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 Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that an elected or appointed official of a unit of local government may not hire or appoint himself or herself to a second position in the unit of local government if the second position is a salaried or hourly position. Allows the governing body of the unit of local government to hire or appoint an elected or appointed official to a second position in the unit of local government with a salary or hourly wages by ordinance or resolution if the ordinance or resolution states the salary or total compensation of an hourly position. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 (Senate recedes Jun 02, 2019) Provides that an elected or appointed official of a unit of local government may not hire or appoint himself or herself to a position (rather than a second position) in the unit of local government if the position is a salaried or hourly position. Provides that the governing body of the unit of local government may consolidate positions within the unit of local government (rather than hire or appoint an elected or appointed official to a second position in the unit of local government with a salary or hourly wages) by ordinance or resolution if the ordinance or resolution states the salary or total compensation of the combined position. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 (Senate recedes Jun 02, 2019) Deletes reference to: 50 ILCS 105/4.1 new Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 50/5 50 ILCS 50/10 50 ILCS 50/15 50 ILCS 50/20 50 ILCS 50/25 50 ILCS 50/30 50 ILCS 50/35 50 ILCS 50/42 new 50 ILCS 50/45 new 50 ILCS 50/50 new 50 ILCS 50/40 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. Modifies and deletes various definitions. Expands and changes the financing or refinancing that a governmental unit (rather than a local unit of government) or the Illinois Finance Authority may use for assessment contracts. Provides that a governmental unit or the Authority may sale and assign assessment contracts without competitive bidding or the solicitation of requests for proposals or requests for qualifications. Changes elements required in an ordinance or resolution establishing a property assessed clean energy program. Changes elements required to be included in a property assessed clean energy program report. Changes requirements of assessment contracts in a program. Provides that assessments under the program may be included in property tax bills and establishes procedures for billing and collection of assessments. Modifies how PACE bonds are issued and paid, including that the State will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in governmental units by this Act or in the Authority in accordance with this Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are intended to be supplemental and in addition to all other powers or authorities granted to any governmental unit, shall be construed liberally, and shall not be construed as a limitation of any power or authority otherwise granted. Requires PACE bonds to contain a recital. Validates all actions and bonds issued prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals provisions on joint property assessed clean energy programs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 (Senate recedes Jun 02, 2019) Makes organizational and grammatical changes. Changes a cross-reference. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 2, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 3, with the following changes: Removes cost of collecting assessments from costs allowed to be included in the amount of financing or refinancing. Modifies the definitions of "assessment", "property", "record owner", and "resiliency improvement". Modifies the requirements of the program report. Changes requirements of property that may be subject to an assessment contract. Removes provisions allowing a county collector to charge flat fees relating to collection of assessments. Removes language providing that a record owner waives objects to assessments related to assessment contracts when entering into the assessment contract. Makes grammatical changes. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Provides that "capital provider" means any credit union, federally insured depository institution, insurance company, trust company, or other entity (rather than institution) approved by a governmental unit or its program administrator or program administrators that finances or refinances an energy project by purchasing PACE bonds issued by the governmental unit or the Authority for that purpose. Corrects typographical errors.
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 School Code. Provides that, upon request, the school board of a school district that maintains grades 10 through 12 may posthumously award a diploma to any service member who was killed in action while performing active military duty in the armed forces of the United States if he or she: (1) resided in an area currently within the district; (2) left high school before graduating to serve in the armed forces of the United States; and (3) did not receive a high school diploma. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may include in its curriculum a unit of instruction on hunting education that includes instruction on hunting safety. Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and make available to school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for development of a unit of instruction on hunting education. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may offer its students a course on hunting safety as part of its curriculum during the school day or as part of an after-school program. Provides that the State Board of Education may prepare and make available to school boards resources on hunting safety that may be used as guidelines for the development of the course. Effective July 1, 2019.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the State Board of Education. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 1A-4 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2310/2310-220 was 20 ILCS 2310/55.73 110 ILCS 935/Act title 110 ILCS 935/1 from Ch. 144, par. 1451 110 ILCS 935/2 from Ch. 144, par. 1452 110 ILCS 935/3.03 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.03 110 ILCS 935/3.06 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.06 110 ILCS 935/3.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1453.07 110 ILCS 935/3.09 110 ILCS 935/3.10 new 110 ILCS 935/4.01 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.01 110 ILCS 935/4.02 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.02 110 ILCS 935/4.07 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.07 110 ILCS 935/4.10 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.10 110 ILCS 935/4.11 from Ch. 144, par. 1454.11 110 ILCS 935/5 from Ch. 144, par. 1455 110 ILCS 935/6 from Ch. 144, par. 1456 110 ILCS 935/9 from Ch. 144, par. 1459 110 ILCS 935/7 rep. 110 ILCS 970/1-20 from Ch. 144, par. 2781-20 110 ILCS 980/3 from Ch. 144, par. 2703 305 ILCS 5/12-4.24a from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.24a Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Family Practice Residency Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Underserved Physician Workforce Act. Provides that the Act applies to primary care physicians, general surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, or obstetricians (rather than primary care physicians and other eligible primary care providers). Defines "primary care physician". Makes conforming and other changes, including amending the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, Nurses in Advancement Law, Private Medical Scholarship Agreement Act, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who commits a violation of the Section prohibiting the operation of an electronic communication device while operating a motor vehicle, and the violation results in an accident causing great bodily harm to any person, shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period of one year and shall be assessed a fine of $1,000. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/6-206 Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the driving privileges of a person who has committed a violation involving the use of an electronic communication device while driving that resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability or disfigurement, and that in such case the driving privileges of the person shall be suspended for 12 months. Provides that a person who commits a violation of the Section prohibiting the operation of an electronic communication device while operating a motor vehicle, and the violation results in an accident causing great bodily harm to any person, shall be subject to a minimum fine of $1,000 (instead of shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period of one year and shall be assessed a fine of $1,000). Changes the effective date to July 1, 2020.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every sentencing order shall include as though written therein a term providing that if the Department of Corrections accepts an eligible offender in the program and determines the offender has successfully completed the impact incarceration program, the sentence shall be reduced to time considered served. Removes the requirement that a person be recommended and approved for placement in the impact incarceration program in the court's sentencing order. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.1 Adds reference to: 730 ILCS 5/5-3-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-3-2 730 ILCS 5/5-4-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in felony cases, the presentence report shall include information concerning defendant's eligibility for a sentence to an impact incarceration program administered by the Department of Corrections. Provides that the court shall make a specific finding about whether the defendant is eligible for participation in a Department impact incarceration program, and if not, provide an explanation as to why a sentence to impact incarceration is not an appropriate sentence.
Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that expenditures shall not exceed proposed revenue (rather than funds) estimated to be available for a fiscal year. Provides that except for deficiency or emergency appropriations, all appropriations are expendable only during the fiscal year for which they were appropriated. Provides that no public money shall be expended except as provided by appropriations made by law. Provides that expenditures for any fiscal year shall not exceed the State's revenues and reserves, including proceeds of any debt obligation, for that year. Provides that no debt obligation, except as shall be repaid within the fiscal year of issuance, shall be authorized for the current operation of any State service or program, nor shall the proceeds of any debt obligation be expended for a purpose other than that for which it was authorized. Provides that any law requiring the expenditure of State funds shall be null and void unless, during the session in which the act receives final passage, an appropriation is made for the estimated first-year's funding. Defines "revenue". Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the provision defining "eligible employment" for the purpose of allowing a teacher to return to teaching in subject shortage areas without impairing his or her retirement status or retirement annuity, changes the ending date of the employment from no later than June 30, 2019 to no later than June 30, 2021. Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase". Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.