Amends the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act. Makes a technical change in the Section listing bank holidays.
Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides a minimum annuity for certain retirees and surviving spouses. Authorizes employer pickup and tax-deferred status for contributions made toward the alternative plan for commissioners. With respect to the 5 years of service needed to establish eligibility for a disability retirement annuity, excludes service credit earned while on disability for new employees. Clarifies the calculation of service with respect to the Optional Plan. Allows an employee who has returned to service to repay a prior refund within the 90 days following his or her final withdrawal from service. Allows payment of a refund to certain nonvested employees who are under age 55 (rather than 50). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code to provide an increase in the retirement benefit formula. Provides for 2.5% (rather than 2%) of average salary for each year of service beyond 20. Also makes technical changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid may not establish any formulary limits on, or restrict by any prior authorization requirement, any insulin prescription drug as prescribed and determined to be medically necessary for the treatment of diabetes. Effective July 1, 2004.
Creates the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act and amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the State Finance Act, and the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Director of Public Health, in coordination with the Director of Aging and the Director of Public Aid, to monitor and analyze the distribution of housing and services for older adults in the different geographic areas of the State and implement corrective action plans by July 1, 2005. Provides for a program for conversion of nursing homes to assisted living or shared housing establishments; makes such conversions exempt from the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, and provides for transition planning grants to nursing homes making such conversions. Creates special funds in the State treasury for use in implementing the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act. Provides for transfers from the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund to the new Nursing Home Conversion Fund and the new Nursing Home Transition Planning Grant Fund. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that any facility (instead of a facility located in a county with a population of over 700,000) that is operated in accordance with a Section concerning the exclusive acceptance of general construction or demolition debris is not a "pollution control facility". Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the requirements for approval of an application for a Certificate of Interexchange Service Authority. Adds guidelines for prepaid calling cards and point of sale services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Makes a technical change to the penalty Section.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Changes the definition of salary to include duty availability pay. Allows certain persons to have their salary for pension purposes retroactively adjusted to include duty availability pay previously received, upon payment of the corresponding employee contributions, without interest. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
