Declares February 21, 2024 as John Lewis Day in the State of Illinois to honor the life and legacy of American hero and civil rights leader John Robert Lewis.
Declares April 17, 2024 as Links Day in Illinois and congratulates Central Area Director Sheila R. Brown and the members on their unwavering commitment to service.
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Abolishes the Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Force and transfers its powers and duties to the Illinois State Police. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Abolishes the Illinois Commerce Commission Police Force and transfers its powers and duties to the Illinois State Police. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois State Police which shall provide: (1) for the transfer of the operational budget of the Illinois Commerce Commission Police Force to the Illinois State Police; (2) for division of appropriate enforcement and investigatory functions between the Commission and the Illinois State Police; (3) that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide administrative and other support to the Illinois State Police in the carrying out of the transferred enforcement and investigatory functions; and (4) for any other relevant matter related to the transfer of the Illinois Commerce Commission Police Force to the Illinois State Police. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Abolishes the Secretary of State Department of Police and transfers its powers and duties to the Illinois State Police. Provides that the transitions shall be completed on or before July 1, 2025. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective October 1, 2023.
Appropriates $578,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for costs and administrative expenses associated with the Creating Healing of Inside Community Educators program. Effective July 1, 2024.
Appropriates $519,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for cost and administrative expenses associated with the Healing Beyond Harm program. Effective July 1, 2024.
Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to continue taking appropriate action to facilitate equitable access to adolescent and adult vaccinations, including establishing appropriate programs and initiatives to raise public awareness on the importance of adolescent and adult vaccinations. Urges the IDPH to continue working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in-state healthcare providers, and patients to implement an effective and actionable state immunization strategy that includes adult immunizations. Urges the IDPH to continue increasing community resilience to communicable and other emerging disease threats. Urges the IDPH to continue determining goals on which to center the immunization plan. Urges the IDPH to continue exploring federal funding opportunities and partnerships to support vaccine awareness and access programs aligned with the goals established in the state immunization strategy.
Congratulates Pace, its Board of Directors, and its employees on providing 40 years of safe, equitable, efficient, and environmentally responsible transportation in the six-county region of northeastern Illinois. Wishes the suburban transit provider continued success in the decades ahead.
Appropriates $578,000 to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for costs associated with the Creating Healing of Inside Community Educators program at Pinckneyville and Menard Correctional Centers. Effective July 1, 2023.
Amends the Court of Claims Act. Deletes language regarding the amount a court shall award to a person for time unjustly served in prison when the person imprisoned received a pardon on the ground of innocence of the crime for which he or she was imprisoned or he or she received a certificate of innocence. Provides instead that the court shall award $50,000 per year during which the person was wrongfully imprisoned and shall prorate that amount for a fraction of a year that the person was wrongfully imprisoned, including the number of years the person was awaiting trial. Provides that the court shall award attorney's fees in an amount not to exceed 25% of the award granted. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all claims pending or filed on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the county jail located in the county where the committed person was residing immediately before his or her conviction for the offense for which he or she is serving sentence in the Department of Corrections has a reentry program for committed persons, the Department of Corrections shall reimburse the county for any expenses incurred in the transfer of the committed person to the sheriff of the county where the reentry program is located, including the housing of the committed person transferred to the reentry program.
