Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Adds contracts and subcontracts for toll highway oasis leases and sub-leases to the definition of "contract". Amends the Toll Highway Act. Requires competitive bidding of contracts and subcontracts for leases and sub-leases of toll highway oases if in excess of $7,500. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that, in any transaction in which an individual authorizes a person or entity to make a debit from his or her bank account for the purpose of placing a hold on the account to ensure payment for future services, the person or entity must provide the individual with a written statement that includes a reasonable price quote for the transaction. Prohibits the person or entity from debiting the individual's bank account in amount greater than the price quoted on the written statement unless, at the time services are complete, the amount actually incurred by the individual exceeds the amount of the quoted price. Provides that the requirements do not apply to credit card transactions. Makes violation of the provisions an unlawful practice under the Act.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2006, with respect to motor fuel and gasohol the tax under the Acts is imposed at the rate of 1.25% (now, 6.25%). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. For persons filing statements of economic interests with the Secretary of State, requires the disclosure of entities (now, entities doing business with the State) from or in which the person derived certain income or had certain ownership interests.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a violation of the offense prohibiting possession by a felon of a firearm with respect to each firearm and ammunition for that firearm constitutes a single and separate violation. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires that each Executive Inspector General include the following in his or her quarterly report to the Executive Ethics Commission and the appropriate executive branch constitutional officer: instances since the last report date of non-compliance with personnel policies, ethics training, and restrictions on the use of an executive branch constitutional officer's name or image in public service announcements and on promotional materials.
Amends the School Code with regard to the State aid formula. In compiling average daily attendance for pupils in grades 2 through 12, provides that a pupil in attendance for at least one clock hour of school work, but less than 5 clock hours of school work, may be counted on the basis of 1/5 day of attendance for every clock hour of school work. In compiling average daily attendance for first grade pupils and pupils in full day kindergarten, provides that a pupil in attendance for at least one clock hour of school work, but less than 4 clock hours of school work, may be counted on the basis of 1/4 day of attendance for every clock hour of school work. Effective July 1, 2005.
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.
Recognizes October as the holy month of Ramadan observed by Muslims.
