Sen. Don Harmon

Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department shall require that each employee of a Veterans Home receive a vaccine for COVID-19 if offered. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that each employee of a hospital who works in the hospital's intensive care unit must receive a vaccine for COVID-19 if offered. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that each employee of a facility must receive a vaccine for COVID-19 if offered. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the conflicts of interest.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for second degree murder committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may possess a vehicle security circumvention device if he or she has previously been convicted of specified felonies under the Code. Provides that only a mechanic, a licensed new or used vehicle dealer, a licensed locksmith, a repossession agent, or a State or local law enforcement officer may possess a vehicle security circumvention device. Provides that any seller of a vehicle security circumvention device shall: (1) conduct a criminal background check on a buyer before completing the sale; and (2) confirm that the buyer may lawfully possess a vehicle security circumvention device before completing the sale. Provides criminal penalties. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: allows employees of facilities subject to the Automotive Repair Act and Automotive Collision Repair Act (instead of mechanics) to possess a vehicle security circumvention device; specifies that language prohibiting the possession or sale of vehicle security circumvention devices by or to persons convicted of certain felonies applies only with respect to convictions within the previous 5 years.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Sets forth provisions concerning credit unions that serve target markets. In provisions concerning election or appointment of officials, provides that the board of directors may appoint, from among the members of the credit union, a nominating committee of 3 or more persons, and that the nominating committee may recruit, evaluate, and nominate eligible candidates for each position to be filled in the election of directors or to be filled by appointment of the board of directors for the remainder of the unexpired term of a director. Sets forth provisions concerning the nominating committee. In provisions concerning meetings of directors, provides that upon approval by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation of an amendment to the bylaws of the credit union, the board of directors may hold meetings on a quarterly basis. In provisions concerning duties of the supervisory committee, sets forth provisions concerning accounting principles for specified credit unions. In provisions concerning special purpose share accounts and charitable donation accounts, provides that a credit union may establish one or more donor-advised fund accounts. Sets forth provisions concerning transfers from a donor-advised fund account, distributions by a foundation receiving donor-advised funds from a credit union, and transfers by a credit union from its donor-advised fund account to a foundation. In provisions concerning shares in trust, provides that shares may be issued in the name of an individual or corporate representative under the Illinois Probate Act of 1975 for or in respect of a nonmember of a credit union if the representative is an individual who is a member of the credit union. In provisions concerning investment of funds, provides that funds not used in loans to members may be invested in shares, stocks, or units of financial technology companies in a total amount not exceeding 5% of the unimpaired capital and surplus of the credit union, so long as the investment complies with specified documentation and separate corporate existence requirements. Changes references from "secure electronic record" to "electronic record". Defines terms. Makes other changes.

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

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $622,015,000; Other State Funds $6,627,900; Total $628,642,900.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.