Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that no police department promotions shall be based on the number of arrests made by the person to be promoted and that no promotion of a State's Attorney shall be based on the number of convictions made by the person to be promoted.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, if a school district adopts, in a fiscal year, an additional or supplemental budget as a result of the voters in the school district having voted in favor of an increase in the annual tax rate for educational or operations and maintenance purposes or both at an election held after the adoption of the annual school budget adopted in that fiscal year, the county clerk shall include, in the extension of taxes made during that fiscal year, the extension of taxes for the supplemental or additional budget adopted by the school district.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change regarding the Commerce Commission.
Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2004-2005 school term, provides that children who attain age 5 by December 10 of the school term may attend school upon commencement of the term. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that whenever a peace officer stops a vehicle for a traffic violation, the officer shall record and report racial, age, and gender information on the individual stopped and the reasons for and the results of the stop. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall compile the required data and submit the data in an annual report to the Attorney General. Provides that the Attorney General shall analyze the data and submit a report of his findings to the General Assembly. Provides that law enforcement agencies shall adopt policies that discourage race-based traffic stops. Provides that the Governor may direct the Comptroller and the State Treasurer to withhold State funds appropriated to a law enforcement agency that fails to comply with these requirements. Effective January 1, 2004.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Changes, from 21 years of age or over to 18 years of age or over, the age at which a person may apply for and be issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Includes disabled persons within the provisions granting an assessment freeze homestead exemption to senior citizens. Changes the name to the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption (now Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption). Makes corresponding changes to a cross-reference to the exemption. Amends the States Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that if a pupil is suspended for one or more school days, then, for that period of suspension, the pupil's parent or guardian may place the pupil in a community-based education program approved by the State Board of Education and the school district must pay the community-based education program an amount equal to one-half of the amount the school spends per pupil per day for each day that the pupil is suspended and attends the program. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Eliminates the provision that the duty of the Department of State Police to collect and disseminate information relating to hate crimes is contingent upon the availability of State or federal funds to revise and upgrade the Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting System. Provides that the information must be collected and disseminated regardless of State or federal fund availability.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning detention or shelter care hearings.
