Amends the School Code. Provides that in order to be eligible for election to a school board (or in Chicago to be eligible for appointment), a person must not be a child sex offender.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires the court, at the sentencing hearing of the defendant, to afford certain persons affected by any of the following offenses committed by the defendant an opportunity to make a statement concerning the impact of the offense on the victim and to offer evidence in aggravation or mitigation: Class 4 felony violations of prostitution, soliciting for a prostitute, keeping a place of prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, patronizing a juvenile prostitute, or pimping.
Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Extends the responsibilities of the Department on Aging to include education and warning programs about elder abuse in conjunction with other State departments, banks and other financial institutions, and utility companies. Provides that professionals who are mandated reporters who willfully fail to report suspected elder abuse shall be referred to the appropriate professional disciplinary board and that other mandated reporters who willfully fail to report are guilty of a misdemeanor. Extends the period of review by a provider agency of services provided to elders from up to one year to up to 2 years.
Amends the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act to provide that the sale or distribution at no charge of cigarettes from a lunch wagon engaging in any sales activity within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school grounds is prohibited.
Creates the Voting by Minors Act. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to jointly develop a program under which kindergarten through 12th grade students in participating school districts located in participating counties vote in a simulated election conducted at actual polling places in conjunction with the 2004 general election. Provides that implementation of the program shall be accomplished with volunteers and private funding. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to develop an educational component of the program to be offered to the schools of participating districts and to adopt rules preparatory to the program's implementation. Specifies reporting and timetable requirements. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish a pilot program to place hard-to-employ persons, including persons who have been released from a county jail or a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, in jobs. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a pilot program in 2 locations in the State (one of which must be in the Lawndale community of Chicago) to place persons discharged from a Department facility on parole or mandatory supervised release in jobs or otherwise establish a connection between such persons and the workforce. Authorizes the 2 departments to consult with each other. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides for the forfeiture to the State of real property used in the conduct of animal or dog fighting and of moneys, profits, and proceeds acquired by the conduct of animal fighting or dog fighting in violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act or the dog fighting provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides for hearings on forfeiture. Provides for the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the property seized to the various units of government that investigated and prosecuted the violations. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires that, beginning July 1, 2004, the Department's prostate cancer awareness program must include development and dissemination of public service announcements promoting prostate cancer screening for men over age 40.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalty for fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony. Increases the penalty for a third of subsequent violation from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony. Increases the penalty for aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony. Increases the penalty for a second or subsequent violation from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony. Provides that the termination of a pursuit of a fleeing vehicle by a peace officer for safety reasons shall be considered fresh pursuit of the driver or operator of a motor vehicle if a peace officer resumes the pursuit of the driver or operator of the motor vehicle within 24 hours after the officer terminated the pursuit for safety reasons.
Amends the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Provides that physicians and health care providers may screen children for lead poisoning in conjunction with the school health exam when, in the physician's judgment, the child is potentially at high risk of lead poisoning.
