Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Community College Board.
Creates the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. Provides for a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge of 1.5% per retail transaction. Provides that a home rule municipality with a population of more than 500,000 that was imposing its own surcharge on wireless carriers prior to July 1, 1998, may impose a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge not to exceed 6% per retail transaction sourced to that jurisdiction. Defines "retail transaction". Sets forth the requirements and procedures for sellers to collect and remit the prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge. Exempts providers and sellers of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from liability for damages under specified circumstances. Preempts home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Removes from the definition of "wireless telephone service" prepaid wireless telephone service. Deletes certain provisions concerning surcharges for prepaid wireless telephone service. Extends the repeal of the Act to January 1, 2019. Provides that the term "wireless subscriber" does not include a subscriber with an account or number associated with prepaid wireless telecommunication service. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.
Amends the Payday Loan Reform Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any provision of Section 670 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Public Law 109-364, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be deemed to be a violation of the Payday Loan Reform Act. Strikes language regarding limiting collection efforts of payday loan lenders against consumers who are members of the military.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that if "any portion" of a property that is the subject of an annexation agreement is located more than 1.5 miles from the corporate boundaries of the annexing municipality, that property is subject to the ordinances, control, and jurisdiction of the annexing municipality unless the county board retains jurisdiction by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members. Effective immediately.
Creates the College Planning Act. Establishes the College Planning Program, to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Provides that the Commission shall utilize the Program to target low-income and potential first-generation college students with programs to promote college awareness and planning. Sets forth provisions concerning the qualifications to participate in the Program, the benefits and services provided by the Commission, and Program disqualification. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2011, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop incentive programs for dentists who perform dental services on children covered under the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program, and the Medicaid program. Requires the incentive programs to include a pilot program in a rural and urban designated shortage area that increases rates up to 64% of the reimbursement level that the dentists charge for those services covered. Provides that the Department shall increase the rate level of dental specialty services that are provided to eligible children to equal 64% of the dentist's usual and customary charges. Requires the Department to develop and implement an incentive program that rewards dentists who are enrolled as a "dental home". Effective immediately.
Amends the Technology Development Act. Authorizes the State Treasurer to segregate up to 3% of the Treasurer's investment portfolio in the Technology Development Account IIa. Authorizes investments from the account to provide venture capital to help attract, assist, and retain quality technology businesses in Illinois. Provides that the Treasurer may solicit proposals from entities to manage and be the General Partner of Technology Development Account IIb, a separate fund consisting of investments from private sector investors that must invest, at the direction of the Treasurer, in tandem with TDA IIa. Sets restrictions and conditions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Adds 3 synthetic cannabinoids to the list of Schedule I substances. Effective immediately.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that no respondent may be found subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis unless at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner (rather than at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or clinical psychologist) who has examined the respondent (rather than who has examined him) testifies in person at the hearing. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.
