Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately.
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Large Event Waste Law. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2025, an owner or operator of an event facility that has a maximum legal capacity or occupancy of at least 3,000 persons and that receives funding from the State of Illinois shall participate in the recycling program established by the county in which the event facility is located and shall send recyclable materials to a recycling center. Defines "event facility".
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, "public body" includes judicial bodies of the State. Exempts preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda and other records in which opinions are expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, that pertain to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders. Exempts judicial records already subject to fees imposed under the Clerks of Courts Act.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions concerning possession of medical cannabis or cannabis in a motor vehicle upon a highway in this State, provides that the medical cannabis or cannabis must be in a secured, sealed or resealable, and child-resistant container (instead of a secured, sealed or resealable, odor-proof, and child-resistant medical cannabis or cannabis container).
Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that, in calculating the weight of cannabis for the purpose of imposing a penalty against an individual, the weight of the amount of cannabis that may be legally possessed by the individual under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall be subtracted from the total weight used in determining the offense class or applicable fine. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a motor vehicle is driven or occupied by an individual 21 years of age or over, a law enforcement officer may not search or inspect the motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or the passenger solely because a law enforcement officer or a police dog trained in the detection of cannabis smelled that cannabis is present in the private motor vehicle. Provides that a defendant aggrieved by such an unlawful search and seizure may move the court for the return of property and to suppress as evidence anything so obtained.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if a person who is covered under a retirement system or pension fund created under the Illinois Pension Code is convicted of a disqualifying offense as that term is defined in the Illinois Pension Code, the State's Attorney must notify the board of trustees for that retirement system or pension fund. Amends the Downstate Police, Chicago Police, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), Chicago Municipal, Cook County, Cook County Forest Preserve, State Employee, and State Universities Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that upon petition by the Board or on its own motion, a circuit court may order that none of the benefits provided under the Article be paid to a person who first becomes a police officer on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and who has been convicted of a disqualifying offense if the court finds that: (1) the disqualifying offense was committed with the use of police authority, resources, or other materials; (2) the disqualifying offense threatened public safety; or (3) the totality of the circumstances of the disqualifying offense are against the guiding principles and training of law enforcement. Provides that upon petition by the Board or on its own motion, a court may order that none of the benefits provided for in the Article be paid to any person who otherwise would receive a survivor benefit if the benefit results from the service of a police officer who first became a police officer on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and who was convicted of a disqualifying offense if the court finds that: (1) the disqualifying offense was committed with the use of police authority, resources, or other materials; (2) the disqualifying offense threatened public safety; or (3) the totality of the circumstances of the disqualifying offense are against the guiding principles and training of law enforcement. Defines "disqualifying offense" and "police officer". Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that "prevail" means to achieve the desired outcome of the plaintiff through a court order or the production of all requested documents.
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that none of the benefits provided for in the Code shall be paid to any person who first becomes a member or participant under any Article of the Code on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and is convicted of a disqualifying offense. Provides that with respect to benefits attributable to a member or participant who first becomes a member or participant on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, none of the benefits provided for in the Code shall be paid to any person who otherwise would receive a survivor benefit who is convicted of a disqualifying offense. Specifies that the provisions are an additional cause for forfeiture of benefits under the Code and does not limit the causes for forfeiting pension benefits in any Article of the Code. Defines "disqualifying offense". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes to the definition of “investment partnership” to provide that a dealer in qualifying investment securities may be considered an investment partnership. Allows a partnership interest to be considered a qualified security if the interest qualifies as a security within the meaning of the federal Securities Act of 1933. In provisions requiring that no less than 90% of the investment partnership's gross income shall consist of interest, dividends, and gains from the sale or exchange of qualifying investment securities, provides that that includes the distributive share of partnership income from lower-tier partnership interests and does not include income from partnerships that are operating at a federal taxable loss. Effective immediately.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the juvenile law enforcement records of a person who before his or her 21st birthday has committed an act which if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis are subject to automatic expungement. Provides that the law enforcement agency who initiated the violation shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the juvenile law enforcement records of a person eligible under this provision. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall provide by rule the process for access, review, and confirmation of the automatic expungement by the law enforcement agency. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the juvenile court records of a person who before his or her 21st birthday has committed an act which if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis in the clerk's possession or control and which contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain to a person eligible under this provision. Effective immediately.
