Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall list on schedules all existing items of relevant evidence collected in a criminal investigation, including exculpatory evidence, and the location of that evidence. Provides that each law enforcement agency must assign to specific peace officers or employees of the law enforcement agency the duty to maintain and list the evidence and the persons assigned to this duty must certify their compliance with these provisions to the prosecutor assigned to prosecute the case. Provides that each law enforcement agency must give copies of the schedules to the prosecutor assigned to prosecute the case. Provides that the law enforcement agency must give the prosecutor access to all investigatory materials in its possession.
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Creates the Drug Overdose Prevention Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall publish a report on drug overdose trends statewide that reviews State death rates from available data to ascertain changes in the causes or rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose for the preceding period of not less than 5 years. Provides that the report shall also provide information on interventions that would be effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdose. Provides that the Director shall establish a program to provide for the production and publication of drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response literature. Provides that the Director shall award grants to support local drug overdose prevention, recognition and response projects. Provides that in awarding grants, the Director shall give preference for grants to proposals that provide life-saving interventions and responses and provide information to drug users on how to access drug treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that if the trier of fact determines that death is not the appropriate sentence in a first degree murder case as to a defendant who is eligible for the death penalty, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment.
Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Eliminates the July 1, 2004 repealer of the Act.
Creates the Pharmacy Benefit Management Fair Competition Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Increases to $25,000 (now, $10,000) the cost of construction or acquisition of services or public transportation facilities (other than real estate) by the Metropolitan Transit Authority which requires public notice and public bidding.
Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall maintain a publicly accessible database consisting of collective statistics compiled from first degree murder cases.
Amends the School Code. In calculating supplemental general State aid, provides that, for the 2003-2004 school year and each school year thereafter, "Low-Income Concentration Level" is the low-income eligible pupil count from the most recently available federal census or the low-income eligible pupil count determined by the Department of Human Services based on those students who are eligible for food stamps or Medicaid, whichever pupil count is greater, divided by the Average Daily Attendance of the school district. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the School Code. Creates the Professional Teacher Standards Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the Governor to administer the Article of the School Code governing the certification of teachers and other certificated school personnel and the approval of teacher and administrator preparation programs. Gives the Professional Teacher Standards Board all powers and duties currently exercised by the State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board with respect to administration of the certification and program approval process, and abolishes the State Teacher Certification Board. Authorizes the Professional Teacher Standards Board to employ an Executive Director and such other staff members as are necessary to exercise its powers and duties and carry out its functions. Provides that a Standard Certificate may be renewed based on proof of professional development (instead of on proof of continuing education or professional development). Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Provides that moneys in the Capital Litigation Trust Fund shall be used to pay for forensic testing of evidence that was not subject to testing at the time of the defendant's conviction in a capital first degree murder case because the technology was not available but in which new technology permits DNA testing and the testing has the scientific potential to produce new, noncumulative evidence materially relevant to the defendant's assertion of actual innocence.