Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning overtime.
Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Allows a school board to provide free transportation for a pupil residing within one and one-half miles from school if conditions are such that walking constitutes a serious hazard to the safety of the pupil (now allowed only if the hazard is due to vehicular traffic or rail crossings). Provides that guidelines as to what constitutes a serious safety hazard shall be adopted by the regional superintendent of schools (in consultation with the Department of Transportation with regard to vehicular traffic or rail crossings). Provides that the regional superintendent of schools, in consultation with the Department of Transportation with regard to vehicular traffic or rail crossings, shall review and approve or disapprove a school board's determination that a serious safety hazard exists (now, the Department of Transportation makes the review and approves or disapproves the determination). Makes related changes.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Reduces the amount of wine that a second-class wine-maker's licensee may sell from a second premises from 100,000 gallons per year to 50,000 gallons per year. Deletes provisions authorizing a wine-maker's licensee to sell wine from a third location.
Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the appointment of trial counsel in death penalty cases.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it constitutes aggravated assault, aggravated battery, or aggravated criminal sexual assault to commit an assault, battery, or criminal sexual assault upon a mentally handicapped person. Defines mentally handicapped person. Effective immediately.
Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "motor fuel".
Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. In the definition of "drug paraphernalia", limits that definition to home made or manufactured materials. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the executive committee of domestic mutual companies.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish in DuPage County 2 group homes, each housing 4 residents with similar diagnoses of mental illness and requiring similar intermittent care. Provides for rental of the homes to a third party who will provide necessary services to the residents of the homes.
Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning authorization for bonds.
Creates the Crime Stoppers Program Act. Provides for the certification of Crime Stoppers Programs by the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association. Provides that a person or agency that is not a certified Crime Stoppers program may not use the name "Crime Stoppers". Provides that the Attorney General may enforce this provision through injunctive or other appropriate relief. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the identity of a person who submits information of a criminal act to a Crime Stoppers program is privileged information and may not be disclosed in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Provides that telephone records of a Crime Stoppers program are privileged information and are not subject to disclosure by subpoena or other means.
