Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that the court shall not issue a warrant for the seizure of any firearm in the possession of a respondent upon an emergency order of protection unless specified procedural requirements are met.
Commemorates the 50th wedding anniversary of Ronald and Margaret Brankin.
Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Provides that, in the case of a law enforcement officer, fireman, volunteer fireman, or paramedic, "killed in the line of duty" includes a self-inflicted injury when a mental health professional establishes that the injury was a result of the active duty service of the law enforcement officer, fireman, volunteer fireman, or paramedic. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the Parish of the Most Holy Redeemer on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Congratulates the members of Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post 991 in Worth on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes provisions concerning child support award guidelines, income calculation for child support purposes, and allocation of other child-related expenses. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall promulgate guidelines and worksheets for the purpose of calculating child support guidelines, and that the court shall apply the guidelines unless the court determines, after weighing specified factors, that application of the guidelines would be inappropriate. Adds provisions concerning child support purposes and applicability, duty of support, income calculation for support purposes, minimum orders, deviation factors, shared parenting, split care, allocation of other child-related expenses, and modification of support orders. Contains applicability language.
Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Makes numerous changes in provisions concerning: definitions; the establishment of the parent-child relationship; presumption of parentage; proceedings to declare the non-existence of the parent-child relationship; voluntary acknowledgment; rules for acknowledgment and denial of parentage; temporary orders; injunctive relief; standing; venue; genetic testing; joinder of proceedings; men who father through sexual assault or sexual abuse; judgment; the provision of information to the State Case Registry; enforcement; modification; and the right to counsel.
Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Defines "non-employee" as an independent contractor, a vendor, or a person receiving payments who is not an employee and not receiving payments for personal services. Provides that "obligor" includes a non-employee. Provides that the payor shall calculate all applicable deductions to a non-employee obligor's income as if the non-employee were an employee, whether or not the deductions are actually taken from the non-employee obligor's income. Provides that the amount withheld on the remaining balance of payments, paid or payable, to the non-employee shall not be in excess of the maximum amounts permitted under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.
Creates the Child Bereavement Leave Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that an employee may use specified amounts of bereavement leave to grieve the death of the employee's child, attend services in relation to the death of the employee's child, or make arrangements necessitated by the death of the employee's child. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor. Provides for civil penalties. Authorizes the Attorney General to collect penalties. Creates the Child Bereavement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Creates the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Sets forth provisions concerning postsecondary career expectations; a competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program; transitional mathematics courses; reading and communication transitional competencies; College and Career Pathway Endorsements and State Distinction programs; and administrative rules. Effective immediately.
