Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to use the zipper merge method when merging into a reduced number of lanes (drivers in merging lanes are expected to use both lanes to advance to the lane reduction point and merge at that location, alternating turns). House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/6-109 625 ILCS 5/11-907.1 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool used for the written portion of the driver's license examination, at least one test question concerning driver responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle. Creates the Move Over Task Force to study the issue of violations of the provisions of the Code prescribing how to safely enter a highway construction zone, approach a disabled vehicle, and approach an authorized emergency vehicle. Prescribes membership for the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall meet no fewer than 3 times and shall present its report and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2020. Repeals the Task Force on January 1, 2021. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds to the Move Over Task Force one representative, appointed by the Governor, from a bona fide labor organization representing certified road flaggers and other road construction workers.
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may be commenced at any time (rather than within 10 years of the commission of the offense if the victim reported the offense to law enforcement authorities within 3 years after the commission of the offense). Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a board of trustees may enter into contracts for supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in excess of $20,000 through participation in a joint governmental or nongovernmental purchasing program that requires as part of its selection procedure a competitive solicitation and procurement process. Effective immediately.
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Defines "administrative separation". Provides that a court lacks jurisdiction to proceed on a petition for the appointment of a guardian or standby guardian of a minor if it finds that the minor has a living parent whose parental rights have not been terminated, unless, among other things, the parent or parents, in the event of an administrative separation, are not presently located in the United States and are unable to consent as evidenced by a sworn affidavit. Provides that a parent or guardian shall not appoint a short-term guardian of a minor if the minor has another living parent whose parental rights have not been terminated, unless, among other things, the parent or parents, in the event of an administrative separation, are not presently located in the United States and are unable to consent as evidenced by a sworn affidavit. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 755 ILCS 5/11-10.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) changes the definition of "administrative separation"; (2) provides that the court lacks jurisdiction to proceed on a petition for the appointment of a guardian or standby guardian of a minor if the minor has a living parent, adoptive parent, or adjudicated parent, whose whereabouts are known, and who is willing and able to make and carry out day-to-day child care decisions, unless the parent or parents, due to an administrative separation, are unable to give consent to the appointment in person or by a notarized, written document as evidenced by a sworn affidavit describing the parent's or parents' inability to receive notice or give consent (rather than the parent or parents, in the event of an administrative separation, are not presently located in the United States and are unable to consent as evidenced by a sworn affidavit describing the present location of the parent out of the country and the attempts made to contact the parent); (3) deletes language providing that a parent or guardian shall not appoint a short-term guardian of a minor if the minor has another living parent, adoptive parent, or adjudicated parent whose whereabouts are known, and who is willing to carry out day-to-day child care decisions unless the parent or parents in the event of an administrative separation, are not presently located in the United States and are unable to consent as evidenced by a sworn affidavit describing the present location of the parent out of the country and the attempts made to contact the parent; (4) provides that a short-term guardian who was appointed as the result of an administrative separation may renew a short-term guardianship for an additional 365 days from the date the initial appointment expires if the administrative separation is still in effect, unless the written instrument provides for the appointment to terminate upon a different date or event; (5) deletes language providing that the petition for guardian or standby guardian of a minor must state the facts concerning any administrative separation proceeding; (6) provides specific facts that the petition for guardian or standby guardian of a minor must include and that documentation related to an administrative separation shall be attached to the petition as an exhibit; and (7) deletes language providing that failure to give notice to any relative or parent out of the country is not jurisdictional if the petitioner can attest to specific factors. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall establish a Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Program. Provides that the purpose of the Program shall be to promote public awareness of Parkinson's disease and the value of early detection and possible treatments, including the benefits and risks of those treatments. Provides that the Department of Public Health may accept for that purpose any special grant of moneys, services, or property from the federal government or any of its agencies, or from any foundation, organization, or medical school. Provides that the Program shall focus on the development of specified programs and services. Provides that the Department shall prepare an information booklet in English, Spanish, and Mandarin which provides information about the symptoms and treatment of Parkinson's disease. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that establishment of the Program is subject to appropriation.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Expands the definition of "computer" to include equipment of cloud-based networks of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data. Makes the definition of "computer" apply to multiple provisions under the computer fraud subdivision of the Code. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-6.6 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 720 ILCS 5/17-0.5 720 ILCS 5/28-2 from Ch. 38, par. 28-2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Defines "computer" as a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves, or outputs data and includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage including cloud-based networks of remote services hosted on the Internet, and telecommunications devices connected to computers for the purposes of solicitation to meet a child, child pornography, unlawful use of encryption, and gambling provisions of the Code. Makes other technical changes.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption in the amount of a reduction of $5,000 from the equalized assessed value of property of police officers and firefighters with duty-related disabilities. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/15-169.1 new Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-107 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund. Provides that moneys in the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund shall be used to pay rebates to residential property taxpayers in the State. Provides that the Fund may accept moneys from any lawful source. Provides that the State Comptroller shall calculate a property tax rebate amount for the applicable property tax year by dividing the total amount appropriated from the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund by the total number of homestead exemptions granted for homestead property in the State. Provides that the property tax bills of non-delinquent taxpayers who received a general homestead exemption under the Property Tax Code shall be reduced by the property tax rebate amount. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Directs the Department to create and maintain an online database and resource page on its website. Provides that the page shall contain mental health resources specifically geared towards school counselors, parents, and teachers with the goal of connecting those people with mental health resources related to bullying and school shootings and encouraging information sharing among educational administrators, school security personnel, and school resource officers. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2310/2310-229 new Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 1705/76 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to create and maintain an online database and resource page on its website. Provides that the database and resource page shall contain mental health resources specifically geared toward school counselors, parents, and teachers with the goal of connecting those people with mental health resources related to bullying and school shootings and encouraging information sharing among educational administrators, school security personnel, and school resource officers. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the online database and resource page shall also be geared toward school social workers and school support personnel.
Amends the School Code. Creates the School District Efficiency Commission. Provides for the membership and support of the Commission. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of school districts in this State, the optimal amount of enrollment for a school district, and where reorganization and realignment of school districts would be beneficial in this State; specifies the topics on which the recommendations must focus. Provides that, on or before May 1, 2020, the Commission must vote on its recommendations and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides that if the Commission adopts the report recommendations by an affirmative vote of at least 11 of its members, then the Commission's recommendations for reorganization of school districts into unit school districts must be placed on the ballots of the designated school districts in the next general election in the same manner as petitions approved by a regional superintendent of schools, except without financial incentives. Provides that the Commission is dissolved the day after the report is filed with the Governor and the General Assembly. Repeals the provision on February 1, 2021. Makes a conforming change in the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article. Effective immediately.
Encourages increased investment and participation in vote by mail programs.