Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility may not disconnect for nonpayment service during the period from December 1 through March 31 to a residential customer who is eligible for assistance under the Energy Assistance Act of 1989. Effective immediately.
Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act and the Public Funds Investment Act. Provides that if a depositary is subject to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the depositary must have a rating of satisfactory or better in order to be eligible for the deposit of State moneys or public funds. Requires the State Treasurer to review complaints alleging violation of fair lending standards. Provides for the State Treasurer to remove from the list of depositaries those depositaries the State Treasurer finds to have committed violations of fair lending standards.
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; also amends the Illinois Police Training Act, the State Mandates Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Department of State Police to provide training to State Police officers concerning sensitivity toward racial and ethnic differences. Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to provide for similar training for probationary police officers. Provides for a 4-year traffic stop statistical study based on information that must be recorded on the face of a uniform traffic citation, warning citation, or uniform stop card by State and local law enforcement officers. Provides that no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.
Creates the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Provides that the Program shall be administered by the Department of Central Management Services to enable eligible senior citizens to purchase prescription drugs at discounted prices and that the Department shall (i) enroll eligible seniors into the Program, (ii) enter into rebate agreements with drug manufacturers, either itself or through an agent, and (iii) reimburse pharmacies for the cost of providing discounts using the proceeds from the manufacturer rebate agreements. Eligible seniors are persons who are Illinois residents and who are 65 years of age or older. Establishes a prescription pricing formula. Sets guidelines for the rebate agreements. Establishes application requirements for seniors and eligibility requirements for pharmacies. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into which rebate payments and enrollment fees shall be deposited. Provides for an initial transfer from the General Revenue Fund into the Drug Discount Program Fund of $27,000,000 to be repaid to the General Revenue Fund out of rebate payments. Effective July 1, 2003.
Creates the Commission on Opportunity in State Public Construction to undertake a comprehensive study to determine the existence and the extent of racial and gender discrimination on public construction projects in the State.
Mourns the death of Ruth Ann Gibbs of Gurnee.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds a caption and makes technical changes to the short title Section of the Telecommunications Article.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice Act. Provides that a credit reporting agency shall disclose specified information to the consumer concerning their credit and shall make a written disclosure informing consumers of their rights. Provides that the credit reporting agency list its name and number in each telephone directory published to serve communities in this State. Provides that a credit reporting agency shall not impose a charge for specified disclosures.
Mourns the death of Waukegan Chief of Police Miguel Juarez.
