Creates the Afterschool Youth Development Project Act. Provides that because it is the policy of this State to provide all young people between the ages of 6 and 19 with access to quality afterschool programs through a State commitment to sufficient and sustainable funding for programs that promote positive youth development, the Illinois Youth Development Council is created. Provides that the purpose of the Council is to provide oversight and coordination to the State's public funds currently invested to support positive youth development programs and activities and to set system-wide policies and priorities to accomplish 5 specified objectives. Provides that the Council shall be governed by a board of no less than 28 and no more than 32 members and that the Council shall reflect the regional, racial, socio-economic, and cultural diversity of the State to ensure representation of the needs of all Illinois youth. Contains provisions concerning Council member appointments; the establishment of an independent Youth Advisory Group; the major objectives of the Council; afterschool demonstration programs; reporting requirements; and other matters. Provides that the Council shall be created within the Department of Human Services and that the Department shall provide resources to the Council including administrative services and data collection. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent in connection with public assistance fraud.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that transmitting a false 911 call is a Class 4 felony.
Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the returning veterans' homestead exemption, provides that the veteran may apply the exemption for the taxable year after he or she returns if (i) he or she first acquires a principal residence during the taxable year in which he or she returns, but after January 1 of that year, and (ii) if the property is owned and occupied as a principal residence by the veteran on January 1 of the next taxable year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act. Authorizes the county board of a county designated in whole or in part as a disaster area by the President of the United States or the Governor of the State to adopt an ordinance or resolution providing that, for any mobile home that is situated within the designated disaster area and determined to be substantially damaged or adversely affected by the disaster, the accrual and payment of certain penalties and the entry of a judgment or order of sale may be postponed as may the date upon which privilege taxes become delinquent. Also provides that the resolution or ordinance may direct the county collector to refund tax payments under certain circumstances. Requires the ordinance or resolution to establish a procedure for affected property owners to make application to a designated county official to determine whether a property is substantially damaged or adversely affected. Effective immediately.
Amends the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act. Provides that the Board of the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority shall consist of 10 members (now, 9 members). Sets forth the membership of the Board. Provides that the County Executive of Will County, with the advice and consent of the Will County Board, shall appoint the additional member of the Board. Provides that the Authority shall be abolished upon the last to occur of the following: (i) expiration of the 25-year period (now, 15-year period) that began on the effective date of the Act; or (ii) one year after all revenue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the Authority have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise provided for. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections must also make identification information and a recent photo of the inmate being released accessible on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage. Provides that the identification information shall include the inmate's: name, any known alias, date of birth, physical characteristics, residence address, commitment offense and county where conviction was imposed. Provides that the identification information shall be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate's release and the information may not be removed until either: completion of the first year of mandatory supervised release or return of the inmate to custody of the Department. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Requires a person registering as a sex offender or sexual predator to provide the Department of State Police with his or her telephone number, including cellular telephone number.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that under either of the following circumstances, a trustee of a fire protection district may hold a position on the board of a not-for-profit corporation that is interested in a contract, work, or business of the fire protection district: (1) if the trustee is appointed by the governing body of the fire protection district to represent the interests of the district on a not-for-profit corporation's board, then the trustee may actively vote on matters involving either that board or the district, at any time, so long as the membership on the not-for-profit board is not a paid position, except that the trustee may be reimbursed by the not-for-profit board for expenses incurred as the result of membership on the not-for-profit board; or (2) if the trustee is not appointed to the governing body of a not-for-profit corporation by the governing body of the fire protection district, then the trustee may continue to serve; however, the trustee shall abstain from voting on any proposition before the governing body of the district directly involving the not-for-profit corporation and, for those matters, shall not be counted as present for the purposes of a quorum of the governing body of the district. Effective immediately.