| 21 |  terminate, modify, or revoke and reissue the permit within  | ||||||
| 22 |  90 days after receipt. | ||||||
| 23 |             i. When USEPA reviews the proposed determination  | ||||||
| 24 |  to terminate or revoke and reissue and does not  | ||||||
| 25 |  object, the Board shall, within 7 days after receipt  | ||||||
| 26 |  of USEPA's final approval, enter the interim order as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  a final order. The final order may be appealed as  | ||||||
| 2 |  provided by Title XI of this Act. The Agency shall take  | ||||||
| 3 |  final action in accordance with the Board's final  | ||||||
| 4 |  order. | ||||||
| 5 |             ii. When USEPA reviews such proposed determination  | ||||||
| 6 |  to terminate or revoke and reissue and objects, the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Agency shall submit USEPA's objection and the Agency's  | ||||||
| 8 |  comments and recommendation on the objection to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Board and permittee. The Board shall review its  | ||||||
| 10 |  interim order in response to USEPA's objection and the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Agency's comments and recommendation and issue a final  | ||||||
| 12 |  order in accordance with Sections 32 and 33 of this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Act. The Agency shall, within 90 days after receipt of  | ||||||
| 14 |  such objection, respond to USEPA's objection in  | ||||||
| 15 |  accordance with the Board's final order. | ||||||
| 16 |             iii. When USEPA reviews such proposed  | ||||||
| 17 |  determination to modify and objects, the Agency shall,  | ||||||
| 18 |  within 90 days after receipt of the objection, resolve  | ||||||
| 19 |  the objection and modify the permit in accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 |  USEPA's objection, based upon the record, the Clean  | ||||||
| 21 |  Air Act, regulations promulgated thereunder, this Act,  | ||||||
| 22 |  and regulations promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 23 |         d. If the Agency fails to submit the proposed  | ||||||
| 24 |  determination pursuant to paragraph a of this subsection  | ||||||
| 25 |  or fails to resolve any USEPA objection pursuant to  | ||||||
| 26 |  paragraph c of this subsection, USEPA will terminate,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  modify, or revoke and reissue the permit. | ||||||
| 2 |         e. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 3 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 5 |  necessary, to implement this subsection.
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| 6 |     17. Title IV; Acid Rain Provisions. | ||||||
| 7 |         a. The Agency shall act on initial CAAPP applications  | ||||||
| 8 |  for affected sources for acid deposition in accordance  | ||||||
| 9 |  with this Section and Title V of the Clean Air Act and  | ||||||
| 10 |  regulations promulgated thereunder, except as modified by  | ||||||
| 11 |  Title IV of the Clean Air Act and regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 12 |  thereunder. The Agency shall issue initial CAAPP permits  | ||||||
| 13 |  to the affected sources for acid deposition which shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  become effective no earlier than January 1, 1995, and  | ||||||
| 15 |  which shall terminate on December 31, 1999, in accordance  | ||||||
| 16 |  with this Section. Subsequent CAAPP permits issued to  | ||||||
| 17 |  affected sources for acid deposition shall be issued for a  | ||||||
| 18 |  fixed term of 5 years. Title IV of the Clean Air Act and  | ||||||
| 19 |  regulations promulgated thereunder, including, but not  | ||||||
| 20 |  limited to, 40 CFR C.F.R. Part 72, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 21 |  amended, are applicable to and enforceable under this Act. | ||||||
| 22 |         b. A designated representative of an affected source  | ||||||
| 23 |  for acid deposition shall submit a timely and complete  | ||||||
| 24 |  Phase II acid rain permit application and compliance plan  | ||||||
| 25 |  to the Agency, not later than January 1, 1996, that meets  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the requirements of Titles IV and V of the Clean Air Act  | ||||||
| 2 |  and regulations. The Agency shall act on the Phase II acid  | ||||||
| 3 |  rain permit application and compliance plan in accordance  | ||||||
| 4 |  with this Section and Title V of the Clean Air Act and  | ||||||
| 5 |  regulations promulgated thereunder, except as modified by  | ||||||
| 6 |  Title IV of the Clean Air Act and regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 7 |  thereunder. The Agency shall issue the Phase II acid rain  | ||||||
| 8 |  permit to an affected source for acid deposition no later  | ||||||
| 9 |  than December 31, 1997, which shall become effective on  | ||||||
| 10 |  January 1, 2000, in accordance with this Section, except  | ||||||
| 11 |  as modified by Title IV and regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 12 |  thereunder; provided that the designated representative of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the source submitted a timely and complete Phase II permit  | ||||||
| 14 |  application and compliance plan to the Agency that meets  | ||||||
| 15 |  the requirements of Title IV and V of the Clean Air Act and  | ||||||
| 16 |  regulations. | ||||||
| 17 |         c. Each Phase II acid rain permit issued in accordance  | ||||||
| 18 |  with this subsection shall have a fixed term of 5 years.  | ||||||
| 19 |  Except as provided in paragraph b above, the Agency shall  | ||||||
| 20 |  issue or deny a Phase II acid rain permit within 18 months  | ||||||
| 21 |  of receiving a complete Phase II permit application and  | ||||||
| 22 |  compliance plan. | ||||||
| 23 |         d. A designated representative of a new unit, as  | ||||||
| 24 |  defined in Section 402 of the Clean Air Act, shall submit a  | ||||||
| 25 |  timely and complete Phase II acid rain permit application  | ||||||
| 26 |  and compliance plan that meets the requirements of Titles  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  IV and V of the Clean Air Act and its regulations. The  | ||||||
| 2 |  Agency shall act on the new unit's Phase II acid rain  | ||||||
| 3 |  permit application and compliance plan in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  this Section and Title V of the Clean Air Act and its  | ||||||
| 5 |  regulations, except as modified by Title IV of the Clean  | ||||||
| 6 |  Air Act and its regulations. The Agency shall reopen the  | ||||||
| 7 |  new unit's CAAPP permit for cause to incorporate the  | ||||||
| 8 |  approved Phase II acid rain permit in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section. The Phase II acid rain permit for the new unit  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall become effective no later than the date required  | ||||||
| 11 |  under Title IV of the Clean Air Act and its regulations. | ||||||
| 12 |         e. A designated representative of an affected source  | ||||||
| 13 |  for acid deposition shall submit a timely and complete  | ||||||
| 14 |  Title IV NOx permit application to the Agency, not later  | ||||||
| 15 |  than January 1, 1998, that meets the requirements of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Titles IV and V of the Clean Air Act and its regulations.  | ||||||
| 17 |  The Agency shall reopen the Phase II acid rain permit for  | ||||||
| 18 |  cause and incorporate the approved NOx provisions into the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Phase II acid rain permit not later than January 1, 1999,  | ||||||
| 20 |  in accordance with this Section, except as modified by  | ||||||
| 21 |  Title IV of the Clean Air Act and regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 22 |  thereunder. Such reopening shall not affect the term of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Phase II acid rain permit. | ||||||
| 24 |         f. The designated representative of the affected  | ||||||
| 25 |  source for acid deposition shall renew the initial CAAPP  | ||||||
| 26 |  permit and Phase II acid rain permit in accordance with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  this Section and Title V of the Clean Air Act and  | ||||||
| 2 |  regulations promulgated thereunder, except as modified by  | ||||||
| 3 |  Title IV of the Clean Air Act and regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 4 |  thereunder. | ||||||
| 5 |         g. In the case of an affected source for acid  | ||||||
| 6 |  deposition for which a complete Phase II acid rain permit  | ||||||
| 7 |  application and compliance plan are timely received under  | ||||||
| 8 |  this subsection, the complete permit application and  | ||||||
| 9 |  compliance plan, including amendments thereto, shall be  | ||||||
| 10 |  binding on the owner, operator and designated  | ||||||
| 11 |  representative, all affected units for acid deposition at  | ||||||
| 12 |  the affected source, and any other unit, as defined in  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 402 of the Clean Air Act, governed by the Phase II  | ||||||
| 14 |  acid rain permit application and shall be enforceable as  | ||||||
| 15 |  an acid rain permit for purposes of Titles IV and V of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Clean Air Act, from the date of submission of the acid rain  | ||||||
| 17 |  permit application until a Phase II acid rain permit is  | ||||||
| 18 |  issued or denied by the Agency. | ||||||
| 19 |         h. The Agency shall not include or implement any  | ||||||
| 20 |  measure which would interfere with or modify the  | ||||||
| 21 |  requirements of Title IV of the Clean Air Act or  | ||||||
| 22 |  regulations promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 23 |         i. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as  | ||||||
| 24 |  affecting allowances or USEPA's decision regarding an  | ||||||
| 25 |  excess emissions offset plan, as set forth in Title IV of  | ||||||
| 26 |  the Clean Air Act or regulations promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             i. No permit revision shall be required for  | ||||||
| 2 |  increases in emissions that are authorized by  | ||||||
| 3 |  allowances acquired pursuant to the acid rain program,  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided that such increases do not require a permit  | ||||||
| 5 |  revision under any other applicable requirement. | ||||||
| 6 |             ii. No limit shall be placed on the number of  | ||||||
| 7 |  allowances held by the source. The source may not,  | ||||||
| 8 |  however, use allowances as a defense to noncompliance  | ||||||
| 9 |  with any other applicable requirement. | ||||||
| 10 |             iii. Any such allowance shall be accounted for  | ||||||
| 11 |  according to the procedures established in regulations  | ||||||
| 12 |  promulgated under Title IV of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 13 |         j. To the extent that the federal regulations  | ||||||
| 14 |  promulgated under Title IV, including, but not limited to,     | ||||||
| 15 |  40 CFR C.F.R. Part 72, as now or hereafter amended, are  | ||||||
| 16 |  inconsistent with the federal regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 17 |  under Title V, the federal regulations promulgated under  | ||||||
| 18 |  Title IV shall take precedence. | ||||||
| 19 |         k. The USEPA may intervene as a matter of right in any  | ||||||
| 20 |  permit appeal involving a Phase II acid rain permit  | ||||||
| 21 |  provision or denial of a Phase II acid rain permit. | ||||||
| 22 |         l. It is unlawful for any owner or operator to violate  | ||||||
| 23 |  any terms or conditions of a Phase II acid rain permit  | ||||||
| 24 |  issued under this subsection, to operate any affected  | ||||||
| 25 |  source for acid deposition except in compliance with a  | ||||||
| 26 |  Phase II acid rain permit issued by the Agency under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsection, or to violate any other applicable  | ||||||
| 2 |  requirements. | ||||||
| 3 |         m. The designated representative of an affected source  | ||||||
| 4 |  for acid deposition shall submit to the Agency the data  | ||||||
| 5 |  and information submitted quarterly to USEPA, pursuant to  | ||||||
| 6 |  40 CFR 75.64, concurrently with the submission to USEPA.  | ||||||
| 7 |  The submission shall be in the same electronic format as  | ||||||
| 8 |  specified by USEPA. | ||||||
| 9 |         n. The Agency shall act on any petition for exemption  | ||||||
| 10 |  of a new unit or retired unit, as those terms are defined  | ||||||
| 11 |  in Section 402 of the Clean Air Act, from the requirements  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the acid rain program in accordance with Title IV of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Clean Air Act and its regulations. | ||||||
| 14 |         o. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 15 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 16 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 17 |  necessary to implement this subsection.
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| 18 |     18. Fee Provisions. | ||||||
| 19 |         a. A source subject to this Section or excluded under  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection 1.1 or paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section, shall pay a fee as provided in this paragraph (a)  | ||||||
| 22 |  of subsection 18. However, a source that has been excluded  | ||||||
| 23 |  from the provisions of this Section under subsection 1.1  | ||||||
| 24 |  or under paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of this Section  | ||||||
| 25 |  because the source emits less than 25 tons per year of any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  combination of regulated air pollutants, except greenhouse  | ||||||
| 2 |  gases, shall pay fees in accordance with paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 3 |  subsection (b) of Section 9.6. | ||||||
| 4 |             i. The fee for a source allowed to emit less than  | ||||||
| 5 |  100 tons per year of any combination of regulated air  | ||||||
| 6 |  pollutants, except greenhouse gases, shall be $1,800  | ||||||
| 7 |  per year, and that fee shall increase, beginning  | ||||||
| 8 |  January 1, 2012, to $2,150 per year. | ||||||
| 9 |             ii. The fee for a source allowed to emit 100 tons  | ||||||
| 10 |  or more per year of any combination of regulated air  | ||||||
| 11 |  pollutants, except greenhouse gases and those  | ||||||
| 12 |  regulated air pollutants excluded in paragraph (f) of  | ||||||
| 13 |  this subsection 18, shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 14 |                 A. The Agency shall assess a fee of $18 per  | ||||||
| 15 |  ton, per year for the allowable emissions of  | ||||||
| 16 |  regulated air pollutants subject to this  | ||||||
| 17 |  subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection  | ||||||
| 18 |  18, and that fee shall increase, beginning January  | ||||||
| 19 |  1, 2012, to $21.50 per ton, per year. These fees  | ||||||
| 20 |  shall be used by the Agency and the Board to fund  | ||||||
| 21 |  the activities required by Title V of the Clean  | ||||||
| 22 |  Air Act including such activities as may be  | ||||||
| 23 |  carried out by other State or local agencies  | ||||||
| 24 |  pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subsection. The  | ||||||
| 25 |  amount of such fee shall be based on the  | ||||||
| 26 |  information supplied by the applicant in its  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  complete CAAPP permit application or in the CAAPP  | ||||||
| 2 |  permit if the permit has been granted and shall be  | ||||||
| 3 |  determined by the amount of emissions that the  | ||||||
| 4 |  source is allowed to emit annually, provided  | ||||||
| 5 |  however, that the maximum fee for a CAAPP permit  | ||||||
| 6 |  under this subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of  | ||||||
| 7 |  subsection 18 is $250,000, and increases,  | ||||||
| 8 |  beginning January 1, 2012, to $294,000. Beginning  | ||||||
| 9 |  January 1, 2012, the maximum fee under this  | ||||||
| 10 |  subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection  | ||||||
| 11 |  18 for a source that has been excluded under  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection 1.1 of this Section or under paragraph  | ||||||
| 13 |  (c) of subsection 3 of this Section is $4,112. The  | ||||||
| 14 |  Agency shall provide as part of the permit  | ||||||
| 15 |  application form required under subsection 5 of  | ||||||
| 16 |  this Section a separate fee calculation form which  | ||||||
| 17 |  will allow the applicant to identify the allowable  | ||||||
| 18 |  emissions and calculate the fee. In no event shall  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Agency raise the amount of allowable emissions  | ||||||
| 20 |  requested by the applicant unless such increases  | ||||||
| 21 |  are required to demonstrate compliance with terms  | ||||||
| 22 |  of a CAAPP permit. | ||||||
| 23 |                 Notwithstanding the above, any applicant may  | ||||||
| 24 |  seek a change in its permit which would result in  | ||||||
| 25 |  increases in allowable emissions due to an  | ||||||
| 26 |  increase in the hours of operation or production  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  rates of an emission unit or units and such a  | ||||||
| 2 |  change shall be consistent with the construction  | ||||||
| 3 |  permit requirements of the existing State permit  | ||||||
| 4 |  program, under subsection (a) of Section 39 of  | ||||||
| 5 |  this Act and applicable provisions of this  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section. Where a construction permit is required,  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Agency shall expeditiously grant such  | ||||||
| 8 |  construction permit and shall, if necessary,  | ||||||
| 9 |  modify the CAAPP permit based on the same  | ||||||
| 10 |  application. | ||||||
| 11 |                 B. The applicant or permittee may pay the fee  | ||||||
| 12 |  annually or semiannually for those fees greater  | ||||||
| 13 |  than $5,000. However, any applicant paying a fee  | ||||||
| 14 |  equal to or greater than $100,000 shall pay the  | ||||||
| 15 |  full amount on July 1, for the subsequent fiscal  | ||||||
| 16 |  year, or pay 50% of the fee on July 1 and the  | ||||||
| 17 |  remaining 50% by the next January 1. The Agency  | ||||||
| 18 |  may change any annual billing date upon reasonable  | ||||||
| 19 |  notice, but shall prorate the new bill so that the  | ||||||
| 20 |  permittee or applicant does not pay more than its  | ||||||
| 21 |  required fees for the fee period for which payment  | ||||||
| 22 |  is made. | ||||||
| 23 |         b. (Blank). | ||||||
| 24 |         c. (Blank). | ||||||
| 25 |         d. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a  | ||||||
| 26 |  special fund to be known as the Clean Air Act Permit Fund  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  (formerly known as the CAA Permit Fund). All Funds  | ||||||
| 2 |  collected by the Agency pursuant to this subsection shall  | ||||||
| 3 |  be deposited into the Fund. The General Assembly shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  appropriate monies from this Fund to the Agency and to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Board to carry out their obligations under this Section.  | ||||||
| 6 |  The General Assembly may also authorize monies to be  | ||||||
| 7 |  granted by the Agency from this Fund to other State and  | ||||||
| 8 |  local agencies which perform duties related to the CAAPP.  | ||||||
| 9 |  Interest generated on the monies deposited in this Fund  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall be returned to the Fund.  | ||||||
| 11 |         e. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 12 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 14 |  necessary to implement this subsection. | ||||||
| 15 |         f. For purposes of this subsection, the term  | ||||||
| 16 |  "regulated air pollutant" shall have the meaning given to  | ||||||
| 17 |  it under subsection 1 of this Section but shall exclude  | ||||||
| 18 |  the following: | ||||||
| 19 |             i. carbon monoxide; | ||||||
| 20 |             ii. any Class I or II substance which is a  | ||||||
| 21 |  regulated air pollutant solely because it is listed  | ||||||
| 22 |  pursuant to Section 602 of the Clean Air Act; and | ||||||
| 23 |             iii. any pollutant that is a regulated air  | ||||||
| 24 |  pollutant solely because it is subject to a standard  | ||||||
| 25 |  or regulation under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 26 |  Act based on the emissions allowed in the permit  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  effective in that calendar year, at the time the  | ||||||
| 2 |  applicable bill is generated.
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| 3 |     19. Air Toxics Provisions. | ||||||
| 4 |         a. In the event that the USEPA fails to promulgate in a  | ||||||
| 5 |  timely manner a standard pursuant to Section 112(d) of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Clean Air Act, the Agency shall have the authority to  | ||||||
| 7 |  issue permits, pursuant to Section 112(j) of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 8 |  Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, which contain  | ||||||
| 9 |  emission limitations which are equivalent to the emission  | ||||||
| 10 |  limitations that would apply to a source if an emission  | ||||||
| 11 |  standard had been promulgated in a timely manner by USEPA  | ||||||
| 12 |  pursuant to Section 112(d). Provided, however, that the  | ||||||
| 13 |  owner or operator of a source shall have the opportunity  | ||||||
| 14 |  to submit to the Agency a proposed emission limitation  | ||||||
| 15 |  which it determines to be equivalent to the emission  | ||||||
| 16 |  limitations that would apply to such source if an emission  | ||||||
| 17 |  standard had been promulgated in a timely manner by USEPA.  | ||||||
| 18 |  If the Agency refuses to include the emission limitation  | ||||||
| 19 |  proposed by the owner or operator in a CAAPP permit, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  owner or operator may petition the Board to establish  | ||||||
| 21 |  whether the emission limitation proposal submitted by the  | ||||||
| 22 |  owner or operator provides for emission limitations which  | ||||||
| 23 |  are equivalent to the emission limitations that would  | ||||||
| 24 |  apply to the source if the emission standard had been  | ||||||
| 25 |  promulgated by USEPA in a timely manner. The Board shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  determine whether the emission limitation proposed by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  owner or operator or an alternative emission limitation  | ||||||
| 3 |  proposed by the Agency provides for the level of control  | ||||||
| 4 |  required under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, or shall  | ||||||
| 5 |  otherwise establish an appropriate emission limitation,  | ||||||
| 6 |  pursuant to Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 7 |         b. Any Board proceeding brought under paragraph (a) or  | ||||||
| 8 |  (e) of this subsection shall be conducted according to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Board's procedures for adjudicatory hearings and the Board  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall render its decision within 120 days of the filing of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the petition. Any such decision shall be subject to review  | ||||||
| 12 |  pursuant to Section 41 of this Act. Where USEPA  | ||||||
| 13 |  promulgates an applicable emission standard prior to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  issuance of the CAAPP permit, the Agency shall include in  | ||||||
| 15 |  the permit the promulgated standard, provided that the  | ||||||
| 16 |  source shall have the compliance period provided under  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 112(i) of the Clean Air Act. Where USEPA  | ||||||
| 18 |  promulgates an applicable standard subsequent to the  | ||||||
| 19 |  issuance of the CAAPP permit, the Agency shall revise such  | ||||||
| 20 |  permit upon the next renewal to reflect the promulgated  | ||||||
| 21 |  standard, providing a reasonable time for the applicable  | ||||||
| 22 |  source to comply with the standard, but no longer than 8  | ||||||
| 23 |  years after the date on which the source is first required  | ||||||
| 24 |  to comply with the emissions limitation established under  | ||||||
| 25 |  this subsection. | ||||||
| 26 |         c. The Agency shall have the authority to implement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and enforce complete or partial emission standards  | ||||||
| 2 |  promulgated by USEPA pursuant to Section 112(d), and  | ||||||
| 3 |  standards promulgated by USEPA pursuant to Sections  | ||||||
| 4 |  112(f), 112(h), 112(m), and 112(n), and may accept  | ||||||
| 5 |  delegation of authority from USEPA to implement and  | ||||||
| 6 |  enforce Section 112(l) and requirements for the prevention  | ||||||
| 7 |  and detection of accidental releases pursuant to Section  | ||||||
| 8 |  112(r) of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 9 |         d. The Agency shall have the authority to issue  | ||||||
| 10 |  permits pursuant to Section 112(i)(5) of the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 11 |  Act. | ||||||
| 12 |         e. The Agency has the authority to implement Section  | ||||||
| 13 |  112(g) of the Clean Air Act consistent with the Clean Air  | ||||||
| 14 |  Act and federal regulations promulgated thereunder. If the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Agency refuses to include the emission limitations  | ||||||
| 16 |  proposed in an application submitted by an owner or  | ||||||
| 17 |  operator for a case-by-case maximum achievable control  | ||||||
| 18 |  technology (MACT) determination, the owner or operator may  | ||||||
| 19 |  petition the Board to determine whether the emission  | ||||||
| 20 |  limitation proposed by the owner or operator or an  | ||||||
| 21 |  alternative emission limitation proposed by the Agency  | ||||||
| 22 |  provides for a level of control required by Section 112 of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Clean Air Act, or to otherwise establish an  | ||||||
| 24 |  appropriate emission limitation under Section 112 of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Clean Air Act.
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| 1 |     20. Small Business. | ||||||
| 2 |         a. For purposes of this subsection: | ||||||
| 3 |         "Program" is the Small Business Stationary Source  | ||||||
| 4 |  Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program  | ||||||
| 5 |  created within this State pursuant to Section 507 of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Clean Air Act and guidance promulgated thereunder, to  | ||||||
| 7 |  provide technical assistance and compliance information to  | ||||||
| 8 |  small business stationary sources; | ||||||
| 9 |         "Small Business Assistance Program" is a component of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Program responsible for providing sufficient  | ||||||
| 11 |  communications with small businesses through the  | ||||||
| 12 |  collection and dissemination of information to small  | ||||||
| 13 |  business stationary sources; and | ||||||
| 14 |         "Small Business Stationary Source" means a stationary  | ||||||
| 15 |  source that: | ||||||
| 16 |             1. is owned or operated by a person that employs  | ||||||
| 17 |  100 or fewer individuals; | ||||||
| 18 |             2. is a small business concern as defined in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  "Small Business Act"; | ||||||
| 20 |             3. is not a major source as that term is defined in  | ||||||
| 21 |  subsection 2 of this Section; | ||||||
| 22 |             4. does not emit 50 tons or more per year of any  | ||||||
| 23 |  regulated air pollutant, except greenhouse gases; and | ||||||
| 24 |             5. emits less than 75 tons per year of all  | ||||||
| 25 |  regulated pollutants, except greenhouse gases. | ||||||
| 26 |         b. The Agency shall adopt and submit to USEPA, after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reasonable notice and opportunity for public comment, as a  | ||||||
| 2 |  revision to the Illinois state implementation plan, plans  | ||||||
| 3 |  for establishing the Program. | ||||||
| 4 |         c. The Agency shall have the authority to enter into  | ||||||
| 5 |  such contracts and agreements as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 6 |  necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection. | ||||||
| 7 |         d. The Agency may establish such procedures as it may  | ||||||
| 8 |  deem necessary for the purposes of implementing and  | ||||||
| 9 |  executing its responsibilities under this subsection. | ||||||
| 10 |         e. There shall be appointed a Small Business Ombudsman  | ||||||
| 11 |  (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as  | ||||||
| 12 |  "Ombudsman") to monitor the Small Business Assistance  | ||||||
| 13 |  Program. The Ombudsman shall be a nonpartisan designated  | ||||||
| 14 |  official, with the ability to independently assess whether  | ||||||
| 15 |  the goals of the Program are being met. | ||||||
| 16 |         f. The State Ombudsman Office shall be located in an  | ||||||
| 17 |  existing Ombudsman office within the State or in any State  | ||||||
| 18 |  Department. | ||||||
| 19 |         g. There is hereby created a State Compliance Advisory  | ||||||
| 20 |  Panel (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as  | ||||||
| 21 |  "Panel") for determining the overall effectiveness of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Small Business Assistance Program within this State. | ||||||
| 23 |         h. The selection of Panel members shall be by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  following method: | ||||||
| 25 |             1. The Governor shall select two members who are  | ||||||
| 26 |  not owners or representatives of owners of small  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  business stationary sources to represent the general  | ||||||
| 2 |  public; | ||||||
| 3 |             2. The Director of the Agency shall select one  | ||||||
| 4 |  member to represent the Agency; and | ||||||
| 5 |             3. The State Legislature shall select four members  | ||||||
| 6 |  who are owners or representatives of owners of small  | ||||||
| 7 |  business stationary sources. Both the majority and  | ||||||
| 8 |  minority leadership in both Houses of the Legislature  | ||||||
| 9 |  shall appoint one member of the panel. | ||||||
| 10 |         i. Panel members should serve without compensation but  | ||||||
| 11 |  will receive full reimbursement for expenses including  | ||||||
| 12 |  travel and per diem as authorized within this State. | ||||||
| 13 |         j. The Panel shall select its own Chair by a majority  | ||||||
| 14 |  vote. The Chair may meet and consult with the Ombudsman  | ||||||
| 15 |  and the head of the Small Business Assistance Program in  | ||||||
| 16 |  planning the activities for the Panel.
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| 17 |     21. Temporary Sources. | ||||||
| 18 |         a. The Agency may issue a single permit authorizing  | ||||||
| 19 |  emissions from similar operations by the same source owner  | ||||||
| 20 |  or operator at multiple temporary locations, except for  | ||||||
| 21 |  sources which are affected sources for acid deposition  | ||||||
| 22 |  under Title IV of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
| 23 |         b. The applicant must demonstrate that the operation  | ||||||
| 24 |  is temporary and will involve at least one change of  | ||||||
| 25 |  location during the term of the permit. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         c. Any such permit shall meet all applicable  | ||||||
| 2 |  requirements of this Section and applicable regulations,  | ||||||
| 3 |  and include conditions assuring compliance with all  | ||||||
| 4 |  applicable requirements at all authorized locations and  | ||||||
| 5 |  requirements that the owner or operator notify the Agency  | ||||||
| 6 |  at least 10 days in advance of each change in location.
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| 7 |     22. Solid Waste Incineration Units. | ||||||
| 8 |         a. A CAAPP permit for a solid waste incineration unit  | ||||||
| 9 |  combusting municipal waste subject to standards  | ||||||
| 10 |  promulgated under Section 129(e) of the Clean Air Act  | ||||||
| 11 |  shall be issued for a period of 12 years and shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  reviewed every 5 years, unless the Agency requires more  | ||||||
| 13 |  frequent review through Agency procedures. | ||||||
| 14 |         b. During the review in paragraph (a) of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection, the Agency shall fully review the previously  | ||||||
| 16 |  submitted CAAPP permit application and corresponding  | ||||||
| 17 |  reports subsequently submitted to determine whether the  | ||||||
| 18 |  source is in compliance with all applicable requirements. | ||||||
| 19 |         c. If the Agency determines that the source is not in  | ||||||
| 20 |  compliance with all applicable requirements it shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  revise the CAAPP permit as appropriate. | ||||||
| 22 |         d. The Agency shall have the authority to adopt  | ||||||
| 23 |  procedural rules, in accordance with the Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  Administrative Procedure Act, as the Agency deems  | ||||||
| 25 |  necessary, to implement this subsection. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 99-380, eff. 8-17-15; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17;  | ||||||
| 2 | 100-103, eff. 8-11-17; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (415 ILCS 5/57.4) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 57.4. State agencies Agencies. The Office of the     | ||||||
| 5 | State Fire Marshal and the Illinois Environmental Protection  | ||||||
| 6 | Agency shall administer the Leaking Underground Storage Tank  | ||||||
| 7 | Program in accordance with the terms of this Title.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 88-496; revised 7-29-24.)
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| 9 |     (415 ILCS 5/57.5) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 57.5. Underground Storage Tanks; removal; repair;  | ||||||
| 11 | abandonment.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) Notwithstanding the eligibility or the level of  | ||||||
| 13 | deductibility of an owner or operator under the Underground  | ||||||
| 14 | Storage Tank Fund, any owner or operator of an Underground  | ||||||
| 15 | Storage Tank may seek to remove or abandon such tank under the  | ||||||
| 16 | provisions of this Title. In order to be reimbursed under  | ||||||
| 17 | Section 57.8, the owner or operator must comply with the  | ||||||
| 18 | provisions of this Title. In no event will an owner or operator  | ||||||
| 19 | be reimbursed for any costs which exceed the minimum  | ||||||
| 20 | requirements necessary to comply with this Title. | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) Removal or abandonment of an Underground Storage Tank  | ||||||
| 22 | must be carried out in accordance with regulations adopted by  | ||||||
| 23 | the Office of the State Fire Marshal. | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) The Office of the State Fire Marshal or a designated  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | agent shall have an inspector on site at the time of removal,  | ||||||
| 2 | abandonment, or such other times the Office of State Fire  | ||||||
| 3 | Marshal deems appropriate. At such time, the inspector shall,  | ||||||
| 4 | upon preliminary excavation of the tank site, render an  | ||||||
| 5 | opinion as to whether a release of petroleum has occurred and,  | ||||||
| 6 | if so, the owner or operator shall report the known or  | ||||||
| 7 | suspected release to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.  | ||||||
| 8 | The owner or operator shall determine whether or not a release  | ||||||
| 9 | has occurred in conformance with the regulations adopted by  | ||||||
| 10 | the Board and the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Except that  | ||||||
| 11 | if the opinion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal  | ||||||
| 12 | inspector is that a release of petroleum has occurred and the  | ||||||
| 13 | owner or operator has reported the release to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 | Emergency Management Agency within 24 hours of removal of the  | ||||||
| 15 | tank, no such determination is required under this subsection.  | ||||||
| 16 | In the event the owner or operator confirms the presence of a  | ||||||
| 17 | release of petroleum, the owner or operator shall comply with  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 57.6. The inspector shall provide the owner or  | ||||||
| 19 | operator, or a designated agent, with an "Eligibility and  | ||||||
| 20 | Deductibility Determination" form. The Office of the State  | ||||||
| 21 | Fire Marshal shall provide on-site assistance to the owner or  | ||||||
| 22 | operator or a designated agent with regard to the eligibility  | ||||||
| 23 | and deductibility procedures as provided in Section 57.9. If  | ||||||
| 24 | the Office of the State Fire Marshal is not on site, the Office  | ||||||
| 25 | of the State Fire Marshal shall provide the owner or operator  | ||||||
| 26 | with an "Eligibility and Deductibility Determination" form  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | within 15 days after receiving notice that the confirmed  | ||||||
| 2 | release was reported by the owner or operator. | ||||||
| 3 |     (d) In the event that a release of petroleum is confirmed  | ||||||
| 4 | under subsection (c) of this Section, the owner or operator  | ||||||
| 5 | may elect to backfill the preliminary excavation and proceed  | ||||||
| 6 | under Section 57.6. | ||||||
| 7 |     (e) In the event that an Underground Storage Tank is found  | ||||||
| 8 | to be ineligible for payment from the Underground Storage Tank  | ||||||
| 9 | Fund, the owner or operator shall proceed under Sections 57.6  | ||||||
| 10 | and 57.7. | ||||||
| 11 |     (f) In the event that no release of petroleum is  | ||||||
| 12 | confirmed, the owner or operator shall proceed to complete the  | ||||||
| 13 | removal of the underground storage tank, and when appropriate,  | ||||||
| 14 | dispose of the tank and backfill the excavation or, in the  | ||||||
| 15 | alternate, abandon the underground storage tank in place.  | ||||||
| 16 | Either option shall be in accordance with regulations adopted  | ||||||
| 17 | by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The owner or operator  | ||||||
| 18 | shall certify to the Office of the State Fire Marshal that the  | ||||||
| 19 | tank removal or abandonment was conducted in accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 | all applicable rules and regulations, and the Office of the  | ||||||
| 21 | State Fire Marshal shall then issue a certificate of removal  | ||||||
| 22 | or abandonment to the owner or operator. If the Office of the  | ||||||
| 23 | State Fire Marshal fails to issue a certificate of removal or  | ||||||
| 24 | abandonment within 30 days of receipt of the certification,  | ||||||
| 25 | the certification shall be considered rejected by operation of  | ||||||
| 26 | law and a final action appealable to the Board. Nothing in this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Title shall prohibit the Office of the State Fire Marshal from  | ||||||
| 2 | making an independent inspection of the site and challenging  | ||||||
| 3 | the veracity of the owner or operator certification. | ||||||
| 4 |     (g) The owner or operator of an underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 5 | taken out of operation before January 2, 1974, or an  | ||||||
| 6 | underground storage tank used exclusively to store heating oil  | ||||||
| 7 | for consumptive use on the premises where stored and which  | ||||||
| 8 | serves other than a farm or residential unit shall not be  | ||||||
| 9 | required to remove or abandon in place such underground  | ||||||
| 10 | storage tank except in the case in which the Office of the  | ||||||
| 11 | State Fire Marshal has determined that a release from the  | ||||||
| 12 | underground storage tank poses a current or potential threat  | ||||||
| 13 | to human health and the environment. In that case, and upon  | ||||||
| 14 | receipt of an order from the Office of the State Fire Marshal,  | ||||||
| 15 | the owner or operator of such underground storage tank shall  | ||||||
| 16 | conduct removal and, if necessary, site investigation and  | ||||||
| 17 | corrective action in accordance with this Title and  | ||||||
| 18 | regulations promulgated by the Office of the State Fire  | ||||||
| 19 | Marshal and the Board. | ||||||
| 20 |     (h) In the event that a release of petroleum occurred  | ||||||
| 21 | between September 13, 1993, and August 1, 1994, for which the  | ||||||
| 22 | Office of the State Fire Marshal issued a certificate of  | ||||||
| 23 | removal or abandonment based on its determination of "no  | ||||||
| 24 | release" or "minor release," and the Office of the State Fire  | ||||||
| 25 | Marshal subsequently has rescinded that determination and  | ||||||
| 26 | required a report of a confirmed release to the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Emergency Management Agency, the owner or operator may be  | ||||||
| 2 | eligible for reimbursement for the costs of site investigation  | ||||||
| 3 | and corrective action incurred on or after the date of the  | ||||||
| 4 | release but prior to the notification of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 | Emergency Management Agency. The date of the release shall be  | ||||||
| 6 | the date of the initial inspection by the Office of the State  | ||||||
| 7 | Fire Marshal as recorded in its inspection log. Eligibility  | ||||||
| 8 | and deductibility shall be determined in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 9 | Title, the owner or operator must comply with the provisions  | ||||||
| 10 | of this Act and its rules, and in no case shall the owner or  | ||||||
| 11 | operator be reimbursed for costs exceeding the minimum  | ||||||
| 12 | requirements of this Act and its rules. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 92-554, eff. 6-24-02; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 14 |     (415 ILCS 5/57.8) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 57.8. Underground Storage Tank Fund; payment; options  | ||||||
| 16 | for State payment; deferred correction election to commence  | ||||||
| 17 | corrective action upon availability of funds. If an owner or  | ||||||
| 18 | operator is eligible to access the Underground Storage Tank  | ||||||
| 19 | Fund pursuant to an Office of the State Fire Marshal  | ||||||
| 20 | eligibility/deductible final determination letter issued in  | ||||||
| 21 | accordance with Section 57.9, the owner or operator may submit  | ||||||
| 22 | a complete application for final or partial payment to the  | ||||||
| 23 | Agency for activities taken in response to a confirmed  | ||||||
| 24 | release. An owner or operator may submit a request for partial  | ||||||
| 25 | or final payment regarding a site no more frequently than once  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | every 90 days. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) Payment after completion of corrective action  | ||||||
| 3 | measures. The owner or operator may submit an application for  | ||||||
| 4 | payment for activities performed at a site after completion of  | ||||||
| 5 | the requirements of Sections 57.6 and 57.7, or after  | ||||||
| 6 | completion of any other required activities at the underground  | ||||||
| 7 | storage tank site. | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) In the case of any approved plan and budget for  | ||||||
| 9 |  which payment is being sought, the Agency shall make a  | ||||||
| 10 |  payment determination within 120 days of receipt of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  application. Such determination shall be considered a  | ||||||
| 12 |  final decision. The Agency's review shall be limited to  | ||||||
| 13 |  generally accepted auditing and accounting practices. In  | ||||||
| 14 |  no case shall the Agency conduct additional review of any  | ||||||
| 15 |  plan which was completed within the budget, beyond  | ||||||
| 16 |  auditing for adherence to the corrective action measures  | ||||||
| 17 |  in the proposal. If the Agency fails to approve the  | ||||||
| 18 |  payment application within 120 days, such application  | ||||||
| 19 |  shall be deemed approved by operation of law and the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Agency shall proceed to reimburse the owner or operator  | ||||||
| 21 |  the amount requested in the payment application. However,  | ||||||
| 22 |  in no event shall the Agency reimburse the owner or  | ||||||
| 23 |  operator an amount greater than the amount approved in the  | ||||||
| 24 |  plan. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) If sufficient funds are available in the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Underground Storage Tank Fund, the Agency shall, within 60  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  days, forward to the Office of the State Comptroller a  | ||||||
| 2 |  voucher in the amount approved under the payment  | ||||||
| 3 |  application. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) In the case of insufficient funds, the Agency  | ||||||
| 5 |  shall form a priority list for payment and shall notify  | ||||||
| 6 |  persons in such priority list monthly of the availability  | ||||||
| 7 |  of funds and when payment shall be made. Payment shall be  | ||||||
| 8 |  made to the owner or operator at such time as sufficient  | ||||||
| 9 |  funds become available for the costs associated with site  | ||||||
| 10 |  investigation and corrective action and costs expended for  | ||||||
| 11 |  activities performed where no proposal is required, if  | ||||||
| 12 |  applicable. Such priority list shall be available to any  | ||||||
| 13 |  owner or operator upon request. Priority for payment shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  be determined by the date the Agency receives a complete  | ||||||
| 15 |  request for partial or final payment. Upon receipt of  | ||||||
| 16 |  notification from the Agency that the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 17 |  Title have been met, the Comptroller shall make payment to  | ||||||
| 18 |  the owner or operator of the amount approved by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Agency, if sufficient money exists in the Fund. If there  | ||||||
| 20 |  is insufficient money in the Fund, then payment shall not  | ||||||
| 21 |  be made. If the owner or operator appeals a final Agency  | ||||||
| 22 |  payment determination and it is determined that the owner  | ||||||
| 23 |  or operator is eligible for payment or additional payment,  | ||||||
| 24 |  the priority date for the payment or additional payment  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall be the same as the priority date assigned to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  original request for partial or final payment. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (4) Any deductible, as determined pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Office of the State Fire Marshal's eligibility and  | ||||||
| 3 |  deductibility final determination in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 57.9, shall be subtracted from any payment invoice  | ||||||
| 5 |  paid to an eligible owner or operator. Only one deductible  | ||||||
| 6 |  shall apply per underground storage tank site. | ||||||
| 7 |         (5) In the event that costs are or will be incurred in  | ||||||
| 8 |  addition to those approved by the Agency, or after  | ||||||
| 9 |  payment, the owner or operator may submit successive plans  | ||||||
| 10 |  containing amended budgets. The requirements of Section  | ||||||
| 11 |  57.7 shall apply to any amended plans. | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) For purposes of this Section, a complete  | ||||||
| 13 |  application shall consist of: | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) A certification from a Licensed Professional  | ||||||
| 15 |  Engineer or Licensed Professional Geologist as  | ||||||
| 16 |  required under this Title and acknowledged by the  | ||||||
| 17 |  owner or operator. | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) A statement of the amounts approved in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  budget and the amounts actually sought for payment  | ||||||
| 20 |  along with a certified statement by the owner or  | ||||||
| 21 |  operator that the amounts so sought were expended in  | ||||||
| 22 |  conformance with the approved budget. | ||||||
| 23 |             (C) A copy of the Office of the State Fire  | ||||||
| 24 |  Marshal's eligibility and deductibility determination. | ||||||
| 25 |             (D) Proof that approval of the payment requested  | ||||||
| 26 |  will not result in the limitations set forth in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  subsection (g) of this Section being exceeded. | ||||||
| 2 |             (E) A federal taxpayer identification number and  | ||||||
| 3 |  legal status disclosure certification on a form  | ||||||
| 4 |  prescribed and provided by the Agency. | ||||||
| 5 |             (F) If the Agency determined under subsection  | ||||||
| 6 |  (c)(3) of Section 57.7 of this Act that corrective  | ||||||
| 7 |  action must include a project labor agreement, a  | ||||||
| 8 |  certification from the owner or operator that the  | ||||||
| 9 |  corrective action was (i) performed under a project  | ||||||
| 10 |  labor agreement that meets the requirements of Section  | ||||||
| 11 |  25 of the Project Labor Agreements Act and (ii)  | ||||||
| 12 |  implemented in a manner consistent with the terms and  | ||||||
| 13 |  conditions of the Project Labor Agreements Act and in  | ||||||
| 14 |  full compliance with all statutes, regulations, and  | ||||||
| 15 |  Executive Orders as required under that Act and the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Prevailing Wage Act.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) Commencement of site investigation or corrective  | ||||||
| 18 | action upon availability of funds. The Board shall adopt  | ||||||
| 19 | regulations setting forth procedures based on risk to human  | ||||||
| 20 | health or the environment under which the owner or operator  | ||||||
| 21 | who has received approval for any budget plan submitted  | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to Section 57.7, and who is eligible for payment from  | ||||||
| 23 | the Underground Storage Tank Fund pursuant to an Office of the  | ||||||
| 24 | State Fire Marshal eligibility and deductibility  | ||||||
| 25 | determination, may elect to defer site investigation or  | ||||||
| 26 | corrective action activities until funds are available in an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amount equal to the amount approved in the budget. The  | ||||||
| 2 | regulations shall establish criteria based on risk to human  | ||||||
| 3 | health or the environment to be used for determining on a  | ||||||
| 4 | site-by-site basis whether deferral is appropriate. The  | ||||||
| 5 | regulations also shall establish the minimum investigatory  | ||||||
| 6 | requirements for determining whether the risk based criteria  | ||||||
| 7 | are present at a site considering deferral and procedures for  | ||||||
| 8 | the notification of owners or operators of insufficient funds,  | ||||||
| 9 | Agency review of request for deferral, notification of Agency  | ||||||
| 10 | final decisions, returning deferred sites to active status,  | ||||||
| 11 | and earmarking of funds for payment. | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) When the owner or operator requests indemnification  | ||||||
| 13 | for payment of costs incurred as a result of a release of  | ||||||
| 14 | petroleum from an underground storage tank, if the owner or  | ||||||
| 15 | operator has satisfied the requirements of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 16 | this Section, the Agency shall forward a copy of the request to  | ||||||
| 17 | the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall review and  | ||||||
| 18 | approve the request for indemnification if: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) there is a legally enforceable judgment entered  | ||||||
| 20 |  against the owner or operator and such judgment was  | ||||||
| 21 |  entered due to harm caused by a release of petroleum from  | ||||||
| 22 |  an underground storage tank and such judgment was not  | ||||||
| 23 |  entered as a result of fraud; or | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) a settlement with a third party due to a release of  | ||||||
| 25 |  petroleum from an underground storage tank is reasonable. | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Agency shall not approve payment to an owner or operator  | ||||||
| 2 | from the Fund for costs of corrective action or  | ||||||
| 3 | indemnification incurred during a calendar year in excess of  | ||||||
| 4 | the following aggregate amounts based on the number of  | ||||||
| 5 | petroleum underground storage tanks owned or operated by such  | ||||||
| 6 | owner or operator in Illinois. | ||||||
| 7 |         Amount    Number of Tanks
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| 8 |         $2,000,000........................fewer than 101
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| 9 |         $3,000,000................................101 or more | ||||||
| 10 |     (2) (1) Costs incurred in excess of the aggregate amounts  | ||||||
| 11 | set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be  | ||||||
| 12 | eligible for payment in subsequent years. | ||||||
| 13 |     (3) (2) For purposes of this subsection, requests  | ||||||
| 14 | submitted by any of the agencies, departments, boards,  | ||||||
| 15 | committees, or commissions of the State of Illinois shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | acted upon as claims from a single owner or operator. | ||||||
| 17 |     (4) (3) For purposes of this subsection, owner or operator  | ||||||
| 18 | includes (i) any subsidiary, parent, or joint stock company of  | ||||||
| 19 | the owner or operator and (ii) any company owned by any parent,  | ||||||
| 20 | subsidiary, or joint stock company of the owner or operator. | ||||||
| 21 |     (e) Costs of corrective action or indemnification incurred  | ||||||
| 22 | by an owner or operator which have been paid to an owner or  | ||||||
| 23 | operator under a policy of insurance, another written  | ||||||
| 24 | agreement, or a court order are not eligible for payment under  | ||||||
| 25 | this Section. An owner or operator who receives payment under  | ||||||
| 26 | a policy of insurance, another written agreement, or a court  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | order shall reimburse the State to the extent such payment  | ||||||
| 2 | covers costs for which payment was received from the Fund. Any  | ||||||
| 3 | monies received by the State under this subsection (e) shall  | ||||||
| 4 | be deposited into the Fund. | ||||||
| 5 |     (f) (Blank.).     | ||||||
| 6 |     (g) The Agency shall not approve any payment from the Fund  | ||||||
| 7 | to pay an owner or operator: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) for costs of corrective action incurred by such  | ||||||
| 9 |  owner or operator in an amount in excess of $1,500,000 per  | ||||||
| 10 |  occurrence; and | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) for costs of indemnification of such owner or  | ||||||
| 12 |  operator in an amount in excess of $1,500,000 per  | ||||||
| 13 |  occurrence. | ||||||
| 14 |     (h) Payment of any amount from the Fund for corrective  | ||||||
| 15 | action or indemnification shall be subject to the State  | ||||||
| 16 | acquiring by subrogation the rights of any owner, operator, or  | ||||||
| 17 | other person to recover the costs of corrective action or  | ||||||
| 18 | indemnification for which the Fund has compensated such owner,  | ||||||
| 19 | operator, or person from the person responsible or liable for  | ||||||
| 20 | the release. | ||||||
| 21 |     (i) If the Agency refuses to pay or authorizes only a  | ||||||
| 22 | partial payment, the affected owner or operator may petition  | ||||||
| 23 | the Board for a hearing in the manner provided for the review  | ||||||
| 24 | of permit decisions in Section 40 of this Act. | ||||||
| 25 |     (j) Costs of corrective action or indemnification incurred  | ||||||
| 26 | by an owner or operator prior to July 28, 1989, shall not be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | eligible for payment or reimbursement under this Section. | ||||||
| 2 |     (k) The Agency shall not pay costs of corrective action or  | ||||||
| 3 | indemnification incurred before providing notification of the  | ||||||
| 4 | release of petroleum in accordance with the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 5 | Title. | ||||||
| 6 |     (l) Corrective action does not include legal defense  | ||||||
| 7 | costs. Legal defense costs include legal costs for seeking  | ||||||
| 8 | payment under this Title unless the owner or operator prevails  | ||||||
| 9 | before the Board in which case the Board may authorize payment  | ||||||
| 10 | of legal fees. | ||||||
| 11 |     (m) The Agency may apportion payment of costs for plans  | ||||||
| 12 | submitted under Section 57.7 if: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) the owner or operator was deemed eligible to  | ||||||
| 14 |  access the Fund for payment of corrective action costs for  | ||||||
| 15 |  some, but not all, of the underground storage tanks at the  | ||||||
| 16 |  site; and | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) the owner or operator failed to justify all costs  | ||||||
| 18 |  attributable to each underground storage tank at the site. | ||||||
| 19 |     (n) The Agency shall not pay costs associated with a  | ||||||
| 20 | corrective action plan incurred after the Agency provides  | ||||||
| 21 | notification to the owner or operator pursuant to item (7) of  | ||||||
| 22 | subsection (b) of Section 57.7 that a revised corrective  | ||||||
| 23 | action plan is required. Costs associated with any  | ||||||
| 24 | subsequently approved corrective action plan shall be eligible  | ||||||
| 25 | for reimbursement if they meet the requirements of this Title. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 1 |     (415 ILCS 5/57.9) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 57.9. Underground Storage Tank Fund; eligibility and  | ||||||
| 3 | deductibility.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) The Underground Storage Tank Fund shall be accessible  | ||||||
| 5 | by owners and operators who have a confirmed release from an  | ||||||
| 6 | underground storage tank or related tank system of a substance  | ||||||
| 7 | listed in this Section. The owner or operator is eligible to  | ||||||
| 8 | access the Underground Storage Tank Fund if the eligibility  | ||||||
| 9 | requirements of this Title are satisfied and:     | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) Neither the owner nor the operator is the United  | ||||||
| 11 |  States Government.     | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) The tank does not contain fuel which is exempt  | ||||||
| 13 |  from the Motor Fuel Tax Law.     | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) The costs were incurred as a result of a confirmed  | ||||||
| 15 |  release of any of the following substances:     | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) "Fuel", as defined in Section 1.19 of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Motor Fuel Tax Law.     | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) Aviation fuel.     | ||||||
| 19 |             (C) Heating oil.     | ||||||
| 20 |             (D) Kerosene.     | ||||||
| 21 |             (E) Used oil which has been refined from crude oil  | ||||||
| 22 |  used in a motor vehicle, as defined in Section 1.3 of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Motor Fuel Tax Law.     | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) The owner or operator registered the tank and paid  | ||||||
| 25 |  all fees in accordance with the statutory and regulatory  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  requirements of the Gasoline Storage Act.     | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) The owner or operator notified the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  Emergency Management Agency of a confirmed release, the  | ||||||
| 4 |  costs were incurred after the notification and the costs  | ||||||
| 5 |  were a result of a release of a substance listed in this  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section. Costs of corrective action or indemnification  | ||||||
| 7 |  incurred before providing that notification shall not be  | ||||||
| 8 |  eligible for payment.     | ||||||
| 9 |         (6) The costs have not already been paid to the owner  | ||||||
| 10 |  or operator under a private insurance policy, other  | ||||||
| 11 |  written agreement, or court order.     | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) The costs were associated with "corrective action"  | ||||||
| 13 |  of this Act.      | ||||||
| 14 |         If the underground storage tank which experienced a  | ||||||
| 15 |  release of a substance listed in this Section was  | ||||||
| 16 |  installed after July 28, 1989, the owner or operator is  | ||||||
| 17 |  eligible to access the Underground Storage Tank Fund if it  | ||||||
| 18 |  is demonstrated to the Office of the State Fire Marshal  | ||||||
| 19 |  the tank was installed and operated in accordance with  | ||||||
| 20 |  Office of the State Fire Marshal regulatory requirements.  | ||||||
| 21 |  Office of the State Fire Marshal certification is prima  | ||||||
| 22 |  facie evidence the tank was installed pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  Office of the State Fire Marshal regulatory requirements. | ||||||
| 24 |     (b) For releases reported prior to June 8, 2010 (the  | ||||||
| 25 | effective date of Public Act 96-908) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 26 | the 96th General Assembly, an owner or operator may access the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Underground Storage Tank Fund for costs associated with an  | ||||||
| 2 | Agency approved plan and the Agency shall approve the payment  | ||||||
| 3 | of costs associated with corrective action after the  | ||||||
| 4 | application of a $10,000 deductible, except in the following  | ||||||
| 5 | situations:     | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) A deductible of $100,000 shall apply when none of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the underground storage tanks were registered prior to  | ||||||
| 8 |  July 28, 1989, except in the case of underground storage  | ||||||
| 9 |  tanks used exclusively to store heating oil for  | ||||||
| 10 |  consumptive use on the premises where stored and which  | ||||||
| 11 |  serve other than farms or residential units, a deductible  | ||||||
| 12 |  of $100,000 shall apply when none of these tanks were  | ||||||
| 13 |  registered prior to July 1, 1992.     | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) A deductible of $50,000 shall apply if any of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  underground storage tanks were registered prior to July  | ||||||
| 16 |  28, 1989, and the State received notice of the confirmed  | ||||||
| 17 |  release prior to July 28, 1989.     | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) A deductible of $15,000 shall apply when one or  | ||||||
| 19 |  more, but not all, of the underground storage tanks were  | ||||||
| 20 |  registered prior to July 28, 1989, and the State received  | ||||||
| 21 |  notice of the confirmed release on or after July 28, 1989. | ||||||
| 22 |     For releases reported on or after June 8, 2010 (the  | ||||||
| 23 | effective date of Public Act 96-908) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 24 | the 96th General Assembly, an owner or operator may access the  | ||||||
| 25 | Underground Storage Tank Fund for costs associated with an  | ||||||
| 26 | Agency approved plan, and the Agency shall approve the payment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of costs associated with corrective action after the  | ||||||
| 2 | application of a $5,000 deductible.  | ||||||
| 3 |     A deductible shall apply annually for each site at which  | ||||||
| 4 | costs were incurred under a claim submitted pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 5 | Title, except that if corrective action in response to an  | ||||||
| 6 | occurrence takes place over a period of more than one year, in  | ||||||
| 7 | subsequent years, no deductible shall apply for costs incurred  | ||||||
| 8 | in response to such occurrence. | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) Eligibility and deductibility determinations shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | made by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.     | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) When an owner or operator reports a confirmed  | ||||||
| 12 |  release of a regulated substance, the Office of the State  | ||||||
| 13 |  Fire Marshal shall provide the owner or operator with an  | ||||||
| 14 |  "Eligibility and Deductibility Determination" form. The  | ||||||
| 15 |  form shall either be provided on-site or within 15 days of  | ||||||
| 16 |  the Office of the State Fire Marshal receipt of notice  | ||||||
| 17 |  indicating a confirmed release. The form shall request  | ||||||
| 18 |  sufficient information to enable the Office of the State  | ||||||
| 19 |  Fire Marshal to make a final determination as to owner or  | ||||||
| 20 |  operator eligibility to access the Underground Storage  | ||||||
| 21 |  Tank Fund pursuant to this Title and the appropriate  | ||||||
| 22 |  deductible. The form shall be promulgated as a rule or  | ||||||
| 23 |  regulation pursuant to the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 24 |  Procedure Act by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.  | ||||||
| 25 |  Until such form is promulgated, the Office of the State  | ||||||
| 26 |  Fire Marshal shall use a form which generally conforms  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  with this Act.     | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) Within 60 days of receipt of the "Eligibility and  | ||||||
| 3 |  Deductibility Determination" form, the Office of the State  | ||||||
| 4 |  Fire Marshal shall issue one letter enunciating the final  | ||||||
| 5 |  eligibility and deductibility determination, and such  | ||||||
| 6 |  determination or failure to act within the time prescribed  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall be a final decision appealable to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 |  Pollution Control Board. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 96-908, eff. 6-8-10; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 10 |     (415 ILCS 5/59.1) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 59.1. Carbon capture permit requirements. For air  | ||||||
| 12 | construction permit applications for carbon dioxide capture  | ||||||
| 13 | projects at existing sources submitted on or after July 18,  | ||||||
| 14 | 2024 (the effective date of Public Act 103-651) this  | ||||||
| 15 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, no permit may be  | ||||||
| 16 | issued unless all of the following requirements are met: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) The permit applicant demonstrates that there will  | ||||||
| 18 |  be no net increase in the individual allowable potential  | ||||||
| 19 |  annual criteria pollutant emissions at the source. If the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Agency determines that it is technically infeasible for an  | ||||||
| 21 |  applicant to demonstrate that there will be no net  | ||||||
| 22 |  increase in the individual allowable potential annual  | ||||||
| 23 |  criteria pollutant emissions at the source, the Agency  | ||||||
| 24 |  shall allow an alternative demonstration.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) The Agency has complied with the public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  participation requirements under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 252.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) The permit applicant submits to the Agency in its  | ||||||
| 3 |  permit application, a Greenhouse Gas Inventory Analysis,  | ||||||
| 4 |  as set forth in guidance from the United States  | ||||||
| 5 |  Environmental Protection Agency, that includes all  | ||||||
| 6 |  emissions at the stack or emissions source from which  | ||||||
| 7 |  carbon dioxide is captured and a demonstration that the  | ||||||
| 8 |  total greenhouse gas emissions associated with capture,  | ||||||
| 9 |  including, but not limited to, (i) the emissions at the  | ||||||
| 10 |  stack or emissions source from which the carbon dioxide is  | ||||||
| 11 |  captured, (ii) the additional emissions associated with  | ||||||
| 12 |  additional electricity generated, whether on-site or  | ||||||
| 13 |  off-site, used to power any capture equipment, and (iii)  | ||||||
| 14 |  any increased emissions necessary for the operation of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  capture facility as compared to before the installation  | ||||||
| 16 |  and operation of the capture equipment at the facility, do  | ||||||
| 17 |  not exceed the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions  | ||||||
| 18 |  captured. This comparison shall be made on an annual  | ||||||
| 19 |  basis, projected across the proposed life span of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  capture project.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) The permit applicant provides a water impact  | ||||||
| 22 |  assessment report. The report must have been submitted to  | ||||||
| 23 |  the Department of Natural Resources and to the Soil and  | ||||||
| 24 |  Water Conservation District in the county in which the  | ||||||
| 25 |  project will be constructed. The report shall identify the  | ||||||
| 26 |  following: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) each water source to be used by the project; | ||||||
| 2 |             (B) the pumping method to be used by the project; | ||||||
| 3 |             (C) the maximum and expected average daily pumping  | ||||||
| 4 |  rates for the pumps used by the project; | ||||||
| 5 |             (D) the impacts to each water source used by the  | ||||||
| 6 |  project, such as aquifer drawdown or river reductions;  | ||||||
| 7 |  and | ||||||
| 8 |             (E) a detailed assessment of the impact on water  | ||||||
| 9 |  users near the area of impact. | ||||||
| 10 |         The water impact assessment shall consider the water  | ||||||
| 11 |  impacts (i) immediately following the project's initial  | ||||||
| 12 |  operations, (ii) at the end of the project's expected  | ||||||
| 13 |  operational life, and (iii) during a drought or other  | ||||||
| 14 |  similar event. | ||||||
| 15 |     The permit applicant shall submit a certification to the  | ||||||
| 16 | Agency that the applicant has submitted its initial water use  | ||||||
| 17 | impact study and the applicant's ongoing water usage to the  | ||||||
| 18 | Department of Natural Resources. This requirement may be  | ||||||
| 19 | satisfied by submitting to the Agency copies of documents  | ||||||
| 20 | provided to the United States Environmental Protection Agency  | ||||||
| 21 | in accordance with 40 CFR 146.82 if the applicant satisfies  | ||||||
| 22 | the requirements of this Section.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; revised 10-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 24 |     (415 ILCS 5/59.9) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 59.9. Closure. The owner or operator of a carbon  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | sequestration activity permitted in accordance with this Act  | ||||||
| 2 | shall monitor the site during the post-injection site care  | ||||||
| 3 | period, which shall be no less than 30 years after the last  | ||||||
| 4 | date of injection, as well as following certification of  | ||||||
| 5 | closure by United States Environmental Protection Agency Act     | ||||||
| 6 | to show the position of the carbon dioxide and pressure front  | ||||||
| 7 | to ensure it does not pose an endangerment to groundwater, as  | ||||||
| 8 | specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620, or to human health or the  | ||||||
| 9 | environment, unless and until the Agency certifies that a  | ||||||
| 10 | carbon sequestration facility is closed. Air and soil gas  | ||||||
| 11 | monitoring required by a carbon sequestration activity permit  | ||||||
| 12 | issued by the Agency must continue until the Agency certifies  | ||||||
| 13 | the carbon sequestration facility as closed. The Agency shall  | ||||||
| 14 | certify a carbon sequestration facility as closed if: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) the owner or operator submits to the Agency a copy  | ||||||
| 16 |  of a closure certification issued for the carbon  | ||||||
| 17 |  sequestration facility in accordance with 40 CFR 146.93;  | ||||||
| 18 |  and | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) the owner or operator demonstrates to the Agency  | ||||||
| 20 |  that no additional air or soil gas monitoring is needed to  | ||||||
| 21 |  ensure the carbon sequestration facility does not pose an  | ||||||
| 22 |  endangerment to groundwater, as specified in 35 Ill. Adm.  | ||||||
| 23 |  Code 620, or to human health or the environment. | ||||||
| 24 |     This demonstration must include location-specific  | ||||||
| 25 | monitoring data. The certification of closure does not relieve  | ||||||
| 26 | an operator of any liabilities from the carbon sequestration  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | activity or carbon sequestration facility. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (415 ILCS 5/59.10) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 59.10. Financial assurance.     | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) The owner or operator of a sequestration activity  | ||||||
| 6 | permitted in accordance with this Act shall maintain financial  | ||||||
| 7 | assurance in an amount equal to or greater than the cost  | ||||||
| 8 | estimate calculated in accordance with paragraph (11) of  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 59.6. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) The owner or operator of the sequestration activity  | ||||||
| 11 | must use one or a combination of the following mechanisms as  | ||||||
| 12 | financial assurance: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) a fully funded trust fund; | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) a surety bond guaranteeing payment; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) a surety bond guaranteeing performance; or | ||||||
| 16 |         (4) an irrevocable letter of credit. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) The financial assurance mechanism must identify the  | ||||||
| 18 | Agency as the sole beneficiary. | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) The financial assurance mechanism shall be on forms  | ||||||
| 20 | adopted by the Agency. The Agency must adopt these forms  | ||||||
| 21 | within 90 days of the date of July 18, 2024 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 22 | of Public Act 103-651) this amendatory Act of the 103rd  | ||||||
| 23 | General Assembly. | ||||||
| 24 |     (e) The Agency shall release a trustee, surety, or other  | ||||||
| 25 | financial institution holding a financial assurance mechanism  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | when: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) the owner or operator of a carbon sequestration  | ||||||
| 3 |  activity substitutes alternative financial assurance such  | ||||||
| 4 |  that the total financial assurance for the site is equal  | ||||||
| 5 |  to or greater than the current cost estimate, without  | ||||||
| 6 |  counting the amounts to be released; or | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) the Agency determines that the owner or operator  | ||||||
| 8 |  is no longer required to maintain a permit. | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) The Agency may enter into contracts and agreements it  | ||||||
| 10 | deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 11 | including, but not limited to, interagency agreements with the  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois State Geological Survey, the Department of Natural  | ||||||
| 13 | Resources, or other agencies of the State. Neither the State  | ||||||
| 14 | nor any State employee shall be liable for any damages or  | ||||||
| 15 | injuries arising out of or resulting from any action taken  | ||||||
| 16 | under paragraph (11) of Section 59.6. | ||||||
| 17 |     (g) The Agency may order that a permit holder modify the  | ||||||
| 18 | financial assurance or order that proceeds from financial  | ||||||
| 19 | assurance be applied to the remedial action at or closure of an  | ||||||
| 20 | injection site. The Agency may pursue legal action in any  | ||||||
| 21 | court of competent jurisdiction to enforce its rights under  | ||||||
| 22 | financial instruments used to provide the financial assurance  | ||||||
| 23 | required under Section 59.10. | ||||||
| 24 |     (h) An owner or operator of a carbon sequestration  | ||||||
| 25 | activity permitted in accordance with this Act that has a  | ||||||
| 26 | closure plan approved by the United States Environmental  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Protection Agency in accordance with 40 CFR 146.93 may satisfy  | ||||||
| 2 | the financial assurance requirements for any portion of the  | ||||||
| 3 | cost estimates for closure costs required by the Agency by  | ||||||
| 4 | submitting to the Agency true copies of the financial  | ||||||
| 5 | assurance mechanism required by 40 CFR 146.85, if those  | ||||||
| 6 | mechanisms are compliant with Section 59.10. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; revised 10-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 8 |     Section 960. The Pesticide Application on Rights-of-Way  | ||||||
| 9 | Notification Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (415 ILCS 61/1) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the the     | ||||||
| 12 | Pesticide Application on Rights-of-Way Notification Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-976, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-4-24.)
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| 14 |     Section 965. The Lawn Care Products Application and Notice  | ||||||
| 15 | Act is amended by changing Section 5a as follows:
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (415 ILCS 65/5a) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 5a. Fertilizer; application restrictions.     | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) No applicator for hire shall: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) Apply phosphorus-containing fertilizer to a lawn,  | ||||||
| 20 |  except as demonstrated to be necessary by a soil test that  | ||||||
| 21 |  establishes that the soil is lacking in phosphorus     | ||||||
| 22 |  phosphorous when compared against the standard established  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  by the University of Illinois. The soil test required  | ||||||
| 2 |  under this paragraph (1) shall be conducted no more than  | ||||||
| 3 |  36 months before the intended application of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  fertilizer and by a soil testing laboratory that has been  | ||||||
| 5 |  identified by the University of Illinois as an acceptable  | ||||||
| 6 |  laboratory for soil testing. However, a soil test shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  not be required under this paragraph (1) if the fertilizer  | ||||||
| 8 |  to be applied is a 0% phosphate fertilizer or the  | ||||||
| 9 |  fertilizer is being applied to establish a lawn in the  | ||||||
| 10 |  first 2 growing seasons. | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) Apply fertilizer to an impervious surface, except  | ||||||
| 12 |  where the application is inadvertent and fertilizer is  | ||||||
| 13 |  swept or blown back into the target area or returned to  | ||||||
| 14 |  either its original or another appropriate container for  | ||||||
| 15 |  reuse. | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) Apply fertilizer using a spray, drop, or rotary  | ||||||
| 17 |  spreader with a deflector within a 3 foot buffer of any  | ||||||
| 18 |  water body, except that when this equipment is not used,  | ||||||
| 19 |  fertilizer may not be applied within a 15 foot buffer of  | ||||||
| 20 |  any water body. | ||||||
| 21 |         (4) Apply fertilizer at any time when the lawn is  | ||||||
| 22 |  frozen or saturated. For the purposes of this paragraph  | ||||||
| 23 |  (4), a lawn is frozen when its root system is frozen  | ||||||
| 24 |  (typically 3 or 4 inches down), and a lawn is saturated  | ||||||
| 25 |  when it bears ample evidence of being or having been  | ||||||
| 26 |  inundated by standing water. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) This Section does not apply to the application of  | ||||||
| 2 | fertilizer on property used in the operation of a commercial  | ||||||
| 3 | farm, lands classified as agricultural lands, or golf courses. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) This Section does not apply to the application of lawn  | ||||||
| 5 | repair products.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section does  | ||||||
| 7 | not apply to the application of animal or vegetable manure  | ||||||
| 8 | that is ground, pelletized, mechanically dried, packaged, or  | ||||||
| 9 | supplemented with plant nutrients or other substances other  | ||||||
| 10 | than phosphorus.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 96-1005, eff. 7-6-10; revised 7-30-24.)
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| 12 |     Section 970. The Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste  | ||||||
| 13 | Management Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (420 ILCS 20/3)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-3) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 16 |     "Agency" or "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency  | ||||||
| 17 | Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its  | ||||||
| 18 | successor agency.  | ||||||
| 19 |     "Broker" means any person who takes possession of  | ||||||
| 20 | low-level waste for purposes of consolidation and shipment. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Compact" means the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level  | ||||||
| 22 | Radioactive Waste Compact. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Decommissioning" means the measures taken at the end of a  | ||||||
| 24 | facility's operating life to assure the continued protection  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of the public from any residual radioactivity or other  | ||||||
| 2 | potential hazards present at a facility. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Director" means the Director of the Agency. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Disposal" means the isolation of waste from the biosphere  | ||||||
| 5 | in a permanent facility designed for that purpose. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Facility" means a parcel of land or site, together with  | ||||||
| 7 | structures, equipment and improvements on or appurtenant to  | ||||||
| 8 | the land or site, which is used or is being developed for the  | ||||||
| 9 | treatment, storage or disposal of low-level radioactive waste.  | ||||||
| 10 | "Facility" does not include lands, sites, structures, or  | ||||||
| 11 | equipment used by a generator in the generation of low-level  | ||||||
| 12 | radioactive wastes. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Generator" means any person who produces or possesses  | ||||||
| 14 | low-level radioactive waste in the course of or incident to  | ||||||
| 15 | manufacturing, power generation, processing, medical diagnosis  | ||||||
| 16 | and treatment, research, education, or other activity. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Hazardous waste" means a waste, or combination of wastes,  | ||||||
| 18 | which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical,  | ||||||
| 19 | chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause or  | ||||||
| 20 | significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an  | ||||||
| 21 | increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating  | ||||||
| 22 | reversible, illness; or pose a substantial present or  | ||||||
| 23 | potential hazard to human health or the environment when  | ||||||
| 24 | improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or  | ||||||
| 25 | otherwise managed, and which has been identified, by  | ||||||
| 26 | characteristics or listing, as hazardous under Section 3001 of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, P.L.  | ||||||
| 2 | 94-580 or under regulations of the Pollution Control Board. | ||||||
| 3 |     "High-level radioactive waste" means: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) the highly radioactive material resulting from the  | ||||||
| 5 |  reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel including liquid waste  | ||||||
| 6 |  produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material  | ||||||
| 7 |  derived from the liquid waste that contains fission  | ||||||
| 8 |  products in sufficient concentrations; and | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) the highly radioactive material that the Nuclear  | ||||||
| 10 |  Regulatory Commission has determined, on July 21, 1988  | ||||||
| 11 |  (the effective date of Public Act 85-1133) this Amendatory  | ||||||
| 12 |  Act of 1988, to be high-level radioactive waste requiring  | ||||||
| 13 |  permanent isolation. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Low-level radioactive waste" or "waste" means radioactive  | ||||||
| 15 | waste not classified as (1) high-level radioactive waste, (2)  | ||||||
| 16 | transuranic waste, (3) spent nuclear fuel, or (4) byproduct  | ||||||
| 17 | material as defined in Sections 11e(2), 11e(3), and 11e(4) of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014). This  | ||||||
| 19 | definition shall apply notwithstanding any declaration by the  | ||||||
| 20 | federal government, a state, or any regulatory agency that any  | ||||||
| 21 | radioactive material is exempt from any regulatory control.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Mixed waste" means waste that is both "hazardous waste"  | ||||||
| 23 | and "low-level radioactive waste" as defined in this Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Nuclear facilities" means nuclear power plants,  | ||||||
| 25 | facilities housing nuclear test and research reactors,  | ||||||
| 26 | facilities for the chemical conversion of uranium, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | facilities for the storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level  | ||||||
| 2 | radioactive waste. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Nuclear power plant" or "nuclear steam-generating  | ||||||
| 4 | facility" means a thermal power plant in which the energy  | ||||||
| 5 | (heat) released by the fissioning of nuclear fuel is used to  | ||||||
| 6 | boil water to produce steam. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Nuclear power reactor" means an apparatus, other than an  | ||||||
| 8 | atomic weapon, designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in  | ||||||
| 9 | a self-supporting chain reaction.     | ||||||
| 10 |     "Person" means an individual, corporation, business  | ||||||
| 11 | enterprise, or other legal entity either public or private and  | ||||||
| 12 | any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of that  | ||||||
| 13 | individual, corporation, business enterprise, or legal entity. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Post-closure care" means the continued monitoring of the  | ||||||
| 15 | regional disposal facility after closure for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 16 | detecting a need for maintenance, ensuring environmental  | ||||||
| 17 | safety, and determining compliance with applicable licensure  | ||||||
| 18 | and regulatory requirements, and includes undertaking any  | ||||||
| 19 | remedial actions necessary to protect public health and the  | ||||||
| 20 | environment from radioactive releases from the facility. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Regional disposal facility" or "disposal facility" means  | ||||||
| 22 | the facility established by the State of Illinois under this  | ||||||
| 23 | Act for disposal away from the point of generation of waste  | ||||||
| 24 | generated in the region of the Compact. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring,  | ||||||
| 26 | emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment of  | ||||||
| 2 | low-level radioactive waste. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Remedial action" means those actions taken in the event  | ||||||
| 4 | of a release or threatened release of low-level radioactive  | ||||||
| 5 | waste into the environment, to prevent or minimize the release  | ||||||
| 6 | of the waste so that it does not migrate to cause substantial  | ||||||
| 7 | danger to present or future public health or welfare or the  | ||||||
| 8 | environment. The term includes, but is not limited to, actions  | ||||||
| 9 | at the location of the release such as storage, confinement,  | ||||||
| 10 | perimeter protection using dikes, trenches or ditches, clay  | ||||||
| 11 | cover, neutralization, cleanup of released low-level  | ||||||
| 12 | radioactive wastes, recycling or reuse, dredging or  | ||||||
| 13 | excavations, repair or replacement of leaking containers,  | ||||||
| 14 | collection of leachate and runoff, onsite treatment or  | ||||||
| 15 | incineration, provision of alternative water supplies, and any  | ||||||
| 16 | monitoring reasonably required to assure that these actions  | ||||||
| 17 | protect human health and the environment. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Scientific Surveys" means, collectively, the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 | State Geological Survey and the Illinois State Water Survey of  | ||||||
| 20 | the University of Illinois. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Shallow land burial" means a land disposal facility in  | ||||||
| 22 | which radioactive waste is disposed of in or within the upper  | ||||||
| 23 | 30 meters of the earth's surface. However, this definition  | ||||||
| 24 | shall not include an enclosed, engineered, structurally  | ||||||
| 25 | re-enforced and solidified bunker that extends below the  | ||||||
| 26 | earth's surface. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Small modular reactor" or "SMR" means an advanced nuclear  | ||||||
| 2 | reactor: (1) with a rated nameplate capacity of 300 electrical  | ||||||
| 3 | megawatts or less; and (2) that may be constructed and  | ||||||
| 4 | operated in combination with similar reactors at a single  | ||||||
| 5 | site. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Storage" means the temporary holding of waste for  | ||||||
| 7 | treatment or disposal for a period determined by Agency  | ||||||
| 8 | regulations. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Treatment" means any method, technique, or process,  | ||||||
| 10 | including storage for radioactive decay, designed to change  | ||||||
| 11 | the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or  | ||||||
| 12 | composition of any waste in order to render the waste safer for  | ||||||
| 13 | transport, storage, or disposal, amenable to recovery,  | ||||||
| 14 | convertible to another usable material, or reduced in volume. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Waste management" means the storage, transportation,  | ||||||
| 16 | treatment, or disposal of waste. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 103-306, eff. 7-28-23; 103-569, eff. 6-1-24;  | ||||||
| 18 | revised 7-30-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     Section 975. The Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting  | ||||||
| 20 | Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 21 |     (420 ILCS 37/10) | ||||||
| 22 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 23 |     (a) "Agency" or "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency  | ||||||
| 24 | Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | successor agency. | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) "Director" means the Director of the Agency. | ||||||
| 3 |     (c) "Disposal" means the isolation of waste from the  | ||||||
| 4 | biosphere in a permanent facility designed for that purpose. | ||||||
| 5 |     (d) "Facility" means a parcel of land or a site, together  | ||||||
| 6 | with structures, equipment, and improvements on or appurtenant  | ||||||
| 7 | to the land or site, that is used or is being developed for the  | ||||||
| 8 | treatment, storage, or disposal of low-level radioactive  | ||||||
| 9 | waste. | ||||||
| 10 |     (e) "Low-level radioactive waste" or "waste" means  | ||||||
| 11 | radioactive waste not classified as (1) high-level radioactive  | ||||||
| 12 | waste, (2) transuranic waste, (3) spent nuclear fuel, or (4)  | ||||||
| 13 | byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e(2), 11e(3), and  | ||||||
| 14 | 11e(4) of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2014). This  | ||||||
| 15 | definition shall apply notwithstanding any declaration by the  | ||||||
| 16 | federal government, a state, or any regulatory agency that any  | ||||||
| 17 | radioactive material is exempt from any regulatory control. | ||||||
| 18 |     (e-5) "Nuclear facilities" means nuclear power plants,  | ||||||
| 19 | facilities housing nuclear test and research reactors,  | ||||||
| 20 | facilities for the chemical conversion of uranium, and  | ||||||
| 21 | facilities for the storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level  | ||||||
| 22 | radioactive waste. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e-10) "Nuclear power plant" or "nuclear steam-generating  | ||||||
| 24 | facility" means a thermal power plant in which the energy  | ||||||
| 25 | (heat) released by the fissioning of nuclear fuel is used to  | ||||||
| 26 | boil water to produce steam. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e-15) "Nuclear power reactor" means an apparatus, other  | ||||||
| 2 | than an atomic weapon, designed or used to sustain nuclear  | ||||||
| 3 | fission in a self-supporting chain reaction. | ||||||
| 4 |     (e-20) "Small modular reactor" or "SMR" means an advanced  | ||||||
| 5 | nuclear reactor: (1) with a rated nameplate capacity of 300  | ||||||
| 6 | electrical megawatts or less; and (2) that may be constructed  | ||||||
| 7 | and operated in combination with similar reactors at a single  | ||||||
| 8 | site. | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business  | ||||||
| 10 | enterprise, or other legal entity, public or private, or any  | ||||||
| 11 | legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of that  | ||||||
| 12 | individual, corporation, business enterprise, or legal entity. | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) "Regional facility" or "disposal facility" means a  | ||||||
| 14 | facility that is located in Illinois and established by  | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois, under designation of Illinois as a host state by the  | ||||||
| 16 | Commission for disposal of waste. | ||||||
| 17 |     (h) "Storage" means the temporary holding of waste for  | ||||||
| 18 | treatment or disposal for a period determined by Agency  | ||||||
| 19 | regulations. | ||||||
| 20 |     (i) "Treatment" means any method, technique, or process,  | ||||||
| 21 | including storage for radioactive decay, that is designed to  | ||||||
| 22 | change the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics  | ||||||
| 23 | or composition of any waste in order to render the waste safer  | ||||||
| 24 | for transport, storage, or disposal, amenable to recovery,  | ||||||
| 25 | convertible to another usable material, or reduced in volume. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 103-306, eff. 7-28-23; 103-569, eff. 6-1-24;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | revised 7-31-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     Section 980. The Radiation Protection Act of 1990 is  | ||||||
| 3 | amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (420 ILCS 40/14)    (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-14) | ||||||
| 5 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)  | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 14. Radiation Protection Advisory Council. There  | ||||||
| 7 | shall be created a Radiation Protection Advisory Council  | ||||||
| 8 | consisting of 7 members to be appointed by the Governor on the  | ||||||
| 9 | basis of demonstrated interest in and capacity to further the  | ||||||
| 10 | purposes of this Act and who shall broadly reflect the varied  | ||||||
| 11 | interests in and aspects of atomic energy and ionizing  | ||||||
| 12 | radiation within the State. The Director of the Department of  | ||||||
| 13 | Labor and the Chairman of the Commerce Commission or their  | ||||||
| 14 | representatives shall be ex-officio members of the Council.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Each member of the Council shall be appointed for a 4 year  | ||||||
| 16 | term and shall continue to serve until a successor is  | ||||||
| 17 | appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring  | ||||||
| 18 | prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her  | ||||||
| 19 | predecessor was appointed shall continue to serve until a  | ||||||
| 20 | successor is appointed. The Chairman of the Council shall be  | ||||||
| 21 | selected by and from the Council membership. The Council  | ||||||
| 22 | members shall serve without compensation but shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in line of duty.  | ||||||
| 24 | The Council shall meet as often as the Chairman deems  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | necessary, but upon request of 4 or more members it shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | the duty of the Chairman to call a meeting of the Council.  | ||||||
| 3 |     It shall be the duty of the Council to assist in the  | ||||||
| 4 | formulation of and to review the policies and program of the  | ||||||
| 5 | Agency as developed under authority of this Act and to make  | ||||||
| 6 | recommendations thereon and to provide the Agency with such  | ||||||
| 7 | technical advice and assistance as may be requested. The  | ||||||
| 8 | Council may employ such professional, technical, clerical, and  | ||||||
| 9 | other assistants, without regard to the civil service laws or  | ||||||
| 10 | the "Personnel Code" of this State, as it deems necessary to  | ||||||
| 11 | carry out its duties.  | ||||||
| 12 |     Individuals who serve on advisory boards of the Department  | ||||||
| 13 | of Nuclear Safety or its successor agency, the Agency, shall  | ||||||
| 14 | be defended by the Attorney General and indemnified for all  | ||||||
| 15 | actions alleging a violation of any duty arising within the  | ||||||
| 16 | scope of their service on such board. Nothing contained herein  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be deemed to afford defense or indemnification for any  | ||||||
| 18 | willful or wanton violation of law. Such defense and  | ||||||
| 19 | indemnification shall be afforded in accordance with the terms  | ||||||
| 20 | and provisions of the State Employee Indemnification Act.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-569, eff. 6-1-24; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 985. The Space Heating Safety Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 23 | changing Section 3 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 24 |     (425 ILCS 65/3)    (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 703) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following  | ||||||
| 2 | terms shall have the following meanings: | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) "Integral Reservoir" means the container for the  | ||||||
| 4 | supply of fuel held within the heating unit. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) "Self-supporting heater" means any heater with an  | ||||||
| 6 | integral reservoir for fuel. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) "Portable Kerosene Fueled Heater" means any  | ||||||
| 8 | nonflue-connected, self-contained, self-supporting, kerosene  | ||||||
| 9 | fueled, heating appliance equipped with an integral reservoir,  | ||||||
| 10 | designed to be carried from one location to another, but  | ||||||
| 11 | excluding any heater designed to be used solely in buildings  | ||||||
| 12 | under construction, or for agricultural purposes. | ||||||
| 13 |     (d) "Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory" means any  | ||||||
| 14 | of the following testing or inspection agencies: Underwriters  | ||||||
| 15 | Laboratories, Inc., Canadian Standards Association, Factory  | ||||||
| 16 | Mutual System, and Applied Research Laboratories of Florida,  | ||||||
| 17 | Inc. | ||||||
| 18 |     (e) "Listed heater" means any portable oil fueled heater  | ||||||
| 19 | which has been evaluated with respect to reasonably  | ||||||
| 20 | foreseeable hazards to life and property by a nationally  | ||||||
| 21 | recognized testing laboratory, and which is certified to  | ||||||
| 22 | comply with minimum standards of design and performance  | ||||||
| 23 | required by Underwriter's Laboratory Subject 647 (1984), and  | ||||||
| 24 | which has been authorized by the Office of the State Fire  | ||||||
| 25 | Marshal as being reasonably safe for its specific purpose and  | ||||||
| 26 | shown in a list published by such agency and bears the mark of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | such agency as an indication that it has been so authorized.  | ||||||
| 2 | Any evaluation shall include, but not be limited to,     | ||||||
| 3 | evaluation of the design and labeling requirements hereinafter  | ||||||
| 4 | set forth in Section 4 of this Act and shall further include  | ||||||
| 5 | certain quality control procedures that must be implemented in  | ||||||
| 6 | the manufacturing process. | ||||||
| 7 |     (f) "Approved heater" means any listed heater is an  | ||||||
| 8 | approved heater. | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) "Structure" means any building. | ||||||
| 10 |     (h) "Multifamily Dwelling" means a dwelling which is  | ||||||
| 11 | either rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or is  | ||||||
| 12 | occupied as the residence or home of 3 or more families or  | ||||||
| 13 | persons living independently of each other. | ||||||
| 14 |     (i) "Residential Use" means any use in a single family  | ||||||
| 15 | dwelling, apartment house, or multiple family dwelling. | ||||||
| 16 |     (j) "Owner" means the owner of the freehold of any real  | ||||||
| 17 | property or of a lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee  | ||||||
| 18 | in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee,  | ||||||
| 19 | lessee, agent, or any other person, firm, or corporation  | ||||||
| 20 | directly or indirectly in control of real property. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 84-834; revised 8-7-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 990. The Gasoline Storage Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 23 | changing Sections 4 and 6 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 24 |     (430 ILCS 15/4)    (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 156) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 4. Underground Storage Tank Program; administration.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) In cooperation with the Illinois Environmental  | ||||||
| 3 | Protection Agency, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall  | ||||||
| 4 | administer the Illinois Underground Storage Tank Program in  | ||||||
| 5 | accordance with this Section and Section 22.12 of the  | ||||||
| 6 | Environmental Protection Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) (1)(A) The owner of an underground storage tank that  | ||||||
| 8 | was not taken out of operation before January 2, 1974, and that  | ||||||
| 9 | at any time between January 1, 1974, and September 24, 1987,  | ||||||
| 10 | contained petroleum or petroleum products or hazardous  | ||||||
| 11 | substances, with the exception of hazardous wastes, shall  | ||||||
| 12 | register the tank with the Office of the State Fire Marshal. No  | ||||||
| 13 | underground storage tank taken out of operation before January  | ||||||
| 14 | 2, 1974, may be registered under this Act. No underground  | ||||||
| 15 | storage tank otherwise required to be registered under this  | ||||||
| 16 | subparagraph (A) may be registered under this Act if that tank  | ||||||
| 17 | was removed before September 24, 1987. | ||||||
| 18 |     (B) The owner of a heating oil underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 19 | having a capacity of greater than 1,100 1100 gallons that was  | ||||||
| 20 | not taken out of operation before January 2, 1974, and that at  | ||||||
| 21 | any time between January 1, 1974, and July 11, 1990, contained  | ||||||
| 22 | heating oil shall register the tank with the Office of the  | ||||||
| 23 | State Fire Marshal. No heating oil underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 24 | taken out of operation before January 2, 1974, may be  | ||||||
| 25 | registered under this Act. No heating oil underground storage  | ||||||
| 26 | tank otherwise required to be registered under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | subparagraph (B) may be registered under this Act if that tank  | ||||||
| 2 | was removed before July 11, 1990. | ||||||
| 3 |     (C) The owner of a heating oil underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 4 | having a capacity of 1,100 gallons or less that was not taken  | ||||||
| 5 | out of operation before January 2, 1974, and that any time  | ||||||
| 6 | between January 1, 1974, and September 6, 1991, contained  | ||||||
| 7 | heating oil shall register the tank with the Office of the     | ||||||
| 8 | State Fire Marshal. No heating oil underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 9 | taken out of operation before January 2, 1974, may be  | ||||||
| 10 | registered under this Act. No heating oil underground storage  | ||||||
| 11 | tank otherwise required to be registered under this  | ||||||
| 12 | subparagraph (C) may be registered under this Act if that tank  | ||||||
| 13 | was removed before September 6, 1991. | ||||||
| 14 |     (D) "Operation", as used in this subsection (b), means  | ||||||
| 15 | that the tank must have had input or output of petroleum,  | ||||||
| 16 | petroleum products, or hazardous substances, with the  | ||||||
| 17 | exception of hazardous wastes, during the regular course of  | ||||||
| 18 | its usage. "Operation" does not include (i) compliance with  | ||||||
| 19 | leak detection requirements as prescribed by rules and  | ||||||
| 20 | regulations of the Office of the State Fire Marshal or (ii) the  | ||||||
| 21 | mere containment or storage of petroleum, petroleum products,  | ||||||
| 22 | or hazardous substances, with the exception of hazardous  | ||||||
| 23 | wastes. | ||||||
| 24 |     (2) The owner of an underground storage tank who  | ||||||
| 25 | registered the tank with the Office of the State Fire Marshal  | ||||||
| 26 | under Section 4 of the State Fire Marshal Act prior to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | September 24, 1987 shall be deemed to have registered the tank  | ||||||
| 2 | under paragraph (1). | ||||||
| 3 |     (3)(A) Each person required to register an underground  | ||||||
| 4 | storage tank, other than a heating oil underground storage  | ||||||
| 5 | tank, under paragraph (1) shall pay the Office of the State  | ||||||
| 6 | Fire Marshal a registration fee of $500 for each tank  | ||||||
| 7 | registered, to be deposited in the Underground Storage Tank  | ||||||
| 8 | Fund. | ||||||
| 9 |     (B) Each person required to register a heating oil  | ||||||
| 10 | underground storage tank shall pay to the Office of the State  | ||||||
| 11 | Fire Marshal a registration fee of $100 for each tank  | ||||||
| 12 | registered before July 2, 1992, and $500 for each tank  | ||||||
| 13 | registered after July 1, 1992, to be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 14 | Underground Storage Tank Fund. | ||||||
| 15 |     (C) No registration fee shall be due under this paragraph  | ||||||
| 16 | (3) for underground storage tanks deemed registered pursuant  | ||||||
| 17 | to paragraph (2). | ||||||
| 18 |     (4) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall establish  | ||||||
| 19 | procedures relating to the collection of the fees authorized  | ||||||
| 20 | by this subsection. Such procedures shall include, but need  | ||||||
| 21 | not be limited to, the time and manner of payment to the Office  | ||||||
| 22 | of the State Fire Marshal. | ||||||
| 23 |     (5) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to enter into  | ||||||
| 24 | such contracts and agreements as may be necessary, and as  | ||||||
| 25 | expeditiously as necessary, to carry out the Office of the  | ||||||
| 26 | State Fire Marshal's duties under this subsection. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (6)(A) The owner of an underground storage tank, other  | ||||||
| 2 | than a heating oil underground storage tank, which is  | ||||||
| 3 | installed or replaced after September 24, 1987, and which  | ||||||
| 4 | contained, contains, or may contain petroleum or petroleum  | ||||||
| 5 | products or hazardous substances, with the exception of  | ||||||
| 6 | hazardous wastes, shall register the tank with the Office of  | ||||||
| 7 | the State Fire Marshal prior to the installation or  | ||||||
| 8 | replacement. | ||||||
| 9 |     (B) The owner of a heating oil underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 10 | installed or replaced after July 11, 1990, and which contained  | ||||||
| 11 | or may contain heating oil shall register the tank with the  | ||||||
| 12 | Office of the State Fire Marshal before the installation or  | ||||||
| 13 | replacement. | ||||||
| 14 |     (7) Any person required to register an underground storage  | ||||||
| 15 | tank under paragraph (1) or paragraph (6) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 16 | shall register the tank on forms provided by the Office of the  | ||||||
| 17 | State Fire Marshal. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), a  | ||||||
| 19 | person who is the owner of an underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 20 | containing petroleum, or petroleum products, or hazardous  | ||||||
| 21 | substances, except hazardous waste, registered under  | ||||||
| 22 | subsection (b) shall notify the Office of the State Fire  | ||||||
| 23 | Marshal of any change in the information required under this  | ||||||
| 24 | Section or of the removal of an underground storage tank from  | ||||||
| 25 | service. | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) A person who is the owner of an underground storage  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | tank containing petroleum, or petroleum products, or hazardous  | ||||||
| 2 | substances, except hazardous waste, the contents of which are  | ||||||
| 3 | changed routinely, shall indicate all the materials which are  | ||||||
| 4 | stored in the tank on the registration form. A person  | ||||||
| 5 | providing the information described in this subsection is not  | ||||||
| 6 | required to notify the Office of the State Fire Marshal of  | ||||||
| 7 | changes in the contents of the tank unless the material to be  | ||||||
| 8 | stored in the tank differs from the information provided on  | ||||||
| 9 | the registration form. | ||||||
| 10 |     (e) For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
| 11 |     The terms "petroleum" and "underground storage tank" shall  | ||||||
| 12 | have the meanings ascribed to them in Subtitle I of the  | ||||||
| 13 | Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (P.L. 98-616) of  | ||||||
| 14 | the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L.  | ||||||
| 15 | 94-580), except that "underground storage tank" shall include  | ||||||
| 16 | heating oil underground storage tanks; however, no release  | ||||||
| 17 | detection shall be required of heating oil tanks, in existence  | ||||||
| 18 | as of July 11, 1990, prior to December 22, 1998. The Office of  | ||||||
| 19 | the State Fire Marshal shall have the authority to determine  | ||||||
| 20 | the criteria for classification of an underground storage tank  | ||||||
| 21 | as being either a petroleum underground storage tank or a  | ||||||
| 22 | hazardous substance underground storage tank. | ||||||
| 23 |      When used in connection with, or when otherwise relating  | ||||||
| 24 | to underground storage tanks, the terms "operator", "owner",  | ||||||
| 25 | and "facility" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in  | ||||||
| 26 | Subtitle I of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (P.L. 98-616) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of  | ||||||
| 2 | 1976 (P.L. 94-580). | ||||||
| 3 |     "Bodily injury" means bodily injury, sickness, or disease  | ||||||
| 4 | sustained by a person, including death at any time, resulting  | ||||||
| 5 | from a release of petroleum from an underground storage tank. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Property damage" means physical injury to, destruction  | ||||||
| 7 | of, or contamination of tangible property, including all  | ||||||
| 8 | resulting loss of use of that property; or loss of use of  | ||||||
| 9 | tangible property that is not physically injured, destroyed,  | ||||||
| 10 | or contaminated, but has been evacuated, withdrawn from use,  | ||||||
| 11 | or rendered inaccessible because of an occurrence. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or  | ||||||
| 13 | repeated exposure to conditions, which results in a release of  | ||||||
| 14 | petroleum into the environment from an underground storage  | ||||||
| 15 | tank. | ||||||
| 16 |     "Heating oil" means petroleum that is No. 1, No. 2, No. 4  | ||||||
| 17 | light, No. 4 heavy, No. 5 light, No. 5 heavy, or No. 6  | ||||||
| 18 | technical grades of fuel oil; or other residual fuel oils  | ||||||
| 19 | including Navy Special Fuel Oil and Bunker C. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Heating oil underground storage tank" means an  | ||||||
| 21 | underground storage tank serving other than farms or  | ||||||
| 22 | residential units that is used exclusively to store heating  | ||||||
| 23 | oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 87-323; 87-1088; 88-496; revised 7-31-24.)
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| 25 |     (430 ILCS 15/6)    (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 158) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 6. (a) If necessary or appropriate to assure that the  | ||||||
| 2 | public health or safety is not threatened, the Office of the     | ||||||
| 3 | State Fire Marshal shall have authority to: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1)(A) provide notice to the owner or operator, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  both, of an underground storage tank whenever there is a  | ||||||
| 6 |  release or substantial threat of a release of petroleum or  | ||||||
| 7 |  regulated substances from such tank. Such notice shall  | ||||||
| 8 |  include the identified emergency action and an opportunity  | ||||||
| 9 |  for the owner or operator, or both, to perform the  | ||||||
| 10 |  emergency action; or | ||||||
| 11 |         (B) undertake emergency action whenever there is a  | ||||||
| 12 |  release or substantial threat of a release of petroleum or  | ||||||
| 13 |  regulated substances from an underground storage tank. | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) If notice has been provided under clause (A) of  | ||||||
| 15 |  paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Office shall have  | ||||||
| 16 |  the authority to require the owner or operator, or both,  | ||||||
| 17 |  of an underground storage tank to undertake emergency  | ||||||
| 18 |  action whenever there is a release or substantial threat  | ||||||
| 19 |  of a release of petroleum or regulated substances from  | ||||||
| 20 |  such tank. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) The emergency action undertaken or required under  | ||||||
| 22 |  this Section shall be such as may be necessary or  | ||||||
| 23 |  appropriate to assure that the public health or safety is  | ||||||
| 24 |  not threatened. | ||||||
| 25 |     (b) In accordance with constitutional limitations, the  | ||||||
| 26 | Office shall have authority to enter at all reasonable times  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | upon any private or public property for the purpose of taking  | ||||||
| 2 | emergency action whenever there is a release or substantial  | ||||||
| 3 | threat of a release of petroleum or regulated substances from  | ||||||
| 4 | an underground storage tank. | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) The Office shall require emergency action under  | ||||||
| 6 | paragraph (2) of subsection (a) through issuance of an  | ||||||
| 7 | administrative order Administrative Order. Such an order shall  | ||||||
| 8 | be served by registered or certified mail or in person and may  | ||||||
| 9 | order emergency action. Any person served with such an order  | ||||||
| 10 | may appeal such order by submitting in writing any such appeal  | ||||||
| 11 | to the Office within 10 days of the date of receipt of such  | ||||||
| 12 | order. The Office shall conduct an administrative hearing  | ||||||
| 13 | governed by the The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and  | ||||||
| 14 | enter an order to sustain, modify, or revoke such order. Any  | ||||||
| 15 | appeal from such order shall be to the circuit court of the  | ||||||
| 16 | county in which the violation took place and shall be governed  | ||||||
| 17 | by the Administrative Review Law. | ||||||
| 18 |     (d) Neither the State, the State Fire Marshal, nor any  | ||||||
| 19 | State employee shall be liable for any damages or injury  | ||||||
| 20 | arising out of or resulting from any action taken under this     | ||||||
| 21 | Section 6. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 85-1325; revised 8-8-24.)
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| 23 |     Section 995. The Herptiles-Herps Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 24 | changing Sections 90-10 and 105-65 as follows:
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| 1 |     (510 ILCS 68/90-10) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 90-10. Commercial purposes; offenses. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, any person who  | ||||||
| 4 | for profit or commercial purposes knowingly captures, kills,  | ||||||
| 5 | possesses, offers for sale, sells, offers to barter, barters,  | ||||||
| 6 | offers to purchase, purchases, delivers for shipment, ships,  | ||||||
| 7 | exports, imports, causes to be shipped, exported, or imported,  | ||||||
| 8 | delivers for transportation, transports, or causes to be  | ||||||
| 9 | transported, carries or causes to be carried, or receives for  | ||||||
| 10 | shipment, transportation, carriage, or export any herptile  | ||||||
| 11 | taxa, in whole or in part, protected under this Act and the  | ||||||
| 12 | financial value of that herptile, in whole or in part, is  | ||||||
| 13 | valued:  | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) at or in excess of a total of $300 as calculated  | ||||||
| 15 |  according to the applicable provisions under paragraphs  | ||||||
| 16 |  (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) of in Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  105-95 of this Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony; or | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) less than the total of $300 as calculated  | ||||||
| 19 |  according to the applicable provisions under paragraphs  | ||||||
| 20 |  (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) of in Section  | ||||||
| 21 |  105-95 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A  | ||||||
| 22 |  second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) The possession of any herptile, in whole or in part,  | ||||||
| 24 | captured or killed in violation of this Act that is valued at  | ||||||
| 25 | or in excess of $600 under the provisions of in subsection (b)  | ||||||
| 26 | of Section 105-95 of this Act shall be considered prima facie  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | evidence of possession for profit or commercial purposes.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22; revised 8-9-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (510 ILCS 68/105-65) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 105-65. Accessory to violation; accountability.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) Any person who aids in or contributes in any way to a  | ||||||
| 6 | violation of this Act, including administrative rules, is  | ||||||
| 7 | individually liable, as a separate offense under this Act, for  | ||||||
| 8 | the penalties imposed against the person who committed the  | ||||||
| 9 | violation. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) Accountability for any person who aids or contributes  | ||||||
| 11 | in any way to a misdemeanor or felony violation of this Act  | ||||||
| 12 | shall be determined according to the provisions of under     | ||||||
| 13 | Section 5-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.  | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22; revised 8-9-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 1000. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 2.26 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (520 ILCS 5/2.26)    (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. Any person attempting to  | ||||||
| 19 | take deer shall first obtain a "Deer Hunting Permit" issued by  | ||||||
| 20 | the Department in accordance with its administrative rules.  | ||||||
| 21 | Those rules must provide for the issuance of the following  | ||||||
| 22 | types of resident deer archery permits: (i) a combination  | ||||||
| 23 | permit, consisting of one either-sex permit and one  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit,  | ||||||
| 2 | and (iii) a single either-sex permit. The fee for a Deer  | ||||||
| 3 | Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun  | ||||||
| 4 | shall not exceed $25 for residents of the State. The  | ||||||
| 5 | Department may by administrative rule provide for non-resident  | ||||||
| 6 | deer hunting permits for which the fee will not exceed $300 in  | ||||||
| 7 | 2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as  | ||||||
| 8 | provided below for non-resident landowners and non-resident  | ||||||
| 9 | archery hunters. The Department may by administrative rule  | ||||||
| 10 | provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting of  | ||||||
| 11 | not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325  | ||||||
| 12 | in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter. The  | ||||||
| 13 | fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit  | ||||||
| 14 | shall be the same.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The Department shall create a pilot program during the  | ||||||
| 16 | special 3-day, youth-only deer hunting season to allow for  | ||||||
| 17 | youth deer hunting permits that are valid statewide, excluding  | ||||||
| 18 | those counties or portions of counties closed to firearm deer  | ||||||
| 19 | hunting. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the  | ||||||
| 20 | pilot program. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 21 | prohibit the Department from issuing Special Hunt Area Permits  | ||||||
| 22 | for the youth-only deer hunting season or establishing,  | ||||||
| 23 | through administrative rule, additional requirements  | ||||||
| 24 | pertaining to the youth-only deer hunting season on  | ||||||
| 25 | Department-owned or Department-managed sites, including  | ||||||
| 26 | site-specific quotas or drawings. The provisions of this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | paragraph are inoperative on and after January 1, 2023. | ||||||
| 2 |     The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow  | ||||||
| 3 | and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by  | ||||||
| 4 | administrative rule. | ||||||
| 5 |     No person may have in his or her possession any firearm not  | ||||||
| 6 | authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting  | ||||||
| 7 | season when taking deer unless in accordance with the Firearm  | ||||||
| 8 | Concealed Carry Act. | ||||||
| 9 |     Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour  | ||||||
| 11 | before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those  | ||||||
| 12 | days for which an open season is established for the taking of  | ||||||
| 13 | deer by use of shotgun, handgun, rifle, or muzzle loading  | ||||||
| 14 | rifle. | ||||||
| 15 |     Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour  | ||||||
| 17 | before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those  | ||||||
| 18 | days for which an open season is established for the taking of  | ||||||
| 19 | deer by use of bow and arrow. | ||||||
| 20 |     It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of  | ||||||
| 21 | dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft, or other vehicles, or by  | ||||||
| 22 | the use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes  | ||||||
| 23 | of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or  | ||||||
| 24 | solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other products,  | ||||||
| 25 | except pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered  | ||||||
| 26 | in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | "Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract  | ||||||
| 2 | deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence of  | ||||||
| 3 | and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait.  | ||||||
| 4 | Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to  | ||||||
| 5 | track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking  | ||||||
| 6 | wounded deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all  | ||||||
| 7 | times by means of a maximum 50-foot 50 foot lead attached to  | ||||||
| 8 | the dog's collar or harness. Tracking wounded deer is  | ||||||
| 9 | permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal deer  | ||||||
| 10 | hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or  | ||||||
| 11 | accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in  | ||||||
| 12 | possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons tracking  | ||||||
| 13 | wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer seasons shall  | ||||||
| 14 | wear blaze orange or solid blaze pink color as required. Dog  | ||||||
| 15 | handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from  | ||||||
| 16 | hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they  | ||||||
| 17 | are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the  | ||||||
| 18 | deer. | ||||||
| 19 |     It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer  | ||||||
| 20 | which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public  | ||||||
| 21 | highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted  | ||||||
| 22 | by administrative rule. | ||||||
| 23 |     Persons hunting deer must have the gun unloaded and no bow  | ||||||
| 24 | and arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked  | ||||||
| 25 | position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful. | ||||||
| 26 |     It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | legal limit of deer by gun, to further participate with a gun  | ||||||
| 2 | in any deer hunting party. | ||||||
| 3 |     It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the  | ||||||
| 4 | legal limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate  | ||||||
| 5 | with bow and arrow in any deer hunting party. | ||||||
| 6 |     The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the  | ||||||
| 7 | gun deer season by administrative rule. | ||||||
| 8 |     The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident,  | ||||||
| 9 | either-sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.  | ||||||
| 10 |     Any person who violates any of the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 11 | Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a  | ||||||
| 12 | Class B misdemeanor. | ||||||
| 13 |     For the purposes of calculating acreage under this  | ||||||
| 14 | Section, the Department shall, after determining the total  | ||||||
| 15 | acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round  | ||||||
| 16 | remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal  | ||||||
| 17 | to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.  | ||||||
| 18 |     For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in  | ||||||
| 19 | this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,  | ||||||
| 20 | including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal  | ||||||
| 21 | agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or  | ||||||
| 22 | normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,  | ||||||
| 23 | and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products  | ||||||
| 24 | designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or  | ||||||
| 25 | liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or  | ||||||
| 26 | lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative  | ||||||
| 2 | rule.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-444, eff. 6-1-20;  | ||||||
| 4 | 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-932, eff. 1-1-23; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 5 |     Section 1005. The Illinois Endangered Species Protection  | ||||||
| 6 | Act is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
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| 7 |     (520 ILCS 10/11)    (from Ch. 8, par. 341) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 11. Conservation program; public policy; rules.      | ||||||
| 9 |     (a) The Department, with the advice of the Board, shall  | ||||||
| 10 | actively plan and implement a program for the conservation of  | ||||||
| 11 | endangered and threatened species, by means which should  | ||||||
| 12 | include published data search, research, management,  | ||||||
| 13 | cooperative agreements with other agencies, identification,  | ||||||
| 14 | protection and acquisition of essential habitat, support of  | ||||||
| 15 | beneficial legislation, issuance of grants from appropriated  | ||||||
| 16 | funds, and education of the public. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) It is the public policy of all agencies of State and  | ||||||
| 18 | local governments to utilize their authorities in furtherance  | ||||||
| 19 | of the purposes of this Act by evaluating through a  | ||||||
| 20 | consultation process with the Department whether actions  | ||||||
| 21 | authorized, funded, or carried out by them are likely to  | ||||||
| 22 | jeopardize the continued existence of Illinois listed  | ||||||
| 23 | endangered and threatened species or are likely to result in  | ||||||
| 24 | the destruction or adverse modification of the designated  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | essential habitat of such species, which policy shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | enforceable only by writ of mandamus; and where a State or  | ||||||
| 3 | local agency does so consult in furtherance of this public  | ||||||
| 4 | policy, such State or local agency shall be deemed to have  | ||||||
| 5 | complied with its obligations under the "Illinois Endangered  | ||||||
| 6 | Species Protection Act", provided the agency action shall not  | ||||||
| 7 | result in the killing or injuring of any Illinois listed  | ||||||
| 8 | animal species, or provided that authorization for taking a  | ||||||
| 9 | listed species has been issued under Section 4, 5, or 5.5 of  | ||||||
| 10 | this Act. This paragraph (b) shall not apply to any project of  | ||||||
| 11 | a State agency on which a biological opinion has been issued  | ||||||
| 12 | (in accordance with Section 7 of the federal Federal     | ||||||
| 13 | Endangered Species Act of 1973) prior to the effective date of  | ||||||
| 14 | this amendatory Act of 1985 stating that the action proposed  | ||||||
| 15 | by said project will not jeopardize the continued existence of  | ||||||
| 16 | any federal listed endangered or threatened species. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) The Department shall have the authority to adopt such  | ||||||
| 18 | rules as are reasonable and necessary to implement the  | ||||||
| 19 | provisions of this Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 91-556, eff. 1-1-00; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 21 |     Section 1010. The Youth and Young Adult Conservation  | ||||||
| 22 | Education Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
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| 23 |     (525 ILCS 60/25) | ||||||
| 24 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2029) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 25. Youth and Young Adult Conservation and Education  | ||||||
| 2 | Pilot Program.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall  | ||||||
| 4 | administer the Program. The Program may consist of any of the  | ||||||
| 5 | following:  | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) allocation of grants to units of local government  | ||||||
| 7 |  or non-profit entities to provide conservation education  | ||||||
| 8 |  and employment opportunities for youth and young adults of  | ||||||
| 9 |  this State;  | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) development and implementation of conservation  | ||||||
| 11 |  education or job training programs; and  | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) internship opportunities with the Department for  | ||||||
| 13 |  youth and young adults of this State.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) The Program's education and employment opportunities  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be limited to citizens of this State who at the time of  | ||||||
| 16 | enrollment in the Program are 15 through 25 years of age.  | ||||||
| 17 | Grants under this Act are limited to units of local government  | ||||||
| 18 | and non-profit entities that are located in the State of  | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois and that provide conservation education and  | ||||||
| 20 | employment opportunities for youth and young adults of this  | ||||||
| 21 | State. | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) The Department shall designate suitable grant  | ||||||
| 23 | opportunities, projects, internships, and educational  | ||||||
| 24 | curriculum for the purposes of this Act. | ||||||
| 25 |     Grants, projects, internships, and curriculum so  | ||||||
| 26 | designated by the Department shall be for the purpose of: (1)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | development, enhancement, and maintenance of the natural  | ||||||
| 2 | resources of the State of Illinois, and offering related  | ||||||
| 3 | educational opportunities; (2) environmental stewardship and  | ||||||
| 4 | civic responsibility; (3) enhancement of public lands owned or  | ||||||
| 5 | leased by the Department or developing and enhancing projects  | ||||||
| 6 | or initiatives undertaken in whole or part by the Department;  | ||||||
| 7 | or (4) any combination of the purposes described in items (1)  | ||||||
| 8 | through (3). Such projects, internships, and curriculum shall  | ||||||
| 9 | include improving the habitat of fauna and flora; improving  | ||||||
| 10 | utilization of conservation or recreation facilities and lands  | ||||||
| 11 | by the public; improving water quality; and any other project  | ||||||
| 12 | deemed by the Department to improve the environmental,  | ||||||
| 13 | economic, and recreational quality of the State's natural  | ||||||
| 14 | resources. | ||||||
| 15 |     All projects and internships designated by the Department  | ||||||
| 16 | shall be within a reasonable commuting time for each  | ||||||
| 17 | participant. In no circumstance shall interns be required to  | ||||||
| 18 | spend more than 1 1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a  | ||||||
| 19 | designated area, but an intern may agree to spend more than 1  | ||||||
| 20 | 1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a designated area. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c-5) (c) Interns shall receive at least the standard  | ||||||
| 22 | minimum wage as set by the State of Illinois, when applicable,  | ||||||
| 23 | and shall work normal working hours as determined by the  | ||||||
| 24 | Department. The interns shall not be classified as employees  | ||||||
| 25 | of the State for purposes of contributions to the State  | ||||||
| 26 | Employees' Retirement System of Illinois or any other public  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | employment retirement system of the State. | ||||||
| 2 |     (d) The Department may enter into contracts,  | ||||||
| 3 | intergovernmental agreements, grants, cooperative agreements,  | ||||||
| 4 | memoranda of understanding, or other instruments as necessary  | ||||||
| 5 | to implement the Program. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) The Department shall adopt administrative rules  | ||||||
| 7 | pertaining to implementation, standards, criteria, and  | ||||||
| 8 | administration of the Program. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-788, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 10 |     Section 1015. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 11 | changing Sections 5-101.11, 6-513, 6-901, 6-907, and 10-303 as  | ||||||
| 12 | follows:
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (605 ILCS 5/5-101.11)    (from Ch. 121, par. 5-101.11) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 5-101.11. Whenever it considers such purchase or  | ||||||
| 15 | lease advisable, to purchase or lease highway construction and  | ||||||
| 16 | maintenance equipment under contracts providing for payment in  | ||||||
| 17 | installments over a period of time of not more than 10 years  | ||||||
| 18 | with interest on the unpaid balance owing not to exceed the  | ||||||
| 19 | amount permitted pursuant to the Bond Authorization Act "An  | ||||||
| 20 | Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 21 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 22 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 23 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 85-293; revised 8-13-24.)
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| 1 |     (605 ILCS 5/6-513)    (from Ch. 121, par. 6-513) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 6-513. The county board, in any county having the  | ||||||
| 3 | commission form of government in which a county unit road  | ||||||
| 4 | district is established, may issue bonds of the county in an  | ||||||
| 5 | amount not exceeding 2.875% of the value, as equalized and  | ||||||
| 6 | assessed by the Department of Revenue, of the property in such  | ||||||
| 7 | county or, until January 1, 1983, if greater, the sum that is  | ||||||
| 8 | produced by multiplying the county's 1978 equalized assessed  | ||||||
| 9 | valuation by the debt limitation percentage in effect on  | ||||||
| 10 | January 1, 1979, for the purpose of constructing county unit  | ||||||
| 11 | district roads. However, the question of issuing such county  | ||||||
| 12 | bonds shall first be submitted to the legal voters of such  | ||||||
| 13 | county at an election. The county board shall adopt a  | ||||||
| 14 | resolution to submit the question of issuing such bonds to a  | ||||||
| 15 | vote, specifying therein the particular roads or bridges to be  | ||||||
| 16 | constructed, the type of construction to be made on each  | ||||||
| 17 | section of such roads or on such bridges, and the proposed  | ||||||
| 18 | widths of the roadway, together with an estimate of the cost of  | ||||||
| 19 | such construction. The county board shall certify the  | ||||||
| 20 | resolution to the proper election officials, who shall submit  | ||||||
| 21 | at an election such proposition in accordance with the general  | ||||||
| 22 | election law. Notice of the referendum shall be given and the  | ||||||
| 23 | referendum shall be held in accordance with the general  | ||||||
| 24 | election law of the State. The proposition shall be in  | ||||||
| 25 | substantially the following form: | ||||||
 
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| 1 | ----------------------------
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| 2 |     Shall county bonds for county YES
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| 3 | unit district roads be issued to the ------------------------
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| 4 | amount of $....? NO
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| 5 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
| 6 |     If a majority of the voters voting on such question vote in  | ||||||
| 7 | favor of the proposition, the county board may at once issue  | ||||||
| 8 | the bonds and take the necessary steps to construct the roads  | ||||||
| 9 | provided for. Such bonds shall be issued to mature within 20  | ||||||
| 10 | years from the date of issue, shall be upon such terms and  | ||||||
| 11 | conditions and shall bear such rate of interest not in excess  | ||||||
| 12 | of the amount permitted pursuant to the Bond Authorization Act     | ||||||
| 13 | "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other  | ||||||
| 14 | evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants  | ||||||
| 15 | subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein",  | ||||||
| 16 | approved May 26, 1970, as amended, as shall be fixed by the  | ||||||
| 17 | county board. Such bonds shall be sold upon competitive bids;  | ||||||
| 18 | and the county board may, if it is of the opinion that the bids  | ||||||
| 19 | are unsatisfactory, reject the same and re-advertise and  | ||||||
| 20 | solicit other bids. At the time or before issuing any such  | ||||||
| 21 | bonds, the county board shall adopt a resolution fixing the  | ||||||
| 22 | details of such bonds and providing for the levy of a direct  | ||||||
| 23 | annual tax to pay the principal and interest on such bonds as  | ||||||
| 24 | the same become due. A register of all bonds so issued shall be  | ||||||
| 25 | kept in the office of the county clerk, and it shall be the  | ||||||
| 26 | duty of the county clerk to annually extend a tax upon all the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | taxable property of the county sufficient to pay the interest  | ||||||
| 2 | and principal on such bonds, as the same shall become due. Such  | ||||||
| 3 | tax shall not be subject to any limitation as to rate or  | ||||||
| 4 | amount. However, if it has been certified to the county clerk  | ||||||
| 5 | that funds from other sources have been allocated and set  | ||||||
| 6 | aside for the purpose of paying the principal or interest, or  | ||||||
| 7 | both, of such bonds, the county clerk shall, in extending the  | ||||||
| 8 | tax and fixing the rate of tax under this Section make proper  | ||||||
| 9 | allowance and reduction in such extension of tax and tax rate  | ||||||
| 10 | to the extent of the funds so certified to be available for the  | ||||||
| 11 | payment of such principal or interest, or both. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; revised 8-13-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (605 ILCS 5/6-901)    (from Ch. 121, par. 6-901) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 6-901. Annually, the General Assembly shall  | ||||||
| 15 | appropriate to the Department of Transportation from the Road  | ||||||
| 16 | Fund, the General Revenue Fund, or any other State funds, or a  | ||||||
| 17 | combination of those funds, $60,000,000 for apportionment to  | ||||||
| 18 | counties for the use of road districts for the construction of  | ||||||
| 19 | bridges 20 feet or more in length, as provided in Sections  | ||||||
| 20 | 6-902 through 6-907. | ||||||
| 21 |     The Department of Transportation shall apportion among the  | ||||||
| 22 | several counties of this State for the use of road districts  | ||||||
| 23 | the amounts appropriated under this Section. The amount  | ||||||
| 24 | apportioned to a county shall be in the proportion which the  | ||||||
| 25 | total mileage of township or district roads in the county  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | bears to the total mileage of all township and district roads  | ||||||
| 2 | in the State. Each county shall allocate to the several road  | ||||||
| 3 | districts in the county the funds so apportioned to the  | ||||||
| 4 | county. The allocation to road districts shall be made in the  | ||||||
| 5 | same manner and be subject to the same conditions and  | ||||||
| 6 | qualifications as are provided by Section 8 of the Motor Fuel  | ||||||
| 7 | Tax Law with respect to the allocation to road districts of the  | ||||||
| 8 | amount allotted from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund for apportionment  | ||||||
| 9 | to counties for the use of road districts, but no allocation  | ||||||
| 10 | shall be made to any road district that has not levied taxes  | ||||||
| 11 | for road and bridge purposes in such a manner that is eligible  | ||||||
| 12 | for allotment of Motor Fuel Tax funding pursuant to Section 8  | ||||||
| 13 | of the Motor Fuel Tax Law., "Road district" and "township or  | ||||||
| 14 | district road" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in  | ||||||
| 15 | this Act. | ||||||
| 16 |     Road districts in counties in which a property tax  | ||||||
| 17 | extension limitation is imposed under the Property Tax  | ||||||
| 18 | Extension Limitation Law that are made ineligible for receipt  | ||||||
| 19 | of this appropriation due to the imposition of a property tax  | ||||||
| 20 | extension limitation may become eligible if, at the time the  | ||||||
| 21 | property tax extension limitation was imposed, the road  | ||||||
| 22 | district was levying at the required rate and continues to  | ||||||
| 23 | levy the maximum allowable amount after the imposition of the  | ||||||
| 24 | property tax extension limitation. The road district also  | ||||||
| 25 | becomes eligible if it levies at or above the rate required for  | ||||||
| 26 | eligibility by Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     The amounts apportioned under this Section for allocation  | ||||||
| 2 | to road districts may be used only for bridge construction as  | ||||||
| 3 | provided in this Division. So much of those amounts as are not  | ||||||
| 4 | obligated under Sections 6-902 through 6-904 and for which  | ||||||
| 5 | local funds have not been committed under Section 6-905 within  | ||||||
| 6 | 48 months of the date when such apportionment is made lapses  | ||||||
| 7 | and shall not be paid to the county treasurer for distribution  | ||||||
| 8 | to road districts. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 10 | 103-853, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-7-24.)
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| 11 |     (605 ILCS 5/6-907) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 6-907. Lapsed funds; use. Lapsed funds under Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 6-906 shall be used to provide additional monetary assistance  | ||||||
| 14 | to townships and road districts that have insufficient funding  | ||||||
| 15 | for construction of bridges that are 20 feet or more in length  | ||||||
| 16 | under 6-901 of this Code. The Department shall adopt rules     | ||||||
| 17 | rule to implement this Section. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-853, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (605 ILCS 5/10-303)    (from Ch. 121, par. 10-303) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 10-303. For the purpose of acquiring by purchase or  | ||||||
| 21 | otherwise or the constructing of any such bridge, the county  | ||||||
| 22 | board of each such county is authorized to borrow money and in  | ||||||
| 23 | evidence thereof to issue the bonds of such county, and to  | ||||||
| 24 | refund the same from time to time, payable solely from the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | revenues derived from the operation of such bridge. Such bonds  | ||||||
| 2 | may be issued as serial or term bonds, shall mature in not to  | ||||||
| 3 | exceed 40 years from the date thereof, and may be made  | ||||||
| 4 | redeemable, prior to maturity, with or without premium. Such  | ||||||
| 5 | bonds may be issued in such amounts as may be necessary to  | ||||||
| 6 | provide sufficient funds to pay the cost of acquiring or  | ||||||
| 7 | constructing such bridge and the approaches thereto, including  | ||||||
| 8 | all property real or personal, necessary or incidental in the  | ||||||
| 9 | acquisition or construction of such bridge and its approaches,  | ||||||
| 10 | including reasonable legal and engineering, traffic survey,  | ||||||
| 11 | and architectural fees, costs of financing, and interest  | ||||||
| 12 | during construction and for not less than 12 months  | ||||||
| 13 | thereafter. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate not to  | ||||||
| 14 | exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 15 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 16 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 17 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 18 | 1970, as amended, payable semi-annually. Bonds issued under  | ||||||
| 19 | the provisions of this Division of this Article have the  | ||||||
| 20 | qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the  | ||||||
| 21 | laws of the State of Illinois, shall be executed in the name of  | ||||||
| 22 | the county by the chairman of the county board and the county  | ||||||
| 23 | clerk of such county, and shall be sealed with the corporate  | ||||||
| 24 | seal of the county, and the interest coupons attached to such  | ||||||
| 25 | bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signatures of such  | ||||||
| 26 | chairman and county clerk, and such officials by the execution  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of such bonds shall adopt as and for their own proper  | ||||||
| 2 | signatures their respective facsimile signatures appearing on  | ||||||
| 3 | such coupons. In case any officer whose signature appears on  | ||||||
| 4 | any such bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before  | ||||||
| 5 | delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall nevertheless be  | ||||||
| 6 | valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such  | ||||||
| 7 | officer had remained in office until such delivery. | ||||||
| 8 |     Such bonds may be registered as to principal at any time  | ||||||
| 9 | prior to maturity in the name of the holder on the books of the  | ||||||
| 10 | county in the office of the county treasurer, such  | ||||||
| 11 | registration to be noted on the reverse side of the bonds by  | ||||||
| 12 | the county treasurer, and thereafter the principal of such  | ||||||
| 13 | registered bonds shall be payable only to the registered  | ||||||
| 14 | holder, his legal representatives or assigns. Such registered  | ||||||
| 15 | bonds shall be transferable to another registered holder, or  | ||||||
| 16 | back to bearer, only upon presentation to the county treasurer  | ||||||
| 17 | with the legal assignment duly acknowledged or approved.  | ||||||
| 18 | Registration of any such bonds shall not affect negotiability  | ||||||
| 19 | of the coupons thereto attached, but such coupons shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | transferable by delivery merely. | ||||||
| 21 |     All such bonds issued by any such county shall be sold in  | ||||||
| 22 | such manner and at such time as the governing body shall  | ||||||
| 23 | determine. Whenever the governing body of any such county  | ||||||
| 24 | determines to issue bonds as provided for in this Division of  | ||||||
| 25 | this Article, it shall adopt an ordinance describing in a  | ||||||
| 26 | general way the bridge to be acquired or constructed and its  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | general location. Such ordinance shall set out the aggregate  | ||||||
| 2 | amount of the estimated cost of the acquisition or  | ||||||
| 3 | construction of such bridge, as prepared by the engineers  | ||||||
| 4 | employed for that purpose, determine the period of usefulness  | ||||||
| 5 | thereof and fix the amount of revenue bonds to be issued, the  | ||||||
| 6 | maturity or maturities, redemption privileges, the interest  | ||||||
| 7 | rate, sinking fund, and all other details in connection with  | ||||||
| 8 | such bonds, including such reserve accounts as the county  | ||||||
| 9 | board of such county may deem necessary. Such ordinance may  | ||||||
| 10 | contain such covenants and restrictions upon the issuance of  | ||||||
| 11 | additional revenue bonds thereafter as may be deemed necessary  | ||||||
| 12 | or advisable for the assurance of the payment of the bonds  | ||||||
| 13 | thereby authorized. Revenue bonds issued under the provisions  | ||||||
| 14 | of this Division of this Article shall be payable solely from  | ||||||
| 15 | the revenue derived from such bridge, and such bonds shall  | ||||||
| 16 | not, in any event constitute or be deemed an indebtedness of  | ||||||
| 17 | such county within the meaning of any constitutional  | ||||||
| 18 | provisions or statutory limitation as to debt, and it shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | plainly stated on the face of each bond that it does not  | ||||||
| 20 | constitute an indebtedness within any constitutional or  | ||||||
| 21 | statutory limitation. Such ordinance shall be published within  | ||||||
| 22 | 30 days after its passage in a newspaper, published and having  | ||||||
| 23 | a general circulation in such county, and shall not become  | ||||||
| 24 | effective until 10 days after its publication. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 83-225; revised 8-13-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 1020. The Bikeway Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 4.1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (605 ILCS 30/4.1) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 4.1. Local bicycle transportation plan. | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) In this Section, "bikeway" means all facilities that  | ||||||
| 6 | provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. For  | ||||||
| 7 | purposes of this Section, bikeways shall be categorized as  | ||||||
| 8 | follows: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) Bike paths or shared use paths, also referred to  | ||||||
| 10 |  as Class I bikeways, which provide a completely separated  | ||||||
| 11 |  right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles  | ||||||
| 12 |  and pedestrians with crossflows by motorists minimized. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) Bike lanes, also referred to as Class II bikeways,  | ||||||
| 14 |  which provide a restricted right-of-way designated for the  | ||||||
| 15 |  exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles with through  | ||||||
| 16 |  travel by motor vehicles or pedestrians prohibited, but  | ||||||
| 17 |  with vehicle parking and crossflows by pedestrians and  | ||||||
| 18 |  motorists permitted. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Bike routes, also referred to as Class III  | ||||||
| 20 |  bikeways, which provide a right-of-way on-street or  | ||||||
| 21 |  off-street, designated by signs or permanent markings and  | ||||||
| 22 |  shared with pedestrians and motorists. | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) Cycle tracks or separated bikeways, also referred  | ||||||
| 24 |  to as Class IV bikeways, which promote active  | ||||||
| 25 |  transportation and provide a right-of-way designated  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  exclusively for bicycle travel adjacent to a roadway and  | ||||||
| 2 |  which are separated from vehicular traffic. Types of  | ||||||
| 3 |  separation include, but are not limited to, grade  | ||||||
| 4 |  separation, flexible posts, inflexible physical barriers,  | ||||||
| 5 |  or on-street parking. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) A municipality or county may prepare a bicycle  | ||||||
| 7 | transportation plan, which shall include, but not be limited  | ||||||
| 8 | to, the following elements: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) The estimated number of existing bicycle commuters  | ||||||
| 10 |  in the plan area and the estimated increase in the number  | ||||||
| 11 |  of bicycle commuters resulting from implementation of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  plan. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) A map and description of existing and proposed  | ||||||
| 14 |  land use and settlement patterns that shall include, but  | ||||||
| 15 |  not be limited to, locations of residential neighborhoods,  | ||||||
| 16 |  schools, shopping centers, public buildings, and major  | ||||||
| 17 |  employment centers. | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) A map and description of existing and proposed  | ||||||
| 19 |  bikeways. | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) A map and description of existing and proposed  | ||||||
| 21 |  end-of-trip bicycle parking facilities. These shall  | ||||||
| 22 |  include, but not be limited to, parking at schools,  | ||||||
| 23 |  shopping centers, public buildings, and major employment  | ||||||
| 24 |  centers. | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) A map and description of existing and proposed  | ||||||
| 26 |  bicycle transport and parking facilities for connections  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  with and use of other transportation modes. These shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  include, but not be limited to, parking facilities at  | ||||||
| 3 |  transit stops, rail and transit terminals, ferry docks and  | ||||||
| 4 |  landings, park and ride lots, and provisions for  | ||||||
| 5 |  transporting bicyclists and bicycles on transit or rail  | ||||||
| 6 |  vehicles or ferry vessels. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) A map and description of existing and proposed  | ||||||
| 8 |  facilities for changing and storing clothes and equipment.  | ||||||
| 9 |  These shall include, but not be limited to, locker,  | ||||||
| 10 |  restroom, and shower facilities near bicycle parking  | ||||||
| 11 |  facilities. | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) A description of bicycle safety and education  | ||||||
| 13 |  programs conducted in the area included within the plan,  | ||||||
| 14 |  efforts by the law enforcement agency having primary  | ||||||
| 15 |  traffic law enforcement responsibility in the area to  | ||||||
| 16 |  enforce provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code pertaining  | ||||||
| 17 |  to bicycle operation, and the resulting effect on  | ||||||
| 18 |  accidents involving bicyclists. | ||||||
| 19 |         (8) A description of the extent of citizen and  | ||||||
| 20 |  community involvement in development of the plan,  | ||||||
| 21 |  including, but not limited to, letters of support. | ||||||
| 22 |         (9) A description of how the bicycle transportation  | ||||||
| 23 |  plan has been coordinated and is consistent with other  | ||||||
| 24 |  local or regional transportation, air quality, or energy  | ||||||
| 25 |  conservation plans, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 26 |  programs that provide incentives for bicycle commuting. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (10) A description of the projects proposed in the  | ||||||
| 2 |  plan and a listing of their priorities for implementation. | ||||||
| 3 |         (11) A description of past expenditures for bicycle  | ||||||
| 4 |  facilities and future financial needs for projects that  | ||||||
| 5 |  improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters in  | ||||||
| 6 |  the plan area. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-950, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 8 |     Section 1025. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is  | ||||||
| 9 | amended by changing Section 18k as follows:
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (615 ILCS 5/18k) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 18k. National Flood Insurance Program State agency  | ||||||
| 12 | requirements.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 14 |     "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Development" and "developed" mean any man-made change to  | ||||||
| 16 | real estate, including, but not limited to: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) demolition, construction, reconstruction, repair,  | ||||||
| 18 |  placement of a building, or any structural alteration to a  | ||||||
| 19 |  building; | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) substantial improvement of an existing building; | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) installation of a manufactured home on a site,  | ||||||
| 22 |  preparing a site for a manufactured home, or installing a  | ||||||
| 23 |  travel trailer on a site for more than 180 days per year; | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) installation of utilities, construction of roads,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  bridges, culverts, or similar projects; | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) redevelopment of a site, or clearing of land as an  | ||||||
| 3 |  adjunct of construction, or construction or erection of  | ||||||
| 4 |  levees, dams, walls, or fences; | ||||||
| 5 |         (6) drilling, mining, filling, dredging, grading,  | ||||||
| 6 |  excavation, paving, or other alterations of the ground  | ||||||
| 7 |  surface; | ||||||
| 8 |         (7) storage of materials, including the placement of  | ||||||
| 9 |  gas or liquid storage tanks, and channel modifications or  | ||||||
| 10 |  any other activity that might change the direction,  | ||||||
| 11 |  height, or velocity of flood or surface waters. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Development" and "developed" do not include resurfacing  | ||||||
| 13 | of pavement when there is no increase in elevation;  | ||||||
| 14 | construction of farm fencing; or gardening, plowing, and  | ||||||
| 15 | similar practices that do not involve filling, grading, or  | ||||||
| 16 | construction of levees.  | ||||||
| 17 |     "Special flood hazard area" means an area having special  | ||||||
| 18 | flood, mudflow or flood-related erosion hazards and shown on a  | ||||||
| 19 | Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Hazard Boundary Map  | ||||||
| 20 | or Flood Insurance Rate Map as Zone A, AO, A1-A-30, AE, A99,  | ||||||
| 21 | AH, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/AH, AR/AO, AR/A1-A30, V1-V30, VE, or  | ||||||
| 22 | V. | ||||||
| 23 |     "State agencies" means any department, commission, board,  | ||||||
| 24 | or agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor, any board,  | ||||||
| 25 | commission, agency, or authority which has a majority of its  | ||||||
| 26 | members appointed by the Governor, and the Governor's Office. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) The Department shall ensure that State agencies comply  | ||||||
| 2 | with National Flood Insurance Program requirements set forth  | ||||||
| 3 | in this Section. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) All State agencies shall obtain a special flood hazard  | ||||||
| 5 | area development permit before undertaking development  | ||||||
| 6 | activity on State-owned property that is located in a special  | ||||||
| 7 | flood hazard area. The Department shall adopt an  | ||||||
| 8 | administrative rule setting forth a State special flood hazard  | ||||||
| 9 | area development program to ensure the following via the  | ||||||
| 10 | issuance of permits prior to any State agency development  | ||||||
| 11 | within a special flood hazard area: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) Review of all proposed new development in a  | ||||||
| 13 |  special flood hazard area to ensure compliance with the  | ||||||
| 14 |  standards set forth in the administrative rule. | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) Monitoring and inspecting developments currently  | ||||||
| 16 |  under construction in a special flood hazard area to  | ||||||
| 17 |  ensure compliance with the standards set forth in the  | ||||||
| 18 |  administrative rule. | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Correction, to the extent reasonably practical in  | ||||||
| 20 |  the sole determination of the Department, of all previous  | ||||||
| 21 |  development in a special flood hazard area found not to be  | ||||||
| 22 |  in compliance with the standards set forth in the  | ||||||
| 23 |  administrative rule. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) The standards set forth in the administrative rule  | ||||||
| 25 |  shall, at a minimum, be as stringent as the federal  | ||||||
| 26 |  regulations adopted by the Federal Emergency Management  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Agency to implement the National Flood Insurance Act (42  | ||||||
| 2 |  U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) that are published in 44 CFR 59  | ||||||
| 3 |  through 60. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) State agencies that administer grants or loans for  | ||||||
| 5 | financing a development within a special flood hazard area  | ||||||
| 6 | shall cooperate with the Department to ensure that  | ||||||
| 7 | participants in their programs are informed of the existence  | ||||||
| 8 | and location of special flood hazard areas and of any State or  | ||||||
| 9 | local floodplain requirements that are in effect in such  | ||||||
| 10 | areas. | ||||||
| 11 |     (e) State agencies that are responsible for regulating or  | ||||||
| 12 | permitting a development within a special flood hazard area  | ||||||
| 13 | shall cooperate with the Department to ensure that  | ||||||
| 14 | participants in their programs are informed of the existence  | ||||||
| 15 | and location of special flood hazard areas and of any State or  | ||||||
| 16 | local floodplain requirements that are in effect in such  | ||||||
| 17 | areas. | ||||||
| 18 |     (f) State agencies that are engaged in planning programs  | ||||||
| 19 | or promoting a program for the development shall cooperate  | ||||||
| 20 | with the Department to ensure that participants in their  | ||||||
| 21 | programs are informed of the existence and location of special  | ||||||
| 22 | flood hazard areas and of any State or local floodplain  | ||||||
| 23 | requirements in effect in such areas. | ||||||
| 24 |     (g) The Department shall provide available special flood  | ||||||
| 25 | hazard area information to assist State agencies in complying  | ||||||
| 26 | with the requirements established by this Section. The  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with a  | ||||||
| 2 | State agency to outline procedures and processes to review  | ||||||
| 3 | proposed development activity on State-owned property located  | ||||||
| 4 | in a special flood hazard area. Such a memorandum of  | ||||||
| 5 | understanding may allow for alternative approvals for the  | ||||||
| 6 | issuance of permits. If the Department enters into a  | ||||||
| 7 | memorandum of understanding with a State agency to allow an  | ||||||
| 8 | alternative permit process any permits or work completed under  | ||||||
| 9 | those alternatives is subject to audit and review by the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department. | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-905, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     Section 1030. The County Airports Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 13 | changing Sections 60 and 61 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (620 ILCS 50/60)    (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 164) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 60. If a majority of all votes cast upon the question  | ||||||
| 16 | shall be for the issuing of bonds and the levying of an  | ||||||
| 17 | additional tax to pay the interest and principal of such bond,  | ||||||
| 18 | the county board shall issue and sell such amounts of said  | ||||||
| 19 | bonds as the Commission shall determine and certify, from time  | ||||||
| 20 | to time as being necessary to provide the means for  | ||||||
| 21 | accomplishing the purposes for which said bonds were voted.  | ||||||
| 22 | Such bonds shall be issued in conformity to the requirements  | ||||||
| 23 | and provisions of the resolution adopted for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 24 | calling said election, provided however the aggregate amounts  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of outstanding bonds issued under the provisions of this Act,     | ||||||
| 2 | shall at no time exceed 1% of the total value of all of the  | ||||||
| 3 | taxable property of the county as determined by the last  | ||||||
| 4 | assessment roll on which county general taxes was extended.  | ||||||
| 5 | The principal of such bonds shall be discharged within twenty  | ||||||
| 6 | years after the date of said election. Such bonds shall bear  | ||||||
| 7 | interest, payable semi-annually, at a rate that does not  | ||||||
| 8 | exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act "An Act to  | ||||||
| 9 | authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences  | ||||||
| 10 | of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to  | ||||||
| 11 | interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26,  | ||||||
| 12 | 1970, as now or hereafter amended. The proceeds from the sale  | ||||||
| 13 | of each issue of bonds shall be deposited in the county  | ||||||
| 14 | treasury and identified as "County Airports Bond Fund No.  | ||||||
| 15 | ....." Such proceeds shall be used only for the purposes  | ||||||
| 16 | stated in the resolution calling the election authorizing the  | ||||||
| 17 | issuing of said bonds, and as specified in the certificate of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Commission as in this Section section provided. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 82-902; revised 8-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (620 ILCS 50/61)    (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 165) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 61. If the resolution adopted by the county board or  | ||||||
| 22 | by petition, provides for the issuance of revenue bonds or  | ||||||
| 23 | other evidence of indebtedness, the retirement of the  | ||||||
| 24 | principal thereof and the interest thereon, to be accomplished  | ||||||
| 25 | from sources other than direct county taxes, the county board  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall issue and sell such amounts of such bonds or other  | ||||||
| 2 | evidences of indebtedness as the Commission shall determine  | ||||||
| 3 | and certify, from time to time as being necessary to provide  | ||||||
| 4 | the means for accomplishing the purposes for which such bonds  | ||||||
| 5 | or other evidences of indebtedness are to be issued as set  | ||||||
| 6 | forth in said resolution. Such bonds or other evidence of  | ||||||
| 7 | indebtedness shall be issued in conformity to the requirements  | ||||||
| 8 | and provisions of the said resolution authorizing such  | ||||||
| 9 | issuance. The principal of such bonds or other evidences of  | ||||||
| 10 | indebtedness shall be discharged within thirty years after the  | ||||||
| 11 | date of the adoption of said resolution. Such bonds or other  | ||||||
| 12 | evidences of indebtedness shall bear interest, payable  | ||||||
| 13 | semi-annually, at a rate not to exceed that permitted in the  | ||||||
| 14 | Bond Authorization Act "An Act to authorize public  | ||||||
| 15 | corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness  | ||||||
| 16 | and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate  | ||||||
| 17 | limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now  | ||||||
| 18 | or hereafter amended. The proceeds from the sale of each issue  | ||||||
| 19 | of bonds shall be deposited in the county treasury and  | ||||||
| 20 | identified as "County Airports Revenue Bond Fund No. ....."  | ||||||
| 21 | Such proceeds shall be used only for the purposes stated in the  | ||||||
| 22 | said resolution and as specified in the certificate of the  | ||||||
| 23 | Commission as in this Section section provided. All such  | ||||||
| 24 | revenue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness shall not,  | ||||||
| 25 | in any event, constitute or be deemed an indebtedness of the  | ||||||
| 26 | county within the meaning of any constitutional provisions or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | statutory limitations as to debt, and it shall be so stated  | ||||||
| 2 | plainly on the face of each such bond or other evidence of  | ||||||
| 3 | indebtedness. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; revised 8-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     Section 1035. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by  | ||||||
| 6 | changing Sections 1-115.01, 3-402, 3-506, 3-699.14, 3-802,  | ||||||
| 7 | 3-804, 4-203, 5-102, 6-110, 6-118, 6-209.1, 11-907, and 13-101  | ||||||
| 8 | and by setting forth and renumbering multiple versions of  | ||||||
| 9 | Section 3-699.22 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (625 ILCS 5/1-115.01) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 1-115.01. Detached catalytic converter. "Detached  | ||||||
| 12 | catalytic converter" means a catalytic converter, as defined  | ||||||
| 13 | in Section 1-110.05 of this the Code, that was previously  | ||||||
| 14 | installed on a motor vehicle and subsequently removed.  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-677, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 16 |     (625 ILCS 5/3-402)    (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-402) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 3-402. Vehicles subject to registration; exceptions.  | ||||||
| 18 |     A. Exemptions and Policy. Every motor vehicle, trailer,  | ||||||
| 19 | semitrailer and pole trailer when driven or moved upon a  | ||||||
| 20 | highway shall be subject to the registration and certificate  | ||||||
| 21 | of title provisions of this Chapter except: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) Any such vehicle driven or moved upon a highway in  | ||||||
| 23 |  conformance with the provisions of this Chapter relating  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lienholders or  | ||||||
| 2 |  nonresidents or under a temporary registration permit  | ||||||
| 3 |  issued by the Secretary of State; | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) Any implement of husbandry whether of a type  | ||||||
| 5 |  otherwise subject to registration hereunder or not which  | ||||||
| 6 |  is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway,  | ||||||
| 7 |  which shall include a not-for-hire movement for the  | ||||||
| 8 |  purpose of delivering farm commodities to a place of first  | ||||||
| 9 |  processing or sale, or to a place of storage; | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) Any special mobile equipment as herein defined; | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) Any vehicle which is propelled exclusively by  | ||||||
| 12 |  electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires though  | ||||||
| 13 |  not operated upon rails; | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) Any vehicle which is equipped and used exclusively  | ||||||
| 15 |  as a pumper, ladder truck, rescue vehicle, searchlight  | ||||||
| 16 |  truck, or other fire apparatus, but not a vehicle of a type  | ||||||
| 17 |  which would otherwise be subject to registration as a  | ||||||
| 18 |  vehicle of the first division; | ||||||
| 19 |         (6) Any vehicle which is owned and operated by the  | ||||||
| 20 |  federal government and externally displays evidence of  | ||||||
| 21 |  federal ownership. It is the policy of the State of  | ||||||
| 22 |  Illinois to promote and encourage the fullest use of its  | ||||||
| 23 |  highways and to enhance the flow of commerce thus  | ||||||
| 24 |  contributing to the economic, agricultural, industrial and  | ||||||
| 25 |  social growth and development of this State, by  | ||||||
| 26 |  authorizing the Secretary of State to negotiate and enter  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  into reciprocal or proportional agreements or arrangements  | ||||||
| 2 |  with other States, or to issue declarations setting forth  | ||||||
| 3 |  reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges with  | ||||||
| 4 |  respect to vehicles operated interstate which are properly  | ||||||
| 5 |  registered in this and other States, assuring nevertheless  | ||||||
| 6 |  proper registration of vehicles in Illinois as may be  | ||||||
| 7 |  required by this Code; | ||||||
| 8 |         (7) Any converter dolly or tow dolly which merely  | ||||||
| 9 |  serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed  | ||||||
| 10 |  vehicle. A title may be issued on a voluntary basis to a  | ||||||
| 11 |  tow dolly upon receipt of the manufacturer's certificate  | ||||||
| 12 |  of origin or the bill of sale; | ||||||
| 13 |         (8) Any house trailer found to be an abandoned mobile  | ||||||
| 14 |  home under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act; | ||||||
| 15 |         (9) Any vehicle that is not properly registered or  | ||||||
| 16 |  does not have registration plates or digital registration  | ||||||
| 17 |  plates issued to the owner or operator affixed thereto, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  that does have registration plates or digital registration  | ||||||
| 19 |  plates issued to the owner or operator affixed thereto but  | ||||||
| 20 |  the plates are not appropriate for the weight of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  vehicle, provided that this exemption shall apply only  | ||||||
| 22 |  while the vehicle is being transported or operated by a  | ||||||
| 23 |  towing service and has a third tow plate affixed to it; | ||||||
| 24 |         (10) Low-speed electric scooters.  | ||||||
| 25 |     B. Reciprocity. Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or  | ||||||
| 26 | pole trailer need not be registered under this Code provided  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the same is operated interstate and in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 2 | following provisions and any rules and regulations promulgated  | ||||||
| 3 | pursuant thereto: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided  | ||||||
| 5 |  in this Section, owning any foreign registered vehicle of  | ||||||
| 6 |  a type otherwise subject to registration hereunder, may  | ||||||
| 7 |  operate or permit the operation of such vehicle within  | ||||||
| 8 |  this State in interstate commerce without registering such  | ||||||
| 9 |  vehicle in, or paying any fees to, this State subject to  | ||||||
| 10 |  the condition that such vehicle at all times when operated  | ||||||
| 11 |  in this State is operated pursuant to a reciprocity  | ||||||
| 12 |  agreement, arrangement or declaration by this State, and  | ||||||
| 13 |  further subject to the condition that such vehicle at all  | ||||||
| 14 |  times when operated in this State is duly registered in,  | ||||||
| 15 |  and displays upon it, a valid registration card and  | ||||||
| 16 |  registration plate or plates or digital registration plate  | ||||||
| 17 |  or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of  | ||||||
| 18 |  residence of such owner and is issued and maintains in  | ||||||
| 19 |  such vehicle a valid Illinois reciprocity permit as  | ||||||
| 20 |  required by the Secretary of State, and provided like  | ||||||
| 21 |  privileges are afforded to residents of this State by the  | ||||||
| 22 |  State of residence of such owner. | ||||||
| 23 |         Every nonresident including any foreign corporation  | ||||||
| 24 |  carrying on business within this State and owning and  | ||||||
| 25 |  regularly operating in such business any motor vehicle,  | ||||||
| 26 |  trailer or semitrailer within this State in intrastate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  commerce, shall be required to register each such vehicle  | ||||||
| 2 |  and pay the same fees therefor as is required with  | ||||||
| 3 |  reference to like vehicles owned by residents of this  | ||||||
| 4 |  State. | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole  | ||||||
| 6 |  trailer operated interstate need not be registered in this  | ||||||
| 7 |  State, provided: | ||||||
| 8 |             (a) that the vehicle is properly registered in  | ||||||
| 9 |  another State pursuant to law or to a reciprocity  | ||||||
| 10 |  agreement, arrangement or declaration; or | ||||||
| 11 |             (b) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of  | ||||||
| 12 |  vehicles owned or operated by the same person who  | ||||||
| 13 |  registers such fleet of vehicles pro rata among the  | ||||||
| 14 |  various States in which such fleet operates; or | ||||||
| 15 |             (c) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of  | ||||||
| 16 |  vehicles, a portion of which are registered with the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Secretary of State of Illinois in accordance with an  | ||||||
| 18 |  agreement or arrangement concurred in by the Secretary  | ||||||
| 19 |  of State of Illinois based on one or more of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as  | ||||||
| 21 |  against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or  | ||||||
| 22 |  base of a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged,  | ||||||
| 23 |  or from whence it is principally dispatched or where  | ||||||
| 24 |  the movements of such vehicle usually originate; situs  | ||||||
| 25 |  of the residence of the owner or operator thereof, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  of his principal office or offices, or of his places of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  business; the routes traversed and whether regular or  | ||||||
| 2 |  irregular routes are traversed, and the jurisdictions  | ||||||
| 3 |  traversed and served; and such other factors as may be  | ||||||
| 4 |  deemed material by the Secretary and the motor vehicle  | ||||||
| 5 |  administrators of the other jurisdictions involved in  | ||||||
| 6 |  such apportionment. Such vehicles shall maintain  | ||||||
| 7 |  therein any reciprocity permit which may be required  | ||||||
| 8 |  by the Secretary of State pursuant to rules and  | ||||||
| 9 |  regulations which the Secretary of State may  | ||||||
| 10 |  promulgate in the administration of this Code, in the  | ||||||
| 11 |  public interest. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3)(a) In order to effectuate the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Code, the Secretary of State of Illinois is empowered to  | ||||||
| 14 |  negotiate and execute written reciprocal agreements or  | ||||||
| 15 |  arrangements with the duly authorized representatives of  | ||||||
| 16 |  other jurisdictions, including States, districts,  | ||||||
| 17 |  territories and possessions of the United States, and  | ||||||
| 18 |  foreign states, provinces, or countries, granting to  | ||||||
| 19 |  owners or operators of vehicles duly registered or  | ||||||
| 20 |  licensed in such other jurisdictions and for which  | ||||||
| 21 |  evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges  | ||||||
| 22 |  and exemption from the payment, wholly or partially, of  | ||||||
| 23 |  any taxes, fees or other charges imposed with respect to  | ||||||
| 24 |  the ownership or operation of such vehicles by the laws of  | ||||||
| 25 |  this State except the tax imposed by the Motor Fuel Tax  | ||||||
| 26 |  Law, approved March 25, 1929, as amended, and the tax  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  imposed by the Use Tax Act, approved July 14, 1955, as  | ||||||
| 2 |  amended. | ||||||
| 3 |         The Secretary of State may negotiate agreements or  | ||||||
| 4 |  arrangements as are in the best interests of this State  | ||||||
| 5 |  and the residents of this State pursuant to the policies  | ||||||
| 6 |  expressed in this Section taking into consideration the  | ||||||
| 7 |  reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges available  | ||||||
| 8 |  and accruing to residents of this State and vehicles  | ||||||
| 9 |  registered in this State. | ||||||
| 10 |         (b) Such reciprocal agreements or arrangements shall  | ||||||
| 11 |  provide that vehicles duly registered or licensed in this  | ||||||
| 12 |  State when operated upon the highways of such other  | ||||||
| 13 |  jurisdictions, shall receive exemptions, benefits and  | ||||||
| 14 |  privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as  | ||||||
| 15 |  extended to vehicles from such jurisdictions in this  | ||||||
| 16 |  State. | ||||||
| 17 |         (c) Such agreements or arrangements may also authorize  | ||||||
| 18 |  the apportionment of registration or licensing of fleets  | ||||||
| 19 |  of vehicles operated interstate, based on any or all of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as  | ||||||
| 21 |  against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or base of  | ||||||
| 22 |  a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged or from  | ||||||
| 23 |  whence it is principally dispatched or where the movements  | ||||||
| 24 |  of such vehicle usually originate; situs of the residence  | ||||||
| 25 |  of the owner or operator thereof, or of his principal  | ||||||
| 26 |  office or offices, or of his places of business; the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  routes traversed and whether regular or irregular routes  | ||||||
| 2 |  are traversed, and the jurisdictions traversed and served;  | ||||||
| 3 |  and such other factors as may be deemed material by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Secretary and the motor vehicle administrators of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  other jurisdictions involved in such apportionment, and  | ||||||
| 6 |  such vehicles shall likewise be entitled to reciprocal  | ||||||
| 7 |  exemptions, benefits and privileges. | ||||||
| 8 |         (d) Such agreements or arrangements shall also provide  | ||||||
| 9 |  that vehicles being operated in intrastate commerce in  | ||||||
| 10 |  Illinois shall comply with the registration and licensing  | ||||||
| 11 |  laws of this State, except that vehicles which are part of  | ||||||
| 12 |  an apportioned fleet may conduct an intrastate operation  | ||||||
| 13 |  incidental to their interstate operations. Any motor  | ||||||
| 14 |  vehicle properly registered and qualified under any  | ||||||
| 15 |  reciprocal agreement or arrangement under this Code and  | ||||||
| 16 |  not having a situs or base within Illinois may complete  | ||||||
| 17 |  the inbound movement of a trailer or semitrailer to an  | ||||||
| 18 |  Illinois destination that was brought into Illinois by a  | ||||||
| 19 |  motor vehicle also properly registered and qualified under  | ||||||
| 20 |  this Code and not having a situs or base within Illinois,  | ||||||
| 21 |  or may complete an outbound movement of a trailer or  | ||||||
| 22 |  semitrailer to an out-of-state destination that was  | ||||||
| 23 |  originated in Illinois by a motor vehicle also properly  | ||||||
| 24 |  registered and qualified under this Code and not having a  | ||||||
| 25 |  situs or base in Illinois, only if the operator thereof  | ||||||
| 26 |  did not break bulk of the cargo laden in such inbound or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  outbound trailer or semitrailer. Adding or unloading  | ||||||
| 2 |  intrastate cargo on such inbound or outbound trailer or  | ||||||
| 3 |  semitrailer shall be deemed as breaking bulk. | ||||||
| 4 |         (e) Such agreements or arrangements may also provide  | ||||||
| 5 |  for the determination of the proper State in which leased  | ||||||
| 6 |  vehicles shall be registered based on the factors set out  | ||||||
| 7 |  in subsection (c) above and for apportionment of  | ||||||
| 8 |  registration of fleets of leased vehicles by the lessee or  | ||||||
| 9 |  by the lessor who leases such vehicles to persons who are  | ||||||
| 10 |  not fleet operators. | ||||||
| 11 |         (f) Such agreements or arrangements may also include  | ||||||
| 12 |  reciprocal exemptions, benefits or privileges accruing  | ||||||
| 13 |  under The Illinois Driver Licensing Law or The Driver  | ||||||
| 14 |  License Compact. | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The Secretary of State is further authorized to  | ||||||
| 16 |  examine the laws and requirements of other jurisdictions,  | ||||||
| 17 |  and, in the absence of a written agreement or arrangement,  | ||||||
| 18 |  to issue a written declaration of the extent and nature of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the exemptions, benefits and privileges accorded to  | ||||||
| 20 |  vehicles of this State by such other jurisdictions, and  | ||||||
| 21 |  the extent and nature of reciprocal exemptions, benefits  | ||||||
| 22 |  and privileges thereby accorded by this State to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  vehicles of such other jurisdictions. A declaration by the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Secretary of State may include any, part or all reciprocal  | ||||||
| 25 |  exemptions, benefits and privileges or provisions as may  | ||||||
| 26 |  be included within an agreement or arrangement. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) All agreements, arrangements, declarations and  | ||||||
| 2 |  amendments thereto, shall be in writing and become  | ||||||
| 3 |  effective when signed by the Secretary of State, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  copies of all such documents shall be available to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  public upon request. | ||||||
| 6 |         (6) The Secretary of State is further authorized to  | ||||||
| 7 |  require the display by foreign registered trucks,  | ||||||
| 8 |  truck-tractors and buses, entitled to reciprocal benefits,  | ||||||
| 9 |  exemptions or privileges hereunder, a reciprocity permit  | ||||||
| 10 |  for external display before any such reciprocal benefits,  | ||||||
| 11 |  exemptions or privileges are granted. The Secretary of  | ||||||
| 12 |  State shall provide suitable application forms for such  | ||||||
| 13 |  permit and shall promulgate and publish reasonable rules  | ||||||
| 14 |  and regulations for the administration and enforcement of  | ||||||
| 15 |  the provisions of this Code including a provision for  | ||||||
| 16 |  revocation of such permit as to any vehicle operated  | ||||||
| 17 |  wilfully in violation of the terms of any reciprocal  | ||||||
| 18 |  agreement, arrangement or declaration or in violation of  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended. | ||||||
| 20 |         (7)(a) Upon the suspension, revocation or denial of  | ||||||
| 21 |  one or more of all reciprocal benefits, privileges and  | ||||||
| 22 |  exemptions existing pursuant to the terms and provisions  | ||||||
| 23 |  of this Code or by virtue of a reciprocal agreement or  | ||||||
| 24 |  arrangement or declaration thereunder; or, upon the  | ||||||
| 25 |  suspension, revocation or denial of a reciprocity permit;  | ||||||
| 26 |  or, upon any action or inaction of the Secretary in the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  administration and enforcement of the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 2 |  Code, any person, resident or nonresident, so aggrieved,  | ||||||
| 3 |  may serve upon the Secretary, a petition in writing and  | ||||||
| 4 |  under oath, setting forth the grievance of the petitioner,  | ||||||
| 5 |  the grounds and basis for the relief sought, and all  | ||||||
| 6 |  necessary facts and particulars, and request an  | ||||||
| 7 |  administrative hearing thereon. Within 20 days, the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Secretary shall set a hearing date as early as practical.  | ||||||
| 9 |  The Secretary may, in his discretion, supply forms for  | ||||||
| 10 |  such a petition. The Secretary may require the payment of  | ||||||
| 11 |  a fee of not more than $50 for the filing of any petition,  | ||||||
| 12 |  motion, or request for hearing conducted pursuant to this  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section. These fees must be deposited into the Secretary  | ||||||
| 14 |  of State DUI Administration Fund, a special fund that is  | ||||||
| 15 |  hereby created in the State treasury, and, subject to  | ||||||
| 16 |  appropriation and as directed by the Secretary of State,  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall be used to fund the operation of the hearings  | ||||||
| 18 |  department of the Office of the Secretary of State and for  | ||||||
| 19 |  no other purpose. The Secretary shall establish by rule  | ||||||
| 20 |  the amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions  | ||||||
| 21 |  relating to these fees. | ||||||
| 22 |         (b) The Secretary may likewise, in his discretion and  | ||||||
| 23 |  upon his own petition, order a hearing, when in his best  | ||||||
| 24 |  judgment, any person is not entitled to the reciprocal  | ||||||
| 25 |  benefits, privileges and exemptions existing pursuant to  | ||||||
| 26 |  the terms and provisions of this Code or under a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reciprocal agreement or arrangement or declaration  | ||||||
| 2 |  thereunder or that a vehicle owned or operated by such  | ||||||
| 3 |  person is improperly registered or licensed, or that an  | ||||||
| 4 |  Illinois resident has improperly registered or licensed a  | ||||||
| 5 |  vehicle in another jurisdiction for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 6 |  violating or avoiding the registration laws of this State. | ||||||
| 7 |         (c) The Secretary shall notify a petitioner or any  | ||||||
| 8 |  other person involved of such a hearing, by giving at  | ||||||
| 9 |  least 10 days notice, in writing, by U.S. Mail, Registered  | ||||||
| 10 |  or Certified, or by personal service, at the last known  | ||||||
| 11 |  address of such petitioner or person, specifying the time  | ||||||
| 12 |  and place of such hearing. Such hearing shall be held  | ||||||
| 13 |  before the Secretary, or any person as he may designate,  | ||||||
| 14 |  and unless the parties mutually agree to some other county  | ||||||
| 15 |  in Illinois, the hearing shall be held in the County of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Sangamon or the County of Cook. Appropriate records of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  hearing shall be kept, and the Secretary shall issue or  | ||||||
| 18 |  cause to be issued, his decision on the case, within 30  | ||||||
| 19 |  days after the close of such hearing or within 30 days  | ||||||
| 20 |  after receipt of the transcript thereof, and a copy shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  likewise be served or mailed to the petitioner or person  | ||||||
| 22 |  involved. | ||||||
| 23 |         (d) The actions or inactions or determinations, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  findings and decisions upon an administrative hearing, of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the Secretary, shall be subject to judicial review in the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Circuit Court of the County of Sangamon or the County of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Cook, and the provisions of the Administrative Review Law,  | ||||||
| 2 |  and all amendments and modifications thereof and rules  | ||||||
| 3 |  adopted pursuant thereto, apply to and govern all such  | ||||||
| 4 |  reviewable matters. | ||||||
| 5 |         Any reciprocal agreements or arrangements entered into  | ||||||
| 6 |  by the Secretary of State or any declarations issued by  | ||||||
| 7 |  the Secretary of State pursuant to any law in effect prior  | ||||||
| 8 |  to the effective date of this Code are not hereby  | ||||||
| 9 |  abrogated, and such shall continue in force and effect  | ||||||
| 10 |  until amended pursuant to the provisions of this Code or  | ||||||
| 11 |  expire pursuant to the terms or provisions thereof. | ||||||
| 12 |     C. Vehicles purchased out-of-state. A resident of this  | ||||||
| 13 | State who purchases a vehicle in another state and transports  | ||||||
| 14 | the vehicle to Illinois shall apply for registration and  | ||||||
| 15 | certificate of title as soon as practicable, but in no event  | ||||||
| 16 | more than 45 days after the purchase of the vehicle. If an  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois motorist who purchased a vehicle from an out-of-state  | ||||||
| 18 | licensed dealer is unable to meet the 45-day deadline due to a  | ||||||
| 19 | delay in paperwork from the seller, that motorist may obtain  | ||||||
| 20 | an Illinois temporary registration plate with: (i) proof of  | ||||||
| 21 | purchase; (ii) proof of meeting the Illinois driver's license  | ||||||
| 22 | or identification card requirement; and (iii) proof that  | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois title and registration fees have been paid. If fees  | ||||||
| 24 | have not been paid, the motorist may pay the fees in order to  | ||||||
| 25 | obtain the temporary registration plate. The owner of such a  | ||||||
| 26 | vehicle shall display any temporary permit or registration  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issued in accordance with Section 3-407.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-209, eff. 1-1-24; 103-899, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
| 3 | revised 10-7-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (625 ILCS 5/3-506) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military  | ||||||
| 6 | service members. Upon the death of a military service member  | ||||||
| 7 | who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1,  | ||||||
| 8 | 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638,  | ||||||
| 9 | 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669,  | ||||||
| 10 | 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698,  | ||||||
| 11 | 3-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, 3-699.20, or  | ||||||
| 12 | 3-699.25 3-699.22 of this Code, the surviving spouse of that  | ||||||
| 13 | service member may retain the plate so long as that spouse is a  | ||||||
| 14 | resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or  | ||||||
| 15 | her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. | ||||||
| 16 |     For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means  | ||||||
| 17 | any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of  | ||||||
| 18 | the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard  | ||||||
| 19 | or other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been  | ||||||
| 20 | issued a special plate listed in this Section. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 103-660, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 22 | revised 9-25-24.)
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| 23 |     (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the  | ||||||
| 2 | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and  | ||||||
| 3 | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may  | ||||||
| 4 | issue Universal special license plates to residents of  | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois on behalf of organizations that have been authorized  | ||||||
| 6 | by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special  | ||||||
| 7 | license plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by  | ||||||
| 8 | the Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized  | ||||||
| 9 | organizations shall be designated by amendment to this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section. When applying for a Universal special license plate  | ||||||
| 11 | the applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the  | ||||||
| 12 | authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a  | ||||||
| 13 | decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record  | ||||||
| 14 | of that organization and that organization shall remain  | ||||||
| 15 | affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered,  | ||||||
| 16 | revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization  | ||||||
| 17 | may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and  | ||||||
| 18 | distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the  | ||||||
| 19 | authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct  | ||||||
| 20 | from any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal,  | ||||||
| 21 | sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal  | ||||||
| 22 | special license plate other than a decal authorized by the  | ||||||
| 23 | General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal  | ||||||
| 24 | sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 25 | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,  | ||||||
| 26 | including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates  | ||||||
| 2 | issued under this Section shall expire according to the  | ||||||
| 3 | multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special  | ||||||
| 5 | license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the  | ||||||
| 6 | Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required  | ||||||
| 7 | to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  | ||||||
| 8 | (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for  | ||||||
| 9 | the application of a decal to the plate. Organizations  | ||||||
| 10 | authorized by the General Assembly to issue decals for  | ||||||
| 11 | Universal special license plates shall comply with rules  | ||||||
| 12 | adopted by the Secretary governing the requirements for and  | ||||||
| 13 | approval of Universal special license plate decals. The  | ||||||
| 14 | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow Universal  | ||||||
| 15 | special license plates to be issued as vanity or personalized  | ||||||
| 16 | plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The  | ||||||
| 17 | Secretary of State must make a version of the special  | ||||||
| 18 | registration plates authorized under this Section in a form  | ||||||
| 19 | appropriate for motorcycles and autocycles. | ||||||
| 20 |     (c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate,  | ||||||
| 21 | the General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee  | ||||||
| 22 | is to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged,  | ||||||
| 23 | the amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed.  | ||||||
| 24 | When necessary, the authorizing language shall create a  | ||||||
| 25 | special fund in the State treasury into which fees may be  | ||||||
| 26 | deposited for an authorized Universal special license plate.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Additional fees may only be charged if the fee is to be paid  | ||||||
| 2 | over to a State agency or to a charitable entity that is in  | ||||||
| 3 | compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of  | ||||||
| 4 | the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.  | ||||||
| 5 | Any charitable entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal  | ||||||
| 6 | special license plates shall annually provide the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 7 | State a letter of compliance issued by the Attorney General  | ||||||
| 8 | verifying that the entity is in compliance with the Charitable  | ||||||
| 9 | Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (d) Upon original issuance and for each registration  | ||||||
| 11 | renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration  | ||||||
| 12 | fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional  | ||||||
| 13 | fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license  | ||||||
| 14 | plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the  | ||||||
| 15 | organization designated by the applicant when applying for the  | ||||||
| 16 | plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State  | ||||||
| 17 | agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into  | ||||||
| 18 | the special fund designated in the law authorizing the  | ||||||
| 19 | organization to issue decals for Universal special license  | ||||||
| 20 | plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed  | ||||||
| 21 | by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General  | ||||||
| 22 | Assembly. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) The following organizations may issue decals for  | ||||||
| 24 | Universal special license plates with the original and renewal  | ||||||
| 25 | fees and fee distribution as follows:  | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary  | ||||||
| 3 |  of State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch  | ||||||
| 5 |  Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special  | ||||||
| 6 |  License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) Illinois Veterans' Homes. | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be  | ||||||
| 9 |  deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into  | ||||||
| 11 |  the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | ||||||
| 13 |  volunteerism decals. | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be  | ||||||
| 15 |  deposited into the Secretary of State Special License  | ||||||
| 16 |  Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 17 |             (B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (4) The Illinois Department of Public Health. | ||||||
| 20 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 23 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer  | ||||||
| 24 |  Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 25 |  Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 4 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's  | ||||||
| 5 |  Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 6 |  State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) K9s for Veterans, NFP. | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15  | ||||||
| 10 |  to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Post-Traumatic  | ||||||
| 12 |  Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | ||||||
| 13 |  of State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (7) The International Association of Machinists and  | ||||||
| 15 |  Aerospace Workers.  | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the Guide  | ||||||
| 17 |  Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 18 |  Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide Dogs  | ||||||
| 20 |  of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 21 |  Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) Local Lodge 701 of the International Association  | ||||||
| 23 |  of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.  | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the Guide  | ||||||
| 25 |  Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics Training  | ||||||
| 26 |  Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 2 |             (B) Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of  | ||||||
| 3 |  America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  $2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate  | ||||||
| 5 |  Fund. | ||||||
| 6 |         (9) Illinois Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 7 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation  | ||||||
| 9 |  Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License  | ||||||
| 10 |  Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Theresa Tracy  | ||||||
| 12 |  Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and $2 to  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 14 |         (10) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | ||||||
| 15 |  developmental disabilities awareness decals. | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund and $15 to  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Developmental  | ||||||
| 20 |  Disabilities Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 21 |  State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 22 |         (11) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | ||||||
| 23 |  pediatric cancer awareness decals. | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Pediatric Cancer  | ||||||
| 2 |  Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 3 |  Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 4 |         (12) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Fold of  | ||||||
| 5 |  Honor decals.  | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Folds  | ||||||
| 7 |  of Honor Foundation Fund and $15 to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 8 |  State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Folds of Honor  | ||||||
| 10 |  Foundation Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 11 |  Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 12 |         (13) The Illinois chapters of the Experimental  | ||||||
| 13 |  Aircraft Association for aviation enthusiast decals. | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Experimental Aircraft Association Fund and $15 to the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 17 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Experimental  | ||||||
| 18 |  Aircraft Association Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 19 |  State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (14) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | ||||||
| 21 |  Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities decals.  | ||||||
| 22 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Child  | ||||||
| 23 |  Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $15 to the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Child Abuse  | ||||||
| 26 |  Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 2 |         (15) The Illinois Department of Public Health for  | ||||||
| 3 |  health care worker decals. | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund, and $15 to  | ||||||
| 6 |  the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Illinois Health  | ||||||
| 8 |  Care Workers Benefit Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 9 |  State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 10 |         (16) The Department of Agriculture for Future Farmers  | ||||||
| 11 |  of America decals. | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Future  | ||||||
| 13 |  Farmers of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 14 |  State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Future Farmers  | ||||||
| 16 |  of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 17 |  Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 18 |         (17) The Illinois Department of Public Health for  | ||||||
| 19 |  autism awareness decals that are designed with input from  | ||||||
| 20 |  autism advocacy organizations. | ||||||
| 21 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Autism  | ||||||
| 22 |  Awareness Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 23 |  Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 24 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Autism Awareness  | ||||||
| 25 |  Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special License  | ||||||
| 26 |  Plate Fund.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (18) The Department of Natural Resources for Lyme  | ||||||
| 2 |  disease research decals.  | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Tick  | ||||||
| 4 |  Research, Education, and Evaluation Fund and $15 to  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Tick Research,  | ||||||
| 7 |  Education, and Evaluation Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | ||||||
| 8 |  of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 9 |         (19) The IBEW Thank a Line Worker decal.  | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) Original issuance: $15, which shall be  | ||||||
| 11 |  deposited into the Secretary of State Special License  | ||||||
| 12 |  Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 13 |             (B) Renewal: $2, which shall be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (20) An Illinois chapter of the Navy Club for Navy  | ||||||
| 16 |  Club decals.  | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) Original issuance: $5; which shall be  | ||||||
| 18 |  deposited into the Navy Club Fund.  | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) Renewal: $18; which shall be deposited into  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Navy Club Fund.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (21) (20) An Illinois chapter of the International  | ||||||
| 22 |  Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for International  | ||||||
| 23 |  Brotherhood of Electrical Workers decal.  | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Fund  | ||||||
| 26 |  and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 2 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the International  | ||||||
| 3 |  Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Fund and $2 to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (22) (20) The 100 Club of Illinois decal.  | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) Original issuance: $45; with $30 to the 100  | ||||||
| 7 |  Club of Illinois Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 8 |  Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 9 |             (B) Renewal: $27; with $25 to the 100 Club of  | ||||||
| 10 |  Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special  | ||||||
| 11 |  License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (23) (20) The Illinois USTA/Midwest Youth Tennis  | ||||||
| 13 |  Foundation decal.  | ||||||
| 14 |             (A) Original issuance: $40; with $25 to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Illinois USTA/Midwest Youth Tennis Foundation Fund and  | ||||||
| 16 |  $15 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate  | ||||||
| 17 |  Fund. | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) Renewal: $40; with $38 to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 |  USTA/Midwest Youth Tennis Foundation Fund and $2 to  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (24) (20) The Sons of the American Legion decal. | ||||||
| 22 |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Sons  | ||||||
| 23 |  of the American Legion Fund and $15 to the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 24 |  State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Sons of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  American Legion Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Special License Plate Fund.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (f) The following funds are created as special funds in  | ||||||
| 3 | the State treasury:  | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All money in  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund shall be paid as grants  | ||||||
| 6 |  to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to fund  | ||||||
| 7 |  roadside monarch and other pollinator habitat development,  | ||||||
| 8 |  enhancement, and restoration projects in this State.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in  | ||||||
| 10 |  the Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as grants  | ||||||
| 11 |  to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago.  | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All money  | ||||||
| 13 |  in the Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund shall be paid  | ||||||
| 14 |  as grants to the Horsemen's Council of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund.  | ||||||
| 16 |  All money in the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness  | ||||||
| 17 |  Fund shall be paid as grants to K9s for Veterans, NFP for  | ||||||
| 18 |  support, education, and awareness of veterans with  | ||||||
| 19 |  post-traumatic stress disorder. | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All money in the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Guide Dogs of America Fund shall be paid as grants to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  International Guiding Eyes, Inc., doing business as Guide  | ||||||
| 23 |  Dogs of America. | ||||||
| 24 |         (6) The Mechanics Training Fund. All money in the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Mechanics Training Fund shall be paid as grants to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (7) The Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare  | ||||||
| 2 |  Foundation Fund. All money in the Theresa Tracy Trot -  | ||||||
| 3 |  Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund shall be paid to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Illinois CancerCare Foundation for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 5 |  furthering pancreatic cancer research. | ||||||
| 6 |         (8) The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund. All  | ||||||
| 7 |  money in the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund  | ||||||
| 8 |  shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Department of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with  | ||||||
| 10 |  guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become  | ||||||
| 11 |  guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities  | ||||||
| 12 |  but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with  | ||||||
| 13 |  becoming a guardian. | ||||||
| 14 |         (9) The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in  | ||||||
| 15 |  the Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as  | ||||||
| 16 |  grants to the Cancer Center at Illinois for pediatric  | ||||||
| 17 |  cancer treatment and research. | ||||||
| 18 |         (10) The Folds of Honor Foundation Fund. All money in  | ||||||
| 19 |  the Folds of Honor Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants  | ||||||
| 20 |  to the Folds of Honor Foundation to aid in providing  | ||||||
| 21 |  educational scholarships to military families.  | ||||||
| 22 |         (11) The Experimental Aircraft Association Fund. All  | ||||||
| 23 |  money in the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly  | ||||||
| 25 |  and distribution by the Secretary, as grants to promote  | ||||||
| 26 |  recreational aviation.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (12) The Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund.  | ||||||
| 2 |  All money in the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities  | ||||||
| 3 |  Fund shall be paid as grants to benefit the Child Abuse  | ||||||
| 4 |  Council of the Quad Cities.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (13) The Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund.  | ||||||
| 6 |  All money in the Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund  | ||||||
| 7 |  shall be paid as grants to the Trinity Health Foundation  | ||||||
| 8 |  for the benefit of health care workers, doctors, nurses,  | ||||||
| 9 |  and others who work in the health care industry in this  | ||||||
| 10 |  State.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (14) The Future Farmers of America Fund. All money in  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Future Farmers of America Fund shall be paid as grants  | ||||||
| 13 |  to the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (15) The Tick Research, Education, and Evaluation  | ||||||
| 15 |  Fund. All money in the Tick Research, Education, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  Evaluation Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 |  Lyme Association. | ||||||
| 18 |         (16) The Navy Club Fund. All money in the Navy Club  | ||||||
| 19 |  Fund shall be paid as grants to any local chapter of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Navy Club that is located in this State.  | ||||||
| 21 |         (17) (16) The International Brotherhood of Electrical  | ||||||
| 22 |  Workers Fund. All money in the International Brotherhood  | ||||||
| 23 |  of Electrical Workers Fund shall be paid as grants to any  | ||||||
| 24 |  local chapter of the International Brotherhood of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Electrical Workers that is located in this State.  | ||||||
| 26 |         (18) (16) The 100 Club of Illinois Fund. All money in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the 100 Club of Illinois Fund shall be paid as grants to  | ||||||
| 2 |  the 100 Club of Illinois for the purpose of giving  | ||||||
| 3 |  financial support to children and spouses of first  | ||||||
| 4 |  responders killed in the line of duty and mental health  | ||||||
| 5 |  resources for active duty first responders.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (19) (16) The Illinois USTA/Midwest Youth Tennis  | ||||||
| 7 |  Foundation Fund. All money in the Illinois USTA/Midwest  | ||||||
| 8 |  Youth Tennis Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants to  | ||||||
| 9 |  Illinois USTA/Midwest Youth Tennis Foundation to aid  | ||||||
| 10 |  USTA/Midwest districts in the State with exposing youth to  | ||||||
| 11 |  the game of tennis. | ||||||
| 12 |         (20) (16) The Sons of the American Legion Fund. All  | ||||||
| 13 |  money in the Sons of the American Legion Fund shall be paid  | ||||||
| 14 |  as grants to the Illinois Detachment of the Sons of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  American Legion.  | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-383, eff. 1-1-22; 102-422, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 17 | 102-423, eff. 8-20-21; 102-515, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff.  | ||||||
| 18 | 8-20-21; 102-809, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-112,  | ||||||
| 19 | eff. 1-1-24; 103-163, eff. 1-1-24; 103-349, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 20 | 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-664, eff. 1-1-25; 103-665, eff.  | ||||||
| 21 | 1-1-25; 103-855, eff. 1-1-25; 103-911, eff. 1-1-25; 103-933,  | ||||||
| 22 | eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 23 |     (625 ILCS 5/3-699.22) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 3-699.22. United States Submarine Veterans plates. | ||||||
| 25 |     (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as  | ||||||
| 3 | United States Submarine Veterans plates to each resident of  | ||||||
| 4 | this State who served in the United States Navy as a  | ||||||
| 5 | submariner. The special plates issued under this Section shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,  | ||||||
| 7 | motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second division  | ||||||
| 8 | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates under this Section  | ||||||
| 9 | shall expire according to the multi-year procedure established  | ||||||
| 10 | by Section 3-414.1. | ||||||
| 11 |     (b) The plates shall display the United States Submarine  | ||||||
| 12 | Veterans logo and the phrase "Silent Service". In all other  | ||||||
| 13 | respects, the design and color of the special plates shall be  | ||||||
| 14 | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate  | ||||||
| 15 | documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany  | ||||||
| 16 | each application. The Secretary, in the Secretary's  | ||||||
| 17 | discretion, may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates  | ||||||
| 18 | or personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1. The plates  | ||||||
| 19 | are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed  | ||||||
| 20 | in subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary shall  | ||||||
| 21 | prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or her  | ||||||
| 22 | discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as  | ||||||
| 23 | provided under Section 3-412. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-130, eff. 1-1-24.)
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| 25 |     (625 ILCS 5/3-699.25) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 3-699.25 3-699.22. Air Force Combat Action Medal  | ||||||
| 2 | license plates. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the  | ||||||
| 4 | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and  | ||||||
| 5 | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 6 | State, may issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates  | ||||||
| 7 | to residents of this State who have been awarded the Air Force  | ||||||
| 8 | Combat Action Medal. The special Air Force Combat Action Medal  | ||||||
| 9 | plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to  | ||||||
| 10 | passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and  | ||||||
| 11 | motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  | ||||||
| 12 | 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire  | ||||||
| 13 | according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by  | ||||||
| 14 | Section 3-414.1. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) The plates shall display the Air Force Combat Action  | ||||||
| 16 | Medal. In all other respects, the design, color, and format of  | ||||||
| 17 | the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Secretary. The Secretary may, in the Secretary's own  | ||||||
| 19 | discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or  | ||||||
| 20 | personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 21 | The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as  | ||||||
| 22 | prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary  | ||||||
| 23 | shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in the  | ||||||
| 24 | Secretary's own discretion, shall approve and prescribe  | ||||||
| 25 | stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 103-660, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
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| 1 |     (625 ILCS 5/3-802)    (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the  | ||||||
| 4 | following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as  | ||||||
| 5 | follows: | ||||||
| 6 |         "Reclassification" means changing the registration of  | ||||||
| 7 |  a vehicle from one plate category to another. | ||||||
| 8 |         "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a  | ||||||
| 9 |  vehicle within the same plate category. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one  | ||||||
| 11 | plate category to another, the owner shall receive credit for  | ||||||
| 12 | the unused portion of the present plate and be charged the  | ||||||
| 13 | current portion fees for the new plate. In addition, the  | ||||||
| 14 | appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be assessed. | ||||||
| 16 |     (b-5) Any individual who has a registration issued under  | ||||||
| 17 | either Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special  | ||||||
| 18 | license plate under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621,  | ||||||
| 19 | 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645,  | ||||||
| 20 | 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676,  | ||||||
| 21 | 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698,  | ||||||
| 22 | 3-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, 3-699.20, or  | ||||||
| 23 | 3-699.25 3-699.22 may reclass his or her registration upon  | ||||||
| 24 | acquiring a special license plate listed in this subsection  | ||||||
| 25 | (b-5) without a replacement plate or digital plate fee or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | registration sticker or digital registration sticker cost.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (b-10) Any individual who has a special license plate  | ||||||
| 3 | issued under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622,  | ||||||
| 4 | 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647,  | ||||||
| 5 | 3-650, 3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677,  | ||||||
| 6 | 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12,  | ||||||
| 7 | 3-699.17, or 3-699.25 3-699.22 may reclass his or her special  | ||||||
| 8 | license plate upon acquiring a new registration under Section  | ||||||
| 9 | 3-405 or 3-405.1 without a replacement plate or digital plate  | ||||||
| 10 | fee or registration sticker or digital registration sticker  | ||||||
| 11 | cost.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the  | ||||||
| 13 | same plate category, the owner shall pay the difference in  | ||||||
| 14 | current period fees between the 2 plates. In addition, the  | ||||||
| 15 | appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees  | ||||||
| 16 | shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required,  | ||||||
| 17 | the corrected registration card fee shall be assessed. | ||||||
| 18 |     (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change  | ||||||
| 19 | the registered weight and change the plate category, the owner  | ||||||
| 20 | shall receive credit for the unused portion of the  | ||||||
| 21 | registration fee of the current plate and pay the current  | ||||||
| 22 | portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in  | ||||||
| 23 | addition, pay the appropriate replacement plate and  | ||||||
| 24 | replacement sticker fees. | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate  | ||||||
| 26 | category can be done only once within any registration period. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances  | ||||||
| 2 | found in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d);  | ||||||
| 3 | however, when reclassing from a flat weight plate to an  | ||||||
| 4 | apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit  | ||||||
| 5 | amounts to an overpayment. | ||||||
| 6 |     (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered  | ||||||
| 7 | under the mileage tax option is revoked, the owner shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | required to pay the annual registration fee in the new plate  | ||||||
| 9 | category and shall not receive any credit for the mileage  | ||||||
| 10 | plate fees. | ||||||
| 11 |     (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on  | ||||||
| 12 | first division vehicles, second division vehicles weighing  | ||||||
| 13 | 8,000 pounds or less, and recreational vehicles. Those plates  | ||||||
| 14 | can be transferred within those vehicle groups. | ||||||
| 15 |     (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing  | ||||||
| 16 | 8,000 pounds or less and passenger vehicle plates may be  | ||||||
| 17 | reclassed from one division to the other. | ||||||
| 18 |     (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one  | ||||||
| 19 | division to the other division is prohibited. In addition, a  | ||||||
| 20 | reclass from a motor vehicle to a trailer or a trailer to a  | ||||||
| 21 | motor vehicle is prohibited. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 23 | 103-660, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-25-24.)
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| 24 |     (625 ILCS 5/3-804)    (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-804) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 3-804. Antique vehicles.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a) The owner of an antique vehicle may register such  | ||||||
| 2 | vehicle for a fee not to exceed $13 for a 2-year antique plate.  | ||||||
| 3 | The application for registration must be accompanied by an  | ||||||
| 4 | affirmation of the owner that such vehicle will be driven on  | ||||||
| 5 | the highway only for the purpose of going to and returning from  | ||||||
| 6 | an antique auto show or an exhibition, or for servicing or  | ||||||
| 7 | demonstration and also affirming that the mechanical  | ||||||
| 8 | condition, physical condition, brakes, lights, glass, and  | ||||||
| 9 | appearance of such vehicle is the same or as safe as originally  | ||||||
| 10 | equipped. The Secretary may, in his discretion, prescribe that  | ||||||
| 11 | antique vehicle plates be issued for a definite or an  | ||||||
| 12 | indefinite term, such term to correspond to the term of  | ||||||
| 13 | registration plates issued generally, as provided in Section  | ||||||
| 14 | 3-414.1. In no event may the registration fee for antique  | ||||||
| 15 | vehicles exceed $6 per registration year. Any person  | ||||||
| 16 | requesting antique plates under this Section may also apply to  | ||||||
| 17 | have vanity or personalized plates as provided under Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 3-405.1. | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) Any person who is the registered owner of an antique  | ||||||
| 20 | vehicle may display a historical Illinois-issued license plate  | ||||||
| 21 | that represents the model year of the vehicle, furnished by  | ||||||
| 22 | such person, in lieu of the current and valid Illinois antique  | ||||||
| 23 | vehicle plates issued thereto, provided that valid and current  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois antique vehicle plates and registration card issued  | ||||||
| 25 | to such antique vehicle are simultaneously carried within such  | ||||||
| 26 | vehicle and are available for inspection. | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 2 |     (625 ILCS 5/4-203) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 4-203. Removal of motor vehicles or other vehicles;  | ||||||
| 4 | towing or hauling away.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) When a vehicle is abandoned, or left unattended, on a  | ||||||
| 6 | toll highway, interstate highway, or expressway for 2 hours or  | ||||||
| 7 | more, its removal by a towing service may be authorized by a  | ||||||
| 8 | law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) When a vehicle is abandoned on a highway in an urban  | ||||||
| 10 | district for 10 hours or more, its removal by a towing service  | ||||||
| 11 | may be authorized by a law enforcement agency having  | ||||||
| 12 | jurisdiction.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (c) When a vehicle is abandoned or left unattended on a  | ||||||
| 14 | highway other than a toll highway, interstate highway, or  | ||||||
| 15 | expressway, outside of an urban district for 24 hours or more,  | ||||||
| 16 | its removal by a towing service may be authorized by a law  | ||||||
| 17 | enforcement agency having jurisdiction.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (d) When an abandoned, unattended, wrecked, burned, or  | ||||||
| 19 | partially dismantled vehicle is creating a traffic hazard  | ||||||
| 20 | because of its position in relation to the highway or its  | ||||||
| 21 | physical appearance is causing the impeding of traffic, its  | ||||||
| 22 | immediate removal from the highway or private property  | ||||||
| 23 | adjacent to the highway by a towing service may be authorized  | ||||||
| 24 | by a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (e) Whenever a peace officer reasonably believes that a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | person under arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 of this  | ||||||
| 2 | Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance is likely,  | ||||||
| 3 | upon release, to commit a subsequent violation of Section  | ||||||
| 4 | 11-501, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, the  | ||||||
| 5 | arresting officer shall have the vehicle which the person was  | ||||||
| 6 | operating at the time of the arrest impounded for a period of  | ||||||
| 7 | 12 hours after the time of arrest. However, such vehicle may be  | ||||||
| 8 | released by the arresting law enforcement agency prior to the  | ||||||
| 9 | end of the impoundment period if:  | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) the vehicle was not owned by the person under  | ||||||
| 11 |  arrest, and the lawful owner requesting such release  | ||||||
| 12 |  possesses a valid operator's license, proof of ownership,  | ||||||
| 13 |  and would not, as determined by the arresting law  | ||||||
| 14 |  enforcement agency, indicate a lack of ability to operate  | ||||||
| 15 |  a motor vehicle in a safe manner, or who would otherwise,  | ||||||
| 16 |  by operating such motor vehicle, be in violation of this  | ||||||
| 17 |  Code; or  | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) the vehicle is owned by the person under arrest,  | ||||||
| 19 |  and the person under arrest gives permission to another  | ||||||
| 20 |  person to operate such vehicle, provided however, that the  | ||||||
| 21 |  other person possesses a valid operator's license and  | ||||||
| 22 |  would not, as determined by the arresting law enforcement  | ||||||
| 23 |  agency, indicate a lack of ability to operate a motor  | ||||||
| 24 |  vehicle in a safe manner or who would otherwise, by  | ||||||
| 25 |  operating such motor vehicle, be in violation of this  | ||||||
| 26 |  Code.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e-5) Whenever a registered owner of a vehicle is taken  | ||||||
| 2 | into custody for operating the vehicle in violation of Section  | ||||||
| 3 | 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance  | ||||||
| 4 | or Section 6-303 of this Code, a law enforcement officer may  | ||||||
| 5 | have the vehicle immediately impounded for a period not less  | ||||||
| 6 | than:  | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) 24 hours for a second violation of Section 11-501  | ||||||
| 8 |  of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section 6-303 of this Code or a combination of these  | ||||||
| 10 |  offenses; or  | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) 48 hours for a third violation of Section 11-501  | ||||||
| 12 |  of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 6-303 of this Code or a combination of these  | ||||||
| 14 |  offenses.  | ||||||
| 15 |     The vehicle may be released sooner if the vehicle is owned  | ||||||
| 16 | by the person under arrest and the person under arrest gives  | ||||||
| 17 | permission to another person to operate the vehicle and that  | ||||||
| 18 | other person possesses a valid operator's license and would  | ||||||
| 19 | not, as determined by the arresting law enforcement agency,  | ||||||
| 20 | indicate a lack of ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe  | ||||||
| 21 | manner or would otherwise, by operating the motor vehicle, be  | ||||||
| 22 | in violation of this Code.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (f) Except as provided in Chapter 18a of this Code, the  | ||||||
| 24 | owner or lessor of privately owned real property within this  | ||||||
| 25 | State, or any person authorized by such owner or lessor, or any  | ||||||
| 26 | law enforcement agency in the case of publicly owned real  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | property may cause any motor vehicle abandoned or left  | ||||||
| 2 | unattended upon such property without permission to be removed  | ||||||
| 3 | by a towing service without liability for the costs of  | ||||||
| 4 | removal, transportation, or storage, or damage caused by such  | ||||||
| 5 | removal, transportation, or storage. The towing or removal of  | ||||||
| 6 | any vehicle from private property without the consent of the  | ||||||
| 7 | registered owner or other legally authorized person in control  | ||||||
| 8 | of the vehicle is subject to compliance with the following  | ||||||
| 9 | conditions and restrictions:  | ||||||
| 10 |         1. Any towed or removed vehicle must be stored at the  | ||||||
| 11 |  site of the towing service's place of business. The site  | ||||||
| 12 |  must be open during business hours, and for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 13 |  redemption of vehicles, during the time that the person or  | ||||||
| 14 |  firm towing such vehicle is open for towing purposes.  | ||||||
| 15 |         2. The towing service shall within 30 minutes of  | ||||||
| 16 |  completion of such towing or removal, notify the law  | ||||||
| 17 |  enforcement agency having jurisdiction of such towing or  | ||||||
| 18 |  removal, and the make, model, color, and license plate  | ||||||
| 19 |  number of the vehicle, and shall obtain and record the  | ||||||
| 20 |  name of the person at the law enforcement agency to whom  | ||||||
| 21 |  such information was reported.  | ||||||
| 22 |         3. If the registered owner or legally authorized  | ||||||
| 23 |  person entitled to possession of the vehicle shall arrive  | ||||||
| 24 |  at the scene prior to actual removal or towing of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  vehicle, the vehicle shall be disconnected from the tow  | ||||||
| 26 |  truck and that person shall be allowed to remove the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  vehicle without interference, upon the payment of a  | ||||||
| 2 |  reasonable service fee of not more than one-half the  | ||||||
| 3 |  posted rate of the towing service as provided in paragraph  | ||||||
| 4 |  6 of this subsection, for which a receipt shall be given.  | ||||||
| 5 |         4. The rebate or payment of money or any other  | ||||||
| 6 |  valuable consideration from the towing service or its  | ||||||
| 7 |  owners, managers, or employees to the owners or operators  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the premises from which the vehicles are towed or  | ||||||
| 9 |  removed, for the privilege of removing or towing those  | ||||||
| 10 |  vehicles, is prohibited. Any individual who violates this  | ||||||
| 11 |  paragraph shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  | ||||||
| 12 |         5. Except for property appurtenant to and obviously a  | ||||||
| 13 |  part of a single family residence, and except for  | ||||||
| 14 |  instances where notice is personally given to the owner or  | ||||||
| 15 |  other legally authorized person in control of the vehicle  | ||||||
| 16 |  that the area in which that vehicle is parked is reserved  | ||||||
| 17 |  or otherwise unavailable to unauthorized vehicles and they  | ||||||
| 18 |  are subject to being removed at the owner or operator's  | ||||||
| 19 |  expense, any property owner or lessor, prior to towing or  | ||||||
| 20 |  removing any vehicle from private property without the  | ||||||
| 21 |  consent of the owner or other legally authorized person in  | ||||||
| 22 |  control of that vehicle, must post a notice meeting the  | ||||||
| 23 |  following requirements:  | ||||||
| 24 |             a. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph  | ||||||
| 25 |  a.1 of this paragraph 5 of this subsection subdivision  | ||||||
| 26 |  (f)5, the notice must be prominently placed at each  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  driveway access or curb cut allowing vehicular access  | ||||||
| 2 |  to the property within 5 feet from the public  | ||||||
| 3 |  right-of-way line. If there are no curbs or access  | ||||||
| 4 |  barriers, the sign must be posted not less than one  | ||||||
| 5 |  sign each 100 feet of lot frontage.  | ||||||
| 6 |             a.1. In a municipality with a population of less  | ||||||
| 7 |  than 250,000, as an alternative to the requirement of  | ||||||
| 8 |  subparagraph a of this paragraph 5 of this subsection     | ||||||
| 9 |  subdivision (f)5, the notice for a parking lot  | ||||||
| 10 |  contained within property used solely for a 2-family,  | ||||||
| 11 |  3-family, or 4-family residence may be prominently  | ||||||
| 12 |  placed at the perimeter of the parking lot, in a  | ||||||
| 13 |  position where the notice is visible to the occupants  | ||||||
| 14 |  of vehicles entering the lot.  | ||||||
| 15 |             b. The notice must indicate clearly, in not less  | ||||||
| 16 |  than 2 inch high light-reflective letters on a  | ||||||
| 17 |  contrasting background, that unauthorized vehicles  | ||||||
| 18 |  will be towed away at the owner's expense.  | ||||||
| 19 |             c. The notice must also provide the name and  | ||||||
| 20 |  current telephone number of the towing service towing  | ||||||
| 21 |  or removing the vehicle.  | ||||||
| 22 |             d. The sign structure containing the required  | ||||||
| 23 |  notices must be permanently installed with the bottom  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the sign not less than 4 feet above ground level,  | ||||||
| 25 |  and must be continuously maintained on the property  | ||||||
| 26 |  for not less than 24 hours prior to the towing or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  removing of any vehicle.  | ||||||
| 2 |         6. Any towing service that tows or removes vehicles  | ||||||
| 3 |  and proposes to require the owner, operator, or person in  | ||||||
| 4 |  control of the vehicle to pay the costs of towing and  | ||||||
| 5 |  storage prior to redemption of the vehicle must file and  | ||||||
| 6 |  keep on record with the local law enforcement agency a  | ||||||
| 7 |  complete copy of the current rates to be charged for such  | ||||||
| 8 |  services, and post at the storage site an identical rate  | ||||||
| 9 |  schedule and any written contracts with property owners,  | ||||||
| 10 |  lessors, or persons in control of property which authorize  | ||||||
| 11 |  them to remove vehicles as provided in this Section. The  | ||||||
| 12 |  towing and storage charges, however, shall not exceed the  | ||||||
| 13 |  maximum allowed by the Illinois Commerce Commission under  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 18a-200. | ||||||
| 15 |         7. No person shall engage in the removal of vehicles  | ||||||
| 16 |  from private property as described in this Section without  | ||||||
| 17 |  filing a notice of intent in each community where he  | ||||||
| 18 |  intends to do such removal, and such notice shall be filed  | ||||||
| 19 |  at least 7 days before commencing such towing.  | ||||||
| 20 |         8. No removal of a vehicle from private property shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  be done except upon express written instructions of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  owners or persons in charge of the private property upon  | ||||||
| 23 |  which the vehicle is said to be trespassing.  | ||||||
| 24 |         9. Vehicle entry for the purpose of removal shall be  | ||||||
| 25 |  allowed with reasonable care on the part of the person or  | ||||||
| 26 |  firm towing the vehicle. Such person or firm shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  liable for any damages occasioned to the vehicle if such  | ||||||
| 2 |  entry is not in accordance with the standards of  | ||||||
| 3 |  reasonable care.  | ||||||
| 4 |         9.5. Except as authorized by a law enforcement  | ||||||
| 5 |  officer, no towing service shall engage in the removal of  | ||||||
| 6 |  a commercial motor vehicle that requires a commercial  | ||||||
| 7 |  driver's license to operate by operating the vehicle under  | ||||||
| 8 |  its own power on a highway.  | ||||||
| 9 |         10. When a vehicle has been towed or removed pursuant  | ||||||
| 10 |  to this Section, it must be released to its owner,  | ||||||
| 11 |  custodian, agent, or lienholder within one-half hour after  | ||||||
| 12 |  requested, if such request is made during business hours.  | ||||||
| 13 |  Any vehicle owner, custodian, agent, or lienholder shall  | ||||||
| 14 |  have the right to inspect the vehicle before accepting its  | ||||||
| 15 |  return, and no release or waiver of any kind which would  | ||||||
| 16 |  release the towing service from liability for damages  | ||||||
| 17 |  incurred during the towing and storage may be required  | ||||||
| 18 |  from any vehicle owner or other legally authorized person  | ||||||
| 19 |  as a condition of release of the vehicle. A detailed,  | ||||||
| 20 |  signed receipt showing the legal name of the towing  | ||||||
| 21 |  service must be given to the person paying towing or  | ||||||
| 22 |  storage charges at the time of payment, whether requested  | ||||||
| 23 |  or not.  | ||||||
| 24 |         This Section shall not apply to law enforcement,  | ||||||
| 25 |  firefighting, rescue, ambulance, or other emergency  | ||||||
| 26 |  vehicles which are marked as such or to property owned by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  any governmental entity.  | ||||||
| 2 |         When an authorized person improperly causes a motor  | ||||||
| 3 |  vehicle to be removed, such person shall be liable to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  owner or lessee of the vehicle for the cost of removal,  | ||||||
| 5 |  transportation and storage, any damages resulting from the  | ||||||
| 6 |  removal, transportation and storage, attorney's fee, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  court costs.  | ||||||
| 8 |         Any towing or storage charges accrued shall be payable  | ||||||
| 9 |  in cash or by cashier's check, certified check, debit  | ||||||
| 10 |  card, credit card, or wire transfer, at the option of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  party taking possession of the vehicle.  | ||||||
| 12 |         11. Towing companies shall also provide insurance  | ||||||
| 13 |  coverage for areas where vehicles towed under the  | ||||||
| 14 |  provisions of this Chapter will be impounded or otherwise  | ||||||
| 15 |  stored, and shall adequately cover loss by fire, theft, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  other risks.  | ||||||
| 17 |     Any person who fails to comply with the conditions and  | ||||||
| 18 | restrictions of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class C  | ||||||
| 19 | misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than  | ||||||
| 20 | $500.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (g)(1) When a vehicle is determined to be a hazardous  | ||||||
| 22 | dilapidated motor vehicle pursuant to Section 11-40-3.1 of the  | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois Municipal Code or Section 5-12002.1 of the Counties  | ||||||
| 24 | Code, its removal and impoundment by a towing service may be  | ||||||
| 25 | authorized by a law enforcement agency with appropriate  | ||||||
| 26 | jurisdiction.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (2) When a vehicle removal from either public or private  | ||||||
| 2 | property is authorized by a law enforcement agency, the owner  | ||||||
| 3 | of the vehicle shall be responsible for all towing and storage  | ||||||
| 4 | charges.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (3) Vehicles removed from public or private property and  | ||||||
| 6 | stored by a commercial vehicle relocator or any other towing  | ||||||
| 7 | service authorized by a law enforcement agency in compliance  | ||||||
| 8 | with this Section and Sections 4-201 and 4-202 of this Code, or  | ||||||
| 9 | at the request of the vehicle owner or operator, shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | subject to a possessor lien for services pursuant to the Labor  | ||||||
| 11 | and Storage Lien (Small Amount) Act. The provisions of Section  | ||||||
| 12 | 1 of that Act relating to notice and implied consent shall be  | ||||||
| 13 | deemed satisfied by compliance with Section 18a-302 and  | ||||||
| 14 | subsection (6) of Section 18a-300. In no event shall such lien  | ||||||
| 15 | be greater than the rate or rates established in accordance  | ||||||
| 16 | with subsection (6) of Section 18a-200 of this Code. In no  | ||||||
| 17 | event shall such lien be increased or altered to reflect any  | ||||||
| 18 | charge for services or materials rendered in addition to those  | ||||||
| 19 | authorized by this Code. Every such lien shall be payable in  | ||||||
| 20 | cash or by cashier's check, certified check, debit card,  | ||||||
| 21 | credit card, or wire transfer, at the option of the party  | ||||||
| 22 | taking possession of the vehicle.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (4) Any personal property belonging to the vehicle owner  | ||||||
| 24 | in a vehicle subject to a lien under this subsection (g) shall  | ||||||
| 25 | likewise be subject to that lien, excepting only: child  | ||||||
| 26 | restraint systems as defined in Section 4 of the Child  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Passenger Protection Act and other child booster seats;  | ||||||
| 2 | eyeglasses; food; medicine; personal medical and health care  | ||||||
| 3 | devices, including hearing instruments; perishable property;  | ||||||
| 4 | any operator's licenses; any cash, credit cards, or checks or  | ||||||
| 5 | checkbooks; any wallet, purse, or other property containing  | ||||||
| 6 | any operator's licenses, social security cards, or other  | ||||||
| 7 | identifying documents or materials, cash, credit cards,  | ||||||
| 8 | checks, checkbooks, or passbooks; higher education textbooks  | ||||||
| 9 | and study materials; and any personal property belonging to a  | ||||||
| 10 | person other than the vehicle owner if that person provides  | ||||||
| 11 | adequate proof that the personal property belongs to that  | ||||||
| 12 | person. The spouse, child, mother, father, brother, or sister  | ||||||
| 13 | of the vehicle owner may claim personal property excepted  | ||||||
| 14 | under this paragraph (4) if the person claiming the personal  | ||||||
| 15 | property provides the commercial vehicle relocator or towing  | ||||||
| 16 | service with the authorization of the vehicle owner.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (5) This paragraph (5) applies only in the case of a  | ||||||
| 18 | vehicle that is towed as a result of being involved in a crash.  | ||||||
| 19 | In addition to the personal property excepted under paragraph  | ||||||
| 20 | (4), all other personal property in a vehicle subject to a lien  | ||||||
| 21 | under this subsection (g) is exempt from that lien and may be  | ||||||
| 22 | claimed by the vehicle owner if the vehicle owner provides the  | ||||||
| 23 | commercial vehicle relocator or towing service with proof that  | ||||||
| 24 | the vehicle owner has an insurance policy covering towing and  | ||||||
| 25 | storage fees. The spouse, child, mother, father, brother, or  | ||||||
| 26 | sister of the vehicle owner may claim personal property in a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | vehicle subject to a lien under this subsection (g) if the  | ||||||
| 2 | person claiming the personal property provides the commercial  | ||||||
| 3 | vehicle relocator or towing service with the authorization of  | ||||||
| 4 | the vehicle owner and proof that the vehicle owner has an  | ||||||
| 5 | insurance policy covering towing and storage fees. The  | ||||||
| 6 | regulation of liens on personal property and exceptions to  | ||||||
| 7 | those liens in the case of vehicles towed as a result of being  | ||||||
| 8 | involved in a crash are exclusive powers and functions of the  | ||||||
| 9 | State. A home rule unit may not regulate liens on personal  | ||||||
| 10 | property and exceptions to those liens in the case of vehicles  | ||||||
| 11 | towed as a result of being involved in a crash. This paragraph  | ||||||
| 12 | (5) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and  | ||||||
| 13 | functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of  | ||||||
| 14 | the Illinois Constitution.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (6) No lien under this subsection (g) shall: exceed $2,000  | ||||||
| 16 | in its total amount; or be increased or altered to reflect any  | ||||||
| 17 | charge for services or materials rendered in addition to those  | ||||||
| 18 | authorized by this Code. | ||||||
| 19 |     (h) Whenever a peace officer issues a citation to a driver  | ||||||
| 20 | for a violation of subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) of Section  | ||||||
| 21 | 11-506 of this Code or for a violation of paragraph (1) of  | ||||||
| 22 | subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of this Code, the arresting  | ||||||
| 23 | officer may have the vehicle which the person was operating at  | ||||||
| 24 | the time of the arrest impounded for a period of 5 days after  | ||||||
| 25 | the time of arrest. An impounding agency shall release a motor  | ||||||
| 26 | vehicle impounded under this subsection (h) to the registered  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | owner of the vehicle under any of the following circumstances: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) if the vehicle is a stolen vehicle; or | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) if the person ticketed for a violation of  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) of Section 11-506 or  | ||||||
| 5 |  paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of this  | ||||||
| 6 |  Code was not authorized by the registered owner of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  vehicle to operate the vehicle at the time of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  violation; or | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) if the registered owner of the vehicle was neither  | ||||||
| 10 |  the driver nor a passenger in the vehicle at the time of  | ||||||
| 11 |  the violation or was unaware that the driver was using the  | ||||||
| 12 |  vehicle to engage in street racing, street sideshow, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  reckless driving; or | ||||||
| 14 |         (4) if the legal owner or registered owner of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  vehicle is a rental car agency; or | ||||||
| 16 |         (5) if, prior to the expiration of the impoundment  | ||||||
| 17 |  period specified above, the citation is dismissed or the  | ||||||
| 18 |  defendant is found not guilty of the offense.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (i) Except for vehicles exempted under subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 20 | Section 7-601 of this Code, whenever a law enforcement officer  | ||||||
| 21 | issues a citation to a driver for a violation of Section 3-707  | ||||||
| 22 | of this Code, and the driver has a prior conviction for a  | ||||||
| 23 | violation of Section 3-707 of this Code in the past 12 months,  | ||||||
| 24 | the arresting officer shall authorize the removal and  | ||||||
| 25 | impoundment of the vehicle by a towing service.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | person has indicated in a timely filed report to the  | ||||||
| 2 | appropriate law enforcement agency that a vehicle towed  | ||||||
| 3 | pursuant to this Section has been stolen or hijacked then: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) the person shall not be liable for any  | ||||||
| 5 |  governmentally imposed fees, fines, or penalties; and | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) if a vehicle towed pursuant to this Section is  | ||||||
| 7 |  registered in Illinois and the name and address of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  registered owner of the vehicle is provided or made  | ||||||
| 9 |  available to the towing service at the time of the tow,  | ||||||
| 10 |  then the towing service must provide written notice of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  tow to the registered owner within 2 business days after  | ||||||
| 12 |  the vehicle is towed by certified mail, return receipt  | ||||||
| 13 |  requested. No storage charges shall accrue if the vehicle  | ||||||
| 14 |  is reclaimed by paying recovery and towing charges at the  | ||||||
| 15 |  posted rates of the towing service as provided by  | ||||||
| 16 |  paragraph 6 of subsection (f) within 7 days after such  | ||||||
| 17 |  notice is mailed. If the vehicle is registered in a state  | ||||||
| 18 |  other than Illinois, then no storage charges shall accrue  | ||||||
| 19 |  if the vehicle is reclaimed by paying recovery and towing  | ||||||
| 20 |  charges at the posted rates of the towing service as  | ||||||
| 21 |  provided by paragraph 6 of subsection (f) within 7 days  | ||||||
| 22 |  after a request for registered owner information is mailed  | ||||||
| 23 |  by the towing service, certified mail, return receipt  | ||||||
| 24 |  requested, to the applicable administrative agency or  | ||||||
| 25 |  office in that state. | ||||||
| 26 |     The towing service shall enjoy a lien to secure payment of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | charges accrued in compliance with this subsection.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;  | ||||||
| 3 | 103-706, eff. 1-1-25; 103-756, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 4 |     (625 ILCS 5/5-102)    (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 5-102. Used vehicle dealers must be licensed.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) No person, other than a licensed new vehicle dealer,  | ||||||
| 7 | shall engage in the business of selling or dealing in, on  | ||||||
| 8 | consignment or otherwise, 5 or more used vehicles of any make  | ||||||
| 9 | during the year (except house trailers as authorized by  | ||||||
| 10 | paragraph (j) of this Section and rebuilt salvage vehicles  | ||||||
| 11 | sold by their rebuilders to persons licensed under this  | ||||||
| 12 | Chapter), or act as an intermediary, agent, or broker for any  | ||||||
| 13 | licensed dealer or vehicle purchaser (other than as a  | ||||||
| 14 | salesperson) or represent or advertise that he is so engaged  | ||||||
| 15 | or intends to so engage in such business unless licensed to do  | ||||||
| 16 | so by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 17 | Section. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) An application for a used vehicle dealer's license  | ||||||
| 19 | shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by  | ||||||
| 20 | oath, in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or  | ||||||
| 21 | regulation prescribe and shall contain: | ||||||
| 22 |         1. The name and type of business organization  | ||||||
| 23 |  established and additional places of business, if any, in  | ||||||
| 24 |  this State. | ||||||
| 25 |         2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  officers, directors, and shareholders having a 10% ten  | ||||||
| 2 |  percent or greater ownership interest in the corporation,  | ||||||
| 3 |  setting forth the residence address of each; if the  | ||||||
| 4 |  applicant is a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an  | ||||||
| 5 |  unincorporated association, a trust, or any similar form  | ||||||
| 6 |  of business organization, the names and residence address  | ||||||
| 7 |  of the proprietor or of each partner, member, officer,  | ||||||
| 8 |  director, trustee, or manager. | ||||||
| 9 |         3. A statement that the applicant has been approved  | ||||||
| 10 |  for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act  | ||||||
| 11 |  by the Department of Revenue. However, this requirement  | ||||||
| 12 |  does not apply to a dealer who is already licensed  | ||||||
| 13 |  hereunder with the Secretary of State, and who is merely  | ||||||
| 14 |  applying for a renewal of his license. As evidence of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  fact, the application shall be accompanied by a  | ||||||
| 16 |  certification from the Department of Revenue showing that  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Department has approved the applicant for registration  | ||||||
| 18 |  under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. | ||||||
| 19 |         4. A statement that the applicant has complied with  | ||||||
| 20 |  the appropriate liability insurance requirement. A  | ||||||
| 21 |  Certificate of Insurance in a solvent company authorized  | ||||||
| 22 |  to do business in the State of Illinois shall be included  | ||||||
| 23 |  with each application covering each location at which he  | ||||||
| 24 |  proposes to act as a used vehicle dealer. The policy must  | ||||||
| 25 |  provide liability coverage in the minimum amounts of  | ||||||
| 26 |  $100,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, any person,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  $300,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, 2 two or more  | ||||||
| 2 |  persons in any one crash, and $50,000 for damage to  | ||||||
| 3 |  property. Such policy shall expire not sooner than  | ||||||
| 4 |  December 31 of the year for which the license was issued or  | ||||||
| 5 |  renewed. The expiration of the insurance policy shall not  | ||||||
| 6 |  terminate the liability under the policy arising during  | ||||||
| 7 |  the period for which the policy was filed. Trailer and  | ||||||
| 8 |  mobile home dealers are exempt from this requirement. | ||||||
| 9 |         If the permitted user has a liability insurance policy  | ||||||
| 10 |  that provides automobile liability insurance coverage of  | ||||||
| 11 |  at least $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any  | ||||||
| 12 |  person, $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2  | ||||||
| 13 |  or more persons in any one crash, and $50,000 for damage to  | ||||||
| 14 |  property, then the permitted user's insurer shall be the  | ||||||
| 15 |  primary insurer and the dealer's insurer shall be the  | ||||||
| 16 |  secondary insurer. If the permitted user does not have a  | ||||||
| 17 |  liability insurance policy that provides automobile  | ||||||
| 18 |  liability insurance coverage of at least $100,000 for  | ||||||
| 19 |  bodily injury to or the death of any person, $300,000 for  | ||||||
| 20 |  bodily injury to or the death of any 2 or more persons in  | ||||||
| 21 |  any one crash, and $50,000 for damage to property, or does  | ||||||
| 22 |  not have any insurance at all, then the dealer's insurer  | ||||||
| 23 |  shall be the primary insurer and the permitted user's  | ||||||
| 24 |  insurer shall be the secondary insurer. | ||||||
| 25 |         When a permitted user is "test driving" a used vehicle  | ||||||
| 26 |  dealer's automobile, the used vehicle dealer's insurance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall be primary and the permitted user's insurance shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  be secondary. | ||||||
| 3 |         As used in this paragraph 4, a "permitted user" is a  | ||||||
| 4 |  person who, with the permission of the used vehicle dealer  | ||||||
| 5 |  or an employee of the used vehicle dealer, drives a  | ||||||
| 6 |  vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by the used  | ||||||
| 7 |  vehicle dealer which the person is considering to purchase  | ||||||
| 8 |  or lease, in order to evaluate the performance,  | ||||||
| 9 |  reliability, or condition of the vehicle. The term  | ||||||
| 10 |  "permitted user" also includes a person who, with the  | ||||||
| 11 |  permission of the used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle  | ||||||
| 12 |  owned or held for sale or lease by the used vehicle dealer  | ||||||
| 13 |  for loaner purposes while the user's vehicle is being  | ||||||
| 14 |  repaired or evaluated. | ||||||
| 15 |         As used in this paragraph 4, "test driving" occurs  | ||||||
| 16 |  when a permitted user who, with the permission of the used  | ||||||
| 17 |  vehicle dealer or an employee of the used vehicle dealer,  | ||||||
| 18 |  drives a vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by a used  | ||||||
| 19 |  vehicle dealer that the person is considering to purchase  | ||||||
| 20 |  or lease, in order to evaluate the performance,  | ||||||
| 21 |  reliability, or condition of the vehicle. | ||||||
| 22 |         As used in this paragraph 4, "loaner purposes" means  | ||||||
| 23 |  when a person who, with the permission of the used vehicle  | ||||||
| 24 |  dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or lease by  | ||||||
| 25 |  the used vehicle dealer while the user's vehicle is being  | ||||||
| 26 |  repaired or evaluated. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         5. An application for a used vehicle dealer's license  | ||||||
| 2 |  shall be accompanied by the following license fees: | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) $1,000 for applicant's established place of  | ||||||
| 4 |  business, and $50 for each additional place of  | ||||||
| 5 |  business, if any, to which the application pertains;  | ||||||
| 6 |  however, if the application is made after June 15 of  | ||||||
| 7 |  any year, the license fee shall be $500 for  | ||||||
| 8 |  applicant's established place of business plus $25 for  | ||||||
| 9 |  each additional place of business, if any, to which  | ||||||
| 10 |  the application pertains. License fees shall be  | ||||||
| 11 |  returnable only in the event that the application is  | ||||||
| 12 |  denied by the Secretary of State. Of the money  | ||||||
| 13 |  received by the Secretary of State as license fees  | ||||||
| 14 |  under this subparagraph (A) for the 2004 licensing  | ||||||
| 15 |  year and thereafter, 95% shall be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 16 |  General Revenue Fund. | ||||||
| 17 |             (B) Except for dealers selling 25 or fewer  | ||||||
| 18 |  automobiles or as provided in subsection (h) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  Section 5-102.7 of this Code, an Annual Dealer  | ||||||
| 20 |  Recovery Fund Fee in the amount of $500 for the  | ||||||
| 21 |  applicant's established place of business, and $50 for  | ||||||
| 22 |  each additional place of business, if any, to which  | ||||||
| 23 |  the application pertains; but if the application is  | ||||||
| 24 |  made after June 15 of any year, the fee shall be $250  | ||||||
| 25 |  for the applicant's established place of business plus  | ||||||
| 26 |  $25 for each additional place of business, if any, to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  which the application pertains. For a license renewal  | ||||||
| 2 |  application, the fee shall be based on the amount of  | ||||||
| 3 |  automobiles sold in the past year according to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  following formula:  | ||||||
| 5 |                 (1) $0 for dealers selling 25 or fewer less     | ||||||
| 6 |  automobiles;  | ||||||
| 7 |                 (2) $150 for dealers selling more than 25 but  | ||||||
| 8 |  fewer less than 200 automobiles;  | ||||||
| 9 |                 (3) $300 for dealers selling 200 or more  | ||||||
| 10 |  automobiles but fewer less than 300 automobiles;  | ||||||
| 11 |  and  | ||||||
| 12 |                 (4) $500 for dealers selling 300 or more  | ||||||
| 13 |  automobiles.  | ||||||
| 14 |             License fees shall be returnable only in the event  | ||||||
| 15 |  that the application is denied by the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 16 |  State. Moneys received under this subparagraph (B)  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall be deposited into the Dealer Recovery Trust  | ||||||
| 18 |  Fund.  | ||||||
| 19 |         6. A statement that the applicant's officers,  | ||||||
| 20 |  directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership  | ||||||
| 21 |  interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer,  | ||||||
| 22 |  director, trustee, manager, or other principals in the  | ||||||
| 23 |  business have not committed in the past 3 years any one  | ||||||
| 24 |  violation as determined in any civil, criminal, or  | ||||||
| 25 |  administrative proceedings of any one of the following  | ||||||
| 26 |  Acts: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (A) Article I of Chapter 4 of this Code The  | ||||||
| 2 |  Anti-Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code; | ||||||
| 3 |             (B) Article I of Chapter 3 of this Code The  | ||||||
| 4 |  Certificate of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle  | ||||||
| 5 |  Code; | ||||||
| 6 |             (C) Article VII of Chapter 3 of this Code The  | ||||||
| 7 |  Offenses against Registration and Certificates of  | ||||||
| 8 |  Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code; | ||||||
| 9 |             (D) Chapter 5 of this Code The Dealers,  | ||||||
| 10 |  Transporters, Wreckers and Rebuilders Laws of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois Vehicle Code; | ||||||
| 12 |             (E) Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass to  | ||||||
| 14 |  Vehicles; or | ||||||
| 15 |             (F) The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. | ||||||
| 16 |         7. A statement that the applicant's officers,  | ||||||
| 17 |  directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership  | ||||||
| 18 |  interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer,  | ||||||
| 19 |  director, trustee, manager, or other principals in the  | ||||||
| 20 |  business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or more  | ||||||
| 21 |  violations, as determined in any civil, criminal, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  following Acts: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) The Consumer Finance Act; | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) The Consumer Installment Loan Act; | ||||||
| 26 |             (C) The Retail Installment Sales Act; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (D) The Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales  | ||||||
| 2 |  Act; | ||||||
| 3 |             (E) The Interest Act; | ||||||
| 4 |             (F) The Illinois Wage Assignment Act; | ||||||
| 5 |             (G) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil  | ||||||
| 6 |  Procedure; or | ||||||
| 7 |             (H) The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business  | ||||||
| 8 |  Practices Act. | ||||||
| 9 |         7.5. A statement that, within 10 years of application,  | ||||||
| 10 |  each officer, director, shareholder having a 10% or  | ||||||
| 11 |  greater ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner,  | ||||||
| 12 |  member, officer, director, trustee, manager, or other  | ||||||
| 13 |  principal in the business of the applicant has not  | ||||||
| 14 |  committed, as determined in any civil, criminal, or  | ||||||
| 15 |  administrative proceeding, in any calendar year one or  | ||||||
| 16 |  more forcible felonies under the Criminal Code of 1961 or  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Criminal Code of 2012, or a violation of either or both  | ||||||
| 18 |  Article 16 or 17 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a  | ||||||
| 19 |  violation of either or both Article 16 or 17 of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Criminal Code of 2012, Article 29B of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 21 |  1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar  | ||||||
| 22 |  out-of-state offense. For the purposes of this paragraph,  | ||||||
| 23 |  "forcible felony" has the meaning provided in Section 2-8  | ||||||
| 24 |  of the Criminal Code of 2012.  | ||||||
| 25 |         8. A bond or Certificate of Deposit in the amount of  | ||||||
| 26 |  $50,000 for each location at which the applicant intends  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to act as a used vehicle dealer. The bond shall be for the  | ||||||
| 2 |  term of the license, or its renewal, for which application  | ||||||
| 3 |  is made, and shall expire not sooner than December 31 of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the year for which the license was issued or renewed. The  | ||||||
| 5 |  bond shall run to the People of the State of Illinois, with  | ||||||
| 6 |  surety by a bonding or insurance company authorized to do  | ||||||
| 7 |  business in this State. It shall be conditioned upon the  | ||||||
| 8 |  proper transmittal of all title and registration fees and  | ||||||
| 9 |  taxes (excluding taxes under the Retailers' Occupation Tax  | ||||||
| 10 |  Act) accepted by the applicant as a used vehicle dealer. | ||||||
| 11 |         9. Such other information concerning the business of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or  | ||||||
| 13 |  regulation prescribe. | ||||||
| 14 |         10. A statement that the applicant understands Chapter  | ||||||
| 15 |  1 through Chapter 5 of this Code. | ||||||
| 16 |         11. A copy of the certification from the prelicensing  | ||||||
| 17 |  education program.  | ||||||
| 18 |         12. The full name, address, and contact information of  | ||||||
| 19 |  each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who  | ||||||
| 20 |  is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the dealership.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any  | ||||||
| 23 | information contained in any application for a used vehicle  | ||||||
| 24 | dealer's license shall be amended within 30 days after the  | ||||||
| 25 | occurrence of each change on such form as the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 26 | State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amendatory fee of $2. | ||||||
| 2 |     (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary  | ||||||
| 3 | notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed as a used vehicle  | ||||||
| 4 | dealer unless such person maintains an established place of  | ||||||
| 5 | business as defined in this Chapter. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time  | ||||||
| 7 | after receipt, examine an application submitted to him under  | ||||||
| 8 | this Section. Unless the Secretary makes a determination that  | ||||||
| 9 | the application submitted to him does not conform to this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section or that grounds exist for a denial of the application  | ||||||
| 11 | under Section 5-501 of this Chapter, he must grant the  | ||||||
| 12 | applicant an original used vehicle dealer's license in writing  | ||||||
| 13 | for his established place of business and a supplemental  | ||||||
| 14 | license in writing for each additional place of business in  | ||||||
| 15 | such form as he may prescribe by rule or regulation which shall  | ||||||
| 16 | include the following: | ||||||
| 17 |         1. The name of the person licensed; | ||||||
| 18 |         2. If a corporation, the name and address of its  | ||||||
| 19 |  officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an  | ||||||
| 20 |  unincorporated association or any similar form of business  | ||||||
| 21 |  organization, the name and address of the proprietor or of  | ||||||
| 22 |  each partner, member, officer, director, trustee, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  manager; | ||||||
| 24 |         3. In case of an original license, the established  | ||||||
| 25 |  place of business of the licensee; | ||||||
| 26 |         4. In the case of a supplemental license, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  established place of business of the licensee and the  | ||||||
| 2 |  additional place of business to which such supplemental  | ||||||
| 3 |  license pertains; | ||||||
| 4 |         5. The full name, address, and contact information of  | ||||||
| 5 |  each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who  | ||||||
| 6 |  is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the dealership.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a  | ||||||
| 9 | certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 10 | shall be kept posted, conspicuously, in the established place  | ||||||
| 11 | of business of the licensee and in each additional place of  | ||||||
| 12 | business, if any, maintained by such licensee. | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section,  | ||||||
| 14 | all used vehicle dealer's licenses granted under this Section  | ||||||
| 15 | expire by operation of law on December 31 of the calendar year  | ||||||
| 16 | for which they are granted unless sooner revoked or cancelled  | ||||||
| 17 | under Section 5-501 of this Chapter. | ||||||
| 18 |     (h) A used vehicle dealer's license may be renewed upon  | ||||||
| 19 | application and payment of the fee required herein, and  | ||||||
| 20 | submission of proof of coverage by an approved bond under the  | ||||||
| 21 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or proof that applicant is not  | ||||||
| 22 | subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case of an  | ||||||
| 23 | original license, but in case an application for the renewal  | ||||||
| 24 | of an effective license is made during the month of December,  | ||||||
| 25 | the effective license shall remain in force until the  | ||||||
| 26 | application for renewal is granted or denied by the Secretary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of State. | ||||||
| 2 |     (i) All persons licensed as a used vehicle dealer are  | ||||||
| 3 | required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle: | ||||||
| 4 |         1. A certificate of title properly assigned to the  | ||||||
| 5 |  purchaser; | ||||||
| 6 |         2. A statement verified under oath that all  | ||||||
| 7 |  identifying numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the  | ||||||
| 8 |  certificate of title; | ||||||
| 9 |         3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of such  | ||||||
| 10 |  person; | ||||||
| 11 |         4. A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction reporting  | ||||||
| 12 |  return referred to in Section 5-402 of this Chapter; | ||||||
| 13 |         5. In the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status; and | ||||||
| 15 |         6. In the case of a vehicle for which the warranty has  | ||||||
| 16 |  been reinstated, a copy of the warranty. | ||||||
| 17 |     (j) A real estate broker holding a valid certificate of  | ||||||
| 18 | registration issued pursuant to "The Real Estate Brokers and  | ||||||
| 19 | Salesmen License Act" may engage in the business of selling or  | ||||||
| 20 | dealing in house trailers not his own without being licensed  | ||||||
| 21 | as a used vehicle dealer under this Section; however such  | ||||||
| 22 | broker shall maintain a record of the transaction including  | ||||||
| 23 | the following: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) the name and address of the buyer and seller, | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) the date of sale, | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) a description of the mobile home, including the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  vehicle identification number, make, model, and year, and | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) the Illinois certificate of title number. | ||||||
| 3 |     The foregoing records shall be available for inspection by  | ||||||
| 4 | any officer of the Secretary of State's Office at any  | ||||||
| 5 | reasonable hour. | ||||||
| 6 |     (k) Except at the time of sale or repossession of the  | ||||||
| 7 | vehicle, no person licensed as a used vehicle dealer may issue  | ||||||
| 8 | any other person a newly created key to a vehicle unless the  | ||||||
| 9 | used vehicle dealer makes a color photocopy or electronic scan  | ||||||
| 10 | of the driver's license or State identification card of the  | ||||||
| 11 | person requesting or obtaining the newly created key. The used  | ||||||
| 12 | vehicle dealer must retain the photocopy or scan for 30 days. | ||||||
| 13 |     A used vehicle dealer who violates this subsection (k) is  | ||||||
| 14 | guilty of a petty offense. Violation of this subsection (k) is  | ||||||
| 15 | not cause to suspend, revoke, cancel, or deny renewal of the  | ||||||
| 16 | used vehicle dealer's license. | ||||||
| 17 |     (l) Used vehicle dealers licensed under this Section shall  | ||||||
| 18 | provide the Secretary of State a register for the sale at  | ||||||
| 19 | auction of each salvage or junk certificate vehicle. Each  | ||||||
| 20 | register shall include the following information: | ||||||
| 21 |         1. The year, make, model, style, and color of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  vehicle; | ||||||
| 23 |         2. The vehicle's manufacturer's identification number  | ||||||
| 24 |  or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or Illinois  | ||||||
| 25 |  State Police identification number; | ||||||
| 26 |         3. The date of acquisition of the vehicle; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         4. The name and address of the person from whom the  | ||||||
| 2 |  vehicle was acquired; | ||||||
| 3 |         5. The name and address of the person to whom any  | ||||||
| 4 |  vehicle was disposed, the person's Illinois license  | ||||||
| 5 |  number, or, if the person is an out-of-state salvage  | ||||||
| 6 |  vehicle buyer, the license number from the state or  | ||||||
| 7 |  jurisdiction where the buyer is licensed; and | ||||||
| 8 |         6. The purchase price of the vehicle. | ||||||
| 9 |     The register shall be submitted to the Secretary of State  | ||||||
| 10 | via written or electronic means within 10 calendar days from  | ||||||
| 11 | the date of the auction.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (m) If a licensee under this Section voluntarily  | ||||||
| 13 | surrenders a license to the Illinois Secretary of State Police  | ||||||
| 14 | or a representative of the Secretary of State Vehicle Services  | ||||||
| 15 | Department due to the licensee's inability to adhere to  | ||||||
| 16 | recordkeeping provisions, or the inability to properly issue  | ||||||
| 17 | certificates of title or registrations under this Code, or the  | ||||||
| 18 | Secretary revokes a license under this Section, then the  | ||||||
| 19 | licensee and the licensee's agent, designee, or legal  | ||||||
| 20 | representative, if applicable, may not be named on a new  | ||||||
| 21 | application for a licensee under this Section or under this  | ||||||
| 22 | Chapter, nor is the licensee or the licensee's agent,  | ||||||
| 23 | designee, or legal representative permitted to work for  | ||||||
| 24 | another licensee under this Chapter in a recordkeeping,  | ||||||
| 25 | management, or financial position or as an employee who  | ||||||
| 26 | handles certificate of title and registration documents and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | applications. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 101-505, eff. 1-1-20; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 3 | 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-982, eff.  | ||||||
| 4 | 7-1-23; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (625 ILCS 5/6-110) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying  | ||||||
| 8 | applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license  | ||||||
| 9 | shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,  | ||||||
| 10 | the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence  | ||||||
| 11 | address, and a brief description of the licensee.  | ||||||
| 12 |     Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification and  | ||||||
| 13 | the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code. The  | ||||||
| 14 | Secretary may adopt rules to establish informational  | ||||||
| 15 | restrictions that can be placed on the driver's license  | ||||||
| 16 | regarding specific conditions of the licensee. | ||||||
| 17 |     A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the  | ||||||
| 18 | Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed  | ||||||
| 19 | by the Secretary.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless  | ||||||
| 21 | one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license  | ||||||
| 22 | shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any  | ||||||
| 23 | motor vehicle during the following times: | ||||||
| 24 |         (A) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday; | ||||||
| 25 |         (B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Sunday; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday,  | ||||||
| 3 |  inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18  | ||||||
| 5 | shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this  | ||||||
| 6 | Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian  | ||||||
| 8 |  or other person in custody or control of the minor; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's  | ||||||
| 10 |  parent or guardian, without any detour or stop; | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) going to or returning home from an employment  | ||||||
| 13 |  activity, without any detour or stop; | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) involved in an emergency; | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) going to or returning home from, without any  | ||||||
| 16 |  detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other  | ||||||
| 17 |  recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored  | ||||||
| 18 |  by a government or governmental agency, a civic  | ||||||
| 19 |  organization, or another similar entity that takes  | ||||||
| 20 |  responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or  | ||||||
| 21 |  stop; | ||||||
| 22 |         (7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the  | ||||||
| 23 |  United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of  | ||||||
| 24 |  religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or | ||||||
| 25 |         (8) married or had been married or is an emancipated  | ||||||
| 26 |  minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of  | ||||||
| 2 | age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid  | ||||||
| 3 | as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the  | ||||||
| 4 | licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe  | ||||||
| 5 | Rides program that meets the following criteria:  | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of  | ||||||
| 7 |  America or another national public service organization;  | ||||||
| 8 |  and | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) the sponsoring organization carries liability  | ||||||
| 10 |  insurance covering the program.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age  | ||||||
| 12 | of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations  | ||||||
| 13 | governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section  | ||||||
| 14 | 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to  | ||||||
| 15 | the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was  | ||||||
| 16 | subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of  | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a  | ||||||
| 18 | period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an  | ||||||
| 19 | additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense  | ||||||
| 20 | against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles  | ||||||
| 21 | or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or  | ||||||
| 23 | instruction permit has a current identification card issued by  | ||||||
| 24 | the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the  | ||||||
| 25 | applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on  | ||||||
| 26 | the identification card, driver's license, and instruction  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may  | ||||||
| 2 | promulgate rules to implement this provision.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a-5) If an applicant for a driver's license is an  | ||||||
| 4 | employee of the Department of Children and Family Services  | ||||||
| 5 | with a job title of "Child Protection Specialist Trainee",  | ||||||
| 6 | "Child Protection Specialist", "Child Protection Advanced  | ||||||
| 7 | Specialist", "Child Welfare Specialist Trainee", "Child  | ||||||
| 8 | Welfare Specialist", or "Child Welfare Advanced Specialist" or  | ||||||
| 9 | a judicial officer or a peace officer, the applicant may elect  | ||||||
| 10 | to have his or her office or work address listed on the license  | ||||||
| 11 | instead of the applicant's residence or mailing address. The  | ||||||
| 12 | Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this  | ||||||
| 13 | subsection (a-5). For the purposes of this subsection (a-5),  | ||||||
| 14 | "peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her  | ||||||
| 15 | office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to  | ||||||
| 16 | maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any  | ||||||
| 17 | penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all  | ||||||
| 18 | violations or is limited to specific violations.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First  | ||||||
| 20 | Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section  | ||||||
| 21 | 6-117 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a  | ||||||
| 22 | format on the reverse of each driver's license issued which  | ||||||
| 23 | the licensee may use to execute a document of gift conforming  | ||||||
| 24 | to the provisions of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The  | ||||||
| 25 | format shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended,  | ||||||
| 26 | whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses.  | ||||||
| 2 | The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or licensee of  | ||||||
| 3 | this format, describe the procedure for its execution, and may  | ||||||
| 4 | offer the necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Secretary shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or  | ||||||
| 6 | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A  | ||||||
| 7 | brochure explaining this method of executing an anatomical  | ||||||
| 8 | gift document shall be given to each applicant or licensee.  | ||||||
| 9 | The brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or  | ||||||
| 10 | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and  | ||||||
| 11 | that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends, or  | ||||||
| 12 | clergy before doing so. The Secretary of State may undertake  | ||||||
| 13 | additional efforts, including education and awareness  | ||||||
| 14 | activities, to promote organ and tissue donation.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each  | ||||||
| 16 | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place a  | ||||||
| 17 | sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may  | ||||||
| 18 | specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate  | ||||||
| 19 | language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency  | ||||||
| 20 | Medical Information Card.  | ||||||
| 21 |     The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital,  | ||||||
| 22 | school, medical group, or association interested in assisting  | ||||||
| 23 | in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but  | ||||||
| 24 | shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or  | ||||||
| 25 | regulation require.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may  | ||||||
| 2 | indicate his blood type and RH factor.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each  | ||||||
| 4 | original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee  | ||||||
| 5 | under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from those  | ||||||
| 6 | driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and  | ||||||
| 7 | older. The color designated for driver's licenses for  | ||||||
| 8 | licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of  | ||||||
| 9 | the Secretary of State.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's  | ||||||
| 11 | license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the  | ||||||
| 12 | date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date  | ||||||
| 13 | upon which the person becomes 21 years of age.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify  | ||||||
| 15 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 16 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to  | ||||||
| 17 | which they are legally entitled, including health care     | ||||||
| 18 | healthcare, education assistance, and job placement. To assist  | ||||||
| 19 | the State in identifying these veterans and delivering these  | ||||||
| 20 | vital services and benefits, the Secretary of State is  | ||||||
| 21 | authorized to issue drivers' licenses with the word "veteran"  | ||||||
| 22 | appearing on the face of the licenses. This authorization is  | ||||||
| 23 | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may  | ||||||
| 24 | not issue any other driver's license which identifies an  | ||||||
| 25 | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique  | ||||||
| 26 | characteristics of the license holder which is unrelated to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the purpose of the driver's license. | ||||||
| 2 |     (e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary  | ||||||
| 3 | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal  | ||||||
| 4 | driver's license where, at the request of the applicant, the  | ||||||
| 5 | word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall  | ||||||
| 6 | be available to a person identified as a veteran under  | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (e) of Section 6-106 of this Code who was  | ||||||
| 8 | discharged or separated under honorable conditions.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (e-7) Upon providing the required documentation, at the  | ||||||
| 10 | request of the applicant, the driver's license may reflect  | ||||||
| 11 | Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a  | ||||||
| 12 | space on each original or renewal driver's license for such  | ||||||
| 13 | designation. This designation shall be available to a person  | ||||||
| 14 | eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of  | ||||||
| 15 | Section 6-106 of this Code.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 | licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the  | ||||||
| 18 | requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,  | ||||||
| 19 | Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure  | ||||||
| 20 | that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's  | ||||||
| 21 | license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to  | ||||||
| 22 | obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend  | ||||||
| 23 | driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times,  | ||||||
| 24 | dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests  | ||||||
| 25 | shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current  | ||||||
| 26 | expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply  | ||||||
| 2 | with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's  | ||||||
| 3 | forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's  | ||||||
| 4 | license prior to April 1, 1992.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's  | ||||||
| 6 | license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that  | ||||||
| 7 | he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for  | ||||||
| 9 | health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney  | ||||||
| 10 | Act.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion,  | ||||||
| 12 | may designate on each driver's license issued a space where  | ||||||
| 13 | the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the  | ||||||
| 14 | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may  | ||||||
| 15 | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the  | ||||||
| 16 | owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 18 | terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil  | ||||||
| 19 | action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding  | ||||||
| 20 | for his or her act.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (i) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original  | ||||||
| 22 | or renewal of a driver's license, at the request of the  | ||||||
| 23 | applicant, for a designation as a Gold Star Family. This  | ||||||
| 24 | designation shall be available to a person eligible for Gold  | ||||||
| 25 | Star license plates under subsection (f) of Section 6-106 of  | ||||||
| 26 | this Code.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 103-888, eff. 8-9-24; 103-933, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 2 | revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (625 ILCS 5/6-118) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 6-118. Fees.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) The fees for licenses and permits under this Article  | ||||||
| 6 | are as follows: | ||||||
| 7 |     Original 4-year driver's license......................$30 | ||||||
| 8 |     Original 8-year driver's license issued under | ||||||
| 9 |         subsection (a-3) of Section 6-115.................$60 | ||||||
| 10 |     Original driver's license issued | ||||||
| 11 |         to 18, 19, and 20 year olds....................... $5 | ||||||
| 12 |     All driver's licenses for persons | ||||||
| 13 |         age 69 through age 80............................. $5 | ||||||
| 14 |     All driver's licenses for persons | ||||||
| 15 |         age 81 through age 86............................. $2 | ||||||
| 16 |     All driver's licenses for persons | ||||||
| 17 |         age 87 or older....................................$0 | ||||||
| 18 |     Renewal 4-year driver's license (except for | ||||||
| 19 |         applicants, age 69 and older).....................$30 | ||||||
| 20 |     Renewal 8-year driver's license issued under | ||||||
| 21 |         subsection (a-3) of Section 6-115 (except | ||||||
| 22 |         for applicants age 69 and older)..................$60 | ||||||
| 23 |     Original instruction permit issued to | ||||||
| 24 |         persons (except those age 69 and older) | ||||||
| 25 |         who do not hold or have not previously | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         held an Illinois instruction permit or | ||||||
| 2 |         driver's license................................. $20 | ||||||
| 3 |     Instruction permit issued to any person | ||||||
| 4 |         holding an Illinois driver's license | ||||||
| 5 |         who wishes a change in classifications, | ||||||
| 6 |         other than at the time of renewal................. $5 | ||||||
| 7 |     Any instruction permit issued to a person | ||||||
| 8 |         age 69 and older.................................. $5 | ||||||
| 9 |     Instruction permit issued to any person, | ||||||
| 10 |         under age 69, not currently holding a | ||||||
| 11 |         valid Illinois driver's license or | ||||||
| 12 |         instruction permit but who has | ||||||
| 13 |         previously been issued either document | ||||||
| 14 |         in Illinois...................................... $10 | ||||||
| 15 |     Restricted driving permit............................. $8 | ||||||
| 16 |     Monitoring device driving permit..................... $8  | ||||||
| 17 |     Duplicate or corrected driver's license | ||||||
| 18 |         or permit......................................... $5 | ||||||
| 19 |     Duplicate or corrected restricted | ||||||
| 20 |         driving permit.................................... $5 | ||||||
| 21 |     Duplicate or corrected monitoring | ||||||
| 22 |         device driving permit............................. $5 | ||||||
| 23 |     Duplicate driver's license or permit issued to | ||||||
| 24 |         an active-duty member of the | ||||||
| 25 |         United States Armed Forces, | ||||||
| 26 |         the member's spouse, or | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         the dependent children living | ||||||
| 2 |         with the member.................................. $0  | ||||||
| 3 |     Original or renewal M or L endorsement................ $5 | ||||||
| 4 | SPECIAL FEES FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE | ||||||
| 5 |         The fees for commercial driver licenses and permits  | ||||||
| 6 |  under Article V shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 7 |     Commercial driver's license: | ||||||
| 8 |         $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund | ||||||
| 9 |         (Commercial Driver's License Information | ||||||
| 10 |         System/American Association of Motor Vehicle | ||||||
| 11 |         Administrators network/National Motor Vehicle  | ||||||
| 12 |         Title Information Service Trust Fund); | ||||||
| 13 |         $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund; | ||||||
| 14 |         $10 for the driver's license; | ||||||
| 15 |         and $24 for the CDL:............................. $60 | ||||||
| 16 |     Renewal commercial driver's license: | ||||||
| 17 |         $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund; | ||||||
| 18 |         $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund; | ||||||
| 19 |         $10 for the driver's license; and | ||||||
| 20 |         $24 for the CDL:................................. $60 | ||||||
| 21 |     Commercial learner's permit | ||||||
| 22 |         issued to any person holding a valid | ||||||
| 23 |         Illinois driver's license for the | ||||||
| 24 |         purpose of changing to a | ||||||
| 25 |         CDL classification:  | ||||||
| 26 |         $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund; and | ||||||
| 2 |         $24 for the CDL classification................... $50 | ||||||
| 3 |     Commercial learner's permit | ||||||
| 4 |         issued to any person holding a valid | ||||||
| 5 |         Illinois CDL for the purpose of | ||||||
| 6 |         making a change in a classification, | ||||||
| 7 |         endorsement or restriction........................ $5 | ||||||
| 8 |     CDL duplicate or corrected license.................... $5 | ||||||
| 9 |     In order to ensure the proper implementation of the  | ||||||
| 10 | Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, Article V of this  | ||||||
| 11 | Chapter, the Secretary of State is empowered to prorate the  | ||||||
| 12 | $24 fee for the commercial driver's license proportionate to  | ||||||
| 13 | the expiration date of the applicant's Illinois driver's  | ||||||
| 14 | license. | ||||||
| 15 |     The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be  | ||||||
| 16 | waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's  | ||||||
| 17 | office with a police report showing that his license or permit  | ||||||
| 18 | was stolen. | ||||||
| 19 |     The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | waived for any person age 60 or older whose driver's license or  | ||||||
| 21 | permit has been lost or stolen.  | ||||||
| 22 |     No additional fee shall be charged for a driver's license,  | ||||||
| 23 | or for a commercial driver's license, when issued to the  | ||||||
| 24 | holder of an instruction permit for the same classification or  | ||||||
| 25 | type of license who becomes eligible for such license. | ||||||
| 26 |     The fee for a restricted driving permit under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | subsection (a) shall be imposed annually until the expiration  | ||||||
| 2 | of the permit. | ||||||
| 3 |     (a-5) The fee for a driver's record or data contained  | ||||||
| 4 | therein is $20 and shall be disbursed as set forth in  | ||||||
| 5 | subsection (k) of Section 2-123 of this Code. | ||||||
| 6 |     (b) Any person whose license or privilege to operate a  | ||||||
| 7 | motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked  | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 3-707, any provision of Chapter 6, Chapter 11,  | ||||||
| 9 | or Section 7-205, 7-303, or 7-702 of the Illinois Safety and  | ||||||
| 10 | Family Financial Responsibility Law of this Code, shall in  | ||||||
| 11 | addition to any other fees required by this Code, pay a  | ||||||
| 12 | reinstatement fee as follows: | ||||||
| 13 |     Suspension under Section 3-707..................... $100  | ||||||
| 14 |     Suspension under Section 11-1431....................$100  | ||||||
| 15 |     Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1...........$250  | ||||||
| 16 |     Suspension under Section 11-501.9...................$250  | ||||||
| 17 |     Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1............$500 | ||||||
| 18 |     Other suspension......................................$70 | ||||||
| 19 |     Revocation...........................................$500 | ||||||
| 20 |     However, any person whose license or privilege to operate  | ||||||
| 21 | a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked for  | ||||||
| 22 | a second or subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,  | ||||||
| 23 | 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a similar provision of a  | ||||||
| 24 | local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section  | ||||||
| 25 | 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012  | ||||||
| 26 | and each suspension or revocation was for a violation of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Section 11-501, 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a  | ||||||
| 2 | similar provision of a local ordinance or a similar  | ||||||
| 3 | out-of-state offense or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 4 | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall pay, in addition to any  | ||||||
| 5 | other fees required by this Code, a reinstatement fee as  | ||||||
| 6 | follows: | ||||||
| 7 |     Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1............$500 | ||||||
| 8 |     Suspension under Section 11-501.9...................$500  | ||||||
| 9 |     Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1............$500 | ||||||
| 10 |     Revocation...........................................$500 | ||||||
| 11 |     (c) All fees collected under the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 12 | Chapter 6 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section  | ||||||
| 13 | 2-119 of this Code, except as follows: | ||||||
| 14 |         1. The following amounts shall be paid into the  | ||||||
| 15 |  Drivers Education Fund: | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) $16 of the $20 fee for an original driver's  | ||||||
| 17 |  instruction permit; | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) one-sixth of the fee for an original driver's  | ||||||
| 19 |  license; | ||||||
| 20 |             (C) one-sixth of the fee for a renewal driver's  | ||||||
| 21 |  license;  | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) $4 of the $8 fee for a restricted driving  | ||||||
| 23 |  permit; and | ||||||
| 24 |             (E) $4 of the $8 fee for a monitoring device  | ||||||
| 25 |  driving permit.  | ||||||
| 26 |         2. $30 of the $250 fee for reinstatement of a license  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  summarily suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended  | ||||||
| 2 |  under Section 11-501.9 shall be deposited into the Drunk  | ||||||
| 3 |  and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. However, for a person  | ||||||
| 4 |  whose license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in  | ||||||
| 5 |  this State has been suspended or revoked for a second or  | ||||||
| 6 |  subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,  | ||||||
| 7 |  11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or Section 9-3 of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, $190 of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily  | ||||||
| 10 |  suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended under  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section 11-501.9, and $190 of the $500 fee for  | ||||||
| 12 |  reinstatement of a revoked license shall be deposited into  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. $190 of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily revoked  | ||||||
| 15 |  pursuant to Section 11-501.1 shall be deposited into the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. | ||||||
| 17 |         3. $6 of the original or renewal fee for a commercial  | ||||||
| 18 |  driver's license and $6 of the commercial learner's permit  | ||||||
| 19 |  fee when the permit is issued to any person holding a valid  | ||||||
| 20 |  Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the  | ||||||
| 21 |  CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund. | ||||||
| 22 |         4. $30 of the $70 fee for reinstatement of a license  | ||||||
| 23 |  suspended under the Illinois Safety and Family Financial  | ||||||
| 24 |  Responsibility Law shall be paid into the Family  | ||||||
| 25 |  Responsibility Fund. | ||||||
| 26 |         5. The $5 fee for each original or renewal M or L  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  endorsement shall be deposited into the Cycle Rider Safety  | ||||||
| 2 |  Training Fund. | ||||||
| 3 |         6. $20 of any original or renewal fee for a commercial  | ||||||
| 4 |  driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall be  | ||||||
| 5 |  paid into the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund. | ||||||
| 6 |         7. The following amounts shall be paid into the  | ||||||
| 7 |  General Revenue Fund: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) $190 of the $250 reinstatement fee for a  | ||||||
| 9 |  summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 or a  | ||||||
| 10 |  suspension under Section 11-501.9; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) $40 of the $70 reinstatement fee for any other  | ||||||
| 12 |  suspension provided in subsection (b) of this Section;  | ||||||
| 13 |  and | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) $440 of the $500 reinstatement fee for a first  | ||||||
| 15 |  offense revocation and $310 of the $500 reinstatement  | ||||||
| 16 |  fee for a second or subsequent revocation. | ||||||
| 17 |         8. Fees collected under paragraph (4) of subsection  | ||||||
| 18 |  (d) and subsection (h) of Section 6-205 of this Code;  | ||||||
| 19 |  subparagraph (C) of paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 6-206 of this Code; and paragraph (4) of  | ||||||
| 21 |  subsection (a) of Section 6-206.1 of this Code, shall be  | ||||||
| 22 |  paid into the funds set forth in those Sections.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by  | ||||||
| 24 | Public Act 96-34 this amendatory Act of the 96th General  | ||||||
| 25 | Assembly shall be deposited into the Capital Projects Fund.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (e) The additional fees imposed by Public Act 96-38 this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall become  | ||||||
| 2 | effective 90 days after becoming law. The additional fees  | ||||||
| 3 | imposed by Public Act 103-8 this amendatory Act of the 103rd  | ||||||
| 4 | General Assembly shall become effective July 1, 2023 and shall  | ||||||
| 5 | be paid into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the  | ||||||
| 7 | United States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed  | ||||||
| 8 | Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of  | ||||||
| 9 | the Illinois National Guard who is called to active duty  | ||||||
| 10 | pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United  | ||||||
| 11 | States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an  | ||||||
| 12 | order of the Governor.  | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 7-1-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 14 | 103-872, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (625 ILCS 5/6-209.1) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 6-209.1. Restoration of driving privileges;  | ||||||
| 17 | revocation; suspension; cancellation.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) The Secretary shall rescind the suspension or  | ||||||
| 19 | cancellation of a person's driver's license that has been  | ||||||
| 20 | suspended or canceled before July 1, 2020 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 21 | of Public Act 101-623) due to: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) the person being convicted of theft of motor fuel  | ||||||
| 23 |  under Section 16-25 or 16K-15 of the Criminal Code of 1961  | ||||||
| 24 |  or the Criminal Code of 2012; | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) the person, since the issuance of the driver's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  license, being adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering  | ||||||
| 2 |  from any mental disability or disease; | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) a violation of Section 6-16 of the Liquor Control  | ||||||
| 4 |  Act of 1934 or a similar provision of a local ordinance; | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) the person being convicted of a violation of  | ||||||
| 6 |  Section 6-20 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar  | ||||||
| 7 |  provision of a local ordinance, if the person presents a  | ||||||
| 8 |  certified copy of a court order that includes a finding  | ||||||
| 9 |  that the person was not an occupant of a motor vehicle at  | ||||||
| 10 |  the time of the violation; | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) the person receiving a disposition of court  | ||||||
| 12 |  supervision for a violation of subsection (a), (d), or (e)  | ||||||
| 13 |  of Section 6-20 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a  | ||||||
| 14 |  similar provision of a local ordinance, if the person  | ||||||
| 15 |  presents a certified copy of a court order that includes a  | ||||||
| 16 |  finding that the person was not an occupant of a motor  | ||||||
| 17 |  vehicle at the time of the violation; | ||||||
| 18 |         (6) the person failing to pay any fine or penalty due  | ||||||
| 19 |  or owing as a result of 10 or more violations of a  | ||||||
| 20 |  municipality's or county's vehicular standing, parking, or  | ||||||
| 21 |  compliance regulations established by ordinance under  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 11-208.3 of this Code; | ||||||
| 23 |         (7) the person failing to satisfy any fine or penalty  | ||||||
| 24 |  resulting from a final order issued by the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 25 |  Toll Highway Authority relating directly or indirectly to  | ||||||
| 26 |  5 or more toll violations, toll evasions, or both; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (8) the person being convicted of a violation of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Section 4-102 of this Code, if the person presents a  | ||||||
| 3 |  certified copy of a court order that includes a finding  | ||||||
| 4 |  that the person did not exercise actual physical control  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the vehicle at the time of the violation; or | ||||||
| 6 |         (9) the person being convicted of criminal trespass to  | ||||||
| 7 |  vehicles under Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012,  | ||||||
| 8 |  if the person presents a certified copy of a court order  | ||||||
| 9 |  that includes a finding that the person did not exercise  | ||||||
| 10 |  actual physical control of the vehicle at the time of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  violation.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) As soon as practicable and no later than July 1, 2021,  | ||||||
| 13 | the Secretary shall rescind the suspension, cancellation, or  | ||||||
| 14 | prohibition of renewal of a person's driver's license that has  | ||||||
| 15 | been suspended, canceled, or whose renewal has been prohibited  | ||||||
| 16 | before July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-652)     | ||||||
| 17 | this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly due to the  | ||||||
| 18 | person having failed to pay any fine or penalty for traffic  | ||||||
| 19 | violations, automated traffic law enforcement system  | ||||||
| 20 | violations as defined in Sections 11-208.6, and 11-208.8,  | ||||||
| 21 | 11-208.9, and 11-1201.1, or abandoned vehicle fees.  | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 101-623, eff. 7-1-20; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21;  | ||||||
| 23 | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; revised 8-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 24 |     (625 ILCS 5/11-907) | ||||||
| 25 |     Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | approach of authorized emergency vehicles. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency  | ||||||
| 3 | vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the  | ||||||
| 4 | requirements of this Code or a police vehicle properly and  | ||||||
| 5 | lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the  | ||||||
| 7 |  right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position  | ||||||
| 8 |  parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand  | ||||||
| 9 |  edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall, if necessary to permit the safe passage of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  emergency vehicle, stop and remain in such position until  | ||||||
| 12 |  the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless  | ||||||
| 13 |  otherwise directed by a police officer; and | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) the operator of every streetcar shall immediately  | ||||||
| 15 |  stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such  | ||||||
| 16 |  position until the authorized emergency vehicle has  | ||||||
| 17 |  passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver  | ||||||
| 19 | of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with  | ||||||
| 20 | due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency  | ||||||
| 22 | vehicle or emergency scene, when the stationary authorized  | ||||||
| 23 | emergency vehicle is giving a visual signal by displaying  | ||||||
| 24 | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights as authorized under  | ||||||
| 25 | Section 12-215 of this Code, a person who drives an  | ||||||
| 26 | approaching vehicle shall: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the  | ||||||
| 2 |  right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not  | ||||||
| 3 |  adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if  | ||||||
| 4 |  possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions,  | ||||||
| 5 |  if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than  | ||||||
| 6 |  2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the  | ||||||
| 7 |  approaching vehicle and reduce the speed of the vehicle to  | ||||||
| 8 |  a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to  | ||||||
| 9 |  traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a  | ||||||
| 10 |  collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past  | ||||||
| 11 |  the stationary emergency vehicle; or | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe,  | ||||||
| 13 |  proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with  | ||||||
| 15 |  regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to  | ||||||
| 16 |  avoid a collision, maintaining a safe speed for road  | ||||||
| 17 |  conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past  | ||||||
| 18 |  the stationary emergency vehicles. | ||||||
| 19 |     The visual signal specified under this subsection (c)  | ||||||
| 20 | given by a stationary authorized emergency vehicle is an  | ||||||
| 21 | indication to drivers of approaching vehicles that a hazardous  | ||||||
| 22 | condition is present when circumstances are not immediately  | ||||||
| 23 | clear. Drivers of vehicles approaching a stationary authorized  | ||||||
| 24 | emergency vehicle in any lane shall heed the warning of the  | ||||||
| 25 | signal, reduce the speed of the vehicle, proceed with due  | ||||||
| 26 | caution, maintain a safe speed for road conditions, be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | prepared to stop, and leave a safe distance until safely  | ||||||
| 2 | passed the stationary emergency vehicle.  | ||||||
| 3 |     As used in this subsection (c), "authorized emergency  | ||||||
| 4 | vehicle" includes any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped  | ||||||
| 5 | with oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights under Section  | ||||||
| 6 | 12-215 of this Code, while the owner or operator of the vehicle  | ||||||
| 7 | is engaged in his or her official duties. As used in this  | ||||||
| 8 | subsection (c), "emergency scene" means a location where a  | ||||||
| 9 | stationary authorized emergency vehicle as defined by herein  | ||||||
| 10 | is present and has activated its oscillating, rotating, or  | ||||||
| 11 | flashing lights.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this Section  | ||||||
| 13 | commits a business offense punishable by a fine of not less  | ||||||
| 14 | than $250 or more than $10,000 for a first violation, and a  | ||||||
| 15 | fine of not less than $750 or more than $10,000 for a second or  | ||||||
| 16 | subsequent violation. It is a factor in aggravation if the  | ||||||
| 17 | person committed the offense while in violation of Section  | ||||||
| 18 | 11-501, 12-610.1, or 12-610.2 of this Code. Imposition of the  | ||||||
| 19 | penalties authorized by this subsection (d) for a violation of  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (c) of this Section that results in the death of  | ||||||
| 21 | another person does not preclude imposition of appropriate  | ||||||
| 22 | additional civil or criminal penalties. A person who violates  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (c) and the violation results in damage to another  | ||||||
| 24 | vehicle commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person who violates  | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (c) and the violation results in the injury or  | ||||||
| 26 | death of another person commits a Class 4 felony. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (e) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section  | ||||||
| 2 | results in damage to the property of another person, in  | ||||||
| 3 | addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving  | ||||||
| 4 | privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less  | ||||||
| 5 | than 90 days and not more than one year. | ||||||
| 6 |     (f) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section  | ||||||
| 7 | results in injury to another person, in addition to any other  | ||||||
| 8 | penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall be  | ||||||
| 9 | suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days and not  | ||||||
| 10 | more than 2 years. | ||||||
| 11 |     (g) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section  | ||||||
| 12 | results in the death of another person, in addition to any  | ||||||
| 13 | other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall  | ||||||
| 14 | be suspended for 2 years. | ||||||
| 15 |     (h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record  | ||||||
| 16 | of a judgment entered against a person under subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 17 | this Section: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the  | ||||||
| 19 |  mandatory period; or | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  appropriate mandatory period. | ||||||
| 22 |     (i) The Scott's Law Fund shall be a special fund in the  | ||||||
| 23 | State treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General  | ||||||
| 24 | Assembly and approval by the Director, the Director of the  | ||||||
| 25 | State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in  | ||||||
| 26 | the Department's discretion to fund the production of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary  | ||||||
| 2 | authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Illinois State  | ||||||
| 3 | Police for enforcement of this Section, and for other law  | ||||||
| 4 | enforcement purposes the Director deems necessary in these  | ||||||
| 5 | efforts. | ||||||
| 6 |     (j) For violations of this Section issued by a county or  | ||||||
| 7 | municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited  | ||||||
| 8 | into the county's or municipality's Transportation Safety  | ||||||
| 9 | Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its  | ||||||
| 10 | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty  | ||||||
| 11 | county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance  | ||||||
| 12 | zones in that county on highways other than interstate  | ||||||
| 13 | highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a  | ||||||
| 14 | portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway  | ||||||
| 15 | Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law  | ||||||
| 16 | enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate  | ||||||
| 17 | drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and  | ||||||
| 18 | approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (k) In addition to other penalties imposed by this  | ||||||
| 20 | Section, the court may order a person convicted of a violation  | ||||||
| 21 | of subsection (c) to perform community service as determined  | ||||||
| 22 | by the court.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 102-336, eff. 1-1-22; 102-338, eff. 1-1-22;  | ||||||
| 24 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-667, eff. 1-1-25; 103-711, eff.  | ||||||
| 25 | 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 1 |     (625 ILCS 5/13-101)    (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-101) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 13-101. Submission to safety test; certificate of  | ||||||
| 3 | safety. To promote the safety of the general public, every  | ||||||
| 4 | owner of a second division vehicle, medical transport vehicle,  | ||||||
| 5 | tow truck, first division vehicle including a taxi which is  | ||||||
| 6 | used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit,  | ||||||
| 7 | motor vehicle used for driver education training, or contract  | ||||||
| 8 | carrier transporting employees in the course of their  | ||||||
| 9 | employment on a highway of this State in a vehicle designed to  | ||||||
| 10 | carry 15 or fewer passengers shall, before operating the  | ||||||
| 11 | vehicle upon the highways of Illinois, submit it to a "safety  | ||||||
| 12 | test" and secure a certificate of safety furnished by the  | ||||||
| 13 | Department as set forth in Section 13-109. Each second  | ||||||
| 14 | division motor vehicle that pulls or draws a trailer,  | ||||||
| 15 | semitrailer or pole trailer, with a gross weight of 10,001 lbs  | ||||||
| 16 | or more or is registered for a gross weight of 10,001 lbs or  | ||||||
| 17 | more, motor bus, religious organization bus, school bus,  | ||||||
| 18 | senior citizen transportation vehicle, and limousine shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | subject to inspection by the Department and the Department is  | ||||||
| 20 | authorized to establish rules and regulations for the  | ||||||
| 21 | implementation of such inspections.  | ||||||
| 22 |     The owners of each salvage vehicle shall submit it to a  | ||||||
| 23 | "safety test" and secure a certificate of safety furnished by  | ||||||
| 24 | the Department prior to its salvage vehicle inspection  | ||||||
| 25 | pursuant to Section 3-308 of this Code. In implementing and  | ||||||
| 26 | enforcing the provisions of this Section, the Department and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | other authorized State agencies shall do so in a manner that is  | ||||||
| 2 | not inconsistent with any applicable federal law or regulation  | ||||||
| 3 | so that no federal funding or support is jeopardized by the  | ||||||
| 4 | enactment or application of these provisions.  | ||||||
| 5 |     However, none of the provisions of Chapter 13 requiring  | ||||||
| 6 | safety tests or a certificate of safety shall apply to:  | ||||||
| 7 |         (a) farm tractors, machinery and implements, wagons,  | ||||||
| 8 |  wagon-trailers or like farm vehicles used primarily in  | ||||||
| 9 |  agricultural pursuits;  | ||||||
| 10 |         (b) vehicles other than school buses, tow trucks, and  | ||||||
| 11 |  medical transport vehicles owned or operated by a  | ||||||
| 12 |  municipal corporation or political subdivision having a  | ||||||
| 13 |  population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants and which are  | ||||||
| 14 |  subject to safety tests imposed by local ordinance or  | ||||||
| 15 |  resolution;  | ||||||
| 16 |         (c) a semitrailer or trailer having a gross weight of  | ||||||
| 17 |  5,000 pounds or less including vehicle weight and maximum  | ||||||
| 18 |  load;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (d) recreational vehicles;  | ||||||
| 20 |         (e) vehicles registered as and displaying Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 |  antique vehicle plates and vehicles registered as  | ||||||
| 22 |  expanded-use antique vehicles and displaying expanded-use  | ||||||
| 23 |  antique vehicle plates;  | ||||||
| 24 |         (f) house trailers equipped and used for living  | ||||||
| 25 |  quarters;  | ||||||
| 26 |         (g) vehicles registered as and displaying Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  permanently mounted equipment plates or similar vehicles  | ||||||
| 2 |  eligible therefor but registered as governmental vehicles  | ||||||
| 3 |  provided that if said vehicle is reclassified from a  | ||||||
| 4 |  permanently mounted equipment plate so as to lose the  | ||||||
| 5 |  exemption of not requiring a certificate of safety, such  | ||||||
| 6 |  vehicle must be safety tested within 30 days of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  reclassification;  | ||||||
| 8 |         (h) vehicles owned or operated by a manufacturer,  | ||||||
| 9 |  dealer, or transporter displaying a special plate or  | ||||||
| 10 |  plates as described in Chapter 3 of this Code while such  | ||||||
| 11 |  vehicle is being delivered from the manufacturing or  | ||||||
| 12 |  assembly plant directly to the purchasing dealership or  | ||||||
| 13 |  distributor, or being temporarily road driven for quality  | ||||||
| 14 |  control testing, or from one dealer or distributor to  | ||||||
| 15 |  another, or are being moved by the most direct route from  | ||||||
| 16 |  one location to another for the purpose of installing  | ||||||
| 17 |  special bodies or equipment, or driven for purposes of  | ||||||
| 18 |  demonstration by a prospective buyer with the dealer or  | ||||||
| 19 |  his agent present in the cab of the vehicle during the  | ||||||
| 20 |  demonstration;  | ||||||
| 21 |         (i) pole trailers and auxiliary axles;  | ||||||
| 22 |         (j) special mobile equipment;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (k) vehicles properly registered in another State  | ||||||
| 24 |  pursuant to law and displaying a valid registration plate  | ||||||
| 25 |  or digital registration plate, except vehicles of contract  | ||||||
| 26 |  carriers transporting employees in the course of their  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  employment on a highway of this State in a vehicle  | ||||||
| 2 |  designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers are only exempted  | ||||||
| 3 |  to the extent that the safety testing requirements  | ||||||
| 4 |  applicable to such vehicles in the state of registration  | ||||||
| 5 |  are no less stringent than the safety testing requirements  | ||||||
| 6 |  applicable to contract carriers that are lawfully  | ||||||
| 7 |  registered in Illinois;  | ||||||
| 8 |         (l) water-well boring apparatuses or rigs;  | ||||||
| 9 |         (m) any vehicle which is owned and operated by the  | ||||||
| 10 |  federal government and externally displays evidence of  | ||||||
| 11 |  such ownership; and  | ||||||
| 12 |         (n) second division vehicles registered for a gross  | ||||||
| 13 |  weight of 10,000 pounds or less, except when such second  | ||||||
| 14 |  division motor vehicles pull or draw a trailer,  | ||||||
| 15 |  semi-trailer, or pole trailer having a gross weight of or  | ||||||
| 16 |  registered for a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds;  | ||||||
| 17 |  motor buses; religious organization buses; school buses;  | ||||||
| 18 |  senior citizen transportation vehicles; medical transport  | ||||||
| 19 |  vehicles; tow trucks; and any property carrying vehicles  | ||||||
| 20 |  being operated in commerce that are registered for a gross  | ||||||
| 21 |  weight of more than 8,000 lbs but less than 10,001 lbs.  | ||||||
| 22 |     The safety test shall include the testing and inspection  | ||||||
| 23 | of brakes, lights, horns, reflectors, rear vision mirrors,  | ||||||
| 24 | mufflers, safety chains, windshields and windshield wipers,  | ||||||
| 25 | warning flags and flares, frame, axle, cab and body, or cab or  | ||||||
| 26 | body, wheels, steering apparatus, and other safety devices and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | appliances required by this Code and such other safety tests  | ||||||
| 2 | as the Department may by rule or regulation require, for  | ||||||
| 3 | second division vehicles, school buses, medical transport  | ||||||
| 4 | vehicles, tow trucks, first division vehicles including taxis  | ||||||
| 5 | which are used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver  | ||||||
| 6 | permit, motor vehicles used for driver education training,  | ||||||
| 7 | vehicles designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers operated by  | ||||||
| 8 | a contract carrier transporting employees in the course of  | ||||||
| 9 | their employment on a highway of this State, trailers, and  | ||||||
| 10 | semitrailers subject to inspection.  | ||||||
| 11 |     For tow trucks, the safety test and inspection shall also  | ||||||
| 12 | include the inspection of winch mountings, body panels, body  | ||||||
| 13 | mounts, wheel lift swivel points, and sling straps, and other  | ||||||
| 14 | tests and inspections the Department by rule requires for tow  | ||||||
| 15 | trucks.  | ||||||
| 16 |     For driver education vehicles used by public high schools,  | ||||||
| 17 | the vehicle must also be equipped with dual control brakes, a  | ||||||
| 18 | mirror on each side of the vehicle so located as to reflect to  | ||||||
| 19 | the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200  | ||||||
| 20 | feet to the rear, and a sign visible from the front and the  | ||||||
| 21 | rear identifying the vehicle as a driver education car.  | ||||||
| 22 |     For trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, buses  | ||||||
| 23 | engaged in interstate commerce as defined in Section 1-133 of  | ||||||
| 24 | this Code, and first division vehicles including taxis which  | ||||||
| 25 | are used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver  | ||||||
| 26 | permit, the safety test shall be conducted in accordance with  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the Minimum Periodic Inspection Standards promulgated by the  | ||||||
| 2 | Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of  | ||||||
| 3 | Transportation and contained in Appendix G to Subchapter B of  | ||||||
| 4 | Chapter III of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.  | ||||||
| 5 | Those standards, as now in effect, are made a part of this  | ||||||
| 6 | Code, in the same manner as though they were set out in full in  | ||||||
| 7 | this Code.  | ||||||
| 8 |     The passing of the safety test shall not be a bar at any  | ||||||
| 9 | time to prosecution for operating a second division vehicle,  | ||||||
| 10 | medical transport vehicle, motor vehicle used for driver  | ||||||
| 11 | education training, or vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer  | ||||||
| 12 | passengers operated by a contract carrier as provided in this  | ||||||
| 13 | Section that is unsafe, as determined by the standards  | ||||||
| 14 | prescribed in this Code.  | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-476, eff. 1-1-24; revised 8-19-24.)
 | ||||||
| 16 |     Section 1040. The O'Hare Driver Safety Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 17 | changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 18 |     (625 ILCS 80/10) | ||||||
| 19 |     Sec. 10. No stopping or standing within one-half mile of  | ||||||
| 20 | O'Hare International Airport. Except where permitted, a person  | ||||||
| 21 | operating a motor vehicle shall not stop or stand the person's     | ||||||
| 22 | vehicle on a shoulder of a highway along traffic routes within  | ||||||
| 23 | a one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare  | ||||||
| 24 | International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | 90 and Interstate 294.  | ||||||
| 2 |     No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle under a  | ||||||
| 3 | written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated  | ||||||
| 4 | traffic safety system violation involving such motor vehicle  | ||||||
| 5 | during the period of the lease, unless, upon the request of the  | ||||||
| 6 | appropriate authority received within 120 days after the  | ||||||
| 7 | violation occurred, the lessor provides within 60 days after  | ||||||
| 8 | such receipt the name and address of the lessee.  | ||||||
| 9 |     Upon the provision of information by the lessor under this  | ||||||
| 10 | Section, the Authority may issue the violation to the lessee  | ||||||
| 11 | of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue a violation  | ||||||
| 12 | to a registered owner of a vehicle, and the lessee may be held  | ||||||
| 13 | liable for the violation.  | ||||||
| 14 |     This Section shall not apply to vehicles that are stopped  | ||||||
| 15 | or standing in a restricted area if:  | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) a person is yielding to an emergency vehicle;  | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) the vehicle malfunctions;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) a person was directed to stop the person's vehicle  | ||||||
| 19 |  by a law enforcement officer;  | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) the vehicle was stolen prior to violation and not  | ||||||
| 21 |  controlled by the registered owner of the vehicle; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) the driver of the vehicle received a Uniform  | ||||||
| 23 |  Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  violation for the same offense. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
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  | |||||||
| 1 |     Section 1045. The Public-Private Partnerships for  | ||||||
| 2 | Transportation Act is amended by changing Section 10 as  | ||||||
| 3 | follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (630 ILCS 5/10) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
| 6 |     "Approved proposal" means the proposal that is approved by  | ||||||
| 7 | the responsible public entity pursuant to subsection (j) of  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 20 of this Act. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Approved proposer" means the private entity whose  | ||||||
| 10 | proposal is the approved proposal. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Authority" means the Illinois State Toll Highway  | ||||||
| 12 | Authority. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Contractor" means a private entity that has entered into  | ||||||
| 14 | a public-private agreement with the responsible public entity  | ||||||
| 15 | to provide services to or on behalf of the responsible public  | ||||||
| 16 | entity. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Department" means the Illinois Department of  | ||||||
| 18 | Transportation. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Design-build agreement" means the agreement between the  | ||||||
| 20 | selected private entity and the responsible public entity  | ||||||
| 21 | under which the selected private entity agrees to furnish  | ||||||
| 22 | design, construction, and related services for a  | ||||||
| 23 | transportation facility under this Act.  | ||||||
| 24 |     "Develop" or "development" means to do one or more of the  | ||||||
| 25 | following: plan, design, develop, lease, acquire, install,  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, extend, or expand. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Maintain" or "maintenance" includes ordinary maintenance,  | ||||||
| 3 | repair, rehabilitation, capital maintenance, maintenance  | ||||||
| 4 | replacement, and any other categories of maintenance that may  | ||||||
| 5 | be designated by the responsible public entity. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Operate" or "operation" means to do one or more of the  | ||||||
| 7 | following: maintain, improve, equip, modify, or otherwise  | ||||||
| 8 | operate. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Private entity" means any combination of one or more  | ||||||
| 10 | individuals, corporations, general partnerships, limited  | ||||||
| 11 | liability companies, limited partnerships, joint ventures,  | ||||||
| 12 | business trusts, nonprofit entities, or other business  | ||||||
| 13 | entities that are parties to a proposal for a transportation  | ||||||
| 14 | project or an agreement related to a transportation project. A  | ||||||
| 15 | public agency may provide services to a contractor as a  | ||||||
| 16 | subcontractor or subconsultant without affecting the private  | ||||||
| 17 | status of the private entity and the ability to enter into a  | ||||||
| 18 | public-private agreement. A transportation agency is not a  | ||||||
| 19 | private entity. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Proposal" means all materials and documents prepared by  | ||||||
| 21 | or on behalf of a private entity relating to the proposed  | ||||||
| 22 | development, financing, or operation of a transportation  | ||||||
| 23 | facility as a transportation project. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Proposer" means a private entity that has submitted an  | ||||||
| 25 | unsolicited proposal for a public-private agreement to a  | ||||||
| 26 | responsible public entity under this Act or a proposal or  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | statement of qualifications for a public-private agreement in  | ||||||
| 2 | response to a request for proposals or a request for  | ||||||
| 3 | qualifications issued by a responsible public entity under  | ||||||
| 4 | this Act. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Public-private agreement" means the public-private  | ||||||
| 6 | agreement between the contractor and the responsible public  | ||||||
| 7 | entity relating to one or more of the development, financing,  | ||||||
| 8 | or operation of a transportation project that is entered into  | ||||||
| 9 | under this Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Request for information" means all materials and  | ||||||
| 11 | documents prepared by or on behalf of the responsible public  | ||||||
| 12 | entity to solicit information from private entities with  | ||||||
| 13 | respect to transportation projects. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Request for proposals" means all materials and documents  | ||||||
| 15 | prepared by or on behalf of the responsible public entity to  | ||||||
| 16 | solicit proposals from private entities to enter into a  | ||||||
| 17 | public-private agreement. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Request for qualifications" means all materials and  | ||||||
| 19 | documents prepared by or on behalf of the responsible public  | ||||||
| 20 | entity to solicit statements of qualification from private  | ||||||
| 21 | entities to enter into a public-private agreement. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Responsible public entity" means the Department of  | ||||||
| 23 | Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and  | ||||||
| 24 | the 5 most populous counties of Illinois, as of the most recent  | ||||||
| 25 | publicly available decennial census.  | ||||||
| 26 |     "Revenues" means all revenues, including any combination  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | of: income; earnings and interest; user fees; lease payments;  | ||||||
| 2 | allocations; federal, State, and local appropriations, grants,  | ||||||
| 3 | loans, lines of credit, and credit guarantees; bond proceeds;  | ||||||
| 4 | equity investments; service payments; or other receipts;  | ||||||
| 5 | arising out of or in connection with a transportation project,  | ||||||
| 6 | including the development, financing, and operation of a  | ||||||
| 7 | transportation project. The term includes money received as  | ||||||
| 8 | grants, loans, lines of credit, credit guarantees, or  | ||||||
| 9 | otherwise in aid of a transportation project from the federal  | ||||||
| 10 | government, the State, a unit of local government, or any  | ||||||
| 11 | agency or instrumentality of the federal government, the  | ||||||
| 12 | State, or a unit of local government. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Shortlist" means the process by which a responsible  | ||||||
| 14 | public entity will review, evaluate, and rank statements of  | ||||||
| 15 | qualifications submitted in response to a request for  | ||||||
| 16 | qualifications and then identify the proposers who are  | ||||||
| 17 | eligible to submit a detailed proposal in response to a  | ||||||
| 18 | request for proposals. The identified proposers constitute the  | ||||||
| 19 | shortlist for the transportation project to which the request  | ||||||
| 20 | for proposals relates.  | ||||||
| 21 |     "Transportation agency" means (i) the Department or (ii)  | ||||||
| 22 | the Authority. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Transportation facility" means any new or existing road,  | ||||||
| 24 | highway, toll highway, bridge, tunnel, intermodal facility,  | ||||||
| 25 | intercity or high-speed passenger rail, or other  | ||||||
| 26 | transportation facility or infrastructure, including the South  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | Suburban Airport but excluding all other airports, under the  | ||||||
| 2 | jurisdiction of a responsible public entity, except those  | ||||||
| 3 | facilities for the Illiana Expressway. The term  | ||||||
| 4 | "transportation facility" may refer to one or more  | ||||||
| 5 | transportation facilities that are proposed to be developed or  | ||||||
| 6 | operated as part of a single transportation project. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Transportation project" or "project" means any or the  | ||||||
| 8 | combination of the design, development, construction,  | ||||||
| 9 | financing, or operation with respect to all or a portion of any  | ||||||
| 10 | transportation facility under the jurisdiction of the  | ||||||
| 11 | responsible public entity, except those facilities for the  | ||||||
| 12 | Illiana Expressway, undertaken pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 14 | that term in Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of the  | ||||||
| 15 | State of Illinois and also means any unit designated as a  | ||||||
| 16 | municipal corporation. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Unsolicited proposal" means a written proposal that is  | ||||||
| 18 | submitted to a transportation agency on the initiative of the  | ||||||
| 19 | private sector entity or entities for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 20 | developing a partnership, and that is not in response to a  | ||||||
| 21 | formal or informal request issued by a transportation agency.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "User fees" or "tolls" means the rates, tolls, fees, or  | ||||||
| 23 | other charges imposed by the contractor for use of all or a  | ||||||
| 24 | portion of a transportation project under a public-private  | ||||||
| 25 | agreement. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-864, eff. 8-9-24;  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | 103-865, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-9-24.)
 | ||||||
| 2 |     Section 1050. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is  | ||||||
| 3 | amended by changing Sections 15-52 and 15-70 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (705 ILCS 135/15-52) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 15-52. SCHEDULE 10.5; truck weight and load offenses.  | ||||||
| 6 |     SCHEDULE 10.5: For an offense offenses under subsection  | ||||||
| 7 | (d) of Section 3-401 or , Section 15-111 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | Vehicle Code , or an offense punishable by fine under Section  | ||||||
| 9 | 15-113.1, 15-113.2, or 15-113.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,  | ||||||
| 10 | the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall collect $260 and remit as  | ||||||
| 11 | follows: | ||||||
| 12 |     (1) As the county's portion, $168 to the county treasurer,  | ||||||
| 13 | who shall deposit the money as follows: | ||||||
| 14 |         (A) $20 into the Court Automation Fund; | ||||||
| 15 |         (B) $20 into the Court Document Storage Fund; | ||||||
| 16 |         (C) $5 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and  | ||||||
| 17 |  Administrative Fund; | ||||||
| 18 |         (D) $8 into the Circuit Court Clerk Electronic  | ||||||
| 19 |  Citation Fund; and | ||||||
| 20 |         (E) $115 into the county's General Fund. | ||||||
| 21 |     (2) As the State's portion, $92 to the State Treasurer,  | ||||||
| 22 | who shall deposit the money as follows: | ||||||
| 23 |         (A) $31 into the State Police Merit Board Public  | ||||||
| 24 |  Safety Fund, regardless of the type of overweight citation  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  or arresting law enforcement agency;  | ||||||
| 2 |         (B) $31 into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction  | ||||||
| 3 |  Surcharge Fund; and | ||||||
| 4 |         (C) $30 to the State Police Operations Assistance  | ||||||
| 5 |  Fund. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19; 100-1161, eff. 7-1-19;  | ||||||
| 7 | revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (705 ILCS 135/15-70) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 15-70. Conditional assessments. In addition to  | ||||||
| 10 | payments under one of the Schedule of Assessments 1 through 13  | ||||||
| 11 | of this Act, the court shall also order payment of any of the  | ||||||
| 12 | following conditional assessment amounts for each sentenced  | ||||||
| 13 | violation in the case to which a conditional assessment is  | ||||||
| 14 | applicable, which shall be collected and remitted by the Clerk  | ||||||
| 15 | of the Circuit Court as provided in this Section: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) arson, residential arson, or aggravated arson,  | ||||||
| 17 |  $500 per conviction to the State Treasurer for deposit  | ||||||
| 18 |  into the Fire Prevention Fund; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) child pornography under Section 11-20.1 of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, $500  | ||||||
| 21 |  per conviction, unless more than one agency is responsible  | ||||||
| 22 |  for the arrest in which case the amount shall be remitted  | ||||||
| 23 |  to each unit of government equally: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) if the arresting agency is an agency of a unit  | ||||||
| 25 |  of local government, $500 to the treasurer of the unit  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  of local government for deposit into the unit of local  | ||||||
| 2 |  government's General Fund, except that if the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  State Police provides digital or electronic forensic  | ||||||
| 4 |  examination assistance, or both, to the arresting  | ||||||
| 5 |  agency then $100 to the State Treasurer for deposit  | ||||||
| 6 |  into the State Crime Laboratory Fund; or | ||||||
| 7 |             (B) if the arresting agency is the Illinois State  | ||||||
| 8 |  Police, $500 to the State Treasurer for deposit into  | ||||||
| 9 |  the State Crime Laboratory Fund; | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) crime laboratory drug analysis for a drug-related  | ||||||
| 11 |  offense involving possession or delivery of cannabis or  | ||||||
| 12 |  possession or delivery of a controlled substance as  | ||||||
| 13 |  defined in the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 |  Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control  | ||||||
| 15 |  and Community Protection Act, $100 reimbursement for  | ||||||
| 16 |  laboratory analysis, as set forth in subsection (f) of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section 5-9-1.4 of the Unified Code of Corrections; | ||||||
| 18 |         (4) DNA analysis, $250 on each conviction in which it  | ||||||
| 19 |  was used to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State  | ||||||
| 20 |  Crime Laboratory Fund as set forth in Section 5-9-1.4 of  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Unified Code of Corrections; | ||||||
| 22 |         (5) DUI analysis, $150 on each sentenced violation in  | ||||||
| 23 |  which it was used as set forth in subsection (f) of Section  | ||||||
| 24 |  5-9-1.9 of the Unified Code of Corrections; | ||||||
| 25 |         (6) drug-related offense involving possession or  | ||||||
| 26 |  delivery of cannabis or possession or delivery of a  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 |  controlled substance, other than methamphetamine, as  | ||||||
| 2 |  defined in the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  Controlled Substances Act, an amount not less than the  | ||||||
| 4 |  full street value of the cannabis or controlled substance  | ||||||
| 5 |  seized for each conviction to be disbursed as follows: | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) 12.5% of the street value assessment shall be  | ||||||
| 7 |  paid into the Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund, to be  | ||||||
| 8 |  used by the Department of Human Services for the  | ||||||
| 9 |  funding of programs and services for drug-abuse  | ||||||
| 10 |  treatment, and prevention and education services; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) 37.5% to the county in which the charge was  | ||||||
| 12 |  prosecuted, to be deposited into the county General  | ||||||
| 13 |  Fund; | ||||||
| 14 |             (C) 50% to the treasurer of the arresting law  | ||||||
| 15 |  enforcement agency of the municipality or county, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  to the State Treasurer if the arresting agency was a  | ||||||
| 17 |  state agency, to be deposited as provided in  | ||||||
| 18 |  subsection (c) of Section 10-5; | ||||||
| 19 |             (D) if the arrest was made in combination with  | ||||||
| 20 |  multiple law enforcement agencies, the clerk shall  | ||||||
| 21 |  equitably allocate the portion in subparagraph (C) of  | ||||||
| 22 |  this paragraph (6) among the law enforcement agencies  | ||||||
| 23 |  involved in the arrest; | ||||||
| 24 |         (6.5) Kane County or Will County, in felony,  | ||||||
| 25 |  misdemeanor, local or county ordinance, traffic, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  conservation cases, up to $30 as set by the county board  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  under Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties Code upon the entry  | ||||||
| 2 |  of a judgment of conviction, an order of supervision, or a  | ||||||
| 3 |  sentence of probation without entry of judgment under  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,  | ||||||
| 7 |  Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug  | ||||||
| 10 |  Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act;  | ||||||
| 11 |  except in local or county ordinance, traffic, and  | ||||||
| 12 |  conservation cases, if fines are paid in full without a  | ||||||
| 13 |  court appearance, then the assessment shall not be imposed  | ||||||
| 14 |  or collected. Distribution of assessments collected under  | ||||||
| 15 |  this paragraph (6.5) shall be as provided in Section  | ||||||
| 16 |  5-1101.3 of the Counties Code; | ||||||
| 17 |         (7) methamphetamine-related offense involving  | ||||||
| 18 |  possession or delivery of methamphetamine or any salt of  | ||||||
| 19 |  an optical isomer of methamphetamine or possession of a  | ||||||
| 20 |  methamphetamine manufacturing material as set forth in  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section 10 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community  | ||||||
| 22 |  Protection Act with the intent to manufacture a substance  | ||||||
| 23 |  containing methamphetamine or salt of an optical isomer of  | ||||||
| 24 |  methamphetamine, an amount not less than the full street  | ||||||
| 25 |  value of the methamphetamine or salt of an optical isomer  | ||||||
| 26 |  of methamphetamine or methamphetamine manufacturing  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  materials seized for each conviction to be disbursed as  | ||||||
| 2 |  follows: | ||||||
| 3 |             (A) 12.5% of the street value assessment shall be  | ||||||
| 4 |  paid into the Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund, to be  | ||||||
| 5 |  used by the Department of Human Services for the  | ||||||
| 6 |  funding of programs and services for drug-abuse  | ||||||
| 7 |  treatment, and prevention and education services; | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) 37.5% to the county in which the charge was  | ||||||
| 9 |  prosecuted, to be deposited into the county General  | ||||||
| 10 |  Fund; | ||||||
| 11 |             (C) 50% to the treasurer of the arresting law  | ||||||
| 12 |  enforcement agency of the municipality or county, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  to the State Treasurer if the arresting agency was a  | ||||||
| 14 |  state agency, to be deposited as provided in  | ||||||
| 15 |  subsection (c) of Section 10-5; | ||||||
| 16 |             (D) if the arrest was made in combination with  | ||||||
| 17 |  multiple law enforcement agencies, the clerk shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  equitably allocate the portion in subparagraph (C) of  | ||||||
| 19 |  this paragraph (6) among the law enforcement agencies  | ||||||
| 20 |  involved in the arrest; | ||||||
| 21 |         (8) order of protection violation under Section 12-3.4  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the Criminal Code of 2012, $200 for each conviction to  | ||||||
| 23 |  the county treasurer for deposit into the Probation and  | ||||||
| 24 |  Court Services Fund for implementation of a domestic  | ||||||
| 25 |  violence surveillance program and any other assessments or  | ||||||
| 26 |  fees imposed under Section 5-9-1.16 of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Corrections; | ||||||
| 2 |         (9) order of protection violation, $25 for each  | ||||||
| 3 |  violation to the State Treasurer, for deposit into the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Domestic Violence Abuser Services Fund; | ||||||
| 5 |         (10) prosecution by the State's Attorney of a: | ||||||
| 6 |             (A) petty or business offense, $4 to the county  | ||||||
| 7 |  treasurer of which $2 deposited into the State's  | ||||||
| 8 |  Attorney Records Automation Fund and $2 into the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Public Defender Records Automation Fund; | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) conservation or traffic offense, $2 to the  | ||||||
| 11 |  county treasurer for deposit into the State's Attorney  | ||||||
| 12 |  Records Automation Fund; | ||||||
| 13 |         (11) speeding in a construction zone violation, $250  | ||||||
| 14 |  to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Transportation  | ||||||
| 15 |  Safety Highway Hire-back Fund, unless (i) the violation  | ||||||
| 16 |  occurred on a highway other than an interstate highway and  | ||||||
| 17 |  (ii) a county police officer wrote the ticket for the  | ||||||
| 18 |  violation, in which case to the county treasurer for  | ||||||
| 19 |  deposit into that county's Transportation Safety Highway  | ||||||
| 20 |  Hire-back Fund; | ||||||
| 21 |         (12) supervision disposition on an offense under the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Illinois Vehicle Code or similar provision of a local  | ||||||
| 23 |  ordinance, 50 cents, unless waived by the court, into the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Prisoner Review Board Vehicle and Equipment Fund; | ||||||
| 25 |         (13) victim and offender are family or household  | ||||||
| 26 |  members as defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Violence Act of 1986 and offender pleads guilty or no  | ||||||
| 2 |  contest to or is convicted of murder, voluntary  | ||||||
| 3 |  manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, burglary,  | ||||||
| 4 |  residential burglary, criminal trespass to residence,  | ||||||
| 5 |  criminal trespass to vehicle, criminal trespass to land,  | ||||||
| 6 |  criminal damage to property, telephone harassment,  | ||||||
| 7 |  kidnapping, aggravated kidnaping, unlawful restraint,  | ||||||
| 8 |  forcible detention, child abduction, indecent solicitation  | ||||||
| 9 |  of a child, sexual relations between siblings,  | ||||||
| 10 |  exploitation of a child, child pornography, assault,  | ||||||
| 11 |  aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, heinous  | ||||||
| 12 |  battery, aggravated battery of a child, domestic battery,  | ||||||
| 13 |  reckless conduct, intimidation, criminal sexual assault,  | ||||||
| 14 |  predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated  | ||||||
| 15 |  criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated  | ||||||
| 16 |  criminal sexual abuse, violation of an order of  | ||||||
| 17 |  protection, disorderly conduct, endangering the life or  | ||||||
| 18 |  health of a child, child abandonment, contributing to  | ||||||
| 19 |  dependency or neglect of child, or cruelty to children and  | ||||||
| 20 |  others, $200 for each sentenced violation to the State  | ||||||
| 21 |  Treasurer for deposit as follows: (i) for sexual assault,  | ||||||
| 22 |  as defined in Section 5-9-1.7 of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
| 23 |  Corrections, when the offender and victim are family  | ||||||
| 24 |  members, one-half to the Domestic Violence Shelter and  | ||||||
| 25 |  Service Fund, and one-half to the Sexual Assault Services  | ||||||
| 26 |  Fund; (ii) for the remaining offenses to the Domestic  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Violence Shelter and Service Fund; | ||||||
| 2 |         (14) violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  Vehicle Code, Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration  | ||||||
| 4 |  and Safety Act, Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and  | ||||||
| 5 |  Safety Act, or a similar provision, whose operation of a  | ||||||
| 6 |  motor vehicle, snowmobile, or watercraft while in  | ||||||
| 7 |  violation of Section 11-501, Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile  | ||||||
| 8 |  Registration and Safety Act, Section 5-16 of the Boat  | ||||||
| 9 |  Registration and Safety Act, or a similar provision  | ||||||
| 10 |  proximately caused an incident resulting in an appropriate  | ||||||
| 11 |  emergency response, $1,000 maximum to the public agency  | ||||||
| 12 |  that provided an emergency response related to the  | ||||||
| 13 |  person's violation, or as provided in subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 10-5 if the arresting agency was a State agency,  | ||||||
| 15 |  unless more than one agency was responsible for the  | ||||||
| 16 |  arrest, in which case the amount shall be remitted to each  | ||||||
| 17 |  unit of government equally; | ||||||
| 18 |         (15) violation of Section 401, 407, or 407.2 of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Illinois Controlled Substances Act that proximately caused  | ||||||
| 20 |  any incident resulting in an appropriate drug-related  | ||||||
| 21 |  emergency response, $1,000 as reimbursement for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  emergency response to the law enforcement agency that made  | ||||||
| 23 |  the arrest, or as provided in subsection (c) of Section  | ||||||
| 24 |  10-5 if the arresting agency was a State agency, unless  | ||||||
| 25 |  more than one agency was responsible for the arrest, in  | ||||||
| 26 |  which case the amount shall be remitted to each unit of  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  government equally; | ||||||
| 2 |         (16) violation of reckless driving, aggravated  | ||||||
| 3 |  reckless driving, or driving 26 miles per hour or more in  | ||||||
| 4 |  excess of the speed limit that triggered an emergency  | ||||||
| 5 |  response, $1,000 maximum reimbursement for the emergency  | ||||||
| 6 |  response to be distributed in its entirety to a public  | ||||||
| 7 |  agency that provided an emergency response related to the  | ||||||
| 8 |  person's violation, or as provided in subsection (c) of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Section 10-5 if the arresting agency was a State agency,  | ||||||
| 10 |  unless more than one agency was responsible for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  arrest, in which case the amount shall be remitted to each  | ||||||
| 12 |  unit of government equally; | ||||||
| 13 |         (17) violation based upon each plea of guilty,  | ||||||
| 14 |  stipulation of facts, or finding of guilt resulting in a  | ||||||
| 15 |  judgment of conviction or order of supervision for an  | ||||||
| 16 |  offense under Section 10-9, 11-14.1, 11-14.3, or 11-18 of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the Criminal Code of 2012 that results in the imposition  | ||||||
| 18 |  of a fine, to be distributed as follows:  | ||||||
| 19 |             (A) $50 to the county treasurer for deposit into  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative  | ||||||
| 21 |  Fund to cover the costs in administering this  | ||||||
| 22 |  paragraph (17);  | ||||||
| 23 |             (B) $300 to the State Treasurer who shall deposit  | ||||||
| 24 |  the portion as follows:  | ||||||
| 25 |                 (i) if the arresting or investigating agency  | ||||||
| 26 |  is the Illinois State Police, into the State  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund;  | ||||||
| 2 |                 (ii) if the arresting or investigating agency  | ||||||
| 3 |  is the Department of Natural Resources, into the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund;  | ||||||
| 5 |                 (iii) if the arresting or investigating agency  | ||||||
| 6 |  is the Secretary of State, into the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 7 |  State Police Services Fund;  | ||||||
| 8 |                 (iv) if the arresting or investigating agency  | ||||||
| 9 |  is the Illinois Commerce Commission, into the  | ||||||
| 10 |  Transportation Regulatory Fund; or  | ||||||
| 11 |                 (v) if more than one of the State agencies in  | ||||||
| 12 |  this subparagraph (B) is the arresting or  | ||||||
| 13 |  investigating agency, then equal shares with the  | ||||||
| 14 |  shares deposited as provided in the applicable  | ||||||
| 15 |  items (i) through (iv) of this subparagraph (B);  | ||||||
| 16 |  and | ||||||
| 17 |             (C) the remainder for deposit into the Specialized  | ||||||
| 18 |  Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund;  | ||||||
| 19 |         (18) weapons violation under Section 24-1.1, 24-1.2,  | ||||||
| 20 |  or 24-1.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 21 |  of 2012, $100 for each conviction to the State Treasurer  | ||||||
| 22 |  for deposit into the Trauma Center Fund; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (19) violation of subsection (c) of Section 11-907 of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the Illinois Vehicle Code, $250 to the State Treasurer for  | ||||||
| 25 |  deposit into the Scott's Law Fund, unless a county or  | ||||||
| 26 |  municipal police officer wrote the ticket for the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  violation, in which case to the county treasurer for  | ||||||
| 2 |  deposit into that county's or municipality's  | ||||||
| 3 |  Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to be used as  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided in subsection (j) of Section 11-907 of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Illinois Vehicle Code; and . | ||||||
| 6 |         (20) violation of Section 15-109.1 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 7 |  Vehicle Code, $150 to be distributed as follows: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) 50% to the county treasurer for deposit into  | ||||||
| 9 |  the county general fund; and | ||||||
| 10 |             (B) 50% to the treasurer of the arresting law  | ||||||
| 11 |  enforcement agency of the municipality or county or to  | ||||||
| 12 |  the State Treasurer, if the arresting agency was a  | ||||||
| 13 |  State agency, to be deposited as provided in  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection (c) of Section 10-5. | ||||||
| 15 |     Except for traffic violations, fines, and assessments,  | ||||||
| 16 | such as fees or administrative costs authorized in this  | ||||||
| 17 | Section, shall not be ordered or imposed on a minor subject to  | ||||||
| 18 | Article III, IV, or V of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or a  | ||||||
| 19 | minor under the age of 18 transferred to adult court or  | ||||||
| 20 | excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction under Article V of  | ||||||
| 21 | the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or the minor's parent,  | ||||||
| 22 | guardian, or legal custodian.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 102-145, eff. 7-23-21; 102-505, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 24 | 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-379, eff.  | ||||||
| 25 | 7-28-23; 103-730, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-23-24.)
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  | |||||||
| 1 |     Section 1055. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by  | ||||||
| 2 | changing Sections 4-6 and 5-915 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (705 ILCS 405/4-6)    (from Ch. 37, par. 804-6) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 4-6. Temporary custody. "Temporary custody" means the  | ||||||
| 5 | temporary placement of the minor out of the custody of the  | ||||||
| 6 | minor's guardian or parent. | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) "Temporary protective custody" means custody within a  | ||||||
| 8 | hospital or other medical facility or a place previously  | ||||||
| 9 | designated for such custody by the Department, subject to  | ||||||
| 10 | review by the court Court, including a licensed foster home,  | ||||||
| 11 | group home, or other institution; but such place shall not be a  | ||||||
| 12 | jail or other place for the detention of criminal or juvenile  | ||||||
| 13 | offenders. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) "Shelter care" means a physically unrestrictive  | ||||||
| 15 | facility designated by the Department of Children and Family  | ||||||
| 16 | Services or a licensed child welfare agency or other suitable  | ||||||
| 17 | place designated by the court for a minor who requires care  | ||||||
| 18 | away from the minor's home. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; revised 7-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (705 ILCS 405/5-915) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and  | ||||||
| 22 | juvenile court records.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (0.05) (Blank). | ||||||
| 24 |     (0.1)(a) The Illinois State Police and all law enforcement  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | agencies within the State shall automatically expunge, on or  | ||||||
| 2 | before January 1 of each year, except as described in  | ||||||
| 3 | paragraph (c) of this subsection (0.1), all juvenile law  | ||||||
| 4 | enforcement records relating to events occurring before an  | ||||||
| 5 | individual's 18th birthday if: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) one year or more has elapsed since the date of the  | ||||||
| 7 |  arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in the  | ||||||
| 8 |  records; | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) no petition for delinquency or criminal charges  | ||||||
| 10 |  were filed with the clerk of the circuit court relating to  | ||||||
| 11 |  the arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in  | ||||||
| 12 |  the records; and | ||||||
| 13 |         (3) 6 months have elapsed since the date of the arrest  | ||||||
| 14 |  without an additional subsequent arrest or filing of a  | ||||||
| 15 |  petition for delinquency or criminal charges whether  | ||||||
| 16 |  related or not to the arrest or law enforcement  | ||||||
| 17 |  interaction documented in the records. | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) If the law enforcement agency is unable to verify  | ||||||
| 19 | satisfaction of conditions (2) and (3) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 20 | (0.1), records that satisfy condition (1) of this subsection  | ||||||
| 21 | (0.1) shall be automatically expunged if the records relate to  | ||||||
| 22 | an offense that if committed by an adult would not be an  | ||||||
| 23 | offense classified as a Class 2 felony or higher, an offense  | ||||||
| 24 | under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 25 | of 2012, or an offense under Section 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,  | ||||||
| 26 | 12-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) If the juvenile law enforcement record was received  | ||||||
| 2 | through a public submission to a statewide student  | ||||||
| 3 | confidential reporting system administered by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 4 | State Police, the record will be maintained for a period of 5  | ||||||
| 5 | years according to all other provisions in this subsection  | ||||||
| 6 | (0.1).  | ||||||
| 7 |     (0.15) If a juvenile law enforcement record meets  | ||||||
| 8 | paragraph (a) of subsection (0.1) of this Section, a juvenile  | ||||||
| 9 | law enforcement record created: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) prior to January 1, 2018, but on or after January  | ||||||
| 11 |  1, 2013 shall be automatically expunged prior to January  | ||||||
| 12 |  1, 2020;  | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) prior to January 1, 2013, but on or after January  | ||||||
| 14 |  1, 2000, shall be automatically expunged prior to January  | ||||||
| 15 |  1, 2023; and  | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) prior to January 1, 2000 shall not be subject to  | ||||||
| 17 |  the automatic expungement provisions of this Act.  | ||||||
| 18 |     Nothing in this subsection (0.15) shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 19 | restrict or modify an individual's right to have the person's  | ||||||
| 20 | juvenile law enforcement records expunged except as otherwise  | ||||||
| 21 | may be provided in this Act.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (0.2)(a) Upon dismissal of a petition alleging delinquency  | ||||||
| 23 | or upon a finding of not delinquent, the successful  | ||||||
| 24 | termination of an order of supervision, or the successful  | ||||||
| 25 | termination of an adjudication for an offense which would be a  | ||||||
| 26 | Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a petty or  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | business offense if committed by an adult, the court shall  | ||||||
| 2 | automatically order the expungement of the juvenile court  | ||||||
| 3 | records and juvenile law enforcement records. The clerk shall  | ||||||
| 4 | deliver a certified copy of the expungement order to the  | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois State Police and the arresting agency. Upon request,  | ||||||
| 6 | the State's Attorney shall furnish the name of the arresting  | ||||||
| 7 | agency. The expungement shall be completed within 60 business  | ||||||
| 8 | days after the receipt of the expungement order. | ||||||
| 9 |     (b) If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or  | ||||||
| 10 | the chief law enforcement officer's designee, certifies in  | ||||||
| 11 | writing that certain information is needed for a pending  | ||||||
| 12 | investigation involving the commission of a felony, that  | ||||||
| 13 | information, and information identifying the juvenile, may be  | ||||||
| 14 | retained until the statute of limitations for the felony has  | ||||||
| 15 | run. If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or the  | ||||||
| 16 | chief law enforcement officer's designee, certifies in writing  | ||||||
| 17 | that certain information is needed with respect to an internal  | ||||||
| 18 | investigation of any law enforcement office, that information  | ||||||
| 19 | and information identifying the juvenile may be retained  | ||||||
| 20 | within an intelligence file until the investigation is  | ||||||
| 21 | terminated or the disciplinary action, including appeals, has  | ||||||
| 22 | been completed, whichever is later. Retention of a portion of  | ||||||
| 23 | a juvenile's law enforcement record does not disqualify the  | ||||||
| 24 | remainder of a juvenile's record from immediate automatic  | ||||||
| 25 | expungement. | ||||||
| 26 |     (0.3)(a) Upon an adjudication of delinquency based on any  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | offense except a disqualified offense, the juvenile court  | ||||||
| 2 | shall automatically order the expungement of the juvenile  | ||||||
| 3 | court and law enforcement records 2 years after the juvenile's  | ||||||
| 4 | case was closed if no delinquency or criminal proceeding is  | ||||||
| 5 | pending and the person has had no subsequent delinquency  | ||||||
| 6 | adjudication or criminal conviction. On the date that the  | ||||||
| 7 | minor's sentence ends or the date that the court enters an  | ||||||
| 8 | order committing the minor to the Department of Juvenile  | ||||||
| 9 | Justice, the juvenile court judge shall schedule a date to  | ||||||
| 10 | enter the automatic expungement order. The minor must be  | ||||||
| 11 | notified but shall not be required to be present for the  | ||||||
| 12 | scheduled court date when automatic expungement is to be  | ||||||
| 13 | ordered. If the minor is not yet eligible on the originally  | ||||||
| 14 | scheduled date, the court shall schedule a subsequent date to  | ||||||
| 15 | enter the automatic expungement order. The clerk shall deliver  | ||||||
| 16 | a certified copy of the expungement order to the Illinois  | ||||||
| 17 | State Police and the arresting agency. Upon request, the  | ||||||
| 18 | State's Attorney shall furnish the name of the arresting  | ||||||
| 19 | agency. The expungement shall be completed within 60 business  | ||||||
| 20 | days after the receipt of the expungement order. In this  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (0.3), "disqualified offense" means any of the  | ||||||
| 22 | following offenses: Section 8-1.2, 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1,  | ||||||
| 23 | 9-3, 9-3.2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-3.1, 10-4, 10-5, 10-9,  | ||||||
| 24 | 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-6.5,  | ||||||
| 25 | 12-2, 12-3.05, 12-3.3, 12-4.4a, 12-5.02, 12-6.2, 12-6.5,  | ||||||
| 26 | 12-7.1, 12-7.5, 12-20.5, 12-32, 12-33, 12-34, 12-34.5, 18-1,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 18-2, 18-3, 18-4, 18-6, 19-3, 19-6, 20-1, 20-1.1, 24-1.2,  | ||||||
| 2 | 24-1.2-5, 24-1.5, 24-3A, 24-3B, 24-3.2, 24-3.8, 24-3.9,  | ||||||
| 3 | 29D-14.9, 29D-20, 30-1, 31-1a, 32-4a, or 33A-2 of the Criminal  | ||||||
| 4 | Code of 2012, or subsection (b) of Section 8-1, paragraph (4)  | ||||||
| 5 | of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.4, subsection (a-5) of  | ||||||
| 6 | Section 12-3.1, paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a)  | ||||||
| 7 | of Section 12-6, subsection (a-3) or (a-5) of Section 12-7.3,  | ||||||
| 8 | paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 12-7.4,  | ||||||
| 9 | subparagraph (i) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 12-9, subparagraph (H) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 11 | Section 24-1.6, paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section  | ||||||
| 12 | 25-1, or subsection (a-7) of Section 31-1 of the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 13 | of 2012. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or  | ||||||
| 15 | the chief law enforcement officer's designee, certifies in  | ||||||
| 16 | writing that certain information is needed for a pending  | ||||||
| 17 | investigation involving the commission of a felony, that  | ||||||
| 18 | information, and information identifying the juvenile, may be  | ||||||
| 19 | retained in an intelligence file until the investigation is  | ||||||
| 20 | terminated or for one additional year, whichever is sooner.  | ||||||
| 21 | Retention of a portion of a juvenile's juvenile law  | ||||||
| 22 | enforcement record does not disqualify the remainder of a  | ||||||
| 23 | juvenile's record from immediate automatic expungement.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (0.4) Automatic expungement for the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 25 | Section shall not require law enforcement agencies to  | ||||||
| 26 | obliterate or otherwise destroy juvenile law enforcement  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | records that would otherwise need to be automatically expunged  | ||||||
| 2 | under this Act, except after 2 years following the subject  | ||||||
| 3 | arrest for purposes of use in civil litigation against a  | ||||||
| 4 | governmental entity or its law enforcement agency or personnel  | ||||||
| 5 | which created, maintained, or used the records. However, these  | ||||||
| 6 | juvenile law enforcement records shall be considered expunged  | ||||||
| 7 | for all other purposes during this period and the offense,  | ||||||
| 8 | which the records or files concern, shall be treated as if it  | ||||||
| 9 | never occurred as required under Section 5-923.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (0.5) Subsection (0.1) or (0.2) of this Section does not  | ||||||
| 11 | apply to violations of traffic, boating, fish and game laws,  | ||||||
| 12 | or county or municipal ordinances.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (0.6) Juvenile law enforcement records of a plaintiff who  | ||||||
| 14 | has filed civil litigation against the governmental entity or  | ||||||
| 15 | its law enforcement agency or personnel that created,  | ||||||
| 16 | maintained, or used the records, or juvenile law enforcement  | ||||||
| 17 | records that contain information related to the allegations  | ||||||
| 18 | set forth in the civil litigation may not be expunged until  | ||||||
| 19 | after 2 years have elapsed after the conclusion of the  | ||||||
| 20 | lawsuit, including any appeal.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (0.7) Officer-worn body camera recordings shall not be  | ||||||
| 22 | automatically expunged except as otherwise authorized by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (1) Whenever a person has been arrested, charged, or  | ||||||
| 25 | adjudicated delinquent for an incident occurring before a  | ||||||
| 26 | person's 18th birthday that if committed by an adult would be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | an offense, and that person's juvenile law enforcement and  | ||||||
| 2 | juvenile court records are not eligible for automatic  | ||||||
| 3 | expungement under subsection (0.1), (0.2), or (0.3), the  | ||||||
| 4 | person may petition the court at any time at no cost to the  | ||||||
| 5 | person for expungement of juvenile law enforcement records and  | ||||||
| 6 | juvenile court records relating to the incident and, upon  | ||||||
| 7 | termination of all juvenile court proceedings relating to that  | ||||||
| 8 | incident, the court shall order the expungement of all records  | ||||||
| 9 | in the possession of the Illinois State Police, the clerk of  | ||||||
| 10 | the circuit court, and law enforcement agencies relating to  | ||||||
| 11 | the incident, but only in any of the following circumstances: | ||||||
| 12 |         (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for  | ||||||
| 13 |  delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court; | ||||||
| 14 |         (a-5) the minor was charged with an offense and the  | ||||||
| 15 |  petition or petitions were dismissed without a finding of  | ||||||
| 16 |  delinquency;  | ||||||
| 17 |         (b) the minor was charged with an offense and was  | ||||||
| 18 |  found not delinquent of that offense; | ||||||
| 19 |         (c) the minor was placed under supervision under  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 5-615, and the order of supervision has since been  | ||||||
| 21 |  successfully terminated; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (d) the minor was adjudicated for an offense which  | ||||||
| 23 |  would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a  | ||||||
| 24 |  petty or business offense if committed by an adult. | ||||||
| 25 |     (1.5) At no cost to the person, the Illinois State Police  | ||||||
| 26 | shall allow a person to use the Access and Review process,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | established in the Illinois State Police, for verifying that  | ||||||
| 2 | the person's juvenile law enforcement records relating to  | ||||||
| 3 | incidents occurring before the person's 18th birthday eligible  | ||||||
| 4 | under this Act have been expunged.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (1.6) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 |     (1.7) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 |     (1.8) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 8 |     (2) Any person whose delinquency adjudications are not  | ||||||
| 9 | eligible for automatic expungement under subsection (0.3) of  | ||||||
| 10 | this Section may petition the court at no cost to the person to  | ||||||
| 11 | expunge all juvenile law enforcement records relating to any  | ||||||
| 12 | incidents occurring before the person's 18th birthday which  | ||||||
| 13 | did not result in proceedings in criminal court and all  | ||||||
| 14 | juvenile court records with respect to any adjudications  | ||||||
| 15 | except those based upon first degree murder or an offense  | ||||||
| 16 | under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 if the person is  | ||||||
| 17 | required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act  | ||||||
| 18 | at the time the person petitions the court for expungement;  | ||||||
| 19 | provided that 2 years have elapsed since all juvenile court  | ||||||
| 20 | proceedings relating to the person have been terminated and  | ||||||
| 21 | the person's commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice  | ||||||
| 22 | under this Act has been terminated. | ||||||
| 23 |     (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for  | ||||||
| 24 | delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court at the  | ||||||
| 25 | time the minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if  | ||||||
| 26 | applicable, or other designated person from the arresting  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or  | ||||||
| 2 | the minor's parents or guardians that the minor shall have an  | ||||||
| 3 | arrest record and shall provide the minor and the minor's  | ||||||
| 4 | parents or guardians with an expungement information packet,  | ||||||
| 5 | information regarding this State's expungement laws including  | ||||||
| 6 | a petition to expunge juvenile law enforcement and juvenile  | ||||||
| 7 | court records obtained from the clerk of the circuit court. | ||||||
| 8 |     (2.6) If a minor is referred to court, then, at the time of  | ||||||
| 9 | sentencing, dismissal of the case, or successful completion of  | ||||||
| 10 | supervision, the judge shall inform the delinquent minor of  | ||||||
| 11 | the minor's rights regarding expungement and the clerk of the  | ||||||
| 12 | circuit court shall provide an expungement information packet  | ||||||
| 13 | to the minor, written in plain language, including information  | ||||||
| 14 | regarding this State's expungement laws and a petition for  | ||||||
| 15 | expungement, a sample of a completed petition, expungement  | ||||||
| 16 | instructions that shall include information informing the  | ||||||
| 17 | minor that (i) once the case is expunged, it shall be treated  | ||||||
| 18 | as if it never occurred, (ii) the minor shall not be charged a  | ||||||
| 19 | fee to petition for expungement, (iii) once the minor obtains  | ||||||
| 20 | an expungement, the minor may not be required to disclose that  | ||||||
| 21 | the minor had a juvenile law enforcement or juvenile court  | ||||||
| 22 | record, and (iv) if petitioning the minor may file the  | ||||||
| 23 | petition on the minor's own or with the assistance of an  | ||||||
| 24 | attorney. The failure of the judge to inform the delinquent  | ||||||
| 25 | minor of the minor's right to petition for expungement as  | ||||||
| 26 | provided by law does not create a substantive right, nor is  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that failure grounds for: (i) a reversal of an adjudication of  | ||||||
| 2 | delinquency; (ii) a new trial; or (iii) an appeal. | ||||||
| 3 |     (2.6-1) A trafficking victim, as defined by paragraph (10)  | ||||||
| 4 | of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012,  | ||||||
| 5 | may petition for vacation and expungement or immediate sealing  | ||||||
| 6 | of his or her juvenile court records and juvenile law  | ||||||
| 7 | enforcement records relating to events that resulted in the  | ||||||
| 8 | victim's adjudication of delinquency for an offense if  | ||||||
| 9 | committed by an adult would be a violation of the criminal laws  | ||||||
| 10 | occurring before the victim's 18th birthday upon the  | ||||||
| 11 | completion of his or her juvenile court sentence if his or her  | ||||||
| 12 | participation in the underlying offense was a result of human  | ||||||
| 13 | trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or  | ||||||
| 14 | a severe form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking  | ||||||
| 15 | Victims Protection Act.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (2.7) (Blank). | ||||||
| 17 |     (2.8) (Blank). | ||||||
| 18 |     (3) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 19 |     (3.1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 20 |     (3.2) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 |     (3.3) (Blank). | ||||||
| 22 |     (4) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 23 |     (5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 24 |     (5.5) Whether or not expunged, records eligible for  | ||||||
| 25 | automatic expungement under subdivision (0.1)(a), (0.2)(a), or  | ||||||
| 26 | (0.3)(a) may be treated as expunged by the individual subject  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the records. | ||||||
| 2 |     (6) (Blank). | ||||||
| 3 |     (6.5) The Illinois State Police or any employee of the  | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois State Police shall be immune from civil or criminal  | ||||||
| 5 | liability for failure to expunge any records of arrest that  | ||||||
| 6 | are subject to expungement under this Section because of  | ||||||
| 7 | inability to verify a record. Nothing in this Section shall  | ||||||
| 8 | create Illinois State Police liability or responsibility for  | ||||||
| 9 | the expungement of juvenile law enforcement records it does  | ||||||
| 10 | not possess.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (7) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 12 |     (7.5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 |     (8) The expungement of juvenile law enforcement or  | ||||||
| 14 | juvenile court records under subsection (0.1), (0.2), or (0.3)  | ||||||
| 15 | of this Section shall be funded by appropriation by the  | ||||||
| 16 | General Assembly for that purpose.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (9) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 18 |     (10) (Blank). | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 20 | 102-752, eff. 1-1-23; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-154, eff.  | ||||||
| 21 | 6-30-23; 103-379, eff. 7-28-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-717,  | ||||||
| 22 | eff. 1-1-25; 103-787, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 23 |     Section 1060. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by  | ||||||
| 24 | changing Sections 11-23.7, 17-11.2, and 24-2 as follows:
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| 1 |     (720 ILCS 5/11-23.7) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 11-23.7. Non-consensual dissemination of sexually  | ||||||
| 3 | explicit digitized depictions. | ||||||
| 4 |     (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 5 |     "Intimate parts" means the fully unclothed, partially  | ||||||
| 6 | unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, anus,  | ||||||
| 7 | or if the person is female, a partially or fully exposed  | ||||||
| 8 | nipple, including exposure through transparent clothing. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Personal identifying information" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 10 | ascribed to it in Section 16-0.1. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Sexual activity" means: | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) any knowing touching or fondling of the victim or  | ||||||
| 13 |  another person or animal, either directly or through  | ||||||
| 14 |  clothing, of the sex organs, anus, or breast of the victim  | ||||||
| 15 |  or another person or animal for the purpose of sexual  | ||||||
| 16 |  gratification or arousal; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) any transfer or transmission of semen upon any  | ||||||
| 18 |  part of the clothed or unclothed body of the victim, for  | ||||||
| 19 |  the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  victim or another; | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) an act of urination within a sexual context; | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) any bondage, fetter, or sadism masochism; or | ||||||
| 23 |         (5) sadomasochism abuse in any sexual context. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Sexually explicit digitized depiction" means any image,  | ||||||
| 25 | photograph, film, video, digital recording, or other depiction  | ||||||
| 26 | or portrayal that has been created, altered, or otherwise  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | modified to realistically depict either: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) the intimate parts of another human being as the  | ||||||
| 3 |  intimate parts of the depicted individual or  | ||||||
| 4 |  computer-generated intimate parts as the intimate parts of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the depicted individual; or | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) the depicted individual engaging in sexual  | ||||||
| 7 |  activity in which the depicted individual did not engage. | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) A person commits non-consensual dissemination of  | ||||||
| 9 | sexually explicit digitized depictions when the person: | ||||||
| 10 |         (1) intentionally disseminates a sexually explicit  | ||||||
| 11 |  digitized depiction of another person who is identifiable  | ||||||
| 12 |  from the image itself, or whose personal identifying  | ||||||
| 13 |  information is displayed or disseminated in connection  | ||||||
| 14 |  with the image, or whose identity identify is known to the  | ||||||
| 15 |  person who disseminates the image; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) knows or should have known that the person in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  image has not consented to the dissemination. | ||||||
| 18 |     (c) The following activities are exempt from the  | ||||||
| 19 | provisions of this Section: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) The intentional dissemination of an image of  | ||||||
| 21 |  another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act  | ||||||
| 22 |  or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination  | ||||||
| 23 |  is made for the purpose of a criminal investigation that  | ||||||
| 24 |  is otherwise lawful. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) The intentional dissemination of an image of  | ||||||
| 26 |  another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination  | ||||||
| 2 |  is for the purpose of, or in connection with, the  | ||||||
| 3 |  reporting of unlawful conduct. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) The intentional dissemination of an image of  | ||||||
| 5 |  another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act  | ||||||
| 6 |  or whose intimate parts are exposed when the images  | ||||||
| 7 |  involve voluntary exposure in public or commercial  | ||||||
| 8 |  settings. | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) The intentional dissemination of an image of  | ||||||
| 10 |  another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act  | ||||||
| 11 |  or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination  | ||||||
| 12 |  serves a lawful public purpose. | ||||||
| 13 |     (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose  | ||||||
| 14 | liability upon the following entities solely as a result of  | ||||||
| 15 | content or information provided by another person: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) an interactive computer service, as defined in 47  | ||||||
| 17 |  U.S.C. 230(f)(2); | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) a provider of public mobile services or private  | ||||||
| 19 |  radio services, as defined in Section 13-214 of the Public  | ||||||
| 20 |  Utilities Act; or | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) a telecommunications network or broadband  | ||||||
| 22 |  provider. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) A person convicted under this Section is subject to  | ||||||
| 24 | the forfeiture provisions in Article 124B of the Code of  | ||||||
| 25 | Criminal Procedure of 1963. | ||||||
| 26 |     (f) Sentence. Non-consensual dissemination of sexually  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | explicit digitized depictions is a Class 4 felony.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 3 |     (720 ILCS 5/17-11.2) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 17-11.2. Airbag fraud.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) Definitions. In this Section: | ||||||
| 6 |     "Airbag" means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant  | ||||||
| 7 | restraint system device that is part of a vehicle's  | ||||||
| 8 | supplemental restraint system. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Counterfeit supplemental restraint system component"  | ||||||
| 10 | means a replacement supplemental restraint system component,  | ||||||
| 11 | including, but not limited to, an airbag, that displays a mark  | ||||||
| 12 | identical to, or substantially similar to, the genuine mark of  | ||||||
| 13 | a motor vehicle manufacturer or a supplier of parts to the  | ||||||
| 14 | manufacturer of a motor vehicle without authorization from  | ||||||
| 15 | that manufacturer or supplier, respectively. | ||||||
| 16 |      "Non-functional airbag" means a replacement airbag that  | ||||||
| 17 | meets any of the following criteria: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) the airbag was previously deployed or damaged; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) the airbag has an electric fault that is detected  | ||||||
| 20 |  by the vehicle's diagnostic system when the installation  | ||||||
| 21 |  procedure is completed and the vehicle is returned to the  | ||||||
| 22 |  customer who requested the work to be performed or when  | ||||||
| 23 |  ownership is intended to be transferred; | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) the airbag includes a part or object, including a  | ||||||
| 25 |  supplemental restraint system component, that is installed  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  motor vehicle into believing that a functional airbag has  | ||||||
| 3 |  been installed; or | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) the airbag is subject to the provisions of 49  | ||||||
| 5 |  U.S.C. 30120(j). | ||||||
| 6 |     "Supplemental restraint system" means a passive inflatable  | ||||||
| 7 | motor vehicle occupant crash protection system designed for  | ||||||
| 8 | use in conjunction with a seat belt assembly as defined in 49  | ||||||
| 9 | CFR 571.209. "Supplemental restraint system" includes one or  | ||||||
| 10 | more airbags and all components required to ensure that an  | ||||||
| 11 | airbag air bag works as designed by the vehicle manufacturer,  | ||||||
| 12 | including both of the following: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) the airbag operates as designed in the event of a  | ||||||
| 14 |  crash; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) the airbag is designed to meet federal motor  | ||||||
| 16 |  vehicle safety standards for the specific make, model, and  | ||||||
| 17 |  year of the vehicle in which it is or will be installed.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (b) A person commits airbag fraud when he or she, for  | ||||||
| 19 | consideration, knowingly: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) imports, manufactures, sells, offers for sale,  | ||||||
| 21 |  installs, or reinstalls in a vehicle a counterfeit  | ||||||
| 22 |  supplemental restraint system component, a non-functional  | ||||||
| 23 |  airbag, or an object that does not comply with federal  | ||||||
| 24 |  safety regulations for the make, model, and year of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  vehicle in which it is or will be installed; | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) sells, offers for sale, installs, or reinstalls in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  any motor vehicle a device that causes a motor vehicle's  | ||||||
| 2 |  diagnostic system to inaccurately indicate that the motor  | ||||||
| 3 |  vehicle is equipped with a properly functioning airbag; or | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) sells, leases, trades, or transfers a motor  | ||||||
| 5 |  vehicle if the person knows that a counterfeit  | ||||||
| 6 |  supplemental restraint system component, a non-functional  | ||||||
| 7 |  airbag, or an object that does not comply with federal  | ||||||
| 8 |  safety regulations for the make, model, and year of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  vehicle as part of a vehicle inflatable restraint system. | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) This Section does not apply to an owner or employee of  | ||||||
| 11 | a motor vehicle dealership or the owner of a vehicle, who,  | ||||||
| 12 | before the sale of the vehicle, does not have knowledge that  | ||||||
| 13 | the vehicle's airbag, or another component of the vehicle's  | ||||||
| 14 | supplemental restraint system, is counterfeit or  | ||||||
| 15 | non-functioning. | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A  | ||||||
| 17 | misdemeanor. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-900, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 19 |     (720 ILCS 5/24-2) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and  | ||||||
| 22 | 24-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of  | ||||||
| 23 | the following: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace  | ||||||
| 25 |  officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer. | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,  | ||||||
| 3 |  penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,  | ||||||
| 5 |  while in the performance of their official duty, or while  | ||||||
| 6 |  commuting between their homes and places of employment. | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of  | ||||||
| 8 |  the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance  | ||||||
| 10 |  of their official duty. | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public  | ||||||
| 12 |  utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored  | ||||||
| 13 |  car companies, while actually engaged in the performance  | ||||||
| 14 |  of the duties of their employment or commuting between  | ||||||
| 15 |  their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while  | ||||||
| 16 |  actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their  | ||||||
| 17 |  employment. | ||||||
| 18 |         (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,  | ||||||
| 19 |  private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  employed by a private security contractor, private  | ||||||
| 21 |  detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,  | ||||||
| 23 |  if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the  | ||||||
| 24 |  provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,  | ||||||
| 25 |  Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of  | ||||||
| 26 |  2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  duties of their employment or commuting between their  | ||||||
| 2 |  homes and places of employment. A person shall be  | ||||||
| 3 |  considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has  | ||||||
| 4 |  completed the required 20 hours of training for a private  | ||||||
| 5 |  security contractor, private detective, or private alarm  | ||||||
| 6 |  contractor, or employee of a licensed private security  | ||||||
| 7 |  contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor  | ||||||
| 8 |  agency and 28 hours of required firearm training, and has  | ||||||
| 9 |  been issued a firearm control card by the Department of  | ||||||
| 10 |  Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the  | ||||||
| 11 |  renewal of firearm control cards issued under the  | ||||||
| 12 |  provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those  | ||||||
| 13 |  cards issued under the provisions of the Private  | ||||||
| 14 |  Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint  | ||||||
| 15 |  Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control  | ||||||
| 16 |  card shall be carried by the private security contractor,  | ||||||
| 17 |  private detective, or private alarm contractor, or  | ||||||
| 18 |  employee of the licensed private security contractor,  | ||||||
| 19 |  private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at  | ||||||
| 20 |  all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable  | ||||||
| 21 |  weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card. | ||||||
| 22 |         (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or  | ||||||
| 23 |  industrial operation as a security guard for the  | ||||||
| 24 |  protection of persons employed and private property  | ||||||
| 25 |  related to such commercial or industrial operation, while  | ||||||
| 26 |  actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  traveling between sites or properties belonging to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a  | ||||||
| 3 |  security force registered with the Department of Financial  | ||||||
| 4 |  and Professional Regulation; provided that such security  | ||||||
| 5 |  guard has successfully completed a course of study,  | ||||||
| 6 |  approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial  | ||||||
| 7 |  and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than  | ||||||
| 8 |  48 hours of training that includes the theory of law  | ||||||
| 9 |  enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of  | ||||||
| 10 |  weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this  | ||||||
| 11 |  exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours  | ||||||
| 12 |  of training for a security officer and 28 hours of  | ||||||
| 13 |  required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm  | ||||||
| 14 |  control card by the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 15 |  Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of  | ||||||
| 16 |  firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this  | ||||||
| 17 |  Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under  | ||||||
| 18 |  the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,  | ||||||
| 19 |  Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of  | ||||||
| 20 |  2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  security guard at all times when he or she is in possession  | ||||||
| 22 |  of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm  | ||||||
| 23 |  control card. | ||||||
| 24 |         (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 25 |  Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of  | ||||||
| 2 |  any investigation for the Commission. | ||||||
| 3 |         (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a  | ||||||
| 4 |  security guard for the protection of other employees and  | ||||||
| 5 |  property related to such financial institution, while  | ||||||
| 6 |  actually engaged in the performance of their duties,  | ||||||
| 7 |  commuting between their homes and places of employment, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by  | ||||||
| 9 |  such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,  | ||||||
| 10 |  is a member of a security force registered with the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Department; provided that any person so employed has  | ||||||
| 12 |  successfully completed a course of study, approved by and  | ||||||
| 13 |  supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional  | ||||||
| 14 |  Regulation, consisting of not less than 48 hours of  | ||||||
| 15 |  training which includes theory of law enforcement,  | ||||||
| 16 |  liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person  | ||||||
| 17 |  shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if  | ||||||
| 18 |  he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training  | ||||||
| 19 |  for a security officer and 28 hours of required firearm  | ||||||
| 20 |  training, and has been issued a firearm control card by  | ||||||
| 21 |  the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.  | ||||||
| 22 |  Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued  | ||||||
| 23 |  under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as  | ||||||
| 24 |  for those issued under the provisions of the Private  | ||||||
| 25 |  Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint  | ||||||
| 26 |  Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  card shall be carried by the security guard at all times  | ||||||
| 2 |  when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon  | ||||||
| 3 |  permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes  | ||||||
| 4 |  of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank,  | ||||||
| 5 |  savings and loan association, credit union, or company  | ||||||
| 6 |  providing armored car services. | ||||||
| 7 |         (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to  | ||||||
| 8 |  drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the  | ||||||
| 9 |  performance of his duties. | ||||||
| 10 |         (10) Persons who have been classified as peace  | ||||||
| 11 |  officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation  | ||||||
| 12 |  Act. | ||||||
| 13 |         (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's  | ||||||
| 14 |  Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of  | ||||||
| 15 |  governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate  | ||||||
| 16 |  Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act. | ||||||
| 18 |         (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's  | ||||||
| 19 |  Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code. | ||||||
| 20 |         (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of  | ||||||
| 21 |  their duties, or while commuting between their homes,  | ||||||
| 22 |  places of employment or specific locations that are part  | ||||||
| 23 |  of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief  | ||||||
| 24 |  judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they  | ||||||
| 25 |  have received weapons training according to requirements  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Training Act. | ||||||
| 2 |         (13) Court security officers Security Officers while  | ||||||
| 3 |  in the performance of their official duties, or while  | ||||||
| 4 |  commuting between their homes and places of employment,  | ||||||
| 5 |  with the consent of the sheriff Sheriff. | ||||||
| 6 |         (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at  | ||||||
| 7 |  a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site or  | ||||||
| 8 |  facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission  | ||||||
| 9 |  who has completed the background screening and training  | ||||||
| 10 |  mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear  | ||||||
| 11 |  Regulatory Commission. | ||||||
| 12 |         (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons  | ||||||
| 13 |  to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through  | ||||||
| 14 |  (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons. | ||||||
| 15 |     (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply  | ||||||
| 16 | to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,  | ||||||
| 17 | or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid  | ||||||
| 18 | license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of  | ||||||
| 19 | the commission of the offense. | ||||||
| 20 |     (a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply  | ||||||
| 21 | to or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement  | ||||||
| 22 | officer or a current or retired deputy, county correctional  | ||||||
| 23 | officer, or correctional officer of the Department of  | ||||||
| 24 | Corrections qualified under the laws of this State or under  | ||||||
| 25 | the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.  | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) Members of any club or organization organized for  | ||||||
| 3 |  the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon  | ||||||
| 4 |  established target ranges, whether public or private, and  | ||||||
| 5 |  patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are  | ||||||
| 6 |  using their firearms on those target ranges. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations  | ||||||
| 8 |  while parading, with the special permission of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Governor. | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) Hunters, trappers, or fishermen while engaged in  | ||||||
| 11 |  lawful hunting, trapping, or fishing under the provisions  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in  | ||||||
| 14 |  a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible. | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun  | ||||||
| 16 |  gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal  | ||||||
| 17 |  dwelling of another person as an invitee with that  | ||||||
| 18 |  person's permission.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any  | ||||||
| 20 | of the following: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) Peace officers while in performance of their  | ||||||
| 22 |  official duties. | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,  | ||||||
| 24 |  penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense. | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in  | ||||||
| 2 |  the performance of their official duty. | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine  | ||||||
| 4 |  guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through  | ||||||
| 5 |  (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the  | ||||||
| 6 |  machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or  | ||||||
| 7 |  are not immediately accessible. | ||||||
| 8 |         (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture  | ||||||
| 9 |  any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be  | ||||||
| 10 |  discharged by a single function of the firing device, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the  | ||||||
| 12 |  business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but  | ||||||
| 13 |  only with respect to activities which are within the  | ||||||
| 14 |  lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture,  | ||||||
| 15 |  transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.  | ||||||
| 16 |  This exemption does not authorize the general private  | ||||||
| 17 |  possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or  | ||||||
| 18 |  bullets can be discharged by a single function of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  firing device, but only such possession and activities as  | ||||||
| 20 |  are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing  | ||||||
| 21 |  business described in this paragraph. | ||||||
| 22 |         During transportation, such weapons shall be broken  | ||||||
| 23 |  down in a non-functioning state or not immediately  | ||||||
| 24 |  accessible. | ||||||
| 25 |         (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,  | ||||||
| 26 |  transfer, or sale, and all lawful commercial or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles,  | ||||||
| 2 |  shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or  | ||||||
| 3 |  ammunition for such rifles, shotguns, or weapons, where  | ||||||
| 4 |  engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or  | ||||||
| 5 |  subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for  | ||||||
| 6 |  the development and supply of such rifles, shotguns,  | ||||||
| 7 |  weapons, or ammunition to the United States government or  | ||||||
| 8 |  any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when  | ||||||
| 9 |  such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling  | ||||||
| 10 |  the terms of such contract. | ||||||
| 11 |         The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)  | ||||||
| 12 |  shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such  | ||||||
| 13 |  contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the  | ||||||
| 14 |  scope of his employment, where such activities involving  | ||||||
| 15 |  such weapon, weapons, or ammunition are necessary and  | ||||||
| 16 |  incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract. | ||||||
| 17 |         (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or  | ||||||
| 18 |  barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person  | ||||||
| 19 |  has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.  | ||||||
| 20 |  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or  | ||||||
| 21 |  (B) the person is an active member of a bona fide,  | ||||||
| 22 |  nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the  | ||||||
| 23 |  modification is required and necessary to accurately  | ||||||
| 24 |  portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes;  | ||||||
| 25 |  the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current  | ||||||
| 26 |  re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26  | ||||||
| 2 |  inches. | ||||||
| 3 |     (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,  | ||||||
| 4 | possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a  | ||||||
| 5 | peace officer. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,  | ||||||
| 7 | manager, or authorized employee of any place specified in that  | ||||||
| 8 | subsection nor to any law enforcement officer. | ||||||
| 9 |     (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and  | ||||||
| 10 | Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or  | ||||||
| 11 | organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting  | ||||||
| 12 | at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or  | ||||||
| 13 | private, while using their firearms on those target ranges. | ||||||
| 14 |     (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply  | ||||||
| 15 | to: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in  | ||||||
| 18 |  the performance of their official duty. | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military  | ||||||
| 20 |  ordnance. | ||||||
| 21 |         (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic  | ||||||
| 22 |  ballistics, or specializing in the development of  | ||||||
| 23 |  ammunition or explosive ordnance. | ||||||
| 24 |         (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly, or possession of  | ||||||
| 25 |  explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed  | ||||||
| 26 |  by the federal government, in connection with the supply  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision  | ||||||
| 2 |  (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons  | ||||||
| 3 |  outside this State, or the transportation of explosive  | ||||||
| 4 |  bullets to any organization or person exempted in this  | ||||||
| 5 |  Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased  | ||||||
| 6 |  by an exempted manufacturer. | ||||||
| 7 |     (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect  | ||||||
| 8 | persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device  | ||||||
| 9 | or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use  | ||||||
| 10 | in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or  | ||||||
| 11 | ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and  | ||||||
| 12 | actually engaged in the business of manufacturing those  | ||||||
| 13 | devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to  | ||||||
| 14 | activities that are within the lawful scope of that business,  | ||||||
| 15 | such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of those  | ||||||
| 16 | devices, firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not  | ||||||
| 17 | authorize the general private possession of any device or  | ||||||
| 18 | attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in  | ||||||
| 19 | silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession  | ||||||
| 20 | and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed  | ||||||
| 21 | manufacturing business described in this subsection (g-5).  | ||||||
| 22 | During transportation, these devices shall be detached from  | ||||||
| 23 | any weapon or not immediately accessible. | ||||||
| 24 |     (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section  | ||||||
| 25 | 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole  | ||||||
| 26 | supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of  | ||||||
| 2 | Corrections.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace  | ||||||
| 4 | officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team  | ||||||
| 5 | or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally  | ||||||
| 6 | own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any  | ||||||
| 7 | kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the  | ||||||
| 8 | report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and  | ||||||
| 9 | maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose  | ||||||
| 10 | duties include the investigation of criminal acts. | ||||||
| 11 |     (g-10) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 12 |     (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of  | ||||||
| 13 | any subsection of this Article need not negate negative any  | ||||||
| 14 | exemptions contained in this Article. The defendant shall have  | ||||||
| 15 | the burden of proving such an exemption. | ||||||
| 16 |     (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or  | ||||||
| 17 | affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any  | ||||||
| 18 | pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm  | ||||||
| 19 | consigned to a common carrier operating under license of the  | ||||||
| 20 | State of Illinois or the federal government, where such  | ||||||
| 21 | transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the  | ||||||
| 22 | lawful transportation in which such common carrier is engaged;  | ||||||
| 23 | and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or  | ||||||
| 24 | affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any  | ||||||
| 25 | pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the  | ||||||
| 26 | subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and  | ||||||
| 2 | enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or  | ||||||
| 3 | other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners  | ||||||
| 4 | Identification Card. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 102-152, eff. 1-1-22; 102-779, eff. 1-1-23;  | ||||||
| 6 | 102-837, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; revised  | ||||||
| 7 | 7-22-24.)
 | ||||||
| 8 |     Section 1065. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is  | ||||||
| 9 | amended by changing Section 410 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (720 ILCS 570/410) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 410. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously  | ||||||
| 12 | been convicted of any felony offense under this Act or any law  | ||||||
| 13 | of the United States or of any State relating to cannabis or  | ||||||
| 14 | controlled substances, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of  | ||||||
| 15 | possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance under  | ||||||
| 16 | subsection (c) of Section 402 or of unauthorized possession of  | ||||||
| 17 | prescription form under Section 406.2, the court, without  | ||||||
| 18 | entering a judgment and with the consent of such person, may  | ||||||
| 19 | sentence him or her to probation. A sentence under this  | ||||||
| 20 | Section shall not be considered a conviction under Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 | law unless and until judgment is entered under subsection (e)  | ||||||
| 22 | of this Section.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall  | ||||||
| 24 | enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the  | ||||||
| 2 | conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition  | ||||||
| 3 | alleging violation of a term or condition of probation. | ||||||
| 4 |     (c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person:  | ||||||
| 5 | (1) not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2)  | ||||||
| 6 | refrain from possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon;  | ||||||
| 7 | (3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a manner  | ||||||
| 8 | as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during the  | ||||||
| 9 | period of the probation, with the cost of the testing to be  | ||||||
| 10 | paid by the probationer; and (4) perform no less than 30 hours  | ||||||
| 11 | of community service, provided community service is available  | ||||||
| 12 | in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county  | ||||||
| 13 | board. The court may give credit toward the fulfillment of  | ||||||
| 14 | community service hours for participation in activities and  | ||||||
| 15 | treatment as determined by court services.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions,  | ||||||
| 17 | require that the person: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) make a report to and appear in person before or  | ||||||
| 19 |  participate with the court or such courts, person, or  | ||||||
| 20 |  social service agency as directed by the court in the  | ||||||
| 21 |  order of probation; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) pay a fine and costs; | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational  | ||||||
| 24 |  training; | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or  | ||||||
| 26 |  treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Department of Human Services; | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) attend or reside in a facility established for the  | ||||||
| 3 |  instruction or residence of defendants on probation; | ||||||
| 4 |         (6) support his or her dependents; | ||||||
| 5 |         (6-5) refrain from having in his or her body the  | ||||||
| 6 |  presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis  | ||||||
| 7 |  Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,  | ||||||
| 9 |  unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of  | ||||||
| 10 |  his or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine  | ||||||
| 11 |  the presence of any illicit drug; | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) and in addition, if a minor: | ||||||
| 13 |             (i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster  | ||||||
| 14 |  home; | ||||||
| 15 |             (ii) attend school; | ||||||
| 16 |             (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth; | ||||||
| 17 |             (iv) contribute to his or her own support at home  | ||||||
| 18 |  or in a foster home. | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation,  | ||||||
| 20 | the court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt  | ||||||
| 21 | and proceed as otherwise provided. | ||||||
| 22 |     (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of  | ||||||
| 23 | probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss  | ||||||
| 24 | the proceedings against him or her. | ||||||
| 25 |     (g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a  | ||||||
| 26 | conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | probation and for appeal, however, a sentence under this  | ||||||
| 2 | Section is not a conviction for purposes of this Act or for  | ||||||
| 3 | purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law  | ||||||
| 4 | upon conviction of a crime unless and until judgment is  | ||||||
| 5 | entered. | ||||||
| 6 |     (h) A person may not have more than one discharge and  | ||||||
| 7 | dismissal under this Section within a 4-year period. | ||||||
| 8 |     (i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act,  | ||||||
| 9 | the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and  | ||||||
| 10 | Community Protection Act within 5 years subsequent to a  | ||||||
| 11 | discharge and dismissal under this Section, the discharge and  | ||||||
| 12 | dismissal under this Section shall be admissible in the  | ||||||
| 13 | sentencing proceeding for that conviction as evidence in  | ||||||
| 14 | aggravation. | ||||||
| 15 |     (j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before a person is  | ||||||
| 16 | sentenced to probation under this Section, the court may refer  | ||||||
| 17 | the person to the drug court established in that judicial  | ||||||
| 18 | circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court Treatment  | ||||||
| 19 | Act. The drug court team shall evaluate the person's  | ||||||
| 20 | likelihood of successfully completing a sentence of probation  | ||||||
| 21 | under this Section and shall report the results of its  | ||||||
| 22 | evaluation to the court. If the drug court team finds that the  | ||||||
| 23 | person suffers from a substance use disorder that makes him or  | ||||||
| 24 | her substantially unlikely to successfully complete a sentence  | ||||||
| 25 | of probation under this Section, then the drug court shall set  | ||||||
| 26 | forth its findings in the form of a written order, and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | person shall not be sentenced to probation under this Section,  | ||||||
| 2 | but shall be considered for the drug court program. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-702, eff. 1-1-25; 103-881, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 4 | revised 11-26-24.)
 | ||||||
| 5 |     Section 1070. The Drug Paraphernalia Control Act is  | ||||||
| 6 | amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 7 |     (720 ILCS 600/2)    (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2102) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise  | ||||||
| 9 | requires:  | ||||||
| 10 |     (a) The term "cannabis" shall have the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 11 | it in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act, as if that  | ||||||
| 12 | definition were incorporated herein. | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) The term "controlled substance" shall have the meaning  | ||||||
| 14 | ascribed to it in Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled  | ||||||
| 15 | Substances Act, as if that definition were incorporated  | ||||||
| 16 | herein. | ||||||
| 17 |     (c) "Deliver" or "delivery" means the actual,  | ||||||
| 18 | constructive, or attempted transfer of possession, with or  | ||||||
| 19 | without consideration, whether or not there is an agency  | ||||||
| 20 | relationship. | ||||||
| 21 |     (d) "Drug paraphernalia" means all equipment, products,     | ||||||
| 22 | and materials of any kind, other than methamphetamine  | ||||||
| 23 | manufacturing materials as defined in Section 10 of the  | ||||||
| 24 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | cannabis paraphernalia as defined in Section 1-10 of the  | ||||||
| 2 | Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which are intended to be used  | ||||||
| 3 | unlawfully in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing,  | ||||||
| 4 | harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting,  | ||||||
| 5 | producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing,  | ||||||
| 6 | packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing,  | ||||||
| 7 | injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into  | ||||||
| 8 | the human body a controlled substance in violation of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine  | ||||||
| 10 | Control and Community Protection Act or a synthetic drug  | ||||||
| 11 | product or misbranded drug in violation of the Illinois Food,  | ||||||
| 12 | Drug and Cosmetic Act. It includes, but is not limited to: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) kits intended to be used unlawfully in  | ||||||
| 14 |  manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing,  | ||||||
| 15 |  processing, or preparing a controlled substance; | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) isomerization devices intended to be used  | ||||||
| 17 |  unlawfully in increasing the potency of any species of  | ||||||
| 18 |  plant which is a controlled substance; | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) testing equipment intended to be used unlawfully  | ||||||
| 20 |  in a private home for identifying or in analyzing the  | ||||||
| 21 |  strength, effectiveness, or purity of controlled  | ||||||
| 22 |  substances; | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) diluents and adulterants intended to be used  | ||||||
| 24 |  unlawfully for cutting a controlled substance by private  | ||||||
| 25 |  persons; | ||||||
| 26 |         (5) objects intended to be used unlawfully in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing cocaine or a  | ||||||
| 2 |  synthetic drug product or misbranded drug in violation of  | ||||||
| 3 |  the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act into the human  | ||||||
| 4 |  body including, where applicable, the following items: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) water pipes; | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) carburetion tubes and devices; | ||||||
| 7 |             (C) smoking and carburetion masks; | ||||||
| 8 |             (D) miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials; | ||||||
| 9 |             (E) carburetor pipes; | ||||||
| 10 |             (F) electric pipes; | ||||||
| 11 |             (G) air-driven pipes; | ||||||
| 12 |             (H) chillums; | ||||||
| 13 |             (I) bongs; | ||||||
| 14 |             (J) ice pipes or chillers; | ||||||
| 15 |         (6) any item whose purpose, as announced or described  | ||||||
| 16 |  by the seller, is for use in violation of this Act. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Drug paraphernalia" does not include equipment, products,  | ||||||
| 18 | or materials to analyze or test for the presence of fentanyl, a  | ||||||
| 19 | fentanyl analog analogue, or a drug adulterant within a  | ||||||
| 20 | controlled substance. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-336, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 1075. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is  | ||||||
| 23 | amended by changing Section 110-6.1 as follows:
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| 24 |     (725 ILCS 5/110-6.1)    (from Ch. 38, par. 110-6.1) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 110-6.1. Denial of pretrial release.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) Upon verified petition by the State, the court shall  | ||||||
| 3 | hold a hearing and may deny a defendant pretrial release only  | ||||||
| 4 | if: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) the defendant is charged with a felony offense  | ||||||
| 6 |  other than a forcible felony for which, based on the  | ||||||
| 7 |  charge or the defendant's criminal history, a sentence of  | ||||||
| 8 |  imprisonment, without probation, periodic imprisonment, or  | ||||||
| 9 |  conditional discharge, is required by law upon conviction,  | ||||||
| 10 |  and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release  | ||||||
| 11 |  poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person  | ||||||
| 12 |  or persons or the community, based on the specific  | ||||||
| 13 |  articulable facts of the case; | ||||||
| 14 |         (1.5) the defendant's pretrial release poses a real  | ||||||
| 15 |  and present threat to the safety of any person or persons  | ||||||
| 16 |  or the community, based on the specific articulable facts  | ||||||
| 17 |  of the case, and the defendant is charged with a forcible  | ||||||
| 18 |  felony, which as used in this Section, means treason,  | ||||||
| 19 |  first degree murder, second degree murder, predatory  | ||||||
| 20 |  criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal  | ||||||
| 21 |  sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, armed robbery,  | ||||||
| 22 |  aggravated robbery, robbery, burglary where there is use  | ||||||
| 23 |  of force against another person, residential burglary,  | ||||||
| 24 |  home invasion, vehicular invasion, aggravated arson,  | ||||||
| 25 |  arson, aggravated kidnaping, kidnaping, aggravated battery  | ||||||
| 26 |  resulting in great bodily harm or permanent disability or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  disfigurement, or any other felony which involves the  | ||||||
| 2 |  threat of or infliction of great bodily harm or permanent  | ||||||
| 3 |  disability or disfigurement;  | ||||||
| 4 |         (2) the defendant is charged with stalking or  | ||||||
| 5 |  aggravated stalking, and it is alleged that the  | ||||||
| 6 |  defendant's pre-trial release poses a real and present  | ||||||
| 7 |  threat to the safety of a victim of the alleged offense,  | ||||||
| 8 |  and denial of release is necessary to prevent fulfillment  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the threat upon which the charge is based; | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) the defendant is charged with a violation of an  | ||||||
| 11 |  order of protection issued under Section 112A-14 of this  | ||||||
| 12 |  Code or Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act  | ||||||
| 13 |  of 1986, a stalking no contact order under Section 80 of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the Stalking No Contact Order Act, or of a civil no contact  | ||||||
| 15 |  order under Section 213 of the Civil No Contact Order Act,  | ||||||
| 16 |  and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release  | ||||||
| 17 |  poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person  | ||||||
| 18 |  or persons or the community, based on the specific  | ||||||
| 19 |  articulable facts of the case; | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) the defendant is charged with domestic battery or  | ||||||
| 21 |  aggravated domestic battery under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.3  | ||||||
| 22 |  of the Criminal Code of 2012 and it is alleged that the  | ||||||
| 23 |  defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present  | ||||||
| 24 |  threat to the safety of any person or persons or the  | ||||||
| 25 |  community, based on the specific articulable facts of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  case; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (5) the defendant is charged with any offense under  | ||||||
| 2 |  Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except for  | ||||||
| 3 |  Sections 11-14, 11-14.1, 11-18, 11-20, 11-30, 11-35,  | ||||||
| 4 |  11-40, and 11-45 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or similar  | ||||||
| 5 |  provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 and it is alleged  | ||||||
| 6 |  that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and  | ||||||
| 7 |  present threat to the safety of any person or persons or  | ||||||
| 8 |  the community, based on the specific articulable facts of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the case;  | ||||||
| 10 |         (6) the defendant is charged with any of the following  | ||||||
| 11 |  offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012, and it is  | ||||||
| 12 |  alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real  | ||||||
| 13 |  and present threat to the safety of any person or persons  | ||||||
| 14 |  or the community, based on the specific articulable facts  | ||||||
| 15 |  of the case: | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) Section 24-1.2 (aggravated discharge of a  | ||||||
| 17 |  firearm); | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) Section 24-1.2-5 24-2.5 (aggravated discharge  | ||||||
| 19 |  of a machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device  | ||||||
| 20 |  designed or used use for silencing the report of a  | ||||||
| 21 |  firearm); | ||||||
| 22 |             (C) Section 24-1.5 (reckless discharge of a  | ||||||
| 23 |  firearm); | ||||||
| 24 |             (D) Section 24-1.7 (unlawful possession of a  | ||||||
| 25 |  firearm by a repeat felony offender); | ||||||
| 26 |             (E) Section 24-2.2 (manufacture, sale, or transfer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of bullets or shells represented to be armor piercing  | ||||||
| 2 |  bullets, dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells,  | ||||||
| 3 |  or flechette shells); | ||||||
| 4 |             (F) Section 24-3 (unlawful sale or delivery of  | ||||||
| 5 |  firearms); | ||||||
| 6 |             (G) Section 24-3.3 (unlawful sale or delivery of  | ||||||
| 7 |  firearms on the premises of any school); | ||||||
| 8 |             (H) Section 24-34 (unlawful sale of firearms by  | ||||||
| 9 |  liquor license); | ||||||
| 10 |             (I) Section 24-3.5 (unlawful purchase of a  | ||||||
| 11 |  firearm); | ||||||
| 12 |             (J) Section 24-3A (gunrunning); | ||||||
| 13 |             (K) Section 24-3B (firearms trafficking); | ||||||
| 14 |             (L) Section 10-9 (b) (involuntary servitude); | ||||||
| 15 |             (M) Section 10-9 (c) (involuntary sexual servitude  | ||||||
| 16 |  of a minor); | ||||||
| 17 |             (N) Section 10-9(d) (trafficking in persons); | ||||||
| 18 |             (O) Non-probationable violations: (i) unlawful  | ||||||
| 19 |  possession of weapons by felons or persons in the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Custody of the Department of Corrections facilities  | ||||||
| 21 |  (Section 24-1.1), (ii) aggravated unlawful possession  | ||||||
| 22 |  of a weapon (Section 24-1.6), or (iii) aggravated  | ||||||
| 23 |  possession of a stolen firearm (Section 24-3.9);  | ||||||
| 24 |             (P) Section 9-3 (reckless homicide and involuntary  | ||||||
| 25 |  manslaughter); | ||||||
| 26 |             (Q) Section 19-3 (residential burglary); | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (R) Section 10-5 (child abduction); | ||||||
| 2 |             (S) Felony violations of Section 12C-5 (child  | ||||||
| 3 |  endangerment); | ||||||
| 4 |             (T) Section 12-7.1 (hate crime);  | ||||||
| 5 |             (U) Section 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful  | ||||||
| 6 |  restraint);  | ||||||
| 7 |             (V) Section 12-9 (threatening a public official);  | ||||||
| 8 |             (W) Subdivision (f)(1) of Section 12-3.05  | ||||||
| 9 |  (aggravated battery with a deadly weapon other than by  | ||||||
| 10 |  discharge of a firearm);  | ||||||
| 11 |         (6.5) the defendant is charged with any of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  following offenses, and it is alleged that the defendant's  | ||||||
| 13 |  pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the  | ||||||
| 14 |  safety of any person or persons or the community, based on  | ||||||
| 15 |  the specific articulable facts of the case:  | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) Felony violations of Sections 3.01, 3.02, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  3.03 of the Humane Care for Animals Act (cruel  | ||||||
| 18 |  treatment, aggravated cruelty, and animal torture); | ||||||
| 19 |             (B) Subdivision (d)(1)(B) of Section 11-501 of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the  | ||||||
| 21 |  influence while operating a school bus with  | ||||||
| 22 |  passengers); | ||||||
| 23 |             (C) Subdivision (d)(1)(C) of Section 11-501 of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the  | ||||||
| 25 |  influence causing great bodily harm); | ||||||
| 26 |             (D) Subdivision (d)(1)(D) of Section 11-501 of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the  | ||||||
| 2 |  influence after a previous reckless homicide  | ||||||
| 3 |  conviction); | ||||||
| 4 |             (E) Subdivision (d)(1)(F) of Section 11-501 of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the  | ||||||
| 6 |  influence leading to death); or | ||||||
| 7 |             (F) Subdivision (d)(1)(J) of Section 11-501 of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the  | ||||||
| 9 |  influence that resulted in bodily harm to a child  | ||||||
| 10 |  under the age of 16); | ||||||
| 11 |         (7) the defendant is charged with an attempt to commit  | ||||||
| 12 |  any charge listed in paragraphs (1) through (6.5), and it  | ||||||
| 13 |  is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a  | ||||||
| 14 |  real and present threat to the safety of any person or  | ||||||
| 15 |  persons or the community, based on the specific  | ||||||
| 16 |  articulable facts of the case; or  | ||||||
| 17 |         (8) the person has a high likelihood of willful flight  | ||||||
| 18 |  to avoid prosecution and is charged with: | ||||||
| 19 |             (A) Any felony described in subdivisions (a)(1)  | ||||||
| 20 |  through (a)(7) of this Section; or | ||||||
| 21 |             (B) A felony offense other than a Class 4 offense.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (b) If the charged offense is a felony, as part of the  | ||||||
| 23 | detention hearing, the court shall determine whether there is  | ||||||
| 24 | probable cause the defendant has committed an offense, unless  | ||||||
| 25 | a hearing pursuant to Section 109-3 of this Code has already  | ||||||
| 26 | been held or a grand jury has returned a true bill of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | indictment against the defendant. If there is a finding of no  | ||||||
| 2 | probable cause, the defendant shall be released. No such  | ||||||
| 3 | finding is necessary if the defendant is charged with a  | ||||||
| 4 | misdemeanor. | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) Timing of petition.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) A petition may be filed without prior notice to  | ||||||
| 7 |  the defendant at the first appearance before a judge, or  | ||||||
| 8 |  within the 21 calendar days, except as provided in Section  | ||||||
| 9 |  110-6, after arrest and release of the defendant upon  | ||||||
| 10 |  reasonable notice to defendant; provided that while such  | ||||||
| 11 |  petition is pending before the court, the defendant if  | ||||||
| 12 |  previously released shall not be detained. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) Upon filing, the court shall immediately hold a  | ||||||
| 14 |  hearing on the petition unless a continuance is requested.  | ||||||
| 15 |  If a continuance is requested and granted, the hearing  | ||||||
| 16 |  shall be held within 48 hours of the defendant's first  | ||||||
| 17 |  appearance if the defendant is charged with first degree  | ||||||
| 18 |  murder or a Class X, Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 felony,  | ||||||
| 19 |  and within 24 hours if the defendant is charged with a  | ||||||
| 20 |  Class 4 or misdemeanor offense. The Court may deny or  | ||||||
| 21 |  grant the request for continuance. If the court decides to  | ||||||
| 22 |  grant the continuance, the Court retains the discretion to  | ||||||
| 23 |  detain or release the defendant in the time between the  | ||||||
| 24 |  filing of the petition and the hearing. | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) Contents of petition. | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) The petition shall be verified by the State and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  shall state the grounds upon which it contends the  | ||||||
| 2 |  defendant should be denied pretrial release, including the  | ||||||
| 3 |  real and present threat to the safety of any person or  | ||||||
| 4 |  persons or the community, based on the specific  | ||||||
| 5 |  articulable facts or flight risk, as appropriate. | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) If the State seeks to file a second or subsequent  | ||||||
| 7 |  petition under this Section, the State shall be required  | ||||||
| 8 |  to present a verified application setting forth in detail  | ||||||
| 9 |  any new facts not known or obtainable at the time of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  filing of the previous petition. | ||||||
| 11 |     (e) Eligibility: All defendants shall be presumed eligible  | ||||||
| 12 | for pretrial release, and the State shall bear the burden of  | ||||||
| 13 | proving by clear and convincing evidence that: | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) the proof is evident or the presumption great that  | ||||||
| 15 |  the defendant has committed an offense listed in  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection (a), and | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) for offenses listed in paragraphs (1) through (7)  | ||||||
| 18 |  of subsection (a), the defendant poses a real and present  | ||||||
| 19 |  threat to the safety of any person or persons or the  | ||||||
| 20 |  community, based on the specific articulable facts of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  case, by conduct which may include, but is not limited to,  | ||||||
| 22 |  a forcible felony, the obstruction of justice,  | ||||||
| 23 |  intimidation, injury, or abuse as defined by paragraph (1)  | ||||||
| 24 |  of Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of  | ||||||
| 25 |  1986, and | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) no condition or combination of conditions set  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  forth in subsection (b) of Section 110-10 of this Article  | ||||||
| 2 |  can mitigate (i) the real and present threat to the safety  | ||||||
| 3 |  of any person or persons or the community, based on the  | ||||||
| 4 |  specific articulable facts of the case, for offenses  | ||||||
| 5 |  listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a), or  | ||||||
| 6 |  (ii) the defendant's willful flight for offenses listed in  | ||||||
| 7 |  paragraph (8) of subsection (a), and | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) for offenses under subsection (b) of Section 407  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act that are subject  | ||||||
| 10 |  to paragraph (1) of subsection (a), no condition or  | ||||||
| 11 |  combination of conditions set forth in subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Section 110-10 of this Article can mitigate the real and  | ||||||
| 13 |  present threat to the safety of any person or persons or  | ||||||
| 14 |  the community, based on the specific articulable facts of  | ||||||
| 15 |  the case, and the defendant poses a serious risk to not  | ||||||
| 16 |  appear in court as required. | ||||||
| 17 |     (f) Conduct of the hearings. | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) Prior to the hearing, the State shall tender to  | ||||||
| 19 |  the defendant copies of the defendant's criminal history  | ||||||
| 20 |  available, any written or recorded statements, and the  | ||||||
| 21 |  substance of any oral statements made by any person, if  | ||||||
| 22 |  relied upon by the State in its petition, and any police  | ||||||
| 23 |  reports in the prosecutor's possession at the time of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  hearing. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) The State or defendant may present evidence at the  | ||||||
| 26 |  hearing by way of proffer based upon reliable information. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) The defendant has the right to be represented by  | ||||||
| 2 |  counsel, and if he or she is indigent, to have counsel  | ||||||
| 3 |  appointed for him or her. The defendant shall have the  | ||||||
| 4 |  opportunity to testify, to present witnesses on his or her  | ||||||
| 5 |  own behalf, and to cross-examine any witnesses that are  | ||||||
| 6 |  called by the State. Defense counsel shall be given  | ||||||
| 7 |  adequate opportunity to confer with the defendant before  | ||||||
| 8 |  any hearing at which conditions of release or the  | ||||||
| 9 |  detention of the defendant are to be considered, with an  | ||||||
| 10 |  accommodation for a physical condition made to facilitate  | ||||||
| 11 |  attorney/client consultation. If defense counsel needs to  | ||||||
| 12 |  confer or consult with the defendant during any hearing  | ||||||
| 13 |  conducted via a 2-way two-way audio-visual communication  | ||||||
| 14 |  system, such consultation shall not be recorded and shall  | ||||||
| 15 |  be undertaken consistent with constitutional protections.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (3.5) A hearing at which pretrial release may be  | ||||||
| 17 |  denied must be conducted in person (and not by way of 2-way     | ||||||
| 18 |  two-way audio visual communication) unless the accused  | ||||||
| 19 |  waives the right to be present physically in court, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  court determines that the physical health and safety of  | ||||||
| 21 |  any person necessary to the proceedings would be  | ||||||
| 22 |  endangered by appearing in court, or the chief judge of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the circuit orders use of that system due to operational  | ||||||
| 24 |  challenges in conducting the hearing in person. Such  | ||||||
| 25 |  operational challenges must be documented and approved by  | ||||||
| 26 |  the chief judge of the circuit, and a plan to address the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  challenges through reasonable efforts must be presented  | ||||||
| 2 |  and approved by the Administrative Office of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  Courts every 6 months.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (4) If the defense seeks to compel the complaining  | ||||||
| 5 |  witness to testify as a witness in its favor, it shall  | ||||||
| 6 |  petition the court for permission. When the ends of  | ||||||
| 7 |  justice so require, the court may exercise its discretion  | ||||||
| 8 |  and compel the appearance of a complaining witness. The  | ||||||
| 9 |  court shall state on the record reasons for granting a  | ||||||
| 10 |  defense request to compel the presence of a complaining  | ||||||
| 11 |  witness only on the issue of the defendant's pretrial  | ||||||
| 12 |  detention. In making a determination under this Section,  | ||||||
| 13 |  the court shall state on the record the reason for  | ||||||
| 14 |  granting a defense request to compel the presence of a  | ||||||
| 15 |  complaining witness, and only grant the request if the  | ||||||
| 16 |  court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the  | ||||||
| 17 |  defendant will be materially prejudiced if the complaining  | ||||||
| 18 |  witness does not appear. Cross-examination of a  | ||||||
| 19 |  complaining witness at the pretrial detention hearing for  | ||||||
| 20 |  the purpose of impeaching the witness' credibility is  | ||||||
| 21 |  insufficient reason to compel the presence of the witness.  | ||||||
| 22 |  In deciding whether to compel the appearance of a  | ||||||
| 23 |  complaining witness, the court shall be considerate of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  emotional and physical well-being of the witness. The  | ||||||
| 25 |  pre-trial detention hearing is not to be used for purposes  | ||||||
| 26 |  of discovery, and the post arraignment rules of discovery  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  do not apply. The State shall tender to the defendant,  | ||||||
| 2 |  prior to the hearing, copies, if any, of the defendant's  | ||||||
| 3 |  criminal history, if available, and any written or  | ||||||
| 4 |  recorded statements and the substance of any oral  | ||||||
| 5 |  statements made by any person, if in the State's  | ||||||
| 6 |  Attorney's possession at the time of the hearing.  | ||||||
| 7 |         (5) The rules concerning the admissibility of evidence  | ||||||
| 8 |  in criminal trials do not apply to the presentation and  | ||||||
| 9 |  consideration of information at the hearing. At the trial  | ||||||
| 10 |  concerning the offense for which the hearing was conducted  | ||||||
| 11 |  neither the finding of the court nor any transcript or  | ||||||
| 12 |  other record of the hearing shall be admissible in the  | ||||||
| 13 |  State's case-in-chief, but shall be admissible for  | ||||||
| 14 |  impeachment, or as provided in Section 115-10.1 of this  | ||||||
| 15 |  Code, or in a perjury proceeding. | ||||||
| 16 |         (6) The defendant may not move to suppress evidence or  | ||||||
| 17 |  a confession, however, evidence that proof of the charged  | ||||||
| 18 |  crime may have been the result of an unlawful search or  | ||||||
| 19 |  seizure, or both, or through improper interrogation, is  | ||||||
| 20 |  relevant in assessing the weight of the evidence against  | ||||||
| 21 |  the defendant. | ||||||
| 22 |         (7) Decisions regarding release, conditions of  | ||||||
| 23 |  release, and detention prior to trial must be  | ||||||
| 24 |  individualized, and no single factor or standard may be  | ||||||
| 25 |  used exclusively to order detention. Risk assessment tools  | ||||||
| 26 |  may not be used as the sole basis to deny pretrial release.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (g) Factors to be considered in making a determination of  | ||||||
| 2 | dangerousness. The court may, in determining whether the  | ||||||
| 3 | defendant poses a real and present threat to the safety of any  | ||||||
| 4 | person or persons or the community, based on the specific  | ||||||
| 5 | articulable facts of the case, consider, but shall not be  | ||||||
| 6 | limited to, evidence or testimony concerning: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) The nature and circumstances of any offense  | ||||||
| 8 |  charged, including whether the offense is a crime of  | ||||||
| 9 |  violence, involving a weapon, or a sex offense. | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) The history and characteristics of the defendant  | ||||||
| 11 |  including: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) Any evidence of the defendant's prior criminal  | ||||||
| 13 |  history indicative of violent, abusive, or assaultive  | ||||||
| 14 |  behavior, or lack of such behavior. Such evidence may  | ||||||
| 15 |  include testimony or documents received in juvenile  | ||||||
| 16 |  proceedings, criminal, quasi-criminal, civil  | ||||||
| 17 |  commitment, domestic relations, or other proceedings. | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) Any evidence of the defendant's psychological,  | ||||||
| 19 |  psychiatric or other similar social history which  | ||||||
| 20 |  tends to indicate a violent, abusive, or assaultive  | ||||||
| 21 |  nature, or lack of any such history. | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) The identity of any person or persons to whose  | ||||||
| 23 |  safety the defendant is believed to pose a threat, and the  | ||||||
| 24 |  nature of the threat. | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) Any statements made by, or attributed to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  defendant, together with the circumstances surrounding  | ||||||
 
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| 2 |         (5) The age and physical condition of the defendant. | ||||||
| 3 |         (6) The age and physical condition of any victim or  | ||||||
| 4 |  complaining witness.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (7) Whether the defendant is known to possess or have  | ||||||
| 6 |  access to any weapon or weapons. | ||||||
| 7 |         (8) Whether, at the time of the current offense or any  | ||||||
| 8 |  other offense or arrest, the defendant was on probation,  | ||||||
| 9 |  parole, aftercare release, mandatory supervised release,     | ||||||
| 10 |  or other release from custody pending trial, sentencing,  | ||||||
| 11 |  appeal, or completion of sentence for an offense under  | ||||||
| 12 |  federal or State state law. | ||||||
| 13 |         (9) Any other factors, including those listed in  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 110-5 of this Article deemed by the court to have a  | ||||||
| 15 |  reasonable bearing upon the defendant's propensity or  | ||||||
| 16 |  reputation for violent, abusive, or assaultive behavior,  | ||||||
| 17 |  or lack of such behavior. | ||||||
| 18 |     (h) Detention order. The court shall, in any order for  | ||||||
| 19 | detention: | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) make a written finding summarizing the court's  | ||||||
| 21 |  reasons for concluding that the defendant should be denied  | ||||||
| 22 |  pretrial release, including why less restrictive  | ||||||
| 23 |  conditions would not avoid a real and present threat to  | ||||||
| 24 |  the safety of any person or persons or the community,  | ||||||
| 25 |  based on the specific articulable facts of the case, or  | ||||||
| 26 |  prevent the defendant's willful flight from prosecution; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) direct that the defendant be committed to the  | ||||||
| 2 |  custody of the sheriff for confinement in the county jail  | ||||||
| 3 |  pending trial; | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) direct that the defendant be given a reasonable  | ||||||
| 5 |  opportunity for private consultation with counsel, and for  | ||||||
| 6 |  communication with others of his or her choice by  | ||||||
| 7 |  visitation, mail and telephone; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (4) direct that the sheriff deliver the defendant as  | ||||||
| 9 |  required for appearances in connection with court  | ||||||
| 10 |  proceedings. | ||||||
| 11 |     (i) Detention. If the court enters an order for the  | ||||||
| 12 | detention of the defendant pursuant to subsection (e) of this  | ||||||
| 13 | Section, the defendant shall be brought to trial on the  | ||||||
| 14 | offense for which he is detained within 90 days after the date  | ||||||
| 15 | on which the order for detention was entered. If the defendant  | ||||||
| 16 | is not brought to trial within the 90-day period required by  | ||||||
| 17 | the preceding sentence, he shall not be denied pretrial  | ||||||
| 18 | release. In computing the 90-day period, the court shall omit  | ||||||
| 19 | any period of delay resulting from a continuance granted at  | ||||||
| 20 | the request of the defendant and any period of delay resulting  | ||||||
| 21 | from a continuance granted at the request of the State with  | ||||||
| 22 | good cause shown pursuant to Section 103-5. | ||||||
| 23 |     (i-5) At each subsequent appearance of the defendant  | ||||||
| 24 | before the court, the judge must find that continued detention  | ||||||
| 25 | is necessary to avoid a real and present threat to the safety  | ||||||
| 26 | of any person or persons or the community, based on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | specific articulable facts of the case, or to prevent the  | ||||||
| 2 | defendant's willful flight from prosecution.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (j) Rights of the defendant. The defendant shall be  | ||||||
| 4 | entitled to appeal any order entered under this Section  | ||||||
| 5 | denying his or her pretrial release. | ||||||
| 6 |     (k) Appeal. The State may appeal any order entered under  | ||||||
| 7 | this Section denying any motion for denial of pretrial  | ||||||
| 8 | release. | ||||||
| 9 |     (l) Presumption of innocence. Nothing in this Section  | ||||||
| 10 | shall be construed as modifying or limiting in any way the  | ||||||
| 11 | defendant's presumption of innocence in further criminal  | ||||||
| 12 | proceedings. | ||||||
| 13 |     (m) Interest of victims.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) Crime victims shall be given notice by the State's  | ||||||
| 15 |  Attorney's office of this hearing as required in paragraph  | ||||||
| 16 |  (1) of subsection (b) of Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime  | ||||||
| 17 |  Victims and Witnesses Act and shall be informed of their  | ||||||
| 18 |  opportunity at this hearing to obtain a protective order.  | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) If the defendant is denied pretrial release, the  | ||||||
| 20 |  court may impose a no contact provision with the victim or  | ||||||
| 21 |  other interested party that shall be enforced while the  | ||||||
| 22 |  defendant remains in custody.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 102-1104, eff. 1-1-23; 103-822, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 24 | revised 10-23-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 1080. The Pretrial Success Act is amended by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | changing Sections 2-1, 2-20, and 2-45 as follows:
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| 2 |     (725 ILCS 187/2-1) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 2-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as the  | ||||||
| 4 | Pretrial Success Act. References in this Article to "this Act"  | ||||||
| 5 | mean this Article. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; revised 7-19-24.)
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| 7 |     (725 ILCS 187/2-20) | ||||||
| 8 |     Sec. 2-20. Grant-making Grant making authority. | ||||||
| 9 |     (a) The Department of Human Services shall have  | ||||||
| 10 | grant-making, operational, and procurement authority to  | ||||||
| 11 | distribute funds to local government health and human services  | ||||||
| 12 | agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities  | ||||||
| 13 | necessary to execute the functions established in this Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall issue  | ||||||
| 15 | grants to local governmental agencies and community-based  | ||||||
| 16 | organizations to maximize pretrial success each year. Grants  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be awarded no later than January 1, 2025. Grants in  | ||||||
| 18 | subsequent years shall be issued on or before September 1 of  | ||||||
| 19 | the relevant fiscal year and shall allow for pre-award  | ||||||
| 20 | expenditures beginning July 1 of the relevant fiscal year. | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) Beginning in fiscal year 2028 and subject to  | ||||||
| 22 | appropriation, grants shall be awarded for a project period of  | ||||||
| 23 | 3 years, contingent on Department requirements for reporting  | ||||||
| 24 | and successful performance. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d) The Department shall ensure that grants awarded under  | ||||||
| 2 | this Act do not duplicate or supplant grants awarded under the  | ||||||
| 3 | Reimagine Public Safety Act.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 5 |     (725 ILCS 187/2-45) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 2-45. Evaluation. | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) The Department shall issue a report to the General  | ||||||
| 8 | Assembly no later than January 1 of each year beginning at  | ||||||
| 9 | least 12 months after grants are first issued under this Act.  | ||||||
| 10 | The report shall cover the previous fiscal year and identify  | ||||||
| 11 | gaps in community-based pretrial supports and services in each  | ||||||
| 12 | service area, explain the investments that are being made to  | ||||||
| 13 | maximize pretrial success, and make further recommendations on  | ||||||
| 14 | how to build community-based capacity for community-based  | ||||||
| 15 | pretrial supports and services including mental health and  | ||||||
| 16 | substance use disorder treatment. | ||||||
| 17 |     (b) Beginning with the first report issued at least 24  | ||||||
| 18 | months after grants are first issued under this Act, the  | ||||||
| 19 | annual report shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness  | ||||||
| 20 | of grants under this Act in maximizing pretrial success. The  | ||||||
| 21 | Department shall use community-based participatory research  | ||||||
| 22 | methods and ensure that the evaluation incorporates input from  | ||||||
| 23 | individuals and organizations affected by this the Act,  | ||||||
| 24 | including, but not limited to, individuals with personal  | ||||||
| 25 | experience with being charged with a felony offense in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Illinois, individuals with personal experience with a family  | ||||||
| 2 | member being charged with a felony offense in Illinois, local  | ||||||
| 3 | government health and human services agencies, community-based  | ||||||
| 4 | organizations, and court stakeholders. The evaluation should  | ||||||
| 5 | be conducted with input from outside expert evaluators when  | ||||||
| 6 | possible. | ||||||
| 7 |     (c) The Department shall consider findings from annual  | ||||||
| 8 | reports and evaluations in developing subsequent years'  | ||||||
| 9 | grant-making grantmaking processes, monitoring progress toward  | ||||||
| 10 | local advisory councils' goals, and ensuring equity in the  | ||||||
| 11 | grant-making grantmaking process. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 1085. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  | ||||||
| 14 | by changing Sections 3-7-2, 3-13-4, 5-5-3.2, 5-6-3.6, 5-6-3.8,  | ||||||
| 15 | and 5-8-1 as follows:
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| 16 |     (730 ILCS 5/3-7-2)    (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (a) All institutions and facilities of the Department  | ||||||
| 19 | shall provide every committed person with access to toilet  | ||||||
| 20 | facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least  | ||||||
| 21 | once each week, a library of legal materials and published  | ||||||
| 22 | materials including newspapers and magazines approved by the  | ||||||
| 23 | Director. A committed person may not receive any materials  | ||||||
| 24 | that the Director deems pornographic. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (b) (Blank). | ||||||
| 2 |     (c) All institutions and facilities of the Department  | ||||||
| 3 | shall provide facilities for every committed person to leave  | ||||||
| 4 | his cell for at least one hour each day unless the chief  | ||||||
| 5 | administrative officer determines that it would be harmful or  | ||||||
| 6 | dangerous to the security or safety of the institution or  | ||||||
| 7 | facility. | ||||||
| 8 |     (d) All institutions and facilities of the Department  | ||||||
| 9 | shall provide every committed person with a wholesome and  | ||||||
| 10 | nutritional diet at regularly scheduled hours, drinking water,  | ||||||
| 11 | clothing adequate for the season, including underwear,  | ||||||
| 12 | bedding, soap, and towels, and medical and dental care.  | ||||||
| 13 | Underwear provided to each committed person in all  | ||||||
| 14 | institutions and facilities of the Department shall be free of  | ||||||
| 15 | charge and shall be provided at any time upon request,  | ||||||
| 16 | including multiple requests, of the committed person or as  | ||||||
| 17 | needed by the committed person. | ||||||
| 18 |     (e) All institutions and facilities of the Department  | ||||||
| 19 | shall permit every committed person to send and receive an  | ||||||
| 20 | unlimited number of uncensored letters, provided, however,  | ||||||
| 21 | that the Director may order that mail be inspected and read for  | ||||||
| 22 | reasons of the security, safety, or morale of the institution  | ||||||
| 23 | or facility. | ||||||
| 24 |     (f) All of the institutions and facilities of the  | ||||||
| 25 | Department shall permit every committed person to receive  | ||||||
| 26 | in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief  | ||||||
| 2 | administrative officer determines that such visiting would be  | ||||||
| 3 | harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the  | ||||||
| 4 | institution or facility. Each committed person is entitled to  | ||||||
| 5 | 7 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of  | ||||||
| 6 | at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to  | ||||||
| 7 | visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an  | ||||||
| 8 | electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1,  | ||||||
| 9 | 2019, as well as available in paper form for Department  | ||||||
| 10 | employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the  | ||||||
| 11 | right to restrict visitation to non-contact visits, video, or  | ||||||
| 12 | other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety,  | ||||||
| 13 | security, and order, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 14 | restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in  | ||||||
| 15 | gang activity. No committed person in a super maximum security  | ||||||
| 16 | facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact  | ||||||
| 17 | visits. Any committed person found in possession of illegal  | ||||||
| 18 | drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted contact  | ||||||
| 19 | visits for a period of at least 6 months. Any committed person  | ||||||
| 20 | involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault  | ||||||
| 21 | committed against a Department employee shall not be permitted  | ||||||
| 22 | contact visits for a period of at least 6 months. The  | ||||||
| 23 | Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written  | ||||||
| 24 | information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information  | ||||||
| 25 | concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public  | ||||||
| 26 | Health for counseling information. The Department shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | develop the written materials in consultation with the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that  | ||||||
| 3 | all such information and materials are culturally sensitive  | ||||||
| 4 | and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation  | ||||||
| 5 | of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is  | ||||||
| 6 | subject to appropriation. The Department shall seek the lowest  | ||||||
| 7 | possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the  | ||||||
| 8 | extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video  | ||||||
| 9 | calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit  | ||||||
| 10 | from video calling services. Nothing in this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | construed to permit video calling instead of in-person  | ||||||
| 12 | visitation.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (f-5) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 |     (f-10) The Department may not restrict or limit in-person  | ||||||
| 15 | visits to committed persons due to the availability of  | ||||||
| 16 | interactive video conferences. | ||||||
| 17 |     (f-15)(1) The Department shall issue a standard written  | ||||||
| 18 | policy for each institution and facility of the Department  | ||||||
| 19 | that provides for: | ||||||
| 20 |         (A) the number of in-person visits each committed  | ||||||
| 21 |  person is entitled to per week and per month including the  | ||||||
| 22 |  requirements of subsection (f) of this Section; | ||||||
| 23 |         (B) the hours of in-person visits; | ||||||
| 24 |         (C) the type of identification required for visitors  | ||||||
| 25 |  at least 18 years of age; and | ||||||
| 26 |         (D) the type of identification, if any, required for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  visitors under 18 years of age.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website  | ||||||
| 3 | and at each facility. | ||||||
| 4 |     (3) The Department shall post on its website daily any  | ||||||
| 5 | restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the  | ||||||
| 6 | succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a  | ||||||
| 7 | lockdown of the facility, to inform family members and other  | ||||||
| 8 | visitors.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) All institutions and facilities of the Department  | ||||||
| 10 | shall permit religious ministrations and sacraments to be  | ||||||
| 11 | available to every committed person, but attendance at  | ||||||
| 12 | religious services shall not be required. This subsection (g)  | ||||||
| 13 | is subject to the provisions of the Faith Behind Bars Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     (h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department  | ||||||
| 15 | shall prohibit the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any  | ||||||
| 16 | other matter or object that obstructs or otherwise impairs the  | ||||||
| 17 | line of vision into a committed person's cell. | ||||||
| 18 |     (i) A point of contact person appointed under subsection  | ||||||
| 19 | (u-6) of Section 3-2-2 of this Code shall promptly and  | ||||||
| 20 | efficiently review suggestions, complaints, and other requests  | ||||||
| 21 | made by visitors to institutions and facilities of the  | ||||||
| 22 | Department and by other members of the public. Based on the  | ||||||
| 23 | nature of the submission, the point of contact person shall  | ||||||
| 24 | communicate with the appropriate division of the Department,  | ||||||
| 25 | disseminate the concern or complaint, and act as liaison  | ||||||
| 26 | between the parties to reach a resolution. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (1) The point of contact person shall maintain  | ||||||
| 2 |  information about the subject matter of each  | ||||||
| 3 |  correspondence, including, but not limited to, information  | ||||||
| 4 |  about the following subjects: | ||||||
| 5 |             (A) the parties making the submission; | ||||||
| 6 |             (B) any commissary-related concerns; | ||||||
| 7 |             (C) any concerns about the institution or  | ||||||
| 8 |  facility's COVID-19 COVID protocols and mitigations; | ||||||
| 9 |             (D) any concerns about mail, video, or electronic  | ||||||
| 10 |  messages or other communications with incarcerated  | ||||||
| 11 |  persons; | ||||||
| 12 |             (E) any concerns about the institution or  | ||||||
| 13 |  facility; | ||||||
| 14 |             (F) any discipline-related concerns; | ||||||
| 15 |             (G) any concerns about earned sentencing credits; | ||||||
| 16 |             (H) any concerns about educational opportunities  | ||||||
| 17 |  for incarcerated persons; | ||||||
| 18 |             (I) any concerns about health-related matters; | ||||||
| 19 |             (J) any mental health concerns; | ||||||
| 20 |             (K) any concerns about personal property; | ||||||
| 21 |             (L) any concerns about the records of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  incarcerated person; | ||||||
| 23 |             (M) any concerns about recreational opportunities  | ||||||
| 24 |  for incarcerated persons; | ||||||
| 25 |             (N) any staffing-related concerns; | ||||||
| 26 |             (O) any concerns about the transfer of individuals  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  in custody; | ||||||
| 2 |             (P) any concerns about visitation; and | ||||||
| 3 |             (Q) any concerns about work opportunities for  | ||||||
| 4 |  incarcerated persons. | ||||||
| 5 |         The information shall be maintained in accordance with  | ||||||
| 6 |  standards set by the Department of Corrections, and shall  | ||||||
| 7 |  be made available to the Department's Planning and  | ||||||
| 8 |  Research Division. The point of contact person shall  | ||||||
| 9 |  provide a summary of the results of the review, including  | ||||||
| 10 |  any resolution or recommendations made as a result of  | ||||||
| 11 |  correspondence with the Planning and Research Division of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the Department. | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) The Department shall provide an annual written  | ||||||
| 14 |  report to the General Assembly and the Governor, with the  | ||||||
| 15 |  first report due no later than January 1, 2023, and  | ||||||
| 16 |  publish the report on its website within 48 hours after  | ||||||
| 17 |  the report is transmitted to the Governor and the General  | ||||||
| 18 |  Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities  | ||||||
| 19 |  undertaken and completed as a result of submissions to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  point of contact person. The Department of Corrections  | ||||||
| 21 |  shall collect and report the following aggregated and  | ||||||
| 22 |  disaggregated data for each institution and facility and  | ||||||
| 23 |  describe: | ||||||
| 24 |             (A) the work of the point of contact person; | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) the general nature of suggestions, complaints,  | ||||||
| 26 |  and other requests submitted to the point of contact  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  person; | ||||||
| 2 |             (C) the volume of emails, calls, letters, and  | ||||||
| 3 |  other correspondence received by the point of contact  | ||||||
| 4 |  person; | ||||||
| 5 |             (D) the resolutions reached or recommendations  | ||||||
| 6 |  made as a result of the point of contact person's  | ||||||
| 7 |  review; | ||||||
| 8 |             (E) whether, if an investigation is recommended, a  | ||||||
| 9 |  report of the complaint was forwarded to the Chief  | ||||||
| 10 |  Inspector of the Department or other Department  | ||||||
| 11 |  employee, and the resolution of the complaint, and if  | ||||||
| 12 |  the investigation has not concluded, a detailed status  | ||||||
| 13 |  report on the complaint; and | ||||||
| 14 |             (F) any recommendations that the point of contact  | ||||||
| 15 |  person has relating to systemic issues in the  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department of Corrections, and any other matters for  | ||||||
| 17 |  consideration by the General Assembly and the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Governor. | ||||||
| 19 |         The name, address, or other personally identifiable  | ||||||
| 20 |  information of a person who files a complaint, suggestion,  | ||||||
| 21 |  or other request with the point of contact person, and  | ||||||
| 22 |  confidential records shall be redacted from the annual  | ||||||
| 23 |  report and are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom  | ||||||
| 24 |  of Information Act. The Department shall disclose the  | ||||||
| 25 |  records only if required by a court order on a showing of  | ||||||
| 26 |  good cause. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) The Department must post in a conspicuous place in  | ||||||
| 2 |  the waiting area of every facility or institution a sign  | ||||||
| 3 |  that contains in bold, black type the following: | ||||||
| 4 |             (A) a short statement notifying visitors of the  | ||||||
| 5 |  point of contact person and that person's duty to  | ||||||
| 6 |  receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests;  | ||||||
| 7 |  and | ||||||
| 8 |             (B) information on how to submit suggestions,  | ||||||
| 9 |  complaints, or other requests to the point of contact  | ||||||
| 10 |  person.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (j) Menstrual hygiene products shall be available, as  | ||||||
| 12 | needed, free of charge, at all institutions and facilities of  | ||||||
| 13 | the Department for all committed persons who menstruate. In  | ||||||
| 14 | this subsection (j), "menstrual hygiene products" means  | ||||||
| 15 | tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the  | ||||||
| 16 | menstrual cycle.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-1082, eff. 6-10-22; 102-1111, eff. 6-1-23;  | ||||||
| 18 | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-331, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 19 |     (730 ILCS 5/3-13-4)    (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-13-4) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 3-13-4. Rules and sanctions.)     | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) The Department shall establish rules governing release  | ||||||
| 22 | status and shall provide written copies of such rules to both  | ||||||
| 23 | the committed person on work or day release and to the employer  | ||||||
| 24 | or other person responsible for the individual. Such employer  | ||||||
| 25 | or other responsible person shall agree to abide by such  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | rules, notify the Department of any violation thereof by the  | ||||||
| 2 | individual on release status, and notify the Department of the  | ||||||
| 3 | discharge of the person from work or other programs. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) If a committed person violates any rule, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department may impose sanctions appropriate to the violation.  | ||||||
| 6 | The Department shall provide sanctions for unauthorized  | ||||||
| 7 | absences which shall include prosecution for escape under  | ||||||
| 8 | Section 3-6-4. | ||||||
| 9 |     (c) An order certified by the Director, Assistant  | ||||||
| 10 | Director, or the Supervisor of the Apprehension Unit, or a  | ||||||
| 11 | person duly designated by him or her, with the seal of the  | ||||||
| 12 | Department of Corrections attached and directed to all  | ||||||
| 13 | sheriffs, coroners, police officers, or to any particular  | ||||||
| 14 | persons named in the order shall be sufficient warrant for the  | ||||||
| 15 | officer or person named therein to arrest and deliver the  | ||||||
| 16 | violator to the proper correctional official. Such order shall  | ||||||
| 17 | be executed the same as criminal processes. | ||||||
| 18 |     In the event that a work-releasee is arrested for another  | ||||||
| 19 | crime, the sheriff or police officer shall hold the releasee  | ||||||
| 20 | in custody until he notifies the nearest Office of Field  | ||||||
| 21 | Services or any of the above-named persons designated in this  | ||||||
| 22 | Section to certify the particular process or warrant. | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) Not less than 3 days prior to any person being placed  | ||||||
| 24 | in a work release facility, the Department of Corrections  | ||||||
| 25 | shall provide to the State's Attorney and Sheriff of the  | ||||||
| 26 | county in which the work release center is located, relevant  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | identifying information concerning the person to be placed in  | ||||||
| 2 | the work release facility. Such information shall include, but  | ||||||
| 3 | not be limited to, such identifying information as name, age,  | ||||||
| 4 | physical description, photograph, the offense, and the  | ||||||
| 5 | sentence for which the person is serving time in the  | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Corrections, and like information. The  | ||||||
| 7 | Department of Corrections shall, in addition, give written  | ||||||
| 8 | notice not less than 3 days prior to the placement to the  | ||||||
| 9 | State's Attorney of the county from which the offender was  | ||||||
| 10 | originally sentenced. The notification requirements of this  | ||||||
| 11 | subsection (d) may be electronic notification for individuals  | ||||||
| 12 | required to be housed outside the penitentiary system pursuant  | ||||||
| 13 | to subsection (a) of Section 5-8-6. | ||||||
| 14 |     (e) For those individuals required to be housed outside  | ||||||
| 15 | the penitentiary system as outlined in subsection (a) of  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 5-8-6, the Department as soon as reasonably  | ||||||
| 17 | practicable shall provide the State's Attorney and Sheriff of  | ||||||
| 18 | the county in which the work release center is located,  | ||||||
| 19 | relevant identifying information concerning the person to be  | ||||||
| 20 | placed in the work release facility. Such information shall  | ||||||
| 21 | include, but is not limited to, such identifying information  | ||||||
| 22 | as name, age, physical description, photograph, the offense,  | ||||||
| 23 | and the sentence for which the person is serving time in the  | ||||||
| 24 | custody of the Department of Corrections, and similar  | ||||||
| 25 | information. The Department of Corrections shall, in addition,  | ||||||
| 26 | give electronic notice as soon as reasonably practicable to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the State's Attorney of the county from which the individual  | ||||||
| 2 | was originally sentenced.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-358, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 4 |     (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 5-5-3.2. Factors in aggravation and extended-term  | ||||||
| 6 | sentencing.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (a) The following factors shall be accorded weight in  | ||||||
| 8 | favor of imposing a term of imprisonment or may be considered  | ||||||
| 9 | by the court as reasons to impose a more severe sentence under  | ||||||
| 10 | Section 5-8-1 or Article 4.5 of Chapter V: | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) the defendant's conduct caused or threatened  | ||||||
| 12 |  serious harm; | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) the defendant received compensation for committing  | ||||||
| 14 |  the offense; | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) the defendant has a history of prior delinquency  | ||||||
| 16 |  or criminal activity; | ||||||
| 17 |         (4) the defendant, by the duties of his office or by  | ||||||
| 18 |  his position, was obliged to prevent the particular  | ||||||
| 19 |  offense committed or to bring the offenders committing it  | ||||||
| 20 |  to justice; | ||||||
| 21 |         (5) the defendant held public office at the time of  | ||||||
| 22 |  the offense, and the offense related to the conduct of  | ||||||
| 23 |  that office; | ||||||
| 24 |         (6) the defendant utilized his professional reputation  | ||||||
| 25 |  or position in the community to commit the offense, or to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  afford him an easier means of committing it; | ||||||
| 2 |         (7) the sentence is necessary to deter others from  | ||||||
| 3 |  committing the same crime; | ||||||
| 4 |         (8) the defendant committed the offense against a  | ||||||
| 5 |  person 60 years of age or older or such person's property; | ||||||
| 6 |         (9) the defendant committed the offense against a  | ||||||
| 7 |  person who has a physical disability or such person's  | ||||||
| 8 |  property; | ||||||
| 9 |         (10) by reason of another individual's actual or  | ||||||
| 10 |  perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender,  | ||||||
| 11 |  sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or  | ||||||
| 12 |  national origin, the defendant committed the offense  | ||||||
| 13 |  against (i) the person or property of that individual;  | ||||||
| 14 |  (ii) the person or property of a person who has an  | ||||||
| 15 |  association with, is married to, or has a friendship with  | ||||||
| 16 |  the other individual; or (iii) the person or property of a  | ||||||
| 17 |  relative (by blood or marriage) of a person described in  | ||||||
| 18 |  clause (i) or (ii). For the purposes of this Section,  | ||||||
| 19 |  "sexual orientation" has the meaning ascribed to it in  | ||||||
| 20 |  paragraph (O-1) of Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human  | ||||||
| 21 |  Rights Act; | ||||||
| 22 |         (11) the offense took place in a place of worship or on  | ||||||
| 23 |  the grounds of a place of worship, immediately prior to,  | ||||||
| 24 |  during or immediately following worship services. For  | ||||||
| 25 |  purposes of this subparagraph, "place of worship" shall  | ||||||
| 26 |  mean any church, synagogue or other building, structure or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  place used primarily for religious worship; | ||||||
| 2 |         (12) the defendant was convicted of a felony committed  | ||||||
| 3 |  while he was on pretrial release or his own recognizance  | ||||||
| 4 |  pending trial for a prior felony and was convicted of such  | ||||||
| 5 |  prior felony, or the defendant was convicted of a felony  | ||||||
| 6 |  committed while he was serving a period of probation,  | ||||||
| 7 |  conditional discharge, or mandatory supervised release  | ||||||
| 8 |  under subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 for a prior felony; | ||||||
| 9 |         (13) the defendant committed or attempted to commit a  | ||||||
| 10 |  felony while he was wearing a bulletproof vest. For the  | ||||||
| 11 |  purposes of this paragraph (13), a bulletproof vest is any  | ||||||
| 12 |  device which is designed for the purpose of protecting the  | ||||||
| 13 |  wearer from bullets, shot or other lethal projectiles; | ||||||
| 14 |         (14) the defendant held a position of trust or  | ||||||
| 15 |  supervision such as, but not limited to, family member as  | ||||||
| 16 |  defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012,  | ||||||
| 17 |  teacher, scout leader, baby sitter, or day care worker, in  | ||||||
| 18 |  relation to a victim under 18 years of age, and the  | ||||||
| 19 |  defendant committed an offense in violation of Section  | ||||||
| 20 |  11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-11,  | ||||||
| 21 |  11-14.4 except for an offense that involves keeping a  | ||||||
| 22 |  place of juvenile prostitution, 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2,  | ||||||
| 23 |  11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15  | ||||||
| 24 |  or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 25 |  of 2012 against that victim; | ||||||
| 26 |         (15) the defendant committed an offense related to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  activities of an organized gang. For the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 2 |  factor, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in  | ||||||
| 3 |  Section 10 of the Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention  | ||||||
| 4 |  Act; | ||||||
| 5 |         (16) the defendant committed an offense in violation  | ||||||
| 6 |  of one of the following Sections while in a school,  | ||||||
| 7 |  regardless of the time of day or time of year; on any  | ||||||
| 8 |  conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to  | ||||||
| 9 |  transport students to or from school or a school related  | ||||||
| 10 |  activity; on the real property of a school; or on a public  | ||||||
| 11 |  way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any  | ||||||
| 12 |  school: Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-1.20, 11-1.30,  | ||||||
| 13 |  11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-14.4, 11-15.1, 11-17.1,  | ||||||
| 14 |  11-18.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2,  | ||||||
| 15 |  12-4.3, 12-6, 12-6.1, 12-6.5, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,  | ||||||
| 16 |  12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or 33A-2, or Section 12-3.05 except  | ||||||
| 17 |  for subdivision (a)(4) or (g)(1), of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 18 |  1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; | ||||||
| 19 |         (16.5) the defendant committed an offense in violation  | ||||||
| 20 |  of one of the following Sections while in a day care  | ||||||
| 21 |  center, regardless of the time of day or time of year; on  | ||||||
| 22 |  the real property of a day care center, regardless of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  time of day or time of year; or on a public way within  | ||||||
| 24 |  1,000 feet of the real property comprising any day care  | ||||||
| 25 |  center, regardless of the time of day or time of year:  | ||||||
| 26 |  Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-14.4, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,  | ||||||
| 2 |  11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,  | ||||||
| 3 |  12-6, 12-6.1, 12-6.5, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16,  | ||||||
| 4 |  18-2, or 33A-2, or Section 12-3.05 except for subdivision  | ||||||
| 5 |  (a)(4) or (g)(1), of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Criminal Code of 2012; | ||||||
| 7 |         (17) the defendant committed the offense by reason of  | ||||||
| 8 |  any person's activity as a community policing volunteer or  | ||||||
| 9 |  to prevent any person from engaging in activity as a  | ||||||
| 10 |  community policing volunteer. For the purpose of this  | ||||||
| 11 |  Section, "community policing volunteer" has the meaning  | ||||||
| 12 |  ascribed to it in Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 13 |  2012; | ||||||
| 14 |         (18) the defendant committed the offense in a nursing  | ||||||
| 15 |  home or on the real property comprising a nursing home.  | ||||||
| 16 |  For the purposes of this paragraph (18), "nursing home"  | ||||||
| 17 |  means a skilled nursing or intermediate long term care  | ||||||
| 18 |  facility that is subject to license by the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 |  Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care  | ||||||
| 20 |  Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of  | ||||||
| 21 |  2013, the ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act; | ||||||
| 22 |         (19) the defendant was a federally licensed firearm  | ||||||
| 23 |  dealer and was previously convicted of a violation of  | ||||||
| 24 |  subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners  | ||||||
| 25 |  Identification Card Act and has now committed either a  | ||||||
| 26 |  felony violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Act or an act of armed violence while armed with a firearm; | ||||||
| 2 |         (20) the defendant (i) committed the offense of  | ||||||
| 3 |  reckless homicide under Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 4 |  of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or the offense of  | ||||||
| 5 |  driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or  | ||||||
| 6 |  drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any  | ||||||
| 7 |  combination thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 |  Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance  | ||||||
| 9 |  and (ii) was operating a motor vehicle in excess of 20  | ||||||
| 10 |  miles per hour over the posted speed limit as provided in  | ||||||
| 11 |  Article VI of Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;  | ||||||
| 12 |         (21) the defendant (i) committed the offense of  | ||||||
| 13 |  reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving under  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and (ii) was  | ||||||
| 15 |  operating a motor vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour  | ||||||
| 16 |  over the posted speed limit as provided in Article VI of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; | ||||||
| 18 |         (22) the defendant committed the offense against a  | ||||||
| 19 |  person that the defendant knew, or reasonably should have  | ||||||
| 20 |  known, was a member of the Armed Forces of the United  | ||||||
| 21 |  States serving on active duty. For purposes of this clause  | ||||||
| 22 |  (22), the term "Armed Forces" means any of the Armed  | ||||||
| 23 |  Forces of the United States, including a member of any  | ||||||
| 24 |  reserve component thereof or National Guard unit called to  | ||||||
| 25 |  active duty;  | ||||||
| 26 |         (23) the defendant committed the offense against a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  person who was elderly or infirm or who was a person with a  | ||||||
| 2 |  disability by taking advantage of a family or fiduciary  | ||||||
| 3 |  relationship with the elderly or infirm person or person  | ||||||
| 4 |  with a disability;  | ||||||
| 5 |         (24) the defendant committed any offense under Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 7 |  of 2012 and possessed 100 or more images;  | ||||||
| 8 |         (25) the defendant committed the offense while the  | ||||||
| 9 |  defendant or the victim was in a train, bus, or other  | ||||||
| 10 |  vehicle used for public transportation; | ||||||
| 11 |         (26) the defendant committed the offense of child  | ||||||
| 12 |  pornography or aggravated child pornography, specifically  | ||||||
| 13 |  including paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 15 |  1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 where a child engaged in,  | ||||||
| 16 |  solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual  | ||||||
| 17 |  penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,  | ||||||
| 18 |  masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context  | ||||||
| 19 |  and specifically including paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4),  | ||||||
| 20 |  (5), or (7) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1B or  | ||||||
| 21 |  Section 11-20.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 where a child  | ||||||
| 22 |  engaged in, solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any  | ||||||
| 23 |  act of sexual penetration or bound, fettered, or subject  | ||||||
| 24 |  to sadistic, masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a  | ||||||
| 25 |  sexual context; | ||||||
| 26 |         (26.5) the defendant committed the offense of obscene  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  depiction of a purported child, specifically including  | ||||||
| 2 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 11-20.4 of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Criminal Code of 2012 if a child engaged in, solicited  | ||||||
| 4 |  for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual  | ||||||
| 5 |  penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,  | ||||||
| 6 |  masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context;  | ||||||
| 7 |         (27) the defendant committed the offense of first  | ||||||
| 8 |  degree murder, assault, aggravated assault, battery,  | ||||||
| 9 |  aggravated battery, robbery, armed robbery, or aggravated  | ||||||
| 10 |  robbery against a person who was a veteran and the  | ||||||
| 11 |  defendant knew, or reasonably should have known, that the  | ||||||
| 12 |  person was a veteran performing duties as a representative  | ||||||
| 13 |  of a veterans' organization. For the purposes of this  | ||||||
| 14 |  paragraph (27), "veteran" means an Illinois resident who  | ||||||
| 15 |  has served as a member of the United States Armed Forces, a  | ||||||
| 16 |  member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  United States Reserve Forces; and "veterans' organization"  | ||||||
| 18 |  means an organization comprised of members of which  | ||||||
| 19 |  substantially all are individuals who are veterans or  | ||||||
| 20 |  spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the primary  | ||||||
| 21 |  purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its members  | ||||||
| 22 |  and to provide assistance to the general public in such a  | ||||||
| 23 |  way as to confer a public benefit;  | ||||||
| 24 |         (28) the defendant committed the offense of assault,  | ||||||
| 25 |  aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, robbery,  | ||||||
| 26 |  armed robbery, or aggravated robbery against a person that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the defendant knew or reasonably should have known was a  | ||||||
| 2 |  letter carrier or postal worker while that person was  | ||||||
| 3 |  performing his or her duties delivering mail for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  United States Postal Service; | ||||||
| 5 |         (29) the defendant committed the offense of criminal  | ||||||
| 6 |  sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,  | ||||||
| 7 |  criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse  | ||||||
| 8 |  against a victim with an intellectual disability, and the  | ||||||
| 9 |  defendant holds a position of trust, authority, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  supervision in relation to the victim; | ||||||
| 11 |         (30) the defendant committed the offense of promoting  | ||||||
| 12 |  juvenile prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  patronizing a minor engaged in prostitution and at the  | ||||||
| 14 |  time of the commission of the offense knew that the  | ||||||
| 15 |  prostitute or minor engaged in prostitution was in the  | ||||||
| 16 |  custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and  | ||||||
| 17 |  Family Services; | ||||||
| 18 |         (31) the defendant (i) committed the offense of  | ||||||
| 19 |  driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug  | ||||||
| 20 |  or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any  | ||||||
| 21 |  combination thereof in violation of Section 11-501 of the  | ||||||
| 22 |  Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local  | ||||||
| 23 |  ordinance and (ii) the defendant during the commission of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the offense was driving his or her vehicle upon a roadway  | ||||||
| 25 |  designated for one-way traffic in the opposite direction  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the direction indicated by official traffic control  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  devices;  | ||||||
| 2 |         (32) the defendant committed the offense of reckless  | ||||||
| 3 |  homicide while committing a violation of Section 11-907 of  | ||||||
| 4 |  the Illinois Vehicle Code;  | ||||||
| 5 |         (33) the defendant was found guilty of an  | ||||||
| 6 |  administrative infraction related to an act or acts of  | ||||||
| 7 |  public indecency or sexual misconduct in the penal  | ||||||
| 8 |  institution. In this paragraph (33), "penal institution"  | ||||||
| 9 |  has the same meaning as in Section 2-14 of the Criminal  | ||||||
| 10 |  Code of 2012; or | ||||||
| 11 |         (34) the defendant committed the offense of leaving  | ||||||
| 12 |  the scene of a crash in violation of subsection (b) of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and the crash  | ||||||
| 14 |  resulted in the death of a person and at the time of the  | ||||||
| 15 |  offense, the defendant was: (i) driving under the  | ||||||
| 16 |  influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating  | ||||||
| 17 |  compound or compounds or any combination thereof as  | ||||||
| 18 |  defined by Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or  | ||||||
| 19 |  (ii) operating the motor vehicle while using an electronic  | ||||||
| 20 |  communication device as defined in Section 12-610.2 of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Illinois Vehicle Code.  | ||||||
| 22 |     For the purposes of this Section: | ||||||
| 23 |     "School" is defined as a public or private elementary or  | ||||||
| 24 | secondary school, community college, college, or university. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Day care center" means a public or private State  | ||||||
| 26 | certified and licensed day care center as defined in Section  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969 that displays a sign in  | ||||||
| 2 | plain view stating that the property is a day care center. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage  | ||||||
| 4 | intellectual functioning which exists concurrently with  | ||||||
| 5 | impairment in adaptive behavior.  | ||||||
| 6 |     "Public transportation" means the transportation or  | ||||||
| 7 | conveyance of persons by means available to the general  | ||||||
| 8 | public, and includes paratransit services. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Traffic control devices" means all signs, signals,  | ||||||
| 10 | markings, and devices that conform to the Illinois Manual on  | ||||||
| 11 | Uniform Traffic Control Devices, placed or erected by  | ||||||
| 12 | authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction,  | ||||||
| 13 | for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) The following factors, related to all felonies, may be  | ||||||
| 15 | considered by the court as reasons to impose an extended term  | ||||||
| 16 | sentence under Section 5-8-2 upon any offender: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) When a defendant is convicted of any felony, after  | ||||||
| 18 |  having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other  | ||||||
| 19 |  jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or  | ||||||
| 20 |  greater class felony, when such conviction has occurred  | ||||||
| 21 |  within 10 years after the previous conviction, excluding  | ||||||
| 22 |  time spent in custody, and such charges are separately  | ||||||
| 23 |  brought and tried and arise out of different series of  | ||||||
| 24 |  acts; or | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and  | ||||||
| 26 |  the court finds that the offense was accompanied by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of  | ||||||
| 2 |  wanton cruelty; or | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) When a defendant is convicted of any felony  | ||||||
| 4 |  committed against: | ||||||
| 5 |             (i) a person under 12 years of age at the time of  | ||||||
| 6 |  the offense or such person's property; | ||||||
| 7 |             (ii) a person 60 years of age or older at the time  | ||||||
| 8 |  of the offense or such person's property; or | ||||||
| 9 |             (iii) a person who had a physical disability at  | ||||||
| 10 |  the time of the offense or such person's property; or | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and  | ||||||
| 12 |  the offense involved any of the following types of  | ||||||
| 13 |  specific misconduct committed as part of a ceremony, rite,  | ||||||
| 14 |  initiation, observance, performance, practice or activity  | ||||||
| 15 |  of any actual or ostensible religious, fraternal, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  social group: | ||||||
| 17 |             (i) the brutalizing or torturing of humans or  | ||||||
| 18 |  animals; | ||||||
| 19 |             (ii) the theft of human corpses; | ||||||
| 20 |             (iii) the kidnapping of humans; | ||||||
| 21 |             (iv) the desecration of any cemetery, religious,  | ||||||
| 22 |  fraternal, business, governmental, educational, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  other building or property; or | ||||||
| 24 |             (v) ritualized abuse of a child; or | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) When a defendant is convicted of a felony other  | ||||||
| 26 |  than conspiracy and the court finds that the felony was  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  committed under an agreement with 2 or more other persons  | ||||||
| 2 |  to commit that offense and the defendant, with respect to  | ||||||
| 3 |  the other individuals, occupied a position of organizer,  | ||||||
| 4 |  supervisor, financier, or any other position of management  | ||||||
| 5 |  or leadership, and the court further finds that the felony  | ||||||
| 6 |  committed was related to or in furtherance of the criminal  | ||||||
| 7 |  activities of an organized gang or was motivated by the  | ||||||
| 8 |  defendant's leadership in an organized gang; or | ||||||
| 9 |         (6) When a defendant is convicted of an offense  | ||||||
| 10 |  committed while using a firearm with a laser sight  | ||||||
| 11 |  attached to it. For purposes of this paragraph, "laser  | ||||||
| 12 |  sight" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 26-7 of  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Criminal Code of 2012; or | ||||||
| 14 |         (7) When a defendant who was at least 17 years of age  | ||||||
| 15 |  at the time of the commission of the offense is convicted  | ||||||
| 16 |  of a felony and has been previously adjudicated a  | ||||||
| 17 |  delinquent minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for  | ||||||
| 18 |  an act that if committed by an adult would be a Class X or  | ||||||
| 19 |  Class 1 felony when the conviction has occurred within 10  | ||||||
| 20 |  years after the previous adjudication, excluding time  | ||||||
| 21 |  spent in custody; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (8) When a defendant commits any felony and the  | ||||||
| 23 |  defendant used, possessed, exercised control over, or  | ||||||
| 24 |  otherwise directed an animal to assault a law enforcement  | ||||||
| 25 |  officer engaged in the execution of his or her official  | ||||||
| 26 |  duties or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  organized gang in which the defendant is engaged; or  | ||||||
| 2 |         (9) When a defendant commits any felony and the  | ||||||
| 3 |  defendant knowingly video or audio records the offense  | ||||||
| 4 |  with the intent to disseminate the recording.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) The following factors may be considered by the court  | ||||||
| 6 | as reasons to impose an extended term sentence under Section  | ||||||
| 7 | 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2) upon any offender for the listed  | ||||||
| 8 | offenses: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) When a defendant is convicted of first degree  | ||||||
| 10 |  murder, after having been previously convicted in Illinois  | ||||||
| 11 |  of any offense listed under paragraph (c)(2) of Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  5-5-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3), when that conviction has  | ||||||
| 13 |  occurred within 10 years after the previous conviction,  | ||||||
| 14 |  excluding time spent in custody, and the charges are  | ||||||
| 15 |  separately brought and tried and arise out of different  | ||||||
| 16 |  series of acts. | ||||||
| 17 |         (1.5) When a defendant is convicted of first degree  | ||||||
| 18 |  murder, after having been previously convicted of domestic  | ||||||
| 19 |  battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3.2) or aggravated domestic battery  | ||||||
| 20 |  (720 ILCS 5/12-3.3) committed on the same victim or after  | ||||||
| 21 |  having been previously convicted of violation of an order  | ||||||
| 22 |  of protection (720 ILCS 5/12-30) in which the same victim  | ||||||
| 23 |  was the protected person.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) When a defendant is convicted of voluntary  | ||||||
| 25 |  manslaughter, second degree murder, involuntary  | ||||||
| 26 |  manslaughter, or reckless homicide in which the defendant  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  has been convicted of causing the death of more than one  | ||||||
| 2 |  individual. | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) When a defendant is convicted of aggravated  | ||||||
| 4 |  criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual assault, when  | ||||||
| 5 |  there is a finding that aggravated criminal sexual assault  | ||||||
| 6 |  or criminal sexual assault was also committed on the same  | ||||||
| 7 |  victim by one or more other individuals, and the defendant  | ||||||
| 8 |  voluntarily participated in the crime with the knowledge  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the participation of the others in the crime, and the  | ||||||
| 10 |  commission of the crime was part of a single course of  | ||||||
| 11 |  conduct during which there was no substantial change in  | ||||||
| 12 |  the nature of the criminal objective. | ||||||
| 13 |         (4) If the victim was under 18 years of age at the time  | ||||||
| 14 |  of the commission of the offense, when a defendant is  | ||||||
| 15 |  convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault or  | ||||||
| 16 |  predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under  | ||||||
| 17 |  subsection (a)(1) of Section 11-1.40 or subsection (a)(1)  | ||||||
| 18 |  of Section 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/11-1.40 or 5/12-14.1). | ||||||
| 20 |         (5) When a defendant is convicted of a felony  | ||||||
| 21 |  violation of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or  | ||||||
| 22 |  the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/24-1) and there is a  | ||||||
| 23 |  finding that the defendant is a member of an organized  | ||||||
| 24 |  gang. | ||||||
| 25 |         (6) When a defendant was convicted of unlawful  | ||||||
| 26 |  possession of weapons under Section 24-1 of the Criminal  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/24-1)     | ||||||
| 2 |  for possessing a weapon that is not readily  | ||||||
| 3 |  distinguishable as one of the weapons enumerated in  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal  | ||||||
| 5 |  Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/24-1). | ||||||
| 6 |         (7) When a defendant is convicted of an offense  | ||||||
| 7 |  involving the illegal manufacture of a controlled  | ||||||
| 8 |  substance under Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled  | ||||||
| 9 |  Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/401), the illegal manufacture  | ||||||
| 10 |  of methamphetamine under Section 25 of the Methamphetamine  | ||||||
| 11 |  Control and Community Protection Act (720 ILCS 646/25), or  | ||||||
| 12 |  the illegal possession of explosives and an emergency  | ||||||
| 13 |  response officer in the performance of his or her duties  | ||||||
| 14 |  is killed or injured at the scene of the offense while  | ||||||
| 15 |  responding to the emergency caused by the commission of  | ||||||
| 16 |  the offense. In this paragraph, "emergency" means a  | ||||||
| 17 |  situation in which a person's life, health, or safety is  | ||||||
| 18 |  in jeopardy; and "emergency response officer" means a  | ||||||
| 19 |  peace officer, community policing volunteer, fireman,  | ||||||
| 20 |  emergency medical technician-ambulance, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 21 |  technician-intermediate, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 22 |  technician-paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical  | ||||||
| 23 |  assistance or first aid personnel, or hospital emergency  | ||||||
| 24 |  room personnel.  | ||||||
| 25 |         (8) When the defendant is convicted of attempted mob  | ||||||
| 26 |  action, solicitation to commit mob action, or conspiracy  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to commit mob action under Section 8-1, 8-2, or 8-4 of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Criminal Code of 2012, where the criminal object is a  | ||||||
| 3 |  violation of Section 25-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012,  | ||||||
| 4 |  and an electronic communication is used in the commission  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the offense. For the purposes of this paragraph (8),  | ||||||
| 6 |  "electronic communication" shall have the meaning provided  | ||||||
| 7 |  in Section 26.5-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.  | ||||||
| 8 |     (d) For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang" has  | ||||||
| 9 | the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois  | ||||||
| 10 | Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 11 |     (e) The court may impose an extended term sentence under  | ||||||
| 12 | Article 4.5 of Chapter V upon an offender who has been  | ||||||
| 13 | convicted of a felony violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30,  | ||||||
| 14 | 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or  | ||||||
| 15 | 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012  | ||||||
| 16 | when the victim of the offense is under 18 years of age at the  | ||||||
| 17 | time of the commission of the offense and, during the  | ||||||
| 18 | commission of the offense, the victim was under the influence  | ||||||
| 19 | of alcohol, regardless of whether or not the alcohol was  | ||||||
| 20 | supplied by the offender; and the offender, at the time of the  | ||||||
| 21 | commission of the offense, knew or should have known that the  | ||||||
| 22 | victim had consumed alcohol.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;  | ||||||
| 24 | 103-822, eff. 1-1-25; 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 25 |     (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.6) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5-6-3.6. First Time Weapon Offense Program. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) The General Assembly has sought to promote public  | ||||||
| 3 | safety, reduce recidivism, and conserve valuable resources of  | ||||||
| 4 | the criminal justice system through the creation of diversion  | ||||||
| 5 | programs for non-violent offenders. Public Act 103-370 This  | ||||||
| 6 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly establishes a  | ||||||
| 7 | program for first-time, non-violent offenders charged with  | ||||||
| 8 | certain weapons possession offenses. The General Assembly  | ||||||
| 9 | recognizes some persons, particularly in areas of high crime  | ||||||
| 10 | or poverty, may have experienced trauma that contributes to  | ||||||
| 11 | poor decision making skills, and the creation of a  | ||||||
| 12 | diversionary program poses a greater benefit to the community  | ||||||
| 13 | and the person than incarceration. Under this program, a  | ||||||
| 14 | court, with the consent of the defendant and the State's  | ||||||
| 15 | Attorney, may sentence a defendant charged with an unlawful  | ||||||
| 16 | possession of weapons offense under Section 24-1 of the  | ||||||
| 17 | Criminal Code of 2012 or aggravated unlawful possession of a  | ||||||
| 18 | weapon offense under Section 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 19 | 2012, if punishable as a Class 4 felony or lower, to a First  | ||||||
| 20 | Time Weapon Offense Program. | ||||||
| 21 |     (b) A defendant is not eligible for this Program if: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) the offense was committed during the commission of  | ||||||
| 23 |  a violent offense as defined in subsection (h) of this  | ||||||
| 24 |  Section; | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) he or she has previously been convicted or placed  | ||||||
| 26 |  on probation or conditional discharge for any violent  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  offense under the laws of this State, the laws of any other  | ||||||
| 2 |  state, or the laws of the United States; | ||||||
| 3 |         (3) he or she had a prior successful completion of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  First Time Weapon Offense Program under this Section; | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) he or she has previously been adjudicated a  | ||||||
| 6 |  delinquent minor for the commission of a violent offense; | ||||||
| 7 |         (5) (blank); or | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) he or she has an existing order of protection  | ||||||
| 9 |  issued against him or her. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b-5) In considering whether a defendant shall be  | ||||||
| 11 | sentenced to the First Time Weapon Offense Program, the court  | ||||||
| 12 | shall consider the following: | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) the age, immaturity, or limited mental capacity of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the defendant; | ||||||
| 15 |         (2) the nature and circumstances of the offense; | ||||||
| 16 |         (3) whether participation in the Program is in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  interest of the defendant's rehabilitation, including any  | ||||||
| 18 |  employment or involvement in community, educational,  | ||||||
| 19 |  training, or vocational programs; | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) whether the defendant suffers from trauma, as  | ||||||
| 21 |  supported by documentation or evaluation by a licensed  | ||||||
| 22 |  professional; and | ||||||
| 23 |         (5) the potential risk to public safety.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) For an offense committed on or after January 1, 2018  | ||||||
| 25 | (the effective date of Public Act 100-3) whenever an eligible  | ||||||
| 26 | person pleads guilty to an unlawful possession of weapons  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | offense under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or  | ||||||
| 2 | aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon offense under  | ||||||
| 3 | Section 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of 2012, which is  | ||||||
| 4 | punishable as a Class 4 felony or lower, the court, with the  | ||||||
| 5 | consent of the defendant and the State's Attorney, may,  | ||||||
| 6 | without entering a judgment, sentence the defendant to  | ||||||
| 7 | complete the First Time Weapon Offense Program. When a  | ||||||
| 8 | defendant is placed in the Program, the court shall defer  | ||||||
| 9 | further proceedings in the case until the conclusion of the  | ||||||
| 10 | period or until the filing of a petition alleging violation of  | ||||||
| 11 | a term or condition of the Program. A disposition of probation  | ||||||
| 12 | is considered to be a conviction for the purposes of imposing  | ||||||
| 13 | the conditions of probation and for appeal; , however, a  | ||||||
| 14 | sentence under this Section is not a conviction for purposes  | ||||||
| 15 | of this Act or for purposes of disqualifications or  | ||||||
| 16 | disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime unless  | ||||||
| 17 | and until judgment is entered. Upon violation of a term or  | ||||||
| 18 | condition of the Program, the court may enter a judgment on its  | ||||||
| 19 | original finding of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided by  | ||||||
| 20 | law. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Program, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the  | ||||||
| 22 | proceedings against the person. | ||||||
| 23 |     (d) The Program shall be at least 6 months and not to  | ||||||
| 24 | exceed 24 months, as determined by the court at the  | ||||||
| 25 | recommendation of the Program administrator and the State's  | ||||||
| 26 | Attorney. The Program administrator may be appointed by the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Chief Judge of each Judicial Circuit.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (e) The conditions of the Program shall be that the  | ||||||
| 3 | defendant: | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) not violate any criminal statute of this State or  | ||||||
| 5 |  any other jurisdiction; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other  | ||||||
| 7 |  dangerous weapon; | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) (blank); | ||||||
| 9 |         (4) (blank); | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) (blank); | ||||||
| 11 |         (6) (blank); | ||||||
| 12 |         (7) attend and participate in any Program activities  | ||||||
| 13 |  deemed required by the Program administrator, such as:  | ||||||
| 14 |  counseling sessions, in-person and over the phone  | ||||||
| 15 |  check-ins, and educational classes; and | ||||||
| 16 |         (8) (blank). | ||||||
| 17 |     (f) The Program may, in addition to other conditions,  | ||||||
| 18 | require that the defendant: | ||||||
| 19 |         (1) obtain or attempt to obtain employment; | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) attend educational courses designed to prepare the  | ||||||
| 21 |  defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work  | ||||||
| 22 |  toward passing high school equivalency testing or to work  | ||||||
| 23 |  toward completing a vocational training program; | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) refrain from having in his or her body the  | ||||||
| 25 |  presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless prescribed  | ||||||
| 2 |  by a physician, and submit samples of his or her blood or  | ||||||
| 3 |  urine or both for tests to determine the presence of any  | ||||||
| 4 |  illicit drug;  | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) perform community service; | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) pay all fines, assessments, fees, and costs; and | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) comply with such other reasonable conditions as  | ||||||
| 8 |  the court may impose.  | ||||||
| 9 |     (g) There may be only one discharge and dismissal under  | ||||||
| 10 | this Section. If a person is convicted of any offense which  | ||||||
| 11 | occurred within 5 years subsequent to a discharge and  | ||||||
| 12 | dismissal under this Section, the discharge and dismissal  | ||||||
| 13 | under this Section shall be admissible in the sentencing  | ||||||
| 14 | proceeding for that conviction as evidence in aggravation. | ||||||
| 15 |     (h) For purposes of this Section, "violent offense" means  | ||||||
| 16 | any offense in which bodily harm was inflicted or force was  | ||||||
| 17 | used against any person or threatened against any person; any  | ||||||
| 18 | offense involving the possession of a firearm or dangerous  | ||||||
| 19 | weapon; any offense involving sexual conduct, sexual  | ||||||
| 20 | penetration, or sexual exploitation; violation of an order of  | ||||||
| 21 | protection, stalking, hate crime, domestic battery, or any  | ||||||
| 22 | offense of domestic violence. | ||||||
| 23 |     (i) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-245, eff. 8-3-21; 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22;  | ||||||
| 25 | 103-370, eff. 7-28-23; 103-702, eff. 1-1-25; 103-822, eff.  | ||||||
| 26 | 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 1 |     (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.8) | ||||||
| 2 |     Sec. 5-6-3.8. Eligibility for programs restricted by  | ||||||
| 3 | felony background.  Any conviction entered prior to July 1,  | ||||||
| 4 | 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-652) this  | ||||||
| 5 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly for: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) felony possession of a controlled substance, or  | ||||||
| 7 |  possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a  | ||||||
| 8 |  controlled substance, in a total amount equal to or less  | ||||||
| 9 |  than the amounts listed in subsection (a-5) of Section 402  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; or | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) felony possession of methamphetamine, or  | ||||||
| 12 |  possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, in an  | ||||||
| 13 |  amount less than 3 grams; or any adjudication of  | ||||||
| 14 |  delinquency under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for acts  | ||||||
| 15 |  that would have constituted those felonies if committed by  | ||||||
| 16 |  an adult; , | ||||||
| 17 | shall be treated as a Class A misdemeanor for the purposes of  | ||||||
| 18 | evaluating a defendant's eligibility for programs of qualified  | ||||||
| 19 | probation, impact incarceration, or any other diversion,  | ||||||
| 20 | deflection, probation, or other program for which felony  | ||||||
| 21 | background or delinquency background is a factor in  | ||||||
| 22 | determining eligibility.". | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; revised 1-15-25.)
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| 24 |     (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)    (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for  | ||||||
| 2 | use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining  | ||||||
| 4 | the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of  | ||||||
| 5 | imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set  | ||||||
| 6 | by the court under this Section, subject to Section 5-4.5-115  | ||||||
| 7 | of this Code, according to the following limitations: | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) for first degree murder, | ||||||
| 9 |             (a) (blank), | ||||||
| 10 |             (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable  | ||||||
| 11 |  doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally  | ||||||
| 12 |  brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton  | ||||||
| 13 |  cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection  | ||||||
| 14 |  (a)(1)(c) of this Section, that any of the aggravating  | ||||||
| 15 |  factors listed in subparagraph (b-5) are present, the  | ||||||
| 16 |  court may sentence the defendant, subject to Section  | ||||||
| 17 |  5-4.5-105, to a term of natural life imprisonment, or | ||||||
| 18 |             (b-5) a A defendant who at the time of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or  | ||||||
| 20 |  more and who has been found guilty of first degree  | ||||||
| 21 |  murder may be sentenced to a term of natural life  | ||||||
| 22 |  imprisonment if:  | ||||||
| 23 |                 (1) the murdered individual was an inmate at  | ||||||
| 24 |  an institution or facility of the Department of  | ||||||
| 25 |  Corrections, or any similar local correctional  | ||||||
| 26 |  agency and was killed on the grounds thereof, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the murdered individual was otherwise present in  | ||||||
| 2 |  such institution or facility with the knowledge  | ||||||
| 3 |  and approval of the chief administrative officer  | ||||||
| 4 |  thereof;  | ||||||
| 5 |                 (2) the murdered individual was killed as a  | ||||||
| 6 |  result of the hijacking of an airplane, train,  | ||||||
| 7 |  ship, bus, or other public conveyance;  | ||||||
| 8 |                 (3) the defendant committed the murder  | ||||||
| 9 |  pursuant to a contract, agreement, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  understanding by which he or she was to receive  | ||||||
| 11 |  money or anything of value in return for  | ||||||
| 12 |  committing the murder or procured another to  | ||||||
| 13 |  commit the murder for money or anything of value;  | ||||||
| 14 |                 (4) the murdered individual was killed in the  | ||||||
| 15 |  course of another felony if:  | ||||||
| 16 |                     (A) the murdered individual:  | ||||||
| 17 |                         (i) was actually killed by the  | ||||||
| 18 |  defendant, or  | ||||||
| 19 |                         (ii) received physical injuries  | ||||||
| 20 |  personally inflicted by the defendant  | ||||||
| 21 |  substantially contemporaneously with  | ||||||
| 22 |  physical injuries caused by one or more  | ||||||
| 23 |  persons for whose conduct the defendant is  | ||||||
| 24 |  legally accountable under Section 5-2 of  | ||||||
| 25 |  this Code, and the physical injuries  | ||||||
| 26 |  inflicted by either the defendant or the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  other person or persons for whose conduct  | ||||||
| 2 |  he is legally accountable caused the death  | ||||||
| 3 |  of the murdered individual; and (B) in  | ||||||
| 4 |  performing the acts which caused the death  | ||||||
| 5 |  of the murdered individual or which  | ||||||
| 6 |  resulted in physical injuries personally  | ||||||
| 7 |  inflicted by the defendant on the murdered  | ||||||
| 8 |  individual under the circumstances of  | ||||||
| 9 |  subdivision (ii) of clause (A) of this  | ||||||
| 10 |  clause (4), the defendant acted with the  | ||||||
| 11 |  intent to kill the murdered individual or  | ||||||
| 12 |  with the knowledge that his or her acts  | ||||||
| 13 |  created a strong probability of death or  | ||||||
| 14 |  great bodily harm to the murdered  | ||||||
| 15 |  individual or another; and  | ||||||
| 16 |                     (B) in performing the acts which caused  | ||||||
| 17 |  the death of the murdered individual or which  | ||||||
| 18 |  resulted in physical injuries personally  | ||||||
| 19 |  inflicted by the defendant on the murdered  | ||||||
| 20 |  individual under the circumstances of  | ||||||
| 21 |  subdivision (ii) of clause (A) of this clause  | ||||||
| 22 |  (4), the defendant acted with the intent to  | ||||||
| 23 |  kill the murdered individual or with the  | ||||||
| 24 |  knowledge that his or her acts created a  | ||||||
| 25 |  strong probability of death or great bodily  | ||||||
| 26 |  harm to the murdered individual or another;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  and  | ||||||
| 2 |                     (C) the other felony was an inherently  | ||||||
| 3 |  violent crime or the attempt to commit an  | ||||||
| 4 |  inherently violent crime. In this clause (C),  | ||||||
| 5 |  "inherently violent crime" includes, but is  | ||||||
| 6 |  not limited to, armed robbery, robbery,  | ||||||
| 7 |  predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,  | ||||||
| 8 |  aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated  | ||||||
| 9 |  kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking,  | ||||||
| 10 |  aggravated arson, aggravated stalking,  | ||||||
| 11 |  residential burglary, and home invasion;  | ||||||
| 12 |                 (5) the defendant committed the murder with  | ||||||
| 13 |  intent to prevent the murdered individual from  | ||||||
| 14 |  testifying or participating in any criminal  | ||||||
| 15 |  investigation or prosecution or giving material  | ||||||
| 16 |  assistance to the State in any investigation or  | ||||||
| 17 |  prosecution, either against the defendant or  | ||||||
| 18 |  another; or the defendant committed the murder  | ||||||
| 19 |  because the murdered individual was a witness in  | ||||||
| 20 |  any prosecution or gave material assistance to the  | ||||||
| 21 |  State in any investigation or prosecution, either  | ||||||
| 22 |  against the defendant or another; for purposes of  | ||||||
| 23 |  this clause (5), "participating in any criminal  | ||||||
| 24 |  investigation or prosecution" is intended to  | ||||||
| 25 |  include those appearing in the proceedings in any  | ||||||
| 26 |  capacity such as trial judges, prosecutors,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  defense attorneys, investigators, witnesses, or  | ||||||
| 2 |  jurors;  | ||||||
| 3 |                 (6) the defendant, while committing an offense  | ||||||
| 4 |  punishable under Section 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405,  | ||||||
| 5 |  405.2, 407, or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  404 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or  | ||||||
| 7 |  while engaged in a conspiracy or solicitation to  | ||||||
| 8 |  commit such offense, intentionally killed an  | ||||||
| 9 |  individual or counseled, commanded, induced,  | ||||||
| 10 |  procured, or caused the intentional killing of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  murdered individual;  | ||||||
| 12 |                 (7) the defendant was incarcerated in an  | ||||||
| 13 |  institution or facility of the Department of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Corrections at the time of the murder, and while  | ||||||
| 15 |  committing an offense punishable as a felony under  | ||||||
| 16 |  Illinois law, or while engaged in a conspiracy or  | ||||||
| 17 |  solicitation to commit such offense, intentionally  | ||||||
| 18 |  killed an individual or counseled, commanded,  | ||||||
| 19 |  induced, procured, or caused the intentional  | ||||||
| 20 |  killing of the murdered individual;  | ||||||
| 21 |                 (8) the murder was committed in a cold,  | ||||||
| 22 |  calculated and premeditated manner pursuant to a  | ||||||
| 23 |  preconceived plan, scheme, or design to take a  | ||||||
| 24 |  human life by unlawful means, and the conduct of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the defendant created a reasonable expectation  | ||||||
| 26 |  that the death of a human being would result  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  therefrom;  | ||||||
| 2 |                 (9) the defendant was a principal  | ||||||
| 3 |  administrator, organizer, or leader of a  | ||||||
| 4 |  calculated criminal drug conspiracy consisting of  | ||||||
| 5 |  a hierarchical position of authority superior to  | ||||||
| 6 |  that of all other members of the conspiracy, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  the defendant counseled, commanded, induced,  | ||||||
| 8 |  procured, or caused the intentional killing of the  | ||||||
| 9 |  murdered person;  | ||||||
| 10 |                 (10) the murder was intentional and involved  | ||||||
| 11 |  the infliction of torture. For the purpose of this  | ||||||
| 12 |  clause (10), torture means the infliction of or  | ||||||
| 13 |  subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by  | ||||||
| 14 |  an intent to increase or prolong the pain,  | ||||||
| 15 |  suffering, or agony of the victim;  | ||||||
| 16 |                 (11) the murder was committed as a result of  | ||||||
| 17 |  the intentional discharge of a firearm by the  | ||||||
| 18 |  defendant from a motor vehicle and the victim was  | ||||||
| 19 |  not present within the motor vehicle;  | ||||||
| 20 |                 (12) the murdered individual was a person with  | ||||||
| 21 |  a disability and the defendant knew or should have  | ||||||
| 22 |  known that the murdered individual was a person  | ||||||
| 23 |  with a disability. For purposes of this clause  | ||||||
| 24 |  (12), "person with a disability" means a person  | ||||||
| 25 |  who suffers from a permanent physical or mental  | ||||||
| 26 |  impairment resulting from disease, an injury, a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  functional disorder, or a congenital condition  | ||||||
| 2 |  that renders the person incapable of adequately  | ||||||
| 3 |  providing for his or her own health or personal  | ||||||
| 4 |  care;  | ||||||
| 5 |                 (13) the murdered individual was subject to an  | ||||||
| 6 |  order of protection and the murder was committed  | ||||||
| 7 |  by a person against whom the same order of  | ||||||
| 8 |  protection was issued under the Illinois Domestic  | ||||||
| 9 |  Violence Act of 1986;  | ||||||
| 10 |                 (14) the murdered individual was known by the  | ||||||
| 11 |  defendant to be a teacher or other person employed  | ||||||
| 12 |  in any school and the teacher or other employee is  | ||||||
| 13 |  upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent  | ||||||
| 14 |  to a school, or is in any part of a building used  | ||||||
| 15 |  for school purposes;  | ||||||
| 16 |                 (15) the murder was committed by the defendant  | ||||||
| 17 |  in connection with or as a result of the offense of  | ||||||
| 18 |  terrorism as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  Code;  | ||||||
| 20 |                 (16) the murdered individual was a member of a  | ||||||
| 21 |  congregation engaged in prayer or other religious  | ||||||
| 22 |  activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  other building, structure, or place used for  | ||||||
| 24 |  religious worship; or  | ||||||
| 25 |                 (17)(i) the murdered individual was a  | ||||||
| 26 |  physician, physician assistant, psychologist,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse;  | ||||||
| 2 |                 (ii) the defendant knew or should have known  | ||||||
| 3 |  that the murdered individual was a physician,  | ||||||
| 4 |  physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  advanced practice registered nurse; and  | ||||||
| 6 |                 (iii) the murdered individual was killed in  | ||||||
| 7 |  the course of acting in his or her capacity as a  | ||||||
| 8 |  physician, physician assistant, psychologist,  | ||||||
| 9 |  nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, or  | ||||||
| 10 |  to prevent him or her from acting in that  | ||||||
| 11 |  capacity, or in retaliation for his or her acting  | ||||||
| 12 |  in that capacity.  | ||||||
| 13 |             (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a  | ||||||
| 14 |  term of natural life imprisonment if the defendant, at  | ||||||
| 15 |  the time of the commission of the murder, had attained  | ||||||
| 16 |  the age of 18, and:  | ||||||
| 17 |                 (i) has previously been convicted of first  | ||||||
| 18 |  degree murder under any state or federal law, or | ||||||
| 19 |                 (ii) is found guilty of murdering more than  | ||||||
| 20 |  one victim, or | ||||||
| 21 |                 (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace  | ||||||
| 22 |  officer, fireman, or emergency management worker  | ||||||
| 23 |  when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency  | ||||||
| 24 |  management worker was killed in the course of  | ||||||
| 25 |  performing his official duties, or to prevent the  | ||||||
| 26 |  peace officer or fireman from performing his  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  official duties, or in retaliation for the peace  | ||||||
| 2 |  officer, fireman, or emergency management worker  | ||||||
| 3 |  from performing his official duties, and the  | ||||||
| 4 |  defendant knew or should have known that the  | ||||||
| 5 |  murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,  | ||||||
| 6 |  or emergency management worker, or | ||||||
| 7 |                 (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee  | ||||||
| 8 |  of an institution or facility of the Department of  | ||||||
| 9 |  Corrections, or any similar local correctional  | ||||||
| 10 |  agency, when the employee was killed in the course  | ||||||
| 11 |  of performing his official duties, or to prevent  | ||||||
| 12 |  the employee from performing his official duties,  | ||||||
| 13 |  or in retaliation for the employee performing his  | ||||||
| 14 |  official duties, or | ||||||
| 15 |                 (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency  | ||||||
| 16 |  medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 17 |  technician - intermediate, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 18 |  technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other  | ||||||
| 19 |  medical assistance or first aid person while  | ||||||
| 20 |  employed by a municipality or other governmental  | ||||||
| 21 |  unit when the person was killed in the course of  | ||||||
| 22 |  performing official duties or to prevent the  | ||||||
| 23 |  person from performing official duties or in  | ||||||
| 24 |  retaliation for performing official duties and the  | ||||||
| 25 |  defendant knew or should have known that the  | ||||||
| 26 |  murdered individual was an emergency medical  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  technician - ambulance, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 2 |  technician - intermediate, emergency medical  | ||||||
| 3 |  technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other  | ||||||
| 4 |  medical assistant or first aid personnel, or | ||||||
| 5 |                 (vi) (blank), or | ||||||
| 6 |                 (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder  | ||||||
| 7 |  and the murder was committed by reason of any  | ||||||
| 8 |  person's activity as a community policing  | ||||||
| 9 |  volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging  | ||||||
| 10 |  in activity as a community policing volunteer. For  | ||||||
| 11 |  the purpose of this Section, "community policing  | ||||||
| 12 |  volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||||
| 14 |             For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical  | ||||||
| 15 |  technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician - | ||||||
| 16 |   intermediate", and "emergency medical technician -  | ||||||
| 17 |  paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the  | ||||||
| 18 |  Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. | ||||||
| 19 |             (d)(i) if the person committed the offense while  | ||||||
| 20 |  armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to  | ||||||
| 21 |  the term of imprisonment imposed by the court; | ||||||
| 22 |             (ii) if, during the commission of the offense, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall  | ||||||
| 24 |  be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the  | ||||||
| 25 |  court; | ||||||
| 26 |             (iii) if, during the commission of the offense,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the person personally discharged a firearm that  | ||||||
| 2 |  proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent  | ||||||
| 3 |  disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to  | ||||||
| 4 |  another person, 25 years or up to a term of natural  | ||||||
| 5 |  life shall be added to the term of imprisonment  | ||||||
| 6 |  imposed by the court. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) (blank); | ||||||
| 8 |         (2.5) for a person who has attained the age of 18 years  | ||||||
| 9 |  at the time of the commission of the offense and who is  | ||||||
| 10 |  convicted under the circumstances described in subdivision  | ||||||
| 11 |  (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or paragraph (3) of  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (b) of Section 12-13, subdivision (d)(2) of  | ||||||
| 13 |  Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of  | ||||||
| 14 |  Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of Section 11-1.40 or  | ||||||
| 15 |  paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1,  | ||||||
| 16 |  subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 17 |  subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 18 |  1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the sentence shall be a  | ||||||
| 19 |  term of natural life imprisonment. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) (Blank). | ||||||
| 22 |     (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8,  | ||||||
| 23 | the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be  | ||||||
| 24 | written as part of the sentencing order and shall be as  | ||||||
| 25 | follows: | ||||||
| 26 |         (1) for first degree murder or for the offenses of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated  | ||||||
| 2 |  criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual assault if  | ||||||
| 3 |  committed on or before December 12, 2005, 3 years; | ||||||
| 4 |         (1.5) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (d), for a Class X felony except for the  | ||||||
| 6 |  offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,  | ||||||
| 7 |  aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual  | ||||||
| 8 |  assault if committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the  | ||||||
| 9 |  effective date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the  | ||||||
| 10 |  offense of aggravated child pornography under Section  | ||||||
| 11 |  11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with sentencing under  | ||||||
| 12 |  subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 13 |  of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or  | ||||||
| 14 |  after January 1, 2009, and except for the offense of  | ||||||
| 15 |  obscene depiction of a purported child with sentencing  | ||||||
| 16 |  under subsection (d) of Section 11-20.4 of the Criminal  | ||||||
| 17 |  Code of 2012, 18 months;  | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  subsection (d), for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony  | ||||||
| 20 |  except for the offense of criminal sexual assault if  | ||||||
| 21 |  committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the effective  | ||||||
| 22 |  date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the offenses of  | ||||||
| 23 |  manufacture and dissemination of child pornography under  | ||||||
| 24 |  clauses (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if  | ||||||
| 26 |  committed on or after January 1, 2009, and except for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  offense of obscene depiction of a purported child under  | ||||||
| 2 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 11-20.4 of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Criminal Code of 2012, 12 months; | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) except as provided in paragraph (4), (6), or (7)  | ||||||
| 5 |  of this subsection (d), for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4  | ||||||
| 6 |  felony, 6 months; no later than 45 days after the onset of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the term of mandatory supervised release, the Prisoner  | ||||||
| 8 |  Review Board shall conduct a discretionary discharge  | ||||||
| 9 |  review pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-3-8, which  | ||||||
| 10 |  shall include the results of a standardized risk and needs  | ||||||
| 11 |  assessment tool administered by the Department of  | ||||||
| 12 |  Corrections; the changes to this paragraph (3) made by  | ||||||
| 13 |  Public Act 102-1104 this amendatory Act of the 102nd  | ||||||
| 14 |  General Assembly apply to all individuals released on  | ||||||
| 15 |  mandatory supervised release on or after December 6, 2022  | ||||||
| 16 |  (the effective date of Public Act 102-1104) this  | ||||||
| 17 |  amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, including  | ||||||
| 18 |  those individuals whose sentences were imposed prior to  | ||||||
| 19 |  December 6, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 20 |  102-1104) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General  | ||||||
| 21 |  Assembly; | ||||||
| 22 |         (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory  | ||||||
| 23 |  criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal  | ||||||
| 24 |  sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after  | ||||||
| 25 |  December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 26 |  94-715), or who commit the offense of aggravated child  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1  | ||||||
| 2 |  with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1  | ||||||
| 3 |  of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,  | ||||||
| 4 |  manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of  | ||||||
| 5 |  child pornography after January 1, 2009, or who commit the  | ||||||
| 6 |  offense of obscene depiction of a purported child under  | ||||||
| 7 |  paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 11-20.4 of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  Criminal Code of 2012 or who commit the offense of obscene  | ||||||
| 9 |  depiction of a purported child with sentencing under  | ||||||
| 10 |  subsection (d) of Section 11-20.4 of the Criminal Code of  | ||||||
| 11 |  2012, the term of mandatory supervised release shall range  | ||||||
| 12 |  from a minimum of 3 years to a maximum of the natural life  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the defendant; | ||||||
| 14 |         (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a  | ||||||
| 15 |  second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual  | ||||||
| 16 |  abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least  | ||||||
| 17 |  the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an  | ||||||
| 18 |  electronic monitoring or home detention program under  | ||||||
| 19 |  Article 8A of Chapter V of this Code; | ||||||
| 20 |         (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic  | ||||||
| 21 |  battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony  | ||||||
| 22 |  violation of an order of protection, 4 years;  | ||||||
| 23 |         (7) for any felony described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii),  | ||||||
| 24 |  (a)(2)(iii), (a)(2)(iv), (a)(2)(vi), (a)(2.1), (a)(2.3),  | ||||||
| 25 |  (a)(2.4), (a)(2.5), or (a)(2.6) of Article 5, Section  | ||||||
| 26 |  3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections requiring an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  inmate to serve a minimum of 85% of their court-imposed  | ||||||
| 2 |  sentence, except for the offenses of predatory criminal  | ||||||
| 3 |  sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual  | ||||||
| 4 |  assault, and criminal sexual assault if committed on or  | ||||||
| 5 |  after December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act  | ||||||
| 6 |  94-715) and except for the offense of aggravated child  | ||||||
| 7 |  pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1  | ||||||
| 8 |  with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1  | ||||||
| 9 |  of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,  | ||||||
| 10 |  if committed on or after January 1, 2009, and except for  | ||||||
| 11 |  the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child with  | ||||||
| 12 |  sentencing under subsection (d) of Section 11-20.4 of the  | ||||||
| 13 |  Criminal Code of 2012, and except as provided in paragraph  | ||||||
| 14 |  (4) or paragraph (6) of this subsection (d), the term of  | ||||||
| 15 |  mandatory supervised release shall be as follows: | ||||||
| 16 |             (A) Class X felony, 3 years; | ||||||
| 17 |             (B) Class 1 or Class 2 felonies, 2 years; | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) Class 3 or Class 4 felonies, 1 year.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (e) (Blank). | ||||||
| 20 |     (f) (Blank). | ||||||
| 21 |     (g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act and  | ||||||
| 22 | of Public Act 101-652: (i) the provisions of paragraph (3) of  | ||||||
| 23 | subsection (d) are effective on July 1, 2022 and shall apply to  | ||||||
| 24 | all individuals convicted on or after the effective date of  | ||||||
| 25 | paragraph (3) of subsection (d); and (ii) the provisions of  | ||||||
| 26 | paragraphs (1.5) and (2) of subsection (d) are effective on  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | July 1, 2021 and shall apply to all individuals convicted on or  | ||||||
| 2 | after the effective date of paragraphs (1.5) and (2) of  | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (d). | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;  | ||||||
| 5 | 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22; 103-51, eff.  | ||||||
| 6 | 1-1-24; 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-24-24.)
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| 7 |     Section 1090. The Probation and Probation Officers Act is  | ||||||
| 8 | amended by changing Section 16.1 as follows:
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| 9 |     (730 ILCS 110/16.1) | ||||||
| 10 |     Sec. 16.1. Redeploy Illinois Program.  | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) The purpose of this Section is to encourage the  | ||||||
| 12 | deinstitutionalization of juvenile offenders by establishing  | ||||||
| 13 | projects in counties or groups of counties that reallocate  | ||||||
| 14 | State funds from juvenile correctional confinement to local  | ||||||
| 15 | jurisdictions, which will establish a continuum of local,  | ||||||
| 16 | community-based sanctions and treatment alternatives for  | ||||||
| 17 | juvenile offenders who would be incarcerated if those local  | ||||||
| 18 | services and sanctions did not exist. It is also intended to  | ||||||
| 19 | offer alternatives, when appropriate, to avoid commitment to  | ||||||
| 20 | the Department of Juvenile Justice, to direct child welfare  | ||||||
| 21 | services for minors charged with a criminal offense or  | ||||||
| 22 | adjudicated delinquent under Section 5 of the Children and  | ||||||
| 23 | Family Services Act. The allotment of funds will be based on a  | ||||||
| 24 | formula that rewards local jurisdictions for the establishment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or expansion of local alternatives to incarceration, and  | ||||||
| 2 | requires them to pay for utilization of incarceration as a  | ||||||
| 3 | sanction. In addition, there shall be an allocation of  | ||||||
| 4 | resources (amount to be determined annually by the Redeploy  | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Oversight Board) set aside at the beginning of each  | ||||||
| 6 | fiscal year to be made available for any county or groups of  | ||||||
| 7 | counties which need resources only occasionally for services  | ||||||
| 8 | to avoid commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice for  | ||||||
| 9 | a limited number of youth. This redeployment of funds shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | made in a manner consistent with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987  | ||||||
| 11 | and the following purposes and policies:  | ||||||
| 12 |         (1) The juvenile justice system should protect the  | ||||||
| 13 |  community, impose accountability to victims and  | ||||||
| 14 |  communities for violations of law, and equip juvenile  | ||||||
| 15 |  offenders with competencies to live responsibly and  | ||||||
| 16 |  productively.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) Juveniles should be treated in the least  | ||||||
| 18 |  restrictive manner possible while maintaining the safety  | ||||||
| 19 |  of the community.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) A continuum of services and sanctions from least  | ||||||
| 21 |  restrictive to most restrictive should be available in  | ||||||
| 22 |  every community.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) There should be local responsibility and authority  | ||||||
| 24 |  for planning, organizing, and coordinating service  | ||||||
| 25 |  resources in the community. People in the community can  | ||||||
| 26 |  best choose a range of services which reflect community  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  values and meet the needs of their own youth. | ||||||
| 2 |         (5) Juveniles who pose a threat to the community or  | ||||||
| 3 |  themselves need special care, including secure settings.  | ||||||
| 4 |  Such services as detention, long-term incarceration, or  | ||||||
| 5 |  residential treatment are too costly to provide in each  | ||||||
| 6 |  community and should be coordinated and provided on a  | ||||||
| 7 |  regional or Statewide basis.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) The roles of State and local government in  | ||||||
| 9 |  creating and maintaining services to youth in the juvenile  | ||||||
| 10 |  justice system should be clearly defined. The role of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  State is to fund services, set standards of care, train  | ||||||
| 12 |  service providers, and monitor the integration and  | ||||||
| 13 |  coordination of services. The role of local government  | ||||||
| 14 |  should be to oversee the provision of services. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) Each county or circuit participating in the Redeploy  | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois program must create a local plan demonstrating how it  | ||||||
| 17 | will reduce the county or circuit's utilization of secure  | ||||||
| 18 | confinement of juvenile offenders in the Illinois Department  | ||||||
| 19 | of Juvenile Justice or county detention centers by the  | ||||||
| 20 | creation or expansion of individualized services or programs  | ||||||
| 21 | that may include but are not limited to the following: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) Assessment and evaluation services to provide the  | ||||||
| 23 |  juvenile justice system with accurate individualized case  | ||||||
| 24 |  information on each juvenile offender, including mental  | ||||||
| 25 |  health, substance abuse, educational, and family  | ||||||
| 26 |  information; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (2) Direct services to individual juvenile offenders,     | ||||||
| 2 |  including educational, vocational, mental health,  | ||||||
| 3 |  substance abuse, supervision, and service coordination;  | ||||||
| 4 |  and  | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) Programs that seek to restore the offender to the  | ||||||
| 6 |  community, such as victim offender panels, teen courts,  | ||||||
| 7 |  competency building, enhanced accountability measures,  | ||||||
| 8 |  restitution, and community service. The local plan must be  | ||||||
| 9 |  directed in such a manner as to emphasize an  | ||||||
| 10 |  individualized approach to providing services to juvenile  | ||||||
| 11 |  offenders in an integrated community based system  | ||||||
| 12 |  including probation as the broker of services. The plan  | ||||||
| 13 |  must also detail the reduction in utilization of secure  | ||||||
| 14 |  confinement. The local plan shall be limited to services  | ||||||
| 15 |  and shall not include costs for: | ||||||
| 16 |             (i) capital expenditures; | ||||||
| 17 |             (ii) renovations or remodeling; | ||||||
| 18 |             (iii) personnel costs for probation. | ||||||
| 19 |     The local plan shall be submitted to the Department of  | ||||||
| 20 | Human Services.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (c) A county or group of counties may develop an agreement  | ||||||
| 22 | with the Department of Human Services to reduce their number  | ||||||
| 23 | of commitments of juvenile offenders, excluding minors  | ||||||
| 24 | sentenced based upon a finding of guilt of first degree murder  | ||||||
| 25 | or an offense which is a Class X forcible felony as defined in  | ||||||
| 26 | the Criminal Code of 2012, to the Department of Juvenile  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Justice, and then use the savings to develop local programming  | ||||||
| 2 | for youth who would otherwise have been committed to the  | ||||||
| 3 | Department of Juvenile Justice. A county or group of counties  | ||||||
| 4 | shall agree to limit their commitments to 75% of the level of  | ||||||
| 5 | commitments from the average number of juvenile commitments  | ||||||
| 6 | for the past 3 years, and will receive the savings to redeploy  | ||||||
| 7 | for local programming for juveniles who would otherwise be  | ||||||
| 8 | held in confinement. For any county or group of counties with a  | ||||||
| 9 | decrease of juvenile commitments of at least 25%, based on the  | ||||||
| 10 | average reductions of the prior 3 years, which are chosen to  | ||||||
| 11 | participate or continue as sites, the Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
| 12 | Oversight Board has the authority to reduce the required  | ||||||
| 13 | percentage of future commitments to achieve the purpose of  | ||||||
| 14 | this Section. The agreement shall set forth the following: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) a statement Statement of the number and type of  | ||||||
| 16 |  juvenile offenders from the county who were held in secure  | ||||||
| 17 |  confinement by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice  | ||||||
| 18 |  or in county detention the previous year, and an  | ||||||
| 19 |  explanation of which, and how many, of these offenders  | ||||||
| 20 |  might be served through the proposed Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
| 21 |  Program for which the funds shall be used; | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) a statement Statement of the service needs of  | ||||||
| 23 |  currently confined juveniles;  | ||||||
| 24 |         (3) a statement Statement of the type of services and  | ||||||
| 25 |  programs to provide for the individual needs of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  juvenile offenders, and the research or evidence base that  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  qualifies those services and programs as proven or  | ||||||
| 2 |  promising practices;  | ||||||
| 3 |         (4) a budget indicating the costs of each service or  | ||||||
| 4 |  program to be funded under the plan; | ||||||
| 5 |         (5) a summary of contracts and service agreements  | ||||||
| 6 |  indicating the treatment goals and number of juvenile  | ||||||
| 7 |  offenders to be served by each service provider; and | ||||||
| 8 |         (6) a statement Statement indicating that the Redeploy  | ||||||
| 9 |  Illinois Program will not duplicate existing services and  | ||||||
| 10 |  programs. Funds for this plan shall not supplant existing  | ||||||
| 11 |  county funded programs.  | ||||||
| 12 |     In a county with a population exceeding 2,000,000, the  | ||||||
| 13 | Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board may authorize the Department  | ||||||
| 14 | of Human Services to enter into an agreement with that county  | ||||||
| 15 | to reduce the number of commitments by the same percentage as  | ||||||
| 16 | is required by this Section of other counties, and with all of  | ||||||
| 17 | the same requirements of this Act, including reporting and  | ||||||
| 18 | evaluation, except that the agreement may encompass a clearly  | ||||||
| 19 | identifiable geographical subdivision of that county. The  | ||||||
| 20 | geographical subdivision may include, but is not limited to, a  | ||||||
| 21 | police district or group of police districts, a geographical  | ||||||
| 22 | area making up a court calendar or group of court calendars, a  | ||||||
| 23 | municipal district or group of municipal districts, or a  | ||||||
| 24 | municipality or group of municipalities.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (d) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 26 |     (d-5) A county or group of counties that does not have an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | approved Redeploy Illinois program, as described in subsection  | ||||||
| 2 | (b), and that has committed fewer than 10 Redeploy eligible  | ||||||
| 3 | youth to the Department of Juvenile Justice on average over  | ||||||
| 4 | the previous 3 years, may develop an individualized agreement  | ||||||
| 5 | with the Department of Human Services through the Redeploy  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois program to provide services to youth to avoid  | ||||||
| 7 | commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The  | ||||||
| 8 | agreement shall set forth the following: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) a statement of the number and type of juvenile  | ||||||
| 10 |  offenders from the county who were at risk under any of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  categories listed above during the 3 previous years, and  | ||||||
| 12 |  an explanation of which of these offenders would be served  | ||||||
| 13 |  through the proposed Redeploy Illinois program for which  | ||||||
| 14 |  the funds shall be used, or through individualized  | ||||||
| 15 |  contracts with existing Redeploy programs in neighboring  | ||||||
| 16 |  counties; | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) a statement of the service needs; | ||||||
| 18 |         (3) a statement of the type of services and programs  | ||||||
| 19 |  to provide for the individual needs of the juvenile  | ||||||
| 20 |  offenders, and the research or evidence that qualifies  | ||||||
| 21 |  those services and programs as proven or promising  | ||||||
| 22 |  practices; | ||||||
| 23 |         (4) a budget indicating the costs of each service or  | ||||||
| 24 |  program to be funded under the plan; | ||||||
| 25 |         (5) a summary of contracts and service agreements  | ||||||
| 26 |  indicating the treatment goals and number of juvenile  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  offenders to be served by each service provider; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (6) a statement indicating that the Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
| 3 |  program will not duplicate existing services and programs.  | ||||||
| 4 |  Funds for this plan shall not supplant existing county  | ||||||
| 5 |  funded programs.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible  | ||||||
| 7 | for the following:  | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) Reviewing each Redeploy Illinois Program plan for  | ||||||
| 9 |  compliance with standards established for such plans. A  | ||||||
| 10 |  plan may be approved as submitted, approved with  | ||||||
| 11 |  modifications, or rejected. No plan shall be considered  | ||||||
| 12 |  for approval if the circuit or county is not in full  | ||||||
| 13 |  compliance with all regulations, standards, and guidelines  | ||||||
| 14 |  pertaining to the delivery of basic probation services as  | ||||||
| 15 |  established by the Supreme Court. | ||||||
| 16 |         (2) Monitoring on a continual basis and evaluating  | ||||||
| 17 |  annually both the program and its fiscal activities in all  | ||||||
| 18 |  counties receiving an allocation under the Redeploy  | ||||||
| 19 |  Illinois Program. Any program or service that has not met  | ||||||
| 20 |  the goals and objectives of its contract or service  | ||||||
| 21 |  agreement shall be subject to denial for funding in  | ||||||
| 22 |  subsequent years. The Department of Human Services shall  | ||||||
| 23 |  evaluate the effectiveness of the Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
| 24 |  Program in each circuit or county. In determining the  | ||||||
| 25 |  future funding for the Redeploy Illinois Program under  | ||||||
| 26 |  this Act, the evaluation shall include, as a primary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  indicator of success, a decreased number of confinement  | ||||||
| 2 |  days for the county's juvenile offenders.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (f) Any Redeploy Illinois Program allocations not applied  | ||||||
| 4 | for and approved by the Department of Human Services shall be  | ||||||
| 5 | available for redistribution to approved plans for the  | ||||||
| 6 | remainder of that fiscal year. Any county that invests local  | ||||||
| 7 | moneys in the Redeploy Illinois Program shall be given first  | ||||||
| 8 | consideration for any redistribution of allocations.  | ||||||
| 9 | Jurisdictions participating in Redeploy Illinois that exceed  | ||||||
| 10 | their agreed upon level of commitments to the Department of  | ||||||
| 11 | Juvenile Justice shall reimburse the Department of Corrections  | ||||||
| 12 | for each commitment above the agreed upon level.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (g) Implementation of Redeploy Illinois.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (1) Oversight of Redeploy Illinois.  | ||||||
| 15 |             (i) Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board. The  | ||||||
| 16 |  Department of Human Services shall convene an  | ||||||
| 17 |  oversight board to oversee the Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 |  Program. The Board shall include, but not be limited  | ||||||
| 19 |  to, designees from the Department of Juvenile Justice,  | ||||||
| 20 |  the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, the Illinois  | ||||||
| 22 |  Criminal Justice Information Authority, the Department  | ||||||
| 23 |  of Children and Family Services, the State Board of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Education, the Cook County State's Attorney, and a  | ||||||
| 25 |  State's Attorney selected by the President of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Illinois State's Attorney's Association, the Cook  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  County Public Defender, a representative of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  defense bar appointed by the Chief Justice of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Illinois Supreme Court, a representative of probation  | ||||||
| 4 |  appointed by the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme  | ||||||
| 5 |  Court, and judicial representation appointed by the  | ||||||
| 6 |  Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Up to an  | ||||||
| 7 |  additional 9 members may be appointed by the Secretary  | ||||||
| 8 |  of Human Services from recommendations by the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Oversight Board; these appointees shall possess a  | ||||||
| 10 |  knowledge of juvenile justice issues and reflect the  | ||||||
| 11 |  collaborative public/private relationship of Redeploy  | ||||||
| 12 |  programs.  | ||||||
| 13 |             (ii) Responsibilities of the Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
| 14 |  Oversight Board. The Oversight Board shall: | ||||||
| 15 |                 (A) Identify jurisdictions to be included in  | ||||||
| 16 |  the program of Redeploy Illinois.  | ||||||
| 17 |                 (B) Develop a formula for reimbursement of  | ||||||
| 18 |  local jurisdictions for local and community-based  | ||||||
| 19 |  services utilized in lieu of commitment to the  | ||||||
| 20 |  Department of Juvenile Justice, as well as for any  | ||||||
| 21 |  charges for local jurisdictions for commitments  | ||||||
| 22 |  above the agreed upon limit in the approved plan. | ||||||
| 23 |                 (C) Identify resources sufficient to support  | ||||||
| 24 |  the administration and evaluation of Redeploy  | ||||||
| 25 |  Illinois.  | ||||||
| 26 |                 (D) Develop a process and identify resources  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  to support on-going monitoring and evaluation of  | ||||||
| 2 |  Redeploy Illinois.  | ||||||
| 3 |                 (E) Develop a process and identify resources  | ||||||
| 4 |  to support training on Redeploy Illinois. | ||||||
| 5 |                 (E-5) Review proposed individualized  | ||||||
| 6 |  agreements and approve where appropriate the  | ||||||
| 7 |  distribution of resources.  | ||||||
| 8 |                 (F) Report to the Governor and the General  | ||||||
| 9 |  Assembly on an annual basis on the progress of  | ||||||
| 10 |  Redeploy Illinois. | ||||||
| 11 |             (iii) Length of Planning Phase. The planning phase  | ||||||
| 12 |  may last up to, but may in no event last longer than,  | ||||||
| 13 |  July 1, 2004.  | ||||||
| 14 |         (2) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 15 |         (3) There shall be created the Redeploy County Review  | ||||||
| 16 |  Committee composed of the designees of the Secretary of  | ||||||
| 17 |  Human Services and the Directors of Juvenile Justice, of  | ||||||
| 18 |  Children and Family Services, and of the Governor's Office  | ||||||
| 19 |  of Management and Budget who shall constitute a  | ||||||
| 20 |  subcommittee of the Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board. | ||||||
| 21 |     (h) Responsibilities of the County Review Committee. The  | ||||||
| 22 | County Review Committee shall: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) Review individualized agreements from counties  | ||||||
| 24 |  requesting resources on an occasional basis for services  | ||||||
| 25 |  for youth described in subsection (d-5). | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) Report its decisions to the Redeploy Illinois  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Oversight Board at regularly scheduled meetings. | ||||||
| 2 |         (3) Monitor the effectiveness of the resources in  | ||||||
| 3 |  meeting the mandates of the Redeploy Illinois program set  | ||||||
| 4 |  forth in this Section so these results might be included  | ||||||
| 5 |  in the Report described in clause (g)(1)(ii)(F). | ||||||
| 6 |         (4) During the third quarter, assess the amount of  | ||||||
| 7 |  remaining funds available and necessary to complete the  | ||||||
| 8 |  fiscal year so that any unused funds may be distributed as  | ||||||
| 9 |  defined in subsection (f). | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) Ensure that the number of youth from any applicant  | ||||||
| 11 |  county receiving individualized resources will not exceed  | ||||||
| 12 |  the previous 3-year three-year average of Redeploy  | ||||||
| 13 |  eligible recipients and that counties are in conformity  | ||||||
| 14 |  with all other elements of this law.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (i) Implementation of this Section is subject to  | ||||||
| 16 | appropriation.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (j) Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 18 | of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the  | ||||||
| 19 | rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of and  | ||||||
| 20 | procedures and rules implementing the Illinois Administrative  | ||||||
| 21 | Procedure Act; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever  | ||||||
| 22 | reason, is unauthorized.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-60, eff. 1-1-14;  | ||||||
| 24 | revised 7-22-24.)
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| 25 |     Section 1095. The Veterans and Servicemembers Court  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Treatment Act is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 2 |     (730 ILCS 167/40) | ||||||
| 3 |     Sec. 40. Education for judges. A judge assigned to preside  | ||||||
| 4 | over a veteran and servicemembers court shall have experience,  | ||||||
| 5 | training, and continuing education in topics including, but  | ||||||
| 6 | not limited to: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) criminal law; | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) behavioral health; | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) confidentiality confidently; | ||||||
| 10 |         (4) ethics; | ||||||
| 11 |         (5) evidence-based practices; | ||||||
| 12 |         (6) substance use disorders; | ||||||
| 13 |         (7) mental illness; | ||||||
| 14 |         (8) co-occurring disorders; and | ||||||
| 15 |         (9) presiding over various types of problem-solving  | ||||||
| 16 |  courts. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-1041, eff. 6-2-22; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 1100. The Mental Health Court Treatment Act is  | ||||||
| 19 | amended by changing Section 41 as follows:
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| 20 |     (730 ILCS 168/41) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 41. Education seminars for judges. A judge assigned  | ||||||
| 22 | to preside over a mental health court shall have experience,  | ||||||
| 23 | training, and continuing education in topics including, but  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | not limited to: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) criminal law; | ||||||
| 3 |         (2) behavioral health; | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) confidentiality confidently; | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) ethics; | ||||||
| 6 |         (5) evidence-based practices; | ||||||
| 7 |         (6) substance use disorders; | ||||||
| 8 |         (7) mental illness; | ||||||
| 9 |         (8) co-occurring disorders; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (9) presiding over various types of problem-solving  | ||||||
| 11 |  courts. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 102-1041, eff. 6-2-22; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 1105. The Higher Education in Prison Act is  | ||||||
| 14 | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 15 |     (730 ILCS 225/5) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 5. Higher education in prison programs.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (a) In this Section, "higher education" means  | ||||||
| 18 | post-secondary academic education at the undergraduate or  | ||||||
| 19 | graduate level in a community college or university setting. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) On or before September 1 of the year following the  | ||||||
| 21 | effective date of this Act and each subsequent September 1,  | ||||||
| 22 | the Department of Corrections shall release a report, to be  | ||||||
| 23 | published on the Department of Corrections's Internet website,  | ||||||
| 24 | detailing the following information pertaining to higher  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | education within Department institutions and facilities: | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) the number of unique individuals involved in adult  | ||||||
| 3 |  basic education, high school equivalency, and credit and  | ||||||
| 4 |  non-credit bearing higher education programs over the  | ||||||
| 5 |  course of the fiscal year; | ||||||
| 6 |         (2) the racial, ethnic, age, and gender breakdown of  | ||||||
| 7 |  committed persons participating in higher education  | ||||||
| 8 |  programs; | ||||||
| 9 |         (3) the length of sentence and length of remaining  | ||||||
| 10 |  sentence of persons enrolled in higher education programs; | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) the number of committed persons who are on waiting  | ||||||
| 12 |  lists for participation in all educational programs,  | ||||||
| 13 |  including adult basic education, high school equivalency,  | ||||||
| 14 |  and higher education, and the average length of time spent  | ||||||
| 15 |  on each waiting list, including a breakdown by length of  | ||||||
| 16 |  remaining sentence; | ||||||
| 17 |         (5) the total amount of earned program sentence credit  | ||||||
| 18 |  awarded to committed persons for participating in higher  | ||||||
| 19 |  education programs and the percentage of committed persons  | ||||||
| 20 |  participating in higher education programs that are  | ||||||
| 21 |  awarded earned program sentence credit; | ||||||
| 22 |         (6) the number, category, and ultimate resolution of  | ||||||
| 23 |  grievances related to higher education programs; | ||||||
| 24 |         (7) a financial statement that includes annual and  | ||||||
| 25 |  monthly expenditures of Department of Corrections  | ||||||
| 26 |  institutions and facilities on adult basic education, high  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  school equivalency, and higher education programs; and | ||||||
| 2 |         (8) an explanation of how participation in adult basic  | ||||||
| 3 |  education, high school equivalency, and higher education  | ||||||
| 4 |  programs is factored into a committed persons' risk  | ||||||
| 5 |  assessment score.  | ||||||
| 6 |     Personal, identifiable information shall be redacted to  | ||||||
| 7 | protect privacy. | ||||||
| 8 |     The report must be filed with the Governor and General  | ||||||
| 9 | Assembly.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (c) The data provided in the report under subsection (b)  | ||||||
| 11 | shall include an aggregate chart at the Department level and  | ||||||
| 12 | individual reports by each correctional institution or  | ||||||
| 13 | facility of the Department of Corrections.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (d) To facilitate the collection of information on higher  | ||||||
| 15 | education in prison (HEP) programs, each 4-year public or  | ||||||
| 16 | private institution of higher education with HEP degree or  | ||||||
| 17 | certificate programs shall provide the Board of Higher  | ||||||
| 18 | Education with student-level information as part of its  | ||||||
| 19 | regular agency data-collection processes. Each public  | ||||||
| 20 | community college with HEP degree or certificate programs  | ||||||
| 21 | shall provide the Illinois Community College Board with  | ||||||
| 22 | student-level information as part of its regular agency  | ||||||
| 23 | data-collection processes. Upon request, the student-level  | ||||||
| 24 | information shall include the correctional facility in which  | ||||||
| 25 | the HEP program is being offered. The information provided to  | ||||||
| 26 | the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | College Board shall include HEP enrollment and completion data  | ||||||
| 2 | disaggregated by variables, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 3 | race, ethnicity, gender, age, and type of degree or  | ||||||
| 4 | certificate. The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois  | ||||||
| 5 | Community College Board shall annually make HEP program data  | ||||||
| 6 | publicly available on their Internet websites.  | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 103-541, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-22-24.)
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| 8 |     Section 1110. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by  | ||||||
| 9 | renumbering and changing Section 804.5 and by changing Section  | ||||||
| 10 | 15-1603 as follows:
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| 11 |     (735 ILCS 5/8-804.5) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 8-804.5 804.5. Parties to a restorative justice  | ||||||
| 13 | practice. | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) This Section is intended to encourage the use of  | ||||||
| 15 | restorative justice practices by providing a privilege for  | ||||||
| 16 | participation in such practices and ensuring that anything  | ||||||
| 17 | said or done during the practice, or in anticipation of or as a  | ||||||
| 18 | follow-up to the practice, is privileged and may not be used in  | ||||||
| 19 | any future proceeding unless the privilege is waived by the  | ||||||
| 20 | informed consent of the party or parties covered by the  | ||||||
| 21 | privilege. The General Assembly affords this privilege in  | ||||||
| 22 | recognition of restorative justice as a powerful tool in  | ||||||
| 23 | addressing the needs of victims, offenders, and the larger  | ||||||
| 24 | community in the process of repairing the fabric of community  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | peace. The General Assembly encourages residents of this State  | ||||||
| 2 | to employ restorative justice practices, not only in  | ||||||
| 3 | justiciable matters, but in all aspects of life and law. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) As used in this Section:  | ||||||
| 5 |     "Circle" means a versatile restorative practice that can  | ||||||
| 6 | be used proactively, to develop relationships and build  | ||||||
| 7 | community, or reactively, to respond to wrongdoing, conflicts,  | ||||||
| 8 | and problems. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Conference" means a structured meeting between offenders,  | ||||||
| 10 | victims, and both parties' family and friends, in which they  | ||||||
| 11 | deal with the consequences of a crime or wrongdoing and decide  | ||||||
| 12 | how best to repair the harm. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Facilitator" means a person who is trained to facilitate  | ||||||
| 14 | a restorative justice practice. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Party" means a person, including a facilitator, an  | ||||||
| 16 | individual who has caused harm, an individual who has been  | ||||||
| 17 | harmed, a community member, and any other participant, who  | ||||||
| 18 | voluntarily consents to participate with others who have  | ||||||
| 19 | agreed to participate in a restorative justice practice. | ||||||
| 20 |     "Proceeding" means any legal action subject to this Code,  | ||||||
| 21 | including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, juvenile, or  | ||||||
| 22 | administrative hearings. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Restorative justice practice" or "practice" means a  | ||||||
| 24 | gathering, such as a conference or circle, in which parties  | ||||||
| 25 | who have caused harm or who have been harmed and community  | ||||||
| 26 | stakeholders collectively gather to identify and repair harm  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to the extent possible, address trauma, reduce the likelihood  | ||||||
| 2 | of further harm, and strengthen community ties by focusing on  | ||||||
| 3 | the needs and obligations of all parties involved through a  | ||||||
| 4 | participatory process. | ||||||
| 5 |     (c) Anything said or done during or in preparation for a  | ||||||
| 6 | restorative justice practice or as a follow-up to that  | ||||||
| 7 | practice, or the fact that the practice has been planned or  | ||||||
| 8 | convened, is privileged and cannot be referred to, used, or  | ||||||
| 9 | admitted in any civil, criminal, juvenile, or administrative  | ||||||
| 10 | proceeding unless the privilege is waived, during the  | ||||||
| 11 | proceeding or in writing, by the party or parties protected by  | ||||||
| 12 | the privilege. Privileged information is not subject to  | ||||||
| 13 | discovery or disclosure in any judicial or extrajudicial  | ||||||
| 14 | proceedings.  | ||||||
| 15 |     Any waiver of privilege is limited to the participation  | ||||||
| 16 | and communication of the waiving party only, and the  | ||||||
| 17 | participation or communications of any other participant  | ||||||
| 18 | remain privileged unless waived by the other participant.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (d) Evidence that is otherwise admissible or subject to  | ||||||
| 20 | discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from  | ||||||
| 21 | discovery solely because it was discussed or used in a  | ||||||
| 22 | restorative justice practice. | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) The legitimacy of a restorative justice practice, if  | ||||||
| 24 | challenged in any civil, juvenile, criminal, or administrative  | ||||||
| 25 | proceeding, shall be determined by a judge. In a hearing  | ||||||
| 26 | conducted pursuant to this subsection, the judge may consider  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | information that would otherwise be privileged to the extent  | ||||||
| 2 | that the information is probative of the issue. | ||||||
| 3 |     (f) The privilege afforded by this Section does not apply  | ||||||
| 4 | if: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) disclosure is necessary to prevent death, great  | ||||||
| 6 |  bodily harm, or the commission of a crime; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) necessary to comply with another law; or | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) a court, tribunal, or administrative body requires  | ||||||
| 9 |  a report on a restorative justice practice, but such  | ||||||
| 10 |  report shall be limited to the fact that a practice has  | ||||||
| 11 |  taken place, an opinion regarding the success of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  practice, and whether further restorative justice  | ||||||
| 13 |  practices are expected. | ||||||
| 14 |     (g) This Section applies to all restorative justice  | ||||||
| 15 | practices that are convened on or after July 15, 2021 (the  | ||||||
| 16 | effective date of 102-100) this amendatory Act of the 102nd  | ||||||
| 17 | General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 102-100, eff. 7-15-21; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 19 |     (735 ILCS 5/15-1603)    (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1603) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 15-1603. Redemption.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) Owner of Redemption. Except as provided in subsection  | ||||||
| 22 | (b) of Section 15-1402, only an owner of redemption may redeem  | ||||||
| 23 | from the foreclosure, and such owner of redemption may redeem  | ||||||
| 24 | only during the redemption period specified in subsection (b)  | ||||||
| 25 | of this Section 15-1603 and only if the right of redemption has  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | not been validly waived. | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) Redemption Period.     | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) In the foreclosure of a mortgage of real estate  | ||||||
| 4 |  which is residential real estate at the time the  | ||||||
| 5 |  foreclosure is commenced, the redemption period shall end  | ||||||
| 6 |  on the later of (i) the date 7 months from the date the  | ||||||
| 7 |  mortgagor or, if more than one, all the mortgagors (A)  | ||||||
| 8 |  have been served with summons or by publication or (B)  | ||||||
| 9 |  have otherwise submitted to the jurisdiction of the court,  | ||||||
| 10 |  or (ii) the date 3 months from the date of entry of a  | ||||||
| 11 |  judgment of foreclosure.     | ||||||
| 12 |         (2) In all other foreclosures, the redemption period  | ||||||
| 13 |  shall end on the later of (i) the date 6 months from the  | ||||||
| 14 |  date the mortgagor or, if more than one, all the  | ||||||
| 15 |  mortgagors (A) have been served with summons or by  | ||||||
| 16 |  publication or (B) have otherwise submitted to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  jurisdiction of the court, or (ii) the date 3 months from  | ||||||
| 18 |  the date of entry of a judgment of foreclosure.     | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the  | ||||||
| 20 |  redemption period shall end at the later of the expiration  | ||||||
| 21 |  of any reinstatement period provided for in Section  | ||||||
| 22 |  15-1602 or the date 60 days after the date the judgment of  | ||||||
| 23 |  foreclosure is entered, if the court finds that (i) the  | ||||||
| 24 |  value of the mortgaged real estate as of the date of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  judgment is less than 90% of the amount specified pursuant  | ||||||
| 26 |  to subsection (d) of this Section 15-1603 and (ii) the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  mortgagee waives any and all rights to a personal judgment  | ||||||
| 2 |  for a deficiency against the mortgagor and against all  | ||||||
| 3 |  other persons liable for the indebtedness or other  | ||||||
| 4 |  obligations secured by the mortgage.     | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the  | ||||||
| 6 |  redemption period shall end on the date 30 days after the  | ||||||
| 7 |  date the judgment of foreclosure is entered if the court  | ||||||
| 8 |  finds that the mortgaged real estate has been abandoned.  | ||||||
| 9 |  In cases where the redemption period is shortened on  | ||||||
| 10 |  account of abandonment, the reinstatement period shall not  | ||||||
| 11 |  extend beyond the redemption period as shortened. | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) Extension of Redemption Period.     | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) Once expired, the right of redemption provided for  | ||||||
| 14 |  in this Section Sections 15-1603 or Section 15-1604 shall  | ||||||
| 15 |  not be revived. The period within which the right of  | ||||||
| 16 |  redemption provided for in this Section Sections 15-1603  | ||||||
| 17 |  or Section 15-1604 may be exercised runs independently of  | ||||||
| 18 |  any action by any person to enforce the judgment of  | ||||||
| 19 |  foreclosure or effect a sale pursuant thereto. Neither the  | ||||||
| 20 |  initiation of any legal proceeding nor the order of any  | ||||||
| 21 |  court staying the enforcement of a judgment of foreclosure  | ||||||
| 22 |  or the sale pursuant to a judgment or the confirmation of  | ||||||
| 23 |  the sale, shall have the effect of tolling the running of  | ||||||
| 24 |  the redemption period.     | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) If a court has the authority to stay, and does  | ||||||
| 26 |  stay, the running of the redemption period, or if the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  redemption period is extended by any statute of the United  | ||||||
| 2 |  States, the redemption period shall be extended until the  | ||||||
| 3 |  expiration of the same number of days after the expiration  | ||||||
| 4 |  of the stay order as the number of days remaining in the  | ||||||
| 5 |  redemption period at the time the stay order became  | ||||||
| 6 |  effective, or, if later, until the expiration of 30 days  | ||||||
| 7 |  after the stay order terminates. If the stay order  | ||||||
| 8 |  terminates more than 30 days prior to the expiration of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the redemption period, the redemption period shall not be  | ||||||
| 10 |  extended. | ||||||
| 11 |     (d) Amount Required to Redeem. The amount required to  | ||||||
| 12 | redeem shall be the sum of:     | ||||||
| 13 |         (1) The amount specified in the judgment of  | ||||||
| 14 |  foreclosure, which shall consist of (i) all principal and  | ||||||
| 15 |  accrued interest secured by the mortgage and due as of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  date of the judgment, (ii) all costs allowed by law, (iii)  | ||||||
| 17 |  costs and expenses approved by the court, (iv) to the  | ||||||
| 18 |  extent provided for in the mortgage and approved by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  court, additional costs, expenses, and reasonable  | ||||||
| 20 |  attorney's attorneys' fees incurred by the mortgagee, (v)  | ||||||
| 21 |  all amounts paid pursuant to Section 15-1505, and (vi) per  | ||||||
| 22 |  diem interest from the date of judgment to the date of  | ||||||
| 23 |  redemption calculated at the mortgage rate of interest  | ||||||
| 24 |  applicable as if no default had occurred; and     | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) The amount of other expenses authorized by the  | ||||||
| 26 |  court which the mortgagee reasonably incurs between the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  date of judgment and the date of redemption, which shall  | ||||||
| 2 |  be the amount certified by the mortgagee in accordance  | ||||||
| 3 |  with subsection (e) of this Section 15-1603. | ||||||
| 4 |     (e) Notice of Intent to Redeem. An owner of redemption who  | ||||||
| 5 | intends to redeem shall give written notice of such intent to  | ||||||
| 6 | redeem to the mortgagee's attorney of record specifying the  | ||||||
| 7 | date designated for redemption and the current address of the  | ||||||
| 8 | owner of redemption for purposes of receiving notice. Such  | ||||||
| 9 | owner of redemption shall file with the clerk of the court a  | ||||||
| 10 | certification of the giving of such notice. The notice of  | ||||||
| 11 | intent to redeem must be received by the mortgagee's attorney  | ||||||
| 12 | at least 15 days (other than Saturday, Sunday, or court  | ||||||
| 13 | holiday) prior to the date designated for redemption. The  | ||||||
| 14 | mortgagee shall thereupon file with the clerk of the court and  | ||||||
| 15 | shall give written notice to the owner of redemption at least  | ||||||
| 16 | three days (other than Saturday, Sunday, or court holiday)  | ||||||
| 17 | before the date designated for redemption a certification,  | ||||||
| 18 | accompanied by copies of paid receipts or appropriate  | ||||||
| 19 | affidavits, of any expenses authorized in paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (d) of this Section 15-1603. If the mortgagee fails  | ||||||
| 21 | to serve such certification within the time specified herein,  | ||||||
| 22 | then the owner of redemption intending to redeem may redeem on  | ||||||
| 23 | the date designated for redemption in the notice of intent to  | ||||||
| 24 | redeem, and the mortgagee shall not be entitled to payment of  | ||||||
| 25 | any expenses authorized in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of  | ||||||
| 26 | this Section 15-1603. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (f) Procedure for Redemption.     | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) An owner of redemption may redeem the real estate  | ||||||
| 3 |  from the foreclosure by paying the amount specified in  | ||||||
| 4 |  subsection (d) of this Section 15-1603 to the mortgagee or  | ||||||
| 5 |  the mortgagee's attorney of record on or before the date  | ||||||
| 6 |  designated for redemption pursuant to subsection (e) of  | ||||||
| 7 |  this Section 15-1603.     | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) If the mortgagee refuses to accept payment or if  | ||||||
| 9 |  the owner of redemption redeeming from the foreclosure  | ||||||
| 10 |  objects to the reasonableness of the additional expenses  | ||||||
| 11 |  authorized in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this     | ||||||
| 12 |  Section 15-1603 and certified in accordance with  | ||||||
| 13 |  subsection (e) of this Section 15-1603, the owner of  | ||||||
| 14 |  redemption shall pay the certified amount to the clerk of  | ||||||
| 15 |  the court on or before the date designated for redemption,  | ||||||
| 16 |  together with a written statement specifying the expenses  | ||||||
| 17 |  to which objection is made. In such case the clerk shall  | ||||||
| 18 |  pay to the mortgagee the amount tendered minus the amount  | ||||||
| 19 |  to which the objection pertains.     | ||||||
| 20 |         (3) Upon payment to the clerk, whether or not the  | ||||||
| 21 |  owner of redemption files an objection at the time of  | ||||||
| 22 |  payment, the clerk shall give a receipt of payment to the  | ||||||
| 23 |  person redeeming from the foreclosure, and shall file a  | ||||||
| 24 |  copy of that receipt in the foreclosure record. Upon  | ||||||
| 25 |  receipt of the amounts specified to be paid to the  | ||||||
| 26 |  mortgagee pursuant to this Section, the mortgagee shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  promptly furnish the mortgagor with a release of the  | ||||||
| 2 |  mortgage or satisfaction of the judgment, as appropriate,  | ||||||
| 3 |  and the evidence of all indebtedness secured by the  | ||||||
| 4 |  mortgage shall be cancelled. | ||||||
| 5 |     (g) Procedure Upon Objection. If an objection is filed by  | ||||||
| 6 | an owner of redemption in accordance with paragraph (2) of  | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (f) of this Section 15-1603, the clerk shall hold  | ||||||
| 8 | the amount to which the objection pertains until the court  | ||||||
| 9 | orders distribution of those funds. The court shall hold a  | ||||||
| 10 | hearing promptly to determine the distribution of any funds  | ||||||
| 11 | held by the clerk pursuant to such objection. Each party shall  | ||||||
| 12 | pay its own costs and expenses in connection with any  | ||||||
| 13 | objection, including attorney's attorneys' fees, subject to  | ||||||
| 14 | Section 2-611 of the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
| 15 |     (h) Failure to Redeem. Unless the real estate being  | ||||||
| 16 | foreclosed is redeemed from the foreclosure, it shall be sold  | ||||||
| 17 | as provided in this Article. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 86-974; revised 10-16-24.)
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| 19 |     Section 1115. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by setting  | ||||||
| 20 | forth, renumbering, and changing multiple versions of Section  | ||||||
| 21 | 25-5-130 as follows:
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| 22 |     (735 ILCS 30/25-5-130) | ||||||
| 23 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 19, 2027) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 25-5-130. Quick-take; City of Elmhurst; North York  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Road. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) Quick-take proceedings under Article 20 may be used  | ||||||
| 3 | for a period of 2 years after July 19, 2024 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 4 | of Public Act 103-698) this amendatory Act of the 103rd  | ||||||
| 5 | General Assembly by the City of Elmhurst for the acquisition  | ||||||
| 6 | of the following described property for the purpose of road  | ||||||
| 7 | construction: | ||||||
| 8 | Route: North York Road | ||||||
| 9 | Section: 17-00188-00-SW | ||||||
| 10 | Job No.: C-91-186-20 | ||||||
| 11 | County: DuPage | ||||||
| 12 | Parcel: 0002 | ||||||
| 13 | Owner: NXE Properties, LLC | ||||||
| 14 | Pin No.: 03-35-406-048 | ||||||
| 15 | That part of Lot 1 in County Clerk's Assessment Division of  | ||||||
| 16 | Lots 1 and 2 of North Elmhurst Third Addition to the Village of  | ||||||
| 17 | Elmhurst, being a subdivision in the East Half of the  | ||||||
| 18 | Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 40 North, Range 11  | ||||||
| 19 | East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat  | ||||||
| 20 | thereof recorded April 8, 1927 as document R233179, described  | ||||||
| 21 | as follows: | ||||||
| 22 | Commencing at the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South  | ||||||
| 23 | 61 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East, (bearings based on  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois State Plane Coordinates System, NAD83, East Zone),  | ||||||
| 25 | being the northerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 194.85  | ||||||
| 26 | feet to the Point of Beginning; | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Thence continuing South 61 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East,  | ||||||
| 2 | along said northerly line, 53.14 feet to a point 10.00 feet  | ||||||
| 3 | west of the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence South 04  | ||||||
| 4 | degrees 00 minutes 07 seconds East, along a line that  | ||||||
| 5 | commences at the southeast corner of said Lot 1 and ends at a  | ||||||
| 6 | point 10.00 feet west of the northeast corner of said Lot 1,  | ||||||
| 7 | said line herein after referred to as Line "A", a distance of  | ||||||
| 8 | 40.63 feet; thence South 85 degrees 59 minutes 53 seconds  | ||||||
| 9 | West, perpendicular to the last course, 5.00 feet to a point on  | ||||||
| 10 | a line 5.00 feet west of and parallel with Line "A"; thence  | ||||||
| 11 | North 04 degrees 00 minutes 07 seconds West, along said  | ||||||
| 12 | parallel line, 33.40 feet; thence northwesterly 9.30 feet,  | ||||||
| 13 | along the arc of a non-tangent circle to the left, having a  | ||||||
| 14 | radius of 39.00 feet and whose chord bears North 52 degrees 45  | ||||||
| 15 | minutes 22 seconds West, 9.28 feet to a point of tangency;  | ||||||
| 16 | thence North 59 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West, 7.04 feet  | ||||||
| 17 | to a point on a line 7.00 feet southerly of the northerly line  | ||||||
| 18 | of said Lot 1; thence North 61 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds  | ||||||
| 19 | West, along said parallel line, 36.54 feet; thence North 28  | ||||||
| 20 | degrees 00 minutes 53 seconds East, perpendicular to the last  | ||||||
| 21 | course, 7.00 feet to the Point of Beginning, situated in the  | ||||||
| 22 | County of DuPage and the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 23 | Said Parcel Containing 565 square feet or 0.013 acres, more or  | ||||||
| 24 | less. | ||||||
| 25 | Dated: February 6, 2024 
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| 1 | Route: North York Road  | ||||||
| 2 | Section: 17-00188-00-SW  | ||||||
| 3 | Job No: C-91-186-20  | ||||||
| 4 | County: DuPage  | ||||||
| 5 | Parcel: 0002TE  | ||||||
| 6 | Owner: NXE Properties, LLC  | ||||||
| 7 | Pin No.: 03-35-406-048  | ||||||
| 8 | That part of Lot 1 in County Clerk's Assessment Division of  | ||||||
| 9 | Lots 1 and 2 of North Elmhurst Third Addition to the Village of  | ||||||
| 10 | Elmhurst, being a subdivision in the East Half of the  | ||||||
| 11 | Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 40 North, Range 11  | ||||||
| 12 | East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat  | ||||||
| 13 | thereof recorded April 8, 1927 as document R233179, described  | ||||||
| 14 | as follows:  | ||||||
| 15 | Commencing at the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South  | ||||||
| 16 | 61 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East, (bearings based on  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois State Plane Coordinates System, NAD83, East Zone),  | ||||||
| 18 | being the northerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 194.85  | ||||||
| 19 | feet; thence South 28 degrees 00 minutes 53 seconds West,  | ||||||
| 20 | perpendicular to the last course, 7.00 feet to a point on a  | ||||||
| 21 | line 7.00 feet southerly of the northerly line of said Lot 1,  | ||||||
| 22 | said point also being the Point of Beginning;  | ||||||
| 23 | Thence South 61 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East, along said  | ||||||
| 24 | parallel line, 36.54 feet; thence South 59 degrees 35 minutes  | ||||||
| 25 | 15 seconds East, 7.04 feet to a point of curvature; thence  | ||||||
| 26 | southeasterly 9.30 feet, along the arc of a tangent circle to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the left, having a radius of 39.00 feet and whose chord bears  | ||||||
| 2 | South 52 degrees 45 minutes 22 seconds East, 9.28 feet to a  | ||||||
| 3 | point on a line 5.00 feet west of and parallel with Line "A";  | ||||||
| 4 | Line "A" is defined as a line that commences at the southeast  | ||||||
| 5 | corner of said Lot 1 and ends at a point 10.00 feet west of the  | ||||||
| 6 | northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence South 04 degrees 00  | ||||||
| 7 | minutes 07 seconds East, along said parallel line, 16.42 feet;  | ||||||
| 8 | thence South 85 degrees 59 minutes 53 seconds West,  | ||||||
| 9 | perpendicular to the last course, 5.00 feet to a point on a  | ||||||
| 10 | line 10.00 feet west of and parallel with Line "A"; thence  | ||||||
| 11 | North 04 degrees 00 minutes 07 seconds West, along said  | ||||||
| 12 | parallel line, 14.43 feet; thence northwesterly 6.25 feet,  | ||||||
| 13 | along the arc of a non-tangent circle to the left, having a  | ||||||
| 14 | radius of 34.00 feet and whose chord bears North 54 degrees 19  | ||||||
| 15 | minutes 23 seconds West, 6.24 feet to a point of tangency;  | ||||||
| 16 | thence North 59 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West, 6.94 feet  | ||||||
| 17 | to a point on a line 12.00 feet southerly of the northerly line  | ||||||
| 18 | of said Lot 1; thence North 61 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds  | ||||||
| 19 | West, along said parallel line, 36.43 feet; thence North 28  | ||||||
| 20 | degrees 00 minutes 53 seconds East, perpendicular to the last  | ||||||
| 21 | course, 5.00 feet to the Point of Beginning, situated in the  | ||||||
| 22 | County of DuPage and the State of Illinois.  | ||||||
| 23 | Said Parcel Containing 333 square feet or 0.008 acres, more or  | ||||||
| 24 | less.  | ||||||
| 25 | Dated: February 6, 2024  | ||||||
| 26 |     (b) This Section is repealed July 19, 2027 (3 years after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the effective date of Public Act 103-698) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 2 | of the 103rd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-698, eff. 7-19-24; revised 10-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     (735 ILCS 30/25-5-135) | ||||||
| 5 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 9, 2027) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 25-5-135 25-5-130. Quick-take; City of Marengo;  | ||||||
| 7 | Interstate 90-Illinois Route 23 Corridor. | ||||||
| 8 |     (a) Quick-take proceedings under Article 20 may be used  | ||||||
| 9 | for a period of 2 years after August 9, 2024 (the effective  | ||||||
| 10 | date of Public Act 103-892) this amendatory Act of the 103rd  | ||||||
| 11 | General Assembly by the City of Marengo for the acquisition of  | ||||||
| 12 | the following described property for the purpose of extending  | ||||||
| 13 | water and sanitary sewer services for the Interstate  | ||||||
| 14 | 90-Illinois Route 23 Corridor:  | ||||||
| 15 | 11-34-200-020, 22116 W Grant Highway  | ||||||
| 16 | PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34,  | ||||||
| 17 | TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,  | ||||||
| 18 | MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS  | ||||||
| 19 | FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 20 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 21 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED MARCH 5, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 22 | 1999R0017561 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 23 | NORTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 24 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 25 | THE EAST LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 33.05 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY  | ||||||
| 2 | LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 20 (WEST GRANT HIGHWAY) AS USED AND  | ||||||
| 3 | MONUMENTED; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST  | ||||||
| 4 | ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 20 (WEST GRANT  | ||||||
| 5 | HIGHWAY) AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 134.97 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 6 | THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY LINE OF RIVER  | ||||||
| 7 | RANCH ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 20  | ||||||
| 8 | MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 9 | OF 30.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 10 | EAST, A DISTANCE OF 134.98 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF  | ||||||
| 11 | SAID DEED; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST  | ||||||
| 12 | ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 13 | BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 4,049  | ||||||
| 14 | SQUARE FEET OR 0.093 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 15 | 11-34-200-020. 
 | ||||||
| 16 | 11-34-426-003, 6105 Meyer Road | ||||||
| 17 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 44  | ||||||
| 18 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 19 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 20 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 21 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 22 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 23 | DATUM) ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 24 | DISTANCE OF 317.23 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE  | ||||||
| 25 | CONTINUING NORTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST ALONG  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0  | ||||||
| 2 | DEGREES 11 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,353.46  | ||||||
| 3 | FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A  | ||||||
| 4 | DISTANCE OF 30.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 55  | ||||||
| 5 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 2,351.83 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 6 | BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 70,579  | ||||||
| 7 | SQUARE FEET OR 1.620 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 8 | 11-34-426-003. 
 | ||||||
| 9 | 11-34-426-004, Meyer Road | ||||||
| 10 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION  | ||||||
| 11 | 34, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL  | ||||||
| 12 | MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY  | ||||||
| 13 | DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 14 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 15 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 16 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 17 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 18 | DISTANCE OF 321.91 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE  | ||||||
| 19 | SOUTH 0 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 20 | 280.45 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 21 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.05 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 11  | ||||||
| 22 | MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 500.03 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 23 | SOUTH 86 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 01 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 24 | 30.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST,  | ||||||
| 25 | A DISTANCE OF 219.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 15,001 SQUARE FEET OR 0.344  | ||||||
| 2 | ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 11-34-426-004.
 | ||||||
| 3 | 11-34-426-005, 22219 Route 20 | ||||||
| 4 | PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34,  | ||||||
| 5 | TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,  | ||||||
| 6 | MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS  | ||||||
| 7 | FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 8 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 9 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED MARCH 5, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 10 | 1999R0017561 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 11 | SOUTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 12 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 13 | THE WEST LINE OF SAID DEED EXTENDED SOUTHERLY, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 14 | 33.05 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 20  | ||||||
| 15 | (WEST GRANT HIGHWAY) AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE SOUTH 86  | ||||||
| 16 | DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE  | ||||||
| 17 | OF U.S. ROUTE 20 (WEST GRANT HIGHWAY) AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A  | ||||||
| 18 | DISTANCE OF 101.98 FEET TO THE POINT BEGINNING; THENCE  | ||||||
| 19 | CONTINUING SOUTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST ALONG  | ||||||
| 20 | SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 20 (WEST GRANT HIGHWAY) AS  | ||||||
| 21 | USED AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 30.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0  | ||||||
| 22 | DEGREES 11 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 266.66 FEET;  | ||||||
| 23 | THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREE 30 MINUTES 01 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 24 | OF 30.05 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 55 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 25 | EAST, A DISTANCE OF 266.67 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 8,000 SQUARE FEET OR  | ||||||
| 2 | 0.184 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 11-34-426-005.
 | ||||||
| 3 | 11-35-100-031, 21804 W Grant Highway | ||||||
| 4 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 5 | SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 6 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 7 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 8 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 9 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED MAY 18, 2018 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 10 | 2018R0018036 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 11 | NORTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 12 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 13 | THE WEST LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 33.07 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 14 | POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 0 DEGREES 20  | ||||||
| 15 | MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 16 | 30.07 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 17 | EAST, A DISTANCE OF 220.12 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF  | ||||||
| 18 | SAID DEED; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 23 SECONDS EAST  | ||||||
| 19 | ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.07 FEET TO A POINT ON  | ||||||
| 20 | THE NORTHERLY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 20 (WEST GRANT HIGHWAY) AS  | ||||||
| 21 | USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24  | ||||||
| 22 | SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 220.12  | ||||||
| 23 | FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS,  | ||||||
| 24 | CONTAINING 6,604 SQUARE FEET OR 0.152 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.  | ||||||
| 25 | BEING PART OF PARCEL 11-35-100-031.
 | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | 11-35-100-032, 21714 W Grant Highway | ||||||
| 2 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 3 | SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 4 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 5 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 6 | BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 7 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 23, 1993 AS DOCUMENT  | ||||||
| 8 | NUMBER 1993R0080441 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY;  | ||||||
| 9 | THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 10 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 11 | DATUM) ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 20.00  | ||||||
| 12 | FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST, A  | ||||||
| 13 | DISTANCE OF 200.18 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID  | ||||||
| 14 | DEED; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST ALONG  | ||||||
| 15 | SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 20.00 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST  | ||||||
| 16 | CORNER OF SAID DEED; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 06  | ||||||
| 17 | SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 18 | OF 200.22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY,  | ||||||
| 19 | ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 4,004 SQUARE FEET OR 0.092 ACRES, MORE OR  | ||||||
| 20 | LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 11-35-100-032. | ||||||
| 21 | and | ||||||
| 22 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 23 | SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 24 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 25 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 2 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 23, 1993 AS DOCUMENT  | ||||||
| 3 | NUMBER 1993R0080441 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY;  | ||||||
| 4 | THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 5 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 6 | DATUM) ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 33.07  | ||||||
| 7 | FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 0  | ||||||
| 8 | DEGREES 20 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A  | ||||||
| 9 | DISTANCE OF 30.07 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24  | ||||||
| 10 | SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 200.02 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST  | ||||||
| 11 | LINE OF SAID DEED; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 43 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 12 | EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.07 FEET TO A POINT  | ||||||
| 13 | ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 20 (WEST GRANT HIGHWAY) AS  | ||||||
| 14 | USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24  | ||||||
| 15 | SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 199.97  | ||||||
| 16 | FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS,  | ||||||
| 17 | CONTAINING 6,000 SQUARE FEET OR 0.138 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,  | ||||||
| 18 | BEING PART OF PARCEL 11-35-100-032.
 | ||||||
| 19 | 11-35-100-070, 21970 Grant Highway | ||||||
| 20 | PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35,  | ||||||
| 21 | TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,  | ||||||
| 22 | MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS  | ||||||
| 23 | FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 24 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 25 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED JUNE 25, 2021 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | 2021R0034676 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 2 | NORTH 0 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 3 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 4 | THE WEST LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 33.06 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 5 | POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 0 DEGREES 03  | ||||||
| 6 | MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 7 | 30.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 8 | EAST, A DISTANCE OF 222.32 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF  | ||||||
| 9 | SAID DEED; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST  | ||||||
| 10 | ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.06 FEET TO A POINT ON  | ||||||
| 11 | THE NORTHERLY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 20 (WEST GRANT HIGHWAY) AS  | ||||||
| 12 | USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 24  | ||||||
| 13 | SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 222.37  | ||||||
| 14 | FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS,  | ||||||
| 15 | CONTAINING 6,671 SQUARE FEET OR 0.153 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.  | ||||||
| 16 | BEING PART OF PARCEL 11-35-100-070.
 | ||||||
| 17 | 16-03-201-001, 6113 Meyer Road | ||||||
| 18 | PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH,  | ||||||
| 19 | RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY,  | ||||||
| 20 | ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 21 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 22 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 23 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 24 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 25 | DISTANCE OF 302.62 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | SOUTH 0 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 2 | 1,384.77 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 13 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 3 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 11  | ||||||
| 4 | MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,199.96 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 5 | NORTH 25 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 6 | 44.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 16 SECONDS EAST,  | ||||||
| 7 | A DISTANCE OF 10.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 54  | ||||||
| 8 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 42.98 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES  | ||||||
| 9 | 11 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 95.54 FEET TO A POINT  | ||||||
| 10 | ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 89  | ||||||
| 11 | DEGREES 36 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A  | ||||||
| 12 | DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 13 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 40,607 SQUARE FEET OR 0.932  | ||||||
| 14 | ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-03-201-001.
 | ||||||
| 15 | 16-03-251-002, Meyer Road | ||||||
| 16 | PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH,  | ||||||
| 17 | RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY,  | ||||||
| 18 | ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 19 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 20 | THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 21 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 22 | DATUM) ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 23 | DISTANCE OF 315.94 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE  | ||||||
| 24 | CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST ALONG  | ||||||
| 25 | SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | DEGREES 06 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,322.74  | ||||||
| 2 | FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST, A  | ||||||
| 3 | DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 42  | ||||||
| 4 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1,322.72 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 5 | BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 39,681  | ||||||
| 6 | SQUARE FEET OR 0.911 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 7 | 16-03-251-002.
 | ||||||
| 8 | 16-03-400-004, 6715 Meyer Road | ||||||
| 9 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH,  | ||||||
| 10 | RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY,  | ||||||
| 11 | ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 12 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 13 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED JULY 31, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 14 | 2001R0054424 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 15 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 16 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 17 | THE NORTH LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 55.20 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 18 | POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 57  | ||||||
| 19 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 900.35 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH  | ||||||
| 20 | LINE OF SAID DEED; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 15  | ||||||
| 21 | SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET;  | ||||||
| 22 | THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 23 | OF 900.34 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID DEED;  | ||||||
| 24 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID  | ||||||
| 25 | NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 27,010 SQUARE FEET OR  | ||||||
| 2 | 0.620 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-03-400-004.
 | ||||||
| 3 | 16-03-400-007, Meyer Road | ||||||
| 4 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH,  | ||||||
| 5 | RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY,  | ||||||
| 6 | ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 7 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 8 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED JULY 31, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 9 | 2001R0054424 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 10 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 11 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 12 | THE NORTH LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 55.20 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 13 | POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 24  | ||||||
| 14 | MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 15 | 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST,  | ||||||
| 16 | A DISTANCE OF 97.52 FEET; THENCE NORTH 58 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 16  | ||||||
| 17 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 305.97 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0  | ||||||
| 18 | DEGREES 06 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 16.55 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 19 | A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE  | ||||||
| 20 | NORTH 89 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH  | ||||||
| 21 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 47  | ||||||
| 22 | MINUTES 16 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 305.99 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 23 | SOUTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 24 | 114.08 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. | ||||||
| 25 | ALSO: | ||||||
 
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| 1 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH,  | ||||||
| 2 | RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY,  | ||||||
| 3 | ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 4 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 5 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED JULY 31, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 6 | 2001R0054424 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 7 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 8 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 9 | THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 59.77 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 10 | POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING A POINT ON THE WESTERLY  | ||||||
| 11 | RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MEYER ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE  | ||||||
| 12 | SOUTH 0 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY  | ||||||
| 13 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1035.86 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 18  | ||||||
| 14 | MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 15 | OF 325.21 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 2 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 21 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 16 | WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 168.26 FEET TO A  | ||||||
| 17 | POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE  | ||||||
| 18 | NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH  | ||||||
| 19 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.64 FEET; THENCE NORTH 12 DEGREES 15  | ||||||
| 20 | MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3.61 FEET; THENCE NORTH  | ||||||
| 21 | 2 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 164.97  | ||||||
| 22 | FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST, A  | ||||||
| 23 | DISTANCE OF 324.51 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 11  | ||||||
| 24 | SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1035.73 FEET TO A POINT ON THE  | ||||||
| 25 | SOUTH LINE OF SAID DEED; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 15  | ||||||
| 26 | SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS,  | ||||||
| 2 | CONTAINING 58,473 SQUARE FEET OR 1.342 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.  | ||||||
| 3 | BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-03-400-007.
 | ||||||
| 4 | 16-10-200-002, Meyer Road/Pleasant Grove Road | ||||||
| 5 | PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 6 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 7 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 8 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 9 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 10 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 11 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 12 | DISTANCE OF 73.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT  | ||||||
| 13 | BEING A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MEYER ROAD  | ||||||
| 14 | AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE SOUTH 12 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 57  | ||||||
| 15 | SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 355.46  | ||||||
| 16 | FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF  | ||||||
| 17 | PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE NORTH 40  | ||||||
| 18 | DEGREES 45 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY  | ||||||
| 19 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 37.56 FEET; THENCE NORTH 12 DEGREES 15  | ||||||
| 20 | MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 326.65 FEET TO A POINT  | ||||||
| 21 | ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 89  | ||||||
| 22 | DEGREES 26 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A  | ||||||
| 23 | DISTANCE OF 30.64 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 24 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 10,232 SQUARE FEET OR 0.235  | ||||||
| 25 | ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-10-200-002.
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  | |||||||
| 1 | 16-11-100-024, Grant Highway | ||||||
| 2 | PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 3 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 4 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 5 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 6 | THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 7 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 8 | DATUM) ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 9 | DISTANCE OF 564.87 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 09  | ||||||
| 10 | SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 556.01 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 45  | ||||||
| 11 | DEGREES 43 MINUTES 31 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 25.64 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 12 | THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING A POINT ON THE  | ||||||
| 13 | SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AS USED  | ||||||
| 14 | AND MONUMENTED; THENCE SOUTH 41 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 10 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 15 | EAST ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 41.98 FEET;  | ||||||
| 16 | THENCE SOUTH 41 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID  | ||||||
| 17 | RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 446.59 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 43  | ||||||
| 18 | DEGREES 09 MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.15 FEET;  | ||||||
| 19 | THENCE NORTH 41 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 20 | OF 449.51 FEET; THENCE NORTH 41 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 10 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 21 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.41 FEET; THENCE NORTH 45 DEGREES 43  | ||||||
| 22 | MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 30.04 FEET TO THE POINT  | ||||||
| 23 | OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 14,677  | ||||||
| 24 | SQUARE FEET OR 0.337 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 25 | 16-11-100-024.
 | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | 16-11-100-026, Grant Highway | ||||||
| 2 | PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 3 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 4 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 5 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHERLY CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 6 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2018R0043328  | ||||||
| 7 | IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE SOUTH 43  | ||||||
| 8 | DEGREES 04 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON ILLINOIS  | ||||||
| 9 | STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG THE  | ||||||
| 10 | NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 26.98 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 11 | THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 43 DEGREES 04  | ||||||
| 12 | MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE, A  | ||||||
| 13 | DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 57  | ||||||
| 14 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 315.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH 39  | ||||||
| 15 | DEGREES 24 MINUTES 38 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 330.00 FEET;  | ||||||
| 16 | THENCE NORTH 41 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 17 | OF 14.95 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 36 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 18 | EAST, A DISTANCE OF 30.15 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY  | ||||||
| 19 | LINE OF PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE  | ||||||
| 20 | SOUTH 41 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID  | ||||||
| 21 | WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 18.41 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 39  | ||||||
| 22 | DEGREES 24 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A  | ||||||
| 23 | DISTANCE OF 328.55 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 56  | ||||||
| 24 | SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE 313.89 FEET  | ||||||
| 25 | TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS,  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | CONTAINING 19,826 SQUARE FEET OR 0.455 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.  | ||||||
| 2 | BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-11-100-026.
 | ||||||
| 3 | 16-11-100-027, Grant Highway | ||||||
| 4 | PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 5 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 6 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 7 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 8 | THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 9 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 10 | DATUM) ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 11 | DISTANCE OF 614.24 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT  | ||||||
| 12 | BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF  | ||||||
| 13 | PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE SOUTH 41  | ||||||
| 14 | DEGREES 29 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY  | ||||||
| 15 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 520.24 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 43  | ||||||
| 16 | MINUTES 31 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.04 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 17 | NORTH 41 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 10 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 18 | 487.82 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST  | ||||||
| 19 | QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST  | ||||||
| 20 | ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 45.26 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 21 | BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 15,121  | ||||||
| 22 | SQUARE FEET OR 0.347 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 23 | 16-11-100-027.
 | ||||||
| 24 | 16-11-100-034, 21813 Pleasant Grove Road | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 2 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 3 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 4 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHERLY CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 5 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2018R0043328  | ||||||
| 6 | IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE SOUTH 43  | ||||||
| 7 | DEGREES 04 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON ILLINOIS  | ||||||
| 8 | STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG THE  | ||||||
| 9 | NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 26.98 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 10 | THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 57  | ||||||
| 11 | SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PLEASANT GROVE  | ||||||
| 12 | ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 174.82 FEET TO A  | ||||||
| 13 | POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID DEED; THENCE SOUTH 60  | ||||||
| 14 | DEGREES 37 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY  | ||||||
| 15 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 31.41 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 35  | ||||||
| 16 | MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 165.36 FEET TO A POINT  | ||||||
| 17 | ON SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 04 MINUTES  | ||||||
| 18 | 53 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 19 | 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY,  | ||||||
| 20 | ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 5,103 SQUARE FEET OR 0.117 ACRES, MORE OR  | ||||||
| 21 | LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-11-100-034.
 | ||||||
| 22 | 16-11-300-011, 7515 S IL Route 23 | ||||||
| 23 | PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 24 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 25 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 2 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED MARCH 18, 2021 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 3 | 2021R0014864 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 4 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 5 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 6 | THE NORTH LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 7 | POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59  | ||||||
| 8 | MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 9 | 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST,  | ||||||
| 10 | A DISTANCE OF 315.35 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF A  | ||||||
| 11 | DEED RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2021R0058501 IN THE RECORDERS  | ||||||
| 12 | OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 45 MINUTES  | ||||||
| 13 | 25 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.05  | ||||||
| 14 | FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST ALONG  | ||||||
| 15 | THE WESTERLY LINE OF ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 23 AS USED AND  | ||||||
| 16 | MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 315.21 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 17 | BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 9,466  | ||||||
| 18 | SQUARE FEET OR 0.217 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 19 | 16-11-300-011.
 | ||||||
| 20 | 16-11-300-018, 7905 S IL Route 23 | ||||||
| 21 | PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 22 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 23 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 24 | BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 25 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2021R0058501  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE NORTH 89  | ||||||
| 2 | DEGREES 45 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON ILLINOIS  | ||||||
| 3 | STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG THE SOUTH  | ||||||
| 4 | LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 33.05 FEET; THENCE NORTH 2  | ||||||
| 5 | DEGREES 57 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 131.76 FEET;  | ||||||
| 6 | THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 7 | OF 35.98 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID DEED; THENCE  | ||||||
| 8 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH  | ||||||
| 9 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 02  | ||||||
| 10 | MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF ILLINOIS  | ||||||
| 11 | STATE ROUTE 23 PER COURT CASE NO. 92-ED-79, A DISTANCE OF 34.93  | ||||||
| 12 | FEET; THENCE SOUTH 2 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 51 SECONDS EAST ALONG  | ||||||
| 13 | SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 132.68 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 14 | BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 5,030  | ||||||
| 15 | SQUARE FEET OR 0.115 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 16 | 16-11-300-018.
 | ||||||
| 17 | 16-11-300-019, Grant Highway | ||||||
| 18 | PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 19 | SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 20 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 21 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 22 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 23 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED MARCH 27, 2017 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 24 | 2017R0010605 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 25 | SOUTH 83 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 2 | THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 35.09 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 3 | THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 14  | ||||||
| 4 | SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PLEASANT GROVE  | ||||||
| 5 | ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 146.50 FEET TO A  | ||||||
| 6 | POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID  | ||||||
| 7 | SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, SAID LINE BEING A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE  | ||||||
| 8 | NORTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 2080.04 FEET AND A LENGTH OF 6.65  | ||||||
| 9 | FEET TO A POINT OF NONTANGENCY, THE CHORD OF SAID ARC HAVING A  | ||||||
| 10 | LENGTH OF 6.65 FEET AND A BEARING OF SOUTH 46 DEGREES 04  | ||||||
| 11 | MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST; THENCE SOUTH 44 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 12  | ||||||
| 12 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY  | ||||||
| 13 | ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF  | ||||||
| 14 | 2110.04 FEET AND A LENGTH OF 28.11 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY,  | ||||||
| 15 | THE CHORD OF SAID ARC HAVING A LENGTH OF 28.11 FEET AND A  | ||||||
| 16 | BEARING OF NORTH 45 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST; THENCE  | ||||||
| 17 | NORTH 45 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 18 | 149.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID DEED;  | ||||||
| 19 | THENCE NORTH 83 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID  | ||||||
| 20 | SOUTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE 39.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 21 | BEGINNING. | ||||||
| 22 | ALSO: | ||||||
| 23 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 24 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED MARCH 27, 2017 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 25 | 2017R0010605 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 26 | SOUTH 83 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 2 | THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 35.09 FEET;  | ||||||
| 3 | THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE  | ||||||
| 4 | SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AS USED AND  | ||||||
| 5 | MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 146.50 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE;  | ||||||
| 6 | THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, SAID LINE  | ||||||
| 7 | BEING A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF  | ||||||
| 8 | 2080.04 FEET AND A LENGTH OF 34.63 FEET TO A POINT THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 9 | BEGINNING, THE CHORD OF SAID ARC HAVING A LENGTH OF 34.62 FEET  | ||||||
| 10 | AND A BEARING OF SOUTH 46 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST;  | ||||||
| 11 | THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, SAID LINE  | ||||||
| 12 | BEING A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF  | ||||||
| 13 | 2080.04 FEET AND A LENGTH OF 357.75 FEET TO A POINT OF  | ||||||
| 14 | NONTANGENCY, THE CHORD OF SAID ARC HAVING A LENGTH OF 357.31  | ||||||
| 15 | FEET AND A BEARING OF SOUTH 51 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 46 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 16 | EAST; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, A  | ||||||
| 17 | DISTANCE OF 35.92 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A CURVE  | ||||||
| 18 | CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 2110.04 FEET AND A  | ||||||
| 19 | LENGTH OF 383.41 FEET TO A POINT OF NONTANGENCY, THE CHORD OF  | ||||||
| 20 | SAID ARC HAVING A LENGTH OF 382.89 FEET AND A BEARING OF NORTH  | ||||||
| 21 | 52 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST; THENCE NORTH 44 DEGREES  | ||||||
| 22 | 13 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 30.01 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 23 | POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING  | ||||||
| 24 | 16,128 SQUARE FEET OR 0.370 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF  | ||||||
| 25 | PARCEL 16-11-300-019.
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| 1 | 16-11-300-020, Grant Highway | ||||||
| 2 | PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST  | ||||||
| 3 | QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE  | ||||||
| 4 | 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 5 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 6 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 7 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1987 AS DOCUMENT  | ||||||
| 8 | NUMBER 87R005793 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY;  | ||||||
| 9 | THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 10 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 11 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID DEED, A DISTANCE OF 37.10  | ||||||
| 12 | FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89  | ||||||
| 13 | DEGREES 59 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A  | ||||||
| 14 | DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 06  | ||||||
| 15 | SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 197.90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0  | ||||||
| 16 | DEGREES 59 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 288.75 FEET  | ||||||
| 17 | TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A CURVE  | ||||||
| 18 | CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1115.46 FEET AND A  | ||||||
| 19 | LENGTH OF 409.62 FEET TO A POINT OF NONTANGENCY, THE CHORD OF  | ||||||
| 20 | SAID ARC HAVING A LENGTH OF 407.32 FEET AND A BEARING OF NORTH  | ||||||
| 21 | 10 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST; THENCE NORTH 5 DEGREES  | ||||||
| 22 | 32 MINUTES 39 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 5.66 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 23 | NORTH 60 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 24 | 57.88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 60 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 31 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 25 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 93.02 FEET; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 37  | ||||||
| 26 | MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 117.56 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | NORTH 60 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 2 | 181.47 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY  | ||||||
| 3 | ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF  | ||||||
| 4 | 2110.04 FEET AND A LENGTH OF 101.69 FEET TO A POINT OF  | ||||||
| 5 | NONTANGENCY, THE CHORD OF SAID ARC HAVING A LENGTH OF 101.68  | ||||||
| 6 | FEET AND A BEARING OF NORTH 58 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 39 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 7 | WEST; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST, A  | ||||||
| 8 | DISTANCE OF 35.92 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF  | ||||||
| 9 | PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED; THENCE  | ||||||
| 10 | SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, SAID LINE BEING A  | ||||||
| 11 | CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 2080.04  | ||||||
| 12 | FEET AND A LENGTH OF 121.43 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY, THE  | ||||||
| 13 | CHORD OF SAID ARC HAVING A LENGTH OF 121.42 FEET AND A BEARING  | ||||||
| 14 | OF SOUTH 58 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST; THENCE SOUTH 60  | ||||||
| 15 | DEGREES 38 MINUTES 16 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY  | ||||||
| 16 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 179.36 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 61 DEGREES 37  | ||||||
| 17 | MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, A  | ||||||
| 18 | DISTANCE OF 117.59 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 31  | ||||||
| 19 | SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 20 | 93.42 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST  | ||||||
| 21 | ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 73.46 FEET TO A  | ||||||
| 22 | POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 23 PER THE  | ||||||
| 23 | PLAT OF HIGHWAYS RECORDED APRIL 8TH 1993 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 24 | 93R018532 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 25 | SOUTH 5 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY  | ||||||
| 26 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 28.23 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | SAID WESTERLY LINE, SAID LINE BEING A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE  | ||||||
| 2 | SOUTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1085.46 FEET AND A LENGTH OF  | ||||||
| 3 | 405.65 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY, THE CHORD OF SAID ARC  | ||||||
| 4 | HAVING A LENGTH OF 403.30 FEET AND A BEARING OF SOUTH 10  | ||||||
| 5 | DEGREES 44 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 58  | ||||||
| 6 | MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 7 | OF 289.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 06 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 8 | WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 197.87 FEET TO THE  | ||||||
| 9 | POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING  | ||||||
| 10 | 44,404 SQUARE FEET OR 1.019 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF  | ||||||
| 11 | PARCEL 16-11-300-020.
 | ||||||
| 12 | 16-14-300-004, 8605 S IL Route 23 | ||||||
| 13 | PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 14 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 15 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 16 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 17 | THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 18 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 19 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 20 | DISTANCE OF 39.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH  | ||||||
| 21 | 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF  | ||||||
| 22 | ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 23 AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 23 | 170.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 44 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 24 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 02  | ||||||
| 25 | MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 170.00 FEET TO A POINT  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 89  | ||||||
| 2 | DEGREES 31 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A  | ||||||
| 3 | DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 4 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 5,100 SQUARE FEET OR 0.117 ACRES,  | ||||||
| 5 | MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-14-300-004.
 | ||||||
| 6 | 16-23-100-011, 9809 S IL Route 23 | ||||||
| 7 | PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 8 | SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 9 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 10 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 11 | COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 12 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 13 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 14 | DATUM) ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 15 | DISTANCE OF 27.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE  | ||||||
| 16 | CONTINUING NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST ALONG  | ||||||
| 17 | SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0  | ||||||
| 18 | DEGREES 05 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 50.32 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 19 | A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF ANTHONY ROAD AS USED AND  | ||||||
| 20 | MONUMENTED; THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST  | ||||||
| 21 | ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.83 FEET TO A POINT  | ||||||
| 22 | ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 23 AS USED AND  | ||||||
| 23 | MONUMENTED; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST  | ||||||
| 24 | ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 43.28 FEET TO THE POINT  | ||||||
| 25 | OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 1,404  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | SQUARE FEET OR 0.032 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 2 | 16-23-100-011.
 | ||||||
| 3 | 16-23-300-004, 9809 S IL Route 23 | ||||||
| 4 | PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 43  | ||||||
| 5 | NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 6 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 7 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 8 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 9 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 10 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 11 | DISTANCE OF 27.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH  | ||||||
| 12 | 0 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF  | ||||||
| 13 | ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 23 AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 14 | 1629.12 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF A PARCEL OF LAND  | ||||||
| 15 | DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED MARCH 06, 2019 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER  | ||||||
| 16 | 2019R0005925 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF MCHENRY COUNTY; THENCE  | ||||||
| 17 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID  | ||||||
| 18 | NORTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0  | ||||||
| 19 | DEGREES 05 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1629.19 FEET  | ||||||
| 20 | TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE  | ||||||
| 21 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH  | ||||||
| 22 | LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN  | ||||||
| 23 | MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 48,875 SQUARE FEET OR  | ||||||
| 24 | 1.122 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-23-300-004.
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  | |||||||
| 1 | 16-24-300-003, 20805 Anthony Road | ||||||
| 2 | PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24,  | ||||||
| 3 | TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,  | ||||||
| 4 | MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS  | ||||||
| 5 | FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 6 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID WEST HALF; THENCE  | ||||||
| 7 | SOUTH 0 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS BASED ON  | ||||||
| 8 | ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983 DATUM) ALONG  | ||||||
| 9 | THE EAST LINE OF SAID WEST HALF, A DISTANCE OF 28.82 FEET TO  | ||||||
| 10 | THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 0 DEGREES 05  | ||||||
| 11 | MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 12 | 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 00 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 13 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 164.32 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 08  | ||||||
| 14 | MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 15 | NORTH 89 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE  | ||||||
| 16 | SOUTHERLY LINE OF ANTHONY ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A  | ||||||
| 17 | DISTANCE OF 164.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY  | ||||||
| 18 | COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 1643 SQUARE FEET OR 0.038 ACRES,  | ||||||
| 19 | MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-24-300-003.
 | ||||||
| 20 | 16-24-300-008, Anthony Road | ||||||
| 21 | PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 22 | SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 23 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 24 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 25 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
 
  | |||||||
  | |||||||
| 1 | THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 2 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 3 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 4 | DISTANCE OF 199.94 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 00  | ||||||
| 5 | SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 27.97 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 6 | BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST  | ||||||
| 7 | ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF ANTHONY ROAD AS USED AND  | ||||||
| 8 | MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 965.54 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES  | ||||||
| 9 | 08 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 10 | SOUTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF  | ||||||
| 11 | 965.50 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 00 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 12 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN  | ||||||
| 13 | MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 9655 SQUARE FEET OR 0.222  | ||||||
| 14 | ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-24-300-008.
 | ||||||
| 15 | 16-24-300-013, Anthony Road | ||||||
| 16 | PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 17 | SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 18 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 19 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 20 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 21 | THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 22 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
| 23 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 24 | DISTANCE OF 665.01 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 25  | ||||||
| 25 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 28.29 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 0 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 25  | ||||||
| 2 | SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89  | ||||||
| 3 | DEGREES 23 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 157.79 FEET;  | ||||||
| 4 | THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 5 | OF 153.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 49 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 6 | WEST, A DISTANCE OF 353.78 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 05  | ||||||
| 7 | MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE  | ||||||
| 8 | NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE  | ||||||
| 9 | SOUTHERLY LINE OF ANTHONY ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A  | ||||||
| 10 | DISTANCE OF 353.69 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 33  | ||||||
| 11 | SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF ANTHONY ROAD AS USED  | ||||||
| 12 | AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 153.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89  | ||||||
| 13 | DEGREES 23 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF  | ||||||
| 14 | ANTHONY ROAD AS USED AND MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 157.87 FEET  | ||||||
| 15 | TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS,  | ||||||
| 16 | CONTAINING 6651 SQUARE FEET OR 0.153 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.  | ||||||
| 17 | BEING PART OF PARCEL 16-24-300-013.
 | ||||||
| 18 | 16-24-300-019, Anthony Road | ||||||
| 19 | PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF  | ||||||
| 20 | SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE 3RD  | ||||||
| 21 | PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE  | ||||||
| 22 | PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||
| 23 | COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER;  | ||||||
| 24 | THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS  | ||||||
| 25 | BASED ON ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATES EAST ZONE 1983  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | DATUM) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, A  | ||||||
| 2 | DISTANCE OF 575.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 40  | ||||||
| 3 | SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 28.06 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 4 | BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 40  | ||||||
| 5 | SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89  | ||||||
| 6 | DEGREES 23 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 90.00 FEET;  | ||||||
| 7 | THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE  | ||||||
| 8 | OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 57 SECONDS  | ||||||
| 9 | EAST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF ANTHONY ROAD AS USED AND  | ||||||
| 10 | MONUMENTED, A DISTANCE OF 89.98 FEET TO THE POINT OF  | ||||||
| 11 | BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 900 SQUARE  | ||||||
| 12 | FEET OR 0.021 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING PART OF PARCEL  | ||||||
| 13 | 16-24-300-019. | ||||||
| 14 |     (b) This Section is repealed August 9, 2027 (3 years after  | ||||||
| 15 | the effective date of Public Act 103-892) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 16 | of the 103rd General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 103-892, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 18 |     Section 1120. The Lawful Health Care Activity Act is  | ||||||
| 19 | amended by changing Sections 28-10 and 28-11 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (735 ILCS 40/28-10) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 28-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
| 22 |     "Lawful health care" means: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) reproductive health care that is not unlawful  | ||||||
| 24 |  under the laws of this State, including on any theory of  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 |  vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy liability; or | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) the treatment of gender dysphoria or the  | ||||||
| 3 |  affirmation of an individual's gender identity or gender  | ||||||
| 4 |  expression, including, but not limited to, all supplies,  | ||||||
| 5 |  care, and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental  | ||||||
| 6 |  health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic,  | ||||||
| 7 |  preventative, rehabilitative, or supportive nature that is  | ||||||
| 8 |  not unlawful under the laws of this State, including on  | ||||||
| 9 |  any theory of vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy  | ||||||
| 10 |  liability.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Lawful health care activity" means seeking, providing,  | ||||||
| 12 | receiving, assisting in seeking, providing, or receiving,  | ||||||
| 13 | providing material support for, or traveling to obtain lawful  | ||||||
| 14 | health care.  | ||||||
| 15 |     "Health records related to lawful health care" means  | ||||||
| 16 | records that identify a person who has sought or received  | ||||||
| 17 | lawful health care healthcare, including, but not limited to,  | ||||||
| 18 | information regarding an individual's medical history, mental  | ||||||
| 19 | or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a  | ||||||
| 20 | health care healthcare professional, and insurance and billing  | ||||||
| 21 | records for medical care.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Location information related to lawful health care" means  | ||||||
| 23 | precise location information that could be reasonably used to  | ||||||
| 24 | identify a person's attempt to acquire or receive lawful  | ||||||
| 25 | health care, including, but not limited to, records of the  | ||||||
| 26 | location of a person's license plate, records of the location  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of a cell phone or other device that tracks location, or  | ||||||
| 2 | records of observations of a person's location when the  | ||||||
| 3 | location is near a provider of lawful health care.  | ||||||
| 4 |     "Reproductive health care" shall have the same meaning as  | ||||||
| 5 | Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act.  | ||||||
| 6 |     "State" has the meaning given in Section 1-10 of the  | ||||||
| 7 | Reproductive Health Act.  | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-786, eff. 8-7-24;  | ||||||
| 9 | revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 10 |     (735 ILCS 40/28-11) | ||||||
| 11 |     Sec. 28-11. Prohibited State actions.     | ||||||
| 12 |     (a) Unless otherwise necessary to comply with Illinois or  | ||||||
| 13 | federal law, the State shall not provide any information or  | ||||||
| 14 | expend or use any time, money, facilities, property,  | ||||||
| 15 | equipment, personnel, or other resources to assist any  | ||||||
| 16 | individual, or out-of-state officer, official, agency, entity,  | ||||||
| 17 | or department seeking to impose civil or criminal liability  | ||||||
| 18 | upon a person or entity for lawful health care healthcare     | ||||||
| 19 | activity. | ||||||
| 20 |     (b) Location information related to lawful health care and  | ||||||
| 21 | health records related to lawful health care are confidential  | ||||||
| 22 | and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information  | ||||||
| 23 | Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) This Section does not apply if an individual or  | ||||||
| 25 | out-of-state officer, official, agency, entity, or department  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | is investigating conduct that would be subject to civil or  | ||||||
| 2 | criminal liability under the laws of Illinois. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-786, eff. 8-7-24; revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 4 |     Section 1125. The Illinois Antitrust Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 7.2 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (740 ILCS 10/7.2)    (from Ch. 38, par. 60-7.2) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 7.2. (1) Whenever it appears to the Attorney General  | ||||||
| 8 | that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to  | ||||||
| 9 | engage in any act or practice prohibited by this Act, or that  | ||||||
| 10 | any person has assisted or participated in any agreement or  | ||||||
| 11 | combination of the nature described herein, he may, in his  | ||||||
| 12 | discretion, conduct an investigation as he deems necessary in  | ||||||
| 13 | connection with the matter and has the authority prior to the  | ||||||
| 14 | commencement of any civil or criminal action as provided for  | ||||||
| 15 | in the Act to subpoena witnesses, and pursuant to a subpoena  | ||||||
| 16 | (i) compel their attendance for the purpose of examining them  | ||||||
| 17 | under oath, (ii) require the production of any books,  | ||||||
| 18 | documents, records, writings, or tangible things hereafter  | ||||||
| 19 | referred to as "documentary material" which the Attorney  | ||||||
| 20 | General deems relevant or material to his investigation, for  | ||||||
| 21 | inspection, reproducing, or copying under such terms and  | ||||||
| 22 | conditions as hereafter set forth, (iii) require written  | ||||||
| 23 | answers under oath to written interrogatories, or (iv) require  | ||||||
| 24 | compliance with a combination of the foregoing. Any subpoena  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | issued by the Attorney General shall contain the following  | ||||||
| 2 | information: | ||||||
| 3 |         (a) The statute and section thereof, the alleged  | ||||||
| 4 |  violation of which is under investigation and the general  | ||||||
| 5 |  subject matter of the investigation. | ||||||
| 6 |         (b) The date and place at which time the person is  | ||||||
| 7 |  required to appear or produce documentary material in his  | ||||||
| 8 |  possession, custody, or control or submit answers to  | ||||||
| 9 |  interrogatories in the office of the Attorney General  | ||||||
| 10 |  located in Springfield or Chicago. Said date shall not be  | ||||||
| 11 |  less than 10 days from date of service of the subpoena. | ||||||
| 12 |         (c) Where documentary material is required to be  | ||||||
| 13 |  produced, the same shall be described by class so as to  | ||||||
| 14 |  clearly indicate the material demanded. | ||||||
| 15 |     The Attorney General is hereby authorized, and may so  | ||||||
| 16 | elect, to require the production, pursuant to this Section     | ||||||
| 17 | section, of documentary material or interrogatory answers  | ||||||
| 18 | prior to the taking of any testimony of the person subpoenaed.  | ||||||
| 19 | Said documentary material shall be made available for  | ||||||
| 20 | inspection and copying during normal business hours at the  | ||||||
| 21 | principal place of business of the person served, or at such  | ||||||
| 22 | other time and place, as may be agreed upon by the person  | ||||||
| 23 | served and the Attorney General. When documentary material is  | ||||||
| 24 | demanded by subpoena, said subpoena shall not: | ||||||
| 25 |         (i) contain any requirement which would be  | ||||||
| 26 |  unreasonable or improper if contained in a subpoena duces  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  tecum issued by a court of this State; or | ||||||
| 2 |         (ii) require the disclosure of any documentary  | ||||||
| 3 |  material which would be privileged, or which for any other  | ||||||
| 4 |  reason would not be required by a subpoena duces tecum  | ||||||
| 5 |  issued by a court of this State. | ||||||
| 6 |     (2) The production of documentary material in response to  | ||||||
| 7 | a subpoena served pursuant to this Section shall be made under  | ||||||
| 8 | a sworn certificate, in such form as the subpoena designates,  | ||||||
| 9 | by the person, if a natural person, to whom the demand is  | ||||||
| 10 | directed or, if not a natural person, by a person or persons  | ||||||
| 11 | having knowledge of the facts and circumstances relating to  | ||||||
| 12 | such production, to the effect that all of the documentary  | ||||||
| 13 | material required by the demand and in the possession,  | ||||||
| 14 | custody, or control of the person to whom the demand is  | ||||||
| 15 | directed has been produced and made available to the  | ||||||
| 16 | custodian. Answers to interrogatories shall be accompanied by  | ||||||
| 17 | a statement under oath attesting to the accuracy of the  | ||||||
| 18 | answers. | ||||||
| 19 |     While in the possession of the Attorney General and under  | ||||||
| 20 | such reasonable terms and conditions as the Attorney General  | ||||||
| 21 | shall prescribe: (A) documentary material shall be available  | ||||||
| 22 | for examination by the person who produced such material or by  | ||||||
| 23 | any duly authorized representative of such person, (B)  | ||||||
| 24 | transcript of oral testimony shall be available for  | ||||||
| 25 | examination by the person who produced such testimony, or his  | ||||||
| 26 | or her counsel, and (C) answers to interrogatories shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | available for examination by the person who swore to their  | ||||||
| 2 | accuracy. | ||||||
| 3 |     Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no  | ||||||
| 4 | documentary material, transcripts of oral testimony, or  | ||||||
| 5 | answers to interrogatories, or copies thereof, in the  | ||||||
| 6 | possession of the Attorney General shall be available for  | ||||||
| 7 | examination by any individual other than an authorized  | ||||||
| 8 | employee of the Attorney General or other law enforcement  | ||||||
| 9 | officials, federal, State, or local, without the consent of  | ||||||
| 10 | the person who produced such material, transcripts, or  | ||||||
| 11 | interrogatory answers. Such documentary material, transcripts  | ||||||
| 12 | of oral testimony, or answers to interrogatories, or copies  | ||||||
| 13 | thereof, may be used by the Attorney General in any  | ||||||
| 14 | administrative or judicial action or proceeding.  | ||||||
| 15 |     For purposes of this Section, all documentary materials,  | ||||||
| 16 | transcripts of oral testimony, answers to interrogatories  | ||||||
| 17 | obtained by the Attorney General from other law enforcement  | ||||||
| 18 | officials, information voluntarily produced to the Attorney  | ||||||
| 19 | General for purposes of any investigation conducted under  | ||||||
| 20 | subsection (1), or information provided to the Attorney  | ||||||
| 21 | General pursuant to the notice requirement of Section 7.2a  | ||||||
| 22 | shall be treated as if produced pursuant to a subpoena served  | ||||||
| 23 | pursuant to this Section for purposes of maintaining the  | ||||||
| 24 | confidentiality of such information. | ||||||
| 25 |     The changes made by Public Act 103-526 this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 26 | of the 103rd General Assembly are inoperative on and after  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | January 1, 2027.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (3) No person shall, with intent to avoid, evade, prevent,  | ||||||
| 3 | or obstruct compliance in whole or in part by any person with  | ||||||
| 4 | any duly served subpoena of the Attorney General under this  | ||||||
| 5 | Act, knowingly remove from any place, conceal, withhold,  | ||||||
| 6 | destroy, mutilate, alter, or by any other means falsify any  | ||||||
| 7 | documentary material that is the subject of such subpoena. A  | ||||||
| 8 | violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. The  | ||||||
| 9 | Attorney General, with such assistance as he may from time to  | ||||||
| 10 | time require of the State's Attorneys in the several counties,  | ||||||
| 11 | shall investigate suspected violations of this subsection and  | ||||||
| 12 | shall commence and try all prosecutions under this subsection. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 103-526, eff. 1-1-24; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 14 |     Section 1130. The Mental Health and Developmental  | ||||||
| 15 | Disabilities Confidentiality Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 16 | Section 9.6 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (740 ILCS 110/9.6) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 9.6. Participants of any HIE, as defined under  | ||||||
| 19 | Section 2, shall allow each recipient whose record is  | ||||||
| 20 | accessible through the health information exchange the  | ||||||
| 21 | reasonable opportunity to expressly decline the further  | ||||||
| 22 | disclosure of the record by the health information exchange to  | ||||||
| 23 | third parties, except to the extent permitted by law such as  | ||||||
| 24 | for purposes of public health reporting. The HIE participants  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | shall permit a recipient to revoke a prior decision to opt out     | ||||||
| 2 | opt-out or a decision not to opt out opt-out. These rules,  | ||||||
| 3 | standards, or contractual obligations shall provide for  | ||||||
| 4 | written notice of a recipient's right to opt out opt-out which  | ||||||
| 5 | directs the recipient to a health information exchange website  | ||||||
| 6 | containing (i) an explanation of the purposes of the health  | ||||||
| 7 | information exchange; and (ii) audio, visual, and written  | ||||||
| 8 | instructions on how to opt out opt-out of participation in  | ||||||
| 9 | whole or in part to the extent possible. The process for  | ||||||
| 10 | effectuating an opt-out shall be reviewed by the HIE  | ||||||
| 11 | participants annually and updated as the technical options  | ||||||
| 12 | develop. The recipient shall be provided meaningful disclosure  | ||||||
| 13 | regarding the health information exchange, and the recipient's  | ||||||
| 14 | decision whether to opt out opt-out should be obtained without  | ||||||
| 15 | undue inducement or any element of force, fraud, deceit,  | ||||||
| 16 | duress, or other form of constraint or coercion. To the extent  | ||||||
| 17 | that HIPAA, as specified in 45 CFR 164.508(b)(4), prohibits a  | ||||||
| 18 | covered entity from conditioning the provision of its services  | ||||||
| 19 | upon an individual's provision of an authorization, an HIE  | ||||||
| 20 | participant shall not condition the provision of its services  | ||||||
| 21 | upon a recipient's decision to opt out opt-out of further  | ||||||
| 22 | disclosure of the record by an HIE to third parties. The HIE  | ||||||
| 23 | participants shall also give annual consideration to enable a  | ||||||
| 24 | recipient to expressly decline the further disclosure by an  | ||||||
| 25 | HIE to third parties of selected portions of the recipient's  | ||||||
| 26 | record while permitting disclosure of the recipient's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | remaining patient health information. In giving effect to  | ||||||
| 2 | recipient disclosure preferences, the HIE participants may  | ||||||
| 3 | consider the extent to which relevant health information  | ||||||
| 4 | technologies reasonably available to therapists and HIEs in  | ||||||
| 5 | this State reasonably enable the effective segmentation of  | ||||||
| 6 | specific information within a recipient's electronic medical  | ||||||
| 7 | record and reasonably enable the effective exclusion of  | ||||||
| 8 | specific information from disclosure by an HIE to third  | ||||||
| 9 | parties, as well as the availability of sufficient  | ||||||
| 10 | authoritative clinical guidance to enable the practical  | ||||||
| 11 | application of such technologies to effect recipient  | ||||||
| 12 | disclosure preferences. The provisions of this Section 9.6  | ||||||
| 13 | shall not apply to the secure electronic transmission of data  | ||||||
| 14 | which is point-to-point communication directed by the data  | ||||||
| 15 | custodian. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     Section 1135. The Whistleblower Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 18 | Section 15 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (740 ILCS 174/15) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 15. Retaliation for certain disclosures prohibited.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (a) An employer may not take retaliatory action against an  | ||||||
| 22 | employee who discloses or threatens to disclose to a public  | ||||||
| 23 | body conducting an investigation, or in a court, an  | ||||||
| 24 | administrative hearing, or any other proceeding initiated by a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | public body, information related to an activity, policy, or  | ||||||
| 2 | practice of the employer, where the employee has a good faith  | ||||||
| 3 | belief that the activity, policy, or practice (i) violates a  | ||||||
| 4 | State or federal law, rule, or regulation or (ii) poses a  | ||||||
| 5 | substantial and specific danger to employees, public health,  | ||||||
| 6 | or safety. | ||||||
| 7 |     (b) An employer may not take retaliatory action against an  | ||||||
| 8 | employee for disclosing or threatening to disclose information  | ||||||
| 9 | to a government or law enforcement agency information related  | ||||||
| 10 | to an activity, policy, or practice of the employer, where the  | ||||||
| 11 | employee has a good faith belief that the activity, policy, or  | ||||||
| 12 | practice of the employer (i) violates a State or federal law,  | ||||||
| 13 | rule, or regulation or (ii) poses a substantial and specific  | ||||||
| 14 | danger to employees, public health, or safety. | ||||||
| 15 |     (c) An employer may not take retaliatory action against an  | ||||||
| 16 | employee for disclosing or threatening to disclose to any  | ||||||
| 17 | supervisor, principal officer, board member, or supervisor in  | ||||||
| 18 | an organization that has a contractual relationship with the  | ||||||
| 19 | employer who makes the employer aware of the disclosure,  | ||||||
| 20 | information related to an activity, policy, or practice of the  | ||||||
| 21 | employer if the employee has a good faith belief that the  | ||||||
| 22 | activity, policy, or practice (i) violates a State or federal  | ||||||
| 23 | law, rule, or regulation or (ii) poses a substantial and  | ||||||
| 24 | specific danger to employees, public health, or safety.  | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 103-867, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 1140. The Adoption Act is amended by changing  | ||||||
| 2 | Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (750 ILCS 50/1) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 1. Definitions. When used in this Act, unless the  | ||||||
| 5 | context otherwise requires: | ||||||
| 6 |     A. (1) "Child" means a person under legal age subject to  | ||||||
| 7 | adoption under this Act. | ||||||
| 8 |     A-5. (2) "Adult", when referring to a person who is the  | ||||||
| 9 | subject of a petition for adoption under Section 3 of this Act,     | ||||||
| 10 | means a person who is 18 years old or older. | ||||||
| 11 |     B. "Related child" means a child subject to adoption where  | ||||||
| 12 | either or both of the adopting parents stands in any of the  | ||||||
| 13 | following relationships to the child by blood, marriage,  | ||||||
| 14 | adoption, or civil union: parent, grand-parent,  | ||||||
| 15 | great-grandparent, brother, sister, step-parent,  | ||||||
| 16 | step-grandparent, step-brother, step-sister, uncle, aunt,  | ||||||
| 17 | great-uncle, great-aunt, first cousin, or second cousin. A  | ||||||
| 18 | person is related to the child as a first cousin or second  | ||||||
| 19 | cousin if they are both related to the same ancestor as either  | ||||||
| 20 | grandchild or great-grandchild. A child whose parent has  | ||||||
| 21 | executed a consent to adoption, a surrender, or a waiver  | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to Section 10 of this Act or whose parent has signed a  | ||||||
| 23 | denial of paternity pursuant to Section 12 of the Vital  | ||||||
| 24 | Records Act or Section 12a of this Act, or whose parent has had  | ||||||
| 25 | his or her parental rights terminated, is not a related child  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to that person, unless (1) the consent is determined to be void  | ||||||
| 2 | or is void pursuant to subsection O of Section 10 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 3 | or (2) the parent of the child executed a consent to adoption  | ||||||
| 4 | by a specified person or persons pursuant to subsection A-1 of  | ||||||
| 5 | Section 10 of this Act and a court of competent jurisdiction  | ||||||
| 6 | finds that such consent is void; or (3) the order terminating  | ||||||
| 7 | the parental rights of the parent is vacated by a court of  | ||||||
| 8 | competent jurisdiction. | ||||||
| 9 |     C. "Agency" for the purpose of this Act means a public  | ||||||
| 10 | child welfare agency or a licensed child welfare agency. | ||||||
| 11 |     D. "Unfit person" means any person whom the court shall  | ||||||
| 12 | find to be unfit to have a child, without regard to the  | ||||||
| 13 | likelihood that the child will be placed for adoption. The  | ||||||
| 14 | grounds of unfitness are any one or more of the following,  | ||||||
| 15 | except that a person shall not be considered an unfit person  | ||||||
| 16 | for the sole reason that the person has relinquished a child in  | ||||||
| 17 | accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act: | ||||||
| 18 |         (a) Abandonment of the child. | ||||||
| 19 |         (a-1) Abandonment of a newborn infant in a hospital. | ||||||
| 20 |         (a-2) Abandonment of a newborn infant in any setting  | ||||||
| 21 |  where the evidence suggests that the parent intended to  | ||||||
| 22 |  relinquish his or her parental rights. | ||||||
| 23 |         (b) Failure to maintain a reasonable degree of  | ||||||
| 24 |  interest, concern, or responsibility as to the child's  | ||||||
| 25 |  welfare. | ||||||
| 26 |         (c) Desertion of the child for more than 3 months next  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  preceding the commencement of the Adoption proceeding. | ||||||
| 2 |         (d) Substantial neglect of the child if continuous or  | ||||||
| 3 |  repeated. | ||||||
| 4 |         (d-1) Substantial neglect, if continuous or repeated,  | ||||||
| 5 |  of any child residing in the household which resulted in  | ||||||
| 6 |  the death of that child. | ||||||
| 7 |         (e) Extreme or repeated cruelty to the child. | ||||||
| 8 |         (f) There is a rebuttable presumption, which can be  | ||||||
| 9 |  overcome only by clear and convincing evidence, that a  | ||||||
| 10 |  parent is unfit if:  | ||||||
| 11 |             (1) Two or more findings of physical abuse have  | ||||||
| 12 |  been entered regarding any children under Section 2-21  | ||||||
| 13 |  of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the most recent of  | ||||||
| 14 |  which was determined by the juvenile court hearing the  | ||||||
| 15 |  matter to be supported by clear and convincing  | ||||||
| 16 |  evidence; or | ||||||
| 17 |             (2) The parent has been convicted or found not  | ||||||
| 18 |  guilty by reason of insanity and the conviction or  | ||||||
| 19 |  finding resulted from the death of any child by  | ||||||
| 20 |  physical abuse; or  | ||||||
| 21 |             (3) There is a finding of physical child abuse  | ||||||
| 22 |  resulting from the death of any child under Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  2-21 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 24 |         No conviction or finding of delinquency pursuant to  | ||||||
| 25 |  Article V of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be  | ||||||
| 26 |  considered a criminal conviction for the purpose of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  applying any presumption under this paragraph item (f). | ||||||
| 2 |         (g) Failure to protect the child from conditions  | ||||||
| 3 |  within his environment injurious to the child's welfare. | ||||||
| 4 |         (h) Other neglect of, or misconduct toward the child;  | ||||||
| 5 |  provided that in making a finding of unfitness the court  | ||||||
| 6 |  hearing the adoption proceeding shall not be bound by any  | ||||||
| 7 |  previous finding, order or judgment affecting or  | ||||||
| 8 |  determining the rights of the parents toward the child  | ||||||
| 9 |  sought to be adopted in any other proceeding except such  | ||||||
| 10 |  proceedings terminating parental rights as shall be had  | ||||||
| 11 |  under either this Act, the Juvenile Court Act, or the  | ||||||
| 12 |  Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 13 |         (i) Depravity. Conviction of any one of the following  | ||||||
| 14 |  crimes shall create a presumption that a parent is  | ||||||
| 15 |  depraved which can be overcome only by clear and  | ||||||
| 16 |  convincing evidence: (1) first degree murder in violation  | ||||||
| 17 |  of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 9-1 of  | ||||||
| 18 |  the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or  | ||||||
| 19 |  conviction of second degree murder in violation of  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsection (a) of Section 9-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961  | ||||||
| 21 |  or the Criminal Code of 2012 of a parent of the child to be  | ||||||
| 22 |  adopted; (2) first degree murder or second degree murder  | ||||||
| 23 |  of any child in violation of the Criminal Code of 1961 or  | ||||||
| 24 |  the Criminal Code of 2012; (3) attempt or conspiracy to  | ||||||
| 25 |  commit first degree murder or second degree murder of any  | ||||||
| 26 |  child in violation of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  Criminal Code of 2012; (4) solicitation to commit murder  | ||||||
| 2 |  of any child, solicitation to commit murder of any child  | ||||||
| 3 |  for hire, or solicitation to commit second degree murder  | ||||||
| 4 |  of any child in violation of the Criminal Code of 1961 or  | ||||||
| 5 |  the Criminal Code of 2012; (5) predatory criminal sexual  | ||||||
| 6 |  assault of a child in violation of Section 11-1.40 or  | ||||||
| 7 |  12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 8 |  of 2012; (6) heinous battery of any child in violation of  | ||||||
| 9 |  the Criminal Code of 1961; (7) aggravated battery of any  | ||||||
| 10 |  child in violation of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Criminal Code of 2012; (8) any violation of Section  | ||||||
| 12 |  11-1.20 or Section 12-13 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or  | ||||||
| 13 |  the Criminal Code of 2012; (9) any violation of subsection  | ||||||
| 14 |  (a) of Section 11-1.50 or Section 12-16 of the Criminal  | ||||||
| 15 |  Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; (10) any  | ||||||
| 16 |  violation of Section 11-9.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961  | ||||||
| 17 |  or the Criminal Code of 2012; (11) any violation of  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section 11-9.1A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Criminal Code of 2012; or (12) an offense in any other  | ||||||
| 20 |  state the elements of which are similar and bear a  | ||||||
| 21 |  substantial relationship to any of the enumerated offenses  | ||||||
| 22 |  in this paragraph subsection (i). | ||||||
| 23 |         There is a rebuttable presumption that a parent is  | ||||||
| 24 |  depraved if the parent has been criminally convicted of at  | ||||||
| 25 |  least 3 felonies under the laws of this State or any other  | ||||||
| 26 |  state, or under federal law, or the criminal laws of any  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  United States territory; and at least one of these  | ||||||
| 2 |  convictions took place within 5 years of the filing of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  petition or motion seeking termination of parental rights.  | ||||||
| 4 |         There is a rebuttable presumption that a parent is  | ||||||
| 5 |  depraved if that parent has been criminally convicted of  | ||||||
| 6 |  either first or second degree murder of any person as  | ||||||
| 7 |  defined in the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code  | ||||||
| 8 |  of 2012 within 10 years of the filing date of the petition  | ||||||
| 9 |  or motion to terminate parental rights. | ||||||
| 10 |         No conviction or finding of delinquency pursuant to  | ||||||
| 11 |  Article 5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be  | ||||||
| 12 |  considered a criminal conviction for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 13 |  applying any presumption under this paragraph item (i). | ||||||
| 14 |         (j) Open and notorious adultery or fornication. | ||||||
| 15 |         (j-1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 16 |         (k) Habitual drunkenness or addiction to drugs, other  | ||||||
| 17 |  than those prescribed by a physician, for at least one  | ||||||
| 18 |  year immediately prior to the commencement of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  unfitness proceeding. | ||||||
| 20 |         (l) Failure to demonstrate a reasonable degree of  | ||||||
| 21 |  interest, concern, or responsibility as to the welfare of  | ||||||
| 22 |  a new born child during the first 30 days after its birth. | ||||||
| 23 |         (m) Failure by a parent (i) to make reasonable efforts  | ||||||
| 24 |  to correct the conditions that were the basis for the  | ||||||
| 25 |  removal of the child from the parent during any 9-month  | ||||||
| 26 |  period following the adjudication of neglected or abused  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  minor under Section 2-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987  | ||||||
| 2 |  or dependent minor under Section 2-4 of that Act, or (ii)  | ||||||
| 3 |  to make reasonable progress toward the return of the child  | ||||||
| 4 |  to the parent during any 9-month period following the  | ||||||
| 5 |  adjudication of neglected or abused minor under Section  | ||||||
| 6 |  2-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or dependent minor  | ||||||
| 7 |  under Section 2-4 of that Act. If a service plan has been  | ||||||
| 8 |  established as required under Section 8.2 of the Abused  | ||||||
| 9 |  and Neglected Child Reporting Act to correct the  | ||||||
| 10 |  conditions that were the basis for the removal of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  child from the parent and if those services were  | ||||||
| 12 |  available, then, for purposes of this Act, "failure to  | ||||||
| 13 |  make reasonable progress toward the return of the child to  | ||||||
| 14 |  the parent" includes the parent's failure to substantially  | ||||||
| 15 |  fulfill his or her obligations under the service plan and  | ||||||
| 16 |  correct the conditions that brought the child into care  | ||||||
| 17 |  during any 9-month period following the adjudication under  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section 2-3 or 2-4 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.  | ||||||
| 19 |  Notwithstanding any other provision, when a petition or  | ||||||
| 20 |  motion seeks to terminate parental rights on the basis of  | ||||||
| 21 |  subparagraph item (ii) of this paragraph subsection (m),  | ||||||
| 22 |  the petitioner shall file with the court and serve on the  | ||||||
| 23 |  parties a pleading that specifies the 9-month period or  | ||||||
| 24 |  periods relied on. The pleading shall be filed and served  | ||||||
| 25 |  on the parties no later than 3 weeks before the date set by  | ||||||
| 26 |  the court for closure of discovery, and the allegations in  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the pleading shall be treated as incorporated into the  | ||||||
| 2 |  petition or motion. Failure of a respondent to file a  | ||||||
| 3 |  written denial of the allegations in the pleading shall  | ||||||
| 4 |  not be treated as an admission that the allegations are  | ||||||
| 5 |  true. | ||||||
| 6 |         (m-1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 |         (n) Evidence of intent to forgo his or her parental  | ||||||
| 8 |  rights, whether or not the child is a ward of the court,  | ||||||
| 9 |  (1) as manifested by his or her failure for a period of 12  | ||||||
| 10 |  months: (i) to visit the child, (ii) to communicate with  | ||||||
| 11 |  the child or agency, although able to do so and not  | ||||||
| 12 |  prevented from doing so by an agency or by court order, or  | ||||||
| 13 |  (iii) to maintain contact with or plan for the future of  | ||||||
| 14 |  the child, although physically able to do so, or (2) as  | ||||||
| 15 |  manifested by the father's failure, where he and the  | ||||||
| 16 |  mother of the child were unmarried to each other at the  | ||||||
| 17 |  time of the child's birth, (i) to commence legal  | ||||||
| 18 |  proceedings to establish his paternity under the Illinois  | ||||||
| 19 |  Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015,  | ||||||
| 20 |  or the law of the jurisdiction of the child's birth within  | ||||||
| 21 |  30 days of being informed, pursuant to Section 12a of this  | ||||||
| 22 |  Act, that he is the father or the likely father of the  | ||||||
| 23 |  child or, after being so informed where the child is not  | ||||||
| 24 |  yet born, within 30 days of the child's birth, or (ii) to  | ||||||
| 25 |  make a good faith effort to pay a reasonable amount of the  | ||||||
| 26 |  expenses related to the birth of the child and to provide a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reasonable amount for the financial support of the child,  | ||||||
| 2 |  the court to consider in its determination all relevant  | ||||||
| 3 |  circumstances, including the financial condition of both  | ||||||
| 4 |  parents; provided that the ground for termination provided  | ||||||
| 5 |  in this item (ii) of subparagraph (2) of this paragraph  | ||||||
| 6 |  (n) subparagraph (n)(2)(ii) shall only be available where  | ||||||
| 7 |  the petition is brought by the mother or the husband of the  | ||||||
| 8 |  mother. | ||||||
| 9 |         Contact or communication by a parent with his or her  | ||||||
| 10 |  child that does not demonstrate affection and concern does  | ||||||
| 11 |  not constitute reasonable contact and planning under this  | ||||||
| 12 |  paragraph subdivision (n). In the absence of evidence to  | ||||||
| 13 |  the contrary, the ability to visit, communicate, maintain  | ||||||
| 14 |  contact, pay expenses, and plan for the future shall be  | ||||||
| 15 |  presumed. The subjective intent of the parent, whether  | ||||||
| 16 |  expressed or otherwise, unsupported by evidence of the  | ||||||
| 17 |  foregoing parental acts manifesting that intent, shall not  | ||||||
| 18 |  preclude a determination that the parent has intended to  | ||||||
| 19 |  forgo his or her parental rights. In making this  | ||||||
| 20 |  determination, the court may consider but shall not  | ||||||
| 21 |  require a showing of diligent efforts by an authorized  | ||||||
| 22 |  agency to encourage the parent to perform the acts  | ||||||
| 23 |  specified in this paragraph subdivision (n). | ||||||
| 24 |         It shall be an affirmative defense to any allegation  | ||||||
| 25 |  under subparagraph paragraph (2) of this paragraph (n)     | ||||||
| 26 |  subsection that the father's failure was due to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  circumstances beyond his control or to impediments created  | ||||||
| 2 |  by the mother or any other person having legal custody.  | ||||||
| 3 |  Proof of that fact need only be by a preponderance of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  evidence. | ||||||
| 5 |         (o) Repeated or continuous failure by the parents,  | ||||||
| 6 |  although physically and financially able, to provide the  | ||||||
| 7 |  child with adequate food, clothing, or shelter. | ||||||
| 8 |         (p) Inability to discharge parental responsibilities  | ||||||
| 9 |  supported by competent evidence from a psychiatrist,  | ||||||
| 10 |  licensed clinical social worker, or clinical psychologist  | ||||||
| 11 |  of mental impairment, mental illness, or an intellectual  | ||||||
| 12 |  disability as defined in Section 1-116 of the Mental  | ||||||
| 13 |  Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, or  | ||||||
| 14 |  developmental disability as defined in Section 1-106 of  | ||||||
| 15 |  that Code, and there is sufficient justification to  | ||||||
| 16 |  believe that the inability to discharge parental  | ||||||
| 17 |  responsibilities shall extend beyond a reasonable time  | ||||||
| 18 |  period. However, this paragraph subdivision (p) shall not  | ||||||
| 19 |  be construed so as to permit a licensed clinical social  | ||||||
| 20 |  worker to conduct any medical diagnosis to determine  | ||||||
| 21 |  mental illness or mental impairment. | ||||||
| 22 |         (q) (Blank). | ||||||
| 23 |         (r) The child is in the temporary custody or  | ||||||
| 24 |  guardianship of the Department of Children and Family  | ||||||
| 25 |  Services, the parent is incarcerated as a result of  | ||||||
| 26 |  criminal conviction at the time the petition or motion for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  termination of parental rights is filed, prior to  | ||||||
| 2 |  incarceration the parent had little or no contact with the  | ||||||
| 3 |  child or provided little or no support for the child, and  | ||||||
| 4 |  the parent's incarceration will prevent the parent from  | ||||||
| 5 |  discharging his or her parental responsibilities for the  | ||||||
| 6 |  child for a period in excess of 2 years after the filing of  | ||||||
| 7 |  the petition or motion for termination of parental rights. | ||||||
| 8 |         (s) The child is in the temporary custody or  | ||||||
| 9 |  guardianship of the Department of Children and Family  | ||||||
| 10 |  Services, the parent is incarcerated at the time the  | ||||||
| 11 |  petition or motion for termination of parental rights is  | ||||||
| 12 |  filed, the parent has been repeatedly incarcerated as a  | ||||||
| 13 |  result of criminal convictions, and the parent's repeated  | ||||||
| 14 |  incarceration has prevented the parent from discharging  | ||||||
| 15 |  his or her parental responsibilities for the child. | ||||||
| 16 |         (t) (Blank). | ||||||
| 17 |     E. "Parent" means a person who is the legal mother or legal  | ||||||
| 18 | father of the child as defined in subsection X or Y of this  | ||||||
| 19 | Section. For the purpose of this Act, a parent who has executed  | ||||||
| 20 | a consent to adoption, a surrender, or a waiver pursuant to  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 10 of this Act, who has signed a Denial of Paternity  | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to Section 12 of the Vital Records Act or Section 12a  | ||||||
| 23 | of this Act, or whose parental rights have been terminated by a  | ||||||
| 24 | court, is not a parent of the child who was the subject of the  | ||||||
| 25 | consent, surrender, waiver, or denial unless (1) the consent  | ||||||
| 26 | is void pursuant to subsection O of Section 10 of this Act; or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (2) the person executed a consent to adoption by a specified  | ||||||
| 2 | person or persons pursuant to subsection A-1 of Section 10 of  | ||||||
| 3 | this Act and a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the  | ||||||
| 4 | consent is void; or (3) the order terminating the parental  | ||||||
| 5 | rights of the person is vacated by a court of competent  | ||||||
| 6 | jurisdiction. | ||||||
| 7 |     F. A person is available for adoption when the person is: | ||||||
| 8 |         (a) a child who has been surrendered for adoption to  | ||||||
| 9 |  an agency and to whose adoption the agency has thereafter  | ||||||
| 10 |  consented; | ||||||
| 11 |         (b) a child to whose adoption a person authorized by  | ||||||
| 12 |  law, other than his parents, has consented, or to whose  | ||||||
| 13 |  adoption no consent is required pursuant to Section 8 of  | ||||||
| 14 |  this Act; | ||||||
| 15 |         (c) a child who is in the custody of persons who intend  | ||||||
| 16 |  to adopt him through placement made by his parents; | ||||||
| 17 |         (c-1) a child for whom a parent has signed a specific  | ||||||
| 18 |  consent pursuant to subsection O of Section 10; | ||||||
| 19 |         (d) an adult who meets the conditions set forth in  | ||||||
| 20 |  Section 3 of this Act; or | ||||||
| 21 |         (e) a child who has been relinquished as defined in  | ||||||
| 22 |  Section 10 of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     A person who would otherwise be available for adoption  | ||||||
| 24 | shall not be deemed unavailable for adoption solely by reason  | ||||||
| 25 | of his or her death. | ||||||
| 26 |     G. The singular includes the plural and the plural  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | includes the singular and the "male" includes the "female", as  | ||||||
| 2 | the context of this Act may require. | ||||||
| 3 |     H. (Blank). | ||||||
| 4 |     I. "Habitual residence" has the meaning ascribed to it in  | ||||||
| 5 | the federal Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 and regulations  | ||||||
| 6 | promulgated thereunder. | ||||||
| 7 |     J. "Immediate relatives" means the biological parents, the  | ||||||
| 8 | parents of the biological parents, and the siblings of the  | ||||||
| 9 | biological parents. | ||||||
| 10 |     K. "Intercountry adoption" is a process by which a child  | ||||||
| 11 | from a country other than the United States is adopted by  | ||||||
| 12 | persons who are habitual residents of the United States, or  | ||||||
| 13 | the child is a habitual resident of the United States who is  | ||||||
| 14 | adopted by persons who are habitual residents of a country  | ||||||
| 15 | other than the United States. | ||||||
| 16 |     L. (Blank). | ||||||
| 17 |     M. "Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children" is a  | ||||||
| 18 | law enacted by all states and certain territories for the  | ||||||
| 19 | purpose of establishing uniform procedures for handling the  | ||||||
| 20 | interstate placement of children in foster homes, adoptive  | ||||||
| 21 | homes, or other child care facilities. | ||||||
| 22 |     N. (Blank). | ||||||
| 23 |     O. "Preadoption requirements" means any conditions or  | ||||||
| 24 | standards established by the laws or administrative rules of  | ||||||
| 25 | this State that must be met by a prospective adoptive parent  | ||||||
| 26 | prior to the placement of a child in an adoptive home. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     P. "Abused child" means a child whose parent or immediate  | ||||||
| 2 | family member, or any person responsible for the child's  | ||||||
| 3 | welfare, or any individual residing in the same home as the  | ||||||
| 4 | child, or a paramour of the child's parent: | ||||||
| 5 |         (a) inflicts, causes to be inflicted, or allows to be  | ||||||
| 6 |  inflicted upon the child physical injury, by other than  | ||||||
| 7 |  accidental means, that causes death, disfigurement,  | ||||||
| 8 |  impairment of physical or emotional health, or loss or  | ||||||
| 9 |  impairment of any bodily function; | ||||||
| 10 |         (b) creates a substantial risk of physical injury to  | ||||||
| 11 |  the child by other than accidental means which would be  | ||||||
| 12 |  likely to cause death, disfigurement, impairment of  | ||||||
| 13 |  physical or emotional health, or loss or impairment of any  | ||||||
| 14 |  bodily function; | ||||||
| 15 |         (c) commits or allows to be committed any sex offense  | ||||||
| 16 |  against the child, as sex offenses are defined in the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Criminal Code of 2012 and extending those definitions of  | ||||||
| 18 |  sex offenses to include children under 18 years of age; | ||||||
| 19 |         (d) commits or allows to be committed an act or acts of  | ||||||
| 20 |  torture upon the child; or | ||||||
| 21 |         (e) inflicts excessive corporal punishment. | ||||||
| 22 |     Q. "Neglected child" means any child whose parent or other  | ||||||
| 23 | person responsible for the child's welfare withholds or denies  | ||||||
| 24 | nourishment or medically indicated treatment including food or  | ||||||
| 25 | care denied solely on the basis of the present or anticipated  | ||||||
| 26 | mental or physical impairment as determined by a physician  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | acting alone or in consultation with other physicians or  | ||||||
| 2 | otherwise does not provide the proper or necessary support,  | ||||||
| 3 | education as required by law, or medical or other remedial  | ||||||
| 4 | care recognized under State law as necessary for a child's  | ||||||
| 5 | well-being, or other care necessary for his or her well-being,  | ||||||
| 6 | including adequate food, clothing, and shelter; or who is  | ||||||
| 7 | abandoned by his or her parents or other person responsible  | ||||||
| 8 | for the child's welfare. | ||||||
| 9 |     A child shall not be considered neglected or abused for  | ||||||
| 10 | the sole reason that the child's parent or other person  | ||||||
| 11 | responsible for his or her welfare depends upon spiritual  | ||||||
| 12 | means through prayer alone for the treatment or cure of  | ||||||
| 13 | disease or remedial care as provided under Section 4 of the  | ||||||
| 14 | Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. A child shall not be  | ||||||
| 15 | considered neglected or abused for the sole reason that the  | ||||||
| 16 | child's parent or other person responsible for the child's  | ||||||
| 17 | welfare failed to vaccinate, delayed vaccination, or refused  | ||||||
| 18 | vaccination for the child due to a waiver on religious or  | ||||||
| 19 | medical grounds as permitted by law. | ||||||
| 20 |     R. "Putative father" means a man who may be a child's  | ||||||
| 21 | father, but who (1) is not married to the child's mother on or  | ||||||
| 22 | before the date that the child was or is to be born and (2) has  | ||||||
| 23 | not established paternity of the child in a court proceeding  | ||||||
| 24 | before the filing of a petition for the adoption of the child.  | ||||||
| 25 | The term includes a male who is less than 18 years of age.  | ||||||
| 26 | "Putative father" does not mean a man who is the child's father  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | as a result of criminal sexual abuse or assault as defined  | ||||||
| 2 | under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012.  | ||||||
| 3 |     S. "Standby adoption" means an adoption in which a parent  | ||||||
| 4 | consents to custody and termination of parental rights to  | ||||||
| 5 | become effective upon the occurrence of a future event, which  | ||||||
| 6 | is either the death of the parent or the request of the parent  | ||||||
| 7 | for the entry of a final judgment of adoption. | ||||||
| 8 |     T. (Blank). | ||||||
| 9 |     T-5. "Biological parent", "birth parent", or "natural  | ||||||
| 10 | parent" of a child are interchangeable terms that mean a  | ||||||
| 11 | person who is biologically or genetically related to that  | ||||||
| 12 | child as a parent.  | ||||||
| 13 |     U. "Interstate adoption" means the placement of a minor  | ||||||
| 14 | child with a prospective adoptive parent for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 15 | pursuing an adoption for that child that is subject to the  | ||||||
| 16 | provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of  | ||||||
| 17 | Children. | ||||||
| 18 |     V. (Blank). | ||||||
| 19 |     W. (Blank). | ||||||
| 20 |     X. "Legal father" of a child means a man who is recognized  | ||||||
| 21 | as or presumed to be that child's father: | ||||||
| 22 |         (1) because of his marriage to or civil union with the  | ||||||
| 23 |  child's parent at the time of the child's birth or within  | ||||||
| 24 |  300 days prior to that child's birth, unless he signed a  | ||||||
| 25 |  denial of paternity pursuant to Section 12 of the Vital  | ||||||
| 26 |  Records Act or a waiver pursuant to Section 10 of this Act;  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) because his paternity of the child has been  | ||||||
| 3 |  established pursuant to the Illinois Parentage Act, the  | ||||||
| 4 |  Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, or the Gestational  | ||||||
| 5 |  Surrogacy Act; or | ||||||
| 6 |         (3) because he is listed as the child's father or  | ||||||
| 7 |  parent on the child's birth certificate, unless he is  | ||||||
| 8 |  otherwise determined by an administrative or judicial  | ||||||
| 9 |  proceeding not to be the parent of the child or unless he  | ||||||
| 10 |  rescinds his acknowledgment of paternity pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 11 |  Illinois Parentage Act of 1984; or | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) because his paternity or adoption of the child has  | ||||||
| 13 |  been established by a court of competent jurisdiction. | ||||||
| 14 |     The definition in this subsection X shall not be construed  | ||||||
| 15 | to provide greater or lesser rights as to the number of parents  | ||||||
| 16 | who can be named on a final judgment order of adoption or  | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois birth certificate that otherwise exist under Illinois  | ||||||
| 18 | law.  | ||||||
| 19 |     Y. "Legal mother" of a child means a woman who is  | ||||||
| 20 | recognized as or presumed to be that child's mother: | ||||||
| 21 |         (1) because she gave birth to the child except as  | ||||||
| 22 |  provided in the Gestational Surrogacy Act; or | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) because her maternity of the child has been  | ||||||
| 24 |  established pursuant to the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984  | ||||||
| 25 |  or the Gestational Surrogacy Act; or | ||||||
| 26 |         (3) because her maternity or adoption of the child has  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  been established by a court of competent jurisdiction; or | ||||||
| 2 |         (4) because of her marriage to or civil union with the  | ||||||
| 3 |  child's other parent at the time of the child's birth or  | ||||||
| 4 |  within 300 days prior to the time of birth; or | ||||||
| 5 |         (5) because she is listed as the child's mother or  | ||||||
| 6 |  parent on the child's birth certificate unless she is  | ||||||
| 7 |  otherwise determined by an administrative or judicial  | ||||||
| 8 |  proceeding not to be the parent of the child.  | ||||||
| 9 |     The definition in this subsection Y shall not be construed  | ||||||
| 10 | to provide greater or lesser rights as to the number of parents  | ||||||
| 11 | who can be named on a final judgment order of adoption or  | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois birth certificate that otherwise exist under Illinois  | ||||||
| 13 | law.  | ||||||
| 14 |     Z. "Department" means the Illinois Department of Children  | ||||||
| 15 | and Family Services.  | ||||||
| 16 |     AA. "Placement disruption" means a circumstance where the  | ||||||
| 17 | child is removed from an adoptive placement before the  | ||||||
| 18 | adoption is finalized. | ||||||
| 19 |     BB. "Secondary placement" means a placement, including,     | ||||||
| 20 | but not limited to, the placement of a youth in care as defined  | ||||||
| 21 | in Section 4d of the Children and Family Services Act, that  | ||||||
| 22 | occurs after a placement disruption or an adoption  | ||||||
| 23 | dissolution. "Secondary placement" does not mean secondary  | ||||||
| 24 | placements arising due to the death of the adoptive parent of  | ||||||
| 25 | the child. | ||||||
| 26 |     CC. "Adoption dissolution" means a circumstance where the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | child is removed from an adoptive placement after the adoption  | ||||||
| 2 | is finalized. | ||||||
| 3 |     DD. "Unregulated placement" means the secondary placement  | ||||||
| 4 | of a child that occurs without the oversight of the courts, the  | ||||||
| 5 | Department, or a licensed child welfare agency. | ||||||
| 6 |     EE. "Post-placement and post-adoption support services"  | ||||||
| 7 | means support services for placed or adopted children and  | ||||||
| 8 | families that include, but are not limited to, mental health  | ||||||
| 9 | treatment, including counseling and other support services for  | ||||||
| 10 | emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs, and treatment  | ||||||
| 11 | for substance abuse.  | ||||||
| 12 |     FF. "Youth in care" has the meaning provided in Section 4d  | ||||||
| 13 | of the Children and Family Services Act. | ||||||
| 14 |     The changes made by Public Act 103-941 this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 15 | of the 103rd General Assembly apply to a petition that is filed  | ||||||
| 16 | on or after January 1, 2025.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-139, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 18 | 103-696, eff. 1-1-25; 103-941, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 19 |     (750 ILCS 50/2)    (from Ch. 40, par. 1502) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 2. Who may adopt a child. | ||||||
| 21 |     A. Any of the following persons, who is under no legal  | ||||||
| 22 | disability (except the minority specified in sub-paragraph  | ||||||
| 23 | (b)) and who has resided in the State of Illinois continuously  | ||||||
| 24 | for a period of at least 6 months immediately preceding the  | ||||||
| 25 | commencement of an adoption proceeding, or any member of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | armed forces of the United States who has been domiciled in the  | ||||||
| 2 | State of Illinois for 90 days, may institute such proceeding: | ||||||
| 3 |         (a) A reputable person of legal age and of either sex,  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided that if such person is married or in a civil union  | ||||||
| 5 |  and has not been living separate and apart from his or her  | ||||||
| 6 |  spouse or civil union partner for 12 months or longer, his  | ||||||
| 7 |  or her spouse or civil union partner shall be a party to  | ||||||
| 8 |  the adoption proceeding, including a spouse or civil union  | ||||||
| 9 |  partner desiring to adopt a child of the other spouse or  | ||||||
| 10 |  civil union partner, in all of which cases the adoption  | ||||||
| 11 |  shall be by both spouses or civil union partners jointly; | ||||||
| 12 |         (b) A minor, by leave of court upon good cause shown; . | ||||||
| 13 |         (c) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (a) of this  | ||||||
| 14 |  subsection, a spouse or civil union partner is not  | ||||||
| 15 |  required to join in a petition for adoption for the  | ||||||
| 16 |  adoption of an adult if a petitioner is a former  | ||||||
| 17 |  stepparent of that adult, or to re-adopt a child after an  | ||||||
| 18 |  intercountry adoption if the spouse or civil union partner  | ||||||
| 19 |  did not previously adopt the child as set forth in  | ||||||
| 20 |  subsections (c) and (e) of Section 4.1 of this Act. For  | ||||||
| 21 |  purposes of this Section, "former stepparent" means a  | ||||||
| 22 |  person who was married to, or in a civil union with, the  | ||||||
| 23 |  legal parent of the adult seeking to be adopted, and the  | ||||||
| 24 |  marriage or civil union has ended. | ||||||
| 25 |     B. The residence requirement specified in paragraph A of  | ||||||
| 26 | this Section shall not apply to: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (a) an adoption of a related child; | ||||||
| 2 |         (a-1) an adoption of a child previously adopted in a  | ||||||
| 3 |  foreign country by the petitioner; | ||||||
| 4 |         (b) an adoption of a child placed by an  | ||||||
| 5 |  Illinois-licensed child welfare agency performing adoption  | ||||||
| 6 |  services; | ||||||
| 7 |         (c) an adoption of an adult by a former stepparent; or  | ||||||
| 8 |         (d) an adoption of a child born in this State who has  | ||||||
| 9 |  resided continuously in this State since birth, or a child  | ||||||
| 10 |  who has continuously resided in this State for at least 6  | ||||||
| 11 |  months immediately preceding the commencement of the  | ||||||
| 12 |  adoption proceeding, if:  | ||||||
| 13 |             (1) an Illinois-licensed child welfare agency  | ||||||
| 14 |  performing adoption services has acknowledged a  | ||||||
| 15 |  consent or surrender of one or both of the biological  | ||||||
| 16 |  or legal parents of the child under this Act and the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Child Care Act of 1969; or  | ||||||
| 18 |             (2) an authorized person under Section 10 has  | ||||||
| 19 |  acknowledged a consent of one or both of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  biological or legal parents of the child and an  | ||||||
| 21 |  Illinois-licensed child welfare agency performing  | ||||||
| 22 |  adoption services has counseled the biological or  | ||||||
| 23 |  legal parent or parents of the child as to the birth  | ||||||
| 24 |  parent rights and responsibilities under the Child  | ||||||
| 25 |  Care Act of 1969 and the rules adopted thereunder.  | ||||||
| 26 |     C. Nothing in this Section overrides the requirements  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | contained in Public Act 94-586.  | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 102-139, eff. 1-1-22; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     Section 1145. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by  | ||||||
| 4 | changing Section 11a-15 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (755 ILCS 5/11a-15)    (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-15) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 11a-15. Successor guardian.)    Upon the death,  | ||||||
| 7 | incapacity, resignation, or removal of a guardian of the  | ||||||
| 8 | estate or person of a living ward, the court shall appoint a  | ||||||
| 9 | successor guardian or terminate the adjudication of  | ||||||
| 10 | disability. The powers and duties of the successor guardian  | ||||||
| 11 | shall be the same as those of the predecessor guardian unless  | ||||||
| 12 | otherwise modified. | ||||||
| 13 |     Notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition  | ||||||
| 14 | for the appointment of a successor guardian shall be given not  | ||||||
| 15 | less than 3 days before the hearing for a successor to a  | ||||||
| 16 | temporary guardian and not less than 14 days before the  | ||||||
| 17 | hearing for a successor to a limited or plenary guardian. The  | ||||||
| 18 | notice shall be by mail or in person to the alleged person with  | ||||||
| 19 | a disability, to the proposed successor guardian, and to those  | ||||||
| 20 | persons whose names and addresses are listed in the petition  | ||||||
| 21 | for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian  | ||||||
| 22 | under Section 11a-8. The court, upon a finding of good cause,  | ||||||
| 23 | may waive the notice requirement under this Section.  | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 103-740, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 1150. The Real Property Transfer on Death  | ||||||
| 2 | Instrument Act is amended by changing Section 90 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (755 ILCS 27/90) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 90. Limitations and bona fide transfers.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) An action to set aside or contest the validity of a  | ||||||
| 6 | transfer on death instrument shall be commenced within the  | ||||||
| 7 | earlier of 2 years after the date of the owner's death or 6  | ||||||
| 8 | months from the date letters of office are issued pursuant to  | ||||||
| 9 | the Probate Act of 1975.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) A bona fide purchaser or mortgagee for value shall  | ||||||
| 11 | take the real property free and clear of any action, claim,  | ||||||
| 12 | liability, or contest if the transfer to the bona fide  | ||||||
| 13 | purchaser or mortgagee for value occurs prior to the recording  | ||||||
| 14 | of a lis pendens under Section 2-1901 of the Code of Civil  | ||||||
| 15 | Procedure or prior to the filing of the a notice of  | ||||||
| 16 | renunciation pursuant to Section 66 of this Act.  | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 102-68, eff. 1-1-22; revised 7-24-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 1155. The Health Care Surrogate Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 19 | changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (755 ILCS 40/10)    (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-10) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 22 |     "Adult" means a person who is (i) 18 years of age or older  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or (ii) an emancipated minor under the Emancipation of Minors  | ||||||
| 2 | Act. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Artificial nutrition and hydration" means supplying food  | ||||||
| 4 | and water through a conduit, such as a tube or intravenous  | ||||||
| 5 | line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow  | ||||||
| 6 | voluntarily, including, but not limited to, nasogastric tubes,  | ||||||
| 7 | gastrostomies, jejunostomies, and intravenous infusions.  | ||||||
| 8 | "Artificial nutrition and hydration" does not include assisted  | ||||||
| 9 | feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Available" means that a person is not "unavailable". A  | ||||||
| 11 | person is unavailable if (i) the person's existence is not  | ||||||
| 12 | known, (ii) the person has not been able to be contacted by  | ||||||
| 13 | telephone or mail, or (iii) the person lacks decisional  | ||||||
| 14 | capacity, refuses to accept the office of surrogate, or is  | ||||||
| 15 | unwilling to respond in a manner that indicates a choice among  | ||||||
| 16 | the treatment matters at issue. | ||||||
| 17 |     "Attending physician" means the physician selected by or  | ||||||
| 18 | assigned to the patient who has primary responsibility for  | ||||||
| 19 | treatment and care of the patient and who is a licensed  | ||||||
| 20 | physician in Illinois or a physician licensed in the state  | ||||||
| 21 | where the patient is being treated. If more than one physician  | ||||||
| 22 | shares that responsibility, any of those physicians may act as  | ||||||
| 23 | the attending physician under this Act. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Close friend" means any person 18 years of age or older  | ||||||
| 25 | who has exhibited special care and concern for the patient and  | ||||||
| 26 | who presents an affidavit to the attending physician stating  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that he or she (i) is a close friend of the patient, (ii) is  | ||||||
| 2 | willing and able to become involved in the patient's health  | ||||||
| 3 | care, and (iii) has maintained such regular contact with the  | ||||||
| 4 | patient as to be familiar with the patient's activities,  | ||||||
| 5 | health, and religious and moral beliefs. The affidavit must  | ||||||
| 6 | also state facts and circumstances that demonstrate that  | ||||||
| 7 | familiarity. | ||||||
| 8 |     "Death" means when, according to accepted medical  | ||||||
| 9 | standards, there is (i) an irreversible cessation of  | ||||||
| 10 | circulatory and respiratory functions or (ii) an irreversible  | ||||||
| 11 | cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the  | ||||||
| 12 | brain stem. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Decisional capacity" means the ability to understand and  | ||||||
| 14 | appreciate the nature and consequences of a decision regarding  | ||||||
| 15 | medical treatment or forgoing life-sustaining treatment and  | ||||||
| 16 | the ability to reach and communicate an informed decision in  | ||||||
| 17 | the matter as determined by the attending physician. | ||||||
| 18 |     "Forgo life-sustaining treatment" means to withhold,  | ||||||
| 19 | withdraw, or terminate all or any portion of life-sustaining  | ||||||
| 20 | treatment with knowledge that the patient's death is likely to  | ||||||
| 21 | result. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Guardian" means a court appointed guardian of the person  | ||||||
| 23 | who serves as a representative of a minor or as a  | ||||||
| 24 | representative of a person under legal disability. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Health care facility" means a type of health care  | ||||||
| 26 | provider commonly known by a wide variety of titles,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | including, but not limited to, hospitals, medical centers,  | ||||||
| 2 | nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, long term or tertiary  | ||||||
| 3 | care facilities, and other facilities established to  | ||||||
| 4 | administer health care and provide overnight stays in their  | ||||||
| 5 | ordinary course of business or practice. | ||||||
| 6 |     "Health care provider" means a person that is licensed,  | ||||||
| 7 | certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by the law of  | ||||||
| 8 | this State or licensed in the state where the patient is being  | ||||||
| 9 | treated to administer health care in the ordinary course of  | ||||||
| 10 | business or practice of a profession, including, but not  | ||||||
| 11 | limited to, physicians, nurses, health care facilities, and  | ||||||
| 12 | any employee, officer, director, agent, or person under  | ||||||
| 13 | contract with such a person. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Imminent" (as in "death is imminent") means a  | ||||||
| 15 | determination made by the attending physician according to  | ||||||
| 16 | accepted medical standards that death will occur in a  | ||||||
| 17 | relatively short period of time, even if life-sustaining  | ||||||
| 18 | treatment is initiated or continued. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Life-sustaining treatment" means any medical treatment,  | ||||||
| 20 | procedure, or intervention that, in the judgment of the  | ||||||
| 21 | attending physician, when applied to a patient with a  | ||||||
| 22 | qualifying condition, would not be effective to remove the  | ||||||
| 23 | qualifying condition or would serve only to prolong the dying  | ||||||
| 24 | process. Those procedures can include, but are not limited to,  | ||||||
| 25 | assisted ventilation, renal dialysis, surgical procedures,  | ||||||
| 26 | blood transfusions, and the administration of drugs,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | antibiotics, and artificial nutrition and hydration. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Minor" means an individual who is not an adult as defined  | ||||||
| 3 | in this Act. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Parent" means a person who is the natural or adoptive  | ||||||
| 5 | mother or father of the child and whose parental rights have  | ||||||
| 6 | not been terminated by a court of law. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Patient" means an adult or minor individual, unless  | ||||||
| 8 | otherwise specified, under the care or treatment of a licensed  | ||||||
| 9 | physician or other health care provider. | ||||||
| 10 |     "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a business  | ||||||
| 11 | trust, a trust, a partnership, an association, a government, a  | ||||||
| 12 | governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity. | ||||||
| 13 |     "Qualifying condition" means the existence of one or more  | ||||||
| 14 | of the following conditions in a patient certified in writing  | ||||||
| 15 | in the patient's medical record by the attending physician and  | ||||||
| 16 | by at least one other qualified health care practitioner: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) "Terminal condition" means an illness or injury  | ||||||
| 18 |  for which there is no reasonable prospect of cure or  | ||||||
| 19 |  recovery, death is imminent, and the application of  | ||||||
| 20 |  life-sustaining treatment would only prolong the dying  | ||||||
| 21 |  process. | ||||||
| 22 |         (2) "Permanent unconsciousness" means a condition  | ||||||
| 23 |  that, to a high degree of medical certainty, (i) will last  | ||||||
| 24 |  permanently, without improvement, (ii) in which thought,  | ||||||
| 25 |  sensation, purposeful action, social interaction, and  | ||||||
| 26 |  awareness of self and environment are absent, and (iii)  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  for which initiating or continuing life-sustaining  | ||||||
| 2 |  treatment, in light of the patient's medical condition,  | ||||||
| 3 |  provides only minimal medical benefit. | ||||||
| 4 |         (3) "Incurable or irreversible condition" means an  | ||||||
| 5 |  illness or injury (i) for which there is no reasonable  | ||||||
| 6 |  prospect of cure or recovery, (ii) that ultimately will  | ||||||
| 7 |  cause the patient's death even if life-sustaining  | ||||||
| 8 |  treatment is initiated or continued, (iii) that imposes  | ||||||
| 9 |  severe pain or otherwise imposes an inhumane burden on the  | ||||||
| 10 |  patient, and (iv) for which initiating or continuing  | ||||||
| 11 |  life-sustaining treatment, in light of the patient's  | ||||||
| 12 |  medical condition, provides only minimal medical benefit. | ||||||
| 13 |     The determination that a patient has a qualifying  | ||||||
| 14 | condition creates no presumption regarding the application or  | ||||||
| 15 | non-application of life-sustaining treatment. It is only after  | ||||||
| 16 | a determination by the attending physician that the patient  | ||||||
| 17 | has a qualifying condition that the surrogate decision maker  | ||||||
| 18 | may consider whether or not to forgo life-sustaining  | ||||||
| 19 | treatment. In making this decision, the surrogate shall weigh  | ||||||
| 20 | the burdens on the patient of initiating or continuing  | ||||||
| 21 | life-sustaining treatment against the benefits of that  | ||||||
| 22 | treatment. | ||||||
| 23 |     "Qualified health care practitioner" means an individual  | ||||||
| 24 | who has personally examined the patient and who is licensed in  | ||||||
| 25 | Illinois or in the state where the patient is being treated and  | ||||||
| 26 | who is a physician, advanced practice registered nurse,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | physician assistant, or resident with at least one year of  | ||||||
| 2 | graduate or specialty training who holds a temporary license  | ||||||
| 3 | to practice medicine and is enrolled in a residency program  | ||||||
| 4 | accredited by the Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical  | ||||||
| 5 | Education or the Bureau of Professional Education of the  | ||||||
| 6 | American Osteopathic Association. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Physician" means a physician licensed to practice  | ||||||
| 8 | medicine in all its branches in this State or in the state  | ||||||
| 9 | where the patient is being treated.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Surrogate decision maker" means an adult individual or  | ||||||
| 11 | individuals who (i) have decisional capacity, (ii) are  | ||||||
| 12 | available upon reasonable inquiry, (iii) are willing to make  | ||||||
| 13 | medical treatment decisions on behalf of a patient who lacks  | ||||||
| 14 | decisional capacity, and (iv) are identified by the attending  | ||||||
| 15 | physician in accordance with the provisions of this Act as the  | ||||||
| 16 | person or persons who are to make those decisions in  | ||||||
| 17 | accordance with the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 102-140, eff. 1-1-22; 102-182, eff. 7-30-21;  | ||||||
| 19 | 102-744, eff. 5-6-22; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 20 |     Section 1160. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 21 | setting forth and renumbering multiple versions of Section 25  | ||||||
| 22 | as follows:
 | ||||||
| 23 |     (765 ILCS 705/25) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 25. Disclosure of potential flooding in rental and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | lease agreements. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) As used in this Section:  | ||||||
| 3 |     "Flood" and "flooding" mean a general or temporary  | ||||||
| 4 | condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling or  | ||||||
| 5 | property caused by:  | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) the overflow of inland or tidal waves; | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or  | ||||||
| 8 |  surface waters from any established water source such as a  | ||||||
| 9 |  river, stream, or drainage ditch; or | ||||||
| 10 |         (3) rainfall.  | ||||||
| 11 |     "Lower-level unit" means any garden level unit, basement  | ||||||
| 12 | level unit, or first floor level unit.  | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) Every landlord shall clearly disclose to each of the  | ||||||
| 14 | landlord's tenants in writing prior to signing the lease for  | ||||||
| 15 | the rental property that a rental property is located in the  | ||||||
| 16 | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Special Flood  | ||||||
| 17 | Hazard Area ("100-year floodplain") and if the landlord has  | ||||||
| 18 | actual knowledge that the rental property or any portion of  | ||||||
| 19 | the parking areas of the real property containing the rental  | ||||||
| 20 | property has been subjected to flooding and the frequency of  | ||||||
| 21 | such flooding. Such disclosure shall also be included in the  | ||||||
| 22 | written lease or the written renewal lease and shall be signed  | ||||||
| 23 | by both parties.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (c) Every landlord who leases a lower-level unit shall  | ||||||
| 25 | clearly disclose to each of the landlord's lower-level unit  | ||||||
| 26 | tenants in writing prior to the signing of the lease for the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | lower-level unit if the lower-level unit or any portion of the  | ||||||
| 2 | real property containing the lower-level unit has experienced  | ||||||
| 3 | flooding in the last 10 years and shall disclose the frequency  | ||||||
| 4 | of such flooding. Such disclosure shall also be included in  | ||||||
| 5 | the written lease or the written renewal lease and shall be  | ||||||
| 6 | signed by both parties.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (d) The written disclosure shall look substantially  | ||||||
| 8 | similar to the following:  | ||||||
| 9 |     "(Landlord) [ ] is or [ ] is not aware that the rental  | ||||||
| 10 | property is located in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area  | ||||||
| 11 | ("100-year floodplain"). The property has experienced flooding  | ||||||
| 12 | [ ] times in the last 10 years. Even if the rental property is  | ||||||
| 13 | not in a Special Flood Hazard Area ("100-year floodplain"),  | ||||||
| 14 | the dwelling may still be susceptible to flooding. The Federal  | ||||||
| 15 | Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maintains a flood map on  | ||||||
| 16 | its Internet website that is searchable by address, at no  | ||||||
| 17 | cost, to determine if a dwelling is located in a flood hazard  | ||||||
| 18 | area.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (Landlord) [ ] is or [ ] is not aware that the rental  | ||||||
| 20 | property you are renting has flooded at least once in the last  | ||||||
| 21 | 10 years. The rental property has flooded [ ] times in the last  | ||||||
| 22 | 10 years. Even if the dwelling has not flooded in the last 10  | ||||||
| 23 | years, the dwelling may still be susceptible to flooding.  | ||||||
| 24 |     Most tenant insurance policies do not cover damage or loss  | ||||||
| 25 | incurred in a flood. You are encouraged to examine your policy  | ||||||
| 26 | to determine whether you are covered. If you are not, flood  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | insurance may be available through FEMA's National Flood  | ||||||
| 2 | Insurance Program to cover your personal property in the event  | ||||||
| 3 | of a flood. Information regarding flood risks can be found at  | ||||||
| 4 | the dnr.illinois.gov (Illinois Department of Natural  | ||||||
| 5 | Resources), fema.gov (FEMA), and ready.gov/flood (U.S.  | ||||||
| 6 | National public service).  | ||||||
| 7 |     Landlords are required to disclose the above information  | ||||||
| 8 | pursuant to Section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act. A  | ||||||
| 9 | landlord's failure to comply with Section 25 of the Landlord  | ||||||
| 10 | and Tenant Act shall entitle the tenant to remedies as defined  | ||||||
| 11 | in that Section.  | ||||||
| 12 |     ..........................  | ||||||
| 13 |     (Tenant Signature) (Date)  | ||||||
| 14 |     ..........................  | ||||||
| 15 |     (Landlord Signature) (Date)"  | ||||||
| 16 |     (e) If a landlord fails to comply with subsection (b), and  | ||||||
| 17 | the tenant subsequently becomes aware that the property is  | ||||||
| 18 | located in the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area ("100-year  | ||||||
| 19 | floodplain") the tenant may terminate the lease by giving  | ||||||
| 20 | written notice of termination to the landlord no later than  | ||||||
| 21 | the 30th day after a tenant becomes aware of the landlord's  | ||||||
| 22 | failure to comply with subsection (b), and the landlord shall  | ||||||
| 23 | return all rent and fees paid in advance no later than the 15th  | ||||||
| 24 | day after the tenant gave notice.  | ||||||
| 25 |     If a landlord fails to comply with subsection (b) or  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (c) and flooding occurs that results in damage to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the tenant's personal property, affects the habitability of  | ||||||
| 2 | the leased property, or affects the tenant's access to the  | ||||||
| 3 | leased property, the tenant may:  | ||||||
| 4 |         (1) terminate the lease by giving written notice to  | ||||||
| 5 |  the landlord no later than the 30th day after the flood  | ||||||
| 6 |  occurred and the landlord shall return all rent and fees  | ||||||
| 7 |  paid in advance no later than the 15th day after the tenant  | ||||||
| 8 |  gave notice; and | ||||||
| 9 |         (2) bring an action against the landlord of the  | ||||||
| 10 |  property to recover damages for personal property lost or  | ||||||
| 11 |  damaged as a result of flooding.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (e) Exemptions. This Section does not apply to farm  | ||||||
| 13 | leases, concession leases, and rental properties owned or  | ||||||
| 14 | managed by the Department of Natural Resources.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (f) This Section may not be interpreted to permit the  | ||||||
| 16 | renting, leasing, or subleasing of lower-level units in a  | ||||||
| 17 | municipality if the municipality does not permit the renting,  | ||||||
| 18 | leasing, or subleasing of such units. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-754, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 20 |     (765 ILCS 705/30) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 30 25. Reusable tenant screening report. | ||||||
| 22 |     (a) Definitions. In this Section: | ||||||
| 23 |     "Application screening fee" means a request by a landlord  | ||||||
| 24 | for a fee to cover the costs of obtaining information about a  | ||||||
| 25 | prospective tenant. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     "Consumer report" has the same meaning as defined in  | ||||||
| 2 | Section 1681a of Title 15 of the United States Code. | ||||||
| 3 |     "Consumer credit reporting agency" means a person which,  | ||||||
| 4 | for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis,  | ||||||
| 5 | regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of  | ||||||
| 6 | assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other  | ||||||
| 7 | information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing  | ||||||
| 8 | consumer reports to third parties and that uses any means or  | ||||||
| 9 | facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing  | ||||||
| 10 | or furnishing consumer reports. | ||||||
| 11 |     "Reusable tenant screening report" means a written report,  | ||||||
| 12 | prepared by a consumer credit reporting agency, that  | ||||||
| 13 | prominently states the date through which the information  | ||||||
| 14 | contained in the report is current and includes, but is not  | ||||||
| 15 | limited to, all of the following information regarding a  | ||||||
| 16 | prospective tenant: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) the name of the prospective tenant; | ||||||
| 18 |             (B) the contact information for the prospective  | ||||||
| 19 |  tenant; | ||||||
| 20 |             (C) a verification of source of income of the  | ||||||
| 21 |  prospective tenant; | ||||||
| 22 |             (D) the last known address of the prospective  | ||||||
| 23 |  tenant; and | ||||||
| 24 |             (E) the results of an eviction history check of  | ||||||
| 25 |  the prospective tenant in a manner and for a period of  | ||||||
| 26 |  time consistent with applicable law related to the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  consideration of eviction history in housing. | ||||||
| 2 |     (b) Providing a reusable tenant screening report. | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) If a prospective tenant provides a reusable tenant  | ||||||
| 4 |  screening report that meets the following criteria, the  | ||||||
| 5 |  landlord may not charge the prospective tenant a fee to  | ||||||
| 6 |  access the report or an application screening fee. Those  | ||||||
| 7 |  criteria include the following: | ||||||
| 8 |             (A) the report was prepared within the previous 30  | ||||||
| 9 |  days by a consumer credit reporting agency at the  | ||||||
| 10 |  request and expense of a prospective tenant; | ||||||
| 11 |             (B) the report is made directly available to a  | ||||||
| 12 |  landlord for use in the rental application process or  | ||||||
| 13 |  is provided through a third-party website that  | ||||||
| 14 |  regularly engages in the business of providing a  | ||||||
| 15 |  reusable tenant screening report and complies with all  | ||||||
| 16 |  State and federal laws pertaining to use and  | ||||||
| 17 |  disclosure of information contained in a consumer  | ||||||
| 18 |  report by a consumer credit reporting agency; | ||||||
| 19 |             (C) the report is available to the landlord at no  | ||||||
| 20 |  cost to access or use; and | ||||||
| 21 |             (D) the report includes all of the criteria  | ||||||
| 22 |  consistently being used by the landlord in the  | ||||||
| 23 |  screening of prospective tenants. | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) A landlord may require an applicant to state that  | ||||||
| 25 |  there has not been a material change to the information in  | ||||||
| 26 |  the reusable tenant screening report. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) If an ordinance, resolution, regulation,  | ||||||
| 2 | administrative action, initiative, or other policy adopted by  | ||||||
| 3 | a unit of local government or county conflicts with this Act,  | ||||||
| 4 | the policy that provides greater protections to prospective  | ||||||
| 5 | tenants applies. | ||||||
| 6 |     (d) Nothing in this Section prohibits a landlord from  | ||||||
| 7 | collecting and processing an application in addition to the  | ||||||
| 8 | report provided, as long as the prospective tenant is not  | ||||||
| 9 | charged an application screening fee for this additional  | ||||||
| 10 | report.  | ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 103-840, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-3-24.)
 | ||||||
| 12 |     Section 1165. The Landlord Retaliation Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 13 | changing Section 20 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 14 |     (765 ILCS 721/20) | ||||||
| 15 |     Sec. 20. Rebuttable presumption. In an action by or  | ||||||
| 16 | against the tenant, if within one year before the alleged act  | ||||||
| 17 | of retaliation there is evidence that the retaliation was  | ||||||
| 18 | against the tenant's conduct that is protected under this Act,  | ||||||
| 19 | that evidence creates a rebuttable presumption that the  | ||||||
| 20 | landlord's conduct was retaliatory. The presumption does not  | ||||||
| 21 | arise if the protected tenant activity was initiated after the  | ||||||
| 22 | alleged act of retaliation. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-831, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 1170. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights  | ||||||
| 2 | Act is amended by changing Section 17 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (765 ILCS 745/17)    (from Ch. 80, par. 217) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 17. Notice required by Law. The following notice  | ||||||
| 5 | shall be printed verbatim in a clear and conspicuous manner in  | ||||||
| 6 | each lease or rental agreement of a mobile home or lot: | ||||||
| 7 |     "IMPORTANT NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW: | ||||||
| 8 |     The rules set forth below govern the terms of your lease of  | ||||||
| 9 | occupancy arrangement with this mobile home park. The law  | ||||||
| 10 | requires all of these rules and regulations to be fair and  | ||||||
| 11 | reasonable, and if not, such rules and regulations cannot be  | ||||||
| 12 | enforced against you. | ||||||
| 13 |     As required by law, the park must be licensed to operate a  | ||||||
| 14 | mobile home park either by either the State of Illinois  | ||||||
| 15 | Department of Public Health or applicable home rule  | ||||||
| 16 | jurisdiction. Pursuant to the Mobile Home Park Act, this  | ||||||
| 17 | license shall expire April 30 of each year, and a new license  | ||||||
| 18 | shall be issued upon proper application and payment of the  | ||||||
| 19 | annual license fee.  | ||||||
| 20 |     You may continue to reside in the park as long as you pay  | ||||||
| 21 | your rent and abide by the rules and regulations of the park.  | ||||||
| 22 | You may only be evicted for non-payment of rent, violation of  | ||||||
| 23 | laws, or for violation of the rules and regulations of the park  | ||||||
| 24 | and the terms of the lease. | ||||||
| 25 |     If this park requires you to deal exclusively with a  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | certain fuel dealer or other merchant for goods or service in  | ||||||
| 2 | connection with the use or occupancy of your mobile home or on  | ||||||
| 3 | your mobile home lot, the price you pay for such goods or  | ||||||
| 4 | services may not be more than the prevailing price in this  | ||||||
| 5 | locality for similar goods and services. | ||||||
| 6 |     You may not be evicted for reporting any violations of law  | ||||||
| 7 | or health and building codes to boards of health, building  | ||||||
| 8 | commissioners, the Office department of the Attorney General,     | ||||||
| 9 | or any other appropriate government agency.".     | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-630, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 11 |     Section 1175. The Right of Publicity Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 12 | changing Section 20 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (765 ILCS 1075/20) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 20. Enforcement of rights and remedies.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (a) The rights and remedies set forth in this Act may be  | ||||||
| 16 | exercised and enforced by: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) an individual or his or her authorized  | ||||||
| 18 |  representative; | ||||||
| 19 |         (2) a person to whom the recognized rights have been  | ||||||
| 20 |  transferred by written transfer under Section 15 of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Act; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) after the death of an individual who has not  | ||||||
| 23 |  transferred the recognized rights by written transfer  | ||||||
| 24 |  under this Act, any person or persons that possess who  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  possesses an interest in those rights. | ||||||
| 2 |     (a-5) In addition to the enforcement of rights and  | ||||||
| 3 | remedies in subsection (a), the rights and remedies set forth  | ||||||
| 4 | in this Act may, in the case of an individual who is a  | ||||||
| 5 | recording artist, be enforced by: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) the individual who is the recording artist; or | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) a person who has entered into a contract for the  | ||||||
| 8 |  individual's exclusive personal services as a recording  | ||||||
| 9 |  artist or who has entered into a contract for an exclusive  | ||||||
| 10 |  license to distribute sound recordings that capture the  | ||||||
| 11 |  recording artist's audio performances.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (b) Each person described in paragraph (3) of subsection  | ||||||
| 13 | (a) shall make a proportional accounting to, and shall act at  | ||||||
| 14 | all times in good faith with respect to, any other person in  | ||||||
| 15 | whom the rights being enforced have vested. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 103-836, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 17 |     Section 1180. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 18 | changing Sections 2-101, 2-102, 2-108, and 3-106 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 19 |     (775 ILCS 5/2-101) | ||||||
| 20 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-804) | ||||||
| 21 |     Sec. 2-101. Definitions. The following definitions are  | ||||||
| 22 | applicable strictly in the context of this Article. | ||||||
| 23 |     (A) Employee. | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) "Employee" includes: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (a) Any individual performing services for  | ||||||
| 2 |  remuneration within this State for an employer; | ||||||
| 3 |             (b) An apprentice; | ||||||
| 4 |             (c) An applicant for any apprenticeship. | ||||||
| 5 |         For purposes of subsection (D) of Section 2-102 of  | ||||||
| 6 |  this Act, "employee" also includes an unpaid intern. An  | ||||||
| 7 |  unpaid intern is a person who performs work for an  | ||||||
| 8 |  employer under the following circumstances: | ||||||
| 9 |             (i) the employer is not committed to hiring the  | ||||||
| 10 |  person performing the work at the conclusion of the  | ||||||
| 11 |  intern's tenure; | ||||||
| 12 |             (ii) the employer and the person performing the  | ||||||
| 13 |  work agree that the person is not entitled to wages for  | ||||||
| 14 |  the work performed; and | ||||||
| 15 |             (iii) the work performed: | ||||||
| 16 |                 (I) supplements training given in an  | ||||||
| 17 |  educational environment that may enhance the  | ||||||
| 18 |  employability of the intern; | ||||||
| 19 |                 (II) provides experience for the benefit of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the person performing the work; | ||||||
| 21 |                 (III) does not displace regular employees;  | ||||||
| 22 |                 (IV) is performed under the close supervision  | ||||||
| 23 |  of existing staff; and  | ||||||
| 24 |                 (V) provides no immediate advantage to the  | ||||||
| 25 |  employer providing the training and may  | ||||||
| 26 |  occasionally impede the operations of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  employer.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (2) "Employee" does not include: | ||||||
| 3 |             (a) (Blank); | ||||||
| 4 |             (b) Individuals employed by persons who are not  | ||||||
| 5 |  "employers" as defined by this Act; | ||||||
| 6 |             (c) Elected public officials or the members of  | ||||||
| 7 |  their immediate personal staffs; | ||||||
| 8 |             (d) Principal administrative officers of the State  | ||||||
| 9 |  or of any political subdivision, municipal corporation  | ||||||
| 10 |  or other governmental unit or agency; | ||||||
| 11 |             (e) A person in a vocational rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 12 |  facility certified under federal law who has been  | ||||||
| 13 |  designated an evaluee, trainee, or work activity  | ||||||
| 14 |  client. | ||||||
| 15 |     (B) Employer. | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) "Employer" includes: | ||||||
| 17 |             (a) Any person employing one or more employees  | ||||||
| 18 |  within Illinois during 20 or more calendar weeks  | ||||||
| 19 |  within the calendar year of or preceding the alleged  | ||||||
| 20 |  violation; | ||||||
| 21 |             (b) Any person employing one or more employees  | ||||||
| 22 |  when a complainant alleges civil rights violation due  | ||||||
| 23 |  to unlawful discrimination based upon his or her  | ||||||
| 24 |  physical or mental disability unrelated to ability,  | ||||||
| 25 |  pregnancy, or sexual harassment; | ||||||
| 26 |             (c) The State and any political subdivision,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  municipal corporation or other governmental unit or  | ||||||
| 2 |  agency, without regard to the number of employees; | ||||||
| 3 |             (d) Any party to a public contract without regard  | ||||||
| 4 |  to the number of employees; | ||||||
| 5 |             (e) A joint apprenticeship or training committee  | ||||||
| 6 |  without regard to the number of employees. | ||||||
| 7 |         (2) "Employer" does not include any place of worship,  | ||||||
| 8 |  religious corporation, association, educational  | ||||||
| 9 |  institution, society, or nonprofit non-profit nursing  | ||||||
| 10 |  institution conducted by and for those who rely upon  | ||||||
| 11 |  treatment by prayer through spiritual means in accordance  | ||||||
| 12 |  with the tenets of a recognized church or religious  | ||||||
| 13 |  denomination with respect to the employment of individuals  | ||||||
| 14 |  of a particular religion to perform work connected with  | ||||||
| 15 |  the carrying on by such place of worship, corporation,  | ||||||
| 16 |  association, educational institution, society, or  | ||||||
| 17 |  nonprofit non-profit nursing institution of its  | ||||||
| 18 |  activities. | ||||||
| 19 |     (C) Employment Agency. "Employment Agency" includes both  | ||||||
| 20 | public and private employment agencies and any person, labor  | ||||||
| 21 | organization, or labor union having a hiring hall or hiring  | ||||||
| 22 | office regularly undertaking, with or without compensation, to  | ||||||
| 23 | procure opportunities to work, or to procure, recruit, refer,     | ||||||
| 24 | or place employees. | ||||||
| 25 |     (D) Labor Organization. "Labor Organization" includes any  | ||||||
| 26 | organization, labor union, craft union, or any voluntary  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | unincorporated association designed to further the cause of  | ||||||
| 2 | the rights of union labor which is constituted for the  | ||||||
| 3 | purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of  | ||||||
| 4 | dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or  | ||||||
| 5 | conditions of employment, or apprenticeships or applications  | ||||||
| 6 | for apprenticeships, or of other mutual aid or protection in  | ||||||
| 7 | connection with employment, including apprenticeships or  | ||||||
| 8 | applications for apprenticeships. | ||||||
| 9 |     (E) Sexual Harassment. "Sexual harassment" means any  | ||||||
| 10 | unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any  | ||||||
| 11 | conduct of a sexual nature when (1) submission to such conduct  | ||||||
| 12 | is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of  | ||||||
| 13 | an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of  | ||||||
| 14 | such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for  | ||||||
| 15 | employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such  | ||||||
| 16 | conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering  | ||||||
| 17 | with an individual's work performance or creating an  | ||||||
| 18 | intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. | ||||||
| 19 |     For purposes of this definition, the phrase "working  | ||||||
| 20 | environment" is not limited to a physical location an employee  | ||||||
| 21 | is assigned to perform his or her duties.  | ||||||
| 22 |     (E-1) Harassment. "Harassment" means any unwelcome conduct  | ||||||
| 23 | on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race,  | ||||||
| 24 | color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital  | ||||||
| 25 | status, order of protection status, disability, military  | ||||||
| 26 | status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | from military service, citizenship status, work authorization  | ||||||
| 2 | status, or family responsibilities that has the purpose or  | ||||||
| 3 | effect of substantially interfering with the individual's work  | ||||||
| 4 | performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive  | ||||||
| 5 | working environment. For purposes of this definition, the  | ||||||
| 6 | phrase "working environment" is not limited to a physical  | ||||||
| 7 | location an employee is assigned to perform his or her duties. | ||||||
| 8 |     (F) Religion. "Religion" with respect to employers  | ||||||
| 9 | includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as  | ||||||
| 10 | well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is  | ||||||
| 11 | unable to reasonably accommodate an employee's or prospective  | ||||||
| 12 | employee's religious observance or practice without undue  | ||||||
| 13 | hardship on the conduct of the employer's business. | ||||||
| 14 |     (G) Public Employer. "Public employer" means the State, an  | ||||||
| 15 | agency or department thereof, unit of local government, school  | ||||||
| 16 | district, instrumentality or political subdivision. | ||||||
| 17 |     (H) Public Employee. "Public employee" means an employee  | ||||||
| 18 | of the State, agency or department thereof, unit of local  | ||||||
| 19 | government, school district, instrumentality or political  | ||||||
| 20 | subdivision. "Public employee" does not include public  | ||||||
| 21 | officers or employees of the General Assembly or agencies  | ||||||
| 22 | thereof. | ||||||
| 23 |     (I) Public Officer. "Public officer" means a person who is  | ||||||
| 24 | elected to office pursuant to the Constitution or a statute or  | ||||||
| 25 | ordinance, or who is appointed to an office which is  | ||||||
| 26 | established, and the qualifications and duties of which are  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | prescribed, by the Constitution or a statute or ordinance, to  | ||||||
| 2 | discharge a public duty for the State, agency or department  | ||||||
| 3 | thereof, unit of local government, school district,  | ||||||
| 4 | instrumentality or political subdivision. | ||||||
| 5 |     (J) Eligible Bidder. "Eligible bidder" means a person who,  | ||||||
| 6 | prior to contract award or prior to bid opening for State  | ||||||
| 7 | contracts for construction or construction-related services,  | ||||||
| 8 | has filed with the Department a properly completed, sworn and  | ||||||
| 9 | currently valid employer report form, pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department's regulations. The provisions of this Article  | ||||||
| 11 | relating to eligible bidders apply only to bids on contracts  | ||||||
| 12 | with the State and its departments, agencies, boards, and  | ||||||
| 13 | commissions, and the provisions do not apply to bids on  | ||||||
| 14 | contracts with units of local government or school districts. | ||||||
| 15 |     (K) Citizenship Status. "Citizenship status" means the  | ||||||
| 16 | status of being: | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) a born U.S. citizen; | ||||||
| 18 |         (2) a naturalized U.S. citizen; | ||||||
| 19 |         (3) a U.S. national; or | ||||||
| 20 |         (4) a person born outside the United States and not a  | ||||||
| 21 |  U.S. citizen who is lawfully present and who is protected  | ||||||
| 22 |  from discrimination under the provisions of Section 1324b  | ||||||
| 23 |  of Title 8 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 24 |  amended. | ||||||
| 25 |     (L) Work Authorization Status. "Work authorization status"  | ||||||
| 26 | means the status of being a person born outside of the United  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | States, and not a U.S. citizen, who is authorized by the  | ||||||
| 2 | federal government to work in the United States. | ||||||
| 3 |     (M) Family Responsibilities. "Family responsibilities"  | ||||||
| 4 | means an employee's actual or perceived provision of personal  | ||||||
| 5 | care to a family member. As used in this definition: | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) "Personal care" has the meaning given to that term  | ||||||
| 7 |  in the Employee Sick Leave Act. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) "Family member" has the meaning given to the term  | ||||||
| 9 |  "covered family member" in the Employee Sick Leave Act.  | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 11 | 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22; 103-797, eff. 1-1-25; revised  | ||||||
| 12 | 10-7-24.)
 | ||||||
| 13 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-804) | ||||||
| 14 |     Sec. 2-101. Definitions. The following definitions are  | ||||||
| 15 | applicable strictly in the context of this Article. | ||||||
| 16 |     (A) Employee. | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) "Employee" includes: | ||||||
| 18 |             (a) Any individual performing services for  | ||||||
| 19 |  remuneration within this State for an employer; | ||||||
| 20 |             (b) An apprentice; | ||||||
| 21 |             (c) An applicant for any apprenticeship. | ||||||
| 22 |         For purposes of subsection (D) of Section 2-102 of  | ||||||
| 23 |  this Act, "employee" also includes an unpaid intern. An  | ||||||
| 24 |  unpaid intern is a person who performs work for an  | ||||||
| 25 |  employer under the following circumstances: | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (i) the employer is not committed to hiring the  | ||||||
| 2 |  person performing the work at the conclusion of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  intern's tenure; | ||||||
| 4 |             (ii) the employer and the person performing the  | ||||||
| 5 |  work agree that the person is not entitled to wages for  | ||||||
| 6 |  the work performed; and | ||||||
| 7 |             (iii) the work performed: | ||||||
| 8 |                 (I) supplements training given in an  | ||||||
| 9 |  educational environment that may enhance the  | ||||||
| 10 |  employability of the intern; | ||||||
| 11 |                 (II) provides experience for the benefit of  | ||||||
| 12 |  the person performing the work; | ||||||
| 13 |                 (III) does not displace regular employees;  | ||||||
| 14 |                 (IV) is performed under the close supervision  | ||||||
| 15 |  of existing staff; and  | ||||||
| 16 |                 (V) provides no immediate advantage to the  | ||||||
| 17 |  employer providing the training and may  | ||||||
| 18 |  occasionally impede the operations of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  employer.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) "Employee" does not include: | ||||||
| 21 |             (a) (Blank); | ||||||
| 22 |             (b) Individuals employed by persons who are not  | ||||||
| 23 |  "employers" as defined by this Act; | ||||||
| 24 |             (c) Elected public officials or the members of  | ||||||
| 25 |  their immediate personal staffs; | ||||||
| 26 |             (d) Principal administrative officers of the State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  or of any political subdivision, municipal corporation  | ||||||
| 2 |  or other governmental unit or agency; | ||||||
| 3 |             (e) A person in a vocational rehabilitation  | ||||||
| 4 |  facility certified under federal law who has been  | ||||||
| 5 |  designated an evaluee, trainee, or work activity  | ||||||
| 6 |  client. | ||||||
| 7 |     (B) Employer. | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) "Employer" includes: | ||||||
| 9 |             (a) Any person employing one or more employees  | ||||||
| 10 |  within Illinois during 20 or more calendar weeks  | ||||||
| 11 |  within the calendar year of or preceding the alleged  | ||||||
| 12 |  violation; | ||||||
| 13 |             (b) Any person employing one or more employees  | ||||||
| 14 |  when a complainant alleges civil rights violation due  | ||||||
| 15 |  to unlawful discrimination based upon his or her  | ||||||
| 16 |  physical or mental disability unrelated to ability,  | ||||||
| 17 |  pregnancy, or sexual harassment; | ||||||
| 18 |             (c) The State and any political subdivision,  | ||||||
| 19 |  municipal corporation or other governmental unit or  | ||||||
| 20 |  agency, without regard to the number of employees; | ||||||
| 21 |             (d) Any party to a public contract without regard  | ||||||
| 22 |  to the number of employees; | ||||||
| 23 |             (e) A joint apprenticeship or training committee  | ||||||
| 24 |  without regard to the number of employees. | ||||||
| 25 |         (2) "Employer" does not include any place of worship,  | ||||||
| 26 |  religious corporation, association, educational  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  institution, society, or nonprofit non-profit nursing  | ||||||
| 2 |  institution conducted by and for those who rely upon  | ||||||
| 3 |  treatment by prayer through spiritual means in accordance  | ||||||
| 4 |  with the tenets of a recognized church or religious  | ||||||
| 5 |  denomination with respect to the employment of individuals  | ||||||
| 6 |  of a particular religion to perform work connected with  | ||||||
| 7 |  the carrying on by such place of worship, corporation,  | ||||||
| 8 |  association, educational institution, society, or  | ||||||
| 9 |  nonprofit non-profit nursing institution of its  | ||||||
| 10 |  activities. | ||||||
| 11 |     (C) Employment Agency. "Employment Agency" includes both  | ||||||
| 12 | public and private employment agencies and any person, labor  | ||||||
| 13 | organization, or labor union having a hiring hall or hiring  | ||||||
| 14 | office regularly undertaking, with or without compensation, to  | ||||||
| 15 | procure opportunities to work, or to procure, recruit, refer,     | ||||||
| 16 | or place employees. | ||||||
| 17 |     (D) Labor Organization. "Labor Organization" includes any  | ||||||
| 18 | organization, labor union, craft union, or any voluntary  | ||||||
| 19 | unincorporated association designed to further the cause of  | ||||||
| 20 | the rights of union labor which is constituted for the  | ||||||
| 21 | purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of  | ||||||
| 22 | dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or  | ||||||
| 23 | conditions of employment, or apprenticeships or applications  | ||||||
| 24 | for apprenticeships, or of other mutual aid or protection in  | ||||||
| 25 | connection with employment, including apprenticeships or  | ||||||
| 26 | applications for apprenticeships. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (E) Sexual Harassment. "Sexual harassment" means any  | ||||||
| 2 | unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any  | ||||||
| 3 | conduct of a sexual nature when (1) submission to such conduct  | ||||||
| 4 | is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of  | ||||||
| 5 | an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of  | ||||||
| 6 | such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for  | ||||||
| 7 | employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such  | ||||||
| 8 | conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering  | ||||||
| 9 | with an individual's work performance or creating an  | ||||||
| 10 | intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. | ||||||
| 11 |     For purposes of this definition, the phrase "working  | ||||||
| 12 | environment" is not limited to a physical location an employee  | ||||||
| 13 | is assigned to perform his or her duties.  | ||||||
| 14 |     (E-1) Harassment. "Harassment" means any unwelcome conduct  | ||||||
| 15 | on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race,  | ||||||
| 16 | color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital  | ||||||
| 17 | status, order of protection status, disability, military  | ||||||
| 18 | status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge  | ||||||
| 19 | from military service, citizenship status, work authorization  | ||||||
| 20 | status, or family responsibilities that has the purpose or  | ||||||
| 21 | effect of substantially interfering with the individual's work  | ||||||
| 22 | performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive  | ||||||
| 23 | working environment. For purposes of this definition, the  | ||||||
| 24 | phrase "working environment" is not limited to a physical  | ||||||
| 25 | location an employee is assigned to perform his or her duties. | ||||||
| 26 |     (F) Religion. "Religion" with respect to employers  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as  | ||||||
| 2 | well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is  | ||||||
| 3 | unable to reasonably accommodate an employee's or prospective  | ||||||
| 4 | employee's religious observance or practice without undue  | ||||||
| 5 | hardship on the conduct of the employer's business. | ||||||
| 6 |     (G) Public Employer. "Public employer" means the State, an  | ||||||
| 7 | agency or department thereof, unit of local government, school  | ||||||
| 8 | district, instrumentality or political subdivision. | ||||||
| 9 |     (H) Public Employee. "Public employee" means an employee  | ||||||
| 10 | of the State, agency or department thereof, unit of local  | ||||||
| 11 | government, school district, instrumentality or political  | ||||||
| 12 | subdivision. "Public employee" does not include public  | ||||||
| 13 | officers or employees of the General Assembly or agencies  | ||||||
| 14 | thereof. | ||||||
| 15 |     (I) Public Officer. "Public officer" means a person who is  | ||||||
| 16 | elected to office pursuant to the Constitution or a statute or  | ||||||
| 17 | ordinance, or who is appointed to an office which is  | ||||||
| 18 | established, and the qualifications and duties of which are  | ||||||
| 19 | prescribed, by the Constitution or a statute or ordinance, to  | ||||||
| 20 | discharge a public duty for the State, agency or department  | ||||||
| 21 | thereof, unit of local government, school district,  | ||||||
| 22 | instrumentality or political subdivision. | ||||||
| 23 |     (J) Eligible Bidder. "Eligible bidder" means a person who,  | ||||||
| 24 | prior to contract award or prior to bid opening for State  | ||||||
| 25 | contracts for construction or construction-related services,  | ||||||
| 26 | has filed with the Department a properly completed, sworn and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | currently valid employer report form, pursuant to the  | ||||||
| 2 | Department's regulations. The provisions of this Article  | ||||||
| 3 | relating to eligible bidders apply only to bids on contracts  | ||||||
| 4 | with the State and its departments, agencies, boards, and  | ||||||
| 5 | commissions, and the provisions do not apply to bids on  | ||||||
| 6 | contracts with units of local government or school districts. | ||||||
| 7 |     (K) Citizenship Status. "Citizenship status" means the  | ||||||
| 8 | status of being: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) a born U.S. citizen; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) a naturalized U.S. citizen; | ||||||
| 11 |         (3) a U.S. national; or | ||||||
| 12 |         (4) a person born outside the United States and not a  | ||||||
| 13 |  U.S. citizen who is lawfully present and who is protected  | ||||||
| 14 |  from discrimination under the provisions of Section 1324b  | ||||||
| 15 |  of Title 8 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 16 |  amended. | ||||||
| 17 |     (L) Work Authorization Status. "Work authorization status"  | ||||||
| 18 | means the status of being a person born outside of the United  | ||||||
| 19 | States, and not a U.S. citizen, who is authorized by the  | ||||||
| 20 | federal government to work in the United States. | ||||||
| 21 |     (M) Family Responsibilities. "Family responsibilities"  | ||||||
| 22 | means an employee's actual or perceived provision of personal  | ||||||
| 23 | care to a family member. As used in this definition: | ||||||
| 24 |         (1) "Personal care" has the meaning given to that term  | ||||||
| 25 |  in the Employee Sick Leave Act. | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) "Family member" has the meaning given to the term  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  "covered family member" in the Employee Sick Leave Act.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (N) (M) Artificial Intelligence. "Artificial intelligence"  | ||||||
| 3 | means a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit  | ||||||
| 4 | objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to  | ||||||
| 5 | generate outputs such as predictions, content,  | ||||||
| 6 | recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or  | ||||||
| 7 | virtual environments. "Artificial intelligence" includes  | ||||||
| 8 | generative artificial intelligence. | ||||||
| 9 |     (O) (N) Generative Artificial Intelligence. "Generative  | ||||||
| 10 | artificial intelligence" means an automated computing system  | ||||||
| 11 | that, when prompted with human prompts, descriptions, or  | ||||||
| 12 | queries, can produce outputs that simulate human-produced  | ||||||
| 13 | content, including, but not limited to, the following: (1)  | ||||||
| 14 | textual outputs, such as short answers, essays, poetry, or  | ||||||
| 15 | longer compositions or answers; (2) image outputs, such as  | ||||||
| 16 | fine art, photographs, conceptual art, diagrams, and other  | ||||||
| 17 | images; (3) multimedia outputs, such as audio or video in the  | ||||||
| 18 | form of compositions, songs, or short-form or long-form audio  | ||||||
| 19 | or video; and (4) other content that would be otherwise  | ||||||
| 20 | produced by human means.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 22 | 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22; 103-797, eff. 1-1-25; 103-804, eff.  | ||||||
| 23 | 1-1-26; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 24 |     (775 ILCS 5/2-102) | ||||||
| 25 |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-804) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 2-102. Civil rights violations; employment violations - | ||||||
| 2 |  employment. It is a civil rights violation: | ||||||
| 3 |         (A) Employers. For any employer to refuse to hire, to  | ||||||
| 4 |  segregate, to engage in harassment as defined in  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (E-1) of Section 2-101, or to act with respect  | ||||||
| 6 |  to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment,  | ||||||
| 7 |  selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge,  | ||||||
| 8 |  discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of  | ||||||
| 9 |  employment on the basis of unlawful discrimination,  | ||||||
| 10 |  citizenship status, work authorization status, or family  | ||||||
| 11 |  responsibilities. An employer is responsible for  | ||||||
| 12 |  harassment by the employer's nonmanagerial and  | ||||||
| 13 |  nonsupervisory employees only if the employer becomes  | ||||||
| 14 |  aware of the conduct and fails to take reasonable  | ||||||
| 15 |  corrective measures.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (A-5) Language. For an employer to impose a  | ||||||
| 17 |  restriction that has the effect of prohibiting a language  | ||||||
| 18 |  from being spoken by an employee in communications that  | ||||||
| 19 |  are unrelated to the employee's duties. | ||||||
| 20 |         For the purposes of this subdivision (A-5), "language"  | ||||||
| 21 |  means a person's native tongue, such as Polish, Spanish,  | ||||||
| 22 |  or Chinese. "Language" does not include such things as  | ||||||
| 23 |  slang, jargon, profanity, or vulgarity. | ||||||
| 24 |         (A-10) Harassment of nonemployees. For any employer,  | ||||||
| 25 |  employment agency, or labor organization to engage in  | ||||||
| 26 |  harassment of nonemployees in the workplace. An employer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is responsible for harassment of nonemployees by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees only  | ||||||
| 3 |  if the employer becomes aware of the conduct and fails to  | ||||||
| 4 |  take reasonable corrective measures. For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 5 |  this subdivision (A-10), "nonemployee" means a person who  | ||||||
| 6 |  is not otherwise an employee of the employer and is  | ||||||
| 7 |  directly performing services for the employer pursuant to  | ||||||
| 8 |  a contract with that employer. "Nonemployee" includes  | ||||||
| 9 |  contractors and consultants. This subdivision applies to  | ||||||
| 10 |  harassment occurring on or after January 1, 2020 (the  | ||||||
| 11 |  effective date of Public Act 101-221) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the 101st General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (B) Employment agency. For any employment agency to  | ||||||
| 14 |  fail or refuse to classify properly, accept applications  | ||||||
| 15 |  and register for employment referral or apprenticeship  | ||||||
| 16 |  referral, refer for employment, or refer for  | ||||||
| 17 |  apprenticeship on the basis of unlawful discrimination,  | ||||||
| 18 |  citizenship status, work authorization status, or family  | ||||||
| 19 |  responsibilities or to accept from any person any job  | ||||||
| 20 |  order, requisition or request for referral of applicants  | ||||||
| 21 |  for employment or apprenticeship which makes or has the  | ||||||
| 22 |  effect of making unlawful discrimination or discrimination  | ||||||
| 23 |  on the basis of citizenship status, work authorization  | ||||||
| 24 |  status, or family responsibilities a condition of  | ||||||
| 25 |  referral. | ||||||
| 26 |         (C) Labor organization. For any labor organization to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  limit, segregate or classify its membership, or to limit  | ||||||
| 2 |  employment opportunities, selection and training for  | ||||||
| 3 |  apprenticeship in any trade or craft, or otherwise to  | ||||||
| 4 |  take, or fail to take, any action which affects adversely  | ||||||
| 5 |  any person's status as an employee or as an applicant for  | ||||||
| 6 |  employment or as an apprentice, or as an applicant for  | ||||||
| 7 |  apprenticeships, or wages, tenure, hours of employment or  | ||||||
| 8 |  apprenticeship conditions on the basis of unlawful  | ||||||
| 9 |  discrimination, citizenship status, work authorization  | ||||||
| 10 |  status, or family responsibilities. | ||||||
| 11 |         (D) Sexual harassment. For any employer, employee,  | ||||||
| 12 |  agent of any employer, employment agency or labor  | ||||||
| 13 |  organization to engage in sexual harassment; provided,  | ||||||
| 14 |  that an employer shall be responsible for sexual  | ||||||
| 15 |  harassment of the employer's employees by nonemployees or  | ||||||
| 16 |  nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees only if the  | ||||||
| 17 |  employer becomes aware of the conduct and fails to take  | ||||||
| 18 |  reasonable corrective measures. | ||||||
| 19 |         (D-5) Sexual harassment of nonemployees. For any  | ||||||
| 20 |  employer, employee, agent of any employer, employment  | ||||||
| 21 |  agency, or labor organization to engage in sexual  | ||||||
| 22 |  harassment of nonemployees in the workplace. An employer  | ||||||
| 23 |  is responsible for sexual harassment of nonemployees by  | ||||||
| 24 |  the employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees  | ||||||
| 25 |  only if the employer becomes aware of the conduct and  | ||||||
| 26 |  fails to take reasonable corrective measures. For the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  purposes of this subdivision (D-5), "nonemployee" means a  | ||||||
| 2 |  person who is not otherwise an employee of the employer  | ||||||
| 3 |  and is directly performing services for the employer  | ||||||
| 4 |  pursuant to a contract with that employer. "Nonemployee"  | ||||||
| 5 |  includes contractors and consultants. This subdivision  | ||||||
| 6 |  applies to sexual harassment occurring on or after January  | ||||||
| 7 |  1, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-221) this  | ||||||
| 8 |  amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (E) Public employers. For any public employer to  | ||||||
| 10 |  refuse to permit a public employee under its jurisdiction  | ||||||
| 11 |  who takes time off from work in order to practice his or  | ||||||
| 12 |  her religious beliefs to engage in work, during hours  | ||||||
| 13 |  other than such employee's regular working hours,  | ||||||
| 14 |  consistent with the operational needs of the employer and  | ||||||
| 15 |  in order to compensate for work time lost for such  | ||||||
| 16 |  religious reasons. Any employee who elects such deferred  | ||||||
| 17 |  work shall be compensated at the wage rate which he or she  | ||||||
| 18 |  would have earned during the originally scheduled work  | ||||||
| 19 |  period. The employer may require that an employee who  | ||||||
| 20 |  plans to take time off from work in order to practice his  | ||||||
| 21 |  or her religious beliefs provide the employer with a  | ||||||
| 22 |  notice of his or her intention to be absent from work not  | ||||||
| 23 |  exceeding 5 days prior to the date of absence. | ||||||
| 24 |         (E-5) Religious discrimination. For any employer to  | ||||||
| 25 |  impose upon a person as a condition of obtaining or  | ||||||
| 26 |  retaining employment, including opportunities for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  promotion, advancement, or transfer, any terms or  | ||||||
| 2 |  conditions that would require such person to violate or  | ||||||
| 3 |  forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion  | ||||||
| 4 |  including, but not limited to, the wearing of any attire,  | ||||||
| 5 |  clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 6 |  requirements of his or her religion, unless, after  | ||||||
| 7 |  engaging in a bona fide effort, the employer demonstrates  | ||||||
| 8 |  that it is unable to reasonably accommodate the employee's  | ||||||
| 9 |  or prospective employee's sincerely held religious belief,  | ||||||
| 10 |  practice, or observance without undue hardship on the  | ||||||
| 11 |  conduct of the employer's business.  | ||||||
| 12 |         Nothing in this Section prohibits an employer from  | ||||||
| 13 |  enacting a dress code or grooming policy that may include  | ||||||
| 14 |  restrictions on attire, clothing, or facial hair to  | ||||||
| 15 |  maintain workplace safety or food sanitation.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (F) Training and apprenticeship programs. For any  | ||||||
| 17 |  employer, employment agency or labor organization to  | ||||||
| 18 |  discriminate against a person on the basis of age in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  selection, referral for or conduct of apprenticeship or  | ||||||
| 20 |  training programs. | ||||||
| 21 |         (G) Immigration-related practices.  | ||||||
| 22 |             (1) for an employer to request for purposes of  | ||||||
| 23 |  satisfying the requirements of Section 1324a(b) of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Title 8 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 25 |  amended, more or different documents than are required  | ||||||
| 26 |  under such Section or to refuse to honor documents  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  tendered that on their face reasonably appear to be  | ||||||
| 2 |  genuine or to refuse to honor work authorization based  | ||||||
| 3 |  upon the specific status or term of status that  | ||||||
| 4 |  accompanies the authorization to work; or | ||||||
| 5 |             (2) for an employer participating in the E-Verify  | ||||||
| 6 |  Program, as authorized by 8 U.S.C. 1324a, Notes, Pilot  | ||||||
| 7 |  Programs for Employment Eligibility Confirmation  | ||||||
| 8 |  (enacted by PL 104-208, div. C title IV, subtitle A) to  | ||||||
| 9 |  refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to  | ||||||
| 10 |  recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment,  | ||||||
| 11 |  selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge,  | ||||||
| 12 |  discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions  | ||||||
| 13 |  of employment without following the procedures under  | ||||||
| 14 |  the E-Verify Program. | ||||||
| 15 |         (H) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 16 |         (I) Pregnancy. For an employer to refuse to hire, to  | ||||||
| 17 |  segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring,  | ||||||
| 18 |  promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training  | ||||||
| 19 |  or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms,  | ||||||
| 20 |  privileges or conditions of employment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 21 |  pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions  | ||||||
| 22 |  related to pregnancy or childbirth. Women affected by  | ||||||
| 23 |  pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions  | ||||||
| 24 |  related to pregnancy or childbirth shall be treated the  | ||||||
| 25 |  same for all employment-related purposes, including  | ||||||
| 26 |  receipt of benefits under fringe benefit programs, as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  other persons not so affected but similar in their ability  | ||||||
| 2 |  or inability to work, regardless of the source of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  inability to work or employment classification or status.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (J) Pregnancy; reasonable accommodations. | ||||||
| 5 |             (1) If after a job applicant or employee,  | ||||||
| 6 |  including a part-time, full-time, or probationary  | ||||||
| 7 |  employee, requests a reasonable accommodation, for an  | ||||||
| 8 |  employer to not make reasonable accommodations for any  | ||||||
| 9 |  medical or common condition of a job applicant or  | ||||||
| 10 |  employee related to pregnancy or childbirth, unless  | ||||||
| 11 |  the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation  | ||||||
| 12 |  would impose an undue hardship on the ordinary  | ||||||
| 13 |  operation of the business of the employer. The  | ||||||
| 14 |  employer may request documentation from the employee's  | ||||||
| 15 |  health care provider concerning the need for the  | ||||||
| 16 |  requested reasonable accommodation or accommodations  | ||||||
| 17 |  to the same extent documentation is requested for  | ||||||
| 18 |  conditions related to disability if the employer's  | ||||||
| 19 |  request for documentation is job-related and  | ||||||
| 20 |  consistent with business necessity. The employer may  | ||||||
| 21 |  require only the medical justification for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  requested accommodation or accommodations, a  | ||||||
| 23 |  description of the reasonable accommodation or  | ||||||
| 24 |  accommodations medically advisable, the date the  | ||||||
| 25 |  reasonable accommodation or accommodations became  | ||||||
| 26 |  medically advisable, and the probable duration of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reasonable accommodation or accommodations. It is the  | ||||||
| 2 |  duty of the individual seeking a reasonable  | ||||||
| 3 |  accommodation or accommodations to submit to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  employer any documentation that is requested in  | ||||||
| 5 |  accordance with this paragraph. Notwithstanding the  | ||||||
| 6 |  provisions of this paragraph, the employer may require  | ||||||
| 7 |  documentation by the employee's health care provider  | ||||||
| 8 |  to determine compliance with other laws. The employee  | ||||||
| 9 |  and employer shall engage in a timely, good faith, and  | ||||||
| 10 |  meaningful exchange to determine effective reasonable  | ||||||
| 11 |  accommodations. | ||||||
| 12 |             (2) For an employer to deny employment  | ||||||
| 13 |  opportunities or benefits to or take adverse action  | ||||||
| 14 |  against an otherwise qualified job applicant or  | ||||||
| 15 |  employee, including a part-time, full-time, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  probationary employee, if the denial or adverse action  | ||||||
| 17 |  is based on the need of the employer to make reasonable  | ||||||
| 18 |  accommodations to the known medical or common  | ||||||
| 19 |  conditions related to the pregnancy or childbirth of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the applicant or employee. | ||||||
| 21 |             (3) For an employer to require a job applicant or  | ||||||
| 22 |  employee, including a part-time, full-time, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  probationary employee, affected by pregnancy,  | ||||||
| 24 |  childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to  | ||||||
| 25 |  pregnancy or childbirth to accept an accommodation  | ||||||
| 26 |  when the applicant or employee did not request an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  accommodation and the applicant or employee chooses  | ||||||
| 2 |  not to accept the employer's accommodation. | ||||||
| 3 |             (4) For an employer to require an employee,  | ||||||
| 4 |  including a part-time, full-time, or probationary  | ||||||
| 5 |  employee, to take leave under any leave law or policy  | ||||||
| 6 |  of the employer if another reasonable accommodation  | ||||||
| 7 |  can be provided to the known medical or common  | ||||||
| 8 |  conditions related to the pregnancy or childbirth of  | ||||||
| 9 |  an employee. No employer shall fail or refuse to  | ||||||
| 10 |  reinstate the employee affected by pregnancy,  | ||||||
| 11 |  childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to  | ||||||
| 12 |  pregnancy or childbirth to her original job or to an  | ||||||
| 13 |  equivalent position with equivalent pay and  | ||||||
| 14 |  accumulated seniority, retirement, fringe benefits,  | ||||||
| 15 |  and other applicable service credits upon her  | ||||||
| 16 |  signifying her intent to return or when her need for  | ||||||
| 17 |  reasonable accommodation ceases, unless the employer  | ||||||
| 18 |  can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an  | ||||||
| 19 |  undue hardship on the ordinary operation of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  business of the employer. | ||||||
| 21 |         For the purposes of this subdivision (J), "reasonable  | ||||||
| 22 |  accommodations" means reasonable modifications or  | ||||||
| 23 |  adjustments to the job application process or work  | ||||||
| 24 |  environment, or to the manner or circumstances under which  | ||||||
| 25 |  the position desired or held is customarily performed,  | ||||||
| 26 |  that enable an applicant or employee affected by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions  | ||||||
| 2 |  related to pregnancy or childbirth to be considered for  | ||||||
| 3 |  the position the applicant desires or to perform the  | ||||||
| 4 |  essential functions of that position, and may include, but  | ||||||
| 5 |  is not limited to: more frequent or longer bathroom  | ||||||
| 6 |  breaks, breaks for increased water intake, and breaks for  | ||||||
| 7 |  periodic rest; private non-bathroom space for expressing  | ||||||
| 8 |  breast milk and breastfeeding; seating; assistance with  | ||||||
| 9 |  manual labor; light duty; temporary transfer to a less  | ||||||
| 10 |  strenuous or hazardous position; the provision of an  | ||||||
| 11 |  accessible worksite; acquisition or modification of  | ||||||
| 12 |  equipment; job restructuring; a part-time or modified work  | ||||||
| 13 |  schedule; appropriate adjustment or modifications of  | ||||||
| 14 |  examinations, training materials, or policies;  | ||||||
| 15 |  reassignment to a vacant position; time off to recover  | ||||||
| 16 |  from conditions related to childbirth; and leave  | ||||||
| 17 |  necessitated by pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or  | ||||||
| 18 |  common conditions resulting from pregnancy or childbirth. | ||||||
| 19 |         For the purposes of this subdivision (J), "undue  | ||||||
| 20 |  hardship" means an action that is prohibitively expensive  | ||||||
| 21 |  or disruptive when considered in light of the following  | ||||||
| 22 |  factors: (i) the nature and cost of the accommodation  | ||||||
| 23 |  needed; (ii) the overall financial resources of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  facility or facilities involved in the provision of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  reasonable accommodation, the number of persons employed  | ||||||
| 26 |  at the facility, the effect on expenses and resources, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the impact otherwise of the accommodation upon the  | ||||||
| 2 |  operation of the facility; (iii) the overall financial  | ||||||
| 3 |  resources of the employer, the overall size of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  business of the employer with respect to the number of its  | ||||||
| 5 |  employees, and the number, type, and location of its  | ||||||
| 6 |  facilities; and (iv) the type of operation or operations  | ||||||
| 7 |  of the employer, including the composition, structure, and  | ||||||
| 8 |  functions of the workforce of the employer, the geographic  | ||||||
| 9 |  separateness, administrative, or fiscal relationship of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the facility or facilities in question to the employer.  | ||||||
| 11 |  The employer has the burden of proving undue hardship. The  | ||||||
| 12 |  fact that the employer provides or would be required to  | ||||||
| 13 |  provide a similar accommodation to similarly situated  | ||||||
| 14 |  employees creates a rebuttable presumption that the  | ||||||
| 15 |  accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the  | ||||||
| 16 |  employer. | ||||||
| 17 |         No employer is required by this subdivision (J) to  | ||||||
| 18 |  create additional employment that the employer would not  | ||||||
| 19 |  otherwise have created, unless the employer does so or  | ||||||
| 20 |  would do so for other classes of employees who need  | ||||||
| 21 |  accommodation. The employer is not required to discharge  | ||||||
| 22 |  any employee, transfer any employee with more seniority,  | ||||||
| 23 |  or promote any employee who is not qualified to perform  | ||||||
| 24 |  the job, unless the employer does so or would do so to  | ||||||
| 25 |  accommodate other classes of employees who need it. | ||||||
| 26 |         (K) Notice. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (1) For an employer to fail to post or keep posted  | ||||||
| 2 |  in a conspicuous location on the premises of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  employer where notices to employees are customarily  | ||||||
| 4 |  posted, or fail to include in any employee handbook  | ||||||
| 5 |  information concerning an employee's rights under this  | ||||||
| 6 |  Article, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Department, summarizing the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 8 |  Article and information pertaining to the filing of a  | ||||||
| 9 |  charge, including the right to be free from unlawful  | ||||||
| 10 |  discrimination, the right to be free from sexual  | ||||||
| 11 |  harassment, and the right to certain reasonable  | ||||||
| 12 |  accommodations. The Department shall make the  | ||||||
| 13 |  documents required under this paragraph available for  | ||||||
| 14 |  retrieval from the Department's website.  | ||||||
| 15 |             (2) Upon notification of a violation of paragraph  | ||||||
| 16 |  (1) of this subdivision (K), the Department may launch  | ||||||
| 17 |  a preliminary investigation. If the Department finds a  | ||||||
| 18 |  violation, the Department may issue a notice to show  | ||||||
| 19 |  cause giving the employer 30 days to correct the  | ||||||
| 20 |  violation. If the violation is not corrected, the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department may initiate a charge of a civil rights  | ||||||
| 22 |  violation.  | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 103-797, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 24 | revised 10-7-24.)
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| 25 |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-804) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 2-102. Civil rights violations; employment violations - | ||||||
| 2 |  employment. It is a civil rights violation: | ||||||
| 3 |         (A) Employers. For any employer to refuse to hire, to  | ||||||
| 4 |  segregate, to engage in harassment as defined in  | ||||||
| 5 |  subsection (E-1) of Section 2-101, or to act with respect  | ||||||
| 6 |  to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment,  | ||||||
| 7 |  selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge,  | ||||||
| 8 |  discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of  | ||||||
| 9 |  employment on the basis of unlawful discrimination,  | ||||||
| 10 |  citizenship status, work authorization status, or family  | ||||||
| 11 |  responsibilities. An employer is responsible for  | ||||||
| 12 |  harassment by the employer's nonmanagerial and  | ||||||
| 13 |  nonsupervisory employees only if the employer becomes  | ||||||
| 14 |  aware of the conduct and fails to take reasonable  | ||||||
| 15 |  corrective measures.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (A-5) Language. For an employer to impose a  | ||||||
| 17 |  restriction that has the effect of prohibiting a language  | ||||||
| 18 |  from being spoken by an employee in communications that  | ||||||
| 19 |  are unrelated to the employee's duties. | ||||||
| 20 |         For the purposes of this subdivision (A-5), "language"  | ||||||
| 21 |  means a person's native tongue, such as Polish, Spanish,  | ||||||
| 22 |  or Chinese. "Language" does not include such things as  | ||||||
| 23 |  slang, jargon, profanity, or vulgarity. | ||||||
| 24 |         (A-10) Harassment of nonemployees. For any employer,  | ||||||
| 25 |  employment agency, or labor organization to engage in  | ||||||
| 26 |  harassment of nonemployees in the workplace. An employer  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  is responsible for harassment of nonemployees by the  | ||||||
| 2 |  employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees only  | ||||||
| 3 |  if the employer becomes aware of the conduct and fails to  | ||||||
| 4 |  take reasonable corrective measures. For the purposes of  | ||||||
| 5 |  this subdivision (A-10), "nonemployee" means a person who  | ||||||
| 6 |  is not otherwise an employee of the employer and is  | ||||||
| 7 |  directly performing services for the employer pursuant to  | ||||||
| 8 |  a contract with that employer. "Nonemployee" includes  | ||||||
| 9 |  contractors and consultants. This subdivision applies to  | ||||||
| 10 |  harassment occurring on or after January 1, 2020 (the  | ||||||
| 11 |  effective date of Public Act 101-221) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 12 |  of the 101st General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 13 |         (B) Employment agency. For any employment agency to  | ||||||
| 14 |  fail or refuse to classify properly, accept applications  | ||||||
| 15 |  and register for employment referral or apprenticeship  | ||||||
| 16 |  referral, refer for employment, or refer for  | ||||||
| 17 |  apprenticeship on the basis of unlawful discrimination,  | ||||||
| 18 |  citizenship status, work authorization status, or family  | ||||||
| 19 |  responsibilities or to accept from any person any job  | ||||||
| 20 |  order, requisition or request for referral of applicants  | ||||||
| 21 |  for employment or apprenticeship which makes or has the  | ||||||
| 22 |  effect of making unlawful discrimination or discrimination  | ||||||
| 23 |  on the basis of citizenship status, work authorization  | ||||||
| 24 |  status, or family responsibilities a condition of  | ||||||
| 25 |  referral. | ||||||
| 26 |         (C) Labor organization. For any labor organization to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  limit, segregate or classify its membership, or to limit  | ||||||
| 2 |  employment opportunities, selection and training for  | ||||||
| 3 |  apprenticeship in any trade or craft, or otherwise to  | ||||||
| 4 |  take, or fail to take, any action which affects adversely  | ||||||
| 5 |  any person's status as an employee or as an applicant for  | ||||||
| 6 |  employment or as an apprentice, or as an applicant for  | ||||||
| 7 |  apprenticeships, or wages, tenure, hours of employment or  | ||||||
| 8 |  apprenticeship conditions on the basis of unlawful  | ||||||
| 9 |  discrimination, citizenship status, work authorization  | ||||||
| 10 |  status, or family responsibilities. | ||||||
| 11 |         (D) Sexual harassment. For any employer, employee,  | ||||||
| 12 |  agent of any employer, employment agency or labor  | ||||||
| 13 |  organization to engage in sexual harassment; provided,  | ||||||
| 14 |  that an employer shall be responsible for sexual  | ||||||
| 15 |  harassment of the employer's employees by nonemployees or  | ||||||
| 16 |  nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees only if the  | ||||||
| 17 |  employer becomes aware of the conduct and fails to take  | ||||||
| 18 |  reasonable corrective measures. | ||||||
| 19 |         (D-5) Sexual harassment of nonemployees. For any  | ||||||
| 20 |  employer, employee, agent of any employer, employment  | ||||||
| 21 |  agency, or labor organization to engage in sexual  | ||||||
| 22 |  harassment of nonemployees in the workplace. An employer  | ||||||
| 23 |  is responsible for sexual harassment of nonemployees by  | ||||||
| 24 |  the employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees  | ||||||
| 25 |  only if the employer becomes aware of the conduct and  | ||||||
| 26 |  fails to take reasonable corrective measures. For the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  purposes of this subdivision (D-5), "nonemployee" means a  | ||||||
| 2 |  person who is not otherwise an employee of the employer  | ||||||
| 3 |  and is directly performing services for the employer  | ||||||
| 4 |  pursuant to a contract with that employer. "Nonemployee"  | ||||||
| 5 |  includes contractors and consultants. This subdivision  | ||||||
| 6 |  applies to sexual harassment occurring on or after January  | ||||||
| 7 |  1, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-221) this  | ||||||
| 8 |  amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.  | ||||||
| 9 |         (E) Public employers. For any public employer to  | ||||||
| 10 |  refuse to permit a public employee under its jurisdiction  | ||||||
| 11 |  who takes time off from work in order to practice his or  | ||||||
| 12 |  her religious beliefs to engage in work, during hours  | ||||||
| 13 |  other than such employee's regular working hours,  | ||||||
| 14 |  consistent with the operational needs of the employer and  | ||||||
| 15 |  in order to compensate for work time lost for such  | ||||||
| 16 |  religious reasons. Any employee who elects such deferred  | ||||||
| 17 |  work shall be compensated at the wage rate which he or she  | ||||||
| 18 |  would have earned during the originally scheduled work  | ||||||
| 19 |  period. The employer may require that an employee who  | ||||||
| 20 |  plans to take time off from work in order to practice his  | ||||||
| 21 |  or her religious beliefs provide the employer with a  | ||||||
| 22 |  notice of his or her intention to be absent from work not  | ||||||
| 23 |  exceeding 5 days prior to the date of absence. | ||||||
| 24 |         (E-5) Religious discrimination. For any employer to  | ||||||
| 25 |  impose upon a person as a condition of obtaining or  | ||||||
| 26 |  retaining employment, including opportunities for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  promotion, advancement, or transfer, any terms or  | ||||||
| 2 |  conditions that would require such person to violate or  | ||||||
| 3 |  forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion  | ||||||
| 4 |  including, but not limited to, the wearing of any attire,  | ||||||
| 5 |  clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 6 |  requirements of his or her religion, unless, after  | ||||||
| 7 |  engaging in a bona fide effort, the employer demonstrates  | ||||||
| 8 |  that it is unable to reasonably accommodate the employee's  | ||||||
| 9 |  or prospective employee's sincerely held religious belief,  | ||||||
| 10 |  practice, or observance without undue hardship on the  | ||||||
| 11 |  conduct of the employer's business.  | ||||||
| 12 |         Nothing in this Section prohibits an employer from  | ||||||
| 13 |  enacting a dress code or grooming policy that may include  | ||||||
| 14 |  restrictions on attire, clothing, or facial hair to  | ||||||
| 15 |  maintain workplace safety or food sanitation.  | ||||||
| 16 |         (F) Training and apprenticeship programs. For any  | ||||||
| 17 |  employer, employment agency or labor organization to  | ||||||
| 18 |  discriminate against a person on the basis of age in the  | ||||||
| 19 |  selection, referral for or conduct of apprenticeship or  | ||||||
| 20 |  training programs. | ||||||
| 21 |         (G) Immigration-related practices.  | ||||||
| 22 |             (1) for an employer to request for purposes of  | ||||||
| 23 |  satisfying the requirements of Section 1324a(b) of  | ||||||
| 24 |  Title 8 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter  | ||||||
| 25 |  amended, more or different documents than are required  | ||||||
| 26 |  under such Section or to refuse to honor documents  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  tendered that on their face reasonably appear to be  | ||||||
| 2 |  genuine or to refuse to honor work authorization based  | ||||||
| 3 |  upon the specific status or term of status that  | ||||||
| 4 |  accompanies the authorization to work; or | ||||||
| 5 |             (2) for an employer participating in the E-Verify  | ||||||
| 6 |  Program, as authorized by 8 U.S.C. 1324a, Notes, Pilot  | ||||||
| 7 |  Programs for Employment Eligibility Confirmation  | ||||||
| 8 |  (enacted by PL 104-208, div. C title IV, subtitle A) to  | ||||||
| 9 |  refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to  | ||||||
| 10 |  recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment,  | ||||||
| 11 |  selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge,  | ||||||
| 12 |  discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions  | ||||||
| 13 |  of employment without following the procedures under  | ||||||
| 14 |  the E-Verify Program. | ||||||
| 15 |         (H) (Blank).  | ||||||
| 16 |         (I) Pregnancy. For an employer to refuse to hire, to  | ||||||
| 17 |  segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring,  | ||||||
| 18 |  promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training  | ||||||
| 19 |  or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms,  | ||||||
| 20 |  privileges or conditions of employment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 21 |  pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions  | ||||||
| 22 |  related to pregnancy or childbirth. Women affected by  | ||||||
| 23 |  pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions  | ||||||
| 24 |  related to pregnancy or childbirth shall be treated the  | ||||||
| 25 |  same for all employment-related purposes, including  | ||||||
| 26 |  receipt of benefits under fringe benefit programs, as  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  other persons not so affected but similar in their ability  | ||||||
| 2 |  or inability to work, regardless of the source of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  inability to work or employment classification or status.  | ||||||
| 4 |         (J) Pregnancy; reasonable accommodations. | ||||||
| 5 |             (1) If after a job applicant or employee,  | ||||||
| 6 |  including a part-time, full-time, or probationary  | ||||||
| 7 |  employee, requests a reasonable accommodation, for an  | ||||||
| 8 |  employer to not make reasonable accommodations for any  | ||||||
| 9 |  medical or common condition of a job applicant or  | ||||||
| 10 |  employee related to pregnancy or childbirth, unless  | ||||||
| 11 |  the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation  | ||||||
| 12 |  would impose an undue hardship on the ordinary  | ||||||
| 13 |  operation of the business of the employer. The  | ||||||
| 14 |  employer may request documentation from the employee's  | ||||||
| 15 |  health care provider concerning the need for the  | ||||||
| 16 |  requested reasonable accommodation or accommodations  | ||||||
| 17 |  to the same extent documentation is requested for  | ||||||
| 18 |  conditions related to disability if the employer's  | ||||||
| 19 |  request for documentation is job-related and  | ||||||
| 20 |  consistent with business necessity. The employer may  | ||||||
| 21 |  require only the medical justification for the  | ||||||
| 22 |  requested accommodation or accommodations, a  | ||||||
| 23 |  description of the reasonable accommodation or  | ||||||
| 24 |  accommodations medically advisable, the date the  | ||||||
| 25 |  reasonable accommodation or accommodations became  | ||||||
| 26 |  medically advisable, and the probable duration of the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  reasonable accommodation or accommodations. It is the  | ||||||
| 2 |  duty of the individual seeking a reasonable  | ||||||
| 3 |  accommodation or accommodations to submit to the  | ||||||
| 4 |  employer any documentation that is requested in  | ||||||
| 5 |  accordance with this paragraph. Notwithstanding the  | ||||||
| 6 |  provisions of this paragraph, the employer may require  | ||||||
| 7 |  documentation by the employee's health care provider  | ||||||
| 8 |  to determine compliance with other laws. The employee  | ||||||
| 9 |  and employer shall engage in a timely, good faith, and  | ||||||
| 10 |  meaningful exchange to determine effective reasonable  | ||||||
| 11 |  accommodations. | ||||||
| 12 |             (2) For an employer to deny employment  | ||||||
| 13 |  opportunities or benefits to or take adverse action  | ||||||
| 14 |  against an otherwise qualified job applicant or  | ||||||
| 15 |  employee, including a part-time, full-time, or  | ||||||
| 16 |  probationary employee, if the denial or adverse action  | ||||||
| 17 |  is based on the need of the employer to make reasonable  | ||||||
| 18 |  accommodations to the known medical or common  | ||||||
| 19 |  conditions related to the pregnancy or childbirth of  | ||||||
| 20 |  the applicant or employee. | ||||||
| 21 |             (3) For an employer to require a job applicant or  | ||||||
| 22 |  employee, including a part-time, full-time, or  | ||||||
| 23 |  probationary employee, affected by pregnancy,  | ||||||
| 24 |  childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to  | ||||||
| 25 |  pregnancy or childbirth to accept an accommodation  | ||||||
| 26 |  when the applicant or employee did not request an  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  accommodation and the applicant or employee chooses  | ||||||
| 2 |  not to accept the employer's accommodation. | ||||||
| 3 |             (4) For an employer to require an employee,  | ||||||
| 4 |  including a part-time, full-time, or probationary  | ||||||
| 5 |  employee, to take leave under any leave law or policy  | ||||||
| 6 |  of the employer if another reasonable accommodation  | ||||||
| 7 |  can be provided to the known medical or common  | ||||||
| 8 |  conditions related to the pregnancy or childbirth of  | ||||||
| 9 |  an employee. No employer shall fail or refuse to  | ||||||
| 10 |  reinstate the employee affected by pregnancy,  | ||||||
| 11 |  childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to  | ||||||
| 12 |  pregnancy or childbirth to her original job or to an  | ||||||
| 13 |  equivalent position with equivalent pay and  | ||||||
| 14 |  accumulated seniority, retirement, fringe benefits,  | ||||||
| 15 |  and other applicable service credits upon her  | ||||||
| 16 |  signifying her intent to return or when her need for  | ||||||
| 17 |  reasonable accommodation ceases, unless the employer  | ||||||
| 18 |  can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an  | ||||||
| 19 |  undue hardship on the ordinary operation of the  | ||||||
| 20 |  business of the employer. | ||||||
| 21 |         For the purposes of this subdivision (J), "reasonable  | ||||||
| 22 |  accommodations" means reasonable modifications or  | ||||||
| 23 |  adjustments to the job application process or work  | ||||||
| 24 |  environment, or to the manner or circumstances under which  | ||||||
| 25 |  the position desired or held is customarily performed,  | ||||||
| 26 |  that enable an applicant or employee affected by  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions  | ||||||
| 2 |  related to pregnancy or childbirth to be considered for  | ||||||
| 3 |  the position the applicant desires or to perform the  | ||||||
| 4 |  essential functions of that position, and may include, but  | ||||||
| 5 |  is not limited to: more frequent or longer bathroom  | ||||||
| 6 |  breaks, breaks for increased water intake, and breaks for  | ||||||
| 7 |  periodic rest; private non-bathroom space for expressing  | ||||||
| 8 |  breast milk and breastfeeding; seating; assistance with  | ||||||
| 9 |  manual labor; light duty; temporary transfer to a less  | ||||||
| 10 |  strenuous or hazardous position; the provision of an  | ||||||
| 11 |  accessible worksite; acquisition or modification of  | ||||||
| 12 |  equipment; job restructuring; a part-time or modified work  | ||||||
| 13 |  schedule; appropriate adjustment or modifications of  | ||||||
| 14 |  examinations, training materials, or policies;  | ||||||
| 15 |  reassignment to a vacant position; time off to recover  | ||||||
| 16 |  from conditions related to childbirth; and leave  | ||||||
| 17 |  necessitated by pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or  | ||||||
| 18 |  common conditions resulting from pregnancy or childbirth. | ||||||
| 19 |         For the purposes of this subdivision (J), "undue  | ||||||
| 20 |  hardship" means an action that is prohibitively expensive  | ||||||
| 21 |  or disruptive when considered in light of the following  | ||||||
| 22 |  factors: (i) the nature and cost of the accommodation  | ||||||
| 23 |  needed; (ii) the overall financial resources of the  | ||||||
| 24 |  facility or facilities involved in the provision of the  | ||||||
| 25 |  reasonable accommodation, the number of persons employed  | ||||||
| 26 |  at the facility, the effect on expenses and resources, or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  the impact otherwise of the accommodation upon the  | ||||||
| 2 |  operation of the facility; (iii) the overall financial  | ||||||
| 3 |  resources of the employer, the overall size of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  business of the employer with respect to the number of its  | ||||||
| 5 |  employees, and the number, type, and location of its  | ||||||
| 6 |  facilities; and (iv) the type of operation or operations  | ||||||
| 7 |  of the employer, including the composition, structure, and  | ||||||
| 8 |  functions of the workforce of the employer, the geographic  | ||||||
| 9 |  separateness, administrative, or fiscal relationship of  | ||||||
| 10 |  the facility or facilities in question to the employer.  | ||||||
| 11 |  The employer has the burden of proving undue hardship. The  | ||||||
| 12 |  fact that the employer provides or would be required to  | ||||||
| 13 |  provide a similar accommodation to similarly situated  | ||||||
| 14 |  employees creates a rebuttable presumption that the  | ||||||
| 15 |  accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the  | ||||||
| 16 |  employer. | ||||||
| 17 |         No employer is required by this subdivision (J) to  | ||||||
| 18 |  create additional employment that the employer would not  | ||||||
| 19 |  otherwise have created, unless the employer does so or  | ||||||
| 20 |  would do so for other classes of employees who need  | ||||||
| 21 |  accommodation. The employer is not required to discharge  | ||||||
| 22 |  any employee, transfer any employee with more seniority,  | ||||||
| 23 |  or promote any employee who is not qualified to perform  | ||||||
| 24 |  the job, unless the employer does so or would do so to  | ||||||
| 25 |  accommodate other classes of employees who need it. | ||||||
| 26 |         (K) Notice. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (1) For an employer to fail to post or keep posted  | ||||||
| 2 |  in a conspicuous location on the premises of the  | ||||||
| 3 |  employer where notices to employees are customarily  | ||||||
| 4 |  posted, or fail to include in any employee handbook  | ||||||
| 5 |  information concerning an employee's rights under this  | ||||||
| 6 |  Article, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the  | ||||||
| 7 |  Department, summarizing the requirements of this  | ||||||
| 8 |  Article and information pertaining to the filing of a  | ||||||
| 9 |  charge, including the right to be free from unlawful  | ||||||
| 10 |  discrimination, the right to be free from sexual  | ||||||
| 11 |  harassment, and the right to certain reasonable  | ||||||
| 12 |  accommodations. The Department shall make the  | ||||||
| 13 |  documents required under this paragraph available for  | ||||||
| 14 |  retrieval from the Department's website.  | ||||||
| 15 |             (2) Upon notification of a violation of paragraph  | ||||||
| 16 |  (1) of this subdivision (K), the Department may launch  | ||||||
| 17 |  a preliminary investigation. If the Department finds a  | ||||||
| 18 |  violation, the Department may issue a notice to show  | ||||||
| 19 |  cause giving the employer 30 days to correct the  | ||||||
| 20 |  violation. If the violation is not corrected, the  | ||||||
| 21 |  Department may initiate a charge of a civil rights  | ||||||
| 22 |  violation.  | ||||||
| 23 |         (L) Use of artificial intelligence. | ||||||
| 24 |             (1) With respect to recruitment, hiring,  | ||||||
| 25 |  promotion, renewal of employment, selection for  | ||||||
| 26 |  training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  tenure, or the terms, privileges, or conditions of  | ||||||
| 2 |  employment, for an employer to use artificial  | ||||||
| 3 |  intelligence that has the effect of subjecting  | ||||||
| 4 |  employees to discrimination on the basis of protected  | ||||||
| 5 |  classes under this Article or to use zip codes as a  | ||||||
| 6 |  proxy for protected classes under this Article. | ||||||
| 7 |             (2) For an employer to fail to provide notice to an  | ||||||
| 8 |  employee that the employer is using artificial  | ||||||
| 9 |  intelligence for the purposes described in paragraph  | ||||||
| 10 |  (1). | ||||||
| 11 |         The Department shall adopt any rules necessary for the  | ||||||
| 12 |  implementation and enforcement of this subdivision,  | ||||||
| 13 |  including, but not limited to, rules on the circumstances  | ||||||
| 14 |  and conditions that require notice, the time period for  | ||||||
| 15 |  providing notice, and the means for providing notice. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 103-797, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 17 | 103-804, eff. 1-1-26; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 18 |     (775 ILCS 5/2-108) | ||||||
| 19 |     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | ||||||
| 20 |     Sec. 2-108. Employer disclosure requirements. | ||||||
| 21 |     (A) Definitions. The following definitions are applicable  | ||||||
| 22 | strictly to this Section: | ||||||
| 23 |         (1) "Employer" means: | ||||||
| 24 |             (a) any person employing one or more employees  | ||||||
| 25 |  within this State; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |             (b) a labor organization; or | ||||||
| 2 |             (c) the State and any political subdivision,  | ||||||
| 3 |  municipal corporation, or other governmental unit or  | ||||||
| 4 |  agency, without regard to the number of employees.  | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) "Settlement" means any written commitment or  | ||||||
| 6 |  written agreement, including any agreed judgment,  | ||||||
| 7 |  stipulation, decree, agreement to settle, assurance of  | ||||||
| 8 |  discontinuance, or otherwise between an employee, as  | ||||||
| 9 |  defined by subsection (A) of Section 2-101, or a  | ||||||
| 10 |  nonemployee to whom an employer owes a duty under this Act  | ||||||
| 11 |  pursuant to subsection (A-10) or (D-5) of Section 2-102,  | ||||||
| 12 |  and an employer under which the employer directly or  | ||||||
| 13 |  indirectly provides to an individual compensation or other  | ||||||
| 14 |  consideration due to an allegation that the individual has  | ||||||
| 15 |  been a victim of sexual harassment or unlawful  | ||||||
| 16 |  discrimination under this Act. | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) "Adverse judgment or administrative ruling" means  | ||||||
| 18 |  any final and non-appealable adverse judgment or final and  | ||||||
| 19 |  non-appealable administrative ruling entered in favor of  | ||||||
| 20 |  an employee as defined by subsection (A) of Section 2-101  | ||||||
| 21 |  or a nonemployee to whom an employer owes a duty under this  | ||||||
| 22 |  Act pursuant to subsection (A-10) or (D-5) of Section  | ||||||
| 23 |  2-102, and against the employer during the preceding year  | ||||||
| 24 |  in which there was a finding of sexual harassment or  | ||||||
| 25 |  unlawful discrimination brought under this Act, Title VII  | ||||||
| 26 |  of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or any other federal,  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  State, or local law prohibiting sexual harassment or  | ||||||
| 2 |  unlawful discrimination.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (B) Required disclosures. Beginning July 1, 2020, and by  | ||||||
| 4 | each July 1 thereafter, each employer that had an adverse  | ||||||
| 5 | judgment or administrative ruling against it in the preceding  | ||||||
| 6 | calendar year, as provided in this Section, shall disclose  | ||||||
| 7 | annually to the Department of Human Rights the following  | ||||||
| 8 | information: | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) the total number of adverse judgments or  | ||||||
| 10 |  administrative rulings during the preceding year; | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) whether any equitable relief was ordered against  | ||||||
| 12 |  the employer in any adverse judgment or administrative  | ||||||
| 13 |  ruling described in paragraph (1); | ||||||
| 14 |         (3) how many adverse judgments or administrative  | ||||||
| 15 |  rulings described in paragraph (1) are in each of the  | ||||||
| 16 |  following categories: | ||||||
| 17 |             (a) sexual harassment; | ||||||
| 18 |             (b) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 19 |  sex; | ||||||
| 20 |             (c) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 21 |  race, color, or national origin; | ||||||
| 22 |             (d) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 23 |  religion; | ||||||
| 24 |             (e) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 25 |  age; | ||||||
| 26 |             (f) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  disability; | ||||||
| 2 |             (g) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 3 |  military status or unfavorable discharge from military  | ||||||
| 4 |  status; | ||||||
| 5 |             (h) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 6 |  sexual orientation or gender identity; and | ||||||
| 7 |             (i) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 8 |  any other characteristic protected under this Act. | ||||||
| 9 |     (C) Settlements. If the Department is investigating a  | ||||||
| 10 | charge filed pursuant to this Act, the Department may request  | ||||||
| 11 | the employer responding to the charge to submit the total  | ||||||
| 12 | number of settlements entered into during the preceding 5  | ||||||
| 13 | years, or less at the direction of the Department, that relate  | ||||||
| 14 | to any alleged act of sexual harassment or unlawful  | ||||||
| 15 | discrimination that: | ||||||
| 16 |         (1) occurred in the workplace of the employer; or | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) involved the behavior of an employee of the  | ||||||
| 18 |  employer or a corporate executive of the employer, without  | ||||||
| 19 |  regard to whether that behavior occurred in the workplace  | ||||||
| 20 |  of the employer. | ||||||
| 21 |     The total number of settlements entered into during the  | ||||||
| 22 | requested period shall be reported along with how many  | ||||||
| 23 | settlements are in each of the following categories, when  | ||||||
| 24 | requested by the Department pursuant to this subsection: | ||||||
| 25 |         (a) sexual harassment; | ||||||
| 26 |         (b) discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (c) discrimination or harassment on the basis of race,  | ||||||
| 2 |  color, or national origin; | ||||||
| 3 |         (d) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 4 |  religion; | ||||||
| 5 |         (e) discrimination or harassment on the basis of age; | ||||||
| 6 |         (f) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 7 |  disability; | ||||||
| 8 |         (g) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 9 |  military status or unfavorable discharge from military  | ||||||
| 10 |  status; | ||||||
| 11 |         (h) discrimination or harassment on the basis of  | ||||||
| 12 |  sexual orientation or gender identity; and | ||||||
| 13 |         (i) discrimination or harassment on the basis of any  | ||||||
| 14 |  other characteristic protected under this Act. ; | ||||||
| 15 |     The Department shall not rely on the existence of any  | ||||||
| 16 | settlement agreement to support a finding of substantial  | ||||||
| 17 | evidence under this Act.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (D) Prohibited disclosures. An employer may not disclose  | ||||||
| 19 | the name of a victim of an act of alleged sexual harassment or  | ||||||
| 20 | unlawful discrimination in any disclosures required under this  | ||||||
| 21 | Section. | ||||||
| 22 |     (E) Annual report. The Department shall publish an annual  | ||||||
| 23 | report aggregating the information reported by employers under  | ||||||
| 24 | subsection (B) of this Section such that no individual  | ||||||
| 25 | employer data is available to the public. The report shall  | ||||||
| 26 | include the number of adverse judgments or administrative  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | rulings filed during the preceding calendar year based on each  | ||||||
| 2 | of the protected classes identified by this Act. | ||||||
| 3 |     The report shall be filed with the General Assembly and  | ||||||
| 4 | made available to the public by December 31 of each reporting  | ||||||
| 5 | year. Data submitted by an employer to comply with this  | ||||||
| 6 | Section is confidential and exempt from the Freedom of  | ||||||
| 7 | Information Act. | ||||||
| 8 |     (F) Failure to report and penalties. If an employer fails  | ||||||
| 9 | to make any disclosures required under this Section, the  | ||||||
| 10 | Department shall issue a notice to show cause giving the  | ||||||
| 11 | employer 30 days to disclose the required information. If the  | ||||||
| 12 | employer does not make the required disclosures within 30  | ||||||
| 13 | days, the Department shall petition the Illinois Human Rights  | ||||||
| 14 | Commission for entry of an order imposing a civil penalty  | ||||||
| 15 | against the employer pursuant to Section 8-109.1. The civil  | ||||||
| 16 | penalty shall be paid into the Department of Human Rights'  | ||||||
| 17 | Training and Development Fund. | ||||||
| 18 |     (G) Rules. The Department shall adopt any rules it deems  | ||||||
| 19 | necessary for implementation of this Section.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (H) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2030.  | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | ||||||
| 22 | revised 7-24-24.)
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| 23 |     (775 ILCS 5/3-106)    (from Ch. 68, par. 3-106) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 3-106. Exemptions. Nothing contained in Section 3-102  | ||||||
| 25 | shall prohibit:  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (A) Private Sales of Single Family Homes.  | ||||||
| 2 |         (1) Any sale of a single family home by its owner so  | ||||||
| 3 |  long as the following criteria are met:  | ||||||
| 4 |             (a) The owner does not own or have a beneficial  | ||||||
| 5 |  interest in more than 3 single family homes at the time  | ||||||
| 6 |  of the sale;  | ||||||
| 7 |             (b) The owner or a member of the owner's family was  | ||||||
| 8 |  the last current resident of the home;  | ||||||
| 9 |             (c) The home is sold without the use in any manner  | ||||||
| 10 |  of the sales or rental facilities or services of any  | ||||||
| 11 |  real estate broker or salesman, or of any employee or  | ||||||
| 12 |  agent of any real estate broker or salesman;  | ||||||
| 13 |             (d) The home is sold without the publication,  | ||||||
| 14 |  posting or mailing, after notice, of any advertisement  | ||||||
| 15 |  or written notice in violation of paragraph (F) of  | ||||||
| 16 |  Section 3-102.  | ||||||
| 17 |         (2) This exemption does not apply to paragraph (F) of  | ||||||
| 18 |  Section 3-102.  | ||||||
| 19 |     (B) Apartments. Rental of a housing accommodation in a  | ||||||
| 20 | building which contains housing accommodations for not more  | ||||||
| 21 | than 4 families living independently of each other, if the  | ||||||
| 22 | owner resides in one of the housing accommodations. This  | ||||||
| 23 | exemption does not apply to paragraph (F) of Section 3-102.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (C) Private Rooms. Rental of a room or rooms in a private  | ||||||
| 25 | home by an owner if the owner or a member of the owner's family  | ||||||
| 26 | resides therein or, while absent for a period of not more than  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | 12 months, if the owner or a member of the owner's family  | ||||||
| 2 | intends to return to reside therein. This exemption does not  | ||||||
| 3 | apply to paragraph (F) of Section 3-102.  | ||||||
| 4 |     (D) Reasonable local, State, or federal Federal     | ||||||
| 5 | restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants  | ||||||
| 6 | permitted to occupy a dwelling.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (E) Religious Organizations. A religious organization,  | ||||||
| 8 | association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or  | ||||||
| 9 | organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in  | ||||||
| 10 | conjunction with a religious organization, association, or  | ||||||
| 11 | society, from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of a  | ||||||
| 12 | dwelling which it owns or operates for other than a commercial  | ||||||
| 13 | purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving  | ||||||
| 14 | preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion  | ||||||
| 15 | is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin.  | ||||||
| 16 |     (F) Sex. Restricting the rental of rooms in a housing  | ||||||
| 17 | accommodation to persons of one sex.  | ||||||
| 18 |     (G) Persons Convicted of Drug-Related Offenses. Conduct  | ||||||
| 19 | against a person because such person has been convicted by any  | ||||||
| 20 | court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or  | ||||||
| 21 | distribution of a controlled substance as defined in Section  | ||||||
| 22 | 102 of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). | ||||||
| 23 |     (H) Persons engaged in the business of furnishing  | ||||||
| 24 | appraisals of real property from taking into consideration  | ||||||
| 25 | factors other than those based on unlawful discrimination or  | ||||||
| 26 | familial status or source of income in furnishing appraisals.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (H-1) The owner of an owner-occupied residential building  | ||||||
| 2 | with 4 or fewer units (including the unit in which the owner  | ||||||
| 3 | resides) from making decisions regarding whether to rent to a  | ||||||
| 4 | person based upon that person's sexual orientation.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (I) Housing for Older Persons. No provision in this  | ||||||
| 6 | Article regarding familial status shall apply with respect to  | ||||||
| 7 | housing for older persons.  | ||||||
| 8 |         (1) As used in this Section, "housing for older  | ||||||
| 9 |  persons" means housing:  | ||||||
| 10 |             (a) provided under any State or federal Federal     | ||||||
| 11 |  program that the Department determines is specifically  | ||||||
| 12 |  designed and operated to assist elderly persons (as  | ||||||
| 13 |  defined in the State or federal Federal program); or  | ||||||
| 14 |             (b) intended for, and solely occupied by, persons  | ||||||
| 15 |  62 years of age or older; or  | ||||||
| 16 |             (c) intended and operated for occupancy by persons  | ||||||
| 17 |  55 years of age or older and:  | ||||||
| 18 |                 (i) at least 80% of the occupied units are  | ||||||
| 19 |  occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of  | ||||||
| 20 |  age or older;  | ||||||
| 21 |                 (ii) the housing facility or community  | ||||||
| 22 |  publishes and adheres to policies and procedures  | ||||||
| 23 |  that demonstrate the intent required under this  | ||||||
| 24 |  subparagraph subdivision (c); and  | ||||||
| 25 |                 (iii) the housing facility or community  | ||||||
| 26 |  complies with rules adopted by the Department for  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  verification of occupancy, which shall:  | ||||||
| 2 |                     (aa) provide for verification by reliable  | ||||||
| 3 |  surveys and affidavits; and  | ||||||
| 4 |                     (bb) include examples of the types of  | ||||||
| 5 |  policies and procedures relevant to a  | ||||||
| 6 |  determination of compliance with the  | ||||||
| 7 |  requirement of clause (ii).  | ||||||
| 8 |         These surveys and affidavits shall be admissible in  | ||||||
| 9 |  administrative and judicial proceedings for the purposes  | ||||||
| 10 |  of such verification.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) Housing shall not fail to meet the requirements  | ||||||
| 12 |  for housing for older persons by reason of:  | ||||||
| 13 |             (a) persons residing in such housing as of the  | ||||||
| 14 |  effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989 who do  | ||||||
| 15 |  not meet the age requirements of subparagraph     | ||||||
| 16 |  subsections (1)(b) or (c); provided, that new  | ||||||
| 17 |  occupants of such housing meet the age requirements of  | ||||||
| 18 |  subparagraph subsections (1)(b) or (c) of this  | ||||||
| 19 |  subsection; or  | ||||||
| 20 |             (b) unoccupied units; provided, that such units  | ||||||
| 21 |  are reserved for occupancy by persons who meet the age  | ||||||
| 22 |  requirements of subparagraph subsections (1)(b) or (c)  | ||||||
| 23 |  of this subsection.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (3)(a) A person shall not be held personally liable  | ||||||
| 25 |  for monetary damages for a violation of this Article if  | ||||||
| 26 |  the person reasonably relied, in good faith, on the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  application of the exemption under this subsection (I)  | ||||||
| 2 |  relating to housing for older persons.  | ||||||
| 3 |         (b) For the purposes of this paragraph item (3), a  | ||||||
| 4 |  person may show good faith reliance on the application of  | ||||||
| 5 |  the exemption only by showing that:  | ||||||
| 6 |             (i) the person has no actual knowledge that the  | ||||||
| 7 |  facility or community is not, or will not be, eligible  | ||||||
| 8 |  for the exemption; and  | ||||||
| 9 |             (ii) the facility or community has stated  | ||||||
| 10 |  formally, in writing, that the facility or community  | ||||||
| 11 |  complies with the requirements for the exemption.  | ||||||
| 12 |     (J) Child Sex Offender Refusal to Rent. Refusal of a child  | ||||||
| 13 | sex offender who owns and resides at residential real estate  | ||||||
| 14 | to rent any residential unit within the same building in which  | ||||||
| 15 | the child sex offender resides to a person who is the parent or  | ||||||
| 16 | guardian of a child or children under 18 years of age.  | ||||||
| 17 |     (K) Arrest Records. Inquiry into or the use of an arrest  | ||||||
| 18 | record if the inquiry or use is otherwise authorized by State  | ||||||
| 19 | or federal law.  | ||||||
| 20 |     (L) Financial Institutions. A financial institution as  | ||||||
| 21 | defined in Article 4 from considering source of income or  | ||||||
| 22 | immigration status in a real estate transaction in compliance  | ||||||
| 23 | with State or federal law.  | ||||||
| 24 |     (M) Immigration Status. Inquiry into or the use of  | ||||||
| 25 | immigration status if the inquiry or use is in compliance with  | ||||||
| 26 | State or federal law.  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 102-896, eff. 1-1-23; 103-232, eff. 1-1-24;  | ||||||
| 2 | revised 7-24-24.)
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| 3 |     Section 1185. The Consumer Legal Funding Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 4 | changing Section 5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 5 |     (815 ILCS 121/5) | ||||||
| 6 |     Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:     | ||||||
| 7 |     "Advertise" means publishing or disseminating any written,  | ||||||
| 8 | electronic, or printed communication, or any communication by  | ||||||
| 9 | means of recorded telephone messages or transmitted on radio,  | ||||||
| 10 | television, the Internet, or similar communications media,  | ||||||
| 11 | including film strips, motion pictures, and videos, published,  | ||||||
| 12 | disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public,  | ||||||
| 13 | directly or indirectly, for the purpose of inducing a consumer  | ||||||
| 14 | to enter into a consumer legal funding. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Charges" means the fees, as set forth in Section 25, to be  | ||||||
| 16 | paid to the consumer legal funding company by or on behalf of  | ||||||
| 17 | the consumer above the funded amount provided by or on behalf  | ||||||
| 18 | of the company to an Illinois consumer pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Consumer" means a natural person who has a pending legal  | ||||||
| 20 | claim and who resides or is domiciled in Illinois. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Consumer legal funding" or "funding" means a nonrecourse  | ||||||
| 22 | transaction in which a company purchases and a consumer  | ||||||
| 23 | transfers to the company an unvested, contingent future  | ||||||
| 24 | interest in the potential net proceeds of a settlement or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | judgment obtained from the consumer's legal claim; and in  | ||||||
| 2 | which, if no proceeds are obtained from the consumer's legal  | ||||||
| 3 | claim, the consumer is not required to repay the company the  | ||||||
| 4 | consumer legal funding amount or charges. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Consumer legal funding company" or "company" means a  | ||||||
| 6 | person or entity that enters into, purchases, or services a  | ||||||
| 7 | consumer legal funding transaction with an Illinois consumer.  | ||||||
| 8 | "Consumer legal funding company" does not include:  | ||||||
| 9 |         (1) an immediate family member of the consumer; | ||||||
| 10 |         (2) a bank, lender, financing entity, or other special  | ||||||
| 11 |  purpose entity: | ||||||
| 12 |             (A) that provides financing to a consumer legal  | ||||||
| 13 |  funding company; or | ||||||
| 14 |             (B) to which a consumer legal funding company  | ||||||
| 15 |  grants a security interest or transfers any rights or  | ||||||
| 16 |  interest in a consumer legal funding; or | ||||||
| 17 |         (3) an attorney or accountant who provides services to  | ||||||
| 18 |  a consumer. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Department" means the Department of Financial and  | ||||||
| 20 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 21 |     "Funded amount" means the amount of moneys provided to, or  | ||||||
| 22 | on behalf of, the consumer in the consumer legal funding.  | ||||||
| 23 | "Funded amount" does not include charges except for charges  | ||||||
| 24 | that are deducted from the funded amount. | ||||||
| 25 |     "Funding date" means the date on which the funded amount  | ||||||
| 26 | is transferred to the consumer by the consumer legal funding  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | company either by personal delivery; via wire, ACH, or other  | ||||||
| 2 | electronic means; or mailed by insured, certified, or  | ||||||
| 3 | registered United States mail. | ||||||
| 4 |     "Immediate family member" means a parent; sibling; child  | ||||||
| 5 | by blood, adoption, or marriage; spouse; grandparent; or  | ||||||
| 6 | grandchild. | ||||||
| 7 |     "Legal claim" means a bona fide civil claim or cause of  | ||||||
| 8 | action. | ||||||
| 9 |     "Resolution amount" means the funded amount plus the  | ||||||
| 10 | agreed-upon charges that are delivered to the consumer legal  | ||||||
| 11 | funding company on the resolution date. | ||||||
| 12 |     "Resolution date" means the date the resolution amount is  | ||||||
| 13 | delivered to the consumer legal funding company. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and  | ||||||
| 15 | Professional Regulation or the Secretary's designee. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 102-987, eff. 5-27-22; 103-974, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 17 | revised 10-23-24.)
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| 18 |     Section 1190. The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act is  | ||||||
| 19 | amended by changing Section 150-1 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 20 |     (815 ILCS 151/150-1) | ||||||
| 21 |     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a  | ||||||
| 22 | delayed effective date) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 150-1. Short title. This Article Act may be cited as  | ||||||
| 24 | the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. References in this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Article to "this Act" mean this Article. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 7-1-25; revised 10-23-24.)
 | ||||||
| 3 |     Section 1195. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business  | ||||||
| 4 | Practices Act is amended by setting forth and renumbering  | ||||||
| 5 | multiple versions of Section 2BBBB and by setting forth,  | ||||||
| 6 | renumbering, and changing multiple versions of Section 2EEEE  | ||||||
| 7 | as follows:
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| 8 |     (815 ILCS 505/2BBBB) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 2BBBB. Deceptive practices related to limited  | ||||||
| 10 | services pregnancy centers. | ||||||
| 11 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 12 |     "Abortion" means the use of any instrument, medicine,  | ||||||
| 13 | drug, or any other substance or device to terminate the  | ||||||
| 14 | pregnancy of an individual known to be pregnant with an  | ||||||
| 15 | intention other than to increase the probability of a live  | ||||||
| 16 | birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after live  | ||||||
| 17 | birth, or to remove a dead fetus, as defined in Section 1-10 of  | ||||||
| 18 | the Reproductive Health Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     "Affiliates" has the meaning given to the term "hospital  | ||||||
| 20 | affiliate" as defined in subsection (b) of Section 10.8 of the  | ||||||
| 21 | Hospital Licensing Act.  | ||||||
| 22 |     "Emergency contraception" means one or more prescription  | ||||||
| 23 | drugs (i) used separately or in combination for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 24 | preventing pregnancy, (ii) administered to or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | self-administered by a patient within a medically recommended  | ||||||
| 2 | amount of time after sexual intercourse, and (iii) dispensed  | ||||||
| 3 | for such purpose in accordance with professional standards of  | ||||||
| 4 | practice. | ||||||
| 5 |     "Limited services pregnancy center" means an organization  | ||||||
| 6 | or facility, including a mobile facility, that: | ||||||
| 7 |         (1) does not directly provide abortions or provide or  | ||||||
| 8 |  prescribe emergency contraception, or provide referrals  | ||||||
| 9 |  for abortions or emergency contraception, and has no  | ||||||
| 10 |  affiliation with any organization or provider who provides  | ||||||
| 11 |  abortions or provides or prescribes emergency  | ||||||
| 12 |  contraception; and | ||||||
| 13 |         (2) has a primary purpose to offer or provide  | ||||||
| 14 |  pregnancy-related services to an individual who is or has  | ||||||
| 15 |  reason to believe the individual may be pregnant, whether  | ||||||
| 16 |  or not a fee is charged for such services. | ||||||
| 17 | "Limited services pregnancy center" does not include: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) a health care professional licensed by the  | ||||||
| 19 |  Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing  | ||||||
| 21 |  Act and its affiliates; or | ||||||
| 22 |         (3) a hospital licensed under the University of  | ||||||
| 23 |  Illinois Hospital Act and its affiliates. | ||||||
| 24 | "Limited services pregnancy center" includes an organization  | ||||||
| 25 | or facility that has employees, volunteers, or agents who are  | ||||||
| 26 | health care professionals licensed by the Department of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Financial and Professional Regulation. | ||||||
| 2 |     "Pregnancy-related services" means any medical service, or  | ||||||
| 3 | health counseling service, related to the prevention,  | ||||||
| 4 | preservation, or termination of pregnancy, including, but not  | ||||||
| 5 | limited to, contraception and contraceptive counseling,  | ||||||
| 6 | pregnancy testing, pregnancy diagnosis, pregnancy options  | ||||||
| 7 | counseling, limited obstetric ultrasound, obstetric  | ||||||
| 8 | ultrasound, obstetric sonogram, sexually transmitted  | ||||||
| 9 | infections testing, and prenatal care. | ||||||
| 10 |     (b) A limited services pregnancy center shall not engage  | ||||||
| 11 | in unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts  | ||||||
| 12 | or practices, including the use or employment of any  | ||||||
| 13 | deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or  | ||||||
| 14 | misrepresentation, or the concealment, suppression, or  | ||||||
| 15 | omission of any material fact, with the intent that others  | ||||||
| 16 | rely upon the concealment, suppression, or omission of such  | ||||||
| 17 | material fact: | ||||||
| 18 |         (1) to interfere with or prevent an individual from  | ||||||
| 19 |  seeking to gain entry or access to a provider of abortion  | ||||||
| 20 |  or emergency contraception; | ||||||
| 21 |         (2) to induce an individual to enter or access the  | ||||||
| 22 |  limited services pregnancy center; | ||||||
| 23 |         (3) in advertising, soliciting, or otherwise offering  | ||||||
| 24 |  pregnancy-related services; or | ||||||
| 25 |         (4) in conducting, providing, or performing  | ||||||
| 26 |  pregnancy-related services. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (c) A violation of this Section constitutes a violation of  | ||||||
| 2 | this Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-270, eff. 7-27-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
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| 4 |     (815 ILCS 505/2EEEE) | ||||||
| 5 |     Sec. 2EEEE. Credit reporting; medical debt. | ||||||
| 6 |     (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 7 |     "Collection action" means any referral of a bill to a  | ||||||
| 8 | collection agency or law firm to collect payment for services  | ||||||
| 9 | from a consumer for health care services.  | ||||||
| 10 |     "Collection agency" means any individual, partnership,  | ||||||
| 11 | corporation, trust, estate, co-operative, association,  | ||||||
| 12 | government or government subdivision, agency, or other entity  | ||||||
| 13 | that either purchases medical debt or collects medical debt on  | ||||||
| 14 | behalf of another entity. | ||||||
| 15 |     "Consumer report" and or "credit report" have the meaning  | ||||||
| 16 | ascribed to the term "consumer report" under 15 U.S.C.  | ||||||
| 17 | 1681a(d). | ||||||
| 18 |     "Consumer reporting agency" has the meaning ascribed to  | ||||||
| 19 | that term in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f). | ||||||
| 20 |     "Medical debt" means a debt arising from the receipt of  | ||||||
| 21 | health care services, products, or devices. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Medical debt" does not include debt charged to a credit  | ||||||
| 23 | card or an open-end or close-end extension of credit made by a  | ||||||
| 24 | financial institution to a borrower unless the open-end or  | ||||||
| 25 | close-end extension of credit may be used by the borrower  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | solely for the purpose of the purchase of health care  | ||||||
| 2 | services.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this  | ||||||
| 4 | Act for a consumer reporting agency: | ||||||
| 5 |         (1) to make, create, or furnish any consumer report or  | ||||||
| 6 |  credit report containing, incorporating, or reflecting any  | ||||||
| 7 |  adverse information that the consumer reporting agency  | ||||||
| 8 |  knows or should know relates to medical debt incurred by  | ||||||
| 9 |  the consumer or a collection action against the consumer  | ||||||
| 10 |  to collect medical debt; and | ||||||
| 11 |         (2) to maintain in the file on a consumer any  | ||||||
| 12 |  information relating to medical debt incurred by a  | ||||||
| 13 |  consumer or a collection action against the consumer to  | ||||||
| 14 |  collect medical debt. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 103-648, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 16 |     (815 ILCS 505/2FFFF) | ||||||
| 17 |     Sec. 2FFFF 2BBBB. Violations of the Pawnbroker Regulation  | ||||||
| 18 | Act of 2023. Any person who violates Article 15 of the  | ||||||
| 19 | Pawnbroker Regulation Act of 2023 commits an unlawful practice  | ||||||
| 20 | within the meaning of this Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 103-585, eff. 3-22-24; revised 9-25-24.)
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| 22 |     (815 ILCS 505/2GGGG) | ||||||
| 23 |     Sec. 2GGGG 2EEEE. Violations concerning teledentistry  | ||||||
| 24 | under the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Any person who  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | violates Section 17.2 of the Illinois Dental Practice Act  | ||||||
| 2 | commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 103-902, eff. 8-9-24; revised 9-25-24.)
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| 4 |     Section 1200. The Digital Voice and Likeness Protection  | ||||||
| 5 | Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 6 |     (815 ILCS 550/5) | ||||||
| 7 |     Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:     | ||||||
| 8 |     "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system  | ||||||
| 9 | that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the  | ||||||
| 10 | input it receives, how to generate outputs such as  | ||||||
| 11 | predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can  | ||||||
| 12 | influence physical or virtual environments. "Artificial  | ||||||
| 13 | intelligence" includes generative artificial intelligence. | ||||||
| 14 |     "Digital replica" means a newly created, electronic  | ||||||
| 15 | representation of the identity of an actual individual created  | ||||||
| 16 | using a computer, algorithm, software, tool, artificial  | ||||||
| 17 | intelligence, or other technology that is fixed in a sound  | ||||||
| 18 | recording or audiovisual work in which that individual did not  | ||||||
| 19 | actually perform or appear and that is so realistic that a  | ||||||
| 20 | reasonable observer would believe it is a performance by the  | ||||||
| 21 | individual being portrayed and no other individual. | ||||||
| 22 |     "Generative artificial intelligence" means an automated  | ||||||
| 23 | computing system that, when prompted with human prompts,  | ||||||
| 24 | descriptions, or queries, can produce outputs that simulate  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | human-produced content, including, but not limited to, the  | ||||||
| 2 | following: | ||||||
| 3 |         (1) textual outputs, such as short answers, essays,  | ||||||
| 4 |  poetry, or longer compositions or answers; | ||||||
| 5 |         (2) image outputs, such as fine art, photographs,  | ||||||
| 6 |  conceptual art, diagrams, and other images; | ||||||
| 7 |         (3) multimedia outputs, such as audio or video in the  | ||||||
| 8 |  form of compositions, songs, or short-form or long-form  | ||||||
| 9 |  audio or video; and | ||||||
| 10 |         (4) other content that would be otherwise produced by  | ||||||
| 11 |  human means. | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 103-830, eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-23-24.)
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| 13 |     Section 1205. The Worker Freedom of Speech Act is amended  | ||||||
| 14 | by changing Section 35 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 15 |     (820 ILCS 57/35) | ||||||
| 16 |     Sec. 35. Exceptions. Nothing in this Act:  | ||||||
| 17 |         (1) prohibits communications of information that the  | ||||||
| 18 |  employer is required by law to communicate, but only to  | ||||||
| 19 |  the extent of the lawful requirement;  | ||||||
| 20 |         (2) limits the rights of an employer or its agent,  | ||||||
| 21 |  representative, or designee to conduct meetings involving  | ||||||
| 22 |  religious matters or political matters, so long as  | ||||||
| 23 |  attendance is voluntary, or to engage in communications,  | ||||||
| 24 |  so long as receipt or listening is voluntary; | ||||||
 
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| 1 |         (3) limits the rights of an employer or its agent,  | ||||||
| 2 |  representative, or designee from communicating to its  | ||||||
| 3 |  employees any information that is necessary for the  | ||||||
| 4 |  employees to perform their required job duties; | ||||||
| 5 |         (4) prohibits prohibit an employer or its agent,  | ||||||
| 6 |  representative, or designee from requiring its employees  | ||||||
| 7 |  to attend any training intended to foster a civil and  | ||||||
| 8 |  collaborative workplace or reduce or prevent workplace  | ||||||
| 9 |  harassment or discrimination; | ||||||
| 10 |         (5) prohibits an institution of higher education, or  | ||||||
| 11 |  any agent, representative, or designee of the institution,  | ||||||
| 12 |  from conducting meetings or participating in any  | ||||||
| 13 |  communications with its employees concerning any  | ||||||
| 14 |  coursework, symposia, research, publication, or an  | ||||||
| 15 |  academic program at the institution; | ||||||
| 16 |         (6) prohibits a political organization, a political  | ||||||
| 17 |  party organization, a caucus organization, a candidate's  | ||||||
| 18 |  political organization, or a not-for-profit organization  | ||||||
| 19 |  that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(4),  | ||||||
| 20 |  501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code from  | ||||||
| 21 |  requiring its staff or employees to attend an  | ||||||
| 22 |  employer-sponsored meeting or participate in any  | ||||||
| 23 |  communication with the employer or the employer's agent,  | ||||||
| 24 |  representative or designee for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 25 |  communicating the employer's political tenets or purposes; | ||||||
| 26 |         (7) prohibits the General Assembly or a State or local  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  legislative or regulatory body from requiring its their     | ||||||
| 2 |  employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or  | ||||||
| 3 |  participate in any communication with the employer or the  | ||||||
| 4 |  employer's agent, representative, or designee for the  | ||||||
| 5 |  purpose of communicating the employer's proposals to  | ||||||
| 6 |  change legislation, proposals to change regulations, or  | ||||||
| 7 |  proposals to change public policy; or | ||||||
| 8 |         (8) prohibits a religious organization from requiring  | ||||||
| 9 |  its employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or  | ||||||
| 10 |  participate in any communication with the employer or the  | ||||||
| 11 |  employer's agent, representative, or designee for the  | ||||||
| 12 |  purpose of communicating the employer's religious beliefs,  | ||||||
| 13 |  practices, or tenets. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 103-722, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 15 |     Section 1210. The Illinois Freedom to Work Act is amended  | ||||||
| 16 | by changing Section 10 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (820 ILCS 90/10) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 10. Prohibiting covenants not to compete and  | ||||||
| 19 | covenants not to solicit. | ||||||
| 20 |     (a) No employer shall enter into a covenant not to compete  | ||||||
| 21 | with any employee unless the employee's actual or expected  | ||||||
| 22 | annualized rate of earnings exceeds $75,000 per year. This  | ||||||
| 23 | amount shall increase to $80,000 per year beginning on January  | ||||||
| 24 | 1, 2027, $85,000 per year beginning on January 1, 2032, and  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | $90,000 per year beginning on January 1, 2037. A covenant not  | ||||||
| 2 | to compete entered into in violation of this subsection is  | ||||||
| 3 | void and unenforceable. | ||||||
| 4 |     (b) No employer shall enter into a covenant not to solicit  | ||||||
| 5 | with any employee unless the employee's actual or expected  | ||||||
| 6 | annualized rate of earnings exceeds $45,000 per year. This  | ||||||
| 7 | amount shall increase to $47,500 per year beginning on January  | ||||||
| 8 | 1, 2027, $50,000 per year beginning on January 1, 2032, and  | ||||||
| 9 | $52,500 per year beginning on January 1, 2037. A covenant not  | ||||||
| 10 | to solicit entered into in violation of this subsection is  | ||||||
| 11 | void and unenforceable. | ||||||
| 12 |     (c) No employer shall enter into a covenant not to compete  | ||||||
| 13 | or a covenant not to solicit with any employee who an employer  | ||||||
| 14 | terminates or furloughs or lays off as the result of business  | ||||||
| 15 | circumstances or governmental orders related to the COVID-19  | ||||||
| 16 | pandemic or under circumstances that are similar to the  | ||||||
| 17 | COVID-19 pandemic, unless enforcement of the covenant not to  | ||||||
| 18 | compete includes compensation equivalent to the employee's  | ||||||
| 19 | base salary at the time of termination for the period of  | ||||||
| 20 | enforcement minus compensation earned through subsequent  | ||||||
| 21 | employment during the period of enforcement. A covenant not to  | ||||||
| 22 | compete or a covenant not to solicit entered into in violation  | ||||||
| 23 | of this subsection is void and unenforceable. | ||||||
| 24 |     (d) A covenant not to compete is void and illegal with  | ||||||
| 25 | respect to individuals covered by a collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 26 | agreement under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act or the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 2 |     (e) A covenant not to compete or a covenant not to solicit  | ||||||
| 3 | is void and illegal with respect to individuals employed in  | ||||||
| 4 | construction, regardless of whether an individual is covered  | ||||||
| 5 | by a collective bargaining agreement. This subsection (e) does  | ||||||
| 6 | not apply to construction employees who primarily perform  | ||||||
| 7 | management, engineering or architectural, design, or sales  | ||||||
| 8 | functions for the employer or who are shareholders, partners,  | ||||||
| 9 | or owners in any capacity of the employer.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (f) (e) Any covenant not to compete or covenant not to  | ||||||
| 11 | solicit entered into after January 1, 2025 (the effective date  | ||||||
| 12 | of Public Act 103-915) this amendatory Act of the 103rd  | ||||||
| 13 | General Assembly shall not be enforceable with respect to the  | ||||||
| 14 | provision of mental health services to veterans and first  | ||||||
| 15 | responders by any licensed mental health professional in this  | ||||||
| 16 | State if the enforcement of the covenant not to compete or  | ||||||
| 17 | covenant not to solicit is likely to result in an increase in  | ||||||
| 18 | cost or difficulty for any veteran or first responder seeking  | ||||||
| 19 | mental health services. | ||||||
| 20 |     For the purpose of this subsection: | ||||||
| 21 |     "First responders" means emergency medical services  | ||||||
| 22 | personnel, as defined in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)  | ||||||
| 23 | Systems Act, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. | ||||||
| 24 |     "Licensed mental health professional" means a person  | ||||||
| 25 | licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the  | ||||||
| 26 | Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Nurse Practice  | ||||||
| 2 | Act, or the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional  | ||||||
| 3 | Counselor Licensing and Practice Act.  | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 102-358, eff. 1-1-22; 103-915, eff. 1-1-25;  | ||||||
| 5 | 103-921, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
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| 6 |     Section 1215. The Victims' Economic Security and Safety  | ||||||
| 7 | Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 8 |     (820 ILCS 180/35) | ||||||
| 9 |     Sec. 35. Enforcement.  | ||||||
| 10 |     (a) Department of Labor.     | ||||||
| 11 |         (1) The Director or his or her authorized  | ||||||
| 12 |  representative shall administer and enforce the provisions  | ||||||
| 13 |  of this Act. Any employee or a representative of employees  | ||||||
| 14 |  who believes his or her rights under this Act have been  | ||||||
| 15 |  violated may, within 3 years after the alleged violation  | ||||||
| 16 |  occurs, file a complaint with the Department requesting a  | ||||||
| 17 |  review of the alleged violation. A copy of the complaint  | ||||||
| 18 |  shall be sent to the person who allegedly committed the  | ||||||
| 19 |  violation, who shall be the respondent. Upon receipt of a  | ||||||
| 20 |  complaint, the Director shall cause such investigation to  | ||||||
| 21 |  be made as he or she deems appropriate. The investigation  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing at the  | ||||||
| 23 |  request of any party to the review to enable the parties to  | ||||||
| 24 |  present information relating to the alleged violation     | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  allegation. The parties shall be given written notice of  | ||||||
| 2 |  the time and place of the hearing at least 7 days before  | ||||||
| 3 |  the hearing. Upon receiving the report of the  | ||||||
| 4 |  investigation, the Director shall make findings of fact.  | ||||||
| 5 |  If the Director finds that a violation did occur, he or she  | ||||||
| 6 |  shall issue a decision incorporating his or her findings  | ||||||
| 7 |  and requiring the party committing the violation to take  | ||||||
| 8 |  such affirmative action to abate the violation as the  | ||||||
| 9 |  Director deems appropriate, including:     | ||||||
| 10 |             (A) damages equal to the amount of wages, salary,  | ||||||
| 11 |  employment benefits, public assistance, or other  | ||||||
| 12 |  compensation denied or lost to such individual by  | ||||||
| 13 |  reason of the violation, and the interest on that  | ||||||
| 14 |  amount calculated at the prevailing rate;     | ||||||
| 15 |             (B) such equitable relief as may be appropriate,  | ||||||
| 16 |  including, but not limited to, hiring, reinstatement,  | ||||||
| 17 |  promotion, and reasonable accommodations; and     | ||||||
| 18 |             (C) reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable expert  | ||||||
| 19 |  witness fees, and other costs of the action to be paid  | ||||||
| 20 |  by the respondent to a prevailing employee.     | ||||||
| 21 |         If the Director finds that there was no violation, he  | ||||||
| 22 |  or she shall issue an order denying the complaint. An  | ||||||
| 23 |  order issued by the Director under this Section shall be  | ||||||
| 24 |  final and subject to judicial review under the  | ||||||
| 25 |  Administrative Review Law.     | ||||||
| 26 |         (2) The Director shall adopt rules necessary to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  administer and enforce this Act in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 2 |  Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Director shall  | ||||||
| 3 |  have the powers and the parties shall have the rights  | ||||||
| 4 |  provided in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for  | ||||||
| 5 |  contested cases, including, but not limited to, provisions  | ||||||
| 6 |  for depositions, subpoena power and procedures, and  | ||||||
| 7 |  discovery and protective order procedures.     | ||||||
| 8 |         (3) Intervention. The Attorney General of Illinois may  | ||||||
| 9 |  intervene on behalf of the Department if the Department  | ||||||
| 10 |  certifies that the case is of general public importance.  | ||||||
| 11 |  Upon such intervention the court may award such relief as  | ||||||
| 12 |  is authorized to be granted to an employee who has filed a  | ||||||
| 13 |  complaint or whose representative has filed a complaint  | ||||||
| 14 |  under this Section. | ||||||
| 15 |     (b) Refusal to pay damages. Any employer who has been  | ||||||
| 16 | ordered by the Director of Labor or the court to pay damages  | ||||||
| 17 | under this Section and who fails to do so within 30 days after  | ||||||
| 18 | the order is entered is liable to pay a penalty of 1% per  | ||||||
| 19 | calendar day to the employee for each day of delay in paying  | ||||||
| 20 | the damages to the employee. | ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 93-591, eff. 8-25-03; revised 7-23-24.)
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| 22 |     Section 1220. The Paid Leave for All Workers Act is  | ||||||
| 23 | amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 24 |     (820 ILCS 192/15) | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     Sec. 15. Provision of paid leave.  | ||||||
| 2 |     (a) An employee who works in Illinois is entitled to earn  | ||||||
| 3 | and use up to a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave during a  | ||||||
| 4 | 12-month period or a pro rata number of hours of paid leave  | ||||||
| 5 | under the provisions of subsection (b). The paid leave may be  | ||||||
| 6 | used by the employee for any purpose as long as the paid leave  | ||||||
| 7 | is taken in accordance with the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
| 8 |     (b) Paid leave under this Act shall accrue at the rate of  | ||||||
| 9 | one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked up to a  | ||||||
| 10 | minimum of 40 hours of paid leave or such greater amount if the  | ||||||
| 11 | employer provides more than 40 hours. Employees who are exempt  | ||||||
| 12 | from the overtime requirements of the federal Fair Labor  | ||||||
| 13 | Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1)) shall be deemed to work 40  | ||||||
| 14 | hours in each workweek for purposes of paid leave accrual  | ||||||
| 15 | unless their regular workweek is less than 40 hours, in which  | ||||||
| 16 | case paid leave accrues based on that regular workweek.  | ||||||
| 17 | Employees shall determine how much paid leave they need to  | ||||||
| 18 | use; , however, employers may set a reasonable minimum  | ||||||
| 19 | increment for the use of paid leave not to exceed 2 hours per  | ||||||
| 20 | day. If an employee's scheduled workday is less than 2 hours  | ||||||
| 21 | per day, the employee's scheduled workday shall be used to  | ||||||
| 22 | determine the amount of paid leave. | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) An employer may make available the minimum number of  | ||||||
| 24 | hours of paid leave, subject to pro rata requirements provided  | ||||||
| 25 | in subsection (b), to an employee on the first day of  | ||||||
| 26 | employment or the first day of the 12-month period. Employers  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that provide the minimum number of hours of paid leave to an  | ||||||
| 2 | employee on the first day of employment or the first day of the  | ||||||
| 3 | 12-month period are not required to carry over carryover paid  | ||||||
| 4 | leave from 12-month period to 12-month period and may require  | ||||||
| 5 | employees to use all paid leave prior to the end of the benefit  | ||||||
| 6 | period or forfeit the unused paid leave. However, under no  | ||||||
| 7 | circumstances shall an employee be credited with paid leave  | ||||||
| 8 | that is less than what the employee would have accrued under  | ||||||
| 9 | subsections (a) and (g) of this Section. | ||||||
| 10 |     (d) The 12-month period may be any consecutive 12-month  | ||||||
| 11 | period designated by the employer in writing at the time of  | ||||||
| 12 | hire. Changes to the 12-month period may be made by the  | ||||||
| 13 | employer if notice is given to employees in writing prior to  | ||||||
| 14 | the change and the change does not reduce the eligible accrual  | ||||||
| 15 | rate and paid leave available to the employee. If the employer  | ||||||
| 16 | changes the designated 12-month period, the employer shall  | ||||||
| 17 | provide the employee with documentation of the balance of  | ||||||
| 18 | hours worked, paid leave accrued and taken, and the remaining  | ||||||
| 19 | paid leave balance. | ||||||
| 20 |     (e) Paid leave under this Act may be taken by an employee  | ||||||
| 21 | for any reason of the employee's choosing. An employee is not  | ||||||
| 22 | required to provide an employer a reason for the leave and may  | ||||||
| 23 | not be required to provide documentation or certification as  | ||||||
| 24 | proof or in support of the leave. An employee may choose  | ||||||
| 25 | whether to use paid leave provided under this Act prior to  | ||||||
| 26 | using any other leave provided by the employer or State law. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (f) Employees shall be paid their hourly rate of pay for  | ||||||
| 2 | paid leave. However, employees engaged in an occupation in  | ||||||
| 3 | which gratuities or commissions have customarily and usually  | ||||||
| 4 | constituted and have been recognized as part of the  | ||||||
| 5 | remuneration for hire purposes shall be paid by their employer  | ||||||
| 6 | at least the full minimum wage in the jurisdiction in which  | ||||||
| 7 | they are employed when paid leave is taken. This wage shall be  | ||||||
| 8 | treated as the employee's regular rate of pay for purposes of  | ||||||
| 9 | this Act. | ||||||
| 10 |     (g) Paid leave under this Act shall begin to accrue at the  | ||||||
| 11 | commencement of employment or on the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 12 | Act, whichever is later. Employees shall be entitled to begin  | ||||||
| 13 | using paid leave 90 days following commencement of their  | ||||||
| 14 | employment or 90 days following the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 15 | Act, whichever is later. | ||||||
| 16 |     (h) Paid leave under this Act shall be provided upon the  | ||||||
| 17 | oral or written request of an employee in accordance with the  | ||||||
| 18 | employer's reasonable paid leave policy notification  | ||||||
| 19 | requirements which may include the following:  | ||||||
| 20 |         (1) If use of paid leave under this Act is  | ||||||
| 21 |  foreseeable, the employer may require the employee to  | ||||||
| 22 |  provide 7 calendar days' notice before the date the leave  | ||||||
| 23 |  is to begin.  | ||||||
| 24 |         (2) If paid leave under this Act is not foreseeable,  | ||||||
| 25 |  the employee shall provide such notice as soon as is  | ||||||
| 26 |  practicable after the employee is aware of the necessity  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  of the leave. An employer that requires notice of paid  | ||||||
| 2 |  leave under this Act when the leave is not foreseeable  | ||||||
| 3 |  shall provide a written policy that contains procedures  | ||||||
| 4 |  for the employee to provide notice. | ||||||
| 5 |         (3) Employers shall provide employees with written  | ||||||
| 6 |  notice of the paid leave policy notification requirements  | ||||||
| 7 |  in this Section in the manner provided in Section 20 for  | ||||||
| 8 |  notice and posting and within 5 calendar days of any  | ||||||
| 9 |  change to the employer's reasonable paid leave policy  | ||||||
| 10 |  notification requirements.  | ||||||
| 11 |         (4) An employer may not require, as a condition of  | ||||||
| 12 |  providing paid leave under this Act, that the employee  | ||||||
| 13 |  search for or find a replacement worker to cover the hours  | ||||||
| 14 |  during which the employee takes paid leave. | ||||||
| 15 |     (i) Except as provided in subsection (c), paid leave under  | ||||||
| 16 | this Act shall carry over annually to the extent not used by  | ||||||
| 17 | the employee, provided that nothing in this Act shall be  | ||||||
| 18 | construed to require an employer to provide more than 40 hours  | ||||||
| 19 | of paid leave for an employee in the 12-month period unless the  | ||||||
| 20 | employer agrees to do so.  | ||||||
| 21 |     (j) Nothing in this Section or any other Illinois law or  | ||||||
| 22 | rule shall be construed as requiring financial or other  | ||||||
| 23 | payment to an employee from an employer upon the employee's  | ||||||
| 24 | termination, resignation, retirement, or other separation from  | ||||||
| 25 | employment for paid leave accrued under this Act that has not  | ||||||
| 26 | been used. Nothing in this Section or any other Illinois law or  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | rule shall be construed as requiring financial or other  | ||||||
| 2 | reimbursements to an employee from an employer for unused paid  | ||||||
| 3 | leave under this Act at the end of the benefit year or any  | ||||||
| 4 | other time.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (k) If an employee is transferred to a separate division,  | ||||||
| 6 | entity, or location, but remains employed by the same  | ||||||
| 7 | employer, the employee is entitled to all paid leave accrued  | ||||||
| 8 | at the prior division, entity, or location and is entitled to  | ||||||
| 9 | use all paid leave as provided in this Section. If there is a  | ||||||
| 10 | separation from employment and the employee is rehired within  | ||||||
| 11 | 12 months of separation by the same employer, previously  | ||||||
| 12 | accrued paid leave that had not been used by the employee shall  | ||||||
| 13 | be reinstated. The employee shall be entitled to use accrued  | ||||||
| 14 | paid leave at the commencement of employment following a  | ||||||
| 15 | separation from employment of 12 months or less. | ||||||
| 16 |     (l) Paid leave under this Act shall not be charged or  | ||||||
| 17 | otherwise credited to an employee's paid time off bank or  | ||||||
| 18 | employee account unless the employer's policy permits such a  | ||||||
| 19 | credit. If the paid leave under this Act is credited to an  | ||||||
| 20 | employee's paid time off bank or employee vacation account  | ||||||
| 21 | then any unused paid leave shall be paid to the employee upon  | ||||||
| 22 | the employee's termination, resignation, retirement, or other  | ||||||
| 23 | separation to the same extent as vacation time under existing  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois law or rule. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to  | ||||||
| 25 | waive or otherwise limit an employee's right to final  | ||||||
| 26 | compensation for promised and earned, but unpaid vacation time  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | or paid time off, as provided under the Illinois Wage Payment  | ||||||
| 2 | and Collection Act and rules. Employers shall provide  | ||||||
| 3 | employees with written notice of changes to the employer's  | ||||||
| 4 | vacation time, paid time off, or other paid leave policies  | ||||||
| 5 | that affect an employee's right to final compensation for such  | ||||||
| 6 | leave.  | ||||||
| 7 |     (m) During any period an employee takes leave under this  | ||||||
| 8 | Act, the employer shall maintain coverage for the employee and  | ||||||
| 9 | any family member under any group health plan for the duration  | ||||||
| 10 | of such leave at no less than the level and conditions of  | ||||||
| 11 | coverage that would have been provided if the employee had not  | ||||||
| 12 | taken the leave. The employer shall notify the employee that  | ||||||
| 13 | the employee is still responsible for paying the employee's  | ||||||
| 14 | share of the cost of the health care coverage, if any.  | ||||||
| 15 |     (n) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to interfere with,  | ||||||
| 16 | impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to  | ||||||
| 17 | bargain collectively with their employers through  | ||||||
| 18 | representatives of their own choosing in order to establish  | ||||||
| 19 | wages or other conditions of work in excess of the applicable  | ||||||
| 20 | minimum standards established in this Act. The paid leave  | ||||||
| 21 | requirements of this Act may be waived in a bona fide  | ||||||
| 22 | collective bargaining agreement, but only if the waiver is set  | ||||||
| 23 | forth explicitly in such agreement in clear and unambiguous  | ||||||
| 24 | terms. | ||||||
| 25 |     Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect the validity  | ||||||
| 26 | or change the terms of bona fide collective bargaining  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | agreements in effect on January 1, 2024. After that date,  | ||||||
| 2 | requirements of this Act may be waived in a bona fide  | ||||||
| 3 | collective bargaining agreement, but only if the waiver is set  | ||||||
| 4 | forth explicitly in such agreement in clear and unambiguous  | ||||||
| 5 | terms. | ||||||
| 6 |     In no event shall this Act apply to any employee working in  | ||||||
| 7 | the construction industry who is covered by a bona fide  | ||||||
| 8 | collective bargaining agreement, nor shall this Act apply to  | ||||||
| 9 | any employee who is covered by a bona fide collective  | ||||||
| 10 | bargaining agreement with an employer that provides services  | ||||||
| 11 | nationally and internationally of delivery, pickup, and  | ||||||
| 12 | transportation of parcels, documents, and freight. | ||||||
| 13 |     Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, nothing  | ||||||
| 14 | in this Act shall be deemed to affect the validity or change  | ||||||
| 15 | the terms of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement  | ||||||
| 16 | applying to an employee who is employed by a State agency that  | ||||||
| 17 | is in effect on July 1, 2024. After that date, requirements of  | ||||||
| 18 | this Act may be waived in a bona fide collective bargaining  | ||||||
| 19 | agreement, but only if the waiver is set forth explicitly in  | ||||||
| 20 | such agreement in clear and unambiguous terms. As used in this  | ||||||
| 21 | subsection, "State agency" has the same meaning as set forth  | ||||||
| 22 | in Section 4 of the Forms Notice Act. | ||||||
| 23 |     (o) An agreement by an employee to waive his or her rights  | ||||||
| 24 | under this Act is void as against public policy. | ||||||
| 25 |     (p) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any  | ||||||
| 26 | employer that is covered by a municipal or county ordinance  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | that is in effect on the effective date of this Act that  | ||||||
| 2 | requires employers to give any form of paid leave to their  | ||||||
| 3 | employees, including paid sick leave or paid leave.  | ||||||
| 4 | Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any  | ||||||
| 5 | employer that is not required to provide paid leave to its  | ||||||
| 6 | employees, including paid sick leave or paid leave, under a  | ||||||
| 7 | municipal or county ordinance that is in effect on the  | ||||||
| 8 | effective date of this Act shall be subject to the provisions  | ||||||
| 9 | of this Act if the employer would be required to provide paid  | ||||||
| 10 | leave under this Act to its employees. | ||||||
| 11 |     Any local ordinance that provides paid leave, including  | ||||||
| 12 | paid sick leave or paid leave, enacted or amended after the  | ||||||
| 13 | effective date of this Act must comply with the requirements  | ||||||
| 14 | of this Act or provide benefits, rights, and remedies that are  | ||||||
| 15 | greater than or equal to the benefits, rights, and remedies  | ||||||
| 16 | afforded under this Act. | ||||||
| 17 |     An employer in a municipality or county that enacts or  | ||||||
| 18 | amends a local ordinance that provides paid leave, including  | ||||||
| 19 | paid sick leave or paid leave, after the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 20 | Act shall only comply with the local ordinance or ordinances  | ||||||
| 21 | so long as the benefits, rights, and remedies are greater than  | ||||||
| 22 | or equal to the benefits, rights, and remedies afforded under  | ||||||
| 23 | this Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-1143, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;  | ||||||
| 25 | revised 10-23-24.)
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| 1 |     Section 1225. The Child Labor Law of 2024 is amended by  | ||||||
| 2 | changing Sections 35 and 55 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 3 |     (820 ILCS 206/35) | ||||||
| 4 |     Sec. 35. Employer requirements.  | ||||||
| 5 |     (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to employ, allow,  | ||||||
| 6 | or permit any minor to work unless the minor obtains an  | ||||||
| 7 | employment certificate authorizing the minor to work for that  | ||||||
| 8 | person. Any person seeking to employ, allow, or permit any  | ||||||
| 9 | minor to work shall provide that minor with a notice of  | ||||||
| 10 | intention to employ to be submitted by the minor to the minor's  | ||||||
| 11 | school issuing officer with the minor's application for an  | ||||||
| 12 | employment certificate. | ||||||
| 13 |     (b) Every employer of one or more minors shall maintain,  | ||||||
| 14 | on the premises where the work is being done, records that  | ||||||
| 15 | include the name, date of birth, and place of residence of  | ||||||
| 16 | every minor who works for that employer, notice of intention  | ||||||
| 17 | to employ the minor, and the minor's employment certificate.  | ||||||
| 18 | Authorized officers and employees of the Department, truant  | ||||||
| 19 | officers, and other school officials charged with the  | ||||||
| 20 | enforcement of school attendance requirements described in  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 26-1 of the School Code may inspect the records  | ||||||
| 22 | without notice at any time. | ||||||
| 23 |     (c) Every employer of minors shall ensure that all minors  | ||||||
| 24 | are supervised by an adult 21 years of age or older, on site,  | ||||||
| 25 | at all times while the minor is working. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     (d) No person shall employ, allow, or permit any minor to  | ||||||
| 2 | work for more than 5 hours continuously without an interval of  | ||||||
| 3 | at least 30 minutes for a meal period. No period of less than  | ||||||
| 4 | 30 minutes shall be deemed to interrupt a continuous period of  | ||||||
| 5 | work. | ||||||
| 6 |     (e) Every employer who employs one or more minors shall  | ||||||
| 7 | post in a conspicuous place where minors are employed,  | ||||||
| 8 | allowed, or permitted to work, a notice summarizing the  | ||||||
| 9 | requirements of this Act, including a list of the occupations  | ||||||
| 10 | prohibited to minors and the Department's toll free telephone  | ||||||
| 11 | number described in Section 85. An employer with employees who  | ||||||
| 12 | do not regularly report to a physical workplace, such as  | ||||||
| 13 | employees who work remotely or travel for work, shall also  | ||||||
| 14 | provide the summary and notice by email to its employees or  | ||||||
| 15 | conspicuous posting on the employer's website or intranet  | ||||||
| 16 | site, if the site is regularly used by the employer to  | ||||||
| 17 | communicate work-related information to employees and is able  | ||||||
| 18 | to be regularly accessed by all employees, freely and without  | ||||||
| 19 | interference. The notice shall be furnished by the Department. | ||||||
| 20 |     (f) Every employer, during the period of employment of a  | ||||||
| 21 | minor and for 3 years thereafter, shall keep on file, at the  | ||||||
| 22 | place of employment, a copy of the employment certificate  | ||||||
| 23 | issued for the minor. An employment certificate shall be valid  | ||||||
| 24 | only for the employer for whom it was issued and a new  | ||||||
| 25 | certificate shall not be issued for the employment of a minor  | ||||||
| 26 | except on the presentation of a new statement of intention to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | employ the minor. The failure of any employer to produce for  | ||||||
| 2 | inspection the employment certificate for each minor in the  | ||||||
| 3 | employer's establishment shall be a violation of this Act. The  | ||||||
| 4 | Department may specify any other record keeping requirements  | ||||||
| 5 | by rule.  | ||||||
| 6 |     (g) In the event of the work-related death of a minor  | ||||||
| 7 | engaged in work subject to this Act, the employer shall,  | ||||||
| 8 | within 24 hours, report the death to the Department and to the  | ||||||
| 9 | school official who issued the minor's work certificate for  | ||||||
| 10 | that employer. In the event of a work-related injury or  | ||||||
| 11 | illness of a minor that requires the employer to file a report  | ||||||
| 12 | with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under  | ||||||
| 13 | Section 6 of the Workers' Compensation Act or Section 6 of the  | ||||||
| 14 | Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, the employer shall submit  | ||||||
| 15 | a copy of the report to the Department and to the school  | ||||||
| 16 | official who issued the minor's work certificate for that  | ||||||
| 17 | employer within 72 hours of the deadline by which the employer  | ||||||
| 18 | must file the report to the Illinois Workers' Compensation  | ||||||
| 19 | Commission. The report shall be subject to the confidentiality  | ||||||
| 20 | provisions of Section 6 of the Workers' Compensation Act or  | ||||||
| 21 | Section 6 of the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; revised 12-1-24.)
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| 23 |     (820 ILCS 206/55) | ||||||
| 24 |     Sec. 55. Employment certificates.  | ||||||
| 25 |     (a) Any employer who employs, allows, or permits a minor  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | to work shall ensure that the minor holds a valid employment  | ||||||
| 2 | certificate issued by a school issuing officer. | ||||||
| 3 |     (b) An application for an employment certificate must be  | ||||||
| 4 | submitted by the minor and the minor's parent or legal  | ||||||
| 5 | guardian to the minor's school issuing officer as follows.  | ||||||
| 6 |         (1) The application shall be signed by the applicant's  | ||||||
| 7 |  parent or legal guardian. | ||||||
| 8 |         (2) The application shall be submitted in person by  | ||||||
| 9 |  the minor desiring employment, unless the school issuing  | ||||||
| 10 |  officer determines that the minor may utilize a remote  | ||||||
| 11 |  application process. | ||||||
| 12 |         (3) The minor shall be accompanied by his or her  | ||||||
| 13 |  parent, guardian, or custodian, whether applying in person  | ||||||
| 14 |  or remotely.  | ||||||
| 15 |         (4) The following papers shall be submitted with the  | ||||||
| 16 |  application: | ||||||
| 17 |             (A) A statement of intention to employ signed by  | ||||||
| 18 |  the prospective employer, or by someone duly  | ||||||
| 19 |  authorized by the prospective employer, setting forth  | ||||||
| 20 |  the specific nature of the occupation in which the  | ||||||
| 21 |  prospective employer intends to employ the minor and  | ||||||
| 22 |  the exact hours of the day and number of hours per day  | ||||||
| 23 |  and days per week during which the minor shall be  | ||||||
| 24 |  employed. | ||||||
| 25 |             (B) Evidence of age showing that the minor is of  | ||||||
| 26 |  the age required by this Act, which evidence shall be  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  documentary, and shall be required in the order  | ||||||
| 2 |  designated, as follows: | ||||||
| 3 |                 (i) a birth certificate; or  | ||||||
| 4 |                 (ii) if a birth certificate is unavailable,  | ||||||
| 5 |  the parent or legal guardian may present other  | ||||||
| 6 |  reliable proof of the minor's identity and age  | ||||||
| 7 |  that is supported by a sworn statement explaining  | ||||||
| 8 |  why the birth certificate is not available. Other  | ||||||
| 9 |  reliable proof of the minor's identity and age  | ||||||
| 10 |  includes a passport, visa, or other governmental  | ||||||
| 11 |  documentation of the minor's identity. If the  | ||||||
| 12 |  student was not born in the United States, the  | ||||||
| 13 |  school issuing officer must accept birth  | ||||||
| 14 |  certificates or other reliable proof from a  | ||||||
| 15 |  foreign government. | ||||||
| 16 |             (C) A statement on a form approved by the  | ||||||
| 17 |  Department and signed by the school issuing officer,  | ||||||
| 18 |  showing the minor's name, address, grade last  | ||||||
| 19 |  completed, the hours the minor's school is in session,  | ||||||
| 20 |  and other relevant information, as determined by the  | ||||||
| 21 |  school issuing officer, about the minor's school  | ||||||
| 22 |  schedule, and the names of the minor's parent or legal  | ||||||
| 23 |  guardian. If any of the information required to be on  | ||||||
| 24 |  the work permit changes, the issuing officer must  | ||||||
| 25 |  update the work permit and provide an updated copy to  | ||||||
| 26 |  the Department, the minor's employer, and the minor's  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  parent or legal guardian. If the minor does not have a  | ||||||
| 2 |  permanent home address or is otherwise eligible for  | ||||||
| 3 |  services under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless  | ||||||
| 4 |  Assistance Act, the lack of a birth certificate or  | ||||||
| 5 |  permanent home address alone shall not be a barrier to  | ||||||
| 6 |  receiving an employment certificate. | ||||||
| 7 |             (D) A statement of physical fitness signed by a  | ||||||
| 8 |  health care professional who has examined the minor,  | ||||||
| 9 |  certifying that the minor is physically fit to be  | ||||||
| 10 |  employed in all legal occupations or to be employed in  | ||||||
| 11 |  legal occupations under limitations specified, or, at  | ||||||
| 12 |  the discretion of the school issuing officer, the  | ||||||
| 13 |  minor's most recent school physical. If the statement  | ||||||
| 14 |  of physical fitness is limited, the employment  | ||||||
| 15 |  certificate issued thereon shall state clearly the  | ||||||
| 16 |  limitations upon its use, and shall be valid only when  | ||||||
| 17 |  used under the limitations so stated. In any case  | ||||||
| 18 |  where the health care professional deems it advisable  | ||||||
| 19 |  that he or she may issue a certificate of physical  | ||||||
| 20 |  fitness for a specified period of time, at the  | ||||||
| 21 |  expiration of which the person for whom it was issued  | ||||||
| 22 |  shall appear and be re-examined before being permitted  | ||||||
| 23 |  to continue work. Examinations shall be made in  | ||||||
| 24 |  accordance with the standards and procedures  | ||||||
| 25 |  prescribed by the Director, in consultation with the  | ||||||
| 26 |  Director of the Department of Public Health and the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 |  State Superintendent of Education, and shall be  | ||||||
| 2 |  recorded on a form furnished by the Department. When  | ||||||
| 3 |  made by public health or public school physicians, the  | ||||||
| 4 |  examination shall be made without charge to the minor.  | ||||||
| 5 |  If a public health or public school health care  | ||||||
| 6 |  professional is not available, a statement from a  | ||||||
| 7 |  private health care professional who has examined the  | ||||||
| 8 |  minor may be accepted, provided that the examination  | ||||||
| 9 |  is made in accordance with the standards and  | ||||||
| 10 |  procedures established by the Department. For purposes  | ||||||
| 11 |  of this paragraph, "health care professional" means a  | ||||||
| 12 |  physician licensed to practice medicine in all its  | ||||||
| 13 |  branches, a licensed advanced practice registered  | ||||||
| 14 |  nurse, or a licensed physician assistant. | ||||||
| 15 |         (5) The school issuing officer shall have authority to  | ||||||
| 16 |  verify the representations provided in the employment  | ||||||
| 17 |  certificate application as required by Section 55. A  | ||||||
| 18 |  school issuing officer shall not charge a fee for the  | ||||||
| 19 |  consideration of an employment certificate application.  | ||||||
| 20 |         (6) It shall be the duty of the school board or local  | ||||||
| 21 |  school authority to designate a place or places where  | ||||||
| 22 |  certificates shall be issued and recorded, and physical  | ||||||
| 23 |  examinations made without fee, and to establish and  | ||||||
| 24 |  maintain the necessary records and clerical services for  | ||||||
| 25 |  carrying out the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
| 26 |     (c) Upon receipt of an application for an employment  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | certificate, a school issuing officer shall issue an  | ||||||
| 2 | employment certificate only after examining and approving the  | ||||||
| 3 | written application and other papers required under this  | ||||||
| 4 | Section, and determining that the employment shall not be  | ||||||
| 5 | detrimental to the minor's health, welfare, and education. The  | ||||||
| 6 | school issuing officer shall consider any report of death,  | ||||||
| 7 | injury, or illness of a minor at that workplace, received  | ||||||
| 8 | under the requirements of Section 35, in the prior 2 years in  | ||||||
| 9 | determining whether the employment shall be detrimental to the  | ||||||
| 10 | minor's health, welfare, and education. Upon issuing an  | ||||||
| 11 | employment certificate to a minor, the school issuing officer  | ||||||
| 12 | shall notify the principal of the school attended by the  | ||||||
| 13 | minor, and provide copies to the Department, the minor's  | ||||||
| 14 | employer, and the minor's parent or legal guardian. The  | ||||||
| 15 | employment certificate shall be valid for a period of one year  | ||||||
| 16 | from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked. | ||||||
| 17 |     (d) If the school issuing officer refuses to issue a  | ||||||
| 18 | certificate to a minor, the school issuing officer shall send  | ||||||
| 19 | to the principal of the school attended by the minor a notice  | ||||||
| 20 | of the refusal, including the name and address of the minor and  | ||||||
| 21 | of the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the reason for the  | ||||||
| 22 | refusal to issue the certificate.  | ||||||
| 23 |     (e) If a minor from another state seeks to obtain an  | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois employment certificate, the Department shall work  | ||||||
| 25 | with the State Superintendent of Education, or his or her duly  | ||||||
| 26 | authorized agents, to issue the certificate if the State  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | Superintendent of Education deems that all requirements for  | ||||||
| 2 | issuance have been met.  | ||||||
| 3 |     (f) Upon request, the school issuing officer shall issue a  | ||||||
| 4 | certificate of age to any person between 16 and 20 years of age  | ||||||
| 5 | upon presentation of the same proof of age as is required for  | ||||||
| 6 | the issuance of employment certificates under this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |     (g) Any certificate duly issued in accordance with this  | ||||||
| 8 | Act shall be prima facie evidence of the age of the minor for  | ||||||
| 9 | whom it was issued in any proceeding involving the employment  | ||||||
| 10 | of the minor under this Act, as to any act occurring subsequent  | ||||||
| 11 | to its issuance, or until revoked. | ||||||
| 12 |     (h) The Department may suspend any certificate as an  | ||||||
| 13 | emergency action imperatively required for the health, safety,  | ||||||
| 14 | welfare, or education of the minor if: | ||||||
| 15 |         (1) the parent or legal guardian of a minor, the  | ||||||
| 16 |  school issuing officer, or the principal of the school  | ||||||
| 17 |  attended by the minor for whom an employment certificate  | ||||||
| 18 |  has been issued has asked for the revocation of the  | ||||||
| 19 |  certificate by petition to the Department in writing,  | ||||||
| 20 |  stating the reasons he or she believes that the employment  | ||||||
| 21 |  is interfering with the health, safety, welfare, or  | ||||||
| 22 |  education of the minor; or  | ||||||
| 23 |         (2) in the judgment of the Director, the employment  | ||||||
| 24 |  certificate was improperly issued or if the minor is  | ||||||
| 25 |  illegally employed.  | ||||||
| 26 |     If the certificate is suspended, the Department shall  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | notify the employer of the minor, the parent or guardian of the  | ||||||
| 2 | minor, the minor's school principal, and the school issuing  | ||||||
| 3 | officer of the suspension in writing and shall schedule an  | ||||||
| 4 | administrative hearing to take place within 21 days after the  | ||||||
| 5 | date of any suspension. The minor shall not thereafter be  | ||||||
| 6 | employed, allowed, or permitted to work unless and until his  | ||||||
| 7 | or her employment certificate has been reinstated. After the  | ||||||
| 8 | hearing, an administrative law judge shall issue a final order  | ||||||
| 9 | either reinstating or revoking the employment certificate. If  | ||||||
| 10 | the certificate is revoked, the employer shall not thereafter  | ||||||
| 11 | employ, permit, or allow the minor to work until the minor has  | ||||||
| 12 | obtained a new employment certificate authorizing the minor's  | ||||||
| 13 | employment by that employer. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
 | ||||||
| 15 |     Section 1230. The Underground Sewer Employee Safety Act is  | ||||||
| 16 | amended by changing Section 0.05 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 17 |     (820 ILCS 250/0.05) | ||||||
| 18 |     Sec. 0.05. Federal regulations; operation of Act. | ||||||
| 19 |     (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), Sections 1  | ||||||
| 20 | through 6 of this Act are inoperative on and after June 10,  | ||||||
| 21 | 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1071) this  | ||||||
| 22 | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. | ||||||
| 23 |     (b) If at any time the Occupational Safety and Health  | ||||||
| 24 | standards at 29 CFR 1910.120 and , 29 CFR 1910.146 or the Safety  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | and Health Regulations for Construction standards 29 CFR  | ||||||
| 2 | 1926.1201 through 29 CFR 1926.1213 are repealed or revoked,  | ||||||
| 3 | the Director of Labor shall adopt a rule setting forth a  | ||||||
| 4 | determination that this Act should be reviewed and reinstated,  | ||||||
| 5 | in whole or in part, in order to protect the health and safety  | ||||||
| 6 | of Illinois' workers. On the date such a rule is adopted, this  | ||||||
| 7 | Act shall again become operative. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; revised 7-24-24.)
 | ||||||
| 9 |     Section 1235. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 10 | changing Section 7 as follows:
 | ||||||
| 11 |     (820 ILCS 305/7) | ||||||
| 12 |     Sec. 7. The amount of compensation which shall be paid for  | ||||||
| 13 | an accidental injury to the employee resulting in death is: | ||||||
| 14 |     (a) If the employee leaves surviving a widow, widower,  | ||||||
| 15 | child or children, the applicable weekly compensation rate  | ||||||
| 16 | computed in accordance with subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of  | ||||||
| 17 | Section 8, shall be payable during the life of the widow or  | ||||||
| 18 | widower and if any surviving child or children shall not be  | ||||||
| 19 | physically or mentally incapacitated then until the death of  | ||||||
| 20 | the widow or widower or until the youngest child shall reach  | ||||||
| 21 | the age of 18, whichever shall come later; provided that if  | ||||||
| 22 | such child or children shall be enrolled as a full-time full  | ||||||
| 23 | time student in any accredited educational institution, the  | ||||||
| 24 | payments shall continue until such child has attained the age  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | of 25. In the event any surviving child or children shall be  | ||||||
| 2 | physically or mentally incapacitated, the payments shall  | ||||||
| 3 | continue for the duration of such incapacity. | ||||||
| 4 |     The term "child" means a child whom the deceased employee  | ||||||
| 5 | left surviving, including a posthumous child, a child legally  | ||||||
| 6 | adopted, a child whom the deceased employee was legally  | ||||||
| 7 | obligated to support or a child to whom the deceased employee  | ||||||
| 8 | stood in loco parentis. The term "children" means the plural  | ||||||
| 9 | of "child". | ||||||
| 10 |     The term "physically or mentally incapacitated child or  | ||||||
| 11 | children" means a child or children incapable of engaging in  | ||||||
| 12 | regular and substantial gainful employment. | ||||||
| 13 |     In the event of the remarriage of a widow or widower, where  | ||||||
| 14 | the decedent did not leave surviving any child or children  | ||||||
| 15 | who, at the time of such remarriage, are entitled to  | ||||||
| 16 | compensation benefits under this Act, the surviving spouse  | ||||||
| 17 | shall be paid a lump sum equal to 2 years compensation benefits  | ||||||
| 18 | and all further rights of such widow or widower shall be  | ||||||
| 19 | extinguished. | ||||||
| 20 |     If the employee leaves surviving any child or children  | ||||||
| 21 | under 18 years of age who at the time of death shall be  | ||||||
| 22 | entitled to compensation under this paragraph (a) of this  | ||||||
| 23 | Section, the weekly compensation payments herein provided for  | ||||||
| 24 | such child or children shall in any event continue for a period  | ||||||
| 25 | of not less than 6 years. | ||||||
| 26 |     Any beneficiary entitled to compensation under this  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | paragraph (a) of this Section shall receive from the special  | ||||||
| 2 | fund provided in paragraph (f) of this Section, in addition to  | ||||||
| 3 | the compensation herein provided, supplemental benefits in  | ||||||
| 4 | accordance with paragraph (g) of Section 8. | ||||||
| 5 |     (b) If no compensation is payable under paragraph (a) of  | ||||||
| 6 | this Section and the employee leaves surviving a parent or  | ||||||
| 7 | parents who at the time of the accident were totally dependent  | ||||||
| 8 | upon the earnings of the employee then weekly payments equal  | ||||||
| 9 | to the compensation rate payable in the case where the  | ||||||
| 10 | employee leaves surviving a widow or widower, shall be paid to  | ||||||
| 11 | such parent or parents for the duration of their lives, and in  | ||||||
| 12 | the event of the death of either, for the life of the survivor. | ||||||
| 13 |     (c) If no compensation is payable under paragraph     | ||||||
| 14 | paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section and the employee leaves  | ||||||
| 15 | surviving any child or children who are not entitled to  | ||||||
| 16 | compensation under the foregoing paragraph (a) but who at the  | ||||||
| 17 | time of the accident were nevertheless in any manner dependent  | ||||||
| 18 | upon the earnings of the employee, or leaves surviving a  | ||||||
| 19 | parent or parents who at the time of the accident were  | ||||||
| 20 | partially dependent upon the earnings of the employee, then  | ||||||
| 21 | there shall be paid to such dependent or dependents for a  | ||||||
| 22 | period of 8 years weekly compensation payments at such  | ||||||
| 23 | proportion of the applicable rate if the employee had left  | ||||||
| 24 | surviving a widow or widower as such dependency bears to total  | ||||||
| 25 | dependency. In the event of the death of any such beneficiary  | ||||||
| 26 | the share of such beneficiary shall be divided equally among  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the surviving beneficiaries and in the event of the death of  | ||||||
| 2 | the last such beneficiary all the rights under this paragraph  | ||||||
| 3 | shall be extinguished. | ||||||
| 4 |     (d) If no compensation is payable under paragraph     | ||||||
| 5 | paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) of this Section and the employee  | ||||||
| 6 | leaves surviving any grandparent, grandparents, grandchild or  | ||||||
| 7 | grandchildren or collateral heirs dependent upon the  | ||||||
| 8 | employee's earnings to the extent of 50% or more of total  | ||||||
| 9 | dependency, then there shall be paid to such dependent or  | ||||||
| 10 | dependents for a period of 5 years weekly compensation  | ||||||
| 11 | payments at such proportion of the applicable rate if the  | ||||||
| 12 | employee had left surviving a widow or widower as such  | ||||||
| 13 | dependency bears to total dependency. In the event of the  | ||||||
| 14 | death of any such beneficiary the share of such beneficiary  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be divided equally among the surviving beneficiaries and  | ||||||
| 16 | in the event of the death of the last such beneficiary all  | ||||||
| 17 | rights hereunder shall be extinguished. | ||||||
| 18 |     (e) The compensation to be paid for accidental injury  | ||||||
| 19 | which results in death, as provided in this Section, shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | paid to the persons who form the basis for determining the  | ||||||
| 21 | amount of compensation to be paid by the employer, the  | ||||||
| 22 | respective shares to be in the proportion of their respective  | ||||||
| 23 | dependency at the time of the accident on the earnings of the  | ||||||
| 24 | deceased. The Commission or an Arbitrator thereof may, in its  | ||||||
| 25 | or his discretion, order or award the payment to the parent or  | ||||||
| 26 | grandparent of a child for the latter's support the amount of  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | compensation which but for such order or award would have been  | ||||||
| 2 | paid to such child as its share of the compensation payable,  | ||||||
| 3 | which order or award may be modified from time to time by the  | ||||||
| 4 | Commission in its discretion with respect to the person to  | ||||||
| 5 | whom shall be paid the amount of the order or award remaining  | ||||||
| 6 | unpaid at the time of the modification. | ||||||
| 7 |     The payments of compensation by the employer in accordance  | ||||||
| 8 | with the order or award of the Commission discharges such  | ||||||
| 9 | employer from all further obligation as to such compensation. | ||||||
| 10 |     (f) The sum of $8,000 for burial expenses shall be paid by  | ||||||
| 11 | the employer to the widow or widower, other dependent, next of  | ||||||
| 12 | kin or to the person or persons incurring the expense of  | ||||||
| 13 | burial. | ||||||
| 14 |     In the event the employer failed to provide necessary  | ||||||
| 15 | first aid, medical, surgical or hospital service, he shall pay  | ||||||
| 16 | the cost thereof to the person or persons entitled to  | ||||||
| 17 | compensation under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this  | ||||||
| 18 | Section, or to the person or persons incurring the obligation  | ||||||
| 19 | therefore, or providing the same. | ||||||
| 20 |     On January 15 and July 15, 1981, and on January 15 and July  | ||||||
| 21 | 15 of each year thereafter the employer shall within 60 days  | ||||||
| 22 | pay a sum equal to 1/8 of 1% of all compensation payments made  | ||||||
| 23 | by him after July 1, 1980, either under this Act or the  | ||||||
| 24 | Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, whether by lump sum  | ||||||
| 25 | settlement or weekly compensation payments, but not including  | ||||||
| 26 | hospital, surgical or rehabilitation payments, made during the  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | first 6 months and during the second 6 months respectively of  | ||||||
| 2 | the fiscal year next preceding the date of the payments, into a  | ||||||
| 3 | special fund which shall be designated the "Second Injury  | ||||||
| 4 | Fund", of which the State Treasurer is ex officio ex-officio     | ||||||
| 5 | custodian, such special fund to be held and disbursed for the  | ||||||
| 6 | purposes hereinafter stated in paragraphs (f) and (g) of  | ||||||
| 7 | Section 8, either upon the order of the Commission or of a  | ||||||
| 8 | competent court. Said special fund shall be deposited the same  | ||||||
| 9 | as are State funds and any interest accruing thereon shall be  | ||||||
| 10 | added thereto every 6 months. It is subject to audit the same  | ||||||
| 11 | as State funds and accounts and is protected by the General  | ||||||
| 12 | bond given by the State Treasurer. It is considered always  | ||||||
| 13 | appropriated for the purposes of disbursements as provided in  | ||||||
| 14 | paragraph (f) of Section 8, paragraph (f), of this Act, and  | ||||||
| 15 | shall be paid out and disbursed as therein provided and shall  | ||||||
| 16 | not at any time be appropriated or diverted to any other use or  | ||||||
| 17 | purpose. | ||||||
| 18 |     On January 15, 1991, the employer shall further pay a sum  | ||||||
| 19 | equal to one half of 1% of all compensation payments made by  | ||||||
| 20 | him from January 1, 1990 through June 30, 1990 either under  | ||||||
| 21 | this Act or under the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act,  | ||||||
| 22 | whether by lump sum settlement or weekly compensation  | ||||||
| 23 | payments, but not including hospital, surgical or  | ||||||
| 24 | rehabilitation payments, into an additional Special Fund which  | ||||||
| 25 | shall be designated as the "Rate Adjustment Fund". On March  | ||||||
| 26 | 15, 1991, the employer shall pay into the Rate Adjustment Fund  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | a sum equal to one half of 1% of all such compensation payments  | ||||||
| 2 | made from July 1, 1990 through December 31, 1990. Within 60  | ||||||
| 3 | days after July 15, 1991, the employer shall pay into the Rate  | ||||||
| 4 | Adjustment Fund a sum equal to one half of 1% of all such  | ||||||
| 5 | compensation payments made from January 1, 1991 through June  | ||||||
| 6 | 30, 1991. Within 60 days after January 15 of 1992 and each  | ||||||
| 7 | subsequent year through 1996, the employer shall pay into the  | ||||||
| 8 | Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to one half of 1% of all such  | ||||||
| 9 | compensation payments made in the last 6 months of the  | ||||||
| 10 | preceding calendar year. Within 60 days after July 15 of 1992  | ||||||
| 11 | and each subsequent year through 1995, the employer shall pay  | ||||||
| 12 | into the Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to one half of 1% of  | ||||||
| 13 | all such compensation payments made in the first 6 months of  | ||||||
| 14 | the same calendar year. Within 60 days after January 15 of 1997  | ||||||
| 15 | and each subsequent year through 2005, the employer shall pay  | ||||||
| 16 | into the Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to three-fourths of  | ||||||
| 17 | 1% of all such compensation payments made in the last 6 months  | ||||||
| 18 | of the preceding calendar year. Within 60 days after July 15 of  | ||||||
| 19 | 1996 and each subsequent year through 2004, the employer shall  | ||||||
| 20 | pay into the Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to three-fourths  | ||||||
| 21 | of 1% of all such compensation payments made in the first 6  | ||||||
| 22 | months of the same calendar year. Within 60 days after July 15  | ||||||
| 23 | of 2005, the employer shall pay into the Rate Adjustment Fund a  | ||||||
| 24 | sum equal to 1% of such compensation payments made in the first  | ||||||
| 25 | 6 months of the same calendar year. Within 60 days after  | ||||||
| 26 | January 15 of 2006 and each subsequent year through 2024, the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | employer shall pay into the Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to  | ||||||
| 2 | 1.25% of such compensation payments made in the last 6 months  | ||||||
| 3 | of the preceding calendar year. Within 60 days after July 15 of  | ||||||
| 4 | 2006 and each subsequent year through 2023, the employer shall  | ||||||
| 5 | pay into the Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to 1.25% of such  | ||||||
| 6 | compensation payments made in the first 6 months of the same  | ||||||
| 7 | calendar year. Within 60 days after July 15 of 2024 and each  | ||||||
| 8 | subsequent year thereafter, the employer shall pay into the  | ||||||
| 9 | Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to 1.375% of such  | ||||||
| 10 | compensation payments made in the first 6 months of the same  | ||||||
| 11 | calendar year. Within 60 days after January 15 of 2025 and each  | ||||||
| 12 | subsequent year thereafter, the employer shall pay into the  | ||||||
| 13 | Rate Adjustment Fund a sum equal to 1.375% of such  | ||||||
| 14 | compensation payments made in the last 6 months of the  | ||||||
| 15 | preceding calendar year. The administrative costs of  | ||||||
| 16 | collecting assessments from employers for the Rate Adjustment  | ||||||
| 17 | Fund shall be paid from the Rate Adjustment Fund. The cost of  | ||||||
| 18 | an actuarial audit of the Fund shall be paid from the Rate  | ||||||
| 19 | Adjustment Fund. The State Treasurer is ex officio custodian  | ||||||
| 20 | of such Special Fund and the same shall be held and disbursed  | ||||||
| 21 | for the purposes hereinafter stated in paragraphs (f) and (g)  | ||||||
| 22 | of Section 8 upon the order of the Commission or of a competent  | ||||||
| 23 | court. The Rate Adjustment Fund shall be deposited the same as  | ||||||
| 24 | are State funds and any interest accruing thereon shall be  | ||||||
| 25 | added thereto every 6 months. It shall be subject to audit the  | ||||||
| 26 | same as State funds and accounts and shall be protected by the  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | general bond given by the State Treasurer. It is considered  | ||||||
| 2 | always appropriated for the purposes of disbursements as  | ||||||
| 3 | provided in paragraphs (f) and (g) of Section 8 of this Act and  | ||||||
| 4 | shall be paid out and disbursed as therein provided and shall  | ||||||
| 5 | not at any time be appropriated or diverted to any other use or  | ||||||
| 6 | purpose. Within 5 days after December 7, 1990 (the effective  | ||||||
| 7 | date of Public Act 86-1448) this amendatory Act of 1990, the  | ||||||
| 8 | Comptroller and the State Treasurer shall transfer $1,000,000  | ||||||
| 9 | from the General Revenue Fund to the Rate Adjustment Fund. By  | ||||||
| 10 | February 15, 1991, the Comptroller and the State Treasurer  | ||||||
| 11 | shall transfer $1,000,000 from the Rate Adjustment Fund to the  | ||||||
| 12 | General Revenue Fund. The Comptroller and Treasurer are  | ||||||
| 13 | authorized to make transfers at the request of the Chairman up  | ||||||
| 14 | to a total of $19,000,000 from the Second Injury Fund, the  | ||||||
| 15 | General Revenue Fund, and the Workers' Compensation Benefit  | ||||||
| 16 | Trust Fund to the Rate Adjustment Fund to the extent that there  | ||||||
| 17 | is insufficient money in the Rate Adjustment Fund to pay  | ||||||
| 18 | claims and obligations. Amounts may be transferred from the  | ||||||
| 19 | General Revenue Fund only if the funds in the Second Injury  | ||||||
| 20 | Fund or the Workers' Compensation Benefit Trust Fund are  | ||||||
| 21 | insufficient to pay claims and obligations of the Rate  | ||||||
| 22 | Adjustment Fund. All amounts transferred from the Second  | ||||||
| 23 | Injury Fund, the General Revenue Fund, and the Workers'  | ||||||
| 24 | Compensation Benefit Trust Fund shall be repaid from the Rate  | ||||||
| 25 | Adjustment Fund within 270 days of a transfer, together with  | ||||||
| 26 | interest at the rate earned by moneys on deposit in the Fund or  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | Funds from which the moneys were transferred. | ||||||
| 2 |     Upon a finding by the Commission, after reasonable notice  | ||||||
| 3 | and hearing, that any employer has willfully and knowingly  | ||||||
| 4 | failed to pay the proper amounts into the Second Injury Fund or  | ||||||
| 5 | the Rate Adjustment Fund required by this Section or if such  | ||||||
| 6 | payments are not made within the time periods prescribed by  | ||||||
| 7 | this Section, the employer shall, in addition to such  | ||||||
| 8 | payments, pay a penalty of 20% of the amount required to be  | ||||||
| 9 | paid or $2,500, whichever is greater, for each year or part  | ||||||
| 10 | thereof of such failure to pay. This penalty shall only apply  | ||||||
| 11 | to obligations of an employer to the Second Injury Fund or the  | ||||||
| 12 | Rate Adjustment Fund accruing after December 18, 1989 (the  | ||||||
| 13 | effective date of Public Act 86-998) this amendatory Act of  | ||||||
| 14 | 1989. All or part of such a penalty may be waived by the  | ||||||
| 15 | Commission for good cause shown. | ||||||
| 16 |     Any obligations of an employer to the Second Injury Fund  | ||||||
| 17 | and Rate Adjustment Fund accruing prior to December 18, 1989  | ||||||
| 18 | (the effective date of Public Act 86-998) this amendatory Act  | ||||||
| 19 | of 1989 shall be paid in full by such employer within 5 years  | ||||||
| 20 | of December 18, 1989 (the effective date of Public Act 86-998)     | ||||||
| 21 | this amendatory Act of 1989, with at least one-fifth of such  | ||||||
| 22 | obligation to be paid during each year following December 18,  | ||||||
| 23 | 1989 (the effective date of Public Act 86-998) this amendatory  | ||||||
| 24 | Act of 1989. If the Commission finds, following reasonable  | ||||||
| 25 | notice and hearing, that an employer has failed to make timely  | ||||||
| 26 | payment of any obligation accruing under the preceding  | ||||||
 
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  | |||||||
| 1 | sentence, the employer shall, in addition to all other  | ||||||
| 2 | payments required by this Section, be liable for a penalty  | ||||||
| 3 | equal to 20% of the overdue obligation or $2,500, whichever is  | ||||||
| 4 | greater, for each year or part thereof that obligation is  | ||||||
| 5 | overdue. All or part of such a penalty may be waived by the  | ||||||
| 6 | Commission for good cause shown. | ||||||
| 7 |     The Chairman of the Illinois Workers' Compensation  | ||||||
| 8 | Commission shall, annually, furnish to the Director of the  | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Insurance a list of the amounts paid into the  | ||||||
| 10 | Second Injury Fund and the Rate Adjustment Fund by each  | ||||||
| 11 | insurance company on behalf of their insured employers. The  | ||||||
| 12 | Director shall verify to the Chairman that the amounts paid by  | ||||||
| 13 | each insurance company are accurate as best as the Director  | ||||||
| 14 | can determine from the records available to the Director. The  | ||||||
| 15 | Chairman shall verify that the amounts paid by each  | ||||||
| 16 | self-insurer are accurate as best as the Chairman can  | ||||||
| 17 | determine from records available to the Chairman. The Chairman  | ||||||
| 18 | may require each self-insurer to provide information  | ||||||
| 19 | concerning the total compensation payments made upon which  | ||||||
| 20 | contributions to the Second Injury Fund and the Rate  | ||||||
| 21 | Adjustment Fund are predicated and any additional information  | ||||||
| 22 | establishing that such payments have been made into these  | ||||||
| 23 | funds. Any deficiencies in payments noted by the Director or  | ||||||
| 24 | Chairman shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this  | ||||||
| 25 | Act. | ||||||
| 26 |     The State Treasurer, or his duly authorized  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | representative, shall be named as a party to all proceedings  | ||||||
| 2 | in all cases involving claim for the loss of, or the permanent  | ||||||
| 3 | and complete loss of the use of one eye, one foot, one leg, one  | ||||||
| 4 | arm or one hand. | ||||||
| 5 |     The State Treasurer or his duly authorized agent shall  | ||||||
| 6 | have the same rights as any other party to the proceeding,  | ||||||
| 7 | including the right to petition for review of any award. The  | ||||||
| 8 | reasonable expenses of litigation, such as medical  | ||||||
| 9 | examinations, testimony, and transcript of evidence, incurred  | ||||||
| 10 | by the State Treasurer or his duly authorized representative,  | ||||||
| 11 | shall be borne by the Second Injury Fund. | ||||||
| 12 |     If the award is not paid within 30 days after the date the  | ||||||
| 13 | award has become final, the Commission shall proceed to take  | ||||||
| 14 | judgment thereon in its own name as is provided for other  | ||||||
| 15 | awards by paragraph (g) of Section 19 of this Act and take the  | ||||||
| 16 | necessary steps to collect the award. | ||||||
| 17 |     Any person, corporation or organization who has paid or  | ||||||
| 18 | become liable for the payment of burial expenses of the  | ||||||
| 19 | deceased employee may in his or its own name institute  | ||||||
| 20 | proceedings before the Commission for the collection thereof. | ||||||
| 21 |     For the purpose of administration, receipts and  | ||||||
| 22 | disbursements, the Special Fund provided for in paragraph (f)  | ||||||
| 23 | of this Section shall be administered jointly with the Special  | ||||||
| 24 | Fund provided for in paragraph (f) of Section 7, paragraph (f)     | ||||||
| 25 | of the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. | ||||||
| 26 |     (g) All compensation, except for burial expenses provided  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | in this Section to be paid in case accident results in death,  | ||||||
| 2 | shall be paid in installments equal to the percentage of the  | ||||||
| 3 | average earnings as provided for in paragraph (b) of Section  | ||||||
| 4 | 8, paragraph (b) of this Act, at the same intervals at which  | ||||||
| 5 | the wages or earnings of the employees were paid. If this is  | ||||||
| 6 | not feasible, then the installments shall be paid weekly. Such  | ||||||
| 7 | compensation may be paid in a lump sum upon petition as  | ||||||
| 8 | provided in Section 9 of this Act. However, in addition to the  | ||||||
| 9 | benefits provided by Section 9 of this Act where compensation  | ||||||
| 10 | for death is payable to the deceased's widow, widower or to the  | ||||||
| 11 | deceased's widow, widower and one or more children, and where  | ||||||
| 12 | a partial lump sum is applied for by such beneficiary or  | ||||||
| 13 | beneficiaries within 18 months after the deceased's death, the  | ||||||
| 14 | Commission may, in its discretion, grant a partial lump sum of  | ||||||
| 15 | not to exceed 100 weeks of the compensation capitalized at  | ||||||
| 16 | their present value upon the basis of interest calculated at  | ||||||
| 17 | 3% per annum with annual rests, upon a showing that such  | ||||||
| 18 | partial lump sum is for the best interest of such beneficiary  | ||||||
| 19 | or beneficiaries. | ||||||
| 20 |     (h) In case the injured employee is under 16 years of age  | ||||||
| 21 | at the time of the accident and is illegally employed, the  | ||||||
| 22 | amount of compensation payable under paragraphs (a), (b), (c),  | ||||||
| 23 | (d), and (f) of this Section shall be increased 50%. | ||||||
| 24 |     Nothing herein contained repeals or amends the provisions  | ||||||
| 25 | of the Child Labor Law of 2024 relating to the employment of  | ||||||
| 26 | minors under the age of 16 years. | ||||||
 
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| 1 |     However, where an employer has on file an employment  | ||||||
| 2 | certificate issued pursuant to the Child Labor Law of 2024 or  | ||||||
| 3 | work permit issued pursuant to the Federal Fair Labor  | ||||||
| 4 | Standards Act, as amended, or a birth certificate properly and  | ||||||
| 5 | duly issued, such certificate, permit or birth certificate is  | ||||||
| 6 | conclusive evidence as to the age of the injured minor  | ||||||
| 7 | employee for the purposes of this Section only. | ||||||
| 8 |     (i) Whenever the dependents of a deceased employee are  | ||||||
| 9 | noncitizens not residing in the United States, Mexico or  | ||||||
| 10 | Canada, the amount of compensation payable is limited to the  | ||||||
| 11 | beneficiaries described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of  | ||||||
| 12 | this Section and is 50% of the compensation provided in  | ||||||
| 13 | paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section, except as  | ||||||
| 14 | otherwise provided by treaty. | ||||||
| 15 |     In a case where any of the persons who would be entitled to  | ||||||
| 16 | compensation is living at any place outside of the United  | ||||||
| 17 | States, then payment shall be made to the personal  | ||||||
| 18 | representative of the deceased employee. The distribution by  | ||||||
| 19 | such personal representative to the persons entitled shall be  | ||||||
| 20 | made to such persons and in such manner as the Commission  | ||||||
| 21 | orders. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22; 103-590, eff. 6-5-24;  | ||||||
| 23 | 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-10-24.)
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| 24 |     Section 9995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act  | ||||||
| 25 | makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by  | ||||||
 
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| 6 |     Section 9996. No revival or extension. This Act does not  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 |     Section 9999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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