Rep. Anne Stava

Amends the Ivory Ban Act. Renames the Act the Animal Parts and Products Ban Act. Makes the Act applicable to animal parts or products. Defines "animal part or product" as, in addition to ivory and rhinoceros horn, any item that contains, or is wholly or partially made from, the following animal family, genus, or species: cheetah, elephant, giraffe, great ape, hippopotamus, jaguar, leopard, lion, monk seal, narwhal, pangolin, ray or shark, rhinoceros, sea turtle, tiger, walrus, or whale, insofar as the species, subspecies, or distinct population segment is listed on specified endangered species lists. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to permit the transfer of covered animal parts or products to or from a museum. Makes changes concerning exemptions for certain antiques.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that if a petition alleging a civil rights violation by an employer is filed with the Department of Human Rights, the Human Rights Commission, or in court, a rebuttable presumption that the employer violated the petitioner's civil rights is created. Effective immediately.

Creates the Paid Family Leave Act. Requires private employers with 50 or more employees to provide 6 weeks of paid leave for an employee who takes leave: (1) because of the birth of a child of the employee and in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age or a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age or a newly adopted or newly placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; or (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that paid family leave shall be provided irrespective of the employer's leave policies; and shall be provided to an employee who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Permits employees to voluntarily waive paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act.

Amends the Attorney General Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall investigate criminal misconduct and civil rights violations committed against persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections committed by an employee of the Department of Corrections if the State's Attorney of the county where the penal institution that has the custody of the incarcerated person is located fails to investigate, prosecute, or bring an action concerning the allegations and the Attorney General believes that there is probable cause to bring a civil rights action or criminal prosecution against the employee of the Department of Corrections and to prosecute or bring that action in the circuit court. Provides that the Attorney General shall not investigate the criminal misconduct or civil rights violation if the statute of limitations has expired for that action or prosecution.

Repeals the Rent Control Preemption Act.

Amends the Public Defender and Appointed Counsel Division of the Counties Code. Creates the Public Defender Quality Defense Task Force. Provides that the Task Force is established to: (i) examine the current caseload and determine the optimal caseload for public defenders in the State; (ii) examine the quality of legal services being offered to defendants by public defenders of the State; and (iii) make recommendations to improve the caseload of public defenders and quality of legal services offered by public defenders. Provides that the Task Force shall hold a minimum of 2 public hearings and at other times of its choosing. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study to the General Assembly and Governor no later than December 31, 2021. Repeals the provisions on December 31, 2022. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a Section providing authority to use automated traffic law enforcement systems at intersections in which cameras are used to photograph or video record a motor vehicle's failure to stop and yield as required by traffic control signals. Imposes limits on the power of local governments to use automated traffic law enforcement systems to provide recorded images of a motor vehicle for the purpose of recording its speed. Denies home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement from the State. Makes conforming and other technical changes. Effective 3 years after becoming law.

Amends the School Code. Prohibits a school district employee or volunteer or an independent contractor of a school district from placing a student in seclusion; defines seclusion. Provides that this prohibition does not apply to the use of seclusion in a court-ordered placement, other than a placement in an educational program of a school district, or in a placement or facility to which other laws or rules apply. Requires State Board of Education rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Removes a provision allowing an applicability exemption from specified provisions of the Act concerning hearings, proceedings, or investigations conducted by the State Council for Interstate Compacts for the State of Illinois as created under the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective immediately.

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes may not require a parent or guardian applying to enroll his or her child in a day care program to pay an application fee or holding fee if the parent or guardian is receiving child care assistance through a private or public entity. Effective immediately.