Rep. Bill Mitchell

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the Illinois State Police (ISP) to allow the Department's database of public aid recipients to cross-reference with ISP's database of outstanding criminal warrants. Further provides that public aid recipients who are found to have an outstanding criminal warrant shall be subject to an immediate suspension of their public aid benefits, including the immediate deactivation of their electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Exempts residents of nursing homes from the provisions of the amendatory Act.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

Amends the College Planning Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, within 30 days after the enactment of the State budget for a fiscal year, the Auditor General must certify whether the enacted budget will be balanced with expenses not exceeding funds estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that year. Provides that the Comptroller may find at any time during the fiscal year that the State budget has become unbalanced and so report to the Auditor General, which shall have 10 days to respond to this report. Provides that, if the Auditor General certifies that the budget is not balanced or agrees with the Comptroller's finding that the State budget has become unbalanced, then (i) the Comptroller shall withhold all payments for the salaries of General Assembly members and the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer and (ii) a special session of the General Assembly shall be convened within 10 days to enact a new State budget. Provides that, upon certification that the new budget will be balanced, the Comptroller will be allowed to resume payments. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning extended statutes of limitations.

Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the Child Care Assistance Program to ensure that child care providers being funded by the State of Illinois are properly managing the State funding provided to them and that only eligible families receive assistance of the program.

Amends Public Act 99-409. Increases the amount appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for expenses and grants connected with energy programs from $3,000,000 to $15,000,000. Effective immediately.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Time Standardization Act. Provides that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State. Effective July 1, 2015.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction in an amount equal to workers' compensation costs incurred by the taxpayer that are attributable to employees of the taxpayer who are employed at a location in a county with high unemployment. Creates a credit for taxpayers who (i) are not otherwise entitled to a tax credit under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act and (ii) employ at least 5 new employees at a project location in a county with high unemployment. Provides that the amount of the credit shall be determined by multiplying the taxpayer's income tax rate by the average wage of the new employees and then multiplying the result by the number of new employees.