Rep. Richard T. Bradley

Honors Marianne Turk for her many years of dedication to the community.

Requests that the core principles should be maintained in the upcoming reauthorization of the federal Workforce Investment Act.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code in relation to surplus line insurance. Provides that surplus line insurance may be procured only from unauthorized insurers. Deems domestic surplus line insurers to be unauthorized insurers. Provides that a residual market mechanism is not included within the scope of the term "authorized insurer". Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person subject to conditions of probation, parole, or mandatory supervised release who seeks transfer to another state subject to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision must make provisions for the payment of any restitution awarded by the circuit court and must pay a fee of $125 to the proper administrative or judicial authorities before being granted the transfer or otherwise arrange for the payment. Provides that the fees shall be used to defray the cost of the Department of Corrections or county sheriffs' departments who will be required to retrieve offenders who violated the terms of their transfers to other states. Provides that the offenders shall be responsible for reimbursing the State or county for the actual costs of their return to Illinois.

Creates the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act. Provides that every health care provider in this State that provides prenatal care or labor or delivery services to a pregnant woman must ensure that the woman is provided with HIV counseling and is offered HIV testing. Requires that the counseling be provided and the testing be offered as early in the woman's pregnancy as possible. Sets forth required components of the counseling. Provides that the counseling and testing, and offers of testing, must be in accordance with the standards set forth in the AIDS Confidentiality Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. In provisions relating to a victim who is 60 years of age or older or a disabled person, increases criminal penalties and lowers the monetary thresholds for enhanced penalties. In addition, provides that the offender's licenses and permits may be suspended or revoked.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Authorizes an attachment against the property of a debtor who has been referred by the Department of Corrections to the Attorney General (instead of who is a defendant in a suit brought by the Attorney General) in connection with the reimbursement of the Department for the expenses of the debtor's incarceration.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that when the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense and the accused was a member of the clergy, a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may be commenced at any time. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code to require the State Board of Education to provide after-school program grants to qualifying school districts for the purpose of providing academic assistance at the end of the regular day of instruction or on non-school days for students and their families at school sites. Provides that a school district qualifies and may apply for a grant if the district contains one or more schools in which at least two-fifths of the students at the school fail to meet State academic standards. Establishes requirements for the grants. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court shall not order a bail bond deposited by or on behalf of a defendant in one case to be used to satisfy financial obligations of that same defendant in a different case until the bail bond is first used to satisfy any unpaid child support obligations as well as court costs in the case in which the bond has been deposited.