Rep. Scott E. Penny

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning persons that are not to be granted a license or permit.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a limitation on net loss carryovers applies to losses for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1999 and prior to December 31, 2003 and carried forward to years covered by the limitation period. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that the terms of a certified enterprise zone designating ordinance may be amended in the Village of Brooklyn or the Village of Fairmont City, to designate areas within their respective jurisdictions to be added to the existing East St. Louis/Washington Park Enterprise Zone, regardless of whether the Zone is contiguous with the areas designated in the ordinances, and subject to the approval of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Exempts these amendments to the Zone from certain restrictions concerning the maximum allowable area of an enterprise zone.

Urges the President to take emergency action to ensure water levels do not fall below a level needed by commercial navigation on the Mississippi River and to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to avert potential economic disaster on this vital avenue. Urges the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite and fully implement alternative emergency measures to remedy this situation and to deviate from planned operations outlined in the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual and exercise its authority to address situations when appropriate.

Amends the School Code. Establishes the Physical Development and Health Task Force to make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on certain goals of the Illinois Learning Standards for Physical Development and Health. Requires the task force to focus on updating the standards based on research in neuroscience that impacts the relationship between physical activity and learning. Provides that on or before August 31, 2013, the task force must vote on its recommendations and file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Repeals these provisions on September 1, 2013. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the statute exempting from an unlawful use of weapons violation or an aggravated unlawful use of a weapon violation, persons licensed as private security contractors, private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or employed by an agency certified by the Department of Professional Regulation, if their duties include the carrying of a weapon, deletes provision that the Department of Professional Regulation shall provide suitable documentation demonstrating the successful completion of the prescribed firearms training and that the documentation shall be carried at all times when those persons are in possession of a concealable weapon. Provides that the licensed person shall be considered eligible for the exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that conditions for the renewal of firearm control cards issued under these provisions shall be the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that the firearm control card shall be carried by the licensed person at all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning notices or regulations requiring records, statements, and special reports.

Amends the State Finance Act. Eliminates a provision providing that unexpended grant funds for I-SEARCH Units shall be deposited into the Missing and Exploited Children Trust Fund. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall report the disappearance of any child under its custody or guardianship to the local law enforcement agency working in cooperation with the State Missing Persons Clearinghouse (rather than the I-SEARCH Unit located nearest the last known whereabouts of the child. Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Eliminates the I-SEARCH Unit and corresponding programs and instead provides that the Department of State Police shall establish a State Missing Persons Clearinghouse as a resource to promote an immediate and effective community response to missing children. Requires the State Missing Persons Clearinghouse to establish and maintain contacts with other state missing persons clearinghouses and missing persons non-profit organizations. Requires the Director of the Department to report by June 30 (rather than December 31) of each year to the Governor and the General Assembly on the operations of the State Missing Persons Clearinghouse (rather than I-SEARCH program) for the previous calendar (rather than fiscal) year. Repeals a provision concerning an I-SEARCH program's eligibility to receive State grants to help defray the costs of operation. Repeals a provision requiring the Department to monitor operations of all I-SEARCH Units and determine the program's eligibility to receive State grants. Effective January 1, 2013.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of force in defense of a person.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the credit for wages paid by the taxpayer to a qualified veteran to 20%, but in no event to exceed $5,000, of the gross wages paid by the taxpayer to a qualified veteran if the veteran (A) was hired by the taxpayer on or after January 1, 2012 and (B) was unemployed at the time he or she was hired by the taxpayer. Exempts the credit from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.