Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. For purposes of determining representation on the Suburban Bus Board, includes the Village of Willow Springs in the Central Region and excludes the Village of Willow Springs from the Southwest Region (now, the Village of Willow Springs is included in the Southwest Region only). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning reallocation.
Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning prescription drugs covered under the Act.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Adds licensed professional counselors and licensed clinical professional counselors to the list of persons required to report possible child abuse or neglect. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who rents a motor vehicle to another must advertise, quote, and charge a rental rate that includes the entire amount, including (rather than except) taxes and any mileage charge that the renter must pay.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to conduct an information campaign for members of the general public and for medical professionals as part of a statewide response plan to a national public health threat. Effective immediately.
Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Provides that the chief school administrator for the school district (instead of the board clerk or the secretary of the district) shall certify to the regional superintendent of schools the district's claim for transportation reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act with regard to operating watercraft under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Provides that operating a watercraft under the influence of intoxicating compounds is also prohibited. Provides the offense is a class 4 felony if committed while the person's privileges to operate a watercraft is revoked or suspended. Provides for an additional $100 fine. Provides for a fine of $500 if the offense was committed with a child under the age of 16 aboard. Amends the Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that a person whose violation of the DUI provision of the Act caused an incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response is responsible for the cost of the response. Amends provisions regarding chemical testing of and hearing procedures with regard to persons suspected of operating watercraft under the influence.
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. When a municipal fire department is discontinued and the affected territory is annexed by a fire protection district, provides for transfer of the assets and liabilities of the municipality's firefighters' pension fund to the pension fund of the fire protection district. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Requires a fire protection district receiving revenues of less than $850,000 (rather than appropriating less than $200,000) for the fiscal year to prepare the financial report required by Section 3 of the Governmental Account Audit Act.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires that, beginning July 1, 2004, the Department's prostate cancer awareness program must include development and dissemination of public service announcements promoting prostate cancer screening for men over age 40.
Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act in relation to notices required with respect to the imposition of surcharges. Removes the exemption from the notice requirements applicable to point-of-sale terminals.
