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| 4 | - | AN ACT concerning State government. | |
| 5 | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |
| 6 | - | represented in the General Assembly: | |
| 7 | - | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | |
| 8 | - | by changing Section 5.27 as follows: | |
| 9 | - | (20 ILCS 505/5.27) | |
| 10 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | |
| 11 | - | Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care | |
| 12 | - | Task Force. | |
| 13 | - | (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task | |
| 14 | - | Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make | |
| 15 | - | recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services | |
| 16 | - | provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic | |
| 17 | - | mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon | |
| 18 | - | which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine | |
| 19 | - | how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care. | |
| 20 | - | Additionally, the Task Force shall: | |
| 21 | - | (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental | |
| 22 | - | health professionals to provide preventive mental health | |
| 23 | - | care to youth in care; | |
| 24 | - | (2) review the current payment rates for mental health | |
| 25 | - | providers serving the youth in care population; | |
| 26 | - | (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices | |
| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning State government. | |
| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |
| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: | |
| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | |
| 7 | + | 5 by changing Section 5.27 as follows: | |
| 8 | + | 6 (20 ILCS 505/5.27) | |
| 9 | + | 7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | |
| 10 | + | 8 Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care | |
| 11 | + | 9 Task Force. | |
| 12 | + | 10 (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task | |
| 13 | + | 11 Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make | |
| 14 | + | 12 recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services | |
| 15 | + | 13 provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic | |
| 16 | + | 14 mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon | |
| 17 | + | 15 which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine | |
| 18 | + | 16 how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care. | |
| 19 | + | 17 Additionally, the Task Force shall: | |
| 20 | + | 18 (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental | |
| 21 | + | 19 health professionals to provide preventive mental health | |
| 22 | + | 20 care to youth in care; | |
| 23 | + | 21 (2) review the current payment rates for mental health | |
| 24 | + | 22 providers serving the youth in care population; | |
| 25 | + | 23 (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices | |
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| 33 | - | and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate | |
| 34 | - | delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend | |
| 35 | - | improvements to make billing practices more efficient; | |
| 36 | - | (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental | |
| 37 | - | health providers who are persons of color to serve the | |
| 38 | - | youth in care population; and | |
| 39 | - | (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed | |
| 40 | - | necessary by the Task Force. | |
| 41 | - | (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as | |
| 42 | - | follows: | |
| 43 | - | (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or | |
| 44 | - | the Director's designee. | |
| 45 | - | (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or | |
| 46 | - | the Director's designee. | |
| 47 | - | (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office | |
| 48 | - | of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues. | |
| 49 | - | (4) Two members from the House of Representatives, | |
| 50 | - | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of | |
| 51 | - | Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of | |
| 52 | - | Representatives. | |
| 53 | - | (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by | |
| 54 | - | the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the | |
| 55 | - | Senate. | |
| 56 | - | (6) One member who is a former youth in care, | |
| 57 | - | appointed by the Governor. | |
| 58 | - | (7) One representative from the managed care entity | |
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| 34 | + | 1 and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate | |
| 35 | + | 2 delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend | |
| 36 | + | 3 improvements to make billing practices more efficient; | |
| 37 | + | 4 (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental | |
| 38 | + | 5 health providers who are persons of color to serve the | |
| 39 | + | 6 youth in care population; and | |
| 40 | + | 7 (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed | |
| 41 | + | 8 necessary by the Task Force. | |
| 42 | + | 9 (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as | |
| 43 | + | 10 follows: | |
| 44 | + | 11 (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or | |
| 45 | + | 12 the Director's designee. | |
| 46 | + | 13 (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or | |
| 47 | + | 14 the Director's designee. | |
| 48 | + | 15 (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office | |
| 49 | + | 16 of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues. | |
| 50 | + | 17 (4) Two members from the House of Representatives, | |
| 51 | + | 18 appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of | |
| 52 | + | 19 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of | |
| 53 | + | 20 Representatives. | |
| 54 | + | 21 (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by | |
| 55 | + | 22 the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the | |
| 56 | + | 23 Senate. | |
| 57 | + | 24 (6) One member who is a former youth in care, | |
| 58 | + | 25 appointed by the Governor. | |
| 59 | + | 26 (7) One representative from the managed care entity | |
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| 61 | - | managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director | |
| 62 | - | of Healthcare and Family Services. | |
| 63 | - | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but | |
| 64 | - | may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | |
| 65 | - | performance of their duties. | |
| 66 | - | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month | |
| 67 | - | beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as | |
| 68 | - | determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold | |
| 69 | - | electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be | |
| 70 | - | deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and | |
| 71 | - | voting. | |
| 72 | - | (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in | |
| 73 | - | conjunction with the Department of Children and Family | |
| 74 | - | Services, shall provide administrative and other support to | |
| 75 | - | the Task Force. | |
| 76 | - | (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the | |
| 77 | - | Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a | |
| 78 | - | report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations | |
| 79 | - | resulting from its study. The Task Force shall submit its | |
| 80 | - | final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later | |
| 81 | - | than December 31, 2025 2024. Upon submission of its final | |
| 82 | - | report, the Task Force is dissolved. | |
| 83 | - | (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. | |
| 84 | - | (Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 85 | - | Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic | |
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| 87 | 63 | ||
| 88 | - | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | |
| 89 | - | is amended by adding Section 605-1115 as follows: | |
| 90 | - | (20 ILCS 605/605-1115 new) | |
| 91 | - | Sec. 605-1115. Creative Economy Task Force. | |
| 92 | - | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Creative Economy Task | |
| 93 | - | Force is created within the Department of Commerce and | |
| 94 | - | Economic Opportunity to create a strategic plan to develop the | |
| 95 | - | creative economy in this State. | |
| 96 | - | (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | |
| 97 | - | (1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | |
| 98 | - | or the Director's designee, who shall serve as chair of | |
| 99 | - | the Task Force; | |
| 100 | - | (2) the Executive Director of the Illinois Arts | |
| 101 | - | Council or the Executive Director's designee, who shall | |
| 102 | - | serve as the vice-chair of the Task Force; | |
| 103 | - | (3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House | |
| 104 | - | of Representatives; | |
| 105 | - | (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 106 | - | House of Representatives; | |
| 107 | - | (5) one member appointed by the President of the | |
| 108 | - | Senate; | |
| 109 | - | (6) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 110 | - | Senate; | |
| 111 | - | (7) one member from the banking industry with | |
| 112 | - | experience in matters involving the federal Small Business | |
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| 115 | - | Administration, appointed by the Governor; | |
| 116 | - | (8) one member from a certified public accounting firm | |
| 117 | - | or other company with experience in financial modeling and | |
| 118 | - | the creative arts, appointed by the Governor; | |
| 119 | - | (9) one member recommended by a statewide organization | |
| 120 | - | representing counties, appointed by the Governor; | |
| 121 | - | (10) one member from an Illinois public institution of | |
| 122 | - | higher education or nonprofit research institution with | |
| 123 | - | experience in matters involving cultural arts, appointed | |
| 124 | - | by the Governor; | |
| 125 | - | (11) the Director of Labor or the Director's designee; | |
| 126 | - | and | |
| 127 | - | (12) five members from this State's arts community, | |
| 128 | - | appointed by the Governor, including, but not limited to, | |
| 129 | - | the following sectors: | |
| 130 | - | (A) film, television, and video production; | |
| 131 | - | (B) recorded audio and music production; | |
| 132 | - | (C) animation production; | |
| 133 | - | (D) video game development; | |
| 134 | - | (E) live theater, orchestra, ballet, and opera; | |
| 135 | - | (F) live music performance; | |
| 136 | - | (G) visual arts, including sculpture, painting, | |
| 137 | - | graphic design, and photography; | |
| 138 | - | (H) production facilities, such as film and | |
| 139 | - | television studios; | |
| 140 | - | (I) live music or performing arts venues; and | |
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| 70 | + | 1 managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director | |
| 71 | + | 2 of Healthcare and Family Services. | |
| 72 | + | 3 Task Force members shall serve without compensation but | |
| 73 | + | 4 may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | |
| 74 | + | 5 performance of their duties. | |
| 75 | + | 6 (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month | |
| 76 | + | 7 beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as | |
| 77 | + | 8 determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold | |
| 78 | + | 9 electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be | |
| 79 | + | 10 deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and | |
| 80 | + | 11 voting. | |
| 81 | + | 12 (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in | |
| 82 | + | 13 conjunction with the Department of Children and Family | |
| 83 | + | 14 Services, shall provide administrative and other support to | |
| 84 | + | 15 the Task Force. | |
| 85 | + | 16 (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the | |
| 86 | + | 17 Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a | |
| 87 | + | 18 report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations | |
| 88 | + | 19 resulting from its study. The Task Force shall submit its | |
| 89 | + | 20 final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later | |
| 90 | + | 21 than December 31, 2025 2024. Upon submission of its final | |
| 91 | + | 22 report, the Task Force is dissolved. | |
| 92 | + | 23 (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. | |
| 93 | + | 24 (Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 94 | + | 25 Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic | |
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| 143 | - | (J) arts service organizations. | |
| 144 | - | (c) No later than July 1, 2026, the Task Force shall | |
| 145 | - | collect and analyze data on the current state of the creative | |
| 146 | - | economy in this State and develop a strategic plan to improve | |
| 147 | - | this State's creative economy that can be rolled out in | |
| 148 | - | incremental phases to reach identified economic, social | |
| 149 | - | justice, and business development goals. The goal of the | |
| 150 | - | strategic plan shall be to ensure that this State is | |
| 151 | - | competitive with respect to attracting creative economy | |
| 152 | - | business, retaining talent within this State, and developing | |
| 153 | - | marketable content that can be exported for national and | |
| 154 | - | international consumption and monetization. The strategic plan | |
| 155 | - | shall address support for the creative community within | |
| 156 | - | historically marginalized communities, as well as the creative | |
| 157 | - | economy at large, and take into account the diverse interests, | |
| 158 | - | strengths, and needs of the people of this State. In | |
| 159 | - | developing the strategic plan for the creative economy in this | |
| 160 | - | State, the Task Force shall: | |
| 161 | - | (1) identify existing studies of aspects affecting the | |
| 162 | - | creative economy, including studies relating to tax | |
| 163 | - | issues, legislation, finance, population and demographics, | |
| 164 | - | and employment; | |
| 165 | - | (2) conduct a comparative analysis with other | |
| 166 | - | jurisdictions that have successfully developed creative | |
| 167 | - | economy plans and programs; | |
| 168 | - | (3) conduct in-depth interviews to identify best | |
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| 171 | - | practices for structuring a strategic plan for this State; | |
| 172 | - | (4) evaluate existing banking models for financing | |
| 173 | - | creative economy projects in the private sector and | |
| 174 | - | develop a financial model to promote investment in this | |
| 175 | - | State's creative economy; | |
| 176 | - | (5) evaluate existing federal, State, and local tax | |
| 177 | - | incentives and make recommendations for improvements to | |
| 178 | - | support the creative economy; | |
| 179 | - | (6) identify the role that counties and cities play | |
| 180 | - | with respect to the strategic plan and the specific | |
| 181 | - | counties and cities that may need or want a stronger | |
| 182 | - | creative economy; | |
| 183 | - | (7) identify opportunities for aligning with new | |
| 184 | - | business models and the integration of new technologies; | |
| 185 | - | (8) identify the role that State education programs in | |
| 186 | - | the creative arts play in the creative economy and with | |
| 187 | - | respect to advancing the strategic plan; | |
| 188 | - | (9) identify geographic areas with the least amount of | |
| 189 | - | access or opportunity for a creative economy; | |
| 190 | - | (10) identify opportunities for earn-and-learn job | |
| 191 | - | training employment for students who have enrolled or | |
| 192 | - | completed a program in the arts, low-income or unemployed | |
| 193 | - | creative workers, and others with demonstrated interest in | |
| 194 | - | creative work in their communities; and | |
| 195 | - | (11) identify existing initiatives and projects that | |
| 196 | - | can be used as models for earn-and-learn opportunities or | |
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| 199 | - | as examples of best practices for earn-and-learn | |
| 200 | - | opportunities that can be replicated Statewide or in | |
| 201 | - | different regions. | |
| 202 | - | (d) The Task Force shall submit its findings and | |
| 203 | - | recommendations to the General Assembly no later than July 1, | |
| 204 | - | 2026. | |
| 205 | - | (e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | |
| 206 | - | compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses | |
| 207 | - | incurred in the performance of their duties. The Department of | |
| 208 | - | Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative | |
| 209 | - | support to the Task Force. | |
| 210 | - | (f) Appropriations for the Task Force may be used to | |
| 211 | - | support operational expenses of the Department, including | |
| 212 | - | entering into a contract with a third-party provider for | |
| 213 | - | administrative support. | |
| 214 | - | (g) The Director or the Director's designee may, after | |
| 215 | - | issuing a request for proposals, designate a third-party | |
| 216 | - | provider to help facilitate Task Force meetings, compile | |
| 217 | - | information, and prepare the strategic plan described in | |
| 218 | - | subsection (c). A third-party provider contracted by the | |
| 219 | - | Director shall have experience conducting business in | |
| 220 | - | professional arts or experience in business development and | |
| 221 | - | drafting business plans and multidisciplinary planning | |
| 222 | - | documents. | |
| 223 | - | (h) This Section is repealed January 1, 2027. | |
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| 105 | + | 1 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | |
| 106 | + | 2 is amended by adding Section 605-1115 as follows: | |
| 107 | + | 3 (20 ILCS 605/605-1115 new) | |
| 108 | + | 4 Sec. 605-1115. Creative Economy Task Force. | |
| 109 | + | 5 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Creative Economy Task | |
| 110 | + | 6 Force is created within the Department of Commerce and | |
| 111 | + | 7 Economic Opportunity to create a strategic plan to develop the | |
| 112 | + | 8 creative economy in this State. | |
| 113 | + | 9 (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | |
| 114 | + | 10 (1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | |
| 115 | + | 11 or the Director's designee, who shall serve as chair of | |
| 116 | + | 12 the Task Force; | |
| 117 | + | 13 (2) the Executive Director of the Illinois Arts | |
| 118 | + | 14 Council or the Executive Director's designee, who shall | |
| 119 | + | 15 serve as the vice-chair of the Task Force; | |
| 120 | + | 16 (3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House | |
| 121 | + | 17 of Representatives; | |
| 122 | + | 18 (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 123 | + | 19 House of Representatives; | |
| 124 | + | 20 (5) one member appointed by the President of the | |
| 125 | + | 21 Senate; | |
| 126 | + | 22 (6) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 127 | + | 23 Senate; | |
| 128 | + | 24 (7) one member from the banking industry with | |
| 129 | + | 25 experience in matters involving the federal Small Business | |
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| 226 | - | Section 15. The Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago | |
| 227 | - | Women Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows: | |
| 228 | - | (20 ILCS 4119/10) | |
| 229 | - | Sec. 10. Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women. | |
| 230 | - | (a) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal | |
| 231 | - | Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's | |
| 232 | - | designee, in consultation with the Director of the Illinois | |
| 233 | - | State Police and the Chicago Police Superintendent, shall | |
| 234 | - | appoint the non-legislative members to the Task Force on | |
| 235 | - | Missing and Murdered Chicago Women to advise the Director and | |
| 236 | - | the Chicago Police Superintendent and to report to the General | |
| 237 | - | Assembly on recommendations to reduce and end violence against | |
| 238 | - | Chicago women and girls. The Task Force may also serve as a | |
| 239 | - | liaison between the Director, the Chicago Police | |
| 240 | - | Superintendent, and agencies and nongovernmental organizations | |
| 241 | - | that provide services to victims, victims' families, and | |
| 242 | - | victims' communities. Task Force members shall serve without | |
| 243 | - | compensation but may, subject to appropriation, receive | |
| 244 | - | reimbursement for their expenses as members of the Task Force. | |
| 245 | - | (b) There is created the Task Force on Missing and | |
| 246 | - | Murdered Chicago Women, which shall consist of the following | |
| 247 | - | individuals, or their designees, who are knowledgeable in | |
| 248 | - | crime victims' rights or violence protection and, unless | |
| 249 | - | otherwise specified, members shall be appointed for 2-year | |
| 250 | - | terms as follows: | |
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| 253 | - | (1) Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the | |
| 254 | - | President of the Senate and one appointed by the Minority | |
| 255 | - | Leader of the Senate; | |
| 256 | - | (2) Two members of the House of Representatives, one | |
| 257 | - | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| 258 | - | and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | |
| 259 | - | Representatives; | |
| 260 | - | (3) Two members from among the following appointed by | |
| 261 | - | the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice | |
| 262 | - | Information Authority or the Executive Director's | |
| 263 | - | designee: | |
| 264 | - | (A) an association representing Illinois chiefs of | |
| 265 | - | police; | |
| 266 | - | (B) an association representing Illinois sheriffs; | |
| 267 | - | (C) an officer who is employed by the Illinois | |
| 268 | - | State Police; or | |
| 269 | - | (D) an Illinois peace officer's association; | |
| 270 | - | (4) One or more representatives from among the | |
| 271 | - | following: | |
| 272 | - | (A) an association representing State's Attorneys; | |
| 273 | - | (B) an attorney representing the United States | |
| 274 | - | Attorney's Office in Chicago; or | |
| 275 | - | (C) a circuit judge, associate judge, or attorney | |
| 276 | - | working in juvenile court; or | |
| 277 | - | (D) the Cook County Medical Examiner, or his or | |
| 278 | - | her designee, or a representative from a statewide | |
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| 281 | - | coroner's or medical examiner's association or a | |
| 282 | - | representative of the Department of Public Health; | |
| 283 | - | (5) Two representatives for victims, with a focus on | |
| 284 | - | individuals who work with victims of violence or their | |
| 285 | - | families appointed by the Executive Director of the | |
| 286 | - | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the | |
| 287 | - | Executive Director's designee; and | |
| 288 | - | (6) Four or more members from among the following | |
| 289 | - | appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois | |
| 290 | - | Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive | |
| 291 | - | Director's designee: | |
| 292 | - | (A) a statewide or local organization that | |
| 293 | - | provides legal services to Chicago women and girls; | |
| 294 | - | (B) a statewide or local organization that | |
| 295 | - | provides advocacy or counseling for Chicago women and | |
| 296 | - | girls who have been victims of violence; | |
| 297 | - | (C) a statewide or local organization that | |
| 298 | - | provides healthcare services to Chicago women and | |
| 299 | - | girls; | |
| 300 | - | (D) a statewide organization that represents women | |
| 301 | - | and girls who have been sexually assaulted; | |
| 302 | - | (E) a women's health organization or agency; or | |
| 303 | - | (F) a Chicago woman who is a survivor of | |
| 304 | - | gender-related violence; and . | |
| 305 | - | (7) Two officers who are employed by the Chicago | |
| 306 | - | Police Department nominated by the Chicago Police | |
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| 140 | + | 1 Administration, appointed by the Governor; | |
| 141 | + | 2 (8) one member from a certified public accounting firm | |
| 142 | + | 3 or other company with experience in financial modeling and | |
| 143 | + | 4 the creative arts, appointed by the Governor; | |
| 144 | + | 5 (9) one member recommended by a statewide organization | |
| 145 | + | 6 representing counties, appointed by the Governor; | |
| 146 | + | 7 (10) one member from an Illinois public institution of | |
| 147 | + | 8 higher education or nonprofit research institution with | |
| 148 | + | 9 experience in matters involving cultural arts, appointed | |
| 149 | + | 10 by the Governor; | |
| 150 | + | 11 (11) the Director of Labor or the Director's designee; | |
| 151 | + | 12 and | |
| 152 | + | 13 (12) five members from this State's arts community, | |
| 153 | + | 14 appointed by the Governor, including, but not limited to, | |
| 154 | + | 15 the following sectors: | |
| 155 | + | 16 (A) film, television, and video production; | |
| 156 | + | 17 (B) recorded audio and music production; | |
| 157 | + | 18 (C) animation production; | |
| 158 | + | 19 (D) video game development; | |
| 159 | + | 20 (E) live theater, orchestra, ballet, and opera; | |
| 160 | + | 21 (F) live music performance; | |
| 161 | + | 22 (G) visual arts, including sculpture, painting, | |
| 162 | + | 23 graphic design, and photography; | |
| 163 | + | 24 (H) production facilities, such as film and | |
| 164 | + | 25 television studios; | |
| 165 | + | 26 (I) live music or performing arts venues; and | |
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| 309 | - | Superintendent or the Chicago Police Superintendent's | |
| 310 | - | designee and appointed by the Executive Director of the | |
| 311 | - | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the | |
| 312 | - | Executive Director's designee. | |
| 313 | - | (c) Vacancies in positions appointed by the Executive | |
| 314 | - | Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information | |
| 315 | - | Authority or the Executive Director's designee shall be filled | |
| 316 | - | by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice | |
| 317 | - | Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee | |
| 318 | - | consistent with the qualifications of the vacating member | |
| 319 | - | required by this Section. | |
| 320 | - | (d) Task Force members shall annually elect a chair and | |
| 321 | - | vice-chair from among the Task Force's members, and may elect | |
| 322 | - | other officers as necessary. The Task Force shall meet at | |
| 323 | - | least quarterly, or upon the call of its chair, and may hold | |
| 324 | - | meetings throughout the City of Chicago. The Task Force shall | |
| 325 | - | meet frequently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in | |
| 326 | - | this Section. Meetings of the Task Force are subject to the | |
| 327 | - | Open Meetings Act. The Task Force shall seek out and enlist the | |
| 328 | - | cooperation and assistance of nongovernmental organizations, | |
| 329 | - | community, and advocacy organizations working with the Chicago | |
| 330 | - | community, and academic researchers and experts, specifically | |
| 331 | - | those specializing in violence against Chicago women and | |
| 332 | - | girls, representing diverse communities disproportionately | |
| 333 | - | affected by violence against women and girls, or focusing on | |
| 334 | - | issues related to gender-related violence and violence against | |
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| 337 | - | Chicago women and girls. | |
| 338 | - | (e) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal | |
| 339 | - | Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's | |
| 340 | - | designee shall convene the first meeting of the Task Force no | |
| 341 | - | later than 30 days after the appointment of a majority of the | |
| 342 | - | members of the Task Force. The Illinois Criminal Justice | |
| 343 | - | Information Authority shall provide meeting space and | |
| 344 | - | administrative assistance as necessary for the Task Force to | |
| 345 | - | conduct its work. The chair of the Task Force may call | |
| 346 | - | electronic meetings of the Task Force. A member of the Task | |
| 347 | - | Force participating electronically shall be deemed present for | |
| 348 | - | purposes of establishing a quorum and voting. | |
| 349 | - | (f) The Task Force must examine and report on the | |
| 350 | - | following: | |
| 351 | - | (1) the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago | |
| 352 | - | women and girls experience, including patterns and | |
| 353 | - | underlying factors that explain why disproportionately | |
| 354 | - | high levels of violence occur against Chicago women and | |
| 355 | - | girls, including underlying historical, social, economic, | |
| 356 | - | institutional, and cultural factors that may contribute to | |
| 357 | - | the violence; | |
| 358 | - | (2) appropriate methods for tracking and collecting | |
| 359 | - | data on violence against Chicago women and girls, | |
| 360 | - | including data on missing and murdered Chicago women and | |
| 361 | - | girls; | |
| 362 | - | (3) policies and institutions such as policing, child | |
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| 365 | - | welfare, medical examiner practices, and other | |
| 366 | - | governmental practices that impact violence against | |
| 367 | - | Chicago women and girls and the investigation and | |
| 368 | - | prosecution of crimes of gender-related violence against | |
| 369 | - | Chicago residents; | |
| 370 | - | (4) measures necessary to address and reduce violence | |
| 371 | - | against Chicago women and girls; and | |
| 372 | - | (5) measures to help victims, victims' families, and | |
| 373 | - | victims' communities prevent and heal from violence that | |
| 374 | - | occurs against Chicago women and girls. | |
| 375 | - | (g) The Task Force shall report on or before December 31 of | |
| 376 | - | 2024, and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter, to | |
| 377 | - | the General Assembly and the Governor on the work of the Task | |
| 378 | - | Force, including, but not limited to, the issues to be | |
| 379 | - | examined in subsection (g), and shall include in the annual | |
| 380 | - | report recommendations regarding institutional policies and | |
| 381 | - | practices or proposed institutional policies and practices | |
| 382 | - | that are effective in reducing gender-related violence and | |
| 383 | - | increasing the safety of Chicago women and girls. The report | |
| 384 | - | shall include recommendations to reduce and end violence | |
| 385 | - | against Chicago women and girls and help victims and | |
| 386 | - | communities heal from gender-related violence and violence | |
| 387 | - | against Chicago women and girls. | |
| 388 | - | (Source: P.A. 102-1057, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 389 | - | Section 20. The Community Land Trust Task Force Act is | |
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| 176 | + | 1 (J) arts service organizations. | |
| 177 | + | 2 (c) No later than July 1, 2026, the Task Force shall | |
| 178 | + | 3 collect and analyze data on the current state of the creative | |
| 179 | + | 4 economy in this State and develop a strategic plan to improve | |
| 180 | + | 5 this State's creative economy that can be rolled out in | |
| 181 | + | 6 incremental phases to reach identified economic, social | |
| 182 | + | 7 justice, and business development goals. The goal of the | |
| 183 | + | 8 strategic plan shall be to ensure that this State is | |
| 184 | + | 9 competitive with respect to attracting creative economy | |
| 185 | + | 10 business, retaining talent within this State, and developing | |
| 186 | + | 11 marketable content that can be exported for national and | |
| 187 | + | 12 international consumption and monetization. The strategic plan | |
| 188 | + | 13 shall address support for the creative community within | |
| 189 | + | 14 historically marginalized communities, as well as the creative | |
| 190 | + | 15 economy at large, and take into account the diverse interests, | |
| 191 | + | 16 strengths, and needs of the people of this State. In | |
| 192 | + | 17 developing the strategic plan for the creative economy in this | |
| 193 | + | 18 State, the Task Force shall: | |
| 194 | + | 19 (1) identify existing studies of aspects affecting the | |
| 195 | + | 20 creative economy, including studies relating to tax | |
| 196 | + | 21 issues, legislation, finance, population and demographics, | |
| 197 | + | 22 and employment; | |
| 198 | + | 23 (2) conduct a comparative analysis with other | |
| 199 | + | 24 jurisdictions that have successfully developed creative | |
| 200 | + | 25 economy plans and programs; | |
| 201 | + | 26 (3) conduct in-depth interviews to identify best | |
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| 392 | - | amended by changing Sections 20, 30, and 35 as follows: | |
| 393 | - | (20 ILCS 4126/20) | |
| 394 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | |
| 395 | - | Sec. 20. Meetings. The Task Force shall hold its initial | |
| 396 | - | meetings within 60 days after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 397 | - | The Task Force shall meet at least 6 times before July 1, 2025 | |
| 398 | - | December 31, 2024. Additional meetings may be called at the | |
| 399 | - | direction of the co-chairs. | |
| 400 | - | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 401 | - | (20 ILCS 4126/30) | |
| 402 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | |
| 403 | - | Sec. 30. Report. The Task Force shall submit its final | |
| 404 | - | report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than | |
| 405 | - | December 31, 2025 2024. The final report shall be made | |
| 406 | - | available on the Illinois Housing Development Authority's | |
| 407 | - | website for viewing by the general public. | |
| 408 | - | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 409 | - | (20 ILCS 4126/35) | |
| 410 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | |
| 411 | - | Sec. 35. Dissolution; repeal. The Task Force is dissolved | |
| 412 | - | and this Act is repealed on December 31, 2025 2024. | |
| 413 | - | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
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| 415 | 205 | ||
| 416 | - | Section 25. The Illinois Flag Commission Act is amended by | |
| 417 | - | changing Section 5 as follows: | |
| 418 | - | (20 ILCS 4127/5) | |
| 419 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | |
| 420 | - | Sec. 5. Illinois Flag Commission. | |
| 421 | - | (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established. | |
| 422 | - | (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new | |
| 423 | - | State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General | |
| 424 | - | Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be | |
| 425 | - | replaced with a redesigned State flag. | |
| 426 | - | (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members: | |
| 427 | - | (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's | |
| 428 | - | designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission; | |
| 429 | - | (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor; | |
| 430 | - | (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the | |
| 431 | - | Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | |
| 432 | - | of the General Assembly; | |
| 433 | - | (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | |
| 434 | - | Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a | |
| 435 | - | current member of the General Assembly; | |
| 436 | - | (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 437 | - | Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | |
| 438 | - | of the General Assembly; | |
| 439 | - | (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 440 | - | House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be | |
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| 443 | - | a current member of the General Assembly; | |
| 444 | - | (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the | |
| 445 | - | Superintendent's designee; and | |
| 446 | - | (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State | |
| 447 | - | Museum or the Chairperson's designee. | |
| 448 | - | (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the | |
| 449 | - | Commission shall: | |
| 450 | - | (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles | |
| 451 | - | for the redesign of the State flag; | |
| 452 | - | (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed | |
| 453 | - | designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for | |
| 454 | - | the assessment of those proposed designs; | |
| 455 | - | (3) create a publicly accessibly website that | |
| 456 | - | provides: | |
| 457 | - | (A) historical information about the State flag; | |
| 458 | - | (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to | |
| 459 | - | be used to redesign the State flag; | |
| 460 | - | (C) an online suggestion box through which | |
| 461 | - | residents can offer design ideas for the State flag; | |
| 462 | - | and | |
| 463 | - | (D) a survey function through which residents can | |
| 464 | - | vote on potential State flag designs; | |
| 465 | - | (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the | |
| 466 | - | design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois | |
| 467 | - | schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning | |
| 468 | - | the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag; | |
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| 212 | + | 1 practices for structuring a strategic plan for this State; | |
| 213 | + | 2 (4) evaluate existing banking models for financing | |
| 214 | + | 3 creative economy projects in the private sector and | |
| 215 | + | 4 develop a financial model to promote investment in this | |
| 216 | + | 5 State's creative economy; | |
| 217 | + | 6 (5) evaluate existing federal, State, and local tax | |
| 218 | + | 7 incentives and make recommendations for improvements to | |
| 219 | + | 8 support the creative economy; | |
| 220 | + | 9 (6) identify the role that counties and cities play | |
| 221 | + | 10 with respect to the strategic plan and the specific | |
| 222 | + | 11 counties and cities that may need or want a stronger | |
| 223 | + | 12 creative economy; | |
| 224 | + | 13 (7) identify opportunities for aligning with new | |
| 225 | + | 14 business models and the integration of new technologies; | |
| 226 | + | 15 (8) identify the role that State education programs in | |
| 227 | + | 16 the creative arts play in the creative economy and with | |
| 228 | + | 17 respect to advancing the strategic plan; | |
| 229 | + | 18 (9) identify geographic areas with the least amount of | |
| 230 | + | 19 access or opportunity for a creative economy; | |
| 231 | + | 20 (10) identify opportunities for earn-and-learn job | |
| 232 | + | 21 training employment for students who have enrolled or | |
| 233 | + | 22 completed a program in the arts, low-income or unemployed | |
| 234 | + | 23 creative workers, and others with demonstrated interest in | |
| 235 | + | 24 creative work in their communities; and | |
| 236 | + | 25 (11) identify existing initiatives and projects that | |
| 237 | + | 26 can be used as models for earn-and-learn opportunities or | |
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| 470 | 239 | ||
| 471 | - | (5) select, on or before January 1, 2025 September 1, | |
| 472 | - | 2024, a group of no more than 10 proposed flag designs | |
| 473 | - | that: | |
| 474 | - | (A) represent the State; and | |
| 475 | - | (B) adhere to the guiding principles established | |
| 476 | - | by the Commission under subparagraph (1); | |
| 477 | - | (6) develop a review and selection process for | |
| 478 | - | proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of | |
| 479 | - | children and young people in the State; | |
| 480 | - | (7) on or before April 1, 2025 December 3, 2024, | |
| 481 | - | submit to the General Assembly a written report that | |
| 482 | - | describes: | |
| 483 | - | (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the | |
| 484 | - | Commission; | |
| 485 | - | (B) the process used by the Commission to review | |
| 486 | - | the proposed flag designs submitted to it; | |
| 487 | - | (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag | |
| 488 | - | designs selected by the Commission; | |
| 489 | - | (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised | |
| 490 | - | or new State flag; and | |
| 491 | - | (E) the Commission's recommendations to the | |
| 492 | - | General Assembly concerning whether the current State | |
| 493 | - | flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or | |
| 494 | - | new State flag. | |
| 495 | - | (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to | |
| 496 | - | the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date | |
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| 498 | 241 | ||
| 499 | - | of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the | |
| 500 | - | first meeting of the Commission by no later than June 30, 2024 | |
| 501 | - | September 1, 2023. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall | |
| 502 | - | convene at the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority | |
| 503 | - | of all the appointed members of the Commission shall | |
| 504 | - | constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all | |
| 505 | - | recommendations of the Commission shall require approval of a | |
| 506 | - | majority of the members of the Commission. Meetings of the | |
| 507 | - | Commission are subject to the Open Meetings Act. | |
| 508 | - | (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without | |
| 509 | - | compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to | |
| 510 | - | the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a | |
| 511 | - | per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover | |
| 512 | - | reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by | |
| 513 | - | Commission members as a result of their duties under this | |
| 514 | - | Section. | |
| 515 | - | (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide | |
| 516 | - | administrative support to the Commission. | |
| 517 | - | (Source: P.A. 103-513, eff. 8-7-23.) | |
| 518 | - | Section 30. The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force | |
| 519 | - | Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows: | |
| 520 | - | (20 ILCS 4128/20) | |
| 521 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) | |
| 522 | - | Sec. 20. Report; dissolution of Task Force; repeal of Act. | |
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| 525 | - | (a) The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings | |
| 526 | - | and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June | |
| 527 | - | 30, 2025 2024. | |
| 528 | - | (b) The Task Force shall be dissolved on December 31, 2025 | |
| 529 | - | 2024. | |
| 530 | - | (c) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025. | |
| 531 | - | (Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.) | |
| 532 | - | Section 35. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act | |
| 533 | - | of 1984 is amended by changing Section 4-7 as follows: | |
| 534 | - | (25 ILCS 130/4-7) (from Ch. 63, par. 1004-7) | |
| 535 | - | Sec. 4-7. The Commission on Government Forecasting and | |
| 536 | - | Accountability shall report to the Governor and to the | |
| 537 | - | Legislature within 15 days after the convening of each General | |
| 538 | - | Assembly, and at such other time as it deems appropriate. The | |
| 539 | - | members of all committees which it establishes shall serve | |
| 540 | - | without compensation for such service, but they shall be paid | |
| 541 | - | their necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations | |
| 542 | - | under this Act. The Commission may by contributions to the | |
| 543 | - | Council of State Governments, participate with other states in | |
| 544 | - | maintaining the said Council's district and central | |
| 545 | - | secretariats, and its other governmental services. | |
| 546 | - | The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly | |
| 547 | - | shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the | |
| 548 | - | Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of | |
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| 248 | + | 1 as examples of best practices for earn-and-learn | |
| 249 | + | 2 opportunities that can be replicated Statewide or in | |
| 250 | + | 3 different regions. | |
| 251 | + | 4 (d) The Task Force shall submit its findings and | |
| 252 | + | 5 recommendations to the General Assembly no later than July 1, | |
| 253 | + | 6 2026. | |
| 254 | + | 7 (e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | |
| 255 | + | 8 compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses | |
| 256 | + | 9 incurred in the performance of their duties. The Department of | |
| 257 | + | 10 Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative | |
| 258 | + | 11 support to the Task Force. | |
| 259 | + | 12 (f) Appropriations for the Task Force may be used to | |
| 260 | + | 13 support operational expenses of the Department, including | |
| 261 | + | 14 entering into a contract with a third-party provider for | |
| 262 | + | 15 administrative support. | |
| 263 | + | 16 (g) The Director or the Director's designee may, after | |
| 264 | + | 17 issuing a request for proposals, designate a third-party | |
| 265 | + | 18 provider to help facilitate Task Force meetings, compile | |
| 266 | + | 19 information, and prepare the strategic plan described in | |
| 267 | + | 20 subsection (c). A third-party provider contracted by the | |
| 268 | + | 21 Director shall have experience conducting business in | |
| 269 | + | 22 professional arts or experience in business development and | |
| 270 | + | 23 drafting business plans and multidisciplinary planning | |
| 271 | + | 24 documents. | |
| 272 | + | 25 (h) This Section is repealed January 1, 2027. | |
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| 551 | - | Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the | |
| 552 | - | Secretary of the Senate, and filing such additional copies | |
| 553 | - | with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the | |
| 554 | - | General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section | |
| 555 | - | 7 of the State Library Act. | |
| 556 | - | (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.) | |
| 557 | - | Section 40. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |
| 558 | - | 21B-30 as follows: | |
| 559 | - | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30) | |
| 560 | - | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | |
| 561 | - | (a) (Blank). | |
| 562 | - | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | |
| 563 | - | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | |
| 564 | - | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | |
| 565 | - | required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | |
| 566 | - | examinations and indicators must be based on national and | |
| 567 | - | State professional teaching standards, as determined by the | |
| 568 | - | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | |
| 569 | - | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of | |
| 570 | - | Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | |
| 571 | - | implement and administer this Section. | |
| 572 | - | (c) (Blank). | |
| 573 | - | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | |
| 574 | - | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | |
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| 577 | - | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | |
| 578 | - | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | |
| 579 | - | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | |
| 580 | - | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | |
| 581 | - | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | |
| 582 | - | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | |
| 583 | - | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | |
| 584 | - | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | |
| 585 | - | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | |
| 586 | - | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | |
| 587 | - | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | |
| 588 | - | (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable | |
| 589 | - | vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date | |
| 590 | - | of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd | |
| 591 | - | General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of | |
| 592 | - | content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary | |
| 593 | - | education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content | |
| 594 | - | area test that contains testing elements that cover | |
| 595 | - | bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, | |
| 596 | - | foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate | |
| 597 | - | higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable | |
| 598 | - | language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State | |
| 599 | - | Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on | |
| 600 | - | the language and literacy portion of the test on the | |
| 601 | - | recommended cut-score determined in the formal | |
| 602 | - | standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a | |
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| 605 | - | particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The | |
| 606 | - | State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of | |
| 607 | - | candidates in each preparation program who take the test and | |
| 608 | - | the number who pass the language and literacy portion. | |
| 609 | - | (e) (Blank). | |
| 610 | - | (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of | |
| 611 | - | Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | |
| 612 | - | Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a | |
| 613 | - | teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject | |
| 614 | - | to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher | |
| 615 | - | performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this | |
| 616 | - | Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 | |
| 617 | - | (the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act | |
| 618 | - | of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September | |
| 619 | - | 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation | |
| 620 | - | programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section | |
| 621 | - | 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance | |
| 622 | - | assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in | |
| 623 | - | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | |
| 624 | - | Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test | |
| 625 | - | materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an | |
| 626 | - | individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is | |
| 627 | - | employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district | |
| 628 | - | designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after | |
| 629 | - | application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a | |
| 630 | - | refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher | |
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| 283 | + | 1 Section 15. The Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago | |
| 284 | + | 2 Women Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows: | |
| 285 | + | 3 (20 ILCS 4119/10) | |
| 286 | + | 4 Sec. 10. Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women. | |
| 287 | + | 5 (a) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal | |
| 288 | + | 6 Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's | |
| 289 | + | 7 designee, in consultation with the Director of the Illinois | |
| 290 | + | 8 State Police and the Chicago Police Superintendent, shall | |
| 291 | + | 9 appoint the non-legislative members to the Task Force on | |
| 292 | + | 10 Missing and Murdered Chicago Women to advise the Director and | |
| 293 | + | 11 the Chicago Police Superintendent and to report to the General | |
| 294 | + | 12 Assembly on recommendations to reduce and end violence against | |
| 295 | + | 13 Chicago women and girls. The Task Force may also serve as a | |
| 296 | + | 14 liaison between the Director, the Chicago Police | |
| 297 | + | 15 Superintendent, and agencies and nongovernmental organizations | |
| 298 | + | 16 that provide services to victims, victims' families, and | |
| 299 | + | 17 victims' communities. Task Force members shall serve without | |
| 300 | + | 18 compensation but may, subject to appropriation, receive | |
| 301 | + | 19 reimbursement for their expenses as members of the Task Force. | |
| 302 | + | 20 (b) There is created the Task Force on Missing and | |
| 303 | + | 21 Murdered Chicago Women, which shall consist of the following | |
| 304 | + | 22 individuals, or their designees, who are knowledgeable in | |
| 305 | + | 23 crime victims' rights or violence protection and, unless | |
| 306 | + | 24 otherwise specified, members shall be appointed for 2-year | |
| 307 | + | 25 terms as follows: | |
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| 633 | - | performance assessment under this subsection. | |
| 634 | - | (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is | |
| 635 | - | created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective | |
| 636 | - | teacher performance assessment systems for implementation | |
| 637 | - | across all educator preparation programs in this State, with | |
| 638 | - | the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and | |
| 639 | - | supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. | |
| 640 | - | Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, | |
| 641 | - | ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force | |
| 642 | - | shall consist of all of the following members: | |
| 643 | - | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | |
| 644 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 645 | - | (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | |
| 646 | - | Minority Leader of the Senate. | |
| 647 | - | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | |
| 648 | - | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | |
| 649 | - | (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | |
| 650 | - | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | |
| 651 | - | Representatives. | |
| 652 | - | (5) One member who represents a statewide professional | |
| 653 | - | teachers' organization, appointed by the State | |
| 654 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
| 655 | - | (6) One member who represents a different statewide | |
| 656 | - | professional teachers' organization, appointed by the | |
| 657 | - | State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 658 | - | (7) One member from a statewide organization | |
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| 661 | - | representing school principals, appointed by the State | |
| 662 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
| 663 | - | (8) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 664 | - | representing regional superintendents of schools, | |
| 665 | - | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 666 | - | (9) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 667 | - | representing school administrators, appointed by the State | |
| 668 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
| 669 | - | (10) One member representing a school district | |
| 670 | - | organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the | |
| 671 | - | State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 672 | - | (11) One member of an association representing rural | |
| 673 | - | and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 674 | - | of Education. | |
| 675 | - | (12) One member representing a suburban school | |
| 676 | - | district, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 677 | - | Education. | |
| 678 | - | (13) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 679 | - | representing school districts in the southern suburbs of | |
| 680 | - | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 681 | - | of Education. | |
| 682 | - | (14) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 683 | - | representing large unit school districts, appointed by the | |
| 684 | - | State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 685 | - | (15) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 686 | - | representing school districts in the collar counties of | |
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| 689 | - | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 690 | - | of Education. | |
| 691 | - | (16) Three members, each representing a different | |
| 692 | - | public university in this State and each a current member | |
| 693 | - | of the faculty of an approved educator preparation | |
| 694 | - | program, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 695 | - | Education. | |
| 696 | - | (17) Three members, each representing a different | |
| 697 | - | 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and | |
| 698 | - | each a current member of the faculty of an approved | |
| 699 | - | educator preparation program, appointed by the State | |
| 700 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
| 701 | - | (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, | |
| 702 | - | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 703 | - | (19) One member representing a statewide policy | |
| 704 | - | organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students | |
| 705 | - | and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 706 | - | Education. | |
| 707 | - | (20) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 708 | - | focused on research-based education policy to support a | |
| 709 | - | school system that prepares all students for college, a | |
| 710 | - | career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State | |
| 711 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
| 712 | - | (21) Two members representing an early childhood | |
| 713 | - | advocacy organization, appointed by the State | |
| 714 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
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| 318 | + | 1 (1) Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the | |
| 319 | + | 2 President of the Senate and one appointed by the Minority | |
| 320 | + | 3 Leader of the Senate; | |
| 321 | + | 4 (2) Two members of the House of Representatives, one | |
| 322 | + | 5 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| 323 | + | 6 and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | |
| 324 | + | 7 Representatives; | |
| 325 | + | 8 (3) Two members from among the following appointed by | |
| 326 | + | 9 the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice | |
| 327 | + | 10 Information Authority or the Executive Director's | |
| 328 | + | 11 designee: | |
| 329 | + | 12 (A) an association representing Illinois chiefs of | |
| 330 | + | 13 police; | |
| 331 | + | 14 (B) an association representing Illinois sheriffs; | |
| 332 | + | 15 (C) an officer who is employed by the Illinois | |
| 333 | + | 16 State Police; or | |
| 334 | + | 17 (D) an Illinois peace officer's association; | |
| 335 | + | 18 (4) One or more representatives from among the | |
| 336 | + | 19 following: | |
| 337 | + | 20 (A) an association representing State's Attorneys; | |
| 338 | + | 21 (B) an attorney representing the United States | |
| 339 | + | 22 Attorney's Office in Chicago; or | |
| 340 | + | 23 (C) a circuit judge, associate judge, or attorney | |
| 341 | + | 24 working in juvenile court; or | |
| 342 | + | 25 (D) the Cook County Medical Examiner, or his or | |
| 343 | + | 26 her designee, or a representative from a statewide | |
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| 717 | - | (22) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 718 | - | that partners with educator preparation programs and | |
| 719 | - | school districts to support the growth and development of | |
| 720 | - | preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 721 | - | of Education. | |
| 722 | - | (23) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 723 | - | that advocates for educational equity and racial justice | |
| 724 | - | in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 725 | - | Education. | |
| 726 | - | (24) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 727 | - | that represents school boards, appointed by the State | |
| 728 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
| 729 | - | (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, | |
| 730 | - | served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State | |
| 731 | - | Superintendent of Education. | |
| 732 | - | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | |
| 733 | - | compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of | |
| 734 | - | the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent | |
| 735 | - | meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, | |
| 736 | - | who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of | |
| 737 | - | Education. The State Board of Education shall provide | |
| 738 | - | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | |
| 739 | - | On or before October 31, 2024 August 1, 2024, the Task | |
| 740 | - | Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a | |
| 741 | - | teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the | |
| 742 | - | State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task | |
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| 745 | - | Force is dissolved upon submission of this report. | |
| 746 | - | (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | |
| 747 | - | performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | |
| 748 | - | time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | |
| 749 | - | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | |
| 750 | - | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | |
| 751 | - | organization or tests designed by the State Board of | |
| 752 | - | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | |
| 753 | - | and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | |
| 754 | - | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | |
| 755 | - | tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | |
| 756 | - | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | |
| 757 | - | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | |
| 758 | - | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | |
| 759 | - | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | |
| 760 | - | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | |
| 761 | - | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | |
| 762 | - | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | |
| 763 | - | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | |
| 764 | - | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | |
| 765 | - | Board. | |
| 766 | - | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | |
| 767 | - | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | |
| 768 | - | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | |
| 769 | - | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this | |
| 770 | - | Code in the English language and in the language of the | |
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| 773 | - | transitional bilingual education program requested by the | |
| 774 | - | applicant. | |
| 775 | - | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | |
| 776 | - | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | |
| 777 | - | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | |
| 778 | - | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | |
| 779 | - | testing requirements under this Section shall include, without | |
| 780 | - | limitation, provisions governing test selection, test | |
| 781 | - | validation, and determination of a passing score, | |
| 782 | - | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | |
| 783 | - | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | |
| 784 | - | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | |
| 785 | - | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | |
| 786 | - | such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | |
| 787 | - | year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment. | |
| 788 | - | (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; | |
| 789 | - | 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.) | |
| 790 | - | Section 45. The Rental Housing Support Program Act is | |
| 791 | - | amended by changing Section 30 as follows: | |
| 792 | - | (310 ILCS 105/30) | |
| 793 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 30, 2024) | |
| 794 | - | Sec. 30. Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding | |
| 795 | - | Allocation Task Force. | |
| 796 | - | (a) The Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding | |
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| 354 | + | 1 coroner's or medical examiner's association or a | |
| 355 | + | 2 representative of the Department of Public Health; | |
| 356 | + | 3 (5) Two representatives for victims, with a focus on | |
| 357 | + | 4 individuals who work with victims of violence or their | |
| 358 | + | 5 families appointed by the Executive Director of the | |
| 359 | + | 6 Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the | |
| 360 | + | 7 Executive Director's designee; and | |
| 361 | + | 8 (6) Four or more members from among the following | |
| 362 | + | 9 appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois | |
| 363 | + | 10 Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive | |
| 364 | + | 11 Director's designee: | |
| 365 | + | 12 (A) a statewide or local organization that | |
| 366 | + | 13 provides legal services to Chicago women and girls; | |
| 367 | + | 14 (B) a statewide or local organization that | |
| 368 | + | 15 provides advocacy or counseling for Chicago women and | |
| 369 | + | 16 girls who have been victims of violence; | |
| 370 | + | 17 (C) a statewide or local organization that | |
| 371 | + | 18 provides healthcare services to Chicago women and | |
| 372 | + | 19 girls; | |
| 373 | + | 20 (D) a statewide organization that represents women | |
| 374 | + | 21 and girls who have been sexually assaulted; | |
| 375 | + | 22 (E) a women's health organization or agency; or | |
| 376 | + | 23 (F) a Chicago woman who is a survivor of | |
| 377 | + | 24 gender-related violence; and . | |
| 378 | + | 25 (7) Two officers who are employed by the Chicago | |
| 379 | + | 26 Police Department nominated by the Chicago Police | |
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| 799 | - | Allocation Task Force is hereby created. The Task Force shall | |
| 800 | - | consist of the following members: | |
| 801 | - | (1) One member appointed by the President of the | |
| 802 | - | Senate. | |
| 803 | - | (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 804 | - | Senate. | |
| 805 | - | (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House | |
| 806 | - | of Representatives. | |
| 807 | - | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 808 | - | House of Representatives. | |
| 809 | - | (5) One member appointed by the Illinois Housing | |
| 810 | - | Development Authority. | |
| 811 | - | (6) One member representing the Chicago Low-Income | |
| 812 | - | Housing Trust Fund, appointed by the Board of Directors of | |
| 813 | - | the Trust Fund. | |
| 814 | - | (7) One member representing a local administering | |
| 815 | - | agency from Cook County (excluding Chicago), DuPage | |
| 816 | - | County, Lake County, Kane County, Will County, or McHenry | |
| 817 | - | County, appointed by the Governor. | |
| 818 | - | (8) One member, appointed by the Governor, | |
| 819 | - | representing a local administering agency from a small | |
| 820 | - | metropolitan area from one of the following areas: | |
| 821 | - | Springfield, Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | |
| 822 | - | Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Madison County, | |
| 823 | - | Moline, Pekin, Rantoul, or St. Clair County. | |
| 824 | - | (9) One member representing a local administering | |
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| 827 | - | agency from a rural area, appointed by the Governor; as | |
| 828 | - | used in this paragraph, "rural area" means an area of the | |
| 829 | - | State that is not specifically named in paragraph (7) or | |
| 830 | - | (8). | |
| 831 | - | (10) Three members from an organization representing | |
| 832 | - | Illinois county clerks and recorders, appointed by the | |
| 833 | - | Governor, as follows: | |
| 834 | - | (A) one member from Cook County (excluding | |
| 835 | - | Chicago), DuPage County, Lake County, Kane County, | |
| 836 | - | Will County, or McHenry County; | |
| 837 | - | (B) one member from a small metropolitan area from | |
| 838 | - | one of the following areas: the cities of Springfield, | |
| 839 | - | Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | |
| 840 | - | Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Moline, | |
| 841 | - | Pekin, or Rantoul or Madison County or St. Clair | |
| 842 | - | County; and | |
| 843 | - | (C) one member from a rural area, appointed by the | |
| 844 | - | Governor; as used in this subparagraph, "rural area" | |
| 845 | - | means an area of the State that is not specifically | |
| 846 | - | named in subparagraph (A) or (B). | |
| 847 | - | (11) Up to two members representing a Section | |
| 848 | - | 501(c)(3) affordable housing advocacy organization, | |
| 849 | - | appointed by the Governor. | |
| 850 | - | (12) One additional member appointed by the Governor. | |
| 851 | - | Members of the Task Force must be appointed no later than | |
| 852 | - | 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | |
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| 855 | - | 102nd General Assembly. If any members are not appointed | |
| 856 | - | within the 30-day period, the entity or person responsible for | |
| 857 | - | making the appointment shall be deemed to have forfeited the | |
| 858 | - | right to make such appointment. | |
| 859 | - | (b) Once appointed, the members shall elect a chairperson | |
| 860 | - | and vice chairperson by a simple majority vote. | |
| 861 | - | If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled | |
| 862 | - | according to the initial appointment. | |
| 863 | - | At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may | |
| 864 | - | participate as nonvoting members in the meetings of the Task | |
| 865 | - | Force. | |
| 866 | - | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | |
| 867 | - | compensation. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall | |
| 868 | - | provide staff and administrative services to the Task Force. | |
| 869 | - | (c) Once all members have been appointed, the Task Force | |
| 870 | - | shall meet not less than 3 times to carry out the duties | |
| 871 | - | prescribed in this Section. Members of the Task Force may | |
| 872 | - | attend such meetings virtually. | |
| 873 | - | (d) A report delineating the Task Force's findings, | |
| 874 | - | conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the | |
| 875 | - | General Assembly no later than September 30, 2024 2023. | |
| 876 | - | (e) The members of the Task Force are exempt from | |
| 877 | - | requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | |
| 878 | - | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other applicable | |
| 879 | - | law or regulation that would require Task Force members to | |
| 880 | - | complete trainings, disclosures, or other filings since the | |
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| 390 | + | 1 Superintendent or the Chicago Police Superintendent's | |
| 391 | + | 2 designee and appointed by the Executive Director of the | |
| 392 | + | 3 Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the | |
| 393 | + | 4 Executive Director's designee. | |
| 394 | + | 5 (c) Vacancies in positions appointed by the Executive | |
| 395 | + | 6 Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information | |
| 396 | + | 7 Authority or the Executive Director's designee shall be filled | |
| 397 | + | 8 by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice | |
| 398 | + | 9 Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee | |
| 399 | + | 10 consistent with the qualifications of the vacating member | |
| 400 | + | 11 required by this Section. | |
| 401 | + | 12 (d) Task Force members shall annually elect a chair and | |
| 402 | + | 13 vice-chair from among the Task Force's members, and may elect | |
| 403 | + | 14 other officers as necessary. The Task Force shall meet at | |
| 404 | + | 15 least quarterly, or upon the call of its chair, and may hold | |
| 405 | + | 16 meetings throughout the City of Chicago. The Task Force shall | |
| 406 | + | 17 meet frequently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in | |
| 407 | + | 18 this Section. Meetings of the Task Force are subject to the | |
| 408 | + | 19 Open Meetings Act. The Task Force shall seek out and enlist the | |
| 409 | + | 20 cooperation and assistance of nongovernmental organizations, | |
| 410 | + | 21 community, and advocacy organizations working with the Chicago | |
| 411 | + | 22 community, and academic researchers and experts, specifically | |
| 412 | + | 23 those specializing in violence against Chicago women and | |
| 413 | + | 24 girls, representing diverse communities disproportionately | |
| 414 | + | 25 affected by violence against women and girls, or focusing on | |
| 415 | + | 26 issues related to gender-related violence and violence against | |
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| 883 | - | Task Force is of limited duration and is charged only with | |
| 884 | - | delivering a non-binding report. | |
| 885 | - | (f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations | |
| 886 | - | regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support | |
| 887 | - | funds across the State. The Task Force shall also work with the | |
| 888 | - | Illinois Housing Development Authority as funding allocations | |
| 889 | - | will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the | |
| 890 | - | United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census. | |
| 891 | - | (g) This Section is repealed on September 30, 2025 2024. | |
| 892 | - | (Source: P.A. 102-1135, eff. 7-1-23.) | |
| 893 | - | Section 50. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's | |
| 894 | - | Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows: | |
| 895 | - | (725 ILCS 210/3) (from Ch. 14, par. 203) | |
| 896 | - | Sec. 3. There is created the Office of the State's | |
| 897 | - | Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor as a judicial agency of State | |
| 898 | - | government. | |
| 899 | - | (a) The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate | |
| 900 | - | Prosecutor shall be governed by a board of governors which | |
| 901 | - | shall consist of 10 members as follows: | |
| 902 | - | (1) Eight State's Attorneys, 2 to be elected from each | |
| 903 | - | District containing less than 3,000,000 inhabitants; | |
| 904 | - | (2) The State's Attorney of Cook County or his or her | |
| 905 | - | designee; and | |
| 906 | - | (3) One State's Attorney to be bi-annually appointed | |
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| 909 | - | by the other 9 members. | |
| 910 | - | (b) Voting for elected members shall be by District with | |
| 911 | - | each of the State's Attorneys voting from their respective | |
| 912 | - | district. Each board member must be duly elected or appointed | |
| 913 | - | and serving as State's Attorney in the district from which he | |
| 914 | - | was elected or appointed. | |
| 915 | - | (c) Elected members shall serve for a term of 2 years | |
| 916 | - | commencing upon their election and until their successors are | |
| 917 | - | duly elected or appointed and qualified. | |
| 918 | - | (d) A bi-annual election of members of the board shall be | |
| 919 | - | held within 30 days prior or subsequent to the beginning of | |
| 920 | - | each odd numbered calendar year, and the board shall certify | |
| 921 | - | the results to the Secretary of State. | |
| 922 | - | (e) The board shall promulgate rules of procedure for the | |
| 923 | - | election of its members and the conduct of its meetings and | |
| 924 | - | shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and such other | |
| 925 | - | officers as it deems appropriate. The board shall meet at | |
| 926 | - | least once every 6 3 months, and in addition thereto as | |
| 927 | - | directed by the Chairman, or upon the special call of any 5 | |
| 928 | - | members of the board, in writing, sent to the Chairman, | |
| 929 | - | designating the time and place of the meeting. | |
| 930 | - | (f) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum | |
| 931 | - | for the purpose of transacting business. | |
| 932 | - | (g) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, | |
| 933 | - | but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | |
| 934 | - | performance of their duties. | |
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| 937 | - | (h) A position shall be vacated by either a member's | |
| 938 | - | resignation, removal or inability to serve as State's | |
| 939 | - | Attorney. | |
| 940 | - | (i) Vacancies on the board of elected members shall be | |
| 941 | - | filled within 90 days of the occurrence of the vacancy by a | |
| 942 | - | special election held by the State's Attorneys in the district | |
| 943 | - | where the vacancy occurred. Vacancies on the board of the | |
| 944 | - | appointed member shall be filled within 90 days of the | |
| 945 | - | occurrence of the vacancy by a special election by the | |
| 946 | - | members. In the case of a special election, the tabulation and | |
| 947 | - | certification of the results may be conducted at any regularly | |
| 948 | - | scheduled quarterly or special meeting called for that | |
| 949 | - | purpose. A member elected or appointed to fill such position | |
| 950 | - | shall serve for the unexpired term of the member whom he is | |
| 951 | - | succeeding. Any member may be re-elected or re-appointed for | |
| 952 | - | additional terms. | |
| 953 | - | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.) | |
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| 426 | + | 1 Chicago women and girls. | |
| 427 | + | 2 (e) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal | |
| 428 | + | 3 Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's | |
| 429 | + | 4 designee shall convene the first meeting of the Task Force no | |
| 430 | + | 5 later than 30 days after the appointment of a majority of the | |
| 431 | + | 6 members of the Task Force. The Illinois Criminal Justice | |
| 432 | + | 7 Information Authority shall provide meeting space and | |
| 433 | + | 8 administrative assistance as necessary for the Task Force to | |
| 434 | + | 9 conduct its work. The chair of the Task Force may call | |
| 435 | + | 10 electronic meetings of the Task Force. A member of the Task | |
| 436 | + | 11 Force participating electronically shall be deemed present for | |
| 437 | + | 12 purposes of establishing a quorum and voting. | |
| 438 | + | 13 (f) The Task Force must examine and report on the | |
| 439 | + | 14 following: | |
| 440 | + | 15 (1) the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago | |
| 441 | + | 16 women and girls experience, including patterns and | |
| 442 | + | 17 underlying factors that explain why disproportionately | |
| 443 | + | 18 high levels of violence occur against Chicago women and | |
| 444 | + | 19 girls, including underlying historical, social, economic, | |
| 445 | + | 20 institutional, and cultural factors that may contribute to | |
| 446 | + | 21 the violence; | |
| 447 | + | 22 (2) appropriate methods for tracking and collecting | |
| 448 | + | 23 data on violence against Chicago women and girls, | |
| 449 | + | 24 including data on missing and murdered Chicago women and | |
| 450 | + | 25 girls; | |
| 451 | + | 26 (3) policies and institutions such as policing, child | |
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| 462 | + | 1 welfare, medical examiner practices, and other | |
| 463 | + | 2 governmental practices that impact violence against | |
| 464 | + | 3 Chicago women and girls and the investigation and | |
| 465 | + | 4 prosecution of crimes of gender-related violence against | |
| 466 | + | 5 Chicago residents; | |
| 467 | + | 6 (4) measures necessary to address and reduce violence | |
| 468 | + | 7 against Chicago women and girls; and | |
| 469 | + | 8 (5) measures to help victims, victims' families, and | |
| 470 | + | 9 victims' communities prevent and heal from violence that | |
| 471 | + | 10 occurs against Chicago women and girls. | |
| 472 | + | 11 (g) The Task Force shall report on or before December 31 of | |
| 473 | + | 12 2024, and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter, to | |
| 474 | + | 13 the General Assembly and the Governor on the work of the Task | |
| 475 | + | 14 Force, including, but not limited to, the issues to be | |
| 476 | + | 15 examined in subsection (g), and shall include in the annual | |
| 477 | + | 16 report recommendations regarding institutional policies and | |
| 478 | + | 17 practices or proposed institutional policies and practices | |
| 479 | + | 18 that are effective in reducing gender-related violence and | |
| 480 | + | 19 increasing the safety of Chicago women and girls. The report | |
| 481 | + | 20 shall include recommendations to reduce and end violence | |
| 482 | + | 21 against Chicago women and girls and help victims and | |
| 483 | + | 22 communities heal from gender-related violence and violence | |
| 484 | + | 23 against Chicago women and girls. | |
| 485 | + | 24 (Source: P.A. 102-1057, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 486 | + | 25 Section 20. The Community Land Trust Task Force Act is | |
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| 497 | + | 1 amended by changing Sections 20, 30, and 35 as follows: | |
| 498 | + | 2 (20 ILCS 4126/20) | |
| 499 | + | 3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | |
| 500 | + | 4 Sec. 20. Meetings. The Task Force shall hold its initial | |
| 501 | + | 5 meetings within 60 days after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 502 | + | 6 The Task Force shall meet at least 6 times before July 1, 2025 | |
| 503 | + | 7 December 31, 2024. Additional meetings may be called at the | |
| 504 | + | 8 direction of the co-chairs. | |
| 505 | + | 9 (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 506 | + | 10 (20 ILCS 4126/30) | |
| 507 | + | 11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | |
| 508 | + | 12 Sec. 30. Report. The Task Force shall submit its final | |
| 509 | + | 13 report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than | |
| 510 | + | 14 December 31, 2025 2024. The final report shall be made | |
| 511 | + | 15 available on the Illinois Housing Development Authority's | |
| 512 | + | 16 website for viewing by the general public. | |
| 513 | + | 17 (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
| 514 | + | 18 (20 ILCS 4126/35) | |
| 515 | + | 19 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | |
| 516 | + | 20 Sec. 35. Dissolution; repeal. The Task Force is dissolved | |
| 517 | + | 21 and this Act is repealed on December 31, 2025 2024. | |
| 518 | + | 22 (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | |
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| 529 | + | 1 Section 25. The Illinois Flag Commission Act is amended by | |
| 530 | + | 2 changing Section 5 as follows: | |
| 531 | + | 3 (20 ILCS 4127/5) | |
| 532 | + | 4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | |
| 533 | + | 5 Sec. 5. Illinois Flag Commission. | |
| 534 | + | 6 (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established. | |
| 535 | + | 7 (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new | |
| 536 | + | 8 State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General | |
| 537 | + | 9 Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be | |
| 538 | + | 10 replaced with a redesigned State flag. | |
| 539 | + | 11 (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members: | |
| 540 | + | 12 (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's | |
| 541 | + | 13 designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission; | |
| 542 | + | 14 (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor; | |
| 543 | + | 15 (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the | |
| 544 | + | 16 Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | |
| 545 | + | 17 of the General Assembly; | |
| 546 | + | 18 (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | |
| 547 | + | 19 Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a | |
| 548 | + | 20 current member of the General Assembly; | |
| 549 | + | 21 (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 550 | + | 22 Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | |
| 551 | + | 23 of the General Assembly; | |
| 552 | + | 24 (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 553 | + | 25 House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be | |
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| 564 | + | 1 a current member of the General Assembly; | |
| 565 | + | 2 (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the | |
| 566 | + | 3 Superintendent's designee; and | |
| 567 | + | 4 (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State | |
| 568 | + | 5 Museum or the Chairperson's designee. | |
| 569 | + | 6 (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the | |
| 570 | + | 7 Commission shall: | |
| 571 | + | 8 (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles | |
| 572 | + | 9 for the redesign of the State flag; | |
| 573 | + | 10 (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed | |
| 574 | + | 11 designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for | |
| 575 | + | 12 the assessment of those proposed designs; | |
| 576 | + | 13 (3) create a publicly accessibly website that | |
| 577 | + | 14 provides: | |
| 578 | + | 15 (A) historical information about the State flag; | |
| 579 | + | 16 (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to | |
| 580 | + | 17 be used to redesign the State flag; | |
| 581 | + | 18 (C) an online suggestion box through which | |
| 582 | + | 19 residents can offer design ideas for the State flag; | |
| 583 | + | 20 and | |
| 584 | + | 21 (D) a survey function through which residents can | |
| 585 | + | 22 vote on potential State flag designs; | |
| 586 | + | 23 (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the | |
| 587 | + | 24 design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois | |
| 588 | + | 25 schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning | |
| 589 | + | 26 the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag; | |
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| 600 | + | 1 (5) select, on or before January 1, 2025 September 1, | |
| 601 | + | 2 2024, a group of no more than 10 proposed flag designs | |
| 602 | + | 3 that: | |
| 603 | + | 4 (A) represent the State; and | |
| 604 | + | 5 (B) adhere to the guiding principles established | |
| 605 | + | 6 by the Commission under subparagraph (1); | |
| 606 | + | 7 (6) develop a review and selection process for | |
| 607 | + | 8 proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of | |
| 608 | + | 9 children and young people in the State; | |
| 609 | + | 10 (7) on or before April 1, 2025 December 3, 2024, | |
| 610 | + | 11 submit to the General Assembly a written report that | |
| 611 | + | 12 describes: | |
| 612 | + | 13 (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the | |
| 613 | + | 14 Commission; | |
| 614 | + | 15 (B) the process used by the Commission to review | |
| 615 | + | 16 the proposed flag designs submitted to it; | |
| 616 | + | 17 (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag | |
| 617 | + | 18 designs selected by the Commission; | |
| 618 | + | 19 (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised | |
| 619 | + | 20 or new State flag; and | |
| 620 | + | 21 (E) the Commission's recommendations to the | |
| 621 | + | 22 General Assembly concerning whether the current State | |
| 622 | + | 23 flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or | |
| 623 | + | 24 new State flag. | |
| 624 | + | 25 (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to | |
| 625 | + | 26 the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date | |
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| 636 | + | 1 of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the | |
| 637 | + | 2 first meeting of the Commission by no later than June 30, 2024 | |
| 638 | + | 3 September 1, 2023. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall | |
| 639 | + | 4 convene at the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority | |
| 640 | + | 5 of all the appointed members of the Commission shall | |
| 641 | + | 6 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all | |
| 642 | + | 7 recommendations of the Commission shall require approval of a | |
| 643 | + | 8 majority of the members of the Commission. Meetings of the | |
| 644 | + | 9 Commission are subject to the Open Meetings Act. | |
| 645 | + | 10 (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without | |
| 646 | + | 11 compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to | |
| 647 | + | 12 the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a | |
| 648 | + | 13 per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover | |
| 649 | + | 14 reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by | |
| 650 | + | 15 Commission members as a result of their duties under this | |
| 651 | + | 16 Section. | |
| 652 | + | 17 (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide | |
| 653 | + | 18 administrative support to the Commission. | |
| 654 | + | 19 (Source: P.A. 103-513, eff. 8-7-23.) | |
| 655 | + | 20 Section 30. The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force | |
| 656 | + | 21 Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows: | |
| 657 | + | 22 (20 ILCS 4128/20) | |
| 658 | + | 23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) | |
| 659 | + | 24 Sec. 20. Report; dissolution of Task Force; repeal of Act. | |
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| 670 | + | 1 (a) The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings | |
| 671 | + | 2 and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June | |
| 672 | + | 3 30, 2025 2024. | |
| 673 | + | 4 (b) The Task Force shall be dissolved on December 31, 2025 | |
| 674 | + | 5 2024. | |
| 675 | + | 6 (c) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025. | |
| 676 | + | 7 (Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.) | |
| 677 | + | 8 Section 35. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act | |
| 678 | + | 9 of 1984 is amended by changing Section 4-7 as follows: | |
| 679 | + | 10 (25 ILCS 130/4-7) (from Ch. 63, par. 1004-7) | |
| 680 | + | 11 Sec. 4-7. The Commission on Government Forecasting and | |
| 681 | + | 12 Accountability shall report to the Governor and to the | |
| 682 | + | 13 Legislature within 15 days after the convening of each General | |
| 683 | + | 14 Assembly, and at such other time as it deems appropriate. The | |
| 684 | + | 15 members of all committees which it establishes shall serve | |
| 685 | + | 16 without compensation for such service, but they shall be paid | |
| 686 | + | 17 their necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations | |
| 687 | + | 18 under this Act. The Commission may by contributions to the | |
| 688 | + | 19 Council of State Governments, participate with other states in | |
| 689 | + | 20 maintaining the said Council's district and central | |
| 690 | + | 21 secretariats, and its other governmental services. | |
| 691 | + | 22 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly | |
| 692 | + | 23 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the | |
| 693 | + | 24 Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of | |
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| 704 | + | 1 Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the | |
| 705 | + | 2 Secretary of the Senate, and filing such additional copies | |
| 706 | + | 3 with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the | |
| 707 | + | 4 General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section | |
| 708 | + | 5 7 of the State Library Act. | |
| 709 | + | 6 (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.) | |
| 710 | + | 7 Section 40. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |
| 711 | + | 8 21B-30 as follows: | |
| 712 | + | 9 (105 ILCS 5/21B-30) | |
| 713 | + | 10 Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | |
| 714 | + | 11 (a) (Blank). | |
| 715 | + | 12 (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | |
| 716 | + | 13 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | |
| 717 | + | 14 and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | |
| 718 | + | 15 required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | |
| 719 | + | 16 examinations and indicators must be based on national and | |
| 720 | + | 17 State professional teaching standards, as determined by the | |
| 721 | + | 18 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | |
| 722 | + | 19 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of | |
| 723 | + | 20 Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | |
| 724 | + | 21 implement and administer this Section. | |
| 725 | + | 22 (c) (Blank). | |
| 726 | + | 23 (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | |
| 727 | + | 24 paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | |
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| 738 | + | 1 applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | |
| 739 | + | 2 paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | |
| 740 | + | 3 endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | |
| 741 | + | 4 requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | |
| 742 | + | 5 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | |
| 743 | + | 6 (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | |
| 744 | + | 7 required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | |
| 745 | + | 8 of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | |
| 746 | + | 9 shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | |
| 747 | + | 10 be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | |
| 748 | + | 11 until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | |
| 749 | + | 12 (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable | |
| 750 | + | 13 vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date | |
| 751 | + | 14 of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd | |
| 752 | + | 15 General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of | |
| 753 | + | 16 content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary | |
| 754 | + | 17 education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content | |
| 755 | + | 18 area test that contains testing elements that cover | |
| 756 | + | 19 bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, | |
| 757 | + | 20 foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate | |
| 758 | + | 21 higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable | |
| 759 | + | 22 language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State | |
| 760 | + | 23 Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on | |
| 761 | + | 24 the language and literacy portion of the test on the | |
| 762 | + | 25 recommended cut-score determined in the formal | |
| 763 | + | 26 standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a | |
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| 774 | + | 1 particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The | |
| 775 | + | 2 State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of | |
| 776 | + | 3 candidates in each preparation program who take the test and | |
| 777 | + | 4 the number who pass the language and literacy portion. | |
| 778 | + | 5 (e) (Blank). | |
| 779 | + | 6 (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of | |
| 780 | + | 7 Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | |
| 781 | + | 8 Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a | |
| 782 | + | 9 teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject | |
| 783 | + | 10 to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher | |
| 784 | + | 11 performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this | |
| 785 | + | 12 Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 | |
| 786 | + | 13 (the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act | |
| 787 | + | 14 of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September | |
| 788 | + | 15 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation | |
| 789 | + | 16 programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section | |
| 790 | + | 17 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance | |
| 791 | + | 18 assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in | |
| 792 | + | 19 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | |
| 793 | + | 20 Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test | |
| 794 | + | 21 materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an | |
| 795 | + | 22 individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is | |
| 796 | + | 23 employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district | |
| 797 | + | 24 designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after | |
| 798 | + | 25 application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a | |
| 799 | + | 26 refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher | |
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| 810 | + | 1 performance assessment under this subsection. | |
| 811 | + | 2 (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is | |
| 812 | + | 3 created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective | |
| 813 | + | 4 teacher performance assessment systems for implementation | |
| 814 | + | 5 across all educator preparation programs in this State, with | |
| 815 | + | 6 the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and | |
| 816 | + | 7 supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. | |
| 817 | + | 8 Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, | |
| 818 | + | 9 ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force | |
| 819 | + | 10 shall consist of all of the following members: | |
| 820 | + | 11 (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | |
| 821 | + | 12 President of the Senate. | |
| 822 | + | 13 (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | |
| 823 | + | 14 Minority Leader of the Senate. | |
| 824 | + | 15 (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | |
| 825 | + | 16 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | |
| 826 | + | 17 (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | |
| 827 | + | 18 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | |
| 828 | + | 19 Representatives. | |
| 829 | + | 20 (5) One member who represents a statewide professional | |
| 830 | + | 21 teachers' organization, appointed by the State | |
| 831 | + | 22 Superintendent of Education. | |
| 832 | + | 23 (6) One member who represents a different statewide | |
| 833 | + | 24 professional teachers' organization, appointed by the | |
| 834 | + | 25 State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 835 | + | 26 (7) One member from a statewide organization | |
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| 846 | + | 1 representing school principals, appointed by the State | |
| 847 | + | 2 Superintendent of Education. | |
| 848 | + | 3 (8) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 849 | + | 4 representing regional superintendents of schools, | |
| 850 | + | 5 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 851 | + | 6 (9) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 852 | + | 7 representing school administrators, appointed by the State | |
| 853 | + | 8 Superintendent of Education. | |
| 854 | + | 9 (10) One member representing a school district | |
| 855 | + | 10 organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the | |
| 856 | + | 11 State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 857 | + | 12 (11) One member of an association representing rural | |
| 858 | + | 13 and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 859 | + | 14 of Education. | |
| 860 | + | 15 (12) One member representing a suburban school | |
| 861 | + | 16 district, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 862 | + | 17 Education. | |
| 863 | + | 18 (13) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 864 | + | 19 representing school districts in the southern suburbs of | |
| 865 | + | 20 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 866 | + | 21 of Education. | |
| 867 | + | 22 (14) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 868 | + | 23 representing large unit school districts, appointed by the | |
| 869 | + | 24 State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 870 | + | 25 (15) One member from a statewide organization | |
| 871 | + | 26 representing school districts in the collar counties of | |
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| 882 | + | 1 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 883 | + | 2 of Education. | |
| 884 | + | 3 (16) Three members, each representing a different | |
| 885 | + | 4 public university in this State and each a current member | |
| 886 | + | 5 of the faculty of an approved educator preparation | |
| 887 | + | 6 program, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 888 | + | 7 Education. | |
| 889 | + | 8 (17) Three members, each representing a different | |
| 890 | + | 9 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and | |
| 891 | + | 10 each a current member of the faculty of an approved | |
| 892 | + | 11 educator preparation program, appointed by the State | |
| 893 | + | 12 Superintendent of Education. | |
| 894 | + | 13 (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, | |
| 895 | + | 14 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | |
| 896 | + | 15 (19) One member representing a statewide policy | |
| 897 | + | 16 organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students | |
| 898 | + | 17 and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 899 | + | 18 Education. | |
| 900 | + | 19 (20) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 901 | + | 20 focused on research-based education policy to support a | |
| 902 | + | 21 school system that prepares all students for college, a | |
| 903 | + | 22 career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State | |
| 904 | + | 23 Superintendent of Education. | |
| 905 | + | 24 (21) Two members representing an early childhood | |
| 906 | + | 25 advocacy organization, appointed by the State | |
| 907 | + | 26 Superintendent of Education. | |
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| 918 | + | 1 (22) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 919 | + | 2 that partners with educator preparation programs and | |
| 920 | + | 3 school districts to support the growth and development of | |
| 921 | + | 4 preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | |
| 922 | + | 5 of Education. | |
| 923 | + | 6 (23) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 924 | + | 7 that advocates for educational equity and racial justice | |
| 925 | + | 8 in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of | |
| 926 | + | 9 Education. | |
| 927 | + | 10 (24) One member representing a statewide organization | |
| 928 | + | 11 that represents school boards, appointed by the State | |
| 929 | + | 12 Superintendent of Education. | |
| 930 | + | 13 (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, | |
| 931 | + | 14 served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State | |
| 932 | + | 15 Superintendent of Education. | |
| 933 | + | 16 Members of the Task Force shall serve without | |
| 934 | + | 17 compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of | |
| 935 | + | 18 the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent | |
| 936 | + | 19 meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, | |
| 937 | + | 20 who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of | |
| 938 | + | 21 Education. The State Board of Education shall provide | |
| 939 | + | 22 administrative and other support to the Task Force. | |
| 940 | + | 23 On or before October 31, 2024 August 1, 2024, the Task | |
| 941 | + | 24 Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a | |
| 942 | + | 25 teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the | |
| 943 | + | 26 State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task | |
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| 954 | + | 1 Force is dissolved upon submission of this report. | |
| 955 | + | 2 (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | |
| 956 | + | 3 performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | |
| 957 | + | 4 time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | |
| 958 | + | 5 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | |
| 959 | + | 6 Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | |
| 960 | + | 7 organization or tests designed by the State Board of | |
| 961 | + | 8 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | |
| 962 | + | 9 and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | |
| 963 | + | 10 assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | |
| 964 | + | 11 tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | |
| 965 | + | 12 person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | |
| 966 | + | 13 of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | |
| 967 | + | 14 the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | |
| 968 | + | 15 score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | |
| 969 | + | 16 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | |
| 970 | + | 17 Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | |
| 971 | + | 18 administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | |
| 972 | + | 19 place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | |
| 973 | + | 20 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | |
| 974 | + | 21 Board. | |
| 975 | + | 22 The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | |
| 976 | + | 23 the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | |
| 977 | + | 24 applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | |
| 978 | + | 25 subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this | |
| 979 | + | 26 Code in the English language and in the language of the | |
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| 990 | + | 1 transitional bilingual education program requested by the | |
| 991 | + | 2 applicant. | |
| 992 | + | 3 (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | |
| 993 | + | 4 provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | |
| 994 | + | 5 district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | |
| 995 | + | 6 (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | |
| 996 | + | 7 testing requirements under this Section shall include, without | |
| 997 | + | 8 limitation, provisions governing test selection, test | |
| 998 | + | 9 validation, and determination of a passing score, | |
| 999 | + | 10 administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | |
| 1000 | + | 11 applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | |
| 1001 | + | 12 years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | |
| 1002 | + | 13 accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | |
| 1003 | + | 14 such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | |
| 1004 | + | 15 year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment. | |
| 1005 | + | 16 (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; | |
| 1006 | + | 17 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.) | |
| 1007 | + | 18 Section 45. The Rental Housing Support Program Act is | |
| 1008 | + | 19 amended by changing Section 30 as follows: | |
| 1009 | + | 20 (310 ILCS 105/30) | |
| 1010 | + | 21 (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 30, 2024) | |
| 1011 | + | 22 Sec. 30. Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding | |
| 1012 | + | 23 Allocation Task Force. | |
| 1013 | + | 24 (a) The Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding | |
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| 1024 | + | 1 Allocation Task Force is hereby created. The Task Force shall | |
| 1025 | + | 2 consist of the following members: | |
| 1026 | + | 3 (1) One member appointed by the President of the | |
| 1027 | + | 4 Senate. | |
| 1028 | + | 5 (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 1029 | + | 6 Senate. | |
| 1030 | + | 7 (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House | |
| 1031 | + | 8 of Representatives. | |
| 1032 | + | 9 (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |
| 1033 | + | 10 House of Representatives. | |
| 1034 | + | 11 (5) One member appointed by the Illinois Housing | |
| 1035 | + | 12 Development Authority. | |
| 1036 | + | 13 (6) One member representing the Chicago Low-Income | |
| 1037 | + | 14 Housing Trust Fund, appointed by the Board of Directors of | |
| 1038 | + | 15 the Trust Fund. | |
| 1039 | + | 16 (7) One member representing a local administering | |
| 1040 | + | 17 agency from Cook County (excluding Chicago), DuPage | |
| 1041 | + | 18 County, Lake County, Kane County, Will County, or McHenry | |
| 1042 | + | 19 County, appointed by the Governor. | |
| 1043 | + | 20 (8) One member, appointed by the Governor, | |
| 1044 | + | 21 representing a local administering agency from a small | |
| 1045 | + | 22 metropolitan area from one of the following areas: | |
| 1046 | + | 23 Springfield, Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | |
| 1047 | + | 24 Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Madison County, | |
| 1048 | + | 25 Moline, Pekin, Rantoul, or St. Clair County. | |
| 1049 | + | 26 (9) One member representing a local administering | |
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| 1060 | + | 1 agency from a rural area, appointed by the Governor; as | |
| 1061 | + | 2 used in this paragraph, "rural area" means an area of the | |
| 1062 | + | 3 State that is not specifically named in paragraph (7) or | |
| 1063 | + | 4 (8). | |
| 1064 | + | 5 (10) Three members from an organization representing | |
| 1065 | + | 6 Illinois county clerks and recorders, appointed by the | |
| 1066 | + | 7 Governor, as follows: | |
| 1067 | + | 8 (A) one member from Cook County (excluding | |
| 1068 | + | 9 Chicago), DuPage County, Lake County, Kane County, | |
| 1069 | + | 10 Will County, or McHenry County; | |
| 1070 | + | 11 (B) one member from a small metropolitan area from | |
| 1071 | + | 12 one of the following areas: the cities of Springfield, | |
| 1072 | + | 13 Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | |
| 1073 | + | 14 Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Moline, | |
| 1074 | + | 15 Pekin, or Rantoul or Madison County or St. Clair | |
| 1075 | + | 16 County; and | |
| 1076 | + | 17 (C) one member from a rural area, appointed by the | |
| 1077 | + | 18 Governor; as used in this subparagraph, "rural area" | |
| 1078 | + | 19 means an area of the State that is not specifically | |
| 1079 | + | 20 named in subparagraph (A) or (B). | |
| 1080 | + | 21 (11) Up to two members representing a Section | |
| 1081 | + | 22 501(c)(3) affordable housing advocacy organization, | |
| 1082 | + | 23 appointed by the Governor. | |
| 1083 | + | 24 (12) One additional member appointed by the Governor. | |
| 1084 | + | 25 Members of the Task Force must be appointed no later than | |
| 1085 | + | 26 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | |
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| 1096 | + | 1 102nd General Assembly. If any members are not appointed | |
| 1097 | + | 2 within the 30-day period, the entity or person responsible for | |
| 1098 | + | 3 making the appointment shall be deemed to have forfeited the | |
| 1099 | + | 4 right to make such appointment. | |
| 1100 | + | 5 (b) Once appointed, the members shall elect a chairperson | |
| 1101 | + | 6 and vice chairperson by a simple majority vote. | |
| 1102 | + | 7 If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled | |
| 1103 | + | 8 according to the initial appointment. | |
| 1104 | + | 9 At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may | |
| 1105 | + | 10 participate as nonvoting members in the meetings of the Task | |
| 1106 | + | 11 Force. | |
| 1107 | + | 12 Members of the Task Force shall serve without | |
| 1108 | + | 13 compensation. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall | |
| 1109 | + | 14 provide staff and administrative services to the Task Force. | |
| 1110 | + | 15 (c) Once all members have been appointed, the Task Force | |
| 1111 | + | 16 shall meet not less than 3 times to carry out the duties | |
| 1112 | + | 17 prescribed in this Section. Members of the Task Force may | |
| 1113 | + | 18 attend such meetings virtually. | |
| 1114 | + | 19 (d) A report delineating the Task Force's findings, | |
| 1115 | + | 20 conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the | |
| 1116 | + | 21 General Assembly no later than September 30, 2024 2023. | |
| 1117 | + | 22 (e) The members of the Task Force are exempt from | |
| 1118 | + | 23 requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | |
| 1119 | + | 24 the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other applicable | |
| 1120 | + | 25 law or regulation that would require Task Force members to | |
| 1121 | + | 26 complete trainings, disclosures, or other filings since the | |
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| 1132 | + | 1 Task Force is of limited duration and is charged only with | |
| 1133 | + | 2 delivering a non-binding report. | |
| 1134 | + | 3 (f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations | |
| 1135 | + | 4 regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support | |
| 1136 | + | 5 funds across the State. The Task Force shall also work with the | |
| 1137 | + | 6 Illinois Housing Development Authority as funding allocations | |
| 1138 | + | 7 will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the | |
| 1139 | + | 8 United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census. | |
| 1140 | + | 9 (g) This Section is repealed on September 30, 2025 2024. | |
| 1141 | + | 10 (Source: P.A. 102-1135, eff. 7-1-23.) | |
| 1142 | + | 11 Section 50. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's | |
| 1143 | + | 12 Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows: | |
| 1144 | + | 13 (725 ILCS 210/3) (from Ch. 14, par. 203) | |
| 1145 | + | 14 Sec. 3. There is created the Office of the State's | |
| 1146 | + | 15 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor as a judicial agency of State | |
| 1147 | + | 16 government. | |
| 1148 | + | 17 (a) The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate | |
| 1149 | + | 18 Prosecutor shall be governed by a board of governors which | |
| 1150 | + | 19 shall consist of 10 members as follows: | |
| 1151 | + | 20 (1) Eight State's Attorneys, 2 to be elected from each | |
| 1152 | + | 21 District containing less than 3,000,000 inhabitants; | |
| 1153 | + | 22 (2) The State's Attorney of Cook County or his or her | |
| 1154 | + | 23 designee; and | |
| 1155 | + | 24 (3) One State's Attorney to be bi-annually appointed | |
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| 1166 | + | 1 by the other 9 members. | |
| 1167 | + | 2 (b) Voting for elected members shall be by District with | |
| 1168 | + | 3 each of the State's Attorneys voting from their respective | |
| 1169 | + | 4 district. Each board member must be duly elected or appointed | |
| 1170 | + | 5 and serving as State's Attorney in the district from which he | |
| 1171 | + | 6 was elected or appointed. | |
| 1172 | + | 7 (c) Elected members shall serve for a term of 2 years | |
| 1173 | + | 8 commencing upon their election and until their successors are | |
| 1174 | + | 9 duly elected or appointed and qualified. | |
| 1175 | + | 10 (d) A bi-annual election of members of the board shall be | |
| 1176 | + | 11 held within 30 days prior or subsequent to the beginning of | |
| 1177 | + | 12 each odd numbered calendar year, and the board shall certify | |
| 1178 | + | 13 the results to the Secretary of State. | |
| 1179 | + | 14 (e) The board shall promulgate rules of procedure for the | |
| 1180 | + | 15 election of its members and the conduct of its meetings and | |
| 1181 | + | 16 shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and such other | |
| 1182 | + | 17 officers as it deems appropriate. The board shall meet at | |
| 1183 | + | 18 least once every 6 3 months, and in addition thereto as | |
| 1184 | + | 19 directed by the Chairman, or upon the special call of any 5 | |
| 1185 | + | 20 members of the board, in writing, sent to the Chairman, | |
| 1186 | + | 21 designating the time and place of the meeting. | |
| 1187 | + | 22 (f) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum | |
| 1188 | + | 23 for the purpose of transacting business. | |
| 1189 | + | 24 (g) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, | |
| 1190 | + | 25 but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | |
| 1191 | + | 26 performance of their duties. | |
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| 1202 | + | 1 (h) A position shall be vacated by either a member's | |
| 1203 | + | 2 resignation, removal or inability to serve as State's | |
| 1204 | + | 3 Attorney. | |
| 1205 | + | 4 (i) Vacancies on the board of elected members shall be | |
| 1206 | + | 5 filled within 90 days of the occurrence of the vacancy by a | |
| 1207 | + | 6 special election held by the State's Attorneys in the district | |
| 1208 | + | 7 where the vacancy occurred. Vacancies on the board of the | |
| 1209 | + | 8 appointed member shall be filled within 90 days of the | |
| 1210 | + | 9 occurrence of the vacancy by a special election by the | |
| 1211 | + | 10 members. In the case of a special election, the tabulation and | |
| 1212 | + | 11 certification of the results may be conducted at any regularly | |
| 1213 | + | 12 scheduled quarterly or special meeting called for that | |
| 1214 | + | 13 purpose. A member elected or appointed to fill such position | |
| 1215 | + | 14 shall serve for the unexpired term of the member whom he is | |
| 1216 | + | 15 succeeding. Any member may be re-elected or re-appointed for | |
| 1217 | + | 16 additional terms. | |
| 1218 | + | 17 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.) | |
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