Amends the School Code. Allows for the deactivation of an elementary school facility in the same manner as the deactivation of a high school facility. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to create an informant's privilege. Provides that if an individual (i) submits information concerning a criminal act to a law enforcement agency or to a community organization that acts as an intermediary in reporting to law enforcement and (ii) requests anonymity, then the identity of that individual is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a proceeding. Provides that there is no privilege if a court, after a hearing in camera, finds that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown that: (1) the identity of an individual who submits information concerning a criminal act is sought or offered in a court proceeding involving a felony or misdemeanor; (2) the evidence is not otherwise available; and (3) nondisclosure infringes upon a constitutional right of an accused, or there is a need for the evidence that substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality. Provides that the court may impose such sanctions as are necessary to enforce its order.
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning applications for certification.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2005, one of the 11 members appointed to the Illinois Community College Board by the Governor must be a faculty member at an Illinois public community college. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person convicted a sixth or subsequent time of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds is guilty of a Class X felony.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person convicted of a fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth (rather than a fifth or subsequent) offense of driving on a revoked or suspended license or permit is guilty of a Class 4 felony if the revocation or suspension was for a hit-and-run or a DUI violation of the Code or a similar out-of-state offense or a similar provision of a local ordinance or reckless homicide or a statutory summary suspension under the Code. Provides that a person convicted of a tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, or fourteenth offense is guilty of a Class 3 felony, and is not eligible for probation or conditional discharge, if the revocation or suspension was for one of those violations. Provides that person convicted of a fifteenth or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class 2 felony, and is not eligible for probation or conditional discharge, if the revocation or suspension was for one of those violations.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government may not enact or enforce any ordinance or rule the violation of which would constitute a felony under the Vehicle Code provision prohibiting driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds. Provides that a municipal attorney may not prosecute, and a State's Attorney may not allow a municipal attorney to prosecute, any ordinance violation that would constitute a felony under the DUI provision of the Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipal attorney must notify the State's Attorney if a driver's alleged conduct would constitute a felony under the DUI provision.
Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Congratulates Dwight A. Lucas on being the recipient of the 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Public Service Award.
Congratulates Deanna Witzel of Danville on being honored as one of Illinois Jaycees' International Senate's 10 Outstanding Young People of Illinois.
