Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax checkoff for the Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services in the State. Effective immediately.
Creates the End Youth Solitary Confinement Act. Provides that the use of room confinement of a person under 21 years of age at a juvenile or correctional facility for discipline, punishment, retaliation, or any reason other than as a temporary response to a juvenile's behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of physical harm to any individual, including the juvenile, is prohibited. Provides that if a covered juvenile poses a serious and immediate risk of physical harm to any individual, including the juvenile, before a staff member of the facility places a covered juvenile in room confinement, the staff member shall attempt to use other less restrictive options, unless attempting those options poses a threat to the safety or security of any minor or staff. Establishes procedures for placing a covered juvenile in room confinement because the covered juvenile poses a serious and immediate risk of physical harm to himself or herself, or to others. Provides that each facility detaining covered juveniles shall report the use of each incident of room confinement to the Attorney General each month. Defines "covered juvenile". House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes a reference to the Department of Corrections. Provides that the reporting agency for certain provisions shall be an independent ombudsperson for the Department of Juvenile Justice, rather than the Attorney General. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that "confinement" does not include medical isolation or quarantine. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Defines "administrative hold", "behavioral hold", "chief administrative officer", "confinement", and "investigative status". Provides that a covered juvenile may be placed on an administrative hold and confined when temporarily being housed in a particular covered juvenile center or for administrative or security purposes as personally determined by the chief administrative officer. Provides that placement on administrative hold shall be subject to the following time limitations: (1) when the covered juvenile is awaiting transfer to the Department of Corrections or a more secure setting, the administrative hold may not exceed 3 business days; and (2) the administrative hold may not exceed 7 calendar days when the covered juvenile is temporarily transferred to a different facility for the purposes of placement interviews, court appearances, or medical treatment. Provides that whenever a covered juvenile is on an administrative hold, the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, or county or municipality holding the covered juvenile shall provide the covered juvenile with access to the same programs and services received by covered juveniles in the general population. Provides that any restrictions on movement or access to programs and services shall be documented and justified by the chief administrative officer. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Defines "covered juvenile" as any person under 18 (rather than 21) years of age incarcerated in a correctional facility, jail, or detention facility of any kind operated by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, a county, or a municipality. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, as amended by House Amendments Nos. 1, 3, and 4. Specifies that "confinement" does not include medical isolation or quarantine.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $69,619,300; Other State Funds $ 25,000; Total $69,644,300.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows the Illinois Housing Development Authority to issue a one-time loan of up to $25,000 to pay delinquent escrow payments or property tax payments in forbearance accrued between March 17, 2021 through September 30, 2021 for homeowners who participated in the federal COVID-19 mortgage forbearance program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Allows a homeowner to apply to for the loan if the homeowner: has participated in the federal COVID-19 mortgage forbearance program; is delinquent in escrow payments or property tax payments to the mortgage lender; and has enrolled in or has the ability to enroll in a remediation process with the homeowner's mortgage servicer to bring the mortgage out of forbearance. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to: determine the amount to be issued to the homeowner based on the application submitted by the homeowner; place a lien on the property for which the homeowner is delinquent on payments; and forgive the loan after 3 years if the homeowner is not in arrears on the loan. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person must be 17 years of age or older (currently, 18 years of age or older) to circulate petitions for nomination.
Amends the School Code. Provides that each school district shall develop a plan for electronic learning by January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits a petty offense if he or she is convicted of a violation for unlawful use of a weapon that would not be an offense if the person possessed a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
Creates the Revenue Estimate Act. Provides that the General Assembly shall not enact any bill to appropriate funds within any fiscal year prior to its adoption of a joint resolution reflecting the estimate of funds available for that fiscal year as required under the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the deposit of books, bills, documents, and papers with the Secretary of State.
Amends the Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
