Sen. Elgie Sims

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board must review the law enforcement, correctional, or court security officer's (currently, police officer) conduct and records to ensure that no officer is certified or provided a valid waiver if that officer has been convicted of a felony offense under the laws of this State or any other state which if committed in this State would be punishable as a felony. Provides that appointed investigators shall be vested with full police powers and authorized to conduct criminal background inquiries using a recognized national law enforcement database or an independent background investigation. Provides that the Board must also ensure that no officer is certified or provided a valid waiver if that officer has been convicted of aggravated battery, domestic battery, violation of an order of protection, or interfering with the reporting of domestic violence, or an offense that would be similar in any other state. Provides that the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act shall not be subject to home rule preemption under Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that active and retired law enforcement officers authorized to carry a firearm under the laws of this State or federal law are not subject to a provision providing that the owner of private real property of any type may prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property under his or her control, but that the owner must post a sign in accordance with the Act indicating that firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is a private residence. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Abolishes monetary bail, except under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require any person committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections who is eligible for medical assistance to pay a fee as a co-payment for services.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning expedited long-term care eligibility determination and enrollment.

Proposes to amend the Education Article of the Illinois Constitution. Requires the State to provide for an adequately funded system of high quality public educational institutions and services. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that at the time a defendant is placed on probation, the court shall set a date at the conclusion of the period to determine whether the defendant has complied with the terms and conditions of probation. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person incarcerated on a bailable offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied on conviction of the offense shall be allowed a credit of $20 (rather than $5) for each day the person is incarcerated toward any fine imposed. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in felony cases, the presentence report shall set forth the financial impact of incarceration based on the financial impact statement filed with the clerk of the court by the Department of Corrections. Provides that at the time a defendant is placed on supervision, the court shall set a date at the conclusion of the period to determine whether the defendant has complied with the terms and conditions of supervision.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in imposing a sentence for a Class 3 or 4 felony, other than a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the court shall determine and indicate in the sentencing order whether the defendant has 4 or more or fewer than 4 months remaining on his or her sentence accounting for time served. Provides that an offender sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a Class 3 or 4 felony, other than a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, in which the sentencing order indicates that the offender has less than 4 months remaining on his or her sentence accounting for time served may not be confined in the penitentiary system of the Department of Corrections but may be assigned to electronic home detention, an adult transition center, or another facility or program within the Department of Corrections. Effective January 1, 2019.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall, 60 days prior to the expiration of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, forward by first class mail to each person whose card is to expire instructions for renewal (rather than an application which may be used to apply for renewal of the card). Provides that a holder of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall notify the Department of State Police within 10 days of discovering that his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card has been lost, destroyed, or stolen. Provides that a lost, destroyed, or stolen Firearm Owner's Identification Card is invalid. Provides that the cost for a replacement card shall be $5 which shall be deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. Effective January 1, 2018.