Amends the School Code. Makes changes with regard to the limitation of administrative costs. Defines "consumer price index", "expenditures per pupil", "general administration expenditures", and "school administration expenditures". Provides that for each school year, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, each school district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure control actions so that the increase in each of administrative expenditures (with the exception of the Chicago school district, whose limit is not changed), general administration expenditures, and school administration expenditures per pupil for that school year over the prior school year does not exceed the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index for the 12 months ending on the previous December 31 or 5%, whichever one is less. Makes conforming changes.
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Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Reduces the fee collected by the Secretary of State for the filing of articles of organization, applications for admission, and restated articles of organization from $500 to $39 and reduces those fees in connection with a limited liability company with ability to establish series from $750 to $59. Effective immediately.
Recognizes Lisle Savings Bank on its 100-year history.
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Redefines "detoxification" as the process of allowing an individual to safely withdraw or sober from a drug or alcohol in a controlled environment, including a treatment or law enforcement facility (rather than the process of allowing an individual to safely withdraw from a drug in a controlled environment). Provides that if an individual under the age of 21 is arrested while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the police officer on duty has a reasonable suspicion that the individual is still under the influence while at the police station, and there are signs that the individual is impaired, then the officer must make a reasonable attempt to contact a responsible adult who is willing to take custody of the intoxicated individual. Provides that if a responsible adult is not available or is unwilling to take custody of the individual, the individual shall be offered the opportunity to take a breathalyzer or chemical test to prove that he or she is sober; and that if the individual opts for one of the tests, the results of the test shall not be used in any criminal or civil prosecution against the individual. Exempts a police officer from civil or criminal liability for acting in good faith and without negligence in connection with certain actions, including the detention or discharge or the taking into protective custody of an individual under the Act. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as Conor's Law.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Defines the term "placement for adoption" under the Act, and for the purpose of "dependent" when that term is used in the context of the health and life plan. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, Limited Liability Company Act, Uniform Partnership Act (1997), and Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001). Provides that filings with the Secretary of State by entities organized under those Acts may not be deemed expedited services subject to certain fees solely because the filings are made electronically.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the penalties for driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on any highway of this State at a time when the person's driver's license, permit or privilege to do so or the privilege to obtain a driver's license or permit is revoked or suspended because of a violation of the reckless homicide statute also applies to aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof when the violation was a proximate cause of the death of another person. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof when the violation was a proximate cause of the death of another person may be commenced at any time.
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a township road district may deliver wood chips, mulch, and other products generated in the act of tree maintenance by the district to the residents of the district. Provides that the road district shall provide adequate notice to the resident prior to the delivery of the product. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that when the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse may be commenced at any time regardless as to whether corroborating physical evidence is available or an individual who is required to report an alleged or suspected commission of any of these offenses under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act fails to do so. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Ethics Commission may (rather than shall) appoint procurement compliance monitors. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts certain contracts from the Code. Requires certain contracts concerning trade shows to be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. Exempts certain processes used by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Re-enacts and makes changes to provisions concerning higher education and artistic and musical services procurement. Requires all State agencies to respond promptly in writing to the Procurement Policy Board. Provides that State purchasing officers owe a fiduciary duty to the State. Removes various duties of the procurement compliance monitors. Makes changes to provisions concerning multiple awards and bidding processes. Allows for the use of a pool of competitively-selected vendors. Creates certain provisions concerning best value procurement. Allows departments and institutions to purchase and equip off-road construction equipment utilizing the best value procurement process. Increases the limit of small purchases from $10,000 to $100,000. Allows a chief procurement officer to provide a bidder or offeror 5 days to comply with certain provisions of the Code concerning certification and registration with the State Board of Elections. Makes changes to provisions concerning prohibited bidders and reporting. Repeals provisions of the Code concerning exceptions to the Code and procurement communications reporting requirements. Makes other changes. Amends the Small Business Contracts Act, Governmental Joint Purchasing Act, and Illinois Human Rights Act to make other changes. Effective July 1, 2017, but this Act does not take effect at all unless Senate Bills 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the 100th General Assembly become law.