Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Central Management Services, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, to develop and implement plans to increase the number of individuals with a disability employed by State government and to submit an annual report. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with not-for-profit groups and community partners, to develop and implement an education and outreach campaign designed to increase statewide awareness of issues that affect individuals with a disability. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to collect information during the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 regarding employers claims of the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit and to submit an annual report. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a chief procurement officer may, as part of any solicitation, encourage prospective vendors to consider hiring qualified individuals with a disability and to notify them of any available financial incentives or other advantages associated with hiring such persons. Effective immediately.
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Amends the School Code. With respect to sick leave for teachers (other than in the Chicago school district), provides that a school board may require a certificate from a physician, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or spiritual adviser or practitioner as a basis for pay during leave after an absence of 30 days for birth. Provides that for paid sick leave for adoption or placement for adoption, the school board may require that the teacher or other employee provide evidence that the formal adoption process is underway, and such leave is limited to 30 days unless a longer leave has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative. Imposes conditions on any rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
Amends a Section of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act regarding Internet gaming service providers. Changes "Internet gaming service provider" to "Internet game service provider" and makes various changes to the definition of the term. Provides that the Section applies only to agreements under which an Internet game service provider provides consumers access to its service or the games on its site, for home and personal use, on a paid subscription basis for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service (rather than to agreements under which an Internet gaming service provider provides service to consumers, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service). Provides that an Internet game service provider must give a consumer who is an Illinois resident instructions for canceling the paid subscription, and that these instructions should be posted on the Internet game service provider's web site (rather than providing that an Internet gaming service provider must give such a consumer a secure method at the provider's web site that the consumer may use to cancel the service, which method shall not require the consumer to make a telephone call or send U.S. Postal Service mail to effectuate the cancellation and instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider's web site). Adds language providing that the Section does not require an Internet game service provider to adopt a particular method of cancellation. Effective January 1, 2010.
Amends the Personnel Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that businesses that intend to establish a new wind power facility in Illinois may be considered "high impact businesses" and qualify for certain occupation tax exemptions. Exempts businesses that intend to establish new wind power facilities from provisions of the Act requiring applicants for designation as high impact businesses to provide the Department with (i) the prospective plan for which 1,500 full-time jobs would be eliminated if the business is not designated and (ii) proof of alternative non-Illinois sites which would receive the proposed investment and job creation if the business is not designated, and from provisions of the Act concerning revocation of high impact business status. Requires payment of prevailing hourly wages.
Amends the Public University Energy Conservation Act. Provides that "energy conservation measure" includes construction of a new building or facility that is designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs.
Encourages the Governor's Office of Management and Budget to utilize the funds available due to the increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, also known as FMAP, along with funds available in the Health and Human Services Medicaid Trust Fund and funds available in the Community Mental Health Medicaid Trust Fund to maintain appropriation levels supporting current community care provided by mental health and substance misuse treatment community providers and increase funding to pay the State's obligations in a timely fashion.
Expresses the General Assembly's support for the "25x'25 Vision" and its goal of having agriculture provide renewable energy and safe and affordable food and fiber.
Congratulates the Springfield High School Girls Basketball Team on its fourth place finish in the Illinois High School Association Class 3A Girls Basketball State Tournament.
Congratulates the members and coaches of the Sacred Heart-Griffin High School football team on the occasion of winning the Class 6A football championship.