Recognizes the United Nations Declaration of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administrative regulations.
Creates the Drug-Free Zone Laws Task Force to review existing and new research evaluating: (1) the actual effectiveness of Section 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act with its stated intent of shielding children from drug sales; and (2) the actual and potential unintended consequences of Section 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act beyond its stated intent. Provides that the Center for Excellence in Criminal Justice at the Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center at Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago shall provide staff and administrative support services to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly in a final report which shall be filed on or before January 1, 2013.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of provisions to a community college district in Chicago.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of provisions to a community college district in Chicago.
Designates March 10, 2011 as "Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the State of Illinois".
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that it is presumed that each parent is fit and that a fit parent acts in the best interest of his or her child, unless either presumption is rebutted. It is presumed that, absent a written parental agreement on residential time-sharing arrangements for a child, it is in the best interest of the child to reside with each parent for an equal period of time. Provides that in a proceeding for a temporary child custody order or a parenting time order, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interest of the child to order joint custody and to allocate parenting time to each parent for an equal period of time, absent a written parental agreement to the contrary. Effective immediately.
Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code.
