Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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, 2013 to no later than June 30, 2020. 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. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Personnel Code. Removes the sunset date for the partial personnel jurisdiction exemption for all positions within the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired requiring licensure by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the Jacksonville High School Winterguard on their accomplishments at regional and state competitions.
Congratulates the Jacksonville J'ettes on their accomplishments at the State Finals tournament.
Congratulates John Grey on his 40 years as Sergeant at Arms of the Julian Wells Post 442 American Legion.
Congratulates Brady Kaufmann of Jacksonville on winning the IESA title.
Amends the Personnel Code. Provides for a partial personnel jurisdiction exemption for rehabilitation/mobility instructors and rehabilitation/mobility instructor trainees at the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired. Removes the sunset date for the partial personnel jurisdiction exemption for all positions within the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired requiring licensure by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "applicant", "email address of record", "license", and "licensee". Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall require all applicants and licensees to provide a valid address and email address, which shall serve as the address and email address of record, and to inform the Department of any change of address or email address through specified means. Provides that the Department shall provide notice of a suspension to the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the licensee's address of record or emailing a copy of the order to the licensee's email address of record (rather than mailing a copy of the order by certified and regular mail to the licensee's last known address as registered with the Department). Changes references of "registrant" to "licensee or applicant" and references of "certificate" to "license" throughout the Law. Provides that if a licensed health care worker has been convicted of a criminal battery against any patient in the course of patient care or treatment or is required to register as a sex offender and the health care worker has had his or her license revoked for a forcible felony conviction, the health care worker may not petition the Department to restore his or her license. Provides that an applicant or licensee may request to the Department that his or her permanent denial or revocation be classified as confidential. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Data Processing Services for Financial Institutions Act. Changes the definition of "financial institution" to remove a depository institution and include a bank, savings bank, credit union, or a foreign banking corporation that receives certificates of authority from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (rather than the Office of Banks and Real Estate). Provides that if a financial institution makes data available to an independent data processing servicer, the data shall remain the property of the financial institution. Effective immediately.
