Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Requires that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts adopt rules providing for the forfeiture of cash bail posted by a defendant who is in arrears on his or her child support payments. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2006, an accused who posts bail and who is in arrears in the payment of child support shall forfeit the deposit of his or her bail pursuant to the rules. Provides that the forfeiture of bail shall not apply in criminal cases where the complainant is the person to whom the child support payments are owed.

Creates the Legal Document Preparer Act. Establishes the Board of Legal Document Preparers and outlines its duties and powers. Sets out the services that may be provided by a legal document preparer. Provides for disciplinary actions. Provides for a code of conduct for legal document preparers. Creates the Legal Document Preparer Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and provides that, subject to appropriation, all moneys in the Fund shall be used to further the objectives of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to list the Fund as a special fund. Effective immediately.

Urges steps to increase the security of the CTA.

Amends the County Jail Act. Provides that the Illinois Department of Corrections shall pay the county one-half of the cost of incarceration of a person who is serving a term of mandatory supervised release for a felony if the person is incarcerated in a county jail on a new charge for a new offense (rather than being incarcerated for a violation of mandatory supervised release for the particular felony) for each day the person remains in the county jail only if (1) there is an outstanding warrant against the defendant issued by Illinois Department of Corrections for an alleged violation of a condition of mandatory supervised release based upon the acts alleged in the new charge; (2) a judge finds the defendant eligible for bond on the new charge; (3) the defendant is able to post the required bond; (4) the county notifies the Illinois Department of Corrections of the disposition of the bond hearing; and (5) the defendant remains in the custody of the county jail for more than 48 hours after the notice is provided to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Effective immediately.

Recognizes and honors the 100th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning prohibited inquiries.

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the ongoing traffic stop statistical study shall continue without an ending date (rather than terminating on December 31, 2007).

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that certain tax exemptions apply from the effective date of the legislation that created the exemptions through June 30, 2011. Amends the Property Tax Code. Extends the date of repeal of a Section concerning the assessment of vegetative filter strips from December 31, 2006 to March 1, 2007. Effective immediately.

Creates the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act. Creates the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund to be used for the installation of video cameras in law enforcement vehicles and training of law enforcement officers in the operation of the cameras. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall administer the program. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates an additional penalty of $1 for every $40 fine imposed for a criminal or traffic offense, not including parking or registration offenses, to be deposited into the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund. Contains other provisions. Amends the State Finance Act to create the special fund. Effective immediately.