Congratulates the administration and staff of The Courtyard on the occasion of the organization's 25th anniversary of supporting Wellness House.
Congratulates the members of the Hinsdale Little League 9/10 Year-Old State Championship Team, the Hinsdale Little League 10/11 Year-Old State Championship Team, and the Hinsdale Little League 11/12 Year-Old State Finalist Team on the occasion of their wonderful seasons.
Congratulates Monroe Elementary School on being designated a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School.
Congratulates Troy D. VanAken Ph.D. on being inaugurated as the 14th President of Elmhurst College.
Recognizes the 40th anniversary of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Includes persons who are foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes in the categories of non-citizens who are eligible for cash or medical assistance under the Code. Defines "foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes". Provides that beginning January 1, 2017, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide medical assistance coverage to foreign-born victims of human trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes and to their derivative family members who: reside in Illinois; are not otherwise eligible under the Code; meet certain income guidelines; and have filed or are preparing to file a formal application for status pursuant to specified provisions of the United States Code. Provides that such a person is ineligible for continued medical assistance coverage if he or she has not filed a formal application for status within one year after the date of his or her application for cash assistance or SNAP benefits; and that if there is a final denial of the person's visa or asylum application, any medical assistance coverage provided to that person and his or her derivative family members shall be terminated. Adds the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article to the Code with provisions concerning: cash assistance and SNAP benefits for persons who are foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes and their derivative family members; eligibility determinations; work requirements and exemptions; and termination of benefits. Grants the Department rulemaking authority to implement these provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a Division of the Code concerning the assessment of wind energy devices applies through assessment year 2021 (instead of 2016). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Seed Law. Provides that specified provisions do not apply to seed distributed within this State by means of noncommercial, interpersonal seed sharing activities, including, but not limited to, seed libraries, seed exchanges, or other formal or informal seed sharing activities. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to issue a version of the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation license plate in a form appropriate for motorcycles.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Any party who learns of the death of a defendant in a criminal case that is pending on appeal shall promptly notify the other party and file a certificate of notice of the defendant's death with the court before which the appeal is pending. If the appeal is by the State, upon the filing of the certificate, the court shall vacate the judgment and sentence of the trial court and the cause shall be forever abated. If the appeal is by the defendant, upon the filing of the certificate, the court shall immediately stay further action in the proceeding for 28 days. During the stay, the executor or administrator of the defendant's estate, the defendant's attorney on appeal, the Office of the Appellate Defender, or the Public Defender in the county in which the defendant was convicted, or other successor in interest shall have standing to petition the court for leave to intervene in the appeal for the purpose of pursuing the appeal in place of the defendant. If the court receives a timely petition for leave to intervene, the court shall permit the petitioning party to intervene in the appeal in place of the defendant and the appeal shall proceed in the same manner as if the defendant were still alive. If, after intervention, the appeal results in: (1) the entry of an order affirming the decision of the trial court, the intervenor may continue to pursue the appeal on the behalf of the defendant or seek post-conviction relief to the extent that further appellate or post-conviction relief would have been available to the defendant were he or she still alive; (2) a finding of error by the court resulting in the reversal of a defendant's conviction, the court shall vacate the judgment and sentence of the trial court and the cause shall be forever abated; or (3) a finding of error which would require the trial court to resentence the defendant, but does not require reversal of the defendant's sentence, the court shall vacate the sentence imposed by the trial court and the conviction shall stand. If no petition for leave of the court to intervene is filed, the court shall dismiss the appeal without disturbing the decision of the trial court or sentence it imposed.
