Rep. Dan Brady

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with the medical assistance program, provides that on and after July 1, 2008, the minimum inpatient per diem rate to be paid to a hospital for psychiatric services shall be no less than the highest per diem base rate established by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for any hospital that newly qualifies to deliver psychiatric inpatient services on or after December 31, 2006. Effective immediately.

Amends the Shaken Baby Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Congratulates the staff and patrons of the YWCA McLean County on the 100th anniversary of the institution.

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that if an employee of a school district has made a report or caused a report to be made to the Department of Children and Family Services under the Act involving the conduct of a current or former employee of the school district and a request is made by another school district for the provision of information concerning the job performance or qualifications of the current or former employee because he or she is an applicant for employment, the general superintendent of the school district to which the request is being made must disclose to the requesting school district the fact that an employee of the school district has made a report involving the conduct of the applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department, as required under the Act. Provides that only the fact that an employee of the school district has made a report involving the conduct of the applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department may be disclosed and that this fact may be disclosed only in cases where the school employee and the general superintendent have not been informed by the Department that the allegations were unfounded. Provides that an employee of a school district who is or has been the subject of a report during his or her employment with the school district must be informed by that school district that if he or she applies for employment with another school district, the general superintendent of the former school district, upon the request of the school district to which the employee applies, shall notify that requesting school district that the employee is or was the subject of such a report. Makes a related change concerning immunity. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is accused of child pornography or aggravated child pornography or the defendant is accused of first degree murder or second degree murder when the commission of the offense involves sexual penetration or sexual conduct, evidence of the defendant's commission of another such offense or evidence to rebut that proof or an inference from that proof, may be admissible (if that evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence) and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Provides that (1) testimony by the victim of an out of court statement made by the victim that he or she complained of such act to another; and (2) testimony of an out of court statement made by the victim describing any complaint of such act or matter or detail pertaining to any act which is an element of an offense which is the subject of a prosecution for a sexual or physical act against that victim are admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule in prosecutions for any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act.

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to conduct a study detailing in 2008 and 2009 (1) the number of students designated State Scholars, (2) the number of State Scholars who applied to State universities, and (3) the number of State Scholars who were denied admittance into the State universities to which they applied. Requires the Commission to submit a report to the General Assembly concerning the findings of the study and the Commission's recommendations on how to make State universities more accessible to State Scholars. Effective immediately.

Congratulates Michael D. Malone on the occasion of serving as Chief Executive Officer of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce.

Congratulates Art Kimball on being the recipient of the Illinois Broadcasters Association Pioneer Award.

Congratulates G. Lawrence Daghe on the occasion of his retirement as Regional Superintendent of Schools of DeWitt/Livingston/McLean Counties.

Congratulates Steve Wannemacher on the occasion of his retirement as a Commissioner of the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority.