Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Requires each professional engineer, employee, or project representative and his or her vehicle to be clearly identified whenever he or she is on a project site. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to hide, conceal, cover, obscure, mask, or attempt to deceive another by failing to clearly identify a professional engineer, employee, or project representative and his or her vehicle whenever he or she is on a project site. Effective immediately.
Creates the Gift Certificate Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person or entity to sell a gift certificate to a purchaser that contains an expiration date or a service fee including, but not limited to, a service fee for dormancy. Provides that any gift certificate sold after January 1, 2005, is redeemable in cash for its cash value or subject to replacement with a new gift certificate at no cost to the purchaser or holder. Provides that a gift certificate sold without an expiration date is valid until redeemed or replaced. Makes exceptions to the prohibition of the service fee for dormancy. Exempts prepaid calling cards that are issued solely to provide an access number and authorization code for the prepaid calling service from the requirements of the Act.
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the court seal.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "Associate Procurement Officers".
Creates a Senate Teen Poverty Task Force.
Amends the Civil Practice Law of the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions concerning pleading in healing art malpractice cases, allows the court to impose sanctions against a party or attorney if it determines that (i) there has been a willful failure to comply with those provisions or (ii) the action is frivolous or otherwise not commenced in good faith. Provides that appropriate sanctions include a bar against presenting a claim or defense and an order to pay damages and costs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the Fund to conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open to teachers continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible teachers to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal medicare program. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Charitable Games Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes the deadline for application for early retirement without discount. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Creates the Computer Refurbishing Program Act. Provides the short title only.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
