Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for armed robbery, home invasion, kidnapping, or aggravated kidnaping may be commenced within 10 years of the commission of the offense if it arises out of the same course of conduct and meets the criteria for a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Provides that a prosecution for armed robbery, home invasion, kidnapping, or aggravated kidnaping may be commenced at any time if it arises out of the same course of conduct and meets the criteria when the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, for a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or felony criminal sexual abuse. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that no law enforcement agency may refuse to accept a missing person report on the basis of the missing person's mental state or medical condition.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that subject to appropriations, the Department on Aging may provide grants to public and private nonprofit entities for projects that demonstrate ways to integrate mental health services for older adults into primary health care settings, such as federally qualified health centers as defined in the Social Security Act, primary care clinics, and private practice sites. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the circuit court has jurisdiction over all persons alleged to be in need of psychotropic medication or electroconvulsive therapy, whether or not they are charged with a felony. Effective immediately.
Creates the Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act. Provides that in every private, nonpublic employment in this State, honorably discharged veterans of any war of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign ribbon has been awarded, and their widows or widowers, may be preferred for employment. Provides that spouses of honorably discharged veterans who have a service-connected permanent and total disability may also be preferred for employment; and that these preferences are not considered violations of any State or local equal employment opportunity law, including, but not limited to, any provision under, or rule adopted pursuant to, the Illinois Human Rights Act.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the list of special registration plates that any vehicle owner, or spouse of the vehicle owner, who has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, may receive a discounted registration fee upon purchase of the designated plate.
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
Urges the President of the United States, the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and the members of Congress to update the regulations implementing Executive Order 11246, including the minority utilization goals. Urges the United States Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking providing guidance and regulations for implementation of Executive Order 11246, which accurately reflect the current state of the United States workforce.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State and third party testers to provide written commercial driver's license tests in English, Spanish, Polish, and Mandarin.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning required reports and accounts.