Amends the Township Code. Provides that on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the office of township clerk in each township of Will County is eliminated and the term of each elected or appointed township clerk is terminated. Provides that the powers and responsibilities of each township clerk are transferred to the Will County Clerk. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 60 ILCS 1/35-5 60 ILCS 1/35-27 new 60 ILCS 1/75-45 60 ILCS 1/80-5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Township Code. Provides that in Joliet Township, Troy Township, Lockport Township, DuPage Township, Wheatland Township, and Plainfield Township in Will County: the office of township clerk is abolished; the term of any elected or appointed township clerk is terminated; and the Will County Clerk assumes the duties and rights of each township clerk until a deputy clerk is appointed for each affected township. Provides that no later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Will County Clerk must appoint a deputy clerk for each office of township clerk abolished. Provides that the deputy clerk has the rights and duties of a township clerk, shall report to the Will County Clerk, and shall perform his or her duties at the office for the township clerk provided by the township, if any. Provides for reappointment by the township board of a deputy clerk in office on the effective date of the amendatory Act who was appointed by a township clerk. Provides that the deputy clerk appointed by the Will County Clerk may not cast a vote to break a tie to fill a vacancy in a township office, but rather, if the tie vote remains unresolved for 60 days, the township board must call a special township meeting to be held no later than 90 days after the initial tie vote at which time the electors present at the special township meeting shall by majority vote fill the vacancy. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Rep. Natalie Manley
Sponsored bills
Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Prohibits the sale or furnishing of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or alternative nicotine products to a person under 21 years of age. Prohibits the purchase of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or alternative nicotine products by a person under 21 years of age. Makes changes regarding definitions, age verification, penalties, possession, and other matters. Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2019. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Makes technical changes.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Expands the applicability of the Illinois Veteran grant program to a qualified applicant who is enrolled in a private business and vocational school in this State (rather than only to a qualified applicant who is enrolled in a State-controlled university or public community college in this State). Provides that if a qualified applicant is enrolled in a private business and vocational school in this State, he or she must, subject to the conditions of the grant program, receive a grant in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees of that school for a period that is equivalent to 4 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a Schedule II controlled substance under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to a 5-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a benzodiazepine to a 14-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that for the treatment of an animal with a chronic condition that requires the long-term use of a Schedule II controlled substance or a benzodiazepine, after the initial 5-day or 14-day period, the licensed veterinarian may dispense not more that a 30-day supply at one time at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Counties Code. Provides that the Department of Public Health and each county or multiple-county health department or public health district may provide to a person who is at risk of experiencing or who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose a kit containing naloxone hydrochloride or any other opioid antagonist approved for the treatment of an opioid overdose by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Provides that a person may administer an opioid antagonist that is provided by the Department, a county or multiple-county health department, or a public health district to a person who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose. Provides that a person who in good faith and without compensation administers an opioid antagonist to a person who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose is not liable for any civil or other damages as the result of any act or omission by the person rendering the care, or as the result of any act or failure to act to arrange for further medical treatment or care, for the person experiencing the overdose, unless the person while rendering the care acts with gross negligence, willful misconduct, or intentional wrongdoing. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Changes the definition of "relocation" to mean: a change of residence from the child's current primary residence to a new residence within this State (rather than located in a specific county within in this State) that is more than 50 miles (rather than 25 miles) from the child's current residence; or a change of residence from the child's current primary residence to a residence outside the borders of this State that is more than 50 miles (rather than 25 miles) from the current primary residence. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the Limited Liability Company Act, and the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001). Provides that a director, officer, member, manager. general partner, or person dissociated as a general partner of a business entity remains liable, after dissolution of the entity, to a home buyer for any obligation arising under a warranty provided by the entity to the home buyer in conjunction with the sale of a new home.
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide an annual update to municipalities detailing any non-profit organizations' or federal, State, or local governments' programs or benefits regarding job preferences that are available to veterans.
Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that no person holding an office, either by election or appointment, in a unit of local government may hire himself or herself to a position over which that official has supervisory authority.
Declares April 2, 2019 as Pay Equity Day.