Creates the Helping Heroes Child Care Program Act and amends the State Finance Act. Establishes the Helping Heroes Child Care Program for the purpose of providing vouchers for child care to Illinois families who have one or more parents deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan by the armed services. Provides for the program to be administered by the Department of Human Services, but only if federal funding is made available for that purpose. Provides that any such federal moneys received by the State shall be deposited into the Fund for Child Care for Deployed Military Personnel, which is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for income eligibility criteria to be established by the Department by rule. Provides that a family that received child care assistance before the parent's deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan is eligible only for a voucher for the cost of any additional hours of child care that are necessary by reason of that deployment. Provides that a family is not eligible for a child care voucher if the family receives child care services from the United States military. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2010. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Older Adult Services Act. Provides that the Director of Aging, in collaboration with the Directors of Public Health and Public Aid, may appoint additional citizen members to the Older Adult Services Advisory Committee. Provides that each such additional member must be either an individual age 60 or older or an uncompensated caregiver for a family member or friend who is age 60 or older. Effective immediately.
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the word "DECEASED" and the date of death shall not appear on a copy of a birth certificate furnished to a parent of a child who died within 3 months of birth, provided no other copy of a birth certificate was furnished to the parent prior to the child's death. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Ryan Murdock of Buffalo Prairie.
Urges the U.S. Congress to consider the importance of the Rock Island Arsenal, which was selected for realignment by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Creates a Task Force on a Uniform Building Code for the purpose of examining and making recommendations pertaining to the adoption of a uniform building code for the State.
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and the Wildlife Code. Defines "resident" to require permanent abode in this State rather than actual residency. Requires domiciliary intent. Makes other changes.
Congratulates Rock Island's Alleman High School girls basketball and boys cross-country teams on their IHSA State Class A championships and the wrestling team on its 2nd place finish.
Congratulates Rock Island's Alleman High School girls basketball and boys cross-country teams on their IHSA State Class A championships and the wrestling team on its 2nd place finish.
Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning funding for the Department of Military Affairs.