Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and policy of the Act.
Amends the School Code and the State Finance Act. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and adopt curricula, materials, and guidelines for school boards to use in implementing a program of instruction on financial literacy within courses currently offered in public high schools in this State. Lists subject areas that the program must include. Creates the Financial Literacy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all money in the fund shall be used by the State Board to award grants to school districts for certain financial literacy purposes. Allows a school board to establish a special fund, with moneys to be used for certain financial literacy purposes. Requires the State Board to incorporate the elements of the program into Illinois learning standards. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education has the power and duty to collect and maintain data, for each institution of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in this State, concerning the number of individuals taking the test of basic skills, the number of individuals passing the test of basic skills, the total number of subject-matter tests attempted, and the total number of subject-matter tests passed. Requires the State Board to periodically file with the General Assembly and the Governor and make available to the public a report listing the institutions of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in this State, along with the data pertinent to each institution. Effective immediately.
Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Attorney General's oath and bond.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deceptive collection practices.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop educational materials on meningitis for distribution in elementary and secondary schools. Effective immediately.
Requests that Southern Illinois University provide, on an annual basis, an update on minority participation in all fellowship and graduate assistance programs at the university to the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus.
Mourns the death of Lance Corporal Philip John Martini of Lansing.
Mourns the death of Henry R. Flemming of Chicago.
Mourns the death of Katie Gray of Chicago.
