Congratulates Jim Bruno on the occasion of his retirement from the Kankakee City Fire Department.
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Congratulates Norman Grimsley on the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of Aroma Park.
Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change concerning submission of the State budget.
Congratulates Reverend Howard Wills, Sr., of the Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Kankakee, on his 25th anniversary as a pastor.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code in relation to reimbursement rates. Provides that a health insurer that bases payment for benefits upon a usual or customary charge or other similar reimbursement methodology must disclose certain information. Replaces references to "customary fee" with "customary charge or other similar methodology" throughout the provision. Provides that under no circumstances shall rates paid by Medicaid or Medicare, or rates negotiated or set by the insurer or any other insurer in conjunction with their contracted providers, be used to determine usual and customary charges. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2010.
Congratulates Tony Perry on the occasion of winning the 2009 "Good Neighbor" Business of the Year Award from Illinois State Representative Lisa Dugan.
Congratulates the members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on the occasion of the association's 100th anniversary.
Creates the Joint Committee on Government Reform to stand ready to work with the Governor and others to restore integrity to State government.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Requires the Department of Nuclear Safety's forms and rules to be developed and adopted after a site is established. Effective immediately.