Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Provides, with respect to the appointment of boards of commissioners for airport authorities, that if an authority has 2 or more municipalities each with a population of 5,000 or more within the authority, then each municipality shall appoint one commissioner and the county board president in the county in which the airport authority is located shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the county board, 3 (now, 2) commissioners at large (now, one commissioner is appointed from areas outside of the municipalities that each have a population of 5,000 or more). Deletes a requirement that a commissioner representing the area within an authority that is located outside of municipalities of that size shall reside within the area.
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Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall deliver any unclaimed human remains to the coroner of the county in which the human remains were abandoned. The only human remains that may be delivered to and received by the Treasurer are those that are reported and delivered as contents of a safe deposit box. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the coroner shall deliver the remains to the family of the deceased or, if none, then to the friends of the deceased. If that is not possible, the coroner shall arrange for a decent burial in the same manner as is done under current law. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. Provides that at the hearing to determine whether a sexually dangerous person or criminal sexual psychopathic person has recovered, the Attorney General or State's Attorney who filed the original application shall represent the State and shall have the right to have the applicant examined by an expert or professional person of the State's choice. Provides that the applicant may retain experts to perform an examination as well. Provides that the sexually dangerous person or the State may elect to have the hearing before a jury. Provides that the State has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant is still a sexually dangerous person. Provides that if the applicant refuses to speak to, communicate with, or otherwise fails to cooperate with the State's examiner, the applicant may only introduce evidence and testimony from any expert or professional person who is retained to conduct an examination based upon review of the records and may not introduce evidence resulting from an examination of the person. Provides that if a person has previously filed an application in writing setting forth facts showing that the sexually dangerous person or criminal sexual psychopathic person has recovered and the court determined either at a hearing or following a jury trial that the applicant is still a sexually dangerous person, no additional application may be filed for one year after a finding that the person is still sexually dangerous. Makes other changes.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Defines "sex offender" to include custodial sexual misconduct (rather than custodial sexual misconduct committed on or after August 22, 2002). Defines as a "sexual predator" a person convicted of a violation or attempted violation of criminal sexual assault regardless of the age of the victim. Establishes procedures for a sex offender to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency within 5 days after ceasing to have a fixed residence. Changes certain registration periods from 10 days to 5 days. Provides that a second or subsequent violation of this Act is a Class 2 felony.
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning applications for certification.
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Authorizes the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to initiate, administer, and conduct annual firearm certification courses for retired law enforcement officers that are qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. Amends the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act. Provides that the annual range qualification for peace officers shall consist of range fire approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Changes the definition of "peace officer" to include any retired law enforcement officer who is qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. Amends the Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's In-Service Training Act. Includes retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon among the law enforcement personnel to whom a Mobile Team In-Service Training Unit may provide in-service training in order to be eligible for State funding. Effective July 1, 2005.
Congratulates Richard H. Dammers, ISU Assistant to the President, on his retirement.
Extends the Illinois Donor Authorization Task Force established by the HJR 34 of the 93rd General Assembly.
Urges Congress to enact a law creating one nationwide standard on the retail distribution of pseudoephedrine.
Congratulates Susan Hazlett of Bloomington-Normal on her retirement.