Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a farm vehicle parked on any roadway between sunset and sunrise must be equipped with at least one oscillating, rotating, or flashing amber light and the light must be on. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Park District Act and the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. Removes the authority to sell, convey, lease, or grant a permit or license with respect to the right to name a facility that is under the direction of the Chicago Park District or the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act. Deletes a provision requiring an annual review the maximum fees for processing requests for conviction information. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department shall not impose requirements for prior approval based on a preferred drug list for any short-acting beta agonists used as rescue therapy in the treatment of life-threatening conditions due to acute bronchospasm in patients with reversible obstructive airway disease that results from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema.
Amends the School Code. Requires school districts to employ receptionists who are on duty at all times during the regular school day to answer telephones at the district's administrative offices and attendance centers. Prohibits the use of answering machines, voice mail, or similar devices to respond to incoming telephone calls at an administrative office or attendance center. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Jury Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the application of the Civil Practice Law.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning energy conservation.
Amends the Uniform Commercial Code. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning construction against implicit repeal.
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Requires the Toll Highway Authority to appoint an Inspector General to investigate waste, fraud, or financial mismanagement in Authority operations involving Authority employees or contractors. Provides for the Inspector General's powers and duties. Makes failure to cooperate in specified ways with the investigation a Class A misdemeanor. Requires the Authority to use all surplus revenues to fund construction or repairs before issuing bonds to finance those activities. Requires the Authority to structure financing of new tollways and refinancing of debt to facilitate conversion of tollways into free State highways. Requires the Authority to report a schedule of that conversion to the Governor and General Assembly every 2 years. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Historic Preservation Agency for its FY05 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning exclusive State powers or functions.
