Comments: IL HB0594 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

Illinois House Bill 594 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the sunset of the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act to January 1, 2027. Amends the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that it shall be the duty of the State Board of Health, among other duties, to deliver to the Governor for presentation to the General Assembly a State Health Assessment, with the fifth of such deliveries to be made on December 31, 2022 (rather than June 30, 2022). Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning home rule preemption to January 1, 2023. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Requires the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee to coordinate meetings occurring, at a minimum, 3 (rather than 6) times each year. Amends the Illinois Future of Work Act. Provides for the appointment of specified additional members to the Illinois Future of Work Task Force. Provides for the appointment of members of the Task Force by December 31, 2021 (currently, August 31, 2021). Amends the Local Journalism Task Force Act. Provides for the appointment of members and additional members to the Local Journalism Task Force by the Governor. Amends the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force Act. Provides that the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force shall submit a final report by December 31, 2023 (currently, 2021) and adds additional members to the Task Force. Further extends the repeal date of the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force Act to June 1, 2024 (currently, 2022). Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Extends dates of provisions concerning design-bid-build procurement and construction. Provides that all powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Department of Central Management Services with respect to procurement set-aside goals and related requirements concerning veteran-owned businesses are transferred to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion. Amends the Counties Code. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center Pilot Program to January 1, 2024. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning mechanics lien demand to January 1, 2024. Amends the School Code. Requires the Inclusive American History Commission to provide assistance to the State Board of Education in revising social science learning standards for students enrolled in pre-kindergarten, and requires the Commission to submit its report on or before February 28, 2022 (rather than on or before December 31, 2021). Requires the Whole Child Task Force to submit its report on or before March 15, 2022 (rather than February 1, 2022). Extends an exception provision concerning specified interfund transfers to June 30, 2024. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Extends the repeal of provisions relating to N95 masks to July 1, 2022 (currently, December 31, 2021). Amends the Intergenerational Poverty Act. Extends to March 31, 2022 (rather than November 30, 2021) the date by which the Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security must: (i) develop and adopt a strategic plan that addresses poverty and economic insecurity in the State; (ii) issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly that summarizes the Commission's activities and the contents of the strategic plan; and (iii) begin issuing annual reports on the status of the implementation of the Commission's strategic plan. Amends the Rare Disease Commission Act. Requires the Rare Disease Commission to make recommendations to the General Assembly in the form of an annual report through 2026 (rather than 2023). Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2023). Amends the Farmer Equity Act. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit the report of the disparity study to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2022 (rather than on or before January 1, 2022). Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2024. Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning Mechanics lien administrative adjudication to January 1, 2024. Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act changing various references to the calendar year 2022 to on or after July 3, 2022. Makes conforming and other changes. Amends Public Acts 102-209 and 102-635 to add an immediate effective date. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-11-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0671 [HB0594 Detail]

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