Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

Congratulates Marian Krupicka on being named the City of Darien 2016 Citizen of the Year.

Congratulates Marty Voelker of Downers Grove North High School on receiving the Secondary Art Educator of the Year award for 2015.

Honors Hinsdale Police Department Officer Lou Hayes for his courageous actions in saving the life of an injured construction worker.

Congratulates the members of the Hinsdale 10U All Stars on the occasion of winning the Little League Baseball 9-10 Year Old State Championship in River Forest.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Pollution Control Board shall adopt rules establishing permit programs meeting specified requirements. Provides that the permit programs shall satisfy the requirements of, and may not impose restrictions greater than, the provisions of specified federal regulations.

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to (i) develop a model youth suicide awareness and prevention policy; (ii) compile, develop, and post on its Internet website recommended guidelines and educational materials for professional educator training and recommended resources and age-appropriate educational materials on youth suicide awareness and prevention; and (iii) develop a model youth suicide awareness and prevention curriculum and make such curriculum available to all school districts and, upon request, to nonpublic schools. Requires each school board to (i) adopt an age-appropriate youth suicide awareness and prevention policy and (ii) require 4 hours of training in youth suicide awareness and prevention every 5 years for professional educators in school buildings serving students in any of grades 6 through 12. Effective immediately.

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

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that accessibility improvements made to residential property shall not increase the assessed valuation of the property. Provides that the term "accessibility improvement" means a modification or addition to residential property that is designed to make the property more accessible to a disabled person, including, but not limited to, the installation of ramps, lifts, or fixtures or the removal of architectural barriers on the property. Effective immediately.

Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that a defendant may be admitted into a drug court program only before adjudication. Eliminates provision that a defendant shall be excluded from a drug court program if the defendant has previously completed or has been discharged from a drug court program.

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that State's Attorneys are authorized to receive unfounded reports of child abuse or neglect for the purpose of screening and prosecuting a petition filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 requesting an Order of Protection. Provides that an unfounded report shall not be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding or action "except for the purpose of screening and prosecuting a petition filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 requesting an Order of Protection" (rather than an unfounded report shall not be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding or action).