Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning offenses relating to motor vehicles.
Congratulates the members of the Parker High School Class of 1958 on the occasion of their 50 year reunion.
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Extends the repeal date of the Act from September 6, 2008 to June 30, 2010. Effective immediately.
Resolves that it is the intent of the legislature that Public Act 95-241, which became effective on August 17, 2007, does not apply to situations where a board of education contracts only for management or professional expertise and the hourly employees remain school district employees.
Mourns the death of Bert J. Docter of South Holland.
Mourns the death of Carl Anthony Traylor of Robbins.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, each State Scholar who enrolls or is enrolled in an institution of higher learning in this State shall also receive a one-time grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher learning. Adds a provision concerning the rulemaking authority of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission as it relates to the State Scholar Program.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "aged" or "senior citizen".
Amends the School Code. Provides that a vision examination must be included as a part of the health examination required within one year prior to entering kindergarten or the first grade, whichever grade the child first enters, of any public, private, or parochial elementary school. Makes related changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2008.
