Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the Office of the Comptroller. Provides that the Treasurer shall (i) maintain the State's central fiscal accounts and order payments into and out of the funds held by him or her, (ii) be responsible for the safekeeping and investment of monies and securities deposited with him or her, and for their disbursement upon his or her order, and (iii) have the duties and powers that may be prescribed by law. Effective upon being declared adopted, and applies upon conclusion of the terms of the Comptroller and Treasurer elected in 2008.

Congratulates Kevin M. "Kal" Lester on the occasion of his retirement from Operating Engineers Local #150.

Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning applicability of the Act.

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board does not have to comply with the Illinois Accessibility Code with respect to accessibility to press boxes that are 1,000 square feet or less and that are on school property.

Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Requires local governments without building codes to adopt building codes based on specified model codes. Requires that persons performing building inspection services under the Act must be qualified by the State, certified by a certification organization, or have filed verification of inspection experience with the Board. Permits a local government to out-source building inspection. Defines a local government as a municipality, county, or fire protection district. Exempts municipalities over 500,000 population, and applies beginning July 1, 2011, except that a local government must provide notice to the Board of its adopted building code within 60 days after the bill's effective date.

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to limit the right of persons licensed under the Act to delegate tasks or duties to licensed or unlicensed personnel who have the training or experience to perform the tasks or duties so delegated. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a state's attorney, assistant state's attorney, and state's attorney special investigators may elect to use the address of their place of employment instead of their domicile address when registering a motor vehicle under their name.

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that in the event that a hospital or the medical staff imposes a summary suspension, the Medical Executive Committee, or other comparable governance committee of the medical staff as specified in the bylaws, must meet as soon as is reasonably possible to review the suspension and to recommend whether it should be affirmed, lifted, expunged, or modified if the suspended physician requests such review, and provides that a summary suspension may not be implemented unless there is actual documentation or other reliable information that an immediate danger exists. Adds provisions concerning peer review used for the purpose of credentialing, privileging, disciplinary action, or other recommendations affecting medical staff membership or exercise of clinical privileges. Effective June 1, 2009.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offenses of disorderly conduct, making a terrorist threat, and falsely making a terrorist threat. Provides that a person who makes a threat that a bomb or explosive device has been placed in a school, whether such threat is true or false, shall be required by the court, in addition to any other sentence imposed, to reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency response officer or officers that were dispatched to the school for the cost of the search for a bomb or explosive device. Effective immediately.