Here a Law, There a Law

Governor Prickster did more work last week than in many past weeks, signing 130 Bills to make our lives more difficult, more dangerous and more expensive:

• More than 130 bills were signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday.

  Pritzker held a bill-signing ceremony for a measure bringing about mandatory supervised release for the state’s criminal justice system. He also announced in a news release he signed a measure prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in public spaces.

  Separately, the governor’s office announced he signed another 95 House bills and 39 Senate bills. Some take effect immediately, like House Bill 3751 that allows non-citizens to apply to be a police officer.

We don't recall that citizenship was a requirement for policing, just a Green Card. We're pretty sure we trained and served with a number of immigrants from assorted countries over the years. Can someone refresh our memories?

And get a load of this Bill:

• Also effective immediately, the Illinois State Board of Education is required to adopt a literacy plan

Well, damn! We've seen the literacy rates in CPS and it's a crying shame there wasn't a Law in place to....you know....require teachers to teach reading. What a time to be alive!

And this one:

• House Bill 1199 designates October as Italian-American Heritage Month to be observed throughout the state.

Does that mean that BJ is going to haul the Columbus statue out of hiding and put it back where it belongs in  downtown?