Rep. Fred Crespo

Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Provides that coverage under the Plan shall automatically terminate as of the effective date of any medical assistance, except in cases where the effective date of the medical assistance is the date that the application for medical assistance was submitted to the Department of Human Services and that date is different than the date that the applicant is determined to be eligible for medical assistance. Provides that in that circumstance, coverage under the plan shall terminate on the date that the applicant was determined to be eligible for medical assistance. Effective immediately.

Congratulates Arielle Christopher of Streamwood, Little Miss Strawberry Princess, on her success with the Good Deeds Toy Drive.

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates in the Department of State Police the Internet Crimes Enforcement Unit to investigate criminal offenses committed by use of the Internet. Provides that the Department of State Police shall establish a toll-free hotline for members of the public to report alleged Internet crimes to be investigated by the Internet Crimes Enforcement Unit. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Internet Predator Investigation and Prosecution Fund in the State treasury. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Extends the prohibition of posting identifying information on an adult obscenity or child pornography site without the consent of the person to all Internet sites. Prohibits the use of encryption to commit or assist in committing a criminal offense. Prohibits contacting a child under 16 years of age by means of the Internet and the contact involves explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of a sexual nature. Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides enhanced penalties for harassment by electronic communications and child pornography. Provides that a defendant who commits a crime using the Internet shall be assessed an additional $200 fine which shall be deposited into the Internet Predator Investigation and Prosecution Fund and shall be used by the Illinois Child Exploitation Task Force to assist in the training, investigation, and prosecution of Internet crime.

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With respect to the Monetary Award Program, provides that the maximum grant amount must not exceed $5,468 for fiscal year 2009, $5,968 for fiscal year 2010, and $6,468 for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter (instead of $4,968). Provides that the maximum grant amount for students not subject to this provision must be increased by the same percentage as any increase made by law to such provision. Removes the provision that limits the grant amount to an amount that equals 2 semesters or 3 quarters tuition and fees. Effective July 1, 2008.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a prosecution for any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual penetration in which the DNA profile of the offender is obtained and entered into a DNA database within 10 years after the commission of the offense may be commenced at any time. Eliminates the requirement that the identity of the offender is unknown after a diligent investigation by law enforcement authorities. Provides that the victim must report the offense to law enforcement authorities within 3 (rather than 2) years after the commission of the offense unless a longer period for reporting the offense to law enforcement authorities is provided by law.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of grooming. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly uses a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Creates the offense of traveling to meet a minor. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she travels any distance either within this State, to this State, or from this State by any means, attempts to do so, or causes another to do so or attempt to do so for the purpose of engaging in any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, or to otherwise engage in other unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child after using a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or to attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, for such purpose. Provides that a violation is a Class 3 felony.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is accused of child pornography or aggravated child pornography or the defendant is accused of first degree murder or second degree murder when the commission of the offense involves sexual penetration or sexual conduct, evidence of the defendant's commission of another such offense or evidence to rebut that proof or an inference from that proof, may be admissible (if that evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence) and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Provides that (1) testimony by the victim of an out of court statement made by the victim that he or she complained of such act to another; and (2) testimony of an out of court statement made by the victim describing any complaint of such act or matter or detail pertaining to any act which is an element of an offense which is the subject of a prosecution for a sexual or physical act against that victim are admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule in prosecutions for any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act.

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Supreme Court's jurisdiction over election contests.

Honors the Federation of Suburban Pakistanis for the work they perform in their community.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the general purposes of the Code.