Creates the Afterschool Youth Development Project Act. Provides that because it is the policy of this State to provide all young people between the ages of 6 and 19 with access to quality afterschool programs through a State commitment to sufficient and sustainable funding for programs that promote positive youth development, the Illinois Youth Development Council is created. Provides that the purpose of the Council is to provide oversight and coordination to the State's public funds currently invested to support positive youth development programs and activities and to set system-wide policies and priorities to accomplish 5 specified objectives. Provides that the Council shall be governed by a board of no less than 28 and no more than 32 members and that the Council shall reflect the regional, racial, socio-economic, and cultural diversity of the State to ensure representation of the needs of all Illinois youth. Contains provisions concerning Council member appointments; the establishment of an independent Youth Advisory Group; the major objectives of the Council; afterschool demonstration programs; reporting requirements; and other matters. Provides that the Council shall be created within the Department of Human Services and that the Department shall provide resources to the Council including administrative services and data collection. Effective immediately.
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Amends the School Code. Deletes a provision applicable to school districts with a population of less than 500,000 requiring that permanent interfund transfers not otherwise authorized by law must be made to the fund of the school district most in need of the funds being transferred. Allows school districts to increase, abate, maintain, abolish, and re-create working cash funds. Provides that moneys in the working cash fund may be used by the school board for any and all school purposes. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that when calculating the State reimbursement for transportation costs, the State Board of Education may not deduct the number of pupils enrolled in early education programs from the number of pupils eligible for reimbursement if the pupils enrolled in the early education programs are transported at the same time as other eligible pupils.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the owner of a motor vehicle of the second division weighing 8,000 pounds or less propelled by an electric engine and not utilizing motor fuel, may register the motor vehicle for a fee not to exceed $35 for a 2-year registration period. Effective immediately.
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the governing board of Paris Cooperative High School shall be included within and be subject to the Article as a participating instrumentality on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that, if the governing board of Paris Cooperative High School is unable to pay the required employer contributions to the fund, then the school districts shall make payment of required contributions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Frank S. Ladner of Lawrenceville on the occasion of receiving the prestigious Walter A. Davis Memorial Citation for Service for 2010 from Vincennes University.
Directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect an appropriate plaque or sign at the Illinois rest area on Route 33 near Palestine honoring Sammy L. Davis, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, for his heroism during the Vietnam War.
Congratulates and honors Thomas Eugene McDaniel Sr. for his years of hard work and dedication to the Boy Scouts.
Congratulates the 2009-2010 Robinson High School Maroons boys varsity basketball team for their accomplishments throughout the season and for winning the IHSA Class 2A State Basketball Championship.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may conduct random drug testing of applicants for instruction permits who are under the age of 18. Provides that the Secretary may not issue a permit to an applicant who tested positive for the presence of any controlled substance or cannabis. Provides that a person who tests positive for any controlled substance or cannabis must be found to be free of controlled substances and cannabis before he or she may receive an instruction permit. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for implementing the new provision and shall prescribe an additional fee, to be added to the fees charged for the issuance of a first-time driver's license, to cover the cost of the testing.