Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law of the Property Tax Code. Sets forth procedures that taxing districts must follow when seeking referendum approval after April 5, 2005 to increase (i) the maximum authorized tax rate for any fund for which the taxing district is authorized by statute to levy taxes and which rate is limited by prior referendum or statutory authorization and which rate is authorized by statute to be increased for a limited or unlimited number of years by direct (and not back door) referendum, except for increases that require an equal corresponding tax rate decrease for another fund or (ii) the maximum extended tax rate applicable only to the next taxes to be either levied or extended for any fund notwithstanding the limiting rate that would otherwise be applicable for such taxing district. Sets forth requirements for form of ballot propositions and referendum notices. Sets forth procedures for setting the new tax rates. Provides that a taxing district is limited to an extension limitation (instead of "extension increase") of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year, whichever is less.
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Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Prohibits drug product selection in refills of anti-epileptic drugs without notification and the documented consent of the prescriber and patient or the participating provider. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, the Hospital Licensing Act, and the Health Care Surrogate Act. Changes references from "Department of Public Health Uniform DNR Order form" to "Department of Public Health Uniform DNR Advance Directive", and provides that this advance directive does not replace a physician's do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. Provides that nothing in the Health Care Surrogate Act provisions or the amendatory Act concerning DNR forms shall be construed to affect the ability of a physician to make a DNR order. Effective immediately.
Recognizes and supports statewide awareness of the MEDIC program and its potential for saving lives, not only in the City of Naperville, but throughout the State of Illinois.
Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Allows the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board to establish conditions and procedures under which the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan may discount or subsidize premiums for unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004, and to accept funds appropriated for this purpose. Allows unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to be eligible for the Plan even though their premiums may be discounted or subsidized. Requires federally eligible unemployed or retired coal miners whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to pay the discounted or subsidized premiums established by the Board. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person involved as a driver in a fatal accident or an accident involving severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, or injuries that required the injured party to be carried from the scene (rather than any person arrested after being involved as a driver in a fatal accident or an accident involving personal injury) is deemed to have consented to undergo chemical testing for alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds. Provides that unlawful operation of a vehicle that is 25 or 40 miles per hour in excess of the applicable speed limit, depending on the type of highway involved, is prima facie evidence of reckless driving. Provides that a person previously convicted of a misdemeanor or felony under the Illinois Vehicle Code or reckless homicide under the Criminal Code of 1961 is not eligible for probation or conditional discharge if convicted of reckless homicide or a misdemeanor or felony under the Vehicle Code committed within one year of the date of the previous conviction.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in committing a battery, a person commits aggravated battery if he or she knows the individual harmed to be an individual of 60 years of age or older (instead of if he or she knowingly and without legal justification and by any means causes bodily harm to an individual of 60 years of age or older).
Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Provides that new housing subject to regulation under the Act shall be constructed in compliance with specified accessibility guidelines.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning Medicaid payment rates for nursing homes, provides that the transition period for implementing the new MDS payment methodology for the nursing component of the rate may not exceed 3 (instead of 2) years. Effective immediately.
Thanks Bob and Dee Brandt for their hard work in bringing the legislation that is House Bill 3648 (concerning implied consent of drivers for drug and alcohol testing when a fatal or serious accident occurs) to the attention of the General Assembly and offers condolences for the death of their son, Matthew.