Sen. Napoleon Harris

Creates the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015). Defines terms. Provides procedures and requirements for the access and control by guardians, executors, agents, and other fiduciaries of the digital assets of persons who are deceased, under a legal disability, or subject to the terms of a trust. Adds provisions concerning: applicability; user direction for disclosure of digital assets; terms-of-service agreements; fiduciary duty and authority; custodian compliance and immunity; the Act's relation to federal laws governing electronic signatures; and severability. Makes corresponding changes in the Criminal Code of 2012.

Amends the Employee Leasing Company Act. Provides that a lessor that does not provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for leased employees of a lessee under an employee leasing arrangement shall not be subject to certain provisions concerning record keeping and reporting requirements. Provides that either a lessor or lessee may provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for leased employees under an employee leasing arrangement. Provides that when the lessee provides workers' compensation coverage for leased employees under an employee leasing arrangement, the lessor shall notify the Department of Insurance to ensure proper and timely notification of coverage to the Department.

Creates the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act. Defines "student journalist" as a public high school student. Provides that a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the school district or by use of school facilities or produced in conjunction with a class in which the student is enrolled. Provides that a student journalist is responsible for determining the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media. Provides that the Act does not authorize or protect expression by a student journalist that (1) is libelous or slanderous; (2) constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy; (3) violates federal or State law; or (4) so incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of an unlawful act, the violation of policies of the school district, or the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school. Provides that an employee of a school district shall not be dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against solely for acting to protect a student journalist engaged in conduct authorized under the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Co-operative Act. Provides that a cooperative may be organized for the purpose of the shareholders operating a business without qualification regarding the type of business. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the public schools of this State who has been convicted of certain drug offenses until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes changes to provisions relating to the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of an educator license, including changing the definitions of terms, providing for disqualification for licensure, and providing that suspension of a license or denial of an application for a license of a person who has been convicted of certain drug offenses shall last until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes technical corrections in provisions requiring a criminal history records check to be performed with regard to applicants for employment with a school district. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that motorcycles may be equipped with a blue light or lights located on the rear of the motorcycle as a part of the motorcycle's rear stop lamp or lamps.

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning lists of available records.

Mourns the death of Darnell Lee Langston.

Amends the Service Occupation Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning taxes collected by a supplier.

Amends the Local Government Electronic Reverse Auction Act (enacted by P.A. 96-588). Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.