Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond

Mourns the death of Edna L. Dalgaard Barr of Antioch.

Mourns the death of John Debevic of Buckner.

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. In provisions limiting locations of inter-track wagering location facilities, specifies that the schools that the facilities may not be located near are elementary or secondary public or private schools recognized by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.

Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to appropriation, in addition to any other payments authorized under the Code, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse critical access hospitals for outpatient services at an amount that is no less than the cost of providing such services, based on Medicare cost principles.

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Deletes language concerning food service sanitation manager recertification. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2011, any individual seeking initial food service sanitation manager certification shall be required to pass the certification examination provided by the Department of Public Health. Provides that an individual seeking initial certification who fails to pass the certification examination shall be required to complete the educational requirements established by the Department before retaking the examination. Provides that an individual who has a current certification from another state where that state required the individual to pass a certification examination shall be issued a food service sanitation manager certification upon application and payment of the corresponding fee.

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop a working group to advise the Department on Primary Stroke Center Systems; that this work group shall have representation from the following groups: EMS Medical Directors; hospital administrators; neurologists from accredited Primary Stroke Centers; EMS Coordinators; stroke advocates; fire chiefs in Illinois; private ambulance providers; and a representative from the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; and that this group shall also develop and submit a statewide stroke assessment tool to the Department for final approval, a copy of which shall be disseminated to all EMS Systems for adoption no later than January 15, 2011. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that individual members of the board of trustees of certain villages may not hire a separate attorney using public funds unless the village attorney is disqualified from or recuses himself or herself from representing the member in his or her official capacity. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.

Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or any person licensed to practice the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States who, in good faith, provides emergency care without fee to a person while participating with local, state or federal law enforcement personnel in training or active duty missions, shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable for civil damages.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a municipality that is located partially or wholly in a county with a population greater than 500,000 but less than 3,000,000 under specified conditions may expend Motor Fuel Tax street or road funds (except Federal-aid funds) on streets or highways or sections of highways without prior review or approval of the Department of Transportation for routine maintenance activities as determined by the Department, including without limitation snow plowing, street cleaning, crack-sealing, and road patching; and routine and periodic roadway resurfacing activities (including grinding off the surface course of roads, but not involving expansions or reconstruction of more than 20% of the affected road bed). Effective immediately.