Rep. Anne Stava

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of violation of a parole host agreement. Provides that a person commits violation of a parole host agreement when he or she hosts a releasee and he or she knowingly stores or leaves, within premises under his or her control, a firearm if the person knows or has reason to believe that the releasee is likely to gain access to the firearm and the releasee gains access to the firearm. Includes a person who hosts a person serving aftercare release and who has entered into an agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice to host a person serving aftercare release. Provides exceptions. Provides that violation of a parole host agreement is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that if the releasee gains access to the host's firearm, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that if the releasee uses the firearm in the commission of an offense that does not result in death or great bodily harm to another person, the host is guilty of a Class 4 felony and a Class 3 felony if the releasee's use of the firearm proximately causes death or great bodily harm to another person.

Amends the Minimum Wage Law to provide that an employer shall pay a person no less than the minimum wage rate if the person is a student enrolled in an institution of higher education whose employment is part of a work study or internship program approved by that institution, regardless of whether the person is receiving course credit from that institution for the employment. Effective immediately.

Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that a pet shop operator may not sell or offer for sale any dog or cat if the dog or cat was obtained from a dog dealer or a cattery operator. Provides that a pet shop operator who violates the provisions is subject to a fine of $500 per animal offered for sale in violation of those provisions. Effective one year after becoming law.

Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that a "qualified school" must not be controlled by a church or sectarian denomination and must not, in admitting students, discriminate based on socioeconomic factors or engage in unlawful discrimination, as that term is defined in the Illinois Human Rights Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, each school district, nonpublic school, and charter school that maintains grade 9 must require all ninth grade students to take a one-time mental health course that includes information for students on how to detect signs of depression, how to ask for help with any mental health issues, and the resources available for those students who wish to seek assistance with mental health issues. Provides that the school board or governing body of the school shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time necessary to satisfy the course requirement. Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and make available to schools resource materials that may be used for the course. Makes a conforming change.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to decide on the basis of unlawful discrimination which candidates are required to take a test required for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $1,000,000 civil penalty for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.

Creates the Laquan McDonald Act. Establishes a procedure for an election to recall the Mayor of Chicago, an alderman of the City of Chicago, and the Cook County State's Attorney. Effective immediately.

Creates the Biological Specimen Guardianship Act. Provides that the court may enter an order appointing a guardian over a biological specimen if: (1) the petitioner is a descendant of the subject from whom a biological specimen has been obtained; and (2) the biological specimen was obtained and used in a manner that violates specified federal regulations. Provides that a guardian may: grant or refuse consent to the use of the biological specimen; ensure that the use of the biological specimen safeguards the privacy of the guardian and others; and seek compensation for the prior use of the biological specimen without consent. Provides that notwithstanding any other statute of limitation or statute of repose, an action under the Act may be filed at any time. Provides that any applicable statute of repose or statute of limitation relating to the unauthorized use of a biological specimen begins to run on the date of appointment of a guardian under the Act.

Creates the Corporate Buyback Tax Act. Imposes a tax on the buyback of shares of a publicly held corporation at the rate of 0.25% of the purchase price paid by a corporation for the purchase of its own securities. Applies to publicly held corporations having 100 or more employees. Effective immediately.

Creates the Municipal Officer Recall Act (referred to as the Laquan McDonald Law). Establishes a procedure for an election to recall a mayor, city council members, or a State's Attorney. Effective immediately.