Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to prohibit a law enforcement agency or school official, while on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity, from recruiting or compelling a student to participate in a police line-up, mock police line-up, or mug photograph shoot without the permission of the student's parent or guardian. Effective July 1, 2005.
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Mourns the death of John Kenneth Galbraith.
Creates the Accountable Schools Task Force to review and evaluate the complex issues involving the fiscal and performance accountability of the State's school districts and individual schools.
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 Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the earned income tax credit.
Directs the Department on Aging, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Family Services, Public Aid, and Human Services and any other relevant agencies, to complete an assessment of existing State and federal assistance programs in relation to child care provided by grandparents for their grandchildren.
Mourns the death of Margaret Ann Welch.
Urges the President and Congress should commit the leadership of the U. S. Government to effective implementation of the United Nations World Summit Outcome Document on the responsibility of states to protect their populations.
Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers of the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit from 5% of the federal credit to: (i) 10% of the federal tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2005; (ii) 15% of the federal tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007; and (iii) 20% of the federal tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009. Effective immediately.