Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall publish and deliver its master plan for highway, waterway, aeronautic, mass transportation and railroad systems to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2012 (instead of January 1, 1982) and every 5 (instead of 2) years thereafter. Provides that the master plan shall include a comprehensive and multimodal freight mobility plan which shall analyze commodity flows, assess the freight transportation network, and identify significant freight system trends, needs, and economic opportunities. Provides that the multimodal freight mobility plan shall recommend improvements in the operation and management of the freight system, projects that will eliminate inefficiencies in the State's freight network, methods of funding needed for freight system improvements, and policies to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of goods within and through the State and to ensure the State's economic vitality. Provides that the freight mobility plan shall incorporate and maintain compatibility with any federally required rail plan affecting this State. Effective immediately.
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Resolves that in alignment with the Department of Human Services' Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2017, all children and adults with developmental disabilities living in Illinois will receive high quality services guided by a person-centered plan that maximizes individual choice and flexibility in the most integrated setting possible regardless of intensity or severity of need.
Creates the Foreclosure Working Group, appointed by the State Housing Task Force, to create recommendations to address the foreclosure and housing crisis in the State.
Congratulates Jackie Hinaber on her retirement as a Trustee from the Mount Prospect Public Library Board.
Designates the month of March as Social Work Month in the State of Illinois.
Congratulates Judy Beck on her 32 years of service to the Glenview Park District Board and on her retirement from the Board.
Creates the Community Health Center Construction Act. Provides that the Capital Development Board, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall establish the Community Health Center Construction Grant Program and may make grants to eligible community providers subject to appropriations. Provides that the grants shall be for the purpose of constructing or renovating new community health center sites, renovating existing community health center sites, and purchasing equipment to provide primary health care services to certain populations or areas. Contains provisions concerning grants, eligibility for grants, use of grant moneys, and reporting. Effective immediately.
Amends the High Risk Home Loan Act. Provides that "high risk home loan" does not include a loan for reverse mortgage financing of residential real estate, including under programs regulated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
Amends the High Risk Home Loan Act. Provides that the term "points and fees" does not include fees paid to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs required by law, fees paid to the Federal Housing Administration required by law, or fees paid to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Loan Program required by law.
Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the deposit of books, bills, documents, and papers with the Secretary of State.