Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Congratulates Rev. Geri Solomon on the occasion of her 75th birthday.

Congratulates the members of the Williamsville Junior High School Girls 7th Grade basketball team on the occasion of winning the IESA Girls Seventh Grade Class 3A State Basketball Tournament.

Amends the Statewide Organized Gang Database Act. Requires the Department to develop a statewide, Internet-based organized gang information sharing system. Provides that the Department shall make the information sharing system available to all law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in counties with a population greater than 350,000.

Creates the Consumer Access to Health Care Services Act to regulate the practices of those persons who provide complementary or alternative health care services and who are not licensed, registered, or certified to practice as health care practitioners under the laws of this State. Sets forth provisions concerning applicability; prohibited acts; disclosure; and exemptions from the Act. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders to the extent that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders are not already covered by the policy or plan. Provides that this coverage shall be subject to a maximum benefit of $36,000 per year, but shall not be subject to any limits on the number of visits to an autism service provider. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that an emergency situation in which a law enforcement officer may use an eavesdropping device without prior judicial approval also occurs in a situation involving an investigation of cannabis trafficking under the Cannabis Control Act, controlled substance trafficking under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or a gang-related offense as defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Provides that in all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 96 (rather than 48) hours of the commencement of such use. Deletes language providing that notice to the parties whose conversations are overheard with the use of an eavesdropping device must be made no later than 90 days after the filing of an application for an order of authorization.

Designates the last Sunday in September and the six days following in 2008 and each year thereafter as Gold Star Families Week in the State of Illinois.

Creates the Painting, Drywall Finishing, and Glazing Contractor Licensing Act. Regulates painting, drywall finishing, and glazing contractors through licensure requirements. Provides for enforcement of the Act by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Painting, Drywall Finishing, and Glazing Contractor Licensing Board. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the Painting, Drywall Finishing, and Glazing Contractor Licensing Act of January 1, 2018. Effective immediately.

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning venue of actions by or against counties.

Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section establishing the Department of Military Affairs.