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100th General Assembly

HB 156 - Creates an assessment freeze homestead exemption for persons receiving federal Supplemental Security Income. Provides that the maximum amount of the senior citizens homestead exemption shall be $6,000 (currently, $5,000). Provides that the maximum amount of the general homestead exemption is $8,000 in all counties (currently, $7,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $6,000 in all other counties). Provides that the standard homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities also applies to veterans who are 75 years of age or older, and makes changes concerning the minimum level of disability and the definition of "surviving spouse". Creates a statewide long-time occupant homestead exemption. (Co-Sponsor)

HB 230 - Requires each public university in this State to admit first-time freshman applicants as undergraduate students if the applicant graduated with a grade point average in the top 10% of the student's high school graduating class in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission.  Provides that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is not required to offer admission to applicants who qualify for automatic admission in excess of the number required to fill 75% of the university's enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students in an academic year. Provides for additional preparation for college, student outreach, and rulemaking. (Co-Sponsor)

HB 243 - Creates the police training academy job training program. Requires any school district with a high school to establish a partnership with a local police department, county sheriff, or police training academy to establish a jobs training program for high school students. Creates the police training academy job training scholarship program. Grants students who have received a scholarship access to any needed noncredit remedial courses in order to ensure academic success, as well as access to a student retention program offered by the public institution, including, but not limited to, CHANCE programs. (Co-Sponsor)

HB 456 - Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to award grants to students in financial need whose household income is less than the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and who are enrolled for at least 15 credit hours in a public university. Co-Sponsor)

HB 780 - Provides that no candidate for President or Vice President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot if that candidate has not filed copies of all of his or her tax returns with the State Board of Elections at least 50 days prior to the general election. (Co-Sponsor)

HB 816 - Provides for registration under the Act of a person convicted of a battery when the court: (1) finds that the battery was sexually motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act; and (2) in its discretion requires the person to register under the Act. (Co-Sponsor)

HB 1252 - Provides that every public elementary school shall include in its 6th, 7th, and 8th grade curriculum, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, a unit of instruction studying civics. Sets forth requirements for the unit of instruction. Allows school districts to utilize private funding available for the purposes of offering civics education. (Co-Sponsor)

HB 2462 – Equal Pay Act-Wage History. Prohibits an employer from: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, (ii) requiring that an applicant's prior wages satisfy minimum or maximum criteria, and (iii) requesting or requiring as a condition of being interviewed or as a condition of continuing to be considered for an offer of employment that an applicant disclose prior wages or salary. Prohibits an employer from seeking the salary, including benefits or other compensation or salary history, of a job applicant from any current or former employer. Limits defenses. Provides for penalties and injunctive relief. (Co-Sponsor)

HB 2663 – Early Childhood Program- Provides that early childhood programs receiving State Board of Education grants for preschool educational programs shall prohibit the expulsion of children. Provides instead that when persistent and serious challenging behaviors emerge, the early childhood program shall document steps taken to ensure that the child can participate safely in the program and utilize a range of community resources.  Amends the Child Care Act of 1969 to require the Department of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development and the State Board of Education, to adopt rules prohibiting the use of expulsion due to a child's persistent and serious challenging behaviors in licensed day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. (Co-Sponsor)