Creates the Assistive Technology Protection Act. Requires a physical evaluation of a consumer by a health care professional and a technology assessment by a qualified rehabilitation professional before an assistive device is sold or leased to the consumer. Provides that a manufacturer who sells an assistive device shall furnish the consumer with an express warranty that the assistive device will be free from any condition or defect that substantially impairs the value of the assistive device to the consumer. Provides that the consumer is entitled to a refund from the manufacturer if the manufacturer fails to repair the assistive device. Establishes procedures for receiving a refund. Prohibits the resale or lease of an assistive device returned by a consumer without full disclosure of the reasons for the return. Provides for arbitration of disputes under the Act, under rules adopted by the Attorney General. Requires the Attorney General to prepare a written statement of a consumer's rights under the Act and to make copies of the statement available to assistive device manufacturers, dealers, and lessors. Provides that a consumer's purported waiver of any of his or her rights under the Act is void. Authorizes the Attorney General to impose civil penalties for violations of the Act, and provides for damages caused by a violation of the Act.
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Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Makes changes concerning the amount of general liability, property damage, and workers compensation insurance coverage that a plumbing contractor must carry. Effective immediately.
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that in a Section concerning taxidermy, only violation of the provision concerning licensing shall be a Class B misdemeanor and that violation of any other provision of the Section shall be a petty offense (now, violation of any provision of the Section is a Class B misdemeanor). Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that in a Section concerning taxidermy, only violation of the provision concerning licensing shall be a Class B misdemeanor and that violation of any other provision of the Section shall be a petty offense (now, violation of any provision of the Section is a Class B misdemeanor). Effective immediately.
Amends the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. Permits a special district that is coterminous with or entirely within the boundaries of a township to merge into the township (now, permitted only in counties with less than 1,000,000 population).
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licensure without examination.
Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a ticket holder from selling a ticket for admission to a baseball game, football game, hockey game, theatre entertainment, or any other amusement for a price more than the price printed on the face of the ticket and for more than the price of the ticket at the box office if the sale is made through an Internet website and certain specified conditions are met. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Richard Nardini on the occasion of his retirement from the Leyden High School District 212 School Board after 36 years on the board.