Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Makes a technical change to the short title Section.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that a parent on a leave of absence from his or her employer or who left employment to be with his or her child during the first year of life (or during the first year following placement of a child age 18 or less with the individual for adoption) may not be denied compensation on specified grounds. Provides that benefits shall be reduced under certain circumstances. Provides that each employer shall post information relating to the availability of birth and adoption benefits. Provides that any benefits paid under the new provisions shall not be charged to the account of the individual employer. Provides that the Director shall issue a report evaluating the effectiveness of the new provisions. Provides that the new provisions shall be applied consistent with federal regulations. Effective immediately.
Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Requires the Department on Aging to establish and maintain a clearinghouse for all reports of elder abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. Requires that every State agency report to the clearinghouse all cases of confirmed elder abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation known to the agency. Effective immediately.
Repeals the Occupational Skill Standards Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that unclaimed property payable or distributable in the course of a demutualization of an insurance company is presumed abandoned 5 years after the earlier of the date of last contact with the policyholder or the date the property became payable or distributable. Provides for an exemption from the Act for gift certificates and gift cards that contain an expiration date or expiration period issued by a nonprofit organization as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that a holder or any party with information about the owner is prohibited from charging a fee or service charge to an owner in order to prevent abandonment from being presumed. Effective immediately.
Creates as the Prostate Cancer Research Continuing Appropriation Act. Provides for a continuing annual appropriation from the Prostate Cancer Research Fund to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to public and private entities for prostate cancer research.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Rights for its FY04 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes appointed assessors eligible for the special retirement formula for elected county officers. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that self-employed persons and small businesses may be provided group health coverage under the Act. Limits small businesses to those with 25 or fewer employees. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for payments made on behalf of the small business employees to be deposited into the Small Employers Health Insurance Reserve Fund. Effective January 1, 2004.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning regulations.
