Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Honors the fallen soldiers, sailors, airman, and marines from the State of Illinois who have fallen in battle in the last year.
Urges the Congress of the United States to authorize and fund the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Comprehensive Plan for Flood Control in the Upper Mississippi River Valley.
Congratulates the members of the Jacksonville Turner Junior High School Titans girls volleyball team on the occasion of the team's victory at the IESA Class 4A State Championship.
Congratulates the members of the Jacksonville Our Savior Shamrocks 7th grade boys basketball team for winning the IESA Class 1A State Championship.
Congratulates the members of the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary.
Congratulates the owners and employees of Bound to Stay Bound, Inc. on the occasion of the company's 90th anniversary.
Congratulates the members of the Carrollton Junior High Lady Hawks basketball team on the occasion of winning the 7th Grade Class 1A State Tournament.
Amends the School Code to encourage school boards to implement American Sign Language (ASL) courses into school foreign language curriculum. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. In provisions concerning admissions requirements, provides that ASL constitutes a foreign language for the purposes of meeting those requirements. Requires the governing board of each public university to award academic credit for the successful completion of any ASL course offered or approved by the university, which may be applied toward the satisfaction of the foreign language requirements of the university. Imposes conditions on any rulemaking authority. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Creates the Pediatric Palliative Care Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop a pediatric palliative care pilot program under which a qualifying child may receive community-based pediatric palliative care from a trained interdisciplinary team while continuing to pursue aggressive curative treatments for a potentially life-limiting medical condition under the benefits available under the Medicaid program. Provides that the Department shall apply for a federal waiver to conduct the program. Provides that a "qualifying child" for the pilot program is a child under the age of 18 years who is enrolled in the Medicaid program and suffers from a potentially life-limiting medical condition. Sets forth certain counties to be included in the pilot program. Requires a report to the General Assembly at the end of the 3-year pilot period. Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act; requires the Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Board to review pediatric palliative care issues. Effective immediately.
