Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Cemetery Care Act. Provides that neither a public nor private cemetery may prohibit the use of flag holders and grave markers for veterans unless it (i) has a written policy prohibiting this use, (ii) notifies a prospective purchaser of burial services or of a grave, niche, or mausoleum crypt of the policy, and (iii) posts the policy prominently at all entrances and exits to the cemetery. Provides that any veteran's flag holder or grave marker displayed on a veteran's grave, niche, or crypt on the effective date of this Act shall be permitted to continue to be used or displayed notwithstanding any policy adopted after the effective date. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Removes a repeal date from a Section concerning the Standard Non-forfeiture Law for Individual Deferred Annuities. Effective immediately.

Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits a person convicted of a felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with his or her service as an employee who is an employee of more than one employer that participates in the Fund from receiving benefits based on any of his or her service as an employee for all employers that participate in the Fund. Provides that, if, as a result of the felony, the employee is ordered by the court to pay restitution to the employer, then (i) the employer may apply for a refund of employee contributions on the employee's behalf and (ii) pursuant to appropriate documentation from the employer and the court, the Fund shall pay to the employer all or a portion of the refund in a sum sufficient to satisfy the court-ordered restitution. Effective immediately.

Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning activities exempt from the application of the Act.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the transportation of pupils.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Illinois Dental Practice Act to January 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Defines "titration" and "dental emergency responder". Prohibits the titration of orally administered sedative agents that exceeds the maximum recommended dose. Provides that a dentist shall not be required to maintain a general license in addition to a specialty license. Provides that restricted faculty licenses shall be valid for a period of 3 years, rather than 2 years. Provides that each license issued under the Act shall be valid for 3 years, rather than being set by rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Changes continuing education requirements for hours of study. Provides that a surviving spouse or certain other interested parties in an estate may employ, contract with, or otherwise make arrangements for a dentist or dentists to temporarily continue to operate a dental practice under the name of a deceased or incapacitated dentist under certain specified circumstances. Provides that dentists shall be entitled to reasonable reimbursement for the costs of reproducing patient dental records. Provides that a dentist or dental hygienist who is a dental emergency responder acts within the bounds of his or her license when he or she provides care during a declared local, State, or national emergency. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Establishes the Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority in Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac counties in order to promote economic development within those counties. Contains provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Authority. Allows the Authority to acquire, own, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of interests in real property and to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness for certain purposes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000. Provides that the Authority shall be governed by a 21-member board. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted or found guilty of any offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act or convicted or found guilty of, under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, any offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act shall submit samples of blood, saliva, or tissue to the Department of State Police for analysis and categorizing into genetic marker groupings. Provides that on or before February 1 of each year, the Department of State Police shall report to the Governor and both houses of the General Assembly all evidence awaiting testing or DNA analysis, including whether such evidence is in the physical custody of the Department of State Police or awaiting submission to the Department State Police, to the extent that the Department of State Police has notice of such evidence; and the number of convicted persons in Illinois eligible to have their DNA profile entered into the convicted offender database whose DNA profile has not yet been entered into the convicted offender database.