Rep. Monique D. Davis

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning repayment of a Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship, an ITEACH Teacher Shortage scholarship, or a special education teacher scholarship, provides that that portion of a scholarship recipient's repayment that equals the amount in expenses that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission has reasonably incurred in attempting collection from that recipient shall be deposited into the Commission's Accounts Receivable Fund (now, total amount of repayment is deposited into the General Revenue Fund). Makes changes in who is eligible for special education teacher scholarships. Effective July 1, 2003.

Creates the High-cost Home Loan Abuse Prevention Act. Establishes prohibitions on abusive practices with respect to the making of home loans and high-cost home loans. Prohibits the financing of credit insurance, the use of excessive late fees and excessive points or fees, the selection of an inconvenient legal forum, and the refinancing of special mortgages. Prohibits the payment of mortgage proceeds directly to home improvement contractors. Establishes penalties for violations. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that a violation of this Act constitutes a violation of that Act.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Requires a peace officer who interrogates a person suspected of a capital offense to videotape the interrogation of the suspect. Provides that the videotape is admissible in court in a prosecution of the suspect for a capital offense if the suspect confesses to the capital offense or otherwise makes an admission that may be used in a prosecution of the suspect for the capital offense and if the suspect recants his or her confession or contradicts any admission made to a peace officer. Provides that the failure to videotape the interrogation of the suspect renders any confession or admission made by the suspect inadmissible in court. Provides for the Department of State Police to make grants available to local law enforcement agencies, from appropriations made to it, for the purpose of purchasing videotape equipment. Effective immediately.

Amends the Attorney General Act and the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police shall compile statistics concerning criminal and traffic law enforcement, including those relating to the frequency of traffic stops and the age, race, ethnicity, and sex of the person stopped, the alleged violations that led to the stop, whether the vehicle or persons in the vehicle were searched, and whether an arrest resulted from the stop. Provides that the Attorney General shall investigate any complaints involving disparities in the enforcement of criminal laws and traffic laws of this State based upon race, ethnicity, age, or sex and shall publish an annual report of his or her investigations. Provides that the Department of State Police shall engage the Center for Public Safety at Northwestern University to analyze the information collected and to compare it with similar information gathered by federal agencies. Provides that the Center for Public Safety at Northwestern University shall study and analyze the collected information and shall provide the Governor, the Attorney General, and the General Assembly with the collected and analyzed information on an annual basis, or more often if required by the Governor. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a police vehicle may not travel at a speed that would result in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, except when pursuing a fleeing vehicle containing a driver or passenger who is suspected of first degree murder, second degree murder, aggravated kidnaping, kidnaping, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Effective immediately.

Amends the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law. Provides that a manager of a condominium or of an apartment building shall post in a conspicuous place in the common areas of the condominium or apartment building a notice as to how a unit owner or renter can obtain information about persons who are registered as sex offenders under the Sex Offender Registration Act, including how to access information maintained in the Statewide Sex Offender Database that is posted on the Department of State Police Web site. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the primary powers of banks.

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each university to implement a point system to evaluate whether or not a faculty member should receive tenure. Provides that the awarding of points must be done by the head of the faculty member's department and that points must be given to the faculty member based on the quality of the job the faculty member has done.

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules to make sure that schools serve nutritionally valuable meals to their students. Provides that the State Board of Education shall monitor the nutritional value of school meals by making on-site inspections.

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.