Urges President Obama and the Congress to allocate $2 billion of the next proposed economic stimulus to create a youth employment program.
Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change concerning submission of the State budget.
Creates the Joint Committee on Government Reform to stand ready to work with the Governor and others to restore integrity to State government.
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates a non-appropriated Fund, the Minority Film Support Fund, to be administered by the State Treasurer to help collateralize loans from financial institutions to minority film makers producing films or building or maintaining minority film and television studios when the institution's credit standards would not otherwise be met.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sexual exploitation of children.
Creates the Midwifery Licensure Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department and provides that the rules shall include the establishment of criteria for licensure, professional conduct, and discipline. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning informed consent, qualifications, licensure, title, continuing education, exemption from civil liability, and vicarious liability. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2018. Amends the Good Samaritan Act to provide for the exemption from civil liability.
Appropriates $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a grant to The Children's Place Association to conduct 2 pilot projects to provide HIV and AIDS testing and counseling services. Effective July 1, 2008.
Urges President Bush, President-elect Obama, and the Congress to allocate $2 billion of the next proposed economic stimulus to create a youth employment program.
Appropriates $3,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for payments to school districts for affordable multi-family housing school cost reimbursement under Section 46 of the Local Planning Technical Assistance Act. Effective July 1, 2008.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the enforcement of child support. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administrative liens and levies on personal property for past-due child support.
