Amends the School Code. Provides that priority in the distribution of funds appropriated for the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program must be given to a qualified educator employed by an Organizational Unit assigned to Tier 1 under the evidence-based funding formula of the Code. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With regard to the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, provides that if adequate funds are available, incentives under the Program must include (i) a one-time incentive of $3,000 payable to National Board certified teachers teaching in Tier 1 rural or remote school districts, (ii) an annual incentive of $3,200 for National Board certified teacher rural or remote candidate cohort facilitators, and (iii) an annual incentive of $2,500 for National Board certified teacher rural or remote liaisons; defines terms. Makes the program applicable to qualified educators who are employed by or retired from schools districts (rather than just employed by school districts) and who are in the process of obtaining licensure through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Changes references of poverty or low-performing schools to Tier 1 school districts. Makes other changes.
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Amends the Illinois Code of Military Justice. Makes conforming changes so as to parallel the federal Uniform Code of Military Justice. Makes changes to provisions concerning conviction of offense charged; conspiracy; desertion; disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; and other matters. Adds provisions concerning malingering; breach of medical quarantine; resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape; offenses against correctional custody and restriction; prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust; offenses by sentinel or lookout; disrespect toward sentinel or lookout; misconduct as prisoner; public records offenses; fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation; unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation; forgery; false or unauthorized pass offenses; impersonation of officer; wearing unauthorized insignia; parole violation; mail matter; leaving scene of vehicle accident; communicating threats; death or injury of an unborn child; child endangerment; rape and sexual assault; rape and sexual assault of a child; other sexual misconduct; receiving stolen property; offenses concerning Government computers; frauds against the United States; and other matters. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 1807/85 20 ILCS 1807/94 20 ILCS 1807/99 20 ILCS 1807/100 20 ILCS 1807/101 20 ILCS 1807/102 20 ILCS 1807/111 20 ILCS 1807/114 20 ILCS 1807/118 20 ILCS 1807/119 20 ILCS 1807/120 20 ILCS 1807/121 20 ILCS 1807/122 20 ILCS 1807/125 20 ILCS 1807/126 20 ILCS 1807/127 20 ILCS 1807/128 20 ILCS 1807/129 20 ILCS 1807/130 20 ILCS 1807/131 20 ILCS 1807/134 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but with the following changes. Removes provisions relating to, among other things, the following: desertion; offenses against correctional custody and restriction; spies; espionage; public records; forgery; mail; leaving the scene of a vehicle accident; drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel; endangerment; murder; manslaughter; death or injury of an unborn child; child endangerment; rape and sexual assault of adults and children; other sexual misconduct; larceny; fraudulent use of credit cards and debit cards; robbery; receiving stolen property; directing payment of money without sufficient funds; frauds against the United States; bribery; graft; kidnapping; arson; extortion; assault; maiming; burglary; stalking; perjury; subornation of perjury; obstructing justice; misprision; wrongful refusal to testify; and prevention of authorized seizure of property. Provides that certain regulations shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Air Force. Removes punishment by death for committing specified offenses and instead provides that the punishment shall be as a court-martial may direct. Effective immediately.
Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals a provision making the Article inoperative on and after June 30, 2019. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/16-7 rep. Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/16-7 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the provisions of the Article are inoperative on and after June 30, 2022 (rather than June 30, 2019). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/1-100 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/1-154.7 625 ILCS 5/5-302 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-302 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not sell or offer at auction salvage vehicles to a nonresident individual or business in the United States unless the nonresident is licensed in another state or jurisdiction, provides a National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) number, a social security number or federal employment identification number, and resale tax certificate, if applicable. Provides that a person in the State shall not sell or offer at auction salvage vehicles to an out-of-country buyer unless the out-of-country buyer is licensed in its jurisdiction as a recycler or rebuilder and provides a foreign license number, passport, or other form of identification issued by the foreign jurisdiction. Provides that an out-of-country buyer who provides a business address not within the sovereign boundaries of the United States shall receive a title stamped with the designation of "export only" at the point of sale. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person in the State shall sell at auction a salvage vehicle to a nonresident individual or business licensed in the United States unless the nonresident, in addition to being licensed in another state or jurisdiction, provides a resale tax certificate, if applicable, and one of the following: a National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) number, federal employer identification number, or government-issued driver's license or passport. Provides that a person in the State shall not sell at auction a salvage vehicle to an out-of-country buyer, unless if the nonresident is licensed in a jurisdiction that is not a state, then the nonresident shall provide to the seller the number of the nonresident's license issued by that jurisdiction and a copy of the nonresident's passport or the passport of an owner or officer of the nonresident entity or a copy of another form of government-issued identification from the nonresident or an owner or officer of the nonresident entity. Provides that an out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer who provides an address outside of the United States shall receive a salvage certificate stamped by the seller with the designation of "For Export Only" at the point of sale for each salvage vehicle purchased and the NMVTIS record shall be designated "EXPORT". House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/1-154.7 625 ILCS 5/5-302 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-302 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 625 ILCS 5/11-709 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-709 625 ILCS 5/11-907 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-907 625 ILCS 5/11-907.5 705 ILCS 135/15-70 720 ILCS 5/9-3 from Ch. 38, par. 9-3 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-1 730 ILCS 5/5-3-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-3-2 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Dedicates the Act to the memory of Lieutenant Scott Gillen, Trooper Brooke Jones-Story, and Trooper Christopher Lambert. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Scott's Law Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, a person shall proceed with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary vehicles. Provides that, when approaching a disabled vehicle with lighted hazard lights on a highway having at least 4 lanes, of which at least 2 are proceeding in the same direction, a driver of a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the disabled vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, or, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary vehicles. Provides that a person who violates provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle commits a business offense punishable by a minimum fine of $250 and not more than $10,000 for the first violation and a fine of not less than $750 or more than $10,000 for the second or subsequent violation (instead of a fine of not less than $100 or more than $10,000), and (i) if the violation results in damage to another vehicle, the person commits a Class A misdemeanor; and (ii) if the violation results in the injury or death of another person, the person commits a Class 4 felony. Provides that commission of the offense of reckless homicide while committing a violation of the Section concerning proper approach of a stationary authorized emergency vehicle shall be afforded as a factor in aggravation and extended-term sentencing. Provides that the Director of the State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in the Department's discretion to fund the production of materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Department of State Police for enforcement of the Section concerning proper approach of a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, and for other law enforcement purposes the Director deems necessary for such efforts. Provides that, for violations issued by a county or municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited into the county or municipality's Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance zones in that county on highways other than interstate highways. Provides that the county, in its discretion, may also use a portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles. Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Imposes a conditional assessment of $250 for a violation of provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who commits reckless homicide while violating provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years, or, if the person caused the deaths of 2 or more persons, not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years. Makes other changes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person charged with violating provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle is not eligible for supervision.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to use the zipper merge method when merging into a reduced number of lanes (drivers in merging lanes are expected to use both lanes to advance to the lane reduction point and merge at that location, alternating turns). House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/6-109 625 ILCS 5/11-907.1 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool used for the written portion of the driver's license examination, at least one test question concerning driver responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle. Creates the Move Over Task Force to study the issue of violations of the provisions of the Code prescribing how to safely enter a highway construction zone, approach a disabled vehicle, and approach an authorized emergency vehicle. Prescribes membership for the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall meet no fewer than 3 times and shall present its report and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2020. Repeals the Task Force on January 1, 2021. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds to the Move Over Task Force one representative, appointed by the Governor, from a bona fide labor organization representing certified road flaggers and other road construction workers.
Amends the Illinois Egg and Egg Products Act. Provides that nest run eggs must be held and transported at or below 45 degrees Fahrenheit ambient temperature beginning 36 hours after the time of lay (rather than shall be held at 60 degrees Fahrenheit or less at all times, and during transportation the egg temperature may not exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit). Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may be commenced at any time (rather than within 10 years of the commission of the offense if the victim reported the offense to law enforcement authorities within 3 years after the commission of the offense). Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Provides that if the rights and privileges accorded to a parent under the Act have been transferred to a student, a school must give reasonable prior notice to the student (rather than the parent) before any school student record is destroyed or any information is deleted from that record. Provides that a school may provide reasonable prior notice to a parent or student through (i) notice in the school's parent or student handbook, (ii) publication in a newspaper, (iii) U.S. mail delivered to the last known address of the parent or student, or (iv) other means provided the notice is confirmed to have been received.
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may include in its curriculum a unit of instruction on hunting education that includes instruction on hunting safety. Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and make available to school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for development of a unit of instruction on hunting education. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may offer its students a course on hunting safety as part of its curriculum during the school day or as part of an after-school program. Provides that the State Board of Education may prepare and make available to school boards resources on hunting safety that may be used as guidelines for the development of the course. Effective July 1, 2019.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who commits a violation of the Section prohibiting the operation of an electronic communication device while operating a motor vehicle, and the violation results in an accident causing great bodily harm to any person, shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period of one year and shall be assessed a fine of $1,000. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/6-206 Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the driving privileges of a person who has committed a violation involving the use of an electronic communication device while driving that resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability or disfigurement, and that in such case the driving privileges of the person shall be suspended for 12 months. Provides that a person who commits a violation of the Section prohibiting the operation of an electronic communication device while operating a motor vehicle, and the violation results in an accident causing great bodily harm to any person, shall be subject to a minimum fine of $1,000 (instead of shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period of one year and shall be assessed a fine of $1,000). Changes the effective date to July 1, 2020.