Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who has been convicted of, or placed on supervision for, a battery committed against a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense and the offense was committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act is prohibited for a period of 5 years from the date of conviction from knowingly being present or loitering at a facility or location prohibited for a child sex offender under the Code. Provides that the person for a period of 5 years from the date of conviction is prohibited from the date of conviction from knowingly being employed by or knowingly being a contractor for a child care facility, library, public housing agency, government agency, social service agency, or volunteer organization described in the Sex Offender Community Notification Law. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.
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Amends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify one additional pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zone in the City of Kankakee. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $500,000 from the Capital Development Fund to the Department of Natural Resources to complete renovation of the Potawatomi Campground shower building and sewage treatment plant at Kankakee River State Park. Effective immediately.
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Allows a student enrolled in an educator preparation program at a regionally accredited institution of higher education to apply for a substitute teaching license if the student has earned at least 90 credit hours at that institution (rather than requiring all applicants to hold a bachelor's degree or higher). Effective immediately.
Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a president, vice president, or director of a park district, either appointed or elected, may not be appointed or otherwise serve as the treasurer of that park district. Provides that a president, vice president, or director of a park district who is also the treasurer of that park district on the effective date of the amendatory Act must comply with the provisions of the amendatory Act no later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Deletes language providing that the Department of Human Rights shall stay any administrative proceedings after the filing of a civil action by or on behalf of the aggrieved party under any federal or State law seeking relief with respect to the alleged civil rights violation.
Creates the Local Government Transparency Act. Provides that a mayor, president, vice president, chairman, director, or chief administrator of a unit of local government, either appointed or elected, may not be appointed, elected, or otherwise serve as the treasurer of that unit of local government. Provides that a mayor, president, vice president, chairman, director, or chief administrator of a unit of local government who is also the treasurer of that unit of local government on the effective date of the Act must comply with the provisions of the Act no later than 90 days after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Eminent Domain Act. In language creating a rebuttable presumption that the acquisition of certain property (or right or interest in property) is (i) primarily for the benefit, use, or enjoyment of the public; and (ii) necessary for a public purpose, removes: language referring to the use of the land for railroads; and references to land acquired under certain other Acts. Provides that if the exercise of eminent domain authority is to acquire property for private ownership or control and if the primary purpose of the acquisition is, among other enumerated purposes, ownership or use by a railroad for passenger transportation purposes (instead of "passenger or freight transportation purposes), then the condemning authority must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the acquisition of the property is necessary for a public purpose and that an instrument has been or will be executed and recorded against the acquired property to assure that the project and the use of the property remain consistent with the use for a period of at least 40 years, which execution and recording shall be included as a requirement in any final order entered in the condemnation proceeding.
Creates the Jobs Creation Task Force Act. Defines terms. Creates the Jobs Creation Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall consist of 8 members. Provides term lengths for specific members and voting requirements. Provides that the Task Force shall review each regulated occupation every 5 years. Provides that the Task Force shall review any proposal to license a new occupation upon the request of a member of the General Assembly or a legislative staff member or legislative services agency on behalf of a member of the General Assembly. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare an annual report to submit to the General Assembly and Department of Financial and Professional Regulation regarding each regulated occupation the Task Force reviews. Provides specific information to be included in the annual report. Provides that the Task Force shall seek and consider public input when considering any reports recommending the elimination of a license or a change to a regulated occupation. Provides that the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall provide staff and administrative support to the Task Force and that all expenditures of the Task Force shall be paid by appropriations from the Office. Provides that each member of the Task Force is entitled to reimbursement for traveling and other expenses incurred in connection with the member's duties.
Amends the Illinois TRUST Act. Provides that nothing shall be construed as restricting an expenditure or activity necessary to perform by the State, a unit of local government, or law enforcement agency, or other State or unit of local government agency, official, employee, or agent of any obligations under any contract between the State, the unit of local government, law enforcement agency, or other State or local government agency and federal officials regarding the use of a facility to detain persons in federal immigration removal proceedings, as long as the detention is not based solely on a civil immigration detainer. Provides that nothing shall be construed as restricting or limiting the transfer of a person lawfully in the custody of a unit of the State, a unit of local government, a law enforcement agency, or other State or local government agency, to federal officials, including immigration agents, provided the person is not otherwise eligible for release from custody, and the detention is not prolonged by that unit of the State, unit of local government, law enforcement agency, or other State or local government agency.