Sen. Peter J. Roskam

Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Health Statistics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who falsely represents himself or herself to be an official or employee of the federal government commits a Class B misdemeanor. Increases the penalty for aggravated false personation of a peace officer from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the false personation of a peace officer occurred in attempting or committing a forcible felony, the penalty is a Class X felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the false personation of a peace officer occurred in attempting or committing a forcible felony, the defendant shall serve a consecutive sentence.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage for the treatment of pervasive developmental disorders. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that certain mental health coverages apply to health maintenance organizations and individual policies of accident and health insurance. Effective immediately.

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the Illinois Family Case Management Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to make the maximization of umbilical cord blood donations a public health goal equivalent to the other goals listed in the Illinois Family Case Management Act. Requires the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board to discuss and make recommendations for expanding the number of prenatal mothers who agree to donate umbilical cord blood. Requires hospitals and birthing centers to cooperate with the Department and the Advisory Board in implementing recommendations to increase donations of umbilical cord blood. Effective immediately.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Pensions Fund.

Amends the School Code. Provides that for elementary school students who are in a State-approved transitional bilingual education program or transitional program of instruction, the time allotted to take State tests may be extended as determined by the State Board of Education by rule.

Amends the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act. Provides that a home rule unit of local government or any municipality in this State may regulate smoking in public places. Provides that this regulation must be no less restrictive than the regulation in the Act. Changes the home rule limitation from an absolute preemption to a limitation on the concurrent exercise of home rule power. Maintains the exemption from home rule requirements for home rule units that passed ordinances regulating smoking before October 1, 1989. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to end the tax credit for donations to certain affordable housing projects with the taxable year ending on December 31, 2011 (now, 2006). Effective immediately.