Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning qualifications for licensure as a cosmetologist by a barber school graduate.
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Requires the Department of Professional Regulation to issue a temporary license to an applicant who has (i) an active license in another state, (ii) met all the requirements for licensure in Illinois except for having passed the required examination, and (iii) paid the required fees.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Grants quick-take powers to Kankakee County and Sangamon County for the acquisition of the specified property for road construction and maintenance.
Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Provides that all supervisory appraisers or co-appraisers who are required to retain records pursuant to specified provisions of the Act, original work files, and copies of appraisals completed by both the supervisory appraiser or co-appraiser and the appraiser, shall furnish such documentation to the appraiser or co-appraiser upon request. Provides that the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate may temporarily suspend the license of a licensee without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing, if the Commissioner finds that the evidence indicates that the public interest, safety, or welfare requires emergency action. Makes changes concerning the Office of Banks and Real Estate's subpoena power.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that salary received on or after July 1, 1999 for overtime, summer school, and other optional service shall be included in the calculation of salary for pension purposes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Creates the Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act. Provides protections to building service employees who are regularly assigned to a covered building on a full or part-time basis for at least 90 days immediately preceding a transition in employment and who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of an existing building. Provides that a successor building owner, manager, or contractor shall be required to offer employment to the predecessor employer's incumbent building service employees, subject to the existence of cause, for a period of 90 days following the transition at the affected building. Provides that at the end of the 90 day transition period, the successor employer perform written performance evaluations and offer continued employment to all covered building service employees who receive satisfactory ratings. Excludes from coverage employees who earn more than $25 per hour, work less than 6 hours per week, or serve in a managerial, supervisory, or confidential capacity. Exempts from coverage those successor employers who are already or agree to become bound by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that includes provisions that address the discharge or lay off of building service employees. Exempts any predecessor employer that obtains a written commitment from a successor employer providing that the successor employer's building service employees will be covered by a collective bargaining agreement that addresses the discharge or layoff of employees. Effective immediately.
Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning activities exempt from the application of the Act.
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.
Creates the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act and amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the State Finance Act, and the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Director of Public Health, in coordination with the Director of Aging and the Director of Public Aid, to monitor and analyze the distribution of housing and services for older adults in the different geographic areas of the State and implement corrective action plans by July 1, 2005. Provides for a program for conversion of nursing homes to assisted living or shared housing establishments; makes such conversions exempt from the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, and provides for transition planning grants to nursing homes making such conversions. Creates special funds in the State treasury for use in implementing the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act. Provides for transfers from the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund to the new Nursing Home Conversion Fund and the new Nursing Home Transition Planning Grant Fund. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Cancer Trial Discrimination Prohibition Law. Contains only a short title provision. Effective immediately.
