Illinois House Floor Debate — March 2, 2022

"The House will come to order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Lee Crawford, Pastor of the Cathedral of Praise Christian Center in Springfield. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off all cell phones, and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Pastor Crawford."

"We shall be led in the Pledge of Allegiance today by Representative Bourne."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Greenwood is recognized for any excused absences on the Democratic side of the aisle today."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the Democratic side we have Representative Barbara Hernandez and Representative Justin Slaughter excused absences."

Speaker Harris: "On the Republican side, Representative Batinick."

"Mr. Clerk, please take the record. Have all recorded themselves who wish? Yes, Mr. Clerk, please take the record. There being 109 Members present, answering the roll call, we have a quorum and the House is ready to conduct business. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

"Members, an announcement. This is a reminder of House Rule 51.5. Please remember to wear a face covering that covers the nose and mouth. Face coverings should remain on while speaking on the microphone at your desk. To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, we ask that Members refrain as much 10200078.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 as possible from eating or drinking on the House Floor and from… refrain from engaging and congregating in groups. We ask that all Members take these directives seriously to keep fellow Members and staff safe. Again, we… please remember to wear a face covering, including while speaking on the microphone, as pursuant to House Rule 51.5. Thank you. Representative Hurley, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"Please state your point."

"I just want to wish my seatmate a belated 50th birthday. Mr. La Shawn Ford. If we could give him a big round."

"Representative Hernandez, for what reason… I'm sorry. Representative Ramirez, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, Speaker."

"Please state your point. Could you please wear your mask while you're speaking, Representative?"

"Sure can. Good afternoon, fellow Members of the Illinois House of Representatives. The 4th House District, my district, is home to Ukrainian Village, a historic neighborhood in Chicago's Northwest Side that has one of the largest Ukrainian descendent and Ukrainian immigrant populations in the country. Like many of you, I was appalled and disheartened last week with the news that Vladimir Putin had ordered and begun an unprovoked attack, an invasion of Ukraine. I want to firmly say on this floor that the people of Illinois are standing in solidarity with the Ukrainian people here in our state and in Ukraine. We unilaterally 10200078.docx 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 condemn this attack and hope for a peaceful resolution that restores and respects the sovereignty of the people of Ukraine. I will be bringing forward a Joint Resolution on this matter to make sure that this Body affirms our support to the Ukrainian people, strong sanctions on Russia, and our commitment to help in the developing humanitarian refugee crisis caused by this conflict. We will be gathering this weekend in downtown Chicago to continue to call to end this crisis. Please free feel to see me if you'd like details. And thank you so much for all that you do for the State of Illinois."

"Representative Ammons, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Point of personal privilege, Mr. Speaker."

"Please state your point."

"I rise in support, as my colleague just mentioned, about the devastation of this war. Part of the conversation that is being left out are the African immigrants that are stuck at the border, unable to transfer into… can we get the… thank you, Mr. Speaker. This issue raises a very important point for the people of Ukraine who are under attack right now. And it really breaks my heart to see that people are being bussed out but some people are being left behind at the border. People of color are being left behind at the border, unable to cross into the country of Poland or to find refuge anywhere. And yesterday's report showed that people have been standing in line for days. Today is the fifth day that people of color are not able to leave out of Ukraine and find safety. So, the issue of race and war converge at this time. And I 10200078.docx 6  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 hope that our country would not repeat what happened to the Haitians at the border here in Mexico between the United States and Mexico and really advocate for the safety of all of the people in the Ukraine during this time. So, I ask this Body to not just remember the people of Ukraine but those who are working there from other countries who are unable to get out and people of color who are being discriminated against in the mission of a war that is devastating families all across this country. And so, we send our word to them as well and that there's humanitarian efforts at the border to help those people who are of African descent standing at the border for the fifth day of this conflict. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

"Leader Greenwood for a Motion."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that Representatives Gordon-Booth, Guerrero-Cuellar, Representative Morrison, Niemerg, Caulkins, Wilhour, Halbrook, and Miller be allowed to participate and cast their vote remotely."

"Representative Greenwood has made a Motion that Representatives Gordon-Booth, Guerrero-Cuellar, Morrison, Niemerg, Caulkins, Wilhour, Halbrook, and Miller be allowed to participate and cast their vote remotely. This is a roll call vote. All in favor vote 'aye'; all opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. With a vote of 80 voting 'yes', 19 voting 'no', and 5 voting 'present', the Motion is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Jones, for what reason do you seek recognition? Representative Jones, for what reason do you seek recognition?"

"Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend our Illinois State Police. Recently… two years ago, we passed the Tamara Clayton Act, which put the cameras on our expressways. And since then, the police… the Illinois State Police have announced not only arrests from people who have been shooting on our expressways, 10200078.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 but as many of you know, many of our State Troopers have been put in harm's way. And I rise to not only to commend our State Troopers, Director Kelly, Governor Pritzker for not only releasing money for cameras on our expressway, but also commend Leader Greenwood for carrying a Bill now that's going to expand expressway cameras to catch people who are shooting on our expressways. Just today, I received word from the Illinois State Police that our cameras were used not only in Chicago to catch 3 armed suspects who shot on our expressway… expressways in Chicago, but they've also made 19 arrests from these cameras in and around our expressways in the City of Chicago and on I-57. They've also added, as the Bill required, license plate readers. So, the State Police released a press release yesterday about the expanded use of the license plate readers that have been added to a tool in their toolbox to catch people who are committing crimes on our expressway. So, I think it's important that we stand and we support our men and women of the Illinois State Police Department. Also commend Governor Pritzker not only for giving Director Kelly the authority to help our men and women, but I think it's time also that we acknowledge some of the good Bills that we passed in Springfield. This license plate Bill that we passed, the Tamara Clayton Act, dedicated to a United Postal worker who was shot on I-57, was important work the General Assembly did. When I asked each of you to support this Bill, I mentioned that it would bring back data. And the State Police has released the dashboard that many of you can go to the State Police Web site and view. But I think it's important that we highlight the impact that this Bill has had in the 10200078.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 last two years since it's passed, currently, and in support of Representative Greenwood and her efforts to expand this Bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing me to speak. And thank you to the Illinois State Police Department."

"Leader Evans in the Chair."

"Leader Hammond, for what reason do you rise?"

"Please speak your point."

"Representative Hurley, for what reason do you rise?"

"Point of personal privilege."

"Please speak your point."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you cochair Rep Hammond. We do have a member of SPARC that is on our floor 10200078.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 every single solitary day when he's able, Brandon Von Liski. So, your donations are going to help him out. Your donations are going to become a member of the Irish Caucus. And as Norine said, you can be friends of the Irish and the money is going to help support SPARC. So, $25, it's a deal. Thank you."

"Representative… Representative McCombie, for what reason do you rise?"

"Continuing on page 17, under the House… under the Order of House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 10200078.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 1847, Representative Guzzardi. Out of the record. House Bill 2739, Representative Jones. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2739 creates the Private Primary Residential Flood Insurance Act for the purposes of providing protection for lives and property for the peril of flood, as stated in the purpose. The Act is designed to encourage a robust private primary residential flood insurance. This Bill was discussed in the House Insurance Committee. It's a compromise, agreed on Bill between the Illinois APCI, the Illinois Insurance Association, the Department of Insurance. I know of any opposition, and I am prepared for questions. And I ask for a support of this Bill."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 2739 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is opened. All voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Guerrero-Cuellar is a 'yes'."

"On this question, there are 110 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk."

"Gordon-Booth is present."

"Continuing on page 17, under Order of Third Reading, we have Representative Ortiz for House Bill 3286. Out of the record. We have House Bill 3659, Representative Cassidy. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This is the unicorn I referenced yesterday. In a discussion last… 10200078.docx 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 a few weeks ago with Jim Kaitschuk of the Sheriffs' Association and Alexis Mansfield of the Women's Justice Institute, we discovered that they were complaining about the same thing from different perspectives. So, I asked that we all got on the phone and talked about it, and this is the result of that. And this is what happens when we listen to each other, when we respect each other, and we join together to solve problems. This Bill represents an agreement between the Sheriffs' Association, the Women's Justice Institute, the ACLU, and the John Howard Association. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Is there any discussion? We have Leader Batinick for a discussion."

"Indicates she will."

"In support."

"Absolutely."

"This is… very much do not look at the underlying Bill. It has nothing to do with what we're doing here today." 10200078.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Thank you."

"Representative Cassidy to close."

"Unicorns forever. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 3659 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 17, under the Order of Third Reading, we have House Bill 4126, Representative Tarver."

"Representative Tarver."

"Thank you, Mr …thank you, Mr. Chair. House Bill 4126 is a Bill that just clarifies a couple of things with the Invest in Kids Act. First and foremost, it allows for super priority, which is my understanding that this was always the plan for the statute in the first place. If a kid is in kindergarten and still just as poor in first grade, they would have super priority to go back to that school. The other thing that it does is it allows for the student… excuse me, the scholarship granting organization, the SGO, to set the amount of the scholarship, the max amount of the scholarship. I take that back, I apologize. It allows the school, excuse me, to set the maximum amount of the scholarship, as opposed to the scholarship granting organization. The rationale behind that is that schools know their own finances better than an SGO does. So, again, it's a relatively straightforward Bill that focuses primarily on students who are already in a program. It's not part of the bigger philosophical issue about whether 10200078.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 people like the program in the first place. So, I urge an 'aye' vote. Happy to take any questions."

Speaker Evans: "Thank you, Representative. Is there any discussion? We have Representative Grant for questions. Representative Davis for questions."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Sponsor yield?"

"He indicates that he will."

"Thank you. Representative Tarver, just for clarification purposes, does your effort expand the program?"

"No."

"Thank you."

"Representative Hammond for questions."

"He indicates that he will."

"My understanding, there is no opposition at this point. There was opposition, I think, at one point from IEA. They are now neutral on the Bill, and I believe that IFT is neutral as well. I don't know of any opposition at this point."

"Thank you."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Grant, do you wish to be recognized? Representative Grant."

"Representative Tarver to close."

"I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4126 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Representative Guerrero-Cuellar is a 'yes'."

"Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 18, under the Orders of House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 4139, Representative Scherer. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Scherer."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I present House Bill 4139. And what this is, is a reimbursement of tuition and fees. We're trying to address the problem that we have with a severe shortage of teachers, and we feel like this will really make a difference. It was designed off of a program that was offered in the early '70s and was very, very successful. And so, we're hoping that this will be successful as well. I'd be happy to answer any questions and appreciate an 'aye' vote. By the… there's, like, very little opposition, just ISAC. The unions are all for it. The universities are all for it."

"Is there any discussion? Representative Bourne is recognized." 10200078.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Indicates that she will."

"Correct."

"No, I don't. I talked to them repeatedly over several weeks. And that's why I have an Amendment, is because the things in the Amendment clarified some things that they needed clarification on. They already do this for lawyers that work for State Government. And I also told them if they wanted to design a different way to do the reimbursements that they could do an Amendment in the Senate to design it a different way. But one of the things my Amendment does is it says that the university has to provide the student with a certificate explaining the paid for receipt that they… it's the student's responsibility to turn it into ISAC to get the reimbursement."

"Any further discussion? Representative Keicher for questions."

"She indicates that she will."

"Representative Keicher. Representative Keicher…"

"…would you please put your mask on while you're speaking?"

"Thank you. Please continue."

"Thank you for the questions. It gives me an opportunity to further explain that nothing could be further from the truth. That's flat out not true. There's nothing in my Bill 10200078.docx 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 that says there's anything wrong with existing programs. I would 100 percent support you."

"There isn't additional bureaucracy, all they do is turn in their receipt and they get reimbursed."

"Yes, I did."

"I can…"

"You can look at the record. I mean, it's straight up on the record in committee."

"Nothing."

"Representative Keicher. Representative Keicher, again, we must exhibit decorum according to our House Rules. Please allow Representative Scherer to answer the questions or you have to move on. Do you want to allow her to… thank you."

"Yeah, but you must allow her to answer the question, all right? So, ask your questions and she can answer them."

"Thank you very much. And that's something we agree on, Representative Keicher. I, too, am probably more passionate 10200078.docx 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 than most people in the United States about this very subject. As you know, I'm a retired teacher of 35 years, and my heart is broken. When I go to my high schools in my community, right here in this city where you're standing, and I see a gymnasium full of students without teachers, because it seems to me that many people have a reason to turn a blind eye on the teacher shortage. And in response to your questions previously, I appreciate very much so Speaker Evans allowing me to answer the questions. Never once did I say anything about being opposed to any of those programs. I wish that you would have taken it upon yourself to further fund those programs so I could've been a chief Sponsor on that in addition to my Bill. The reason I brought this Bill is because…"

"I'm not finished answering, if I could."

"To the Bill."

Speaker Evans: "Thank you, Representative. Any further discussion? We have Representative Batinick for questions."

Speaker Evans: "Your request is noted. Seeing no further discussion, Representative Scherer is recognized to close."

"Before I close…"

"One second. One second. Representative Guzzardi, my apologies. Representative Guzzardi for questions."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Scherer, thank you for bringing this Bill before us today. Can you just explain the process? If I were someone seeking teacher certification, explain to me the process for how I would receive reimbursement through the program that you've put forward. How would it work if I were trying to participate?"

"Okay. Sure. Thank you for the opportunity, Representative Guzzardi. So, the way this program was designed is copied off of a program that happened in the 1970s. It was highly successful then, it can be highly successful now. And for a little background on that, there was a shortage, but not as severe as we have now. And after the program went into effect, and it had a small window, when I went to apply for a job the superintendent said I have a stack this high of applications for one job. Now, they have one application for 10 jobs. But the way it works is, the student is responsible up front to pay for their schooling. And then after… and it has to be in a public university in Illinois. So, it will help our public universities grow as well. Then secondly, they have to be in the teacher pipeline. 10200078.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 And as they are in the pipeline, each year, for 10 years, they will get reimbursed one-tenth of the amount they paid for tuition and fees, up to 10 years. So, it's two-fold. It brings teachers, it addresses this dying need we have for teachers, and it also secures that they will teach in a public school in Illinois for 10 years."

"Thank you, Rep Scherer. And that sounds… it sounds like a great program, and I'm in support of you in concept here. I just want to make sure I'm understanding all of the details here. The program in the 1970s, do you have… do you have a sense of like how many teachers came through that program? Sort of… if you have any like data or metrics about how that program went in the '70s, I'd be curious to hear them."

"It was very successful. And the reason I knew about it was my brother could've chosen that route, but he decided to go into computers. But actually, my office manager was a product of that, and she taught in special ed for 30 years… 35 years after that, and many of her friends did. So, I don't have an exact number, but it was very popular and it definitely solved the problem."

"Appreciate it. And can you maybe just give the Body a sense of the magnitude of the teacher shortage in Illinois currently?"

"Yes. And again, this is so important, so important. I really feel, at this point, something's going on in the State of Illinois and the entire United States that we have the most serious teacher shortage in the history of our country. Let me repeat that. The most serious teacher shortage in the 10200078.docx 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 history of our country. And people continue to come up with reasons why we don't need to fix it, we can turn a blind eye. Unfortunately, the facts you heard right out of the gate were simply not true. The amount for this, according to ISAC, in Fiscal Year '23 will be $88 million. Also, it is subject to appropriation. It's a great incentive to get teachers to stay here, to go to school here, and then to teach here. And I sincerely hope that the Members of this Body will finally address the fact that we have an extremely severe teacher shortage. And the Representative also mentioned Amendment 2. I did not file Amendment 2. I filed Amendment 1."

"Thank you, Representative Scherer. To the Bill. I commend your efforts in this area, and I admire your passion in… of supporting the teaching profession. And you're right, we have a crisis on our hands in the State of Illinois and across the country. This teacher shortage is severe. It's impacting schools in my district, when I go visit my neighborhood schools, when I talk to our principals. You know, I have principals who are going into the second-grade classroom and teaching second grade 'cause they just can't get enough substitute teachers to cover. And obviously, the pandemic has had a huge impact on this, but it's only added fuel to the fire that's been smoldering in our state for such a long time. There are a lot of reasons for this teacher shortage. I think we could certainly examine them in depth. I would just venture to add to the record that I think the besmirching of teaching as a profession, the disrespect that we've shown to teachers as a profession has had a profound contribution toward this teacher shortage. I think it's time 10200078.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 that we show the admiration that's due to our teachers, the folks who set our young people up for success throughout their lives. And we can share our admiration in a variety of ways. We've taken measures in this General Assembly to ensure that teachers in every corner of the state receive adequate compensation. Those were measures that were incredibly important. And then, Representative Scherer, I know you led on that fight. But here we have another opportunity to show our teachers that we believe in them, we care about them, we value their profession and the work that they do for our young people. To say that, if you're going to come into this profession, we need you, we want you, we're looking for talent, and we're going to support you and make sure that you're not burdened by the cost of paying for your education if you're willing to become a public servant in this way. So, I appreciate the Bill. I appreciate the effort toward reducing our teacher shortage and to supporting the profession of teaching in the State of Illinois. And I urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Thank you, Representative Guzzardi. Any further discussion? We have Representative Cassidy for questions or discussion."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question of the Sponsor."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"Thank you. Representative, are you aware of any other professions where tuition reimbursement is used as a means of recruiting and addressing shortages?" 10200078.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Yes. It's currently happening with lawyers in the state, that work for the state. And there's discussion going on about pharmacists, nurses, doctors. But somehow teachers…"

"And law enforcement as well."

"Law enforcement, yes."

"Yeah. So, this is a very well-tested and successful means to address shortfalls, such as what we're seeing in the teaching profession. And any sense… it's interesting that they've not been included up to this point. So, thank you for recognizing that need and working to address it. You were a teacher yourself."

"Yes."

"And so, you're very much aware of the sorts of disincentives that tuition and debt might bring, I would imagine. Were you ever… in your career as a teacher, did you hear from fellow teachers who were struggling with student loan debt?"

"Oh, student loan debt, can you imagine… and I want you to visualize this… that right now coming out of a public university is about, if you're lucky, 100 to 120 thousand dollars. And then you're going to get a job that we had to fight tooth and nail to get a minimum wage of 40 thousand. And then you might be a single mom, you might even be married, you have three kids, that's not uncommon for a teacher. And someone else was just talking to me earlier, that at best, at best the PTA would give you $120 to buy pencils and erasers and scissors for kids in your classroom. So, that's usually… to tell you the truth, that usually comes out of a teacher's pocket. And I just can't for the life of me figure out why 10200078.docx 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 this august Assembly can turn their back on the need for teachers. It's like, don't you care if your child comes home and doesn't have a teacher? Don't you care about that? Our Constitution says you're entitled to a free public education, but that doesn't mean to just show up in a school gymnasium. And that's… in case you didn't know, that's what's happening. They literally are going to gymnasiums with a stack of worksheets in the backdoor and told you can pick a worksheet up if you want. And they're just herded in like cattle, and then they're just left there to be babysat for the day because there's no teacher."

"Absolutely. Thank you for your passion. I come from a family of teachers. I'm one of seven kids, and five of them are teachers. My… I took a wrong turn somewhere maybe according to them. But my mission is to support my sisters and my brothers who put their ability to… they're all very talented people who could be probably earning much higher salaries. But instead, they are dedicated to the children of their community. And knowing, as I do, how often they are doubled up and tripled up, and hearing daily the ways that this shortage that's happening all over the country has impacted their ability to do their jobs, I wish that there were more imaginative Legislators around the country taking steps like this to find ways to add to that pipeline. We have seen, even just in the private sector, companies using tuition reimbursement as an incentive to get people into the profession. So, I commend you for this. I am someone who is continually in awe of teachers and the dedication that they show. I see the way that my siblings love their kids. I see 10200078.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 the way they are dedicated. And to your point, the amount of money that each of them spends every year out of pocket, out of an already small salary, in order to ensure that the kids in their classrooms are getting what they need, this really does seem to strike me as being in the category of the least we can do. The least we can do is find a way to ensure that someone who is coming out of school with six figures in student loan debt has access to… in order to get a $40 thousand a year job, which as you pointed out, we fought tooth and nail to get that done here. So, that disproportionality is really, really striking. And then they take out of their pocket in order to support the kids. I urge an 'aye' vote on this Bill. It is incredibly important that we take every opportunity and get every tool in our toolkit we can to ensure that we can achieve getting… addressing this teacher shortfall. I thank you for bringing this Bill. And I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you, Representative Cassidy. Any further discussion? We have Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized."

"She indicates that she will."

"Correct."

"Well, we're bringing it back from the 1970s. So, it's not brand new, to be clear." 10200078.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"That's doubtful…"

"…because that was 53 years ago."

"I think a lot of people are missing the point here."

"Is there a teacher shortage? Yes. We're trying to address the shortage."

"And anything short of that is not enough."

Speaker Evans: "Thank you, Representative. Members, Representative Batinick has requested a verification. All Members will be in their chairs and please vote their own switches. The Chair recognizes Representative Scherer to close."

"I can only pray that my fellow Legislators will join me in pushing the green button to show teachers that we don't just talk about helping you, we're serious. We will help you. There's a difference between talking about it and doing it. I need to repeat, because I was asked so many times, I am not opposed to the current programs. I wish other people on the other side would pick up the baton and try to put further funding into those programs, but I don't see that happening. And furthermore, to what Representative Cassidy said, we are competing with every kind of high-paying job on earth to try to get someone to become a teacher. And there are so many reasons they can think of, of why they don't want to do it. Please don't give them this excuse also of why you should not be a teacher. It's a marvelous career. It's more than a career, it's a calling. And I want to tell in closing, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for being a teacher. Thank you for having been a teacher. Thank you for considering becoming a teacher. I, for one, will vote 'yes' to prove to you that I really care about you and I really thank you for teaching our children. If not for you, there wouldn't be any other careers. Would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4139 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk." 10200078.docx 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 70 voting in 'favor', 42 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. Mr. Clerk, please read the names of those voting in the affirmative. Mr. Clerk, 10200078.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 Representative Batinick withdraws his verification. On this question, there are again 70 voting in 'favor', 42 voting 'against', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 18, under the Order of House Bills- Third Reading, we have House Bill 4165, Representative Cassidy. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Cassidy."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Bill 4165 is the culmination of at least a decade of work on the part of one of my constituents. Halle Quezada nearly died herself attempting to save someone from drowning. In her situation, like I said, about 10 years ago, one person was saved and the other person died. And Halle has been haunted by this ever since. She spent all of this time working with the Chicago Park District, attempting to get more meaningful protections for folks, signage about where it's safe to swim, public education about preventing drownings, and finally water rescue equipment. The beaches of my community, I live in Rogers Park, they are the most… some of the most accessible in the state because they are north of the terminus of Lake Shore Drive. People think the lake is a gentle thing. People think the lake is a beautiful thing. And it is, but it is also something to be respected. Every year we see multiple preventable drownings from folks getting caught in rip currents, folks hitting… tragic accidents that lead to death. Over the course of those years working with the park district, 10200078.docx 36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 Halle grew very frustrated. And then last summer, Miguel Cisneros drowned within six feet of a pier in my community of Rogers Park. This young man had a full and rich life ahead of him. He had a loving family, and he didn't need to die. He was six feet from the pier when we lost him. Had the park district just listened 10 years before, there would have been a rescue ring there that could have been thrown to him. But there wasn't. His mother, Maria, joined Halle and her efforts to get the park district involved, and yet they were still resisting. And so, my community of Rogers Park did probably the most Rogers Park thing ever, and people started installing those life rings at the end of the pier themselves. And the park district, dutifully every day, took them down. Working with Alderwoman Maria Hadden, Halle, Mrs. Cisneros, we again approached the park district in an attempt to come to a reasonable solution. This continued throughout the summer, and this Bill was introduced. Then we got new leadership at the park district, and that new leadership agreed that it was time to do something, do something differently. This Bill represents that work with the Chicago Park District, with the Illinois Association of Park Districts and will require that these park districts install life rings on piers and drop- offs on public shoreline and make sure that, that equipment is available to rescue folks who are in trouble in the water. Again, this is about publicly accessible lands on Lake Michigan only, and there is no opposition. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you, Representative Cassidy. Any further… any discussion? We have Representative Weber for questions." 10200078.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"This is all related to public property only."

"Thank you."

"Representative Cassidy to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote, and I thank Mrs. Cisneros for her dedication to her son's memory."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4165 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', and 1 voting 'present'. And the Bill, having received a Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

"Continuing under the Order of House Bills-Third Reading. On page 18, we have House Bill 4132, Leader Hoffman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Leader Hoffman is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. What this would do is simply exempt, for our parking areas and garages that are operated for the use of attendees, vendors, or employees of the Illinois State Fair or the DuQuoin State Fair, this would exempt them from having to pay the parking excise tax. It is cosponsored with the local Representatives from here. And I know of no known opposition."

"Any discussion? We have Representative Buckner… excuse me, Representative Butler for questions."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"Representative Reick for questions."

"Indicates that he will."

"Yes. It's only during the State Fair or the DuQuoin State Fair."

"Leader Hoffman to close."

"I don't think that the Beatles will be showing up anytime soon. That's kind of an impossibility. I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you. The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4132 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Leader Hoffman is recognized."

"Yes, Mr. Speaker. I neglected… for a point of personal privilege, I would just like to indicate that, that passed Bill was in honor of my wonderful assistant, Liz Moody, who is an amazing assistant, and it was her idea to do this. So, give Liz a round of applause. And, Mr. Clerk, can I have a copy of that so that she remembers that I mentioned her on the floor? Thank you."

"Moving on to House Bills-Third Reading. On page 17, we have House Bill 1847, Representative Guzzardi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Guzzardi is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Bill is in response to a situation that happened in the State of Nebraska. A plant called the AltEn ethanol plant, they used surplus pretreated seeds to create ethanol as opposed to, for instance, corn product that they bought from farmers. They bought the seeds 10200078.docx 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 from seed manufacturers as a new process. Everyone was very excited about it, except that the byproduct of this ethanol manufacturing was highly toxic and it created severe environmental damage in the neighboring communities. Nebraska has since banned this practice. They've outlawed the practice because of the dangers to the community. The practice doesn't happen here in the State of Illinois. We don't use… there's no companies that do this at present. But what we want to do here is to ban this practice preemptively so that we don't have to wait for an environmental disaster to happen in the State of Illinois before we take this action. So, this would simply prohibit the use of pretreated seeds in the production of ethanol. We want our farmers' products that they grow to be sold to ethanol manufacturers, rather than for the seed companies to be able to sell these seeds directly. And of course, we want to protect the environment and make sure our communities stay safe. So, this is a preemptive measure to make sure Illinois continues avoiding this harmful practice. I urge an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Batinick is recognized for questions."

"He indicates that he will."

"That's my understanding, yes."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Reick is recognized for questions."

Speaker Evans: "Thank you, Representative. Representative Guzzardi to close."

"Thank you. I appreciate the debate. I just… you know, I think the Nebraska Legislature did a good thing, but we shouldn't let those folks in Nebraska legislate for us. We should take the initiative. We shouldn't wait for something terrible to happen in the State of Illinois before we regulate this bad practice. I appreciate the debate, and I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 1847 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Representative Guerrero-Cuellar is a 'no'."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 70 voting in 'favor', 44 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 17, under the Order of House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 2910, Leader Manley. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Manley is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 2910 was born out of a situation I had myself, personally at a grocery store. Just briefly, if you can visualize a very elderly woman, it's November… not me, the woman in front of me. But it was 10200078.docx 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 November. Her taxi was waiting outside. She had one of those little metal carts and butter was on sale. And she was telling me that she baked a lot. And I was thinking, boy, I should have picked up some butter. Anyways, she was hurrying, rushing, the line was behind us. You've all been there, where there's people like looking at their watch, kind of like you're doing while I'm telling my story. But the end result was that she didn't get her discount. Butter was $3.99, on sale for $1.99. She was rushing so much that she didn't realize it. Long story short, I helped… I ran out and told her cab to wait so she could go to the service desk and get her refund. So, that started me thinking how many times we're at the grocery store, you, me, and a lot of people out there, where, through no fault of their own, the store… a glitch in the system if you will, might not give the person their discount. I asked them at the store I was at, what happened? And they said, well, we take it off at the end. And I don’t know about you, but by the time I'm leaving the grocery store, I want to just get out of there. So, she didn't get her discount. And so, that started me thinking that I would like to see it on the screen as my item is being scanned. It requires… this Bill requires that a display at a super market point of sale must show the regular price of an item and the discounted price of an item on the screen at the same time, rather than delaying the display of the discounted price until the total price is displayed. I'll take any questions."

"Seeing no questions, Representative Manley to close."

"Please vote 'yes'." 10200078.docx 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 2910 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is opened. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Representative Guerrero-Cuellar is a 'yes'."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. 10200078.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 1 voting 'against', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing down on page 17, under the Order of House Bill Third Reading, we have House Bill 3988, Representative Buckner. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Buckner is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 3988 creates a new Act establishing the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women to examine and report information such as underlying factors, systemic causes, data, policies, institutions, and practices related to or having an impact on violence against women and girls in Chicago, including missing and murdered Chicago women and girls. The impetus of this, Mr. Speaker, is that there are a number of young women and girls in the City of Chicago who have either been murdered or have come up missing and there has been no resolution to their cases. The FBI has looked into this. The State Police have talked about looking into this, so has the Chicago Police Department. So, this is just kind of codifying it, putting everything in a task force so we can actually look at this, these instances and see what we can do to change it and hopefully stop it from happening. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Buckner to close."

"Urge an 'aye' vote. Thank you." 10200078.docx 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Question is, 'Shall House Bill 3988 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. 10200078.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 On this question, there 114 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 18 of the Calendar, under House Bills- Third Reading, we have House Bill 4284, Representative Stava- Murray. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Stava-Murray is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4284 is a relatively simple Bill which amends how we deal with our motor vehicle transfer tax exceptions. Currently, there's an exception for a transfer during the administration of an estate. But right now, if that administration of an estate includes an inter vivos trust, they are not included for the $15 exception. So, this just makes that $15 exception also apply for the inter vivos trust because they are also when an estate is being administered. I request the Body's support."

"Seeing no discussion, Representative Stava-Murray to close."

"I appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4284 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Representative Guerrero-Cuellar is a 'yes'." 10200078.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 114 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', and 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 18, under the Order of House Bills- Third Reading, we have House Bill 4296, Representative Stoneback. Mr. Clerk. Out of the record. Continuing on page 18, we have House Bill 4305, Representative Scherer. Out of 10200078.docx 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 the record. Continuing on page 18, we have House Bill 4600, Representative Collins. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Collins is recognized."

"House Bill 4600 is the result of negotiations between the Department of Labor, worker advocates, business community, and of course the Sponsors. It creates a two-tier penalty structure for smaller businesses while protecting workers under the Act. It adds an additional 20-minute meal break for workers who are working a 12-hour shift or longer and clarifies the reasonable bathroom breaks that don't count towards the meal breaks, and it adds breakroom poster requirements, including virtual option for employers with remote workers. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"Thank you, Representative. Any discussion? We have Representative Reick for questions."

"She indicated she will."

"So, currently, right now the Department of Labor…"

"So, currently, right now the Department of Labor turnaround is around five days. We did have this conversations and negotiations where some folks who were in opposition talked about the past administration, but the current administration has been moving this process along quicker."

"I think right now, to amend this or to try to agree to… to agree to a trailer would weaken the intent of the actual 10200078.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 Bill. This is still… again, the turnaround period is outside of the scope of what we're trying to do with the intentions of this Bill."

Speaker Evans: "Representative McCombie for questions or discussion."

"Representative Collins to close."

"I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4600 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 65 voting in 'favor', 42 voting 'against', 2 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 18, under the Order of House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 4605, Representative Gong- Gershowitz. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Gong-Gershowitz is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4605 simply conforms Illinois law to Federal Law to ensure that Illinoisans have the same rights and protections available to them in Illinois as they enjoy under Federal Law. The Bill amends two provisions, the Real Estate Transactions Housing Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act to ensure access to jury trials in housing discrimination cases, as we already provide for civil actions related to employment, financial 10200078.docx 56  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 institutions, public places, and schools. I know of no opposition, and I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Seeing no further discussion, Representative Gong-Gershowitz to close."

"I ask for an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4605 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Guerrero-Cuellar is a 'yes'."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 103 voting in 'favor', 9 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 18, under the Order of House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 4618, Representative Guzzardi. Out of the record. Continuing on page 18, we have House Bill 4622. Out of the record. Continuing on page 18, we have House Bill 4656, Representative Collins. Out of the record. Continuing on page 18, we have House Bill 4667, Representative Mah. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mah."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Body. This is HB4667. It is one of the most routine of routine sunset renewals. It's for professional counselors and clinical professional counselors, and it simply extends their sunset date to 2028. Thank you so much. I request an 'aye'…"

Speaker Evans: "Thank you, Representative Mah. Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4667 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes." 10200078.docx 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 18 of the Calendar, House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 4305, Representative Scherer. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Scherer is recognized." 10200078.docx 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I present House Bill 4305 with House Floor Amendment #2. It's an agreed Bill, and it's about the age for babysitting. Prior to this… well, actually right now today it's 14 years old. And this removes that age and leaves it to parental discretion. Representative Sosnowski had a very similar Bill last year that passed unanimously, and we've worked together on this bipartisanly. So, I would appreciate an 'aye' vote. It is agreed between the ACLU, the social workers, the public guardians, and the Illinois Policy Institute. No opposition."

"Seeing no discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4305 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 112 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving onto page 19 on the Calendar, under House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 4677, Representative Burke. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Burke is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 4677 is an initiative of the water reclamation district, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and it's seeking to amend their Act to give them the authority to consider approving issuance of pension obligation bonds. The bonds would be used solely to increase funding to the district's retirement fund and ultimately reduce the retirement funds unfunded pension liability. The district estimates that if they were able… if the financial conditions continue to exist that… at the lower interests rates and they were able to issue these bonds that it would bring their funded ratio up into the… up into about 75 percent without increasing the amount 10200078.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 of… without any increase in property tax levy. That they would be able to use the savings for the pension obligations bonds to go toward principal and interest. I think it's a creative solution, and it did pass unanimously out of the Pension Committee. And I ask for an 'aye' vote."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Batinick is recognized for questions."

"Indicates that she will."

"Okay."

"Correct. They have an unfunded liability today."

"That's correct."

"No. It would continue… continue to put in what they would have put in, absent the pension obligation bonds. But because they're paying less in interest payments, they're able to pay more toward the principal."

"Representative Burke to close."

"Please vote 'yes'."

"The question is, 'Shall House Bill 4677 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 1 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Continuing on page 19, under the Order of House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 4689, Representative Walker. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Walker."

"House Bill 4689, as amended, is a process cleanup Bill requested by the community bankers that were then joined by the credit unions and the regular Illinois Bankers Association on the ability of institutions to provide information to legal representatives and executors of deceased customers' estates. It's a cleanup Bill. I know of no opposition."

"Thank you, Representative Walker. Seeing no further discussion, the question is, 'Shall House Bill 4689 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk." 10200078.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 113 voting in 'favor', 0 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received 10200078.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Committee Reports."

"Continuing on page 19, under the Order of House Bills-Third Reading, we have House Bill 4713, Representative Walsh. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Walsh is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Today I bring forth House Bill 4713. It's the initiative of the Department of Natural Resources. What this Bill will do will change the way the advisory board works in conjunction with the department. It revamps it to where it would dignify that each of the members that serve on the board would have specific interests, that including two members representing hunting and fishing, two members representing natural area protection interests, two members representing urban conservation interests, one representing parks and recreation interest, one representing forestry interest, one with outdoor power sports, and then another with trapping interest, and the remaining three would be members of the state… or have to be residents of the State of Illinois. The 10200078.docx 66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 Bill would also bring into conjunction some of the responsibilities that the board would have as far as setting hunting limits and with grant approvals and et cetera. I'd be happy to answer any questions. And would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Elik for questions."

"He indicates that he will."

"So, my understanding is that right now it's… the board is heavily congregated with hunting and fishing interests, but the DNR has very much broader aspects throughout the state. And with the makeup of the proposed board would include all those interests, and it's not taking away from any other interest."

"Under the proposed language, the chairman would be appointed by the Governor."

"I believe it may be elected by members. I'm not positive."

"Pardon me?"

"This was put forth by the department that… that all the advisory board would be set by the administration."

"Representative Davidsmeyer is recognized."

"Indicates that he will."

"I got it from the department."

"Yes."

"The assistant director, former Representative Natalie Phelps Finnie."

"I can't answer that question."

"Okay." 10200078.docx 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"To my knowledge, right here, now, no, but I'm sure there are 'cause we've got hundreds of boards throughout the state."

"This Bill deals with the Department of Natural Resources Advisory Board."

"That's correct."

"Well, here's… Representative, I am not… as far as this board goes, I don't know anybody that's on it. I'm going off of what the department has asked of me and what they're telling me. They want a board that's going to advise them. Now, when it comes to hunting and fishing, I'm not a hunter, but I am a fisherman. And it's the biologists within the department that should be making those recommendations on limitations and that type of stuff dealing with the conservation of our wildlife. And DNR has bigger aspects. I mean, they've got open space and urban considerations. Illinois is a very, very diverse state, and we need to have a very, very diverse advisory board advising the department on where they should go. Not dictating, but advising."

"Okay."

"So… all we're doing is reconstituting and basically giving them more diverse voices on the board."

"And these very people may get reappointed back to the board, but they're going to be under certain criteria." 10200078.docx 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"I don't make that decision and neither do we."

"I like you, too."

"I get it, yep."

"Thank you, Representative. Representative Walsh to close."

"I just ask for an 'aye' vote." 10200078.docx 71  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Question is, 'Shall House Bill 4713 pass?' All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. Mr. Clerk."

"Yes."

"Representative Guerrero-Cuellar is a 'yes'."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. 10200078.docx 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 On this question, there are 70 voting in 'favor', 44 voting 'against', 0 voting 'present'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Moving to page 4 of the Calendar, with House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 2991, Representative Lilly. Representative Lilly, House Bill 29… Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Lilly is recognized. Floor Amendment #1."

"Thank you, Speaker. The Amendment… we worked very diligently with the Department of Veterans' Affairs to ensure that we're working together to make sure that our veterans across the state have access to the services that they are duly… deserve. With this Amendment, I have no opposition."

"Representative Lilly moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Continuing at the bottom of page 4, under House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 3150, Representative Vella. Out of the record. Continuing on page 5, under the Order of House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 3386, Representative Weber. Representative Weber. 10200078.docx 73  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 Out of the record. Moving onto page 6 of the Calendar, under House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4179, Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Out of the record. Back to Representative Gong-Gershowitz on House Bill 80… 4180. Representative Gong-Gershowitz. Out of the record. Moving onto page 8 of the Calendar, under House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4316, Representative Mussman. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Mussman to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you. This House Floor Amendment simply adjust two grammatical errors and replaces 'or' with 'of' and deletes the extra word 'renewed'. It does not change the substance of the Bill in any way."

"Representative Mussman moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Mussman to explain the Amendment."

"Sorry. I had reversed those. I had described Floor Amendment #3. Floor Amendment #2 simply creates more clarifying language about how the process for how teachers 10200078.docx 74  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 who have reported sexual misconduct, those incidents are maintained in their file and will be passed onto another school district that would be interviewing that candidate for a potential hire."

"Representative Mussman moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #3. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Continuing on down page 8 of House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4322, Representative Tarver, presented by Representative LaPointe. Mr. Clerk."

"My apologies. Representative Costa Howard will handle the Bill. Representative Costa Howard."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House…"

"Nope."

"Excuse me. I seek to adopt Floor Amendment #1. Floor Amendment #1, Mr. Speaker, is a… replaces… makes some technical changes to the original Bill that addresses the issue of Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. This unanimously came out of committee this morning."

"Thank you. Representative Costa Howard moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 10200078.docx 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Continuing at the bottom of page 8, House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4393, Representative Didech. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Didech to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment 2 adds language to the Bill to ensure that local governments will continue to be eligible for certain federal infrastructure funding opportunities. I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Didech moves adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Didech to explain the Amendment."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Amendment 4 clarifies that those federally funded projects are subject to being let to the lowest responsible bidder. I ask for its adoption."

"Representative Didech moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #4. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. 10200078.docx 76  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Moving onto page 9 of the Calendar, under House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4526, Representative Ness. Out of the record. Moving down to page… on page 9 of the Calendar, House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4580, Representative Tarver, to be presented by Representative LaPointe. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Evans: "Representative LaPointe to explain the Amendment."

"House Floor Amendment 1 to HB4580 simply changes the timeframe that Chicago Public Schools has to do the reassessment from 10 years to 5 years and removes the requirement."

"Representative LaPointe moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Moving on to page 10 of the Calendar of House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4664, Representative Mah. Mr. Clerk, read the Bill." 10200078.docx 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Representative Mah to explain the Amendment."

"The Amendment contains the substance of the Bill, which is a routine sunset for wholesale drug distributors. And I urge its adoption. Thank you."

"Representative Mah moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Continuing on page 11 of the Calendar, on House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4717, Representative Halpin. Out of the record. Continuing down on page 11, we have House Bill 4740, Representative Mazzochi. We have Representative Mazzochi for, again, for House Bill 4740. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Mazzochi to explain the Amendment."

Speaker Evans: "Any questions or discussion? We have Representative Ammons for questions."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of… well, I'm sorry. Excuse me. Question of the Sponsor."

"Sponsor indicates she will yield."

"Thank you. Representative, have you received back the racial impact note on this Bill?"

"I certainly did not initiate the racial impact note on this Bill. But a parliamentary question of the Speaker, if I can? This Bill… can this Bill be moved to Third if these racial impact notes are outstanding?"

"It'll be held on the Order of Second Reading."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

"Yeah, we're still on the Amendment now, and there's racial impact notes, but we're still on the Amendment now. Do you wish to adopt the Amendment?"

"Representative Mazzochi moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Representative Mazzochi is recognized."

"Representative Mazzochi has moved to rule the notes inapplicable. All those voting in favor say 'aye'; all those voting… Representative Batinick is recognized for an inquiry."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Andrade is recognized for questions or discussion." 10200078.docx 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the Motion for the… I just want to say that this Bill is an initiative of the Latino organization for… IHASE, Illinois Hispanic Association of State Employees. So, I'm just asking you that this Bill actually is an initiative of the Illinois Hispanic employees, which helps actually all… any employee who is bilingual education… or bilingual. There is an issue that people are not getting paid and not getting their credit due. So, this is a bipartisan Bill. It is an initiative of our organization. And Mazzochi went to the conference, and this issue was brought up. And so, it… she sponsored the Bill and that's what… that's what situation we're in, that this Bill does help anyone who qualifies for bilingual pay. And this Bill now pushes for people to actually get paid because people were not getting paid. So, I know it's… some people just… all I'm asking that that's what this Bill does. So, thank you very much."

"Thank you, Leader Andrade. For further discussion, we have Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Sponsor yield on… for a few clarifying questions on this issue?"

"She indicates that she will."

"Representative, I'm looking at the language of the Bill. What jumped out at me is that there was a racial impact note filed on this Bill. So, the first thing about the racial impact note, which was filed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus in our pillars, was designed so that we can identify Bills that have a either positive or negative effect on our communities. In this language, it requires certain linguistic 10200078.docx 81  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 ability and certifications. What is different in this language than what is already required by ISBE for dual language or bilingual teachers?"

"And it says in the Bill that it would allow for pre- approved third parties. Who is the pre-approved third parties outside of ISBE?"

"And if the third party… the third party has to be approved by the department though."

"The department shall issue standards for demonstrating linguistic competency. Don't they already have standards for that?"

"And so, this is a pilot program for how long?"

"Thank you for clarifying that."

"Representative Mazzochi to close."

"Attention, Members. Representative Mazzochi moves to waive the notes inapplicable. A roll call vote is required. All those in favor vote 'aye'; all those opposed vote 'nay'. The voting is open. All voted who wish? All voted who wish? All voted who wish? Mr. Clerk."

"No."

"Yes."

"Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, with 79 voting 'aye', 8 voting 'nay', 3 voting 'present', the note is ruled inapplicable. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Continuing under page 12, under the Order of House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4772, Representative McLaughlin. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative McLaughlin."

"Representative McLaughlin moves adoption of Floor Amendment #1. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Third Reading. Continuing on page 13, under the Order of House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4973, Representative Delgado. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Continuing on page 13, we have House Bill 5080, Representative Halpin. Out of the record. Continuing on page 16, under the Order of House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 5456, Representative Mazzochi. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Continuing on page 16, we have House Bill 5458, Representative Halpin. Out of the record. Continuing on page 16, we have House Bill 5513, Representative Gonzalez. Out of the record. Returning to page 7, under the Order of House Bills-Second Reading, we have House Bill 4265, Representative Hernandez, presented by Representative Gonzalez. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

Speaker Evans: "Representative Gonzalez to explain the Amendment."

"The Amendment just simply changes this Bill's implementation date from academic year 2022-2023 to academic year 2023-2024."

"Representative Gonzalez moves the adoption of Floor Amendment #2. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Any further Amendments, Mr. Clerk?"

"Please hold this Bill on the Order of Second Reading. The Clerk is in receipt of Motions in Writing to waive the posting requirement for several Bills. If there is leave, we will take these Motions together in one Motion. Is there leave? Leave is granted. Leader Harris on the Motion."

"Speaker, I move the posting requirements be waived so the following Bills can be heard this week. In Health Care Access & Affordability, Committee Amendment 2, House Bill 5013. To Approp-Public Safety, House Bill 4414 and House Bill 5050. To Approp-General Services, House Bills 4721, 4373, 4768, 3229, 5010, 4167, 4613, 4587, 5087, and 45… I'm sorry, 4315. To Approp-Higher Ed, House Bills 1812, 4205, 5358, 4361, and 4720."

"Leader Harris has moved to waive the posting requirements. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed 10200078.docx 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the posting requirements are waived. Mr. Clerk, what is the status of Consent Calendar-Second Reading-Second Day?"

"Third Reading. Chair recognizes Representative Collins."

"Thank you, Chairman… Speaker. During Women's History Month, we need to remember the women… that women are still making history every day. Today we are celebrating our esteemed colleague and history maker Deputy Majority Leader Mary E. Flowers. Leader Flowers was born in Mississippi but grew up in Chicago. Her family participated in the Great Migration, when an estimated 6 million black Americans moved from south to urban centers in the northern states for a better life and more opportunities. Still Flowers and her family faced discrimination, leading her toward a career of fighting for marginalized groups as a public servant. Leader Flowers was mentored by another trailblazer, Chicago's first black mayor and former Congressman, Harold Washington. She began her political career volunteering for his campaigns, and eventually he asked her to run to present… to represent the 31st District. With Washington's endorsement, she was elected State Representative in 1984 and began serving in 1985. She is Illinois' longest serving African American 10200078.docx 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 lawmaker and the most senior Member in the House. Whether it's fighting for rights and resources for pregnant and postpartum women or passing Illinois' first major HMO reform in 1999, Flowers continued to work towards a more effective and equitable health care system in Illinois. Leader Flowers helped to pave the way for every woman in this chamber and is an inspiration to young women, particularly young women of color in Illinois. I do have a pleasure of serving with Leader Flowers. And so, I just want to ask everyone to give her a round of applause. Thank you."

"Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Leader Greenwood moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. All those in favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Leader Batinick is recognized."

"Leader Greenwood is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Democrats will caucus immediately upon adjournment in Room 114. In Room 114. Thank you."

"And now, allowing perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Greenwood moves that the House stand adjourned until Thursday, March 3, at the hour of 12:30 p.m. All those in 10200078.docx 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 78th Legislative Day 3/2/2022 favor say 'aye'; all those opposed say 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned."