Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $108,962,600; Other State Funds $13,000,000; Total $121,962,600.
Creates the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act of 2021. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Office of the Chief Tourism Officer within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the Chief Tourism Officer shall be appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and shall serve at the pleasure of the Director. Provides that the Chief Tourism Officer shall be responsible for encouraging and promoting tourism within this State through the development and implementation of tourism policies, programs, and projects. Provides further duties of the Chief Tourism Officer. Provides for the adoption of rules.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a veteran who is certified by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to be at least 10% disabled with service related disabilities or who is in receipt of total disability pension may trap, as permitted by the Code, without procuring a trapping license. Provides further that a military member returning from mobilization and service outside the United States who is an Illinois resident may trap, as permitted by the Code, without paying any fees required to obtain a trapping license, if he or she applies for the license within 2 years after returning from service abroad or after mobilization. Adds trapping licenses to the terminally ill hunter licensing program. Provides that persons on active duty in the Armed Forces or Illinois residents with a Type 1 or Type 4, Class 2 disability as defined in the Illinois Identification Card Act may trap, as permitted by the Code, without procuring a trapping license. Adds definitions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois Income Tax Act, and the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue, may adopt rules to identify and allow for the extension of credits under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act that are set to expire during a tax year during which there is a statewide COVID-19 public health emergency as evidenced by an effective disaster declaration of the Governor covering all counties.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning the removal of a teacher or a principal.
Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that in each county in which Court Appointed Special Advocates provide services, a Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund is specifically for the operations of the Court Appointed Special Advocates, from which the county board shall make grants to support the activities and services of the Court Appointed Special Advocates within that county. Provides that $10 shall be deposited from the county's portion into the Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund under the following fee schedules: generic felony offenses; felony DUI offenses; felony drug offenses; felony sex offenses; generic misdemeanor offenses; misdemeanor DUI offenses; misdemeanor drug offenses; misdemeanor sex offenses; major traffic offenses; and non-traffic violations. Provides that the conditional assessment amount for a drug-related offense involving possession or delivery of cannabis or possession or delivery of a controlled substance shall be disbursed with 50% going to the treasurer of the arresting law enforcement agency of the municipality or county, or to the State Treasurer if the arresting agency was a State agency, to be deposited into the State Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund, the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund, the Secretary of State Police Services Fund, or the Transportation Regulatory Fund, depending on which State agency made the arrest. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Restricts participation in the General Assembly Retirement System by members of the General Assembly to persons who become participants before January 1, 2022 and provides that, beginning on that date, the System shall not accept any new participants who are members of the General Assembly. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that a career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a minimum of 30 (rather than 60) semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Effective immediately.
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a disability pension.
Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health to provide asthma management programs. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Real Estate Transactions Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction to engage or participate in certain actions or behavior, including actions or behavior related to transactions, terms, offers, negotiations, representations, publications of intent, and listings, because of a person's criminal conviction history.
