Illinois Senate Floor Debate — March 26, 2009

The regular Session of the 96th General Assembly will please come to order. Will the Members please be at their desk? Will our guests in the galleries please rise? And the invocation today will be given by Pastor Don Pritchard, Zion Lutheran Church, Pleasant Plains, Illinois.

Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Maloney.

(Pledge of Allegiance, led by Senator Maloney)

Senator Maloney, if you could please do an all-points bulletin for Senator Jacobs, it would be helpful. Mr. Secretary, Reading and Approval of the Journal.

Senator Hunter.

Mr. President, I move that the Journal just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senators has additions or corrections to offer.

Senator Hunter moves to approve the Journals just read by the Secretary. There being no objection, so ordered. Madam -- Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports. 1  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

Mr. Secretary, Resolutions.

Resolutions Consent Calendar.

Mr. Secretary, Messages from the House.

Mr. Secretary, House Bills 1st Reading.

Mr. Secretary, Introduction of Bills.

Senators, a Supplemental Calendar 1 has been distributed. It’s our intention to go to that supplemental to the Order of Concurrence. If there’s any Senators who are -- who’s hearing my voice, please come to the Floor. We’re going to the Order of Concurrence. This is final action. Please come to the Floor. Senator Lauzen, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

State your point.

Welcome to the Senate. Senator Althoff, for what purpose do you rise?

State your point.

Welcome to the Senate. Senator Clayborne. Senator Clayborne, for what purpose do you rise?

Point of personal privilege.

State your point.

I have an outstanding young man who decided to Page with me today. His name is George Roby. Please stand, George. And this is Linda Baker’s son. 10  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

Welcome to the Senate. We are now going to the Order of Concurrence on Supplemental Calendar No. 1. Senator Raoul asks leave of the Body to take his motions to concur with House Amendments 1, 2 and 3 on one roll call. Is there leave? Leave is granted. Senator Raoul, on Senate Bill 2016. Mr. Secretary, please read the motion.

Senator Raoul.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 2016, as amended by House Amendments 1, 2 and 3, would create the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Act. It’s enabling legislation to support the City of Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Several weeks ago, we had discussion as we passed the -- the shell bill out to the House about some of the components in this. And I -- and we pretty accurately predicted what the language was going -- that was going to be in the bill. But I’d like to go over some of that. The probably most important provision in the bill is one that provides for a State financial guarantee as is required by the -- guarantee is required by the International Olympic Committee for any bid city competing for the Olympics. The State would provide, in our case, a two-hundred-and-fifty-million-dollar guarantee. I’d like to note that that two hundred and fifty million dollars 11  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 would only be tapped after first going through any surpluses from the organizing committee. And it’s projected that - a conservative estimate - that there would be at least four hundred and fifty million dollars in surplus. Secondly, there’s a -- there’s five-hundred-million-dollar guarantee that’s always -- already been approved by the City of Chicago. The first two hundred and fifty million dollars of that guarantee would be tapped before going to the State’s guarantee. Additionally in the language of this bill is that if, for some reason, we would go to the State’s guarantee, there would be a dollar-for-dollar match expenditure on downstate roads for having to tap into that guarantee. The bill also contains language providing for targets for minority contracting in connection to the games - twenty-five percent for MBEs and five percent for WBEs - and -- and creates a oversight board to -- to monitor the level to which these goals are being met. It creates a -- unified public safety command to coordinate law enforcement agencies for security and public safety, which would be a board that would be chaired by the Chicago Superintendant or mayoral designee. Language protecting the Olympic trademark to prevent any unauthorized use of the Olympic trademark. Professional licensure exemptions for physicians and physical therapists and nurses and trainers who would be traveling with their respective countries. And FOID and Criminal Code exemptions for the firearms that will be used in competition. I urge your support on this bill. This is a bill that will be beneficial to the entire State of Illinois. We foresee that facilities throughout the State would be used for -- for the 2016 Olympic Games if Chicago were to win the bid. Thank you, Mr. President. 12  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

Is there any discussion? Senator Righter.

Senator Hendon.

Thank you, Mr. President. I want to commend the sponsor on all three amendments. And hopefully we get this out of here quickly. We can help Chicago and Illinois in its bid to win the Olympics. So if you want us to have the opportunity to get the Olympics, I urge you vote for this quickly and get it to the Governor. He can sign it and make a law.

Further discussion? Senator Raoul, to close.

I just urge everybody’s support on this. And it’d send a strong signal to the International Olympic Committee if we could get a unanimous vote on this. Thank you.

The question is, shall the Senate concur in House 13  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Amendments 1, 2 and 3 to Senate Bill 2016. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 voting Aye, 3 voting No, none voting Present. Having -- Senate Bill 2016 -- having received the required constitutional majority, the Senate does concur in House Amendments No. 1, 2 and 3 to Senate Bill 2016, and the bill is declared passed. Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?

State your point.

Welcome to the Senate. Senator Bomke has an introduction.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator DeLeo in the Chair for Senator Cullerton. Senator DeLeo to introduce Senator Jacobs.

Good afternoon. I’m here today with Clay Zwilling. Clay is the President -- State President of FFA. Clay is from my district in Sherrard. And his parents are Al and Becky. And I know they’re very excited and very thrilled. And I want to thank my legislative friends, because this is a very important program these young people put on. This is one of the largest organizations in the country for the State organizations. And I was just told that, behind the Democrat Party and the Republican Party, it’s these guys. So I think we ought to organize ‘em and get ‘em voting. Clay. 2008-2009 ILLINOIS STATE FFA PRESIDENT CLAY ZWILLING: (Remarks by 2008-2009 Illinois State FFA President Clay Zwilling)

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator John Sullivan, for what purpose do you seek recognition, sir?

Thank you, Mr. President. A point of personal privilege.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please state your point, sir.

As has already been announced, we have a number of FFA 15  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 chapters from around the State of Illinois. My home county, the Schuyler County FFA Chapter, Rushville-Industry FFA Chapter is here as well. They’re Ag advisor is Morris McClelland. They’re up in the gallery to my left, up in the President’s Gallery. If you folks would rise. And I’m not going to -- I do -- wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Got to make one special announcement. The -- one of those members is also my youngest son, Mark. So, good to have him here.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Would our guests please rise and be recognized by the Illinois State Senate? Welcome. Senator Lauzen, are you seeking recognition, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please state your point, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Will our guests please rise and be recognized by the 16  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Illinois State Senate. Welcome. Welcome. Senator McCarter, for what purpose do you rise, sir? SENATOR McCARTER: Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please state your point, sir. SENATOR McCARTER: I’m very happy to have again with me today my wife, Victoria, of twenty-five years, but especially - this is one of the few times during the year our whole family is together - I have with me my son from the United States Air Force Academy, Zachary. He’s a junior there. And then my -- my younger son, Austin, now a senior at O’Fallon Township High School, going to college next year at Oral Roberts University. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) We see the boys take after their mother. Welcome. Welcome to the Illinois State Senate. And congratulations. Senator John Jones, you seeking recognition, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re done with the 17  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 announcements. Let’s move forward with some Senate business. I’d ask you to go to Supplemental Calendar No. 1. It’s been printed and distributed. It should be on all Members’ desk. Supplemental Calendar No. 1. We will go to House Bills 2nd Reading. On the top of Supplemental Calendar No. 1 comes House Bill 312. Senator Trotter, do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Trotter. Has there -- has there been any Floor amendments approved for consideration, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. 3rd Reading. Continuing on the Order of House Bills 2nd Reading is House Bill 313. Senator Trotter, do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) 18  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Thank you, Mr. Secretary. 3rd Reading. Continuing on House Bills 2nd Reading is House Bill 314. Senator Trotter, wish to proceed? He indicates he does. Mr. Clerk {sic}, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. 3rd Reading. Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re going to Senate Bills 3rd Reading. This is final passage. Please have -- be ready when your name is called. We’re going to start where we left off yesterday. We will start on the printed Calendar, Senate Bills 3rd Reading, on page 59. In the middle of page 59 comes Senate Bill 450. Senator Clayborne. Senator James Clayborne, on Senate Bill 450. You wish to proceed, sir? Out of the record. Senator Don Harmon, on 455. Senator Harmon, do you wish to proceed? Out of the record. Senator Meeks, on Senate Bill 545. Senator Meeks. Out of the record. Senator Lauzen, on 600. Senate Bill 600, sir. Out of the record. Senator Harmon, on 611, sir. Out of the record. Senator -- Cullerton, on 651. Out of the record. Senator John Cullerton, on 655. Out of the record. Senator Mattie Hunter, on Senate Bill 807, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed? She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Hunter, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the -- of the Senate. Senate Bill 807 amends the -- the Children and Family Services and Abuse -- Act and Abused and Neglect -- Neglects Child Reporting {sic} regarding the alternative response to allegations of child abuse or neglect. It basically allows the Department to exercise a new approach to allegations of child abuse and neglect. The new approach is an alternative to the traditional full -- full -- full investigation of all allegations. And under the new approach, a differential response option enables DCFS to utilize a -- a screen low-risk and moderate -- moderate-risk allegations and divert families towards an -- an -- an assessment-oriented plan. This bill basically will save DCFS dollars over the long run. And I ask for a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator Hunter. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is final action. The question is, shall Senate Bill 807 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 807, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading is 20  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Senate Bill 933. Senator Meeks. Senator Meeks, on Senate Bill 933. Out of the record. Senator Haine. Senator Haine, on Senate Bill 1030. Do you wish to proceed, sir? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Haine, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. This bill merely provides that before an intermediate sanction can be imposed, which would establish jeopardy on a probation offender, the State’s Attorney must be informed.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Is there any discussion? Is there discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is final action. The question is, shall the Senate Bill 1030 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1030, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Harmon, on Senate Bill 1053, sir. Do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Harmon, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1053 is an initiative of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. It simply extends the time period in which the sheriff may enforce an eviction notice from ninety days to a hundred and twenty days. I’m not aware of any opposition. And I ask for your Aye votes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator Harmon. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator indicates he’ll yield for a question, sir. Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Harmon.

Thank you, Senator. As you know, Cook County is a very large county, and in -- in this period of time, with as many foreclosures as there have been, there are a number of eviction 22  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 orders. The sheriff’s office is finding that some of the -- the time periods are expiring before they have the opportunity to enforce the eviction order. They’re asking for more time to deal with this. I presume, as well, that there are efforts going on -- under way to eliminate the need for eviction. This would extend that period of time as well.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Is there further discussion? Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Harmon.

Thank you, Mr. President. And I’m sorry if I’ve opened up a can of worms, Senator Righter. I -- my intent was not to state anything in this bill. I would presume that folks are trying to work out their foreclosure issues. If there’s a hundred-and-twenty-day period in which the eviction order can be enforced, that -- that would, by implication, give folks a longer period of time to resolve their issues. That’s all.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, seeing no further discussion, the question is -- this is final action. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1053 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting’s open. Have all voted who 23  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1053, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Silverstein, for what purposes you seeking recognition, sir?

Point of personal privilege, Mr. President.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please state your point, sir.

I just want to recognize a great school from my district in the President’s Gallery, Edgebrook School. Right behind you, Mr. President. If we all could -- they can stand up and they can give a -- get a warm Senate…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Will our guests from the northwest side of Chicago please stand and be recognized? And welcome to the Illinois State Senate. Welcome. Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading. This is final passage. We’ll go to page 60 of your Calendar. Page 60 of your Calendar. On the top of page 60 comes Senate Bill 1254. Senator Althoff, do you wish to proceed, ma’am? She indicates she does. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) 24  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Thank you. Senator Althoff, to the bill, ma’am.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Thank you. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1254 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the -- take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1254, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Althoff, on Senate Bill 1255, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed? Out of the record. Senator Harmon, on 1264, sir. Senator Don Harmon, on 1264. Out of the record. Senator Harmon, on 1265. Out of the record. Senator Crotty, on 1267, ma’am. Senate Bill… Do you wish to proceed? She indicates she does. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Crotty, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you very much. Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, lens -- contact lens manufacturers have developed contact lenses and other ocular devices that dispense various eye-related medication for conditions such as allergy, dry eye, infectious diseases and glaucoma. This method of delivery has been found to be more effective than eye drops. The Optometric Practice Act does not clearly specify that these lenses can be dispensed and sold by doctors of optometry. So, Senate Bill 1267 clarifies that optometrists may dispense and sell contact lenses to their patients; restricts medicated lens to those containing drugs that relate to the treatment of the eye and drugs that are currently permitted for the use or prescription under the Act. It allows the patient direct access to a cutting-edge technology for the treatment of eye-related diseases.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1267 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting’s open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1267, having received the required constitutional majority, is 26  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 declared passed. Senator Link, on Senate Bill 1268, sir. Do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Link, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President. This bill just raises the maximum liability for actual/reasonable costs incurred in loss or theft of a rental motor vehicle to the fair market value. I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator Link. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Senator Bomke, for what purpose you rise, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) …bill, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Link.

Yes, you are correct, Senator Bomke. They are still continuing to work on it. I think it’s the wording that they’ve got to get correctly on it. But they will continue to work on it in the House to answer what concerns you have on that.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Bomke. Okay. Ladies and Gentlemen, seeing no further discussion, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1268 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 53 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 {sic} (3) voting Present. Senate Bill 1268, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Steans, on 1269, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed? She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Steans.

28  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This bill creates an educational program, subject to appropriation, to discourage the use of lead sinkers and lead jigs. I had the great honor of working with the fishing community on this bill and would appreciate a supportive vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Senator Righter, for what purpose you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Please state your inquiry, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senate Bill 1269, is that your inquiry, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) It indicates there is an amendment on the bill. Senator Steans.

The amendment was passed out of committee and should have been attached. So, it should…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Yes.

29  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 …be as amended.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Yes. It -- it has been adopted. Senator Righter, anything further, sir? Okay, the lady’s asked for an affirmative roll call. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1269 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 41 Ayes, 13 Nays, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 1269, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Okay, continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 1272. Senator Wilhelmi. Senator Wilhelmi, on 1272. Do you wish to proceed, sir? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Wilhelmi, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1272 will allow the Will County Governmental League to participate in IMRF only if the -- the Will County Governmental League has a ruling from the IRS stating that it is indeed a governmental entity. I want to thank members of the committee on both sides of the aisle. We worked through this issue. We are in process of getting that IRS ruling. I’ll be happy to answer any questions. And I ask 30  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is final passage. Shall Senate Bill 1272 pass? All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 55 Yeas, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1272, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Dillard. Senator Dillard, on 1273, sir. Do you wish to proceed? Out of the record. Senator Murphy, on Senate Bill 1274, sir. Do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Murphy, to the bill, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1274 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1274, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Forby, for what purpose do you rise, sir?

Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. On Bill 1269, I hit the wrong light. I would like to be a No vote on 1269.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) …record -- the record will so reflect your intention, sir.

Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading, in the middle of page 60 is Senate Bill 1276. Senator Demuzio, how are you today? Do you wish to proceed, ma’am? She indicates she does. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Demuzio, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 1276 establishes a superintendent mentoring program for individuals becoming superintendents after July 1 of 2009. This bill is subject to appropriation. And this also -- back in the 95th General Assembly, this bill passed out. It was Senate Bill 2500 and it was held over in the House. So, again, I would ask for an Aye vote for this bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1276 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1276, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 1277. Senator Rutherford, do you wish to proceed, sir? He indicates he does. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Rutherford, to the bill, sir. 33  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. All the debate should be like that, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1277 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 55 Ayes, 1 voting Nay, 1 {sic} (0) voting Present. Senate Bill 1277, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Delgado, on 1278, sir. Do you wish to proceed? Senator, you threw me off since you moved a seat. I’m -- my eyes always go… The gentleman indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) …you. Senator, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 1278 provides that a failure to report elder abuse by an optometrist is subject of review and discipline by the Illinois 34  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. And this was voted out of Human Services Committee 8 to 0. And I would ask for your Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is final passage. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1278 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1278, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Link, on 1282, sir. Senator Link. Out of the record. Senator Steans, on Senate Bill 1283, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed? She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Steans, to the bill, ma’am.

Yes. This bill amends the time line for financial assistance under the Aid to Aged, Blind or Disabled program, or AABD, for refugees and asylees. The problem that we’ve had is folks come in -- these are for victims of torture and other 35  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 political reasons and they could not stay in their home countries. They’ve come here and they’ve applied to become citizens. They age out of being eligible for SSI to no fault of their own. They -- through -- because the federal government’s taking a very long time to process the applications. So this is just providing a State program until they get -- so it’s a very limited period of time. Until they actually get their SSI payments, the State is covering it. It had timed out. This is just extending the time line for it. There’s only about a hundred or so people in this program. It’s a very small program.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Is there any -- Senator Righter, for what purpose do you rise?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Sponsor indicates she’ll yield for a question, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Steans.

36  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 That -- that is correct.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Righter, for further discussion.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Steans.

You know, I -- there’s -- you know, the sunset date -- it’s a -- it’s a -- it’s a small program that -- I haven’t known of any opposition to this. It would -- provides -- you know, it provides very small grants. The problem really has just been that it can take a long time to process the applications. Sometimes the folks, even though they’ve applied then, they -- it’s been -- originally it was taking around seven years for the department at the -- at the federal level to approve the applications. It’s been moving up. The -- the people get off of it once they actually get their citizenship because then they’re eligible for the SSI payments. And, you know, it’s through no fault of their own that they’re not being able to get their eligibility. So it’s just saying that until they actually get that eligibility -- I think the reason originally for the sunset, we wanted to make sure it was a stable program over time and it wasn’t growing. And, in fact, the number of folks that 37  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 have been in here has not been growing over time.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Seeing no -- further discussion? Senator Lauzen, are you seeking recognition, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Sponsor indicates she’ll yield for a question, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Steans.

Yes. They -- they do have their legal status to be here. They just haven’t gotten their full citizenship yet. You are absolutely correct.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, seeing no further discussion, this is final action. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1283 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. Voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1283, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Steans, on Senate Bill 1284, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed on the order of Steans? She indicates she does. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 38  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Steans, to the bill, ma’am.

This is a very simple bill. It simply extends the sunset date of the Structural Pest Control Act from December 31st, 2009, to January 1st, 2019. All parties involved had reviewed the Act and didn’t think it needed any changes at this point in time.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, seeing no discussion, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1284 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1284, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. I’d ask you to -- continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading, we’ll go to the top of page 61 of your Calendar. Senator Holmes. Senator Holmes, do you wish to proceed, ma’am? How are you today? Nice to see you. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Holmes, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. And, as always, it’s delightful to see you. This bill is for not-for-profit organizations. Currently, they can conduct elections for directors and officers by mail and that has been -- they’ve been able to do that since 1986. Since we now tend to use e-mail more often than not, we want to add the option of e-mail or other electronic means, and also add representatives to the list of directors or officers.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, this is final passage. Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1285 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1285, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Martinez. Senator -- Senator Iris Martinez, on Senate Bill 1292. Do you wish to proceed, ma’am? She indicates she does. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) 40  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Thank you. Senator Martinez, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you, Mr. President. It’s always a pleasure to see you. Senate Bill 1292 requires all of the State systems and local public pension funds in Illinois to establish a policy with the goal of increasing the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of its fiduciary, including its consulting and senior staff. The goals must be annually updated, with each system submitting a report to the General Assembly each year by September the 1st. The bill also specifies that goals to use emerging investment managers should encompass the managing of assets encompassing all asset classes and brokerage. This is a work that we have done over the past five years. We have had a committee -- a bipartisan committee. We’ve met regarding the different ethnicities out there participating in the -- in the pension system and being able to -- to make sure that female- owned businesses are able to participate in funds managed by -- by -- you know, in the -- in the State’s funds. So I would ask for your passage of this bill. And I will be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, thank you, Senator. Ladies and Gentlemen, seeing no discussion, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1292 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 54 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1292, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Althoff, 41  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 on Senate Bill 1296, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed? She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Althoff, to the bill, ma’am.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, thank you very much, Senator. Seeing no discussion, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1296 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 42 Ayes, 10 Nays, 0 Present. Senate Bill 1296, having received the required constitutional majority, 42  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 is declared passed. Senate Bill 1297. Out of the record. Senator Frerichs, on Senate Bill 1330, sir. Do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Senator, to the bill, sir.

Yes, Mr. Chairman {sic}, this amends the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty Act, which was passed last year. It requires the Office of the Governor or a designee, previously Department of Human of Services, to provide administrative support for the Commission. The administrative support is subject to appropriation. Further, the deadlines by which the Commission is required -- is required to issue an interim report, adopt a strategic plan, and issue annual reports are moved back by several months.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Seeing no discussion, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1330 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting’s open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1330, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Dillard, 43  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 on Senate Bill 1332, sir. Do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, please read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Dillard, good afternoon.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) To the bill, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is -- seeing no discussion, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1332 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. 44  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 The voting is open. Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Have all voted a wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1332, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 1333. Senator Holmes, do you wish to proceed, ma’am? She indicates she does. Is that okay, Mr. Kotowski? Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s {sic} bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Holmes, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1333 amends the Military Leave of Absence Act. Currently, leave is granted from public employment for any period actively spent in military service, including basic training, special or advanced training, and annual training. This bill simply adds any other training or duty required by the United States Armed Forces.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1333 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 voting 45  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1333, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 1335. Senator Trotter, do you wish to proceed? He indicates he does. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Trotter, to the bill, sir.

Thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 1335 removes a provision that permits a county from transferring and expending excess indemnity funds or monies to the benefit of owners of real property in the county as the county deems appropriate. Under current law, a county board receives two dollars for each thousand-dollar evaluation of land that is registered pursuant to the Torrens Act to create an indemnity fund for various purposes. Fifty percent of those dollars -- is transferred to a lead poisoning prevention program. And, as stated, fifty percent goes to the Cook County Board to spend any way they see fit. This law will say that a hundred percent of those dollars will go into our lead prevention program, which will be used to mitigate lead problems and -- and lead poising prevention programs. And I ask for a Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and 46  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1335 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, please take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1335, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Holmes, on Senate Bill 1341, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed? She indicates she wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Holmes, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. This bill affects those who receive a disposition of court supervision for a moving violation. The current fee of twenty dollars which goes into the State Police Vehicle Fund will be raised to thirty dollars. The additional ten shall be allocated with nine dollars being deposited into the Driver’s Education Fund and a dollar into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1341 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have 47  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 40 Ayes, 15 Nays, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1341, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Trotter, on 1351, sir. Out of the record. Senator Viverito, on Senate Bill 1353, sir. He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Viverito, one moment. Senator Holmes, you made that freshman mistake. Is that why you’re seeking recognition? Senator Holmes.

Could you please record my vote on 1341 as a Yes vote?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Is that…

It’s just my own bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) …for the -- for the -- for -- for clarification of the Body, you forgot to vote on your own bill. Is that what you’re saying, ma’am?

Yes, Mr. President. And thank you so much for pointing that out and making a big to-do. Is there anything else? Would you like to throw a party about it? 48  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) The record will so reflect your intentions, ma’am.

Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) I’m sorry, Senator Viverito, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President. I found out that we are filing an amendment, so I’d like to hold that and we’ll call that perhaps Monday.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) We’ll take it out of the record for purposes of an amendment. Thank you, sir. Senator Risinger, on Senate Bill 1357, sir. Out of the -- out of the record. Senator Frerichs, on Senate Bill 1369, sir. Do you wish to proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Frerichs, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. -- Mr. President. 1369 creates the State Facility Overtime Act. The bill bans mandatory overtime by providing that employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement at State facilities which operate under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Department of Corrections, or Department of 49  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Juvenile Justice, which operate on a twenty-four-hour basis, are not required to accept work in excess of agreed-upon, predetermined, and regularly scheduled daily work shifts, not to exceed forty hours per week. The bill clarifies that although an employee may not be required to work overtime at the request of a director, or his or her designee, employees may still voluntarily accept overtime. The refusal of any employee to accept such overtime work shall not be grounds for discrimination, dismissal, discharge, or any other penalty or employment decision adverse to the employee. The bill also outlines posting, investigation and enforcement provisions of the Act.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Is there any -- Senator Pankau, for what purpose do you rise, ma’am?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there further discussion? Further discussion? Senator Cronin, how are you this afternoon, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) How was your dinner last night?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Good. You look good, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) For what purpose do you rise, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) To the bill, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Further discussion? Further discussion? Senator Jacobs, are you seeking recognition on this matter, sir?

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in strong support of the Senator’s bill. I don’t view this so much as a -- a worker’s right as I do a single-parent right. There’s a lot of single parents that work for the State of Illinois. They have children. They’re required to work mandatory overtime. What are they supposed to do? We have a forty-hour workweek in Illinois. We ought to stick with that. If government needs more employees, we should hire more employees.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator Jacobs. Further discussion? Further 52  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 discussion? Senator Murphy, are you seeking recognition on this bill, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Sponsor indicates he’ll yield for a question, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Frerichs.

I believe there will be a requirement for new employees. This General Assembly has passed money for positions that have not been funded. I think that there are significant savings. It’s true, we pay time and a half to these people who are doing over -- overtime. If we just hire new people, we could have savings in the amount the State spends in overtime.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Murphy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Frerichs.

53  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 I’m not -- I’m not claiming it’ll reduce spending, but if you’re paying time and a half and you figure a benefit package might be somewhere under half of their salary, I figure it’d probably be at least a wash. And for people who have -- have children at home, they’re single parents or they’re dual-income families - in a lot of these towns, they have dual -- both working for the State - when both parents are forced to do overtime or single parents forced to do overtime, they’re unable to get their kids. And they don’t -- and it’s uncertain. They don’t have access to daycare for a -- for a sixteen-hour shift. And so, even if it’s just a wash and doesn’t save money, I think this is a bill worth supporting.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Murphy.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Frerichs.

That is a very good question. I don’t think we’ve gotten a very good answer from at least the past administration. And that’s why I’m pushing for this bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, further discussion? Senator Bomke.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Koehler.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) To the bill, sir.

This is an important bill. And I think that we have to understand that just by requiring -- by forcing somebody to work overtime does not give you a quality, you know, amount of time from a worker. The biggest stressor in -- in work places are forced overtime where somebody has got issues at home or is feeling burnt out. In a -- in a conducive work environment, where you have positive labor-management relations, you have no problem in getting people to volunteer for overtime. I’ve seen that. I’ve -- I’ve spent the last twenty-one years of my life as the Director of the Labor Management Council in Peoria. I know this. So, along with this, I think this is an important 55  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 step, because this should not be bargained. You can bargain other things, but you shouldn’t effectively force somebody into a burn-out situation. I urge an Aye -- a strong Aye vote on this.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Senator Millner, are you seeking recognition on this bill, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Sponsor indicates he’ll yield for a question, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Frerichs.

It covers Department of Human Services, Veterans’ Affairs, Department of Corrections, and Department of Juvenile Justice.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Millner.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Frerichs.

You still have voluntary overtime. But I was going to point out that there are exemptions and this Act shall not apply in the event of any declared national or State emergency or disaster or other catastrophic event that substantially affects or increases the need for State services. For many years in the past, our administrators, our Governor’s Office, our directors have been able to manage around these issues without having such a high degree of forced overtime.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Millner.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Frerichs.

My belief that in -- in time of emergency, there are exemptions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Millner. Senator Millner, in a -- in a committee, it’s the Chairman of the Committee, and in the Chamber, it’s the President. Further discussion? Senator John Sullivan.

57  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) To the bill, sir.

I rise in strong support of Senator Frerichs’ bill. I -- I represent the Quincy Veterans Home and I know firsthand the impact of overtime on -- on many of the nursing staff over there. A previous speaker -- I certainly disagree with a previous speaker who said this is all about collective bargaining. In my opinion, this bill is about a quality of life. It’s allowing moms and dads and certainly single parents to spend time with their families. And -- and I’ve seen the impact of -- of -- and -- and, actually, the turnover in employees because it’s had such a devastating impact on the -- on the quality of home life. I just want to thank Senator Frerichs for introducing the bill and I certainly urge a strong Yes vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Last person seeking recognition before we close, Senator Forby. Senator Forby, for what purpose do you rise, sir?

Thank you, Mr. President. To the bill: I think this is a great bill. You know, the last six or seven years, all we could hear in this State was head count. Head count is a major issue problem in this State. And I think you’re going to see that this new Governor that we got now is not going to say head count. You know, there’s money out there to pay for this. I’ve checked on IDNR. I’ve checked on IDOT. I checked on several 58  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 other entities in this place. There’s federal money out there that we could be hiring people and doing stuff. But, the big deal, we did not want no head count. The head count is wrong. We need to hire people and take care of our State. This is a fantastic bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Thank you, Senator Forby. Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, Senator Frerichs, to close, sir.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. I think there’s been a lot of good discussion on this bill. This is a bill about quality of life for employees. It’s also about quality of life for the people we treat. That’s why the Veterans of Foreign Wars is a proponent of this bill, because they see what happens when people are forced to work sixteen hours of shifts, how the quality of care decreases. And so I think this is good for all the people of the State of Illinois. And request an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, sir. Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is final passage. The question is, shall Senate Bill 1369 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 52 Ayes, 0 -- 5 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1369, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We have Metro Networks seeking permission to take still photos of the proceedings. Seeing no objection, leave is granted. Ladies and Gentlemen, for purpose of notification. Can I have your 59  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 attention, please? It’s the intention of the Senate President - we will be going through 3rd Readings - we’re going to work till approximately -- today to the hour of 1:30 - 1:30 - and we’ll be adjourning for the weekend. So let’s try and get as many as we can done in the next forty, fifty minutes. Senator Crotty. Continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading. Continuing on Senate Bills 3rd Reading is Senate Bill 1370. Senator Crotty, do you wish to proceed, ma’am? She indicates she does. Mr. Secretary, please read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Senator Crotty, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you very much. On Senate Bill 1370, when federal law first required states to allow residents to register to vote at driver’s license facilities, Illinois law was changed to require Secretary of State employees to serve as deputy registrars in the facilities. However, this approach was not successful and an individual can only be a deputy registrar for the county in which he or she resides and can only register voters for that county. Because the Secretary of State facilities have employees from numerous counties and are frequented by residents of numerous counties, it simply is not practical to have all the necessary deputy registrars on duty at all times. Therefore, in accordance with the current requirements of the Illinois 60  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Election Code, Secretary of State employees now accept voter registration applications and forward those applications to the appropriate local election authority. Senate Bill 1370 eliminates the deputy registrar requirements and codifies the current practice.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Senator Righter, are you seeking recognition, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) To the bill, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Senator Crotty, to close, ma’am.

I just ask for a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1370 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1370, having received the required constitutional majority, is 61  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 declared passed. Senator Crotty, on Senate Bill 1371, ma’am. Do you wish to proceed? She indicates she does. Mr. Secretary, please read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Crotty, to the bill, ma’am.

Thank you. When the Nurse Practice Act passed unanimously in 2007 during the sunset review, there were provisions to expand prescribing authority to advanced practice nurses through their collective -- no, their collaborative agreements with the physicians. But then the federal Drug Enforcement Agency had difficulties with the language in the Controlled Substances Act regarding that prescribing authority. So, Senate Bill 1371 seeks to be more specific and clarify what is authorized in the Nurse Practice Act.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you, Senator. Seeing no discussion, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1371 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 0 voting Present. Senate Bill 1371, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. On the bottom of page 61, on Senate Bills 3rd Reading. Senator Kotowski, on 1372, sir. Do you wish to 62  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 proceed? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Thank you. Senator Kotowski, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1372 is a good bill. It’s a bill proposed by the Child Care Association, and is a bill that provides incentive for residential service providers to provide the best possible care for children in their care and to transition them as necessary to appropriate settings. The incentives would be based upon performance-based rates for reimbursement under which providers who are the most efficient and effective were reimbursed at a higher rate. I would encourage an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, seeing no discussion, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1372 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. All those opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Secretary, take the record. On that question, there are 56 Ayes, 0 voting Nay, 1 voting Present. Senate Bill 1372, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Ladies and Gentlemen, with leave of the Body, I’d ask you to return to page -- to page 59 of your Calendar. We skipped Senate Bill -- skipped -- Senate Bill 326. 63  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Senator Delgado. Leave of the Body, we’ll go back to Senate Bill 326. Senator Delgado, do you wish to proceed, sir? He indicates he wishes to proceed. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill. Senator Hendon in the Chair.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DeLEO) Senator Delgado, to the bill, sir.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 326 requires the Department on Aging, Public Health, and Healthcare and Family Services to develop a plan to restructure the State’s service delivery system for older adults no later than September 30th, 2010. The plan is required to address health services either in private residences, community settings or residential facilities. And this came out of Human Services with an 8 to nothing vote. And I would ask for your Aye vote. And available for any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 326 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. Voting’s open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 326, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We’re -- we’re now going to turn back to page -- top of page 62. Senator 64  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Hendon’s in the Chair. We’re going to pick up the pace. You all know that already. So if you -- I would appreciate succinct answers and descriptions of your bill. Senator Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1379 raises the threshold from a thousand dollars to two thousand dollars in which a highway commissioner in townships of less than fifteen thousand population to -- it would allow them to lease equipment that he or she owns for township business with the board’s -- township board’s authority.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1379 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1379, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1383. Senator Haine. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1389. Senator Wilhelmi. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Wilhelmi.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1389 amends the Library Incorporation Act and five other Acts. It replaces a -- a -- an often-used term with the word “certificate” {sic}. We also see in Senate Bill 1389, makes amendatory changes to the Co-operative Act. I’d be happy to explain further. I ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1389 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1389, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1393. Senator Clayborne. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne.

66  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Thank you, Mr. President. This bill requires the Department of Health and Family Service {sic} to administer a grant program, subject to available funding, to build the infrastructure for dental care and award grants for local health departments and federally qualified health clinics and rural clinics.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1393 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1393, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1401. Senator Maloney. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Maloney.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1401 is a bill we actually passed out of here last year 56 to nothing. It’s an initiative of the City of Hometown, which is a small suburb that borders the City of Chicago. They have in their police pension fund some money that there is no beneficiary. They do not have any member of their police department - they’re all part-time 67  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 officers now - that contributes to that fund, and they would just like to -- to take that money out. In our -- my conversation with the mayor, it’s less than a hundred thousand dollars. Be happy…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1401 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1401, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1402. Senator Crotty. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Crotty.

Thank you very much. Senate Bill 1402 establishes that a student of respiratory education may legally apply respiratory procedures as part of their curriculum.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1402 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take 68  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1402, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1404. Senator Raoul. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Raoul.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1404 requires the Department of Human Services and Department of Corrections to work with community organizations to help develop informational materials for families and children of incarcerated parents.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1404 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1404, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Shut up. Senate Bill 1410. Senator Harmon. Out of the record. Senate Bill 1411. Senator Harmon. Senate Bill 1412. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Harmon.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1412 gradually increases the birth to three set-aside within the Early Childhood Block Grant as new money becomes available. I’m not aware of any opposition. And I ask for your Aye votes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1412 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1412, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1413. Senator Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan.

Thank you, Mr. President. You know, we had an auction last night at the Sportsmen’s Caucus. We could have used you there. 70  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Ladies and Gentlemen, Senate Bill 1413 creates -- or, recreates I should say, the Illinois Forestry Development Council. It increases the diversity of the Council. Provides additional incentive for landowners. It changes the minimum acreage requirement from five acres to ten acres. And it changes the requirement of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to contact the Forestry Development Act landowners to serve by compliance. I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1413 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1413, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1414. Senator Althoff. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Althoff.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1414 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take -- take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1414, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1421. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.

Thank you, Mr. President. This provides that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation recognizes the national certificate process of the National Environmental Health Association.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1421 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none 72  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 voting Present. Senate Bill 1421, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. 1422. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.

This is intended to tighten up the control provision of the Illinois chartered savings banks to prevent the attempt and improper takeover of the State chartered savings banks. Know of…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion?

…no opposition.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1422 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1422, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1425. Senator Demuzio. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Demuzio.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1425 provides that all persons who have been honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces and have been awarded the Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal are deemed to have met the collegiate educational requirements for appointment to the State Police.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1425 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take -- Jones -- take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1425, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Dillard, for what purpose do you seek recognition, sir? Moving right along. Senate Bill -- Senator Dillard.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The Chair would appreciate that. 1433. We’re going to pass 1430. 1433. Senator Wilhelmi. Mr. Secretary -- 1429. Sorry, we’re going to skip 1430, but not… Senator Rutherford, of course. Mr. Secretary, please read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Rutherford.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1429 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? 75  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1429, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Now we’re going to skip 1430, go to 1433. Senator Wilhelmi. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Wilhelmi.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1433 deletes the Reviewing Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Fund and transfers all the revenues that exist in that Fund to the Mandatory Arbitration Fund.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) There any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1433 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1433, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1444. Senator Silverstein. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Silverstein.

Yes. The bill amends the Acupuncture Practice Act by allowing invited guest acupuncturist from another county {sic} to engage in professional education through lectures, clinics and demonstrations. I’ll take any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1444 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1444, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1448. Senator Jacobs. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Jacobs.

Thank you, Mr. President. This creates the Crossing of Railroad Right-of-way Act. I know of no known opposition. And I appreciate your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 77  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question -- Senator Righter. Senator Righter, sir.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Jacobs.

Yes, sir. This bill simply allows utilities seeking easements -- we’ve had a very large problem in Illinois with people trying to cross easements. The railroads have sold the easements. They’ve been charging prices of thirty thousand, forty thousand dollars for a simple crossing of an easement. This will cap that at fifteen hundred dollars, which we believe is fair. We’ve had no one come forward and say there’s any problem. So we’d simply appreciate your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1448 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1448, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. By the way, this is my first time in the Chair in 2009, so maybe I’m just a little, you know, excited that they still want me. Okay. Senate Bill 1451. Senator Hultgren. Mr. Secretary, read the bill. 78  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Hultgren.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1451 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1451, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1453. Senator Maloney. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Maloney. 79  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1453 expands the grantees eligible for the health service education grants to include psychology and schools and programs. Currently, the health service grants are administered by the IBHE and are distributed in the areas of medical, dental, pharmacy and optometry, and nursing schools. This would include psychology. We had passed this legislation out of the last General Assembly 57 to nothing. It is a -- backed by IBHE and the Federation of Independent Colleges and Universities. And I’d be happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1453 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1453, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1460. Senator Haine. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Haine.

Thank you very much, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, 80  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Mr. President. This is a bill that sets up the Department of Insurance once again, overruling Governor Jay Leno’s previous executive order. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill -- Senator Burzynski.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Haine. I believe that was Governor Blagojevich, correct?

Executive Order 2004-6 is overruled in effect and repealed, nullified, made void, extinct by this bill if it’s signed into law by Governor Quinn. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Haine.

Thank you, Mr. President. And, Senator Righter, I appreciate the question. This is not an expansion of government at all. It keeps the same staff, same director, but it creates what historically was the case in Illinois - an independent, stand-alone, regulatory agency called the Department of Insurance. Under the previous Governor’s executive order, the Department lost its stature. It was submerged in a greater unit that’s not good for the -- the -- the regulatory authority of this most important department.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1460 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 54 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1460, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1461. Senator Bomke. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Bomke.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1461 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1461, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1467. Senator Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is a bill we’ve seen in this Body many times. This amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and it -- and it adopts -- it adopts a uniform speed limit of sixty-five miles per hour on rural interstates here in the State of Illinois. The bill is -- the bill does not - does not - affect the City of Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, and large portions of Peoria, Vermilion, 83  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Lake, Will, Madison and St. Clair counties. Just -- we’ve had this discussion several times, but just for the record, the states of Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Missouri - those are the surrounding states of Illinois - all have truck speed limits of sixty-five to seventy -- to seventy miles per hour. I would ask for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Any discussion? Senator Harmon.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in reluctant opposition to my friend Senator Sullivan’s bill. I was looking at some of the debate from the past iterations of this bill and I -- I noted that President Cullerton had -- had spoken against this bill in the past and had made some very salient points. And I just wanted to call the attention of the Body to some of these. The physical impact of a truck hitting another vehicle is forty percent greater when it’s traveling at sixty-five miles per hour than at fifty-five miles per hour. Senator Sullivan mentioned that our neighbors in Missouri did this very same thing. In the year after they increased the speed limit in 1995, Missouri saw a steep rise in fatalities involving large trucks. In Missouri, they went from ninety-seven fatalities to a hundred and sixty- seven in one year - a seventy-two-percent increase. In Illinois, that would translate to an increase of approximately a hundred and fifteen fatalities. So I rise, again, in opposition. And I urge caution for those of us -- I appreciate that it does not affect Chicago, but it is a safety issue. And I wanted to call the attention to the Body to those statistics. Thank you, Mr. President. 84  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator -- there was no question in there. Senator Dahl.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Senator Forby.

Thank you, Mr. President. This is a good bill. And thank you, John, for bringing it up. And, Gary, thank you for what you said about this sixty-five-mile-an-hour speed limit. I’ve - - I’ve had CDL license plates probably for the last thirty- five/forty years. I drive trucks. And I -- and I’ve experienced myself, running down the road, it’s a lot better when everybody’s running the same speed. So, you know, we’re getting -- you know, this -- this is not Chicago, so -- it don’t go into Chicago. It’s mostly on the interstates. So this is a good bill. We need to pass this bill. And we need to make everybody safer. And this will make the people safer on the highway. Thank you.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan, to close.

Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate the comments of all of my colleagues on both sides of this issue. I -- I’m very familiar -- I would like to say, with regard to Senator Harmon’s comments about Missouri, I’m -- I’m very familiar with Missouri. My district, of course, borders Missouri. And I’ve spent a lot of time over there in my previous occupation. And Missouri also has -- allows trucks to go sixty miles per hour - all vehicles, for that matter - on all roads, not just interstate highways. And so, when you start to compare -- I don’t think we’re -- in my opinion, that we’re comparing to apples to apples when we 86  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 compare Missouri to Illinois, because this bill is specifically on open, rural interstates, where, you know, it’s not in congested areas. It’s in four-lane -- on four-lane highways, not two-lane highways. And I certainly urge a strong Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) The question is, shall Senate Bill 1467 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 38 voting Aye, 14 voting No and 2 voting Present. Senate Bill 1467, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Murphy, for what purpose do you seek recognition, sir?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) State your point, my friend.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Will the Murphy family and his friends please stand, be welcomed to the Senate? Welcome to the Illinois Senate. 87  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Charming little family you have there, Senator Murphy. Didn’t know you had it in you. Welcome to the Senate. Senate Bill 1471. Senator Jones. Senator Jones. Oh! John Jones. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Jones.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Well, you know, all you Jones look alike.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator John Jones.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) 88  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1471 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1471, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We have about fifteen more minutes. We’ll try to get everyone we can. Senate Bill 1472. Senator Frerichs. 1472. Out of -- Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Frerichs.

Thank you very much. Senate Bill 1472 eliminates a provision requiring written requests by vendors for interest on late payments by State agencies or officials for amounts of at least five dollars, but not more than fifty dollars. This bill eliminates a clause that requires State agencies or officials to submit a written request to pay interest penalties to vendors only if the amount is greater than fifty dollars.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1472 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take 89  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1472, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1473. Senator Link. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.

Thank you, Mr. President. This requires each political committee that -- required to file a campaign finance report electronically must be capable of electronically receiving information from the State Board of Election {sic} (Elections).

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Any discussion? Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) He indicates he will. Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.

What we’re -- what we’re talking about is the capability -- you know, like when you file your -- anybody that’s over twenty- five thousand dollars they incur, they must file electronically, and from then forth. What you have to do is have the capability of retrieving anything back electronically. If there is something that comes by certified mail, that’s a -- a subject matter totally separate and above what would have to be done. What we’re trying to do is -- as you note that you’re political committee receives every quarter or every semiannual, you get that big envelope in the mail that says about your report. This would eliminate that because then you could just receive it electronically and we could -- we wouldn’t be having that high cost of sending that out to you. That’s basically what this would do.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Righter.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Link.

I’m -- what I’m saying, if something still would have to be sent certified mail, we would not be changing that in this law. All this is stating, that you would have to be capable of receiving the other part.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Further discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1473 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1473, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1477. Senator Noland. Senate Bill 1479. Senator Raoul. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Raoul.

Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1479 allows State employees to receive service credit for up to five furlough days taken between the dates of July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009, as a means of 92  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 addressing a State fiscal emergency. Employees must apply in writing to the System or their employer before July 1, 2012. No contribution is required for this credit.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1479 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 52 voting Aye, 1 voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1479, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. On that last bill, if I was in my chair instead of this chair, I wanted -- would have voted Aye. And the record will so reflect. Senate Bill 1481. Senator Schoenberg. Jeff? Out of the record. Senate Bill 1482. Senator Schoenberg. Senate Bill 1485. Senator Hunter. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Hunter.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1485 creates the Transparency in College Textbooks {sic} (Textbook) Publishing Practices Act to ensure that -- that the students have timely and complete information in order to make informed decisions when purchasing textbooks. I know of no opposition to this bill. This bill was modeled off of the federal legislation from 93  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 the former administration. And I ask for a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1485 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1485, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1486. Out of the record. Senate Bill -- we’re on top of page 64. Senate Bill 1487. Senator Demuzio. Mr. Secretary, please read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Demuzio.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1487 amends the Physician Assistants Private {sic} (Assistant Practice) Act regarding supervision of physician assistants during emergency situations. What happens is that this bill provides that any physician who supervises a physician assistant providing medical care in response to an emergency shall not be required to meet the supervision requirements of the Physicians Assistant Practice Act.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, 94  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 shall Senate Bill 1487 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1487, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. It is the intent of the Chair to get us through the bottom of this page, so let’s move out. Senate Bill 1490. Senator Frerichs. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Frerichs.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1490 seeks to raise funds for the six members of the Crisis Nursery Coalition of Illinois by creating a Crisis Nursery Fund in the State treasury and by adding a crisis nursery checkoff on individual income tax forms. The bill would allow taxpayers to voluntarily contribute to the Fund beginning in 2009. Any amounts contributed would be granted to the six member organizations in equal amounts by the Department of Human Services. This bill passed last year and got held up…

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1490 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who 95  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1490, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1507. Senator Koehler. I mean, 1497. Senator Hunter. I’m sorry, Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, read the lady’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Hunter.

Thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1497 clarifies that dental services provided under the medical assistance program are services provided by a licensed dental {sic} or dental surgeon. I ask for a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1497 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. Voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1497, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1507. Now Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Koehler.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 1507 makes a change to the confidentiality Section of the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. This allows a social worker to voluntary {sic} disclose privileged information to an administrative superior, colleague or a consultant who shares professional responsibility. It also includes a professional responsibility to maintain confidentiality as a qualifier. I’d ask for your Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1507 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1507, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Alexandrea Davis from WICU {sic} (WICS) seeks leave to videotape. Leave is granted. Leave is granted. Senate Bill 1508. Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Koehler.

Yes. This -- thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This bill, as amended, states that nothing in the School Student Records Act may be construed to impair or limit the confidentiality of communications with a school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, or social -- school social worker, school counselor or psychologist intern who works under the direct supervision of a school social worker, school counselor or a school psychologist. I’d appreciate an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1508 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1508, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1510. Senator Harmon. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Harmon.

98  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Senate Bill 1510 amends the Downstate Police Article of the Pension Code to clarify that payments to a dependent beneficiary may be made to a trust created for that beneficiary. I’m not aware of any opposition. And I ask for your Aye votes.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1510 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1510, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1512. Senator Koehler. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Koehler.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. Senate Bill 1512 permits the issuance of confidential identification cards, drivers’ licenses, license plates and registrations for law enforcement purposes. The bill adds that those confidential materials may be used with fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only for confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement operations. 99  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 Finally, permits the Secretary of State Police to cancel or refuse to renew any of those confidential materials when they have reason to believe that they’re being used for purposes other than what is set forth in the application. I would ask you for an Aye vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1512 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1512, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1516. Senator Steans. Mr. Secretary, read the bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Steans.

Yes. Senate Bill -- thank you, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1516 has been agreed-to bill. It’s been the work of a -- over eighteen months’ negotiations between the American Stroke Association, the Heart Association, the Illinois Hospital Association, EMS representatives statewide, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. This bill really aims to make sure that stroke -- victims of stroke have the best chance of quick 100  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 recovery and not being institutionalized with long-term issues. It authorizes the Illinois Department of Public Health to recognize Primary Stroke Centers and Emergent Stroke Ready Hospitals, and directs the regional EMS committees to develop plans for triage and transport of stroke patients to the -- closest and most appropriate facilities, including being able to bypass health care facilities that are not designated as a Primary Stroke Center or an Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital. It provides for certification and data gathering requirements and enables IDPH to award grants subject to appropriation. Would appreciate your support.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1516 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 55 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1516, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator -- Senate Bill 1521. Senator Frerichs. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Frerichs.

Thank you much, Mr. President. Senate Bill 1521 allows 101  STATE OF ILLINOIS 96th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 31st Legislative Day 3/26/2009 school boards to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged Vietnam veterans who resided in the district, left high school before graduating in order to serve in the United States Armed Forces, and have not received a high school diploma. This passed last year unanimously. And I request a favorable vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1521 pass. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 56 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1521, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senate Bill 1522. Senator Frerichs. Out -- out of the record. Senate Bill 1524. Senator Trotter. Senator Trotter. Out of the record. Last bill -- I mean, Senator Holmes, for what purpose do you seek recognition?

Mr. President, for some reason, I didn’t register on 1521. I want to be recorded as a Yes vote.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Record will so reflect. This is our last bill of the day. Senate Bill 1527. Senator Sullivan. Mr. Secretary, read the gentleman’s bill.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Sullivan.

Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Assembly. The -- Senate Bill 1527 amends the Vital Records Act. Under current law, only the county clerk in the county where a death occurs may issue a certification of death. With this -- with this legislation, it would enable county clerks to issue death certificates for the families of residents of their counties whose death occurred in another county, only if that county has an electronic reporting system. This is a -- an initiative of the Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders and -- really, as a convenience to -- to their constituents. I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions.

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the question is, shall Senate Bill 1527 pass. All those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Aye, none voting Nay, none voting Present. Senate Bill 1527, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We will now proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Body, all those resolutions read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Madam -- Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolution on the Consent Calendar?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) If not, the question is, shall the resolutions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. All those in favor will say Aye. Opposed, say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the motion carries. The resolutions are adopted. We’re doing 3rd Reading deadline next week, so be reminded of that. Senator Clayborne is going to do the adjournment resolution and then you can be on your merry way. Be safe. Drive carefully. Resolved -- Mr. Secretary, there any resolutions?

PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR HENDON) Senator Clayborne moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of immediate consideration for adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 57. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, say Nay. The Ayes have it, and -- and the rules are suspended. Senator Clayborne moves the adoption of Joint Resolution 57. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, say Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. There being -- there being no further business to come before the Senate, the Senate stands adjourned until the hour of 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 30th, 2009. The Senate stands adjourned. 104