Sen. Terry Link

Mourns the death of Eloise "Ellie" Onan of Waukegan.

Mourns the death of Albert G. Paja of Deerfield.

Mourns the death of Marianne Therese Palm of Vernon Hills.

Mourns the death of Walter Benjamin Kyle.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning coasting.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the exercise of "quick-take" eminent domain powers.

Amends the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Includes any offense under Illinois law that is sexually motivated in the definition of "sex offense" and defines "sexually motivated". Adds 4 members to the Sex Offender Management Board. Requires sex offenders considered for probation to submit to a sex offender evaluation. Requires that as a part of a sentence to probation, conditional release, or periodic imprisonment for a sex offense, a sex offender must undergo treatment. Prohibits a county probation department, the Department of Human Services, and a sex offender from contracting with an individual or entity for the provision of sex offender evaluation or treatment services unless the individual or entity is approved by the Board. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the standards for evaluation and treatment of sex offenders shall be in accordance with standards adopted by the Sex Offender Management Board under the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Provides that a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release, periodic imprisonment, probation, or conditional discharge for a sex offender is that the offender undergo and successfully complete sex offender treatment in accordance with standards developed by the Sex Offender Management Board. Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act to allow a county board to appropriate moneys to support practices endorsed or required under the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "economic opportunity".

Creates the Human Services 211 Collaboration Board Act. Establishes a 16-member Human Services 211 Collaboration Board. Provides for the appointment of members to the Board by the Governor. Requires the Board to implement 211 as a statewide, non-emergency telephone number for information about governmental and non-profit services and referrals to human services agencies. Requires the Board to establish standards for 211 systems. Requires the Board to establish a pilot program for awarding grants to 211 providers. Establishes certain criteria for awarding the grants. Requires the Board to annually report to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Governor, and the General Assembly on the use of 211 services in Illinois. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that "debt service extension base" means, for park districts (i) that were first subject to this Law in 1991 or 1995 and (ii) whose extension for the 1994 levy year for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district without referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds) was less than 51% of the amount for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district without referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds), an amount equal to that portion of the extension for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district without referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds). Provides that "excluded non-referendum bonds" means (i) bonds authorized for certain aquarium and museum projects, (ii) double-barrelled bonds, and (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund or to continue to refund obligations initially issued pursuant to referendum.