Sen. Mattie Hunter

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.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Eastern Illinois University for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Prohibits an insurer from excluding a grandchild from coverage or limiting coverage solely because the grandchild is adopted or does not reside with the insured. Prohibits an insurer from excluding a child or grandchild from coverage or limiting coverage solely because the child or grandchild is unmarried and 25 years of age or younger or because the child or grandchild is unmarried, 30 years of age or younger, and a full-time student. Provides that a grandchild who is in the custody of the insured pursuant to a court order or placement of adoption vesting temporary care of the grandchild in the insured is an adopted child.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Prohibits health benefit plans from excluding coverage for treatment related to an injury acquired while an insured was intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics when the exclusion is based solely on the insured being intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics. Provides that coverage may be subject to additional terms of the health benefit plan. Repeals a provision allowing accident and health policies to contain an exclusion for losses caused by an insured being intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics. Effective January 1, 2007.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Labor Relations Board for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of, or placed on probation or court supervision for any offense under the Act or any law of the United States or of any state relating to cannabis or controlled substances, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance, the court may order an assessment of drug use or addiction to be performed by the program designated by the Department of Human Services to provide assessment and referral services to the Illinois courts. Provides that a condition of probation, if the court determines that the person is in need of drug treatment, shall be treatment for drug use or addiction. Provides that drug treatment shall be delivered by a provider licensed by the Department of Human Services, including, but not limited to, residential treatment, recovery homes, and outpatient services. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a defendant that is convicted of violating a provision of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and that has not been previously sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections or any other jurisdiction, shall be sentenced to a term of probation under the supervision of the program designated by the Department of Human Services to provide assessment and referral services to the Illinois courts.

Creates the Court Grandparent Awareness Training Act. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall create an awareness training course that addresses and sensitizes judges and judicial personnel to the unique problems and issues faced by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Requires that all judges and judicial personnel attend initial training within 90 days after the effective date of the Act or within 90 days after their appointment or transfer or date of hire, as appropriate, as well as an annual in-service training. Establishes minimum guidelines for the training course content.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes references in the statute on unlawful sale of firearms from "sell" or "give" to "transfer". Prohibits multiple sales of handguns within a 30-day period. Creates the offense of unlawful acquisition of handguns. Provides exemptions and affirmative defenses. Penalty is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Military Affairs for the FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.