Congratulates the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School family on the occasion of the school's 135th anniversary.
Congratulates Susan Lucco on the occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of Lewis & Clark Library System on February 2, 2005.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that selling insurance in an individual market after giving notice of withdrawal from that market, if that coverage was among the types of coverage for which notice of withdrawal was given, is an unfair and deceptive practice. Provides that withdrawing from an individual market within 240 days of selling insurance coverage in that market is an unfair and deceptive practice. Amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Provides that a health insurance issuer may not discontinue coverage in an individual market in Illinois if a parent health insurance issuer that owns that health insurance issuer in whole or in part or a subsidiary health insurance issuer that is owned in whole or in part by that health insurance issuer continues selling health insurance in that market. Provides that a modification of coverage by a health insurance issuer is not uniform if a parent health insurance issuer that owns that health insurance issuer in whole or in part or a subsidiary health insurance issuer that is owned in whole or in part by that health insurance issuer does not make the same modification of coverage.
Amends the Executive Reorganization Implementation Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Adds a Section concerning procurement pooling. Contains only a caption.
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires full-time and part-time police officers to be licensed rather than certified. Makes related changes. Provides that the Board has the power to require local governmental units to furnish personnel rosters, employment status reports, and annual training plans to the Board. Effective immediately.
Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Authority shall permit a Service Board to use grants, loans, or other funds it is eligible for or receives from State or federal agencies if the funds meet applicable guidelines. Provides that the use of these grants, loans, or other funds shall be included by the Authority in the Five-Year Program as submitted by the Service Boards. Effective immediately.
Creates the Department of Education Act and amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois State Auditing Act, the Illinois Pension Code, and the School Code. Creates the Department of Education, with a Secretary of Education as its head. Provides that all of the rights, powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the State Board of Education or the State Superintendent of Education (except the State Board of Education's duty under the Illinois Constitution to appoint a chief State educational officer) are transferred to the Department of Education on July 1, 2005. Provides for the transfer of personnel and property. Requires the Auditor General to conduct a financial audit of the State Board of Education. Provides that the State Board of Education's powers and duties are limited by law, as provided in the Illinois Constitution, to only the following: (i) the State Board of Education shall research current educational best practices and policies and shall report its findings to the Department of Education, (ii) the State Board of Education shall provide suggestions to the Department of Education as to the long-range implications of the practices and policies, and (iii) the State Board of Education shall consult with the Department of Education on all matters related to education-related topics. Makes other changes. Certain provisions effective July 1, 2004; other provisions effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Illinois Vehicles Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licenses and permits.
