Congratulates Colette M. Kubiesa on her retirement from the Elmhurst Park District Board of Park Commissioners.
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Mourns the death of former Chicago White Sox player Minnie Minoso.
Congratulates Ron Kiefer on being named the 2015 Citizen of the Year by the City of Darien.
Recognizes Com-Ed employee Ed Suarez on his courageous actions of rescuing an elderly driver from an oncoming train.
Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Reduces the fee collected by the Secretary of State for the filing of articles of organization, applications for admission, and restated articles of organization from $500 to $39 and reduces those fees in connection with a limited liability company with ability to establish series from $750 to $59. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, provides that no student shall be subjected to bullying through the use of data or computer software that is accessed at a nonschool-related location, activity, function, or program or through the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by a school district or school if the bullying substantially interferes with or limits the victim's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by a school or substantially disrupts the educational process or orderly operation of a school. Provides that this prohibition does not require a school to staff or monitor any nonschool-related activity, function, or program.
Amends the Payday Loan Reform Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Property Control Act. Provides that, if the administrator sells any State correctional facility to the United States government, the contract effectuating that sale shall include a specific provision that the facility shall not, under any circumstances, be used for the detention or confinement of persons who are subject to the Military Commissions Act of 2009. Effective immediately.
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. In the provision exempting certain cottage food operations from Department of Public Health, Department of Agriculture, and local government health department regulations, includes teas brewed in a home kitchen by a cottage food operation for the purpose of giving away free samples. Effective immediately.