Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that a person required to register under the Act must include in his or her report a description of (i) any business relationship that the registrant has with a State official, and (ii) any familial relationship with a State official that is known to the registrant. Defines "familial relationship".
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the research and development credit by providing that the increase in research and development activities shall be based on an increase over 50% of the average of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base period (instead of 100% of the average of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base period). Provides that the research and development credit applies on a permanent basis. Effective immediately.
Amends the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. Changes the definition of "amateur" to allow the person to receive a stipend for an athletic club or sponsor of the contestant to cover the cost of training and participation expenses not to exceed $1,500. Provides that "full-contact martial arts" includes, but is not limited to, mixed martial arts and kickboxing techniques. Defines "incumbent sanctioning body". Allows amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts contests sponsored by a State, county, or municipal entity to be conducted by a sanctioning body approved by the Act without oversight by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that specified qualified entities are exempt from oversight by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and must notify the Department of their intent to sponsor events covered under the Act. Adds provisions for sanctioning bodies. Effective immediately.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that in the case of sexual assault or sexual abuse by a school district employee or volunteer, nothing in the Act prohibits a school district from disclosing the disciplinary records of that person. Amends the School Code to require a school board to report all credible cases of sexual assault or sexual abuse by a licensed educator to the State Board of Education, to establish a hearing procedure for student victims, and to ensure that a licensed educator under investigation by the State Superintendent of Education is reassigned to non-classroom duty. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the State Board of Education must monitor all fingerprint-based criminal history records checks and any other database checks conducted by a school district or regional superintendent for applicants for employment with a school district. Makes changes concerning educator licensure and allegations of physical or sexual abuse. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to create the criminal offense of sexual conduct or sexual relations with a student by an authority figure. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to require an arresting enforcement agency to share its reports pertaining to the arrest of a licensed educator with the superintendent of any school district that employs the educator (or, in the case of the arrest of a superintendent, with the school board of any school district that employs the superintendent). Amends the Personnel Record Review Act to provide that the Act does not prohibit a school district from divulging internal investigative findings and discipline to another school district. Effective immediately.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a violation of criminal damage to property, criminal damage to government supported property, and institutional vandalism shall be ordered to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours (removes "if community service is available in the jurisdiction"). Provides that the minor's sentence shall not be considered discharged until the cleanup and repair of the damage caused by the minor is complete.
Amends the School Code. Provides that Peoria Public School District 150 may contract with a third party to provide high school equivalency testing programs. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court for probation reimbursements to the Knox County Mary Davis Detention Home. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. In a Section concerning a college savings pool, provides that moneys may be used for qualified higher education expenses allowed pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.
Amends the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning fees.
Amends the Auction License Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
