Amends the School Code. Deletes language providing that before July 1, 2006 and after June 30, 2010, the State Board of Education shall provide the primary source of funding through appropriations for the grants for preschool educational program and the funds shall be distributed for the benefit of children who because of their home and community environment are subject to such language, cultural, economic and like disadvantages that they have been determined as a result of screening procedures to be at risk of academic failure. Deletes language that provides that screening procedures shall be based on criteria established by the State Board of Education. Removes the date restrictions of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2010 on the requirement that the State Board of Education shall provide the primary source of funding through appropriations for the program. Effective immediately.
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Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, allows Wilmington Community Unit School District Number 209-U to issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,285,000 if, among other conditions, (i) the proceeds of the bonds are used to accomplish only those projects approved by the voters at the general primary election held on March 21, 2006; (ii) prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school board determines, by resolution, that (A) the projects approved by the voters were and are required because of the age and condition of the school district's prior and existing school buildings and (B) the issuance of the bonds is authorized by legislation that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt limitation; (iii) the bonds are issued in one or more bond issuances on or before March 1, 2011, but the aggregate principal amount issued in all those bond issuances combined must not exceed $2,285,000; and (iv) the bonds are issued in accordance with the Article. Provides that the debt incurred on any bonds issued shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Patrick J. "The Cat" O'Neil of Homer Glen.
Urges the United States Army Corps of Engineers to seek alternatives to the closure of the Chicago Area Waterway systems of locks and canals that would not impede commerce.
Mourns the death of Alice M. Walsh (nee Hess) of Elwood.
Mourns the death of Hon. Michael A. Orenic of Joliet.
Mourns the death of Joseph C. Bertino Sr. of Joliet.
Mourns the death of Charles E. Runkel of Springfield and formerly of Jacksonville.
Extends the Re-Sellers' Electronic Reporting Task Force. Changes the reporting date of the Task Force to the General Assembly to no later than December 31, 2010. Provides that if the Governor fails to make any of his appointments to the Task Force by July 1, 2010, those appointments shall be made by the President of the Senate.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Authorizes the issuance of refunding bonds for special service area bonds and sets forth requirements for the term and debt service of the refunding bonds. Provides that specified property taxes in 2 or more special service areas may be pledged to secure a single bond issue benefitting the special service areas if those special service areas are within the corporate limits of a municipality. Provides that property taxes that are pledged to secure a single bond issue benefitting more than one special service area shall be levied on a basis that provides a rational relationship between the amount of the tax levied against each lot, block, tract, and parcel of land in the special service area and the special service benefit rendered. Effective immediately.