Mourns the death of John F. "Jack" Arbuckle Jr. of Peoria.
Sponsored bills
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers of the board.
Creates the Mass Transportation Safety Act. Provides that a mass transportation carrier shall provide to a person operating a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of providing mass transportation a rest period of not less than 10 minutes for every segment of 4 hours, or major part thereof, to use the nearest convenient restroom without deduction from the employee's pay. Provides that the Act does not prohibit employers and employees from establishing, under a collective bargaining agreement, appropriate rest periods different from those provided in the Act. Defines terms.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning sanctions against TANF recipients.
Makes appropriations to the Department of Corrections for FY 18 operational and administrative costs of the Peoria Womens Community Transformation Academy.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Designates the section of Illinois Route 98 from its intersection with Illinois Route 29 to its intersection with McNaughton Park Drive as the "Sgt. Dean Russel Shaffer Memorial Highway".
Appropriates $5,000 to the Department of Human Services for grants to the Center for Prevention of Abuse.
Amends the Department of Children and Family Services Statewide Youth Advisory Board Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that a technician shall discuss with a person who received a citation for a violation of the Act with the notation of "no safety seat" in the notes field, and has scheduled a child safety instructional course, the negative consequences of a motor vehicle accident with a child occurring without the child wearing a proper child restraint system. The technician may also discuss the importance of an adult wearing a safety belt and the impact it may have on the child's behavior.