Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm license plates to any Illinois resident who has earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from the United States Armed Forces. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Makes a technical change concerning the definition of "exotic weeds".
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows counties with a population of less than 3,000,000 and municipalities of 1,000,000 or less inhabitants to establish automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones. Defines the term, "safety zone". Provides that the net proceeds from civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement system shall be divided equally between the municipality or county and the school district in which the automated speed enforcement system is located. Provides that municipalities with less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants may not use automated traffic law enforcement systems within a school safety zone without the consent of the school board for that school district. Requires that the municipality or county shall be responsible for entering into contracts with vendors for the installation, maintenance, and operation of the automated speed enforcement system, as well as be responsible for enforcement of the automated speed enforcement system. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. To the list of records exempt from inspection and copying, adds records requested by persons committed to or detained by the Department of Human Services under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act if those materials: (i) are available in the library of the facility where the individual is confined; (ii) include records from staff members' personnel files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information; or (iii) are available through an administrative request to the Department of Human Services. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a college savings pool.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Removes provisions allowing the State Charter School Commission to reverse a school board's decision to deny, revoke, or not renew a charter; makes related changes. In a provision concerning a charter school proposed to be jointly authorized by 2 or more school districts and the school boards unanimously denying the charter school proposal with a statement that the school boards are not opposed to the charter school, but that they yield to the Commission in light of the complexities of joint administration, allows the charter applicant to submit the proposal to the Commission and requires the Commission to follow the same process and be subject to the same timelines for review as a school board.
Congratulates the members of the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools on their sesquicentennial celebration.
Amends the Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee Act. Provides that the Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee shall include technology experts, among other committee members, to assist in the design and implementation of a program for the electronic verification of motor vehicle liability insurance. Requires the committee to report to the General Assembly, on or before January 31, 2016 (rather than 2015), with recommendations for the design and funding of a program for the electronic verification of motor vehicle liability insurance policies issued and in effect in the State and legislation to implement the program. Extends the repeal date of the Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee Act to July 1, 2017 (rather than 2016).
