Creates the Higher Education Scholarship Act. Allows scholarships to be awarded to entering freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors at community colleges, colleges, and universities, whether public or private, located in this State. Establishes Illinois residency requirements, minimum grade point average requirements, and other requirements that the student must meet to be eligible for a scholarship. Provides that the scholarship, subject to the amounts appropriated by the General Assembly, includes tuition and mandatory fees (in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount allowed to be awarded under the Monetary Award Program for a student at a private institution). Authorizes the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to promulgate rules relating to the scholarships. Effective July 1, 2004.
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Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning deposits of fees.
Amends the State Employee, State Universities, Downstate Teacher, and Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code to provide for a one-time increase in certain retirement and survivor's annuities. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Creates the Nursing Home Resident Sexual Assault and Death Review Team Act. Requires the Director of Public Health to appoint a nursing home resident sexual assault and death review team in each of the Department's administrative regions outside Cook County and at least one such team in Cook County. Provides that a team shall review every sexual assault of a nursing home resident and every death of a nursing home resident occurring in its region. Requires the teams to perform functions that include (i) evaluation of means by which the assault or death might have been prevented, (ii) promotion of continuing education for professionals involved in investigating, treating, and preventing nursing home resident abuse and neglect, and (iii) making recommendations to the Director of Public Health concerning prevention and investigation of nursing home resident assaults and deaths. Creates the Illinois Nursing Home Resident Sexual Assault and Death Review Teams Executive Council to oversee the review teams. Amends the Open Meetings Act to exempt meetings of the review teams and the Executive Council from the open meeting requirements of that Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to exempt records of the review teams and the Executive Council from the public access requirements of that Act.
Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Video Gaming Act. Provides that video gaming may be conducted at licensed retail establishments where alcoholic liquor is served for consumption, licensed fraternal establishments, and licensed veterans establishments and truck stops. Provides that the Gaming Board shall be responsible for administration and enforcement of laws relating to video gaming terminals. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act to provide that the Gaming Board shall be responsible for administration and enforcement of the Video Gaming Act. Amends the Gambling Article of the Criminal Code to make corresponding changes. Provides that 20% of the tax revenue collected under the Video Gaming Act shall be paid into the Local Government Video Gaming Distributive Fund, which is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for the administration of the Video Gaming Distributive Fund. Provides for the allocation of moneys paid into that Fund to municipalities and counties. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Fund Education First Act. Beginning with fiscal year 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, provides that until the sum of State and federal spending for elementary and secondary education for the fiscal year represents 50% of the total revenues that the State Superintendent of Education estimates are available from local, State, and federal sources for elementary and secondary education for that fiscal year, the amount appropriated by the General Assembly from general funds for educational programs for that fiscal year shall be at least equal to the sum of (1) 51% of total new general funds available for spending from certain sources during that fiscal year, plus (2) the total amount appropriated from general funds for educational programs during the preceding fiscal year. Requires the Governor, beginning with fiscal year 2005, to include in his or her annual budget an allocation for education that conforms to the provisions of the Fund Education First Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Illinois Transportation District Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Amends the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.