Sen. Deanna Demuzio

Mourns the death of Shirley L. Weatherford of Carlinville.

Mourns the death of Edward Forrester Bloome of Harvel.

Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides for the recall of the Governor by petition of the State's electors and for the election of a successor Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the physician assistant advisory committee shall review and make recommendations to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Medical Licensing Board regarding matters relating to physician assistants (now, only the Board). Provides that "matters relating to physician assistants" shall include, but not be limited to: (1) applications for licensure; (2) disciplinary proceedings; (3) renewal requirements; and (4) any other issues pertaining to the regulation and practice of physician assistants in the State. In the Section concerning the physician assistant advisory committee, replaces all references to the term "certified" with "licensed". Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the elements of the offenses of stalking and cyberstalking. Provides that a person commits stalking when he or she knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emotional distress. Provides that if the conduct is committed using electronic communication, the offense is cyberstalking. Provides that a person also commits aggravated stalking when he or she, in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking, violates a stalking no contact order or a civil no contact order. Retains the same penalties for the offenses.

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the compilation of average daily attendance under the State aid formula and allowing a session of 3 or more clock hours but less than 5 clock hours to be counted as a day of attendance, makes changes with respect to days that are used for an in-service training program for teachers and parent-teacher conferences. Effective July 1, 2009.

Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. Removes a provision that exempts a person who has a certain type of license from the examination requirement, so long as (1) the license continues to be valid and is renewed before expiration and (2) the person is not newly designated as a qualifying party after July 1, 2003. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the duty of the regional superintendent of schools to conduct courses of instruction for school bus drivers, allows for an increase in fees for providing such courses. Provides that, of the increase in course fees authorized, $1 shall be deposited into a State Board of Education revolving account specifically dedicated to school bus safety for the conduct of business of the Illinois Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee and the certification and conduct of educational programs and training of Illinois school bus driver instructors.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes the following changes with respect to the contract preference for sheltered workshops: changes references from handicapped persons to persons with disabilities; names the advisory committee the State Use Committee and adds members; requires the Governor to fill Committee vacancies within 30 days after notice of a vacancy; requires the Committee to develop a 5-year plan for increased State procurements from not-for-profit agencies serving persons with disabilities; and requires chief procurement officers, in consultation with the Committee, to determine which items are available from those not-for-profit agencies and to give priority to those agencies when making procurements. Effective immediately.

Creates the Local Farm and Food Products Act. Contains only a short title provision.