Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes the Administration Adjudication Division applicable to all municipalities (rather than only home rule municipalities). Makes conforming changes. Repeals the Code Hearing Department Division that only applied to non-home rule municipalities.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Supports the "I-55 Managed Lane Project" and IDOT's efforts to pursue the project as a P3.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that final approval for placement of a child with a prospective foster or adoptive parent shall not be granted if a criminal records background check reveals the prospective foster or adoptive parent has a felony conviction for human trafficking or sex trafficking. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for custodians of qualifying pupils for eligible education expenses related to online learning, including computers, printers, internet access, textbooks, tutors, and educational facilitators. Provides for an additional credit if the custodian is also an eligible teacher. Creates an income tax credit for employers of custodians of qualifying pupils for eligible expenditures paid by the employer on behalf of the custodian. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the following amounts shall be deposited into the Local Government Distributive Fund as the revenue is realized from the specified taxes: (i) 10% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed under the Act upon individuals, trusts, and estates; (ii) 10% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by the Act upon electing pass-through entities; and (iii) 10% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by the Act upon corporations. Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act to provide that amounts paid into the Local Government Distributive Fund are appropriated on a continuing basis. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each taxing district shall continuously monitor its cash and cash-equivalent assets. Provides that if, on the last day of the taxing district's fiscal year, the taxing district has an amount in cash or cash-equivalent assets that is more than 5 times its average annual revenue from all sources for the 3 immediately preceding calendar years, then the taxing district shall review its property tax levy and extension with the goal of granting an abatement to its taxpayers. Provides for notification to taxpayers.
Mourns the passing of Alice F. (Fitch) Gallagher, President of the Village of Western Springs.
Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that a local government may submit a request to the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit to be exempt from certain audit requirements if the local government is unable to meet the audit requirements due to circumstances beyond the local government's control, including, but not limited to, a natural disaster in which financial records of the local government are destroyed or alleged employee misconduct involving the destruction or withholding of financial records. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases penalties for unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities. Provides that a person commits unlawful sale or delivery of firearms when he or she knowingly: (1) sells or gives a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony or who is a streetgang member or (2) sells or gives a firearm that has been purchased or acquired out of state to a person who has been convicted of a felony or is a streetgang member. Provides that a violation is a Class 1 felony. Provides that a second or subsequent violation is non-probationable. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes a provision that the first offense had to be committed when the person was 21 years of age or older to be adjudged a habitual criminal. Provides that a person who attained the age of 18 at the time of the third offense may be adjudged a habitual criminal. In the Class X sentencing provision for a defendant over 21 years of age who is convicted of a Class 1 or Class 2 felony after twice being convicted of a Class 1 or Class 2 felony, deletes a provision that the first offense had to be committed when the person was 21 years of age or older and deletes a provision that the offenses had to be forcible felonies. Exempts theft from this calculation.
