Mourns the death of Mary Shuemaker.
Sponsored bills
Congratulates Sarah Meisels on the occasion of her retirement as Director of the Wheaton Public Library.
Congratulates Carol Bauer on the occasion of receiving the "2013 Most Dedicated Blood Drive Coordinator Award" from the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Amends the offense for driving on a suspended or revoked license so that graduated penalties for repeat violations of this Section require the prior convictions of driving on a suspended or revoked driver's license to have the same underlying cause of suspension or revocation of the driver's license as the current violation.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Deletes a provision that creates within the Department of Military Affairs an honorary regiment of Colonels known as the Governor's Regiment and that provides that the Governor, from time to time as necessary, may appoint individuals to the Regiment with the honorary title of Colonel whose accomplishments, achievements, or service have contributed to the fellowship and goodwill of the State. Provides instead that the Department of Military Affairs shall establish by rule a recognition program to allow the Governor or the Adjutant General to recognize individuals or organizations who have contributed to the advancement of the Illinois National Guard. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall require every provider of mammography services to, if a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue, provide notification to the patient in any summary of the mammography report sent to the patient pursuant to the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act that shall include, but not be limited to, certain information.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month. Effective immediately.
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Provides that, if requested, a school board is authorized to excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if the pupil has an intellectual or physical disability, is participating in an athletic program outside of the school setting, and documents such participation as determined by the school board. Effective July 1, 2013.