Sen. William E. Brady

Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Requires the Office to provide to the legislative leaders and the Comptroller and Treasurer copies of all State financial information submitted to persons not employed by the State and to post the information on its website. Requires the Office to submit financial reports and to post the reports on its website. Sets forth requirements for disclosure and reporting. Effective immediately.

Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In connection with the pharmaceutical assistance program under the Act, provides that to become a beneficiary under the program, a person must have a maximum household income equal to or less than 239% of the Federal Poverty Level (instead of less than specified amounts or equal to or less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level). Provides for 4 (instead of 5) Eligibility Groups (eliminates current Eligibility Group 3). For persons in the Eligibility Group consisting of persons who have a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS, provides for an alternative co-payment according to whether or not a drug is covered by the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan in which the beneficiary is enrolled (in addition to whether or not the drug is included in the formulary of the Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program operated by the Illinois Department of Public Health). Makes changes in the definitions of "covered prescription drug" for each Eligibility Group. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is not a violation of the statutes concerning unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon to carry or possess any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm in one's dwelling. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that it is the public policy of the State of Illinois to encourage the pension funds, and any State agency investing funds on behalf of pension funds, to promote the economy of Illinois through the use of economic opportunity investments to the greatest extent feasible within the bounds of financial and fiduciary prudence. Provides that each pension fund, except pension funds created under the Downstate Police and Firefighters Articles of the Code, shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1 of each year that identifies the economic opportunity investments made by the fund, the primary location of the business or project, the percentage of the fund's assets in economic opportunity investments, and the actions that the fund has undertaken to increase the use of economic opportunity investments. Requires certain pension funds, and any State agency investing funds on behalf of those pension funds, to make reasonable efforts to invest in economic opportunity investments. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon the request of the petitioner, within 24 hours of the issuance of an order of protection, the clerk of the issuing judge shall send written notice of the order of protection along with a certified copy of the order of protection to the day-care facility, pre-school or pre-kindergarten, or private school or the principal office of the public school district or any college or university in which any child who is a protected person under the order of protection or any child of the petitioner is enrolled. Provides that upon the request of the petitioner, the clerk of the circuit court shall send a certified copy of the order of protection to any specified health care facility or health care practitioner requested by the petitioner at the mailing address provided by the petitioner. Provides that if the order of protection prohibits a respondent's access to such records, the respondent shall not be allowed access to the records unless the order has expired or has been vacated.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person who has been elected to any office in this State who is convicted of a felony or convicted of a misdemeanor involving a violation of his or her official oath of office shall, as a condition of his or her sentence, forfeit any monetary rights derived from any book, movie, television, radio program, or Internet depiction or detailing of the crime for which he or she was convicted. Provides that the order shall extend to the period in which the elected official is serving a sentence in a penal institution and any period of probation, parole, or mandatory supervised release.

Creates the Local Farm and Food Products Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that a person holding the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or its equivalent, from an accredited college of veterinary medicine, and who has applied in writing to the Department for a license to practice veterinary medicine and surgery in any of its branches, and who has fulfilled the qualification requirements of the Act, with the exception of receipt of notification of his or her examination results, may practice under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in the State, until: (1) the applicant has been notified of the results of the examination authorized by the Department; or (2) the applicant has withdrawn his or her application (now, such person may receive, at the discretion of the Department, a temporary permit to practice under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in the State). Effective immediately.

Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a member to establish optional credit for up to 2 years of service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, provided that the teacher (i) was certified under the law governing the certification of teachers at the time the service was rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or before June 30, 2014, (iii) supplies satisfactory evidence of the employment, (iv) completes at least 10 years of contributing service as a teacher, and (v) pays the required contribution. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. In counties of less than 3,000,000, provides that if an owner fails to file an application for any homestead exemption (instead of only the senior assessment freeze), a certificate of error may be issued. Effective immediately.