Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Mandates Act. With respect to State mandates on school districts that are otherwise reimbursable under the Act, provides that if a bill of the General Assembly includes an express exclusion of the applicability of the Act or contains any other provision that would make inoperative the reimbursement requirements of the Act, then the bill must be passed by the vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Effective immediately.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that certain waste composting facilities are not pollution control facilities under the Act if materials used for composting at the facility are limited to certain materials (livestock waste, crop residue, uncontaminated wood waste, landscape waste, source separated food waste, and paper waste) in specified amounts (no more than 10,000 cubic yards of raw materials, composting material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time that uses only livestock waste, crop residue, uncontaminated wood waste, and landscape waste as raw materials for composting, or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act and meets certain other conditions, or no more than 5,000 cubic yards of raw materials, composting material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time, that uses source separated food waste, paper waste, livestock waste, uncontaminated wood waste, and landscape waste). Provides that facilities used for recycling, reclamation, or reuse operations are not pollution control facilities under the Act if operating under an Agency issued permit for these operations. Sets forth a program of phased in requirements for conducting recycling, reclamation, or reuse operations. Provides that on and after July 1, 2008 no person may conduct any recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation without an Agency issued permit authorizing the activity. Sets forth certain criterion for the permits and exempts certain kinds of recycling operations from the permit requirements. Provides for the Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations for the recycling permit program. Sets forth certain conditions upon which the Agency shall issue permits under this program. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that a community college district may, by proper resolution of the board following a public hearing set by the board or chairperson of the board, permanently transfer moneys from the working cash fund to the fund of the district most in need of the funds being transferred so long as the aggregate amount of transfers from the working cash fund in any fiscal year does not exceed 90% of the maximum amount credited to the working cash fund during the fiscal year. Provides that the public hearing must be preceded by notice. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates a Handgun Roster Board within the Department of State Police. Provides that the Board shall review the status of personalized handgun technology and report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on an annual basis beginning on or before July 1, 2006. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a dealer may not sell, offer for sale, rent, or transfer in this State a handgun manufactured on or before December 31, 2005 unless the handgun is sold, offered for sale, rented, or transferred with an external safety lock. Provides that beginning January 1, 2006, a dealer may not sell, offer for sale, rent, or transfer in this State a handgun manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 unless the handgun has an integrated mechanical safety device. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Establishes exemptions.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that certain municipalities may (now, must) provide information about any proposed ordinance to adopt a building code or an amendment to its existing building code to the Illinois Building Commission for publication on the State of Illinois website. Repeals a Section of the Illinois Building Commission Act that provides that certain municipalities and counties are required to provide information about any proposed ordinance to adopt a building code or an amendment to its existing building code, at least 30 days prior to adoption, to the Illinois Building Commission for publication on the State of Illinois website. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that certain counties may (now, must) provide information about any proposed ordinance to adopt a building code or an amendment to its existing building code, at least 30 days prior to adoption, to the Illinois Building Commission for publication on the State of Illinois website. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of organized retail theft. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she either: (1) with the aid or assistance of another person commits the offense of retail theft of property, the full retail value of which exceeds $650 during any 180-day period and takes or causes that merchandise subject to the retail theft to be moved to or placed in the control of a retail property fence with the intent of monetary or other gain; or (2) receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of with the intent to distribute, any merchandise that has been taken or stolen in violation of this provision, with the intent to distribute the proceeds, or to otherwise promote, manage, carry on, or facilitate a retail theft or an organized retail theft. Provides that a person who commits organized retail theft shall forfeit to the State any proceeds obtained from the sale or disposition of merchandise obtained from the violation. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately.

Directs the Department on Aging, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Family Services, Public Aid, and Human Services and any other relevant agencies, to complete an assessment of existing State and federal assistance programs in relation to child care provided by grandparents for their grandchildren.

Amends the Innovations in Long-term Care Quality Grants Act. Provides that the commission, in reviewing, ranking, and recommending applications for grants, may (now, shall) perform its duties in consultation with the medical school located at the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of Illinois. Requires that the member from AARP be a "representative" of AARP (now, a "citizen member" of AARP). Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every person arrested for committing a felony shall have a sample of his or her saliva or tissue taken for DNA fingerprinting analysis, at the time of booking, for the purpose of determining identity and for certain other specified purposes. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of State Police shall implement this provision. Provides that this provision becomes operative no later than the earliest of the following: (1) two years after the effective date of this amendatory Act; (2) the date on which the Department of State Police informs law enforcement agencies that the Department is ready to collect samples; or (3) January 1, 2008. Effective immediately.