Creates the Public Service Accountability Act. Sets out the requirements for privatization contracts between contractors and State agencies. Provides for the monitoring and enforcement of privatization contracts. Establishes fines and prison sentences for a violation of certain Sections of the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Includes any offense under Illinois law that is sexually motivated in the definition of "sex offense" and defines "sexually motivated". Adds 4 members to the Sex Offender Management Board. Requires sex offenders considered for probation to submit to a sex offender evaluation. Requires that as a part of a sentence to probation, conditional release, or periodic imprisonment for a sex offense, a sex offender must undergo treatment. Prohibits a county probation department, the Department of Human Services, and a sex offender from contracting with an individual or entity for the provision of sex offender evaluation or treatment services unless the individual or entity is approved by the Board. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the standards for evaluation and treatment of sex offenders shall be in accordance with standards adopted by the Sex Offender Management Board under the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Provides that a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release, periodic imprisonment, probation, or conditional discharge for a sex offender is that the offender undergo and successfully complete sex offender treatment in accordance with standards developed by the Sex Offender Management Board. Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act to allow a county board to appropriate moneys to support practices endorsed or required under the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Dr. Roman P. Smyk of Coal City on the occasion of his retirement after 50 years of family practice.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a law enforcement agency that requests a firearms trace, within a reasonable time, but no later than 60 days after the termination of the investigation for which the trace was initiated or records were requested or immediately upon the initiation of criminal proceedings, shall serve the person who was the subject of a records request or search with an inventory containing certain information. Permits the circuit court of the county of the person's residence, upon a motion filed by the person who is the subject of a records request or search, to order the destruction of all records associated with the trace request, except those required to be kept under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, or those records pertaining to an open and active criminal investigation or proceeding. Effective immediately.
Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides for grants to be awarded by the Department on Aging to local community senior services and resource centers. Provides for a Community Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, with 12 voting members appointed by the Governor, to advise the Department on Aging on the administration of the Act. Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used by the Department on Aging for grant awards and for administering the Community Senior Services and Resources Act. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Michael L. Perrine of Kankakee on his retirement after 44 years in Broadcasting.
Creates the Hospital Report Card Act. Provides requirements for staffing levels. Requires hospitals to prepare a quarterly report detailing specified information as a condition of licensure. Requires the Department of Public Health to submit a report summarizing the quarterly reports by region to the General Assembly and publish that report on its website. Provides protection for whistleblowers. Provides a private right of action to whistleblowers against their employers. Provides penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that violations of the Hospital Report Card Act are grounds for discipline under the Act.
Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. In provisions relating to a victim who is 60 years of age or older or a disabled person, increases criminal penalties and lowers the monetary thresholds for enhanced penalties. In addition, provides that the offender's licenses and permits may be suspended or revoked.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Removes language that terminates the earned income tax credit with taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2002. Exempts the credit from the sunset requirements. Effective immediately.
Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that beginning on January 1, 2004, the pharmaceutical assistance program covers prescription drugs used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
