Congratulates the North Shore Senior Center on fifty years of achievement and service to the northern suburbs of Chicago.
Congratulates Shani Davis on winning a gold medal in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics.
Congratulates National-Louis University on the occasion of its 120th anniversary.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules and regulations for the early release of a prisoner on account of good conduct shall also provide that an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be awarded to any prisoner who earns a high school diploma or passes the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and receives a GED certificate while the prisoner is incarcerated. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall develop and establish a program designed to increase the number of committed persons enrolled in programs to obtain a high school diploma or to pass the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and receive GED certificates by at least 100% over the 4-year period following the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that pursuant to the program, each institution and facility shall report annually to the Director of Corrections on the number of committed persons enrolled in high school education programs and those who pass the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and receive GED certificates, and the number of committed persons who are on waiting lists for those educational programs. Effective immediately.
Provides for the Auditor General to audit the Regional Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace.
Creates the Electronic Medical Records Taskforce Act. Establishes the Electronic Medical Records Taskforce to create a plan for the development and utilization of electronic medical records (EMR) in the State in order to improve the quality of patient care, increase the efficiency of medical practice, improve safety, and reduce medical errors. Sets forth certain elements that the plan shall include. Effective immediately.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Adds provisions concerning a facility director's approval of a respondent's request for informal or voluntary admission. Provides that at any time before the conclusion of a hearing concerning admission to a mental health facility and the entry of the court's findings, a respondent may enter into an agreement to be subject to an order for alternative treatment or care and custody. States the conditions required for approval of such an agreed order and states other provisions concerning the entry of such an order.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to establish reasonable billing rates for certain persons and entities requesting electronic access to certain types of patient data collected under the Illinois Health Finance Reform Act. Requires all moneys received by the Department from such billing procedures to be deposited into the Public Health Special State Projects Fund. Provides that the Department shall comply with State and federal laws to protect patient confidentiality. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. With regard to funds appropriated from the Driver Education Fund to the State Board of Education for reimbursement to school districts for providing driver education, provides that (i) as soon as may be after each quarter of the year, the State Comptroller shall draw his or her warrants upon the State Treasurer as directed by the State Board of Education, (ii) the warrant for each quarter shall be in an amount equal to one-fourth of the total amount to be distributed to school districts for the year, and (iii) payments shall be made to school districts as soon as may be after receipt of the warrants. Effective immediately.
