Amends the Shaken Baby Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State aid formula.
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 Counties Code. Provides that, if an employee who is covered under a retirement system or pension fund created under the Illinois Pension Code is convicted of a job-related felony, the State's Attorney must notify the board of trustees for that retirement system or pension fund. Effective immediately.
Creates the War on Terrorism Veterans Act. Provides that a memorial honoring persons who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal serving in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom may be constructed by a private entity on a portion of the State property in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Effective immediately.
Authorizes the Director of Corrections, on behalf of the State of Illinois, to convey the Ed Jenison Work Camp by quit claim deed to the City of Paris for $1. Provides that the title to the property shall revert to the State if the property ceases to be used for public purposes. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Howard Cleff and designates that portion of Route 250 from the Wabash River to Lawrenceville as the Howard Cleff Memorial Highway.
Resolves that the Board of Higher Education establish a task force to study issues related to dual credit, which task force shall report its findings to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2008.
Mourns the death of Howard Cleff and designates that portion of Route 250 from the Wabash river to Lawrenceville as the Howard Cleff Memorial Highway.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in the definition of "Director".