Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates an abatement for property that (i) is used exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes and (ii) has been rebuilt following a natural disaster occurring in taxable year 2013 or any taxable year thereafter. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that loans for the purchase of fire trucks or brush trucks may not exceed $350,000 (now, $250,000) to any fire department or fire protection district. Effective immediately.
Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that the approval of bonds authorized to be issued under the Counties Code and approved by Jackson County voters in a 1994 referendum, of which less than $200,000 were issued, and for which the purpose of the bonds is flooding prevention, shall remain approved for 25 years after the date of the referendum. Effective immediately.
Amends the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Designates November 4, 2014 as Heroin Abuse Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act. Provides that a facility which is owned by a chain organization as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall submit annually to the Department of Public Health (IDPH) an electronic copy of the Home Office Cost Statement required to be submitted by the home office of the chain to the United States Department of Health and Human Services; provides a penalty for failure to comply. Adds certain information regarding nursing homes that IDPH must make available to the public on the World Wide Web, including certain cost reports and statements and whether the facility is part of a chain. Effective immediately.
Recognizes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) as a chronic health condition in Illinois. Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health to include COPD as a chronic health condition in its efforts to address serious and chronic health conditions in Illinois by seeking out and applying for funding and grants available to provide public awareness or treatment for COPD. Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health to include COPD as a chronic health condition in its current efforts to educate the public about the effects of smoking or other preventable and treatable chronic health conditions. Designates November of 2014 as COPD Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Congratulates the Benet Academy boys basketball team, the Redwings, on finishing second in the 2014 Class 4A championship game.
Commends the U.S. Department of Labor for its rule changes to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and encourages federal contractors to hire individuals with disabilities.
Designates the date of April 17, 2014 as Autism Day in the State of Illinois.
