Rep. Joe Dunn

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders to the extent that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders are not already covered by the policy or plan. Provides that this coverage shall be subject to a maximum benefit of $36,000 per year, but shall not be subject to any limits on the number of visits to an autism service provider. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Licensing Act. Provides for the licensure of mortgage foreclosure consultants with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Sets forth powers and duties of the Department, licensure and written agreement requirements, grounds for discipline, civil and criminal penalties for violation of the Act, and administrative procedure. Includes provisions concerning exemption from the Act. Provides that the Act does not limit the power of a unit of local government from regulating or licensing the practice of mortgage foreclosure consulting in a stricter manner. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date of January 1, 2019 for the new Act. Effective immediately.

Creates the Clinical Laboratory Science Practice Act. Provides for the regulation of clinical laboratory practitioners, medical technologists, and medical laboratory technicians through licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption, provides that applicants are eligible for the exemption if, regardless of their household income, if the maximum base amount of the property does not exceed $166,670. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Sets forth procedures under which a library may publish or make any information contained in its records available to the public if the information is requested by a sworn law enforcement officer who represents that it is impractical to secure a court order as a result of an emergency where the law enforcement officer reasonably believes that there is an imminent danger. Provides that these procedures shall not alter any right to challenge the use or dissemination of patron information that is otherwise permitted by law. Provides that the disclosure of information under these provisions does not constitute a privacy violation or a breach of confidentiality.

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Removes electronic mail when used to set a meeting agenda as one of the means by which a gathering of a majority of a quorum of the members of a public body to discuss public business constitutes a meeting subject to the Act. Adds "vacation" to the list of reasons why a public body, required to have a quorum physically present at its meeting, may permit a member in excess of the quorum to attend by other means than physical presence. Provides that a member attending by other means due to vacation is not eligible to receive pay or compensation based on that attendance. Effective immediately.

Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Grants quick-take eminent domain powers for a period of one year to the Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 for school construction. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Increases the penalties for the offense of driving with a revoked driver's license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle, if the revocation was because of the offense of reckless homicide. Provides that a first violation is a Class 4 felony and provides for mandatory imprisonment or community service. Provides that the revocation is extended a minimum of 3 years. Provides that if the person is granted a restricted driving permit, the person may not drive a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device. Requires the defendant to undergo a drug or alcohol evaluation. Provides that a second violation is a Class 2 felony, for which a mandatory prison sentence shall be imposed. Provides that revocation of the person's driving privileges extends at least 5 years from the date of his or her release from prison. Provides that the person is not eligible for a restricted driving permit. Provides that a third violation is a Class 1 felony, for which a mandatory term of imprisonment shall be imposed. Provides that the person's driver's license is revoked for life. Provides that a fourth or subsequent violation is a Class 1 felony for which a mandatory prison term shall be imposed. Provides that the defendant is eligible for an extended term of imprisonment.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the exemption to the eavesdropping statute relating to recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, in the course of an investigation of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or any "streetgang related" or "gang-related" felony also applies when notification is given to the State's Attorney of the county in which the crime occurred. Provides that it is an exemption to the statute concerning eavesdropping with approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of aggravated child pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, child abduction, luring of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, criminal sexual abuse by force or threat of force in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, or aggravated criminal sexual assault in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age (rather than only an investigation of child pornography).

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Adds "vacation" to the list of reasons why a public body, required to have a quorum physically present at its meeting, may permit a member in excess of the quorum to attend by other means than physical presence. Provides that a member attending by other means due to vacation is not eligible to receive pay or compensation based on that attendance. Effective immediately.