Congratulates Randy Earl, co-owner of Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes of Decatur, on being elected and installed as the president-elect of the National Funeral Directors Association.
Urges the Governor to make his appointments to the Board of Directors of the Central Illinois Economic Development Authority.
Congratulates the congregation of the Harristown Christian Church on the church sesquicentennial.
Congratulates the students, teachers, and staff of St. Patrick's School on the occasion of the school's 155th anniversary.
Congratulates the people of Mount Pulaski as they celebrate the 175th anniversary of the community.
Creates the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act. Provides for an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of qualified expenditures incurred by a qualified taxpayer for the restoration and preservation of a qualified historic structure. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for up to 10 years. Provides that the credit may be sold, assigned, conveyed, or transferred. Provides that the cumulative amount of credits awarded under the Act may not exceed $25,000,000 per year per county. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in an effort to control the epidemic of childhood obesity, the Secretary of Human Services may seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the State to specify certain foods that may and may not be purchased in Illinois with the benefits funded by the federal Food Stamp Program. Requires the Secretary to consult with members of the General Assembly in developing the waiver and to obtain approval from the General Assembly before implementing the waiver.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that committed persons who are not assigned work in a correctional employment program shall receive no pay or other compensation during the period in which they are not assigned work in a Department institution or facility. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the court may grant leave, before or after judgment, to any party having custody of any minor child to remove the child to a new residence within the State which is located outside a 100 mile geographical radius of the residence of the child at the time of the initial custody judgment or the last custody order, if removal is in the best interests of the child. The burden of proving that removal is in the best interests of the child is on the party seeking removal. Effective immediately.
Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
