Bill Status of EO2012  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  COVID-19-NURSING ASSISTANTS

Sponsor: Governor


Last Action
DateChamber Action
  3/24/2020SenateFiled with the Secretary of State

Synopsis As Introduced
Contains a preamble concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation declaring all counties in the State of Illinois as a disaster area on March 9, 2020, and other matters. Pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, orders the following for the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation: (1) provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act prohibiting a person from being hired to work as a certified nursing assistant if the person has been inactive on the Health Care Worker Registry are suspended if the person meets specified criteria; (2) provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act limiting conditional employment of certified nursing assistants to 3 months pending the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check are suspended; the Department of Public Health shall not permit a certified nursing assistant to continue conditional employment beyond 6 months without obtaining the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check; (3) provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to provide written notice to the prosecuting State's Attorney's office no less than 30 days before a youth's target release date are suspended; in connection with a release under those provisions, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall take steps to ensure that the State's Attorney's office is notified as far in advance as possible or as quickly as possible; (4) provisions of the Coal Mining Act requiring the Miners' Examining Board to hold an examination once each month is suspended.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  3/24/2020SenateFiled with the Secretary of State