Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver convicted of any offense against any provision in this Code, or any local ordinance, regulating the movement of traffic when that offense is the direct (rather than proximate) cause of the death of any person.

Amends the America's Central Port District Act. Removes Quarry Township from the America's Central Port District's territory.

Congratulates the Calhoun High School girls softball team on winning the 2015 IHSA Class 1A Softball Championship.

Amends the School Code. Provides that with respect to criminal history records checks of applicants for employment with a school district, the Department of State Police shall submit a request to the Department of Children and Family Services requesting any documentation related to the applicant. Provides that the Department of State Police shall furnish any documentation it receives to the president of the school board for the school district that requested the check or to the regional superintendent of schools who requested the check. Effective July 1, 2015.

Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Provides that in consultation with the Department of Human Services, licensed physicians, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists shall notify a parent or guardian of a patient diagnosed with a hearing disability of the educational opportunities available for children with hearing disabilities at the Illinois School for the Deaf. Provides that in consultation with the Department of Human Services, licensed physicians and optometrists shall notify a parent or guardian of a patient diagnosed with a visual disability of the educational opportunities available for children with visual disabilities at the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired. Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement this provision.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue for every for-hire vehicle that carries or is capable of carrying 4 or more passengers, excluding the driver, livery registration plates. Effective immediately.

Congratulates WSEC/PBS Jacksonville on the occasion of the organization's 30th anniversary.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code does not apply to contracts between the Department of Agriculture and a non-profit service organization for the purpose of providing goods or services on the Illinois State Fairgrounds during the Illinois State Fair or on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds during the DuQuoin State Fair. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor under a contract or subcontract for the development and supply of rifles, shotguns, weapons, or ammunition to the United States government or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when the activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling the terms of the contract, may transport these weapons even if they are not broken down in a non-functioning state, or are immediately accessible. Permits the transportation of a rifle with a barrel or barrels less than 16 inches in length that is not broken down in a non-functioning state, or are immediately accessible by a person: (1) who has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (2) who is an active member of a bona fide, nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the modification is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26 inches. Effective immediately.

Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act and amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Requires the Department of Revenue to authorize an income tax credit to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund. Sets forth procedures and criteria for authorizing the credits. Provides that the aggregate amount of all credits that the Department may authorize may not exceed $10,000,000 in 2013, $25,000,000 in 2014, or $50,000,000 in 2015 and each calendar year thereafter. Provides conditions for eligibility. Requires the Department to make an annual report concerning the credits. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 5 years. Exempts the credit from the Act's sunset provisions. Effective immediately.