Rep. Julie Hamos

Creates the Childhood Hunger Relief Act and amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. Requires the board of education for certain school districts to utilize available federal funding to establish a school breakfast program and a summer food service program. Provides that applications for participation in the school food programs shall be filed with the State Board of Education and information about the child's status shall be provided by the Department of Human Services upon written request. Makes changes concerning the breakfast incentive program. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a peace officer may request consent to search a motor vehicle or a person in a motor vehicle only if the peace officer can articulate a reasonable suspicion that a search would reveal evidence of a crime. Provides that the driver of the motor vehicle or other person authorized to give consent must consent in writing to the search before the search proceeds.

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. In each of the definitions of "aggregate extension" excludes extensions made to fund the district's expenses to provide recreational programs for the handicapped under the Park District Code. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Private Activity Bond Allocation Act. Makes technical changes in the short title Section.

Amends the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act. Provides that units of local government may regulate smoking in public places; provides that this regulation must be no less restrictive than the Act. Changes the home rule limitation from an absolute preemption (with an exception for units having pre-existing ordinances) to a limitation on the concurrent exercise of home rule power. Effective immediately.

Creates the Illinois Housing Initiative Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Creates the Uniform Parentage Act (2000). Provides rules for establishing a parent-child relationship, including rules for acknowledging and denying paternity. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish a registry of paternity, and requires that men who have timely registered be given notice of a proceeding for adoption or for termination of parental rights. Provides that the intentional, unauthorized release of information from the registry is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides rules for the genetic testing of a person to determine parentage, and makes the intentional, unauthorized release of an identifiable specimen a Class B misdemeanor. Provides rules for proceedings to adjudicate parentage, and authorizes the issuance of a temporary order for child support. Provides rules for determining the parentage of a child of assisted reproduction. Provides for the regulation of gestational agreements. Repeals the Illinois Parentage Act and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Amends other Acts to make conforming changes.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each appeal to the Property Tax Appeal Board shall be limited to the grounds listed in the petition filed with the Board. Effective immediately.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Changes the allocation of monies from the Used Tire Management Fund. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Creates the Professional Teacher Standards Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the Governor to administer the Article of the School Code governing the certification of teachers and other certificated school personnel and the approval of teacher and administrator preparation programs. Gives the Professional Teacher Standards Board all powers and duties currently exercised by the State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board with respect to administration of the certification and program approval process, and abolishes the State Teacher Certification Board. Authorizes the Professional Teacher Standards Board to employ an Executive Director and such other staff members as are necessary to exercise its powers and duties and carry out its functions. Provides that a Standard Certificate may be renewed based on proof of professional development (instead of on proof of continuing education or professional development). Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2003.