Congratulates the faculty, staff, and students of Orland School District #135 for their innovative initiatives regarding student CPR/AED/First Aid training.
Congratulates Patricia A. Murphy on her retirement from the City of Chicago with the Council Division of the Office of the City Clerk.
Congratulates Irene Vicich on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Congratulates Captain Dan Roach on his retirement from the Illinois State Police.
Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a requirement that a State Police applicant have certain collegiate educational requirements is deemed to be satisfied if the applicant has been honorably discharged and has been awarded an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal by one of the United States armed forces. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Reverend Dr. Ahmad R. Boyd on his one year anniversary as pastor of LeClaire Missionary Baptist Church.
Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Illinois and Midwest High-Speed Rail Commission Act. Contains provisions concerning the composition of the Illinois and Midwest High-Speed Rail Commission. Provides that by November 20, 2011, the Commission must prepare and issue a report recommending the best governmental structure for a public-private partnership to design, build, operate, maintain, and finance a high-speed rail system for the State. Provides that a follow-up report shall be issued by October 1, 2012. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2015. Effective immediately.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. In a Section concerning the underrepresentation of certain groups in higher education, requires the Board of Higher Education to require all public institutions of higher education to track the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education. With respect to the Board's annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor, requires the report to include, with respect to each public institution of higher education, the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for any person knowingly to have in his or her possession or to carry about any of the following substances in a form and amount that is capable of causing serious injury or distress to another: (i) any corrosive or caustic acid or alkali (including but not limited to sulfuric acid) or any solution or mixture of corrosive or caustic acids or alkalis, (ii) elemental phosphorus, or (iii) hydrogen sulfide, valerianic (isobutyric) acid, ammonium valerianate, valerianate of zinc, or any other nauseating, offensive, or disgusting chemical of like or similar nature. Includes exceptions. Provides that a person shall not knowingly sell, give away, offer to sell or give away, or have in his or her possession any stink ball or fire ball, or any bomb, ball tube, vial, or bottle made of thin glass or other easily breakable material, containing any of those substances in a form and amount that is capable of causing serious injury or distress to another. Makes violation a Class C misdemeanor. Also provides that a person seeking to acquire any corrosive or caustic acid must show identification and sign a log. Provides that a person shall not knowingly acquire more than one package containing corrosive or caustic acid from a retail location within a 24-hour period. Includes exceptions. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall have the authority to promulgate rules for the implementation and enforcement of this provision. Provides that a violation is a business offense for which a fine not exceeding $1,500 may be imposed.
