Illinois Bills

Amends the Northeastern Illinois University Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creating the Board of Trustees.

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning public inspection of registration data.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court for its FY04 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes technical changes in a Section defining unlawful practices.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State aid formula.

Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for a study to determine methods to reduce recidivism. Effective July 1, 2004.

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that workers who perform work specifically designated for installation on a public works project shall be deemed to be employed on public works.

Creates the Autism Task Force Act. Contains only a short title.

Appropriates $25,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Village of Centerville for a village theater. Effective July 1, 2003.

Amends the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act. Makes a technical change in the Section listing bank holidays.

Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may be employed by a practice group or other entity employing multiple physicians at one location. Provides that, in that case, (i) one of the physicians practicing at that location shall be designated the primary supervising physician and (ii) each physician practicing at that location may supervise the physician assistant with respect to the patients of that physician, and shall not be deemed an alternate supervising physician. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in a prosecution for first degree murder tried by a jury, if a statement of the defendant has been admitted into evidence and the statement has not been recorded, the court shall instruct the jury prior to its deliberation on the charge of the weight to be given to the statement and that an electronic recording that contains the defendant's actual voice or a statement written by the defendant is more reliable than a non-recorded summary.