Rep. Ruth Munson

Mourns the death of Arthur Richoz of Elgin.

Congratulates Caren Nickelsen on the occasion of being named as the Woman of the Year by the Altrusa International Club of Elgin.

Congratulates the members of the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of the chamber's 100th anniversary.

Creates the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall create the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee to advise the Department of Public Health regarding issues relevant to newborn screenings of metabolic diseases. Amends the State Finance Act to exempt the Metabolic Screening and Treatment Fund from transfers made by the Governor to the General Revenue Fund. Amends the Phenylketonuria Testing Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2008, the Department of Public Health shall provide all newborns with expanded screening tests for the presence of Lysosomal Storage Disorders known as Krabbe, Pompe, Gaucher, Fabry, and Niemann-Pick. Effective immediately.

Creates the Health Access Network Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a pilot program in Kane County to provide funding for and coordination of specialty health care services, pharmaceutical drug assistance, and diagnostic testing for individuals who are not eligible for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code and who do not have other health insurance coverage. Provides that an entity that has established consortia of health entities may apply for a grant to administer the pilot program. Provides for operation of a multi-county program. Requires a report by the Department to the General Assembly. Provides that implementation of the pilot program is subject to appropriations. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish and administer a program to make grants to municipalities for urban preservation and redevelopment and for green technology.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish and administer a program to make grants to municipalities whose buildings conform with the United States Green Building Council's Leadership on Energy and Design (LEED) rating system.

Congratulates Michael Falese on the occasion of his retirement as Fire Chief of the Elgin Fire Department on August 31, 2007.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Eliminates from the child abduction statute a provision that a person commits child abduction when he or she intentionally lures or attempts to lure a child under the age of 16 into a motor vehicle, building, housetrailer, or dwelling place without the consent of the parent or lawful custodian of the child for other than a lawful purpose. Creates the offense of luring a minor. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she is 18 years of age or older and is a stranger to a person under 15 years of age and knowingly contacts or communicates electronically to the person who is under 15 years of age, for the purpose of persuading and luring or transporting or attempting to persuade and lure, or transport, that person under 15 years of age away from the person's home, or from any location known by the person's parent, legal guardian, or custodian, to be the place where the person under 15 years of age is located, for any purpose without the express consent of the person's parent or legal guardian, and with the intent to avoid the consent of the person's parent or legal guardian. Establishes penalties. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall register as a sexual predator.

Creates the Veterans Assistance Act. Contains only a short title provision.