Rep. Jerry Lee Long

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Requires the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to post an agenda for each Board meeting on the Authority's public website and at the headquarters building of the Authority at least 2 business days in advance of the holding of the meeting. Provides that any agenda shall set forth the general subject matter of any issue that will be the subject of final action at the meeting and shall include specific details concerning contracts for projects entered into under the Act involving amounts over $100,000 that may be approved at the meeting, along with an Internet link to such details provided on the agenda posted at the Authority's headquarters building.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a transfer between spouses does not disqualify wooded acreage from the provisions for the assessment of untransferred wooded acreage.

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that law enforcement officers, in an effort to assist the Department of Children and Family Services in child protective investigations in its response to reports of child abuse or neglect, must, upon request of a child protection investigator, accompany the child protection investigator. Provides that it is the responsibility of the accompanying officer to accompany the child protection investigator to any other police jurisdiction that is outside the accompanying officer's primary jurisdiction. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Counties Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code making conforming changes.

Amends the School Code. Provides that school districts need not comply with and may discharge any mandate or requirement placed on school districts by the Code or by administrative rules adopted by the State Board of Education that is unfunded; with exceptions. Provides that before a school district may lawfully discharge an unfunded mandate, it must hold a public hearing on the matter; sets forth requirements concerning the hearing. Requires a school board to report each unfunded mandate it has discharged to the State Board of Education, and requires the State Board to compile and report this information to the General Assembly each year. Repeals a Section of the Code concerning an unfunded mandates prohibition.

Designates the Route 23 bridge in Streator over the Vermilion River as the "Vietnam Veteran Michael W. Ragusa Memorial Bridge".

Congratulates E. Joseph Haywood, Moriah Mott, and Deb Nelson on their Excellence in Education honors.

Congratulates Maze Nails of Peru on its 170th anniversary.

Congratulates Peru Firefighters Lieutenant Neil Nadolski, Ben Bentley, and Alex Duncan on receiving the Firefighter Excellence Award.

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a licensee under the Act who is a current member of the General Assembly or a State employee may carry a concealed weapon on State property, except he or she shall not carry a concealed weapon on the grounds of the Capitol Complex.

Amends the Farm Nuisance Suit Act. To the definition of "farm", adds land used for the keeping of livestock, horse keeping, and horse boarding.