Rep. Derrick Smith

Mourns the death of former Chicago Police Superintendent LeRoy Martin.

Mourns the death of Corrine Robinson.

Congratulates Rev. Dr. Albert Sampson on celebrating his 50th anniversary in the ministry and his 31st pastoral anniversary and subsequent retirement from Ferwood United Methodist Church.

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government defined as "distressed" under criteria adopted by the Department of Natural Resources through administrative rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 90% (rather than 50%) for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement proposals, provided that no more than 10% of the amount appropriated under this Act in any fiscal year is made available as grants to distressed local governments. Effective immediately.

Creates the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. Sets forth certain rights of homeless persons. Provides that in any civil action alleging a violation of the Act, the court may award appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief, actual damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make corresponding changes. Defines "housing status" as the status of having or not having a fixed or regular residence, including the status of living on the streets, in a shelter, or in a temporary residence.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the time limitation period on the Department of Revenue's right to file a notice of lien shall not run during the term of a repayment plan that taxpayer has entered into with the Department, as long as taxpayer remains in compliance with the terms of the repayment plan. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may assess a civil penalty against credit unions only when the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation reasonably determines, based on objective facts and an accurate assessment of applicable legal standards, that the credit union has committed a violation of the Act, any rule adopted in accordance with the Act, or any order of the Secretary issued pursuant to his or her authority under the Act or has engaged or participated in any unsafe or unsound practice, and that the violation or unsafe or unsound practice has directly resulted in a substantial and material financial loss or created a reasonable probability that a substantial and material financial loss will directly result, or that violation or unsafe or unsound practice constituted willful misconduct and a material breach of fiduciary duty of any director, officer, or committee member of the credit union. Provides that civil penalty orders are confidential supervisory information and shall be prohibited from disclosure to any person, except that once such an order is a final administrative decision of the Department and has been adjudicated to finality, a concise syllabus of the order may be posted on the Department's official website. Effective immediately.

Amends the Military Leave of Absence Act. Provides that any full-time employee of a public institution of higher education who is a member of any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or of any reserve component of the Illinois State Militia shall be granted leave from his or her public employment for any period actively spent in military service.

Amends Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that persons employed by the sanitary district must be a United States citizen, a national of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an individual who has been granted asylum. Effective immediately.