Congratulates Joy Beebe on being named one of two 2005 Women of Achievement by the Danville branch of the American Association of University Women.
Congratulates Marty Lindvahl on being named one of two 2005 Women of Achievement by the Danville branch of the American Association of University Women.
Honors the organizers and participants in the Vermilion County Relay for Life, held on May 14 and 15, 2005.
Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act with respect to the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund. Allows the Department of Natural Resources to use money from the Fund for construction of motorized recreational trails on Department owned or managed land that is not designated a nature preserve under the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act or is not contained in a report submitted under the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. With respect to the preference for resident bidders, provides that the purchasing agency may consider the bidder's resident status when the agency is acting as a market participant and not as a market regulator under the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution. Effective immediately.
Creates the Crime Stoppers Program Act. Provides for the certification of Crime Stoppers Programs by the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association. Provides that a person or agency that is not a certified Crime Stoppers program may not use the name "Crime Stoppers". Provides that the Attorney General may enforce this provision through injunctive or other appropriate relief. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that unless such nondisclosure will infringe the constitutional rights of the accused, the identity of a person who submits information of a criminal act to a Crime Stoppers program is privileged information and may not be disclosed in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Establishes procedures for the disclosure of that information. Provides that disclosure of the identity of witnesses to be produced at a hearing or trial shall not be denied. Provides that this provision shall not be construed to require a Crime Stoppers program to acquire or retain personal information from informants wishing to remain anonymous.
Congratulates Ivadale Foster of Danville on four decades of community service work and on 25 years as a member of the Vermilion County Board.
Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Adds a caption to a Section concerning definitions.
Amends the School Code and the Public Community College Act. Transfers all powers and duties of the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education with regard to high school equivalency testing under the School Code to the Illinois Community College Board.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to implement alternative procedures for the nursing home survey process for purposes that include the more effective and efficient use of Department resources to target problem areas. Provides for a time period of up to 30 months between surveys; provides for annual monitoring visits in the case of nursing homes surveyed at intervals greater than 12 months. Provides for educational activities and an evaluation process.
