Appropriates $4,959,600 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services to make grants to assist the Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall require that a school construction project commenced on or after January 1, 2022 include the installation of a solar energy system or other renewable energy system. Provides that the project may also include the installation of a supplemental conventional energy system. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section granting a homestead exemption to veterans with disabilities, provides that property that is used as a qualified residence by a veteran who was a member of the United States Armed Forces during World War II is exempt from taxation regardless of the veteran's level of disability. Provides that a veteran who qualifies as a result of his or her service in World War II need not reapply for the exemption. Effective immediately.
Provides that the Act may be referred to as Kayden's Law. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires a court, when appointing a guardian ad litem to represent a child, shall make efforts to appoint a guardian ad litem who received evidence-based education and training relating to child abuse. Includes additional factors for the court to consider when determining the allocation of parenting time. Provides that if the court finds that there is a history of abuse of the child or a household member by a party or a present risk of harm to the child or an abused party and awards any form of parenting time to a party who committed the abuse or who has a household member who committed the abuse, the court shall include in the parenting plan safety conditions, restrictions, or safeguards as reasonably necessary to protect the child or the abused party. Creates various rebuttable presumptions related to a finding of child abuse. Allows the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement an ongoing education and training program for judges and relevant court personnel regarding child abuse. Makes other changes. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Restricts a court from sealing a court file related to a domestic violence order of protection.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Decreases the minimum mileage weight tax and flat weight tax for certain trailers.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2015 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities also carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who was killed in the line of duty in the current taxable year or any preceding taxable year. Provides that, for the 2021 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities also carries over to (i) the surviving spouse of a veteran who did not obtain the exemption before death, but who would have qualified for the exemption in the current taxable year if he or she had survived and (ii) the surviving spouse of a veteran whose death was determined to be service-connected and who is certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being a current recipient of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. Provides that, in the case of a surviving spouse who is certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being a current recipient of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, the property is exempt. Provides that the exemption carries over to the benefit of the veteran's adult or minor child if the child receives social security disability benefits or social security supplemental income because of a permanent disability and the veteran is deceased and the veteran's surviving spouse is deceased, remarries, or disclaims the exemption under this Section. Effective immediately.
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that, in determining the meaning of any statute or rule or interpretation by the various administrative agencies of this State, for purposes of determining eligibility for any veterans benefit available from the State, the words "honorable discharge" and "honorably discharged" include a discharge under other than honorable conditions due to post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, status as a survivor of sexual assault or harassment, LGBTQ-related issues, or mental health issues, but do not include a bad conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits are exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a veteran who has a service connected disability of 100%, and a surviving spouse of the veteran who qualifies under specified provisions, need not reapply for the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities. Effective immediately.
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that a law enforcement officer shall complete a written police report upon receiving the following, regardless of where the incident occurred: (1) an allegation by a person that the person has been a victim of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or an attempt to commit any of those offenses, regardless of jurisdiction; (2) information from hospital or medical personnel about injuries inflicted upon the victim of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or an attempt to commit any of those offenses; or (3) information from a witness who personally observed what appeared to be a domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery or attempted domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery. Establishes procedures that a law enforcement officer must follow if the domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or attempt to commit any of those offenses occurred in another jurisdiction. Provides that no law enforcement officer shall require a victim of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or the attempt to commit any of those offenses to submit to an interview. Provides that no law enforcement agency may refuse to complete a written report as required by this provision on any ground. Provides that all law enforcement agencies shall ensure that all officers responding to or investigating a complaint of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or the attempt to commit any of those offenses have experience and training in investigating those cases.
