Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Provides that a person who sells or issues general use reloadable cards shall disclose, prior to sale or issuance of the card, any fees imposed by the issuer. Provides certain requirements for the disclosures. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2014.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Specifies that the Illinois Labor Relations Board has no duty (i) to promulgate regulations setting compensation levels for members on its mediation roster or (ii) to establish procedures for suspension or dismissal of mediators for good cause shown following hearing. Deletes a provision requiring the Board to establish in advance what the expense of proceedings will be for security employee, peace officer, and fire fighter arbitrations.
Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Sets forth the General Assembly's findings concerning the screening of newborns for congenital heart defects. Provides that all birth centers and hospitals must test every newborn for congenital heart defects via a screening test in line with the current standard of care, such as pulse oximetry screening, according to congenital heart defect screening protocols developed by the Department of Public Health in consultation with relevant medical practitioners and stakeholders. Provides that exceptions to mandatory congenital heart defect screenings shall be limited to cases in which the parents object to the screening, or as directed by the congenital heart defect screening protocol.
Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Makes changes to provide that each class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any of grades 6 through 12 shall include instruction on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Makes changes to provide that all classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual intercourse in grades 6 through 12 shall emphasize that abstinence from sexual intercourse is a responsible and positive decision and is the only protection that is 100% effective against unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually. Makes changes to provide that all classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual intercourse in grades 6 through 12 shall satisfy specified criteria. Provides that an opportunity shall be afforded to individuals (not just parents or guardians) to examine the instructional materials to be used in the class or course. Provides that the State Board of Education shall make available resource materials. Provides that school districts that do not currently provide sex education are not required to teach sex education. Provides that if a sex education class or course is offered in any of grades 6 through 12, the school district may choose and adapt the developmentally and age-appropriate, medically accurate, evidence-based, and complete sex education curriculum that meets the specific needs of its community. Provides that the Comprehensive Health Education Program shall include the educational area of evidence-based and medically accurate information regarding sexual abstinence (instead of the area of sexual abstinence until marriage).
Amends the Criminal Identification Act and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that upon a petition by a person who has been convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who has served in the United States Armed Forces or in the National Guard of this or another state and has received an honorable discharge from the Armed Forces or National Guard and who meets specified requirements, the Prisoner Review Board shall hear by at least 3 members and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue a certificate of eligibility for expungement recommending that the court order the expungement of all official records of the arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Department of State Police concerning the arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. Excludes a person convicted of a sex offense, crime of violence, or firearm offense. Provides that if a person has applied to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver. Effective immediately.
Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Makes changes to the provision concerning children of school age who are reported as having been diagnosed as having AIDS or HIV. Provides that the information contained in the notification to be required of the Department of Public Health with regard to a child enrolled in a public school in kindergarten through fifth grade who is diagnosed as being infected with HIV must not be recorded in the child's permanent record. Provides that if the information is in the child's permanent school record, the information must be purged from the child's record before the child enters the sixth grade. Provides that if the child is enrolled in a public school, the principal shall disclose (instead of disclose the identity of the child) to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides and specifies that the disclosure shall be that a child has been infected with HIV. Provides that all provisions of the AIDS Confidentiality Act shall apply, including penalties for violation of that Act.
Amends the Electronic Commerce Security Act. Provides that a municipality may, in the course of exercising any permitting, licensing, or other regulatory function, accept documents with an electronic signature. Makes changes concerning the seal, date, and signature on technical submissions in the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Provides that when specified professionals have technical submissions that are prepared utilizing a computer or other electronic means, the seal, signature, current date, and date of license expiration may be generated by the computer. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to impose a delinquent vehicle dealer transfer fee on vehicle dealers if the certificate of title is received by the Secretary from the dealer 30 days or more after the date of sale. The amount of the fee is $20 if received 30 days but less than 60 days after the sale, $35 if received 60 days but less than 90 days after the sale, $65 if received 90 days but less than 120 days after the sale, and $100 if received 120 days or more after the sale. Allows a Secretary of State Police investigator to issue administrative citations to new or used vehicle dealers, or any other entity licensed by the Secretary under the Illinois Vehicle Code, for violations of any provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of any administrative rule adopted by the Secretary under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective January 1, 2014.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act concerning the expungement and sealing of criminal records. Provides that the petitioner, State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the arresting agency, or the chief legal officer of the unit of local government effecting the arrest (rather than the petitioner or any party entitled to notice) may file a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days of service of the order.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Allows a person to petition the court and the court to order the sealing of: (1) Class 2 felony conviction records for burglary, delivery of a controlled substance, and possession of a stolen motor vehicle; (2) Class 3 felony conviction records for theft, retail theft, deceptive practices, and forgery; and (3) Class 4 felony conviction records for possession of cannabis, possession of a controlled substance, violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, violation of the Steroid Control Act, prostitution, theft, retail theft, deceptive practices, forgery, and possession of burglary tools (rather than only Class 4 felony convictions for possession of cannabis, possession of a controlled substance, Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, Steroid Control Act, and prostitution). The sealing is allowed 4 years after termination of the person's last sentence. Requires a person petitioning to seal a drug offense to pass a drug test within the 30 days preceding the filing of the petition to seal.
