Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any manufacturer that ships or transports a handgun to be sold, rented, or transferred in this State shall include in the box with the handgun in a separate sealed container: (1) a shell casing of a projectile discharged from that handgun; and (2) additional information that identifies the type of handgun and shell casing as required by the Director of State Police. Provides that upon receipt of a handgun from the manufacturer, the dealer shall confirm to the Department of State Police that the manufacturer complied with these provisions. Provides that upon the sale or transfer of the handgun, the dealer shall forward the sealed container to the Department of State Police crime laboratory which shall enter the information into a computer database. Provides that the Director of State Police shall promulgate rules to carry out these provisions. Effective January 1, 2004.
Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Creates a task force on health disparities to identify opportunities for improving health care status and addressing health disparities in communities of color.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code with regard to administrative adjudication of violations of regulations governing the standing, parking, or condition of vehicles. Provides that a municipality may provide for administrative adjudication of parking violations committed in the municipality's central business district that adversely affect the security of residents or may compromise security in the central business district. Lists violations that may be adjudicated under such a system. Increases from $250 to $500 the maximum fine that may be imposed by administrative adjudication. Provides that the $500 limit does not apply to violations committed in a municipality's central business district that adversely affect security of residents or may compromise security in the central business district. Provides that for purposes of obtaining judgment on a final determination or determinations of violations, no more than $3,500 (rather than $2,500) in fines and penalties may be consolidated under a single judgment. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department, in consultation with the State Board of Education, to establish a child care provider training program to educate providers on healthy child brain development, risk factors for injury, and special needs. Requires the program to include appropriate referrals for intervention if a child is identified as needing special education or mental health treatment or is at risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system.
Urges Nielsen Media Research to delay its deployment of Local People Meter technology to measure television viewership until it has thoroughly investigated and explained the undercount of minorities as a result of the use of this technology and developed and tested new approaches that correct that deficiency.
Amends the AIDS Confidentiality Act. Makes stylistic changes in the Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Establishes the Child Care Executive Partnership. Provides that the Partnership shall establish a Child Care Partnership Program to use State and federal funds to create child care partnerships with private employers. Provides that the General Assembly shall determine, by appropriation, the amount of State or federal funds to be used by the Child Care Partnership Program. Provides for the use of funds by the Child Care Partnership Program. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall adopt rules to implement and administer the program.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Poison Control System Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a funding formula for the Poison Control System. Provides that the formula must increase or decrease the annual funding amount to match any increase or decrease in the consumer price index as reported on January 1 of each year. Provides that the State shall continue to provide funding to the Illinois Poison Control System on an annual basis in furtherance of the goals of the funding formula. Effective immediately.