Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

Creates the Renewable Fuels Development Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the School Code, and the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Requires that the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force identify strategies that are effective in reducing the number of women who are unscreened and under-screened for cervical cancer; increase awareness about human papillomavirus (HPV) and its link to cervical cancer and cervical dysplasia, the availability and efficacy of the HPV vaccine in the prevention of the disease, and the importance of providing it to young females; and assist in the development and implementation of a plan to provide HPV vaccines to the maximum extent possible throughout the State. Requires that, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the parent or legal guardian of a female child entering the sixth grade for the first time must submit a statement signed by a physician to the effect that the parent or guardian received information on the connection between HPV and cervical cancer and verifying that the child received the HPV vaccine or that the parent or guardian, having received the information, elected not to have the child receive the HPV vaccine and that the child did not receive the HPV vaccine. Requires a school to include the number of HPV-vaccinated children in its report to the State Board of Education. Requires that the Department of Public Health develop and disseminate information about HPV and the HPV vaccine to physicians, local public health departments, health clinics, and other appropriate healthcare professionals. Provides that the Department may pay for health insurance coverage with funds appropriated for this purpose on behalf of persons who are not otherwise covered by a public or private plan for the cost of acquisition and administration of the HPV vaccine.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. With respect to an executive branch State employee who is the subject of an Executive Inspector General's investigation and whose agency head or ultimate jurisdictional authority agrees with the Inspector General as to disciplinary action against the employee, establishes procedures for providing a redacted version of the Inspector General's summary investigation report to the Executive Ethics Commission, to the employee, and to the public, under certain circumstances.

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to compile information on (i) how to educate teachers and other providers about the unique needs of gifted and twice-exceptional children, (ii) how to train teachers in research-based methods for identifying and teaching gifted and twice-exceptional children, and (iii) research-based guidelines for unique programming for twice-exceptional children. Requires the State Board to provide this information to each school district.

Amends "An Act concerning appropriations", Public Act 95-731. Restores appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources that were reduced or vetoed by the Governor. Effective immediately.

Designates the week of August 24, 2008 as "Workforce Development Week" in the State of Illinois.

Amends the Public Health Program Beneficiary Employer Disclosure Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Health Services Education Grants Act. Provides that, in addition to grants to medical, dental, pharmacy, optometry, and nursing schools and physician assistant programs, grants may be made to psychology and other physical and mental health-related schools and programs (instead of to other health-related schools and programs). Effective immediately.

Amends "An Act making appropriations", Public Act 95-348. Increases certain appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows an income tax credit for each individual taxpayer who is a teacher teaching in a school in Illinois. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the eligible classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year, but the credit may not exceed $500. Defines "eligible classroom expenses" as the aggregate amount of nonreimbursed classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year less $250. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.