Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's annual report to the Governor.
Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Removes provisions allowing the State Charter School Commission to reverse a school board's decision to deny, revoke, or not renew a charter; makes related changes. In a provision concerning a charter school proposed to be jointly authorized by 2 or more school districts and the school boards unanimously denying the charter school proposal with a statement that the school boards are not opposed to the charter school, but that they yield to the Commission in light of the complexities of joint administration, allows the charter applicant to submit the proposal to the Commission and requires the Commission to follow the same process and be subject to the same timelines for review as a school board.
Declares November 13-19, 2016 as Nurse Practitioner Week in the State of Illinois.
Appropriates $582,500,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the Department of Transportation for counties, municipalities, and counties for distribution to road districts in accordance with the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Effective immediately.
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Eliminates the provision that a licensee under the Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm into any building, real property, or parking area under the control of an airport.
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning violations of the Act.
Encourages school districts, for the 2014-2015 school year through the 2017-2018 school year, to not use results of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test as a determining factor for making decisions about a student's educational opportunities, the evaluation of educators, and the allocation of resources based on educational achievement on this assessment.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Changes the name of the fee from "Public Hunting Grounds for Pheasants" to "Public Hunting Grounds for Game Birds". Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may permit hunters to take bobwhite quail, chukar partridge, and gray partridge on public hunting grounds. Authorizes the Department to set the hunting season for game birds by administrative rule between the dates of September 1st and March 31st, both inclusive.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that any commissions or revenues for the provision of pay telephones in institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice for those incarcerated are prohibited. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with the qualified vendor who proposes the lowest per minute rate not exceeding 5 cents per minute for debit, prepaid, collect calls and who does not bill to any party any service charge or additional fee exceeding the per minute rate, including, but not limited to, any per call surcharge, account set up fee, bill statement fee, monthly account maintenance charge, or refund fee, as established by the Federal Communications Commission Order for state prisons in the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, Second Report and Order, WC Docket 12-375, FCC 15-136 (adopted Oct. 22, 2015). Provides that telephone services made available through a prepaid or collect call system shall include international calls; those calls shall be made available at reasonable rates subject to Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations, but not to exceed 25 cents per minute. Provides that the amendatory Act applies to any new or renewal contract for inmate calling services. Effective January 1, 2017.
