Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State goals and assessment.
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Amends the County Jail Act. Repeals Sections relating to grand jury and citizen inspections of county jails. Effective immediately.
Creates the War on Terrorism Veterans Act. Provides that a memorial honoring persons who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal serving in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom may be constructed by a private entity on a portion of the State property in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Effective immediately.
Amends the Burn Injury Reporting Act. Repeals a Section of the Act that would have repealed the Act on January 1, 2009. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the members of the Cissna Park 7th Grade Wildcat Basketball Team on the occasion of winning the 2008 7-1A State Basketball Championship.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in the definition of "Director".
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.
Amends the Recreation Trails of Illinois Act. Provides for certain disbursements from the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary adopted after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Eliminates provision that a person who has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a sex offense shall register as an adult sex offender within 10 days after attaining 17 years of age. Provides that in all cases involving an adjudicated juvenile delinquent who meets the definition of sex offender under the Act, the court shall determine at the sentencing hearing whether to order registration, and if so, the duration of the registration. Establishes factors that the court must consider in making such a determination. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Section concerning the assessment of certain timberland. Contains only a caption.