Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Designates November of each year as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Reconstitutes the Commission to Study the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Past and Present Effects on African-Americans created by SJR 31 of the 94th General Assembly.
Encourages the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and the United States Department of Defense to ensure that adequate care is provided to veterans and returning service members.
Creates the Council on Re-enrolling Students Who Dropped Out of School in order to carry on the work of the Task Force on Re-Enrolling Students Who Dropped Out of School by continuing to examine and develop ways to address the growing issue of students who left school before earning a high school diploma.
Mourns the death of Carl Wright of Chicago.
Congratulates Corene S. Washington, Principal of Rudyard Kipling Fine Arts School, on her retirement.
Congratulates Amir James on writing the winning essay for the Lincolnland Legends Awards Gala.
Urges the U.S. Congress to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct a study and report on the nutritional value of the country's school lunches.
Mourns the death of Helen Gregg.
