Sen. Jason A. Barickman

Mourns the death of Deborah E. "Debbie" Porter of Streator.

Mourns the passing of the Honorable Ronald Chris "Ron" Dozier of Bloomington.

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator may negotiate for employment with a lobbying entity that engages in lobbying with members of the General Assembly during the legislator's term of office. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that a member may not, within a period of one year immediately after termination of the member's most recent term of office, engage in lobbying with members of the General Assembly, if the member accepts compensation specifically attributable to that lobbying.

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that for terms beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January of 2021, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall not receive compensation or income, other than from a passive interest in a publicly-traded company, from any source outside of or in addition to the salary he or she receives as a member of the General Assembly. Provides that nothing prohibits the creation of a blind trust to manage assets during a member's term of office.

Amends the School Code. Requires the school board to notify the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the school district if a school employee is under investigation by school authorities or by law enforcement for specified offenses. Provides that the school board must notify the parent or guardian within 5 days after receiving notice of the investigation concerning the school employee.

Amends the Ejectment Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a plaintiff is entitled to recover either the profits received by the defendant or lost by the plaintiff. Provides that the jury of an ejectment action may assess damages in the amount of mesne profits lost by the plaintiff (in addition to those received by the defendant) since the defendant entered into possession of the premises.

Amends the Parking Excise Tax Act. Provides that parking in a parking area owned by an exempt religious organization is exempt from the tax under the Act. Effective immediately.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall not receive compensation or income, other than from a passive interest in a publicly-traded company, from any source outside of or in addition to the salary he or she receives as a member of the General Assembly. Provides that nothing prohibits the creation of a blind trust to manage assets during a member's term of office. Effective upon being declared adopted, and applies to General Assembly member terms beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January of 2021.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation or issuing a subpoena. Provides that any existing rule, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation or issuing a subpoena is void. Removes language providing that the Legislative Inspector General needs the advance approval of the Commission to issue subpoenas. Effective immediately.

Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that a park district shall authorize a program participant's parent, guardian, or other designated caregiver to administer a medical cannabis infused product to the program participant on the premises of the park district if both the program participant and the parent, guardian, or other designated caregiver are cardholders. Contains requirements for designated caregivers. Provides that a member of the park district's staff is not required to administer a medical cannabis infused product to a program participant. Provides that a park district may not authorize the use of a medical cannabis infused product if the park district would lose federal funding as a result of the authorization. Provides that the amendatory provisions are exempt from specified limitations and penalties. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.