Amends the Sexual Harassment Victim Representation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Requires instruction, study, and discussion in grades kindergarten through 8 on effective methods for the prevention and avoidance of drugs and the dangers of opioid and substance abuse (rather than effective methods for the prevention and avoidance of drug and substance abuse). Effective immediately.
Creates the Water Shutoff Restoration Act. Provides that public water supply authorities must use their best efforts to restore full water service to occupied residences that are without water service due to nonpayment unless those occupied residences have improper cross-connections that would risk public safety. Provides that for occupied residences with improper cross-connections, public water supply authorities must use their best efforts to rectify the cross-connection and restore full water service. Provides that public water supply authorities must identify occupied residences without full water service within their service areas and report their findings to the Illinois Commerce Commission within 8 weeks after the effective date of this Act and every month thereafter. Provides that these reports must detail what efforts have been made to provide full water service to occupied residences that still do not have full water service. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in a county having a population of 3,000,000 or more, the county sheriff shall establish with other law enforcement agencies a vehicle theft hotline to facilitate the location of stolen vehicles via their installed existing global positioning systems, collaborate with vehicle manufacturers and dealers to provide information and assistance to law enforcement officers in the investigation of vehicle theft, and ensure that consumers are provided with information concerning the hotline and any new or used vehicle manufactured with a global positioning system by publishing the information in a conspicuous location on the county sheriff's website. Provides that the manufacturer of any vehicle sold in this State shall establish a hotline available to State, county, and local law enforcement agencies exclusively for the purposes of law enforcement information sharing and the electronic tracking of vehicles stolen in vehicular hijacking incidents or that have been used in the commission of kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm, attempted homicide, or homicide. Provides that the manufacturer's hotline shall relay vehicle location information, including real-time vehicle location information whenever possible, to the 9-1-1 call center or designated dispatch center for the responding agency, to the best of the manufacturer's technical capability. Requires State, county, and local law enforcement agencies to use their respective 9-1-1 system call centers or designated dispatch centers for the purpose of verification of law enforcement officers' identities and bona fide incident report numbers related to incidents. Requires manufacturers to prepare written statements detailing tracking and disabling system capabilities and make them available to State, county, and local law enforcement agencies upon request. Requires that, if a vehicle is not subscribed to the manufacturer's tracking service, the manufacturer of any vehicle sold in this State shall waive all fees associated with initiating, renewing, reestablishing, or maintaining the location, disabling, or alert service with which the vehicle is equipped during a law enforcement response or investigation of specified offenses.
Amends the Local Government Revenue Recapture Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the application of the Act.
Amends the Compensation Review Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Electronic Cigarette Youth Protection Act. Provides that a person who sells an electronic cigarette without a proper license under the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 shall be subject to specified additional civil penalties. Prohibits manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of electronic cigarettes from selling, offering for sale, or distributing any electronic cigarette with labeling or packaging intended to be attractive to persons under 21 years of age and provides criteria to determine whether packaging or labeling is attractive to such persons. Requires all labeling and packaging of electronic cigarettes to include nicotine warning statements. Provides that manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of electronic cigarettes shall not sell, advertise, or market an electronic cigarette unless specified conditions have been met. Prohibits: (1) electronic cigarettes from containing more than 25 milligrams per milliliter of nicotine; and (2) vitamin E acetate from being added to a flavored solution or substance intended for use with an electronic cigarette. Prohibits a retailer serving persons under 21 years of age from selling a flavored solution or substance intended for use with an electronic cigarette. Requires a retailer to perform age verification. Provides that failure to comply with the Act's requirements or prohibitions is punishable by a civil penalty. Provides that specified provisions do not apply to any noncommercial speech. Requires moneys collected from civil penalties to be deposited into the Common School Fund. Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that no person under 21 years of age shall possess any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco in any of its forms. Provides penalties for violations. Effective immediately.
Urges the United States Congress to enact legislation removing cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), exempting certain activities related to marijuana, facilitating the full spectrum of private banking services for cannabis-related business, and encouraging scientific research as related to cannabis products in the United States.
Amends the General Assembly, State Employees, State Universities, Downstate Teachers, and Judges Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires each System to prepare and implement a defined contribution plan by July 1, 2023 that aggregates State and employee contributions in individual participant accounts that are used for payouts after retirement. Provides that persons who first become participants on or after July 1, 2023 shall participate in the defined contribution plan in lieu of the defined benefit plan. Makes related changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Military Affairs for its FY22 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2021.
Creates the Fair Workweek Act. Requires certain employers to provide employees with a good faith estimate of the employee's work schedule. Sets forth the contents of the estimate, including the median number of hours the employee can expect and the manner in which standby lists will be utilized. Requires written work schedules to be provided to employees 14 days in advance. Specifies minimum periods of rest between shifts. Provides for administration by the Department of Labor. Establishes remedies.
