Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a court services fee shall not exceed $25 unless the fee is set according to an acceptable cost study under the Code.
Amends the School Code. Repeals provisions of the Code concerning concussions and head injuries and student athletes. Sets forth provisions concerning the prevention, treatment, and oversight of concussions affecting student athletes instead. Requires the governing body of each school district and charter school with students enrolled who participate in an interscholastic athletic activity to appoint or approve a concussion oversight team. Requires each concussion oversight team to establish a return-to-play protocol for a student's return to interscholastic athletics practice or competition following a force or impact believed to have caused a concussion. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the concussion oversight team; the provision of concussion information to a student and the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student; the removal of a student from an interscholastic athletics practice or competition if he or she might have sustained a concussion; training courses for coaches, athletic trainers, and certain other health care professionals; the development of a venue-specific emergency action plan; immunity; and rulemaking. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a business entity may be issued a limited lines producer license for credit life and credit accident and health insurance and other credit insurance policies approved or permitted by the Director of Insurance, provided certain requirements are met. Prohibits a business entity holding a limited lines license from advertising, representing, or otherwise holding itself or any of its employees out as licensed insurers, insurance producers, insurance agents, or insurance brokers.
Amends the High Risk Home Loan Act. Includes within the definition of the term "high risk home loan" a consumer credit transaction that is secured by the consumer's principal personal dwelling if the dwelling is personal property. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall create and maintain a website to help persons wishing to create new businesses or relocate businesses to Illinois. Establishes requirements for information to be included on the website.
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the listed funds moneys in the specific amounts for deposit into the Audit Expense Fund. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the Village of Ladd on its 125th anniversary.
Declares 2015 as "The Year of Pluto" and urges the International Astronomical Union to reinstate Pluto's status as a planet.
Directs the Auditor General to conduct an audit of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in all cases where a change in assessed valuation of $100,000 or more is sought, the party filing the petition must state in the initial complaint the valuation that is sought. Requires the board of review to provide notice of the petition to all municipalities, school districts, fire protection districts, and community college districts that have a revenue interest in the property at least 14 days prior to the hearing on the complaint. Removes a provision concerning serving a copy of the petition to all taxing districts. Provides that in any appeal on a property within a county of fewer than 3,000,000 population where the appellant did not provide notice to the board of review that a change in assessed valuation of $100,000 or more was being sought, the Property Tax Appeal Board shall have no jurisdiction to issue any decision that would result in a change of $100,000 or more. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
