Appropriates $15,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Tinley Park Mental Health Center for costs associated with environmental cleanup. Effective July 1, 2023.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning standards for schools.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person or owner may knowingly or recklessly beat, cruelly treat, torment, starve, overwork, or otherwise abuse any animal. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, act in a reckless manner as to cause a severe injury or death, or kill any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who commits a traffic violation concerning an emergency vehicle and the violation results in the injury or death of another person or a severe injury or death of a police animal, service animal, accelerant detection dog, or search and rescue dog commits a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person commits aggravated driving under the influence if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a severe injury or death of a police animal, service animal, accelerant detection dog, or search and rescue dog.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing an investigation or issuing a subpoena. Provides that an investigation of the Legislative Inspector General may not be initiated more than 2 years (rather than one year) after the most recent act of the alleged violation or of a series of alleged violations. Provides that if the subject matter of the investigation would constitute a civil offense or crime if proven, then the statute of limitations should be the same as that for the offense or crime. Requires the Legislative Inspector General to notify complainants of receipt of a complaint within 15 business days after receiving such complaint. Provides for the release of founded and unfounded reports. Provides that any respondent who is afforded the opportunity to participate in an investigation, but who refuses to cooperate, forfeits the right to offer redactions or to provide a response to the report to the Commission. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
Proposes to amend the Legislature and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of State Senator or State Representative for terms totalling more than 12 years in each office. Provides that a person may not be elected to any single Executive Branch office for terms totalling more than 8 years in each office. Provides that service prior to the date of the adoption of the amendment shall be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that any person in office at the time of the adoption of this amendment to the Illinois Constitution who meets the specified term limitation shall be allowed to complete his or her term of office. Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the Auditor General shall serve a term of 4 years (rather than 10 years), and shall not be eligible for reappointment. Specifies that the provision shall apply to service as Auditor General prior to the adoption of the amendment. Provides further requirements concerning any person serving as the Auditor General at the time of the adoption of the amendment. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Modifies provisions concerning the College Savings Pool. Expands the definition of "qualified expenses" to include the treatment of qualified education loan repayments under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Authorizes the Department of Central Management Services to convey certain specified property to the Village of Tinley Park for economic development and remediation of environmental hazards, for no less than the fair market value as determined by an average of 3 appraisals. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that records of disciplinary action by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may be considered expunged for reporting purposes if an application is submitted more than one year after an initial disciplinary offense occurred, 3 years after any subsequent disciplinary offense or offenses occurred, or after restoration of the license, whichever is later (rather than 3 years after the disciplinary offense or offenses occurred, or after restoration of the license, whichever is later). House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that records of disciplinary action by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may be considered expunged for reporting purposes if an application is submitted more than 2 years (rather than 3 years) after the date of the final disciplinary action (rather than after the disciplinary offense or offenses occurred) or after restoration of the license, whichever is later and the licensee has had no incidents of discipline since the final disciplinary action was issued by the Department (rather than no incidents of discipline since the disciplinary offense or offenses identified in the application occurred). Provides that the 2-year waiting period (rather than 7-year waiting period) and the $175 fee (rather than $200 fee) do not apply to any applicant for licensure or a licensee whose petition for review is granted by the Department.
Appropriates $15,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Tinley Park Mental Health Center for costs associated with environmental cleanup. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides for a referendum to reject any Public Act by a petition signed by a number of electors. Provides signature and content requirements for the petition. Provides requirements for the validity and sufficiency of petitions. Provides that if a petition is valid and sufficient, the proposed referendum shall be submitted to the electors at the general election specified in the petition. Provides that if the voters in a specified election reject a Public Act, it shall cease to be in effect on the date specified in the referendum. Effective upon being declared adopted.
