Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that a crime victim shall sign an acknowledgement that he or she has been furnished by the appropriate authority with a statement of the rights of crime victims and an explanation of those rights as set forth in the Illinois Constitution and the Act. Provides that the authority shall furnish a carbon copy of the acknowledgement to the crime victim and shall retain the original for its records. Eliminates a provision of the Act that states that the Act does not grant a person a cause of action for damages or attorney's fees. Provides that any act of omission or commission by a law enforcement officer, circuit court clerk, State's Attorney, Attorney General, Prisoner Review Board, Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services, or other State agency or private entity under contract to provide victim and witness notification services or by an employee of the agency or private entity shall impose civil liability upon the individual or entity or his or her supervisor or employer whether or not acting in good faith in rendering crime victim's assistance or otherwise enforcing the Act.
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Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. Provides that any financial donation that is made to a school district by a private entity and that is part of the district's budget for a particular school year must not be considered in determining the amount of State aid that the district receives for that school year.
Creates the General Contractor Licensing Act. Provides for the licensure of general contractors by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Act. Preempts home rule. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to repeal the new Act on January 1, 2016. Effective immediately.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department shall maintain and operate the Bureau for Mentally Ill and Substance Abusing Children and Adolescents. Sets forth that this Bureau shall develop policies necessary to assure an integrated and comprehensive family and community based system of care for, among others, children or adolescents with mental illness and substance abuse. Sets forth other duties and obligations of the Bureau. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the biological mother of a child may revoke an adoption consent or a surrender for adoption with 10 days after signing the consent or surrender, provided that the time of the revocation is no less than 72 hours after the birth of the child and no more than 60 days after the birth of the child. Provides that the revocation shall be made to the same person, agency or court that took the consent or surrender.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the Department of State Police shall publish a list of handguns having a barrel, slide, frame or receiver that is a die casting of zinc alloy or any other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Provides that a building used for the unlawful sale of firearms may be abated as a public nuisance only if the person using the building for the unlawful sale has been convicted of the offense and the Department of State Police has published the list of prohibited firearms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Requires all circuit courts to post on their websites a summary database of court decisions concerning child custody cases available for downloading in a commonly available software format. Lists information that must be included in the database for child custody cases. Provides that the database shall include all decisions rendered on or after January 1, 2005, shall be made available starting September 30, 2005, and shall be updated every 3 months thereafter. Provides that each circuit court that does not have a website shall create and maintain a website to comply with the posting requirements for child custody cases. Amends the State Mandates Act to exempt the creation of the website for child custody cases from reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any person who mails a check to a consumer that automatically obligates the consumer to receive a subscription or service on the basis of any endorsement, deposit, transfer, or other form of negotiation of that check by the consumer is guilty of an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before July 1, 2006, the State Board of Education shall adopt maximum weight standards for textbooks used by pupils in elementary and secondary schools. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Amends the Township Code. Authorizes a township board to establish a township pharmacy, upon the request of the supervisor of general assistance, by either (i) entering into contractual agreements with senior centers or (ii) using existing township offices. Requires the township pharmacy to employ at least one licensed pharmacist to supervise the facility, and requires all pharmaceuticals available through the pharmacy to have been approved by the Federal Drug Administration.