Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act. Provides that the redevelopment project in the TIF district created by an ordinance that was adopted on December 16, 1997 by the Village of Germantown must be completed by December 31 of the 35th year (now, the 23rd year) after the year in which the ordinance was adopted. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of abandoning a disabled adult. Provides that a parent or legal guardian of a person who at the time of the offense was a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person at least 18 years of age commits abandoning a disabled adult when he or she without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of the person knowingly leaves the severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 24 hours or more. Establishes factors the trier of fact shall consider for the purposes of determining whether the severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person was left without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person. Provides that abandoning a disabled adult is a Class 4 felony. Provides that a second or subsequent offense after a prior conviction is a Class 3 felony.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that if the Office of the Secretary of State exercises control over a historically significant artifact owned by the State, it shall ensure that this artifact is properly maintained and held in an environmentally safe area at all times. Prohibits the Office of the Secretary of State from loaning or transferring control of historically significant artifacts for any political purpose or event. Makes corresponding changes in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that persons with medical certificates allowing tinted windows do not need to renew their medical certificate annually.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a written notice to terminate a year-to-year lease of farm land, unless there is a written agreement to the contrary, shall be given by September 15 of the then current year (instead of in writing by not less than 4 months prior to the end of the year of letting).
Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971. Provides that realtors shall not be required to pay any fee in connection with registering signs that advertise a specific property or properties to be sold. Provides that the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois shall notify the owners of all unregistered signs and demand payment of fees only after the Department has assessed all interstate highways within the State.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each taxpayer who qualifies as a young farmer is allowed a credit of $1,000 for the taxable year in which the taxpayer first purchases real property that will be used for agricultural production. Provides that the term "young farmer" means an individual who is 35 years of age or younger and who derives a minimum of 50% of his or her income from farming. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Facilities Closure Act. Provides that, after the General Assembly receives an advisory opinion filed by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability concerning the recommendation of a State executive branch officer for the closure of a State facility, the General Assembly shall vote by joint resolution to uphold or overturn the opinion. Provides that no action may be taken to implement the recommendation for closure of a State facility until the General Assembly has taken final action of the advisory opinion filed by the Commission by adopting a joint resolution affirming the recommendation for closure (rather than until 50 days after the filing of any required recommendation). Effective immediately.
Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall for a 6-month period from the effective date of the amendatory Act observe and track the progress of former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center who were removed from that facility after January 1, 2012. Provides that after the 6-month observation and tracking period, the Department of Human Services shall submit a report to the General Assembly that describes: (1) the new venues of care for the former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center; (2) costs to the Department of Human Services as a result of the closure of the Jacksonville Developmental Center; (3) cost savings or increases to the Department of Human Services due to the new venues of care for the former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center; and (4) the injuries or deaths to former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center in their new venues of care. Provides that the report must be submitted to the General Assembly within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that from the effective date of the amendatory Act until 3 months after the filing of the report with the General Assembly, the Department of Human Services may not remove a resident from any State-operated developmental center without the consent of the resident of the center or the guardian of that resident. Effective immediately.
