Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning payment under the Medicaid program for obligations incurred but not paid for at the time of a recipient's death.

Amends the School Code. Allows a board of education to enter into a contract, of no longer than 3 months in duration, with a third party for non-instructional services currently performed by an employee or bargaining unit member in an emergency situation that threatens the safety or health of the school district's students or staff or in the event of a disaster as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act (instead of for the purpose of augmenting the current workforce in an emergency situation that threatens the safety or health of the school district's students). Provides that if, at the end of the contract, the Governor or the Director of Public Health has declared a disaster and all or part of the territory of the school district is covered by such a declaration, then the school board may renew the contract for a term of no longer than 3 months. Provides that changes made by Public Act 95-241 do not apply to a school board if the school district's most recent final percent of adequacy under the evidence-based funding formula provisions is less than 85%. Allows a school board whose most recent final percent of adequacy is less than 85% to enter into a third-party contract for non-instructional services currently performed by an employee or bargaining unit member or lay off an educational support personnel employee, provided that the affected employee receives written notice of the removal or dismissal at least 30 days before the employee is removed or dismissed.

Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois and the Pyrotechnic Use Act. Provides that "fireworks" and "consumer fireworks" do not include handheld or ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and nonaerial, sometimes producing a crackling or whistling effect, and containing 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes (rather than only sparklers) or wood stick or wire sparklers containing not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item. Effective January 1, 2024.

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. In provisions concerning a health care employer or long-term care facility hiring individuals convicted of committing or attempting to commit various specified offenses, adds substantially equivalent offenses under the laws of any other state or of the laws of the United States, as verified by court records, records from a state agency, or an Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records check. In provisions concerning fingerprint-based criminal history records, provides that fingerprints submitted shall be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that fingerprints shall be checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases now and hereafter filed, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint databases (instead of fingerprints submitted shall be checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Illinois State Police criminal history record databases). Provides that fee charged for conducting the criminal history records check shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of Illinois convictions and shall forward the national criminal history record information to the department or agency. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall forward the applicant's fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall request that the Federal Bureau of Investigation conduct a national criminal history pertaining to the applicant.

Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill, but provides that the water safety instruction must incorporate evidence-based water safety instructional materials and resources (instead of the water safety instructional materials and resources developed by the American Red Cross and the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project or by a district-approved source). Effective immediately.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims for its FY24 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2023.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Northeastern Illinois University for its FY24 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2023.

Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Provides that in examinations for law enforcement personnel, the Illinois residence requirement shall be waived.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for its FY24 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2023.