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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 |
| 5 | | is amended by changing Section 6.11C as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 375/6.11C) |
| 7 | | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a |
| 8 | | delayed effective date) |
| 9 | | Sec. 6.11C. Coverage for injectable medicines to improve |
| 10 | | glucose or weight loss. Beginning on July 1, 2024, January 1, |
| 11 | | 2024, the State Employees Group Insurance Program shall |
| 12 | | provide coverage for all types of medically necessary, as |
| 13 | | determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all |
| 14 | | its branches, injectable medicines prescribed on-label or |
| 15 | | off-label to improve glucose or weight loss for use by adults |
| 16 | | diagnosed or previously diagnosed with prediabetes, |
| 17 | | gestational diabetes, or obesity. To continue to qualify for |
| 18 | | coverage under this Section, the continued treatment must be |
| 19 | | medically necessary, and covered members must, if given |
| 20 | | advance, written notice, participate in a lifestyle management |
| 21 | | plan administered by their health plan. This Section does not |
| 22 | | apply to individuals covered by a Medicare Advantage |
| 23 | | Prescription Drug Plan. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 1-1-24.)
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| 2 | | Section 10. The Children and Family Services Act is |
| 3 | | amended by changing Section 5.46 as follows:
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| 4 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.46) |
| 5 | | Sec. 5.46. Application for Social Security benefits, |
| 6 | | Supplemental Security Income, Veterans benefits, and Railroad |
| 7 | | Retirement benefits. |
| 8 | | (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: |
| 9 | | "Achieving a Better Life Experience Account" or "ABLE |
| 10 | | account" means an account established for the purpose of |
| 11 | | financing certain qualified expenses of eligible individuals |
| 12 | | as specifically provided for in Section 529A of the Internal |
| 13 | | Revenue Code and Section 16.6 of the State Treasurer Act. |
| 14 | | "Benefits" means Social Security benefits, Supplemental |
| 15 | | Security Income, Veterans benefits, and Railroad Retirement |
| 16 | | benefits. |
| 17 | | "DCFS Guardianship Administrator" means a Department |
| 18 | | representative appointed as guardian of the person or legal |
| 19 | | custodian of the minor youth in care. |
| 20 | | "Youth's attorney and guardian ad litem" means the person |
| 21 | | appointed as the youth's attorney or guardian ad litem in |
| 22 | | accordance with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 in the |
| 23 | | proceeding in which the Department is appointed as the youth's |
| 24 | | guardian or custodian. |
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| 1 | | (b) Application for benefits. |
| 2 | | (1) Upon receiving temporary custody or guardianship |
| 3 | | of a youth in care, the Department shall assess the youth |
| 4 | | to determine whether the youth may be eligible for |
| 5 | | benefits. If, after the assessment, the Department |
| 6 | | determines that the youth may be eligible for benefits, |
| 7 | | the Department shall ensure that an application is filed |
| 8 | | on behalf of the youth. The Department shall prescribe by |
| 9 | | rule how it will review cases of youth in care at regular |
| 10 | | intervals to determine whether the youth may have become |
| 11 | | eligible for benefits after the initial assessment. The |
| 12 | | Department shall make reasonable efforts to encourage |
| 13 | | youth in care over the age of 18 who are likely eligible |
| 14 | | for benefits to cooperate with the application process and |
| 15 | | to assist youth with the application process. |
| 16 | | (2) When applying for benefits under this Section for |
| 17 | | a youth in care the Department shall identify a |
| 18 | | representative payee in accordance with the requirements |
| 19 | | of 20 CFR 404.2021 and 416.621. If the Department is |
| 20 | | seeking to be appointed as the youth's representative |
| 21 | | payee, the Department must consider input, if provided, |
| 22 | | from the youth's attorney and guardian ad litem regarding |
| 23 | | whether another representative payee, consistent with the |
| 24 | | requirements of 20 CFR 404.2021 and 416.621, is available. |
| 25 | | If the Department serves as the representative payee for a |
| 26 | | youth over the age of 18, the Department shall request a |
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| 1 | | court order, as described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph |
| 2 | | (1) of subsection (d) and in subparagraph (C) of paragraph |
| 3 | | (2) of subsection (d). |
| 4 | | (c) Notifications. The Department shall immediately notify |
| 5 | | a youth over the age of 16, the youth's attorney and guardian |
| 6 | | ad litem, and the youth's parent or legal guardian or another |
| 7 | | responsible adult of: |
| 8 | | (1) any application for or any application to become |
| 9 | | representative payee for benefits on behalf of a youth in |
| 10 | | care; |
| 11 | | (2) beginning January 1, 2025, any communications from |
| 12 | | the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of |
| 13 | | Veterans Affairs, or the Railroad Retirement Board |
| 14 | | pertaining to the acceptance or denial of benefits or the |
| 15 | | selection of a representative payee; and |
| 16 | | (3) beginning January 1, 2025, any appeal or other |
| 17 | | action requested by the Department regarding an |
| 18 | | application for benefits. |
| 19 | | (d) Use of benefits. Consistent with federal law, when the |
| 20 | | Department serves as the representative payee for a youth |
| 21 | | receiving benefits and receives benefits on the youth's |
| 22 | | behalf, the Department shall: |
| 23 | | (1) Beginning January 1, 2024 2023, ensure that when |
| 24 | | the youth attains the age of 14 years and until the |
| 25 | | Department no longer serves as the representative payee, a |
| 26 | | minimum percentage of the youth's Supplemental Security |
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| 1 | | Income benefits are conserved in accordance with paragraph |
| 2 | | (4) as follows: |
| 3 | | (A) From the age of 14 through age 15, at least |
| 4 | | 40%. |
| 5 | | (B) From the age of 16 through age 17, at least |
| 6 | | 80%. |
| 7 | | (C) From the age of 18 and older through 20, 100%, |
| 8 | | when a court order has been entered expressly |
| 9 | | authorizing allowing the DCFS Guardianship |
| 10 | | Administrator to serve as the designated |
| 11 | | representative to establish an ABLE account on behalf |
| 12 | | of a youth Department to have the authority to |
| 13 | | establish and serve as an authorized agent of the |
| 14 | | youth over the age of 18 with respect to an account |
| 15 | | established in accordance with paragraph (4). |
| 16 | | (2) Beginning January 1, 2024, ensure that when the |
| 17 | | youth attains the age of 14 years and until the Department |
| 18 | | no longer serves as the representative payee a minimum |
| 19 | | percentage of the youth's Social Security benefits, |
| 20 | | Veterans benefits, or Railroad Retirement benefits are |
| 21 | | conserved in accordance with paragraph (3) or (4), as |
| 22 | | applicable, as follows: |
| 23 | | (A) From the age of 14 through age 15, at least |
| 24 | | 40%. |
| 25 | | (B) From the age of 16 through age 17, at least |
| 26 | | 80%. |
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| 1 | | (C) From the age of 18 through 20, 100%. If |
| 2 | | establishment of an ABLE account is necessary to |
| 3 | | conserve benefits for youth age 18 and older, then |
| 4 | | benefits shall be conserved in accordance with |
| 5 | | paragraph (4) when a court order has been entered |
| 6 | | expressly authorizing the DCFS Guardianship |
| 7 | | Administrator to serve as the designated |
| 8 | | representative to establish an ABLE account on behalf |
| 9 | | of a youth , when a court order has been entered |
| 10 | | expressly allowing the Department to have the |
| 11 | | authority to establish and serve as an authorized |
| 12 | | agent of the youth over the age of 18 with respect to |
| 13 | | an account established in accordance with paragraph |
| 14 | | (4). |
| 15 | | (3) Exercise discretion in accordance with federal law |
| 16 | | and in the best interests of the youth when making |
| 17 | | decisions to use or conserve the youth's benefits that are |
| 18 | | less than or not subject to asset or resource limits under |
| 19 | | federal law, including using the benefits to address the |
| 20 | | youth's special needs and conserving the benefits for the |
| 21 | | youth's reasonably foreseeable future needs. |
| 22 | | (4) Appropriately monitor any federal asset or |
| 23 | | resource limits for the Supplemental Security Income |
| 24 | | benefits and ensure that the youth's best interest is |
| 25 | | served by using or conserving the benefits in a way that |
| 26 | | avoids violating any federal asset or resource limits that |
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| 1 | | would affect the youth's eligibility to receive the |
| 2 | | benefits, including, but not limited to: |
| 3 | | (A) applying to the Social Security Administration |
| 4 | | to establish a Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) |
| 5 | | Account for the youth under the Social Security Act |
| 6 | | and determining whether it is in the best interest of |
| 7 | | the youth to conserve all or parts of the benefits in |
| 8 | | the PASS account; |
| 9 | | (B) establishing a 529 plan for the youth and |
| 10 | | conserving the youth's benefits in that account in a |
| 11 | | manner that appropriately avoids any federal asset or |
| 12 | | resource limits; |
| 13 | | (C) establishing an Individual Development Account |
| 14 | | for the youth and conserving the youth's benefits in |
| 15 | | that account in a manner that appropriately avoids any |
| 16 | | federal asset or resource limits; |
| 17 | | (A) (D) establishing an ABLE account authorized by |
| 18 | | Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for |
| 19 | | the youth and conserving the youth's benefits in that |
| 20 | | account in a manner that appropriately avoids any |
| 21 | | federal asset or resource limits; |
| 22 | | (E) establishing a Social Security Plan to Achieve |
| 23 | | Self-Support account for the youth and conserving the |
| 24 | | youth's benefits in a manner that appropriately avoids |
| 25 | | any federal asset or resource limits; |
| 26 | | (F) establishing a special needs trust for the |
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| 1 | | youth and conserving the youth's benefits in the trust |
| 2 | | in a manner that is consistent with federal |
| 3 | | requirements for special needs trusts and that |
| 4 | | appropriately avoids any federal asset or resource |
| 5 | | limits; |
| 6 | | (B) (G) if the Department determines that using |
| 7 | | the benefits for services for current special needs |
| 8 | | not already provided by the Department is in the best |
| 9 | | interest of the youth, using the benefits for those |
| 10 | | services; |
| 11 | | (C) (H) if federal law requires certain back |
| 12 | | payments of benefits to be placed in a dedicated |
| 13 | | account, complying with the requirements for dedicated |
| 14 | | accounts under 20 CFR 416.640(e); and |
| 15 | | (D) (I) applying any other exclusions from federal |
| 16 | | asset or resource limits available under federal law |
| 17 | | and using or conserving the youth's benefits in a |
| 18 | | manner that appropriately avoids any federal asset or |
| 19 | | resource limits. |
| 20 | | (e) By July 1, 2024, the Department shall provide a report |
| 21 | | to the General Assembly regarding youth in care who receive |
| 22 | | benefits who are not subject to this Act. The report shall |
| 23 | | discuss a goal of expanding conservation of children's |
| 24 | | benefits to all benefits of all children of any age for whom |
| 25 | | the Department serves as representative payee. The report |
| 26 | | shall include a description of any identified obstacles, steps |
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| 1 | | to be taken to address the obstacles, and a description of any |
| 2 | | need for statutory, rule, or procedural changes. |
| 3 | | (f) (1) Accounting. |
| 4 | | (A) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory |
| 5 | | Act of the 103rd General Assembly through December 31, |
| 6 | | 2024, upon request of the youth's attorney or guardian ad |
| 7 | | litem, the The Department shall provide an annual |
| 8 | | accounting to the youth's attorney and guardian ad litem |
| 9 | | of how the youth's benefits have been used and conserved. |
| 10 | | (B) Beginning January 1, 2025 and every year |
| 11 | | thereafter, an annual accounting of how the youth's |
| 12 | | benefits have been used and conserved shall be provided |
| 13 | | automatically to the youth's attorney and guardian ad |
| 14 | | litem. |
| 15 | | (C) In addition, within 10 business days of a request |
| 16 | | from a youth or the youth's attorney and guardian ad |
| 17 | | litem, the Department shall provide an accounting to the |
| 18 | | youth of how the youth's benefits have been used and |
| 19 | | conserved. |
| 20 | | (2) The accounting shall include: |
| 21 | | (A) (1) The amount of benefits received on the |
| 22 | | youth's behalf since the most recent accounting and |
| 23 | | the date the benefits were received. |
| 24 | | (B) (2) Information regarding the youth's benefits |
| 25 | | and resources, including the youth's benefits, |
| 26 | | insurance, cash assets, trust accounts, earnings, and |
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| 1 | | other resources. |
| 2 | | (C) (3) An accounting of the disbursement of |
| 3 | | benefit funds, including the date, amount, |
| 4 | | identification of payee, and purpose. |
| 5 | | (D) (4) Information regarding each request by the |
| 6 | | youth, the youth's attorney and guardian ad litem, or |
| 7 | | the youth's caregiver for disbursement of funds and a |
| 8 | | statement regarding the reason for not granting the |
| 9 | | request if the request was denied. |
| 10 | | When the Department's guardianship of the youth is being |
| 11 | | terminated, prior to or upon the termination of guardianship, |
| 12 | | the Department shall provide (i) a final accounting to the |
| 13 | | Social Security Administration, to the youth's attorney and |
| 14 | | guardian ad litem, and to either the person or persons who will |
| 15 | | assume guardianship of the youth or who is in the process of |
| 16 | | adopting the youth, if the youth is under 18, or to the youth, |
| 17 | | if the youth is over 18 and (ii) information to the parent, |
| 18 | | guardian, or youth regarding how to apply to become the |
| 19 | | designated representative for the youth's ABLE account payee. |
| 20 | | The Department shall adopt rules to ensure that the |
| 21 | | representative payee transitions occur in a timely and |
| 22 | | appropriate manner. |
| 23 | | (g) Education Financial literacy. The Department shall |
| 24 | | provide the youth who have funds conserved under paragraphs |
| 25 | | (1) and (2) of subsection (d) with education with financial |
| 26 | | literacy training and support, including specific information |
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| 1 | | regarding the existence, availability, and use of funds |
| 2 | | conserved for the youth in accordance with paragraphs (1) and |
| 3 | | (2) of subsection (d) this subsection, beginning by age 14 in a |
| 4 | | developmentally appropriate manner. The education literacy |
| 5 | | program and support services shall be developed in |
| 6 | | consultation with input from the Department's Statewide Youth |
| 7 | | Advisory Board. Education and informational materials related |
| 8 | | to ABLE accounts shall be developed in consultation with and |
| 9 | | approved by the State Treasurer. |
| 10 | | (h) Adoption of rules. The Department shall adopt rules to |
| 11 | | implement the provisions of this Section by January 1, 2024 |
| 12 | | 2023. |
| 13 | | (i) Reporting. No later than February 28, 2023, the |
| 14 | | Department shall file a report with the General Assembly |
| 15 | | providing the following information for State Fiscal Years |
| 16 | | 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 and annually beginning February 28, |
| 17 | | 2023, for the preceding fiscal year: |
| 18 | | (1) The number of youth entering care. |
| 19 | | (2) The number of youth entering care receiving each |
| 20 | | of the following types of benefits: Social Security |
| 21 | | benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans benefits, |
| 22 | | Railroad Retirement benefits. |
| 23 | | (3) The number of youth entering care for whom the |
| 24 | | Department filed an application for each of the following |
| 25 | | types of benefits: Social Security benefits, Supplemental |
| 26 | | Security Income, Veterans benefits, Railroad Retirement |
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| 1 | | benefits. |
| 2 | | (4) The number of youth entering care who were awarded |
| 3 | | each of the following types of benefits based on an |
| 4 | | application filed by the Department: Social Security |
| 5 | | benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans benefits, |
| 6 | | Railroad Retirement benefits. |
| 7 | | (j) Annually beginning December 31, 2023, the Department |
| 8 | | shall file a report with the General Assembly with the |
| 9 | | following information regarding the preceding fiscal year: |
| 10 | | (1) the number of conserved accounts established and |
| 11 | | maintained for youth in care; |
| 12 | | (2) the average amount conserved by age group; and |
| 13 | | (3) the total amount conserved by age group. |
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1014, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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| 15 | | Section 15. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil |
| 16 | | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section |
| 17 | | 2605-10 as follows:
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| 18 | | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-10) (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part) |
| 19 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-34) |
| 20 | | Sec. 2605-10. Powers and duties, generally. |
| 21 | | (a) The Illinois State Police shall exercise the rights, |
| 22 | | powers, and duties that have been vested in the Illinois State |
| 23 | | Police by the following: |
| 24 | | The Illinois State Police Act. |
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| 1 | | The Illinois State Police Radio Act. |
| 2 | | The Criminal Identification Act. |
| 3 | | The Illinois Vehicle Code. |
| 4 | | The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. |
| 5 | | The Firearm Concealed Carry Act. |
| 6 | | The Gun Dealer Licensing Act. |
| 7 | | The Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of |
| 8 | | 1984. |
| 9 | | The Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act. |
| 10 | | The Narcotic Control Division Abolition Act. |
| 11 | | (b) The Illinois State Police shall have the powers and |
| 12 | | duties set forth in the following Sections. |
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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| 14 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-34) |
| 15 | | Sec. 2605-10. Powers and duties, generally. |
| 16 | | (a) The Illinois State Police shall exercise the rights, |
| 17 | | powers, and duties that have been vested in the Illinois State |
| 18 | | Police by the following: |
| 19 | | The Illinois State Police Act. |
| 20 | | The Illinois State Police Radio Act. |
| 21 | | The Criminal Identification Act. |
| 22 | | The Illinois Vehicle Code. |
| 23 | | The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. |
| 24 | | The Firearm Concealed Carry Act. |
| 25 | | The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. |
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| 1 | | The Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of |
| 2 | | 1984. |
| 3 | | The Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act. |
| 4 | | The Narcotic Control Division Abolition Act. |
| 5 | | The Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act. |
| 6 | | The Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth |
| 7 | | Registration Act. |
| 8 | | (b) The Illinois State Police shall have the powers and |
| 9 | | duties set forth in the following Sections. |
| 10 | | (c) The Illinois State Police shall exercise the rights, |
| 11 | | powers, and duties vested in the Illinois State Police to |
| 12 | | implement the following protective service functions for State |
| 13 | | facilities, State officials, and State employees serving in |
| 14 | | their official capacity: |
| 15 | | (1) Utilize subject matter expertise and law |
| 16 | | enforcement authority to strengthen the protection of |
| 17 | | State government facilities, State employees, State |
| 18 | | officials, and State critical infrastructure. |
| 19 | | (2) Coordinate State, federal, and local law |
| 20 | | enforcement activities involving the protection of State |
| 21 | | facilities, officials, and employees. |
| 22 | | (3) Conduct investigations of criminal threats to |
| 23 | | State facilities, State critical infrastructure, State |
| 24 | | officials, and State employees. |
| 25 | | (4) Train State officials and employees in personal |
| 26 | | protection, crime prevention, facility occupant emergency |
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| 1 | | planning, and incident management. |
| 2 | | (5) Establish standard protocols for prevention and |
| 3 | | response to criminal threats to State facilities, State |
| 4 | | officials, State employees, and State critical |
| 5 | | infrastructure, and standard protocols for reporting of |
| 6 | | suspicious activities. |
| 7 | | (6) Establish minimum operational standards, |
| 8 | | qualifications, training, and compliance requirements for |
| 9 | | State employees and contractors engaged in the protection |
| 10 | | of State facilities and employees. |
| 11 | | (7) At the request of departments or agencies of State |
| 12 | | government, conduct security assessments, including, but |
| 13 | | not limited to, examination of alarm systems, cameras |
| 14 | | systems, access points, personnel readiness, and emergency |
| 15 | | protocols based on risk and need. |
| 16 | | (8) Oversee the planning and implementation of |
| 17 | | security and law enforcement activities necessary for the |
| 18 | | protection of major, multi-jurisdictional events |
| 19 | | implicating potential criminal threats to State officials, |
| 20 | | State employees, or State-owned, State-leased, or |
| 21 | | State-operated critical infrastructure or facilities. |
| 22 | | (9) Oversee and direct the planning and implementation |
| 23 | | of security and law enforcement activities by the |
| 24 | | departments and agencies of the State necessary for the |
| 25 | | protection of State employees, State officials, and |
| 26 | | State-owned, State-leased, or State-operated critical |
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| 1 | | infrastructure or facilities from criminal activity. |
| 2 | | (10) Advise the Governor and Homeland Security Advisor |
| 3 | | on any matters necessary for the effective protection of |
| 4 | | State facilities, critical infrastructure, officials, and |
| 5 | | employees from criminal threats. |
| 6 | | (11) Utilize intergovernmental agreements and |
| 7 | | administrative rules as needed for the effective, |
| 8 | | efficient implementation of law enforcement and support |
| 9 | | activities necessary for the protection of State |
| 10 | | facilities, State infrastructure, State employees, and, |
| 11 | | upon the express written consent of State constitutional |
| 12 | | officials, State constitutional officials, and State |
| 13 | | employees. |
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; |
| 15 | | revised 9-25-23.)
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| 16 | | Section 20. The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force |
| 17 | | Act is amended by changing Sections 15 and 20 as follows:
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| 18 | | (20 ILCS 4128/15) |
| 19 | | Sec. 15. Membership; appointments; meeting. |
| 20 | | (a) The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force shall |
| 21 | | consist of the following members: |
| 22 | | (1) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed |
| 23 | | by the President of the Senate and shall serve as co-chair |
| 24 | | of the Task Force; |
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| 1 | | (2) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed |
| 2 | | by the Minority Leader of the Senate; |
| 3 | | (3) one member of the House of Representatives, who |
| 4 | | shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 5 | | Representatives and shall serve as co-chair of the Task |
| 6 | | Force; |
| 7 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives, who |
| 8 | | shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
| 9 | | Representatives; |
| 10 | | (5) the Director Secretary of Commerce and Economic |
| 11 | | Opportunity or the Director's Secretary's designee; |
| 12 | | (6) the Director of Agriculture or the Director's |
| 13 | | designee; |
| 14 | | (7) 5 members who are appointed by the Director of |
| 15 | | Agriculture. Of the members appointed by the Director of |
| 16 | | Agriculture, 3 members shall be commercial producers of |
| 17 | | agricultural commodities, of which one member shall be |
| 18 | | from the largest statewide agricultural association; and 2 |
| 19 | | members shall be representatives from the University of |
| 20 | | Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and |
| 21 | | Environmental Sciences engaged in nutritional research; |
| 22 | | and |
| 23 | | (8) 6 members who are appointed by the Governor. Of |
| 24 | | the members appointed by the Governor, 2 members shall be |
| 25 | | engaged in academic or scientific research on alternative |
| 26 | | protein development at a State college or university; one |
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| 1 | | member shall be a representative of a nonprofit |
| 2 | | organization dedicated to the development and |
| 3 | | accessibility of alternative proteins; one member shall be |
| 4 | | a representative of the State's agricultural biotechnology |
| 5 | | industry; one member shall be the president of the |
| 6 | | Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization or the |
| 7 | | organization's designee; and one member shall be a |
| 8 | | representative from a multinational food processing and |
| 9 | | manufacturing corporation headquartered in this State. |
| 10 | | (b) Members of the Task Force shall not receive |
| 11 | | compensation for their services to the Task Force. |
| 12 | | (c) All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days |
| 13 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
| 14 | | (d) The co-chairs of the Task Force shall schedule no |
| 15 | | fewer than 4 meetings of the Task Force, including not less |
| 16 | | than one public hearing. The co-chairs shall convene the first |
| 17 | | meeting of the Task Force within 60 days after the effective |
| 18 | | date of this Act. |
| 19 | | (e) The Department of Agriculture shall provide |
| 20 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. |
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23; revised 10-19-23.)
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| 22 | | (20 ILCS 4128/20) |
| 23 | | Sec. 20. Report; dissolution of Task Force; repeal of Act. |
| 24 | | (a)The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings |
| 25 | | and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June |
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| 2 | | (b) The Task Force shall be dissolved on December 31, |
| 3 | | 2024. |
| 4 | | (c) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2025. |
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23.)
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| 6 | | Section 25. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
| 7 | | changing Section 20-10 as follows:
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| 8 | | (30 ILCS 500/20-10) |
| 9 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-558) |
| 10 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 96-159, 96-588, 97-96, 97-895, |
| 11 | | 98-1076, 99-906, 100-43, 101-31, 101-657, and 102-29) |
| 12 | | Sec. 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding; reverse auction. |
| 13 | | (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded by |
| 14 | | competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in |
| 15 | | Section 20-5. |
| 16 | | (b) Invitation for bids. An invitation for bids shall be |
| 17 | | issued and shall include a purchase description and the |
| 18 | | material contractual terms and conditions applicable to the |
| 19 | | procurement. |
| 20 | | (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for |
| 21 | | bids shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin |
| 22 | | at least 14 calendar days before the date set in the invitation |
| 23 | | for the opening of bids. |
| 24 | | (d) Bid opening. Bids shall be opened publicly or through |
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| 2 | | more witnesses at the time and place designated in the |
| 3 | | invitation for bids. The name of each bidder, including earned |
| 4 | | and applied bid credit from the Illinois Works Jobs Program |
| 5 | | Act, the amount of each bid, and other relevant information as |
| 6 | | may be specified by rule shall be recorded. After the award of |
| 7 | | the contract, the winning bid and the record of each |
| 8 | | unsuccessful bid shall be open to public inspection. |
| 9 | | (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be |
| 10 | | unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, |
| 11 | | except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated |
| 12 | | based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for |
| 13 | | bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability |
| 14 | | such as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, |
| 15 | | and suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that |
| 16 | | will affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for |
| 17 | | award, such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or |
| 18 | | life cycle costs, shall be objectively measurable. The |
| 19 | | invitation for bids shall set forth the evaluation criteria to |
| 20 | | be used. |
| 21 | | (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or |
| 22 | | withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after |
| 23 | | award, or cancellation of awards of contracts based on bid |
| 24 | | mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules. After |
| 25 | | bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of |
| 26 | | bids prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair |
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| 1 | | competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit the |
| 2 | | correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall |
| 3 | | be supported by written determination made by a State |
| 4 | | purchasing officer. |
| 5 | | (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable |
| 6 | | promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and |
| 7 | | responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and |
| 8 | | criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, except when a |
| 9 | | State purchasing officer determines it is not in the best |
| 10 | | interest of the State and by written explanation determines |
| 11 | | another bidder shall receive the award. The explanation shall |
| 12 | | appear in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement |
| 13 | | Bulletin. The written explanation must include: |
| 14 | | (1) a description of the agency's needs; |
| 15 | | (2) a determination that the anticipated cost will be |
| 16 | | fair and reasonable; |
| 17 | | (3) a listing of all responsible and responsive |
| 18 | | bidders; and |
| 19 | | (4) the name of the bidder selected, the total |
| 20 | | contract price, and the reasons for selecting that bidder. |
| 21 | | Each chief procurement officer may adopt guidelines to |
| 22 | | implement the requirements of this subsection (g). |
| 23 | | The written explanation shall be filed with the |
| 24 | | Legislative Audit Commission, and the Commission on Equity and |
| 25 | | Inclusion, and the Procurement Policy Board, and be made |
| 26 | | available for inspection by the public, within 14 calendar |
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| 1 | | days after the agency's decision to award the contract. |
| 2 | | (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered |
| 3 | | impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to |
| 4 | | support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be |
| 5 | | issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be |
| 6 | | followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders |
| 7 | | whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth |
| 8 | | in the first solicitation. |
| 9 | | (i) Alternative procedures. Notwithstanding any other |
| 10 | | provision of this Act to the contrary, the Director of the |
| 11 | | Illinois Power Agency may create alternative bidding |
| 12 | | procedures to be used in procuring professional services under |
| 13 | | Section 1-56, subsections (a) and (c) of Section 1-75 and |
| 14 | | subsection (d) of Section 1-78 of the Illinois Power Agency |
| 15 | | Act and Section 16-111.5(c) of the Public Utilities Act and to |
| 16 | | procure renewable energy resources under Section 1-56 of the |
| 17 | | Illinois Power Agency Act. These alternative procedures shall |
| 18 | | be set forth together with the other criteria contained in the |
| 19 | | invitation for bids, and shall appear in the appropriate |
| 20 | | volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 21 | | (j) Reverse auction. Notwithstanding any other provision |
| 22 | | of this Section and in accordance with rules adopted by the |
| 23 | | chief procurement officer, that chief procurement officer may |
| 24 | | procure supplies or services through a competitive electronic |
| 25 | | auction bidding process after the chief procurement officer |
| 26 | | determines that the use of such a process will be in the best |
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| 1 | | interest of the State. The chief procurement officer shall |
| 2 | | publish that determination in his or her next volume of the |
| 3 | | Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 4 | | An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall include |
| 5 | | (i) a procurement description, (ii) all contractual terms, |
| 6 | | whenever practical, and (iii) conditions applicable to the |
| 7 | | procurement, including a notice that bids will be received in |
| 8 | | an electronic auction manner. |
| 9 | | Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given in |
| 10 | | the same manner as provided in subsection (c). |
| 11 | | Bids shall be accepted electronically at the time and in |
| 12 | | the manner designated in the invitation for bids. During the |
| 13 | | auction, a bidder's price shall be disclosed to other bidders. |
| 14 | | Bidders shall have the opportunity to reduce their bid prices |
| 15 | | during the auction. At the conclusion of the auction, the |
| 16 | | record of the bid prices received and the name of each bidder |
| 17 | | shall be open to public inspection. |
| 18 | | After the auction period has terminated, withdrawal of |
| 19 | | bids shall be permitted as provided in subsection (f). |
| 20 | | The contract shall be awarded within 60 calendar days |
| 21 | | after the auction by written notice to the lowest responsible |
| 22 | | bidder, or all bids shall be rejected except as otherwise |
| 23 | | provided in this Code. Extensions of the date for the award may |
| 24 | | be made by mutual written consent of the State purchasing |
| 25 | | officer and the lowest responsible bidder. |
| 26 | | This subsection does not apply to (i) procurements of |
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| 1 | | professional and artistic services, (ii) telecommunications |
| 2 | | services, communication services, and information services, |
| 3 | | and (iii) contracts for construction projects, including |
| 4 | | design professional services. |
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-657, eff. 1-1-22; |
| 6 | | 102-29, eff. 6-25-21.)
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| 7 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 96-159, 96-795, 97-96, 97-895, |
| 8 | | 98-1076, 99-906, 100-43, 101-31, 101-657, and 102-29) |
| 9 | | Sec. 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding; reverse auction. |
| 10 | | (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded by |
| 11 | | competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in |
| 12 | | Section 20-5. |
| 13 | | (b) Invitation for bids. An invitation for bids shall be |
| 14 | | issued and shall include a purchase description and the |
| 15 | | material contractual terms and conditions applicable to the |
| 16 | | procurement. |
| 17 | | (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for |
| 18 | | bids shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin |
| 19 | | at least 14 calendar days before the date set in the invitation |
| 20 | | for the opening of bids. |
| 21 | | (d) Bid opening. Bids shall be opened publicly or through |
| 22 | | an electronic procurement system in the presence of one or |
| 23 | | more witnesses at the time and place designated in the |
| 24 | | invitation for bids. The name of each bidder, including earned |
| 25 | | and applied bid credit from the Illinois Works Jobs Program |
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| 1 | | Act, the amount of each bid, and other relevant information as |
| 2 | | may be specified by rule shall be recorded. After the award of |
| 3 | | the contract, the winning bid and the record of each |
| 4 | | unsuccessful bid shall be open to public inspection. |
| 5 | | (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be |
| 6 | | unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, |
| 7 | | except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated |
| 8 | | based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for |
| 9 | | bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability |
| 10 | | such as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, |
| 11 | | and suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that |
| 12 | | will affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for |
| 13 | | award, such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or |
| 14 | | life cycle costs, shall be objectively measurable. The |
| 15 | | invitation for bids shall set forth the evaluation criteria to |
| 16 | | be used. |
| 17 | | (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or |
| 18 | | withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after |
| 19 | | award, or cancellation of awards of contracts based on bid |
| 20 | | mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules. After |
| 21 | | bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of |
| 22 | | bids prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair |
| 23 | | competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit the |
| 24 | | correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall |
| 25 | | be supported by written determination made by a State |
| 26 | | purchasing officer. |
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| 1 | | (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable |
| 2 | | promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and |
| 3 | | responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and |
| 4 | | criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, except when a |
| 5 | | State purchasing officer determines it is not in the best |
| 6 | | interest of the State and by written explanation determines |
| 7 | | another bidder shall receive the award. The explanation shall |
| 8 | | appear in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement |
| 9 | | Bulletin. The written explanation must include: |
| 10 | | (1) a description of the agency's needs; |
| 11 | | (2) a determination that the anticipated cost will be |
| 12 | | fair and reasonable; |
| 13 | | (3) a listing of all responsible and responsive |
| 14 | | bidders; and |
| 15 | | (4) the name of the bidder selected, the total |
| 16 | | contract price, and the reasons for selecting that bidder. |
| 17 | | Each chief procurement officer may adopt guidelines to |
| 18 | | implement the requirements of this subsection (g). |
| 19 | | The written explanation shall be filed with the |
| 20 | | Legislative Audit Commission, and the Commission on Equity and |
| 21 | | Inclusion, and the Procurement Policy Board, and be made |
| 22 | | available for inspection by the public, within 14 days after |
| 23 | | the agency's decision to award the contract. |
| 24 | | (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered |
| 25 | | impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to |
| 26 | | support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be |
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| 1 | | issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be |
| 2 | | followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders |
| 3 | | whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth |
| 4 | | in the first solicitation. |
| 5 | | (i) Alternative procedures. Notwithstanding any other |
| 6 | | provision of this Act to the contrary, the Director of the |
| 7 | | Illinois Power Agency may create alternative bidding |
| 8 | | procedures to be used in procuring professional services under |
| 9 | | subsections (a) and (c) of Section 1-75 and subsection (d) of |
| 10 | | Section 1-78 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and Section |
| 11 | | 16-111.5(c) of the Public Utilities Act and to procure |
| 12 | | renewable energy resources under Section 1-56 of the Illinois |
| 13 | | Power Agency Act. These alternative procedures shall be set |
| 14 | | forth together with the other criteria contained in the |
| 15 | | invitation for bids, and shall appear in the appropriate |
| 16 | | volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 17 | | (j) Reverse auction. Notwithstanding any other provision |
| 18 | | of this Section and in accordance with rules adopted by the |
| 19 | | chief procurement officer, that chief procurement officer may |
| 20 | | procure supplies or services through a competitive electronic |
| 21 | | auction bidding process after the chief procurement officer |
| 22 | | determines that the use of such a process will be in the best |
| 23 | | interest of the State. The chief procurement officer shall |
| 24 | | publish that determination in his or her next volume of the |
| 25 | | Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 26 | | An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall include |
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| 1 | | (i) a procurement description, (ii) all contractual terms, |
| 2 | | whenever practical, and (iii) conditions applicable to the |
| 3 | | procurement, including a notice that bids will be received in |
| 4 | | an electronic auction manner. |
| 5 | | Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given in |
| 6 | | the same manner as provided in subsection (c). |
| 7 | | Bids shall be accepted electronically at the time and in |
| 8 | | the manner designated in the invitation for bids. During the |
| 9 | | auction, a bidder's price shall be disclosed to other bidders. |
| 10 | | Bidders shall have the opportunity to reduce their bid prices |
| 11 | | during the auction. At the conclusion of the auction, the |
| 12 | | record of the bid prices received and the name of each bidder |
| 13 | | shall be open to public inspection. |
| 14 | | After the auction period has terminated, withdrawal of |
| 15 | | bids shall be permitted as provided in subsection (f). |
| 16 | | The contract shall be awarded within 60 calendar days |
| 17 | | after the auction by written notice to the lowest responsible |
| 18 | | bidder, or all bids shall be rejected except as otherwise |
| 19 | | provided in this Code. Extensions of the date for the award may |
| 20 | | be made by mutual written consent of the State purchasing |
| 21 | | officer and the lowest responsible bidder. |
| 22 | | This subsection does not apply to (i) procurements of |
| 23 | | professional and artistic services, (ii) telecommunications |
| 24 | | services, communication services, and information services, |
| 25 | | and (iii) contracts for construction projects, including |
| 26 | | design professional services. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-657, eff. 1-1-22; |
| 2 | | 102-29, eff. 6-25-21.)
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| 3 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-558) |
| 4 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 96-159, 96-588, 97-96, 97-895, |
| 5 | | 98-1076, 99-906, 100-43, 101-31, 101-657, 102-29, and 103-558) |
| 6 | | Sec. 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding; reverse auction. |
| 7 | | (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded by |
| 8 | | competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in |
| 9 | | Section 20-5. |
| 10 | | (b) Invitation for bids. An invitation for bids shall be |
| 11 | | issued and shall include a purchase description and the |
| 12 | | material contractual terms and conditions applicable to the |
| 13 | | procurement. |
| 14 | | (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for |
| 15 | | bids shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin |
| 16 | | at least 14 calendar days before the date set in the invitation |
| 17 | | for the opening of bids. |
| 18 | | (d) Bid opening. Bids shall be opened publicly or through |
| 19 | | an electronic procurement system in the presence of one or |
| 20 | | more witnesses at the time and place designated in the |
| 21 | | invitation for bids. The name of each bidder, including earned |
| 22 | | and applied bid credit from the Illinois Works Jobs Program |
| 23 | | Act, the amount of each bid, and other relevant information as |
| 24 | | may be specified by rule shall be recorded. After the award of |
| 25 | | the contract, the winning bid and the record of each |
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| 1 | | unsuccessful bid shall be open to public inspection. |
| 2 | | (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be |
| 3 | | unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, |
| 4 | | except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated |
| 5 | | based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for |
| 6 | | bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability |
| 7 | | such as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, |
| 8 | | and suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that |
| 9 | | will affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for |
| 10 | | award, such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or |
| 11 | | life cycle costs, shall be objectively measurable. The |
| 12 | | invitation for bids shall set forth the evaluation criteria to |
| 13 | | be used. |
| 14 | | (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or |
| 15 | | withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after |
| 16 | | award, or cancellation of awards of contracts based on bid |
| 17 | | mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules. After |
| 18 | | bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of |
| 19 | | bids prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair |
| 20 | | competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit the |
| 21 | | correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall |
| 22 | | be supported by written determination made by a State |
| 23 | | purchasing officer. |
| 24 | | (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable |
| 25 | | promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and |
| 26 | | responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and |
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| 1 | | criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, except when a |
| 2 | | State purchasing officer determines it is not in the best |
| 3 | | interest of the State and by written explanation determines |
| 4 | | another bidder shall receive the award. The explanation shall |
| 5 | | appear in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement |
| 6 | | Bulletin. The written explanation must include: |
| 7 | | (1) a description of the agency's needs; |
| 8 | | (2) a determination that the anticipated cost will be |
| 9 | | fair and reasonable; |
| 10 | | (3) a listing of all responsible and responsive |
| 11 | | bidders; and |
| 12 | | (4) the name of the bidder selected, the total |
| 13 | | contract price, and the reasons for selecting that bidder. |
| 14 | | Each chief procurement officer may adopt guidelines to |
| 15 | | implement the requirements of this subsection (g). |
| 16 | | The written explanation shall be filed with the |
| 17 | | Legislative Audit Commission, and the Commission on Equity and |
| 18 | | Inclusion, and the Procurement Policy Board, and be made |
| 19 | | available for inspection by the public, within 14 calendar |
| 20 | | days after the agency's decision to award the contract. |
| 21 | | (g-5) Failed bid notice. In addition to the requirements |
| 22 | | of subsection (g), if a bidder has failed to be awarded a |
| 23 | | contract after 4 consecutive bids to provide the same services |
| 24 | | to the Department of Transportation, the Capital Development |
| 25 | | Board, or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the |
| 26 | | applicable agency shall, in writing, detail why each of the 4 |
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| 1 | | bids was not awarded to the bidder. The applicable agency |
| 2 | | shall submit by certified copy to the bidder the reason or |
| 3 | | reasons why each of the 4 bids was not awarded to the bidder. |
| 4 | | The agency shall submit that certified copy to the bidder |
| 5 | | within the same calendar quarter in which the fourth bid was |
| 6 | | rejected. This subsection does not apply if information |
| 7 | | pertaining to a failed bid was previously disclosed to a |
| 8 | | bidder by electronic means. If any agency chooses to provide |
| 9 | | information by electronic means, the agency shall have a |
| 10 | | written policy outlining how the agency will reasonably ensure |
| 11 | | the bidder receives the information. For the purposes of this |
| 12 | | subsection, "electronic means" means an email communication |
| 13 | | from the applicable agency to the bidder or a public posting on |
| 14 | | the applicable agency's procurement bulletin. |
| 15 | | (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered |
| 16 | | impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to |
| 17 | | support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be |
| 18 | | issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be |
| 19 | | followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders |
| 20 | | whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth |
| 21 | | in the first solicitation. |
| 22 | | (i) Alternative procedures. Notwithstanding any other |
| 23 | | provision of this Act to the contrary, the Director of the |
| 24 | | Illinois Power Agency may create alternative bidding |
| 25 | | procedures to be used in procuring professional services under |
| 26 | | Section 1-56, subsections (a) and (c) of Section 1-75 and |
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| 2 | | Act and Section 16-111.5(c) of the Public Utilities Act and to |
| 3 | | procure renewable energy resources under Section 1-56 of the |
| 4 | | Illinois Power Agency Act. These alternative procedures shall |
| 5 | | be set forth together with the other criteria contained in the |
| 6 | | invitation for bids, and shall appear in the appropriate |
| 7 | | volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 8 | | (j) Reverse auction. Notwithstanding any other provision |
| 9 | | of this Section and in accordance with rules adopted by the |
| 10 | | chief procurement officer, that chief procurement officer may |
| 11 | | procure supplies or services through a competitive electronic |
| 12 | | auction bidding process after the chief procurement officer |
| 13 | | determines that the use of such a process will be in the best |
| 14 | | interest of the State. The chief procurement officer shall |
| 15 | | publish that determination in his or her next volume of the |
| 16 | | Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 17 | | An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall include |
| 18 | | (i) a procurement description, (ii) all contractual terms, |
| 19 | | whenever practical, and (iii) conditions applicable to the |
| 20 | | procurement, including a notice that bids will be received in |
| 21 | | an electronic auction manner. |
| 22 | | Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given in |
| 23 | | the same manner as provided in subsection (c). |
| 24 | | Bids shall be accepted electronically at the time and in |
| 25 | | the manner designated in the invitation for bids. During the |
| 26 | | auction, a bidder's price shall be disclosed to other bidders. |
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| 1 | | Bidders shall have the opportunity to reduce their bid prices |
| 2 | | during the auction. At the conclusion of the auction, the |
| 3 | | record of the bid prices received and the name of each bidder |
| 4 | | shall be open to public inspection. |
| 5 | | After the auction period has terminated, withdrawal of |
| 6 | | bids shall be permitted as provided in subsection (f). |
| 7 | | The contract shall be awarded within 60 calendar days |
| 8 | | after the auction by written notice to the lowest responsible |
| 9 | | bidder, or all bids shall be rejected except as otherwise |
| 10 | | provided in this Code. Extensions of the date for the award may |
| 11 | | be made by mutual written consent of the State purchasing |
| 12 | | officer and the lowest responsible bidder. |
| 13 | | This subsection does not apply to (i) procurements of |
| 14 | | professional and artistic services, (ii) telecommunications |
| 15 | | services, communication services, and information services, |
| 16 | | and (iii) contracts for construction projects, including |
| 17 | | design professional services. |
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 103-558, eff. 1-1-24.)
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| 19 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 96-159, 96-795, 97-96, 97-895, |
| 20 | | 98-1076, 99-906, 100-43, 101-31, 101-657, 102-29, and 103-558) |
| 21 | | Sec. 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding; reverse auction. |
| 22 | | (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded by |
| 23 | | competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in |
| 24 | | Section 20-5. |
| 25 | | (b) Invitation for bids. An invitation for bids shall be |
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| 1 | | issued and shall include a purchase description and the |
| 2 | | material contractual terms and conditions applicable to the |
| 3 | | procurement. |
| 4 | | (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for |
| 5 | | bids shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin |
| 6 | | at least 14 calendar days before the date set in the invitation |
| 7 | | for the opening of bids. |
| 8 | | (d) Bid opening. Bids shall be opened publicly or through |
| 9 | | an electronic procurement system in the presence of one or |
| 10 | | more witnesses at the time and place designated in the |
| 11 | | invitation for bids. The name of each bidder, including earned |
| 12 | | and applied bid credit from the Illinois Works Jobs Program |
| 13 | | Act, the amount of each bid, and other relevant information as |
| 14 | | may be specified by rule shall be recorded. After the award of |
| 15 | | the contract, the winning bid and the record of each |
| 16 | | unsuccessful bid shall be open to public inspection. |
| 17 | | (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be |
| 18 | | unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, |
| 19 | | except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated |
| 20 | | based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for |
| 21 | | bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability |
| 22 | | such as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, |
| 23 | | and suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that |
| 24 | | will affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for |
| 25 | | award, such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or |
| 26 | | life cycle costs, shall be objectively measurable. The |
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| 1 | | invitation for bids shall set forth the evaluation criteria to |
| 2 | | be used. |
| 3 | | (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or |
| 4 | | withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after |
| 5 | | award, or cancellation of awards of contracts based on bid |
| 6 | | mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules. After |
| 7 | | bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of |
| 8 | | bids prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair |
| 9 | | competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit the |
| 10 | | correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall |
| 11 | | be supported by written determination made by a State |
| 12 | | purchasing officer. |
| 13 | | (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable |
| 14 | | promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and |
| 15 | | responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and |
| 16 | | criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, except when a |
| 17 | | State purchasing officer determines it is not in the best |
| 18 | | interest of the State and by written explanation determines |
| 19 | | another bidder shall receive the award. The explanation shall |
| 20 | | appear in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement |
| 21 | | Bulletin. The written explanation must include: |
| 22 | | (1) a description of the agency's needs; |
| 23 | | (2) a determination that the anticipated cost will be |
| 24 | | fair and reasonable; |
| 25 | | (3) a listing of all responsible and responsive |
| 26 | | bidders; and |
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| 1 | | (4) the name of the bidder selected, the total |
| 2 | | contract price, and the reasons for selecting that bidder. |
| 3 | | Each chief procurement officer may adopt guidelines to |
| 4 | | implement the requirements of this subsection (g). |
| 5 | | The written explanation shall be filed with the |
| 6 | | Legislative Audit Commission, and the Commission on Equity and |
| 7 | | Inclusion, and the Procurement Policy Board, and be made |
| 8 | | available for inspection by the public, within 14 days after |
| 9 | | the agency's decision to award the contract. |
| 10 | | (g-5) Failed bid notice. In addition to the requirements |
| 11 | | of subsection (g), if a bidder has failed to be awarded a |
| 12 | | contract after 4 consecutive bids to provide the same services |
| 13 | | to the Department of Transportation, the Capital Development |
| 14 | | Board, or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the |
| 15 | | applicable agency shall, in writing, detail why each of the 4 |
| 16 | | bids was not awarded to the bidder. The applicable agency |
| 17 | | shall submit by certified copy to the bidder the reason or |
| 18 | | reasons why each of the 4 bids was not awarded to the bidder. |
| 19 | | The agency shall submit that certified copy to the bidder |
| 20 | | within the same calendar quarter in which the fourth bid was |
| 21 | | rejected. This subsection does not apply if information |
| 22 | | pertaining to a failed bid was previously disclosed to a |
| 23 | | bidder by electronic means. If any agency chooses to provide |
| 24 | | information by electronic means, the agency shall have a |
| 25 | | written policy outlining how the agency will reasonably ensure |
| 26 | | the bidder receives the information. For the purposes of this |
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| 1 | | subsection, "electronic means" means an email communication |
| 2 | | from the applicable agency to the bidder or a public posting on |
| 3 | | the applicable agency's procurement bulletin. |
| 4 | | (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered |
| 5 | | impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to |
| 6 | | support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be |
| 7 | | issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be |
| 8 | | followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders |
| 9 | | whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth |
| 10 | | in the first solicitation. |
| 11 | | (i) Alternative procedures. Notwithstanding any other |
| 12 | | provision of this Act to the contrary, the Director of the |
| 13 | | Illinois Power Agency may create alternative bidding |
| 14 | | procedures to be used in procuring professional services under |
| 15 | | subsections (a) and (c) of Section 1-75 and subsection (d) of |
| 16 | | Section 1-78 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and Section |
| 17 | | 16-111.5(c) of the Public Utilities Act and to procure |
| 18 | | renewable energy resources under Section 1-56 of the Illinois |
| 19 | | Power Agency Act. These alternative procedures shall be set |
| 20 | | forth together with the other criteria contained in the |
| 21 | | invitation for bids, and shall appear in the appropriate |
| 22 | | volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 23 | | (j) Reverse auction. Notwithstanding any other provision |
| 24 | | of this Section and in accordance with rules adopted by the |
| 25 | | chief procurement officer, that chief procurement officer may |
| 26 | | procure supplies or services through a competitive electronic |
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| 1 | | auction bidding process after the chief procurement officer |
| 2 | | determines that the use of such a process will be in the best |
| 3 | | interest of the State. The chief procurement officer shall |
| 4 | | publish that determination in his or her next volume of the |
| 5 | | Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
| 6 | | An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall include |
| 7 | | (i) a procurement description, (ii) all contractual terms, |
| 8 | | whenever practical, and (iii) conditions applicable to the |
| 9 | | procurement, including a notice that bids will be received in |
| 10 | | an electronic auction manner. |
| 11 | | Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given in |
| 12 | | the same manner as provided in subsection (c). |
| 13 | | Bids shall be accepted electronically at the time and in |
| 14 | | the manner designated in the invitation for bids. During the |
| 15 | | auction, a bidder's price shall be disclosed to other bidders. |
| 16 | | Bidders shall have the opportunity to reduce their bid prices |
| 17 | | during the auction. At the conclusion of the auction, the |
| 18 | | record of the bid prices received and the name of each bidder |
| 19 | | shall be open to public inspection. |
| 20 | | After the auction period has terminated, withdrawal of |
| 21 | | bids shall be permitted as provided in subsection (f). |
| 22 | | The contract shall be awarded within 60 calendar days |
| 23 | | after the auction by written notice to the lowest responsible |
| 24 | | bidder, or all bids shall be rejected except as otherwise |
| 25 | | provided in this Code. Extensions of the date for the award may |
| 26 | | be made by mutual written consent of the State purchasing |
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| 1 | | officer and the lowest responsible bidder. |
| 2 | | This subsection does not apply to (i) procurements of |
| 3 | | professional and artistic services, (ii) telecommunications |
| 4 | | services, communication services, and information services, |
| 5 | | and (iii) contracts for construction projects, including |
| 6 | | design professional services. |
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 103-558, eff. 1-1-24.)
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| 8 | | Section 30. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended |
| 9 | | by changing Sections 19, 30, and 35 as follows:
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| 10 | | (50 ILCS 750/19) |
| 11 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025) |
| 12 | | Sec. 19. Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board. |
| 13 | | (a) Beginning July 1, 2015, there is created the Statewide |
| 14 | | 9-1-1 Advisory Board within the Illinois State Police. The |
| 15 | | Board shall consist of the following voting members: |
| 16 | | (1) The Director of the Illinois State Police, or his |
| 17 | | or her designee, who shall serve as chairman. |
| 18 | | (2) The Executive Director of the Commission, or his |
| 19 | | or her designee. |
| 20 | | (3) Members appointed by the Governor as follows: |
| 21 | | (A) one member representing the Illinois chapter |
| 22 | | of the National Emergency Number Association, or his |
| 23 | | or her designee; |
| 24 | | (B) one member representing the Illinois chapter |
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| 2 | | Officials, or his or her designee; |
| 3 | | (C) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system |
| 4 | | from a county with a population of less than 37,000; |
| 5 | | (C-5) one member representing a county 9-1-1 |
| 6 | | system from a county with a population between 37,000 |
| 7 | | and 100,000; |
| 8 | | (D) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system |
| 9 | | from a county with a population between 100,001 and |
| 10 | | 250,000; |
| 11 | | (E) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system |
| 12 | | from a county with a population of more than 250,000; |
| 13 | | (F) one member representing a municipal or |
| 14 | | intergovernmental cooperative 9-1-1 system, excluding |
| 15 | | any single municipality with a population over |
| 16 | | 500,000; |
| 17 | | (G) one member representing the Illinois |
| 18 | | Association of Chiefs of Police; |
| 19 | | (H) one member representing the Illinois Sheriffs' |
| 20 | | Association; and |
| 21 | | (I) one member representing the Illinois Fire |
| 22 | | Chiefs Association. |
| 23 | | The Governor shall appoint the following non-voting |
| 24 | | members: (i) one member representing an incumbent local |
| 25 | | exchange 9-1-1 system provider; (ii) one member representing a |
| 26 | | non-incumbent local exchange 9-1-1 system provider; (iii) one |
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| 2 | | representing an incumbent local exchange carrier; (v) one |
| 3 | | member representing the Illinois Broadband and |
| 4 | | Telecommunications Association; (vi) one member representing |
| 5 | | the Illinois Broadband and Cable Association; and (vii) one |
| 6 | | member representing the Illinois State Ambulance Association. |
| 7 | | The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority |
| 8 | | Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the |
| 9 | | Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate may each appoint |
| 10 | | a member of the General Assembly to temporarily serve as a |
| 11 | | non-voting member of the Board during the 12 months prior to |
| 12 | | the repeal date of this Act to discuss legislative initiatives |
| 13 | | of the Board. |
| 14 | | (b) The Governor shall make initial appointments to the |
| 15 | | Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board by August 31, 2015. Six of the |
| 16 | | voting members appointed by the Governor shall serve an |
| 17 | | initial term of 2 years, and the remaining voting members |
| 18 | | appointed by the Governor shall serve an initial term of 3 |
| 19 | | years. Thereafter, each appointment by the Governor shall be |
| 20 | | for a term of 3 years and until their respective successors are |
| 21 | | appointed. Non-voting members shall serve for a term of 3 |
| 22 | | years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the |
| 23 | | original appointment. Persons appointed to fill a vacancy |
| 24 | | shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term. |
| 25 | | Members of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall serve |
| 26 | | without compensation. |
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| 1 | | (c) The 9-1-1 Services Advisory Board, as constituted on |
| 2 | | June 1, 2015 without the legislative members, shall serve in |
| 3 | | the role of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board until all |
| 4 | | appointments of voting members have been made by the Governor |
| 5 | | under subsection (a) of this Section. |
| 6 | | (d) The Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall: |
| 7 | | (1) advise the Illinois State Police and the Statewide |
| 8 | | 9-1-1 Administrator on the oversight of 9-1-1 systems and |
| 9 | | the development and implementation of a uniform statewide |
| 10 | | 9-1-1 system; |
| 11 | | (2) make recommendations to the Governor and the |
| 12 | | General Assembly regarding improvements to 9-1-1 services |
| 13 | | throughout the State; and |
| 14 | | (3) exercise all other powers and duties provided in |
| 15 | | this Act. |
| 16 | | (e) The Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall submit to the |
| 17 | | General Assembly a report by March 1 of each year providing an |
| 18 | | update on the transition to a statewide 9-1-1 system and |
| 19 | | recommending any legislative action. |
| 20 | | (f) The Illinois State Police shall provide administrative |
| 21 | | support to the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board. |
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; |
| 23 | | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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| 25 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-366) |
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| 2 | | Sec. 30. Statewide 9-1-1 Fund; surcharge disbursement. |
| 3 | | (a) A special fund in the State treasury known as the |
| 4 | | Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be renamed the Statewide |
| 5 | | 9-1-1 Fund. Any appropriations made from the Wireless Service |
| 6 | | Emergency Fund shall be payable from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. |
| 7 | | The Fund shall consist of the following: |
| 8 | | (1) 9-1-1 wireless surcharges assessed under the |
| 9 | | Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. |
| 10 | | (2) 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under Section 20 of this |
| 11 | | Act. |
| 12 | | (3) Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under |
| 13 | | Section 15 of the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. |
| 14 | | (4) Any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the |
| 15 | | Fund. |
| 16 | | (5) Any income from interest, premiums, gains, or |
| 17 | | other earnings on moneys in the Fund. |
| 18 | | (6) Money from any other source that is deposited in |
| 19 | | or transferred to the Fund. |
| 20 | | (b) Subject to appropriation and availability of funds, |
| 21 | | the Illinois State Police shall distribute the 9-1-1 |
| 22 | | surcharges monthly as follows: |
| 23 | | (1) From each surcharge collected and remitted under |
| 24 | | Section 20 of this Act: |
| 25 | | (A) $0.013 shall be distributed monthly in equal |
| 26 | | amounts to each County Emergency Telephone System |
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| 1 | | Board in counties with a population under 100,000 |
| 2 | | according to the most recent census data which is |
| 3 | | authorized to serve as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public |
| 4 | | safety answering point for the county and to provide |
| 5 | | wireless 9-1-1 service as prescribed by subsection (b) |
| 6 | | of Section 15.6a of this Act, and which does provide |
| 7 | | such service. |
| 8 | | (B) $0.033 shall be transferred by the Comptroller |
| 9 | | at the direction of the Illinois State Police to the |
| 10 | | Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund until June 30, |
| 11 | | 2017; from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, $0.026 |
| 12 | | shall be transferred; from July 1, 2018 through June |
| 13 | | 30, 2019, $0.020 shall be transferred; from July 1, |
| 14 | | 2019, through June 30, 2020, $0.013 shall be |
| 15 | | transferred; from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, |
| 16 | | $0.007 will be transferred; and after June 30, 2021, |
| 17 | | no transfer shall be made to the Wireless Carrier |
| 18 | | Reimbursement Fund. |
| 19 | | (C) Until December 31, 2017, $0.007 and on and |
| 20 | | after January 1, 2018, $0.017 shall be used to cover |
| 21 | | the Illinois State Police's administrative costs. |
| 22 | | (D) Beginning January 1, 2018, until June 30, |
| 23 | | 2020, $0.12, and on and after July 1, 2020, $0.04 shall |
| 24 | | be used to make monthly proportional grants to the |
| 25 | | appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless |
| 26 | | 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of |
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| 2 | | carriers. |
| 3 | | (E) Until June 30, 2025 2023, $0.05 shall be used |
| 4 | | by the Illinois State Police for grants for NG9-1-1 |
| 5 | | expenses, with priority given to 9-1-1 Authorities |
| 6 | | that provide 9-1-1 service within the territory of a |
| 7 | | Large Electing Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 |
| 8 | | of the Public Utilities Act. |
| 9 | | (F) On and after July 1, 2020, $0.13 shall be used |
| 10 | | for the implementation of and continuing expenses for |
| 11 | | the Statewide NG9-1-1 system. |
| 12 | | (2) After disbursements under paragraph (1) of this |
| 13 | | subsection (b), all remaining funds in the Statewide 9-1-1 |
| 14 | | Fund shall be disbursed in the following priority order: |
| 15 | | (A) The Fund shall pay monthly to: |
| 16 | | (i) the 9-1-1 Authorities that imposed |
| 17 | | surcharges under Section 15.3 of this Act and were |
| 18 | | required to report to the Illinois Commerce |
| 19 | | Commission under Section 27 of the Wireless |
| 20 | | Emergency Telephone Safety Act on October 1, 2014, |
| 21 | | except a 9-1-1 Authority in a municipality with a |
| 22 | | population in excess of 500,000, an amount equal |
| 23 | | to the average monthly wireline and VoIP surcharge |
| 24 | | revenue attributable to the most recent 12-month |
| 25 | | period reported to the Illinois State Police under |
| 26 | | that Section for the October 1, 2014 filing, |
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| 1 | | subject to the power of the Illinois State Police |
| 2 | | to investigate the amount reported and adjust the |
| 3 | | number by order under Article X of the Public |
| 4 | | Utilities Act, so that the monthly amount paid |
| 5 | | under this item accurately reflects one-twelfth of |
| 6 | | the aggregate wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue |
| 7 | | properly attributable to the most recent 12-month |
| 8 | | period reported to the Commission; or |
| 9 | | (ii) county qualified governmental entities |
| 10 | | that did not impose a surcharge under Section 15.3 |
| 11 | | as of December 31, 2015, and counties that did not |
| 12 | | impose a surcharge as of June 30, 2015, an amount |
| 13 | | equivalent to their population multiplied by .37 |
| 14 | | multiplied by the rate of $0.69; counties that are |
| 15 | | not county qualified governmental entities and |
| 16 | | that did not impose a surcharge as of December 31, |
| 17 | | 2015, shall not begin to receive the payment |
| 18 | | provided for in this subsection until E9-1-1 and |
| 19 | | wireless E9-1-1 services are provided within their |
| 20 | | counties; or |
| 21 | | (iii) counties without 9-1-1 service that had |
| 22 | | a surcharge in place by December 31, 2015, an |
| 23 | | amount equivalent to their population multiplied |
| 24 | | by .37 multiplied by their surcharge rate as |
| 25 | | established by the referendum. |
| 26 | | (B) All 9-1-1 network costs for systems outside of |
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| 2 | | shall be paid by the Illinois State Police directly to |
| 3 | | the vendors. |
| 4 | | (C) All expenses incurred by the Administrator and |
| 5 | | the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board and costs |
| 6 | | associated with procurement under Section 15.6b |
| 7 | | including requests for information and requests for |
| 8 | | proposals. |
| 9 | | (D) Funds may be held in reserve by the Statewide |
| 10 | | 9-1-1 Advisory Board and disbursed by the Illinois |
| 11 | | State Police for grants under Section 15.4b of this |
| 12 | | Act and for NG9-1-1 expenses up to $12.5 million per |
| 13 | | year in State fiscal years 2016 and 2017; up to $20 |
| 14 | | million in State fiscal year 2018; up to $20.9 million |
| 15 | | in State fiscal year 2019; up to $15.3 million in State |
| 16 | | fiscal year 2020; up to $16.2 million in State fiscal |
| 17 | | year 2021; up to $23.1 million in State fiscal year |
| 18 | | 2022; and up to $17.0 million per year for State fiscal |
| 19 | | year 2023 and each year thereafter. The amount held in |
| 20 | | reserve in State fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 |
| 21 | | shall not be less than $6.5 million. Disbursements |
| 22 | | under this subparagraph (D) shall be prioritized as |
| 23 | | follows: (i) consolidation grants prioritized under |
| 24 | | subsection (a) of Section 15.4b of this Act; (ii) |
| 25 | | NG9-1-1 expenses; and (iii) consolidation grants under |
| 26 | | Section 15.4b of this Act for consolidation expenses |
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| 2 | | (E) All remaining funds per remit month shall be |
| 3 | | used to make monthly proportional grants to the |
| 4 | | appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless |
| 5 | | 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of |
| 6 | | the billing addresses of subscribers of wireless |
| 7 | | carriers. |
| 8 | | (c) The moneys deposited into the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund |
| 9 | | under this Section shall not be subject to administrative |
| 10 | | charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this |
| 11 | | Act. |
| 12 | | (d) Whenever two or more 9-1-1 Authorities consolidate, |
| 13 | | the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be |
| 14 | | entitled to the monthly payments that had theretofore been |
| 15 | | made to each consolidating 9-1-1 Authority. Any reserves held |
| 16 | | by any consolidating 9-1-1 Authority shall be transferred to |
| 17 | | the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Whenever |
| 18 | | a county that has no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 enters |
| 19 | | into an agreement to consolidate to create or join a Joint |
| 20 | | Emergency Telephone System Board, the Joint Emergency |
| 21 | | Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly |
| 22 | | payments that would have otherwise been paid to the county if |
| 23 | | it had provided 9-1-1 service. |
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; |
| 25 | | 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025) |
| 3 | | Sec. 30. Statewide 9-1-1 Fund; surcharge disbursement. |
| 4 | | (a) A special fund in the State treasury known as the |
| 5 | | Wireless Service Emergency Fund shall be renamed the Statewide |
| 6 | | 9-1-1 Fund. Any appropriations made from the Wireless Service |
| 7 | | Emergency Fund shall be payable from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. |
| 8 | | The Fund shall consist of the following: |
| 9 | | (1) (Blank). |
| 10 | | (2) 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under Section 20 of this |
| 11 | | Act. |
| 12 | | (3) Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges assessed under |
| 13 | | Section 15 of the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. |
| 14 | | (4) Any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the |
| 15 | | Fund. |
| 16 | | (5) Any income from interest, premiums, gains, or |
| 17 | | other earnings on moneys in the Fund. |
| 18 | | (6) Money from any other source that is deposited in |
| 19 | | or transferred to the Fund. |
| 20 | | (b) Subject to appropriation and availability of funds, |
| 21 | | the Illinois State Police shall distribute the 9-1-1 |
| 22 | | surcharges monthly as follows: |
| 23 | | (1) From each surcharge collected and remitted under |
| 24 | | Section 20 of this Act: |
| 25 | | (A) $0.013 shall be distributed monthly in equal |
| 26 | | amounts to each County Emergency Telephone System |
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| 1 | | Board in counties with a population under 100,000 |
| 2 | | according to the most recent census data which is |
| 3 | | authorized to serve as a primary wireless 9-1-1 public |
| 4 | | safety answering point for the county and to provide |
| 5 | | wireless 9-1-1 service as prescribed by subsection (b) |
| 6 | | of Section 15.6a of this Act, and which does provide |
| 7 | | such service. |
| 8 | | (B) (Blank). |
| 9 | | (C) Until December 31, 2017, $0.007 and on and |
| 10 | | after January 1, 2018, $0.017 shall be used to cover |
| 11 | | the Illinois State Police's administrative costs. |
| 12 | | (D) Beginning January 1, 2018, until June 30, |
| 13 | | 2020, $0.12, and on and after July 1, 2020, $0.04 shall |
| 14 | | be used to make monthly disbursements to the |
| 15 | | appropriate 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless |
| 16 | | 9-1-1 based upon the United States Postal Zip Code of |
| 17 | | the billing addresses of subscribers wireless |
| 18 | | carriers. |
| 19 | | (E) Until June 30, 2025 2023, $0.05 shall be used |
| 20 | | by the Illinois State Police for grants for NG9-1-1 |
| 21 | | expenses, with priority given to 9-1-1 Authorities |
| 22 | | that provide 9-1-1 service within the territory of a |
| 23 | | Large Electing Provider as defined in Section 13-406.1 |
| 24 | | of the Public Utilities Act. |
| 25 | | (F) On and after July 1, 2020, $0.13 shall be used |
| 26 | | for the implementation of and continuing expenses for |
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| 2 | | (1.5) Beginning on the effective date of this |
| 3 | | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, to assist |
| 4 | | with the implementation of the statewide Next Generation |
| 5 | | 9-1-1 network, the Illinois State Police's administrative |
| 6 | | costs include the one-time capital cost of upgrading the |
| 7 | | Illinois State Police's call-handling equipment to meet |
| 8 | | the standards necessary to access and increase |
| 9 | | interoperability with the statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 |
| 10 | | network. |
| 11 | | (A) Upon completion of the Illinois State Police's |
| 12 | | call-handling equipment upgrades, but no later than |
| 13 | | June 30, 2024, surplus moneys in excess of $1,000,000 |
| 14 | | from subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) not utilized by |
| 15 | | the Illinois State Police for administrative costs |
| 16 | | shall be distributed to the 9-1-1 Authorities in |
| 17 | | accordance with subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) on |
| 18 | | an annual basis at the end of the State fiscal year. |
| 19 | | Any remaining surplus money may also be distributed |
| 20 | | consistent with this paragraph (1.5) at the discretion |
| 21 | | of the Illinois State Police. |
| 22 | | (B) Upon implementation of the Statewide NG9-1-1 |
| 23 | | system, but no later than June 30, 2024, surplus |
| 24 | | moneys in excess of $5,000,000 from subparagraph (F) |
| 25 | | of paragraph (1) not utilized by the Illinois State |
| 26 | | Police for the implementation of and continuing |
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| 1 | | expenses for the Statewide NG9-1-1 system shall be |
| 2 | | distributed to the 9-1-1 Authorities in accordance |
| 3 | | with subparagraph (E) of subsection (2) on an annual |
| 4 | | basis at the end of the State fiscal year. Any |
| 5 | | remaining surplus money may also be distributed |
| 6 | | consistent with this paragraph (1.5) at the discretion |
| 7 | | of the Illinois State Police. |
| 8 | | (2) After disbursements under paragraph (1) of this |
| 9 | | subsection (b), all remaining funds in the Statewide 9-1-1 |
| 10 | | Fund shall be disbursed in the following priority order: |
| 11 | | (A) The Fund shall pay monthly to: |
| 12 | | (i) the 9-1-1 Authorities that imposed |
| 13 | | surcharges under Section 15.3 of this Act and were |
| 14 | | required to report to the Illinois Commerce |
| 15 | | Commission under Section 27 of the Wireless |
| 16 | | Emergency Telephone Safety Act on October 1, 2014, |
| 17 | | except a 9-1-1 Authority in a municipality with a |
| 18 | | population in excess of 500,000, an amount equal |
| 19 | | to the average monthly wireline and VoIP surcharge |
| 20 | | revenue attributable to the most recent 12-month |
| 21 | | period reported to the Illinois State Police under |
| 22 | | that Section for the October 1, 2014 filing, |
| 23 | | subject to the power of the Illinois State Police |
| 24 | | to investigate the amount reported and adjust the |
| 25 | | number by order under Article X of the Public |
| 26 | | Utilities Act, so that the monthly amount paid |
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| 1 | | under this item accurately reflects one-twelfth of |
| 2 | | the aggregate wireline and VoIP surcharge revenue |
| 3 | | properly attributable to the most recent 12-month |
| 4 | | period reported to the Commission; or |
| 5 | | (ii) county qualified governmental entities |
| 6 | | that did not impose a surcharge under Section 15.3 |
| 7 | | as of December 31, 2015, and counties that did not |
| 8 | | impose a surcharge as of June 30, 2015, an amount |
| 9 | | equivalent to their population multiplied by .37 |
| 10 | | multiplied by the rate of $0.69; counties that are |
| 11 | | not county qualified governmental entities and |
| 12 | | that did not impose a surcharge as of December 31, |
| 13 | | 2015, shall not begin to receive the payment |
| 14 | | provided for in this subsection until E9-1-1 and |
| 15 | | wireless E9-1-1 services are provided within their |
| 16 | | counties; or |
| 17 | | (iii) counties without 9-1-1 service that had |
| 18 | | a surcharge in place by December 31, 2015, an |
| 19 | | amount equivalent to their population multiplied |
| 20 | | by .37 multiplied by their surcharge rate as |
| 21 | | established by the referendum. |
| 22 | | (B) All 9-1-1 network costs for systems outside of |
| 23 | | municipalities with a population of at least 500,000 |
| 24 | | shall be paid by the Illinois State Police directly to |
| 25 | | the vendors. |
| 26 | | (C) All expenses incurred by the Administrator and |
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| 1 | | the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board and costs |
| 2 | | associated with procurement under Section 15.6b |
| 3 | | including requests for information and requests for |
| 4 | | proposals. |
| 5 | | (D) Funds may be held in reserve by the Statewide |
| 6 | | 9-1-1 Advisory Board and disbursed by the Illinois |
| 7 | | State Police for grants under Section 15.4b of this |
| 8 | | Act and for NG9-1-1 expenses up to $12.5 million per |
| 9 | | year in State fiscal years 2016 and 2017; up to $20 |
| 10 | | million in State fiscal year 2018; up to $20.9 million |
| 11 | | in State fiscal year 2019; up to $15.3 million in State |
| 12 | | fiscal year 2020; up to $16.2 million in State fiscal |
| 13 | | year 2021; up to $23.1 million in State fiscal year |
| 14 | | 2022; and up to $17.0 million per year for State fiscal |
| 15 | | year 2023 and each year thereafter. The amount held in |
| 16 | | reserve in State fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 |
| 17 | | shall not be less than $6.5 million. Disbursements |
| 18 | | under this subparagraph (D) shall be prioritized as |
| 19 | | follows: (i) consolidation grants prioritized under |
| 20 | | subsection (a) of Section 15.4b of this Act; (ii) |
| 21 | | NG9-1-1 expenses; and (iii) consolidation grants under |
| 22 | | Section 15.4b of this Act for consolidation expenses |
| 23 | | incurred between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2016. |
| 24 | | (E) All remaining funds per remit month shall be |
| 25 | | used to make monthly disbursements to the appropriate |
| 26 | | 9-1-1 Authority currently taking wireless 9-1-1 based |
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| 1 | | upon the United States Postal Zip Code of the billing |
| 2 | | addresses of subscribers of wireless carriers. |
| 3 | | (c) The moneys deposited into the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund |
| 4 | | under this Section shall not be subject to administrative |
| 5 | | charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this |
| 6 | | Act. |
| 7 | | (d) Whenever two or more 9-1-1 Authorities consolidate, |
| 8 | | the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be |
| 9 | | entitled to the monthly payments that had theretofore been |
| 10 | | made to each consolidating 9-1-1 Authority. Any reserves held |
| 11 | | by any consolidating 9-1-1 Authority shall be transferred to |
| 12 | | the resulting Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Whenever |
| 13 | | a county that has no 9-1-1 service as of January 1, 2016 enters |
| 14 | | into an agreement to consolidate to create or join a Joint |
| 15 | | Emergency Telephone System Board, the Joint Emergency |
| 16 | | Telephone System Board shall be entitled to the monthly |
| 17 | | payments that would have otherwise been paid to the county if |
| 18 | | it had provided 9-1-1 service. |
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; |
| 20 | | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-366, eff. 1-1-24.)
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| 21 | | (50 ILCS 750/35) |
| 22 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-366) |
| 23 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025) |
| 24 | | Sec. 35. 9-1-1 surcharge; allowable expenditures. Except |
| 25 | | as otherwise provided in this Act, expenditures from surcharge |
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| 1 | | revenues received under this Act may be made by |
| 2 | | municipalities, counties, and 9-1-1 Authorities only to pay |
| 3 | | for the costs associated with the following: |
| 4 | | (1) The design of the Emergency Telephone System. |
| 5 | | (2) The coding of an initial Master Street Address |
| 6 | | Guide database, and update and maintenance thereof. |
| 7 | | (3) The repayment of any moneys advanced for the |
| 8 | | implementation of the system. |
| 9 | | (4) The charges for Automatic Number Identification |
| 10 | | and Automatic Location Identification equipment, a |
| 11 | | computer aided dispatch system that records, maintains, |
| 12 | | and integrates information, mobile data transmitters |
| 13 | | equipped with automatic vehicle locators, and maintenance, |
| 14 | | replacement, and update thereof to increase operational |
| 15 | | efficiency and improve the provision of emergency |
| 16 | | services. |
| 17 | | (5) The non-recurring charges related to installation |
| 18 | | of the Emergency Telephone System. |
| 19 | | (6) The initial acquisition and installation, or the |
| 20 | | reimbursement of costs therefor to other governmental |
| 21 | | bodies that have incurred those costs, of road or street |
| 22 | | signs that are essential to the implementation of the |
| 23 | | Emergency Telephone System and that are not duplicative of |
| 24 | | signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction |
| 25 | | charged with maintaining road and street signs. Funds may |
| 26 | | not be used for ongoing expenses associated with road or |
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| 1 | | street sign maintenance and replacement. |
| 2 | | (7) Other products and services necessary for the |
| 3 | | implementation, upgrade, and maintenance of the system and |
| 4 | | any other purpose related to the operation of the system, |
| 5 | | including costs attributable directly to the construction, |
| 6 | | leasing, or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or |
| 7 | | costs of personnel attributable directly to the operation |
| 8 | | of the system. Costs attributable directly to the |
| 9 | | operation of an emergency telephone system do not include |
| 10 | | the costs of public safety agency personnel who are and |
| 11 | | equipment that is dispatched in response to an emergency |
| 12 | | call. |
| 13 | | (8) The defraying of expenses incurred to implement |
| 14 | | Next Generation 9-1-1, subject to the conditions set forth |
| 15 | | in this Act. |
| 16 | | (9) The implementation of a computer aided dispatch |
| 17 | | system or hosted supplemental 9-1-1 services. |
| 18 | | (10) The design, implementation, operation, |
| 19 | | maintenance, or upgrade of wireless 9-1-1, E9-1-1, or |
| 20 | | NG9-1-1 emergency services and public safety answering |
| 21 | | points. |
| 22 | | In the case of a municipality with a population over |
| 23 | | 500,000, moneys may also be used for any anti-terrorism or |
| 24 | | emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited |
| 25 | | to, preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for |
| 26 | | federal or State grants, personnel training, and specialized |
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| 1 | | equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal |
| 2 | | with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or |
| 3 | | events. |
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
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| 5 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-366) |
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025) |
| 7 | | Sec. 35. 9-1-1 surcharge; allowable expenditures. |
| 8 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, expenditures |
| 9 | | from surcharge revenues received under this Act shall be made |
| 10 | | consistent with 47 CFR 9.23, which include the following: |
| 11 | | (1) support and implementation of 9-1-1 services |
| 12 | | provided by or in the State or taxing jurisdiction |
| 13 | | imposing the fee or charge; and |
| 14 | | (2) operational expenses of public safety answering |
| 15 | | points within the State. Examples of allowable |
| 16 | | expenditures include, but are not limited to: |
| 17 | | (A) PSAP operating costs, including lease, |
| 18 | | purchase, maintenance, replacement, and upgrade of |
| 19 | | customer premises equipment (hardware and software), |
| 20 | | CAD equipment (hardware and software), and the PSAP |
| 21 | | building and facility and including NG9-1-1, |
| 22 | | cybersecurity, pre-arrival instructions, and emergency |
| 23 | | notification systems. PSAP operating costs include |
| 24 | | technological innovation that supports 9-1-1; |
| 25 | | (B) PSAP personnel costs, including |
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| 1 | | telecommunicators' salaries and training; |
| 2 | | (C) PSAP administration, including costs for |
| 3 | | administration of 9-1-1 services and travel expenses |
| 4 | | associated with the provision of 9-1-1 services; |
| 5 | | (D) integrating public safety and first responder |
| 6 | | dispatch and 9-1-1 systems, including lease, purchase, |
| 7 | | maintenance, and upgrade of CAD equipment (hardware |
| 8 | | and software) to support integrated 9-1-1 and public |
| 9 | | safety dispatch operations; and |
| 10 | | (E) providing the interoperability of 9-1-1 |
| 11 | | systems with one another and with public safety and |
| 12 | | first responder radio systems; and . |
| 13 | | (F) costs for the initial acquisition and |
| 14 | | installation of road or street signs that are |
| 15 | | essential to the implementation of the Emergency |
| 16 | | Telephone System and that are not duplicative of signs |
| 17 | | that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction |
| 18 | | charged with maintaining road and street signs, as |
| 19 | | well as costs incurred to reimburse governmental |
| 20 | | bodies for the acquisition and installation of those |
| 21 | | signs, except that expenditures may not be used for |
| 22 | | ongoing expenses associated with sign maintenance and |
| 23 | | replacement. |
| 24 | | (3) (Blank). |
| 25 | | (4) (Blank). |
| 26 | | (5) (Blank). |
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| 1 | | (6) (Blank). |
| 2 | | (7) (Blank). |
| 3 | | (8) (Blank). |
| 4 | | (9) (Blank). |
| 5 | | (10) (Blank). |
| 6 | | (b) The obligation or expenditure of surcharge revenues |
| 7 | | received under this Act for a purpose or function inconsistent |
| 8 | | with 47 CFR 9.23 and this Section shall constitute diversion, |
| 9 | | which undermines the purpose of this Act by depriving the |
| 10 | | 9-1-1 system of the funds it needs to function effectively and |
| 11 | | to modernize 9-1-1 operations. Examples of diversion include, |
| 12 | | but are not limited to: |
| 13 | | (1) transfer of 9-1-1 fees into a State or other |
| 14 | | jurisdiction's general fund or other fund for non-9-1-1 |
| 15 | | purposes; |
| 16 | | (2) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or |
| 17 | | infrastructure for constructing or expanding |
| 18 | | non-public-safety communications networks (e.g., |
| 19 | | commercial cellular networks); and |
| 20 | | (3) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or |
| 21 | | infrastructure for law enforcement, firefighters, and |
| 22 | | other public safety or first responder entities that does |
| 23 | | not directly support providing 9-1-1 services. |
| 24 | | (c) In the case of a municipality with a population over |
| 25 | | 500,000, moneys may also be used for any anti-terrorism or |
| 26 | | emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited |
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| 2 | | federal or State grants, personnel training, and specialized |
| 3 | | equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal |
| 4 | | with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or |
| 5 | | events. |
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 103-366, eff. 1-1-24.)
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| 7 | | Section 35. The Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act is |
| 8 | | amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 9 | | (50 ILCS 753/15) |
| 10 | | Sec. 15. Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge. |
| 11 | | (a) Until September 30, 2015, there is hereby imposed on |
| 12 | | consumers a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge of 1.5% per |
| 13 | | retail transaction. Beginning October 1, 2015, the prepaid |
| 14 | | wireless 9-1-1 surcharge shall be 3% per retail transaction. |
| 15 | | Until December 31, 2023, the The surcharge authorized by this |
| 16 | | subsection (a) does not apply in a home rule municipality |
| 17 | | having a population in excess of 500,000. |
| 18 | | (a-5) On or after the effective date of this amendatory |
| 19 | | Act of the 98th General Assembly and until December 31, 2023, a |
| 20 | | home rule municipality having a population in excess of |
| 21 | | 500,000 on the effective date of this amendatory Act may |
| 22 | | impose a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge not to exceed 9% per |
| 23 | | retail transaction sourced to that jurisdiction and collected |
| 24 | | and remitted in accordance with the provisions of subsection |
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| 2 | | (b) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge shall be |
| 3 | | collected by the seller from the consumer with respect to each |
| 4 | | retail transaction occurring in this State and shall be |
| 5 | | remitted to the Department by the seller as provided in this |
| 6 | | Act. The amount of the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge shall |
| 7 | | be separately stated as a distinct item apart from the charge |
| 8 | | for the prepaid wireless telecommunications service on an |
| 9 | | invoice, receipt, or other similar document that is provided |
| 10 | | to the consumer by the seller or shall be otherwise disclosed |
| 11 | | to the consumer. If the seller does not separately state the |
| 12 | | surcharge as a distinct item to the consumer as provided in |
| 13 | | this Section, then the seller shall maintain books and records |
| 14 | | as required by this Act which clearly identify the amount of |
| 15 | | the 9-1-1 surcharge for retail transactions. |
| 16 | | For purposes of this subsection (b), a retail transaction |
| 17 | | occurs in this State if (i) the retail transaction is made in |
| 18 | | person by a consumer at the seller's business location and the |
| 19 | | business is located within the State; (ii) the seller is a |
| 20 | | provider and sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service |
| 21 | | to a consumer located in Illinois; (iii) the retail |
| 22 | | transaction is treated as occurring in this State for purposes |
| 23 | | of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; or (iv) a seller that is |
| 24 | | included within the definition of a "retailer maintaining a |
| 25 | | place of business in this State" under Section 2 of the Use Tax |
| 26 | | Act makes a sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications |
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| 2 | | retail transaction which does not occur in person at a |
| 3 | | seller's business location, if a consumer uses a credit card |
| 4 | | to purchase prepaid wireless telecommunications service |
| 5 | | on-line or over the telephone, and no product is shipped to the |
| 6 | | consumer, the transaction occurs in this State if the billing |
| 7 | | address for the consumer's credit card is in this State. |
| 8 | | (b-5) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge imposed under |
| 9 | | subsection (a-5) of this Section shall be collected by the |
| 10 | | seller from the consumer with respect to each retail |
| 11 | | transaction occurring in the municipality imposing the |
| 12 | | surcharge. The amount of the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge |
| 13 | | shall be separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other |
| 14 | | similar document that is provided to the consumer by the |
| 15 | | seller or shall be otherwise disclosed to the consumer. If the |
| 16 | | seller does not separately state the surcharge as a distinct |
| 17 | | item to the consumer as provided in this Section, then the |
| 18 | | seller shall maintain books and records as required by this |
| 19 | | Act which clearly identify the amount of the 9-1-1 surcharge |
| 20 | | for retail transactions. |
| 21 | | For purposes of this subsection (b-5), a retail |
| 22 | | transaction occurs in the municipality if (i) the retail |
| 23 | | transaction is made in person by a consumer at the seller's |
| 24 | | business location and the business is located within the |
| 25 | | municipality; (ii) the seller is a provider and sells prepaid |
| 26 | | wireless telecommunications service to a consumer located in |
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| 2 | | occurring in the municipality for purposes of the Retailers' |
| 3 | | Occupation Tax Act; or (iv) a seller that is included within |
| 4 | | the definition of a "retailer maintaining a place of business |
| 5 | | in this State" under Section 2 of the Use Tax Act makes a sale |
| 6 | | of prepaid wireless telecommunications service to a consumer |
| 7 | | located in the municipality. In the case of a retail |
| 8 | | transaction which does not occur in person at a seller's |
| 9 | | business location, if a consumer uses a credit card to |
| 10 | | purchase prepaid wireless telecommunications service on-line |
| 11 | | or over the telephone, and no product is shipped to the |
| 12 | | consumer, the transaction occurs in the municipality if the |
| 13 | | billing address for the consumer's credit card is in the |
| 14 | | municipality. |
| 15 | | (c) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge is imposed on the |
| 16 | | consumer and not on any provider. The seller shall be liable to |
| 17 | | remit all prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges that the seller |
| 18 | | collects from consumers as provided in Section 20, including |
| 19 | | all such surcharges that the seller is deemed to collect where |
| 20 | | the amount of the surcharge has not been separately stated on |
| 21 | | an invoice, receipt, or other similar document provided to the |
| 22 | | consumer by the seller. The surcharge collected or deemed |
| 23 | | collected by a seller shall constitute a debt owed by the |
| 24 | | seller to this State, and any such surcharge actually |
| 25 | | collected shall be held in trust for the benefit of the |
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| 1 | | For purposes of this subsection (c), the surcharge shall |
| 2 | | not be imposed or collected from entities that have an active |
| 3 | | tax exemption identification number issued by the Department |
| 4 | | under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. |
| 5 | | (d) The amount of the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge |
| 6 | | that is collected by a seller from a consumer, if such amount |
| 7 | | is separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other similar |
| 8 | | document provided to the consumer by the seller, shall not be |
| 9 | | included in the base for measuring any tax, fee, surcharge, or |
| 10 | | other charge that is imposed by this State, any political |
| 11 | | subdivision of this State, or any intergovernmental agency. |
| 12 | | (e) (Blank). |
| 13 | | (e-5) Any changes in the rate of the surcharge imposed by a |
| 14 | | municipality under the authority granted in subsection (a-5) |
| 15 | | of this Section shall be effective on the first day of the |
| 16 | | first calendar month to occur at least 60 days after the |
| 17 | | enactment of the change. The Department shall provide not less |
| 18 | | than 30 days' notice of the increase or reduction in the rate |
| 19 | | of such surcharge on the Department's website. |
| 20 | | (f) When prepaid wireless telecommunications service is |
| 21 | | sold with one or more other products or services for a single, |
| 22 | | non-itemized price, then the percentage specified in |
| 23 | | subsection (a) or (a-5) of this Section 15 shall be applied to |
| 24 | | the entire non-itemized price unless the seller elects to |
| 25 | | apply the percentage to (i) the dollar amount of the prepaid |
| 26 | | wireless telecommunications service if that dollar amount is |
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| 2 | | is attributable to the prepaid wireless telecommunications |
| 3 | | service if the retailer can identify that portion by |
| 4 | | reasonable and verifiable standards from its books and records |
| 5 | | that are kept in the regular course of business for other |
| 6 | | purposes, including, but not limited to, books and records |
| 7 | | that are kept for non-tax purposes. However, if a minimal |
| 8 | | amount of prepaid wireless telecommunications service is sold |
| 9 | | with a prepaid wireless device for a single, non-itemized |
| 10 | | price, then the seller may elect not to apply the percentage |
| 11 | | specified in subsection (a) or (a-5) of this Section 15 to such |
| 12 | | transaction. For purposes of this subsection, an amount of |
| 13 | | service denominated as 10 minutes or less or $5 or less is |
| 14 | | considered minimal. |
| 15 | | (g) The prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge imposed under |
| 16 | | subsections (a) and (a-5) of this Section is not imposed on the |
| 17 | | provider or the consumer for wireless Lifeline service where |
| 18 | | the consumer does not pay the provider for the service. Where |
| 19 | | the consumer purchases from the provider optional minutes, |
| 20 | | texts, or other services in addition to the federally funded |
| 21 | | Lifeline benefit, a consumer must pay the prepaid wireless |
| 22 | | 9-1-1 surcharge, and it must be collected by the seller |
| 23 | | according to subsection (b-5). |
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
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| 1 | | Sections 21B-20, 27-20.3, and 27-21 and by renumbering and |
| 2 | | changing Section 22-95, as added by Public Act 103-46, as |
| 3 | | follows:
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| 4 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) |
| 5 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-193) |
| 6 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of |
| 7 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, |
| 8 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are |
| 9 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following |
| 10 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an |
| 11 | | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute |
| 12 | | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term |
| 13 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding |
| 14 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be |
| 15 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall |
| 16 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed |
| 17 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June |
| 18 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. |
| 19 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
| 20 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
| 21 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for |
| 22 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. |
| 23 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) |
| 24 | | have successfully completed an approved educator |
| 25 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by |
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| 2 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required |
| 3 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have |
| 4 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, |
| 5 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for |
| 6 | | the exceptional child, including, without limitation, |
| 7 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have |
| 8 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading |
| 9 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other |
| 10 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of |
| 11 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. |
| 12 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 |
| 13 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. |
| 14 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with |
| 15 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is |
| 16 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education |
| 17 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student |
| 18 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher |
| 19 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with |
| 20 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual |
| 21 | | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The |
| 22 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of |
| 23 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood |
| 24 | | teacher preparation program. |
| 25 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the |
| 26 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements |
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| 1 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework |
| 2 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable |
| 3 | | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. |
| 4 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator |
| 5 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement |
| 6 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position |
| 7 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator |
| 8 | | program or both. |
| 9 | | An individual with an Educator License with |
| 10 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or |
| 11 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher |
| 12 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. |
| 13 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued |
| 14 | | with the following endorsements: |
| 15 | | (A) (Blank). |
| 16 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An |
| 17 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an |
| 18 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
| 19 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the |
| 20 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: |
| 21 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
| 22 | | college or university with a minimum of a |
| 23 | | bachelor's degree. |
| 24 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of |
| 25 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for |
| 26 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this |
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| 2 | | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required |
| 3 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
| 4 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is |
| 5 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a |
| 6 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set |
| 7 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. |
| 8 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An |
| 9 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on |
| 10 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the |
| 11 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant |
| 12 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. |
| 13 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant |
| 14 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has |
| 15 | | done all of the following: |
| 16 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
| 17 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's |
| 18 | | degree in a management field other than education. |
| 19 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 |
| 20 | | years in a management level position in a field |
| 21 | | other than education. |
| 22 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase |
| 23 | | of an alternative route to superintendent |
| 24 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 |
| 25 | | of this Code. |
| 26 | | (iv) Passed a content area test required under |
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| 2 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in |
| 3 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a |
| 4 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. |
| 5 | | (D) (Blank). |
| 6 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and |
| 7 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 8 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who |
| 9 | | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a |
| 10 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education |
| 11 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and |
| 12 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of |
| 13 | | education in each area to be taught. |
| 14 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on |
| 15 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
| 16 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
| 17 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. |
| 18 | | An individual who holds a valid career and |
| 19 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 20 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's |
| 21 | | degree may substitute teach in career and technical |
| 22 | | education classrooms. |
| 23 | | (F) (Blank). |
| 24 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A |
| 25 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an |
| 26 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for |
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| 2 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who |
| 3 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets |
| 4 | | all of the following requirements: |
| 5 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and |
| 6 | | writing ability in the language other than English |
| 7 | | in which transitional bilingual education is |
| 8 | | offered. |
| 9 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully |
| 10 | | communicate in English. |
| 11 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years |
| 12 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional |
| 13 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and |
| 14 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable |
| 15 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds |
| 16 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in |
| 17 | | a foreign country that the State Educator |
| 18 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
| 19 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
| 20 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
| 21 | | learning in the United States. |
| 22 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement |
| 23 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, |
| 24 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years |
| 25 | | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be |
| 26 | | renewed. |
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| 2 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any |
| 3 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be |
| 4 | | replaced for any reason. |
| 5 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to |
| 6 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language |
| 7 | | other than English in the public schools, an |
| 8 | | individual who holds an Educator License with |
| 9 | | Stipulations may also apply for a language |
| 10 | | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides |
| 11 | | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the |
| 12 | | following requirements: |
| 13 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual |
| 14 | | endorsement. |
| 15 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the |
| 16 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued |
| 17 | | by passing the applicable language content test |
| 18 | | required by the State Board of Education. |
| 19 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from |
| 20 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher |
| 21 | | education or, for individuals educated in a |
| 22 | | country other than the United States, holds a |
| 23 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a |
| 24 | | foreign country that the State Educator |
| 25 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
| 26 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
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| 2 | | learning in the United States. |
| 3 | | (iv) (Blank). |
| 4 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with |
| 5 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through |
| 6 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the |
| 7 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator |
| 8 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations |
| 9 | | and shall not be renewed. |
| 10 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting |
| 11 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator |
| 12 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
| 13 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular |
| 14 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment |
| 15 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the |
| 16 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of |
| 17 | | the following requirements: |
| 18 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a |
| 19 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. |
| 20 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the |
| 21 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. |
| 22 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the |
| 23 | | subject to be taught. |
| 24 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English |
| 25 | | language. |
| 26 | | A holder of a visiting international educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
| 2 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education |
| 3 | | programs in the language that was the medium of |
| 4 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, |
| 5 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language |
| 6 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing |
| 7 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of |
| 8 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator |
| 9 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. |
| 10 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on |
| 11 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 |
| 12 | | years and shall not be renewed. |
| 13 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional |
| 14 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
| 15 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a |
| 16 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and |
| 17 | | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 |
| 18 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited |
| 19 | | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a |
| 20 | | paraprofessional competency test under subsection |
| 21 | | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years |
| 22 | | of age and will be using the Educator License with |
| 23 | | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten |
| 24 | | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age |
| 25 | | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a |
| 26 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this |
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| 1 | | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator |
| 2 | | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately |
| 3 | | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and |
| 4 | | may be renewed through application and payment of the |
| 5 | | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of |
| 6 | | this Code. An individual who holds only a |
| 7 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject |
| 8 | | to additional requirements in order to renew the |
| 9 | | endorsement. |
| 10 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school |
| 11 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License |
| 12 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who |
| 13 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 |
| 14 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school |
| 15 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved |
| 16 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester |
| 17 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the |
| 18 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school |
| 19 | | business administrators and by passage of the |
| 20 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable |
| 21 | | content area test. |
| 22 | | The chief school business official endorsement may |
| 23 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with |
| 24 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a |
| 25 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, |
| 26 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes |
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| 1 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school |
| 2 | | business management from a regionally accredited |
| 3 | | institution of higher education and passes the |
| 4 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable |
| 5 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required |
| 6 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business |
| 7 | | official. |
| 8 | | The chief school business official endorsement on |
| 9 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
| 10 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
| 11 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the |
| 12 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as |
| 13 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional |
| 14 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business |
| 15 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such |
| 16 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of |
| 17 | | Education. |
| 18 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules |
| 19 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. |
| 20 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional |
| 21 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 22 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has |
| 23 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
| 24 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education |
| 25 | | and who has not successfully completed an |
| 26 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but |
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| 2 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. |
| 3 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator |
| 4 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. |
| 5 | | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area |
| 6 | | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
| 7 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based |
| 8 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a |
| 9 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established |
| 10 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation |
| 11 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure |
| 12 | | Board. |
| 13 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an |
| 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one |
| 15 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not |
| 16 | | be renewed. |
| 17 | | (M) (Blank). |
| 18 | | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services |
| 19 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
| 20 | | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. |
| 21 | | (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A |
| 22 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement |
| 23 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued |
| 24 | | to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of |
| 25 | | work experience in the skill for which the applicant |
| 26 | | is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school |
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| 1 | | board and regional office of education shall provide |
| 2 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent |
| 3 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted |
| 4 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional |
| 5 | | Educator License or an Educator License with |
| 6 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator |
| 7 | | endorsement is available to teach and that actual |
| 8 | | circumstances require such issuance. |
| 9 | | A provisional career and technical educator |
| 10 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
| 11 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years |
| 12 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. |
| 13 | | An individual who holds a provisional career and |
| 14 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 15 | | with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in |
| 16 | | career and technical education classrooms. |
| 17 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching |
| 18 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for |
| 19 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, |
| 20 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching |
| 21 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for |
| 22 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's |
| 23 | | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution |
| 24 | | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved |
| 25 | | educator preparation program in this State and have earned |
| 26 | | at least 90 credit hours. |
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| 1 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. |
| 2 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute |
| 3 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual |
| 4 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or |
| 5 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, |
| 6 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a |
| 7 | | Substitute Teaching License. |
| 8 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a |
| 9 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing |
| 10 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under |
| 11 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a |
| 12 | | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer |
| 13 | | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the |
| 14 | | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional |
| 15 | | office of education within 5 business days after the |
| 16 | | employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency |
| 17 | | situation. An emergency situation is one in which an |
| 18 | | unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is |
| 19 | | unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) |
| 20 | | teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous |
| 21 | | indications, and the district is actively engaged in |
| 22 | | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the |
| 23 | | vacant position. |
| 24 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a |
| 25 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, |
| 26 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer |
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| 1 | | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year |
| 2 | | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school |
| 3 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the |
| 4 | | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a |
| 5 | | Professional Educator License or Educator License with |
| 6 | | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days |
| 7 | | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same |
| 8 | | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the |
| 9 | | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not |
| 10 | | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of |
| 11 | | this Code. |
| 12 | | A school district may not require an individual who |
| 13 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator |
| 14 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute |
| 15 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. |
| 16 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning |
| 17 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may |
| 18 | | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a |
| 19 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term |
| 20 | | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified |
| 21 | | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the |
| 22 | | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. |
| 23 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible |
| 24 | | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute |
| 25 | | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have |
| 26 | | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally |
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| 2 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for |
| 3 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an |
| 4 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator |
| 5 | | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or |
| 6 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a |
| 7 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. |
| 8 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this |
| 9 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. |
| 10 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
| 11 | | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per |
| 12 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher |
| 13 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who |
| 14 | | is under contract, a school district may not hire an |
| 15 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
| 16 | | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due |
| 17 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
| 18 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual |
| 19 | | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must |
| 20 | | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or |
| 21 | | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public |
| 22 | | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term |
| 23 | | substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid |
| 24 | | for 5 years. |
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; |
| 26 | | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. |
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| 1 | | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; revised |
| 2 | | 9-7-23.)
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| 3 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-193) |
| 4 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of |
| 5 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, |
| 6 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are |
| 7 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following |
| 8 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an |
| 9 | | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute |
| 10 | | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term |
| 11 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding |
| 12 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be |
| 13 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall |
| 14 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed |
| 15 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June |
| 16 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. |
| 17 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
| 18 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
| 19 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for |
| 20 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. |
| 21 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) |
| 22 | | have successfully completed an approved educator |
| 23 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by |
| 24 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation |
| 25 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required |
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| 1 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have |
| 2 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, |
| 3 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for |
| 4 | | the exceptional child, including, without limitation, |
| 5 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have |
| 6 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading |
| 7 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other |
| 8 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of |
| 9 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. |
| 10 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 |
| 11 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. |
| 12 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with |
| 13 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is |
| 14 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education |
| 15 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student |
| 16 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher |
| 17 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with |
| 18 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual |
| 19 | | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The |
| 20 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of |
| 21 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood |
| 22 | | teacher preparation program. |
| 23 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the |
| 24 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements |
| 25 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework |
| 26 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable |
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| 2 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator |
| 3 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement |
| 4 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position |
| 5 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator |
| 6 | | program or both. |
| 7 | | An individual with an Educator License with |
| 8 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or |
| 9 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher |
| 10 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. |
| 11 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued |
| 12 | | with the following endorsements: |
| 13 | | (A) (Blank). |
| 14 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An |
| 15 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an |
| 16 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
| 17 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the |
| 18 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: |
| 19 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
| 20 | | college or university with a minimum of a |
| 21 | | bachelor's degree. |
| 22 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of |
| 23 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for |
| 24 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this |
| 25 | | Code. |
| 26 | | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required |
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| 1 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
| 2 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is |
| 3 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a |
| 4 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set |
| 5 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. |
| 6 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An |
| 7 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on |
| 8 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the |
| 9 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant |
| 10 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. |
| 11 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant |
| 12 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has |
| 13 | | done all of the following: |
| 14 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
| 15 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's |
| 16 | | degree in a management field other than education. |
| 17 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 |
| 18 | | years in a management level position in a field |
| 19 | | other than education. |
| 20 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase |
| 21 | | of an alternative route to superintendent |
| 22 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 |
| 23 | | of this Code. |
| 24 | | (iv) Passed a content area test required under |
| 25 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
| 26 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in |
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| 2 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. |
| 3 | | (D) (Blank). |
| 4 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and |
| 5 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 6 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who |
| 7 | | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a |
| 8 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education |
| 9 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and |
| 10 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of |
| 11 | | education in each area to be taught. |
| 12 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on |
| 13 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
| 14 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
| 15 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. |
| 16 | | An individual who holds a valid career and |
| 17 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 18 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's |
| 19 | | degree may substitute teach in career and technical |
| 20 | | education classrooms. |
| 21 | | (F) (Blank). |
| 22 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A |
| 23 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an |
| 24 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for |
| 25 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance |
| 26 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who |
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| 2 | | all of the following requirements: |
| 3 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and |
| 4 | | writing ability in the language other than English |
| 5 | | in which transitional bilingual education is |
| 6 | | offered. |
| 7 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully |
| 8 | | communicate in English. |
| 9 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years |
| 10 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional |
| 11 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and |
| 12 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable |
| 13 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds |
| 14 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in |
| 15 | | a foreign country that the State Educator |
| 16 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
| 17 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
| 18 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
| 19 | | learning in the United States. |
| 20 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement |
| 21 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, |
| 22 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years |
| 23 | | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be |
| 24 | | renewed. |
| 25 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator |
| 26 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any |
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| 2 | | replaced for any reason. |
| 3 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to |
| 4 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language |
| 5 | | other than English in the public schools, an |
| 6 | | individual who holds an Educator License with |
| 7 | | Stipulations may also apply for a language |
| 8 | | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides |
| 9 | | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the |
| 10 | | following requirements: |
| 11 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual |
| 12 | | endorsement. |
| 13 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the |
| 14 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued |
| 15 | | by passing the applicable language content test |
| 16 | | required by the State Board of Education. |
| 17 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from |
| 18 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher |
| 19 | | education or, for individuals educated in a |
| 20 | | country other than the United States, holds a |
| 21 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a |
| 22 | | foreign country that the State Educator |
| 23 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
| 24 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
| 25 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
| 26 | | learning in the United States. |
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| 1 | | (iv) (Blank). |
| 2 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with |
| 3 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through |
| 4 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the |
| 5 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator |
| 6 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations |
| 7 | | and shall not be renewed. |
| 8 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting |
| 9 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator |
| 10 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
| 11 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular |
| 12 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment |
| 13 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the |
| 14 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of |
| 15 | | the following requirements: |
| 16 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a |
| 17 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. |
| 18 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the |
| 19 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. |
| 20 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the |
| 21 | | subject to be taught. |
| 22 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English |
| 23 | | language. |
| 24 | | A holder of a visiting international educator |
| 25 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
| 26 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education |
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| 1 | | programs in the language that was the medium of |
| 2 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, |
| 3 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language |
| 4 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing |
| 5 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of |
| 6 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator |
| 7 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. |
| 8 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on |
| 9 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 |
| 10 | | years and shall not be renewed. |
| 11 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional |
| 12 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
| 13 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a |
| 14 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and |
| 15 | | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 |
| 16 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited |
| 17 | | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a |
| 18 | | paraprofessional competency test under subsection |
| 19 | | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years |
| 20 | | of age and will be using the Educator License with |
| 21 | | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten |
| 22 | | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age |
| 23 | | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a |
| 24 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this |
| 25 | | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator |
| 26 | | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately |
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| 2 | | may be renewed through application and payment of the |
| 3 | | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of |
| 4 | | this Code. An individual who holds only a |
| 5 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject |
| 6 | | to additional requirements in order to renew the |
| 7 | | endorsement. |
| 8 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school |
| 9 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License |
| 10 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who |
| 11 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 |
| 12 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school |
| 13 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved |
| 14 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester |
| 15 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the |
| 16 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school |
| 17 | | business administrators and by passage of the |
| 18 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable |
| 19 | | content area test. |
| 20 | | The chief school business official endorsement may |
| 21 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with |
| 22 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a |
| 23 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, |
| 24 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes |
| 25 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school |
| 26 | | business management from a regionally accredited |
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| 1 | | institution of higher education and passes the |
| 2 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable |
| 3 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required |
| 4 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business |
| 5 | | official. |
| 6 | | The chief school business official endorsement on |
| 7 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
| 8 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
| 9 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the |
| 10 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as |
| 11 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional |
| 12 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business |
| 13 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such |
| 14 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of |
| 15 | | Education. |
| 16 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules |
| 17 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. |
| 18 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional |
| 19 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 20 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has |
| 21 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
| 22 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education |
| 23 | | and who has not successfully completed an |
| 24 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but |
| 25 | | who meets all of the following requirements: |
| 26 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator |
| 2 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. |
| 3 | | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area |
| 4 | | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
| 5 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based |
| 6 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a |
| 7 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established |
| 8 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation |
| 9 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure |
| 10 | | Board. |
| 11 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an |
| 12 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one |
| 13 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not |
| 14 | | be renewed. |
| 15 | | (M) (Blank). |
| 16 | | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services |
| 17 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
| 18 | | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. |
| 19 | | (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A |
| 20 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement |
| 21 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued |
| 22 | | to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of |
| 23 | | work experience in the skill for which the applicant |
| 24 | | is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school |
| 25 | | board and regional office of education shall provide |
| 26 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent |
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| 1 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted |
| 2 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional |
| 3 | | Educator License or an Educator License with |
| 4 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator |
| 5 | | endorsement is available to teach and that actual |
| 6 | | circumstances require such issuance. |
| 7 | | A provisional career and technical educator |
| 8 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
| 9 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years |
| 10 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. |
| 11 | | An individual who holds a provisional career and |
| 12 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
| 13 | | with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in |
| 14 | | career and technical education classrooms. |
| 15 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching |
| 16 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for |
| 17 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, |
| 18 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching |
| 19 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for |
| 20 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's |
| 21 | | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution |
| 22 | | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved |
| 23 | | educator preparation program in this State and have earned |
| 24 | | at least 90 credit hours. |
| 25 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. |
| 26 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute |
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| 2 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or |
| 3 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, |
| 4 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a |
| 5 | | Substitute Teaching License. |
| 6 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a |
| 7 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing |
| 8 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under |
| 9 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a |
| 10 | | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer |
| 11 | | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the |
| 12 | | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional |
| 13 | | office of education within 5 business days after the |
| 14 | | employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant |
| 15 | | position. A district may continue to employ that same |
| 16 | | substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 |
| 17 | | calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever |
| 18 | | is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the |
| 19 | | 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a |
| 20 | | written request with the appropriate regional office of |
| 21 | | education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis |
| 22 | | that the position remains vacant and the district |
| 23 | | continues to actively seek qualified candidates and |
| 24 | | provides documentation that it has provided training |
| 25 | | specific to the position, including training on meeting |
| 26 | | the needs of students with disabilities and English |
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| 1 | | learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be |
| 2 | | granted in writing by the regional office of education. An |
| 3 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy |
| 4 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to |
| 5 | | fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher |
| 6 | | capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications |
| 7 | | or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified |
| 8 | | candidates, and the district is actively engaged in |
| 9 | | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the |
| 10 | | vacant position. |
| 11 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a |
| 12 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, |
| 13 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer |
| 14 | | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year |
| 15 | | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school |
| 16 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the |
| 17 | | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a |
| 18 | | Professional Educator License or Educator License with |
| 19 | | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days |
| 20 | | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same |
| 21 | | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the |
| 22 | | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not |
| 23 | | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of |
| 24 | | this Code. |
| 25 | | A school district may not require an individual who |
| 26 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator |
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| 2 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. |
| 3 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning |
| 4 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may |
| 5 | | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a |
| 6 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term |
| 7 | | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified |
| 8 | | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the |
| 9 | | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. |
| 10 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible |
| 11 | | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute |
| 12 | | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have |
| 13 | | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally |
| 14 | | accredited institution of higher education. |
| 15 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for |
| 16 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an |
| 17 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator |
| 18 | | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or |
| 19 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a |
| 20 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. |
| 21 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this |
| 22 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. |
| 23 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
| 24 | | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per |
| 25 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher |
| 26 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who |
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| 1 | | is under contract, a school district may not hire an |
| 2 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
| 3 | | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due |
| 4 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
| 5 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual |
| 6 | | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must |
| 7 | | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or |
| 8 | | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public |
| 9 | | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term |
| 10 | | substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid |
| 11 | | for 5 years. |
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; |
| 13 | | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. |
| 14 | | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; |
| 15 | | 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; revised 9-7-23.)
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| 17 | | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a |
| 18 | | delayed effective date) |
| 19 | | Sec. 22-96 22-95. Hiring or assigning priority. |
| 20 | | (a) When hiring or assigning physical education, music, |
| 21 | | and visual arts educators, a school district must prioritize |
| 22 | | the hiring or assigning of educators who hold an educator |
| 23 | | license and endorsement in the those content area to be taught |
| 24 | | areas. |
| 25 | | (b) A licensed professional educator assigned to physical |
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| 1 | | education, music, or visual arts who does not hold an |
| 2 | | endorsement in the content area to be taught licensure |
| 3 | | applicant must acquire short-term approval under Part 25 of |
| 4 | | Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code by the State |
| 5 | | Board of Education pass the licensure content area test for |
| 6 | | the content area he or she is assigned to teach or complete at |
| 7 | | least 9 semester hours of coursework in the content area to be |
| 8 | | taught prior to his or her assignment or employment start |
| 9 | | date. If no short-term approval is available in the content |
| 10 | | area to be taught, the licensed educator shall meet equivalent |
| 11 | | criteria specified by the State Board of Education. In order |
| 12 | | to retain his or her employment for subsequent school years, |
| 13 | | the educator employee must acquire the full endorsement in the |
| 14 | | content area to be taught prior to the end of the validity |
| 15 | | period of the short-term approval complete the remaining hours |
| 16 | | of coursework in the content area in which he or she is |
| 17 | | teaching and apply for a license endorsement within 3 calendar |
| 18 | | years after his or her employment start date. |
| 19 | | (c) In the case of a reduction in force, a school district |
| 20 | | may follow its employee contract language for filling |
| 21 | | positions. |
| 22 | | (d) Instead of holding the credentials specified in |
| 23 | | subsection (a) or (b) of this Section, an educator assigned to |
| 24 | | a position under this Section may meet any requirements set |
| 25 | | forth under Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code as |
| 26 | | applicable to the content area to be taught, except that |
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| 1 | | subsection (b) of Section 1.710 of Title 23 of the Illinois |
| 2 | | Administrative Code does not apply to an educator assigned to |
| 3 | | a position under this subsection (d). |
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 103-46, eff. 1-1-24; revised 9-25-23.)
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| 5 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-20.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.3) |
| 6 | | Sec. 27-20.3. Holocaust and Genocide Study. |
| 7 | | (a) Every public elementary school and high school shall |
| 8 | | include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the |
| 9 | | events of the Nazi atrocities of 1933 to 1945. This period in |
| 10 | | world history is known as the Holocaust, during which |
| 11 | | 6,000,000 Jews and millions of non-Jews were exterminated. One |
| 12 | | of the universal lessons of the Holocaust is that national, |
| 13 | | ethnic, racial, or religious hatred can overtake any nation or |
| 14 | | society, leading to calamitous consequences. To reinforce that |
| 15 | | lesson, such curriculum shall include an additional unit of |
| 16 | | instruction studying other acts of genocide across the globe. |
| 17 | | This unit shall include, but not be limited to, the Native |
| 18 | | American genocide in North America, the Armenian Genocide, the |
| 19 | | Famine-Genocide in Ukraine, and more recent atrocities in |
| 20 | | Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sudan. The studying of this |
| 21 | | material is a reaffirmation of the commitment of free peoples |
| 22 | | from all nations to never again permit the occurrence of |
| 23 | | another Holocaust and a recognition that crimes of genocide |
| 24 | | continue to be perpetrated across the globe as they have been |
| 25 | | in the past and to deter indifference to crimes against |
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| 1 | | humanity and human suffering wherever they may occur. |
| 2 | | (b) The State Superintendent of Education may prepare and |
| 3 | | make available to all school boards instructional materials |
| 4 | | which may be used as guidelines for development of a unit of |
| 5 | | instruction under this Section; provided, however, that each |
| 6 | | school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of |
| 7 | | instruction time which shall qualify as a unit of instruction |
| 8 | | satisfying the requirements of this Section. |
| 9 | | Instructional materials that include the addition of |
| 10 | | content related to the Native American genocide in North |
| 11 | | America shall be prepared and made available to all school |
| 12 | | boards on the State Board of Education's Internet website no |
| 13 | | later than July 1, 2024 January 1, 2025. Notwithstanding |
| 14 | | subsection (a) of this Section, a school is not required to |
| 15 | | teach the additional content related to the Native American |
| 16 | | genocide in North America until instructional materials are |
| 17 | | made available on the State Board's Internet website. |
| 18 | | Instructional materials related to the Native American |
| 19 | | genocide in North America shall be developed in consultation |
| 20 | | with members of the Chicago American Indian Community |
| 21 | | Collaborative who are members of a federally recognized tribe, |
| 22 | | are documented descendants of Indigenous communities, or are |
| 23 | | other persons recognized as contributing community members by |
| 24 | | the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative and who |
| 25 | | currently reside in this State or their designees. |
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 103-422, eff. 8-4-23.)
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-21) |
| 2 | | Sec. 27-21. History of United States. |
| 3 | | (a) History of the United States shall be taught in all |
| 4 | | public schools and in all other educational institutions in |
| 5 | | this State supported or maintained, in whole or in part, by |
| 6 | | public funds. |
| 7 | | The teaching of history shall have as one of its |
| 8 | | objectives the imparting to pupils of a comprehensive idea of |
| 9 | | our democratic form of government and the principles for which |
| 10 | | our government stands as regards other nations, including the |
| 11 | | studying of the place of our government in world-wide |
| 12 | | movements and the leaders thereof, with particular stress upon |
| 13 | | the basic principles and ideals of our representative form of |
| 14 | | government. |
| 15 | | The teaching of history shall include a study of the role |
| 16 | | and contributions of African Americans and other ethnic |
| 17 | | groups, including, but not restricted to, Native Americans, |
| 18 | | Polish, Lithuanian, German, Hungarian, Irish, Bohemian, |
| 19 | | Russian, Albanian, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French, Scots, |
| 20 | | Hispanics, Asian Americans, etc., in the history of this |
| 21 | | country and this State. To reinforce the study of the role and |
| 22 | | contributions of Hispanics, such curriculum shall include the |
| 23 | | study of the events related to the forceful removal and |
| 24 | | illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S. citizens during |
| 25 | | the Great Depression. |
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| 1 | | The teaching of history shall also include teaching about |
| 2 | | Native American nations' sovereignty and self-determination, |
| 3 | | both historically and in the present day, with a focus on urban |
| 4 | | Native Americans. |
| 5 | | In public schools only, the teaching of history shall |
| 6 | | include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, |
| 7 | | gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this |
| 8 | | country and this State. |
| 9 | | The teaching of history also shall include a study of the |
| 10 | | role of labor unions and their interaction with government in |
| 11 | | achieving the goals of a mixed free enterprise system. |
| 12 | | Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the teaching of |
| 13 | | history must also include instruction on the history of |
| 14 | | Illinois. |
| 15 | | The teaching of history shall include the contributions |
| 16 | | made to society by Americans of different faith practices, |
| 17 | | including, but not limited to, Native Americans, Muslim |
| 18 | | Americans, Jewish Americans, Christian Americans, Hindu |
| 19 | | Americans, Sikh Americans, Buddhist Americans, and any other |
| 20 | | collective community of faith that has shaped America. |
| 21 | | (b) No pupils shall be graduated from the eighth grade of |
| 22 | | any public school unless the pupils have received instruction |
| 23 | | in the history of the United States as provided in this Section |
| 24 | | and give evidence of having a comprehensive knowledge thereof, |
| 25 | | which may be administered remotely. |
| 26 | | (c) The State Superintendent of Education may prepare and |
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| 1 | | make available to all school boards instructional materials |
| 2 | | that may be used as guidelines for the development of |
| 3 | | instruction under this Section; however, each school board |
| 4 | | shall itself determine the minimum amount of instructional |
| 5 | | time required for satisfying the requirements of this Section. |
| 6 | | Instructional materials that include the addition of content |
| 7 | | related to Native Americans shall be prepared by the State |
| 8 | | Superintendent of Education and made available to all school |
| 9 | | boards on the State Board of Education's Internet website no |
| 10 | | later than July 1, 2024 January 1, 2025. These instructional |
| 11 | | materials may be used by school boards as guidelines for the |
| 12 | | development of instruction under this Section; however, each |
| 13 | | school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of |
| 14 | | instructional time for satisfying the requirements of this |
| 15 | | Section. Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this |
| 16 | | Section, a school or other educational institution is not |
| 17 | | required to teach and a pupil is not required to learn the |
| 18 | | additional content related to Native Americans until |
| 19 | | instructional materials are made available on the State |
| 20 | | Board's Internet website. |
| 21 | | Instructional materials related to Native Americans shall |
| 22 | | be developed in consultation with members of the Chicago |
| 23 | | American Indian Community Collaborative who are members of a |
| 24 | | federally recognized tribe, are documented descendants of |
| 25 | | Indigenous communities, or are other persons recognized as |
| 26 | | contributing community members by the Chicago American Indian |
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| 1 | | Community Collaborative and who currently reside in this |
| 2 | | State. |
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 102-411, eff. 1-1-22; 103-422, eff. 8-4-23.)
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| 4 | | Section 45. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Sections 2.06 and 2.17 and by adding Section 2.35 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (225 ILCS 10/2.06) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.06) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2.06. "Child care institution" means a child care |
| 9 | | facility where more than 7 children are received and |
| 10 | | maintained for the purpose of providing them with care or |
| 11 | | training or both. The term "child care institution" includes |
| 12 | | residential schools, primarily serving ambulatory children |
| 13 | | with disabilities, and those operating a full calendar year, |
| 14 | | but does not include: |
| 15 | | (a) any State-operated institution for child care |
| 16 | | established by legislative action; |
| 17 | | (b) any juvenile detention or shelter care home |
| 18 | | established and operated by any county or child protection |
| 19 | | district established under the "Child Protection Act"; |
| 20 | | (c) any institution, home, place or facility operating |
| 21 | | under a license pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, the |
| 22 | | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the |
| 23 | | ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act; |
| 24 | | (d) any bona fide boarding school in which children |
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| 1 | | are primarily taught branches of education corresponding |
| 2 | | to those taught in public schools, grades one through 12, |
| 3 | | or taught in public elementary schools, high schools, or |
| 4 | | both elementary and high schools, and which operates on a |
| 5 | | regular academic school year basis; or |
| 6 | | (e) any facility licensed as a "group home" as defined |
| 7 | | in this Act; or . |
| 8 | | (f) any qualified residential treatment program. |
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; |
| 10 | | 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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| 11 | | (225 ILCS 10/2.17) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.17) |
| 12 | | Sec. 2.17. "Foster family home" means the home of an |
| 13 | | individual or family: |
| 14 | | (1) that is licensed or approved by the state in which it |
| 15 | | is situated as a foster family home that meets the standards |
| 16 | | established for the licensing or approval; and |
| 17 | | (2) in which a child in foster care has been placed in the |
| 18 | | care of an individual who resides with the child and who has |
| 19 | | been licensed or approved by the state to be a foster parent |
| 20 | | and: |
| 21 | | (A) who the Department of Children and Family Services |
| 22 | | deems capable of adhering to the reasonable and prudent |
| 23 | | parent standard; |
| 24 | | (B) who provides 24-hour substitute care for children |
| 25 | | placed away from their parents or other caretakers; and |
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| 1 | | (3) who provides the care for a facility for child care in |
| 2 | | residences of families who receive no more than 6 children |
| 3 | | unrelated to them, unless all the children are of common |
| 4 | | parentage, or residences of relatives who receive no more than |
| 5 | | 6 related children placed by the Department, unless the |
| 6 | | children are of common parentage, for the purpose of providing |
| 7 | | family care and training for the children on a full-time |
| 8 | | basis, except the Director of Children and Family Services, |
| 9 | | pursuant to Department regulations, may waive the numerical |
| 10 | | limitation of foster children who may be cared for in a foster |
| 11 | | family home for any of the following reasons to allow: (i) (1) |
| 12 | | a parenting youth in foster care to remain with the child of |
| 13 | | the parenting youth; (ii) (2) siblings to remain together; |
| 14 | | (iii) (3) a child with an established meaningful relationship |
| 15 | | with the family to remain with the family; or (iv) (4) a family |
| 16 | | with special training or skills to provide care to a child who |
| 17 | | has a severe disability. The family's or relative's own |
| 18 | | children, under 18 years of age, shall be included in |
| 19 | | determining the maximum number of children served. |
| 20 | | For purposes of this Section, a "relative" includes any |
| 21 | | person, 21 years of age or over, other than the parent, who (i) |
| 22 | | is currently related to the child in any of the following ways |
| 23 | | by blood or adoption: grandparent, sibling, great-grandparent, |
| 24 | | uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, great-uncle, or |
| 25 | | great-aunt; or (ii) is the spouse of such a relative; or (iii) |
| 26 | | is a child's step-father, step-mother, or adult step-brother |
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| 1 | | or step-sister; or (iv) is a fictive kin; "relative" also |
| 2 | | includes a person related in any of the foregoing ways to a |
| 3 | | sibling of a child, even though the person is not related to |
| 4 | | the child, when the child and its sibling are placed together |
| 5 | | with that person. For purposes of placement of children |
| 6 | | pursuant to Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act |
| 7 | | and for purposes of licensing requirements set forth in |
| 8 | | Section 4 of this Act, for children under the custody or |
| 9 | | guardianship of the Department pursuant to the Juvenile Court |
| 10 | | Act of 1987, after a parent signs a consent, surrender, or |
| 11 | | waiver or after a parent's rights are otherwise terminated, |
| 12 | | and while the child remains in the custody or guardianship of |
| 13 | | the Department, the child is considered to be related to those |
| 14 | | to whom the child was related under this Section prior to the |
| 15 | | signing of the consent, surrender, or waiver or the order of |
| 16 | | termination of parental rights. |
| 17 | | The term "foster family home" includes homes receiving |
| 18 | | children from any State-operated institution for child care; |
| 19 | | or from any agency established by a municipality or other |
| 20 | | political subdivision of the State of Illinois authorized to |
| 21 | | provide care for children outside their own homes. The term |
| 22 | | "foster family home" does not include an "adoption-only home" |
| 23 | | as defined in Section 2.23 of this Act. The types of foster |
| 24 | | family homes are defined as follows: |
| 25 | | (a) "Boarding home" means a foster family home which |
| 26 | | receives payment for regular full-time care of a child or |
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| 1 | | children. |
| 2 | | (b) "Free home" means a foster family home other than |
| 3 | | an adoptive home which does not receive payments for the |
| 4 | | care of a child or children. |
| 5 | | (c) "Adoptive home" means a foster family home which |
| 6 | | receives a child or children for the purpose of adopting |
| 7 | | the child or children, but does not include an |
| 8 | | adoption-only home. |
| 9 | | (d) "Work-wage home" means a foster family home which |
| 10 | | receives a child or children who pay part or all of their |
| 11 | | board by rendering some services to the family not |
| 12 | | prohibited by the Child Labor Law or by standards or |
| 13 | | regulations of the Department prescribed under this Act. |
| 14 | | The child or children may receive a wage in connection |
| 15 | | with the services rendered the foster family. |
| 16 | | (e) "Agency-supervised home" means a foster family |
| 17 | | home under the direct and regular supervision of a |
| 18 | | licensed child welfare agency, of the Department of |
| 19 | | Children and Family Services, of a circuit court, or of |
| 20 | | any other State agency which has authority to place |
| 21 | | children in child care facilities, and which receives no |
| 22 | | more than 8 children, unless of common parentage, who are |
| 23 | | placed and are regularly supervised by one of the |
| 24 | | specified agencies. |
| 25 | | (f) "Independent home" means a foster family home, |
| 26 | | other than an adoptive home, which receives no more than 4 |
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| 1 | | children, unless of common parentage, directly from |
| 2 | | parents, or other legally responsible persons, by |
| 3 | | independent arrangement and which is not subject to direct |
| 4 | | and regular supervision of a specified agency except as |
| 5 | | such supervision pertains to licensing by the Department. |
| 6 | | (g) "Host home" means an emergency foster family home |
| 7 | | under the direction and regular supervision of a licensed |
| 8 | | child welfare agency, contracted to provide short-term |
| 9 | | crisis intervention services to youth served under the |
| 10 | | Comprehensive Community-Based Youth Services program, |
| 11 | | under the direction of the Department of Human Services. |
| 12 | | The youth shall not be under the custody or guardianship |
| 13 | | of the Department pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of |
| 14 | | 1987. |
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 101-63, eff. 7-12-19; 102-688, eff. 7-1-22.)
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| 16 | | (225 ILCS 10/2.35 new) |
| 17 | | Sec. 2.35. Qualified residential treatment program. |
| 18 | | "Qualified residential treatment program" means a program |
| 19 | | that: |
| 20 | | (1) has a trauma-informed treatment model that is |
| 21 | | designed to address the needs, including clinical needs as |
| 22 | | appropriate, of children with serious emotional or |
| 23 | | behavioral disorders or disturbances and, with respect to |
| 24 | | a child, is able to implement the treatment identified for |
| 25 | | the child by the assessment of the child required under 42 |
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| 2 | | (2) whether by acquisition of direct employment or |
| 3 | | otherwise, has registered or licensed nursing staff and |
| 4 | | other licensed clinical staff who: |
| 5 | | (A) provide care within the scope of their |
| 6 | | practice as defined by law; |
| 7 | | (B) are located on-site; and |
| 8 | | (C) are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; |
| 9 | | (3) to the extent appropriate, and in accordance with |
| 10 | | the child's best interests, facilitates participation of |
| 11 | | family members in the child's treatment program; |
| 12 | | (4) facilitates outreach to the family members of the |
| 13 | | child, including siblings, documents how the outreach is |
| 14 | | made, including contact information, and maintains contact |
| 15 | | information for any known biological family and fictive |
| 16 | | kin of the child; |
| 17 | | (5) documents how family members are integrated into |
| 18 | | the treatment process for the child, including |
| 19 | | post-discharge, and how sibling connections are |
| 20 | | maintained; |
| 21 | | (6) provides discharge planning and family-based |
| 22 | | aftercare support for at least 6 months post-discharge; |
| 23 | | and |
| 24 | | (7) is licensed in accordance with this Act and is |
| 25 | | accredited by any of the following independent, |
| 26 | | not-for-profit organizations: |
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| 2 | | Rehabilitation Facilities; |
| 3 | | (B) the Joint Commission; |
| 4 | | (C) the Council on Accreditation; or |
| 5 | | (D) any other independent, not-for-profit |
| 6 | | accrediting organization approved by the Secretary of |
| 7 | | Health and Human Services as described in 42 U.S.C. |
| 8 | | 672 (k)(4).
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| 9 | | Section 50. The Laser System Act of 1997 is amended by |
| 10 | | changing Section 16 as follows:
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| 11 | | (420 ILCS 56/16) |
| 12 | | Sec. 16. Laser safety officers. |
| 13 | | (a) Each laser installation whose function is for the use |
| 14 | | of a temporary laser display shall use a laser safety officer. |
| 15 | | (b) The Agency shall adopt rules specifying minimum |
| 16 | | training and experience requirements for laser safety |
| 17 | | officers. The requirements shall be specific to the evaluation |
| 18 | | and control of laser hazards for different types of laser |
| 19 | | systems and the purpose for which a laser system is used. |
| 20 | | (c) If a laser safety officer encounters noncompliance |
| 21 | | with this Act or rules adopted under this Act in the course of |
| 22 | | performing duties as a laser safety officer, then the laser |
| 23 | | safety officer shall report that noncompliance to the Agency |
| 24 | | as soon as practical to protect public health and safety. |
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| 1 | | (d) No person may act as a laser safety officer or |
| 2 | | advertise or use any title implying qualification as a laser |
| 3 | | safety officer unless the person meets the training and |
| 4 | | experience requirements of this Act and the training and |
| 5 | | experience requirements established by the Agency under |
| 6 | | subsection (b). |
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 103-277, eff. 7-28-23.)
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| 8 | | Section 55. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by |
| 9 | | changing Section 1-3 as follows:
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| 10 | | (705 ILCS 405/1-3) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-3) |
| 11 | | Sec. 1-3. Definitions. Terms used in this Act, unless the |
| 12 | | context otherwise requires, have the following meanings |
| 13 | | ascribed to them: |
| 14 | | (1) "Adjudicatory hearing" means a hearing to determine |
| 15 | | whether the allegations of a petition under Section 2-13, |
| 16 | | 3-15, or 4-12 that a minor under 18 years of age is abused, |
| 17 | | neglected, or dependent, or requires authoritative |
| 18 | | intervention, or addicted, respectively, are supported by a |
| 19 | | preponderance of the evidence or whether the allegations of a |
| 20 | | petition under Section 5-520 that a minor is delinquent are |
| 21 | | proved beyond a reasonable doubt. |
| 22 | | (2) "Adult" means a person 21 years of age or older. |
| 23 | | (3) "Agency" means a public or private child care facility |
| 24 | | legally authorized or licensed by this State for placement or |
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| 1 | | institutional care or for both placement and institutional |
| 2 | | care. |
| 3 | | (4) "Association" means any organization, public or |
| 4 | | private, engaged in welfare functions which include services |
| 5 | | to or on behalf of children but does not include "agency" as |
| 6 | | herein defined. |
| 7 | | (4.05) Whenever a "best interest" determination is |
| 8 | | required, the following factors shall be considered in the |
| 9 | | context of the child's age and developmental needs: |
| 10 | | (a) the physical safety and welfare of the child, |
| 11 | | including food, shelter, health, and clothing; |
| 12 | | (b) the development of the child's identity; |
| 13 | | (c) the child's background and ties, including |
| 14 | | familial, cultural, and religious; |
| 15 | | (d) the child's sense of attachments, including: |
| 16 | | (i) where the child actually feels love, |
| 17 | | attachment, and a sense of being valued (as opposed to |
| 18 | | where adults believe the child should feel such love, |
| 19 | | attachment, and a sense of being valued); |
| 20 | | (ii) the child's sense of security; |
| 21 | | (iii) the child's sense of familiarity; |
| 22 | | (iv) continuity of affection for the child; |
| 23 | | (v) the least disruptive placement alternative for |
| 24 | | the child; |
| 25 | | (e) the child's wishes and long-term goals; |
| 26 | | (f) the child's community ties, including church, |
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| 1 | | school, and friends; |
| 2 | | (g) the child's need for permanence which includes the |
| 3 | | child's need for stability and continuity of relationships |
| 4 | | with parent figures and with siblings and other relatives; |
| 5 | | (h) the uniqueness of every family and child; |
| 6 | | (i) the risks attendant to entering and being in |
| 7 | | substitute care; and |
| 8 | | (j) the preferences of the persons available to care |
| 9 | | for the child. |
| 10 | | (4.1) "Chronic truant" shall have the definition ascribed |
| 11 | | to it in Section 26-2a of the School Code. |
| 12 | | (5) "Court" means the circuit court in a session or |
| 13 | | division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act. |
| 14 | | (6) "Dispositional hearing" means a hearing to determine |
| 15 | | whether a minor should be adjudged to be a ward of the court, |
| 16 | | and to determine what order of disposition should be made in |
| 17 | | respect to a minor adjudged to be a ward of the court. |
| 18 | | (6.5) "Dissemination" or "disseminate" means to publish, |
| 19 | | produce, print, manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, exhibit, |
| 20 | | broadcast, display, transmit, or otherwise share information |
| 21 | | in any format so as to make the information accessible to |
| 22 | | others. |
| 23 | | (7) "Emancipated minor" means any minor 16 years of age or |
| 24 | | over who has been completely or partially emancipated under |
| 25 | | the Emancipation of Minors Act or under this Act. |
| 26 | | (7.03) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the records |
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| 1 | | and to obliterate the minor's name from any official index, |
| 2 | | public record, or electronic database. |
| 3 | | (7.05) "Foster parent" includes a relative caregiver |
| 4 | | selected by the Department of Children and Family Services to |
| 5 | | provide care for the minor. |
| 6 | | (8) "Guardianship of the person" of a minor means the duty |
| 7 | | and authority to act in the best interests of the minor, |
| 8 | | subject to residual parental rights and responsibilities, to |
| 9 | | make important decisions in matters having a permanent effect |
| 10 | | on the life and development of the minor and to be concerned |
| 11 | | with the minor's general welfare. It includes but is not |
| 12 | | necessarily limited to: |
| 13 | | (a) the authority to consent to marriage, to |
| 14 | | enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, or to |
| 15 | | a major medical, psychiatric, and surgical treatment; to |
| 16 | | represent the minor in legal actions; and to make other |
| 17 | | decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the |
| 18 | | minor; |
| 19 | | (b) the authority and duty of reasonable visitation, |
| 20 | | except to the extent that these have been limited in the |
| 21 | | best interests of the minor by court order; |
| 22 | | (c) the rights and responsibilities of legal custody |
| 23 | | except where legal custody has been vested in another |
| 24 | | person or agency; and |
| 25 | | (d) the power to consent to the adoption of the minor, |
| 26 | | but only if expressly conferred on the guardian in |
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| 1 | | accordance with Section 2-29, 3-30, or 4-27. |
| 2 | | (8.1) "Juvenile court record" includes, but is not limited |
| 3 | | to: |
| 4 | | (a) all documents filed in or maintained by the |
| 5 | | juvenile court pertaining to a specific incident, |
| 6 | | proceeding, or individual; |
| 7 | | (b) all documents relating to a specific incident, |
| 8 | | proceeding, or individual made available to or maintained |
| 9 | | by probation officers; |
| 10 | | (c) all documents, video or audio tapes, photographs, |
| 11 | | and exhibits admitted into evidence at juvenile court |
| 12 | | hearings; or |
| 13 | | (d) all documents, transcripts, records, reports, or |
| 14 | | other evidence prepared by, maintained by, or released by |
| 15 | | any municipal, county, or State agency or department, in |
| 16 | | any format, if indicating involvement with the juvenile |
| 17 | | court relating to a specific incident, proceeding, or |
| 18 | | individual. |
| 19 | | (8.2) "Juvenile law enforcement record" includes records |
| 20 | | of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints, probation |
| 21 | | adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear, or any other |
| 22 | | records or documents maintained by any law enforcement agency |
| 23 | | relating to a minor suspected of committing an offense, and |
| 24 | | records maintained by a law enforcement agency that identifies |
| 25 | | a juvenile as a suspect in committing an offense, but does not |
| 26 | | include records identifying a juvenile as a victim, witness, |
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| 2 | | used for purposes of referral to programs relating to |
| 3 | | diversion as defined in subsection (6) of Section 5-105. |
| 4 | | (9) "Legal custody" means the relationship created by an |
| 5 | | order of court in the best interests of the minor which imposes |
| 6 | | on the custodian the responsibility of physical possession of |
| 7 | | a minor and the duty to protect, train and discipline the minor |
| 8 | | and to provide the minor with food, shelter, education, and |
| 9 | | ordinary medical care, except as these are limited by residual |
| 10 | | parental rights and responsibilities and the rights and |
| 11 | | responsibilities of the guardian of the person, if any. |
| 12 | | (9.1) "Mentally capable adult relative" means a person 21 |
| 13 | | years of age or older who is not suffering from a mental |
| 14 | | illness that prevents the person from providing the care |
| 15 | | necessary to safeguard the physical safety and welfare of a |
| 16 | | minor who is left in that person's care by the parent or |
| 17 | | parents or other person responsible for the minor's welfare. |
| 18 | | (10) "Minor" means a person under the age of 21 years |
| 19 | | subject to this Act. |
| 20 | | (11) "Parent" means a father or mother of a child and |
| 21 | | includes any adoptive parent. It also includes a person (i) |
| 22 | | whose parentage is presumed or has been established under the |
| 23 | | law of this or another jurisdiction or (ii) who has registered |
| 24 | | with the Putative Father Registry in accordance with Section |
| 25 | | 12.1 of the Adoption Act and whose paternity has not been ruled |
| 26 | | out under the law of this or another jurisdiction. It does not |
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| 1 | | include a parent whose rights in respect to the minor have been |
| 2 | | terminated in any manner provided by law. It does not include a |
| 3 | | person who has been or could be determined to be a parent under |
| 4 | | the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 or the Illinois Parentage |
| 5 | | Act of 2015, or similar parentage law in any other state, if |
| 6 | | that person has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a |
| 7 | | crime that resulted in the conception of the child under |
| 8 | | Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-11, 12-13, 12-14, |
| 9 | | 12-14.1, subsection (a) or (b) (but not subsection (c)) of |
| 10 | | Section 11-1.50 or 12-15, or subsection (a), (b), (c), (e), or |
| 11 | | (f) (but not subsection (d)) of Section 11-1.60 or 12-16 of the |
| 12 | | Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or similar |
| 13 | | statute in another jurisdiction unless upon motion of any |
| 14 | | party, other than the offender, to the juvenile court |
| 15 | | proceedings the court finds it is in the child's best interest |
| 16 | | to deem the offender a parent for purposes of the juvenile |
| 17 | | court proceedings. |
| 18 | | (11.1) "Permanency goal" means a goal set by the court as |
| 19 | | defined in subdivision (2) of Section 2-28. |
| 20 | | (11.2) "Permanency hearing" means a hearing to set the |
| 21 | | permanency goal and to review and determine (i) the |
| 22 | | appropriateness of the services contained in the plan and |
| 23 | | whether those services have been provided, (ii) whether |
| 24 | | reasonable efforts have been made by all the parties to the |
| 25 | | service plan to achieve the goal, and (iii) whether the plan |
| 26 | | and goal have been achieved. |
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| 1 | | (12) "Petition" means the petition provided for in Section |
| 2 | | 2-13, 3-15, 4-12, or 5-520, including any supplemental |
| 3 | | petitions thereunder in Section 3-15, 4-12, or 5-520. |
| 4 | | (12.1) "Physically capable adult relative" means a person |
| 5 | | 21 years of age or older who does not have a severe physical |
| 6 | | disability or medical condition, or is not suffering from |
| 7 | | alcoholism or drug addiction, that prevents the person from |
| 8 | | providing the care necessary to safeguard the physical safety |
| 9 | | and welfare of a minor who is left in that person's care by the |
| 10 | | parent or parents or other person responsible for the minor's |
| 11 | | welfare. |
| 12 | | (12.2) "Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement" has the |
| 13 | | meaning ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and |
| 14 | | Family Services Act. |
| 15 | | (12.3) "Residential treatment center" means a licensed |
| 16 | | setting that provides 24-hour care to children in a group home |
| 17 | | or institution, including a facility licensed as a child care |
| 18 | | institution under Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a |
| 19 | | licensed group home under Section 2.16 of the Child Care Act of |
| 20 | | 1969, a qualified residential treatment program under Section |
| 21 | | 2.35 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a secure child care |
| 22 | | facility as defined in paragraph (18) of this Section, or any |
| 23 | | similar facility in another state. "Residential treatment |
| 24 | | center" does not include a relative foster home or a licensed |
| 25 | | foster family home. |
| 26 | | (13) "Residual parental rights and responsibilities" means |
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| 1 | | those rights and responsibilities remaining with the parent |
| 2 | | after the transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the |
| 3 | | person, including, but not necessarily limited to, the right |
| 4 | | to reasonable visitation (which may be limited by the court in |
| 5 | | the best interests of the minor as provided in subsection |
| 6 | | (8)(b) of this Section), the right to consent to adoption, the |
| 7 | | right to determine the minor's religious affiliation, and the |
| 8 | | responsibility for the minor's support. |
| 9 | | (14) "Shelter" means the temporary care of a minor in |
| 10 | | physically unrestricting facilities pending court disposition |
| 11 | | or execution of court order for placement. |
| 12 | | (14.05) "Shelter placement" means a temporary or emergency |
| 13 | | placement for a minor, including an emergency foster home |
| 14 | | placement. |
| 15 | | (14.1) "Sibling Contact Support Plan" has the meaning |
| 16 | | ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and Family |
| 17 | | Services Act. |
| 18 | | (14.2) "Significant event report" means a written document |
| 19 | | describing an occurrence or event beyond the customary |
| 20 | | operations, routines, or relationships in the Department of |
| 21 | | Children of Family Services, a child care facility, or other |
| 22 | | entity that is licensed or regulated by the Department of |
| 23 | | Children of Family Services or that provides services for the |
| 24 | | Department of Children of Family Services under a grant, |
| 25 | | contract, or purchase of service agreement; involving children |
| 26 | | or youth, employees, foster parents, or relative caregivers; |
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| 1 | | allegations of abuse or neglect or any other incident raising |
| 2 | | a concern about the well-being of a minor under the |
| 3 | | jurisdiction of the court under Article II of the Juvenile |
| 4 | | Court Act of 1987; incidents involving damage to property, |
| 5 | | allegations of criminal activity, misconduct, or other |
| 6 | | occurrences affecting the operations of the Department of |
| 7 | | Children of Family Services or a child care facility; any |
| 8 | | incident that could have media impact; and unusual incidents |
| 9 | | as defined by Department of Children and Family Services rule. |
| 10 | | (15) "Station adjustment" means the informal handling of |
| 11 | | an alleged offender by a juvenile police officer. |
| 12 | | (16) "Ward of the court" means a minor who is so adjudged |
| 13 | | under Section 2-22, 3-23, 4-20, or 5-705, after a finding of |
| 14 | | the requisite jurisdictional facts, and thus is subject to the |
| 15 | | dispositional powers of the court under this Act. |
| 16 | | (17) "Juvenile police officer" means a sworn police |
| 17 | | officer who has completed a Basic Recruit Training Course, has |
| 18 | | been assigned to the position of juvenile police officer by |
| 19 | | the officer's chief law enforcement officer and has completed |
| 20 | | the necessary juvenile officers training as prescribed by the |
| 21 | | Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or in the |
| 22 | | case of a State police officer, juvenile officer training |
| 23 | | approved by the Director of the Illinois State Police. |
| 24 | | (18) "Secure child care facility" means any child care |
| 25 | | facility licensed by the Department of Children and Family |
| 26 | | Services to provide secure living arrangements for children |
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| 1 | | under 18 years of age who are subject to placement in |
| 2 | | facilities under the Children and Family Services Act and who |
| 3 | | are not subject to placement in facilities for whom standards |
| 4 | | are established by the Department of Corrections under Section |
| 5 | | 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. "Secure child care |
| 6 | | facility" also means a facility that is designed and operated |
| 7 | | to ensure that all entrances and exits from the facility, a |
| 8 | | building, or a distinct part of the building are under the |
| 9 | | exclusive control of the staff of the facility, whether or not |
| 10 | | the child has the freedom of movement within the perimeter of |
| 11 | | the facility, building, or distinct part of the building. |
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; |
| 13 | | revised 9-20-23.)
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| 14 | | Section 60. The Crime Victims Compensation Act is amended |
| 15 | | by changing Sections 2 and 10.1 as follows:
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| 17 | | Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the |
| 18 | | context otherwise requires: |
| 19 | | (a) "Applicant" means any of the following claiming |
| 20 | | compensation under this Act: a victim, a person who was a |
| 21 | | dependent of a deceased victim of a crime of violence for the |
| 22 | | person's support at the time of the death of that victim, a |
| 23 | | person who legally assumes the obligation or who voluntarily |
| 24 | | pays the medical or the funeral or burial expenses incurred as |
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| 1 | | a direct result of the crime, and any other person who applies |
| 2 | | for compensation under this Act or any person the Court of |
| 3 | | Claims or the Attorney General finds is entitled to |
| 4 | | compensation, including the guardian of a minor or of a person |
| 5 | | under legal disability. It includes any person who was a |
| 6 | | dependent of a deceased victim of a crime of violence for his |
| 7 | | or her support at the time of the death of that victim. |
| 8 | | The changes made to this subsection by Public Act 101-652 |
| 9 | | apply to actions commenced or pending on or after January 1, |
| 10 | | 2022. |
| 11 | | (b) "Court of Claims" means the Court of Claims created by |
| 12 | | the Court of Claims Act. |
| 13 | | (c) "Crime of violence" means and includes any offense |
| 14 | | defined in Sections 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 10-1, |
| 15 | | 10-2, 10-9, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, |
| 16 | | 11-11, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-23, 11-23.5, |
| 17 | | 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.3, 12-3.4, 12-4, |
| 18 | | 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-5, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, |
| 19 | | 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-20.5, 12-30, 20-1 or 20-1.1, |
| 20 | | or Section 12-3.05 except for subdivision (a)(4) or (g)(1), or |
| 21 | | subdivision (a)(4) of Section 11-14.4, of the Criminal Code of |
| 22 | | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Sections 1(a) and 1(a-5) of |
| 23 | | the Cemetery Protection Act, Section 125 of the Stalking No |
| 24 | | Contact Order Act, Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order |
| 25 | | Act, driving under the influence as defined in Section 11-501 |
| 26 | | of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of Section 11-401 of |
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| 1 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code, provided the victim was a |
| 2 | | pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human |
| 3 | | power or a mobility device at the time of contact, and a |
| 4 | | violation of Section 11-204.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; so |
| 5 | | long as the offense did not occur during a civil riot, |
| 6 | | insurrection or rebellion. "Crime of violence" does not |
| 7 | | include any other offense or crash involving a motor vehicle |
| 8 | | except those vehicle offenses specifically provided for in |
| 9 | | this paragraph. "Crime of violence" does include all of the |
| 10 | | offenses specifically provided for in this paragraph that |
| 11 | | occur within this State but are subject to federal |
| 12 | | jurisdiction and crimes involving terrorism as defined in 18 |
| 13 | | U.S.C. 2331. |
| 14 | | (d) "Victim" means (1) a person killed or injured in this |
| 15 | | State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or |
| 16 | | attempted against him or her, (2) the spouse, parent, or child |
| 17 | | of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a |
| 18 | | crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against the person, |
| 19 | | or anyone living in the household of a person killed or injured |
| 20 | | in a relationship that is substantially similar to that of a |
| 21 | | parent, spouse, or child, (3) a person killed or injured in |
| 22 | | this State while attempting to assist a person against whom a |
| 23 | | crime of violence is being perpetrated or attempted, if that |
| 24 | | attempt of assistance would be expected of a reasonable person |
| 25 | | under the circumstances, (4) a person killed or injured in |
| 26 | | this State while assisting a law enforcement official |
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| 1 | | apprehend a person who has perpetrated a crime of violence or |
| 2 | | prevent the perpetration of any such crime if that assistance |
| 3 | | was in response to the express request of the law enforcement |
| 4 | | official, (5) a person who personally witnessed a violent |
| 5 | | crime, (5.05) a person who will be called as a witness by the |
| 6 | | prosecution to establish a necessary nexus between the |
| 7 | | offender and the violent crime, (5.1) solely for the purpose |
| 8 | | of compensating for pecuniary loss incurred for psychological |
| 9 | | treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or |
| 10 | | aggravated by the crime, any other person under the age of 18 |
| 11 | | who is the brother, sister, half brother, or half sister of a |
| 12 | | person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime |
| 13 | | of violence, (6) an Illinois resident who is a victim of a |
| 14 | | "crime of violence" as defined in this Act except, if the crime |
| 15 | | occurred outside this State, the resident has the same rights |
| 16 | | under this Act as if the crime had occurred in this State upon |
| 17 | | a showing that the state, territory, country, or political |
| 18 | | subdivision of a country in which the crime occurred does not |
| 19 | | have a compensation of victims of crimes law for which that |
| 20 | | Illinois resident is eligible, (7) the parent, spouse, or |
| 21 | | child of a deceased person whose body is dismembered or whose |
| 22 | | remains are desecrated as the result of a crime of violence, or |
| 23 | | (8) (blank) solely for the purpose of compensating for |
| 24 | | pecuniary loss incurred for psychological treatment of a |
| 25 | | mental or emotional condition caused or aggravated by the |
| 26 | | crime, any parent, spouse, or child under the age of 18 of a |
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| 1 | | deceased person whose body is dismembered or whose remains are |
| 2 | | desecrated as the result of a crime of violence. |
| 3 | | (e) "Dependent" means a relative of a deceased victim who |
| 4 | | was wholly or partially dependent upon the victim's income at |
| 5 | | the time of his or her death and shall include the child of a |
| 6 | | victim born after his or her death. |
| 7 | | (f) "Relative" means a spouse, parent, grandparent, |
| 8 | | stepfather, stepmother, child, grandchild, brother, |
| 9 | | brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, half brother, half |
| 10 | | sister, spouse's parent, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, or anyone |
| 11 | | living in the household of a person killed or injured in a |
| 12 | | relationship that is substantially similar to that of a |
| 13 | | parent, spouse, or child. |
| 14 | | (g) "Child" means a son or daughter and includes a |
| 15 | | stepchild, an adopted child or a child born out of wedlock. |
| 16 | | (h) "Pecuniary loss" means: , |
| 17 | | (1) in the case of injury, appropriate medical |
| 18 | | expenses and hospital expenses including expenses of |
| 19 | | medical examinations, rehabilitation, medically required |
| 20 | | nursing care expenses, appropriate psychiatric care or |
| 21 | | psychiatric counseling expenses, appropriate expenses for |
| 22 | | care or counseling by a licensed clinical psychologist, |
| 23 | | licensed clinical social worker, licensed professional |
| 24 | | counselor, or licensed clinical professional counselor and |
| 25 | | expenses for treatment by Christian Science practitioners |
| 26 | | and nursing care appropriate thereto; |
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| 1 | | (2) transportation expenses to and from medical and |
| 2 | | counseling treatment facilities; |
| 3 | | (3) prosthetic appliances, eyeglasses, and hearing |
| 4 | | aids necessary or damaged as a result of the crime; |
| 5 | | (4) expenses incurred for the towing and storage of a |
| 6 | | victim's vehicle in connection with a crime of violence, |
| 7 | | to a maximum of $1,000; |
| 8 | | (5) costs associated with trafficking tattoo removal |
| 9 | | by a person authorized or licensed to perform the specific |
| 10 | | removal procedure; |
| 11 | | (6) replacement costs for clothing and bedding used as |
| 12 | | evidence; |
| 13 | | (7) costs associated with temporary lodging or |
| 14 | | relocation necessary as a result of the crime, including, |
| 15 | | but not limited to, the first 2 months' month's rent and |
| 16 | | security deposit of the dwelling that the claimant |
| 17 | | relocated to and other reasonable relocation expenses |
| 18 | | incurred as a result of the violent crime; |
| 19 | | (8) locks or windows necessary or damaged as a result |
| 20 | | of the crime; |
| 21 | | (9) the purchase, lease, or rental of equipment |
| 22 | | necessary to create usability of and accessibility to the |
| 23 | | victim's real and personal property, or the real and |
| 24 | | personal property which is used by the victim, necessary |
| 25 | | as a result of the crime; "real and personal property" |
| 26 | | includes, but is not limited to, vehicles, houses, |
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| 2 | | (10) the costs of appropriate crime scene clean-up; |
| 3 | | (11) replacement services loss, to a maximum of $1,250 |
| 4 | | per month, with this amount to be divided in proportion to |
| 5 | | the amount of the actual loss among those entitled to |
| 6 | | compensation; |
| 7 | | (12) dependents replacement services loss, to a |
| 8 | | maximum of $1,250 per month, with this amount to be |
| 9 | | divided in proportion to the amount of the actual loss |
| 10 | | among those entitled to compensation; |
| 11 | | (13) loss of tuition paid to attend grammar school or |
| 12 | | high school when the victim had been enrolled as a student |
| 13 | | prior to the injury, or college or graduate school when |
| 14 | | the victim had been enrolled as a day or night student |
| 15 | | prior to the injury when the victim becomes unable to |
| 16 | | continue attendance at school as a result of the crime of |
| 17 | | violence perpetrated against him or her; |
| 18 | | (14) loss of earnings, loss of future earnings because |
| 19 | | of disability resulting from the injury. Loss of future |
| 20 | | earnings shall be reduced by any income from substitute |
| 21 | | work actually performed by the victim or by income the |
| 22 | | victim would have earned in available appropriate |
| 23 | | substitute work the victim was capable of performing but |
| 24 | | unreasonably failed to undertake; loss of earnings and |
| 25 | | loss of future earnings shall be determined on the basis |
| 26 | | of the victim's average net monthly earnings for the 6 |
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| 2 | | $2,400 per month, whichever is less, or, in cases where |
| 3 | | the absences commenced more than 3 years from the date of |
| 4 | | the crime, on the basis of the net monthly earnings for the |
| 5 | | 6 months immediately preceding the date of the first |
| 6 | | absence, not to exceed $2,400 per month; , |
| 7 | | (15) loss of support of the dependents of the victim. |
| 8 | | Loss of support shall be determined on the basis of the |
| 9 | | victim's average net monthly earnings for the 6 months |
| 10 | | immediately preceding the date of the injury or on $2,400 |
| 11 | | per month, whichever is less, or, in cases where the |
| 12 | | absences commenced more than 3 years from the date of the |
| 13 | | crime, on the basis of the net monthly earnings for the 6 |
| 14 | | months immediately preceding the date of the first |
| 15 | | absence, not to exceed $2,400 per month. If a divorced or |
| 16 | | legally separated applicant is claiming loss of support |
| 17 | | for a minor child of the deceased, the amount of support |
| 18 | | for each child shall be based either on the amount of |
| 19 | | support pursuant to the judgment prior to the date of the |
| 20 | | deceased victim's injury or death, or, if the subject of |
| 21 | | pending litigation filed by or on behalf of the divorced |
| 22 | | or legally separated applicant prior to the injury or |
| 23 | | death, on the result of that litigation. Loss of support |
| 24 | | for minors shall be divided in proportion to the amount of |
| 25 | | the actual loss among those entitled to such compensation; |
| 26 | | (16) and, in addition, in the case of death, expenses |
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| 1 | | for reasonable funeral, burial, and travel and transport |
| 2 | | for survivors of homicide victims to secure bodies of |
| 3 | | deceased victims and to transport bodies for burial all of |
| 4 | | which may be awarded up to a maximum of $10,000 for each |
| 5 | | victim. Other individuals that have paid or become |
| 6 | | obligated to pay funeral or burial expenses for the |
| 7 | | deceased shall share a maximum award of $10,000, with the |
| 8 | | award divided in proportion to the amount of the actual |
| 9 | | loss among those entitled to compensation; and and loss of |
| 10 | | support of the dependents of the victim; |
| 11 | | (17) in the case of dismemberment or desecration of a |
| 12 | | body, expenses for reasonable funeral and burial, all of |
| 13 | | which may be awarded up to a maximum of $10,000 for each |
| 14 | | victim. Other individuals that have paid or become |
| 15 | | obligated to pay funeral or burial expenses for the |
| 16 | | deceased shall share a maximum award of $10,000, with the |
| 17 | | award divided in proportion to the amount of the actual |
| 18 | | loss among those entitled to compensation. Loss of future |
| 19 | | earnings shall be reduced by any income from substitute |
| 20 | | work actually performed by the victim or by income he or |
| 21 | | she would have earned in available appropriate substitute |
| 22 | | work he or she was capable of performing but unreasonably |
| 23 | | failed to undertake. Loss of earnings, loss of future |
| 24 | | earnings and loss of support shall be determined on the |
| 25 | | basis of the victim's average net monthly earnings for the |
| 26 | | 6 months immediately preceding the date of the injury or |
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| 2 | | the absences commenced more than 3 years from the date of |
| 3 | | the crime, on the basis of the net monthly earnings for the |
| 4 | | 6 months immediately preceding the date of the first |
| 5 | | absence, not to exceed $2,400 per month. If a divorced or |
| 6 | | legally separated applicant is claiming loss of support |
| 7 | | for a minor child of the deceased, the amount of support |
| 8 | | for each child shall be based either on the amount of |
| 9 | | support pursuant to the judgment prior to the date of the |
| 10 | | deceased victim's injury or death, or, if the subject of |
| 11 | | pending litigation filed by or on behalf of the divorced |
| 12 | | or legally separated applicant prior to the injury or |
| 13 | | death, on the result of that litigation. Real and personal |
| 14 | | property includes, but is not limited to, vehicles, |
| 15 | | houses, apartments, town houses, or condominiums. |
| 16 | | "Pecuniary loss" does not include pain and suffering or |
| 17 | | property loss or damage. |
| 18 | | The changes made to this subsection by Public Act 101-652 |
| 19 | | apply to actions commenced or pending on or after January 1, |
| 20 | | 2022. |
| 21 | | (i) "Replacement services loss" means expenses reasonably |
| 22 | | incurred in obtaining ordinary and necessary services in lieu |
| 23 | | of those the injured person would have performed, not for |
| 24 | | income, but for the benefit of himself or herself or his or her |
| 25 | | family, if he or she had not been injured. |
| 26 | | (j) "Dependents replacement services loss" means loss |
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| 1 | | reasonably incurred by dependents or private legal guardians |
| 2 | | of minor dependents after a victim's death in obtaining |
| 3 | | ordinary and necessary services in lieu of those the victim |
| 4 | | would have performed, not for income, but for their benefit, |
| 5 | | if he or she had not been fatally injured. |
| 6 | | (k) "Survivor" means immediate family including a parent, |
| 7 | | stepfather, stepmother, child, brother, sister, or spouse. |
| 8 | | (l) "Parent" means a natural parent, adopted parent, |
| 9 | | stepparent, or permanent legal guardian of another person. |
| 10 | | (m) "Trafficking tattoo" is a tattoo which is applied to a |
| 11 | | victim in connection with the commission of a violation of |
| 12 | | Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012. |
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 102-27, eff. 6-25-21; 102-905, eff. 1-1-23; |
| 14 | | 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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| 15 | | (740 ILCS 45/10.1) (from Ch. 70, par. 80.1) |
| 16 | | Sec. 10.1. Award Amount of compensation. The awarding of |
| 17 | | compensation and the amount of compensation to which an |
| 18 | | applicant and other persons are entitled shall be based on the |
| 19 | | following factors: |
| 20 | | (a) Each A victim may be compensated for his or her |
| 21 | | pecuniary loss up the maximum amount allowable. |
| 22 | | (b) Each A dependent may be compensated for loss of |
| 23 | | support, as provided in paragraph (15) of subsection (h) |
| 24 | | of Section 2. |
| 25 | | (c) Any person, even though not dependent upon the |
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| 1 | | victim for his or her support, may be compensated for |
| 2 | | reasonable expenses of the victim to the extent to which |
| 3 | | he or she has paid or become obligated to pay such expenses |
| 4 | | and only after compensation for reasonable funeral, |
| 5 | | medical and hospital expenses of the victim have been |
| 6 | | awarded may compensation be made for reasonable expenses |
| 7 | | of the victim incurred for psychological treatment of a |
| 8 | | mental or emotional condition caused or aggravated by the |
| 9 | | crime. Persons that have paid or become obligated to pay |
| 10 | | expenses for a victim shall share the maximum award with |
| 11 | | the amount divided in proportion to the amount of the |
| 12 | | actual loss among those entitled to compensation. |
| 13 | | (d) An award shall be reduced or denied according to |
| 14 | | the extent to which the victim's injury or death was |
| 15 | | caused by provocation or incitement by the victim or the |
| 16 | | victim assisting, attempting, or committing a criminal |
| 17 | | act. A denial or reduction shall not automatically bar the |
| 18 | | survivors of homicide victims from receiving compensation |
| 19 | | for counseling, crime scene cleanup, relocation, funeral |
| 20 | | or burial costs, and loss of support if the survivor's |
| 21 | | actions have not initiated, provoked, or aggravated the |
| 22 | | suspect into initiating the qualifying crime. |
| 23 | | (e) An award shall be reduced by the amount of |
| 24 | | benefits, payments or awards payable under those sources |
| 25 | | which are required to be listed under item (7) of Section |
| 26 | | 7.1(a) and any other sources except annuities, pension |
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| 1 | | plans, Federal Social Security payments payable to |
| 2 | | dependents of the victim and the net proceeds of the first |
| 3 | | $25,000 of life insurance that would inure to the benefit |
| 4 | | of the applicant, which the applicant or any other person |
| 5 | | dependent for the support of a deceased victim, as the |
| 6 | | case may be, has received or to which he or she is entitled |
| 7 | | as a result of injury to or death of the victim. |
| 8 | | (f) A final award shall not exceed $10,000 for a crime |
| 9 | | committed prior to September 22, 1979, $15,000 for a crime |
| 10 | | committed on or after September 22, 1979 and prior to |
| 11 | | January 1, 1986, $25,000 for a crime committed on or after |
| 12 | | January 1, 1986 and prior to August 7, 1998, $27,000 for a |
| 13 | | crime committed on or after August 7, 1998 and prior to |
| 14 | | August 7, 2022, or $45,000 per victim for a crime |
| 15 | | committed on or after August 7, 2022. For any applicant |
| 16 | | who is not a victim, if If the total pecuniary loss is |
| 17 | | greater than the maximum amount allowed, the award shall |
| 18 | | be divided in proportion to the amount of actual loss |
| 19 | | among those entitled to compensation who are not victims. |
| 20 | | (g) Compensation under this Act is a secondary source |
| 21 | | of compensation and the applicant must show that he or she |
| 22 | | has exhausted the benefits reasonably available under the |
| 23 | | Criminal Victims' Escrow Account Act or any governmental |
| 24 | | or medical or health insurance programs, including, but |
| 25 | | not limited to, Workers' Compensation, the Federal |
| 26 | | Medicare program, the State Public Aid program, Social |
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| 1 | | Security Administration burial benefits, and Veterans |
| 2 | | Administration burial benefits, and life, health, |
| 3 | | accident, full vehicle coverage (including towing |
| 4 | | insurance, if available), or liability insurance. |
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 102-27, eff. 1-1-22; 102-905, eff. 1-1-23.)
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| 6 | | Section 65. The Day and Temporary Labor Services Act is |
| 7 | | amended by changing Section 42 as follows:
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| 8 | | (820 ILCS 175/42) |
| 9 | | Sec. 42. Equal pay for equal work. A day or temporary |
| 10 | | laborer who is assigned to work at a third party client for |
| 11 | | more than 90 calendar days shall be paid not less than the rate |
| 12 | | of pay and equivalent benefits as the lowest paid directly |
| 13 | | hired employee of the third party client with the same level of |
| 14 | | seniority at the company and performing the same or |
| 15 | | substantially similar work on jobs the performance of which |
| 16 | | requires substantially similar skill, effort, and |
| 17 | | responsibility, and that are performed under similar working |
| 18 | | conditions. If there is not a directly hired comparative |
| 19 | | employee of the third party client, the day or temporary |
| 20 | | laborer shall be paid not less than the rate of pay and |
| 21 | | equivalent benefits of the lowest paid direct hired employee |
| 22 | | of the company with the closest level of seniority at the |
| 23 | | company. A day and temporary labor service agency may pay the |
| 24 | | hourly cash equivalent of the actual cost benefits in lieu of |
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| 1 | | benefits required under this Section. Upon request, a third |
| 2 | | party client to which a day or temporary laborer has been |
| 3 | | assigned for more than 90 calendar days shall be obligated to |
| 4 | | timely provide the day and temporary labor service agency with |
| 5 | | all necessary information related to job duties, pay, and |
| 6 | | benefits of directly hired employees necessary for the day and |
| 7 | | temporary labor service agency to comply with this Section. |
| 8 | | The failure by a third party client to provide any of the |
| 9 | | information required under this Section shall constitute a |
| 10 | | notice violation by the third party client under Section 95. |
| 11 | | For purposes of this Section, the day and temporary labor |
| 12 | | service agency shall be considered a person aggrieved as |
| 13 | | described in Section 95. For the purposes of this Section, the |
| 14 | | calculation of the 90 calendar days may not begin until April |
| 15 | | 1, 2024. |
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 103-437, eff. 8-4-23.)
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| 17 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes |
| 18 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text |
| 19 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section |
| 20 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does |
| 21 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes |
| 22 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other |
| 23 | | Public Act.
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