CONGRATS-MARIA E. JONAS
Congratulates Maria Elena Jonas for her extraordinary career and nearly four decades of service to the immigrant community of Lake County.
Not out of committeeFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias · 2026-09-15
OUTDOOR LIGHTING CONTROL
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following change. Makes a minor grammatical correction.
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0800 · 2026-08-07
EDUCATION-VARIOUS
In plain English Amends education laws regarding teacher licensing, school funding, educator qualifications, charter school renewals, and updates terminology throughout school-related statutes.
Official synopsis: Amends the School Code. Makes changes to provisions regarding departments and functions of the State Board of Education, the teacher supply and demand report, waivers and modifications of mandates and administrative rules, audits of a school district's accounts, statements of affairs, the Illinois Purchased Care…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0803 · 2026-08-07
CHILD CARE DIRECTORS
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that a licensed day care center may employ (rather than hire) an individual who is in the process of completing the educational requirements set forth in the Illinois Administrative Code as an interim…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0773 · 2026-08-07
INCARCERATED-DISABILITIES
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Changes references from "earned sentence credit" to "earned program sentence credit". Provides that the incarcerated individual shall be responsible for submitting documentation verifying an intellectual disability or developmental disability. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide notice…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0757 · 2026-08-07
EPA-WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT
In plain English Requires major wastewater facilities to periodically test for certain chemicals and major facilities to characterize discharges containing those chemicals.
Official synopsis: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that all National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits authorizing a discharge from a facility designated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a major facility, shall, at a minimum, require for publicly owned…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0747 · 2026-07-31
HIGHER ED-CREDIT HOUR REPORT
In plain English Requires the Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board to publish annual reports on credit hours taught by full-time and part-time faculty starting September 2028.
Official synopsis: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act and the Public Community College Act. Provides that, by September 1, 2028 and every September 1 thereafter, the Board of Higher Education or the Illinois Community College Board, respectively, shall compile and make available to the public an…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0720 · 2026-07-31
DD FACILITY-ASSET MGMT COMPANY
In plain English Requires certain healthcare entities to disclose quarterly whether they or their affiliates are owned or managed by asset management companies, with Board publication of disclosures and penalties for violations.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Requires specified entities to certify to the Health Facilities and Services Review Board whether the entity, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its parent companies, or any contractual service providers under control of the entity, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0661 · 2026-07-30
SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION PLAN
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that if the parties cannot reach agreement over the decision on whether to incorporate a student growth component into the teacher evaluation plan and there is no collective bargaining agreement that includes or…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0646 · 2026-07-24
KINDERGARTEN-PLAY-BASED LEARN
In plain English Defines play-based learning in kindergarten as either teacher-directed or student-initiated play aligned with learning goals.
Official synopsis: Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0555 · 2026-07-10
LOW-INCOME UTILITY RATES
In plain English Allows the Illinois Commerce Commission to approve low-income discounts on electric and natural gas bills, funded through fixed per-customer surcharges on residential and non-residential customers' bills.
Official synopsis: Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning nondiscrimination, provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may approve a low-income discount for residential electric and natural gas customers that applies to the entirety of a qualifying customer's bill, including, but not limited to, a qualifying customer's…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0540 · 2026-07-09
$IDPH-LOCAL HEALTH PROTECTION
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for local health protection grants for health protection programs. Effective July 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-07-01
$ISBE-LAKE COUNTY TECH CAMPUS
Appropriates $430,000 to the State Board of Education to distribute to the Lake County Tech Campus for operational expenses. Effective July 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-07-01
$ISBE-HOMELESS STUDENTS
Appropriates $5,000,000 to the State Board of Education to award funding under the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program to be used to support programming for students at risk for or experiencing homelessness. Effective July 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-07-01
PRP & ISBE AI ANALYSIS
Directs the Professional Review Panel (PRP) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to conduct the analysis and financial modeling required to evaluate the current, likely, and potential impacts of artificial intelligence and related technologies on the cost factors within the evidence-based funding model.…
Not out of committeeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-07-01
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