Rep. Silvana Tabares

Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals collected by a municipality under the Act may be destroyed in a drug destruction device by a law enforcement agency. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Expands the definition of "drug evidence" in the provision for drug destruction by a law enforcement agency to include any used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals collected under the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act.

Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Provides an exemption to the Act for a law enforcement agency that is using a drone to prepare for or monitor safety and security at a large-scale event, if drone usage is limited to legitimate public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, evaluating crowd size, density, or movement, assessing public safety vulnerabilities or weaknesses, determining appropriate staffing levels for law enforcement or other public safety personnel, or identifying possible criminal activity. Defines "large-scale event". Effective immediately.

Creates the Educational Credit for Military Experience Act. Provides that before June 1, 2018, each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy regarding its awarding of academic credit for military training considered applicable to the requirements of the student's certificate or degree program. Requires the policy to apply to any individual who is enrolled in the institution of higher education and who has completed a military training course that meets certain requirements. Provides that institutions of higher education shall develop procedures for evaluating courses and awarding credit. Requires institutions of higher education to submit their policies for awarding credit to the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board for review before June 30, 2018 and before June 30 of every other year thereafter. Requires the Board of Higher Education to collect data in the Illinois Higher Education Information System on students who are veterans or have military service to assess enrollment and completions outcomes.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2016 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who was killed in the line of duty in the current taxable year or any preceding taxable year. Provides that, for the 2015 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who did not obtain the exemption before death, but who would have qualified for the exemption in the current taxable year if he or she had survived. Effective immediately.

Amends the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in addition to any other penalties, the court shall impose a fee of $300 for gunrunning and firearms trafficking. Provides that the fee shall be deposited into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund to be used for grants by the Department of State Police to units of local government to purchase bulletproof vests for local police departments and to hire peace officers.

Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, the Limited Liability Company Act, the Uniform Partnership Act (1997), and the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001). Provides that interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of State to entities organized under those Acts must be answered within 30 days, that answers must be full and complete, and that answers must be in writing and under oath. Provides that for the purpose of verification of the answers to the interrogatories, production of documents may be requested and, if requested, the records shall be produced. Requires that interrogatories propounded to an individual must be answered by the individual. Limits public disclosure of the interrogatories and the responses. Effective July 1, 2017.

Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits participation in the System by a person who (i) has ever received a retirement annuity or retirement pension from any other retirement system or pension fund under the Code and (ii) did not become a participant before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Amends various acts relating to the governance of public universities and community college districts in Illinois. Requires public universities and community colleges to not hold any classes on the day of a general primary or general election, as established by the Election Code. Allows public universities and community colleges to remain open for other purposes.