Rep. Greg Harris
Filed: 1/5/2023
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1720




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1720 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is 
5amended by adding Section 5-45.35 as follows:

6 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new)
7 Sec. 5-45.35. Emergency rulemaking; Hate Crimes and Bias 
8Incident Prevention and Response Fund. To provide for the 
9expeditious and timely implementation of this amendatory Act 
10of the 102nd General Assembly, emergency rules implementing 
11Section 6z-138 of the State Finance Act may be adopted in 
12accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Human 
13Rights. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 
145-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public 
15interest, safety, and welfare.
16 This Section is repealed one year after the effective date 
 
 
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1of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

2 Section 10. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 
31971 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:




4 (5 ILCS 375/11) (from Ch. 127, par. 531)


5 Sec. 11. The amount of contribution in any fiscal year 
6from funds other than
the General Revenue Fund or the Road Fund 
7shall be at the same contribution
rate as the General Revenue 
8Fund or the Road Fund except that, in State Fiscal Year 2009, 
9no contributions shall be required from the FY09 Budget Relief 
10Fund. Contributions and payments
for life insurance shall be 
11deposited in the Group Insurance Premium Fund.
Contributions 
12and payments for health coverages and other benefits shall be

13deposited in the Health Insurance Reserve Fund. Federal funds 
14which are
available for cooperative extension purposes shall 
15also be charged for the
contributions which are made for 
16retired employees formerly employed in the
Cooperative 
17Extension Service. In the case of departments or any division

18thereof receiving a fraction of its requirements for 
19administration from the
Federal Government, the contributions 
20hereunder shall be such fraction of the
amount determined 
21under the provisions hereof and the
remainder shall be 
22contributed by the State.

23 Every department which has members paid from funds other 
24than the General
Revenue Fund shall cooperate with the 
 
 
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1Department of Central Management Services
and the
Governor's 
2Office of Management and Budget in order to assure that the 
3specified
proportion of the State's cost for group life 
4insurance, the program of health
benefits and other employee 
5benefits is paid by such funds; except that
contributions 
6under this Act need not be paid from any other
fund where both 
7the Director of Central Management Services and the Director 
8of
the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget have 
9designated in writing that the necessary
contributions are 
10included in the General Revenue Fund contribution amount.

11 Universities having employees who are totally
compensated 
12out of the following funds or sources are not required to 
13submit the contribution described in this Section for such 
14employees:

15  (1) income funds, as described in Section 6a of the 
16 State Finance Act, including tuition, laboratory, and 
17 library fees and any interest earned on those fees Income 
18 Funds;

19  (2) local auxiliary funds, as described in the 
20 Legislative Audit Commission's University Guidelines, as 
21 published on November 17, 2020, including the following:
22   (i) funds from auxiliary enterprises, which are 
23 operations that support the overall objectives of the 
24 university but are not directly related to 
25 instruction, research, or service organizational 
26 units;
 
 
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1   (ii) funds from auxiliary activities, which are 
2 functions that are self-supporting, in whole or in 
3 part, and are directly related to instruction, 
4 research, or service units; Local auxiliary funds; and

5  (3) the Agricultural Premium Fund as established by 
6 Section 5.01 of the State Finance Act; 

7  (4) appropriations from the General Revenue Fund, 
8 Education Assistance Fund, or other State appropriations 
9 that are made for the purposes of instruction, research, 
10 public service, or economic development;
11  (5) funds to the University of Illinois Hospital for 
12 health care professional services that are performed by 
13 University of Illinois faculty or University of Illinois 
14 health care programs established under the University of 
15 Illinois Hospital Act; or
16  (6) funds designated for the Cooperative Extension 
17 Service, as defined in Section 3 of the County Cooperative 
18 Extension Law. 
19shall not be required to submit such contribution for such 
20employees.

21 If an employee of a university is partially compensated 
22from the funds or sources of funds identified in paragraphs 
23(1) through (6) above, universities shall be required to 
24submit a pro rata contribution for the portion of the 
25employee's compensation that is derived out of funds or 
26sources other than those identified in paragraphs (1) through 
 
 
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1(6) above. 
2 The Department of Central Management Services may conduct 
3a post-payment review of university reimbursements to assess 
4or address any discrepancies. Universities shall cooperate 
5with the Department of Central Management Services during any 
6post-payment review, that may require universities to provide 
7documentation to support payment calculations or funding 
8sources used for calculating reimbursements. The Department of 
9Central Management Services reserves the right to reconcile 
10any discrepancies in reimbursement subtotals or total 
11obligations and to notify universities of all final 
12reconciliations, which shall include the Department of Central 
13Management Services calculations and the amount of any credits 
14or obligations that may be due. 
15 For each employee of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority 
16person covered under this Act whose eligibility for such

17coverage is as an annuitant based upon the person's status as 
18the recipient of a benefit
under the Illinois Pension Code, 
19which benefit is based in whole or in part
upon service with 
20the Toll Highway Authority, the Authority shall annually

21contribute an amount, as determined by the Director of the

22Department of Central Management Services, that represents the

23average employer's share of the cost of retiree coverage per

24participating employee in the State Employees Group Insurance

25Program a pro rata share of the State's cost for the benefits 
26of that
person.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)


2 Section 15. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by 
3changing Section 9.1 as follows:

4 (20 ILCS 1605/9.1)
5 Sec. 9.1. Private manager and management agreement.
6 (a) As used in this Section:
7 "Offeror" means a person or group of persons that responds 
8to a request for qualifications under this Section.
9 "Request for qualifications" means all materials and 
10documents prepared by the Department to solicit the following 
11from offerors:
12  (1) Statements of qualifications.
13  (2) Proposals to enter into a management agreement, 
14 including the identity of any prospective vendor or 
15 vendors that the offeror intends to initially engage to 
16 assist the offeror in performing its obligations under the 
17 management agreement.
18 "Final offer" means the last proposal submitted by an 
19offeror in response to the request for qualifications, 
20including the identity of any prospective vendor or vendors 
21that the offeror intends to initially engage to assist the 
22offeror in performing its obligations under the management 
23agreement. 
24 "Final offeror" means the offeror ultimately selected by 
 
 
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1the Governor to be the private manager for the Lottery under 
2subsection (h) of this Section.
3 (b) By September 15, 2010, the Governor shall select a 
4private manager for the total management of the Lottery with 
5integrated functions, such as lottery game design, supply of 
6goods and services, and advertising and as specified in this 
7Section.
8 (c) Pursuant to the terms of this subsection, the 
9Department shall endeavor to expeditiously terminate the 
10existing contracts in support of the Lottery in effect on July 
1113, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-37) in 
12connection with the selection of the private manager. As part 
13of its obligation to terminate these contracts and select the 
14private manager, the Department shall establish a mutually 
15agreeable timetable to transfer the functions of existing 
16contractors to the private manager so that existing Lottery 
17operations are not materially diminished or impaired during 
18the transition. To that end, the Department shall do the 
19following:
20  (1) where such contracts contain a provision 
21 authorizing termination upon notice, the Department shall 
22 provide notice of termination to occur upon the mutually 
23 agreed timetable for transfer of functions;
24  (2) upon the expiration of any initial term or renewal 
25 term of the current Lottery contracts, the Department 
26 shall not renew such contract for a term extending beyond 
 
 
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1 the mutually agreed timetable for transfer of functions; 
2 or
3  (3) in the event any current contract provides for 
4 termination of that contract upon the implementation of a 
5 contract with the private manager, the Department shall 
6 perform all necessary actions to terminate the contract on 
7 the date that coincides with the mutually agreed timetable 
8 for transfer of functions.
9 If the contracts to support the current operation of the 
10Lottery in effect on July 13, 2009 (the effective date of 
11Public Act 96-34) are not subject to termination as provided 
12for in this subsection (c), then the Department may include a 
13provision in the contract with the private manager specifying 
14a mutually agreeable methodology for incorporation.
15 (c-5) The Department shall include provisions in the 
16management agreement whereby the private manager shall, for a 
17fee, and pursuant to a contract negotiated with the Department 
18(the "Employee Use Contract"), utilize the services of current 
19Department employees to assist in the administration and 
20operation of the Lottery. The Department shall be the employer 
21of all such bargaining unit employees assigned to perform such 
22work for the private manager, and such employees shall be 
23State employees, as defined by the Personnel Code. Department 
24employees shall operate under the same employment policies, 
25rules, regulations, and procedures, as other employees of the 
26Department. In addition, neither historical representation 
 
 
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1rights under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, nor 
2existing collective bargaining agreements, shall be disturbed 
3by the management agreement with the private manager for the 
4management of the Lottery. 
5 (d) The management agreement with the private manager 
6shall include all of the following:
7  (1) A term not to exceed 10 years, including any 
8 renewals.
9  (2) A provision specifying that the Department:
10   (A) shall exercise actual control over all 
11 significant business decisions; 
12   (A-5) has the authority to direct or countermand 
13 operating decisions by the private manager at any 
14 time;
15   (B) has ready access at any time to information 
16 regarding Lottery operations;
17   (C) has the right to demand and receive 
18 information from the private manager concerning any 
19 aspect of the Lottery operations at any time; and
20   (D) retains ownership of all trade names, 
21 trademarks, and intellectual property associated with 
22 the Lottery.
23  (3) A provision imposing an affirmative duty on the 
24 private manager to provide the Department with material 
25 information and with any information the private manager 
26 reasonably believes the Department would want to know to 
 
 
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1 enable the Department to conduct the Lottery.
2  (4) A provision requiring the private manager to 
3 provide the Department with advance notice of any 
4 operating decision that bears significantly on the public 
5 interest, including, but not limited to, decisions on the 
6 kinds of games to be offered to the public and decisions 
7 affecting the relative risk and reward of the games being 
8 offered, so the Department has a reasonable opportunity to 
9 evaluate and countermand that decision.
10  (5) A provision providing for compensation of the 
11 private manager that may consist of, among other things, a 
12 fee for services and a performance based bonus as 
13 consideration for managing the Lottery, including terms 
14 that may provide the private manager with an increase in 
15 compensation if Lottery revenues grow by a specified 
16 percentage in a given year.
17  (6) (Blank).
18  (7) A provision requiring the deposit of all Lottery 
19 proceeds to be deposited into the State Lottery Fund 
20 except as otherwise provided in Section 20 of this Act.
21  (8) A provision requiring the private manager to 
22 locate its principal office within the State.
23  (8-5) A provision encouraging that at least 20% of the 
24 cost of contracts entered into for goods and services by 
25 the private manager in connection with its management of 
26 the Lottery, other than contracts with sales agents or 
 
 
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1 technical advisors, be awarded to businesses that are a 
2 minority-owned business, a women-owned business, or a 
3 business owned by a person with disability, as those terms 
4 are defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, 
5 Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. 
6  (9) A requirement that so long as the private manager 
7 complies with all the conditions of the agreement under 
8 the oversight of the Department, the private manager shall 
9 have the following duties and obligations with respect to 
10 the management of the Lottery:
11   (A) The right to use equipment and other assets 
12 used in the operation of the Lottery.
13   (B) The rights and obligations under contracts 
14 with retailers and vendors.
15   (C) The implementation of a comprehensive security 
16 program by the private manager.
17   (D) The implementation of a comprehensive system 
18 of internal audits.
19   (E) The implementation of a program by the private 
20 manager to curb compulsive gambling by persons playing 
21 the Lottery.
22   (F) A system for determining (i) the type of 
23 Lottery games, (ii) the method of selecting winning 
24 tickets, (iii) the manner of payment of prizes to 
25 holders of winning tickets, (iv) the frequency of 
26 drawings of winning tickets, (v) the method to be used 
 
 
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1 in selling tickets, (vi) a system for verifying the 
2 validity of tickets claimed to be winning tickets, 
3 (vii) the basis upon which retailer commissions are 
4 established by the manager, and (viii) minimum 
5 payouts.
6  (10) A requirement that advertising and promotion must 
7 be consistent with Section 7.8a of this Act.
8  (11) A requirement that the private manager market the 
9 Lottery to those residents who are new, infrequent, or 
10 lapsed players of the Lottery, especially those who are 
11 most likely to make regular purchases on the Internet as 
12 permitted by law.
13  (12) A code of ethics for the private manager's 
14 officers and employees.
15  (13) A requirement that the Department monitor and 
16 oversee the private manager's practices and take action 
17 that the Department considers appropriate to ensure that 
18 the private manager is in compliance with the terms of the 
19 management agreement, while allowing the manager, unless 
20 specifically prohibited by law or the management 
21 agreement, to negotiate and sign its own contracts with 
22 vendors.
23  (14) A provision requiring the private manager to 
24 periodically file, at least on an annual basis, 
25 appropriate financial statements in a form and manner 
26 acceptable to the Department.
 
 
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1  (15) Cash reserves requirements.
2  (16) Procedural requirements for obtaining the prior 
3 approval of the Department when a management agreement or 
4 an interest in a management agreement is sold, assigned, 
5 transferred, or pledged as collateral to secure financing.
6  (17) Grounds for the termination of the management 
7 agreement by the Department or the private manager.
8  (18) Procedures for amendment of the agreement.
9  (19) A provision requiring the private manager to 
10 engage in an open and competitive bidding process for any 
11 procurement having a cost in excess of $50,000 that is not 
12 a part of the private manager's final offer. The process 
13 shall favor the selection of a vendor deemed to have 
14 submitted a proposal that provides the Lottery with the 
15 best overall value. The process shall not be subject to 
16 the provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code, unless 
17 specifically required by the management agreement.
18  (20) The transition of rights and obligations, 
19 including any associated equipment or other assets used in 
20 the operation of the Lottery, from the manager to any 
21 successor manager of the lottery, including the 
22 Department, following the termination of or foreclosure 
23 upon the management agreement.
24  (21) Right of use of copyrights, trademarks, and 
25 service marks held by the Department in the name of the 
26 State. The agreement must provide that any use of them by 
 
 
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1 the manager shall only be for the purpose of fulfilling 
2 its obligations under the management agreement during the 
3 term of the agreement.
4  (22) The disclosure of any information requested by 
5 the Department to enable it to comply with the reporting 
6 requirements and information requests provided for under 
7 subsection (p) of this Section. 
8 (e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 
9Department shall select a private manager through a 
10competitive request for qualifications process consistent with 
11Section 20-35 of the Illinois Procurement Code, which shall 
12take into account:
13  (1) the offeror's ability to market the Lottery to 
14 those residents who are new, infrequent, or lapsed players 
15 of the Lottery, especially those who are most likely to 
16 make regular purchases on the Internet;
17  (2) the offeror's ability to address the State's 
18 concern with the social effects of gambling on those who 
19 can least afford to do so;
20  (3) the offeror's ability to provide the most 
21 successful management of the Lottery for the benefit of 
22 the people of the State based on current and past business 
23 practices or plans of the offeror; and
24  (4) the offeror's poor or inadequate past performance 
25 in servicing, equipping, operating or managing a lottery 
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1 and attracting persons who are not currently regular 
2 players of a lottery.
3 (f) The Department may retain the services of an advisor 
4or advisors with significant experience in financial services 
5or the management, operation, and procurement of goods, 
6services, and equipment for a government-run lottery to assist 
7in the preparation of the terms of the request for 
8qualifications and selection of the private manager. Any 
9prospective advisor seeking to provide services under this 
10subsection (f) shall disclose any material business or 
11financial relationship during the past 3 years with any 
12potential offeror, or with a contractor or subcontractor 
13presently providing goods, services, or equipment to the 
14Department to support the Lottery. The Department shall 
15evaluate the material business or financial relationship of 
16each prospective advisor. The Department shall not select any 
17prospective advisor with a substantial business or financial 
18relationship that the Department deems to impair the 
19objectivity of the services to be provided by the prospective 
20advisor. During the course of the advisor's engagement by the 
21Department, and for a period of one year thereafter, the 
22advisor shall not enter into any business or financial 
23relationship with any offeror or any vendor identified to 
24assist an offeror in performing its obligations under the 
25management agreement. Any advisor retained by the Department 
26shall be disqualified from being an offeror.
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1shall not include terms in the request for qualifications that 
2provide a material advantage whether directly or indirectly to 
3any potential offeror, or any contractor or subcontractor 
4presently providing goods, services, or equipment to the 
5Department to support the Lottery, including terms contained 
6in previous responses to requests for proposals or 
7qualifications submitted to Illinois, another State or foreign 
8government when those terms are uniquely associated with a 
9particular potential offeror, contractor, or subcontractor. 
10The request for proposals offered by the Department on 
11December 22, 2008 as "LOT08GAMESYS" and reference number 
12"22016176" is declared void.
13 (g) The Department shall select at least 2 offerors as 
14finalists to potentially serve as the private manager no later 
15than August 9, 2010. Upon making preliminary selections, the 
16Department shall schedule a public hearing on the finalists' 
17proposals and provide public notice of the hearing at least 7 
18calendar days before the hearing. The notice must include all 
19of the following:
20  (1) The date, time, and place of the hearing.
21  (2) The subject matter of the hearing.
22  (3) A brief description of the management agreement to 
23 be awarded.
24  (4) The identity of the offerors that have been 
25 selected as finalists to serve as the private manager.
26  (5) The address and telephone number of the 
 
 
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1 Department.
2 (h) At the public hearing, the Department shall (i) 
3provide sufficient time for each finalist to present and 
4explain its proposal to the Department and the Governor or the 
5Governor's designee, including an opportunity to respond to 
6questions posed by the Department, Governor, or designee and 
7(ii) allow the public and non-selected offerors to comment on 
8the presentations. The Governor or a designee shall attend the 
9public hearing. After the public hearing, the Department shall 
10have 14 calendar days to recommend to the Governor whether a 
11management agreement should be entered into with a particular 
12finalist. After reviewing the Department's recommendation, the 
13Governor may accept or reject the Department's recommendation, 
14and shall select a final offeror as the private manager by 
15publication of a notice in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin 
16on or before September 15, 2010. The Governor shall include in 
17the notice a detailed explanation and the reasons why the 
18final offeror is superior to other offerors and will provide 
19management services in a manner that best achieves the 
20objectives of this Section. The Governor shall also sign the 
21management agreement with the private manager.
22 (i) Any action to contest the private manager selected by 
23the Governor under this Section must be brought within 7 
24calendar days after the publication of the notice of the 
25designation of the private manager as provided in subsection 
26(h) of this Section.
 
 
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1 (j) The Lottery shall remain, for so long as a private 
2manager manages the Lottery in accordance with provisions of 
3this Act, a Lottery conducted by the State, and the State shall 
4not be authorized to sell or transfer the Lottery to a third 
5party.
6 (k) Any tangible personal property used exclusively in 
7connection with the lottery that is owned by the Department 
8and leased to the private manager shall be owned by the 
9Department in the name of the State and shall be considered to 
10be public property devoted to an essential public and 
11governmental function.
12 (l) The Department may exercise any of its powers under 
13this Section or any other law as necessary or desirable for the 
14execution of the Department's powers under this Section.
15 (m) Neither this Section nor any management agreement 
16entered into under this Section prohibits the General Assembly 
17from authorizing forms of gambling that are not in direct 
18competition with the Lottery. The forms of gambling authorized 
19by Public Act 101-31 constitute authorized forms of gambling 
20that are not in direct competition with the Lottery.
21 (n) The private manager shall be subject to a complete 
22investigation in the third, seventh, and tenth years of the 
23agreement (if the agreement is for a 10-year term) by the 
24Department in cooperation with the Auditor General to 
25determine whether the private manager has complied with this 
26Section and the management agreement. The private manager 
 
 
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1shall bear the cost of an investigation or reinvestigation of 
2the private manager under this subsection.
3 (o) The powers conferred by this Section are in addition 
4and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. If 
5any other law or rule is inconsistent with this Section, 
6including, but not limited to, provisions of the Illinois 
7Procurement Code, then this Section controls as to any 
8management agreement entered into under this Section. This 
9Section and any rules adopted under this Section contain full 
10and complete authority for a management agreement between the 
11Department and a private manager. No law, procedure, 
12proceeding, publication, notice, consent, approval, order, or 
13act by the Department or any other officer, Department, 
14agency, or instrumentality of the State or any political 
15subdivision is required for the Department to enter into a 
16management agreement under this Section. This Section contains 
17full and complete authority for the Department to approve any 
18contracts entered into by a private manager with a vendor 
19providing goods, services, or both goods and services to the 
20private manager under the terms of the management agreement, 
21including subcontractors of such vendors.
22 Upon receipt of a written request from the Chief 
23Procurement Officer, the Department shall provide to the Chief 
24Procurement Officer a complete and un-redacted copy of the 
25management agreement or any contract that is subject to the 
26Department's approval authority under this subsection (o). The 
 
 
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1Department shall provide a copy of the agreement or contract 
2to the Chief Procurement Officer in the time specified by the 
3Chief Procurement Officer in his or her written request, but 
4no later than 5 business days after the request is received by 
5the Department. The Chief Procurement Officer must retain any 
6portions of the management agreement or of any contract 
7designated by the Department as confidential, proprietary, or 
8trade secret information in complete confidence pursuant to 
9subsection (g) of Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act. 
10The Department shall also provide the Chief Procurement 
11Officer with reasonable advance written notice of any contract 
12that is pending Department approval. 
13 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the 
14contrary, the Chief Procurement Officer shall adopt 
15administrative rules, including emergency rules, to establish 
16a procurement process to select a successor private manager if 
17a private management agreement has been terminated. The 
18selection process shall at a minimum take into account the 
19criteria set forth in items (1) through (4) of subsection (e) 
20of this Section and may include provisions consistent with 
21subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this Section. The Chief 
22Procurement Officer shall also implement and administer the 
23adopted selection process upon the termination of a private 
24management agreement. The Department, after the Chief 
25Procurement Officer certifies that the procurement process has 
26been followed in accordance with the rules adopted under this 
 
 
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1subsection (o), shall select a final offeror as the private 
2manager and sign the management agreement with the private 
3manager. 
4 Through June 30, 2022, except as provided in Sections 
521.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, 21.10, 21.11, 21.12, and 21.13 
6of this Act and Section 25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act, the 
7Department shall distribute all proceeds of lottery tickets 
8and shares sold in the following priority and manner:
9  (1) The payment of prizes and retailer bonuses.
10  (2) The payment of costs incurred in the operation and 
11 administration of the Lottery, including the payment of 
12 sums due to the private manager under the management 
13 agreement with the Department.
14  (3) On the last day of each month or as soon thereafter 
15 as possible, the State Comptroller shall direct and the 
16 State Treasurer shall transfer from the State Lottery Fund 
17 to the Common School Fund an amount that is equal to the 
18 proceeds transferred in the corresponding month of fiscal 
19 year 2009, as adjusted for inflation, to the Common School 
20 Fund.
21  (4) On or before September 30 of each fiscal year, 
22 deposit any estimated remaining proceeds from the prior 
23 fiscal year, subject to payments under items (1), (2), and 
24 (3), into the Capital Projects Fund. Beginning in fiscal 
25 year 2019, the amount deposited shall be increased or 
26 decreased each year by the amount the estimated payment 
 
 
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1 differs from the amount determined from each year-end 
2 financial audit. Only remaining net deficits from prior 
3 fiscal years may reduce the requirement to deposit these 
4 funds, as determined by the annual financial audit.
5 Beginning July 1, 2022, the Department shall distribute 
6all proceeds of lottery tickets and shares sold in the manner 
7and priority described in Section 9.3 of this Act, except that 
8the Department shall make the transfer into the Capital 
9Projects Fund that would have occurred under item (4) of this 
10subsection (o) on or before September 30, 2022, but for the 
11changes made to this subsection by Public Act 102-699. 
12 (p) The Department shall be subject to the following 
13reporting and information request requirements:
14  (1) the Department shall submit written quarterly 
15 reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on the 
16 activities and actions of the private manager selected 
17 under this Section;
18  (2) upon request of the Chief Procurement Officer, the 
19 Department shall promptly produce information related to 
20 the procurement activities of the Department and the 
21 private manager requested by the Chief Procurement 
22 Officer; the Chief Procurement Officer must retain 
23 confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information 
24 designated by the Department in complete confidence 
25 pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 7 of the Freedom of 
26 Information Act; and
 
 
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1  (3) at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the 
2 Department's fiscal year, the Department shall prepare an 
3 annual written report on the activities of the private 
4 manager selected under this Section and deliver that 
5 report to the Governor and General Assembly.
6(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 
7101-561, eff. 8-23-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 
84-19-22.)

9 Section 20. The State Finance Act is amended by changing 
10Section 6z-130, as added by Public Act 102-699, and Sections 
116z-114 and 8g-1 and by adding Sections 5.990 and 6z-138 as 
12follows:

13 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
14 Sec. 5.990. The Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention 
15and Response Fund.

16 (30 ILCS 105/6z-114)
17 Sec. 6z-114. The Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund; 
18creation. The Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund is created 
19as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations 
20to the Department of Human Services from the Fund, the 
21Department shall Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund 
22shall be used to make grants to Ronald McDonald House 
23Charities for services in Illinois.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 102-73, eff. 7-9-21.)

2 (30 ILCS 105/6z-134)
3 Sec. 6z-134 6z-130. Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund.
4 (a) The Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund is created as a special 
5fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by 
6the Department of Human Services for the purposes of 
7establishing and maintaining a statewide 9-8-8 suicide 
8prevention and mental health crisis system pursuant to the 
9National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, the Federal 
10Communication Commission's rules adopted on July 16, 2020, and 
11national guidelines for crisis care. The Fund shall consist 
12of:
13  (1) appropriations by the General Assembly;
14  (2) grants and gifts intended for deposit in the Fund;
15  (3) interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on

16 the Fund;
17  (4) moneys received from any other source that are

18 deposited in or transferred into the Fund.
19 (b) Moneys in the Fund:
20  (1) do not revert at the end of any State fiscal year

21 but remain available for the purposes of the Fund in 
22 subsequent State fiscal years; and
23  (2) are not subject to transfer to any other Fund or
to 
24 transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any other use or 
25 purpose outside of those specified in this Section.
 
 
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1 (c) An annual report of Fund deposits and expenditures 
2shall be made to the General Assembly and the Federal 
3Communications Commission.
4 (d) (Blank). In addition to any other transfers that may 
5be provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter 
6as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
7Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $5,000,000 from the 
8Statewide 9-1-1 Fund to the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund. 

9(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; revised 8-1-22.)

10 (30 ILCS 105/6z-138 new)
11 Sec. 6z-138. Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and 
12Response Fund.
13 (a) The Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and 
14Response Fund is created as a special fund in the State 
15treasury. The Fund may accept moneys from any lawful source. 
16Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited 
17into the Fund.
18 (b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Hate Crimes 
19and Bias Incident Prevention and Response Fund shall be used 
20by the Department of Human Rights, in its capacity as 
21administrator and fiscal agent for the Commission on 
22Discrimination and Hate Crimes, for operational and 
23administrative expenditures related to, as well as the award 
24of grants that support the eradication of, hate crimes and 
25bias incidents.
 
 
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1 (c) The Department of Human Rights shall adopt rules 
2establishing requirements for the distribution of grant moneys 
3and the determination of which persons or entities are 
4eligible for grants and may adopt any other rules necessary to 
5implement this Section and administer the Fund.

6 (30 ILCS 105/8g-1)
7 Sec. 8g-1. Fund transfers. 
8 (a) (Blank).

9 (b) (Blank).
10 (c) (Blank).
11 (d) (Blank).
12 (e) (Blank).
13 (f) (Blank).
14 (g) (Blank).
15 (h) (Blank).
16 (i) (Blank).
17 (j) (Blank).
18 (k) (Blank).
19 (l) (Blank).
20 (m) (Blank).
21 (n) (Blank).
22 (o) (Blank).
23 (p) (Blank).
24 (q) (Blank).
25 (r) (Blank).
 
 
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1 (s) (Blank).
2 (t) (Blank).
3 (u) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
4provided for by law, on July 1, 2021, or as soon thereafter as 
5practical, only as directed by the Director of the Governor's 
6Office of Management and Budget, the State Comptroller shall 
7direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of 
8$5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the DoIT Special 
9Projects Fund, and on June 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as 
10practical, but no later than June 30, 2022, the State 
11Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall 
12transfer the sum so transferred from the DoIT Special Projects 
13Fund to the General Revenue Fund.
14 (v) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
15provided for by law, on July 1, 2021, or as soon thereafter as 
16practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
17Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General 
18Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund.
19 (w) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
20provided for by law, on July 1, 2021, or as soon thereafter as 
21practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
22Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General 
23Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency 
24Fund.
25 (x) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
26provided for by law, at a time or times during Fiscal Year 2022 
 
 
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1as directed by the Governor, the State Comptroller shall 
2direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer up to a total of 
3$20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois 
4Sports Facilities Fund to be credited to the Advance Account 
5within the Fund. 
6 (y) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
7provided for by law, on June 15, 2021, or as soon thereafter as 
8practical, but no later than June 30, 2021, the State 
9Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall 
10transfer the sum of $100,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund 
11to the Technology Management Revolving Fund. 
12 (z) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
13provided for by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of 
14Public Act 102-699) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
15Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later 
16than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the 
17State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $148,000,000 from 
18the General Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
19 (aa) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
20provided for by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of 
21Public Act 102-699) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
22Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later 
23than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the 
24State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $180,000,000 from 
25the General Revenue Fund to the Rebuild Illinois Projects 
26Fund.
 
 
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1 (bb) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
2provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as 
3practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
4Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General 
5Revenue Fund to the Governor's Administrative Fund.
6 (cc) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
7provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as 
8practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
9Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General 
10Revenue Fund to the Grant Accountability and Transparency 
11Fund. 
12 (dd) (z) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
13provided by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of 
14Public Act 102-700) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
15Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later 
16than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the 
17State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $685,000,000 from 
18the General Revenue Fund to the Income Tax Refund Fund. Moneys 
19from this transfer shall be used for the purpose of making the 
20one-time rebate payments provided under Section 212.1 of the 
21Illinois Income Tax Act. 
22 (ee) (aa) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
23provided by law, beginning on April 19, 2022 (the effective 
24date of Public Act 102-700) this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
25General Assembly and until December 31, 2023, at the direction 
26of the Department of Revenue, the State Comptroller shall 
 
 
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1direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the General 
2Revenue Fund to the Income Tax Refund Fund any amounts needed 
3beyond the amounts transferred in subsection (dd) (z) to make 
4payments of the one-time rebate payments provided under 
5Section 212.1 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. 
6 (ff) (z) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
7provided for by law, on April 19, 2022 (the effective date of 
8Public Act 102-700) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
9Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, but no later 
10than June 30, 2022, the State Comptroller shall direct and the 
11State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $720,000,000 from 
12the General Revenue Fund to the Budget Stabilization Fund.
13 (gg) (aa) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
14provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as 
15practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
16Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $280,000,000 from the 
17General Revenue Fund to the Budget Stabilization Fund.
18 (hh) (bb) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
19provided for by law, on July 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as 
20practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
21Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $200,000,000 from the 
22General Revenue Fund to the Pension Stabilization Fund.
23 (ii) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
24provided for by law, on January 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter 
25as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
26Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $850,000,000 from the 
 
 
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1General Revenue Fund to the Budget Stabilization Fund.
2 (jj) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
3provided for by law, at a time or times during Fiscal Year 2023 
4as directed by the Governor, the State Comptroller shall 
5direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer up to a total of 
6$400,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Large 
7Business Attraction Fund.
8 (kk) In addition to any other transfers that may be 
9provided for by law, on January 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter 
10as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 
11Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $75,000,000 from the 
12General Revenue Fund to the Disaster Response and Recovery 
13Fund. 
14(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; 
15102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 
1640, Section 40-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 80, Section 
1780-5, eff. 4-19-22; revised 6-23-22.)

18 Section 25. The Budget Stabilization Act is amended by 
19changing Section 15 as follows:

20 (30 ILCS 122/15)

21 Sec. 15. Transfers to Budget Stabilization Fund.
In 
22furtherance of the State's objective for the Budget 
23Stabilization
Fund to have resources representing 7.5% 5% of 
24the State's annual general
funds revenues:


 
 
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1 (a) For each fiscal year when the General Assembly's

2appropriations and transfers or diversions as required by law

3from general funds do not exceed 99% of the
estimated general 
4funds revenues pursuant to subsection (a)
of Section 10, the 
5Comptroller shall transfer from the
General Revenue Fund as 
6provided by this Section a total
amount equal to 0.5% of the 
7estimated general funds revenues
to the Budget Stabilization 
8Fund.


9 (b) For each fiscal year when the General Assembly's

10appropriations and transfers or diversions as required by law

11from general funds do not exceed 98% of the
estimated general 
12funds revenues pursuant to subsection (b)
of Section 10, the 
13Comptroller shall transfer from the
General Revenue Fund as 
14provided by this Section a total
amount equal to 1% of the 
15estimated general funds revenues to
the Budget Stabilization 
16Fund.


17 (c) The Comptroller shall transfer 1/12 of the total

18amount to be transferred each fiscal year under this Section

19into the Budget Stabilization Fund on the first day of each

20month of that fiscal year or as soon thereafter as possible.

21The balance of the Budget Stabilization Fund shall not exceed 
227.5%
5% of the total of general funds revenues estimated for 
23that
fiscal year except as provided by subsection (d) of this 
24Section.


25 (d) If the balance of the Budget Stabilization Fund

26exceeds 7.5% 5% of the total general funds revenues estimated 
 
 
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1for that
fiscal year, the additional transfers are not 
2required unless there are
outstanding liabilities under 
3Section 25 of the State Finance Act from prior
fiscal years. If 
4there are such outstanding Section 25 liabilities, then the

5Comptroller shall continue to transfer 1/12 of the total 
6amount identified
for transfer to the Budget Stabilization 
7Fund on the first day of each month
of that fiscal year or as 
8soon thereafter as possible to be reserved for
those Section 
925 liabilities. Nothing in this Act prohibits the General

10Assembly from appropriating additional moneys into the Budget 
11Stabilization
Fund.


12 (e) On or before August 31 of each fiscal year, the amount

13determined to be transferred to the Budget Stabilization Fund 
14shall be
reconciled to actual general funds revenues for that 
15fiscal year. The
final transfer for each fiscal year shall be 
16adjusted so that the
total amount transferred under this 
17Section is equal to the percentage specified in subsection
(a) 
18or (b) of this Section, as applicable, based on actual
general 
19funds revenues calculated consistently with subsection (c) of

20Section 10 of this Act for each fiscal year.


21 (f) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006 and for each 
22fiscal
year thereafter, the budget proposal to the General 
23Assembly shall identify
liabilities incurred in a
prior fiscal 
24year under Section 25 of the State Finance Act and the budget

25proposal shall provide
funding as allowable pursuant to 
26subsection (d) of this Section, if
applicable.


 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 93-660, eff. 7-1-04; 94-839, eff. 6-6-06.)

2 Section 30. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
3changing Section 6 as follows:



4 (50 ILCS 705/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 506)



5 Sec. 6. Powers and duties of the Board; selection and 
6certification of schools. The Board shall select
and certify 
7schools within the State of
Illinois for the purpose of 
8providing basic training for probationary law enforcement

9officers, probationary county corrections officers, and
court 
10security officers and
of providing advanced or in-service 
11training for permanent law enforcement officers
or permanent

12county corrections officers, which schools may be either 
13publicly or
privately owned and operated. In addition, the 
14Board has the following
power and duties:

15  a. To require law enforcement agencies to furnish such 
16 reports and
information as the Board deems necessary to 
17 fully implement this Act.

18  b. To establish appropriate mandatory minimum 
19 standards
relating to the training of probationary local 
20 law enforcement officers
or probationary county 
21 corrections officers, and in-service training of permanent 
22 law enforcement officers.

23  c. To provide appropriate certification to those 
24 probationary
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1 prescribed minimum standard basic
training course.

2  d. To review and approve annual training curriculum 
3 for county sheriffs.

4  e. To review and approve applicants to ensure that no 
5 applicant is admitted
to a certified academy unless the 
6 applicant is a person of good character
and has not been 
7 convicted of, found guilty of, entered a plea of guilty 
8 to, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a felony 
9 offense, any of the
misdemeanors in Sections 11-1.50, 
10 11-6, 11-6.5, 11-6.6, 11-9.1, 11-9.1B, 11-14, 11-14.1, 
11 11-30, 12-2, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5, 16-1,
17-1, 17-2, 
12 26.5-1, 26.5-2, 26.5-3, 28-3, 29-1, any misdemeanor in 
13 violation of any Section of Part E of Title III of the 
14 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or 
15 subsection (a) of Section 17-32 of the Criminal Code of 
16 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or Section 5 or 5.2 of 
17 the Cannabis Control Act, or a crime involving
moral

18 turpitude under the laws of this State or any other state 
19 which if
committed in this State would be punishable as a 
20 felony or a crime of
moral turpitude, or any felony or 
21 misdemeanor in violation of federal law or the law of any 
22 state that is the equivalent of any of the offenses 
23 specified therein. The Board may appoint investigators who 
24 shall enforce
the duties conferred upon the Board by this 
25 Act.

26  For purposes of this paragraph e, a person is 
 
 
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1 considered to have been convicted of, found guilty of, or 
2 entered a plea of guilty to, plea of nolo contendere to 
3 regardless of whether the adjudication of guilt or 
4 sentence is withheld or not entered thereon. This includes 
5 sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first 
6 offender probation, or any similar disposition provided 
7 for by law. 
8  f. To establish statewide standards for minimum 
9 standards regarding regular mental health screenings for 
10 probationary and permanent police officers, ensuring that 
11 counseling sessions and screenings remain confidential. 
12  g. To review and ensure all law enforcement officers 
13 remain in compliance with this Act, and any administrative 
14 rules adopted under this Act.
15  h. To suspend any certificate for a definite period, 
16 limit or restrict any certificate, or revoke any 
17 certificate.
18  i. The Board and the Panel shall have power to secure 
19 by its subpoena and bring before it any person or entity in 
20 this State and to take testimony either orally or by 
21 deposition or both with the same fees and mileage and in 
22 the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial 
23 proceedings in civil cases in circuit courts of this 
24 State. The Board and the Panel shall also have the power to 
25 subpoena the production of documents, papers, files, 
26 books, documents, and records, whether in physical or 
 
 
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1 electronic form, in support of the charges and for 
2 defense, and in connection with a hearing or 
3 investigation.
4  j. The Executive Director, the administrative law 
5 judge designated by the Executive Director, and each 
6 member of the Board and the Panel shall have the power to 
7 administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing that the 
8 Board is authorized to conduct under this Act and any 
9 other oaths required or authorized to be administered by 
10 the Board under this Act.
11  k. In case of the neglect or refusal of any person to 
12 obey a subpoena issued by the Board and the Panel, any 
13 circuit court, upon application of the Board and the 
14 Panel, through the Illinois Attorney General, may order 
15 such person to appear before the Board and the Panel give 
16 testimony or produce evidence, and any failure to obey 
17 such order is punishable by the court as a contempt 
18 thereof. This order may be served by personal delivery, by 
19 email, or by mail to the address of record or email address 
20 of record. 
21  l. The Board shall have the power to administer state 
22 certification examinations. Any and all records related to 
23 these examinations, including, but not limited to, test 
24 questions, test formats, digital files, answer responses, 
25 answer keys, and scoring information shall be exempt from 
26 disclosure. 
 
 
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1  m. To make grants, subject to appropriation, to units

2 of local government and public institutions of higher 
3 education for the purposes of hiring and retaining law 
4 enforcement officers. 
5(Source: P.A. 101-187, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, Article 10, 
6Section 10-143, eff. 7-1-21; 101-652, Article 25, Section 
725-40, eff. 1-1-22; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 102-694, eff. 
81-7-22.)

9 Section 35. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by 
10adding Section 3-4.1 as follows:

11 (235 ILCS 5/3-4.1 new)
12 Sec. 3-4.1. Obtaining evidence. The State Commission has 
13the power to expend sums that the Executive Director deems 
14necessary for the purchase of evidence and for the employment 
15of persons to obtain evidence. The sums shall be advanced to 
16employees authorized by the Executive Director to expend 
17funds, on vouchers signed by the Executive Director.
18 In addition, the Executive Director is authorized to 
19maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with any 
20State banking corporation or corporations organized under or 
21subject to the Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and 
22withdrawal of moneys to be used solely for the purchase of 
23evidence and for the employment of persons to obtain evidence. 
24No check may be written on nor any withdrawal made from such an 
 
 
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1account except on the written signature of 2 persons 
2designated by the Executive Director to write those checks and 
3make those withdrawals. The balance of moneys on deposit in 
4any such account shall not exceed $25,000 at any time, nor 
5shall any one check written on or single withdrawal made from 
6any such account exceed $25,000. 

7 Section 40. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by 
8changing Section 7-101 as follows:




9 (775 ILCS 5/7-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 7-101)



10 Sec. 7-101. Powers and Duties. In addition to other powers 
11and duties
prescribed in this Act, the Department shall have 
12the following powers:

13 (A) Rules and Regulations. To adopt, promulgate, amend, 
14and rescind rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the 
15provisions of this Act pursuant
to the Illinois Administrative 
16Procedure Act.

17 (B) Charges. To issue, receive, investigate, conciliate, 
18settle, and dismiss
charges filed in conformity with this Act.

19 (C) Compulsory Process. To request subpoenas as it deems 
20necessary for
its investigations.

21 (D) Complaints. To file complaints with the Commission in 
22conformity
with this Act.

23 (E) Judicial Enforcement. To seek temporary relief and to 
24enforce orders
of the Commission in conformity with this Act.

 
 
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1 (F) Equal Employment Opportunities. To take such action as 
2may be authorized
to provide for equal employment 
3opportunities and affirmative action.

4 (G) Recruitment; Research; Public Communication; Advisory 
5Councils. To
engage in such recruitment, research and public 
6communication and create
such advisory councils as may be 
7authorized to effectuate the purposes of
this Act.

8 (H) Coordination with other Agencies. To coordinate its

9activities with federal, state, and local agencies in 
10conformity with this Act.

11 (I) Public Grants; Private Gifts.
12  (1) To accept public grants and private
gifts as may 
13 be authorized.
14  (2) To design grant programs and award grants to 
15 eligible recipients. 

16 (J) Education and Training. To implement a formal and 
17unbiased program
of education and training for all employees 
18assigned to investigate and
conciliate charges under Articles 
197A and 7B. The training program shall
include the following:


20  (1) substantive and procedural aspects of the 
21 investigation and
conciliation positions;


22  (2) current issues in human rights law and practice;


23  (3) lectures by specialists in substantive areas 
24 related to human
rights matters;


25  (4) orientation to each operational unit of the 
26 Department and Commission;


 
 
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1  (5) observation of experienced Department 
2 investigators and attorneys
conducting conciliation 
3 conferences, combined with the opportunity to
discuss 
4 evidence presented and rulings made;


5  (6) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the 
6 Department investigator
and conciliation conference 
7 attorney to issue judgments as a means to
evaluating 
8 knowledge and writing ability;


9  (7) writing skills;


10  (8) computer skills, including but not limited to word 
11 processing and
document management.

12 A formal, unbiased and ongoing professional development 
13program
including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas 
14shall be implemented
to keep Department investigators and 
15attorneys informed of recent
developments and issues and to 
16assist them in maintaining and enhancing
their professional 
17competence.

18(Source: P.A. 99-74, eff. 7-20-15.)



19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.".