Amends the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide newborns with expanded screening tests for the presence of Mucopolysaccharidosis I (Hurler disease), Mucopolysaccharidosis II (Hunters disease), and Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome (SCIDS). Provides that if the Department is unable to provide expanded screening for SCIDS using the State Laboratory within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, then the Department shall temporarily provide the screening through an accredited laboratory selected by the Department until the Department has the capacity to provide screening through the State Laboratory. Permits the Department to substitute the fee charged by the accredited laboratory, plus a 5% surcharge for documentation and handling for the fee authorized if expanded screening is provided on a temporary basis through an accredited laboratory. Effective immediately.
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Creates the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Act. Authorizes tax credits against Illinois income taxes and insurance company privilege taxes for 25% of the costs of rehabilitating certain historic property located in a River Edge Redevelopment Zone. Allows excess credits to be carried back and forward. Allows credits to be transferred, sold, or assigned. Administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Sets forth application and award procedures. Effective immediately.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Mourns the death of Rev. Dr. Isaac Singleton.
Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2011, minimum qualifications of probation officers shall include at least 30 hours per year in training or continuing education, provided that such training or continuing education programs have been approved in advance by the Division of Probation Services. Provides that beginning January 1, 2014, such minimum qualifications shall include at least 40 hours per year in training or continuing education, provided that such training or continuing education programs have been approved in advance by the Division of Probation Services.
Amends the High Risk Home Loan Act. Provides that the term "points and fees" does not include fees paid to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs required by law, fees paid to the Federal Housing Administration required by law, or fees paid to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Loan Program required by law.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes it unlawful to tether a dog outdoors unless certain requirements are met. Provides penalties for violations. Defines "tether".
Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a license required to engage in the business of making loans of money in a principal amount not exceeding $25,000.
Expresses the General Assembly's support for the Illinois Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementia State Plan as a blueprint going forward in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
Appropriates $750,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a grant to Joliet Region Easter Seals for programs and for expansion and rehabilitation of facilities. Effective July 1, 2010.