Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Mourns the death of Cornelius "Neal" Welborn of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Beatrice Hardy.

Mourns the death of Glenn E. Clark of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Michael Pettigrew of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Eddie Stewart.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Requires all advertising offering for sale local exchange telecommunications service in an area in which more than one local exchange telecommunications service offering is available to include disclosures of the regulated price of certain services. Provides that, if a customer of a local exchange carrier contacts the carrier with a billing inquiry or any other customer service issue, before offering the customer any product or service, the carrier shall: (i) resolve the customer's billing inquiry or customer service issue; (ii) clearly and conspicuously disclose that the carrier is initiating a solicitation; and (iii) obtain the customer's permission to continue the solicitation. Requires a carrier to clearly and conspicuously disclose all material terms and conditions in any advertising or marketing in which a term or condition of local exchange telecommunications service is represented.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment when the death penalty is not imposed if the defendant is found guilty of murdering an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States if the active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or was a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the fiscal year of credit unions.

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. For his or her first year of full-time attendance at an institution of higher learning, provides that a person is entitled to a $1,000 grant if he or she (i) is in the legal custody of his or her grandparent and receives public aid assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code, (ii) has graduated from high school with a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and (iii) has been recommended for the grant by the principal of his or her high school.

Creates the Opportunity in State Public Construction Act. Provides that funding shall be made available for certain programs to prepare individual women and minorities for entry into apprenticeships in the skilled construction trades based on labor market information and projections. Provides the eligible recipients of the funds and the eligible participants in the programs established under the Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall annually collect certain information from each program funded under the Act. Creates the Commission on Opportunity in State Public Construction. Establishes the duties of the Commission. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award, through a competitive grant process, 3 year initial grants to eligible entities for services to be provided under the Act. Provides that from each State funded construction project with a budget over $1 million, one-half of 1% of the project budget shall be reserved to sustain skilled training, outreach, data collection, worksite monitoring, and the provision of technical assistance to help meet goals for inclusion of women and minorities.