Amends the Township Code. Authorizes a township, by ordinance or resolution, to build, purchase, or lease a township hall, a multi-purpose senior center, or a combined township hall and multi-purpose senior center within the township without referendum approval, if the township hall, multi-purpose senior center, or combined township hall and multi-purpose senior center is paid or provided for with funds that are not the proceeds of specified bonds. Authorizes any township whose boundaries are coextensive with the limits of an incorporated city, by ordinance or resolution, to build or purchase a township hall without referendum approval, if the township hall is paid or provided for with funds that are not the proceeds of specified bonds. Authorizes a township, by ordinance or resolution, to purchase, erect, equip, remodel, or renovate a community building without referendum approval, if the community building is paid or provided for with funds that are not the proceeds of specified bonds. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Election Code. Prohibits county clerks and members of boards of election commissioners from making public endorsements of candidates and public questions when the candidates' names and the questions appear on ballots solely of political subdivisions within their election jurisdiction. Effective immediately.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Provides that records and communications may be disclosed in a proceeding concerning child custody or child visitation, if and only to the extent the court finds, after in camera examination, that the records and communications are relevant to the safety or health of the child, and admissible.
Amends the School Code with respect to MIA/POW scholarships. Provides that, for the purposes of the definition of "eligible veteran or serviceperson", a person shall be deemed to have entered service as an Illinois resident if he or she entered service while a resident of another state, left that service and became a resident of this State, and joined the Illinois National Guard or the reserves of the armed forces of the United States while a resident of this State. Effective immediately.
Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the University of Illinois Act, the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the Chicago State University Law, the Eastern Illinois University Law, the Governors State University Law, the Illinois State University Law, the Northeastern Illinois University Law, the Northern Illinois University Law, and the Western Illinois University Law. Authorizes the Board of Trustees of each university to use locally held funds for any non-appropriated need that it deems appropriate. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Authorizes a credit to individual taxpayers of $0.505 per mile of motor vehicle travel in the taxpayer's personal vehicle delivering meals as an unpaid volunteer as part of a non-profit nutritional program, but not to exceed $500 per taxable year. Defines a "non-profit nutritional program". Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero and may not be carried forward or back. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that an "eligible employee" includes any full-time or part-time correctional officer employed by any county. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of special State University Police license plates for vehicles owned by a State university or State university police force.
Amends the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act. Expands the definition of the term "New Vehicle" to include a motorcycle, as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code.