Amends the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Requires an automotive parts recycler or scrap processor who purchases or attempts to purchase a catalytic converter to require the person selling or attempting to sell a catalytic converter to provide a driver's license or other government-issued identification. Requires an automotive parts recycler or scrap processor to maintain a log documenting the name and address of the person selling the catalytic converter and the date and time of the transaction. Requires the log to be maintained for not less than 4 years and to be made available for inspection and copying by any law enforcement officer upon request of that officer. Provides that no automotive parts recycler or scrap processor shall purchase more than 2 catalytic converters from a person in a single transaction. Provides that a recyclable metal dealer or other person who fails to comply with specified requirements shall be fined $5,000 in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court.
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Directs the Auditor General to make an additional report covering how City of Chicago School District 299 allocates funds to schools provided to City of Chicago School District 299 by the State Board of Education under the evidence-based funding provisions the School Code and through other appropriated funds to determine whether some schools have been receiving more resources than others. Provides that the additional report shall also cover the dropout rate per year of students, the number of students during the COVID-19 pandemic who are no longer enrolled in City of Chicago School District 299, how the school closures in 2013 affected funding and students, any additional plans to aid schools that are failing to provide an adequate education to their students, and any current plans to re-enroll students and assist students who have been impacted by the loss of in-person instruction during the pandemic. Provides that the additional report is not a formal examination of City of Chicago School District 299's accounting records, financial situation, or compliance with some other set of standards. Urges City of Chicago School District 299 to cooperate with the Auditor General in the creation of the Auditor General's additional report.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, as follows: General Funds $52,067,400; Other State Funds $10,000; Total $52,077,400.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Governor shall visit the institutions, facilities, and programs of the Department of Corrections as often as the Governor deems fit, for the purpose of enquiring (rather than examining) into the affairs and conditions of the Department. Provides that a member of the General Assembly may visit the institutions, facilities, and programs of the Department of Corrections, upon request of the member, for the purpose of enquiring into the affairs and conditions of the Department.
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that an Illinois resident 21 years of age or older (rather than a person who is a registered qualifying patient under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act) may cultivate cannabis plants, with a limit of 5 plants that are more than 5 inches tall, per household without a cultivation center or craft grower license. Provides that an Illinois resident 21 years of age or older (rather than adult registered qualifying patients) may purchase cannabis seeds from a dispensary for the purpose of home cultivation. Provides that an Illinois resident 21 years of age or older (rather than a registered qualifying patient) who cultivates more than the allowable number of cannabis plants, or who sells or gives away cannabis plants, cannabis, or cannabis-infused products produced under this provision, is liable for penalties as provided by law, including the Cannabis Control Act (deletes in addition to loss of home cultivation privileges as established by rule). Deletes provision that cannabis plants may only be tended by registered qualifying patients who reside at the residence, or their authorized agent attending to the residence for brief periods, such as when the qualifying patient is temporarily away from the residence.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that when Juneteenth National Freedom Day (June 19) shall fall on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday shall be held and considered the holiday. Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Provides that all officers and employees subject to the Act shall have Juneteenth National Freedom Day (June 19) as a holiday. Makes conforming changes.
Creates the Universal Child Care Demonstration Program Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a 5-year statewide Universal Child Care Demonstration Program to provide grants to eligible entities to develop, expand, and provide high-quality and affordable child care services for children age 0 to 6 years old regardless of family income. Provides that grants awarded under the Demonstration Program may be used to renovate or convert existing child care facilities to meet the goals of the Demonstration Program; to construct and maintain child care facilities in geographical areas with a demonstrated need for safe, affordable, and high-quality child care services; to train and pay child care providers, teachers, and staff; and to provide meal services to children receiving child care services. Provides that the ultimate goal of the Demonstration Program shall be to develop and evaluate the costs, impact, and quality outcomes of child care services and programs in order to establish an effective expansion toward universal child care services for children from birth to 6 years of age. Contains provisions concerning eligible entities, funding, reporting requirements, defined terms, and Department rules.
Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies the allocation of moneys from the Cannabis Regulation Fund. Provides that 4% (currently 8%) of specified moneys shall be transferred to the Local Government Distributive Fund to be used for law enforcement training programs (currently, crime prevention programs, training, and interdiction efforts). Provides that 24% (currently, 20%) of specified moneys shall be transferred to the Department of Human Services Community Services Fund to be used for specified purposes. Makes conforming changes. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Further modifies the allocation of moneys from the Cannabis Regulation Fund. Restores provision specifying that 8% (rather than 4%) of specified moneys shall be transferred to the Local Government Distributive Fund to be used for specified purposes. Reallocates the use of the 8% of moneys for specified purposes. Restores provision specifying that 20% (rather than 24%) of specified moneys shall be transferred to the Department of Human Services Community Services Fund to be used for specified purposes. Makes conforming changes.
Creates the No Representation Without Population Act. Defines terms. Provides that beginning in 2030, the Department of Corrections shall deliver information to the Secretary of State including a unique identifier for an incarcerated person, the address of the correctional facility where the person is incarcerated at the time of the report, the person's last known address, the person's race and age, and other information requested pursuant to law. Provides that beginning in 2031, the Secretary of State shall prepare redistricting population data to reflect incarcerated persons at their residential address. Provides for determinations and data for publication by the Secretary of State. Makes other changes.
Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that the General Assembly shall appropriate $19,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2023 for the purposes of this Act. Provides that the funds shall be distributed to the public colleges and universities according to the recommendations of a specified report of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Provides that the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, in conjunction with the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education, must make recommendations to the General Assembly on the amounts necessary to implement this Act for Fiscal Years 2024 through 2027, and may make such recommendations for Fiscal Years thereafter. Deletes provisions making the Act subject to appropriation. Effective July 1, 2022.