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.
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Creates the Youth Unemployment Task Force Act. Creates the Youth Unemployment Task Force, who shall serve without compensation. Provides for the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services, or his or her designee, shall serve as chairperson of the Task Force, and that the Department of Human Services shall provide technical support and assistance to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force may consult with any persons or entities it deems necessary to carry out its purposes. Provides that the Task Force shall examine the State-wide youth unemployment crisis, and its particular effect on young people of color, including recommendations on how to improve employment among young people of color. Requires the Task Force to submit its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1, 2017. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2018. Defines terms. 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 Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that if the defendant needs treatment for opioid abuse or dependence, the court shall require that the defendant participate in and receive medically prescribed drug treatments under the care of a physician licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches. Provides that a defendant who is assigned to a substance abuse treatment program under the Act for opioid abuse or dependence is not in violation of the terms or conditions of the program on the basis of his or her participation in medically prescribed drug treatments under the care of a physician licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches.
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that the following persons shall not, as a result of their acts or omissions, be liable for civil damages under the Department of Human Services' Drug Prevention Program: (i) a health care professional who, acting in good faith, directly or by standing order, prescribes or dispenses an opioid antidote to a patient who, in the judgment of the health care professional, is capable of administering the drug in an emergency; and (ii) a person who is not otherwise licensed to administer an opioid antidote but who is permitted under the Act to administer an opioid antidote in an emergency if the person has received certain patient information and believes in good faith that another person is experiencing a drug overdose. Effective immediately.
Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Changes the repeal date from July 1, 2016 to October 1, 2019.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may accept contributions for ABLE accounts once the Internal Revenue Service has issued either interim guidance or final regulations (currently, only final regulations). Provides that ABLE accounts may also be established for residents of other states (currently, only residents of Illinois). Makes technical corrections. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Legislative Reference Bureau for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Designates the month of May of 2016 as Motorcycle Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.