Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Makes changes to the provision concerning children of school age who are reported as having been diagnosed as having AIDS or HIV. Provides that the information contained in the notification to be required of the Department of Public Health with regard to a child enrolled in a public school in kindergarten through fifth grade who is diagnosed as being infected with HIV must not be recorded in the child's permanent record. Provides that if the information is in the child's permanent school record, the information must be purged from the child's record before the child enters the sixth grade. Provides that if the child is enrolled in a public school, the principal shall disclose (instead of disclose the identity of the child) to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides and specifies that the disclosure shall be that a child has been infected with HIV. Provides that all provisions of the AIDS Confidentiality Act shall apply, including penalties for violation of that Act.
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the State Board of Education.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish a searchable online database containing information about businesses located in Illinois. Contains provisions concerning registration of businesses. Provides that the Department shall charge an initial registration fee of $100 for small businesses and $200 for businesses that are not small businesses. Provides that the Department shall charge an annual fee of $25 for each registered small business and $50 for each registered business that is not a small business. Provides that the fees shall be deposited into the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Support Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund.
Urges the Governor to create a Distressed Counties and Communities Commission.
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of Revenue, beginning on January 1, 2013 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant "After-School Rescue" scratch-off game. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the After-School Rescue Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Illinois State Board of Education for the making of grants to at-risk schools for the promotion of extracurricular and after-school programs. Authorizes the Department, after consulting with the Illinois State Board of Education, to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the After-School Rescue Fund. Effective immediately.
Creates the Veterans State Employment Plan Act. Provides that the Act concerns veterans as to: delivery of State services; State employment; State agencies' goals; and a Veterans State Employment Plan. Provides that "veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has received an honorable discharge. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall: develop and implement plans to increase the number of veterans employed by the State; prepare a Veterans State Employment Plan; annually report to the General Assembly State agency activities under the Plan; and assist State agencies with training programs. Provides that each State agency shall implement the Plan and provide a Plan report annually to the Department. Creates the Veterans State Employment Plan Advisory Council, with 11 members (each a subject matter expert on the employment of veterans), appointed by the Governor, who shall serve without compensation, but be reimbursed for reasonable expenses from appropriated funds. Includes other provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections setting forth requirements a person must meet in order to be eligible to be sentenced to a county impact incarceration program by the court. Deletes a requirement that: the person has been found in violation of probation for an offense that is a Class 2, 3, or 4 felony that is not a forcible felony or a violent crime who otherwise could be sentenced to a term of incarceration; or the person is convicted of an offense that is a Class 2, 3, or 4 felony that is not a forcible felony or a violent crime and has previously served a sentence of probation for any felony offense and otherwise could be sentenced to a term of incarceration.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, every policy for personal multiperil property coverage, commonly known as homeowners insurance, issued or renewed insuring a residence located within a community in this State that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program shall include, at a separately stated premium, flood insurance unless waived in writing by the insured. Provides that if the insured has previously waived flood insurance in writing, then the insurer or agent need not offer flood insurance in any renewal or supplementary policy in connection with a policy previously issued to the insured by the same insurer unless the insured subsequently makes a written request for flood insurance.
Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act. Provides that a licensed residential real estate appraiser may not use as a comparable sale the sale price of a residential property that was sold as a judicial sale within 12 months after the date of the judicial sale in the preparation of an appraisal for residential property.
Creates the School Choice Act and amends the Illinois Lottery Law and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides findings and declarations of policy. Establishes the School Choice Program. Provides that under the program the custodian of a qualifying pupil is entitled to a School Choice Scholarship to pay for qualified education expenses at participating nonpublic schools. Requires the principal of each public school to notify custodians of qualifying pupils of the availability of scholarships. Requires custodians to apply to the State Board of Education for a scholarship and provide documentation as to eligibility. Requires the State Board to issue a scholarship to custodians who have made proper application and to honor the scholarship when presented for payment by a nonpublic school. Provides for the amount of a scholarship. Provides that the scholarship may be renewed each year through the 12th grade so long as the pupil and custodian remain eligible. Contains funding provisions. Provides that the amount received under the program shall not be considered base income for purposes of Illinois' income tax. Requires the State Board to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017. Provides criminal penalties for certain violations. Requires the State Board to adopt rules to implement the Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2018. Effective immediately.