Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Telecommunications Article.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its FY06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that upon admission and prior to release from a Department of Corrections facility, each inmate shall be tested for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and any other identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Present law requires HIV testing only of an inmate prior to release who has a documented history of intravenous drug use, and upon the receipt of that inmate's written informed consent.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, lowers the compulsory school age from 7 years to 5 years; makes a related change. Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older.
Amends the State Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Provides that no one may teach in the public schools of this State who is not State-certified and highly qualified as defined in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Provides that residency within a school district must be considered in determining the employment and compensation of a teacher and whether to retain, promote, assign, or transfer that teacher (now, there is a general prohibition). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective August 15, 2005.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning local tourism grants.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance.
