Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that any facility (instead of a facility located in a county with a population of over 700,000) that is operated in accordance with a Section concerning the exclusive acceptance of general construction or demolition debris is not a "pollution control facility". Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Cancer Trial Discrimination Prohibition Law. Contains only a short title provision. Effective immediately.
Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning classifying and filling positions.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the requirements for approval of an application for a Certificate of Interexchange Service Authority. Adds guidelines for prepaid calling cards and point of sale services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Prohibits the sale of tobacco over the Internet.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Makes a technical change to the penalty Section.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Task Force on Cervical Cancer Elimination within the Department of Public Health. Requires the task force to examine the prevalence and burden of cervical cancer, raise public awareness concerning the causes and nature of cervical cancer, identify prevention and control strategies and technologies, and perform other functions. Requires the task force to develop a statewide comprehensive cervical cancer prevention plan and to make annual reports. Provides for expiration of the task force on April 1, 2009 or upon the task force's submission of its final report, whichever is earlier. Effective immediately.
Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Changes language to provide that any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or services for a specified period of time pursuant to a written contract that contains a provision for automatic renewal must provide the recipient of the products or services with clear and conspicuous written notice that the recipient may cancel the contract and the procedures for cancellation. Provides that notice must be given at least 30 days prior to the end of the specified period of time. Provides that if the contract is less than 30 days in duration, the contract must contain a clear and conspicuous written notice of the right to cancel the contract and the procedures for cancellation. Provides that if notice is not given to the recipient any products or services will be deemed an unconditional gift.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to authorize the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (rather than Commerce and Economic Opportunity) to make grants of moneys from the September 11th Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code and the State Finance Act. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a 3-year technology immersion pilot project to provide a wireless laptop computer to each student, teacher, and relevant administrator in a participating school and implement the use of software, on-line courses, and other appropriate learning technologies that have been shown to improve academic achievement and specified progress measures. Creates the Technology Immersion Pilot Project Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, with moneys being used by the State Board for the pilot project. Requires participating school districts to send an annual progress report to the State Board. Effective immediately.
