Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Removes a list of specified persons who are required to immediately report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the Department of Children and Family Services and instead provides that any person, agency, organization, or entity that knows or in good faith suspects a child may be an abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to the Department. Removes a requirement that a person who enters into employment on and after July 1, 1986 and is mandated by virtue of that employment to report under the Act to sign a statement on a form prescribed by the Department that the employee has knowledge and understanding of the reporting requirements of the Act. Removes a provision requiring the Department to provide such employees with copies of the Act upon request. Removes a provision requiring any other person who has reasonable cause to believe that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect to report his or her suspicion to the appropriate medical examiner or coroner. Makes other changes.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Makes appropriations from various funds to the States Attorney Appellate Prosecutor for its FY18 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2017.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Judicial Inquiry Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017. Effective on July 1, 2017.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Power Agency for its FY18 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2017.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the State Appellate Defender. Makes further appropriations for: expenses related to federally assisted programs to work on systemic sentencing issues appeals cases; expenses related to providing public defenders in rural counties the resources needed to adequately investigate and defend indigent clients; the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Expungement Program; statewide training to Public Defenders; and developing a Juvenile Defender Resource Center. Effective July 1, 2017.
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
