Informs the House of Representatives that the Senate is organized and prepared to transact the business of the First Special Session.
Mourns the death of Dolores Rolling of Chicago.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, May 07, 2009, they stand adjourned until Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 12:00 o'clock noon.
Mourns the death of Arnie Frank Bryant.
Mourns the passing of Bishop W.L. Porter of Memphis, Tennessee, founder of the Greater Community Temple Church of God in Christ.
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to inquire into or use the fact of an arrest that did not result in a conviction, the fact of a criminal charge that did not result in a conviction, or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed or impounded under the Criminal Identification Act as a basis to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of employment (rather than the fact of an arrest or criminal history record information). Also provides that the prohibition against the use of the fact of an arrest or the fact of a criminal charge shall not be construed to prohibit an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from obtaining or using other information which indicates that a person actually engaged in the conduct for which he or she was arrested.
Mourns the death of I.J. Gardner.
Creates the Interfund Borrowing Act of 2009. Contains only a short title provision.
Appropriates $400,000 to the Addison Creek Restoration Commission for the purpose of conducting environmental work, engineering, planning, and community outreach. Effective July 1, 2008.
Amends the State Finance Act and the Medicaid Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides for a minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized persons who are eligible for Medicaid. Provides that the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under the Social Security Act, so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $50. Provides that the additional amount may be paid from amounts appropriated for that purpose from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund. Effective immediately.
