Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 concerning petitions to prohibit sales on certain premises. Deletes a provision requiring a revocation of a signature on a petition to be filed within 20 days from the filing of the petition.
Amends the Home Health Agency Licensing Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the application of the Act.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates a grant program for teachers obtaining master's degrees. Contains only a Section caption.
Amends provisions of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act concerning a local public entity's duty to maintain its property in a reasonably safe condition for intended and permitted users. Provides that a person riding a bicycle is deemed to be an intended and permitted user of a roadway, except in the case of roadways upon which the use of bicycles is prohibited and the prohibition is indicated by appropriate signage.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
Amends the Domestic Violence Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Requires a person against whom an order of protection is issued to surrender all firearms in the person's possession during the period in which the order is in effect. Requires, upon the motion of the court or a party, the translation of an order of protection into the language of a non-English speaking party if he or she is not fluent enough in English to understand the order. Provides for the payment of the translation out of the funds of the county or out of funds assessed as court costs.
Amends the Election Code. Adds a caption to a Section that states the purpose of the Article governing the use of electronic voting systems.
Amends the School Finance Authority Act of the School Code. Provides that the powers and responsibilities granted to or imposed upon the Chicago School Finance Authority and the Chicago Board of Education under that Act concerning financial plans, budgets, contracts, staffing levels, expenditures, a chief financial officer, financial and managerial audits, cash accounts and bank accounts, financial, management, and budgetary systems, and reports are suspended until December 31, 2010 (instead of July 1, 2004). Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.
Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the immigrant assistance program.
