Sen. Antonio Muñoz

Amends the Bikeway Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning legislative findings.

Creates a Task Force to study special education funding. Directs the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2007. Provides that the task force shall be facilitated by the State Board of Education.

Amends the Mobile Home Park Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the findings of the General Assembly.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Ultrasound Administration Act. Requires a person that issues an order or a referral for the administration of an ultrasound upon a pregnant woman to be licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed as an advanced practice nurse, or licensed as a certified nurse midwife. Provides that an order or referral for the administration of an ultrasound shall not be issued for entertainment purposes or for any other purpose which is not warranted by the condition of the patient as determined by the treating physician, advanced practice nurse, or certified nurse midwife. Provides that any person, except a person authorized to issue an order or a referral pursuant to the Act, who administers an ultrasound upon a pregnant woman without an order or referral, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Railroad Incorporation Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning articles of incorporation.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an active member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is an alternative formula employee may transfer to that System up to 5 years of his or her creditable service accumulated for service in a police capacity under certain other Articles of the Code or for service for periods spent as a full-time law enforcement officer or full-time corrections officer employed by the federal government or by a state or local government located outside of Illinois. Provides for certain payments to establish the creditable service. Authorizes reinstatement of certain credits previously terminated by acceptance of a refund, upon repayment of the refund, plus interest. Contains language concerning new benefit increases. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Work Zone license plates and for the issuance Road Worker license plates to qualified applicants. Provides that both types of plates are to be displayed on first division vehicles or on second division vehicles paying the flat weight tax. Provides that the additional fees collected for these plates shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund.

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the required screening for nursing home services must include a background check. Provides that the purpose of a required risk assessment is to determine the degree of risk that an identified offender poses to the safety of facility residents and what security procedures are necessary to provide for their protection, including whether the identified offender should be segregated from other facility residents. Provides for the conditional admission of a resident pending receipt of a background check and for an identified offender's emergency discharge if the facility determines that it cannot meet the conditions set forth in the risk assessments. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.