Public Act 099-0576
 
SB2657 EnrolledLRB099 16839 RJF 41186 b

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

 
    Section 5-5. The Illinois Emergency Employment Development
Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 9, and 11 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 630/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2402)
    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the following words
have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
    (a) "Advisory Committee" means the 21st Century Workforce
Development Fund Advisory Committee, established under the
21st Century Workforce Development Fund Act.
    (b) "Coordinator" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
Development Coordinator appointed under Section 3.
    (c) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity.
    (d) "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
    (e) "Eligible business" means a for-profit business.
    (f) "Eligible employer" means an eligible nonprofit
agency, or an eligible business.
    (g) "Eligible job applicant" means a person who (1) has
been a resident of this State for at least one year; and (2) is
unemployed; and (3) is not receiving and is not qualified to
receive unemployment compensation or workers' compensation;
and (4) is determined by the employment administrator to be
likely to be available for employment by an eligible employer
for the duration of the job.
    (h) "Eligible nonprofit agency" means an organization
exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
Section 501(c)(3).
    (i) "Employment administrator" means the administrative
entity designated by the Coordinator, and approved by the
Advisory Committee, to administer the provisions of this Act in
each service delivery area. With approval of the Advisory
Committee, the Coordinator may designate an administrative
entity authorized under the Workforce Investment Act or
private, public, or non-profit entities that have proven
effectiveness in providing training, workforce development,
and job placement services to low-income individuals.
    (j) "Fringe benefits" means all non-salary costs for each
person employed under the program, including, but not limited
to, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, and health
benefits, as would be provided to non-subsidized employees
performing similar work.
    (k) "Household" means a group of persons living at the same
residence consisting of, at a maximum, spouses and the minor
children of each.
    (l) "Program" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
Development Program created by this Act consisting of new job
creation in the private sector.
    (m) "Service delivery area" means an area designated as a
Local Workforce Investment Area by the State.
    (n) "Workforce Investment Act" means the federal Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, any amendments to that Act, and any
other applicable federal statutes.
(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
    (20 ILCS 630/9)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2409)
    Sec. 9. Eligible businesses.
    (a) A business employer is an eligible employer if it
enters into a written contract, signed and subscribed to under
oath, with the employment administrator for its service
delivery area containing assurances that:
        (1) funds received by a business shall be used only as
    permitted under the program;
        (2) the business has submitted a plan to the employment
    administrator (A) describing the duties and proposed
    compensation of each employee proposed to be hired under
    the program; and (B) demonstrating that with the funds
    provided under the program the business is likely to
    succeed and continue to employ persons hired under the
    program;
        (3) the business will use funds exclusively for
    compensation and fringe benefits of eligible job
    applicants and will provide employees hired with these
    funds with fringe benefits and other terms and conditions
    of employment comparable to those provided to other
    employees of the business who do comparable work;
        (4) the funds are necessary to allow the business to
    begin, or to employ additional people, but not to fill
    positions which would be filled even in the absence of
    funds from this program;
        (5) the business will cooperate with the coordinator in
    collecting data to assess the result of the program; and
        (6) the business is in compliance with all applicable
    affirmative action, fair labor, health, safety, and
    environmental standards.
    (b) In allocating funds among eligible businesses, the
employment administrator shall give priority to businesses
which best satisfy the following criteria:
        (1) have a high potential for growth and long-term job
    creation;
        (2) are labor intensive;
        (3) make high use of local and State resources;
        (4) are under ownership of women and minorities;
        (4.5) meet the definition of a small business as
    defined in Section 5 of the Small Business Advisory Act;
        (4.10) produce energy conserving materials or services
    or are involved in development of renewable sources of
    energy;
        (5) have their primary places of business in the State;
    and
        (6) intend to continue the employment of the eligible
    applicant for at least 6 months of unsubsidized employment.
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) A business receiving funds under this program shall
repay 70% of the amount received for each eligible job
applicant employed who does not continue in the employment of
the business for at least 6 months beyond the subsidized period
unless the employer dismisses an employee for good cause and
works with the Employment Administrator to employ and train
another person referred by the Employment Administrator. The
Employment Administrator shall forward payments received under
this subsection to the Coordinator on a monthly basis. The
Coordinator shall deposit these payments into the General
Revenue Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund.
(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
    (20 ILCS 630/11)
    Sec. 11. Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund
Advisory Committee.
    (a) The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory
Committee, established under this Act as a continuation of the
Advisory Committee created under the 21st Century Workforce
Development Fund Act (now repealed) is continued under this
Act. The Advisory Committee , shall provide oversight to the
Illinois Emergency Employment Development program. The
Department is responsible for the administration and staffing
of the Advisory Committee.
    (b) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the
Coordinator to do the following:
        (1) establish guidelines for the selection of
    Employment Administrators;
        (2) review recommendations of the Coordinator and
    approve final selection of Employment Administrators;
        (3) develop guidelines for the emergency employment
    development plans to be created by each Employment
    Administrator;
        (4) review the emergency employment development plan
    submitted by the Employment Administrator of each service
    delivery area and approve satisfactory plans;
        (5) ensure that the program is widely marketed to
    employers and eligible job seekers;
        (6) set policy regarding disbursement of program
    funds; and
        (7) review program quarterly reports and make
    recommendations for program improvements as needed.
    (c) Membership. The Advisory Committee shall consist of 21
persons. Co-chairs shall be appointed by the Governor with the
requirement that one come from the public and one from the
private sector.
    (d) Eleven members shall be appointed by the Governor, and
any of the 11 members appointed by the Governor may fill more
than one of the following required categories:
        (i) Four must be from communities outside of the City
    of Chicago.
        (ii) At least one must be a member of a local workforce
    investment board (LWIB) in his or her community.
        (iii) At least one must represent organized labor.
        (iv) At least one must represent business or industry.
        (v) At least one must represent a non-profit
    organization that provides workforce development or job
    training services.
        (vi) At least one must represent a non-profit
    organization involved in workforce development policy,
    analysis, or research.
        (vii) At least one must represent a non-profit
    organization involved in environmental policy, advocacy,
    or research.
        (viii) At least one must represent a group that
    advocates for individuals with barriers to employment,
    including at-risk youth, formerly incarcerated
    individuals, and individuals living in poverty.
    (e) The other 10 members shall be the following:
        (i) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
    or his or her designee who oversees workforce development
    services.
        (ii) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
    designee who oversees human capital services.
        (iii) The Director of Corrections, or his or her
    designee who oversees prisoner re-entry services.
        (iv) The Director of the Environmental Protection
    Agency, or his or her designee who oversees contractor
    compliance.
        (v) The Chairman of the Illinois Community College
    Board, or his or her designee who oversees technical and
    career education.
        (vi) A representative of the Illinois Community
    College Board involved in energy education and sustainable
    practices, designated by the Board.
        (vii) Four State legislators, one designated by the
    President of the Senate, one designated by the Speaker of
    the House, one designated by the Senate Minority Leader,
    and one designated by the House Minority Leader.
    (f) Appointees under subsection (d) shall serve a 2-year
term and are eligible to be re-appointed one time. Members
under subsection (e) shall serve ex officio or at the pleasure
of the designating official, as applicable.
(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
    Section 5-10. The High Speed Internet Services and
Information Technology Act is amended by changing Section 20 as
follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 661/20)
    Sec. 20. Duties of the enlisted nonprofit organization.
    (a) The high speed Internet deployment strategy and demand
creation initiative to be performed by the nonprofit
organization shall include, but not be limited to, the
following actions:
        (1) Create a geographic statewide inventory of high
    speed Internet service and other relevant broadband and
    information technology services. The inventory shall:
            (A) identify geographic gaps in high speed
        Internet service through a method of GIS mapping of
        service availability and GIS analysis at the census
        block level;
            (B) provide a baseline assessment of statewide
        high speed Internet deployment in terms of percentage
        of Illinois households with high speed Internet
        availability; and
            (C) collect from Facilities-based Providers of
        Broadband Connections to End User Locations the
        information provided pursuant to the agreements
        entered into with the non-profit organization as of the
        effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
        General Assembly or similar information from
        Facilities-based Providers of Broadband Connections to
        End User Locations that do not have the agreements on
        said date.
            For the purposes of item (C), "Facilities-based
        Providers of Broadband Connections to End User
        Locations" shall have the same meaning as that term is
        defined in Section 13-407 of the Public Utilities Act.
        (2) Track and identify, through customer interviews
    and surveys and other publicly available sources,
    statewide residential and business adoption of high speed
    Internet, computers, and related information technology
    and any barriers to adoption.
        (3) Build and facilitate in each county or designated
    region a local technology planning team with members
    representing a cross section of the community, including,
    but not limited to, representatives of business, K-12
    education, health care, libraries, higher education,
    community-based organizations, local government, tourism,
    parks and recreation, and agriculture. Each team shall
    benchmark technology use across relevant community
    sectors, set goals for improved technology use within each
    sector, and develop a plan for achieving its goals, with
    specific recommendations for online application
    development and demand creation.
        (4) Collaborate with high speed Internet providers and
    technology companies to encourage deployment and use,
    especially in underserved areas, by aggregating local
    demand, mapping analysis, and creating market intelligence
    to improve the business case for providers to deploy.
        (5) Collaborate with the Department in developing a
    program to increase computer ownership and broadband
    access for disenfranchised populations across the State.
    The program may include grants to local community
    technology centers that provide technology training,
    promote computer ownership, and increase broadband access.
        (6) Collaborate with the Department and the Illinois
    Commerce Commission regarding the collection of the
    information required by this Section to assist in
    monitoring and analyzing the broadband markets and the
    status of competition and deployment of broadband services
    to consumers in the State, including the format of
    information requested, provided the Commission enters into
    the proprietary and confidentiality agreements governing
    such information.
    (b) The nonprofit organization may apply for federal grants
consistent with the objectives of this Act.
    (c) (Blank). The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity shall use the funds in the High Speed Internet
Services and Information Technology Fund to (1) provide grants
to the nonprofit organization enlisted under this Act and (2)
for any costs incurred by the Department to administer this
Act.
    (d) The nonprofit organization shall have the power to
obtain or to raise funds other than the grants received from
the Department under this Act.
    (e) The nonprofit organization and its Board of Directors
shall exist separately and independently from the Department
and any other governmental entity, but shall cooperate with
other public or private entities it deems appropriate in
carrying out its duties.
    (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or any other Act
to the contrary, any information that is designated
confidential or proprietary by an entity providing the
information to the nonprofit organization or any other entity
to accomplish the objectives of this Act shall be deemed
confidential, proprietary, and a trade secret and treated by
the nonprofit organization or anyone else possessing the
information as such and shall not be disclosed.
    (g) The nonprofit organization shall provide a report to
the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability on
an annual basis for the first 3 complete State fiscal years
following its enlistment.
(Source: P.A. 95-684, eff. 10-19-07; 96-927, eff. 6-15-10.)
 
    (20 ILCS 661/30 rep.)
    Section 5-15. The High Speed Internet Services and
Information Technology Act is amended by repealing Section 30.
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-260 rep.)
    Section 5-20. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by repealing Section 2310-260.
 
    Section 5-25. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2805/2)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67)
    Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the
following powers and duties:
    To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or his
or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be
reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or
endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage, benefit
or emolument accruing or due to such person under any law of
the United States, the State of Illinois or any other state or
governmental agency by reason of the service of such veteran,
and in pursuance thereof shall:
        (1) Contact veterans, their survivors and dependents
    and advise them of the benefits of state and federal laws
    and assist them in obtaining such benefits;
        (2) Establish field offices and direct the activities
    of the personnel assigned to such offices;
        (3) Create and maintain a volunteer field force; the
    volunteer field force may include representatives from the
    following without limitation: educational institutions,
    labor organizations, veterans organizations, employers,
    churches, and farm organizations; the volunteer field
    force may not process federal veterans assistance claims;
        (4) Conduct informational and training services;
        (5) Conduct educational programs through newspapers,
    periodicals, social media, television, and radio for the
    specific purpose of disseminating information affecting
    veterans and their dependents;
        (6) Coordinate the services and activities of all state
    departments having services and resources affecting
    veterans and their dependents;
        (7) Encourage and assist in the coordination of
    agencies within counties giving service to veterans and
    their dependents;
        (8) Cooperate with veterans organizations and other
    governmental agencies;
        (9) Make, alter, amend and promulgate reasonable rules
    and procedures for the administration of this Act;
        (10) Make and publish annual reports to the Governor
    regarding the administration and general operation of the
    Department;
        (11) (Blank); and
        (12) (Blank).
    The Department may accept and hold on behalf of the State,
if for the public interest, a grant, gift, devise or bequest of
money or property to the Department made for the general
benefit of Illinois veterans, including the conduct of
informational and training services by the Department and other
authorized purposes of the Department. The Department shall
cause each grant, gift, devise or bequest to be kept as a
distinct fund and shall invest such funds in the manner
provided by the Public Funds Investment Act, as now or
hereafter amended, and shall make such reports as may be
required by the Comptroller concerning what funds are so held
and the manner in which such funds are invested. The Department
may make grants from these funds for the general benefit of
Illinois veterans. Grants from these funds, except for the
funds established under Sections 2.01a and 2.03, shall be
subject to appropriation.
    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
appropriated from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and
Library Fund, to private organizations for the benefit of the
Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library.
    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
appropriated from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, for
benefits authorized under the Survivors Compensation Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-314, eff. 8-7-15.)
 
    (20 ILCS 2805/25 rep.)
    Section 5-30. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
amended by repealing Section 25.
 
    (20 ILCS 3981/Act rep.)
    Section 5-35. The Illinois Laboratory Advisory Committee
Act is repealed.
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.438 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.536 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.554 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.595 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.624 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.651 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.665 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.696 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.702 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.721 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.725 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.744 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.752 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.784 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.785 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.793 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/5.802 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/6b-3 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/6p-6 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-80 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-84 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-89 rep.)
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-90 rep.)
    Section 5-40. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
Sections 5.438, 5.536, 5.554, 5.595, 5.624, 5.651, 5.665,
5.696, 5.702, 5.721, 5.725, 5.744, 5.752, 5.784, 5.785, 5.793,
5.802, 6b-3, 6p-6, 6z-76, 6z-80, 6z-84, 6z-89, and 6z-90.
 
    (30 ILCS 787/Act rep.)
    Section 5-45. The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund
Act is repealed.
 
    (35 ILCS 5/507W rep.)
    (35 ILCS 5/507UU rep.)
    (35 ILCS 5/507VV rep.)
    Section 5-50. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
repealing Sections 507W, 507UU, and 507VV.
 
    (65 ILCS 120/Act rep.)
    Section 5-55. The 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Act is
repealed.
 
    Section 5-60. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
changing Section 32 as follows:
 
    (310 ILCS 10/32)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 27e)
    Sec. 32. An Authority created pursuant to this Act may be
dissolved and its corporate status terminated in the following
manner: whenever the commissioners of an Authority adopt a
resolution to the effect that it has completed all projects
undertaken by it, or that it has undertaken no project and has
no project in contemplation, and that it has no other duties to
perform in its area of operation, it shall submit a certified
copy thereof to the governing body of the area of operation for
which it was initially created. If the governing body concurs
therein, it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution in support
thereof and transmit a certified copy thereof, together with
the certified copy of the resolution of the Authority, to the
Department. The Department shall audit the financial records of
the Authority and if the Authority has not been the recipient
of funds from the State of Illinois, or if it has received such
funds and fully expended the same in the exercise of its
statutory powers, and if no judicial action is then pending in
which the Authority, or the Commissioners thereof in their
official capacity, is a party, and if the Authority is not a
party to any unexecuted contract or agreement, oral or written,
in which a monetary claim may be asserted against it by any
person, firm or corporation, it shall issue a Certificate of
Dissolution, attested by the Director of the Department, and
file the same for record in the office of the recorder in the
county in which the Authority is located.
    If the Authority has in its possession or title public
funds which are or have been derived from grants made by the
State of Illinois, or any real or personal property acquired by
such state funds, and if no judicial action is pending or
contractual claims outstanding against such Authority as above
provided, the Department shall require the Authority to
transfer such funds to it, and to sell and liquidate its
interest in such real or personal property at a fair value to
be fixed by the Department and pay the proceeds thereof to the
Department. Upon compliance with such direction, the
Department shall issue, and file for recording, a Certificate
of Dissolution in the manner above provided. All moneys
received by the Department from the Authority shall forthwith
be paid into the Housing Fund as provided in Section 46.1 of
the "State Housing Act".
    An Authority shall be deemed legally dissolved upon the
filing of the Certificate of Dissolution in the Office of the
recorder as herein provided. Such dissolution shall not affect
or impair the validity of any deed of conveyance theretofore
executed and delivered by the Authority. The dissolution of an
Authority shall not be a bar to the establishment of a new
Authority for the same area of operation in the manner provided
by Section 3 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)
 
    Section 5-65. The Housing Development and Construction Act
is amended by changing Section 9a as follows:
 
    (310 ILCS 20/9a)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 61a)
    Sec. 9a. In the event that any housing authority or land
clearance commission has failed or refused to initiate any
project or projects for which it has received grants of State
funds under the provisions of this Act or "An Act to promote
the improvement of housing," approved July 26, 1945, and the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, upon the basis
of an investigation, is convinced that such housing authority
or land clearance commission is unable or unwilling to proceed
thereon, the Department may direct the housing authority or
land clearance commission to transfer to the Department the
balance of the State funds then in the possession of such
agency, and upon failure to do so within thirty days after such
demand, the Department shall institute a civil action for the
recovery thereof, which action shall be maintained by the
Attorney General of the State of Illinois or the state's
attorney of the county in which the housing authority or land
clearance commission has its area of operation.
    Any officer or member of any such housing authority or land
clearance commission who refuses to comply with the demand of
the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the
transfer of State funds as herein provided shall be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
    All State funds recovered by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity pursuant to this section shall forthwith
be paid into the State Housing Fund in the State Treasury.
(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
    (315 ILCS 5/25a rep.)
    Section 5-70. The Blighted Areas Redevelopment Act of 1947
is amended by repealing Section 25a.
 
    Section 5-75. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by
changing Section 30 as follows:
 
    (320 ILCS 42/30)
    Sec. 30. Nursing home conversion program.
    (a) The Department of Public Health, in collaboration with
the Department on Aging and the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services, shall establish a nursing home conversion
program. Start-up grants, pursuant to subsections (l) and (m)
of this Section, shall be made available to nursing homes as
appropriations permit as an incentive to reduce certified beds,
retrofit, and retool operations to meet new service delivery
expectations and demands.
    (b) Grant moneys shall be made available for capital and
other costs related to: (1) the conversion of all or a part of
a nursing home to an assisted living establishment or a special
program or unit for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related
disorders licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
Act or a supportive living facility established under Section
5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code; (2) the conversion of
multi-resident bedrooms in the facility into single-occupancy
rooms; and (3) the development of any of the services
identified in a priority service plan that can be provided by a
nursing home within the confines of a nursing home or
transportation services. Grantees shall be required to provide
a minimum of a 20% match toward the total cost of the project.
    (c) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the co-location of
services or the development of multifunctional centers under
subsection (f) of Section 20, including a nursing home offering
community-based services or a community provider establishing
a residential facility.
    (d) A certified nursing home with at least 50% of its
resident population having their care paid for by the Medicaid
program is eligible to apply for a grant under this Section.
    (e) Any nursing home receiving a grant under this Section
shall reduce the number of certified nursing home beds by a
number equal to or greater than the number of beds being
converted for one or more of the permitted uses under item (1)
or (2) of subsection (b). The nursing home shall retain the
Certificate of Need for its nursing and sheltered care beds
that were converted for 15 years. If the beds are reinstated by
the provider or its successor in interest, the provider shall
pay to the fund from which the grant was awarded, on an
amortized basis, the amount of the grant. The Department shall
establish, by rule, the bed reduction methodology for nursing
homes that receive a grant pursuant to item (3) of subsection
(b).
    (f) Any nursing home receiving a grant under this Section
shall agree that, for a minimum of 10 years after the date that
the grant is awarded, a minimum of 50% of the nursing home's
resident population shall have their care paid for by the
Medicaid program. If the nursing home provider or its successor
in interest ceases to comply with the requirement set forth in
this subsection, the provider shall pay to the fund from which
the grant was awarded, on an amortized basis, the amount of the
grant.
    (g) Before awarding grants, the Department of Public Health
shall seek recommendations from the Department on Aging and the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The Department of
Public Health shall attempt to balance the distribution of
grants among geographic regions, and among small and large
nursing homes. The Department of Public Health shall develop,
by rule, the criteria for the award of grants based upon the
following factors:
        (1) the unique needs of older adults (including those
    with moderate and low incomes), caregivers, and providers
    in the geographic area of the State the grantee seeks to
    serve;
        (2) whether the grantee proposes to provide services in
    a priority service area;
        (3) the extent to which the conversion or transition
    will result in the reduction of certified nursing home beds
    in an area with excess beds;
        (4) the compliance history of the nursing home; and
        (5) any other relevant factors identified by the
    Department, including standards of need.
    (h) A conversion funded in whole or in part by a grant
under this Section must not:
        (1) diminish or reduce the quality of services
    available to nursing home residents;
        (2) force any nursing home resident to involuntarily
    accept home-based or community-based services instead of
    nursing home services;
        (3) diminish or reduce the supply and distribution of
    nursing home services in any community below the level of
    need, as defined by the Department by rule; or
        (4) cause undue hardship on any person who requires
    nursing home care.
    (i) The Department shall prescribe, by rule, the grant
application process. At a minimum, every application must
include:
        (1) the type of grant sought;
        (2) a description of the project;
        (3) the objective of the project;
        (4) the likelihood of the project meeting identified
    needs;
        (5) the plan for financing, administration, and
    evaluation of the project;
        (6) the timetable for implementation;
        (7) the roles and capabilities of responsible
    individuals and organizations;
        (8) documentation of collaboration with other service
    providers, local community government leaders, and other
    stakeholders, other providers, and any other stakeholders
    in the community;
        (9) documentation of community support for the
    project, including support by other service providers,
    local community government leaders, and other
    stakeholders;
        (10) the total budget for the project;
        (11) the financial condition of the applicant; and
        (12) any other application requirements that may be
    established by the Department by rule.
    (j) A conversion project funded in whole or in part by a
grant under this Section is exempt from the requirements of the
Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. The Department of
Public Health, however, shall send to the Health Facilities and
Services Review Board a copy of each grant award made under
this Section.
    (k) Applications for grants are public information, except
that nursing home financial condition and any proprietary data
shall be classified as nonpublic data.
    (l) The Department of Public Health may award grants from
the Long Term Care Civil Money Penalties Fund established under
Section 1919(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act and 42 CFR
488.422(g) if the award meets federal requirements.
    (m) (Blank). The Nursing Home Conversion Fund is created as
a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys appropriated by
the General Assembly or transferred from other sources for the
purposes of this Section shall be deposited into the Fund. All
interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the
fund. Moneys contained in the fund shall be used to support the
purposes of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09;
96-758, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
    Section 5-80. The Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
Program Act is amended by adding Sections 55 and 60 as follows:
 
    (320 ILCS 55/55 new)
    Sec. 55. Unexpended funds. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in addition to any other transfers that may
be provided by law, on July 1, 2016, or as soon thereafter as
practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the
Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into the
General Revenue Fund. Upon completion of the transfers, the
Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund is dissolved,
and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding
obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the General
Revenue Fund.
 
    (320 ILCS 55/60 new)
    Sec. 60. Repeal. This Act is repealed on October 1, 2016.
 
    Section 5-85. The Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act is
amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
 
    (425 ILCS 8/45)
    Sec. 45. Penalties; Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act
Fund.
    (a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other
person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in
violation of item (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10 of this
Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000
for each sale of the cigarettes. Any retail dealer who
knowingly sells cigarettes in violation of Section 10 of this
Act shall be subject to the following: (i) a civil penalty not
to exceed $500 for each sale or offer for sale of cigarettes,
provided that the total number of cigarettes sold or offered
for sale in such sale does not exceed 1,000 cigarettes; (ii) a
civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each sale or offer for
sale of the cigarettes, provided that the total number of
cigarettes sold or offered for sale in such sale exceeds 1,000
cigarettes.
    (b) In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any
corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited
partnership, or association engaged in the manufacture of
cigarettes that knowingly makes a false certification pursuant
to Section 30 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed $10,000 for each false certification.
    (c) Upon discovery by the Office of the State Fire Marshal,
the Department of Revenue, the Office of the Attorney General,
or a law enforcement agency that any person offers, possesses
for sale, or has made a sale of cigarettes in violation of
Section 10 of this Act, the Office of the State Fire Marshal,
the Department of Revenue, the Office of the Attorney General,
or the law enforcement agency may seize those cigarettes
possessed in violation of this Act.
    (d) The Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act Fund is
established as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund
shall consist of all moneys recovered by the Attorney General
from the assessment of civil penalties authorized by this
Section. The moneys in the Fund shall, in addition to any
moneys made available for such purpose, be available, subject
to appropriation, to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for
the purpose of fire safety and prevention programs.
    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition
to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1,
2016, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller
shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the
remaining balance from the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act
Fund into the General Revenue Fund. Upon completion of the
transfers, the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act Fund is
dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any
outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the
General Revenue Fund.
(Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/12-601.2 rep.)
    Section 5-90. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
repealing Section 12-601.2.
 
    Section 5-95. The Gang Crime Witness Protection Act of 2013
is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 173/20)
    Sec. 20. Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund. There
is created in the State Treasury the Gang Crime Witness
Protection Program Fund into which shall be deposited
appropriated funds, grants, or other funds made available to
the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to assist
State's Attorneys and the Attorney General in protecting
victims and witnesses who are aiding in the prosecution of
perpetrators of gang crime, and appropriate related persons.
Within 30 days after the effective date of this Act, all moneys
in the Gang Crime Witness Protection Fund shall be transferred
into the Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund.
(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)
 
ARTICLE 10.
MANDATE RELIEF

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

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