Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider specified actions to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to require a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner to determine whether to file an action under the Firearms Restraining Order Act under specified circumstances, and amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act to make a corresponding change. Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Provides that a petitioner may request a one-year (rather than 6-month) firearms restraining order, and makes conforming changes throughout the Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police may disseminate educational brochures containing information regarding firearms restraining orders created by the Attorney General's office and other materials concerning firearms restraining orders created by the Department of Public Health to any law enforcement agency in the State, who may in turn disseminate the brochure to persons as the law enforcement agency determines. Subject to appropriation, establishes the Office of Firearms Restraining Order Coordination within the Department of Human Services. Provides that a lawful owner of a firearm may not knowingly, recklessly, or negligently allow the subject of a firearms restraining order to access the firearms of the lawful owner, and that the court may award a person aggrieved by such a violation actual and punitive damages, as well as attorney's fees and other costs. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver's license shall be suspended and the motor vehicle registration shall not be renewed until a person fully complies with an order to surrender firearms. Amends various other Acts to make conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 430 ILCS 65/1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Microstamping Funding Program Act. Defines terms. Provides that the State shall establish a grant program for law enforcement officers for microstamp-ready firearms. Provides that the grant program shall be administered by the Illinois State Police and the grant funds shall only be used for the purchase of microstamp-ready firearms by law enforcement agencies that are grant recipients. Provides for education and training in relation to the program, as well as for grant application and participation. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall collect certain data related to the program. Provides that any person who knowingly or intentionally changes, alters, removes or obliterates the name of the importer's or manufacturer's serial number or the microstamping mechanism of any firearm commits a Class 2 felony. Provides legislative findings. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces references to the Illinois State Police with references to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
Amends the School Code. Provides that no student attending a public school in any of grades kindergarten through 12 may be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability or by association with an individual or group who has or is perceived to have one or more of such characteristics. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides for the appointment of an independent chief procurement officer for all procurements for information technology and information technology functions committed by law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Department of Innovation and Technology. Provides that the initial appointment of a chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions shall be made within 60 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that any person appointed as the chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions shall have prior experience in procurement at the Department of Innovation and Technology or any other State agency information technology procurement department. Defines terms. Makes conforming and other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds provision amending the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions as appointed under the Illinois Procurement Code shall have the authority to purchase goods and services directly from vendors certified by the Business Enterprise Program. Provides that for contracts entered into by the chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions, at least 20% of the total dollar amount of such contracts shall be awarded to prime vendors who have been certified by the Business Enterprise Program. Provides that at least 20% of the total dollar amount of subcontracts awarded by prime vendors awarded contracts under this Section shall be awarded to subcontractors who have been certified by the Business Enterprise Program. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 575/8m new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that for contracts entered into by the Department for Information Technology, it shall be established as the aspirational goal that at least 20% of the total dollar amount of such contracts shall be awarded to prime vendors who have been certified by the Business Enterprise Program; provided that: (i) contracts representing at least 11% of the total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to minority-owned businesses; (ii) contracts representing at least 7% of the total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to women-owned businesses; and (iii) contracts representing at least 2% of the total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
Appropriates $15,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any multiple-occupancy restroom may be identified as an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom and designated for use by any person of any gender. Requires that an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom must include specified signage, stall dividers, and partitions for urinals. Provides that any multiple-occupancy restroom may be converted into an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom. Provides that if a facility commences construction, or commences alterations exceeding 50% of the facility, and implements an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom, the all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom must satisfy or include specified requirements. Requires certain newly constructed or previously existing restrooms to be designated as all-gender multiple-occupancy restrooms. Provides that, when a person or entity must meet female-to-male ratio requirements, each individual toilet stall in an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom may be counted toward the required number of either female or male toilet stalls. Provides that during any inspection of a facility by a health officer, health inspector, or building inspector, the health officer, health inspector, or building inspector may inspect the facility to determine whether it complies with the provisions. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Defines "multiple-occupancy restroom". Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Makes changes in the definition of "multiple-occupancy restroom". Removes language requiring that inclusive signage must not indicate any specific ability. Provides that specified all-gender multiple-occupancy restrooms must satisfy all accessibility requirements set forth by the Illinois Accessibility Code. Provides that when plumbing fixtures in a facility (rather than a person or entity) are required to meet female-to-male ratio requirements, each individual fixture (rather than toilet stall) in an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom may be counted toward the required number of either female or male fixtures until the minimum requirement is met. Provides that if a fixture is counted towards the minimum required fixtures for females, that same fixture shall not also be counted towards the minimum required fixtures for males, and if a fixture is counted towards the minimum required fixtures for males, that same fixture shall not also be counted towards the minimum required fixtures for females. Makes other changes.
Amends the Domestic Violence Act of 1986. In cases in which a petitioner seeks a prohibition on firearm possession, removes a requirement that the respondent receive actual notice of and an opportunity to participate in a hearing. Provides that an order of protection shall include a remedy that prohibits a respondent from possessing any firearms for a minimum of 2 years (instead of for the duration of the order of protection). Provides that any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the possession of the respondent shall be suspended and turned over to a law enforcement agency of the court's choosing (rather than a local law enforcement agency). Makes other changes.
Urges public and private schools and the Illinois State Board of Education to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that can be addressed with appropriate intervention and supports. Further urges public and private schools to utilize the resources from the Illinois State Board of Education's Reading Improvement Advisory Group and the Illinois State Board of Education Dyslexia Handbook to assist them in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the Property Tax Appeal Board shall establish and maintain a statewide database containing information related to homestead exemptions granted for property in the State. Provides that the database shall be publicly accessible and searchable by county, property address, property index number, taxpayer name, and type of homestead exemption applied to the property. Requires each chief county assessment officer to cooperate with the Property Tax Appeal Board for the purpose of providing current information for inclusion in the database. Requires the chief county assessment officer to check the statewide database to verify that the homeowner is not receiving an additional homestead exemption that would disqualify him or her from receiving an exemption for the subject property.
Appropriates $2,000,000 to the Department of Children and Family Services for grants to assist the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County in its efforts to advocate for timely placement of children in permanent, safe, stable homes. Effective July 1, 2022.