Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Defines "critical infrastructure". Provides that a provision regarding publicly owned or controlled property that is intended or permitted to be used for recreational or conservation purposes does not authorize restricting or limiting the use of unmanned aircraft systems when such usage is by commercial users for business operations in connection with critical infrastructure. Provides that any rules adopted under a provision related to publicly owned or controlled property that is intended or permitted to be used for recreational or conservation purposes shall not: supersede the operation of an unmanned aircraft system by a person or entity for a commercial purpose in compliance with applicable Federal Aviation Administration authorization, regulations, or exemptions; or preclude an individual licensed under the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 or the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 from operating an unmanned aerial vehicle within the scope of his or her professional practice. Effective immediately.

Creates the Illinois Youth Protection and Nicotine Accountability Act. Prohibits flavored electronic cigarettes. Provides for inspections, enforcement, and penalties with respect to the ban on flavored electronic cigarettes, and limits home rule powers. Creates the Youth Protection and Nicotine Accountability Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, with certain requirements. Provides for a tax on e-cigarettes, with certain penalties and with enforcement and rulemaking by the Department of Revenue. Provides for the Department of Public Health to develop educational curricula and a statewide campaign. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish and maintain the Illinois Nicotine Exposure Reporting Database for certain purposes. Requires the Department to submit a report regarding the Database within 10 years, and after 10 years the provisions regarding the Database shall be inoperative. Makes findings and declares purposes. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Nursing in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employee who has been denied any rights under the Act may bring an action to enjoin future denials of those rights. Provides that, if the employee prevails in that action, the employee shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a survivors insurance beneficiary or the personal representative of the estate of a deceased survivors insurance beneficiary or the personal representative of a survivors insurance beneficiary who is under a legal disability may waive the right to receive survivorship benefits, provided written notice of the waiver is given by the beneficiary or representative to the Board of Trustees within 6 months after the System notified that person of the benefits payable upon the death (instead of 6 months after the death) of the participant or annuitant and before any payment is made pursuant to an application filed by such person. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes in provisions and sets forth provisions concerning: the cancellation of pensions as a result of re-employment under the Chicago Teachers Article; persons who held elective office under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article; the transfer of service credit; employer contributions; establishing credit for military service and certain other service; the ordinary disease benefit under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Article; the computation of service under the Chicago Teachers Article; indemnification of trustees; the occupational disease benefit under the Chicago Firefighters Article; the election of members to Board of the Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund; the calculation of final rate of earnings and survivors insurance benefits under the State Universities Article; the optional defined contribution benefit under the Downstate Teachers Article; the deferred compensation plan under the State Universities Article; an estimated payment for members eligible to receive an alternative retirement annuity under the State Employees Article; an additional employer contribution for employing affected annuitants under the State Universities Article; and other provisions. Amends the State Mandates Act to requirement implementation without reimbursement. Certain provisions are effective immediately

Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that any fixed route public transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts of, the Chicago Transit Authority, Suburban Bus Board, and the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older whose income does not exceed 105% of the income eligibility limitation set forth in specified provisions of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act (rather than who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in that Act).

Creates the Deforestation-Free Illinois Act. Provides that neither the State nor any government agency of the State shall purchase, at wholesale or retail, or obtain for any purpose any tropical hardwood or tropical hardwood product. Provides that no bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State or any government agency of the State shall require or permit the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical hardwood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency that includes the procurement of any product that consists, in whole or in part, of a forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where deforestation or forest degradation occurred. Effective immediately.

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Repeals provisions regarding disability history and awareness. Provides instead that, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying disability history and culture. Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials, some of which must be used in the unit of instruction and others of which may be used as guidelines for development of a unit of instruction. Provides that the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction is one hour and the minimum required cumulative total instructional time through grades kindergarten through 12 is 10 hours. Requires the regional superintendent of schools to monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements during his or her annual compliance visit. Sets forth requirements concerning the unit of instruction. Provides for what the instruction, study, and discussion in grades kindergarten through 5 may include and what the instruction, study, and discussion in grades 6 through 12 shall include. Provides for collaboration.

Amends the School Code. Provides that the school board of a school district maintaining any of grades 9 through 12 shall require all students who are at least 16 years of age to receive a heart screening and, if a student is 16 years old, to receive another heart screening at the age of 18 years.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Specifies that provisions concerning the recovery of unclaimed property shall apply to individuals determined to be ineligible for benefits due to fraud. Provides that the Director of Employment Security may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the State Treasurer for the recovery of unclaimed property held by the State Treasurer in the name of an employer who owes contributions, interest, or penalties under this Act. Provides that the amount of unclaimed property the Director is authorized to recover under this subsection is limited to the amount of contributions, interest, penalties, and fees owed by the employer.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that no person shall broadcast any electioneering communication on a video or audio service that offers content that is primarily viewed or listened to by children under the age of 13. Provides that a violation of the provision is a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.

Amends the School Code. Creates the Career and Technical Education Task Force to review career and technical education programming and policy and make recommendations to ensure all students have access to high quality, globally competitive career and technical educational programs. Sets forth members, compensation, meetings, and administrative staff. Requires the Task Force to prepare and deliver to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly a report covering the Task Force's findings. Dissolves the Task Force on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if the person accused of reckless driving unintentionally caused a death or type A injury to another person, the trier of fact may infer that the person acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons if the person is issued a uniform citation for 3 or more violations under the Code in causing the crash.

Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that any person who is convicted of any felony relating to, arising out of, or in connection with any activity regulated by the Act is prohibited for a period of 5 years from the date of such conviction from lobbying as a registered lobbyist under the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. In provisions requiring the supervision of minors on site, provides that the requirement does not apply with respect to: (i) any minor working for a park district, a municipal parks and recreation department, or a township parks and recreation department who is supervised by an adult 18 years of age or older who is an employee of the park district, the municipal parks and recreation department, or the township parks and recreation department if no alcohol or tobacco is being sold on site; or (ii) any minor working as an officiant of youth sports activities if an adult 21 years of age or older who is an employee of the park district, the municipal parks and recreation department, or the township parks and recreation department is on call. Effective immediately.