Rep. Juliana Stratton

Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Urges Governor Bruce Rauner to intervene on behalf of the 260,000 Illinois residents faced with the termination of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Urges Governor Rauner request a continuing waiver of the federal time limit that restricts eligibility for non-disabled adults without minor children to three out of 36 months unless they are working at least 20 hours per week.

Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Creates the Trauma, Resiliency, and Recovery Task Force as an independent Task Force under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Provides for the duties of the Task Force. Provides for the appointment of membership to the Task Force, including co-chairpersons. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may receive an appropriation to enter into personnel contracts to support the work of the Task Force, and that the Authority may also consult, contract, work in conjunction with, and obtain any information from any individual, agency, association, or research institution deemed appropriate by the Authority. Requires the Task Force to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2019. Repeals the Section on January 1, 2020.

Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a summons issued in an action to collect a debt shall include a separate notice containing specified language regarding debtor rights. Provides that the clerk of the court shall cause the notice to be posted in courtrooms or in the hallway in front of courtrooms and be available for distribution in all courtrooms hearing cases involving debt collection matters. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. With regard to the textbook block grant program, provides that the textbooks authorized to be purchased must accurately portray the diversity of our society, including the role and contributions of African American individuals, and must be non-discriminatory. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of African American individuals in society. Specifies instruction requirements. Requires the regional superintendent of schools to monitor a school district's compliance with the curriculum requirements.

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a day care center or day care home must disclose its tuition and other applicable fee information on the day care facility's official website if the day care facility maintains such a website.

Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Makes a technical change concerning the purpose of the Act.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall make family counseling sessions available to any person with a youth family member in the Department's custody.

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that if the person is an adjudicated juvenile delinquent who meets the definition of sex offender as set forth in the Act or if the person is under 18 years of age and prosecuted under the criminal laws of this State and meets the definition of sex offender under the Act, the person is exempt from paying the initial registration fee but is required to pay the annual registration fee when he or she attains 18 years of age.