Rep. Christine Winger

Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding airports.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State University for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.

Congratulates Child's Voice on its 20th anniversary.

Congratulates Sylvia A. Heuser of Wood Dale on the occasion of her 100th birthday.

Congratulates the Bloomingdale Public Library on its 40th anniversary.

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that public bodies may hold closed meetings to consider building safety and security.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services must place in each residential treatment center that accepts wards of the Department a locked suggestion box into which residents may place comments and concerns to be addressed by the Department. Provides that only employees of the Department shall have access to the contents of the locked suggestion boxes and that an employee of the Department must check the locked suggestion boxes at least once per week. Effective immediately.

Amends the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. Provides that provisions imposing a penalty of $100 for failure to file a transaction reporting return under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or the Use Tax Act apply only to transaction reporting returns that would not, when properly prepared and filed, result in the imposition of a tax (currently, those provisions apply regardless of whether a tax would be imposed). Provides that transaction reporting returns that would result in the imposition of a tax when properly prepared and filed are subject to the standard penalty for failure to file (2% of the tax required to be shown due on the return, up to a maximum amount of $250). Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop a coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert system when a person 21 years old or older who is believed to have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias is reported missing. Provides that the system shall be referred to as the Silver Alert system and shall include, but is not limited to, an electronic message sent to all law enforcement agencies; use of the emergency alert system; the use of electronic billboards and message signs in coordination with the Illinois Department of Transportation if a vehicle is involved; posting of the Silver Alert message on Illinois Lottery terminals; the designation by the Department of a contact name and toll-free telephone number for tips and information; blast email and fax messages to media outlets; activation of a local reverse 911 systems to all businesses and residents if the person is on foot. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the Department of State Police in the use of electronic message signs on roads and highways to immediately provide critical information to the public concerning missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act to make conforming changes.

Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.