Extends the date by which the Joint Task Force on Rural Health must report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and changes the name of the task force to the Joint Task Force on Rural Health and Medically Underserved Areas.
Proclaims March 23, 2006, as Autism Parents Day at the Illinois State Capitol.
Congratulates the Woodridge Jaycees on winning the Giessenbier Award for 2005 at the Illinois Jaycees Convention in Decatur.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the court may seek an evaluation by (instead of the advice of) professional personnel, whether or not employed by the court on a regular basis. Provides that the evaluation shall include assessments for domestic violence. Prohibits the professional from making a recommendation as to the custody of the child. Provides that counsel shall not directly or indirectly communicate with the professional unless by order of the court. Provides that any unauthorized communication by counsel with the professional shall result in the professional being precluded from testifying and from the contents of his or her report from being considered by the court.
Recognizes Mary Alice D'Arcy for her 25 years of service to Easter Seals DuPage.
Congratulates Michelle Bachelet on being the first elected female president of Chile.
Congratulates the Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club on the occasion of its annual benefit supporting the Wellness House, Family Matters Program.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In the definitions, provides that a facility accepting exclusively general construction or demolition debris and that as of January 1, 2000 is located in a county with a population of 700,000 or more persons is not a pollution control facility under the Act (now, the definition does not have the January 1, 2000 restriction). Makes a similar change regarding waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-disposal permits to provide that no permit shall be required for a facility in a county with a population over 700,000 as of January 1, 2000 (now, the January 1, 2000 date is not specified). Effective immediately.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.
Congratulates the Chicago White Sox on their victory in the 2005 World Series.
