Bill Sponsor
Illinois House Bill 4412
Session 102nd
Telehealth-Athletic Trainers
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jan 27, 2023
Sponsors
Democrat
Robyn Gabel
Democrat
William Cunningham
First Action
Jan 7, 2022
Latest Action
Jan 27, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
4412
State
Illinois
Session
102nd
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
Concurrence, Amendment 4
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Amends the Telehealth Act. Provides that the definition of "health care professional" includes athletic trainers. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 150/5 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 430/20-5 20 ILCS 5/5-222 20 ILCS 605/1105 new 20 ILCS 730/5-5 20 ILCS 730/5-40 20 ILCS 3855/1-70 55 ILCS 5/5-12020 220 ILCS 5/8-402.2 220 ILCS 5/16-107.7 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Director of the Executive Ethics Commission shall be appointed for a term of 2 years for appointments made before the effective date of the amendatory Act and for a term of 4 years for appointments made on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Power Agency must have at least 10 years (rather than 15 years) of combined experience in the electric industry. Provides that the Director must have experience with the renewable energy industry and an understanding of the programs established by Public Act 102-662 intended to promote equity in the renewable energy industry. Amends the Energy Transition Act. Provides that the definition of "community-based organizations" means an organization that, among other requirements, utilizes at least one training facility in the community or region it serves (rather than having at least one main operating office in the community or region it serves). Provides that, in provisions concerning the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program, an eligible organization may serve as the designated Climate Works Hub for all 5 regions of the Climate Works Hub. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that for terms beginning on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall receive an annual salary in an amount equal to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency's annual salary (rather than $100,000). Amends the Counties Code. Provides that there shall be at least one public hearing during which public comment shall be taken regarding the application for siting approval or a special use permit for a commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility. Provides that the public hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act and shall be held not more than 45 days after the filing of an application for siting approval or a special use permit for a commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility. Provides that the county shall make its decision not more than 30 days after the conclusion of the public hearing. Removes a provision that allows any part of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 to continue in effect notwithstanding the provision. Provides that a county with an existing zoning ordinance in conflict with the provisions shall amend such zoning ordinance to be in compliance within 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Specifies setback requirements, restrictions on blade tip height, sound limitations, and other restrictions on and regulations for commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities. Includes other provisions limiting a county's ability to regulate commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, and grants counties certain other powers in the regulation of commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that each utility's Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment program shall include the following requirements: each utility shall retain a copy of each Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment report; the Illinois Power Agency shall promptly make the results of each Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment available for public inspection on its website; and utilities shall prioritize the completion of Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessments for schools located within environmental justice communities or schools that are categorized as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 school based on the lasts annual evidence-based funding distribution process by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately. Provides that an electric utility serving adversely impacted residential and small commercial customers shall notify the Illinois Commerce Commission of the same and provide the results of the calculations set forth in the provisions concerning assisting qualifying customers through a power price mitigation rebate. Provides that any electric utility that provides notice to the commission of qualification under the provisions concerning the power price mitigation rebate shall concurrently file a tariff with the Commission that provides for a monthly rebate credit to be given to all residential and small commercial customers. Provides that the tariff shall provide that the total funds appropriated by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall be divided equally and issued to all of its active residential and small commercial customers. Provides that the Commission shall have 5 days from the date an electric utility files the tariff to review the tariff for compliance, and the tariff shall go into effect no later than 7 days from the original tariff filing date or one day from the date of any compliance filing. Provides that upon receipt of notice from the Commission, the Department shall transfer $200,000,000 to the eligible electric utility serving adversely impacted residential and small commercial customers. Provides that each electric utility providing a monthly rebate credit to its customers shall include a statement as part of a bill insert reflecting a monthly rebate credit to customers. Provides that an electric utility with a tariff shall be entitled to recover the reasonable and prudent expenses incurred and shall have an obligation to provide monthly rebate credits to customers only to the extent there are funds available to the utility to provide monthly rebate credits. Makes a conforming change in the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Removes the changes to the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act by removing language providing that the Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall be appointed by a majority of the commissioners of the Executive Ethics commission, subject to Senate confirmation, for a term of 2 years for appointments made before the effective date of the amendatory Act and for a term of 4 years for appointments made on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. In the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law, provides that subject to appropriation from such funds made available (rather than just subject to appropriation), the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall transfer $200,000,000 to an eligible electric utility serving adversely impacted residential and small commercial customers pursuant to provisions concerning the power price mitigation rebate. In the Energy Transition Act: removes changes to the definition of "community-based organizations"; and removes language providing that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall initially select a community-based provider in each region and shall subsequently select a community-based provider in each region every 3 years. In the Public Utilities Act: removes language providing that each utility must retain a copy of each Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment report; provides that the results of each Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment shall be memorialized by the utility or by a third party acting on behalf of the utility in a usable report form that includes recommendations and redacts all confidential information and shall be provided to the applicable public school; provides that each utility shall be required to retain a copy of each Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment report and to provide copies of each usable report to the Agency and the Illinois Capital Development Board within 3 months of its completion; in provisions concerning the power price mitigation, provides that the tariff shall provide that the monthly rebate credit will be reflected on customer bills beginning at the start of a monthly billing period and continue through the October (instead of the May) 2023 billing period; and deletes language providing that, upon receipt of notice from the Commission, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall transfer $200,000,000 to the eligible electric utility serving adversely impacted residential and small commercial customers.
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