Amends the Federally Subsidized Housing Preservation Act. Changes the short title to the Federally Assisted Housing Preservation Act, and replaces references to "subsidized housing" with references to "assisted housing". Requires the owner of an assisted housing development to give 12 (instead of 6) months notice of the owner's intent to sell or otherwise dispose of the assisted housing; also requires notice of the owner's intent to complete prepayment or complete termination of the development's participation in a federal subsidy program or termination of the development's affordability restrictions. Provides for representation of a tenant association by a not-for-profit corporation or private purchaser. Requires that the owner offer the property for sale to a tenant association within 60 days after the association has complied with the requirements of the Act concerning notice to the owner. Requires that a tenant association notify the owner of its intent to purchase the property within 90 (instead of 30) days after receiving the owner's offer of sale. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Community Senior Services and Resources Act. Authorizes the Director of Aging to accept monetary bequests and gifts for deposit into the Community Senior Services and Resources Fund. Directs the Department on Aging, in conjunction with the Community Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, to design an awareness campaign that can be implemented by senior services and resource centers at their individual expense. Effective immediately.
Amends the Community Health Center Expansion Act. Provides for an additional 3 years of funding (after an initial 3-year grant) for community health centers through grants from the Department of Public Health, subject to appropriation. Provides for funding at a level of 50% of a grantee's third-year-grant amount under the initial grant. Requires that such community health centers demonstrate continued financial need. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State aid formula.
Commends Chicago Local School Council members and urges individuals to run for their Local School Councils.
Recognizes that mental illness and suicide among young people are public health crises and makes identification of mental illness and prevention of suicide among young people a public health priority.
Mourns the death of Stephen Lamar Roberson.
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Authorizes the Department of Human Rights to charge fees to private companies for training offered by the Department's Institute for Training and Development. Provides that the fees shall be paid into the Department of Human Rights Training and Development Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury (and amends the State Finance Act to list the new fund as a special fund). Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to enhance the quality of the Department's training services, make training available at no cost to agency employees, other State agencies and instrumentalities of the State, community organizations, colleges and universities, and other groups and organizations in Illinois, and make training available to private companies for a fee. Effective January 1, 2005.
Amends the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act. Provides that there is an affirmative obligation and duty to disclose to an obligor under a retail installment contract: (i) any agreement to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer the contract to a third party for an amount that is equal to, in excess of, or less than the amount financed under the contract, (ii) that the assignee may pay the seller all or a portion of the prepaid finance charges and other fees, and (iii) the applicable buy rate, annual percentage rate, and yield spread premium. Deletes a provision concerning a violation of the Act, and adds a provision making a violation of the Act an unfair and deceptive act or practice in violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (and amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act accordingly). Makes other changes.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning defaulting on a loan.