Urges teachers in the State of Illinois to use the Teacher Resource Guide for Veterans Day.
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Designates March of 2012 as Athletic Training Month in the State of Illinois.
Congratulates Lieutenant/EMT Robert Beuse and Firefighter/Paramedic Tommy Thomson of the Franklin Park Fire Department on the occasion of being awarded the Medal of Valor Award by the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.
Urges Congress to ensure that the Highway Trust Fund is fully funded and to restore traditional 6-year funding levels.
Congratulates John Matthew Pacocha of Elmwood Park on his graduation from the United States Naval Academy.
Congratulates the St. Celestine 8th grade girls basketball team in Elmwood Park on having a perfect record of over 150 consecutive wins. The girls have played together since the 5th grade and continued their streak by winning the IESA Class 1A State championship on December 15, 2011 .
Congratulates Bill Mitchell on receiving the "2011 Best High School Blood Drive Coordinator Award."
Mourns the death of United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Nickolas Daniels of Elmwood Park.
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any licensee disciplined under a licensure Act administered by the Division of Professional Regulation for an offense relating to the failure to pay taxes, child support, or student loans or relating to continuing education or advertising may file a petition with the Department on forms provided by the Department, along with the required fee of $200, to have the records of that offense removed from public view on the Department's website if certain conditions are met. Provides that nothing shall prohibit the Department from using a previous discipline for any regulatory purpose or from releasing records of a previous discipline upon request from law enforcement, other governmental body, or the public. Provides that removal of records of a disciplinary offense from the Department's website shall not be considered a vacating or expunging of the offense from the licensee's disciplinary record. Effective immediately.
Amends the Medical Practice Act. Provides that any person holding a valid license under the Act, including persons licensed as a chiropractic physician, may prescribe, dispense, or administer oxygen. Makes changes in provisions concerning licenses for general practice. Makes corresponding changes.