Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits a person convicted of a felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with his or her service as an employee who is an employee of more than one employer that participates in the Fund from receiving benefits based on any of his or her service as an employee for all employers that participate in the Fund. Provides that, if, as a result of the felony, the employee is ordered by the court to pay restitution to the employer, then (i) the employer may apply for a refund of employee contributions on the employee's behalf and (ii) pursuant to appropriate documentation from the employer and the court, the Fund shall pay to the employer all or a portion of the refund in a sum sufficient to satisfy the court-ordered restitution. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a consumer who has been the victim of identity theft may place a security freeze on his or her credit report by making a request in writing by certified mail to a consumer credit reporting agency with a valid copy of a police report, investigative report, or complaint that the consumer has filed with a law enforcement agency about unlawful use of his or her personal information by another person. Requires a credit reporting agency to place a security freeze on a consumer's credit report no later than 5 business days after receiving a written request from the consumer. Provides that if the consumer wishes to allow his or her credit report to be accessed for a specific party, parties, or period of time while a freeze is in place, he or she shall contact the consumer credit reporting agency, request that the freeze be temporarily lifted, and provide certain information. Provides that if a security freeze is in place, a credit reporting agency shall not change any of the following official information in a credit report without sending a written confirmation of the change to the consumer within 30 days of the change being posted to the consumer's file: (i) name; (ii) date of birth; (iii) Social Security number; and (iv) address. Provides that certain entities are not required to place a security freeze in a credit report provided certain conditions are met. Defines "proper identification".
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain a pilot program to provide for and test the use of lifelong learning accounts for workers in the State's healthcare sector. Sets forth requirements for the program, including matching grants for employer and employee contributions into an employee's lifelong learning account. Provides that the program is discretionary on the part of the Department and is subject to appropriation. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Requires that the information submitted by the sex offender at the time of registration shall include whether the victim and the sex offender knew each other at the time of the commission of the offense, county of conviction, license plate numbers for every vehicle registered in the name of the sex offender, and any distinguishing marks located on the body of the sex offender. Requires sex offenders who were required to register annually to register every 90 days. Amends the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law. Provides that the Department of State Police must make the information contained in the Statewide Sex Offender Database searchable by a 5-mile radius from the sex offender's home or school attended. Requires a principal or teacher of a public or private elementary or secondary school to notify the parents of children attending the school during school registration or during parent-teacher conferences that information about sex offenders is available to the public as provided in the Act.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the taking of a doe pursuant to an either-sex permit during the first open season shall not count towards any bag or possession limit under the Act. Sets forth that no Deer Hunting Permit fee shall be assessed for an antlerless only permit in a county in which a separate harvest period was authorized by the Department in the previous season.
Amends the Community Senior Services and Resources Act. Provides that the Department on Aging may award grants for the purposes of modifying the physical structure of a senior services and resource center or experimenting with innovative programming, which includes but is not limited to after-hours programming, to permit a senior services and resource center to appeal to a broader array of seniors. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to require all ambulatory surgical treatment centers licensed to operate in the State (now, the requirement applies only to hospitals licensed to operate in the State) to adopt a uniform system for submitting patient claims and encounter data (now, patient billing data) for payment from public and private payors. Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to submit billing data to the Department of Public Health no later than 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Requires the Department to include certain information in its "Consumer Guide to Health Care" on its website. Authorizes the Department to disclose certain information on its website. Authorizes the Department to promulgate rules concerning the provisions of the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act. Requires that ambulatory surgical treatment centers, organizations representing ambulatory surgical treatment centers, purchasers, consumer groups, and health plans be meaningfully involved in the development of all aspects of the Department's methodology for collecting, analyzing, and disclosing the information collected under this Act. Requires the Department to evaluate additional methods for comparing the performance of hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers and report its findings and recommendations on its Internet website and to the Governor and General Assembly no later than January 1, 2006. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Methamphetamine Manufacturer Registry Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall establish and maintain a Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database for the purpose of identifying methamphetamine manufacturers and making that information available to law enforcement and the general public. Provides that the Department of State Police must make the information contained in the Statewide Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database accessible on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Methamphetamine Manufacturer Information" on the Department's World Wide Web home page. Provides that the Department of State Police must update that information as it deems necessary. Provides that the Department of State Police must promulgate rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement these provisions and those rules must include procedures to ensure that the information in the database is accurate, and that the information in the database reflects any changes based on the reversal of a conviction for an offense requiring inclusion in the Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database, or a court order requiring the sealing or expungement of records relating to the offense. Effective immediately.
Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides immunity against criminal liability, civil damages, or medical malpractice damages for any acts or omissions, for any physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all its branches or licensed to practice the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States; any dental emergency responder; any licensed nurse; any licensed physicians assistant; any licensed EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, or EMT-Paramedic; and any First Responder who provides volunteer Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) services to any person or animal in any law enforcement incident or training situation, or any other law enforcement related situation, including disasters, in civil unrest, or methamphetamine lab interdiction.
Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title of the Act.