Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the petitioner for post-conviction relief is under sentence of death, a proceeding for that relief may not be commenced more than 6 months after the issuance of the mandate by the Supreme Court following affirmance of the defendant's direct appeal of the trial court verdict.
Supports the American Dental Association's Give Kids A Smile Day and names Friday, February 6, 2004 Give Kids A Smile Day in the State of Illinois.
Amends the School Construction Law. Defines "school district" to include an administrative district, or governing board, of a special education joint agreement. Provides that a joint agreement shall be deemed eligible for a school construction project grant or debt service grant if one or more of its member districts satisfies the grant index criteria. Provides that the grant index shall not be used to calculate the amount of the grant the Capital Development Board provides to an eligible joint agreement. Provides that the amount of a school construction project grant for an eligible joint agreement shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, based on the needs of the joint agreement in its entirety. Effective immediately.
Creates the Illinois Urban Development Authority Act. Creates the Illinois Urban Development Authority. Provides that the Authority shall be governed by an 11-member board. Requires the Authority to make annual reports to certain entities. Sets forth the powers of the Authority. Sets forth the procedures by which the Authority may issue bonds. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act to allow the Authority to designate areas as Enterprise Zones. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Authorizes school districts to adopt mandate relief levies for special education mandates and transportation mandates. Requires each school district to include in its annual financial statement a report showing the receipts and disbursements for special educational purposes and for transportation purposes, including the balance in those funds. Amends the Property Tax Code. Changes the Truth in Taxation Law with respect to the from of the notice required to be published by school districts. Exempts the new school levies from the limitations imposed by the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Election Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning a disabled voter's identification card.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in homicide investigations, the lineup or photo spread shall be conducted to insure that all persons in the lineup or photo spread fit the general description of the suspect. Provides that the witness shall be informed that the suspect may not be in the lineup or photo spread and that he or she is not compelled to make an identification of the suspect and that he or she shall not assume that the lineup or photo spread administrator knows which person is the suspect.
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 Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in a first degree murder case when the sentence of death is being sought by the State the court shall consider or shall instruct the jury to consider that the testimony of an accomplice or incarcerated informant who may provide evidence against the defendant for pay, immunity from punishment, or personal advantage must be examined with greater care than testimony of an ordinary witness.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning bail bonds.
