Amends the Gender-Neutral Statutes Commission Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Commission's duties.
Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning posting of certain notices.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. With respect to an executive branch State employee who is the subject of an Executive Inspector General's investigation and whose agency head or ultimate jurisdictional authority agrees with the Inspector General as to disciplinary action against the employee, establishes procedures for providing a redacted version of the Inspector General's summary investigation report to the Executive Ethics Commission, to the employee, and to the public, under certain circumstances.
Amends the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act. Provides that "physical fitness facility" does not include any outdoor facility that is owned or operated by a municipality or township. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. With respect to applicants for gubernatorial appointment to boards, commissions, authorities, and task forces, requires that (i) an applicant must provide specified documents to the Governor's Office of Boards and Commissions, (ii) the Office must hold a public hearing before appointing or nominating an applicant, (iii) the Office must provide to the Senate specified information on any applicant nominated for Senate confirmation, and (iv) the Office must post specified information on its website about appointment requirements, applicants, and appointees. Requires all applicants and appointees, whether or not the position requires Senate confirmation, to file statements of economic interests (now, nominees for and appointees to positions requiring Senate confirmation must file statements). Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. With respect to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant, provides that not less than 11% (instead of exactly 11%) of the grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Provides that this percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 2015, except that if, in a given fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block Grant is insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the amount of the grant for existing providers of preschool education programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of increased. Effective July 1, 2009.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any private individual or entity that receives benefits under this Act for the purpose of originating, locating, maintaining, rehabilitating, or expanding a business facility and that abandons or relocates its facility in violation of the agreement shall pay to the municipality an amount equal to the prorated value of the benefit.
Amends the Civil No Contact Order Act. Provides definitions of "family or household members", "petitioner", and "respondent". Provides that persons protected by the Act include a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or penetration, family or household member of the victim, and an employee or volunteer at a rape crisis center providing service to the victim. Provides that an order under the Act does not waive any privilege concerning the victim's records as protected by federal and State laws including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Illinois Medical Patient Rights Act, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, and the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides the elements of relief that an order under the Act may include. Provides that aiding and abetting non-consensual sexual contact or penetration is prohibited. Provides that a petitioner in a civil proceeding under the Act may testify in chambers. Provides that an extension of a plenary civil no contact order may be entered to continue until it is vacated or modified. Provides for enforcement of an order outside the State and an out-of-state order. Makes other changes.
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Act.
