Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 4/15/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2657

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2657 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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"ARTICLE 5.
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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.

 

 

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1    (c) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Commerce
2and Economic Opportunity.
3    (d) "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
4Opportunity.
5    (e) "Eligible business" means a for-profit business.
6    (f) "Eligible employer" means an eligible nonprofit
7agency, or an eligible business.
8    (g) "Eligible job applicant" means a person who (1) has
9been a resident of this State for at least one year; and (2) is
10unemployed; and (3) is not receiving and is not qualified to
11receive unemployment compensation or workers' compensation;
12and (4) is determined by the employment administrator to be
13likely to be available for employment by an eligible employer
14for the duration of the job.
15    (h) "Eligible nonprofit agency" means an organization
16exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
17Section 501(c)(3).
18    (i) "Employment administrator" means the administrative
19entity designated by the Coordinator, and approved by the
20Advisory Committee, to administer the provisions of this Act in
21each service delivery area. With approval of the Advisory
22Committee, the Coordinator may designate an administrative
23entity authorized under the Workforce Investment Act or
24private, public, or non-profit entities that have proven
25effectiveness in providing training, workforce development,
26and job placement services to low-income individuals.

 

 

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1    (j) "Fringe benefits" means all non-salary costs for each
2person employed under the program, including, but not limited
3to, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, and health
4benefits, as would be provided to non-subsidized employees
5performing similar work.
6    (k) "Household" means a group of persons living at the same
7residence consisting of, at a maximum, spouses and the minor
8children of each.
9    (l) "Program" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
10Development Program created by this Act consisting of new job
11creation in the private sector.
12    (m) "Service delivery area" means an area designated as a
13Local Workforce Investment Area by the State.
14    (n) "Workforce Investment Act" means the federal Workforce
15Investment Act of 1998, any amendments to that Act, and any
16other applicable federal statutes.
17(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 630/9)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2409)
19    Sec. 9. Eligible businesses.
20    (a) A business employer is an eligible employer if it
21enters into a written contract, signed and subscribed to under
22oath, with the employment administrator for its service
23delivery area containing assurances that:
24        (1) funds received by a business shall be used only as
25    permitted under the program;

 

 

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1        (2) the business has submitted a plan to the employment
2    administrator (A) describing the duties and proposed
3    compensation of each employee proposed to be hired under
4    the program; and (B) demonstrating that with the funds
5    provided under the program the business is likely to
6    succeed and continue to employ persons hired under the
7    program;
8        (3) the business will use funds exclusively for
9    compensation and fringe benefits of eligible job
10    applicants and will provide employees hired with these
11    funds with fringe benefits and other terms and conditions
12    of employment comparable to those provided to other
13    employees of the business who do comparable work;
14        (4) the funds are necessary to allow the business to
15    begin, or to employ additional people, but not to fill
16    positions which would be filled even in the absence of
17    funds from this program;
18        (5) the business will cooperate with the coordinator in
19    collecting data to assess the result of the program; and
20        (6) the business is in compliance with all applicable
21    affirmative action, fair labor, health, safety, and
22    environmental standards.
23    (b) In allocating funds among eligible businesses, the
24employment administrator shall give priority to businesses
25which best satisfy the following criteria:
26        (1) have a high potential for growth and long-term job

 

 

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1    creation;
2        (2) are labor intensive;
3        (3) make high use of local and State resources;
4        (4) are under ownership of women and minorities;
5        (4.5) meet the definition of a small business as
6    defined in Section 5 of the Small Business Advisory Act;
7        (4.10) produce energy conserving materials or services
8    or are involved in development of renewable sources of
9    energy;
10        (5) have their primary places of business in the State;
11    and
12        (6) intend to continue the employment of the eligible
13    applicant for at least 6 months of unsubsidized employment.
14    (c) (Blank).
15    (d) A business receiving funds under this program shall
16repay 70% of the amount received for each eligible job
17applicant employed who does not continue in the employment of
18the business for at least 6 months beyond the subsidized period
19unless the employer dismisses an employee for good cause and
20works with the Employment Administrator to employ and train
21another person referred by the Employment Administrator. The
22Employment Administrator shall forward payments received under
23this subsection to the Coordinator on a monthly basis. The
24Coordinator shall deposit these payments into the General
25Revenue Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund.
26(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 630/11)
2    Sec. 11. Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund
3Advisory Committee.
4    (a) The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory
5Committee, established under this Act as a continuation of the
6Advisory Committee created under the 21st Century Workforce
7Development Fund Act (now repealed) is continued under this
8Act. The Advisory Committee , shall provide oversight to the
9Illinois Emergency Employment Development program. The
10Department is responsible for the administration and staffing
11of the Advisory Committee.
12    (b) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the
13Coordinator to do the following:
14        (1) establish guidelines for the selection of
15    Employment Administrators;
16        (2) review recommendations of the Coordinator and
17    approve final selection of Employment Administrators;
18        (3) develop guidelines for the emergency employment
19    development plans to be created by each Employment
20    Administrator;
21        (4) review the emergency employment development plan
22    submitted by the Employment Administrator of each service
23    delivery area and approve satisfactory plans;
24        (5) ensure that the program is widely marketed to
25    employers and eligible job seekers;

 

 

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1        (6) set policy regarding disbursement of program
2    funds; and
3        (7) review program quarterly reports and make
4    recommendations for program improvements as needed.
5    (c) Membership. The Advisory Committee shall consist of 21
6persons. Co-chairs shall be appointed by the Governor with the
7requirement that one come from the public and one from the
8private sector.
9    (d) Eleven members shall be appointed by the Governor, and
10any of the 11 members appointed by the Governor may fill more
11than one of the following required categories:
12        (i) Four must be from communities outside of the City
13    of Chicago.
14        (ii) At least one must be a member of a local workforce
15    investment board (LWIB) in his or her community.
16        (iii) At least one must represent organized labor.
17        (iv) At least one must represent business or industry.
18        (v) At least one must represent a non-profit
19    organization that provides workforce development or job
20    training services.
21        (vi) At least one must represent a non-profit
22    organization involved in workforce development policy,
23    analysis, or research.
24        (vii) At least one must represent a non-profit
25    organization involved in environmental policy, advocacy,
26    or research.

 

 

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1        (viii) At least one must represent a group that
2    advocates for individuals with barriers to employment,
3    including at-risk youth, formerly incarcerated
4    individuals, and individuals living in poverty.
5    (e) The other 10 members shall be the following:
6        (i) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
7    or his or her designee who oversees workforce development
8    services.
9        (ii) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
10    designee who oversees human capital services.
11        (iii) The Director of Corrections, or his or her
12    designee who oversees prisoner re-entry services.
13        (iv) The Director of the Environmental Protection
14    Agency, or his or her designee who oversees contractor
15    compliance.
16        (v) The Chairman of the Illinois Community College
17    Board, or his or her designee who oversees technical and
18    career education.
19        (vi) A representative of the Illinois Community
20    College Board involved in energy education and sustainable
21    practices, designated by the Board.
22        (vii) Four State legislators, one designated by the
23    President of the Senate, one designated by the Speaker of
24    the House, one designated by the Senate Minority Leader,
25    and one designated by the House Minority Leader.
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1term and are eligible to be re-appointed one time. Members
2under subsection (e) shall serve ex officio or at the pleasure
3of the designating official, as applicable.
4(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
5    Section 5-10. The High Speed Internet Services and
6Information Technology Act is amended by changing Section 20 as
7follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 661/20)
9    Sec. 20. Duties of the enlisted nonprofit organization.
10    (a) The high speed Internet deployment strategy and demand
11creation initiative to be performed by the nonprofit
12organization shall include, but not be limited to, the
13following actions:
14        (1) Create a geographic statewide inventory of high
15    speed Internet service and other relevant broadband and
16    information technology services. The inventory shall:
17            (A) identify geographic gaps in high speed
18        Internet service through a method of GIS mapping of
19        service availability and GIS analysis at the census
20        block level;
21            (B) provide a baseline assessment of statewide
22        high speed Internet deployment in terms of percentage
23        of Illinois households with high speed Internet
24        availability; and

 

 

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1            (C) collect from Facilities-based Providers of
2        Broadband Connections to End User Locations the
3        information provided pursuant to the agreements
4        entered into with the non-profit organization as of the
5        effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
6        General Assembly or similar information from
7        Facilities-based Providers of Broadband Connections to
8        End User Locations that do not have the agreements on
9        said date.
10            For the purposes of item (C), "Facilities-based
11        Providers of Broadband Connections to End User
12        Locations" shall have the same meaning as that term is
13        defined in Section 13-407 of the Public Utilities Act.
14        (2) Track and identify, through customer interviews
15    and surveys and other publicly available sources,
16    statewide residential and business adoption of high speed
17    Internet, computers, and related information technology
18    and any barriers to adoption.
19        (3) Build and facilitate in each county or designated
20    region a local technology planning team with members
21    representing a cross section of the community, including,
22    but not limited to, representatives of business, K-12
23    education, health care, libraries, higher education,
24    community-based organizations, local government, tourism,
25    parks and recreation, and agriculture. Each team shall
26    benchmark technology use across relevant community

 

 

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1    sectors, set goals for improved technology use within each
2    sector, and develop a plan for achieving its goals, with
3    specific recommendations for online application
4    development and demand creation.
5        (4) Collaborate with high speed Internet providers and
6    technology companies to encourage deployment and use,
7    especially in underserved areas, by aggregating local
8    demand, mapping analysis, and creating market intelligence
9    to improve the business case for providers to deploy.
10        (5) Collaborate with the Department in developing a
11    program to increase computer ownership and broadband
12    access for disenfranchised populations across the State.
13    The program may include grants to local community
14    technology centers that provide technology training,
15    promote computer ownership, and increase broadband access.
16        (6) Collaborate with the Department and the Illinois
17    Commerce Commission regarding the collection of the
18    information required by this Section to assist in
19    monitoring and analyzing the broadband markets and the
20    status of competition and deployment of broadband services
21    to consumers in the State, including the format of
22    information requested, provided the Commission enters into
23    the proprietary and confidentiality agreements governing
24    such information.
25    (b) The nonprofit organization may apply for federal grants
26consistent with the objectives of this Act.

 

 

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1    (c) (Blank). The Department of Commerce and Economic
2Opportunity shall use the funds in the High Speed Internet
3Services and Information Technology Fund to (1) provide grants
4to the nonprofit organization enlisted under this Act and (2)
5for any costs incurred by the Department to administer this
6Act.
7    (d) The nonprofit organization shall have the power to
8obtain or to raise funds other than the grants received from
9the Department under this Act.
10    (e) The nonprofit organization and its Board of Directors
11shall exist separately and independently from the Department
12and any other governmental entity, but shall cooperate with
13other public or private entities it deems appropriate in
14carrying out its duties.
15    (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or any other Act
16to the contrary, any information that is designated
17confidential or proprietary by an entity providing the
18information to the nonprofit organization or any other entity
19to accomplish the objectives of this Act shall be deemed
20confidential, proprietary, and a trade secret and treated by
21the nonprofit organization or anyone else possessing the
22information as such and shall not be disclosed.
23    (g) The nonprofit organization shall provide a report to
24the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability on
25an annual basis for the first 3 complete State fiscal years
26following its enlistment.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-684, eff. 10-19-07; 96-927, eff. 6-15-10.)
 
2    (20 ILCS 661/30 rep.)
3    Section 5-15. The High Speed Internet Services and
4Information Technology Act is amended by repealing Section 30.
 
5    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-260 rep.)
6    Section 5-20. The Department of Public Health Powers and
7Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
8amended by repealing Section 2310-260.
 
9    Section 5-25. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
10amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
11    (20 ILCS 2805/2)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67)
12    Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the
13following powers and duties:
14    To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or his
15or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be
16reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or
17endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage, benefit
18or emolument accruing or due to such person under any law of
19the United States, the State of Illinois or any other state or
20governmental agency by reason of the service of such veteran,
21and in pursuance thereof shall:
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1    and advise them of the benefits of state and federal laws
2    and assist them in obtaining such benefits;
3        (2) Establish field offices and direct the activities
4    of the personnel assigned to such offices;
5        (3) Create and maintain a volunteer field force; the
6    volunteer field force may include representatives from the
7    following without limitation: educational institutions,
8    labor organizations, veterans organizations, employers,
9    churches, and farm organizations; the volunteer field
10    force may not process federal veterans assistance claims;
11        (4) Conduct informational and training services;
12        (5) Conduct educational programs through newspapers,
13    periodicals, social media, television, and radio for the
14    specific purpose of disseminating information affecting
15    veterans and their dependents;
16        (6) Coordinate the services and activities of all state
17    departments having services and resources affecting
18    veterans and their dependents;
19        (7) Encourage and assist in the coordination of
20    agencies within counties giving service to veterans and
21    their dependents;
22        (8) Cooperate with veterans organizations and other
23    governmental agencies;
24        (9) Make, alter, amend and promulgate reasonable rules
25    and procedures for the administration of this Act;
26        (10) Make and publish annual reports to the Governor

 

 

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1    regarding the administration and general operation of the
2    Department;
3        (11) (Blank); and
4        (12) (Blank).
5    The Department may accept and hold on behalf of the State,
6if for the public interest, a grant, gift, devise or bequest of
7money or property to the Department made for the general
8benefit of Illinois veterans, including the conduct of
9informational and training services by the Department and other
10authorized purposes of the Department. The Department shall
11cause each grant, gift, devise or bequest to be kept as a
12distinct fund and shall invest such funds in the manner
13provided by the Public Funds Investment Act, as now or
14hereafter amended, and shall make such reports as may be
15required by the Comptroller concerning what funds are so held
16and the manner in which such funds are invested. The Department
17may make grants from these funds for the general benefit of
18Illinois veterans. Grants from these funds, except for the
19funds established under Sections 2.01a and 2.03, shall be
20subject to appropriation.
21    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
22appropriated from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and
23Library Fund, to private organizations for the benefit of the
24Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library.
25    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
26appropriated from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, for

 

 

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1benefits authorized under the Survivors Compensation Act.
2(Source: P.A. 99-314, eff. 8-7-15.)
 
3    (20 ILCS 2805/25 rep.)
4    Section 5-30. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
5amended by repealing Section 25.
 
6    (20 ILCS 3981/Act rep.)
7    Section 5-35. The Illinois Laboratory Advisory Committee
8Act is repealed.
 
9    (30 ILCS 105/5.438 rep.)
10    (30 ILCS 105/5.536 rep.)
11    (30 ILCS 105/5.554 rep.)
12    (30 ILCS 105/5.595 rep.)
13    (30 ILCS 105/5.624 rep.)
14    (30 ILCS 105/5.651 rep.)
15    (30 ILCS 105/5.665 rep.)
16    (30 ILCS 105/5.696 rep.)
17    (30 ILCS 105/5.702 rep.)
18    (30 ILCS 105/5.721 rep.)
19    (30 ILCS 105/5.725 rep.)
20    (30 ILCS 105/5.744 rep.)
21    (30 ILCS 105/5.752 rep.)
22    (30 ILCS 105/5.784 rep.)
23    (30 ILCS 105/5.785 rep.)

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 105/5.793 rep.)
2    (30 ILCS 105/5.802 rep.)
3    (30 ILCS 105/6b-3 rep.)
4    (30 ILCS 105/6p-6 rep.)
5    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76 rep.)
6    (30 ILCS 105/6z-80 rep.)
7    (30 ILCS 105/6z-84 rep.)
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-89 rep.)
9    (30 ILCS 105/6z-90 rep.)
10    Section 5-40. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
11Sections 5.438, 5.536, 5.554, 5.595, 5.624, 5.651, 5.665,
125.696, 5.702, 5.721, 5.725, 5.744, 5.752, 5.784, 5.785, 5.793,
135.802, 6b-3, 6p-6, 6z-76, 6z-80, 6z-84, 6z-89, and 6z-90.
 
14    (30 ILCS 787/Act rep.)
15    Section 5-45. The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund
16Act is repealed.
 
17    (35 ILCS 5/507W rep.)
18    (35 ILCS 5/507UU rep.)
19    (35 ILCS 5/507VV rep.)
20    Section 5-50. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
21repealing Sections 507W, 507UU, and 507VV.
 
22    (65 ILCS 120/Act rep.)
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1repealed.
 
2    Section 5-60. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
3changing Section 32 as follows:
 
4    (310 ILCS 10/32)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 27e)
5    Sec. 32. An Authority created pursuant to this Act may be
6dissolved and its corporate status terminated in the following
7manner: whenever the commissioners of an Authority adopt a
8resolution to the effect that it has completed all projects
9undertaken by it, or that it has undertaken no project and has
10no project in contemplation, and that it has no other duties to
11perform in its area of operation, it shall submit a certified
12copy thereof to the governing body of the area of operation for
13which it was initially created. If the governing body concurs
14therein, it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution in support
15thereof and transmit a certified copy thereof, together with
16the certified copy of the resolution of the Authority, to the
17Department. The Department shall audit the financial records of
18the Authority and if the Authority has not been the recipient
19of funds from the State of Illinois, or if it has received such
20funds and fully expended the same in the exercise of its
21statutory powers, and if no judicial action is then pending in
22which the Authority, or the Commissioners thereof in their
23official capacity, is a party, and if the Authority is not a
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1in which a monetary claim may be asserted against it by any
2person, firm or corporation, it shall issue a Certificate of
3Dissolution, attested by the Director of the Department, and
4file the same for record in the office of the recorder in the
5county in which the Authority is located.
6    If the Authority has in its possession or title public
7funds which are or have been derived from grants made by the
8State of Illinois, or any real or personal property acquired by
9such state funds, and if no judicial action is pending or
10contractual claims outstanding against such Authority as above
11provided, the Department shall require the Authority to
12transfer such funds to it, and to sell and liquidate its
13interest in such real or personal property at a fair value to
14be fixed by the Department and pay the proceeds thereof to the
15Department. Upon compliance with such direction, the
16Department shall issue, and file for recording, a Certificate
17of Dissolution in the manner above provided. All moneys
18received by the Department from the Authority shall forthwith
19be paid into the Housing Fund as provided in Section 46.1 of
20the "State Housing Act".
21    An Authority shall be deemed legally dissolved upon the
22filing of the Certificate of Dissolution in the Office of the
23recorder as herein provided. Such dissolution shall not affect
24or impair the validity of any deed of conveyance theretofore
25executed and delivered by the Authority. The dissolution of an
26Authority shall not be a bar to the establishment of a new

 

 

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1Authority for the same area of operation in the manner provided
2by Section 3 of this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 83-358.)
 
4    Section 5-65. The Housing Development and Construction Act
5is amended by changing Section 9a as follows:
 
6    (310 ILCS 20/9a)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 61a)
7    Sec. 9a. In the event that any housing authority or land
8clearance commission has failed or refused to initiate any
9project or projects for which it has received grants of State
10funds under the provisions of this Act or "An Act to promote
11the improvement of housing," approved July 26, 1945, and the
12Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, upon the basis
13of an investigation, is convinced that such housing authority
14or land clearance commission is unable or unwilling to proceed
15thereon, the Department may direct the housing authority or
16land clearance commission to transfer to the Department the
17balance of the State funds then in the possession of such
18agency, and upon failure to do so within thirty days after such
19demand, the Department shall institute a civil action for the
20recovery thereof, which action shall be maintained by the
21Attorney General of the State of Illinois or the state's
22attorney of the county in which the housing authority or land
23clearance commission has its area of operation.
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1clearance commission who refuses to comply with the demand of
2the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the
3transfer of State funds as herein provided shall be guilty of a
4Class A misdemeanor.
5    All State funds recovered by the Department of Commerce and
6Economic Opportunity pursuant to this section shall forthwith
7be paid into the State Housing Fund in the State Treasury.
8(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
9    (315 ILCS 5/25a rep.)
10    Section 5-70. The Blighted Areas Redevelopment Act of 1947
11is amended by repealing Section 25a.
 
12    Section 5-75. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by
13changing Section 30 as follows:
 
14    (320 ILCS 42/30)
15    Sec. 30. Nursing home conversion program.
16    (a) The Department of Public Health, in collaboration with
17the Department on Aging and the Department of Healthcare and
18Family Services, shall establish a nursing home conversion
19program. Start-up grants, pursuant to subsections (l) and (m)
20of this Section, shall be made available to nursing homes as
21appropriations permit as an incentive to reduce certified beds,
22retrofit, and retool operations to meet new service delivery
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1    (b) Grant moneys shall be made available for capital and
2other costs related to: (1) the conversion of all or a part of
3a nursing home to an assisted living establishment or a special
4program or unit for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related
5disorders licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
6Act or a supportive living facility established under Section
75-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code; (2) the conversion of
8multi-resident bedrooms in the facility into single-occupancy
9rooms; and (3) the development of any of the services
10identified in a priority service plan that can be provided by a
11nursing home within the confines of a nursing home or
12transportation services. Grantees shall be required to provide
13a minimum of a 20% match toward the total cost of the project.
14    (c) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the co-location of
15services or the development of multifunctional centers under
16subsection (f) of Section 20, including a nursing home offering
17community-based services or a community provider establishing
18a residential facility.
19    (d) A certified nursing home with at least 50% of its
20resident population having their care paid for by the Medicaid
21program is eligible to apply for a grant under this Section.
22    (e) Any nursing home receiving a grant under this Section
23shall reduce the number of certified nursing home beds by a
24number equal to or greater than the number of beds being
25converted for one or more of the permitted uses under item (1)
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1Certificate of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds
2that were converted for 15 years. If the beds are reinstated by
3the provider or its successor in interest, the provider shall
4pay to the fund from which the grant was awarded, on an
5amortized basis, the amount of the grant. The Department shall
6establish, by rule, the bed reduction methodology for nursing
7homes that receive a grant pursuant to item (3) of subsection
8(b).
9    (f) Any nursing home receiving a grant under this Section
10shall agree that, for a minimum of 10 years after the date that
11the grant is awarded, a minimum of 50% of the nursing home's
12resident population shall have their care paid for by the
13Medicaid program. If the nursing home provider or its successor
14in interest ceases to comply with the requirement set forth in
15this subsection, the provider shall pay to the fund from which
16the grant was awarded, on an amortized basis, the amount of the
17grant.
18    (g) Before awarding grants, the Department of Public Health
19shall seek recommendations from the Department on Aging and the
20Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The Department of
21Public Health shall attempt to balance the distribution of
22grants among geographic regions, and among small and large
23nursing homes. The Department of Public Health shall develop,
24by rule, the criteria for the award of grants based upon the
25following factors:
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1    with moderate and low incomes), caregivers, and providers
2    in the geographic area of the State the grantee seeks to
3    serve;
4        (2) whether the grantee proposes to provide services in
5    a priority service area;
6        (3) the extent to which the conversion or transition
7    will result in the reduction of certified nursing home beds
8    in an area with excess beds;
9        (4) the compliance history of the nursing home; and
10        (5) any other relevant factors identified by the
11    Department, including standards of need.
12    (h) A conversion funded in whole or in part by a grant
13under this Section must not:
14        (1) diminish or reduce the quality of services
15    available to nursing home residents;
16        (2) force any nursing home resident to involuntarily
17    accept home-based or community-based services instead of
18    nursing home services;
19        (3) diminish or reduce the supply and distribution of
20    nursing home services in any community below the level of
21    need, as defined by the Department by rule; or
22        (4) cause undue hardship on any person who requires
23    nursing home care.
24    (i) The Department shall prescribe, by rule, the grant
25application process. At a minimum, every application must
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1        (1) the type of grant sought;
2        (2) a description of the project;
3        (3) the objective of the project;
4        (4) the likelihood of the project meeting identified
5    needs;
6        (5) the plan for financing, administration, and
7    evaluation of the project;
8        (6) the timetable for implementation;
9        (7) the roles and capabilities of responsible
10    individuals and organizations;
11        (8) documentation of collaboration with other service
12    providers, local community government leaders, and other
13    stakeholders, other providers, and any other stakeholders
14    in the community;
15        (9) documentation of community support for the
16    project, including support by other service providers,
17    local community government leaders, and other
18    stakeholders;
19        (10) the total budget for the project;
20        (11) the financial condition of the applicant; and
21        (12) any other application requirements that may be
22    established by the Department by rule.
23    (j) A conversion project funded in whole or in part by a
24grant under this Section is exempt from the requirements of the
25Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. The Department of
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1Services Review Board a copy of each grant award made under
2this Section.
3    (k) Applications for grants are public information, except
4that nursing home financial condition and any proprietary data
5shall be classified as nonpublic data.
6    (l) The Department of Public Health may award grants from
7the Long Term Care Civil Money Penalties Fund established under
8Section 1919(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act and 42 CFR
9488.422(g) if the award meets federal requirements.
10    (m) (Blank). The Nursing Home Conversion Fund is created as
11a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys appropriated by
12the General Assembly or transferred from other sources for the
13purposes of this Section shall be deposited into the Fund. All
14interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the
15fund. Moneys contained in the fund shall be used to support the
16purposes of this Section.
17(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09;
1896-758, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
19    Section 5-80. The Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
20Program Act is amended by adding Sections 55 and 60 as follows:
 
21    (320 ILCS 55/55 new)
22    Sec. 55. Unexpended funds. Notwithstanding any other
23provision of law, in addition to any other transfers that may
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1practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
2Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the
3Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into the
4General Revenue Fund. Upon completion of the transfers, the
5Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund is dissolved,
6and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding
7obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the General
8Revenue Fund.
 
9    (320 ILCS 55/60 new)
10    Sec. 60. Repeal. This Act is repealed on October 1, 2016.
 
11    Section 5-85. The Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act is
12amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
 
13    (425 ILCS 8/45)
14    Sec. 45. Penalties; Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act
15Fund.
16    (a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other
17person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in
18violation of item (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10 of this
19Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000
20for each sale of the cigarettes. Any retail dealer who
21knowingly sells cigarettes in violation of Section 10 of this
22Act shall be subject to the following: (i) a civil penalty not
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1provided that the total number of cigarettes sold or offered
2for sale in such sale does not exceed 1,000 cigarettes; (ii) a
3civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each sale or offer for
4sale of the cigarettes, provided that the total number of
5cigarettes sold or offered for sale in such sale exceeds 1,000
6cigarettes.
7    (b) In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any
8corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited
9partnership, or association engaged in the manufacture of
10cigarettes that knowingly makes a false certification pursuant
11to Section 30 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty
12not to exceed $10,000 for each false certification.
13    (c) Upon discovery by the Office of the State Fire Marshal,
14the Department of Revenue, the Office of the Attorney General,
15or a law enforcement agency that any person offers, possesses
16for sale, or has made a sale of cigarettes in violation of
17Section 10 of this Act, the Office of the State Fire Marshal,
18the Department of Revenue, the Office of the Attorney General,
19or the law enforcement agency may seize those cigarettes
20possessed in violation of this Act.
21    (d) The Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act Fund is
22established as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund
23shall consist of all moneys recovered by the Attorney General
24from the assessment of civil penalties authorized by this
25Section. The moneys in the Fund shall, in addition to any
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1to appropriation, to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for
2the purpose of fire safety and prevention programs.
3    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition
4to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1,
52016, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller
6shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the
7remaining balance from the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act
8Fund into the General Revenue Fund. Upon completion of the
9transfers, the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act Fund is
10dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any
11outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the
12General Revenue Fund.
13(Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/12-601.2 rep.)
15    Section 5-90. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
16repealing Section 12-601.2.
 
17    Section 5-95. The Gang Crime Witness Protection Act of 2013
18is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
19    (725 ILCS 173/20)
20    Sec. 20. Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund. There
21is created in the State Treasury the Gang Crime Witness
22Protection Program Fund into which shall be deposited
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1the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to assist
2State's Attorneys and the Attorney General in protecting
3victims and witnesses who are aiding in the prosecution of
4perpetrators of gang crime, and appropriate related persons.
5Within 30 days after the effective date of this Act, all moneys
6in the Gang Crime Witness Protection Fund shall be transferred
7into the Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund.
8(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)
 
9
ARTICLE 10.
10
MANDATE RELIEF

 
11    Section 10-5. The Family Farm Assistance Act is amended by
12changing Section 25 as follows:
 
13    (20 ILCS 660/25)  (from Ch. 5, par. 2725)
14    Sec. 25. Powers; duties. The Department has the following
15powers and duties:
16    (a) The Department may shall establish and coordinate a
17Farm Family Assistance Program.
18    (b) The Department may shall establish guidelines to
19identify farmers, farm families, and farm workers who are
20eligible for the program.
21    (c) The Department may shall identify and assess the needs
22of eligible farmers, farm families, and farm workers and may
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1outreach, counseling, vocational assessment, classroom
2training, on-the-job training, job search assistance,
3placement, supportive services, and follow-up, so that the
4farmers may remain in farming or find other employment if
5farming is no longer an option.
6    (d) The Department may adopt, amend, or repeal such rules
7and regulations as may be necessary to administer this Act.
8(Source: P.A. 87-170.)
 
9    (20 ILCS 3405/20 rep.)
10    Section 10-10. The Historic Preservation Agency Act is
11amended by repealing Section 20.
 
12    Section 10-15. The Local Legacy Act is amended by changing
13Section 15 as follows:
 
14    (20 ILCS 3988/15)
15    Sec. 15. The Local Legacy Board. The Local Legacy Board is
16created to administer the Program under this Act. The
17membership of the Board shall be composed of the Director of
18Natural Resources, the Director of Historic Preservation, and
19the Director of Agriculture, or their respective designees. The
20Board must choose a Chairperson to serve for 2 years on a
21rotating basis. All members must be present for the Board to
22conduct official business. The Departments must each furnish
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1    The Board has those powers necessary to carry out the
2purposes of this Act, including, without limitation, the power
3to:
4        (1) employ agents and employees necessary to carry out
5    the purposes of this Act and fix their compensation,
6    benefits, terms, and conditions of employment;
7        (2) adopt, alter and use a corporate seal;
8        (3) have an audit made of the accounts of any grantee
9    or any person or entity that receives funding under this
10    Act;
11        (4) enforce the terms of any grant made under this Act,
12    whether in law or equity, or by any other legal means;
13        (5) prepare and submit a budget and request for
14    appropriations for the necessary and contingent operating
15    expenses of the Board; and
16        (6) receive and accept, from any source, aid or
17    contributions of money, property, labor, or other items of
18    value for furtherance of any of its purposes, subject to
19    any conditions not inconsistent with this Act or with the
20    laws of this State pertaining to those contributions,
21    including, but not limited to, gifts, guarantees, or grants
22    from any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
23    United States of America.
24    The Board may must adopt any rules, regulations,
25guidelines, and directives necessary to implement the Act,
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1will be compatible with each other.
2    The Board must submit a report to the General Assembly and
3the Governor by January 1, 2005 and every 2 years thereafter
4regarding progress made towards accomplishing the purposes of
5this Act, except that beginning on the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the Board shall
7submit a report only if significant progress has been made
8since the previous report.
9(Source: P.A. 93-328, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
10    (110 ILCS 935/4.08 rep.)
11    Section 10-20. The Family Practice Residency Act is amended
12by repealing Section 4.08.
 
13
ARTICLE 99.
14
SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE

 
15    Section 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
16severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
17    Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.".