EDUC PLAN SERVICES CONSUMER Senate SponsorsSen. Celina Villanueva, Adriane Johnson-Robert Peters-Jacqueline Y. Collins, Laura Fine-Cristina Castro, John Connor and Suzy Glowiak Hilton House Sponsors(Rep. Kambium Buckner-Carol Ammons-Theresa Mah-Aaron M. Ortiz, Jonathan Carroll, Norine K. Hammond and Elizabeth Hernandez) 8/23/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0571 210 ILCS 5/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.1Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:815 ILCS 505/2WWW newNew ActReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Educational Planning Services Consumer Protection Act to protect consumers who enter into agreements with educational planning service providers and to regulate educational planning service providers. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person or entity to act as an educational planning service provider except as authorized by the Act. Prohibits an educational planning service provider from providing educational planning services to a consumer for a fee without a written contract signed and dated by both the consumer and the educational planning service provider; sets forth contract requirements. Prohibits an educational planning service provider from charging or receiving from a consumer any enrollment fee, set up fee, up-front fee of any kind, or maintenance fee, and provides that a consumer shall pay only for the educational planning services provided. Sets forth other requirements and prohibitions. Contains provisions concerning required disclosures, the cancellation of a contract and refunds, noncompliance, civil remedies and an injunction, notice, and rules. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that any person who violates the Educational Planning Services Consumer Protection Act commits an unlawful practice. 2/25/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 2/25/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/25/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/17/2021SenateAssigned to Executive 3/24/2021SenateDo Pass Executive; 016-000-000 3/24/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021 3/25/2021SenateSecond Reading 3/25/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021 4/14/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva 4/14/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/15/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 4/20/2021SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Celina Villanueva 4/20/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000 4/22/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 4/22/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 4/22/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/22/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 4/22/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 4/22/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor 4/22/2021SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/22/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villanueva 4/22/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 4/23/2021HouseArrived in House 4/23/2021HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 4/23/2021HouseFirst Reading 4/23/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/26/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton 5/3/2021HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kambium Buckner 5/4/2021HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee 5/10/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/10/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah 5/10/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz 5/10/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll 5/11/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond 5/11/2021HouseDo Pass / Consent Calendar Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000 5/12/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/12/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/13/2021HouseSecond Reading - Consent Calendar 5/13/2021HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar 5/14/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/21/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day 5/26/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 5/26/2021SenatePassed Both Houses 6/24/2021SenateSent to the Governor 8/23/2021SenateGovernor Approved 8/23/2021SenateEffective Date January 1, 2022 8/23/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0571