Amends the Counties Code. Establishes a smart pole pilot program in Cook County. Provides that the Cook County Board of Commissioners shall designate an area in Cook County to implement the program. Provides that the designated program area shall not be an area that is serviced by the Chicago Transit Authority train system but must be an area that has been determined by the Board of Commissioners to have a high incidence of gun violence. Provides that, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, Cook County shall contract with one or more minority-owned businesses to install smart poles in the designated program area. Provides that the smart poles shall be constructed, located, and programmed in order to reduce crime in the designated program area. Requires annual reports to the General Assembly and Governor beginning December 31, 2025. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2029. Effective January 1, 2024.
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property that is used as a qualified residence by a police officer or firefighter with a duty-related disability is exempt from taxation under the Code. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an official emissions testing center shall reserve the first 30 minutes of its hours of operation to providing emissions testing to registered vehicle owners over the age of 55. Provides that an official emissions testing center shall designate one service lane for testing only vehicles owned by customers over the age of 55.
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's rules for the issuance of Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses on or after January 1, 2022 may include a preference for an applicant that is 51% or more owned and controlled by at least one qualified individual with a disability. Effective immediately.
Amends various Acts to add Arab persons to provisions referencing or defining minority groups and ethnicities.
Amends the School Code. Permits a school district to implement a program to allow school personnel, including athletic coaches, school counselors, and administrative staff, who possess comprehensive knowledge about postsecondary academic or vocational options to provide mentoring services or guidance related to postsecondary academic and vocational options to high school students. Sets forth the services and guidance that a postsecondary mentor may provide to a student; allows the State Board of Education to establish guidelines. Provides that the participation of school personnel in the program shall be on a voluntary basis only; allows school personnel to receive compensation for participating in the program. Provides that a school district may issue a certificate to school personnel who participate in the program certifying that the participant possesses sufficient knowledge. Provides that the State Board of Education may provide for the form of the certificate. Provides for rulemaking. Effective immediately.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Commission shall establish the Public School Counselor, Social Worker, or Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program. Provides that the Program shall provide school counselors, social workers, or other school mental health professionals full educational loan forgiveness to qualified applicants. Sets forth requirements for qualified applicants, application procedures, and rulemaking.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides for expungement of minor cannabis offenses (as that term is defined in the Act) after receipt of a certified copy of a diploma issued by an Illinois community college by a law enforcement agency that issued a citation relating to a minor cannabis offense from a person who was convicted of the minor cannabis offense.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall create model courses for public and private institutions of higher education to teach students how to be referees in the following sports: baseball, basketball, competitive cheer, competitive dance, football, boys' gymnastics, girls' gymnastics, boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. Provides that the Board shall develop a separate model course for each listed sport.
Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Eliminates provisions conditioning the eligibility of a person 65 years of age or older or a person with a disability for the waiver or reduction of certain fees and charges upon income eligibility limitations. Effective January 1, 2024.