Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2096

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Township Code. Provides that, if the Governor declares a disaster under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the disaster declaration is effective during the dates designated for a township's annual meeting, a township board may postpone the annual meeting to the third Tuesday, after 6 p.m., of the month following the end of the disaster declaration if circumstances related to the disaster declaration prevent a township from holding its annual meeting. Requires consultation with and receipt of written approval from the county health department to proceed with an annual meeting during the course of a subsequent disaster declaration. Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991 creating the Cards for Kids Act. Provides that nonresident fees for the privilege and use of a library shall not be charged to a nonresident in an unincorporated area in Illinois who is a student whose household falls at or below the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Income Eligibility Guidelines. Removes provisions allowing libraries not to participate in nonresident card reciprocal borrowing programs of a regional library system. Amends the State Mandates Act requiring implementation without reimbursement for the nonresident fees provisions. Amends the School Code. In provisions requiring certain contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, removes the provision that prohibits bids for construction purposes from being communicated, accepted, or opened electronically. Amends the General Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In the definition of "earned income", provides that the eligibility of any applicant for or recipient of general assistance is not affected by the payment of any rebate authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act or under any other federal economic stimulus program created in response to the COVID-19 emergency. Provides that the amount and nature of any financial aid or emergency financial assistance is not affected by the payment of any rebate authorized under the CARES Act or under any other federal economic stimulus program created in response to the COVID-19 emergency. Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Provides that the following powers and exemptions, currently applicable to a housing authority for any municipality having a population in excess of 1,000,000, also apply to a housing authority for any county having such a population: powers relating to rehabilitation, development, and ownership of low-income and mixed-income rental and for-sale housing as a partner or member of a partnership, limited liability company, or joint venture; and exemptions from approval of other specified requirements. Effective immediately.

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