Rep. Esther Golar

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that there shall be no reduction in teachers because of a decrease in student membership or a change in subject requirements within the attendance center organization after the first day (instead of the 20th day following the first day) of the school year, except under certain circumstances.

Amends the Hospital Provider Funding Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends the imposition of annual assessments on hospital inpatient services through State fiscal year 2016 (rather than State fiscal year 2013). Effective immediately.

Amends the State Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's purpose.

Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Provides that the Director of Natural Resources shall adopt rules that require, prior to such hydraulic fracturing, the owner or operator to perform a suitable mechanical integrity test of the casing or of the casing-tubing annulus or other mechanical integrity test methods using procedures that are established by administrative rule. Provides that each owner or operator that begins extracting natural gas from shale shall report to the Department specified information within 30 days after the completion of all stages of the hydraulic fracturing stimulation. Requires that the owner or operator shall post the chemical disclosure information on certain specified websites. Provides that the owner or operator shall provide information to the Director as to the amounts, handling, and, if necessary, disposal at an identified appropriate disposal facility, or reuse of the well stimulation fluid load recovered during flow back, swabbing, or recovery from production facility vessels. Provides that the storage of the well stimulation fluid load shall be protective of an underground source of drinking water by the use of either tanks or lined pits. Provides that nothing in the provision shall be construed to require or allow disclosure of trade secrets or commercial information that is exempt from inspection or copying when provided to the Department together with a claim made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act that such information is proprietary, privileged, or confidential and that disclosure may cause competitive harm to the person or business. Provides that the provision only applies to the extraction of natural gas from shale.

Urges the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives to create a joint legislative cancer caucus, to be known as the Illinois Legislative Cancer Caucus, to provide a forum for discussing and evaluating public policies affecting cancer research, treatment, education, and prevention efforts.

Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of provisions to a community college district in Chicago.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Appropriates $9,000,000 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the General Revenue Fund for grants under the Community Youth Employment Act. Effective July 1, 2011.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Appropriates $2,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative. Effective July 1, 2012.