Amends the Statute on Statutes. Defines the terms "person", "human being", "child", and "individual" to include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. Defines "born alive" to mean the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of an infant, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion. Provides that nothing in these definitions shall be construed to affirm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal right applicable to any member of the species homo sapiens at any point prior to being born alive.
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Creates the Induced Birth Infant Liability Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, if a child is born alive after an induced labor abortion or other abortion, a parent of the child or the public guardian may maintain an action on the child's behalf for damages, including costs of care to preserve and protect the life, health, and safety of the child, punitive damages, and costs and attorney's fees, against a hospital, health care facility, or health care provider who harms or neglects the child or fails to provide medical care to the child after the child's birth. Provides that damages shall be used to pay for the cost of preserving and protecting the life, health, and safety of the child. Provides that, if the child does not survive, the balance remaining after the costs of preserving and protecting the life, health, and safety of the child are paid shall be deposited into the Neonatal Care and Perinatal Hospice Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Fund shall be used by the Department of Public Health to make grants for neonatal care or perinatal hospice.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "sex offense" first degree murder when the defendant was at least 17 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense and the offense was committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Eliminates the provision that the victim must have been under 18 years of age for offenses committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law. Changes the name of the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law to the Sex Offender and Murderer Community Notification Law and makes corresponding changes in cross references to that Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a General Assembly candidate from accepting more contributions from corporations, trusts, labor organizations, persons not within his or her district, and political committees than from individuals and businesses within the candidate's district. Provides that the prohibition does not apply to candidates for State Representative who accept less than $30,000, and candidates for State Senator who accept less than $45,000, in aggregated contributions from persons not within the district, corporations, trusts, labor organizations, and political committees. Requires disclosure of persons within the district if those person's contribution's are included in determining aggregate contributions from within the district. Provides that a candidate who accepts those prohibited contributions is ineligible for appointment or election to the General Assembly until the second general election after the violation occurs or, if that person is elected to the General Assembly, he or she shall be removed from office. Defines family member to include the candidate. Permits disclosure of contributors of $150 or less. Classifies the making or acceptance of an anonymous contribution or a contribution in another's name a Class C misdemeanor. Effective January 1, 2004.
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Defines "born-alive infant" to include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. Defines "born alive" to mean the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of an infant, at any stage of development, who after that expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion. Effective immediately.
Creates the Boards and Commissions Act of 2003. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning terms.
Creates the Crime Stoppers Program Act. Provides for the certification of Crime Stoppers Programs by the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association. Provides that a person or agency that is not a certified Crime Stoppers program may not use the name "Crime Stoppers". Provides that the Attorney General may enforce this provision through injunctive or other appropriate relief. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the identity of a person who submits information of a criminal act to a Crime Stoppers program is privileged information and may not be disclosed in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Provides that telephone records of a Crime Stoppers program are privileged information and are not subject to disclosure by subpoena or other means.
Amends the School Code. In calculating supplemental general State aid, provides that, for the 2003-2004 school year and each school year thereafter, "Low-Income Concentration Level" is the low-income eligible pupil count from the most recently available federal census or the low-income eligible pupil count determined by the Department of Human Services based on those students who are eligible for food stamps or Medicaid, whichever pupil count is greater, divided by the Average Daily Attendance of the school district. Effective July 1, 2003.
Creates the Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. Creates the Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Authorizes the Authority to make loans for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or rehabilitating sports facilities in the State of Illinois, excluding the City of Chicago. Provides procedures for the Authority to issue bonds. Provides that the Authority may impose an occupation tax upon all persons engaged in the business of renting, leasing, or letting rooms in a hotel if approved by ordinance of the affected municipality.