Rep. Justin Slaughter

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases the threshold amount that enhances theft and retail theft from a misdemeanor to a felony or to a higher class of felony from $500 for theft and $300 for retail theft, and $150 for motor fuel theft to $2,500 other than for motor fuel theft, and $2,000 for motor fuel theft. Eliminates the offense of theft by emergency exit. Changes the threshold for criminal damage to property from $500 to $2,000. Effective immediately.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a juvenile may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility if the juvenile is 13 years of age or older (rather than 10 years of age or older). Makes conforming changes.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the statutes concerning aggravated kidnaping, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and unlawful use of weapons, deletes references to "hooded" and replaces with "cloth" so that the offense is committed when the person commits the proscribed act when he or she wears a cloth, robe, or mask to conceal his or her identity. Effective immediately.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the minor who is the subject of record, his or her parents, guardian, and counsel shall have the right to inspect and copy law enforcement records maintained by a law enforcement agency or record of municipal ordinance violations maintained by any State, local, or municipal agency that relate to a minor who has been investigated, arrested, or taken into custody before his or her 18th birthday. Provides that public defenders shall have access to these law enforcement and juvenile court records under specified circumstances. Makes changes to the juvenile court and law enforcement juvenile records expungement procedures. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Identification Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that on and after the effective date of the bill, records pertaining to criminal offenses committed by a person before his or her 18th birthday shall automatically be expunged upon his or her 18th birthday or upon completion of sentence, whichever is sooner.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Authorizes persons who are subject to being confined by the State, local, or federal government as a result of a State criminal conviction to seek a post-conviction hearing in the trial court.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall study the fiscal impact of the implementation of Public Act 100-285, dealing with expungement and confidentiality processes for delinquent minors, (rather than Public Act 90-590) upon probation departments. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts may submit a report of that study to the General Assembly within 12 months after the enactment of the amendatory Act.

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that after high school graduation, an eligible student may attend any community college in the State without paying tuition or the cost of books. Provides that costs shall only be waived after any available federal student aid is applied. Defines "eligible student" to mean a student who has graduated from the Chicago school district with a grade point average of at least 3.0 and who has tested as completion-ready in English language arts and mathematics.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that any person incarcerated on a bailable offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied on conviction of the offense shall be allowed a credit of $30 (rather than $5) for each day so incarcerated upon application of the defendant.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the conditions of every parole and mandatory supervised release are that the subject not knowingly frequent places where controlled substances are illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered and not knowingly associate with other persons on parole or mandatory supervised release without prior written permission of his or her parole agent, and not associate with persons who are members of an organized gang as that term is defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, except when the association involves activities related to community programs, worship, services, volunteering, engaging families, or some other pro-social activity in which there is no evidence of criminal intent. Effective immediately.