Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as follows: General Funds $49,588,000; Other State Funds $10,000; Total $49,598,000.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as follows: General Funds $35,566,900.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as follows: General Funds $193,630,600; Other State Funds $1,269,000; Total $194,899,600.
Amends the School Code to require a school district to provide instruction to and a student enrolled in grades 6 through 8 to take a unit of instruction in family and consumer science. Sets forth what topics the instruction must include. Effective immediately.
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. At least 60 days before the start of a term, requires the governing board of a public university or community college district to notify an adjunct professor about whether a class he or she was hired to teach has been canceled.
Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning temporary appointments.
Amends the Energy Conservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 1115/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends provisions of the Criminal Identification Act regarding a pilot program to waive fees in Cook County for filing certain petitions to expunge or seal records. Changes the date on which the program becomes inoperative from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2021. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2605/2605-580 rep. 110 ILCS 947/65.80 rep. Repeals a Cyber Gang Unit pilot program created in the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group and the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Repeals provision in the Higher Education Student Assistance Act concerning a forensic science grant program.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a student entitled to vote in a primary, general, or special election or at any election at which propositions are submitted to a popular vote in the State, with consent from his or her school, is entitled to absent himself or herself for 2 hours to vote and that the school may specify the hours in which the student may absent himself or herself. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Provides that a student entitled to vote in a primary, general, special election, or any election at which propositions are submitted to a popular vote in this State is entitled to be absent from school for 2 hours to vote on a day in which early voting is offered or on the day of the election. Provides that the school may specify the hours in which the student may be absent. Provides that a student who is absent from school to vote is not considered absent for the purposes of calculating enrollment under evidence-based funding in the School Code.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the License to Work Act. Deletes language providing that all notices sent to a person involved in an administrative proceeding shall state that failure to satisfy any fine or penalty shall result in the Secretary of State suspending his or her driving privileges, vehicle registration, or both. Provides that the Secretary is authorized to cancel any license or permit if the holder failed to pay any fees owed to the Secretary for the license or permit (rather than failure to pay any fees, civil penalties owed to the Illinois Commerce Commission, or taxes due upon reasonable notice and demand). Provides that a person whose driver's license was canceled, suspended, or revoked under certain circumstances shall have his or her driving privileges reinstated. Deletes language providing that the reporting requirements for public officials shall apply to a truant minor in need of supervision, an addicted minor, or a delinquent minor whose driver's license has been suspended. Provides for the immediate revocation of the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver if the driver was convicted of a misdemeanor relating to a motor vehicle if the person exercised actual physical control over the vehicle during the commission of the offense. Provides that the Secretary is authorized to suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person without a preliminary hearing if the person has been convicted of criminal trespass to vehicle if the person exercised actual physical control over the vehicle during the commission of the offense. Provides that in order to be subject to suspension or revocation for violation of specific provisions of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, a person must also be an occupant of a motor vehicle at the time of the violation. Deletes language authorizing the Secretary to suspend or revoke the driving privileges of a person without a preliminary hearing for specific adjudications or violations. Deletes language providing that the owner of a registered vehicle that has failed to pay any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of 10 or more violations shall have his or her driving privileges suspended. Repeals Sections concerning the suspension of a driver's license for theft of motor fuel and suspension of driving privileges for failure to satisfy fines or penalties for toll violations or evasions. Effective July 1, 2020.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Modifies the disclosure of economic interests Article to provide for separate provisions concerning statements of economic interests to be filed with the Secretary of State and the county clerk respectively. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that Ethics Officers designated for an office or State agency under the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission or designated by a Regional Transit Board shall, among other responsibilities, review statements of economic interest and disclosure forms of officers, senior employees, and contract monitors before they are filed with the Secretary of State if the statements of economic interest are filed by hard copy. Provides that if such statements are filed online, the Ethics Officer shall review the statements of economic interest and disclosure forms of officers, senior employees, and contract monitors within 15 days after the filing deadline. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 420/4A-101 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101 5 ILCS 420/4A-101.5 new 5 ILCS 420/4A-102 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102 5 ILCS 420/4A-105 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105 5 ILCS 420/4A-106 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106 5 ILCS 420/4A-106.5 new 5 ILCS 420/4A-107 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-107 5 ILCS 420/4A-108 5 ILCS 430/20-23 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 5 ILCS 315/6 from Ch. 48, par. 1606 5 ILCS 315/6.5 new 5 ILCS 315/10 from Ch. 48, par. 1610 15 ILCS 405/20 from Ch. 15, par. 220 40 ILCS 5/1-167 new 50 ILCS 740/8 from Ch. 85, par. 538 115 ILCS 5/3 from Ch. 48, par. 1703 115 ILCS 5/11.1 new 115 ILCS 5/11.2 new 115 ILCS 5/14 from Ch. 48, par. 1714 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that an employer is required to furnish the exclusive bargaining representative with a complete list of the names and addresses of the public employees in the bargaining unit at least once each month. Provides that the employer shall not discourage employees or applicants from becoming or remaining union members or authorizing dues deductions, and shall not otherwise interfere with the relationship between employees and their exclusive bargaining representative. Provides that the employer shall refer all inquiries about union membership to the exclusive bargaining representative, with certain exceptions. Provides that the employer may not disclose certain personal information with respect to any employee, except to that employee's exclusive representative. Contains provisions concerning the collection of dues. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits the disclosure of certain personal information regarding participants and members. Makes other changes. Correctional Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in Senate Bill 1784 (H-AM 1); therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 1784 (H-AM 1) would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Office of Management and Budget) The Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to this bill as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Judicial Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) There is no discernible fiscal impact associated with SB 1784, as amended by HA 1. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (IL Educational Labor Relations Board) In the event Senate Bill 1784 (H-AM 1) passes and becomes law, it is not expected to have any measurable fiscal impact on the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Makes changes to the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 by providing that certain references to dues of a labor organization also include other payments to a labor organization. Makes a technical correction to change a reference from "employee" to "participant". Provides that certain provisions of House Amendment No. 1 concerning the disclosure of information by a pension fund or retirement system do no apply to a labor organization or other voluntary association affiliated with a labor organization or labor federation (in House Amendment No. 1, a labor organization or an exclusive representative).
