Rep. Michael K. Smith

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that unlawful interference with public utility services includes the knowing delay in restoration of the services, as a result of the person's theft of wire used for such services. Provides that if the disruption of the public utility services or the delay in the restoration of the public utility services occurs to 10 or more customers or affects an area of more than one square mile, unlawful interference with public utility services is a Class 2 felony.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, School Code, Child Passenger Protection Act, and Unified Code of Corrections. Makes various changes regarding: driver education requirements; graduated driver's licenses; instruction permits for minors; curfews for drivers under a specified age; the number of passengers under a specified age allowed in a vehicle driven by a newly licensed driver under a certain age; the use of seat safety belts; the use of wireless telephones by graduated driver's license holders; suspensions of driver's licenses of drivers under age 21 under specified circumstances; required appearances before the presiding judge with a parent or guardian under specified circumstances; vehicle impoundment for drivers arrested for street racing; and other matters. Repeals provisions creating the offense of drag racing. Creates the offenses of street racing and aggravated street racing, and makes conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2008, except that the provisions amending the School Code are effective July 1, 2008.

Amends the Sex Offender Community Notification Law and the Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Provides that the local law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction shall disclose to libraries located within their jurisdictions the name, address, date of birth, place of employment, school attended, and offense or adjudication of all sex offenders and violent offenders against youth required to register in their jurisdictions under the Acts. Effective immediately.

Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Requires the chief of the fire department to furnish to the Office of the State Fire Marshal any information that the State Fire Marshal deems of importance to the fire services. Permits the State Fire Marshal to adopt necessary rules for the administration of the reporting of fires, hazardous material incidents, and other incidents or events that the State Fire Marshal deems of importance to the fire services. Provides that the reporting of information shall be based upon the nationally recognized standards of the United States Fire Administration's National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that when a sex offender registers with the appropriate law enforcement agency, he or she shall provide the law enforcement agency with all e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, and other Internet communications identities that the sex offender uses or plans to use, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, and all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information. Amends the Sex Offender Community Notification Law. Provides for disclosure of such information to the public. Effective immediately.

Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to run for elective municipal office, but whose residency period was interrupted due to that person's active duty military service outside of the municipality, or the active duty military service of that person's spouse, may run for municipal office regardless of whether or not that person has resided within the municipality for at least one year since returning from service outside of the municipality. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that a credit union investing to fund an employee benefit plan obligation is not subject to the investment limitations of the Illinois Credit Union Act and may purchase an investment that would otherwise be impermissible if the investment is directly related to the credit union's obligation under the employee benefit plan and the credit union holds the investment only for so long as it has an actual or potential obligation under the employee benefit plan. Effective immediately.

Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a matching grant program to pay for half of the cost that a school district incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation or in learning how to use an automated external defibrillator.

Congratulates Chief John Stanko on the occasion of his retirement from the Canton Fire Department.

Congratulates Dr. William F. Beach on the occasion of his retirement.