Rep. Kevin Joyce

Amends the Shaken Baby Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Congratulates Nat C. Rosasco on being inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Congratulates the residents of the City of Palos Hills on the occasion of the city's 50th anniversary.

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Requires the Health Care Worker Task Force to advise the Director of Public Health regarding the implementation of Public Act 95-331 and to review all proposed administrative rules and changes to administrative rules created under the Act (instead of requiring the Task Force to issue an interim and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly). Provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, any Task Force vacancy created by the expiration or termination for any reason of the term of any member appointed by the Governor shall be filled in like manner by an appointee of the Director of Public Health. Sets forth additional requirements of the Task Force. Effective immediately.

Congratulates Katie Schumacher-Cawley on her induction into the Chicagoland Hall of Fame for sports.

Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that the Chicago Park District may sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or any portion of District-owned property that is used solely and exclusively as office or administrative space.

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Nursing Home Care Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall: (1) operate an Internet database to aid Illinoisans and their families in making informed choices about long-term care; (2) in collaboration with the Attorney General, create a Consumer Choice Information Report form to be completed by long-term care facilities; (3) develop a database of Consumer Choice Information Reports completed by facilities that includes certain information as identified by the Attorney General; (4) make this information accessible to the public on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Resident's Right to Know" on the Office's World Wide Web home page; (5) have the authority, with the Attorney General, to ensure that information provided by a facility is accurate; and (6) request a new report from any licensed facility whenever it deems necessary. Requires nursing homes to file annual Consumer Choice Information Reports with the Office beginning July 1, 2008. Provides that a nursing home's violation of the Consumer Choice Information Report provisions is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

Provides that the Illinois Department on Aging and the thirteen Area Agencies on Aging, with the advice of the Illinois Council on Aging, and in collaboration with other departments and offices of State government, advocacy organizations on behalf of older adults, local units of government, and organizations in the private sector, shall assess the preparedness of the State of Illinois and counties and communities within the thirteen Planning and Service Areas of Illinois for the aging of the population and shall submit a report with recommendations for the planning and development of livable communities for all ages in Illinois to the Illinois General Assembly, the Office of the Governor, and local officials by January 1, 2009.

Congratulates Denise McCormick on the occasion of receiving the Paramedic Medal of Valor.

Congratulates William D. "Bill" Gainer on the occasion of his retirement from AT&T Illinois after more than 47 years of service.