Sen. Donne E. Trotter

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that effective January 1, 2013, licensed day care centers, licensed day care homes, and licensed group day care homes shall have the facility tested for radon at least once every 3 years. Provides that effective January 1, 2014, as part of an initial application or application for renewal of a license for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shall require proof the facility has been tested within the last 3 years for radon. Provides that the report of the most current radon measurement shall be posted in the facility next to the license issued by the Department. Effective January 1, 2013.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of failure to report the disappearance of a child to a law enforcement agency. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child under 13 years of age, knowingly or recklessly fails to immediately report the child as missing to a law enforcement agency after a 24-hour period expires in which he or she failed to make contact with or otherwise verify the whereabouts and safety of that child. Provides that a person does not commit the offense of failure to report the disappearance of a child to a law enforcement agency when the failure to report is due to an act of God, act of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to receive a report of the disappearance of a child. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides that a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child under 18 years of age must report: (1) the child's death to a law enforcement agency within one hour after learning about the child's death or (2) the location of the child's corpse to a law enforcement agency within one hour after learning the location of the corpse. Provides that a person does not violate this provision when he or she fails to report due to an act of God, act of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to receive a report of a child's death or the location of a child's corpse. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds motorcycles to the list of vehicles for which the Secretary of State may issue Professional Sports Teams license plates. Provides that the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Professional Sports Team Education Fund to the Common School Fund every 6 months (instead of "All moneys in the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, be deposited every 6 months into the Common School Fund"). Provides that the Secretary may provide an expedited process for the issuance of vehicle registration plates and contains additional provisions concerning applications and fees for expedited vehicle registration. Repeals a Section concerning a corporate-sponsored license plate study and a Section concerning a graduated registration fee study.

Amends the State Finance Act and the Public Utilities Act. Creates the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards Fund. Provides that all moneys received by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under specified provisions of the Public Utilities Act related to energy efficiency shall be deposited into the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards Fund and shall be used only for the purposes authorized by those provisions of the Public Utilities Act. Further amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is authorized to adopt any rules necessary and prescribe procedures in order to ensure compliance by applicants in carrying out the purposes of rebate agreements for energy efficiency measures implemented by the Department. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that police officers who confiscate certain driver documents shall return them or cause them to be returned to the Secretary of State. Relocates provisions concerning registration plate covers and provides that a registration plate on a motorcycle may be mounted vertically, with conditions. Provides that a person who sells or advertises the sale of registration plate covers shall be guilty of a business offense. Provides that a person may not modify a vehicle's original mounting location so as to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the registration; that a person who does so is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; and that the Secretary of State may suspend the driving privileges of a person who violates the new provisions. Adds concealing or altering a vehicle's license plate to the list of aggravating factors for fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. Provides that the owner of a vehicle involved in a commission of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer must, upon request, provide the name of the operator of the vehicle at the time of the offense and provides penalties for noncompliance. Provides that a police officer may order the removal of a vehicle that has had its registration suspended, cancelled, or revoked. Provides that the handlebars of a motorcycle may not be higher than the height of the operator's head and that the operator must keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times the motorcycle is in motion. Provides that a person commits aggravated operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel when he or she operates on one wheel while speeding. Provides that a first violation of aggravated operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $1,000, a second violation is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum fine of $2,500, and a third or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony with a minimum fine of $5,000. Provides that motorcycles and motor-driven cycles may be equipped with a red or amber stop lamp on the rear of the vehicle that flashes and becomes steady only when the brake is actuated.

Creates the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. Provides that every hospital that provides birthing services must adopt an infant feeding policy that promotes breastfeeding. Requires a hospital to routinely communicate the infant feeding policy to staff in the hospital's obstetric and neonatal areas; authorizes posting of the policy on the hospital's Internet or Intranet web site or on the Internet or Intranet web site of the health system of which the hospital is a part. Requires that the policy apply to all mother-infant couplets in the hospital's obstetric and neonatal areas. Effective January 1, 2013.

Amends the School Code in provisions concerning bullying prevention. Makes changes concerning the legislative findings. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2013, the State Board of Education shall develop a template for a model bullying prevention policy and sets forth requirements concerning the template. Sets forth and changes requirements, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, for each school district and non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school, as well as the State Board, concerning policies on bullying. Sets forth provisions concerning the collection, maintenance, and submission of data regarding allegations and incidences of bullying and rules. Effective immediately.

Creates a Host Committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois in the year 2012.

Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning crime victim's rights. Provides that in addition to other rights provided in the Constitutional provision, a crime victim has the right to: (1) be free from harassment, intimidation, and abuse; (2) refuse to disclose information that is privileged or confidential by law; (3) timely notification of post-trial proceedings; (4) be heard in person or in any other reasonable manner the victim chooses at any proceeding involving a post-arraignment release decision, plea, sentencing, post-conviction or post-adjudication release decision, or any proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue; (5) receive a report prepared for sentencing, reduction in sentence, parole, early release, or clemency, when available to the accused; and (6) have the safety of the victim and the victim's family considered in denying or fixing the amount of bail, determining whether to release the defendant, and setting conditions of release after arrest and conviction. Provides that nothing in this Constitutional provision creates any cause of action for compensation or damages against the State, any political subdivision of the State, any officer, employee, or agent of the State or of any of its political subdivisions, or any officer or employee of the court. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Mourns the death of Reverend Addie Wyatt.