Amends the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act and the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions concerning: the definition of "lawyers' assistance program"; support for lawyers' assistance programs; creation of the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund; program funding; and powers of the Supreme Court. Provides for the transfer of the balance of the money in the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Provides that the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act is repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2022. Effective January 1, 2022. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: (1) provides that the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund shall be dissolved as soon as practical after the required transfers are made; and (2) changes the effective date to provide that the Act is effective January 1, 2022, except that the provisions amending the State Finance Act take effect July 1, 2022.
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Declares the month of April 2022 as Illinois State Police Centennial Month in the State of Illinois.
Designates the entire portion of U.S. Highway 20 in Illinois beginning at the Illinois/Iowa border and ending at the Illinois/Indiana border as the "Illinois Medal of Honor Highway".
Mourns the death of John Henry "Red" Lofton.
Urges the President of the United States and the Congress of the United States to take all necessary measures to ensure the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II be offered a state funeral.
Amends the School Code. With respect to the daily pupil attendance calculation, provides that instead of school improvement days with students in attendance a minimum of 3 clock hours, a school district may opt to have a school improvement day without students in attendance for up to 4 times in a given school year. Provides that each such day may be counted as a day of attendance, provided that a sufficient number of clock hours have been accumulated beyond the 5 clock hours per day that students would have been in session. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 105 ILCS 5/10-20.76 new 105 ILCS 5/24-6 105 ILCS 5/34-18.77 new 110 ILCS 305/125 new 110 ILCS 520/105 new 110 ILCS 660/5-215 new 110 ILCS 665/10-215 new 110 ILCS 670/15-215 new 110 ILCS 675/20-220 new 110 ILCS 680/25-215 new 110 ILCS 685/30-225 new 110 ILCS 690/35-220 new 110 ILCS 805/3-29.15 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires school districts and the governing board of each public university and community college district to provide paid administrative leave to an employee for purposes related to COVID-19 under specified conditions. Provides that an employee of a school district or an institution of higher education who is on paid administrative leave must receive their regular rate of pay. Sets forth other requirements. For any school closure or use of an e-learning day that is related to COVID-19 guidance, mandates, or rules, requires a school district to pay to its educational support personnel and contractors their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits. Amends sick leave provisions of the School Code to require a district to return any sick leave used during the 2021-2022 school year by a teacher or employee for reasons related to the issuance of guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 and public health. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.76 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.82 new 105 ILCS 5/34-85e new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires school districts and the governing board of each public university and community college district to provide paid administrative leave to an employee for purposes related to COVID-19 under specified conditions. Provides that an employee of a school district or an institution of higher education who is on paid administrative leave must receive their regular rate of pay. Sets forth other requirements. For any school closure or use of an e-learning day that is related to COVID-19 guidance, mandates, or rules, requires a school district to pay to its educational support personnel and contractors their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits. Requires a school district to return any sick leave used during the 2021-2022 school year by a teacher or employee for reasons related to the issuance of guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 and public health. Effective immediately.
Declares February 2022 as Career and Technical Education Month to celebrate Career and Technical Education across the State of Illinois
Mourns the death of Lawrence T. "Larry" Moorman of Channahon.
Declares February 5-12, 2022 as Court Reporting and Captioning Week.
Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the office of marshal for the Supreme Court may also employ court security officers. Authorizes a court security officer to arrest in the same manner as authorized by similarly certified officers of a county sheriff. Allows a court security officer to carry a weapon at his or her place of employment and to and from his or her place of employment. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 5/11 from Ch. 37, par. 16 Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 37, par. 12 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Supreme Court Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers of the Court. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 815/1 Adds reference to: New Act 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1b 705 ILCS 22/Act rep. 705 ILCS 35/2 from Ch. 37, par. 72.2 705 ILCS 35/2f from Ch. 37, par. 72.2f 705 ILCS 35/2f-2 705 ILCS 35/2f-6 705 ILCS 35/2f-13 new 705 ILCS 35/2f-14 new 705 ILCS 35/2f-15 new 705 ILCS 35/2f-16 new 705 ILCS 35/2f-17 new 705 ILCS 35/2f-18 new 705 ILCS 45/2 from Ch. 37, par. 160.2 705 ILCS 50/Act rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Judicial Circuits Districting Act of 2022. Divides the 3rd, 7th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 22nd judicial circuits and the Cook County judicial circuit into subcircuits. Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that, on and after December 2, 2024, the Circuit of Cook County is divided into 20 subcircuits and, beginning in 2031, the General Assembly shall, in the year following each federal decennial census, redraw the boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the most recent federal decennial census. Provides that all vacancies in circuit judgeships in the Circuit of Cook County that are not allotted to Judicial Subcircuits 1 through 15 and are existing on or occurring on or after June 1, 2022 shall be allotted in numerical order to Judicial Subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 until there are 11 resident judges to be elected from each of those subcircuits (for a total of 55). Provides that, on and after December 2, 2024, the 17th judicial circuit is divided into 2 subcircuits, and makes changes for the 17th judicial circuit regarding the conversion of an at-large judgeship to a resident judgeship, allotment of resident judgeships, and other matters. In the 3rd, 7th, and 18th judicial circuits, contains provisions regarding the division of the judicial circuits into subcircuits, the conversion of certain at-large judgeships to resident judgeships, and the allotment of certain resident judgeships. Provides that certain at-large judgeships in the 6th, 10th, and 14th judicial circuits shall be converted to resident judgeships. Amends the Associate Judges Act. Provides for the maximum number of associate judges in the 20th and 24th judicial circuits. Contains various provisions regarding judgeships in the 19th judicial circuit. Amends the Election Code by adding provisions concerning certain petitions for nomination for judicial office, objections to certificates of nomination and nomination papers for certain judicial offices, certification of the names of candidates for certain judicial offices, petition circulation, and other matters. Provides that the Judicial Circuits Apportionment Act of 2005 is repealed on December 2, 2024 and the Cook County Circuit Apportionment Act of 1991 is repealed on December 2, 2024. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.