Congratulates Karen and Dan Fox on being named the 2006 North Suburban Library System's Volunteers of the Year.
Congratulates Betty Brown of Elgin on being chosen to be interviewed by The History Makers.
Congratulates the Gifford Park Association on the occasion of its 25th annual Historic Elgin House Tour.
Amends the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that reasonable visitation rights may include virtual visitation (visitation facilitated by tools such as telephone, e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing and other wired or wireless technologies over the Internet or other communication media to supplement in-person visits). Provides that virtual visitation supplements in-person visitation. Provides that a court order that includes virtual visitation shall provide that each parent shall furnish the other with the child's e-mail address and other virtual visitation access information and permit, at reasonable hours and for a reasonable duration, reasonable and uncensored virtual visitation if the equipment is reasonably available. Provides that, in the case of a dispute as to whether the equipment is reasonably available, the court shall decide whether the equipment is reasonably available, taking specified factors into consideration.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.
Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that State agencies are prohibited from delaying the review of bills or the submission of bills to the Comptroller unless a defect in the bill is identified.
Congratulates Aurea (Audrey) Reed on her work and achievements during her tenure as Executive Director of Centro de Informacion.
Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Allows the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board to establish conditions and procedures under which the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan may discount or subsidize premiums for unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004, and to accept funds appropriated for this purpose. Allows unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to be eligible for the Plan even though their premiums may be discounted or subsidized. Requires federally eligible unemployed or retired coal miners whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to pay the discounted or subsidized premiums established by the Board. Effective immediately.
Amends the Social Security Number Protection Task Force Act. Provides for the appointment of an additional member to the Task Force to represent the Illinois courts. Requires the Task Force to present its findings to the General Assembly no later than March 1, 2006 (now, required the first day of the 2004 fall veto session). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that electronic mail service provided under State contracts must be provided reasonably free of unsolicited electronic mail advertisements (sometimes known as "spam").
