Mourns the death of Dorain O. Fletcher of Marion.
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Congratulates the Carterville High School varsity cheerleaders on placing second in the IHSA State Competition (Small Varsity), first in the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association State Championship, and were the IHSA Highland Sectional Small Varsity Champions.
Congratulates Jeanne Hatfield on the occasion of her retirement as City Clerk of Johnston City after nearly 26 years of service.
Congratulates the COMIT Drug Task Force on its 10th anniversary and on its successes and efforts to fight illegal drug use and trade.
Recognizes Hunter Grounds for his worldwide success as a champion goose caller.
Congratulates Galen R. Thomas of Creal Springs on being the recipient of the Illinois Association of School Social Workers' Lifetime Achievement Award.
Congratulates Bessie Nolen Smith on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Amends the Sex Offender Management Board Act and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or felony criminal sexual abuse shall be placed on conditional release after the completion of his or her imprisonment in a Department of Corrections facility. Provides that a person sentenced for these offenses shall serve an indeterminate sentence. Provides for the length of conditional release. Provides that the conditions of conditional release may include successful completion of treatment and aftercare in a program approved by the Director of Corrections, the Prisoner Review Board, and the Sex Offender Management Board and satisfaction of the release conditions specified by the Prisoner Review Board and Sex Offender Management Board. Provides that before the offender is released, the Director of Corrections shall notify the sentencing court, the State's Attorney in the jurisdiction where the offender was sentenced, and the victim of the offender's crime, whenever possible, of the terms of the offender's conditional release. Provides that if the offender fails to meet any condition of release, the Director of Corrections, upon the approval of the Prisoner Review Board, may revoke the offender's conditional release and order that the offender serve the remaining portion of the conditional release term in a Department of Corrections facility. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, in consultation with the Director of Corrections and the Sex Offender Management Board, shall establish criteria and procedures to use in making release and revocation decisions on offenders sentenced under the indeterminate sentencing provisions. Provides that by December 31, 2007, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide the General Assembly with a written report containing the criteria and procedures the Board proposes to use in deciding whether to release a sex offender subject to an indeterminate sentence.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "taxing district".
Amends the State Facilities Closure Act. Provides that recommendations for closure and public hearings are mandatory (now, at the discretion of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability) for the proposed closure of certain facilities.