Sen. John M. Sullivan

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that discrimination against a person because of the person's veteran status (status as a person who served on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National Guard and who was discharged with other than a dishonorable discharge) constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective immediately.

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

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to false personation. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to falsely represent himself or herself as a Purple Heart recipient or to wear a Purple Heart medal that was not awarded to that person by the United States government. Provides that a violation is a petty offense for which the offender shall be fined at least $100 but not exceeding $200.

Amends the Wildlife Code. In a Section concerning permits for wild turkey hunting, provides that no charge permits shall be issued to bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or partnership's land only. Sets forth that one permit shall be issued without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder, one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity partner for each 40 acres of land owned by the corporation, company, or partnership in a county; however, the number of permits issued without charge to bona fide equity shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity members of a limited liability company in any county shall not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide equity partners of a partnership. Provides that "bona fide equity shareholder", "bona fide equity member", and "bona fide equity partner" shall have the same meaning as provided in a statute regarding deer hunting permits.

Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Defines "sexually violent offense" to include the offense of indecent solicitation of a child. Effective immediately.

Urges the Board of Higher Education to strongly encourage community colleges seeking baccalaureate-completion partnerships to give preference to Illinois-based private and public institutions, directs the Board of Higher Education to conduct an inventory of baccalaureate-completion programs and partnerships, and urges the Illinois Community College Board to review its policies and guidelines with regard to preferences for Illinois-based institutions.

Encourages the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Illinois Congressional delegation to take action to ensure that benefits due to Illinois veterans are indeed given to Illinois veterans and are in fact actually received by Illinois veterans in equal proportion to benefits received by veterans in other states.

Mourns the death of Robert Francis "RT" Tracy of Mount Sterling.

Mourns the death of David Crum Sinclair, mayor of Virginia, Illinois.

Mourns the death of Lyle F. Scheetz of rural Adrian.