Amends the Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning safety code seals.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Cook County Board of Commissioners may override a veto by the County Board President by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of its members (instead of four-fifths). Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district shall prohibit a high school student from participating in extracurricular athletics while in high school if he or she has a semester grade point average of less than a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2 preceding semesters in any of grades 9 through 12. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the effect of Article, Part, and Section headings.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act to prohibit destruction of an animal by decompression chamber and lowering the oxygen pressure or by using nitrous oxide, halothane, carbon monoxide, or carbon dioxide. Imposes criminal penalties for violation. Amends the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. Changes the short title to the Humane Animal Euthanasia Act. Contains provisions concerning renewal of a euthanasia technician certificate and continuing education; restrictions on issuing certificates because of felony convictions; euthanasia methods; refusal to renew and revocation of euthanasia technician and euthanasia agency certification; exemptions from certification; and criminal penalties. Amends other Acts to make conforming changes.
Amends the Banking on Illinois Act. Makes a technical change in the findings Section.
Amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Student Silent Reflection Act. Allows a teacher to conduct (instead of requiring a teacher to observe) a brief period of silence at the opening of every school day with the participation of all pupils assembled. Provides that this period shall be an opportunity for such silent reflection as may be desired by each individual pupil (instead of an opportunity for silent prayer or for silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the day). Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, in calendar year 2009 and each year thereafter, the city shall levy a tax annually at a rate on the dollar of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property within such city that will produce, when extended, not less than (was, not to exceed) an amount equal to the total amount of contributions by the employees to the fund made in the calendar year 2 years prior to the year for which the annual applicable tax is levied, multiplied by 2.26. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
