Recognizes May 6, 2005, as Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis Day in the State of Illinois.
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Recommends that the Governor appoint an Illinois Technology Czar to coordinate State government information technology, create a better State information technology infrastructure, and recommend to the Governor and to the General Assembly technological changes within State government.
Mourns the death of Rev. Clarence Edward Stewart.
Congratulates Chicago Area Project and the Illinois Council of Area Projects for sponsoring Youth Democracy Day on May 11, 2005.
Mourns the death of Glenda Walton of Chicago.
Congratulates Joan and Earl Sanders on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Mourns the death of Alzata C. Pincham of Chicago on April 9, 2005.
Mourns the death of Joan Carole Miller Wood.
Creates the Good Samaritan Computer Program Act and amends the State Finance Act. Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to solicit voluntary contributions for the purpose of assisting low-income individuals and families in purchasing computers. Creates the Good Samaritan Computer Program Trust Fund, and provides that contributions under the Good Samaritan Computer Program Act shall be deposited into the fund. Provides that subject to appropriations, DCEO may use moneys in the fund to assist low-income individuals and families to purchase computers. Requires DCEO to make an annual report on the use and effectiveness of the fund. Effective January 1, 2006.
Creates the Sustainable Funding for Community Technology Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to (i) establish community collaboratives for the purpose of strategic planning for computing and telecommunications infrastructure and related community and economic development in low-income rural and urban areas and (ii) award strategic planning grants and telecommunications and computing infrastructure sustainable funding grants to those community collaboratives. Effective July 1, 2005.