Military Legislation - Illinois

MUNI CD-RESIDENCY Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to run for elective municipal office, but whose residency period was interrupted due to that person's active duty military service outside of the municipality, or the active duty military service of that person's spouse, may run for municipal office regardless of whether or not that person has resided within the municipality for at least one year since returning from service outside of the municipality. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 1 Replaces the changes made by the bill. Provides that, if a person (i) is a resident of a municipality immediately prior to the active duty military service of that person or that person's spouse, (ii) resides anywhere outside of the municipality during that active duty military service, and (iii) immediately upon completion of that active duty military service is again a resident of the municipality, then the time during which [...]

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ELECTIONS-CONSOLIDATED BALLOT Amends the Election Code. Permits a municipality to require its election authority to prepare and provide special consolidated primary election absentee ballots that permit ranked run-off voting for municipal office candidates for use by absentee voters in the United States military or outside the United States on the consolidated primary and consolidated election days. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt implementing rules. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the bill as introduced with the following changes: Refers to the special ballot as "ranked ballot" and includes township offices and candidates on the ballot. Conditions a municipality's adoption of the ordinance on the election authority's written statement attesting to its administrative ability to use the ranked ballot. Specifies that the voter using a ranked ballot may not cast write-in votes and shall be mailed [...]

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NATL GUARD-HAZMAT EXPOSURE Creates the National Guard Veterans Exposure to Hazardous Materials Act. Provides that on and after October 1, 2007, the Adjutant General shall assist any member of the Illinois National Guard who served in the Persian Gulf War or in an area designated as a combat zone by the President of the United States during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom who (i) has been assigned a risk level I, II, or III for depleted uranium exposure by his or her branch of service, (ii) is referred by a military physician, or (iii) has reason to believe that he or she was exposed to depleted uranium during such service, in obtaining federal treatment services, including a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium. Provides that no State funds shall be used to pay for such tests or other federal treatment services. Requires the Adjutant General to submit a report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2007. Creates a task force [...]

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STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the State Fair Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules and regulations. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 210/12Adds reference to: New Act65 ILCS 5/11-15.1-2.1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Authorizes the Adjutant General to [...]

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EDUCATION-TECH Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a high school equivalency testing program. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With respect to the high school equivalency testing program, provides that an individual is eligible to apply if he or she is a person who is 17 (instead of 18) years of age or older and is not a high school graduate (instead of is not a high school graduate, but whose high school class has graduated); makes related changes. Provides that applicants may provide as sufficient proof of residence and as an acceptable form of identification a driver's license, valid passport, military ID, or other form of government-issued national or foreign identification that shows the applicant's name, address, date of birth, signature, and photograph (instead of providing as sufficient proof of residence a picture identification card and 2 pieces of [...]

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