Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the nomination of candidates for the General Assembly.
Amends the Illinois Wage Assignment Act. Provides that an employee may revoke a wage assignment at any time by submitting written notice that he or she is revoking the wage assignment to the creditor. Makes corresponding changes.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2017, feminine hygiene products and incontinence products are exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts. Provides that the Acts' automatic sunset provisions do not apply to that exemption. Effective immediately.
Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning intergovernmental cooperation.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for theft of property (rather than involving real property) exceeding $100,000 in value or financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability may be commenced within 7 years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that a community college district board of trustees may, in the board's discretion, suspend, expel, or remove a student for any act of sexual abuse, as defined in certain provisions of the Criminal Code of 2012, while enrolled at the community college, regardless of whether the act occurred on or off the community college campus or whether the act is related to a college activity or college attendance.
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the self-administration and self-carry of asthma medication and epinephrine auto-injectors and the administration of undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors or an opioid antagonist, provides that the term "trained personnel" includes a school bus driver employed by an independent contractor and that, with respect to asthma medication and epinephrine auto-injectors, before and after normal school activities includes while being transported on a school bus. Provides that the secure location for a supply of undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors must be accessible before, during, and after school. Provides that if a supply of undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors is maintained, then the school district, public school, or nonpublic school must annually report that information to the State Board of Education; makes related changes.
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that, for the purposes of defining "day care center", "special activities programs" includes programs or portions of programs that: (1) serve school-age children only; (2) are operated by an entity that is a local affiliate of a national organization and a non-profit as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (3) meet appropriate State or local health and fire safety standards and those of its associated national entity, including performing background checks on employees. Effective immediately.
