Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of the term "employment".

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Consumer Legal Funding Act. Provides that it shall be grounds for disciplinary action if any fact or condition exists that, if it had existed at the time of the original application for the license, would have warranted the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation in refusing to originally issue the license. Provides that a licensee who is found to have committed any unfair, deceptive, or abusive business practice shall be subject to a fine that shall not exceed $75,000 for each separate count of offense. Provides that an administrative review of specified actions taken by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall provide for, at a minimum, the appointment of a hearing officer other than a regular employee of the Division of Financial Institutions (rather than an employee of the Department). Makes a change in provisions concerning definitions and the scope of consumer legal funding licenses.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In a provision prohibiting a third-party retailer delivery licensee and certain other persons from holding a direct or indirect financial or beneficial interest in any other business licensed under the Act, excludes interests in State-licensed retailers. Provides that the issuance and regulation of a third-party retailer delivery license is an exclusive power and function of the State and preempts home rule powers. Removes language providing that the issuance and regulation of a third-party retailer delivery license is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Provides that a third-party retailer delivery licensee is liable for any sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor by its delivery agents to intoxicated persons or persons under the age of 21. Removes language concerning the retailer licensee's responsibility for ensuring that the third-party retailer delivery licensee advertises the identical price for alcoholic liquor sold by the retailer licensee. Makes other changes in provisions concerning requirements for the delivery of alcoholic liquor by third-party retailer licensees. Provides that a retailer engaged in the delivery of alcoholic liquor may request a waiver of certain BASSET requirements. Excludes reasonable compensation provided to a delivery person pursuant to customary delivery practices from a provision prohibiting the compensation of delivery personnel on the basis of a completed delivery.

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision allowing a service retirement pensioner to be re-employed as a teacher for a specified number of days without cancellation of the service retirement pension, provides that if a service retirement pensioner works more than the number of days allowed under that provision in any school year, the service retirement pension benefit shall be withheld on a pro rata basis for each day worked in excess of the number of days allowed. Provides that if a pensioner who only teaches drivers education courses after regular school hours works more than 900 hours in any school year, the service retirement pension benefit shall be withheld on a pro rata basis for each period of 7.5 hours in excess of 900 hours. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are retroactive to July 1, 2020. Provides that all service retirement pensioners whose service retirement pensions were cancelled as a result of re-employment as a teacher during the period of July 1, 2020 through the effective date of the amendatory Act shall have their overpayments recalculated on a pro rata basis consistent with the changes made by the amendatory Act, and the difference between the initial overpayment and the recalculated overpayment shall be refunded to those service retirement pensioners with interest. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to provisions requiring Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) to make payments for emergency services. Requires an MCO to pay any provider of emergency services, including inpatient stabilization services provided during the inpatient stabilization period, that does not have in effect a contract with the MCO. Defines "inpatient stabilization period" to mean the initial 72 hours of inpatient stabilization services, beginning from the date and time of the order for inpatient admission to the hospital. Provides that when determining payment for all emergency services, including inpatient stabilization services provided during the inpatient stabilization period, the MCO shall: (i) not impose any service authorization requirements, including, but not limited to, prior authorization, prior approval, pre-certification, concurrent review, or certification of admission; (ii) have no obligation to cover emergency services provided on an emergency basis that are not covered services under the MCO's contract with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and (iii) not condition coverage for emergency services on the treating provider notifying the MCO of the enrollee's emergency medical screening examination and treatment within 10 days after presentation for emergency services. Provides that the determination of the attending emergency physician, or the practitioner responsible for the enrollee's care at the hospital, of whether an enrollee requires inpatient stabilization services, can be stabilized in the outpatient setting, or is sufficiently stabilized for discharge or transfer to another facility, shall be binding on the MCO. Provides that an MCO shall not reimburse inpatient stabilization services billed on an inpatient institutional claim under the outpatient reimbursement methodology and shall not reimburse providers for emergency services in cases of fraud. Requires the Department to impose sanctions on an MCO for noncompliance, including, but not limited to, financial penalties, suspension of enrollment of new enrollees, and termination of the MCO's contract with the Department. Effective immediately.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2025 (rather than January 1, 2020), the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse Children's Community-Based Health Care Centers at the lower of their usual and customary charge to the public or at the Department rate of $1500 (rather than $950). Effective January 1, 2025.

Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning holidays, provides that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel employee, on account of any legal or special holiday during which time the employee is contractually employed (instead of on account of any legal or special holiday in which that employee would have otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special holiday).

Appropriates the amount of $536,400 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to Connections for Abused Women and their Children. Effective July 1, 2024.

Amends the Department of Human Services Act and the State Finance Act. Creates the Support Immigrant Labor Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department shall award grants to community-based organizations in Illinois for the purpose of providing free assistance to newly arrived immigrants in Illinois in applying for and obtaining work permits, for providing funding for all or a portion of all costs and fees associated with an application for such work permit, and providing for free representation in any legal matters with such application. Provides that moneys received for this Fund, including, but not limited to, income tax checkoff receipts and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Provides that interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund. Provides that funds shall supplement, not supplant, other existing or new federal, State, or local sources of funding for these services. Provides that any new federal funding received shall supplement and not supplant funding for this program.

Amends the Right of Publicity Act. Grants additional enforcement rights and remedies to recording artists. Provides for the liability of any person who materially contributes to, induces, or otherwise facilitates a violation of a specified provision of the Act by another party after having reason to know that the other party is in violation. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence". Changes the definition of "commercial purpose" and "identity".

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the State-funded Watershed Grant Program. Allows a person who has applied for a grant that is financed under a specified provision of the federal Water Pollution Control Act to obtain financial assistance to cover up to 50% of the 40% nonfederal match that the applicant is required to supply in order to obtain financial assistance for a nonpoint source project under the cited provision of the federal Water Pollution Control Act. Establishes the Watershed Protection Grant Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules to implement and administer the program. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Watershed Protection Grant Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective July 1, 2024.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Extends the date to file a charge from 300 calendar days to 3 years for an alleged violation under the Act except for the Real Estate Transactions Article.

Mourns the death of Daniel Kosiba of Niles.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Requires the same increase for front-line personnel employed at community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Removes a provision making parents monetarily liable for the cost of care and training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services for children placed with the Department under a voluntary placement agreement. Instead provides that the Department shall adopt rules no later than January 1, 2026 regarding referral of Title IV-E foster care maintenance cases to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for child support enforcement services under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State that in order to preserve the financial security of a child's parent seeking reunification, the Department will not refer cases for child support enforcement services or seek an assignment of rights of child support regarding any child prior to the permanency goal of return home being ruled out by the court in accordance with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Permits the Department to refer cases for child support enforcement services, consistent with rules, after the permanency goal of return home has been ruled out by the court in accordance with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Requires the Department to adopt rules by January 1, 2026 establishing additional policies or criteria to consider to ensure compliance with this Section and federal law regarding referral for child support enforcement or assignment of rights of child support for children where a return home goal has been ruled out in accordance with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. In a provision concerning liability for parents or guardians who make false written declarations to the Department concerning their income or ability to pay for their children's Department-sponsored care and training, provides that such parents and guardians will be liable to Department to the extent liability is consistent with the standards and rules set forth in the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.