Rep. Thaddeus Jones

Amends the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. Changes the title of the Act to the For-Profit Corrections Prohibition Act. Defines "non-profit contractor", private company", "private vendor", "private contractor", and "work release center". Provides that the State, any unit of local government, or a county sheriff, shall not contract with a private contractor or private vendor for the provision of services relating to community correctional supervision. Provides that the Act does not apply to State work release centers or juvenile residential facilities that provide separate care or special treatment operated in whole or part by non-profit (rather than private) contractors. Adds to exempted contracts for ancillary services contracts for electronic monitoring services. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 140/1 730 ILCS 140/1.5 new 730 ILCS 140/2 730 ILCS 140/3 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Private Detention Facility Moratorium Act. Provides that neither the State, nor any unit of local government, any county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall: (1) enter into an agreement of any kind related to the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated in whole or in part by a private entity or person; (2) pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray in any way any costs related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation, in whole or in part, of any detention facility by any private entity or person; (3) receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by any private entity or person; or (4) otherwise give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of any detention facility. Provides exemptions. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 2 with changes. Provides that neither the State, nor any unit of local government, any county Sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall: (1) enter into an agreement of any kind for the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity; (2) pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray in any way any costs related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity; (3) receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity; or (4) otherwise give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that whenever the appearance in person in court, in either a civil or criminal proceeding, is required of anyone held in a place of custody or confinement operated by the State or any of its political subdivisions, including counties and municipalities, the chief judge of the circuit by rule may permit the personal appearance to be made by means of two-way audio-visual communication, including closed circuit television and computerized video conference at a sentencing hearing for a defendant who: (i) at the time of the proceeding was serving a sentence of imprisonment for another offense; and (ii) has agreed to enter a negotiated plea. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 725 ILCS 5/106D-1 Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 705/10.23 new 720 ILCS 5/3-6 from Ch. 38, par. 3-6 720 ILCS 5/10-9 735 ILCS 5/13-225 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that all law enforcement officers must take human trafficking training. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that when the victim is 18 years of age or over at the time of the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced within 25 years (rather than 3 years) after the commission of the offense. Provides that a company commits trafficking in persons when the company benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that has engaged in an act of involuntary servitude or involuntary sexual servitude of a minor. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act must be commenced within 25 (rather than 10) years of the date the limitation period begins to run or within 25 (rather than 10) years of the date the plaintiff discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should discover both (1) that the sex trade, involuntary servitude, or human trafficking act occurred, and (2) that the defendant caused, was responsible for, or profited from the sex trade, involuntary servitude, or human trafficking act. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: New Act 20 ILCS 2605/2605-99 new 50 ILCS 705/7 from Ch. 85, par. 507 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1.Creates the Lodging Establishment Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act. Requires hotels and motels to train employees in the recognition of human trafficking and protocols for reporting observed human trafficking to the appropriate authority. Provides that the Department of Labor shall develop the curriculum for the training. Provides that beginning June 1, 2020, a lodging establishment shall provide its employees with training in the recognition of human trafficking and protocols for reporting observed human trafficking to the appropriate authority. Provides that the Department shall develop and publish the human trafficking recognition training program by July 1, 2020. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Director of State Police shall conduct or approve a training program in the detection and investigation of all forms of human trafficking, including, but not limited to "involuntary servitude", "involuntary sexual servitude of a minor", and "trafficking in persons" and that the program shall be made available to all cadets and state police officers. In the amendatory changes to the Illinois Police Training Act, provides that the curriculum of police training schools shall include training in the detection and investigation of all forms of human trafficking. In the amendatory changes to the Criminal Code of 2012, provides that a company is criminally liable for trafficking in persons when the company knowingly benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that has engaged in an act of involuntary servitude or involuntary sexual servitude of a minor. Makes other changes. Some provisions effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Urges the General Assembly to take action to modernize its early childhood education funding and teacher qualification standards to address the early childhood workforce crisis. Urges the Governor of Illinois to increase early childhood education provider representation on the Illinois Learning Council, the DCFS Daycare Advisory Council, the DHS Childcare Advisory Council, and the Professional Development Advisory Council to assure provider voices are heard as early childhood education policy is developed and implemented.

Declares February 7, 2019 as Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Illinois.

Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act. Provides that each school district having Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund receipts totaling 13% or more of its total revenues in the previous fiscal year shall receive an additional amount equal to 11% of the total amount distributed to the school district from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund. Requires the State Board of Education to identify those school districts to the Department of Revenue. Provides that the total amount of additional distributions shall not exceed $4,353,136. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) provides that school districts having Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund receipts totaling 13% or more of their total revenues in fiscal year 2018 are entitled to the additional distribution (in the introduced bill, the eligibility of districts is determined each fiscal year); (2) provides that the additional distribution shall be made only in fiscal year 2020 and shall be 19% (in the introduced bill, 11%) of the total amount distributed to the school district from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund during fiscal year 2018; and (3) provides that the total amount of additional distributions shall not exceed $4,769,101 (in the introduced bill, $4,353,136). Effective immediately.

Congratulates Dr. Carl E. King Sr. on being elected to the National Judiciary Board of the Church of God in Christ.

Amends the Governor Transition Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the orderly transition of the office of Governor.

Commends Abigail and Sophia O'Quin on their courage in speaking up for the marginalized people across Cook County.

Amends the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Law of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an Association must submit a plan of operation to the Director of Insurance within 200 days.