Amends the Clerk Division of the Counties Code. Makes all provisions of the Division gender neutral. Makes some technical and grammatical changes. Effective immediately.
Provides that the Act may be referred to the Stay of Driver's License Suspension for Child Support Arrearage Law. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes a statement of legislative purpose. Provides that in any proceeding to enforce arrearages in child support payments or orders, the obligor shall have the right to petition the court or child support administrative body for an order to stay the suspension of driver's license ("stay order") lasting up to 12 months after the date of the stay order. Provides that the court or the child support administrative body shall oversee the stay order and shall review the stay order every 90 days to determine if the obligor has started to pay child support if already employed, gains employment, or has made specified efforts to gain employment. Provides that the court shall impose specified requirements. Adds other provisions governing: employment, business, or self-employment income; additional issues, temporary disability or incapacity; support order requirements; termination of stay order for noncompliance; stay order extensions; and other matters. Provides that if the new provisions are inconsistent with Sections of the Code pertaining to notice and hearing requirements currently in place for the suspension of a driver's license for nonpayment, the new provisions control. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/7-701.5 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/10-16.5 625 ILCS 5/7-704 625 ILCS 5/7-704.1 735 ILCS 5/12-109 from Ch. 110, par. 12-109 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Deletes language providing for the collection of interest in cases in which IV-D services are being provided. Provides instead that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide, by rule, if or how the Department will enforce interest in cases in which IV-D services are being provided. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may remove the suspension of an individual's driver's license made pursuant to the nonpayment of child support, whether that suspension occurred before or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, if the individual has arranged for payment of the arrearages and current support obligation in a manner satisfactory to the court or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that interest on child support obligations may be collected by any means available under federal and State law, rules, and regulations providing for the collection of child support (instead of "under State law for the collection of child support judgments"). House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Deletes language providing for the collection of interest in cases in which IV-D services are being provided. Provides instead that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide, by rule, if or how the Department will enforce interest in cases in which IV-D services are being provided. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may remove the suspension of an individual's driver's license made pursuant to the nonpayment of child support, whether that suspension occurred before or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, if the individual has arranged for payment of the arrearages and current support obligation in a manner satisfactory to the court or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that interest on child support obligations may be collected by any means available under federal and State law, rules, and regulations providing for the collection of child support (instead of "under State law for the collection of child support judgments"). Effective immediately.
Creates the Needle and Hypodermic Syringe Access Program Act. Provides that persons or entities that promote scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors may establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe access program. Provides objectives for programs established under the Act. Includes language requiring programs to provide specified services. Provides that no employee or volunteer of or participant in a program shall be charged with or prosecuted for possession of specified substances. Provides that law enforcement officers who in good faith arrest or charge a person entitled to immunity under the Act shall not be subject to civil liability for the arrest or filing of charges. Provides that prior to commencing operations under the Act, an organization shall report specified information to the Department of Public Health. Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall give preference for grants and proposals to specified drug overdose prevention programs. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall conduct an evidence-based treatment needs assessment to be submitted to the General Assembly by December 31, 2019. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 301/25-13 new Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 635/1 from Ch. 38, par. 22-50 720 ILCS 635/2 from Ch. 38, par. 22-51 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Renames the Needle and Hypodermic Syringe Access Program Act the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services' report on drug overdose trends statewide shall provide information on the current substance use disorder treatment capacity within the State. Requires the report to include an inventory of the State's substance use disorder treatment capacity. Provides that the Department may support specified drug overdose projects by facilitating the acquisition of opioid antagonist medication approved for opioid overdose reversal. Provides specified elements the Department may promote in supporting best practices in drug overdose prevention programming. Deletes provisions requiring the Department to give preference for grants to proposals that, in addition to providing life-saving interventions and responses, provide information to drug users on how to access substance use disorder treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs. Removes provisions requiring the Department to contract with a third party research organization to conduct a needs assessment of the Illinois substance use disorder treatment system. Makes other changes. Amends the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Provides that the Act shall not prohibit the sale, possession, or use of hypodermic syringes or hypodermic needles by a staff person, volunteer, or participant in a needle or hypodermic syringe access program. Effective immediately.
Amends the Personal Information Protection Act. Provides that a data collector required to report breaches to more than 100 Illinois residents as a result of a single breach must also report to the Attorney General. Provides that the Attorney General shall report to the General Assembly specified information concerning breaches of data security by February 1 of each year. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 815 ILCS 530/55 new Provides that a data collector required to report breaches to more than 500 (rather than 100) Illinois residents must provide notice to the Attorney General in the most expedient time possible but in no event later than when notice is provided to the consumer (rather than within 14 days). Provides that the Attorney General may publish information concerning the breach. Deletes a proposed requirement that the Attorney General report to the General Assembly regarding breaches.
Amends the School Code. With regard to the in-service training program on the warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth, provides that the program must utilize evidence-based training that educates the participants on (i) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders and common substance use disorders such as opioids and alcohol, (ii) providing referrals to mental health or substance use disorder services or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder, recommending resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder, and recommending any other relevant resources, and (iii) ensuring the safe de-escalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness. Provides that a school district may utilize the Mental Health First Aid training program to provide the training. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With regard to the in-service training program on the warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth, provides that a school district may utilize the Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and administered by certified instructors trained by a national association recognized as an authority in behavioral health, to provide the training. Provides that if licensed school personnel or an administrator obtains mental health first aid training outside of an in-service training program, he or she may present a certificate of successful completion of the training to the school district to satisfy the training requirements.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person age 65 and older may cancel certain contracts within 15, rather than 3, days after the day the contract was signed. Effective January 1, 2020. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 815 ILCS 505/2B Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 513/20 815 ILCS 513/22 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Provides that a consumer age 65 and older has 15, rather than 3, business days within which to cancel a contract if the sale is made at the consumer's home. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Limits the 15 day right of cancellation for persons age 65 or older to purchases made from an uninvited solicitor.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 140/1.1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2805/38 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Creates the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall review and make recommendations regarding veterans' service-related ailments that are not recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including exploring why certain service-related ailments are not recognized and determining what may be done to have them recognized. Provides who shall serve on the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months beginning July 1, 2019. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study and shall submit the report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2019. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved on December 31, 2020. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 140/1.1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2805/38 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Requires the Task Force to assess ways the State can improve the rate at which disability compensation claims are approved by the federal government and correct the disparity between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' approval of disability compensation for Illinois veterans and that which is approved for veterans in other states. Provides that 4 members of different Illinois counties' Veterans Assistance Commissions, Veteran Service Officers, and VITAS officials shall be appointed to serve on the Task Force by the chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives and the chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee in the Senate. Requires the report to be submitted by December 31, 2020 (rather than 2019) and the Task Force to dissolve and the amendatory Act's provisions to be repealed on December 31, 2021 (rather than 2020). Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 In provisions establishing the membership of the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force, provides that a total of 4 members shall be appointed, one each by the chair and the minority spokesperson of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives (instead of the chair) and one each by the chair and the minority spokesperson of the Veterans Affairs Committee of the Senate (instead of the chair).
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning parole services. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 5/3-14-3 Adds reference to: 730 ILCS 190/10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009. Provides that the Department of Corrections, Prisoner Review Board, and other correctional entities referenced in the policies shall annually publish a report on their use of evidence-based practices to set conditions of local supervision and mandatory supervised release including: (1) the factors that contribute to decisions on what conditions should be imposed, and the method by which those factors are calculated and weighted in the overall decision of what conditions shall be imposed; and (2) the text and content of any evidence-based assessments, questionnaires, or other methods used to set conditions of release. Provides that the Department of Corrections, the Prisoner Review Board, and other correctional entities referenced in the policies, rules, and regulations of this Act shall release a report annually published on the Department of Corrections website that reports the following information pertaining to electronic monitoring, GPS monitoring, and programs imposed on individuals on parole and mandatory supervised release. Provides report requirements. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Prisoner Review Board shall annually publish an exemplar copy of any evidence-based assessments, questionnaires, or other instruments used to set conditions of release. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Prisoner Review Board shall release a report annually published on their websites that reports the following information about the usage of electronic monitoring and GPS monitoring as a condition of parole and mandatory supervised release during the prior calendar year. Provides report requirements.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if an offender defaults in the payment of a fine or any installment of that fine, no less than 30 days before the issuance of a warrant, a notice shall be mailed to the offender by first class mail to the most recent address which the offender has provided to the court. Provides that the notice shall contain the following information: (1) the amount of the fine which is due and owing; (2) the docket number of the case in which the fine was assessed; (3) the due date for payment of the fine; (4) instructions as to how payment of the fine may be made; (5) an explanation that intentional refusal to pay the fine may result in imprisonment; and (6) instructions as to how the offender may request a hearing to present evidence that the offender did not intentionally refuse to pay the fine and that failure to pay was the result of the offender's inability to pay the fine. Makes technical changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 5/5-9-3 Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 705/7 from Ch. 85, par. 507 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Peter Mendez Act. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that curriculum for probationary police officers curriculum shall also include specified instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested parent or immediate family member.
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a manufacturer to import for profit, sell, or offer for sale in this State any cosmetic, if the cosmetic was developed or manufactured using an animal test that was conducted or contracted by the manufacturer, or any supplier of the manufacturer, on or after January 1, 2020. Provides exceptions to the prohibition. Provides that a violation of the Act shall be punishable by an initial fine of $5,000 for the first day of each violation and an additional fine of $1,000 for each day the violation continues. Provides that a violation may be enforced by the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred or by the municipal attorney of the municipality in which the violation occurred. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the provisions concerning cosmetic testing on animals do not apply to animal testing conducted on an ingredient or cosmetic in its final form if the testing took place prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act (rather than if the testing took place prior to January 1, 2020). Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces a reference to an out-of-state regulatory authority with a foreign regulatory authority. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following change: Removes all references to municipal attorneys.
