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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    (15 ILCS 20/50-7 rep.)
5    Section 3. The State Budget Law of the Civil
6Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing
7Section 50-7.
 
8    Section 5. The State Fair Act is amended by changing
9Section 6 as follows:
 
10    (20 ILCS 210/6)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1706)
11    Sec. 6. Policies, procedures, and powers concerning the
12operation of fairs.
13    (a) Policies. The Department shall, pursuant to the
14Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establish by rule:
15        (1) the policy for the operation of the Illinois State
16    Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair, except those operations
17    regarding contests as provided for in subparagraphs (b)
18    and (c) of this Section, and
19        (2) the policies and procedures for the sale, barter,
20    or exchange of tickets and for ticket refunds for
21    cancelled events.
22    (b) Contests. The Department shall establish and make

 

 

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1available, for all contestants and other interested persons,
2sufficient copies of a premium book or other publication that
3establishes the kinds and classes of events or exhibits for
4contests at the fairs, the conditions under which contestants
5shall be entered into contests, the qualification and
6disqualification requirements of contests, the drug testing
7requirements for contests (if applicable), the premiums to be
8offered to contest winners, the manner in which certificates
9of award shall be distributed and premiums paid to contest
10winners, the penalty for violations of a rule, condition,
11instruction, or directive, and requirements of contests,
12including but not limited to the return of all premiums paid,
13the forfeiture of awards, and the prohibition of participating
14in future contests, and all other rules and requirements for
15contests. These rules, conditions, instructions, directives,
16and requirements shall be exempt from the rulemaking
17procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All
18such publications issued by the Department that relate to a
19contest, event, or exhibit shall be maintained as a public
20record at the Department's principal office in Springfield,
21Illinois, and made available for public inspection and copying
22during regular business hours.
23    (c) Fees. The Department shall establish and publish for
24the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair a schedule
25of admission fees, entry fees, concession fees, space rentals
26and other fees for activities offered or provided at each

 

 

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1State Fair. These schedules of fees shall be maintained as a
2public record at the Department's principal office in
3Springfield, Illinois, and made available for public
4inspection and copying during regular business, but shall be
5exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois
6Administrative Procedure Act.
7    (d) Facilities. The Department may negotiate and enter
8into contracts for activities and use of facilities for which
9there is not an established or published schedule. The
10contract criteria shall be established by rule, pursuant to
11the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Department may
12lease any of its facilities for activities during the State
13Fair.
14    (e) Advertising. The Illinois State Fair in Springfield
15and the DuQuoin State Fair shall have the power and authority
16to sell or exchange advertising rights in all of its
17publications and printed materials. The sale of advertising
18shall be subject to the rules promulgated by the Department,
19pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All
20income derived from the sale of advertising at the Illinois
21State Fair in Springfield shall be deposited into the Illinois
22State Fair Fund. All income derived from the sale of
23advertising at the DuQuoin State Fair shall be deposited into
24the Agricultural Premium Fund.
25    (f) Veterans. On the day set aside as Veterans Day,
26honorably discharged veterans and members of their families

 

 

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1shall be admitted without admission charge upon presentation
2of identification of any of the following: honorable discharge
3certificate, or photostatic copy thereof, or a paid up
4membership card in any recognized veterans organization.
5    (g) Government functions. The Governor, Lieutenant
6Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer,
7Comptroller, President and Minority Leader of the Senate, and
8Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall be
9afforded space for official governmental functions, without
10charge, during the State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair.
11(Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)
 
12    Section 10. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by
13changing Section 4b as follows:
 
14    (20 ILCS 665/4b)
15    Sec. 4b. Coordinating Committee. There is created a
16Coordinating Committee of State agencies involved with tourism
17in the State of Illinois. The Committee shall consist of the
18Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as chairman, the
19Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of Transportation or his or
20her designee, and the head executive officer or his or her
21designee of the following: the Lincoln Presidential Library;
22the Department of Natural Resources; the Department of
23Agriculture; the Illinois Arts Council; the Illinois Community
24College Board; and the Board of Higher Education; and the

 

 

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1Grape and Wine Resources Council. The Committee shall also
2include 4 members of the Illinois General Assembly, one of
3whom shall be named by the Speaker of the House of
4Representatives, one of whom shall be named by the Minority
5Leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom who shall
6be named by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall
7be named by the Minority Leader of the Senate. The Committee
8shall meet at least quarterly and at other times as called by
9the chair. The Committee shall coordinate the promotion and
10development of tourism activities throughout State government.
11(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
12    (20 ILCS 1305/10-6 rep.)
13    Section 15. The Department of Human Services Act is
14amended by repealing Section 10-6.
 
15    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-358 rep.)
16    Section 17. The Department of Public Health Powers and
17Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
18amended by repealing Section 2310-358.
 
19    Section 18. The Capital Spending Accountability Law is
20amended by changing Section 805 as follows:
 
21    (20 ILCS 3020/805)
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1forty-fifth day after the end first day of each quarterly
2period in each fiscal year, the Governor's Office of
3Management and Budget shall provide to the Comptroller, the
4Treasurer, the President and the Minority Leader of the
5Senate, and the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of
6Representatives a report on the status of all capital projects
7in the State. The report may be provided in both written and
8electronic format. The report must include all of the
9following:
10        (1) A brief description or stated purpose of each
11    capital project where applicable (as referred to in this
12    Section, "project").
13        (2) The amount and source of funds (whether from bond
14    funds or other revenues) appropriated for each project,
15    organized into categories including roads, mass transit,
16    schools, environment, civic centers and other categories
17    as applicable (as referred to in this Section, "category
18    or categories"), with subtotals for each category.
19        (3) The date the appropriation bill relating to each
20    project was signed by the Governor, organized into
21    categories.
22        (4) The date the written release of the Governor for
23    each project was submitted to the Comptroller or is
24    projected to be submitted and, if a release for any
25    project has not been submitted within 6 months after its
26    appropriation became law, an explanation why the project

 

 

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1    has not yet been released, all organized into categories.
2        (5) The amount of expenditures to date by the State
3    relating to each project and estimated amount of total
4    State expenditures and proposed schedule of future State
5    expenditures relating to each project, all organized into
6    categories.
7        (6) A timeline for completion of each project,
8    including the dates, if applicable, of execution by the
9    State of any grant agreement, any required engineering or
10    design work or environmental approvals, and the estimated
11    or actual dates of the start and completion of
12    construction, all organized into categories. Any
13    substantial variances on any project from this reported
14    timeline must be explained in the next quarterly report.
15        (7) A summary report of the status of all projects,
16    including the amount of undisbursed funds intended to be
17    held or used in the next quarter.
18(Source: P.A. 98-692, eff. 7-1-14.)
 
19    Section 20. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
20Section 6a as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 105/6a)  (from Ch. 127, par. 142a)
22    Sec. 6a. (1) The following items of income received by the
23State Colleges and Universities under the jurisdiction of the
24Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities for

 

 

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1general operational and educational purposes shall be paid
2into the state treasury without delay and shall be covered
3into a special fund to be known as the Board of Governors of
4State Colleges and Universities Income Fund: (a) tuition,
5laboratory, library fees, and any interest which may be earned
6thereon not later than 20 days after receipt of the same
7without any deductions except for refunds to students for whom
8duplicate payment has been made and to students who have
9withdrawn after registration and who are entitled to such
10refunds; and (b) excess income from auxiliary enterprises and
11activities as provided in paragraph (2) of this Section, and
12all other income arising out of any activity or purpose not
13specified in paragraph (2) of this Section or in Section 6a-2
14not later than 10 days after receipt of the same and without
15any deduction whatever. Such items of income shall be either
16paid into the State treasury or deposited into a college or
17university bank account within the time period established for
18like amounts in Section 2 of the State Officers and Employees
19Money Disposition Act; provided, that if deposited into a bank
20account, such items together with interest thereon shall be
21paid into the State treasury as provided in the preceding
22sentence. The General Assembly shall from time to time make
23appropriations payable from the Board of Governors of State
24Colleges and Universities Income Fund for the support and
25improvement of such State Colleges and Universities.
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1each such State College or University or by the Board of
2Governors of State Colleges and Universities in its own
3treasury: endowment funds, gifts, trust funds, and Federal
4aid; funds received in connection with contracts with
5governmental, public or private agencies or persons, for
6research or services including funds which are paid as
7reimbursement to the State College or University or to the
8Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and
9funds received in connection with its operation of research
10and high technology parks; funds received in connection with
11reserves authorized by Section 8a of "An Act to provide for the
12management, operation, control and maintenance of the State
13Colleges and Universities System", approved July 2, 1951, as
14amended; funds received in connection with the retention,
15receipt, assignment, license, sale or transfer of interests
16in, rights to, or income from discoveries, inventions,
17patents, or copyrightable works; funds retained by the State
18College or University under the authority of Section 6a-2, and
19funds received from the operation of student or staff
20residence facilities, student and staff medical and health
21programs, Union buildings, bookstores, farms, stores, and
22other auxiliary enterprises or activities which are
23self-supporting in whole or in part. Any income derived from
24such auxiliary enterprises or activities which is not
25necessary to their support, maintenance, or development shall
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1educational purpose but shall be paid into the State Treasury
2as provided in paragraph (1) of this Section.
3    Whenever such funds retained by each such State College or
4University or by the Board of Governors of State Colleges and
5Universities in its own treasury are deposited with a bank or
6savings and loan association and the amount of the deposit
7exceeds the amount of federal deposit insurance coverage, a
8bond or pledged securities shall be obtained. Only the types
9of securities which the State Treasurer may, in his
10discretion, accept for amounts not insured by the Federal
11Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan
12Insurance Corporation under Section 11 of "An Act in relation
13to State moneys", approved June 28, 1919, as amended, may be
14accepted as pledged securities. The market value of the bond
15or pledged securities shall at all times be equal to or greater
16than the uninsured portion of the deposit.
17    (3) (Blank). All monies received by the Cooperative
18Computer Center operated and maintained by Governors State
19University, in conjunction and pursuant to contracts with
20other State universities, shall be deposited in the
21Cooperative Computer Center Revolving Fund. The General
22Assembly shall from time to time make appropriations from the
23Cooperative Computer Center Revolving Fund to be used for
24expenditures incurred by the Cooperative Computer Center.
25    (4) The Auditor General shall audit or cause to be audited
26the above items of income and all other income and

 

 

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1expenditures of such institutions.
2    (5) Beginning on January 1, 1996, the provisions of
3paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section shall be superseded by
4Section 5-35 of the Chicago State University Law and Section
56a-1c of the State Finance Act with respect to Chicago State
6University; by Section 10-35 of the Eastern Illinois
7University Law and Section 6a-1d of the State Finance Act with
8respect to Eastern Illinois University; by Section 15-35 of
9the Governors State University Law and Section 6a-1e of the
10State Finance Act with respect to Governors State University;
11by Section 25-35 of the Northeastern Illinois University Law
12and Section 6a-1f of the State Finance Act with respect to
13Northeastern Illinois University; and by Section 35-35 of the
14Western Illinois University Law and Section 6a-1g of the State
15Finance Act with respect to Western Illinois University. On
16January 1, 1996, all items of income and other funds
17deposited, retained, or otherwise held under paragraphs (1)
18and (2) of this Section shall be transferred, appropriated,
19retained and used as provided by the provisions of law cited in
20this paragraph as superseding the provisions of paragraphs (1)
21and (2) of this Section.
22(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
23    (30 ILCS 105/5.72 rep.)
24    (30 ILCS 105/5.599 rep.)
25    (30 ILCS 105/5.748 rep.)

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 105/6w rep.)
2    (30 ILCS 105/8k rep.)
3    Section 23. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
4Sections 5.72, 5.599, 5.748, 6w, and 8k.
 
5    Section 25. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
6changing Section 507DDD as follows:
 
7    (35 ILCS 5/507DDD)
8    Sec. 507DDD. Special Olympics Illinois and Special
9Children's Checkoff. For taxable years beginning on or after
10January 1, 2015, the Department shall print on its standard
11individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the
12taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Special Olympics Illinois
13and Special Children's Charities Checkoff Fund as authorized
14by Public Act 99-423, he or she may do so by stating the amount
15of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and that
16the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase
17the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to
18remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the
19contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an
20amended return. For the purpose of this Section, the
21Department of Revenue must distribute the moneys as provided
22in subsection 21.9(b) of the Illinois Lottery Law: (i) 75% of
23the moneys to Special Olympics Illinois to support the
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1Special Olympics athletes; and (ii) 25% of the moneys to
2Special Children's Charities to support the City of
3Chicago-wide training, competitions, and programs for future
4Special Olympics athletes.
5(Source: P.A. 99-423, eff. 8-20-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
6    (35 ILCS 5/507AA rep.)
7    (35 ILCS 5/507BB rep.)
8    (35 ILCS 5/507TT rep.)
9    Section 30. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
10repealing Sections 507AA, 507BB, and 507TT.
 
11    Section 35. The Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping
12Transfer Tax Act is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
 
13    (35 ILCS 405/13)  (from Ch. 120, par. 405A-13)
14    Sec. 13. Collection by county treasurers; tax collection
15distribution fund.
16    (a) Collection by county treasurers. Each county treasurer
17shall transmit to the State Treasurer all taxes, interest or
18penalties paid to the county treasurer under this Act and in
19the county treasurer's possession as of the last day of the
20previous month, together with a report under oath identifying
21the taxpayer for or by whom an amount was paid. Those amounts
22and the report shall be transmitted to and received by the
23State Treasurer by the 10th day of each month. At the same

 

 

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1time, a copy of the report shall be furnished to the Attorney
2General. The report shall be in a form and contain the
3particulars as the State Treasurer may prescribe. The State
4Treasurer shall give the county treasurer a receipt for the
5amount transmitted to the State Treasurer. Except as provided
6in subsection (a-5) of this Section, if any county treasurer
7fails to pay to the State Treasurer all amounts that may be due
8and payable under this Act as required by this Section, the
9county treasurer shall pay to the State Treasurer, as a
10penalty, a sum of money equal to the interest on the amounts
11not paid at the rate of 1% per month from the time those
12amounts are due by the county treasurer until those amounts
13are paid. The sureties upon the official bond of the county
14treasurer shall be security for the payment of the penalty.
15The penalty under this Section may be recovered in a civil
16action against the county treasurer and his or her sureties,
17in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, in the
18circuit court within the county wherein the county treasurer
19is resident; and the penalty, when recovered, shall be paid
20into the State treasury. The civil action to recover the
21penalty shall be brought by the State treasurer within 10 days
22after the failure of the county treasurer to pay to the State
23Treasurer any amounts collected by the county treasurer within
24the time required by this Act. Failure to bring the action
25within that time shall not prevent the bringing of the action
26thereafter. It is the duty of the State Treasurer to make

 

 

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1necessary and proper investigation to determine what amounts
2should be paid under this Act.
3    (a-5) The State Treasurer may waive penalties imposed by
4subsection (a) of this Section on a case-by-case basis if the
5State Treasurer finds that imposing penalties would be
6unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome because the delay in
7payment was due to an incident caused by the operation of an
8extraordinary force, including, but not limited to, the
9occurrence of a natural disaster, that cannot be foreseen,
10that cannot be avoided by the exercise of due care, and for
11which no person can be held liable.
12    (b) (Blank). Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund.
13The Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund is created as a
14special fund in the State treasury. The Fund is a continuation
15of the Fund of the same name created under the Illinois Estate
16Tax Law, repealed by this Act. As soon as may be after the
17first day of each month after the effective date of this Act,
18and before September 1, 2012, the State Treasurer shall
19transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Transfer Tax
20Collection Distributive Fund an amount equal to 6% of the net
21revenue realized from this Act during the preceding month.
22    As soon as may be after the first day of each month, the
23State Treasurer shall allocate among the counties of this
24State the amount available in the Transfer Tax Collection
25Distributive Fund. The allocation to each county shall be 6%
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1this Act. The State Comptroller, pursuant to appropriation,
2shall then pay those allocations over to the counties. As soon
3as possible after all of the required monthly allocations are
4made from the Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund and
5before September 1, 2012, the State Comptroller shall order
6transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer any moneys
7remaining in the Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund
8from that Fund to the General Revenue Fund, and the Transfer
9Tax Collection Distributive Fund shall be dissolved.
10    (c) On and after July 1, 2012, 94% of the amounts collected
11from the taxes, interest, and penalties collected under this
12Act shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and 6% of
13those amounts shall be deposited into the Estate Tax Refund
14Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury.
15    Moneys in the Estate Tax Refund Fund shall be expended
16exclusively for the purpose of paying refunds resulting from
17overpayment of tax liability under this Act, except that,
18whenever the State Treasurer determines that any such moneys
19in the Fund exceed the amount required for the purpose of
20paying refunds resulting from overpayment of tax liability
21under this Act, the State Treasurer may transfer any such
22excess amounts from the Estate Tax Refund Fund to the General
23Revenue Fund.
24    The Treasurer shall order payment of refunds resulting
25from overpayment of tax liability under this Act from the
26Estate Tax Refund Fund only to the extent that amounts have

 

 

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1been deposited and retained in the Fund.
2    Public Act 97-732 This amendatory Act of the 97th General
3Assembly shall constitute an irrevocable and continuing
4appropriation from the Estate Tax Refund Fund for the purpose
5of paying refunds upon the order of the Treasurer in
6accordance with the provisions of this Act and for the purpose
7of paying refunds under this Act.
8(Source: P.A. 96-1162, eff. 7-21-10; 97-732, eff. 6-30-12.)
 
9    Section 37. The Higher Education Veterans Service Act is
10amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
11    (110 ILCS 49/15)
12    Sec. 15. Survey; coordinator; best practices report; best
13efforts.
14    (a) All public colleges and universities shall, within 60
15days after the effective date of this Act, conduct a survey of
16the services and programs that are provided for veterans,
17active duty military personnel, and their families, at each of
18their respective campuses. This survey shall enumerate and
19fully describe the service or program that is available, the
20number of veterans or active duty personnel using the service
21or program, an estimated range for potential use within a
225-year and 10-year period, information on the location of the
23service or program, and how its administrators may be
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1which a student veteran may avail himself or herself of the
2program's services. This survey must be made available to all
3veterans matriculating at the college or university in the
4form of an orientation-related guidebook.
5    Each public college and university shall make the survey
6available on the homepage of all campus Internet links as soon
7as practical after the completion of the survey. As soon as
8possible after the completion of the survey, each public
9college and university shall provide a copy of its survey to
10the following:
11        (1) the Board of Higher Education;
12        (2) the Department of Veterans' Affairs;
13        (3) the President and Minority Leader of the Senate
14    and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
15    Representatives; and
16        (4) the Governor.
17    (b) Each public college and university shall, at its
18discretion, (i) appoint, within 6 months after the effective
19date of this Act, an existing employee or (ii) hire a new
20employee to serve as a Coordinator of Veterans and Military
21Personnel Student Services on each campus of the college or
22university that has an onsite, daily, full-time student
23headcount above 1,000 students.
24    The Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student
25Services shall be an ombudsperson serving the specific needs
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1and shall serve as an advocate before the administration of
2the college or university for the needs of student veterans.
3The college or university shall enable the Coordinator of
4Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services to
5communicate directly with the senior executive administration
6of the college or university periodically. The college or
7university shall retain unfettered discretion to determine the
8organizational management structure of its institution.
9    In addition to any responsibilities the college or
10university may assign, the Coordinator of Veterans and
11Military Personnel Student Services shall make its best
12efforts to create a centralized source for student veterans
13and military personnel to learn how to receive all benefit
14programs and services for which they are eligible.
15    Each college and university campus that is required to
16have a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student
17Services shall regularly and conspicuously advertise the
18office location and , phone number of , and Internet access to
19the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student
20Services, along with a brief summary of the manner in which he
21or she can assist student veterans. The advertisement shall
22include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
23        (1) advertisements on each campus' Internet home page;
24    and
25        (2) any promotional mailings for student application.
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1Services shall facilitate other campus offices with the
2promotion of programs and services that are available.
3    (c) Upon receipt of all of the surveys under subsection
4(a) of this Section, the Board of Higher Education and the
5Department of Veterans' Affairs shall conduct a joint review
6of the surveys. The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall and
7post, on any Internet home page it they may operate, a link to
8each survey as posted on the Internet website for the college
9or university. The Board of Higher Education shall post, on
10any Internet home page it may operate, a link to each survey as
11posted on the Internet website for the college or university
12or an annual report or document containing survey information
13for each college or university. Upon receipt of all of the
14surveys, the Office of the Governor, through its military
15affairs advisors, shall similarly conduct a review of the
16surveys and post the surveys on its Internet website.
17Following its review of the surveys, the Office of the
18Governor shall submit an evaluation report to each college and
19university offering suggestions and insight on the conduct of
20student veteran-related policies and programs.
21    (d) The Board of Higher Education and the Department of
22Veterans' Affairs may issue a best practices report to
23highlight those programs and services that are most beneficial
24to veterans and active duty military personnel. The report
25shall contain a fiscal needs assessment in conjunction with
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1    (e) Each college and university campus that is required to
2have a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student
3Services under subsection (b) of this Section shall make its
4best efforts to create academic and social programs and
5services for veterans and active duty military personnel that
6will provide reasonable opportunities for academic performance
7and success.
8    Each public college and university shall make its best
9efforts to determine how its online educational curricula can
10be expanded or altered to serve the needs of student veterans
11and currently-deployed military, including a determination of
12whether and to what extent the public colleges and
13universities can share existing technologies to improve the
14online curricula of peer institutions, provided such efforts
15are both practically and economically feasible.
16(Source: P.A. 96-133, eff. 8-7-09; revised 7-16-19.)
 
17    (235 ILCS 5/1-3.37 rep.)
18    Section 40. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
19repealing Section 1-3.37.
 
20    (305 ILCS 40/Act rep.)
21    Section 45. The Nursing Home Grant Assistance Act is
22repealed.
 
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1changing Section 27.1b as follows:
 
2    (705 ILCS 105/27.1b)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
4    Sec. 27.1b. Circuit court clerk fees. Notwithstanding any
5other provision of law, all fees charged by the clerks of the
6circuit court for the services described in this Section shall
7be established, collected, and disbursed in accordance with
8this Section. Except as otherwise specified in this Section,
9all fees under this Section shall be paid in advance and
10disbursed by each clerk on a monthly basis. In a county with a
11population of over 3,000,000, units of local government and
12school districts shall not be required to pay fees under this
13Section in advance and the clerk shall instead send an
14itemized bill to the unit of local government or school
15district, within 30 days of the fee being incurred, and the
16unit of local government or school district shall be allowed
17at least 30 days from the date of the itemized bill to pay;
18these payments shall be disbursed by each clerk on a monthly
19basis. Unless otherwise specified in this Section, the amount
20of a fee shall be determined by ordinance or resolution of the
21county board and remitted to the county treasurer to be used
22for purposes related to the operation of the court system in
23the county. In a county with a population of over 3,000,000,
24any amount retained by the clerk of the circuit court or
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1appropriation by the county board.
2    (a) Civil cases. The fee for filing a complaint, petition,
3or other pleading initiating a civil action shall be as set
4forth in the applicable schedule under this subsection in
5accordance with case categories established by the Supreme
6Court in schedules.
7        (1) SCHEDULE 1: not to exceed a total of $366 in a
8    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
9    exceed $316 in any other county, except as applied to
10    units of local government and school districts in counties
11    with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to
12    exceed $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and
13    after January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this
14    schedule shall be disbursed as follows:
15            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
16        to exceed $55 in a county with a population of
17        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in
18        any other county determined by the clerk with the
19        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
20        automation, court document storage, and administrative
21        purposes.
22            (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State
23        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
24        appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's
25        instructions, as follows:
26                (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme

 

 

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1            Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of
2            the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory
3            Arbitration Fund;
4                (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and
5                (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
6            Purposes Fund.
7            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
8        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $290 in a county
9        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
10        not to exceed $250 in any other county, as specified by
11        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board,
12        for purposes related to the operation of the court
13        system in the county.
14        (2) SCHEDULE 2: not to exceed a total of $357 in a
15    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
16    exceed $266 in any other county, except as applied to
17    units of local government and school districts in counties
18    with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to
19    exceed $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and
20    after January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this
21    schedule shall be disbursed as follows:
22            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
23        to exceed $55 in a county with a population of
24        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in
25        any other county determined by the clerk with the
26        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court

 

 

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1        automation, court document storage, and administrative
2        purposes.
3            (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State
4        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
5        appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's
6        instructions, as follows:
7                (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme
8            Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of
9            the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory
10            Arbitration Fund;
11                (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund: and
12                (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
13            Purposes Fund.
14            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
15        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $281 in a county
16        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
17        not to exceed $200 in any other county, as specified by
18        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board,
19        for purposes related to the operation of the court
20        system in the county.
21        (3) SCHEDULE 3: not to exceed a total of $265 in a
22    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
23    exceed $89 in any other county, except as applied to units
24    of local government and school districts in counties with
25    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
26    $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and after

 

 

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1    January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this schedule
2    shall be disbursed as follows:
3            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
4        to exceed $55 in a county with a population of
5        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $22 in
6        any other county determined by the clerk with the
7        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
8        automation, court document storage, and administrative
9        purposes.
10            (B) The clerk shall remit $11 to the State
11        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
12        appropriate amounts in accordance with the clerk's
13        instructions, as follows:
14                (i) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and
15                (ii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
16            Purposes Fund.
17            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
18        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $199 in a county
19        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
20        not to exceed $56 in any other county, as specified by
21        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board,
22        for purposes related to the operation of the court
23        system in the county.
24        (4) SCHEDULE 4: $0.
25    (b) Appearance. The fee for filing an appearance in a
26civil action, including a cannabis civil law action under the

 

 

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1Cannabis Control Act, shall be as set forth in the applicable
2schedule under this subsection in accordance with case
3categories established by the Supreme Court in schedules.
4        (1) SCHEDULE 1: not to exceed a total of $230 in a
5    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
6    exceed $191 in any other county, except as applied to
7    units of local government and school districts in counties
8    with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to
9    exceed $75. The fees collected under this schedule shall
10    be disbursed as follows:
11            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
12        to exceed $50 in a county with a population of
13        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in
14        any other county determined by the clerk with the
15        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
16        automation, court document storage, and administrative
17        purposes.
18            (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State
19        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
20        appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's
21        instructions, as follows:
22                (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme
23            Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of
24            the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory
25            Arbitration Fund;
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1                (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
2            Purposes Fund.
3            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
4        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $159 in a county
5        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
6        not to exceed $125 in any other county, as specified by
7        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board,
8        for purposes related to the operation of the court
9        system in the county.
10        (2) SCHEDULE 2: not to exceed a total of $130 in a
11    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
12    exceed $109 in any other county, except as applied to
13    units of local government and school districts in counties
14    with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to
15    exceed $75. The fees collected under this schedule shall
16    be disbursed as follows:
17            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
18        to exceed $50 in a county with a population of
19        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $10 in
20        any other county determined by the clerk with the
21        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
22        automation, court document storage, and administrative
23        purposes.
24            (B) The clerk shall remit $9 to the State
25        Treasurer, which the State Treasurer shall deposit
26        into the Supreme Court Special Purposes Purpose Fund.

 

 

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1            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
2        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $71 in a county
3        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
4        not to exceed $90 in any other county, as specified by
5        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board,
6        for purposes related to the operation of the court
7        system in the county.
8        (3) SCHEDULE 3: $0.
9    (b-5) Kane County and Will County. In Kane County and Will
10County civil cases, there is an additional fee of up to $30 as
11set by the county board under Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties
12Code to be paid by each party at the time of filing the first
13pleading, paper, or other appearance; provided that no
14additional fee shall be required if more than one party is
15represented in a single pleading, paper, or other appearance.
16Distribution of fees collected under this subsection (b-5)
17shall be as provided in Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties Code.
18    (c) Counterclaim or third party complaint. When any
19defendant files a counterclaim or third party complaint, as
20part of the defendant's answer or otherwise, the defendant
21shall pay a filing fee for each counterclaim or third party
22complaint in an amount equal to the filing fee the defendant
23would have had to pay had the defendant brought a separate
24action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or third
25party complaint, less the amount of the appearance fee, if
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1the counterclaim or third party complaint is filed.
2    (d) Alias summons. The clerk shall collect a fee not to
3exceed $6 in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more
4and not to exceed $5 in any other county for each alias summons
5or citation issued by the clerk, except as applied to units of
6local government and school districts in counties with more
7than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed $5 for each
8alias summons or citation issued by the clerk.
9    (e) Jury services. The clerk shall collect, in addition to
10other fees allowed by law, a sum not to exceed $212.50, as a
11fee for the services of a jury in every civil action not
12quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding for the
13exercise of the right of eminent domain and in every other
14action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may be given by
15law. The jury fee shall be paid by the party demanding a jury
16at the time of filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid
17by either party, no jury shall be called in the action or
18proceeding, and the action or proceeding shall be tried by the
19court without a jury.
20    (f) Change of venue. In connection with a change of venue:
21        (1) The clerk of the jurisdiction from which the case
22    is transferred may charge a fee, not to exceed $40, for the
23    preparation and certification of the record; and
24        (2) The clerk of the jurisdiction to which the case is
25    transferred may charge the same filing fee as if it were
26    the commencement of a new suit.

 

 

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1    (g) Petition to vacate or modify.
2        (1) In a proceeding involving a petition to vacate or
3    modify any final judgment or order filed within 30 days
4    after the judgment or order was entered, except for an
5    eviction case, small claims case, petition to reopen an
6    estate, petition to modify, terminate, or enforce a
7    judgment or order for child or spousal support, or
8    petition to modify, suspend, or terminate an order for
9    withholding, the fee shall not exceed $60 in a county with
10    a population of 3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $50
11    in any other county, except as applied to units of local
12    government and school districts in counties with more than
13    3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed $50.
14        (2) In a proceeding involving a petition to vacate or
15    modify any final judgment or order filed more than 30 days
16    after the judgment or order was entered, except for a
17    petition to modify, terminate, or enforce a judgment or
18    order for child or spousal support, or petition to modify,
19    suspend, or terminate an order for withholding, the fee
20    shall not exceed $75.
21        (3) In a proceeding involving a motion to vacate or
22    amend a final order, motion to vacate an ex parte
23    judgment, judgment of forfeiture, or "failure to appear"
24    or "failure to comply" notices sent to the Secretary of
25    State, the fee shall equal $40.
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1record on appeal shall be based on the number of pages, as
2follows:
3        (1) if the record contains no more than 100 pages, the
4    fee shall not exceed $70 in a county with a population of
5    3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $50 in any other
6    county;
7        (2) if the record contains between 100 and 200 pages,
8    the fee shall not exceed $100; and
9        (3) if the record contains 200 or more pages, the
10    clerk may collect an additional fee not to exceed 25 cents
11    per page.
12    (i) Remands. In any cases remanded to the circuit court
13from the Supreme Court or the appellate court for a new trial,
14the clerk shall reinstate the case with either its original
15number or a new number. The clerk shall not charge any new or
16additional fee for the reinstatement. Upon reinstatement, the
17clerk shall advise the parties of the reinstatement. Parties
18shall have the same right to a jury trial on remand and
19reinstatement that they had before the appeal, and no
20additional or new fee or charge shall be made for a jury trial
21after remand.
22    (j) Garnishment, wage deduction, and citation. In
23garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, and citation
24petition proceedings:
25        (1) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is
26    not more than $1,000, the fee may not exceed $35 in a

 

 

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1    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and may not
2    exceed $15 in any other county, except as applied to units
3    of local government and school districts in counties with
4    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
5    $15;
6        (2) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is
7    greater than $1,000 and not more than $5,000, the fee may
8    not exceed $45 in a county with a population of 3,000,000
9    or more and may not exceed $30 in any other county, except
10    as applied to units of local government and school
11    districts in counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants
12    an amount not to exceed $30; and
13        (3) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is
14    greater than $5,000, the fee may not exceed $65 in a county
15    with a population of 3,000,000 or more and may not exceed
16    $50 in any other county, except as applied to units of
17    local government and school districts in counties with
18    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
19    $50.
20    (j-5) Debt collection. In any proceeding to collect a debt
21subject to the exception in item (ii) of subparagraph (A-5) of
22paragraph (1) of subsection (z) of this Section, the circuit
23court shall order and the clerk shall collect from each
24judgment debtor a fee of:
25        (1) $35 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding
26    is not more than $1,000;

 

 

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1        (2) $45 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding
2    is greater than $1,000 and not more than $5,000; and
3        (3) $65 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding
4    is greater than $5,000.
5    (k) Collections.
6        (1) For all collections made of others, except the
7    State and county and except in maintenance or child
8    support cases, the clerk may collect a fee of up to 2.5% of
9    the amount collected and turned over.
10        (2) In child support and maintenance cases, the clerk
11    may collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person
12    making payment for maintaining child support records and
13    the processing of support orders to the State of Illinois
14    KIDS system and the recording of payments issued by the
15    State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the
16    Court. This fee is in addition to and separate from
17    amounts ordered to be paid as maintenance or child support
18    and shall be deposited into a Separate Maintenance and
19    Child Support Collection Fund, of which the clerk shall be
20    the custodian, ex officio, to be used by the clerk to
21    maintain child support orders and record all payments
22    issued by the State Disbursement Unit for the official
23    record of the Court. The clerk may recover from the person
24    making the maintenance or child support payment any
25    additional cost incurred in the collection of this annual
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1        (3) The clerk may collect a fee of $5 for
2    certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided
3    in Section 7-703 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and this
4    fee shall be deposited into the Separate Maintenance and
5    Child Support Collection Fund.
6        (4) In proceedings to foreclose the lien of delinquent
7    real estate taxes, State's Attorneys shall receive a fee
8    of 10% of the total amount realized from the sale of real
9    estate sold in the proceedings. The clerk shall collect
10    the fee from the total amount realized from the sale of the
11    real estate sold in the proceedings and remit to the
12    County Treasurer to be credited to the earnings of the
13    Office of the State's Attorney.
14    (l) Mailing. The fee for the clerk mailing documents shall
15not exceed $10 plus the cost of postage.
16    (m) Certified copies. The fee for each certified copy of a
17judgment, after the first copy, shall not exceed $10.
18    (n) Certification, authentication, and reproduction.
19        (1) The fee for each certification or authentication
20    for taking the acknowledgment of a deed or other
21    instrument in writing with the seal of office shall not
22    exceed $6.
23        (2) The fee for reproduction of any document contained
24    in the clerk's files shall not exceed:
25            (A) $2 for the first page;
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1            (C) 25 cents per page for all additional pages.
2    (o) Record search. For each record search, within a
3division or municipal district, the clerk may collect a search
4fee not to exceed $6 for each year searched.
5    (p) Hard copy. For each page of hard copy print output,
6when case records are maintained on an automated medium, the
7clerk may collect a fee not to exceed $10 in a county with a
8population of 3,000,000 or more and not to exceed $6 in any
9other county, except as applied to units of local government
10and school districts in counties with more than 3,000,000
11inhabitants an amount not to exceed $6.
12    (q) Index inquiry and other records. No fee shall be
13charged for a single plaintiff and defendant index inquiry or
14single case record inquiry when this request is made in person
15and the records are maintained in a current automated medium,
16and when no hard copy print output is requested. The fees to be
17charged for management records, multiple case records, and
18multiple journal records may be specified by the Chief Judge
19pursuant to the guidelines for access and dissemination of
20information approved by the Supreme Court.
21    (r) Performing a marriage. There shall be a $10 fee for
22performing a marriage in court.
23    (s) Voluntary assignment. For filing each deed of
24voluntary assignment, the clerk shall collect a fee not to
25exceed $20. For recording a deed of voluntary assignment, the
26clerk shall collect a fee not to exceed 50 cents for each 100

 

 

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1words. Exceptions filed to claims presented to an assignee of
2a debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the benefit of
3creditors shall be considered and treated, for the purpose of
4taxing costs therein, as actions in which the party or parties
5filing the exceptions shall be considered as party or parties
6plaintiff, and the claimant or claimants as party or parties
7defendant, and those parties respectively shall pay to the
8clerk the same fees as provided by this Section to be paid in
9other actions.
10    (t) Expungement petition. The clerk may collect a fee not
11to exceed $60 for each expungement petition filed and an
12additional fee not to exceed $4 for each certified copy of an
13order to expunge arrest records.
14    (u) Transcripts of judgment. For the filing of a
15transcript of judgment, the clerk may collect the same fee as
16if it were the commencement of a new suit.
17    (v) Probate filings.
18        (1) For each account (other than one final account)
19    filed in the estate of a decedent, or ward, the fee shall
20    not exceed $25.
21        (2) For filing a claim in an estate when the amount
22    claimed is greater than $150 and not more than $500, the
23    fee shall not exceed $40 in a county with a population of
24    3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $25 in any other
25    county; when the amount claimed is greater than $500 and
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1    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and shall
2    not exceed $40 in any other county; and when the amount
3    claimed is more than $10,000, the fee shall not exceed $75
4    in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and
5    shall not exceed $60 in any other county; except the court
6    in allowing a claim may add to the amount allowed the
7    filing fee paid by the claimant.
8        (3) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, or
9    supplemental proceeding based upon an action seeking
10    equitable relief including the construction or contest of
11    a will, enforcement of a contract to make a will, and
12    proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the
13    appointment of testamentary trustees, the fee shall not
14    exceed $60.
15        (4) There shall be no fee for filing in an estate: (i)
16    the appearance of any person for the purpose of consent;
17    or (ii) the appearance of an executor, administrator,
18    administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem, or
19    special administrator.
20        (5) For each jury demand, the fee shall not exceed
21    $137.50.
22        (6) For each certified copy of letters of office, of
23    court order, or other certification, the fee shall not
24    exceed $2 per page.
25        (7) For each exemplification, the fee shall not exceed
26    $2, plus the fee for certification.

 

 

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1        (8) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner,
2    or other interested person or his or her attorney shall
3    pay the cost of publication by the clerk directly to the
4    newspaper.
5        (9) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred
6    for witness, court reporter, appraiser, or other
7    miscellaneous fees shall pay the same directly to the
8    person entitled thereto.
9        (10) The executor, administrator, guardian,
10    petitioner, or other interested person or his or her
11    attorney shall pay to the clerk all postage charges
12    incurred by the clerk in mailing petitions, orders,
13    notices, or other documents pursuant to the provisions of
14    the Probate Act of 1975.
15    (w) Corrections of numbers. For correction of the case
16number, case title, or attorney computer identification
17number, if required by rule of court, on any document filed in
18the clerk's office, to be charged against the party that filed
19the document, the fee shall not exceed $25.
20    (x) Miscellaneous.
21        (1) Interest earned on any fees collected by the clerk
22    shall be turned over to the county general fund as an
23    earning of the office.
24        (2) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument
25    returned to the clerk for non-sufficient funds, account
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1    of $25.
2    (y) Other fees. Any fees not covered in this Section shall
3be set by rule or administrative order of the circuit court
4with the approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois
5Courts. The clerk of the circuit court may provide services in
6connection with the operation of the clerk's office, other
7than those services mentioned in this Section, as may be
8requested by the public and agreed to by the clerk and approved
9by the Chief Judge. Any charges for additional services shall
10be as agreed to between the clerk and the party making the
11request and approved by the Chief Judge. Nothing in this
12subsection shall be construed to require any clerk to provide
13any service not otherwise required by law.
14    (y-5) Unpaid fees. Unless a court ordered payment schedule
15is implemented or the fee requirements of this Section are
16waived under a court order, the clerk of the circuit court may
17add to any unpaid fees and costs under this Section a
18delinquency amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain
19unpaid after 30 days, 10% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
20after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
21after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made by signage
22posting or publication. The additional delinquency amounts
23collected under this Section shall be deposited into the
24Circuit Court Clerk Operations and Administration Fund and
25used to defray additional administrative costs incurred by the
26clerk of the circuit court in collecting unpaid fees and

 

 

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1costs.
2    (z) Exceptions.
3        (1) No fee authorized by this Section shall apply to:
4            (A) police departments or other law enforcement
5        agencies. In this Section, "law enforcement agency"
6        means: an agency of the State or agency of a unit of
7        local government which is vested by law or ordinance
8        with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce
9        criminal laws or ordinances; the Attorney General; or
10        any State's Attorney;
11            (A-5) any unit of local government or school
12        district, except in counties having a population of
13        500,000 or more the county board may by resolution set
14        fees for units of local government or school districts
15        no greater than the minimum fees applicable in
16        counties with a population less than 3,000,000;
17        provided however, no fee may be charged to any unit of
18        local government or school district in connection with
19        any action which, in whole or in part, is: (i) to
20        enforce an ordinance; (ii) to collect a debt; or (iii)
21        under the Administrative Review Law;
22            (B) any action instituted by the corporate
23        authority of a municipality with more than 1,000,000
24        inhabitants under Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois
25        Municipal Code and any action instituted under
26        subsection (b) of Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois

 

 

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1        Municipal Code by a private owner or tenant of real
2        property within 1,200 feet of a dangerous or unsafe
3        building seeking an order compelling the owner or
4        owners of the building to take any of the actions
5        authorized under that subsection;
6            (C) any commitment petition or petition for an
7        order authorizing the administration of psychotropic
8        medication or electroconvulsive therapy under the
9        Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code;
10            (D) a petitioner in any order of protection
11        proceeding, including, but not limited to, fees for
12        filing, modifying, withdrawing, certifying, or
13        photocopying petitions for orders of protection,
14        issuing alias summons, any related filing service, or
15        certifying, modifying, vacating, or photocopying any
16        orders of protection; or
17            (E) proceedings for the appointment of a
18        confidential intermediary under the Adoption Act.
19        (2) No fee other than the filing fee contained in the
20    applicable schedule in subsection (a) shall be charged to
21    any person in connection with an adoption proceeding.
22        (3) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive any
23    fees associated with a special needs adoption. The term
24    "special needs adoption" has the meaning provided by the
25    Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
26    (aa) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2022.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19; 100-994, eff. 7-1-19;
2100-1161, eff. 7-1-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; revised
38-18-20.)
 
4    Section 55. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is
5amended by changing Section 15-20 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 135/15-20)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
8    Sec. 15-20. SCHEDULE 4; felony sex offenses.
9    SCHEDULE 4: For a felony or attempted felony under Article
1011 or Section 12-33 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the Clerk of
11the Circuit Court shall collect $1,314 and remit as follows:
12    (1) As the county's portion, $354 to the county treasurer,
13who shall deposit the money as follows:
14        (A) $20 into the Court Automation Fund;
15        (B) $20 into the Court Document Storage Fund;
16        (C) $5 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
17    Administrative Fund;
18        (D) $255 into the county's General Fund;
19        (E) $10 into the Child Advocacy Center Fund;
20        (F) $2 into the State's Attorney Records Automation
21    Fund;
22        (G) $2 into the Public Defender Records Automation
23    Fund;
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1        (I) $20 into the Probation and Court Services Fund.
2    (2) As the State's portion, $960 to the State Treasurer,
3who shall deposit the money as follows:
4        (A) $520 into the State Police Operations Assistance
5    Fund;
6        (B) $100 into the Violent Crime Victims Assistance
7    Fund;
8        (C) $200 into the Sexual Assault Services Fund;
9        (D) $100 into the Domestic Violence Shelter and
10    Service Services Fund;
11        (E) $5 into the State Police Merit Board Public Safety
12    Fund; and
13        (F) $35 into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction
14    Surcharge Fund.
15(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
16    Section 60. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
17changing Sections 5-4-3a and 5-9-1.22 as follows:
 
18    (730 ILCS 5/5-4-3a)
19    Sec. 5-4-3a. DNA testing backlog accountability.
20    (a) On or before August 1 of each year, the Department of
21State Police shall report to the Governor and both houses of
22the General Assembly the following information:
23        (1) the extent of the backlog of cases awaiting
24    testing or awaiting DNA analysis by that Department,

 

 

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1    including but not limited to those tests conducted under
2    Section 5-4-3, as of June 30 of the previous fiscal year,
3    with the backlog being defined as all cases awaiting
4    forensic testing whether in the physical custody of the
5    State Police or in the physical custody of local law
6    enforcement, provided that the State Police have written
7    notice of any evidence in the physical custody of local
8    law enforcement prior to June 1 of that year; and
9        (2) what measures have been and are being taken to
10    reduce that backlog and the estimated costs or
11    expenditures in doing so.
12    (b) The information reported under this Section shall be
13made available to the public, at the time it is reported, on
14the official web site of the Department of State Police.
15    (c) Beginning January 1, 2016, the Department of State
16Police shall quarterly report on the status of the processing
17of forensic biology and DNA evidence submitted to the
18Department of State Police Laboratory for analysis. The report
19shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly,
20and shall be posted on the Department of State Police website.
21The report shall include the following for each State Police
22Laboratory location and any laboratory to which the Department
23of State Police has outsourced evidence for testing:
24        (1) For forensic biology submissions, report both
25    total assignment case and sexual assault or abuse
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1    Submission Act) figures for:
2            (A) The number of assignments cases received in
3        the preceding quarter.
4            (B) The number of assignments cases completed in
5        the preceding quarter.
6            (C) The number of assignments cases waiting
7        analysis.
8            (D) The number of assignments cases sent for
9        outsourcing.
10            (E) The number of assignments cases waiting
11        analysis that were received within the past 30 days.
12            (F) The number of assignments cases waiting
13        analysis that were received 31 to 90 days prior.
14            (G) The number of assignments cases waiting
15        analysis that were received 91 to 180 days prior.
16            (H) The number of assignments cases waiting
17        analysis that were received 181 to 365 days prior.
18            (I) The number of assignments cases waiting
19        analysis that were received more than 365 days prior.
20            (J) (Blank). The number of cases forwarded for DNA
21        analyses.
22        (2) (Blank). For DNA submissions, report both total
23    case and sexual assault or abuse case (as defined by the
24    Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act) figures for:
25            (A) The number of cases received in the preceding
26        quarter.

 

 

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1            (B) The number of cases completed in the preceding
2        quarter.
3            (C) The number of cases waiting analysis.
4            (D) The number of cases sent for outsourcing.
5            (E) The number of cases waiting analysis that were
6        received within the past 30 days.
7            (F) The number of cases waiting analysis that were
8        received 31 to 90 days prior.
9            (G) The number of cases waiting analysis that were
10        received 91 to 180 days prior.
11            (H) The number of cases waiting analysis that were
12        received 181 to 365 days prior.
13            (I) The number of cases waiting analysis that were
14        received more than 365 days prior.
15        (3) For all other categories of testing (e.g., drug
16    chemistry, firearms/toolmark, footwear/tire track, latent
17    prints, toxicology, and trace chemistry analysis):
18            (A) The number of assignments cases received in
19        the preceding quarter.
20            (B) The number of assignments cases completed in
21        the preceding quarter.
22            (C) The number of assignments cases waiting
23        analysis.
24        (4) For the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), report
25    both total assignment case and sexual assault or abuse
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1    Submission Act) figures for subparagraphs (D), (E), and
2    (F) of this paragraph (4):
3            (A) The number of new offender samples received in
4        the preceding quarter.
5            (B) The number of offender samples uploaded to
6        CODIS in the preceding quarter.
7            (C) The number of offender samples awaiting
8        analysis.
9            (D) The number of unknown DNA case profiles
10        uploaded to CODIS in the preceding quarter.
11            (E) The number of CODIS hits in the preceding
12        quarter.
13            (F) The number of forensic evidence submissions
14        submitted to confirm a previously reported CODIS hit.
15        (5) For each category of testing, report the number of
16    trained forensic scientists and the number of forensic
17    scientists in training.
18    As used in this subsection (c), "completed" means
19completion of both the analysis of the evidence and the
20provision of the results to the submitting law enforcement
21agency.
22    (d) The provisions of this subsection (d), other than this
23sentence, are inoperative on and after January 1, 2019 or 2
24years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2599th General Assembly, whichever is later. In consultation
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1Officer, the Department of State Police may obtain contracts
2for services, commodities, and equipment to assist in the
3timely completion of forensic biology, DNA, drug chemistry,
4firearms/toolmark, footwear/tire track, latent prints,
5toxicology, microscopy, trace chemistry, and Combined DNA
6Index System (CODIS) analysis. Contracts to support the
7delivery of timely forensic science services are not subject
8to the provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code, except for
9Sections 20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of
10that Code, provided that the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
11writing with justification, waive any certification required
12under Article 50 of the Illinois Procurement Code. For any
13contracts for services which are currently provided by members
14of a collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
15the collective bargaining agreement concerning subcontracting
16shall be followed.
17(Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 1-1-16; 99-801, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
18    (730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.22)
19    Sec. 5-9-1.22. Fee; Roadside Memorial Fund. A person who
20is convicted or receives a disposition of court supervision
21for a violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
22shall, in addition to any other disposition, penalty, or fine
23imposed, pay a fee of $50 which shall be collected by the clerk
24of the court and then remitted to the State Treasurer for
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1is created in the State treasury. However, the court may waive
2the fee if full restitution is complied with. Subject to
3appropriation, all moneys in the Roadside Memorial Fund shall
4be used by the Department of Transportation to pay fees
5imposed under subsection (f) of Section 20 of the Roadside
6Memorial Act.
7    This Section is substantially the same as Section 5-9-1.18
85-9-1.8 of the Unified Code of Corrections, which Section was
9repealed by Public Act 100-987, and shall be construed as a
10continuation of the fee established by that prior law, and not
11as a new or different fee.
12(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.