Illinois · statute · 305 ILCS 80 · 13 active provisions
Short title; references to Act. (a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Murdered Children Funeral and Burial Assistance Act. (b) References to Act. This Act may be referred to as the Mychal Moultry, Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act. (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22.)
Purpose; findings. (a) Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in Illinois. (b) Parents and guardians who experience the death of a child by gun violence face the painful process of bereavement while also bearing the responsibilities of planning a funeral and paying for funeral and burial…
Definitions. In this Act: "Burial rights" means rights of internment, inurnment, or entombment. "Cemetery authority" means any individual or legal entity that owns or controls cemetery lands or property that provides burial rights and burial services and merchandise to a child victim consistent with the Cemetery Oversi…
Felon as victim or survivor. An eligible survivor's or child victim's criminal history or felony status shall not automatically prevent an award for payment of the child victim's funeral and burial expenses. (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22.)
Additional powers; Department of Human Services. In addition to other powers and duties set forth in this Act and other powers exercised by the Department, the Department shall conduct a review of disbursement requests submitted by a funeral establishment or cemetery authority, which includes verification of the eligib…
Right to disbursement. (a) With respect to the provision of burial rights and funeral and burial services and merchandise within the applicable scope of practice, a funeral establishment or cemetery authority is entitled to a disbursement under this Act if within one year of the occurrence of the crime upon which a dis…
Disbursement request requirements. (a) A disbursement request shall include: (1) the name and address of the eligible survivor and his or her relationship to the child victim; (2) the date and nature of the crime on which the disbursement request is based; (3) the nature and extent of the injuries sustained by the chil…
Additional materials requested. If a funeral establishment or cemetery authority does not submit all materials substantiating its disbursement request as requested by the Department, the Department shall notify the establishment in writing of the specific additional items of information or materials required and that i…
Amount of disbursement. (a) The total amount of disbursement for funeral and burial expenses for a child victim shall be no more than $10,000, to be apportioned between the funeral establishment and cemetery authority by those eligible survivors authorized to direct the disposition of remains pursuant to the Dispositio…
Prohibition against double payment; recordkeeping; payment recapture. (a) If any funeral and burial expenses are paid under this Act, no award for such assistance shall be granted to any party in relation to funeral and burial expenses for the same child victim under the Crime Victims Compensation Act or the Department…
Notice to public of available assistance. (a) The Department shall develop a brochure informing the public of the existence of funeral and burial assistance for the families of murdered children under this Act and make the brochure available on its website. (b) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an offense co…
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22; text omitted.)
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22.)