Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes a birthdate restriction on eligibility at age 55 for a 3% automatic annual increase in retirement annuity that is not subject to a maximum increase of 30%. Provides that for Tier 2 policemen, "final average salary" is the greater of: (i) the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the policeman during the 96 consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of service in which the total salary was the highest; or (ii) the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the policeman during the 48 consecutive months of service within the last 60 months of service in which the total salary was the highest. Provides that the Tier 2 limitation on salary shall annually be increased by the lesser of 3% or the annual (instead of one-half of the annual) unadjusted percentage increase in the consumer price index-u. Provides that the surviving spouse's annuity for certain Tier 2 policemen shall be 54% of the policeman's monthly salary. Makes changes to the benefits paid to the guardian or surviving spouse of a deceased Tier 2 policeman if the policeman was the parent of a child. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the court enters an order for the detention of the defendant, the defendant shall be brought to trial on the offense for which the defendant is detained within 120 (rather than 90) days after the date on which the order for detention was entered. Provides that if the defendant is not brought to trial within the 120 (rather than 90) day period, the defendant shall not be denied pretrial release. Provides that in computing the 120 (rather than 90) day period, the court shall omit any period of delay resulting from a continuance granted at the request of the defendant.
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services in coordination with the various Departments of State government shall review the application procedures by which State services are provided in an effort to streamline procedures, improve efficiency, and eliminate unnecessary forms and paperwork from the application process by 2023. Provides for the adoption of rules. Effective immediately.
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the application of the Act.
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that if a municipality has been divided between two or more Legislative Districts under a redistricting plan, that municipality may petition to the General Assembly, or the Commission established by the General Assembly, to unify the municipality into one Legislative District. Provides that the General Assembly or Commission shall either unify the municipality or provide the municipality with an explanation of the necessity of dividing the municipality into two or more Legislative Districts. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police may develop a system under which the holder of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may display an electronic version of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card on a mobile telephone or other portable electronic device. Provides that an electronic version of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall contain security features the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary to ensure that the electronic version is accurate and current and shall satisfy other requirements the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary regarding form and content. Provides that the display or possession of an electronic version of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois State Police satisfies all requirements for the display or possession of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the laws of the State. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police may develop a system under which the holder of a concealed carry license may display an electronic version of his or her license on a mobile telephone or other portable electronic device. Provides that an electronic version of a license shall contain security features the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary to ensure that the electronic version is accurate and current and shall satisfy other requirements the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary regarding form and content. Provides that the display or possession of an electronic version of a license in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois State Police satisfies all requirements for the display or possession of a valid license under the laws of this State. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Interagency Wetland Policy Act of 1989. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that drug-induced homicide is a Class 1 felony. Increases the grams of cannabis from 10 to 30 to meet "casual delivery" definition. Increases the amount of cannabis one may possess if not otherwise provided for in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Industrial Hemp Act from 10 to 30 grams, and decreases the maximum violation penalty to $125.00. Reduces the penalty for possession of greater amounts of cannabis. Makes other changes.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that registered professional nursing practice is a scientific process founded on a professional body of knowledge; it is a learned profession based on the understanding of the human condition across the life span and environment and includes all nursing specialties and means the performance of any nursing act based upon professional knowledge, judgment, and skills acquired by means of completion of an approved professional nursing education program. Provides that registered professional nurses may delegate nursing interventions and tasks (rather than nursing interventions) to other registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses based on a comprehensive nursing assessment. Provides that registered professional nurses may delegate tasks to unlicensed personnel based on a comprehensive nursing assessment. Provides that a registered professional nurse is prohibited from delegating work requiring nursing knowledge, assessment, judgment, inference, decision making (including medication administration), the development of a plan of care, and the evaluation of a plan of care to unlicensed non-nurse personnel. Removes provisions concerning delegation of nursing interventions and administration of medications in community-based or in-home care settings. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2022.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Agency for its FY22 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2021.
