Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for prosthetic and customized orthotic devices that are no less favorable than the terms and conditions applicable to substantially all medical and surgical benefits provided under the plan or coverage. Provides that a policy or plan may require prior authorization. Provides that repairs and replacements of prosthetic and orthotic devices are also covered. Provides that a policy or plan may require that, if coverage is provided through a managed care plan, the benefits mandated pursuant to the Act shall be covered only if the prosthetic or orthotic devices are provided by a licensed provider employed by a provider service who contracts with or is designated by the carrier. Sets forth provisions concerning (i) patient access and (ii) in-network and out of network standards. Makes other changes. Contains a nonacceleration clause. Effective immediately.
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Congratulates the owners of 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park on the 10th anniversary of the establishment.
Congratulates the members of Father Perez Council #1444 Knights of Columbus in Chicago on the 100th anniversary of the Order.
Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Authorizes the Chicago Park District to enter into "design-build" contracts. Defines "design-build". Specifies the solicitation process for design-build proposals. Sets forth the requirements for the award of design-build contracts.
Amends the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events related to the forceful removal and illegal deportation of almost 2,000,000 Mexican-American U.S. citizens during the Great Depression, beginning in 1929 and ending in the mid-1940's. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials. Provides that each school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of instruction time that shall qualify as a unit of instruction. Effective January 1, 2010.
Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning posting of certain notices.
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a member to establish optional credit for up to 2 years of service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, provided that the teacher (i) was certified under the law governing the certification of teachers at the time the service was rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or before June 30, 2014, (iii) supplies satisfactory evidence of the employment, (iv) completes at least 10 years of contributing service as a teacher, and (v) pays the required contribution. Effective immediately.
Creates the Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009. Requires that institutions of higher education that enter into an agreement to market credit cards to students pursuing an education, or that allow their student groups, alumni associations, or affiliates to enter into agreements must make a financial education program available to all students. Contains provisions requiring institutions of higher education to disclose certain agreements with credit card companies. Prohibits certain gifts and inducements. Prohibits the distribution of personally identifiable student information for the purpose of marketing credit cards. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Includes reports prepared by institutions of higher education documenting their relationships with credit card issuers as a public record. Exempts information about students exempted from disclosure under Sections 10-20.38 or 34-18.29 of the School Code, and information about undergraduate students enrolled at an institution of higher education exempted from disclosure under Section 6 of the Illinois Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009 from the Act. Amends the School Code to provide that a school district, including its agents, employees, student or alumni associations, or any affiliates, may not provide a student's name, address, telephone number, social security number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information to a business organization or financial institution that issues credit or debit cards. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois to prohibit the provision of student information to certain parties. Contains a severability clause.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offense of money laundering. Changes the definition of "criminally derived property" to: (1) any property, real or personal, constituting or derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law; or (2) any property represented to be property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law (rather than a violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act). Establishes penalties for laundering of property by transporting, transmitting, or transferring, or attempting to transport, transmit, or transfer a monetary instrument knowing, or having reason to know, that the financial transaction is designed in whole or in part to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under State law. Effective immediately.
Amends the Personnel Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.