Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "conviction".
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In provision regarding refund of costs, fines, or fees upon reversal of conviction on a finding of actual innocence, the refund shall be determined by the judge and paid by the clerk of the court based upon the availability of funds in the subject fund account.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no board member may receive more than one per diem, stipend, or other similar form of compensation for meetings that are held on consecutive days unless: (i) each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of an emergency. Defines "board" to include a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body to which one or more members are appointed by the Governor.
Amends the Community Expanded Mental Health Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to publish on its Internet website the exemption from immunization data it receives from schools. Provide that parents or legal guardians who object to health, dental, or eye examinations or immunizations on religious grounds must present to the appropriate local school authority a Department of Public Health objection form, detailing the grounds for the objection and signed by the parent or legal guardian, as well as a religious official attesting to a bona fide religious objection whose signature must be notarized (instead of presenting a signed statement of objection detailing the grounds for the objection). Requires the Department of Public Health to develop and publish a uniform objection form for this particular use. Provides that if the physical condition of a child is such that any one or more of the immunizing agents should not be administered, the child's parent or legal guardian must present to the appropriate local school authority a statement signed by the child's regular examining physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant attesting to that fact. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning references to adequate yearly progress with respect to the State Board of Education's recognition standards for student performance and school improvement, the State Board's system of rewards for school districts and schools, the State Board's system to acknowledge schools, State interventions, and remote educational programs. Removes provisions concerning academic early warning and watch status. Instead, requires the State Board to establish a Multiple Measure Index and Annual Measurable Objectives for each public school in this State that address the school's overall performance in terms of academic success and equity and sets forth provisions concerning priority and focus districts. Makes changes concerning student outcome data on a school report card. Repeals a Section concerning appeals from school districts pertaining to school or district status levels, recognition levels, or corrective action. Effective July 1, 2015.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval if required, a household that includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 165% of those nonfarm income poverty guidelines. Effective January 1, 2016.
Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Removes a provision requiring the State Board to prescribe and provide the forms upon which the State Board Staff Report shall be made. Provides that the State Board shall provide its rationale when voting on an item before it at a meeting in order to comply with the Code of Civil Procedure. Requires the transcript of the meeting to be incorporated into the Board's final decision. Provides that the State Board may require in-kind services instead of or in combination with the imposition of a fine. Limits this authorization to cases where the non-compliant individual or entity has waived the right to an administrative hearing or opportunity to appear before the Board. Provides that fines shall continue to accrue until the date that the matter is referred by the State Board to the Board's legal counsel. Effective immediately.
Designates the month of November as COPD Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Congratulates Jeneva Stevens on her many accomplishments.
