Amends the Illinois AgriFIRST Program Act of 2001. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to certification.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning appointments by the board of fire and police commissioners.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning school land donations.
Makes appropriations to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning immunity.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to notify units of local government of any health threat posed by pressure-treated wood used in playground equipment and requires the Agency to recommend procedures to those units of local government for notifying the public about the health threat.
Amends the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act. Makes a stylistic change in the short title Section.
Amends the School Code. Creates the Professional Teacher Standards Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the Governor to administer the Article of the School Code governing the certification of teachers and other certificated school personnel and the approval of teacher and administrator preparation programs. Gives the Professional Teacher Standards Board all powers and duties currently exercised by the State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board with respect to administration of the certification and program approval process, and abolishes the State Teacher Certification Board. Authorizes the Professional Teacher Standards Board to employ an Executive Director and such other staff members as are necessary to exercise its powers and duties and carry out its functions. Provides that a Standard Certificate may be renewed based on proof of professional development (instead of on proof of continuing education or professional development). Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2003.
Congratulates the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary and names May 16, 2003 as South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association Day throughout the State of Illinois.
Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a stylistic change in a provision concerning the powers of the Department of Labor.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Governors State University for its FY04 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the School Code. Provides that upon the school board's expulsion of any student for any reason, the board must provide, and the expelled student must attend, an alternative school setting. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
