Amends the School Code and the School Construction Law. Makes changes concerning the Department of School District Organization, grants to school districts interested in investigating the possibility of reorganizing for the purpose of either consolidation or annexation, submitting a proposition at a regular scheduled election for the purpose of voting for or against the annexation of territory to a school district, the levying of taxes by community unit school districts formed by combining elementary and high school districts, supplementary State aid for cooperative high schools, and the priority of school construction projects. Repeals provisions concerning the holding of elections, ballots, and passage requirements for boundary changes. Effective immediately.
Sponsored bills
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Removes provisions allowing the Environmental Protection Agency to assess and collect NPDES discharge fees. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, for fiscal year 2004 only, no Road Fund moneys shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police in excess of the stated amount. Decreases the total amount of Road Fund Appropriations to the Secretary of State for Fiscal Years 2004 through 2010. Beginning with fiscal year 2005, prohibits Road Fund moneys from being appropriated to the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue, the Court of Claims, or any other State agency (other than the Department of State Police and the Department of Transportation and, until fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of State) for the purposes of the provisions concerning appropriations from the Road Fund. Provides that beginning with fiscal year 2010, no Road Fund moneys may be appropriated to the Secretary of State. Provides that appropriations to those entities for those purposes shall be made from the General Revenue Fund. Provides that the Department of State Police may continue to receive appropriations from the Road Fund for the highway patrol budget only. Effective July 1,2003.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds other forms of co-ownership to the types of holdings in which a person having an interest may petition the court to compel a partition of the premises or part of the premises. Provides that ownership of an interest in minerals by a co-owner of an interest in the surface does not prevent partition of the surface. Provides that ownership of an interest in some, but not all, of the mineral estate by a co-owner of an interest in other minerals does not prevent the partition of the co-owned mineral estate. Removes the current commissioners and allows the court to appoint a disinterested commissioner and surveyor to assist in the division of a premises. Allows the court (instead of the commissioners) to set off the homestead, if any party to the action is entitled to an estate of the homestead in the premises. Removes language concerning the sale of a premises not susceptible to division and the valuation of a premises. Makes other changes. Repeals the Oil and Gas Recovery Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that proof that a minor was present in a structure or vehicle in which the minor's parent, custodian, or guardian was involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine constitutes prima facie evidence of abuse and neglect.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning child care for TANF recipients, provides that the Department of Human Services must annually establish income thresholds for determining eligibility for child care benefits. Provides that the thresholds must be no less than 50% of the then-current State median income for each family size, and deletes a provision requiring such a 50% threshold only for FY 1998. Provides that in determining a family's income, the Department must disregard 10% of the family's gross wages and salary.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the presence of a methamphetamine manufacturing chemical in a sealed, factory imprinted container at the time of seizure by law enforcement is prima facie evidence that the methamphetamine manufacturing chemical located within the container is in fact the chemical so described and in the amount and dosage listed on the container.
Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Department of Human Services.
Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that no action for damages for injury or death arising out of patient care may be brought against a local entity or public employee more than 2 years (instead of one year) after the claimant knew or should have known of the injury or death, but in no event more than 4 years after the act alleged to have caused the injury or death. Applies to pending actions. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Ronald G. Ivall, mayor of Monticello.