P.A.

102-885, eff.

5-16-22.) (20 ILCS 105/8.10) SB3410 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (Section scheduled to be repealed on May 16, 2025) Sec.

8.10.

The Illinois Commission on LGBTQ Aging.

(a) Commission purpose.

The Commission is created to investigate, analyze, and study the health, housing, financial, psychosocial, home-and-community-based services, assisted living, and long-term care needs of LGBTQ older adults and their caregivers.

The Commission shall make recommendations to improve access to benefits, services, and supports for LGBTQ older adults and their caregivers.

The Commission, in formulating its recommendations, shall take into account the best policies and practices in other states and jurisdictions.

Specifically, the Commission shall:

(1) Examine the impact of State and local laws, policies, and regulations on LGBTQ older adults and make recommendations to ensure equitable access, treatment, care and benefits, and overall quality of life.

(2) Examine best practices for increasing access, reducing isolation, preventing abuse and exploitation, promoting independence and self-determination, strengthening caregiving, eliminating disparities, and improving overall quality of life for LGBTQ older adults.

(3) Examine the impact of race, ethnicity, sex assigned at birth, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other characteristics on access to services for LGBTQ older adults and make recommendations to ensure equitable SB3410 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b access, treatment, care, and benefits and overall quality of life.

(4) Examine the experiences and needs of LGBTQ older adults living with HIV/AIDS and make recommendations to ensure equitable access, treatment, care, benefits, and overall quality of life.

(5) Examine strategies to increase provider awareness of the needs of LGBTQ older adults and their caregivers and to improve the competence of and access to treatment, services, and ongoing care, including preventive care.

(6) Examine the feasibility of developing statewide training curricula to improve provider competency in the delivery of culturally responsive health, housing, and long-term support services to LGBTQ older adults and their caregivers.

(7) Assess the funding and programming needed to enhance services to the growing population of LGBTQ older adults.

(8) Examine whether certain policies and practices, or the absence thereof, promote the premature admission of LGBTQ older adults to institutional care, and examine whether potential cost-savings exist for LGBTQ older adults as a result of providing lower cost and culturally responsive home and community-based alternatives to institutional care.

(9) Examine outreach protocols to reduce apprehension SB3410 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b among LGBTQ older adults and caregivers of utilizing mainstream providers.

(10) Evaluate the implementation status of Public Act 101-325.

(11) Evaluate the implementation status of Public Act 102-543, examine statewide strategies for the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data and the impact of these strategies on the provision of services to LGBTQ older adults, and conduct a statewide survey designed to approximate the number of LGBTQ older adults in the State and collect demographic information (if resources allow for the implementation of a survey instrument).

(b) Commission members.

(1) The Commission shall include at least all of the following persons who must be appointed by the Governor within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly:

(A) one member from a statewide organization that advocates for older adults;

(B) one member from a national organization that advocates for LGBTQ older adults;

(C) one member from a community-based, multi-site healthcare organization founded to serve LGBTQ people;

(D) the director of senior services from a community center serving LGBTQ people, or the SB3410 Enrolled - 7 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b director's designee;

(E) one member from an HIV/AIDS service organization;

(F) one member from an organization that is a project incubator and think tank that is focused on action that leads to improved outcomes and opportunities for LGBTQ communities;

(G) one member from a labor organization that provides care and services for older adults in long-term care facilities;

(H) one member from a statewide association representing long-term care facilities;

(I) 5 members from organizations that serve Black, Asian-American, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, or Latinx LGBTQ people;

(J) one member from a statewide organization for people with disabilities;

and (K) 10 LGBTQ older adults, including at least:

(i) 3 members who are transgender or gender-expansive individuals;

(ii) 2 members who are older adults living with HIV;

(iii) one member who is Two-Spirit;

(iv) one member who is an African-American or Black individual;

(v) one member who is a Latinx individual;

SB3410 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (vi) one member who is an Asian-American or Pacific Islander individual;

and (vii) one member who is an ethnically diverse individual.

(2) The following State agencies shall each designate one representative to serve as an ex officio member of the Commission:

the Department, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(3) Appointing authorities shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the Commission is diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and geography.

(4) Members of the Commission shall serve until this Section is repealed.

Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.

Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

Any vacancy occurring other than by the dissolution of the Commission shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.

Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

(c) Commission organization.

The Commission shall provide for its organization and procedure, including selection of the chairperson and vice-chairperson.

A majority of the Commission SB3410 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Administrative and other support for the Commission shall be provided by the Department.

Any State agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor shall provide testimony and information as directed by the Commission.

(d) Meetings and reports.

The Commission shall:

(1) Hold at least one public meeting per quarter.

Public meetings may be virtually conducted.

(2) Prepare and No later than March 30, 2023, submit an annual report a First Report to the Governor, the Illinois General Assembly, the Director, and the Illinois Council on Aging that details the progress made toward achieving the Commission's stated objectives and that contains findings and recommendations, including any recommended legislation.

The annual report First Report shall be made available to the public on the Department's publicly accessible website.

(3) Submit, by no later than March 30, 2026, No later than March 30, 2025, submit a final report Second Report in the same manner as an annual report, detailing the work the Commission has done since its inception and providing the First Report, containing updates to the findings and recommendations, including any recommended legislation contained in the First Report.

The final report Second Report shall be made available to the public on the Department's publicly accessible website.

SB3410 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b The Department and Commission may collaborate with an institution of higher education in Illinois to compile the reports required under this Section First Report and Second Report.

(e) This Section is repealed May 16, 2026 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

(Source:

P.A.

102-885, eff.

5-16-22.) Section 15.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 605-1110 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-1110) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) Sec.

605-1110.

Student Career Development Liability Insurance Advisory Committee.

(a) The Student Career Development Liability Insurance Advisory Committee is hereby created within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

The Committee shall issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly containing recommendations for providing liability insurance to (i) public high school students who participate in a career development experience or apprenticeship program and community college students who participate in a career development experience or apprenticeship program and (ii) public school SB3410 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b teachers who participate in externship programs and community college faculty who participate in externship programs.

The report shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2023.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support to the Committee.

(b) The Student Career Development Liability Insurance Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members:

(1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee;

(2) one member representing the State Board of Education, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education;

(3) one member representing the Illinois Community College Board, appointed by the Chairman of the Illinois Community College Board;

(4) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(5) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the House Minority Leader;

(6) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the Senate President;

(7) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;

(8) 2 members of a statewide association representing manufacturers, appointed by the Governor;

SB3410 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (9) 2 members of a statewide association representing the insurance industry, appointed by the Governor;

and (10) 2 members who represent unionized State employees, appointed by the Governor.

Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

Vacancies on the Committee shall be filled by the original appointing authority.

(c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025.

(Source:

P.A.

103-353, eff.

7-28-23.) Section 20.

The Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 2705-211 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-211) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) Sec.

2705-211.

Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force.

(a) On or before July 1, 2025 2024, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force to develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.

(b) The members of the Task Force shall include:

(1) the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary's designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Task SB3410 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b Force;

(2) the Director of State Police, or the Director's designee;

(3) the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's designee;

(4) the Director of Public Health, or the Director's designee;

(5) a member from 3 different public universities in this State, appointed by the Governor;

(6) a representative of a statewide motorcycle safety organization, appointed by the Governor;

(7) a representative of a statewide motorist service membership organization, appointed by the Governor;

(8) a representative of a statewide transportation advocacy organization, appointed by the Governor;

(9) a representative of a bicycle safety organization, appointed by the Governor;

(10) a representative of a statewide organization representing municipalities, appointed by the Governor;

and (11) a representative of a statewide labor organization, appointed by the Governor.

(c) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force's efforts to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2026 2025.

The report shall include, but is SB3410 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:

(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.

(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.

(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.

(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.

(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.

(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, State, national, and international levels.

(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.

(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile.

(d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

103-295, eff.

7-28-23.) Section 25.

The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by changing Section 1-130 as follows:

SB3410 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (20 ILCS 3855/1-130) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) Sec.

1-130.

Home rule preemption.

(a) The authorization to impose any new taxes or fees specifically related to the generation of electricity by, the capacity to generate electricity by, or the emissions into the atmosphere by electric generating facilities after the effective date of this Act is an exclusive power and function of the State.

A home rule unit may not levy any new taxes or fees specifically related to the generation of electricity by, the capacity to generate electricity by, or the emissions into the atmosphere by electric generating facilities after the effective date of this Act.

This Section is a denial and limitation on home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(b) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025.

(Source:

P.A.

102-671, eff.

11-30-21;

102-1109, eff.

12-21-22;

103-563, eff.

11-17-23.) Section 30.

The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by changing Section 231 as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/231) Sec.

231.

Apprenticeship education expense credit.

(a) As used in this Section:

SB3410 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

"Employer" means an Illinois taxpayer who is the employer of the qualifying apprentice.

"Qualifying apprentice" means an individual who:

(i) is a resident of the State of Illinois;

(ii) is at least 16 years old at the close of the school year for which a credit is sought;

(iii) during the school year for which a credit is sought, was a full-time apprentice enrolled in an apprenticeship program which is registered with the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship;

and (iv) is employed in Illinois by the taxpayer who is the employer.

"Qualified education expense" means the amount incurred on behalf of a qualifying apprentice not to exceed $3,500 for tuition, book fees, and lab fees at the school or community college in which the apprentice is enrolled during the regular school year.

"School" means any public or nonpublic secondary school in Illinois that is:

(i) an institution of higher education that provides a program that leads to an industry-recognized postsecondary credential or degree;

(ii) an entity that carries out programs registered under the federal National Apprenticeship Act;

or (iii) another public or private provider of a program of training services, which may include a joint labor-management organization.

(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, SB3410 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b 2020, and beginning on or before January 1, 2026 2025, the employer of one or more qualifying apprentices shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act for qualified education expenses incurred on behalf of a qualifying apprentice.

The credit shall be equal to 100% of the qualified education expenses, but in no event may the total credit amount awarded to a single taxpayer in a single taxable year exceed $3,500 per qualifying apprentice.

A taxpayer shall be entitled to an additional $1,500 credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act if (i) the qualifying apprentice resides in an underserved area as defined in Section 5-5 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act during the school year for which a credit is sought by an employer or (ii) the employer's principal place of business is located in an underserved area, as defined in Section 5-5 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act.

In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce the taxpayer's liability under this Act to less than zero.

For taxable years ending before December 31, 2023, for partners, shareholders of Subchapter S corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if the liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes of federal and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a credit under this Section to be determined in accordance with the SB3410 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b determination of income and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.

For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2023, partners and shareholders of subchapter S corporations are entitled to a credit under this Section as provided in Section 251.

(c) The Department shall implement a program to certify applicants for an apprenticeship credit under this Section.

Upon satisfactory review, the Department shall issue a tax credit certificate to an employer incurring costs on behalf of a qualifying apprentice stating the amount of the tax credit to which the employer is entitled.

If the employer is seeking a tax credit for multiple qualifying apprentices, the Department may issue a single tax credit certificate that encompasses the aggregate total of tax credits for qualifying apprentices for a single employer.

(d) The Department, in addition to those powers granted under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, is granted and shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Section, including, but not limited to, power and authority to:

(1) Adopt rules deemed necessary and appropriate for the administration of this Section;

establish forms for applications, notifications, contracts, or any other agreements;

and accept applications at any time during the SB3410 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b year and require that all applications be submitted via the Internet.

The Department shall require that applications be submitted in electronic form.

(2) Provide guidance and assistance to applicants pursuant to the provisions of this Section and cooperate with applicants to promote, foster, and support job creation within the State.

(3) Enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding for participation of and engage in cooperation with agencies of the federal government, units of local government, universities, research foundations or institutions, regional economic development corporations, or other organizations for the purposes of this Section.

(4) Gather information and conduct inquiries, in the manner and by the methods it deems desirable, including, without limitation, gathering information with respect to applicants for the purpose of making any designations or certifications necessary or desirable or to gather information in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

(5) Establish, negotiate, and effectuate any term, agreement, or other document with any person necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Section, and consent, subject to the provisions of any agreement with another party, to the modification or restructuring of any agreement to which the Department is a party.

(6) Provide for sufficient personnel to permit SB3410 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b administration, staffing, operation, and related support required to adequately discharge its duties and responsibilities described in this Section from funds made available through charges to applicants or from funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for the administration of this Section.

(7) Require applicants, upon written request, to issue any necessary authorization to the appropriate federal, State, or local authority or any other person for the release to the Department of information requested by the Department, including, but not be limited to, financial reports, returns, or records relating to the applicant or to the amount of credit allowable under this Section.

(8) Require that an applicant shall, at all times, keep proper books of record and account in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, with the books, records, or papers related to the agreement in the custody or control of the applicant open for reasonable Department inspection and audits, including, without limitation, the making of copies of the books, records, or papers.

(9) Take whatever actions are necessary or appropriate to protect the State's interest in the event of bankruptcy, default, foreclosure, or noncompliance with the terms and conditions of financial assistance or participation required under this Section or any agreement SB3410 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b entered into under this Section, including the power to sell, dispose of, lease, or rent, upon terms and conditions determined by the Department to be appropriate, real or personal property that the Department may recover as a result of these actions.

(e) The Department, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, shall adopt rules to administer this Section.

The aggregate amount of the tax credits that may be claimed under this Section for qualified education expenses incurred by an employer on behalf of a qualifying apprentice shall be limited to $5,000,000 per calendar year.

If applications for a greater amount are received, credits shall be allowed on a first-come first-served basis, based on the date on which each properly completed application for a certificate of eligibility is received by the Department.

If more than one certificate is received on the same day, the credits will be awarded based on the time of submission for that particular day.

(f) An employer may not sell or otherwise transfer a credit awarded under this Section to another person or taxpayer.

(g) The employer shall provide the Department such information as the Department may require, including but not limited to:

(i) the name, age, and taxpayer identification number of each qualifying apprentice employed by the taxpayer during the taxable year;

(ii) the amount of qualified education expenses incurred with respect to each qualifying SB3410 Enrolled - 22 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b apprentice;

and (iii) the name of the school at which the qualifying apprentice is enrolled and the qualified education expenses are incurred.

(h) On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the tax credit certificates awarded under this Section for the prior calendar year.

The report must include:

(1) the name of each employer awarded or allocated a credit;

(2) the number of qualifying apprentices for whom the employer has incurred qualified education expenses;

(3) the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to each employer awarded or allocated a credit;

(4) the amount of the credit awarded or allocated to each employer;

(5) the total number of employers awarded or allocated a credit;

(6) the total number of qualifying apprentices for whom employers receiving credits under this Section incurred qualified education expenses;

and (7) the average cost to the employer of all apprenticeships receiving credits under this Section.

(Source:

P.A.

102-558, eff.

8-20-21;

103-396, eff.

1-1-24.) Section 35.

The Counties Code is amended by changing SB3410 Enrolled - 23 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b Section 3-4013 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/3-4013) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) Sec.

3-4013.

Public Defender Quality Defense Task Force.

(a) The Public Defender Quality Defense Task Force is established to:

(i) examine the current caseload and determine the optimal caseload for public defenders in the State;

(ii) examine the quality of legal services being offered to defendants by public defenders of the State;

(iii) make recommendations to improve the caseload of public defenders and quality of legal services offered by public defenders;

and (iv) provide recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor on legislation to provide for an effective public defender system throughout the State and encourage the active and substantial participation of the private bar in the representation of accused people.

(b) The following members shall be appointed to the Task Force by the Governor no later than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly:

(1) 2 assistant public defenders from the Office of the Cook County Public Defender.

(2) 5 public defenders or assistant public defenders from 5 counties other than Cook County.

(3) One Cook County circuit judge experienced in the litigation of criminal law matters.

SB3410 Enrolled - 24 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (4) One circuit judge from outside of Cook County experienced in the litigation of criminal law matters.

(5) One representative from the Office of the State Appellate Defender.

Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their duties.

If a vacancy occurs in the Task Force membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the Task Force.

(c) The Task Force shall hold a minimum of 2 public hearings.

At the public hearings, the Task Force shall take testimony of public defenders, former criminal defendants represented by public defenders, and any other person the Task Force believes would aid the Task Force's examination and recommendations under subsection (a).

The Task may meet as such other times as it deems appropriate.

(d) The Office of the State Appellate Defender shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.

(e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study.

The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2023.

(f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026 December 31, 2024.

(Source:

P.A.

102-430, eff.

8-20-21;

102-1104, eff.

12-6-22.) SB3410 Enrolled - 25 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b Section 40.

The Park Commissioners Land Sale Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

(70 ILCS 1235/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) Sec.

20.

Elliot Golf Course.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Rockford Park District may sell all or part of the property containing the former Elliot Golf Course or other property adjacent thereto if:

(1) the board of commissioners of the Rockford Park District authorizes the sale by a vote of 80% or more of all commissioners in office at the time of the vote;

and (2) the sale price equals or exceeds the average of 3 independent appraisals commissioned by the Rockford Park District.

(b) The sale may be performed in a single transaction or multiple independent transactions and to one or more buyers.

(c) The Public Works Department of the City of Rockford shall have the right to review any proposed development plan that is submitted to the Village of Cherry Valley for the properties described in this Section in order to confirm that the proposed development plan does not adversely impact drainage, water detention, or flooding on the property legally described in the perpetual flowage easement recorded as SB3410 Enrolled - 26 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b Document Number 9509260 in the Office of the Winnebago County Recorder on March 17, 1995.

The Public Works Department of the City of Rockford shall complete its review of any proposed development plan under this subsection (c) within 45 days after its receipt of that plan from the Village of Cherry Valley.

(d) This Section is repealed January 1, 2026 2025.

(Source:

P.A.

102-923, eff.

5-27-22.) Section 43.

The Out-of-State Person Subject to Involuntary Admission on an Inpatient Basis Mental Health Treatment Act is amended by changing Section 45 as follows:

(405 ILCS 110/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) Sec.

45.

Repeal.

This Act is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025.

(Source:

P.A.

100-12, eff.

7-1-17;

101-472, eff.

8-23-19.) Section 45.

The Reimagine Public Safety Act is amended by changing Section 35-25 as follows:

(430 ILCS 69/35-25) Sec.

35-25.

Integrated violence prevention and other services.

(a) Subject to appropriation, for municipalities with SB3410 Enrolled - 27 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b 1,000,000 or more residents, the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall make grants to violence prevention organizations for evidence-based violence prevention services.

Approved technical assistance and training providers shall create learning communities for the exchange of information between community-based organizations in the same or similar fields.

Firearm violence prevention organizations shall prioritize individuals at the highest risk of firearm violence victimization and provide these individuals with evidence-based comprehensive services that reduce their exposure to chronic firearm violence.

(a-5) Grants may be awarded under this Act to Reimagine Public Safety grantees or their subgrantees to provide any one or more of the following services to Reimagine Public Safety program participants or credible messengers:

(1) Behavioral health services, including clinical interventions, crisis interventions, and group counseling supports, such as peer support groups, social-emotional learning supports, including skill building for anger management, de-escalation, sensory stabilization, coping strategies, and thoughtful decision-making, short-term clinical individual sessions, psycho-social assessments, and motivational interviewing.

(A) Funds awarded under this paragraph may be used for behavioral health services until July 1, 2025 2024.

SB3410 Enrolled - 28 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (B) Any community violence prevention service provider being reimbursed from funds awarded under this paragraph for behavioral health services must also file a plan to become Medicaid certified for violence prevention-community support team services under the Illinois Medicaid program on or before July 1, 2025 2024.

(2) Capacity-building services, including administrative and programmatic support, services, and resources, such as subcontract development, budget development, grant monitoring and reporting, and fiscal sponsorship.

Capacity-building services financed with grants awarded under this Act may also include intensive training and technical assistance focused on Community Violence Intervention (CVI) not-for-profit business operations, best practice delivery of firearm violence prevention services, and assistance with administering and meeting fiscal reporting or auditing requirements.

Capacity-building services financed with grants awarded under this Act must be directed to a current or potential Reimagine Public Safety firearm violence prevention provider and cannot exceed 20% of potential funds awarded to the relevant provider or future provider.

(3) Legal aid services, including funding for staff attorneys and paralegals to provide education, training, legal services, and advocacy for program recipients.

Legal SB3410 Enrolled - 29 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b aid services that may be provided with grant funds awarded under this Act include "Know Your Rights" clinics, trainings targeting returning citizens and families impacted by incarceration, and long-term legal efforts addressing expungement, civil rights, family law, housing, employment, and victim rights.

Legal aid services provided with grant funds awarded under this Act shall not be directed toward criminal justice issues.

(4) Housing services, including grants for emergency and temporary housing for individuals at immediate risk of firearm violence, except that grant funding provided under this paragraph must be directed only toward Reimagine Public Safety program participants.

(5) Workforce development services, including grants for job coaching, intensive case management, employment training and placement, and retention services, including the provision of transitional job placements and access to basic certificate training for industry-specific jobs.

Training also includes the provision of education-related content, such as financial literacy training, GED preparation, and academic coaching.

(6) Re-entry services for individuals exiting the State or county criminal justice systems, if those individuals are either eligible for services under this Act as participants or are individuals who can make an immediate contribution to mediate neighborhood conflicts SB3410 Enrolled - 30 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b if they receive stabilizing services.

Re-entry services financed with grants awarded under this Act include all services authorized under this Act, including services listed in this subsection.

(7) Victim services, including assessments and screening of victim needs, planning sessions related to assessments, service planning and goal setting, assessing intervention needs, notifying and navigating participants through public agency processes for victim compensation, crisis intervention, emergency financial assistance, transportation, medical care, stable housing, and shelter, assessment and linkage to public benefits, and relocation services.

(b) In the geographic areas they serve, violence prevention organizations shall develop expertise in:

(1) Analyzing and leveraging data to identify the individuals who will most benefit from evidence-based violence prevention services in their geographic areas.

(2) Identifying the conflicts that are responsible for recurring violence.

(3) Having relationships with individuals who are most able to reduce conflicts.

(4) Addressing the stabilization and trauma recovery needs of individuals impacted by violence by providing direct services for their unmet needs or referring them to other qualified service providers.

SB3410 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (5) Having and building relationships with community members and community organizations that provide evidence-based violence prevention services and get referrals of people who will most benefit from evidence-based violence prevention services in their geographic areas.

(6) Providing training and technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies to improve their effectiveness without having any role, requirement, or mandate to participate in the policing, enforcement, or prosecution of any crime.

(c) Violence prevention organizations receiving grants under this Act shall coordinate services with other violence prevention organizations in their area.

(d) The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall identify, for each separate eligible service area under this Act, an experienced violence prevention organization to serve as the Lead Violence Prevention Convener for that area and provide each Lead Violence Prevention Convener with a grant to coordinate monthly meetings between violence prevention organizations and youth development organizations under this Act.

The Lead Violence Prevention Convener may also receive, from the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, technical assistance or training through approved providers when needs are jointly identified.

The Lead Violence Prevention Convener shall:

SB3410 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (1) provide the convened organizations with summary notes recommendations made at the monthly meetings to improve the effectiveness of evidence-based violence prevention services based on review of timely data on shootings and homicides in his or her relevant neighborhood;

(2) attend monthly meetings where the cause of violence and other neighborhood disputes is discussed and strategize on how to resolve ongoing conflicts and execute on agreed plans;

(3) (blank);

(4) on behalf of the convened organizations, make consensus recommendations to the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention and local law enforcement on how to reduce violent conflict in his or her neighborhood;

(5) meet on an emergency basis when conflicts that need immediate attention and resolution arise;

(6) share knowledge and strategies of the community violence dynamic in monthly meetings with local youth development specialists receiving grants under this Act;

(7) select when and where needed an approved Office of Violence Prevention-funded technical assistance and training service provider to receive agreed upon services;

and (8) after meeting with community residents and other community organizations that have expertise in housing, SB3410 Enrolled - 33 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b mental health, economic development, education, and social services, make recommendations to the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention on how to target community revitalization resources available from federal and State funding sources.

The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall compile recommendations from all Lead Violence Prevention Conveners and report to the General Assembly bi-annually on these funding recommendations.

The Lead Violence Prevention Convener may also serve as a violence prevention or youth development provider.

(e) The Illinois Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall select, when possible and appropriate, no fewer than 2 and no more than 3 approved technical assistance and training providers to deliver technical assistance and training to the violence prevention organizations that request to receive approved technical assistance and training.

Violence prevention organizations shall have the opportunity to select among the approved technical assistance services providers funded by the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, as long as the technical assistance provider has the capacity to effectively serve the grantees that have selected them.

The Department shall make best efforts to accommodate second choices of violence prevention organizations when the violence prevention organizations' first choice does not have capacity to provide technical assistance.

SB3410 Enrolled - 34 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (f) Approved technical assistance and training providers may:

(1) provide training and certification to violence prevention professionals on how to perform violence prevention services and other professional development to violence prevention professionals.

(2) provide management training on how to manage violence prevention professionals;

(3) provide training and assistance on how to develop memorandum of understanding for referral services or create approved provider lists for these referral services, or both;

(4) share lessons learned among violence prevention professionals and service providers in their network;

and (5) provide technical assistance and training on human resources, grants management, capacity building, and fiscal management strategies.

(g) Approved technical assistance and training providers shall:

(1) provide additional services identified as necessary by the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention and service providers in their network;

and (2) receive a base grant of up to $250,000 plus negotiated service rates to provide group and individualized services to participating violence prevention organizations.

SB3410 Enrolled - 35 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (h) (Blank).

(i) The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall issue grants, when possible and appropriate, to no fewer than 2 violence prevention organizations in each of the eligible service areas and no more than 6 organizations.

When possible, the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall work, subject to eligible applications received, to ensure that grant resources are equitably distributed across eligible service areas.

The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention may establish grant award ranges to ensure grants will have the potential to reduce violence in each neighborhood.

(j) No violence prevention organization can serve more than 3 eligible service areas unless the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention is unable to identify violence prevention organizations to provide adequate coverage.

(k) No approved technical assistance and training provider shall provide evidence-based violence prevention services in an eligible service area under this Act unless the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention is unable to identify qualified violence prevention organizations to provide adequate coverage.

(Source:

P.A.

102-16, eff.

6-17-21;

102-679, eff.

12-10-21;

103-8, eff.

6-7-23.) Section 46.

The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 6-308 as follows:

SB3410 Enrolled - 36 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (625 ILCS 5/6-308) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A.

103-789) Sec.

6-308.

Procedures for traffic violations.

(a) Any person cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section 5-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of this Code, shall not be required to sign the citation for his or her release.

All other provisions of this Code or similar provisions of local ordinances shall be governed by the pretrial release provisions of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules when it is not practical or feasible to take the person before a judge to have conditions of pretrial release set or to avoid undue delay because of the hour or circumstances.

(b) Whenever a person fails to appear in court, the court may continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and the clerk of the court shall send notice of the continued court date to the person's last known address.

If the person does not appear in court on or before the continued court date or satisfy the court that the person's appearance in and surrender to the court is impossible for no fault of the person, the court shall enter an order of failure to appear.

The clerk of the court shall notify the Secretary of State, on a report prescribed by SB3410 Enrolled - 37 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b the Secretary, of the court's order.

The Secretary, when notified by the clerk of the court that an order of failure to appear has been entered, shall immediately suspend the person's driver's license, which shall be designated by the Secretary as a Failure to Appear suspension.

The Secretary shall not remove the suspension, nor issue any permit or privileges to the person whose license has been suspended, until notified by the ordering court that the person has appeared and resolved the violation.

Upon compliance, the clerk of the court shall present the person with a notice of compliance containing the seal of the court, and shall notify the Secretary that the person has appeared and resolved the violation.

(c) Illinois Supreme Court Rules shall govern pretrial release and appearance procedures when a person who is a resident of another state that is not a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977 is cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.

(Source:

P.A.

100-674, eff.

1-1-19;

101-652, eff.

1-1-23.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A.

103-789) Sec.

6-308.

Procedures for traffic violations.

(a) Any person cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section SB3410 Enrolled - 38 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b 5-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of this Code, shall not be required to sign the citation for his or her release.

All other provisions of this Code or similar provisions of local ordinances shall be governed by the pretrial release provisions of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules when it is not practical or feasible to take the person before a judge to have conditions of pretrial release set or to avoid undue delay because of the hour or circumstances.

(b) Whenever a person fails to appear in court, the court may continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and the clerk of the court shall send notice of the continued court date to the person's last known address and, if the clerk of the court elects to establish a system to send text, email, and telephone notifications, may also send notifications to an email address and may send a text message to the person's last known cellular telephone number.

If the person does not have a cellular telephone number, the clerk of the court may reach the person by calling the person's last known landline telephone number regarding continued court dates.

The notice shall include a statement that a subsequent failure to appear in court could result in a warrant for the defendant's arrest and other significant consequences affecting their driving privileges.

If the person does not (i) appear in court on or before the continued court date, (ii) satisfy the charge without a court appearance if allowed by Illinois Supreme SB3410 Enrolled - 39 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b Court Rule, or (iii) satisfy the court that the person's appearance in and surrender to the court is impossible for no fault of the person, the court shall enter an ex parte judgment of conviction imposing a single assessment, specified in the applicable assessment Schedule 10, 10.5, or 11 for the charged offense, as provided in the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, plus a fine allowed by statute.

The clerk of the court shall notify the Secretary of State, in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary, of the court's order.

(c) Illinois Supreme Court Rules shall govern pretrial release and appearance procedures when a person who is a resident of another state that is not a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977 is cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.

(d) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 103-789 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly apply to each individual whose license was suspended pursuant to this Section from between January 1, 2020 through and June 30, 2025 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, and the suspension shall be lifted by the Secretary of State without further action by any court.

(Source:

P.A.

103-789, eff.

1-1-25.) Section 47.

The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is amended by changing Section 124A-20 as follows:

SB3410 Enrolled - 40 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b (725 ILCS 5/124A-20) Sec.

124A-20.

Assessment waiver.

(a) As used in this Section:

"Assessments" means any costs imposed on a criminal defendant under Article 15 of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, but does not include violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code assessments except as provided in subsection (a-5).

"Indigent person" means any person who meets one or more of the following criteria:

(1) He or she is receiving assistance under one or more of the following means-based governmental public benefits programs:

Supplemental Security Income;

Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled;

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families;

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;

General Assistance;

Transitional Assistance;

or State Children and Family Assistance.

(2) His or her available personal income is 200% or less of the current poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are of a nature and value that the court determines that the applicant is able to pay the assessments.

(3) He or she is, in the discretion of the court, unable to proceed in an action with payment of assessments and whose payment of those assessments would result in SB3410 Enrolled - 41 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b substantial hardship to the person or his or her family.

"Poverty level" means the current poverty level as established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(a-5) In a county having a population of more than 3,000,000, "assessments" means any costs imposed on a criminal defendant under Article 15 of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, including violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code assessments.

This subsection is inoperative on and after July 1, 2025 2024.

(b) For criminal offenses reflected in Schedules 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 of Article 15 of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, upon the application of any defendant, after the commencement of an action, but no later than 30 days after sentencing:

(1) If the court finds that the applicant is an indigent person, the court shall grant the applicant a full assessment waiver exempting him or her from the payment of any assessments.

(2) The court shall grant the applicant a partial assessment as follows:

(A) 75% of all assessments shall be waived if the applicant's available income is greater than 200% but no more than 250% of the poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are SB3410 Enrolled - 42 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b such that the applicant is able, without undue hardship, to pay the total assessments.

(B) 50% of all assessments shall be waived if the applicant's available income is greater than 250% but no more than 300% of the poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are such that the court determines that the applicant is able, without undue hardship, to pay a greater portion of the assessments.

(C) 25% of all assessments shall be waived if the applicant's available income is greater than 300% but no more than 400% of the poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are such that the court determines that the applicant is able, without undue hardship, to pay a greater portion of the assessments.

(b-5) For traffic and petty offenses reflected in Schedules 2, 6, 9, 10, and 13 of Article 15 of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, upon the application of any defendant, after the commencement of an action, but no later than 30 days after sentencing, the court shall grant the applicant a partial assessment as follows:

(1) 50% of all assessments shall be waived if the court finds that the applicant is an indigent person or if SB3410 Enrolled - 43 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b the applicant's available income is not greater than 200% of the poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are such that the applicant is able, without undue hardship, to pay the total assessments.

(2) 37.5% of all assessments shall be waived if the applicant's available income is greater than 200% but no more than 250% of the poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are such that the applicant is able, without undue hardship, to pay the total assessments.

(3) 25% of all assessments shall be waived if the applicant's available income is greater than 250% but no more than 300% of the poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are such that the court determines that the applicant is able, without undue hardship, to pay a greater portion of the assessments.

(4) 12.5% of all assessments shall be waived if the applicant's available income is greater than 300% but no more than 400% of the poverty level, unless the applicant's assets that are not exempt under Part 9 or 10 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure are such that SB3410 Enrolled - 44 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b the court determines that the applicant is able, without undue hardship, to pay a greater portion of the assessments.

(c) An application for a waiver of assessments shall be in writing, signed by the defendant or, if the defendant is a minor, by another person having knowledge of the facts, and filed no later than 30 days after sentencing.

The contents of the application for a waiver of assessments, and the procedure for deciding the applications, shall be established by Supreme Court Rule.

Factors to consider in evaluating an application shall include:

(1) the applicant's receipt of needs based governmental public benefits, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI);

Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled (AABD);

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF);

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or "food stamps");

General Assistance;

Transitional Assistance;

or State Children and Family Assistance;

(2) the employment status of the applicant and amount of monthly income, if any;

(3) income received from the applicant's pension, Social Security benefits, unemployment benefits, and other sources;

(4) income received by the applicant from other household members;

(5) the applicant's monthly expenses, including rent, SB3410 Enrolled - 45 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b home mortgage, other mortgage, utilities, food, medical, vehicle, childcare, debts, child support, and other expenses;

and (6) financial affidavits or other similar supporting documentation provided by the applicant showing that payment of the imposed assessments would result in substantial hardship to the applicant or the applicant's family.

(d) The clerk of court shall provide the application for a waiver of assessments to any defendant who indicates an inability to pay the assessments.

The clerk of the court shall post in a conspicuous place in the courthouse a notice, no smaller than 8.5 x 11 inches and using no smaller than 30-point typeface printed in English and in Spanish, advising criminal defendants they may ask the court for a waiver of any court ordered assessments.

The notice shall be substantially as follows:

"If you are unable to pay the required assessments, you may ask the court to waive payment of them.

Ask the clerk of the court for forms." (e) For good cause shown, the court may allow an applicant whose application is denied or who receives a partial assessment waiver to defer payment of the assessments, make installment payments, or make payment upon reasonable terms and conditions stated in the order.

(f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect SB3410 Enrolled - 46 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b the right of a party to court-appointed counsel, as authorized by any other provision of law or by the rules of the Illinois Supreme Court.

(g) The provisions of this Section are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

(Source:

P.A.

102-558, eff.

8-20-21;

102-620, eff.

8-27-21.) Section 50.

The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by changing Sections 235, 401, 403, 1400.1, 1505, 1506.6, and 2101.1 as follows:

(820 ILCS 405/235) (from Ch.

48, par.

345) Sec.

235.

(I) If and only if funds from the State treasury are not appropriated on or before January 31, 2023 that are dedicated to pay all outstanding advances made to the State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund pursuant to Title XII of the federal Social Security Act, then this Part (I) is inoperative retroactive to January 1, 2023.

The term "wages" does not include:

A.

With respect to calendar years prior to calendar year 2023, the maximum amount includable as "wages" shall be determined pursuant to this Section as in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

With respect to the calendar year 2023, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by SB3410 Enrolled - 47 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $13,271.

With respect to the calendar year 2024, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $13,590.

With respect to the calendar year 2025, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $13,916.

With respect to the calendar year 2026, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $14,250.

With respect to the calendar year 2027, and each calendar year thereafter, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $14,592.

The remuneration paid to an individual by an employer with respect to employment in another State or States, upon which contributions were required of such employer under an unemployment compensation law of such other State or States, shall be included as a part of the remuneration herein referred to.

For the purposes of this subsection, any employing unit which succeeds to the organization, trade, or SB3410 Enrolled - 48 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b business, or to substantially all of the assets of another employing unit, or to the organization, trade, or business, or to substantially all of the assets of a distinct severable portion of another employing unit, shall be treated as a single unit with its predecessor for the calendar year in which such succession occurs;

any employing unit which is owned or controlled by the same interests which own or control another employing unit shall be treated as a single unit with the unit so owned or controlled by such interests for any calendar year throughout which such ownership or control exists;

and, with respect to any trade or business transfer subject to subsection A of Section 1507.1, a transferee, as defined in subsection G of Section 1507.1, shall be treated as a single unit with the transferor, as defined in subsection G of Section 1507.1, for the calendar year in which the transfer occurs.

This subsection applies only to Sections 1400, 1405A, and 1500.

A-1.

(Blank).

B.

The amount of any payment (including any amount paid by an employer for insurance or annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such payment), made to, or on behalf of, an individual or any of the individual's his dependents under a plan or system established by an employer which makes provision generally for individuals performing services for the employer him (or for such individuals generally and their dependents) or for a class or classes of such individuals (or SB3410 Enrolled - 49 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b for a class or classes of such individuals and their dependents), on account of (1) sickness or accident disability (except those sickness or accident disability payments which would be includable as "wages" in Section 3306(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, in effect on January 1, 1985, such includable payments to be attributable in such manner as provided by Section 3306(b) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, in effect on January 1, 1985), or (2) medical or hospitalization expenses in connection with sickness or accident disability, or (3) death.

C.

Any payment made to, or on behalf of, an employee or the employee's his beneficiary which would be excluded from "wages" by subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) or (G), of Section 3306(b)(5) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, in effect on January 1, 1985.

D.

The amount of any payment on account of sickness or accident disability, or medical or hospitalization expenses in connection with sickness or accident disability, made by an employer to, or on behalf of, an individual performing services for the employer him after the expiration of six calendar months following the last calendar month in which the individual performed services for such employer.

E.

Remuneration paid in any medium other than cash by an employing unit to an individual for service in agricultural labor as defined in Section 214.

F.

The amount of any supplemental payment made by an SB3410 Enrolled - 50 - LRB103 38675 KTG 68812 b employer to an individual performing services for the employer him, other than remuneration for services performed, under a shared work plan approved by the Director pursuant to Section 407.1.

(II) (Blank).

This Part (II) becomes operative if and only if funds from the State treasury are not appropriated on or before January 31, 2023 that are dedicated to pay all outstanding advances made to the State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund pursuant to Title XII of the federal Social Security Act.

If this Part (II) becomes operative, it is operative retroactive to January 1, 2023.