Rep. Robert F. Flider

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person 61 years of age or older applying at a driver services facility for renewal of his or her driver's license shall be provided, without charge, with a brochure warning the person of the dangers of financial identity theft. Provides that the Secretary of State shall prepare these brochures in consultation with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Establishes requirements for the content of the brochures. Provides that the Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing the new provision.

Creates the Central Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Creates the Central Illinois Economic Development Authority in Macon, Sangamon, Menard, Logan, Christian, Bond, DeWitt, and Montgomery Counties in order to promote economic development within those counties. Contains provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Authority. Allows the Authority to acquire, own, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of interests in real property and to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness for certain purposes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000. Provides that the Authority shall be governed by an 11-member board. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the taking of a doe pursuant to an either-sex permit during the first open season shall not count towards any bag or possession limit under the Act. Sets forth that no Deer Hunting Permit fee shall be assessed for an antlerless only permit in a county in which a separate harvest period was authorized by the Department in the previous season.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the School Code. Provides, beginning August 1, 2005, with certain exceptions, for the cancellation of or refusal to issue a driver's license for failure of an unmarried person under 18 years of age to maintain school attendance. Effective immediately.

Creates the Community Education Act to support community service education programs, which educate students about the value of civic involvement through actual school-sponsored involvement in their communities. Creates the Community Education Program, administered by the State Board of Education. Allows a school district to establish a community education program. With respect to a school district community education program, contains provisions concerning local input, a Director of Community Education, the non-duplication of programs, community education consortiums, partnership agreements, funding, and grants. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Creates a pilot class size reduction grant program, to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides that grants shall be awarded to schools to defray the costs and expenses of operating and maintaining classes of no more than 15 pupils per teacher per class. Effective July 1, 2006.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that, when information is obtained from a driver's license or identification card to identify or prove the age of the holder of the license or identification card, or in the course of a commercial transaction, that information may be used only for purposes of identification of the individual or for completing the commercial transaction in which the information was obtained. Provides that the information may not be used for any other purpose and may not be provided to a third party. Provides that a person whose driver's license or identification card information was used in violation of the provision is entitled to recover actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages in the amount of $250 for each violation, plus attorney's fees and costs. Creates exceptions.

Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Attorney General's oath and bond.

Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any person who is certified in first aid or has completed a course of instruction in first aid, who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable to a person to whom such care is provided for civil damages. Effective July 1, 2006.

Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title of the Act.