Illinois House Floor Debate — November 16, 2016

"The House will be in order. Members will be in their chairs. We shall be led in prayer today by Wayne Padget, the Assistant Doorkeeper. Members and guests are asked to refrain from starting their laptops, turn off cell phones and rise for the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Padget."

"May have to keep him. Be led in the Pledge by Mr. Verschoore."

"Roll Call for Attendance. Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker. Please let the record show that Representatives Arroyo, Gordon-Booth, Reaves-Harris, Scherer and Skoog are absent today… excused today."

"Mr. Brown."

"Mr. Clerk, please take the record. We have 109 Members answering the roll and we do have a quorum. Mr. Clerk, Agreed Resolutions."

"Leader Currie moves for the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Agreed Resolutions are adopted. Chair recognizes Leader Bellock."

"Glad you're with us today. Enjoy your day here in the House chamber. Representative Gabel."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"I would like to introduce my Page for a day, Jack Shreve, from Evanston. He goes… he's in 4th grade and goes to North Shore Country Day and his folks, Jennifer and Jim Shreve, are up in the gallery. So, let's give them a big Springfield welcome."

"Welcome to Springfield. Thank you for joining us today. Chair recognizes Representative Wallace."

"Good Morning, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed."

"I would like to welcome individuals who are in the gallery, who are joining us from INCIO, a network of independent living organizations. Many are throughout the Capitol today advocating and working to better the… the outcomes for their community. So, I just want to say welcome to the group if they are in the gallery and encourage everyone 09900148.docx 2  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 here on both sides of the aisle to make an opportunity to go and speak with some of the members from our disabled community. Thank you."

"Thank you very much, Representative. Mr. Moffitt is recognized."

"Please proceed."

Speaker Lang: "Thank you for joining us today. Thank you, Representative. Members, page 2 of the Calendar, under the Order of Senate-Bills Third Reading, there appears Senate Bill 870. Mr. Zalewski. Please read the Bill. Mr. Zalewski, you do have an Amendment, Sir? Mr. Clerk, please put the Bill on the Order of Second Reading and read the Bill."

"Mr. Zalewski on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Floor Amendment #2 represents the Bill. It represents a… an agreement between the optometrists, the ophthalmologists, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Med Society 09900148.docx 3  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 about a… a moderate scope of practice increase for optometrists. Initially, along with the provision for a task force to be convened in the next year to discuss further ways in which the training that's being done in the optometric schools can be applied to patients in a future setting. The Amendment becomes the Bill. I'd ask, Mr. Speaker, if Representative Moeller could present the Bill on Third Reading as she did the front half of the work on the Bill. But the… the Amendment becomes the Bill and it's agreed to. And I'd ask for its adoption."

"Mr. Sullivan, can we move it to Third and then get back to you? Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Chair recognizes Representative Moeller on Third Reading."

"Thank you, Chair. As Representative Zalewski just explained, this Bill is the Optometric Sunset Bill that will extend their license in Illinois for 10 years. It also extends the Medical Act for 1 year. The Amendment is an agreed-to language between the optometrists, the ophthalmologists and the Med Society on training… a task force that will develop educational standards for our optometrics school here in Illinois so future optometrists can be trained in some enhanced prac… procedures that they may use in their practice. 09900148.docx 4  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 Again, this is an agreed-to Bill. We spent several months with both parties working to come up with this language and I urge your adoption. Would be happy to answer any questions."

"Mr. Sullivan."

"It's my understanding that the… the Medical Act is on a one-year renewal cycle and it has been this practice for over 10 years. And we're just extending that practice."

"Not that I'm aware of."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Kelly Burke. Kelly Burke. Please take the record, Mr. Clerk. On this question, there are 107 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. On page 3 of the Calendar, Senate-Bills Second Reading, there appears 09900148.docx 5  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 Senate Bill 1626, Representative McAsey. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative McAsey."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. This legislation is extending the sunset date on the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Prior to 2003, vehicles were built with mercury switches. What the Mercury Switch Removal Act does is say that those switches need to be removed from vehicles before they are crushed or otherwise demolished to protect our environment and protect people from mercury poisoning. I ask for your 'aye' votes."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"Sponsor yields."

"There is no change to the underlying Mercury Switch Removal Act but for extending the sunset date by 10 years. So, if there isn’t…"

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"I… I believe you. I did not sponsor the original legislation. And I'm just looking through the Bill file here and unfortunately, the text that I have does not include all of the text for the Mercury Switch Removal Act. It only includes the portion with the… the extension."

"I'm… I'm being informed that there is a $2 fee that is paid by the vehicle manufacturers related to the switches."

"And it's not a revenue that comes to the state, but is paid to the collectors of the switches."

"I don't have… I'm looking at some information from the Illinois EPA to see if it indicates that. I don't have that information… and the information that I have actually I think is about national statistics, not…"

"No. It's… it's $2 based on the actual switches that are collected. So, it's not a fee… as I understand it, it's not a fee on… at the point of purchase, but is a fee that the car manufacturers are essentially reimbursing the collector that… the person who is doing the disassembly, taking it apart, taking the switches out of the vehicle. That individual is getting the $2 fee from automobile manufactures." 09900148.docx 7  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Every vehicle from which there’s a mercury switch removed. So, vehicles that were manufactured before 2003 in the United States, and before, I believe, 1992 for foreign vehicles."

"And… and again, to the statement that I made, this is not a fee on auto manufacturers or on consumers purchasing automobiles at the point of the purchase. It is only a $2 fee that is remitted by the auto manufacturer to the… the scrapper, the person who is taking the…"

"…switch out of the vehicle at the end of the vehicle's life. So, it's… it's only on this small group of vehicles that still have these switches, you know, in an effort to prevent further environmental contamination from mercury."

"Because there are still vehicles that are on the roadways that were manufactured with mercury switches and are still approaching their end of life. And I would argue that… that perhaps 10 years from now when this legislation is… you know, that sunset date comes up again, perhaps at that point, that's a conversation that we ought to be having about whether there is any utility to having this because, you know, another 10 years from now vehicles that were manufactured before 2003 likely will not be on the road. Right now, today, there are 09900148.docx 8  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 many, many vehicles that were manufactured before 2003 that are still on our roads and that are every single day approaching the end of their life and… and being in this situation where they can be compacted and have the mercury in these switches released into the environment causing harm."

"Mr. Andrade."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"As someone who drives a lot during off time, so… and of… of means… small means, I just… I had a 1985 Chevy Cavalier and my other vehicle that I use for my other employment is a 2001 vehicle. So…"

"So…"

"So, my ‘85 vehicle, I just had to get rid of because I couldn't afford the insurance anymore, so that 1985 vehicle when it went to the scrapper they would probably pay the $2 fee to recycler?"

"To remove the mercury switch."

"All right. And so…"

"You are absolutely correct. You are describing the exact scenario that we are talking about that vehicles… Yes."

"And now my 2001 minivan that I have will probably be aged out and then I have to get rid of that, too, transmission is dying. So, when I get rid of that 2001 vehicle that a lot of people in my neighborhood probably… it's very common to have cars that are from 1980s and 1990s from… in my neighborhood. I see around tons of cars, a lot of people. My wife had a ‘99 vehicle." 09900148.docx 9  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Yes."

"So, I would say a lot of the United States and a lot of people in lower middle… in our middle-class economy, it's not uncommon for them to have a vehicle that's in the ‘90s and the ‘80s."

"Yes. That's exactly correct."

"So, ten years from now…"

"And right. And that's why this… extending this sunset date is so very important to make sure that those vehicles that have these mercury switches have them safely removed and have that mercury safely disposed to protect our environment, to protect our families, to protect those middle-class constituents in your district and in mine that are driving these vehicles."

"Thank you. Thank you very much."

"Thank you, Representative."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please take the record. On this question, there are 107 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 3 of the Calendar, Senate Bill 2363, Mr. Reis. Please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill." 09900148.docx 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Mr. Reis. Third Reading, Sir."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. 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. On this question, there are 107 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 4 of the Calendar, Senate Bill 2921, Mr. Turner. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2924, Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Bradley on the Amendment."

"This is an extension of the vegetative filter strips, which is a farm initiative. I'd ask for its adoption, move it to Third."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill." 09900148.docx 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Mr. Bradley."

"Hello. So, this is an extension of the Farm Bureau's Vegetative Filter Strip Bill. We passed this overwhelmingly in the regular Session. I'd ask for an 'aye' vote. Know of no opposition."

"Those… Mr. Sullivan on the Bill."

"Yeah. As I said, it's the vegetative filter strip for the Farm Bureau… for the farmers. It allows for the classification of strips of filter to keep the… the rest of the land in good shape.”

"Yeah. We've already done it and we're extending it."

"Yeah."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Page 2 of the Calendar, Senate Bills-Third Reading, Senate Bill 565, Representative Lilly. Representative Lilly. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1506, 09900148.docx 12  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 Representative Wallace. Please read the Bill. I understand you have an Amendment, Representative? Let's move this Bill back to the Order of Second Reading, Mr. Clerk and please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This particular Amendment is a gut and replace of the Bill. And it simply becomes a trailer Bill to House Bill 6136, which passed here overwhelmingly and was signed after leaving the Senate by our Governor."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Wallace."

"Thank you. This simply makes sure that the At Risk Student Advisory Council is a more complete membership. I just want to add two additional members who can help make some of those district level decisions about recommendations coming from the council. I do encourage an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"Currently, there are 21."

"Yes. Well, I feel as if we need to have management, our principals, involved in the council so that as recommendations come forward the council does not have to consistently come back to this Body to be able to begin to implement some of those things."

"There’ll be recommendations, but I think it's important to have those who would be tasked with implementing them at the table."

"Thank you."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Guzzardi, Martwick, Riley. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 107 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Senate Bill 2196, Representative Hernandez. Representative Hernandez. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2216, Mr. Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman. Out of the record. Senate Bill 2912, Mr. Crespo. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Crespo." 09900148.docx 14  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Thank you, Speaker, Members of the House. Senate Bill 2912 is an initiative of the State Board of Education, which responds to the concerns that there is a teacher shortage in the state, mostly some regions of the state, and it also addresses a substitute teacher shortage as well. It makes it easier for educators who have licenses from other states to obtain licenses in the State of Illinois and it restructures a substitute teacher licensure as well. I'd be happy to address any questions."

"Mr. Pritchard."

"According to State Board of Education, throughout the state there seems to be a shortage of qualified substitute teachers. The issue with teachers in general, it seems like in some border counties are having a difficult time getting teachers in those districts."

"Well, one of the things is they want to make sure that State Board of Education… that the… the standards are comparable to the ones here in this state. That would be one of the requisites."

"I… I didn't hear the question."

"From $150, correct."

"It's just to make… it's just to make sure they get more of them in a pipeline, makes it easier to get their licenses."

"Mr. Franks."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Fred, I… I understand what you're trying to do is to make it easier for substitute teachers to be able to get accreditation as well as regular teachers, correct?"

"Right."

"I think that's a… I think that's important. Here's the only caveat I want to… I guess this would be for the staff and Governor's staff. I'm hearing so many complaints in my office. I don't know if you are as well, but we are not getting people licensed quickly. So, even when they fill out their stuff and send everything into the state, the delays by the state are causing people not to be able to work and they are exacerbating the situation. I've got constituent requests in my office right now where people cannot get their 09900148.docx 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 certificates because the state keeps messing it up. So, if we're going to pass this piece of legislation, I would ask that we have something as well to make sure that they actually implement these laws because even when we pass them, they are meaningless when the bureaucrats fumble at the goal line. I… I've got a lady yesterday who was literally in tears, who cannot take a job, because she has not been able to get her certificate. It's affecting her family. It's affecting the economy. It's affecting the people who need her services, and I see this all the time. I'm going to support your Bill, but I'm hoping people in the Governor's Office are listening right now to get the resources to their agencies in order to implement this Bill, because it will be meaningless unless we actually follow through. And for those of you out there listening from the Governor's Offices as well, I would ask that you start moving these much quicker. We have nurses who can't nurse. We have teachers who cannot teach because we are not doing the job at the bureaucratic level. So, let's pass this Bill and let's send a message that government has to work for the people."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Andrade. Please take the record. On this question, there are 108 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, Rules Report."

"Senate Bill 2504, Mr. Rita. Mr. Rita. Out of the record. House Bill 2932 (sic-Senate Bill), Representative Flowers. Please read the Bill. Senate Bill 2932, Representative. You have a Floor Amendment on this? We'll move the Bill back to the Order of Second Reading. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Representative Flowers."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Floor Amendment #2 is identical to Senate Bill 574. And the Bill wasn't signed by the Governor because it had not been read three times. We supported this Bill before it passed out and I would appreciate an 'aye' vote. And I'll be more than happy to answer any questions. But it does create the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council which includes the creation of the Illinois… the Illinois Advisory Council. It provides details on the goals of the council, the appointment and the number of members that will be appointed to the council, as well as the term limits. And I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Representative Flowers. You've already described the Bill, correct?"

"I would appreciate an 'aye' vote."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Franks. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 66 voting 'yes', 41 voting 'no'. And… this Bill requires 71 votes, Representative. Do you wish to put this on the Order of Postponed Consideration?"

"Yes. Thank you."

"That will be done. Chair recognizes Mr. Martwick."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on a point of personal privilege."

"Please proceed, Sir. You have a guest with you, two."

"I have two guests with me today, Mr. Speaker. I… Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, friends and colleagues, I'd like you to join me in welcoming my wife who's been here before and my brand new son, Bobby, is here. So… thank you. Thank you very much. Come over and say hello."

"Welcome to the House Floor. Representative Moeller is recognized."

"Thank you, Speaker. I rise on personal privilege… for a personal privilege."

"Do you have any guests with you?" 09900148.docx 19  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"I would to introduce my district’s community outreach coordinator, Elsa Hernandez. She's here with her cousins who are from Mexico City visiting our State Capitol. And I'd like to give them a warm Springfield welcome."

"Welcome. Thank you for being here with us. Thank you. Mr. Leitch is recognized."

"Welcome aboard. Thank you very much for being here. Representative Kelly Burke." Burke, K.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I meant to vote 'yes' on Senate Bill 2932. Would you let the record reflect that I pushed the wrong button?"

"The record will so reflect." Burke, K.: "Thank you."

"Page 2 of the Calendar, Senate Bills-Third Reading, Senate Bill 2504, Mr. Rita. Hurry up, Sir. We understand you have an Amendment. Mr. Clerk, move the Bill to the Order of Second Reading and please read the Bill."

"Mr. Rita on the Amendment."

"I… I'd like to adopt the Amendment, which becomes the Bill, which extends the sunset for the Boiler Pressure Repair Act for their licensure."

"Those in favor…" 09900148.docx 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"We can debate it on Third."

"…of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Mr. Rita."

"Senate Bill 2504 extends the sunset provision. It's an initiative of the Illinois State Fire Marshal for the Boiler Pressure Repair Act. It doesn't make any changes. It just extends it for another 10 years for the licensure."

"Mr. Demmer."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"It's… it's an initiative from the State Fire Marshal. This was something that we… was overlooked in the past General Assembly, but it'll… it'll expire at the end of the year. What it does, it just extends the licensure that implements and… for individuals that repair and work on boiler pressure vessels."

"It… it just lays out all the… the requirements that they must meet for those that… to work on them and/or repair them." 09900148.docx 21  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"No."

"No. It just extends the date out 10 years."

"Yes."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Burke, Harper, Martwick. Please take the record. There are 105 voting ‘yes’, 2 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Chair recognizes Mr. Butler."

"Go ahead, Sir."

Speaker Lang: "Thank you very much, Representative. Chair recognizes Mr. Evans."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise for a point of personal privilege."

"You may go right ahead, Sir."

"Thank you. Many of my colleagues probably got contacted by my office regarding the formation of a Cancer Caucus. Around the nation, a lot of states have Cancer Caucuses where they push for awareness, information, research to make sure that we're the most informed group with regards to cancer. The richest person in Illinois all the way down to the poorest has been affected by this disease. And we can lead the fight to cure it, but also inform our communities and have all the information necessary to do that and have one centralized caucus where we can go to for information. I'm going to have a meeting this evening, I guess if we're still here for session tomorrow, at 3:30. It'll be a quick meeting just to talk about the scope and hopefully get it going in the 100th General Assembly, if that's what we decide to do. Thank you."

"Thank you, Sir. Mr. Batinick."

"You may go right ahead."

"Thank you, Sir. On page 2 of the Calendar, House Bills-Second Reading, there appears House Bill 950, Leader Currie. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill." 09900148.docx 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker. Can I ask us to adopt the Amendment, which was approved in the Executive Committee. And then I'll explain the Bill on Third Reading."

Speaker Lang: "Seeing no objection, those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you, Speaker and Members of the House. This is a… an exemption from the Liquor Code for two restaurants, one which is traditionally been able to sell alcoholic beverages that is the universal and entertainment center which is part of the Christ Universal Temple at 11901 South Ashland in Representative Davis's district. The reason for this reauthorization is that there was a change in ownership. The alderman is supportive of a continuation of past practice and there has been no opposition from the community. The other is a restaurant called Nando's Peri-Peri, in my district. It's across the street from a church, a United Methodist Church, and both the church and the alderman have approved an exemption. The idea is that this is a South African restaurant 09900148.docx 25  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 which wants to sell beer, wine and Sangria. Sangria, for the uninitiated, at least the way they make it, requires some use of alcoholic beverages. I would be grateful for your support as the communities and the aldermen support both of these projects."

"Those in favor of the Bill will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 73 voting ‘yes’, 35 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Mr. Clerk, on page 4 of the Calendar, Senate Bills-Second Reading, there appears Senate Bill 2921. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie to handle the Amendment. Please proceed."

"Thank you. I'd appreciate it if we could, again, adopt the Amendment and then discuss the Bill on Third."

Speaker Lang: "Seeing no objection, those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Mr. Clerk."

"Third Reading. Please read the Bill."

"Leader Currie."

"Thank you very much, Speaker and Members of the House. This Bill would extend the sunset date for a very important program in Illinois, the Affordable Housing Tax Credit. It operates so that 50 percent of donations for certified affordable housing units are available to the… the donor and there is a cap on the program. We've had this program, I think, since 2001 and it has meant that we have, across the state, found a lot of housing for low-income people. Without the extension of the tax credit, there are six or seven projects that will not happen. I was reminded that there is a… a really fine veterans’ project that is going up. That would not be affected by this credit extension at this time, but that is the kind of thing that would be affected in the future if we don't renew the credit. I know of no opposition. And I would be grateful for your 'aye' votes."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you… thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question of the Sponsor?"

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, I know you were not in committee yesterday when we considered the Amendment, but let me ask you so we can put it in the record here. What is the value of this credit in terms of the impact… potential impact to the General Revenue Fund of the State of Illinois?"

"The… the cap in 2017 would be 27 million. Over time, we have actually spent 7… 7,435,000 over the…" 09900148.docx 27  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 Harris, D.: "Right, but the cap is potentially, if everyone took advantage of this, there are $27 million worth of credits here available."

"Right. But we've never…" Harris, D.: "And those… and those credits can be transferred or sold to another entity, correct?"

"They… they can be and… but I would tell you that over the life of this credit, which is now I think since 2001, never, ever has… have we come close to reaching the cap." Harris, D.: "Wasn't there a… some thought by the Majority Party that in doing credits, tax credits of one sort or another, that rather than do them individually all of the credits would be looked at at one time saying, okay, does this makes sense, does that make sense, should we continue it, should we not continue it. And… and what's the total impact overall of any number of credits which we may grant? Wasn't that the… didn't the Majority Party at one point talk about looking at them in… in total?"

"We… we have talked about it. We will talk about it again. The problem here is that this credit expires December 31, 2016, at the very end of this calendar year. With projects halfway done, halfway in the ground, it would be irresponsible not to extend this credit today. I do think that we will continue the effort to try to look at all the credits together. There are several others that will be sunsetting soon and I think we should do that. But in the meantime, I don't think you want to let six, seven, eight projects that are part… partway constructed on the hook and leave them without the opportunity to continue building." 09900148.docx 28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 Harris, D.: "Ladies and Gentlemen… thank you, Madam Majority Leader. And Ladies and Gentlemen, just very briefly to the Bill. Twenty seven million dollars, that's the potential value of what this credit is worth to the impact of the General Revenue Fund of the State of Illinois. Granted, not all 27 million may be used, but potentially, it's $27 million that won't be coming in to the General Revenue Fund of the State of Illinois, in a state right now that has only a temporary… I don't even call it a budget, has a spending plan out there. And we are struggling financially, but we're going to extend this one credit. I'm not opposed to this. I'm going to vote in favor of the Lady's Bill. I recognize the importance. I do contend, however, that it's not absolutely necessary that we do this by January the 1st because there are six or seven projects, if we did it in the new Session, could be grandfathered in. There could be… there could be documents prepared. Maybe it's a little bit of a legal hassle, but it doesn't have to be done right now. But keep this in mind, there are all sorts of credits out there. The Donation Tax Credit, EDGE Credit is a tax credit, the… the R&D Credit. All sorts of credits which, in my opinion, should be looked at in total because they all have an impact on the General Revenue Fund of the State of Illinois and we're struggling. So, let's vote for this. Let's send it out. It's an important Bill. It does have… it does help supportive housing throughout the State of Illinois, especially within Cook County. But keep in mind, when we do this one at a time, we disadvantage ourselves because we don't look at things as a whole. And we need to look at this budget and our budget problems as a 09900148.docx 29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 whole. So, I commend the Lady for bringing it forward. I just wanted to put that into the record for your consideration. Thank you."

"Mr. Franks."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Majority Leader yield?"

"Lady yields."

"Representative, I'm looking at the Bill. I'm… and I understand the… the intent is to encourage folks to invest in low-income housing, correct? My question though is, I understand the tax credit, but is there a fee that's associated with this underlying… I'm not sure how this is funded, this program. Besides the tax…"

"Well…"

"…credit, are there fees involved?"

"Yeah. There is an application fee. But what happens is that a not-for-profit developer, Habitat for Humanity is an example, would decide to do a project in a… in an area of need for low-income housing and would approach others to help fund the project. So, in no case does the development of the… the Donation Tax Credit hardly ever would cover the actual costs because when someone makes this kind of donation, the credit is only up to 50 percent of that commitment. So, there is often bank financing, other kinds of financial tools are used by the not-for-profit developer to make the project work. We have… we have created a… I don't have the number in my head, but a very large number of affordable units through this tax credit over the last 15 years. The Illinois Housing Development Authority is a very strong proponent of the credit and of this Bill." 09900148.docx 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Oh, I'm not questioning that…"

"Good."

"…and I appreciate that answer. I'm just wondering how it's funded with the fee. I get the… I get how the developers raise their… their portion of it and go to the banks and stuff. But is there a foreclosure fee or something that's associated with this? I'm wondering what the underlying fee is to help… to help fund these programs, and it's not in our analysis. And that's what I'm trying to determine."

"All I know about is the $500 application fee."

"Okay. So, there's an application, but there's no other… there's no other fee like adding it on to a foreclosure?"

"Not… not that I'm aware of."

"Okay. I… I'll try to do some more research. Thank you."

“Thank you.”

"Representative Ives."

"Leader Currie to close."

"Thank you, Speaker. I do appreciate the comments about the importance of looking at tax credits as a package, but this tax credit is about to expire. Projects depend upon our continuation of the tax credit. And certainly, any kinds of housing… affordable housing that we will be able to start in 09900148.docx 31  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 February, March, April and May is dependent upon our adoption of this measure, which will extend the life of the Donation Tax Credit so we can help low-income Illinoisans find a way to put a roof over their heads. I appreciate your 'aye' vote."

"Please bear with the Chair one moment. Leader Currie has moved for the passage of the Bill. This Bill requires 71 votes. Those in favor of the Lady's Motion will vote ‘yes’; opposed ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Davis, Guzzardi, Rita, Turner. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 79 voting ‘yes’, 29 voting ‘no’. And this Bill, having received the Constitutional Majority, is hereby declared passed. Members, the Chair has an announcement that you'll all find interesting. It is the intention of the Chair to adjourn today and cancel tomorrow's Session. Representative Hammond is recognized."

"You may proceed."

"Welcome. Thank you for being with us today. Mr. Martwick is recognized."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on a point of personal privilege."

"Another baby?" 09900148.docx 32  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"No. Not yet. No. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, would you join me in welcoming three Pages that I have here today. I have two international students and a student from the City of Chicago. Zev Goldberg is here. Melisa Esponosa Rivera is here. And Ddageum Lee is here. Please give them a warm welcome."

"Welcome. Thanks for joining us on the House Floor today. Mr. Evans. Another caucus, Sir?"

"Not another one. Point of personal privilege, please."

"Proceed."

“Thank you. I did make an announcement for a 3:00 meeting for the caucus, but we'll be gone at that point. So, that meeting will be rescheduled when we come back on Tuesday. I'll make sure my office gets all the information on your various calendars. Thank you all again."

Speaker Lang: "Thank you, Sir. Representative Williams is recognized."

"Likewise, the Green Caucus meeting that we had scheduled for today will be canceled and we'll reschedule when we return or do a phone call in the interim. Thank you."

"Thank you, Representative. Mr. Clerk, Adjournment Resolution. Members, we are not adjourning. We're just doing the Resolution."

"Leader Currie moves for the adoption of the Adjournment Resolution. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Adjournment Resolution is adopted. On Page 5 of the Calendar, under Total Veto Motions, there appears House Bill 6299. Mr. Andrade on your Motion."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I Motion to… I'd like to take a Motion to Override the Veto. And…"

"Do you want to explain your Motion, Sir?"

"Yes. House Bill 6299 passed with bipartisan support. It's to help our paraprofessionals and it just helps very low wage constituents of… of both sides. And I hope for and ask for a favorable Motion."

"Mr. Sullivan."

"Sponsor yields."

"The original intent of the Bill was… it's basically when someone has been working for… in the past, the… when someone was… was laid off, technically, for the summer and to go back to work, a paraprofessional would… they would be technically laid off because the summer is off of school. When they would go back to their form… place of employment of the education, what would happen was they would retain their 09900148.docx 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 seniority. And this Bill would allow them to retain their seniority on people that probably make $13 thousand a year. And some people have been paraprofessionals for over 20 years, 26 years. And what would happen is, there was a situation where that someone that worked 23 years went back and was told, sorry. And this is… and one thing that I would keep in mind is, this is not an unlimited, unendless, infinity. It's basically if you don't go… if you go back that… within the year and the next school session, then you receive your… you receive your… your seniority back."

"So, it's not unlimited, it's not infinity. So, it's very… the new people."

"Well, I… I wouldn't say exactly mandate or… it's just a… it's a protection for a very low paid thing. We're just protecting the, you know, some of these people have been there for… and what happens is they were at 20, maybe 6 thousand, and they go back to 13 thousand. So, it’s… it just seems unfair that… and it’s… we… we've mandated many stuff and we've passed many stuff citywide. It wasn't even… it was… it was brought to my attention and… from… from downstate and I thought it was an honorable thing to do…"

"…to try to protect these employment." 09900148.docx 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Mr. Breen."

"Sponsor yields."

"Pardon me? I didn't hear you. Can you repeat that?"

"I believe, if I'm correct… I stand to be corrected, but it was still in ar… in arbitration and what happened was, in arbitration, they said that they can't rule on this, if I'm correct. I don't remember the case law, so… But I think that's what happened; it went back to the administration."

"Representative Willis."

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

"Sponsor yields."

"Representative, isn't it true that, in fact, most support personnel are not unionized in school districts?"

"That is correct."

"Right. So, they have no protections from their unions. Once upon a… To the Bill. Once upon a time, I actually was one of those support personnel in a school district. And it 09900148.docx 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 is unfortunate that many times support personnel are let go because at the end of the school year, they don't always know what the future is going to be in that fall and that happens very often. You could have someone that has been a long time one-on-one aide with a special needs student and not knowing if that student's going to come back in the fall or if you're going to have a new student that that person's going to do. I think this Bill is a good Bill. It protects our very vital support personnel in our school districts. I voted 'yes' originally. I will be voting 'yes' to help keep the Bill active and override and I encourage all of you to look at that. Those of you that have children in the school districts know that while the teachers are very vital to the education of our students, it is the support personnel that assist the teachers and help our students maintain a good education environment. And I urge an 'aye' vote on this. Thank you."

"Mr. Meier."

"Mr. Andrade to close."

"Thank you very… Thank you. I appreciate everyone's opinion and I hope that once you found it in your heart to have… to see the ability to protect these constituents of 09900148.docx 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 yours and I hope that you find it in it again. And I respectfully request an 'aye' vote. Thank you."

"Mr. Andrade moves that House Bill 6299 pass, notwithstanding the Veto of the Governor. This requires 71 votes. Those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves, Members. Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 64 voting 'yes', 40 voting 'no'. And the Motion fails. Chair recognizes Mr. Davidsmeyer."

"You may proceed."

"Welcome. Thank you for here. Hope you're enjoying your day in Springfield. Representative Williams is recognized."

"I apologize, Members, I spoke too soon. We will be still meeting as a Green Caucus immediately upon adjournment in Room M-1. Again, Room M-1, Green Caucus, immediately upon adjournment. Thank you."

"So, the canceled caucus meeting is back on? All right then. Representative Stewart." 09900148.docx 39  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Proceed, Sir."

"Happy birthday, Aaron. Thank you. Thanks for pointing that out, Sir. House Bill 5931, Representative Gabel on a Motion."

"Thank… thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move to pass House Bill 5931, notwithstanding the Governor's Veto. House Bill 5931 raises the base wage for direct service support persons or DSPs, those who work with persons with developmental disabilities, to $15 an hour. Back in May when we passed this Bill, I described a crisis in the system of care for persons with developmental disabilities. Simply put, the private, state-funded agencies that are the backbone of this system, simply cannot hire staff. That crisis is only getting worse. We cannot afford inaction. Instead, the Governor vetoed this Bill and has not offered any meaningful alternatives. The average wage of DSPs now in our state is $9.35 an hour. By comparison, the average wage for full-time workers at Walmart is now $13.38, and Macy's is paying $12.70. The problem is is that they cannot fill these jobs. There's a 30 percent vacancy rate. And it… for fairness for workers and quality of care for our clients, I ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Mr. Demmer."

"Sponsor will yield." 09900148.docx 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"About 150 million, not including the federal match."

"That… that's including the federal match."

"Yes."

"So, the issue with this is that the court monitor with the Ligas Consent has said that this is not… it currently… that the wages are too low and that they cannot fulfill the consent decree. So, we can either make a decision to do this now or we can wait for the courts to tell us that we have to do it. I mean, I understand that this is a cost. I… I think that we have to look at our priorities in our… in our budget and look at our General Revenue Fund and really figure out what our priorities are in our system and make sure that our people who are the most vulnerable are taken care of."

"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question of the Sponsor?"

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, the City of Chicago, as an example, raised its minimum wage, did it not?"

"Yes." Harris, D.: "And… and how did it do that? What… what's the minimum wage in the City of Chicago?"

"It's on a ramp. I… I don't know what… what exactly it is now but it's on a ramp to… the increase." Harris, D.: "Well, that's the… you just hit the… you said the magic word, quite frankly."

"Yes. And… and I would be…" Harris, D.: "It's… it's on a ramp." 09900148.docx 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Yeah. And this Bill does not say…" Harris, D.: "And… and there's a reason why…"

"…there couldn't be a ramp." Harris, D.: "…it's on a ramp, because it gives employers and others who pay the minimum wage the opportunity to adjust to that over time. There's no ramp in this Bill, is there?"

"There… it does not say it has to be a ramp and it doesn't say it can't be a ramp. It's open. It could be." Harris, D.: “Well, it's… it's my understanding that… the legislation is pretty clear. It says, you have to pay $15 an hour."

"Pardon? So, in the past, we have done… we have had Bills that give a three year ramp. Those have not passed. So, this year… I mean, years keep adding on and the wages don’t get increased. So, this Bill does expect this to be done in one year." Harris, D.: "Right. And… I think that's really one of the key points. And to the Bill, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. Look, I represent, in my… my district, Clearbrook Center, which is one of the largest agencies that deals with the developmentally disabled. I've had conversations with the director over there and he's absolutely right. You can go to Walmart, you can go to… to McDonald's, you can go to a fast food restaurant, and you can make more money per hour in those locations than you can caring for people. People who absolutely need that assistance. But at the same time, what you're doing here… what this Bill does here is impose in one fell swoop a significant increase on the State of Illinois by way of what we are mandating that… that minimum wage to be. 09900148.docx 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 If there were some sort of a ramp, then the impact on the State of Illinois would be much less and more reasonable. I don't question that the people who take care of the developmentally disabled and those direct support personnel need an increase. They do. But to come in on a heavy handed one fell swoop, hit us with $15 an hour, I think is the wrong approach. And just look at what the City of Chicago and other municipalities and other entities around the United States have done. They've built in a ramp. There is no ramp in this Bill. It's the wrong approach to take. The Governor's Veto should be sustained. I urge a 'no' vote."

"Representative Ives."

"The Sponsor will yield."

"I know that there has not been a raise in 8 years. And I believe that the $15 is considered a living wage."

"Not poverty. It’s because it takes a family of four out of poverty."

"That's how we came up with it. People who work shouldn't have to live in poverty. They work hard every day. This is a very difficult job. People need to be paid a fair wage for it."

"Well, I'll repeat it again. The $15 is a fair wage. It takes families out of poverty. This is an amount that came out of a coalition of organizations who work… who provide these direct services. I mean, it's easy for us to decide what people should make here in the chamber, but these are actual people doing the work, people from the ARC of Illinois, the Illinois Association of Rehab Facilities, the Center for Developmental Disabilities and others, the Institute on Policy… Public Policy for Persons with Developmentally Disabilities."

"Representative McDermed."

"Sponsor yields."

"Sure."

"I think that's a great idea."

"Representative Bellock."

"Representative Ammons."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Bill. This Bill is… it really should not be controversial, but under the current climate, we understand why it is. Like many services in the State of Illinois, developmental services is under serious attack and at crisis-like levels. I received a letter in relationship to this and it says the critical shortage of direct service professionals is threatening the ability of nonprofit community providers to meet the basic health and safety requirements outlined by the Federal and State Laws and regulations for tens of thousands of Illinois residents. This is a… this is not a choice of whether they should just go and work at Walmart ‘cause they pay more. This is really whether we will invest into the needed services for people 09900148.docx 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 with disabilities. And I understand that, as one of the Representatives mentioned, we need to have a full budget. I think everyone over here and over there certainly agrees with that. But the conditions under which to get a full budget may not be things that we can agree upon, which is why we don't currently have a full budget. If we were simply talking about passing a budget so that we can help people with developmentally disabilities or people who are in senior services or in-home services, we would make this a non-issue and $15, which is still below… below the poverty line, would be a non-issue and we would all vote 'yes' on this. But because we won't give certain things that are required by the Governor's Office in order to get a budget, then we will vote down all of the good Bills that could help the good people of Illinois provide these services for developmentally disabled people. I urge an 'aye' vote on supporting this legislation and I thank its Sponsor for moving it forward. Even in the face of great difficulty in this Body, we do urge an 'aye' vote."

"Representative Jesiel."

"Representative Gabel to close."

"So, the system of care for persons with developmental disabilities is in crisis. They cannot hire people. The people are not getting the kind of quality care that they deserve. Our budget is a moral document. It is something that we have to consider when we take this kind of a vote. The court monitors have said that we are out of compliance. And employers… employers, themselves, have said that they need $15 an hour to be able to fill these positions. Thirty percent of the positions are left open at this time. Many of the agencies that you… that my colleagues have talked about are in support of this Bill. This is not an outrageous ask. This is an ask that is reasonable and that will allow us to take care of our most vulnerable citizens. I urge an 'aye' vote."

"The Lady has moved to… that the House pass House Bill 5931, notwithstanding the Veto of the Governor. This will require 71 votes. Those in favor of the Lady's Motion 09900148.docx 50  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Dunkin, Franks. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 64 voting 'yes', 42 voting 'no'. And the Lady's Motion fails. Chair recognizes Representative Ives."

"Please proceed."

"Welcome. Glad to have you with us today. Enjoy your day in Springfield. House Joint Resolution 163, Mr. Crespo. And I understand there's an Amendment, Sir. So, you may proceed on the Amendment."

"Thank you, Speaker. The Amendment lists the recommendations of which waivers to deny and/or accept to the School Code."

"Those in favor of the Amendment say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the Amendment is adopted. Now, as to the Resolution, Sir."

"Yeah, well, the Resolution, as I said before, this is what we do every year. We get the waivers from the State Board of Education. We did receive from them… they transmitted to us 57, out of which we are accepting 56, denying 1 which is a debt limitation for School District 104. They came before the committee and we learned that they do have other options. They can go through referendum. And not only that, but 09900148.docx 51  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 typically they go through a Bill form or legislation to get this waiver; and therefore, it was denied. I'd be happy to answer any questions."

"Those in favor of the Resolution will vote ‘yes’; opposed vote ‘no’. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 106 voting ‘yes’, 0 voting ‘no’. And the Resolution is adopted. The Chair recognizes Mr. Dunkin."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of personal privilege."

"Proceed, Sir."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, with us today is a gentleman who came all the way from Chicago on the train by himself to watch and observe us, Mr… Let's give him a warm round of applause and welcome Mr. Brandon Volpeda, out of my district.”

"Welcome to the House chamber, Sir. Page 7 of the Calendar, Senate Joint Resolution 53, Representative Feigenholtz. Representative Feigenholtz on your Resolution."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a Task Force Bill. Department of Ag is neutral. Department of Public Health is fine. I'm happy to answer any questions."

"Mr. Sullivan."

"Correct."

"Yeah. I'm not… I know DNR was opposed to this in its first iteration, Representative. They haven't come to talk to me about their opposition. I'm not sure if… what their opposition is. They haven't explained it to me. "

"It's a Task Force Bill."

"I think management to the Department of Natural Resources is euthanize. It's not management of population. So, I think theirs is a philosophical agreement. I… I think that they just think cats should be euthanized."

"Correct."

"Those in favor of the Lady's Resolution will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 71 voting 'yes', 37 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. House Joint… we did… House Resolution 1269, Mr. Phelps. Out of the record. House Resolution 1310, Mr. Walsh. Please proceed, Sir." 09900148.docx 53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Resolution 1310 is designating the week of… the week of September 11 through the 18 of 2016 as Chase Week. Over that course of the week was the chase for the cup, the initial playoff for Nascar Sprint Cup. And it celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Chicagoland Speedway. And I'd move to adopt this Resolution."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Resolution will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Davis. Harper. Please take the record. There are 107 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 1349, Mr. Sims. Please proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. House Resolution 1349 simply calls on Congress to allow the Centers for Disease Control to recognize and study gun violence as a public health crisis and to… it also commends the American Mental Association for recognizing the same. Currently, the… there's a… there's been a ban on the Centers for Disease Control studying gun violence as a health… public health issue. As we know, there have been numerous people… thousands of people killed across this country who were victims of gun violence. And it makes sense for Congress to step up and allow the Centers for Disease Control to study not only the incidence of gun violence, but also the resulting traumas that result after the gun violence occurs. So, this Resolution simply calls on Congress to… to do that. I'd ask for its passage." 09900148.docx 54  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016

"Those in favor of the Resolution will say 'yes'; opposed say 'no'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it. And the Resolution is adopted. House Resolution 1317, Mr. Ford. Please proceed, Sir."

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House. House Resolution 1317 is a designation for portions of Roosevelt Road from Cicero Avenue to Austin Avenue in Chicago only. And we want to designate that as Muhammad Ali Road."

"Those in favor of the Gentleman's Resolution will vote 'yes'; opposed vote 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 104 voting 'yes', 0 voting 'no'. And the Resolution is adopted. Page 2 of the Calendar, House Bills-Second Reading, House Bill 1384, Representative Feigenholtz. Mr. Clerk, please read the Bill."

"Third Reading. Page 5 of the Calendar, Amendatory Vetoes, House Bill 5104. Mr. Harris." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I rise today with a Motion to override the Governor's Veto on House Bill 5104. House Bill 5104 deals with privatization of nursing services… just getting to the right page here. Bear with me one sec… privatization of nursing services in the Illinois Department of Corrections. What this Bill would do is require the state to maintain its complement 09900148.docx 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 of registered nurses that it had on the payroll and continues to have vacancies for in the budget as of January 1 of this year. This is an issue that is very important to us as we enter an era where we are negotiating consent decrees in court because of mistreatment of prisoners. It guarantees quality care for those prisoners and reduces liability for the state. It does not cost the state any extra money to do this as these positions already exist. The purpose of the legislation is simply to maintain the number of positions that were available at the beginning of January 2016. The Governor's Amendatory Veto dealt with an item that was included in a collective bargaining negotiation that went forward with the Illinois Nursing Association, but the nurses membership overwhelmingly objected and rejected this provision. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is not only about making sure that our inmates are safe, not costing our state money. This is also an issue, you know, that we really need to think about within a national discussion of is it appropriate to privatize correctional systems. I stand here today to say there's been nothing but trouble from making the correctional system in the United States of America a private for-profit enterprise. And I believe that this particular action by the Department of Corrections could be another step into privatizing the corrections system in the State of Illinois. I would respectfully ask for your support."

"Mr. Demmer."

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"Mr. Harris." Harris, D.: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And questions of the Sponsor?"

"Sponsor yields." Harris, D.: "Representative, would you say that this Bill dictates to the Governor's Office how the Department of Corrections should be run in this particular area, specifically, in the maintaining of… of nurses in the department?" Harris, G.: "Is that the whole question?" 09900148.docx 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 Harris, D.: "Well, I have… I have more." Harris, G.: "This Bill requires… this Bill requires to maintain the existing staffing levels of, I believe, it's a hundred… around 160 state-employed registered nurses within the Department of Corrections." Harris, D.: "So, it… it restricts…" Harris, G.: "It… it creates a floor. Yeah." Harris, D.: "It restricts the Executive from how… how the Executive should or ought to run a department within the Executive Branch of Government." Harris, G.: "It certainly sets minimum standards that I think are appropriate." Harris, D.: "Okay. And it's my understanding, at least from the analysis that I have, that the Bill represent… and to quote my analysis. Tell me if this is accurate. The Bill represents the Illinois Nurses Association's break from a tentative agreement with the Department of Corrections and it is an attempt to circumvent those negotiations. Is that accurate?" Harris, G.: "Representative, I'm going to be very evasive in how I answer your question, so I hope you'll appreciate why. I'm not a party to those negotiations. I've not been in them. What has been represented to me was that the language that the Governor suggested in his Amendatory Veto was language that was negotiated between the state and the Nurses Association. But when that language was put to the membership of the Nurses Association, it was thoroughly rejected." Harris, D.: "Okay." Harris, G.: "Be… beyond that, I am not party to those discussions." 09900148.docx 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 Harris, D.: "Seems to me that's circumnavigation of the… circumvention of the… of the negotiation. Just briefly, Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Bill if I may. Number one, I do believe that what… what this Bill does, it restricts the… the ability of the Governor, the Executive of our state, the Chief Executive Officer, to run in the manner that he or she determines best a department under his or her purview. And… and I think that's wrong. We… we can lay out guidelines as to what we think should be appropriate, but we shouldn't dictate staffing levels and things of that nature. But on a… on a different level, and it… this picks up on what my colleague on this side of the aisle just said… I know many on that side of the aisle think the Governor is anti-union and he's just going to come down and do whatever he can against the unions. But you know, if you read the Governor's Amendatory Veto, the Amendatory Veto indeed follows collective bargaining procedures. It requires that before the Department of Corrections awards a contract that would reduce state- employed medical personnel, they must first prepare a cost comparison between the expenses of utilizing state employees versus an outside party. And you know, this is something which has been an… an issue of contention between AFSCME and the Governor on other union negotiations. And oftentimes, AFSCME can show that their employees can perform a service less expensively than an outside contractor. So, what the Governor's Amendatory Veto does is, indeed, in line with what other unions in the State of Illinois have sought. And it also provides for a reasonable time to meet with the affected employees or their labor organization negot… representatives 09900148.docx 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 and discuss alternatives. My point here is that the Amendatory Veto is reasonable. It protects the rights of employees. To… to seek to override, and totally, the Bill and ignore the Amendatory Veto is… is not the appropriate course of action here. I think we're trying to dictate to the Governor what should be done in a department which he has the responsibility to run. I think his Veto, or the Override Motion, should be defeated. And I would encourage you to support the Amendatory Veto. Thank you."

"Mr. Harris to close." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for the very excellent questions. And to the last speaker's point, you know, I just want to remind the Body that as a Legislature, you know, we often set standards by which the Executive Department runs. That is one of our major tasks here, to set standards and minimums to protect the health, safety and welfare of our constituents, of our employees, and those in our care. I would urge you to vote 'yes'."

"Mr. Welch, the Sponsor has closed. This is on… this is not on this Bill? Thank you. Gentleman has moved to override the Governor's Amendatory Veto of House Bill 5104. Those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. 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. On this question, there are 65 voting 'yes', 41 voting 'no'. And the Gentleman's Motion fails. Chair recognizes Mr. Welch."

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"Go right ahead."

"You know, on behalf of myself and Representative Lilly and Representative Ford and Reaves-Harris, we'd like the House of Representatives to welcome three good friends of ours: Bishop Claude Porter, Bishop Joseph Jones, and Pastor John Harrell from Interfaith Illinois joining us here in Springfield today. Let's give them a warm welcome to Springfield."

"Welcome. Thank you for being with us today. On page 4 of the Calendar, under the Order of Total Vetoes, appears House Bill 4351, Greg Harris. Please proceed, Sir, on your Motion." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Ladies… Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I rise for a second time to… with a Motion to override the Veto of the Governor on House Bill 4351. House Bill 4351, if you remember, deals with maintaining the current standards and levels of care for our senior citizens in the Community Care Program. We all know and I think, you know, everyone on both sides of the aisle understand that as our population ages in the coming years, as the baby boom gets older, a growing cost and a growing liability to our state is going to be managing programs within the Department of Aging and other state departments that serve seniors and persons with disabilities. As we all get older, we are going to need these services. You know, certainly some of our parents do right now. And we need to find responsible, reasonable ways to manage costs and to deliver services in new, effective and innovative ways. What this Bill seeks to do is to protect those folks who are currently enrolled in the CCP Program and prevent a change in their service level that has been proposed 09900148.docx 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 by the Department of Aging. I think this is important for us to do right now because this new proposal, the CRP Program, of which you might have heard, which is being, you know, roundly opposed by senior advocates, AARP, and others across the state, is a… a pilot program that has not been tested. And it is something that very well could put our seniors and our… our home… homebound seniors at risk. It's something also that, should it not be successful, those people who are right now able to stay in their community with the current CCP Program, if they're able to get a couple of hours of home care each week, are automatically entitled to move… move into nursing homes under the state's Medicaid Program that will actually cost the state four times as much. It will cost us four times as much to provide the care to which they have an entitlement. So, not only could this be harmful to seniors and their families, but it… this is also very, very much liable to result in directly increased costs to the state. I would certainly… have talked to the administration and the Department of Aging to find other ways and different ways to implement some changes, to work with the advocates, the stakeholders, the caregivers, the senior groups to come to a common understanding of how to do it. But this CRP Program that would result in the loss of services for nearly 40 thousand Illinois elderly is not the way to go at this point. I think it's something that we should put on hold; we should pause it. This is a item which we have appropriated for. It is a program which has existed across our state that works from our biggest cities like Chicago, and Peoria, and Springfield, and Rockford, to our suburbs, to our most rural 09900148.docx 65  STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 148th Legislative Day 11/16/2016 areas. It meets the needs of the frail and elderly seniors. It allows people to stay in their own homes and their communities for the maximum length of time and provides a… an enormous cost savings to the taxpayers of Illinois. I would appreciate your 'aye' vote."

"Representative Bellock."

"Sponsor, of course, yields."

"Mr. Harris to close." Harris, G.: "Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you, Representative Bellock. Again, I think, you know, for… for the seniors, for the 44 thousand elderly folks, you know, across the State of Illinois who, today are watching to see what we do, whether we protect their in-home services or if they are about to lose their in-home services, and their families are going to have to decide, you know, what… what to do with their parents or their loved ones. Do they move them into a nursing home? Who is going to care for them? Who is going to take care of their needs? These are, you know, pretty momentous decisions that we'll be making. I think the appropriate vote is a 'yes' vote to maintain the status quo so that these people can remain in their own homes, remain with their same level of services while we continue to work with stakeholders and providers to devise new and better ways to make sure that their life needs are met and that we are able to stretch our tax dollars further. I would ask for an 'aye' vote."

"Gentleman moves to override the Governor's Veto on House Bill 4351. This Bill requires 71 votes. Those in favor of the Gentleman's Motion will vote 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Please record yourselves. Mr. Clerk, please take the record. On this question, there are 67 voting 'yes', 40 voting 'no'. And the Motion fails. Mr. Clerk, committee announcement."

"And now, leaving perfunctory time for the Clerk, Leader Currie moves that the House stand adjourned ‘til Tuesday, November 29 at the hour of 12 noon. Those in favor say 'yes'; opposed 'no'. The 'ayes' have it. And the House stands adjourned."