Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that specified persons who have not yet submitted a sample of blood, saliva, or tissue shall be required to submit a specimen of blood, saliva, or tissue prior to their final discharge or within 6 months from the effective date of the amendatory Act, whichever is sooner. Provides that "these specimens shall be placed into the State or national DNA database, to be used in accordance with other provisions of this Act, by the Illinois State Police". Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, shall develop a demonstration project within the Home Services Program under which a spouse may be reimbursed for providing care to his or her spouse, who is eligible for services through the Home Services Program and who meets the criteria for the demonstration project. Provides that the demonstration project shall operate in selected counties and be limited to serving no more than 100 unduplicated persons in a State Fiscal Year. Sets forth required components of the demonstration project. Requires that development of the demonstration project begin by July 1, 2009. Requires an interim report to the Governor and the General Assembly by March 1, 2010 and a report of findings and recommendations by March 1, 2011. Effective immediately.

Amends The State Fire Marshal Act. Requires the office of the State Fire Marshall to establish and administer a Small Fire-fighting and Ambulance Service Equipment Grant Program (now, there is only a Small Fire-fighting Equipment Grant Program). Provides that "small fire-fighting and ambulance equipment" includes, among other things, defibrillators and communications equipment, including, but not limited to pagers and radios. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. With respect to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant, provides that not less than 11% (instead of exactly 11%) of the grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Provides that this percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 2015, except that if, in a given fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block Grant is insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the amount of the grant for existing providers of preschool education programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of increased. Effective July 1, 2009.

Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act requiring the Director of Employment Security to make available to the Department of State Police, upon request, information concerning the place of employment or former places of employment of a person who is required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Expands those provisions to include disclosure of the current address of a person required to register as a sex offender, and to require disclosure of the information to a county sheriff's office or a municipal police department. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code and the Counties Code. Provides that it is a State's Attorney's duty to notify the State Superintendent of Education and others upon the conviction of any individual known to possess a certificate issued under the School Code of any of certain offenses or any other felony conviction. In the criminal history records check provisions of the School Code, makes changes concerning the offenses for which a school board may not knowingly employ a person. Provides that no one may be certified to teach or supervise in the public schools who has been convicted of certain offenses (instead of providing that in determining good character, any felony conviction of an applicant may be taken into consideration, but such a conviction shall not operate as a bar to registration). In provisions concerning suspension or revocation of a certificate, provides that the State Superintendent of Education has the exclusive authority to initiate the suspension of up to 5 calendar years or revocation of any certificate (instead of providing that a certificate may be suspended for a period not to exceed one calendar year by the regional superintendent of schools or for a period not to exceed 5 calendar years by the State Superintendent). With respect to certificate suspension and revocation, makes changes concerning an investigation, notice, a hearing, an appeal, and the offenses that are grounds for suspension and revocation. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2009.

Amends the Consular Identification Document Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Fire Investigation Act. In provisions regarding the transfer of moneys from the moneys deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund under Public Act 95-154, provides that not more than 25% of any unspent appropriations from the prior fiscal year may also be transferred, and provides that the moneys may be allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the purpose of implementation of the Fire Investigation Act. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Clerks of Courts Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of or placed on supervision for a serious traffic violation or driving under the influence or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall, in addition to any other fines, fees, and court costs, be subject to the $20 fee imposed under Public Act 95-154. Regarding an additional fee for serious traffic violations originally added to the statutes by Public Act 95-154, adds language regarding the disposition of the fee to another provision of the Clerks of Courts Act. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2009.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when a penalty is being considered for a felony sex offense or any felony offense that is sexually motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act, a sex offender evaluation will be required only in cases where the sex offender is being considered for probation without a mandatory prison sentence.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that nothing in Section 6-11 prohibits the renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population more than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a church if: (1) the church was established at the location within 100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued; (2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and (3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises has been continuously in effect since January 1, 2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more than 90 days. Effective immediately.