Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that telecommunications carriers that provide directory assistance service shall provide that service to their legally blind customers at no charge. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes technical changes in the short title Section.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Allows closed meetings to consider security procedures with respect to dangers to the public. Effective immediately.
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the courts' powers.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the owner (instead of the driver) of a vehicle is responsible for paying fines, charges, and costs on an abandoned vehicle and may be penalized for failure to do so.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires all financially eligible applicants and recipients (now, all applicants and recipients) of services of the Department on Aging to apply for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a contractor may be suspended for a period of up to 10 years (now, for a period of up to 5 years) for violating the Code or for failure to conform to specifications or terms of delivery. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Requires sex education materials and instruction to advise pupils of the provisions of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits installation on a motor vehicle of a traffic control signal preemption device, a device that changes a traffic control signal to a green light or extends the duration of a green light. Prohibits unauthorized operation of the device. Provides that the device may be installed on specified emergency vehicles or commuter buses. Specifies the conditions and circumstances under which a device installed on one of those vehicles may be operated. Provides that violation of the provision is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations to the Department on Aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Makes appropriations to the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Makes appropriations to the Office of the State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
