Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the sheriff shall notify the Department of Corrections of the order of commitment, and the Department shall within 48 hours of notice by the sheriff accept transfer of the offender to the Department, unless the Department is unable to accept the transfer on the grounds that space is not available, in which case the Department shall take custody of the prisoner within 7 days. Expenses incurred due to time spent in custody after the Department has been notified of the transfer and before the prisoner's transfer to the Department of Corrections, shall be paid by the State.
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Amends the America's Central Port District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers of the District to apply for and accept certain grants, loans, and appropriations and to make certain improvements and changes.
Mourns the death of Misty Michelle Hammon of White Hall.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that each original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 90 years of age or older (rather than 81 years of age through age 89) shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance, or at such later date as the Secretary of State may by rule and regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of State Police, shall include in its protocol best practices for the preservation of crime scenes, subject to the needs of a resident who has been sexually assaulted in a long term care facility or elsewhere.
Reaffirms that the national motto of the United States of America is, and should continue to be, "In God We Trust" and encourages its use by the citizens of the State of Illinois.
Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that "administrative rule" means a rule adopted under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
Amends the Municipal Clerk Training Act. Provides that at least one (currently, one) ex-officio member designated by the governing board of any public college or university shall be on the Municipal Clerk Training Institute Committee. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of George Warren Kenney of Springfield.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a provision providing for the collection of an annual commercial distribution fee on vehicles of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2016.