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.
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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services, in coordination with specified entities, to develop and process a standardized survey to gather feedback from children who are aging out of foster care and from children who have transitioned out of the foster care system. Provides that the survey shall include requests for information regarding the children's experience with and opinion of State foster care services, the children's recommendations for improvement of such services, the amount of time the children spent in the foster care system, and any other information deemed relevant by the Department. Provides that after the survey is created the Department shall circulate the survey to all youth participating in transitional living programs, independent living programs, or Youth in College and to all youth receiving scholarships or tuition waivers under the DCFS Scholarship Program. Requires the Department to conduct the survey every 5 years and to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly at the completion of each survey. Provides that the first report shall be submitted no later than December 1, 2021 and shall provide a detailed review of the survey results. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/39.3 Further amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to place a locked suggestion box in each group home, shelter, and transitional living arrangement that accepts youth in care for placement by the Department. Requires the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly each year outlining the issues and concerns submitted to the locked suggestion box and the solution to each issue and concern.
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of issuing an identification card or driver's license with a veteran designation, acceptable forms of proof shall include, among other documents, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired) or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. Provides new requirements for verification of veteran status. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/1-100 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-100 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/11-1414 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Doubles the fines for violations of the Section regarding approaching, overtaking, and passing school buses. Provides that a first violation of the Section or a local ordinance shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $300 (instead of $150) and a second or subsequent violation shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $1,000 (instead of $500).
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that all proposals to award contracts involving amounts in excess of $20,000 shall be published at least 10 days in advance of the date announced for the receiving of bids, in a secular English language newspaper (rather than a secular English language daily newspaper) of general circulation throughout the district. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 705/16.09 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 37.09 Provides that notice of the time and place of every eligibility examination shall be given by the board by a publication at least two weeks preceding the examination in a newspaper of general circulation within the fire protection district (rather than published in one or more newspapers published in the district, or, if no newspaper is published in the district, then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the district). Provides that a district that has a website that the full-time staff of the district maintains shall post notice on its website of all proposals to award contracts in excess of $20,000.
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Creates the Independent Redistricting Commission to adopt and file with the Secretary of State a redistricting plan for Legislative and Representative Districts. Provides for the selection of Commissioners and establishes the authority of a Special Commissioner to design a redistricting plan in the event that the Commission fails to properly adopt and file a redistricting plan. Effective beginning with redistricting in 2021 and applies to members elected in 2022 and thereafter.
States opposition to the implementation of any tax on plastic bags.
Urges the United States Congress to approve the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, so that children and their families are able to make decision about education that are most beneficial. Urges Governor Pritzker to allow the Invest in Kids Act to be in full effect for the five years of the pilot program as intended by this General Assembly upon passage of the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act.
Urges lawmakers to slow the process of legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois, so that lawmakers, stakeholders, and experts alike have the chance to consider the societal impact of legalization and examine all the data from other states that have passed similar legislation.
Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Establishes the fiscal year 2020 mileage reimbursement rate and allowance for lodging and meals. Amends the Compensation Review Act. Prohibits cost-of-living adjustments for or during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 for State government legislative and executive elected officers and appointees in positions for which the Compensation Review Board previously recommended or determined compensation. Effective immediately.