Sen. John J. Millner

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that police officers shall be licensed instead of certified. Provides that licensure of probationary officers shall include an exam on constitutional law and ethics as well as a comprehensive exam administered by the Board. Provides that the Board shall prescribe, direct, and oversee annual ethics training for police officers and county corrections officers. Provides for revocation as a matter of law of the police officer's license, certification, or waiver if the officer pleads guilty to certain offenses. Provides for the conversion of certificates to licenses. Makes other changes.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court may impose an extended term sentence when a defendant is convicted of a violation of Section 12-6 (intimidation), 31-4 (communicating with jurors and witnesses), or 32-4a (harassment of representatives for the child, jurors, witnesses and others) of the Criminal Code of 1961, and that offense was in furtherance or concealment of (or the testimony, proceeding, or act related to the defendant's commission of) a sex offense as defined in subsection (B) of Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act for which the defendant was convicted and the victim of which was under 18 years of age at the time of the sex offense. Provides that the court shall impose consecutive sentences under those circumstances.

Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Requires GOMB to establish a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public at no cost that includes information concerning each entity that receives Illinois funding. Requires GOMB to report to the General Assembly concerning the website. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the amount of credit to be applied against a sentence of imprisonment or periodic imprisonment when the defendant served a term or partial term of periodic imprisonment shall be calculated upon the basis of the actual days spent in confinement rather than the duration of the term.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions relating to co-payments for child care services for TANF recipients, provides that the co-payment shall not exceed the following amounts: (1) $1 per week for a family whose countable income is not more than 50% of the federal poverty level; (2) 3% of all of the family's countable income for a family whose countable income is more than 50% but not more than 100% of the federal poverty level; (3) 7% of all of the family's countable income for a family whose countable income is more than 100% but not more than 150% of the federal poverty level; and (4) 12% of all of the family's countable income for a family whose countable income is more than 150% but not more than 200% of the federal poverty level. Effective immediately.

Amends the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act. Provides that any State university or community college (rather than any State or community college, State university, or community agency) designated by the Department of Transportation may organize a Regional Cycle Rider Training Center. Provides that the State Treasurer shall appoint the trustee for the Cycle Rider Training Fund. Provides that the trustee, in consultation with the Department, is authorized to award contracts out of appropriations to the Fund (rather than providing that the Department is authorized to do so). Effective immediately.

Creates the State Facility Overtime Act. Provides that the Director of the State agency responsible for the operation of specified State facilities (or the Director's designee or agent) may not require an employee to accept work in excess of an agreed upon, predetermined, and regularly scheduled daily work shift, not to exceed 40 hours per week. Provides for: exceptions to the prohibition; posting a summary of the Act and applicable rules; investigation of complaints by the Illinois Department of Labor and disposition of complaints; adoption of administrative rules; construction; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the redevelopment project in the TIF district created by an ordinance that was adopted on May 21, 1990 by the City of West Chicago shall be completed by December 31 of the 35th year (now, the 23rd year) after the year in which the ordinance was adopted.

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that for assisted living or shared housing establishments granted a 2-year license, the Department of Public Health shall conduct an on-site review every 2 years (instead of annually). Requires revocation of a 2-year license and replacement with a one-year license if a licensee has admitted or retained a resident in violation of provisions of the Act concerning residency requirements in the preceding 24 months. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $8,200,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for staffing at the Illinois Veterans' Home at LaSalle. Effective July 1, 2008.