Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the period within which a prosecution must be commenced does not include any period from the time the evidence of a sexual assault is collected using the Illinois State Police sexual assault evidence collection kit until the completion of the analysis of the collected evidence.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code does not apply to contracts between the Department of Agriculture and a non-profit service organization for the purpose of providing goods or services on the Illinois State Fairgrounds during the Illinois State Fair or on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds during the DuQuoin State Fair. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that counties bordering another state but not another county of over 3,000,000 population that have a population under 200,000 shall convert any existing municipal board of election commissioners to a county board of election commissioners. Provides that the county board shall be expanded to include a representative from each major political party that does not live within the borders of the municipality from which the board originated. Provides that all powers, duties, and physical possessions relating to elections of the old election board shall be transferred to the new election board. Provides that the provisions of the Election Code pertaining to boards of election commissioners of cities, villages, and incorporated townships shall be applicable, as far as possible, to this new county board of election commissioners. Provides that any reference in the Election Code to the registration of votes, filing of petitions, certification of candidates, preparation of ballots, establishment of election precincts, designation of polling places, or any other matter pertaining to the conduct of elections, shall, as applied to any county having a county board of election commissioners, be construed as referring to the county board of election commissioners. Provides a process for abolishing these county boards and replacing them with the original municipal board. Provides for the payment of the expenses and salaries of the county board of election commissioners through taxation and subjects these salaries and expenditures to an audit by the Chief Circuit Judge. Effective January 1, 2014.
Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers of the Department.
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Illinois Disabled Service Member Task Force within the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate the feasibility of establishing (1) a uniform, State-wide standard, specific to veterans, for determining the qualifications for who may be considered disabled and (2) a means by which State agencies that provide services and benefits to disabled persons and that have varied standards for qualifying as a disabled person may use the uniform, State-wide standard in providing services and benefits to disabled veterans. Sets forth provisions concerning Task Force members, reimbursement, and reporting of the Task Force's findings. Repeals the provision concerning the Task Force on February 1, 2014.
Makes application to Congress for the calling of a convention for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Changes the time frame for filing a petition to expunge or seal criminal records.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to claim that another has infringed upon a United States patent if the claim falsely threatens adverse administrative or judicial action, the assertions lack a reasonable basis in fact or law, the person making the assertion is not, or does not represent, a person with a current right to license the patent, or the claim fails to make certain other disclosures. Effective January 1, 2015.
