Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the corporate name of a county.

Amends the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Uniform Commercial Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose and rules of construction.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for habilitative services, including, but not limited to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy for children under the age of 19 with congenital or genetic defects existing at or from birth or with a defect acquired at a young age. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Grain Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Code.

Creates the Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act. Provides protections to building service employees who are regularly assigned to a covered building on a full or part-time basis for at least 25 working days immediately preceding a transition in employment and who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of an existing building. Provides that a successor employer shall retain for a transition employment period of 25 working days at the affected site the building service employees of the terminated building service contractor and its subcontractors, or other covered employer, employed at the site covered by the terminated building service contract or owned or operated by the former covered employer. Provides that, at the end of the 25 working day transition period, the successor employer shall perform written performance evaluations and offer continued employment to all covered building service employees who receive satisfactory ratings. Excludes from coverage employees who earn more than $25 per hour, work less than 6 hours per week, or serve in a managerial, supervisory, or confidential capacity. Sets forth exemptions. Provides that the contractor may require employees to submit to a criminal background check. Effective immediately.

Amends the Agricultural Co-Operative Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's purpose.

Amends the School Construction Law. Subject to appropriation, provides that the Capital Development Board is authorized to make construction grants to school districts for overcrowding relief construction projects, to be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the School Infrastructure Fund. Sets forth provisions concerning implementation rules, applicant requirements, identifying those schools with the greatest overcrowding, and grant priority. Effective January 1, 2008.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".