Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that when a child who is eligible for special education reaches the majority age of 18 years, rights accorded to the child's parents transfer to the child. Provides that rights shall not transfer from the parents to the child if the child has been determined to be incompetent under State law or the child has not been determined to be incompetent, but does not have the ability to provide informed consent with respect to the child's educational program. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules establishing criteria for school districts to determine if a child lacks the ability to provide informed consent and uniform procedures for allowing the parents of the child, another adult caregiver, or another responsible adult to exercise rights on behalf of the child. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Deletes the provision that refunds with respect to the earned income tax credit are subject to the availability of funds from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant and the State's ability to meet its required Maintenance of Effort. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a strobe lamp on a school bus may be lighted at any time when the bus is being used as a school bus and is bearing one or more pupils (rather than only when the bus is stopped or moving very slowly under those circumstances). Effective immediately.
Amends the State Forest Act. Provides that all revenue from the sale of timber from State forests shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund. Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Requires the Treasurer to post information on his or her official website concerning the investment of public funds. Sets forth the required information. Does not require posting of information that is exempt from inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act.
Amends the Department of Human Services Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, for purposes of the Department of Human Services' disability database, "developmental disabilities" include autism spectrum disorders. In connection with Medicaid, provides that a person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder shall be considered a person with a "developmental disability" or a "person with a related condition" for purposes of determining eligibility for services under Home and Community-Based Services Waivers for persons with developmental disabilities, without regard to whether that person is also diagnosed with mental retardation and without regard to that person's IQ level, so long as the person otherwise meets applicable level-of-care criteria under those waivers. Effective immediately.
Amends the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. Provides that any person who, in order to acquire a targeted methamphetamine precursor, knowingly uses or provides the driver's license or government-issued identification of another person, who knowingly uses or provides a fictitious or unlawfully altered driver's license or government-issued identification, or who otherwise knowingly provides false information, is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first offense, a Class 3 felony for a second offense, and a Class 2 felony for a third or subsequent offense. Defines "fictitious driver's license", "unlawfully altered driver's license", and "false information".
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Defines "roe" and "roe-bearing species". Sets out new penalties for the violation of several Sections of the Code. Provides that fair market value or replacement cost, whichever is greater, must be used to determine the value of fishes protected by the Code, and provides default minimum values. Provides that all commercial fishermen shall procure a commercial roe harvest permit in addition to their commercial fishing license before taking roe-bearing species with commercial fishing devices from the waters of the State. Provides that any incidental catch of aquatic life not authorized for taking with commercial devices must be returned immediately without harm to the water. Expressly allows the use of a trammel or gill net attached to a boat or boats and allowed to drift with the current. Deletes provisions concerning record-keeping and sets out new record-keeping requirements. Requires that any commercial fisherman who engages in taking roe-bearing species with commercial fishing devices, and all individuals assisting a licensed commercial roe harvester in taking roe bearing fishes from legally open waters of the State, must annually procure a commercial roe harvest permit from the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that any resident wholesale aquatic life dealer who buys, sells, or ships roe from roe-bearing species must annually procure a commercial roe dealer permit from the Department in addition to an aquatic life dealers permit. Sets the annual fee for permits associated with harvesting roe. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the University of Illinois Act. In a Section concerning scholarships for children of veterans, adds any time on or after September 11, 2001 and until Congress or the President orders that persons in service are no longer eligible for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to the list of periods of hostilities for which each county shall be entitled, annually, to one honorary scholarship in the University.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging shall establish a program to ensure the availability of congregate or home-delivered meals in communities with populations of under 5,000 that are not located within large urban counties. Sets forth the requirements for the program. Requires the Department to file a report with the General Assembly and the Illinois Council on Aging by January 1 of each year. Effective immediately.