Bill Text: IL HB2949 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Asthma Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Emergency Asthma Inhalers and Allergy Treatment for Children Act. Defines "after-school care program". Requires an after-school care program to permit a child with severe, potentially life-threatening allergies to possess, self-administer, and use an epinephrine auto-injector or inhaler, if the certain conditions are satisfied. Allows after-school care program personnel: who have completed an anaphylaxis training program to administer an undesignated epinephrine injection to any child if the after-school care program personnel believe in good faith that the child is having an anaphylactic reaction while in the after-school care program; to carry undesignated epinephrine injectors on their person while in the after-school care program; to administer undesignated asthma medication to any child if the after-school care program personnel believe in good faith that the child is experiencing respiratory distress while in the after-school care program; and to carry undesignated asthma medication on their person while in the after-school care program. Provides that if after-school care program personnel administer an undesignated epinephrine injection to a person and the after-school care program personnel believe in good faith the person is having an anaphylactic reaction or administer undesignated asthma medication to a person and believe in good faith the person is experiencing respiratory distress, then the after-school care program and its employees and agents shall not incur any liability or be subject to professional discipline, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the use of the injection or medication, notwithstanding whether notice was given to or authorization was given by the child's parent or guardian or by the child's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse and notwithstanding the absence of the parent's or guardian's signed statement acknowledging release from liability. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0438 [HB2949 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2949-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by
changing Section 21 as follows:
(15 ILCS 405/21) (from Ch. 15, par. 221)
Sec. 21. Rules and Regulations - Imprest accounts. The
Comptroller shall promulgate rules and regulations to
implement the exercise of his or her powers and performance of
his or her duties under this Act and to guide and assist State
agencies in complying with this Act. Any rule or regulation
specifically requiring the approval of the State Treasurer
under this Act for adoption by the Comptroller shall require
the approval of the State Treasurer for modification or
repeal.
The Comptroller may provide in his or her rules and
regulations for periodic transfers, with the approval of the
State Treasurer, for use in accordance with the imprest
system, subject to the rules and regulations of the
Comptroller as respects vouchers, controls and reports, as
follows:
(a) To the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois

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University, Governors State University, Illinois State
University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and
State Community College of East St. Louis under the
jurisdiction of the Illinois Community College Board
(abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community
College Act), not to exceed $200,000 for each campus.
(b) To the Department of Agriculture and the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the
operation and closing of overseas offices, not to exceed
$500,000 for each Department for each overseas office.
(c) To the Department of Agriculture for the purpose
of making change for activities at each State Fair, not to
exceed $200,000, to be returned within 5 days of the
termination of such activity.
(d) To the Department of Agriculture to pay (i) State
Fair premiums and awards, State Fair competition
personnel, and State Fair entertainment contracts, and
entertainment support contracts necessary to provide the
entertainment at each State Fair, and (ii) ticket refunds
for cancelled events. The amount transferred from any fund
shall not exceed the appropriation for each specific
purpose. This authorization shall terminate each year
within 60 days of the close of each State Fair. The
Department shall be responsible for withholding State
income tax, where necessary, as required by Section 709 of

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the Illinois Income Tax Act.
(e) To the State Treasurer to pay for securities'
safekeeping charges assessed by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System as a consequence of the
Treasurer's use of the government securities' book-entry
system. This account shall not exceed $25,000.
(f) To the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy,
not to exceed $100,000.
(g) To the Department of Natural Resources to pay out
cash prizes associated with competitions held at the World
Shooting and Recreational Complex, to purchase awards
associated with competitions held at the World Shooting
and Recreational Complex, to pay State and national
membership dues associated with competitions held at the
World Shooting and Recreational Complex, and to pay State
and national membership target fees associated with
competitions held at the World Shooting and Recreational
Complex. The amount of funds advanced to the account
created by this subsection (g) must not exceed $250,000 in
any fiscal year.
(Source: P.A. 96-785, eff. 8-28-09; 96-1118, eff. 7-20-10;
97-72, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)