Rep. Roger L. Eddy

Urges parents to carefully monitor their children's use of all media and encourage that they assist in controlling the video games that their children play.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its FY12 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2011.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its FY13 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2012.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its FY12 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2011.

Amends the Counties Code. Requires the imposition of a school facility occupation tax in a county if the electors of the county have approved a proposition for the tax. Provides that a school facility occupation tax imposed by approval of the electors may be reduced or discontinued if the electors have voted to reduce or discontinue the tax. Provides that the State will not limit or alter rights, powers, and duties so as to impair the rights and remedies of holders of bonds secured by proceeds of a school facility occupation tax. Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that a backdoor referendum is not required for alternate bonds if at least 90% of the revenue source pledged to the payment of the alternate bonds is expected to be obtained from a school facility occupation tax. Amends the School Code. Provides that a referendum shall not be required if the purchase, construction, or building of a school building is paid from funds received from the County School Facility Occupation Tax Law or from the proceeds of bonds secured by revenues obtained from that Law. Effective immediately.

Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Requires that, no later than December 31, 2016, there must be installed, at each gasoline station or service station, one or more new flex fuel dispensing pumps. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall impose a civil penalty of $100 per day upon the owner of any gasoline station or service station that does not comply with this requirement. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax credit, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2012 and on or before December 30, 2021, for taxpayers who install a new flex fuel dispensing pump at a gasoline station or service station in Illinois during the taxable year in the amount equal to the cost of that installation. Provides that the credit: (i) may not exceed $80,000 per pump; (ii) may not be claimed in any one taxable year in an amount exceeding $20,000 per pump, but any excess amount may be carried forward; and (iii) may not be claimed with respect to the installation of more than one flex fuel dispensing pump at any one station. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 4 years. Effective immediately.

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an applicant for a school bus driver permit must have no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin for control.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for any one person in any one accident, the required amount of liability insurance shall be $25,000 for policies issued or renewed before July 1, 2012 and $1,000,000 for any policy issued or renewed on and after July 1, 2012. Provides that the required amount of insurance for 2 or more persons in any one accident shall be: (i) $100,000 for personal injury liability insurance policies issued or renewed before July 1, 2012; (ii) $1,000,000 for policies issued or renewed on and after July 1, 2012 and before July 1, 2013; (iii) $2,000,000 for policies issued or renewed on and after July 1, 2013 and before July 1, 2014; and (iv) $3,000,000 for policies issued or renewed on and after July 1, 2014. Provides that provisions of Public Act 97-224 making certain personal injury liability insurance requirements applicable to a first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit are inoperative before July 1, 2012 and are operative on and after July 1, 2012. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for its FY12 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2011.