Rep. David R. Leitch

Mourns the death of Bradley Eugene Horton of Peoria.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning debt limitations of school districts.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to reimburse advanced practice nurses for psychiatric services they provide to Medicaid recipients pursuant to a collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the provision of psychiatric services. Effective immediately.

Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor, invest State money in short-term obligations of corporations organized in the United States with assets exceeding $500,000,000 if, among other things, the obligations mature not later than 270 (instead of 180) days after the date of purchase. Effective immediately.

Amends the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Act. Provides that funds may also be appropriated to the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (not just to the University of Illinois at Chicago and Southern Illinois University) for its forensic psychiatry fellowship training program. Effective July 1, 2009.

Amends the Solicitation for Charity Act. Provides that a charitable organization registered pursuant to the Act that receives in any 12 month period ending upon its established fiscal or calendar year contributions in excess of $300,000 shall file a written report with the Attorney General which shall include a financial statement covering the immediately preceding 12 month period of operation (now, in excess of $150,000).

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not require a wind tower or other renewable energy system that is used exclusively by an end user to be setback more than 1.1 times the height of the renewable energy system from the end user's property line. Limits home rule powers.

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the Act applies to certain projects located outside of the State, if the project involves property or facilities that are owned, operated, leased, or managed by an entity located within the State. Sets forth criteria for approving out-of-State projects. Provides that the Authority shall not provide financing for any project, or portion of a project, located outside of the United States. Provides that the Authority shall not provide financing that constitutes an indebtedness of the State for any project, or portion of a project, located outside of the State. Provides that the Illinois Finance Authority may approve an application to finance or refinance a project located outside of the State only if the Authority has the ability to issue at least another $1,000,000,000 of bonds after giving effect to the financing or refinancing or the out-of-state project. Proposes that the Authority shall not provide financing that uses State volume cap under Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for a project located outside of the State. Effective immediately.

Creates the War on Terrorism Compensation Act. Provides that every person who has served on active duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001 and prior to such time as Congress declares such persons ineligible for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal or the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is entitled to receive compensation of $100 for such service if he or she had been a resident of the State of Illinois for at least 12 months immediately preceding the time he or she entered such service and meets certain other requirements. Provides that no payment may be made to any person who, though in such service: did civilian work at civilian pay; did not serve at least 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days outside the United States or its territories; or has received from another state a bonus or compensation of like nature. Provides that applications for compensation must be made to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Effective immediately.

Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.