Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires every driver who applies for employment with a transportation provider under contract with the Department of Children and Family Services to have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Illinois State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record information as prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that such fingerprints shall be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and shall be checked against the fingerprint records filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint databases. Requires the Illinois State Police to charge a fee for conducting the criminal history records check that does not exceed the actual cost of the records check. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of Illinois convictions and shall forward the national criminal history record information to the Department of Children and Family Services. Requires every driver to submit, as a condition of employment, a signed written statement certifying that he or she has consented to and completed a fingerprint-based criminal history records check in accordance with the amendatory Act. Effective January 1, 2023.
Rep. Amy Elik
Sponsored bills
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 pounds and less from $118 to $18. Effective immediately.
Directs the Illinois Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security's administration of the Unemployment Insurance Act.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a renewal application shall be accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that submission of a renewal application within that 180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires proof that each party to the marriage has attained the age of 18 years in order to obtain a license to marry and a marriage certificate from the county clerk. Deletes language allowing proof that each party to the marriage will have attained the age of 18 years at the time the marriage license is effective or will have attained the age of 16 years and has either the consent to the marriage of both parents or his guardian or judicial approval. Repeals a provision regarding judicial approval of underage marriages. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides a lobbying prohibition for members of the General Assembly and family of members. Modifies the content of the statement of economic interests required to be filed by members of the General Assembly and candidates for nomination or election to the General Assembly. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides for a fundraising prohibition during sessions of the General Assembly. Provides a revolving door prohibition on former members of the General Assembly registering as lobbyists. Requires reporting of specified communications concerning State contracts. Provides for a prohibition on familial General Assembly employment. Provides for rights of complainants. Further modifies the duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission and Legislative Inspector General. Provides for the release of founded reports. Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides for prorated salary for members of the General Assembly. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires registration under the Act for persons lobbying units of local government and school districts. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that "sex offender" for registration purposes of the Act includes involuntary sexual servitude of a minor committed on or after January 1, 2022.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person commits an unlawful practice when he or she, in connection with any telecommunications service or voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service, knowingly causes any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to deceive, defraud, mislead, harass, cause emotional distress, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. Provides exemptions.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall create a statewide data collection system to collect data on pretrial practices and the bail system in Illinois. Provides that the data collection system shall include the creation of a statewide court database and a statewide agreement on data metrics. Provides that the data collection system shall enable data sharing among the Illinois counties and statewide. Provides that each circuit court shall participate in the data collection system.