Amends the Juvenile Drug Treatment Act. Provides that the drug court treatment program may also, subject to the approval of the Chief Judge of the Circuit, establish a program for electronic monitoring of juveniles with regard to drug-related and alcohol-related offenses. Effective immediately.
Creates the Department of Innovation and Technology Act to codify the changes made in Executive Order 2016-001. Creates the Department of Innovation and Technology. Abolishes the Information Technology Office (also known as the Office of the Chief Information Officer) within the Office of the Governor and transfers its functions, personnel, and property to Department of Innovation and Technology. Provides for the transfer of information technology functions, including related personnel and property, from specified State agencies, boards, and commissions to the Department of Innovation and Technology. Provides for the powers and responsibilities of the Department of Innovation and Technology, including specified programs and initiatives. Provides for the appointment of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Innovation and Technology by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Secretary shall serve as the Chief Information Officer of the State. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code concerning the leasing for dark fiber networks. Amends the Open Meetings Act, the Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act, the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the State Fire Marshal Act, the Illinois Century Network Act, the State Finance Act, the Grant Information Collection Act, the Illinois Pension Code, the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act, the Public Aid Code, the Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act, the Workers' Compensation Act, and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act to make conforming changes and other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that for a customer who uses a credit card or bank card to purchase a ticket or card containing fares from a Service Board, including, but not limited to, Ventra tickets and cards, the Service Board shall refund, upon request, non-expired tickets or cards by transferring the remaining fares to a new ticket or card or by issuing a refund of the remaining fares. Provides that in order to be eligible for a refund, an individual shall show proof of purchase of the ticket or card and shall also present the credit card or bank card that purchased the lost ticket or card.
Amends the Election Code and the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides for the election (instead of appointment) of members of the Chicago Board of Education. Provides that successor Inspectors General shall be appointed by the Board instead of the Mayor. Effective immediately.
Amends the Cook County and Cook County Forest Preserve Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Specifies the dollar amount of the required employer contributions through 2021. Beginning in the year 2022, provides for the annual required contribution to be the amount determined by the Fund to be equal to the sum of (i) the employer's portion of the projected normal cost for that fiscal year, plus (ii) an amount that is sufficient to bring the total actuarial assets of the Fund up to 100% of the total actuarial liabilities of the Fund by the end of 2051. Provides that the contributions may be taken from any revenue source, including, but not limited to, other tax revenues, proceeds of borrowings, or State or federal funds. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Makes technical and other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the Division of Probation Services shall establish training standards for continuing education of probation officers and supervisors and broaden access to available training programs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Illinois DREAM Fund. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act to provide that moneys from the checkoff may be received by the Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that no contract for services made by a State agency under the Code shall be entered into without funding being appropriated and available for such contracted services as follows: (1) for a contract to be performed within a single fiscal year, the funding required for the contract must be available within the funds appropriated for that fiscal year, after taking into account all other recurring and anticipated expenses of the State agency for that fiscal year; and (2) for a contract to be performed over 2 or more fiscal years, the funding required for each fiscal year of the contract must be equal to the amount available within the funds appropriated for the first fiscal year of the contract, after taking into account all other recurring and anticipated expenses of the State agency for that first fiscal year. Provides that if a Chief Procurement Officer, or any other person on behalf of a State agency, enters into any contract for services without funding, upon the signing of the contract, that person commits fraud, and is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that if the person signing the contract on behalf of the State agency is a lawyer or a certified public accountant, he or she shall also be subject to a revocation of his or her license. Provides that the funding requirement does not apply to contracts entered into on behalf of a State agency which are intended to be funded by grants or other non-appropriated funding provided by a federal or private entity to support a project or program administered by the contracting State agency.
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police is divided into the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator (removes the Illinois State Police Academy) and 5 divisions (rather than 4 divisions): the Division of Patrol (rather than the Division of Operations), the Division of Investigation, the Division of Forensic Services, the Division of Administration, and the Division of Internal Investigation. Provides that for each Division, the Director of State Police shall appoint one Deputy Director and one Assistant Deputy Director. Provides that the position of Deputy Director may be given an appointed rank of Colonel and the Assistant Deputy Director may be given an appointed rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Eliminates the Office of Coordination of Gang Prevention in the Division of Operations. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, it shall be an affirmative defense to the offense of parking in violation of an official sign prohibiting parking if the official sign is prohibiting parking for a construction zone or public works project zone and at the time of the violation there is no work being conducted in the construction zone or public works project zone.
