Amends the Build Illinois Act. Authorizes loans of up to $100,000 (now, $50,000) for minority, female, or disability small businesses.
Urges that the recommendations of the Joint Task Force on Rural Health and Medically Underserved Areas be supported and implemented without delay.
Congratulates Special Agent Weysan Dun, formerly Special Agent in Charge of the Springfield Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation office, on being named the Special Agent in Charge for the Newark, New Jersey office.
Congratulates Dalitso Sulamoyo on being honored as an Associated Colleges of Illinois 2007 Alumni Shining Example.
Congratulates Lanphier High School senior Major Clay on breaking the City of Springfield Boys Track and Field Meet high jump record by clearing 7 feet 0 1/4 inches.
Thanks Frank McNeil for his dedication and service to the people of Springfield and the State of Illinois.
Urges the Department of Central Management Services and the Department of Employment Security to provide a monthly list of State job openings to the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Military Affairs.
Congratulates the Grant Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team in Springfield for winning the IESA 4A State championship.
Congratulates the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones football team on winning the 2006 IHSA Class 5A State Championship.
Amends the School Code. Requires a tax-equivalent grant to be paid to any school district where a State-owned institution is located (now, a school district is entitled to a grant only if the State owns 45% or more of the total land area of the district). Effective immediately.
