Rep. Sonya Harper

Declares August 4, 2017 and August 4, 2018 as "President Barack Obama Day" in the State of Illinois.

Declares the week of February 26 to March 4, 2017 as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the State of Illinois.

Amends the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act. Provides that inquiries into a job applicant's criminal history may not inquire into events occurring more than 5 years before the date of the inquiry.

Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the Division of Probation Services shall establish training standards for continuing education of probation officers and supervisors and broaden access to available training programs. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals Sections providing authority to municipalities and counties to use automated traffic law enforcement systems at intersections and in school or park safety zones, in which cameras are used to photograph or video record a motor vehicle's violation of a stop, yield, or speed requirement. Denies home rule powers. Makes conforming and other technical changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that matters of inherent managerial policy over which employers are not required to bargain include the deletion of employee disciplinary reports, letters of reprimand, or other records of disciplinary action. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to take precedence over the Personnel Record Review Act with regard to deletion of disciplinary reports, letters of reprimand, or other records of disciplinary action of peace officers. Amends the Personnel Record Review Act. Provides that an employer shall not delete peace officer disciplinary reports, letters of reprimand, or other records of disciplinary action which are more than 4 years old. Effective immediately.

Amends the University of Illinois Act, Southern Illinois University Management Act, Chicago State University Law, Eastern Illinois University Law, Governors State University Law, Illinois State University Law, Northeastern Illinois University Law, Northern Illinois University Law, and Western Illinois University Law. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a student who meets the requisite requirements concerning being deemed an Illinois resident for tuition purposes is eligible to apply or receive consideration for any student aid or benefit funded or administered by the State, State agencies, public institutions, or the university, including scholarships, grants, awards, stipends, room and board, tuition waivers, or other financial or in-kind assistance, but excluding Monetary Award Program grants.

Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Provides that a person who is both a licensed distributor and a licensed retailer shall be issued a single license number by the Department of Revenue. Provides that records may be kept electronically and may be kept at an out-of-state location so long as those records are made available upon reasonable notice for the purpose of investigation and control by the Department of Revenue. Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. In provisions that provide for increased penalties for retailers that do not have training programs, provides that those training programs may be conducted electronically. Provides that, if a retailer has a training program in place prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, has a training program approved by another state, or follows the guidelines set forth by the federal Food and Drug Administration, then that training program shall be deemed to meet the minimum standards in this State. Effective January 1, 2016.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that by January 1, 2016, the Department of Children and Family Services shall convene a multi-disciplinary workgroup to review treatment programs for youth in the Department's care who are victims of sex trafficking and to make recommendations regarding a continuum of care for these vulnerable youth. Requires the workgroup to: (1) review existing models of treatment programs available in the State and outside the State for youth in the Department's care who are victims of sex trafficking and consider whether the programs have been subject to evaluation; (2) evaluate the need for new programs in the State; (3) review existing State laws and rules that permit children to be placed in secured therapeutic residential care; and (4) make recommendations regarding a continuum of care for children in the Department's care who are victims of sex trafficking. Contains provisions concerning the composition of the workgroup and the workgroup's access to certain records and information held by the Department. Requires the workgroup to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2017. Requires the Department to implement the workgroup's recommendations, as feasible and appropriate, by March 1, 2017 and to submit a report to the General Assembly explaining its decision to implement or to not implement each of the workgroup's recommendations.

Amends the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.