Amends the County Jail Act. Provides that an arresting authority shall be responsible for any qualified (rather than incurred) medical expenses relating to the arrestee until such time as the arrestee is placed in the custody of the sheriff. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, the State of Illinois shall ensure that children with disabilities have full access to coordinated, multi-disciplinary transition support and service planning until educational services are exhausted or until such a child attains 22 years of age. Provides that transition services include educational services and all services identified as necessary to support integration and continued growth and success in the individual's post-educational, community environments. Further provides that children with disabilities who receive residential and educational services from the Department of Children and Family Services or the Department of Human Services shall be eligible to receive transition services provided by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) from the age of 14.5 to 22 years, notwithstanding the child's residential service arrangement. Defines "children with disabilities" to mean persons who are 22 years old or younger and are afflicted with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 that is attributable to a developmental disability, a mental illness, or a physical disability, or a combination of those. Effective immediately.
Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. Provides that a person commits the offense of aggravated home repair fraud when he commits home repair fraud in connection with a home repair project intended to assist a disabled person. Provides that aggravated home repair involving misrepresentation or deception is a Class 3 (instead of Class 4) felony when the amount of the contract or agreement is $500 or less and a Class 2 (instead of Class 3) felony for a second or subsequent offense when the amount of the contract or agreement is $500 or less. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Deletes language providing that before July 1, 2006 and after June 30, 2010, the State Board of Education shall provide the primary source of funding through appropriations for the grants for preschool educational program and the funds shall be distributed for the benefit of children who because of their home and community environment are subject to such language, cultural, economic and like disadvantages that they have been determined as a result of screening procedures to be at risk of academic failure. Deletes language that provides that screening procedures shall be based on criteria established by the State Board of Education. Removes the date restrictions of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2010 on the requirement that the State Board of Education shall provide the primary source of funding through appropriations for the program. Effective immediately.
Amends the War on Terrorism Compensation Act. Includes recipients of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal to the list of veterans entitled to receive compensation in the amount of $100 for their military service. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Christopher Z. Mooney on the naming of the American Political Science Association's annual Best Dissertation in State Politics and Policy award in his honor.
Congratulates Lyle Rigdon on the occasion of his retirement as the Pawnee Superintendent of Schools.
Designates Barn 13 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield as the J. Garrett and John J. Tolan Barn in recognition of the contributions of J. Garrett and John Tolan to agriculture in the State.
Honors John R. Gehlbach of Elkhart for his many accomplishments.
Amends the Credit Agreements Act. Provides that specified provisions shall not constitute a defense to a claim that arises out of bad faith conduct intended to unjustly benefit a creditor or a third party. Provides that the mere failure by a creditor to enter into a credit agreement with or to provide a written commitment to a debtor, without more, shall not constitute bad faith under specified provisions. Provides for the legislative intent of the General Assembly and that certain provisions apply to pending actions as well as actions commenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
