Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the execution of joint agreements on forms, the certification and filing of State aid claims, and the definition of "dropout".
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the prohibition on issuance of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the grounds for revocation of such Card for being a patient in a mental institution within the past 5 years or for being adjudicated as a mental defective do not apply to an active law enforcement officer employed by a unit of local government. Effective immediately.
Creates the Consumer Alternatives Program Act. Directs the Department of Human Services to implement the Consumer Alternatives Program to prevent or avoid the unnecessary institutional care treatment of individuals with mental disorders or a co-occurring disorder of mental illness and substance abuse or addiction and to provide cost effective, community alternatives and supports that enable these individuals to live successfully in the community. Requires implementation of the Program during fiscal year 2013. Makes implementation of the Program dependent upon funds appropriated by the General Assembly. Provides that participants in the program may receive certain services such as a comprehensive evaluation that includes an assessment of skills, abilities, and potential for living in the community and work placement; family or individual support services; case coordination services; and vocational training. Prohibits the denial of program services because of age, sex, ethnic origin, marital status, ability to pay (except when contrary to law), degree of disability, or illness. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to assist the Department of Human Services in developing housing assistance programs aimed at promoting the ability of individuals with a mental disorder to move from institutions to the most integrated community residence. Effective July 1, 2012.
Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act concerning preliminary investigations by the Attorney General before the initiation of civil actions in circuit court. Provides that, if a person fails to comply with a subpoena or if satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material requested in an investigation cannot be done and the person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney General may file a petition for a court order for the enforcement of the subpoena or other request. Contains provisions regarding: venue; petitions to modify or set aside a subpoena; hearings; orders; and enforcement. Deletes language providing that if a person fails or refuses to file a statement or report or obey a subpoena, the Attorney General is deemed to have met the requirement of conducting a preliminary investigation and may commence a civil action to enforce the provisions of the Act.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the statute of limitations for a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons for forced labor or services may be commenced within one year of the victim attaining the age of 18 years. Provides that in no case shall the time period for prosecution of those offenses expire sooner than 3 years after the commission of the offense. Includes in the offense of involuntary servitude using a scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person did not perform that labor or services, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in prosecutions for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, and trafficking in persons, when the offense involves sexual activity, the prior sexual activity or the reputation of the alleged victim or corroborating witness is inadmissible except under certain circumstances. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "sex offense" trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses, provided the offense involved commercial sexual activity, a sexually-explicit performance, or the production of pornography. Also includes in the definition of "sex offense", involuntary sexual servitude of a minor.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers of the board.
Amends the State Employment Records Act. Provides that each State agency shall include in its annual report a description of the agency's activities in implementing the State Asian Employment Plan. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law. Provides that in consultation with knowledgeable persons and organizations, the Department shall each year prepare an Asian Employment Plan and report to the General Assembly each State agency's activities that implement the plan. Provides that each State agency shall implement strategies and programs in accord with the State Asian Employment Plan to increase the number of Asian State employees in supervisory, technical, professional, and managerial positions. Requires each agency to report annually to the Department and the Department of Human Rights concerning the agency's activities in implementing the plan. Specifies information to be included in each agency's annual report. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Changes the name of the Illinois State Police Projects Trust Fund to the Illinois State Police Federal Projects Trust Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. Adds the Illinois State Police Federal Projects Trust Fund and the State Police Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund to the list of funds in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates November 14 of each year as Diabetes Awareness Day. Effective immediately.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Repeals a provision concerning the placement of involuntary transfer or discharge notices in a nursing home resident's clinical record. Amends the ID/DD Community Care Act. Repeals a provision concerning the transmission of involuntary transfer or discharge notices to the Department of Public Health, the named resident, the resident's representative, and, if the resident's care is paid for in whole or in part with federal funds, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes the term "exceptional medical care" and its corresponding definition. Repeals a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to enter into a contract for $1,000,000 with the provider of community mental health services that has more than 700 beds at over 30 service locations in multiple counties for purposes of supporting the implementation of time-limited resident review and rapid reintegration targeted to residents of federally defined Institutions for Mental Disease. Repeals a provision requiring the Department to utilize up to $2,000,000 of the Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations for federally defined Institutions for Mental Disease to pay providers of community mental health services that are certified by the Department of Human Services. Effective immediately.
