Rep. Kevin Joyce

Amends the School Code. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall prohibit Morgan Park High School from having more than 1,800 students enrolled at any one time in its regular academic track program. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall prohibit Morgan Park High School from accepting a student for enrollment in its regular academic track program if the student resides outside the school's local attendance area, as set by the Board. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code to base retirement benefits on the highest consecutive 36 months, rather than 4 years, of salary within the last 10 years of service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the license of a distributor or importing distributor expires January 1 of each year unless sooner revoked or suspended. Effective January 1, 2006.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Removes a repeal date from a Section concerning the Standard Non-forfeiture Law for Individual Deferred Annuities. Effective immediately.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Illinois Dental Practice Act to January 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Defines "titration" and "dental emergency responder". Prohibits the titration of orally administered sedative agents that exceeds the maximum recommended dose. Provides that a dentist shall not be required to maintain a general license in addition to a specialty license. Provides that restricted faculty licenses shall be valid for a period of 3 years, rather than 2 years. Provides that each license issued under the Act shall be valid for 3 years, rather than being set by rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Changes continuing education requirements for hours of study. Provides that a surviving spouse or certain other interested parties in an estate may employ, contract with, or otherwise make arrangements for a dentist or dentists to temporarily continue to operate a dental practice under the name of a deceased or incapacitated dentist under certain specified circumstances. Provides that dentists shall be entitled to reasonable reimbursement for the costs of reproducing patient dental records. Provides that a dentist or dental hygienist who is a dental emergency responder acts within the bounds of his or her license when he or she provides care during a declared local, State, or national emergency. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.

Amends the Identity Theft Law of the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that identity theft also occurs when a person knowingly: (1) uses any personal identification information or personal identification document of another to portray himself or herself as that person, or otherwise, for the purpose of gaining access to any personal identification information or personal identification document of that person, without the prior express permission of that person, or (2) uses any personal identification information or personal identification document of another for the purpose of gaining access to any record of the actions taken, communications made or received, or other activities or transactions of that person, without the prior express permission of that person. Provides that where a person has been convicted of this form of identity theft, in the absence of proof of actual damages, the person whose personal identification information or personal identification documents were used in the violation in question may recover damages of $2,000. Provides that it is no defense to a charge of aggravated identity theft or identity theft that the offender received the consent of any person to access any personal identification information or personal identification document, other than the person described by the personal identification information or personal identification document used by the offender. Establishes exemptions to violations of the Identity Theft Law. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Abolishes local canvassing boards and provides that canvasses must be done by election authorities. Requires election authorities to transmit, by fax, e-mail, or other electronic means, a certificate of the results of the election to the State Board of Elections. Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. Provides that recounts for the office of alderman in the City of Chicago must be filed and conducted in accordance with the Election Code (instead of within 5 days after the election).

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the ongoing traffic stop statistical study shall continue without an ending date (rather than terminating on December 31, 2007).

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning implementation of a new Minimum Data Set (MDS) payment methodology for nursing homes under the Medicaid program, provides that a transition period from the payment methodology in effect on June 30, 2003 to the payment methodology in effect on July 1, 2003 shall be provided for a period not exceeding 3 years and 92 days (instead of 3 years) after implementation of the new payment methodology. Effective immediately.