Sen. Wendell E. Jones

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of fire protection districts.

Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that whenever any appropriation, or any portion of an appropriation, for any fiscal year relating to the funding of any State-operated facility operated by the Office of Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Human Services or any mental health facility operated by the Office of Mental Health within the Department is reduced because of any of the following reasons, those moneys must be directed toward providing other services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities or mental health needs: (1) closing of a State-operated facility; (2) reduction of the number of available beds in a State-operated facility; or (3) reduction in the number of staff at a State-operated facility. Provides for the appointment of a Funding Reinvestment Advisory Task Force to assist the Department of Human Services in implementing these provisions. Effective immediately.

Creates the Truth in Pumping Act. Provides that, within 3 months after the effective date of the Act, each retailer of motor fuel shall post a notice in a prominently visible place on each retail dispensing device that is used to dispense motor fuel in Illinois itemizing each federal, State, and local tax imposed on motor fuel at that location. Provides that, for taxes that are imposed on a per-gallon basis, the notice shall state how many cents per gallon are imposed in taxes, broken down by each tax imposed, and that, for taxes that are imposed on gross receipts, the notice shall state how many cents per dollar are imposed in taxes, broken down by each tax imposed. Provides that, in addition, the notice shall give an estimate of the total cost in federal, State, and local taxes for the purchase of 5, 10, and 15 gallons of motor fuel at that location. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall provide that Pace buses operated by the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority are exempt from paying tolls for operation on highways under the Authority's jurisdiction. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Community Services, Disabilities, and Mental Health Fund. Provides that, on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, all moneys received by the Department of Human Services as federal financial participation funds shall be deposited into the Community Services, Disabilities, and Mental Health Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used to fund only those programs that generate federal financial participation funds. Effective immediately.

Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that a township may administer the energy assistance program in the territory within its jurisdiction. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to adopt rules that include (i) provisions setting forth the conditions under which a township may administer the energy assistance program in the territory within its jurisdiction and (ii) provisions for such a township to participate in State and federal funding of the energy assistance program. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Department of Community Disability Health Care and the Department of State Facilities for Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health. Renames the Department of Human Services as the Department of Social Services and Welfare. Transfers certain programs from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Community Disability Health Care and certain other programs to the Department of State Facilities for Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health. Effective July 1, 2006.

Amends the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases from within 500 feet to within 1,000 feet the distance from which a child sex offender may not loiter near a school or public park. Increases from within 500 feet to within 1,000 feet the distance from which a child sex offender may not reside near a school, playground, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age or from a victim under 21 years of age. Effective immediately.