Rep. Marcus Evans

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Employment Rights and Remedies Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the State Finance Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits by electric utilities serving more than 300,000 retail customers as of January 1, 2019. Provides for the renewable energy credits to be related to new renewable energy resources installed at the site of electric generation that on January 1, 2019 burned coal as the primary fuel source. Provides for the Illinois Power Agency to manage the procurement of the credits. Establishes the requirements for eligibility for the credits. Requires the electric utilities to file a tariff for the billing and collection of a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity delivered to its delivery services customers within its service territory at specified rates and to deposit a percentage of its collections in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund. Establishes the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provide transitional support funding to coal-fueled electric utilities participating in the utilization of the renewable energy credits. Effective immediately.

Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 505 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 605/2 from Ch. 8, par. 302 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Excludes from the definition of "dog dealer" a person who sells dogs at retail to the public. Excludes from the definition of "day care operator" facilities where dogs or cats are held for the sole purpose of grooming or facilities where dogs or cats are held for less than 12 hours for training purposes.

Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a committed person upon release from the county jail or County Department of Corrections, if the released person presents a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, and 2 documents proving his or her Illinois residence address. Provides that the Secretary shall not charge a fee for the card. Amends the County Jail Act. Provides that upon the release of a prisoner or detainee from the County Department of Corrections or county jail, the County Department or sheriff may provide the person who has met the criteria established by the Department or sheriff with an identification card identifying the person as being released from the County Department of Corrections or county jail. Provides that the County Department or sheriff may require the prisoner or detainee to pay a $1 fee for the identification card.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 430 ILCS 65/1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Microstamping Funding Program Act. Defines terms. Provides that the State shall establish a grant program for law enforcement officers for microstamp-ready firearms. Provides that the grant program shall be administered by the Illinois State Police and the grant funds shall only be used for the purchase of microstamp-ready firearms by law enforcement agencies that are grant recipients. Provides for education and training in relation to the program, as well as for grant application and participation. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall collect certain data related to the program. Provides that any person who knowingly or intentionally changes, alters, removes or obliterates the name of the importer's or manufacturer's serial number or the microstamping mechanism of any firearm commits a Class 2 felony. Provides legislative findings. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces references to the Illinois State Police with references to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in a county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the Sheriff may establish a county impact incarceration program without the approval of the County Board of Commissioners. Provides that a person charged with a felony may be admitted into the program. Permits certain violent offenders to participate in the program. Excludes persons convicted of escape or aiding escape from eligibility for the program. Provides that the county impact incarceration program may (rather than shall) include, among other matters, vocational training, education, counseling, substance abuse counseling, life skills training, mandatory physical training and labor, military formation and drills, regimented activities, and uniformity of dress and appearance. Provides that the mandatory term of monitored release a person shall serve may be reduced by the accumulation of good time or pre-trial detention, up to 120 days. Provides that offenders who are charged with eligible offenses may be ordered to the custodial period of the county impact incarceration program. Provides that if the offender is convicted of the eligible offense, the court may sentence the offender to the remaining days required to complete a total participation period of 120 to 180 days and the mandatory term of monitored release.

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning expenses of conducting a primary election.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning the certification of alternative retail suppliers, provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall consider the applicant's commitment of resources to the management of sales and marketing staff, through affirmative managerial policies, independent audits, technology, hands-on field monitoring, and training. In provisions concerning the obligations of alternative retail electric suppliers, provides that an alternative retail electric supplier shall maintain sufficient managerial resources and abilities to provide the service for which it has a certificate of service authority. Provides that an alternative retail electric supplier shall file with the Commission a notification of any material change to the information supplied in a certification application within 30 days after the material change.