Amends the School Construction Law. Prohibits the State Board of Education and the Capital Development Board from establishing standards that disapprove or otherwise establish limitations that restrict the eligibility a school district located in a county that imposes a tax for school facility purposes pursuant to provisions of the Counties Code concerning school facility occupation taxes. With respect to this amendatory change, provides for an exception to the prohibition on the State Board of Education making any material changes to the priority standards in effect on May 18, 2004 and the prohibition on the Capital Development Board making any material changes in the administration of its powers from how it administered those powers on May 18, 2004.
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Creates the Illinois Reform Commission Implementation Act of 2009. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Interest Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the adoption of certain rules.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the offense of operation of uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm occurs when a person operates a motor vehicle in violation of the mandatory liability insurance provision of the Code and causes bodily harm to another person that was the proximate result of the driver's operation of the motor vehicle. Provides that the offense of operation of uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Michael Dean Law.
Amends the Election Code. Requires that the election of commissioners of the Illinois Commerce Commission be included on general election ballots. Provides guidelines for the form and filing of petitions for nomination in the election of commissioners to the Commission. Provides that the State Board of Elections will hear and pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for the Commission. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides for a Commission consisting of 7 members elected on a non-partisan basis. Provides that 3 members of the Commission shall be elected from the First Judicial District and one member shall be elected from each of the remaining 4 judicial districts. Provides that the members of the Commission shall elect one of the members to serve as chairperson of the Commission. Provides for the chairperson to serve a 2-year term. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act. Requires an online dating service provider offering services to residents of this State to disclose clearly and conspicuously, to any member who provides a billing address or a zip code in this State when registering with the provider, that the online dating provider initiates a sex offender registrant search of sex offender registrations on each member prior to permitting any member to communicate with a member in this State or that the online dating service provider does not initiate such a sex offender registrant search. Provides that a sex offender registrant search is conducted by searching the available updated sex offender registries in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Provides language concerning the disclosures. Requires that an online dating service provider that conducts sex offender registrant searches post a safety awareness notification and provides required language for that notification. Provides that failure to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Act shall constitute an unlawful business practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that each failure to provide the required disclosure constitutes a separate violation. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Adds the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act to the list of Acts that the knowing violation of which constitutes an unlawful business practice.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of In God We Trust license plates, for an additional charge of $20 at initial issuance and at renewal. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $5 of the original issuance fee and $18 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2009, an additional surcharge of 8 cents per gallon shall be imposed on the privilege of operating motor vehicles upon the public highways and recreational-type watercraft upon the waters of the State. Provides that moneys collected from the additional surcharge shall be deposited into the GROW Illinois Fund, and must be used only for debt service and capital improvements. Amends the State Finance Act to create the GROW Illinois Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the term "municipality" includes a river conservancy district. Effective immediately.
Requests that police reports include if an automobile accident involved the use of a cellular phone and directs the Department of State Police to compile statistics from State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies related to cellular phone use and automobile accidents.