Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State and the Department of State Police shall jointly develop policies and procedures to capture and encode fingerprint information on driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the Secretary. Provides that the Secretary and the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly not later than April 1, 2005 on the proposed policies, procedures, costs of implementation, and any recommended changes to rules and statutes. Provides that the Secretary shall implement procedures to capture and encode fingerprint information on all Illinois residents who wish to have that information on their driver's licenses and identification cards issued on or after January 1, 2007.
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides that any school bus operating in the State must display a toll free number that may be contacted to report improper operation of a school bus. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Secretary of State shall adopt rules establishing the toll free number, procedures for responding to the reports, and procedures for forwarding the reports to school and law enforcement officials. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Secretary of State shall establish a division exclusively dedicated to receiving, investigating, and pursuing school bus complaints and conducting administrative hearings relative to these complaints. Establishes the School Bus Toll Free Hotline Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to implement the new provisions.
Amends the Election Code. Makes technical changes in a Section defining "City Election Law".
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the insurability of newborns.
Creates only the short title Section of the Wetlands Protection Act.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits the distribution, transportation, importation into this State, sale, offer for sale or possession of 50 caliber sniper weapons. Establishes penalties and exemptions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code with respect to the valuation of open space land. Provides that, in determining the historic nature of land for which an application has been submitted for special valuation as open space land because it preserves historic sites, the chief county assessment officer may consider the land's inclusion in or consistency with a federal, State, regional, or local government policy or plan for the preservation of historic sites. Provides that a parcel of land is not considered used for open space purposes if the outside boundaries of the parcel completely enclose a separate parcel used for residential or commercial purposes.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that self-employed persons and small businesses may be provided group health coverage under the Act. Limits small businesses to those with 25 or fewer employees. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for payments made on behalf of the small business employees to be deposited into the Small Employers Health Insurance Reserve Fund. Effective January 1, 2004.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions for a community care program of services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization of persons age 60 and older, provides that the Department on Aging's eligibility standards for the services must include a provision that, to be eligible for services, a person may not have assets totaling more than $20,000 if (i) the person is unmarried or (ii) the person is married and the person or the person's spouse meets certain criteria. Provides that if the person is married and the person's spouse does not receive community care services, the person may not have assets totaling more than the asset disregard amount used by the Department of Public Aid in determining eligibility for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective January 1, 2004.