Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Provides that a school's comprehensive health education program must include instruction on the medical and legal ramifications of cannabis use. Makes technical corrections. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to establish a school nurse pilot program. Provides that under the program, the Board shall require the top 20% of the lowest performing schools in the school district, as determined by the Board, to employ a school nurse in conformance with certain provisions of the Code concerning school nurses. Requires the Board to implement this program beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-81.67 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall require the top 20% of the lowest performing schools in the district to employ a school nurse. Effective immediately.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a minor who causes or attempts to cause physical self-harm or harm to another is subject to the denial of an application for or the revocation and seizure of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that until the age of 24 years, such a person is presumed to be a person whose mental condition is of such a nature that it poses a clear and present danger. Provides that a physician, clinical psychologist, qualified examiner, law enforcement official, school administrator, or other person who has observed a minor causing or attempting to cause physical self-harm or harm to another shall report the incident to the Department of Human Services. Effective immediately.
Creates the Electric Vehicle Charging Act, which may be referred to as the Beneficial Electrification Act. Sets forth requirements for parking spaces that are electrical vehicle ready applicable to new or renovated residential or nonresidential buildings. Sets forth provisions concerning electric vehicle charging station policies for unit owners and renters. Amends the Electric Vehicle Act. Creates the Electric Vehicle Access for All Program to maximize opportunities for carbon-free transportation across the State, particularly targeting environmental justice and low-income communities and to provide grants to pilot programs with the purpose of bridging public transportation gaps between residences and employment locations. Sets forth provisions concerning administrative review and authorized expenditure of State-controlled funds to accelerate electric vehicle adoption. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no later than May 31, 2022, electric utilities serving greater than 500,000 customers in the State shall file a Beneficial Electrification Plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission. Provides for review of the plans by the Commission and establishes a system for utilities to consider specified businesses, nonprofit organizations, or worker-owned cooperatives when awarding bids. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 627/30 new 20 ILCS 627/35 new 20 ILCS 627/40 new 220 ILCS 5/16-107.8 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Electric Vehicle Charging Act. Provides that the Act applies to new single-family homes and newly constructed or renovated multi-unit residential buildings that have parking spaces and are constructed or renovated after the effective date of the Act. Defines terms. Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multi-family residence shall have at least one electric vehicle capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking, unless any subsequently adopted building code requires additional electric vehicle capable parking spaces or installed EVSE. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for a new, large multi-family residential building or a large multi-family residential building being renovated by a developer converting the property to an association. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for affordable housing and for an existing multi-unit residential building subject to an association that undertakes renovation. Includes electric vehicle charging station policies for unit owners and for renters. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Removes language providing that "electric vehicle" does not mean electric motorcycles. Provides that "electric vehicle" does not include electric mopeds or electric off-highway vehicles. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that a new single-family residence or small multi-family residence that qualifies as an affordable housing development shall have one EV-capable parking space for each code-required parking space if the owner is issued a building permit 24 months after the effective date of the Act. Makes a conforming change.
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a committee to review educational standards and policies and to create suggestions to help address bias, discrimination, and inequity by including curriculum that represents diverse and historically underrepresented people.
Amends the Counties Code. Changes definitions of "population" to be the total number of inhabitants according to the last preceding federal decennial census (rather than number of inhabitants or number of persons). Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Adds a definition of "population" in the general definition Section. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 55 ILCS 5/2-3001 from Ch. 34, par. 2-3001 55 ILCS 5/6-31002 from Ch. 34, par. 6-31002 65 ILCS 5/1-1-2 from Ch. 24, par. 1-1-2 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated dates of completion of redevelopment projects and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for various ordinances adopted by the City of Chicago, the Village of Elkhart, the City of Robinson, the Village of Valmeyer, and the City of McHenry. Creates tax increment allocation financing extensions to the 47th year (currently, the 35th year) for ordinances adopted by the City of Pontiac if the City of Pontiac adopts a specified ordinance and provides notice to the taxing bodies that would otherwise constitute the joint review board of each redevelopment project area. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. With regard to local school council members, provides that the school district shall perform a check of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, the Statewide Sex Offender Database, and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database upon the election or appointment of a local school council member. Provides that if the general superintendent determines at any time that a local school council member or member-elect appears on the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website or the Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, the general superintendent must notify the local school council member or member-elect of such determination and the local school council member or member-elect must be removed from the local school council by the board of education. Provides that a local school council member must comply with all applicable board rules and policies regarding employees or volunteers. Removes provisions regarding ineligibility for election or appointment of a local school council member based upon certain criminal convictions.
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for levy years 2021 and later, the taxing district's aggregate extension base is the greater of (A) the district's last preceding aggregate extension limit or (B) the district's last preceding aggregate extension, subject to certain adjustments. Provides that the term "aggregate extension limit" means the district's last preceding aggregate extension if the taxing district had utilized the maximum limiting rate permitted without referendum for each of the 5 immediately preceding levy years. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-190.7 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with formatting changes. Makes the following substantive changes. Provides that the provisions apply only to: (1) certain school districts; (2) park districts; (3) library districts; and (4) community college districts. Provides that the taxing district must certify to the county clerk that the taxing district did not extend the maximum amount permitted under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for a particular levy year. Provides that the aggregate extension for a taxing district that utilizes the recapture provisions of the introduced bill may not exceed the taxing district's last preceding aggregate extension by more than 5% unless the increase is approved by the voters. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the taxing district's certification to the county clerk that it did not extend the maximum amount permitted under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law must be submitted not more than 60 days after the taxing district files its levy ordinance or resolution with the county clerk (rather than not more than 30 days after the taxing district's budget and levy ordinance is adopted for the levy year).
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning conspiracy. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/8-2 from Ch. 38, par. 7-1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 3930/7.10 new 20 ILCS 4005/1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1301 20 ILCS 4005/2 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1302 20 ILCS 4005/3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1303 20 ILCS 4005/4 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1304 20 ILCS 4005/7 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1307 20 ILCS 4005/8 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1308 20 ILCS 4005/8.5 20 ILCS 4005/12 rep. 30 ILCS 105/5 from Ch. 127, par. 141 30 ILCS 105/5.295 from Ch. 127, par. 141.295 30 ILCS 105/6z-125 30 ILCS 105/6z-126 625 ILCS 5/4-109 720 ILCS 5/12C-36 new 740 ILCS 45/2 from Ch. 70, par. 72 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall establish a program by which grants are administered for the purpose of preventing predatory vehicular hijacking. Provides that the Authority shall determine eligible recipients for the grants. Provides that grants shall be made of money appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to eligible recipients to provide street-level intervention services for at-risk youth in danger of being recruited for the purpose of predatory vehicular hijacking. Provides that the Authority shall adopt rules to determine eligibility standards for grants. Amends the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act. Specifies that it is the purpose of the Act to, among other things, reduce vehicle hijacking, to improve and support vehicle hijacking law enforcement, and to support the prosecution and administration of vehicle hijacking laws. Changes the name of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council to the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. Provides that the Council is responsible for providing grants and financial support to assist in the identification, apprehension, and prosecution of hijackers, and the recovery of hijacked and stolen motor vehicles. Authorizes the Council to assess the scope of the vehicle hijacking problem. Provides that the Council is responsible for developing and sponsoring the implementation of plans and strategies for combating vehicle hijacking, and to improve the administration of vehicle hijacking laws. Changes the name of the Motor Vehicle Theft prevention and Insurance Verification Trust Fund to the Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Trust Fund. Provides that money in the Trust Fund may be used to provide financial support for law enforcement, prosecutors, and the judiciary for programs designed to reduce vehicle hijacking. Renames the State Police Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund to the Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund. Repeals a provision that repeals specific Sections of the Act on January 1, 2025. Makes corresponding changes in various Acts. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of predatory vehicular hijacking, a Class 1 felony. Repeals the offense on January 1, 2026. Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Provides that "pecuniary loss" includes expenses incurred for the towing a victim's vehicle in connection with a crime of violence. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adds reference to: 740 ILCS 45/7.1 from Ch. 70, par. 77.1 740 ILCS 45/10.1 from Ch. 70, par. 80.1 Further amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Limits the amount of towing fees that may be reimbursed to a maximum of $1,000. Provides that an application for compensation shall set out the amount of benefits, payments, or awards, if any, payable under vehicle or towing insurance. Provides that, in order to be reimbursed, the applicant must show that he or she has exhausted the benefits reasonably available under full vehicle coverage insurance (including towing insurance, if available).
Amends the Employment of Strikebreakers Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
