Creates the Carnival Ride Operator Registration Act. Requires carnival employees who operate amusement rides and attractions to obtain an identification card annually from the Department of State Police. Establishes (i) the information a ride operator must provide, (ii) the qualifications for obtaining an identification card, (iii) the Department's procedures for issuing or denying identification cards, and (iv) exemptions for newly-hired employees and those awaiting issuance of identification cards. Makes violation of the Act a Class A misdemeanor. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code, the Carnival Regulation Act, and the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Authorizes (i) a unit of local government or fair board that permits a carnival and (ii) a unit of local government that licenses or inspects amusement rides or attractions to request copies of the carnival employees' identification cards. Provides that a carnival permit may not be delayed or denied on the basis of insufficient employee information if the carnival has supplied the copies of the identification cards. Prohibits a unit of local government from conditioning the permitting, licensing, inspecting, or regulating of amusement rides or attractions on the disclosure of carnival employee information. Effective January 1, 2005.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning boundaries.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in cases of involuntary manslaughter when the victim was 12 years of age or younger, the penalty is a Class 2 felony for which the defendant may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to prosecution of a traffic, boating, or fish and game law or ordinance violation committed by a minor.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Judicial Inquiry Board. Effective on July 1, 2003.
Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Personnel Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services' and Department of Public Aid's rules concerning failure to cooperate shall apply to all instances of alleged recipient failure to cooperate, including failure to attend meetings, except that the rules need not be applied in the case of a meeting the sole purpose of which is to determine whether the recipient continues to meet eligibility requirements other than compliance with employment, training, or other activities. Effective immediately.
Adopts rules of procedure for the House Qualifications Challenge Committee.
Amends the State Property Control Act. Prohibits any State official, employee, or agent from granting naming or sponsorship rights, by any means, for State property to any entity with respect to advertising, promoting, or representing tobacco or tobacco related interests. Requires that any grant of naming or sponsorship rights must be reviewed and approved by the appropriate ethics commission. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago State University Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board of Trustees.
Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
