Rep. Cynthia Soto

Amends the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section on legislative findings.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to develop and maintain a written policy concerning the credits that the university will award for courses on a joint services transcript. Defines "joint services transcript". Effective January 1, 2017.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

Amends the University of Illinois Act, Southern Illinois University Management Act, Chicago State University Law, Eastern Illinois University Law, Governors State University Law, Illinois State University Law, Northeastern Illinois University Law, Northern Illinois University Law, and Western Illinois University Law. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a student who meets the requisite requirements concerning being deemed an Illinois resident for tuition purposes is eligible to apply or receive consideration for any student aid or benefit funded or administered by the State, State agencies, public institutions, or the university, including scholarships, grants, awards, stipends, room and board, tuition waivers, or other financial or in-kind assistance, but excluding Monetary Award Program grants.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act and amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award an income tax credit to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund. Provides that the amount of the credit shall be equal to 50% of the endowment gift. Sets forth procedures and criteria for authorizing the credits. Limits the aggregate amount of credits that may be awarded in each calendar year. Provides conditions for eligibility. Requires the Department to make an annual report concerning the credits. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 5 years. Exempts the credit from the Act's sunset provisions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board.

Amends the Currency Exchange Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. In the Section containing legislative findings, adds a finding that temporary laborers are vulnerable to discriminatory practices. Defines "day or temporary labor applicant". In a Section concerning recordkeeping, provides that the day and temporary labor service agency shall keep a record of the race, ethnicity, and gender of each day or temporary laborer or day or temporary labor applicant, as provided by the person who requests employment with or is contracted by the day and temporary labor service agency (instead of "the race and gender of each day or temporary laborer sent by the day and temporary labor service agency"). Provides that the day and temporary labor service agency shall provide each day or temporary labor applicant with and retain a copy of a written notice signed by an employee of the day and temporary labor agency and specifying the date, time, and location the applicant requested employment. Provides that at the time of annual registration, the day and temporary labor service agency shall submit to the Department of Labor, on a form created by the Department, a report containing the information required by the new provisions, grouped by branch office, in the aggregate for all day or temporary laborers assigned within this State in the prior year. Provides that in the case of a health and safety or notice violation, a private right of action exists for compensatory damages and an amount between $50 and $500 for each violation (instead of "up to $500 for the violation"). Makes corresponding changes.