Rep. Michael D. Unes

Congratulates Gordon M. Walker on the occasion of his retirement as Chief Executive Officer of Pekin Insurance.

Amends the Gasoline Storage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning volatile combustibles.

Mourns the death of Canton Police Department K-9 Officer Halo Vom Haus Beal.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Amends the offense for driving on a suspended or revoked license so that graduated penalties for repeat violations of this Section require the prior convictions of driving on a suspended or revoked driver's license to have the same underlying cause of suspension or revocation of the driver's license as the current violation.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any interstate highway; (2) 70 miles per hour for all or part of highways that are designated by the Department of Transportation, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions; and (3) 65 miles per hour for all other highways, roads, and streets. Provides that the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will may adopt ordinances establishing speed limits lower than these speeds. Permits the Department of Transportation and Toll Highway Authority to alter speed limits up to the new maximum speed limit (rather than up to 65 miles per hour).

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall require every provider of mammography services to, if a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue, provide notification to the patient in any summary of the mammography report sent to the patient pursuant to the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act that shall include, but not be limited to, certain information.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a customer that has not already been approved by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may apply to be designated a self-directing customer or exempt customer that uses natural gas as a feedstock between September 1, 2013 and September 20, 2013, on a form approved by the Department. Provides that customer applications that are approved by the Department shall be considered to be a self-directing customer or exempt customer for the current 3-year planning period effective December 1, 2013. Effective immediately.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Allows veterans that are Illinois residents to obtain an Illinois Hunter Education card after completing the online study section of the Illinois Hunter Education program and providing the Department of Natural Resources with verification of service or mobilization. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative teacher certification.

Creates the General Assembly's Advisory Committee on Education Funding to conduct a thorough review of the existing distribution methods and expenditures of education funding and make recommendations to implement an education funding system.