Proclaims May 11, 2004, "Kristy Worthen Mental Health Day" and urges Illinois residents to help promote awareness of mental illness and the importance of diagnosis and treatment.
Congratulates Dr. Sandra Bury of Oak Lawn on being recognized as the 2004 "Young Optometrist of the Year".
Congratulates Nina S. Appel on her retirement as Dean of Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning defaulting on a loan.
Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the legislative purpose of the Act.
Congratulates Marie Ruff on the occasion of her retirement from Little Company of Mary Hospital.
Congratulates Brother Patrick Sean Hayes on the occasion of his 25th Anniversary Jubilee.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Authorizes an attachment against the property of a debtor who has been referred by the Department of Corrections to the Attorney General (instead of who is a defendant in a suit brought by the Attorney General) in connection with the reimbursement of the Department for the expenses of the debtor's incarceration.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State goals and assessment.
Creates the Uniform Mediation Act. Sets forth the scope of mediation to which the Act applies. Provides that a mediation communication is privileged. Creates exceptions. Provides that the privilege can be waived if all parties agree. Prohibits a mediator from reporting certain information concerning a mediation to a court, administrative agency, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation. Provides that mediation communications are confidential. Requires a mediator to disclose any conflict of interest. Provides that the Act is severable. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the Uniform Mediation Act shall govern all mediations under the Condominium Property Act. Effective January 1, 2004.
