Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that upon conviction of improper care, cruel treatment, aggravated cruelty, or animal torture, the court shall order the convicted person to forfeit to an animal control or animal shelter the animal or animals that are the basis of the conviction. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Water District Act. Provides authorization to construct, maintain, and operate any conduit or conduits, water pipe or pipes, wholly or partially buried or otherwise in, upon, and along a highway so long as they remain within the legal boundaries of any easement or right-of-way possessed by the State provided that the appropriate highway authority has granted consent. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that consent given to public water districts by the appropriate highway authority is binding on any owner of the fee over which or under which the highway or road is located and relieves the entity granted that consent from obtaining by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise the necessary approval of any owner of the fee over or under which the highway or road is located.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that medical appliances purchased for use by a person aged 65 or older are exempt from taxation under the Acts. Provides that the Acts' automatic sunset provisions do not apply to that exemption.
Honors Eric Swanson, Patriot Guard Ride Captain, on his volunteer efforts.
Congratulates the Alleman Catholic High School softball team, the Pioneers, on winning the 2014 IHSA Class 2A State Championship.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Adds the Gray wolf, American black bear, and Cougar to the list of protected species under the Act.
Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act to create the Illinois National Guard Billeting Fund. Further amends the Military Code of Illinois to provide that the Fund shall be funded from proceeds collected by the Department of Military Affairs incident to billeting operations conducted by the Illinois National Guard at locations within the State. Provides that moneys within the Fund shall be used to pay the expenses of billeting operations not eligible for payment with federal or State appropriated funds. Provides that the Department of Military Affairs shall administer the Fund in accordance with the laws of this State, applicable federal requirements governing the use of such funds, and appropriate rules and procedures established by the Adjutant General. Effective July 1, 2014.
Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that an entity that installs or operates a private business switch service shall install and operate that service such that when a user dials the digits "9-1-1" the emergency call can be connected to the 9-1-1 system without first dialing any number or set of numbers. Sets forth penalties for failing to comply with the requirements of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that if a facility is closing, the administrator (rather than owner) of the facility shall give 60 days (rather than 90 days) notice of the closing to the residents of the facility, to the resident's representative, and to other specified entities. Requires the administrator of the facility to provide notice of the closure to the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman. Provides that if the facility is closing because the Department of Public Health suspended, revoked, or denied renewal of the facility's license, then the administrator of the facility must provide notice no later than the date specified by the Department. Requires a facility to submit a closure plan to the Department for approval that addresses the safe and orderly transfer of residents. Provides that if a facility is closing in its entirety, then the facility shall not admit any new residents on or after the date notice is given to the Department. Effective immediately.
