Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State University for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop a coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert system when a person 21 years old or older who is believed to have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias is reported missing. Provides that the system shall be referred to as the Silver Alert system and shall include, but is not limited to, an electronic message sent to all law enforcement agencies; use of the emergency alert system; the use of electronic billboards and message signs in coordination with the Illinois Department of Transportation if a vehicle is involved; posting of the Silver Alert message on Illinois Lottery terminals; the designation by the Department of a contact name and toll-free telephone number for tips and information; blast email and fax messages to media outlets; activation of a local reverse 911 systems to all businesses and residents if the person is on foot. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the Department of State Police in the use of electronic message signs on roads and highways to immediately provide critical information to the public concerning missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act to make conforming changes.
Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that no law enforcement agency may refuse to accept a missing person report on the basis of the missing person's mental state or medical condition.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for the purpose of enabling the Department of Human Services to cross-reference its roster of public aid recipients with the Department of Public Health's electronic reporting system for death registrations established under the Vital Records Act, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health shall enter into an agreement granting the Department of Human Services access to the Department of Public Health's electronic reporting system for death registrations. Provides that public aid recipients who are found to have a death record in the Department of Public Health's electronic reporting system for death registrations shall be subject to an immediate suspension of their public aid benefits, including the immediate deactivation of their LINK card provided under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Adds exotic bush honeysuckles (Lonicera maackii, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowii, and Lonicera fragrantissima), exotic olives (Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus angustifolia), salt cedar (all members of the Tamarix genus), poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), and lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), teasel (all members of the Dipsacus genus), and Japanese, giant, and Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia japonica, syn. Polygonum cuspidatum; Fallopia sachalinensis; and Fallopia x bohemica, resp.) to designated exotic weeds.
Creates the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. Provides procedures for the issuance of a subpoena to require deposition testimony or discovery production in this State in connection with litigation pending in a foreign jurisdiction. Defines terms. Provides that Illinois Supreme Court rules and the Section of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning subpoenas apply to subpoenas issued under the new provisions. Provides that in applying and construing the Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Provides that the Act is applicable to cases pending on the effective date.
Recognizes Dr. Ed Hightower for the outstanding achievements and contributions he has made to Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7.
Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township board may by ordinance establish and collect a charge for connection to a waterworks system or sewerage system, or combined waterworks and sewerage system, to new users. Prohibits the charge from exceeding 1/6 of the user's estimated annual charges for that class of service.
Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that, for terms commencing on or after January 11, 2017, each member of the General Assembly shall receive compensation that is no more than 90% of the amount last set by the Compensation Review Board. Amends the Compensation Review Act. For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, prohibits a cost of living adjustment for General Assembly members. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by an eligible educator in connection with certain materials used by the educator in the classroom. Provides that the deduction may not exceed $500 in any taxable year. Provides that the deduction is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.
