Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop educational materials on meningitis for distribution in elementary and secondary schools. Effective immediately.
Urges the Illinois National Guard to either name the National Guard Readiness Facility under construction in Galesburg in honor of Sergeant First Class Kyle B. Wehrly or make some other appropriate honorary designation.
Urges the Illinois National Guard to name the National Guard Readiness Facility under construction in Galesburg in honor of Sergeant First Class Kyle B. Wehrly.
Requests the United States Congress to promote and protect agriculture in Illinois and throughout the United States by passing a comprehensive national Crop Disaster Program that includes direct disaster payments to producers and that includes disaster payments to Illinois producers who suffered a loss during the 2005 growing season.
Encourages the prohibition of self dispatching by State and national response services.
Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Provides that each wireless carrier shall collect a monthly wireless carrier surcharge in the amount of $1.50 (now, in an amount set by the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board) from the subscriber for each CMRS connection. Authorizes the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Board to increase the amount of the surcharge if it determines that the increase is necessary for the effective provision of 9-1-1 services.
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and the Wildlife Code to allow Illinois residents who are veterans of the Vietnam War, as recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, and that served in that conflict as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces to camp, fish, and hunt without paying fees for the period of time that the member served in that conflict. Requires the qualifying veteran to apply for a pass at the Department office in Springfield and to provide verification of service to the Department. Provides that any portion of a year that the active duty member served shall count as a full year. Effective immediately.
Creates the Controlled Burning Act. Prohibits any agency or department of State government from initiating a controlled burn in a location where the fire department with jurisdiction over that location has issued a burning ban. Requires all agencies or departments of the State to notify the fire department with jurisdiction over the controlled burn site location 48 hours prior to initiating a controlled burn. Authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to promulgate rules for the implementation and operation of this Act. Defines "burning ban", "controlled burn", and "fire department". Effective immediately.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.
Congratulates the Galesburg Noon Lions Club on its 85th Anniversary.
