Creates the General Assembly's Advisory Committee on Education Funding to conduct a thorough review of the existing distribution methods and expenditures of education funding and make recommendations to implement an education funding system.
Extends the reporting deadline for the Illinois Task Force on Gang Violence to October 15, 2013 and dissolves the Task Force following the filing of its report.
Extends the reporting deadline for the Illinois Task Force on Gang Violence to May 1, 2013 and dissolves the Task Force following the filing of its report.
Recognizes and congratulates the DuPage County Chiefs of Police Association for 50 years of outstanding service in law enforcement in DuPage County and the State of Illinois.
Honors Dr. Joseph Shanahan on his more than 30 years of service to Adventist GlenOaks Hospital.
Honors Addison Mayor Larry Hartwig on the occasion of his retirement.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 if and only if Senate Bill 3539 of the 96th General Assembly becomes law. Provides that the following question of public policy shall be submitted to the electors of the State at the 2012 general election: "Should the General Assembly of the State of Illinois enact a law providing for capital punishment for first degree murder and establishing procedures for the imposition of capital punishment that are consistent with the United States Constitution as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court?". Contains an internal repealer. Effective immediately or on the effective date of Senate Bill 3539 of the 96th General Assembly, whichever is later.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning method of arrest.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the purposes of the definition of 33 1/3%, the fair cash value of property is determined by the lesser of: (1) the Department of Revenue's sales ratio studies for the 3 most recent years preceding the assessment year; or (2) the valuation of the property in the prior year (under the current law, the fair cash value is based on the sales ratio studies).
Tasks the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity with developing a Workplace Recycling Toolkit containing downloadable information and resources for implementing or expanding business or institutional recycling programs.
