Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Filed: 4/15/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5239

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5239 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
5changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-472)
8    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
9by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
10exempt from inspection and copying:
11        (a) All information determined to be confidential
12    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
13    Development Act.
14        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
15    library users with specific materials under the Library
16    Records Confidentiality Act.

 

 

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1        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
2    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
3    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
4    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
5    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
6    has received.
7        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
8    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
9    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
10    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
11    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
12    Disease Control Act.
13        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
14    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
15        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
16    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
17    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
18        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
19    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
20    Tuition Act.
21        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
22    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
23    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
24    general's office that would be exempt if created or
25    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
26    that Act.

 

 

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1        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
2    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
3    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
4    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
5        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
6    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
7    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
8        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
9    or driver identification information compiled by a law
10    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
11    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
13    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
14    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
15    Prevention Review Team Act.
16        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
17    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
18    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
19    authorized under that Article.
20        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
21    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
22    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
23    Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
24    (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
25    case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
26    death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.

 

 

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1        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
2    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
3    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
4        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
5    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
6    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
7    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
8    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
9    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
10    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
11    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
12    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
13    Act (repealed).
14        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
15    Personnel Record Review Act.
16        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
17    Illinois School Student Records Act.
18        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
19    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
20        (t) (Blank).
21        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
22    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
23    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
24        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
25    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
26    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for

 

 

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1    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
2    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
3    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
4    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
5    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
6    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
7    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
8        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
9    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
10    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
11        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
12    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
13    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
14        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
15    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
16    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
17        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
18    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
19    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
20    information about the identity and administrative finding
21    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
22    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
23    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
24    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
25        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
26    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory

 

 

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1    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
2    Act.
3        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
4    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
5        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
6    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
7        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
8    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
9    authorized under that Act.
10        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
11    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
12    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
13        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
14    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
15        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
16    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
17        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
18    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
19    Code.
20        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
21    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
22        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
23    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
24    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
25        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
26    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day

 

 

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1    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
2    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
3    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
4        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
5    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
6        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
7    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
8    Aid Code.
9        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
10    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
11        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
12    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
13        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
14    arising out of a peer support counseling session
15    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
16    Suicide Prevention Act.
17        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
18    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
19    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
20    Prevention Act.
21        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
22    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
23    under the Reproductive Health Act.
24        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
25    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
26        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of

 

 

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1    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
2    Human Rights Act.
3        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
4    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
5    Act.
6        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
7    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
8        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
9    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
10    Public Aid Code.
11        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
12    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
13        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
14    information that shall not be made public under the
15    Illinois Insurance Code.
16        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
17    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
18        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
19    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
20        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
21    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
22        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
23    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
24    Police Act.
25        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
26    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil

 

 

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1    Administrative Code of Illinois.
2        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
3    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
4    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
5    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
6        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
7    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
8    Violence Fatality Review Act.
9        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
10    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
11    July 1, 2025.
12        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
13    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
14    Agency Licensing Act.
15        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
16    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
17    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
18    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
19    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
20    Act.
21        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
22    the School Safety Drill Act.
23        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
24    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
25        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
26    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint

 

 

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1    Stewardship Act.
2        (lll) (Reserved).
3        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
4    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
5    Illinois Power Agency Act.
6        (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
7    Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act.
8(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
9102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
108-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
11102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
126-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
13eff. 1-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23;
14revised 1-2-24.)
 
15    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472)
16    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
17by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
18exempt from inspection and copying:
19        (a) All information determined to be confidential
20    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
21    Development Act.
22        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
23    library users with specific materials under the Library
24    Records Confidentiality Act.
25        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical

 

 

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1    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
2    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
3    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
4    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
5    has received.
6        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
7    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
8    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
9    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
10    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
11    Disease Control Act.
12        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
13    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
14        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
15    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
16    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
17        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
18    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
19    Tuition Act.
20        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
21    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
22    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
23    general's office that would be exempt if created or
24    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
25    that Act.
26        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy

 

 

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1    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
2    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
3    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
4        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
5    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
6    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
7        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
8    or driver identification information compiled by a law
9    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
10    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
11        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
12    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
13    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
14    Prevention Review Team Act.
15        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
16    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
17    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
18    authorized under that Article.
19        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
20    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
21    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
22    Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
23    (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
24    case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
25    death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
26        (o) Information that is prohibited from being

 

 

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1    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
2    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
3        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
4    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
5    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
6    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
7    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
8    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
9    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
10    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
11    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
12    Act (repealed).
13        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
14    Personnel Record Review Act.
15        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
16    Illinois School Student Records Act.
17        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
18    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
19        (t) (Blank).
20        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
21    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
22    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
23        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
24    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
25    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
26    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm

 

 

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1    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
2    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
3    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
4    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
5    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
6    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
7        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
8    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
9    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
10        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
11    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
12    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
13        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
14    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
15    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
16        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
17    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
18    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
19    information about the identity and administrative finding
20    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
21    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
22    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
23    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
24        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
25    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
26    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services

 

 

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1    Act.
2        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
3    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
4        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
5    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
6        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
7    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
8    authorized under that Act.
9        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
10    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
11    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
12        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
13    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
14        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
15    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
16        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
17    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
18    Code.
19        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
20    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
21        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
22    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
23    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
24        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
25    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
26    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from

 

 

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1    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
2    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
3        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
4    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
5        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
6    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
7    Aid Code.
8        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
9    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
10        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
11    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
12        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
13    arising out of a peer support counseling session
14    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
15    Suicide Prevention Act.
16        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
17    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
18    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
19    Prevention Act.
20        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
21    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
22    under the Reproductive Health Act.
23        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
24    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
25        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
26    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois

 

 

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1    Human Rights Act.
2        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
3    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
4    Act.
5        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
6    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
7        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
8    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
9    Public Aid Code.
10        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
11    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
12        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
13    information that shall not be made public under the
14    Illinois Insurance Code.
15        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
16    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
17        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
18    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
19        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
20    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
21        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
22    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
23    Police Act.
24        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
25    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
26    Administrative Code of Illinois.

 

 

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1        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
2    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
3    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
4    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
5        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
6    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
7    Violence Fatality Review Act.
8        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
9    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
10    July 1, 2025.
11        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
12    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
13    Agency Licensing Act.
14        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
15    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
16    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
17    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
18    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
19    Act.
20        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
21    the School Safety Drill Act.
22        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
23    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
24        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
25    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
26    Stewardship Act.

 

 

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1        (lll) (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
2    2-3.196 of the School Code.
3        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
4    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
5    Illinois Power Agency Act.
6        (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
7    Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act.
8(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
9102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
108-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
11102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
126-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
13eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
14103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
 
15    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
16changing Section 11-15 as follows:
 
17    (305 ILCS 5/11-15)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-15)
18    Sec. 11-15. Application requirements.
19    (1) An application for financial aid shall be filed in
20writing by the person requesting aid and, in the case of a
21request for family aid, by the head of that family, except as
22otherwise permitted in paragraph (2). Applications for aid
23under Articles III, IV, and V shall be filed in writing with
24any local office of the Department of Human Services in the

 

 

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1manner prescribed by the Department. Applications for aid
2under Article VI shall be filed in writing with the local
3governmental unit upon forms approved by the Department.
4    Each applicant shall provide information as to the amount
5of property, real and personal, owned by him or her within the
6period of time preceding the application as required under
7Sections 3-1.3, 4-1.11, and 5-2.1 of this Code. The applicant
8shall also furnish information concerning all income, money
9contributions, and other support from any source, and the
10beneficiary and the amount or cash surrender or loan value of
11all insurance policies held by himself or herself or any
12member of his family for whom aid is requested.
13    (2) An application, in all instances to be in writing, may
14be filed in behalf of a person considered to be in need of
15financial aid under Articles III, IV, V, or VI only if the
16person
17        (a) has been adjudged to be under legal disability; or
18        (b) is unable because of minority or physical or
19    mental disability, to execute the application; or
20        (c) in the case of need for funeral and burial, died
21    before an application was filed and the application is
22    filed not more than 30 days after the person's death,
23    excluding the day on which the death occurred.
24    Applications in behalf of persons specified in (a) and (b)
25shall be filed by the applicant's legal guardian or, if a
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1guardian or the guardian is not available, by a relative or
2other person, acceptable under the rules of the Illinois
3Department, who is able to furnish the required information.
4Applications in behalf of persons specified in (c) shall be
5filed by any next of kin of the deceased who is not under legal
6disability or, if there are no such next of kin or they are
7unknown or unavailable, by a person, acceptable under the
8rules of the Illinois Department, who is able to furnish the
9required information.
10    Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (2),
11a minor may sign and file an application on the minor's own
12behalf if the application is for the Article V family planning
13program established under Section 5-5 by Public Act 102-665.
14    (3) The application shall contain a written declaration to
15be signed by the applicant, or in behalf of the applicant by a
16person qualified under paragraph (2), in substantially the
17following form, the parenthetical references being applicable
18to an application filed by a person in behalf of the applicant:
19    "I declare under penalties of perjury that I have examined
20this form and all accompanying statements or documents
21pertaining to the income and resources of myself (the
22applicant) or any member of my family (the applicant's family)
23included in this application for aid, or pertaining to any
24other matter having bearing upon my (the applicant's)
25eligibility for aid, and to the best of my knowledge and belief
26the information supplied is true, correct, and complete".

 

 

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1    (4) If an application for financial aid is filed for a
2family, and any person in that family is under 18 years of age,
3the application shall be accompanied by the following for each
4such person under 18 years of age:
5        (i) a copy of the person's birth certificate, or
6        (ii) other reliable proof, as determined by the
7    Department, of the person's identity and age.
8    The Illinois Department shall provide information to all
9families, orally by an intake worker and in writing when the
10application is filed, about the availability and location of
11immunization services.
12    (5) Once an applicant is determined eligible for aid, he
13or she has the right to request to have the case transferred to
14another local office of the Department of Human Services for
15his or her convenience based on one of the following factors:
16the location of his or her employer; the location of his or her
17child care provider; access to reliable transportation; or the
18location of a social service provider that he or she sees on a
19regular basis. Within 5 business days after the request for
20transfer, the Department shall transfer the case, assign a
21caseworker, make appropriate entries in the computer system,
22and issue a written notice to the recipient that includes the
23name of and contact information for the caseworker. The
24location of the recipient's case may be reconsidered on the
25recipient's request or at the time of redetermination of
26eligibility.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-867, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
2    Section 15. The Lawful Health Care Activity Act is amended
3by changing Section 28-10 and by adding Sections 28-11, 28-12,
428-13, and 28-14 as follows:
 
5    (735 ILCS 40/28-10)
6    Sec. 28-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Lawful health care" means:
8        (1) reproductive health care that is not unlawful
9    under the laws of this State, including on any theory of
10    vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy liability; or
11        (2) the treatment of gender dysphoria or the
12    affirmation of an individual's gender identity or gender
13    expression, including, but not limited to, all supplies,
14    care, and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental
15    health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic,
16    preventative, rehabilitative, or supportive nature that is
17    not unlawful under the laws of this State, including on
18    any theory of vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy
19    liability.
20    "Lawful health care activity" means seeking, providing,
21receiving, assisting in seeking, providing, or receiving,
22providing material support for, or traveling to obtain lawful
23health care.
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1records that identify a person who has sought or received
2lawful healthcare, including, but not limited to, information
3regarding an individual's medical history, mental or physical
4condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a healthcare
5professional, and insurance and billing records for medical
6care.
7    "Location information related to lawful health care" means
8precise location information that could be reasonably used to
9identify a person's attempt to acquire or receive lawful
10health care, including, but not limited to, records of the
11location of a person's license plate, records of the location
12of a cell phone or other device that tracks location, or
13records of observations of a person's location when the
14location is near a provider of lawful health care.
15    "Reproductive health care" shall have the same meaning as
16Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act.
17    "State" has the meaning given in Section 1-10 of the
18Reproductive Health Act.
19(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
20    (735 ILCS 40/28-11 new)
21    Sec. 28-11. Prohibited State actions.
22    (a) Unless otherwise necessary to comply with Illinois or
23federal law, the State shall not provide any information or
24expend or use any time, money, facilities, property,
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1individual, or out-of-state officer, official, agency, entity,
2or department seeking to impose civil or criminal liability
3upon a person or entity for lawful healthcare activity.
4    (b) Location information related to lawful health care and
5health records related to lawful health care are confidential
6and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information
7Act.
8    (c) This Section does not apply if an individual or
9out-of-state officer, official, agency, entity, or department
10is investigating conduct that would be subject to civil or
11criminal liability under the laws of Illinois.
 
12    (735 ILCS 40/28-12 new)
13    Sec. 28-12. Cause of action.
14    (a) Any party aggrieved by conduct or regulation in
15violation of Section 28-11 of this Act may bring a civil action
16in a federal district court or State circuit court against the
17offending unit of government. Any State claim brought in
18federal district court shall be a supplemental claim to a
19federal claim. Any action brought under this Act shall be
20commenced within 2 years after the cause of action was
21discovered.
22    (b) Upon motion, a court shall award reasonable attorney's
23fees, court costs, and litigation expenses, including expert
24witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff who
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1awarding reasonable attorney's fees, the court shall consider
2the degree to which the relief obtained relates to the relief
3sought.
 
4    (735 ILCS 40/28-13 new)
5    Sec. 28-13. Reservation of rights. Nothing in this Section
6shall be construed to narrow, restrict, or otherwise limit in
7any way any rights, protections, or causes of action with
8respect to lawful health care, including, but not limited to,
9any rights, protections, or causes of action set forth in the
10Reproductive Health Act.
 
11    (735 ILCS 40/28-14 new)
12    Sec. 28-14. Home rule preemption. The regulation of lawful
13health care activity is an exclusive power and function of the
14State. A home rule unit may not regulate lawful health care
15activity. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule
16powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
17Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
18    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
19changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
20that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
21represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
22not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
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1Public Act.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".