Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, January 19, 2006, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Monday, January 23, 2006, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at 12:00 o'clock noon ; and the Senate stands adjourned until Friday, January 20, 2006, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 12:00 o'clock noon.

BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the two Houses shall convene in Joint Session on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at the hour of 12:00 o'clock noon for the purpose of hearing his Excellency Governor Rod Blagojevich present to the General Assembly his Report on the Condition of the State, required by Article V Section 13, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.

Salutes the outstanding contributions by the proponents of National Mentoring Month.

Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.

Recommends that the concept suggested by the Democracy Schools Initiative be implemented.

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Friday, November 04, 2005, they stand adjourned until Wednesday, January 04, 2006 in perfunctory session; and when they adjourn on that day, the two Houses stand adjourned until January 11, 2006.

Mourns the death of Frank Sparks of Chicago.

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the two Houses shall convene in Joint Session on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at the hour of 12:00 o'clock noon for the purpose of hearing his Excellency Governor Rod Blagojevich present to the General Assembly his message on the new program "All Kids", offering health insurance for uninsured children.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that in calculating the amount of the tax for persons dying on or after January 1, 2003, the "state tax credit" is reduced proportionately for the value of property not having a tax situs in Illinois (now, the lesser of that amount or the amount the state tax credit paid to any other states). Provides that for persons dying on or after January 1, 2005, in calculating the "state tax credit" the gross and taxable estates are not reduced for any amount of state death tax deduction. Effective immediately.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services may continue to provide financial assistance and education assistance grants for a child who was determined eligible for financial assistance in the interim period beginning when the child's adoptive parents died and ending with the finalization of the new adoption assistance agreement for the child with another adoptive parent or parents.