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Legislation banning corporal punishment in Illinois’ private schools passed out of the Illinois House. The bill, which now heads to the Illinois Senate, would amend the School Code to implement the same restrictions on corporal punishment in private schools that all Illinois public schools are already subject to. State Rep. Margaret Croke is carrying the legislation.
A measure now in the Illinois House says the Illinois Emergency Management Agency would be able to do “all things necessary, incidental, or appropriate for the implementation” of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
Opponents of Senate Bill 3434 said Illinois’ emergency authority continues under the Pritzker administration and giving more power lacks proper oversight. State Sen. Win Stoller, R-Germantown Hills, said the bill grants extraordinary power to the department’s rulemaking authority and bypasses the legislature. […]
“IEMA handles emergency management and I think what we are trying to get addressed in this bill is as those incidences come up and as things happen we want to be able to have the authority to be able to move with flexibility and move swiftly,” said [Sen. Celina Villanueva].
The measure passed the Illinois Senate last week and can now be taken up in the Illinois House.
FanDuel Sportsbook is urging customers to reach out to state lawmakers in an effort to stop the proposed tax hike on Illinois sports betting.
As part of his recent budget proposal, Gov. JB Pritzker suggested increasing the tax rate on Illinois sports betting to 35% from 15%.
The FanDuel app alert went out to Illinois customers over the weekend. […]
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe explained to LSR the operator’s general stance on sports betting tax rate increases.
“Our government affairs teams do a really good job of trying to educate the regulators on how to get that balance right, because at the end of the day, the revenue to the state is really important,” Howe told LSR.
Here’s the popup from FanDuel…
Arguing people are “pleading guilty to offenses that they otherwise would not be pleading to,” Northwestern University Child and Family Justice Center attorney Stephanie Kollman is backing legislation designed to bring equity to the criminal justice system. […]
Filed by Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, and coming in the wake of a 2021 study commissioned by the Illinois Supreme Court that found issues ranging from a deficit in overall funding to a lack of independence from political influence within the system, the so-called Office of Public Defense Trial Support bill also seeks to create a statewide office that offers public defenders greater support and resources as they strive to defend the often indigent criminal defendants they represent.
While Harmon is pushing to see the bill become law by the end of the ongoing spring session, between now and then Kollman is hoping to see even more tweaks made to it in the name of fairness and equity.
“What’s being proposed is sort of a broad start,” she added. “What would be a more robust approach would be to ensure that defenders are structurally independent of the judicial branch.”
* Rep. Mary Beth Canty…
A measure streamlining and strengthening laws preventing sexual exploitation of minors, spearheaded by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, recently passed the House with strong bipartisan support.
“Our current laws protecting children and other vulnerable people from exploitation need to be stronger,” said Canty. “This measure will shore up loopholes for disgusting crimes like grooming, which puts too many of our kids at risk. We are taking an essential step to making Illinois a safer place to live and raise a family.”
House Bill 2458 requires a number of technical changes to various Illinois laws against sexual exploitation and grooming. It also upgrades grooming from a class 4 to a class 3 felony, offenses that are more likely to be prosecuted. The bill has the support of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association and the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and it passed with strong bipartisan support and will soon be heard in the Senate.
* WICS…
Mental health advocates said the shortage of social workers in the state is still ongoing and is affecting access to services. This comes as lawmakers are trying to pass three bills aimed to help recruit and maintain social workers.
The National Association of Social Workers said the shortage of licensed professionals has been going on for years. They’re hoping that new legislation going through the General Assembly could help recruit and retain social workers across the state. […]
SB3779 would allow a licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker to have and administer opioid antagonists. SB2222 could award grants to school districts to provide stipends to social work interns. The third bill, SB3714, would create a program to provide loan repayment assistances to eligible professionals practicing in a hospice program.
The National Association of Social Workers thinks these three pieces of legislation could significantly impact the number of social workers who stay in the field since the demand continues to grow.
A state legislator says a constituent was passionate about making a change for meat processing facilities and now a measure will likely pass as a result.
State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, said existing meat processing plants have to put labels on processed meat that says “not for sale” and “not inspected.”
“You have to have ‘not for sale’ and ‘not inspected’ on meat that won’t be for sale or inspected, but this bill cleans this up a bit and removes the [required label] ‘not inspected’ and just has the ‘not for sale’ [label]. It cuts down on some government redundancy and saves local meat packer money,” told The Center Square.
So if deer hunters go to get their meat processed they’ll see just one label instead of two, if the measure is enacted.
* Rep. Wayne Rosenthal…
Legislation pending in the House of Representatives (HB 4270), would amend the Line of Duty Compensation Act. State Representative Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) filed legislation to include emergency medical services personnel.
“Our first responders put their lives on the line to save others and we must honor their families after tragic events that occur,” said Rep. Rosenthal. “House Bill 4270 would financially assist families of first responders in times of need and also acknowledge their dedication to keeping our communities safe.”
The Line of Duty Compensation Act offers financial benefits to families of those who lost their lives while serving our nation in the armed forces or serving in a public safety role with a state or local government. Compensation under this act helps families and dependents manage difficult times after a tragic event. HB 4270 would allow families of emergency medical services personnel to file for financial benefits under the Line of Duty Compensation Act. […]
If HB 4270 becomes law, benefits under the Line of Duty Compensation Act, will be available to families of emergency medical services personnel. Beneficiaries can obtain a claim form from the Attorney General’s Office, the Secretary of State’s website, or the Court of Claims.
posted by Isabel Miller
Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 9:47 am
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I’d be curious if there are studies about how regressive sports betting is (if it’s regressive at all). Casino gambling is clearly regressive.
Comment by lake county democrat Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 9:52 am
Is HB 5766, the cps selective enrollment bill, going to move out of rules? Nearly half the House is a co-sponsor at this point.
Comment by DS Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 10:10 am
What is the bill # for Croke’s bill on corporal punishment? Thanks in advance.
Comment by low level Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 10:23 am
== bill # for Croke’s bill on corporal punishment==
HB4175
Comment by Isabel Miller Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 10:29 am
Imagine saying you care about kids then voting against corporal punishment in schools. And don’t tell me it’s because they’re private schools, because you are the ones whining about Invest in Kids expiring.
Comment by Hudson Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 10:47 am
I am curious why Rep. Niemerg wants to remove the “not inspected” label from processed meat that is not inspected. To suggest it is just about “redundancy” with the words “not for sale” is disingenuous, I suspect. I would rather remove the words “not for sale” and keep “not inspected ” for public safety reasons.
Comment by H-W Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 10:57 am
I am perfectly fine with bringing the sports betting taxes more in line with the other sin taxes like alcohol and marijuana.
Wish we could ban, or even just regulate the commercials too. They’re obnoxious and have taken over Live Sports on TV.
Comment by ChrisB Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 11:50 am
==It cuts down on some government redundancy==
Except it’s not redundant. Those are two separate and distinct messages. There is nothing redundant about them.
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 11:53 am
How does increasing the state’s take on sports betting effect the consumer? I imagine the sports books can’t just ask at the odds more in their favor, right?
Comment by Sox Fan Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 12:16 pm
I really don’t understand why corporal punishment is just battery under the law anyway.
Comment by cermak_rd Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 12:27 pm
===How does increasing the state’s take on sports betting effect the consumer?===
How could it not? Imagine this scenario with made up numbers: $100M in bets placed, $15M out of the gate goes to tax, $10M to FanDuel for their service/profit, leaves $75M to pay out to the winners. If the state ups the taxes to $35M, that leaves $55M to pay out to the winners, or maybe FanDuel gets $5M and winners get $60M. Still a hit to the winners.
===There is nothing redundant about them.===
The only redundancy is that they are using two different stickers. Both messages could easily be placed on a single sticker in the name of efficiency, without any loss of clarity.
===It’s just a bill===
A slight tangent, but I would love to see a cap on the length of the ILCS. If you want to pass a new bill, you should first need to make some room by cleaning up redundant and superseded statutes first. Just the School Code (105 ILCS 5) is 5M characters (778K words) in length. Quite the complexity for anyone to understand or comply with it.
Comment by thechampaignlife Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 2:53 pm
I was shocked to read the House was unanimously passing a penalty enhancement (HB2458), but upon further reading it seems like amendment #3 returns it to a class 4 felony.
So it just extends the statute of limitations?
Comment by Wobblies United Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 5:05 pm
–Wobblies United–
So are you saying the post/press release on HB2458 is just wrong?
Comment by Community response Tuesday, Apr 16, 24 @ 5:35 pm