Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond

Amends the Property Tax Code. Requires the county clerks of each county in which there was an under extension to proportionately increase the levy of that taxing district pursuant to a court order if a court, at any time (instead of prior to August 16, 2001, which was the effective date of P.A. 92-377), enters a final judgment that there was an over extension or under extension of taxes for an overlapping taxing district. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning school district financial oversight panels.

Amends the Election Code. Authorizes the State Board of Elections to take such action as necessary to give effect to directions of the national committee of an established political party regarding certification of the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate selected at the national nominating convention in 2004.

Congratulates the Navy Junior ROTC Rifle Team of Zion Benton Township High School on winning first place at the 2004 Secretary of the Navy National Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, and placing third at the All-Service competition.

Congratulates Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Church of Zion on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.

Congratulates Dr. Dennis Hockney on the occasion of his retirement as Superintendent of Antioch Community High School District 117.

Creates the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act. Requires various indoor physical fitness facilities to develop and implement a plan for responding to medical emergencies and to file a copy of the plan with the Department of Public Health. Requires each such facility to have at least one automated external defibrillator (AED) on the facility premises and to have a trained AED user on staff. Requires the Department to adopt rules to ensure coordination with local emergency medical services systems regarding the placement and use of AEDs in physical fitness facilities. Authorizes the Department to inspect facilities to investigate complaints and ensure compliance with the Act. Authorizes civil monetary penalties for violations of the Act. Contains provisions concerning civil liability in connection with the purchase or use of an AED. Establishes a time frame for compliance with the Act. Preempts home rule. Provides for the deposit of fines into the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Fund, and amends the State Finance Act to include the Fund as a special fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to provide that no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act. Amends the Automated External Defibrillator Act to provide that (i) a unit of State or local government, or school district (as well as a "person") is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission involving the use of an AED, (ii) "an" AED user (instead of "a trained" AED user) is not liable for such damages, and (iii) the provisions concerning exemption from civil liability do not apply to a public hospital.

Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the board of managers of a condominium association that violates this Section by refusing to allow a unit holder to exercise his or her right to examine the books and records shall be assessed a civil penalty of $1,000 per day for each aggrieved condominium holder. Provides that this penalty shall be payable by the condominium association to the unit holder effective the first day of the violation.

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning defaulting on a loan.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the statute concerning first degree murder.