Rep. Michael W. Tryon

Congratulates Jan Polep, Head of Adult Services for the Crystal Lake Library, as she retires.

Congratulates Sally Stachniak on the occasion of her retirement from the McHenry County Mental Health Board.

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in the definition of "Director".

Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Provides that nonconforming private sewage disposal systems shall not be subject to prescribed design requirements of the private sewage disposal code, but must instead be designed individually by a licensed professional engineer or a licensed environmental health practitioner and approved by the Department of Public Health on a case-by-case basis. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a municipality having a population under 500,000 is not subject to the provisions regarding the events by which an elective office becomes vacant. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a person is ineligible for election or appointment (now, only applies to election) to municipal office unless that person is a qualified elector of and has resided in the municipality for at least one year. Establishes exceptions for persons in newly incorporated municipalities. Describes the events upon which a municipal elective office becomes vacant for municipalities with a population under 500,000, such as unconditional resignation, conditional resignation, death, disability, and abandonment. Provides for the election of an acting mayor and an acting president in the event of a vacancy. Provides for the appointment of an alderman or trustee to fill a vacancy. Provides when a vacant position with an unexpired term must be filled by an election. Provides for filling a vacancy in an office of a municipal officer or an alderman. Deletes provisions concerning filling the vacancy of the office of a village alderman or trustee. Effective January 1, 2008.

Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Replaces the definition of "person with a developmental disability" with a definition of "developmental disability", and defines that term to mean a disability attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism or to any other condition that results in impairment similar to that caused by mental retardation and that requires services similar to those required by mentally retarded persons, not inconsistent with federal or State definitions. Adds a definition of "direct recipient services". Adds a definition of "mental illness". Removes the definition of "substance abuse" and adds a definition of "substance use disorder", encompassing substance abuse, dependence, and addiction, not inconsistent with federal or State definitions. Makes several changes to the powers of a community mental health board. Provides that a board shall authorize the disbursement of money from the community mental health fund for payment for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the board. Changes the time allowed for the board to publish its annual budget and report from 60 to 120 days after the end of the fiscal year and requires publication in a newspaper distributed within the jurisdiction of the board (instead of a newspaper "published" within the jurisdiction of the board). Provides that the board has the power to establish compensation and set policies for its personnel and may enter into multiple-year joint agreements with federal, State, and local governments. Changes references to "substance abuse" and "substance abuser" to "substance use disorder" and "person with a substance use disorder". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township may administer a recycling program in unincorporated areas of the township. Amends the Highway Code. Provides that a road district may organize, administer, or participate in one or more recycling programs. Effective immediately.

Congratulates the players, coaches, and manager of the Crystal Lake American Little League team for winning the State American Little League tournament on August 8, 2007.

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a fire protection district may enforce building code ordinances in unincorporated areas of a county, but only with the express approval of the county board.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates a fee exception for construction site storm water discharges for which a new NPDES permit is issued during the months of January through June. States that no annual fee shall be due for the 12 months beginning July 1 that immediately follow the period for which the initial annual fee was due. Allows the Agency, by rule, to provide for the refund of permit fees. Requires a Section 401 state water quality authorization applicant to submit the fee prior to certification (now, the fee must be submitted with the application). Effective immediately.