Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, School Code, Child Passenger Protection Act, and Unified Code of Corrections. Makes various changes regarding: driver education requirements; graduated driver's licenses; instruction permits for minors; curfews for drivers under a specified age; the number of passengers under a specified age allowed in a vehicle driven by a newly licensed driver under a certain age; the use of seat safety belts; the use of wireless telephones by graduated driver's license holders; suspensions of driver's licenses of drivers under age 21 under specified circumstances; required appearances before the presiding judge with a parent or guardian under specified circumstances; vehicle impoundment for drivers arrested for street racing; and other matters. Repeals provisions creating the offense of drag racing. Creates the offenses of street racing and aggravated street racing, and makes conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2008, except that the provisions amending the School Code are effective July 1, 2008.
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that for (i) permits for the development or construction of new pollution control facilities and (ii) permits for local siting approval of pollution control facilities, the appropriate county board or governing body of the municipality for the facility shall be the county board of the county or the governing body of the municipality in which the facility is to be located as of the date when the application for siting approval is filed. Provides that facilities subject to provisions of the Act relating to garbage transfer stations must be in compliance with the location requirements of those provisions as of the date the application for siting approval is filed in order to obtain local siting approval for the pollution control facility. Repeals the Illinois Pollution Prevention Act. Provides that the changes made by this amendatory Act apply only to siting applications filed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that a credit union organized under the laws of Illinois may elect to adopt an assumed corporate name that is not impermissible under applicable law. Establishes the requirements for a credit union to operate under an assumed corporate name. Provides additional criteria that the Director of the Illinois Department of Financial Institutions may use to direct and supervise all the administrative and technical activities of the Illinois Department of Financial Institutions. Contains provisions concerning the rules of office for Directors. Allows a credit union to purchase certain instruments that evidence an indebtedness of its members or of members of another credit union (now, a credit union may only purchase certain instruments of its members). Prohibits those other than an authorized user, without permission, from using the name of or a name similar to the name of an existing credit union when marketing or soliciting business from members or prospective members and provides penalties against those who violate the provision. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that upon amendment of a credit union's bylaws approved by the members, in all elections for Directors, every member who is a natural person shall have the right to cast one vote, regardless of the number of his or her shares, in person or by proxy, for as many persons as there are Directors to be elected.
Creates the Clean Coal FutureGen for Illinois Act for the purpose of providing the FutureGen Alliance with adequate liability protection, land use rights, and permitting certainty to facilitate the siting of the FutureGen Project in Illinois. Contain provisions concerning transfer of title to sequestered gas and associated liabilities to the State; insurance and indemnification by the State for the Operator for certain liabilities; permits; land use, including condemnation powers; and economic incentives. Contains other provisions and a severability clause. Amends: the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law concerning financial assistance; the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act concerning high impact businesses; the Court of Claims Act and the State Lawsuit Immunity Act concerning jurisdiction; and the Eminent Domain Act concerning condemnation authority. Effective immediately.
Urges the Congress of the United States of America to enact the Employee Free Choice Act.
Urges the Governor to present a capital budget that includes $100,000,000, on an annual basis, for the Illinois Special Places Acquisition, Conservation and Enhancement (iSPACE) Program, which includes the following: (i) a new statewide land acquisition program to protect the State's most precious natural resources and provide recreational opportunities, including matching grants to local governments; (ii) implementation of the Partners for Conservation Program (formerly Conservation 2000) through land acquisition and management grants; and (iii) implementation of the Hunting Heritage Protection Act by increasing the amount of land acreage available for hunting opportunities in Illinois.
Congratulates Alan J. Dixon on the occasion of celebrating his 80th birthday and designates July 7, 2007 and each subsequent July 7 thereafter as Alan J. Dixon Day in the State of Illinois.
Resolves that the State of Illinois claims the rights afforded to it under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Congratulates the St. Louis Cardinals on their 2006 World Series victory and designates May 2007 as St. Louis Cardinals Month.