Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the prohibition by a licensee under the Act from carrying a firearm into any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government does not apply to any rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation or to buildings located in rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation. Effective immediately.
Creates the Health Care Providers Identification Act. Requires a health care provider to have identification present and visible on the health care provider's person when treating a patient. Requires the identification to include the health care provider's name, licensed degree, and specialty of the license. Provides that the health care provider shall not have a general description of the health care provider's specialty on the identification. Provides that a "health care provider" includes an individual licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that any health care provider who violates the Act shall be reported to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and may be subject to disciplinary action under the appropriate provisions of the specific Act governing the health care provider's license if the Department determines disciplinary action is necessary.
Amends the Constitutional Revision Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that amendments to the Illinois Constitution (currently, Article IV of the Constitution only) may be proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in number to at least eight percent of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election. Provides that the initiative process shall not be used for the proposal, modification, or repeal of any portion of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution or to modify the initiative process for proposing amendments to the Constitution. Makes conforming changes. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. In a provision making certain academic personnel ineligible for unemployment benefits during the period between 2 successive academic years if there is a reasonable assurance such individuals would perform services for the educational institution during the period immediately following the first academic year or term, provides that in order for there to be "reasonable assurance" certain requirements must be met, including, but not limited to: (i) the educational institution has made an offer of employment in the following academic year or term that is either written, oral, or implied; (ii) the employment offered in the following academic year or term is in the same capacity; and (iii) based on a totality of the circumstances, it is highly probable that there is a job available for the claimant in the following academic year or term. Requires determinations by the Department of Employment Security to be done on a case-by-case basis. Requires each educational institution to provide the Department, in a form prescribed by the Director of Employment Security, no less than 10 business days prior to the end of the academic year or term: (1) a list of all employees who the educational institution has concluded do not have a reasonable assurance of employment in the following academic year or term; and (2) for each employee that the educational institution maintains does have a reasonable assurance of employment in the following academic year or term, a statement explaining the manner in which the employee was given a reasonable assurance of employment. Provides that an educational institution's failure to provide the statement required under item (2) shall result in a rebuttable presumption that the claimant does not have a reasonable assurance of employment in the following academic year or term. Provides that any rules adopted to implement the amendatory Act must meet federal requirements.
Amends the Financial Institutions Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that, in and within one mile of an urban area, the Department of Transportation shall establish and solely fund bicycle and pedestrian ways in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other change of any State transportation facility. Effective immediately.
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and policy of the Act.
Amends the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires each director of a department of State government to make his or her employment contract available to the public on the department's Internet website, including all addenda or any other documents that change an initial contract. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to make available to the public, on the institution's Internet website, the employment contract of the president and each chancellor of any campus of any university, including all addenda or any other documents that change an initial contract.
Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Revenue to conduct a property tax assessment process study. Amends the Property Tax Code. Limits the increase in the assessment of any commercial or residential property to 15% over the assessed value in the previous tax year and 40% in any 3-year period. Provides that the limitation shall apply in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and may apply in other counties by ordinance or resolution of the county board. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, whenever the chief county assessment officer of the county substantively changes the procedure by which he or she assesses properties, the chief county assessment officer shall hold a 60-day public comment period to receive input from members of the public before the change takes effect.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 pounds and less from $118 to $18. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue a refund of $100, upon appropriation of money for refunds, to any person who paid a $118 flat weight tax for a Class TA trailer and applies for a refund in the manner specified by the Secretary. Effective immediately.
Amends the Local Government Electronic Notification Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2024. Makes various changes to definitions. Provides that within 12 months of the awarding of a contract under the Public Utilities Act to establish a statewide next generation 9-1-1 network (rather than July 1, 2021), every 9-1-1 system in Illinois shall provide next generation 9-1-1 service. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
