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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4
ARTICLE 5.
5
AMENDATORY PROVISIONS

 
6    Section 5-5. The Illinois Emergency Employment Development
7Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 9, and 11 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 630/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2402)
9    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the following words
10have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
11    (a) "Advisory Committee" means the 21st Century Workforce
12Development Fund Advisory Committee, established under the
1321st Century Workforce Development Fund Act.
14    (b) "Coordinator" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
15Development Coordinator appointed under Section 3.
16    (c) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Commerce
17and Economic Opportunity.
18    (d) "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
19Opportunity.
20    (e) "Eligible business" means a for-profit business.
21    (f) "Eligible employer" means an eligible nonprofit
22agency, or an eligible business.

 

 

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1    (g) "Eligible job applicant" means a person who (1) has
2been a resident of this State for at least one year; and (2) is
3unemployed; and (3) is not receiving and is not qualified to
4receive unemployment compensation or workers' compensation;
5and (4) is determined by the employment administrator to be
6likely to be available for employment by an eligible employer
7for the duration of the job.
8    (h) "Eligible nonprofit agency" means an organization
9exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
10Section 501(c)(3).
11    (i) "Employment administrator" means the administrative
12entity designated by the Coordinator, and approved by the
13Advisory Committee, to administer the provisions of this Act in
14each service delivery area. With approval of the Advisory
15Committee, the Coordinator may designate an administrative
16entity authorized under the Workforce Investment Act or
17private, public, or non-profit entities that have proven
18effectiveness in providing training, workforce development,
19and job placement services to low-income individuals.
20    (j) "Fringe benefits" means all non-salary costs for each
21person employed under the program, including, but not limited
22to, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, and health
23benefits, as would be provided to non-subsidized employees
24performing similar work.
25    (k) "Household" means a group of persons living at the same
26residence consisting of, at a maximum, spouses and the minor

 

 

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1children of each.
2    (l) "Program" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
3Development Program created by this Act consisting of new job
4creation in the private sector.
5    (m) "Service delivery area" means an area designated as a
6Local Workforce Investment Area by the State.
7    (n) "Workforce Investment Act" means the federal Workforce
8Investment Act of 1998, any amendments to that Act, and any
9other applicable federal statutes.
10(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 630/9)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2409)
12    Sec. 9. Eligible businesses.
13    (a) A business employer is an eligible employer if it
14enters into a written contract, signed and subscribed to under
15oath, with the employment administrator for its service
16delivery area containing assurances that:
17        (1) funds received by a business shall be used only as
18    permitted under the program;
19        (2) the business has submitted a plan to the employment
20    administrator (A) describing the duties and proposed
21    compensation of each employee proposed to be hired under
22    the program; and (B) demonstrating that with the funds
23    provided under the program the business is likely to
24    succeed and continue to employ persons hired under the
25    program;

 

 

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1        (3) the business will use funds exclusively for
2    compensation and fringe benefits of eligible job
3    applicants and will provide employees hired with these
4    funds with fringe benefits and other terms and conditions
5    of employment comparable to those provided to other
6    employees of the business who do comparable work;
7        (4) the funds are necessary to allow the business to
8    begin, or to employ additional people, but not to fill
9    positions which would be filled even in the absence of
10    funds from this program;
11        (5) the business will cooperate with the coordinator in
12    collecting data to assess the result of the program; and
13        (6) the business is in compliance with all applicable
14    affirmative action, fair labor, health, safety, and
15    environmental standards.
16    (b) In allocating funds among eligible businesses, the
17employment administrator shall give priority to businesses
18which best satisfy the following criteria:
19        (1) have a high potential for growth and long-term job
20    creation;
21        (2) are labor intensive;
22        (3) make high use of local and State resources;
23        (4) are under ownership of women and minorities;
24        (4.5) meet the definition of a small business as
25    defined in Section 5 of the Small Business Advisory Act;
26        (4.10) produce energy conserving materials or services

 

 

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1    or are involved in development of renewable sources of
2    energy;
3        (5) have their primary places of business in the State;
4    and
5        (6) intend to continue the employment of the eligible
6    applicant for at least 6 months of unsubsidized employment.
7    (c) (Blank).
8    (d) A business receiving funds under this program shall
9repay 70% of the amount received for each eligible job
10applicant employed who does not continue in the employment of
11the business for at least 6 months beyond the subsidized period
12unless the employer dismisses an employee for good cause and
13works with the Employment Administrator to employ and train
14another person referred by the Employment Administrator. The
15Employment Administrator shall forward payments received under
16this subsection to the Coordinator on a monthly basis. The
17Coordinator shall deposit these payments into the General
18Revenue Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund.
19(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
20    (20 ILCS 630/11)
21    Sec. 11. Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund
22Advisory Committee.
23    (a) The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory
24Committee, established under this Act as a continuation of the
25Advisory Committee created under the 21st Century Workforce

 

 

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1Development Fund Act (now repealed) is continued under this
2Act. The Advisory Committee , shall provide oversight to the
3Illinois Emergency Employment Development program. The
4Department is responsible for the administration and staffing
5of the Advisory Committee.
6    (b) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the
7Coordinator to do the following:
8        (1) establish guidelines for the selection of
9    Employment Administrators;
10        (2) review recommendations of the Coordinator and
11    approve final selection of Employment Administrators;
12        (3) develop guidelines for the emergency employment
13    development plans to be created by each Employment
14    Administrator;
15        (4) review the emergency employment development plan
16    submitted by the Employment Administrator of each service
17    delivery area and approve satisfactory plans;
18        (5) ensure that the program is widely marketed to
19    employers and eligible job seekers;
20        (6) set policy regarding disbursement of program
21    funds; and
22        (7) review program quarterly reports and make
23    recommendations for program improvements as needed.
24    (c) Membership. The Advisory Committee shall consist of 21
25persons. Co-chairs shall be appointed by the Governor with the
26requirement that one come from the public and one from the

 

 

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1private sector.
2    (d) Eleven members shall be appointed by the Governor, and
3any of the 11 members appointed by the Governor may fill more
4than one of the following required categories:
5        (i) Four must be from communities outside of the City
6    of Chicago.
7        (ii) At least one must be a member of a local workforce
8    investment board (LWIB) in his or her community.
9        (iii) At least one must represent organized labor.
10        (iv) At least one must represent business or industry.
11        (v) At least one must represent a non-profit
12    organization that provides workforce development or job
13    training services.
14        (vi) At least one must represent a non-profit
15    organization involved in workforce development policy,
16    analysis, or research.
17        (vii) At least one must represent a non-profit
18    organization involved in environmental policy, advocacy,
19    or research.
20        (viii) At least one must represent a group that
21    advocates for individuals with barriers to employment,
22    including at-risk youth, formerly incarcerated
23    individuals, and individuals living in poverty.
24    (e) The other 10 members shall be the following:
25        (i) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
26    or his or her designee who oversees workforce development

 

 

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1    services.
2        (ii) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
3    designee who oversees human capital services.
4        (iii) The Director of Corrections, or his or her
5    designee who oversees prisoner re-entry services.
6        (iv) The Director of the Environmental Protection
7    Agency, or his or her designee who oversees contractor
8    compliance.
9        (v) The Chairman of the Illinois Community College
10    Board, or his or her designee who oversees technical and
11    career education.
12        (vi) A representative of the Illinois Community
13    College Board involved in energy education and sustainable
14    practices, designated by the Board.
15        (vii) Four State legislators, one designated by the
16    President of the Senate, one designated by the Speaker of
17    the House, one designated by the Senate Minority Leader,
18    and one designated by the House Minority Leader.
19    (f) Appointees under subsection (d) shall serve a 2-year
20term and are eligible to be re-appointed one time. Members
21under subsection (e) shall serve ex officio or at the pleasure
22of the designating official, as applicable.
23(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
24    Section 5-10. The High Speed Internet Services and
25Information Technology Act is amended by changing Section 20 as

 

 

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1follows:
 
2    (20 ILCS 661/20)
3    Sec. 20. Duties of the enlisted nonprofit organization.
4    (a) The high speed Internet deployment strategy and demand
5creation initiative to be performed by the nonprofit
6organization shall include, but not be limited to, the
7following actions:
8        (1) Create a geographic statewide inventory of high
9    speed Internet service and other relevant broadband and
10    information technology services. The inventory shall:
11            (A) identify geographic gaps in high speed
12        Internet service through a method of GIS mapping of
13        service availability and GIS analysis at the census
14        block level;
15            (B) provide a baseline assessment of statewide
16        high speed Internet deployment in terms of percentage
17        of Illinois households with high speed Internet
18        availability; and
19            (C) collect from Facilities-based Providers of
20        Broadband Connections to End User Locations the
21        information provided pursuant to the agreements
22        entered into with the non-profit organization as of the
23        effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
24        General Assembly or similar information from
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1        End User Locations that do not have the agreements on
2        said date.
3            For the purposes of item (C), "Facilities-based
4        Providers of Broadband Connections to End User
5        Locations" shall have the same meaning as that term is
6        defined in Section 13-407 of the Public Utilities Act.
7        (2) Track and identify, through customer interviews
8    and surveys and other publicly available sources,
9    statewide residential and business adoption of high speed
10    Internet, computers, and related information technology
11    and any barriers to adoption.
12        (3) Build and facilitate in each county or designated
13    region a local technology planning team with members
14    representing a cross section of the community, including,
15    but not limited to, representatives of business, K-12
16    education, health care, libraries, higher education,
17    community-based organizations, local government, tourism,
18    parks and recreation, and agriculture. Each team shall
19    benchmark technology use across relevant community
20    sectors, set goals for improved technology use within each
21    sector, and develop a plan for achieving its goals, with
22    specific recommendations for online application
23    development and demand creation.
24        (4) Collaborate with high speed Internet providers and
25    technology companies to encourage deployment and use,
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1    demand, mapping analysis, and creating market intelligence
2    to improve the business case for providers to deploy.
3        (5) Collaborate with the Department in developing a
4    program to increase computer ownership and broadband
5    access for disenfranchised populations across the State.
6    The program may include grants to local community
7    technology centers that provide technology training,
8    promote computer ownership, and increase broadband access.
9        (6) Collaborate with the Department and the Illinois
10    Commerce Commission regarding the collection of the
11    information required by this Section to assist in
12    monitoring and analyzing the broadband markets and the
13    status of competition and deployment of broadband services
14    to consumers in the State, including the format of
15    information requested, provided the Commission enters into
16    the proprietary and confidentiality agreements governing
17    such information.
18    (b) The nonprofit organization may apply for federal grants
19consistent with the objectives of this Act.
20    (c) (Blank). The Department of Commerce and Economic
21Opportunity shall use the funds in the High Speed Internet
22Services and Information Technology Fund to (1) provide grants
23to the nonprofit organization enlisted under this Act and (2)
24for any costs incurred by the Department to administer this
25Act.
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1obtain or to raise funds other than the grants received from
2the Department under this Act.
3    (e) The nonprofit organization and its Board of Directors
4shall exist separately and independently from the Department
5and any other governmental entity, but shall cooperate with
6other public or private entities it deems appropriate in
7carrying out its duties.
8    (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or any other Act
9to the contrary, any information that is designated
10confidential or proprietary by an entity providing the
11information to the nonprofit organization or any other entity
12to accomplish the objectives of this Act shall be deemed
13confidential, proprietary, and a trade secret and treated by
14the nonprofit organization or anyone else possessing the
15information as such and shall not be disclosed.
16    (g) The nonprofit organization shall provide a report to
17the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability on
18an annual basis for the first 3 complete State fiscal years
19following its enlistment.
20(Source: P.A. 95-684, eff. 10-19-07; 96-927, eff. 6-15-10.)
 
21    (20 ILCS 661/30 rep.)
22    Section 5-15. The High Speed Internet Services and
23Information Technology Act is amended by repealing Section 30.
 
24    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-260 rep.)

 

 

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1    Section 5-20. The Department of Public Health Powers and
2Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
3amended by repealing Section 2310-260.
 
4    Section 5-25. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
5amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2805/2)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67)
7    Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the
8following powers and duties:
9    To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or his
10or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be
11reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or
12endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage, benefit
13or emolument accruing or due to such person under any law of
14the United States, the State of Illinois or any other state or
15governmental agency by reason of the service of such veteran,
16and in pursuance thereof shall:
17        (1) Contact veterans, their survivors and dependents
18    and advise them of the benefits of state and federal laws
19    and assist them in obtaining such benefits;
20        (2) Establish field offices and direct the activities
21    of the personnel assigned to such offices;
22        (3) Create and maintain a volunteer field force; the
23    volunteer field force may include representatives from the
24    following without limitation: educational institutions,

 

 

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1    labor organizations, veterans organizations, employers,
2    churches, and farm organizations; the volunteer field
3    force may not process federal veterans assistance claims;
4        (4) Conduct informational and training services;
5        (5) Conduct educational programs through newspapers,
6    periodicals, social media, television, and radio for the
7    specific purpose of disseminating information affecting
8    veterans and their dependents;
9        (6) Coordinate the services and activities of all state
10    departments having services and resources affecting
11    veterans and their dependents;
12        (7) Encourage and assist in the coordination of
13    agencies within counties giving service to veterans and
14    their dependents;
15        (8) Cooperate with veterans organizations and other
16    governmental agencies;
17        (9) Make, alter, amend and promulgate reasonable rules
18    and procedures for the administration of this Act;
19        (10) Make and publish annual reports to the Governor
20    regarding the administration and general operation of the
21    Department;
22        (11) (Blank); and
23        (12) (Blank).
24    The Department may accept and hold on behalf of the State,
25if for the public interest, a grant, gift, devise or bequest of
26money or property to the Department made for the general

 

 

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1benefit of Illinois veterans, including the conduct of
2informational and training services by the Department and other
3authorized purposes of the Department. The Department shall
4cause each grant, gift, devise or bequest to be kept as a
5distinct fund and shall invest such funds in the manner
6provided by the Public Funds Investment Act, as now or
7hereafter amended, and shall make such reports as may be
8required by the Comptroller concerning what funds are so held
9and the manner in which such funds are invested. The Department
10may make grants from these funds for the general benefit of
11Illinois veterans. Grants from these funds, except for the
12funds established under Sections 2.01a and 2.03, shall be
13subject to appropriation.
14    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
15appropriated from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and
16Library Fund, to private organizations for the benefit of the
17Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library.
18    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
19appropriated from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, for
20benefits authorized under the Survivors Compensation Act.
21(Source: P.A. 99-314, eff. 8-7-15.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 2805/25 rep.)
23    Section 5-30. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
24amended by repealing Section 25.
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 3981/Act rep.)
2    Section 5-35. The Illinois Laboratory Advisory Committee
3Act is repealed.
 
4    (30 ILCS 105/5.438 rep.)
5    (30 ILCS 105/5.536 rep.)
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.554 rep.)
7    (30 ILCS 105/5.595 rep.)
8    (30 ILCS 105/5.624 rep.)
9    (30 ILCS 105/5.651 rep.)
10    (30 ILCS 105/5.665 rep.)
11    (30 ILCS 105/5.696 rep.)
12    (30 ILCS 105/5.702 rep.)
13    (30 ILCS 105/5.721 rep.)
14    (30 ILCS 105/5.725 rep.)
15    (30 ILCS 105/5.744 rep.)
16    (30 ILCS 105/5.752 rep.)
17    (30 ILCS 105/5.784 rep.)
18    (30 ILCS 105/5.785 rep.)
19    (30 ILCS 105/5.793 rep.)
20    (30 ILCS 105/5.802 rep.)
21    (30 ILCS 105/6b-3 rep.)
22    (30 ILCS 105/6p-6 rep.)
23    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76 rep.)
24    (30 ILCS 105/6z-80 rep.)
25    (30 ILCS 105/6z-84 rep.)

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 105/6z-89 rep.)
2    (30 ILCS 105/6z-90 rep.)
3    Section 5-40. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
4Sections 5.438, 5.536, 5.554, 5.595, 5.624, 5.651, 5.665,
55.696, 5.702, 5.721, 5.725, 5.744, 5.752, 5.784, 5.785, 5.793,
65.802, 6b-3, 6p-6, 6z-76, 6z-80, 6z-84, 6z-89, and 6z-90.
 
7    (30 ILCS 787/Act rep.)
8    Section 5-45. The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund
9Act is repealed.
 
10    (35 ILCS 5/507W rep.)
11    (35 ILCS 5/507UU rep.)
12    (35 ILCS 5/507VV rep.)
13    Section 5-50. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
14repealing Sections 507W, 507UU, and 507VV.
 
15    (65 ILCS 120/Act rep.)
16    Section 5-55. The 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Act is
17repealed.
 
18    Section 5-60. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
19changing Section 32 as follows:
 
20    (310 ILCS 10/32)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 27e)
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1dissolved and its corporate status terminated in the following
2manner: whenever the commissioners of an Authority adopt a
3resolution to the effect that it has completed all projects
4undertaken by it, or that it has undertaken no project and has
5no project in contemplation, and that it has no other duties to
6perform in its area of operation, it shall submit a certified
7copy thereof to the governing body of the area of operation for
8which it was initially created. If the governing body concurs
9therein, it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution in support
10thereof and transmit a certified copy thereof, together with
11the certified copy of the resolution of the Authority, to the
12Department. The Department shall audit the financial records of
13the Authority and if the Authority has not been the recipient
14of funds from the State of Illinois, or if it has received such
15funds and fully expended the same in the exercise of its
16statutory powers, and if no judicial action is then pending in
17which the Authority, or the Commissioners thereof in their
18official capacity, is a party, and if the Authority is not a
19party to any unexecuted contract or agreement, oral or written,
20in which a monetary claim may be asserted against it by any
21person, firm or corporation, it shall issue a Certificate of
22Dissolution, attested by the Director of the Department, and
23file the same for record in the office of the recorder in the
24county in which the Authority is located.
25    If the Authority has in its possession or title public
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1State of Illinois, or any real or personal property acquired by
2such state funds, and if no judicial action is pending or
3contractual claims outstanding against such Authority as above
4provided, the Department shall require the Authority to
5transfer such funds to it, and to sell and liquidate its
6interest in such real or personal property at a fair value to
7be fixed by the Department and pay the proceeds thereof to the
8Department. Upon compliance with such direction, the
9Department shall issue, and file for recording, a Certificate
10of Dissolution in the manner above provided. All moneys
11received by the Department from the Authority shall forthwith
12be paid into the Housing Fund as provided in Section 46.1 of
13the "State Housing Act".
14    An Authority shall be deemed legally dissolved upon the
15filing of the Certificate of Dissolution in the Office of the
16recorder as herein provided. Such dissolution shall not affect
17or impair the validity of any deed of conveyance theretofore
18executed and delivered by the Authority. The dissolution of an
19Authority shall not be a bar to the establishment of a new
20Authority for the same area of operation in the manner provided
21by Section 3 of this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 83-358.)
 
23    Section 5-65. The Housing Development and Construction Act
24is amended by changing Section 9a as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (310 ILCS 20/9a)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 61a)
2    Sec. 9a. In the event that any housing authority or land
3clearance commission has failed or refused to initiate any
4project or projects for which it has received grants of State
5funds under the provisions of this Act or "An Act to promote
6the improvement of housing," approved July 26, 1945, and the
7Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, upon the basis
8of an investigation, is convinced that such housing authority
9or land clearance commission is unable or unwilling to proceed
10thereon, the Department may direct the housing authority or
11land clearance commission to transfer to the Department the
12balance of the State funds then in the possession of such
13agency, and upon failure to do so within thirty days after such
14demand, the Department shall institute a civil action for the
15recovery thereof, which action shall be maintained by the
16Attorney General of the State of Illinois or the state's
17attorney of the county in which the housing authority or land
18clearance commission has its area of operation.
19    Any officer or member of any such housing authority or land
20clearance commission who refuses to comply with the demand of
21the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the
22transfer of State funds as herein provided shall be guilty of a
23Class A misdemeanor.
24    All State funds recovered by the Department of Commerce and
25Economic Opportunity pursuant to this section shall forthwith
26be paid into the State Housing Fund in the State Treasury.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
2    (315 ILCS 5/25a rep.)
3    Section 5-70. The Blighted Areas Redevelopment Act of 1947
4is amended by repealing Section 25a.
 
5    Section 5-75. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by
6changing Section 30 as follows:
 
7    (320 ILCS 42/30)
8    Sec. 30. Nursing home conversion program.
9    (a) The Department of Public Health, in collaboration with
10the Department on Aging and the Department of Healthcare and
11Family Services, shall establish a nursing home conversion
12program. Start-up grants, pursuant to subsections (l) and (m)
13of this Section, shall be made available to nursing homes as
14appropriations permit as an incentive to reduce certified beds,
15retrofit, and retool operations to meet new service delivery
16expectations and demands.
17    (b) Grant moneys shall be made available for capital and
18other costs related to: (1) the conversion of all or a part of
19a nursing home to an assisted living establishment or a special
20program or unit for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related
21disorders licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
22Act or a supportive living facility established under Section
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1multi-resident bedrooms in the facility into single-occupancy
2rooms; and (3) the development of any of the services
3identified in a priority service plan that can be provided by a
4nursing home within the confines of a nursing home or
5transportation services. Grantees shall be required to provide
6a minimum of a 20% match toward the total cost of the project.
7    (c) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the co-location of
8services or the development of multifunctional centers under
9subsection (f) of Section 20, including a nursing home offering
10community-based services or a community provider establishing
11a residential facility.
12    (d) A certified nursing home with at least 50% of its
13resident population having their care paid for by the Medicaid
14program is eligible to apply for a grant under this Section.
15    (e) Any nursing home receiving a grant under this Section
16shall reduce the number of certified nursing home beds by a
17number equal to or greater than the number of beds being
18converted for one or more of the permitted uses under item (1)
19or (2) of subsection (b). The nursing home shall retain the
20Certificate of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds
21that were converted for 15 years. If the beds are reinstated by
22the provider or its successor in interest, the provider shall
23pay to the fund from which the grant was awarded, on an
24amortized basis, the amount of the grant. The Department shall
25establish, by rule, the bed reduction methodology for nursing
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1(b).
2    (f) Any nursing home receiving a grant under this Section
3shall agree that, for a minimum of 10 years after the date that
4the grant is awarded, a minimum of 50% of the nursing home's
5resident population shall have their care paid for by the
6Medicaid program. If the nursing home provider or its successor
7in interest ceases to comply with the requirement set forth in
8this subsection, the provider shall pay to the fund from which
9the grant was awarded, on an amortized basis, the amount of the
10grant.
11    (g) Before awarding grants, the Department of Public Health
12shall seek recommendations from the Department on Aging and the
13Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The Department of
14Public Health shall attempt to balance the distribution of
15grants among geographic regions, and among small and large
16nursing homes. The Department of Public Health shall develop,
17by rule, the criteria for the award of grants based upon the
18following factors:
19        (1) the unique needs of older adults (including those
20    with moderate and low incomes), caregivers, and providers
21    in the geographic area of the State the grantee seeks to
22    serve;
23        (2) whether the grantee proposes to provide services in
24    a priority service area;
25        (3) the extent to which the conversion or transition
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1    in an area with excess beds;
2        (4) the compliance history of the nursing home; and
3        (5) any other relevant factors identified by the
4    Department, including standards of need.
5    (h) A conversion funded in whole or in part by a grant
6under this Section must not:
7        (1) diminish or reduce the quality of services
8    available to nursing home residents;
9        (2) force any nursing home resident to involuntarily
10    accept home-based or community-based services instead of
11    nursing home services;
12        (3) diminish or reduce the supply and distribution of
13    nursing home services in any community below the level of
14    need, as defined by the Department by rule; or
15        (4) cause undue hardship on any person who requires
16    nursing home care.
17    (i) The Department shall prescribe, by rule, the grant
18application process. At a minimum, every application must
19include:
20        (1) the type of grant sought;
21        (2) a description of the project;
22        (3) the objective of the project;
23        (4) the likelihood of the project meeting identified
24    needs;
25        (5) the plan for financing, administration, and
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1        (6) the timetable for implementation;
2        (7) the roles and capabilities of responsible
3    individuals and organizations;
4        (8) documentation of collaboration with other service
5    providers, local community government leaders, and other
6    stakeholders, other providers, and any other stakeholders
7    in the community;
8        (9) documentation of community support for the
9    project, including support by other service providers,
10    local community government leaders, and other
11    stakeholders;
12        (10) the total budget for the project;
13        (11) the financial condition of the applicant; and
14        (12) any other application requirements that may be
15    established by the Department by rule.
16    (j) A conversion project funded in whole or in part by a
17grant under this Section is exempt from the requirements of the
18Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. The Department of
19Public Health, however, shall send to the Health Facilities and
20Services Review Board a copy of each grant award made under
21this Section.
22    (k) Applications for grants are public information, except
23that nursing home financial condition and any proprietary data
24shall be classified as nonpublic data.
25    (l) The Department of Public Health may award grants from
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1Section 1919(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act and 42 CFR
2488.422(g) if the award meets federal requirements.
3    (m) (Blank). The Nursing Home Conversion Fund is created as
4a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys appropriated by
5the General Assembly or transferred from other sources for the
6purposes of this Section shall be deposited into the Fund. All
7interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the
8fund. Moneys contained in the fund shall be used to support the
9purposes of this Section.
10(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09;
1196-758, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
12    Section 5-80. The Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
13Program Act is amended by adding Sections 55 and 60 as follows:
 
14    (320 ILCS 55/55 new)
15    Sec. 55. Unexpended funds. Notwithstanding any other
16provision of law, in addition to any other transfers that may
17be provided by law, on July 1, 2016, or as soon thereafter as
18practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
19Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the
20Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into the
21General Revenue Fund. Upon completion of the transfers, the
22Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund is dissolved,
23and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding
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1Revenue Fund.
 
2    (320 ILCS 55/60 new)
3    Sec. 60. Repeal. This Act is repealed on October 1, 2016.
 
4    Section 5-85. The Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act is
5amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
 
6    (425 ILCS 8/45)
7    Sec. 45. Penalties; Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act
8Fund.
9    (a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other
10person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in
11violation of item (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10 of this
12Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000
13for each sale of the cigarettes. Any retail dealer who
14knowingly sells cigarettes in violation of Section 10 of this
15Act shall be subject to the following: (i) a civil penalty not
16to exceed $500 for each sale or offer for sale of cigarettes,
17provided that the total number of cigarettes sold or offered
18for sale in such sale does not exceed 1,000 cigarettes; (ii) a
19civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each sale or offer for
20sale of the cigarettes, provided that the total number of
21cigarettes sold or offered for sale in such sale exceeds 1,000
22cigarettes.
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1corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited
2partnership, or association engaged in the manufacture of
3cigarettes that knowingly makes a false certification pursuant
4to Section 30 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty
5not to exceed $10,000 for each false certification.
6    (c) Upon discovery by the Office of the State Fire Marshal,
7the Department of Revenue, the Office of the Attorney General,
8or a law enforcement agency that any person offers, possesses
9for sale, or has made a sale of cigarettes in violation of
10Section 10 of this Act, the Office of the State Fire Marshal,
11the Department of Revenue, the Office of the Attorney General,
12or the law enforcement agency may seize those cigarettes
13possessed in violation of this Act.
14    (d) The Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act Fund is
15established as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund
16shall consist of all moneys recovered by the Attorney General
17from the assessment of civil penalties authorized by this
18Section. The moneys in the Fund shall, in addition to any
19moneys made available for such purpose, be available, subject
20to appropriation, to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for
21the purpose of fire safety and prevention programs.
22    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition
23to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1,
242016, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller
25shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the
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1Fund into the General Revenue Fund. Upon completion of the
2transfers, the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act Fund is
3dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any
4outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the
5General Revenue Fund.
6(Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/12-601.2 rep.)
8    Section 5-90. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9repealing Section 12-601.2.
 
10    Section 5-95. The Gang Crime Witness Protection Act of 2013
11is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
12    (725 ILCS 173/20)
13    Sec. 20. Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund. There
14is created in the State Treasury the Gang Crime Witness
15Protection Program Fund into which shall be deposited
16appropriated funds, grants, or other funds made available to
17the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to assist
18State's Attorneys and the Attorney General in protecting
19victims and witnesses who are aiding in the prosecution of
20perpetrators of gang crime, and appropriate related persons.
21Within 30 days after the effective date of this Act, all moneys
22in the Gang Crime Witness Protection Fund shall be transferred
23into the Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)
 
2
ARTICLE 10.
3
MANDATE RELIEF

 
4    Section 10-5. The Family Farm Assistance Act is amended by
5changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 660/25)  (from Ch. 5, par. 2725)
7    Sec. 25. Powers; duties. The Department has the following
8powers and duties:
9    (a) The Department may shall establish and coordinate a
10Farm Family Assistance Program.
11    (b) The Department may shall establish guidelines to
12identify farmers, farm families, and farm workers who are
13eligible for the program.
14    (c) The Department may shall identify and assess the needs
15of eligible farmers, farm families, and farm workers and may
16shall coordinate or provide reemployment services such as
17outreach, counseling, vocational assessment, classroom
18training, on-the-job training, job search assistance,
19placement, supportive services, and follow-up, so that the
20farmers may remain in farming or find other employment if
21farming is no longer an option.
22    (d) The Department may adopt, amend, or repeal such rules
23and regulations as may be necessary to administer this Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 87-170.)
 
2    (20 ILCS 3405/20 rep.)
3    Section 10-10. The Historic Preservation Agency Act is
4amended by repealing Section 20.
 
5    Section 10-15. The Local Legacy Act is amended by changing
6Section 15 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 3988/15)
8    Sec. 15. The Local Legacy Board. The Local Legacy Board is
9created to administer the Program under this Act. The
10membership of the Board shall be composed of the Director of
11Natural Resources, the Director of Historic Preservation, and
12the Director of Agriculture, or their respective designees. The
13Board must choose a Chairperson to serve for 2 years on a
14rotating basis. All members must be present for the Board to
15conduct official business. The Departments must each furnish
16technical support to the Board.
17    The Board has those powers necessary to carry out the
18purposes of this Act, including, without limitation, the power
19to:
20        (1) employ agents and employees necessary to carry out
21    the purposes of this Act and fix their compensation,
22    benefits, terms, and conditions of employment;
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1        (3) have an audit made of the accounts of any grantee
2    or any person or entity that receives funding under this
3    Act;
4        (4) enforce the terms of any grant made under this Act,
5    whether in law or equity, or by any other legal means;
6        (5) prepare and submit a budget and request for
7    appropriations for the necessary and contingent operating
8    expenses of the Board; and
9        (6) receive and accept, from any source, aid or
10    contributions of money, property, labor, or other items of
11    value for furtherance of any of its purposes, subject to
12    any conditions not inconsistent with this Act or with the
13    laws of this State pertaining to those contributions,
14    including, but not limited to, gifts, guarantees, or grants
15    from any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
16    United States of America.
17    The Board may must adopt any rules, regulations,
18guidelines, and directives necessary to implement the Act,
19including guidelines for designing inventories so that they
20will be compatible with each other.
21    The Board must submit a report to the General Assembly and
22the Governor by January 1, 2005 and every 2 years thereafter
23regarding progress made towards accomplishing the purposes of
24this Act, except that beginning on the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the Board shall
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1since the previous report.
2(Source: P.A. 93-328, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
3    (110 ILCS 935/4.08 rep.)
4    Section 10-20. The Family Practice Residency Act is amended
5by repealing Section 4.08.
 
6
ARTICLE 99.
7
SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE

 
8    Section 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
9severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
10    Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.