Amends the Election Code. With respect to electronic voting equipment that uses a ballot sheet, provides that the space for write-in voting may appear (i) below each office on the sheet or (ii) after all ballot questions in the form specified for write-in voting on ballot card envelope flaps (now, below each office on the sheet).
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires an electric utility to procure or obtain renewable energy resources in amounts equal to provided quantities. Requires an electric utility to report to the Illinois Commerce Commission regarding compliance with renewable energy resource standards by April 1 of each year beginning in 2008. Provides penalties for an electric utility that fails to procure or obtain the full amount of renewable energy resources as required by specified provisions. Provides that the Commission shall adopt rules as necessary within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act to assist in implementing methods of procurement, accounting, tracking, and reporting in order to achieve the stated objectives. Provides that electric utilities may enter into long-term contracts of up to 20 years with providers of renewable energy resources. Provides that the provisions shall not prohibit an electric utility from issuing a competitive solicitation for renewable energy resources in order to meet the required standards. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders to the extent that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders are not already covered by the policy or plan. Provides that this coverage shall be subject to a maximum benefit of $36,000 per year, but shall not be subject to any limits on the number of visits to an autism service provider. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires that each Executive Inspector General submit to the Executive Ethics Commission a plan that sets standards and determines the hours and frequency necessary for ethics training (now, the Executive Inspectors General, the Legislative Inspector General, and the Auditor General's Inspector General each sets standards and determines the hours and frequency of necessary ethics training). Prohibits the spouse of an executive branch constitutional officer, member of the General Assembly, or State employee, or the immediate family member living with that officer, member, or employee, from receiving compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if during the previous year the officer, member, or employee was involved in a specified manner in the awarding of certain contracts to or the making of regulatory decisions directly applying to the person or entity or the person's or entity's parent or subsidiary. Permits waiver of the prohibition under certain circumstances. After issuing a summary report of an investigation of an alleged violation of the Act, requires the Executive Inspector General to deliver the report to the Executive Ethics Commission or notify the Commission and the Attorney General of intent to seek leave to petition to file a complaint. Requires the Executive Inspector General to issue a redacted version of the report; specifies the contents of the redacted report and to whom it may be released. Makes other changes. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Excludes the Executive Ethics Commission and the Governor's Executive Inspector General from the definition of a State agency for purposes of the Act.
Amends the Third Party Prescription Programs Article of the Insurance Code, the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987, and the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. Prohibits the licensure, transference, use, or sale of any records relative to prescription information containing patient-identifiable or prescriber-identifiable data by any licensee or registrant of the Acts for commercial purposes.
Creates the Global Warming Response Act. Provides that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is the State agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. Requires that on or before January 1, 2009, the State agency shall propose and the Pollution Control Board shall adopt rules to require the reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance with the program. Requires that by July 1, 2008, the State agency shall, after one or more public workshops, determine what the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level was in 1990 and propose to the Board a statewide greenhouse gas emission limit that is equivalent to that level, to be achieved by 2020. Provides that the Board shall consider and either revise or adopt the proposed level by January 1, 2009. Requires that the State agency shall propose and the Board shall adopt rules in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions from sources or categories of sources. Provides for the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Provides that the State agency shall monitor compliance with and enforce any rule, order, emission limitation, emissions reduction measure, or market-based compliance mechanism adopted by the State agency pursuant to the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall seek federal approval to amend the State Medicaid Plan to disregard applicant income up to 115% of the Federal Poverty Level in applying the income eligibility requirements for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, Special Low Income Beneficiary, and Qualified Individual programs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that the debt service extension base must be increased each year by the percentage increase, for the previous calendar year, of the Consumer Price Index. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a provision regarding bicycles.
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Requires licensing of managers of community associations. Creates the Community Association Manager Regulatory Commission, whose members are appointed by the Governor, to administer the licensing. Requires the payment of fees. Sets forth licensing requirements. Provides for discipline and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act to create a special fund. Effective July 1, 2009.
