Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning retail sales on Sundays.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the legislative purpose of the Act.
Creates the Rails-With-Trails Immunity Act. Provides that the owner of property upon which a rails-with-trails trail is located, any railroad that operates within the active rail corridor upon which a rails-with-trails trail is located, and any person who is sponsoring and maintaining the strip of land for the use of individuals for the purposes specified in the agreement with the railroads are immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an individual or damage to an individual's property resulting from the individual's use of a rails-with-trails trail, except for willful or wanton acts or omissions.
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Defines "born-alive infant" to include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. Defines "born alive" to mean the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of an infant, at any stage of development, who after that expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning display of a slow moving vehicle emblem.
Creates the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2003 and amends various Acts. Establishes a Lead Poisoning Prevention Coordinating Council and a Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission. Defines the criteria for lead-free and lead safe property status. Provides for the inspection of properties affected by lead poisoning, as well as for the accreditation of inspectors and contractors. Provides for the registration of affected properties. Establishes immunity from civil liability to a person at risk for an affected property owner who complies with the lead-free or lead-safe standards and offers to pay medical expenses, relocation costs, and attorney's fees. Requires insurers to extend liability coverage to rental property owners for losses or damages caused by exposure to lead-based paint. Provides for a tax credit to persons or entities hiring accredited contractors to perform the required removal of lead-based paint hazards or other statutorily required repairs. Establishes a Lead-Removal Inspectors Accreditation Fund to hold fees for the registration of persons performing lead hazard abatement or inspections. Establishes a Lead Poisoning-Affected Properties Registration Fund to hold fees for the registration of affected properties. Establishes a Lead-Safe and Lead-Free Property Revolving Loan Fund for a revolving loan program to bring affected areas into compliance. Provides for criminal and civil enforcement of the Act. Creates a private right to injunctive relief. Prohibits retaliatory evictions. Provides for the creation of educational programs designed to inform the public of the problem of lead poisoning and its prevention. Requires the Director of Public Health to establish a program for early identification of persons at risk. Repeals the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Park District Code. Regarding criminal history background investigations of prospective park district job applicants, provides that these investigations are not required for minors under the age of 17 or previously investigated employees rehired within 18 months. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Dissolves the State Testing Review Committee on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Creates the State Assessment System Review Committee to explore a new State assessment system. Requires the Committee to report its recommendations for the system to the Governor, General Assembly, and State Board of Education on or before January 1, 2005, with an additional report regarding the implementation of the system being issued on or before January 1 of each even-numbered year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Exempts school districts from municipal taxes on messages, telecommunications, natural gas, electricity, and water. Amends the Public Utilities Act to make a conforming change. Preempts home rule powers. Exempts from the reimbursement requirements of the State Mandates Act. Effective on July 1, 2003.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
