Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the organization of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Adds kidnapping and aggravated kidnaping to the list of offenses in which evidence of commission of a prior offense from the list may be admitted by the court at trial, and adds an attempt to commit any of the listed offenses to the list. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires the Department of Corrections (IDOC) to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which authorizes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enter into written agreements with a state to remove an alien in the custody of that state. The purpose of the MOU is to set forth terms by which ICE and IDOC will cooperate in a Rapid Removal of Eligible Parolees Accepted for Transfer ("Rapid REPAT") program, which allows for early conditional release for deportation of removable custodial aliens to their home countries. Requires the Memorandum of Understanding to provide that a person may take part in the program only if a final order of deportation has been issued against the person, if prior to the issuance of this order: (A) the person has been advised of and given an opportunity to exercise his or her rights under federal immigration law to a hearing before an immigration judge to contest his or her removal, including the right to seek and consult with legal counsel and to be represented by counsel at the hearing, to present any applicable defense to a removal proceeding or claim for relief from removal, and to seek review of an adverse decision; (B) the person has been informed of available legal referral services and of law firms and organizations that provide free or low-cost legal assistance; and (C) the information has been provided verbally and in writing in English and in the person's native language. Provides the Prisoner Review Board shall hear by at least one member and, through a panel of at least 3 members, decide all requests for release of prisoners subject to detainers filed by ICE.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning violations of conditions of parole or mandatory supervised release.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit in an amount equal to a percentage of the taxpayer's qualified production activities income. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2014 and prior to December 31, 2015, the credit shall be 2% of the taxpayer's qualified production activities income for the taxable year; for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2015 and prior to December 31, 2016, the credit shall be 4% of the taxpayer's qualified production activities income for the taxable year; and for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2016, the credit shall be 6.2% of the taxpayer's qualified production activities income for the taxable year. Provides that excess credit amounts may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 15 taxable years following the excess credit year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer shall be allowed an income tax credit equal to 50% of the taxpayer's qualified investments in a qualified business during the taxable year. Defines "qualified investments" and "qualified business". Provides that any credit not usable for the taxable year may be carried over for the next 15 succeeding taxable years. Provides that the amount of tax credit available for a calendar year shall be $5,000,000. Effective immediately.
Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that any city, village, or incorporated town located in the district shall furnish water to any city, village, township, incorporated town, or other municipal corporation within or outside its boundaries at "a price or charge that reflects the actual cost of service for the city, village, incorporated town, or other municipal corporation". Further provides that the charge for service shall be no greater than the city, village, incorporated town, or municipal corporation charges for consumers within its limits for similar quantities.
Creates the Village of Bloomingdale School District Boundary Adjustment Act. Provides that those portions of the Vittoria Brooke Estates and Chateaus of Medinah subdivisions consisting of approximately 35 single family home sites in the Village of Bloomingdale (as defined in certain Bloomingdale ordinances of annexation) shall be included within the boundaries of Bloomingdale School District 13 and Lake Park Community High School District 108 and shall cease to be within the boundaries of Marquardt School District 15 and Glenbard Township High School District 87. Effective immediately.
Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that certain fees and costs shall be assessed upon the court's judgment of guilty or grant of supervision on each offense (rather than "case" or "complaint"). Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are declarative of existing law.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with DuPage County to establish a pilot program within DuPage County, which shall include the establishment of a secure facility for the purpose of delivering intensive and individualized evidence-based substance abuse treatment to persons sentenced to incarceration. Provides that contingent upon the establishment of a secure treatment facility in DuPage County under an intergovernmental agreement between DuPage County and the Department, a defendant sentenced to a term of incarceration for any Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the Theft and Related Offenses Article or the Deception and Fraud Article of the Criminal Code of 2012, burglary, or possession of burglary tools, may serve his or her sentence at the secure treatment facility if: (1) the defendant, the State's Attorney, the Department, and DuPage County all consent to the defendant serving his or her sentence at the secure treatment facility; and (2) a risks and needs assessment of the defendant conducted by the Department indicates that the defendant has a severe addiction which makes it likely that he or she will reoffend if the addiction is not effectively treated. Provides that the pilot program shall terminate on January 1, 2019. Effective immediately.