Courts Legislation - Illinois

STEM CELL INITIATIVE-TECH Creates the Illinois Stem Cell Initiative of 2007. Contains only a short title provision. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning Prohibition Act. Permits research involving the derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic germ cells, and human adult stem cells from any source, including somatic cell nuclear transplantation, and allows public funding for stem cell research programs. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop and administer the Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute program to provide for the awarding of grants to Illinois medical research institutions. Creates the Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute Oversight Committee. Provides that a Committee member with a conflict of interest shall not vote upon or participate in any Committee action with respect to that matter. Requires each Committee member [...]

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SICK LEAVE BANK-SPOUSE Amends the Sick Leave Bank Act. Permits a participating employee to use time contributed by his or her spouse who is employed by a different State agency, if the spouse has so earmarked the contributed time. Provides that if a spouse's contributed time is used, it may be used for the catastrophic illness or injury of the user's minor children.  Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill, therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed.  Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

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STATE MILEAGE REIMBURSE RATE Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that for personnel under the jurisdiction of the State travel control boards, the allowance rate for automobile travel mileage reimbursement, which is the same as the rate set by federal regulations, shall be increased or decreased during the State's fiscal year as of the effective date of the federal regulations (now, increases do not take effect until the next July 1).  Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill, therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed.  Fiscal Note (Dept of Corrections) The fiscal impact is unknown.

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JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN REFORM Creates the Judicial Campaign Reform Act and amends the Election Code, the State Finance Act, the Illinois Income Tax Act, and the Clerks of Courts Act. Creates a voluntary program of public financing of election campaigns for the offices of judges of the Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Courts, administered by the State Board of Elections. Establishes funding mechanisms and provides penalties for violations. Sets mandatory contribution limits with respect to all judicial election campaigns. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2009.  Fiscal Note (State Board of Elections) This legislation would require a complete new campaign disclosure filing scheme, including a whole new set of disclosure forms for Supreme and Appellate Court Judicial Candidates. This also includes new software and new website downloads.[...]

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RIVERBOATS-ADMISSN TAX-REENTRY Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides, as an exception to the requirement that the admission tax be paid for each admission, that a person who exits a riverboat gambling facility and reenters that riverboat gambling facility within the same gaming day shall be subject only to the initial admission tax. Effective immediately.  Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill, therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed.  Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This bill would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

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RENTAL VEHICLE DAMAGE WAIVERS Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides for a uniform limit on the amount per day that the renter of a vehicle may be charged for collision damage waivers (rather than providing a limit that is lower than the uniform limit amount if the rental vehicle type has a suggested retail price of $30,000 or less and a limit that is higher than the uniform limit amount if the rental vehicle type has a suggested retail price of more than $30,000).  Fiscal Note, House Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections) This legislation has no budgetary or population impact on the Department of Corrections.  Correctional Note, House Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections) [...]

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SCH CD-SPEC ED-ORPHANAGE-REIMB Amends the School Code with respect to special education classes for children from orphanages, foster family homes, children's homes, or in-State housing units. In a provision that allows reimbursement for the costs of educating a disabled student who is placed residentially by a State agency or the courts for care or custody, welfare, medical or mental health treatment, rehabilitation, and protection, provides that it is the intent of that provision that school districts be reimbursed for the eligible costs of educating all disabled students residentially placed by a State agency or the courts or placed and paid for by a State agency for any of the reasons listed. Provides that reimbursements under the provision shall first be provided for claims made for the 2007-2008 school year payable in fiscal year 2008. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that subject to appropriation, school districts shall be reimbursed [...]

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PEN CD-SLEP-PROBATION OFFICER Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes county probation officers eligible for the sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) formula. Allows these probation officers to convert non-SLEP service as a probation officer into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee contributions plus interest; waives the interest if payment is made within one year. Allows a participating municipality to phase in the costs of converting the service with payments over 5 years. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Creates a 5-year window for application for the conversion of service credits and removes language waiving the payment of interest if payment if made within a specified one-year period. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill with the following changes. In the definition of "sheriff's law enforcement employees", adds language [...]

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EDGE CREDIT- EMPLOYEE Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a tax credit award to an applicant that uses full-time employees from an employee-leasing company. Effective immediately.  Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill, therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed.  Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This bill would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.  State Debt Impact Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)

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$SUPP-MEDICAL EXP-EXTENSION Amends Public Act 95-348, which made appropriations for FY2008, by repealing several Articles and Sections. Makes appropriations from GRF to the Comptroller to pay outstanding vouchers related to medical expenses. Makes appropriations to the Secretary of State for soil and water conservation grants. Makes appropriations to the University of Illinois for the State Cooperative Extension Service. Effective immediately.  Judicial Note (Admin. Office of the Ill. Courts) Would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.  Fiscal Note (Office of the Secretary of State) The fiscal impact is unknown at this time, but this bill would [...]

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the State Finance Act, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, and provides that the Act may be referred to as the Cindy Bischof Law. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop a protocol to coordinate actions of the courts and law enforcement agencies to implement the domestic violence surveillance program created by the amendatory Act. Creates the Domestic Violence Surveillance Fund in the State treasury. Provides that the offense of violation of an order of protection includes the respondent's failure to attend and complete partner abuse intervention programs. Provides that in addition to any other penalties, the court may, after consultation with the petitioner, order the respondent to carry or wear a global positioning system device. Provides that in domestic [...]

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CRIM CD-PARENTING,CUSTODY TIME Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that in a proceeding under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, except in a case in which a party is in default, the court shall (instead of may, and upon request of a party shall) order or direct the mother, child, and alleged father to submit to DNA tests; provides an exception if both the mother and the alleged father have signed a waiver stating that (i) they have been informed of the requirement of DNA testing and (ii) they expressly waive that requirement. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may not make an administrative determination of paternity, and the court may not enter a judgment of parentage, unless (1) the results of DNA tests of the mother, child, and alleged father have been admitted into evidence (provided that if a party is in default, the results of a DNA test need not be admitted into evidence) or (2) both the mother [...]

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PATERNITY-DNA TEST REQUIRED Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that in a proceeding under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, except in a case in which a party is in default, the court shall (instead of may, and upon request of a party shall) order or direct the mother, child, and alleged father to submit to DNA tests; provides an exception if both the mother and the alleged father have signed a waiver stating that (i) they have been informed of the requirement of DNA testing and (ii) they expressly waive that requirement. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may not make an administrative determination of paternity, and the court may not enter a judgment of parentage, unless (1) the results of DNA tests of the mother, child, and alleged father have been admitted into evidence (provided that if a party is in default, the results of a DNA test need not be admitted into evidence) or (2) both the mother [...]

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STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Creates the Illinois Community Capital Development Act. Contains only a short title provision. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Community Capital Development Act. Requires the State Treasurer to make one billion dollars from the General Revenue Fund available for deposit in eligible Illinois banks that must make lines of credit available to community-based non-profit organizations. Sets criteria for participating banks and non-profit organizations and sets caps on deposit and credit line amounts. Effective immediately.  Judicial Note, House Amendment No. 1 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) Based on a review of the bill, it has been determined that HB 5755 (H-AM 1) would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

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