Attorneys Legislation - Illinois

$VARIOUS Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for its FY 08 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2007. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations and reappropriations to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency, legislative agencies, constitutional officers, the Sex Offender Management Board, the General Assembly, the Legislative Ethics Commission, the Legislative Inspector General, the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the State Appellate Defender. Effective July 1, 2008. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, that made appropriations to the Attorney General and the Sex Offender Management Board, and adds provisions making appropriations to the Attorney General and the Sex Offender Management [...]

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ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS RECYCLING Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/1Adds reference to: New Act30 ILCS 105/5.708 new Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Electronic [...]

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PEN CD-CHIC MUNI-DUTY DISABLTY Amends the Chicago Municipal Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, before any action is taken by the Board on an application for a duty disability benefit or a widow's compensation or supplemental benefit, the employee or widow shall file a claim with the employer to establish that the disability or death occurred while the employee was acting within the scope of and in the course of his or her duties. Provides an offset of disability benefits for any amounts provided to the employee or surviving spouse as temporary total disability payments, permanent disability payments, a lump sum settlement award, or other payment under the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Makes other changes concerning disability benefits. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 3

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RESID LANDLORD TENANT COURT Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may establish a residential landlord-tenant court and make appropriations to operate it. Provides that this authorization is not a limitation on or a prohibition of the exercise of a home rule county's powers. Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that the chief judge of a judicial circuit may establish a residential landlord-tenant court in a county if the county board has approved the establishment of such a court. Provides that the chief judge may appoint to this court licensed attorneys as hearing officers to preside over cases, take evidence, and report findings of fact and legal conclusions to a judge and these shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which a judge makes rulings. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in actions filed for repossession due to illegal drug use on the premises, an emergency housing eviction, or voiding a lease for use of the premises in furtherance [...]

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PUBLIC INTEREST ATTY ASSIST Creates the Public Interest Attorney Assistance Act to encourage qualified individuals to enter into and continue in employment in this State as assistant State's Attorneys, assistant Public Defenders, civil legal aid attorneys, assistant Attorneys General, and assistant public guardians. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall establish and administer the Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance Program for the primary purpose of providing loan repayment assistance to practicing attorneys to encourage them to pursue careers as public interest attorneys. Provides for the distribution of funds, in the form of a forgivable loan. Sets forth provisions concerning the application process, eligibility requirements, the maximum amount of assistance, and prioritization. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance Fund. House Amendment No. 1 Provides that the [...]

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JUV CT-DELINQUENCY AGE Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that persons under 18 years of age (rather than under 17 years of age) who commit offenses are subject to the proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for delinquent minors. Effective January 1, 2010. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 405/1-7from Ch. 37, par. 801-7705 ILCS 405/1-8from Ch. 37, par. 801-8705 ILCS 405/1-9

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DOM VIOLENCE-RISK ASSESSMENT Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that circuit judges and associate judges assigned to domestic violence cases shall participate in risk assessment workshops. Provides that the workshops shall be developed under rules established by the chief judge of the circuit. Provides that the Office of the State's Attorney shall develop a protocol to educate victims of domestic violence requesting the issuance of orders of protection and to warn victims of the dangers of assisting respondents in violating orders of protection. Provides that the Office of the State's Attorney shall: (1) refer each victim of a domestic violence offense to individualized support and advocacy; (2) develop additional techniques and protocols that will enhance Assistant State's Attorneys in prosecuting domestic violence cases; (3) develop protocols to facilitate early identification of individuals with the propensity to commit escalating violence; (4) refer [...]

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