Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State University for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Declares March 12, 2016 as "Red Sari Day" for South Asian Cardiovascular Disease Awareness in the State of Illinois.
Recognizes the Village of Rosemont on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
Congratulates Frank and Sherry Avila on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the use of video event recorder devices in vehicles to be used exclusively for driver feedback or safety monitoring programs, as long as the device does not obstruct the driver's clear view through the front windshield. Prohibits rail carriers from using audio or video images obtained from a video event recorder originating within a contract carrier vehicle in any disciplinary proceeding against an employee. Provides that in the event of an accident involving a contract carrier vehicle equipped with a video event recorder, no audio or video recordings shall be released except upon the order of a court with jurisdiction in the matter.
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Public Health.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2016 and thereafter, the amount of the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption shall be the greater of (i) the amount of the exemption otherwise calculated under that Section of the Code or (ii) $2,000. Effective immediately.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that public bodies may hold closed meetings to consider building safety and security.
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. In provisions requiring applicants for a dental license who did not graduate from a dental school in the United States or Canada to complete 2 years of general dental clinical training in the United States or Canada prior to licensure, removes provisions allowing the applicant to substitute other forms of training and requiring the applicant to have received specified certification from a dean of an approved college or school in the United States or Canada or a program director of an advanced dental education program.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates an advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome to advise the Director of Public Health on research, diagnosis, treatment, and education relating to the disorder and syndrome. Sets forth the membership of the council. Designates the Director of Public Health, or his or her designee, as chair of the council. Requires the council, by January 1, 2017 and annually thereafter, to issue a report to the General Assembly with recommendations concerning practice guidelines, mechanisms to increase clinical awareness, outreach to educators and parents, and development of a network of volunteer experts on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome.
