Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning unlawful practices.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "offense" for the purpose of inchoate offenses.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of force in defense of a person.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

Appropriates $12,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for the textbook block grant program, which provides secular textbooks listed for use by the State Board of Education free of charge to any student in the State who is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 at a public school or at a State-recognized non-public school. Effective July 1, 2012.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning school districts with from 100,000 to 500,000 inhabitants.

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Changes a subsection cross-reference in provisions governing a public body's request response period. Effective immediately.

Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that neither a local public entity nor a public employee is liable for an injury where the liability is based on the existence of a condition of any public property intended or permitted to be used for library purposes, unless that local entity or public employee is guilty of willful and wanton conduct proximately causing the injury. Effective immediately.