Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the responsibilities of the Department of Children and Family Services under the Act.
Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of terms.
Mourns the death of Kim Presbrey of Aurora.
Mourns the death of Susan Vos.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act. Provides that if a person who is found guilty of contempt for failure to pay support conducts a business or is self-employed, the court may in addition to other penalties provided by law order the person to do one or more of the following: (i) provide monthly financial statements from the business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and report to the court information about his or her employment search; or (iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job search services to find employment that will be subject to child support withholding. Effective January 1, 2013.
Mourns the death of Orvin Ezra Hale of Aurora.
Mourns the death of Dezo McGill.
Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. Provides that a building permit applicant must present a government-issued photo identification along with the building permit application and the official issuing the building permit shall maintain a copy of the photo identification in the building permit file. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. In provision permitting a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom, defines "service animal" to include an animal trained or being trained as: a hearing animal; a guide animal; an assistance animal; a seizure alert animal; a mobility animal; a psychiatric service animal; or an autism service animal. Provides that reasonable accommodations must be sought for the use of a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom (rather than the service animal being permitted at all school functions). Amends the Guide Dog Access Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Service Dog Access Act. Includes mobility, psychiatric service, and autism service dogs in the list of animals that must be allowed access to a public place of accommodation if such dog is wearing a harness, backpack, or vest identifying the dog as a trained service dog and such person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training guide, leader, seizure-alert, seizure-response, or autism service dogs. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. In the provision concerning the powers of a school board with regard to the awarding of contracts, deletes references to work and contracts with private carriers for transportation of pupils and pupils with special needs or disabilities. Deletes a prohibition against contracts for the transportation of pupils to and from school being extended on a year-to-year basis if a school board receives a timely request from another interested contractor that a contract be let by bid. Effective immediately.
