Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

Mourns the death of Michelle "Mimi" Power of Mechanicsburg.

Amends the School Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a multi-function school activity bus (MFSAB) may be used to transport students for any curriculum-related activity except for transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or from school to home. Provides that a MFSAB authorized to transport students under the new provisions must be operated by a holder of a school bus driver permit and is subject to certain provisions concerning contractual student transfer arrangements, contracts requiring school bus driver permits, liability insurance, and safety testing. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts from an eavesdropping violation, with prior notification to and verbal approval of the State's Attorney or his or her designee of the county in which the conversation is anticipated to occur, recording or listening with the aid of an eavesdropping device to a conversation in which a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer, is a party to the conversation and has consented to the conversation being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, or a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that whenever any wire, electronic, or oral communication has been intercepted as a result of this exception that is not related to a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, or felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or conspiracy related to those violations, no part of the contents of the communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of this State, or a political subdivision of the State if the disclosure of that information would be in violation of this provision unless the violation involves a forcible felony.

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 School Code. Provides that after June 1, 2012 persons may not be nominated for General Assembly scholarships and that General Assembly scholarships may not be awarded after that date unless the nomination is made prior to that date. Prevents both second nominations for any lapsed General Assembly scholarship and nominating persons to the unused or unexpired parts of any vacated General Assembly scholarship after June 1, 2012. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Ra'sul Lee "Rocky" Clark.

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

Mourns the death of Robert Oehmen of Tinley Park.

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, October 27, 2011, the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, November 02, 2011, in perfunctory session, or until the call of the President; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 08, 2011, at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the President; and the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Wednesday, November 02, 2011, in perfunctory session, or until the call of the Speaker; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 08, 2011, at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the Speaker.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Secretary of State driver facilities shall no longer be temporary places of voter registration, but rather permanent places of acceptance of voter registration applications. Deletes provisions governing the Secretary's powers and duties relating to voter registration and adds provisions governing the Secretary's powers and duties relating to acceptance of voter registration applications.