Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Urges the State Board of Education to apply for participation in the growth-based accountability pilot program established by the U.S. Department of Education and urges the U.S. Department of Education to use more flexible criteria in determining adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Universities Civil Service System for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act and the Criminal Code of 1961. In the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act: (1) in the definition of "mandated reporter", removes references to "professional" and adds certain financial institutions as mandated reporters; (2) adds definitions of "protective services" and "self-neglect", and requires that suspected self-neglect be reported under the Act; (3) requires that a law enforcement officer accompany the representative of a provider agency on the first visit to a victim; (4) makes changes concerning the investigation of reports under the Act; (5) adds entities entitled to access to records of reports under the Act; (6) provides for cooperation between the Department on Aging and local law enforcement agencies; (7) authorizes actions to be taken in an emergency; and (8) makes other changes. In provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offense of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability, (i) in the definition of "person with a disability", removes a reference to a "permanent" impairment and (ii) provides that "intimidation" also means the communication to an elderly person or a person with a disability that he or she will be deprived of contact with family members or a care provider or will be unnecessarily moved from his or her current residence to another residence or to a facility.
Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning tax abatements for leased, low-rent housing, provides that if the property of a housing authority is improved with an eligible multifamily dwelling or multi-building development containing residential units that are individually assessed, no more than 50% (now, 40%) of those residential units may be certified. Provides that, if the property is improved with an eligible multifamily dwelling or multi-building development containing residential units that are not individually assessed, the portion of the property certified shall represent no more than 50% (now, 40%) of those residential units.
Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. With regard to supplemental general State aid, beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, defines "Low Income Concentration Level" for each fiscal year as the low income eligible pupil count as of July 1 of the immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined by the Department of Human Services based on the number of pupils who are eligible for at least one of the following low income programs: Medicaid, KidCare, TANF, or Food Stamps, averaged over the 3 immediately preceding fiscal years) divided by the Average Daily Attendance of the school district (now, the term excludes pupils who are eligible for services provided by the Department of Children and Family Services). Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Illinois Early Learning Council Act. Provides that the Council shall act in coordination with the Interagency Nutrition Council when dealing with activities related to nutrition, nutrition education, and physical activity.
Amends the School Code. Limits the type and size of beverage items that may be sold in a public school during school hours. Prohibits a public school or school board from entering into a contract with a beverage vending company if the contract contains certain provisions. Provides for a penalty. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Appoints a Committee to approve the final Journals of the Senate of the 94th General Assembly that have not been approved by the body as a whole.
