Rep. Mike Murphy

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall conduct or approve a training program for State police officers concerning procedures against the practice of motorcycle profiling. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the curriculum for probationary police officers which shall be offered by all certified schools shall include courses on motorcycle profiling. Defines "motorcycle profiling".

Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Makes a change in a Section concerning the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that no person may serve more than 10 consecutive years in any of the following leadership roles: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. Provides that the limitations imposed by the amendatory Act apply to service beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January of 2023.

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides for registration under the Act of a person who committed a violation or attempted violation of the unauthorized video recording and live video transmission offense if the court: (1) finds that the offense was sexually motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act; and (2) in its discretion requires the person to register under the Act.

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Illinois Partners for Nutrient Loss Reduction Act. Provides legislative findings. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that moneys in the Partners for Conservation Fund and the Partners for Conservation Projects Fund may be used to implement the State's Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, including funding for specified needs. Provides that the State Comptroller shall automatically transfer moneys to the Partners for Conservation Fund through June 30, 2027 (currently, 2021). Specifies the amount of moneys transferred to the Fund from 2022 through 2027 (currently, only for 2021). Specifies amounts and uses for moneys to be used by the Fund through specified years. Provides specified amounts to be transferred from the General Revenue Fund into the Partners for Conservation Fund for each year of 2022 through 2027. Provides that, for years 2022 through 2027, funding from the Partners for Conservation Fund shall be provided to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Natural Resources annually in specified amounts and for specified uses. Effective immediately.

Amends the Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning special equipment for school buses. Provides that the Department of Transportation may establish by rule a pilot program to permit the testing of safety equipment not otherwise prohibited by State or federal law. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/15-102 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that certain safety equipment for school buses identified by the Department of Transportation shall not be deemed a violation of provisions governing width restrictions.

Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that a community college and rural school district that have a partnership agreement in existence on the effective date of the amendatory Act may amend their partnership agreement to allow high school instructors that do not have a master's degree to otherwise qualify for a professional development plan in accordance with the Act. Provides that any changes to a partnership agreement must be done with the express intent to address the needs of the rural school district and shall be examined by the Illinois Community College Board and State Board of Education to ensure that the quality and instructional rigor of the course meet the requirements of the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning submission to an examination to determine fitness for duty for police officers whose duties have been suspended because of disability, certification that a police officer is no longer disabled, and authorizing disabled police officers to be assigned to duty during an emergency, excludes police officers who have attained the age of 60. Amend the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a deputy sheriff or police officer who is retired for disability and is 60 years old or older may not be recalled to service in any capacity. Effective immediately.

Urges Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Public Health to reinstate local control and allow duly elected school board members to make decisions on COVID-19 mitigation efforts that best fit the community and school districts in which they serve.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered to be a health care worker (rather than a nurse) while in the performance of his or her duties as a health care worker (rather than a nurse). Defines "health care worker".