Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that every child reported to the Department of Children and Family Services or law enforcement to be a victim of sexual assault or sexual abuse whose case is accepted by either agency for investigation has the right to have that child's forensic interview conducted by a forensic interviewer from a children's advocacy center accredited according to the Children's Advocacy Center Act and serving the child's area, when such service is available. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall consult with the crime victim regarding the State's Attorney's decision not to charge an offense and that the victim has the right to have an attorney, advocate, and other support person of the victim's choice attend this consultation with them. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall give the crime victim timely notice of any decision not to pursue charges and consider the safety of the victim when deciding how to give such notice. Grants a victim a private civil cause of action for injunctive, declaratory, or mandamus relief when certain officials or agencies willfully or wantonly violate a victim's right or rights and the officials or agencies do not correct their actions and afford the right or rights to the victim when given written notice and reasonable time to comply. Makes other changes.
Creates the Local Accumulation of Funds Act. Provides that a unit of local government's funds, excluding the capital fund, shall not exceed an amount equal to or greater than 2.5 times the annual average expenditure of the previous 3 fiscal years of the unit of local government. Defines "capital fund" as a capital fund of a township or a similar fund of another unit of local government established to dedicate funds toward capital improvement as a part of the unit of local government's annual budget. Amends the Township Code repealing a Section about accumulation of funds. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. In provisions regarding a political committee's restrictions on making expenditures: (i) provides that leases, purchases, or installment payments for a motor vehicle can be made only if the political committee can demonstrate the vehicle will be used exclusively (rather than primarily) for campaign purposes or for the performance of governmental duties and adds that the vehicle may not be used for personal use by the public official or candidate or his or her immediate family member; makes conforming changes; (ii) removes an exception to the prohibition on expenditures directly for an individual's tuition or other educational expenses; (iii) provides that expenditures are not permitted for payments to a public official or candidate or his or her immediate family member (rather than a family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person) and removes an exception that made the prohibition not apply to expenditures by a political committee for expenses related to providing childcare for a minor child or care for a dependent family member if the care is reasonably necessary for the public official or candidate to fulfill political or governmental duties; and (iv) prohibits expenditures for any purpose that would subsidize the lifestyle or defray ordinary and day-to-day expenses of a public official or candidate or his or her immediate family member that does not serve a campaign purpose or perform a governmental duty. Defines "immediate family member" and "personal use".
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning the Teen Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring, and Hope (Teen REACH) Grant Program, provides that notwithstanding any other law or rule, the Department of Human Services shall permit all grantees under the Teen REACH Grant Program to utilize an alternate data collection system, other than the management information system provided by the Department, if the alternate data collection system can provide the Department with the data and reporting information it requires in a timely manner.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Prisoner Review Board for its FY 2 2 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Green Neighborhood Grant Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Declares May 29, 2021 as 529 College Savings Day in the State of Illinois and urges all Illinoisans to explore the benefits that 529 college savings plans offer families.
Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any suspension or revocation of a business license under the Act must be approved by the majority vote of the county board of the unincorporated area or the municipal board of the incorporated area in which the business is located.
Repeals the Reproductive Health Act. Creates the Illinois Abortion Law of 2021 containing the provisions of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 before its repeal by Public Act 101-13, as well as provisions: defining "viability" and "fetal heartbeat" and restricting the performance of an abortion to a patient who resides in the State. Creates the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act of 2021 and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act of 2021 containing the provisions of the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act before their repeal by Public Act 101-13. Amends various Acts by restoring the language that existed before the amendment of those Acts by Public Act 101-13. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Prohibits the State Board of Education from revising its teaching standards or learning standards without the approval of the General Assembly through adoption of a joint resolution outlining the State Board's specific revisions and granting the State Board the authority to revise those standards. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Vehicle Use Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.
