School legal drug policy prohibits disciplinary action for refusal of psychostimulants P.A. 92-0663January 2003Illinois Law Update, Page 14Effective January 1, 2003, Illinois school boards will be required to adopt and implement a policy that prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally or in part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or psychostimulant medication to the student.
Illinois counties must have homicide protocol P.A. 92-0802December 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 634Effective January 1, 2003, the Counties Code will be amended to require Illinois counties, other than "home rule" counties, to establish a written protocol to deal with homicides and questionable deaths.
Illinois' Revised Uniform Partnership ActBy Steven G. FrostDecember 2002Article, Page 644Effective January 1, Illinois' partnership law will undergo extensive change. Here's a review.
Legislation creates Lawyers' Assistance Program Act P. A. 92-0747October 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 512On July 31, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 4078, which creates the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act and amends the state Finance Act.
Legislation creates new Uniform Partnership Act; P. A. 92-0740October 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 512On July 25, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 2049, which will replace the current Uniform Partnership Act with a new statute drafted by the National Conference of Uniform State Laws.
Legislation creates the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act P. A. 92-0559September 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 454Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 1638 to create the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act, which authorizes a diversionary drug court program for eligible minors.
2002 Spring Session RoundupBy Jim CovingtonAugust 2002Column, Page 398A revamped Uniform Partnership Act and new sex-abuse reporting requirements by clergy are among the many bills awaiting Gov. Ryan's signature at press time.
Bill would require clergy to report abuseBy Helen W. GunnarssonAugust 2002Lawpulse, Page 392HB 5002 would add clergy to the list of required reporters under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
Law prohibits cell phone look-alike firearms: guns that resemble cellular telephones P. A. 92-0155August 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 402On July 25, 2001, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 0037, which amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, possession, or carrying of a firearm that is in the shape or design of a wireless telephone.
Increased fines for digging without calling JULIE P.A. 92-0179July 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 344Gov. George H. Ryan signed legislation last July that amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act (Act) (for an in-depth look, see William Zieske's article beginning on page 354).
JULIE, Digger and Liability for Damage to Buried UtilitiesBy William F. ZieskeJuly 2002Article, Page 354A review of the newly amended Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act, which protects underground utilities from construction damage and governs the legal relationship between contractors and utilities
Legislation makes changes to criminal laws involving computer technology P.A. 92-0175July 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 344New legislation signed into law by Gov. George H. Ryan helps in the fight against the spread of child pornography on the Internet and identifies the crime of cyberstalking. Public Act 92-0175 mandates the forfeiture of any computer containing a depiction of child pornography in any encoded or decoded format.
