Congratulates Coach Wilbert Walters and the Aurora Sundowners Track Club as August 28, 2011, is proclaimed Coach Wilbert Walters Day in the City of Aurora.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for attempted child abduction is a Class 3 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor). Provides that the penalty for child abduction is a Class X (rather than a Class 4) felony. Eliminates provision that a second or subsequent violation for child abduction by intentionally luring or attempting to lure a child under the age of 16 into a motor vehicle, building, housetrailer, or dwelling place without the consent of the child's parent or lawful custodian for other than a lawful purpose is a Class 3 felony.
Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Provides that at the time of annual enrollment or at any time during the school year, a school district or a recognized non-public school serving any of grades kindergarten through 12 shall provide, either on its standard enrollment form or on a separate form, the opportunity for the individual enrolling the student to voluntarily state whether the student has a parent or guardian who is a member of a branch of the armed forces of the United States and who is either deployed to active duty or expects to be deployed to active duty during the school year. Requires each school district and recognized non-public school to report this enrollment information as aggregate data to the State Board of Education under the Student Information System (SIS). Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Establishes the School District Realignment and Consolidation Commission to make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on the number of school districts in this State, the optimal amount of enrollment for a school district, and where consolidation and realignment would be beneficial. Provides that within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Commission must vote on its recommendations and file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides that if the Commission adopts the report by a three-fifths vote, then the General Assembly must, within 14 days after the report is filed by the Commission, vote on whether to accept the report by the adoption of a resolution by a record vote of a majority of the members elected in each house. Provides that if the General Assembly is not in session on the day that the report is filed, then the General Assembly must vote on whether to accept the report within 14 days after the General Assembly convenes for the first time after the report is filed. Dissolves the Commission on the day after the report is filed with both the Governor and the General Assembly. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2012. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no insurance producer shall use a senior-specific certification or professional designation that indicates or implies in such a way as to mislead a purchaser or prospective purchaser that the insurance producer has a special certification or training in advising or servicing seniors in connection with the solicitation, sale, or purchase of a life insurance or annuity product or in the provision of advice as to the value of or the advisability of purchasing or selling a life insurance or annuity product, either directly or indirectly through publications, writings, or by issuing or promulgating analyses or reports related to a life insurance or annuity product. Defines "use of senior-specific certifications or professional designations". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that of the 4 days annually that a regional superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional, or county institutes, 2 days may be used as a teacher's and educational support personnel workshop (instead of just a teacher's workshop). Provides that the days in any school year spent by educational support personnel during the term time spent in attendance upon a teachers' institute shall be considered time expended in the service of the school district and no deduction of wages shall be made for such attendance. Allows a school board to make a pro-rata deduction from the salary of any educational support personnel who fail or refuse to attend the teachers' institute.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning domestic battery.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits identity theft when he or she knowingly uses, possesses, or transfers a radio frequency identification device capable of obtaining or processing personal identifying information from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or transponder with knowledge that the device will be used by the person or another to commit a felony violation of State law or any violation of the Identity Theft Law. Provides that, in addition to other elements of the offense, aggravated identity theft consists of the proscribed conduct. Establishes penalties.
