Congratulates Ross Brazzale on becoming an Eagle Scout.
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Congratulates Ronald Welch of Park Forest on the occasion of his retirement after 38 years as a member of the Park Forest Fire Department.
Congratulates Mr. Keith Hauge for his significant commitment to public education in Illinois and for his 57 years of devoted service to the Illinois Education Association.
Congratulates Faye E. Terrell-Perkins on her appointment by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board.
Creates the Medical School Applicant Criminal Background Check Act. Provides that an applicant for admission to a medical school in the State must submit to, and each medical school located in the State must require, a criminal background check for felony convictions by the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of the medical school admissions application process. Sets forth procedures for conducting the criminal background check. Provides that the Department of State Police shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal background check and that the medical school requesting the check shall be responsible for paying the fee. Provides that the medical school may, in turn, impose a fee on applicants to cover the cost of the background check. Provides that a felony conviction shall not preclude an applicant from gaining admission to any medical school located in the State, but shall be used as a factor in determining whether or not to admit an applicant. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to make a corresponding change. Effective immediately.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offense of criminal sexual assault. Provides that a person also commits the offense when he or she commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was under 19 years of age and who is enrolled in high school when the act was committed and the accused was 17 years of age or older and held a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the victim at the same high school. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Robert "Bob" Wilcox, Fire Chief for the Village of Matteson, on his retirement.
Congratulates Rita Miotti on the occasion of her retirement.
Congratulates Robert "Bob" Wilcox, Fire Chief for the Village of Matteson, on his retirement.