Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Subject to appropriation, directs the Department to establish a statewide network of cord blood stem cell banks. Sets forth requirements and duties of donor banks. Creates an advisory committee to advise the Department concerning administration of the network. Effective immediately.
Resolves that the State Board of Education undertake the development of a comprehensive model protocol for school districts to enhance violence response and prevention.
Congratulates the administration and staff of Prairie Center Health Systems, Inc., on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Center.
Honors the former mayor of Mattoon, Charles White.
Congratulates Kathleen Connor Roberts on her retirement as Executive Director of LifeLinks in Mattoon.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who has not previously been convicted of or received a disposition of court supervision for operating an uninsured vehicle shall receive a $100 fine and a disposition of court supervision for committing the offense, if the person produces in court satisfactory evidence that the motor vehicle is covered, as of the date of the court appearance, by a liability insurance policy required by the Vehicle Code. Provides that the person must, on the date the period of court supervision is scheduled to terminate, produce satisfactory evidence that the vehicle was covered by the required insurance policy during the entire period of the supervision. Provides that an officer of the court appointed by the chief judge shall determine if a defendant has a liability insurance policy as of the date of the court appearance. Provides that the officer of the court shall also determine whether the vehicle was covered by the required policy during the entire period of court supervision.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the redevelopment project in the TIF district created by an ordinance that was adopted in 1999 by the City of Villa Grove must be completed by December 31 of the 35th year (now, the 23rd year) after the year in which the ordinance was adopted.
Mourns the death of Louis M. Christen of Mattoon.
Congratulates the Heit family on their farm, the Heirdom Stock Farm in Douglas County, being named a Sesquicentennial Farm in 2007 by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Honors Kim Hunter for her work with the Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps.
