Amends the Jury Act and the Jury Commission Act. Provides that lists of claimants for unemployment insurance shall be added to the other lists (Illinois driver's license, Identification Card, Disabled Person Identification Card, and registered voters lists) now used to create jury lists. Provides that the Director of the Department of Employment Security shall annually compile a list of persons who in the last 12 months filed a claim for unemployment insurance and shall send the list to the Secretary of State to be combined with lists of Illinois driver's license, Illinois Identification Card, and Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card holders to constitute the master list for jury lists.
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Congratulates the members of the Champaign County Committee on Aging on the occasion of the organization's 50th anniversary.
Resolves that in alignment with the Department of Human Services' Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2017, all children and adults with developmental disabilities living in Illinois will receive high quality services guided by a person-centered plan that maximizes individual choice and flexibility in the most integrated setting possible regardless of intensity or severity of need.
Creates the Foreclosure Working Group, appointed by the State Housing Task Force, to create recommendations to address the foreclosure and housing crisis in the State.
Mourns the death of Robert G. Kirchner of Urbana.
Congratulates the administration and employees of Family Service of Champaign County on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary.
Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that certain taxpayers that are primarily engaged in the manufacture of inner tubes or tires, or both, from natural and synthetic rubber may elect to claim the EDGE Credit against their withholding tax obligations. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Robert G. Kirchner of Urbana.
Congratulates Reverend Tyson J. Parks, Reverend Larry D. Lewis, and the congregation of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Champaign, as they host the Illinois North District Conference.
Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2011, minimum qualifications of probation officers shall include at least 30 hours per year in training or continuing education, provided that such training or continuing education programs have been approved in advance by the Division of Probation Services. Provides that beginning January 1, 2014, such minimum qualifications shall include at least 40 hours per year in training or continuing education, provided that such training or continuing education programs have been approved in advance by the Division of Probation Services.