Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that certain property valued as open space land must provide public access for educational, pleasure, and recreational purposes.
Amends the Illinois Private Activity Bond Allocation Act. Requires that, for any private activity bonds issued from bond volume cap designed for the State Agency Pool or the Local Government Pool, the issuer of the bonds must file an annual report to the Governor and to the General Assembly. Sets forth information to be contained in the report.
Amends the State Housing Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the Act's short title.
Creates the MI Olmstead Initiative of 2003. Provides that the purpose of the Initiative is to establish a program to provide individuals with mental illness or a co-occurring disorder of mental illness and substance abuse with appropriate residential and community-based support services. Requires the Department of Human Services to identify potential participants for the program. Sets forth the services and supports that constitute the program. Requires the Department to annually report to the General Assembly concerning the program. Effective immediately.
Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that only telecommunications carriers providing local exchange service (rather than all carriers) must notify their end-user customers (rather than all customers) regarding contributions to fund the Program to Foster Elimination of the Digital Divide. Provides that notice need not be given to cell phone customers.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes subject to the requirements of the Act companies that market electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, or cable television services to retail consumers, regardless of whether those companies have rates filed with any federal, State, or local commission. Eliminates the filed rate doctrine as a defense to any action brought under the Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Rental Housing Support Program Act. Provides for grants from the Illinois Housing Development Authority to local administering agencies to provide subsidies for landlords to charge rent affordable for low-income tenants. Also provides for grants from the Illinois Housing Development Authority to developers of affordable rental housing. Sets forth criteria for the awarding of grants. Requires the Authority to establish an operating reserve for the program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Rental Housing Support Program Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county recorder shall collect a $10 surcharge for the recordation of any real estate-related document, one dollar of which shall be retained by the county and $9 of which shall be deposited into the Rental Housing Support Program Fund. Effective January 1, 2005.
Celebrates the Winnetka Park District's 100th anniversary.
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.
Congratulates Jane Ramsey of Chicago on her 25 years as Executive Director of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.
