Resolves that the Governor and the General Assembly establish goals and mechanisms that will increase the participation of disadvantaged and underrepresented groups in the workforce and ensure that the benefits of the capital construction program will reach all populations in the State.
Proclaims December 1, 2005 as World AIDS Day in Illinois.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a non-home rule municipality shall not assign a fireman to perform police duties or a policeman to perform firefighting duties. Prohibits a non-home rule municipality from administering fire and police department work assignments in a manner inconsistent with this requirement.
Proclaims December 1, 2005 as World AIDS Day in Illinois.
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that specified violations of the Act are Class A (rather than Class B) misdemeanors. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor who pays a worker less than the stipulated rates for work performed under a contract is liable to the Department of Labor for 50% (rather than 20%) of the underpayment and is liable to the worker for punitive damages in the amount of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of the penalty to the State for each month following the date of payment during which the underpayment remains unpaid. Provides that the list of contractors or subcontractors found to have disregarded their obligations to employees under the Act shall include contractors or subcontractors who, on 2 separate occasions within 5 years (rather than on 2 separate occasions, without regard to a time period), have been determined to have violated the Act. Provides that no contract may be awarded to a contractor or subcontractor appearing on the list, or to an entity in which the contractor or subcontractor has an interest, until 5 (rather than 2) years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list. Provides that a party violating provisions protecting whistle blowers is liable to the Department of Labor for a penalty of $5,000 for each violation.
Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the System to conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open to employees continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible employees to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal medicare program. Effective immediately.
Amends provisions of the AIDS Confidentiality Act prohibiting the disclosure of the identity of a test subject or the results of a test in a manner that permits identification of the test subject, with specified exceptions. Adds an exception permitting disclosure to local health authorities serving a population of over 1,000,000 residents or other local health authorities designated by the Department of Public Health. Provides that a local health authority shall not disclose information and records held by it relating to known or suspected cases of AIDS or HIV infection. Amends the AIDS Registry Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the "HIV/AIDS Registry Act". Changes the name of the "AIDS Registry" to the "HIV/AIDS Registry" (makes reference to "HIV" accordingly). Defines "HIV" and "registry".
Calls on the United States Congress to fully fund the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and the essential health and social services that enable individuals to access ADAP and remain in care.
Amends the State Finance Act and the Medicaid Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides for a minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized persons who are eligible for Medicaid. Provides that the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under the Social Security Act, so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $60. Provides that the additional amount is to be paid from amounts appropriated for that purpose from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning policing bodies furnishing fingerprints and descriptions of persons arrested to the Department of State Police and relating to the expungement of arrest records and the sealing of the records of the clerk of the circuit court.
