Amends the Illinois Rural/Downstate Health Act. Adds a caption to the Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the county collector in each county shall assess to the purchaser of property for delinquent taxes an education fee of $2 per parcel. Provides that 50% of the fees collected shall be deposited into the County Officials Education Fund, a special fund hereby created in the State treasury, and shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the University of Illinois for the purpose of providing continuing educational programs for county officials. Provides that 50% of the fees collected shall be retained by the county treasurer for deposit into a special fund which shall be used solely for the administration of the county's tax sale program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Lake Management Program Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires the court to modify the child support and maintenance obligation of any member of the National Guard or Reserves of the United States Armed Forces who is called up to active duty, by the same proportion that the soldier's military pay falls below his or her civilian pay, provided that the motion for modification is filed within 180 days of the soldier's discharge from active duty. Provides that the modification shall be retroactive to the date that the soldier reported to active duty and shall continue until his or her discharge from active duty. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning audits of public utilities.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that all meetings required by this Act to be public shall include no more than 30 minutes for public comment at the beginning of the meeting.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the FY2005 Budget Implementation Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to make the changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the Governor's FY2005 budget recommendations.
Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Changes and adds criteria that sex education classes and comprehensive health education programs must satisfy. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of certain provisions to transactions of common carriers of natural gas and water by pipeline.
